Subject: MYSTARA-L Digest - 11 Apr 2011 to 15 Apr 2011 (#2011-22) From: MYSTARA-L automatic digest system Date: 16/04/2011, 17:00 To: MYSTARA-L@ORACLE.WIZARDS.COM Reply-to: Mystara RPG Discussion There is 1 message totalling 85 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. Black Eagle Barony Demon Arc ******************************************************************** The Other Worlds Homepage: http://www.wizards.com/dnd/OtherWorlds.asp The Mystara Homepage: http://www.pandius.com To unsubscribe, send email to LISTSERV@ORACLE.WIZARDS.COM with UNSUB MYSTARA-L in the body of the message. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2011 11:25:49 -0700 From: "Harvey, Michael" Subject: Re: Black Eagle Barony Demon Arc Sounds awesome! I assume you're using PF for this... Have you started it yet? -----Original Message----- From: Mystara RPG Discussion [mailto:MYSTARA-L@ORACLE.WIZARDS.COM] On Behal= f Of Joaquin Menchaca Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2011 9:47 AM To: MYSTARA-L@ORACLE.WIZARDS.COM Subject: [MYSTARA] Black Eagle Barony Demon Arc Importance: Low Campaign Ideas & Events:=20 - Ludwig's advisor Bargle secretly releases a demon from his imprisonment. - Baron Ludwig descends into madness as he struggles to resist the demon's = possession. - Increasingly deranged, Baron Ludwig makes a series of mad random decrees = and incorporates goblinoids to police his barony. - Bargle kidnaps Valen Karameikos, terrified child is possessed by the demo= n. Possessed demon child rescued by heroes, returned to loving family of K= arameikos. - Baron Ludwig declares war on Five Shires, sends general and army on campa= ign to invade Five Shires (as per plot of demon to cause downfall of Barony= and defeat Karameikos and greater Alphatia from within) - Cult of the Damned formed, recruits humanoids into ranks and send them th= roughout region to convert other tribes, coordinates acts of terror aligned= with campaign to destabilize regional powers. - Iron Ring slavers coordinate with humanoids, offer bounty for captured hu= mans or hin. Success allows Iron Ring slavers to expand outside of borders,= establish island headquarters on secret island. - Lesser demons unleashed upon the world, cultist expand to villages around= Karameikos, and Five Shires. - Players tricked into opening a demon gate, that unleashes 3 greater demon= s upon Mystara, each demon manipulates local kingdoms and sets up power bas= e, to corrupt the lands, and summon forth a demonic army. What is great about all these major events, as that they can be stopped, or= significantly alter future chain of events. Two obvious target empire if = Hule and Heldann Freeholds (Hattians conquer there, but become conquered th= emselves). As movement, and events are taking place, players can see chang= es, discover patterns. The background events give rise to tons of adventur= es, from tribal civil wars, Iron Ring mechanization, seemingly random triba= l raids coincide with other events, disposes of Barons, causes shift in aut= hority and power. Tribes vanquished by unknown heroes can be well place by= greater forces. This brings out a religious arc with Inquisitors [1] and Paladins [2] (Chur= ch of Karameikos), and also Demon-Witch [3][4] Hunters (Rangers [5]) (secre= t society affiliated with Zirchev whose secret language is a dialect of Nit= hia). All manner of heroes, on cause of Thyatians or Traladarans or for th= eir own purposes. Elves have inquisitive about future threat to natural ki= ngdoms, Hin would be protecting their homelands, and Dwarves / Gnomes affec= ted by power growing in the innerworld of Mystara. This also allows some c= reation with demon-augmented humanoids, like Fire Kolbolds. :) - Joaquin Menchaca [1] http://paizo.com/pathfinderRPG/prd/advanced/baseClasses/inquisitor.html [2] http://paizo.com/pathfinderRPG/prd/classes/paladin.html [3] http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/13/13404.phtml [4] http://paizo.com/pathfinderRPG/prd/advanced/baseClasses/witch.html [5] http://paizo.com/pathfinderRPG/prd/classes/ranger.html ******************************************************************** The Other Worlds Homepage: http://www.wizards.com/dnd/OtherWorlds.asp The Mystara Homepage: http://www.pandius.com To unsubscribe, send email to LISTSERV@ORACLE.WIZARDS.COM with UNSUB MYSTARA-L in the body of the message. ******************************************************************** The Other Worlds Homepage: http://www.wizards.com/dnd/OtherWorlds.asp The Mystara Homepage: http://www.pandius.com To unsubscribe, send email to LISTSERV@ORACLE.WIZARDS.COM with UNSUB MYSTARA-L in the body of the message. ------------------------------ End of MYSTARA-L Digest - 11 Apr 2011 to 15 Apr 2011 (#2011-22) ***************************************************************