WOW! I am in love! And to be totally sure it isn't with the two humans!
Soo... does that mean the Bestiary section will have Elder Things? It would make sense, since we already have Shoggoths in Golarion.
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Um I just want to make sure that people are not living under rocks here. Great C'thulhu Is the beast on the right. In case you were unfamiliar with the writings of H. P. Lovecraft
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Um I just want to make sure that people are not living under rocks here. Great C'thulhu Is the beast on the right. In case you were unfamiliar with the writings of H. P. Lovecraft
But James has said multiple times that Cthulhu exists on Earth, not on Golarion... but, it is for the forward, so not being part of Golarion proper is ok
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Soo... does that mean the Bestiary section will have Elder Things? It would make sense, since we already have Shoggoths in Golarion.
Sure looks like an elder thing in the ice, eh? :-P
As for the other picture... the idea there is a "what if" scenario—"What if Cthulhu attacked Riddleport?" Look close, and you can see the broken up cyphergate in the water...
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Um I just want to make sure that people are not living under rocks here. Great C'thulhu Is the beast on the right. In case you were unfamiliar with the writings of H. P. LovecraftBut James has said multiple times that Cthulhu exists on Earth, not on Golarion... but, it is for the forward, so not being part of Golarion proper is ok
Cthulhu does indeed exist on Earth. He's still there. The fun part about all the forewords in Carrion Crown is that we, essentially, get to do thematic "movie posters" for that adventure's themes that don't necessarily equate to what's going on in the adventure.
That said... I did find a way to allow Cthulhu to influence things on Golarion in a way that doesn't break established canon that he's actually in R'lyeh on the bottom of the Pacific Ocean on Earth.
As for the other picture... the idea there is a "what if" scenario—"What if Cthulhu attacked Riddleport?" Look close, and you can see the broken up cyphergate in the water...
I don't believe that. If a thing like that assaulted Riddleport, it would find the place deserted within half a turn of the hourglass. Certainly no small armada of pirate braves would sail against it (maybe one, steered by a lone foolhardy captain). I'd be the first one running for the gates...
Edit: which is to say that it is a super awesome picture
That said... I did find a way to allow Cthulhu to influence things on Golarion in a way that doesn't break established canon that he's actually in R'lyeh on the bottom of the Pacific Ocean on Earth.
...I'm afraid to ask, but: does it involve us being under some form of collective delusion?
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Um I just want to make sure that people are not living under rocks here. Great C'thulhu Is the beast on the right. In case you were unfamiliar with the writings of H. P. Lovecraft
Yeah, it concerned me a bit that it took 9 posts until anyone identified him by name ...
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As for the other picture... the idea there is a "what if" scenario—"What if Cthulhu attacked Riddleport?" Look close, and you can see the broken up cyphergate in the water...I don't believe that. If a thing like that assaulted Riddleport, it would find the place deserted within half a turn of the hourglass. Certainly no small armada of pirate braves would sail against it (maybe one, steered by a lone foolhardy captain). I'd be the first one running for the gates...
Edit: which is to say that it is a super awesome picture
You grossly underestimate pirate pride! Also, pirates vs. Cthulhu is good business.
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That said... I did find a way to allow Cthulhu to influence things on Golarion in a way that doesn't break established canon that he's actually in R'lyeh on the bottom of the Pacific Ocean on Earth....I'm afraid to ask, but: does it involve us being under some form of collective delusion?
Nope.
More to do with the fact that he's not from Earth, that his spawn are certainly on more planets than Earth, and that Cthulhu's dreaming mind can reach far and wide to influence people on multiple worlds.
Ha-ha-ha! Leave it to Jacobs! Can't wait.
...Cthulhu does indeed exist on Earth. He's still there... established canon that he's actually in R'lyeh on the bottom of the Pacific Ocean on Earth.
Wait, that sounds like you're not on Earth either, James. Just where are you accessing the Earth's Internet from?
Or are the Paizo offices in a demiplane, maybe next door to Leng? {suddenly feels inadequately Chaotic enough}
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Um I just want to make sure that people are not living under rocks here. Great C'thulhu Is the beast on the right. In case you were unfamiliar with the writings of H. P. LovecraftYeah, it concerned me a bit that it took 9 posts until anyone identified him by name ...
No doubt, others were talking about how no one seemed to "just know" who it was.
Please tell me that giant great old one rising out of the Riddleport's coast is going to get STATS in a bestiary! It would make an EPIC final boss/villain for my PC's!
More to do with the fact that he's not from Earth, that his spawn are certainly on more planets than Earth, and that Cthulhu's dreaming mind can reach far and wide to influence people on multiple worlds.
Ooh... are we gonna get stats for the star-spawn of Cthulhu?
'Cause that would be, you know, completely awesome. (CR 20 or higher please!)
Stunned into worshipful silence by the awesomeness of this.
...stuff...
Schweet!
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This is incredibly good!
As for Cthulhu and ships, I remember that one story had someone pilot a yacht through Cthulhu -- destroying him for a short time.
If beings from other planes can influence events on Golarion, why wouldn't Cthulhu, Hastur, and Nyarlathotep do so as well. (Hmm, Nyarlathotep in an Osirion based adventure would be interesting.)
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Yeah I am in favor of more chocolate in my peanut butter ... wait that sounded vaguely dirty... I would like to see some more cthulhu elements in Golarion.
No problem. Pathfinder #46 is chocked full, but there's plenty more coming down the line!
I hate Cthulu..... never cared for Lovecraft's work
well that just goes to show your a big silly :-P
Wow, now I can't wait for that part of the AP, even if they are out of context those pictures contain a massive amount of awesome within them!
Spoiler:"In a structure hidden beneath the black waves, the PCs discover the agent of the Whispering Way betrayed, and a congregation of eldritch things readying to unleash its foul lord, Shub-Niggurath."
Oh, man... who do I have to sell my soul to to get some
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Please tell me that giant great old one rising out of the Riddleport's coast is going to get STATS in a bestiary! It would make an EPIC final boss/villain for my PC's!
Cthulhu is very much beyond the maximum CR 25 that I'm comfortable statting up using our current rules system. He gets talked about a LITTLE bit in the book... but no stats are given. But I will say this—we give you the tools you need to stat him up however you want.
If beings from other planes can influence events on Golarion, why wouldn't Cthulhu, Hastur, and Nyarlathotep do so as well.
Well, how far away is Aldebaran from Golarion's solar system?
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Ooh... I forgot to mention this because I had to rush to write the blog post, but I'd like to give the awesome folks at Chaosium a HUGE thank you for letting us play in their eldritch pond! Lovecraft's writings are, of course, in the public domain, but Chaosium and their Call of Cthulhu game have done an INCREDIBLE amount of work keeping his writing popular and accessible, particularly among us gamers, and if it weren't for the incredible work they've been doing over the past 3 decades plus, this volume of Pathfinder would likely have been a completely different thing altogether. So... Huzzah for Chaosium!!!!!
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If beings from other planes can influence events on Golarion, why wouldn't Cthulhu, Hastur, and Nyarlathotep do so as well.Well, how far away is Aldebaran from Golarion's solar system?
In a setting where there are spells like gate and interplanetary teleport... distance doesn't matter.
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If beings from other planes can influence events on Golarion, why wouldn't Cthulhu, Hastur, and Nyarlathotep do so as well.Who says they aren't?
Indeed, it has been strongly hinted that the CE god Rovagug is a member of the Cthulhu Mythos, as is the "being" that possessed Zon-Kuthon. I even recall reading a post from some time back suggesting that Zon-Kuthon is, in fact, one of Nyarlathotep's many faces.
What about Nodens? He is my favorite Elder God, but doesn't get much press.
Just had a thought implanted in my head. Nodens = Aroden! Aroden, while mortal was controlled by Nodens to find and raise the starstone. Touching the starstone allowed Nodens to enter into Aroden, thus giving him godly powers. All who passed the test of the starstone have an Elder God, Great Old One, or Outer God controlling them.
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Well, it _did_ come from outer space... :)
And would explain the crazy guy south of Mediogalti Island. It IS Aroden, whose mind has been shattered with the removal of Noden's control.
All my theories are fitting together now. MWU-HA-HA!!! Time to rethink my next campaign. Or just start working on a 3rd one...
I can't wait for this Adventure Path to come out. I've been running a Kingmaker campaign...
I think I will find great use for this.
P'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn, indeed!
Cthulhu is very much beyond the maximum CR 25 that I'm comfortable statting up using our current rules system. He gets talked about a LITTLE bit in the book... but no stats are given. But I will say this—we give you the tools you need to stat him up however you want.
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KNEW I'd get to use my WizKids Mightly Cthulhu sooner or later!
Nice artwork, can't wait for this one.
Also, pirates vs. Cthulhu is good business.
Heh. Very true indeed.