The next campaign I run will be the Pathfinder Hell’s Rebels Adventure Path, here’s a quick intro and character building info post for my players.

Overview

Infernal Cheliax is one of the most powerful military nations in the Inner Sea. The national faith is diabolism and Asmodeus, the most powerful archdevil and the only one to claim full divinity.

The empire of Cheliax runs on the backs of fiends and morality surrenders to the needs of law and order. Cheliax is Lawful Evil, ruled by Queen Abrogail Thrune II of the thrice-damned house of Thrune. Her house rose to power through pacts with Devils.

Law in Cheliax focuses on maintaining order and quelling dissent, this gives a lot of physical peace and order allowing the lives of common folk to proceed normally. The laws are expansive and intrusive but rarely enforced. For most people this is like being a white German in Nazi Germany. Slavery is rife with most of the halflings in in Cheliax being slaves.

The adventure path takes place in Kintargo, a prosperous and comsmopolitan town with barely any hint of the infernal influence rampant in most Chelish cities. That was until recently when an open rebellion against house Thrune was put down by the Chelish authorities and a new lord-mayor was installed into Kintargo – the Asmodean inquisitor Paracount Barzillai Thrune.

As the adventure begins Kintargo is under martial law with new laws being instated often and many citizens beginning to chafe under the restraints of the new lord-mayor even though he’s only been in power for around a week.

The adventure path rail roads the party a little at first, it assumes that the players want to resist House Thrune and start a rebellion against the Thrunish Lord Mayor. If these aren’t true the campaign will be brief…

For a bit more background on the campaign, information about the location where the adventure path takes place, recommendations for building a thematic/campaign appropriate character and adventure path specific traits check out the Hell’s Rebels Player’s Guide (free PDF).

Character Building

The Hell’s Rebels Player’s Guide (free PDF) is recommended reading for advice on building a thematic/AP appropriate character (i.e. this is an urban/city-based adventure – some Cha and related skills will help). It also includes some Traits unique to the adventure path.

Books in use: Core Rulebook (CRB), Advanced Player’s Guide (APG: classes [except Summoner], archetypes, traits, hero points), Ultimate Combat (UC: classes, firearm rules [emerging guns]), Pathfinder Unchained (Unchained: Unchained classes)

Otherwise, character generation is as follows:

• 15 point buy
• No ability score lower than 7 or higher than 16 (before racial ability modifiers are applied)
• 2 traits
• Begin with average wealth (as listed in the source book for the class)
• Max HP at first level, average thereafter
• All CRB races, but see the Hell’s Rebels Player’s Guide for recommendations
• Core Rulebook/Inner Sea religions, but see the Hell’s Rebels Player’s Guide for recommendations
• Full list of playable classes:
  • Barbarian, Bard, Cleric, Druid, Fighter, Monk, Paladin, Ranger, Rogue, Sorcerer, Wizard
    • Note: as this is an urban campaign a druid and ranger may be stifled
  • Alchemist, Cavalier, Inquisitor, Oracle, Witch
    • Note: as this is an urban campaign a cavalier and their mount may be stifled
  • Gunslinger, Ninja, Samurai
  • Unchained Barbarian, Unchained Monk, Unchained Rogue, Unchained Summoner
• Feel free to use Archetypes from the books in use, above.

Any questions, you know how to reach me!