I'll be playing an artificer/wizard soon in the SotDQ campaign soon and I'm trying to figure out how the order and the Test work to help determine his general character arc. I don't really see him as a robe wearing member of the order, but don't really want to be a renegade. I'm happy taking the Test in order to practice magic but in my mind he has his own path.
So my question is if I take the test am I automatically signed on as a member of the union? Or am I still allowed to be an independent magic user without being considered a renegade? I'm fairly familiar with the world back in 2e but am unsure how the new sourcebook handles the issue.
I read the new rules as less restrictive than the old material in just about every way. As long as you take the Test and follow the rules (which more or less amount to "don't bogart the magic" and "don't tear holes in Krynn"), there's really no reason for your character to be beholden to the Conclave.
I consider it more of a professional society than a guild or union. Membership is good for networking, members are certainly able to get as politically active in the organization as they want, and I guess the Conclave can disbar (read: kill) misbehaving members, but it doesn't seem like there's ever been a method for the Conclave to demand action from its members, or for there to be any organized consequences for simply refusing a request from the Conclave that doesn't involve breaking the oath to the Towers.
I don't even think the new background (and horrible feat tree) are mandatory, but I guess that varies table to table.
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J Great Wyrm Moonstone Dungeon Master
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I'll be playing an artificer/wizard soon in the SotDQ campaign soon and I'm trying to figure out how the order and the Test work to help determine his general character arc. I don't really see him as a robe wearing member of the order, but don't really want to be a renegade. I'm happy taking the Test in order to practice magic but in my mind he has his own path.
So my question is if I take the test am I automatically signed on as a member of the union? Or am I still allowed to be an independent magic user without being considered a renegade? I'm fairly familiar with the world back in 2e but am unsure how the new sourcebook handles the issue.
I read the new rules as less restrictive than the old material in just about every way. As long as you take the Test and follow the rules (which more or less amount to "don't bogart the magic" and "don't tear holes in Krynn"), there's really no reason for your character to be beholden to the Conclave.
I consider it more of a professional society than a guild or union. Membership is good for networking, members are certainly able to get as politically active in the organization as they want, and I guess the Conclave can disbar (read: kill) misbehaving members, but it doesn't seem like there's ever been a method for the Conclave to demand action from its members, or for there to be any organized consequences for simply refusing a request from the Conclave that doesn't involve breaking the oath to the Towers.
I don't even think the new background (and horrible feat tree) are mandatory, but I guess that varies table to table.
J
Great Wyrm Moonstone Dungeon Master
The time of the ORC has come. No OGL without irrevocability; no OGL with 'authorized version' language. #openDND
Practice, practice, practice • Respect the rules; don't memorize them • Be merciless, not cruel • Don't let the dice run the game for you