The Rise of Duke Nightmare as a Demi-god

Welcome back to the World of Dungeon and Dragons dear readers. We will take a short break from the gripping stories of Geraldo Rivera for a moment and bask on what the AD&D world can hold for Duke Nightmare now on his new plateau. Well for starters dear readers, Duke Nightmare can finally back up some of his treats but now Duke Nightmare faces the challenge of the immortal: to not die.

Do you want a list of creatures that could completely dominate and slay Duke Nightmare? Well dear readers in no particular order: Sephiroth the Lich, The Witch Baga Yaga, Graz’zt the Dark Prince, the paragon dragon Skiesbane, and the Gorgon. Who could fight and probably defeat Duke Nightmare based on Duke Nightmare’s bad luck: the Demi-god known as Deth, the orog deity Torazan, the High Cleric Kareem, Hermedhie and lesser Titans. Who could cripple Duke Nightmare if not kill him: Artimus thief of Tartarus, Otto the Rake, and Caliedhe Dosiere the Imperial Chamberlain.

So why dear readers do we list out people who could fight Duke Nightmare? Is that the point of becoming a demi-god? Just to fight people? Of course it is; this is D&D after all. The point of Duke Nightmare becoming a demi-god is to securing his position in both forming a Dynasty and a place in a Pantheon. And the only way to do that is to defeat those that should be undefeatable.

Duke Nightmare now has the privilege of divinity and in game terms that means Duke Nightmare cannot be defeated by a mortal (special rules/circumstances permitting). Duke Nightmare also has the ability to defeat and slay divine creatures of equal or lesser status. So again dear readers in game terms that means Duke Nightmare can utterly destroy other demi-gods, powerful Awnsheghlie, Demon Prince’s, Lords of the Nine Hells, and other such quasi-powers and epic-level heroes. So in physical combat Duke Nightmare does have the raw potential to defeat Hercules; but better watch out for what comes around goes around. And I do believe in Greek Mythology; Hercules was known for snapping necks.