Difference between revisions of "The Broken Cycle"

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Campaign Information

Campaign Background and Character Creation

Current Player Characters

   
   Octavius - Owlin Divination Wizard

   
   Cedani Amastacia - Winter Eladrin Archfey Warlock / Wild Magic Sorcerer

   
   Glenn - "Human" Champion Fighter

   
   Diedric Doppleblough - Human Twilight Cleric of Selûne

   
   Uchu Buredo - Simian Soulknife Rogue

Previous Player Characters

   
   Chai - Changeling Bard

   
   Cove Lazuli - Mud Genasi Circle of Spores Druid

Session Logs

The Broken Cycle Campaign

Campaign: The Broken Cycle

• Act I: The Forgotten Turn
  • Chapter I: Memory
    • Session 1: Capture at Ironjaw's Mirth (2023-10-23)
    • Session 1b: The Near Escape at Ironjaw's Mirth (2023-11-15)
    • Session 2: Journey Across Lake Mulsantir (2023-11-19)
    • Session 3: Star Souls Awaken (2024-01-07)
    • Session 4: Circling The Outlands (2024-02-18)
    • Session 5: Dealing in Ribcage (2024-03-17)
    • Session 6: The Blood War (2024-04-28)
    • Session 7: The City of Doors (2024-07-28)
    • Session 8: Chasing the Sensate (2024-08-11)
  • Chapter II: Convergence
  • Chapter III: Apotheosis
• Act II: The Fractured Orbit
  • Chapter IV: Rise of the Triad
  • Chapter V: Divergence
  • Chapter VI: Respite
• Act III: The Reversing Spiral
  • Chapter VII: The Empty Battlefield
  • Chapter VIII: The One They Fear
  • Chapter IX: Ascent
• Act IV: The Final Revolution
  • Chapter X: Piking Dabus
  • Chapter XI: Frontlines
  • Chapter XII: Endgame

(Session Template)

Interleaved Official Modules (2e)

• As the DM injects them

Interleaved Official Modules (5e)

• As the players request them

Custom Playable Content

• Planescape Faction Power System
• Order of the Coiled Serpent
• Wizard Feature: Arcane Innovation
• Bard Subclass: College of Names
• Arcane Cantrip: Ray of Flame
• Bonus action: Shove
• Main action: Throw
• XP for Skill Checks
• Playable Race: Bariaur
• Bonus action: Drinking a potion

NPCs

Faerûn: Rashemen and Thay Border

• Hulmarra Ironjaw, The Tavern Keep
• Soveliss Naïlo, The Jaded Bard
• Lureene Amblecrown, The Vengeance Paladin
• Vezim Sepret, The Lieutenant Red Wizard
• Breezewhisker, The Flying Squirrel
• Imzel Ulmokina, The Rescuing Druid
• Thenn, The Charmed Guard

Faerûn: Thay

• Tharos Orakul, High Diviner, Tharchion of Surthay

Faerûn: Calimshan

• Azhar Al-Farid, The Calimshite Prince

Faerûn: Lirensk

• Dorogar and Voromir, The Rashemi Brothers
• Neribion, The Apprentice Wizard
• Galdren Murendar, The Red Wizard Rebel

The Astral Plane

• Aristeus Aionios, The Mathematician
• The Astral Maw, The Memory Borrower
• Kith'rak Gaath, The Githyanki Elder
• Viran, The Githyanki Student

The Outlands

• Kyrrex, The Welcoming Bariaur
• Gutterjaw and Slygrip, The Imp Burglars
• Grakka, The Sharer of Water
• Unit 1247, the Marching Duodrone
• Unit 137, the Rolling Monodrone

The Outlands: Ribcage

• Smokescale, the Conniving Indentured Imp
• Kraxx'Tor, the Chain Devil
• "Fingers" McFinney, the Gnome Artificer
• Xylara, the Drow Alchemist
• The Moss Hag, the Purveyor of Secrets
• Saa, the Feather Mistress
• Zog, the Droopy-Hatted Mage
• Tikvik, the Armored Grasshopper
• Gristle & Bone, the Fused Goblins
• Scabs, the Watching Imp
• Xarannos, the Slaad Advocate
• Zelza Zurkbane, Duchess of Ribcage
• Vekesh, the Proprietor of The Gymnasium of Steam
• Alarra, the Enthralled Servant
• Scampers, the Murdered Imp
• Hilt, the Innocent Gem Salesman
• Luciel, the Obsidian Cambion
• Sparax, the Proprietor of The Bleeding Horn
• Vyrshara, the White Abishai

Sigil: The Hive Ward

• Skraal, the Vrock Merchant
• Vrax Coilbone, the Lightning Fist (Alley Reapers)
• Mira Vex, the Razorwire (Alley Reapers)
• Tobin Scraggle, the Living Map (Alley Reapers)
• Zelpha Grist, the Shadowveil (Alley Reapers)
• Atrus, the Writer
• Krig, the Ink Merchant
• Krugg, the Leader of the Alley Reapers

Sigil: The Market Ward

• Aula, the Summer Eladrin
• Shadowfeather, the Proprietor of The Fat Candle
• Torsan "Ogre Whisperer" Gray, the Sedan Chair owner

Sigil: The Grand Festhall

• Eliomar Fex, Human Namer of The Sign of One
• Zyra Nightshade, Tiefling Namer of The Sensates
• Eraphina Lightborn, Aasimar Namer of The Transcendent Order
• Zath'kar the Unbound, Githzerai Namer of The Athar
• Garrick, the Knife Juggler
• Luwa, the Water-Limbed Sensate
• Factotum Niara, the Bariaur Sensate Seeking Ember

Sigil: The Velvet Harness

• Barnaby, the Bewildered Horse
• Kai, the Pegasus Proprietor of The Velvet Harness
• Unknown, the Warrior of Tsunadehoshi
• Galenthias, the Deva of Discourse
• Sulphaxus, the Questioning Pit Lord

Sigil: Undersigil

• Fredd, the Friend with the Gems

The Elemental Plane of Air

• Ember, the Crimson Sensate

Locations

Faerûn

• Ironjaw's Mirth
• Lake Mulsantir
• Lirensk
• The Rebel Estate

The Transitive Planes

• The Astral Plane

The Outer Planes

• The Outlands
• Ribcage, the gate-town to Baator - The Nine Hells

Sigil, the City of Doors

• Snapped Fingers
• Nana's Tea House
• The Fat Candle
• The Civic Festhall (Society of Sensation HQ)
• The Velvet Harness
• The Hall of Speakers (Sign of One HQ)

The Inner Planes

• The Elemental Plane of Air

Past Encounters

References

• Calendars in the Forgotten Realms
• Human Ethnicities

Planescape Factions

• Athar (Defiers): They believe that the gods are not truly divine but rather powerful beings unworthy of worship.
  • Headquarters: The Shattered Temple in the Lower Ward.
• Believers of the Source (Godsmen): They hold that every being has the potential to become a god, as all life is part of an ongoing process of ascension.
  • Headquarters: The Great Foundry in the Lower Ward.
• Bleak Cabal (Bleakers): They reject the notion that the multiverse has any inherent meaning or purpose, embracing the chaos of existence.
  • Headquarters: The Gatehouse in the Hive Ward.
• Doomguard (Sinkers): They believe in the inevitable entropy and decay of the multiverse, considering it their duty to help it along.
  • Headquarters: The Armory in the Lower Ward.
• Dustmen (The Dead): They see life as a state of decay and believe true existence is found in death, which they consider the ultimate goal.
  • Headquarters: The Mortuary in the Hive Ward.
• Fated (Takers): They assert that only the strong survive, and that everyone should strive to take what they can and rely on themselves alone.
  • Headquarters: The Hall of Records in the Clerk's Ward.
• Fraternity of Order (Guvners): They believe that understanding the laws of the multiverse is the key to power and that everything operates according to these laws.
  • Headquarters: The City Court in the Lady's Ward.
• Free League (Indeps): They value individual freedom above all and refuse to be bound by the philosophies of other factions, believing in personal choice.
  • Headquarters: The Great Bazaar in the Market Ward.
• Harmonium (Hardheads): They strive to bring peace and harmony to the multiverse by enforcing strict order and conformity.
  • Headquarters: The City Barracks in the Lady's Ward.
• Mercykillers (Red Death): They see justice as the highest ideal, believing in punishment for all wrongdoing and that true justice is absolute.
  • Headquarters: The Prison in the Lady's Ward.
• Revolutionary League (Anarchists): They seek to overthrow all forms of authority and government, believing that true freedom comes from the destruction of power structures.
  • Headquarters: They have no fixed headquarters, meeting in secret locations throughout the city.
• Sign of One (Signers): They believe that reality is shaped by belief and that each individual creates their own universe through their thoughts.
  • Headquarters: The Hall of Speakers in the Clerk's Ward.
• Society of Sensation (Sensates): They believe that the purpose of life is to experience everything the multiverse has to offer, seeking to gather knowledge through the senses.
  • Headquarters: The Civic Festhall in the Clerk's Ward.
• Transcendent Order (Ciphers): They value action over thought, believing that true understanding comes from instinct and that individuals should strive to be in harmony with the multiverse's flow.
  • Headquarters: The Great Gymnasium in the Guildhall Ward.
• Xaositects (Chaosmen): They embrace chaos as the true nature of the multiverse, rejecting order and reveling in randomness and spontaneity.
  • Headquarters: The Hive, specifically in an area of the Hive Ward that shifts unpredictably.

Maps

Map of Faerûn - 3e D&D

Map of Faerûn - Political Borders

Ribcage

Sigil - Full Map

Navigating Sigil

Planescape Cosmology