All CVK - 20pts
All some mystery Hunted
All encouraged to have at least one hunted
All required to have one psych lim.
Story based in Chicago
focus on first meetings
only some know each other
AJ / ?
- has the sight
- mages theme, 'there must be a focus'
various other mages will use other martial weapons / swrods, daggers, fans. he chose the bow.
are arrows wands?
Ian / 'red panda'
- side kick psyco-sis
- mental powers, marts, rich
ryan / 'Capt owl"
- old man
- list of previuos sidekicks, at least one thought dead
- regen, gadgets
Eileen / 'black widow?'
Taylor / psyco-sis
Ilsa / ??
- posibly ex-sidekick of Capt Owl
Sean / ??
- tech support, creator of some high tech devices, most of Capt Owls?
Tropes Heavy plots
- bank robbery
- hostage taking
- evil villain base on an island
- missle prepared to destroy the earth
-- maybe by pulling the moon down.
Wednesday, January 11, 2017
Thursday, June 2, 2016
RS June 2
Act 1
start in the field with the Black Spear Tribe
do they think to ask about Oppol's disguise?
Act 2
Back to town
How to track him
montague of looking (tell me one scene)
find the fence
what is still there?
food / utensils
art
hood beads
Act 3
the encounter
CC, HH, ?
start in the field with the Black Spear Tribe
do they think to ask about Oppol's disguise?
Act 2
Back to town
How to track him
montague of looking (tell me one scene)
find the fence
what is still there?
food / utensils
art
hood beads
Act 3
the encounter
CC, HH, ?
Thursday, May 5, 2016
Musings on Book 2 Part 2
Book 2 Part 2 The Siege of Cita Del Mar
is complete, they have freed the city from the grasp of the Red Star.
Fall out
Someone should be made Champerlain.
How will they treat captured forces?
How will they rebuild?
What spoils of war?
there should be some magic, and some gold
is it time to actually start counting gold?
are they sure they 'saved the village'?
How do they want to approach the other two prophecies?
Who leveled up?
do we give them a game or two before all the others are level 8?
or leave them at 7 a bit.
--------------notes written before the game
To free the city, "First you must save the village"
The village could be,
Their home street, once their parents are in direct danger, they will start to help, and then stir up all the other parents and ex-adventurers
Master of the Regiments
lvl 8 (3) Capt HP80 +10/d8+5+? Capt of Regiments
lvl 6 - Lt. hp40 +8 / D10+5 Lt of Companys
lvl 4 - Sergeants hp 20 +5 / d8+2 - sgt of squads
lvl 2 (most everyone)
What
Old Joe, Di Paese,
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Game Recap
- they started mostly out by their home street. There was some fighting with the stree guard Red Star, and the RS leader threw a torch into the stable (AJ's / Stephans home)
- flashback to them as kids, accidentally starting a fire in the same place.
- some of them had to rescue the old man that lives there... makes some comments about 'once when I was younger I could have commanded the fire away!" waving his arms as a madman.
- return from flashback, some rush in to save the old man again... and this time ask what he'd meant before, so they get the tale of him as Champerlain, and the power of the chain of office.
-they managed to get over the river somehow without using the bridges, probably using the River Otters of the elves, or maybe a magic boat they had handy.
- They debated and discussed things just outside the gate of the keep for some long time. fearing for their lives around the HUGE statues that came to life the time before.
- they were joined by units of both elves and dwarves
- after a lengthy debate they noticed the dwarves retreating without reason, eventually they realized the fear affect of the town was hiting the dwarves, they stayed in formation but kept steping backwards, very embarasing for them.
- at some point Red (Taylor) decided she'd waited enough and just started climbing the wall), soon they were mostly clambering up and taking on the guards at the top of the wall.
- the less climbery remained and searched for the secret door they somehow knew was there, and eventually found it between the legs of one of the statues... they felt pretty endangered.
-meanwhile inside the two rogues were searchiing and attaching the wizards tower, however the chain of office was not to be found.
- I maneuvered them so they all arrived at the Throne room within moments, and started one big fight to end the game.
- during that fight I asked everyone who had ever touched one of the dark books to make a WILL save, those that lost heard a voice in their head saying "you ARE the Dark". the two on the ground floor started walking to surrender, the two rogues found they could not directly attack, and the countess rolled a 29, so she was totally unaffected - and I plan to consider her immune from this affect from now on.
- despite all this, they kicked butt, stole the chain of office from the neck of the head Wizard, and won the day.
- the one who was named the new Chamberlain? Leeflo the Hafling Rogue :-) (he who embodies the traditional thief roll, including stealing money from their own team pockets.
is complete, they have freed the city from the grasp of the Red Star.
Fall out
Someone should be made Champerlain.
How will they treat captured forces?
How will they rebuild?
What spoils of war?
there should be some magic, and some gold
is it time to actually start counting gold?
are they sure they 'saved the village'?
How do they want to approach the other two prophecies?
Who leveled up?
do we give them a game or two before all the others are level 8?
or leave them at 7 a bit.
--------------notes written before the game
To free the city, "First you must save the village"
The village could be,
Their home street, once their parents are in direct danger, they will start to help, and then stir up all the other parents and ex-adventurers
Master of the Regiments
lvl 8 (3) Capt HP80 +10/d8+5+? Capt of Regiments
lvl 6 - Lt. hp40 +8 / D10+5 Lt of Companys
lvl 4 - Sergeants hp 20 +5 / d8+2 - sgt of squads
lvl 2 (most everyone)
What
Old Joe, Di Paese,
-----------------------
Game Recap
- they started mostly out by their home street. There was some fighting with the stree guard Red Star, and the RS leader threw a torch into the stable (AJ's / Stephans home)
- flashback to them as kids, accidentally starting a fire in the same place.
- some of them had to rescue the old man that lives there... makes some comments about 'once when I was younger I could have commanded the fire away!" waving his arms as a madman.
- return from flashback, some rush in to save the old man again... and this time ask what he'd meant before, so they get the tale of him as Champerlain, and the power of the chain of office.
-they managed to get over the river somehow without using the bridges, probably using the River Otters of the elves, or maybe a magic boat they had handy.
- They debated and discussed things just outside the gate of the keep for some long time. fearing for their lives around the HUGE statues that came to life the time before.
- they were joined by units of both elves and dwarves
- after a lengthy debate they noticed the dwarves retreating without reason, eventually they realized the fear affect of the town was hiting the dwarves, they stayed in formation but kept steping backwards, very embarasing for them.
- at some point Red (Taylor) decided she'd waited enough and just started climbing the wall), soon they were mostly clambering up and taking on the guards at the top of the wall.
- the less climbery remained and searched for the secret door they somehow knew was there, and eventually found it between the legs of one of the statues... they felt pretty endangered.
-meanwhile inside the two rogues were searchiing and attaching the wizards tower, however the chain of office was not to be found.
- I maneuvered them so they all arrived at the Throne room within moments, and started one big fight to end the game.
- during that fight I asked everyone who had ever touched one of the dark books to make a WILL save, those that lost heard a voice in their head saying "you ARE the Dark". the two on the ground floor started walking to surrender, the two rogues found they could not directly attack, and the countess rolled a 29, so she was totally unaffected - and I plan to consider her immune from this affect from now on.
- despite all this, they kicked butt, stole the chain of office from the neck of the head Wizard, and won the day.
- the one who was named the new Chamberlain? Leeflo the Hafling Rogue :-) (he who embodies the traditional thief roll, including stealing money from their own team pockets.
Wednesday, May 4, 2016
Red Star Book Two, Part Three (apparantly the Seige was already part 2)
So what do you do once you've won the day?
Well, you worry about the big bully coming and taking it away from you for one.
At least one of the players, Ian, is concerned about the presumably Huge Red Star Army coming and taking it all away.
So, I'm ok with them feeling that way, Not at all sure why they are wrong, but they must be.
Therefore, either the army aint so big, or isn't interested in them, or something else is distracting the EHK.
suggestions?
Short Term - this game
Things they should have to think about ie, potential scene list.
- What will Leeflo do while he has control of the elementals?
- Who should the Countess nominate to replace him?
- Who should run the city for her?
- What issues arrise in a city that has been under the rule of the Red Star for a year?
- Which of those would be fun for the PC's?
- How to introduce Ilsa's new character, a Dwarven fighter...
- what flashback might we use to introduce her?
Other Threads
- Book Keepers - know Kendrick has several books, has their snitch near him, what is their next play?
- 2 more prophecies the PC's know about
- child in blue and return with the ring ... and their scenes
- Maintaining control and support of the elves and dwarves
- Gathering more support
- Contacting the rebellion
- basic reconnaisance of the local area: who is the Duke, how many forces, what is his plan - he's under preassure and prehaps hiding this information from the King.
- Eventually the Cardinal will do something, just to make a bigger mess of it all.
-
Desire
Build a sand box game of the Duchy. As the structure for the next set of games
-Pockets of Red Star,
- pockets of anarchy,
- pockets of forces now out of control. (giants in the dungeon!)
- the 2 other prophecies
Well, you worry about the big bully coming and taking it away from you for one.
At least one of the players, Ian, is concerned about the presumably Huge Red Star Army coming and taking it all away.
So, I'm ok with them feeling that way, Not at all sure why they are wrong, but they must be.
Therefore, either the army aint so big, or isn't interested in them, or something else is distracting the EHK.
suggestions?
Short Term - this game
Things they should have to think about ie, potential scene list.
- What will Leeflo do while he has control of the elementals?
- Who should the Countess nominate to replace him?
- Who should run the city for her?
- What issues arrise in a city that has been under the rule of the Red Star for a year?
- Which of those would be fun for the PC's?
- How to introduce Ilsa's new character, a Dwarven fighter...
- what flashback might we use to introduce her?
Other Threads
- Book Keepers - know Kendrick has several books, has their snitch near him, what is their next play?
- 2 more prophecies the PC's know about
- child in blue and return with the ring ... and their scenes
- Maintaining control and support of the elves and dwarves
- Gathering more support
- Contacting the rebellion
- basic reconnaisance of the local area: who is the Duke, how many forces, what is his plan - he's under preassure and prehaps hiding this information from the King.
- Eventually the Cardinal will do something, just to make a bigger mess of it all.
-
Desire
Build a sand box game of the Duchy. As the structure for the next set of games
-Pockets of Red Star,
- pockets of anarchy,
- pockets of forces now out of control. (giants in the dungeon!)
- the 2 other prophecies
Friday, April 15, 2016
Castle Seige RS$50+ ??
Issue, the key to control of the elementals guarding the city is the Chain of Office. That is currently being worn by the head wizard of the Red Star, last scene leading a ritual inside the main keep of Citi De Mar.
PC's are mostly outside that castle keep, and the gates are guarded by Huge Earth Elementals bound to protect the keep.
-- two ideas
1- show them an image of the chains flying through the air, as the proper official can summon them, but maybe that don't work if he's currently wearing it. Its a summoning to office so he doesn't ahve to wear it all the time but can get it in an emergency.
2- need something for the main group to be doing while the mage and rogues work out that puzzle. maybe the mind numbing is starting to affect the dwarves and elves (maybe not the elves) so they have to go back to that puzzle, find the magical markings everywhere and rub them out / desctroy them?
-- THERE! changed it! Happy now????
PC's are mostly outside that castle keep, and the gates are guarded by Huge Earth Elementals bound to protect the keep.
-- two ideas
1- show them an image of the chains flying through the air, as the proper official can summon them, but maybe that don't work if he's currently wearing it. Its a summoning to office so he doesn't ahve to wear it all the time but can get it in an emergency.
2- need something for the main group to be doing while the mage and rogues work out that puzzle. maybe the mind numbing is starting to affect the dwarves and elves (maybe not the elves) so they have to go back to that puzzle, find the magical markings everywhere and rub them out / desctroy them?
-- THERE! changed it! Happy now????
Thursday, February 4, 2016
Ken, Leaflo and Red, plus the guide Kaeryn? have escapes from the Cult of the books cache house. Taking the books with them.
-- what is the real story there?
Stephan, Lochlan, Eberk, Countess - Cita De Mar
-- other PC's not with them don't know the Countess is in the city
-- end of the fight at the Ball, Stephan just drew the sword...
Thayer, Zav, Chris and Jaden - at the Oracle
-- they got a prophecy -
-- just finished talking
- to the question, "are the legends true about the book of Murdyn?",
answer, "save the child in blue"
there are 4 rules
- second question, "where IS the book of Murdyn?"
- answer, "return with me, with the ring"
- third question, "How do we liberate the Citi De Mar?"
- answer, "First you must save the village"
there are rules about how the Oracle works, will clarify with you later.
-- what is the real story there?
Stephan, Lochlan, Eberk, Countess - Cita De Mar
-- other PC's not with them don't know the Countess is in the city
-- end of the fight at the Ball, Stephan just drew the sword...
Thayer, Zav, Chris and Jaden - at the Oracle
-- they got a prophecy -
-- just finished talking
- to the question, "are the legends true about the book of Murdyn?",
answer, "save the child in blue"
there are 4 rules
- second question, "where IS the book of Murdyn?"
- answer, "return with me, with the ring"
- third question, "How do we liberate the Citi De Mar?"
- answer, "First you must save the village"
there are rules about how the Oracle works, will clarify with you later.
Friday, November 27, 2015
Notes for book 2
8 kings
threads
- owlbear - replace
- cult of the book, hand over or die
- local duchy, investigate, petty kink, alchemy RED book
- swords, find the others
- someone captured,the rogue? send rescue squad, 5th lvl rogue, ranger, mage.
jaden
stephan
zav
chris
thayer
ken
red
leaflo / loughlan
-eberk
How big is County White Water
apparently it covers all the land from Citta de Mar to Castle Whitewater itself.
Possibly this is a former duchy?
or there should be at least a Baron in charge of the City.
also / optionally the city fell to the red star, and is/was not actually part of the County White Water, but one of it's nearest contact points.
Now, effectively part of the county WW, making Ariel a Duchess?
the next nearest land mass would be the county to the west
or possibly a duchy, with her having either freed or blocked access to any other couty in her duchy
- who is her duke? that wimp!
- so let's make it her duchy, with the duke residing in Cita de Mar with his main keep to the SW, perhaps even historucally Bargles castle at one time.?? nah, that's too old.
- duke gave in easy to RS, just to safe his own hide, more of a capitulation than an actual battle, it fell to the Count of WW, his stanchest knight to hold the line, which he did for some months / years.
- does the month / season matter?
- how long have they be active? 2-3 years?
- we could ff a little if we want, give them time to have rebuilt some
- let them plan how they want to approach the world.
- for that they would need information, geography, history. but mostly, who is next?
- does the next county west have a RS army in place? how big? what comprises it?
- mostly forces already defeated once? perhaps in some awe of the PC's? goblins, trolls and such?
- or have they been swapped out for other troops or rotates back?
- is the former duke a valuable npc?
- next duchy over, that duke is now a king, himself
- this guy got a gift of a fine book some years ago, it tempted him and he turned.
- OR this guy was killed, and replaced by a sr hench dude, one of EHKS guys, low on the totem pole or he would have been make king sooner. One of the 8 kings. Each is a former team mate of the parents, each has a short story to tell the PC's about life in the old times.
- maybe this is the guy Red's dad went to serve as a kid?
- which kingdom did they all help take?was it this one or did they take the whole land mass and hence that keep intro story is the main keep EHK is in now?
- I want to at least save that pile of meaning for a later game, so save that.
- this guy/gal is a lower level (still higher than the PC's) and someone the EHK never really connected to, not totally evil, not completely awesome, but a decent team player, at the bottom of the next tier of members after the PC's folks.
- make him a ... Mage / controller.
- had some qualms, but blindly faithful. got this reward at the end here, kinda aging, kinda done with all of it.
Treasure
- an evil book
- tainted items, weapon, staff, charges, robes, castle, steed?
Obstacles
- army
- recently defeated beasts
- the mage
- new demon? the Cardinal?
- finances
- allies
- PC's distracted by books / cultists / geas
- time for mini-quests
- find a replacement for an owlbear
-- do they have any summoning totems?
threads
- owlbear - replace
- cult of the book, hand over or die
- local duchy, investigate, petty kink, alchemy RED book
- swords, find the others
- someone captured,the rogue? send rescue squad, 5th lvl rogue, ranger, mage.
jaden
stephan
zav
chris
thayer
ken
red
leaflo / loughlan
-eberk
How big is County White Water
apparently it covers all the land from Citta de Mar to Castle Whitewater itself.
Possibly this is a former duchy?
or there should be at least a Baron in charge of the City.
also / optionally the city fell to the red star, and is/was not actually part of the County White Water, but one of it's nearest contact points.
Now, effectively part of the county WW, making Ariel a Duchess?
the next nearest land mass would be the county to the west
or possibly a duchy, with her having either freed or blocked access to any other couty in her duchy
- who is her duke? that wimp!
- so let's make it her duchy, with the duke residing in Cita de Mar with his main keep to the SW, perhaps even historucally Bargles castle at one time.?? nah, that's too old.
- duke gave in easy to RS, just to safe his own hide, more of a capitulation than an actual battle, it fell to the Count of WW, his stanchest knight to hold the line, which he did for some months / years.
- does the month / season matter?
- how long have they be active? 2-3 years?
- we could ff a little if we want, give them time to have rebuilt some
- let them plan how they want to approach the world.
- for that they would need information, geography, history. but mostly, who is next?
- does the next county west have a RS army in place? how big? what comprises it?
- mostly forces already defeated once? perhaps in some awe of the PC's? goblins, trolls and such?
- or have they been swapped out for other troops or rotates back?
- is the former duke a valuable npc?
- next duchy over, that duke is now a king, himself
- this guy got a gift of a fine book some years ago, it tempted him and he turned.
- OR this guy was killed, and replaced by a sr hench dude, one of EHKS guys, low on the totem pole or he would have been make king sooner. One of the 8 kings. Each is a former team mate of the parents, each has a short story to tell the PC's about life in the old times.
- maybe this is the guy Red's dad went to serve as a kid?
- which kingdom did they all help take?was it this one or did they take the whole land mass and hence that keep intro story is the main keep EHK is in now?
- I want to at least save that pile of meaning for a later game, so save that.
- this guy/gal is a lower level (still higher than the PC's) and someone the EHK never really connected to, not totally evil, not completely awesome, but a decent team player, at the bottom of the next tier of members after the PC's folks.
- make him a ... Mage / controller.
- had some qualms, but blindly faithful. got this reward at the end here, kinda aging, kinda done with all of it.
Treasure
- an evil book
- tainted items, weapon, staff, charges, robes, castle, steed?
Obstacles
- army
- recently defeated beasts
- the mage
- new demon? the Cardinal?
- finances
- allies
- PC's distracted by books / cultists / geas
- time for mini-quests
- find a replacement for an owlbear
-- do they have any summoning totems?
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