Vote Up A Villain V: Epic! [Voting Closed, Villain Complete!]

[Lord Mancow]

CR 30!

My friend reckons that D&D is breakable at level 8. I hope to throw this guy at him and prove him wrong.:smallamused:
(He means breakable as in there are no challenges because of spells)

[puppyavenger]

CR 30!

My friend reckons that D&D is breakable at level 8. I hope to throw this guy at him and prove him wrong.:smallamused:
(He means breakable as in there are no challenges because of spells)

the constructs a artificer.....that means he's just one of the broken ones.

[afroakuma]

CR 30!

My friend reckons that D&D is breakable at level 8. I hope to throw this guy at him and prove him wrong.:smallamused:
(He means breakable as in there are no challenges because of spells)

Oh, I'm certain this guy will break your friend's brokenness. Unless he's planning Pun-Pun or suchlike.

[Alteran]

I'll vote for a CR of 21.

[Reath]

Oh my.

I just realize.

I started a bandwagon!

[afroakuma]

Technically, I started it, what with the "Epic" and the neon red "High CR" bit.

[Juhn]

He hires lawns to do his dirty work? Is he a god of gardening?

He sounds like a really down-to-earth kinda guy. Y'know, a real sodding fellow. The kind of guy that just...grows on you. You'd better respect his turf, though, or else he might go green with envy. Then he'll start to sow the seeds of discontent, and you may well find a blade in your back before long...But, you know, as long as you don't go digging around where you shouldn't, he's probably a pretty decent fellow.

Eh, not my best work.

This loses almost all of it's funny if it's bolded.

[Limos]

You know we might as well just move along to Alignment. It seems pretty much a foregone conclusion that it's going to be CR 30.

[afroakuma]

I sense impatience.

However, due to stupid extenuating circumastances IRL, I will do the turnover early. 24 minutes for final voting.

[starwoof]

I dunno there's still a good chance 24 could come from behind.

/cough.

[Reath]

Shh!

Don't take away my hopes and dreams of bandwagon beginning!

[afroakuma]

Alright, the turnover has happened early since I won't be up late enough to do the normal one. The winner by miles was CR 30.

Now, you may start voting for this sinister structure's Alignment!

[puppyavenger]

Lawful neutral because really.

[afroakuma]

I already did a CR 25 Inevitable, just so you know.

[Reath]

Lawful Evil.

[thegurullamen]

Lawful neutral because really.

Ditto








Now to leave a large white space so people will think there is something written here. Bwahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!

Yep.....ditto. (Word count.)

[Owrtho]

Choatic Good, cuz I can't think of anything else at the moment.

Owrtho

[Zeta Kai]

Well, Afro's done all the Evils, as well as CN, so I vote Neutral Good!
See, I don't have to always make logical sense.

[Heliomance]

Lawful Good! I will vote that in every contest until it goes through!

[Magnor Criol]

This loses almost all of it's funny if it's bolded.

Not if you imagine it as some sort of uber-cheesy, B-rated comedian in a bad plaid suit talking at some seedy dive. Imagine a nice, big, pleading grin accompanying each pun. :D

Also, puns never lose their funny. (Unless you have to explain them...)

My vote's for Lawful Neutral, too. Not an Inevitable, just LN; he is geometric, after all.

[Juhn]

Also, puns never lose their funny. (Unless you have to explain them...)

I took the bold as explaining them. Part of the fun of punning is catching them.

Also, early turnover. I vote Neutral Good, since I can see no way of managing it but I know afro will pull it off somehow.

[afroakuma]

Already have the answer, if it's needed.

[Juhn]

Nah, I know you'll pull it off if NG gets in. I'm mostly curious as to see how. Or to see an NG villain at all, actually. LG can be Knights Templar, and CG can be anarchists, but NG...? I got nothing. And that's why it intrigues me so.

[starwoof]

I don't know what alignment to vote for. Chaotic Neutral, I guess. Who wants a lawful geometric artificer?:smallbiggrin:

[Pronounceable]

NG here. Let's see one of those for a villain.

[blackspeeker]

I'll help the Neutral good crowd out by jumping on their bandwagon.

[Heliomance]

Hey, if we manage to swing a Good alignment for this thing, we totally have to vote either malevolence or punch clock villainy for motivation. Preferably malevolence.

[Juhn]

I plan to vote for Spite regardless of the outcome.

[afroakuma]

Hey, if we manage to swing a Good alignment for this thing, we totally have to vote either malevolence or punch clock villainy for motivation. Preferably malevolence.

Oh dear. I didn't think of that. That would actually be optimal.

[starwoof]

I plan to vote for Spite regardless of the outcome.

I'm voting for spite until it wins.:smallbiggrin:

[LordZarth]

/jumps on the bandwagon

Lawful Good!






no, there's nothing here.

at all.

[Shadow_Elf]

To be merciful (for once...)
Lawful Neutral!

[Raroy]

Lawful Neutral seems to fit.

[Mewtarthio]

Lawful anything is way too common for Constructs. I'm voting for Chaotic Good, because I want to see a Good villain and NG would just be way too cruel. This isn't the "Don't Vote Up a Monster" contest where you try to force the foolish OP to deal with the most ridiculous restrictions imaginable.

NB It'd actually be pretty easy to make a NG villain with punch-clock villainy motivation. The entire point of that motivation is that the villain isn't necessarily evil; he's just doing his job. Heck, a Construct makes it even easier: He could just be programmed to do evil things, but try to subvert his orders wherever possible.

[Reath]

Think I'm gunna change from chaotic evil to Lawful Neutral.

[Zeta Kai]

To be merciful (for once...)
Lawful Neutral!

So, what's merciful about LN?


It'd actually be pretty easy to make a NG villain with punch-clock villainy motivation. The entire point of that motivation is that the villain isn't necessarily evil; he's just doing his job. Heck, a Construct makes it even easier: He could just be programmed to do evil things, but try to subvert his orders wherever possible.

I really like this idea. I wanna see this win, now.

[Limos]

Neutral Good!

Or as I class it, the Basically a nice person alignment.

It's perfect for Punch Clock Villainy as a motivation.

[Blue Ghost]

I'm going to vote neutral good. I had always wanted to see what a neutral good villain would look like, as it's the only alignment I've never seen a real villain for.

[Limos]

I'm going to vote neutral good. I had always wanted to see what a neutral good villain would look like, as it's the only alignment I've never seen a real villain for.

It's pretty easy to come up with a villainous motivation for most of the other alignments.

LG - Misguided Idealist
CG - Overenthusiastic Rebel
LN - PCs have been framed
LE - You dare defy the Empire!?
NE - The A-hole alignment (Stupid profanity filter)
CE - They like to kill things.

I only have trouble thinking of motivations for CN, True Neutral and NG.

[UnChosenOne]

Neutral Good.

[HoundDog]

I only have trouble thinking of motivations for CN, True Neutral and NG.

I've always considered CN to be the true alignment of sociopathic villains (and, come to think of it, PCs). See Carcer from Terry Pratchett's Night Watch (any other villain that doesn't know right from wrong I consider CN). Can't think of motivations for N and NG though.

Oh and I vote LG

[Limos]

I've always considered CN to be the true alignment of sociopathic villains (and, come to think of it, PCs). See Carcer from Terry Pratchett's Night Watch (any other villain that doesn't know right from wrong I consider CN). Can't think of motivations for N and NG though.

Oh and I vote LG

I've always classed PCs as being Neutral Evil. They only break the rules when they think they won't get caught. They always work within the laws for their own benifit. Though a Rules Lawyer is definately Lawful Evil, and that one guy who just wants to burn the orphanage is Chaotic Evil.

I haven't met anyone who is genuinely Lawful Good.

[HoundDog]

I've always classed PCs as being Neutral Evil.

I just meant sociopathic PCs...

[Mercenary Pen]

Lawful Neutral

"the law states that all humanoids must be in at least 24 pieces, do not try to resist."

[DracoDei]

I am in a Neutral Evil sort of mood.

[Eloel]

True Neutral, what kind of a villain could it be?

[afroakuma]

That's right, folks. Play riiight into my hands.

The best thing about this one is that I came up with a modal concept. I can accomodate any alignment on this one and still keep the basics identical.

[Lord Mancow]

Lets go with Neutral Good.

Does a LG villain basically equal pre-fall Miko?

[vegetalss4]

i vote for neutral good

[insecure]

Here's a vote for for Chaoic Good. I wanna see a giant construct thing running around, rescuing babies. Also, I am Ironman!

[PairO'Dice Lost]

Another vote for Chaotic Good here.

[Heliomance]

I'm switching my vote from Lawful Good to Neutral Good, because it looks like it has a chance of winning.

[Lord_Gareth]

I say Nuetral Good for the win.

[LordZarth]

Switching vote from Lawful Good to Neutral Good. Sorry, vote-talliers!

[TheCheshireHat]

Lawful Neutral Call me old fashioned, but "villain" and "good" just don´t go together. Unless you´re playing an evil party, but in that case the proper term would be antagonist, methinks.

[Limos]

Lawful Neutral Call me old fashioned, but "villain" and "good" just don´t go together. Unless you´re playing an evil party, but in that case the proper term would be antagonist, methinks.

Which is why I would vote Punch Clock Villainy as the motivation. He's a nice enough guy but he's still going to have to horribly murder you. You know, it's a whole thing.

He's kind of like the Monster in the Darkness.

[paddyfool]

Chaotic Good. Somehow, that just sings "Mad Science" to me (yes, I fully acknowledge there are at least as many CE and CN mad scientists, but CG is more fun to have around).

[Heliomance]

I'm going to vote Malevolence for motivation, just to give Afro the chance to wow us all when he comes through on the challenge brilliantly.

[Zuki]

Lawful Neutral doesn't get enough play. It's slightly cliche to play it up as a bad alignment, especially for a villainous construct, but I say go with the classics.

[Alteran]

Lawful Neutral

[Flabbicus]

Lawful Neutral

And what's an Artificier?

[Limos]

Lawful Neutral

And what's an Artificier?

EDIT: Oh wait. I get it. You are pointing out his spelling mistake, not asking what the class is. Nevermind then.

[Saint Nil]

I wanted LG, but I'll vote NG so at least the monster is good aligned.

[Virgo]

Lawful Neutral for me.

[cha0s4a11]

Lawful Neutral

[arguskos]

Lawful Neutral.

[Mewtarthio]

Changing my vote from Chaotic Good to Neutral Good. It's my second choice, it has a chance of winning, and I really don't want LN to win.

[afroakuma]

Close battle.

[Shadow_Elf]

I originally picked Lawful Neutral to be merciful... since a lot of constructs are lawful neutral... but now I think that Afro does best under pressure. Which is why I'm sticking by my Alignment vote but planning to vote Anarchy for motivation...

[afroakuma]

You know what else does good under pressure? The spray of blood from your carotid.

[LordZarth]

CGers, switch to NG! It's currently a close battle.

[Reptilius]

Neutral Good! What else could it be?

[afroakuma]

Oddly enough, there are in fact eight other options!

[Shadow_Elf]

You know what else does good under pressure?

Its well afro, not good.

Also, I'm pretty sure that 'fro of yours does very poorly under pressure :smalltongue:

[Fako]

Lawful Neutral, ruling over Mechanus itself with a mighty fis... sphere-thingie...

[afroakuma]

Its well afro, not good.

Also, I'm pretty sure that 'fro of yours does very poorly under pressure :smalltongue:

Oddly enough, I'm told that it looks best under pressure. Just not like a 'fro.

[Lord_Gareth]

We can defy the stereotypes people - vote nuetral good! Vote for change! YOU CAN DO IT!

[afroakuma]

Warning: early turnover.


One hour remaining.

[Limos]

Oh come on! Someone vote Neutral Good! For the love all things mechanical!

Lawful Neutral constructs have been done to death. Someone vote Neutral Good.

Anyone that voted Chaotic Good, switch your vote to Neutral Good.

[Limos]

Only 20 minutes left and we have a tie vote! Someone has to break this tie. But please break it to Neutral Good!

[Vadin]

NEUTRAL GOOD VILLAINY!

How will you do it, afro, how?

If nothing else, these VUAP's have shown us just what this forum is capable of when we masses get some people who are really good at stuff to follow through on poorly founded ideas.

[Limos]

Hooray! The tie is broken.

Once we move on to motivation I'm voting for Punch Clock Villainy.

[afroakuma]

Oh, I can accomplish it.

Although I get the impression that a lot of you are deliberately plotting to make it difficult for me. Vote Malevolence.

[LordZarth]

Vote Malevolence.

Yessir.

IM IN UR FORUMZ, MEETIN UR CHARACTUR LIMITZ

[Limos]

I'm not trying to make it difficult. I just genuinely think Neutral Good will be more interesting than Lawful Neutral.

EDIT: And I still think that Punch Clock Villainy is more fun than Malevolence. My second choice would be spite.

[afroakuma]

Not referrign to the alignment; referring to everybody's Motivation plans.

[LordZarth]

EDIT: And I still think that Punch Clock Villainy is more fun than Malevolence. My second choice would be spite.

Bow to your lord, Afroakuma! Infidel! Burn it!

No, really. Afroakuma knows best for maximum fun-ness.

[Limos]

Not referrign to the alignment; referring to everybody's Motivation plans.

Punch Clock Villainy is the easist motivation ever. I mean I genuinely think I am a nice enough person. But I would still cheerily murder you all for large heaps of money.

[afroakuma]

He also knows how to close his color tags. :smallamused:

So far I've been threatened with Spite, Malevolence, PCV. Ohoho, just you wait.

[Limos]

He also knows how to close his color tags. :smallamused:

So far I've been threatened with Spite, Malevolence, PCV. Ohoho, just you wait.

If Lawful Neutral had won I would have voted for Anarchy. Try to fit that together.

[afroakuma]

I absolutely can. That's not so difficult. My point remains.

[LordZarth]

He also knows how to close his color tags. :smallamused:

[color=white]Oh yeah? Well, you watch, mister. I can close my color tags.

In fact, I take that as a PERSONAL OFFENCE! Yah!![/colur]

[Limos]

And the Polls are

CLOSED!

[Juhn]

Oh, I can accomplish it.

Although I get the impression that a lot of you are deliberately plotting to make it awesome for me.

Fixed. Also, I plan to vote Spite. Even the most kindhearted person can be spiteful.

[afroakuma]

Alright, the votes have been tallied, and Neutral Good takes it by a hair!

Now, I want everyone to vote for this righteous robot's Primary Motivation!

Some options may have changed.

[LordZarth]

And the Polls are

CLOSED!

*Gasp*.

Thou wouldst dare? mortuus tuus expecto

[Limos]

Some options may have changed.

Damn you AFRO!! Damn you all to Hell! Peace? Love? Happiness?

[LordZarth]

Damn you AFRO!! Damn you all to Hell! Peace? Love? Happiness?

(Or the usual ones)

[Limos]

*Gasp*.

Thou wouldst dare? mortuus tuus expecto

He said at 9 that the polls closed in an Hour, and I like marking deadlines with huge bold letters.

I guess I will just wait until Afro puts the motivations back before I vote *pout pout pout*

[afroakuma]

(Or the usual ones)

Excuse me? Where do you see that?

[LordZarth]

Malevolence. /starts bandwagon

[afroakuma]

LordZarth, I insist you check the first post.

[LordZarth]

Excuse me? Where do you see that?

LordZarth, I insist you check the first post.
Uh-oh.

/retroactively ignores/deletes retroactive edits of Afroakuma!

[Owrtho]

Can I vote for Sadistic Nature?

Owrtho

[Flabbicus]

Afro, just in case you missed my last post, you misspelled Artificer.

Happiness

I can see the construct taking a very utilitarian view to the happiness of the world. One that would involve murdering many of the player characters....

v So is it a French construct then?

[afroakuma]

Not if I wrote it in French. :smallwink:

[Juhn]

But... my spite! This is underhanded and undemocratic. We were presented with Motivation options from vote one, and voted with that in mind all the way here.

[Limos]

You could have at least left Curiosity on there. I mean then at least we could have the villain vivisecting his victims to see what makes them tick.

[afroakuma]

There is absolutely nothing undemocratic about it.

[Juhn]

Deliberately deceiving your voters isn't undemocratic? Just because politicians can be underhanded doesn't mean that this has to be. I'm surprised after all the vote-manipulating paranoia that you'd do something like this.

[afroakuma]

Excuse me? What do you have against Peace, Love and Happiness?
And malevolence. Sweet, sweet malevolence.

[Shadow_Elf]

I vote for Malevolence. I see what you did there Afro










And now to leave a BIIIIIIIIIIG space to make people think I hid an essay in here!

[Limos]

Excuse me? What do you have against Peace, Love and Happiness?
And malevolence. Sweet, sweet malevolence.

None of them are Punch Clock Villainy. That's what I have against them.

[Alteran]

This is a construct, so I think it would be strangely appropriate to vote for love.

[Juhn]

I have something against not being informed that they were our only options up until this point. I voted NG partially because I had the deliberate intention of voting for Spite. By removing all the options that could suggest a multi-faceted villain who has normal flaws even though it is NG, it's being pigeonholed into a stereotype.

[afroakuma]

So... you were planning to try to force me into what you felt was an untenable combination, and that motivated your prior voting?So go ahead.

[Limos]

EDIT: Cancel that

[Shadow_Elf]

Actually, Afro, I am changing my vote from Malevolence to Punch-Clock Villainy. (since we actually do still have all our options you sneak)










WEEEEEEEEEE! I ROLLED A 4!

[afroakuma]

Your color tag needs de-Britishing. Well it says so up top.

[Juhn]

I'm going to vote Happiness. Peace could easily be interpreted as Forced Peace, which is boring. Love, well, we've already done a villain motivated by love. And Happiness, well, I've never seen a construct with a desire to be happy, or a real desire to make others happy (beyond following built-to-serve programming).

I don't know that happiness was there before, and it intrigues me more than the other options. I'm attempting to head off any other potential bandwagons.

[Limos]

Ooooooh, Sneaky Sneaky.

I see what you did there Afro.

I am changing my vote to Punch Clock Villainy

[Shadow_Elf]

Here for a fifth round, it's time to ramp up the power! This contest aims to create a D&D villain, complete with fluff! Please bold your vote.
If you thought you'd caught me, you're wrong SE.


See? I have exposed this clever ruse for what it... waaaaaaiiiit. It didn't say that before I quoted it.... whats going on?

[Magnor Criol]

I can agree that presenting us with options from the beginning and then changing them is a bit unpleasant for us, but it's hardly undemocratic. It's not like it's written in a constitution somewhere that the options presented at the beginning of the session are the same you'll see at the end.

And I don't think this is being pigeonholed into a stereotype. An NG villain is already pretty astereotypical.

I don't know afro's reasons for removing options, and I'd love to see a few more up there, but I don't think it's as big a deal as it's being made out to be.

My vote's for Peace, for many of the same reasons Flabbicus wants Happiness. Really, this'll be a really interesting monster no matter how it comes out.


-Pre-E- Oh, afro, I see what u did thar. Eh, my vote remains unchanged.

[arguskos]

I vote Malevolence.

EDIT: I see what you did there. :smallannoyed: This is rather annoying.

[Juhn]

Heh, I realized that recently as well, and sorry; I live in Canada and I'm hearing the word "undemocratic" a lot lately with reference to what's going on here. It's seeped into my vocabulary.

Even so, I'm going to vote happiness. As I've said, I've never seen a construct motivated by a desire to be happy (or the desire to make others happy, or however this is interpreted) and this idea intrigues me - especially for a villain. And it's still plausible with NG.

[afroakuma]

For those of you who tuned in and didn't guess it:

You've been had.

The table will be restored. Peace and Happiness are not options.

Magnor: I'll need a legitimate vote from you.

[Juhn]

You taunted us with options and then took them away. Again! UNDEMOCRATIC!

Yeah, now I'm just messing with you afro. I do like the idea of Happiness, though, and am sad to see it go.

[arguskos]

There is too much white text in this here thread. Pfft, you think I'm being serious?

[afroakuma]

Well, I'm off to bed for now. I'll check up tomorrow.

[Lord_Gareth]

I say Punch-Clock Villainy - because you have to ask, can a slave be held accountable for the sins of its master?

[Juhn]

Ah, well, if happiness isn't an option I'll go with Spite, as I'd indicated previously.

[Username]

Punch-Clock Villainy, because I think it'll be funny. That's reason enough for me.

[Pronounceable]

Seems I missed the fun. I'd totally vote for happiness.

Spite it is.

[Fako]

Punch-Clock Villainy, because I'm intrigued by just who could afford to hire such a monstrosity...

[thegurullamen]

Punch Clock Self-Loathing

10 RUN SELF-LOATHING.EXE FOR 2860000 MS
20 RUN "BUILD ORPHANAGES, HEAL THE SICK AND USHER IN WORLD PEACE".EXE FOR 2860000 MS
30 RECHARGE FUEL CELLS WITH SOULS OF THE INNOCENT FOR 2860000 MS
40 GOTO 10

Plus or minus a "Sudo" And maybe some parentheses. It's a magical code. Shut up.

[TheCheshireHat]

Punch-clock Villainy, because anything else simply boggles the mind.

[Flabbicus]

Punch Clock Villainy, for the same reason I chose Happiness when I didn't know it was a prank option.

[LordZarth]

Come on, guys! Malevolence for the win.

PCV is cool--but boring. Think about it. It's too easy to imagine a PCV construct, NG or not.

[Alteran]

Damn it Afro, now you've got me highlighting every post I read!

I'll chance my vote from Love to Spite.

[Blue Ghost]

I'm voting Spite. I don't want to see a punch-clock villain for our first-ever NG. I want to see something truly villainous, but still NG.

[Mewtarthio]

As I posted earlier, it's easy to make a Good punch-clock villain. He's just forced by his job to do villainous things, but subverts his orders wherever possible. It's even easier for a construct: He's just programmed that way.

Therefore, I will not be voting for PCV. I'm not going to make it that easy for you. Nor am I voting for Greater Good or anything that could be used as leverage to force the villain into villainy (eg Love). Spite's a close second, but that could easily mean spite directed towards an Evil person that the PCs are defending for the greater good. I'm voting for Self-Loathing.

No, I won't vote for Malevolence. I'm not that evil. Yes, I said the same thing when I voted for CG instead of NG. I might change my mind later...

[UnChosenOne]

Punch-clock villainy. Is what i vote.

[Reath]

What's so evil about voting Malevolence? That's easy: The construct hates the world because he thinks he's all sinners before the gods and are evil, and therefore must be cleansed. He's not evil, he just doesn't completly understand the concept of 'people make mistakes'. Malevolence.

Personally, I'm voting Anarchy.

[blackspeeker]

entertainment

[Vic_Sage]

Self Loathing for me.

[Reath]

Actually...

I change my vote to self-loathing. Because who doesn't like a giant construct eliminating the world so it doesn't have to see it's horrid self?

[Heliomance]

Malevolence

[Owrtho]

Because who doesn't like a giant construct eliminating the world so it doesn't have to see it's horrid self?

Self Loathing
-cuz it's awsome to think of it using such reasoning to avoid destroying itself while still keeping others from being able to see it-
Owrtho

[Mercenary Pen]

1 Vote for Order if you please.

[paddyfool]

And one vote for logic. Because a benign construct with a reason to be villainous is a fine, fine trope indeed.

[afroakuma]

Well, still early and several contenders. I'm intrigued.

[starwoof]

One vote for spite, because we already voted up a punch-clock-villain.

[arguskos]

Hey, afro, can I change my vote to Self-loathing? I'd like to see something other punch-clock win.

[afroakuma]

Sure. I'll go do it now.

[Zeta Kai]

I agree, PCV has been done, & done well. I shall also vote for Spite.

[arguskos]

Sure. I'll go do it now.
Much obliged. Off-topic, did you like your cookie?

[afroakuma]

Loved the cookie.

[vegetalss4]

i vote for Spite, because we already have a PCV villian

[UnChosenOne]

I change my vote from Punch-clock villainy to Spite.

[Username]

Oh, we did already have a PCV, didn't realize that was what Dandag was. It probably just means Spite will win, but I change my vote to Entertainment, an epic construct that plays a villain (but carefully, not actually causing any damage) could be a really amusing concept to run with.

[Debihuman]

I vote for spite as well.

Debby

[Limos]

Bah, since so many people are abandoning Punch Clock Villainy, I will switch my vote to Self Loathing.

[Fako]

Please change my vote from Punch-Clock Villainy to Self Loathing as well please.

[afroakuma]

Wow... the leader basically got savaged horribly.

[Juhn]

And all because somebody went and pointed out the obvious.

Though, now that I look at it, Entertainment does look like it would be, well, entertaining.

[afroakuma]

If there was one option that I would actually have difficulty with, it would be that one.

[Johel]

It's neutral good so I'll say "Greater Good".

[HoundDog]

I vote self loathing. I'd vote for greater good (due to it being NG), but looking at the votes it doesn't look like it'll win.

[Vadin]

Self-Loathing. Becuase that would be excellent.

[Heliomance]

Hum, I think I'll switch my vote, actually. Entertainment does sound entertaining, but I don't think it's got a chance of winning. Therefore I will vote for my favourite of the two leaders. Switching from Malevolence to Spite.

[Username]

Oh my, entertainment is the green party (or third party of your choice) of the motivation vote, haha.

[Magnor Criol]

Survival.


10 RUN SELF-LOATHING.EXE FOR 2860000 MS
20 RUN "BUILD ORPHANAGES, HEAL THE SICK AND USHER IN WORLD PEACE".EXE FOR 2860000 MS
30 RECHARGE FUEL CELLS WITH SOULS OF THE INNOCENT FOR 2860000 MS
40 GOTO 10[/COLOR]

Win.

[PairO'Dice Lost]

Chalk up another vote for Self-loathing.

[blackspeeker]

And all because somebody went and pointed out the obvious.

Though, now that I look at it, Entertainment does look like it would be, well, entertaining.

c'mon jump ship and join us over here!

[afroakuma]

This one will definetely be interesting.

[Shadow_Elf]

If you wouldn't mind, a quick switch from Punch-Clock Villainy to Entertainment my good sir.

[Juhn]

c'mon jump ship and join us over here!

You know, I almost did, but then I realized something: As entertaining as Entertainment would be, Spite and Malevolence are pretty much neck-and-neck here. I'd probably like to see Entertainment, but I'm thinking I'd much rather see Spite win than Malevolence, and right now it needs my vote.

[LordZarth]

Switching from malevolence to Self-loathing.

[blackspeeker]

You know, I almost did, but then I realized something: As entertaining as Entertainment would be, Spite and Malevolence are pretty much neck-and-neck here. I'd probably like to see Entertainment, but I'm thinking I'd much rather see Spite win than Malevolence, and right now it needs my vote.

I understand exactly what you're saying, Id just like for a third party to win something once. I only wish we'd get some clout thrown our way in this camp.

[Mewtarthio]

You know, I almost did, but then I realized something: As entertaining as Entertainment would be, Spite and Malevolence are pretty much neck-and-neck here. I'd probably like to see Entertainment, but I'm thinking I'd much rather see Spite win than Malevolence, and right now it needs my vote.

Actually, the race is between Self-Loathing and Spite right now. That sounds terrible out of context.

[Juhn]

Actually, the race is between Self-Loathing and Spite right now. That sounds terrible out of context.

Ah. Yes. My mistake.

[Username]

If all the people with doubts about entertainment switched right now to it, it'd probably pull to neck and neck with the others. It's pretty impressive how doubt and a perceived momentum for other factors can have such big effects.

[cha0s4a11]

Entertainment

[afroakuma]

Oh boy... didn't see this one coming. How am I going to do this?
With style. Oh yeah.
The votes have closed, and the winning motivation is Self-Loathing!

The published villain, the Astral Avatar, will appear tomorrow or Wednesday.

[Limos]

Oh boy... didn't see this one coming. How am I going to do this?
With style. Oh yeah.
The votes have closed, and the winning motivation is Self-Loathing!

The published villain, the Astral Avatar, will appear tomorrow or Wednesday.

Astral Avatar? How mysterious.

[afroakuma]

I'm actually highly displeased. I really am going to have to discard my whole concept. Possibly including that name.

[Vic_Sage]

I'm actually highly displeased. I really am going to have to discard my whole concept. Possibly including that name.
Why would you have a idea that you wanted to use in the first place if you were going to do this poll style? If things didn't go your way and your upset you should have just stuck to just doing what you wanted.

[Limos]

Why would you have a idea that you wanted to use in the first place if you were going to do this poll style? If things didn't go your way and your upset you should have just stuck to just doing what you wanted.

We managed to shake off his subtle mind control long enough to vote for something he didn't intend. Everything except the last vote was all part of his dastardly plan.

[PairO'Dice Lost]

Why would you have a idea that you wanted to use in the first place if you were going to do this poll style? If things didn't go your way and your upset you should have just stuck to just doing what you wanted.

I don't think he had one overarching idea to start, just that he was building something up as votes came in. First vote, okay, looks good. Second vote, hmm, interesting, here are a few ideas. Third vote, great, just as planned, narrow it down some more. Fourth vote, awesome, I think I have it down. Fifth vote, awes--oh ****. Back to the drawing board.

[Zeta Kai]

I don't think he had one overarching idea to start, just that he was building something up as votes came in. First vote, okay, looks good. Second vote, hmm, interesting, here are a few ideas. Third vote, great, just as planned, narrow it down some more. Fourth vote, awesome, I think I have it down. Fifth vote, awes--oh ****. Back to the drawing board.

Quite astute deduction. Yes, that is how some VUA-Builders run their contests. The other camp runs the polling with a light hand, waiting until all the votes are in before crafting anything. Afro is of the former camp, opting to be involved with the polling. That's a valid way to work, & it does produce quicker results (has anyone completed a VUAClass yet?), but it can lead to stress when the later polls quash your favored concept. As the Dalai Lama would say, I prefer the Middle Way between the two sides.
I'm not sure how Afro's gonna pull a good villain out of this round of voting. The alignment & the motivation don't mesh well for a recurring villain. I have faith in him, though. I told you that you should restrict the alignment thread to non-Good, AA.

[afroakuma]

To be fair, at CR 30 either the villain or the PC's are unlikely to be recurring. :smallamused:
Yeah, I brought this on myself. It's the Self-Loathing that's killing me, though.

[Zeta Kai]

Well, a villain of this caliber can be recurring in the same way the Tarrasque can be: as a legendary menace, unassailable by the common folk. This thing could be a demigod or self-hatred & nihilism, a flawed colossus made in the image of a mythical LG hero.

[thegurullamen]

(has anyone completed a VUAClass yet?)

Yes. Sort of. It was VUAVUAClass. Which looks like a dirty word with "Class" tacked onto the end. It's called the Warmelder and it's somewhere on the third or fourth page of the HB forum by now.

[afroakuma]

Yes, and it was a very interesting vote, Guru.

Alright, I have a new concept. Maybe not as fun as the old one, but it should still be epic.

The published villain, the Silver Hellstar, will appear this evening.

[thegurullamen]

Post the Astral Avatar, too. You know you want to have us praise you for it.
It is undeniable.

[afroakuma]

Post the Astral Avatar, too. You know you want to
It is undeniable.

It would be nice, but this one's going to take some serious work (http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=products/dndacc/9780786947331). I doubt I'll have the time.

[thegurullamen]

The published villain, the Silver Hellstar, will appear this evening.

Lies! Lies and villainy! I see no Hellstar!

I'm usually only here in the afternoons/late evenings. Do the forums always shut down due to traffic after an update?

[afroakuma]

It's becoming more common of late. The forums went down early and were still gone at 2 AM here, so my options were pretty much zero. Hopefully it will be up tonight, but since I'll be working I can make no guarantees.

Blasted outing.

[arguskos]

Is anyone else hyper-excited about the Elder Evils hint he tossed up there? I LOVE Elder Evils, but have seen nearly no homebrewed Elder Evils (save one, that was based on a cursed opera). I am VERY excited, and will wait as long as necessary to receive the delicious slice of awesome that is afro's homebrew. :smallcool:

[Magnor Criol]

For what it's worth (nothing, really) you never tallied my vote for Survival as a motivation.

[afroakuma]

Duly noted and tallied accordingly.

Alright, I have... seven hours to assemble this. Ready steady go.

[afroakuma]

Also of note: as standard, the villain will appear in VUAV format. Any... other formats... that it may need to appear in will be posted immediately afterward.

[afroakuma]

Something to tide you all over:


http://i447.photobucket.com/albums/qq194/afroakuma/SilverHellstar.jpg

[Reath]

That's... pretty awesome.

It's like a giant space station. Of doom and attack-vehicle creation.

[thegurullamen]

I might be just some backwoods hyper space chicken random forum goer, but this is what I think it'll look like:

Hellstar Specs:

Age: born 19 minutes before the creation of time
Weight: Unknown (Note: paint is composed of 19 white dwarf stars)
OS: Windows ME
Attacks: Adama Maneuver, LAVA BEAM!!
Fuel: Zordon
Inhabitants: Some lost dude named Greg looking for a GECK, 3/4s of a Dalek, a cloned army of red shirts and the entire gnomish race

[Heliomance]

I swear that's the ship from Asteroids.

Also, my vote for Modron never got counted :P

[Limos]

Your Pyramid/Sphere monster disappoints me Afro. I was hoping for something a smidge more complex.

This is why I tried to vote down Unique(Geometric)

[Reath]

Really? I'd just been hoping for a giant pyramid-thing.

[afroakuma]

Your Pyramid/Sphere monster disappoints me Afro. I was hoping for something a smidge more complex.

This is why I tried to vote down Unique(Geometric)

Well, it is closed at the moment, you know. :smallamused:

[Limos]

Well, it is closed at the moment, you know. :smallamused:

As I said, I am disappointed that it won, I tried to get Unique(Zoomorphic) afterall.

I suppose I'll just have to wait for the full monster before I complain.

[afroakuma]

No, I didn't mean the voting, I meant the monster.

It's closed up in that picture.

[Reath]

Wait, it can open? And... do things open?

Oooh! Does it open into a giant cannon with the axis on the sphere?:smallbiggrin:

[Limos]

No, I didn't mean the voting, I meant the monster.

It's closed up in that picture.

Wait... You mean it unfolds into something?

PleaseBeADeathRay

[afroakuma]

This is only made with primitives, but it should give you a... slightly better idea.


http://i447.photobucket.com/albums/qq194/afroakuma/HellstarReady.png

[Limos]

So it breaks apart into smaller bits? Does that make it a Swarm?

[arguskos]

It clearly lands by falling from space, and then it devastates the entirety of the known Earth! I approve heartily!

[afroakuma]

You guys have no idea. :smallwink:

[arguskos]

You guys have no idea. :smallwink:
Bah! We can dream! "I believe I can fly... *cue terrible song*"

[Shadow_Elf]

It is clearly a lame excuse for a Transformer. It goes from Useless-spaceship-mode to Laz0r mode.

[afroakuma]

Bah! We can dream! "I believe I can die... *cue terrible song*"

Corrected for in-progress villain arrival.

[Username]

I'm hoping it's an orbital laser cannon, personally. Systematically destroy a world through orbital laser strikes? How can you get more awesome than that?

[Limos]

I'm hoping it's an orbital laser cannon, personally. Systematically destroy a world through orbital laser strikes? How can you get more awesome than that?

That doesn't seem very Neutral good of it.

Since it's motivation is Self Loathing, perhaps it's trying to commit suicide via adverturer. First it allows itself to fall through the atmosphere and hit the planet (in hopes of being killed) and if that doesn't work it seeks out the highest level adventurers on the planet and attacks them in hopes they will end it's miserable existence.

EDIT: Sort of like when people commit suicide by Cop in real life.

[Owrtho]

Naw, ya see it hates itself so much it wants to save humanity from ever seeing it. And accomplishes that by killing them...

Owrtho

[Reath]

I wonder if the proper weapon for the ending of the destruction caused by this villain is a really, really good psychiatrist.

[thegurullamen]

No, it hates itself so much it created the gods who later created the world because they were programmed to and then set itself up as the evil over-deity who the adventurers would have to defeat. Aside from the act of creation, it's taken a laissez-faire approach to its deity job and only sprinkles clues about its evil existence every few millenia.

There: respect for life (good), a desire to die (self-loathing) and establishing itself as a major villain (villainy).

http://www.geocities.com/zoidberg_fan/episodes/images/spock.gif

"Sounds good Captain logical too."

[afroakuma]

We're getting into the final stages of construction.

[LordZarth]

We're getting into the final stages of construction.

WHEN?!??!?!? WHEN?!?!??!?!?!?!?!
/petulance

Out of curiosity, and petulance, will it be posted in less than half an hour? Because I'm going to bed. Not because it's late. Because it was when I got to bed last night. Very much so.

[arguskos]

We're getting into the final stages of construction.
Needs moar villain. :smallwink:

[afroakuma]

We're getting there. This thing is CR 30. It takes time.

[arguskos]

We're getting there. This thing is CR 30. It takes time.
Just felt like poking fun (some more, since I'm mean like that). Besides, if I didn't do it, who would? :smallwink:

Seriously, take your time. I am willing to wait for quality (though I may not wait QUIETLY :smallbiggrin:).

[LordZarth]

We're getting there. This thing is CR 30. It takes time.

:D Really, I'm being sarcastic, because I do not at all ever never geez OMG understand in any way whatsoever at all ever never geez OMG how you can possibly at all ever never geez OMG manage to put together a villain, esp. at CR 30, esp. an Elder Evil, geez OMG, at all, ever never geez OMG at all whatsoever in such a short time.

Yay.

[Reath]

... my brain has burst.

[afroakuma]

Finally done the stat block and combat text.

[LordZarth]

... my brain has burst.

I win!

omg geez at all omg

[afroakuma]

Alright, it's clear to me that the... other stuff... will not be ready in any reasonable timeframe. Would you be okay with just the villain being posted for the moment?

[arguskos]

Alright, it's clear to me that the... other stuff... will not be ready in any reasonable timeframe. Would you be okay with just the villain being posted for the moment?
...*sniff sniff* I guess so... :smallfrown:

On that note, if you'd like a hand with the developmental phase (read: ideas etc), give me a ring. I'd be interested to toss my hand at it.

[afroakuma]

Oh it will get done, but probably not until tomorrow morning.

[arguskos]

Fair enough. Thought I'd mention my willingness to help (though inexperienced I may be).

[thegurullamen]

Darn it akuma, all of the time I put into hitting the refresh button...frankly, I think you owe me more than this.

[Limos]

GAH!! Tomorrow Morning!

Why have you betrayed us Afro!?! WHYYYYYYYYY?!?!?!

[afroakuma]

It's coming tonight, you all.

I'm talking about the ... extras.

[afroakuma]

The Silver Hellstar
Colossal Construct
Level 8 Artificer
HD 8d6+60d10+80 (438 hp)
Speed 60 ft. (12 squares); fly 120 ft. (perfect)
Init: +9
AC 57; touch 35; flat-footed 56 (+24 natural, +22 deflection, +8 insight, +1 Dex, -8 size)
BAB +51; Grp +67
Attack Smash +67 melee (4d8+24 and energy drain, 17-20/x3 +2d6)
Full Attack Smash +66/+61/+56/+51 melee (4d8+24 and energy drain, 17-20/x3 +2d6) and smash +66/+61/+56/+51 melee (4d8+12 and energy drain, 17-20/x3 +2d6)
Space 30 ft.; Reach 20 ft.
Special Attacks Negation ray, summon baatezu, darkness within, energy drain, spell-like abilities
Special Qualities Sign (seal of binding), DR 30/epic, hardness 20, fast healing 20, SR 40, anathematic secrecy, true seeing, impervious to the divine, fire immunity, elder evil traits, construct traits, class features
Saves Fort +26 Ref +26 Will +30
Abilities Str 58, Dex 13, Con -, Int 40, Wis 38, Cha 34
Skills Appraise +86, Bluff +75, Concentration +71, Craft (armorsmithing) +86, Craft (sculpting) +86, Craft (weaponsmithing) +86, Diplomacy +75, Gather Information +75, Intimidate +75, Knowledge (arcana) +86, Knowledge (architecture & engineering) +86, Knowledge (the planes) +86, Listen +77, Search +86, Sense Motive +77, Spot +77, Use Magic Device +83
Feats Brew Potion (C), Cleave, Craft Construct (B), Craft Magic Arms and Armor (C), Craft Rod, Craft Wand (C), Devastating Critical (smash) (E), Epic Fortitude (E), Epic Reflexes (E), Epic Will (E), Great Cleave, Greater Two-Weapon Fighting, Improved Critical (smash), Improved Initiative, Improved Two-Weapon Fighting, Overwhelming Critical (smash) (E), Perfect Two-Weapon Fighting (E), Point-Blank Shot, Power Attack, Quicken Spell-Like Ability (feeblemind) (B), Quicken Spell-Like Ability (polar ray), Scribe Scroll (C), Superior Initiative (E), Two-Weapon Fighting, Two-Weapon Rend (E), Weapon Focus (smash)
Environment Any atmosphere
Organization Solitary
Challenge Rating 30
Treasure Special
Alignment Neutral good

The Silver Hellstar is a transplanar weapon that destroys whole worlds.

When not in operation, the Silver Hellstar resembles an irregular tetrahedron, with three isosceles sides and an equilateral top. The whole is mounted by a sphere that dips slightly into the equilateral face, and at rest seems to be a solid construction of purest chrome.

When active, the Silver Hellstar deploys multiple sections of itself. The base splits open to become a series of thin rhomboid plates that form a targeting reticle. Underneath is a pyramidal crystal, which surrounds the deadly main weapon of the Hellstar. The next segment unfolds two long arcing airfields between the weapon’s control core and the main hangars. These take up a further three stories and lead towards the central unit. Beyond the central unit is its docking point, above which is the massive assembler. This upper section splits into three pieces, which rotate equidistantly as they focus energies into constructing new drones and maintaining propulsion.

This central unit is the Silver Hellstar, resembling it in miniature. A pyramidal thorax extends upwards from the sphere, featuring two multisegmented arms and a rudimentary, faceless head. The statistics above reflect the true Silver Hellstar and not the full-sized construct.

Combat
The Silver Hellstar will rarely be faced with combat; if it is, it usually has the advantage of location. It employs spell-like abilities to remove minor annoyances, and its negation rays to pick off enemy defenses as they close. The Hellstar prefers not to summon extra forces, rather choosing to incapacitate foes with its energy-draining arms.

Class Features

Artificer Knowledge The Silver Hellstar can make a check with a +23 bonus against DC 15 to determine if an item has magical qualities. It must hold and examine the item for 1 minute to make this check.

Artisan Bonus The Silver Hellstar gains a +2 bonus on Use Magic Device checks to activate scrolls, wondrous items, magic weapons and armor and wands.

Disable Trap As rogue.

Item Creation (Ex) The Silver Hellstar can craft items regardless of whether or not it has access to the required spells.

Bonus Feats Craft Construct, Quicken Spell-Like Ability

Retain Essence (Su) The Silver Hellstar can drain the remaining XP value from a magic item to fuel creation of new magic items. This process requires that the Hellstar spend 24 hours with the item in its possession. The Hellstar cannot drain rings or staves in this manner.

Infusions Artificier Infusions (7/7/7/4; save DC 25 + infusion level). Caster level 8th.

Negation Ray (Sp) The Silver Hellstar has a small cannon in each arm that holds a rod of negation. Once per round as a free action it may fire one or both cannons. After three shots of a single negation ray, the Hellstar must spend a move action to discard the old rod and replace it. The Hellstar currently has four rods of negation in each arm, all at caster level 28.

Darkness Within (Su) The presence of the Silver Hellstar in a world's atmosphere causes thinking beings to grow more cruel, selfish and tyrannical. Creatures within 20 miles of the Hellstar (or in a 20 mile radius directly below it) must make a Will save (DC 52) or suffer a -4 morale penalty to attack rolls, skill checks and saving throws for one week. Those who successfully save against this effect become immune for 24 hours.

Energy Drain (Su) Living creatures hit by the Silver Hellstar's smash attack gain three negative levels. The Fortitude save to remove these levels is DC 52.

Anathematic Secrecy The Silver Hellstar is immune to all divine divination spell effects.

Impervious to the Divine All divine spells brought against the Hellstar fail. This includes effects of divine origin that do not specifically target the Hellstar. It is also immune to divine magical items and to the spell-like and supernatural abilities of extraplanar creatures and deities.

Elder Evil Traits As an Elder Evil, the Silver Hellstar is immune to polymorphing, petrification and any other effect that would alter its form. It is not subject to energy drain, ability drain, ability damage or death from massive damage. It is immune to mind-affecting spells and abilities. The Silver Hellstar is constantly under a nondetection effect, has blindsight out to 500 ft. and can telepathically communicate with any creature within 1000 ft. that has a language.

True Seeing (Su) The Silver Hellstar may use true seeing (as the spell) at will.

Summon Baatezu (Sp) Once per hour, the Silver Hellstar may summon 3d6 erinyes, 2d8 osyluths, 2d4 gelugons, 1d6 cornugons or a pit fiend. It may do this despite any restrictions imposed on it by the Seal of Binding.

Spell-Like Abilities (Sp) At will - banishment, circle of death, create undead, disintegrate, enervation, feeblemind, flesh to stone, greater scrying, maze, polar ray, slow, suggestion, wall of force. 3/day - create greater undead, dominate monster, imprisonment, mass suggestion, meteor swarm, power word kill, storm of vengeance, temporal stasis, time stop, weird. 1/day - hellball. Caster level 20th, save DC's Charisma-based.


The Silver Hellstar

In the early days of the Blood War, the baatezu were being pressed hard. Unable to muster the infinite numbers of the tanar'ri, they fought a battle of master tactics, aware that in a battle of attrition they would lose hard and fast. At this time, Asmodeus had begun an important project, which he did not desire to have jepoardized by the demon lords. Thus, he commanded the Hellstar.

The Hellstar was designed to do what the devils themselves could not: acquire a wealth of souls and resources for their side in the Blood War. Sent into the Prime Material Plane, it was ordered to destroy the lives of millions, corrupting them, then capturing their souls to turn into lemures.

And so the Silver Hellstar marauded through wildspace, sending its probes ahead to gather information. Once it arrived, it would use a portion of the power of each Lord of the Nine to shield the world from its gods while it burned fields, brought war to the bastions of Good and corrupted the hearts and minds of the populace - who were then slain by burning death from above.

The surge in recruits allowed the baatezu to press into Gehenna and eventually crack into Carceri for the first time. This did not escape the notice of the celestials, who sent a legion of their best to determine how it was being accomplished.

The legion of solars discovered the Hellstar, but found that their powers were of no avail against its shattering evil. Three deities banded together to temporarily suppress the dark binding, and one brave solar gave her life to awaken the construct's mind. In the process, the trinity of gods and the entire legion of solars burned to ash, but the Hellstar had been given awareness of its deeds.


The Villainous Turn

Immediately it understood that what its orders compelled it to do was wrong: depriving mortals of their final rest by corrupting their eternal souls. At the next world that it came to, it concealed the mortals from its masters, only to be informed that the tanar'ri had pressed forth and swallowed a Prime world coveted by Mammon.

Condemned to either doom millions of undeserving mortals to hell or be responsible for strengthening the greatest raw threat to the multiverse, the Silver Hellstar experienced true despair. Finally, it came to its epiphany: it would send mortals to their gods, rendering judgment on all at once. This would redeem its heinous mission while still fuelling the Blood War with the souls of the vile.

And so it began: the Hellstar would approach a world, sending drones to exterminate all mortal life. Upon arrival, it would destroy the world's surface, killing those who remained. Its armies and fleets grew, consuming the forces of good over every world and leaving only the most depraved.


Encounters

The Hellstar's presence is felt long before it arrives at a world. Over a decade, its scrying becomes more prevalent. Then, its drones and fleets arrive, followed by its armies. All of these have a singleminded purpose: to purge the world of the righteous, to "save" those who can be saved.

The Hellstar's agents share its mind, and are deeply offended that anyone might wish to survive. It considers itself to be doing the world a favor, although it acknowledges that it may not be taking the best option. It claims the greater good while internally acknowledging its own guilt as a driving factor.

The Hellstar would like nothing better than to be destroyed, by a world's inhabitants or by its masters. However, it is so fearful that another whole world will be given over to the baatezu that it cannot allow its own destruction for fear that its true mission will be carried out in its absence.

The Hellstar's flying probes are the first to arrive, followed by its machine armies, then by devils, and finally by the arrival of the Hellstar itself in the atmosphere. After three days, when the Hellstar is in position, its natural programming takes over from its will, and it begins opening fire on the world, slaying all life and trapping the souls in its crystal, where infernal magic will slowly corrupt them into lemures.


Plot Hooks

•The moon has been destroyed. Flying monsters have begun to attack temples. Paladins are being targeted by foul creatures.

•The gods have stopped answering, and a strange star has appeared in the night sky.

•Great men and low have gone equally mad, going on murdering sprees and preaching of a "purge."

•Armies of mechanical men are slaughtering whole cities.

•Storms and flaming comets from the skies above are tearing apart whole cities, burning crops down and slaying thousands. They have a magical origin.

•People everywhere are growing more vicious and selfish, and devils have been spotted consorting with kings and wizards. Someone or something is organizing a great disaster.

[UnChosenOne]

Why have you betrayed us Afro!?! WHYYYYYYYYY?!?!?!

Because you heretic. If you would had vote the Unique geometric (s)he would had the villain already created and posted. But because you heretic did vote the unique zoomorphic (s)he had to punish all of us by waiting.

endit: turned to past.

[afroakuma]

They must have gone offline a minute or two before it posted. :smallsmile:

[Reath]

Wow.

That's amazingly epic.

I mean, I bet that an entire campaign could be based around this guy, considering that the 'effects are felt long before it's arrival'.

[arguskos]

Hah, I was reading and thinking. So, it's a space-borne laser of death. Great twist though. I dig it. Can't wait for the full deal. :smallbiggrin:

[UnChosenOne]

Quite nice one. And somehow you still manage to make it work even after our sadotage stylet voting.

[Limos]

OMIGOD YAAAAAAAAAAAY!!

I love it Afro. It's GLORIOUS!

I like the "the gods have stopped answering and a strange star has appeared in the sky" plot hook the most. I would especially use that if I had an especially Divine fueled party. That'll teach those Uppity Paladins what for.

[Reverent-One]

Wow.

That's amazingly epic.

What he said. It's like a good Galactus or Unicron, though it still goes around eating the planets. Really good job.

[afroakuma]

No, the one where paladins start getting killed off is what will teach those uppity paladins what's for.