going to pull the trigger on my Forgotten Realms witch hunter adventure.
This game is different. Specifically the inclusion of an Evil character to the party. this evil character is a witch. She is bound to serve the Inquisitor, but she doesnt like it, nor does have to strictly follow his commands. For her, there are shades of gray towards interpreting instructions.
There are adult themes to this game. slavery, drugs, addictions, poisonings. I pulled material from the book of vile darkness. the topic of sex will be like a pg 13 movie, where it can be discussed, but any action happening and itll be a "and the camera shifts focus to the fire place" kind of thing. Given that this is Paizo forums and we dont want to run the risk of violating their forum rules, we will keep things in the mostly PG13 and dipping our toe into the rated R stuff in regards to describing evil activity.
Ruleset: pathfinder/3.5 hybrid. items found both in 3.0/3.5 and in pathfinder 1e, pathfinder takes precedence.
books for reference: core rulebook pathfinder, Forgotten realms 3.5 campaign setting, FR 3.5 faiths and pantheons, AD&D Encyclopedia magica, ad&d wizard spell companion, AD&D priest spell companion. 3.5 book of vile darkness
I am including the old school AD&D books because they have a huge variety of magical items and spells that add flavor and depth beyond the normal skein found on d20pfsrd.
Character creation rules:
Level 10
attribute creation: 4d6, drop the lowest, reroll 1s.
Skills: background/active skills are allowed
1 background trait
feat: follow normal feats. no elephant in the room.
starting gold: 62,000 (no more than 30% may be spent on a single item.)
Hit points: max at 1st level, roll the rest.
Races allowed: pathfinder core races, forgotten realms races found in the 3.5 Forgotten Realms Source book.
Special instructions for classes:
the campaign requires:
1 inquisitor (has the Leadership feat for free, but doesnt start with a cohort nor followers) witch hunter archetype is preferred, but I am willing to hear your argument as to why your idea of a inquisitor with a different archetype may work
1 tortured paladin. this character was rescued by the inquisitor. the how can come later, maybe the paladin was held captive by some demon in a remote cave on faerun. whatever the reason for the torturing, the archetype is applied. the paladin still holds faith his/her diety, but its hard. evil is everywhere, and worse, the inquisitor has a pet witch that loves to torment him whenever she has a chance to
1 evil witch. Yes, you read that right. an evil witch. Yes, you also have permission to use feats found in the 3.5 book of vile darkness. and yes, i want evil.
and there will be:
3 slots of any pathfinder core or base class allowed.
prestige classes: encouraged. open to pathfinder and 3.5 forgotten realms prestige classes.
note: majority of FR prestige classes assume that you are eligible to meet the prereqs at 5th level. so if the prc stats that you need 8 ranks to meet the skill requirement, you dont have to be 8th level. old 3.0/3.5 you could pump up to +3 ranks in a class skill at first level, while pathfinder the bonus +3 to class skills applies. If you see a PrC that says +8 ranks of skill, simply change it to +5 ranks. if there are any other discrepancies, feel free to ask.
talking more about the witch inquisitor relationship
The witch is bound to the inquisitor. The witch cannot act directly against the Inquisitor lest she receives similar punishment in an order of magnitude greater than the harm she commits to him. So lets say that the witch slaps the inquisitor, she slaps him and can deal damage, but she's going to feel as if she got punched by a hill giant. She doesnt take damage if the inquisitor gets injured in battle, but if she casts a spell and he is caught within an area of effect and takes damage, then she takes damage as well. The witch still has free will, and loves to speak her mind about the idiocy of the inquisitors chosen religion, the idiocy of being good or lawful, or even if she just doesnt like the color of his shirt that day.
hopefully i explained this well enough to you, the reader.
starting location: Turmish, Alaghon.
starting date: Marponeth 1, 1359
i will close recruitment on Feb 10th, 2026.
if you have a question or want to try something, feel free to ask.