Based on the players guide, it looks like ptolus is going to be very gmfriendly. Shipping is charged at the time we fulfill your reward. Also, you can add more pdfs to combine them and merge them into one single document. The setting was nothing special, being little more than an empty map with a handful of points of interest to go fight at. Jan 15, 2020 the campaign continued, however, and one of the last things malhavoc published, not surprisingly, was ptolus itself as a campaign setting. The whole ptolus setting is a remarkable achievement and is priced appropriately as a pdf. If you are looking for an interesting setting to play in, this one is a good one. This project was successfully funded on kickstarter. This is one in a series of nine ptolus pdf releases from malhavoc press. It was published in hard copy by malhavoc press in partnership with sword and sorcery studios ptolus was based on cooks own ongoing campaign, and thus much of his work on for example arcana unearthed and arcana evolved was inspired more or less directly by it. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want.
Ptolus was a huge undertaking, and i feel, an incredible achievement for both editor sue weinlein and myself. I think that mixing ptolus with the golarion campaign setting is a logical choice for ptolus fans. That means you can do things like tie the runelords to the galchutt. Blackmoor was created by dave arneson in 1970 as a setting for chainmail campaigns amongst his local wargaming club which happened to include a fellow by the name of gary gygax. Almost seven hundred pages long, not including the many other materials that came with it as pdfs on a cd inside the cover, its a massive, detailed view of a world, and in particular one. Ptolus is also the name of the city featured in the campaign. Each one is also usable on its own for citybased fantasy d20 roleplaying campaigns. If ptolus is destined to become a city in your existing world, jump straight to thedistricts of the city pdfs and read about the various parts of town. I have been out of the market for fantasy campaign settings for a few years now, a dedicated junky of kingdoms of kalamar. Interactive ptolus city map with every location pinned plus extra information.
Click download or read online button to get planescape campaign setting book now. In preparation for the release of ptolus, his upcoming d20 mega setting almost 700 pages long. Monte cook games has launched a kickstarer for ptolus. This landmark fantasy setting offers an indepth treatment of hundreds of city locales and characters straight from the 3rd edition playtest campaign of monte cook, one of the systems designers. Monte cooks legendary campaign setting, updated for fifth edition and. The first part is available free and does not have the series code pt1 listed on it even though it is referred to as part 1 by the other section. He eventually succumbed to pressure from his customers to sell his products in standard pdf form, citation needed and drivethrurpg has more recently done the same. Ptolus website on february 1, 2018, posted by d20 game master, in resources, with no comments another project of mine is a ptolus. Planescape campaign setting download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl.
Either in print or in pdf, ptolus is the most deluxe and useful. Ptolus lies forever in the shadow of a towering stone spire reaching. Homebrew content for npcs, new locations, adventure modules and more to help your ptolus campaign. To merge pdfs or just to add a page to a pdf you usually have to buy expensive software. Ptolus was originally released in 2006 as a single 672 page hardcover volume weighing 6lbs yes, six freakin pounds. The best online tool to compress large pdfs while maintaining both file format and quality. In addition, the winner will receive a print of the artwork signed by the artist and a digital print, as well. If youre interested, the campaign for ptolus is currently running and super over funded and ends on march 20th, with delivery a year out so youve got time to get things positioned in that direction. A place where the supernatural is expected and treachery lie.
Contentsshow setting ptolus is based upon the setting for cooks home game, which served as. Monte cooks city by the spire was split into a series of 9 pdf files that made up the whole book. Monte cooks legendary campaign setting, ptolus, is being updated for both fifth edition and the cypher system. Of course, it doesnt go into any of the secrets of the setting.
If you want it to be your campaign setting, start reading this book and learn all the basics of the world. By dragging your pages in the editor area you can rearrange them or delete single pages. Monte cooks city by the spire ptolus core malhavoc. Ptolus is an urban campaign setting, but its also a setting of dungeon delving and. The campaign continued, however, and one of the last things malhavoc published, not surprisingly, was ptolus itself as a campaign setting.
In this book you will find details about goth gulgamel, the fortress of ghul. I gave this setting a chance and wasnt disappointed one bit. Jul 07, 2016 ptolus was a huge undertaking, and i feel, an incredible achievement for both editor sue weinlein and myself. Announcing ptolus for 5e and the cypher system monte cook. Monte announces a return to his acclaimed campaign setting ptolus. City by the spire website to digitize this amazing book and make it more mobile friendly. I spent a couple of weeks sketching out the map of a campaign world, roughing in the history and mythology of the setting, and then developing the broad outlines of a five act campaign starting with the events of three days to kill. The banewarrens is a big, complex, and in its own way beautiful adventure. The campaign centers around the city of the same name, which lies on the whitewind sea at the edges of the crumbling empire of tarsis. The precept of the ptolus campaign setting, monte cook does it again with this explorative adventure this is the 4th time i have run it using the pathfinder rules and its extremely exciting. It was published by malhavoc press on august 10, 2006. The plan is to run the falcons hallow adventures with the age of worms path using ptolus as the free city, and possibly throwing in some of the ptolus adventures banewarrens especially at. I spent a couple of weeks sketching out the map of a campaign world, roughing in the history and mythology of the setting, and then developing the broad outlines of a five act campaign starting. The impetus for that campaign was the desire to run john tynes three days to kill.
Ive launched this website because i love the ptolus campaign setting by monte cook and found the book simply too limiting to really use the system. When used together, they comprise the entirety of the ptolus print book. Either in print or in pdf, ptolus is the most deluxe and useful roleplaying product ever produced. City by the spire is an amazing feat of worldbuilding. Monte cooks famed ptolus campaign setting for dungeons. The winner will have an original character included in new art featured in ptolus. Ptolus was based on cooks own ongoing campaign, and thus much of his work on for example arcana unearthed and arcana evolved was inspired more or less directly by it. Pathfinder roleplaying game pathfinder wiki fandom.
The ptolus campaign is the d20 rules with the volume turned all the way up. Ptolus is a sprawling campaign setting for dungeons and dragons 3rd edition, published by monte cook under an open gaming license. I am currently july 2007 running it in a ptolusbased campaign and it is a blast. The most popular online tool to compress pdf files into an email ready size. It was published in hard copy by malhavoc press in partnership with sword and sorcery studios. Topnotch art and abundant cartography grace virtually every page. If we delve into the dungeons, well unlock a gms notebook in print and pdf for planning and tracking your ptolus campaign. Ptolus is based upon the setting for cooks home game, which served as the initial campaign for the 3rd edition of dungeons and dragons. However, it is also one that deals with dungeon delving and subterranean exploration. Whether you are a player or a dm, start by reading a players guide to ptolus. A players guide to ptolus the lunarnet irc network. If you havent heard of it, its an urban campaign for the d20 system.
Planescape campaign setting download ebook pdf, epub. The guide includes a map of the city and an introduction to its districts, as well as sections on campaign look and feel, the various noble houses, organizations, history, npcs, religion, the larger. By then i had developed a lot of material, and more importantly a lot of insight on what a gm really needs to run an urban campaign, and to easily make use of a very large amount of information. In your own ptolus campaign, you can probably expect about a fiftyfifty split between dungeon adventures and urban adventures. Free to use, without the need to register an account or email address. That bookfree to download as a pdf at provides a quick overview of everything else in the book.
It does neither ptolus nor pathfinder any injustice they compliment each other well, imho. Ptolus city by the spire d20 system pdf free download. A players guide to by monte cook the city of ptolus. During check out, make sure to optin to receive important messages from drivethrurpg about ptolus purchases. It is currently available in its original edition in pdf and printondemand from. Monte cooks legendary ptolus campaign setting, updated for fifth edition and the cypher system.
Im a huge fan of monte cooks works, but wasnt sure i wanted to spend that amount of cash on any campaign setting, let alone ptolus. Monte cooks city by the spire, with its hundreds of pages of extrasroughly pages totalin pdf, at an incredible kickstarter exclusive price. The concept of an entire campaign set in a single hyperdetailed city with vast underground and. In the case of the western lands campaign setting where my version of ptolus is located, this translates to virtually every bad guy humanoid getting grouped into either the goblin race or the kobold race. Ptolus character portfolio for 5e set of 5 in print and pdf. Announcing ptolus for 5e and the cypher system monte cook games. Announcing ptolus for 5e and the cypher system monte. When released in pdf form the giant hardcover ptolus. I had little interest in ptolus when i first heard of it, other than curiosity at the size and enormous price tag. I am currently july 2007 running it in a ptolus based campaign and it is a blast. Mar 10, 2020 if youre interested, the campaign for ptolus is currently running and super over funded and ends on march 20th, with delivery a year out so youve got time to get things positioned in that direction. Monte has said that ptolus is going to be very gmfriendly, and he had some interesting things to say about it in his interview with tt, as well.