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Eternity's End Faction Manual




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“It's a large multi-verse. Fraternity often touches the deepest portions of individual desire.”
-Morthos the Wise

All PCs must choose a faction by the Midnight EST, December 1, 2012 deadline, those that do not will automatically be placed into the faction of The Lost. Please send all faction questions here.

Factions are a new way to further add flavor to your character and bring further to life the living campaign setting of Eternity's End. Players will find factions potentially arising as part of their adventures at randomized intervals and are free to excluding NPC factions and Mr. Gone specificallyincorporate factions as part of their story telling for their character.

A PC must choose a faction at character creation, the faction must be accessible by their player tier as noted in the Factions List by player tier below.

In order of operation for creating a character, factions are chosen last; meaning faction abilities gained, such as bonus feats, do not serve as prerequisites for gaining other feats at level 1. The choice in faction is permanent it cannot be altered, even through respec (unless the respec is made due to faction rules changes).

The one exception to the change of faction is that a player who is new to Eternity's End may join "The Lost" faction and later change their faction at level 5 by completing the respec quest Into the Breach, however, in such a case the respec must include a portion about how and why the character has chosen/was chosen to join a particular faction.

Players that do not wish to make factions a large part of their character's story are suggested to choose either The Lost or the Society of Planeswalkers, depending on which is more suiting to the demeanor of your character.

For the purposes of calculating feat access, players may take feats outside of their player tier if it is granted as a bonus from their faction or the faction grants access to the feat.

Faction Codes

 

To receive rewards the PC must endeavor to behave according to faction regulations and codes/attitudes as described in the faction charter and abstract. PCs that eject themselves from a faction through their chosen actions lose all future faction bonuses from that faction and gain future faction bonuses as if they were a member of "The Lost" faction and may never rejoin another faction. GMs that find a player in fault of faction code must report it to Room 0 immediately with a link and description of the scenario where the head GM will assess the situation and decide if the player must be ejected from the faction.

Faction Rewards

 

Faction adjustments to the sheet offer faction bonuses, which are a new type of bonus. This means faction bonuses, except where otherwise noted, will stack with other bonuses and not with other faction bonuses.

In Game Faction Rewards No GM is required to run a faction Mission. A GM may run a faction oriented mission or adventure path and it must be clearly defined as in service to a single, at least in an OOC fashion if not ICidentified faction, if there is service to multiple factions one must clearly be defined as the dominant faction the PCs are in service to or the faction bonus does not apply. When listing the Advertisement the GM must include as part of the thread title and advertisement that it is a faction mission and what faction it is for. An Example would be Room XXX: Adventure Title (Lvl 1, 5 players, Faction Name), and this info should again be listed in the actual advert. A faction adventure yields a 5% bonus XP/WBL for anyone in the faction named that participates in an adventure and does not release, or a 10% bonus to the final adventure in an adventure path if an adventure path is completed from start to finish and they do not release, provided the remain in good standing with their faction and serve the factions best interests of the faction. This bonus does not apply to The Lost.

Faction Listing

 

PCs must list their faction on their posting format after their name, though in some cases may prefer to keep their faction identity secret from others and may list "The Lost" as their faction but it must still link to the appropriate faction when clicked on for the sake of Game Masters and for Mysterium Faction Players who can correctly identify factions as a faction ability. PCs without this ability should refrain from clicking the faction name of the lost to verify faction as it may alter their gaming experience with the meta knowledge they will come to possess. With exception to the Mysterium, PCs are considered ignorant of game mechanics concerning factions, even including their own in most cases.

Factions List: by player tier

 

PT1:

• The Lost: Catch all faction for independent PCs who refrain from choosing a faction
• The Society of Planeswalkers: Typical planeswalker adventuring guild
• Ordo Lux Aeturnus: Holy Order specializing in confronting supernatural evils
• The Mingott Cartel: A faction for tough mercenary types
• Goners: A special faction for Goners, must be a goner to join, though affiliates of Mr. Gone may join any other faction
• Skull N Bones: The guild for adding rogue flavor to your PC
• The Mysterium: Seekers of knowledge and unlockers of mysteries

PT2:

• The Eternals: A Pantheistic order that adds god-like flavor to your PC
• Chimarae: The "green" faction. Adds fey flavor to your character.
• Technoratti: Faction of technologically inclined and skinned PCs
• The Brotherhood of Ascendancy: adds monk and psi flavor to a PC
• The Schaduwen Clan: Adds undead/shadow flavor to a character

PT3:

• The Nethermancer's Guild: The faction of Adds Cosmic flavor to a PC

NPC factions: (Under construction)

• The Legionnaires: The faction in service to Legion.
  
• The Nephandus: In a multiverse full of shades of grey, they are the darkest of blacks.

Faction Format

 

Faction Format Faction Title Also includes other common colloquial names for the faction. Faction Symbol Faction Representational Picture Faction Quote or Motto Faction Abstract Faction Charter Joining the Faction: A typical understanding of how one join's the faction. Your personal story may vary to some extent. Mission Statement or General Orders/Goals: The code of the faction and general behaviors expected of faction members. History: Briefly describes the background of the faction Faction Relations: How the faction generally interacts with other factions. Game Mechanics Prerequisites/Restrictions: Describes mandatory requirements of the faction as well as some general tendencies within the faction. Rewards: Describes the rewards associated with the faction. Each faction gains powers or items at level 1, 6, 12, and 18. Role Playing Tips: These are not mandatory but instead give the general guidelines for what is common within the faction. PCs: Describes general suggestions for Player Characters. Quest Givers: Briefly discusses the faction representatives, their motivations and aims, as well as potential mission ideas. NPCs: Describes typical thrust of motivations and descriptors for using faction members at either the pub and how they might be met/interacted with inside of a mission.

Faction FAQ

 

I'm a new player here at Eternity's End. This faction thing is huge and I'm not sure which faction is best for my character, what should I do?

 

A faction choice is a big decision for sure, it will unless you start out as "The Lost" faction, at which point you may change factions at level 5 as part of your optional "Into the Breach" respec questpermanently affect and shape your character and their story just as much as your choice of class and race, possibly even more so. If you're not sure which faction is right for you, ask your auditor as part of your character audit. All auditors can help you find a faction that is probably suiting to your character concept, and if you still aren't sure, you can always join "the lost" for now and change your faction at level 5.

When is my character considered to have joined a faction since they are a brand new character?

 

This result can be achieved many ways. In some cases, like with the cartel, they might have been previously in their employ before discovering Eternity's End, or if Schaduwen they may have been off seeking immortality on the Shadow plane before they died, made the pilgrimage, then died and now have found themselves at Eternity's End... or they might get to the pub, wander off through some door and complete their faction joining quest as described in the joining the faction section of faction charters before interacting in the pub, or they could do it in the Story Teller as a part of their level 1 Story Teller reward, making it a full XP worthy venture and whole quest completed.

How you choose to rationalize this completely up to you as long as it make some sort of sense within the scope of the faction, doesn't effect game mechanics and keeps with the theme of the faction. This is left wide open to help you tailor your specific character's story in a way that helps you shape the kind of PC that you are looking to play, and further, allows you to not have much to do with factions if you're not terribly interested in making factions a big part of your character's overall story here at Eternity's End.

This all has to do with what kind of story you intend to tell with your character overall, and at Eternity's End, we want to give you as many options as possible to play the kind of hero you want to play and tell the kind of story for them you want to tell.

Do I need to know the rules for all of the factions in order to play?

 

Absolutely not, there is only one rule for a faction that pertains to all characters and that is the Reporting Technoratti Agents as AWOL rule, and you don't have to do it if you don't want to. It presents a unique scenario which can earn you bonus XP; for details see the section: Technoratti > Mechanics > Level 1 > With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility.

It is entirely possible that you as a player and your character is mostly ignorant of the other factions and that is a viable way to play.

I think X faction is better than y faction...

 

And you are completely entitled to your opinion. Our experienced staff has taken great pains to balance each faction and separated them by player tier prior to the release of the faction expansion and maintains and amends as necessary the faction mechanics for the sake of game balance.

Some people prefer some character builds over others and that's fine. Other people may not readily understand why one ability is more or less powered than it seems to be. If you are particularly concerned with a specific rule you can always voice your opinions at the Suggestion Box. Please explain your position thoroughly and offer a potential solution. Doing so in know way guarantees that any rule will be changed.

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The UnaffiliatedThe Lost



No faction symbol available


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"The most unpardonable sin in society is independence of thought."

Most prefer to be called unaffiliated or some other synonym, but those without a faction are commonly referred to as "The Lost" by all others.

Unlike other factions, the unaffiliated answer to no one and heed no higher calling nor march to any drummer other than what their own fierce beat of independence. The unaffiliated mostly prefer their own philosophies, or simply find the factions so detestable for any myriad of reasons that they would never be caught dead in they may still participate in faction missionsdirect service to one. While the rewards and connections might be slimmer to those who make their own way through the multiverse, they are allowed the wondrous and bountiful reward of peace of mind in knowing that they are directly responsible for every step they take, for better or worse.

This faction is the default faction for all who do not choose a faction at character creation.

Faction Charter

 

Joining the Faction: No one join's the lost, they simply abstain from joining another faction, though they often have personalized reasons for making that decision.

Mission Statement or General Orders/Goals: There are no specific reasons to be independent, nor any specific agenda other than what the individual decides for themselves.

History: There is no particular history to the faction that is not specific to an individual. No leadership or Founder is assigned, though many independents do look to others for inspiration and direction at times.

Faction Relations: Most other factions find the lost to be strange and don't understand why they are so adamant on being independent but understand that's just how some people are. Even so the Lost are generally thought to be a bit weird by members of other factions since there are so many great advantages to joining a faction. The lost view other factions however they so choose, which can vary highly between individuals.

Game Mechanics

 

Prerequisites/Restrictions: None.

Rewards:

Level 1:

Stoicism: The unaffiliated possess an inner stoicism that allows them a greater capacity for heroism. The character's total hero point capacity is permanently increased by 1.

Level 6:
Courageousness: The character may Inspire Courage in themselves as a swift action and may do so without any performance components by drawing on their inner strength and independence once per day for a +1 bonus at level 1, +2 at level 6, +3 at level 12, or +4 at level 18. If the character possesses the skill tosuch as for being a bard inspire courage they also receive this bonus for themselves in addition to the standard bonus whenever they inspire courage. The standard inspire courage that applies to others is not upgraded to a swift action.

Level 12:
Self-Reliant: The character has learned much through self reliance and gains 2 bonus skill ranks and bonus feat.

Level 18:
The Wanderer: The adventurer is very independent and has learned to become highly competent, on their own, and tap into their own inner heroic strength. This character increases their total hero point capacity permanently by one and gains an additional hero point at the start of each adventure.

Role-Playing Tips

 

PCs:
PC members of the lost are individualists of some sort. Be sure to identify for you why your character does not wish to join another faction. This could come from a variety of reasons such as preferring to do things themselves, not liking the notions of factions, not finding a good fit with the other factions, being overly independent or any other reason that makes sense to you. Keep this motivation in mind when RPing your character.

Quest Givers
Not everyone who enters Eternity's End is an Eternal Outsider, but only Eternal Outsiders are part of factions, thus to be an independent means they have the capacity to do things themselves, and as a member of the lost, chances are they would prefer to do things themselves. As a GM considers that there should be some sort of external motivation that makes it necessary to involve others. This could be that the task is something they don't have time for, is too complex for them, or requires more than one person to complete or any other suitable reason. The mission itself, as the lost vary widely due to their individual nature, should be tailored to the individual and their circumstances.

NPCs
Members of the lost met at the inn are common and will often have their own agendas, while those in a game world will likely have some specific reason for being there, that again, is tailored to their individual motivations and circumstances.

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SoP, The Society, PlaneswalkersThe Society of Planeswalkers






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"The future, like nature, is an immense landscape in which we advance through centuries of discovery. In our little wisdom gathered over time we have found that every experience is a form of exploration."

The Society of Planeswalkers is an open fraternity that welcomes most anyone and operates as a loose social network with a better than average reputation. Most members are well mannered and pleasant folk and understand the value of working in groups when jumping across the planes into strange circumstances.

Faction Charter

 

Joining the Faction: Joining the Society of Planeswalkers is simple, typically your character will meet another in the society and have the basics explained to them and be offered to join if they wish. After that it's a simple matter of bearing the Society's symbol and being brought to the Library where a tome worker inscribed your name on one of the magical books that is networked with other books of its kind spread out across the multi-verse.

Mission Statement or General Orders/Goals: By necessity the general orders of the society of planeswalkers is pretty simple: Don't harm other society members and help them when you can. The leadership of the society isn't centralized but instead diffused throughout various nodes in the multiverse where curators keep log books that are networked and keep track of current members as well as members that were removed by bringing dishonor to the society through massively heinous acts.

Killing fellow Society members and performing any other heinously evil act is grounds for dismissal and revocation of all privileges from the society. Fighting with other Society members and intentionally working against them is highly frowned upon, but everyone understands that disagreements exist, especially among passionate adventurers. Generally in such circumstances the two involved are ordered to separate, or if that is impossible, to get along lest they both face dismissal.

Most all faction members will readily display the faction symbol of the Society Planeswalkers unless they have a good reason not to, this allows other planeswalkers to readily identify them and other them aid, and vice versa.

History: The Origin of the Society of Planeswalkers is long forgotten by time, but the general understanding is that it started as a group of adventurers that met other groups of adventurers in their travels and decided to help each other in their goals when they met like decent and civil folk. They started to use the symbol to identify each other since there was no way of knowing who was a planeswalker or not unless it came up in conversation. While it's likely not the oldest fraternity in the multiverse, it's believed to be one of the oldest that still exists.

The Society was known to spring up before Eternity's End was discovered as a temporal anomaly, though due to the timeless nature of Eternity's End, one cannot say if it was ever birthed or simply always was... most assume the latter.

Faction Relations: Because membership is so easily accessible and anyone could in theory impersonate someone from the Society of Planeswalkers most other factions are slightly cautious when dealing with them, but the Society freely works with or against anyone they so please, though generally speaking their aims are relatively virtuous.

Many Spherewalkers tend to be drawn to the Society as the base principles of the society tend to agree with the spherewalker lifestyle, though most any type of character can be found in this eclectic fraternity.

Game Mechanics

 

Prerequisites/Restrictions: Any Non-Evil Alignment.

Rewards:
Level 1:

Society Planeswalker: +1 on all sense motive and diplomacy checks with other members of the Society of Planeswalkers.

Whenever you successfully use the aid another action to help a party member make a skill check, you grant a +3 bonus instead of +2. If the party member is a member of the society the bonus is increased to +4.

You may use the Back to Back feat with all other society planeswalkers.

Level 6:
The Planeswalker's Handbook: At level 6 or late the recruit has proven their worth enough to the society to earn a gift to help them get by; frequently the book is gifted to them by another Society member that was the previous owner.

The Planeswalker's Handbook

Aura moderate conjuration; CL 6th
Slot none; Price n/a; Weight 3 lbs.

DESCRIPTION

The pages of this thick and travel-worn leather book visibly rewrite themselves as a reader flips through them, creating a wealth of information that seem to anticipate the current need or desires of the reader.

When used by the owner undisturbed for five minutes the book provides a +1 circumstance bonus to any skill check for up to 24 hours, though trained skills must still be trained by the character in order for the bonus to be used.

Using the book again within the same 24 hour period replaces the previous bonus with the new bonus.

Once per day the owner can use the book for a +5 competence bonus when taking 10 or taking 20 on a Knowledge check, if the owner is taking 20 the bonus applies even if the skill is untrained. This does not stack with any other bonuses the book provides.

Level 12:

The Multiverse is my Home: At level 12 or when the character is officially inducted after level 12 the adventurer undergoes a magical rite at the Summoner's Circle where they are magically infused with Planeswalker energies. This rite removes the Eternal Outsider Template from the character; reverting them to their original template only. This assists them in that they can avoid being bound or expelled much easier on prime material worlds.

Level 18:

Society Relic: The Society Relic is a slot-less trinket in the form of the owner's choosing (chosen at creation, to include tattoos) that must on the object, clearly brandish the symbol of the Society of Planeswalkers. It is given to show their status and prestige within the Society.

The Relic provides the following bonuses:

PlanesWalker: You can plane shift yourself only, once per day to Eternity's End. This functions as the spell, but you may only use it to access Eternity's End. Doing so does not apply the typical bonuses of going to Eternity's End such as scrubbing all effects and curses, applying full rest and regeneration, but does freeze your conditions (ie, no more bleeding or poison damage, etc.) and allows an additional trip to Morkwert's, and if necessary, allows you to consume potions and other maintenance activities prior to returning to the adventure, though they may not rest as doing so will release them from the adventure. The player may then access the adventure through the same room and will teleport through to the start location of the adventure or other location of the GM whim at point of a minimum of 1 round passing, but less than 24 hours, as to be decided by GM whim. They may also wait 1 day in game-world time and plane shift back to the exact point they left or any other point they have been at in the game world as per normal plane shift rules: Precise accuracy as to a particular arrival location on the intended plane is nigh impossible. From the Material Plane, you can reach any other plane, though you appear 5 to 500 miles (5D100) from your intended destination.

The following bonuses are chosen by the owner/player at the creation of the item and cannot be changed once chosen.

The options are:

Select Two Options

• 2 faction skill bonuses of +5*
• 1 faction save bonus of +5*
• A faction armor bonus of +2, this is treated as if it were a +2 to natural armor that is dependent upon you having the trinket.
• A faction base attack bonus of +2
• A faction damage bonus of +2, applies to all damage
• 1 ability score faction bonus of +2
• +1 faction bonus to all CL checks.
  
  *you may select this option twice but it may not be applied to the same feature, for example, you may not select a save bonus of +5 twice and apply it twice to will saves for a total of +10 to your will save. Other options may not be selected twice.

Role-Playing Tips

 

PCs:
PCs can vary widely among the Society, but one thing they all tend to have in common is the desire to cooperate for survival and mutual gain. Consider that your character should be readily capable of cooperation and compromise, especially when concerning other Planeswalkers. Planeswalkers often also frequently have a bit of wanderlust and a desire to explore the infinite dimensions of the multiverse.

Quest Givers
Planeswalker quest givers will often have a myriad of tasks available for PCs and members of this faction frequently call upon others in the faction for aid. Individual missions could be just about anything but note that the planeswalker is very unlikely to betray the party due to their cooperative nature and desire to stay in good standing with the society.

NPCs
Members of the Society met at the inn are common and will often have their own agendas which frequently involve exploration and discovery. Those in a game world will likely have some specific reason for being there that is tailored to their individual motivations and circumstances.

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The Order of Eternal LightOrdo Lux Aeturnus






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"Light Eternal..."

The Ordo Lux Aeturnus are the holy champions that fight against the forces of supernatural evil, eradicating them at all costs, wherever they are found, in whatever form they may be.

Faction Charter

 

Joining the Faction:


Joining the Ordo Lux Aeturnus requires simply that one be brought to a doorway to the Silver City of Angels by a member (usually after discovering someone with a passion for slaying supernatural evil) where they are then brought to make an oath to slay supernatural evils and accept the code. They are then trained and sent back to Eternity's End to perform their sacred duty.

Mission Statement or General Orders/Goals:
The code requires that we respect legitimate authority, act with honor (not lying, not cheating, not using poison, and so forth), help those in need (provided they do not use the help for evil or chaotic ends), and punish those who harm or threaten innocents. Above all we must fight supernatural evils and route them without prejudice.

Serve your chosen deity above all else. The aims and goals of the church outweigh any personal desires or goals, or the desires and goals of your friends or family. You are expected to consider the words and orders of the Ordo Lux Aeturnus clergy to be the words and order of your God. The only exception is when you have direct instructions from your God.

In the case of evil faiths/sects who are not dominated by supernatural evils, these are people who are both misguided and without merit in their beliefs/actions your exact reaction will depend largely on factors such as your own faiths, tolerance of others, and local laws. I.e. a church of mercy and wisdom, might be more inclined to try and convert an opposing (alignment-wise) church than kill them, while a god of war might seek to cleanse them from this plane, to assist and hasten their moving on to a greater understanding (kill them).

Do not lie. This includes any form of INTENTIONAL deception, including intentional omission of information with the intent to mislead. There are no WHITE lies. You do not lie about who you are or what you doing. You may not answer, but to lie is unforgivable. Your word is your bond.

History: For as long as supernatural menaces have been combated, the Ordo Lux Aeturnus has been present to oversee their demise, so they say, though the truth of the situation is that they are indeed an ancient order, just not that ancient... The Mysterium has traced their origins to an initial split from the Society of Planeswalkers as a large number of zealots began to band together to confront supernatural evils under a banner of holy light.

Faction Relations: The Ordo Lux Aeturnus tend to find the agendas of other factions beneath their own and less important. They pursue their own agendas relentlessly and without quarter, which makes other factions tend to find them to be intolerable at times, but entirely necessary when dark forces from the beyond come to call. They also have a bit of a rivalry with the Eternals due to their shared history, but this is always set aside when confronting major supernatural evils together.

Most everyone finds the Schaduwen to be too close to undead for their liking, but the Ordo Lux Aeturnus especially scorns them and views their continued existence as a perversion of the sanctity of mortality and immortality.

Game Mechanics

 

Prerequisites/Restrictions: Must Maintain a Good Alignment at all times and never commit a heinous act. Tieflings, Drow, Dhampir and similarly typically evil races are allowed but met with heavy suspicion. Witch and Warlock classes are not accepted nor any other class with ties to supernatural evils. An Ordo Lux Aeturnus character may never take a level in witch or warlock. Aasimar, Paladins, Inquisitors, Alignments of LG, Clerics of LG deities and similarly holy character concepts are frequently drawn into the ranks of the Ordo Lux Aeturnus.

Rewards:

Level 1:

Celestial Crusader: Order members follow their destiny to war against the powers of ultimate evil. These individuals gain a +2 insight bonus to confirm critical hits against evil outsiders, evil eternal outsiders, and evil aberrations. They also receive a +2 competence bonus on Knowledge (planes) and Spellcraft checks to identify these creatures or items or effects created by these creatures; they may use these skills untrained for this purpose. All Profane Bonuses targeted at a celestial crusader suffer a -1 faction penalty to their total (minimum 0).

Blessed Casting: They cast spells with the good or light descriptor at +1 caster level.

Level 6:
Uncorruptable: Order members become incorruptible with the ability to further ward away evil. They can cast corruption resistance against evil once per day per four character levels as a spell-like ability on themselves only.

Divine Blessing: Order members targeted by lesser restoration or another spell or effect that cures temporary ability damage, heal an extra +1 point of temporary ability damage.

Level 12:
Staring at level 12 the character may choose Option A or Option B:

Option A:
Favored Class Options

The following favored class options are available to all characters of this order who have the listed favored class, and unless otherwise stated, the bonus applies each time you select the favored class reward in addition to any other favored class rewards.

• Bard Choose one bardic performance; treat the bard as +1/2 level higher when determining the effects of that performance.
• Cavalier Add +1/4 to the cavalier's bonus on damage against targets of his challenge.
• Cleric Add +1/2 to damage when using positive energy against undead or using Alignment Channel to damage evil outsiders.
• Inquisitor Add +1/2 on Intimidate, Knowledge, and Sense Motive checks made against outsiders.
• Oracle Add +1/2 to the oracle's level for the purpose of determining the effects of one revelation.
• Paladin Add +1/6 to the morale bonus on saving throws provided by the paladin's auras.
• Sorcerer Add +1/4 to the sorcerer's caster level when casting spells with the good descriptor.
• Summoner Add DR 1/evil to the summoner's eidolon. Each additional time the summoner selects this benefit, the DR/evil increases by +1/2 (maximum DR 10/evil).

Option B: Choose three of the following:

• As a move action, you can manifest or dismiss a halo around your head that sheds colored light as a torch.
• You gain a +4 competence bonus on Knowledge (religion) checks pertaining to a deities of an alignment of your choice.
• You gain DR 3 against all damage from Evil Outsiders, Evil Eternal Outsiders or Evil Aberrations.
• You gain a +2 faction bonus on all Will saves.
• You gain a +4 faction bonus on saving throws made against fear effects.
• You can cast weapon of awe once per day as a spell-like ability.
• You gain +4 faction bonus to save versus curses and hexes. As an exception, this will stack with your level 18 Ordo Lux Aeturnus faction bonus of the same kind.
• You gain a +2 faction bonus to any CL checks when targeting Evil Outsiders, Evil Eternal Outsiders or Evil Aberrations.

Level 18:
Scourge of the Damned: Your body may never be reanimated into an undead creature or turned to an aberration by any means.

If your body is placed on consecrated ground and prayers to your deity are recited continuously for 24 hours, you return to life as if by a raise dead spell. This ability works once per adventure.

You gain the Angelic Blood Racial Feat regardless of prerequisites. If you already possess this feat its effects stack.

You gain +2 tothis stacks with the possible prior bonus from your level 12 faction power choices from list B save vs. Hexes and Curses unless they are cast by an Evil Outsider, Evil Eternal Outsider or Evil Aberration, at which case the bonus is changed to +4.

You gain Divine Bond as if you were a Paladin, substitute your favored class level for your Paladin level. If you are a Paladin, you gain whichever divine bond you do not possess.

Role-Playing Tips

 

PCs:
PC members of the Order must adhere to their strict code and are frequently religious zealots of sorts that work tirelessly in the pursuit of eradication of supernatural evil. Most have a preferred type of enemy they specialize in such as vampires, werewolves, demons, etc. and will be equipped to combat such things. It is especially important you not enter any deals with the devil or empathize with supernatural evil no matter how tempting it may seem at the time. As a member of the order, a line in the sand has been drawn and your adherence to the code is all that you may serve.

It's frequently a good idea to tie your character's motivation to the object they hunt, such as shadow beings that destroyed their homeworld or vampires as one seduced their true love or something of that nature.

Quest Givers
Order members that give quests will frequently do so to eradicate some supernatural menace and will outsource the job because they don't otherwise have the manpower as other members of the order are off on some world or another crusading against some ancient evil or another.

Order members will be knowledgeable of the supernatural menace in question in most all cases and will accept nothing less than total eradication of the evils they hire out to exterminate. They will also most always be religious sorts and often have angelic features of some kind.

NPCs
Members of the Order met at the Inn will only be there to resupply or awaiting their next mission and frequently obsess about getting back to some holy war or another. When met in a game world it is very likely they are hunting or battling some supernatural menace.

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Knights of Eternity, Arbiters of JusticeThe Eternals







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"How sublime an act, to set the needs of eternity before your own, and how small a sacrifice, when all eternity lay before you. We are but instruments."

The Eternals see themselves as immortals that can improve life for mortals everywhere and view it as their sacred duty due to their ability to be reincarnated whenever they die, in contrast to the Ordo Lux Aeturnus which focuses solely on supernatural evils. They draw upon the powers of great deities, ancestors and powers of the multiverse to make themselves as gods so that they may combat evil and injustice, whatever form it takes.

Faction Charter

 

Joining the Faction:


Joining the Eternals is no simple task. They do not actively recruit but instead let those with a lust for justice find them at the hall of heroes. All potential recruits are warned that in order to become an eternal they must prove their immortality, and in doing so, will die, which is a scary prospect for many as not all who enter Eternity's End are Eternal Outsiders, and thus they are killed by someone far superior in combat to them. Should they return they will be inducted after reciting the code and taking an oath to support it.

Mission Statement or General Orders/Goals:

We are the Eternals.

We offer to speak for those who cannot.
Were the mouths of our fallen front-line friends not stopped with dust, they would testify that life revolves around honor.

In war, it is understood that you give your word of honor to do your duty -- that is -- stand and fight instead of running away and deserting your friends.
When you keep your word despite desperately desiring to flee the screaming hell all around, you earn honor.

Earning honor under fire changes who you are.
The blast furnace of battle burns away impurities encrusting your soul.
The white-hot forge of combat hammers you into a hardened, purified warrior willing to die rather than break your word to friends -- your honor.
Unbeknownst to all betrayers, some things are worth dying for.

Combat is scary but exciting.
You never feel so alive as when being fired at without result.
You never feel so triumphant as when firing back --with result.
You never feel love so pure as that burned into your heart by friends willing to die to keep their word to you. And they do.

The biggest sadness of your life is to see friends falling.
The biggest surprise of your life is to survive the war.
Although still alive on the outside, you are dead inside -- shot through the heart with nonsensical guilt for living while friends died.
The biggest lie of your life torments you that you could have done something more, different, to save them.
Their faces are the tombstones in your weeping eyes, their souls shine the true camaraderie you search for the rest of your life but never find.

You come home but a grim ghost of he who so lightheartedly went off to war.
But home no longer exists.
That world shattered like a mirror the first time you were fired at.
You live a different world now. You always will. All that remains is Eternity.

Your world is about waking up night after night silently screaming, back in battle.
Your world is about your best friend bleeding to death in your arms, howling in pain for you to kill him.
Your world is about killing so many enemies your sword dulls and breaks, letting the enemy grab you.
Your world is about struggling hand-to-hand for one more breath of life.

You never speak of your world.
Those who have seen combat do not talk about it.
Those who talk about it have not seen combat.

The hurricane winds of war have hurled you as far away as the stars, and you can never go back home again, not really.

After your terrifying – but thrilling dance with death, your old world of babies, backyards and ballgames seems deadly dull. In the midst of family and friends you would feel like a visitor from another world.

People you knew before the war try to make contact with you.
It is useless.
Words fall like bricks between you.

Serving with warriors who died proving their word has made prewar friends seem too untested to be trusted – thus they are now mere acquaintances.
Earning honor in combat has made you alone, a stranger in your own home world.

The only time you are not alone is when with another combat veteran, another Eternal in the heat of battle.
Only he understands that keeping your word, your honor, whilst standing face to face with death gives meaning and purpose to life.
Only he understands that spending a mere day in the broad, sunlit uplands of battle-proven honor is more deeply satisfying to a man than spending a whole lifetime in safe, comfortably numb civilian life with doubt compelling him to anguish endlessly over whether he is a brave man or a coward.

Down thru the dusty centuries it has always been thus.
It always will be, for what is seared into a man’s soul who stands face to face with Eternity never changes.

History: Originally the Eternals were an enclave within the Ordo Lux Aeturnus that split into a separate faction due to philosophical differences. The Eternals found the Holy Order to be narrow minded and missing the point entirely of making the multi-verse a better place for everyone, while the Holy Order finds the Eternals' agenda to be far too broad, distracted and free spirited, which of course, opens them up to far more corruptibility in their opinion. The Eternals also are far more accepting of those gods that aren't strictly "Holy" and that is completely unacceptable with the Holy Order. While the Holy Order Preoccupies itself with destroying supernatural evil, the Eternals are more focussed on concepts of justice and honor.

Faction Relations: Both the Ordo Lux Aeturnus and the Eternals tend to view the other as childish but also both tend to put their differences aside during times of great threat from supernatural evil. Most other factions find the Eternals to be a bit overzealous, though they are generally better received than they Ordo Lux Aeturnus. The Eternals are wary of anything that appears to be aligned with evil outsiders or has it's origin as an evil outsider, but they will allow non-evil witches, warlocks, tieflings and others in, so long as they stay on page.

Most other factions find the Eternals to be a bit over-dramatic in their presentation, but often find them great allies when the cause is right.

Game Mechanics

 

Prerequisites/Restrictions: Must be a Non-Evil Alignment, though most are good aligned. Must not be an affiliate of Mr. Gone. Oracles, Barbarians, Monks, Divine Scions and Godlings in particular are drawn to the Eternals.

Rewards:
Level 1:
Eternal Bravery: All Eternals gain a +2 faction bonus to save vs Death and Fear effects.

Eternal Spirit: When targeted by lesser restoration or another spell or effect that cures temporary ability damage, Eternals heal an extra +1 point of temporary ability damage.

Level 6:
Wisdom from Beyond: Eternals may consult the this can take on any thematically appropriate device such as consulting one's ancestors, deity, the great mystery, inner soul searching, etc.wisdom of the infinite multiverse... You can cast augury once per day as a spell-like ability.

Eternal Commander: Any non-evil creature an Eternal calls via summon monster spells remains for 3 rounds longer than usual.

Intimidating Eternal: You project a feeling of fierce confidence. You gain a +2 racial bonus on Intimidate checks made to demoralize foes.

Eternal Judge: You are very insightful and gain a +2 faction bonus on Sense Motive checks.

Level 12:
Eternal Healing: Eternals are hardy, invigorated types powered by the great beyond and heal double the normal amount of hit points while resting.

Paramortal : The Eternal does not need to eat or drink. While the Eternal may partake if she desires, she suffers no penalties for lack of food or water, and does not suffer starvation or thirst. The Eternal ages only 1 year for every only applies while on a game world2 years that pass. If the character possesses this godling trait Paramortal I they may select an additional Paramortal trait in the tree and if the tree is complete may instead select another Divine Trait.

Level 18:
Keeper of Eternity: Choose two of the following If the character already possesses a chosen trait they may take the next higher divine trait in that tree instead, or if it is allowed to be selected multiple times, they may take it an additional time. If the tree is already completed the character may choose another Divine Trait they do not possess.as if the character were a godling:

• The Eternal selects one oracle mystery. He gains one revelation from the mystery. He must meet all the revelation’s prerequisites. The Eternal treats his favored class level as his oracle level for this revelation (including fulfilling the revelation’s prerequisites). The Eternal may choose to have any of the ability’s calculations that are normally based on Cha modifiers instead be based on any ability modifier of the Eternal’s choice. (Once this choice is made, it cannot be changed).
  
• Nemesis (ethical) I: The Eternal is a nemesis to creatures with a subtype opposite to their ethical beliefs. Good Eternals are nemesis to all evil creatures. Chaotic Eternals are nemesis to all lawful creatures. Evil Eternals are nemesis to all good creatures. Lawful Eternals are nemesis to all chaotic creatures. Thus a lawful good Eternal is nemesis to chaotic evil, chaotic good, chaotic neutral, neutral evil and lawful evil creatures. True neutral Eternals cannot select this divine trait. The Eternal is at –2 to all Diplomacy checks with a creature she is nemesis to, but +1 to all other skills, all attack rolls, and all damage rolls against such creatures. If you are both elemental and ethical nemesis to a creature, all penalties and bonuses from the two divine traits stack.
  
• Paramortal IV: The Eternal is never blinded, confused, deafened, fatigued, or exhausted. The Eternal does not age, and is immune to magical aging. The Eternal does not need to sleep. If the Eternal has a class that grants spells that normally require a full night’s sleep, the Eternal instead regains spells once per day (Dawn, Midnight, Noon, Dusk, once this is chosen it cannot be changed.at a time agreed upon by the player and GM).
  
• Battle Lord I (Ex): The Eternal gains a +4 bonus to his CMD against disarm and sunder maneuvers.
  
• Legendary Beauty I (Ex): Diplomacy and Perform skills are always class skills. The The Eternal gains a bonus equal to half his class level to Diplomacy checks made to make a request of a creature that is at least indifferent toward him (see the Diplomacy skill).
  
  Additionally, once per day he may make a Diplomacy check to make a request of a creature that is unfriendly or hostile toward him (though he does not gain the benefit of this trait on such checks, as the targets are not at least indifferent). Each time he uses this ability on a specific creature, it becomes immune to this ability until the The Eternal gains a level.
  
• Shapeshifter I (Su): The The Eternal may assume one form in addition to his own. This form must be one that can be achieved using either alter self or beast shape I, and the ability functions identically to the spell (except as noted below). This ability allows the The Eternal to change only into his chosen alternate form. The effect lasts for 1 minute per favored class level or until he chooses to change back. Changing form (to animal or back) is a standard action and does not provoke an attack of opportunity. Each day, the The Eternal may use this ability once, plus once for every five full favored class levels.
  
• Hard to Kill: You become much harder to kill. You add your level to the negative hit point value you must reach before dying. If the character is a godling this ability stacks with their 20th level power.

Role-Playing Tips

 

PCs:
PC members of the Eternals should view themselves as immortals with a gift to aid the multiverse and consider it their sacred duty to make tomorrow better for those less fortunate than themselves. Don't be afraid to ham it up occasionally as this is common for Eternals; they tend to take their roles as protectors and providers very seriously.

Quest Givers
Eternals often provide do-gooder missions that will be altruistic in some fashion and they typically expect anyone in their employ should be every bit as excited about making the multiverse better as they are. They aren't fond of PCs that are in it for the money or personal gain, but will always accept their help if it would make the difference for the less fortunate.

NPCs
Eternals met at the inn are likely there for resupply or to find a new cause to champion. Those met in a game world are generally off championing some cause. The do this pretty much tirelessly.

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Morkwert's, The Cartel, The MercsThe Mingott Cartel






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"Feeding the soul doesn't require neglect of the purse... Honor and wealth need not diverge."

Tradesmen after wealth, the goblins of Morkwert's Emporium employ many soldiers of fortune at Eternity's End because who is better to bring back the most precious artifacts and magic items besides the immortals at Eternity's End then those that can seek them out relentless without fear of death? While as friendly on the surface as the Society of Planeswalkers, most know the Mingot Cartel has a darker side that they keep well hidden as it's bad for business to air dirty laundry. Even so, a rumor or two of double cross and murder has been known to circulate from time to time, particularly when there is a lot at stake... but with greater risk, comes greater reward... so they say...

Frequently the Cartel uses their mercenaries to secure dangerous packages, but also to protect and transport them as well.

Adventurers attracted to the Mingott Cartel are frequently grizzled mercenary types or bright eyed young adventurers with a lust for gold. The Cartel has been known to be especially generous at times, and downright... well, mercenary at times. What matters most to the Cartel is the bottom line, though the mercs they employ are frequently less disillusioned.

Faction Charter

 

Joining the Faction:
Goblin Cartel recruiters are all over Mingot's Emporium, they seek to recruit anyone who will join for the pay they offer as they have needs to fulfill all kinds of jobs throughout the universe. The recruit is given a geas empowered contract that they sign in exchange for the benefits of serving the cartel.

Mission Statement or General Orders/Goals:
I. Every man has a vote in affairs of moment; has equal title to the fresh provisions, or strong liquors, at any time seized, and may use them at pleasure, unless a scarcity makes it necessary, for the good of all, to vote a retrenchment.

II. Every man to be called fairly in turn, by list, on board of prizes because, (over and above their proper share) they were on these occasions allowed a shift of clothes: but if they defrauded the company to the value of a dollar in plate, jewels, or money, marooning was their punishment. If the robbery was only betwixt one another, they contented themselves with slitting the ears and nose of him that was guilty, and set him on shore, not in an uninhabited place, but somewhere, where he was sure to encounter hardships.

III. No person to game at cards or dice for money.

IV. The lights and candles to be put out at eight o'clock at night: if any of the crew, after that hour still remained inclined for drinking, they were to do it on the open deck.

V. To keep their piece, pistols, and cutlass clean and fit for service.

VI. To desert the post or their quarters in battle, was punished with death.

VII. No striking one another on board a vessel, but every man's quarrels to be ended on shore, at sword and pistol. (The quarter-master of the ship, when the parties will not come to any reconciliation, accompanies them on shore with what assistance he thinks proper, and turns the disputant back to back, at so many paces distance; at the word of command, they turn and fire immediately, (or else the piece is knocked out of their hands). If both miss, they come to their cutlasses, and then he is declared the victor who draws the first blood.)

History: The Mingott Cartel was one of the first interdimensional racketeering outfits at Eternity's End and bar far the most crafty and ruthless. They had absorbed or destroyed all other Cartels from other dimensions within ten centuries of their arrival by calendar of their home world. Now the Mingott Cartel controls the flow of goods into Eternities End with a near strangle hold, save for a few individuals like Otiian and the Enchanter, all of which they are known to have certain agreements with with the cartel due to the special skill sets those individuals possess.

Faction Relations: The Cartel seeks to control all business aspects of Eternity's End to control the wealth of the universe and even, so it is rumored, to unlock the secrets of Eternity Motes. Most other factions could care less about some mercenary in their employ, but are aware that such employers can be dangerous if they choose to work with the mercenaries. The Mercs themselves will frequently align with any faction if it pays EM to do so.

Game Mechanics

 

Prerequisites/Restrictions: Most are Neutral Aligned in some fashion. Gunslingers, Magus, Rogues, Corbies, Hunters and Bounty Hunters are all commonly attracted to the Cartel.

Rewards:
Level 1:

New Recruit: All Mingot's Employees receive some training in dungeoneering and gain a free rank in this skill.
Due to Cartel Connections this character may always purchase up to 50% of their WBL at Morkwert's on a single item.

The Daring Act Optional rule for gunslingers is applied to the character.

The character receives a sign on bonus of 200 EM that can be applied to character during creation for simplicity or used at the beginning of their first adventure at their standard trip to Morkwert's. This bonus EM must be recorded on the character sheet as "Cartel Sign on Bonus: 200 EM"

The character gains a bonus combat trait.

Level 6:
Battle Ready: The Merc receives Combat Reflexes as a bonus feat. If this feat is already possessed it may be substituted for another combat or meta-magic feat.

Second Wind: Once per day, a Merc with this ability can gain a number of temporary hit points equal to the Merc's level. Activating this ability is an immediate action that can only be performed when he is brought below 0 hit points. This ability can be used to prevent him from dying. These temporary hit points last for 1 minute. If the Merc's hit points drop below 0 due to the loss of these temporary hit points, he falls unconscious and is dying as normal.

Level 12:
Employee Discount: The Merc receives a 10% discount on all items from Morkwert's, the item cost must be reflected on the character sheet to reflect the discounted price. They also sell all items back at the cost they purchased the item for.

Cartel Service Bonus: The Merc's loyalty and continued service has earned them a pay bonus of 5,000 EM. This must be recorded on the character sheet as Cartel Service Bonus: 5000 EM.

Level 18:

Tough as Nails: You're a combat veteran for sure.

At 18th level, the Merc becomes tough as nails. Any critical threats made against the merc can only confirm if the second roll results in a natural 20 on the die. They gain +1/4 their favored class level to save against death effects. If this character receives the dying condition they stabilize on a DC 7 Constitution check and take no penalty to their roll from having negative hit points.

They also gain +1 to natural armor, DR 1, and a special DR 3 versus non-lethal damage only.

+1 faction bonus to Intimidate checks.

The character gains a bonus Combat Feat or Meta Magic Feat.

Role-Playing Tips

 

PCs:
Mercs are especially known for being tough. It's unlikely someone that is easily scared/timed, is especially disorganized, overtly emotional or idealistic will make a good merc. Consider employing pragmatism. Also understand that while many mercs are in this gig just for the money, many are there because that's what path their lives have led to. Some are there for honest work and can't stand the overtly heavy-handed attitudes of other factions and need a bit of personal liberty. Others are there for personal reasons or even sacred vows they may have taken... the Cartel doesn't really care why they are there, just so long as the mission is a success.

Mercs vary widely in personality, but again, most are known for being tough. It is known though, that mercs, unlike many other factions, have personal lives separate from their professional ones and often have lots of hidden personality traits and suprises for those that come to know them under non-work-related circumstances.

Quest Givers
Most often quest givers will be goblins that are some sort of ranking officer in the cartel. Generally speaking missions will consist of procuring items, securing dig sites, transporting/smuggling goods, protecting perimeters and various other military-like duties for the PCs, though there are certainly exceptions to this. For example a quest giver might want the PCs to convince a king to settle and sign a trade agreement with the Cartel. The motivation for any Cartel adventure is that it should in some way positively effect the bottom line profit of the Cartel, otherwise the mission wouldn't be sanctioned and funded. Cartell adventures have a reputation to be somewhat dangerous as well as they don't employ outside help for routine missions.

NPCs
The Cartel is huge and employs uncountable numbers of hands, many of which are even named NPCs at the inn. Cartel employees are often goblins but can be any race and can function in any capacity that one might need for an inter-dimensional trade cartel, for example: Caravan hands, Ambassadors, Manufacturers, Shipping and Receiving, Diggers, Mercs, Sales Agents, Customer Service Reps, even specialized things like Rift Consultants, Magi-Tech Engineers, Artificers, and many, many more.

These can all be met at the inn or in a game world and will usually be in service to some Cartel mission, but occasionally one might meet someone vacationing at the inn or some exotic game world where they are sight seeing or performing some personal task such as seeking out a lost lover or visiting family or any other myriad of tasks.

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The FatedGoners



No faction symbol available.


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"Fate does not fall on beings however they act; though fate that will come crashing down upon beings unless they act."
-Mr. Gone

Some of the secret affiliates of Mr. Gone make it their life's work to uncover the elusive cure, these are those individuals who bear the cross of a higher calling that they may never share with even their closest companions...

Please note: Not all Goners are part of the Goner Faction

Faction Charter

 

Joining the Faction: Joining the Goners requires one has met Mr. Gone and personally resolves for one reason or another to spend their existence helping Mr. Gone find the cure.

Mission Statement or General Orders/Goals:
"Although you walk through Eternity alone, never knowing which breath will be your last, you are not lonely.
You have a constant companion -- Death.
He stands close behind, a little to the left.
Death whispers in your ear: “Nothing matters outside my touch, and I have not touched you... not just yet...”

Death never leaves you -- it is your best friend, your most trusted adviser, your wisest teacher.
Death teaches you that every day above ground is a fine day.
Death teaches you to feel fortunate on good days, and bad days...well, they do not exist.
Death teaches you that merely seeing one more sunrise is enough to fill your cup of life to the brim -- pressed down and running over.

The lessons we learn from death... others here, cannot ever know..."
-Mr. Gone

Goners should never share the fact that they are gongers openly or though they may if they feel specific RP scenarios alloweven under duress. They must serve Mr. Gone in good faith and always work to aid him in his search (this means if a level appropriate Mr. Gone adventure is available it should be the first choice for the character).

History: Not much is known about Mr. Gone... all is hearsay and rumors... even the goners that work to serve him know next to nothing about him personally as he is extremely secretive... for obvious reasons... so they say...

Faction Relations: Goners should list their faction as "The Lost" but have it link to the Goners faction. They should always portray that they are independents as that is the easiest ruse to maintain. Goners frequently don't even recognize each other but when they do will almost always do their best to protect each other's fragile lives as they know and share the pain of uncertainty that other denizens of eternity's end do not.

Game Mechanics

 

Prerequisites/Restrictions: The character must be an affiliate of Mr. Gone. Please note not all affiliates of Mr. Gone are part of the Goners Faction.

Rewards:
Level 1:

Heroic: The Goner is heroic and fights against fate like no other. They gain the Blood of Heroes as bonus feat. If this feat is already possessed they gain Luck of Heroes instead.

Level 6:

Very Heroic: Gains the feat Luck of Heroes. If the character already possesses this feat the difficulty to retain the hero point is reduced to 7.

Level 12:

Legendary: Goners receive a bonus temporary hero point at the start of each adventure.

Level 18:

No Fate but what we make: The character receives a special deck of harrowing from Mr. Gone that may be used once per adventure and additionally for a cost of 2 hero points for each additional draw. To determine the result 1d54 is rolled by the player, assigning numbers starting from 1 and ending in fifty-four from the top down (ie The Winged Serpent Card occurs on a result of 54). A player may reroll this die with the use of a hero point but must use the latter roll. A GM may request the player reroll the result only once if they find the result catastrophic for their adventure and they may then choose either option. A player may also use a hero point to reroll requested by the GM, but must also use the latter result for that roll as well.

Goners must be especially careful when using this artifact as doing so may lead to their death.

Role-Playing Tips

 

PCs:
Goners are all very well aware of their mortality and so you shouldn't be reckless unless your character has some strange sort of suicidal death wish. Most are even a bit cautious about other areas of their lives and weigh their choices carefully.

As a member of the Goner faction it is assumed you believe Mr. Gone is truly who he says he is and is actively seeking a cure for your condition. You may experience your doubts in character as they come up, but you shouldn't be speaking directly against him for any particular reason as being a member of this faction means you've dedicated to assisting him in finding the cure, and likely to helping protect other Goners. If anything Goners, when they identify each other, tend to help protect each other.

Quest Givers
Only Mr. Gone would identify himself openly as a Goner, anyone else would be insane to do so. Mr. Gone has special rules for Quest Giving in Room 11.

NPCs
Mr. Gone should not be met in a game world, at the Story Teller or at the pub. Mr. Gone should only appear to give Goner Quests. Any goners should identify themselves as unaffiliated whether met at the inn or in game if doing so becomes necessary. Most will be cautious and not risk their lives for any good reason, especially not to save an eternal outsider that will just reappear at the inn.

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ScoundrelsSkull 'N' Bones






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"The official motto of the Skull 'N' Bones is that the Skull 'N' Bones has no official motto."

Liars, cheats, degenerates, pirates and assassins, the Skull 'N' Bones has a well deserved reputation for skullduggery and is the home of the scoundrels who haven't upset so many that they were forced to take up residence in room 13. How they get by is mostly a mystery as they hardly trust one another, let alone members of other factions. The one thing members of skull and bones can count on is that other members of the faction will be less likely to be appalled by actions of looser morals, which makes them about as ideal as a partner in crime can be... that and they usually don't betray each other... usually...

Faction Charter

 

Joining the Faction: Joining Skull 'N' Bones requires someone enter their drinking hall and willingly stay. Those that wish to know how to join are usually met with some impossible task to teach them a lesson or intimidation tactics. Those that stick it out long enough in the hall are generally accepted among the others for whatever that is worth, being that it's a dangerous place full of people that are rather surly most people don't really want to join, but those that do always figure out a way to prove their worth at some point.

Mission Statement or General Orders/Goals: "The Code we have is more like guidelines, really..."

History: The skull and bones wasn't considered a faction for a very long time as they are rather disorganized and deal even with each other rather ruthlessly, however, the hall harborring the most harsh scoundrels eventually came to be known by the token pirate flag strewn across the top of the entrance which bore a skull and bones. After a while of the term circulating the Skull N Bones became the loosest definition of a faction within the halls of Eternity's End.

Faction Relations: For good reason all other factions keep their purses close and sleep lightly around members of skull n bones, so much so that many members will choose to claim they are independent.

Game Mechanics

 

Prerequisites/Restrictions: Must not be of Lawful Good Alignment, though most aren't good at all as most good characters have enough sense to stay out of the halls of skull n bones. Rogues, Assassins, Warlocks, Witches and other seedier types of individuals commonly call Skull 'N' Bones their home away from home.

Rewards:
Level 1:

Black Market Connections: All members of Skull 'N' Bones have connections with "certain individuals" at Morkwert's and get access to some of the special "hot" items kept "in the back". A scoundrel gains a +30% on all Morkwert's item availability rolls.

I wouldn't drink that if I were you: Skull N Bones members gain Poison use. If the character already has poison use they instead gain +1 to all damage dice incorporating the use of poisons.

Watch Yer Back I: The Scoundrel gains a +1 faction bonus on all passive perception checks.

Level 6:

Watch Yer Back II: Starting at 6th level, a scoundrel can react to danger before his senses would normally allow her to do so. He retains his Dexterity bonus to AC (if any) even if he is caught flat-footed or struck by an invisible attacker. He still loses his Dexterity bonus to AC if immobilized.

If a scoundrel already has uncanny dodge from a class, he automatically gains improved uncanny dodge instead as well as a bonus rogue talent that he with exception to class requirementsmeets prerequisites for.

Special If a character receives Uncanny dodge twice from classes the passage from Uncanny Dodge: If a character already has uncanny dodge (see above) from another class, the levels from the classes that grant uncanny dodge stack to determine the minimum rogue level required to flank the character. Does Apply. If they are calculating their uncanny dodge strictly as a rogue, he only receives the bonus Rogue Talent from the faction, it does not stack to meet the minimum rogue level required to flank the character as this is a faction ability, not a class ability.

Friends in Low Places I: A scoundrel gains a bonus rogue talent that he meets the prerequisites for.

Level 12:

Friends in low places II: The scoundrel has learned a few extra tricks from his compatriots at Skull N Bones, or perhaps locked up with other criminals... Choose a bonus Advanced Rogue Talent and a bonus rogue talent.

Level 18:
The Professional: The character may choose 3 total bonus talents from the Advanced Rogue Talent, Ninja Tricks, rogue talents or Shadow Talents lists.

Role-Playing Tips

 

PCs:
PC members of Skull N Bones tend to vary, but most are rogues of some sort, whether thugs, thieves, pirates, assassins or otherwise. As such they follow their typical tropes and trope subversions for the most part. Some members are straight cliches, while others are the furthest thing from it, and others still don't even identify themselves as members.

Skull N Bones members should at least be wary of others, even if it silently, because they should know much better than to be altruistic and idealistic internally, even if that's the role they might be playing to perform some particular task.

Quest Givers
Skull N Bones Quest givers have the discernable motivation that they want to hire someone specifically to do the dirty work, take the fall, put themselves in harms way or set them up to be ripped off or betrayed. Some are surprisingly honorable thieves, but most aren't. Jobs entail whatever type of quest you might normally see from a thieves guild, but applied to the interdimensional hub that is Eternity's End, which allows for all kinds of wild set ups that one might not ever see in a typical fantasy world thieves guild.

NPCs
Much like the PCs, NPCs can very greatly, though most will be selfish to some degree or have some other secret agenda. Skull N Bones members tend not to be too terribly trusting of others.

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The Scholars, The VeilThe Mysterium






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"Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance."

Loremasters who hold (or seek) all the keys to all the doors, the Mysterium seek out knowledge for its own sake. The Mysterium are keenly aware that some secrets were hidden for very good reasons. In some cases, the object of the search was not so much "lost" as "contained"; even the greatest masters of ages passed were sometimes faced with foes and dangers which they could neither tame nor destroy, and the only answer available might well have been to simply imprison the threat until such time as a more permanent solution could be discovered.

The secrets the Mysterium recovers are not made freely available to any querant. There is usually a price to be paid, more often than not including tests of discretion and loyalty on top of requests for goods and/or services. Knowledge without wisdom is meaningless, and few hold this truth as deeply as the Mysterium.

Faction Charter

 

Joining the Faction: Joining the mysterium requires the potential recruit express an interest at the Library of Eternity's End to one of their members who will then mystically analyze them and see if they are lawfully alignedworthy to keep secrets. If the candidate passes they are are inducted into the Mysterium and taught their secrets.

Mission Statement or General Orders/Goals:
Knowledge is power. Over time, mystic lore trumps worldly ambition. The members of the Mysterium believe their order to be the purest, because it shuns mundane power. These lore-seekers prefer to seek pure magical knowledge and powerful artifacts, but that doesn't mean they don't collect all manner of secret knowledge. The order does not dictate individual ambition, but members of the Mysterium seek out knowledge first. Power is the welcome side effect of holding the chief currency of the planes: lore.

History: The Mysterium hails back to a reality that was collapsed by the infringing warp as they Mysterium had opened a gate upon that world to see as far as possible, summoning the warp itself into their realm. The survivors all happened to find their way to Eternity's End at one point or another. Their identities are only known to the highest ranking members of the Mysterium and the hard lesson of seeking knowledge mortals were not meant to understand was hardly well imprinted upon those that found their way to Eternity's End.

Faction Relations: Every faction values the knowledge of the Mysterium, though few enjoy dealing with their egos and prices. The Technoratti and the Mysterium have a very potent and volatile love/hate relationship, at times being the staunchest of allies, at other times being the bitterest of enemies, so when they meet each other unexpectedly there is always healthy suspicion on both sides.

Game Mechanics

 

Prerequisites/Restrictions: Due to the need to keep secrets even under the most dire circumstances all Mysterium must be lawful in alignment and most are LN. Lore Masters and Scholars are easily the quickest to be drawn in by the mysterium, but any knowledge seekers that show a capacity for respect of knowledge and secrets are welcome.

Rewards:
Level 1:

Studied Linguist: The Order Member gains two bonus Languages of choice to include secret languages and counts the linguistics skill as a class skill.

Independent Studies I: All knowledge skills and spellcraft are considered class skills. Gain two bonus skill points to be spent on knowledge skills or spellcraft.

It's just ordinary junk: May cast Mask Dweomer once per day as a spell like ability.

Faction Lore: Members of the Mysterium can passively identify members of other factions with a DC 15 Planeslore check (if it is not readily apparent) at line of sight. Mysterium members also know the inner workings of all the other factions in character, knowing the types of special abilities they can possess, their codes, histories and more. You are not required to familiarize yourself with every faction intimately as a player, though it is strongly suggested that you do, otherwise you are free to reference this thread and Mysterium Lore at any time. For secret reasons all Mysterium members take a vow never to reveal Goners as goners, but instead announce them to be Lost, unless the goner specifically tells the Mysterium member that it is OK to share that information in the future and under what circumstances.

Mysterium Secrets: Members of the Mysterium know things that no others do. What follows is secret and only for players of the Mysterium faction. If you are not a member of the Mysterium faction, do not view THIS. Mysterium members may not share this information or even discuss it with non-faction members under penalty of immediate expulsion from the faction.

Level 6:

Arcane Studies I: Analyze Dweomer can be used as a spell like ability once per day.

Whenever casting Legend Lore the scholar's casting time is 1d40 minutes regardless of how much information is already known about the subject in question.

Independent Studies II: The scholar gains Skill Focus in any one Knowledge skill of choice.

Cryptographer: The scholar gains +2 on Linguistics checks to decipher writing.

Level 12:

Arcane Studies II: Whenever using the Analyze Dweomer spell, the spell can be used on artifacts.

Scholarly Secrets: Choose 3 Scholarly Secrets as if the character was a Scholar:

• Anatomical Expertise: The scholar gains +1d6 sneak attack, as a rogue.
  
• Augury (Sp): The scholar may cast augury, as the spell, once per day.
  
• Careful Search (Ex): The scholar may take 10 on Perception checks, even if it would not normally be allowed. She also gains a +1 on Perception checks to search an area.
  
• Coax Magical Item (Ex): The scholar gains a bonus equal to half her level (minimum 1) on Use Magic Device checks.
  
• Dispel: You may cast Dispel Magic once per day as a spell like ability.
  
• Detect Magic (Sp): The scholar may use detect magic, as the spell, at will.
  
• Dweomer Mastery: +5 bonus on caster level checks made to overcome spell resistance.
  
• Dweomer Retaliation: Any time you counter a spell successfully or not, you may cast Dweomer Retaliation as a spell like ability.
  
• Exploit Weakness (Ex): Once per day, the scholar may designate one opponent, and gain an insight bonus equal to her Int bonus (minimum +1) on attack rolls against that opponent.
  
• Extracurricular Study (Ex): The scholar selects one skill. That skill is considered a class skill for the scholar and gains a +1 bonus on skill checks.
  
• Intuition (Ex): Once per day, the scholar can gain an insight bonus equal to his Int bonus (minimum +1) to any Int-, Wis-, or Charisma-based ability check or skill check.
  
• Magic Circle (Sp): The scholar may cast magic circle versus good, evil, chaos or law as the spell, once per day.
  
• Medical Knowledge: The scholar gains First Aid or Medical Expert as a bonus feat.
  
• Mental Resolve (Ex): One per day, the scholar may designate one opponent, and gain an insight bonus equal to her Wis bonus (minimum +1) to her saves against all abilities by that opponent.
  
• Mind Trick (Ex): The scholar may add her Intelligence modifier to Bluff checks.
  
• Skill Focus: The scholar gains Skill Focus as a bonus feat.
  
• Smart Weapon (Ex): The scholar can use her Int bonus instead of her Str or Dex bonus to hit with any light or one-handed weapon or any crossbow.
  
• Spell-Casting Dilettante (Ex): The scholar casts all spells and spell-like abilities at +1 caster level, to a maximum of her Hit Dice.
  
• Track (Ex): The scholar may add half her level (minimum 1) to Survival checks to find or follow tracks.
  
• Trapfinding (Ex): A scholar with this secret adds half her class level (minimum 1) to Perception skill checks made to locate traps and to Disable Device skill checks. A scholar can use Disable Device to disarm magic traps. If the character already has trapfinding they may take trapspotter or quick disable instead.
  
• Turn Undead: The scholar gains Command Undead or Turn Undead as a bonus feat. She gains channel energy a number of times per day equal to 3 + her Intelligence modifier, but only to use the selected feat. She can take other feats that add to this ability, such as Extra Channel and Improved Channel, as well as feats that alter this ability, such as Elemental Channel and Alignment Channel. The DC to save against these feats is equal to 10 + ½ her scholar level + her Charisma modifier. At 20th level, undead cannot add their channel resistance to the save against this ability.
  
• Wise Counsel (Ex): As a full round action, the scholar can aid an ally and grant an insight bonus equal to the scholar's Wis bonus on the check.

Level 18:

Arcane Secrets: The scholar gains spell resistance equal to her level. This stacks with any other spell resistance.

The character also receives a +2 permanent bonus to either Intelligence, Wisdom or Charisma.

Dweomer Companion:

If the member of the Mysterium possesses a familiar, mount, eidolon, psi-crystal or other animal companion it gains the following special abilities as if it were a Dweomercat:

Familiar Special Abilities Dweomer Leap (Su) When a dweomercat is targeted by a spell or within the area of effect of a spell, it can, as a swift action, choose to teleport to a square adjacent to the spell’s caster, effectively appearing mid-leap and aimed toward the caster. This ability takes effect regardless of whether or not the spell overcomes the dweomercat’s spell resistance. If it chooses, the dweomercat can immediately make a full attack against the spell’s caster as though pouncing. Using this ability does not provoke an attack of opportunity. If there is no safe space adjacent to the caster—or if the dweomercat chooses—the dweomercat can forgo using this ability. Spell Link (Su) When a dweomercat is targeted by a spell or within the area of effect of a spell, it can, as a swift action, forgo its dweomer leap ability to gain an effect related to the school of the spell targeting it. This effect activates before the dweomercat is affected by the spell targeting it and regardless of whether or not the spell overcomes its spell resistance. Each power lasts for 1 minute per level of the spell targeting the dweomercat, until the dweomercat uses this ability again, or until the dweomercat chooses to dismiss the effect as a free action, whichever duration is shortest. This ability does not prevent the spell affecting the dweomercat from taking effect; it only provides an additional benefit. Abjuration: Gains acid, cold, fire, electricity, or sonic resistance equal to 2 per spell level. Conjuration: Gains a deflection bonus to AC equal to +1 for every 5 levels of the spell. Divination: Gains the effects of detect chaos/evil/good/law. Enchantment: Grants the effects of the spell heroism. Evocation: Inflicts an amount of damage equal to the spell’s level upon the spell’s caster. Illusion: Grants the effects of invisibility. This effect ends as per the spell. Necromancy: Gains the effects of false life, as if cast by the opposing spell’s caster. Transmutation: Gains an enhancement bonus on its natural weapons equal to +1 for every 5 levels of the spell.

If they do not possess a companion of any kind they may opt to take a dweomercat cub companion that is considered Lawful Neutral in alignment and may be re-skinned according to player preference, meaning it must still remain tiny and possess identical statistics but may possess an appearance congruent to the player's desires.

Role-Playing Tips

 

PCs:
Mysterium members vary widely in personality but all have their usual common quest for the unknown, usually the arcane unknown. This can take many forms from paranormal investigators, to seekers of artifacts to lore mongers, to students of forgotten secrets seeking to find greater power or enlightenment and many other things.

Mysterium members are required to share their information with the great library at Eternity's End that they run and operate, but otherwise information is to be kept secret from outsiders unless they pay the price... usually that price is a nice donation or service to the Mysterium agenda, and the price is most always rather steep.

Mysterium members should cooperate with other players, but being secretive is the very nature of their trade. Considering not offering up details that aren't immediately needed.

Quest Givers
Mysterium quest givers often employ thugs at eternity's end to go in and clear out monsters and traps from crypts with their bodies, or pick up some cursed item and return it or do some other suitably unpleasant task so that they can plunder secrets afterwords. When giving quests give the PCs enough information to succeed, but don't give away the mystery of the adventure, the Mysterium member will want very much to keep that to themselves.

NPCs
Members of the Mysterium at the inn may be in some secret meeting or selling information or studying or even enjoying the fruits of their latest discovery. When met in a game world a PC can be certain that there is some deep and important arcane secret or plot afoot, and as such they frequently won't announce themselves as a member of the Mysterium so that they can pursue their secret agenda in continued secrecy.

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The Wylders, The Hedge Dwellers, Fey-Touched, Otherkin, The Dreamers, The DisplacedChimarae






Thematic Music

"The more strongly you cultivate belief, the more you will reality, the more your dreams shall blossom and the worlds shall issue forth from them..."

The Chimarae are the free spirited and often fey-blooded of Eternity's End. They bind together through much needed kinship in a world of infinite worlds in which they feel they scarcely belong.

Many fear that their kind are in a real threat of dying out, often pointing to the Legionnaires as the likely cause.

Faction Charter

 

Joining the Faction: Those of the Wyld spirit are said to be naturally drawn to the Grotto where all manner of Fey creatures dwell. Once there they revel in the company of their fellows while they can, but may only remain so long as they stay awake... if they fall asleep they return to Eternity's End... To join one must simply partake in the Faerie foods and wines... which also have the side effect of helping one fall asleep. They are told before they drift off that though they may not always know the location of the grotto, when the time is right they will return.

Mission Statement or General Orders/Goals:
There are many schools of thought among the Fey-touched as they very greatly in motivation and desire, but the common thread is that for most, they feel Eternity's End is a kind of hell for their kind as they can never return permanently to the places they belong. Most come from highly magical worlds and have a kinship with the concept of an All-Mother that they have been displaced from. As such they tend to band together to remind themselves of the glamour of their home worlds, their dreams, and beyond.

History: Chimarae have their roots deep within the fey and within the realm of dreams.

Faction Relations: Most find the displaced to be a touch mad yet the Chimarae themselves find most others to have their spirits chained and a slave to some sort of great cosmic wheel.

Game Mechanics

 

Prerequisites/Restrictions: While lawful alignments exist within the faction, they are the exception rather than the rule. Most are chaotically aligned, many are druids or oracles, but not all... most all of them are highly magical beings from highly magical worlds or at least have a touch of fae blood in them.

Rewards:
Level 1:
Fey Attuning: All Chimarae can use the spell Dream as a spell like ability with other Chimaerae at will, this allows for two way communication through dreams as both possess the ability. Communal dreams are also possible.

For each other Chimaerae ally in your party within 100 feet you gain a +1 to save VS charm and mind-effecting effects (enchantment and illusion) to a maximum of +4.

Chimarae can passively sense one another within 10 feet (or within dreams) but have no ability to discern the exact direction.

The Chimarae receives Attune to the Wild as a bonus feat.

Level 6:

Fey Mutations: The Chimarae receives a +2 on saves vs. Enchantment spells.

The Chimarae gains 2 bonus feats that may access only the following feats as if they met the racial requirements. You must still meet all other prerequisites, in any case a physical feature is indicated and not possessed it is grown upon taking the feat. You may leave a feat open if you wish to wait until your level is sufficient to qualify for a particular feat.

 

Catfolk Exemplar
Feline Grace
Aspect of the Beast
Spirit of the Wild
Mage of the Wild
Magical Tail
Draconic Aspect
Draconic Breath
Draconic Glide
Tail Terror
Spit Venom
Beast Rider
Blood Vengance
Ferocious Action
Ferocious Resolve
Sympathetic Rage
Blood of the Dragon
Burrowing Teeth
Sharpclaw
Life's Blood
Inner Breath
Carrion Feeder
Mother's Gift
Guardian of the Wild
Natural Charmer
Spider Step
Dark Sight
Agile Tongue
Resiliant Brute
Tenacious Survivor
Kobold Ambusher
Water Skinned
Tree Hanger
Shadowy Dash
Ferocious Bite
Great Swimmer
Hardened Scales
Monstrous Strength
Earth Touched
Minotaur's Charge
Quicken Spell-Like Ability
Sow Terror
Monstrous Physique *This feat may ignore the level 1 prerequisite.

Level 12: Advanced Mutations: The Chimarae gains two more bonus feats from the above list.

Level 18:
Dreamweaver:

1) Gain DR 5/Cold Iron

2) Choose Option A, B, C or D:

Option A: The Chimarae can use wild shape as if they were an 3x per day, spells calculated as if they were an 8th level druid as well8th level druid.

They may also choose 1 more bonus feat from the fey mutations list.

Option B: Choose 3 bonus feats from the fey mutations list.

Option C: The Chimarae may use Regenerate as a spell like ability once per day and gains the Timeless Body class feature as if they were a 15th level druid.

Option D: You may use Dreamwalker as a spell like ability once per day and choose 2 bonus feats from the fey muations list.

Role-Playing Tips

 

PCs:
Chimarae tend to be rather dramatic and emotional in some sense and have strong faith in the powers of belief. Their perceptions tend to be rooted in their emotions and they usually long for Fey-like worlds and don't like staying at the inn much. They also are not big fans of the Legionnaires as a whole as that faction tends to be very "gray" which saps the vibrant color from their spirits. Chimarae are also generally not big fans of science and technology, but they love magic, especially fey magic and nature and they will feel most at home in their chosen terrain. They often obsess over seasons, pranks, lechery and various other fey interests.

Chimarae often have some sense of wonder and amazement with the multiverse and generally find allies in other fey rather than making enemies.

Quest Givers
The most common type of quest is where there is trouble in nature or destruction of fae. When these things get out of control the Chimarae will often enlist the aid of heroes at the inn. Chimarae will frequently be overly dramatic in some fashion or another as they are often caricatures and parodies of typical sentient behavior that are adopted by someone who has a weird understanding of such things.

NPCs
Rarely will one meet a Chimarae at the inn unless they are just passing through or requesting aid. In a game world they are likely to be doing typical fey things in nature and likely won't want to be bothered by non-Chimarae.

[WoLT]

Technocrats, Technocracy, Steampunks, TechnomancersTechnoratti






Thematic Music

"One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary hero."

The Technoratti's star agents enjoy power,money and glamour – but the real power they offer one goes well beyond that. Information worked from civilians, governments and clandestine organisations in the multiverse. The Technoratti can give you everything...and they can take it all away...

The technologically elite represent an inter-dimensional corporation that has somehow managed a trade agreement with the Cartel where emerging technologies are restricted only to registered users within the Technoratti... there is clearly some high profile conspiracies at work, but very conveniently no one ever seems to know a thing about it.

The Technoratti elite are unnamed, unknown and extremely influential with access to technologies of wondrous magnitudes and the servants they employ are generally secretive and as coldly efficient as the steel they bear. Not much is known about the upper echelons of the Shadow Council aside from the fact that they have strict views on control and even suppression of information that overcomes even the efforts of the Mysterium.

Faction Charter

 

Joining the Faction:


The Technoratti have special technological tools that allow them to locate Eternal Outsiders even within Eternity's End. They find such individuals and follow them for some time, learning everything they can about the individual. In the event the candidate is found suitable for service they are brought to a recruiting office and made an enlisted free agent after having explained various bits of protocal and information that will better allow them to serve in the interests of their masters in exchange for the power and access they gain.

Mission Statement or General Orders/Goals:
The code of the Technoratti is surprisingly short and often not well heeded by young field agents, though the most intelligent of them will learn it's lessons early on.

Invisibility before Presence
Influence before Involvement
Coercion before Power
Information before Arms

While the code is burned forever into the minds of all new recruits, what's more important from the perspective of the new recruit is understanding the chain of command, discipline and the severe price of failure.

History: The Technoratti are an extreme mystery, even to their own agents. Many speak of the unknown elite shadow council as if they sometimes even doubt it exists. What is known is that a deal was struck (some say an infernal deal, others claim that is hogwash) and the Cartel supplies only the Technoratti with the highest technologies available. Why this is and the nature of that arrangement is pure speculation at best considering the stakes involved.

Faction Relations: The technoratti play for keeps and employ thugs from other factions to do whatever their own agents might not achieve in a cost effective manner. They don't care what faction the PC is from in the slightest, just so long as the job is done as specified. Other factions tend to view them with harsh suspicion at best, to accusing them of horrible conspiracies of all kinds at worst, though of course, there is never much evidence to go on. The Chimarae tend to dislike the Technoratti with a particular passion, claiming their technology and evil ways are bringing about the end of Fey life in many worlds.

The Technoratti and the Mysterium have a strong love/hate relationship, at times being staunch allies, at other times being the bitterest of enemies... not that anyone outside those orders would know much about it. When meeting each other randomly there is always healthy suspicion on both sides.

Game Mechanics

 

Prerequisites/Restrictions: You must have a character skinned and themed from a futuristic world, or at least don the Navy uniform of a typical field agent.

Suggested Themes: Steampunk, High Fantasy, Renaissance, Modern, Sci-Fi, Digi-Tech, Techno-Magic, Exo-Suit. Please note it is possible to join the Technoratti and be from a lower tech level, but the odds are against one doing so.

While LG characters do exist within the Technoratti, they are by far the exception and not the rule. Technoratti agents frequently have to push into the darker sides of grey area with moral dilemmas and find that they will be put into positions of tough decision making at times; sometimes this means following an order instead of doing what might be considered what is more morally correct, at other times this may mean choosing the best of two terrible scenarios.

As a PC, LN and N are likely your best fits into the organization.

Rewards:
Level 1:

Technoratti Special Agent: Unlike Typical Technoratti, you are a This can be for any reason you desire, or simply because you are an eternal outsiderspecial agent meaning you are given purview to use your judgement and aren't required to the strict conforming codes of the Uniformed Technoratti (pictured here). This means you though you may choose todon't have to wear the uniform or even comply with all of their stingy regulations, though it is worth mentioning they are not fond of free-wheeling maverick, wild-card types and acting in such a manner continually may cause lots of friction.

All Technocratti gain Exotic Weapon Proficiency (firearms). For the purposes of Morkwert's purchases are considered to be "Guns Everywhere" which means Guns are commonplace. Early firearms are seen as antiques, and advanced firearms are widespread. Firearms are simple weapons, and early firearms, advanced guns, and their ammunition are bought or crafted for 10% of the cost listed in this d20pfsrd. The Gunslinger loses the gunsmith class feature and instead gains the gun training class feature at 1st level. The character must still roll for firearms availability as normal.

If Profession: Sailing is taken as a skill it can be substituted for Sailing Airships or Sailing Spacecraft.

All items magic purchased at Morkwert's by this character may be re-skinned to appear more futuristic. These items can be purchased as "pure technology" at 200% price to function in an anti-magic field and may not be dispelled or otherwise magically suppressed because they are considered to be powered by technology. These items also overcome spell resistance but are still subject to standard Morkwert's availability rolls.

Technoratti gain a +1 faction bonus to all planeslore checks from information at their briefing. This is a trained skill only so if you don't have the skill trained, you cannot use the bonus, and indicates you probably didn't pay close attention during the briefing or the information was too complicated for you to understand. If you have access to this faction bonus it is recommended that you as a player are familiar with all of the faction charters so that your character may have this ability.

With Great Power comes Great Responsibility: All Technoratti members must check available level appropriate adventures for Technoratti Faction adventures and apply to those adventures first as they must act in service to the shadow council at all times. If you are in the pub or Arena battle you must exit the pub or forfeit your battle and leave to answer the call. If you are not otherwise in an active adventure and a level appropriate Technoratti adventure opens and you do not apply within If the game fills in under 72 hours you are given a pass72 real earth world hours of the advert post and if you are discovered or reported you will be ejected from the Technoratti and into the Lost faction immediately without any recompense. It is possible you might not be discovered/reported, and your paperwork has slipped through the cracks, but understand all EE staff will be looking for you to slip up on this and other players will be incentivised to report you anonymously. Being ejected from the technoratti means that you may no longer purchase pure technological items though you keep any pure technological items you possess.

If you expect to be inactive for a period of time and are not actively in an adventure, have your character moved to the mauseleum utilizing room 0 to do so, in game this is treated as if your character has taken a requested and planned leave of absence from duty. Unfortunate exceptions due to loss of internet connection or accessibility for any reason are not allowed.

Reporting a Technoratti member as AWOL To report a Technoratti member as Absent With Out LeaveAWOL head to Room 0 and privately post the character that is AWOL with a link to their private character thread which can be found in any post they made as part of their name and include link to the game that is over 72 hours from posting the advert that they have not applied to. You will be immediately rewarded with 10 XP and appropriate EM unless your active character is also Technoratti and you will rewarded instead with 15 XP and appropriate EM, if you are a level 20 character you will be given bonus EM as if you had earned the XP as applied to your level 20 status. If you are a GM this first applies to any active character you have. If you have no active characters it applies to your GM XP in the manner of 10 XP/ appropriate EM even if it is later applied to a Technoratti character. You may not report characters that are in the mausoleum or that should be moved to the mausoleum due to inactivity of 90 days. Reported characters that should be moved to the mausoleum will grant a +5 XP and appropriate EM bonus to any reporters instead and the character will be moved to the mausoleum.

Level 6: Technoratti Supply: The character no longer needs to roll for firearms availability at Morkwert's Emporium.

Technoratti Advanced Weaponry: When using firearms and a critical hit is confirmed, treat it as if it were a bleeding critical. These effects stack if the player later takes Bleeding Critical.

Level 12:

Renowned Agent:

You may take the following feat:

Seasoned Technoratti
You have done a lot of service for the Technoratti, and they are inclined to give you more leniancy than your peers.

Prerequisite: 12 HD, Technoratti faction
Benefit: Once This ability will scale as the size of EE increasesper year you may be reported AWOL and you can talk your way out of faction ejection with some weak excuse or another. The calendar year starts when you first take this feat.

Choose Option A or Option B:

Option A:
The character gains a magical item worth up to 7,500 EM (standard, double cost for special pure technology need not apply) that takes the appearance of a futuristic device. It functions as a Pure Technology device as listed above.

Option B: You gain a bonus feat to be spent on one of the following probrant feats and may bypass the requirement to be a probrant:

• Cold Iron Tracery
• Mana Dampener
• Silver Tracery
• Improved Damage Reduction
• Psionic Dampener
• Psionic Enhancer
• Resistant Armor
• Dangerous
• Hulking Warjack
• H.U.D.
• Thrusters
• Mounted Weaponry
• Force Field
• Multi-Armed (you may bypass the prerequisite "hulking warjack" due to availability of better cybernetic parts through the Technoratti)

You may now access these this does not allow you access to all probrant featsfeats on the list with all future feats your character gains, all of these feats Unless your character is a Probrant and already qualifies for the feat normallymust have the generic description altered to suit the futuristic re-skinning of your character and may be considered cybernetic implants or otherwise thematically appropriate.

Level 18:

Elite Agent: The character gains a It may also be an artificial intelligence, making it an intelligent itemcustom magical item worth up to 25,000 EM plus up to 30% of the player's that is permanently spent on the itempersonal EM that takes the appearance of a futuristic device and will function as an item of "standard pure technology enhanced costs do not apply.Pure Technology". Once the item is selected it cannot be changed. This item must be unlocked at the obelisk of power and the player may make a trip to Morkwert's to adjust their gear in the process.

Role-Playing Tips

 

PCs:
As a member of the Technoratti you have signed on to perform various tasks when called upon, much like the Cartel Mercs, except that your life is generally much easier through technology and you likely will enjoy this fact, or maybe you're dependent upon the technology. Regardless of those facts you likely get much more personal time than the Mercs do and you're trusted with powerful technologies that most will never dream of.

Technoratti can come in any size and flavor, but one thing is clear, they have a distinct technological advantage over most others that they won't want to give up easily. Their tech allows them to perform all sorts of feats and talents at a much easier rate. The technoratti itself has a stranglehold on emerging technologies, so much so that they have the exclusive rights at Morkwort's Emporium and non-Technoratti won't have access to the same kinds of items they do.

This builds a sort of suppression and control issue with technology concerning others not involved in the faction, and as such you should always seek to keep high technology for yourself when possible.

Behind the scenes the higher ups are first rate schemers and conspirists with immense power and wealth, but at the bottom, as a foot soldier you will have to keep their interests somewhat protected if you wish to continue to have access to the tech you do have, knowing that loyal service is rewarded. As such, field agents like yourself have a tradition of being ruthlessly efficient.

Likely your character will become accustom to, if they aren't already, being accused of things they simply don't have any clue about, whether it is some insane conspiracy of having secrets that they aren't even remotely cleared for.

Quest Givers
Quest givers should be well dressed and adorned with high technology, usually digital age and sci-fi, and thoroughly drenched in shadow, mystique and intrigue. They will frequently have tasks that center around recovering technology, suppression of information, completion of a conspiratorial plot that agrees with their agenda or some other deeply kept secret. While they may not appear terribly powerful, the Technoratti elite are widely influential. They will employ PCs to do all kinds of dirty work that they would rather not soil their names or lift a finger for. In no case should PCs ever encounter the secret Shadow Council directly, though they may hear rumors of it.

The technoratti have been known at times to field armies of Probrants to protect sufficiently delicate matters of secrecy and rumors exist that they have even used such armies to purge entire worlds, but of course, hard evidence of such things is hardly forthcoming.

NPCs
Technoratti will always share some sort of fantastically mundane and convenient story why they are at any particular place, whether it is the inn or in a game world, but everyone knows there is always more going on with their appearance than can be easily understood... or maybe that's just what they'd have others believe...

Regardless the technoratti can often be spotted at Cartel locations of extreme importance, frequently as silent advisors.

Sometimes they will even come out of the woodwork unexpectedly and operate as a party contact even if the adventure seemed to have nothing to do with the Technoratti initially. Needless to say their intentions and agendas should remain hidden at all costs.

[WoLT]

The Brotherhood, The MonksThe Brotherhood of Ascendancy






Thematic Music

"To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one's family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one's own mind. If a man can control his mind he can find the way to Enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to him."

Faction Charter

 

Joining the Faction:
The Sacred Temple of the Northern Wind is found by a soul searcher that seeks enlightenment. They will find a door to the temple base and climb an extremely high mountain and reach the summit where the air is thin. They will discover other monks there in meditation and will meditate in solitude until they reach greater understanding of the path. Once done they will return to Eternity's End.

Mission Statement or General Orders/Goals:
Brotherhood members are encouraged to lead simple existences and not be distracted with modern affairs, collection of wealth or other alchohol, lust, gambling, etc.base pursuits. Instead they focus on perfecting the body, mind and soul, treating each as a sacred temple. Tolerance and respect are key tenants as is understanding of Buddhist, Taoist and Zen philosophy.

History: The Brotherhood is a relatively new faction in the grand scheme, only dating a few centuries by the calendars of most prime worlds. They first formed under the Great One who is said to have found the discernible path to enlightenment. Since the techniques appear to work, many who seek self improvement have come under the banner of the brotherhood, though the path is not without hardship.

Faction Relations: Due to their generally benevolent and often humble stance, as well as their talents, many find working with the Brotherhood rather agreeable. The brotherhood themselves find most others agreeable and let them seek their paths, though will often try to guide others to understanding personal enlightenment when they are receptive to such things.

They generally make excellent diplomats and arbiters between other factions due to their general disinterest in non-metaphysical affairs.

They often view the secrecy of the Mysterium and Technoratti as juvinille and find that the efforts of the Eternals and Ordo Lux Aeturnus are admirable, but a brotherhood member finds just as much reward in peace and serenity as well.

The Brotherhood of Ascendancy finds the path of the Schaduwen to be a direct perversion of the cosmos, but often respects them regardless, reminding themselves that no path is the only path and understands that many of them did not directly choose this path; though at times this has caused tension between individual faction members, though not the factions themselves.

Game Mechanics

 

Prerequisites/Restrictions: The Brotherhood welcomes any though chaotic alignments are rare due to the discipline involved in the path of the brotherhood.

Rewards:
Level 1:
Latent Psi Talent
1) Brotherhood gain the Wild Talent feat as a bonus feat at 1st level. If a brotherhood member takes levels in a psionic class, she instead gains the Psionic Talent feat. If your character Already possesses the Wild Talent feat you gain one extra power point.

2) Resistance (Su): Brotherhood members can use psionic energy to increase their resistance to various forms of attack. As an immediate action, a brotherhood member can spend 1 power point to gain a +4 racial bonus on saving throws until the beginning of her next action.
Resilience (Su): When a brotherhood member takes damage, he can spend power points to reduce its severity. As an immediate action, he can reduce the damage he is about to take by 2 hit points for every 1 power point he spends.
Repletion (Su): A brotherhood member can sustain his body without need of food or water. If he spends 1 power point, a brotherhood member does not need to eat or drink for 24 hours.

If your character is an elan they gain a power point at levels 1, 6, 12 and 18

3) When a brotherhood member takes a level in a favored class, he can choose to gain an additional power point instead of a hit point or skill point.

Level 6:

Mind Body and Soul: The brotherhood member gains a +2 bonus on saving throws against enchantment spells and effects.

The brotherhood member may take monk Monk Vows, however these vows provide Power Points instead of Ki pool unless the character is a monk, at which point they provide both.

Please be sure to note the changes in the Player's Manual to Vow of Poverty.

Level 12:

Transcendence: A brotherhood member can become incorporeal (or “uncarnate”) as a move action. Each day the character can remain uncarnate for up to 10 rounds and for each level after the first, he can remain uncarnate for 1 additional round. However, unlike other incorporeal creatures, a brotherhood member does not gain a deflection bonus to Armor Class from his Charisma modifier. During this time, the character’s body fades into an immaterial form that retains the character’s basic likeness. While uncarnate, the character gains a fly speed equal to his land speed (perfect maneuverability). Losing his physical form allows the character to more easily access his mental abilities, and he gains a +1 bonus on all save DCs for powers he manifests while uncarnate. A brotherhood can become corporeal again as a move action and he is free to divide his available rounds per day in any way he chooses.

If the character possesses the Uncarnate ability of the Psion Uncarnate the duration is changed to 10 + 2 rounds for each Uncarnate level after the first and they do gain an AC bonus from their charisma modifier.

Level 18:

Psi-Mystic: The brotherhood member can create an aura once per day as a swift action at the cost of at least 2 power points. The aura emanates out to a 20-foot radius. The brotherhood and all allies within the aura can roll two dice when making an attack roll, a saving throw, or If the GM requests a reroll the goner is allowed to reroll twice and select which option they prefer, allowing the GM to decide between the two PC chosen resultswhen a goner is drawing from their harrower deck and take the better (PC preferred) result. The aura lasts for 1 round, plus an additional round for every 2 power points spent when the monk created the aura. The monk can dismiss the aura at any time as a free action, but the power points for the full duration of the aura are lost.

Role-Playing Tips

 

PCs:
PCs should be firmly rooted in Buddhism, Taoist and Zen philosophy and should seek to be emissaries of peace when possible, but they are not above using their talents to bring about justice when the need arises.

Quest Givers
Quest givers of the Brotherhood will often preface an adventure with the promise of self discovery and will frequently have strange and abstract lessons interwoven into the quests they send PCs off on. Often times goals will not be clear and moral and philosophical choices will be present in such adventures with a very healthy dose of grey area.

NPCs
It is certain that whether directly or abstractly a member of the brotherhood will be following their particular path to enlightenment wherever they are found.

[WoLT]

The Deathless, The SchaduwenThe Schaduwen Clan






Thematic Music

"We all die countless deaths, but how long before we learn to embrace the shadow?"

There is said, on the cotermineous plane of shadow, to be an edge, an ending to the infinite plane that holds upon the threshold the gates of true oblivion. It's location is not expressly known and it is said one must be lost in order to find it; a pilgrimage to this place is required to join the clan. Each pilgrimage is different and changes mortal perceptions along the way. Once there the pledge gazes into true oblivion... most follow the call and enter, destroyed, forever removed from reality, but a unique few manage to somehow resist or are rejected by fate and though they die in the process of simply gazing upon the anomaly, they return, now deathless. They are similar in many ways to both living creatures and undead. However, while undead represent a mockery of life and a violation of the natural order of life and death, the deathless merely stave off the inevitability of death and are forever tied to the plane of shadow.

Faction Charter

 

Joining the Faction:


To join the Schaduwen Clan one must either intentionally or inadvertently complete the pilgrimage in the plane of Shadow, where one must get lost in order to be found... the experience is noted for not being... pleasant...

Mission Statement or General Orders/Goals:

All Schaduwen Clan members have strong views concerning the fact that they are stronger than death, and much evidence seems to support this. They refer to "Due Time" as the natural expiration date of a soul, and claim that they are powerful enough to defy such things through their newfound understandings gained through the pilgrimage. They view True Oblivion as a sort of natural conclusion to all things, yet they very commonly view their current condition as a mistake or curse. They do not necessarily seek to further or obstruct the inevitability of oblivion, but rather, view it as a matter of fact, though many elders long for true oblivion, while the youth tend to enjoy their gifts. Under that paradigm not much lies in the way of motivation aside from personal comfort and busywork than one day discovering true death. The simple answer would be to pass through the gates of Oblivion as they had once attempted, however, now as a member of the Schaduwen Clan, they are instead forever hopelessly lost when attempting to find the gate, and the environment now treats them rather hostile on the proverbial edge of the shadow. Schaduwen Clan members have long since accepted that they are not meant to find the gate again... though that doesn't stop some from trying, but they always seem to give up the second pilgrimage at some point, proclaiming the long learned lesson that they have stayed past their due time, and oblivion now rejects them outright.

History: The Schaduwen Clan have been around as long as anyone can remember though not in an organized fashion. This is more of a recent anomaly as increased numbers of them seemed to be found as of late. They congregate mostly out of a need for finding others with similar understandings, or seeking wisdom from their clan elders, but the organization is minimal and the Schaduwen are incredibly varied as individuals.

Faction Relations:
Most everyone finds the Schaduwen to be too close to undead for their liking, but the Ordo Lux Aeturnus especially scorns them and views their continued existence as a perversion of the sanctity of mortality and immortality. The Schaduwen tend to vary widely in their views on others, some being overly tolerant, others being completely intolerant. The Brotherhood of Ascendancy finds the path of the Schaduwen to be a direct perversion of the cosmos, but often respects them regardless, reminding themselves that no path is the only path; though at times this has caused tension between individual faction members, though not the factions themselves.

Game Mechanics

 

Prerequisites/Restrictions: Anyone except Affiliates of Mr. Gone may join the Schaduwen Clan by making the Pilgrimage to where the Shadow Plane and Oblivion meet, and afterwords they are forever changed.

Commonly the desire to take the pilgrimage is rarely taken upon by most because even the Elder Schaduwen view their condition as a curse, but those that most commonly desire to satisfy such curiosities are Shadow Casters, Shadow Callers, Oblivion Inquisitors, Sorcerers of the Shadow Bloodline, Fetchlings, Daredevils, Obitu, Dhampirs and similar themes. Some Eternal Outsiders not of that type instead seek to take the pilgrimage because they Only the Void Wraiths can do this, or when someone is called by Oblivion during their due time (A player destroys the character)cannot unlock room 13 and seek a way to end their eternal existence with the promise of the proverbial True Oblivion. Alternately, many start as life long searchers of Eternal Life and hear the rumor and take upon the pilgrimage, only to die and find themselves at Eternity's End. Others simply end up on the pilgrimage by accident after becoming endlessly lost in the shadow plane.

Clerics and other deity worshipers no longer claim their former deities as worthy of worship and are instead devoted to the deific abstraction concepts of oblivion, shadow existence and/or the undead. In the case of Domain choice, Darkness, a darkness sub-domain or Death's sub-domain of Undead must be chosen as one of the domains.

Good Alignments in the clan are uncommon but do exist.

Rewards:
Level 1:
Negative Energy Affinity: Though a living creature, a clan member reacts to positive and negative energy as if it were an undead creature—positive energy harms it, while negative energy heals it and they may be turned or even destroyed.

Bonus Faction Feat:
Independant Will
Your extraordinary will allows you to better resist the cleric that try to destroy or control you.
Prerequisite: Faction
Benefit
You gain turn resistance equal to half your hit dice

Deathless I:
You do not qualify as undead unless otherwise noted elsewhere but share many traits with undead as you are deathless. Unlike most living creatures, a clan member does not have a dual nature—its soul and body form one unit. When a clan member is slain, no soul is set loose. Spells that restore souls to their bodies, such as raise dead, reincarnate, and resurrection, don't work on a clan member. It takes a different magical effect, such as limited wish, wish, miracle, or true resurrection to restore it to life only if the clan member is willing.

Deathless creatures gain the same benefits as undead do from desecrate and unhallow, and they are hindered as undead are by consecrate and hallow. Hide from undead and undeath to death also work against deathless. Detect undead and deathwatch reveal deathless and allow the caster to distinguish deathless creatures from undead. Deathless are damaged by disrupt undead and damaged by holy water as if they were undead. Deathless are not affected by disrupting weapons. Spells that have greater than normal effect against undead creatures—including chill touch, magic stone, searing light, sunbeam, sunburst, and wall of fire—do not have these enhanced effects against deathless creatures. Spells such as command undead, control undead, create undead, create greater undead, and halt undead do not affect or create deathless creatures.

You may choose to take superficial characteristics that align with typical undead themes such as rotting zombie flesh, deathly pallor, or classical vampyric hideousness.

Light Sensitivity:

Clan members are dazzled in areas of bright sunlight or within the radius of a daylight spell.

A clan member casts no shadows and shows no reflection in a mirror. Lacking these features can alarm superstitious, mundane folk, and can even confuse the Clan Member for a vampire.

Low-Light Vision:

Clan members have low-light vision, allowing them to see twice as far as humans in conditions of dim light.

Death Affinity:

You are immune to death effects and treat them as if you have successfully made your saving throw when targeted by them. If a saving throw is not normally allowed you are allowed to make one.

You receive a +4 faction bonus vs. disease, mind-affecting effects (charms, compulsions, morale effects, phantasms, and patterns), paralysis, poison, sleep, stun, and any effect that requires a Fortitude save (unless the effect also works on objects or is harmless).

Resist Level Drain (Ex):

A clan member takes no penalties from energy drain effects, though he can still be killed if he accrues more negative levels then he has Hit Dice. After 24 hours, any negative levels a clan member takes are removed without the need for an additional saving throw. If you a Dhampir, you cannot be slain by Energy Drain effects.

Shadow Ties I:

If you are banished, rather than returning to Eternity's End you are sent to the Plane of Shadow and may attempt to return to the adventure through any other avenues you possess, or may possibly be killed on the plane of shadow (if killed you will return to Eternity's End).

You gain access henceforth to the following feats as if you were a Dhampir or Fetchling as required:

Blood Drinker
Blood Feaster
Blood Salvage
Diverse Palate
Natural Charmer
Dark Sight
Gloom Sight
Gloom Strike

If you specialize in the arcane school of Illusion or a sub-school of Illusion you gain the bonus feat: Shadow Gambit at Level 5.

If you specialize in the arcane school of Necromancy or possess the Death Domain (or a death subdomain) treat all (as applicable) necromancy/Death Domain (or sub-domain) spells you cast as if you cast them with +1 CL, this may exceed your character level by a total of 1.

Level 6:

Deathless II:

Gain immunity to non-lethal damage.

Bonus Faction Feat:
Double connection
Your connection to the positive and negative energy plane allow you to combine them.
Prerequisite
Schaduwen Faction, 6 HD
Benefit
When using a spell dealing with positive or negative energy you can choose as a free action to use the other type of energy instead. For example if you cast cure light wound you could choose to channel negative energy instead of positive energy dealing damage to living creature and healing undead.
In addition you are immune to the effect of Positive and Negative dominant trait in any any plane that posses them. You can still chose to be affected by them if you want and may start or end this ability as a free action.
Paralysis touch(Ex): An number of time per day equal to its Charisma modifier an Unliving can use a touch attack as a standard action if succesful the target creature must make a Fortitude save (DC 10 + half hit dice + charsima modifier) or become paralysed for 1d4 round

You gain Access to the following Feats:

Faction Feats

 

Paralysis Channeling
You can paralyse a creature while using another techinique.
Prerequisite: Schaduwen Faction
Benefit:
As a swift action before using an ability or special action (touch range spell or power, trip attemp, etc...) that require a touch attack with your bare hand/limb, you can chose to deliver your Paralysis touch ability at the same time.
Special: A fighter may select this feat as one of his fighter bonus feats.

Draining Touch
You can drain the life of other creature with a touch
Prerequisite: Schaduwen Faction
Benefit:
As a standard action you can spend a use of your Paralysis touch ability to instead use Vampiric touch as a spell-like ability with a caster level equal to your hit-dice

Unliving School
You’ve learn ways to combine your martial prowess with your Paralysis touch
Prerequisite: Schaduwen Faction
Unliving template, Power attack, Str 15, Base attack bonus +9
Benefit
The Unliving School feat enables the use of three tactical maneuvers.
Weakening attack: To use this maneuver you must make an attack using your power attack feat in the first round and use your Paralysis touch ability on the second round. The penality on your attack roll must be -3 or worse. If the first attack hit you gain a bonus equal to the penality taken to the save DC of you Paralysis touch against the same creature in the next round.
Paralysis channeling: To use this maneuver you must make an attack using your power attack feat in the first round and use it again on the second round. The penality on your attack roll must be -5 or worse in both case. If the first attack hit you can forgo the damage bonus from power attack for the second attack and instead expend a use of your Paralysis touch ability and channel it through your weapon, the target is affected as if you use it normally.
Distracting touch:To use this maneuver you must use your Paralysis touch in the first round and make an attack using your power attack feat on the second round. The penality on your attack roll must be -5 or worse. If the target creature succed on his save against your Paralysis touch on the first round, your attack in the second round is considered a touch attack.
Special: A fighter may select this feat as one of his fighter bonus feats.

Psyparalysis
You can use the power of your mind to paralyze others more often.
Prerequisite: Schaduwen Faction, Power point reserve of 3
Benefit
As a free action you can spend 3 power points to use your Paralysis touch without expending a use for the day.

Paralyzing Psychic Touch
Prerequisites: Schaduwen Faction, Psyparalysis, power point reserve of at least 6, Ability to manifest power
Benefit: All powers you manifest gain the following:
Augment: For each 3 power points you spend, you may expend a use of your paralysis touch to affect a target of this power with your paralysis touch.

Level 12:
When a clan member reaches 12th level in any combination of classes, he gains shadow walk (self only) as a spell-like ability usable once per day. A clan member's caster level is equal to his total Hit Dice. If the character is a fetchling these faction uses per day stack with your racial abilities.

You gain access to the following feats as if you were a fetchling:
Shadow Ghost
Shadow Walker

Use Armor of Darkness to target yourself only 1x per day as a spell like ability. Using this ability will negate your light sensitivity weakness for the duration of the ability.

Shadow Ties II:

Gain your choice of a bonus feat that you have access to through the Schaduwen Clan.

You may or cast if you are a spontaneous casterprepare any spell with the Umbral Spell Metamagic feat.

Level 18:

Embrace the Shadow:

In any condition of illumination other than bright light, a shadow creature blends into the shadows, giving it concealment (20% miss chance). You can suspend or resume this ability as a free action.

Faction Bonus: Energy Resistance: Cold +5, Energy Resistance Shadow: +5, Energy Resistance Darkness: +5

Stare of Oblivion (Sp):

You can use feeblemind as a gaze attack against one creature (Will negates). This effect lasts 1d4 rounds. You can use this ability once per day. The CL DC for this effect is increased by 3, or 5 if you are an Oblivion Inquisitor. If you are an Oblivion Inquisitor uses per day stack with your own and you gain the increased CL DC when you use your class feature as well.

Role-Playing Tips

 

PCs:
Schaduwen PCs are wide and varied but most all of them have some sort of darker style of presentation. From elagant camarilla to near-mindless, rotting abominations, the Schaduwen have a wide variety of beings within the clan. They frequently tend to associate with those most similar to themselves, but exceptions occur. Some are more bestial, others refined, and others a rare and unlikely twist on what one might expect of the deathless. Some strongly associate with their shadow or undead traits while others might ignore or even reject such things. You'll have to decide for your character exactly where they stand on these sorts of issues, as well as how they view undead, holy clerics and things of that nature.

You should expect as a player that others will not always, and may even frequently call your very existence into question or confuse you for evil undead and other problematic scenarios. As such you should probably be able to explain the difference between undead and deathless.


Quest Givers
Shaduwen Quest Givers are often likely to send players to the shadow plane for some reason or another, or perhaps looking for a cure for eternal existence. Frequently they will have grave and foreboding personalities. At times they may act in support of the undead, or at other times, seek them destroyed, it really depends on the individual circumstances and NPC motivation in question.

NPCs
Schaduwen can be found in or out of the pub doing any myriad of things. Their agendas are typicaly their own and it's largely known they have no strong fear of death.

[WoLT]

NethermancersThe Nethermancer's Guild






Thematic Music

"Nearly all good men can stand even harsh adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, let him claim power."

Nethermancers are vastly powerful beings of unknown origin that are stated to be a combination of equal parts spirit, magical energy, and physical flesh. As such they are a very rare breed of alien-seeming individuals that overtly identify and traffic with abstract forces and concepts like time, shadow, tempest, oblivion, the primordial elements and chaotic warp forces of the beyond. They seek to incorporate these cosmic forces into their very being, treading a razor-thin line between ascendancy and being consumed by the powers they recklessly wield.

Faction Charter

 

Joining the Faction:
Nethermancers simply know they are Nethermancers. They have no official home or plane or location they collect. Instead they generally have some sort of close encounter with a plane or other extremely fantastic anomaly that helps unlock their powers. If you cannot think of one specifically you may unlock your abilities for story purposes by drifting too close to the Obelisk of Power. Once the powers are unlocked whoever you were is now gone, perhaps you always knew on some level or had no idea, that is part of your particular story. Once the event is over with the Nethermancer is This often has some personality effects similar to that of the plane as well.forever attune to their primal domain.

Mission Statement or General Orders/Goals:
One might incorrectly assume that a Nethermancer's alliance with primordial forces indicates that they are attune with nature in the same capacity a typical druid might be, however, they do not seek to live in harmony with such forces, but rather, to manipulate them to their own ends. All Nethermancer's believe their abilities are a birthright, claiming that at their soul's inception they were touched by the essence of the theoretical cosmic forge. Some evidence seems to support this notion as Nethermancer's are unlike most everyone else and non-nethermancer's are unlike them.

All Nethermancers believe it is their cosmic duty to utilize their powers, though all agree that there is no designated method of best using their powers and must respect the paths of other nethermancers. As a result they view each other as part of a special cosmic fraternal brotherhood. Even nethermancers who are deadly rivals will first have a polite meeting to discuss the situation and to proclaim each other's intentions. Such meetings will inevitably end with a statement such as, "So my brother, regrettably, I must destroy you and any who stand with you, be they brother or sister nethermancers, or valiant heroes." To which the other nethermancer would respond with something akin to, "Just as the dying suns consume the worlds, so too must we clash." The two are likely to enjoy a meal together, shake hands formally, and depart, but from that moment on, the line has been drawn and there shall be no mercy nor quarter given by either when that line is crossed. The blood and destruction caused by warring nethermancers has become legendary.

Nethermancers view the concepts of creation and oblivion not so much as separate processes, but rather as two parts of a cyclical passage that everything in existence must explore. Nethermancers seemingly according to their philosophical whimsguide this progression, ensuring everything remains balanced, such that whatever is created can be destroyed, and that nothing becomes so static that these two processes slow to a halt. For everything that attains a state of semi-permanence, there must be many more things that do not, or rather that cannot ever be reformed into a state of permanence. While nethermancers believe in eternity, they understand that eternity is cyclical and infinity is something that repeats itself. Therefore, eternity and infinity are states that can be changed, or altered, if only slightly. Nethermancers maintain such changes are necessary to keep the cosmos from becoming static and unbalanced, a state they refer to as apocalypse, or the end of everything.

History: The Nethermancers are often considered cut from the same cloth as the greater powers and the domains they associate with. No one is sure when or why Nethermancers first started appearing.

Faction Relations: Nethermancers are often rather willful creatures but frequently align themselves with any factions that suit them for a particular task. Most every other faction is hesitant towards a nethermancer due to their alien and unpredictable nature and potency. At times Legionnaires find great allies and staunch enemies within the Nethermancer's Guild.

Game Mechanics

 

Prerequisites/Restrictions: Due to their alien nature, Nethermancers find concepts of morality confusing and strange, or ridiculous. Alignments are limited to LN, CN, and N and are typically not fond of discussions of ethics and emotions. Nethermancers may not be Goners. Nethermancers must be familiar with the Condition of AllMonad as understood by Aeons.

Nethermancers do not worship powers or deities and find the concept of religion as a whole to be absurd, foreign, or obscure.

Rewards:
Level 1:

Extra-Planar Being: Although human in appearance, members of The Nethermancer's Guild suffer from a nature slightly off from the rest of the non-brotherhood society. They suffer a -1 penalty to Charisma-based skill checks when dealing with other non-Nethermancers. Elan characters will still have their penalties with other Nethermancers and will see both penalties in effect (stacking) for non-nethermancer, non-elan beings.

Unlike most living creatures, a nethermancer does not have a dual nature—its soul and body form one unit. When a nethermancer is slain, no soul is set loose. Spells that restore souls to their bodies, such as raise dead, reincarnate, and resurrection, don't work on a nethermancer. It takes a different magical effect, such as limited wish, wish, miracle, or true resurrection to restore it to life.

Nethermancers breathe, but do not need to eat or sleep (although they can do so if they wish). Nethermancer's that prepare spells must still rest for eight hours.

Banishing Susceptibility: Nethermancers have no home plane even if they once did, once their domain is awakened within them, what they once were is gone. Nethermancers are always considered extraplanar, even on a transitive plane. Banishing (or Dismissing) a Nethermancer sends them to the plane most closely associated with their Nethermancer Domain and Any substance listed in the level 18 Nethermancer Rewards section of Planar Alignment II for their domain counts as "presenting at least one object or substance that the target hates, fears, or otherwise opposes." starting at level 1. This can be determined by Planeslore DC 18. The Banisher gains a +1 bonus to this check if they have seen the Nethermancer's eye color ability manifest. If they otherwise know the Nethermancer's Domain the check receives a +10.

At early levels, banishing a Nethermancer may mean killing them and them returning to Eternity's End. At later levels it may mean the Nethermancer refortifies and returns with reinforcements.

Nethermancer Domain: The nethermancer chooses one of the following paths that are equivalent to a cleric domain and gains the first level ability you may substitute a power from an associated sub domain that is also granted at level 1 but must identify with that sub-domain as your nethermancer domain choicegranted by that domain and considers their highest caster level to be their cleric level (minimum 1). This choice is permanent.

Each domain is followed by a color. This color represents common colors the character will likely not required, but commonchoose to use in attire choice as well as the color that their eyes (no pupils or whites present) change to when excited, manifesting, casting, raging, or at will. Unless otherwise noted, activating a domain power is a standard action.

Nethermancer Domain Descriptors

 

Air/White, Light Blue shifting to white and back
Chaos/Crimson
Darkness/Black or Dark Grey
Death/Black
Destruction/Black with animated red lightning flashes
Dream/a shimmering iridescent rainbow effect.
Earth/Any Brown or Slate Gray
Fate/Dull Grey
Fire/Fiery red, yellow and orange.
Ice/Light Blue or White
Law/Matte Grey
Luck/White or Gold
Madness/Black and Green Shimmer
Plant/Green
Time/Static
Void/black and purple shimmer
Warp/constantly warping colors or Black with the feintest of glittering stars. Special: This character must still take the warped one feat to cast successfully, Failure to do so mean the spells auto backfire as described in the Out Realms Rules.
Water/Sea blue or Navy Blue
Weather/Blue-Grey

The Nethermancer gains a +1 faction bonus to save VS all usually determined by arcane school and spell descriptorspells, effects, manifestations and spell like abilities this means that although a power not list cold in the descriptor, if it manifests to do cold damage an Ice Nethermancer will still gain their faction save bonusdirectly associated with their faction-chosen domain as well as +2 energy resistance of the same kind (both bonuses when applicable).

Special: A Nethermancer that already possesses a domain from class choices may choose the same domain they already posses and instead gain an additional +2 faction bonus to save VS all spells, , manifestations, effects and spell-like abilities associated with their faction-chosen domain (for a +3 total) and +3 resistance to damage of their domain choice (+5 total)

A cleric that is a nethermancer does not choose a typical deity but instead gains his abilities directly from his plane of influence. They do not pray for their abilities, but instead connect to their plane in a trance-like state. Similarly All Nethermancers list their Plane/Domain as their deity.

Bonus Feat: The Nethermancer gains the choice of either the Lesser Precognition feat or Dimensional Agility feat as a bonus feat.

Detect Nethermancer: Nethermancers can all sense each other within line of, knowing instantly that someone is a nethermancer, even if they are otherwise obscured by shrouds, magical protections, illusions and other alterations. This ability is constant. Nethermancers can detect another Nethermancer's Domain from an eye color demonstration at a Planeslore DC 8, otherwise they may guess.

Domain Ascendancy I: Whenever you cast a spell, effect, spell like ability or manifest a psi-power you may change the damage type to be associated with your domain. In the case of obscure elements like time, fate and warp you are almost guaranteed that the creature will not possess energy resistance to your attack, though the GM may assume some antagonists (especially those native to your plane) have Energy resistance equal to their highest other form of energy resistance listed.

Level 6:

Dimensional Apportation: The nethermancer has learned to attune to their dimensional plane for brief periods and can use it to translocate themselves as if they were using dimensional slide as if it were a move action 1 time per day (+1 time per day at level 12 and 18) as a spell like ability. Doing so leaves a visible, echoing trail of still images of the nethermancer behind them that is colorized according to their domain colors. The echoing trail quickly fades as fast as it appears. (this means the new location of the nethermancer will still be known. This mitigator does not apply to other uses of dimensional door, slide or other similar spells used by the character).

Nether Aura: The nethermancer manifests a visible aura in the color of their chosen domain that operates as Archon's Aura as a swift action, 1 time per day (+1 time per day at level 12 and 18). While the aura is active the nethermancer also gains +5 additional energy resistance and +5 additional faction bonus to save against spells, effects, manifestations and spell-like abilities associated with their domain choice.

Nethermancer's Surge: If you confirm a critical hit, you may add an additional 1d6 damage of damage that manifests as if it were damage of your chosen nethermancer domain type.

Level 12:
Alien Nature: The nethermancer gains superficial physical characteristics as appropriate to creatures associated with their domain. For example, a nethermancer associated with darkness may always appear to be cast in shadow, even if they are in broad daylight at high sun, or if associated with time, may have their age appear to shift at strange, oddly timed intervals.

They suffer an additional -1 penalty to Charisma-based skill checks when dealing with other non-Nethermancers and are easily identified as outsiders of some sort (DC 8 planeslore), even those that do not identify them as outsiders will no longer mistake them as normal everyday folk. This change does not alter your Hit Dice, hit points, saving throws, skill points, class skills, or proficiencies. Due to their increased Alien Nature they start to lose some sympathetic connection to others, giving them a faction penalty of -2 to all sense motive checks.

Due to their easily interpreted alien nature, determining their Banishment Susceptibility now has an easier check of Planeslore DC 10.

Elemental Affinity: The nethermancer's alien nature has grown so strong that they are identified in a friendly manner by all other outsiders relevant to their chosen nethermancer domain.

Outsiders[/URL] directly associated with your Nethermancer domain"]If the answer is not directly clear the GM of the game world is the final arbiter on each circumstance[URL="http://www.d20pfsrd.com/bestiary/monster-listings/outsiders (such as a Fire Nethermancer dealing with a fire elemental) that have a CR less than your total HD and are not previously bound to a task (this includes summoned monsters) will treat you as if under the spell Planar Ally persistently and will comply free of charge. The being cannot be forced to perform actions outside of it's alignment or binding but and only ifif it has no concept of life or death, it may be forced to fight to the death at the whim of the nethermancer.

This applies ONLY to the nethermancer, it very much does not apply to the Nethermancer's allies, lovers or friends, whom the outsider may just as likely tear limb from limb on a whim, or accidentally destroy out of carelessness.

In many cases at this level a banished nethermancer may often be able to convince powerful beings of the plane they are banished to and return to the adventure they were banished from, often with reinforcements (subject to GM discretion).

Planar Aligning I: The nethermancer may use Planar Adaptation once per day only concerning their specific chosen domain. If they are on the plane associated with their nethermancer domain this ability may be used at will and halted or resumed as a free action.

Channel Domain: A nethermancer can channel baneful energies against creatures not directly associated with their nethermancer domain, regardless of alignment or plane of origin, similar to the cleric's channel energy ability. The nethermancer deals damage similar to a cleric of a level equal to her highest caster level (minimum 1). This energy can only harm, not heal. This ability cannot be used with feats, magic items, or other effects that modify channel energy.

Channeling energy causes a burst that affects except those directly associated with the chosen nethermancer domainall creatures in a 30-foot radius centered on the nethermancer. The amount of damage dealt is equal to 1d6 points of damage plus 1d6 points of damage for every two caster in the nethermancer's highest caster level beyond 1st (2d6 at 3rd, 3d6 at 5th, and so on). Creatures that take damage from channeled energy receive a Will save to halve the damage. The DC of this save is equal to 10 + 1/2 the highest caster level of the nethermancer + the nethemancer's caster stat modifier. This is a standard action that does not provoke an attack of opportunity.

A Nethermancer can use this ability a number of times per day equal to 1 + his bonus for the relevant ability of the spellcasting class he selected (the total is 1 if no caster level or stat bonus applies).

Nether Potency: Add +2 to overcome spell resistance whenever using any spell, effect, manifesting psi powers, or using spell like effects that are directly associated with your domain. This applies to any such effects you alter with Domain Ascendancy I.

Level 18:
Domain Mastery: Nethermancers add 1 + the modifier of their highest caster level stat modifier to the DC of any saving throws against spells and effects listed in their nethermancer domain that they cast, including channeling. If the domain has an arcane school of the same name, this applies whenever the nethermancer casts those spells as well.

Domain Ascendancy II: The nethermancer gains a special ability associated with their nethermancer domain as listed below. If they selected a sub-domain they must associate this ability with the greater domain with exception to the nethermancer Fate and Warped options which must use the listed ability. If the character is a Divine Scion these abilities stack with any duplicated Domain specialization.

Domain Ascendancy by domain

 

Air: fly 1/day; +4 on Fly checks

Chaos: detect law constant ; +2 on Will saves

Darkness: shadow weapon 3/day; +4 on Perception checks

Death: murderous command 3/day; +2 on Fortitude saves

Destruction: break 3/day; +4 on Intimidate checks

Dream: Dreamwalker 1/day

Earth: stone fist 3/day; +4 on Survival checks

Fate: Saving Grace 1/day

Fire: flame arrow 1/day; +4 on Acrobatics checks

Ice: Algid Aura 3/day

Law: detect chaos constant; +2 on Will saves

Luck: divine favor 3/day; +2 on Reflex saves

Madness: Confusion 3/day

Plant: speak with plants 2/day; +2 on Fortitude saves

Time: Either Haste or Slow 1/day (may choose daily)

Void: Gain the Void Domain Power Part of the Veil, if you already have this domain power the number of uses per day is changed to one per level.

Water: water walk 1/day; +4 on Swim checks

Warp: Rift once per day. The caster always ignores rolls of 100 in the rift table, whether using this ability or casting the spell through some other means.

Weather: cloak of winds 1/day; +4 on Survival checks

Planar Aligning II: Due to being further aligned with their Nethermancer Domain, each Nethermancer gains a susceptibility to an anathematic substance or other problematic feature. In most cases Nethermancer's should seek to avoid their domain susceptibility. In the case of spells and effects a Nethermancer that knowlingly stands their ground is suggested take 1d6 damage from these effects even if they do not normally provide damaging effects, though this effect is subject to the best judgement of the Game Master.

Planar Aligning II by domain

 

Air: Susceptible to Void and Warp to include attacks from creatures native to strongly aligned planes of these typesbased attacks do an additional 1d6 damage.

Chaos: Axiomatic to include attacks from creatures native to strongly aligned planes of these typesbased attacks do an additional 1d6 damage.

Darkness: Light to include attacks from creatures native to strongly aligned planes of these typesbased attacks do an additional 1d6 damage. You are dazzled in areas of bright sunlight or within the radius of a daylight spell.

Death: A Death Nethermancer takes no penalties from energy draining effects, though he can still be killed if he accrues more negative levels then he has Hit Dice. For purposes of Channel Energy they are treated as if they are undead, though you are not undead for Purposes of Spell Targetting. During Positive Energy to include attacks from creatures native to these strongly planesbased attacks you take an additional 1d6 damage, or if they do normally cause damage, the damage is increased to +2d6.

Destruction: Mending and Repair spells do damage to you equal to that which they would otherwise provide a positive effect. Axiomatic to include attacks from creatures native to strongly aligned planes of these typesbased attacks do an additional 1d6 damage.

Dream: Axiomatic and Cold Iron to include attacks from creatures native to strongly aligned planes of these typesbased attacks do an additional 1d6 damage.

Earth: Destruction Domain, Anarchic and Weather Domain to include attacks from creatures native to strongly aligned planes of these typesbased attacks do an additional 1d6 damage.

Fate: Void, Luck, and Warp to include attacks from creatures native to strongly aligned planes of these typesbased attacks do an additional 1d6 damage.

Fire: Ice and Water to include attacks from creatures native to strongly aligned planes of these typesbased attacks do an additional 1d6 damage.

Ice: Fire and Heat to include attacks from creatures native to strongly aligned planes of these typesbased attacks do an additional 1d6 damage.

Law: Anarchic and Warp to include attacks from creatures native strongly aligned planes of these typesbased attacks do an additional 1d6 damage.

Luck: Void, Axiomatic, and Warp to include attacks from creatures native to strongly aligned planes of these typesbased attacks do an additional 1d6 damage.

Madness: Axiomatic to include attacks from creatures native strongly aligned planes of these typesbased attacks do an additional 1d6 damage. You also take damage from such as those that restore negative levels and ability damagerestoration spells, though they are assumed to work otherwise normally.

Plant: Void, Rot/Death and Fire to include attacks from creatures native to strongly aligned planes of these typesbased attacks do an additional 1d6 damage.

Time: Anarchic and Axiomatic to include attacks from creatures native strongly aligned planes of these typesbased attacks do an additional 1d6 damage.

Void: Positive Energy and Warp to include attacks from creatures native to strongly aligned planes of these typesbased attacks do an additional 1d6 damage. For purposes of Channel Energy they are treated as if they are undead, though you are not undead for Purposes of Spell Targetting.

Water: Fire and Void to include attacks from creatures native to strongly aligned planes of these typesbased attacks do an additional 1d6 damage.

Warp: Axiomatic and Positive Energy to include attacks from creatures native to strongly aligned planes of these typesbased attacks do an additional 1d6 damage. For purposes of Channel Energy they are treated as if they are undead, though you are not undead for Purposes of Spell Targetting.

Weather: Axiomatic and Negative Energy to include attacks from creatures native to strongly aligned planes of these typesbased attacks do an additional 1d6 damage.

Role-Playing Tips

 

PCs:
As a PC you will need a fundamental understanding of what it's like to play an alien sort of being and you can draw influence from gods, constructs, elementals, and so forth. Generally a dispassionate approach to most things is advisable. This isn't to say Nethermancers are devoid of emotion, far from it, just that they are reserved in their expressions. Indeed some of the most high powered battle tales told by the story teller are when nethermancers have divergent opinions and mixed emotions.

Quest Givers
Nethermancers, for the most part, make awful quest givers since they don't want for much as they are immortal, don't require food or water and have strange agendas usually associated with personal power, and adding others to the mix tends to complicate such things. Even so, if you intend to use a Nethermancer for a particular quest giver chances are they will be sending the PCs to some incredibly exotic plane of existence to perform some near-impossible task for reasons likely not understood. There is likely some deep arcane primordial mystery involved that may include planar mysteries and Aeons and other such things most mortals don't contemplate.

NPCs
In casual meetings nethermancer NPCs are frequently not much for talk and could be anywhere doing anything that agrees with their strange agendas.

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NPC Factions

The Legionnaires, Cult of the AncientsThe Cult of the Wheel







Thematic Music

"Legio mihi nomen est, quia multi sumus."

 

The faction in service to Legion. They are not even formally called "legionnaires" as this is just the nickname given to them by others, officially they are known to call themselves the Cult of the Wheel or the Cult of the Ancients depending on the situation. These adventurers wear a mask similar to the greeter "Legion". They never discuss their faction, saying only: "Legio mihi nomen est, quia multi sumus."even under mind control and other spells and are one of the great mysteries of Eternity's End. Legionnaires have been known to be actively hostile to Goners outside of the inn where the Void Wraiths have no domain. The Legionnaires always refer to gods as "powers" and reject the notion that gods have the right to pass judgement over mortals.

Legionnaires always wear their masks and tend to travel in small packs to army sizes. They are almost never found on Prime Material worlds unless a Malfaen is known to be present. They treat all members of all factions with total indifference and don't involve themselves in the affairs of mortals and immortals.

The Nephandus, The NecrolytesThe Malfaen







Thematic Music

""All that's necessary for the forces of evil to triumph in the multiverse is for enough good men to do nothing"

 

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