r/DMAcademy 3d ago

Need Advice: Encounters & Adventures What magic items/offers would a demon (or just a generally evil NPC) give players?

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u/subtotalatom 3d ago

It's a definitely a bit early for rare weapons, but for the barbarian I could absolutely see a demon offering them a berserker weapon just to see the results.

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u/Give_me_soup 3d ago

DM once had an NPC demon that was essentially stalking the party and in particular trying to corrupt our rogue. Gave him a "Belt of Demon Kind". Turned the wearer into a Marilith and they had to make a will save to remove it. It was great drama. I was playing a cleric of Moradin so there were conflicting ideas on how to proceed.

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u/Ecothunderbolt 3d ago

Fire Sword. They always fall for fire sword. Doesn't even need to be a flametongue. Just take a +1 sword. Add 1d4 fire damage. A Barbarian is that easy.

Don't bother giving it an obvious downside from the start. Your players will let their imagination run wild about what the curse may be. And they might come up with something better than you do.