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Message: <blockquote data-quote="EricNoah" data-source="post: 2369731" data-attributes="member: 4">I've gone through LoM and pulled out several things I want the PCs to uncover: selected feats, selected spells, selected magic items, and I've turned some PrC class abilities into feats as well.  As for the actual form of the lore itself:  sometimes it's pretty straightforward (a lost book of lore that, after studying it, allows one to take a previously unknown feat -- they still have to spend a feat slot if they want the power).  Sometimes it's knowledge of a spell that wasn't in the AU/AE "spell pool" before -- it  would start out as a "unique" spell, but since the heroes work for a magic guild their responsibility would be to bring that info back and it would eventually trickle down into the spell pool as probably an exotic spell).  Sometimes the MacGuffin might even be a person who knows the lore, rather than a book or other recorded source.  Or it could be a bit of memory that has been detached from the akashic record and needs to be re-inserted.  The heroes don't necessarily have to take these new options if they don't want to, or they can spread them around in their character pools as they desire.  Having PCs with some of these abilities will make it easier for them to continue hunting for similar lore as they battle stronger aberrations through the course of the campaign, but they'll be able to attempt the adventures without these special powers if they want to.Edit: as far as beholders go ... one of the charms of AU/AE is that some of the D&D "classics" are no longer there to shape the setting.  No magic missile, no cleric ... and (for me) no beholders or mind flayers (or orcs or goblins; and the "traditional" underdark races -- drow/kuo-toa -- get replaced by something different but similar in some ways).  It's just a flavor thing.</blockquote>

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