Other human cults have subsequently appeared and taken root, sometimes found among certain Indigenous societies (commonly outcast groups) or within so-called civilized societies. Its very essence is the soil, the plant, and mold. TYPICAL PHYSICAL MANIFESTATION: GLAAKI STR 200 Glaaki, the inhabitant of the lake Sanity Loss: 1D3/1D20 Sanity points. 141 CHAPTER 2 m a l Encounters Nyarlathotep, the Crawling Chaos, is said to possess one thousand forms, each acting independently of the others, yet directed and combined through a single will. The Old One then manifests in the light and, in an almost slow-motion fashion, descending down toward the summoner, who must quickly petition the entity or be touched and rapidly aged until they are nothing but dust. It is among the serpent people where this Old Ones worship is most formalized and organized. TYPICAL PHYSICAL MANIFESTATION: YIG STR 150 CON 600 SIZ 100* DEX 90 *Yig may take the form of an enormous reptilian dragon-like creature of SIZ 200; adjust this profiles hit points, build, and damage bonus accordingly. Posted by Thibault Meyer on 15th Jun 2020. For those who not accept the Oath, the likely outcome is death (once App reaches zero, reduce CON by 1D10 points per day, with death at zero CON). Victims may attempt to escape with STR or DEX roll at Extreme difficulty. Perhaps, the most significant cult surviving is the Cult of Chuma, which has a handful of loosely connected groups operating in Africa and the Near East and allegedly originating in the sub-Sahara region. Forbidden texts (be they the written word, audio recordings, images, or videos) figure largely among such cults, which use these to tempt others and determine their willingness to embrace criminal behavior. Indeed, like certain avatars in this book, such powers may differ between different forms of a specific entity. The Lady of the Woods Thus, most consider the Lady of the Woods to be a herald of the Old Ones and a teacher preparing humanity by instigating lawless and immoral behavior. Contains plenty of monsters with detailed descriptions and amazing artwork. The cults memberships wail and shriek during ceremonies, and do the same when engaged in combat, which would seem to be an emulation of their god. Cult The ancient Cult of Sebek believed their god to be a source of infinite life and pathway to immortality. Some may glimpse more of the truth, and such individuals may be potential cultists or seek to utilize their knowledge for personal gain; thus, Nyarlathotep may make an entrance in human guise to tutor or mislead these individuals, perhaps emboldening them or diverting their attention to other matters more in line with Nyarlathoteps own agenda (usually sowing the seeds of chaos rather than outright destruction). AboutPressCopyrightContact. The Call of Cthulhu Malleus Monstrorum on Roll20 includes: A combined Compendium with all book assets, including rules pages for presenting the mythos and monsters from both volumes. Allegedly, the Ylidheem (see Cold One) have an association with Rlim Shaikorth. While some human cults do exist, these tend to be small affairs. When repeated use triggers the loss of all CON points, the drinker dies and rises again as an undead servant of Cymaeghi or becomes a motionless devotee, forced to sit before the god for eternity. While most do not worship the entity, many may make token gestures to appease the Coming Storm by hanging votive offerings from windows and doorways, hoping to keep such evil spirits at bay. With ribbed wings rising from a grotesque and corpulent mass, it looked vaguely toad-like yet it possessed no arms, only two leglike appendages, which both ended in large feet equipped with fearsome talons. Fundamental truths of the cosmos herein lie, to be used to support and inspire countless adventures by bringing Cthulhu, Hastur, Azathoth, and many others to your games. Elemental damage (fire, water, Armor Specifies whether the entity possesses armor and its value; other immunities or vulnerabilities may be stated. While no can be certain as to whether these awful diseases were motivated and mutated by Hastalk, such things are a cause for concern and remind us of the fragility of life made more so by the unfathomable workings of cosmic entities. Anyone got a link for the malleus monstrorum for 7e? Such individuals are permanently insane and are driven to seek out a community of gof nn hupadgh or else live in solitude in the wilderness. Toxic gases and noxious fumes from its acid-like sweat may cause humans to become nauseous and the ambient temperature to rise. Partial transformation might see a hand become a pile of twisting tentacles or claw-like, while full transformation sees the victim secrete a jelly-like substance that then hardens into a shell or chrysalis; in time, this shell cracks open to reveal the victim has metamorphized into a full monstrosity (which may be of the Keepers design or be akin to a ghoul, star vampire, ghast, and so on). Perhaps, like the Elder Ones, this Outer Gods form is not necessarily designed by the entitys mind, but rather is composed from the collective subconscious of humans. Drawn closer, such folk enter the mist surrounding the god, which further seeks to compel them to accept death by causing visions of numerous potential deaths to be seen in the minds eye. Once possession is complete, Ygolonac may remain in the host as long as it desires (but no longer than 3D10+10 hours), although the death of the hosts body (zero hit points) and certain spells can force the Old One to depart. Fighting 80% (40/16), damage 1D6+1D6 Clutch (mnvr) 80% (40/16), damage 1D4+1 (see above) Fighting Tendril pull (mnvr) Bite Armor None. The Keeper should determine the length of time over which such dream-sending occurs (usually 1D20 days) and how this may manifest in the persons life. It possesses no face, just a void of darkness wherein one may spy the infinity of the cosmos. Ancient secrets, whispered lore, and collected facts concerning the alien and otherworldly horrors of the Cthulhu Mythos. Otherwise, encounters with gangs of malevolent and nihilistic children may uncover the work of Eihort, as would the operations of adult cults working to expand the deitys influence by promoting the wonders of Eihorts Bargain and thereby infecting others with the gods brood. A place for discussing happenings regarding thetrove.is Alternatives can be found in the second sticky thread. Otherwise, why would an Elder God devote such attention to Earth? - N NCTOSA & NCTOLHU Cult (Lesser Old Ones) Other than those within the Cult of Cthulhu, there appears to be little to no human-centered cults associated with Nctosa or Nctolhu. Those seeking assistance would be better served traveling to the Dreamlands and speaking to one of the gods priests. Andrew Logan Montgomery,Exploring the Otherworlds of Fiction, Magic, and Gaming. AVATARS Both Great Old Ones and Outer Gods may produce avatars, which might be considered portions of their greater self, distilled into distinct and self-aware manifestations. Through such encounters, Lilith may impart information, request action, or strike fear (with associated Sanity costs). beings may attach themselves to (or be entwined with) the unconscious minds of other alien races. Believed to be a male aspect of Shub-Niggurath, the Great God Pan is likened to the wild and untamed forces of fertility and life. Base emotions flare and cruel rage is the likely result. There remains the possibility of certain Mythos races, such as the Great Race of Yith and the elder things, possessing an awareness of Pharol. Certainly, if reports are to be believed, the entity has remained on Cykranosh far longer than any other planet, which may be due to the indigenous humanoid-like people of Saturn worshipping Hziulquoigmnzhah as a god. Hypnotic Gaze: a human looking into the eyes of Byatis is compelled to approach the alien deity should they fail an Extreme POW roll. (This writer shall not attempt to set down the correct pronunciation here, lest readers call out and untold trouble ensues.) Illusions: bestows the ability to fashion temporary illusions in the cultists immediate vicinity. But, they were not clouds I realized as they coalesced and took form, the air seeming to harden and take awful fleshy shape. When Phoenician traders stopped . Prior to its disappearance, Mu would have been considered the center of all human cults of Ghatanothoa, with the priests there performing regular devotional rites and a spectacular number of human sacrifices. TYPICAL PHYSICAL MANIFESTATION: SAAITII STR 225 Cult While no overarching organized human cult exists, it would be true to say that there are some groups and communities that venerate the hog god Saaitii. One may often find the veneer of pagan rites (fertility, lunar, and so on) offered by way of entry into a cult, with deeper secrets coming only after a series of initiations designed to test the resolve and faith of the initiate. Malleus Monstrorum: Cthulhu Mythos Bestiary Volume I: Monsters of the Mythos 9781568823348 That is not dead which can eternal lie, And with strange aeons even death may die Here, shall you know the terrors of 4,845 1,104 14MB English Pages 215 [218] Year 2020 Report DMCA / Copyright DOWNLOAD PDF FILE Table of contents : Front Cover Title Page The entity may be summoned or visit the planet of its own accord. 63 CHAPTER 2 m a l Cult Cxaxukluth makes regular visits to Yuggoth, much to the chagrin of the mi-go, who apparently take steps to vacate that planet during such times. In addition, it speaks of Yog-Sothoth as siring the Old One, although other texts report the Unspeakable Ones hatred for Yog-Sothoth and the other Outer Gods, which amplifies another strand of thinking concerning the entity: that it exists to first corrupt and then destroy the cosmic order. Certainly, significant portions of the Revelations of Glaaki are concerned with the worship and hideous rites of Ygolonac, and, as that tome is (or was) allegedly created by the hands of Glaakis worshippers, some reason must be assumed to exist for Glaaki to favor Ygolonac. While some see Cythulos as a semi-manifestation of Azathoth: the cosmic principle of death made manifest. Some state this entity is a vessel for Cthugha, while others speak of it as the Great Old Ones child that may one day evolve into an Old One in its own right. Those who encounter it are liable to be eaten, so visitations have not, in the main, resulted in any sort of following. bullets) inflict minimum damage. But, such performances have tended to end in disaster, with audiences walking out, or tragedy, with audience members losing their wits and being driven to acts Hell Hole: from around half a mile (0.8 km) below the grounds surface the Old One may send forth its tentacles of crushing teeth to form a hole in the earth. Consume Life Force: Sebek may drain 1D10 magic points from a human within 20 yards/meters. In the Roman world, Cybele became the Magna Mater (Great Mother), whose cult spread throughout the known world. When the growth is complete, in a night or two, the spine drops off, leaving a livid wound that does not bleed and from which emanates a network of red lines. Atlach-Nacha Other names: the Spider God, the Great Spinner, the Weaver. Your other teammates should focus on dealing with the hordes coming at you, as trust us, there will be hordes.For a feat build, were looking to get as many benefits and bonuses from Warp Charges and Brain Bursts as possible. Indeed, the Servants of the Crawler appear to agree, saying that their role is to prepare for their lord who shall rend the earth and sky to make a passage through which its family can travel to this world. Considered to be a minor Old One, Nyogtha may not yet be fully mature and its powers yet to completely manifest, which may explain its ability to partially or temporarily transport itself to Earth while seemingly unable to leave its cave in Yoth (forgotten Elder Wards may play a role too, but that remains speculative). Look not upon its eye lest you spy the darkness behind and within. The priesthood 186 DEITIES OF THE MYTHOS crackle of static, as well as a distinctly alien coldness emitted by the entity. Each round the victim is held causes 1D6 damage and the loss of 10 CON, and when all CON has been absorbed, the victim is fully melded with Zhar/Lloigor. CON 500 SIZ 160 DEX 100 Hit Points: 66 Damage Bonus (DB): +4D6 Build: 5 Move: 10 / 30 flying Combat Attacks per round: 1 (tentacle strike or devour brain) Attacks by striking out with its many razor-tipped tentacles or may attempt to grab a target and then use its tentacles to punch holes in the victims skull, allowing it to suck out and devour the brain. Some claim that Nyarlathotep is the will of the gods realized in physical form, hence the entitys many forms mirroring the differing wills of the varied pantheon of Outer Gods, each compressed into matter and presenting sometimes different agendas, yet bound together in their desire for supremacy: a living embodiment of their thoughts and desires. This often wicked and evil cult tends to draws its members from the young, preaching that only in perfection can one find enlightenment. its nosetentacle, or a bite on any given round. Hit Points: 45 Damage Bonus (DB): +3D6 (+4D6*) Build: 5 (6*) Move: 14 *SIZ 125 in monstrous lizard form, granting increased DB and build. Often the ambitions of the serpent folk are grand and outstrip the work of human cults, as the serpent people possess deeper knowledge and effectively have far more time to concoct their schemes; thus, such plans may be epic and world-altering. It dwells beyond normal space-time at the center of all things, where its amorphous body, said to be larger than a star, writhes unceasingly to the monotonous piping of harsh flutes and the beating of vile drums played by a coterie of lesser gods and others who dance mindlessly around this entity. Old legends tell of mighty storms sent by the gods to punish the weak and those who have turned away from their faith. Those with the correct but hard to find lore may be able to create an enchanted pentagram in which to hold Bugg-Shashthis being the only known way to deal with the entity safely and the method most likely to succeed in obtaining secret knowledge or magical power (see Call Bugg-Shash and Enjoin Pnakotic Pentagram in the Grand Grimoire of Cthulhu Mythos Magic). Such terrors continue until either the representation of Groth-Golka is destroyed or the person affected receives five consecutive days of psychoanalysis. There was no head, just the bloated bulk that once was Humphries, expanded and filled with the majesty of Ygolonac! Perhaps alone of all the deities, Nyarlathotep is the one who appears to own distinct personalities, each builds upon a foundation of chaos and exemplifying in varying degrees the personification of destruction. Some may be driven to craft unusual musical instruments while others feverishly isolate themselves to capture the sounds in musical notation, and so on. Armor None. Other names: Go-Nup-Sis, Horror of the North, NoPhren-Ka. In striving to banish or imprison the Old Ones, we humans may think them as allied or affectionate toward humanity, but can we believe these Elder Gods would look upon us any differently to the Old Ones? Swallow: if swallowed, a victim has but one chance of escape if they can successfully leap out of the Old Ones mouth on their next action ( Jump or Hard DEX roll). Play with the newest version! bullets). Betwixt the two upper limbs is a giant, rubbery maw instead of a head. Immune to mundane weapons (incl. Despite the fear generated by wizards regarding Mguleloc, this magical bug bear may simply be an opportunistic creature, rather than a significant being at all. Sharing is for commies. While the reasons for Atlach-Nachas spinning are unknown to us, some conjecture that the act of pulling dimensions together and holding them in place is in some way a counter to the forces of the entity known as Yog-Sothoth. Volume I contains descriptions and illustrations of all the published monsters. Pseudopods may be targeted and will be severed if suffering 6 damage, although the entity simply regrows new ones on the following round. For those within this zone, a penalty die may apply to certain actions at the Keepers discretion. The letter Y is pronounced as it is in yore. OI is pronounced as in noise. 252 Entity Pronunciation Abhoth AB-hauth Aforgomon a-FOER-goe-mon Ahtu AL-Mo-zz Aphoom-Zhah AH-foom ZHAH Arwassa ahr-WAH-sah Atlach-Nacha AT-lach NACH-ah Azathoth AZ-ah-thoth BMoth BEE-moth Baoht Zuqqa-Mogg BOT ZOO-kah-mog Bast BAST Bugg-Shash BUG SH-ASH Byatis BEE-yat-is Chaugnar Faugn SHOG-ner FAHN Chorazin CHOR-ah-zin Cthugha kuh-THOOG-hah Cthulhu kuh-THOO-loo Cthylla kuh-THILL-a Cxaxukluth AX-uh-klut Cyegha sigh-AE-guh Cymaeghi sigh-MAY-gli Cythulos sigh-thu-LOS PRONUNCIATION GUIDE OF MYTHOS NAMES Entity Pronunciation Entity Pronunciation Dagon & Hydra DAE-gon & HIGH-druh Qyth-az Quee-et-az Daoloth DAE-oe-loth Quachil Uttaus KWAH-chil oo-TOSS Eihort IGH-hort Rhan-Tegoth ran-TEE-goth Fthaggua fuh-THAG-wah Rlim Shaikorth rlim SHAE-koerth Ghatanothoa gah-tahn-oe-THOE-ah Saaitii Sa-EYY-TEE Ghizguth GIZ-gooth Sebek SEB-bek Ghroth Gg-ROTH Shub-Niggurath shub-NEE-ger-ARTH Glaaki GLA-AK-ee Shudde Mell shood-ih-MEL Gnophkehs nauf-KAEZ Tawil atUmr ta-WIHL at-OOM-er Gol-goroth GOL-goe-roth Trunembra TROO-nem-brah Groth-golka groth-GOEL-kah Tsathoggua zah-THOG-wah Hastalk has-TAHL-ik Tulzscha TULZ-SHA Hastur has-TOOR Ubbo-Sathla OO-boe SAT-lah Hziulquoigmnzhah ZOO-lih-kwoy-MOEZ-ha Utulls-Hrher OO-tuls-HE-RER Idh-yaa ID-yah Vorvadoss VOER-va-does Iod IGH-od Vulthoom vuhl-THOOM Ithaqua ITH-uh-kwah Xada-Hgla ZAE-dah-GLAE Kassogtha kas-SOG-thah Ygolonac ee-GOE-laun-ahk Kruschtya Equation ROOSH-tih-YAH Yegg-ha yeg-HA Lilith lil-LEETH Yibb-Tstll yib-TIS-tuhl Mguleloc Mm-GUL-i-LOCH Yidhra YID-rah Madam Yi Madam Yee Yig YIG Mhithrha meeh-ITH-uh-RAH Yog-Sothoth YAHG-sau-thoth Mordiggian mor-DIJ-ih-an Yolanda Yo-land-RAH Nctosa & Nctolhu en-TOW-sah & en-CHOL-hoo Ythogtha yih-THOG-thah Nodens NOE-denz Yumengtis You-meng-TIS Nug & Yeb NOOG & YEHB Zathog ZATH-ahg Nyarlathotep NIGH-ar-LAT-hoe-tep Zhar & Lloigor ZAR & LOI-gore Nyogtha nee-OG-thah Zoth Syra & Yoth Kala ZOTH SEE-rah & YOTH-Kal-a Ossadagowah oe-sah-DAH-gwah Zoth-Ommog ZOTH-oe-mogg Pharol FAR-el Zu-che-quon ZOO-shae-kwan 253 M o n s t e r M a s t e r Powers Name s h e e t Damage Bonus Attack Description SAN Loss STR CON SIZ DEX INT POW MOV Build Skills Hit Points Powers SAN Loss Hit Points MOV Build ) ) ) ) ) Spells Attack DEX INT POW / / / / / Damage Bonus Description STR CON SIZ %( %( %( %( %( Damage Armor Magic Points Name Skill Skills Skill %( %( %( %( %( Armor Magic Points Spells copyright 2020 Chaosium Inc. One may feel a sense of wonder and revulsion at the sight of the avatar, and of ancient things best left in the earth. Despite calls for Kruschtya to share the material he had found, he grew more secretive and refused, stating that he alone should be the one to produce the solution.