Graf
Explorer
Please note: this adventure has not been approved yet. Everything below is -just- a 1st draft. (You'll note there's nothing presently on the wiki about the screamer, etc)
So I'm planning on running a bit of a mystery. I have the core thesis set up (below). Honestly the "adventure" will be fairly simple; I'd like to build it up a little bit on the front end using peoples hooks (or kickers - though only Palindrome's leaps out as being strongly inclined in this direction).
Which brings me to the question of who's interested in playing...?
(I invite everyone to provide feedback, but obviously if your already in another game you won't be able to join this one....)
So I suppose the question (other than what people think about the idea) is... who's interested in playing and how can we plug you into the story?
So I'm planning on running a bit of a mystery. I have the core thesis set up (below). Honestly the "adventure" will be fairly simple; I'd like to build it up a little bit on the front end using peoples hooks (or kickers - though only Palindrome's leaps out as being strongly inclined in this direction).
Which brings me to the question of who's interested in playing...?
(I invite everyone to provide feedback, but obviously if your already in another game you won't be able to join this one....)
The Screamer said:1. The Daunton Screamer, a provocative sheet of paper that thumbs its nose at what it sees as the entrenched interests of Daunton, usually comes out once a week. It's been almost three weeks since it was last seen. There are rumors that Mayor Bunt has a bottle of the finest Ean wine on ice for the one month mark.
The following are well known facts about the Screamer (DC 15 Streetwise or automatic if you've lived in Daunton for more than 6 months)
[sblock=Arcana 15 assuming you make the streewise or have lived in Daunton for a while]The screamer is handwritten, and then copied using a simple set of magical inks that only last a few days before turning into smear. Though aficionados, and the library, have discovered that its relatively simple to make the inks last (for the rich price of 1gp you can buy a copy treated to be permanent (or as permanent as a normal sheet of paper would be) from a handful of booksellers; usually on sale a few days after the first version goes live).[/sblock]
- Its a single large sheet of paper, double-sided. A few hundred copies usually appear once weekly. It's covered in unusual iconography, has a distinct (most would say "jarring") handwritten style,
- Even fans of the screamer admit that it's not a pleasant read, filled with vitriol and hatred. While it saves most of its venom for personal attacks on the rich or powerful (or at least the moderately well off); the writer seems to loath everyone (citizens of Daunton are "over-fed pseudo-intellectual sheep", monks that help the poor are "self-righteous smug soul-traders" and so forth ).
- Most people read the screamer for the "eyes" articles. Some articles are marked by an open eye as the first character of the text. They invariably feature information that is known to very few people. The issues that eyes articles address vary widely; a recent issue featured a pair of equal length: one discussing Mayor Bunt's gastro-intestinal issues and the other a secret ambassadorial visit from the Isle of O regarding Bacarte-based piracy.
- The so called "eyes" articles have been proved right often enough that at least a small minority of the population simply takes them as fact; no matter how ludicrous the content. How the person or people who create the screamer get consistent access to such a variety of scoops is a mystery.
- As is almost everything else about the screamer. The copies reportedly simply appear when no-one is looking, the authorship is likewise unknown.
So I suppose the question (other than what people think about the idea) is... who's interested in playing and how can we plug you into the story?