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Story by: Bret Winters

Cover:
Ted Chesky

Artwork:
Suzanne Winters
Dario Corallo

Playtesters:
George Dew
Karen Duke
Alec Groathouse
Sean Groathouse
Tony Groathouse
Todd Johnson
Aaron Keisch
Sean Mathews
Jerry Meyer Jr.
Kat Shults

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 Redpoint is in upheaval. Gomar has broken
from Demetrian rule and declared himself to be
king. A series of alliances with certain upland
despots and beast-man nations has given him
power, which he is now consolidating in
campaigns to the south of the city-state.
With King Gomar’s attention focused elsewhere,
several groups have gained power. The slavers
guild has doubled their traffic through the port; a
rise in illicit trade has generated two additional
thieves guilds to compete with the ancient
original; killers in dark robes have been spotted
all over the city; and hideous beings terrorize
neighborhoods neglected by the watch.
The Maul is an old region of the city, in the
common district and swept by decades of slaves
and other immigrants. It is now a series of slums,
and a low priority of the city watch.
There is a new evil with the Maul as its home.
Murders and abductions are at an alarming high,
and those responsible seem to be the robed
men, perhaps aided by grotesque minions. It is
beneath the notice of the government, and the
people are powerless and scared.
You are raw adventurers, ready to make your
way through the world with your steel and your
wits. Despite all the martial and criminal activity
ongoing throughout the city, it is seemingly
impossible to find work as independent blades.
But then you hear old rumors of a sorcerer' s A ST check (3/ST) can be required for physical
treasure somewhere in the Maul. Considering
your lack of prospects, you decide these are
worth investigating.
You learn the location of the Sorcerer' s Manor
from Honest Alzander, a crazy map-seller in the
bazaar of the Maul. It is an ancient structure that
pre-dates the current civilization in Redpoint, that
at one recent time housed a strange man of
great power. He has not been seen in decades,
but none who have tried to burgle or collect taxes
from the manor have returned. Now it is the
rumored home of ghosts and demons. And some
odd comings and goings…
Even though you are inexperienced, you are
confident in your abilities. So it is in the pre-dawn
darkness that you climb over the wall and drop to
the courtyard beyond. The great stone house is
fairly a fortress. But the central doors hang ajar,
and with the first light you will enter.
RULES
Legends is a role-playing game (RPG). In an
RPG, each player controls one more characters
who go adventuring.
Adventures
Adventures are designed for solitaire or group
play. In group play, one player (the GM) reads
the instructions aloud and carefully logs the
party'
s progress and game time.
CHARACTERS
Each character possesses three attributes:
Strength, Dexterity and Intelligence.
Strength (ST): Strong characters inflict and
survive more damage.
Dexterity (DX): Agile characters hit enemies
and dodge blows with greater success.
Intelligence (IQ): Smart characters are better
able to apply intellect and notice clues.
New Characters
New characters start with ST8, DX8, IQ8, and
eight discretionary points (32 total). Characters
begin with four points of skills; of which up to two
can be combat skills. Magic characters begin
with four points of spells or skills.
RESOLVING UNCERTAINTY
Passing a Check
A character hits a foe by passing a three-die DX
check (3/DX). The player rolls three six-sided
dice (3D6) and totals the results. If the total is the
character' s DX or less, he hits; otherwise he
misses. If he hits, roll for damage (see Damage).
Example
Ajax (DX11) rolls a one, three and six for a total
of 10. This is his DX or less, so he hits his target.
Checking Other Attributes
feats or an IQ check (3/IQ) for mental ones. A
four-die check is abbreviated 4/DX, 4/ST or 4/IQ.
Winning a Check
Opposing players roll dice. The character with
the higher total wins, unless his total exceeds his
attribute (+skills). On a tie, the higher attribute
wins. If both totals go over, both characters fail.
The attacker decides his number of dice first.
Example
Ajax (ST12) rolls three dice; Hector (ST11) rolls
three. Ajax rolls 13; Hector 9. Ajax' s total is
higher, but 13 exceeds Ajax' s ST12. Hector wins.
SEQUENCE OF PLAY
Legends is played in turns. Players alternate
turns until only one side survives.
Initiative
Decide initiative with a die roll. The side with
initiative takes the first turn.
Surprise
An adventure may specify that one side has
surprise. The side with surprise gets one free
unopposed turn, and then takes the first turn.
Player's Turn
The player moves each of his characters, in any
sequence, one at a time. He must complete one
character' s turn before proceeding to the next.
When he is done, the next player begins.
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Character's turn
A character can move up to his movement
allowance (MA) and execute ONE action. He
must move before acting. A character may pass.
MOVEMENT
A character's MA is half his DX, rounded down.
A character may move up to his MA in hexes
before executing an action.
Example
Ajax (DX11) moves five hexes and attacks.
Space
Only one character can occupy a space, unless
grappling an enemy. A character must stop upon
entering an enemy’s space.
ACTION
Every character can execute ONE action per
turn. An action is striking, shooting, entering a
defender' s space, grappling, etc. A character
cannot move after an action.
Strike
An attacker hits an adjacent foe by passing
3/DX. The defender can then dodge by passing
3/DX (see Reaction). If the attacker hits, roll for
damage. If the defender survives the hit and did
not dodge, he can counterattack (see Reaction).
Shoot/Throw
An attacker with a missile or throwing weapon
hits an unobstructed defender by passing 3/DX.
If he hits, roll for damage; if he fails he misses. If
the defender survives, he may immediately
counterattack (see Reaction).
A shooter cannot move in the turn he shoots,
but a thrower can. Missile range exceeds the
playing board. Throwing range is the thrower'
ST in spaces. A thrower must recover his
weapon from the target space before reuse.
Entering The Defender's Space
An attacker enters a defender' s space. The
defender can dodge away, into an unoccupied
adjacent space by winning a DX check, or he can
counterattack by passing 3/DX. Hitting adds an
extra die of damage. Characters in the same
space are now grappling.
GRAPPLING ACTIONS
Grappling Attack
Grapplers can only attack each other, and
cannot attack on the turn they enter the enemy's
space. The character winning a ST check hits his
opponent, even if it is not his turn (an unarmed
grappling attack negates armor).
Drag Grappled Opponent
A grappler drags his opponent into any adjacent
unoccupied space by winning a ST check. A
grappler with twice or more the ST of his
opponent suffers no mobility penalty and can
also attack enemies outside of his space. When
moving, he carries his opponent with him.
Escape From Grappling
A grappling character escapes into any empty
adjacent space by winning a ST check. If he fails,
he remains grappled. A character with twice or
more the ST of his opponent may freely exit the
grappling space and move and act normally.
OTHER ACTIONS
Change Weapons
A character takes a turn to change or pick up a
weapon. He cannot move in this turn.
Cast Spell
A magic user casts a spell by passing 3/IQ. He
cannot move in the turn he casts. If casting a
direct spell on an enemy, he must win an IQ
check. A caster can only cast a spell into a space
with an unobstructed line of sight.
REACTION
A defender can react to ONE of his attackers.
However, the defender gives up his following
turn. A reaction is dodging, counterattacking, or
in limited cases, entering the attacker' s space.
Dodge
A defender dodges a strike by passing 3/DX. He
must retreat away, into an unoccupied adjacent
space, or he cannot dodge. He may view the
attacker' s hit roll result but not damage roll result
before deciding to dodge. A defender cannot
dodge a missile or thrown weapon.
Counterattack
A defender surviving an attack may immediately
counterattack by striking or shooting his attacker.
s The defender hits by passing 3/DX. If he hits, roll
for damage; if he fails he misses.
Zone Of Control
If an attacker tries to move around or past an
adjacent defender without attacking or entering
his space, the defender may counterattack or
enter the attacker' s space without being hit.
INJURY & EXHAUSTION
Injury is measured in damage points;
exhaustion is measured in fatigue points. Both
are cumulative. When a character accumulates a
combination of damage and fatigue equal to his
ST or more, he is immediately incapacitated.
Damage
When all combat is over, characters suffering
damage equal to their ST or more must be
healed to a net ST of at least one. If not, they die.
Characters sustaining twice their ST or more in
damage are unrecoverable.
Fatigue
Fatigue counts towards incapacitation but not
death. Each fatigue point delivered to an
incapacitated character is a damage point. A
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character recovers one fatigue point after each Crossbow (2R) 2D6 12
encounter and recovers all his fatigue with a full Arbalest (R3) 3D6 14
night of sleep. (2) Two-handed weapon; cannot use a shield.
Recovery (G) Only G weapons can be used grappling.
Between adventures, characters recover fully. (R) Reload takes one turn.
During play, a character recovers in a week if he: (R3) Reload takes three turns.
(1) remains in one location, (2) is sheltered from (T) This weapon can be thrown.
the elements, and (3) participates in no combat (U) D3 fatigue, (+1 if the attacker is stronger).
or any other activity.
ARMOR
WEAPONS Armor (A)
Damage (D) When a character is hit, reduce his damage by
A character hitting a foe rolls the number of dice the cumulative rating of his armor.
indicated by his weapon' s damage rating. He Example
then adds or subtracts any modifiers. This total is Hector takes six damage points, but his armor
the number of damage points he delivers. stops three. He takes three damage (6-3=3).
Example Restriction (R)
Ajax hits Hector for 2D6-1 damage. He rolls a Adjust a character' s DX down by the cumulative
five and two, inflicting six points (5+2-1=6). restriction of his armor. This also affects MA.
Heft (H) Example
A weapon' s heft is the minimum ST required to Hector' s (DX12) armor has a restriction of two.
use the weapon. His adjusted DX is 10 (12-2=10). His MA is five.
Weapons Armor
UNARMED D H TYPE A/R
Unarmed (U) D3F (U) - Cloth 1/1
SWORDS D H Leather 2/2
Dagger (T) D6 - Chain 3/3
Dagger-used in grappling (G) D6+2 - Plate 5/4
Rapier D6 9 Small Shield (S) 1/0
Cutlass 2D6-2 10 Large Shield (S) 2/1
Short Sword 2D6-1 11 Tower Shield (S) 3/2
Broad Sword 2D6 12 (S)Shields cannot be used while grappling.
Broad Sword (2) 2D6+1 12
CAMPAIGNING
Bastard Sword 2D6+1 13
Experience Points
Bastard Sword (2) 2D6+2 13
Characters use experience points (XP) to buy
2-Handed Sword (2) 3D6-1 14 skills, magic and attribute points. After each
CLUBS D H encounter, every character contributing to victory
Club (T) (min 1 damage) D6-1 8 gets one XP if all enemies are killed, captured or
Club (T) D6 9 routed. Characters get no XP if they flee.
Club (2T) D6+1 9 Additionally, when a party acquires a plotword,
Mace D6+2 11 each character gains one XP.
Morningstar 2D6+1 13 Advancement
Maul (2) 3D6-2 13 Between adventures, a normal character may
AXES D H cash in 10XP for a skill or 20XP for a spell. A
Hatchet (T) D6+1 9 magical character may cash in 10XP for a spell
Axe D6+3 12 or 20XP for a skill--but only between adventures.
Battle Axe (2) 3D6 15 A character may permanently increase an
POLE ARMS D H attribute at any time, provided he spends XPs
Javelin (T) D6 9 equal to the next higher level. For example: an
Spear (T) D6+2 11 IQ13 character can spend 14XP to get IQ14.
Halberd (2) 2D6+1 13 Karma/Wish
Pike (2) 2D6 13 A character expends a karma point to re-roll one
MISSILES D H set of dice. A character expends a wish to negate
Thrown Rock D2 6 all damage, even if he was just "killed." A
Sling (min 1 damage) D6-1 8 character can use a wish as a karma point, or a
Bow (2) D6 9 karma point as one XP. Unexpended karma,
Longbow (2) D6+2 11 wishes and XP roll over to other adventures.

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Curse
A cursed character adds or subtracts one
against all his checks and damage rolls,
worsening the result. He can lift the curse by
expending one wish, three karma points, or 10
XP. Curses are cumulative.
MAGIC
A magic user casts a normal spell by passing
3/IQ. He casts a direct spell by winning an IQ
check against his target. He can only cast spells
he knows, and are rated his IQ or less.
Direct Spells
A direct spell is a spell cast directly upon a
enemy. A magic user having an enemy move
into his space can cast a direct spell or a magic
strike as his preemptive counterattack.
Dynamic and Static Spells
Dynamic spells are single-use; static spells
remain in play for the duration of the encounter.
Spells cannot be stacked; casting the same spell
on a target yields no additional effect.
Fatigue
A magic user suffers fatigue upon successfully
casting a spell (see Injury & Exhaustion). Fatigue
costs appear in parenthesis following each spell.
Multi-Hex Spells
A character with a multi-hex spell automatically
knows all lesser hex versions of that spell.
Likewise, a character learning a lesser-hex spell
automatically knows the greater-hex version
when his IQ gets to the appropriate level.
Staffs/Wands
A magic user can carry a staff or wand, which
can be any piece of wood (treat as club in
combat). The staff/wand provides a reserve of
power used in lieu of fatigue--until depleted.
Charging Staffs/Wands
A depleted staff/wand automatically recharges
overnight. New staffs start with zero capacity. A
magic user permanently increases his staff or
wand' s capacity by expending 2XPs for each
point of capacity. A magic user can only increase
the capacity of his staff/wand up to his IQ.
Metal
Excessive metal interferes with magic user' s IQ 10 Spells
ability to cast spells. As a result, magic users
wearing metal armor cannot cast spells.
CREATION
Creation magically creates physical objects in
target hexes. Creation is static.
IQ 9 Spells
Fire-1 burns two damage points on anyone in or
passing through the target hex. Armor does not
protect. Wild animals will not enter fire. (1F)
IQ 10 Spells
Flash creates a blinding flash. Everyone on the
board except the caster suffers DX-2. Not
cumulative. (3F)
Shadow-1 creates a one-hex shadow in the
target hex. All attacks into or out of the hex are at
4/DX. (1F)
IQ 11 Spells
Destroy Created Object destroys any created
object that the caster could cast. Costs (F) =
original cost of the creation.
Rope: (for binding or climbing). Binding: target
(ST20 or less) cannot move and is 4/DX for all
action. Upon passing 4/DX, rope vanishes. (2F)
Wall-1 creates a 1-hex solid wall that blocks
movement just like a real wall. Cannot be cast on
occupied space. (2F)
IQ 12 Spells
Fire-3: three-hex contiguous fire. (2F)
Shadow-3: three-hex contiguous shadow. (2F)
IQ 13 Spells
Wall-3: three-hex contiguous wall. (4F)
IQ 15 Spells
Super Rope: Same as rope spell, but works on
creatures up to ST40. (5F)
Shadow-7: seven-hex contiguous shadow. (3F)
IQ 16 Spells
Fire-7: seven-hex contiguous fire. (4F)
Wall-7: seven-hex contiguous wall. (6F)
ENCHANTING
Enchanting affects the properties or behavior of
objects and beings. Enchantments are static.
IQ 8 Spells
Blur makes the subject difficult to hit. All attacks
are 4/DX to hit the subject. (2F)
Slow slows down the target. The target can only
move 1/2 his MA. (2F)
IQ 9 Spells
Assist adds +1 to any of the target' s attributes
for the current encounter. Can use on self. (1F)
Clumsiness drops the target' s DX-1 for every
fatigue the caster spends.
Confusion drops the target' s IQ-1 for every
fatigue the caster spends.
Speed doubles subject' s MA. (2F)
Slippery Floor-1 Character in spell hex fights at
4/DX. (1F)
IQ 11 Spells
Reverse Missiles: all missiles aimed at target
attack the shooter, not the target. (3F)
Slippery Floor-3: three-hex contiguous slippery
floor. (2F)
IQ 12 Spells
Freeze freezes the target for the duration of the
encounter (does not prevent a magic user from
casting spells). (4F)
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 Invisibility: target is 5/DX to hit. (4F)
Mage Sight: see through any visual obstruction,
both natural and magical. (3F)
IQ 13 Spells
Flight: target flies 12 hexes per turn. Target is
4/DX to hit while flying. (4F)
Slippery Floor-7: seven-hex contiguous
slippery floor. (3F)
Stone Flesh gives target 4/0 armor. Cannot be
stacked with other armor spells. (3F)
IQ 14 Spells
Remove Enchantment removes any
enchantment the magic user could cast. Cost (F)
= original cost of enchantment.
Spell Shield protects the subject from any
direct spells on him. (4F)
IQ 15 Spells
Iron Flesh gives target 6/0 armor. Cannot be
stacked with other armor spells. (4F)
IQ 16 Spells
Death: gives the target one damage point for
each fatigue point the magic user expends.
HEALING
Healing facilitates rapid recovery of injury.
Healing spells are dynamic.
IQ 10 Spells
Heal Wounds: target heals one damage point
per fatigue point expended. Can treat self. Does
not work on character with damage >= ST.
IQ 14 Spells
Reverse Death revives a character killed in the
current encounter, stabilized at ST1. A character
having taken 2xST damage points is irreversibly
dead. Cost (F) = ST of the resurrected character.
IQ 16 Spells
Channel Energy: transfer damage point from
one local character to another. Direct spell if
target is hostile. Cost (F) = points transferred+3.
ILLUSION
Illusion and images are imagined objects.
Images disappear upon touch; illusions do
damage until disbelieved or killed. A character
disbelieves an image or illusion by winning an IQ
check against the caster. Illusions are static.
IQ 8 Spells
Image-1 creates a one-hex object that looks,
sounds and smells just like real. (1F)
IQ 11 Spells
Illusion-1 creates a one-hex object acting just
like real; exists until disbelieved. (2F)
Sleep-1: target immediately falls asleep. He
wakes when attacked or shaken for a turn. (3F)
IQ 13 Spells
Image-4: four-hex contiguous image. (2F)
Mind Control: Target will do as instructed
unless suicidal. Target cannot act on the turn his
mind is taken over. (5F)
IQ 14 Spells
Dispel Illusions dispels all local illusions. (5F)
Illusion-4: four-hex contiguous illusion. (3F)
Sleep-4: four-hex contiguous sleep. (4F)
IQ 15 Spells
Image-7: seven-hex contiguous image. (4F)
IQ 16 Spells
Illusion-7: seven-hex contiguous illusion. (5F)
Sleep-7: seven-hex contiguous sleep. (8F)
KINETICS
Kinetics is the ability to move remote objects.
Magic strikes (Fist, Fireball, Lightning) act as
missiles and cannot be resisted as direct spells.
Kinetic spells are dynamic.
IQ 8 Spells
Magic Fist-1 does XD6-2 damage for X fatigue
spent (max=2).
Drop Weapon target drops any object he is
carrying. (1F) or (2F) if the target has ST20+.
IQ 9 Spells
Avert-1 causes one character to end his move
two hexes farther away from the magic user than
when he started. Static spell. (3F)
IQ 10 Spells
Trip knocks victim down, causing him to lose
his turn. (2F) or (4F) if target has ST30+.
Shock Shield D6 damage (no armor) to other
characters in magic user' s hex. Static spell. (3F)
IQ 11 Spells
Avert-3 causes characters in three contiguous
hexes to end their move four hexes farther away
from the caster than when they started. Static
spell. (4F)
Magic Fist-3 same as Magic Fist-1, but for
three contiguous hexes. (2x cost of Magic Fist-1)
IQ 12 Spells
Blast does D6 damage to other characters in
the caster' s hex and every hex adjacent. Armor
does not protect. (2F)
Break Weapon shatters the target weapon.
Cannot be used on magical weapons. (3F)
Fireball-1 does XD6-1 damage for X fatigue
spent (max=3); ignites flammable objects,
making the hex a fire hex (see fire-1).
IQ 14 Spells
Fireball-3 same as Fireball-1, but for three
contiguous hexes. (2x cost of Fireball-1)
Lightning-1 does D6 damage for every fatigue
spent. (max=4)
Magic Fist-7 same as Magic Fist-1, but for
three contiguous hexes. (3x cost of Magic Fist-1)
IQ 15 Spells
Avert-7 causes characters in seven contiguous
hexes to end their move six hexes farther away
from the caster than when they started. Static
spell. (5F)
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IQ 16 Spells
Fireball-7 same as Fireball-1, but for seven
contiguous hexes. (3x cost of Fireball-1)
Lightning-3 same as Lightning-1, but for three
contiguous hexes. (2x cost of Lightning-1)
IQ 18 Spells
Lightning-7 same as Lightning-1, but for seven
contiguous hexes. (3x cost of Lightning-1)
MORPHING
The magic user assumes the shape, abilities
and DX of a creature, but retains his IQ. The
Magic user returns to human form when willed or
if unconscious. Characters cannot cast spells
while morphed. Morphing is static.
IQ 11 Spells
Werewolf: Wolf: STx1 DX13 MA8; bite D6+1;
fur 1/0. (2F)
IQ 13 Spells
Werebear: damage points taken as a bear
count as 1/3 damage point rounded up when
character returns to normal. Bear: STx3 DX11;
bite/claws 3D6; fur 2/0. (4F)
IQ 15 Spells
Weregoyle: damage points taken as a gargoyle
count as 1/2 point rounded up when character
returns to normal. Gargoyle: STx2 DX11; claws
2D6; skin 4/0; MA16 flying. (4F)
IQ 17 Spells
Weredragon: damage points taken as a dragon
count as 1/3 point rounded up when character
returns to normal. Dragon: STx3 DX13; breathe
fire 2D6+2, bite/claws 2D6+2; scales 3/0; MA16
flying. Treat breathe fire as shooting. (5F)
SEEING
Seeing is the ability to be cognizant of events,
objects and conditions in different times or
locations. Seeing spells are dynamic.
IQ 9 Spells
Reveal Magic: detect all local magic. (1F)
IQ 12 Spells
Read Mind: read one talk option ahead without
having to take the option. (1F)
IQ 14 Spells
See Future: read all options, one instruction
ahead, before deciding which option to take. (3F)
SUMMONING
Summoning calls a being from a different plane.
The being appears within two hexes of the caster
and does nothing on the turn it appears. A caster
can have only one summoned creature at a time.
The being disappears if willed away, or if the
caster is incapacitated. Summoning is static.
IQ 9 Spells
Summon Wolf: ST10 DX13 IQ6 MA8; bite
1D6+1; fur 1/0. (3F)
IQ 10 Spells
Summon Warrior: ST12 DX12 IQ8;
broadsword 2D6, shield 1/0. (3F)
IQ 11 Spells
Summon Bear: ST30 DX11 IQ6; bite/claws
3D6; fur 2/0. (5F)
IQ 13 Spells
Summon Gargoyle: ST20 DX11 IQ8 MA16
flying; claws 2D6; stony skin 4/0. (5F)
IQ 14 Spells
Summon Giant: ST45 DX10 IQ8 MA8; club
3D6+3; tower shield 3/0. (5F)
IQ 15 Spells
Teleport: teleport any character to another hex.
Cannot teleport into solid object. (1F)
Summon Small Dragon (4-hex): ST30 DX13
IQ16 MA16 flying; breathe fire 2D6+2, bite/claws
2D6+2; scales 3/0. Treat breath as missile. (6F)
IQ 16 Spells
Summon Dragon (7-hex): ST60 DX14 IQ20
MA20 flying; breathe fire 4D6, bite/claws 4D6;
scales 5/0. Treat breath as missile. (9F)
IQ 18 Spells
Raise the Dead: summon back dead character
to possess living host. Spirit retains DX, IQ, skills
and magic and adopts the host' s ST. Direct spell
against host. Costs fatigue = IQ of the spirit.
SKILLS
To use a skill, a character must roll his attribute
(+skill) or less: “Ajax (ST12 Swimming+1) must
roll 13 or less to swim ashore.”
Required Skill Checks
Sometimes the character must already know the
skill to attempt the check. The text indicates this
with the word AGAINST: “On passing 3/ST
against Swimming, Ajax swims ashore.”
Assisted Skill Checks
Sometimes the skill improves the character' s
chance of passing, but is not a prerequisite.
Adventures indicate this with a plus sign: “On
passing 3/ST+Climbing, Ajax scales the wall.”
ATHLETICS
Acrobat: reduce fall damage by 1D6 for each
acrobat level on 3/DX.
Climbing: scale obstacles on 3/ST.
Riding: ride large animals on 3/DX.
Swimming: swim on 3/ST.
SOCIAL
Charisma: control non-hostile non-player
character by winning an IQ check.
Diplomacy: on winning an IQ check, change an
"attack" option to a "talk" option or vice versa.
Leadership: leader sacrifices turn to add his
leadership rating to one character' s check.
Dwarvish: speak Dwarvish on 3/IQ.
Elvish: speak Elvish on 3/IQ.
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 Orcish: speak Orcish on 3/IQ.
Sorcerer's Tongue: speak Sorcerer' s Tongue
on 3/IQ; costs magic users 10XP.
Literacy: literacy in specific language on 3/IQ.
SURVIVAL
Land Navigation: navigate the wilds on 3/IQ.
Stalker: at the beginning of a combat, the
character (not party) gets a free turn by winning a
DX check against the opponent' s IQ.
Stealth: evade detection by winning a DX check
against enemy' s IQ.
Survival: live off land on 3/IQ.
Tactician: in an encounter, the character can
steal initiative by winning an IQ check.
Tracker: track quarry across the wilds on
winning an IQ check.
THIEF
Locks: pick locks on 3/DX.
Streetwise: negate surprise by winning an IQ
check against the enemy' s DX.
Thief: steal objects on 3/DX.
Traps: detect/remove traps on 3/IQ.
TRADES
Alchemist: create potions on 3/IQ; costs 10XP
for magic characters.
Animal Handler: prevent animal attacks by
winning an IQ check.
Bard: gives one member in his party one karma
point in the current adventure, per level of bard
on 3/IQ. Bard must be alive to use.
Crafts: carpenter, farmer, mason, smith,
weaver; earns daily skilled labor rate on 3/DX.
Herbalist: use herbs and plants on 3/IQ.
Jeweler: craft metals and gems on 3/IQ.
Medic: heal one damage point per medic level
for damage sustained in current combat on 3/IQ.
Used after combat is over. Can be used across
multiple characters.
Merchant: purchase goods at 10% off list price
for each merchant level by winning an IQ check.
Navigator/Pilot: navigate/pilot on 3/IQ.
Scholar: know history and science on 3/IQ.
Seaman: handle waterborne vessels on 3/IQ.
COMBAT
Each level is +1DX to hit OR +1 damage;
decide before attacking. Multiple levels cannot be
split.
Axe: +1 with an axe, mace or club.
Bow: +1 with a bow.
Dagger: +1 with a dagger.
Pole Arms: +1 with spear/halberd.
Sling: +1 with sling.
Sword: +1 with a sword.
Unarmed: +1 damage or +1ST grappling.
THE ADVENTURE
Entries
The adventure comprises a series of numbered
entries. Do not read the entries sequentially, they
are intentionally scrambled. As you play, you will
be directed to the different numbered entries.
Options
While reading an entry, you will find options
directly followed by numbers in parentheses. If
you decide to take an option, turn immediately to
the corresponding entry number. Continue
playing from that point.
Plot Words
Occasionally, an upper case word in
parentheses follows a sentence or phrase. This
indicates that you have now acquired this plot
word. Retain all plot words until specifically
instructed to discard them. Plot words have an
impact on your fate.
Game Board
Letters correspond to locations on the game
board. For example, you might read that “You
are at A in a Type III room.” Find the Type III
room on the game board and place your
characters on the hexes marked A. If all A hexes
are full, place your characters immediately
adjacent.
Making Observations
Any option preceded by a tilde (~) requires that
one character in the party attempt a 3/IQ check.
If the character passes, turn immediately to the
corresponding entry. If the character fails, the
option is not available.
Encounters
Whenever the party selects the attack option,
the party has the initiative. Whenever the party
selects the talk option, players must decide what
they will say before proceeding. Unless
otherwise stated, adversaries fight to the death.
Dead adversaries do not rejuvenate upon
subsequent visits. Only once all adversaries are
defeated can the party loot bodies, search the
location or leave through a different entrance
than the one used to enter.
Checking at Encounters
When the party is asked to pass a check at an
encounter, the party elects one character. That
character has one chance to pass the check, or
he fails and the party suffers the consequences.
Characters
All characters are fully provisioned with food
and water. Normal characters begin with a
weapon, armor up to Chainmail, and either a
shield or an additional weapon. Magic characters
start with a staff of capacity equal to the
character' s ST. Each character begins with 10S
(silver shillings).
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Leaving Characters Behind
A party may leave companions behind, but upon
returning to that entry, one player rolls one die.
On a one or two, the companion is still there in
the same condition as before. Otherwise the
companion is gone, never to be heard from
again.
Economics
Money is denominated into Copper Pennies (C),
Silver Shillings (S), Gold Crowns (G) and
occasionally, Gold Royals (R). There are 10C to
1S, 10S to 1G, and 20G to 1R, which is more of
a bar than a coin.
Time
Since the adventure takes place over the span
of one day, there is no opportunity for wound
recovery.
Special Notes
The six grey circles on the board denote
columns. These spaces are completely off-limits.
The columns block all movement, sight and
missile weapons fire. Unless otherwise noted,
these columns are always in play.
Conversely, the stairway in the middle of the
board is non-existent unless otherwise noted.
Begin
Go to (000) and begin.
000
The pre-dawn cold chills you to your bones. The
eastern glow brightens to reveal the time-
ravaged manor, an intricate house of gothic
splendor. The weight and scars of time have only
accented the dark grandeur. You cross the
courtyard, coming upon a small porch. Before the
fractured doors, flies buzz over the putrid body of
a Tigran; she has been eviscerated. Weapons
and spells ready, you push aside the remains of
a once stout portal, and enter the sorcerer' s flail toward you.
manor through the North door (001).
001
This is the entrance hall to the sorcerer'
s manor.
Light-beams, stabbing through rotted holes in the
walls, reveal a once-regal room decayed by time
and violence. In the middle of the room lie many
bodies: a dwarf, two humans, three Orcs, and
five unidentifiable. You can tell these are victims
of different combats, given the range of
decomposition. Reddened rats scurry away as
you enter.
You can go down hallways leading east (020) or
west (045). To the south a hallway extends
beyond a pair of open doors (011). If this is not
your first time here, you can leave the manor
through the north door (049). You may also
search the room ~(018).
002
There are several bodies cocooned here. Now
drained husks, they have long ago been looted.
As you look up, you see a backpack webbed to
the ceiling. There seem to be enough handholds
in the decayed wall to reach it.
You may leave down the stairs (011), go north
(025) or you may try and retrieve the pack by
passing 3/ST+CLIMBING (016). However, each
failure results in the character taking 1D6
damage, no armor.
003
“The Worm God hungers, my loves,” one of
them states. “We are the Dwargs. You people
call us ‘sewer dwarves.’ We will fight for our
rightful place in the world--and you must know
what that is. Softening the Earth with blood, for
its return. Surely you recognize our might, and
see your destiny as worm food.” The Dwargs
attack with initiative (014).
004
There is a gas canister behind the panel that
activates the secret door. Now that you have
found it, it is an easy task to disarm it.
You may head south, down the short hallway
beyond the secret door (010), or leave to the
east (040) or west (001).
005
At one time, this was probably an opulent
bedroom. Now it is burned, but not by fire. An
alchemist will recognize acidic action on the
ancient furniture and the walls. Holes eaten
through the paneling let light pour in. But at the
center of the room lies a pool of shadow. As you
enter the room, two slimy worms, each over a
meter in length, crawl out of this darkness and
You are at B on the board; two worms are
adjacent to “column” Y, which is the pool of
shadow. A is north. Every five turns, if the worms
live, two more sewer-worms emerge from the
pool. If you survive, you may search the room
~(008) or depart to the east (025).
• Sewer-worms (2): ST6 DX11 IQ3; Acidic Bite
2 damage (no armor); Hide 1/0. Missile weapons
are -2 to hit these writhing worms.
006
“And jusst what would we have to ssay?” He
hisses in the common tongue. “Ssoon, you will
be dead. All peopless. Praisse Set.” You wonder
if these creatures account for some of the
sightings and violence in the Maul. He pauses as
if ready to strike, then speaks. “Thiss iss older
than your race. You are innocent of original ssin,
but you musst sstill pay.” The serpent attacks
with initiative (SERPENT) (017).
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This is the diary of the elven wizard Myseere.
Evidently, he came with a companion to search
the manor for spell books, twelve years ago
according to last entries. You read the final lines,
written with the precise elven characters but by a
frail hand.
“Jubal is dead, and I bleed beyond hope in this
hall. Such is the fate of Myseere. To whoever
finds this journal, deliver it to my family in the
Everbleak marshes. As a reward for the task, I
have hidden a spell under a loose floor stone in
the kitchen. “
There is no more. The bodies on the floor are
obviously more recent than Myseere’s death.
You leave the room (001) (MYSEERE).
008
You find a small metal case that has survived
the acid of the worms. There is nothing inside,
but this is a durable container! It is big enough to
contain several documents. In the ruins of the
bed, you find a blue metallic torch. There is no
obvious way to light it (005).
009
Before you can effectively strike, a small
lightning bolt 1D6 zaps the attacking characters.
“Please be careful my friends, there is no point in
violence here.” The apparition pauses and says
“Now, what may I do for you?” (025).
010
You find yourselves in a bizarre antechamber,
with a host of horrific artwork arranged about a
bench. These paintings and sculptures depict a
variety of tortures and perversions. The scenes
are uncannily graphic. You are repulsed--but
there is a hideous, hypnotic power here. From a
painting at the opposite end of the room, a
shadow emerges and drifts toward you.
Every character must make a 3/IQ check to
resist a direct Mind Control spell. If they fail, they
are initially helpless during the upcoming fight,
until hit in combat the first time, when they regain
their senses.
You are at A on the room board; the shadow is
at C. The stair in the middle of the room is
actually a bench; it cannot be moved through,
though you may fire missile weapons or spells
over it. The shadow has initiative. If you survive,
you may search ~(023) or leave to the north
(020).
• Shadow: ST12 DX9 IQNA; Unholy Touch 1D6
(no armor); Shadow Form 3/0.
011
This dim area stinks of decayed flesh, and you
hear low noises. You come to a large room with
a staircase in the center, leading upward. Your
eyes momentarily water as you step into the
room. When your eyes adjust, you see madness.
Two gore-spattered, degenerate dwarves are
hunched over a gasping, vivisected humanoid,
feasting. The humanoid quivers in its death
throes. The dwarves look up at your entrance,
and emerge from red pools and clumps. You
may talk to them (003), or attack with initiative
(014).
012
It is difficult to tell whether the tunnel is roughly-
hewn or crumbling with age. There are caged
fire-bugs in sconces along both walls. It goes on
for 100 meters or so before you come to a room
reeking of mud and venom. It appears empty at
first, but then you make out a form slithering
upright. “Vissitorss,” it says. “Good.”
You may flee back down the tunnel (040), attack
the serpent-man (017), or try to talk with him
(006).
013
You have shown the small, strange idol to
several sages, but none are able to ascertain
anything about its origins. On a tip, you visit a
wise woman among the Shod, a local human
ethnic group that still maintains a sense of
identity. She is cold and uninterested until you
display the idol.
“By Thanatos’ grim scythe! That is a
representation of Bosk, an ancient hero.” She
touches it with trembling fingers. “So much of
what we were as a people is gone, first through
enslavement and then assimilation.” A few tears
run down her age-seamed face.
“Obviously, we are poor and I cannot pay you
for this. But I will instead give you a half-dozen
vials of Mashu (a concoction made by the Shod,
healing 3 hits per vial) and I will sing your praises
to our people. You may accept or decline (049).
014
They yell and charge you, with froth, blood, and
curses flying from their lips.
You are at A on the room board; the enemies
are at C. A is north; the stairwell in the middle of
the board is a solid obstacle for this fight. The
Dwargs fight to the death. If you survive, you
may search ~(021), leave to the north (001) or
take the staircase to the upper level (030).
• Sewer-dwarves (Dwargs) (2): ST11 DX12(9)
IQ8; axes D6+2; Chainmail 3/3, Small Shield 1/0.
015
You discover an odd parchment in a corner of
the room. It depicts a strange door, and
pictographically elaborates on how to open it.
You investigate the tunnel leaving this chamber,
long enough to know that it stretches on for many
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miles – too many to explore now. You decide to
leave (040).
If you run through the Sewers of Redpoint, you
may use these instructions to open a certain
door. If you find yourself at instruction (10) during
the course of that adventure, you have the option
of going to instruction (82) and continuing from
there.
016
In the backpack you find a stone flask, a bag of
40 silvers, and an odd blue gem that glows
faintly.
Pass 3/IQ against SCHOLAR or ALCHEMIST to
determine what is the stone (022). Pass 3/IQ
ALCHEMIST, HERBALIST or MEDIC to identify
the potion (019). You may leave by the hallway
to the north (025) or down the stairs (049).
017
You are at C on the room board; the serpent
man is at A; A is north. The serpent-man has
initiative. The first turn, he successfully casts the
Stone Flesh spell. If you survive, you may search
the room ~(015) or depart (040).
• Serpent-man: ST14(10) DX11 IQ13; Broad
Sword 2D6; Hide 1/0, Stone Flesh 4/0.
018
On one of the bodies, you find a purse with 20
silver pieces. Under a pile of wood and plaster,
against a wall, you find a small book. You can
read it if you are literate in Elvish (007) or you
move on from the room (001).
019
This is drang, a powerful but vile concoction of
some forgotten culture. By drinking it and
passing 3/ST, a character is healed of all poison
and disease, and eight hits of damage. There is
enough here for two doses (016).
020
This was a dining hall. The once-elegant table is
fractured and decayed, and rotted tapestries still
cover parts of the walls. A long table, still
standing after these years, divides the foul-
smelling room. On the floor, you make out more
bodies. There are two fairly recent corpses, and
a dozen or so skeletal forms. As you watch in the
dim light, some of them stir and begin to rise: two
skeletons wielding axes and shields. Their jaws
are clacking, as if they are taunting, as they
advance upon you!
You are at D on the room board; the skeletons
are at B. A is north; the stairway in the center is
the table (it cannot be moved through, though
you may fire missiles and spells over it.) If you
survive, you may search the room ~(024), head
down the eastern (040) or western (001)
hallways.
• Skeletons (2): ST14 DX9 IQ9; Axe D6+2;
Shield 1/0; Skeletal Body 2/0 against piercing
weapons, or 0/0 against swinging weapons.
021
On one of the Dwargs’ bodies, you find a
cameo, with a miniature painting inside, of a
beautiful woman (CAMEO). There is nothing else
of note in the room, aside from the precisely
dissected body (014).
022
This is a power stone. Each day it allows the
wielding mage an extra three fatigue, in the same
manner as a staff (016).
023
You find the body of an adventurer in the
corner, stuffed under a hollow pedestal. There
are two stone vials in a pouch at his belt, and
nothing else of value.
If you pass 3/IQ ALCHEMIST, MEDIC, or
HERBALIST, you identify the potion in the stone
vial as Mashu, a concoction made by the Shod, a
local ethnic group here in Redpoint. It heals 3
hits per vial. Otherwise, you deem it a bad idea
to sample it now, and save it for later. You now
leave the room and head north (020).
024
There are a half-dozen more skeletons strewn
about the floor, but none are moving. Among the
debris, you find a pair of silver candlesticks that
should fetch a nice sum at any market (200S). In
the middle of the south wall, you find the outline
of a door in the stones.
If you pass a 3/IQ+TRAPS, go to (004).
Otherwise, as you find the panel that activates
the door, a jet of dark gas sprays from the wall.
Everyone who fails a 3/ST check takes 2 hits of
internal damage as their lungs are burned! When
able to continue, you may head south, down the
short hallway beyond the secret door (010), or
leave to the east (040) or west (001).
025
You come into a room lit by series of small
gems set into the ceiling, and at several desks
spaced out about the room. Every possible
available measure of space along the walls has
been covered by shelves, stacks of books and
scrolls. There are a trio of recent bodies on the
ground, and several skeletons as well. A
luminous being appears before you, not quite
substantial. “Yes?”
You may attack (009), reach for one of the
manuscripts (038), speak with the being (029),
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leave to the south (030), the west (005) or the
east (042).
026
“That is indeed her likeness,” Honest Alzander
says through his gap-toothed grin. "And I heard
of who it was that took her. Maybe even where
she is--an old church, converted to a
warehouse.” 20S later you have purchased a
map from him of the late Gothic period of
Redpoint’s architectural history. With Alzander’s
commentary, you pinpoint several possibilities.
That night you get to work, and the first one you
investigate, belonging to the Drake shipping
family, is empty. Save for a single prisoner. As
you approach the bound woman, there is
movement in the darkness about you.
You are within three hexes of X on the room
board; two Dwargs are at A and two cultists are
at C. A is north. If you survive, you have rescued
fair Saelia! You return her to her father – who is
now under house arrest, being held for ransom.
Nonetheless, he gives you 500S, and she gives
you a kiss (049).
• Sewer-dwarves (Dwargs) (2): ST11 DX12(9)
IQ8; Axe D6+2; Chainmail 3/3, Small Shield 1/0.
• Cultists (2): ST12 DX12(10) IQ8; Broad Sword
2D6; Cloth 1/1, Large Shield 2/1.
027
You find a sloppily-concealed trapdoor in one
corner of the room. It is well-oiled; the serpent-
men must travel this way. You carefully lift it and
see a short drop to a tunnel running south. Foul
vapors drift toward you. You may investigate the
tunnel (012) or leave to the west (020).
028
The first wound Ximon takes, he curses you and
teleports on his next action. You cannot trace
him. You have made a powerful enemy (XIMON)
(035).
029
It is talkative. “I am the sorcerer'
s librarian. Very
important, you know. Though he hasn’t asked for
my assistance in a while. May I help you find a
spell?”
A magical character may receive a scroll with
any single spell he has the IQ to cast; after the
adventure, he may study it and gain that spell,
without having to pay experience points. You
have the plot word (LIBRARY) (025).
030
The stairs from the first floor meet this dank,
moldy room. The ceiling is lost in blackness;
there is an archway to the north, and a hallway
beyond. The room is empty. As you cautiously
pass through, there is movement from above.
Spiders… big spiders…
You are at C on the room board; the spiders are
at A; A is north. The stairway in the middle of the
board is a solid obstacle for this fight. If you
survive, you may search ~(002), or exit either to
the north (025) or down the stairs (011).
• Spiders (2): ST6 DX12 IQ5; Bite 1D6-1;
Special – poison: On an attack that penetrates
armor, if the defender fails 3/ST, he takes an
additional 1d6-1 poison damage (armor does not
protect against this poison damage).
031
You place the torches in the appropriate
brackets. They suddenly flare to life, and the wall
between them becomes dark and then opaque,
as if you are looking through a membrane. You
realize this is a mystic gate. You may step
through (035) or leave to the west (025).
032
You find the loose stone. Underneath you find a
scroll case. On the scroll is the Rope spell. After
the adventure, you may learn the spell, provided
you have sufficient IQ (040).
033
“This does match the description of jewelry she
wore. Where did you find this?” The sergeant
seems earnest about his work. You describe the
fight with the Dwargs--including the body, but
without the vile feasting.
“I see. Well, as long as she has been missing, it
is unlikely they would have just killed her, so that
probably wasn’t her body. Dwargs? There have
been reports in certain areas of the city, of
strange dwarves living in the sewers. But I
always thought that Gomar had this lassie
kidnapped. Huh.”
With no more information, if you pass
3/IQ+STREETWISE you can gather more
information from street contacts (026), or you can
look for further employment (049).
034
The serpent-man’s words about the dark god
Set resurface on in your mind. You make
inquires and learn of a sage named Moffitt.
“Interesting…though it may be a hoax. A few of
those are going around.” He glances at your
sword. “Nothing personal.” He looks at the map
you recovered. “This appears authentic. Some of
these hieroglyphs I recognize. Hmm… Maybe
you could scout one of these locations for me?”
Yes (044) or no (049).
035
You experience a sudden nausea, but it passes
and you find yourself in a cold chamber of black
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stone, the gate to your back. In the center of the
room is a large, blood-drawn pentagram. Within
it, dark forces swirl and seem to be coalescing.
On the opposite side of the pentagram from you,
a man in black robes chants and gestures, his
concentration being on the events in the
pentagram. Beside him are two skeletons. As
soon as you enter the chamber, they come to life
and advance upon you. He looks up, startled at
your entry, and he stops his chant. The power
that was being concentrated in the pentagram
disperses, but a dark tension remains in the
room, wanting to integrate.
“How did you get in here!” He thunders. His
distinct baritone deepens as his black eyes shine
from under the hood. “No matter. Once you are
dead, an avatar of my lord, the Worm God, will
writhe forth. I am Ximon, and you have angered
me greatly.”
You are at C on the room board; X and the six
adjacent hexes constitute the pentagram. The six
grey circles represent solid columns; characters
may neither move into or fire through those
spaces. The wizard is directly across the
pentagram from you. A skeleton stands at B and
at D. Any character stepping into the pentagram
is sucked into a demonic world and is considered
killed. The mage will cast 2F Fireball spells (2D6-
1), until he is hit for the first time, in melee or by
missile/spell, whereupon he reacts unexpectedly
(028). If you survive, you can look around (047)
or step back through the gate (042).
• Ximon: ST14 DX12(10) IQ15; Staff 1D6;
Leather Armor 2/2; Spells: Fireball; Teleport.
• Skeletons (2): ST14 DX9 IQ9; Axe D6+2;
Shield 1/0; Skeletal Body 2/0 against piercing
weapons only.
036
The stairs are ill defined and worn, as if made
and used for serpent bodies. You go down
slowly, and at that pace you have little difficulty.
Your torch occasionally wavers, indicating that
there is some air flow. You eventually come to a
landing. Several tunnels join here, forming a kind
of crossroads chamber. There is a strong odor of
scales and venom. You can make out distant
sibilant sounds, though you cannot tell from
which tunnel they drift. As you look about, four
serpent-men, two with blades and two with bows,
wind into the chamber. “Humanss are bold,” says
one. "But it ssavess uss having to hunt for food.”
You are at D on the room board; the serpent-
men are at B. A is north. The stairway in the
middle of the board is a solid obstacle. If you
survive, you search (048).
• Serpent-men (4): ST10 DX11 IQ11; Bow 1D,
or Cutlass 2D6-2; Hide 1/0, Small Shield 1/0.
037
You look around the room but find no treasure.
You realize you have come to a dead end. As
you are about to leave, you look at the wall that
the cultists were standing by expectantly. About
five meters apart from each other are two torch
brackets, one red and one blue.
If you have found two torches in your adventure
through the manor and you wish to place them in
the brackets, go to (031). Otherwise, you leave to
the west (025).
038
A small lightning bolt 1D6 leaps out from the
book before you touch it, hitting you on a 12 or
less. “Next time, the bolt will be substantially
more powerful, if what I have seen previously is
indicative of what is about to transpire.” The
being seems to grow in stature a bit. “Now, what
may I do for you?” (025).
039
You find a silver dagger in the hand of one of
the statues; it is easily removable, and fit for use.
You also find a torch of red metal, though there is
no apparent way to light it. You do not find the
bell you heard. Return to the east (001).
040
At one time, this was used as a kitchen. Old
utensils still hang above splintered counters. As
your eyes adjust to the new gloom, you see
sinuous movement. “Hu-manssss,” a voice
hisses from the dark. “Alwayss curiouss. Makess
you vulnerable, for our return. Praisse be to Set.”
Two serpent-men rise and quickly slither toward
you!
You are at D on the room board; the serpent-
men are at B. A is north; the circles are
impassable columns. If you survive, you may
search ~(027) or leave to the west (020). If you
have the plot word MYSEERE, go to (032).
• Serpent-men (2): ST10 DX11 IQ11; Bow 1D,
or Cutlass 2D6-2; Hide 1/0, Small Shield 1/0.
041
A week later, after you have healed, you look to
sell the cameo. There are a few reputable
jewelers in the Commons, and the one you take
the cameo to, a dwarf, recognizes the woman in
the picture. “That is the daughter of the
Demetrian ambassador. I can’t touch this; there
will be too many questions for one such as
myself. You can sell it to someone in the street
for 50S (049) or take it to the constable (033); I
don’t care. Nice shoes.”
042
Once this was a fantastic laboratory, with glass
and metal tubes, and beakers, and tools. Now
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these are all smashed, and this is apparently a
rough barracks of some kind. Two armed men in
robes, who appear to be waiting for something,
yell at your arrival and draw weapons. You can
tell negotiation will not work here, as they charge
you!
You are at A on the room board; the cultists are
at C; B is north. If you survive, you look around
(037).
• Cultists (2): ST12 DX12(10) IQ8; Broad Sword
2D6; Cloth 1/1, Large Shield 2/1.
043
When your character wishes to spend XP to
acquire a spell, he may do so from the librarian
here at the manor, up to three times. On the
fourth time, the sorcerer has returned--but that is
another tale (049).
044
All work, no reward…why were you doing this
again? You scout several of the locations Moffitt
gives you, but they have all so far turned up
empty or non-existent. Maybe the map was a
decoy, or perhaps a plan of what is to be rather
than what is. Or maybe it marks time-lost
locations?
You look at the last spot he gave you, an old
municipal building. For the last century or so it
has been deserted and used as a refuge by the
homeless. You are somewhat surprised to find a
hollow space behind a crumbled wall. You see a
sinuous rune, nearly faded by time, on the panel
facing you. You push it open, and foul air wafts
up from descending stairs. You may continue
(036) or leave (049).
045
This large room is a hall of statues. A half-dozen
are spaced about in the gloom, of varied warriors
and monsters, all poised for battle. There is the
hollow sound of a distant bell, and then one of
the marble figures creaks to life! It is the statue of
a large, muscled wrestler. It comes toward you
with surprising agility!
You are at B on the room board; the living
statue is at Y; A is north. The statue grapples the
closest character. If you survive, you may search
~(039) or leave, back to the east (001).
• Living Statue: ST15 DX10 IQNA; Grapple
1D6+3; Stone Skin 4/0.
046
The Everbleak marshes are far to the southwest
of Redpoint, and they are home to Myseere' s Elves are rare in this part of the world, though
elvin tribe. Retain this plot word for use in The
Dark Vale (049).
047
There is seemingly little of value in this dark
room. If you pass 3/IQ against JEWELER, you
retrieve a perfect opal (300S). If you pass 3/IQ
against SCHOLAR, you find a small, curious idol
among others of little worth (IDOL). When ready
to leave, you step back through the gate (042).
048
You find nothing around the room that seems
significant, but on one of the serpent-men, you
find an amulet that makes you shudder. Though
repulsed, you take it with you to show Moffitt.
When you return, you describe to him the deep
crossroads and he is frightened. But when you
produce the amulet, his eyes bulge. “These are
no mere Set-worshipping serpents. This amulet
is known to me as a Venom-mark. As I
understand it, only those who have sworn their
lives to killing all for Set, essentially becoming a
berserker, are given these by the vile priests. “It
seems we have enemies below our very feet.”
He gives you 40S, and says that he will pursue
his studies, and will try to communicate his
findings to those in Gomar’s court that would be
willing to listen. He may contact you for further
aid in the future (049).
049
You have survived! Congratulations. This is
worth an extra XP on its own merits. Likewise, if
you encountered Ximon and earned his enmity,
that is worth another XP. You have put a few
more coins in your purse, and have a tale to tell.
You may have acquired some plot words. You
may rest up to your full strength, and then
investigate them: CAMEO (041); MYSEERE
(046); LIBRARY (043); SERPENT (034); IDOL
(013).
APPENDIX A: RACES
Humans comprise a multitude of sub-races, a
few native to the Stormreach peninsula, plus a
dozen waves of immigrants and slaves. Thus a
Redpoint native human may be of any skin hue.
Dwarves were dominant here a millennium ago,
but were displaced by human invaders. There
are now only several minor, isolated kingdoms in
the mountainous spines to the peninsula.
The Tigrans originate from the grasslands along
the eastern coast of the peninsula. They are
numerous, and Gomar has allied with them
rather than attack them.
there are two established communities on the
Stormreach. One is to the southwest in the
Everbleak marshes; the other is far upland, in a
wooded vale to the southeast.
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 Orcs were long ago driven to the marshes along
the western coast. Over 50 years ago, hordes
swept across the reach, but they were eventually
destroyed, and the war was then carried deep
into the marshes. The Orcs have yet to recover,
and are rare outside of their dank homelands.
Ursans are bear-men. They live in tribal nations
in the uplands. Gomar has exploited natural
rivalries to become a power among them.
Gnomes dwell in hills far away from settled
areas. They are generally reclusive, but some
young gnomes get wanderlust before they retire
to their burrows.
Caprians, or goatmen, were believed to be
extinct for the last millennia or so; recently, they
have been encountered in the hills and marshes
and western shores.

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