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<blockquote data-quote="pemerton" data-source="post: 8380058" data-attributes="member: 42582"><p>In addition to this, I like your use of pregen PCs as the focus for conflict/complication.</p><p></p><p></p><p>This makes me want to post an island for Agon 2nd ed (I think it comes in at about 550 words):</p><p></p><p><strong>Kassos</strong></p><p>A steep-sloped island of handicrafters and traders </p><p></p><p><em>Signs of the Gods</em></p><p>Demeter (Goddess of Law): Her sign is the seal - promises made and obligations kept.</p><p></p><p>Hephaistos (God of Crafting): His sign is a star-shaped brooch wrought out of tin, the imposition of form onto the chaos of the natural world.</p><p></p><p>Zeus (Lord of the Sky): A storm rages and torrential rain is falling as your sailors dock your vessel.</p><p></p><p><em>Arrival</em></p><p>Water flows through the streets of the town, sweeping away the market stalls and hand carts.</p><p></p><p>A crowd gathers at the edge of a cliff that overlooks the port - led by Dares, the priest of Zeus, they are going to throw a young man, Pythios, over the edge as a sacrifice.</p><p></p><p>A middle-aged woman, bedraggled in the downpour, recognises you as heroes and looks at you imploringly. She is Chryse, mother of Pythios.</p><p></p><p>You must choose swiftly: will you listen to Chryse (Arts & Oration to stop the crowd performing the sacrifice), or comfort her (Resolve & Spirit: if she wins, she hurls herself into the sea after her son), or join the crowd on the cliff (Resolve & Spirit: if the heroes win, the Strife Level is lowered by one)?</p><p></p><p><em>Trials</em></p><p>To learn the truth about Dares choice of sacrifice: he is in debt to Chryse (Craft & Reason in the temple records; Arts & Oration vs Dares).</p><p></p><p>To repair the drains and sewers (Craft & Reason; Arts & Oration my ad an advantage from willing townsfolk).</p><p></p><p>To offer a different sacrifice to Zeus to end the storm (Resolve & Spirit; if the storm continues, raise the strife level and repairing the drains and sewers becomes Perilous).</p><p></p><p><em>Battle</em></p><p>Will the heroes confront the wild cultists who dance in the under temple, praying for the sky and earth to swallow up the town and restore Kassos to its primeval state? Threats: the cultists kill Dares; more rain falls.</p><p></p><p>Or will the heroes topple Dares from his position of influence? Threats: Dares destroys the records in the temple; violence breaks out among the townsfolk as old debts are called in and new ones established in the struggle for power.</p><p></p><p><em>Characters</em></p><p>Dares, Priest of Zeus (d8). Cunning (d6). Pious (d8, and Sacred in his temple).</p><p>Chryse, Townswoman (d6). Devoted to her son (d8). Honest (d6).</p><p>Townsfolk (d6). Industrious (d6). Cooperative: Advantage on any endeavour where they work together.</p><p>Thesela, cult leader (d8). Zealous (d6). Hidden knife (d8 Perilous). Accompanied by her cultists, she is Epic.</p><p></p><p><em>Places</em></p><p>The buildings in the town have copper downpipes; the sewers and drains made of brick and clay pipe, into which these flow, are in disrepair.</p><p></p><p>The temple of Zeus contains records of all debts and promises.</p><p></p><p>The under temple, lit by torches, has brick walls but an earthen floor.</p><p></p><p><em>Special Rewards</em></p><p>Trade goods to fill the hold of your vessel.</p><p></p><p><em>Mysteries</em></p><p>Why does Zeus send rain? Is it at the supplication of the cultists? To punish Dares for allowing the temple to fall into debt?</p><p></p><p>Who are the cultists? Are they townsfolk who despise urban life? Are they descendants of the farmers and hunters who once ruled on Kassos? And do they have some hold over Dares such that he dare not drive them from the under temple?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pemerton, post: 8380058, member: 42582"] In addition to this, I like your use of pregen PCs as the focus for conflict/complication. This makes me want to post an island for Agon 2nd ed (I think it comes in at about 550 words): [B]Kassos[/B] A steep-sloped island of handicrafters and traders [I]Signs of the Gods[/I] Demeter (Goddess of Law): Her sign is the seal - promises made and obligations kept. Hephaistos (God of Crafting): His sign is a star-shaped brooch wrought out of tin, the imposition of form onto the chaos of the natural world. Zeus (Lord of the Sky): A storm rages and torrential rain is falling as your sailors dock your vessel. [I]Arrival[/I] Water flows through the streets of the town, sweeping away the market stalls and hand carts. A crowd gathers at the edge of a cliff that overlooks the port - led by Dares, the priest of Zeus, they are going to throw a young man, Pythios, over the edge as a sacrifice. A middle-aged woman, bedraggled in the downpour, recognises you as heroes and looks at you imploringly. She is Chryse, mother of Pythios. You must choose swiftly: will you listen to Chryse (Arts & Oration to stop the crowd performing the sacrifice), or comfort her (Resolve & Spirit: if she wins, she hurls herself into the sea after her son), or join the crowd on the cliff (Resolve & Spirit: if the heroes win, the Strife Level is lowered by one)? [I]Trials[/I] To learn the truth about Dares choice of sacrifice: he is in debt to Chryse (Craft & Reason in the temple records; Arts & Oration vs Dares). To repair the drains and sewers (Craft & Reason; Arts & Oration my ad an advantage from willing townsfolk). To offer a different sacrifice to Zeus to end the storm (Resolve & Spirit; if the storm continues, raise the strife level and repairing the drains and sewers becomes Perilous). [I]Battle[/I] Will the heroes confront the wild cultists who dance in the under temple, praying for the sky and earth to swallow up the town and restore Kassos to its primeval state? Threats: the cultists kill Dares; more rain falls. Or will the heroes topple Dares from his position of influence? Threats: Dares destroys the records in the temple; violence breaks out among the townsfolk as old debts are called in and new ones established in the struggle for power. [I]Characters[/I] Dares, Priest of Zeus (d8). Cunning (d6). Pious (d8, and Sacred in his temple). Chryse, Townswoman (d6). Devoted to her son (d8). Honest (d6). Townsfolk (d6). Industrious (d6). Cooperative: Advantage on any endeavour where they work together. Thesela, cult leader (d8). Zealous (d6). Hidden knife (d8 Perilous). Accompanied by her cultists, she is Epic. [I]Places[/I] The buildings in the town have copper downpipes; the sewers and drains made of brick and clay pipe, into which these flow, are in disrepair. The temple of Zeus contains records of all debts and promises. The under temple, lit by torches, has brick walls but an earthen floor. [I]Special Rewards[/I] Trade goods to fill the hold of your vessel. [I]Mysteries[/I] Why does Zeus send rain? Is it at the supplication of the cultists? To punish Dares for allowing the temple to fall into debt? Who are the cultists? Are they townsfolk who despise urban life? Are they descendants of the farmers and hunters who once ruled on Kassos? And do they have some hold over Dares such that he dare not drive them from the under temple? [/QUOTE]
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