Caduceus
2007-03-11, 01:03 PM
A friend of mine and myself are co-DMing a campaign when we get the basics of this done. I work on the large scale stuff and overarching plots, while he handles city and dungeon mapping and adventure plots.
So far, we have two major sections of the main continent, defined by terrain types and religions.
The Asgardian Pantheon (as defined in Dieties and Demigods) is worshipped in the region that the PCs start in. Mountains, hills, forests, and plains abound here, as well as shorelines where there is mixing with the other cultures of the world via trade. All of the major races can be found here.
The Pharaonic Pantheon (as defined in Dieties and Demigods, as well) is worhipped in the region on the other side of a great mountain range. This area is mostly deserts and plains. Originally, this was going to be dominated by humans only, with Jann (the weakest of the Genies) wandering the desert in merchant caravans. However, the Anthropomorphic Creature template just came up on these boards, and I'm working on stats for Catfolk (Basti), Dogfolk (Anubans), and other anthropomorphic races to live alongside the humans.
Neither region has a name as of yet.
The idea is that the PCs will start out in the town of Phan high in the mountains, near the border between the two regions. It is of village size with a temple of Freya and an orphanage as notable structures in the town. They will begin at 2nd or 3rd level with mere dungeon-crawling for a couple of levels. However, eventually, they'll start doing odd jobs for the townsfolk, building a relationship with them. Finally, they will be sent off to find herbs to save the life of a blind and sickly young orphan whom the priestess of Freya has been trying to heal for some time. They find the herbs, only to be too late to save the child. When they get back, the town is caught up in a blaze, with undead all over doing battle with the townsfolk. The orphan rushes up to them with the priestess, and just as the child is about to reach them, he/she is run through with a large flaming blade.
http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=36913
This is the main villain, who set destruction on Phan in order to gather souls for his permanent gate to the City of Brass. A battle will ensue between the PCs and this Half-Devil Efreeti, but they will inevitably lose. Rather than killing them, however, he decides that they would do well to serve under him as vampires, and knocks them out to take them to his fortress in the desert for his lieutenants there to turn them.
I'll add more as I come up with it. Please give any suggestions you can.
Midgard (Asgardian):
Races: Core races, goblinoids, orcs, Monster Manual giants, ogres/ogre mages, Derro, Duergar, Changelings (MM3), Goatfolk (Ibixians) (MM3), Gnolls, Flind Gnolls (MM3), Eldritch Giants (MM3), Kenku (MM3), Nycters (MM3), Trolls, Cave Troll (MM3), Mountain Troll (MM3), and Witchknives (MM3)
Monsters Athach, Beholder, Bulette, Carrion Crawler, Chimera, Choker, Cloaker, Darkmantle, Delver, Dire Bear, Dire Boar, Dire Rat, Dire Weasel, Dire Wolf, Dire Wolverine, Displacer Beast, Doppelganger, Red Dragons (in the North), White Dragons (in the South), Silver Dragons, Giant Eagle, Ettin, Frost Worm, Gargoyle, Grimlock, Hippogriff, Black Pudding, Gray Ooze, Gelatinous Cube, Giant Owl, Owlbear, Purple Worm, Remorhaz (in the South), Roc (in the North), Roper, Troglodyte, Umber Hulk, Winter Wolf, Worg
Animals: Badger, Black Bear, Brown Bear, Polar Bear (in the South), Bison, Boar, Cat, Dog, Donkey, Eagle, Hawk, Horse, Mule, Owl, Pony, Rat, Raven, Weasel, Wolf, Wolverine
Monsters (MM3): Arcane Ooze, Avalancher, Battlebriar, Bearhound, Harpoon Spider, Living Spell, Mastodon, Rage Drake, Redcap, Skindancer, Slaughterstone Behemoth, Slaughterstone Eviscerator, Snowflake Ooze, Summoning Ooze, Vermin Lord
Ephisad (Pharaonic)
Races: Human, Janni, Armand (MM3, deserts), Harssaf (MM3, deserts), Phoelarch (MM3), Bastians (Catfolk, Homebrew, will be posted later), Anubans (Dogfolk, Homebrew, will be posted later)
Monsters: Basilisk, Blue Dragons, Brass Dragons, Dire Bat, Dire Rat, Doppelganger, Dragonne, Gargoyle, Hyena, Lamia, Lammasu, Sphinx, Bat Swarm, Rat Swarm, Ankheg, Dire Lion
Animals: Baboon, Cheetah, Elephant, Lion, Mule, Rat, Rhinocerous, Bat, Camel, Donkey, Hyena
Monsters (MM2): Ash Rat, Bone Ooze, Braxat, Dire Elephant, Fiendwurm, Flesh Jelly, Sun Giant, Loxo, Megapede, Phoenix, Rampager
Monsters (MM3): Brood Keeper, Death Giant, Sand Giant, Knell Beetle, Living Spell, Phoera, Rot Reaver, Zezir
Kirea (Olympian):
Races:
Monsters:
Animals:
Monsters (MM3):
Tolsanens (The "Wild" Lands):
Races: Human, Halfling, Elf, Dwarf, Orc, Half-Orc, Goblinoids, Skullcrusher Ogres (MM3), Warforged (MM3), Lizardfolk, Blackscale Lizardfolk (MM3), Poisondusk Lizardfolk (MM3), Dracotaur (MM3), and more.
Monsters: Athach, Behir, Bulette, Digester, Dinosaurs (all non-aquatic), Elasmosaurus Dinosaur (in the oceans surrounding), Ettin, Gray Render, Kobold, Krenshar, Locathah, Oozes, Otyugh, Owlbear, Phase Spider, Roper, Rust Monster, Skum, Spider Eater, Troglodyte, Worg, Wyvern, Yrthak
Animals: Badger, Black Bear, Brown Bear, Boar, Cat, Crocodile, Giant Crocodile, Dog, Donkey, Eagle, Hawk, Horse, Lizard, Monitor Lizard, Mule, Owl, Pony, Rat, Raven, Snake, Toad, Weasel, Wolf
Monsters (MM2): Ash Rat, Automaton, Bone Ooze, Bronze Serpent, Catoblepas, Darktentacles, Dinosaurs (Allosaurus, Ankylosaurus, Quetzalcoatlus, Seismosaurus, Spinosaurus), Felldrake, Flesh Jelly, Fomorian, Forest Sloth, Gravorg, Grell, Hook Horror, Juggernaut, Legendary Eagle, Legendary Wolf, Legendary Snake, Legendary Horse, Legendary Bear, Linnorm, Nightmare Beast, Nimblewright, Reason Stealer, Spellgaunt, Wyste
Monsters (MM3):
So far, we have two major sections of the main continent, defined by terrain types and religions.
The Asgardian Pantheon (as defined in Dieties and Demigods) is worshipped in the region that the PCs start in. Mountains, hills, forests, and plains abound here, as well as shorelines where there is mixing with the other cultures of the world via trade. All of the major races can be found here.
The Pharaonic Pantheon (as defined in Dieties and Demigods, as well) is worhipped in the region on the other side of a great mountain range. This area is mostly deserts and plains. Originally, this was going to be dominated by humans only, with Jann (the weakest of the Genies) wandering the desert in merchant caravans. However, the Anthropomorphic Creature template just came up on these boards, and I'm working on stats for Catfolk (Basti), Dogfolk (Anubans), and other anthropomorphic races to live alongside the humans.
Neither region has a name as of yet.
The idea is that the PCs will start out in the town of Phan high in the mountains, near the border between the two regions. It is of village size with a temple of Freya and an orphanage as notable structures in the town. They will begin at 2nd or 3rd level with mere dungeon-crawling for a couple of levels. However, eventually, they'll start doing odd jobs for the townsfolk, building a relationship with them. Finally, they will be sent off to find herbs to save the life of a blind and sickly young orphan whom the priestess of Freya has been trying to heal for some time. They find the herbs, only to be too late to save the child. When they get back, the town is caught up in a blaze, with undead all over doing battle with the townsfolk. The orphan rushes up to them with the priestess, and just as the child is about to reach them, he/she is run through with a large flaming blade.
http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=36913
This is the main villain, who set destruction on Phan in order to gather souls for his permanent gate to the City of Brass. A battle will ensue between the PCs and this Half-Devil Efreeti, but they will inevitably lose. Rather than killing them, however, he decides that they would do well to serve under him as vampires, and knocks them out to take them to his fortress in the desert for his lieutenants there to turn them.
I'll add more as I come up with it. Please give any suggestions you can.
Midgard (Asgardian):
Races: Core races, goblinoids, orcs, Monster Manual giants, ogres/ogre mages, Derro, Duergar, Changelings (MM3), Goatfolk (Ibixians) (MM3), Gnolls, Flind Gnolls (MM3), Eldritch Giants (MM3), Kenku (MM3), Nycters (MM3), Trolls, Cave Troll (MM3), Mountain Troll (MM3), and Witchknives (MM3)
Monsters Athach, Beholder, Bulette, Carrion Crawler, Chimera, Choker, Cloaker, Darkmantle, Delver, Dire Bear, Dire Boar, Dire Rat, Dire Weasel, Dire Wolf, Dire Wolverine, Displacer Beast, Doppelganger, Red Dragons (in the North), White Dragons (in the South), Silver Dragons, Giant Eagle, Ettin, Frost Worm, Gargoyle, Grimlock, Hippogriff, Black Pudding, Gray Ooze, Gelatinous Cube, Giant Owl, Owlbear, Purple Worm, Remorhaz (in the South), Roc (in the North), Roper, Troglodyte, Umber Hulk, Winter Wolf, Worg
Animals: Badger, Black Bear, Brown Bear, Polar Bear (in the South), Bison, Boar, Cat, Dog, Donkey, Eagle, Hawk, Horse, Mule, Owl, Pony, Rat, Raven, Weasel, Wolf, Wolverine
Monsters (MM3): Arcane Ooze, Avalancher, Battlebriar, Bearhound, Harpoon Spider, Living Spell, Mastodon, Rage Drake, Redcap, Skindancer, Slaughterstone Behemoth, Slaughterstone Eviscerator, Snowflake Ooze, Summoning Ooze, Vermin Lord
Ephisad (Pharaonic)
Races: Human, Janni, Armand (MM3, deserts), Harssaf (MM3, deserts), Phoelarch (MM3), Bastians (Catfolk, Homebrew, will be posted later), Anubans (Dogfolk, Homebrew, will be posted later)
Monsters: Basilisk, Blue Dragons, Brass Dragons, Dire Bat, Dire Rat, Doppelganger, Dragonne, Gargoyle, Hyena, Lamia, Lammasu, Sphinx, Bat Swarm, Rat Swarm, Ankheg, Dire Lion
Animals: Baboon, Cheetah, Elephant, Lion, Mule, Rat, Rhinocerous, Bat, Camel, Donkey, Hyena
Monsters (MM2): Ash Rat, Bone Ooze, Braxat, Dire Elephant, Fiendwurm, Flesh Jelly, Sun Giant, Loxo, Megapede, Phoenix, Rampager
Monsters (MM3): Brood Keeper, Death Giant, Sand Giant, Knell Beetle, Living Spell, Phoera, Rot Reaver, Zezir
Kirea (Olympian):
Races:
Monsters:
Animals:
Monsters (MM3):
Tolsanens (The "Wild" Lands):
Races: Human, Halfling, Elf, Dwarf, Orc, Half-Orc, Goblinoids, Skullcrusher Ogres (MM3), Warforged (MM3), Lizardfolk, Blackscale Lizardfolk (MM3), Poisondusk Lizardfolk (MM3), Dracotaur (MM3), and more.
Monsters: Athach, Behir, Bulette, Digester, Dinosaurs (all non-aquatic), Elasmosaurus Dinosaur (in the oceans surrounding), Ettin, Gray Render, Kobold, Krenshar, Locathah, Oozes, Otyugh, Owlbear, Phase Spider, Roper, Rust Monster, Skum, Spider Eater, Troglodyte, Worg, Wyvern, Yrthak
Animals: Badger, Black Bear, Brown Bear, Boar, Cat, Crocodile, Giant Crocodile, Dog, Donkey, Eagle, Hawk, Horse, Lizard, Monitor Lizard, Mule, Owl, Pony, Rat, Raven, Snake, Toad, Weasel, Wolf
Monsters (MM2): Ash Rat, Automaton, Bone Ooze, Bronze Serpent, Catoblepas, Darktentacles, Dinosaurs (Allosaurus, Ankylosaurus, Quetzalcoatlus, Seismosaurus, Spinosaurus), Felldrake, Flesh Jelly, Fomorian, Forest Sloth, Gravorg, Grell, Hook Horror, Juggernaut, Legendary Eagle, Legendary Wolf, Legendary Snake, Legendary Horse, Legendary Bear, Linnorm, Nightmare Beast, Nimblewright, Reason Stealer, Spellgaunt, Wyste
Monsters (MM3):