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Aedile Characters
As the Aedile conducts a game, the characters
of the players will inevitably interact with other
characters, such as bartenders and wenches, militia
and criminals, and employers as well as others. These
characters are controlled by the Aedile. The work
involved in fully developing each character with
whom a player’s character may interact may be overwhelming
and unrealistic. Therefore, some shortcuts
are offered as suggestions:
Sample Adventure
This chapter concludes by providing the ultimate
test of conducting the game; it concludes by
providing a sample adventure. The following sample
adventure may be unsuitable for all gaming groups.
Nonetheless, it has been included so that the game
may be played and explored. The sample adventure
is purposely short and suitable as an introductory
adventure.
Chapter 15: Conducting the Game
· Only the most important of the Aedile’s
characters should be fully developed. The
less significant the role of a character of the
Aedile, the less detail should be devoted to
them. On the other hand, if time allows for
the information to be determined, then this
is always better. For pre-rolled characters,
consult Appendix 6: Aedile Characters.
· Oftentimes, abilities need to be determined
on the spot, usually to determine skill checks.
Instead of rolling [(10d100/5) - 1] each time
an ability needs to be determined, other
methods may be more convenient. The
most convenient is to simply decide that the
ability in question is 100 and therefore has
no adjustment. This can be boring if overused,
as every character would be identical.
If only a small amount of variation is desired,
then (2d10 + 89) will yield an average
character every time, yet still allow for small
variation. Perhaps the best method overall
is (1d100 + 50), since it is simple, fast, and
allows for wide variation.
· As interaction occurs, try to portray different
characters differently. Use different
voices and inflections, speech rates and habitual
words, mannerisms, etc. In this respect,
characters presented by the Aedile will
seem more alive or real to the players, and
hopefully the players will react with more
interest and realism.
Campaign of the Lost Souls
Introductory Adventure suitable for 1 st level
characters.
Plot
Each character lives in a small hamlet. One
morning, they are routinely selected by the hamlet
to gather firewood. Hours later, the group returns
and discovers that everyone in the hamlet is missing.
Together, the characters must unite and investigate
the disappearance of their families. For immoral
purposes, a sorcerer has cast Mass
Teleportation and kidnapped the inhabitants of each
hamlet.
Plot Hook
If the Aedile would like to retain this plot as
a basis for future adventures, then the sorcerer responsible
for the kidnappings must not be defeated
at the end of this adventure. Otherwise, the sorcerer
may be defeated at the end of this adventure.
It is easy to continually make the sorcerer seem 1
step ahead of the characters who are trying to capture
or slay him. If used properly, this device could
entertain the players for several gaming sessions.
Format
Boxed text may be read to the characters,
while un-boxed text may not. This adventure is not
presented in a linear format. The body of the adventure
may occur in any sequence to the whim of
the Aedile, and encounters may be ignored as desired.
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