I was reading the campaign settings in FR and noticed that only 2 types of quote unquote chosen of deities are listed there Bane and Mystra, I wondered, one how do you become a chosen and two what are the templates for a chosen of each deity or can every deity in FR have a select group of chosen ones who worship them?
Probably because I'm not particularly familiar with the Realms, I've not seen much on the issue except for Elminster's appearance in the tail end of the Epic Level Handbook. That said, it would seem to me that being the Chosen of any given deity would be worth making a custom template for each deity as they come up. The thing is, there's not enough room in a book (or probably enough unique ideas between a handful of people) to come up with a distinct, flavorful, appropriate template for every god just in the Realms.
As far as the how of becoming a chosen, I couldn't help. I'm assuming that you do it by impressing the deity in question, but that's just because it's the obvious answer.
Regarding the templates themselves, I'd suggest just making one up if it's necessary and assigning CR or LA (depending on how you'll be using it) as seems appropriate. For example, a Chosen of Tymora might gain an additional modifier of (1d6-2) on d20 rolls, one or two bonus Luck Feats (from the Complete Scoundrel), and a number of extra luck rerolls per day equal to her charisma modifier. Given that (if you have the Complete Scoundrel) such a character would almost certainly already have levels in Fortune's Friend, tossing in the ability to expend a luck reroll to gain extra uses of certain class abilities (particularly Fortune's Favorite and Lucky Strike) would make for a character who is always in the right place at the right time and skates through impossible situations while onlookers just stare and say "there's no way I'm seeing this."
I know Chosen get a massive Con boost like +10 or +15. I also know that Mystra has like 15 Chosen. She gets scared when crap hits the fan and she creates Chosen from everyone of different alignments good and evil. I hate the Chosen of Mystra.
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I know Chosen get a massive Con boost like +10 or +15.
Actually, the Chosen of different deities receive a different boost. Bane's Chosen receive a boost to Strength, I believe, or maybe Intelligence. It doesn't really outline the means of designing a 'Chosen' template and I think Bane and Mystra are the only ones I've seen too.
It's probably just an oddity of FR that only two deities have 'chosen' mortals. As far as I know, actively trying to become a chosen one is the quickest way to never become one...because hey it's FR, the land where Chaotic Goodness rules all. The Chosen of Mystra template is described in detail near the beginning of the campaign book; can't give a page number 'cause I'm not home.
Anyway, if you take your question over to the FR board at wizards.com I'm sure you'll get a mountain of information, both canonical and homebrew, from the FR fanatics there.
I was reading the campaign settings in FR and noticed that only 2 types of quote unquote chosen of deities are listed there Bane and Mystra...
You have to keep in mind the interaction between WOTC novel series and gaming products. Game supplements come out, then new novels come out, then new game supplements come out that incorporate the storylines of the novels and give stats to the new stuff that authors have been writing about. Likely, only Mystra and Bane have stats given for their chosen because only Mystra and Bane (as far as I know) have "chosen" running around as main characters in the current line of FR novels. If more start to emerge, that's likely when WOTC will start doing templates in their game supplements. If you're wanting to incorporate more in your own game, will likely have to wing it based on what's given for Bane and Mystra's chosen.
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Correct, the Chosen templates seem to be intended to give different bonuses depending on the god whom bestows the gift (or curse). The Chosen of Bane has different bonuses than the Chosen of Mystra, for example. There is a paperback novel trilogy starting with Shadowbred that stars a Chosen of Mask, which in my opinion is an excellent brooding dark hero type. Part of his template is the shadow creature template, but I can't say if there's more to it than that. Hopefully some other readers can chime in.
I was reading the campaign settings in FR and noticed that only 2 types of quote unquote chosen of deities are listed there Bane and Mystra...You have to keep in mind the interaction between WOTC novel series and gaming products. Game supplements come out, then new novels come out, then new game supplements come out that incorporate the storylines of the novels and give stats to the new stuff that authors have been writing about. Likely, only Mystra and Bane have stats given for their chosen because only Mystra and Bane (as far as I know) have "chosen" running around as main characters in the current line of FR novels. If more start to emerge, that's likely when WOTC will start doing templates in their game supplements. If you're wanting to incorporate more in your own game, will likely have to wing it based on what's given for Bane and Mystra's chosen.
Huh, cause I am trying to make a chosen of Cyric and Kelemvor to compete in a campaign I am making.
You already listed Mystara and Bane. Before I go on listing others, you might want to check out this thread, over on WotC's boards.
The only 3e template I know of, other than those you listed, is the Chosen of Deneir (Cadderly, for example). It's available from WotC's site.
There are other Chosen in the Realms:
-Chosen of Azuth (referred to obliquely in the Magister entry in Magic of Faerun)
-Chosen of Bane (Fzoul Chembryl)
-Chosen of Cyric (Malik el Sami yn Nasser)
-Chosen of Eilistraee (Qilue Veladorn)
-Chosen of Labelas Enoreth (Vartan Hai Sylver)
-Chosen of Mask (Avner of Hartsvale)
-Chosen of Silvanus, Eldath, and Mielikki (the Emerald Enclave)
-Chosen of Talona (The Rotting Man)
-Chosen of Ubtao (Alisanda Rayburton, Dhlamass Rayburton, Ras Nsi, Fipya, Kwalu, Mainu, Ossaw I)
-Chosen of Umberlee (Slarkrethel)
You already listed Mystara and Bane. Before I go on listing others, you might want to check out this thread, over on WotC's boards.
The only 3e template I know of, other than those you listed, is the Chosen of Deneir (Cadderly, for example). It's available from WotC's site.
There are other Chosen in the Realms:
-Chosen of Azuth (referred to obliquely in the Magister entry in Magic of Faerun)
-Chosen of Bane (Fzoul Chembryl)
-Chosen of Cyric (Malik el Sami yn Nasser)
-Chosen of Eilistraee (Qilue Veladorn)
-Chosen of Labelas Enoreth (Vartan Hai Sylver)
-Chosen of Mask (Avner of Hartsvale)
-Chosen of Silvanus, Eldath, and Mielikki (the Emerald Enclave)
-Chosen of Talona (The Rotting Man)
-Chosen of Ubtao (Alisanda Rayburton, Dhlamass Rayburton, Ras Nsi, Fipya, Kwalu, Mainu, Ossaw I)
-Chosen of Umberlee (Slarkrethel)
Good but I cant find a chosen of Kelemvor?!
You already listed Mystara and Bane. Before I go on listing others, you might want to check out this thread, over on WotC's boards.
The only 3e template I know of, other than those you listed, is the Chosen of Deneir (Cadderly, for example). It's available from WotC's site.
There are other Chosen in the Realms:
-Chosen of Azuth (referred to obliquely in the Magister entry in Magic of Faerun)
-Chosen of Bane (Fzoul Chembryl)
-Chosen of Cyric (Malik el Sami yn Nasser)
-Chosen of Eilistraee (Qilue Veladorn)
-Chosen of Labelas Enoreth (Vartan Hai Sylver)
-Chosen of Mask (Avner of Hartsvale)
-Chosen of Silvanus, Eldath, and Mielikki (the Emerald Enclave)
-Chosen of Talona (The Rotting Man)
-Chosen of Ubtao (Alisanda Rayburton, Dhlamass Rayburton, Ras Nsi, Fipya, Kwalu, Mainu, Ossaw I)
-Chosen of Umberlee (Slarkrethel)
You forgot: Erevis Cale Chosen of Mask, Drasek Riven Chosen of Mask and Rivalen Chosen of Shar. Also don't forget the Martyrs Progeny of Torm (the children of the followers the sacrificed themselves a Tantra so that Torm could defeat Bane.
I don't think that Rivalen has been officially stated to be the "Chosen" of Shar, although he is more or less the current default "leader" of the church. Not every Chosen is a church leader, and in fact, most tend to be champions or agents more than leaders in their own right. Fzoul being a Chosen and the head of the Church of Bane is more about Bane and the fact that Tyranny tends to imply a chosen tyrant of some sort.
There was a Chosen of Shar mentioned in the Underdark sourcebook, but they were never fully detailed, just mentioned as existing.
A Chosen of Oghma was metioned in the Erevis Cale books, and those books also mention other Chosen of Mask.
In general, a Chosen gets a portion of the god's power in order to champion the god's charge. Indeed, wanting to be a Chosen is usually not a good way to become one. In fact, given that the name is "chosen" it usually indicates that the god is the one that picks their chosen, for whatever reason (at least two, perhaps three of Mask's Chosen aren't particularly fond of him).
A note about Mystra and her Chosen as opposed to the other Chosen. While the Chosen, in general, are invested with a portion of their god's power, Mystra's Chosen are different than the others. Mystra IS the Weave, and she has to constantly repair and rebuild it. Unlike other gods, whose power is tied to worship, Mystra becomes more powerful the more magic is flying around. Mystra's Chosen have less to do with her and more to do with Mystra's power being limited. Mystra has to have Chosen to lessen her power so she doesn't become too powerful, and so if anything happens to her, enough of her power is left that a new deity of magic will rise to rebuild and stabilize the Weave (for example, during Karsus' Folly or the Time of Troubles).
Other Chosen don't have quite that level of connection to their diety, and this is also why Mystra has more Chosen than other gods . . . in game terms to keep her divine rank low enough so that she doesn't grow beyond her duties, so to speak.
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Since you asked about a Chosen of Kelemvor, no there is not currently anything in print for him. In a homebrew campaign, I got the opportunity to play a chosen of Kelemvor.
My character was a cleric of Kelemvor who already wielded a bastard sword. It was his wish to one day serve Kelemvor on the Fugue Plane, to keep things running smoothly and occasionally make raids into the abyss when too many souls were kidnapped by the residents there. His god found a more immediate use for him instead. The template (since there wasn't one handy specifically for the god of the dead) was based off of the Chosen of Mystra. It gave roughly +5 str, +5 con, immunity to death effects and aging, and use of domain spells up to 4th level at will.
As a side note, although it hasn't been said if Kelemvor has made any Chosen, he did select a messenger in the Avatars novel series that covered the rise of Midnight(Mystra), Kelemvor, and Cyric to godhood. In those novels, he denied Mask a soul of an honorable thief and transformed the petitioner into his herald, complete with black-feathered wings.
There's also a Chosen of Malar template in one of the Dungeon Magazine issues. I can't remember which issue, but you can look there for a Chosen of Malar.
Yes, but in the end, he was forced to give up that particular herald because he had never worshiped Kelemvor while he was alive. That particular character, Avner of Hartsvale, is now listed as one of the Chosen of Mask (since the last god to whom Avner had been beholden to was Mask).
There's also a Chosen of Malar template in one of the Dungeon Magazine issues. I can't remember which issue, but you can look there for a Chosen of Malar.
Hm . . . my last post didn't quote Vendle as it should have . . .
At any rate, yes, the Chosen of Malar was listed in those adventures as Anth-Malar.
Also, for what its worth, not every god has to have a Chosen. Not every god is going to want to invest their power in a "lesser" being, nor would every god have need of a special divine agent beyond their normal divine casters.
I'm not saying you can't come up with one for your campaign if it fits, but I just didn't want anyone to get the impression that every single god in Faerun has a Chosen either.