EDSG Episode 159 - Nebis and Bone Crown - a podcast by Josh H & Dan B

from 2023-02-15T06:00:52

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* FreedoniaCon this coming weekend! (Feb 17-19, 2023)

* Update on the Wizards of the Coast/OGL situation.

* Horrors in depth…

* Nebis

* Only recorded appearances after the Scourge, but many of them.

* Questions about connection to existing living legend cults or other secret societies.

* Not overly powerful physically.

* Dual-natured Horror, defeating the physical form is only the beginning.

* After being defeated, marks the adepts and infiltrates their dreams.

* Manipulates them to trust the visions, getting his hooks deeper into them.

* Tattoo Claim: Adepts wake up with marks on parts of their body.

* Learn of a ritual to cleanse themselves, but it forms a new body for Nebis.

* Great end to the Horror’s entry in the book. Nebis Nebis NEBIS.

* Introduce early in a campaign, followed with a slow burn.

* Standard cautions about messing with player characters.

* Bone Crown the Usurper

* Appears as a Namegiver, solves a problem, impresses onlookers.

* Loves being flattered

* Hates mirrors – connection to classic folklore

* Will often have multiple personae that lead different factions it pits against each other.

* Very socially potent Horror, Aura of Awe, significant illusion powers.

* Karma Step is based on how many followers it has. More followers = more powerful.

* Grand schemer and mastermind rather than a personal Horror.

* Likes infiltrating larger communities because of the number of potential followers.

* Defeated by being unmasked and unraveling his machinations.

* Moral dilemma of dealing with its followers/victims.

* Connection with the destruction of Parlainth.

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