Upgrade your account to a Community Supporter account and remove most of the site ads.

Reply to thread

Message: <blockquote data-quote="G'baal" data-source="post: 426655" data-attributes="member: 7753"><p>As always, thanks Sidran.  I will take your suggestions into acount.  I like the idea that perhaps instead of lichdom that Draakos life is rather unnaturally lengthened because of Yogsathoth using him as a tool.  Then, in the end, Yogsathoth may release his grasp on Draako and sluff him off.  Great.  Now, to the Order of the Foul.  Im supposing that this would be another name for the Order of Yogsathoth which Draako had created (or should I say, Yogsathoth created).  I think that this cult will carry both names...the Order of Yogsathoth to those that know the tale of Yogsathoth and to other less enlightened people...the Order of the Foul.  It makes sense seeing that not everyone remembers Yogsathoth.  Now, today, into the Order.  Your ideas for the Order I will accept...but there are more factions and evil in the Order than many are willing to accept.  First of all, there are the Shadow Messangers whom are low level sorcerers whom go out into the world and attempt to tempt people into Yogsathoths servitude.  They are the corruptors of men.  There are also evil monsters that have willingly joined into his servitude...such as orcs.  The promise of ones desires works many ends.  The Order is composed of many beings from all walks of life...all being tainted by Yogsathoth.  There are sorcerers, clerics, wizards, bards, rogues, peasants, and fiends.  At this point in time, the Order is large but...key to the survival of the cult is secrecy.  They blend into the worlds society very well, corrupting others and attaining new followers.  Now, as to what the Order seeks...they all ultimately seek the freedom of Yogsathoth, to see him to rule.  Along the way though they are also freeing other fiends to help in the weakening and downfall of Daemonforge.  They seek to free the Arch fiend Jaalek and Sidraan.  They seek to free Jaaleks personal guards known as the Shadow Guards.  They all seek there own desires...what drives them all is greed and desire, lust of power.  Little do they know that they are no more than a set of tools for the fiends.  Ok, that done...on to the Oppostion of Yogsathoth or the Order of the Blade.  They are completed.  There is not much else to say of them save what has already been said.  They seek to rid the threat of Yogsathoths return.  Now, as for the Gate(s?) of Dusk...you know more of that then I do so...I shall agree with your ideas on that.  Next thing to be clarified is about the Staff of Pure Evil, Yogsathoths prized staff.  Basically, it is a magic item.  It looks like a black metal staff with winding runes written in gold about the staff.  The top has three clawed prongs which hold a sphere of energy in between the three prongs.  What can the staff do?  For anyone but Yogsathoth, being sentient...it will do little to help the weilder...infact, it will attempt to connect the persons will to Yogsathoths...in a sense, the person becomes dominated by Yogsathoth.  The staff is not meant for any other being.  What can it do with Yogsathoth...Yogsathoth uses his staff for everything...he uses it as a focus and a weapon.  It also holds a number of special attacks that Yogsathoth can trigger with the staffs help.  I shall tell you now of the most feared attack with the staff...perhaps it will put to light the power that the staff has in the hadns of Yogsathoth.  This power is called Waves of Darkness.  First, Yogsathoth raises the staff into the air and chants a spell which takes about ten minutes to say, after which hes slams the base of the staff to the ground.  With that a large black sphere of darkness laced with electricity (3d8 worth, DC 30) followed up by 1d10 spherical waves of negative energy (each wave deals 2d6 negative levels).  It also carries with it the effects of a desecrate, unhallow, create undead, and create greater undead spell.  The radius of the spell (remember, this spell is spherical and travels in all directions from the point it starts) is about 5 miles.  Now, before you go AHHH, remember a few things, such as the fact that to do this he needs the staff and also that it is usually a last resort...also we must remember that he is a god who cares little for others.  The negative energy also empowers undead creatures (including himself) with 2d6 * 10 temporary hit points per wave that hits them.  Ouch...so you can see, Yogsathoth is something that should be feared.  Ok, any suggestions about the staff, new fearful powers for it, its current location in Daemonforge...Im all ears.  Help me out here...we are making so much progress.</p></blockquote><p></p>

Verification