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''Armies of Elves, Dwarves and Men attempted to defeat Izrador the Enemy, the Shadow in the North, in the most important and final of battles in the Third Age. They met and fought valiantly against armies of Orc, Demon, Dragon and other Shadow Minion on the southern shore of the Pellurian Sea. <br> But… They lost. <br> It is the 99th year later, the Last Age of man… <br> <br> The Light at the End of the Tunnel grows dim in these last days. <br> For 10,000 years the Light has been dying and the Shadow corrupting ever more souls. Now, desperate and alone, the Light re-opens to allow the pathwalkers to develop incredible powers and understanding, by coming to embody an eternal archetype once called hero. <br> But that will not be enough… <br> Man’s Faith must be resurrected from Serf to King. <br> The mighty must be gathered. <br> The powers must be found <br> and if destiny be with us we shall reforge, what should not be... <br> <br> '''“Isil’zha Voren!”''' - a battle cry from the black tongue meaning “In His Name.” <br> These three words shall be spoken as a blessing, an oath, and a prayer for the One… <br> The Fey not birthed of Fey.''<br> <br> | ''Armies of Elves, Dwarves and Men attempted to defeat Izrador the Enemy, the Shadow in the North, in the most important and final of battles in the Third Age. They met and fought valiantly against armies of Orc, Demon, Dragon and other Shadow Minion on the southern shore of the Pellurian Sea. <br> But… They lost. <br> It is the 99th year later, the Last Age of man… <br> <br> The Light at the End of the Tunnel grows dim in these last days. <br> For 10,000 years the Light has been dying and the Shadow corrupting ever more souls. Now, desperate and alone, the Light re-opens to allow the pathwalkers to develop incredible powers and understanding, by coming to embody an eternal archetype once called hero. <br> But that will not be enough… <br> Man’s Faith must be resurrected from Serf to King. <br> The mighty must be gathered. <br> The powers must be found <br> and if destiny be with us we shall reforge, what should not be... <br> <br> '''“Isil’zha Voren!”''' - a battle cry from the black tongue meaning “In His Name.” <br> These three words shall be spoken as a blessing, an oath, and a prayer for the One… <br> The Fey not birthed of Fey.''<br> <br> | ||
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− | <br><br> | + | <br><br> '''Welcome to the SHADOW KILLERS campaign wiki.''' <br> With the Campaign beginning on October 7th 2006, this wiki site is a resource for a face-to-face tabletop fantasy role-playing game using the Midnight Setting for the Dungeons and Dragons system. This site is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki wiki] which is a web page that can be edited by anyone with surfing the web! The goal of this wiki site is to form a repository of information about our game that is easily accessible and editable to the entire game group. A "campaign series bible". <br> <br>'''the Campaign Connections''' |
− | '''Welcome to the SHADOW KILLERS campaign wiki.''' <br> With the Campaign beginning on October 7th 2006, this wiki site is a resource for a face-to-face tabletop fantasy role-playing game using the Midnight Setting for the Dungeons and Dragons system. This site is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki wiki] which is a web page that can be edited by anyone with surfing the web! The goal of this wiki site is to form a repository of information about our game that is easily accessible and editable to the entire game group. A "campaign series bible". <br> <br> | + | * [[Midnight Basics]]: a very short info brief about the difference of '''Midnight''' and '''D&D'''. |
+ | * [[Midnight Character Creation]]: all the notes on creation your character. | ||
+ | ** [[Midnight PRE-GAME Character Background]]: herein are all the various options for players to do character background and the awards for the efforts. | ||
+ | * [http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/DnD_MIDNIGHT_Seattle/ SHADOW KILLERS Yahoo Discussion]: This is where the group actively discusses game events, recaps as well as the planning of game gatherings and general group chit chat. | ||
+ | * [[SHADOW KILLERS Back Chapter Bin]]: This is the spot for game session recaps by both GM and Players, described by the chapters of our books through. SHADOW KILLERS [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial serial] campaign is broken into story arcs. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Story_arc What are Story Arcs]? | ||
+ | * [[Midnight Party Game Calendar]]: Here are the working calendars for the two parties.<br><br> | ||
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+ | ===Quotes=== | ||
+ | * [[SHADOW KILLERS Game Inspiration Quotes]] | ||
+ | * [Quotes from the SHADOW KILLERS Game Sessions] | ||
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− | <th width="6%"> | + | <th width="6%">ANDREW</th> |
− | <th width="6%"> | + | <th width="6%">STEVE</th> |
− | <th width="6%"> | + | <th width="6%">JASON</th> |
− | <th width="6%"> | + | <th width="6%">WAYNE</th> |
− | <th width="6%">[[ | + | <th width="6%">[[Bill's characters|Bill]]</th> |
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<td> [http://darknessfalls.leaderdesslok.com/midnight_races.htm Orc] </td> | <td> [http://darknessfalls.leaderdesslok.com/midnight_races.htm Orc] </td> | ||
<td> [http://darknessfalls.leaderdesslok.com/midnight_races.htm Wood Elf] </td> | <td> [http://darknessfalls.leaderdesslok.com/midnight_races.htm Wood Elf] </td> | ||
− | <td> [http://darknessfalls.leaderdesslok.com/midnight_races.htm | + | <td> [http://darknessfalls.leaderdesslok.com/midnight_races.htm Erenlander] </td> |
− | <td> | + | <td>??</td> |
<td> [http://darknessfalls.leaderdesslok.com/midnight_races.htm Erenlander]</td> | <td> [http://darknessfalls.leaderdesslok.com/midnight_races.htm Erenlander]</td> | ||
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<td> [http://darknessfalls.leaderdesslok.com/midnight_fighter.htm Fighter] </td> | <td> [http://darknessfalls.leaderdesslok.com/midnight_fighter.htm Fighter] </td> | ||
− | <td> [http://darknessfalls.leaderdesslok.com/midnight_wildlander.htm Wildlander] </td> | + | <td>[http://darknessfalls.leaderdesslok.com/midnight_wildlander.htm Wildlander] </td> |
− | <td> [http://darknessfalls.leaderdesslok.com/ | + | <td> [http://darknessfalls.leaderdesslok.com/midnight_defender.htm Defender] </td> |
− | <td> | + | <td>??</td> |
<td> [http://darknessfalls.leaderdesslok.com/midnight_channeler.htm Channeller] </td> | <td> [http://darknessfalls.leaderdesslok.com/midnight_channeler.htm Channeller] </td> | ||
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<td> [http://darknessfalls.leaderdesslok.com/hp-seer.htm Seer] </td> | <td> [http://darknessfalls.leaderdesslok.com/hp-seer.htm Seer] </td> | ||
<td> [http://darknessfalls.leaderdesslok.com/hp-naturefriend.htm Naturefriend] </td> | <td> [http://darknessfalls.leaderdesslok.com/hp-naturefriend.htm Naturefriend] </td> | ||
− | <td> [http://darknessfalls.leaderdesslok.com/hp- | + | <td> [http://darknessfalls.leaderdesslok.com/hp-charismatic.htm Charismatic] </td> |
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<td> [http://www.againsttheshadow.org/index.php?page=28 Foundling]</td> | <td> [http://www.againsttheshadow.org/index.php?page=28 Foundling]</td> | ||
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<th width="6%"> [[DURGAZ]] </th> | <th width="6%"> [[DURGAZ]] </th> | ||
− | <th width="6%"> [[ERANON]] </th> | + | <th width="6%">[[ERANON]]</th> |
− | <th width="6%"> [[ | + | <th width="6%">[[THORTON]]</th> |
− | <th width="6%"> | + | <th width="6%">Name?</th> |
− | <th width="6%"> [[Kyuad|KYUAD]] </th> | + | <th width="6%"> [[Kyuad|KYUAD Finustion]] </th> |
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− | <th width="6%"> | + | <th width="6%">PAMELA</th> |
− | <th width="6%"> | + | <th width="6%">PETE</th> |
− | <th width="6%"> | + | <th width="6%">KRISTIAN</th> |
− | <th width="6%"> | + | <th width="6%">AARON</th> |
− | <th width="6%">[[ | + | <th width="6%">[[Bill's characters|Bill]]</th> |
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<td> [http://darknessfalls.leaderdesslok.com/midnight_races.htm Dorn] </td> | <td> [http://darknessfalls.leaderdesslok.com/midnight_races.htm Dorn] </td> | ||
<td> [http://darknessfalls.leaderdesslok.com/midnight_races.htm Dorn] </td> | <td> [http://darknessfalls.leaderdesslok.com/midnight_races.htm Dorn] </td> | ||
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<td> [http://darknessfalls.leaderdesslok.com/midnight_races.htm Dwarf] </td> | <td> [http://darknessfalls.leaderdesslok.com/midnight_races.htm Dwarf] </td> | ||
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<td> [http://darknessfalls.leaderdesslok.com/midnight_rogue.htm Rogue] </td> | <td> [http://darknessfalls.leaderdesslok.com/midnight_rogue.htm Rogue] </td> | ||
<td> [http://darknessfalls.leaderdesslok.com/midnight_wildlander.htm Wildlander] </td> | <td> [http://darknessfalls.leaderdesslok.com/midnight_wildlander.htm Wildlander] </td> | ||
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<td> [http://darknessfalls.leaderdesslok.com/midnight_defender.htm Defender]</td> | <td> [http://darknessfalls.leaderdesslok.com/midnight_defender.htm Defender]</td> | ||
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<td> [http://darknessfalls.leaderdesslok.com/hp-beast.htm Beast] </td> | <td> [http://darknessfalls.leaderdesslok.com/hp-beast.htm Beast] </td> | ||
<td> [http://darknessfalls.leaderdesslok.com/hp-fellhunter.htm Fellhunter] </td> | <td> [http://darknessfalls.leaderdesslok.com/hp-fellhunter.htm Fellhunter] </td> | ||
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<td> [http://darknessfalls.leaderdesslok.com/hp-giantblooded.htm Giantblood] </td> | <td> [http://darknessfalls.leaderdesslok.com/hp-giantblooded.htm Giantblood] </td> | ||
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<th width="6%">[[COINNEACH]], The Fair Haired One</th> | <th width="6%">[[COINNEACH]], The Fair Haired One</th> | ||
− | <th width="6%"> | + | <th width="6%">Name?</th> |
− | <th width="6%"> | + | <th width="6%">Name?</th> |
− | <th width="6%">[[ | + | <th width="6%">[[Arosonn|AROSONN Abarakolor]]</th> |
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+ | ===GOOD in the World=== | ||
+ | * '''[[ELVES]]''': | ||
+ | ** [[Caransil (Wood Elves)]] | ||
+ | ** [[Danisil (Jungle Elves)]] | ||
+ | ** [[Erunsil (Snow Elves)]] | ||
+ | *** Aradril, the [[Witch Queen]]: Elven Mother. | ||
+ | * '''[[DWARVES]]''': | ||
+ | ** [[Mother Moon & Father Sun]] | ||
+ | ** [[the Valker]]: Clan of Dwarven Warrior Women in the north. | ||
+ | ** '''[[the Dwarves of Shadowhold]]''': Dwarven Clanhold of 487 souls, of the Central Kaladrun Mts. | ||
+ | * '''[[MEN]]''': | ||
+ | ** ??? | ||
+ | * '''[[GNOMES]]''': | ||
+ | ** ? | ||
+ | * '''[[HALFLINGS]]''': | ||
+ | ** ? | ||
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===EVIL in the World=== | ===EVIL in the World=== | ||
− | * ''' | + | * '''[[ELVES]]''': |
− | + | ** '''[[Gor Dorunsil]]''' : the "Mountain Elves", literally translated to "Dark/Evil-Stone-Elf" - they are the forefathers of Drow. | |
− | ** ''' | + | *** [[Lloth, Dark Mother]]: Fear is as strong as steel, while love and respect are soft, useless feelings that none can lean on. |
− | + | *** [[Iblis the Raving]]: the wood elf formerly known as Aarndil Moonstruck | |
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− | + | * '''[[SPIRITS]]''': | |
− | * ''' | + | ** '''[[Astirax]]''' : the following are the Astirax spirits the Pathwalkers have encountered thus far. |
− | * | + | *** [[Sus]]: Having hunted the Pathwalkers in the form of a Great Boar. |
− | * | + | *** [[Neega]]: Infiltrating the Pathwalkers in the form of Shevinu's Raven familiar. |
+ | * '''[[Night Kings]]'''; | ||
− | + | * '''[[ORCS]]''': | |
+ | ** ??? | ||
+ | * '''Other''': | ||
+ | ** '''[[Dru-Gal]]''': Otherwise known as Ilithids, or Mind-Flayers | ||
+ | ** '''[[Farn]]''': Otherwise known as Umber Hulks. | ||
===GRAY in the World=== | ===GRAY in the World=== | ||
− | * ''' | + | * '''[[DRAGONS]]''' : |
− | * | + | ** [[Verlathis]]: also known as the Gnome Oracle Varl Lettuce, the "good" Dragon that betrayed the Witch Queen at the end of the 1st Age. |
− | + | *** [[Messiah]]: the child of Verlathis, a miracle birth born into an Age when it is said no Dragon would be born. | |
==Gazetteer== | ==Gazetteer== | ||
* [[ShadowHold]]: Regarding the name Shadowhold - why would a Dwarven Clan name their caern after the Enemy in the North?? Good questions... The name resulted from the local corruption of an older name of a dwarven warcry - "Shadow, Halt!", over time this would become "Shadowhalt" which translated to "Shadowhold". | * [[ShadowHold]]: Regarding the name Shadowhold - why would a Dwarven Clan name their caern after the Enemy in the North?? Good questions... The name resulted from the local corruption of an older name of a dwarven warcry - "Shadow, Halt!", over time this would become "Shadowhalt" which translated to "Shadowhold". | ||
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==HISTORY OF THE WORLD== | ==HISTORY OF THE WORLD== | ||
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** [[Danning's Translation]]: The Scrolls as Translated by Danning. | ** [[Danning's Translation]]: The Scrolls as Translated by Danning. | ||
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===Messages of Note=== | ===Messages of Note=== | ||
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===Special Materials=== | ===Special Materials=== | ||
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==Riddles and Rhyme of Eredane== | ==Riddles and Rhyme of Eredane== | ||
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==RULES== | ==RULES== | ||
− | '''House Rules in effect in The Scroll | + | '''House Rules in effect in The Scroll Barers campaign:''' |
* No XP penalty for multiclassing. Instead, characters with levels in a preferred class gain a bonus feat at 1st, 5th, and 10th class level. | * No XP penalty for multiclassing. Instead, characters with levels in a preferred class gain a bonus feat at 1st, 5th, and 10th class level. | ||
* Bonus skill ranks from high intelligence can be used to buy a full rank in non-class skills, not a half-rank. | * Bonus skill ranks from high intelligence can be used to buy a full rank in non-class skills, not a half-rank. | ||
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''[These house rules were adopted from d20 Conan by Mongoose.]'' | ''[These house rules were adopted from d20 Conan by Mongoose.]'' | ||
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===SPELLS=== | ===SPELLS=== | ||
* [http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/PDF/3.5%20midnightspelllist.pdf Midnight spells list], updated to 3.5 ed. rules | * [http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/PDF/3.5%20midnightspelllist.pdf Midnight spells list], updated to 3.5 ed. rules | ||
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==Resources== | ==Resources== | ||
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** [http://www.againsttheshadow.org/index.php?name=PNphpBB2&file=index AtS Forums] | ** [http://www.againsttheshadow.org/index.php?name=PNphpBB2&file=index AtS Forums] | ||
* [http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/welcome Dungeons & Dragons Homepage] | * [http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/welcome Dungeons & Dragons Homepage] | ||
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* [[Midnight Contract]]: this is a easy list talking about game group social things, it's just handy to know what's expected. | * [[Midnight Contract]]: this is a easy list talking about game group social things, it's just handy to know what's expected. | ||
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** '''Halflings''': Irish, Native American and Gypsy. | ** '''Halflings''': Irish, Native American and Gypsy. | ||
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+ | ==SPOILERS== | ||
+ | * [[Kevin Perrine Campaign SPOILER Page]]: GM EYES ONLY, NOT for players of this campaign!! | ||
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