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Riot

Sep 242012

A crowd of excited citizens, protesting at the increase in taxes proposed by the burgomeister and his officials, fill the streets as an impassable, jeering mob. You are caught up and carried along by the crowd toward a cordon of the City Watch, halberds raised to repel the rioters…
Make an Pinning roll as if to escape from being pinned by a Monster. If you succeed, you manage to break free of the crowd and dart down a side alley before the inevitable violence. If you fail, you and a large number of the real rioters are beaten unconscious by the Watch. Upon recovery, you are fined 1d6 x 10 Gold for public disorder. You must pay up or spend 1d3 days in gaol, during which time you may not perform any Settlement Activities, generate Settlement Events or pay living expenses.

Bounty

Aug 062012

In the main square of the Settlement, you see a wall decorated with Wanted posters.
Each day, you may chose to roll 2d6 as you keep an eye out for criminals in addition to going about your business. On 10+ you have spotted someone off the posters. Bounty Hunters add +2 to their roll. If you succeed, roll 1d6 to see what happens:

1 – The Outlaw sees you coming and sets an ambush. You barely make it out alive, dropping one item of treasure (player decides) in your bid for freedom. The Outlaw flees town and will not be found.

2 – Unbeknown to you, the Outlaw has been exonerated of all crimes. After deftly entrapping the alleged miscreant, you bring them before the Watch only to be told there is a mistake. You are forced to pay 1d6 x 25 Gold by way of compensation to the alleged criminal.

3-4 – Escaped. The Outlaw escaped but is still rumoured to be in town. You may continue to hunt them if you wish.

5+ – Captured. You bring the law-breaker before the Watch and claim your reward. The Outlaw has committed 1d6 + 1 crimes and you are rewarded with 100 Gold per crime committed.

Cutpurse

Jul 162012

In the crowded street, no-one notices the skilful fingers of the Thieves’ Guild relieving the Warriors of their money.
Your Warrior loses 1d6 x 100 x (Title*) Gold.

*Battle Leve 1 = 1, BL 2-4 = 2, BL 5-8 = 3, BL 9-10 = 4, corresponding to the titles Novice, Champion, Hero and Lord.

Malodorous Mutt

Jul 052012

A particularly smelly, flea-bitten dog has taken to following you around, begging for scraps.
So unpleasant is it to be near the smelly creature that all purchases and living expenses you pay cost an extra 20%, and rolls on the Alehouse Events table are at -1 for as long as the animal remains – this is the next 1d6+3 days, unless the Warrior gives the dog 1d6 rations, or kills the the dog (and paying 500g for the funeral. Chaos Warriors need not pay!).

Stinking Mire

Jun 272012

After a day of torrential rain the poorer streets are little more than muddy streams between the tenements, and an “out of towner” won’t know which streets hide the really deep pot holes…
You slip and drop your purse of gold down a particularly deep pothole, amounting to a loss of 1d6 x 20 x (Title*) Gold.

*Battle Leve 1 = 1, BL 2-4 = 2, BL 5-8 = 3, BL 9-10 = 4, corresponding to the titles Novice, Champion, Hero and Lord.

Entourage

Jun 252012

You are rudely shoved aside by a hired thug as a convoy of Nobles and their entourages travel through the crowded streets in carriages.
Roll 1d6 to see how you react:
1 – “I slay Orcs by the dozen to be shoved about by likes of you?” You take exception to being treated thus and deliver a sound thrashing to the hired muscle. The Watch haul you in for questioning and you spend the next 1d3 days in gaol. Whilst in gaol you may not visit any Traders, Special Locations etc and do not generate Settlement Events.
2-5 – You bite your tongue, and the convoy of Nobles continue in their carriages, unaware of the incident.
6 – You protest loudly at your treatment and the coach one of the Nobles stops. Roll 1d6 and add your Title*. On a 7+ the Noble recognises you from the tales told of your exploits and gives you 100 Gold for each point you passed the test by (7 = 100 Gold, 8 = 200 Gold and so on) by way of compensation.

*Battle Leve 1 = 1, BL 2-4 = 2, BL 5-8 = 3, BL 9-10 = 4, corresponding to the titles Novice, Champion, Hero and Lord.

Catching Culture

Jun 222012

You slip into the river and break the surface again, half-drowned struggling for breath. Dragged out by helpful onlookers, you quickly realise you are coming down with something as exotic as it is unpleasant.
You spend the next 1d3+1 days laid up in your lodgings, unable to leave your bed. During this time you may not perform any Settlement Activities (like visiting a Trader) and do not generate Settlement Events. You must still pay living expenses in this time, and once recovered you must pay the physician 1d6 x 25 x (Title*) Gold or leave town immediately.

*Battle Leve 1 = 1, BL 2-4 = 2, BL 5-8 = 3, BL 9-10 = 4, corresponding to the titles Novice, Champion, Hero and Lord.

Flotsam and Jetsam

Jun 152012

You are admiring the view from the oldest bridge in town when the stone from the wall you are leaning on give way, pitching you into the murky water. It is several hours before you are washed up on the banks of the river and you are forced to spend the night and the following day trudging back to town.

You may not perform any Settlement Activities or generate any Settlement Events the following day, but must still pay living expenses today and the following day as your landlord keeps the room for you and your possessions.

Big Trouble on the Little Streets

Jun 142012

A fight erupts in the street in front of you, and you quickly find yourself in the middle of arguing antagonists.

Roll 1d6 to see what happens:

Mistaken for one of the antagonists, you are clobbered into the dust before anyone realises their mistake. You spend the 1d6 days in the Temple of Shallya healing and lose 1d6 x 25 x (Title*) Gold
Mistaken for one of the ringleaders of the brawl by the local Watch, you are roughly slung into gaol, are fined 1d6 x 10 x (Title*) Gold and miss the next 1d3 days as a guest of the Imperial Town Watch, during which time you may not perform any Settlement Activities, generate any Settlement Events or pay any Living Expenses. If you cannot afford the fine you must sell equipment to make up the difference.
In the swirling melee you get a swift kick somewhere soft and a broken nose, which costs 10 Gold to get patched up
With a few well-timed ducks and dodges you escape the street brawl unscathed
You floor a particularly ugly brute that had been threatening a merchant, who gratefully rewards you with 1d6 x 10 Gold
The antagonists are a particularly violent and cruel street gang running a protection racket, and you assist the Watch in banging heads and breaking a few jaws. The Watch reward you with 1d6 x 25 x (Title*) Gold, and you may ignore the next occasion where you are fined or placed in gaol by the Watch as they look the other way by way of thanks for your assistance.

* Title: Novice / Initiate = 1 (Battle Level 1), Champion = 2 (BL 2 – 4), Hero = 3 (BL 5-8), Lord = 4 (BL 9 – 10).

The Dangerous Streets

Jun 132012

You trip over a loose cobblestone and fall badly, hurting your ankle.

You must spend the following day getting your ankle patched up by a competent physician or at the Temple of Shallya, and afterwards feel compelled to make a donation of 1d6 x 10 Gold to the Temple coffers. You may do nothing else in this time and do not generate any Settlement Events or pay any Living Expenses.

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