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Hey everyone! Since it's come up a couple of times, I figured we could start the fun! This house would be mostly based on those things strange even in the world of Nogosaua. Be they from another reality or simply just another world, they are things hard to be prepared for. The abilities those beings in this house will most likely be strange and fun as well. While I know we can't use many of the things listed below I figure they would be good for ideas.
Before I get into these I wanna speculate on the Trinary Archtype for this house. One of the elements I believe would fit is Devotion acting as a kind Essence for this house as most things I will talk about are exceedingly loyal to some being or other. Another possible one could be Favor having gotten this from those they serve, such as causing fear among the mortals being a fuel or taking humans back as offerings to shrines or leaders thus gaining favor. The main difference being Devotion is shown and Favor must be given. You may be extremely devoted but not gain any favor. Any ideas for the third one?
Cthulhu Mythos Based -
Space Based
Before I get into these I wanna speculate on the Trinary Archtype for this house. One of the elements I believe would fit is Devotion acting as a kind Essence for this house as most things I will talk about are exceedingly loyal to some being or other. Another possible one could be Favor having gotten this from those they serve, such as causing fear among the mortals being a fuel or taking humans back as offerings to shrines or leaders thus gaining favor. The main difference being Devotion is shown and Favor must be given. You may be extremely devoted but not gain any favor. Any ideas for the third one?
Cthulhu Mythos Based -
- Cthonian - The first one I thought of is similar to the Mind Flayers of DND. These would probably work more as a spell caster class that refills it's mana by feeding on the heads of their enemies. This could however use the Lesser Star Spawns as a faster more physically based class. They could have camouflage capabilities as they are said to be very much like octopi in many regards. Another ability could be some small shape shifting allowing for them to dodge attacks better than most or reintegrate faster. This could also allow them to take the forms of those they fight.
- Gaunts - The Night Gaunts would make for a very fast and stealthy class, moving silently through the air to capture foes, dropping them from high up to deal damage. They are also known to appear gargoyle like which could be used in game as a way to hide in plain sight. Sit atop a mausoleum and wait for some unsuspecting enemy to walk by then strike.
- Gugs - being as big as they are would make for fine tanks. Large furred beast with four front paws for swiping would allow for them to grab multiple enemies and smash them together for damage or tear one poor soul limb from limb in one smooth motion. The vertical mouth, reputed to be quite large, could be a finisher swallowing a target whole. Weighing at two tons would provide for a lot of mass to throw around
- Yith - The Yith could be interesting as a class that never knows what it'll be when a map starts. You're conscious being sent back into a random body as you enter. Another possibility could be you choose who to posses as the level progresses, jumping from host to host as you need. They could gain abilities based on what they posses, have abilities that they bring with them, or get half of the classes they posses while keeping some of their own.
Space Based
- Xenomorph - Of course one of the first species that comes to mind for me is the Xenomorph. While I know that we couldn't have them specifically in the game I felt that something like them could be fun. Interplanetary killers that spread around trying to consume worlds but for an Old One playing their grand game rather than just an a hive. Although having them be just a free agent that actually can't or isn't really manipulate-able for the game could be interesting as well. Taking living beings back to the Queen would be an example of gaining favor.
- Yuuzhan Vong - Another one I thought of with the help of Cpt.Cutthroat in the familiars thread was the Yuuzhan Vong from the Star Wars Expanded Universe. They use weapons, armor, clothing even tools and ships that are all individual living organisms. Each piece of armor would connect to the Yuuzhan Vong warrior in much the same way a parasite would. Even their prosthetic replacements would be creatures that fed off the old wound while protecting the host. They also served their gods by trying to maintain a constant state of pain. These would make for a fun kinda tanky class as damage could equal to devotion, and taking so much damage they lose limbs could gain Favor.
- Symbiotes - The symbiotes from Venom are another one to consider. They could implant themselves on any of the beings from this realm making them extremely diverse. You could have a class of symbiote that's based on speed but attached to a giant creating a slightly weaker but faster giant. You could also jump from host to host for more options as the situation requires. These would have a low cap for Favor but a high Devotion either to the symbiotes as a whole or to an aspect. One ability could be to leave a host to hide somewhere until a better one walks by unsuspecting.
- Space Versions - An extra-planetary version of a race from this world is one possibility that can't be over looked. In this instance the Dark Eldar of Warhammer 40K come to mind. Space elves traveling from world to world showing their devotion by killing and taking those from the worlds they find as offerings to their chaos god, leaders or just for entertainment. There could also be a species of vampires out there that come from another world or even the void itself. Maybe even a planet of beings completely immune to magic or essence based attacks.