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<blockquote data-quote="Voadam" data-source="post: 7096393" data-attributes="member: 2209"><p><strong>Requiem: The Grim Harvest</strong></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/17480/Requiem-The-Grim-Harvest-2e?affiliate_id=17596" target="_blank">Requiem: The Grim Harvest</a></p><p>2e</p><p><strong>Mummy Bog:</strong> The wave from the Negative Energy Plane that swept across the domain when the doomsday device was activated, and the lesser wave of positive energy it pushed before it, had their effects upon the Boglands. The latter gave rise to a new form of mummy, while the former tainted what little arable soil existed in this region.</p><p>Bog mummies are formed when a corpse comes to rest in a marsh or swamp and is naturally mummified by being coated in a layer of mud. Eventually the body takes on the dark coloration of the earth and becomes as tough as tanned leather. The clothing is partially preserved and sticks to the corpse in patches, as does hair. The facial features are distorted in a permanent grimace and the hands are stiffened into clawlike hooks. When the corpse at last rises as an undead creature, it walks with an uneven gait, due to the stiffness of its limbs.</p><p>A bog mummy rises as an undead creature when a powerful burst of positive energy causes the dead person's spirit to rejoin with the preserved body. Bog mummies may be created by a priest or another mummy from the raw material of a corpse or may be the result of powerful emotional forces. In the domain of Necropolis, however, bog mummies are an accidental creation. It is theorized that, when the doomsday device was activated, the resulting shock wave of negative energy that it sent out pushed before it a wave of positive energy. When this wave struck Stagnus Lake and the Great Salt Swamp, it also sent a positive wave through the large number of bodies that lay beneath the mud. The swamps were, after all, a favorite place to dispose of murder victims and contained a great many corpses that were already charged with strong emotional energy. Bog mummies began to climb out of the mud and stalk the living of Necropolis.</p><p><strong>Trillen Mistwalker 3rd Magnitude Ghost:</strong> Trillen's obsession with finding the ruin and his grief over - his brother's death eventually drove him to madness. He died, destitute and raving, a few years later. Such was his force of will, however, that his spirit remained behind.</p><p><strong>Zombie Rats:</strong> The wave of negative energy thrown out by the doomsday device has infused Galf with a special power. By laying hands on a dead rodent, he can animate its corpse.</p><p>Galf recently "cleaned up" his house by voluntarily killing all of his pet rats. The council does not realize that he has raised his beloved rodents as zombies.</p><p><strong>Beryl Silvertress Dwarf Vampire:</strong> Beryl does not remember the name of the vampire who cursed her with the "gift" of unlife—a dwarf with a midnight-black beard who fled into the Ravenloft Mists. Her only clue as to his identity is that he has a palm-sized patch over his heart that is icy cold to the touch, a stigmata left by a stalagmite that once impaled him.</p><p>Beryl has no idea why this man kidnapped her from her carriage and turned her into a vampire. But she is vain enough to think that it was due to her beauty.</p><p><strong>Yako Vormoff Vassalich:</strong> Sensing the lad's intelligence and his talent at manipulating others, Azalin trained Yako in the arts of dark magic. He eventually "promoted" his young pupil above others of greater age and talent, performing the dread ritual that turned Yako into a vassalich.</p><p><strong>Damon Skragg Ghoul Lord:</strong> None know what happened on that evil isle, but it is thought that Damon fell victim to a necromancer's experiments. He returned to his ship a ghoul lord with a crew composed of ghasts, hollow shells of the sailors whose lives he had taken.</p><p><strong>Siren Ravenloft:</strong> It is thought that the sirens are merfolk who were transformed by the burst of negative energy that was released when the doomsday device was activated.</p><p><strong>Kristobal del Diego Mature Vampire:</strong> Originally a horticulturalist, he was accosted by a female vampire in the public rose garden late one night.</p><p><strong>Crow Skeleton:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Death:</strong> Azalin instead used Lowellyn to build and test the infernal machine, a prototype for the doomsday device. As a result of this experiment, Lowellyn was transformed into the creature known as Death.</p><p></p><p><strong>Undead:</strong> Darkon is transformed by a wave of negative energy that is thrown out when the doomsday device is activated. The capital of the domain, Il Aluk, is swept clean of living things. Every living creature in the city (including the heroes) is transformed into an undead caricature of itself.</p><p>In fact, the wave of blackness that the heroes saw coming out of the exploding doomsday device was a shock wave from the Negative Energy Plane. Even as the heroes were killed, this energy washed over their bodies, infusing them with unlife and transforming them into undead creatures. At the same time, it transformed all of Il Aluk into a city of the dead and forever changed the domain of Darkon (henceforth known as Necropolis).</p><p>Every living thing in the city, from the lowliest rat to the highest Eternal Order priest, has been transformed into an undead creature by the doomsday device.</p><p>When the doomsday device was activated, it threw out a shock wave of negative energy so powerful that every living thing in Il Aluk was instantly slain. At the same time, the streets and buildings of the city were permeated with this force, which began to pulse within the city like a corrupted heartbeat. As a result of this powerful energy, the people and animals of Il Aluk were infused with unlife and rose as undead creatures on the morning that followed Darkest Night.</p><p>Il Aluk, the capital of Necropolis, has been swept clean of living things. There are no plants, no insects, no bacteria, nothing. So infused with the power of the Negative Energy Plane is this place that only the ranks of the living dead may come and go freely in this region. Any living creature who tries to enter the city is drained of life and becomes an undead thing.</p><p>Not every undead creature has the ability to create others of its kind. Only those with some manner of energy draining attack (whether it affects life energy, ability scores, or some other aspect of living characters) have the potential to create more undead. If a player wishes his character to have this ability, he must allocate an extra slot to the attack type that will be used to create new undead. In addition, the DM and player should specify some means by which the raising of the newly slain victim can be prevented.</p><p><strong>Ghost:</strong> Ghosts are the ethereal remnants of those who died an emotional and traumatic death.</p><p><strong>Ghoul:</strong> The lower ranking Kargat of Il Aluk have been transformed into ghouls.</p><p><strong>Ghoul Ghast:</strong> None know what happened on that evil isle, but it is thought that Damon fell victim to a necromancer's experiments. He returned to his ship a ghoul lord with a crew composed of ghasts, hollow shells of the sailors whose lives he had taken.</p><p>A successful bite by Damon inflicts 1d10 points of damage. Victims who do not make a successful saving throw vs. poison succumb to a horrid rotting disease that inflicts 1d10 points of damage per day. In addition, the disease reduces both Constitution and Charisma by 1 point per day. This affliction may only be cured by a heal spell; all other curative spells are ineffective in treating it. Once halted, the victim's Constitution score returns to its original value at a rate of 1 point per week. Charisma, however, is permanently reduced, due to the terrible scars left by the disease. Should the victim's hit points or one of his ability scores reach zero, he dies. Unless the body is destroyed, it will rise as a ghast three nights later and will join the Bountiful crew as an undead sailor wholly under Damon's command.</p><p>Any of the four Kargat officers who served in the Grim Fastness, and who were not killed by the heroes, have been transformed into ghasts by the doomsday device explosion.</p><p><strong>Lich:</strong> The emaciated figure is Grandmother Nichia, who was transformed into a lich by the shock wave of negative energy that swept through Il Aluk.</p><p>Born from a determination to resist death at all costs, these magicians are natural schemers whose subtle machinations often span decades or even centuries.</p><p><strong>Mummy:</strong> Those priests of the Eternal Order who were not inside the Grim Fastness (who were not transformed into zombie priests) are transformed into mummies.</p><p>For the purposes of these rules, a mummy is akin to a lich, save that it is the undead form of a Priest. Such a character need not have worshiped one of the gods of ancient Egypt.</p><p><strong>Shadow:</strong> The average citizens of Il Aluk have been transformed into zombies or skeletons. A handful were also turned into shadows.</p><p>Shadows are beings of darkness, created when a human or demihuman has his essence drained away and replaced with energy from the Negative Energy Plane. This process destroys the creature's physical form, leaving behind nothing but an incorporeal, undead silhouette.</p><p><strong>Skeleton:</strong> The average citizens of Il Aluk have been transformed into zombies or skeletons.</p><p>A skeleton is the reanimated corpse of a human, demihuman, or humanoid which has been stripped of flesh.</p><p><strong>Spectre:</strong> The apparition is an undead creature, a noblewoman by the name of Chauncy Hopcott who was transformed into a spectre by the wave of negative energy thrown out by the doomsday device.</p><p>Spectres are a terrible form of incorporeal creature created when a living person is either killed by an existing spectre or, in rare cases, frightened to death.</p><p><strong>Vampire:</strong> When using her biting attack, Beryl can drain vitality; each successful attack permanently lowers her victim's Constitution by 2 points. Victims reduced to a Constitution of 0 are slain and rise as vampires in three days.</p><p><strong>Zombie:</strong> The average citizens of Il Aluk have been transformed into zombies or skeletons.</p><p>Zombies are among the easiest of the undead to create and, conversely, to destroy. They are almost always created by means of an animate dead spell.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Voadam, post: 7096393, member: 2209"] [b]Requiem: The Grim Harvest[/b] [URL=http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/17480/Requiem-The-Grim-Harvest-2e?affiliate_id=17596]Requiem: The Grim Harvest[/URL] 2e [b]Mummy Bog:[/b] The wave from the Negative Energy Plane that swept across the domain when the doomsday device was activated, and the lesser wave of positive energy it pushed before it, had their effects upon the Boglands. The latter gave rise to a new form of mummy, while the former tainted what little arable soil existed in this region. Bog mummies are formed when a corpse comes to rest in a marsh or swamp and is naturally mummified by being coated in a layer of mud. Eventually the body takes on the dark coloration of the earth and becomes as tough as tanned leather. The clothing is partially preserved and sticks to the corpse in patches, as does hair. The facial features are distorted in a permanent grimace and the hands are stiffened into clawlike hooks. When the corpse at last rises as an undead creature, it walks with an uneven gait, due to the stiffness of its limbs. A bog mummy rises as an undead creature when a powerful burst of positive energy causes the dead person's spirit to rejoin with the preserved body. Bog mummies may be created by a priest or another mummy from the raw material of a corpse or may be the result of powerful emotional forces. In the domain of Necropolis, however, bog mummies are an accidental creation. It is theorized that, when the doomsday device was activated, the resulting shock wave of negative energy that it sent out pushed before it a wave of positive energy. When this wave struck Stagnus Lake and the Great Salt Swamp, it also sent a positive wave through the large number of bodies that lay beneath the mud. The swamps were, after all, a favorite place to dispose of murder victims and contained a great many corpses that were already charged with strong emotional energy. Bog mummies began to climb out of the mud and stalk the living of Necropolis. [b]Trillen Mistwalker 3rd Magnitude Ghost:[/b] Trillen's obsession with finding the ruin and his grief over - his brother's death eventually drove him to madness. He died, destitute and raving, a few years later. Such was his force of will, however, that his spirit remained behind. [b]Zombie Rats:[/b] The wave of negative energy thrown out by the doomsday device has infused Galf with a special power. By laying hands on a dead rodent, he can animate its corpse. Galf recently "cleaned up" his house by voluntarily killing all of his pet rats. The council does not realize that he has raised his beloved rodents as zombies. [b]Beryl Silvertress Dwarf Vampire:[/b] Beryl does not remember the name of the vampire who cursed her with the "gift" of unlife—a dwarf with a midnight-black beard who fled into the Ravenloft Mists. Her only clue as to his identity is that he has a palm-sized patch over his heart that is icy cold to the touch, a stigmata left by a stalagmite that once impaled him. Beryl has no idea why this man kidnapped her from her carriage and turned her into a vampire. But she is vain enough to think that it was due to her beauty. [b]Yako Vormoff Vassalich:[/b] Sensing the lad's intelligence and his talent at manipulating others, Azalin trained Yako in the arts of dark magic. He eventually "promoted" his young pupil above others of greater age and talent, performing the dread ritual that turned Yako into a vassalich. [b]Damon Skragg Ghoul Lord:[/b] None know what happened on that evil isle, but it is thought that Damon fell victim to a necromancer's experiments. He returned to his ship a ghoul lord with a crew composed of ghasts, hollow shells of the sailors whose lives he had taken. [b]Siren Ravenloft:[/b] It is thought that the sirens are merfolk who were transformed by the burst of negative energy that was released when the doomsday device was activated. [b]Kristobal del Diego Mature Vampire:[/b] Originally a horticulturalist, he was accosted by a female vampire in the public rose garden late one night. [b]Crow Skeleton:[/b] ? [b]Death:[/b] Azalin instead used Lowellyn to build and test the infernal machine, a prototype for the doomsday device. As a result of this experiment, Lowellyn was transformed into the creature known as Death. [b]Undead:[/b] Darkon is transformed by a wave of negative energy that is thrown out when the doomsday device is activated. The capital of the domain, Il Aluk, is swept clean of living things. Every living creature in the city (including the heroes) is transformed into an undead caricature of itself. In fact, the wave of blackness that the heroes saw coming out of the exploding doomsday device was a shock wave from the Negative Energy Plane. Even as the heroes were killed, this energy washed over their bodies, infusing them with unlife and transforming them into undead creatures. At the same time, it transformed all of Il Aluk into a city of the dead and forever changed the domain of Darkon (henceforth known as Necropolis). Every living thing in the city, from the lowliest rat to the highest Eternal Order priest, has been transformed into an undead creature by the doomsday device. When the doomsday device was activated, it threw out a shock wave of negative energy so powerful that every living thing in Il Aluk was instantly slain. At the same time, the streets and buildings of the city were permeated with this force, which began to pulse within the city like a corrupted heartbeat. As a result of this powerful energy, the people and animals of Il Aluk were infused with unlife and rose as undead creatures on the morning that followed Darkest Night. Il Aluk, the capital of Necropolis, has been swept clean of living things. There are no plants, no insects, no bacteria, nothing. So infused with the power of the Negative Energy Plane is this place that only the ranks of the living dead may come and go freely in this region. Any living creature who tries to enter the city is drained of life and becomes an undead thing. Not every undead creature has the ability to create others of its kind. Only those with some manner of energy draining attack (whether it affects life energy, ability scores, or some other aspect of living characters) have the potential to create more undead. If a player wishes his character to have this ability, he must allocate an extra slot to the attack type that will be used to create new undead. In addition, the DM and player should specify some means by which the raising of the newly slain victim can be prevented. [b]Ghost:[/b] Ghosts are the ethereal remnants of those who died an emotional and traumatic death. [b]Ghoul:[/b] The lower ranking Kargat of Il Aluk have been transformed into ghouls. [b]Ghoul Ghast:[/b] None know what happened on that evil isle, but it is thought that Damon fell victim to a necromancer's experiments. He returned to his ship a ghoul lord with a crew composed of ghasts, hollow shells of the sailors whose lives he had taken. A successful bite by Damon inflicts 1d10 points of damage. Victims who do not make a successful saving throw vs. poison succumb to a horrid rotting disease that inflicts 1d10 points of damage per day. In addition, the disease reduces both Constitution and Charisma by 1 point per day. This affliction may only be cured by a heal spell; all other curative spells are ineffective in treating it. Once halted, the victim's Constitution score returns to its original value at a rate of 1 point per week. Charisma, however, is permanently reduced, due to the terrible scars left by the disease. Should the victim's hit points or one of his ability scores reach zero, he dies. Unless the body is destroyed, it will rise as a ghast three nights later and will join the Bountiful crew as an undead sailor wholly under Damon's command. Any of the four Kargat officers who served in the Grim Fastness, and who were not killed by the heroes, have been transformed into ghasts by the doomsday device explosion. [b]Lich:[/b] The emaciated figure is Grandmother Nichia, who was transformed into a lich by the shock wave of negative energy that swept through Il Aluk. Born from a determination to resist death at all costs, these magicians are natural schemers whose subtle machinations often span decades or even centuries. [b]Mummy:[/b] Those priests of the Eternal Order who were not inside the Grim Fastness (who were not transformed into zombie priests) are transformed into mummies. For the purposes of these rules, a mummy is akin to a lich, save that it is the undead form of a Priest. Such a character need not have worshiped one of the gods of ancient Egypt. [b]Shadow:[/b] The average citizens of Il Aluk have been transformed into zombies or skeletons. A handful were also turned into shadows. Shadows are beings of darkness, created when a human or demihuman has his essence drained away and replaced with energy from the Negative Energy Plane. This process destroys the creature's physical form, leaving behind nothing but an incorporeal, undead silhouette. [b]Skeleton:[/b] The average citizens of Il Aluk have been transformed into zombies or skeletons. A skeleton is the reanimated corpse of a human, demihuman, or humanoid which has been stripped of flesh. [b]Spectre:[/b] The apparition is an undead creature, a noblewoman by the name of Chauncy Hopcott who was transformed into a spectre by the wave of negative energy thrown out by the doomsday device. Spectres are a terrible form of incorporeal creature created when a living person is either killed by an existing spectre or, in rare cases, frightened to death. [b]Vampire:[/b] When using her biting attack, Beryl can drain vitality; each successful attack permanently lowers her victim's Constitution by 2 points. Victims reduced to a Constitution of 0 are slain and rise as vampires in three days. [b]Zombie:[/b] The average citizens of Il Aluk have been transformed into zombies or skeletons. Zombies are among the easiest of the undead to create and, conversely, to destroy. They are almost always created by means of an animate dead spell. [/QUOTE]
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