Demons and Demonic Pacts

[Sourcerer]

Here are a few questions regarding Demonic Pact and demons in general which I couldn't answer with the core book and the Secrets of Skelos, and where I am uncertain how to rule myself.
Maybe you can help me clarify the following:

Demonic pacts are described as "long-term". What exactly does that mean?
How can the pact be ended other than by the death of the sorcerer?
What happens when the demon gets slain (e.g. when using Master, Aid Me!)?
Will the demon just keep respawning or can it be killed for good?
Does anything prevent a sorcerer from trying to kill his master?
Would other demons (or even worse demon lords) take offense in people killing demons?

Looking forward to your opinions and arguments!

 

[Jeffreywns]

Long term for an ageless demonic entity probably means until the Scholar succumbs to his mortality.
If your GM allows the Demon to be slain, bypassing it's immunities and the manifest ability the Scholar no longer has a pact.
Stories are filled with students turning on their master's, the GM should play it according to the creatures intelligence.
Demons are not part of some cohesive club that look out for each other.
All in all it boils down to the GM bringing to life the horrible prospect of entering a binding pact with an alien force of pure evil that views humans as tools and food. If he is a "Monty Haul" and allows his group to bypass the penalties for easy power and plays the Demon like " the 0 level shopkeeper in the MAGIC Store" your really missing the point of Conan.

 

[zozotroll]

A simple rule for a GM to keep in mind. Nothing good comes of consorting with Demons. So yes you get the power from the pact, but long term there is a grim cost to be paid.

Most Demons worth making a Pact with should be very old and have dealt with a lot of slippery Scholars. It may seem like a new trick to the plyer, but likely the Demon has seen it 5-6 times beofore. So let them try to kill the Demon. Thats what fate points are for.

 

[VincentDarlage]

Greater Demonic Pact also ends the Demonic Pact.

 

[Jeffreywns]

As decapitation ends a migraine. Truly in this case the cure is worse than the symptom!

 

[Sourcerer]

Just to summarize:
A Demonic Pact lasts until demon or sorcerer die or the sorcerer enters a Greater Demonic Pact.
Killing a Demon isn't easy but possible and wouldn't ensue further repercussions (apart from no more Master, Aid Me!).


The easiest way I see to kill a demon is to summon it, engage it in a War of Souls, win (obviously) and burn the helpless body.
Having other sorcerers join would help greatly.

The probable gain of corruption might be problematic though.