Homebrew affiliation:The Silver Wolves of Ebberon [Ebberon 3.5] [PEACH]

[LunarWolfPrime]

The Silver Wolves of Ebberon

Symbol: A full moon with the pic of a howling wolf in silver in the center of it.

Background:
The Silver Wolves of Ebberon evolved out of small scouting parties that where charged with looking for intruders in their lands and expelling them with the right amount of force and effort needed. However when the purge came about and many of the shifters where put into the shifter prison camps unfortunately so where their scouts, trackers and hunters that made up the bases for the shifter rangering corp. that where later given a chance to prove that the shifters where not evil like their lycanthropic relatives. Those brave shifters that answered the call to arms would soon be know as the Silver Wolves of Ebberon. The reason the Silver flame gave them this opportunity was due to necessity; due to the fact the the Silver Flame had spread it's self thin at the time of the purge and with the lycanthopic population growing they knew they need more man power but they did not just need them for their man power they need them for their tracking experience, they where need for their survival skills as well as their ability to go into many places that even some of the Flame most elite paladins would not dare tread. The flame need light and extremely mobile strike forces that could move in and do what ever is necessary whither it be just go in and scout enemy position or to go in a eliminate the threat all together. After they proved them selves in the purge the Flame stated to trust them and used their services when ever the situation called for their skills. However they are often called to defend Thrane aginst the forces of Karrnath which actually is beneficial to the the shifters in two ways 1, it help their union between them and the flame and 2, it also helps protects there homes in the Elden Reach keep in mind there is only one thing in between the Eldeen Reach and Karrnath and that is Thrane. It is also due to the closeness that these shifters have gotten to the members of the Flame that actual started spreading the Flame thought the hearts of these shifters and stared them on the same path as the Templar in regards to eliminating the evil in the same quick and decisive manner, and so there after these proud groups of shifters where called The Silver Wolves of Ebberon, and where ever evil may hide they now know that their is someone on the hunt for them and their is nowhere on ebberon that they will not be found and when they are found they will not know what hit them

Goals:
To rid the world of forces that threaten their well being, and to protect their lands whither it be on their lands or in enemy territory to prevent an attack on their home lands. They also wish to prove that the shifters are not like the lycanthropes. That where almost hunted into extinction during the purge. An prove that normal folk do not have to fear them and that they can live in peace side by side.

Foes and Allies:
They fight any one who intends to cause harm the the shifters and their ways of life, wither it be demon, devil, aberration, lycanthopic, or evil in general. Some of their biggest foes are the Order of the Emerald Claw, which some may call the Vol's counter parts to the Silver wolves, the Lords of Dust, and the Cult of the Dragons Below! They find any good organizations as allies especial the Silver Flame. Even though they are not widely appreciated or greatly liked by many of it members due to there blood lines some Silver Flame commanders see them as fodder while others may not say it openly they respect them for fighting for there cause even thought they are not very well liked by the members of the flame; but the Silver Wolves just see it as another thing to obstical that needs to be over come like it or not they need each other in one way or another. However the Silver Wolves will still take the job that most mercenary's won't take. As long as it is in the name of the greater good of their kind and their allies.

Entry pre-req's
Race: Shifter
Alingement: Any Good Alingement
Skills: 3 ranks in two of the following, Spot, Hide, Listen, Move Silently, Survival, Knowledge (nature), Knowledge (geography), Disable Devices

{table=head]Criterion|Affiliation Score Modifier
Character level|+1/2 level
Levels in ranger, scout , rouge, and/or ninja|+1
No levels in ranger, scout, rouge, and/or Ninja|-1
Levels in Reach Runner, Dread Commando, Weretouched Master|+2
Worshiper of the Silver Flame|+1
Alingement LG| +2
Alingement CG or NG| +1
Having 5+ ranks in Knowledge (nature) and/or Knowledge (geography)| +1
Having 5+ ranks in Survival| +1
Having 5+ ranks in Spot and/or Listen| +1
Having 5+ ranks in Hide and/or Move Silently| +1
Having 5+ ranks in Disable Devices| +1
Shifter Feats |+1 per feat
Elite Shifter feat for your primary shifter trait| +1
Having no shifter feats| -1
Ambush Feats| +1 per feat
Ki Feats| +1 per feat
Sneak Atk , Skirmish and/or Sudden Strike| +1
Leadership feat| +1
Favored Enemy (undead, Evil outsider, and aberrations)| +2
Killing a creature or creatures to further the goals of the Silver Wolves| + 1/4th the CR of the encounter
Improved crit with light or one handed weapons| +1 per feat
Two weapon Fighting Feat tree| +1 per feat
Permanent Deafness or Blindness| -5
Loss of a arm| -5*
Doing anything that puts shifters or innocents at risk (determinable by DM) vary from| -2 to -12
Damaging the reputation of shifter's and/or the Silver Flame| -5
Accidental death of a innocent by your hand| - 1 per HD
If your character associates with Evil undead, Evil outsider, and/or aberrations| -6
If your character associates with members of the Blood of Vol, Knights of the Emerald Claw, Lords of Dust, Cult of the Dragons Below, and/or Bilge Rats| -12
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*plus a loss of all your points gained through the possession of Two Weapon Fighting Feats
AFFILIATION TITLE: BENEFITS

SCORE DUTIES
1-3: New Moon Scout: You are attached to a pack of 8 to 16(16 if all the stating 8 members take leadership and practiced cohort, due to the teamwork benefits spread to them as well), you also get to add survival to you Class skill list and track as a bonus feat ( if you already have track you gain a bonus shifter feat instead). All Silver wolves are trained to survive in the wild and use there Instincts to help there pack mates and there cause.
4-10 Crescent Moon Sentries: The penalty for moving at more than 1/2 you speed while tracking is reduced from -20 to -15
11-15 Half Moon Commandos: The penalty for moving at more than 1/2 you speed while hiding or moving silently is reduced from -20 to -15
16-22 Full Moon Pack Masters: Extra shifter trait as a bonus feat, even if you don't meet the pre-req's for that feat or if you have already have taken it ( this is one of the exceptions to the rule about taking the Extra shifter feat more than once)
22 or higher Ascended Moon Pack Masters: Skill Mastery as the rouge class feature in only the following skills, Spot, Hide, Listen, Move Silently, Survival, Knowledge (nature), Knowledge (geography), Disable Devices ( If you Int Mod improves you gain another skill this can apply to as well)

[LunarWolfPrime]

BUMP

[LunarWolfPrime]

I really wish some one would comment on this.

[LunarWolfPrime]

Does no body here like Affiliantion's?

[The Mentalist]

I just saw it.

It's pretty nice although on the Sneak Attack one how about +1 per die of damage?

[LunarWolfPrime]

I thought about it but it would make a few pc's grow in rank just a little too fast for my taste.

[LunarWolfPrime]

BUMP

[sigurd]

Sorry - never use affiliations.


Sigurd

[LunarWolfPrime]

BUMP, ok does any one have anything else to say ?

[Siosilvar]

Use a table. For an example, here's the code for the first 5 lines of the first table there:
{table=head]Criterion|Affiliation Score Modifier
Character level|+1/2 level
Levels in ranger, scout , rouge, and/or ninja|+1
No levels in ranger, scout, rouge, and/or Ninja|-1
Levels in Reach Runner, Dread Commando, Weretouched Master|+2
Worshiper of the Silver Flame|+1[/table]
{table=head]Criterion|Affiliation Score Modifier
Character level|+1/2 level
Levels in ranger, scout , rouge, and/or ninja|+1
No levels in ranger, scout, rouge, and/or Ninja|-1
Levels in Reach Runner, Dread Commando, Weretouched Master|+2
Worshiper of the Silver Flame|+1[/table]

[LunarWolfPrime]

Fixed, I hope that is better.

[LunarWolfPrime]

BUMP

[Debihuman]

It's spelled, "Eberron."

While I haven't had much use for affiliations, I thought I'd respond since you didn't get much feedback and because I was away for a while, I'm getting back to some older items.

Your affiliation has too specific a requirement for use in a more general campaign. PCs must be shifters to join which severely hampers them from being used in most campaigns.

Also, your text is very dense. It might help if you break it up some and some spell checking wouldn't hurt. For example

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The Silver Wolves of Eberron evolved from small scouting parties charged with looking for intruders in their lands and expelling them.

When the purge came about, many of the shifters where put into prison camps as were the scouts, trackers and hunters that made up The Shifter Rangering Corp.

Later, the Silver Flame gave some of the shifters an opportunity to prove that the shifters were not evil, unlike their lycanthropic relatives. Those brave shifters that answered the call to arms would soon be know as "The Silver Wolves of Eberron."

The reason the Silver Flame gave them this opportunity was due to necessity; the Silver Flame had spread itself thin at the time of the purge. With the lycanthopic population growing, they knew they needed more man power and more assistance with tracking experience and survival skills. More importantly, the Silver Flame needed the shifter's ability to go into many places that even some of their most elite paladins would not dare tread.

The Silver Flame need light and extremely mobile strike forces that could move in and do whatever was necessary--whether it was find out enemy positions or to eliminate the threat all together. After the shifters proved themselves, the Flame started to trust them and used their services whenever the situation called for their skills.

However they are most often called to defend Thrane aginst the forces of Karrnath, which actually is beneficial to the the shifters in two ways. First, it solidifies their union between them and the Flame. Secondly, it helps protect their homes in the Elden Reach.

Keep in mind there is only one thing in between the Eldeen Reach and Karrnath: the Thrane. Since the shifters have been so successful at keeping the Thrane at bay, the Silver Flame has begun calling their proud allies "The Silver Wolves of Eberron" as a mark of distinction.

Debby