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WalkerNinja
Senior Scribe
USA
577 Posts |
 Posted - 06 Dec 2006 : 21:23:28
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I was flipping through some of my FR 3-3.5E material and realized that an astonishing amount of ink has been devoted to this organization, including multiple Prc's...
And I haven't used any of it. Nor, for that matter, does anyone in my gaming group seem intrigued by it.
I started to once, but then the campaign imploded and the idea left me.
So my question is, who uses this stuff and are you happy with it?
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Besshalar
Learned Scribe
Finland
166 Posts |
Posted - 06 Dec 2006 : 21:43:04
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| Never really used it but I think it does have some potential. Still I have to say that it seemed sort of a strange fixation at the early stages of 3.0 . |
The large print giveth , and the small print taketh away.
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KnightErrantJR
Great Reader
USA
5402 Posts |
Posted - 06 Dec 2006 : 22:11:58
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I have. I had a player that was a druid/rogue that worshiped Meilikki, who wanted to take levels in the Daggerspell Shaper class, and wanted to know if it "existed" in my Realms. I made up an organization on the edge of the Moonwood that was dedicated to Mystra, Lurue, and Meilikki, that had arcane and druidic members, and taught the daggerspell PrCs to those that pledged to aid the Silver Marches.
In order to "pay for" his training, he had to acccept a mission where he tracked down the last member of a pack of People of the Black Blood that had escaped the organization. The Black Blood hunter retreated into the forest, and he had colleted some Black Blood cultist's as followers, and they guarded his hideaway.
They actually made for a good counterpoint to the druid, and one of the recurring villains in the campaign was a Black Blood werewolf druid that was seeking an artifact that the druid knew of, so that he could use it to challenge Anth-Malar to become the Chosen of Malar. He was also challenging the pack leaders of various tribes of Black Blood packs to form a massive pack beholden to him, and packs that had not been assimilated were actually starting to act against him, because they resented his efforts to consolidate power rather than leave the local packs to venerate Malar and hunt as they would.
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dwarvenranger
Senior Scribe
USA
428 Posts |
Posted - 07 Dec 2006 : 00:01:50
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It would be kinda neat to be a wereboar |
If I waited till I knew what I was doing, I'd never get anything done.
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MerrikCale
Senior Scribe
USA
947 Posts |
Posted - 07 Dec 2006 : 02:17:06
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| I have used the black bloods as "bad guys." They are a fun group to use and can be intimidating. |
When hinges creak in doorless chambers and strange and frightening sounds echo through the halls, whenever candlelights flicker where the air is deathly still, that is the time when ghosts are present, practicing their terror with ghoulish delight. |
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Jorkens
Great Reader
Norway
2950 Posts |
Posted - 07 Dec 2006 : 07:25:32
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| I like lycanthropes, but I was not all that exited by the take on them in the 3ed. materials. Maybe it is because I prefer the old Were-gods from 2ed. or maybe it is just that I am suffering from an overdose of organisations and organised groups. |
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Marc
Senior Scribe
662 Posts |
Posted - 07 Dec 2006 : 10:46:17
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| I've used it once on the mad halfling taking the wrong path, my PCs had to redeem him, find the bestial cult etc. |
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ShadowJack
Senior Scribe
USA
350 Posts |
Posted - 07 Dec 2006 : 18:50:21
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knight Errant Jr.,
Who is Anth-malar? Never heard of him... Where can I find info on him? Thank you. |
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Kuje
Great Reader
USA
7915 Posts |
Posted - 07 Dec 2006 : 19:55:21
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Originally posted by ShadowJack
knight Errant Jr.,
Who is Anth-malar? Never heard of him... Where can I find info on him? Thank you.
He's been in two Dungeon adventures. He's the Chosen of Malar. I don't recall the issue numbers though. |
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Marc
Senior Scribe
662 Posts |
Posted - 07 Dec 2006 : 21:20:28
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Ergdusch
Master of Realmslore
Germany
1720 Posts |
Posted - 08 Dec 2006 : 09:19:17
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I never used them in my long time campaign. Actually I hardly ever used lycanthropes at all. Don't know why but I somehow prefer other shapechangers - doppelgangers, ghaunadans and the like.
As for Anth-Malar: he is stated in an adventure that has him as the end villian. <He is to be found in Dragon #129 as Maruluthu already mentioned. |
"Das Gras weht im Wind, wenn der Wind weht." |
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Asgetrion
Master of Realmslore
Finland
1564 Posts |
Posted - 13 Dec 2006 : 21:58:42
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Originally posted by Ergdusch
I never used them in my long time campaign. Actually I hardly ever used lycanthropes at all. Don't know why but I somehow prefer other shapechangers - doppelgangers, ghaunadans and the like.
As for Anth-Malar: he is stated in an adventure that has him as the end villian. <He is to be found in Dragon #129 as Maruluthu already mentioned.
Ah, Ghaunadans... *shiver*   |
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Halidan
Senior Scribe
USA
470 Posts |
Posted - 14 Dec 2006 : 03:41:50
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| I've used the Black Bloods and other worshipers of Malar as the villians in several encounters in my Daggerdale campaigns. It was a nice change for me, as the DM, to be able to cut loose in 3E games with evil druids backed by allied evil lycanthropes. Made for a nice change of pace. |
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Down the Valley of the Shadow,
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Taurren
Acolyte
USA
12 Posts |
Posted - 29 Dec 2006 : 17:48:33
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| I'll be using the Black Blooded as a major (ie occuring often)foil for my players. I'm still working on concepts and details of the "pack" that will be dogging their trail as the criss cross the Silver Marches. If anyone's interested I could post them once I'm done. |
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MerrikCale
Senior Scribe
USA
947 Posts |
Posted - 29 Dec 2006 : 18:09:15
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Originally posted by Taurren
I'll be using the Black Blooded as a major (ie occuring often)foil for my players. I'm still working on concepts and details of the "pack" that will be dogging their trail as the criss cross the Silver Marches. If anyone's interested I could post them once I'm done.
Sure. I love hearing what other people are doing in their campaigns. I find it very interesting. |
When hinges creak in doorless chambers and strange and frightening sounds echo through the halls, whenever candlelights flicker where the air is deathly still, that is the time when ghosts are present, practicing their terror with ghoulish delight. |
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Kes_Alanadel
Learned Scribe
USA
326 Posts |
Posted - 29 Dec 2006 : 18:24:17
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Originally posted by Taurren
I'll be using the Black Blooded as a major (ie occuring often)foil for my players. I'm still working on concepts and details of the "pack" that will be dogging their trail as the criss cross the Silver Marches. If anyone's interested I could post them once I'm done.
The Silver Marches sourcebook has a "pack" in it. They are located within the Moonwood. It might be something for you to look at to help you with your own.
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Ack! I seem to have too much blood in my coffee stream!
When did 'common sense' cease to be common? |
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MerrikCale
Senior Scribe
USA
947 Posts |
Posted - 29 Dec 2006 : 18:26:47
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Originally posted by Kes_Alanadel
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Originally posted by Taurren
I'll be using the Black Blooded as a major (ie occuring often)foil for my players. I'm still working on concepts and details of the "pack" that will be dogging their trail as the criss cross the Silver Marches. If anyone's interested I could post them once I'm done.
The Silver Marches sourcebook has a "pack" in it. They are located within the Moonwood. It might be something for you to look at to help you with your own.
~Kes
If memory serves the leader is a werebadger |
When hinges creak in doorless chambers and strange and frightening sounds echo through the halls, whenever candlelights flicker where the air is deathly still, that is the time when ghosts are present, practicing their terror with ghoulish delight. |
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Kes_Alanadel
Learned Scribe
USA
326 Posts |
Posted - 29 Dec 2006 : 18:29:58
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Indeed he is. I forgot to post that there is also a short adventure based around them as well. (Guess that's what I get for posting without enough coffee/sleep.)
~Kes |
Ack! I seem to have too much blood in my coffee stream!
When did 'common sense' cease to be common? |
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MerrikCale
Senior Scribe
USA
947 Posts |
Posted - 29 Dec 2006 : 19:43:30
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Originally posted by Kes_Alanadel
Indeed he is. I forgot to post that there is also a short adventure based around them as well. (Guess that's what I get for posting without enough coffee/sleep.)
~Kes
Indeed. Its a great sourcebook |
When hinges creak in doorless chambers and strange and frightening sounds echo through the halls, whenever candlelights flicker where the air is deathly still, that is the time when ghosts are present, practicing their terror with ghoulish delight. |
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KnightErrantJR
Great Reader
USA
5402 Posts |
Posted - 29 Dec 2006 : 21:30:36
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| That particular pack leader was also mentioned a few times in passing in Ghostwalker, which explains a little about how things fare for the Black Blood in the Moonwood. |
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Malar, Black Blooded, Lycanthrope Craziness
