Asmodeus (Dungeons & Dragons)
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| Game background | |
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| Title(s) | King of Hell, Lord of the Ninth, Prince of Nessus |
| Home plane | Baator, the Nine Hells |
| Power level | Greater Deity |
| Alignment | Lawful Evil |
| Portfolio | Sin (all), Tyranny (4th edition) |
| Superior | None |
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Asmodeus (/æzmoʊˈdeɪəs/ az-mo-DAY-əs or /æzˈmoʊdiəs/ az-MOH-dee-əs) is a fictional character from the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game. His exact nature varies from publication to publication; he is alternately presented as an evil god or a powerful devil.
In all publication appearances, he is the Lord of Hell/Baator and the Overlord of the lesser Dukes of Hell.
Asmodeus is named after a Judeo-Christian demon of the same name, from the Book of Tobit, and for a fallen angel of the same name who appears in John Milton's "Paradise Lost."
His physical appearance is based on popular modern and medieval conceptions of Satan.
Asmodeus first appears in the first edition Monster Manual (1977).
Baator and Asmodeus' place in it were further detailed in Ed Greenwood's "The Nine Hells Part II" in Dragon #76 (1983).
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