Clerics of Tharzidun the Elder Evil? [Archive] - Wizards Community

Clerics of Tharzidun the Elder Evil? [Archive] - Wizards Community

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RodinGates
08-18-07, 09:31 PM I'm currently working on a campaign that will utilize Tharzidun from Lords of Madness as the force behind the heroes' antagonist. As a means of his transgression into the Material Plane he has supplanted the main deity of the campaign setting's largest continent and established a cult in it's place. I have thought about the workings of this church and have been wondering about one aspect that will be important to this campaign: clerics.

What do you all think of Tharzidun having clerics? Would it be possible for him to do so? The sourcebooks I have don't seem to say much about the Elder Evils and whether or not they can really be considered gods much less bestow divine spells onto their worshipers. In general what do you all think of the idea? What kind of domains would such clerics have?
Ohtar Turinson
08-19-07, 01:18 AM Of course he has clerics. They're card carrying insane evil cultists, straight out of the Cthulhu mythos.

If you can find a copy of the early 3.0 mega adventure "Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil" that's all about the cult of Tharizidun. Of course, he's treated as a god there, and if you seperate Elder Evils from gods that could be an issue- but I doubt it. 3ed D&D allows for belief to grant you power regardless of the divine status of your patron, anyway.

And I'm pretty sure that Complete Divine updated the Mad God too, but I could be wrong about that.
ripvanwormer
08-19-07, 01:28 AM Tharizdun is always treated as a god, not an Elder Evil. Those aboleths who worship him are going outside what is usual for their culture.

He's in Complete Divine, Lords of Madness, Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil, and the Living Greyhawk Gazetteer, among other places.

Yes, he has clerics.
Scipio
08-19-07, 01:43 AM Of course the Big T has clerics. They're insane cultists called the doomdreamers. In fact there's a Doomdreamer PrC in Return to the Temple. They have madness and force as their domains I believe.
ripvanwormer
08-19-07, 01:28 PM The Cult of Tharizdun (http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/re/20040510x) is a free part of WotC's website that gives a lot of detail on Tharizdun's cult.

Zimriel's Tharizdun page (http://pages.sbcglobal.net/zimriel/NightBelow/tharizdun.html) is useful for background and criticism.

Monsters associated with Tharizdun include the rogue eidelon MM2)
Scipio
08-19-07, 06:07 PM [url=http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/re/20040510x]Monsters associated with Tharizdun include the rogue eidelon MM2)

To expand on this, the cult also seems to like Grells. You can find the stats in RttToEE.
Khadmus
08-19-07, 06:16 PM I think Tharizdun is the only way for a cleric to gain the Force domain. That would imply he has clerics.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
RodinGates 08-18-07, 09:31 PM	I'm currently working on a campaign that will utilize Tharzidun from Lords of Madness as the force behind the heroes' antagonist. As a means of his transgression into the Material Plane he has supplanted the main deity of the campaign setting's largest continent and established a cult in it's place. I have thought about the workings of this church and have been wondering about one aspect that will be important to this campaign: clerics. What do you all think of Tharzidun having clerics? Would it be possible for him to do so? The sourcebooks I have don't seem to say much about the Elder Evils and whether or not they can really be considered gods much less bestow divine spells onto their worshipers. In general what do you all think of the idea? What kind of domains would such clerics have?
Ohtar Turinson 08-19-07, 01:18 AM	Of course he has clerics. They're card carrying insane evil cultists, straight out of the Cthulhu mythos. If you can find a copy of the early 3.0 mega adventure "Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil" that's all about the cult of Tharizidun. Of course, he's treated as a god there, and if you seperate Elder Evils from gods that could be an issue- but I doubt it. 3ed D&D allows for belief to grant you power regardless of the divine status of your patron, anyway. And I'm pretty sure that Complete Divine updated the Mad God too, but I could be wrong about that.
ripvanwormer 08-19-07, 01:28 AM	Tharizdun is always treated as a god, not an Elder Evil. Those aboleths who worship him are going outside what is usual for their culture. He's in Complete Divine, Lords of Madness, Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil, and the Living Greyhawk Gazetteer, among other places. Yes, he has clerics.
Scipio 08-19-07, 01:43 AM	Of course the Big T has clerics. They're insane cultists called the doomdreamers. In fact there's a Doomdreamer PrC in Return to the Temple. They have madness and force as their domains I believe.
ripvanwormer 08-19-07, 01:28 PM	The Cult of Tharizdun (http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/re/20040510x) is a free part of WotC's website that gives a lot of detail on Tharizdun's cult. Zimriel's Tharizdun page (http://pages.sbcglobal.net/zimriel/NightBelow/tharizdun.html) is useful for background and criticism. Monsters associated with Tharizdun include the rogue eidelon MM2)
Scipio 08-19-07, 06:07 PM	[url=http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/re/20040510x]Monsters associated with Tharizdun include the rogue eidelon MM2) To expand on this, the cult also seems to like Grells. You can find the stats in RttToEE.
Khadmus 08-19-07, 06:16 PM	I think Tharizdun is the only way for a cleric to gain the Force domain. That would imply he has clerics.