A C ES
You d o n ot n eed to u se th e Su i t to d eter m i n e
ton e f or Aces. Si m p ly l et th e stor y tel l i tsel f
as y ou see f i t. Keep i n m i n d th e i tem s,
p eop l e, an d even ts f r om p ast l etter s.
Fi r st A ce: T h e cr eatu r e h as attacked agai n .
U n f or tu n ate f or th e v i cti m , bu t a str on g l ead
i n y ou r case. You i n vesti gate f u r th er .
W h at h ap p en ed an d w h er e d oes i t
l ead y ou f or y ou r n ex t cl u e?
1 T h e v i cti m su r v i ved th e attack
2 T h e cr eatu r e l ef t th ei r m ar k
3 T h er e w as a w i tn ess to th e attack
4 T h e v i cti m 's bod y h el d a cl u e
5 A cam er a r ecor d ed th e attack
6 T h e v i cti m l ef t a m essage bef or e d y i n g
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1 To an oth er v i cti m
2 U n d er gr ou n d
3 To gl i m p se bey on d th e vei l
4 To an aban d on ed p l ace
5 To a p l ace of p ow er
6 To an u n f r i en d ly ter r i tor y
Seco n d A ce: You f ace th e cr eatu r e. T h e
weight you carry cau ses y ou to stu m bl e, bu t
a r el i c/ w eap on h el p s y ou escap e.
You 'l l n eed h el p w i th th i s assi gn m en t .
W h o i s y ou r al ly an d w h er e can th ey
be f ou n d ?
1 A sh am an 4 A h al f - an gel
2 A vam p i r e 5 A p sy ch op om p
3 A n al ch em i st 6 A seer
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1 M or gu e 4 H om el ess cam p
2 M u seu m 5 D i ve bar
3 Cath ed r al 6 L u x u r y ap ar t m en t
T h ey of f er y ou an ad d i ti on al r el i c
to u se f or th i s assi gn m en t .
T h i r d A ce: T h e cr eatu r e h as seen y ou r f ace
an d k n ow s h ow to h u r t y ou . I t str i kes back .
W h at h ap p en ed ?
1/ 2 You r al ly i s att acked
3/ 4 You r al ly i s k i l l ed
5/ 6 You r al ly i s taken by th e cr eatu r e
U n l ess y ou can l et go of th e weight
you carry, m or e p eop l e w i l l be h u r t.
I n th e d ay s f ol l ow i n g th e att ack ,
w h at begi n s to ch an ge y ou ?
1 Som et h i n g som eon e sai d
2 Som et h i n g som eon e d i d
n g d a r k
Ri s i
3 A h ear ten i n g ex p er i en ce
4 Som et h i n g w r i t ten
5 A tr u th y ou r eal i zed / d i scover ed
6 A p ai n f u l ex p er i en ce
Fo u r t h A ce: You f ace th e cr eatu r e on ce AN ADVENTURE BY MAIL
agai n , bu t n ow th e weight you carry i s gon e.
N o l on ger h el d back , y ou over com e an d BY DANIEL TOZIER
d ef eat th e cr eatu r e.
W h er e d oes th e f i gh t take p l ace an d L os A n gel es. Ci t y of A n gel s. N ever bef or e
h ow ar e y ou w ou n d ed ? h as a p l ace been so p oor ly n am ed , a f act y ou
k n ow bett er th an m ost . A s a l ow ly
1 U n d er gr ou n d f oot sol d i er f or T h e Sect , i t 's y ou r job to
2 A cr ow d ed p l ace m ai n tai n som e sem bl an ce of bal an ce an d
3 You r h om e p eace betw een th e obl i v i ou s w or l d of
4 A n aban d on ed p l ace m or t al s an d th e f ou l cr eat u r es th r eaten i n g
5 A r oof top to sp i l l over i n t o i t s st r eets.
6 T h e su bu r bs
You 've m ad e con t act w i t h an oth er agen t
----------- a f ew d i str i cts over . A l th ou gh m agi c
i s u n su i ted f or p r otecti n g el ectr on i c
1 M od er at ely i n ju r ed 4 Cu r sed
com m u n i cati on , l etter s can be easi ly
2 Sever ely i n ju r ed 5 A d eep scar
3 Psy ch i cal ly 6 Per m an en tly secu r ed w i t h som e qu i ck sp el lw or k . So y ou
w ou n d ed m ai m ed w r i te to keep each ot h er u p d at ed on an y
ad van cem en ts an d bar r i er s th at ar i se as y ou
h u n t d ow n th ese w r et ch ed cr eat u r es...
W h at h ave y ou l ear n ed abou t y ou r sel f ?
H ow w er e y ou ch an ged ? H ow d o y ou n ow A seal ed f ol d er sl i d es ben eat h y ou r f r on t
see T h e Sect an d th ei r w or k ? d oor - an oth er assi gn m en t f r om T h e Sect .
You gr ab y ou r coat , d r ai n w h at's l ef t of y ou r
For m or e gam es, v i si t ad ven tu r eby m ai l .i tch .i o w h i skey, an d h ead ou t i n t o th e p ou r i n g r ai n .
B EGI N
W h y d i d y ou joi n T h e Sect
an d what weight do you carry?
1 A ban d on ed by y ou r p ar en ts an d ad op ted
by T h e Sect
(I only work alone)
2 A f ter a n ear d eath ex p er i en ce as a ch i l d ,
y ou sp en t ti m e bey on d th e vei l
(I don't need lectures and old books)
3 A d ar k cr eatu r e n ear ly tem p ted y ou to th e
si d e of ev i l i n y ou r y ou th
(I survive because I trust no one)
4 A ev i l cr eatu r e k i l l ed a f am i ly m em ber
(Civilian death is acceptable collateral damage)
5 You en cou n ter ed ev i l cr eatu r es as a
sol d i er i n a f or ei gn cou n tr y
(Every problem can be solved with force)
6 You r f ath er / m oth er w as a l ead er i n
T h e Sect, bef or e d y i n g f or th ei r w or k
(T he order's beliefs are outdated and obsolete)
A r el i c of gr eat p ow er to gi ve y ou
an ed ge agai n st th e d ar k n ess.
1 A gl ass ey e th at sees w h at oth er s can n ot
2 A tar ot d eck th at n ever l i es
3 A f l ask of sai n t's bl ood
4 A seal of bi n d i n g
5 A h au n ted tal i sm an
6 You r m oth er / f ath er 's str on gest sp el l
You r w eap on of ch oi ce.
1 Sw i tch bl ad e 4 Sh otgu n
2 Pi stol 5 Br ass k n u ck l es
3 Sw or d 6 Ax
W h at i s y ou r assi gn m en t?
1 A d em on 4 A cu l t of n ecr om an cer s
2 A w er ew ol f 5 A sp ecter / w r ai th
3 A n est of gh ou l s 6 A p ack of h el l h ou n d s
W h en y ou see th i s sy m bol ,
r ol l a si x- si d ed d i e to
d eter m i n e th e ou tcom e.
H O W T O PL AY
Each p l ay er w i l l p r ep ar e a sm al l 12- car d d eck
bu i l t f r om a stan d ar d 52- car d d eck of p l ay i n g
car d s. Rem ove al l Joker s. Set asi d e al l f ou r Aces.
D eal si x car d s an d even ly d i sp er se th r ee Aces
th r ou gh ou t. Ad d th e r em ai n i n g Ace to th e
bottom an d tw o ad d i ti on al car d s to
th e top . D o n ot sh u f f l e.
O p en an d r ead th e m ost r ecen t cor r esp on d en ce
an d f i n d th e en cl osed p l ay i n g car d . T h e Su i t w i l l
i n f or m th e th em e or ton e of y ou r r esp on d i n g
l etter w h i l e th e Val u e acts as a su ggesti on of th e
even t y ou w i l l be w r i ti n g abou t. Take a m om en t
to r ead th r ou gh th e Aces secti on bef or e
begi n n i n g.
T r y to en gage w i th y ou r p ar tn er 's l etter s.
A sk f ol l ow u p qu esti on s an d ch ase th r ead s.
D evel op th i s w or l d togeth er .
W h en y ou 've f i n i sh ed , take th e n ex t car d f r om
th e top of y ou r d eck an d , w i th ou t l ook i n g, p l ace
i t i n th e en vel op e w i th y ou r l etter an d sen d i t.
I f y o u ar e w r i t i n g t h e f i r st l et t er
Ad d on e ad d i ti on al car d f r om th e or i gi n al p ack
of car d s to th e cen ter of y ou r d eck . D r aw th e top
car d f r om y ou r d eck (th i s i s th e on ly ti m e y ou 'l l
be u si n g a car d f r om y ou r ow n d eck ) an d u se th e
cor r esp on d i n g p r om p t to w r i te to y ou r p ar tn er .
Take th e n ex t car d f r om y ou r d eck an d , w i th ou t
l ook i n g, p l ace i t i n th e en vel op e w i th y ou r l etter
an d sen d i t.
I f y o u ar e w r i t i n g t h e seco n d l et t er
O p en y ou r p ar tn er 's l etter an d u se th e en cl osed
car d an d th e cor r esp on d i n g p r om p t f or y ou r
r ep ly.
Take th e top car d f r om y ou r d eck an d , w i th ou t
l ook i n g, p l ace i t i n th e en vel op e w i th y ou r l etter
an d sen d i t.
PRO M PT S
I f y ou r ecei ve th e sam e Val u e m or e th an
on ce an d f eel y ou 've ex h au st ed th e p r om p t's
p oten ti al , f eel f r ee to sel ect an ad jacen t on e.
D iscuss, before playing, any topics you are
not comfortable covering.
Su i t
C l u b : con f l i ct , sacr i f i ce, d eat h , r esp ect ,
sad n ess, si l en ce, r ever en ce, d an ger ,
p oi gn an cy, d est r u ct i on , ch aos
Sp ad e: ex h au st i on , f at e, y ear n i n g,
n ostal gi a, con v i ct i on , u n ex p ect ed ,
st i l l n ess, d ou bt , f ear , d esecr ati on , gu i l t
D i am o n d : aw e, beau t y, n at u r e, escap e,
ch al l en ge, a t r i bu t e, n ew u n d er st an d i n g,
bi r t h , cel ebr at i on , h op e, su p p or t
H ear t : a v i ct or y, k i n sh i p , con f i d en ce,
u n ben d i n g, u n i ty, l i f e, d i scover y,
ad v an t age, bel i ef , p eace, op p or t u n i ty
Val u e
2 T h e au th or i t i es act
3 A r i sk y gam bl e
4 Resear ch / i n vest i gat i on / i n t er v i ew
5 A p r i ce i s p ai d
6 A t r u ce/ bon d
7 A qu i ck ex i t / en tr an ce
8 A n om en / p r op h ecy / si gn
9 A r esou r ce f ai l s/ p r oves u sef u l
10 A p assage op en s/ cl oses
J T h e d ar k n ess/ l i gh t r each es ou t
Q T h e p ast r et u r n s
K Som eth i n g bu r i ed / h i d d en / l ost
A See ACES sect i on