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The '''Seekers''' may refer to any of five organizations:


An international guild of seekers for lore and loot. Divided into lodges, of which the Sasserine lodge is one.
*The [[Seekers of the Arcane]], a [[Flanaess]]-based group of archaeologists and treasure hunters.


'''Class Notes''': Rangers, wizards, rogues and cloistered or adventurous clerics are popular, but no class is biased against. The seekers sponsor the Loremaster and [[Ruin Explorer (D&D class)|Ruin Explorer]] prestige classes.
*The [[Seekers (Greyspace)|Seekers]], a [[spelljamming]] group dedicated to discovering knowledge.


'''Type''': College
*The [[Mind's Eye]] faction, a planar group dedicated to exploration and self-discovery.


'''Scale''': 14 (Continent)
*Seeker, a membership rank in the [[Black Cult of Ahm]].


'''Capital''': 14. Gp limit 100,000. Assets 1,400,000 gp.
*The Seekers, an alternate name for the [[D'ar es Shalim]], a non-canonical [[Baklunish]] monastic order appearing in ''[[Oerth Journal]]'' #3 (1996).


'''Executive powers''': Gift, Research, Trade.


== Advancement ==
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{| class="wikitable" width="650px" style="text-align: right"
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|+ Calculating Affiliation Score
|+ align="bottom" style="caption-side: bottom; text-align: right;" | Apply all modifiers, then total score
! '''Criterion''' !! width="100"|'''Affiliation Score Modifier'''
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||Character level ||| +1/2 levels
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!colspan=2|'''Acquired'''
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|| Ability to read or write three "dead" languages. This does not include Common and racial tongues, but most other languages do count. ||| +1
|-
|| 5 or more rains in Appraise ||| +1
|-
|| 5 or more ranks in Knowledge (Geography) or Knowledge (History) ||| +1
|-
|| 10 or more ranks in Knowledge (Geography) or Knowledge (History) ||| +1
|-
!colspan=2|'''Work'''
|-
|| Pay 10% of income in guild dues ||| +2
|-
|| Paid less than 1% of income in guild dues ||| -1
|-
|| Donates magic item to seeker lodge (this also counts against guild dues)||| +2/5,000 gp
|-
||Continual reports on most activities to the affiliation (doubled if players writes and publishes journal)||| +1
|-
||Owns an artifact or a magic item worth 100,000 gp or more ||| +1
|-
||Works as guild official 1 month/year ||| +1
|-
||Works as full-time guild scribe, chronicling another member for a full year† ||| +2
|-
!colspan=2|'''Adventure'''
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|| Adds significant new lore to seeker lodge ||| +1
|-
|| Wins crucial lodge debate ||| +1
|-
!colspan=2|'''Penalties'''
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|| Fails to deposit a journal in seeker lodge once/year ||| -2
|-
|| Failure to serve duties as a Seeker Council member this year ||| -4
|-
|| Loses a magic item on deposit from the seekers ||| -4
|-
|| Reveal Seeker secrets to non-members (you are free to reveal secrets you brought to light) ||| -2
|-
|| Deliberately wrecks a ship ||| -4
|}
† This bonus is not generally applicable to PCs. Does not count for balance purposes.
 
‡ Bonus not cumulative with others in the group or with the line above the group.
 
==== Benefits ====
{| class="wikitable" width="650px"
||'''Affiliation Score''' |||''' Title: Benefits and Duties'''
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|| 3 or lower ||| '''Apprentice''': no benefits.
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|| 4-10 ||| '''Seeker''': Free but spartan accommodations at any seeker lodge. +2 circumstance bonus on Knowledge checks at seeker libraries.
|-
|| 11-20 ||| '''Master Seeker''': +4 circumstance bonus on Knowledge checks at seeker libraries. Receives an unflinchingly loyal servant/chronicler (expert class cohort).
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|| 21-29 ||| '''Member of Seeker Council''': Access to a lodge's most secret tomes, grants an +8 circumstance check on Knowledge checks at seeker libraries and a +4 circumstance  bonus on Bluff and Diplomacy checks in Seeker debates. Borrow and use non-charged guild item worth Affiliation Score x 500 gp for one month once per year. Must serve 30 days each year administrating the lodge. Loss of item or failure to serve gives loss of affiliation score.
|-
|| 30 or higher ||| '''Grand Master''': Borrow and use non-charged guild item worth Affiliation Score x 500 gp. Loss of item gives loss of affiliation score.
|}
 
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Revision as of 14:00, 7 February 2020

The Seekers may refer to any of five organizations:

  • The Mind's Eye faction, a planar group dedicated to exploration and self-discovery.