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Town Rally

Environments Designed by Aaelius
Tier
2
Type
Event
Difficulty
16
Impulses
Crowd Gathers Movement in Shadows

Environment overview

A group of hunters show off their latest prize in the town square as secretive characters move in the nearby shadows.

Potential adversaries

Cult Initiate Cult Fang Cult Adept Assassin Poisoner Apprentice Assassin Master Assassin

Features

Passives

passive
  • In the Shadows

    Start a Countdown (4). During this rally, shifty characters listen and make moves in the shadows nearby, using the rally as a distraction for their wicked deeds. Tick it down each time a PC rolls with Fear.

Actions

action
  • Gathering Crowd

    When the crowd starts to gather, have each PC make an Instinct Reaction (18) roll. On a success, they notice someone trying to stay hidden nearby. On a Critical Success, they notice an additional person, dressed in a similar manner, watching from across the street.

    Questions
    • What is it about this person that immediately catches your eye?
  • Wall of People
    Fear 1

    Spend a Fear to make the crowd larger. PCs passing through the rally must make an Agility or Strength roll to push their way through. On a failure, they must mark a Stress as they make an increased effort to get past.

Reactions

reaction
  • Missed Opportunity

    When the In the Shadows Countdown reaches 0, the shifty characters vanish, having gathered the information they need or having completed their objective.

About this environment

A group of hunters show off their latest prize in the town square as secretive characters move in the nearby shadows.

Town Rally

Tier 2 Event

A group of hunters show off their latest prize in the town square as secretive characters move in the nearby shadows.

Impulses: Crowd Gathers, Movement in Shadows

Difficulty: 16

Potential Adversaries: Cult Initiate, Cult Fang, Cult Adept, Assassin Poisoner, Apprentice Assassin, Master Assassin

Features

In the Shadows - Passive: Start a Countdown (4). During this rally, shifty characters listen and make moves in the shadows nearby, using the rally as a distraction for their wicked deeds. Tick it down each time a PC rolls with Fear.
Gathering Crowd - Action: When the crowd starts to gather, have each PC make an Instinct Reaction (18) roll. On a success, they notice someone trying to stay hidden nearby. On a Critical Success, they notice an additional person, dressed in a similar manner, watching from across the street.
  • What is it about this person that immediately catches your eye?
Wall of People - Action: Spend a Fear to make the crowd larger. PCs passing through the rally must make an Agility or Strength roll to push their way through. On a failure, they must mark a Stress as they make an increased effort to get past.
Missed Opportunity - Reaction: When the In the Shadows Countdown reaches 0, the shifty characters vanish, having gathered the information they need or having completed their objective.

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