Legend little is known about acererak s true history save the smallest snippets of his life. Read, highlight, and take notes, across web, tablet, and phone. The devourers spans many eras, but the backbone of the story takes place in modernday kolkata, where a jaded historian meets a i am the monster in your tale. Acererak the devourer is described as a cambion, the result of an ancient. Tomb of annihilation adventure log obsidian portal. Most of the head deities of the demihuman pantheons, such as. A campaign featuring this lich could be a series of dungeons crawls with hints to a more devious purpose. What is the most powerful permanent undead follower you.
Apparently an ancient conjurer summoned a demon that was far beyond his ability to control. The archmage can cast disguise self and invisibility at will and has the following wizard spells prepared. Must be created by a pc or npc who has dedicated themselves to the use of a particular tool or school of magic. Devourer is a short novel that plays fastandloose with the laws of physics, and eschews the detailed technological explanations found in much of contemporary science fiction seveneves, kim stalney robinsons mars series, singularity sky, etc. Acererak, also called the devourer,lord of unlife and acererak of the scarlet robes, is a powerful lich best known as the creator of an infamously deadly. Following this philosophy, their reverence for acererak and his achievements developed into a nearly theological worship of the powerful lich in his aspect as the devourer.
They have built a massive academy into the nolonger lonely hill over acereraks tomb and engage in weekly ceremonies to garner the attention and favor of the demilich below. Additional columns will be imported into the dm screen. George has a tendency to be a bit heavyhanded with foreshadowing, with the end of many chapters setting up an event in the next chapter, or the one following it in a way that lets the reader know a bit. Ive been looking forward to the island of doves for a long time, and happily, my anticipation was rewarded with a lovely reading experience.
His innate grasp of magic allowed him to excel in the spellcasting art, but the. He visited toril in the late 1480s dr to place an artifact of his creation called the soulmonger in the tomb of the nine gods, causing the onset. Introducing acererak posted in the tombofannihilation community. Book of exalted deeds doresain, demigod of necromancy. I have no idea if it is of any use, but acererak the devourer is one of the vestiges described in 3. A good american does, however, fall just short of being a perfect book. As a demilich, acererak appears to be a human skull inlaid with. No undead has a higher cr so you cant really do better than that 1 to enslave acererak, one ought first to feeblemind him and apply several highlevel copies of bestow curse 2. For that matter, acererak of tomb of horrors fame shows up as a vestige. Indeed, the diary was penned by acererak filled with some truths amidst a tangled web of lies and ambiguities.
These characters and the events of their lives dont really fit in golarion, paizos official campaign setting, if you are using itand if you arent, they also arent necessarily people from your campaign setting either, unless you happen to be using greyhawk or. List of greyhawk characters wikipedia republished wiki 2. Acererak s mother survives her sons birth, but she is killed by a torchwielding mob ten years later. Jan 12, 2017 devour is a wideranging, continentspanning adventure played out in tough, nononsense fashion against a latterday cold wartype atmosphere. Dinosaurs thanksgiving read with me paperbacks paperback october 1, 1995 by liza donnelly author visit amazons liza donnelly page. This is unlikely to be a pc, meaning they may have to carry the loot into a city to get it crafted. Tarnhem devours the conjurer and takes his human mother by force. The tlincalli the name appears to be completely invented, not based in myth, but it looks nahuatl to me, so im going to pronounce it tlhinkyyee nope.
The devourer, the lord of unlife, the biggest baddest lich acererak has. Okay, actually ancient red or gold dracoliches are cr 24. Secrets of the undead as a member of the undead hall of infamy. When responding to simple prayers for guidance over courses of action or research, a blood red moon indicates favour over the selected course, while a pale white one indicates disfavour. Once a great power, little remained of atropus but a decaying, disembodied head the size of a small moon, apparently made of black stone, heavily cratered, and covered with foul amniotic fluid. Atropus, known as the world born dead, was an undead primordial whose coming was a harbinger of death and destruction. Specifically, you can permanently enslave acererak, the demilich, in his tomb of horrors. They have built a massive academy into the nolonger lonely hill over acererak s tomb and engage in weekly ceremonies to garner the attention and favor of the demilich below. Acererak 5e dungeons and dragons skullsplitter dice. Heroes of horror chaav, demigod of enjoyment, delight, and pleasure. Acereraks mother survives her sons birth, but she is killed by a torchwielding mob ten years later.
Following on the heels of the very good accessory, xanathars guide to everything, this book is surely going to be a hit with fans of 5e. Acererak, as a lich, can control leagues of undead to confront heroes who are a bit too clever. Dinosaurs thanksgiving read with me paperbacks donnelly, liza on. While in sunlight, the shadow has disadvantage on attack rolls, ability checks, and saving throws. The phrase that caught my eye was and when the devourer is truly one with the final void, all knowledge will be his, and he shall be like unto a god. While in dim light or darkness, the shadow can take the hide action as a bonus action. Liches were feared by mortal beings for their malign magic, their intelligence and their willingness to embrace undeath for a chance to live forever or rather, exist forever. Acererak the devourer was born a cambion, the product of a balor named tarnhem who took his human mother by force. Note that there is some overlap between the categories. I had to get up extra early to talk about this breaking news already scorching across the internet. Acererak the devourer is described as a cambion, the result of an ancient conjurer summoning a.
The journeys brought him as far south as the vast swamp, where it is said he gained conference with acererak the devourer, gaining untold secrets and lore in the passing. Its a green leather mask in the shape of acereraks devourer sigil. Edinburgh in the present day and a fullyrealised fantasy world mix in an a. If youre interested in hearing more about the plot, check out this description from the publisher. Acererak the devourer is described as a cambion, the result of an ancient conjurer summoning a demon, a balor named tarnhem, far beyond his ability to control. Fire bolt, light, mage hand, prestidigitation, shocking grasp. If the lich fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead. Devourer by liu cixin meet your next favorite book. Mar 27, 2020 acererak is a legendary lich who, purposefully, spreads the word of his dungeons to lure brave adventurers to their untimely demise.
Devour is a wideranging, continentspanning adventure played out in tough, nononsense fashion against a latterday cold wartype atmosphere. For those that displease the acererak, and endless plague of undead and visions of their souls being eaten by the devourer. Previously, in days of high adventure acererak the devourer has returned to life somehow, and has constructed two arcane engines, in the feywild and shadowfell, to drain those realms of their essence to further a mysterious plot to channel planar energy for his personal use. There is a shrine of acererak, in the form of a fivefoot statue of a humanoid skull, on the second layer of pandemonium. One of the pcs had a hand burned on his skin known as the mark of the devourer some clerics shamans know the devourers symbol is a screaming bearded devil face. Book of exalted deeds iuz, demigod of deceit, pain, oppression and. There is a hightech dimension to devour for sure, but there is also an aura of realism. In the new deadwardians, britain has been frozen in time by a horrid disease and a cure that might even be worse.
You need at least 5 levels in binder to summon him, and he requires you place a gemstone the size of a human tooth or eye in his seal before hell appear. The mages tower website upon casting this spell, a phantasmal timepiece appears. But dont make the mistake of thinking were in 007 territory here. Acererak was a halffiend, born to a human woman, but sired by a mountain fiend. The crafter must spend a number of hours equal to 610 times the creatures. Acererak s bestknown sigil, the great widemouthed demon face. The days of high adventure adventure log obsidian portal.
The devourers is an utterly unique story, a lyrical, dreamlike, allconsuming experience. Talisker by miller lau meet your next favorite book. The second power allows acererak to consume the souls of those killed by his. The tom version is a postreturn acererak, and has no stats of its own as is normal for vestiges in the pact magic system. Given that the tomb of horrors is, in some ways, a temple to undeath, and acererak himself is one of the most powerful forms of selfwilled undead that exists, its pretty natural that necromancers would flock to the site. Dungeon masters guide this book covers a lot of resources for making your own games, some of the more specific or complex rules, and some of the lategame magic items, boons, and other advantages. Because the core setting is based on the world of greyhawk, the greyhawk gods list contains most of the deities listed here, and many more. Acereraks bestknown sigil, the great widemouthed demon face. Acererak is a legendary lich who, purposefully, spreads the word of his dungeons to lure brave adventurers to their untimely demise.
Once an apprentice to the archlich vecna, acererak grew to be a mighty wizard in his service. The shadow can move through a space as narrow as 1 inch wide without squeezing. Acererak, also called the devourer, lord of unlife and acererak of the scarlet robes, is a powerful lich best known as the creator of an infamously deadly dungeon known as the tomb of horrors. Why did acererak want a book on the negative energy plane. In 1861, britain began to be plagued by the restless curse, something that. Mar 11, 2002 devourer is a short novel that plays fastandloose with the laws of physics, and eschews the detailed technological explanations found in much of contemporary science fiction seveneves, kim stalney robinsons mars series, singularity sky, etc. Introducing acererak posted in the tombofannihilation.
It also has advice on story settings, making npc, and how to handle some of the more out there requests players might make. George has a tendency to be a bit heavyhanded with foreshadowing, with the end of many chapters setting up an event in the next chapter, or the one following it in a way that lets the reader know a bit too clearly that something bad is going to happen. Because the core setting is based on the world of greyhawk, the greyhawk gods list contains most of the deities listed here, and many more four categories of deities are listed here. The fourth edition book arcane power included the epic destiny archlich, which is intended for good. Adamantine armor, alchemy jug, amulet of health, amulet of the planes, animated shield, apparatus of kwalish, armor of invulnerability, armor of resistance, armor of vulnerability, arrow of slaying, arrowcatching shield, bag of beans, bag of devouring, bag of holding, bag of tricks, bead of force, belt of dwarvenkind, belt of giant strength, berserker axe. The book contained cryptic clues for navigating the traps as well as an historical account of the archmage.
It was barren and rocky, roughly spherical and with mountainous ridges, deep. If it has a phylactery, a destroyed lich gains a new body in 1d10 days, regaining all its hit points and becoming active again. It is really no secret that i love the books that mcnees writes. Moil, the city that waits which also pops up, somewhat. Borrok the devourer is a level 95 103 rare elite npc that can be found in frostfire ridge. Legend little is known about acereraks true history save the smallest snippets of his life.
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