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SPECIAL

ABYSS

GENERAL

Creatures cannot be banished or repelled because of their unholy status. However, they can still be damaged because of it and ethereal creatures forced to materialize. However, any effect depending on unohly status causes on a d6 roll 4+ one damage to caster! (Banish Evil and Bless, mainly)
Holy things like holy blades are obvious and hated and feared by all inhabitants.
Demon lords and princes answer to summon only if they want to.
A wish is granted by the closest demon lord, and he may refuse to grant some wishes.
A slain body might become inhabitated by a wandering spirit. Roll d6 at the start of each hour, and roll 1 means that the body is now inhabitated. Such a spirit must be first banished.
Magical items with spell-like effects use all rules for spells.

SPELLS

Creatures are immune to death magic at their own home plane
Non-native creatures are not summonable, unless very close. Native creatures summoned or conjured have their own will.
Polymorph and regeneration spell might have (d6 roll 1-2) unexpected results, chaotic mutations and such
Detect magic and evil are quite inefficient. Everything is magical and evil, but some more magical things can be obvious.
A planar gate can only be opened to normal world. Unless near a conduict, the prince of the layer may prohibit this.

MIRACLES

Halve Faith level for any Miracle dependent on it, like Turn Undead or Banish Evil
Evil Ward does not help in Abyss
Banish Evil and Bless cannot banish demons, but may be used to force ethereal creature to materialize. Each time used, they damage priest on a d6 roll 4+.
God cannot hear prayers of their followers. No need to test any divine intervention.

ARTIFACTS

NOTES

Artifacts are rare and powerful magical items.

DEATHCUTTER

This elegant blade with jet black narrow blade is also an intelligent weapon, possessed by a strange shadow demon.

In combat, it deals 2 points of damage. In addition, it ignores armor, always hitting against 3+target speed.
Wielder may change into dark shadowform, becoming invisible in the shadowy area. This is limited to 3 times per day.
Wielder is resistant to death as long as he wields the sword.

All powers are granted by the demon, and it may elect not to grant them. The demon speaks with a low rumbling voice, telepathically to wielder or audible. It may also control the sword somehow, being able to make it strike someone. The demon loves backstabbing, stalking in shadows and all other subterfuge acts. It is overly jealous for other weapons, and insists the wielder to leave all other weapons behind.

FLAMETONGUE

This big two-handed ornate sword is an intelligent weapon, possessed by a wild fire elemental.

In combat, it is classified as big weapon, dealing 2 damage
If ignited, it deals 2+2 fire damage upon each hit
It may produce Jet of Flame once a hour. This works like a wand of fire, causing 6 points of damage to any creature hit.
The wielder is immune to fire as long as he wears the sword and the elemental wants to protect him (see below)

The swords speaks with a hissing voice, and the possessed fire elemental is a bit flavor of pyromantic behaviour. It can be mentally commanded to ignite or to extinguish the flames in the blade when needed to, but the elemental may refuse to act if it does not like the wielder (so it is good to be in good relations with it). In addition, it has power to control the sword somehow, being able to turn itself to direction desired, and then use jet of flame.