Heroes of Horror question re: Cas

[demiurge1138]

I agree that the inherent moosiness is a bit of a stumbling block - moose are docile animals for the most part, and they don't have any cultural associations with evil, cunning or spite.

I see Cas as sort of a generic version of Egypt's Set, actually; Set was immensely spiteful, and murdered Osiris to fulfill a grudge. If I were to use Cas in a game, I'd probably make him one of Set's aspects, ala Sutekh, and make him less moosy and more generically beastlike (Set had a head something like a camel and something like a donkey, IIRC, and nobody laughed at him).

I'll keep the antlers, though. Not enough D&D creatures have antlers.

Demiurge out.

 

[Mouseferatu]

I agree that the inherent moosiness is a bit of a stumbling block - moose are docile animals for the most part, and they don't have any cultural associations with evil, cunning or spite.

I see Cas as sort of a generic version of Egypt's Set, actually; Set was immensely spiteful, and murdered Osiris to fulfill a grudge. If I were to use Cas in a game, I'd probably make him one of Set's aspects, ala Sutekh, and make him less moosy and more generically beastlike (Set had a head something like a camel and something like a donkey, IIRC, and nobody laughed at him).

I'll keep the antlers, though. Not enough D&D creatures have antlers.

Demiurge out.

That's a pretty cool idea, actually. There are definitely some similarities in persona. And given C.A.'s love of all things Egyptian, I'm sure he'd approve.

 

[Alzrius]

How is it that a demigod has an avatar? D&Dg made it quite clear they can't have avatars.

 

[SidusLupus]

Personally, I like Cas.

He may have a moose head, but the picture is particularly evocative of the whole spite and revenge aspect. I didnt stumble at all over the bullwinkle reference because I didnt think of it. A feral moose head with fangs and burning eyes seems rather horrific to me. It fits perfectly with the book and I like it.

Dunno about his name but the idea is neat and I will probably do something with him in my campaign.

I do however think he should have gotten some sort of trample abilities