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names for other Outsiders
johntfs:
--- Quote from: Valarian on May 28, 2009, 08:58:26 PM ---How about some of the classical outsiders ...
The Great Tentacled One (Cthulhu)
The Crawling Chaos (Nyarlathotep)
The Great Old One (Hastur)
The Opener of the Way (Yog Sothoth)
A fitting one:
The Nameless Mist (Nyog Sothep)
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My biggest problem is that those names are just too well known and come off as cheesy and cliche. Sort of like using orcs as villains in a fantasy book or Nazis in a thriller. What you want to do (and what I tried to do) is come up with names that are disturbing and scary without overtly bringing in Lovecraft or his mythos. Read some early Clive Barker (especially Weaveworld) for more inspiration.
Otlan:
He who Smother, or, She Of The Razor Mist.
Call me Crazy, but I think Harry Might have made a Pact with an Outsider. I'm not sure how meany people have Read Turn Coat, and so i shall say no more on the subject.
johntfs:
--- Quote from: Otlan on June 10, 2009, 03:35:28 PM ---He who Smother, or, She Of The Razor Mist.
Call me Crazy, but I think Harry Might have made a Pact with an Outsider. I'm not sure how meany people have Read Turn Coat, and so i shall say no more on the subject.
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You're crazy.
Seriously, though, consider who Harry told about the pact and what their reaction was (ie, not immediately chopping Harry's head off for breaking the laws of Magic). The spirit in question is extremely powerful and possibly malevolent, but not an Outsider.
Otlan:
Why are you Stating the Obvious ??? ?
I'm just saying, it's a possibility. THINK about it, GK went toe to toe with this thing. He didn't kill it, but he gave it a good wound, same go's for GK. I don't know, this thing just SCREAMS Outsider to me...
Sebastian:
--- Quote from: Otlan on June 10, 2009, 06:30:12 PM ---Why are you Stating the Obvious ??? ?
I'm just saying, it's a possibility. THINK about it, GK went toe to toe with this thing. He didn't kill it, but he gave it a good wound, same go's for GK. I don't know, this thing just SCREAMS Outsider to me...
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(click to show/hide) If I remember correctly, Rashid merely implies he's responsible for the limp - not that he's fey so we can't take his word for gospel.
What struck me about the scene was that Ras kept off the ground, so Harry couldn't Intellectus him, seriously implying he had secrets to keep.
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