Nyarlathotep, the Crawling Chaos CR 25; XP 1,638,400 CE Outer God of conspiracies, dangerous secrets, and forbidden magic Primary Source H P Lovecraft, “Nyarlathotep,” The Dream Quest of Unknown Kadath, “Dreams in the Witch House” C U LT Domains Chaos, Evil, Knowledge, and Magic, plus one more (fifth domain varies by form; for the Howler this domain is War) Subdomains Arcane, Divine, Memory, Thought, plus two more (these additional subdomains vary by form; for the Howler these are Blood and Tactics) Favored Weapon varies by form (dagger for the Howler) Symbol varies by form (bloody dripping rune for the Howler) Temple varies by form (abandoned churches, caverns, and secluded forest glens for the Howler) Worshipers doomsayers, mad spellcasters, misanthropes, unethical scientists Servitors flying polyps, hunting horrors, servitors of the Outer Gods INFLUENCE DC 30 Area 1-mile radius Proxy avatar of Nyarlathotep Effects enhance Elder Influence D E F E AT Combat Nyarlathotep’s influence can be defeated by destroying his current avatar INFLUENCE EFFEC TS Enhance Elder Influence Nyarlathotep’s influence has no true effects on its own; unlike many of the Great Old Ones or Outer Gods, Nyarlathotep enjoys direct interaction with humanity and uses one of his thousand forms as an avatar when he is called upon Nonetheless, all of his forms share one thing in common: they enhance the effects of other elder influences within a 1-mile radius All elder influences that overlap, either partially or wholly, with Nyarlathotep’s area of influence have their save DCs increased by THE HOWLER CR 25 XP 1,638,400 CE Huge aberration Init +12; Senses blindsight 60 ft., darkvision 60 ft., true seeing; Perception +40 DEFENSE AC 43, touch 20, flat-footed 35 (+4 deflection, +8 Dex, +23 natural, –2 size) hp 555 (30d8+420) Fort +28, Ref +22, Will +28 Defensive Abilities freedom of movement; DR 15/epic and lawful; Immune ability damage, ability drain, acid, aging, death effects, disease, energy drain, mind-affecting effects, negative energy effects, paralysis, petrification, poison, sonic; Resist acid 30, cold 30, electricity 30; SR 36 OFFENSE Speed 60 ft., air walk 262