A Forgotten Realms Campaign
The planet of Abier-Toril (or just Toril) is known as Sherem to the people of Harn. It's a high magic, high fantasy world where magic is common and adventures happen with the little folk.
Notes: Chondath is based on medieval Italy, so there are merchant princes everywhere and the old nation of man is split into city states. It's close to Turmish, a nation based on Turkey. Wars do happen between the neighbors, but Chondath experiences internal strife. Currently in the Year of the Prince, Chondath is relatively quiet. The Doge currently has power.
Premise: The PCs are everyday folk swept up into high adventure. In the Year of the Prince, Chondath is experiencing the golden age of the Merchant Princes. The PCs are hired by the Merchant Princes to guard their trading costers.
Question: Can the PCs work for a increasingly corrupt trading coster like the Iron Throne?
Tone: Swashbuckling adventure and flair.
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Game Rules
Pathfinder, not AD&D, will be used.
20 point buy.
Level 1
Roll for starting gold
2 traits
Classes: Core Rule classes (Fighter, paladin, monk, wizard, yadda yadda yadda), APG classes, Gunslinger (the Realms have a magical equivalent to gunpowder called smokepowder), Magus, classes from the ACG, Occult Adventures, and finally -- U/I.
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AURIL
Goddess of Winter
NE Demi-power of Pandemonium
Favored Weapon: Morning Star
Domains (Subdomains): Air (Cloud), Evil (Demon), Weather (Seasons, Storms)
AZUTH
Patron of Arcane Magic Users
LN Demipower of Arcadia
Favored Weapon: Dagger
Domains (sub): Law (Loyalty), Knowledge (Education), Magic (Arcane)
BANE
The Ultimate Tyrant
LE Greater Power of Archeron
Favored Weapon: Gauntlet or Brass Knuckles
Domains: Destruction (Hatred), Evil (Devil, Fear), Glory (Honor, Hubris), Law (Slavery, Tyranny), Nobility (Leadership), Strength (Fist)
BESHABA
Maiden of Misfortune
CE Lesser power of the Abyss
Favored Weapon: Sap
Domains: Chaos (Demon, Whimsy), Evil (Corruption), Luck (Fate)
BHAAL
Lord of Murder
LE lesser power of Gehenna
Favored Weapon: Dagger or Longsword
Domains: Death (Murder), Evil (Demodand, Fear), Law (Slavery), Trickery (Ambush)
CHAUNTEA (Chuan-TEE-ah)
Great Mother
Goddess of Agriculture
NG Greater Power Elysium
Favored Weapon: Sickle
Domains: Community (Cooperation), Earth (Caves), Good (Agathion, Azata), Plant (Growth), Weather (Seasons)
DENEIR(Deh-NEER)
Lord of All Glyphs & Images
God of Literature, Art
NG Demi-Power Beastlands
Favored Weapon: Dart
Domains: Good (Azata), Knowledge (Education), Rune (Language)
ELDATH (EL-dath)
The Quiet One, Goddess of Singing
Water
Goddess of Waterfalls, Springs,
Streams, Pools, Stillness, Peace,
Quiet Places, Guardian of
Druid-Groves
N Demipower Prime Material Plane
Favored Weapon: Longsword
Domains: Strength (Resolve), Protection (Purity, Solitude), Water (Flowing)
GOND (Gond)
Wonderbringer
God of Blacksmiths, Artificers, crafts
and construction
N Lesser Power Concordant Opposition
Favored Weapon: Hammer
Domains: Artifice (Industry, Toil), Community (Cooperation), Fire (Ash), Magic (Alchemy), Strength (Resolve)
HELM (Hehlm)
He of the Unsleeping Eyes
God of Guardians LN
Lesser God of Nirvana
Favored Weapon: Longsword
Domains: Law (Inevitable, Judgement, Loyalty), Protection (Defense, Purity), Strength (Ferocity)
ILMATER (Ill-MAY-ter)
God of Endurance, Suffering,
Martyrdom, Perseverance
LG Lesser Power Twin Paradises
Favored Weapon: Shortsword
Domains: Good (Archon, Redemption), Healing (Medicine, Restoration), Law (Judgement), Nobility (Martyr)
LATHANDER (Lah-THAN-der)
Morninglord
God of Spring, Dawn, Conception,
Vitality, Eternal Youth, Renewal,
Self-Perfection, Beginnings NG
Greater Power of Elysium
Favored Weapon: Mace
Domains: Good (Azata, Agathion), Healing (Medicine, Resurrection), Nobility (Aristocracy, Leadership), Repose (Souls), Strength (Competition), Sun (Day, Light, Revelation)
LEIRA (LAIR-ah)
Lady of the Mists
Goddess of Deception, Illusion
CN Demipower Limbo
Favored Weapon: smoke bomb
Domains: Darkness Chaos (Protean), (Night), Magic (Arcane), Trickery (Deception)
This sounds interesting, I have been wanting to play a forger, theif type but not necessarily a Rouge though. Or a craftsman if we would have time for that in this campaign Ill work on something if it sounds like he could fit in. What races are you available?
This sounds interesting, I have been wanting to play a forger, theif type but not necessarily a Rouge though. Or a craftsman if we would have time for that in this campaign Ill work on something if it sounds like he could fit in. What races are you available?
All of them. Naturally, a nagaji would come from the Vilhon Reach. I forget which city though. Use some common sense when picking a race for your character.
LLIIRA (LEER-ab)
Our Lady of Joy
Goddess of Joy, Carefree Feeling,
Contentment, Release,
Hospitality, Happiness, Dance,
Patron of Festivals
CG Demipower of Arvandor
Favored Weapon: Shortsword
Domains: Chaos (Azata), Good (Agathion), Charm (Captivation), Liberation (Freedom)
LOVIATAR (Lohv-ee-A-tar)
Maiden of Pain
Goddess of Pain, Hurt, Patron of Torturers
LE Demipower of Gehenna
Domains: Destruction (Torture), Evil (Demon), Law (Devil)
MALAR (may-LARR)
The Beastlord, The Stalker
God of Wild, Marauding Beasts,
Bloodlust, and Hunting
CE Demipower of Tarterus
Favored Weapon: Animal claw
Domains: Animal (Fur, Feather), Chaos (Protean), Evil (Demon), Trickery (Ambush)
MASK (MAHSK)
Lord of Shadows
God of Thieves, Intrigue
NE Lesser Power of Hades
Favored Weapon: Longsword
Domains: Darkness (Night), Evil (Devil), Trickery (Ambush, Deception, Espionage, Innuendo)
MIELIKKI (My-LEE-kee)
Lady of the Forest
Goddess of Forests, Dryads, Patron
of Rangers
NG Lesser Power of the Prime Material
Favored Weapon: Bow
Domains: Animal (Feather, Fur), Good (Azata, Agathion,Friendship), Plant (Growth)
MILIL (Meb-LILL)
God of Poetry, Eloquence, and
Song
NG Demipower of the Beastlands
Favored Weapon: Dart
Domains: Charm (Captivation), Good (Azata), Rune (Language)
Have a Descent game going on, so I'll get to the rest by 6 MDT.
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Have a Descent game going on, so I'll get to the rest by 6 MDT.
Does anyone object to using the Dynamic Spellcasting system in Advanced d20 Magic?
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Have a Descent game going on, so I'll get to the rest by 6 MDT.
Does anyone object to using the Dynamic Spellcasting system in Advanced d20 Magic?
I have absolutely no idea what that is, so my initial response would be an objection. However, if it's not too much trouble to learn, or I end up choosing a class that doesn't have spells, then I would have no problem.
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Have a Descent game going on, so I'll get to the rest by 6 MDT.
Does anyone object to using the Dynamic Spellcasting system in Advanced d20 Magic?
I love the idea. it fits what i picture in terms of magic in the realms.
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Curious on whether you are including any Unchained content? My biggest concerns, in descending order, are:
Background Skills
Unchained Classes (Particularly the Rogue)
Variant Multiclassing
Background Skills are the biggest for me, as I appreciate the increased design room to make my crunch reflect my fluff.
Background Skills are the biggest for me, as I appreciate the increased design room to make my crunch reflect my fluff.
I concur
Might I also suggest regional feats? I believe they did that in 3.5 FR, a feat at first level to represent where you came from.
Posting my interest
Yes, we can use the Unchained content.
Background Skills are the biggest for me, as I appreciate the increased design room to make my crunch reflect my fluff.I concur
Might I also suggest regional feats? I believe they did that in 3.5 FR, a feat at first level to represent where you came from.
I don't think that's a bad idea. IF you have FR player's guide then we can use the regional feats.
Background Skills are the biggest for me, as I appreciate the increased design room to make my crunch reflect my fluff.I concur
Might I also suggest regional feats? I believe they did that in 3.5 FR, a feat at first level to represent where you came from.
I don't think that's a bad idea. IF you have FR player's guide then we can use the regional feats.
i do. havent looked at them, so i dunno if they need conversion. they were all pretty tame, so maybe they dont
edit: here they are though i'm pretty sure some of these were added at a later time or from very obscure books...
Posting my interest
Neat.
I'd like to have a go at applying for this, will you accept pbp rookies? I'm yet to make it into a campaign, but I love FR and I think I could throw something together
I accept all applicants.
Ah, the pangs of nostalgia brought on by Forgotten Realms pre-Time of Troubles. Could see a trouble seeking follower of Tymora, possibly a bard, fitting perfectly into the setting.
I shall be submitting a Witch in a few hours here for approval.
I shall be submitting a Witch in a few hours here for approval.
I'd like to see it, Conch.
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Have a Descent game going on, so I'll get to the rest by 6 MDT.
All of the Gods of Toril have been converted and placed on the Campaign page. The beast cults, the elemental lords, and the other pantheons are not covered.
Interesting that you are using the Harnic Cosmology. I love Harn and have run/played a few games in it's rarified airs!!
Think I might apply for a spot in this game...had 2 others flame-out at the start so have some room. Will have to think on what I want to bring into the Realms!!
Thanks!
You're welcome. Harnworld has Earth and Sherem. And I saw FR used as "Sherem" by another Gamemaster of Harn (he had his players visit Sherem, which was unmistakenly the Forgotten Realms). So, I decided to steal his idea.
Incidentally, Eberron could work for Sherem too. But it makes sense to use the Realms, since Greenwood said the Realms and Earth were once close to each other. At least, I think he did. But it doesn't matter, though. :D
Here is Conch's Submission. Still missing a few things, namely money and equipment ,and background feat if that is a thing.
I still need to look up Dynamic Spellcasting and what that bucket of fun is.
Here is Conch's Submission. Still missing a few things, namely money and equipment ,and background feat if that is a thing.
I still need to look up Dynamic Spellcasting and what that bucket of fun is.
A bundle of fun, actually. Your character is a work of art with so few words. Consider it approved.
i am thinking of a nature-themed divine caster looking to aid the Enclave most likely.
Gonna do an Inquisitor of Mystra. Haven't made up my mind on race yet, but I'm leaning pretty hard towards Half-Orc.
Two half-orcs won't be bad. You'll be headed to Hlondeth, so I suggest one of you play a nagaji.
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Gonna do an Inquisitor of Mystra. Haven't made up my mind on race yet, but I'm leaning pretty hard towards Half-Orc.Two half-orcs won't be bad. You'll be headed to Hlondeth, so I suggest one of you play a nagaji.
That might be interesting. Do you have any links on what Nagaji in the Forgotten Realms' whole deal is? Do they have much going on in the way of Mystra worship? (I'm pretty familiar with FR, but most of it is post ToT, and I wasn't aware that there were Nagaji in the setting!)
Nagaji assume the roles of Yuan-ti.
Since the yuan-ti are officially off-limits in a Pathfinder game (the yuan-ti was never added officially to the original srd, which sucks), I have to use Snake Folk, nagas, and Nagaji as replacements. that's the first reason.
The second reason, beyond legal, is that my Serpent Kingdoms books are in storage. Seeming how the PbP games we run here on Paizo are, ahem copyrighted by Paizo. Despite this, Wizards doesn't take action while we run Eberron or FR games here. So the real reason why I want to use Snake Folk, nagas, and Nagaji is because my books are in storage.
Thanks for the approval!
I remember having a whole 3.x book dedicated to to the yuan ti and other fun beasties... no clue want happened to it.
This should be fun:)
It will be. :) All I have to do is work hard posting at least once everyday.
Wow! 2nd Ed Nostalgia and when the Realms were cool indeed! Are you still going with Dynamic Magic? Anyway, I think an elven magus (since magus is the best class to simulate spellsinger) from Evereska would be an interesting idea.
Wow! 2nd Ed Nostalgia and when the Realms were cool indeed! Are you still going with Dynamic Magic? Anyway, I think an elven magus (since magus is the best class to simulate spellsinger) from Evereska would be an interesting idea.
Sure, I can't wait to see it. And yes. Tenro's using a variation called Spheres of Power.
Anyone else?
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I'm putting my character together (it's been a busy week!). Haven't had any other questions come up yet.
Was a submission deadline announced? If you need me to get my butt in gear I could pull a late night tonight and get it all done.
Deadline is this Sunday.
I'll probably get mine in under the wire. I was on vacation for 5 weeks so i had a bit of work to catch up on. I still haven't. haha
Tharasiphs entry
Inquisitor
Sanctified Slayer
Aasimar - Plumekith (Looks human)
Tharasiphs entryInquisitor
Sanctified Slayer
Aasimar - Plumekith (Looks human)
Approved. :-) Your inquisitor would fit right in with the denizens of the Dragon Coast.
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Blegh. I'm having a lot of trouble with my fluff. Every time I get the creative juices flowing I come up with something that doesn't really fit the whole "regular folk" premise. I'm going back to the drawing board tonight, but if I can't get something up in time I'd like to thank EltonJ for the opportunity and for being great at answering questions and providing background materials.
Count me out sadly. Too much work going on.
Hey there EltonJ. I am very interested in joining your campaign. I have had a good selection of the 3.5 Forgotten Realms books since I was a young teenager (I am 28 now, and still have them :)) and have always really liked that setting.
This is my application. I only have his background down so far (and ability scores). I still need to work out the rest of the crunch, buy yeah I would be happy to join.
Background:
Oriseus Silvestri hails from the city of Arrabar, the capital of Chondath. He is a merchant by trade who is rumored to be heavily involved with Chondath's underworld, albeit in such a way that he leaves no evidence of his participation in illicit activites. The heir to the once great House Silvestri (Oriseus father and mother died when he was young and his uncle, an alcoholic womanizer, a real devil, drank and gambled away most of the inheritance before Oriseus could get his hands on it. One day when Oriseus was still a teenager, his uncle turned up dead in Arrabar's harbor, most likely killed off by some of the people he owed money to. Oriseus sold the family manor and moved into a less fancy residence in Arrabar's harbor district and bought a large batch of ore from an old family friend. For a long while his mercantile business went rather well, even though it was only a front for him to conduct his illicit businesses behind, working as an independent thief and assassin (in reality he had murdered his uncle himself). Then he found himself a beautiful fiancée, and he decided to focus only on his official business. A few years later his fiancée split with almost everything he had earned. He swore to never again fall under a deceptive and unhonest woman's spell. With a rekindled flame of wrath he took back to the dealings in Arrabar's criminal underworld.
Hmmm, was working on an archaeologist bard, but with an inquisitor and a witch already selected, and a rogue and a nature caster in the works, it seems like a heavy hitter could be necessary. I am going to try and respin the concept into a more melee oriented character.
There are still a few things I need to finalize on my pc, hopefully I will have the time to get to them today. Nothing big, just a few bookkeeping things such as equipment. I think I need to list my traits too
Hey there EltonJ. I am very interested in joining your campaign. I have had a good selection of the 3.5 Forgotten Realms books since I was a young teenager (I am 28 now, and still have them :)) and have always really liked that setting.
This is my application. I only have his background down so far (and ability scores). I still need to work out the rest of the crunch, buy yeah I would be happy to join.
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Approved.
Count me out sadly. Too much work going on.
Have fun reading it. :)