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Toni Sihvonen (order #92780) 6
Cenwal, Cenwal’s loyalty to him will rise by a
point, and he will give half of the treasure back.
A newly-arrived family of ceorls murdered the uncle
of one of your town’s established ceorls back on
the continent. They say they have renounced the
murderer, and should start in Britain with a clean
slate: their accusers want 1Of wergild, which the
poor newcomers cannot pay. You must decide
their case.
The ealdorman is approached by his brother-in-law
Eafa, who wants to break away from Cenwal and
form a theod north of the Thames.
Glory
1.000 for marriage: 100 for the initial grant of land: +20
per annum: 500 more if made an ealdorman: other Glory
for events in play. The player-thegn suffers -2 Honor each
year he cannot meet Cenwal’s feorm.
The Adventure of the Pitiless Tower
This scenario begins when the characters return to their
new town after a few weeks’ absence - probably after
the campaign against the Franks. The heroes return to find
their town raided: many buildings are burnt to the
ground, and all are damaged: many of the ceorls have
been killed, and some of the prettier girls have been carried
off. Worst of all, Aelflaed has been kidnapped!
Eventually, players learn that the culprit
is a rogue knight, Sir Jaufre de
Malestroit, and his gang of cutthroats.
Player characters may challenge him,
negotiate with him, or storm his castle:
for the latter, they may need
Aetheling Cenwal’s help.
Following the Track
It is clear that a large party raided the
town, then headed north into the
Weald five days ago. Skillfully questioning
the remaining ceorls (Folk
Lore), or a critical Hunting roll, reveals
that the raiding party included around
10 mounted men - four of them
equipped as Welsh knights - and 40-
50 footmen.
Following the track requires two
unmodified Hunting rolls per day (the
raiders’ numbers cancel out the Weald’s density).
Avoiding Roman roads, it leads 30 miles due north
through the worst of the Weald to Eynesford, a heavily
defended tower on the banks of the Derwent River.
Use the Travel rules (Pendragon page 154) to play out
characters’ pursuit of Sir Jaufre. He and his men, traveling
at a Normal pace, are halfway home when the scenario
begins. If the whole fyrd pursues him (see below), they
can travel no faster than Normal: the mounted heorthwerod,
or a smaller party, can manage Hurried travel.
Small or detached parties may be ambushed by the
Weald’s beasts, at the GM’s option.
Asking Cenwal for Help
Players may realize that they need Cenwal’s help against
the large enemy force. After the Frankish campaign,
Cenwal and most of his thegns are still in
Haestingaceaster, a 2-4 hour ride (11 miles) from the new
town. Depending on how well the player-thegn acquitted
himself against the Franks, and in the “New Town” scenario,
Cenwal may be more or less disposed to help him.
Test Cenwal’s Loyalty (Haestingas) against the chart.
If Cenwal advises or orders his thegns not to go, the player
thegn may choose to lower his Loyalty (Cenwal) by a
point. If he does so, he can try to sway other
thegns against Cenwal with Intrigue: this may lead to a
leadership crisis, pitting older thegns loyal to Cenwal
against younger men who sympathize with the players.
Cenwal’s Decision
Cenwal’s
Thegn’s previous performance
Roll Thegn acquitted himself well Thegn failed important tasks
Critical Cenwal calls out the fyrd and Cenwal encourages other
accompanies the army.
thegns to accompany the
characters
Success
Failure
Cenwal accompanies the army and Cenwal allows other thegns to
encourages the other thegns to go. accompany the characters.
Cenwal allows other thegns to
to go.
Cenwal advises his thegns not
accompany the characters.
Fumble Cenwal advises his thegns Cenwal orders his thegns not
not to go.
to go.
Modifiers:
Critical Orate by player = +2 to Cenwal’s Loyalty
Fumbled Orate = -2
other result = no effect