Cthulhu vs Tarrasque... FIGHT!!!
I would eat Cthulhu. I like calamari. I like tako tempura even more.
I'm sure, though, that I would be insane after such a meal. You wouldn't like me insane...
I actually don't think the Tarasque should be killable persay.
It can be driven off or it's hunger satiated. But killable, I'm not so sure. If it WAS killed somehow. I think it'd be best that the Tarasque retuns in X number of years.
The Tarasque should be like Godzilla, a force of nature and magic gone horribly wrong that is unrivaled. You can stop it for a time, but eventually it will return.
Woot!
You're my new best friend for ever!!!
You got the part about "gone horribly wrong" uh, well, horribly wrong. I'm a force of magical nature that has gone amazingly RIGHT!
I actually don't think the Tarasque should be killable persay.
It can be driven off or it's hunger satiated. But killable, I'm not so sure. If it WAS killed somehow. I think it'd be best that the Tarasque retuns in X number of years.
The Tarasque should be like Godzilla, a force of nature and magic gone horribly wrong that is unrivaled. You can stop it for a time, but eventually it will return.
So...
You mean it will become a cultural icon and have loads of merchandising rights, which will prompt Hollywood to make a really BAD adaption of it losing large buckets of money and eventually damaging the image of the product to the point when the original production company decides to put it on hiatus for a bit?
Not something I want to see happen to D&D's iconic 'big-guy' monster.
Me? Bitter?
Me?! No...
I suggest using H1N1The only appropriate response.
The stars are right....If you are a Lovecraftian, look here The Adventures of Lil Cthulhu.
I'm STILL pissed the Iconics line was ended before a Colossal Tarrasque figure was made.
Me too!
Of course, when I'm DMing, I can simply say "The monster you see looks like, well, looks like ME!"
But it's not the same as having a little plastic action figure of me on the table to CHOMP those little puny PC minis...
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Of course, when I'm DMing, I can simply say "The monster you see looks like, well, looks like ME!"
But it's not the same as having a little plastic action figure of me on the table to CHOMP those little puny PC minis...
EXACTLY! Not all of us come equipped with such awesome visual aids! And really, they missed out on a cash cow there. Anyone can make a dragon figure, but only WotC can make a Tarrasque figure.
Speaking of you DMing, how many groups do you go through in a month, anyway? I can't imagine it's easy to find them after you eat a few...
Not sure I agree with nuking players that spent years on character developement and won but that sphere in the belly is a great piece of DM cosmology chicanery.
Sorry, I misexplained this. My players weren't the adventurers who got blasted.
That happened to unknown adventurers way in the past, and the PCs in the current day were just putting together the pieces to the puzzle... hopefully before the Oblivion Cult succeeded in reviving the Tarrasque and its belly Sphere... or at least in time to do something about it.
By the time the PCs confronted the cult, they'd know that simply slaying the Tarrasque would be a bad idea.
I'm STILL pissed the Iconics line was ended before a Colossal Tarrasque figure was made.
The gargantuan blue dragon looks surprisingly Tarrasque-ian, though you might have to say it's a juvenile... unless you're playing 4E.
This thread just gave me a great idea. The Ranger in my new campaign is going to find a "baby tyrannosaur" to take care of. I hope he carries a lot of food in his Handy Haversack... :)
I would eat Cthulhu.
You don't stand a chance. Your soul will make his tummy happy!
(edited, accidentally posted from another thread)
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I came up with a reasonable way of killing a Tarrasque a while ago. It was in 3.5 only though. Get a soul sucking sword, possible a soul blade from CW, and get the soul stuck in an item. Take that blade to some sympathetic plane, or one after-life plane which that would be of value (about any really) and leave it there for them to take. Death is where the soul goes to an after life plane, so there you go, its soul is in an after life plane!
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EXACTLY! Not all of us come equipped with such awesome visual aids! And really, they missed out on a cash cow there. Anyone can make a dragon figure, but only WotC can make a Tarrasque figure.
A Tassarasque (or however it's spelled) is in Mythology and folklore. WOTC may have license for their version in the MM but you could base the figure off of folklore and call it done, just don't provide 3.5 stats with it.
Linky!!!
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EXACTLY! Not all of us come equipped with such awesome visual aids! And really, they missed out on a cash cow there. Anyone can make a dragon figure, but only WotC can make a Tarrasque figure.A Tassarasque (or however it's spelled) is in Mythology and folklore. WOTC may have license for their version in the MM but you could base the figure off of folklore and call it done, just don't provide 3.5 stats with it.
Linky!!!
About two years ago the show Destination Truth went to look for the Tarasque in Halong Bay. During the intro they showed the tarasque picture from the MM. A few weeks ago they went looking for the sal'awa, a wolf-like creature rummored to live in Egypt, and they used the blink dog image to illustrate part of the intro.
Um, for anyone who's wondering, the tarrasque is a lot older than WotC or TSR for that matter. They have no copyright over mythology and folklore. Here's the photo reference:
http://www.excitingposters.com/1366611.htm
That's the Tarrasque, and the woman leading it around on the leash is St. Martha, who used her beauty and piety to tame it and she brought it back to the villagers it had previously been eating to show how she had converted it by her saintly powers of Christian faith.
At this point, the villagers stoned it to death over the protests of the saint, because while she was all into Christian forgiveness, they weren't.
That was the original way to kill the Tarrasque: charmed by a beautiful saintly virgin, then stoned to death by angry villagers over her protests.
(edit: I originally thought it was St. Bernadette. Anyone read this elsewhere as one of Bernadette's deeds?)
Um, for anyone who's wondering, the tarrasque is a lot older than WotC or TSR for that matter. They have no copyright over mythology and folklore. Here's the photo reference:
http://www.excitingposters.com/1366611.htm
That's the Tarrasque, and the woman leading it around on the leash is St. Martha, who used her beauty and piety to tame it and she brought it back to the villagers it had previously been eating to show how she had converted it by her saintly powers of Christian faith.
At this point, the villagers stoned it to death over the protests of the saint, because while she was all into Christian forgiveness, they weren't.
That was the original way to kill the Tarrasque: charmed by a beautiful saintly virgin, then stoned to death by angry villagers over her protests.
(edit: I originally thought it was St. Bernadette. Anyone read this elsewhere as one of Bernadette's deeds?)
Conversion? Pshaw! Not until I meet someone more epic than me!
Stoning to death? Give me a break, that was no tarrasque. Probably just a dire T-Rex. Those are awefully weak, you know.
I would love to see a high-level AP that deals with gathering things and making preparations to rid the world of the Tarrasque. It would be a great chance to fully flesh out the legends, myths, and history surrounding it.
I could always send Masika's monkey after him :) No, seriously though, that would be a cool idea.
Conversion? Pshaw! Not until I meet someone more epic than me!
Okay, that's settled, you work for the forces of Chaos now.
Oh, wait, we did this eons ago already. Keep up your seemingly random rampaging!
Conversion? Pshaw! Not until I meet someone more epic than me!
Stoning to death? Give me a break, that was no tarrasque. Probably just a dire T-Rex. Those are awefully weak, you know.
I understand if you're embarrassed by your baby pictures, especially ones where hot Christian virgins lead you around on a leash. But hey, you know, there are a lot of monsters on both sides of the alignment scale who have troubles with hot Christian virgins. I mean, look at vampires and unicorns. They're still falling for them.
Glad to know you grew out of it and won't fall for that trick again.
But hey, you know, there are a lot of monsters on both sides of the alignment scale who have troubles with hot Christian virgins. I mean, look at vampires and unicorns. They're still falling for them.
That's funny, those nice girls are having troubles with me. I just have to smile nicely at them and they just forget about their vows.
That's why I have to keep that creepy, evil smile on my face. Couldn't get any work done with all those saints stalking me.
Slaying the Tarrasque
I think the solution is pretty obvious.
Strap the Terrasque to a ginormous rocket and fire it into the sun.Done.
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[Pinky]But Brain where are we going to find a ginormous rocket and get the tarrasque to hold still while we strap it down?[/Pinkey]Slaying the TarrasqueI think the solution is pretty obvious.
Strap the Terrasque to a ginormous rocket and fire it into the sun.
Done.
Simple, we'll take it into this cornfield and show it the most disturbing thing in existence... once I figure out how to open this puzzle box and release the Cenobites.
I cannot accept the veracity of any plan that doesn't involve one of the PCs impersonating an attractive lady tarrasque.
And thus, the minotarrasque was born...
I don't think there is a maze big enough, unless he starts hanging with Baphomet.
Minotarrasque?
Are you crazy?
Why would you crossbreed something big and scary and deadly with something much smaller and weaker and nearly harmless?
What's next? Crossing a bear with an owl? A dragon with a goat and a lion? A behemoth and a frog?
Sheeeeesh!
What's next? Crossing a bear with an owl? A dragon with a goat and a lion? A behemoth and a frog?
Sheeeeesh!
Or good heavens, a cross between a turtle and a dragon! Gracious, is there no shame?
I cannot accept the veracity of any plan that doesn't involve one of the PCs impersonating an attractive lady tarrasque.
You'd have to put quite a few ranks in disguise to pull that one off.
EXACTLY! Not all of us come equipped with such awesome visual aids! And really, they missed out on a cash cow there. Anyone can make a dragon figure, but only WotC can make a Tarrasque figure.wut? Anyone can make a large, spikey, quadrupedal dinosauroid model and call it whatever they want and it would serve as a tarrasque model. IIRC they could even call it a tarrasque courtesy of the OGL, although I'm not 100% sure on that.
Anguirus plastic toys make great tarrasque miniatures. :)
For an all-smashing terrible beast I'm disappointed to find the alignment of the Tarasque to be N... no CE...
I guess I'll have to keep using demons for ultimate opponents.
Maybe a Tarasque can challenge some of my more inventive players. Just going to have to convince them NOT to enslave the thing. Hmmmmmmmmmmmm..... Is that even possible? Immunity to mind-effects should deal with it... hmmmmm... excellent. Now to the point of gettign them to a level where they won't just run away. *looks paranoid again* There is NO way to work around the "immune to mind-effects" with some variation of dominate - right?
And well, I ust say I suspects Rovagug of being up to some foul chaotic plot with all of the "N" thing. I'm certain it's just a disguise. Waiting to demolish my perfect, lawful (okay, allright, maybe it's not LG... but well, what can I say, punishment works better?) world. *looks paranoid*
For an all-smashing terrible beast I'm disappointed to find the alignment of the Tarasque to be N... no CE...
I guess I'll have to keep using demons for ultimate opponents.
Maybe a Tarasque can challenge some of my more inventive players. Just going to have to convince them NOT to enslave the thing. Hmmmmmmmmmmmm..... Is that even possible? Immunity to mind-effects should deal with it... hmmmmm... excellent. Now to the point of gettign them to a level where they won't just run away. *looks paranoid again* There is NO way to work around the "immune to mind-effects" with some variation of dominate - right?
And well, I ust say I suspects Rovagug of being up to some foul chaotic plot with all of the "N" thing. I'm certain it's just a disguise. Waiting to demolish my perfect, lawful (okay, allright, maybe it's not LG... but well, what can I say, punishment works better?) world. *looks paranoid*
We're hungry, not evil. We don't smash towns and consume entire populations because we wish to perpetrate evil acts upon the world; all we want is for our tummy to be full. And it's a really really big tummy.
Pretty much the same as a lion or wolf or bear. They're not evil, right? The only difference here is scale.
And scales. Armor like hundred-fold steel.
Besides, if we were evil, then any old paladin hero could kill us in two rounds flat. That would never do, no sir, never.
We're hungry, not evil. We don't smash towns and consume entire populations because we wish to perpetrate evil acts upon the world; all we want is for our tummy to be full. And it's a really really big tummy.Pretty much the same as a lion or wolf or bear. They're not evil, right? The only difference here is scale.
And scales. Armor like hundred-fold steel.
Besides, if we were evil, then any old paladin hero could kill us in two rounds flat. That would never do, no sir, never.
That is quite true of course... But the destructive acts could have made me hope for something slightly more... hmm... chaotic at least. I'm more interested in that part of the alignment scale anyway.
But I get your point about paladins. Such a nuissance they are. Good that my players always beg me to let them play anything but LG. That way my nice little devils are perfectly safe.
Nonetheless, just to wonder, what does one get out of killing a tarasque. Not to insult or anyting, but hypothetically, if it was possible to do something about a tarasque that seems like more than a temporary and unstaple solution (well, eating cities for snacks IS a problem for society). Technically I have to presume that a tarasque should be considered quite the encounter. Why would anyone, willingly, try to kill it, presuming that good motives and saving the world is removed from the picture for a second. leet's say the team is neutral. And doesn't care about the endangered area. And actually just want to get away, rather than annoy something they'll most likely not be able to kill?
I am, in other words, wondering about the value of killing a tarasque in itself. It does not have the dragon's hoard. In fact the stated treasure is none. And, truth be told, seeing as it is not, pr. the book evil, it is technically fully possible to simple find something to feed it with, rather than kill it, in case you do want to remove. So... what's the point of it? Why do (someone) even want to kill a tarasque? (Irony: Why even have this thread, eh?)
So... what's the point of it? Why do (someone) even want to kill a tarasque? (Irony: Why...Cause I want to hire a taxidermist and have a stuffed Tarasque in the city center?
Should be great for attracting tourists and a subtle hint to other municipalities.
Hmm... I ´feel an urgent need to make an NPC do just that...
I am, in other words, wondering about the value of killing a tarasque in itself.
I'll just hand you the words "world's" "greatest" and "barbecue" and you'll figure it out for yourself!
I'll just hand you the words "world's" "greatest" and "barbecue" and you'll figure it out for yourself!
I am, in other words, wondering about the value of killing a tarasque in itself.
Hmm... okay... so a mixture of stuffing it to scare people (still need to have an NPC do that) and to boast, and the making barbeque of the rest... I like it...
Very illuminating... now I just need some players insane enough to do it... without making it people who'll (don't ask me how) find the way to slowly and painfully abuse the fact that I just put a virtual killing machine within their reach... (will have to forbid evil alignments (again) *sigh* when do I ever get to run for a LE party in Cheliax...)
So... what's the point of it? Why do (someone) even want to kill a tarasque? (Irony: Why...Cause I want to hire a taxidermist and have a stuffed Tarasque in the city center?
Should be great for attracting tourists and a subtle hint to other municipalities.
A wizard hears of your desire and decides to deal with the request....
In order: Greater Invisibility, Teleport, Project Image, Imprisonment (Tarrasque has a sucky Will save), Polymorph Any Object to turn stuffed toy Tarrasque into large dead Tarrasque, Limited Wish to do Modify Memory on anyone who did not see you just kill the Tarrasque.
Collect reward. Offer to use Fabricate to taxidermize Tarrasque and make Tarrasque sausages.
If city fathers decided to pull a Hamlin and stiff you on the promised payment: Greater Invisibility, Project Image, Freedom, Teleport.
They forgot the most important line in the tarrasque stats again:
"Immune to player characters"
They forgot the most important line in the tarrasque stats again:
"Immune to player characters"
Oh yes, I think I'll house that one actually. Thanks. I'm sure that'll make them think - they always believe they can beat everything. Let's see them deal with that. I'll even let them see the monsters stats. Since my players always read all the books anyway.
I want to make a devil with that rule... hmm... Yes. *writes on mental to-do list*