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Bokrug, the Water Lizard CR 17; XP 102,400 CN Great Old One of revenge, storms, and water Primary Source H P Lovecraft, “The Doom that Came to Sarnath” C U LT Domains Chaos, Destruction, Water, Weather Subdomains Catastrophe, Oceans, Rage, Storms Favored Weapon ranseur Symbol green lizard with a long, coiling tail Temple cathedrals, lakeshores, river banks, ruins Worshipers boggards, deep ones, ghosts of Ib, gnorri, those seeking vengeance Servitors monstrous reptiles I N F L U E N C E S TA G E D C 24 Area 1-mile radius Proxy idol Effects ghosts of Ib, idol Escalation Each time the stone idol of Bokrug is damaged, there’s a percentage chance equal to the damage the idol suffered by the attack that the influence immediately escalates to stage Bokrug’s influence can also escalate to stage if enough of its cultists chant the proper rituals Each consecutive night that cultists of Bokrug chant this ritual during a gibbous moon, there’s a cumulative 2% chance that this influence escalates to stage Finally, at the GM’s option, Bokrug’s influence can spontaneously manifest at stage (potentially bypassing stage entirely) in response to a great act of violence committed against its cultists I N F L U E N C E S TA G E D C 27 CR 20; XP 307,200 Area 10-mile radius Proxy avatar (see below), idol Effects ghosts of Ib, idol, natural recursion D E F E AT Combat Bokrug’s influence is defeated as soon as all proxies are destroyed What You See A huge lizard-like being with a toothed neck and maw, lashing forth a forked tongue In its eyes linger both sadness and anger 218 INFLUENCE EFFEC TS Idol Unless Bokrug manifests spontaneously as a need for vengeance, this Great Old One’s influence is centered on a stone idol This idol is Medium sized but immobile on its own; if moved by external forces, the area of Bokrug’s influence moves as well The stone idol must be specially prepared by worshipers of Bokrug in a ritual that takes years and consumes many resources to complete Once finished, an idol of Bokrug weighs 1,000 pounds, has hardness 8, and possesses 500 hit points At the end of any round, the idol automatically regains a number of hit points equal to the number of active ghosts of Ib in the area Ghosts of Ib When Bokrug’s influence is first established, 1d4 ghosts of Ib manifest within the area as well These ghosts caper and dance and worship unless enemies of Bokrug enter the area of influence, in which case they their best to protect living cultists or any proxies of Bokrug active in the area At any one time, the influence can maintain a number of ghosts of Ib equal to its stage multiplied by At the start of a round, 1d4 new ghosts of Ib manifest at full hit points to replace any that were slain or destroyed, up to the maximum number allowed by the influence Natural Reversion All creatures and objects in the area of influence at stage begin to suffer from a reversion to primeval nature Creatures whose species existed before humanity, as well as all plants and natural formations, are unaffected by this recursion All other creatures begin to fade from existence, as some objects built by beings younger than the advent of history (at the GM’s discretion) Each round, living creatures in this area must make successful Fortitude saves to resist gaining negative levels from this slow fading Creatures that gain negative levels equal to their hit dice fade completely, along with all attended items Unattended nonmagic objects gain no save; they fade away based on their size Unattended objects the size of a dagger or smaller fade after round Objects larger than a dagger but smaller than a human fade automatically after rounds Objects larger than a human but smaller than a horse-drawn carriage fade after rounds Objects larger than a carriage but smaller than a moderately-sized building fade after 16 rounds After 32 rounds of this effect, all objects fade from existence and are replaced by natural terrain and vegetation Unattended magical objects gain a Fortitude save to resist fading, and must make this save at the start of each round once enough rounds have passed to affect an object of its size Artifacts are never affected by this effect If Bokrug’s influence is removed before 32 rounds