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IntroductionYou 're abou t t o em ba r k 0 11 a j o u r n e y f u I lofda nge r a nd e x c it e -men t , i n r r ig u e and chal l enge-a jo urney to t h e Sh a tt e r edGat es of Slaug hte rgard e! You'l l face off aga i n s t s i n is re r f oe sf rom r amp a g in g d r ag o n s to ca l cu l at i n g d emo n s .A s pan o fa c lo sc -k n u te am o f ad v e nt u r e r s, y o u 'l l g row i n p ow er a n dk n o wle d ge . A n d yo u'l l e a r n g lory e n d a ccl a im , a s w e ll asp i le s o f trea sure .B ur t o d o a ll th a t , y o u need a ch a r a c t er .Th a I 's whe r e th is

b oo k c ome s i n .Th is p/l1Ya 'sG llillt' is a link b e tw ee n t he 0 & 0ru l e s a n d t h e a d venture you 'r e ab o u t ro u n d e r t ak e. He r e yO l lc a n fin d a ll so ns o f a d vic e o n h ow 10 mak e a m emorablec h a r ac t e r w h o can s u r v i ve t h e r i go r s o f Slaug luerga rde an demerge vic tor ious .O n c e t he a dv e n tu re h a s s ta rt e d, you 'll s ul l f in d th e

Plllycr's Cllidt' u s e fu l . Yo u r c h a r ac t e r em a c q ui r e s om e oft h e m a gi c i tem s d e ta i le d i n thi s boo k. In t im e , y ou r PCm ig ht all y w i th o n e o r b o th of th e o r g a n iz a t io n s d e t a iledh e r e - th e Lu mino u s a r tie r a n d t h e E b e n C a ba l. T h e Play-cr'sGui dl' te l ls y o u t h e benefits of t h a t af f il ia l i on , includingp r e s t ig e c l as s e s ava il a b l e o n l y to member s of o n e of t h e s egroups .S h ar e t h e PIII.\'t'rsGuidI 'arou nd the t ab l e a s y o u u nd e r t ak e

t h e a d ve nt u r e. That 's what i t' s des igned f or . Re fe r to it a sa r l e n a s y o u w i s h- theknow l ed g e i n t hi s b o o k m ig h t s av ey o u r ch a r a c te r' s l if e !

CREATING A CHARACIERYou an d y ou r fri end s be gin your a d ve n t ur e s in t h e Va lle yo f O b el is ks , a r ugged land o n t h e f ro n t ie r o f c iv i liz a t io n .A s y o u g e ne r a te a new I s r-le v el ch a r a c t e r. c o n s i d e r t h e f ol -low i n g p o i n t s .

The Va lle y o f O b el is ks is a b ig p lace. E ve n a fa sr r iderw ou l d t a ke d a ys to t rav el i ts le n g t h b y ro ad , Th u s , n e a rl ya ny c h a ra ct er y ou c a n imag i ne c a n b e f ro m h e re . D on ' t b es h y a b ou t tr y i n g a n u n u s ua l c omb i n at io n or class and r ace ,o r a t yp e o f c h a r ac ter n e w to YO li .You r Dungeo n Mas te r h a s a l l s o r ts o f ad v ent urematcrials.

b ut t h e y r e q u i re a r e as o na b ly c o he s iv e c a st o f c h a r ac t e rs tos p ri ng ro life . D i scu s s with y ou r f r ie n d sw h a t k i n d of ch a r -a c te r yo u' re m a king . Th at w ay, yo u m a ke s u re yo u've go tt h e b a sic s c overed - c -s omeon e who c a n h e a l, s omeo n e w h oc a n fig h t , s om e o ne w h o i s s k i lle d w i th a rca n e m ag ic , andso m e o n e w h o ca n de a l w i th t ra ps . Id ea s that your f r ie n d sh ave fo r the i r c h a r a c te r s m i g h t i n s p i re yOl l,An o th er wa y yo u c an m a ke th e DM 's li fe ea sier is b y

invcn t i ng some s ort o f socia l c o n ne c tio n b e tw ee n you rc ha r ac te r a nd at lea st o ne o the r I'C . D oin g so pro vi de s area son y o ur c h a r ac t e rs a r e togethe r, and i t h e l p sm a k e s u rethat e ve r yo n e ma k e s c h a ra c te rs th a t w o rk w i t h o n e a n o t h er .You don 't h ave to p la y a cha rac t er who 's b e st f ri en d s w i t hev e r yo n e e l se , of co urse , bUI 0 & 0 is a coop e r a t iv e g ame ,s o y o u s h o u ld n 't p laya c omp le te m i s anth rop e eithe r.R oo t y o u r c h a r ac t e r i n t h e w o rl d-o r a t l e a s t plant some

s e e d s t h a i c a n grow r oo t s i n t ime .You sh o u ld b e ab le t o p icka commu n i ty i n th e V alle y of Ob e l is k s t h a t y o u r c h a r ac t e r

c a ll s hom e, and yo u s h ou l d k n ow t h e b a sic s of h ow yo u rch a r a c t e r g r ew up ,wh e t h e r l iv i n g r el a t ive s ex is t , a n d s o o n .You don ' t h av e to h ave a d e t ai le d h i s to r y unles s y o uw a n t to .I n f ac t , i t's o f l e n c o n v en i e n t t o le av e s ome p ari s o f t h e s t o ryb la n k in i t ia l ly , so y o u c a n fill t h em in l ate r w i t h d e t a il s t h a tc o n n ec t ro th e o n going c amp ai gn . 1n a n y c a s e, y ou s h o u ldbe a ble t a lk a bo u t y o u r c h a ra c t er in a w ay [ h at d o e sn 't re lyo n r ac e , c l a ss , a n d le ve l.

RACES OF THE VALLEYMos t co r n rn u n i r ie s i n t h e Va ll eyof Obe l i s ks a r ewe l com i n gt o r e s id en t s of a l l r a c e s , bu t so m e natu ral ly attra ct m o re o fo ne r ace t h an a n o t he r. Ot h er s a re t h e h istor ic a l h ome o f as p ec i fi c r a ce .

\X T hen yOllc hoose a ra c e , yo u d o n 't n e c es sa r il y h av e to b efro m o n e of t he c o mmuni tie s d e sc r i be d in rh n r r ac e 's s ec -t io n . You can p ick a d i f fe r en r s en lcment , d e c l ar e t h a t y o u 'r ef rom a s m a ll h am le t o r t ho r p t ha t is n 't s hown on th e m ap ,o r e ve n d ec i de that yo u w a u r 10 p l ay a v i s it or f rom a f a r- o ffland.

Dwa r f : Few o f t h e v all ey 's d w a r v e s a re f arm e r s . I n s re a d .th e)' a r e a rtisans in urban ce n te r s o r m i n ers u p in th e fo o l-h i ll s a n d mo u n t ai n s .CO"' UrIllllfifS Dwar v e s d omina te th e to w n o f K ro k ar r a n d

( he s u r ro u n d i n g S ard ar i an 1-1 i ll s . Recentl y , a dwar fc l an h a smoved to Hemy u l n k. w here i ts m embe r s a re sc o ur i ng th enearby m ouu t n in s f o r o r e .

El f: Th e e lve s o f th e v alle y c a ll i ts m a n y fo r e st s h or n e.E lve s s pe n d t he i r t im e t en din g t he g rea t t ree s , hu nti ng ,ga t h er in g rare h erbs , a n d p e r fe c t in g w i zardry.

CO ll l l l l l l l ll lit ', : Bu ilt amo n g t h e t re e s o f t h e O a kwo o d, t h et ow n of s h u l S h e n ne k is t h e la rge s t c l ust e r of e k e s in th eval ley . Shu l Vaath in t h e Vaathw ood r u ns a cl ose sec ond .Bo th [ he O a kwoo d a nd t he Vaa thwood h aw s m alle r e lfham le ts as w el l. Elf co mm u n i tie s a re m o re s po ra dic int h e o t he r fo re s ts . a nd n o e lve s li ve i n t he Fo re st o f Turl ek .Werewo l ve s w i p ed t h em a l lOUI .

Gnome: G n om es i n t he va lle y ke e p to t h e i r own , l iv i n gq ui e t l y i n thorps burro w e d i nto t he hill s a n d ro ll in g p as -tur es that c h a r ac t e riz e th e c e n t ra l p a n of t h e v a lle y .M a n ya re s he p herd s o t ve ge tab l e f a rme r s .Conm lllllitks: Gnom e s h ave a s i g n i f ic an t p r e sen ce in Riv-erbe n d , a nd t he R i"erbend Carni va l i s j u s t ly f amou s f or i tss k i ll e d , en t erta i n i ng g n ome s .

Half- E l f: Ha l f- el v es h ave a r ep u ta t io n a s d i p loma t s ands h r ewd b a r ga i n e r s, s o many g r av i ta t e t o t h e me r ch an t t r ad e so r o t h er j ob s re qu iring t r av e l.COllll111l11 ilics: Th o se half- e lv es o f t h e Va ll e y o f Obe l i sks

w ho l ive wi t h e lv es a re u su ally fou n d i n s h u I S hc n n ck .T h e s e in d i v id u a ls a r e t re a te d a s f u ll -b lo o de d e lv es in th ec o mm u n i ty, s et a part f ro m t he ot he r s o n l y b y t he ir s ho r tlif e s p a n s . S i n ce th e e lv es o f S h u I Va et h d i s da i n o u ts i de r s , ha lf-e lve s a re r a re a mong th em . H a l f-e lv e s w h o l iv e w i thth e ir hum a n k i n a re u su all y re sidents of l a rge ser t le ruen t ss uc h a s S u rnbcr ron .

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t h es e t rib e s a re n ow m ad e u p e nt i re ly o f h a l f-or c s. A fe ws uc h t r ib e s w a nd e r t he fri n ge s o f t h e Va ll ey of Obel isks,h u n t i ng a n d g a th e r in g w h e n t h ey c an , a nd r aid i n g nearbysettlements w he n t he y m u s t.

COl1 l11l1l1lilics: T h e m ounta in s n o rt h o f t h e VaHey ofO be-li s ks a n d th e h e adw a te r s of t he M a r ril ac h R iv er a rc th eterr i tor y of t h e two l ar ge s t h al f - or e trib es .Ha lfl ing : T h e M n n-i lnc h R iv er t h at r un s t h ro u g h t he

h ea r t of t h e v al le y a l s o r u n s t h r ou g h t h e h ea rt of every hal f -l i ng , i t i s sa id .Th e vast majo r i t y of hal f l ings l ivesand workswi thin a few miles of the r i ve r ,many on t h e r i ve r b oa ts t h a tc arr y g o o ds b ac k a nd f or t h b e tw e e n t h eV a lle y o f O b el i sk sa n d t h e r es t of t h e wo rl d.C O/ l l I 1 1 t l ll r t i CS: Three h al fl i ng cl an s are pn rticu lar lycommon i n t h e v a lle y. The Ma r kt u n s c l h al f lt n g s a r e h i s-to ric a lly f rom S um b e rt on ; Lu k r im a r Ke ep i s h ome to th eHund i v a rs r c lan ; an d t h e I am i n e s tr i c l an i s f r om Jewe l fo n l .Ha l f li n g s from a ll t h re e c la n s, a s w ell a s a sc at te ri n g o f" ex ten d ed f am i ly " f rom o t h er c lan s , l iv e anywh e r e w i t hi nsight ofthe Mar r i l ach R iv e r.H u ma n: T h e do m i na n t ra ce of the Valley of Obe lisks,

h u m a n s b uilt t h e r o ad s a n d e r ec te d t h e s c t tle rn em s w h e remos t o f t h e vall ey 's r es iden t s l ive .Hum a n fa rm e rs m a k e u pt h e p r epo nderance of t h e vall ey 's common folk.COllllllllllitics:T h e c ity o f Su m b c rtc n is th e la rg es t s et-

tl e me nt in t h e V alle y of Ob e lis ks , a n d n e a rly h a lf of itsp op u l at io n is h uma n . J ew cl fo rd i s a n o t he r to w n t ha t h a s ala rg e h uma n p o pu l at io n , a n d ma n y of t he sma l le r v i l lagesand hamlet s such asDondu r r an , 'I u l vercro ss ,and Sil vermoruh a ve a h uma n ma jo rit y .

CLASSES OF THE VALLEYIt is n' t h a rd t o j u s ti fy th e p re se n c e of a ny c la ss w i th i n t h ecommun i t i es ofthe Vall ey of Obe li s ks . Some c la ss es n a t u -ral ly gravi tate to ce r ta i n o ccu p a t i on s an d lo ca t io n s .BarbarianThe s e t tl e d l and s of t h e Val ley o fOb e l is ks h av e f ew n a ti v eb a rb a r ian s . Some t r ib e swand e r a lo n g t h e n o rt hern per i ph -e ry o r t h e h ea dwa t er s o f t h e M a r r t la ch R ive r.Occupations: B arb a r ia n s w h o c ome to t h e v a ll ey f in d

wo r k a s c a r av an guard s o r s o ld ie rs , o r a s b a n d i ts w h o f ig h tc ar av an g u ar d s an d so ld i er s.c hara c t e r C o n c e p tsT h e b e rs e rk e r w h o g la re s a t e v e ry on e a nd le t s a n a xe d or hc t al k i n g .Th e exo t i ch u n t e r -g a th e r e r who' s cu r i o u s b ut n ai ve abo u tciviliza tion.T h e s ur vi vo r w h o li ve d r h ro u g h a ma ss ac r e o r d i sa st e rt h at w ip e d o u t th e t r ib e .BardT h e a rt of s on g is p a rt ic u l a rly e s te em e d i n th e V alle y o fO b e l is ks . P er fo rm e r s a re c ommo n , b ur o n ly t h e b es t c anca ll t h emse lv es b a rd s .Occu p a t i o n s: Eve r y b a r d n eed s an au di ence, s o t h e n a t u-

r al t en d en cy i s f o r b a rd s t o g r av it a te to l ar g er c it i es s u ch a s

Sumbeno n a n d j ewe lf or d . T h e g n omes of R i ve r b en d p ro -d u ce a n u m b e rof b a r d s a s we ll . man y of wh om le a rn t h e ircraft i n t he t r av el i n g R iv e rb cn d Ca rn i va l.Cha ra c t e r C o n c e p t sT h e t ale -s p in n e r w h o's e ag er to h it th e roa d, performh e r oi c d eed s , and t e ll s to r i es abo u t t h em .Th e f ence rm i ns t re l who w ie l d s a r ap i er a swe ll a s h e d oe sa m a nd o li n .The dabb l er who ' s f asc i na t edby anci en t l o r e ,de l v i ng in t ocru m b ling r u i n s and lo n g -fo r g o tt e n c ry p t s i n s ea r ch ofs e cr e t k n ow l ed g e .ClericTh e fo l k of t h e Va ll ey o fO b e l is k a re cosmopo litan enoughto to le ra te t he w ors h i p of , my n o n- ev il d e ity . \X 'i th n os i ng le r e li g i on dom i n a t in g t h e a re a, c l er ic s of many f a it h s

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m embe r s o f lo c al m i li t ia s u n de r the c o mma n d o f a t itl edlo rd o r a n o t h e rm embe r o f t h e n o b il it y.c h a r ac ter Concep ts

T he g lo ry h o u nd w h o s e es e ac h b at t le a s a te s t o f s k il l a n da b u i ld i n g b lo ck of f ame.Th e sol d i er who 's f as c in a t ed w i t h sma l l- u n i t r ac t ic s an da p t to s ug ge s t te c h n iq u es s uc h a s " pi n c er mo veme n t s"and "bound ing ovcrwn t ch ,"Th e my s te r i ou s dri f te r w h o d o es g oo d d e e d s, t h e n w a n -d e r s o n i n s e a rch o f s ome t h in g- o r away f rom somet h i n gelse.Monk

Va ll ey r es i den t s r eg a r d t h e ma r r ia l a rt s a s ex ot i c , b u t a f ewund e r s t and t h e p owe r s uch d i sc i p li n e o f fe r s .

O c c u p a t i o n s : Man y m on k s re ceiv e th e ir tr ain i n g i non e of Sumbert on 's mon a s t er i e s. 1 \ f ew learn e d th e ir a rt a ta temp le in S ek l et i r o r in fo r ei g n l an d s .c h a r ac te r C o n ce pt s

The s eek e rwho t rave ls [rom place to place,f inding adven -t u r e a lmos t b y acc id en t .T h e c on te m p la t ive w h o u se s m a rti a l a rts a s a p ath toen l i gh t enmen t .Th e wou l d-b e mas t e rwho s t ri ve s to b e s t t h e c hamp i o nso f o t h e r f ig h t i n g s t yl es .

PaladinE v ild oe rs li ke to lu r k o n c iv il iz at io n's fro n t ie r, so w h obett e r t ha n a p ala di n to mak e s u re th e Va lle y of O bel isk sr ema i ns s af e ?Occu pa t io n s : Th e temp le s o f S u rn b er t o n h a ve p aladin

o r de r s a ff il ia te d w i t h t hem , a n d ma n y p a la d in s ow e a lle -g ia nc e to t he shri n e a t S ek le r ir .C h a r a c t e r Concep t s

T h e c r u sa de r w h o 's a s ol die r w i th a r ight e o u s c a us e th a rnothing c an stand i n t he w ay of.T h e h o no r a ble k n i g ht w h o t r ie s to a li ve a life o f v ir t uea s a n e xamp l e r o o th e r s.T h e re fo rm e r w ho undertak es qu est aft er qu e st in ane f fo rt to m ak e u p [o r s om e p a st s i n.RangerA r an g er 's pla ce is ou t on th e fro ntie r, a nd t he V alle yof O b elisks offer s p lent y o f c ha llen g es o n t he e dge o fcivi l izat ion.

O c c u p a t i o n s : R a ng e rs a r c mo r e c ommo n i n t h e v a lle y'ss ma l le r c o mm u ni t ie s th a n in th e b ig c itie s. M a n y a ct a sh u nt e r s , g u id es , a nd s co u ts . T h e v i ll ag e o f H c rn y ul a k i npar ti cu l ar i s know n f or t h e r an g e rs i t p r od u c e s.c ha r a ct er C oncept s

Th e w a n de r er w h o g oe s w h er e ve r th e p a t h le ad s , a lw ay seag er t o s e e I l{'W sights.

T h e g u er i lla w h o le a rn e d h ow to u s c s te a lt h a n d c amou -flage to r ea ch b eh i n d ene my lin e s , s et ambu sh e s , comm i ts abo t ag e , an d f ad e i nt o the wildern ess.The hunter w ho ta kes p r ide in s ta lking p re y, th e n d is -p a tch i n g it q u i ckl y an d c le anl y .

Rogue\V ith so many com m u n ities and w ays of li fe in th ev al l ey , i t 's e as y fo r a r og u e to m ak e a mark or to b lend i nu nobtrusively.

Occu p a t i o n s : The s k i ll s r o g u e s p o s se s sm ean t h a t a c i tyl if e b e st s u i ts mo s t of t h em , b u t s om e r og u e s a r e b a n d it s o rs co ut s i n t h e t ra ck l e ss w i ld s .c h ar a ct er Con c e p t s

Th e mi s ch i e f-m aker wh o lo ve s to em bar rass au tho r it yf ig u re s a n d d o theimpossible.T h e k i ll e r t ra in e d f rom c h i ld h oo d to s la y q u ic k ly a n dsilently.T h e d e ce iv er w h o u se s d i sgui s e , s te a l t h, and o t h er s k il l st o a c t l ik e a f an t a sy v e rs io n of a mo dern spy.So rcererThe r aw a r can e p ower o f t h e s o rc e r e r c an man i f e st w i t ho u twa r n i ng . s o membe r s o f thi s c l a ss a rc foun d t h r ou g h ou t t heValley of obeli sks.

O ccupations : 1\ so rce re r or tw o ca n b e fo u nd in m ostv a ll e y commun it i es , u s in g th e i r s pe l ls to k ee p [ he p e ac e ,p r ot e c t o t h er s, o r c au se t ro u b l e .C h a r a c t e r C o n c e p t s

The d ragon -descend e dw h o r eg a rd s s p e l ls a s a birthr ightf rom d r aco n i c an ce s t o rs .Th e med i ta t or who 's a lways t r y in g to un lock t he a r c an es ec r ets w i th i n th e s o uLTh e c u r io us f re e s p ir it w h o u s es e x pe r i me n t a t ion an dobservat ion t om ast e r n ew spe l ls .

WizardSuruber ton a l on e i s b ig en o u g h to s up por t a n a r c an e co ll eg e ,s o w i za rd s a re u n common i n t h e v a ll e y.Occupations : M o st w iz ard s u se th e i r s pe l ls to ear n a

l ivel ihood , often as m em b er s o f the S cr i ve ne r s G uild i nSumbe r r on . A few l iv e e l sewh e r e ,mo s t ly a s ap p ren t i c es toh ermit w i za rd s w ho c ame to t h e vall ey to en joy so l it ude .Character Concepts

T h e s ch o la r w ho tr e at s m ag ic lik e a fie ld of scient i f icinquiry.The acq u i si to rwho ' s a lwayso n t h e l o o k ou t f or n ew spe l l san d mag ic i tems .The i n te ll ec t u a lw ho u s e s i n te l l ig en ce and mag ic to over-come phy s i c al f r ai lt y o r s oc ia l s t igma .

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The Luminous OrderAsyou discover the secrets of Slaughlergarde, rOll migh tmeet agen ts o f a kn ightly organization called the Luminou sOr der, whi ch isbased in acastlecalled theShining Citadel.Over time,you can dew lop an affi l ia t ion with this gro up[hat leads to increasingly grea ter rewards for you- i f yOllconti nue to act in an appropriate manner.From time to r ime after you become affiliated with the

order,the DMmight [ellyouthat your affiliation scorewith intheLuminousOrder hasincreased.As your af filiation scorerises,you become entitled to the following rewards.

by supernatural or magical responses,whet her tha t 's turn-ing undead or using dismissalon fien ds .If Luminar ies have a weakness, i t' s tha tgiven a choice

between protecting rlieircomrades and defeating a foe,theysave the i r fr iends every time.Clever enem ies aren't aboveexploiting thi s sense of honor to ga in an ndvamageon (hebattlefield-or atleast toescape.Luminaries usuallyoperate in small groups.O n the rare

oc ca si ons when a c rusade c al ls fo r lar ger groups, thosesquads organize like cavalry.The leader of such acompan y(often a Lum inarycaptain) commandseight to ten others,a nd a ll o f t h em t ra vel o n ligh t warhorscs 10 arr ive a t t hecritical point of the battle assoon aspossible.Advanceme nt : The Luminous Order accepts roughly a

dozen new members each year. Two broad cr iteriaare usedtodetermine membership.First,the Luminous Orderwantsnew kn ights whoalreadyhavesomeexperience battling evil,especially supern atu ral foessuch as un dead and outsiders.Second, t he o rde r looks fo r r ec r ui ts who have sk i lls andta len ts that i tdoesn 't possess in abundance .S trong swordarms are alwayswelcome,of course,but to impressthe lead-ers of the Luminous Order, you should t ry to accompl ishsomething that they haven ' t seen before.Once you become a Knigh t Luminous, you have access

to [he Shining Citadel and the aid of powerful members oftheorder. You can lake living quar te rs a t the s tronghold i fyouwish, or merely visitwhen you want aquest orneed theorder's J id.At the Shining Citade l . the best of the best are known as

Luminarychampions. 1fyou become a champion, you canstart to exer t some influen ce within theorder,deciding onits overall di rection , prior it iz ing i ts many concerns, andassigning quests to other Luminaries.A political role hasmandatory duties , though.so don't take such a posi tion i fyou don't want the responsibility.Missio ns: The originaI purposeof the Luruinous Order

was to thwart a demonic invasion,should another one everoccur.That hasn't happened in all thecenturiesof theorder'sexistence; in [heme ant ime,the org ntzattondealswith thefrequ ent outbreaks of evil and lawlessness in the ValleyofObelisks asbest itcan.l ast year ,forexample, [heLuminousOrd er'snotableaccomplishme nts included protecti ng refu-gees fleeing the dragon attack on Andrushel, breaking thegnoll siege of Kel's Rise, uncovering agroup of mind flay-ershiding in a templein jewclford,and endingJolly Mara'svampiricreign of terror in Stu mp Flats.Knights Luminous a lso t ravel in to the Slaughrerscar

from tim e to tim e to check (he undead population. Curre ntLumi nar y champions believe that periodic patrols are (hebest way 10 keep the undead within the cra te r, r ath er thanseeing [hemspillout to mena cethe nearbycoun tryside andcomm unities... Responsibiliti es:The luminous Order isun dersrandingof itsme mbers' responsibilities to [ami ly, lord,and country.You ca n s pe nd up to six months away f rom the Shi ningCitadel wi thout a rousing wor ry in your comrades-a ndlonger than [hat if you'reon order business.As long asyoudon't besmirch the LuminousOrder 'sgood nam e,and you

Title: Benefits and DutiesNone.Knight lum i nous o r Lumin ary: You areeligible forquests and can purchasespe l lcasting from the clerics ofthe order atreduced cost.Luminary Captain: Youreceive a Luminarytabard and gain expanded access to theorder's NPC spe llcasters.LuminaryChampion: You receive oneweapon af the celestialhost (your choice).Gaining the title of Luminary championentitles you to enter the solarchanneler orserene guardian prestige class.

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--:----.!-ELAY I t:SG A LUMlNARYWhen you'rea Knighto ft he Luminous Order-a lso knownasa Knight Luminousor a l uminary- you're a lwayson thelookout for evi l,especially hidden in iquity th at might leadto grea ter woe down the road .The Luminous Orde r wascreated to stop a demonic invasion, so you're particularlyconcerned w it h a nv thing [ hat le ts ev i l ga in a foo tho ldsuch a sa secret demon ic cult engaging in foul r itesw ithina forest or an evil lycanth rope hidden within acommun ity.It doesn't have to be an oarrh-sharrering invasion from theLower Planes.You str ike atany grow ing evil, uprooting itbefore i tcan bear bitte r fru it.The Luminous Order placesgreat faith in the sclf-rchanee

of i ts members.If itaccepts youwithi i tsranks.rheorder isconfident that you take its mission to heart. Thus the ord erdemandsfew specific duties [rom you.Ifevilshows itsface,[hen the LuruinousOrde r asks volunteers to vanquish tharevi l. But the order 's leaders rarely demand tha ta spec i ficagent undertakea specific mission.The ord er's leadership likewise respects the livesof mem-

bers beyond (he Shining Ci tadel's wal ls . I t 's common forKnigh ts Luminous tobe away f rom thec i tade l formonthsat a time, e ven i f t h ey a ren ' t o n a specific miss ion for theorder.Joining the Luminous Order advances yourcareerasa hero;it doesn'tconstrain tharcareer.Com ba t: Cler ics, fighters ,and mon ksare the most com-

mon cl as ses in (he lum inous Order,so members' tacticsva ry b as ed on [hei r s trengths . Some Knights Luminousstand toe 10 toe with enemies,wh ile others hang back andcast spells.Supern atural or magical enem ies arc countered

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Hanootbe Blessedreleases resonance

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Specia l: Y o u m u s t h av e a n a ff ilia t io n s c or e of 9 o r h i gh e rwi thin the Lum i n o u s O r de r t o become a s e r en e g ua rd ia n .I f your a f f il ia t i on sco re dro p s b e lo w 9 a ft e r y ou h avebecome a sere n e g u a r d ia n, y o u r et a in a ll c l a s s fe a tu r esan d th e a b ilit y to a dv a n c e in th e c la s s .

C la s s Sk il ls ( 2 + Int modifier per leve l ): Ba lance , C limb ,Co ncent r at i on , C r a f t, Esc ape Art i s t , H i d e , In t im i da t e ,J ump , Know l e d ge ( re li gi on ) , L i st en , Move S i le n t l y,P r o f e s s i on , Sense M o t ive , S pot , Sw im , T um b le .

T H E S E R EN E GU A RDI A N H I T D IE : 0 8BaseA ttack Fo rt Re f Will

'Level Bonus Sa ve Sa ve Save Special1st +1 +2 +2 +0 Re s on a n c e ,pa i n fu l r e l ea s e2nd +2 +3 +3 +0 Damag i n g r e le a s e3rd +3 +3 +3 +1 Mon k a d v a nc emento r b o nus feat4t h +4 +4 +4 +1 Stag g e r in g r e le a s e5th +5 +4 +4 +1 Gr e a t e r r e s o n a n c e6th +6 +5 +5 +2 T ra um a t ic r e le a s e7th +7 +5 +5 +2 Im m u n e to fe ar8th +8 +6 +6 +2 Con fo u nd i n g r el e a s e9th +9 +6 +6 +3 Unc louded min d10t h +10 +7 +7 +3 S o u l r elease

NSee?""You fig /I! !l'ell, llllt you're Il/JOll t 10collaJl se i/lll P ilWX l 'Sl11 of pl1 il1.

,Th e L um i n o u sOrde r t eaches i ts so ld i er s some rudimen ta rymed i ta ti o n s a nd conce n t r a t io n e xe r c is es , bu t t h e s e a r e j u s tt h e t i p of t h e i ce b er g . Tho se who ma s te r t h e e so te r i c,min d-e nha nc i ng t e ch n i ques of t he L um i no u s O r de r h av e e a rn e dt h e r igh t to call thems e lves s e rene gua rd ians .

BECOMING A SERENE GUARDIANI f y o u h a ve a d i sc ip l in ed w o rl dv iew a nd a c e rt a in l ev el o fc omb a t p r ow es s, a n d y o u h a ve t h e t u l e o f Lum i n a r y c h am -p ion , t h e n be com i nga s er e ne guar d i a n i s s imp l y a ma t te r o fd e vo t in g t h e n e ce ss ar y ti m e to t r a in i n g y ou r m i n d .

f igh t e v il 10 t h e b e st o f y ou r a b ili t y, t h e o r de r i s proud toc all yo u a m embe r.

SERENE GU A RDI AN E NT RY RE QUIRE ME NT SAl ignmen t : A n y l a wf u l. T h e Lum i n o u s O r d e r d o e s n ' tt o l er a t e e v i lm em ber s , a n d e vi l c h ar acte rs a ren' t ac ceptedamong the o r d e r' s r a nk s, but neve rthe le ss a se r e negua rd ia n w h o fa lls fr om g ra c e k e ep s th e p ow e r s of thes er e n e g u a r di a n c lass a n d c a n s ti ll g ai n le v e ls in the c l a ss .Base A tt ac k Bo n u s : + 6 .

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CLASS FEATURESAsa se rene gua rd ian ,you de l ive rb lows tha t e s tab l i sh ,I mys-t ic a l r e so n an ce w ith in y o u r t a rg e t. You a l so l earn m etho d st o r e le a se r h a r r e s onan c e i n w ay s t h a t h a r m yo u r e n emi es .A ll th e fo ll o w i ng a r e c l a ss featu re s o f th e s e re n e g ua r d i anprestigec lass.

Resona nc e (Su): \X'hen yo u enter t h e c l as s , y o u b ec omeable 10 e s tab l is h r e so na n ce i n y o u r en em ies. \ \ :fhenevc f ro l ldeal damage to a f oe two o r m or e t im e s i n a s in g le r ou n d,y ou c r e a te 1 point o f r e so n a n ce in t h a t enemy. YOLI usual lyne e d to m a ke a fu ll a tta c k to cre a te r e so n an ce , b u t a s i ng l earrack followed by a success fu l a t tack of o p po r t u n i t y b efor ey o ur n e xt turn a l so a ll ows y o u to d o s o.To p r od u ce an e f fe c t, y o u mu s t r e le as e t h e r e so n an ce yO l l

h ave e sta bli s he d . Yo u c a n o n ly re le ase r es on a nc e i n on et ar ge t a t a r im e . W h e n yo u re le as e r es on a nc e i n a fo e , a llth e r es o n an c e p oin ts y o u h a ve cre a te d in t h at o p p on e n t a r cloosed 10 pro d u ce rh e e f fe ct y ou c h o os e . Th e c h os e n e f fe c to n ly a ffe c ts t h e c reature from w hi c h th e res o na nc e wa sre le a se d . O n ce r es o na n ce is re le as e d , t h e t a rg e t i n w h ic hit was re l eased return s to 0 r e so n an ce p oi n r s ; y o u h aw 10cr ea t e r esonanc e in th a t enemy ag ai n b c fo e re y o u (;111 Pt'>d uc e an o t h e r e ff e c t aga i ns t it.At 5 t h lev e l, your mas te r y o f r e so n an ce i n c re a sc s . I [ y o ud e al d am a g e to J f oe t h r e e t i m e s o r mo re i n a s i ng le ro u n d ,yo u c r ea t e 2 p o in t s of r e so n an ce i n ( h a t o p p o n en t .

Painfu l Release ( Su ): A s a sw i f t a c t io n , y o u C111 releaser e so n an ce i n the fo r m o f s earing p a in t h at f lo w s th r o u g h -o u t y o u r ta r ge t 's b od y .Fo r e a ch p o i nt of r csonanee rel eased ,t h a t f oe t ake s a - 1 penal t y on arrack rol ls : I1J s av in g t h r ows[o r a numbe r of r ou n d s e q u a l to th e n umbe r o f re so n a n cep o i nt s r el e a sed .T h i s ab il it y h a s n o e f fe c t o n c r e at u r e s t h a ta r e im mune to e x tra d am a ge fr om c r it ic a l h i t s.

Dam agi n g Relea s e ( Su ):A t 2 n d lev el , y o u It -am ho w tod am a ge y ou r fo e d i re ctl y w i t h t he p ow e r of r e so n an ce .A sa sw i ft a c t io n , y o u G ill r el e as e t h e r e so n an c e y ou h aw e re -.n c d w ithin a t a rg e t to d e al t h at fo e I d6 p oi n ts o f d am ag ep er p o in t of resonanc e r e le a s ed .Th i s d amag e d o e s n' t h e l pyo u c r ea te re s o na n ce i n t h e t ar ge t a ga i n .M o nk Adva nce me n t o r Bon u s Feat : M os t ser e ne

guard i an swe reonce monks , f igh t er s ,o r r anger s ,because i t' se a s ie r f o r s u ch ch a r a c te r s to d am a ge t h e s am e e n emy t w ic ei n t h e s a me r ound . B eg i n n i n g a t 3 r J le ve l. if you have leve lsin m o nk , yo u C J.n co u n t h al f yo u r se re n e guardi an l eve lsas monk le v el s f or c a lcu l at in g y o u r f lu r r y o f b lows a tta ckbonu s, Arm o r C la ss b on u s , a n d un ar m ed d amage. If yo ud o n ' t h ave mo n k le ve ls , y o u c a n i n st ea d choo s e a n y b on u sfea t fo r whi c h y ou meet th e p r er eq u is ite s f rom amo n g th ea l lowed f ig h t e r bonu s fe a ts ( PH 38).S tagge r ing Re l e a s e ( Su ): A t 4 t h lev el , y o u learn hew to

s low you r en emy by r el e a s in g r e s o n ance .A s a sw i f r a c t io n ,yo u G ill r ele ase th e r es on a n ce yo u h ave c re at ed w ithin ata rg e t t o reduce th a t fo e 's s pe e d b y 1 0 fe e l i n a ll m o d e s p t Tp o i nt o f r e s on an ce r e le as ed .The e ff e c t l a st s f o r a n umbe r o fr o u n d s eq u a l t o the nu m be r of r es o n an ce poin t s r e l eased .

Tr au ma t ic R elease ( Su ) :A t t h I t-v el , your p owe r o ve rre so n a n c e b e comes m ore d estruc ti ve . A s a s w if t a ct io n ,

yo u c a n r e le as e [ h e re s on a n ce w i th i n a t a rg et to d e a l t h a ifoe 2d 6 po in ts o f d am a ge pe r p o int o f resonance r el eased .This d amag ed o e s n 't h e lp y o u c r e a te r e so n an ce i n t h e t a rg e taga i n .I m m u ne to Fear (Ex ): \Xhen yo u r ea ch 7 t h leve l , y ourm i nd becom e s s o s e re ne th a t fear b e com e s a m e re c b st r ac -rio n .Yo u a r e i mm u n e to f e ar ,mag i c a l o r o therwise.

Confou n d i ng Releas e (Su ) : At 8 t h l ev el and hi ghe r, t h ere son a n c e yo u re le a se c a n be f ud d le th e m i nd . A s a s w if tac tio n, yo u c an re lease th e re sona nce yo u h aw cre atedwit hin a t a rg e t t o affeC l l ha t foe w i t h wnfusioll, a s t h e s p el l .T h e e ffe c t l a st s fo r a n umb e r of r o u n d s eq u a l to t he num be ro f r e so nance point s r el eased .

U n c l o ude d M i n d (E x) : A t 9 th le ve l a nd h igh e r. if yo ufa il a \Xill save , yOl l can make a C o nc e n t r atio n c h e c k a n du s e t h a t c h e ck ' s r e s ul t a s your save resu l t.

So u l Release (Su ) : A t ro r h le ve l , y o ur m a s te r y of reso-n a n ce is a b so l ute . Yo u G In u s e re sonanc e to se p a ra te y ou ren emy 's s o u l f rom h i s b o d y, k i l l in g h im i n s tantly.Toat ternpta s o u l r ele a s e , yo u mu s t h a ve c re a te d 1 p oin t o f re s onan cei n y o u r t a rg et fo r e ve r y 2 H i t D ic e [ h a t e n emy h a s. T h e n , a s.a sw ift a c ti on , y o u c a n re le a se th a t r esonanc e, f or c in g t h a troe 10 s uc ce ed o n a Fo rt itude save ( DC 10 + y o ur s e ren eg ua r di an l eve l + yo u r \V' is m o di f ie r) o r d i e. T h i s is a d ea t heffec t .

PLAYING A SERENE GUARDIANTh e y c a ll y ou " se re n e " fora re a so n , E ve n w he n yO l i seemovermatched ,you ' re un f lappab le i na f igh t . Part o f t he r easonf o r y o u r co o l d emean o r i s t h a i y o u k n ow you' re q u i e tl y c r e -ating re s o n an c e f or a r ele as e mo ve .C o m ba t : Th e l u m in o us Order o f le n a ss ig n s s e re n e

guard i an s to a t t ack en emy le ad e rs a n d p ower fu l i ndi v i dun Im o n st er s. Be ca u se o f t h e w ay res o n an c e w o rk s , a s er en eg u a rd i an is le s s e ff ec t iv e w h e n h e 's c o n s tant ly c hang in gt ar g e ts . O the r l u m i n ar ie s kn o w th a t a se re n e g u ar dia nwant s to mak e f u ll a tt a ck s e v ery ro u n d , s o t h e y o f t en t r y tod i s tr a c t t h e guard i an 's t a rg et an d o t h e rw i s e k eep enemieso f f t h e g u a r d i an 's b ack .Adva nceme n t : Be in g r ec r u ite d i nt o t he r an k s of th e

s e re n e g u a rd i an s r eq u ir es p r ov in g y ou rs e lf to t he l u m i-nous Ord e r, th e n s how i n g tilt.' exist ing s e ren e g u a r d i an st ha t y ou h av e t h e m ent a l d i sc iplin e to jo in t he m . Fur thera dv a n c em e n t i s s i m p ly a m a tt e r o f un ceas ing p r ac t i ce an dp r o fo u n d r ned i rancn .

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BECOMING A SOLARCHANNELERGood c l e ri cs a nd powe r fu l p a la d i n swhohave r e ac he d Lum i nar y c h ampi o n s ta t u s

w i th i n th e L um in o u s O rd e r s hould havenodifficulty u n d e rg oing th e R it ua l of Feather srequired to be c ome a s o la r c h a nne l er .

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A l ig nmen t : An y good .Special: Abil ity t o t u r n unde a d a s a St h -l ev e l cl e ric .Special: You mus t h a ve a n a ff i li at io n s c or e o f 9 o r h ighe rw it hi n t h e Lum inou s O rder t o b e come a s o la r c h a nne le r .If youra f f ili a t ion s co r e d r ops bel ow9 a ft e r you havebe come a s ol a r c h a nne le r , y ou r et a i n a l l c la ss f ea t u re s a ndt h e a b il it y t o a dvanc e in t h e c la ss .Spec ia l: Mus t pa r t ic ipa te in the Ri tual of Feathe rs ( seeAdvancemen t).CLASS FEATURESThe s ol a r cliannelcr l e arns 10 c h anne l pos i ti ve energ y f oremerge n cy h e alin g a n d fa t emp o ra r i ly b e c om e a p ow e rfultly i ng c r ea t u re a k in t o a s ol ar . A ll t h e f ol low in g a re c la ssf ea tu r e s o f th e s ola r c ha n n eler pres t ige class.C h an n el H ealing ( Su ) : B y e x p en d i n g o n e d a il y u se of

your a b il it y to t urn u nd ead a nd chan n e l in g t h a t e n e rg ytow ar d a w i lli n g a ll y , y ou c a n c as t a n y w rc s p e ll a s a s w if ta ct io n , o r y o u c an c as t a clI re s p e ll o n :1 t ar ge t u p to 3 0 [ ee la \v ay. Y ou ca n d o both in t he sam e ro u nd , b ur d oing soexp e n d s tw o d aily u s es o f y o ur a bi li ty to t u r n und ead.

Turn Und e a d (S u ): Yo u a dd y o ur so la r c ha n n e le r le ve lto you r e f fe c t iv e l ev e l f or tur n i ng und ead g ranted b y a nyo t h e r c la ss to det erm in e yo u r e ff e c tiv e l ev el fo r t u r n i n gund e ad . Fo r ex a mp l e, if y ou 'r e a zth-lcvcl clcrtc/ ts t -levelpaladi n /t s t- leve l so la r chan ne le r ,yOll turn und e ad a s i f y o uwere an S th- l cve l c le r i c .Sp ell c a st i n g: A t ev er y le vel e xc ep t t sr, 5th , and 1 0th ,

y ou g a in n ew s p ell s per d a y a n d a n in c r ea se in c as te r l ev el(a nd s pe l ls known , i f a pp l ic ab l e) a s i f you had a l so gained al ev el i n a d i v in e s p el l ca s ti n g c la s s to wh ic h you bel onged,.... b ef or e a d d in g th e so lar c h a n ne le r l ev el. Yo u d o not , how -e ve r , g a i n a ny o t h e r b e ne fi t a c h a ra c t e r o f t h a t c la s s wou l dha ve gai n e d . I f yO Ll h ad m ore th a n o n e d ivine spel lcas t ingc la s s befo re b ecoming a s ol a r c h a nne l e r, yOl lmus t d e c id eto which c la ss to add each e ligi b l e so larc han ne le r l evel forth e purpose ofdc t c rm in in g spe l ls pe rd ay ,cas te r l eve l, ands pe ll s known .le s ser C h a n n e l Solar (Su) : Beginn i n g a t 5 t h l ev el , y ou

can ex pe n d o n e o f y ou r d ail y u se s of your abil i ty to turnundea da s a n immed ia teact ion to t r an s f o rm i n to a powe r f u lc re a t u r e t h a t l ook s l i k e a s o la r ( lvfM (2).At the beginning ofeach of you r s ubs e quen t turn s , y ou mus t u se a s w i f t a ct i onto e x pe n d o n e a d di ti on a l d a il y l is e o f y o u r a bi l it y to tu r nund e ad . I f y ou d o n ot o r ca nn o t d o so , you return to y ou rnorma l f o rm .w hil e yo u a re in so lar form , y ou r body and g e ar a re

r ep l ac ed b y a b o dy a n d a m ag i c g r e ar sw o rd l ik e t h os e of as o la r. Yo u b e com e a Medium creature (i f y o u w er e of J di f-feren t s ize be fore ), and you l ose t h e a b i l it y to cast spe l ls and

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Class Sk il ls (2 + I nt mod i f ie r per leve l) :Concen t r a t ion , C raf t , D ipl omacy, Heal , Knowledge (h is to ry) ,Knowledge ( the p l anes ),Knowledge (religion) . Profession, Spel lcraft .

T H E S O L AR CH A N NEL ER HITD'E: D8BaseAttack Fo rt Ref Wil lLevel Bonus Save Save Save Sp ecia l Spel lcasting15t +0 +2 +0 +2 Chann e l h ea l in g, t u r n u n d ead2nd +1 + 3 +0 +3 +1 l eve l o f ex is ti ng d iv ine spe l lcas t ing c lass3r d +2 + 3 +1 +3 +1 l eve l o f ex is ti ng d iv ine spe l lcas t ing c lass4t h + 3 + 4 +1 +4 +1 l eve l o f ex is t ing d iv ine spe l lcas t ing c lass5th + 3 +4 +1 + 4 Lesser channel so l ar6th + 4 +5 +2 +5 +1 l eve l o f ex is t ing d iv ine spe l l cas ti ng c lass7t h + 5 +5 +2 +5 +1 l eve l o f ex is ti ng d iv ine spe l l cas ti ng c lass8th +6 + 6 +2 +6 +1 l eve l o f ex is ti ng d iv ine spe l l cas ti ng c lass9t h +6 +6 +3 +6 +1 l eve l o f ex is ti ng d ivi ne spe l lcasting class10th +7 +7 +3 +7 Greater channel so lar

Tit le : Benefi t s and Du ti esNone.Ebo n In it ia te : You ar e g iv en a ce r emon ia lb la ck r ob e an d is e li g ib le f or q u e s ts . AnEbon i ni ti at e c an b uy mag ic i tems f rom t hew iz a rd s o f t h e Ebon Cab a l a t r e du ced cos t.Ebon Fact o tum: Yourece ive a cloakof theEbon Cobol.Ebon Mas t er : You recei ve one rodof theTower ( yo ur cho ic e) , a l on g w it h a d i amond -studded b lack mask wor th 500 gpoGaini ngt he t it le o f Eb o n mas t e r en t it le s y ou t o en-t er t he d ar k s ch o la r o r tw is te d l or d p r es ti geclass .

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Ebon Cab alTh e L umin o u s Order isn't th e only powerful group work -ing b eh i n d t h e s ce ne s i n t he V alley of Obe l i sks. 1\ grou pof ambi ti ou s s c hem e r s- w i z ard s mos tl y-exists solely toaccumu l at e mo r e p owe r f or i ts members .Th i s f a ct io n is t h eE b e n C a ba l , b a se d i n a f or tr e ss c a lle d the Black Tower.The Eb en Caba l i sn 't a n ev il o r g an iz a t io n, t h o u g h it p ro b -

a b ly h a s a f ew e vi l m emb e rs w i t hi n i ts r anks , I t 's defin itely"neu t r a l amb itious ," h ow e v e r, a n d i ts members h av e fews c r u p l es ab o ur seeking and taking wh at t h ey w a nt .Over t he course of t h e adv enture , y ou migh t encoun ter

t h e E bo n C ab a l and b ecomea f fi li a t ed w i t h t h e gro u p . F romt ime to time af t er you become af fi l i a ted wi t h t he group , th e01\1 m ig h t te ll y o u th a t yo ur a ff il ia no n s co re w i thin th eEbon C ab a l h as i nc re a se d . A s y ou r a ff ilia tion s co re r i se s ,y o u b ecome en t i tl e d. ro th e fo llowing rewards.

R i t ua l of F ea th e rs a t t h e Shin in g C i ta d el. A t r h e c on c l u -sion of th is prayer-f i l led ceremony, a n a ct ua l s ol ar brieflyappears and word l ess l y t ou ches y ou w i th ir s sw o rd . F romt h a t momen t f or wa r d , yo u f in d t h a t t h e g ate s o n y ou r a b il-ity 10 chan n e l p os i t iv e energy have b een opened . T a k i n gon th e fo r m of a s o la r r eq ui r es further pract ice and grea te rinner s treng th .

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Great sword At tacks+2 01+1 5 / +10 ( 2d6+9/19-20)+21/+16/+ 11 (2d6+10/19 -20)+22/+17/+12 (2d6+11/19-20)+23 /+18 /+13 (2d6 +12 /19 -20)+24 /+19 /+14 (2d6+13 / 19 - 2 0 )+25/+201+15 (2d6+14/19 -20)

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to u s e t h e c la s s f e at u r es of your normal f orm wh i l e y ou ' re i nso lar form (excep t t h a t you can expend dail yuses of your abi l-ity TO t u rn un de ad in order to maintain t h e a l te r ed f orm) .

For as l on g as yOll maintain s o la r form , you d on ' t h avea cc es s t o i t ems worn, h e ld , o r car r ie d b y ) o u r normal form,a lthoug h your AC r em a i ns r hc s ame . Th e g re a t swo rd d is ap-pear s i f i t l eaves yOtl r g r a s p , bu r y ou can s p end a move act i o nto make i t r eap p ea r i n y o u r h an d s .Your a t t ack s , d amage , an dspeed change as described on t h e f ol lowing t ab le .A l l o thera s pec t s o f your c haracter remain t h e s ame .

PLAYING A SOLAR CHANNELERYou d ea l with c ha l le ng es t h e w ay yo u a lw ay s h av e, bu tw h e n comba t turns f or t h e wo r st , y o u know t h a t y ou 'v e g o tan angel in r es er ve , T h e Lu m i n o u sOrder r e g ar d s i rs s o la rchaunelers h igh ly-especially t h o s ewho h ave r ea ched5thle v el o r h i g h e r .You r abilit) ' to tu rn into a powerfu I an g el i ss e en a s a s ig n that thegods favor you.

C o m b a t : Yo u can 't t u rn into a n a ng el whenever yOLlw ant , s o yo u h av e to a ss es s w h e ther a g iv en f ig h t r eq u ir e sth e assi s tance of your so l ar form. Becoming an a ng el is ad o u b le -ed g ed swo rd , b e c au s e y ou won ' t b e ab le r o h ea l youra ll i es o r c as t o ther spe lls until y o u r et urn to norma l.The l u m in o u s Orde r often sends solar channe l er s i nt o

t he S l augh rer scar . Even if you can ' t trans fo rm i n to an an ge l ,you' r e s t i ll remarkably e ff e c t iv e ag a in s t t h e undead ,Advanc em ent: Those who mee t t h e entry re q uir emen t s

a nd w is h 10 do so are inv i ted to take p art i n t h e da y lo ng

G reater C h a n n e l Sola r (S u): A t 10 th le ve l, you canremain i n s o l ar f orm f or 1m i n u te f or e ac h d a il y u s c of yourab i li t y t o tu rn undead t h a t y o u expend .

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PLAYING AN_---::-----:--;--EBO CABAUSIJoining forceswith the Eben Cabal means thatyou speak thelan gua ge of power.You're comfo rtable operating amo ng theruthless and the ambitious-a nd those a re vou r ill/it'S. Youmigh t profess noble idea ls when it sui ts your overall plan,an d you always have an overal lp lan , b ut tho se idealsGi n becast as ide whenever doing so ge ts you wha t you desire .Be cau se th e Eb e n Ca ba l fu nc tio ns like J mutual

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a dd i ng t h e da r k s c ho l ar le v el . YOLI do no t , howeve r, g a in a nyother b en e fit a c h a ra c te r of th a t c la ss w ou ld h a ve g a i n ed .I fy ou h a d m o re t h an o ne a rc an e spcllcasn ng c la s s befo reb e com i n g a d a r k sc h o la r, y o umu s t d e c id e t o w h i ch c la ss toadd each e l ig ib l e dark s chola r l evel for th e purpos e o f d e t e r -m ining s p e ll s p e r d a y, c a s te r l e ve l, a nd s pe l ls known.Book Mas te ry (E x ): A t ever y le vel b ut 2 nd a nd 7 th,

yours tudy resu l ts int h e ma s te r vo f fo r -b id d en lo re.

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c h oo s e o n e b o ok f or w h i ch y o um e e t t h e s k i l l p r er e q ui sitefro m th e fo ll ow i n g table . Rem emb er tha t yo u ga in n ews ki ll r a n ks b e fo r e y ou g a in c la ss fe at ur es, so a s a erh-leveld a rk s ch o l ar yo u c o ul d pore nt iully g a in y ou r t e t h rank in

Know le d ge ( h is to r y) a nd imme di a te ly c la imma s te r y o f the LcxirOl l of rlu- ElderGods.The book sofforbidden lo re , t he Knowledge

r equ i remen t f or e a ch one, a nd t h e bene f it s youg a in f rom r ea d i ng th em , a r e a s f o ll ow s.Historiesofti,eAlad Empire,Vo l. I I :Knowledge (h i s -

tory) 10 r a n ks ; + 2 i n s ig h t b o nu s o n will saves.) l1 rm /llill! s Trials, Anllota/ed: Knowledge (a rcana ) 10

r an k s; c as t d i vi n atio n a n d i llu s io n s pe l ls a t + 1 c as te rlevel.Arrnurt of Yo rre ll: : K n owl ed g e (a rc a n a) 1 2 r a n ks ; + 1

i n s igh t bonu s on Re fle x a nd For t i t u d e s a ve s.Verses of Know l ed ge ( th e p la n e s) t 2

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C la s s S kil ls (2 + I nt m o d if ie r p e r le ve l) : Concent r a ti o n , D ec i p h e r S c r ip t , Gathe r I n fo rm a t i o n , K n owl ed g e ( a ll s ki l ls takenind ividually), Profession, Speak Lan guage , Spellcraf t , Use Ma g ic D e v ic e .

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CLASS FEATURESYo u b e cam e a tw i st ed lo rd by partaking o f t w istro ot in ace r emony sup e rv i sed byyour peers a t t h e Bl ack Tower .T h ef irs tpower you learn is the abi l t ry to twis t your form, tu rn ingyourse lf in to a misshapen, f earsome f igu re . Over t ime, youm a st er t h e c a pa bi li t ie s o f yo u r wa rp e d b od y, a n d yo u t h ent ap i n to t h e powe rs o f y ou r d i st o rt ed m ind .A l l t h e fo l low ingare c lass f ea tu res of t h e tw i st ed l o rd p r e st i ge c la ss .

Twi s t ed Fo rm (Ex) :When you en te r t h i s c l as s. y ou g a i nt h e a b i li ty to a do p t a tw i ste d form b y l a k i n g a mo ve a ct io nt o do so. You r f ac e t ak es o n J s in i s te r, m isshapen cas t. Yourl im b s l e n gt h e n a nd b e nd , a nd y ou r spin e S lOO pS . Themeuv of your b od y b ec om es a t h i n g of t h e p a st .

Whi le i n your twi s t ed f orm , y ou g a in a +4 bonu son Blu ffchecks to f ei n t i n comba t , J +4 bonus on .lntim idn tc checkst o d emo ra l i z e an oppon en t, an d a +4 bonu son E scap eAr t i stchecks. Y ou tak e a - 4 p en a l t y o n D ip lom a cy c h ec k s a n do t h e r a ttemp t s t o i n flu e n ce a n N l 'C 's attit ude.

You C Jn r em ai n i n y o ur tw is te d form a s l o ng a s y ou l ik e.Many tw i s ted l ords f in d i tmo re comf or t ab le t h an t h e f o rmt he y h a d b e fo r e t h e y p a rt oo k of rwisrroot.

+1 le v e l o f e x is t in g arcane spelkasnng class+1 le v e l o f e x is t i ng a r c a n e spellcasting class+1 l ev el o f e x is t in g a r c a n e spellcast ing class+1 le v e l o f e x is t i ng a r c a n e spellcasting class+1 leve l o f ex is t i ng arcane spellcast ing class+1 le v e l o f e x is t in g a r c an e spe llcasti ng c la s s+1 l ev el o f e xi st i n g a r c a n e spellcast ing class+1 le v e l o f e xi st i n g a r c a n e spellcasting class+1 l ev el o f e x is t in g a r ca n e spellcasting class

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BECOMING A TWISTED LORDE x is tin g tw i st ed lo r ds h av e o ne wor d of adv ic e f or t h o sewho a sp i r e t o their posit ion-c-r 'Don'r!"Bur with in the EbonCab a l, t h e i n fl u en ce t h a t t h e tw i st ed l o rd s w ie l d i s o bv i o us .Few h ee d t h e wa rn in gs . The y i n s te ad p ar t ake of twis t roo tf rom t h e S ln ug ht er sc a r a n d b eg in t h e i ne v it ab le t ra n s fe r -marion i n t o tw i st ed l o rd s .

C om b a t : You c o n tr ol t h e b : nt leGe ld t he way y ou alwayshavo-c-wi th magic .Yourspel l so f ten have alit t le extra k ickdue toyour research ,however . \X!henyou reach t h e p innacleof your s t ud ic s , y ou a re abl e to p e rf orm fe at s o f m a g ic th a tn o m er e w i za rd c an m a tc h .

Adv an cemen t : Da rk s cho la r s a re a ll E bon masters with int he Eben Cabal .M os tare wizards , a l though i n te l l ig en t s or -c e r er s c an d e ri v eg r ea t b ene fi t s f rom th i s c l as s a s we l l.Reso u r c e s : The books associated with t h i s c la s s a r en 'ti n t h e B la ck T owe r 's m ai n l ib ra ry . You h av e c o nv i n ce d amore powe rf u l member of t h e E be n C ab al t o le t y ou r ea dfo rb idden lo re f rom J pr ivate co l lec t ion . \x:rho knows wha telse yO l lm i g h t f in d t h e re ?

T WI STED LORD ENTRY R E Q U I RE M EN T SSkil ls: Bluff9 r a n k s , Intimidate 5 r a nk s .S p e c ia l :Y o u m ust h a ve a n af filiation sco re o f 9 or higherwith in the Ebon Ca ba l t o become a twisted lo r d . If y o uraffiliation score d rops b el ow 9 a f te r y ou have become at w is t ed lo rd , y o u r et a in al l class features a nd the abi l i ty toadvance in th e class.Specia l: Y ou mu s t r it ua l is t ic al ly c o n s um e tw istroot (seeAdvanc em en t ) .

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a read jacen t to J s ha ke n fo e , by t ak i ng a s t a ndard a c ti on , youc a n a ssumecon t rol of you r enemy. You r t ar ge t mus t make a\Xlil l s av e (DC to + you r tw i st e d l o r d l ev el + your Cha mod i-fier). I f th e save fa il s, you can c o n t r o l y o ur enemy's ac tionson s ub se quen t r ou nds , t a k i n g a s t anda rd a ction each roundto d o so. A t the end of each of y o ur e n emy's t u r n s , h e cana ttemp t ano ther \Xi ll s ave to shake off c on tr o l. H e r ema i nsu nder you r c ommand unti l h e s u c ce ed s o n t h e will s ave oru n t i l y ou c h oo s e n o r t o spend a s t a n dard act ion control l ingh i m .

PLAYING A TWISTED LORDYou've lived through a horr i fy i ng n i gh rmare-the in itialexposure to t w i s r r o o r i n t h e c e r emo n y t h at a ll ow e d yO ll tob ec om e a twis ted lo r d. Y ou'r e c omf o rt a ble i n a f orm th a to thers find re p ul siv e, an d y ou w ouldn't h ave it a ny o t h e rway. Yo u ca n p rey o n t h e w ea k ne ss es of othe rs ' s ens ib il i -t ie s, t ak i n g advan tage of how t h ey i n st a n tl y r e co i l whent h e y s e c you .

You s ee m any of y ou r p ee rs i n t h e Eb en Ca bal shudde rw hen yOll p ass , b ut y ou 're m o re c om fo rta b le w i th i n t h es l a c k Towe r 's w a l ls , where a r u t h l es s mer i t o c ra c y doesn 'thave room f or d is t a s te ove r s omeone 's look s . Bes id es , youem a ss um e y o ur n at u r a l f orm whe n ev er y ou n e ed 10.

C o m b a t : H o w you fight a s a t w is te d lo rd d ep end s a lo ton your expe rience. At l ow le ve ls , y ou fi gh t l ik e a rogue ,moving into p os it io n to u se y ou r sneak at tack. ln r ime ,periphe r a l inv is ib i li ty a n d Imp r o ve d Fe i n t g iv e y o u n eww ays to d e al sneak a tt a ck damage e ve n when you aren't

flan kin g your enemy. A s y ou attain more levels ,y ou f ac e a n inreresting tact i -c al c ho ic e b et w ee n u singpe r iphe ra l inv i s ib i l i ry andI mp ro ve d Fe i nt to se t upsneak at tacks o r u si ngimp roved demoralize tose t u p y ou r s up ern a tu ra lmind twis ts . T he answer iss i tua t ional . It depends o nth e nature ofyour foe and

whe the r you' re conf iden t inyour a b il i ty t o demoralizehim.

Advanceme nt : Anyonew ho h as earned t h e rank ofEbon ma st e r a n d h as shownt he abf l iry to m a n ip ui at e

p eo p le b y guile and coercionis e lig ib l e to consume tw i s t -

roa r f ro m t h e Sl au gh tc rs ca r. I fdo n e i n r it ua l C sh io n , tw is t-r oo t i ng es t i on t u r n s yOll intoa tw i st e d l or d. The p r o ce ss i s

no to n ly pa infu l, i t' s accom-pa nied by horrifyingn ig h tm are s t hat a fewwou l d- be tw i st e d l or d s

find fata lly fr ightening .

Sn e ak At tack: Beginning at 2nd level, yOll de al e x t rad ama ge w hen y ou a re f la nk i n g a n opponen t o r a t any rimewhen th e t ar ge t w o u l d b e d e ni ed its D ex t er it y b o n us . T h i se x tr a d am a ge o n ly a pp l ie s to r a ng e d a t tacks i f t h e t ar ge tis w ithin 30 f ee t . S e e t he r ogue c la ss f ea tu r e (PH 50) .Yoursneak

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