Caves of Qud

Caves of Qud

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Baskhind

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Allows for use of the preset 'Baskhind', lost folk of the Moghra'yi.


What is this preset like?

This preset generates a quadruped maruader type with high strength and substantial survivability, with some flavourful choices regarding mutations that suit the story that I've constructed around the Baskhind.

As the name implies, vis a vis basking, they have photosynthetic skin to aid in your journey and their ritualistic sun worship has conferred some benefits in terms of fiery or light oriented mutations.


Who are the Baskhind?

Perhaps a better question is who were they.

The Baskhind are diaspora; a fractured group of quadrupeds that wander the alabaster hillocks of the Moghra'yi.

Where once they were roving clans, rich with the trade of silks, tortoise meats, and fermented milks as far as the mind might fathom...

But bedtime stories lead to sleep, and sleep to waking, and now they find themselves reduced to couriers or cheap hard labour in the settlements that persistently dot the southern dunes; the Baskhind are merely relics now, leaving their young with an inheritance of unlikely folklore... and certain thirst.

Though many stories have emerged from the parched lips of those that remain, their more fantastical elements barely pass muster.

Had they really supped on the stars, only to end up here?


With thanks to gnarf for making their preset available on the Qud wiki so I could get to grips with modding. I really appreciated that at the time.



You can also read through some fiction I've written showing Qud from a Baskhind perspective, if you want to![archiveofourown.org]
4 Comments
Thighs  [author] 22 Jan @ 11:15pm 
@Konekogami Miyu I'm glad you've enjoyed playing the preset, and I appreciate you leaving a comment to say so.

I think of the Baskhind as goat/centaur folk, so it's nice to hear you take them that direction in how you choose to see them. I'm sorry to hear about your dog friend, and hope you have a better go of things next run!
Konekogami Miyu 19 Jan @ 6:11pm 
Enjoyed the mod. Used the Preset to form a basis to play a Goat Centaur Girl and her dog. Sadly her dog died to a snapjaw in redrock and she died in the middle of the saltmarshes by a turret on her way to the Rust Wells. Will 100% use again for another run.
Thighs  [author] 9 Dec, 2024 @ 7:38pm 
@Chronos Glad to have given you a fun, and successful, preset to try out!
Chronos 9 Dec, 2024 @ 12:58pm 
Excellent work, I have just a few (failed) runs in CoQ, but this has been by far my strongest and favorite start.