Flight of the Dragon Prince

I often find inspiration in music. A song with catch my ear and I will listen to it on repeat until it becomes second nature. With Trokair on my mind, ideas from the world have been bubbling up while listening to music at work or on the drive home. The inciting song this time is I Will Not Bow by Breaking Benjamin.

Apex (Chaos Cult)

Stolen without shame from Infinity Train seasons 2 and, especially, 3. Some spoilers follow.

The Black Duke - Summary

Honestly not sure how to title this.

Order of the Bow Initiate (3e Prestige Class)

An old prestige class that inspired the character who became the Black Duke. They vastly changed it in a later book. Both versions are presented here.

Fist of Hextor (3e Prestige Class)

An old prestige class that was the basis of the Black Fists of Horde. An untyped +4 bonus to attack each turn. The class requires Power Attack to enter, so why would you ever apply the bonus to damage?

Detect Evil (3e)

Detect Evil

Level: Clr 1, Rrg 2

Components: V, S, DF

Casting Time: 1 action

Range: 60 ft

Area: Quarter circle emanating from the character to the extreme of range

Duration: Concentration, up to 10 min/level (D)

Saving Throw: None

Spell Resistance: No

1st Round: Presence or absence of evil

2nd Round: Number of evil auras (creatures, objects, or spells) in the area and the strength of the strongest evil aura present. If the character is of good alignment, the strongest evil aura's strength is "overwhelming", and the strength is at least twice the character's character level, the character is stunned for 1 round and the spell ends.

3rd Round: The strength and location of each aura. If an aura is outside the character's line of sight, then the character discerns its direction but not its exact location.

Aura Strength: Depends on Evil Power

Evil Power (calculation)

• Evil creature (HD/5)
• Undead creature (HD/2)
• Evil elemental (HD/2)
• Evil magic item or spell (CL/2)
• Evil outside (HD)
• Cleric of evil deity (Level)

Aura Strength

• Lingering: Dim
• 1 or less: Faint
• 2-4: Moderate
• 5-10: Strong
• 11+: Overwhelming

Length Aura Lingers: How long the aura lingers after the end of the spell or destruction of the item/creature depends on original strength

• Faint: 1d6 minutes
• Moderate: 1d6x10 minutes
• Strong: 1d6 hours
• Overwhelming: 1d6 days

Note: Each round, the character can turn to detect things in a new area. The spell can penetrate barriers, but 1 foot of stone, 1 inch of common metal, a thin sheet of lead, or 3 feet of wood or dirt blocks it.

Knightly Orders in Trokair

A little detail on the knightly orders of Aelonia. 

Q20. Where is the nearest dragon or other monster with Type H treasure?

Coldsnap, (mature) adult white dragon, lairs in the peaks of the mountains near Fortune. It is rarely seen, perhaps preferring to hunt prey in the icy Unknown North. Perhaps the barbarian captain Voruun, who hails from that frozen land, has more information. Or Korg'tar Fleshrender and the Bloody Hand Orcs, who live further up the mountains.

Q19. Any legendary lost treasures I could be looking for?

This is just a list for now, lacking description. I was sick and will go back to fill it in.

Q18. What is there to eat around here?

As mentioned in Q13, the Long Pike Tavern in Fortune is known for its fish stew. Other randomly generated foods include brined faceless bongo (another fish dish), wyvern buns (baked buns stuffed with spicy, fermented chicken, usually wing meat), salt-preserved-lemon mooncake (intense tart lemon flavor), and tea-smoked star rabbit (roasted and smoked over dried tea leaves).

The Ghostly Minstrel offers dragon custard (each flavor is a different color; rumored but unlikely to be made from dragon's eggs), basil and cinnamon steamed pudding, arcane vegetables (each enchanted to taste like something entirely different, from bacon to petrichor), unicorn cones (multicolored corn tortillas twisted into a cone and filled with sweet or savory goodness), Great Dark ale bread, and tenderized shade spider legs.

Wayfarer Guide (3e Prestige Class)

An old 3e prestige class that facilitated in-game travel across the map.

Mage of the Arcane Order (3e Prestige Class)

An old 3e prestige class that was the basis for Magic City Vane's guild.

Diin Adarin - Pyromagus (Demonblood Magus)

This is an idea that sprung from reading my friend Adkit's novel and seeing a reference to a wizard whose fire spells could burn fire-immune creatures like efreeti and red dragons.

Q17. Are there any secret societies with sinister agendas I could join and/or fight?

How about we do this list-style? Just a sample of such societies.

Q16. How about gladiatorial arenas complete with hard-won glory and fabulous cash prizes?

Not around Fortune. The Bloody Hand Orcs may pit prisoners against each other for entertainment. They may even jump into the fray against particularly strong or skilled combatants.