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<blockquote data-quote="Lancelot" data-source="post: 5009676" data-attributes="member: 30022"><p>Another vote for the cult of Zargon.</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">It's truly a cult, not a religion (unlike Vecna, Tharizdun, etc), as the venerated figure is not a deity. Even if sticking strictly with the non-deity 1e version of Vecna, he was still the "greatest of all liches". Zargon is... simply Zargon.</li> </ul><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Zargon is unique. Vecna is a lich, with a missing eye and hand. Explicta Defilus [Cult of the Reptile God] is a typical example of her "kind" [...not specified, for those who haven't played the module]. Tharizdun doesn't have a common description [...other than the featureless black shape on the block in WG4]. The Cult of the Dragon follow dracoliches. But try describing Zargon accurately in a few words. That's some Lovecraftian stuff going on right there.</li> </ul><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The Cult itself is something straight out of Robert E Howard. A dying race of masked albinos, living out a dreamline existence in a secret underground civilization. Reminds me of classic Conan or Solomon Kane stories, particularly Red Nails.</li> </ul><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">It's a cult that the players can actually fight... and destroy. This elevates it above the Cult of Tharizdun or the Cult of the Dragon for me. You can't kill Tharizdun, and you'll never wipe out every cell of the Cult of the Dragon. The Cult of the Reptile God meets this criteria, but Zargon has the added edge that "defeating" the big guy himself is only the start of your problems.</li> </ul><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Finally, Zargon himself lives at the bottom of a ten level dungeon. In room 100. In the first TSR module to feature an isometric map. And an entire campaign setting. With the exception of the Cult of the Elder Elemental Eye (and maybe the Cult of the Reptile God?), he's the oldest Cult in published TSR existence.</li> </ul><p>Go the Big Z!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lancelot, post: 5009676, member: 30022"] Another vote for the cult of Zargon. [LIST] [*]It's truly a cult, not a religion (unlike Vecna, Tharizdun, etc), as the venerated figure is not a deity. Even if sticking strictly with the non-deity 1e version of Vecna, he was still the "greatest of all liches". Zargon is... simply Zargon. [/LIST] [LIST] [*]Zargon is unique. Vecna is a lich, with a missing eye and hand. Explicta Defilus [Cult of the Reptile God] is a typical example of her "kind" [...not specified, for those who haven't played the module]. Tharizdun doesn't have a common description [...other than the featureless black shape on the block in WG4]. The Cult of the Dragon follow dracoliches. But try describing Zargon accurately in a few words. That's some Lovecraftian stuff going on right there. [/LIST] [LIST] [*]The Cult itself is something straight out of Robert E Howard. A dying race of masked albinos, living out a dreamline existence in a secret underground civilization. Reminds me of classic Conan or Solomon Kane stories, particularly Red Nails. [/LIST] [LIST] [*]It's a cult that the players can actually fight... and destroy. This elevates it above the Cult of Tharizdun or the Cult of the Dragon for me. You can't kill Tharizdun, and you'll never wipe out every cell of the Cult of the Dragon. The Cult of the Reptile God meets this criteria, but Zargon has the added edge that "defeating" the big guy himself is only the start of your problems. [/LIST] [LIST] [*]Finally, Zargon himself lives at the bottom of a ten level dungeon. In room 100. In the first TSR module to feature an isometric map. And an entire campaign setting. With the exception of the Cult of the Elder Elemental Eye (and maybe the Cult of the Reptile God?), he's the oldest Cult in published TSR existence. [/LIST] Go the Big Z! [/QUOTE]
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