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At least, I think that I do.
I'm working on solidifying an epic campaign that combines the events of Shattered Star, Curse of the Crimson Throne and Rise of the Runelords as well as several PFS scenarios and some homebrew stuff. Without getting too much into detail here, there are several factions involved that the PC's will get caught up in and two of them are associated with a major subplot surrounding the return of Lissala.
Short version - Lissala's essence was shattered into hundreds of pieces and given physical form with a vestige of sentience; those fragments form what we know today as the Black Blades, though even the majority of their wielders are unaware of the weapon's true nature. Originally the Cultists of Lissala had infiltrated the Aspis Consortium under the auspices of two major up-and-comers, Sheila Heidmarch and (insert name here). Their plan was to discover the resting place of Krune, her last known high priest, and revive him, but the more Sheila learned of the Runelords and her research into the Sihedron, the more she believed that the Runelords time was done and that when the Goddess returned she would be better served by an administrator from the modern era - ideally, herself. She broke with the Cult and struck out on her own, joining the Pathfinder Society and using her personal knowledge to strike numerous blows against the Aspis Consortium, simultaneously setting back her rivals and gaining prestige and influence in the Society. Now, in Varisia, she is in a race to gather the pieces of the Sihedron and see it re-forged, believing that it will give her the power to resurrect the Goddess before the Aspis Consortium, under the direction of her rival is able to find and revive Krune. Its important to remember that both of them are devotees of the fallen Goddess and are only using the resources of their respective organizations to secretly advance their own goals.
Obviously, I've had to re-write and rebuild Sheila significantly (Arcanist, Blade Adept archetype), and I'll have to do the same thing with her rival, preferably a Gold Agent. I could invent someone from scratch but I thought it would be fun to take an existing name and character that's relatively well-established and give him a similar treatment. I'm not very well versed on the Aspis Consortium or the major players on the PFS stage, so I figured I'd ask and see if anyone could offer up some names of what would be likely candidates for this role... I've already introduced Maiveer Sloane as Sheila's opposite number in Magnimar, but I'd prefer to leave him an Aspis loyalist who opposes the Pathfinder Society on principle, unaware of the secret struggle going on.
Any suggestions or advice would be greatly appreciated.
I would suggest you look at the pregenerated Aspis characters from Serpents Rise and Serpents Ire. There are some excellent candidates there.
That being said.... I WANNA PLAY! This sounds awesome!
Thanks!
I'm actually really excited about it - the campaign is already underway, but I'm trying to codify it all into a cohesive whole so that I can put it out for general consumption.
Basically, I'm using the Rise of the Runelords to tell the Shattered Star story. The Sihedron fragments are surfacing in the hands of those to whom their particular sin would gravitate (Wrath for Nualia, Envy for Aldern Foxglove, etc.) as they sense their original masters stirring. The campaign will theoretically cover the following Paizo products (obviously with a fair amount of material either re-written or re-purposed):
Rise of the Runelords, Book One "Burnt Offerings"
Rise of the Runelords, Book Two "The Skinsaw Murders"
Rise of the Runelords, Book Three "Hook Mountain Massacre"
Rise of the Runelords, Book Four "Fortress of the Stone Giants"
Rise of the Runelords, Book Five "Sins of the Saviors"
Rise of the Runelords, Book Six "Spires of Xin-Shalast"
Curse of the Crimson Throne, Book Two "Seven Days to the Grave"
Shattered Star, Book Two "Curse of the Lady's Light"
Shattered Star, Book Three "The Asylum Stone"
Shattered Star, Book Six "The Dead Heart of Xin"
PFS Scenario (Special) Race for the Runecarved Key
PFS Scenario 3-26 Portal of the Sacred Rune
PFS Scenario 4-08 The Cultists Kiss
PFS Scenario 4-10 Feast of Sigils
PFS Scenario 4-12 The Refuge of Time
PFS Scenario 4-20 Word of the Ancients
PFS Scenario 4-26 The Waking Rune
Of course there's some homebrew scenarios in there as well, primarily interludes to bridge narrative gaps or introduce an important NPC. A lot of the NPC's have been re-written or greatly expanded upon, particularly Nualia, Sheila Heidmarch, Xaneasha, Oriana and Queen Illeosa early on.
Because it's such a long campaign and I think its important to keep things fresh, I've actually carved out portions of it for a 'B' team, or secondary group of PC's that I can use to expand plot or background for the players if not necessarily for the original PC's. It lets them switch things up from time to time and it lets me wow them with some behind-the-scenes-reveals or foreshadowing of events.
Like I said, I'm pretty excited. Thanks again for the advice.
I'm quite convinced that Nigel Aldain is the Gold agent in charge of Absalom.
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I'm quite convinced that Nigel Aldain is the Gold agent in charge of Absalom.
This Nigel Aldain?
Does that have something to do with the potential Gold Agents in Varisia, or am I missing something..?
Yes that Nigel. No, not really connected to Varisia. I just like sharing my personal favorite conspiracy theory.
For PFS players, it takes the character from a bumbling idiot to an epic mastermind.
Although, he does have plenty of reason to travel anywhere due to his cover as curator of one of the largest, most-prestigious museums in Golarion.
Yes that Nigel. No, not really connected to Varisia. I just like sharing my personal favorite conspiracy theory.
For PFS players, it takes the character from a bumbling idiot to an epic mastermind.
Although, he does have plenty of reason to travel anywhere due to his cover as curator of one of the largest, most-prestigious museums in Golarion.
Ah, gotcha...
Anything's possible, I suppose.
you doing slow path for xp or taking out lots of enemies or what? RotRL 1-6 goes to lvl 18 by itself, then you've got 4 more AP books and 7 PFS scenarios (maybe 1 lvl each?)
you doing slow path for xp or taking out lots of enemies or what? RotRL 1-6 goes to lvl 18 by itself, then you've got 4 more AP books and 7 PFS scenarios (maybe 1 lvl each?)
They will be leveling at pre-determined milestones, and they know that there will be a bit of 'accordianing', particularly through the first four books (RotRL #1 & #2, SS #2 & CotCT #2), but that things will smooth out a bit in the later half. Its all good, they are just enjoying the ride.
Obviously, there will be more than a little tweaking when it comes to the difficulty of their encounters, which is fine... a few books are being run more or less as-is, but some are being almost completely re-written.
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Thank you! There doesn't seem to be much out there on her so I'll have to do some research, but she might be just what I'm looking for.
Consider ** spoiler omitted **Thank you! There doesn't seem to be much out there on her so I'll have to do some research, but she might be just what I'm looking for.
There's not much; you'll want to get and read the pathfinder society scenario All for Immortality Part 3: Serpent's Fall (though this will spoil it for you if you planned on playing it).