D&D 3.5 Thread [Nikose] [Three-for-one]

[Nikose Tyris]

It's another Nikose Day and it's time to beginning the PLANNING segment of his games. Last time I kind of got re-arranged and jumbled into running one, and didn't have time to prepare things the way I would have liked to.

I'm fixing that this time around by preparing my games and list in this thread. There are TWO different games to sign up for. I'm detailing each one. They are in my living campaign world- lots of things have happened in this world, that deviate it HEAVILY from the standard setting. A lot of the notes/time line I'll be posting will reference this, and will hopefully allow anyone with a knowledge of the forgotten realms to have a fair update on the changes.

This also means that out of character knowledge isn't going to be NEARLY as useful here; And I discourage it's heavy use anyway. Be aware that I have no qualms killing you with whatever monsters I have planned. Each of these campaigns are written to [hopefully!] lead you in a direction I choose.

One of these campaigns may be occurring in a side time line. You don't know which one that is.

With the exception of Red Mage Black, I'm going to ask that anyone signing up, signs up for no more then 1 game a peice. There may be game overlay and interactions.

Draconic themes are encouraged.

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RULES
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1) All races excluding those native to Eberron [Changelings, Warforged, Shifters, Kalashtar] are available. Some Unapproachable East races are also unavailable. If you're curious, ask before each race.
2) All classes are currently allowed, excepting Factotum. Do not bring that into my house.
3) No Homebrew.
4) If your character smells of the gladiator reek of Minmaximus, warrior skald of the kingdom of hax, expect to be visited with the worst luck Beshaba can bestow.
5) There are no bad ideas.
6) Except the ones that kill you.
7) If you have a particular request of me, think slowly, carefully, and WISELY about what you want. You will only be allowed to make one request that exceeds these limits; I can and likely will still refuse it. You've been warned.

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GAME
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Game 1 is written more for experienced players; Game 2 for beginners or those looking more for fun then something 'super serious'.


Game 1: Ezekiel's Rage
A man's family is murdered for his crime of drawing breath. He seeks to reinvent himself and his people in a way to force others to accept them as living, breathing individuals. They are not diseased; they are not flawed; they are not imperfect. They exist as they are by divine right, and work hard to earn their place.

Locale: Silverymoon [North, cold. Snow.]

Suggestion: Trackers, Talkers, Hunters

AND THEN

I make my own armies at home

Talks of necromantic activity in Calimshan are happening, out in the grand desert. There is a great fear of salt mummies, and there are rumors of strange skeletons immune to the firey magics of their heritage.

Region: Calimshan [Desert, Dry, south]

Suggestion: Skillful, Warrior, Trickery

Character level 10

Players:
(1) Red Mage Black - Ian - Bard
(2) Solid Snake - Arianna - Sorceress [Approved!]
(3) Tacticslion - Calim - MyTh [approved]
(4) Relm Zephyrous - Caroline - Incantatrix [approved]

Game 2: Changes are afoot

Not every thief relies just on magic to change his looks.

Locale: Waterdeep. [cool climate. Currently snowy.]

Suggestion: Skillful, Roguish, Entrymen

Character Level 5

[1] TDK - Mikael - Halfling Werecat Scout [approved]
[2] Vauron - Loren - Psion (telepath) [approved]
[3] Pip Boy - Niblin - Kobold StabMonkey [approved]
[4] DarkDrgon - Bard - Derp
[5] Aldruin - Orc Fighter - Grath [Approved]
[6] Sage - Mark - Human Druid [approved]





TIMELINE
1366 DR:
[Gareth finishes his epic spell, and creates a new race of men, Homo Sapien Tyrian; KingMen. Nikose is the first. The race
breeds true through normal human stock. Gareth forsakes his magic and invests his soul into powering Nikose.]
[In an alternate universe, a timeline of mishaps releases a portion of Shar's mind and gives over a plan for her to bring about in the present. Motions are made towards these plans. The timeline collapse is caused by Nikose's death in 1383 DR]
[The Fallen Knight Itzal is struck with a soul splitting power, forcing him into two pieces; one lawful evil, the other chaotic
good. His Chaotic Good half is sequestered, while his Lawful evil half dedicates his life to the service of Mephistopheles.]
1368 DR:
[The Dark Itzal dies, but Mephistopheles calls on an age old favor, and has his soul scoured to become a hellbred, sending
him back to the material plane as his servant.]
[The Sequestering ends, and the Chaotic Good Itzal is set free, calling himself Black, and serving himself.]
1370 DR:
[The Chaotic Good Itzal attempts to rob Nikose; Nikose offers him an apprenticeship, which he accepts; Itzal introduces
himself as Black, and uses this name from this point on.]
1374 DR:
[The events of Cormyr and Shadowdale occur.]
[Because of the actions of Veit, Draar, Kirin and Solax, Shar is weakened; Mask does not surrender himself to his mother,
and she does not gain his essence and portfolios. Mask and Shar remain seperate beings and Mask breaks his alliance with
her.]
[The rebellion was supposed to occur in 1375; by performing it in 1374, you maintained Mask's existence.]
[The slaying of both Bane and Shar's most powerful servants sends ripples through the weave, resulting in the madness
gripping Halaster Blackcloak to fade momentarily, allowing him to stop the earthquakes under Waterdeep with his might;
The events of the book “Adventure in Undermountain” never take place.]
[Malfurion is faced by Draar on top of the twisted tower, where Draar is nearly defeated; Veit locks him in a sphere, and
Malfurion calls on his patron's power to save him; he is punished for his failure by a year of confinement in his own private
realm.]
1375:
[Selvartim is slain by a mortal follower of Eilistraee]
[Vhaeraun is slain by Eilistraee when he attempts to infiltrate her realm and assassinate her, granting her his portfolios]
[The Zulkir of Transmutation in Thay, Druxus Rhym, is assassinated. It is revealed that he was drawing his power through
the shadow weave.]
[Szass Tam, Zulkir of Necromancy, Takes dominion of the Zulkirs as leader]
[Shadowdale is led by the Dragonlord Kirin into a time of prosperity and wealth]
[A Sorcerer, Fighter, and Druid, led by a Necromancer, retrace the path of heroes, overturning Shar's attempt at repeating the
earlier actions inside Cormyr. A young bardic warrior joins the troupe, and is followed by the necromancer's death.]
[The fighter, druid, sorcerer and bard encounter Malfurion, who tells them a tale twisted to his own views of his battle with
Draar, and asks them to free the dale from the Dragonlord Kirin.]
[The group encounters Draar and Viet, and the Sorceress and Druid are swayed from their path; The Bard and Fighter
choose to assault Draar and Viet, and while they escape alive, they have cemented their loyalty to Malfurion, in his eyes.]
[Veit meets a woman, and marries; the child Marius is born soon after.]
1376:
This is where you adventure!

My groups have written the story before and after this point- from 1376 to 1380 is he point left free in my world, that needs some adventurers to add body to it.

Email/WLM: alexmacneil@parkercomics.com. Add me.

[Nikose Tyris]

Games will be run starting in the area of 4 PM EDT. No game will run past 9 PM EDT.

GAME DAYS:

Game 1: MONDAY
Game 2: WEDNESDAY

ROLLING SYSTEM:
4d6; reroll 1s automatically regardless of stage; then reroll lowest die. keep 3 highest.
Complete 7 times.
Drop lowest result.
This includes rerolling doubles/triples.
Rolling 5556 means you reroll all the 5's, for instance!



REQUESTS MADE:
Tacticslion - Spellfire - Rejected
Solid Snake - Exchange 'Summon familiar' with "Detect Dragonblood" - Approved



All characters must be submitted/posted/gotten by me linked into the first post by May 9th at latest.

[Pip Boy]

Will you be running your current campaign in addition to all these new 3? Seems like a pretty heavy load.

[Nikose Tyris]

There's discussion going on about that right now. I'm getting input.

[Vauron]

Originally Posted by Nikose Tyris

1) All races excluding those native to Eberron [Changelings, Warforged, Shifters, Kalashtar] are unavailable. Some Unapproachable East races are as well. If you're curious, ask before each race.

Just to check, this is a faerun game where we can only take Eberron races, along with a handfull from UE?

Consider this a tentative interest post for Changes are Afoot. Probably as a nomad or a telepath.

[Nikose Tyris]

I have made a HUGE typo, that you just pointed out. Thank you.

Edit: Mistake fixed.

In fact those races are NOT allowed- every other race is.

[Pip Boy]

If the currently running campaign continues, I'd like to stay in that. However, if that one cancels, could we simply re-use the characters we've already made for the level 5 campaign?

[Nikose Tyris]

Originally Posted by Pip Boy

If the currently running campaign continues, I'd like to stay in that. However, if that one cancels, could we simply re-use the characters we've already made for the level 5 campaign?

Yes. If you'd like to voice your full opinion and hear counterarguements, hop on WLM for a short bit.

[DarkDrgon]

If one of the games is wednesday night, I am in. Preferably game 2, but failing that game 3

[Nikose Tyris]

Game nights are still being determined. I'll make Wednesday one of them now.

Edit: In that I mean, we're voting, and you threw a vote in for Wednesday.

For each vote per game, I'll dash it out on the other list to 'reserve' it for that night, till we have a wall of votes in favor of the correct night- then I'll unlock the other nights.