The Way of the Wicked (Inactive)

Game Master HighonHolyWater

You, some of the worst criminals of Talinguarde, await your sentence. Shall you meet your end? Or does Asmodeus have other plans, to use you to burn down Talinguarde perhaps...

Map of Branderscar
The Nine Lessons


The Kingdom of Talingarde (pronounced Talonguard) is perhaps the noblest, most virtuous and peaceful nation yet founded. The royalty of this dominion has rescued a dispirited people from the brink of despair and darkness. They dealt with their enemies honorably and their allies faithfully. Talingarde is a paragon of the age, a bright shining city upon a hill. Yet the nation faces now its greatest test. That test is you.

The Forsaken

Yzera Hykeph
Her family slain for their blood like common animals and her own body used by the same monster. After strange dreams seem to manifest a blood covered tattoo of a mantis, she begins to take the first few steps towards her path and discovering the secrets of her father's past.

Rosemary Thorn
Ostracised since the moment of her birth, Rosemary has long since accepted and embraced her dark side. Seeing the strength in her abomination she worships Zura. She will do anything to gain the notice of the Vampire Queen and finally leave behind her weak human legacy once and for all.

Kelvar Mylan
Due to his Father's abuse of him and the church's seemingly uncaring attitude, Kelvar has renounced Mitra and turned to a more fitting god. Feeling his calling he took to the necessary destruction of the clergy, starting small and working his way up. Unfortunately he bit off more than he could chew and he was captured and secretly shipped off.

Carnadine
Carnadine had an easy childhood and a rich life ahead of him. Concerned with the family estate and serving with his father. Things didn't add up for him when he failed to age as a normal human would. Fearing he would be branded a monster he faked his death and ran away to join the circus. While there he found the truth about his heritage and joined the faith of Asmodeus. He was caught making sacrifices and taken away for murder.

RESOURCES:

Yzera | 3/day Blessings | 2/day 1st Spells |
Rosemary | 1/day Obscuring Mist | 1/day Smite Good | 3/day Arcane Pool | 2/day First Spells |
Kaath | 11/day Bloodrage | 2/day Destined Strike | 1/day Blessings | 2/day First Spells |
Kelvar | 1/day Channel | 6/day Hand of Acolyte | 6/day Copycat | 1/day First Spells |
Carnadine | 1/day Smite Good | 1/day Promise | 4/day First Spells |
Azrin
Potion 1 ???

House Rules:

The three following feats, Power Attack, Deadly Aim and combat expertise are no longer feats but combat 'options' that any character, NPC or monster may use at any time they choose with an apropriate weapon that you are proficient with. Characters count as having these feats for the purpose of qualifying for other feats and abilities.

The feat Weapon Finesse no longer exists and is not a prerequisite for any other feat, any character, NPC or monster may use their dexterity modifier in place of their strength modifier with any 'finessable' weapon that they are proficient with. Characters count as having this feat for the purpose of qualifying for other feats and abilities.

The feats Two-Weapon Fighting and Vital Strike now automatically upgrade into their Improved and Greater versions when the appropriate BAB is reached, they counts as themselves AND the Improved and Greater versions once the required BAB is reached for the purpose of qualifying for other feats and abilities.

ANY Improved Combat Maneuver feat now automatically scales into it's Greater version when the BAB prerequisites are reached and counts as both feats for other prerequisites. Performing combat maneuvers now only provoke AoO's from a failed combat maneuver attempt.

Expanded Crafting
Watching game of thrones and seeing Stark's sword get melted down and reforged into two new swords gives me more ideas for crafting.

Crafting base weapons/armour/etc. still works the same with the required Craft(item) skill requirements with the added ability to take metal materials from existing items. For example, you find a Cold Iron longsword but want a Cold Iron Greatsword. Put 2/3 the original weapons worth towards the crafting cost of the new weapon (20gp in the Cold Iron Longswords case of the 33.3gp required raw materials for a Cold Iron Greatsword). This makes reforging existing weapons better than simply buying the raw materials.

In a similar vein to an Arcanist ability, special abilities from other weapons, shields, armour or almost any magical item can be 'cannibalised' and added to another weapon in replacement of the spells usually expended, rendering the original weapon mundane. For example you take the magic from a +1 Frost Longsword and add it to your +2 Longsword, ending up with a mundane Longsword and a +3 Frost Longsword(paying the usual amount of gold such a bonus increase would incur minus half the cost of the cannibalised weapon).

Custom Magic Items:

Rack of Truth CL3
The Torturer's Rack is identified as a Rack of Truth. Strapping a creature to the table subjects the subject to the effect of a Zone of Truth spell as long as they are on the table(DC 13 will save). A successful intimidation check to demoralise the subject will give an extra -2 penalty to the save against this item only.