MÖRK BORG: Anyone up for a game?

[Stormbringer]

Dependent and Suspicious. Gut telling tales of too many ales. Obsessively collects small sharp stones.

So basically I'm an annoying, fat bastard with a probable obsessive compulsion disorder?

Yep! But with crazy magical powers.

[Stormbringer]

Metzhuotl Blind Your Eye (unclean scroll) A creature becomes invisible for d6 rounds or until it is damaged, attacking/defending with DR6
Grace of a Dead Saint (sacred scroll) d2 creatures regain d10 HP each
Metzhuotl Blind Your Eye (unclean scroll) A creature becomes invisible for d6 rounds or until it is damaged, attacking/defending with DR6

I'm a bit confused why you have two Metzhuotl Blind Your Eye scrolls.

Did you accidentally write it twice, or did Scvmbirther give you this twice?

[Sly Boots]

BTW Doug, I was wondering, for added comedy... my daily randomised spells, if I roll the die could you not tell me what I've actually got so I can find it out when I first cast it?

I'm not even going to look at the table of spells, I want it to be a lovely surprise each time

[Stormbringer]

Sure! Sounds fun! And chaotic!

[Animalmother]

Metzhuotl Blind Your Eye (unclean scroll) A creature becomes invisible for d6 rounds or until it is damaged, attacking/defending with DR6
Grace of a Dead Saint (sacred scroll) d2 creatures regain d10 HP each
Metzhuotl Blind Your Eye (unclean scroll) A creature becomes invisible for d6 rounds or until it is damaged, attacking/defending with DR6

I'm a bit confused why you have two Metzhuotl Blind Your Eye scrolls.

Did you accidentally write it twice, or did Scvmbirther give you this twice?

No idea mate. I just picked whatever random stuff it gave me. Maybe I'll just cast a random one that is a complete mystery until used (as is the current fashion).

[Stormbringer]

Let's just assume you've got one copy of M.B.Y.E. then.

[Snowy]

Who will Snowy be?!

Allow me to introduce...


I am Grin. Or am I, behind my mask and rotting face you simply cannot tell whether I grin or scowl. I felt that there was a distinct lack of trve religious fervour in our burgeoning group, so will deign to cease my desecration of cathedrals long enough to bring the rage of the Two-Headed Basilisks of the One True faith down upon us all.

I particularly like the concept of my shepherd's crook having overlapping anti-prayers!

[Stormbringer]

Amazing!

Now, before everyone gets to spend their silver on cool stuff, I need everyone to roll a single d20 to create a tiny little spark of a personal backstory, which I'll factor into the coming narrative.

[Animalmother]

Using this...
https://rolladie.net/roll-a-d20-die
I got a 13

[Wrathbone]

Not used my physical dice for a while, so this is a nice excuse to dig them out and roll a....

...17

[Sly Boots]

Not used my physical dice for a while, so this is a nice excuse to dig them out and roll a....

...17

Ooh, likewise

I also rolled 13.

If we need to all have different rolls to make the background stuff more varied, my second roll was 20.

[Raid]

4!

[Snowy]

Physical dice? Used to have some but no clue where they live these days!

Anyhow, lucky number 8 for me.

[Stormbringer]

Excellent!

Here's what Troubling Tales you all got:

1. Lord Margar, the Wretched Royal
After dreaming of an underground temple to a forgotten god, you understand the songs of insects and worms.

2. Malaiz, the Esoteric Hermit
A battle wound left a shard of metal slowly inching closer to your heart. Every day there is a 2% chance it reaches it.

3. Giant Dances the Sea, the Pale One
Your flesh heals twice as fast, but your companions twice as slow. You have a many-eyed “guardian angel".

4. Fechr, the Fanged Deserter
You have a cursed never-healing wound.

5. Grin, the Heretical Priest
Banished and disowned for unspecified deeds. Can never go home.


Time to go shopping...

[Stormbringer]

Shopping time!

1.You can buy anything you can afford from these lists with the silver you started with.
2. You can also sell anything you have already for the prices listed.
3. You can't use scrolls if you wear Tier 2 or 3 armour and/or wield two-handed weapons.
4. Let me know your purchases and your remaining silver!


ARMOUR

• Tier 1 = Padded cloth/furs/leather, etc. (20 silver)

• Tier 2 = Scale mail/chain mail [+2 DR on all Agility tests] (100 silver)

• Tier 3 = Plate mail, splint mail [+4 DR on normal Agility tests, +2 DR on combat Agility tests] (200 silver)

• Shield [-1 damage, you can choose to ignore all damage from one attack but shield breaks] (20 silver)

WEAPONS

• Battle axe, d8 [two-handed] (35 silver)

• Bow, d6 (25 silver)

• Club, d6 (10 silver)

• Crossbow, d8 [two-handed] (40 silver)

• Flail, d8 (35 silver)

• Hand axe, d6 (15 silver)

• Knife, d4 (10 silver)

• Mace, d6 (25 silver)

• Shortbow, d4 [two-handed] (13 silver)

• Shortsword, d4 (20 silver)

• Sling, d4 (8 silver)

• Staff, d4 [two-handed] (5 silver)

• Sword, d6 (30 silver)

• Warhammer, d6 (30 silver)

• Whip, d2 (5 silver)

• Zweihänder, d10 [two-handed] (60 silver)

• Arrows [x20] (10 silver)

• Bolts [x10] (10 silver)

BLACK POWDER FIREARMS
(for the rich and foolhardy)

• Pistol, d6. [+DR2 to hit, one-handed, ignores armour, loud, slow to reload] (80 silver)

• Culverin, d8 [+DR2 to hit, two-handed, ignores armour, loud, slow to reload] (120 silver)

• Arquebus, d10 [+DR2 to hit, two-handed, ignores armour, loud, slow to reload] (180 silver)

• Dragon, 2d4 [+DR2 to hit, one-handed, two shots per load, both damage dice in melee range/one dice per target at normal range, loud, slow to reload] (200 silver)

• Basilisk Gun, 2d10 [+DR2 to hit, requires two people to carry and fire, loud, slow to reload] (300 silver)

• Heavy arquebus, d12 [+DR2 to hit, takes up two inventory slots, loud, slow to reload] (240 silver)

• Pepperbox pistol, d4 [+DR2 to hit, can fire up to six shots before being reloaded, loud, slow to reload] (160 silver)

• Black powder bomb, 3d4 [roll another D4 on a result of a 1, repeat] (50 silver)

BEASTS

• Horse, HP 11, Morale 5, Kick d3 (80 silver)

• Leather Horse Armour -d2 (30 silver)

• Metal Horse Cuirass -d4 (100 silver)

• Wild dog, HP 6, Morale 8, Bite d3 (10 silver)

• Trained dog, HP 6, Morale 8, Bite d3 [rolls d20 +d4 when making attack roll] (25 silver)

• Monkey, HP 7, Morale 6, Smack d2, Throw stone d3 [finds d10 silver in cities/towns] (50 silver)

• Cat, HP 3, Morale 3, Cute Claws 1 [1-in-4 chance catches enough rats you don't need to eat a food ration today] (3 silver; 4 silver for black)

• Rat, HP 2, Morale 3, No attack [explores area and finds a random item worth 1 silver; 1-in-10 chance of dying] (8 silver)

GENERAL SUPPLIES

• Backpack [holds 7 normal-sized items] (6 silver)

• Bear trap [Presence DR14 to spot, d8 damage] (20 silver)

• Blanket (4 silver)

• Caltrops [d4 damage + infection on 1 in 6] (7 silver)

• Chalk (1 silver)

• Chewing tobacco (1 silver)

• Crowbar (8 silver)

• Crucifix, silver (60 silver)

• Crucifix, wood (8 silver)

• Dried food [1 day] (1 silver)

• Exquisite perfume (25 silver)

• Firesteel (4 silver)

• Grappling hook (12 silver)

• Hammer (8 silver)

• Heavy chain [15 feet] (8 silver)

• Iron nails [x10] (1 silver)

• Ladder (7 silver)

• Lantern oil [Presence + 6 hours] (5 silver)

• Lard [may function as 5 meals] (5 silver)

• Large iron hook (9 silver)

• Lockpicks (5 silver)

• Magnesium strip (4 silver)

• Manacles (10 silver)

• Mattress (3 silver)

• Meat cleaver (15 silver)

• Medicine box [Stops bleeding/infection and +d6 HP. Presence + 4 uses] (15 silver)

• Metal file (10 silver)

• Mirror (15 silver)

• Muzzle (6 silver)

• Noose (5 silver)

• Oil lamp (10 silver)

• Poison, black [Toughness DR14 or d6 damage + blind for one hour. 3 doses] (20 silver)

• Poison, red [Toughness DR12 or d10 damage. 3 doses] (20 silver)

• Rope [30 feet], (4 silver)

• Small wagon (25 silver)

• Tent (12 silver)

• Toolbox [x10 nails, hammer, small saw, tongs] (20 silver)

• Torch (2 silver)

• Sack [holds 10 normal sized items] (3 silver)

• Salt (4 silver)

• Scissors (9 silver)

• Sharp needle (3 silver)

• Waterskin [4 days of water] (4 silver)