Rachel Lapidow

BEFORE All changes are in red text and highlighted If the party members identify his hideout, it is likely they will plan a raid of some kind with the intent of arresting Igor. To maximize the interest of the scene, the moderator should contrive the timing so that the thugs employed by Igor’s angry creditors, Delver agents Espen and Tove, and any local authorities involved in the investigation,whom the investigation might have turned on to Igor the Underhanded’s location, should all converge on the windmill at the same coincidental time as the journeymen’s Rank’s raid. If the moderator really wants to maximize the complexity of the situation, she should could have a number of Igor’s allies―crew or family members―show up to help him as well. The thugs and family allies Igor’s family members approach by land, sneaking out of the empty alleys of the district. The crew of the FORTUNE MAKER―assuming the boat has not been impounded―can slip the vessel in close and cover the windmill with her few but readyfunctioning cannons. The agents likely hang back to see what happens, figuring they’ll let the factions murder each other, then sneak in and take Igor after everyone else is dead. AFTER If the party members identify his hideout, it is likely they will plan a raid of some kind with the intent of arresting Igor. To maximize the interest of the scene, the moderator should contrive the timing so that the thugs employed by Igor’s angry creditors, Delver agents Espen and Tove, and any local authorities involved in the investigation, should all converge on the windmill at the same time as the Rank’s raid. If the moderator really wants to maximize the complexity of the situation, she could have a number of Igor’s allies―crew or family members―show up to help him. The thugs and Igor’s family members approach by land, sneaking out of the empty alleys of the district. The crew of the FORTUNE MAKER―assuming the boat has not been impounded―can slip the vessel in close and cover the windmill with her few functioning cannons. The agents likely hang back to see what happens, figuring they’ll let the factions murder each other, then sneak in and take Igor after everyone else is dead. BEFORE The card simply reads: “I would be overjoyed if you would accept my invitation to dine at my home at low three, aftclock. Come as you are, but please no guests as, though an informal gathering, we have work to discuss.” Assuming the characters all attend the dinner, they they’ll realize they have never been to Truk’s home before, despite their role as his protégés. past relationships, and someSome members may even have thought he lived in faculty housing at the Academy. In fact, Truk is the last scion from a once-wealthy family, and the stately building in the hills above Highstone to which the address on the invitation leads was once quite impressive. As an only child, and with the death of his young bride and own daughter long ago, he is all that remains of his familythe last member of his family. As the characters make their way through the once-grandformerly grand grounds, they realize that they the grounds are not being maintained, ; and as they approach the house, the stately impression gives way to one of dilapidation. Guests are greeted at the door by Orum, Truk’s apparently ageless batman, who leads them into the study. Sealed rooms, sheet-covered furniture, empty wall hooks and vacant shelves enhance the impression of neglect and financial troubles. The characters have heard rumorsgossip, but it appears true that Truk has been sacrificing selling personal resources items to fund his increasingly- obsessive researches. AFTER The card simply reads: I would be overjoyed if you would accept my invitation to dine at my home at low three, aftclock. Come as you are, but please no guests as, though an informal gathering, we have work to discuss. Assuming the characters all attend the dinner, they’ll realize they have never been to Truk’s home before, despite their role as his protégés. Some members may even have thought he lived in faculty housing at the Academy. In fact, Truk is the last scion from a once-wealthy family, and the stately building in the hills above Highstone to which the address on the invitation leads was once quite impressive. As an only child, and with the death of his young bride and daughter long ago, he is the last member of his family. As the characters make their way through the formerly grand grounds, they realize that the grounds are not being maintained; as they approach the house, the stately impression gives way to one of dilapidation. Guests are greeted at the door by Orum, Truk’s apparently ageless batman, who leads them into the study. Sealed rooms, sheet-covered furniture, empty wall hooks and vacant shelves enhance the impression of neglect and financial troubles. The characters have heard gossip, but it appears true that Truk has been selling personal items to fund his increasingly obsessive researches.