Please vote on the polls above for how the campaign will turn out, at the end of July 26th voting will close and the answers with the most votes will be put into the campaign! Below is the introduction for the campaign, including the backstory of the campaign's villain, Arcane Beast. If you have an idea or a question, don't hesitate to post below:
"Decades ago in Firefell's Robed Domain, within the growing town of Bonemere, there lived a simple arcanist. While he was a good citizen, loyal to the domain, he had a large craving for power. Whenever there was time, he went on journeys across the land, searching for magical items to fulfill his desires. He came across many temples, eventually finding all eight of the Ancient Spellbooks -eight spellbooks containing spells surrounding their spell school,- in the process. However, it wasn't long after his return the townsfolk began to fear him, or what he may become. Out of fear, the townsfolk chased him out of the town, never for him to return.
Feelings of malice, vengeance, and envy swarmed the arcanist's heart, he searched the wilds to find somewhere to make a new home. He came across an old tower one day, there he made his own domain, spending time there viewing over the Ancient Spellbooks, with them he created nine magical staffs, each one of a different spell school. Soon, they became known as the Spellbook Staffs. He took the last one, the Arcane Staff, for himself, using its power transform himself into a monstrous minotaur, there, he became the Arcane Beast. With no use of the other eight staffs, he left them sitting in the tower.
With his monster unleashed, he terrorized The Robed Domain, Bonemere especially, with revenge being all on his mind. Years of terror passed, until one day, Queen Reya chose to intervene. She confronted the Arcane Beast, and used powerful magic seal him away within his own staff. She entered the tower to discover the other eight dusty staffs, thus taking them back to the castle and instructing soldiers to hide them throughout the domain, but none of the soldiers have returned.
Filled with fear of what may happen, the queen locked the final staff, The Arcane Staff, deep within a hidden room of the castle, and left its existence a secret, so only whispered rumors would ever tell its tale. Only a thief smart enough, slick enough, and brave enough would ever be able reach it. Eventually... a thief like that came along. The thief broke into the castle, found the entrance, and grabbed the staff. He became corrupted by its power, his soul consumed by the staff, and was transformed into the Arcane Beast. Back from the seal, the beast cast a powerful spell on the castle, transforming all the soldiers into his own monstrous guards, and sealing the castle behind an invincible barrier, powered by the other eight staffs. Only the royal family (the king and princess 'names WIP') were able to escape the castle in time, but not too long after, Bonemere was taken over by the Arcane Beast's guards.
What travelers of pure heart would have the strength to take on the Arcane beast? Lets find out together."
Please vote on the polls above for how the campaign will turn out, at the end of July 26th voting will close and the answers with the most votes will be put into the campaign! Below is the introduction for the campaign, including the backstory of the campaign's villain, Arcane Beast. If you have an idea or a question, don't hesitate to post below:
"Decades ago in Firefell's Robed Domain, within the growing town of Bonemere, there lived a simple arcanist. While he was a good citizen, loyal to the domain, he had a large craving for power. Whenever there was time, he went on journeys across the land, searching for magical items to fulfill his desires. He came across many temples, eventually finding all eight of the Ancient Spellbooks -eight spellbooks containing spells surrounding their spell school,- in the process. However, it wasn't long after his return the townsfolk began to fear him, or what he may become. Out of fear, the townsfolk chased him out of the town, never for him to return.
Feelings of malice, vengeance, and envy swarmed the arcanist's heart, he searched the wilds to find somewhere to make a new home. He came across an old tower one day, there he made his own domain, spending time there viewing over the Ancient Spellbooks, with them he created nine magical staffs, each one of a different spell school. Soon, they became known as the Spellbook Staffs. He took the last one, the Arcane Staff, for himself, using its power transform himself into a monstrous minotaur, there, he became the Arcane Beast. With no use of the other eight staffs, he left them sitting in the tower.
With his monster unleashed, he terrorized The Robed Domain, Bonemere especially, with revenge being all on his mind. Years of terror passed, until one day, Queen Reya chose to intervene. She confronted the Arcane Beast, and used powerful magic seal him away within his own staff. She entered the tower to discover the other eight dusty staffs, thus taking them back to the castle and instructing soldiers to hide them throughout the domain, but none of the soldiers have returned.
Filled with fear of what may happen, the queen locked the final staff, The Arcane Staff, deep within a hidden room of the castle, and left its existence a secret, so only whispered rumors would ever tell its tale. Only a thief smart enough, slick enough, and brave enough would ever be able reach it. Eventually... a thief like that came along. The thief broke into the castle, found the entrance, and grabbed the staff. He became corrupted by its power, his soul consumed by the staff, and was transformed into the Arcane Beast. Back from the seal, the beast cast a powerful spell on the castle, transforming all the soldiers into his own monstrous guards, and sealing the castle behind an invincible barrier, powered by the other eight staffs. Only the royal family (the king and princess 'names WIP') were able to escape the castle in time, but not too long after, Bonemere was taken over by the Arcane Beast's guards.
What travelers of pure heart would have the strength to take on the Arcane beast? Lets find out together."
Already vote it, ganbatte kudasai
For question 3, my answer was the fountain, because mere means lake/pond.
There is no dawn after eternal night.
Homebrew: Magic items, Subclasses
Voting has now ended, here are the results:
The campaign name is... The Spellbinding Tyrant!
The Arcane Beast's goal is to annihilate all the common races for "treating [him] so poorly"
Bonemere, the capital town, is home to a temple holding the Staff of Evocation.
The campaign difficulty is 3.5: Sort of-Hard.
Thank you all for voting, I'll continue working on this campaign based on the results, and it will be ready very soon on Play-by-Post.