Can anyone describe the Lexicon for me?
I'm going off book with it and having the PC's themselves recover it, rather than using it as an offstage prop.
Is it simply another version of the BoVD or the Necronomicon?
What are it's abilities and how does it affect those who read it and possess it?
I just simply can't find anything on it anywhere, and I'd rather not read the novel. My time is better spent working on the campaign.
Can anyone help me out?
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It has been some time since I read the novel in question, but in your campaign, you can make it whatever you want. Since the PCs are supposed to hand it over to the Queens researchers, it doesn't really matter all that much.
And IIRC it a chaotic book rather than an evil one. No need to add even more abilities to the campaign.
Giving the book a metal cover and using it to squish a particular enduring demon could be a fun way to close the portal.
It has been some time since I read the novel in question, but in your campaign, you can make it whatever you want. Since the PCs are supposed to hand it over to the Queens researchers, it doesn't really matter all that much.
And IIRC it a chaotic book rather than an evil one. No need to add even more abilities to the campaign.Giving the book a metal cover and using it to squish a particular enduring demon could be a fun way to close the portal.
Thanks! Even just that little tidbit helps a ton...
I actually plan on the the PC's being the ones to decipher and use the Lexicon, as I said, I'm going pretty off book with the AP. Amongst other things, one of the main focuses of the campaign is the inability of the crusades to stop the encroachment of the abyss, and the resurgence of the old Sarkorian Gods, and the Green Faith. I'm using 5e, and the mythic part of the campaign is the PC's gaining regenerating hero points along with some epic boons and blessings.
So, yeah...pretty far off book. ;)
Any more ideas or details you guys can throw my way are always appreciated! I'll keep checking back.
It is described in some detail in Pathfinder Tales: King of Chaos. It's been a while since I red the novel. If memory serves, the book itself was written by multiple authors, compiled over generations of imprisoned spellcasters. Reading the novel might help.
he said in his first post he didn't have the time to read the novel and would like as many details as possible from those who did:)
i have not read it myself, sorry
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You may thank you lucky stars that I happen to have the PDF, and that you can search.
The book is bound in bark, stamped with Sarkorian pictograms. The pages of this "scrapbook" are a mix of parchments, strips of bark and leaves of hammered copper. The book includes a mix of Thassilonian, an Hallit writings, strange geometric designs and math.
Basically the book seems to some kind of compilation from various sources, and considering the fact, that Sarkosis had a history of imprisoning spellcasters in towers... well that is pretty much it.
You can be creative and let players gather individual pages, search for clues in ancient ruins and try to recombine the book.
The novel happens to be very good, and it might give you additional ideas for your campaign.
EDIT: Source page 233 of King of Chaos
You may thank you lucky stars that I happen to have the PDF, and that you can search.
The book is bound in bark, stamped with Sarkorian pictograms. The pages of this "scrapbook" are a mix of parchments, strips of bark and leaves of hammered copper. The book includes a mix of Thassilonian, an Hallit writings, strange geometric designs and math.
Basically the book seems to some kind of compilation from various sources, and considering the fact, that Sarkosis had a history of imprisoning spellcasters in towers... well that is pretty much it.
You can be creative and let players gather individual pages, search for clues in ancient ruins and try to recombine the book.
The novel happens to be very good, and it might give you additional ideas for your campaign.
EDIT: Source page 233 of King of Chaos
I've actually been looking for it in my area, but with christmas depleting inventory of pathfinder tales i wasn't able to find it (my wife is a huge huge fan of varian and radovan:) i did find Reign of Stars and that is phenomenal! (seriously read it if you haven't yet!)
Again, many thanks!
I decided to grab the PDFs of the novel, and I'll start researching more of it!
The book looks pretty good so far, I'll probably actually read it when I have more time.
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One interesting Idea from the novel:
If I remember there is a missing third section of the book in the novel that consists of the carvings on Druidic standing stones in the northern section of the Worldwound. The aforementioned Succubus had to travel to the area to complete her ritual because that is where the "book" is located.
This might allow for additional adventuring in the north of the WW to collect rubbings or even actual standing stones to fully complete the power of the artifact.
Oooh, that would be pretty cool, and work out well with some of the details I'm highlighting in the adventure.
After some foreshadowing, when PC's finally see the wardstone fragment, they are going to recognize it as a repurposed Sarkorian standing stone.
As it stands, one of the PC's, a thief whose Riftwarden parents were slain by Xanthir, is traveling to Kenebres to make contact with the Riftwardens. He has in his possession, a certain tome that he relieved from his guild. One he recognized as being too dangerous to let fall in the hands of the highest bidder.
So if essential parts of the book are scattered throughout the Worldwound, all the better. I have a feeling though, that he might find the book hard to hold onto during an exhibition match between a champion of chaos and a silver hero of Kenebres...just a hunch I have.