stephen newport

From Paizo's ad for a Baba Yaga miniature:

Baba Yaga has appeared in many flavors through the years of fantasy
roleplaying games,
and though my favorite incarnation of her is as the mother of one of my
beloved spellcasters,
her icy grip on the nation of Irrisen cannot be denied.

--
"There's nothing quite like the power and the passion of Broadway music.
Musicals carry us to a different time and place, but in the end, they
also teach us a little bit of something about ourselves. It's one of the
few genres of music that can inspire the same passion in an
eight-year-old that it can in an 80-year-old. It transcends musical
tastes. In many ways, the story of Broadway is also intertwined with the
story of America. Some of the greatest singers and songwriters Broadway
has ever known came to this country on a boat with nothing more than an
idea in their head and a song in their heart. And they succeeded the
same way that so many immigrants have succeeded through talent and hard
work and sheer determination. Over the years, musicals have also been at
the forefront of our social consciousness, challenging stereotypes,
shaping our opinions about race and religion, death and disease, power
and politics. But perhaps the most American part of this truly American
art form is its optimism. Broadway music calls us to see the best in
ourselves and in the world around us; to believe that no matter how
hopeless things may seem, the nice guy can still get the girl, the hero
can still triumph over evil, and a brighter day can be waiting just
around the bend."-- President Obama

"Musicals blow the dust off your soul."-- Mel Brooks

xaingmei chen

Is Iggwilv officially BY's daughter? It's been so long!

ubiquitous

Yes, there are references in a couple issues of Dragon, and I think
maybe one in Expedition to the Ruins of Greyhawk. IIRC, Mr. Gygax once
said that Iggwilv's stats were the same as the Crone of Pohjola, Louhi.
Does anyone else remember that? Wasn't there a tidbit at the end of
Artifact of Evil as well?


--
"If Barack Obama isn't careful, he will become the Jimmy Carter of the
21st century."

ukegreg

Here’s what Wikipedia has to say about it. I still have most of the old
modules and supplements which discuss Iggwilv and I can say that this
description appears to be accurate. Most cannon states that Iggwilv was
Baba Yaga’s apprentice and that she views the immortal hag as her foster
mother. Apparently Baba Yaga has a thing for adopting little girls,
mentoring them into powerful evil sorceresses (devouring the ones who
give her any sass), and turning them loose on the planes.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iggwilv
http://www.canonfire.com/wiki/index.php?title=Iggwilv

Thanks for giving us a steady supply of super-villainess-eye-candy to
harass our players with old hag. We Dungeon Masters appreciate the
effort. =)