Need Help Raising a Temple of Bahamut

[halfpintgamer1976]

My CG Thief (Iron Heroes) has seen the light and accepted Bahamut as her savior. the DM was cool enough to allow me to develop the character as a religious leader so that I can attempt to raise a temple of Bahamut. I already have the Leadership feat and am planning to take the Followers feat (from Dynasties and Demagogues), so I've got finding new recruits covered. Also, my thief has a really good background in the social feats (such as Devious Manipulator 1-3 and Political Mastermind 1-4), so converting non-believers should go smoothly as well.

Aside from the people and money aspects of start-up (and the social problems of being a well-known thief and geisha turned self proclaimed prophet), what other things should I be wary of in starting the temple?

 

[ericlboyd]

So, not to toot my own horn, but Power of Faerun lays out the process to turn yourself into a religious leader, using the Leadership feat as a base. Aside from the examples, it's all applicable to any game world. Look at the Religion chapter and the Appendix in your FLGS.

--Eric

 

[mikebr99]

So, not to toot my own horn, but Power of Faerun lays out the process to turn yourself into a religious leader, using the Leadership feat as a base. Aside from the examples, it's all applicable to any game world. Look at the Religion chapter and the Appendix in your FLGS.

--Eric

Excellent idea... and the Affiliations chapter in phbII will also be a great help.

Mike

 

[GwydapLlew]

So, not to toot my own horn...

Horn-tooter!

I was going to mention that section of the book, but someone had to go and beat me to you. Damn you Boyd!

 

[Slife]

Start with a coupla fireballs, and maybe an earthquake if you're high enough level...

Oh, raising

 

[frankthedm]

1. Can you afford to make the building large enough to contain a colossal visitor or a few gargantuan ones?
1a. Will you be able to provide sanctuary to beings so immense?
2. Can you put up a defense against beings of similar sizes. A temple of Bahamut will likely be besieged by minions of Tiamat. Can you handle that?
3. Not everyone knows or cares Bahamut is a strictly good dragon god. Can you be ready for those who only know Dragon = Glory and Gold? Fighting againt unfriendly Iron Heroes characters is messy and unprofitable. At least in D&D Dragonslayer NPCs have nice loot. The Broke Badasses of Iron Heroes at best have Masterwork weapons and armor and a hazardous magic weapon if you are unlucky.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Start with a coupla fireballs, and maybe an earthquake if you're high enough level...

Oh, raising

Heh, I was going to post something very similar, but my idea involved dragons dropping boulders from very, very high up.

 

[blargney the second]

If you want to raise a temple quickly, bring in a bunch of your Bahamish friends.


-blarg

 

[frankthedm]

My CG Thief (Iron Heroes) has seen the light and accepted Bahamut as her savior. the DM was cool enough to allow me to develop the character as a religious leader so that I can attempt to raise a temple of Bahamut.

So how did it go?

 

[Kaodi]

The temple doesn't have to fit a colossal dragon, it just has to fit an old man and his seven yellow canaries, .