Table of Contents

Rules of Play ....................................................... 3

Character Sheet ................................................... 4
For the Ref .......................................................... 5
Magic ................................................................. 6
The Grimoire ...................................................... 7
Scenarios:
1. That Witch Is Not ................................. 8
2. Sylveena ............................................... 9
3. The Ghostly Orphanage ...................... 10
4. Dearest Sister ...................................... 11
5. The Breenstil Curse ............................. 12
6. The Dowry ........................................... 13
Double Character Sheet ...................................... 14

Written by James Stubbs

Edited by David Little
Layout by James Stubbs Dedicated to the memory of
Cover Design & Logo by James Stubbs Samantha Downing
Cover Art by Sir Frank Dicksee 1967 - 2005
1PG Line Producer: James Stubbs
1PG System Designer: Todd Downing

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Idyll - Romantic Fantasy is a simple-to-learn roleplaying game
where players take on the roles of dashing warriors, determined
heroines and enigmatic magicians in a romantic fantasy novel.
Created in the vein of the writings of Tamora Pierce, Mercedes
Lackey and Tanith Lee, it is light yet adventurous. Loosen your
sword and bodice and prepare for intrigue and love!
CHARACTER CREATION:
You’ve heard of the stuff that heroes are made of? In Idyll,
heroes are made by rolling 1D3 for each attribute. Then you will
roll 1D6 for the total number of points to distribute into your
skills. Every skill starts at 0. No skill can be higher than 3. If
players need extra points, they can take
them from other skills, leaving them at -1
for each point taken. No skill can be lower
than -2, and no skill/attribute
combination can ever drop below 1. If
you don’t see a skill you really want the
character to have, just write it in the margin.
Now players roll 2D6+5 and write the
number in Blood. This is how much abuse
Keila the priestess can take before she‘s
given her all for her goddess. Every time a
character takes damage, he loses that many
points of Blood. When he has lost all his
Blood, he is on the fast track to whatever
afterlife awaits him.
Everyone starts with some Guts. Roll 1D6
and record it. Any time you have a
harrowing experience in the game (like
being emotionally devastated or getting
wounded), you must make a “Guts Check,”
where you try to roll below your Guts
number. The more Guts you have, the easier it is to keep your
Presence and carry on.
Next, roll 1D6. Write the result in Presence. Presence is a
representation of your courage and bravery, your zest for life and
burning desire to carry on in the face of adversity. If you make
your “Guts Check,” your Presence remains. If you fail, your
Presence is reduced by 1. If you completely lose your Presence,
you are unfit to carry on until after a very long rest or some pow-
erful inspirational event to bring your character out of his morose
state. You may always put Character Points into Presence.
Notoriety is a measure of your fame and respect. It is important
any time you need to impress people or to get what you want. It
may also be used to re-roll failed skill checks. Everyone’s
Notoriety starts at 0. Everyone may try to roll 1D6 and get equal
to or under his character’s Sturdiness, Craftiness and Brains
attributes (but they may only try once for each, during character
creation). Add 1 to the character’s Notoriety for each successful
check. Remember, this is a character’s overall Notoriety, good or
bad, according to his deeds. It’s a measure of infamy alongside
fame. If you need to make a Notoriety roll, see below.
Players should roll or be allowed to choose from the Status &
Background Tables, to get a persona for their character. Refs
may allow different concepts if the players can come up with
ones that meet the feel of the game.
GUTS CHECK: Any time you have a traumatic experience in
the game, you must make a “Guts Check,” where you get to try
to roll 1D6 equal to or below your Guts. If you are not success-
ful, your Presence will go down by 1. If you completely lose your
Presence, you become afraid, fatigued and unable to concentrate.
You need to roll a 4 or less every time you shoot in order to avoid
hitting one of your friends by mistake.
ORDER OF PLAY: Combat order an be determined very simply
in a couple of ways - you can either roll 6+BRAINS each round,
or simply dispense with the initiative roll altogether and seat the
players around the table in order of highest BRAINS to lowest
(ties can dice off for initial seating).
ACTIONS: Every character gets
one action per round. Combat rolls
and “active” skill checks (those skills
the player chooses to roll as opposed to
the referee telling him to roll, such
as “make a BRAINS check to see if you
can hear the orc’s footsteps”) all count
as an action. 1PG combat is not
intended to be realistic. It is intended to
be fast and fun.
SKILL ROLLS: When you want to do
something, figure out what attribute/skill
combo will get it done. Add your
attribute and skill together to get your
Target Number and roll 1D6 equal to
or below it. Rolling a 1 is always a
success and rolling a 6 is always a
failure. If you are fighting up close in
melee, use the Fighting skill for attack
and evasion. Opposed combatants will roll their Fighting skill
at the same time. The higher margin of success is a successful
hit (although a 6 always fails, having a target of six gives you
a higher potential margin of success than a target of five). If
someone is attacking and someone is evading, do the same thing:
if the attacker’s margin is higher, the hit was successful. If the
defender’s margin was the same or higher, the attacker missed.
Use Running to avoid being shot. Always add your STURDI-
NESS to hand-to-hand weapon damage.
ARMOR & CHARACTER IMPROVEMENT: Wearing
certain clothing gives you an Armor Value. Heavy clothes (thick
cloth or furs) give you 1 AV, Leather gives you 2. Chainmail has
AV 7 ( but a -2 to Swimming). When you take damage, subtract
the AV in the appropriate location from the damage you are dealt.
If the character survives a whole scenario, you get 1D3 + 5 Char-
acter Points. If the character survives to the end of the scenario
but is a replacement for a dead character, you get 1D3 + 1. Put
these points into Attributes, Skills, Blood, Guts or Notoriety. You
may also put Character Points into Presence.
 NAME: ________________________________
Characters OCCUPATION: _________________________
gOLD: _________________________________
CHARACTER GENERATION RULES Height: ____Weight: _____Gender: ____
• Roll 1D3 for each stat. Eyes: _______Hair: ________Age: _______
• Roll 1D3+3 for the total number of points to distribute into
skills (put no more than 3 points in any one skill).
STURDINESS . { }
• If you need extra points, you can take them from other skills,
leaving them at -1 for each point taken (no stat/skill combo can Drinking ........
Equipment
be less than 1). Fighting .........
• Roll 1D6 for Presence; this is your charisma, your mental and Shooting ........
physical bearing. Swimming .....
• Roll 2D6+5 for Blood; when you take damage, you lose Blood;
when Blood is gone, the character is dead.
• Roll 1D6 for Guts; when you are frightened or unnerved, make LOOKS ..............{ }
a Guts check or lose 1 point of Presence. Charm ............
• Roll equal to or under STURDINESS, LOOKS, CRAFTINESS
Etiquette .........
and BRAINS stats; receive 1 point in Notoriety for each
success. Rumors ...........
• Roll on Background & Status Tables. Seduction ........
• Roll 1D6 x 10 in starting gold.
CRAFTINESS..{ }
SYSTEM
When you want the character to do something, determine the stat/skill Con ................
combination that will accomplish the task. Add the skill and stat for the Gambling .......
Target Number. Roll equal to or under the Target Number on a 1D6 for Performing .....
a success. Rolling a 1 is always a success, while rolling a 6 is always a Repair .............
failure. Running ..........

COMBAT
Use the Fighting or Shooting skill for attack, Running for evasion. Com- BRAINS ...........{ }
batants roll simultaneously. The greater margin is successful. Ties go to Gen. Know. ...
defender; if both opponents attacked, a tied margin means both attacks Language .......
succeed. Subtract the weapon’s damage from the wounded character’s Spellcasting ....
Blood. Add attacker’s STURDINESS to melee weapon damage. Oratory ...........

ARMOR
Certain clothing has Armor Value (AV). Heavy Cloth: AV 1, Leather: BLOOD .............{ }
AV 2. Chain or Scale Mail: AV 7 (a -2 penalty to Swimming). When the
GUTS ................{ }
character takes damage, subtract AV from the damage dealt. If the char-
acter is wearing clothing with different AVs, use the highest AV. pRESENCE.......{ }
CHARACTER IMPROVEMENT NOTORIETY .... { }
If the character survives a whole scenario, you get 1D3 + 5 CHAR PTS ........{ }
Character Points. If the character survives to the end of the scenario but
is a replacement for a dead character, you get 1D3 + 1 Character Points.
Put these points into stats, skills, Presence, Blood, Guts, or Notoriety.
Hit 1 2 3 4 5 6
Background Table (1D6) Location Head Torso L. Arm R. Arm L. Leg R. Leg
1. BRIGAND: +1 Con, Fighting & Seduction, +1D6 gold.
2. SLAVE: +1 Languages, Etiquette, Rumors. +3 Blood. AV
3. MERCHANT: +1 Gen. Know., Languages, Con, Presence.
4. WARRIOR: +1 Fighting, Shooting, Repair, Guts.
5. MAGE: +1 Gen. Know., Spellcasting, Performing, Guts. Weapons Damage
6. PRIEST: +1 Spellcasting, Languages, Oratory, Presence.
Status Table (1D6)
1. WANTED: +1 Notoriety.
2. BATTLE-HARDENED: +1 Guts.
3. DESTITUTE: +1 Drinking.
4. SCHOLARLY: +1 to any Skill.
5. WELL-TO-DO: +1D6 x 10 gold.
6. BLESSED: +1 Spellcasting
 have a plethora of highwaymen, give them enough Blood to take
a couple sword stabs or gullible enough to fall for a deception.
For the Referee An intelligent evil vizier might have 20 Blood or more and an
impressive Fighting skill and resistance to being manipulated to
boot (balance the challenge).
This page is specifically for those intrepid enough to take on the
duties of the referee. You get to have your scandalous villains Everybody Needs Love Love Love...
threaten your friends with ruin (or otherwise imperil them with The key theme of romantic fantasy is ... well... romance. There
his power)! Whether you’re a novice or a pro, here are some can be plenty of adventure and deceit but the opportunity should
helpful hints for running a successful game of Idyll - Romantic always exist for a character to become romantically entangled
Fantasy with another. It could be something as simple as a one night
fling to a full-blown desire for marriage. Just remember, that
Don’t Cut to the Chase while love is a powerful force for good, it can also be a powerful
I know what we’ve said for the other 1PGs and I’m advis- weapon for evil or simply a cause of great pain.
ing you to ignore it now. Romantic fantasy works specifically
because we care about the characters involved. Take the time to Character Survival
establish their relationships and what makes them tick. Slowly Bad guys never kill the entire cast in a novel, although you can
build up the tension subtly if possible before launching into the certainly lose a few for the appropriate amount of grief, revenge
main part of your story. You don’t have and to continue a multi-generation story.
to plan a campaign. A well-played Usually a few key characters will survive,
scenario should be character-driven and
they will often give you plenty of plot Weapons: and romantic fantasy is generally not known
for inspiring sequels (although there are a few
ideas for an ongoing story. If you want ITEM DAM notable exceptions). Make sure that at least
to bring back surviving characters and
Hammer/Mace ..................3 one character survives to live happily ever
play in another story, go for it! In fact,
many novels continue on with the sons Mild Poison ...................... 3/turn after (at least until the next game if you want
to continue). If a player’s character is killed,
and daughters of the previous book’s Deadly Poison ...................6/turn encourage the player to make a new one and
characters. Torch ………....................2 join back in as soon as the story will allow.
Pistol .................................8 By the same token, you may want to have
Sex? each player start by creating two or more
Yes please. This is something that
Club ……………..............4
characters, so they have backups handy.
should be left up to the referee and Shield Bash ..................….2
players depending upon what type of Knife .................................3 Dramatic License
story they want. It can be anything Bottle.................................2 It is your prerogative as the referee to tell
from courtly romance to a steamy Dagger …..........................4 the story as you see fit. Never be afraid to
bodice-ripper. The important thing is say, “because I said so...” If you need to
the comfort level of the players when
Bullwhip............................2
make a decision, roll a die for it. If you need
you’re dealing with mature themes. Choking ...…................…2/turn to figure out how many conspirators are on
Also important are the consequences of Musket...............................12 watch as an assassin tries to get to the
sex. Some people may want it to be Pistol ....………….............8 Queen’s bedchamber, roll a die for it. If the
guilt-free while others may want to Falling................................3x turns task is really easy, give your players a +1 or
include the possibility of pregnancy. A +2 bonus to the Target Number. If the task is
Garrotte .............................4
theme of illegitimacy can be powerful really difficult, give them a -1 (remember
and the source of much conflict. Axe....................................6 rolling a 1 is always a success and a 6 is
Arrow ...............................7 always a failure).
Set the Mood Sword ...............................6
Put on some appropriate soundtrack The Scenarios Included
Punch.................................0
music (most ethereal celtic music will There are six scenarios included with this
do). Tell a visual story. “With a groan Kick...................................1
game that can be played in whatever order
you regain consciousness as cold steel Large Animal Bite ............6 you see fit. Feel free to design your own, and
presses against your wrists. Your grimy Small Animal Bite ............3 keep checking www.deep7.com for free
surroundings confirm your suspicions - Noose (per min) ...............5 scenarios to download!
you are in the dungeons. You had
expected your sister to take her revenge
The 1PG Companion
but never to such an extent and certainly not drugging your wine
For those of you who like a bit more depth to your 1PG gaming
on your wedding day!”
sessions, check out The 1PG Companion for additional tabletop
rules, such as running more detailed combat, building better
The Bad Guys
NPCs, mixing 1PG genres, additional scenarios and expanded
A good rule of thumb when creating a villain or villains is to
rules for character development and improvement.
make them durable enough to be a challenge, yet vulnerable
enough to make the players believe they have a chance. If you

Magic
This section of Idyll - Romantic Fantasy deals with the rules for
magic and magical combat that owners of the 1PG Companion
can incorporate into their games. This is an expanded version of
the quick and dirty rules into a more robust system to reflect the
generally magic-heavy settings found in the genre.
So You Want To Throw Fireballs?
It takes a very special person to master the mystic or divine
arts and this is reflected in the caster’s acquisition of the
Spellcasting skill and a sacrifice of two of their initial character
points. Characters can never become spellcasters after character
creation so, if you want it, get it then.
Magic Power Levels and Spellcasting
Spells are determined by their intensity, which is a target
number modifier. Casting a spell is done by rolling under the
BRAINS/Spellcasting target number as normal as long as the
intensity of the spell is less than the target number. If the intensity
is greater, the difference is applied as a modifier to their check.
For example, a character trying to cast a intensity 6 spell with
only a target number of 4 is going to suffer a -2 penalty to their
check. Conversely, if the intensity had been a 4 or less, it would
only require a normal skill check to cast it.
Starting Spells & Spell Creation
A starting character gets a number of spells equal to their score
in Spellcasting plus one. None of these spells can be of an
intensity higher than their BRAINS/Spellcasting score. The
creation of spells, however, is a bit trickier. It is up to the referee
and the player to create and agree upon spells before the game
begins. Alternatively, a referee who has planned a game ahead
of time may just have a prepared list of spells for the players to
choose from that matches their idea of magic in the game world.
Spells can be grouped into two types: damaging and non-
destructive magic. The damage caused by a spell is it’s intensity
rating multiplied by two (i.e. an intensity 6 Fire Blast spell will
cause 12 damage). Healing spells are the one exception to this
in that they always heal their intensity x2 - think of it as reverse
-damage. Non-destructive spells that affect a target (such as
Mental Suggestion) are just a BRAINS/Spellcasting opposed roll.
However, when the attacker is using a spell with intensity greater
than their combo stat/skill, the margin of the penalty incurred
against them is also granted as a bonus to the defender. The
duration of any non-damaging spells is equal to its intensity in
rounds.
Arcane Backlash
Magic is a fickle mistress and the consequences of failing a
casting can be severe. Whenever a character fails to affect their
target, the possibility for backlash occurs. Have the player roll a
d6, on a result of 6, backlash happens. Backlash deals the spells
intensity rating in Blood damage to the caster. The referee may, at
his discretion, also rule that a minor temporary cosmetic change
has happened to the caster (hair turns an unnatural color, leaves
sprout from their arms, etc.). These sort of changes impose a -1
penalty to LOOKS until it goes away (usually a number of days
equal to the margin of failure).
Becoming Powerful
A character may, at the end of each completed scenario, pay
two character points to permanently reduce the intensity rating of
one of their known spells by one.
Arcane v. Divine Spells
The biggest distinction between a mage and a priest is how
they power their spells and the types of magic they know. A priest
gets their power from some higher power and must make a
successful Oratory skill check before they can make a
Spellcasting check. A mage channels the power within and
requires nothing but a Spellcasting check. A mage is also,
however, barred from performing any type of magic that will heal
damage or remove detrimental effects. On the other hand, a priest
can never have more damaging spells than non-damaging ones
(priests of an evil power are not subject to this rule).
Gaining New Spells
Mages must find spells through finding forgotten lore
during their travels or getting access to one of the few rare
magical research libraries that exist. Once they find a spell they
want, a Spellcasting check (minus any penalties for the intensity
of the spell) is all that is required to learn it. Priests must please
their patron power through remarkable shows of their worship or
quests that further the power’s goals. They, like the mage, must
make a check, as above, to learn it otherwise they must wait until
they can try again.
Druids & Shamans
Druids and shamans are considered a divine magic user as
they serve to further the cause of nature and spirits respectively.
They are not limited to the ratio between damaging and non-
damaging spells like a priest but, as a balance, druids are unable
to perform magic in urban areas or dungeons. Shamans cannot
have any damaging spells but may be able to influence spirits to
stymie their enemies. Getting a favor from a spirit is the same as
a priest casting a spell - an Oratory check followed by a
Spellcasting one.
Summoning Otherworldly Beings
… is never a good idea. Most evil beings just want to break the
caster’s control so that they can get laid, cause as much misery as
possible and/or take over the world. The benevolent ones
typically speak in cryptic messages or riddles and are so con-
cerned with the larger picture of the cosmos that getting them
to do anything useful (“insignificant” to them) is a tough battle.
Admittedly, there are exceptions to both types. Summoning spells
are specific to the named being. The intensity of the spell is each
of the being’s stats, the number of skills x2, its Blood x3, and
Presence, Guts and Notoriety x2.
 Bone Dance
Intensity: 6
The Grimoire Duration: 6 rounds
Allows for communication with the spirit of a dead person.
This section is a sample list of spells that players can pick from Insect Swarm
quickly or referees can use when they need a villain or NPC to Intensity: 2
have magic. It is, by no means, a complete list as magic is as Damage: 4
boundless as your own imagination. Summons a small cloud of stinging insects against a target.
Ball of Flame Mystic Projectile
Intensity: 4 Intensity: 3
Damage: 8 Damage: 6
A small fiery ball erupts from the caster’s hand. A damaging bolt of mystic power strikes the target.
Lightning Spirit Touch
Intensity: 8 Intensity: 4
Damage: 16 Damage: 8
A bolt of lighting arcs from the caster to a target. An icy spectral hand hits the target for damage.
Slumber Evil Eye
Intensity: 4 Intensity: 1
Duration: 4 rounds Duration: 1 round
Puts a target to sleep. Any damage done to the target instantly The target suffers a -1 penalty to all actions for a round.
awakens them.
Protective Shield
Spring Rain Intensity: 4
Intensity: 5 Duration: 4 rounds
Duration: 5 rounds The target gains 4 AV to their entire body for resisting damage.
A light rainfall is called that can extinguish small fires.
Mesmerize
Light Heal Intensity: 1
Intensity: 3 Duration: 1 round
Restores: 6 damage The target looses its next action.
A minor healing spell useful for wounds that are not serious.
Ice Bolts
Moderate Heal Intensity: 4
Intensity: 5 Damage: 8
Restore: 10 damage A hail of sharp frozen icicles strikes the target.
An advanced version of Light Heal is used for serious wounds.
Water-born
Heavy Heal Intensity: 5
Intensity: 8 Duration: 5 rounds
Restore: 16 damage The target gains +5 to their swimming skill for five rounds.
The most powerful healing spell available to priests.
Minor Blessing
Resurrection Intensity: 2
Intensity: 12 Duration: 2 rounds
Restore: special Target gets a +2 bonus to the next action but -2 to the following.
Returns the dead to life but the target returns with only 1 Blood.
Ghost Body
Command Animals Intensity: 7
Intensity: 6 Duration: 7 rounds
Duration: 6 rounds The caster becomes a ghost but can be sensed by other shamans.
Allows for simple commands to nearby friendly animals.
Reflect Missiles
Plant Talk Intensity: 8
Intensity: 3 Duration: 8 rounds
Duration: 3 rounds The target of a missile attack can send it back at -1 to the original
Allows for simple communication with nearby plant life. roll to hit the attacker.

That Witch is Not
The Premise: The small remote village of Briarton is struggling
with a sickness sweeping through their town as a result of Odessa
the witch living off in the woods poisoning the water supply. She
let the oldest son of the village elder die and anyone who has
dared to venture into the woods has never returned, including the
elder’s youngest son who swore revenge. The village needs help
and appeals to the heroes to help them bring the witch to justice.
The Setup: The heroes arrive in Briarton or meet a merchant
carrying wine there. The water is not safe to drink in the village
and it won’t take long for the PCs to hear the villager’s woes and
anger at the witch for letting the oldest son die and her poisonous
revenge upon them for running her out of town. Fagin, the village
elder, begs the heroes to go take care of the witch and locate his
son who swore revenge. He has not returned.
The Real Story: There was nothing the witch could do for
the oldest son. Even her magic was too little too late. If they
had consulted her earlier instead of insisting on local remedies
and folk medicine, she might have been able to do something.
Instead, they blamed her and chased her out of town in a hail of
stones under the threat of flogging. She knows the oldest son died
of poison and that treachery was involved. However, she is now
trapped in the body of the youngest son. Shortly after her
expulsion, he used an old curse found in a book to switch bodies
with her. He, in her body, has been poisoning the water supply
with the hopes of making his aging father ill. Now that his older
brother is out of the way, he is next in line to become elder. She,
in his body, stormed off into the woods to take revenge but has
been thwarted by her own wards and the strangeness of a male
body.
The Thistlepine Forest: The forest is thick and dark. Few
foresters venture here preferring the easier logging to the south.
As such, the forest is home to many wild bears that, while they
rarely venture outside, are fiercely territorial. There are also
rumors that bandits have a hideout in the forest. The witches
small cottage lies about three-fourths of the way through the
woods and is well kept with a small herb garden.
Benford Cateray: The youngest son, Beford, is ambitious
beyond his years and not above evil to accomplish his desires.
He bought the book months ago from a gypsy and, discovering
the poison recipe and the spell to switch bodies in it, he began to
plan. The witch was the only magic user in leagues so she would
be his only threat of discovery. He doubted his ability to kill her
so he decided to implicate her in his brother’s death by delaying
any suggestions that outside help be sought until his death was
inevitable and he could turn public opinion against her. Benford,
however, is no mere schemer - he is very skilled with a sword and
is not shy about defending himself. He, like Odessa, finds his new
female body strange but it is something he is willing to do
temporarily until he can reverse the spell and have her killed.
Odessa Willowvale: The aforementioned witch, Odessa simply
enjoys her privacy and stays out of the way of Briarton unless
there is a emergency that her magic can cure. She knows the
villagers distrust her and has heard the rumors about copulating
with demons and sacrificing children. She expects little more
from uneducated bumpkins. Now, however, she has realized the
treachery being leveled against her and is furious. Her new male
body is awkward but strong. If she has to damage her old body to
get it back, so be it. Odessa has spent the last few days gathering
herbs and spell components. While her new male body may be
strange, her mind and magical ability remains as sharp as ever.
The Nature of the Spell: If Odessa or Benford dies while in their
switched bodies, the spell becomes permanent. Both know this
and are extremely hesitant to use deadly force against each other.
Interlopers, however, receive no such consideration. The heroes
should realize something is wrong when “Odessa” relies on
brandishing a sword and “Benford” is gathering spell components
or casting magic. Odessa, when encountered for the first time,
will try to explain but “his” story may not be believed. Subduing
or rendering “Odessa” unconscious and allowing “Benford” to
reverse the spell is the only possible means to end the scenario
beneficially without lasting ill feelings or irreparable harm.
Concluding the Scenario: The scenario has a happy ending if
“Odessa” is subdued, the spell broken and a confession obtained
from Benford. Odessa can brew a poison antidote but the heroes
had better do a good job of convincing her that its worth it to
improve her tarnished reputation because she still hasn’t forgiven
the villagers for running her out of town and threatening to whip
her. Fagin will spare his son’s life but sentence him to hard labor.
Possible Complications: These optional situations are here if
the referee wants to toss in more drama or if he feels the game is
moving along too quickly.
• Just as the heroes arrive at her cottage, bandits looking for a
good time attack “Odessa” (and anyone else nearby).
• The heroes stumble across a mother bear and her cubs. She
feels her cubs threatened and moves in their direction.
• Odessa in Benford’s body (or vice versa) begins to fall in love
with one of the heroes.
Bear
STURDINESS 3; LOOKS 1; CRAFTINESS 2; BRAINS 1;
BLOOD 17.
Equipment: claws (6 damage), bite (6 damage)
Bandit
STURDINESS 2/Fighting 1; LOOKS 1; CRAFTINESS: 2/Con
1; BRAINS 1; BLOOD 15.
Equipment: sword (6 damage), leather jerkin (1 AV)
Benford Cateray/”Odessa”
STURDINESS 2/Fighting 3; LOOKS 2/Charm 2;
CRAFTINESS 3/Con 2; BRAINS 2; BLOOD 20
Equipment: sword (6 damage), leather jerkin (2 AV)
Odessa Willowvale/”Benford”
STURDINESS 1/Swimming 1; LOOKS 2/Rumors 2;
CRAFTINESS 2/Running 1; BRAINS 3/Herbalism 2,
Spellcasting 3; BLOOD 17
Equipment: knife (3 damage), 3 magic spells

Sylveena
The Premise: Joquin a village boy is in love with a mysterious
half-unicorn girl. The village is in turmoil because sightings of
her at the edge of the forest have always been followed by goblin
attacks. They believe she is in league with the goblins or she is
leading them to the village so that they will leave her alone.
Joquin has been hiding her in the root cellar until his parents
found out. The two flee into the woods and the parent’s plea for
the heroes to find their son before the goblins do.
The Setup: The heroes either arrive in the village of Colton or
have spent some fruitless time investigating the rumors of the
unicorn girl. They are awoken one morning by a commotion
and the boy’s parents begging the heroes, the best armed in the
village, to find him. They will tell them in private (not in public)
that their son was hiding the girl and the two ran off.
The Real Story: The fact of the matter is that the sequence of
events detailed in “The Premise” is correct. What they don’t
know is that both the boy and the girl have been captured by the
local goblins and are being held prisoner in their camp.
Unless someone does something soon, they are to be eaten. The
goblins learned to give Sylveena a wide path months ago unless
they were in large groups. The goblins have learned about how
disorganized the nearby village can be and find them a easy target
for food. Sylveena was, in fact, trying to warn the village but she
can’t speak and her appearance just seemed to anger the humans.
She doesn’t know that they blame her for the attacks.
Sylveena: Sylveena is not going to be much help to the heroes.
She doesn’t speak although any magic users can determine a low-
powered aura about her. A successful Spellcasting check
identifies it as a type of telepathy and allows the caster to
communicate with her although her language is very crude and
broken, being more concerned with emotions rather than physical
concepts. She has no idea how she came to be - she just is.
She trusts Joquin because he was the only person to never run
or yell in fear or try to attack her. Sylveena is, however, a druid-
ess of some power although she doesn’t identify herself as such.
She just wills things to happen and they do.
Joquin: Joquin is your average teenaged boy. He’s not really
gifted in any one thing and he’s average looking but he makes up
for it in heart. Joquin showed compassion towards animals at an
early age and that has not diminished. He keeps several wounded
animals that he has found and tends to them until they can be
released. He found Sylveena one day while he was
tracking a wounded deer. It took several visits but the two have
come to trust each other and, even though Joquin won’t come out
and admit it, he is developing feelings for the strange exotic girl
that has become the center of his life. He gave her a name and has
sheltered her down in his family’s root cellar for several months
before his parents discovered her and he ran away with her before
something bad was sure to happen.
Throttlethorn Woods: Named for the belief that the trees are
so thick that they choke out even thorns, the woods are dense
and seem to resist the efforts of the few village lumberjacks. A
distinct lack of wildlife is immediately noticed. The goblins have
overhunted and scared away almost everything so they have had
to turn to raiding. The goblin village is located deep within the
forest and is only half-heartedly guarded. Most goblins consider
themselves safe from reprisal because the humans have shown a
reluctance to come after them in numbers and also the fact that, if
needed, they can hear them coming and easily escape.
The Goblin Camp: A total of fifteen goblins are currently in the
camp with another twelve hunting in another part of the forest. Of
those fifteen, six are non-combatant females and young. Joquin
and Sylveena are strung up by their heels from a tree while the
female goblins are building a bonfire. The only structure in the
camp is a badly stitched tent made from small animal hides. The
tent holds the goblin chieftain, who is currently asleep. The best
plan for the heroes is to sow confusion while trying to free Joquin
and Sylveena. Any observed attempt to steal their “food” will
enrage them and they will attack. Once free, Sylveena can aid
them with her magic and Joquin will grab a flaming branch from
the bonfire to try to protect her.
Concluding the Scenario: Assuming that the two survive, the
heroes will have to make a decision about what to do. Joquin will
not return to his parents without her and Sylveena wants him to
stay with her in the forest. Joquin’s parents are sure to be against
the idea of their son and a non-human caring for each other. A
delicate decision or some very skillful compromises must be
made or they can help the two establish some sort of life with
each other in defiance of everyone.
Possible Complications: These optional situations are here if
the referee wants to toss in more drama or if he feels the game is
moving along too quickly.
• The heroes run across the goblin hunting party before they
reach the main camp.
• Joquin’s father, taking matters into his own hands, also went
out in search and is found being attacked by goblins. Now the
heroes will have to deal with having him along.
• Sylveena is pregnant with Joquin’s child.
Goblin
STURDINESS 1/Fighting 1; LOOKS 1; CRAFTINESS 2/
Running 1; BRAINS 1; BLOOD 12.
Equipment: spear (5 damage)
Goblin Chieftain
STURDINESS 2/Fighting 2; LOOKS 1; CRAFTINESS 3/
Con 1, Running 1; BRAINS 2; BLOOD 18.
Equipment: sword (6 damage), leather jerkin (2 AV)
Joquin Veltin
STURDINESS 2/Fighitng 1; LOOKS 2; CRAFTINESS 2/
Running 1; BRAINS 2; BLOOD 15.
Equipment: torch (2 damage)
Sylveena
STURDINESS 1; LOOKS 3/Charm 1; CRAFTINESS 2/
Running 1; BRAINS 2/Spellcasting 1; BLOOD 14.
Equipment: 2 magic spells

Ghostly Orphanage
The Premise: Children in the city of Kingsport are disappearing.
The ghost of a murdered mother is stealing them away from their
unhappy homes and trying to care for them. While there are a
few that are scared witless, many have come to like her for what
she is trying to do. While she can’t physically punish them or get
them food, she offers them kindness. The children have formed
a gang that steals money and food to support the group. One of
the scared children has ran away and, in his terror, misinforms his
parents to what happened. The town is looking for a priest and
heroes to get rid of the ghost and liberate her “prisoners”
The Setup: The heroes arrive in the city or have heard about the
call for adventurers to deal with a ghost. They will be directed to
the head priest of the church who will task them with banishing
the ghost off this mortal realm. The only account he has of the
events is from the child who claims that “they” were held against
their will and that she scares them. He claims that several of them
have disappeared never to be seen again. The child tells them that
the ghost haunts the sewers but he can’t remember exactly where.
The Real Story: The true story is that the tale of a frightened out
of his wits child has been interpreted by adults into something
sinister. He is among the minority of children being cared for and
most are content with their strange new “mother.” If he had been
more observant, the children that disappeared never to return did
- they were thieving food, clothes and money to support everyone
else. Recently, they have begun to steal books, quills and ink so
that she can begin to educate them on how to read and write.
Maria Giovara: Maria Giovara is a tragic figure. The mistress of
a minor nobleman, she was murdered by his assassin before word
of his indiscretions could get out. The pain of his betrayal of their
love is what kept her bound to this world. After many years of
wallowing in misery, she began to take notice of the lives of the
living around her. She saw that many children around her were in
abusive families, abandoned or left in uncaring orphanages. She
resolved to make the most of her unlife by caring for the children
that she could never have, giving them the attention that she
would have lavished on her own.
Don’t make the mistake of believing that she is easily
manipulated. Maria, in death as in life, is a fiery passionate
woman and absolutely stubborn in doing what she believes is
right. She hasn’t killed anyone yet but she has tried to keep the
location of their living area a secret. Usually the undesirable
location is enough but she has scared off a group of vagrant orcs
that tried to invade her territory. The sewer gangs try to avoid the
area if at all possible. They don’t know that there is a ghost there
but they do know that something isn’t right about the place.
The Unused Sewer Tunnel: Thanks to years of not actively
paying anyone to clean and patrol the sewer system, it has
become infested with all manners of vermin and undesirables. It
is also not especially safe with the possibility for poisonous gas
or falling stonework ever present. Nevertheless, Maria has found
a large unused sewer tunnel that had been blocked off and this is
where she and the children live. The tunnel is connected to the
street above by a ladder so that the children can reenter without
having to brave the dangers of the sewer. Few living things like
to remain in the area, as Maria’s ghostly aura tends to make them
nervous and skittish.
This has not stopped gangs from using the sewers as quick
escape routes and a place to carry on illicit activities such as
slave auctions, and the sale of illegal drugs and stolen items.
The Bloody Knuckle Gang, composed entirely of foul orcs, is
the powerhouse beneath the streets but other gangs such as The
White-Eye and The Skull Street Gang also operates there. The
constabulary knows of these gangs but lack sufficient force or
money to hire someone to deal with them.
The Orphanage: Inside the tunnel is very clean. Maria keeps
incense burning to ward off the smell from outside and there is
plenty of food and water for everyone. There is little furnishings
outside of many piles of straw and a few rickety crates that
appear to be used for desks given school books and the
parchment with crude, beginner’s attempts at writing on them.
Regardless of when the heroes enter, Maria doesn’t sleep and will
notice them. Her first instinct is to try to scare away the intruders
and then to get her children to safety by having them escape up
the ladder.
Concluding the Scenario: The only way to get rid of Maria is an
exorcism and that requires a priest and a contested Spellcasting
check. If she is attacked, over half of the children will run to her
aid, either attacking the heroes or placing themselves in front of
her. The others will take the opportunity to run for the ladder. The
optimum course of action is to talk the situation over with her
and to reach some sort of agreement. Maria will not abandon her
“children” and many of the kids feel the same way. If the heroes
investigate these children, they will find that most are urchins,
orphans or that their parent(s) are not well-suited to raise them.
Essentially, a bunch of self-righteous people decided to make an
issue based on the terrified babbling of a child and would make
things worse for all of them if they were returned to their families
or their former lives. It is up to the heroes to sort out the situation.
Possible Complications: These optional situations are here if
the referee wants to toss in more drama or if he feels the game is
moving along too quickly.
• The heroes stumble onto a illegal slave auction in progress.
• The heroes find themselves between two gang groups out to
revenge a wrong against the other.
• Maria develops feelings for one of the heroes.
Gang Member
STURDINESS 2/Fighting 1; LOOKS 1; CRAFTINESS 2/
Running 1; BRAINS 2; BLOOD 15.
Equipment: club (4 damage)
Child
STURDINESS 1; LOOKS 2; CRAFTINESS 2/Running 1;
BRAINS 2; BLOOD 12.
Maria Giovara
STURDINESS 3/Fighting 1; LOOKS 2/Etiquette 2;
CRAFTINESS 1; BRAINS 2/Spellcasting 1; BLOOD 20.
Equipment: 2 magic spells

Dearest Sister
The Premise: A civil war has been raging in the kingdom of
Rivenson. As the heroes navigate the war-torn lands they come
across the aftermath of a battle and its lone wounded survivor,
Prince Edward Buris, whose escort has been killed. He offers a
reward to get him back home. The King is old and doddering. He
is worried about what might have happened while gone.
The Setup: The heroes arrive at the aftermath of a large battle
or encounter the wounded prince on the road trying to get home.
His bodyguard escorts has been slain. Given that he is heir to the
throne and enemies may still be around, he will offer a reward to
the heroes for making sure that he gets home safely.
The Real Story: Duke Arturus Coldstone, with plans to seize
the crown, wants the prince out of the way as the young man is
the only legitimate heir to the throne. He has hired an assassin,
the boy’s own sister! She claims to resent being born a female
and is angry that she cannot be considered to rule. “She” is, in
fact, a “he”, William Schen, the prince’s gay lover, believes that
the prince is merely using the war to abandon him. The Duke,
unaware that the “sister”is male, has done everything he can to
feed her anger.
Fleeing the Battlefield: Getting off the field of battle is easier
said than done. Prince Edward will admit that, although they
inflicted heavy losses on the enemy, they lost and they are now
in enemy territory and there is a bounty on his head. Unless he is
healed, the prince can only move slowly and enemy patrols will
be killing the fallen that still live as well as looking for stragglers.
Meanwhile Back At the Castle: The kingdom is rocked by the
appearance of Keiba Buris. Keiba, the Queen’s daughter before
she birthed Prince Edward, had been missing for years after being
stolen from her crib shortly after she was born. Her maid was
executed for the crime although no evidence was ever found.
Old King Terik did not dispute the sister’s claim, although most
believe she was illegitimate. Keiba claims to have been taken by
gypsies and raised as one of their own before she suspected her
birthright several months ago from the tale of a minstrel.
Home Safe: Upon arriving at the castle, Prince Edward will insist
that the heroes join him in the feast, which is sure to ensue upon
word of his return. He will gladly compensate the heroes
afterwards. Even he is shocked at the news of Keiba’s discovery
and claims that it will be a doubly bountiful celebration.
The Feast: Let the heroes hobnob and make conversations with
the castle staff and nobility before and during the meal. At an
appropriate time, have Duncan Mille, a minor noble, grasp his
throat, scream and fall over dead. Fortunately for everyone
involved, the goblet of wine was to be hoisted by Prince Edward
but Mille, ever the grandstander, grabbed the goblet to drink to
the prince’s health and sealed his doom. A search for the serving
girl who brought the wine in finds her body in the moat where it
was thrown from one of the towers.
Way To End A Party: Understandably, the feast breaks up
quickly after the murder. Prince Edward offers the heroes more
money to stay longer. He knows that the poison was meant for
him and wants them to try to find out who wants him dead.
Prince Edward retires to his bedchamber only to shriek loudly
only moments later. The heroes find him with his sword in his
hand and a dead viper on his bed. It was underneath his covers
and, had he not pulled the sheets back before he got into bed, it
would have gotten him. The guard at the door claims that only
Princess Keiba and the usual servants entered the room this
evening. If pressed, the guard will say that the princess brought
in a vase of flowers. Searching the vase will reveal a bouquet of
lovely flowers and a snake scale in the bottom.
That Was Too Easy!: If the heroes are having too easy a time of
it or you want to expand this scenario into a much longer session
(which we recommend), confuse the issue. Princess Keiba is the
assassin but she is able to cast suspicion on others and the feeble
old king doesn’t want to believe that she is capable of such a
thing. Prince Edward himself is unwilling to believe it but, faced
with enough evidence, will be forced to agree. Regardless of
what you choose, the assassination attempts will continue and
become more desperate until Keiba slips up and reveals her
involvement. The most important thing is the unmasking of Keiba
as William Schen and the emotional punch that it brings.
Alternatively, have her get away with it. The prince falls and
she ascends to the throne after the old king has an unfortunate
accident. She marries Duke Coldstone and he sends the heroes off
to find the killer of the prince based on new information. This is a
ruse to get them to leave while he plants some of the less valuable
crown jewels in with one of the hero’s belongings. He will brand
them thieves and place a price on their heads as well as spread
rumors that they were either the assassins or in league with the
foul murderer. This leads to an ongoing story as the heroes try to
prove their innocence and bring “Keiba” and Coldstone to justice.
Possible Complications: These optional situations are here if
the referee wants to toss in more drama or if he feels the game is
moving along too quickly.
• Another Prince Edward shows up at the gates as the heroes
arrive at the castle. Both accuse each other of being an imposter
and a spy.
• “Princess Keiba” develops feelings for one of the male heroes,
which jeopardizes her cover but she lies to him and tries to
implicate another duke as the mastermind and her as a victim.
She wants to run away with the hero.
• If not unmasked as a man, Keiba, when captured, claims to be
pregnant so that she won’t be killed. The Duke arranges for her
escape and she dogs the heroes from there on out, plotting her
revenge against them.
Princess Keiba/William Schen
STURDINESS 2/Fighting 2; LOOKS 3/Etiquette 1, Charm 1,
Seduction 1; CRAFTINESS 2/Performing 3; BRAINS 2;
BLOOD 18.
Equipment: poisoned knife (3 damage +4 damage/round)
Enemy Soldier
STURDINESS 2/Fighting 1; LOOKS 2; CRAFTINESS 1/
Running 1; BRAINS 2; BLOOD 15.
Equipment: sword (6 damage), chainmail shirt (7 AV)

The Breenstil Curse
The Premise: A strange illness is sweeping the land rendering
men weak. All the possible villains capable of such magic have
fallen victim to it and villainesses have alibis. The Queen fears
this is a precursor to war. As a precaution she has all women
drilling to become a makeshift militia but has no delusions about
their effectiveness against seasoned troops. She suggests a
dangerous quest - go to speak to the dragon atop Flintcraig
Mountain, a master of magic but also cunning.
The Setup: This scenario works best in an area in which the
heroes have been active and have established a previous
connection with the Queen. All characters must be female! A
male character under the curse will be useless and likely dead
before only a few days have passed. Once the nature of the curse
is known and not mistaken for a normal disease, the heroes will
be summoned and given the quest. NPC male loved ones or
important allies coming down with the curse could also be a
strong motivator to get the heroines to go on the journey.
The Real Story: Agatha Breenstil, branded a traitor after her last
husband tried to overthrow the king, is responsible for the curse.
She has used the blood of a slain sorceress and other arcane
components. Where she got this knowledge is a mystery because
she is not a mage. Agatha is hiding in the ruins of her husband’s
keep along with sympathizers.
The Journey to Flintcraig: The lands surrounding Flintcraig
Mountain are wild and dangerous, teaming with tribes of savage
orcs and many dangerous marshes and dense dead forests. The
heroines are sure to encounter many adventures and frights before
they even reach the mountain.
Redmaw the Dragon: Redmaw is ancient and has little interest
in the mortals below his mountain outside of occasionally taking
a cow for food. The rest of the time he slumbers or studies the
vast magic tomes and items in his hoard. He is aware of the curse
and isn’t angry at the arrival of the heroines. He, in fact, expected
someone to consult him. However, his time and advise are not
without a price. He explains that there are few of his kind left and
he desires companionship… and a heir. One of the heroines must
agree to marry him. He can magically make himself into
whatever they find desirable and they will have immense wealth.
They do not have to stay immediately but he expects them to
return to him. If they try to trick him, he will attack the humans
below until they are destroyed or she returns to him.
The Curse: Redmaw will explain the nature of the curse: it only
targets males and requires the blood of a slain sorceress, twelve
unicorn hairs, a vial of mercury and a single black pearl. These
elements, combined with the proper incantation, will release the
spell. The initial point of the disturbance in the magic web of the
universe centers on the ruins of the old Breenstil Manor far to
the north before the spell erupted in the Queen’s lands. Redmaw
suggests that they will likely find the magician there. He will
also gift them with golden medallions to aid them on their quest.
Each one grants 1 AV of protection to the entire body (the person
who agreed to his marriage demand secretly gets one that grants
2 AV). He will also offer to give them a ride for a little way on
his back. This, unfortunately, means they would have to leave
mounts and/or wagons behind but will speed up their travel time
immensely. Regardless of their decision, he will remind them of
their promise when they part company.
The Journey to Breenstil Manor: Is a long and arduous trek.
The heroines are likely to encounter wild beasts, bandits and
other people who mean to swindle or betray them. These lands
are the former lands of Baron Argus Breenstil before he was
executed for leading a revolt against the king. Many of his
sympathizers still roam the land giving lip service to the king
but secretly biding their time until they can try again. They are
extremely xenophobic and the heroines will have a hard time
finding places to stay the night or to trust. While the heroines
won’t be attacked on sight in populated areas, they are sure to
face discrimination, inflated prices and harassment.
Breenstil Manor: Is a sprawling three-story manor house with
an additional story underground. The building is very busy with
armored men coming and going. Each of them has a red rune
emblazoned on their armor. A Spellcasting check will identify it
as some sort of protection ward. While we do not provide a map
for space concerns, make the building big and stealth and guile
will prevail over a direct attack. Agatha resides in the basement
maintaining her cauldron and the spell. Defeating her or upsetting
the cauldron will break the spell.
Possible Complications: These optional situations are here if
the referee wants to toss in more drama or if he feels the game is
moving along too quickly.
• The heroines come across a enemy army camp which looks like
an advanced scouting group. It blocks their way forward.
• A wounded man on the side of the road begs for help. He is an
enemy sympathizer (although they do not know that). He will
betray them or he can guide them depending on the treatment
he receives. Stopping to help will eat into time.
• The Dragon’s medallions stop working inside the manor.
Enemy Orc/Soldier
STURDINESS 2/Fighting 1; LOOKS 1; CRAFTINESS 1/
Running 1; BRAINS 2; BLOOD 15
Equipment: sword (6 damage), leather shirt (2 AV)
Breenstil Elite Guards
STURDINESS 2/Fighting 2; LOOKS 1; CRAFTINESS 2/
Running 1; BRAINS 2; BLOOD 17
Equipment: sword (6 damage), chainmail shirt (7
Redmaw the Dragon
STURDINESS 3/Fighting 3; LOOKS 3/Charm 3;
CRAFTINESS 3; BRAINS 3/Spellcasting 3; BLOOD 40
Equipment: 7 magic spells, fire (15 damage), scales (12 AV)
Agatha Breenstil
STURDINESS 2/Fighting 1; LOOKS 2/Etiquette 2;
CRAFTINESS 3/Running 1; BRAINS 2; BLOOD 20
Equipment: dagger (4 damage), cloth armor (1 AV)

The Dowery
The Premise: Elise Debaugh, a wealthy merchant’s daughter has
fallen in love with Vincent Teaton, a poor nobleman. Her father,
Reginald Debaugh, suspects the use of a love potion and wants
the characters to investigate. The nobleman had his last wife die
under mysterious circumstances and the merchant suspects that
this is an attempt to get her dowry so that he can squander it away
as well and he doesn’t want his daughter to meet a tragic end.
The Setup: This scenario works best if the heroes have
already been active in an area and have built up a good reputation
because it would look strange for such a powerful man to just
blindly approach people he doesn’t know… although you could
play up the desperation angle or use this as an excuse that he
wants people who can’t be directly traced back to his pocketbook
to determine the “facts” for themselves.
The Real Story: In reality, no potion was used - the love is
genuine. However, since the nobleman is poor, the merchant
doesn’t want to give up her dowry and is attempting to use the
PCs to assert his claim. He has one of Vincent’s servants secretly
slipping a minor magical potion into her evening wine so that
any mages doing a simple check will detect magic. The potion
doesn’t do anything other than to help resist the common cold.
Vincent Teaton: The heroes are going to have to come up with a
good excuse to get an audience with Vincent. He is keenly aware
of her father’s dislike for him and is on guard for treachery and
deceit. Vincent is a tall, dark man that takes after his father’s
rugged looks. The only detraction from him is his dated and worn
clothing that does not reflect the current styles favored among the
nobility. Vincent, however, carries the air of nobility well and can
still a rowdy crowd with his voice. He is used to having his way
but has had to swallow his pride due to his finances and it pains
him. If questioned, he will freely admit that he wants Elise’s
dowry but, despite her being ten years younger, he does love her.
Elise Debaugh: An argument could be made that Elise doesn’t
understand what she is getting into. She is still young and Vincent
is a forceful personality that could be sweeping her along. Still,
she claims to love him and she believes it. Elise is a bit
overwhelmed by the whole romance and Vincent has been trying
very hard to protect her privacy and to lessen the pressure on her
by having others do the wedding preparations.
Reginald Debaugh: Elise’s father, however, is far more sinister.
He is very controlling of his daughter’s life and has sheltered her
for many years against any threats he perceives to her virtue. He
had Vincent’s former wife murdered in what looked like a riding
accident for the nobleman’s failure to pay the debt he owed. It is
especially galling for his daughter to fall in love with a man he
hates so much although he does his best to hide his resentment.
He is especially furious that she has moved in with Vincent and
that the impetuous young man has prevented him from seeing her.
Teaton Manor: Teaton Manor bears its age with a groan. The
place proudly displays its former glory tarnished with age. Inside,
the baroque furnishings are exquisite if old and many rooms are
locked off and bare after having its furnishings removed and sold.
Assuming that the heroes can talk their way inside, they can
easily get the run of the manor and have time to explore. Vincent
has too much of his own to do and not enough servants to bother
with keeping track of all of his guests although he is apologetic
about his lack of hospitality.
The Locked Room: One of the locked rooms is distinctive from
the others. Its golden doorknob is sculpted with wild rose vines.
The only way into the room is to locate the key or to pick the
lock. The key is kept in Vincent’s room on a prominent ornate
peg on the wall.
The locked room used to belong to Vincent’s former wife,
Rose, and has been left as it was when she died. Vincent treats
it as a personal shrine and will be very angry to find someone
else in there. However, this room also contains the only clue to
Reginald’s role in her death. A crumpled threatening letter hinting
at a “unfortunate fate” unless her husband pays his debt can be
found hastily stuffed into a book on magical theory.
Making the Connection: Rose’s horse came from her own stable
but the animal came from one of Reginald’s business ownings
and, if Vincent is asked to try to remember, was not the animal
they had agreed upon. Rose, insisting she wanted to ride
regardless took the horse out anyway and it bucked her, breaking
her neck. Vincent had the animal killed, which made Reginald
furious. This information, combined with the note, is the only
evidence that survives. It isn’t enough to convict him in a court of
law but it could be used as leverage against Reginald.
Reginald’s Revenge: This should be left up to the referee.
Depending upon how the heroes conducted themselves, Reginald
could take several avenues. The simplest of which would be to
discredit them. The most extreme being that he hires assassins
to try to kill them. Any recriminations by the heroes should be
arbitrated by the referee in regards to their legality and how much
trouble it could get them into.
Possible Complications: These optional situations are here if
the referee wants to toss in more drama or if he feels the game is
moving along too quickly.
• Reginald poisons Elise’s wine figuring that he will not let his
daughter marry trash. The heroes will have to race for a cure
and prove that Vincent didn’t poison her.
• The ghost of Rose appears to one or more of the heroes de
manding justice for her death.
• The heroes catch Vincent and Elise about ready to run off
together and need to convince them to stay so that they can
deal with Reginald.
Reginald Debaugh
STURDINESS 2/Fighting 1; LOOKS 2/Charm 2, Etiquette 2,
Rumors 1; CRAFTINESS 3/Con 2; BRAINS 2; BLOOD 18
Equipment: dagger (4 damage)
Vincent Teaton
STURDINESS 2/Fighting 2; LOOKS 3/Charm 2;
CRAFTINESS 1/Performing 1; BRAINS 2; BLOOD 20
Equipment: sword (6 damage)
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STURDINESS .{ } Equipment STURDINESS .{ } Equipment

Drinking ........ Drinking ........
Fighting ......... Fighting .........
Shooting ........ Shooting ........
Swimming ..... Swimming .....

LOOKS ..............{ } LOOKS ..............{ }

Charm ............ Charm ............
Etiquette ......... Etiquette .........
Rumors ........... Rumors ...........
Seduction ........ Seduction ........

CRAFTINESS .{ } CRAFTINESS .{ }
Con ................ Con ................
Gambling ....... Gambling .......
Performing ..... Performing .....
Repair ............. Repair .............
Running .......... Running ..........

BRAINS ...........{ } BRAINS ...........{ }

Gen. Know. ... Gen. Know. ...
Language ....... Language .......
Spellcasting .... Spellcasting ....
Oratory ........... Oratory ...........

BLOOD ............. { } BLOOD ............. { }

GUTS ................{ } GUTS ................{ }
pRESENCE.......{ } pRESENCE.......{ }
NOTORIETY .... { } NOTORIETY ....{ }
CHAR PTS ........{ } CHAR PTS ........{ }

Hit 1 2 3 4 5 6 Hit 1 2 3 4 5 6
Location Head Torso L. Arm R. Arm L. Leg R. Leg Location Head Torso L. Arm R. Arm L. Leg R. Leg

AV AV

Weapons Damage Weapons Damage