Monday, April 6, 2015

Achievement Unlocked: 100+ Achievements for Your Game

Do you crave recognition for your mighty deeds?  Like that one time you jumped off a tower and killed a gnoll with your falling damage?  Or the time you wrestled a giant to the ground?  Or, heck, even that time you were swallowed whole by Jormunrek the Terrible, ancient red dragon?

In the spirit of videogames, and in celebration of my 100th blogpost (last week's April Fool's post), I decided to make 100 unlockable achievements for your game of Pathfinder (or D&D 3.5, or whatever).  Well, that's what I set out to do, but because I'm bad at counting I accidentally made 106, so enjoy!

The achievements have a suggested XP value for unlocking them, but the whole thing is totally subject to GM's discretion of course.  They cover all sorts of topics, from kill-counts to alignment shifts to magic item creation to critical fumbles.  Some of my favorites are based on actual events that have happened in my games, like Meat Comet, which commemorates the time a flind was wrestling with the sorcerer Azanazius atop a wooden grate and the rogue Mr. Noir jumped down from the wall of the ruined castle, crushing the flind and sending all three tumbling through the shattered grate into the prison pit below.

Without further ado, here are 106 achievements for your game.  If you unlock all of them, well, then you've obviously cheated.  But good job nonetheless.

Killing

First Blood                 10xp
Make the first kill of the campaign

Amateur Monster Hunter      50xp
Deliver the killing blow to 10 monsters

Professional Monster Hunter             100xp
Deliver the killing blow to 50 monsters

Expert Monster Hunter              250xp
Deliver the killing blow to 100 monsters

Man is the Real Monster         500xp
Deliver the killing blow to 200 monsters

Dragon Slayer        250xp
Deliver the killing blow to a true dragon of at least CR 10

Dragon Scourge 500xp
Deliver the killing blow to 5 true dragons of at least CR 10

Your GM Put Too Many Dragons in This Campaign  1000xp
Deliver the killing blow to 20 true dragons of at least CR 10

Genocidal Maniac             250xp
Slay 100 of the same monster (swarms don’t count!)

Instant Kill Critical            50xp
Kill something with a natural twenty, confirmed with another natural twenty

Insta-gib       100xp
Kill something with a natural twenty, confirmed with another natural twenty, confirmed with a third natural twenty

N.W.A.           50xp
Kill 20 guards who were attempting to apprehend you for crimes you may or may not have committed

It’s Super Effective!       50xp
Kill an enemy with one attack using an energy type they are vulnerable to

Death by Trauma               100xp
Kill a monster in one blow using the Massive Damage optional rules

Overkill          50xp
Kill a monster in one blow that deals at least twice its total HP in damage (the monster must have had at least 15 hp)

Pick on Someone Your Own Size 100xp
Single-handedly kill a monster with a CR equal to your level (Must be CR 5 or higher)

Albatross     50xp
Kill a DMPC

Interparty Conflict Mediator               50xp
Kill another PC

Kingslayer 100xp
Kill the ruling monarch of a kingdom

Nietzsche    2500xp
Kill a god

From Hell’s Heart I Stab at Thee     250xp
Cause the death of the creature that caused your death

Shadow of the Colossus            250xp
Kill a creature of Colossal size

Underfoot  10xp
Kill a Diminutive or smaller creature with an unarmed strike

Meat Comet            100xp
Kill a monster with your own falling damage by landing on it

Wicked Unchivalrous, Bro      50xp
Kill an enemy’s mount out from under them

Trapper John           50xp
Kill an enemy with a trap you created

Skeleton Archer                 50xp
Kill a skeleton with arrows

Anachronism          100xp
Kill a dinosaur or megafauna with a firearm

David v Goliath    100xp
Kill a giant with a sling

Ahab’s Revenge                 500xp
Kill a whale in melee combat

Death by Feather              100xp
Kill a creature through creative use of a Feather Token

Combat

Flank and Spank 50xp [group]
Completely surround an enemy from all eight sides in melee combat

Longshot      50xp
Hit an enemy in your most distant range increment (10th range increment for bows, 5th for thrown weapons)

Wicked Chivalrous, Bro              50xp
Knock an adversary off of his mount

Great Cleavage    50xp
Strike eight separate targets with a melee weapon in a single round of combat

Precise Fire               50xp
Using an area-of-effect spell with at least three allies in the area of effect, damage only enemies

Polyphemus All Over Again  50xp
Blind a cyclops

Last One Standing            100xp
Achieve victory in a combat encounter after every other member of your party has been killed, knocked unconscious, or otherwise incapacitated

The Bigger They Are… 100xp
Successfully trip or pin a creature two or more size categories larger than you

Brobdingnagian 250xp
Successfully trip or pin a creature of Colossal size

Accomplishments

All Your Base          50xp [group]
Construct or claim a base of operations for yourself or your party

Magellan     2500xp
Circumnavigate the world

Planar Traveler     100xp
Travel to another plane of existence

Planar Tourist         2500xp
Travel to every major plane of existence

Interplanetary Traveler             250xp
Travel to another planet (or significant heavenly body)

Tie the Knot             100xp
Get married to another PC or and NPC

Social Climber       500xp
Become a member of the nobility

Coronation                1000xp
Become the reigning monarch of a kingdom or similarly powerful country

Deification 2500xp
Become a god

Weapon of Power            2500xp
Craft a magic weapon with a +5 enhancement bonus and +5 worth of special abilities

Spellsmith                 500xp
Research and create a new spell

Small Business Owner 500xp
Become the owner or proprietor of a business such as a shop, inn, or tavern

Rich Uncle Pennybags 500xp
Own 10,000 gold pieces

Scrooge McDuck                1000xp
Own 100,000 gold pieces

Magic Item Shop               1000xp
Sell a magic item you created for at least 10,000 gold pieces

O Captain! My Captain!             500xp
Become captain of a vessel worth at least 10,000 gold pieces

Over the Hill            100xp
Advance to the next age category

Leveling and Multiclassing

Double Majoring                100xp
Have at least one level in two different prestige classes

Beastmaster            250xp
Have (as class features) a familiar, an animal companion, a mount, and an eidolon

Divinely Arcane   250xp
Through multiclassing, become capable of casting 3rd level divine and arcane spells

One-Man Adventuring Party               500xp
Have at least one level in either fighter or barbarian, one in either rogue or bard, one in cleric, and one in either sorcerer or wizard. 

Warmage    500xp
As a primary arcane caster (sorcerer, wizard, witch, or arcanist), without multiclassing, become capable of wielding a martial weapon and wearing medium armor without incurring an arcane spell failure chance

Old School Bard  1000xp
Attain at least 5 levels of fighter, 5 of rogue, and 1 of druid

Jack of All Trades              1000xp
Have at least one level in every core class (barbarian, bard, cleric, druid, fighter, monk, paladin, ranger, rogue, sorcerer, and wizard)

Twenty’s Plenty                 2000xp
Go from level 1 through 20 as the same class - no multiclassing

Failures and Missteps

Butterfingers          50xp
Kill yourself with a critical fumble

Friendly Fire            50xp
Kill an allied PC with a critical fumble

I Wasn’t Myself   50xp
While under the effects of a curse, geas, or mind-affecting effect, kill an allied PC

Imprecise Fire       50xp
Using an area-of-effect spell with at least three enemies in the area of effect, damage only allies

It’s A Trap! 50xp
Be killed by a trap

Rust in Pieces        50xp
Lose your armor and weapon to a rust monster or similar magical rusting effect

Sting Like a Butterfly    50xp
Get knocked unconscious and brought up to positive HP again 5 or more times in a single combat

Hydra Eyes                100xp
When rolling five or more damage dice simultaneously, roll all 1s

Don’t Go Poking Around Strange Holes 100xp
Lose a magic item to a sphere of annihilation

Chicks Dig Scars   100xp
Using the Scars and Wounds optional rules from the Skull and Shackles Player’s Guide (or some similar rule-set), be afflicted with each scar or wound at least once

Dragon Bait              100xp
Get swallowed whole by a dragon

Round 2        100xp
Die and come back to life

Bad Immune System    100xp
Be suffering from three or more diseases simultaneously

More Poison than Blood           100xp
Be suffering from three or more poisons simultaneously

If I Could I’d Wish it All Away            100xp
Accidentally kill an ally with a poorly worded wish

Acid Trip       100xp
Get completely submerged in a pool of acid

The Floor is Lava                250xp
Get completely submerged in lava

Miscellaneous

Final Insult                50xp
Animate a fallen enemy as an undead creature and use it to attack its former allies

Don’t Let a Good Body Go to Waste          50xp
Animate a fallen PC as an undead creature

Uplift                100xp
Awaken your animal companion

Big       100xp
Become permanently enlarged

I Got Better              100xp
Recover from the effects of a baleful polymorph spell

I Wish for an Achievement   100xp
Make a wish

Tiresias           100xp
Change sex

The Forbidden Tongue               100xp
As a non-druid, learn the druidic language

Speaking in Tongues     100xp
Become fluent in at least 10 languages (without the aid of magic)

Bad Giant!                 100xp
Successfully intimidate a creature two or more size categories larger than you

I’ve Got a Hole in Me Pocket              100xp
Put a portable hole in a bag of holding

Locally Sourced Magic Items              100xp
Have every magic item you have on your person be made by you or a party member

See You Next Fall             100xp
Cause a paladin to fall from paladinhood

The Moon’s Gift  250xp
Become a lycanthrope

Falling with Style               250xp
Fall 200 ft. or more and survive

I’m Bad, Baby        250xp
Roleplay a shift in alignment from Good to Evil

There’s Good in Everyone      250xp
Roleplay a shift in alignment from Evil to Good

I Believe in Harvey Dent          250xp
Roleplay a shift in alignment from Lawful to Chaotic

I Am the Law          250xp
Roleplay a shift in alignment from Chaotic to Lawful

Redemption            500xp
Successfully atone for your trespasses and regain membership in a class you were cast out of (such as paladin or druid)

Meta Meta                500xp
Entirely through metamagic feats, cast a 1st level spell as a 9th level spell (Heighten Spell can only account for up to three of those spell levels)

Cast It into the Fire         500xp
Destroy an Evil Artifact

Lich, Please!            500xp
Destroy a lich’s phylactery

I am Become Death       1000xp
Become a lich


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Hey, if you missed it, I finally finished the Advanced Character Sheet v3.0!  Go check it out!

-your over-achieving d20 despot

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