At the moment I am trying to bang out a quick sidequest for Shadow in the Sky. The PCs could use a little more XP, and I need a little more in-game time because the barbarian caught leprosy and hasn't been hanging around the casino as such. Of course, the next planned event is the raid.
My idea was this: A mad priest of Groetus (as if there was any other kind), plagued with visions since the arrival of the blot has found a way to tap the void through the meteor summoning magic. He plans on bringing to Golarion a creature of the void, and has actually succeeded. Now he needs to feed it sacrifices. There is more detail here, in that he hires some people to kidnap victims, and some other to cover it with murders in the style of the Rotgut Ripper, and the real Ripper gets involved, and accidentally gives clues.
The problem I have here is finding a suitable creature of the void for the PCs to fight at the end. (I like Shadow in the Sky, but I feel the need for some nonhuman bad guys). At the moment I have penciled in a vasthaunt from MMIII, but it seems a little off. So, what sort of voidy monsters would you include here? Preferably between CR 2 and 4.
If you have access to the Oriental Adventures book, the Tako on p.193 is a CR 2 octopus-like critter with both Improved Grab/Constrict and Multiweapon Fighting (typically uses 4 weapons plus 3 arms and a bite as its full attack routine).
There's also the Grell in MM2 - it's CR 3.
You could add in a weakened Moonflower from the bestiary in Children of the Void. Perhaps it is still growing, and if the PCs do not kill it soon, it will grow into its full CR8 glory.
Here is a home-cooked creation, called a Skitterling (also known as a timeweird) -> CLICK HERE
I hope it gets close to the flavor you were looking for. I went with a strong CR4, not knowing your groups level (go for two or one plus a poorly timed (for the party) newborn). Obvious hooks are meeting up with a host creature (an old friend perhaps?).
Enjoy
~D
How about applying a template to more normal creatures? I seem to recall an alienist prestige class in one of the splat books that applies such a template to summoned creatures.
You could even have something like a tear in the fabric of space that is allowing the taint of the void to seep through and is applying this template to the local creatures.
Sean Mahoney
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Here is a home-cooked creation, called a Skitterling (also known as a timeweird) -> CLICK HERE
Fun stuff Daemonslye you continue to produce quality material. If you don't already have a job in the gaming industry someone should give you one.
*wink wink nudge nudge*
Thanks for the help everyone! Unfortunately (or fortunately) my PC made his leprosy save and was able to rejoin the group. I was more than ready to accelerate the story, so I skipped the side quest entirely. Still, good ideas all around.
Here is a home-cooked creation, called a Skitterling (also known as a timeweird) -> CLICK HERE
I hope it gets close to the flavor you were looking for. I went with a strong CR4, not knowing your groups level (go for two or one plus a poorly timed (for the party) newborn). Obvious hooks are meeting up with a host creature (an old friend perhaps?).
Enjoy
~D
Eeeyaugh! That's disGUSTing!
'Scuse me while I download it... ;->
LB