House Rules

House Rules

House Rules

During the campaign there are several house rules to be aware of, either linked to simplifying the rules or for campaign flavor.

General

• Alignment doesn't exist. Players are encouraged to roleplay characters how they believe a character would act in the given circumstances. Spells dependent upon alignment like protection from good and evil will be based upon the outlook of the character casting the spell. That said, playing your character as Chaotic Stupid or Lawful Annoying will not be tolerated.

• Spell scrolls and spellbooks do not exist in Sytheria. Instead spells are found in shards of crystals of varying colors, all with a strong magical aura. These spell crystals are kept in a spell satchel at the waist of the wizard and also replace the physical spell components used by the spell. The crystals types are as follows:
  • Lesser (pale/translucent): These shards are used like scrolls, and cannot be memorized from. Each shard contains one spell, with 1d4 castings. Cost- Same as a spell scroll of that level
  • Average (average colored): These shards can be used as scrolls with 1d6 castings, however their primary use is for memorization. If used for memorization, the shard is tied to the user and can no longer be used as a scroll. Cost- Double the cost of a spell scroll of that level
  • Greater (deep/opaque): These shards cannot be used like scrolls and are only for memorization. If a spell is memorized from one of these shards, it is cast at +1 caster level. Cost- Four times the cost of a spell scroll of that level

• Psionics exist in Sytheria, and as such the Psionic class specialties from Unearthed Arcana are in use. That said, only the psionic races (Gith and Ashtar) may use the psionic specialties.

• Humans do not have any innate magical properties, and as such can not become Sorcerers.