iwatt
First Post
Ok, The setup is simple. I'm running a Campaign based on the Silver Marches, but my party consists almost entirely of Uthgardt barbarians. Currently I'm running them through the Forge of Fury, in which I plan to introduce the fact that Obold's orcs are having dealings with the Duergar, for quality weapons and armor, in exchange for Something. The orcs at the Stone tooth are raiding Beorun'as Well (replaces Blasingdell), and are initiating contact with the deep dwarves under orders of Obould. I replaced Great Ulfe for a smart Orc (gotta love Spiked wielding, Expertise using BBEGs 
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The party consists of:
Branok Wolfang (Brb 4), the son of the recently deceased Chieftain of the Sky Pony Tribe. He was framed for murder and convinced by the tribes shaman to run away. He's basically a do gooder who's fallen on hard times and is drinking a lot. Ah, he's also been framed for his father's death. He currently weilds Wolfang, the sword of his forefathers and mark of the chieftain. A prophecy says that Wolfang's powers grow to match the power of the weilder (ancestor sword like in Rokugan). He was led to the sword by the spirit of his father.
Magdum IronStone (Cl4), he's a Sky Pony warrior who felt the calling of Uthgardt. He currently serves an old cleric of Uthgardt called Lusark Bloodheart, whose a very high level Oracle. He's been sent to aid Branok for a reason known only to the oracle. He's quite taken with Branok's sister, who escaped the clutches of the evil shaman, who wanted to marry her in order to bolster his claim to the Chieftain's chair. He's also a rabid follower of Uthgardt, and believes it's time that the tribes start worshiping Uthgardt and accpet the Totem figures as servants of the God. He plans to take a Shaman homebrew Prestige class that will give him acces to the shades of fallen Uthgardt heroes
Corian Bearheart (Sorc 4). He's a memeber of the Sky pony tribe who befriended Magdum in a previous adventure. Lusark told him (in a divine oracle voice) that his path lay with the party. The player was thinking of taking the Alienist Prestige Class (more for Powergaming reasons than others), but I don't feel that it goes with the flavor. I was thinking of keeping the powers but changing the flavor of the prestige class to a True blood of Netheril or something.
Ünter Orcslayer (Rang 4). A Black lion half-elf tribesman, Unter has a rabid hate for orcs and has travelled all over the Silver marches. In his travels he's enetered Silverymoon as well as journeyed to Lusark's Cave. I'll probably offer him an invitation into the Harper's in the future. He's an old friend of Magdum, and he followed after the rest of the party left for the stone tooth. He knows nothing of his elven mother.
Provos "The Authentic " (Bard 4). He's a young page from Waterdeep who had to run away after been accused of "unmaidening" his liege's duaghter. He claims this is untrue. He also unwittingly took with him a map with the location of The stone Tooth. The party actually arrived ther because they were tracking th orc raiders, but his Liege will believe that Provos stole the map and beat him to the treasure
My ideas once they finish the Forge of Fury, is to run a couple of the adventures from the Silver Marches (The Lycanthropes in the Moonwood and the orcs in the passs). After this point they'l probably be Level 6-7, at which point I plan to introduce the Orc INvasion.The plan is to have the PCs begin to unite the different Uthgardt tribes in order to stand against the future Orc invasion. My thoughts (not well formed yet) involve getting Tribal artiftact and travelling to the ancestor mounds of the different tribes. Basically they have to prove that one of them is a prophesized hero who will lead th rtibes to greatness. The obscure passages point towards Branok, but at the end they can be made to fit either Magdum or Unter as well (in case one of them is killed and not raised).
So what I need help is with the following:
1) Powers that Wolfang (the sword) can get as Branok rises in power. Currently it's a +1 Greatsword.
2) Changing the flavor (and some powers) of the Alienist to fit the flavor of the campign a bit more.
3) What exactly happens when they reach the ancestor Mounds? I'm thinking Magdum can make contact with the spirits, which will send them on different quests for fallen atrifacts? Please, give me ideas for quests and artifacts.
4) In the future I was thinking of introducing the idea that Uthgardt (the DemiGod) is actually the son of avatars of Tempus and Sune (the godess of love). He odesn't know that he's the Foehammer's son. This came to me becasue during the Times of Trouble Tempus protected Sune IIRC, as well as mandating that his clerics protect her temples from atatcks (this is from some obscure 2e source IIRC). Should I introduce this, or will it kind of detract from the rest of the plot?
5) A reason why Lusark (the High level NPC) doesn't interven himself when the orcs invade?
6) Finally, any cool ideas to take the plot further would be appreciated.
thanks
).The party consists of:
Branok Wolfang (Brb 4), the son of the recently deceased Chieftain of the Sky Pony Tribe. He was framed for murder and convinced by the tribes shaman to run away. He's basically a do gooder who's fallen on hard times and is drinking a lot. Ah, he's also been framed for his father's death. He currently weilds Wolfang, the sword of his forefathers and mark of the chieftain. A prophecy says that Wolfang's powers grow to match the power of the weilder (ancestor sword like in Rokugan). He was led to the sword by the spirit of his father.
Magdum IronStone (Cl4), he's a Sky Pony warrior who felt the calling of Uthgardt. He currently serves an old cleric of Uthgardt called Lusark Bloodheart, whose a very high level Oracle. He's been sent to aid Branok for a reason known only to the oracle. He's quite taken with Branok's sister, who escaped the clutches of the evil shaman, who wanted to marry her in order to bolster his claim to the Chieftain's chair. He's also a rabid follower of Uthgardt, and believes it's time that the tribes start worshiping Uthgardt and accpet the Totem figures as servants of the God. He plans to take a Shaman homebrew Prestige class that will give him acces to the shades of fallen Uthgardt heroes
Corian Bearheart (Sorc 4). He's a memeber of the Sky pony tribe who befriended Magdum in a previous adventure. Lusark told him (in a divine oracle voice) that his path lay with the party. The player was thinking of taking the Alienist Prestige Class (more for Powergaming reasons than others), but I don't feel that it goes with the flavor. I was thinking of keeping the powers but changing the flavor of the prestige class to a True blood of Netheril or something.
Ünter Orcslayer (Rang 4). A Black lion half-elf tribesman, Unter has a rabid hate for orcs and has travelled all over the Silver marches. In his travels he's enetered Silverymoon as well as journeyed to Lusark's Cave. I'll probably offer him an invitation into the Harper's in the future. He's an old friend of Magdum, and he followed after the rest of the party left for the stone tooth. He knows nothing of his elven mother.
Provos "The Authentic " (Bard 4). He's a young page from Waterdeep who had to run away after been accused of "unmaidening" his liege's duaghter. He claims this is untrue. He also unwittingly took with him a map with the location of The stone Tooth. The party actually arrived ther because they were tracking th orc raiders, but his Liege will believe that Provos stole the map and beat him to the treasure
My ideas once they finish the Forge of Fury, is to run a couple of the adventures from the Silver Marches (The Lycanthropes in the Moonwood and the orcs in the passs). After this point they'l probably be Level 6-7, at which point I plan to introduce the Orc INvasion.The plan is to have the PCs begin to unite the different Uthgardt tribes in order to stand against the future Orc invasion. My thoughts (not well formed yet) involve getting Tribal artiftact and travelling to the ancestor mounds of the different tribes. Basically they have to prove that one of them is a prophesized hero who will lead th rtibes to greatness. The obscure passages point towards Branok, but at the end they can be made to fit either Magdum or Unter as well (in case one of them is killed and not raised).
So what I need help is with the following:
1) Powers that Wolfang (the sword) can get as Branok rises in power. Currently it's a +1 Greatsword.
2) Changing the flavor (and some powers) of the Alienist to fit the flavor of the campign a bit more.
3) What exactly happens when they reach the ancestor Mounds? I'm thinking Magdum can make contact with the spirits, which will send them on different quests for fallen atrifacts? Please, give me ideas for quests and artifacts.
4) In the future I was thinking of introducing the idea that Uthgardt (the DemiGod) is actually the son of avatars of Tempus and Sune (the godess of love). He odesn't know that he's the Foehammer's son. This came to me becasue during the Times of Trouble Tempus protected Sune IIRC, as well as mandating that his clerics protect her temples from atatcks (this is from some obscure 2e source IIRC). Should I introduce this, or will it kind of detract from the rest of the plot?
5) A reason why Lusark (the High level NPC) doesn't interven himself when the orcs invade?
6) Finally, any cool ideas to take the plot further would be appreciated.
thanks
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