Marcus Impudite Posted February 12, 2016 Report Share Posted February 12, 2016 The back story on this guy can be summed up as follows: Centuries ago, he was one of the wealthiest, most powerful, and most feared rulers of Ancient Egypt. Unfortunately for him, his cruelties and excesses ultimately lead to a (surprisingly successful) rebellion against him and he went to his tomb a little earlier than he was expecting. He was reanimated in modern times when a group archaeologists made the mistake of opening his sarcophagus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted February 12, 2016 Report Share Posted February 12, 2016 'And men shall call him Gary........' You can go with Imhotep. That is classic. And here is the wikipedia link for Pharaoh names https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_pharaohs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted February 12, 2016 Report Share Posted February 12, 2016 Hmm... for your purposes I would suggest either Apepi or his successor Khamudi, the last two pharaohs of the Fifteenth Dynasty, aka the foreign Hyksos invaders of Egypt. Apepi, or Apophis (a name already fraught with evil implications) is believed to have usurped the throne from his predecessor. He also "usurped" several monuments to earlier pharaohs by inscribing his name over theirs. Apepi took the god Set as his patron and exclusive god. These names, and the Hyksos themselves, were demonized by later Egyptians (whether justified or not), so lend themselves well to an evil interpretation. Unfortunately Apepi reportedly had a long and peaceful reign. But his successor Khamudi was the last Hyksos king of Egypt, defeated by Ahmose I who restored native Egyptian rule over the whole country. If Apepi was an evil tyrant, perhaps Khamudi continued his predecessor's policies until he was overthrown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burrito Boy Posted February 12, 2016 Report Share Posted February 12, 2016 Nyarlathotep. What? Someone had to say it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haerandir Posted February 12, 2016 Report Share Posted February 12, 2016 One of my friends played a heroic mummy/super-mage in a Champions campaign a while back named Sanakht. Since his primary feature as a pharaoh is that no one knows much about him and can't even agree when his reign was, or how long he lasted, I'd find it amusing (on a purely personal level) to know there was a villain out there claiming the same name and origin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinecone Posted February 12, 2016 Report Share Posted February 12, 2016 So...Bubba-hotep is out...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DShomshak Posted February 12, 2016 Report Share Posted February 12, 2016 It doesn't fit the origin story, but tales portray the last really-truly-Egyptian pharaoh, Nectanebus, as a powerful magician. When an army invaded Egypt, he set up model soldiers on a sand table to represent the two sides... then poured a bucket of sand over the invaders. In response, the sands of the desert rose and buried the invaders alive! The Sorcerer Pharoah's reign ended when Persia invaded by sea. Nectanebus put model ships in a tub to represent the Persian and Egyptian fleets. When he cast his spell, though, the Persian ships rammed and sank the Egyptian model ships, by which Nectanebus knew the gods were with the invader and his magic was overthrown. So he fled to Macedonia, where he disguised himself as the god Amun to father Alexander the Great, future conqueror of Persia. So there! (From E. A. Wallis Budge's Egyptian Magic. I may have misremembered some details, it's been a long time since I read it. But it can give an idea of the sort of magic a sorcerer pharaoh would wield.) Dean Shomshak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoloOfEarth Posted February 12, 2016 Report Share Posted February 12, 2016 Mentuhotep IV (full name Nebtawyre Mentuhotep IV). From the link DT provided: Obscure pharaoh absent from later king lists; tomb unknown. May have been overthrown by his vizier and successor Amenemhat I. You could say that his "absence" from later king lists is because Amenemhat ordered all mention of Mentuhotep IV striken from monuments, tablets, etc. due to his predecessor's excesses and despotism. And there's the fact that Mentuhotep IV's tomb is unknown... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmjalund Posted February 12, 2016 Report Share Posted February 12, 2016 BTW Ancient Egypt is more Melennia ago (1,000's of years) rather than centuries (mere 100's of years) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greywind Posted February 12, 2016 Report Share Posted February 12, 2016 Ramocheese Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucius Posted February 13, 2016 Report Share Posted February 13, 2016 Nyarlathotep. What? Someone had to say it. Just don't say it again. Lucius Alexander The palindromedary says it would be wise also to refrain from mentioning the name of the legendary demon pharaoh who reigned for three unhallowed and unhistoried midnights... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted February 13, 2016 Report Share Posted February 13, 2016 BTW Ancient Egypt is more Melennia ago (1,000's of years) rather than centuries (mere 100's of years) Technically, since millennia can be divided into centuries, he wasn't wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmjalund Posted February 13, 2016 Report Share Posted February 13, 2016 Technically, since millennia can be divided into centuries, he wasn't wrong. correct but misleading Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted February 13, 2016 Report Share Posted February 13, 2016 I remember some documentary on some real early Pharoah who was pretty much "forgotten" or written out, I wish I could remember the name though, it might be perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinecone Posted February 13, 2016 Report Share Posted February 13, 2016 I remember some documentary on some real early Pharoah who was pretty much "forgotten" or written out, I wish I could remember the name though, it might be perfect. Angry catfish...I don't recall the egyptian name though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted February 13, 2016 Report Share Posted February 13, 2016 Queen Nitocris. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucius Posted February 13, 2016 Report Share Posted February 13, 2016 When his name was razed from all monuments and documents and ceremonially cursed, it was magically forgotten even by the Gods, even by himself. The only place it remained was written on the walls of his tomb, as part of a curse to keep him safely sealed away. It was when one of the archeologists read the name aloud and then said "Well ______, we're going to get you out of that sarcophagus" that full awareness and the ability to move and act returned to the accursed one, who promptly slew the archeologists. To stop him, the player characters must recover the name (probably from the tomb walls, although anyone able to talk to the ghost of the archeologist could learn it that way) and use it to tell the accursed one to return to his sarcophagus and stay there. Lucius Alexander The palindromedary says meanwhile the old dead king will answer to "Hai Yu" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptnStrawberry Posted February 13, 2016 Report Share Posted February 13, 2016 Technically, since millennia can be divided into centuries, he wasn't wrong. I'm trying to remember, how long is an aeon? 'Aeon' could actually be a cool name for an Egyptian-themed hero. Akhenaten the Heretic Pharaoh was the one who tried to convert his people to monotheism/sun-worship, almost all traces of his reign were destroyed. He and his sister had elongated skulls leading to today's alien hybrid theories. In the old Dr. Who story 'Pyramids of Mars' the big bad was Sutekh; I just love that name as it sounds sibilant and sinister. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassandra Posted February 13, 2016 Report Share Posted February 13, 2016 Set Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoloOfEarth Posted February 13, 2016 Report Share Posted February 13, 2016 And his lieutenant, Subset Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steriaca Posted February 13, 2016 Report Share Posted February 13, 2016 Another henchman is Macroset. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steriaca Posted February 13, 2016 Report Share Posted February 13, 2016 Anyway, the ideal of "the nameless pharow" sounds cool. To bad it was used before, as part of the Yugioh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassandra Posted February 13, 2016 Report Share Posted February 13, 2016 Given it's in the news these days what about Isis? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted February 13, 2016 Report Share Posted February 13, 2016 I'm trying to remember, how long is an aeon? 'Aeon' could actually be a cool name for an Egyptian-themed hero. In general usage, indefinitely long. In the geologic time scale, related to major events in the history of the Earth (such as mass extinctions), at least half a billion years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted February 14, 2016 Report Share Posted February 14, 2016 Just don't say it again. Lucius Alexander The palindromedary says it would be wise also to refrain from mentioning the name of the legendary demon pharaoh who reigned for three unhallowed and unhistoried midnights... Nyarlahotep What? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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