Tales of Amtaria

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Game Description

I tried to run this campaign on here a while back, and it failed fairly early on, mostly due to my own busy schedule at the time. I'd like to take another shot at running it now that my schedule is a little less insane. You, as a player, should be able to post at least once a day.

Everyone knows classes are not balanced with one another. I obviously cannot fix that entirely, but the following house rules are in effect to make some less popular class choices more viable.

I'm probably looking for four, maybe five players. I will attempt to pick a team that will work well together in combat, but there will of course be other determining factors. Spelling and formatting count, for example.

• The Knight class gains a good Fortitude save.
• The Marshal class gains a full base attack bonus.
• Rogues gain two extra skill points per level.
• Spontaneous casters do not need to spend extra time applying metamagic to their spells.
• These are just the examples I can think of. If you choose a weak class not mentioned here, I may or may not buff said class.

Character Creation

Character creation rules are fairly simple.

You will be starting at ECL 3, with standard wealth by level.
32 point buy, or, roll four dice, drop one, rerolling ones. I have no idea how to notate that.
I would prefer if characters were not evil, but a particularly compelling character concept that happens to have an evil alignment might make it in, should said character be able to work as part of a team.
Automatically accepted sources include:

• Core
• Complete Series (No Frenzied Berserker or Hulking Hurler from Complete Warrior.)
• Spell Compendium
• Magic Item Compendium
• Player's Handbook II

Other than that, ask and you shall generally receive. I'm pretty lenient, and I like creative characters that I haven't seen before. Tome of Battle is fine. Psionics are fine, with the exception of the Ardent class, which is just silly. I'm fine with reflavoring classes and feats from other settings, so long as I'm able to look at them first.

With all that out of the way, the only thing left to talk about is the setting. Again, players are welcome to create their own mark upon the world. If none of these cities matches the cold, harsh magocracy your character was forced to grow up in, by all means, describe it. It's as much your world as it is mine.

Amtaria

The geography of Amtaria is fairly simplistic. The world is made up of three large continents, and one smaller continent. Of these, one of the large continents is widely unexplored. The ocean's currents are amazingly powerful, making nautical travel nigh on impossible, though this wasn't always the case, and is a fairly recent change in the world. Extremely large vessels are still able to sail, but even so, these vessels run a very high risk of shipwreck.

The smallest of the continents, Ny'mory, is strangely geographically diverse. Mountains encompass most of the shoreline, but there is one notable exception on the western point of the round continent, where a port town, Toteka, has been established. Though all cities and towns in Ny'mory are self-governed, they all pay fealty to the capitol, Diric.

Diric itself is a monarchy. The current king, Gabriel ran Tinnoth Diric II, is the youngest king in the history of Diric, at twenty-two winters. He took the throne after a short power vacuum, created when his father, the previous king, was assassinated. Gabriel and his elder brother, Sobin, each had the support of powerful nobles. After a quick power struggle, Gabriel had Sobin beheaded, and took the throne.

The so-called "capitol of crime", Toteka is haven to many criminals on the run from the Knights of Diric. While the knights do indeed have jurisdiction in Toteka, the relationship between the two largest cities on the continent is strained at best. Toteka is the center of trade on Ny'mory, and indeed, as Ny'mory is considered neutral, the world. Totekan merchants proudly declare that "if they don't have it, it doesn't exist".

Irrash is a small village towards the southeast end of Ny'mory. It is primarily a farming village, the so-called "breadbasket" of Ny'mory. Recently, a band of inventors has set up shop. The group is mainly gnomish, but at least one human and one goblin are also involved. Their goal is to create equipment, either technological or magical, to make agriculture easier on the world.

To the east of Ny'mory lies Daia, a large continent primarily covered in grasslands and forests. There are two large nations of importance, and several lesser ones. Kimil is a peaceful, patriarchal monarchy. It is the home of the Watchers, an organization detailed under the Organizations tab. Denilsa is a theocracy, run by the head priest of Heironeous. The two nations have a strong alliance, and present a united front against all outsiders.

Kimil's capitol, named for its nation, is one of the largest cities in Amtaria. It is the only city that has inter-district portals, set up two hundred years ago by a mage whose name has been lost to time. The city, as a whole, exports very little, though it has some of the finest craftsmen known to the world. Most of the city's income comes from taxing merchants.

Kimil's thieves' guild is one of the strongest in the world, and it's rumored that they plan to expand to other parts of the world. The guildmaster, Venya, is an older woman, and it's said that she was once a royal caretaker, the nurse who took care of the current king, Aldo Sidrothna IV. She is a cold, hard woman, who is said to have become the guildmaster by murdering the previous guildmaster with nothing but her hands.

The city of Valarinth is actually newly renamed. The city was called Rintar, named after the hero of the town, only a month ago. The monthly martial tournament draws many adventurers seeking to prove their skill or be hired by the local nobles as bodyguards. The nobles of the area encourage this, and gamble on the tournament as well. The winner of the tournament is generally only granted a small cash prize, and the chance to come back for the annual tournament, which has much grander prizes.

The city is also famous for having a fairly large underground, responsible for the creation and distribution of a drug called Terran Brandy. A small amount of the drug can greatly increase the powers of a spellcaster for a short time. How it is manufactured is a closely guarded secret.

Under construction.

West of Ny'mory lies Aslis, a continent overrun with tyranny. Though there is no official nation, all Aslins bow their heads to the priests of Hextor, whose influence there is immense. Under construction.

The Watchers are an organization, originally based in Kimil, dedicated to the safety of roads and travel. All Watchers worship Fharlanghn, but not all Watchers are priests. The Watchers patrol the roads of both Kimil and Denilsa quite often, though they are free to pursue other goals as well.

Each Watcher carries a darkwood staff, with notches to symbolize their rank within the organization. The staff is both a symbol, and, to a Watcher, an effective weapon.

Fans of the Forgotten Realms setting will remember the Magister, the one mage whose job it is to spread and teach magic. Amtaria has something similar, though, only one deity controls who the Magister is. Boccob generally chooses a Magister based on true creativity, not power alone. The chosen spellcaster usually works closely with Boccob's high priestess, Selenia.

A Magister is chosen when the current Magister dies, or retires from the position. However, one year ago, the Magister died, and no Magister has been named. Selenia has doubled her efforts as high priestess, and is attempting to fill both roles, but is starting to fail at both. Even she, who is rumored to commune with Boccob directly, is unable to comment on the lack of a Magister.

The Knights are a peacekeeping organization in Ny'mora, rooted specifically in Diric. Though nobility is a very important thing in Diric, it can be earned, through service to the Knights. If three consecutive generations of men from the same family line serve in the Knights of Diric, the fourth generation will be considered nobility.

The Knights are trained in various types of combat, from mounted combat to archery. Many favor two-handed weapons, but this is not a necessity nor is it frowned upon to deviate from this norm.

Okay, that's it for now. I ask that you have backgrounds, but they don't need to be impossibly large works of fiction. All I ask is that your character has some reason for being in Valarinth, because that's where the opening scenario is taking place. If you wish to entwine your backgrounds, that's perfectly alright.

Any questions should be posted here for now. I'll be choosing applicants on Thursday, July 22nd. Having a character sheet done by then will greatly help your chances. You should feel free to add to the world in your background. The initial scenario will take place in the area around Valarinth, a city in Kimil. To give you an idea of why your character might be there, there are a few problems in Valarinth. For one, the wolves in the area have been wildly active as of late, oftentimes attacking travellers. Another issue is a roadblock that the Watchers have set up, which is creating quite a problem for arms dealers looking to peddle their wares at the Valarinthian tournament. Other issues do exist, of course, but these are the primary points of conversation in the area.

Any questions or comments, either post here or PM me.