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* Pathfinder System, with some allowable 3.5 Content.

* There will be some homebrew, and I shall post that as well, nothing major.

* Any book other than the following list MUST be approved by me.
Pathfinder Core Rulebook
Advanced Player's Guide Beta (Pathfinder)
Arms and Equipment Guide
Magic Item Compendium

Forgotten Realms
Player's Guide
Faith's and Pantheons

* Starting level: 1

* Races: Anything Core/Basic is allowed, anything else must be run my be first.

* Hit points shall be averaged, and not rounded. Meaning D8 = 4.5
* Starting Gold shall be rolled for your class, not averaged.

* Stats will be point by 15 points. If you're new to pathfinder, look at the pathfinder pointbuy system. It's not the same as the 3.5

What did the BG games use for stat generation? If you want to keep it kinda original then Standard fantasy point buy would be more appropriate.

I so want to be supporting cast in the PC team biggrin . Is that what the level 2 staring folks are going to kinda be? Like those characters you recruit after the initial intro level.

Now your going to likely feel the need to throw heavy and/or sharp objects at me in a second when I mention the alignment I want to play. *Readies tower shield.* Okay, Chaotic Evil Human Fighter. ninja That doesn't mean I'll play it with a dedication to spread chaos or evil, just a man with almost no regard for rules and that includes social taboos against violence. He won't go around punching or killing every random person he meets, he's not going to be a sociopath character. He won't even threaten violence on party members... much . sweatdrop

The Sword Coast has been thrown into chaos.
Wars wage from the South, and North, and the lands surrounding the famous city of Baldur's Gate have been thrown into the sorrow.

A recent plague of sorts has struck the surrounding lands of Baldur's Gate. In a land once renowned for its resource of iron, the supply now hangs by a thread.

All things iron have become brittle, so weak that even the daily use of such items as forks cause them to crack and crumble.

Trade Caravans coming with Iron from non iron-plagued regions have been importing the valuable resource for the citizens of this land. However, bandits that lurk within the woods of the Sword Coast have been attacking these Caravans, not for their Gold or Jewels, but their Iron. None the less, they take all the Caravans hold.

The local militant force policing the area is finding itself unable to halt the bandits due to their current lack of arms caused by the iron plague.

The local citizenry of the lands are suffering more, the farmers cannot farm without their tools, and with with winter on its way. It certainly seems that they shall starve.

Local rumors have begun to spread that the nation of Amn is to blame for the mysterious iron-plague. Some say that they are preparing to invade the surrounding lands of Baldur's Gate.

Others say that the Trading Organizations are to blame, that they are purposely ruining the iron supply so that they can make large profits with imports.

Still others blame the very Dukes of their land that live amongst the city of Baldur's Gate. Why the Dukes would desire such chaos, well those rumors haven't yet been soldified.

With the Time of Troubles over, and the chaos of the world still at hand. Can anyone halt the ever moving armies that move around the Sword Coast for dominance.

What is worse yet, is the talks of the God-Spawned, the Bhaal-Spawns to be precise.

Rumors suggest that the late Lord of Murder, the God Bhaal has passed on his inheritance to that of his mortal off-spring.


The Players:

You have grown up among the library fortress of Candlekeep. Closed off from the outside world, and nurtured within the sheltered walls. You have lived out your youth within these halls, reading, running errands, and learning the wonders of the world as only you could from within your reading room.

Your Foster father, Gorion has called upon you this day, his message urgent and haste out of ordinary. He has told you to collect your things, and say good-bye to your friends. You are to leave Candlekeep, the reason why he has not made yet aware to you. It's past noon, and you've your Coppers, Silvers, and few pieces of Gold. You've intended to run a few last errands, say good-bye to your friends, purchase what you can from your local entrepreneur, and then be on your way. As you go about your business you hear the local lore tellers singing their prophecies. They are... quite disturbing this evening. As you continue to listen to their tales, an unexplainable chill crawls over you.

"The Lord of Murder shall perish
But in his death he shall spawn a score of mortal progeny
Chaos will be sown from their passing
So sayeth the wise Alaundo"

Shaking off the chill, you resume your business and pay no more heed to the poems. Gorion has told you to meet him within the Keep's Courtyard upon the front-steps. That is what you intend to do, once you're ready.


The Supporting Cast
The chaos that ensues about the region has punished many, but it has been a boon to some, to those who are not above the law, but rather below, around, and behind it.

More to come!