Lenin97 had a great thread idea asking people what sorts of characters they're putting together for their first games with the DL. So I thought I'd poll the DM's and ask:
What sort of villains (major and/or minor) are you going to send your players' new characters up against?
The campaign I'm working on, which may or may not come to pass, has a couple minor groups of villains ironed out and one major villain.
Minor Villains
--A band of livestock-pilfering goblins.
--A unit of Baaz draconians who like to wander the roads and trails of Kharolis at night, masquerading as hooded pilgrims of Majere.
Major Villains
--Lugaid Snake-tooth, Exciseman in the service of the Knights of Neraka.
Neutral Evil 2/2 Noble/Rogue
Cheers,
Maglaurus
Name: Dugah
Kopak Sorcerer - lvl 1 (ECL 8)
This character is set as the leader of the Goblins that have taken residence in Qualinesti.
I was planning on a Draconian Army as a major enemy as well, and having a few goblin bands as minors.
Race: Aurak Draconian
Class:Wizard of the Black Robes (Wizard 5, WOHS 1)
Originally posted by Nasheen
Name:Kusrshank
Race: Aurak Draconian
Class:Wizard of the Black Robes (Wizard 5, WOHS 1)
Wow, thats nasty. Inate Sorcerer abilities, shapechanging abilities, energy rays, and all of this sits on top of 6 character levels of Wizard. I would be very scared to be a PC in your game once I met the bad guy. ;)
In Silvanesti
The Ghoul Queen (CE elven female half-fiend Clr18 of Chemosh)
Waylorn Wyvernsbane (CE human male vampire Drd13)
In Abanisania
Master Theocrat Kretus (CG human male Mystic13/Zealot5)
Lady Bin Curston (LE human female Noble(?)
Lord Cambian Whitelocks (LE human male Noble(?)Asn(4)
In Flotsam
Sunshine (LE human male Sor15)
Master Spry (CE half-kender male Rog(?)/Ftr(?)/Asn(?)
Bloody Monk (N human male Mnk 12)
"The Bloody Arms"
"The Scratched Rats"
"The Sissinrath (poison-thorns)"
More Street Gangs which I can't remember at the moment.
In Lemish
The Blue Circle
The Grandchildren
Lareen Olres (NE half-elf female Rogue(?)
Malfesus (freaking powerful demon)
In the Plains of Dust
Tarek of House Protector, Bandit King.
In Southern Ergoth
Dictator Tdarnak (or since they've given him barbarian levels in the DLCS, a usurper to fill the role I've envisioned for him).
Hierophant Osamee (insane dryad and druid)
Zenolite Barbarians
Shiver "The White Lady" (CE young adult white dragon female Sor10)
Blodeheim, Sable's Realm, New Coast, Blode
The Scaled Society
Being set shortly before the Chaos War, the Knights of Tahkisis are going to be a fairly major enemy as well as the remnants of the Dragonarmies forming under a mysterious new leader. Both factions however harbour great animosity towards each other and seldom work in conjunction.
That said, the major villain is going to be the Chaos-God, eventually. But before he comes into the picture, I have the Cult of Ionthas. A secret society (doomsday cult) working to locate and release their God. At the moment the cultists are shadowy figures that permeate the rungs of differing societies and organisations. Major political upheavals are happening in the campaign world that are being masked by the movements of the Knights and the Dragonarmies. Some of the NPC senators and leaders will be cultists and it will also come as a shock to the PCs just who follows Chaos. Most of this is heard in rumours and in the background since the PCs are dealing with smaller triumphs at the moment especially being implicated in a Qualinesti plot that will have some major repurcussions on both the great elven houses (Alhanna and Portois becoming Dark Elves...)
On a personal note, one of my players is a Human Wizard (Will become a White Robe after the test). Her father was the child of a disgraced Knight of Solamnia whom was played during the previous War of the Lance campaign. During that campaign we found that he hated the Solamnic Knights so much that when his titles were reinstated for his heroism during the war, he prompty shrugged it off, told them where to stick it and left. He has two children, the first a Wizard mentioned above and the second, an older brother who left to make his fortune in the world and has joined the Knights of Tahkisis (partly because of his father's hatred for the Solamnic Knights). At some point during the game brother and sister will most definitely cross paths.
Just a few of the more broader outlines of antagonists during the game. Too many details and it would be too long to post it all.
Arandur
Originally posted by ferratus
In Lemish
The Blue Circle
The Grandchildren
Lareen Olres (NE half-elf female Rogue(?)
Malfesus (freaking powerful demon)
Maybe you'd know the answer to this Ferratus. Where's the best place to go if I want information on Lemish? A while back I found a website with a history of the nation's kingship, but I'd like a little more on its culture and current state of affairs. Where should I look, in your opinion? Is there a novel you're drawing your material from?
Cheers,
Maglaurus
The Silent Assembly: (anti-WoHS Sorcerers)
The Pestilence Slaves: (Gully dwarves that have befriended a Cleric of Morgion and run errands for him to nearby villages and towns where they carry plagues)
Bonetounge Tribe: (Largest hobgoblin clan in southern Throt who have a custom of sticking bones through their bottom lip.)
The Dreadchain: A collection of hobgoblin clerics of Chemosh that are gathering the scattered tribes of Throt into the fold of the Bonetounges.
The Falserune Mystics of Despair (also known as Wildshapers): A group of mystic/animists that work for Sable from the town of Despair in the northern reaches of her swamps creating new species of animals and releasing them into Ansalon.
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= :fight!: Regent Robergien Fyr Kurrin: Ruler of Haligoth (LE human male Noble 4/Barbarian 10)
Originally posted by Maglaurus
Maybe you'd know the answer to this Ferratus. Where's the best place to go if I want information on Lemish? A while back I found a website with a history of the nation's kingship, but I'd like a little more on its culture and current state of affairs. Where should I look, in your opinion? Is there a novel you're drawing your material from?
Cheers,
Maglaurus
The only information about Lemish comes from an oft-scorned module set called "New Beginnings". Scorned with good reason, but like with all dragonlance products, you can glean a few good ideas from it if you reinterpret, extrapolate, and downright retcon it.
There is one excellent thing about that module, in that there is a map of Lemish, Lemish along with a few NPC's. Malfesus and Lareen Olres are two of them. You'll never find this module in paper anymore, since it has been out of print for nearly twenty years. If only there was some sort of computer program that allowed for people to share audio, movie, and document files. Personally, I have no knowledge of such things, and you can't prove anything.
Originally posted by Kalanth
Wow, thats nasty. Inate Sorcerer abilities, shapechanging abilities, energy rays, and all of this sits on top of 6 character levels of Wizard. I would be very scared to be a PC in your game once I met the bad guy. ;)
Tell me about it...
As an innocent player in this campaign, I expect to suffer much in the hands of this baddie. The worst part is, the idea for this villain came from a fellow player! Nasheen then refined the character and what is my surprise as I read through this boards and see his levels...
Oh, and hello, all. :D
Originally posted by Dorkboy
Tell me about it...
As an innocent player in this campaign, I expect to suffer much in the hands of this baddie. The worst part is, the idea for this villain came from a fellow player! Nasheen then refined the character and what is my surprise as I read through this boards and see his levels...
Oh, and hello, all. :D
All I can say is, I am sorry for you. Your life may have been short, but (hopefully) it was well lived.
Wow, thats nasty. Inate Sorcerer abilities, shapechanging abilities, energy rays, and all of this sits on top of 6 character levels of Wizard. I would be very scared to be a PC in your game once I met the bad guy.
It is to be scared! :D
But he gave up his innate sorcey powers for the "more powerful" high sorcery.
In the game he will be a rival of Dalamar!
Originally posted by Nasheen
It is to be scared! :D
But he gave up his innate sorcey powers for the "more powerful" high sorcery.
In the game he will be a rival of Dalamar!
Well, that is a nice touch, surrendering the Sorcerer abilities to increase the Wizard abilities. What did you do, increase the caster level? Or increase the save DC?
I like the idea and may incorporate something similar in my game.
Well, that is a nice touch, surrendering the Sorcerer abilities to increase the Wizard abilities. What did you do, increase the caster level? Or increase the save DC?
I increased his caster level.
From this idea I created Sivlan, the Barbarian / Sorcerer (3/3), Aurak Draconian.
Originally posted by Maglaurus
Hi Everyone,
Lenin97 had a great thread idea asking people what sorts of characters they're putting together for their first games with the DL. So I thought I'd poll the DM's and ask:
What sort of villains (major and/or minor) are you going to send your players' new characters up against?
The campaign I'm working on, which may or may not come to pass, has a couple minor groups of villains ironed out and one major villain.
Minor Villains
--A band of livestock-pilfering goblins.
--A unit of Baaz draconians who like to wander the roads and trails of Kharolis at night, masquerading as hooded pilgrims of Majere.
Major Villains
--Lugaid Snake-tooth, Exciseman in the service of the Knights of Neraka.
Neutral Evil 2/2 Noble/Rogue
Cheers,
Maglaurus
I'd love to introduce my villains planned for my campaign up here, but unfortunately I've got one nosy PC that periodically reads this board.
An ex-black robe renegade wizard kidnaps kender, tortures them over periods of years so that they become afflicted, and over a long steady process, begins to force teach them the old wizard magic 'just to see if it can be done'.
I think he'll be different enough from the other Red Dragon riders and will be their nemesis for most of the campaign, foiling their plans - persoanl and military.