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<blockquote data-quote="Realms of Chaos" data-source="post: 3732461" data-attributes="member: 54946"><p><strong><span style="font-size: 22px">New Affiliations</span></strong></p><p>To match the three organizations given to us in the Tome of Magic, I provide you with three additional affiliations.</p><p></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 15px">Reclaimers of the Mind</span></strong></p><p><strong>Symbol:</strong> The symbol of the reclaimers is a brain, wrapped in bandages.</p><p><strong>Background, Goals, and Dreams:</strong> The reclaimers are group of shadow magic users, psionicists, and diviners, all dedicated to the reclaiming of knowledge, lead at all times by a council of three dark minds.</p><p><strong>Members:</strong> The reclaimers welcome all races equally, but only allow the magically or psionically adept enter their group. One is free to leave at any time, so long as they submit to having their mind probed for any withheld information.</p><p><strong>Secrets:</strong> The ultimate goal of the reclaimers, beyond the mere accumulation of lore, is to pull Teka back into the material plane, possibly restoring his sanity while keeping his divinity intact. Hidden by the council is a portal leading to the plane of shadow, which they expect will be instrumental. Until a member finds a means to complete their ends, however, the reclaimers are happy to accumulate knowledge.</p><p><strong>Type:</strong> College (secretly Cabal)</p><p><strong>Scale:</strong> 2 (neighborhoods)</p><p></p><p>[CODE][B]Criterion Affiliation Score Modifier[/B]</p><p>Character Level +1/2 PC’s level</p><p>5 or more ranks in any knowledge skill +1 per skill</p><p>5 or more ranks in Knowledge (the Planes) +2</p><p>Able to use divination spells, mysteries, +2</p><p>or powers of 3rd level or higher</p><p>Visibly carries holy symbol of Teka +4</p><p>Completes a mission for the reclaimers +2 per mission</p><p>Brings back piece of forgotten lore +2 per piece of lore (max 2/year)</p><p>Has lived on Plane of Shadow for at least +6</p><p>one year</p><p>Makes peaceful contact with croob society +2 (once only)</p><p>No ranks in any knowledge skill -2</p><p>No spellcasting, shadow magic, -10</p><p>or psionics ability</p><p>Good alignment -6</p><p>Fails mission for reclaimers -4 per mission[/CODE]</p><p></p><p><strong>Titles, Benefits, and Duties:</strong></p><p></p><p>[CODE][B]Affiliation Score Title: Benefits and Duties[/B]</p><p>3 or lower Not affiliated or junior member with no benefits</p><p>4-10 [B]Explorer:[/B] +2 competence bonus on decipher script and search checks.</p><p>11-20 [B]Archeologist:[/B] 1/day, you may reroll a knowledge check, lore check, or bardic knowledge check and take the better of the two results.</p><p>21-29 [B]Reclaimer:[/B] You can read a single piece of parchment as a full-round action. In addition, you may read items that were recently destroyed (reclaiming the raw knowledge from the destroyed item), as long as they were destroyed less than 1 round/level prior.</p><p>30 or higher [B]Incarnate:[/B] You can take 20 on any knowledge check in which you have at least one rank, even when rushed or under pressure. +4 competence bonus on decipher script and search checks.[/CODE]</p><p></p><p><strong>Executive Powers:</strong> Assassinate, Craft, Research</p><p></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 15px">Shadowgauntlet</span></strong></p><p><strong>Symbol:</strong> the symbol of the shadowgauntlet is an emaciated hand with fingers that seem a bit too long (anyone familiar with shadowgaunts recognizes the hand as belonging to them). </p><p><strong>Background, Goals, and Dreams:</strong> The shadowgauntlet, as it is named by others, exists entirely on the material plane, near the ruins of Gengardon. It appears, at first glance, to be an organization composed completely of shadowgaunts. When someone else enters though, they are treated as one of the group. Several sages, fighters, and explorers have traveled to the shadowgauntlet to meet the enigmatic shadowgaunts on equal grounds, where they can compete, fight, or trade equipment and information. Most people theorize that the shadowgauntlet is the shadowgaunt’s way of reaching out to other races. Despite the seeming fluidity of roles in the shadowgauntlet, senior members do seem to have more of a say in what happens, and members tend to offer wears to senior members with less compensation than normal.</p><p><strong>Members:</strong> The shadowgauntlet is mostly comprised of Shadowgaunts, although anyone who enters the structure that holds it is heralded as, at the very least, a probationary member.</p><p><strong>Type:</strong> Fighting Company</p><p><strong>Scale:</strong> 2 (one structure plus planar visitors)</p><p></p><p>[CODE][B]Criterion Affilliation Score Modifier[/B]</p><p>Character level +1/2 PC’s level</p><p>Native to Plane of Shadow +1</p><p>Shadowgaunt +2</p><p>Shadowcaster or Cultist +1</p><p>Beats another member of equal or higher level +2 (max 1/month)</p><p>in nonlethal combat.</p><p>Spends 1 or more years as an active member. +2/full year</p><p>Shares an interesting story of outside world +1 (max 2/year)</p><p>and presents it in interesting way</p><p>(DC 20 perform check).</p><p>Fulfills a mission request from a senior member +2 per mission</p><p>Defiles Gengardon -4</p><p>Does not show up at least once per month. –1 per absent month</p><p>Refuses three consecutive mission requests -2 per three refused missions</p><p>from senior members.[/CODE]</p><p></p><p><strong>Titles, Benefits, and Duties:</strong> As a member of the Shadowgauntlet attends regularly over time, fights other members, brings in new stories, and fulfills the mission requests of others, they find themselves more respected amongst the other members of the shadowgauntlet. At the same time, some of the shadowy energies from the plane permeate the shadowgauntlet’s members due to their long proximity to it. The only thing that is truly expected from members is their regular participation, both in attendance and in missions.</p><p></p><p>[CODE][B]Affiliation Score Title: Benefits and Duties[/B] </p><p>3 or lower Probationary member with no benefits.</p><p>4-10 [B]Junior:[/B] you are more likely to be called upon for missions.</p><p>11-15 [B]Apprentice:[/B] hide and move silently are always class skills for you.</p><p>16-22 [B]True Member:[/B] You gain a +2 bonus on attempts to influence the attitudes of other shadowgaunt members. You gain a +1 dodge bonus to your AC in areas of shadowy illumination.</p><p>23-29 [B]Senior Member:[/B] You gain a +2 inherent bonus to your dexterity score and an additional +2 bonus on reflex saves.</p><p>30 or higher [B]Elder:[/B] 2/year, you may request that a mission be fulfilled. The mission is attempted by 1d4+1 effective cohorts of random classes. Their level is determined by your effective leadership score. You are free to accompany them on such a mission. You gain a +8 bonus on attempts to influence the attitudes of other shadowgaunt members.[/CODE]</p><p></p><p><strong>Executive Powers:</strong> None.</p><p></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 15px">The Seven Paths</span></strong></p><p><strong>Symbol:</strong> The symbol of the Seven Paths is seven equidistant lines stretching out from one source.</p><p><strong>Background, Goals, and Dreams:</strong> The seven paths was founded by Farsen Gorlock, a half-orc initiate of the seven enigmas. Unusually philosophical for a half-orc, Farsen (the only <strong>Walker of Seven</strong> in the affiliation), he created the Seven Paths as a wizard college of sorts made exclusively for shadowcasters. Although the college is filled with shadowcaster students, only those that stay after their formal education to learn more actually enter the affiliation.</p><p><strong>Members:</strong> Although there are no racial stigmas within the seven paths, shadowcasters alone are allowed to join.</p><p><strong>Type:</strong> College </p><p><strong>Scale:</strong> 5 (City)</p><p></p><p>[CODE][B]Criterion Affiliation Score Modifier[/B]</p><p>Character level +1/2 PC’s level</p><p>5 or more ranks in knowledge (arcana +2 per skill</p><p>or the planes)</p><p>Able to cast 3rd level mysteries +2</p><p>Able to cast 5th level mysteries +4</p><p>Possesses at least one item creation feat +2</p><p>Is an initiate of the seven enigmas +8</p><p>Brings a new student to the school +2/student (max 2/year)</p><p>Also casts spells -2</p><p>No ranks in Knowledge (arcana or the planes) -5 per skill</p><p>Does not spend at least one month per year -20</p><p>on campus.[/CODE]</p><p></p><p><strong>Titles, Benefits, and Duties:</strong> As you advance through the seven paths, your shadowcasting ability improves. You must, however, spend some time on campus, either performing research and experiments or teaching students. The college also requires you to fulfill special tasks every now and again.</p><p></p><p>[CODE][B]Affiliation Score Title: Benefits and Duties[/B]</p><p>3 or lower Walker of One: no affiliation or junior member with no benefits.</p><p>4-10 Walker of Two: You are called upon regularly to perform special tasks. You gain a +2 bonus on attempts to influence the attitude of seven paths members.</p><p>11-15 Walker of Three: When crafting magic items, you can supplement your own life force with shadowstuff, allowing you to pay only 90% of the normal XP cost.</p><p>16-22 Walker of Four: Select one metashadow feat you possess that can be taken multiple times. You may use it one additional time per day. In addition, you gain a +4 bonus on attempts to influence the attitude of seven paths members</p><p>23-29 Walker of Five: Once per month, you may request any shadow magic scroll or potion costing 750 gp or less. You must replace them with shadow magic scrolls or potions of equal or greater value within one month of taking them.</p><p>30 or higher Walker of Six: You gain Cold Resistance 10. In addition, you gain a +6 bonus on attempts to influence the attitude of seven paths members.[/CODE]</p><p></p><p><strong>Executive Powers:</strong> Craft, Research, Trade</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Realms of Chaos, post: 3732461, member: 54946"] [B][SIZE="6"]New Affiliations[/SIZE][/B] To match the three organizations given to us in the Tome of Magic, I provide you with three additional affiliations. [B][SIZE="4"]Reclaimers of the Mind[/SIZE][/B] [B]Symbol:[/B] The symbol of the reclaimers is a brain, wrapped in bandages. [B]Background, Goals, and Dreams:[/B] The reclaimers are group of shadow magic users, psionicists, and diviners, all dedicated to the reclaiming of knowledge, lead at all times by a council of three dark minds. [B]Members:[/B] The reclaimers welcome all races equally, but only allow the magically or psionically adept enter their group. One is free to leave at any time, so long as they submit to having their mind probed for any withheld information. [B]Secrets:[/B] The ultimate goal of the reclaimers, beyond the mere accumulation of lore, is to pull Teka back into the material plane, possibly restoring his sanity while keeping his divinity intact. Hidden by the council is a portal leading to the plane of shadow, which they expect will be instrumental. Until a member finds a means to complete their ends, however, the reclaimers are happy to accumulate knowledge. [B]Type:[/B] College (secretly Cabal) [B]Scale:[/B] 2 (neighborhoods) [CODE][B]Criterion Affiliation Score Modifier[/B] Character Level +1/2 PC’s level 5 or more ranks in any knowledge skill +1 per skill 5 or more ranks in Knowledge (the Planes) +2 Able to use divination spells, mysteries, +2 or powers of 3rd level or higher Visibly carries holy symbol of Teka +4 Completes a mission for the reclaimers +2 per mission Brings back piece of forgotten lore +2 per piece of lore (max 2/year) Has lived on Plane of Shadow for at least +6 one year Makes peaceful contact with croob society +2 (once only) No ranks in any knowledge skill -2 No spellcasting, shadow magic, -10 or psionics ability Good alignment -6 Fails mission for reclaimers -4 per mission[/CODE] [B]Titles, Benefits, and Duties:[/B] [CODE][B]Affiliation Score Title: Benefits and Duties[/B] 3 or lower Not affiliated or junior member with no benefits 4-10 [B]Explorer:[/B] +2 competence bonus on decipher script and search checks. 11-20 [B]Archeologist:[/B] 1/day, you may reroll a knowledge check, lore check, or bardic knowledge check and take the better of the two results. 21-29 [B]Reclaimer:[/B] You can read a single piece of parchment as a full-round action. In addition, you may read items that were recently destroyed (reclaiming the raw knowledge from the destroyed item), as long as they were destroyed less than 1 round/level prior. 30 or higher [B]Incarnate:[/B] You can take 20 on any knowledge check in which you have at least one rank, even when rushed or under pressure. +4 competence bonus on decipher script and search checks.[/CODE] [B]Executive Powers:[/B] Assassinate, Craft, Research [B][SIZE="4"]Shadowgauntlet[/SIZE][/B] [B]Symbol:[/B] the symbol of the shadowgauntlet is an emaciated hand with fingers that seem a bit too long (anyone familiar with shadowgaunts recognizes the hand as belonging to them). [B]Background, Goals, and Dreams:[/B] The shadowgauntlet, as it is named by others, exists entirely on the material plane, near the ruins of Gengardon. It appears, at first glance, to be an organization composed completely of shadowgaunts. When someone else enters though, they are treated as one of the group. Several sages, fighters, and explorers have traveled to the shadowgauntlet to meet the enigmatic shadowgaunts on equal grounds, where they can compete, fight, or trade equipment and information. Most people theorize that the shadowgauntlet is the shadowgaunt’s way of reaching out to other races. Despite the seeming fluidity of roles in the shadowgauntlet, senior members do seem to have more of a say in what happens, and members tend to offer wears to senior members with less compensation than normal. [B]Members:[/B] The shadowgauntlet is mostly comprised of Shadowgaunts, although anyone who enters the structure that holds it is heralded as, at the very least, a probationary member. [B]Type:[/B] Fighting Company [B]Scale:[/B] 2 (one structure plus planar visitors) [CODE][B]Criterion Affilliation Score Modifier[/B] Character level +1/2 PC’s level Native to Plane of Shadow +1 Shadowgaunt +2 Shadowcaster or Cultist +1 Beats another member of equal or higher level +2 (max 1/month) in nonlethal combat. Spends 1 or more years as an active member. +2/full year Shares an interesting story of outside world +1 (max 2/year) and presents it in interesting way (DC 20 perform check). Fulfills a mission request from a senior member +2 per mission Defiles Gengardon -4 Does not show up at least once per month. –1 per absent month Refuses three consecutive mission requests -2 per three refused missions from senior members.[/CODE] [B]Titles, Benefits, and Duties:[/B] As a member of the Shadowgauntlet attends regularly over time, fights other members, brings in new stories, and fulfills the mission requests of others, they find themselves more respected amongst the other members of the shadowgauntlet. At the same time, some of the shadowy energies from the plane permeate the shadowgauntlet’s members due to their long proximity to it. The only thing that is truly expected from members is their regular participation, both in attendance and in missions. [CODE][B]Affiliation Score Title: Benefits and Duties[/B] 3 or lower Probationary member with no benefits. 4-10 [B]Junior:[/B] you are more likely to be called upon for missions. 11-15 [B]Apprentice:[/B] hide and move silently are always class skills for you. 16-22 [B]True Member:[/B] You gain a +2 bonus on attempts to influence the attitudes of other shadowgaunt members. You gain a +1 dodge bonus to your AC in areas of shadowy illumination. 23-29 [B]Senior Member:[/B] You gain a +2 inherent bonus to your dexterity score and an additional +2 bonus on reflex saves. 30 or higher [B]Elder:[/B] 2/year, you may request that a mission be fulfilled. The mission is attempted by 1d4+1 effective cohorts of random classes. Their level is determined by your effective leadership score. You are free to accompany them on such a mission. You gain a +8 bonus on attempts to influence the attitudes of other shadowgaunt members.[/CODE] [B]Executive Powers:[/B] None. [B][SIZE="4"]The Seven Paths[/SIZE][/B] [B]Symbol:[/B] The symbol of the Seven Paths is seven equidistant lines stretching out from one source. [B]Background, Goals, and Dreams:[/B] The seven paths was founded by Farsen Gorlock, a half-orc initiate of the seven enigmas. Unusually philosophical for a half-orc, Farsen (the only [B]Walker of Seven[/B] in the affiliation), he created the Seven Paths as a wizard college of sorts made exclusively for shadowcasters. Although the college is filled with shadowcaster students, only those that stay after their formal education to learn more actually enter the affiliation. [B]Members:[/B] Although there are no racial stigmas within the seven paths, shadowcasters alone are allowed to join. [B]Type:[/B] College [B]Scale:[/B] 5 (City) [CODE][B]Criterion Affiliation Score Modifier[/B] Character level +1/2 PC’s level 5 or more ranks in knowledge (arcana +2 per skill or the planes) Able to cast 3rd level mysteries +2 Able to cast 5th level mysteries +4 Possesses at least one item creation feat +2 Is an initiate of the seven enigmas +8 Brings a new student to the school +2/student (max 2/year) Also casts spells -2 No ranks in Knowledge (arcana or the planes) -5 per skill Does not spend at least one month per year -20 on campus.[/CODE] [B]Titles, Benefits, and Duties:[/B] As you advance through the seven paths, your shadowcasting ability improves. You must, however, spend some time on campus, either performing research and experiments or teaching students. The college also requires you to fulfill special tasks every now and again. [CODE][B]Affiliation Score Title: Benefits and Duties[/B] 3 or lower Walker of One: no affiliation or junior member with no benefits. 4-10 Walker of Two: You are called upon regularly to perform special tasks. You gain a +2 bonus on attempts to influence the attitude of seven paths members. 11-15 Walker of Three: When crafting magic items, you can supplement your own life force with shadowstuff, allowing you to pay only 90% of the normal XP cost. 16-22 Walker of Four: Select one metashadow feat you possess that can be taken multiple times. You may use it one additional time per day. In addition, you gain a +4 bonus on attempts to influence the attitude of seven paths members 23-29 Walker of Five: Once per month, you may request any shadow magic scroll or potion costing 750 gp or less. You must replace them with shadow magic scrolls or potions of equal or greater value within one month of taking them. 30 or higher Walker of Six: You gain Cold Resistance 10. In addition, you gain a +6 bonus on attempts to influence the attitude of seven paths members.[/CODE] [B]Executive Powers:[/B] Craft, Research, Trade [/QUOTE]
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