Ghostly pooka - Revision history

DAID: added 703 to attack

2023-12-07T01:52:18Z

added 703 to attack

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	{{creature ability\|[[Slow (504)]]\|+177 [[CS]]}}		{{creature ability\|[[Slow (504)]]\|+177 [[CS]]}}
			{{creature ability\|[[Corrupt Essence (703)]]\|+165 [[CS]]}}
	\| nomaneuver=		\| nomaneuver=
	}}		}}

MOD-GSMOTTE: Changing from mini-boss category to boss category

2020-08-09T15:09:37Z

Changing from mini-boss category to boss category

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	\| type = Quadruped <!-- Creature body type -->		\| type = Quadruped <!-- Creature body type -->
	\| otherclass = Non-corporeal undead<!-- Other classification limited to corporeal undead, non-corporeal undead, elemental, extra planar, magical; insert otherclass2= for 2nd classification (up to 3) -->		\| otherclass = Non-corporeal undead<!-- Other classification limited to corporeal undead, non-corporeal undead, elemental, extra planar, magical; insert otherclass2= for 2nd classification (up to 3) -->
	\| otherclass2 = ~~Mini-boss~~		\| otherclass2 = Boss
	\| area = Shadow Valley <!-- For multiple areas, add area2, area3, area4 (through 8) fields if needed -->		\| area = Shadow Valley <!-- For multiple areas, add area2, area3, area4 (through 8) fields if needed -->
	\| bcs = Yes <!-- All new creatures are BCS -->		\| bcs = Yes <!-- All new creatures are BCS -->

GS4-XERAPHINA: changed family to equine

2020-06-28T19:43:21Z

changed family to equine

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	\| level = 33 <!-- This will also be used at the end of the page in the Near level creature template -->		\| level = 33 <!-- This will also be used at the end of the page in the Near level creature template -->
	\| family = ~~Horse~~ <!-- Add creature to family page list, which will be linked on preview/save -->		\| family = Equine <!-- Add creature to family page list, which will be linked on preview/save -->
	\| type = Quadruped <!-- Creature body type -->		\| type = Quadruped <!-- Creature body type -->
	\| otherclass = Non-corporeal undead<!-- Other classification limited to corporeal undead, non-corporeal undead, elemental, extra planar, magical; insert otherclass2= for 2nd classification (up to 3) -->		\| otherclass = Non-corporeal undead<!-- Other classification limited to corporeal undead, non-corporeal undead, elemental, extra planar, magical; insert otherclass2= for 2nd classification (up to 3) -->

GS4-XERAPHINA: removed outdated play.net bestiary link, added link to pooka article on wikipedia

2020-06-28T18:46:08Z

removed outdated play.net bestiary link, added link to pooka article on wikipedia

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	\| type = Quadruped <!-- Creature body type -->		\| type = Quadruped <!-- Creature body type -->
	\| otherclass = Non-corporeal undead<!-- Other classification limited to corporeal undead, non-corporeal undead, elemental, extra planar, magical; insert otherclass2= for 2nd classification (up to 3) -->		\| otherclass = Non-corporeal undead<!-- Other classification limited to corporeal undead, non-corporeal undead, elemental, extra planar, magical; insert otherclass2= for 2nd classification (up to 3) -->
	\| ~~otherclass~~ = Mini-boss		\| otherclass2 = Mini-boss
	\| area = Shadow Valley <!-- For multiple areas, add area2, area3, area4 (through 8) fields if needed -->		\| area = Shadow Valley <!-- For multiple areas, add area2, area3, area4 (through 8) fields if needed -->
	\| bcs = Yes <!-- All new creatures are BCS -->		\| bcs = Yes <!-- All new creatures are BCS -->
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	== References ==		== References ==
			* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%BAca Pooka on Wikipedia]
	*[http://www.play.net/gs4/info/bestiary/creature.asp?creature=1428 Ghostly pooka on Play.net bestiary]

	{{Nearlevel		{{Nearlevel

GS4-XERAPHINA at 20:31, 19 March 2020

2020-03-19T20:31:59Z

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	\| type = Quadruped <!-- Creature body type -->		\| type = Quadruped <!-- Creature body type -->
	\| otherclass = Non-corporeal undead<!-- Other classification limited to corporeal undead, non-corporeal undead, elemental, extra planar, magical; insert otherclass2= for 2nd classification (up to 3) -->		\| otherclass = Non-corporeal undead<!-- Other classification limited to corporeal undead, non-corporeal undead, elemental, extra planar, magical; insert otherclass2= for 2nd classification (up to 3) -->
			\| otherclass = Mini-boss
	\| area = Shadow Valley <!-- For multiple areas, add area2, area3, area4 (through 8) fields if needed -->		\| area = Shadow Valley <!-- For multiple areas, add area2, area3, area4 (through 8) fields if needed -->
	\| bcs = Yes <!-- All new creatures are BCS -->		\| bcs = Yes <!-- All new creatures are BCS -->
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	}}		}}

	[[Category:Mini-boss creatures]]

GS4-XERAPHINA: added mini-boss creatures category

2020-03-19T02:20:05Z

added mini-boss creatures category

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			[[Category:Mini-boss creatures]]

VANKRASN39: bts fix

2017-10-30T17:17:28Z

bts fix

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	</pre>		</pre>

	==Behind ~~The~~ Scenes==		==Behind the Scenes==
	Pookas are shape shifters who in [[Rolemaster]] usually take the form of smaller animals and are not undead. However, the trickster [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%BAca#Malevolent_or_benevolent_nature pookas] of [[Spectral miner#Behind ~~The~~ Scenes\|Celtic folklore]] are sometimes represented as black horses covered in heavy chains, which is where their premise originates for Shadow Valley. Pookas and knockers (the [[spectral miner]]s) originated in fairy mythology, which is a connecting theme to related areas such as [[Castle Anwyn]]. Their [[Slow (504)]] warding attack works by making the air more viscous, which is related to the [[Night mare#Behind ~~The~~ Scenes\|strange dark mist]] of the valley. The valley also has a subtle [[Jaron Galarn#Behind ~~The~~ Scenes\|theme]] of [[Isles of transfer\|temporal distortions]]. Their sorrowful state is likely tied thematically to other [[Spectral miner#Behind ~~The~~ Scenes\|allusions]] to [http://www.gutenberg.org/files/932/932-h/932-h.htm "The Fall of the House of Usher"] by Edgar Allan Poe. The shape shifting is relevant because of the heavy basis on [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/mo.aspx "The Mound"] by H.P. Lovecraft, which had a telepathic race of phasers who [[Uthex Kathiasas\|synthetically]] morphed life-forms as they wished. These would be in fantastic shapes for their own amusement, or as beasts of burden out of conquered races.		Pookas are shape shifters who in [[Rolemaster]] usually take the form of smaller animals and are not undead. However, the trickster [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%BAca#Malevolent_or_benevolent_nature pookas] of [[Spectral miner#Behind the Scenes\|Celtic folklore]] are sometimes represented as black horses covered in heavy chains, which is where their premise originates for Shadow Valley. Pookas and knockers (the [[spectral miner]]s) originated in fairy mythology, which is a connecting theme to related areas such as [[Castle Anwyn]]. Their [[Slow (504)]] warding attack works by making the air more viscous, which is related to the [[Night mare#Behind the Scenes\|strange dark mist]] of the valley. The valley also has a subtle [[Jaron Galarn#Behind the Scenes\|theme]] of [[Isles of transfer\|temporal distortions]]. Their sorrowful state is likely tied thematically to other [[Spectral miner#Behind the Scenes\|allusions]] to [http://www.gutenberg.org/files/932/932-h/932-h.htm "The Fall of the House of Usher"] by Edgar Allan Poe. The shape shifting is relevant because of the heavy basis on [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/mo.aspx "The Mound"] by H.P. Lovecraft, which had a telepathic race of phasers who [[Uthex Kathiasas\|synthetically]] morphed life-forms as they wished. These would be in fantastic shapes for their own amusement, or as beasts of burden out of conquered races.

	The color draining illusion in their creature description (and the skeletons by the well near [[Night mare#Behind ~~The~~ Scenes\|the old shrine]]) comes from [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/cs.aspx "The Colour Out of Space"], where the ground-water is contaminated by an alien life form, which causes everything to glow but eventually become grey and disintegrate into a [[Moaning spirit#Behind ~~The~~ Scenes\|powder]]. This story features stampeding and dead horses, explains the mist color variations, and has "the colour" on an [[Ur-Daemon#Teras Isle: Head of the Beast\|anvil]] like the [[Glaes Caverns]].		The color draining illusion in their creature description (and the skeletons by the well near [[Night mare#Behind the Scenes\|the old shrine]]) comes from [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/cs.aspx "The Colour Out of Space"], where the ground-water is contaminated by an alien life form, which causes everything to glow but eventually become grey and disintegrate into a [[Moaning spirit#Behind the Scenes\|powder]]. This story features stampeding and dead horses, explains the mist color variations, and has "the colour" on an [[Ur-Daemon#Teras Isle: Head of the Beast\|anvil]] like the [[Glaes Caverns]].

	This unnatural mist of the valley has a basis in multiple stories, but also appears once in "The Colour Out of Space": ''"He could not but wonder at his gleaning of the same impression from a vapour glimpsed in the daytime, against a window opening on the morning sky, and from a nocturnal exhalation seen as a phosphorescent mist against the black and blasted landscape. It wasn’t right—it was against Nature—and he thought of those terrible last words of his stricken friend, 'It come from some place whar things ain’t as they is here . . . one o’ them professors said so. . . .'"''		This unnatural mist of the valley has a basis in multiple stories, but also appears once in "The Colour Out of Space": ''"He could not but wonder at his gleaning of the same impression from a vapour glimpsed in the daytime, against a window opening on the morning sky, and from a nocturnal exhalation seen as a phosphorescent mist against the black and blasted landscape. It wasn’t right—it was against Nature—and he thought of those terrible last words of his stricken friend, 'It come from some place whar things ain’t as they is here . . . one o’ them professors said so. . . .'"''

VANKRASN39: /* Other information */ log format

2017-09-17T15:21:58Z

Other information: log format

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	Two examples of a ghostly pooka's depression ability:		Two examples of a ghostly pooka's depression ability:

	<~~div~~ {{~~log~~\|margin-right=350px}}>		<pre{{log2\|margin-right=350px}}>
	A ghostly pooka stares straight into your eyes.~~<br>~~		A ghostly pooka stares straight into your eyes.
	A wave of sadness washes over you as you stare at a ghostly pooka.~~<br>~~		A wave of sadness washes over you as you stare at a ghostly pooka.
	You are stunned for 2 rounds!		You are stunned for 2 rounds!
	</~~div~~>		</pre>
	<~~div~~ {{~~log~~\|margin-right=350px}}>		<pre{{log2\|margin-right=350px}}>
	A ghostly pooka stares straight into your eyes.~~<br>~~		A ghostly pooka stares straight into your eyes.
	The sight of a ghostly pooka touches you somewhere deep in your soul. Your arms and legs feel leaden and your eyes begin to well up with tears.		The sight of a ghostly pooka touches you somewhere deep in your soul. Your arms and legs feel leaden and your eyes begin to well up with tears.
	</~~div~~>		</pre>

	==Behind The Scenes==		==Behind The Scenes==
	Pookas are shape shifters who in [[Rolemaster]] usually take the form of smaller animals and are not undead. However, the trickster [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%BAca#Malevolent_or_benevolent_nature pookas] of [[Spectral miner#Behind The Scenes\|Celtic folklore]] are sometimes represented as black horses covered in heavy chains, which is where their premise originates for Shadow Valley. Pookas and knockers (the [[spectral miner]]s) originated in fairy mythology, which is a connecting theme to related areas such as [[Castle Anwyn]]. Their [[Slow (504)]] warding attack works by making the air more viscous, which is related to the [[Night mare#Behind The Scenes\|strange dark mist]] of the valley. The valley also has a subtle [[Jaron Galarn#Behind The Scenes\|theme]] of [[Isles of transfer\|temporal distortions]]. Their sorrowful state is likely tied thematically to other [[Spectral miner#Behind The Scenes\|allusions]] to [http://www.gutenberg.org/files/932/932-h/932-h.htm "The Fall of the House of Usher"] by Edgar Allan Poe. The shape shifting is relevant because of the heavy basis on [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/mo.aspx "The Mound"] by H.P. Lovecraft, which had a telepathic race of phasers who [[Uthex Kathiasas\|synthetically]] morphed life-forms as they wished. These would be in fantastic shapes for their own amusement, or as beasts of burden out of conquered races.		Pookas are shape shifters who in [[Rolemaster]] usually take the form of smaller animals and are not undead. However, the trickster [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%BAca#Malevolent_or_benevolent_nature pookas] of [[Spectral miner#Behind The Scenes\|Celtic folklore]] are sometimes represented as black horses covered in heavy chains, which is where their premise originates for Shadow Valley. Pookas and knockers (the [[spectral miner]]s) originated in fairy mythology, which is a connecting theme to related areas such as [[Castle Anwyn]]. Their [[Slow (504)]] warding attack works by making the air more viscous, which is related to the [[Night mare#Behind The Scenes\|strange dark mist]] of the valley. The valley also has a subtle [[Jaron Galarn#Behind The Scenes\|theme]] of [[Isles of transfer\|temporal distortions]]. Their sorrowful state is likely tied thematically to other [[Spectral miner#Behind The Scenes\|allusions]] to [http://www.gutenberg.org/files/932/932-h/932-h.htm "The Fall of the House of Usher"] by Edgar Allan Poe. The shape shifting is relevant because of the heavy basis on [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/mo.aspx "The Mound"] by H.P. Lovecraft, which had a telepathic race of phasers who [[Uthex Kathiasas\|synthetically]] morphed life-forms as they wished. These would be in fantastic shapes for their own amusement, or as beasts of burden out of conquered races.

VANKRASN39: update for template update

2017-09-17T15:21:18Z

update for template update

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	\| picture = ~~[[Image:~~Ghostly_Pooka_Colored.jpg~~\|thumb\|upright=0.75\|left]]~~		\| picture = Ghostly_Pooka_Colored.jpg
	\| level = 33 <!-- This will also be used at the end of the page in the Near level creature template -->		\| level = 33 <!-- This will also be used at the end of the page in the Near level creature template -->
	\| family = Horse <!-- Add creature to family page list, which will be linked on preview/save -->		\| family = Horse <!-- Add creature to family page list, which will be linked on preview/save -->

INIQUITY: behind the scenes: add line about fairy mythology

2017-06-25T18:20:17Z

behind the scenes: add line about fairy mythology

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	</div>		</div>
	==Behind The Scenes==		==Behind The Scenes==
	Pookas are shape shifters who in [[Rolemaster]] usually take the form of smaller animals and are not undead. However, the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%BAca#Malevolent_or_benevolent_nature pookas] of [[Spectral miner#Behind The Scenes\|Celtic folklore]] are sometimes represented as black horses covered in heavy chains, which is where their premise originates for Shadow Valley. Their [[Slow (504)]] warding attack works by making the air more viscous, which is related to the [[Night mare#Behind The Scenes\|strange dark mist]] of the valley. The valley also has a subtle [[Jaron Galarn#Behind The Scenes\|theme]] of [[Isles of transfer\|temporal distortions]]. Their sorrowful state is likely tied thematically to other [[Spectral miner#Behind The Scenes\|allusions]] to [http://www.gutenberg.org/files/932/932-h/932-h.htm "The Fall of the House of Usher"] by Edgar Allan Poe. The shape shifting is relevant because of the heavy basis on [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/mo.aspx "The Mound"] by H.P. Lovecraft, which had a telepathic race of phasers who [[Uthex Kathiasas\|synthetically]] morphed life-forms as they wished. These would be in fantastic shapes for their own amusement, or as beasts of burden out of conquered races.		Pookas are shape shifters who in [[Rolemaster]] usually take the form of smaller animals and are not undead. However, the trickster [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%BAca#Malevolent_or_benevolent_nature pookas] of [[Spectral miner#Behind The Scenes\|Celtic folklore]] are sometimes represented as black horses covered in heavy chains, which is where their premise originates for Shadow Valley. Pookas and knockers (the [[spectral miner]]s) originated in fairy mythology, which is a connecting theme to related areas such as [[Castle Anwyn]]. Their [[Slow (504)]] warding attack works by making the air more viscous, which is related to the [[Night mare#Behind The Scenes\|strange dark mist]] of the valley. The valley also has a subtle [[Jaron Galarn#Behind The Scenes\|theme]] of [[Isles of transfer\|temporal distortions]]. Their sorrowful state is likely tied thematically to other [[Spectral miner#Behind The Scenes\|allusions]] to [http://www.gutenberg.org/files/932/932-h/932-h.htm "The Fall of the House of Usher"] by Edgar Allan Poe. The shape shifting is relevant because of the heavy basis on [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/mo.aspx "The Mound"] by H.P. Lovecraft, which had a telepathic race of phasers who [[Uthex Kathiasas\|synthetically]] morphed life-forms as they wished. These would be in fantastic shapes for their own amusement, or as beasts of burden out of conquered races.

	The color draining illusion in their creature description (and the skeletons by the well near [[Night mare#Behind The Scenes\|the old shrine]]) comes from [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/cs.aspx "The Colour Out of Space"], where the ground-water is contaminated by an alien life form, which causes everything to glow but eventually become grey and disintegrate into a [[Moaning spirit#Behind The Scenes\|powder]]. This story features stampeding and dead horses, explains the mist color variations, and has "the colour" on an [[Ur-Daemon#Teras Isle: Head of the Beast\|anvil]] like the [[Glaes Caverns]].		The color draining illusion in their creature description (and the skeletons by the well near [[Night mare#Behind The Scenes\|the old shrine]]) comes from [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/cs.aspx "The Colour Out of Space"], where the ground-water is contaminated by an alien life form, which causes everything to glow but eventually become grey and disintegrate into a [[Moaning spirit#Behind The Scenes\|powder]]. This story features stampeding and dead horses, explains the mist color variations, and has "the colour" on an [[Ur-Daemon#Teras Isle: Head of the Beast\|anvil]] like the [[Glaes Caverns]].