Grumpy Bear
• Who has Frank Kraft as his ancestor ?
In Summary ...
Frank Kraft was a criminal in the 1880s.
Robbery, murder, rape. The list of his crimes
was several pages long. It stopped at Widows
Cove, Colorado. Several men from the town and
the local Arapaho tribe joined forces with a
marshall to hunt down Kraft, and held him
prisoner.
At the same time, Bojo, a tame bear from an
itinerant circus in town, dismembered his
master, who had been abusing him for years.
The two assassins were reunited in the hills,
tied to each other. Frank Kraft was left at the
mercy of the bear. When the bear had finished
playing with the body, a hunter shot him.
Today, work has disturbed the bear's body,
and his angry spirit is awakened. And he merged
with Frank Kraft's own vengeful spirit.
Hook
Widows Cove, Colorado. The bodies of two
hikers have been found mutilated in the hills
overlooking the city. The first findings seem to
indicate an attack of a brown bear ... but the last
sightings of such a specimen in the area dates
back more than twenty years ago !
Some questions ...
• Who goes to Widows' Cove to communicate with
the spirits ?
• Between Horizon Lodges investors and Nature
for Colorado activists, who will take advantage of
the situation to settle their scores ?
• Who do the characters know around here, who is
at risk of falling victim to Kraft and Bojo ?
impressions ...
• Tags from Nature for Colorado, in town and on
the construction site
• A hotel reserved for investors
• Large billboards boasting Horizon Lodges
• The Park Rangers' office, on the edge of the
forest
• An Aropaho totem representing a bear in the
middle of a clearing, offerings at its feet
• The weather of the mountains, which goes from
the great blue sky to a torrential rain in an hour
• Pick-ups trucks packed with hunters, and an
investor promising a reward for every bear shot
• Brochures for a free opening weekend of the
Museum of Circus History
• Arapahos in spiritual retreat in the area
• Gothics coming to the Widows'
Cove for the full moon
• High school basketball team
mascot, the Bears ...
A Mystery for the Road ...
for Contemporary Occult games like Monster of the Week
under CC-By-SA license (illustration from public domain)
When you try to escape Bojo's wrath in
the woods, roll +Though. On 7-9, choose one :
you don't lose anything in the forest, Bojo is not
on your heels or you're not out of breath. On
10+, choose one more option. On 7+, you manage
to get out of the woods, the Keeper will tell you
where.
When you ask for help the spirits of
Widows' Cove, roll +Weird. On 7-9, the spirits
exchange with you a memory of an event that
took place in the region, and you definitely lose
one of your memories, at the Keeper's
discretion. On 10+, the spirits let you experience
a local event that took place or will take place,
at the Keeper's discretion.
When you try to stall time by pitting Bojo
and Kraft against each other, roll +Sharp. On
7-9, you save a bit of time before the spirits
understand the trickery and see in you the main
threat. On 10+, the two spirits attack each other
violently for a few moments. .
A mystery by Nicolas 'Gulix' Ronvel
Frank Kraft & Bojo
The souls of Frank Kraft and Bojo were fused
in the horror of their death. Frank Kraft's corpse
was dumped in the local common grave while
Bojo's was left in the forest. When Bojo's
remains were disturbed by the construction
works, his mind woke up, quickly joined by
Kraft's one. Most of the time, the two spirits
appear as a single spectral and reddish entity.
The size of a bear, Frank Kraft's silhouette can
be seen inside the animal's torso.
As they become aware of their condition, the
two spirits will succeed in separating
themselves, even if they cannot distance
themselves from each other by more than ten
yards (the distance of the rope that tied them
together).
Type : Beast (to run wild, destroying and killing)
Powers : destroy the scenery, intangibility,
attack from two places at once, tear the flesh,
smell the trace of blood
Weakness : the steel used for Bojo's cage
will be able to contain and neutralize the duo, as
well as the proper cremation of both their
remains (common grave for Kraft, construction
site for Bojo)
Attacks : Claws (3-harm hand, gore), Spectral
grip (2-harm close, ignore-armour, cold)
Armour : 1
Harm capacity : 12
Bystanders
Rosa Roswell, mayor of Widows Cove and main
investor in the Horizon Lodges project (official : to
be suspicious)
Ben Ackermans, almost-retired sheriff
(detective : to rule out explanations)
Willow Okomi, park ranger of Oropaho descent
(helper : to join the hunt)
Olaf Lustigen, editor of the Colorado Truth
(busybody : to interfere in other people's plans)
Leonard Jimenez, one of the victims' father and
hobby hunter (victim : to put himself in danger)
Elly Barrow, young activist against the Horizon
Lodges project (witness : to reveal information) Countdown
Day : The grave of Bojo is disturbed by the
Locations construction work, the two spirits awaken and
Horizon Lodges construction site, in the heights attack the construction machines at night..
of the forest. Machines stopped, damaged. Shadows : Wandering through the forest,
Nature for Colorado camp. 5 anti-development Bojo & Kraft kill and dismember two hikers.
activists defending the forest. Dusk : The duo's attack on cars in the
McPherson Lake and Widows Cove, which gave bypass is captured by one of Olaf Lustigen's
the town its name. Hotspot for spiritualism. cameras. Drivers are seriously injured.
Town Hall, where Frank Kraft was judged and Sunset : Kraft controls the duo and attacks
where a major Horizon Lodges investors' meeting City Hall where he was once judged.
is being held. Nightfall : The pair wanders around town
The Museum of Circus History, in the industrial and attacks partygoers on their way home.
area near the bypass, where Bojo's cage is kept. Midnight : Kraft traps Bojo back in his cage
Dina's Diner, the best scrambled eggs in the which is kept in the museum. He can now roam
county. Unofficial office of Olaf Lustigen. free and satisfy his bloodthirsty impulses.
Narrow Water Cemetery, where Frank Kraft's
body lies.