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They post much slower and more reasonably than us forum goblins. But i’m sure they’ll let us know when they’ve reviewed it!


My forum goblin days are long gone.
@Dragonydas I'm still waiting for you to review my character sheet
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... Until something happens and that's no longer the case...


I wouldn't worry about it.
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They're just lil blobby guys building cities under the oceans.
No souls required to have a good time.


That "Good time" being killing and destruction if left unattended. Thankfully, the shoggoths in the building will be under strict control of the Elder Sign.
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Depends on your philosphy, I guess. They were manufactured by the Old Ones as mindless slaves and servants but somehow developed enough sentience to rebel over millenia. Nothing to indicate they have a soul more than a complex AI shuffing off its shackles?

But hey, this is fiction bay-bee! Follow your heart, lol


Do cosmic entities created as workers have souls? It's truly one of the philosophical questions of all time. I would say no, purely because the Things From Beyond aren't exactly...well, let's just leave it as "they don't seem to meet all the criteria". That being said, they were intelligent and that was the Elder Things downfall because they became so intelligent that they revolted and said "nah fuck you". Outside of that, they tend to just do whatever they want.
Shoggoths specifically are a genetically engineered servitor species made by and for the Elder Things, which were actually enemies of Cthulhu, so there's nothing specifically 'outer god' or 'great old one' about them. So it's not that they're too powerful to dispel, but there's nothing about them to dispel. We definitely wouldn't want anyone dispelling the Elder Sign enchantments keeping the Shoggoths in check, though!

Now, if we were talking Dark Young, then yeah, they're essentially unholy emissaries of the Black Goat, which is described as a eldritch goddess. I actually have characters drawn for a number of lovecraftian beings, including Dark Young and Black Goat, but I don't know if I'd share them lol. I'm not much of an artist, so even showing off my scribblings for Khalid and Trip is a little intimidating.


It's okay because Rebecca has a knack for combating Eldritch horrors. Fight fire with fire y'know.
Oh god
Can't wait to see the reaction of our resident shoggoth scholar to her existence.


I’m sure it’ll be totally fine

another vietnam vet

when are we getting the monster vietnam flashbacks


Everyday because she can’t sleep at night much anymore. Too many RoN missions.

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It sounds like this shoggoth is more like an internal parasite in Rebecca's body, so given her reserved nature I don't think it would be obvious to Khalid. Though maybe a shell-shocked veteran would be more inclined to try out Shoggoth Therapy. If he did find out, though, it would definitely be a surprise that the human hasn't been completely assimilated.


The Binding Sigil. The Elder Sign. It holds great power and she has it tattooed on her back so that it is always present.
Here we go

I’m still working on the sheet but I hope no one minds if I use Delta Green stats for the shoggoth racial traits. Shoggoths are notoriously hardy and difficult to destroy.
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