To properly know everything Baba Yaga is capable of, I had to open three books and eight tabs to even start grasping just how gruesomely outmatched anything standing against her is. Much like the likes of the Tarrasque, the Archdevils, the Demon Lords, and other CR 25+ entities, Baba Yaga is more of an event to be experienced than a being to be fought, because if played to her full potential, there is nothing a non-Mythic party can do against her to last more than one or two rounds and barely anything a Mythic party can do if she rolls even moderately alright Initiative. ![]() Yes, this means that the only creature as strong as the Old Crone is the avatar of the setting’s overgod, which should give you an idea of what will happen to the average party if they attempt to stand up to her. A CR and a Mythic Tier, no less, putting her firmly at the apex of the Pathfinder Pyramid, a spot she shares with only a single other entity in the entirety of Paizo’s continuity: The Shadow of Time, the Echo of the Watcher. … But we all know you’re not only here for lore, are you? After all, as you can see above, Baba Yaga has a CR. Why he can do such a thing and, more importantly, why she listens is something known only to the two, a secret that will likely never be revealed until one finally outwits and outstrips the other. It’s said that every once on a great while, the Old-Mage and the Old Crone meet in a quaint little tavern somewhere off the coast of Garund to speak with one another and catch each other up on the journeys they’ve taken across time, and during these meetings, Jatembe names a single good deed that Baba Yaga must perform before their next encounter. Motivated almost entirely by her own curiosity, Baba Yaga aligns herself with no god or fiend, serves no power other than her own, and obeys no order that does not serve to amuse her… Unless that order is given by the Old-Mage Jatembe, the First Wizard, the singular being in creation that the Old Crone seems to begrudgingly respect. ![]() To condemn herself to an eternity of batting away supplicants and sycophants is an idea of Hell she would prefer not to explore, and so she remains content to put off her journey to godhood for the time being. She left her home on Earth for this very reason, repulsed by so many seeking her aid and vying for her attention when she simply wished to do her own thing. Kings, grand mages, high priests, and even gods treat her as equal (or better), because she is the only reason she hasn’t ascended is because the idea of anyone praying to her for aid fills her with absolute disgust. From the castles of irrisen, to the gates of the great planes, to the very edge of time itself, to every tavern in Golarion, all doors open for Dear Grandmother and creatures of every stripe and power bend their knees in her presence. ![]() She has been all over the cosmos a dozen times over, and all doors are open to her. ![]() It took her less than a month to stomp all over the northern lands of Golarion and unite them under her rule as the nation of Irrisen simply because it reminded her of home. The Runelords are viewed as squabbling children by the Old Crone, whereas the Whispering Tyrant–the greatest threat to Golarion in history–is seen as little more than a fool straining for toys he’s much too young to be playing with. THE Witch, THE Hag, THE Archmage, wandering in her Dancing Hut across creation to scrape its edges and pry its secrets from its seams. Happy birthday to me! And what better way to celebrate it than with Dearest Grandmother? Our latest and, perhaps, our greatest Mega Milestone Monster comes in the form of the mighty Queen of Witches herself, the most powerful single mage who ever was, is, and will be (provided she has any say in the matter). Mega Milestone Monster: Baba Yaga, the Queen of Witches CR 30/ MR 10Īdventure Path: Reign of Winter: The Witch Queen’s Revenge, pg.
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