Ptolus: Player Introduction

Ptolus, the City by the Spire. One of the largest and most cosmopolitan cities in the world, it rises upon its white rocky cliffs, all below the mysterious spire and the fortress at its top. 

All manner of people and beings live in Ptolus, and it does brisk trade. The wilds have been driven back here, though mysterious and dark creatures and treasures still lurk. 

Craft Your Own Beginning 

In this Ptolus campaign, players will be newcomers to the city. This is so that the city provides a fresh experience and we don’t need to manage “knowledge that you should know because you grew up here.” Instead they will be tied to the city through their patron, which they will get to choose. Players, in addition to creating their character, will choose a party patron together from the following categories:

• Arcane Organization
• Criminal Organization
• Religious Organization (Players can influence which one by their character choices)
• Druidic Circle
• Knightly Order
• Noble House
• Merchant Company
• Delvers Guild (Adventuring Company)
• Performing Troupe

Players should work to tie their characters’ backstories together and create characters that make sense for their chosen patron type. 

City of Adventure

Ptolus is a high magic city and highly cosmopolitan, but also has underground dungeons and secret complexes to explore. Players will find that supplies and magic items are relatively accessible in Ptolus, and it creates a different dynamic when encounters are more infrequent and resting within the city more often than not quite safe. 

The players will however find themselves in the midst of great intrigue. Amongst other activities they may find themselves in the following situations:

• Aid or suppressing a rebellion against the city leaders
• Dungeoncrawling under the city
• Searching the Necropolis for a tomb
• Attending a dinner party in a noble house
• Solving the mystery of a serial killer in the dock district
• Collecting rumors in taverns
• Deposing the current patriarch and Emperor of the Church
• Fighting a secret cult in the temple district
• Going to an opera
• Purchasing adventuring gear in Delver’s Square
• Fighting in a gang war

The possibilities for adventure are endless and only limited by our imaginations in Ptolus. 

In the City

This campaign will be limited to the city and its general environs. The farthest players might travel is to an outlying island for a quest. This players should create their own goals and ask questions about activities available in the city to discover new things to do.

All the World’s a Stage and the People Merely Players

Characters will follow the options available in the default player options, along with the following ancestry options:

• Leonin 
• Lizardfolk