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A Question of Loyalty: A Guidebook

to Military Orders

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Temple of Solomon

Table of Contents

Introduction

2-3: Knights of St. John of the

Hospital (Class Template)

What this Book Provides

2-4: Ancient Healing of the Knights

of St. John of the Hospital

Chapter One: New Rules

What is a class template?

2-5: Order of the Perpetual Day

(Class Template)

How do I acquire a class template?

What are the other costs? 5

What are the benefits to having a class template? 5

What is the purpose of the class template? 6

2-6: Radiant Enlightenments of the

Order of Perpetual Day

2-7: The Teutonic Knights

(Class Template)

e tati n

Fame and Infamy

2-8: Combat Enlightenments

of the Teutonic Knights

Using the Reputation Bonus

Multi-Skill Check

2-9: The Secular Orders

Banking and Loans

2-10: Austere Order of the Nameless Saint

(Class Template)

A Brief History of Medieval Banking

How can I translate that into my game?

2-11: Favored Enlightenments of the Austere

Order

an ill

Loan Feat

4-1: Grandmaster

Overdraft Levels

4-2: Knight Commander

Chapter Two: Military Orders

5-1: Herbs and Spices

Brotherhood of the Temple of Solomon

Introduction

Military orders became a stable institution during the

crusades that some still survive to this day. While most

have fallen into obscurity, many during their peak

reached tremendous power and were above the law of

the King and answerable only to the church. They pro-

vided military might to crusading knights during the

crusades, while the Brotherhood of the Temple of Solo-

mon, commonly known as Knight Templars, also

founded the modern banking system.

Knightly orders ranged from the small (kings and

minor lords instituting a call to arms around a certain

cause) to vastly wealthy and powerful religious orders

that rivaled small countries. Their birth and decline,

coupled with the romantic imagery of knighthood, cre-

ated legends, while for a time, providing a unity that

broke the bounds of nationalism to those that belonged.

Presented within these pages are rules for adapting

historical military orders, as well as a few fantasy or-

ders, into your campaign. Also, there are new feats,

magical items, and terrifying monsters to bring fear into

a player’s heart.

Knights of St. John of the Hospital

Order of the Perpetual Day

The Teutonic Knights

The Secular Orders

The Austere Order of the Nameless Saint

Chapter Three: Feats

r er eats

Chapter Four: Prestige Classes

Grandmaster 27

Knight Commander 28

Chapter Five: Poultices and Remedies 30

Chapter Six: New Spells 32

Spell Augmentations 32

Appendix One: Monsters and NPCS 35

Dire Jackal 35

Jackal 36

Scarab Beetle 36

Tropical Scarab Beetle 36

Scarab Beetles as Familiars 36

Spawn of Anubis 37

Vampire Template 38

Eygus Vampire 38

Romus Vampire 39

Appendix Two: Areas of Influence 40

Appendix Three: Keep Maps 41

What this Book

Provides

Presented in A Question of Loyalty: A Guidebook to

Military Orders are new rules, feats, and prestige classes

to further enhance your campaign world. In addition, it

provides the opportunity to create military orders for

your campaign as well as the ready-made military orders

presented herein.

Tables

1-1: Paladin with the Brotherhood

of the Temple of Solomon

1-2: Fighter with the Brotherhood

of the Temple of Solomon

2-1: Brotherhood of the Temple

of Solomon (Class Template)

However, this book presents more than just mili-

2-2: Secret Enlightenments of the

tary orders and their history, but expands upon each of

their aspects. For instance, the Brotherhood of the Tem-

ple of Solomon was prominent bankers and established

the modern banking system, so we devised banking

rules. The Knights Hospitallers, known for the forma-

tion of hospitals during the crusades, we provide rules

for alternative healing components and poultices.

Furthermore, we continue with information about

the Hill Lands first featured in A Question of Honor: A

Guidebook to Knights . It details the influence of the

presented military orders in that specific region of Terra.

Whereas a fighter with the Brotherhood of the Temple

of Solomon class template would appear as this:

Table 1-2: Fighter with the Brotherhood

of the Temple of Solomon

Lvl Special

Bonus feat, knightly order, order feat(s), order

skills, partial multiclass

Bonus feat

Chapter One:

New Rules

This book presents the use of a new tool to further en-

hance any d20 campaign setting: the class template.

What is a class template?

A class template attaches to a character much like a

monster template attaches to a monster; however instead

of getting all the special abilities at once, you receive as

you gain levels in your particular class.

For instance, the advancement chart of a paladin

with the Brotherhood of the Temple of Solomon class

template would look like this:

Table 1-1: Paladin with the Brotherhood

of the Temple of Solomon

Lvl Special

Bonus feat, enlightenment

Secret enlightenment

Bonus feat

Knighthood

Bonus feat

Bonus feat, secret enlightenment

12 Bonus feat

14 Bonus feat

15 Secret enlightenment

16 Bonus feat

Bonus feat

Bonus feat, secret enlightenment

Just as with gaining abilities in a character class, you

gain the additional abilities of your class template as

well as your abilities gained normally from your class.

Aura of good, detect evil , knightly order, order

feat(s), order skills, partial multiclass, smite evil

1/day.

Divine grace, lay on hands

How do I acquire a class template?

Class templates have minor requirements, much like

prestige classes, that must be met before attaching a

class template to a character and all requirements can

usually be attained while creating a character.

Aura of courage, divine health

Enlightenment, turn undead

Secret enlightenment, smite evil 2/day, special

mount

Remove disease 1/week

Knighthood

What are the other costs?

Most of the class templates presented in this book and

other future products give you a level adjustment much

like a monster template or when playing a monster or

advanced race (see DMG Chapter 6: Characters).

Remove disease 2/week

Secret enlightenment, smite evil 3/day

12 Remove disease 3/week

15 Remove disease 4/week, secret enlightenment,

What are the benefits to having a class template?

Class templates allow you to expand your core character

concept without having to choose alternative classes or

they allow you to integrate and expand with supple-

ments presenting alternative character classes. Also,

besides the special abilities, they allow players to access

special feats restricted only to certain members of the

order as well as gaining bonus class skills.

smite evil 4/day

Remove disease 5/week

Secret enlightenment, smite evil 5/day

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