Sands of Doom - Calamity Reborn | Beginner Friendly

About the adventure

Two thousand years ago, an empire born of the union between mortal and god brought calamity to the world, incinerating themselves in the process. One thousand years ago, the great mages of the world sealed the planet from extraplanar entities, determined to keep fate solely in their hands. Twenty years ago, those outcasts who still worshipped the gods or who carried the blood of extraplanar beings founded a new city in a cursed wilderness. Today, a sleeping evil awakens and threatens to destroy the world once more. Welcome to Kirat! A blighted land devastated by a catastrophic event two thousand years ago. This calamity obliterated its inhabitants, leaving behind a cursed, desolate wasteland. Today, it is a tainted realm filled with savage creatures, vast deserts, and the remnants of ancient civilizations. Only exiles and beasts live here, cast out from more 'civilized' territories. From this wasteland the city of Al'Kirat has risen, a bastion for those outcast from their homes. Following the world being abandoned by most deities, these people took solace in the tenets of Asmodeus, who promised them treasure and freedom, and helped them to build a society that has become a powerhouse on the world stage. But all is not well, as the ruins of the ancient Anubian Empire are constantly being unearthed and searched, their dazzling wealth and magic fueling Al'Kirat's economy. And in Kirat, that which is dead does not remain so forever. The ancient empire is on the cusp of rising once again, and with their rebirth will follow a war that will rage across Kirat. You will play a group of adventurers, perhaps local to Kirat, perhaps drawn from afar by the lure of treasure. But when the empire awakens once more, it will fall to you to seek out powerful artifacts forged by ancient gods, and wield them in defense of Al'Kirat. Or, perhaps your fate will take you down a different road, and you will find yourself allying with the Anubians, attempting to broker and uneasy peace between both sides. Sands of Doom is originally a 5e campaign, converted by me to fit more with the rules and lore of pathfinder, and is an exploration and survival focused campaign that will see players exploring ancient ruins, unearthing powerful relics and treasure, and doing their best to survive a hostile desert with a mind of its own. This campaign will play from 1-11, with the possibility of continuing further. The following variant rules are likely to be in play, and will be discussed in Session 0: - Battlezoo Creature Crafting - Team+ Feats Pack (With this rule, characters will receive an additional class and general feat at level 1, and then a feat slot at second level and every two levels thereafter which can be used for either an ancestry or archetype feat.)