Twilight of Atlantis (d20 3.0 Fantasy Roleplaying)

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Table of Contents Int rod uct ion Part 1: Atlant is and th e Ancient World The Legend The Creation Poseidon and Cleiro The Twins T he Brothers Explore T he Founding of a Nation The Empire Corruption and Decay The War for Atlantis The End Atlantis & the Classical World Atlantis The Kingdoms T he Empire Foes Atlantean Culture Atlantean Citizens Family Childhood M arr iage Death Religion Law Slavery Soc ial Order Clothing & Fashion Architec ture Food Art Worldview Magic

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Part 2 : Ch aract ers and Equipment ..23 Race 26 Atlanteans 26 Noble Atlanteans 27 28 H alf-Atlanteans Bastai 28 Prestige Classes 29 Artificer 30 Orphean 3I Resonant 32 Spellbane 34 New Skills 36 New Feats 36 Classical Weapons 37 Magical Equipment 38 40 New Spells

Part 3: Atlantean Campaigns Getting Started Racial Concerns Level Class Designing Adventures Monsters Adventure Seeds

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Spartans , and Eg yptians stand po ised to vanquish th eir would be oppress ors on ce and for all. Your charact er s will have t he m yst ical power s of th e Resonance at their sides, but will even this be eno ugh to save a society on a collis ion course with disaster ?

H ow to Use This Product The mere men ti on o f Atla ntis in sp ires th e im aginati on . Th e island empi re began as t he ene my of th e id eal sta te in t wo of P lato's D ialog ues , th e C ritias and t he Ti maeus. Plato told of a nat ion th at vied aga ins t At he ns for grea t ness an d ultimat ely lo st , di sapp earing ben eath t he waves in a sing le ni ght. Perhap s he did not kn ow th at he was creat ing an endu ring legend .

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.Throu gh th e ages, Atla nt is has bee n po rt rayed as a lo st continent, an anc ien t adversary, a sunken civiliza t io n, th e site o f alien col oni zat ion , and th e hom e of super heroes. D esp it e its vario us expr essions, however, Atla n t is is typi call y portrayed as so m et hi ng unknown or different. M od ern sto ryte lling freq ue n tly find s Atla nt is bein g red iscovered o r ri sin g o ut of t he waves.

Introduction Before the Roman s, before Alexand er, befo re hi st or y was even truly recorded , a race o f people founded th e mightiest emp ire ever kn own. Th ey rul ed th e en t irety of the Atlantic and domin at ed Afr ica t ho usa nds o f years before Moses wo uld brin g Egy p t to it s kn ees. They spawned a great cult ure, wit h a wea lt h o f knowledge exceeded only by th e traged y of th eir demise. These were th e Children o f Po seid on . Th ese were the people o f Atl an ti s.

T WILI GHT OF ATLANTIS, however, offe rs a chance to exp lo re wha t it mi ght have been like before it co llapse d durin g o ne cata clys m ic ni gh t. Rath er t ha n ass um ing th e rol e o f explo rers d iscoverin g th e lost island o r so ld iers battlin g aga ins t a m on ol ith ic evil, th is book cas ts player charac te rs as t he Atla n tea ns th em selves. It offers players a glimpse at wha t t he cit ize ns o f Atla n tis mi ght have been like and what mi ght have cause d th eir downfall.

TWILIGHT OF ATLANTIS is a set t ing for yo u r d2 0 System campaign. It pla ces th e act io n before Atl anti s' cataclysmic fall ben eath the waves , allow ing yo ur characters to become sc io ns of th e Emp ire, desp erat ely attempting to stave off th e in exo rabl e d ecay o f th eir culture and its loss of worl d dominanc e. The At henians,

T WILI GHT OF ATLANTIS is di vid ed int o three sec t ions . Th e firs t, "Atla n t is and th e Anc ien t World," t ells th e sto ry of Atla n t is, det ail in g it s creation, th e fo rm ation o f it s cult ure , it s co nques t of mo st of t he known wo rld, and it s event ua l d estruct ion at th e hands o f Poseidon. Everyt hing you need to kno w abo ut Atla ntis, it s cult ure,

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and its people is given here. This section also includes information on the Classical World , notes on it s t echnology, and wh ere Atl antis fits in it .

Part 1: Atlantis and the Ancient World

PART 2 gi ves rul es for Atl ant ean charact ers . There are new pr estige classes, new spells, new feats, and new races for us e in th e campaign . Game information for pl aying in a Classical setting instead of the usual medi eval fantasy one is also provided . All th e mat eri al in this sect ion is Open C o n te n t. Fin ally, PART 3 contains game mastering tips and id eas for runn ing an Atlantean campaign plus some ad venture see ds to get you st arted.

The Legend The legends of Atlantis originate with the Greek philosopher, Plato. His works, Critias and Tima eus, tell of a fall en civilization thous ands of years before his time. It is the st o ry of an empire both old and majestic, spanning th e seas and possessing a knowledge and power now forgotten. Pl ato tells th e history of Atlantis and its founding in C ritias. H e presents a civiliz ation est ablished by the ch ild ren of Poseidon and Cl eito, a mortal woman. It relates how th eir five sets of twin sons came to rule an emp ire. H e describes their go vernment, the structure of the societ y, and th e land itself. He speaks of their fall into co rrup t ion and decadence and of the great war that would d estroy th eir emp ire.

Mythic History D espite this being a fantasy produ ct, it is set in a mythic time period pr e-dating our own recorded history. TWILIGHT OF ATLANTIS is dr awn from th e wr itings of Plato and is based on the legends of Anci ent Greece. The saurian Lemurians , bestial Mue, and felin e Bastai (see PART 1) , are mythical creat ur es that do exist wit hin the context o f this setting, and the Atlanteans themselves are th e offspring of Poseidon. However, th e pr edominant race of peopl e throughout th e world is human. The action takes pl ace here on Eart h, albeit a mythical Ea rt h whe re many of th e legends about which we read are actually true. C onsequently, t he re are no elves, dwarves, or other fantasy races t o which pl ayers m ight be accust om ed except fo r thos e exp licitly laid out in this book.

Timaeus recounts Atlantis ' fall and eventual d estruction. Atlantis is presented as the enemy of An cient Athens , one side of a gr eat and yet forgotten war that span ne d the known world. In this account, Pl ato d et ails the final d estruction of the island and its fall ben eath the waves.

The Creation

Further, th e t echn ol ogy of th e Classical World was in most resp ects inferi or t o that which is typic ally availabl e in a fant asy RPG . Thus, some equ ip men t ma y not be available. See PART 2 for res t ricte d equi pm ent as well as a discus sion o f b ronze, the chief metal of the time. In ever y case, th ese differenc es accurat ely reflect th e time period in question .

In th e beginning, the sea god, Poseidon, controlled th e re ache s of the Great W estern Ocean. He desired a land of hi s own and used his divin e power to raise th e oc ean floor around a series of islands. He created this land fro m the islands and the exposed ocean floor, an d he named it Atlantis. As time passed and the land ad apted to the surface , Poseidon watched it become a beautiful country, fair and rich, possessing ver d an t hills , nobl e mountains , and windswept pl ain s. Frequent s t or m s swept the island, and rich oc eanic soil cov er ed th e pl ains so th e land was lush and green , and ben eath the earth, he sensed a great source of power: a m ystical metal unique to the island that had been drawn upwards along with the land. Small group s of humans started dwelling within hi s country, leading simple li ves as farmers and fisherm en. Pos eidon was pleased, for they were a fair and hard y folk .

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To provid e for th e need s o f hi s love, he cr eat ed twin pure sp r ing s in th e ce n t er o f th e m ountain: o ne h ot and one co ld . H e t he n populat ed th e moun t ain , th e surro u nd ing pl ain s, and th e rest of th e island wit h all mann er o f plants and an ima ls. Th e mountain it self he grace d wit h th e ri ch est bounty t he world had t o o ffer. H er e were ga rde ns in wh ich a m ortal co u ld live wit h n o cares o r wo rries, sur ro u nde d by th e fin est and most succ u lent fruit s and t he encha n t ing fr agranc e o f exot ic fl ower s. H e raised a sh r ine o f whi te m arbl e in th e cent er of the ga rde n t o serve as bo th a home for C leiro an d her famil y an d as a res t ing pl ace fo r hi s ow n di vin e form . H e gave C leiro hi s trid ent - th e em blem o f hi s o ffice - as a sym bo l o f th eir bond.

Poseidon and Cleito N ear th e fertile plain on a small, lon e mountain , Pose ido n happen ed upon the home of the m ortal man , Eveno r, his wife, Leu cippe, and their dau ght er, C leit o. Becomin g enamored with C leitos st ro ng will , fair features, and radiant spirit, Pos eidon manifest ed befo re her and asked her to be his bride. Having a profound resp ect for th e sea and knowing it would be a great honor, she co nse nted. D esiring to protect his newfound love, Pos eidon crea te d barriers of water aro u nd the mountain . Shipping was unknown at that time, and , thus, th e waves mad e an effective blockade. The sea god shaped th e eart h, di ggin g three deep, circular channels around the mountain . H e excavated another conduit from these rin gs t o th e ocean, lett in g the waters of h is d omain rus h in to th e depressions, thereby creating a seri es of three rin g- sh aped canals enclosing the mountain with p ortion s o f land between them .

The Twins In th e yea rs th at foll owed , C lei to bo re Pose idon five p air s of t win so ns, their nam es bein g Atlas an d G ad eiru s, Am p he res and Evae mo n, Mn eseu s and Au toc h t ho n, Elasippus and Mester, and fina lly Azaes an d Di aprep es. Partl y di vin e, th ese ch ild re n p o ssessed a p ower and gra ce beyond th at of m ortal hum an it y. Th ey grew slow ly but from th eir ea rl ies t days were b lessed wit h grea t p hy sical p ower and stre ng t h o f mind. Th ey also po ssessed th eir mortal mo th er 's hum anity and te m pe ra nce o f cha rac te r. C leiro t au ght th em th e wa ys of th e land , sea, an d sky and in still ed in th em a need t o better b oth th em selv es an d th e wo rld . As th ey grew o lder, th ey di sco vered that t he ir ph ysi cal an d m ent al st re ngt h was m at ch ed by th ei r m ysti cal p ower. Th e sec re ts of m agi c came eas ily to t he m, an d before lon g th ey were weav ing spe lls and d wellin g up on th e mech ani sm s o f th e arca ne art s. By th ei r t wenti eth birthd ays, eac h possessed p ow er greate r th an th at of any h um an m agi ci an . As th e years passed , it also becam e evide n t th at th eir n atural life spa ns were grea tly exte n de d , fo r, alt ho ug h havin g reach ed maturity, t hey rem ain ed both fit and yo u t h ful in aspec t. C le ito h er self ch an ged fr om lon g expos u re to h er hu sb and 's divin e n ature an d th e un earthl y purit y co n ta ine d in Poseid on's garde ns. While her features did not mat ch th e majestic beauty o f her chi ldre n, she t oo came t o p ossess st reng t h o f bod y and mind unriv aled amo ng th e mortal wo rld, and th e r igo rs of tim e cease d to t roubl e her. H er par ents, ben efit in g fro m th e ga rde ns but not fr om suc h clo se pro ximity to t he go d him self, expe rienced grea tly exte nde d lives but event ua lly passed from th e world . 6

brothers found people both different and strange, and th ey began learn ing t he ways of civilization.

The Brothers Explore As th e childre n of Poseid on reach ed adulthood , th ey began ro look beyond t he ir mountain home. They used arcane arts to traver se th e len gth and br ead th of th e island whe re t hey fou nd sma ll pocket s of humanity th rivin g on t he boun t y of th e land. These mortals soon revered th em , for t he twin s wielde d unmatched power. The yo ung so ns of Poseid on se t th em selves up as kin gs amo ng th e people, each choos ing a port ion of th e island as his own. They chose wome n from among their subjects and raised children with th em . This second gene rat io n also displayed the marks o f di vinity, th ough not quite so strong ly as th eir father s.

From t he repti lian Lemurians in t hei r empire sout h of Asia , Mneseus learn ed the secrets of crafting stone bu ildings larger th an the tall est tree. Autochthon wres te d th e cr aft o f metallurgy, including the secrets o f br on z e, from th e dark half-men of Mu. Elasippus sta yed for so me time in the growing acropolis of Ath ens an d acquired the arts of shipbuilding, but the goddess, Athena, eventually expelled him for attempt ing to bring t he land under hi s control. For several centuri es they traveled, en joy ing t heir fr eedom and th e breadth of th e world, but eventually th e brothers tired of the long voyages. Longing for home, th e kin gs returned to Atl antis. They discovered up on th eir return that a civilization had arisen from th e seeds th ey had sown as yout hs long ago. G en er ations had pa ssed, and their offspring had spread t he divi ne bloodline thro ug ho ut t he people,

Eventually th e brother s grew bor ed wit h th e sim ple life in th eir kin gdoms and began sea rc hi ng fo r so me t hi ng new beyond th e co nfi nes o f th e island. They aga in turned to t heir arcane power ro travel across th e ocea ns to land s far di st ant. There, they separat ed, each exploring as the winds of fat e wo uld take him. While abroad, th e 7

The Story

settl em ent s, th e culture h ad barel y grown. H avin g ex perie nce d th e wo n de rs of th e o u tsi de wo rld, the returning kings found th e si m p le ho vels and farms pr imiti ve an d base.

of Orpheus

In the years prior to the G reat Expansion, th ere lived a renowned mu sician, Orpheus, grandson of Evaemon. His mu sic was celebrated throughout th e nation, able to call birds from th e trees and to make even th e hard est heart weep. The hap p iest day of his life was his marri age to his love, Euridi ce. Tragically, on the day fo llowing their mar riage, sh e was bitten by a vipe r while runn ing throu gh t he gar de ns of thei r home and succ umbed to th e poiso n. Orpheus refu sed to accep t the death of his beloved. H e started stu dyi ng th e arts of magic, seeking so me meth od of freeing her fro m death. Eventually, he was able to use his arca ne arts to ope n a gateway to the bowel s of th e Underworld. Presenting him self before th e god, H ades, he sang abo ut hi s love and his loss. So moved was he, th e God of the Underworld co nse nted to allo w Orpheus to leave his domain with Euridice. H owever, he placed a challenge before th e great musician and wizard. Orpheus would leave th e Underworld o n foot , and Eurid ice would follow. The famed musician co uld not look back at her for the entirety of his trip, or she wou ld be dr awn back into the U nde rwo rld, th ere to dwell for ever. Orpheus tra veled forth. Tired and weary, he nevertheless per severed. It was onl y at th e end of th e trip as he beheld the exit fro m t he labyrinthine tunnels and th e warmt h of th e sun before him th at he began to doubt. Fearing betrayal, he glanced back, only to watch as th e spirit of his wife was pulled down int o th e gloomy depths. Overcome by so rro w and cursing H ades wit h every br eath , he stumbled out of th e depths of the Earth and began to sing. So reson ant was his song, so full of th e ache in his heart , th e very gro und began to shake, th e air rippled, and th e tr ees crackled wit h ene rgy. Eventually noticing th e imp act of his so ng, he sto pped in amaze me nt and watc hed as th e effects faded away. Even after, an aura of great power hun g in th e air. Quickl y returning hom e, he began to stu dy th e cha nges hi s music had wrought. He dis covered th at his so ng had reson at ed with t he very fabr ic of the wo rld, and th at everyt hing pos sesses a natural harm onic that joins together th e esse nce of life, magic, matter, and th ou ght. It was through his effo rts th at th e princ iples of th e Reson ance came to be known, and, through th em, he fo und a way to spi te H ades, tr apping so uls in th e wo rld of th e living and giving t hem new life in t he for m of an Orphean,

The Founding of a Nation After t akin g co unsel wit h Cl eito, they d ecided t o build on the isl and a ci vilization to ri val an d surp ass any t h ing enc o u n t ered durin g their journeys. They sp ent a year in the garden examining their di scoveries and sharin g among th em selves their acc umu lated lore before leavin g for their indi vidual kingdoms. Quickly re-establishing their au t ho rity, the t en sons of Poseidon began to teach, showing their p eopl e the secrets of sea travel, construction, bronze, and magic. They commanded the people to build towns and cities and to use t h is knowledge to resh ap e the lan d as Poseidon h im self had done. They created gr eat canals throu gho ut the central plain, transforming it into rich farml and. Th ey t am ed the crea t u res of th e isl and , using oxen and eleph ants as beast s o f burden and con struction. Th ey raised structures of stone and clay, creating spraw li ng towns joined b y an intr icate system of ro ad s.

Two of th e kings, ho wever, had found spec ial purpose. Azaes, on e of th e yo u nges t, bu sied himself wit h a st range, red met al he had di scovered during some excava t io ns for usable stone. N aming it "o r ichalcum ,' he fo und it possessed mystical properties unl ike any befo re seen. It was capa ble of channeling raw magical forces , purifying and co n ta in in g them. This m ad e th e metal a perfect material for magic al construction. Azaes presented his findin gs to his brother s, and th e kin gs made pl an s for grea t mines to acq u ire the rar e met al. Azaes ' twin , Di aprepes, took charge of this t ask , for his domain was mounta inous and rich in natural resources.

leav ing all t he inhabitants of the isl and with touch es of Po seid on's heritage. Whi le not possessing th e sheer might of th e first few gen er ations , th eir descendents still bore the marks of power, including long life and an aptitude for the arc ane. Yet th e ret urning so ns were appalled. Despite the change in the n atu re o f th e peop le an d th e numb er of t heir

T he eldes t son, Atlas, ga thered hi s people t ogether and 8

brought th em to th e water-e ncircled mountain home o f hi s mother. H e and hi s child ren began to build what wou ld becom e the grea test cit y in th e wo rld : th e C ity o f Atla nt is. Usi ng t he ir arca ne ar ts in add it io n t o calling up on th e d ivin e power o f th eir fath er, Atlas and hi s people br idged t he cana ls wit h grea t arches o f sto ne . They co njured t he fi nes t bu ilding m at eri als from th e ground, using them to const ruct homes and t emples, librari es and shipyards, roa ds and walls. They interl aced th e cit y wit h veins of o ric ha lc u m , crea t ing a net work of arca ne powe r. fo r t hey int ended t hei r cap ita l to se rve not only as th e po litica l and eco no m ic cente r of their civilizat ion bu t as it s myst ical heart as well.

a sto pover for travelin g vessel s and a repository for supplies. From there, they spread up and down the coas t, cha rt ing th e wate rs and sec ur ing new t erritory. The Empire o f Atla nt is grew by leaps and bounds. The people o f Poseid on claimed vast st ret ches of Africa, creatin g se t tle me nts throughout its verdan t interior and subjuga t ing th e natives. Even th e conflict with the cat wo rs hippe rs of th e Nile, who wielde d mighty elemental so rce ry, was quickly overco me by th e creation of the Bastai cat warrio rs . The Empire spread so quickly that th e en t irety o f th e Atl antic Ocean and its bordering land s was soon und er th eir d ominion. Ventures into th e M editerran ean , how ever, were much mor e pr obl ematic. Northern Afri ca quickly fell under Atla n tea n co n t ro l, and th e empire planted colonies alo ng th e so u t he rn coast o f wha t wo uld even t ually becom e Sp ain and Fran ce and on th e wes te rn coast of It aly. But when explorers continued further onward, th ey enco u n te red a civiliz at io n th at gave even th e might o f Atla n t is pau se. Th e city of Athen s, while paling in compar ison to Atl anti s, po ssess ed th e power to hold off At lan te an expe di ti ons. N ever had th e burgeoning emp ire faced a people wit h stren gth comparable to their own. Atl anti s possessed great ar can e power, but it was evenly mat ched agains t th e divin e magic of th e Athenians, for Ath en a and th e other Olympians held Athens in high regard and favor ed its den izens with their blessings. Additionally, th e neighboring Spartan s possessed martial skills beyond any th e Atlanteans had thus far encountered, surpass ing even th e gre atest Orpheans (t he resurrected arca ne warrio rs o f Atl anti s; see PART 2) and Bast ai in the arts o f war.

In th e fo llowi ng centuries , t he C hi ldre n of Poseid on shaped t he land, b uil d ing a civiliza t io n unmat ched in sco pe. Th ey cult ivated vast far ms on th e fertile plain, easily feedin g t hei r growi ng populace. The m ines grew ever d eeper, claimin g vast q ua nt it ies o f preciou s and useful minerals. inclu din g th e fabled orichalcum, as well as p ro vidi ng sto ne fo r th eir grea t co ns t ruc tions . The City of Atlantis itself grew eno rmous. Sprawlin g acro ss th e landscape. it co ntained uni versiti es, temples, market s, and sh ipyards. Th ere, a grea t fleet was co ns t ruc te d util izin g th e chan nel t o th e sea for passage and moorin g at th e d o ck s wi t h in th e protect ed r in gs o f ocea n s u r ro undi ng th e hol y m ountain . The Atla nteans resea rc hed ar ts both arca ne and di vin e and began unraveling th e patterns o f th e world. They di scovered sec rets for manipul ating life ene rgy as well as th e weat her. Th e great scho lar, Orpheus, dis covered th e principl es o f reson ance linking th e ph ysical, spiritual, and arca ne worlds . Combined wit h th e met al, orichalcum, th e At lantea ns mystical po wer gave th e growing nation a st reng t h and a vision unrivaled on th e Earth. They resh ap ed th e land as th ey saw fit . They created bein gs o f sto ne and magic to labo r and fig h t , leaving th em more tim e for st udy and th e adva nce me n t of th eir socie ty. They b rought the very elem ents under their con trol. gove rn ing th e weat he r just as they governed th e land aro und th em selves.

Unsure ho w to conte nd wit h this new th reat to th eir way o f life, th e Atl antean s d ecided to isolate the Athenian region from th e rest of th eir territory. Seven of th e greate st Atl antean weat he r worker s, dr awing upon great magic, creat ed the ete rnally swirl ing maelstrom

The Empire Perhap s in evit abl y, th e pe ople began to look o u ts ide th eir island home. The Atlanteans began sending our expe d itio ns to explo re th e wo rl d, using th eir arts of weat he r co ntro l and seafa ring to propel their vessel s at great spee d. Th ey spread o ut up on th e waves, quickl y crossi ng th e vast gulf o f ocea n to th e coas t o f Afric a, whe re th ey es ta blished th e sea port o f Cyrago. Th e grea t port was construct ed in under a year to serve as 9

the confines of th e Eastern Medi t erranean .

Egypt For man y years. the Atlant ean conques t gro und to a halt in the northern lands of Africa . Aro und th e great northern river th at would com e to be known as the Ni le. the explorers encounte red a tribe of human s able to control the elemental for ces of m agic to a degree surpassing even t ha t of Atlantis. Excited by the prospect of assimilatin g this newfound power. the Atlant ean explorers attempted to make peaceful contact with th e Egypt ians. They were shocked when t he nati ves were not cowed int o subm iss io n by their superior technology and arcan e pow er. The in sular tribe sto pped the At lanteans from ente ring th eir land, refus ing to even spea k wit h them. and. when t he explorers tri ed to for ce th e issue. th e natives called on their elemental pow er s to dri ve away th e newcom er s. The invaders found th emselv es st ymied, not onl y by nati ve warrio rs but also by th e very land and sky. Sand st orms arose and blast ed th eir encampments. The river flooded and swept away th eir ships. Bolt s of fire and sand were launched from th e shad ows of th e jungle. decim at ing th e for eign er s. Yet the Atlanreans need ed cont rol of th ese land s so th at th ey might make use of th e mig hty river to cont inue t heir expans ion. Aband on ing dipl omac y, th e Atlanceans atte mp ted to invade and take th e land s by fo rce. Teams of Atlant ean war-wiza rds assailed th e nativ es with their arcane power. Orphean warrio rs engage d th e nati ve defend er s, but the power of the Egyptian so rcery and t he shee r fero cit y of its war rior s drove th e Atlanrean s back . For over a year. th e Empire found itself at a st ands t ill. suffering from t he natives' covert tacti cs. The Egypt ians lurked in th e grasses and th e jun gle duri ng th e day whi le th eir sha mans called upon t he land and sky. T hen they would st rike hard at night when the invader s were at rest , sinking th eir ships. poisoning th eir food and wate r. and blasting th em in th eir sleep wit h elementa l sorcery. Finally, finding th eir continuing losses un accept able but refu sin g to acknowledge defeat . th e Atlanteans chose a new co urse of act io n. Their spies di scov ered th at th e Egypti an s revered cats as servants o f th eir goddess, th e mighty Bast. Dr awing up on thi s knowledge. th e generals of t he Arlantean arm ies sent a requ est back to th e wizard s of th eir island hom e. The spell-weavers used th eir awesom e life magic to create a race of cat-w arrio rs loyal to th e At lanr ean s, The fir st of th e Bast ai were born. Hu manoid in form yet possessin g a feline aspec t. th e Basrai were both graceful and deadly. Quickly growing to maturity. th ey were tr ained from an earl y age in th e arts of war and becam e mast ers of per son al com bat.

The Atlantean Empire prosp er ed and grew d espite challe nges fr om t he Lemuri an Empire t o th e east of Africa and th e wizard s o f wind and fir e of th e Fertile C resce n t. By th e end o f th e Great Exp an si on , th e Empire o f Atlanti s co n t ro lled nearly all of Africa , more th an half o f Europe, and much of C entral and South Am eric a. N o ene my co uld tru ly chall en ge thi s great nation of th e waves. Th e emp ire's deadliest enemy would pr ove t o be it self.

Corruption and D ecay Year s passed like da ys for th e great people of Atlanti s. Lift ed above th e car es and worri es of ordinar y mortals, t hey sp ent th eir lives en joy ing th e richn ess of th e wo rl d . S o me absorbed th em selves in arcan e st udy. Others devoted uncountable hours to perfecting th e m inute details of sculpture and painting. Year s were sp ent creatin g patterns for t apestries. With th e wealth o f th e Emp ire at their di sp osal and th e power gran te d by th eir advanced st ud ies, th e Atla ntean p eop le s urro und ed th em selves in luxur y.

In ti me, how ever, th e Peopl e o f Poseidon forgot wha t it was like t o live a life o f toil. Surrounded by such Egypt fell to th e Atlanr cans soo n afterwards . for th e nati ves refu sed to opulenc e, it was easy to forget th e fight beings beari ng the visage of th eir go ddes s. Th e Bast ai, looking struggles and ambition th at had upon th e Atlanteans as th eir parent s and serving as th eir pro tec to rs, enabled th e Atlanteans to finall y meet wit h th e nati ves and br ing th em brou ght them to th eir lo ft y position . into th e fold of th e Empire. W here th e peop le once t ook pride in both t hems elves and t heir Emp ire, t hey bega n to tak e th eir positions for granted. Successive ge nerat io ns saw no furt her need to pr ess o nward, cha llen gin g th em selves and th e world of Charybdis opposite t he great bea st, Scylla, thu s fo r t he glo ry of t heir people and th eir s ire, Pos eidon . fo rming a channel of d est r uct ion that few ships cou ld T he peopl e o f Atlantis began to sq uabble am on gst face. Further, Ga deirus' da ughter, the powerful sorc eress, t hemselves. Factional politics came t o rul e th e societ y Circe , was charged wit h keeping a wat chfu l eye on the wit h citi z ens vying for pr esti ge and gras p ing for th e Athenia n people and wit h p reventing t he m fro m leavin g app roval of one or m ore of th e Ten Kin gs. Even th e 10

so ns of Poseido n fell vict im to the decaden ce th at had begun to permeate the ir society. W he re o nce they saw eac h othe r as compa t rio ts, t he y began to co mpete wit h o ne anot her, eac h feel ing hi s vis io n t o be t he best fo r t he Empire. Tension grew between t he ki ngs, p ulli ng the na t io n's loyalt ies in di fferent d irect ions.

began m ovin g against them. The Athenians, with the promp t ing an d bl essing of their patron deity, raided Atlantean shi ppi ng , di srupting trad e throughout the Easte rn M edi terran ean. Atlantea n wars hips sent to deal with t he p roblem fail ed before the might of the Athenian Fleet and its di vine magic. The Atlanteans did no t respond to this t hrea t with the co mb ined focu s seen in th e pas t. Atlan tean naval co m ma nde rs, fearing for t heir stat io ns, kept the truth of their failure from their s upe riors at home. Thus, the beginning of the war was co mp letely unknown t o th e people of Atlantis.

W ith th e people's focus lost and t heir atten t io n diverted by pe tty squabb les , Atlan tean cult ure began t o d ecay. Laws were made to benefit whomever had t he lawma ker's ear at th e moment. Ar m ies of servants set o u t to war o n iso lated t r ibes m erely to furt her co m ma nders ' po litica l aspirat io ns . See ing the mselves as above reproach, At lan tea n wiza rds exp lored real ms of arcane lo re sh un ned even by the gods. T heir arrogance angered the Olym pi an s. At he na in partic ular fo und th e Atlan tean pr ide o ffe ns ive.

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Imbue Tattoo [Item Creation]

In addition to the usual list of skills, cha racte rs may

Prerequisites: C ra ft: Ta ttoo ( 8 rank s) , Brew Potion,

also purchase Charioteering.

Craft Wondrous It em

Benefit: Atl ant eans ar e very fond of t att o o s. Th ey

Cbarioteering (Dex)

consider th em a way to enhanc e th e bod y 's natural grace and beli eve t att ooing t o be hi gh art , whic h so me have t aken to a n ew level by crafti ng magical ta ttoos. Creatin g magic al tat toos is si m ilar to crafti ng any o t he r magi c it em , but th er e are so me diffe rences. Fi rs t, th e cas te r mu st mi x special pa ints co nsisting of oric halc u m powd er, a bit o f th e rec ipient's blo od , and exot ic herbal dyes . Finding th e ri ght mi xture t akes up mo st of th e enc ha n t ing tim e. Th e final ste p inv ol ves paint in g th e tattoo on th e recipi ent's bod y and imbuing it wit h magi cal power. Th e new t attoo sin ks int o th e skin, becomin g perman en t. Th e cas te r mu st use eno ug h o r icha lcum to co mplete ly pay t he expe rie nce poi nt cost o f th e enc ha ntme nt, and th e t attoo' s magical ab ilit ies may o nly affect th e recipi ent. Becau se t att oos do not occ upy an it em slo t , th e enc hant ing cost is doubled .

Befo re the d evelopment of st irr ups mad e h eavy cavalry a viable option, the armored chariot was th e fa st-attack method of choice on th e Cl as sical battl efield . A character with this skill is capa b le o f dri vin g a cha rio t pulled by two light horses. Rolls are not required for normal riding, but ma y be needed for ext rao rd ina ry actions suc h as those presented on Tab le 2- 1O. C ha riots are ava ila b le for a cost of 100 go ld. Th e t ypical chariot can ho ld one d river and on e passen ger, usually an archer or spellcaster. Charioteering is a Class Skill for Fighters, Cl erics, and Ro gues.

New Feats Close Quarters Figbting [General] Prerequisites: Base Attac k Bonus

+ 1, Weapon

Profic iency: H afted Reach Weapon

Elemental Independence [MetamagicJ

Benefit: Bast ai an d H alf-Atl an t ean warriors developed

Prerequisites: Spell craft ( 8 ranks) , Knowled ge: Arc an a

this fighting style to help overcome th e weakn ess es of long weapons that arise once an opponent gets in side the weapon's reach. As a free act ion, ch aracters wit h this feat can shift their grip on a hafted weapo n su ch as a glaive or longsp ear and attack an adj acent oppon ent, suffering only a -1 penalty to attack rolls instead of bein g unabl e to at tack at all.

( 8 rank s)

Benefit: At lan tea n spe llcas re rs cred it O rph eu s wit h th e d evelopment of thi s t echni qu e, whic h allows th em t o strip away the elem ental aspec ts of certai n dam agin g sp ells and repl ace them wit h pure magical force. This technique is very useful for battling celes t ial, eleme ntal, and fiendish creatures, which ar e often immune to one 36

or m o re types of eleme ntal damage. A spell m odified wit h Elemental Ind epen d en ce uses up a slot two levels hig her t han the actua l level.

Phalanx Formation [General]

Focus Energy [Metamagic]

Benefit, O rigin all y devel oped by Greek ge ne rals and

Prerequisites: Enlarge Spell, Empower Spell

si nce ado p te d by o t he r M editerranean cultures including Atlantis, t he phalan x is a p owerful formation that relies o n closely p acked ranks of foot so ld iers wit h tower shields and lon g thru sting wea p o ns such as longspears. This Fea t allows a character to wield a longspear in one ha nd and t o ign ore cove r p en alti es for attacking from behind friend ly co m ba ta n ts .

Prerequisites: Base Attac k Bonus

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Profi ci ency: H aft ed R each Weapon , Shield Proficiency: Tower S h ield )

Benifit: This spell allows a cas te r t o co ncen tra te th e elementa l energy of certain spells to a t ightly focu sed beam. Any attack spell that does ele me nta l da mage over an area of effect and allows a Refl ex Sav ing Th ro w to red uce damage , suc h as Burning H an ds or Lightni ng Bo lt , m ay be converted to a ray spell. In st ead of automatica lly hitting and granting a Reflex Save, the new ray spell is cast as a ra nged touc h at tack wh ich can o n ly affect a single target, but gra nts no savi ng t hrow. Foc us Energy increases a spell's effective level by one.

Resonant Spellcasting [General] Prerequisites: Arcane Spe llcas t ing, Spe llcraft ( 5 ranks) , Kno wled ge: Arca na ( 5 ranks)

Benifit: The fa mo us bard , O rpheu s, is beli eved to be the firs t to d isco ver th e po wer of the Resonance. C ha racte rs wit h thi s Feat have th e ab il ity , though unrefin ed, t o bri efl y t ouch the R esonance in order to boost t hei r m agical power. Once per day, the ch aracter m ay spe n d a m o ve eq uiva le n t ac t io n to open himself o r h er sel f t o th e R eson an ce. Th e next arca ne spell h e o r she casts is powe red by th e R esonan ce it sel f and d oes not co un t aga inst the caster 's d aily spe ll allo t ment. Wiz ard s d o not lose th e p rep ared spe ll, and Bards and So rcerers d o no t expe n d a spe ll slo t. Channeling the Resonan ce wit ho u t the p roper training is dangerous. When this fea t is used , the caster must make a Fortitude Save vs. a D C of 10 + th e level of the spell b eing p o we red b y th e R eson an ce. A fa ilure d eals I point of d am age t o th e cas ter for ea ch level of the spell.

Classical Weapons The C lassical World featured so me unusual weap o ns. On e, the G rea t Triden t, is listed below as a new weapon . Th e o t hers are given eq uivalencies for other m ore co m mon wea pons .

Great Trident ( Exo t ic Wea pon, Cos t 30 go ld, D amage 3d4 [ P ierc ing], C rit 20 [x 3], W eight 15 lbs.) This lar ge p ol earrn co ns is t s o f a long sha ft with a hefty trident head m ounted o n th e end (see co ver illustration) . Lon ger th an the sta ndard trident, this two-handed weapo n prov ides a 10' reach and is a fav o r ite of the regular armies of Atlan t is.

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Bronze Bron ze was still t he met al of choice for tool s and weapons when Plato bega n te lling sto ries of Atl antis. The typi cal so ld ier wore a bronze cui rass , helme t, and greaves, and car ried a bro nze sword and bronze-tipped spea r. Bron ze fitt ings reinforced his shield. and bronze tool s helped farm ers cult ivate th e field s th at kep t him fed. Bronze is an alloy o f co p pe r and t in . It is easy to wo rk into a variet y o f shapes, b ut it is \'er y so ft compared t o ir on o r steel. Thi s docs no t mean th at b ron ze wea po ns we re in effecti ve. however. M editerranean smi t hs for ged weapons ro co mpe nsa te fo r th e fra ilt ies of th eir m ed ium . Blad ed weap on s were kept sho rt becau se lon g swo rd s wo uld bend o r br eak to o eas ily. Th e leaf- sh ap ed bl ade o f th e hoplirc's swo rd and th e heavy, reverse curve o f th e falcara were design ed ro add force to a swing, They were e\'ery bit as d eadl y as th eir iro n and ste el successo rs, simply not as durable. A p rope rly for ged bronze weap on is a perfectl y serviceable inst rumen t o f war. A so ld ier tra ined in the use of a hop lire swo rd or faleata is fully capable of deliverin g terribl e blows with deadly accuracy. Therefore. C lass ical bron ze weapo ns (as o pposed ro bron ze ver sion s o f med ieval o nes ) imp ose no attack o r dam age penalt ies. H owever. bro nze is a soft met al th at br eaks easi ly. Bron ze o bjects have on ly 2/ 3 th e hardn ess and hit po in ts o f th eir ste el co un te rpa rts. Thi s also mean s th at bronze is easy to wo rk. For gin g it em s from bron ze gra nts a + 2 C irc ums ta nce Bonus to Cra ft checks.

Falcata

Atlantean Scale Armor

This on e-hand ed sword has an inw ard curv ing blade that delive rs a t rem endous cu tt ing bl ow cap abl e o f sp litting shields and armor. It is eq uivalent to a lon gsword.

Vet er an so ld iers are o fte n gifte d wit h thi s su it o f m agi ca lly en hanced sca le mail as a reward for th eir dedi cat ed ser vice to Atlant is. Atl antcan Scale Arm or is ma st erwork scale mai l that g ra n ts a +4 D efl ecti on Bonu s to AC, a + 30 bonu s to Swim ch eck s, and th e S pe ll-like Abilit ies Freedo m of Movem ent (when underwat er) . Wat er Breathi ng. and Wat er Walkin g. Each individu al scale is pai nstakin gly etc hed with o richa lcu m run es th at tell th e sto ry o f th e ow ne r's d eed s, so no two su its o f Arla n tea n Scale Armo r are alike. M an y are even fu rt her enc ha nte d by th eir ow ne rs. makin g eac h su it a trul y uniqu e work o f magi cal cra fts ma ns h ip.

Kopesb T his heavy. curve d bla d e is co m monl y used by t he people of t he Ni le valley and is d es ign ed to del iver brut al choppi ng attacks. It is equiva lent to a g reats wo rd .

Pike A long sp ear th at is used in deadl y form ati ons ca lled ph alanx es. It is the eq u ivalent t o a lon gsp ear.

C aster L evel: Sth P rerequi sites: C raft M agic Arms & Armo r. Free do m of M o vem ent . S hi eld . Wat er Breathi ng. Wat er Walk in g

Magical Equipment Atl anti s is a civili zation based o n th e m ast ery of arcane magic. Consequ ently. m agic is mu ch m ore co m mo n in everyda y life th an in other cult ures . Th e usc o f o r icha lcum make s sim ple magical ite ms availab le t o th e citi zens of Atlanti s for a reasonable pri ce, Rods th at cast Prestid igitat io n or ston es that m agically heat wat er t o a boil are po pul ar it em s. Fo llowin g are some exam p les o f the At lan tea ns' m o re esoteric eq uip me n t.

M arket P rice: 97.000 go ld Co st to Create: 4 8.50 0 go ld (t he o richa lc um used in th e armo r negat es th e exper ience cos t o f crea tio n) .

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eat's Eye B racelets T he feline Bastai find gloves and boors uncomfortable, so some have devised magical items to rep lace t he m. T hese fine si lver bracelets are ado rne d wit h a car's eye stone cut to resemble the slitted eyes of the Bastai. W hen worn as a pair, they grant a + 4 Enhancemen t Bonus to Dexterity and a + I Luck Bonus to unarmed attack and damage rolls . The Luck Bonus is not consi de red an Enha nce ment Bon us and, t h us, d oes not co u nt t oward s breach ing da mage red uc tio n.

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Prerequisites: Craft , C raft Wondrous It em, Cats Grace, Divine Favor Market Price: 26,000 go ld Cost to Create: I 3,000 go ld and 560 expe r ience .

Metaprisms Crea ted by At lan tea n Resonant s, t hese sma ll ge ms help spellcas re rs t ap in to t he Reson an ce, th e und erl yin g currents of magic t hat pe rmeate th e Anc ient World. Each merapr isrn holds a sing le use of a metamagic fea t. Spellcast ers ma y discharge t he energy in t he met aprism as a free action r ight before cas t ing a spell. T h is app lies the met am agic fea t sto red wi t h in th e ge m to th e spe ll wit ho u t rais in g its effec t ive level o r requirin g th e use of a h igh er level spell slot. In formati on o n the creat io n of meta prisms can be found in t he d escrip ti on o f th e Resonan t prestige class. Charac ters wi th the Craft

W ond ro us It em Feat ca n rech ar ge us ed m etaprisrns b y payi ng th e expe r ience co st of the sp ecific . . . m et ap rt sm In qu esti on .

O richalcum This rare met al, found only in mines deep ben eath the surface of Atla n t is, is reddish-gold in color. It is as easy to wor k as bron ze but mu ch harder in consist ency. Orichalcurn's true valu e is in its innately magical nature. Arlantean enc hant ers refine the metal in the item creation process to redu ce th e personal cos t in expe rien ce that th ey pay whe n crea t ing magic items. Ever y 5 gold wo rth of refined oricha lcum worked into the it em co unts as I expe rie nce point of th e en chan t ing cost. Or ich alcum is also us ed in the creation of Orpheans.

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hig h ly detailed maps worth at least 100 gold each. For the duration of th e sp ell, an yone o n board th e vessel will see a trail of bri ghtly-lit stars, which lead s un erringly to the voyage's destination . Th ese st ar s rem ain vis ib le und er an y weath er con d it ions and during th e day. Astra l Guide gives the crew a + 20 In sight Bonus to all ro lls to avo id gett ing lost and to sta y o n co urse.

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Chariot of Poseidon Evocation (Water) L evel: Cl eric 4, Trav el 3, Wat er 3 Components: Verba l, Somatic, Focu s C asting Time: 1 act io n Range : See text

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Atlantean researc h into th e arcan e arts has produced th e fo llow ing new spe lls. U nless ot herwis e indicat ed, th ey are all arca ne in nature.

Duration: I ho ur p er caste r level Saving Throw: Refl ex negat es (harmless) Sp ell R esistan ce: No



C ast ing this spe ll cau ses a large ch ariot t o rise o u t o f th e sea. Thou gh mad e o f seawa te r, it is st urdy and dr y. It will sa fely carry th e caste r and on e o t he r passenger per t hr ee cast er levels over th e waves as if th ey were gentl e, flat terrain, parting waves harmlessly as it approaches. A t eam o f four horses, also mad e of seawate r, draws th e chariot at a base sp eed o f 90'. Th e cha rio t and horses ar e a sin gle unit with a D ama ge Redu cti on o f 20/ + I and take half dama ge from all weap on s du e t o th eir fluid nature. Th ey have an Arm or C lass o f 10 + cast er level and hit p oints and Savin g Throws eq ua l to th e cas te r 's. C har io t o f Poseidon is a Divine Spell.

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Astral Guide Evocation (Light) Level: Bard 2 , Sorcerer/Wizard 2 , Trav el 2 Components: Verba l, Somatic , Focus Casting Time: 1 hou r Range: To uch Target: 1 vehicl e Duration: 1 day per level Saving Throw: None (harm less) Spell Resistance: No Atla ntean spe llcasters developed thi s spe ll to h elp guide t he ir ships acro ss the open sea with out relyin g on lan dmarks for navigat ion. Thi s simple spe ll has ena bled Atlantean exp lorers to cro ss vast st re t ches of ope n sea wit hou t fear of getting lost. Combined with t heir know ledge of advanc ed m ath em at ics and cart o grap hy, t his spe ll has had a significant impact on Atla ntean expansion.

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thi s spe ll en abled Atl antean ships to escape becalmed seas . Enterprising captains soon discovered t hat under normal co nd itions, th e spe ll act ua lly made their ships move fas te r. Cas t ing thi s spe ll requires a pinch of sea sa lt, which th e cas te r blows into a ship' s sails. If th ere is no wind whe n the spell is cas t, the ship ma y mo ve nor mally fo r th e spe ll' s durat ion . If there was alread y su fficie nt wind , th e shi p's spee d increases by 10 % per cas te r level t o a maximum of 100%.

Durat ion: Conce ntra t io n Saving Th row: W ill negates (harmless) Spell R esistance: Yes (harmless) This spell was developed to allow At lan tea n war wizards to rally around a powerful spellcas te r and lend their own reserves of in ner st rength by touching t he Resonance and using it to link all invo lved . Casting this spell requi res five spellcasrers : four who m ust know this spell and one who is des ignated as the foc us . T he four casters must surrou nd t he foca l wizard, sta nd ing exactl y five fee t away at the car di na l direc tions . They must reach their posi t ions at t he sa me t ime . This mean s th at each part icipa nt in th e spe ll mu st hold an action (t h ro ugh th e Read y o r D elay act io n) unti l the caster wit h t he lowest in it iati ve ge ts to act. Once in position , th e cas ters eac h str ike a chi me wit h a d ifferent not e. The fina l chord touc hes t he Resonan ce and fo rms th e magical link , surroundi ng all five spe llcas te rs in a nim bus of blue ligh t.

Curse of Helios Evocation (Light) Level: Sor/Wiz 3, S un 3 Components: Verbal, Somati c, Focus Casting Time: I act io n

The chord persists audi bly as lon g as t he four cas ters maintain thei r co nce ntra tion. Whi le t he spe ll is active, the foc al character - usually an arcane spe llcaster of great er pow er - ma y draw up o n t he mag ical energy of the fo ur to fuel his or her sp ells, drawi ng power from one or mo re of th e other participants. Thus, if th e focal spe llcasrer was cas ting an Sth Level spe ll, he or she co uld draw eigh t spe ll levels fro m one particip ating caste r, fo ur fro m two , o r two fro m each o f them . The focal spe llcaste r may also use hi s o r her own reser ves of magical ene rgy but may not co m bi ne them wit h those of th e o t he r four parti cip ants.

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10 ' pe r cas te r level)

Area: Sp he re, 20 ' radi us Duration: Inst ant aneous Saving Throw : Refl ex for half dam age, Fortitude negat es bl indn ess Spell R esistance: Yes By magi cally amp lify ing the am bient light wit hin the area o f effect, At lan tea n spe llcas te rs are able to sear t hei r foes and blind th em for a short period of time. This spell infl ict s I d4 po ints of dam age p er level of th e cas ter as t he int ense light burns all those caug ht wit hin t he area o f effect. A success ful Refl ex Save halves th e dam age. Any cha racte rs wit hin t he area of effect mu st also ma ke a Fort it ude Save to avo id bein g bl inded fo r 2d4 rounds.

Cleito's Guiding Hand Conjuration Level: Sor/Wiz 2 , Travel 2 Compon ents: Verbal, Soma tic , Mate ria l

Fires of Etna Transmutation

Casting T im e: I m inu t e Range: C lose (2 5'

+

5' pe r 2 levels)

Target: I vessel

Level: Sor/Wiz 6

Duration: I hour per cas te r level

Components: Verbal, Soma t ic, M at eri al, Focus

Wh en Atlantea n exp lo rers fir st began to travel ove r th e open seas , they o fte n fo und them selves at th e merc y of fickle winds. By creat ing magical wind and wate r currents,

Casting Time: See text Range: To uch Area of Effect: One masterwo rk met al it em 41

devised a way to inc apacitat e a foe by vastl y amplifying th e sense of hearing. A vict im o f th is spe ll is so sen sit ive to so unds th at even th e beatin g o f hi s o r her ow n heart causes tr emendous ago ny. Affected creatures are con sid ered D eafen ed and t ake s ubd ua l dam age for any ac t io ns p erform ed for the duration o f the sp ell. A free actio n infli ct s 1 d 6 subd ua l, pa rt ial act io ns cause 2 d6 , sta nda rd and m o ve eq u ivalent act io ns d eal 3d 6 , and a fu ll ro un d act io n inflicts 4d6 subd ua l dam age. This spe ll does not function wher e all so und ha s been sup p ressed su ch as inside the ran ge o f a Sil en ce spell.

Durat ion: Perman ent Saving Throw: No Spell R esistance: N o Named afte r the mountain where H ap haest us forges tools o f the go ds, Atl anteans u se th is m agic al ritual to magi cally harden their m et al t ool s. M an y Orphean s beli eve that this spe ll form ed the basis for the m agical rites that ena ble the d eathless warr io rs t o return fr om the Underworld to fight again . Casting thi s spe ll requires a sp ecial forge lin ed wit h o richa lcum (cost 10 ,0 0 0 go ld) an d 100 gold o f oricha lcum po wd er per pound o f m et al t o be t rea te d . The cast er mu st heat th e d esired it em in th e specia l forge , slowly feeding the powder ed orichalcum into th e flames . The process t akes o ne hour p er po und of m et al thus treat ed . The flam es mu st be co nst an tly maintain ed and require th e cas te r 's co m p lete atten tion. The trea t ed it em becomes harder and m ore durabl e, ga in ing 1 po int o f H ardn ess and 2 Hit Points per three cas t er levels. Weapons and armor treat ed with this spe ll are hi ghl y pr ized for their ext ra durability and o fte n fet ch hi gh pric es o n the bl ack mark et. Th e o richa lcum used in t he spell gives bron ze ite ms a dist inct ive redd ish t int, m ak in g magically treat ed weapo ns an d ar mo r a stat us symbol amo ng non -Atl ant ean s, Thi s spe ll wo rks a ph ysi cal change th at do es not interfere wit h furth er enc han t me nt and m ay not be ma gi cally di sp ell ed .

Hermes' Cup Evocation Level: Bard 3, C lr 4 , Sor(Wi z 4 Components: Verbal, Somati c, Focu s C ast ing Ti me:

1 minut e

R ange: See t ext Target: One spec ially p repa red vessel Duration: 1 minute/ level Saving T hrow: N on e Spell R esistance:

O u ts iders say th e Atla nt eans th in k t he mselves t he eq ual of go ds. Th eir fascin at ion wit h sto ries where m ort als best th e go ds tends t o sup po rt thi s view. A popular At la n tc an st o ry t ells o f how Ga ny me de , th e m ort al boy taken to Ol ympu s t o be th e cup bea re r of t he go ds , o u tw itt ed th e m essen ger god , H erm es. Shortl y befo re a g reat gat her ing o n Ol ym pu s, Z eu s neglect ed to in vit e hi s br o th er Poseid on . H e ask ed H erm es to fet ch th e sea god t o avo id a snub. Ga ny me de offer ed t o take th e message fast er th an even H erm es co uld ca rr y it. Th e go ds lau gh ed at t hei r serva nt and se nt H erm es o n h is way. \ Vh en th e fleet - foot ed messenger arriv ed at Pose idon's hom e, he fou nd t he go d already ha d t he message and was rea d y to go. Whil e H ermes raced d own Ol ympu s, Ga ny me de spo ke in to a m agi cal cup and caus ed his im age to appear in sid e Poseid on 's go blet. By th e tim e H erm es ar r ived, th e go d s' cupb earer had alr ead y delivered t he in vitat ion . Ga nymed e event ually gave th e cup to H erm es, who used it to t alk wit h Poseid on fro m th en o n.

Furies'<Scream Transmutation Level: Bard 6 , So r(Wi z 6 Components: Verb al, So mati c, Focu s Casting T ime:

1

act io n

Range: C lose (2 5' Target:

1

+

5' per tw o cas t er levels)

C reat ure

Duration:

1

0

round per cas t er level

Saving Throw: Wi ll negat es Spell R esistan ce: Yes Th e legend ary Fu ries ar e th e se rvants of t he god s wh o bring har sh ju sti ce to wro n gdo ers . In sp ired by th e so und o f th eir so ul-c h illing sh rieks , Atl an tea n wizards

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det ermine th e Difficulty C lass of the Saving Throw. T he material component of t he spe ll is a t in y t rident carved from a piece of blue topaz (worth at least 500 gold), whic h is cast into t he sea upon complet ion of t he ri tual. Eac h member of t he ri t ua l tea m must have th e ma ter ial compone nt.

This spell allows two people to speak to each other over long distances through large, specially prepared or ichalcum cups. By concentrating over such an instrument, the caster can create an image of himself or herself in any other properly prepared vessel of which he or she knows . The caster can see out of the cup, but the view is limited. Anyone who sees the caster 's image can converse with him or her by speaking to it .

Song of Orpheus Abjuration

Sea King's Wrath Evocation (Water)

Level: Bard 6, Mag ic 7, Protection 6, So r/Wiz 7

Level: Drd 3, Sor/Wiz 3, Water 3

Components: Verbal, Somatic, Focus

Components : Verbal, Somatic, Material

Casting Time: 1 full round

Casting Time: 10 minutes

Range: Personal

Range: Long (4 0 0 '

+ 40'

A rea of Effect: 30' radius

per caster level)

Area of Effect: 1 wave

Duration: 1 minute per caster level

Duration: Instantaneous

Saving Throw: Wi ll negates (harmless)

Saving Throw: Reflex for half damage, see text

Spell Resistance: Yes (harm less)

Spell R esistance: No

At lan reans credit the legen d ary O r pheus with t he d iscovery of the Resonance an d believe that he was t he first to harness its power. In his hono r, t hi s spell is nam ed for him. By taking one fu ll ro und to conce ntrate and foc us his b reat h ing, the wizard touch es the Resonance and draws it fort h in t he form of an eerie chord that centers on t he caster, For t he du rat ion of the spell, the caster may grant Spell Resi stan ce 12 + Caster Level to any crea t ures in side the area o f effect. T he focus for t his spe ll is an o richa lcum chime worth 1000 go ld, which t he caster must ring to pr oduce th e proper tone.

Teams of Atlantean spellcasters use this powerful spell to lash out at their enemies with their patron's unstoppable fury. From the safety of an Atlantean wars hip, a caster can call forth a wave to batter armies and drown coastal cities . After establishing naval superiority, lone Atlanteans may summon small waves to clear the way for an amphibious assault. Acting in concert, they can devastate the landscape. A single caster can create a wave to' wide by 2 ' high per caster level to a maxim um of roo' wide by 20' high. On impact with the shoreline, the magical wave bre aks, dealing 1d6 damage per caster level (maxim u m 10d6) over an area of effect equal to the wave's size. When multiple casters combine their efforts, the awesome power of this spell becomes apparent. Working the rit ual together, a team of casters can dramatically increase the size and destructive power of the wave. Each additional caster increases the spell's casting time by another 10 minutes, but the combined level of the entire ritual team determines the wave's size. For example, 10 casters working for 100 minutes could create a single wave up to 1000' wide by 200' high that would deal rood6 damage to ever yt hing in the area of effect. Take the average ability modifier for the entire group to 43

Putti ng you r pla yers ' characters at th e center of it m igh t make for interesting adventuring.

Part 3: Atlantean Campaigns A Bron ze Age Atla n tea n campaign is sligh tl y d ifferen t from a standard Iro n Age fantasy o ne . T his sect io n is aimed at giving yo u so me t ips on how to accom modate th e differences.

Wh ether t he Atla ntea ns are th e good guys or th e villains is up t o yo u. Ju st keep in min d t hat t he decision yo u make here will affect t he t ypes of characters yo u' ll want to include.

Getting Started

Racial Concerns

You'll want to give a little though t to exactly how yo u wan t to run yo ur cam paign. T WI LIGHT OF ATLANTIS is designed wit h Atl antean charac te rs in m ind , but th ere's no reason you have to app roac h it th at way. You co uld just as eas ily have yo ur PC 's be At henia ns or Sparta ns fighting aga ins t the Empire. They cou ld also be Egypt ians attempt ing to overt hrow the Atlantean garrison, including th e Bastai cat-warriors.

Remember that this campaign is set in th e mythi cal history of our own Earth. T hus , whi le Atlanteans and the Bastai are not hum an , most people in th e worl d are. T here are no elves o r dwar ves o r o t he r fan tasy races to which yo u may be accus to med . T he M ue and the Lernurians are best encountered onl y in their homelands or perhaps Atlantis. Where you set yo ur campaign mi ght have some infl uence on what races yo u allow as well. Atl antis and Cyrago are fairl y cos mopol itan in terms of the races yo u can find th ere, but o t her cities are no t. It 's extremely un likely you wo uld see a Noble Atla n tean in At he ns, and Bast ai mi ght be rare o uts ide o f th e N ile Ri ver Delta.

It's also possible to set t he game in Atlant is, but, inst ead of th e usu al high adve nt ure campaign, yo u could run a cou rt intrigu e. After all, th ere is a great deal of po liti cking currently splin te ring th e Empire.

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Keep in mind too that each race lo ok s o n the At lan teans (and ther efore inter act s wit h them ) di ffer ently. H alfAtlan teans attem p t t o live up to their di vin e heritage, pu shing t hemselves hard and co ns ta n tly wis h ing t o be like th ei r Arlanrean pa ren ts . Bastai t end to be more alo o f and thu s m ay interac t wit h o t he r ra ces much less. The At lan teans look up on t he mselves as closer to perfect than other races. T his can cause te ns ion in a racially mi xed gro up of characters. No ne of th is is bad , but yo u mi ght want to th in k abo ut s uc h t h ings before allowing a pl ayer to have a charac ter of any race he or she lik es.

South Amer ica. It makes little sense to encounter one in Egypt. Lik ewis e, pl ace yo u r minotaurs in Crete, not Spain. Mon ster s that are appropriate to their location will not o nly give each location a more exotic feel (since they each have their own unique creat ures) but will lend yo u r cam p aign a sense of authenticity. R em ember too that , exce p t in pl aces like Atlantis and Cyrago, stra nge crea t ures are unlikely to be tolerated. Eve n th e ci vili z ed Lemurian s and Bastai will be looked up on as m onster s in m ost human co m m un it ies. The arc he typal fantasy bar wit h numerous races of creatures all ga t hering together is not a proper part of the setting, es pec ially given th e xeno ph ob ic n ature of humanity. H owever, it is en t irely ap p ro p r iate for an adventure to be set aro und a m onster that occupies or threatens a human community s uc h as a sea serpent that is bl ockad in g a port.

Level An Atla ntea n campaign can feature cha racte rs of any level. However, you may wish to co ns ide r having characte rs begin at mid- to hi gh -l evel. The pres t ige classes uni qu e t o the setting will req uire adva nce d cha rac te rs . Further, Atla ntis is a nati on r u le d by po wer ful wiza rds and so rce rers. Su ch oppo ne nts m ay eas ily ove rcome wea ker ch ar acter s. St ill, th ere is no reason why yo u can' t sta rt at 1 st Level and have yo u r PC's work t he mselves up t o this sta t ure.

Adventure Seeds Pr esented below are so me ide as to get your campaign sta rted. Eac h is a little different, and all of th em ma y not wo rk fo r th e type o f gam e yo u' d like to run. They should ge t yo u sta rted thinking in the right direction, however.

Class Wh ile there are no class restrict ions, rem ember that Atlant ean s p refe r t o rely o n their ow n gif ts rather th an any go d. T hey reve re Po seid on, but they co ns ider it wrong to appeal to him fo r aid. Thu s, C le rics m ay not be ap p ro priate in your campaign, or yo u co uld co nsi de r restr ictin g t hei r Do ma ins.

O richalcum Heist Characters: Atl antean H ero es Goal : Reco ver a stolen cache of orichalcum Setup: An eno rm o us sh ipme n t of ori chalcum has been heisted fr om th e Northern M in es . The precious metal has been traced t o Atlantis itself, but from there it has di sappeared. Kin g Diaprepes's agents believe that the thi eves are head ed for C yr ago, wh ere they will hand the materi al o ver t o th e ene m ies of the Empire for use aga ins t them . Kin g Atlas ask s the PC's to find the stol en goods and bring them back to Atlantis before they fall into the wrong hands.

D esigning Adventures There are no specific rules for desi gning adve nt ure s for the C lass ical World, bu t th ere are so me so urces yo u co uld plunder fo r gu idel ines . A review of G ree k M ythology will give yo u a good id ea of the so rts o f exp lo its that are germa ne to th e se tti ng . In particul ar, quests to defeat dr ead m onst er s ( su ch as Perseu s' s co nq ue st o f M edus a) or for fabul ou s tr easu re (like Jason's pursuit of the Golden Fleece) are h ighly ap p ro p r ia te. The afo reme nt io ne d cour t in trigu e makes for engaging ente rt ainme nt as well.

In vol vin g the P C 's in this adv en t ure is simple. Just have Atl as hire them for the task. They could, however, be emp loyees of King Diaprep es , continuing their searc h. While Atlantean agents are reasonably certain that the cargo is headed for C yrago, they can' t be sure exactly who the recipient is , which makes it difficult for th e p ort o fficials to simply intercept wh en it comes in. Th e cha rac te rs will ha ve to trace the ship me n t based o n th e information they receive at C yra go from the Port Authority.

Monsters When pl acing m onster s in yo ur cam pa ign, try t o keep some m yth o-h isto ri cal pe rs pec t ive. A grea t m an y o f the monst er s in t he ga me are d rawn from human legend s, but th ey are all mi xed toget her. T ry to pla ce foes in th eir cult urally co rrec t lo cales. A co ua t l makes a fine oppon ent for yo ur P C's, but o nly if it is found in

The bi g questions are who stole th e orichalcum, and wha t do th ey int end to do wit h it ? Perhap s a cell of 45

H owever you se t thi s ad ventu re up , you 'll wan t t o mak e sure that Arcos is some how neutralized. For ce th e PC's t o save him (and th em sel ves and th e village rs) so th at th ey are at th e center of th e act io n, desp it e t he motivati on s of th e major PC ·s.

Egyptian revolutionaries plans to overthrow the Atla ntean gar ris on, an d then use the resonant qu alities of the mysterious metal to enhance t heir own eleme n tal magic to keep the Atlanreans out. M aybe th e Ath eni an s, through their patron goddess, Athena, have unl ocked the secret of creating their own Orpheans and need th e orichalcum t o complete t he process. Or perhaps some madman is p lanning to give it to th e Mue metallurgical masters as part of a larger scheme .

The Underwater Railroad Cha racters: Human adve nt urers

Goal: Rescu e a slave Setup : T h e Greek gene ral. Hipp o lir es, has been d efeat ed in battl e. Th e Atla ntea n gove rn me n t . rath er th an si m p ly exec u te h im , has se n t ence d h im t o slavery - he who wo uld d estroy t he Emp ire will now spe nd th e rest o f hi s life se rving it. Th e PC' s have been hired by Hipp olit ess famil y to lib erat e him . Su ch a d arin g pl oy wo u ld no t o n ly free h im fro m a life of hard lab or but also stri ke a bl ow to t he pres tige of Atl ant is. Unfortunat ely, th e grea t ge nera l is imp ri so ne d within Atl anti s it self, m akin g thi s a very d an ger o us mi ssi on ind eed .

American Anguish Characters: Atlanrean Heroes or Wand ering Adve nt u rers

Goal: Pre vent th e de struction of an Atla ntean co lo ny in South America

Setup : Acrimon, a H al f-Atl an t ean Wi zard/Reson ant of great power, has always st r ugg led to live up to th e ideal of his Atl antean fath er, Arc o s. I t seem s th at Arcos was perfectly willing t o mat e wit h a hum an , b ut always co ns id ered them a lesser species. Hi s Half-Atlantean so n was regard ed no hi gh er. Acrim on spent his whol e life at te m p t ing t o pe rfo rm d eed s th at would please hi s fath er but co u ld never see m t o co me up his standards. Even his master y of th e Resonance seemed not to matter. Now, spurned on e too man y times, he has decid ed th at th e onl y way t o im p ress hi s father is to offer the greatest dem on strati on of hi s power that he can: sp ecifi call y, he, a pun y H alfAtlantean, is going to kill hi s Atlant ean fath er. Unfortunately, his madness dem and s th at he d o it in as spectacular a manner as possibl e, and that 's goi ng to cost innoc ent lives. Hi s fath er has co me t o So u t h America in what will on e day be Ri o de Jan eiro t o see the farth est reaches of the Empire. A sma ll Atl ant ean colony th ere serves as his current wayside. Acri mo n intends to trap hi s fath er in th e village and th en destroy it utterl y.

Obviou sly, thi s adve nture calls fo r ant i-Arlant ean p layer characte rs. M ost of th e pa rt y sho uld. therefore. be human. thou gh th ere cou ld be a dis affect ed H alf-Atl ant ean o r sympathet ic Bastai in th e gro up to aid with the penetration of t he island. Th e charac te rs can get in easil y enough. but th ey will have to find a way to break Hi ppol ires o ut o f bond age and th en sp irit him away. You cou ld exte nd thi s adven t u re by creat ing a harrowin g series o f chases from Atla n t is all th e way back to At he ns .

H ow the PC's ge t invo lved dep end s on th e t ype o f campaign you are running. Th ey could be serva nts or friends of Arco s on tour wit h him. Th ey mi ght also be young Atlantean journeymen, out seeing th e world pri or to being accepted back into th e famil y. T hey cou ld also be a group of adventurer s th at ju st happ en to be in th e sam e part of th e wo rld whe n th is occ urs . Wh at ever t he situation, they are in th e wro ng pl ace at th e wro ng ti me. The good news is that Acr imon is so fo cu sed on his father t hat he won 't pa y th em an y atten t io n init ially. The bad news is that onc e th ey atte mp t to int erfere, he will turn the full forc e of hi s m ysti cal m ight up on them for attempting to d en y him hi s reven ge. 46

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L egends speak of a time before history, of a great island empire whose people wielded powetjul magic and technology, ruling much of the world. Their pride proved their undoing, and Atlantis sank beneath the sea in a single night. TWILIGHT OF ATLANTIS is a sourcebook detailing this once~great people, drawn from the writings of Plato. New races such as the Bastai cat-warriors and the Atlanteans appear, new prestige classes (Artificer, Orphean, Resonant, Spellbane) and six new feats to use with them. A whole new approach to magic - that of the resonance, powered by the mystical metal oricbalcum - is provided, with to new spells. Join the adventure today, attempting to overthrow or rescue Atlantis' great empire.

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