From mbsimon@artsci.wustl.eduMon Aug 14 08:49:14 1995 Date: Wed, 22 Feb 1995 19:21:12 -0600 (GMT-0600) From: Elvis Reply to: The wfrp mailing list To: wfrp@gojira.monsta.com Subject: WFRP: Chaos god Greetings, I just thought I'd throw up an idea that has been invading my dreams lately. It's a new chaos god and I've thouroughly changed some of the rules for him. As a basis I used the "Creating an Independent Demonic Power" in Slaves to Darkness. After reading about magic and chaos in the Realms of Chaos books I wondered what a "tormented" or "insane" soul would be like, then I figured with the growing power of chaos, and the absolute state of insanity that someone who dies from possession or a summoning would be strong enough by now to create a new or still awakening chaos power. (in the campaign that I started playing in a summononing required a live sacrifice, the person watched as the demon clawed its way out of their body) Rhasneth (Lord of Insanity) The Lord of Insanity is a rather striking figure. Standing around six and a half feet tall (2m) with dark features and dressed in a conservative, but wealthy, outfit. Rhasneth looks absolutely normal in all respects, and many people have mistaken him for Morr, since he sometimes has a crow on his shoulder. His only goal is in creating more insanity, and as such all of the insane are his to influence and manipulate, or try to. He will assume the race of whoever he is talking to. Rhasneth is very definatly a "behind the scenes player" communicating through dreams and his minions. He also feeds off all of the other chaos powers, since every time they act in the old world insanity is sure to spread. Now what I thought would be fun for the demons of Rhasneth, and any personal incarnation, is to change the magic weapons rule. For the lord of insanity, I believed that only those with at least one insanity point could see that the demon was a demon, otherwise they look absolutely normal. Just imagine the PC's strolling through a city and passing a demon, just strolling by and whistling. Instead of having to use magic weapons, I thought it would really be fun to make normal weapons work, but the weilder must have at least one insanity point to hit it. As far as magic goes, I would have to say illusion is Rhasneth playground. But I was also pondering the idea of a "real" illusion similar to the realm of dreams. Rhasneth, would also not be a physically powerful figure. More of a mental giant. I see his followers being varied, but scholastic.(Sorcerors, Young mages who summoned more than they could handle, Clergy who had their faith destroyed, people who witnessed summonings, etc...) Anyway, this was just a thought crossing my mind, let me know what you think. -Mark Simon