Profits of Doom [Archive] - Wizards Community

Profits of Doom [Archive] - Wizards Community

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Pirate_CaptainCrunch
10-13-07, 02:08 AM Ebberon needs another adventure line which is just under epic level (16th-20th level(or to 30th since the 4th addition goes to 30th))

Fighting demi-gods like Cthulhu and such
it could work in
Cthulhu is an abberation (related to mind flayers) or arises in the lhazaar principalities, living on Trebaz Sinara guarding all the treasure the pirate lords horded there. Maybe the PCs want the treasure or they want to slay the beast, or must find an object hidden in the hordes of gold.
It could work
but Cthulhu would need to be one of the toughest Hombres ever fought in D&D History (CR: 25-30)
it could work
TiwazTyrsfist
10-13-07, 03:55 PM Did you, therefore, mean Prophets (As in tellers of the future) not Profits (As in money earned in excess of initial expenses)?

I shall assume you did.

Grammatospelliwankery aside, Sounds good to me. I think the Post 20 is still considered Epic in 4th ed, Epic is just being included in the core book this time. I personally see the Old Ones in Eberron as being some sort of product of the Daelkyr. Sort of Improved versions of thier other minions, or the equivilant of a Siege Golem sort of thing, but abberations...

Perhaps they are Demi-gods, in the same way that the Lord of Blades is, in that they Daelkyr created them, then the lesser related version started to worship them. Like, Ithilliads pray to Cthulu, so they gain spells from Cthulu, and he gains power. That sort of thing.
Pirate_CaptainCrunch
10-14-07, 02:10 AM Thank you for correcting me
My spelling isn’t that good ya know

but

Cthulhu could be an Ithilliad, or an Ithilliad giant thingy
And gains power by people praying to him (or her, I guess)
It could be like a roper, but instead of having regular gems, dragon shards
But is would need ridiculous damage reduction and spell resistance
TiwazTyrsfist
10-14-07, 11:59 AM So, Most of the Old Ones have official D20 stats out there. If you can pick up a copy of Call of Cthulu d20 cheap, I'd recommend it.

My general list.
Cthulu - Lord of Ithilliad
Shub-Nigurath - Oozes and Gibbering Mouthers
Yog-Sothoth - Beholders (Slightly modified, see below)
Dagon - Sahuagin

And so on. Those are the four I generally use, and Azatoth as an Over Power.

On Yog-Sothoth, I tend to make him more material. Picture a central orb, with a mouth, orbited by a thousand eyes. That's my version of Yog-Sothoth for D&D usage. Each eye, like the eyes of beholders, casts a spell, but Yog-Sothoth (Whose eyes are infinite) can cast ANY SPELL in this manner.
Cifer
10-14-07, 01:05 PM Did you, therefore, mean Prophets (As in tellers of the future) not Profits (As in money earned in excess of initial expenses)?

I shall assume you did.
Actually, I like the "Profits" version better. Fits with something really, really stupid House Cannith does in order to get back their place as the de facto First House, like dealing with the Lords of Dust or the Inspired.
Pirate_CaptainCrunch
10-18-07, 09:20 PM nicee
i just thought of somethin else to make house cannith mess things ups
it was created to level cities in moments... bigger than giants, but still "warforged"

MEGOLEM

unleashed by evil wizards from MEGOLEM's eternal slumber on an extra-demensional-space prison
its first target, SHARN CITY OF TOWERS!!!

i think it sounds too epic for ebberon, but i bet someone will try somethin anyways
eehamburg
10-19-07, 10:18 AM Actually, I like the "Profits" version better. Fits with something really, really stupid House Cannith does in order to get back their place as the de facto First House, like dealing with the Lords of Dust or the Inspired.
Are you sure that it would Cannith? I think that it would be a Kundarak. How they can store the Profits of Doom.... dun dun dun
OctaviusIII
10-19-07, 04:49 PM Perhaps they are profiting from the doom itself.... figuring out a way to crash the stock market and make a massive profit on it.

Or the profits are the doom. You make a killing, but in the process you will be killed!

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Pirate_CaptainCrunch 10-13-07, 02:08 AM	Ebberon needs another adventure line which is just under epic level (16th-20th level(or to 30th since the 4th addition goes to 30th)) Fighting demi-gods like Cthulhu and such it could work in Cthulhu is an abberation (related to mind flayers) or arises in the lhazaar principalities, living on Trebaz Sinara guarding all the treasure the pirate lords horded there. Maybe the PCs want the treasure or they want to slay the beast, or must find an object hidden in the hordes of gold. It could work but Cthulhu would need to be one of the toughest Hombres ever fought in D&D History (CR: 25-30) it could work
TiwazTyrsfist 10-13-07, 03:55 PM	Did you, therefore, mean Prophets (As in tellers of the future) not Profits (As in money earned in excess of initial expenses)? I shall assume you did. Grammatospelliwankery aside, Sounds good to me. I think the Post 20 is still considered Epic in 4th ed, Epic is just being included in the core book this time. I personally see the Old Ones in Eberron as being some sort of product of the Daelkyr. Sort of Improved versions of thier other minions, or the equivilant of a Siege Golem sort of thing, but abberations... Perhaps they are Demi-gods, in the same way that the Lord of Blades is, in that they Daelkyr created them, then the lesser related version started to worship them. Like, Ithilliads pray to Cthulu, so they gain spells from Cthulu, and he gains power. That sort of thing.
Pirate_CaptainCrunch 10-14-07, 02:10 AM	Thank you for correcting me My spelling isn’t that good ya know but Cthulhu could be an Ithilliad, or an Ithilliad giant thingy And gains power by people praying to him (or her, I guess) It could be like a roper, but instead of having regular gems, dragon shards But is would need ridiculous damage reduction and spell resistance
TiwazTyrsfist 10-14-07, 11:59 AM	So, Most of the Old Ones have official D20 stats out there. If you can pick up a copy of Call of Cthulu d20 cheap, I'd recommend it. My general list. Cthulu - Lord of Ithilliad Shub-Nigurath - Oozes and Gibbering Mouthers Yog-Sothoth - Beholders (Slightly modified, see below) Dagon - Sahuagin And so on. Those are the four I generally use, and Azatoth as an Over Power. On Yog-Sothoth, I tend to make him more material. Picture a central orb, with a mouth, orbited by a thousand eyes. That's my version of Yog-Sothoth for D&D usage. Each eye, like the eyes of beholders, casts a spell, but Yog-Sothoth (Whose eyes are infinite) can cast ANY SPELL in this manner.
Cifer 10-14-07, 01:05 PM	Did you, therefore, mean Prophets (As in tellers of the future) not Profits (As in money earned in excess of initial expenses)? I shall assume you did. Actually, I like the "Profits" version better. Fits with something really, really stupid House Cannith does in order to get back their place as the de facto First House, like dealing with the Lords of Dust or the Inspired.
Pirate_CaptainCrunch 10-18-07, 09:20 PM	nicee i just thought of somethin else to make house cannith mess things ups it was created to level cities in moments... bigger than giants, but still "warforged" MEGOLEM unleashed by evil wizards from MEGOLEM's eternal slumber on an extra-demensional-space prison its first target, SHARN CITY OF TOWERS!!! i think it sounds too epic for ebberon, but i bet someone will try somethin anyways
eehamburg 10-19-07, 10:18 AM	Actually, I like the "Profits" version better. Fits with something really, really stupid House Cannith does in order to get back their place as the de facto First House, like dealing with the Lords of Dust or the Inspired. Are you sure that it would Cannith? I think that it would be a Kundarak. How they can store the Profits of Doom.... dun dun dun
OctaviusIII 10-19-07, 04:49 PM	Perhaps they are profiting from the doom itself.... figuring out a way to crash the stock market and make a massive profit on it. Or the profits are the doom. You make a killing, but in the process you will be killed!