Illthid Bling

Koumei · Post by **Koumei** » Sun Jul 06, 2008 8:41 am

I doubt it matters to us humanoids, seeing as the only reason gender tends to matter is on issues of "Can I have sex with it?" and the Gith are ugly now, and were worse back then.

I'm happy to refer to them all as gender-neutral things.

Or as a genocide waiting to happen.

Username17 · Post by **Username17** » Sun Jul 06, 2008 9:07 am

K wrote:Wasn't Gith a chick?

Yeah. Sorry, I was conflating Gith and Zerth.

Anyway, the Gith were originally written up by Charles Stross, who also wrote The Atrocity Archives.

-Username17

Cynic · Post by **Cynic** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 3:38 am

FrankTrollman wrote:
K wrote:Wasn't Gith a chick?
Yeah. Sorry, I was conflating Gith and Zerth.

-Username17

And here I was about to post saying that no, Gith's a guy and then your post made me realize that I was confusing the two as well.

JonSetanta · Post by **JonSetanta** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 8:25 pm

Huh. I thought it was Vlaakith, or maybe Vlaakith was another name for Gith.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vlaakith

There are other creators (or inspirations) for Gith other than Charles Stross, by the way. It didn't shock me at all that yet another D&D icon was ripped straight out of someone's novel without permission.
Fucking thieves.

Username17 · Post by **Username17** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 8:42 pm

sigma999 wrote:Huh. I thought it was Vlaakith, or maybe Vlaakith was another name for Gith.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vlaakith

There are other creators (or inspirations) for Gith other than Charles Stross, by the way. It didn't shock me at all that yet another D&D icon was ripped straight out of someone's novel without permission.
Fucking thieves.

Not this time. Charles Stross literally used to write D&D material. And some of his early contract work is in the AD&D Fiend Folio and includes the Githyanki.

-Username17

baduin · Post by **baduin** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 9:26 pm

Actually, the NAME githyanki was invented by G.R.R. Martin. It was mentioned in The Dying of the Light, but it was a completely different creature.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Githyanki

virgil · Post by **virgil** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 10:44 pm

baduin wrote:Actually, the NAME githyanki was invented by G.R.R. Martin. It was mentioned in The Dying of the Light, but it was a completely different creature.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Githyanki

And I wonder if he put the requisite Dylan Thomas quote in the front of the book? Martin that is.

BTW: as a secondary tangent, the fucker better not die before he finishes up his "A Song of Ice and Fire" series. I'm seriously sick and tired of decent authors leaving unfinished manuscripts around for hacks to finish up after the fact.

Cynic · Post by **Cynic** » Tue Jul 08, 2008 4:35 am

virgileso wrote:
baduin wrote:Actually, the NAME githyanki was invented by G.R.R. Martin. It was mentioned in The Dying of the Light, but it was a completely different creature.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Githyanki
And I wonder if he put the requisite Dylan Thomas quote in the front of the book? Martin that is.

BTW: as a secondary tangent, the fucker better not die before he finishes up his "A Song of Ice and Fire" series. I'm seriously sick and tired of decent authors leaving unfinished manuscripts around for hacks to finish up after the fact.

Ahem: as a clarification: that would be me who wrote that. I was on Virgileso's computer today and did not realize that i was typing under his account.

virgil · Post by **virgil** » Tue Jul 08, 2008 4:47 am

Identity Theft!

On a related note, I've been thinking of what would be standard urbanite illithid on the prowl. Then there's what kind of thrall they would bring with them most of the time. For challenge purposes, they need something hefty to mean anything. For plot, I can see them preferring to have their favored servant be a low-level grimlock.

Assuming the Book of Gear...
* Magic Clothes Armor (+5 AC)
* Ring of Spell Resistance (+3 SR)
* Skull Amulet of Natural Armor (+3 natural)
* Tentacle Ring of Charisma (+3 Cha)
* Cloak of Resistance (+3 saves)
* Brain-in-a-Jar Key Chain (+8 Concentration)
** Switch Combat Casting for Ability Focus
* Goggles of Synesthesia (+8 Listen)
--Insert needed constant item as needed--

Standard Pouch
* Hat of Disguise (Disguise Self)
* Tentacle Blades (+3 atk/dmg to tentacles)
* Tentacle Extension (+3 bonus to grapple)
* Viewing Orb (Constant clairaudience/voyance)
* Necklace of Bubbles (constant water breathing)
* Dust of Disappearance (3 potions of invisibility, CL 5)
* Magician's Escape Pellets (3 potions of d-door)
* Elemental Gem (1 of each element, Large CL 9)