Carrion Crown AP (Savage Stampede) - OOC

[HolyMan]

No I'm not wish I could be but no money for all subscriptions that I may never use - although the newest AP Jade Empire?? (something like that) sounds interesting.

HM

 

[Herobizkit]

Just need characters finished and we will be a go. I would say start up maybe Tue/Wed as those days are my best days to start something like this.

Ooh, aah. How about a list of all those extra feats etc. from the module?

 

[HolyMan]

??!! What are we talking about? Which feats are those?

HM

 

[rangerjohn]

There were feats, achievements, etc; in previous adventure paths. That does not mean they will be in all of them however.

 

[Herobizkit]

Ohhhhh. I was under the impression that the AP was going to add new feats, talents, etc. specific to the AP. I've already seen the 'new' talents, and assumed there would be other AP-specific treats.

 

[HolyMan]

Nothing in the AP, prbably no room with all the monsters in this game.

HM

 

[Orius]

Updated the character.

I tweaked the background to make it more specific and to take into account some information from the PG. I decided the character would be a native of Ustalav since the PG gives some information on it. Changed the name as well; Ustalav seems to have a vaguely Eastern European flavor going on so I tweaked the name slightly to look better.

Daros Randarov is the son of two wizards of the lower aristocracy of Caliphas. He inherited his parents' gift for magic, but never fully embraced the Ustalav virtues that meant a great deal to them. During his studies as a youth, he became more and more curious about the dark arts of necromancy and the role it played in the dark history of his nation. He came to believe that the undead threat might one day rise again and that only by learning about the nature of undeath and the undead would he be able to make a stand should the unliving come again. Upon discovering that their son was studying the arts of necromancy which they abhorred, his parents disinherited him. So firmly did he belief in the rightness of his studies that he did not feel any real shame over being cast out from his family, and he turned to various mentors to learn all he could about the undead. Petros Lorrimor was one such mentor. However, one lesson that Daros never learned was the he who fights monsters should take care not to become one in return, and his zeal for knowledge might yet tempt him into great darkness.

 

[HolyMan]

Great background Orius it fits in very well with what I have read of the adventure so far.

Prof Lorrimor is indeed a "know thy enemy, study his ways and turn them against them if you can" type of guy. I was going to let everyone know a few facts here and now to help them with their backgrounds.

Facts to help:
- When you reach Ravengro Lorrimor will have been dead for a short seventeen days (so your character should be somewhere nearby or in the country) - Prof just moved to Ravengro 5-6 months before adventure starts.
- Starting about ten years ago (from year adventure starts dates unimportant for now) Lorrimor was interested in a cult know as The Whispering Way and sought to learn as much as he could about them over the years (Your PCs could have been part of this)
- Your association with the Professor could be on going and you may just have been on some new mission or holiday.
- The Professor taught at the Lepidstadt University before retiring to Ravengro.
- Adventure starts at the cemetery the day the Professor is to be buried. PCs just arriving in time to help with the service.

That's what I have for now more info as I get it.

HM

 

[Walking Dad]

Updated my (short) background with the adventure hook for my character.

 

[Herobizkit]

Here's a look at my not-so-short background. PEACH it!

Professor Lorrimer... a name that Daggal Harjyr would not soon forget.

Born in the depths of the Five Kings Mountain region, Daggal was a common foot soldier in a society full of common foot soldiers. He found a retreat from his pointless existence when a group of surface-dwellers requested a pack of hobgoblins for mining work. He volunteered to be part of the Duergar hunting party. The hobgoblins proved to be formidable opponents, and Daggal was defeated.

Daggal next woke within a wagon, confined with others of his kin and the very same hobgoblins he had been hired to fight; the slavers had become the slaves. He was brought to Egorian, capital city of Cheliax, the Empire of Devils. The Duergar and hobgoblins plotted a means of escape, and an opportunity arose when a traveling professor bought the entire lot - Professor Lorrimer.

Lorrimer explained that he was searching for information about a death cult, the Whispering Way, and he needed some muscle to ensure his safety in his travels. When the Professor retired for the evening, the unlikely band turned on their 'captor', robbed him blind, and fled on foot. Daggal obtained a mechanical timepiece with the Professor's name engraved on the back, a curio which he kept.

The unusual band traveled to Westcrown, opting to stay together for mutual survival and profit in this unknown area. There, Daggal became an urban 'spelunker', seeking artifacts from the era of the city's fallen god. He came upon a tomb that was in fact a secret meeting place of the Whispering Way. He was ill-prepared to fight the undead, losing most of his manpower to the cult's necrotic protectors. Daggal gave up his business ventures in Westcrown and returned to Egorian, requesting service under the Inquisitors of Asmodeus.

Daggal studied well, proving a fast learner and versed in the twisting web of the Law. He did not count on seeing Professor Lorrimer again, and when the Professor exercised his right of ownership over him, Daggal was Law-bound to acquiesce. Lorrimer reclaimed his pocket watch and put Daggal to work, teaching him about the Whispering Way and instructing him in undead-hunting techniques.

Later, Daggal accompanied Lorrimer to the University of Lepidstadt where he was instructed to remain until Lorrimer sent word for him. Daggal's hatred of the undead festered in his soul, and Daggal spent the next decade in study, learning all he could of his hated foes. His weakness had cost him his livelihood - he would not allow weakness to destroy him as well.