Handy Haversack wrote:

rabindranath72 wrote:

Thanks Jeff! Long overdue! Life has been hectic, but now I am back into the fold! I hope these new players will enjoy a bit of weird fantasy.

Perhaps you can help with the gods part? What would you suggest as a suitable god dedicated to scholarly (not necessarily sorcerous) knowledge? The "priests" of this god are actually librarians and scholars of sort. I'd like to keep this aspect of the Freeport, as it's quite vital to the scenario.

Thanks in advance!
A.

Hey, Antonio. Welcome to Hyperborea!

I would think the Hyperborean god Aurorus could quite easily fit this bill. "Aurorus “The Shining One”: This deity of Chaos is,associated with auroræ, stars, meteor showers, comets, sorcery, and witchcraft. Aurorus is reputed to be a formless goddess who typically manifests as a swirling, sparkling mist. The belief that Aurorus dwells within the
most shimmering of auroræ that fill the Hyperborean sky is commonly held. Three-faced effigies are carved to represent Aurorus, but these are nothing more than imagined representations. She speaks with a tripartite female voice and grants knowledge in exchange for animal and human sacrifice. Typical followers: men (esp. Hyperboreans), men of Leng, abominable snow-men."

I've used these guys as archivist-monk-priests of Aurorus: http://hyperborea.boardhost.com/viewtopic.php?id=126
 

Thanks HH!
I have been going through all the deity writeups in the Referee's Manual, but nothing strikes me as particularly fitting; I like the knowledge side of Aurorus' cult, but the part about sacrifices doesn't really fit the vibe I am after. Also the Chaotic nature of the goddess might be hard to reconcile with the need for an ascetic life devoted to study. Food for thought I guess! Thanks!
 

Hi all,
first time posting on the new forum, yay!  
Life has kept me pretty busy in the last year (we adopted a baby girl!) with little chance to play, but now I have got a new group of players which I'd like to introduce to the setting, and I was thinking of using the original Freeport series of scenarios; they are quite generic, but have a very strong Lovecraftian vibe. I plan on removing the few references to demihumans, but keep the rest much the same. One thing I am stuck on, is where to place Freeport? 
One possible solution is to identify Freeport with one of two existing places seemingly suitable for piracy: Tinsaar or Port Zangerios (the latter would probably fit better the "tone" although the whole thing about masks might pose problems.) The other approach is to keep Freeport as is, and place it on some island (Freeport is supposed to be on an island somewhat far from the main land.)
I'll also have to think about porting the gods (the non-Lovecraftian gods, actually) to something that exists in Hyperborea; again, they are very generic, e.g. God of Knowledge, God of War etc.

Any suggestions are welcome!

thanks,
Antonio