Hello, I’m a relatively new DM, and I’m curious, why are the devils not constantly just being DESTROYED by the demons, because the Abyss has infinite levels and the 9 hells have 9 levels? Also, the basic infantry of the Demons are cr 8 and the basic infantry of the Devils are cr 3?
It's not the levels fighting. It's devils vs demons, and there's effectively an infinite number of each. So obviously it's a tie. Also, the blood War isn't a war. I know it's presented as some sort of struggle for something - god only knows what - but it's not like chaos is going to conquer order and take it's land. There's no archfiend declaring 'this was will be over by christmas!'
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Hello, I’m a relatively new DM, and I’m curious, why are the devils not constantly just being DESTROYED by the demons, because the Abyss has infinite levels and the 9 hells have 9 levels? Also, the basic infantry of the Demons are cr 8 and the basic infantry of the Devils are cr 3?
Respectfully,
Nanra
It is because the Abyss is a free-for-all and most demons get killed by other demons before they can even leave the plane.
Whereas the Hells, rife with cruel and deadly political intrigues as they are, still mostly function as one united war machine.
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It's not the levels fighting. It's devils vs demons, and there's effectively an infinite number of each. So obviously it's a tie. Also, the blood War isn't a war. I know it's presented as some sort of struggle for something - god only knows what - but it's not like chaos is going to conquer order and take it's land. There's no archfiend declaring 'this was will be over by christmas!'
Blanket disclaimer: I only ever state opinion. But I can sound terribly dogmatic - so if you feel I'm trying to tell you what to think, I'm really not, I swear. I'm telling you what I think, that's all.