Yeah, yeah, I know, not open content, not a Pathfinder monster. Whatever.
I'm running a PFRPG homebrew game, and I've got this mind flayer who is trapped in this prison behind an oversized forbiddance that prevents him from astrally projecting and shifting planes. He's running free, just can't leave. He's activated a small subspace beacon device to let his fellow illithids know where to retrieve him. They're on their way. In the meantime he has found some goodies he wants to take with him when they come, and he can (try to) fend off PCs with his psionics powers and a few freaky grenades if necessary to hold on said goodies.
So he's an inter-dimensional alien future technology guy who eats brains. He's kind of special for me: my first mind flayer in 32 years of DMing, despite being my favorite monsters all along. So I don't want him all dolled up in 1980's Star Trek crap like the flayer on the cover of the illustrations for S3 Expedition to the Barrier Peaks (though c'mon, that picture rocks). And I'm not grooving on the 3.5 MM leather magician garb either. To be honest, I don't know what I want. I want...alien. Weird. Incomprehensible. But sinister.
Anyone got anything in mind, an image to share? Doesn't have to be a pic of a mind flayer, can be anything else. My imagination's just up to the task of adding tentacles.
Thought about posting this over on WotC but people over here got style. Thanks in advance.
Thanks, James! That just might do the trick.
Alternatively, after I originally posted, I started having second thoughts about the weird/alien angle. I'm thinking, if I was a cosmopolitan dimension-hopping super genius, I might want to travel the multiverse in both comfort and style. Perhaps a semi-casual dark suit, or some kind of monk robe? He's stylin' and profilin' on the red carpet, then eating brains backstage.
Yeah, sorry, I'm all over the place on this one. I guess I'll know it when I see it. Plus, you know, he'll be dead in six rounds once they corner him.
Ok I can tell this is one of the more popular threads</sarcasm>. With the exception of James' helpful suggestion, this is clearly a one-man thread. Fine, I'll soldier on and write it off as just thinking out loud. Er, in print.
One of the items I was going to have the players find was a cursed Medallion of Thought Projection. Now I'm thinking it's better if my Illithid friend gets to it first. It wouldn't be so cursed for him, would it? His alien thoughts would be projected forward in a 60' cone automatically and continuously. To what effect? Why, driving everyone who fails a save insane, of course! Perhaps it would even amplify his psionic blast, should he choose to use it? Yes, I think it just might, we could certainly say that, for the purposes of scaring the pants off my group. And I think I'll add a few extra options to the confusion condition table just to liven things up a bit.
Yeah, that's the ticket. He might go eight rounds after all. Him and his eerie, hi-tech synthetic, light-sucking flight/hazmat suit. Or his starched white oxford and beige slacks. Or whatever the heck he's wearing.