Book of vile darkness talking about introducing artifacts into your campaign. Soul eater is the third book in the chronicles of ancient darkness series written by michelle paver. The book of vile darkness was an artifact that was used as a reference work by evil people. Naturally the same book offered up a number of ways to turn your blade into a soul cutting blade not to mention soul piercing arrows, soul crushing clubs, soul. Though there were no formal criteria for the title, most demon. Although possession of any or all of these supplements will enhance your enjoyment of this book, they are not strictly necessary. Advanced succubus soul eaterfiend of corruption morrus.
The life drinker and the soul eater are the cream of the prestige class crop in book of vile darkness. See the complete soul eater series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Book of vile darkness prc the homebrewery naturalcrit. One of its abilities is called grim harvest in which it consumes the soul of any living creature, and regains hit points equal to the cr of the. I got one vampire general in mind but i need some more suggestions. Bane of all living creatures, the soul eater is a monstrous. Im looking for something that creates more undead from the victims it slays, sort of like a wight or wraith but much more powerful.
Perhaps you could stick with the vampire profile and load up on prestige classes from the book of vile darkness like master vampire not sure if this the correct class name and soul eater. This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with wikipedias deletion policy. Along with wicked spells, wondrous items, and artifacts, book of vile darkness also provides descriptions and statistics for a host of abominable monsters, archdevils, and demon princes to pit againt the noblest of heroes. Soul eater is the third book in the chronicles of ancient darkness series. Combining soul eater with numerous natural attacks allows one to quickly reduce enemies to. There were a total of six copies and at least eighteen fakes and botched copies of it. The latter was made into the book s metal binding via magic. Soul eater is owned by funimation, and the song is darkness by trance i believe, correct me. I do not hate this charger idea, especially if i went with the savage warrior.
To use this supplement, a dungeon master also needs the players handbook, the dungeon masters guide, and the monster manual. If you enjoyed this video, please give it thumbs up. I own none of the clips, nor the song, used in this video. The book of vile darkness introduced the concept of vile damage, which represents such an evil violation of body and soul it can only be cured by healing magic on consecrated ground. Beginning at 1st level, the touch of a soul eater bestows one negative level on its target. If the soul eater kills a creature with soul drain, it is considered to have taken a long rest for the purpose of determing if abilities can be used again. The book of vile darkness was doomed to crumble under the weight of the hype. Some archfiends were worshiped as gods, while others preferred to discreetly accrue power. Book of vile darkness is intended for our adult audience. Bane of all living creatures, the soul eater is a monstrous being that feeds on the very. Absorb mind is a divination spell that gives the caster access to some of the memories of the previous owner of the brain.
And i do have my copy of the illithiad handy already. Book of vile darkness classes world walker chronicles wiki. It just seems a little repetitious considering the fact that big bad number two dragotha is a dracolich. An 8thlevel diabolist can use her diabolism power to deal half the normal amount of extra unholy damage as vile damage. The despoiler of flesh is one of many items described in the infamous book of vile darkness. Naturally the same book offered up a number of ways to turn your blade into a soul cutting bladenot to mention soul piercing arrows, soul crushing clubs, soul. Soul eater from book of vile darkness is an interesting possibility.
Through page after page of lust, gluttony, and envy, the students must conquer the seduction of their own. It contains a large amount of new game material all of it vile, loathsome, dark, and despicable. Add to library 22 discussion browse more action animemanga fanfiction. Soul eater evildead prestige class forgotten realms helps. The plot is that there are 5 generals are in charge of wiping out the country. Since then, ive helped to proofread and edit half a dozen other green ronin releases, and designed web enhancements for cults of. Is there any race that eats souls for power planing to make a character that eats souls to live or something. The original from vecna, a deity from oerth, was a book with a cover made from flesh from a human face and bones from a demon.
Its winter, and wolf, toraks beloved packbrother has been captured by an unknown foe. Age of ultron 2015, beast 2017 and berlin station 2016. The book of vile darkness was originally released directly to dvd in the uk in aug 2012 and premiered in the u. Any character who can read abyssal, celestial, and infernal and who spends a total of 30 days not necessarily contiguously studying the tome learns soul tainting secretsthe ultimate blasphemies of all creation. Im running a campaign and looking for advice on creating an undead making machine. In the book of vile darkness, the soul eater prestige class grants the energy drain ability emphasis mine. They grow more powerful when they bestow negative levels, effectively tipping encounter scales of power in their favour.
Combining soul eater bvd with numerous natural attacks allows one to quickly reduce enemies to shells of their former selves, all the while maintaining high ac and saves. In case its edgy name didnt give it away, its all about the evil side of things, with a goodly counterpart in the book of exalted deeds. Soul eater is the third book in chronicles of ancient darkness, but there will be six books in all. Its creator was a powerful nalfeshnee demons that act as judges in the abyss named tapheon, and its story of how it came to the prime material plane is just as twisted as the demon. Paul bender, eric cagle, michele carter, andy collins. Book of vile darkness dungeons and dragons wiki fandom. Soul eater, volume 1 by atsushi ohkubo, paperback barnes.
Book of vile darkness forgotten realms wiki fandom. Even profion the scenery eater professes that what hes doing is totally justified in terms other than glorious powers of darkness, lead me into temptation. Also, i need to have a list of every appearance of. I dont expect the average person to cast detect evil on themselves, but i dont expect the average person to do evil unless they can convince themselves that what theyre doing isnt evil. In game books, monsters are typically presented with illustrations, fictional. The book of vile darkness is home to a plethora of horrible badness that most characters dont have access to until mid to highlevel. Some prestige classes from there have awkward prerequisites that make them difficult to become. Book of vile darkness includes 18 prestige classes.
I need to know every source you can think of books, modules, magazine articles that discuss the ecology and culture of mind flayers, and how they relate to other creatures. The wicked text it contains is an encyclopedic reference to every form of evil and depravity known to humankind, and it is the meat and drink of the priests of dark and cruel gods. A soul eater gains the ability to drain energy, bestowing negative levels upon its victims. The soul eater is a monstrous being that feeds on the very essence of life force. Beginning at first level, the touch of a soul eater bestows one negative level on its target. Although evil monsters, spells, and magic items have appeared in previous products, this compendium is a collection of the most vile, hideous, and disgusting aspects of evil that might appear in a game. An archfiend typically ruled a layer of the abyss or the nine hells. I also added in a unique spelllike ability, utter thrall, based on a spell of the same name from the book of eldritch might ii. Soul eater prestige class from the book of vile darkness. Elements such as moral dilemma, slavery, human sacrifice, prostitution, and other sensitive issues will be treated in a mature fashion to allow players to add a. The prestige class soul eater book of vile darkness 667 gains at level 1 the supernatural ability energy drain, which says. Based on my fan errata, i became a contributor to the setting, starting with updating the original freeport trilogy to the v. Demon lord was a selfproclaimed title used by the most powerful demons of the abyss.
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