Nameless Cults
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Nameless Cults is the Gamemaster's indispensable guide to the cosmology¸ gods¸ cults¸ and otherworldly entities of Conan's world and time. This sourcebook addresses the many gods and godlike entities of the Hyborian Age¸ delving into their cults¸ their priesthoods¸ and the strange and terrible rites of their followers!
"Descriptions of major deities like stern and remorseless Crom; Bori¸ father-god to the Hyborians; benevolent Mitra; sensual Ishtar; and the serpent god Set. Minor gods such as Asura¸ Derketa¸ and Bel; and regional cults such as that of Alkmeenon¸ the cannibals of Zamboula¸ and the immortality seeking Zugite cult.
"Writeups of potent foes and allies such as Thog the Mighty and the eminent Kalanthes of Hanumar¸ enemy of Thoth-Amon. Descriptions of sacred relics and tomes such as the Bone Rattle of Jhebbal Sag¸ the Fire-Jewel of Hell¸ and the Tablets of Destiny. New cult member archetypes¸ including the Cultist¸ Oracle¸ Philosopher¸ and Pilgrim¸ with stories¸ backgrounds¸ and other suggestions for roleplaying the faithful.
"Horrific¸ mind-bending lore about the Old Ones: Cthulhu¸ Yog-Sothoth¸ Azathoth¸ Nyarlathotep¸ and other terrible deities of the Cthulhu Mythos created by H.P. Lovecraft and integrated into Howard's Hyborian Age.
A world of Gods¸ Demons and Monsters
"I HAVE KNOWN MANY GODS. HE WHO DENIES THEM IS AS BLIND AS HE WHO TRUSTS THEM TOO DEEPLY. I SEEK NOT BEYOND DEATH."
Nameless Cults is the Gamemaster's indispensable guide to the cosmology¸ gods¸ cults¸ and otherworldly entities of Conan's world and time. This sourcebook addresses the many gods and godlike entities of the Hyborian Age¸ delving into their cults¸ their priesthoods¸ and the strange and terrible rites of their followers!
Descriptions of major deities like stern and remorseless Crom; Bori¸ father-god to the Hyborians; benevolent Mitra; sensual Ishtar; and the serpent god Set.
- Minor gods such as Asura¸ Derketa¸ and Bel; and regional cults such as that of Alkmeenon¸ the cannibals of Zamboula¸ and the immortality seeking Zugite cult.
- Writeups of potent foes and allies such as Thog the Mighty and the eminent Kalanthes of Hanumar¸ enemy of Thoth-Amon.
- Descriptions of sacred relics and tomes such as the Bone Rattle of Jhebbal Sag¸ the Fire-Jewel of Hell¸ and the Tablets of Destiny.
- New cult member archetypes¸ including the Cultist¸ Oracle¸ Philosopher¸ and Pilgrim¸ with stories¸ backgrounds¸ and other suggestions for roleplaying the faithful.
- Horrific¸ mind-bending lore about the Old Ones: Cthulhu¸ Yog-Sothoth¸ Azathoth¸ Nyarlathotep¸ and other terrible deities of the Cthulhu Mythos created by H.P. Lovecraft and integrated into Howard's Hyborian Age.
- Stunning art from new and renowned Conan artists.
- Developed with leading Conan scholars¸ these are the strange and terrible gods and cults of the Hyborian Age¸ just as Howard imagined them!
This PDF requires the Robert E. Howard's Conan: Adventures in an Age Undreamed Of corebook to use.