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until they have been to Xoth Sarandi, where they can
ask any friendly nation for military assistance. See
the next chapter for details.
• Omorogg is suspicious of anything other than a
straightforward deal. If it believes that the Player
Characters are trying to trick it, it may decide to
attack them and claim the stones from the wreck of
their ship. Its arrogance and desire to be worshipped
are more likely to win out though, so it will cooperate
with them so long as doing so does not put it
in an obviously vulnerable position.
• Refusing to give Omorogg the stones straight away,
for any reason, angers it. If the Player Characters
have not taken steps to ensure that Omorogg cannot
simply help itself to the stones, it tries to take them.
• The Player Characters may opt to skip diplomacy
altogether and just go for an all-out fight. Equally,
the kraken may lose patience and decide that it would
be simpler just to take the stones by force. In this
case, Omorogg dives underwater and uses its reach to
attack the underside of the Player Characters’ ship (if
they have one). It tries to keep the fight in the water as
much as it can, since that terrain is most advantageous
to it. This means retreating into the depths and
forcing the Player Characters to come after it.
• If the Games Master thinks that the
Player Characters can handle
it, he can have Omorogg
attack them once it has
the stones, purely out of
malice and pride. It
has deeply resented
being made into a
sentry for a bunch
of pathetic airbreathers;
humans
and drow alike.
If Omorogg Is
Not Frightening
Enough
Omorogg is meant to
be a major adversary
who cannot be dealt
with by the usual
approach of swords
and spells. The Player
Characters should not
have a single obvious
way to handle the
situation and if Omorogg does not appear as enough of
a threat they will simply shrug and attempt to slay him
themselves instead of bothering with the Lost Athul
adventure. Moreover, they may gain so much experience
and power by going off and having other adventures
that by the time they come to confront Omorogg they
actually have a good chance of prevailing against him.
If the Games Master needs to make Omorogg a more
daunting opponent, the half-fiend version described
below can be used instead of that on page 30. The idea
is not to force the Player Characters to take the route of
diplomacy instead of combat; it is to make Omorogg
enough of a challenge that combat is not the obvious
solution.
Omorogg, Kraken (half-fiend): CR 19; Colossal
outsider (aquatic, native); HD 33d10+396; hp 577; Init
+6; Spd swim 20 ft.; AC 25, touch 4, flat-footed 23;
Base Atk +33; Grp +67; Atk +43 melee (3d8+18/19–
20, tentacle); Full Atk +43 melee (3d8+18/19–20,
2 tentacles) and +41 melee (1d8+9, 6 arms) and +41
melee (6d6+9, bite); Space/Reach 30 ft./20 ft. (80 ft.
with tentacle, 40 ft. with arm); SA constrict 3d8+16
or 1d8+8, improved grab, smite good; SQ damage
reduction 10/magic, darkvision 60 ft., immunity to
poison, ink cloud, jet, low-light vision, resistance to
acid 10, cold 10, electricity 10 and fire 10, spell-like
abilities, spell resistance 35; AL NE; SV Fort +30, Ref
+20, Will +18; Str 46, Dex 14, Con 35, Int 25,
Wis 20, Cha 25.
Skills & Feats: Bluff +25,
Concentration +47,
Diplomacy +43,
Hide +22, Intimidate
+43, Knowledge
(geography) +43,
Knowledge (history)
+43, Knowledge
(nature) +25, Listen
+41, Search +43,
Sense Motive
+41, Spot +41,
Survival +41
(+43 following
tracks), Swim
+54, Use Magic
Device +43;
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