Scarred Lands: Ask the Sage [New and Improved!]

[Nightfall]

Alright folks time to get this show on the road.

Firstly Zelda, email me ASAP. Want to discuss Blood Sea with you.

Secondly it's okay to post spoiler stuff here. That's what it's for. Thirdly, I'll now do the quoting/answering thing.

I thank too, both of you.

Now if someone would gather feats the same way, nothing fancy, just basic list, with books with page numbers, maybe requiments needed to have that feat too.

I'm REALLY working on it Zelda. But it takes time and energy plus access to resources not at my disposal at the moment. (Blood Sea and PG: Monks and Paladins being one of them)

But rest assured I'll do so.

So, Nighty, you know for sure or not that I can have the ignan template from planar book (when if far future ever that will be published)?

As sure as Assathi are now my new favorite Mormo bred race. Just trust me it will be in there.

Oh, and does anyone got Blood Sea yet. I got it today. Haven't had time to read through it yet, however.

Not in stores here but that's to be expected.

Nightfall, about our earlier discussion. Easier titants to resurrect are Kadum and Gulaben. Kadum is 'just' chained and would need to his heart restored to him. Gulaben would simple be found and freed. Lethene has left to too far realms simple to be called back, and not sure she would wish to return for long eons to come, if if she were called. Thulkas would probably be more easy to summon from sun, but restoring his form would be quite a task.

Granted Kadum just needs his heart, but who in the hell would be that damn foolish, stupid or crazy to come into Belsameth's realm and try to STEAL it?! That's like walking up to the White House and yelling "Hey I'm going shoot the President!!" Gulaben though isn't remembered by ANYONE not a Hedradan for the most part. But granted far easier than Lethene, since I also agree she's moved on to other realms to enjoy her freedoms.

Denev getting completely healed would be quite a task too.

Well if you get her heart fixed yeah.

Mesos, Mormo, not easy. Despite the amount of talk going around Mormo's active servents, or some remarks made on nature of arcane magic and existing things like Arcane devourers, those too are quite beyond normal help.
DM's Deux Ex Machina kind of thing would be needed there. There is no direct possibility of events there.

Well no more direct than assaulting Belsameth's home and stealing Kadum's heart or figuring out where Gulaben is being sealed away. If anyone remembers her that is. But I still think with the numbers of followers both have a greater chance. But we'll see.

With Kadum is something simple, like get his heart back and something to break the chains. Then Kadum just goes to rampage to restore his lost vitality or something. Unlikely to happen (gods would probably take notice, which is the real hard another part here).

Like I said Kaju fight with the Mithril Golem. Also the getting the heart is the tricky part.

Gulaben would be much simpler. Though I am sure the binding is strong, but real problem would be finding the place. No wonder she was wanted to be forgetten. Some clever bastard would probably come with the way. And getting something like Gulaben caught again would be quite hard for gods. Slaughtering weakened Kadum would not, unless other issues were preventing that.

But anything this epic a plotline is always kind of unique idea for most dm:s who wish to go for those. That's why I don't want sword and sorcery studio getting some crappy novel published and trying to shove it's logic into our throats. We are better served with ideas.

Agreed and not saying Gulabean couldn't be released just much harder. I think though all of us agree getting Gormoth or Golthagga back together is probably toughest of all since they are kind stuck. Thulkas...well he just needs to get out of the sun. In any case epic plots involving the Titans should be left to the DMs, as you say. Crappy novels not necessary.

Nightfall, looking for a suggestion. I have a Monk/Sorceror in the group, one of the newer players. I've got the PC worked into the campaign with good reasons to travel with the party and get caught up in the metaplot. But I always like to develop side plots for each PC, and for some reason I'm drawing a blank. I want to touch upon the titanic origins behind most Sorcerous powers.

Well let me ask are you sure it a titanic heritage. I mean I agree with Fevil he could have infernal or celestial lineage. Unless you want him to be titanic. In which case I'd say get him to join up with the Brotherhood of the Scarred Hand and the Redeemers of Golthain. They might have insights into him/her being a Golthainite touched sorcerer. (If that's where her focus lies.)

 

[Ruined]

I'm open to other possibilities as far as her sorcerous heritage. BUT, with my campaign, I have tried to keep Gods and Titans in the limelight. My feeling, when I start throwing celestials and devils in themix that aren't as tied to Gods or Titans, it feels clumsy. (Plus I ran lots of Planescape, and I want a different feel and mix for myself).

The players are not as familiar with all of the cool stuff in SL history, such as how sorcerors and wizards were before the fall of Mesos, and I'd like to factor that in. I'm looking at a temptation angle from one titanic faction, quite possibly Gulaben since she's so important to my campaign.

 

[Nightfall]

I'm open to other possibilities as far as her sorcerous heritage. BUT, with my campaign, I have tried to keep Gods and Titans in the limelight. My feeling, when I start throwing celestials and devils in themix that aren't as tied to Gods or Titans, it feels clumsy. (Plus I ran lots of Planescape, and I want a different feel and mix for myself).

The players are not as familiar with all of the cool stuff in SL history, such as how sorcerors and wizards were before the fall of Mesos, and I'd like to factor that in. I'm looking at a temptation angle from one titanic faction, quite possibly Gulaben since she's so important to my campaign.

Understandable. Well if you want something truly dispicable, have the monk fall in with the sorcerous crowd of the Society of Masques or even the Sirens. Either of which would provide great impetus for your Gulaben campaign. It would help if you gave me an idea of a titanic bloodline you'd like to exploit. That and what kind of focus the monk is looking as far as picking spells.

 

[Zelda Themelin]

Alright folks time to get this show on the road.

Firstly Zelda, email me ASAP. Want to discuss Blood Sea with you.

I did, if your e-mail still is the one presented here. In case it's not, here's the same question. About what?

 

[Nightfall]

I got the email. And I'd prefer to keep this to email at the moment.

 

[ruemere]

Zelda,
regarding your Blood Sea query, you may want to check these two pieces by one WyldHuntsman, encounter table and Grim Ghost.

Regards,
Ruemere

 

[Taelorn76]

Just a

in the the night.

 

[Nightfall]

Yep it is what it is.

Also wanted to say I have finally gotten Secrets of the Assathi. COOL AS HELL!!! (At least Cania hell anyway.) Trust me folks, once you read this book you will never look at snake men the same way again.

 

[Nightfall]

I know I'm supposed to listing stuff folks...but come on! A little input now and again would be nice.

 

[ruemere]

I know I'm supposed to listing stuff folks...but come on! A little input now and again would be nice.

I think we need more lively discussions. Trickster, where are you?

Regards,
Ruemere