Let me start off by saying that if you're one of my PCs, if I found out that you've read this thread I will remove several of your vital body parts. You know who you are.
I'm converting Shackled City to the Eberron Campaign Setting, and I've decided to share my conversion notes with everyone and hopefully help anyone who is taking on the same project. I'll be continuing this project over the next several months and updating as I make progress. Feel free to give me your input. I may take it into consideration.
General setting conversions
Religion Conversions
Boccob: Aureon
Ehlonna: Arawai
Erythnul: The Mockery
Fharlanghn: Kol Korran
Heironeous: The Silver Flame
Hextor: Blood of Vol
Kord: Dol Dorn
Nerull: The Devourer
Obad-Hai: Balinor
Olidammara: The Traveler
Pelor: Dol Arrah
St. Cuthbert: Flamebearers – An offshoot of the Silver Flame Church that takes a more active role in seeking out and destroying evil.
Vecna: The Shadow
Wee Jas: The Union – This group is a collection of worshippers of both Aureon and The Shadow who seek to reunite the two gods. There are clerics of The Union, but none in the organization know which deity actually grants their spells.
Campaign Background
Adimarchus
Adimarchus remains basically the same character with the same personality. Only the circumstances of his imprisonment have changed. Instead of assaulting the celestial plane, the assault that created Occipitus was launched on Syriana. Instead of coming to rest in the Abyss, Occipitus landed on the material plane, in the depths of Khyber, and Adimarchus ruled there. Graz’zt and Athux are demon princes that rule over a section of Khyber. Instead of being imprisoned in Carceri, Adimarchus is imprisoned within a Khyber dragonshard, which lies in the depths of Skullrot. Skullrot is a fortress located within the deepest depths of Kyber.
Cagewrights
The Cagewrights are being converted to a small cult of the Dragon Below. Their goal is to perform a ritual that will turn the volcano in which Cauldron is located into a tunnel to Khyber. They believe that doing so will release the Lord of Eyes. What they don’t know is that it will instead open the portal to the chamber in which Adimarchus is imprisoned. All of the members will remain the same.
The Shackleborn
The Shackleborn are being renamed “The Dragonblessed”. Instead of having demodand heritage, they are extremely far removed descendants of the Dragon Below. Their souls are still used in the ritual performed by the Cult of the Dragon Below, but instead of being used to open a portal to Carceri they will be opening a large tunnel leading to the heart of Kyber, specifically to Skullrot.
Cauldron
City/Region Placement
Cauldron and the surrounding region are situated in the Endworld Mountains, the mountain range that separates Q’barra and the Talenta Plains. Specifically, the southern tip of the range, just northwest of Wyrmwatch.
Political Affiliations
Cauldron is an independent city-state. Prior to the last war it was controlled by the sovereign of Karrnath. When the Mror Holds claimed independence, the city of Cauldron became emboldened and followed suit. Cauldron is an odd city for Khorvaire due to the fact that is relatively cut off from the rest of the continent. Several of the noble families of Cauldron have had public feuds with The Twelve, and as a result of the enmity have taken pains to block House Orien and House Lyrandar from doing business in the city. The end result is that no lightning rails lead through Cauldron, and the city has no ports for air ships. There is, however, a major highway that leads into Cauldron, making it accessible by land. Cauldron’s closest political affiliations are with the island city of Sasserine, another independent city-state located on the southernmost island of the Lhazaar Principalities. Cauldron and Sasserine enjoy a lucrative trading relationship.
Active Dragonmarked Houses
Major: Deneith, Jorasco, Kundarak, Sivis
Minor: Ghallanda, Medani, Phiarlan, Thuranni
Not active: Lyrandar, Orien, Tharashk, Vadalis
Changes:
10/22/06 - Added details on Cauldron's political affiliations.
Reserved
Chapter 1: Life’s Bazaar
The Adventure Begins
Event 1 Changes
Ruphus Laro is an acolyte of the Flamebearers instead of St. Cuthbert.
The Last Laugh thieves’ guild are followers of The Traveler instead of Olidammara.
Event 2 Changes
The Church of St. Cuthbert is changed to the Flamebearer Cathedral. All of the associated followers’ religions are appropriately altered.
Event 3 Changes
The Lantern Street Orphanage retains it’s name, all employees, and all residents, but it is officially supported and maintained by House Jorasco.
Event 4 Changes
The NPCs outlined here retain their names and all class abilities except the following: Instead of worshipping Fharlanghn, the Striders worship Kol Korran. As a result, Fellian’s domains become Charm and Travel.
Ghelve’s Locks
No changes to this section.
Vanishing in Jzadirune
No changes to this section.
Kazmojen’s Bazaar
Overview changes
Vervil Ashmantle, Kazmojen’s business partner, is from Darguun instead of Kingfisher Hollow.
Hmmm. Alright guys. For some reason I can't edit my entries after a certain amount of time has passed, so I guess I'll just have to wait until I'm entirely finished and post the conversion notes as one big post. Sorry.
Hey. Sorry guys. I was just looking through my recent posts, saw this and remembered it. Sorry for completely abandoning it. My PCs decided that they wanted to wait and play Savage Tide instead. Should have updated sooner. My apologies.