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Knight of the Gate
Senior Scribe
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 Posted - 20 Mar 2009 : 01:31:34
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Hey all: Running an Impiltur/Damara game, and I figure that the Rotting Man makes a nice foil for the larger problems between the two nations (IMC, that is).
I've not read the novels regarding this fellow, but I do have the references to him in Unapproacable East: great for his followers (the Blightlords) not so much for the Man himself. Searching the Keep was likewise fruitless, so I come to my fellow scribes, hat in hand.
I can always just stat up a 20+ level druid/Blightlord, but I was wondering if there were published levels for him, or if those who had read the novels knew anything more than what is presented in the game material. Also, if any of the scribes wish to comment on ideas for an epic Blightlord progression, or any other info that might be of use when I stat him up for my PCs to chew on, I'd be grateful.
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Kuje
Great Reader
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Posted - 20 Mar 2009 : 03:03:25
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He plays a big part in the Lady of Poison novel by Bruce Cordell.
I thought he was stat'd in UE....? Or was it in the FRCS? |
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
USA
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Posted - 20 Mar 2009 : 03:10:03
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| I see his Blightlords stated-up in there, but he himself must be in a different book. |
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Brimstone
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 20 Mar 2009 : 03:19:52
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Page 118 in UE. NE Human Male Half Fiend Druid 12/Talona Blight Lord 10 Chosen of Talona. No build just that. I would say CR 24, so a 20th level party could fight him. Maybe CR25. 
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thing we have. Wherefore guard the word written and heed
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
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Brimstone
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 20 Mar 2009 : 03:25:27
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Originally posted by The Sage
There's some "Rotting Man" tidbits in Lost Empires of Faerūn also.
Really? 
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"These things also I have observed: that knowledge of our world is
to be nurtured like a precious flower, for it is the most precious
thing we have. Wherefore guard the word written and heed
words unwritten and set them down ere they fade . . . Learn
then, well, the arts of reading, writing, and listening true, and they
will lead you to the greatest art of all: understanding."
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Knight of the Gate
Senior Scribe
USA
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Posted - 20 Mar 2009 : 04:53:42
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Thanks, Brimstone: How I missed that, I do not know. And yes, there is a tiny bit of info on TRM in LEoF. P67, under Dun-Tharos and some other tidbits, too IIRC.
Alright question part the second, then: any suggestions for Chosen of Talona abilities? I know that being a Chosen doesn't necessarily mandate a template... but since we're going hog-wild on my poor, forlorn PCs, why not ratchet it up several notches more?
Normally I'd start w/ immunity to poison and disease, but our boy has all that covered. I guess a hefty Con boost, and some (more) spell-like abilities, then? Any thoughts, scribes? I'm guessing a +2 EL template is the goal.
And, far more importantly, can someone who has read the novel in question give me a brief physical description? I doubt that my PCs will actually see the BBEG just yet, but you never know.
Of course, having prepped all of this, my PCs will no doubt continue to ignore the diseased hordes erupting from the Rawlinswood into their lands and instead continue the spirited public-works program they've begun in their town.
Many thanks to all who have helped. |
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
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Posted - 20 Mar 2009 : 06:09:53
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"Rotting Man Tidbits" just sounds SO wrong...  |
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The Hooded One
Lady Herald of Realmslore
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Posted - 20 Mar 2009 : 14:48:09
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Now, Markustay, you just be a good boy and tuck right in to your steaming bowl of Rotting Man Tidbits. There are slave-children starving in Thay, you know, who would die, simply die for even a mouthful of . . .
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
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Posted - 20 Mar 2009 : 14:54:58
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quote:
Originally posted by Markustay
"Rotting Man Tidbits" just sounds SO wrong...
I had considered saying it another way, but I'd imagine it would've been largely inappropriate for "family-friendly" Candlekeep. 
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