If they're gone from your game, that's on your DM and the players. People would rather play as something original than as a walking stereotype that has been done to death? She particularly enjoyed taking Laeral's appearance, and her wild, mischievous ways and dalliances with human men gained her sister quite a reputation among the nobility. Instead of Xena the warrior princess, we get Joxer the hopeless. They are meant to be NPCs just as they essentially were in the FR novels. Also the chosen usually had the support of Mystra and many other individuals and groups and where close to halfgods in power. [7] The Dark Sister chose to remove herself from mortal affairs, at least for a time, but she still talked and interacted with mortals through altars and sacred places,[34][35] much like the other "dead" seven sisters could while waiting for Mystra to recreate their bodies. This single event is widely attributed as turning Sammaster mad, and turning him towards evil. Using silver fire against one of the chosen of Shar, for example, wielding the shadow magic equivalent, could rip apart reality and create anything fromdimensional portals to magical anomalies to magical dead zones. [1][5], After just 8 years under the guidance of Mnethos, Sammaster had learnt all he could and began a path of his own. 0000002334 00000 n Gone is the marvel of high magic twisted by the elves into delicate structures of ivory and gold. When Qilu was but a child, Eilistraee (in the form of a 9-foot-tall, stunningly beautiful drow maiden) appeared to her, asking her to lead her friends to aid nearby drow in need, and gifting all the drow children holy singing swords (precious blades that sang when unsheathed, capable of protecting the wielder against fear, despair and magicaly induced fascination/domination effects) to assist and protect them in their efforts. It does seem like wizards are trying to move away from the times when adventurers were somehow special, children of the gods or favoured kings, long forgotten beings from the depths of time, or scared by horrors unimaginable to mortal kind. This applies to using weave-work to communicate long distance with 'regular' humans. He is no longer a great and powerful king or a mighty warrior; he is an older man past his prime, living in a peasant's hut and married to a baker's daughter - but he is happy. Qilu was known to work with Laeral's Harpers, but at times their directives could come into conflict. So, it's a complete inversion of the hero's journey. The Dark Sister disliked violence and preferred to avoid combat through the use of diplomacy, although she didn't hesitate to attack and could be as cold and merciless as any drow, when it came to protect herself and her people. Probably the closest you can come within the rules is to stack several spell/magic related epic boons onto a level 20 wizard. The Dark Sister could be totally uninhibited at said parties and celebrations: her duties didn't leave her much time to dedicate to herself, so she fully enjoyed any chance to unwind, often letting all control escape her, dancing and frolicking with wild abandon. Obviously, they all have a greater command of the magic they wield, seeming to be able to cast more often with less effort. Storm and Dove remained, but much diminished in magical power and living under assumed names. 0000002163 00000 n Cleric 16 Divine disciple 3 Sammaster began to believe that all of his problems had began when he accepted his role as Chosen of Mystra. Yeah, the theurgy tradition is to make it more balanced in the game. Most of those who received her help showed deep gratitude, seeming to almost revere her. I would play it with the character (and the player) not knowing they are Chosen, but occassionally noticing strange powers. 0000006996 00000 n And Lorcan's monstrous sisters have of sorts for the chosen of Mystra that set a base mode but then chosen got additional powers as Mystra decided. He had an "uneasy stomach" and was ill often, from coughing, sneezing, and difficulty breathing, for which he received herbal treatments. Regardless, keep a Detect Magic going if possible so you can always see the Dead Magic Zone coming. The magic classes seem lacklustre, and the martial classes seem dull. Saint-like template/prestige class for villains, Prestige Classes for a stealthy Barbarian/Rogue. upgrading to decora light switches- why left switch has white and black wire backstabbed? His hair was usually long and straight. 0000011088 00000 n [36][35], Sammaster soon met and befriended Algashon Nathaire, in or around the city of Baldur's Gate. The setting was conceived by Ed Greenwood originally as a place for the stories he was telling his friends. Eilistraee and Mystra used the Chosen's body as a conduit for their power, and silvery fire burned away at the evil god, until it fled for its life, much reduced in strength. She was particularly careful of the intrigues of the Waterdhavian nobility and of the criminality that they hired to advance shady goals, mostly related to slavery. . [33], Sammaster encountered a Zhent caravan between Cormyr and the Dalelands, and saw that they were keeping slaves in cages. So for the template for a 5E Chosen of Mystra I edited disease immunity to poison immunity since the latter is what is in her statblock. Qilu was careful to pray for spells often: it was a needed precaution, as the Promenade was often under attack, and its survival also depended on the high priestess' strength. Chosen have the ability to communicate to the weave-ghosts of other Chosen as well as living Chosen, but rarely seek to interrupt the lives of each other. Initiate of Mystra works too, though it requires Cleric 3 to take the feat. I think the chosen are pretty cool. In fact it was the first time in 10 years that I, as a fan of thr Seven Sisters, was actually happy to open a Forgotten Realms book. The theory goes on to suggest that Mystra informed Azuth at approximately the Year of the Rising Flame (0 DR), more than 1,300 years before the Time of Troubles, that some of her power must be put into the hands of mortals who would then become known as Mystra's Chosen. Nothing of this has anything to do with the game edition and everything to do that with you seeming to think there are "right" and "wrong" ways to play D&D. She agrees. Those mortals are sometimes called Chosen. He continued until he had killed all of the Zhent forces, but the prisoners were in a state of panic, many still confined, causing them further injury, and many would not leave their cages for fear of Sammaster. as in example? As all priestesses of Eilistraee, Qilu could manifest her Moonfire. He killed many of the Zhent, but his magic also killed many of the prisoners, and his psyche could not cope with having committed this act. [5], He described Sammaster as a quick study, having a fierce intellect, and Sammaster would often miss meals or sleep in order to fulfil his driving ambition to learn and master the art of magic. [10], Qilu possessed a unique singing sword that could be stored in an extradimensional space located within the Weave and drawn from there at will. [29] Sammaster fell to his knees and wept upon Mystra's feet. [11] He also knew a spell to create dozens of shadow jaws to attack a target. When pleased by the work of the adventurers in her service, she gave them magical means of communicating with her, which could be used to call upon her help when they got in troubles. Specifically I would extrapolate the following from her 5E statistics as a baseline for the boons a Chosen of Mystra would have: As a DM I would treat becoming a Chosen as the equivalent of recieving a Legendary magic item in terms of balancing rewards. There isnt a template in 5e as WOtC has worked fairly hard to eliminate the chosen this edition. The Simbul for example was a high level sorceress with wizard levels aswell and used wish spells to repick her sorceress spells if she felt the need to and was one of the main reasons Thay didn't dare to invade Aglarond because they feared what would happen if she were to unleash her full fury on them. This could be something like this for exemple; - Cast 1st level and 2nd level spells without expending spell slots. Gone are the floating cities and ancient strongholds of primordial beings. A player simply deciding that their character has no reason to keep going with the adventure after achieving some personal goal is the fault of the player, not the PC's backstory. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! So you roll and tell everyone the treasure room is probably east of the city. They just don't want to try to balance such a thing. This way you can add spells, effects etc all at the same time, and it only takes one minor edit of a character sheet. This power would sleep within the bodies of those mortals, allowing . Sammaster was an immensely powerful human mage and a former Chosen of Mystra. This research lasted several years and resulted in the creation of several original necromantic enchantments. IMHO, the Chosen template is most suitable for NPCs, as enforcers of Mystra's will, unless the DM is really ready to run entire campaigns geared around the Chosen's duties. Where the character starts at their most powerful, but through a series of events, has all that power stripped away until he is relying on others to make up for his weaknesses. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts, https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Chosen_of_Mystra?mobile-app=false. This time, experience has taught him to be cautious, and with the help of his new friends, he defeats the dragon and saves the girl. If cast, they returned to her mind by Eilistraee's grace 24 hours later. Others are clearly in reference to what remains of the powers Mystra invested in all her Chosen. [21], She grieved greatly for Elkantar, but she would suffer the loss of another loved one when her daughter, Ysolde, was also slain by Shakti Hunzrin in a later conflict devised to capture or kill Liriel. 0000001977 00000 n Edit: I mixed up Laerals condition immunities in 5E. [17] He could also create glyphs for use as traps. trailer << /Size 51 /Info 14 0 R /Encrypt 18 0 R /Root 17 0 R /Prev 37489 /ID[] >> startxref 0 %%EOF 17 0 obj << /Type /Catalog /Pages 15 0 R /OpenAction [ 19 0 R /XYZ null null null ] /PageMode /UseNone >> endobj 18 0 obj << /Filter /Standard /R 2 /O (0k5bX_D!) So a player becoming one should expect a visit from Lady of Mysteries from time to time with a task. Gone are the rolling hills and ancient forests of the druids, the forges of the dwarves, the wonderous creations of the gnomes and the temples of lichkings who rule over humanitywith an iron fist and fight amongst themselves. Qilu planned to kill the balor Wendonai (whom Lolth had originally used to corrupt the drow into following her), whose essence was held inside the Crescent Blade, by taking it into her and destroying it with Mystra's silver fire. He was not the first to undergo the transformation, but was the first known to have survived it. During this time he made numerous advancements in metamagic through detailed research. They also become more familiar with magic; able to detect its presence. Mystra Membership Members 7 The Seven Sisters were seven immortal women, all Chosen of Mystra and daughters of the goddess Mystra. He takes his family on on pilagramate to the singing caves, that unbeknownst to him, have been taken over by a dragon. Half the great epics starts with a regular schmo who falls into a grand adventure and discovers they are not just a regular schmo after all. These mortals have been granted a portion of Mystra's divine essence - called spellfire - which they use to guard the Weave from disruption, preserving the status quo of magic among the realms. 0000003112 00000 n But thats all interesting, I've been wondering how did Elminster lived so long being a human. 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