From: Roger Nolan (Roger.Nolan@Symbian.com)
Date: Thu 29 Jun 2000 - 02:47:28 EEST
I'm working on a HeroWars verson of the Cacodemon cult. I've also tried to
re-write the myths from a Cacodemon worshipers point of view. Any comments?
Especially, can anyone think of anything nasty enough for the Cacodemon's
other side?
The Cacodemon
Death Disorder Chaos.
"The old world is dying, good!"
Description/Common Knowledge
During the gods war Wakboth mustered a mighty army commanded by his
children - the demons. These mighty generals were free to make up their
fighting units by whatever means they could. One of he most powerful demons
was Cacodemon, in turn, Cacodemon's soldiers were his own children, the
Fiends and Ogres.
When Urox slew the Devil, Cacodemon was too cunning to be caught and
escaped, with his children, to continue the undoing of the world. In order
to feed his children, Cacodemon tricked other more stupid gods into creating
copies of his own children. These copies were weak and spiritless in
comparison. Cacodemon gave these humans to his children as food.
After the Devil died, Cacodemon re-grouped his mighty army and conquered
much of Genertela. His rule was a good time for the Ogres. They ruled the
humans and had much to eat.
The trolls aided by Waha eventually railed against Cacodemon and tried to
kill him but instead, just banished him to the other side.
Ogres continue to live within the society of the humans and to eat them.
Powerful Ogres can summon their larger brothers - the fiends.
Devotees of Cacodemon who have learnt the secret of summon fiend are called
Talons of Cacodemon.
Entry Requirements
None, all are welcome to follow the Cacodemon’s path and spread Chaos and
disorder throughout the world.
Physical Skills
Where training can be found, other worshippers of Cacodemon will teach
create disguise and impersonate.
Mental Skills
None taught.
Affinities
Destruction (Initiate to Cacodemon, spread dissent, direct fiend, crushing
blow)
Deception (Hide appearance, hide chaos feature, lie, conceal bolt hole,
moev silently, steal affinity D+10)
Steal affinity feat is used to participate in worship a foreign god. The
cacodemon can act as an initiate receiving one use of that god’s affinities
for each time they are worshipped. The Cacodemon initiate cannot perform the
worship alone, they must take part in an organised act of worship with some
regular worshippers. The feat does not grant knowledge of the correct
rituals and myths but, other deception feats or improvisations can be used
instead.
Secret: Summon Fiend (D+20)
A Fiend of cacodemon is a huge demon in the form of Cacodemon himself: up to
30 feet tall with a thin deformed body and huge claws at the end of wasted
arms.
Abilites of a particular fiend depend upon the skill and success of the
talon who summons the fiend. A fiend is relatively mindless and will try to
spread disorder as quickly and widely as possible. The summoning Talon
should try to control the fiend to make if do his wishes.
Worshippers
Cacodemon’s worshippers are mainly ogres but, anyone is welcome to spread
his chaos and help the undoing of the world. Only true Ogres may dedicate
themselves to Cacodemon.
Manifestations
Cacodemon is depicted either as a very powerful Ogre or as a huge demonic
monster with a withered body and claws instead of hands.
Fiend
Important skills
Large (Summoner’s skill /2, max 5w2), Resistance to magic (Summoner’s skill
/2 max 5w2), Resist Control Fiend (Summoner’s skill +10), Combat (Summoner’s
skill /2 max 10w2)
Weapons: claws (^ Summoner’s skill/5)
Level of success on summon fiend ay increase (or decrease) the skills and
the maximums.
Sumoning a fiend can be enhanced by use of simple ritual which reenacts
Cacodemon's escape from the fight between Urox and the Devil:
The following ritual items give bonuses for this ritual:
Sentient Sacrifice +1
Troll (not Trollkin) sacrifice +2
Willing human or troll sacrifice +4
Ogre sacrifice +20
Waha fetish (destroyed) +1
participant has a chaos feature +1
effigey of cacodemon
takes place at Ogre place of power +3
animal sacrifice
bronze knife shaped like a disorder rune
carving of a harmony Rune (destroyed)
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If I ever get this completed, I'd like to sed it up to the Issaries fan site
but I can't find the email address. Does anyone have it?
Cheers
rog
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