Post by beastman on May 7, 2016 19:25:38 GMT -7
While in the process of creating an adventure, it occurred to me that the background of certain creatures are unsuited for Thule. So I figured I'd start a thread where people can post their adaptations of creatures who otherwise wouldn't quite fit the setting.
I plan on using a Nothic in my game, which if you're unfamiliar with, is a very creepy one-eyed aberration which has an eye that causes necrotic damage and the ability to extract knowledge and memories from characters. Ordinarily, the Nothic is created by a curse handed down by the dark god Vecna, but as Vecna doesn't exist in Thule, it needed some tinkering.
The Thulean Nothic. The thirst for knowledge overwhelms many wizards, eager to uncover arcane lore and ascend to excellence. Some reach great heights, but deceitful wizards have more than once stolen from temples of Yog-Sothoth, and worse, attempted to coax the Opener of the Way into giving them forbidden knowledge. The price to pay for such a crime against the Great Old One is transformation into the thing called a Nothic. In this eternal form, they’re stripped of all memory of their former selves and cursed to lurk the shadows hungry for knowledge and magical items.
I plan on using a Nothic in my game, which if you're unfamiliar with, is a very creepy one-eyed aberration which has an eye that causes necrotic damage and the ability to extract knowledge and memories from characters. Ordinarily, the Nothic is created by a curse handed down by the dark god Vecna, but as Vecna doesn't exist in Thule, it needed some tinkering.
The Thulean Nothic. The thirst for knowledge overwhelms many wizards, eager to uncover arcane lore and ascend to excellence. Some reach great heights, but deceitful wizards have more than once stolen from temples of Yog-Sothoth, and worse, attempted to coax the Opener of the Way into giving them forbidden knowledge. The price to pay for such a crime against the Great Old One is transformation into the thing called a Nothic. In this eternal form, they’re stripped of all memory of their former selves and cursed to lurk the shadows hungry for knowledge and magical items.
