315:- While the current state of the article isn't the best, there are independent sources covering this topic. I've just added one before commenting here, and am in the process of finding more. The devil-type creatures in D&D were the primary focus of much of the religious panic related to the game back in the 1980s. Approaching the subject from that angle, there is plenty of analytical coverage of the concept. The detailed publication history and lists of all the variants could certainly be compressed and trimmed, but there is a core concept that is notable. —
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