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Old 11-05-2001, 06:58 PM   #1
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Ok i want to use shadowkeeper to morph my character into a githykia or whatever it is, anitpaladin. the only problem is that I have no Idea what kind of innate abilities or whatever else i need to give on my character. If any of you have any insight, or suggestions into this I would love to hear them. thanks for your help
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Old 11-07-2001, 05:27 AM   #2
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Alright i have no idea what a Antipaladin gets as innate abilities But this is the AD&D describtion of a Githyanki

Githyanki

CLIMATE/TERRAIN: Astral or prime
FREQUENCY: Very rare
ORGANIZATION: Dictatorship/monarchy
ACTIVITY CYCLE: Any
DIET: Omnivore
INTELLIGENCE: Exceptional to genius (15-18)
TREASURE: Individuals R; Lair H
ALIGNMENT: Any evil
NO. APPEARING: 2-8 (away from lair)
ARMOR CLASS: Per armor
MOVEMENT: 12, 96 on Astral plane
HIT DICE: Per class and level
THAC0: Per class and level
NO. OF ATTACKS: Per class and level
DAMAGE/ATTACK: Per weapon type
SPECIAL ATTACKS: Possible spell use, possible magical weapon
SPECIAL DEFENSES: Nil
MAGIC RESISTANCE: Nil
SIZE: M (6' tall)
MORALE: Average to elite (8-14)
XP VALUE: Per class and level


Level Dis/Sci/Dev Attack/Defense Power Score PSPs
= HD per level All/All Int 1d100+150


Githyanki are an ancient race descended from humans. They dwell upon the Astral plane but will often leave that
plane to make war on other races. They are engaged in a lengthy war with the Githzerai.
Githyanki are strongly humanoid in appearance. They are approximately of human height but tend to be much more gaunt and long of limb. They have rough, yellow skin and gleaming black eyes that instantly betray their inhumanness. Like many demihuman races, their ears have sharp points and are serrated at the back. Dress for the Githyanki is always an elaborate affair. Their baroque armor and weapons of war are decorated with feathers, beads, and precious metals and gems. Githyanki speak their own tongue, and no others.

Combat: The Githyanki have had long years to perfect the art of war. Their very existence attests to their battle prowess. Each individual Githyanki has a character class and level from which are derived such things as THAC0, armor class, spell use, etc.

Class Level
01-40 Fighter 1-20 3rd
41-55 Mage 21-30 4th
56-80 Fighter/Mage 1-40 5th
81-85 Illusionist 41-60 6th
86-00 Knight 61-80 7th
81-90 8th
91-95 9th
96-98 10th
99-00 11th


The armor for each Githyanki varies according to class. Mages and illusionists have AC 10. Fighters and fighter mages have differing armor -- AC 5 to AC 0 (6-1d6). Knights have AC 0. Githyanki have Hit Dice according to their class and level, and their hit points are rolled normally. Their THAC0 is determined per class and level, as well. Fighters, fighter/mages, and knights may receive more than one attack per round -- other Githyanki have one attack per round. Githyanki knights are evil champions who take up the causes of the Githyanki mysterious lich-queen. Githyanki knights are very powerful and highly revered in their society. Githyanki knights have all of the powers and abilities of a human paladin except these are turned toward evil (e.g. detect good instead of detect evil, command undead instead of turning undead, etc.). Githyanki mages, fighter/mages, and illusionists will receive all the spells available at their level of experience. Spells should be determined randomly, keeping in mind that they are by nature creatures of destruction—offensive spells should be favored. The Githyanki soldiers use arms and armor similar to humans, however these are normally highly decorated and have become almost religious artifacts. A Githyanki would likely show greater care for his weapons and armor than he would toward his mate. Half of the Githyanki fighters, fighter/mages, or knights that progress to 5th level receive a magical two-handed sword +1, the remainder using normal two-handed swords. Githyanki fighters of 7th level and above are 60% likely to carry a long sword +2. Knights of 7th level and above will always carry a silver sword -- a two-handed sword +3 that, if used astrally, has a 5% chance per hit of cutting an opponent's silver cord (see The Astral Plane, DMG, page 132), but mind barred individuals are immune. A supreme leader of a lair will carry a special silver sword that is +5 with all the abilities of a vorpal weapon that also affects mind barred individuals.

Githyanki will never willingly allow a silver sword to fall into the hands of a non-Githyanki. If a special silver sword should fall into someone's hands, very powerful raiding parties will be formed to recover the sword. Failure to recover one of these highly prized weapons surely means instant death to all the Githyanki involved at the hands of their merciless lich-queen.
All Githyanki have the natural ability to plane shift at will. They will rarely travel anywhere besides back and forth from the Astral plane to the Prime Material plane.

Habitat/Society: History provides some information on the Githyanki -- their race is both ancient and reclusive. Sages believe they once were humans that were captured by mind flayers to serve as slaves and cattle. The mind flayers treated their human slaves cruelly and the people harbored a deep resentment toward the illithids. For enturies these humans increased their hatred but could not summon the strength necessary to break free. So they waited for many years, developing their power in secret, waiting for an opportunity to strike out against their masters. Finally, a woman of power came forth among them, a deliverer by the name of Gith. She convinced the people to rise up against their cruel masters. The struggle was long and vicious, but eventually the people freed themselves. They had earned their freedom and become the Githyanki, (which, in their tongue, means sons of Gith). These astral beings progress through levels exactly as a human would. However, there has never been a Githyanki that has progressed beyond the 11th level of experience and very few progress beyond 9th. When a Githyanki advances to 9th level, he is tested by the lich-queen. This grueling test involves survival in one of lower planes for a number of weeks. Failure quite obviously results in death. Githyanki that reach 12th level of experience are immediately drawn out of the Astral plane and into the presence of the lich-queen where their life force is drawn to feed the ravenous hunger of the cruel demi-goddess. Githyanki dwell in huge castles on the Astral plane. These ornately decorated castles are avoided by all other dwellers on the Astral plane for the Githyanki are infamous for being inhospitable to strangers. A Githyanki stronghold will be ruled by a supreme leader. This leader will be a fighter/mage of 10th/8th level or 11th/9th level. The supreme leader is the undisputed overlord of the castle with the power of life and death over all who dwell there. A typical leader will be equipped with 2-8 random magical items in addition to the weapons described above. All castles have a retinue of 20-80 knights of 9th level that serve as the supreme leader's elite shock troops. They are fanatically loyal. There will also be up to 1,000 Githyanki of lesser status. Githyanki, having the ability to plane shift at will, often travel to the Prime Material plane. These treks across the planes often lead to the formation of underground lairs used to mount surface raids, though their hatred is more often directed against mind flayers. Outside the war with the Githzerai, these raids are conducted largely for the perverse pleasure of the kill.

A typical Githyanki lair on the Prime Material plane will contain the following:

One supreme leader 1th-level fighter or 7th/8th-level fighter/mage
Two captains 8th-level fighter and 7th/6th-level fighter/mage
One knight 8th level
Two warlocks mages of 4th/7th level
Three sergeants fighters of 4th/7th level
Two 'Gish' fighter/mages of 4th/4th level
20-50 lower levels determined randomly using the table above, of 1st-3rd level

On the Prime Material plane, Githyanki have a pact with a group of red dragons. These proud creatures will act as mounts and companions to the Githyanki. When encountered on the Prime Material plane and outside their lair, a Githyanki group will typically consist of the following:

One captain 8th-level fighter
One warlock 4th to 7th-level mage
Five lower Githyanki fighters of 1st-3rd level

Such a group will have two red dragons as steeds, transporting between four and six Githyanki per dragon. The dragons will fight for the safety and well being of the Githyanki but will not directly risk their lives, fleeing when the battle is turned against them. Just what the Githyanki offer the red dragons in return for these services is unknown. An interesting aspect of Githyanki society is the apparent bond between military leaders and their subordinates. This bond allows a leader to give his men short, almost senseless commands (to human standards) and actually relay complex and exacting messages. Although this has no actual affect during the melee round, it often leads to more effective ambushes and attacks and allows complex military decisions to be relayed quickly.

Ecology: Githyanki have similar ecology to that of humans. However, the Astral plane does not offer the same type of environments as the Prime Material plane, so their cultural groups are much different. In a society where farmers and tradesmen are unnecessary, more unique, specialized groups have evolved.

G''lathk: The G’’lathk, (admittedly nearly unpronounceable in human tongues) are the equivalent of farmers. Due to the barrenness of the Astral plane, the Githyanki are forced to grow food in vast, artificial chambers. They rely upon a variety of fungi and other plants that require no sunlight to grow. The G’’lathk are also experts in aquatic plant life, sometimes tending gigantic water-gardens.

Mlar: Not all magic-using Githyanki ever attain the power and self-discipline necessary to become wizards. Some use their magical talents in the field of architecture and construction. The Mlar are such individuals, focusing their creative energies toward designing and constructing the buildings and structures used in day-to-day life in Githyanki society. The Mlar have developed their jobs into an art form.

Hr'a'cknir: The Astral plane has many strange energies moving through it. Some of these energies are obvious to the senses, such as heat and light. Others are not so easily observed. There are many psychic and strange astral energies that humans generally are not aware of. Being a psychically aware race, however, the Githyanki cannot only sense these energies, but harness them too. The Hr’a’cknir are the collectors of those energies. They are similar to the Mlar, in that they use innate magical powers to perform their crafts.

More than humans, Githyanki are hunters and predators. They will typically engage in raiding and plundering seemingly for the joy they derive from it. It is likely that the long centuries of enslavement of their race has caused the Githyanki to bully those weaker than themselves. Unlike humans, though, the Githyanki never war amongst themselves. The split of the Githyanki and the Githzerai (q.v.) is the closest thing the Gith races have known to civil war. Githyanki never battles Githyanki. It is the unwritten rule of Gith society and is never broken. This, too, may be an effect of the race's enslavement.

You can can try and get the information from here
They are really interesting beings really
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Old 11-07-2001, 09:08 AM   #3
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I think the trick was to name your character "antipaladin", so you could use the unholy reaver (I think that's what it is called).
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Old 11-07-2001, 09:19 AM   #4
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Here's the 2nd Ed AD&D description of an anti-paladin, including special powers. You'll have to find a creative way to incorporate the special abilities into your character using Shadowkeeper. You might be better off by creating an anti-paladin kit. Go to www.teambg.com for more details on kitmaking, or try Fortress Vaskez.


1) Minimum requirements- Strength 13 , Constitution 11 , Wisdom 13
2) Prime Requisites- Strength
3) Races Allowed- Human

An anti-paladin represents everything that is mean, low, and despicable in the world. No act of treachery is too base, no deed of violence too vile for him/her. Thoughtless cruelty, sheer depravity and senseless bloodshed are his/her hallmarks. He/She is true to his/her word, and never breaks a promise, but will not do anything good in life for anyone but himself/herself, unless it will benefit him/her in some way.

He/She must have a minimum of 13 for strength, and 11 for constitution, and also a minimum of 13 for wisdom. An anti-paladin must have an alignment of chaotic evil, and must remain chaotic evil. I never liked this part of the antipaladin class. It's contradictory to always keeping your word and never breaking a promise. The 3rd Ed blackguard is Lawful Evil, not Chaotic Evil. - Memnoch

An anti-paladin who changes his/her alignment deliberately (such as helps out a wounded lady or a hurt child), loses all his/her powers and, unless the situation is extreme, is instantaneously slain by his/her patron deity. A main point about the class of anti-paladin, is that his/she, can use any weapon and wear any armor. An anti-paladin who has a strength score of 16 or more, gains a 10% bonus to the experience points he/she earns. An anti-paladin with the charisma of 3 or 18 has a 25% chance of exceptional charisma. If his/her charisma is exceptionally low, he/she can cause fear once per day. If his/her charisma is exceptionally hight, he/she can charm a monster once per day. The anti-paladin solace in chaos and evil. If he/she ever knowingly and sincerely performs acts that aids the force of law and good, he/she is immediately stripped of all powers and authority in his church, and then vanishes into nothingness, in a great mote of shadow and the sound of wailing souls.
An anti-paladin has the following special benefits:
- An anti-paladin receives a +2 bonus to all saving throws.
- An anti-paladin is immune to all forms of disease. (Note that certain magical affliction-lycanthropy and mummy rot-are cures and not diseases.)
- An anti-paladin can heal or harm by lying hands. The anti-paladin restores 2 hit points to himself/herself per experience level, or remove 2 hit points per level from someone else. He/She can do this abilities only once per day, and not both per day, only one per day.
- An anti-paladin is surrounded by an aura of protection with a 10 foot radius. Within this radius, all summoned and any neutral or good character or things, have a -1 penalty to their attack rolls, regardless of whom they attack.
- An anti-paladin can backstab as a thief of equal level. (Refer to table 30, page 40 in the players handbook.)
- An anti-paladin using an unholy sword projects a circle of power 30 feet i diameter, when the sword is unsheathed and held. This power dispels hostile magic of a level up to the anti-paladin's experience level.( An unholy sword is a very special weapon; if your anti-paladin acquires one, the DM will explain its other powers.)
- An anti paladin gains the power to control undead, devils, and demons when he\she reaches 3rd level. He\She affects these monsters the same as he does an evil cleric.( Two levels lower)
- An anti-paladin may cal for his/her war-horse upon reaching 4th level, or anytime thereafter. This "faithful" steed need not to be a horse; it amy be whatever sort of creature is appropriate to the character.( as decided by the DM. Most often such creatures are nightmares.) An anti-paladin's war-horse is a very special animal, bounded by fate to the warrior. The anti-paladin doesn't really "call" the animal, nor does the horse instantly appear in front of him/her. Rather, the character must find his/her war-horse in some memorable way, most frequently by a special quest.
- An anti-paladin can cast priest spells once he/she has reached 9th level. He/She can cast only spells of the combat, divination, healing, and protective spheres, usually in their reversed forms.
- The spell progression and casting level are listed in table 10a. Unlike a priest, the anti-paladin doesn't gain extra spells for a high Wisdom score. The anti-paladin cannot cast spells from the clerical or druidical scrolls, nor can he/she use priest items.

Table 10a: Anti-paladin spell progression
Paladin Casting Priest Spell Level
9 1 1 -
10 2 2 -
11 3 2 1
12 4 2 2
13 5 2 2
14 6 3 2
15 7 3 2
16 8 3 3
17 9* 3 3
18 9* 3 3
19 9* 3 3
20 9* 3 3
* maximum spell ability


- An anti-paladin is a master of poisons, knowledgeable in both their use and manufacture. Each level, the anti-paladin rolls 1d4 and adds it to his/her/ level to determine which new poison he/she has mastered (on the table below). If the anti-paladin already has mastered the poison rolled, he/she gains no new poison at that level. If the roll is 18 or higher, the ant-paladin may choose any poison from the list. Once mastered, the anti-paladin can make a single application of each poison, everyday, using easily obtainable materials.



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as always many thanks to you memnoch. you are always most helpful. i think i will have to make a kit, but it should be a fun evil game
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