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.PP
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Check out dates for online games on \fC#next-games\fP on our Discord Server. If you haven't been there yet, here's your invite: \fChttps://discord.gg/PqH7xaK\fP
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.ad l
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.MONT Januar
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.DATE "19.01.2024" "Grenzland-Kampagne" "19:00 bis 23:00"
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.MONT Februar
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.DATE "16.02.2024" "Grenzland-Kampagne" "19:00 bis 23:00"
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.MONT März
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.DATE "01.03. - 03.03.2024" "AdventureCon" "Kulturhaus Eidelstedt, Alte Elbgaustraße 12, 22523 Hamburg" "https://www.sdnv.de/index.php?adventure-con/"
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.DATE "15.03.2024" "Grenzland-Kampagne" "19:00 bis 23:00"
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.DATE "16.03. - 23.03.2024" "Gratisrollenspieltage" "am 16.03. lädt das Würfel & Zucker in Hamburg Eilbek ein, Eilbeker Weg 39, 22089 Hamburg, 11:00 bis 23:00!" "https://www.gratisrollenspieltag.de/"
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.MONT April
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.DATE "19.04.2024" "Grenzland-Kampagne" "19:00 bis 23:00, Finale der 7. Spielzeit"
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.MONT Juni
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.DATE "14.06. - 16.06.2024" "NordCon" "Brüder Grimm Schule, Steinadlerweg 26, 22119 Hamburg" "https://www.nordcon.de/"
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.MONT September
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@@ -26,7 +16,7 @@ Check out dates for online games on \fC#next-games\fP on our Discord Server. If
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.PP
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Online-Spiele werden im Kanal \fC#next-games\fP auf dem Grenzland Discord-Server ausgeschrieben. Falls Du dort noch nie warst, folge diesem Link: \fChttps://discord.gg/PqH7xaK\fP
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.PP
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Voraussichtliche Termine der Grenzlandkampagne für 2025: 10.01., 21.02., 21.03., 14.04. Die übliche Zeit für die Grenzlandkampange ist dritter Freitag in jedem Monat mit "R", 19:00 bis 23:00.
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Voraussichtliche Termine der Grenzlandkampagne für 2025: 10.01., 21.02., 21.03., 14.04. Die übliche Zeit für die Grenzlandkampange ist \fBdritter Freitag in jedem Monat mit "R", 19:00 bis 23:00\f.
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.H1
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Ausblick
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130
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.H1
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The Anointed of Abyssal Slaughter (NPC class)
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.\" vim: filetype=groff nu relativenumber
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.1C
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.H1
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The Anointed of
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Abyssal Slaughter
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.sp 0.2cm
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.PP
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.ft NI
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Thence came the dread pirate Stinkebarter, who had been making the shipping
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Thence came the dread pirate
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.I Stinkebarter ,
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who had been making the shipping
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lanes in this part of the world unsafe for close to a century. Like ravenous
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beasts these monsters threw themselves at their victims. They stank of the sea,
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their skins were full of scales, and their beards were mottled with seaweed and
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@@ -11,8 +17,14 @@ anyone in their path and threw their bodies to the sharks. That was the way of
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the pirates that had laired in those islands for generations. Some said they
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were the cursed of the sea.
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.ft
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- from the anonymous (and justifiably forgotten) novel Scourge of the Sea
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Beasts
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\[em] from the anonymous (and justifiably forgotten) novel Scourge of the Sea
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Beasts
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.sp -.4cm
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.2C
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.PP
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In the depths there are things sleeping for untold aeons. Occasionally one of
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them reaches up from the darkest reaches and touches the existence of the light
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@@ -49,7 +61,7 @@ gods of the sea. And of course they are only half-wrong.
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if intelligent beings are killed and given to the sea in one of
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the holy places of the Coelacanth god, they are counted as sacrifices. The ways
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of the god are unknownable, but in general about 1000 unintelligent beings, 100
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intelligent ones, or 10 Anointed of the Coelacanth god1 will be enough to grant
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intelligent ones, or 10 Anointed of the Coelacanth god will be enough to grant
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the Blessing of Form. It does not matter if they are killed in the water or
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outside, as long as their fresh blood and meat ends as a feast for the ocean
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dwellers.
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@@ -72,18 +84,28 @@ soul to a demon or other being is a surefire way though, so there's that. The
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blessing of form also grants the character an unnaturally long life-span,
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however useful that is. Most afflicted disappear after a few years, some hold
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on for a few hundred years, but ultimately most disappear into the waves.
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(mechanically their lifespan increases to natural lifespan * level of Anointed)
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(mechanically their lifespan increases to
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.I "natural lifespan"
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\[mu]
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.I "level of Anointed" ).
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.PP
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Saving Throws
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Level XP HD THAC0 D W P B S
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1 0 1d6 19 [0] 11 12 14 16 15
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2 2000 2d6 19 [0] 11 12 14 16 15
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3 4000 3d6 19 [0] 11 12 14 16 15
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4 8000 4d6 19 [0] 11 12 14 16 15
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5 16,000 5d6 17 [+2] 9 10 12 14 12
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6 30,000 6d6 17 [+2] 9 10 12 14 12
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7 60,000 7d6 17 [+2] 9 10 12 14 12
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8 120,000 8d6 17 [+2] 9 10 12 14 12
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.1C
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.TS
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center;
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llllcissss
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licicilililililili
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lrccccccc.
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Saving Throws
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Level XP HD THAC0 D W P B S
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1 0 1d6 19 [0] 11 12 14 16 15
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7 60,000 7d6 17 [+2] 9 10 12 14 12
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8 120,000 8d6 17 [+2] 9 10 12 14 12
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.TE
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.LP
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Every level roll 1 ability of Coelacanth form, also following changes
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.IP "Level 1:"
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needs to spend half of time breathing water
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.IP "Level 8:"
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cannot breathe air anymore, unavoidable urge to travel to Coelacanth god
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.2C
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.PP
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Every level past the first a character has to make a saving roll against
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Spells or be drawn to the next holy site of the Coelacanth god. (if not yet
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Spells or be drawn to the next holy site of the Coelacanth god. If not yet
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they will become an NPC and spend the rest of their time in the vicinity
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"guarding" the non-existent site. Most of the rare Anointed are just living
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there as hermits, only going out for hunting, some of the larger sites have
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small villages or the equivalent to monasteries of these blood-thirsty
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hermits, others might be more enterprising (raiding the surrounding
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settlements and trade routes as pirates).
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hermits, others might be more enterprising \[em] raiding the surrounding
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settlements and trade routes as pirates.
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.PP
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At level 8 they are drawn to the depths where the Coelacanth god dwells. This
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is an ancient, near-ruined city of the elder adherents of the god, and there
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they are matched against other Anointed ones until they either die a
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sacrifice, or gain the right to challenge the god himself. What happens if
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they kill the god is not quite clear. It might be this already has happened.
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Traits of Form (1d8)
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1. Silvery Scales AC +1
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2. Bulbous Eyes Cha -1, darksight if underwater
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3. Pointy Teeth Bite 1d6 damage
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4. Extra Fins - Double Swim Speed (when undressed)
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5. Webbed hands Swimming speed like land movement
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6. Unhinged Jaw
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7. Aquatic Predator Smell Cha -1 (except for cats)
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8. Hollow Spine: +1 attack if in water
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.KS
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.H2
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Traits of Form (1d8)
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.IP 1. 3
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Silvery Scales AC +1
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.IP 2. 3
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Bulbous Eyes Cha -1, darksight if underwater
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.IP 3. 3
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Pointy Teeth Bite 1d6 damage
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.IP 4. 3
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Extra Fins - Double Swim Speed (when undressed)
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.IP 5. 3
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Webbed hands Swimming speed like land movement
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.IP 6. 3
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Unhinged Jaw
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.IP 7. 3
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Aquatic Predator Smell Cha -1 (except for cats)
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.IP 8. 3
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Hollow Spine: +1 attack if in water
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.KE
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.KS
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.H2
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Quests of the Abyssal Slaughter God (1d10)
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1. Destroy shrine of other religion
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2. Destroy heretics of the Slaughter God
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3. Slaughter criminals
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4. Slaughter innocents
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5. Feast on raw meat
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6. Slaughter land dwellers
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7. Slaughter sea dwellers
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8. Slaughter air dwellers
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9. Challenge other Anointed
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10. Challenge higher level Anointed
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.IP 1. 3
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Destroy shrine of other religion
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.IP 2. 3
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Destroy heretics of the Slaughter God
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.IP 3. 3
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Slaughter criminals
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.IP 4. 3
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Slaughter innocents
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.IP 5. 3
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Feast on raw meat
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.IP 6. 3
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Slaughter land dwellers
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.IP 7. 3
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Slaughter sea dwellers
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.IP 8. 3
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Slaughter air dwellers
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.IP 9. 3
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Challenge other Anointed
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.IP 10. 5
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.KE
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.PP
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.ne 999
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No. 3 Worse Things Happen at Sea Jan 2024
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.CI "Editorial" "1"
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.CI "Eingekerkert" "3" "Ein Piratenabenteuer für Stufe 1-3"
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.CI "The Crown of Neptune" "x" "A One-Page Dungeon for High-Level Characters"
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.CI "Jolly Roger" "x" "A timetested battlemap for on board swashbuckling"
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.CI "Salt'n'Tar" "x" "Rules for sailed movement on the tabletop"
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.CI "The Crown of Neptune" "3" "A One-Page Dungeon for High-Level Characters"
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.CI "Schiffbruch" "11" "Ein Spielbericht aus der Grenzlandkampagne"
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.CI "Eingekerkert" "23" "Ein Piratenabenteuer für Stufe 1-3"
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.CI "Save the Date!" "28"
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|
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Each ships speed in tabletop inches is derived by multiplying Wind Speed
|
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|
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|
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Bearings in the 6 point wind system:
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.\"\smallmap{img/movemnt6pt.png"
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When moving ships may normally change direction by one point per turn.
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Changing direction by two points per turn is dangerous and causes Strain
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(see below).
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.KE
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.H3 "Examples"
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At Wind Speed 2 a quarter reaching small galley would sail at speed 14''
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per round.
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@@ -235,6 +253,7 @@ more then 12'', while the fore-n-aft rigged Schooner would race to
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windward making 24''.
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.H2
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Playing the Game
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.KS
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.H3 "Game Turn when Racing and Chasing"
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.IP 1. 3
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One player or the referee rolls a d6 to determine wind speed and
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@@ -249,6 +268,8 @@ Both sides move their full move according to the movement rules,
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possibly changing direction by one point.
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.IP 5. 3
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Next turn starts at 1.
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.KE
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.KS
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.H3 "Game Turn in Naval Combat"
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.IP 1. 3
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One player or the referee does the Wind Roll.
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@@ -275,6 +296,7 @@ Roll for ramming, boarding and any kind of other actions allowed by
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the combat system being used.
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.IP 9. 3
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Next turn starts at 1.
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.KE
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.PP
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||||
.H3 "Maneuvers"
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Optionally, at the end of each game turn ships may declare a maneuver:
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@@ -289,6 +311,7 @@ with furled sails can anchor, lest they have to do an immediate Strain
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Roll. It takes two game turns to thus come to a full stop, and three
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game turns to light the anchor and set sail again.
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.KS
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||||
.H3 "The Wind Roll"
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A single roll of the d6 decides, how the wind changes in direction and
|
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strength.
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@@ -304,6 +327,8 @@ cl.
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5 & Wind Speed = 3
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6 & Direction change counter clockwise
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.TE
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||||
.KE
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||||
.KS
|
||||
.H3 "The Luck Roll"
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||||
A gust of wind might prove fortuitous to gain that extra speed needed,
|
||||
then again, bad things happen at see ...
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||||
@@ -320,6 +345,7 @@ cl.
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||||
6 & Wind Speed +2, mark 1 Strain
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||||
.TE
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||||
.PP
|
||||
.KE
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||||
Wind Changes due to Luck Rolls usually only apply to the ship the die
|
||||
was rolled for. However Luck Rolls may change things for everyone, if
|
||||
two or more sides roll the same result:
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -1,24 +1,28 @@
|
||||
.H1
|
||||
Schiffbruch
|
||||
.PP
|
||||
.I "Aus einem Spielbericht der Grenzlandkampagne."
|
||||
.sp -0.6c
|
||||
.2C
|
||||
.PP
|
||||
Tiana hat bei Tusila ein gutes Wort für ihren Bruder eingelegt. Timo hat sich
|
||||
bewährt, hat gezeigt, dass er ein exzellenter Speerwerfer ist, und im Sinne der
|
||||
Gemeinschaft handelt. Tusila nimmt ihn in ihre Miliz auf, und Timo (jetzt
|
||||
Gemeinschaft handelt. Tusila nimmt ihn in ihre Miliz auf, und Timo (vormals NSC, jetzt
|
||||
Kämpfer, Stufe 1) trainiert in den nächsten Tagen intensiv mit seinen neuen
|
||||
Waffenbrüdern.
|
||||
.PP
|
||||
Nach den nächtlichen Erlebnissen sehnen sich Levi und Timo nach göttlicher
|
||||
Führung. Sie beschließen zum Vulkan [[Fai_Lalolagi?]] zu reisen. Timo denkt,
|
||||
Führung. Sie beschließen zum Vulkan
|
||||
.I "Fai Lalolagi"
|
||||
zu reisen. Timo denkt,
|
||||
dass er dort vielleicht ein besonderes Erz finden könnte, was er in seinem
|
||||
nächsten Werkstück verarbeiten möchte. Der schlaue [[Tapu_Fuga?]] (Contis neuer
|
||||
Charakter, ein entfernter Verwandter Kainenos) schließt sich den beiden an,
|
||||
nächsten Werkstück verarbeiten möchte. Der schlaue Tapu Fuga
|
||||
schließt sich den beiden an,
|
||||
ebenso wie Iosua Aseata (NSC), und zwei Kämpfer aus Tusilas Miliz, der
|
||||
schmächtige [[Enele_Seko?]] (NSC) und [[Ulasi_Pule?]] (NSC).
|
||||
schmächtige Enele Seko (NSC) und Ulasi Pule (NSC).
|
||||
.PP
|
||||
Mit einem geliehenen Auslegerkanu stechen sie in See, und segeln bei mildem
|
||||
Südwind ostwärts. An den ersten Tagen beobachten sie von weitem Delfine,
|
||||
Südwind ostwärts, immer an der Nordküste
|
||||
.I Galteis
|
||||
entlang. An den ersten Tagen beobachten sie von weitem Delfine,
|
||||
nächtliches Meeresleuchten und Flugsaurier, die bedenklich nahe heran kommen.
|
||||
.PP
|
||||
Am dritten Tag werden sie im Morgengrauen von Iosua geweckt. Das Meer tost, ist
|
||||
@@ -38,7 +42,8 @@ er, wie das Tier wieder beginnt zu tauchen. Mit dem Mut der Verzweifelung
|
||||
beginnt er nach hinten zu rennen. Vielleicht kann er unter dem Rand des Panzers
|
||||
irgendwo eine Stelle finden, unter der sich eine Luftblase fangen würde, wenn
|
||||
die Schildkröte taucht? (o.k., sagt der Spielleiter, 5% Chance, mit einer
|
||||
natural twenty klappt das). Keine Chance, Levi fällt erneut ins Wasser und wird
|
||||
.I "natural twenty"
|
||||
klappt das). Keine Chance, Levi fällt erneut ins Wasser und wird
|
||||
vom Sog der tauchenden Schildkröte mitgerissen. Er kann nicht sehen, wie etwa
|
||||
dreißig Meter vor ihm das Boot mit dem tauchenden Schildkrötenpanzer
|
||||
kollidiert, und in tausend Stücke zerissen wird.
|
||||
@@ -63,15 +68,17 @@ auf dem Weg in die Nachwelt … übermächtige Müdigkeit.
|
||||
.PP
|
||||
Levi, Timo, Tapu, Iosua und Ulasi sind an einen kleinen unscheinbaren Strand an
|
||||
der Nordküste Galteis gespült worden. Hier wohnen drei Fischerfamilien.
|
||||
[[Mataio_Nanai?]] lässt sich die Geschichte der Abenteurer erzählen.
|
||||
Mataio Nanai lässt sich die Geschichte der Abenteurer erzählen.
|
||||
.PP
|
||||
Nach Faga Afi ist nicht weit, ein guter Tagesmarsch nach Süden, über die Berge.
|
||||
Nach Faga Afi ist es nicht weit, ein guter Tagesmarsch nach Süden, über die Berge.
|
||||
Nachdem sich die Abenteurer für zwei weitere Tage erholt haben, machen sie sich
|
||||
dürftig bekleidet auf den Weg dort hin. Im Hauptort der Insel angekommen werden
|
||||
sie von ihren Familien und Verwandten aufgenommen, sie erfahren von der Trauer
|
||||
des Dorfvorstehers [[Iakopo_Latu?]]. Er grämt sich wegen seiner Tochter, die in
|
||||
des Dorfvorstehers Iakopo Latu. Er grämt sich wegen seiner Tochter, die in
|
||||
Unwürde gestorben ist. Die Berichte von den Kuttenträgern machen allen Sorge.
|
||||
Wo kommen sie her? Es braut sich schlechte Stimmung zusammen. [[Bendai?]] die
|
||||
Wo kommen sie her? Es braut sich schlechte Stimmung zusammen.
|
||||
.I Bendai
|
||||
die
|
||||
Nachbarinsel! Den Leuten dort konnte man noch nie trauen. Alles Schlechte kommt
|
||||
von Bendai!
|
||||
.Au lkh
|
||||
|
||||
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