VIII Great Old Ones and Outer Gods Azathoth Enraged When Azathoth appears, it has a chance of being angered and beginning its cycle of growth and destruction This chance is reduced in the presence of large numbers of worshipers chanting and playing instruments to soothe it The presence of servitors of the Outer Gods or even other Outer Gods or Great Old Ones themselves also has a more potent calming effect Once Azathoth is angered, its influence grows with terrifying speed The area blasted by its rage is totally ruined and blackened Azathoth’s vast pseudopods catastrophic damage even as Azathoth also emits cosmic force at the nuclear level that disrupts magic Fortunately, Azathoth’s mindless thrashing is but a small thing to it, and it might decide simply to return its avatar to its personal presence out of disinterest, stopping the destruction Azathoth's avatar also immediately returns to its source and the attack ends if it takes sufficient damage in a single round (as it generally heals all damage at the start of each round) Typically, it draws all present Great Old Ones or Outer Sandy’s Notes OBLIVIOUSNESS AND DISINTEREST IN ACTION Under Nyarlathotep’s personal tutelage, a mad wizard calls up Azathoth, after first summoning four Servitors The total “worshipers” count as 1000 (Nyarlathotep), 400 (the servitors) and (the wizard), for a total of 100/1401 This gives a 7% chance of Azathoth awakening each round, which the wizard feels is a fair trade for the massive power and knowledge he hopes to tap from Azathoth After the first few rounds of Azathoth’s presence, though, Nyarlathotep suddenly and unexpectedly departs Now Azathoth’s chance of being angered is 100/401, or 25% each round Even the mad wizard is worried about those odds, and he immediately starts the process of trying to dismiss Azathoth, hoping to achieve this before the Daemon Sultan begins to explode outward with terrifying force If Nyarlathotep and four Servitors were present when Azathoth was awakened, Azathoth’s chance of spontaneously vanishing after awakening are 10 – 5, or 5% Note that the same forces which keep Azathoth placated and (relatively) amicable tend to maintain its state of rage once activated! Gods back to its eternal court at the center of reality Sometimes, servitors of the Outer Gods remain behind in its wake 217