Cthulhu-esque Caster Ideas

[Deviston]

So, until work slacks off and I can actually make one of the local PFS games, I'll just keep making new builds and ideas until I finally have to settle on one and play my first match. That being said, today I would like to delve into the horrible horrible stars for a character.

H.P. Lovecraft, you crazy demented man. Thank you for making my childhood a terror. In that light, I would like to suggest people make their own "Cthulhu" caster and post here. I feel it would be a great exercise to show the different aspect of Lovecraftian play AND to get out there all the option for someone who might want to play something like it. The first thing one must do as I see it is make a choice of theme. Will it be fear based? Polymorph based? Or perhaps void/star based? For each person their views of what is a prime example of a Lovecraftian character will differ.

PFS rules of course, have a little fluff describing your character when you generate him/her, have a description of what about the character is Lovecraftian if it isn't obvious, and optimizing for flavor is recommended over effect, but it's your character so be creative.

I wouldn't call this a contest exactly, better described as a more creative way to get ideas and advice out there. Different people covering different aspects of the theme.

[Cathulhu]

Archaeologist Bard. Pretty much a Lovecraftian protagonist in a box. would do a Gunslinger dip...

human 20 point buy

STR 10
DEX 16 (18)
CON 14
INT 12
WIS 08
CHA 14

traits:
Maestro of the Society?
Carefully Hidden?

1 Point Blank Shot
1 Precise Shot
3 Rapid Reload
5 Arcane Strike
7 Deadly Aim
9 Lingering Performance
11 Toughness? Weapon Focus: Pistol?

Rogue talents:
4 Rapid Shot
8 Resiliency?

Half Elf would be nice for the favored class bonus, but you kinda need the human feat to get online quickly.

Too bad PFS and no GM I know would allow a revolver, it would be too cool thematically.

In any case, an adventuring scholar poking about in ancient ruins and deciphering inhuman texts, with all the tools you need to survive such a setting... until the things waiting in the dark come for you. And even then, you can do pretty well with your pistol.

[Nagual]

Flexibility of the summoner has a lot of potential. Especially if the GM will allow you to reskin your summons into more horror-based themes. Dire rats with human faces, small Nightgaunts instead of eagles. etc. And the Eidolon? Enjoy!!

[nate lange]

cultist
haunted oracle, mystery: dark tapestry
take the eldritch heritage feats: void-touched if your GM permits wildblooded EH, regular starsoul if not.

[Baron Ulfhamr]

Nagual wrote:

Flexibility of the summoner has a lot of potential. Especially if the GM will allow you to reskin your summons into more horror-based themes. Dire rats with human faces, small Nightgaunts instead of eagles. etc. And the Eidolon? Enjoy!!

The ratling improved familiar is exactly the creature from "Dreams in the Witch House"...

[Cap. Darling]

The glipse beyond story feat. And a summoner with a Eidelon that resembles a Dark-Young of Shub-Niggurath. Get the leadership feat and start sacrificing your followers!

Or a gillman dragging his demented witch of a mother along as a cohort.

[Deviston]

I don't think any one of those options are PFS legal Cap. Darling lol, but thanks for the effort :p

[The Quite-big-but-not-BIG Bad]

A Reanimator-archetype Alchemist seems very obvious for Herbert West-Reanimator

Otherwise some of the other various alchemist archetypes, especially the more Jekyll&Hyde ones, and sorcerer bloodlines seem appropriate

[Deviston]

On the other side of the story, I think Sleepless Detective would fall into the "1d6 investigators per round" category haha