Please be great, please be great, please be great!
I hope there's something that inflicts spooked, and I really want a chance at getting some of the more exciting corruptions, particularly Hive.
New optional subsystems will probably require the GM putting them in. Definitely for corruptions, since it's very unlikely that an AP would include anything that will inevitably turn PCs into NPCs. (And, similarly, it's unlikely that they would change the rules for something just published.)
I'm considering including two manifestations of appropriate corruptions in my game without the hassle of saves vs. NPC, and I'm sure a lot of other GMs who got Horror Adventures are considering similar homebrew.
Huh, just realized that this comes out on a Wednesday, I could have sworn they normally come out on Mondays and subs get it two weeks in advance.
I think Wednesday is the most common pdf date, last month was Thursday maybe because of Gencon.
Subscribers get it at the beginning of the month, and our retail release date (which is tied to the digital release date) is roughly two weeks after we begin to authorize shipments. Retail release date is on a Wednesday. Gen Con usually monkeys with our retail release schedule though, so those dates shift around.
I look forward to the Bestiary AND the article on Elder Mythos stuff. :)
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Great Old One, Ithaqua (CR 28)
Gremlin, Drexin (CR 2)
Indescribable Swarm, Pallid Wiggler Swarm (CR 2)
Indescribable Swarm, Patchwork Insect Swarm (CR 1/2)
Indescribable Swarm, Swimming Eye Swarm (CR 4)
Oneirogen (CR 2, variants attached to various planes)
Abhoth, Source of Uncleanliness (Outer God)
Atlach-Nacha, The Void Weaver (Great Old One)
Azathoth, The Daemon Sultan (Outer God)
Bokrug, The Water Lizard (Great Old One)
Chaugnar Faugn, The Horror From The Hills (Great Old One)
Cthulhu, The Dreamer In The Deep (Great Old One)
Ghatanothoa, The Eternal Source (Great Old One)
Hastur, The King In Yellow (Great Old One)
Ithaqua, The Wind-Walker (Great Old One)
Mhar, The World Thunder (Great Old One)
Mordiggian, The Charnel God (Great Old One)
Nhimbaloth, The Empty Death (Outer Goddess)
Nyarlathotep, The Crawling Chaos (Outer God)
Orgesh, The Faceless God (Great Old One)
Rhan-Tegoth, Herald Of The End Times (Great Old One)
Shub-Niggurath, Black Goat Of The Woods (Outer Goddess)
Tsathoggua, Father Of Night (Great Old One)
Xhamen-Dor, The Inmost Blot (Great Old One)
Yig, Father Of Serpents (Great Old One)
Yog-Sothoth, The Key And The Gate (Outer God)
Thank you Gadigan!
Quick question: Oneirogen...the hell is that?! (general description, not stats, of course.)
Also thank you for the list of Great Old Ones and Outer Gods. I recognized more than a few names.
Great Old Ones and Outer Gods:** spoiler omitted **
could we get their alignments and domains?
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I'll try to answer more questions after I get back from dinner if someone else hasn't fielded them by then.
Wow. That sounds extremely weird! But still kind of cool.
Thanks Gad!
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Atlach-Nacha - NE - Artifice, Evil, Madness, Void
Azathoth - CN - Chaos, Destruction, Madness, Sun, Void
Bokrug - CN - Chaos, Destruction, Water, Weather
Chaugnar Faugn - CE - Chaos, Death, Evil, War
Cthulhu - CE - Chaos, Evil, Madness, Void
Ghatanothoa - NE - Destruction, Evil, Madness, Water
Hastur - CE - Chaos, Evil, Rune, Void
Ithaqua - CE - Air, Chaos, Evil, Weather
Mhar - CN - Chaos, Destruction, Evil, Fire
Mordiggian - CE - Chaos, Darkness, Death, Evil
Nhimbaloth - CE - Chaos, Death, Evil, Plant, Void
Nyarlathotep - CE - Chaos, Evil, Knowledge, Magic, *Plus one more*
Orgesh - CE - Chaos, Earth, Evil, Water
Rhan-Tegoth - CE - Chaos, Evil, Repose, Void
Shub-Niggurath - CE - Animal, Chaos, Evil, Plant, Void
Tsthoggua - CE - Chaos, Evil, Knowledge, Magic
Xhamen-Dor - NE - Death, Evil, Plant, Trickery
Yig - CN - Chaos, Community, Protection, Scalykind
Yog-Sothoth - CN - Darkness, Chaos, Knowledge, Travel, Void
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Oh wow, a Great Old one is statted in the Bestiary? I wonder if we'll get a GOO in each volume, just as we got a Demon Lord in each volume of Wrath of the Righteous? Please let it be so!
*boom voice*
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Considering the number of domains they have, can I assume that Nhimbaloth and Abhoth are Elder Gods, not "mere" Great Old Ones?
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I'm heading off for the night, but my general first impression of the adventure is quite positive. I'm probably not going to read the full thing until I get my hard copy (particularly since I'm still finishing Hell's Vengeance and my reread of Council of Thieves), but it seems like a strong start to the AP with the right mix of creepy and weird for its overall atmosphere.
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Oooh! New gremlin!!!
(Isn't it about time they got themselves their own subtype? Equal time for Gremlins!!!)
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Ithaqua?! The Wind-Walker?!?! F~** YEAH!
I thought that was Ameriqua.
What are the deities' favored weapons?
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Atlach-Nacha - Net
Azathoth - Warhammer
Bokrug - Ranseur
Chaugnar Faugn - Light Pick
Cthulhu - Dagger
Ghatanothoa - Morningstar
Hastur - Rapier
Ithaqua - Handaxe
Mhar - Heavy Pick
Mordiggian - Scimitar
Nhimbaloth - Flail
Nyarlathotep - Varies
Orgesh - Spear
Rhan-Tegoth - Sickle
Shub-Niggurath - Dagger
Tsthoggua - Short Sword
Xhamen-Dor - Spear
Yig - Punching Dagger
Yog-Sothoth - Dagger
Lots of daggers. Presumably to have the standard dagger-wielding robed cultists making sacrifices.
Anyone want to give an overview of what happens in it?
I don't think people want the adventure spoiled in a Product Discussion thread...
Anyone want to give an overview of what happens in it?I don't think people want the adventure spoiled in a Product Discussion thread...Luckily we have these handy dandy ** spoiler omitted **
Also, coming from you, that's hilarious.
Ooooookaay...I guess I have spoiled adventures in a Product Discussion thread?! Not that I am aware of...but I have never claimed to be perfect.
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Ooooookaay...I guess I have spoiled adventures in a Product Discussion thread?! Not that I am aware of...but I have never claimed to be perfect.Anyone want to give an overview of what happens in it?I don't think people want the adventure spoiled in a Product Discussion thread...Luckily we have these handy dandy ** spoiler omitted **
Also, coming from you, that's hilarious.
*shakes head*
Since the pdfs are becoming available is there word on the players guide?
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Since the pdfs are becoming available is there word on the players guide?
Later this week! So not too long.
Ooooookaay...I guess I have spoiled adventures in a Product Discussion thread?! Not that I am aware of...but I have never claimed to be perfect.Anyone want to give an overview of what happens in it?I don't think people want the adventure spoiled in a Product Discussion thread...Luckily we have these handy dandy ** spoiler omitted **
Also, coming from you, that's hilarious.
Username checks out.
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Is Ithaqua, while technically a member of the Ivy League Great Old Ones, looked down upon by all of the other ones?
Biggest thing I want to know is, how much of the PCs' memory is missing? My guys are getting restless, not knowing how much of their backstories to leave blank.
So what does Ithaqua look like?
Is there any art for the other Old Ones/Elder Gods? If so then who/what?
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So we get Ithaqua in part 1.
Xhamen-Dor in part 5.
Bokrug, Cthulhu & Hastur are in Bestiary 4 (but i expect Hastur to be reprinted in part 6).
That still leaves Atlach-Nacha, Chaugnar Faugn, Ghatanothoa, Mhar*, Mordiggan*, Orgesh*, Rhan-Tegoth*, Tsathoggua & Yig.
* never heard of them outside Pathfinder.
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So what does Ithaqua look like?
Is there any art for the other Old Ones/Elder Gods? If so then who/what?
This is what I'm used to from Arkham Horror.
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So we get Ithaqua in part 1.
Xhamen-Dor in part 5.
Bokrug, Cthulhu & Hastur are in Bestiary 4 (but i expect Hastur to be reprinted in part 6).
That still leaves Atlach-Nacha, Chaugnar Faugn, Ghatanothoa, Mhar*, Mordiggan*, Orgesh*, Rhan-Tegoth*, Tsathoggua & Yig.
* never heard of them outside Pathfinder.
Mhar and Orgesh were invented for Pathifnder.
Mordiggian was invented by Clark Ashton Smith.
Rhan-Tegoth was invented by Lovecraft.
We're putting source info in for all of them, so each monster from the mythos is listed with the author who created them.
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So we get Ithaqua in part 1.
Xhamen-Dor in part 5.
Bokrug, Cthulhu & Hastur are in Bestiary 4 (but i expect Hastur to be reprinted in part 6).
That still leaves Atlach-Nacha, Chaugnar Faugn, Ghatanothoa, Mhar*, Mordiggan*, Orgesh*, Rhan-Tegoth*, Tsathoggua & Yig.
* never heard of them outside Pathfinder.
Mhar and Orgesh were invented for Pathifnder.
Mordiggian was invented by Clark Ashton Smith.
Rhan-Tegoth was invented by Lovecraft.
We're putting source info in for all of them, so each monster from the mythos is listed with the author who created them.
Very cool.
I already figured that we would finally get stats for Mhar, since he gets mentioned since RotR (part 5 i believe). :-)
So Orgesh is another hot candidate, i guess?
Is it possible to put all of them inside a "Mythos Bestiary" Campaign Setting or are they only in the AP issues and won't be reprinted?
I would also love to see the Outer Gods (without stats of course), the other Great Old Ones and the Mythos Monsters collected.
Will we have to wait for Bestiary 6?
Thank you for your time.
I'd say for my money it will be Ogresh, Yig and probably Mordiggian.
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I'd say for my money it will be Ogresh, Yig and probably Mordiggian.
At the very least I hope Yig is one of them. He is my favorite of all the Great Old Ones.
Val,
Pretty sure about Yig. In terms of he's been used before in Pathfinder (well Freeport anyway.)
"Rhan-Tegoth, Herald Of The End Times " ......wonder if/how Groetus play's into that ???
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So we get Ithaqua in part 1.
Xhamen-Dor in part 5.
Bokrug, Cthulhu & Hastur are in Bestiary 4 (but i expect Hastur to be reprinted in part 6).
That still leaves Atlach-Nacha, Chaugnar Faugn, Ghatanothoa, Mhar*, Mordiggan*, Orgesh*, Rhan-Tegoth*, Tsathoggua & Yig.
* never heard of them outside Pathfinder.
Hastur won't be reprinted in the sixth adventure. Though it's worth noting that the Hastur in Bestiary 4 is actually the King in Yellow, who is but an avatar of Hastur in Chamber's work. I'm not as familiar with the Chambers side of the Mythos, but I believe there are implications that the "true" Hastur is something else entirely. Possibly even that Hastur is a genius loci manifesting in the form of a city.
Mhar and Orgesh are Pathfinder originals.
Mordiggian is from the author Clark Ashton Smith. Rhan-Tegoth is from the HPL story The Horror in the Museum.
*Ninja'd by JJ.
Hastur is the most mysterious of the Great Old Ones. In fact, the entity known as Hastur might actually be an Outer God. The physical manifestation of this entity is known as the King in Yellow, and though most consider this creature—a vaguely human-shaped figure draped in a yellow cloak—to be synonymous with Hastur himself, many scholars believe that the King in Yellow is nothing more than an avatar used by the true Hastur to move among the denizens of the physical world. Hastur himself is said to dwell upon a distant world called Carcosa on the shores of the monstrous Lake of Hali, and his power on a planet is strongest when the baleful light of Carcosa's star is visible in that planet's night sky.