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nightside_samurai
11-12-07, 12:34 AM I'm going to be playing a character that is a blend of a stereo-typical "Chosen" and the late great Blackstaff. I wanted to find some good threads that discussed the Chosen, not only the "fluff" but also the "crunch" about templates, powers, and such that would help recreate a Chosen of Khelben's power when he was still young and not in his full power.

Any suggestions for good long threads that discuss this topic in length?

Thanks :)

* I've checked the search but I couldn't find anything.
Lord Karsus
11-12-07, 12:42 AM -Well, there isn't a stereotypical Chosen. They're all a bunch of characters (literally!). Anyway, the Chosen of Mystra template can be found in the Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting.
Dark Wizard
11-12-07, 12:45 AM The stat blocks for the various chosen can be found scattered all over. Elminster, Khelben, Alustriel Storm and the Simbul are in the FRCS as well as a modified version in the Epic Level Handbook. Laeral is in City of Splendors: Waterdeep.
nightside_samurai
11-12-07, 12:52 AM -Well, there isn't a stereotypical Chosen. They're all a bunch of characters (literally!). Anyway, the Chosen of Mystra template can be found in the Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting.

Oh I know :D I meant to say the stereotypical appearance. Khelben was all "tall, dark, and handsome" and I wanted to portray the silver haired fair figure that the female chosen often show.

Thanks for the tips on the books. I'll look at the sources you mentioned :)
nightside_samurai
11-12-07, 01:07 AM Wow!!1!12

That template is teh broken in the extreme. +10 to Con?!?!

I think I'll have to work with the DM to homebrew the mechanics of that one.
Dark Wizard
11-12-07, 01:20 AM Don't forget you're also taking the ECL for it as well, so technically the DM has to challenge you with enemies about 4 CR (I think at least that much according to the book) beyond your actual level.
Stigger
11-12-07, 01:33 AM Seems a bit ambitious to me, but hey, good luck with it. I'd check out the Blackstaff novel, it has a few scenes of the young Khelben... there was a fairly good source for information on him in his younger days that went into a bit of detail as to what drove him, but I'll be damned if I can recall what it was, though I know Blackstaff went into it a bit too.
nightside_samurai
11-12-07, 01:36 AM Seems a bit ambitious to me, but hey, good luck with it. I'd check out the Blackstaff novel, it has a few scenes of the young Khelben... there was a fairly good source for information on him in his younger days that went into a bit of detail as to what drove him, but I'll be damned if I can recall what it was, though I know Blackstaff went into it a bit too.

It is a pretty big project but it's a solo game online so I'll have some leeway on how the character develops since I won't have to worry about other players getting upset about it.

Yeah I loved that book :) Good ending too (I like deaths of major characters at the end of novels).

I'm basically going off of a scene I remembered that he looks like some kind of Elf-blooded dragon thing. I was thinking of a Dragonborn Elf Wizard and then mixing things up with Prestige classes that fit my vision for the character. Am I getting him confused with someone else?
Stigger
11-12-07, 01:39 AM That sounds strangely like the small bit of the City of Splendors novel I read, but as I never bought it, much less read it, I couldn't really say.
Lord Karsus
11-12-07, 12:13 PM Wow!!1!12

That template is teh broken in the extreme. +10 to Con?!?!

I think I'll have to work with the DM to homebrew the mechanics of that one.

-Well, what do you expect? Those blessed and infused with deific power to be wusses?
Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
11-12-07, 07:35 PM Oh I know :D I meant to say the stereotypical appearance. Khelben was all "tall, dark, and handsome" and I wanted to portray the silver haired fair figure that the female chosen often show.

The Seven Sisters are silver-haired, but I think that has more to do with their shared parentage (they are daughters of Mystra herself) than the simple fact that they are Chosen. There are other female Chosen of Mystra, and they aren't necessarily silver-haired.
Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
11-12-07, 07:37 PM I'm basically going off of a scene I remembered that he looks like some kind of Elf-blooded dragon thing. I was thinking of a Dragonborn Elf Wizard and then mixing things up with Prestige classes that fit my vision for the character. Am I getting him confused with someone else?

Who is this, Khelben? He's a quarter elf, but I don't recall him being dragonborn or anything!
nightside_samurai
11-13-07, 01:43 AM Who is this, Khelben? He's a quarter elf, but I don't recall him being dragonborn or anything!

I can't quite recall where I read it. I thought that there was intense spellcasting going on and some kind of illusion fell for a brief moment. But I might have been thinking of something else.
Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
11-13-07, 10:27 AM I can't quite recall where I read it. I thought that there was intense spellcasting going on and some kind of illusion fell for a brief moment. But I might have been thinking of something else.

Like I said, Khel is 1/4th elf, but he doesn't have any draconic heritage (or, it hasn't been considered important enough to mention).
Storm_Silverhand
11-15-07, 05:03 PM Heya,

I can't quite recall where I read it. I thought that there was intense spellcasting going on and some kind of illusion fell for a brief moment. But I might have been thinking of something else.

Laeral sees him during his spellcasting right at the start of City of Splendors, the exact words are "ageless, elf-blooded, feral as a rampant dragon, barely recognizable as a mortal being."

This doesn't mean he looks like a dragon, it only means he look as "feral" as a "rampant dragon"... It'd be like saying "feral as a wild cat".
nightside_samurai
11-15-07, 07:13 PM Heya,

Laeral sees him during his spellcasting right at the start of City of Splendors, the exact words are "ageless, elf-blooded, feral as a rampant dragon, barely recognizable as a mortal being."

This doesn't mean he looks like a dragon, it only means he look as "feral" as a "rampant dragon"... It'd be like saying "feral as a wild cat".

I must have read it literally and not noticed lol. Thanks for clearing it up :)

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
nightside_samurai 11-12-07, 12:34 AM	I'm going to be playing a character that is a blend of a stereo-typical "Chosen" and the late great Blackstaff. I wanted to find some good threads that discussed the Chosen, not only the "fluff" but also the "crunch" about templates, powers, and such that would help recreate a Chosen of Khelben's power when he was still young and not in his full power. Any suggestions for good long threads that discuss this topic in length? Thanks :) * I've checked the search but I couldn't find anything.
Lord Karsus 11-12-07, 12:42 AM	-Well, there isn't a stereotypical Chosen. They're all a bunch of characters (literally!). Anyway, the Chosen of Mystra template can be found in the Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting.
Dark Wizard 11-12-07, 12:45 AM	The stat blocks for the various chosen can be found scattered all over. Elminster, Khelben, Alustriel Storm and the Simbul are in the FRCS as well as a modified version in the Epic Level Handbook. Laeral is in City of Splendors: Waterdeep.
nightside_samurai 11-12-07, 12:52 AM	-Well, there isn't a stereotypical Chosen. They're all a bunch of characters (literally!). Anyway, the Chosen of Mystra template can be found in the Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting. Oh I know :D I meant to say the stereotypical appearance. Khelben was all "tall, dark, and handsome" and I wanted to portray the silver haired fair figure that the female chosen often show. Thanks for the tips on the books. I'll look at the sources you mentioned :)
nightside_samurai 11-12-07, 01:07 AM	Wow!!1!12 That template is teh broken in the extreme. +10 to Con?!?! I think I'll have to work with the DM to homebrew the mechanics of that one.
Dark Wizard 11-12-07, 01:20 AM	Don't forget you're also taking the ECL for it as well, so technically the DM has to challenge you with enemies about 4 CR (I think at least that much according to the book) beyond your actual level.
Stigger 11-12-07, 01:33 AM	Seems a bit ambitious to me, but hey, good luck with it. I'd check out the Blackstaff novel, it has a few scenes of the young Khelben... there was a fairly good source for information on him in his younger days that went into a bit of detail as to what drove him, but I'll be damned if I can recall what it was, though I know Blackstaff went into it a bit too.
nightside_samurai 11-12-07, 01:36 AM	Seems a bit ambitious to me, but hey, good luck with it. I'd check out the Blackstaff novel, it has a few scenes of the young Khelben... there was a fairly good source for information on him in his younger days that went into a bit of detail as to what drove him, but I'll be damned if I can recall what it was, though I know Blackstaff went into it a bit too. It is a pretty big project but it's a solo game online so I'll have some leeway on how the character develops since I won't have to worry about other players getting upset about it. Yeah I loved that book :) Good ending too (I like deaths of major characters at the end of novels). I'm basically going off of a scene I remembered that he looks like some kind of Elf-blooded dragon thing. I was thinking of a Dragonborn Elf Wizard and then mixing things up with Prestige classes that fit my vision for the character. Am I getting him confused with someone else?
Stigger 11-12-07, 01:39 AM	That sounds strangely like the small bit of the City of Splendors novel I read, but as I never bought it, much less read it, I couldn't really say.
Lord Karsus 11-12-07, 12:13 PM	Wow!!1!12 That template is teh broken in the extreme. +10 to Con?!?! I think I'll have to work with the DM to homebrew the mechanics of that one. -Well, what do you expect? Those blessed and infused with deific power to be wusses?
Rinonalyrna Fathomlin 11-12-07, 07:35 PM	Oh I know :D I meant to say the stereotypical appearance. Khelben was all "tall, dark, and handsome" and I wanted to portray the silver haired fair figure that the female chosen often show. The Seven Sisters are silver-haired, but I think that has more to do with their shared parentage (they are daughters of Mystra herself) than the simple fact that they are Chosen. There are other female Chosen of Mystra, and they aren't necessarily silver-haired.
Rinonalyrna Fathomlin 11-12-07, 07:37 PM	I'm basically going off of a scene I remembered that he looks like some kind of Elf-blooded dragon thing. I was thinking of a Dragonborn Elf Wizard and then mixing things up with Prestige classes that fit my vision for the character. Am I getting him confused with someone else? Who is this, Khelben? He's a quarter elf, but I don't recall him being dragonborn or anything!
nightside_samurai 11-13-07, 01:43 AM	Who is this, Khelben? He's a quarter elf, but I don't recall him being dragonborn or anything! I can't quite recall where I read it. I thought that there was intense spellcasting going on and some kind of illusion fell for a brief moment. But I might have been thinking of something else.
Rinonalyrna Fathomlin 11-13-07, 10:27 AM	I can't quite recall where I read it. I thought that there was intense spellcasting going on and some kind of illusion fell for a brief moment. But I might have been thinking of something else. Like I said, Khel is 1/4th elf, but he doesn't have any draconic heritage (or, it hasn't been considered important enough to mention).
Storm_Silverhand 11-15-07, 05:03 PM	Heya, I can't quite recall where I read it. I thought that there was intense spellcasting going on and some kind of illusion fell for a brief moment. But I might have been thinking of something else. Laeral sees him during his spellcasting right at the start of City of Splendors, the exact words are "ageless, elf-blooded, feral as a rampant dragon, barely recognizable as a mortal being." This doesn't mean he looks like a dragon, it only means he look as "feral" as a "rampant dragon"... It'd be like saying "feral as a wild cat".
nightside_samurai 11-15-07, 07:13 PM	Heya, Laeral sees him during his spellcasting right at the start of City of Splendors, the exact words are "ageless, elf-blooded, feral as a rampant dragon, barely recognizable as a mortal being." This doesn't mean he looks like a dragon, it only means he look as "feral" as a "rampant dragon"... It'd be like saying "feral as a wild cat". I must have read it literally and not noticed lol. Thanks for clearing it up :)