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Fellfire
Master of Realmslore
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 Posted - 27 Jan 2012 : 07:35:49
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As I know I have mentioned probably a dozen times already, I am deeply enmeshed in an Elven/Avariel/Windrider campaign. I was thinking of making a breed (species?) of Giant Eagle that is either graced by Aerdrie Faenya or have been selectively bred or modified over generations of elves to serve them better as companions much like they have done with the Cooshee. I had thought, perhaps, to give them some minor spellcasting or spell-like ability. Some kind of fey-gift maybe. It's really just a germ of an idea right now so I'm looking for thoughts, suggestions, anything you feel like putting forth.
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Misanthorpe
Love is a lie. Only hate endures. Light is blinding. Only in darkness do we see clearly.
"Oh, you think darkness is your ally? You merely adopted the dark. I was born in it, molded by it. I didn't see the light until I was already a man, by then it was nothing to me but.. blinding. The shadows betray you because they belong to me." - Bane The Dark Knight Rises
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Edited by - Fellfire on 27 Jan 2012 07:42:26
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Hoondatha
Great Reader
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Posted - 27 Jan 2012 : 13:48:56
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Well, you've got a couple of options. Probably the easiest would be to just take the magebred template from Eberron and slap it on a giant eagle. That would get you a "superior eagle."
That template, though is I think focused more on creatures of animal intelligence, and, IIRC, giant eagles are already smarter than that. So maybe just give them a couple of hit dice and one or two randomly-determined SLA's. There's an elven horse in the Elves of Evermeet book that is much like that, you could adapt from there. |
Doggedly converting 3e back to what D&D should be...
Sigh... And now 4e as well. |
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Quale
Master of Realmslore
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Fellfire
Master of Realmslore
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Posted - 27 Jan 2012 : 16:31:57
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| A very simple solution. That is probably exactly what is called for. Thank you Masters Hoondatha and Quale. Any other suggestions? |
Misanthorpe
Love is a lie. Only hate endures. Light is blinding. Only in darkness do we see clearly.
"Oh, you think darkness is your ally? You merely adopted the dark. I was born in it, molded by it. I didn't see the light until I was already a man, by then it was nothing to me but.. blinding. The shadows betray you because they belong to me." - Bane The Dark Knight Rises
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Fellfire
Master of Realmslore
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Posted - 08 Feb 2012 : 04:35:32
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| While reading through Dead Gods I happened upon a reference to the Great Conclave of Eagles. Do any Planescapers out there know of any other reference to this august assembly? Sage? |
Misanthorpe
Love is a lie. Only hate endures. Light is blinding. Only in darkness do we see clearly.
"Oh, you think darkness is your ally? You merely adopted the dark. I was born in it, molded by it. I didn't see the light until I was already a man, by then it was nothing to me but.. blinding. The shadows betray you because they belong to me." - Bane The Dark Knight Rises
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Galuf the Dwarf
Senior Scribe
USA
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Posted - 08 Feb 2012 : 05:29:25
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| As a slight aside, I was just curious, Fellfire: Besides Giant Eagles, have you contemplated using Dire Eagles (from Races of Stones) in such a campaign or such? |
Galuf's Baldur's Gate NPC stats: forum.candlekeep.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=8823
Galuf's 3.5 Ed. Cleric Domains: forum.candlekeep.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=14036
Galuf's Homebrew 4th Edition Races: forum.candlekeep.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=13787
Galuf's Homebrew Specialty Priest PrCs: forum.candlekeep.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=14353
Galuf's Forgotten Realms Heralds and Allies thread: forum.candlekeep.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=8766 |
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Fellfire
Master of Realmslore
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Posted - 08 Feb 2012 : 05:32:00
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| I have not, but I will take a looksee. Thank you, Galuf. |
Misanthorpe
Love is a lie. Only hate endures. Light is blinding. Only in darkness do we see clearly.
"Oh, you think darkness is your ally? You merely adopted the dark. I was born in it, molded by it. I didn't see the light until I was already a man, by then it was nothing to me but.. blinding. The shadows betray you because they belong to me." - Bane The Dark Knight Rises
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