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I've wanted for a long time to make an Inquisitor who isn't just any fuddy-duddy Inquisitor, but THIS kind of Inquisitor - albeit competent enough to be a Pathfinder. You get the idea.
Here's what I know about what I want the character to be:
- a male Dwarf
- very balanced ability scores
- LN, NN, or CN (yes, even LN of a certain sort can be crazy)
- I'd prefer to wield a big two-handed weapon, if possible
- I'm interested in the Oblivion Inquisition, but am not married to it
However, I came here for assistance with only ONE question: Which deity should he serve? What deities might best suit/be most likely to attract such a sincere weirdo of an Inquisitor?
I've thought of Groetus, but the one thing holding me back is that I've already got a character whose nominal deity is Groetus, and thus far I've managed to have every single character of mine be associated with a different deity (as well as one strident atheist).
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My vote would be for Sivanah (though it wouldn't include the Oblivion inquisition, not that I think any of those deities is necessarily all that crazy)
Edit: For the two-handed weapon part, personally I'd go with a Dwarven Longaxe, but Dwarf on it's own will provide some choices for you that Inquisitor won't.
Well, these don't fit with the Oblivion Inquisition, but you could be a Neutral Inquisitor of Calistria (fits with the craziness, especially if your Inquisitor just doesn't really get it, despite fanatical earnestness) or Sarenrae (her church seems to be in a state of permanent semi-civil-war, and is definitely not all Good) or Nethys (he's crazy anyway). Or if you're REALLY crazy, you could be a Lawful Neutral Heretic Inquisitor of Zon-Kuthon (actually has the Oblivion Inquisition) who REALLY doesn't get it (Comfy Chairs and Pillows?).
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Norgorber. Nobody expects the Norgorber Inquisition.
And then they die.
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Surprise and fear!Zyphus! Accidental Death, mildly suicidal Cultists, and a Heavy Pick!
No Oblivion Inquisition, unfortunately. But their chief weapon is surprise!
"No one expects the Oblivion Inquisition! Our chief weapon is surprise, fear and surprise; two chief weapons, fear, surprise, and ruthless efficiency! Er, among our chief weapons are: fear, surprise, ruthless efficiency, and near fanatical devotion to House Thrune!... eeer, or was that the Grim Harvestman? "
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"No one expects the Oblivion Inquisition! Our chief weapon is surprise, fear and surprise; two chief weapons, fear, surprise, and ruthless efficiency! Er, among our chief weapons are: fear, surprise, ruthless efficiency, and near fanatical devotion to House Thrune!... eeer, or was that the Grim Harvestman? "
And nice black uniforms.
Zon-Kuthon is an interesting suggestion; I hadn't thought about it, although there is the same problem there as with Groetus (my Monk's a Kuthite - and my Summoner's a Lamashtan, since somebody mentioned Her). It's not inconceivable I might reach the point of being willing to double down on character deities.
@Balgin: No, he doesn't have to be LN - as I said, he could be NN or CN just as soon.
By the way, thanks for being helpful; the last time I tried asking for assistance re this character concept (mind you, I asked a different question, and did do in the Advice forum), it turned into an ignorant-condescension-and-abuse-fest at the hands of two fundamentalist power-gamers.
Well, Lamashtu is all for being kinda mad, and has falchion as her favored weapon. Also oblivion is in her profile as well. But she is also kinda all-out evil, so that might not fit the flavor you're going for.
She's not evil, just drawn that way. Go Lamashtu.
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And nice black uniforms."No one expects the Oblivion Inquisition! Our chief weapon is surprise, fear and surprise; two chief weapons, fear, surprise, and ruthless efficiency! Er, among our chief weapons are: fear, surprise, ruthless efficiency, and near fanatical devotion to House Thrune!... eeer, or was that the Grim Harvestman? "
"Amongst our weapons... Amongst our weaponry are such diverse elements, as fear, surpri... I'll come in again..."
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Norgorber. Nobody expects the Norgorber Inquisition.
And then they die.
I like this one. And I'm not just saying that because my own inquisitor worships Norgorber.
Another interesting and usually overlooked deity is Naderi. You want crazy? She's the goddess of suicide... who exactly are her living worshipers?
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Azathoth.
"What am I accused of?"
"EXISTING!"
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I LOL'd.
Too bad the Elder/Outer Gods are among the few powers in the setting to be verboten in Society play for some reason...makes very little sense when so many worse entities, including the 4 Horsemen, are legal (I mean I can understand why some would be off-limits for reasons other than "too f~%+ing Evil," like Aroden AKA "Mr. Boddy" and the Peacock Spirit AKA "there are still a few of my pretty hieroglyphs and that's about the only reason anyone at all knows anything about me," but why not Zoidgod?).
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Dranngvit (The Debt Minder) the dwarven god of vengeance is also Lawful Neutral. I've always wanted to play a character who is, essentially, a dwarven bailiff or debt collector. Dranngvit would fit that quite closely espspecially if you look at the Exemplar dwarven archetype for inquisitors. Unfortunately it's an archetype which comes across as a number of poor trade offs. It seems vaguely thematic but I haven't personally tried it yet.
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Don't you mean Exarch? Yes, losing Detect Alignment for Detect Chaos hurts, but the other tradeoffs don't look so bad, as long as you don't want to cast anything with the {Chaotic} descriptor.
Count Ranalc.
Betray everyone, regardless of if its a good idea or not
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Don't you mean Exarch? Yes, losing Detect Alignment for Detect Chaos hurts, but the other tradeoffs don't look so bad, as long as you don't want to cast anything with the {Chaotic} descriptor.
No thanks. Going too far in the name of Law for me.
It actually occurred to me a night or two ago that Lawful really is the most distasteful of the alignment axes for me. I have an easier time doing Evil than Lawful (though I can do some of both).
This is just a personal remark, I guess. Don't let it impact your suggestions overmuch.
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Alright, I got it, I've settled it: Geryon.
NOBODY expects an Inquisition from the Lord of Heresy!
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Alright, I got it, I've settled it: Geryon.
NOBODY expects an Inquisition from the Lord of Heresy!
Why not the Heresy Inquisition for the Lord of Heresy?
Benorus, he's the Empyreal lord of mines, has a heavy mace for a favoured weapon, and has darkness as a domain so Oblivion is totally legit.
The only downside is there is literally no published info about him but... that could be an upside since you can define them however.