Vknight
2013-04-18, 04:43 PM
So I could use help building the guy who controls the city my players will spend the whole campaign in. They should never meet him of course knowing its him. But encounter various guises and people who will take word to the cities lord.
He's had 10,000 years to build the city. When it was just 50,000 people. Its current population is massive as the city takes a full 2 weeks to cross without the aid of gates that were built in the city which teleport you to the center of districts.
Information on the build/game
Pathfinder, 3.5 Mix. If there is a Pathfinder version use it basic idea
Bard 9/Sublime Chord 1/Ur Priest 1/Mystic Theurge 9
Stats
18, 17, 16, 16, 14, 12(To start at level 1)
If your confused you use the Mystic Theurge to bump Sublime Chord and Ur Priest to there respective 10th level in casting.
As both classes grant casting not just modify it. It makes sense that it should work are there any problems. Such as getting a extra Ur-Priest level and dropping a level of Bard and/or Mystic Theurge
Any suggestions.
Problems.
If you were to build this as a Lich who secretly controlled a city suggestions ideas.
Some backstory for him and the city.
Drail
-The Bard who spread the tail of the peerless hero's who slew the most vile of warlord of Rovathugu
-He was a older gentleman 50's or so in life
-Calm quiet the party asked him to guard the city for his life and make it grand.
-He became a Lich to further this goal, and protect there dream
-Kind but with a firm grasp of when it is ok to slaughter a family. So not the best of men.
-Aware the law is needed but sometimes one must circumnavigate the laws to do greater justices to those that have broken them
-Befriend a Wight, Vampire, Mummy, and had them and those that had spawn build the city. Families that donated there bodies to magical study were turned into the secret Wight/Vampire workers. Or mindless undead if they were considered dangerous/unstable
-He has the gear of a group of 6 level 20 adventurers. Along with his own
Antok
-A large city to start with 10,000years ago.
-It was built over the massive ruins of another city which had sunk into the swamp.
-This city of 10,000 years ago was used as the base and built upon making a hill where the elevate richer districts were placed
-Then the city spread out from there
-When trade came from the east they built out that way. Same thing and it continued to grow to support populations and those nearby villages swallowed up by the trade of the city.
-This means the city actually has portions that look like it was a small village and parts of the city were built around it
-Not all districts have the portals. Only the major ones, or the really big ones. So the halfling district up near the northern gates does not. But the Halfling town absorbed into the city about 500years ago that is pretty big does
-With such a massive city there are guard towers placed along the edges of districts, with small holding cells
-The city has inner walls that sometimes cutoff one district from another needing to lower a drawbridge
-Thanks to the growth of the city its effectively, 2 to 4 layers of cities built on top of one another
-Its massive growth and district size means there are various factions but similar to a lady of pain situation no one mess's with the Lords of Antok and there grand palace
-If you look in the city you can find it. Races, training, items etc
-The Lord supposedly watches all and if he does not like something he will personally take care of it
-The Guard are broken into teams of, 2 Fighters, 1 Ranger, 1 Rogue, 1 Wizard and/or Sorcerer, 1 Cleric.
-The city runs on a group of powerful royal families each earning there power based on skill rather then bloodline. So a families name can be shifted to another family. 12 Major Families that names are more titles. 50 or more Minor families whose names are not titles a minor family can also be a major family. So the Tusken Major Family, may be lead by the Minor Family of the name Bael.
-All religions are allowed as long as they do not cause trouble and obey certain rules. Most evil religions cannot follow or stay by these rules and so for that are not public in the city. Also cause they are evil, and they like to hide those facts.
I have more but that is just to help get the idea.
So I need to build this guy to control this place. Without major Diplomancer Cheese. He's not going to go all Tippyverse. We will just say that does not work. Nor does infinite wishes or super abuse of said wishes.
10,000 years
Level 20(with the class combination listed above)
All the notes and gear of 6, guys that were level 20.
A city with a starting population of 50,000.[Which was 10,000years ago]
The city takes 2weeks to cross without teleportation
Any number of various races can be found within
12 Major Ruling families whose leaders are generally level 12 area
Access to endless labor in mindless and sentient undead
Access to construct labor after 7,500years when he found a room with 20 Iron Golems, 35 Stone Golems, 5 Fossil/Cannon/Chain Golems(5 of each). Along with those Clockwork creatures about 200 total of those. And 2,500years to learn how to reproduce them.
He does not want a police state
Its supposed to be a massive free city. With rules to stop major evils and a secret government to make those who would destroy the city go bye bye.
He's had 10,000 years to build the city. When it was just 50,000 people. Its current population is massive as the city takes a full 2 weeks to cross without the aid of gates that were built in the city which teleport you to the center of districts.
Information on the build/game
Pathfinder, 3.5 Mix. If there is a Pathfinder version use it basic idea
Bard 9/Sublime Chord 1/Ur Priest 1/Mystic Theurge 9
Stats
18, 17, 16, 16, 14, 12(To start at level 1)
If your confused you use the Mystic Theurge to bump Sublime Chord and Ur Priest to there respective 10th level in casting.
As both classes grant casting not just modify it. It makes sense that it should work are there any problems. Such as getting a extra Ur-Priest level and dropping a level of Bard and/or Mystic Theurge
Any suggestions.
Problems.
If you were to build this as a Lich who secretly controlled a city suggestions ideas.
Some backstory for him and the city.
Drail
-The Bard who spread the tail of the peerless hero's who slew the most vile of warlord of Rovathugu
-He was a older gentleman 50's or so in life
-Calm quiet the party asked him to guard the city for his life and make it grand.
-He became a Lich to further this goal, and protect there dream
-Kind but with a firm grasp of when it is ok to slaughter a family. So not the best of men.
-Aware the law is needed but sometimes one must circumnavigate the laws to do greater justices to those that have broken them
-Befriend a Wight, Vampire, Mummy, and had them and those that had spawn build the city. Families that donated there bodies to magical study were turned into the secret Wight/Vampire workers. Or mindless undead if they were considered dangerous/unstable
-He has the gear of a group of 6 level 20 adventurers. Along with his own
Antok
-A large city to start with 10,000years ago.
-It was built over the massive ruins of another city which had sunk into the swamp.
-This city of 10,000 years ago was used as the base and built upon making a hill where the elevate richer districts were placed
-Then the city spread out from there
-When trade came from the east they built out that way. Same thing and it continued to grow to support populations and those nearby villages swallowed up by the trade of the city.
-This means the city actually has portions that look like it was a small village and parts of the city were built around it
-Not all districts have the portals. Only the major ones, or the really big ones. So the halfling district up near the northern gates does not. But the Halfling town absorbed into the city about 500years ago that is pretty big does
-With such a massive city there are guard towers placed along the edges of districts, with small holding cells
-The city has inner walls that sometimes cutoff one district from another needing to lower a drawbridge
-Thanks to the growth of the city its effectively, 2 to 4 layers of cities built on top of one another
-Its massive growth and district size means there are various factions but similar to a lady of pain situation no one mess's with the Lords of Antok and there grand palace
-If you look in the city you can find it. Races, training, items etc
-The Lord supposedly watches all and if he does not like something he will personally take care of it
-The Guard are broken into teams of, 2 Fighters, 1 Ranger, 1 Rogue, 1 Wizard and/or Sorcerer, 1 Cleric.
-The city runs on a group of powerful royal families each earning there power based on skill rather then bloodline. So a families name can be shifted to another family. 12 Major Families that names are more titles. 50 or more Minor families whose names are not titles a minor family can also be a major family. So the Tusken Major Family, may be lead by the Minor Family of the name Bael.
-All religions are allowed as long as they do not cause trouble and obey certain rules. Most evil religions cannot follow or stay by these rules and so for that are not public in the city. Also cause they are evil, and they like to hide those facts.
I have more but that is just to help get the idea.
So I need to build this guy to control this place. Without major Diplomancer Cheese. He's not going to go all Tippyverse. We will just say that does not work. Nor does infinite wishes or super abuse of said wishes.
10,000 years
Level 20(with the class combination listed above)
All the notes and gear of 6, guys that were level 20.
A city with a starting population of 50,000.[Which was 10,000years ago]
The city takes 2weeks to cross without teleportation
Any number of various races can be found within
12 Major Ruling families whose leaders are generally level 12 area
Access to endless labor in mindless and sentient undead
Access to construct labor after 7,500years when he found a room with 20 Iron Golems, 35 Stone Golems, 5 Fossil/Cannon/Chain Golems(5 of each). Along with those Clockwork creatures about 200 total of those. And 2,500years to learn how to reproduce them.
He does not want a police state
Its supposed to be a massive free city. With rules to stop major evils and a secret government to make those who would destroy the city go bye bye.