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Message: <blockquote data-quote="tomBitonti" data-source="post: 6359080" data-attributes="member: 13107">My take would be that in FR, it would be killed, but in most game worlds (say, Greyhawk, Eberron), the army would go up against it and be demolished.  Or, in a maelstrom of dust and rubble, champions face the creature, and it falls into a cloud of dust (along with several of the champions); when the dust clears, the creature is gone, having burrowed deep underground. Or, it was defeated, but it's carcass remained, and was sealed away, then lost to history.  Only to be reborn if its sealed vault is located and breached and its carcass is brought to life by the sacrifice of a 1000 innocents.Pathfinder has several such creatures (see below).Really, the appearance of any would be a campaign shattering event, and would be given unique circumstances per the GM.  In your campaign, the Tarrasque is an active menace, or is a creature of distant and uncertain legend, or is merely an invention of storytellers, as you see fit.Golarion has the Tarrasque as one of several Spawn of Rovagug (see <a href="http://pathfinder.wikia.com/wiki/Spawn_of_Rovagug" target="_blank">http://pathfinder.wikia.com/wiki/Spawn_of_Rovagug</a> and <a href="http://pathfinder.wikia.com/wiki/Rovagug" target="_blank">http://pathfinder.wikia.com/wiki/Rovagug</a>), with these notable examples:Ulunat, a collosal beetle, whose shed carapace lies in the Osiran capital of Sothis.  From <a href="http://pathfinder.wikia.com/wiki/Ulunat:" target="_blank">http://pathfinder.wikia.com/wiki/Ulunat:</a>"The carapace in Sothis is remarkably intact, showing no signs of being involved in a titanic battle, and has not weathered at all in the eighty-five centuries it has lain in the sun. There is a folktale in Sothis that states that the beast is not dead; its conquerors only managed to put it into a deep sleep."The Tarrasque, sealed away in a hidden cavern beneath Avistan. <a href="http://pathfinder.wikia.com/wiki/Tarrasque" target="_blank">http://pathfinder.wikia.com/wiki/Tarrasque</a>, in particular:"Of all the mighty Spawn of Rovagug, many regard the great Tarrasque as the most likely candidate for a return to life in some dark future age; obsession with the fell deeds and unstoppable might of the Tarrasque is common enough among the uneducated masses of the Inner Sea region and arrogant wizards the world over are intrigued to the point of madness by the godlike potential inherent in somehow harnessing the dread thing. A dozen attempts have been made over the last century alone to uncover the tomb of the Armageddon Engine, though most have discovered nothing or resulted in the searchers meeting unfortunate ends."Volnagur, a winged beast.Xotani (the Firebleeder), having a grave in the Garundi kingdom of Katapesh, <a href="http://pathfinder.wikia.com/wiki/Xotani:" target="_blank">http://pathfinder.wikia.com/wiki/Xotani:</a>"Xotani the Firebleeder was a destructive Spawn of Rovagug who laid waste to large parts of northern Garund before finally being defeated in 2104 AR in the Brazen Peaks of Katapesh.[1]"Chemnosit (the Monarch Worm).Such excellent names!Thx!TomB</blockquote>

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