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Past Glory is a sequel of another game, War of the Lance, which was hosted on another site. This game takes place in the same setting, a decade later, and in a different location with a different focus.

This is a 2nd Edition AD&D game set in the world of Dragonlance, on the continent of Ansalon. It will start ten years after the War of the Lance, in 360 AC.

Once, the Ergoth Empire was the largest human empire in Ansalon.  But that all changed when the gods, angry at man's hubris, threw a fiery mountain into the city of Istar, shattering the continent in the process.  Ergoth was not only suddenly cut off from the mainland, it was split into two large islands.  Northern Ergoth, where what remains of the Empire resides to this day, and Southern Ergoth, which was all but abandoned and later claimed by ogres.

Meanwhile, the Kagonesti (Wild Elves) made a home for themselves in the southern forests of the island.  But during the War of the Lance, the Silvanesti (Grey Elves) and Qualinesti (High Elves) lost their homelands and were forced to seek refuge in Southern Ergoth.  Now all three elves share the land, and not without complications.

In addition, the Solamnics man an outpost on the island, to watch over and protect the final resting place of Huma Dragonbane, one of the most revered and famous Knights of Solamnia, and the birthplace of the legendary Dragonlances.

With all of these factions, many of them opposed to each other, suffice to say Southern Ergoth is something of a chaotic place right now, even after the war has ended.

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As it's currently 355 AC, the current leaders of the Conclave of Wizards are:

Dunbar Mastersmate (Order of Solinari)
Justarius (Order of Lunitari/Master of Wayreth Tower)
Dalamar the Dark (Order of Nuitari)

The current leaders of the Knights of Solamnia are:

Gunthar Uth Wistan (Grand Master)
Quintayne Fogorner (High Warrior)
Liam Ehrling (High Justice)
Michael Jeoffrey (High Clerist)

The current leaders of the Holy Orders of the Stars are:

Crysania Tarinius (Chosen Prophet of Paladine)
Goldmoon (Chosen Prophetess of Mishakal)

The current leaders of the Knights of Takhisis are:

None

The current leaders of the Elves are:

Portios Kanan (Speaker of the Suns)
Alhana Starbreeze (Speaker of the Stars)
Nuqala Windspeaker (Speaker of the Seas)
Treyen Silverwake (Speaker of the Moons)

The current leaders of the Plainsfolk are:

Riverwind (Chieftain of the Que-Shu)
Blackfoot (Chieftain of the Que-Kiri)
Chaosmoon (Chieftain of the Que-Teh)

The current leaders of the Khur tribes are:

Khan Matarc (Khan of all Khurs)

The current leader of Ergoth is:

Emperor Mercadior Redic V

The current leaders of the Dwarves are:

Glade Hornfel (King of Thorbardin)
Unknown (Thane of Hylar)
Gneiss Truesilver (Thane of Daewar)
Tufa Bloodeye (Thane of Khar)
Pounce Quickspring (Thane of Theiwar)
Halt Blackmetal (Thane of Daergar)
Highbulb Bulph (Thane of Aghar)

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This is a complete list of rules and house rules that I use in my game.

Core Rules
Character Generation - You can use Method V (4d6, drop the lowest).
Height/Weight/Age - Players need not roll for these, unless they want to. They can just choose them. The DM secretly rolls your maximum age, to learn when your character will die of old age (if you're lucky!)
Starter Spells - A player may choose his wizard's starting spells, but still must roll to learn them. Upon reaching a new spell level, a mage learns a new spell for that level automatically (chosen by the player). A mage's first spellbook is free, but additional ones must be paid for.  If the mage has a mentor or tutor, they receive a few free spells without rolling.
When XP is Given - Characters earn XP (and level up automatically upon receiving enough to do so) at the end of a thread. Threads are usually divided into chapters, and generally will end when the party rests for the night.
Initiative - I use Individual Initiative during combat. I also use all of the modifiers that come with it, including casting times and weapon speeds. Characters with multiple attacks don't use them until the end of the round (except for those who are dual-wielding).  I also only roll initiative once, at the beginning, instead of every round, for simplicity.
Firing into Melee - This rule is largely ignored. You can only hit an ally during melee with a projectile weapon if you roll a fumble or if they move directly into your line of fire (and are larger than or the same size as your target). If you try and fire a projectile weapon at a target while someone else is meleeing you, the opponent gets a free attack.

Optional Rules (The rules in blue found in the PHB/DMG)
Intelligence Bonus to Proficiencies - For every language slot a character gets from INT, they get an extra NWP slot, as well.
Maximum Spells per Level - Based on their INT score, wizards have a limit to how many spells they can learn each level, total.
Racial Adjustment to Charisma - I actually apply lots of extra modifiers to Charisma when taking into account race, class, ethnicity, and so forth. For instance, a Cleric of Good proudly bearing his icon in a land of evil is likely to get a big penalty to his reaction adjustment.
Detection of Pick Pocketing - I use the optional rule that allows a thief a lesser chance of being caught pickpocketing when the victim is lower level than the thief.
Nonweapon Proficiencies - I use both weapon and nonweapon proficiencies in my game, not secondary skills. Unless stated otherwise, a character must train to learn a new proficiency slot once it becomes available.
Encumbrance - I do use (basic, not specific) encumbrance in my games. I also rule that magical armor does not count toward one's encumbrance.
Horse Traits - I do use horse traits for flavor, but don't usually enforce them.
Armor Made of Unusual Metals - I do allow this.
Spell Components - I do use these. Material components that are rare and expensive must be in the caster's inventory to work. For more general components, like sand, gum, cloth, etc., a caster needs a 'component bag' that costs 1 gp per spell level to refill (a 1st level mage would need to spend 1 gp, a 3rd level mage would need to spend 3 gp, etc.) at a mageware shop. The component bag must be refilled between adventures (or once a month, whichever comes first).
Researching Extra Wizard Spells - I allow that any spell researched by a wizard does not count against his/her limit of spells per level.
Individual Experience Awards - I use these, and group awards, too.
Training - I do not require a character train to advance in level (but they do need to train to learn new proficiencies).
Weapon Type vs Armor Modifiers - I do use these rules. Thus, a piercing weapon is more effective against leather armor, whereas a bludgeoning weapon is better against chain mail.
Parrying - I do allow this.
Multiple Attacks Against Weak Opponents - I do allow warriors to make a number of attacks equal to their level against opponents who have 1-1 or less HD.
Polearms/Shields and Weapon Frontage - I use both of these rules.
Critical Hits/Misses - I use both. A natural 20 is a critical hit, and the character is allowed to roll for double damage (the rules state you are supposed to roll twice, but I find it easier in pbp to just roll once and double it). On a natural 1, the character fumbles. What this means is up to the DM, but it can involve a weapon breaking, accidentally hitting oneself or an ally, dropping a weapon or falling down to the ground. It depends on the situation.
Specific Injuries - I do not use this rule.
Hovering at Death's Door - I do use this rule. At 0 HP, a character becomes unconscious and bleeds out (losing 1 HP per round) until they reach death at -10 HP. A character who is bleeding out can have their wounds bound (no check or roll needed) to stop the bleeding. Magical healing spells only restore an unconscious character to 1 HP and no more can be used until the character has rested for about 5 minutes (as opposed to a full day, as written).
Aerial Combat - I use all of these rules, too.
Degrees of Darkness Modifiers - I use these, yep. Moving/fighting in moonlight is not as bad as total darkness, etc.
Jogging and Running - I use these rules.
Terrain Effects on Movement - I use these rules. So traveling through water, snow, heavy forest/brush, rocky ground, and in darkness slows the party down.
Terrain Modifiers for Overland Movement - I use these, too.
Command Words - Rods, wands and staves use them, yep.

Splatbook Rules
Kits - I do allow some kits, but not others. If you are interested in a kit, just ask the DM to find out more.
The Complete Fighter's Handbook - I use the rules for weapon and armor crafting, off-hand weapon use, kneeling and sitting, range and initiative, ambidexterity, fighting style specialization, martial arts, punching/wrestling specialization, disarming, grabbing, holding, pinning, pulling/tripping, sapping, shield punching and rushing, recovery of temporary damage, darkness modifiers, unstable ground, mounted combat, bone and stone weaponry, high quality racial armor, and piecemeal armor.
The Complete Paladin's Handbook - Pretty much all of it.

The Complete Ranger's Handbook - Pretty much all of it.

The Complete Barbarian's Handbook - The barbarian class, plus the kits and new proficiencies.

The Complete Wizard's Handbook - Pretty much all of it.
The Complete Priest's Handbook - Pretty much all of it.
The Complete Druid's Handbook - Pretty much all of it.
The Complete Thief's Handbook - Pretty much all of it.
The Complete Bard's Handbook - Pretty much all of it.
The Complete Book of Dwarves - Pretty much all of it.
The Complete Book of Gnomes and Halflings - Pretty much all of it.
The Complete Book of Elves - Just the expanded archery rules and the new equipment/spells.
The Complete Book of Humanoids - Pretty much all of it.
Of Ships and the Sea - Pretty much all of it.
Dungeoneer's Survival Guide - I use the new equipment.
Wilderness Survival Guide - The rules for temperature, the rules for food and water, the rules for foraging, fishing and hunting.
Player's Option: Spells and Magic - The Cure Moderate Wounds spell only.

House Rules
No Racial Ability Minimums or Maximums - I don't bother with these at all (e.g., not being able to play a dwarf unless your STR is 8 or higher). Never saw the point to it.
Max HP at 1st level - At first level, HP is always the maximum amount (including CON modifier) without needing to roll.
No Level Limits - I don't bother with these, either. Most of my games never get high enough in level for them to matter anyway.
Lesser Alignment Restrictions - Druids and Bards can be of any alignment.
Rally Allies/Berserker Rage - The benefits of a bard's 'rally allies' ability kicks in on the first round, not the third round. Those who can go berserk can do so in one round, not ten.
No Racial/Class Restrictions - Any race may take any class in my games. A dwarf can be a paladin, an elf can be a bard, a gnome can be a ranger, etc.
Proficiency Checks without the Proficiency - In some cases, I will allow a character to attempt a proficiency check in something he/she doesn't have proficiency in. In this case, they must roll a 3 or less to succeed. And the end result will never be of high quality (someone trying to forge a dagger without the weaponsmithing proficiency will only make one of average quality at best). There are lots of stipulations to this rule. For instance, the character in question cannot even make the attempt if the DM feels that it violates common sense (a character who has never seen a horse before can't possibly hope to make a rider check). Likewise, some things are just impossible for unskilled characters, regardless of luck (someone without the armorer proficiency could try and bang out a satisfactory suit of chain mail, but full plate mail is out of the question).
Crossbow Damage - In my games, a light crossbow does 1d10 damage and a heavy crossbow does 1d12 damage.
Turn/Control Undead - I allow clerics and paladins with this ability to also use it against extraplanar creatures. A good cleric can turn evil extraplanar creatures, and an evil cleric can control evil extraplanar creatures.
Cantrips - Cantrip is not a spell, but a nonweapon proficiency that can only be taken by someone with levels in wizard or bard.
Natural Healing - The effects of natural healing and the healing proficiency are stacked.
Proficiency Slots - If a player adds an empty NWP slot to a proficiency he/she already has, they get a +2 to their rolls.
Aid Another - If two characters have the same proficiency, one can 'aid' the other in their roll, and this adds a +2 to the roll.
Familiars - I use a special rule for familiars. At level 2, a mage or bard can summon a familiar automatically, without the use of a spell. At level 4, the caster can see through the familiar's eyes if they concentrate and do nothing else. At 6th level, the caster can cast touch-spells through their familiar. Then at 8th level, the caster's familiar gains a special ability (depending on what the familiar in question is).
Reading/Writing - I rule that if you have a proficiency with Reading/Writing, you can read and write any language you can speak. This does not apply to ancient languages, though.
NWP cross skills - All nonweapon proficiencies cost 1 slot each.  However, if you pick a nwp that is not a class skill, you suffer a -2 to your rolls.
Metalworks - Armorer and Weaponsmithing proficiencies are reliant on STR, not INT.
Alignment - Alignment is not something you put on your character sheet and then try to adhere to.  Rather, it's something the DM charts over time, based on the actions of your character.  All PCs begin 'Unaligned' (UA) when they enter the game.  As the game progresses, I chart the character's alignment, in relation to the five deities, using my own point based system.  So a character who told the truth even if it got them in trouble might get a +1 from Gilean, or someone who showed compassion to another might get a +1 from Mishakal, and so on. When you reach 5 points in a particular deity, that deity reaches out to you in some way (a dream, a vision, sending a cleric or servant) and offers you a pact.  If you accept, your divine allegiance is now with that deity.  If you refuse, the deity's score is reset to 0 and the process begins again.  At 10 points, you are offered a free henchman in service to that deity.  At 15 points, you are granted a special power from that deity.

Non-Lethal combat - There is no 'to hit' penalty for fighting when trying to knock out an opponent with non-lethal fighting.

Tracking - Non-rangers do not suffer a -6 penalty to the Tracking proficiency.

Forum/Posting Rules
Present Tense - Keep your posts in present tense, please.
Three Day Rule - The DM will wait for any given player at least three days before moving on.
Name Your Targets! - When in combat, make sure to specify who you are hitting or where you are centering any spells.
AWOL - If a player vanishes (stops posting or doesn't even log in) for at least a week without giving any prior explanation or warning, I take full control of them as an NPC.  If they remain missing for a month, I assume they are not coming back and drop the character from the party.
Dialogue - Please place all dialogue in quotation marks.
Spamming - Don't spam or double-post.

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Some basic information about Dragonlance and the world it takes place on, Krynn.

Krynn has a couple of known continents, but the one this adventure centers on is called Ansalon. The people of Ansalon are largely ignorant of any other continents.

Krynn has three moons. However, most people are only familiar with two. The first moon, and the largest, is white and known as Solinari. The medium sized moon is red and known as Lunitari. The third moon is the smallest and is black, called Nuitari. The reason most people are not aware of Nuitari is because it is black, it is hidden in the night sky. It can only be seen by evil wizards. The only time it is visible to other people is when it is eclipsed against one of the other two moons. The three moons are the source of all magic. When all three line up in an eclipse, it's called the Night of the Eye and all magic is boosted significantly.

Gold has little value in this world. Steel pieces replace gold pieces in this world. Gold itself falls somewhere between copper and silver in value. I realize this makes no sense at all, considering the party is completely decked out in steel. Just go with it, though. It's part of the world's flavor.

Clerical spells, potions, and items disappeared for 350 years after an event known as the Cataclysm; only recently, in the past decade, have they returned.  The first to return was Takhisis, the Dragon Queen.  She raised an army known as the Dragonarmy and nearly took over all of Ansalon in what was to be later called the War of the Lance before the other gods appeared to help stop her.  Now the 21 gods seek to maintain a balance between the Pantheons of Dawn, Twilight and Night.

Dragons had disappeared for 1000 years. They, too, returned in the War of the Lance.

Halflings do not exist on Krynn. They are replaced with Kender. Kender are (literally) fearless. They are childlike in appearance and demeanor, and yet most people can't stand them. The reason for this is because kender have no sense of property. They have wandering hands, and often don't even realize they are stealing. Often, they are attracted to something shiny or interesting, pick it up to examine it, then carelessly drop it in their pouches. Kender also cause a lot of trouble, because their immunity to fear mixed with their insatiable curiosity, often means they do rather foolish things (like walk up to a Lich to ask it on what it's like to be undead).

Orcs do not exist on Krynn. Goblinoids, ogres, gnolls, etc. do, however. Also, there are no lycanthropes or Drow on Krynn. The term "Dark elf" refers to any elf who has 'left the light' and been exiled from his or her peoples. Thus, any elf who is neutral or evil is a 'dark elf,' although an elf could still be good and considered 'dark.' Psionics do not exist, either.

All arcane magic users are required to join the Orders of High Sorcery. This must be done by the time they learn third level spells, or else they are hunted down by the Orders and either destroyed or forced to join. Upon reaching access to level three spells, they are required to undergo the Test. The Test is different from each wizard, but failure always means death. Magic is considered a huge responsibility, and never one to be taken lightly. Those of good alignment join the Order of Solinari and wear white robes. Those of neutral alignment join the Order of Lunitari and wear red robes. Those of evil alignment join the Order of Nuitari and wear black robes.

Most people are extremely suspicious and wary of wizards, even the White Robed ones. Most people are also distrustful of the Knights of Solamnia--once considered honorable and noble heroes--because they failed to stop the Cataclysm.  After the War of the Lance, the role the knights played in saving Ansalon has helped alleviate some of that.  However, wizards are still distrusted throughout Ansalon.

Once there were five Towers of High Sorcery throughout Ansalon where mages of all three orders would come together to study, learn, teach and trade.  However, three were destroyed and one was cursed.  Now only one remains--the Tower of Wayreth, deep in the Qualinesti forest.  The Tower is enchanted so that it constantly 'moves' throughout the forest.  Only those that are welcome can find it; those seeking it that are not welcomed are doomed to wander the forest forever.  As the last bastion of High Sorcery left, the Tower of Wayreth is considered neutral ground.  Wizards may fight each other in the outside world, but within the walls of the tower, all are brothers and sisters, regardless of alignment.

Note that the gods play a big role in the setting.  It's not uncommon for them to get directly or indirectly involved in things, especially when called upon by their mortal followers.

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Holy Order of the Stars

Pantheon of Dawn
Paladine (The Platinum Dragon, the Valiant Warrior, Draco Paladin) Greater Deity
Symbol: A platinum triangle or platinum dragon
Celestial Symbol: The constellation Valiant Warrior
Home Plane: Dome of Creation
Alignment: Lawful good
Portfolio: Kingship, guardianship, redemption, good dragons
Worshipers: Nobles, diplomats, guards, Knights of Solamnia

Cleric Alignments: LG, LN, NG

Domains: Good, Law, Nobility, Protection, Sun
Favored Weapon: Longsword (“Mighty Protector”)
Colors: White

Paladine (pal-uh-dyne) represents the divine power of majesty. He supports the soul’s aspirations toward nobility, the drive to grow towards greatness and improve by following the example of others. His is the divine right of kings, the essence of leadership and government. More than any of the other Gods of Light, Paladine exemplifies the power that redemption and righteousness possess to bring those who have fallen into the darkness back into the light. The radiance of the sun, the strength of the shield, the purity of silver and platinum, and the splendor of an imperial palace are all manifestations of Paladine’s everpresent glory and serenity. Paladine honors the triumph of good over evil for the betterment of all and provides noble guidance for those who seek it.

Mishakal (The Light Bringer, the Healing Hand, the Blue Lady) Greater Deity
Symbol: Infinity symbol
Celestial Symbol: The constellation Infinity
Home Plane: Dome of Creation
Alignment: Neutral good
Portfolio: Healing, mercy, the home, compassion
Worshipers: Healers, midwives, herbalists, ambassadors
Cleric Alignments: CG, LG, NG
Domains: Community, Good, Healing, Liberation, Protection
Favored Weapon: Quarterstaff (“Merciful Strike”)
Colors: Sky blue

Restoration is the divine power represented by the goddess Mishakal (mish-uh-kul). She embraces the soul’s desire to be whole and grow, to learn from its mistakes, to spread generative energies among others. She is the patron of healing, motherhood, and the bringing back of what was lost. Moreso than any other, Mishakal is the goddess of making things right in the world and ridding it of its ills with compassion and love. Her caring nature is sometimes at odds with the warlike conditions her faithful find themselves drawn to, and the breadth of her worship in periods of greatest despair is indicative of the deep-seated need among the mortals of Krynn to improve their lot in life and recover. It is no surprise that she was the first of the Gods of Light to pierce the dark during the War of the Lance, and she continues to be that beacon of hope.

Habbakuk (The Fisher King, Skylord, the Blue Phoenix) Intermediate Deity
Symbol: Blue Phoenix
Celestial Symbol: The constellation Phoenix
Home Plane: Dome of Creation
Alignment: Neutral good
Portfolio: Animals, hunting, water, rebirth
Worshipers: Rangers, sailors, druids, farmers, Knights of Solamnia
Cleric Alignments: CG, LG, NG
Domains: Animal, Good, Travel, Water
Favored Weapon: Scimitar (“Kingfisher’s Helm”)
Colors: Blue and white

Habbakuk (hab-buh-kuk) is the divine power of persistence. He champions the perseverance of the soul and its struggle against adversity towards the greater good. Habbakuk’s interests are typically seen as being directed towards the beasts of the air and sea, predator and prey, but his realm encompasses all life. As patron of rangers, hunters, and the natural cycle of life and death, he opposes the perversion of nature represented by undead and aberrations of magic. As one of the patron deities of the Solamnic Knights, Habbakuk also represents obedience and loyalty to the whole, which is the Measure of the Order of the Crown. In this way he supports the persistence of those truths that promote good in the world.

Kiri-Jolith (The Sword of Justice, the Bison of Heaven) Intermediate Deity
Symbol: Bison’s horn
Celestial Symbol: The constellation Bison’s Head
Home Plane: Dome of Creation
Alignment: Lawful good
Portfolio: War, courage, honor, solidarity
Worshipers: Fighters, Knights of Solamnia, soldiers
Cleric Alignments: LG, LN, NG
Domains: Good, Law, Strength, War
Favored Weapon: Longsword (“Sacred Defender”)
Colors: Brown and white

Kiri-Jolith (kee-ree-jo-lith) embodies the divine power of unity. He encourages souls to grow as part of a larger whole, to benefit from the strength that comes in solidarity and brotherhood. He is the patron of soldiers and warriors, who depend on their companions and allies in order to defeat evil and overcome injustice. Kiri-Jolith idealizes courage, honor, and other principles which draw upon unity to achieve just ends. Although he is the very spirit of glorious battle, he is not a warlike or bloodthirsty god, for that way leads to division and wrath. Instead, he marshals the faithful towards conflict only when necessary to maintain the integrity of the world, and in times of peace he counsels the strength of spirit needed to protect and defend the innocent from the threat of darkness.

Majere (Mantis of the Rose, Master of Mind, the Dreamsender) Intermediate Deity
Symbol: A single rose or praying mantis
Celestial Symbol: The constellation Rose
Home Plane: Dome of Creation
Alignment: Lawful good
Portfolio: Discipline, meditation, thought, industry
Worshipers: Monks, scholars, clerks
Cleric Alignments: LG, LN, NG
Domains: Good, Law, Meditation, Knowledge
Favored Weapon: Unarmed strike (“Exalted Discipline”)
Colors: Red and copper

Majere (mah-jeer) represents the divine power of discipline. He seeks to improve the soul through the lessons of discipline, hard work, practice, and austerity.  Majere is often seen as aloof and distant, but this is chiefly because his approach is that of an even-handed mentor, rather than a savior. He encourages mortals to reach within themselves for the truth, the better to bring compassion and enlightenment to others. Peace comes about through an understanding of the self and its place in the order of things, rather than being caught up in the confusion of material goods, shallow desires, or distractions.

Branchala (The Bard King, Song of Life, Songmaster) Intermediate Deity
Symbol: Golden harp or wooden flute
Celestial Symbol: The constellation Harp
Home Plane: Dome of Creation
Alignment: Chaotic good
Portfolio: Music, harmony, poetry, beauty
Worshipers: Minstrels, elves, kender, travelers
Cleric Alignments: CG, CN, NG
Domains: Chaos, Good, Luck, Trickery
Favored Weapon: Rapier (“Leaf Blade”)
Colors: Green and yellow

Branchala (bran-cha-luh or bran-kah-luh) represents the divine power of inspiration. He encourages souls to grow by inspiring them to greater and greater heights of beauty and joy. As patron of music and poetry, the Bard King is said to have sprung from the sound of Habbakuk’s infant laughter at the dawn of all existence. The two gods remain the closest of allies, their followers working together to strengthen the harmony of the natural world and the song of life.

Solinari (The Mighty Hand, the Ivory Disk, God’s Eye) Intermediate Deity
Symbol: A silver or white circle or sphere
Celestial Symbol: The silver moon, Solinari
Home Plane: Astral Plane/Solinari
Alignment: Lawful good
Portfolio: Good magic, abjuration, divination
Worshipers: Wizards of the White Robes
Colors: Silver and white

Solinari (so-lin-ah-ree) is the embodiment of the divine power of magic used for good. He is the patron of wizards who have chosen to practice magic tempered by compassion, stewardship, and foresight. He upholds the laws of the Orders of High Sorcery, having had a part in crafting them to begin with, but does so in order to better the lot of those without magic. Once he was the divine power of vigilance; however, in joining his magical cousins in planar exile close to the Mortal Realm, Solinari’s focus upon the Progression of Souls grew much narrower. When the souls of good wizards depart from this world, it is Solinari whose mighty hand guides them into the Beyond.

Pantheon of Twilight
Gilean (The Book, the Sage, the Gray Voyager) Greater Deity
Symbol: An open book
Celestial Symbol: The constellation Book of Souls
Home Plane: The Hidden Vale
Alignment: Neutral
Portfolio: Knowledge, balance, watchfulness, freedom
Worshipers: Sages, scholars, bodyguards, historians, teachers
Cleric Alignments: CN, LN, N, NE, NG
Domains: Knowledge, Liberation, Planning, Protection, Rune
Favored Weapon: Quarterstaff (“The Sagestaff ”)
Colors: Gray

Gilean (gil-ee-un) is the divine power of knowledge. He advocates the growth of the soul through the experience of knowledge in all of its forms, without judgment or constraint. Gilean holds the Tobril, the great book of all knowledge, given to him by the High God. In addition to being the patron of sages, scholars, and librarians, Gilean’s desire for all knowledge and truth to be respected and protected makes him popular with those who guard or watch over knowledge and information. As the head of the Gods of Balance, Gilean is also the primary proponent of free will and individual choice among the mortal souls of the world, and he is tireless in this outlook. Because he protects freedom, he is often considered to be more chaotic than ordered, but this is not the case. Rather than seeking the end of authority and control, the Sage desires structure that defines itself through the ongoing acquisition and use of information and understanding.

Chislev (The Beast, Wild One, World Mother) Intermediate Deity
Symbol: A feather of brown, yellow, and green
Celestial Symbol: The planet Chislev
Home Plane: The Hidden Vale
Alignment: Neutral
Portfolio: Nature, wilderness, beasts, the seasons
Worshipers: Druids, farmers
Cleric Alignments: CN, LN, N, NE, NG
Domains: Air, Animal, Earth, Plant
Favored Weapon: Shortspear (“Green Protector”)
Colors: Brown, yellow, and green

The divine power of instinct is Chislev’s (kiz-lev or chiz-lev) realm. She endorses the soul’s ability to grow and develop by letting go of thought and reason, trusting to the primal urge. Chislev is the power of the natural world, the cycles of the seasons, the wild and the bestial. She extends her divinity through the earth, becoming as one with Krynn, feeling all that happens to it and all that is done to it. Thus, her anger and fury are aroused by those who abuse the wild, especially supernatural or conjured forces.  Agriculture and animal husbandry, when carried out with moderation and care, please Chislev. While the goddess knows that mortals are the greatest threat to the natural world, they are still the greatest part of it.

Reorx (The Forge, the World Smith, Tamer of Chaos) Greater Deity
Symbol: A smith’s hammer
Celestial Symbol: The planet Reorx
Home Plane: The Hidden Vale
Alignment: Neutral
Portfolio: Creation, mountains, metal, luck, pride
Worshipers: Dwarves, gnomes, kender, blacksmiths, artisans
Cleric Alignments: CN, LN, N, NE, NG
Domains: Earth, Fire, Forge, Luck, Strength
Favored Weapon: Warhammer (“Reorx’s Strength”)
Colors: Gray and red

Reorx (ree-orks) is the divine power of creation. He encourages the soul to grow through the practice of craft, skill, and artifice. While he is renowned as the patron of the dwarves and gnomes, his reach extends well beyond these races. He is the god of all craftsmen and all those who aspire towards and embrace the need to create. Because his estate encompasses talent and skill, he is also favored by rogues and gamblers, those individuals who rely upon their ability to turn a situation to their favor by applying what they know. However it is done, Reorx acknowledges and promotes the drive of mortals to shape, build, and produce.

Shinare (Winged Victory, the Silver Mistress, Walking Liberty) Intermediate Deity
Symbol: A griffon’s wing
Celestial Symbol: The planet Shinare
Home Plane: The Hidden Vale
Alignment: Lawful neutral
Portfolio: Wealth, enterprise, communication, travel
Worshipers: Merchants, traders, dwarves, mercenary soldiers
Cleric Alignments: LG, LN, LE
Domains: Commerce, Law, Luck, Travel
Favored Weapon: Light mace (“Jeweled Delight”)
Colors: Gold, silver, and brown

Shinare (shi-nah-ree) represents the divine power of interaction. Souls aligned with the Silver Mistress grow and improve the more they communicate and interact with other souls. Her estate governs all negotiations, all contracts, and all partnerships. Shinare seeks to drive the world forward with the spirit of enterprise, stripped of such ephemeral notions as desire or morality. She is the patron of merchants, honored by all who conduct trade with fairness and conviction. A somewhat fickle goddess, she cares little for the motives of those who do business with others so long as the interaction is balanced. Because of this, slavery and mercenary activity are just as valid to her as any other industry. Abuse, unfair practices, and theft, on the other hand, will incur the wrath of Shinare for they violate the spirit of interaction that she champions.

Sirrion (The Flowing Flame, the Alchemist, the Firemaster) Intermediate Deity
Symbol: Flames
Celestial Symbol: The planet Sirrion
Home Plane: The Hidden Vale
Alignment: Chaotic Neutral
Portfolio: Fire, creativity, passion, renewal
Worshipers: Alchemists, lovers, artists
Cleric Alignments: CE, CG, CN
Domains: Chaos, Charm, Fire, Passion
Favored Weapon: Heavy flail (“Flaming Strike”)
Colors: Red and yellow

Sirrion (sear-ee-un) is the essence of the divine power of transformation. He encourages the soul to embrace a passionate and creative existence in order to grow and change. Sirrion’s dominant trait is fire, both literal and metaphorical. Fire is the element that brings change and transformation; it represents the warmth of love and passion or the creative spark of artists and alchemists. All who produce, honor, and worship this power are beloved of Sirrion. Chaotic and unpredictable, Sirrion is nevertheless opposed to needless or undirected destruction, feeling that all change should produce something and mark a transition between the old and the new. As a patron of the arts and of alchemy, Sirrion’s fiery presence does much to promote this ideal.

Zivilyn (The World Tree, Wise One, the Tree of Life) Intermediate Deity
Symbol: A stylized tree with branches above mirroring roots below
Celestial Symbol: The planet Zivilyn
Home Plane: The Hidden Vale
Alignment: True Neutral
Portfolio: Wisdom, foresight, prophecy, enlightenment
Worshipers: Philosophers, mediators, counselors, sages
Cleric Alignments: CN, LN, TN, NE, NG
Domains: Insight, Knowledge, Meditation, Time
Favored Weapon: Quarterstaff (“Cane of Enlightenment”)
Colors: Green, brown and gold

Zivilyn’s (ziv-uh-lin) realm is the divine power of wisdom. His counsel reinforces the soul’s need to grow in enlightenment, to see the world around it as a fluid, ongoing river of experience. Zivilyn, more than any other deity, extends his interests and his awareness into all times and all places, like the branches of a many-limb tree. His is the estate of awareness, of insight, both internally and externally. The River of Time winds eternal, and Zivilyn dwells partially within this river as much as he exists outside of it. As a result, he can promote understanding, cause and effect, justification, and spiritual consciousness.

Lunitari (The Veiled Maiden, Maid of Illusion, Night Candle) Intermediate Deity
Symbol: A red circle or sphere
Celestial Symbol: The red moon, Lunitari
Home Plane: Ethereal Plane/Lunitari
Alignment: Lawful neutral
Portfolio: Neutral magic, illusion, transmutation
Worshipers: Wizards of the Red Robes
Colors: Red

Lunitari (loo-nuh-tah-ree) is the embodiment of the divine power of magic used for neutrality. She is the patron of wizards who have chosen to practice magic tempered by balance, freedom of expression, and curiosity. She promotes and defends the laws of the Orders of High Sorcery, seeking to maintain the balance between light and darkness in magic. There was a time in the elder days that she was the divine power of mystery; when she joined her magical cousins in planar exile close to the Mortal Realm, Lunitari’s focus estate transformed and embraced the specificity of magic’s mysteries. Lunitari now watches over her Red Robe wizards as they join the Progression of Souls and eventually pass into the unknown realms beyond death.

Pantheon of Night
Takhisis (Queen of Darkness, the Many-Headed Dragon, the Dark Warrior) Greater Deity
Symbol: Black crescent or fiveheaded dragon
Celestial Symbol: The constellation Many-Headed Dragon
Home Plane: The Abyss
Alignment: Lawful Evil
Portfolio: Domination, hatred, evil dragons, intrigue, night
Worshipers: Evil fighters, corrupt nobles, evil dragons, ogres, goblins
Cleric Alignments: LE, LN, NE
Domains: Destruction, Evil, Law, Trickery, Tyranny
Favored Weapon: Heavy mace (“Crusher of Hope”)
Colors: Black

The divine power of control is Takhisis’s (tah-kee-sis) realm. She subjects the soul to her commanding will, encouraging it to grow and improve strictly in accordance with her plans for conquest. Takhisis demands the soul’s surrender to dominance, relinquishing power to those who are greater and more influential. In turn, she encourages the soul to command and subjugate others, creating an unbroken chain of power and fealty that extends upwards from the Abyss and incarnates in the spiritual fervor of her faithful. Fully aware that she is the ultimate power in the evil pantheon, Takhisis feels that she alone has the divine right to one day bring all of Krynn under her draconic wings. As Queen of Darkness, Takhisis rules the night and infiltrates the daylight, always waiting for her next opportunity to seize the world’s throne.

Sargonnas (The Red Condor, the Firebringer, the Bull God) Greater Deity
Symbol: A red condor
Home Plane: The Abyss
Celestial Symbol: The constellation Condor
Alignment: Lawful evil
Portfolio: Vengeance, war, conquest, rage
Worshipers: Minotaurs, bounty hunters, barbarians
Cleric Alignments: LE, LN, NE
Domains: Evil, Fire, Law, Passion, War
Favored Weapon: Great axe (“Horns of Fury”)
Colors: Red and black

Sargonnas (sar-gon-us) represents the divine power of wrath. He urges the soul to strike back at anything that inhibits, controls, or hampers it, growing stronger by taking back the power that was stolen. He is lord of vengeance and retribution, the patron of wars fought over passion, anger, and broken promises. Because he is a lawful god, he does not lash out blindly; rather he focuses and directs his power through his mortal vessels, instilling within them the capacity to use tradition, ritual, or discipline like a blazing axe. Sargonnas is patient, capable of preparing the most elaborate and appropriate means of delivering vengeance to those that have wronged him or his charges.  He is favored by the minotaurs, who have elevated him to the rank of supreme deity and know him as Sargas. The Firebringer is content to let this continue, for he favors the bull-headed race for their allegiance to both law and battle.

Chemosh (Lord of Bones, Lifebane, the Black Goat) Intermediate Deity
Symbol: A yellow skull
Celestial Symbol: The constellation Goat’s Skull
Home Plane: The Abyss
Alignment: Neutral evil
Portfolio: Death, the undead, murder, false hope
Worshipers: Crazed cultists, assassins, necromancers
Cleric Alignments: CE, LE, NE
Domains: Death, Evil, Trickery, Undeath
Favored Weapon: Sickle (“Harvester of Souls”)
Colors: Black and pale yellow

Chemosh (kee-mosh or chee-mosh) represents the divine power of fatalism. He enjoins the soul to strip away mortality and meaning, for which there is no true purpose, and surrender to fate. Chemosh has an eternal disdain for life and its shortcomings, feeling that the gift of mortality was wasted on the souls of Krynn. Rather than foster growth and inspire hope in those souls his grasp reaches, Chemosh seeks to keep them from passing Beyond by promising them immortality as undead or throwing them into the Abyss. As mortals surrender their free will to Chemosh, he gains more influence in the world, the better to gather all souls under his dark shadow.

Hiddukel (Prince of Lies, the Betrayer, the Broken Scales) Intermediate Deity
Symbol: Broken merchant scales
Celestial Symbol: The constellation Broken Scale
Home Plane: The Abyss
Alignment: Chaotic evil
Portfolio: Greed, lies, thieves, secrets
Worshipers: Bandits, dishonest merchants, robbers, corrupt nobles
Cleric Alignments: CE, CN, NE
Domains: Chaos, Evil, Treachery, Trickery
Favored Weapon: Dagger (“Sting of Vengeance”)
Colors: Red and bone-white

Hiddukel (hid-doo-kel) is the bearer of the divine power of exploitation. He beguiles the soul with promises of greatness, encouraging it to turn every connection with another soul to its advantage. The seductive power of the Prince of Lies leads mortals who are strong in desire or weak with desperation to profit from the misfortune of others and to strive towards material and spiritual wealth at the cost of those who stand in their way. His serpentine words coil within the minds of crooked merchants, petty thieves, and decadent aristocrats, hidden from the light and nourished by the darkness. Hiddukel is the consummate egoist, interested in nothing but himself, and capable of instilling this selfish desire in the mortals whose lives he touches.

Morgion (The Black Wind, Master of the Bronze Tower, the Rat King) Intermediate Deity
Symbol: A crowned hood with red eyes
Celestial Symbol: The constellation Diseased Hood
Home Plane: The Abyss
Alignment: Neutral evil
Portfolio: Disease, famine, poison, vermin, suffering, madness
Worshipers: Crazed cultists, ratcatchers, corrupt druids
Cleric Alignments: CE, LE, NE
Domains: Destruction, Evil, Madness, Pestilence
Favored Weapon: Heavy flail (“Disease Cloud”)
Colors: Dark brown and black.

Morgion (mor-gee-un) is the source of the divine power of decay. He fosters the breakdown of the soul’s complex mortal trappings, both physical and mental, reducing them to their most basic form. Morgion believes that the mortals of Krynn should leave the world with nothing but what they came in with, before their frail bodies ensnared them, and that in the process they should endure the rigors of the world in order to grow stronger spiritually. He is the god of diseases, mind and body alike, and to a greater extent the inexorable decay of all things, from individuals to relationships and even communities and nations. Morgion triumphs through the dissolution, corrosion, and suffering that Krynn is subjected to, for in this he achieves his goals. A quick death, an easy retirement, or a healthy and wholesome life is anathema to Morgion. Fear, recognition of pain and woe, and the eventual appeal of the diseased to Morgion’s absent mercy drive the world forward for the Black Wind, spreading his unholy message: only the strong will survive, for to survive is to suffer, and to suffer is to know truth.

Zeboim (The Sea Witch, the Darkling Sea, the Dragon Turtle) Intermediate Deity
Symbol: A spiked turtle shell
Celestial Symbol: The constellation Dragon Turtle
Home Plane: The Abyss
Alignment: Chaotic evil
Portfolio: Oceans, storms, jealousy, spite
Worshipers: Sailors, pirates, evil druids, evil sea creatures
Cleric Alignments: CE, CN, NE
Domains: Chaos, Evil, Storm, Water
Favored Weapon: Trident (“Triad”)
Colors: Seafoam green and red

Zeboim (zuh-bo-im) represents the divine power of strife. She admonishes the soul to unleash its deepest urges, acting fully in the throes of any pent-up aggression and frustration. In doing so, she foments unrest, anarchy, disorder, and rebellion. Unpredictable and impetuous, Zeboim is the very essence of the storm and the raging waters, which are her element. One minute she can be deathly quiet and still, her divine power held taut as the rope on a newly-rigged mast. The next minute she is uncontrolled and violent, lashing out at the material world simply for being there. Her driving need is to create anguish and volatility between the souls of the world, so that they remain vital and active, not stagnant or witless. Unfortunately, hers is the power of misfortune, absent of benefit, and thus sailors and mariners seek to placate her lest they be caught in her hurricane skirts and dragged screaming to the depths.

Nuitari (The Devouring Dark, Nightreaver, Ungod) Intermediate Deity
Symbol: A black circle or sphere
Celestial Symbol: The black moon, Nuitari
Home Plane: Plane of Shadow/Nuitari
Alignment: Lawful evil
Portfolio: Evil magic, arcane secrets
Worshipers: Wizards of the Black Robes
Colors: Black

Nuitari (noo-uh-tah-ree) is the embodiment of the divine power of magic used for evil. He is the patron of wizards who have chosen to practice magic that emphasizes greed, revenge, hatred, ambition, and control.  He makes use of the laws of the Orders of High Sorcery, but only to strengthen and ensure his own power base.  There was a time in the elder days that he was the divine power of ambition; when he joined his magical cousins in planar exile close to the Mortal Realm, Nuitari’s estate evolved and embraced the specificity of magic’s tenacious grasp on the mind, body, and soul. Nuitari now watches over his Black Robe wizards as they join the Progression of Souls and eventually pass into the unknown realms beyond death, but not before they amass power for their dark god.

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Wizards of High Sorcery
The Orders of High Sorcery, founded by the gods of magic in the Age of Dreams, maintains control over the practice of arcane magic on the continent of Ansalon. The Orders were nearly destroyed during the persecution of magic that took place during the Age of Might, and survival of magic is their most precious goal. They nurture magic like a patient gardener, looking for promising young students willing to forge their souls in the crucible of magic. For the Orders understand that powerful magic should not be wielded by the irresponsible, which is why the gods of magic long ago declared that anyone who wants to cast more powerful spells must first pass a dangerous Test—one in which failure means death.

The Tower of High Sorcery in the forest of Wayreth is the primary stronghold of arcane magic in the Age of Despair. The Tower in Wayreth serves many purposes, including the Testing of young mages, housing the governing Conclave of Wizards, and houses the most powerful spellbooks and artifacts in the world of Krynn.

The Tower in the city of Palanthas is a cursed place, long abandoned, though legends speak that one day the “Master of Past and Present” will come to claim the Tower as his own.

Hedge Wizards & Dabblers
While mages must risk their lives to pass the Test, spellcasters of only minor power are free to practice their arts without interference from the Conclave. So-called “hedge wizards” cast spells of small effect, sell charms and amulets, and concoct potions in cities and towns scattered over the land. Street illusionists supplement their sleight-of-hand tricks with sparks of genuine magic. The elves of Qualinesti and Silvanesti, who embrace the arts of magic in their daily lives, often combine minor arcane magic with their other endeavors. These “dabblers” may cast whatever spells they wish until they reach a level of power that draws in the attention of the Conclave, in which case they must take the Test or risk being branded a renegade.

Renegade Wizards
Powerful arcane magic practiced outside of the Orders of High Sorcery is the province of renegade wizards. Such wizards are those who decide to risk advancing in power without taking the Test or are members of the Orders who reject the rules and precepts set down by the Conclave. Renegade wizards are not necessarily evil—indeed, history has recorded good and neutral wizards who chose to pursue power outside of the Orders of High Sorcery. Most renegades are offered a chance to join the Orders. If they refuse, their fate is determined by the mage who finds them first. A black robe wizard may show little mercy to a renegade, while a white robe may only imprison him, and a mage of the red robes will choose based on the merits of the situation. Renegades operate at a terrible risk, unless they are powerful enough to defy the Conclave.

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Cantrips - Cantrips are often overlooked by wizards and their players, but only because many players have overlooked the many possibilities that cantrips have to offer. Which spells do almost anything you want? There are two--Wish and Cantrip.

Apprentices to great wizards have long known the only way to learn the art of magic is to practice, and practice hard. Magical training devours years of youth, and the regime for neophyte wizards is rigorous, exhausting, and often tedious. Before a young mage can master even such simple incantations as the spells Sleep or Read Magic, he must be able to call upon magical forces to produce any effect he desires.

Such spells are commonly known as cantrips or "little wishes," and while they have only a minor influence on the surrounding world, they are nonetheless important. Cantrips teach the basic lessons of magic-simple conjurations, illusions and alterations. Once he masters the cantrip, the wizard can progress to more complex spells. At this point, many wizards abandon cantrips entirely, regarding their minor effects as beneath themselves to cast.

Mechanics of Cantrips: A wise mage, however, knows how to use cantrips to their full effect. For mages of first level or greater, cantrips are so trivial to cast that they need not be memorized. Instead, little wishes can be treated as a proficiency.

A character with the cantrip proficiency has learned enough of the rudiments of magic to conjure minor mystical effects. While all mages learn cantrips as part of their training, many forget the basics once they become fully-fledged mages. Others are too proud (and arrogant) to use such "petty magics."

When a character tries to cast a cantrip, the player must describe the form he wishes the spell to take. In combat, cantrips have a casting time of 2. A proficiency check is rolled to determine whether the verbal and somatic components have been executed correctly (cantrips do not require material components). A successful check means the cantrip was cast as desired, and a failed check means the cantrip fizzles. A roll of 20 has no additional effect, unless the DM decides otherwise.

Even the simplest spell creates a mental burden, so the number of cantrips a PC can use is limited. All characters may cast four cantrips per day, plus one per wizard or bard level. Each additional cantrip cast beyond this limit inflicts a cumulative -1 penalty on the proficiency check. Failed checks still count against the total.

School-Specific Cantrips: The cantrip spell spans all schools of magic and has a limitless number of uses. However, DMs should determine exactly which school a particular effect belongs to. Specialist mages cast more reliable cantrips in their own school of magic, and bonuses to saving throws may also apply. However, they cannot use cantrips from their forbidden schools. A list of commonly used cantrips, listed by magical school, follows:

Abjuration Cantrips
Abjuration cantrips tend to be practical, often employed by apprentices to clean up rooms, dust shelves, sweep and polish floors, wash or dry clothes, aid the caster's balance, and warm or cool foods and drinks. Minor wards can also be established (10' radius maximum) against insects or rodents, or an area can be enchanted to stay cool or warm. The cleaning cantrips may either animate cleaning utensils or create ghostly phantom utensils.

Alteration Cantrips
The cantrips of alteration magic represent a wide range of uses, from changing the colors of faded plants or garments, to altering the taste of food, or freshening spoiled food-in these forms they are permanent. Such cantrips can also gather firewood; hide footprints; cut, tie, or untie knots in rope or string; or brighten and dim lights. Alteration cantrips can also act as rudimentary polymorph spells, able to change insects to rodents or vice versa for up to one turn (10 rounds). Furthermore, they can change vegetable or animal items into others within the same kingdom for one turn or less, depending upon how drastic the change is. The physical shape of small mineral objects can be altered, such as a coin changing to a ring. Such a transformation lasts for one round. They cannot be used to alter the properties of a larger organism.

Conjuration and Summoning Cantrips
These cantrips can summon tiny creatures: normal insects, rodents, or nonpoisonous spiders, or snakes. Normal items weighing less than one pound can also be conjured permanently; such items may not be worth more than 1 gp and may not be made from any valuable material. Items between one and five pounds in weight can be conjured, but they remain for only one turn before disappearing. Invisible forces can also be conjured to rattle or tap objects or snatch at, tickle or prod unsuspecting creatures. Conjured objects may appear normal, but they are never stronger than balsa wood and break if stressed.

Divination Cantrips
Lesser divinations can be performed, such as determining the sex of a creature, discovering whether a door or chest is locked without having to touch it, locating the direction of north (magnetic rocks or nearby magic may cause distortions), divining the presence of magic in a 30' radius (but not type, direction, or strength), or searching for secret doors. In this latter case, the spell has the same chance of success and takes the same time as the caster would, but leaves the mage free to do other things.

Enchantment and Charm Cantrips
Enchanting cantrips can move inanimate objects around slowly and jerkily, as if with a crude form of telekinesis (weight limit 2 lbs.). This may spill liquids, pull items off shelves, or knock over unstable objects (such as brooms or sticks). No damage is inflicted by items used to attack. Charm cantrips affect creatures, and can force targets to wink, nod, scratch, belch, yawn, cough, giggle, sneeze, or perform any other minor, involuntary action. A saving throw vs. spell is applicable; success negates the effect or renders it unnoticeable. Cantrips such as these cannot disrupt concentration, but may prove embarrassing for their victims in diplomatic situations.

Illusion and Phantasm Cantrips
These cantrips create false sounds, images, or scents. They can make haunting sounds like moans, chains rattling, footsteps, creaks and eerie bumps, or indistinct muffled sounds. When creating images, illusion cantrips form floating, colored globes of light; alter the facial features of a creature; create illusory furniture, carpets, or bushes in a flat and empty area; or conjure a two-dimensional illusion (invisible from the side or rear). All visual illusions can be dispelled by touch or dispel magic, and they remain only as long as the caster concentrates on them. Any smell created lasts only as long as the caster concentrates, affecting a maximum area of 10 cubic feet. Breezes dissipate the smell, and it may be masked by an overpowering smell, such as a troglodyte's stench or the carrion odor of a ghast.

Invocation and Evocation Cantrips
These cantrips can create glowing lights of any color, puffs of smoke, miniature colored flames shooting from the caster's fingers, crackles of lightning and sparks, or a glowing mystical radiance. They can painfully sting another creature, scorch and destroy paper or wood without flames or heat, or cause harmless but noisy explosions. None of these cantrips can physically damage any but the smallest of targets, though they may ignite combustible materials, frighten animals, and alarm the superstitious.

Necromantic Cantrips
Necromantic cantrips foster death and decay. They can make flowers wilt or food spoil. Tiny animals such as rodents or insects may be killed by a necromantic cantrip, or animated as 1/2 HD undead creatures (no more than 2 HD total per cantrip). Bones may rattle, corpses twitch, or glowing points of light appear in the eyes of skulls or undead. Another necromantic cantrip calls out to undead creatures in a 60' radius, alerting them to the presence of a necromancer. The undead may respond to this information any way they wish, and the caster does not learn of their presence or absence.

All Cantrips must fall into the following guidelines:

No cantrip can directly damage a living target of size S or larger, although damage may be cause indirectly. For example, a fire may be started by a cantrip spark, objects may fall off shelves onto a victim, etc.

No cantrip can force a creature to lose its concentration when maintaining or casting a spell.

Cantrip effects always allow saving throws vs. spells when they affect a living target directly, and they must also overcome natural magic resistance.

No magical items can be damaged or affected by cantrips, nor can a cantrip dispel or remove another magical spell of 1st level or greater.

No cantrip functions within the confines of a protection from cantrips spell, instead being cancelled with a popping noise. A dispel magic spell automatically cancels any cantrip, as will touching any illusory creation. A divination cantrip is automatically fooled by any form of misdirection.

Areas of strong background magic warp cantrips, preventing them from functioning correctly.

If two cantrips from different wizards contest each other (such as two wizards using telekinesis on the same object, or one creating a breeze to blow away an illusory scent), the wizard with the highest successful proficiency check wins. In the case of a tie, neither cantrip dominates and the contest continues into the following round.

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Nonweapon Proficiency List

GENERAL
Agriculture (INT 0)
Animal Handling (WIS -1)
Animal Training (WIS 0)
Artistic Ability (WIS 0)
Blacksmithing (STR 0)
Boatwright (INT -2)
Brewing (INT 0)
Carpentry (STR 0)
Cartography (INT -2)
Cheesemaking (INT 0)
Cobbling (DEX 0)
Cooking (INT 0)
Dancing (DEX 0)
Direction Sense (WIS +1)
Distance Sense (WIS 0)
Drinking (CON 0)
Eating (CON 0)
Etiquette (CHA 0)
Fire-building (WIS -1)
Fishing (WIS - 1)
Heraldry (INT 0)
Languages, Modern (INT 0)
Law (WIS 0)
Leatherworking (INT 0)
Mining (WIS - 3)
Persuasion (CHA 0)
Poetry (INT -2)
Pottery (DEX -2)
Riding, Airborn (WIS -2)
Riding, Land-based (WIS +3)
Riding, Sea-based (DEX -2)
Rope Use (DEX 0)
Seamanship (DEX +1)
Seamstress/Tailor (DEX -1)
Signaling (INT -2)
Singing (CHA 0)
Slow Respiration (N/A)
Sound Analysis (WIS 0)
Stonemasonry (STR -2)
Swimming (STR 0)
Weather Sense (WIS -1)
Weaving (INT -1)
Winemaking (INT 0)

PRIEST
Ancient History (INT -1)
Astrology (INT 0)
Engineering (INT -3)
Healing (WIS -2)
Herbalism (INT -2)
Languages, Ancient (INT 0)
Local History (CHA 0)
Musical Instrument (DEX -1)
Navigation (INT -2)
Oratory (INT 0)
Reading/Writing (INT +1)
Religion (WIS 0)
Spellcraft (INT -2)
Veterinary Healing (WIS -3)

ROGUE
Acting (CHA -1)
Alertness (WIS +1)
Animal Noise (WIS -1)
Ancient History (INT -1)
Appraising (INT 0)
Bartering (INT -2)
Begging (CHA 0)
Blind-fighting (N/A)
Camouflage (WIS 0)
Chanting (CHA +2)
Close-quarter Fighting (DEX 0)
Crowd Working (CHA 0)
Disguise (CHA -1)
Fast-Talking (CHA 0)
Foraging (INT -2)
Forgery (DEX -1)
Fortune Telling (CHA +2)
Gaming (CHA 0)
Gem Cutting (DEX -2)
Herbalism (INT -2)
Information Gathering (INT 0)
Intimidation (STR/CHA 0)
Juggling (DEX -1)
Jumping (STR 0)
Light Sleeping (CON 0)
Local History (CHA 0)
Locksmithing (DEX 0)
Looting (DEX 0)
Musical Instrument (DEX -1)
Navigation (INT -2)
Observation (INT 0)
Reading Lips (INT -2)
Set Snares (DEX -1)
Tightrope Walking (DEX 0)

Trailing (DEX 0)

Trail Signs (INT-1)

Tumbling (DEX 0)
Ventriloquism (INT -2)
Voice Mimicry (CHA 0)
Whistling/Humming (DEX +2)

WARRIOR
Alertness (WIS +1)
Animal Lore (INT 0)
Animal Rending (DEX +2)
Armorer (STR -2)
Blind-fighting (N/A)
Bowyer/Fletcher (DEX -1)
Camouflage (WIS 0)
Charioteering (DEX +2)
Close-quarter Fighting (DEX 0)
Endurance (CON 0)
Foraging (INT -2)
Gaming (CHA 0)
Hunting (WIS -1)
Intimidation (STR/CHA 0)
Mountaineering (N/A)
Navigation (INT -2)
Natural Fighting (STR +1)
Running (CON -6)
Set Snares (INT -1)
Spelunking (INT -2)
Survival (INT 0)
Tracking (WIS 0)

Trail Marking (WIS 0)

Trail Signs (INT-1)

Underwater Combat (DEX 0)
Weaponsmithing (STR -3)
Wild Fighting (CON 0)

WIZARD
Ancient History (INT -1)
Astrology (INT 0)
Cantrips (INT-2)
Engineering (INT -3)
Gem Cutting (DEX -2)
Herbalism (INT -2)
Languages, Ancient (INT 0)
Navigation (INT -2)
Reading/Writing (INT +1)
Religion (WIS 0)
Spellcraft (INT -2)

Crossover Groups
Fighter - Warrior, General
Paladin - Warrior, Priest, General
Ranger - Warrior, Wizard, General

Cleric - Priest, General

Druid - Priest, Warrior, General

Wizard - Wizard, General
Thief - Rogue, General

Bard - Rogue, Warrior, Wizard, General

Languages

Local Languages
Common

Camptalk
Dwarven

Elven

Ergot

Gnome

Gullytalk

Kenderspeak

Ogre

Solamnic

Giant

Gnoll

Goblin

Slig

Foreign Languages
Abanasinian

Estwilde

Hammertalk

Handtalk

Kalinese

Kharolian

Khur

Kothian

Lemish

Nerekese

Nordmaarian

Saifhum

Thanoi

Exotic Languages
Dargoi (Underwater cultures)

Dargonesti

Dimernesti

Abyssal

Aquan

Auran

Celestial

Draconic

Druidic

Ignan

Infernal

Magius (Written only, except for spells)

Sylvan

Terran

Ancient Languages
Nestari (Ancient Elven)

Kolshet (Ancient Ogre)

Ergothian (Ancient Human)