D&D 3E/3.5 Time shift; Going back to 3.5!

[Marflarius]

So I'm looking for ideas and support concerning a 3.5e campaign, but kind of trying for a darker aspect to it that may possibly include the true name system, and a sanity variant as well, it's been quite some time since I've DM'ed but am really looking for suggestions right now.

Is anyone familiar with Glen Cooks series The Black Company?

Cheers!

Matt

 

[Obryn]

Green Ronin has a well-made Black Company d20 sourcebook!

 

[Marflarius]

Oh awesome! Thanks man! (thank god I have that book too!)

 

[Herobizkit]

I hate the word, but Oriental Adventures (?) 3.0 introduced the concept of Taint. Essentially, as heroes come in contact with Undead, Evil spirits/outsiders and some other types of creatures, they inherit points of Taint. As I recall, Taint is like a curse that drains the Wisdom of PC's.

Also, The Book of Vile Darkness (3.5 and AWESOME, find this book if you can) introduced a similar mechanic that caused a type of damage that could not be healed normally nor by magical healing unless cast from inside a Sanctified area.

 

[Steely_Dan]

I hate the word, but Oriental Adventures (?) 3.0 introduced the concept of Taint.

Just call it Choad.

 

[VariSami]

The Taint system has also been used in Heroes of Horror. In case you're going for a dark game, there might be something of use in the book in any case. It might be better than Oriental Adventures since it's 3.5 (instead of 3.0) and not as strictly limited to oriental hygiene myths (in case I remember the OA version correctly).

 

[Ahnehnois]

Worth noting that taint and a conversion of the CoC sanity rules both appeared in Unearthed Arcana, and thus are SRD-ed.

 

[Iapetus]

as for truename magic, Tome of Magic has a system/class for truename and shadow magic
though i'm not sure how good they are

 

[the Jester]

Yeah, Heroes of Horror is awesome. Full of creepy flavor and good tips for setting a dark tone. Definitely worth a look if you don't already have it.

 

[nijineko]

...The Book of Vile Darkness....

horrible book, along with the boed. avoid both of them like the plague. about the worst pair of d&d books ever published. completely clueless.