For
my favorite immortal or outsider monster, I think it's got to be some
variety of devil, probably the pit fiend. It's got the classic devil
form – horns, wings, red skin, massive musculature – and it's
intelligent and utterly malevolent. They're smart enough to be the
evil mastermind, but also strong enough to go toe-to-toe in melee
combat.
The
fun part about pit fiends and other devils is not using them as just
another foe. Pit fiends are the masters of the other devils. They
should be major antagonists over the course of entire campaigns. At
low levels, the PCs might face a devil cult with pit fiend imagery in
the cultists' lair. At medium levels, the pit fiend may send lesser
devils after the group, either to destroy or corrupt them. At higher
levels, the PCs can finally track down the pit fiend on its own plane
to try to find a way to permanently kill it.
The
pit fiend is not only the classic devil, but if it is played well, it
can be an enemy that the players remember for years afterward.
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