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Numismatists of the Great Wheel A Fantasy Adventure for 4-6 Players of Level 11-13 by David J. Keffer Knoxville, Tennessee module created: August-December, 2014 presented through the kind auspices of The Poison Pie Publishing House www.poisonpie.com This module is intended to be freely distributed. Numismatists of the Great Wheel presented by the Poison Pie Publishing House Table of Contents A Note on the Origin of this Module ............................................................................................................ 3 Various Disclaimers ...................................................................................................................................... 3 Document Access .......................................................................................................................................... 3 Acknowledgements ....................................................................................................................................... 3 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................... 4 Background ................................................................................................................................................... 4 Anxo’s Tutorial I: The Geometry of the Outer Planes ............................................................................ 5 Anxo’s Tutorial II: Sigil, the City of Doors ............................................................................................ 6 Anxo’s Tutorial III: A Few Notes on Portals and Gates ......................................................................... 7 Anxo’s Tutorial IV: Language in the Outer Planes ................................................................................. 7 The Alignment Coins .................................................................................................................................... 8 Adventure Synopsis ...................................................................................................................................... 9 Coin ¼. The Alignment Rune. ................................................................................................................... 11 Coin ½. The Yeth Hounds of the Gray Waste. (Neutral Evil) ................................................................... 15 Coin 1. The Phoenix of Elysium. (Neutral Good) ..................................................................................... 19 Coin 5. The Djinn of Arborea. (Chaotic Good) ......................................................................................... 24 Coin 10. The Wraiths of Baator. (Lawful Evil) ......................................................................................... 28 Coin 20. The Gnolls of the Abyss. (Chaotic Evil) ..................................................................................... 33 Coin 50. The Satyrs of Limbo. (Chaotic Neutral) ...................................................................................... 37 Coin 100. The Ki-Rin of Mount Celestia. (Lawful Good) ......................................................................... 43 Coin 500. The Half-Dragons of Mechanus. (Lawful Neutral) ................................................................... 48 Coin 1000. The Ice Hydra of the Outlands. (True Neutral) ....................................................................... 53 Adventure Conclusion ................................................................................................................................ 57 Numismatists of the Great Wheel ........................................................................................................... 57 Additional Material Rewards ................................................................................................................. 57 Experience Points ................................................................................................................................... 59 Completing the Wheel ............................................................................................................................ 59 Role-Playing the Deluge ......................................................................................................................... 60 Appendix I. Tables ..................................................................................................................................... 61 Appendix II. Non-Player Character Histories ............................................................................................ 67 II.A. Execrabilia the Astral Prospector (Tiefling) ................................................................................. 67 II.B. Anxo, the Insurance Clerk (Aasimar) ........................................................................................... 69 II.C. Zeinu, servant of the Lady (Dabus) ............................................................................................... 71 II.D. Forkludre the Thief (Gnome) ........................................................................................................ 72 II.E. Orsó the Lowly (Yugoloth: Mezzoloth) ....................................................................................... 73 II.F. Ösztöndíjas the Scholar (Guardinal: Ursinal) ............................................................................... 74 II.G. Draíocht the Magician (Eladrin: Firre) ........................................................................................ 76 II.H. Dearmadach the Forgetful Warden (Devil: Amnizu) ................................................................... 77 II.I. Unholda the Abyssal Real Estate Shill (Demon: Alu-fiend) ......................................................... 79 II.J. Sapo the Unpleasant (Slaad: Red) ................................................................................................. 81 II.K. Mala'ika of the Vanguard (Aasimon: Agathinon) ........................................................................ 83 II.L. Veijari the Rogue’s Rogue (Modron: Decaton) ........................................................................... 85 II.M. Eristäminen the Isolated (Rilmani: Plumach) .............................................................................. 87 Appendix III. Maps .................................................................................................................................... 89 2 Numismatists of the Great Wheel presented by the Poison Pie Publishing House A Note on the Origin of this Module This module is created in response to the production of ten “alignment” coins contained in the “Rare Elements RPG Fantasy Currency & Coins” Kickstarter project by Osborne Coinage and initially funded in May, 2014. These ten coins corresponded to denominations of ¼, ½, 1, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 500 and 1000. The coins are labeled according to the nine alignments (LG, LN, LE, NG, N, NE, CG, CN, CE) and an “alignment rune” coin. This module provides an adventure through which a party of adventurers can acquire these coins. Various Disclaimers The author of this module has no affiliation with Osborne Coinage. This module does not represent the result of a commission between Osborne Coinage and the author. On the contrary, this module solely represents the unsolicited creative output of the author for the exclusive purpose of the enjoyment of fantasy role-playing groups, both the author’s local group and the those groups worldwide who stumble upon these coins and this module. The author of this module has no affiliation with any commercial fantasy role-playing publisher or other enterprise. This module does not represent the result of a commission between any such enterprise and the author. Any reference to copyrighted material is done so without the express permission of the copyright holder and is accompanied by a citation to the original source. The Planescape Campaign Setting was created for Dungeons and Dragons by TSR from 1994 to 1998. ‘Planescape’ and ‘Dungeons and Dragons’ are currently registered trademarks of Wizards of the Coast. Document Access The author, David J. Keffer, holds the copyright for this document. It is the author’s intention that this document be distributed freely in an intact form. Non-commercial reproduction and free distribution of the entire document in paper or electronic form is perfectly acceptable and does not require the author’s explicit consent. Please do not distribute the document in incomplete parts. Please do not sell the document for any amount. Please do not associate the download of the document with malware. This document can be anonymously downloaded free-of-charge from the website of the Poison Pie Publishing House at http://www.poisonpie.com/publishing/text/alignmentcoins.html. Acknowledgements The author acknowledges the support of the Poison Pie Publishing House for the work of its staff in the preparation of this document and for hosting this document. 3 Numismatists of the Great Wheel presented by the Poison Pie Publishing House Introduction The purpose of this module is to provide a fully fleshed-out explanation regarding the party’s acquisition of the ten alignment coins produced through the “Rare Elements RPG Fantasy Currency & Coins” Kickstarter project by Osborne Coinage and initially funded in May, 2014. These ten coins corresponded to denominations of ¼, ½, 1, 5, 10,