This is my first 3.5 game. The last time I played dnd was over 10 years earlier and it was 1e. So be gentle. This post contains the player background information. We usually only have 1 long session a month. So each part represents a month of real time passing. Players started at level 10. Its set in the Planescape universe and loosely based on the Planescape: Torment computer game. None of the players have played the CRPG nor do they know *anything* about Planescape.
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The world you live in is ruled by a tyrant named Nupathurva. The land is
held in the awe of Nupathurva and his undead legions - The Scourge. In
fact you can't remember a time (nor can your Father or Grandfather) that
was any different. Legends say that Nupathurva killed his Father (the
King) after he was possessed by a sword he found in the frigid north.
Icemourne (the sword) pushed the already unstable Paladin-Prince over the
edge. After killing his father and taking command of not only the human
kingdom but legions of undead, he felled his new master, the Lich King, and
took the Frozen Throne as his own.
History tends to repeat itself it seems.
As far as you know most of the world falls under his tyrannical grasp. Of
course, not all life was exterminated and villagers and cities still grow
and some even thrive, but no one stays dead for long - Nupathurva or one of his minions sees to that.
This is the world you have been brought up in. You think nothing of the
shambling zombies and skeletal warriors that man the city watch. Or the
other intelligent undead who enforce the peace and expand the Ice Thrones
reach. But you feel that this world you live in is wrong somehow. The
dead should be left dead.
This is a twilight world that teeters on the brink of total darkness.
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You have known each other for many years now (in fact you grew up together) and even gone on the odd Orc hunt together. You all live by the
picturesque village by the sea and often trade with the sea-folk who dwell
nearby. The Scourge is barely noticeable here, but undead patrols often
pass by. Sometimes powerful undead visit the town hedge wizard, Lodash the
Hermit, late at night - why, you don't know.
The Lodash acts as advisor, healer and is a respected member of the
community. Even the Scourge priests - the most powerful people you know of - show the old wizard respect. It is no secret that he has adopted a
Minotaur (PC) as a son and bodyguard. He is well liked and well respected
by all.
Late one night you receive a message, a little bird visits each of you and tells you to come meet the wizard tomorrow morning at the crack of dawn. He has work that may interest young adventurers like yourself.
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The world you live in is ruled by a tyrant named Nupathurva. The land is
held in the awe of Nupathurva and his undead legions - The Scourge. In
fact you can't remember a time (nor can your Father or Grandfather) that
was any different. Legends say that Nupathurva killed his Father (the
King) after he was possessed by a sword he found in the frigid north.
Icemourne (the sword) pushed the already unstable Paladin-Prince over the
edge. After killing his father and taking command of not only the human
kingdom but legions of undead, he felled his new master, the Lich King, and
took the Frozen Throne as his own.
History tends to repeat itself it seems.
As far as you know most of the world falls under his tyrannical grasp. Of
course, not all life was exterminated and villagers and cities still grow
and some even thrive, but no one stays dead for long - Nupathurva or one of his minions sees to that.
This is the world you have been brought up in. You think nothing of the
shambling zombies and skeletal warriors that man the city watch. Or the
other intelligent undead who enforce the peace and expand the Ice Thrones
reach. But you feel that this world you live in is wrong somehow. The
dead should be left dead.
This is a twilight world that teeters on the brink of total darkness.
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You have known each other for many years now (in fact you grew up together) and even gone on the odd Orc hunt together. You all live by the
picturesque village by the sea and often trade with the sea-folk who dwell
nearby. The Scourge is barely noticeable here, but undead patrols often
pass by. Sometimes powerful undead visit the town hedge wizard, Lodash the
Hermit, late at night - why, you don't know.
The Lodash acts as advisor, healer and is a respected member of the
community. Even the Scourge priests - the most powerful people you know of - show the old wizard respect. It is no secret that he has adopted a
Minotaur (PC) as a son and bodyguard. He is well liked and well respected
by all.
Late one night you receive a message, a little bird visits each of you and tells you to come meet the wizard tomorrow morning at the crack of dawn. He has work that may interest young adventurers like yourself.