I'm looking to create a mythic cynosphinx for my game and would love some inspiration--regardless of what you think about the actual mythic rule set.
I'd like to create a background that speaks to an epic/mythic nature. Perhaps, in an age long past, it was once an powerful sphinx of another kind and, after attempting to steal secrets from Anubis or Set, was cursed with its current appearance and nature? I dunno. Thinking out loud. Any thoughts would be appreciated.
If you have thoughts about his build--what class levels he might have, etc.--I'd love them as well.
Thanks
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Going to guess you mean Gynosphinx...but anyway:
-A super riddle: Maybe make it work like Maze, except subjects cannot escape until they answer the riddle.
-Something that creates sandstorm or any sand shaping abilities really.
If you want to do something like the sphinx is assigned by a god to protect some place:
-the divine guardian template is a nice one.
Going to guess you mean Gynosphinx...but anyway:
-A super riddle: Maybe make it work like Maze, except subjects cannot escape until they answer the riddle.
-Something that creates sandstorm or any sand shaping abilities really.
If you want to do something like the sphinx is assigned by a god to protect some place:
-the divine guardian template is a nice one.
I did actually mean Cynosphinx actually, the jackal-headed sphinx introduced in Secrets of the Sphinx. That said, I like a lot of what you suggested. Sand abilities are a natural (maybe, since this sphinx has a thing for the dead, within the sandstorm are lost spirits that wail and groan as the sand scours away flesh) and I'm wondering whether a Maze that sees the PCs enter a necropolis might make sense as well.