Where Evil Lurks (Campaign)

# [[Where Evil Lurks (Campaign)]] ## Player Safety The following section contains an anonymized, alphabetized list of all lines and veils determined based on our RPG Consent Checklists (including mine). If at any time you'd like to adjust these, please let me know and I will update them. If at any point in the game one unintentionally comes up in play, please let me know immediately via DM or in-session and I will immediately fade-to-black with no questions asked. > [!column|no-t flex] > > [!blank] > > ### Lines > > ***Lines*** *are hard limits on content, things that the GM or the players don't want to engage in. Setting up a line means that content won't show up in the game at all.* > > > > - Bugs > > - Explicit Sex > > - Explicit Romance > > - Homophobia > > - Intestine Descriptions > > - Spiders > > > [!blank] > > ### Veils > > ***Veils*** *are soft limits, things that are ok "behind a curtain" or when they "cut to black." Setting up a veil means that the content might be in the game but not spotlighted or described in great detail.* > > > > - Harm to Animals > > - Harm to Children > > - Pregnancy, Miscarriage, or Abortion > > - Racism > > - Romance Between PCs > > - Self-Harm > > - Sex (General) > > - Sex Between PCs > > - Sexism > > - Sexual Assault > *Descriptions for TTRPG Safety Tools come from the [TTRPG Safety Toolkit Quick Reference Guide](https://ttrpgsafetytoolkit.com/) by Kienna Shaw and Lauren Bryant-Monk.* ## Characters > [!column|4 no-t s-mg] > > [!infobox] > > # **[[Amarthedir|Amarthedir "Marth"]]**Pronouns > > ![[Amarthedir screenshot.png|profile+medium]] > > ###### [[12 Elf|Elf]] HunterPlayer: SamHe/Him > > | | | > > | ---- | ---- | > > | Strength | 10 | > > | Agility | 11 | > > | Intellect | 11 | > > | Will | 10 | > > | Health | 5 | > > | Defense | 12 | > > | Size | 1 | > > | Speed | 6 | > > > [!infobox] > > # **[[Bob]]**Pronouns > > ![[dragonet.png|profile+medium]] > > ###### [[10 Dragonet|Dragonet]] ExterminatorPlayer: RobHe/Him > > | | | > > | ---- | ---- | > > | Strength | 9 | > > | Agility | 12 | > > | Intellect | 10 | > > | Will | 11 | > > | Health | 5 | > > | Defense | 8 | > > | Size | 1/2 | > > | Speed | 5 | > > > [!infobox] > > # **[[Cruz]]**Pronouns > > ![[Weird Wizard.png|profile+medium]] > > ###### [[007 Ancestry|Human]] InventorPlayer: CruzHe/Him > > > [!infobox] > > # **[[Gooby]]**He/It > > ![[Gooby screenshot.png|profile+medium]] > > # [[19 Hobgoblin|Hobgoblin]] FolkloristPlayer: PeterHe/Him > > | | | > > | ---- | ---- | > > | Strength | 9 | > > | Agility | 12 | > > | Intellect | 11 | > > | Will | 10 | > > | Health | 5 | > > | Defense | 8 | > > | Size | 1/2 | > > | Speed | 5 | > > > [!infobox] > > # **[[Halaster Dovesong]]**He/Him > > ![[Halaster Dovesong screenshot.png|profile+medium]] > > ###### [[03 Cambion|Cambion]] CarpenterPlayer: FableAny > > | | | > > | ---- | ---- | > > | Strength | 10 | > > | Agility | 9 | > > | Intellect | 11 | > > | Will | 12 | > > | Health | 5 | > > | Defense | 8 | > > | Size | 1 | > > | Speed | 5 | > > > [!infobox] > > # **[[Marah]]**He/Him > > ![[faun.png|profile+medium]] > > ###### [[13 Faun|Faun]] ApothecaryPlayer: BugThey/Them > > | | | > > | ---- | ---- | > > | Strength | 9 | > > | Agility | 10 | > > | Intellect | 11 | > > | Will | 12 | > > | Health | 5 | > > | Defense | 8 | > > | Size | 1 | > > | Speed | 6 | > > > [!infobox] > > # **[[Pa-asch]]**Pronouns > > ![[sphinx.png|profile+medium]] > > ###### [[25 Sphinx|Sphinx]] SingerPlayer: TogoThey/Them > > | | | > > | ---- | ---- | > > | Strength | 8 | > > | Agility | 11 | > > | Intellect | 11 | > > | Will | 11 | > > | Health | 5 | > > | Defense | 8 | > > | Size | 1 | > > | Speed | 6 | > > > [!infobox] > > # **[[Seraset]]**He/Him > > ![[sphinx.png|profile+medium]] > > ###### [[25 Sphinx|Sphinx]] AstrologerPlayer: ShrikeThey/Them > > | | | > > | ---- | ---- | > > | Strength | 9 | > > | Agility | 11 | > > | Intellect | 11 | > > | Will | 11 | > > | Health | 5 | > > | Defense | 8 | > > | Size | 1 | > > | Speed | 6 | > ## [[The Caravan]] ![[The Caravan|nlk no-title no-h]] ## Player Tasks | | [[RPG Consent Checklist.pdf\|RPG Consent Checklist]] | Character Sheet Sent | 2 NPCs | 2 Locations | Backstory Sent | Music Sent | | --------- | ---------------------------------------------------- | -------------------- | ------------ | ------------ | -------------- | ------------ | | Completed | 8/9 | 7/8 | 7/16 | 5/16 | 0/8 | 0/8 | | Due | Session 1/ASAP | Session 1 | Session 3(?) | Session 3(?) | Session 3(?) | Session 3(?) | ## Rules Reference ### Lore - [[003 Ten True Things]] - Ten facts about the world of Erth and its inhabitants - [[023 Major Gods of the Borderlands]] - Basic deity descriptions ### Mechanics - [[025 Attributes]] - Descriptions of the 4 Attributes - [[026 Attribute Rolls]] - 1d20 ± Attribute ± Boons/Banes - [[027 Luck Rolls]] - 1d20 ± Boons/Banes - [[028 Size and Reach]] ### Combat - [[029 Defense]], [[030 Health]], and [[031 Damage]] - [[042 Moving in Combat]], [[043 Actions in Combat]], [[044 Reactions]], and [[045 Attacking]] %%## NPCs > [!cards] > **Edga** > ![[Edga.png]] %% ## Introduction ### The Borderlands ![[Borderlands#^BorderlandsSummary|clean collapse nlk]] ### You are a Refugee As the [[Old Country]] tears itself apart, more and more people brave the myriad dangers to find relative safety in the [[Borderlands]]. They come by boat, contending with the [[Sea of Fear]] and its pirates, krakens, and other hideous monsters, or they cross the [[Salt Barrens]], a blighted expanse in which nothing can live for long. If they don’t drown, succumb to deprivation, get abducted by raiders or pirates, or perish from disease or any number of other hardships, they find themselves in a land devoid of all the comforts civilization affords, a realm crawling with monsters, bandits, opportunists, and strange, unidentifiable things, and without much in the way of provisions, shelter, or anything else. But to live through the [[Salt Barrens]], to come across the [[Sea of Fear]] with body and mind intact, takes toughness, determination, and a will to live, traits all surviving refugees have. ### Where Evil Lurks One would be a fool to cross the [[Salt Barrens]], sure—but only a bigger fool would stay behind to face the troubles blighting the [[Old Country]]. In *Where Evil Lurks*, the group braves the perils of the [[Salt Barrens]] to escape war, disease, and chaos ravaging their homeland. Yet even as the caravan pushes onward, danger stalks their steps. The wastes themselves claim lives, but whispers among the wagons tell of something more—a threat that cannot be outrun. $\quad$If they would survive, the heroes must hold fast against the Barrens' dangers, protect their companions, and confront whatever shadows lurk within the company of refugees. ## System: Shadow of the Weird Wizard This adventure will be played using the system detailed in [[Shadow of the Weird Wizard]]. ### Sourcebooks Feel free to access the sourcebooks for the system using the following link: [SotWW Sourcebooks](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1rN1wOkuBtSJV5yBc8Mv-RF7GWaQb_UjB?usp=drive_link) ## Media Recommendations ### Shadow of the Weird Wizard - The Brothers Grimm - Collected Fairy Tales - C.S. Lewis - The Chronicles of Narnia - J.R.R. Tolkien - The Hobbit - Legend (Ridley Scott) - Pan's Labyrinth (Guillermo del Toro) - Princess Mononoke (Studio Ghibli) - Spirited Away (Studio Ghibli) - The Green Knight (David Lowery) ### Where Evil Lurks - Agatha Christie - And Then There Were None - Frank Herbert - Dune - Stephen King - The Stand - Mad Max: Fury Road (George Miller) - The Last of Us - The Revenant (Alejandro G. Iñárritu) - The Thing (John Carpenter) - The Witch (Robert Eggers) %%## Before Session 0... ### World Background Please read [[003 Ten True Things]] to get a general idea of the world. You may also explore any links on this page or other pages you are led to. ### Character Creation You do not need to come to Session 0 with a character, nor even the basic idea of a character. However, if you would like to come prepared, you may review the following links: - [[007 Ancestry]] - [[008 Professions]] We will review these together in Session 0 regardless. In addition to the human ancestry provided under [[007 Ancestry]], I will allow the choice of an ancestry from the [[Weird Ancestries]] supplement. If you'd like to consider these, note that only some ancestries are Approved. If an ancestry you want to play is under the Warning category, it is because there is some aspect of the ancestry's lore or mechanics that could be challenging or difficult to play. Ensure you read through the entirety of the ancestry's page before determining you want to play one of these ancestries over one that is approved. These can be approved or denied on a case by case basis. The Denied category contains ancestries whose lore or mechanics do not fit the story I want to tell. If you'd like to play one of these ancestries, you must make a case for how the character would fit into the story. > [!column|3 no-title] Weird Wizard Ancestries > > > [!success] Approved > > - [[007 Ancestry|01 Human]] > > - [[03 Cambion]] > > - [[11 Dwarf]] > > - [[12 Elf]] > > - [[16 Halfling]] > > - [[19 Hobgoblin]] > > - [[22 Pollywog]] > > - [[26 Spriggan]] > > > [!warning] Warning > > - [[02 Archon]] > > - [[05 Changeling]] > > - [[06 Clockwork]] > > - [[07 Daeva]] > > - [[10 Dragonet]] > > - [[13 Faun]] > > - [[14 Ferren]] > > - [[17 Haren]] > > - [[20 Jann]] > > - [[23 Revenant]] > > - [[24 Shadowkith]] > > - [[27 Sprite]] > > - [[30 Warg]] > > > [!failure] Denied > > - [[04 Centaur]] > > - [[08 Demigod]] > > - [[09 Dhampir]] > > - [[15 Goblin]] > > - [[18 Harpy]] > > - [[21 Naga]] > > - [[25 Sphinx]] > > - [[28 Tatterdemalion]] > > - [[29 Triton]] > > - [[31 Woodwose]] > ## [[Bonds]]%% North: `VIEW[{North}][link]`