I just bought the book, and I havn't read the entire thing word for word, but this should definately spruce up the campaign we just started recently! A friend of mine wanted to start up a campaign at epic levels a few months ago, and told us to run wild with our ideas for the campaign, so we decided that we would be a group of very powerful adventurers who all belong to the same faith, are high ups in the churge, and are the lords over the Gate Town to Mount Celestia on the Outlands. Needless to say there's a lot of dealing with both Celestials and Fiends, in different ways of course. ;)
My character in this campaign is a Half Celestial Paladin. I was very pleased to see that he qualifies for many Angelic benefits. ;) In time I would even like to petition our god for a Dominion feat, particularly either War or Sanctification, possibly Intercession.
It also worsk in well to a part of my backstory, where my character, long ago, was taking part in an attack upon another Gate Town when the previous Town fell into the Plane (Acheron). An Angel of our god decided to lead an attack against the much less defended Town, but he was disallowed from doing so. He couldn't sit by and watch the Town gain its full power when it could possibly be taken, so he led an assault anyway, which was destroyed by the guarding forces, who poured forth from the Gate. My character barely escaped, and the Angel dissapeared after that battle and has not been seen since. This was a turning point in my character's history, and one day he might try and find what happened to this Angel. I'm thinking he turned into an Outcast Angel, and wouldn't qualify for Rebel at that point, but I'm not sure.
I also run a Sigil based campaign (can you tell we love Planescape?) and I plan on using the book in two ways. First, the characters in that campaign are of somwhat questionable morality, and I'm curious what would happen if I add an Outcast Angel to the mix. I want to bring in an NCP angel who has recently transgressed against her god, maybe sent on a mission to bring someone to justice and she let the person go out of pity. After dealing with the PCs will she fall further, or will she be able to atone?
Also, they have to visit every Plane in this campaign, investigating a temple that connects to all planes in existance. Wouldn't it be evil to put the Mount Celestia one on the Seventh Heaven? Well, at the very least, they'll have some explaining to do when they arrive! I might even make one temple controled by a Fallen Angel using it as a hide out and perhaps having some good servants who don't realize what's happened yet populating the temple. That would lead to some interesting roleplaying scenarios. I'd better start taking notes! (This is why I now carry a small notebook around with me wherever I go.)
Great book! :D
You kick the dragon in the leg, opening a wound inflicted earlier. The dragon roars in pain and plummets toward the earth, impaling itself on a tree.
Congratulations... You are officially the idiot who killed a dragon with your foot.
-real life
My character in this campaign is a Half Celestial Paladin. I was very pleased to see that he qualifies for many Angelic benefits. ;) In time I would even like to petition our god for a Dominion feat, particularly either War or Sanctification, possibly Intercession.
It also worsk in well to a part of my backstory, where my character, long ago, was taking part in an attack upon another Gate Town when the previous Town fell into the Plane (Acheron). An Angel of our god decided to lead an attack against the much less defended Town, but he was disallowed from doing so. He couldn't sit by and watch the Town gain its full power when it could possibly be taken, so he led an assault anyway, which was destroyed by the guarding forces, who poured forth from the Gate. My character barely escaped, and the Angel dissapeared after that battle and has not been seen since. This was a turning point in my character's history, and one day he might try and find what happened to this Angel. I'm thinking he turned into an Outcast Angel, and wouldn't qualify for Rebel at that point, but I'm not sure.
I also run a Sigil based campaign (can you tell we love Planescape?) and I plan on using the book in two ways. First, the characters in that campaign are of somwhat questionable morality, and I'm curious what would happen if I add an Outcast Angel to the mix. I want to bring in an NCP angel who has recently transgressed against her god, maybe sent on a mission to bring someone to justice and she let the person go out of pity. After dealing with the PCs will she fall further, or will she be able to atone?
Also, they have to visit every Plane in this campaign, investigating a temple that connects to all planes in existance. Wouldn't it be evil to put the Mount Celestia one on the Seventh Heaven? Well, at the very least, they'll have some explaining to do when they arrive! I might even make one temple controled by a Fallen Angel using it as a hide out and perhaps having some good servants who don't realize what's happened yet populating the temple. That would lead to some interesting roleplaying scenarios. I'd better start taking notes! (This is why I now carry a small notebook around with me wherever I go.)
Great book! :D
You kick the dragon in the leg, opening a wound inflicted earlier. The dragon roars in pain and plummets toward the earth, impaling itself on a tree.
Congratulations... You are officially the idiot who killed a dragon with your foot.
-real life
