[FR] Who are the other Chosen

[RogueJK]

IIRC, I read it in a thread on Monte's messageboard.

I could be wrong, though.

 

[Ristamar]

Hmm. Ok. I just searched Monte's baords, and I believe I found the post to which you refer. For the time being, I'm remaining skeptical of this information, as it seemed to be more of the poster's personal opinion more than anything else.

 

[Nvvyn]

I think Drizzt Do' Urden should be the choosen of Milikei (unsure of spelling, sorry)

Another thing on ole' Driz', anyone notice that he is under powered in the FRCS book?? I imagined him much more powerful than listed.. (just finished Sea of Swords, it was incredible)

 

[reiella]

So if Mystra cured Halaster's insanity, then Halaster ain't in Undermountain anymore?

Halaster's sanity was almost entirely caused by him being in that freaky control thing in Undermountain, at least it was in Stardock.

I mean, when he started messing with Undermountain he might not have been completely sane.

Bleh, the whole aspect of Halaster is now ruined worse than my Furby.

Hey!

That's an idea. I could put my furby in charge of Undermountain, mwuahhaa.

 

[poilbrun]

I think the Magister may be defined as a chosen of Azuth, but I don't remember ever reading about a particular one or see one statted. There is, however, in Tantras, the second adventure from the Trilogy of the Avatars campaign, a NPC that the characters encounter that is protected by Azuth and might be a future Magister... We don't know much more though...

 

[JCLabelle]

We learn in the Shadows of the Avatar trilogy that the current Magister is a female. Apparently her tears become crystals a few seconds after falling on the floor. Or something like that. Anyway, she's described as being extremely anxious about wether or not she should use her powers, blah blah blah. Her parts in the book are a waste of paper, as she does exactly nothing ( except come to the rescue of a good arch-lich under attack by Manshoon or one of the other zenthilan bad guys -- she arrives too late .)

 

[drnuncheon]

Has it occurred to the FR authors that there just might be too much of a good thing going on here?

I mean...having one guy who's the chosen of a god, that's pretty cool. It's special.

Even having each god with a chosen is fine. It's still something unique and special to be chosen by that god.

But it seems like 'Chosen of' gets tacked on to everybody and their dog in the FR. Especially 'Chosen of Mystra'. She doesn't seem very choosy. I mean, of the powerful wizards & sorcerers (level 15+) in the FRCS, more than half of them (counting Halaster, now) are Chosen of Mystra.

It's no longer special. It's cliché. It doesn't add anything to the character - it seems like it's turned into a set of abilities that gets tacked on to already-powerful characters so they can be even 'kewler'. It might as well be a PrC.

Do people running FR use this 'Chosen of' stuff in their games? Is it something that PCs can aspire to, or is it just the 3e version of 'these NPCs are far cooler than you, so they can break the rules'?

I'm struggling with it, and currently the concept as it stands leaves me flat. Can anyone tell me how they've made it work well?

J

 

[Orco42]

Halaster's not crazy or evil?!

I was happy when I found read Silverfall and found out he was a chosen but he has to be the crazed evil maniac to be Hal.

Bah! In my games he will be evil, crazy, a chosen and I think I will give him about 50 more levels.

 

[johnnygolastly]

how lame! that was the basis of his appeal. and why mystra, why not someone more appropriate like velsharoon or someone?

maybe because velsharoon wouldnt want elminster rescued from hell...............just a wild stab in the dark of course, velsharoon may drink beer and watch the superbowl with el......i doubt it though

 

[Oni]

I think the Magister may be defined as a chosen of Azuth, but I don't remember ever reading about a particular one or see one statted. There is, however, in Tantras, the second adventure from the Trilogy of the Avatars campaign, a NPC that the characters encounter that is protected by Azuth and might be a future Magister... We don't know much more though...

The most recent Magister (as far as I know) is stat'd in Magic of Faerun. The Magister is not a Chosen of Azuth, as the Magister can neither be undead or currently possessed by a divine entity. Magic of Faerun says the current practise is the Chosen of Azuth nominates various people for the office of Magister and Azuth selects the most appropriate. It also say that several people over the centries have become Chosen of Azuth locating and besting the Magister in a non-leathal duel, as a show of their resourcefulness. Some who have stepped down from the office of Magister also go on to become one of the Chosen of Azuth.


It was in fact the write-up of the Magister in Magic of Faerun that prompted the original question of this thread, becaue I had never really thought of Azuth as having chosen and the entry made it sound as if he actually had several. I would be interested to see, if for no other reason than curiousity what the chosen templates for all the various FR deities look like, I would assume for instance that the chosen of lesser deities, such as Azuth, gain far fewer benefits from the patron, but that is just a guess as I have nothing to base that assumption on.