(please close thread) Hastur -- What Sort of Magic?

[sukael]

Those of you familiar with, say, Call of Cthulhu d20 or the original Cthulhu Mythos stories may know of Hastur--the Great Old One who lives in lost Carcosa, and his avatar the King Yellow.

I'm working on a homebrew semi-conversion of Hastur from CoC to D&D 3.5, complete with divine ranks and full stats, and I have a question--what sort of magic should I give him? Arcane spellcaster classes? Divine? Spell-like abilities? Psionics? Any suggestions, and, more preferrably, reasoning behind them would he quite appreciated.

"We shall worship mighty Hastur
For no-one gets them running faster
When we chant 'Hastur Hastur Hastur'
And that's good enough for m-HURK!"

 

[BOZ]

you should have set this poll so that we could choose mutliple options.

 

[sukael]

D'oh! Yeah, I probably should have. Is there any easy way to edit an existing poll?

 

[Sigurd]

H's power is complicated by his great age and vast power.

Arcane : 10%
He may well have learned arcane magic on other planets in other realms he found useful and will teach.

Psionic & Hyper science : 40%
When he speaks of th old ones lovecraft makes mention of strange machines with rods and wheels. This might be a psychic amplifier. Cthuloid critters are so wierd that this is always a good option. They seem to do a lot by will. H is a BIG baddie but do not think he is just goo. Insane victems have their intellect devoured or crumbled by a force that is too large\alien to withstand -- I think H would happily devour several Ilthoid hive-mind's without blinking.

Divine : 50%
Perhaps onlyl because this is the most versatile magic in D&D. Why is he magic - because he is so magic. Don't explain just call it divine and go.

Other : Far Realms

The latest (Dragon 330) has a section on the 'Far Realm'. IMHO it is a blatent Cthulu rip off now that they have let their license with chaosium lapse. Check out the rules for this if you want another source.

Sigurd
Hope that helps.

 

[sukael]

Actually, that's just the sort of thing I was looking for I'll definitely make sure to track down a copy of that issue.

 

[BOZ]

D'oh! Yeah, I probably should have. Is there any easy way to edit an existing poll?

you can repost it, and i will close this thread. other than that, i don't think so.

 

[sukael]

Alrighty, I'll give that a try.