Put me down for a vote for "more" eberron-related content. There just isn't enough out there at the moment. The other settings have had years to build up a significant amount of published material - not the case with Eberron.
If I was to run a campaign in any other setting, I'd be able to go out and purchse something right now from a number of different vendors, but with Eberron (and the slow release schedule at WoTC for new adventures), Dungeon is the only hope...
I'd agree with the Downer-axing if it ever came "down" to it, because the Wil Save article is starting to grow on me...In fact, it was the first thing I read when I got #115.
I had just got the mag and didn't have a whole lot of time to delve into it right then, so I flipped to the back and read the article in a few minutes, then put it away for later consumption. The guy can write...thumbs up!
Great idea regarding Copper's placement...I was thinking the exact same thing, "As soon as I show them the picture they're gonna know who it is". I guessed it right away...I mean c'mon, it's always the innocent looking guy. :-)
LOL...Hey that's pretty funny. Kordak was my first 3E character after returning to D&D from a decade-long lapse...He was a 1/2 Orc Fighter Monk and I had a blast playing him.
I've joined a number of forums (EN World, WOTC Boards, etc) and I've always used that for my screen name. I've met others who had names close to that, but never exactly. Small world...even for a guy named "Kordak." ;-)
It was a dark and stormy night. Kazavel, an elf who had been groomed for a position of power at his vampiric master's side, was given his first chance to speak before the undead aristocracy. A dark and stagnant path, at least compared to the bright future as a prodigy sorcerer that he had inherited from his ancient parentage.
Unfortunately for him, the transformation into a vampire had completely snuffed that flame, rendering him unable to tap into the power of his heritage. Unfortunately for everyone else, Kazavel had also inherited his living family's rebellious streak. His first speech was... impolite, to say the least. A brutal take-down of his master, his master's allies, and the entire nobility are what followed, with verbal flames that burned even hotter than his long-lost magic.
His master was absolutely gobsmacked at the fledgeling's attitude, and the nobles were temporarily stupefied by the outburst. The demand for retribution was swift, but sadly, Kazavel's destruction would not be. He was chained up and locked in his coffin, which was dragged into an open field and set down with the head facing east. A small hole was drilled through the lid to let a thin beam of sunlight in. A thin beam that would gradually sear through the undead elf's body from groin to brain at an agonizing pace.
The screams from inside the coffin were unmistakable, as were the wisps of smoke escaping the hole and the scent of searing flesh. But something happened to Kazavel. Someone, or something, intervened. When his thoroughly disappointed master came to collect his remains, he found the coffin to be empty.
The disgraced vampire took to wandering world, hoping to escape the suffocating reach of the undead aristocracy. He settled down in a trade city in Mwangi, having decided to establish a more relaxed place for himself and any potential spawn of his own. Taking on the moniker of 'Ashes' to suit his burn-scarred body and newly rekindled magic, he works through the night to establish a trade in blood. Hedonistic parties, cults dedicated to fictitious deities, and running a healer's hut with a reliance on medical bloodletting are just a few of his favorite tricks.
Perception +10; darkvision
Skills Academia Lore +9, Athletics +10, Deception +16,
Diplomacy +13, Geb Lore +9, Intimidation +18, Medicine +10, Occultism +9, Religion +10, Society +9, Stealth +12, Vampire Lore +9
Str 12, Dex 16, Con 14, Int 10, Wis 12, Cha 19
Items adventurer’s pack, climbing kit, cloak of feline rest, demon mask, disguise kit, hat of disguise, handwraps of mightly blows (+1 striking), healer’s tools, lantern (hooded), oil (3 six-hour uses), oil of unlife (lesser), oil of unlife (moderate), silvertongue mutagen (moderate), 20 sling bullets, ventriloquist’s ring, wand of spirit link (1st), 1 week of rations, one goat, 13.81 gold
AC 25; Fort +11, Ref +12, Will +14 (+2 circumstance bonus to saves and DCs against Grapple, Shove, and forced movement, +2 circumstance bonus to saving throws (or any other defense) against disease and poison.)
HP 88 (negative healing); Resistances physical 3 Weakness revulsion, sunlight vulnerability
Speed 40 feet
Melee [one-action] fangs +11 (grapple, unarmed), Damage
2d6+1 piercing
Melee [one-action] light mace +12 (agile, finesse, shove), Damage 1d4+1 bludgeoning
Melee [one-action] mace+10 (shove), Damage 1d6+1 bludgeoning
Ranged [one-action] sling +12 (propulsive, range increment 50
feet, reload 1), Damage 1d6 piercing
Drink Blood [one-action] (divine, necromancy) Requirements A grabbed, paralyzed, restrained, unconscious, or willing creature is within Kazavel’s reach; Effect Kazavel sinks his fangs into that creature and drinks its blood. This requires an Athletics check against the victim's Fortitude DC if the victim is grabbed, and automatically succeeds for any of the other conditions. If Kazavel succeeds, the creature becomes drained 1, and he gains temporary HP equal to the target's level that last for 10 minutes. Further uses against the target don't increase the drained condition or grant Kazavel more temporary HP.
Class Feats Vampire Dedication, Vampiric Progenitor, Daywalker
General Feats fleet, toughness
Skill Feats Assurance (Deception), Dark Shepard, Multilingual, Intimidating Glare
Other Abilities basic undead benefits, curse of creeping ashes, signature spells
(harm, impending doom, spirit link)
Spawn's Stats:
Kuatha CN UNDEAD
Male eidolon 7
Eidolon Typeundead stalker Languages Common, Draconic, Elven, Necril, Mwangi
Perception +11; darkvision
Skills Athletics +14, Intimidation +10, Religion +11, Society +9, Stealth +15
Str 16, Dex 18, Con 16, Int 10, Wis 14, Cha 12
AC 24; Fort +12, Ref +13, Will +13 (+2 circumstance bonus to saving throws against death effects, disease, and poison effects, and non-damaging effects that target only undead.)
HP (see master; negative healing); Weakness revulsion, sunlight vulnerability
Speed 25 feet
Melee [one-action] fangs +14 (deadly d8, finesse), Damage
2d6+3 piercing
Melee [one-action] fist +14 (agile, finesse), Damage 2d6+3 bludgeoning
Drink Blood [one-action] (divine, necromancy) Requirements A grabbed, paralyzed, restrained, unconscious, or willing creature is within Kuatha’s reach; Effect Kuatha sinks his fangs into that creature and drinks its blood. This requires an Athletics check against the victim's Fortitude DC if the victim is grabbed, and automatically succeeds for any of the other conditions. If Kuatha succeeds, the creature becomes drained 1, and he gains temporary HP equal to the target's level that last for 10 minutes. Further uses against the target don't increase the drained condition or grant Kuatha more temporary HP.
Class Feats Daywalker
Skill Feats none
Other Abilities negative essence
