Into the Outer Planes

The characters have been tossed into the Outer Planes by unstable magic. They have a bit of luck. A loose coalition of outer worlders is unhappy with how Tiamat, the 5 headed mother of evil dragons, has broken barriers between the Real World and the Abyss.

    The Story of Mr Tripp

    *The former first mate followed along more for the promise of          money than* *anything else. Now caught in some          un-explainable magic, falling and falling* *ever          deeper. All around swirling flame that doesn't burn. Ghosts,          and the* *living dead reaching out to grab what precious          life they are missing.**

* * * A massive warrior radiating power reaches out an articulated silver hand towards the reckless adventures who swirl between the abyss and and the ethereal realms. He is Nuada, the Celtic God of War and scoops up the half ethereal body of the first mate. "Sacrifice what remains of your right hand and I will lend you my Power. Without it you will not survive and there is no time to waste." * * * Mr Tripp sees around a dozen other forms of what must be Gods, Demigods, Greater Devils. and even Demons. A massive fire elemental adorned with metal bracers and vestments moves closer. A giant winged demon brandishing a massive sword while fire licks from his red skin looks on threateningly. * * * * After a moment Mr Tripp accepts the god's sword and cuts off his own hand screaming in agony. With a Smile from the Chaotic good, Mr Tripp falls once more. In a flash the one handed seaman lands atop a glowing mosaic floor in a idyllic mansion on a small hill. But all around is a swirling hellish miasma in the sky. Impossibly massive chains hold up the world around him. As he stands looking down the hill top, a somewhat peaceful city of canals and ships lay before him. * * * The first mate raises the stump of his wrist and glowing energies materialize a silver hand in its place. Each finger moves smoothly with a soft sound of metal. His pain subsides and Mr Tripp hears the words "pray to me, the God of the Silver Hand, and I will grant you power. But remember it is fleeting. Together you and I will strive to end this unholy union of these worlds."

    The other members of his party begin one by one appearing on the        mosaic behind him all with a mix of terror and wonder in their        eyes.

​ Each player will get 3 levels of power ​ Always - Mr Tripp gets an 18/75 strength in his right hand. He is being pulled toward the gods alignment by telepathic suggestions. Can he resist them? ​ Drawing power - Under proper conditions Tripp can cause a small transformation - summon magic armor, magic sword of dancing, and activating a super heroism effect like the potion. Becomes immune to mind effecting. Possibly unknown side effects during and afterward. ​ Ultimate Power - Can transform into an aspect of the god Nuada for a short bit of time. Will require wisdom rolls to keep in in control. Weakened afterword and requires rest. Unknown side effects during and afterward. ​
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​ I want each player to pick an other worlder who will be about 16hd or more. ​
​ You will gain at least 1 power immediately and telepathic communication with the entity (or something similar like talking through a familiar) Total stats can be raised to 72 (not above 18) ​ When drawing power - ~4 more powers gained - stats can be raised to 78 (not above 20) ​ Ultimate power - becomes a level 16 entity with lots of powers ​
​ I want each player to pick one of these for their ultimate power: ​ Summon External Entity - both your character and the summon are there at the same time. The players body is still vulnerable in this case. ​ Partial Transformation - The character remains who they are but gains some attributes. Ex. Character sprouts wings and flame if you are attuned to a Balrog ​ Full Takeover, the body of the character is replaced with the other entity like Mr Tripp's case above. ​

Some Suggestions for Outer Worlders you can merge with

  • Balrog (works for a demon lord)

  • Elemental Prince

  • Lillith - the oldest Succubus

  • Ancient Mummy lord of a death god - aka Anubis/Orcus

  • Mindflayer Sorcerer

  • Githyanki/Githzerai Lord
  • Death Slaad
  • Raksasha Lord - Maeve may pick this one
  • Valkyrie Champion
  • Kirin
  • The Master of the Hunt

Aspects of gods as examples - you borrow their power and gain their aspect

  • Crom - barabarian warrior god (mostly Warriors)

  • Marduk - the four eyes Babylonian God (Warriros)

  • Quetzalcoatl - the law Giver (Warriors, thieves and illusions)

  • Kali - Indian Earth Mother (assasins and wizzards)

  • Pan - Greek god of nature

  • Posideon - Greek god of the seas

  • Nuada - Celtic The Silver Hand God Mr Tripp

  • Dadga - Celtic The Many God Kiara
  • Tezcatlipoca - Tonatiuh

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