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"If I am not mistaken," the tinkerer says -- apparently he bears his wounds in the fabled manner of the Greek Stoics, driving the pain from his consciousness through the use of philosophy -- "one of Romany blood may be able to tame the beast over the course of several days. First, of ...

Angelique quickly agrees. "It was Nicholas Blair who did this to me, when I wouldn't go along with his plan to use Adam and Eve to create a new race to replace humanity. Now that he is dead, no one can remove the curse through witchcraft." She laughs bitterly. "Of all people, I should...

The fellow is in no condition to resist any suggestion as to where he might be taken, and his compatriots appear to be glad to be rid of him, so they are willing to be dropped off at the port of Wakkanai, where it won't be too difficult to get a lift on some Russian vessel to the nearby island of Sa...

Let's say there's a 50-50 chance that the explosive spheres are still available. Low number wins. d20 Let's see how many, for future use. d6 Lepus discovers a quartet of the explosive spheres within his collection of oddments. Shall he make use of the arcane instruments of war to send the bear runn...

DEX = 11 d20 Once again the bullet fails to strike the beast. cha = 5 d20 Apparently slightly alarmed by the noise and flame of the shot, the bear slowly walks away, more in disgust than fear, it would seem. "A fine specimen of fauna not seen in this land for centuries, save for those stolen f...

While Liz placates the Russians, P looks at the charts and attempts to plot the route their stricken comrade may have taken from the whirlpool to the islet. It is immediately obvious that there is no possible way to reach the tiny island from the whirlpool by land, even island-hopping across even s...

Hypnosis is actually a Spell in this game, which I don't think you have -- correct me if I am wrong. You might find someone with such a Spell, somewhere . . . Without the practiced skills of a professional mesmerist, Liz's attempts to hypnotize the Russian sailor have little, if any, effect. It see...

Its attempt to resist. It has WIS = 12 (like a Ghoulish Revenant) d20 The air is filled with a ear-splitting howl, that is followed by total silence. The guide lowers his weapon. "Good. The Great Spirit has driven it away. But we must find the one who called it from the spirit world, or worse ...

As if he is master of the house, it is the tall, slender man who opens the door wide. With a grin he says "Well, well! What pretty little bird is this who comes to roost at a raven's nest? It seems that I've chosen a lucky day to make my return performance. Come in, my dear, come in!" Turn...

Angelique shakes her head. "With Barnabas under their control, the Leviathans will send him wherever they wish. Oh, if only I knew more of their plans! I only know that they made Sky rich and powerful, and he did their bidding. And to think I gave up almost all of my powers to marry him! I thou...

The shaman's attempt to track, giving him that skill. d20 Using his knowledge of the wilderness, and perhaps some other, unseen skill, the man leads his two companions deep into the woods, to where ancient trees, not yet harvested to build ships or houses, have been left undisturbed. As is often tr...

The horse-drawn coach stops in front of the mansion. A tall, slender, well-dressed man, no longer in the earliest bloom of youth but definitely not yet into middle age, steps out of it and sends the driver on his way with payment and a whispered statement that causes the coachman to laugh. As the co...

The bear is definitely not very bright. Let's allow Lepus to attempt to distract it, raising his CHA to 13 (including the Gypsy skill of Animal Husbandry); the bear has INT = 3; Lepus must succeed and the bear fail for this to work. In that order: 2d20 The attempts of the hedge wizard to distract t...

Willie is able to recover sufficiently to choke out a few words. "Barnabas . . . attacked me . . . took the doc with him . . . and the box . . ." Still facing away from Willie and Victoria, Angelique says "The Leviathans have him under their control. They have revived the curse! Mine,...

The Russian sailor's physical condition is better than one might expect, with only mild symptoms of hypothermia and some bruises here and there. His mental state is another matter. He appears to be delirious, unaware of those around him, his mutterings in his native tongue mostly taking the form of ...

"I know the names by which the white man calls the Great Spirit. I know also that they call the lesser spirits by such names as 'angels' and 'demons.' Perhaps we speak of the same things." After as restful a night as possible, the next morning is very cold, but still and clear, without a t...

"Very well. I shall prepare the ceremony." True to his word, Professor Stokes arranges for the tossing of the I Ching sticks, his bachelor digs filled with candles and incense for the occasion. "Concentrate! Picture yourself passing through a great iron gate, into the world you once k...

dex = 11 d20 The pistol shot flies far over the head of the enraged beast. The bear has the Affliction Afraid of Fire, so I'll treat the pistol shot as something similar. It has to make a CHA check or flee. CHA = 5 d20 Although such creatures are famous for their terror at the sight and sound of fi...

Let's have Victoria, Maggie, and Angelique all search. 3d20 Perhaps it is not very surprising that it is the mysterious Angelique Rumson, with whom Barnabas appears to have quite a bit of history -- and who, come to think of it, strongly resembles the vanished Cassandra Collins -- who discovers a v...