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Christopher_Rowe
Forgotten Realms Author
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 Posted - 20 Jan 2011 : 22:47:49
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Originally posted by Therise
This would explain Fzoul, I guess. Do they have new rules for "Chosen" in 4E?
I'm away from my books and can't give you a detailed answer, but in brief, yes. Certain characters may become Chosen of their patron deities as their Epic Destinies if I'm remembering the terminology correctly. That's the third (and highest, natch, starting at 20th level) of the three tiers of character development in 4E.
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Chosen of Asmodeus
Master of Realmslore
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Posted - 20 Jan 2011 : 22:51:53
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Yea. They provide rules for becoming a chosen for good and unaligned deities, though not evil ones. Much to my annoyance.
Fzoul is the patron of "Service to evil". Basicly he'd be the go to god for the snivling right hands of more powerful individuals who worship Bane. |
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Therise
Master of Realmslore
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Posted - 20 Jan 2011 : 22:53:17
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Originally posted by Christopher_Rowe
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Originally posted by Therise
This would explain Fzoul, I guess. Do they have new rules for "Chosen" in 4E?
I'm away from my books and can't give you a detailed answer, but in brief, yes. Certain characters may become Chosen of their patron deities as their Epic Destinies if I'm remembering the terminology correctly. That's the third (and highest, natch, starting at 20th level) of the three tiers of character development in 4E.
That's good to hear, I'm glad they kept the concept.
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Chosen of Asmodeus
Master of Realmslore
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Posted - 20 Jan 2011 : 22:56:23
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| They do note that as of the start of 4e realms(I forget which year the timeskip starts at, off hand) that there are no active Chosen who aren't also Exarchs. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 21 Jan 2011 : 00:54:38
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| I think it's important to note that a Chosen may ascend to the position of an Exarch. Creating new Chosen is still possible, and they don't necessarily have to be an Exarch -- it's just something they might eventually come to. However, judging from that FRCG quote, the current lot of Chosen have obviously ascended to the rank of Exarch. |
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Alisttair
Great Reader
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Posted - 21 Jan 2011 : 12:24:00
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Originally posted by The Sage
I think it's important to note that a Chosen may ascend to the position of an Exarch. Creating new Chosen is still possible, and they don't necessarily have to be an Exarch -- it's just something they might eventually come to. However, judging from that FRCG quote, the current lot of Chosen have obviously ascended to the rank of Exarch.
In essence, Chosen are now (for the time being anyways) reserved for the PCs (or in the case of evil deities, a villain of the PCs to be created by the DM, although no specific rule exists for 4E villain Chosen). You could have your PC become a Chosen as his epic destiny and when you hit level 30 (or sooner if that's when you want to end) and time comes to retire the character, it makes for a great ending to a campaign to have said character ascend as an Exarch (and have future characters in the home campaign worship said Exarch, or pay lip service at least hehe  ). |
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