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Members of the Apollonian Society

MEMBER AVAILABILITY EFFECT

Adelaide can be consulted on the weaknesses of vaesen in connection with

Adelaird
1 hunting. If the Society presents her with information about a vaesen, she will
Devereux
come up with a clue on how to hunt or fight the vaesen. .
Josef Josef has an extensive network in London, and he can give the Society
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Glanville temporary access to Contact at a cost between 1 and 4.

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Lady
Franciska Lady Dunville finds the Society's work exciting, and she is kind enough to sponsor
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Dunville of the expansion of Rose House. The next facility costs 1 point less.
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Mr. Anthony Mr. Frith is friends with newspaper editors, and he can make a case go away, or

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Frith he can dig up an old case in the newspapers' archives (gives the Society a clue).
Miss Thorburn is an amateur historian, and she knows many local stories about
Miss Virgina
2 vaesen. She can draw parallels between the Society’s cases and accounts she
Thorburn
has studied (and this provides a clue).
Lord Alfred Lord Clapp is a bibliophile, and he has an extensive collection of books in his
Clapp of 2 townhouse and at his country house. He may provide the Society access to rare
Midvale or difficult-to-access works (and this provides an associated clue).
Mrs. Fanny Mrs. Larey is prominent and wealthy. She can bring a powerful person to dinner
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Larey at Rose House or get the Society an invitation to company among London's elite.
Professor
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Yarborough
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eProfessor Yarborough is an authority on the secret and occult history of England.
He knows where enchanted objects and ensorcelled weapons are hidden.
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UPGRADE: Can be upgraded to shooting range - COST

Facilities
Rose House has different types of facilities and introduces
two new categories of facilities: temporary and small.
Subsequently, there the established facilities, which are
generally available to the Society, the regular facilities,
which are acquired as the Society expands, and the
2 and until the end of the next mystery the shooting range
cannot be used as it is under construction.
ASSET: Same as Shooting Range.
Small Facilities
Some facilities are not as large and well-developed as

discovered facilities, which are waiting to be discovered.
Temporary Facilities
Temporary facilities are a type of facility which is set
up only temporarily and it does not have the same benefits
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those found elsewhere as in castle Gyllencreutz or
Ravnholm estate. Small facilities are less efficient until the
Society is able to expand and upgrade them to fully
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as a permanent facility. Rose House has three small facilities.
Temporary facilities are low cost, but the effect is
The Small Armory
short-lived. When a temporary facility has been brought
A small collection of firearms and handguns stored in
into play, it can be is upgraded to a permanent facility, but
wooden cabinets equipped with padlocks.
while being rebuilt it cannot be used.
PREREQUISITE: Available from start
Rose House has three temporary facilities.
COST: 0
Temporary Gymnasium UPGRADE: Can be upgraded to Armory for 4 points if
Hawkins has pushed the furniture aside in the Lounge, the Society brings home at least two availability 2
put up mats and removed vases and other fragile items. weapons.
PREREQUISITE: –
COST: 1*
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TEMPORARY: By paying the COST, the Society can
make use of the Gymnasium for single scene. While doing
FUNCTION: A character can bring a weapon or armor
during the preparation phase. There is a 50% chance that
the item is availability 1, and a 50% chance of an availability
2.
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this the Lounge cannot be used. The Small Stable
UPGRADE: Can be upgraded to Gymnasium - the
A small annex to the main building with space for a
COST is 3 and until the end of the next mystery the
single carriage and housing a couple of horses.
gymnasium cannot be used as it is under construction.
PREREQUISITE: Available from start
FUNCTION: Same as Gymnasium.
COST: 0
Temporary Infirmary UPGRADE: Can be upgraded to Stable for 2 points if
Hawkins furnishes a guest room to a temporary hospital. the Society brings home a horse from a mission.
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From a well-maintained depot he picks up alcohol, gauze and ASSET: The characters can bring up to two Weak
other basic remedies to treat wounds and diseases. Horses for availability 1 per piece.
PREREQUISITE: –
The Small Map Room
COST: 1*
In a corner of the library is a section with a globe, several
TEMPORARY: By paying the price, the Society can
books on maps and geography, and a modest collection of
make use the Infirmary for single scene.
maps.
UPGRADE: Can be upgraded to Infirmary – the COST
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PREREQUISITE: Library
is 4 and until the end of the next mystery the Infirmary
COST: 0
cannot be used as it is under construction.
UPGRADE: Can be upgraded to Map Room for 3 points
FUNCTION: Same as Infirmary.
if the Society brings home maps and geographic material
Temporary Shooting Range from a mission.
Hawkins has cleared part of the cellars, set up hay figures FUNCTION: There's a 50% chance that a character can
as targets, and screens to avoid making too much noise. get an extra Advantage before a mystery: Excerpt from old
PREREQUISITE: – map.
COST: 2* (up to 3 times)
TEMPORARY: By paying the COST, the Society can
make use of the shooting range as an ASSET before a
mission.

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Established Facilities
The daily use of Rose House ensures that a range of
facilities are readily available. Hawkins ensures the day-
to-day running and members are commonly found using
them.
Certain facilities have the same function as the
facilities in the Vaesen Core Rulebook. Others are new
and are marked in gray.
Rose House has six established facilities.
Library
Decoratively carved bookshelves stand side by side. On
their gable pieces are engraved Latin quotes from Roman and
Greek thinkers painted with gold. Row upon row are carefully
placed leather-bound works. Some more worn than others.
Between the shelves are filing cabinets with handwritten
journals and loose sheets with minute writings.
PREREQUISITE: Available from start
Reference: Library (p.90)
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Lounge
The walls are clad with heavy wood panels, and evenly
along the walls hang large portrait paintings of the Order's
prominent women and men and of members of the royal
house. Upstairs under the ceiling hangs gaudy chandeliers.
Heavy leather chairs are gathered around small round tables.
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On a trolley are today's newspapers. A scent of tea and
tobacco hangs in the air.
PREREQUISITE: Available from start
COST: 0
FUNCTION: Guests received in the lounge are more
receptive to the Society. At meetings in the lounge, one
character can get a bonus dice for a social TEST, unless
the guest has been waiting for more than two hours (in
which case 1 success is lost in a social TEST).
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Museum
In small wings of the library on shelves and behind glass
showcases, on plinths and in cabinets with glass doors are jars
and bottles, strange coins, old knives, tools, amulets and
ceramics. Yellowed notes with neat handwriting indicate the
object's name, origin and place of discovery. Often one or
more pieces of information have faded to the illegible, and
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other signs have been shifted. A thin layer of gray dust covers
most objects. There is an inexplicable smell.
PREREQUISITE: Available from start
COST: 0
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FUNCTION: At the beginning of a mission, one
character may attempt to search the museum collection
for a usable item. Make an INSPIRATION TEST. If 1-2
successes are rolled: an object from a similar case is found
– it is not quite right, but it provides a clue (GM provides
a useful hint); 3+ successes: a relevant object is found,
although it is not necessarily clear what it is to be used for.
Stable
Built in extension of the building's wing is the stable.
is accommodation for the coach and the apprentice.
OBS: Can be upgraded from small stable.
PREREQUISITE: Available from start
Reference: Stable (p.90-91)
Wine Cellar
The air is cool. It is quiet. Shelf after shelf is half hidden
in the dark. On each shelf rest dark bottles under gray dust.
There is a dry aroma of wine.
PREREQUISITE: Available from start
COST: 0
FUNCTION: Characters get +1 bonus on a TEST to
entertain guests at Rose House when they pick up a bottle
of wine for serving or as a gift (unless the guest is from the
abstention movement; in that case, losing 1 success is
discarded).
Conservatory
The conservatory is lit by a large window that makes up
most of the west wall. In large pots are palm trees, small trees
and shrubs. Some of the trees reach up to the ceiling and they
bear small fruits. In pots are flowers. Between the many
plants are arranged small, white-painted tables and chairs.
PREREQUISITE: Available from start
COST: 0
FUNCTION: A character who spends a scene in the
conservatory heals a Mental Condition.
Reference: Botanical Garden (p.91) – The conservatory
replaces but is not quite similar to the Botanical Garden.
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Regular Facilities
There are many opportunities to expand Rose House
and begin using more of its premises. Many are just
waiting to be refurbished and used more frequently, while
others are forgotten – and only Hawkins comes visiting to
dust off. New facilities are marked in gray.
Armory
In glass cabinets are arranged rifles, in racks stand
sabers while knives are mounted on the wall.
PREREQUISITE: Resources 5 and Hunting Room
Reference: Armory (p.89)
Boathouse
The large wooden building is located on the quay with a
chute down to the water surface. Stacks of planks and barrels
of tar surround the boathouse. Inside on the walls hang tools,
one more specialized than the other to build boats with, and
the center is dominated by a stand on wheels, which holds a
boat up.
PREREQUISITE: Boat Workshop or Headquarters at
the harbor (Rose House is considered at the harbor).
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COST: 4 (can be acquired up to 3 times)
FUNCTION: For every additional time boathouse is
purchased, the Society's river boat or sailboat is upgraded
with a step from poor to well-maintained to extraordinary.
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ASSET: The Society has a poor sailboat.
NOTE: See the supplement Seafarers and Vaesen for
further rules on boats, facilities and sailing.
Butterfly House
From the conservatory, a pair of glass doors lead into a
round chamber with walls consisting of glass panels and
heated by water pipes hidden in the floor. Moisture drifts
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from the glass panes. Between large potted plants, colorful
swarms of butterflies flutter.
PREREQUISITE: Conservatory
Reference: Butterfly House (p.89)
Carp Pond
From the ceiling’s glass windows a soft light falls over the
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stone-paved basin. Below the water surface, carp swim
around. Benches with green cushions are arranged all
around. A soothing aura surrounds the place.
PREREQUISITE: Conservatory
Reference: Carp Pond (p.89)
Cellar
The cellar is a maze of poorly lit, small storage rooms.
Strange boxes, mysterious barrels and stacks of things hidden
under tarpaulins are in each room. In the distance sounds
lonely drips.
PREREQUISITE: Resources 4 or a Butler in the group
Reference: Cellar Vault (p.91)
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Chapel
The walls are freshly painted and still smell of paint, from
newly installed stained-glass windows a dim light falls, and
placed in front of low wooden benches is an altar.
PREREQUISITE: Resources 5 or a priest in the group
Reference: Chapel (p.91)
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The walls are decorated with landscape paintings. A large
Dutch wooden sideboard with neat carvings of dancing fey
and inlaid wood stands along the wall, and in the center of
the room is the dominant dining table with room for many
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guests. There are extra chairs along the wall. An almost
unseen door leads down to the kitchen.
PREREQUISITE: Resources 5 or Socialite
COST: 4
FUNCTION: At the beginning of a Mystery, one
character can make an OBSERVATION TEST. If it is a
success, then there is a visitor providing a clue. If the test
fails, the visitor requires time and assistance, and the
character fails to pack a piece of equipment (the game
master reveals on arrival which piece of equipment the
character has forgotten - it cannot be a clue, memento or
equipment required to solve the case).
Gymnasium
Part of the stable has been converted into a gym with ribs
along the walls, wooden booms, barbells and other modern
tools to keep the body fit.
PREREQUISITE: (Small Gymnasium), Resources 4 or
an Athlete in the group.
Reference: Gymnasium (p.92)
Hunting Room
Dark brown wooden cabinets with padlocks stand along
the walls. Between them hang hunting horns and stuffed
animal heads staring silently out into the room. In the middle
is a pool table.
PREREQUISITE: Resources 4
Reference: Weapons Corridor (p.91)
Infirmary
Several smaller rooms have been merged into one smaller
hall. From large windows, a pale light streams in on newly
made beds, freshly polished wooden floors and freshly painted
walls. In the ceiling are mounted rails on which curtains can
be pulled back and forth. At each bed is a wooden chest with
clean sheets, soaps, towels and water bowls.
PREREQUISITE: (The Temporary Infirmary),
Resources 5 or a Doctor in the group
Reference: Infirmary (p.89)