This is the spot for the Rise of the Rune Lords Campaign to Post Information about the storyline, background information about characters and Basic extra information about the campaign.

Players wishing to join the campaign should start by downloading the players guide from Paizo.com under pathfinder downloads. It is a free PDF file explaining a bit of the background information you would need to know. If you cannot find it .. (you may have to create an account to get access or it may have a price now) send me an email and I'll email it to you ([email protected])

We will play role playing via the forum and battles and some more under chat.
When we play via chat I will post under the thread Rise of Runelords in the Role Playing Section as it will continue the storyline. Basically I will set up a portion of the story .. people can respond .. then I will set up the next portion etc.

Chat will be played out whenever people can make it via dragonchat

Sandpoint

Sandpoint is found 50 Miles north of Magnimar (a major city) along the rocky coastline known as the Lost Coast. It was once a Varisian campsite in the shadow of an ancient ruined tower. It is now the Lost Coast’s largest town

The Lost Coast is a peculiar country, Fog draping rolling landscape. Damp and lonely moors and small woodlands. Further inland, river valleys lined by majestic redwoods wind between ragged tors and limestone escarpments. In essence a vast isolation

Along the lonely roads about every 25 miles or so is a roadside inn. Low stone shrines to Desna, goddess of wanderers and patron of the Varisians give further opportunity for shelter.

As one approaches Sandpoint, the footprint of civilization grows more clear. Wooden bridges across creeks and the coast grows wider and more well-kept. Sight of Sandpoint from any direction is hidden by large upthrust limestone pavements called the Devil’s Platter or by rocky outcroppings know as Whistler’s Tors. As you round the final bend, however, Sandpoint’s smoking chimneys and bustling streets greet travelers with open arms. The southern entrance is governed by a wooden bridge and the north by a low stone wall. A stone gatehouse is watched by one or two guards and a sign with a mirror reads “Welcome to Sandpoint! Please stop and see yourself as we see you!”

Sandpoint is a small town with a conventional mayor (Kendra Deverin)
Typically NG in alignment, the town has a few assets but not many
Because of this there is relatively little crime aside from the occasional Goblin attacks
The current population is just over a thousand, mostly human but some Halflings, dwarves, gnomes, elves and even a half-orc
The sherrif is Belor Hemlock and the town priest is Abstalar Zantus
There are a few nobles in Sandpoint but they arn’t as wealthy as the nobles of Magnimar

In recent history, settlers from the southern nation of Cheliax came to Varisia. The city of Magnimar was settled by colonists who were dissatisfied with a strong reliance on Chelish support in Eastern Varisia. Four powerful families from Magnimar had their eyes on the region of Sandpoint but instead of fighting each other they joined together. They formed the Sandpoint Mercantile League. This league began a aserios of talks with the local Varisians and eventually an aggremant was made promising to incorporate the worship of Desna into the town’s cathedral and a generous share of profits made by businesses to the locals. This agreement helped Sandpoint to take off and thrive. The four families were the Kaijitsus (glassmakers and jewelers) the Valdemars (shipbuilders) theScarnettis (loggers) and the Deverins (farmers and brewers)

Most of the buildings of Sandpoint are made of wood with stone foundations and wood shingle roofs. The majority are single –story structures. Some buildings, including the temple, are newly constructed as a major fire destroyed much of the town at one point. Downtown is build on a gentle slope that runs from a height of about 60 feet above sea level to the west down to only a few feet above the waterline to the east and south. The harbor is a fairly deep natural harbor, 30 feet for most, with sharply rising slopes near shore. The waters of the Turandarok river sind down from the hinterlands, skirting Devil’s Platter to empty into the harbor. The river is often used to transport lumber harvested far upriver down to the local saw mill. A few hundred feet north of town rises an upthrust spur of rocky land topped with a few trees. This is known as Chopper’s Isle, once home to Sandpoint’s most notorious criminal. Local’s believe it is haunted and stay away. Children dare one another to go to the base at low tide and touch the cliff, but no-one has been known to visit the top in years

The sight that strikes all visitors is the ruins of the Old Light. The original height is unknown but some say it may have once stood 700 feet tall. No-one seems to know for sure what this structure once was.

The Map

1. Sandpoint Cathedral
2. The Boneyard
3. The White Deer
4. The Way North
5. Jeweler
6. Junker’s Edge
7. Gorvi’s Shack
8. Sage
9. Locksmith
10. Sandpoint Garrison
11. Sandpoint Town Hall
12. Savah’s Armory
13. Risa’s Place
14. Rovanky Tannery
15. Red Dog Smithy
16. The Pillbug’s Pantry
17. Bottled Solutions
18. Cracktooth’s Tavern
19. House of Blue Stones
20. Sandpoint Glassworks
21. Sandpoint Savories
22. The Curious Goblin
23. Sandpoint Theatre
24. Carpenter’s Guild
25. Sandpoint Lumber Mill
26. General Store
27. Turandarok Academy
28. Madame Mvashti’s House
29. Grocer’s Hall
30. Vernah’s Fine Clothing
31. Wheen’s Wagons
32. Scarnetti Mill
33. The Hagfish
34. Valdemar Fishmarket
35. Sandpoint Market
36. Sanpoint Meat Market
37. The Rusty Dragon
38. Goblin Squash Stables
39. Two Knight Brewery
40. Sandpoint Mercantile League
41. Sandpoint Boutique
42. Fatman’s Feedbag
43. The Pixie’s Kitten
44. The Feathered Serpent
45. Hannah’s
46. Sandpoint Shipyard
47. Valdemar Manor
48. Scarnetti Manor
49. Kaijitsu Manor
50. Deverin Manor

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Player Backgrounds can be posted here. You do not have to be from Sandpoint but it is a good possibilty you are. If you are not from sandpoint you need a reason to be there. There are many locations in town so I will be glad to give you further details if you want to know more information about specific locations/ people/ etc.

The five major deity's worshiped at the Sandpoint chapel are Abadar, Sarenae, Shelyn and Gozreh and Erastil. These were the deities of the original patrons and founders of the Sanpoint Mecantile and Erastil popular by the original settlers. Desna (travel) is also frequently worshiped.
Even if you are not a Divine Caster you still need to pick a deity or one you tend to align with. List of deities is found in the RORL players guide. You may choose any deity on the list.

Humans are most common .. but there are other traditional races found throughout the lands of Varisia

Your first postings might be about what you are doing around town as preparations are made for the Swallowtail Festival. I will be glad to help you with any questions you might have .. just message me. This will be a good way to set up what your characters are like .. who they know .. and what they are doing/feeling about the festival. There are many different characters around town and I would be glad to integrate them into any of your stories.

Don't post until I take a look at it though if you don't mind

Players So Far Are

Stryke - Orc Fighter

Laurelestra - Support?

grush is an orc who you dont want to mess with (unless there is five of you) as he stands fully over 6 foot he is powerfully built his nickname is ox as it is believed he has the strength as this animal. because of his race he has been persecuted wherever he has gone but after a letter from the dungeon sweeper,gorvi, he has decided to spend some of his life here. he is good friends with gorvi and frequently lives with him in his shak although he finds it cramped he hates to be alone as it is so boring. on the back of grushs mind is always the isle that no-one dare approach but grush will approach it... one day with a band of adventurers. grush is extremely curious and loves a fight. but he absouloutely despises halflings with, their quick wits and puny bodies.

This is a good start. The shack is pretty close to the island and is in direct view of it. It would probably constantly taunt you. You have asked Gorvi to take you on a couple of occasions but he says there is much bad voodoo and death there. You can serve the god you listed earlier .. thats fine. Despite the ram shackled look of the home, Gorvi has made quite a pretty penny for himself serving as Sandpoint's dungsweeper, enough that he employs about two dozen vagrants and curs who would otherwise be causing trouble along the boardwalk. His crew uses distinctive red wheelbarrows to collect refuse and garbage. Lately, Gorvi has been making a menace of himself more than usual spending some evening down at the boardwalk harrasing ladies. Mayor Kendra has asked him to ease up but Gorvi has grown content with the idea that he will not be run out of town as long as the streets continue to remain clean. His friend Grush has been staying with him who is an actual orc. This makes some people uneasy so he advices Grush not to wander the streets without his company even though Grush is not afraid of anyone or anything.

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I would like to be considered to play .. I sent you an email. I would probably play a support character of some sort. Tell me what you might need.

Great to have you .. We are still waiting for more players before we get things really started .. so if you are reading this and you would like to play .. please join us

Interested, I might join but I'll keep my character a mystery as to intrigue the other characters.

Whats the character creation stuff, are you using 32 point buy, max hit-points at first level then average.

We are using the 4d6 roll 6 times .. drop the lowest d6 from each roll .. and place where you want .. If the average of all your scores is less than 11 you should do a reroll if it is more than 14 you should do a reroll .. this is just to ensure there are no gods and no real loser characters. So .. in other words the average of all your stats should be between 11 and 14 .. using this method the avg character should typically be around 12.3.

I have sent you my character history so you should not need it for this but if you do than I'll post it up.

My character is a weapon-smith by trade who moved to Sandpoint over a year and a half ago. Could you please send me the detials on the person my character is aprenticed to and help me out with any information on the town that I should know.

Also dose the festival need any my character to of done any special preparation or been worked perticuly hard.

Any way just PM me any details I would need to know.