I am thinking of making a mostly stable and party-friendly mythos cultist, probably one of Yig, so I have been mulling over the character options for him or her. Is there a way to put a venomous bite on a constrictor snake? I want something bigger and still poisonous. So far all I can think of is using the primal companion hunter for evolutions (or naturally the summoner, but I want a more divine-focused build). I was hoping for a way to do it with a zealot vigilante, inquisitor or a serpent shaman druid, but another similar character like a hunter is also an option.
I thought about getting evolved animal companion twice for the poison evolution, but I think it only gives several 1-point evolutions if you take it multiple times.
So, any advice on how to get the best pet or any other mechanical or roleplaying tips on playing a discrete, yet efficient servant of the Father or Serpents?
P.S.: To play something vaguely off the norm, and because I have a difficult time playing a good CN character, I was considering a neutral or chaotic good alignment. The first would probably play not unlike a druid, the latter... maybe a hidden protector and avenger of the community?
i built an NPC follower of Yig about a year and a half ago.
You could try being a serpentfolk? they have a racial poison.
you could also be a Sorcerer with the Serpentine bloodline, but that's not really divine. Maybe take Eldritch Heritage for it though?
My main task is to find a way to get a venomous bite on a constrictor snake animal companion, so I can have a venomous snake that is also truly monstrous in size. A bite attack on the character themselves would be nice and I would probably either take that or the venom domain for poisoning weapons. I was thinking of staying a "regular" race for this characte, though, so s/he can pose as a regular person - human or half elf if possible, vishkanya or rakshasa-born tiefling at most.
I think that having a big constrictor is a good idea. Off the top of my head I can't think of a way to make it venomous, but you could also (or instead) pick up a Viper familiar with the Mauler archetype. It wouldn't have Grab unless you got an evolution for it, but at higher levels the Str score would get pretty decent. With Eldritch Guardian you could also give it lots of combat feats (and maybe pick up the animal companion via feats or multiclassing)
I've got a mini of a "snake oil salesman" which I've been thinking about touching up and using for a PC forever now.
It can work, yeah, though I was aiming for something more cultist-ish. By the way, I remember hearing about a way to absorb an animal companion as a tattoo or an embroidery to magic item robe, but I can´t find it, just the carry companion spell which makes a figurine out of it. Were there ways to absorb it in yourself or the clothes as well?
There's a Tattooed Sorcerer archetype which can store its familiar as a tattoo. There's also a Hosteling enchantment which allows you to store an animal companion, familiar, or mount in armor or a shield.
Hm, sweet, though with hosteling one needs heavy armor or a tower shield for a large companion. Well, I can't find a way to give a companion poison, so if the prospective DM is not cool with me giving 2 feats for evolved animal companion, I may have to fake it with acid maw or with primal companion.
Other than that... hm, how would a CG cultist of a CN great old one play? You are at least honoring a powerful, distant power that, at the best of time, does not care much for humans. Perhaps you see it as propitiating it so it does not harm you or accepts you and yours as chosen worshippers?
The bleed evolution looks a lot like poison at a first glance.
A CN old one is something which doesn't care about mortals and which is likely to endanger them by accident rather than intention. You could be guiding people so they don't get crushed underfoot, or seeking purely personal enlightenment but with a generally benevolent attitude to unbelievers.