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Eberron: Artificer background [Archive] - Wizards Community

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The Law
01-20-07, 01:55 AM Hey guys,

This is a draft background for my artificer - Kyran d'Cannith - who's going to start at level 5 in a new campaign. I'd like his build to finish with Artificer 17 / Cannith Wand Adept 3. He'll be the "Blastificer" type of arty.

Pulp intro paragraph. Rain, storm, the City of Towers, the City of Knives. A thousands secrets.

Kyran runs down an alley in Sharn, with a half orc in pursuit. He stops as he reaches a dead end, half orc catches up and sneers.

"Dead or alive, the reward is the same."

Kyran takes out dragonshard wand, blasts orc, then makes a witty comment.

Kyran goes to Cannith enclave in Sharn under the effects of a disguise spell, meets up with his former mentor. Dismisses the disguise.

"You've been excorciated!" mentor says. "Consorting with excorciates could ruin my reputation..."

"I've got no where to turn. I'm innocent!" Kyran says. "Well, mostly. Of the murder, at least. I need your help. I have bounty hunters on my trail."

"What, exactly, happened?"

Kyran explains how he broke into a Cannith Wand Adept's room (scroll of knock?), and "acquired" his journal with all his notes. The journal was hidden in a secret compartment in his room. Kyran spied on the Adept in the past (invisibility) and noted where he kept it. The intention was to copy some of the formulas for his own use and then replace it somewhere so the Adept thinks he "misplaced it."

When he got into his room, the Adept was dead in a pile of blood on the floor. It looks like someone was looking for something, because the room was in disarray. Someone must have tipped off the guards, as they burst into the room at that point. Kyran fled the scene via the window and a token of feather fall, taking the journal with him. "Someone wanted *him* dead. I was just the fall guy - a likely suspect, considering our rather public rivalry..."

"Take this key. My apartment in <Sharn district> is where I often do my experiments. You can stay there for the time being, until we figure out how to clear your name. Go! No one can see us together!" Mentor says.

Pulp exit paragraph: "Fade the camera" to a scene high in one of Sharn's towers. A dark figure stands watching out of the window as the storm continues. A subordinate enters the room, bows, and then speaks. "Our bounty hunter hasn't reported back yet, my lord. And we haven't recovered Cannith Wand Adept's journal. We must assume the worst."

"You know what needs to be done."

Comments

- We'll be playing the new Eberron super adventure (due in April) and typically, one can't stay in one place too long in such adventures. So to get around the mentoring process of becoming a Wand Adept, I've opted to steal a rival's journal - and use this as night time to further my own studies. This rival just happens to be a Wand Adept, of course.

- What secret does the journal contain? A cyphered message that the Wand Adept wrote, telling of Merrix's secret creation forge? Or that Zorlan d'Cannith (head of Cannith East, see Dragonmarked) is sacrificing people in his Blood of Vol rights? I'll leave the details up to my DM, but wanted to point out the use of the journal as a roleplaying / plot tool as well.

Any comments or suggestions for improvements welcome. I've already posted this on the Eberron boards but thought I'd put it here for the CharDev regulars to critique :)
Korasukage
01-20-07, 02:46 AM - What secret does the journal contain? A cyphered message that the Wand Adept wrote, telling of Merrix's secret creation forge? Or that Zorlan d'Cannith (head of Cannith East, see Dragonmarked) is sacrificing people in his Blood of Vol rights? I'll leave the details up to my DM, but wanted to point out the use of the journal as a roleplaying / plot tool as well.
I think an interesting twist, and one that would utilize the strengths of each faction (Cannith and the Blood), would be if Zorlan was using the construct graft feat on undead! Of course it would still be in the "testing" phase but it could provide your group with an interesting story arc. Especially if you are the one to shed light on such a heinous crime. The big showdown could be with a spellstitched necropolitan fighter with the mighty arm and adamantine body grafts. :eek:

Hope that helps some!

Cheers
Kor
Thomar_of_Uointer
01-22-07, 02:26 AM Ahh, if only I didn't hate Eberron so much...

Passwall is so much more classy than a wand of knock.

Okay, this is a level 20 character. Level 10 characters in Eberron tend to rule nations. What can he do? Has he been an adventurer for most of his life? Did he spend five years hunting down a rogue dragonmarked member of House Cannith in Sarlona? Does he run a high-end custom-order item creation business tied into House Cannith?
The Law
01-22-07, 03:14 AM This is a draft background for my artificer - Kyran d'Cannith - who's going to start at level 5 in a new campaign. I'd like his build to finish with Artificer 17 / Cannith Wand Adept 3. He'll be the "Blastificer" type of arty.

Thanks for the response, but as per my post he'll be starting at level 5. I intend to finish the build as an Arty 17 / CWA 3.

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The Law 01-20-07, 01:55 AM	Hey guys, This is a draft background for my artificer - Kyran d'Cannith - who's going to start at level 5 in a new campaign. I'd like his build to finish with Artificer 17 / Cannith Wand Adept 3. He'll be the "Blastificer" type of arty. Pulp intro paragraph. Rain, storm, the City of Towers, the City of Knives. A thousands secrets. Kyran runs down an alley in Sharn, with a half orc in pursuit. He stops as he reaches a dead end, half orc catches up and sneers. "Dead or alive, the reward is the same." Kyran takes out dragonshard wand, blasts orc, then makes a witty comment. Kyran goes to Cannith enclave in Sharn under the effects of a disguise spell, meets up with his former mentor. Dismisses the disguise. "You've been excorciated!" mentor says. "Consorting with excorciates could ruin my reputation..." "I've got no where to turn. I'm innocent!" Kyran says. "Well, mostly. Of the murder, at least. I need your help. I have bounty hunters on my trail." "What, exactly, happened?" Kyran explains how he broke into a Cannith Wand Adept's room (scroll of knock?), and "acquired" his journal with all his notes. The journal was hidden in a secret compartment in his room. Kyran spied on the Adept in the past (invisibility) and noted where he kept it. The intention was to copy some of the formulas for his own use and then replace it somewhere so the Adept thinks he "misplaced it." When he got into his room, the Adept was dead in a pile of blood on the floor. It looks like someone was looking for something, because the room was in disarray. Someone must have tipped off the guards, as they burst into the room at that point. Kyran fled the scene via the window and a token of feather fall, taking the journal with him. "Someone wanted him dead. I was just the fall guy - a likely suspect, considering our rather public rivalry..." "Take this key. My apartment in <Sharn district> is where I often do my experiments. You can stay there for the time being, until we figure out how to clear your name. Go! No one can see us together!" Mentor says. Pulp exit paragraph: "Fade the camera" to a scene high in one of Sharn's towers. A dark figure stands watching out of the window as the storm continues. A subordinate enters the room, bows, and then speaks. "Our bounty hunter hasn't reported back yet, my lord. And we haven't recovered Cannith Wand Adept's journal. We must assume the worst." "You know what needs to be done." Comments - We'll be playing the new Eberron super adventure (due in April) and typically, one can't stay in one place too long in such adventures. So to get around the mentoring process of becoming a Wand Adept, I've opted to steal a rival's journal - and use this as night time to further my own studies. This rival just happens to be a Wand Adept, of course. - What secret does the journal contain? A cyphered message that the Wand Adept wrote, telling of Merrix's secret creation forge? Or that Zorlan d'Cannith (head of Cannith East, see Dragonmarked) is sacrificing people in his Blood of Vol rights? I'll leave the details up to my DM, but wanted to point out the use of the journal as a roleplaying / plot tool as well. Any comments or suggestions for improvements welcome. I've already posted this on the Eberron boards but thought I'd put it here for the CharDev regulars to critique :)
Korasukage 01-20-07, 02:46 AM	- What secret does the journal contain? A cyphered message that the Wand Adept wrote, telling of Merrix's secret creation forge? Or that Zorlan d'Cannith (head of Cannith East, see Dragonmarked) is sacrificing people in his Blood of Vol rights? I'll leave the details up to my DM, but wanted to point out the use of the journal as a roleplaying / plot tool as well. I think an interesting twist, and one that would utilize the strengths of each faction (Cannith and the Blood), would be if Zorlan was using the construct graft feat on undead! Of course it would still be in the "testing" phase but it could provide your group with an interesting story arc. Especially if you are the one to shed light on such a heinous crime. The big showdown could be with a spellstitched necropolitan fighter with the mighty arm and adamantine body grafts. :eek: Hope that helps some! Cheers Kor
Thomar_of_Uointer 01-22-07, 02:26 AM	Ahh, if only I didn't hate Eberron so much... Passwall is so much more classy than a wand of knock. Okay, this is a level 20 character. Level 10 characters in Eberron tend to rule nations. What can he do? Has he been an adventurer for most of his life? Did he spend five years hunting down a rogue dragonmarked member of House Cannith in Sarlona? Does he run a high-end custom-order item creation business tied into House Cannith?
The Law 01-22-07, 03:14 AM	This is a draft background for my artificer - Kyran d'Cannith - who's going to start at level 5 in a new campaign. I'd like his build to finish with Artificer 17 / Cannith Wand Adept 3. He'll be the "Blastificer" type of arty. Thanks for the response, but as per my post he'll be starting at level 5. I intend to finish the build as an Arty 17 / CWA 3.