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Abandoned Caravan

Environments Designed by Evelyn Evans

Tier
1
Type
Exploration
Difficulty
11
Impulses
Lay the trap Reveal information

Environment overview

A Caravan abandoned on the side of the road.

Potential adversaries

Jagged Knife Lieutenant Jagged Knife Bandit

Features

Passives

passive
  • Ambush Site

    The caravan has been ambushed. PCs can make an Instinct Roll to identify evidence of that ambush.

    On a Success with Hope, learn all three pieces of information below. On a success with Fear, learn two. On a failure, a PC can mark a Stress to learn one and gain advantage on the next action roll to investigate this environment.

    A PC with an appropriate background or Experience can learn an additional detail and ask a follow-up question about the scene and get a truthful (if not always complete) answer.

    - Traces of a battle (broken weapons, footprints,).
    - An object that acts as a clue to a larger plot.
    - Traces of thievery (empty chests, empty carriages).

Actions

action
  • Growing Interest

    A Jagged Knife Lieutenant and Jagged Knife Bandits equal to the number of PCs appear to confront the party and claim any loot for themselves.

    Questions
    • Are these the original ambushers, or just opportunists?

Reactions

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About this environment

I use this when I want to give my players hints to story elements they’re currently looking into 🙂

Abandoned Caravan

Tier 1 Exploration

A Caravan abandoned on the side of the road.

Impulses: Lay the trap, Reveal information

Difficulty: 11

Potential Adversaries: Jagged Knife Lieutenant, Jagged Knife Bandit

Features

Ambush Site - Passive: The caravan has been ambushed. PCs can make an Instinct Roll to identify evidence of that ambush. On a Success with Hope, learn all three pieces of information below. On a success with Fear, learn two. On a failure, a PC can mark a Stress to learn one and gain advantage on the next action roll to investigate this environment. A PC with an appropriate background or Experience can learn an additional detail and ask a follow-up question about the scene and get a truthful (if not always complete) answer. - Traces of a battle (broken weapons, footprints,). - An object that acts as a clue to a larger plot. - Traces of thievery (empty chests, empty carriages).
Growing Interest - Action: A Jagged Knife Lieutenant and Jagged Knife Bandits equal to the number of PCs appear to confront the party and claim any loot for themselves.
  • Are these the original ambushers, or just opportunists?

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