Krika wrote:....The thing about some of the later power sources is that there's overlap, and there's powers that thematically fit them, but don't have anything to do with them due to coming out before they made that power source a thing, and so on and so forth. I don't think it's necessarily important that you get the exact difference between them, because flavor is mutable, and if you want to re-flavor your druid so that it's drawing upon the elements directly, instead of spirits of nature, that's a perfectly valid thing to do.
And on that note, campaign introduction and sheet!
The Chaos Scar is a long, wide valley carved long, long ago by the fall of a massive meteor. Tales say that as the giant rock passed overhead, milk curdled, livestock fell over dead, and ill fortune befell all. The meteor crashed into the earth with deafening force, and red radiance lit the sky for a week. Then it vanished. The meteor had carved its massive gash in a dark and wild place on the edge of civilization. Where once had stood a wild forest and swamp between a line of small foothills near the western mountains was this new valley—the Chaos Scar.
Many miles long and several hundred feet deep, the Chaos Scar is a testament to the vast power of the meteor’s impact. As it carved its path through the earth, shards and fragments of the meteor tore away until only its heart remained, embedded in an escarpment at the far end of the new valley. Tales say that it was no mere rock, but an alien creature from beyond time and space -- what men call the Far Realm.
The tales must have some truth, for over the centuries, creatures of evil spirit have been drawn to the meteor's heart as if to a beacon. Some say it's dark sentience spurs competition among them so that they fight with one another. The weak are killed or pushed to the edges of the meteor’s influence, while the strong and cruel rise to the top of the pecking order. Vile, ravening hordes have risen again and again, centered around the evil of the Chaos Scar. Hundreds of years ago, one fool in the lands to the east of the Chaos Scar, who called himself a king, thought that he could contain it's evil by building a long wall across the western end of the valley, the ruins of which still bear his title, as the King's Wall. He is long dead, slain on his wall, futilely trying to hold back one of those hordes. It flooded into his kingdom, smashing it to pieces before burning itself out in a frenzy of blood and fire.
Quiet reigned for some time after in the Chaos Scar, though the lords of the land around it were small and petty, bickering with each other, absorbed in their individual quests for power. Now the evil rises again. Hushed tales of a group known as the Brotherhood of the Scar are told in taverns. Restwell Keep, lying near the King's Wall, was until recently the haven of a band of adventurers who were little more than bandits. It was conquered just a few years ago by Lord Peridin Drysdale, a paladin of Erathis, the goddess of civilization and order. Word says that he means to use it as a shield against the evil of the Scar and eventually as a base from which to send forth forces to defeat the evil that dwells there, once and for all. Slightly closer to the Scar lies the town of Bedlam, a haven for the many dubious individuals who make their lives in and around the Scar. Ruled by a lich known as His Honor Mayor Avellin, it has stood since before the creation of the Scar, surviving against the evil that radiates out from the Scar. Many adventurers have entered the Chaos Scar. Few have returned. Those that do weave dark stories of monsters working in concert as never before. Others tell of monstrous creatures working against one another. Welcome to the Chaos Scar. Adventure awaits you there.
Character Application - Post in the thread, or PM to me, whatever you want.
Name: Self-Explanatory
Race: Also Self-Explanatory. There is a significant diversity of race within the scar, so generally speaking whatever you pick will work.
Abilities: This is kinda your class, except that you don't necessarily have to pick a specific class. If you aren't sure, you can describe what you want your character to be able to do, and then match it up to a class later.
Background: What brings you to the Scar? Are you a resident of the Scar, having lived there your entire life? A fresh adventurer, looking for adventure? Perhaps a researcher, come to investigate the magical anomolies that abound in the Scar, or a emmisary of your church, attempting to spread the word of your god? Whatever you pick, you all recieve a letter informing you of a meeting that you have with His Honor Mayor Avellin, at a specific date.
Appearance/Personality: What does your character look like? How do they act?
Motivations: What is your character trying to accomplish? What drives them?
Other: Anything else that may be relevent.
If you have any questions, or want to enquire about more information to help flesh out your character, ask me. I'm generally in the chat, so give me a yell in there (private message, though, so we don't clutter up the main chat).
Name: Sallazar the Wizard
Age: About 45.
Abilities: Human Wizard
Background: A fresh adventurer. He has lived in the world of Amarillia, and often goes on adventures. He trained with some of the greatest wizards of the day, and as a result is a very powerful wizard. He has fought in many wars and gone on many adventures, the most famous when he went to Arabia with Aladdin, Ali Baba and Sinbad the Sailor and many other adventurers in order to find Atlantis for once and for all.
Appearance: Very long, wizard-ish, black beard, black hair, wizard hat, robes, magic glove on right hand used for spell casting, quarterstaff in left hand, backpack on back, wooden shield attached to left arm, belt with leather pouch full of gold pieces.
Personality: Friendly, wise, very eagle eyed, perceptive, a powerful wizard. Likes to read Don Quixote, The Arabian Nights and The Bible, which are all kept in a special space in his backpack.
Motivations: To destroy the evils.
Other: He is a very adaptable wizard too. As well as that, he is a powerful wizard, having fought in several wars and even once slayed a huge fire dragon by himself, only using a Quarterstaff. Finally, he is an experienced adventurer, and is happy to give advice to younger, more reckless ones.
Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2012 12:18 pm
