Epic game: The Eye of Profane Truth (Full)

[Nephtys]

When you are created, the Perfect imbued each of you with a tiny fragment of his memories. This means that you have basic knowledge of this world, and a smatter of other, more esoteric things (that is where your Knowledge skill came from.)

Therefore, if you have any questions about the world, ask them here. Anything considered common knowledge will be answered. Anything else will be rolled for.

Do we know where we are, more or less? Do we know who the important people in the region are? What do we know about their religion?

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Also, which creatures do we have sufficient knowlege of, for the purposes of Shapechange and similar spells?

 

[Rkhet]

1. nope.
2. see 1. The Perfect hasn't meddled in worldly affairs for quite a while. Expect things to be outdated.
3. most people worship the Perfect, through the Church of the High Lord, the state religion of the Empire. The Church has a powerful military arm - the Angelic Legion - which is exactly what it sounds like. The Angels claim to be chosen by the Perfect to carry out his will in the world.

Other gods/godesses exist, but they are mostly minor in influence. Their worship is tolerated, but sometimes looked-down on.

The Empire: this is the single political entity spanning almost the whole of the continent. Contains numberous vassal states (and the larger vassal states have their own vassals). Backed by the Church and the Angelic Legion.

Naramyr's kingdom is a former vassal of the Empire. They are now at war with one another.

Humans rule most of the continent. Elves and dwarves exist in pocket settlements in the less accessible areas, and their numbers are dwindling. Goblinkind and Orcs have been chased into the barren lands to the north.

Metallic dragons are rarely seen, though the Empire has a number in its army. Chromatic dragons are extinct (far as anyone knows) following the War of the Dragons, wherein Naramyr earned hero status, his title of Wyrmslayer, and eventually his own kingdom.

War of the Dragons: A war that happened 500 or so years ago, that lead to the formation of the Empire and the predominance of humans today. The Angelic Legion was born in that period.

Note that all of the above is what an average, well-educated person would know. The accuracy is not to be vouched for. The Perfect has held back most of the details.

 

[Pyrex]

Rhket, I've got a quick question for you.

I'd like to make a minor revision to my character.

Given the way my character is developing it suddenly seems to me that it would be far more appropriate for Lessa to speak Ignan instead of Terran.

Do you mind if I swap it?

 

[Nephtys]

I'm a bit concerned about the quality of my role-playing, I just can't get into my character's head, and I'd like to apologise for that. I don't really know how to proceed (Random killing spree? Sign up to fight in the North? On which side?), so I'll just follow Lessa's and Rhakzan's lead for now, until I can think of something better.

 

[Rkhet]

Rhket, I've got a quick question for you.

I'd like to make a minor revision to my character.

Given the way my character is developing it suddenly seems to me that it would be far more appropriate for Lessa to speak Ignan instead of Terran.

Do you mind if I swap it?

okay.

 

[Rkhet]

There are many factions, each with their own agendas, just like in a real war. You have met or heard about at least seven. There are several, currently unknown sides. Not all of them have a presence in the city, though.

Or, of course, you can go on a killing spree. However, while most of the city consists of low-level folks, Epic characters do exist. Most of them do not want the city destroyed.

 

[Pyrex]

Turns out I had my languages wrong anyway.

I had listed Common +2(from Int) when it should have been Common & Druidic +4(from Int)

Corrected list is: Auran, Common, Druidic, Ignan, Sylvan, Terran

 

[Rkhet]

Actually, you get common, druidic, and two more. Inherent bonuses to Int grant only the Int modifier. It grants no skills and no bonus languages.

No source for that. Consider it HR.

 

[Pyrex]

Ok. Common, Druidic, Ignan, Sylvan then.

 

[silentspace]

I was reading through the ethergaunt description again, and I think I've been playing a little bit in error - I think ethergaunts can't speak. As I read it, I think they can communicate telepathically, but only if the subject can understand the ethergaunt language. Or, it can dominate a creature, and speak through it. Does that seem right to you? So I'm not sure how he's going to communicate. Seems like his choices are through a dominated slave or through writing?

Or perhaps there is a magic item somewhere that can help him communicate without dominating someone?

One way or another, he wishes to convey the following...



Ignoring the woman's remarks, Rhakzan finally conveys the following message - "I seek three things. I seek to destroy Naramyr Wyrmslayer's army, eliminate the threat of Naramyr himself, and destroy or exile the Eye of Profane Truth."