The Exiles Campaign Setting

This campaign setting is based off of both the Mystara world and the Spelljammer setting.  It is a place where magic and technology meet.  It is a place of ancient wonders and long hidden secrets.  And it is populated by all of those who have been cast out by the immortals. 

The basic premise for this setting is that throughout the ages various cultures on the planet of Mystara? have arisen and grown in power.  Several of these cultures grew powerful enough that they could challenge the immortals themselves, and each in its turn was punished for their ambition.  These nations of upstarts were all defeated, but not completely destroyed.  Instead they managed to escape from their home sphere (and their planet of origin) out across the rainbow seas?.  Now they have grown strong again and the immortals should be fearful.  If only they could find their way home, they would be able to claim that which is rightfully theirs.

The power level of the Exiles Campaign can range from that of first level characters all the way to immortal level.  That means that there are immortal level encounters to be had throughout the Known Spheres. 

A campaign in this setting could unfold in several different ways: 

  1. Characters could be natives of Mystara who have just found passage out of their own crystal sphere.  They would be thrust into the turmoil of the spheres surrounding them and would soon learn that their origins could cause them to be hunted down ruthlessly.
  2. Characters could be natives of any of the Exiled Nations.  They would soon hear rumors of a ship traveling through their space that clamed to hail from the mythical home world.  The characters would have to track down this ship and take its secrets before their enemies had a chance to do the same.
  3. Characters could be immortals set with the task of combating the Exiled cultures.  This could either be played out as a series of war games with armies of the Faithful pitted against the Exiles, or as immortal level encounters.  In the latter case the players will match up against Blackmoorian Heirarchy lords and the Outer Beings.

Notes: These are rough notes, and as yet many of the details are not finalized.  Since I’ve never actually ran an Exiles Campaign, I’ve never needed to do this.  The words “god” and “immortal” are used interchangeably (rest assured I am talking about Mystaran immortals when you see either word). The terms “Known Space” and “Known Spheres” describe the same thing (this campaign setting) and can also be used interchangeably.  The Known Space of this setting is not the same as the Known Space of the classic Spelljammer setting.