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DragonLance & The Book of Exalted Deeds

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#1
zombiegleemax
Nov 11, 2004 11:40:19 Awhile back one of my players bought the BoED for our DragonLance campaign. I never actually took a look at the book though until Sysane started a conversation about redeeming evil magical items(Which is a subject the book covers.).

After doing some research on that one particular subject I moved on to reading the overall book and I found that it actually seems as if it was made to be used with DL. Before reading this book I, as the DM, and my players never truly understood what it meant to play a good character. We always though along the lines of save the damsel in distress, paladins, etc.

The BoED made playing good-aligned characters interesting. Does anyone else have this book and has it had the same influence on your campaign(s) ?

~~~
#2
zombiegleemax
Nov 11, 2004 21:36:07 I bought the BoED, and it's had quite a bit of use in my DL game. It helped my PCs quite a bit. And, 3 PCs are using PrCs from that book, the LG Paladin going for Vassal of the Platinum Dragon(also known as Vassals of Bahamut) and Sword of Righteousness, one NG Cleric going for Wonderworker and Celestial Mystic, and another NG Cleric going for Prophet of Habbakuk(also known as Prophet of Erathaol). Look at my article on the DL Nexus, Enhancing Your Game: Book of Exalted Deeds for tips on how to use PrCs from that book in a DL game.
#3
cam_banks
Nov 11, 2004 21:56:52 One of the player characters in my Dragonlance campaign was killed by Lord Knight Theo Drawde and brought back to a semblance of life by Kiri-Jolith. He's now a deathless creature, and is taking levels in the risen martyr prestige class from the Book of Exalted Deeds. I dropped the exalted feat requirement, since this is a story-driven event and I didn't really need the additional buy-in for the character to possess the class.

Cheers,
Cam
#4
iltharanos
Nov 13, 2004 11:00:49
Awhile back one of my players bought the BoED for our DragonLance campaign. I never actually took a look at the book though until Sysane started a conversation about redeeming evil magical items(Which is a subject the book covers.).

After doing some research on that one particular subject I moved on to reading the overall book and I found that it actually seems as if it was made to be used with DL. Before reading this book I, as the DM, and my players never truly understood what it meant to play a good character. We always though along the lines of save the damsel in distress, paladins, etc.

The BoED made playing good-aligned characters interesting. Does anyone else have this book and has it had the same influence on your campaign(s) ?

~~~

My gaming group and I got the BoED back when it was first released, and it's had a profound influence on party dynamics. Before we got the book, most of the six PCs in the party were neutral, only two were good. Afterwards, there has consistently been at least four good PCs at any one time, and the good PCs are inevitably exalted characters (i.e. they've got either exalted feats and/or have class levels in exalted prestige classes and/or make use of exalted spells). At one point the party consisted of five exalted characters and one peer-pressured neutral Cleric of Sirrion.
#5
zombiegleemax
Nov 13, 2004 21:41:15 Actually, the Deathless type monster in the BoED, the one for watching over crypts, sounds perfect for the undead watchers in the Sla-Mori. Except, I think they should have presented it as a template, not a certain monster, because I don't think it works for elves very well(but then again, I haven't studied the book in a while).

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#1 zombiegleemax Nov 11, 2004 11:40:19	Awhile back one of my players bought the BoED for our DragonLance campaign. I never actually took a look at the book though until Sysane started a conversation about redeeming evil magical items(Which is a subject the book covers.). After doing some research on that one particular subject I moved on to reading the overall book and I found that it actually seems as if it was made to be used with DL. Before reading this book I, as the DM, and my players never truly understood what it meant to play a good character. We always though along the lines of save the damsel in distress, paladins, etc. The BoED made playing good-aligned characters interesting. Does anyone else have this book and has it had the same influence on your campaign(s) ? ~~~
#2 zombiegleemax Nov 11, 2004 21:36:07	I bought the BoED, and it's had quite a bit of use in my DL game. It helped my PCs quite a bit. And, 3 PCs are using PrCs from that book, the LG Paladin going for Vassal of the Platinum Dragon(also known as Vassals of Bahamut) and Sword of Righteousness, one NG Cleric going for Wonderworker and Celestial Mystic, and another NG Cleric going for Prophet of Habbakuk(also known as Prophet of Erathaol). Look at my article on the DL Nexus, Enhancing Your Game: Book of Exalted Deeds for tips on how to use PrCs from that book in a DL game.
#3 cam_banks Nov 11, 2004 21:56:52	One of the player characters in my Dragonlance campaign was killed by Lord Knight Theo Drawde and brought back to a semblance of life by Kiri-Jolith. He's now a deathless creature, and is taking levels in the risen martyr prestige class from the Book of Exalted Deeds. I dropped the exalted feat requirement, since this is a story-driven event and I didn't really need the additional buy-in for the character to possess the class. Cheers, Cam
#4 iltharanos Nov 13, 2004 11:00:49	Awhile back one of my players bought the BoED for our DragonLance campaign. I never actually took a look at the book though until Sysane started a conversation about redeeming evil magical items(Which is a subject the book covers.). After doing some research on that one particular subject I moved on to reading the overall book and I found that it actually seems as if it was made to be used with DL. Before reading this book I, as the DM, and my players never truly understood what it meant to play a good character. We always though along the lines of save the damsel in distress, paladins, etc. The BoED made playing good-aligned characters interesting. Does anyone else have this book and has it had the same influence on your campaign(s) ? ~~~ My gaming group and I got the BoED back when it was first released, and it's had a profound influence on party dynamics. Before we got the book, most of the six PCs in the party were neutral, only two were good. Afterwards, there has consistently been at least four good PCs at any one time, and the good PCs are inevitably exalted characters (i.e. they've got either exalted feats and/or have class levels in exalted prestige classes and/or make use of exalted spells). At one point the party consisted of five exalted characters and one peer-pressured neutral Cleric of Sirrion.
#5 zombiegleemax Nov 13, 2004 21:41:15	Actually, the Deathless type monster in the BoED, the one for watching over crypts, sounds perfect for the undead watchers in the Sla-Mori. Except, I think they should have presented it as a template, not a certain monster, because I don't think it works for elves very well(but then again, I haven't studied the book in a while).