Bulldrek v3.0

Threadbare wrote:I might want to get in on this, but I'll need some background info. I need some meat to get into the story. Hey, does anyone have a quick link to the 3.5 SRD?

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1.) The Catholic Church and its surrounding buildings take up a large part of the corner of 9th street and New Hope Ave. The Cathedral itself is from the 1850? and survived the Spellcoming with very little damage. This large building is more than just a place of worship. The monks and priests teach, see to fair trades and care for the less fortunate. The rectory, several modest residences and a large garden make up about half of the block north of New Hope and east of 9th.

2.) Commerce Waters has become the name of the stretch of river between the rail bridge and the Pennslyvania Ave. bridge. All along the river, docks were put up and buildings coverted for trade or storage. By noon, this part of the city is filled with people doing business of one kind or another.

3.) The Greenward Edge is a thick band of trees and homes along the eastern side of town. Here, Mother Windsweet and the other nature clerics and druids have grown a great bawn of protective trees and thick undergrowth. The Edge starts at Pennsylvania and heads north out of town. It goes as far west as 5th street.

4.) In the middle of the poorer quarter of Sheboygan stands Shining Hope, Deacon Gregory church. On Riverfront, just where the river bends north again, this church of Pelor stands as a house of light and hope. Brin Gregory gladly welocmes all people to his church.

5.) The High Houses north of Ontario and then until Michigan, and between 10th and 7th, are the houses and places of entertainment for the small but growing contingent of well-off farmers and craftsmen. These blocks have been cleared of all debris and are well-maintained.

6.) The Good Garden The block of 8th, Erie, 9th and Saint Claire has been razed to its foundations and in its place is a very large, well-groomed park. Many consider it to be the pride of town. Even Windsweet approves of the respect it garners. The Good Garden is the home of many cultural events.

7.) Fishers Town is the southern run of land between the river and the Great Lake. It has become a tight warren of small homes, ale houses, carpenter? works and small boats. The ?own?is poor, but the people are generally happy. They work their boats out on the water and live on what it provides.

8.) The Chessmen near the old railways in Fishers?Town is a sprawling establishment known as the Chessmen. It provides cheap entertainment, libation and privacy. It is believed that the Chessmen is often used by nefarious people as a meeting-place. The place is also known for an excellent dark beer brewed with pre-spellcomming fermenters and its fish stew.

9.) At the corner of Pennsylvania and Water Street stands the central City Hall building. Here, city business is taken care of, town guards are housed and the Laymen? Council meets. It? a large building of stone and marble with expensive, yet understated furnishings and well-maintained wooden floors. There are also a couple of new wooden outbuildings.

Father Benjamen Flaherty is in his mid 70's. He is a benevolent old man who, in spite of seeing some major reversals for his world and his faith, has come to stand as a leader of many men and women. He has never sought out rank in the church, but rather is content to advise and comfort the people of Sheboygan.

Mother Windsweet is a half-elf and is over one hundred years of age. She was one of the few who survived the casting of the Great Gates. She has come to Sheboygan, drawn to those of similar faith. Here, she struck a cord with many of the earth-magic, new age, and wicca worshippers. Windsweet is a kind but firm leader. She still leads many of her prayer services, leaving only the smaller or individual rites to her acolytes.

Deacon Brin Gregory is a human of spellcomer descent. He is a youthful man, full of energy and good humor. He was an adventurer until only recently, searching for treasure and battling the forces of evil. When he came to Sheboygan, there was a large population of spellcomers who did not feel that their faith was being tended to. Deacon Gregory filled a void for them and Pelor has become a very popular God among the younger and poorer people of Sheboygan.

Tevual StarShine depends on his deputies and his rapid-firing long rifle to keep the people of Sheboygan safe. He is of elven descent and his keen eyesight is one of his greatest assets in seeing that the laws are obeyed. He is a kind and fair man, usually easy going in regards to the law. He belives in faith and learning to dissuade most lawbreakers.

"Glorywine" Zelch Tupoer is an older gnome who has been slow to adapt to the new world. He tends his vinyard north of town, preparing each year for his golden wine of light and the sharp and pale wine of Ice. He oversees a small group of harvesters and artisans through the year. As a significant landowner, he sits on the Layman's Council.

Captain Harrold "BreakOars" is a towering figure of a human. He captains a merchanter vessel that plies the mighty Michigan and beyond. Most of his trade is in furs, gold and other expensive commodities. While his ship is usually out of town, he can be found either at his import/export shop in Commerce Waters, or at the Layman's Council, where he works to increase the power of the ships' captains.

Liam of the Shining Heart is a dwarven forger true and bold. He came to Sheboygan not long after the Spellcoming and has traded his knowledge and skill for safety and comfort. His forgeworks, half-buried in a hillside on the western side of Commerce Waters produces many of the weapons and much of the armor for the City Guard.

Siobahn was born to Terran parents, not long after the Spellcoming. Her beauty and her skill at relieving others of their treasures garnered her influence in the town. She is an opportunistic woman always looking for more wealth and power.

Abbot Joshua is a human monk, trained in Catholicism and in the martial art Capoeria. His bright eyes and white teeth shine out of his deep brown skin. He lost his people and his church during the Spellcoming. But the Catholic Church took him in and gave him a mission to support Father Flaherty. He is a soft-spoken, compelling man of about 50.

Freeman Haltaff is a young man who has come to prominence among the Layman's Council. It is Haltaff they look to for leadership when they must cross purposes with the Three Churches. So far, Haltaff has been up to the challenge. Haltaff is about 5'9" and 185lbs with straight brown hair, gray eyes and handsome features. He and his family own a logging interest west of town. This has also gained him some influence among the fishing families.

Jon "Codger" Etter was a schoolteacher when the Spellcoming happened. He watched many of his students die or transform into strange creatures. This, combined with all of the other tragedies left him more than a little unbalanced. Now, "Codger" likes to trade for more of the stange 'comic books' he loves so much. His powers seem to come from the images within these books, rather than from any God or Power.

Mushawak is seen only rarely. He is one of several Native Americans who returned to this part of the country. Mushawak has taken to selling his lance, axe and shield to the highest bidder. The city guard know to be on the lookout for him, but as yet have not 'pinned' anything on him.

"Rook" is a stout and powerful dwarf who owns the Chessmen. He is dark of skin, like fresh loam and his grip is as strong as the whiskey he brews. Rook does not approve of violence in his establishment and has several strong lads "his knights" on his payroll to see that it is kept to a minimum.

Lucille Welters runs a farm just to the west of town. The Welters do well on their acreage. She is tall and fair, with a cascade of hair like the Lake in the moonlight. The Welter household is perhaps thirty people in two big farmhouses.

Cyril Half Man is a half orc in the employ of Siobahn as her "protector." Little is know of him, except that he smells like a steel-yard, clinks when he walks and tends to glower and mumble at other people. He came to Sheboygan from Zhikagoruk about three years ago.

Jaques "Silver Smile" Bandyroot is an incorrigible rogue and trickster. He has been a thorn in the side of the Three Churches and the Layman's council since the Spellcoming. He was one of those transformed by the Transmogrification Fever. He keeps his chicanery to a minimum, tricking people out of their money or bamboozling merchants out of their wares.

Droober owns the taphouse that bears his name. He is a skinflint and charlatan who runs crooked games and waters down his liquor. His natural charisma, coupled with an easy manner and refined social skills keeps customers coming and the money flowing.

Velle Farwalker is one of the wild warders of the Greenward Edge. She follows the New Age tradition of communing with nature. She is tall for an elf and clean of limb. Her golden hair and pale skin are the envy of many of the women in town. When she must fight, she uses a spear and long bow and is quite fearless.

Alehouses
The Gearworks
The Free Parking
Storm Harbor
The Loose Half Orc (Sign that looks like a half-orc lady in the St. Paulie girl’s outfit)
Blue Pinto (There’s a lewdly-painted shell of a Ford Pinto that’s been nailed to the front wall of the bar).
Varsity Club
Valiant Halfling (There’s a halfling lifting a tankard his size and drinking from it.)
Droober’s Wine & Spirits
Connor’s Place

Inns
The Chancellor’s
Yondalla’s Hearth
Lion’s Den
Railsplitter
Hammocks
South Water Hall

Cazmonster wrote:As far as the rules from the core book govern languages - you can spend two skill points to learn to speak and read a language. Bards can do it for one skill point per language.

Within Steam and Sorcery, the Terran Languages are still in use, but to a limited degree. If you want to make good with the local Hobres in the Latin Quarter, Spanish is going to help.

Cazmonster wrote:No, but I have read the Spellsinger books by Alan Dean Foster.

Cazmonster wrote:900gp according to 3E. I don't think it changed in 3.5. If it did, it's not in the SRD.