Guess who's coming to Ragnarok?

jrients · August 28, 2006, 11:22:53 AM

So I've decided that the final arc of my own more-than-slightly skewed Greyhawk campaign will be an apocalyptic showdown that literally destroys the setting. Think of it as the GMing equivalent of that time Vanilla Ice went apeshit busting up MTV's master copy of his "Ice, Ice Baby" video. I need to give Greyhawk a personal send-off and it needs to be violent and stupid and awesome.

I'm posting here looking for ideas for badass ideas, particularly in terms of opposition for the PCs and neat missions they can perform in the Ultimate War at the End of Time. Bonus points for Greyhawk or Norse-flavored material (one of the PCs worships Thor, so this throwdown will feature all the classic elements).

Sojourner Judas · August 28, 2006, 11:25:58 AM

I'd say sleep with a copy of Die Vecna Die under your pillow, and inspiration will come to you.

rcsample · August 28, 2006, 01:21:26 PM

Maybe it's cliche'...but howzabout:

The Four Horsemen....

if you don't like that, have Godzilla rise from Nyr Dyv and proceed to stomp on and raze the Free City of Greyhawk....

jrients · August 28, 2006, 01:29:14 PM

Good ideas both, RCS. I think I'll re-read Revelations to look for other cool ideas. And the Nyr Dyv is a perfect place to hide a Godzilla.

rcsample · August 28, 2006, 01:41:03 PM

I didn't catch your specifics about Norse mythology. So I'm bored and found a web site for Norse Mythology (ok, it was the first one I clicked on). Here is the entry for Ragnarok:

"Three little ice ages will fall upon the world, known as the Fimbulvetr (translated as terrible winter by Young, also referred to as Fimbulwinter), and many other signs will come to pass. Then the time will arrive and the cocks will crow. The fire giants led by Surt will come out of Muspelheim. Naglfar, the ship made out of dead men's nails, will carry the frost giants to the battlefield, Vigrid...."

It sounds to me that Ragnarok requires you to run the characters through:

Cranked up to 11, of course....

Enjoy,

Rich

JamesV · August 28, 2006, 10:03:25 PM

With a Thor worshipper it may be as subtle as a bullet in the groin, but a rock-em-sock-em slugfest on the raging seas against Jörmungandr seems inevitable.

Aos · August 28, 2006, 11:56:55 PM

Well, it's not Norse, but when I ended my long running earthdawn campaign I destoyed Barsaive (earthdawn's default setting) by dropping a moon on it.

Settembrini · August 29, 2006, 12:47:52 AM

Kyuss, Dragotha, and for the most important point:

A ressurrected Suel Empire, which seek srevenge for the Baklunish heresy! Show them fuckers what a suel mage can do!
Add to that a healthy dose of Iuz slogging it out with Tenser mano-y-mano.