a little less messy now, Salt'n'Tar looks good, use Keeps!

issue03/Makefile

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-SRC=macros cover forward crown abenteuer class report minigame ausblick
+SRC=macros cover forward crown class report minigame abenteuer ausblick
 
-all: Grenzland3.pdf Cover.pdf
+all: Grenzland3.pdf Cover.pdf img
 
 img: Makefile
 	make -C img all
 
-Grenzland3.pdf: ${SRC} img Makefile
+Grenzland3.pdf: ${SRC} Makefile
 	groff -ms -mde -e -t -p -Tpdf -Kutf8 -dpaper=a5 -P -pA5 ${SRC} > $@
 
 Cover.pdf: Cover.svg Makefile

issue03/ausblick

@@ -3,16 +3,6 @@ Save the Date!
 .PP
 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
 .ad l
-.MONT Januar
-.DATE "19.01.2024" "Grenzland-Kampagne" "19:00 bis 23:00"
-.MONT Februar
-.DATE "16.02.2024" "Grenzland-Kampagne" "19:00 bis 23:00"
-.MONT März
-.DATE "01.03. - 03.03.2024" "AdventureCon" "Kulturhaus Eidelstedt, Alte Elbgaustraße 12, 22523 Hamburg" "https://www.sdnv.de/index.php?adventure-con/"
-.DATE "15.03.2024" "Grenzland-Kampagne" "19:00 bis 23:00"
-.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/"
-.MONT April
-.DATE "19.04.2024" "Grenzland-Kampagne" "19:00 bis 23:00, Finale der 7. Spielzeit"
 .MONT Juni
 .DATE "14.06. - 16.06.2024" "NordCon" "Brüder Grimm Schule, Steinadlerweg 26, 22119 Hamburg" "https://www.nordcon.de/"
 .MONT September
@@ -26,7 +16,7 @@ Check out dates for online games on \fC#next-games\fP on our Discord Server. If
 .PP
 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
 .PP
-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.
+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.
 .ad b
 .H1
 Ausblick

issue03/class

@@ -1,8 +1,14 @@
+.\" vim: filetype=groff nu relativenumber
+.1C
 .H1 
-The Anointed of Abyssal Slaughter (NPC class)
+The Anointed of 
+Abyssal Slaughter
+.sp 0.2cm
 .PP
 .ft NI
-Thence came the dread pirate Stinkebarter, who had been making the shipping
+Thence came the dread pirate 
+.I Stinkebarter , 
+who had been making the shipping
 lanes in this part of the world unsafe for close to a century. Like ravenous
 beasts these monsters threw themselves at their victims. They stank of the sea,
 their skins were full of scales, and their beards were mottled with seaweed and
@@ -11,8 +17,14 @@ anyone in their path and threw their bodies to the sharks. That was the way of
 the pirates that had laired in those islands for generations. Some said they
 were the cursed of the sea.
 .ft
-     - from the anonymous (and justifiably forgotten) novel Scourge of the Sea
+
-       Beasts
+.ad r
+\[em] from the anonymous (and justifiably forgotten) novel Scourge of the Sea
+Beasts
+
+.sp -.4cm
+.ad b
+.2C
 .PP 
 In the depths there are things sleeping for untold aeons. Occasionally one of
 them reaches up from the darkest reaches and touches the existence of the light
@@ -49,7 +61,7 @@ gods of the sea. And of course they are only half-wrong.
 if intelligent beings are killed and given to the sea in one of
 the holy places of the Coelacanth god, they are counted as sacrifices. The ways
 of the god are unknownable, but in general about 1000 unintelligent beings, 100
-intelligent ones, or 10 Anointed of the Coelacanth god1 will be enough to grant
+intelligent ones, or 10 Anointed of the Coelacanth god will be enough to grant
 the Blessing of Form. It does not matter if they are killed in the water or
 outside, as long as their fresh blood and meat ends as a feast for the ocean
 dwellers. 
@@ -72,18 +84,28 @@ soul to a demon or other being is a surefire way though, so there's that.  The
 blessing of form also grants the character an unnaturally long life-span,
 however useful that is. Most afflicted disappear after a few years, some hold
 on for a few hundred years, but ultimately most disappear into the waves.
-(mechanically their lifespan increases to natural lifespan * level of Anointed)
+(mechanically their lifespan increases to 
+.I "natural lifespan" 
+\[mu] 
+.I "level of Anointed" ).
 .PP
+.1C
+.TS
+center;
+llllcissss
+licicilililililili
+lrccccccc.
 				Saving Throws 
-   Level XP HD THAC0 D W P B S 
+Level	XP	HD	THAC0	D	W	P	B	S	
-   1 0 1d6 19 [0] 11 12 14 16 15 
+1	0	1d6	19 [0]	11	12	14	16	15	
-   2 2000 2d6 19 [0] 11 12 14 16 15 
+2	2000	2d6	19 [0]	11	12	14	16	15	
-   3 4000 3d6 19 [0] 11 12 14 16 15 
+3	4000	3d6	19 [0]	11	12	14	16	15	
-   4 8000 4d6 19 [0] 11 12 14 16 15 
+4	8000	4d6	19 [0]	11	12	14	16	15	
-   5 16,000 5d6 17 [+2] 9 10 12 14 12 
+5	16,000	5d6	17 [+2]	9	10	12	14	12	
-   6 30,000 6d6 17 [+2] 9 10 12 14 12 
+6	30,000	6d6	17 [+2]	9	10	12	14	12	
-   7 60,000 7d6 17 [+2] 9 10 12 14 12 
+7	60,000	7d6	17 [+2]	9	10	12	14	12	
-   8 120,000 8d6 17 [+2] 9 10 12 14 12 
+8	120,000	8d6	17 [+2]	9	10	12	14	12	
+.TE
 .LP
 Every level roll 1 ability of Coelacanth form, also following changes
 .IP "Level 1:"
@@ -94,46 +116,68 @@ cannot enter dry land anymore (100 paces past the shore)
 needs to spend half of time breathing water
 .IP "Level 8:"
 cannot breathe air anymore, unavoidable urge to travel to Coelacanth god
+.2C
 .PP
 Every level past the first a character has to make a saving roll against
-Spells or be drawn to the next holy site of the Coelacanth god. (if not yet
+Spells or be drawn to the next holy site of the Coelacanth god. If not yet
 they will become an NPC and spend the rest of their time in the vicinity
 "guarding" the non-existent site. Most of the rare Anointed are just living
 there as hermits, only going out for hunting, some of the larger sites have
 small villages or the equivalent to monasteries of these blood-thirsty
-hermits, others might be more enterprising (raiding the surrounding
+hermits, others might be more enterprising \[em] raiding the surrounding
-settlements and trade routes as pirates).
+settlements and trade routes as pirates.
 .PP
 At level 8 they are drawn to the depths where the Coelacanth god dwells. This
 is an ancient, near-ruined city of the elder adherents of the god, and there
 they are matched against other Anointed ones until they either die a
 sacrifice, or gain the right to challenge the god himself. What happens if
 they kill the god is not quite clear. It might be this already has happened. 
-
+.KS
-
+.H2 
 Traits of Form (1d8)
-1. Silvery Scales AC +1
+.IP 1. 3
-2. Bulbous Eyes Cha -1, darksight if underwater
+Silvery Scales AC +1
-3. Pointy Teeth Bite 1d6 damage
+.IP 2. 3
-4. Extra Fins - Double Swim Speed (when undressed)
+Bulbous Eyes Cha -1, darksight if underwater
-5. Webbed hands  Swimming speed like land movement
+.IP 3. 3 
-6.  Unhinged Jaw
+Pointy Teeth Bite 1d6 damage
-7. Aquatic Predator Smell Cha -1 (except for cats)
+.IP 4. 3 
-8. Hollow Spine: +1 attack if in water
+Extra Fins - Double Swim Speed (when undressed)
-
+.IP 5. 3 
+Webbed hands  Swimming speed like land movement
+.IP 6. 3 
+Unhinged Jaw
+.IP 7. 3 
+Aquatic Predator Smell Cha -1 (except for cats)
+.IP 8. 3 
+Hollow Spine: +1 attack if in water
+.KE
+.KS
+.H2 
 Quests of the Abyssal Slaughter God (1d10)
-1. Destroy shrine of other religion
+.IP 1. 3 
-2. Destroy heretics of the Slaughter God
+Destroy shrine of other religion
-3. Slaughter criminals
+.IP 2. 3 
-4. Slaughter innocents
+Destroy heretics of the Slaughter God
-5. Feast on raw meat
+.IP 3. 3 
-6. Slaughter land dwellers
+Slaughter criminals
-7. Slaughter sea dwellers
+.IP 4. 3 
-8. Slaughter air dwellers
+Slaughter innocents
-9. Challenge other Anointed
+.IP 5. 3 
-10. Challenge higher level Anointed
+Feast on raw meat
-
+.IP 6. 3 
+Slaughter land dwellers
+.IP 7. 3 
+Slaughter sea dwellers
+.IP 8. 3 
+Slaughter air dwellers
+.IP 9. 3 
+Challenge other Anointed
+.IP 10. 5 
+Challenge higher level Anointed
+.KE
 .PP
+.ne 999
 Note: I recently have come to reevaluate NPC classes as a useful concept. My
 main idea is to see them as the equivalent for specific monsters, but in
 social settings. The idea of the Anointed is similar to the presentation of

issue03/cover

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+.\" vim: filetype=groff nu relativenumber
 .rs
 .fam BM
 .ll 12.8c
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ Grenzland
 .ft BMR
 .nf
 .ta 6.8cC 12.8cR
-No. 3	Worse Things Happen at Sea	Jan 2024
+No. 3	Worse Things Happen at Sea	Apr 2024
 .sp
 .ta 12.8cR
 .\" let's have a macro for table of contents items
@@ -23,14 +24,12 @@ No. 3	Worse Things Happen at Sea	Jan 2024
 \fI\\$3\fP
 ..
 .CI "Editorial" "1"
-.CI "Eingekerkert" "3" "Ein Piratenabenteuer für Stufe 1-3"
+.CI "The Crown of Neptune" "3" "A One-Page Dungeon for High-Level Characters"
-.CI "The Crown of Neptune" "x" "A One-Page Dungeon for High-Level Characters"
+.CI "The Anointed of Abyssal Slaughter" "7" "An NPC Class"
-.CI "Jolly Roger" "x" "A timetested battlemap for on board swashbuckling"
+.CI "Schiffbruch" "11" "Ein Spielbericht aus der Grenzlandkampagne"
-.CI "Salt'n'Tar" "x" "Rules for sailed movement on the tabletop"
+.CI "Salt'n'Tar" "13" "Rules for sailed movement on the tabletop"
-.CI "Drachenschildkröten" "x" "Ein Spielbericht aus der Grenzlandkampagne"
+.CI "Eingekerkert" "23" "Ein Piratenabenteuer für Stufe 1-3"
-.CI "Feedback" "x"
+.CI "Save the Date!" "28"
-.CI "Save the Date!" "x"
+.CI "Ausblick" "29"
-.CI "Ausblick" "x"
 .fi
 .ad b
-.2C

issue03/crown

@@ -24,3 +24,4 @@ Encounters
 
 \X'pdf: pdfpic img/treasure.pdf -L 12.8c
 
+.bp

issue03/forward

@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
+.\" vim: filetype=groff nu relativenumber
 .H1
 Editorial
+.sp -.6c
+.2C
 .PP
 Hurra, die dritte Ausgabe des Grenzland ist da. Kürzlich schickte mir
 .I phf

issue03/img/Makefile

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
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 all: ${PDF}
 
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ all: ${PDF}
 %.pdf: %.dot
 	dot -Tpdf $< > $@
 
+%.pdf: %.jpg
+	convert $< $@
+
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 	convert $< $@
 

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issue03/macros

@@ -15,12 +15,13 @@
 ..
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 .de H1
-.sp 3
+.\".sp 3
-.ne 20
+.1C
+.ne 10
 .ft NB
 .ps 22
 .vs 26
-.ce
+.ce 2
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+.ta 6.2cR
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issue03/minigame

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ These rules for sailed movement on gaming tables are inspired by the
 Numbers are adjusted to work well with the
 original fantasy role-playing games of the 1970's: speed is always given
 in tabletop inches (").
+.KS
 .H2
 Initial Wind strength and direction
 .PP
@@ -15,49 +16,34 @@ On a playing surface without a grid, or a square grid, use 8 points of
 wind directions:
 .TS
 center;
-cblb
+cblbcblb
-cl.
+clcl.
-1d8	Wind Direction
+1d8	Wind Direction	1d8	Wind Direction
-1	North
+1	North	5	South
-2	Northeast
+2	Northeast	6	Southeast
-3	East
+3	East	7	West
-4	Southeast
+4	Southeast	8	Northwest
-5	South
-6	Southwest
-7	West
-8	Northwest
 .TE
 .PP
-on a hexagonal grid, use 6 points of wind directions, if hexagons are
+on a hexagonal grid, use 6 points of wind directions:
-aligned vertically: 
 .TS
 center;
-cblb
+ciscis
-cl.
+cblbcblb
-1d6	Wind Direction
+clcl.
-1	North
+vertical hexes	horizontal hexes	
-2	Northeast
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-3	Southeast
+1	North	1	Northwest
-4	South
+2	Northeast	2	Northeast
-5	Southwest
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-6	Northwest
+4	South	4	Southeast
-.TE
+5	Southwest	5	Southwest
-.PP
+6	Northwest	6	West
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-1d6	Wind Direction
-1	Northwest
-2	Northeast
-3	East
-4	Southeast
-5	Southwest
-6	West
 .TE
 .PP
 Thus, the initial Wind Direction may be diced for with a d6 or d8.
+.KE
+.KS
 .PP
 The initial Wind Speed may be determined by rolling on this table:
 .PP
@@ -73,156 +59,188 @@ cl.
 5 & Wind Speed = 3 (strong breeze)
 6 & Wind Speed = 3
 .TE
+.KE
+.KS
+.H2 
+Movement
+.PP
+Various ship types have different 
+.I "Speed Factors"
+depending on their bearing toward the wind.
+Each ships speed in tabletop inches is then derived by multiplying 
+Wind Speed (WS) and Speed Factor (SF): 
+.EQ
+Mv = WS \[mu] BN
+.EN
+.KE
+.KS
+.PP
+Bearings in the 8 point wind system:
+.sp 0
+\X'pdf: pdfpic img/movemnt8pt.pdf -C 9c 0 12.8c
+.KE
+.KS
+.sp 5.2c
+.PP
+Bearings in the 6 point wind system:
+.sp 0
+\X'pdf: pdfpic img/movemnt6pt.pdf -C 11.5c 0 12.8c
+.sp 5.2c 
+.KE
+.PP
+When moving ships may normally change direction by one point per turn.
+Changing direction by two points per turn is dangerous and causes Strain
+(see below).
 .H2
 Ship types
+.KS
 .H3 "Large Galley"
 A Trireme or Quadrireme, ships with three to four rowing benches and
-probably more then one lateen rigged mast:
+one or more masts, lateen or square rigged:
-.\".\"\smallmap{img/Trireme.jpg"
 .TS
 center,tab(&);
 cbcb
-cl.
+cc.
-Bearing & Bearing Number (BN)
+Bearing & Speed Factor (SF)
 Running & 9
 Broad Reaching & 10
 Quarter Reaching & 8
 Beating & 3
-Luffing & 1 (backwards)
+Luffing & -1 (backwards)
 .TE
-
+.KE
+.sp 0
+\X'pdf: pdfpic img/Trireme.pdf -C 11c 0 12.8c
+.sp 6c
+.KS
 .H3 "Small Galley"
 A Bireme or smaller, ships with one or two rowing benches and a single
 lateen rigged mast.
 .TS
 center,tab(&);
 cbcb
-cl.
+cc.
-Bearing & Bearing Number (BN)
+Bearing & Speed Factor (SF)
 Running & 8
 Broad Reaching & 9
 Quarter Reaching & 7
 Beating & 2
-Luffing & 1 (backwards)
+Luffing & -1 (backwards)
 .TE
-
+.KE
+.KS
 .H3 "Viking Longship"
 A fast square rigged sailer, one mast:
-.\"\smallmap{img/Longship.png"
+.sp -0.4c
+\X'pdf: pdfpic img/Longship.pdf -C 8c 0 12.8c
+.sp 4.5c
 .TS
 center,tab(&);
 cbcb
-cl.
+cc.
-Bearing & Bearing Number (BN)
+Bearing & Speed Factor (SF)
 Running & 11
 Broad Reaching & 12
 Quarter Reaching & 9
 Beating & 4
-Backing & 2 (backwards)
+Backing & -2 (backwards)
 .TE
-
+.KE
+.KS
 .H3 "Large Merchant"
 A square rigged trading vessel with full lines and two to three masts. A
 Hulk, Carrack or Caravel.
-
+.sp 0
-.\"\smallmap{img/Galleon.png"
+\X'pdf: pdfpic img/Galleon.pdf -C 7c 0 12.8c
-
+.sp 5.9c
 .TS
 center,tab(&);
 cbcb
-cl.
+cc.
-Bearing & Bearing Number (BN)
+Bearing & Speed Factor (SF)
 Running & 9
 Broad Reaching & 10
 Quarter Reaching & 8
 Beating & 3
-Backing & 1 (backwards)
+Backing & -1 (backwards)
 .TE
-
+.KE
+.KS
 .H3 "Small Merchant"
 A small trading vessel with full lines, and usually just one mast. A
 Cog.
-.\"\smallmap{img/Cog.jpg"
+.sp -0.4c
-Bearing & Bearing Number (BN)
+\X'pdf: pdfpic img/Cog.pdf -C 4.5c 0 12.8c
+.sp 4c
+.TS
+center,tab(&);
+cbcb
+cc.
+Bearing & Speed Factor (SF)
 Running & 8
 Broad Reaching & 9
 Quarter Reaching & 7
 Beating & 3
-Backing & 1 (backwards)
+Backing & -1 (backwards)
 .TE
-
+.KE
+.KS
 .H3 "Sailed Warship"
 A Galleon or Man-'o-War, a massive ship with three or four masts, the
 fore- and mainmast are always square rigged. One or more gun decks or at
 least multiple catapults.
-
+.sp -0.5c
-.\"\smallmap{img/Carrack.png"
+\X'pdf: pdfpic img/Carrack.pdf -C 9.5c 0 12.8c
-
+.sp 13c
 .TS
 center,tab(&);
 cbcb
-cl.
+cc.
-Bearing & Bearing Number (BN)
+Bearing & Speed Factor (SF)
 Running & 10
 Broad Reaching & 11
 Quarter Reaching & 10
 Beating & 4
-Backing & 1 (backwards)
+Backing & -1 (backwards)
 .TE
-
+.KE
+.KS
 .H3 "Cutter"
 A fore-n-aft rigged single masted boat.
-.\"\smallmap{img/Cutter.jpg"
 .TS
 center,tab(&);
 cbcb
-cl.
+cc.
-Bearing & Bearing Number (BN)
+Bearing & Speed Factor (SF)
 Running & 6
 Broad Reaching & 8
 Quarter Reaching & 7
 Beating & 5
-Luffing & 1 (backwards)
+Luffing & -1 (backwards)
 .TE
-
+.sp -0.3c
+\X'pdf: pdfpic img/Cutter.pdf -C 5.5c 0 12.8c
+.sp 5c
+.KE
+.KS
 .H3 "Schooner"
 A fore-n-aft rigged boat with two or more masts. The foremast may have
 square sails.
-.\"\smallmap{img/Schooner.jpg"
+.sp 0
+\X'pdf: pdfpic img/Schooner.pdf -C 7c 0 12.8c
+.sp 5c
 .TS
 center,tab(&);
 cbcb
-cl.
+cc.
-Bearing & Bearing Number (BN)
+Bearing & Speed Factor (SF)
 Running & 10
 Broad Reaching & 12
 Quarter Reaching & 11
 Beating & 8
-Luffing & 1 (backwards)
+Luffing & -1 (backwards)
 .TE
-
+.KE
-.H2 
-Movement
-.PP
-Each ships speed in tabletop inches is derived by multiplying Wind Speed
-(WS) and Bearing Number (BN). The latter refers to each ships bearing
-relative to the direction of the wind:
-.EQ
-Mv = WS \[mu] BN
-.EN
-Bearings in the 8 point wind system:
-
-.\"\smallmap{img/movemnt8pt.png"
-
-Bearings in the 6 point wind system:
-
-.\"\smallmap{img/movemnt6pt.png"
-
-When moving ships may normally change direction by one point per turn.
-Changing direction by two points per turn is dangerous and causes Strain
-(see below).
-
-
 .H3 "Examples"
 At Wind Speed 2 a quarter reaching small galley would sail at speed 14''
 per round.
@@ -235,6 +253,7 @@ more then 12'', while the fore-n-aft rigged Schooner would race to
 windward making 24''.
 .H2 
 Playing the Game
+.KS
 .H3 "Game Turn when Racing and Chasing"
 .IP 1. 3
 One player or the referee rolls a d6 to determine wind speed and
@@ -249,6 +268,8 @@ Both sides move their full move according to the movement rules,
 possibly changing direction by one point.
 .IP 5. 3
 Next turn starts at 1.
+.KE
+.KS
 .H3 "Game Turn in Naval Combat"
 .IP 1. 3
 One player or the referee does the Wind Roll.
@@ -275,6 +296,7 @@ Roll for ramming, boarding and any kind of other actions allowed by
 the combat system being used.
 .IP 9. 3
   Next turn starts at 1.
+.KE
 .PP
 .H3 "Maneuvers"
 Optionally, at the end of each game turn ships may declare a maneuver:
@@ -289,6 +311,7 @@ with furled sails can anchor, lest they have to do an immediate Strain
 Roll. It takes two game turns to thus come to a full stop, and three
 game turns to light the anchor and set sail again.
 
+.KS
 .H3 "The Wind Roll"
 A single roll of the d6 decides, how the wind changes in direction and
 strength.
@@ -304,6 +327,8 @@ cl.
 5 & Wind Speed = 3
 6 & Direction change counter clockwise
 .TE
+.KE
+.KS
 .H3 "The Luck Roll"
 A gust of wind might prove fortuitous to gain that extra speed needed,
 then again, bad things happen at see ...
@@ -320,6 +345,7 @@ cl.
 6 & Wind Speed +2, mark 1 Strain
 .TE
 .PP
+.KE
 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:

issue03/report

@@ -1,24 +1,28 @@
 .H1
 Schiffbruch
-.PP
+.sp -0.6c
-.I "Aus einem Spielbericht der Grenzlandkampagne."
+.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
+nächsten Werkstück verarbeiten möchte. Der schlaue Tapu Fuga 
-Charakter, ein entfernter Verwandter Kainenos) schließt sich den beiden an,
+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