Phaeselis: the City of Psionics is inspired by the Ptolus: City by the Spire campaign. It's a pathfinder campaign that is built around a city of Psionicists set in a land that is not unlike Hellenistic Asia.
Long ago, psychically gifted people were persecuted because they had the ability to project their thoughts, read minds, see into the past and into the future, and create things seemingly out of nothing. Persecuted more than witches, these people had to hide during the time of the Great Empires. Then came the great Hellenistic Expansion. Led by a magnificient and beneficient Military Genius called Alexander, the Hellenes conquered the Achmeniads and created an Empire that spanned incredibly far. Alexander, learning of the plight of these gifted children and adults, founded a city just for them.
He called it Phaeselis, the City of the Gifted. To everyone else in the World it became known as Phaeselis, the City of Psionics, the City of the Cursed, or the City of the Damned. Many armies led by Evil men tried to destroy it. Once by an army composed of Magi. In the final confrontation of that battle, the entire population of the City utterly destroyed the army and took the survivors into slavery. And then no one dared to come up against Phaeselis again.
Phaeselis is a campaign built for one reason, and one reason only. To be a City based campaign to be dropped into your campaigns at will and to explore when you are ready to. Inspired by Ptolus: City of the Spire, Phaeselis: City of Psionics is a place dominated by Psionics. A place where the psychically gifted can live in peace, and those with the talent and the will can find adventure.
Come to Phaeselis, the City of Psionics.
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Adventure during the time of the Empire of Alexander the Great! The technology is that of the Greek Empire period. The campaign has been thoroughly researched, and includes not only Hellenes as possible player characters, but Indians, Persians, and more. Play warriors of Greek origin, blessed clerics, masterful wizards, and gifted psions!
Phaeselis is my Tour-de-force Campaign Setting for Pathfinder 1st Edition. In some ways, it surpasses the Golorion setting. As masterfully crafted as Eberron, Phaeselis lets you cross the winds of time to adventure during a time when the world was on the cusp of Industrialization! Follow a Greek Philosophy, an Asian religion, or choose to follow the Gods, or make up a god of your own. Anything is possible! Except for the Gunslinger, guns won't be invented for another 2,000 years.
* Pathfinder Core Rulebook
* Advanced Player's Guide
* Ultimate Combat
* Ultimate Magic
* Ultimate Intrigue
* Advanced Class Guide
* The Phaeselis Player's Guide, crafted as a guide for creating characters during the Hellenistic Period. It includes information on races and classes, and how they work in Hellenistic times.
Phaeselis: the City of Psionics is inspired by the Ptolus: City by the Spire campaign. It's a pathfinder campaign that is built around a city of Psionicists set in a land that is not unlike Hellenistic Asia.
Long ago, psychically gifted people were persecuted because they had the ability to project their thoughts, read minds, see into the past and into the future, and create things seemingly out of nothing. Persecuted more than witches, these people had to hide during the time of the Great Empires. Then came the great Hellenistic Expansion. Led by a magnificient and beneficient Military Genius called Alexander, the Hellenes conquered the Achmeniads and created an Empire that spanned incredibly far. Alexander, learning of the plight of these gifted children and adults, founded a city just for them.
He called it Phaeselis, the City of the Gifted. To everyone else in the World it became known as Phaeselis, the City of Psionics, the City of the Cursed, or the City of the Damned. Many armies led by Evil men tried to destroy it. Once by an army composed of Magi. In the final confrontation of that battle, the entire population of the City utterly destroyed the army and took the survivors into slavery. And then no one dared to come up against Phaeselis again.
Phaeselis is a campaign built for one reason, and one reason only. To be a City based campaign to be dropped into your campaigns at will and to explore when you are ready to. Inspired by Ptolus: City of the Spire, Phaeselis: City of Psionics is a place dominated by Psionics. A place where the psychically gifted can live in peace, and those with the talent and the will can find adventure.
Come to Phaeselis, the City of Psionics.
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Adventure during the time of the Empire of Alexander the Great! The technology is that of the Greek Empire period. The campaign has been thoroughly researched, and...
I don't really play as a character much as I enjoy dming more. I just wanted to say I really enjoyed looking at your site and the setting concept. It's the kind of world building I really enjoy. I have two degrees in ane history and religions, so I love this idea.
Could a clerical character be a zoroastrian maobed?
This is an insanely interesting setting for me! Over the past year, I have rediscovered and just fell in love with the myths of ancient Greece and since then I have dreamed of getting into some kind of similar adventure.
I would like to play hellenistic human closely connected with the gods (as is often the case in myths). And I'm not even leaning towards a cleric or an oracle, as one might expect, but towards a Destined Bloodrager. It will literally be such an ancient hero feeling the support of the gods! Whether he is happy about it or not (what if it is against his will?)
In other words, I am very interested and I would love to play such an adventure.
I don't really play as a character much as I enjoy dming more. I just wanted to say I really enjoyed looking at your site and the setting concept. It's the kind of world building I really enjoy. I have two degrees in ane history and religions, so I love this idea.
Could a clerical character be a zoroastrian maobed?
Technically, yes.
Wow. This setting is really quite impressive. Did this come out of your home game? How long have you been working on it?
Wow. This setting is really quite impressive. Did this come out of your home game? How long have you been working on it?
Quite a long time. Some of it is from my home game, yes.
Super interesting! I'd be very interested to play in this setting!
Consider me intrigued and interested in playing.
Awesome!
EltonJ, remember Argenon Dallimothan? Could he be reworked to fit in this other campaign of yours?
EltonJ, remember Argenon Dallimothan? Could he be reworked to fit in this other campaign of yours?
Yes to both questions.
It will take some significant changes to Argenon to fit the campaign, but I believe it can be done (just a name change to fit the flavor, and changes in equipment also to fit the flavor).
EltonJ, remember Argenon Dallimothan? Could he be reworked to fit in this other campaign of yours?Yes to both questions.
It will take some significant changes to Argenon to fit the campaign, but I believe it can be done (just a name change to fit the flavor, and changes in equipment also to fit the flavor).
Splendid! I look forward to the official recruitment!
Any clue on when this might go to official recruitment?
Pretty soon.
Probably tomorrow.