Pathfinder Religion Guide: Rovagug, Baphomet, Zon-Kuthon, Lamashtu, Dahak, Achaekek, Ghlaunder

To all my subscribers, thanks so much for joining my channel, and helping me hit 1k subs! I'm dropping this video a day early, because I wanted to celebrate with you all!
Continuing our look at Pathfinder's evil gods; my seventh video on Religion in Pathfinder. This week we're talking about 7 more gods: Rovagug, Baphomet, Zon-Kuthon, Lamashtu, Dahak, Achaekek, Ghlaunder
▬ Contents of this video ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
0:00 - Intro
1:00 - Rovagug
4:37 - Baphomet
6:51 - Zon-Kuthon
11:00 - Lamashtu
14:25 - Dahak
17:17 - Achaekek
19:09 - Ghlaunder
20:47 - Outro
CREDITS
The large high-res map I use is not a Paizo official map, but the work of the incomparable Rob McCaleb ( www.artstation.com/robmccaleb ) used here with their gracious permission.
Content for this video came from "Pathfinder Campaign Setting: Inner Sea Gods" by Sean K Reynolds, Amanda Hamon, James Jacobs, John Ling, Mark Moreland, David N. Ross, F. Wesley Schneider, Amber E. Scott, Tork Shaw, James L. Sutter, Jerome Virnich
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[@raptordaraptor7861]

Do note that Lamashtu is a Demon Lord who has ascended to godhood while Baphomet is a Demon Lord which has not ascended so is not a god. Demon Lords are basically Demigods in power level. A god in pathfinder has no stats, as they are impossivle to combat. Baphomet however, could be slain by a mortal.

[@pavelowjohn9167]

True story, my wife was playing an ranged character in our Wrath of the Righteous campaign and almost killed Baphomet with one shot (we have a home rule that if you roll three nat 20s in a row, you auto-kill whatever you just hit. She rolled two nat 20s and a 19). So close, but not quite good enough to kill a demon lord 🙂

[@jamieterrill]

Out of all the descriptions of the deities that fought and imprisoned rovagug given by his cultists, I think that describing asmodeus as "cowardly and smug" was probably the only one that actually wasn't total BS.

[@msinsiwer]

I love the fact that in Irrisen they mostly worship Zon-Kuthon and Lamashtu - truly fitting gods for that place

[@Nyrufa]

The evil gods may be monsters, but at least they care enough about us to become involved in our personal lives. The only time the good deities make an appearance, is if something apocalyptic is going on!

[@katherineberger6329]

Something apocalyptic is always going on.

[@IdiotinGlans]

Good dietoes yrust us to take care of outselves, while evil gods are micromanagers

[@syeven7979]

My first ever pathfinder character was a half orc cleric of Zon Kuthon. It was a very interesting introduction to the setting.

[@chazzwozzio]

Idk bout yall but i find the fact that baphonet solved Asmodeus's "impossible" maze in one decade and then proceded to steal it as just peak comedy.

[@TheMythKeeper]

Its pretty hilarious, and also Baphomet is kind of a badass.

[@Jermilius]

Divine comedy.

[@Rosarosa106]

You’re literally one of the best Pathfinder channels on KZbin ! Amazing content

[@TheMythKeeper]

Thank you so much for the kind words!

[@wanderdragon1075]

Since I just noticed it, congrats on the 1K subs MythKeeper! The gods of Golarion comprise probably my favorite cohesive pantheon in RPGs and this is definitely my favorite series on their lore

[@zenerboi3580]

I see that Rovagug is a parallel to Tharizdun in the Golarion setting. Neat!

[@OranjMoose]

Fuck yeah Mythkeeper posted

[@TheMythKeeper]

Best. Comment. Ever.

[@tyrellhayward95]

I love that a lot of the art you used for Ghalaunder is Warhammer art.

[@TheMythKeeper]

Yes I think of him as the Nurgle of Pathfinder 😁

[@RollingSoloRPG]

Yess I just noticed too. Congratulations on 1K subs! It will snowball from here! You deserve it my friend!

[@jirhonarmstrong4107]

I saw both of your videos on the infernal gods, and loved them. I’m very glad to have found this channel

[@Crashloop]

making my own world for my Advanced 5e game I get so many good ideas from these videos and I thank you for that :) Keep up the great work!

[@darkdragonsoul99]

Yeah Rovagug is clearly lovecraftian "Who knows the end? What has risen may sink, and what has sunk may rise. Loathsomeness waits and dreams in the deep, and decay spreads over the tottering cities of men."

[@Turnil321]

Rovagug is not Lovecraftian. He is a qlippoth. The Lovecraftian gods are called The gods of the Dark Tapestry and are far more powerful.

[@KeeperOfSecrets-42069]

Grandfather Nurgal

[@Human-163]

19:11 My papa Nurgle!!! Edit: damn, it's literally him.

[@TheMythKeeper]

yeah, my art is not limited to pathfinder canon ;-)

[@primarchstar2087]

See's Zon-Kuthon: I came!!!!

[@RollingSoloRPG]

I said the same thing when I saw Calistria lmao!

[@katherineberger6329]

In my campaign, edgy teenagers often get Zon-Kuthon tattoos - not because they actively worship him but because every teenager goes through an ALL LIFE IS PAIN phase (why do you think we had so many Pinhead posters on our wall as kids?) And of course to piss off their parents. Because lots of teenagers do that, too.

[@TheMythKeeper]

🤣🤣🤣

[@Elaksomfan]

Great vid. Have a sub :)

[@TheMythKeeper]

Thanks for the sub!

[@Jermilius]

Dragon divinity sounds incorrect or at least heavily skewed. I could be wrong, it’s been awhile.

[@FilkoSempai]

Mr Keeper, do you have something on tiamat? I just started watching your channel yesterday, and its a lot more entertaining and interesting than reading the wiki, while my peers bully me for not knowing the lore As I've come from forgotten realms, i assumed that tiamat is the mother of dragons in pathfinder as well

[@FilkoSempai]

Well im a dumdum, i needed to listen to just one minute more

[@TheMythKeeper]

Watch my Dragon creature feature for more on this!

[@FilkoSempai]

@@TheMythKeeper adding it to the playlist after the planar stuff, ty

[@on_6933]

i was under the impression that Baphomet and Deskari both got destroyed and were used to ascend the commander of the fifth crusade to demi godhood. I should probably read up on the canon of the end of that adventure path.

[@TheMythKeeper]

I try not to include AP spoilers in my videos. Plus, do gods ever truly die?

[@on_6933]

@@TheMythKeeper very true, especially in the case of Baphomet.

[@UrLeingod]

That's video game only; in the written AP Baphomet's basically a secret boss your party has to go out of their way to kill, and there's no sub-plot about ascending to godhood.

[@zacharyhawley1693]

Demigods have to be slain twice, one of which in their private realm. Deskari in essence got the 5 stars in GTA for the world wound. At no point was there ever going to be peace for something so thoroughly obviously wanting to take the world. He fked around and found out that to threaten a entire world. People were naturally going to take the planar trip to ensure he died for good.

[@trajanfidelis1532]

any info on how lamashtu and Shub-Nigurath feel about each other if anything at all?

[@TheMythKeeper]

Honestly I think even Lamashtu is a little afraid of the Black Goat with a Thousand Young.

[@themalcontent100]

Achaekek doesn't seem evil. More neutral and lawful.

[@freeranger00]

I'm pretty sure that the only reason that Achaekek is evil is because it resorts to murder to achieve its goals.

[@aceazzermeen4857]

The chapter about dahak is in the wrong place. it should start where currently the achaekek chapter starts

[@TheMythKeeper]

Thanks and corrected!

[@therabbithole993]

urgathoa

[@mitchgaunt2431]

Like and a sub for not saying minotar

[@kevinobill4818]

14:27 there’s a real God of Hell.