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| The Sage |
Posted - 09 May 2004 : 08:30:21
This scroll is for the express purpose of posting details from my upcoming PbEM campaign. It's mainly a source of information for the 'lurkers' and any gamers who are not participating but have an interest. It will be eventually succeeded by a website, but until the Lady K. gets back on her feet, this will be the one primary source.
It will include, at least at first:
- campaign logs
- supplemental information
- campaign elements that other DMs may find useful in their own campaigns
- exploration of concepts for the second and succeeding chapters of the adventure
Obviously, those involved with the campaign are risking their potential enjoyment of the adventure by looking in here, so I'll take this opportunity to point out that this scroll will contain SPOILERS! for the Walking Through Mirrors adventure.
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| The Sage |
Posted - 09 May 2004 : 08:59:44
As well as encountering these elemental-based races, there will also be encounters with four subraces of a new fey type that I've also generated. I can't say anymore, but source information will be coming once the relevant part of the adventure has passed. They are not Faerun-native.
Manipulator: (Manipulators have an exotic purplish skin tone, with emerald green eyes and an exquisitely shaped appearance.)
Daze At-will
Charm Person 1/day/5 levels
+4 Cha, -2 Str, +2 Dex
+2 to Save DCs of all enchantment and Illusion spells
+4 to saves vs. Enchantment and Illusion effects.
Can take the Sorcerer class.
Deathbringer: (Deathbringers have a stolid, grey, skin tone, and a typically bland appearance in thier scrawny frames.)
Death Touch At-will (1d4 negative energy damage touch attack)
Death Bolt 1/day/5 levels (As Magic Missile)
+2 Str, +2 Dex, -2 Con, +2 Cha
+2 to Save DCs of all evocation and Necromancy spells
+1 to caster level to penetrate spell resistance for all evocation and Necromancy spells.
Can take the Sorcerer class.
Shaper: (Shapers have a solid brownish complexion and a solid frame, but tend to have a sense of innatentiveness about them.)
Prestidigitation at-will(Make items only)
Shape 1/day/5 levels: Item bends in hand, performing an hour of Craft work in a single second.
+2 Int, +2 Str, -2 Wis
+1 Effective caster level for all Conjuration and Transmutation spells
Defensive Shape: As a standard action, can 'Shape' any non-magical, constructed, weapon used to attack this turn; this weapon's damage is reduced to 1d2 for 1 round per caster level. Consumes a use of Shape.
Can take the Sorcerer class.
Seeker: (Seekers have a varying skin tone, shifting with thier surroundings, and a light, agile, build.)
Detect Magic At-will
Seek 1/day/5 levels (+10 insight bonus to tracking attempts for 1 hour.)
+2 Dex, +4 Wis, -2 Int
(3e: Gains Track as a bonus feat)(3.5: Gains +4 bonus to tracking attempts)
+2 racial bonus to Listen, Spot, and Search checks.
+2 Racial Dodge bonus to AC
+4 Racial bonus to Hide checks.
Can take the Sorcerer class.
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| The Sage |
Posted - 09 May 2004 : 08:57:43
I can present some interesting stat-blocks for some races that I designed to inhabit the various regions of the Elemental Planes -
(All races LA +2; all equal)
Each race gets:
At-will 0-level spell.
1/day/5 levels use of the equivalent of a 1st level spell.
Overall of +4 among stats
One generic ability equivalent to a feat.
Elemental Resistance 10 or equivalent ability
Fire: (Those born of the flame have a dark, ashen skin color, with eyes as bright as the open fire.)
Spark (1d4 fire damage, touch attack) at-will
Burning hands 1/day/5 levels
+4 Strength, -2 Con, -2 Wis, +2 Cha (While strong and forcefull in mind and body, those of the flame lack stamina and the patience to percieve thier surroundings.)
+1 caster level to spells of the Fire descriptor.
Fire Resistance 10
Water: (Those born of the water have a soft, pale blue/white, skin color, with eyes a calm and peacefull blue.)
Create Water at-will. (Half-Gallon/level)
Dehydrate 1/day/5 levels (1d8/level max 5d8 touch attack; type 'Water', subdual)
+2 Con, +2 Wis
+1 caster level to spells of the 'Water' descriptor.
Immune to Dehydration, Fire Resistance 5
Earth: (Those born of the earth have a pale, deadened complexion and reddish eyes, from generations away from the sun.)
Lesser Shape Earth at-will (Moves/shapes 1 pound of rock/level per casting)
Shape Wearth 1/day/5 levels (Moves/shapes 10 pounds of rock/level per casting; Can form weapons with a successfull Craft: Weapons check)
+2 Str, +4 Con, -2 Cha
+1 caster level to spells of the 'Earth' descriptor.
DR 5/Magic
Air: (Those born of the air have a light build and tanned skin, from long exposure to the sun.)
Lightest Step At-will (+4 bonus to Jump, Climb, and Balance checks for 1 round)
Jump 1/day/5 levels
+4 Dex, -2 Con, +2 Cha
+1 caster level to spells of the 'Air' descriptor.
+4 Racial Dodge bonus to AC while wearing Light or no armor.
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| The Sage |
Posted - 09 May 2004 : 08:52:30
Distilled pain from the Book of Vile Darkness, is supposedly not only usable as a magical substance, but also a highly addictive drug.
Fiends who use (abuse?) it do seem to get something considerably different from it than mortals, though, since mortals only experience a sense of euphoria when the drink the 'pain' (it seems strange that the pain of others could give pleasure to others, but isn't that the way of Baator?).
I've always thought that other emotions could be extracted and distilled as well. If pain, then why not hate? Anger? Sorrow? Even if pain is the most pleasurable to fiends, they might want a variety of emotions to choose from, so they don't grow bored with the act.
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| The Sage |
Posted - 09 May 2004 : 08:49:30
Trade of souls not just in lemures and larvae, but in contracts. Likely very minor contracts, like some mortals who get picked up by abishai. And maybe for more important contracts, selling rights to use the bound mortal for a while, though this arrangement (at least from fiend to mortal, not sure from fiend to fiend) would call for its own contracts to be written to make sure the terms of the deal are observed... Like the "Don't Get My Property Killed Or I'll Flay You Slowly For The Next Million Years" clause. Which all feeds into itself, as people get snared by these contracts and dragged into service eventually...
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| The Sage |
Posted - 09 May 2004 : 08:46:33
I think I mentioned in another thread a while back that the sale of useful symbionts and/or parasites might be flourishing in Baator. It's a nice way to introduce those weird creatures from the Fiend Folio.
Other ideas for sale items in the market places of Hell...
- Servant imps (as familiars, perhaps)
- Blood War "loot" that the fiends can't use themselves (chaotic stuff, for example...might be more on the black market, though)
- Information
- Bottled celestials. Or stuffed...any way you prefer
- Contracts of all kinds.
- drugs
- emotions, bottled (like distilled fear, isolated hate, that sort of thing)
- long-distance phone service (couldn't resist)
And of course, they would also be *buying* everything and everyone that is useful to them for some very good prices.
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| The Sage |
Posted - 09 May 2004 : 08:38:25
Now, discussion about the rules should still be confined to Wood Elf's PbEM with Sage... scroll. All campaign specific elements will be discussed here.
I'm looking for comments and suggestions from non-players and lurkers about the details that I post, and anything you as a gamer would like to see. The door is open on what can be discussed here, but campaign rules concerning the basics of the PbEM should remain in the scroll that I mentioned above.
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