Slavelords of Cydonia

[Wulf Ratbane]

And of course these weapons will go all to pieces when they go from plane to plane..yes control is good.

Personally, I'm kind of fond of, "The power packs harness their energy from mouldstone and could eventually make you grow an extra penis in the middle of your forehead..." You know, the kind of good old-fashioned mutations you used to get from Games Workshop's Realms of Chaos books.

intriguing....I thought they were nono..oh well good for you and me and bad for my PC's!!!

No, they are quite yesyes, and are in fact the inspiration for the name "Lethid."

Aboleth

Rgleth

Nihileth

Shibboleth

Mohldaleth

... and so on, including perhaps some familiar creatures who did NOT make it into the SRD.

Ya with me?

Wulf

 

[Leopold]

Personally, I'm kind of fond of, "The power packs harness their energy from mouldstone and could eventually make you grow an extra penis in the middle of your forehead..." You know, the kind of good old-fashioned mutations you used to get from Games Workshop's Realms of Chaos books.

blood for the blood god?

No, they are quite yesyes, and are in fact the inspiration for the name "Lethid."

Aboleth

Rgleth

Nihileth

Shibboleth

Mohldaleth

... and so on, including perhaps some familiar creatures who did NOT make it into the SRD.

Ya with me?

Wulf

I seeeeeeeeeeee now I hate you for not giving me more info! Well at least you sold yourself a copy of GT in preperation for this!

 

[Wulf Ratbane]

blood for the blood god?

To be fair, my example was obviously far more likely a Slaanesh thing.

I seeeeeeeeeeee now I hate you for not giving me more info! Well at least you sold yourself a copy of GT in preperation for this!

If you have questions, ask. That's what I am here for.


Wulf

 

[Leopold]

To be fair, my example was obviously far more likely a Slaanesh thing.

mmmm gods of chaos!

If you have questions, ask. That's what I am here for.


Wulf

What can you tell me of the other 'leth monsters? What are they? What are they doing? Who are they? What are they about? How do they relate to the story at hand?

Who are the 'good' guys? Who are the 'bad' guys?

 

[therebedragons]

What can you tell me of the other 'leth monsters? What are they? What are they doing? Who are they? What are they about? How do they relate to the story at hand?

I guess I'll jump in again, as Wulf is a very busy man, trying to get Slavelords out and all.

Those 'leth monsters, the lethid, are evil cthuloid-esque denizens of the dark and cold. Their essence is pure evil, a legacy of their extraplanar origins. Their motives are alien and unfathomable. Their methods are brutal and insidious. Most lethid are parasitic, latching onto or burrowing into their hosts, which range from intelligent creatures for the powerful and brilliant nihileth to base animals for the cunning but none-too-bright rgleth. On top of that, the lethid are powerful psionicists, capable not only of reading your mind but also of blasting you into submission.

There's a lot more background and juicy detail -- both flava and crunch -- in the book. Maybe you can convince Wulf to post a PDF preview?

]Who are the 'good' guys? Who are the 'bad' guys?

In short: the good guys are the PCs, the bad guys are everyone else. The long answer is somewhat more complicated. Let's just say for now that the adventures in Slavelords put the PCs in some "morally challenging" situations and could be said to make use of the cliches "the enemy of my enemy is my friend", "war makes strange bedfellows", and "desperate times call for desperate measures". (And for the record: even though I use cliches here, we steer well clear of them in the book itself -- we tried very hard to make the content fresh, interested, and a little unexpected.)

That said, the book is filled with a multiplicity of colorful characters -- some good, some bad -- and, like Wulf said, literally dozens of adventures that the GM can pick and choose from to challenge the PCs.

I hope that helps a bit. I'll try to keep tabs on this thread if people want to keep asking questions.

Cheers.