“So you must be the fools who not only broke into my severely guarded manor, twice, but also managed to make it into my highly intricate safe, just to steal a very old stone tablet.” the Archmage’s eyes seem to pierce all your minds, as he watches you all. “I do not know why you decided to steal that tablet, but the rules of my house are simple. I kill any who come in uninvited.”
Rising, he hands an envelope to the Imp, who promptly flies through a nearby window overlooking Nekateka and disappears from view.
“Now, I could have simply incinerated you all wherever you were hiding,” Arkemyr continued, “but something else of much more significance has happened, or at least might happen, and I will need a team of highly skilled and discrete individuals to be at the center of these events.
“Therefore I have decided, instead of just killing you and being done with it, I will offer you a job. You managed to break into an Archmage’s home without triggering any magical alarms, or hurting or damaging any of my property, so I know you must possess some skills that might prove useful. You will also be paid generously once the job is complete, and, of course, I won’t kill you.”
Before any of you can speak up, he claps his hands twice, before speaking again. “I sense you all accept, which is good. You will find a ship waiting for you down in the harbour. My apprentice, Fassina, is already down there, and will have some of the details on the job. She’ll also be accompanying you on this job. Please make sure she doesn’t get killed. Finding good talent is so difficult in this archipelago.”
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Ahoy everyone! And welcome to the first SB in what we hope will become a series of SBs (or just one long continuous SB). For those familiar with the Pillars of Eternity game series, yes, this is based on the games’ lore. For those unfamiliar with it- no worries! See this as a fun, new, and potentially exciting fantasy SB.
As the introduction suggested, the characters of the SB had been hired to perform a heist for a magical artefact that was in the vault of one of the most powerful Archmages in the world. Instead of killing the characters, he has decided to hire the characters for an, at the moment, unknown quest (We are intentionally not making the job known now, since that might influence your character creations, and also spoil some surprises)
Below, we shall briefly explain some of the essential lore of the world, including the races, regions, and classes (any other lore can be added at another time as relevant)
The Deadfire
Though the world of Eora is much larger than the following map (and more... continentey), this SB shall primarily take place in the Deadfire Archipelago (southeast of most of the continents). Our characters could come from other parts of the world, but most of the major nations/organisations of the other continents have a base or presence in the Deadfire (since it's the last frontier)
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Races
As in any fantasy story, there a multitude of sapient races in Eora (that’s the name of the world). The main races are Humans, Elves, Dwarves, Orlans, Aumaua and the Godlike.
Humans
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Elves
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Dwarves
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Orlans
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Aumaua
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Godlike
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Classes
Seeing as this SB will be an adventure/quest like SB, characters could probably need a class (it is, however, not compulsory. If you want a more scholarly/crafty character who won't really fight or use magic, then you can always discuss it with us. Here follow the classes available:
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Character Roles and Sheet
Given everything mentioned above, remember that your character was originally hired to be part of a team to perform a heist on an Archmage's vault, so your characters might not have known one another before the heist. Also, they don't have to be greedy/bad people because of their heist hiring. Maybe they were blackmailed, or just wanted a new challenge, or secretly wanted to steal something else in the manor, or are actually after one of their own team. For the moment there are six slots available, but feel free to add NPCs if you want to (we can always meet them in the plot, who knows)
Character slots
Explosives- Jerrano il Messo (@ThePatchworkPilgrims)
Lock specialist- Emile Fierro (@RavenLord)
Trap expert/Scout- Kritanta Langley (@winterwolf0100)
Infiltrator- Virgil Artemis (@EvieEcco)
Character 5- Open
Character 6- Open
Character sheet
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[u]Name:[/u] (your actual name)
[u]Alias/Nickname:[/u] (Optional. In case your character is known by another name to the other characters at the start of the SB)
[u]Gender:[/u]
[u]Race:[/u]
[u]Class:[/u] (In case you're a Priest, state the deity. In case you're a Wizard, state your specialization. In case you're a Ranger, add two more categories for your animal companion's name and species)
[u]Age:[/u] (most races don't live longer than 110yo, except Elves/Dwarves who both live up to 250-300yo max)
[u]Appearance:[/u] (if you are unsure about an appearance, just ask us in the DT or PMs)
[u]Personality strengths:[/u]
[u]Personality flaws:[/u]
[u]Backstory:[/u]
[u]Preferred Weapons:[/u] (If Wizard, you can describe your spell tome here. If Druid, you can also describe your werebeast form here)
[u]Useful Skills:[/u]
[u]Skills you should never try:[/u] (because no one likes a Mary Sue)
[u]Reason they joined the Tablet Heist:[/u] (as mentioned earlier, this can be anything really)
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Rules and other tidbits
-Even though this is an adventure SB, please keep violence and language PG13 (PG16 at most, after clearing it with us)
-No sexual scenes
-Any questions about lore can be asked at any time, and lore can be changed to better fit our characters/the story.
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