[Taqwus]

I actually tend to appreciate Greater Othernesses more than Vastnesses; R'lyeh is a bit hard-up for fast, tough, strong melee troops, whereas illithid mindbLasters are not only common but likely to be anticipated. MindbLasting is also not good for killing masses quickly since it targets single units and does damage fairly slowly, while GOs provide a good way for R'lyeh to steamroll right through a horde of pathetic earthlings.



The utility of Vastnesses as SCs is reduced by the complete lack of slot and the Astral-3 that appears if GoR'd, and their relative lack of strongly lethal unresistable attacks compared to, say, a Bane Lord with even a one-handed flaming, armor-piercing sword let alone something purely brutal like a Gate Cleaver.