D&D 3E/3.5 seeking old thread: illithids as far-future aboleths

[Joshua Randall]

Hail, old timers. I'm seeking an old thread and my search skills are have utterly failed me.

The premise was, "What if illithids (mind flayers) are far-future aboleths?" Many time travel shenanigans ensued; a good time was had by all.

I believe, but am not positive, that the thread starter was mouseferatu (Ari Marmell) but his account doesn't seem to exist anymore, so I can't search it up that way.

 

[Morrus]

Dunno about the thread, but Ari's account is just fine:

Mouseferatu

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[Joshua Randall]

Oh wow. He doesn't show up at all in the Advanced Search console for some reason. Thanks, Morrus!

 

[Iry]

Inspired by Lords of Madness (Updated with 65% more ideas, and 74% more confusion)!

I've been slowly reading through this book. ("Slow" not because it's not grabbing--it very much is--but because I'm working it in around my writing.) And I just read the section in the aboleth entry about their attitudes toward mind flayers. (If you want to keep yourself in suspense about a...

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[Joshua Randall]

Yesssssss! Thank you @Iry