Rule Book - Fables of Fenorra

ground, the item is still under your control, and is still
considered in your possession.
For the purposes of spells that target the item itself
(such as Shatter), an item is still considered under a
player’s control until it comes to a complete rest on
the ground out of the player’s grasp.
Thievery
Stealing an Item
“Stealing an item” refers only to the in-game stealing
of in-game items. You must be very careful when
attempting to steal anything in-game. You are never
allowed to harm or destroy real property (using ingame
spells to Shatter or Destroy is fine because you
aren’t harming or damaging real property) in order to
steal something. You may not pickpocket characters
in NERO.
There are special rules for each type of in-game item
and you are required to know them. If you are caught
stealing something incorrectly, then you are
cheating—and ignorance of the rules is no excuse!
Game Money, Magic Items, and Jewelry
You are always allowed to take whatever game
money you can find in-game. When taking jewelry or
an item, always check to make sure there is an item
tag with the item phys-rep. If there is an item tag,
then the item tag is now yours. You must temporarily
take the item’s phys-rep, which should be promptly
given to a rules marshal as soon as you are in a safe
area, (before the end of the event), so the phys-rep
can be returned to its owner. If there is no tag, the
item does not represent an in-game item and cannot
be taken because it is merely a costume piece.
If you have a magic weapon or item phys-rep stolen,
you must immediately find one of the Rules Marshals
for that chapter and turn over the magic item tag. You
can find a Rules Marshal out-of- game.
If you have a piece of jewelry or other game item that
you wish to make into a stealable item, you must
obtain an item tag for that item. You can do this at
logistics at any NERO event. The item will be
evaluated to figure out its monetary value. You will
then be required to pay the in-game amount that the
item is worth.
Weapons
You must actually take the weapon you are stealing.
Once you have stolen a weapon, you should then
head immediately to the designated area for stolen
weapons (usually the NPC camp or an NPC
Weaponsmith shop). You cannot actually keep that
particular weapon phys-rep since it is the personal
property of the player from whom you stole it, but the
marshal in charge will give you the tag from that
weapon which you can then attach to your own
weapon phys-rep or attempt to sell in-game.
If your weapon is stolen, you should head to the
designated area. That is why it is so important for you
to write your name on your weapon!
Some monsters will have weapons that are stealable.
However, for logistical reasons, these monsters will
simply hand you a tag instead of the actual weapon.
Other in-game items
NERO often provides props such as maps, notes,
books, and other informational items. If you find
these in a module or on an NPC, you should ask a
Rules Marshal to see if you need to return the props
to NPC camp or if you can keep them. If you steal
them from another player, you should have a Rules
Marshal contact the person you stole them from outof-game
and make sure that they were stealable.
Searching a Person
If you waylay, kill, or control a person or monster
through a spell, you may search that being. Simply
say “I search you.” All game items must be turned
over at that point. Note that it is impossible to
completely hide something on your body. If you are
searched, you cannot claim that something was
“really, really hidden.” If you are searched, you also
have the option of saying, “Go ahead and describe
your search and I will tell you the results step by
step.” This is not only to help you to hide items, but
it also takes up the time that the search should take.
You must really have the item hidden where you say
it is. In other words, you can’t say “I’m pretending to
have a secret compartment in my shoe, and he didn’t
search for secret compartments!”
If someone steals your magic item, do not give them
the tag that describes your magic item. Immediately
go to a Rules Marshal and turn over the tag. It is up
to the person who stole the item to find out what the
item is and how it works. This applies to magical
weapons as well.
Searching a Cabin
In order to search a cabin, you MUST have a marshal
present. We cannot overemphasize this point! If you
enter a cabin without a marshal, you are really
breaking and entering and NERO may be forced to
bring legal action against you!
The marshal does not have to actually be right next to
you (after all, how can you sneak with someone else
tagging along beside?), but the marshal must be
within sight somewhere.
Once you have managed to successfully open the
door, the marshal will then check the marshal’s notes
that will be affixed to the inside of the door. These
notes will list any magic spells that may be active in,
or on, the cabin, which character cast these spells
upon the cabin, who is invested in any Circles of
Power that are in the cabin, who is invested in the
cabin’s Ward(if one is present), and any other things
that the local chapter requested be placed on the
Marshal’s Notes.
You must actually search the cabin yourself. The
marshal will not simply look at the notes and go and
retrieve items for you. Do not take any items marked
“personal” or any items stored under a bed. In-game
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