Blood of the Fold Campaign [Archive] - Wizards Community

Blood of the Fold Campaign [Archive] - Wizards Community

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Galdor_Ester
08-20-04, 10:37 AM Hi everyone,

I am going to be developing a new campaign shortly based on a misguided cult in the Church of Helm that has decided that magic/psionics must be wiped out.

If you are interested in helping out and getting credit I am looking for specific character race side quests based out of the Cormyr region. I am looking for quests that each PC can do based on their specific starting class (fighter, cleric, etc.). A good example of this is for a fighter who has received a family heirloom (sword, shield, armor) that has been handed down through the centuries. The item could be manufacturered by an other race (elf, dwarf, elemental) that needs to be awakened. Of course, an evil organization (Cult of Dragon, Shadow Mages, etc.) has learned of it and is seeking it for one of their evil plots.
A specific boss encounter should be included.
I will post on the main campaign thread so we can all share in its development and then can all freely use it.

Any takers?

Galdor Ester, he brings bad things to life!
Galdor_Ester
08-20-04, 10:51 AM Here is the basic story arc I was planning on using. Give me your ideals.

A cult has formed within the Church of Helm. They are convinced that it is impossible to carry out the dictates of the defender while magic/psionics exists. To this end they have split from the basic church and have formed a city state in the Lake of Steam region. They are working on gathering the components of a ritual that will turn first their city state, then the region, then the entire continent into a magic/psionic dead region (I was planning on using psionics as a form of magic rules).
LVL 1-5
I was planning on having the characters to be hired by the kindom of Cormyr to hung orcs/goblins that are now roaming freely throughout the region.
LVL 6-10
I was planning on concentrating on the character specific background quests. they would also have their first encounter with a Blood of the Fold cell. They would learn that the cell was seeking a specific item and would point to a larger conspiracy
LVL 11-15
The party would begin the hunt for the cult headquarters. They would be asked to undertake this on behalf of the basic Church and would be assigned an NPC cleric if the party does not have a cleric of helm. This portion of the campaign would focus on attacking cells seeking specific items and having "hunter" parties sent after them for their medelling. They could retrieve the specific items and take them back to the church in Cormyr.
LVL 16-20
They would have to deal with an attack on the church in Cormyr (bad guys get the items they need and flee leaving deadly minions to clean up) and would finally learn the location of the city state for the Blood of the Fold. The campaign would close with their assault on the main temple. Depending on how long it takes for the party to learn the location, the city state may already be magic dead.

That was my ideal. Let me know what you think and what you would change. If we can get agreement as a group, I will post the results as a completed campaign sometime later this year (shooting for a December release to my group. I might also be talked into running it online using messenger.

Galdor Ester, he brings bad things to life!
CzarGarrett
08-20-04, 01:36 PM Will they all be wearing red cloaks?

Sounds half decent. Obviously this is just the skeleton of the story, but being as such, it sounds like it could work.

FYI. There's a PrC called Occult Slayer in Complete Warrior. That could come in very useful for your campaign.

And another thought: Clerics of Mystra, Azuth, Velashroon, Savras, and the other overtly magical deities would definately give help if the the PCs could convince them of the threat. Account for that possibility.
Galdor_Ester
08-20-04, 01:46 PM Great ideals. Red cloaks with a White Gauntlet to be exact and yes the ideal did come from that book that we can't mention here.

Galdor Ester, he brings bad things to life!

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Galdor_Ester 08-20-04, 10:37 AM	Hi everyone, I am going to be developing a new campaign shortly based on a misguided cult in the Church of Helm that has decided that magic/psionics must be wiped out. If you are interested in helping out and getting credit I am looking for specific character race side quests based out of the Cormyr region. I am looking for quests that each PC can do based on their specific starting class (fighter, cleric, etc.). A good example of this is for a fighter who has received a family heirloom (sword, shield, armor) that has been handed down through the centuries. The item could be manufacturered by an other race (elf, dwarf, elemental) that needs to be awakened. Of course, an evil organization (Cult of Dragon, Shadow Mages, etc.) has learned of it and is seeking it for one of their evil plots. A specific boss encounter should be included. I will post on the main campaign thread so we can all share in its development and then can all freely use it. Any takers? Galdor Ester, he brings bad things to life!
Galdor_Ester 08-20-04, 10:51 AM	Here is the basic story arc I was planning on using. Give me your ideals. A cult has formed within the Church of Helm. They are convinced that it is impossible to carry out the dictates of the defender while magic/psionics exists. To this end they have split from the basic church and have formed a city state in the Lake of Steam region. They are working on gathering the components of a ritual that will turn first their city state, then the region, then the entire continent into a magic/psionic dead region (I was planning on using psionics as a form of magic rules). LVL 1-5 I was planning on having the characters to be hired by the kindom of Cormyr to hung orcs/goblins that are now roaming freely throughout the region. LVL 6-10 I was planning on concentrating on the character specific background quests. they would also have their first encounter with a Blood of the Fold cell. They would learn that the cell was seeking a specific item and would point to a larger conspiracy LVL 11-15 The party would begin the hunt for the cult headquarters. They would be asked to undertake this on behalf of the basic Church and would be assigned an NPC cleric if the party does not have a cleric of helm. This portion of the campaign would focus on attacking cells seeking specific items and having "hunter" parties sent after them for their medelling. They could retrieve the specific items and take them back to the church in Cormyr. LVL 16-20 They would have to deal with an attack on the church in Cormyr (bad guys get the items they need and flee leaving deadly minions to clean up) and would finally learn the location of the city state for the Blood of the Fold. The campaign would close with their assault on the main temple. Depending on how long it takes for the party to learn the location, the city state may already be magic dead. That was my ideal. Let me know what you think and what you would change. If we can get agreement as a group, I will post the results as a completed campaign sometime later this year (shooting for a December release to my group. I might also be talked into running it online using messenger. Galdor Ester, he brings bad things to life!
CzarGarrett 08-20-04, 01:36 PM	Will they all be wearing red cloaks? Sounds half decent. Obviously this is just the skeleton of the story, but being as such, it sounds like it could work. FYI. There's a PrC called Occult Slayer in Complete Warrior. That could come in very useful for your campaign. And another thought: Clerics of Mystra, Azuth, Velashroon, Savras, and the other overtly magical deities would definately give help if the the PCs could convince them of the threat. Account for that possibility.
Galdor_Ester 08-20-04, 01:46 PM	Great ideals. Red cloaks with a White Gauntlet to be exact and yes the ideal did come from that book that we can't mention here. Galdor Ester, he brings bad things to life!