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Author: Michael Dawson

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 Introduction
This is an All Hallows Eve (Halloween to those
of us in the United States) themed adventure
for Torg Eternity set in the Aysle Cosm. I
originally set this adventure for my gaming
group in 2018 and they had so much fun with
it I decided to publish it. While the adventure
is set in an Aysle/Orrorsh mixed zone, with
some simple modifications this adventure can
be set in any rural area world wide and in any
Cosm.
This adventure is based on the theme where
everything happening until the very end is in
fact a dream and nothing is real. This theme
has shown up in books, television, and movies
for decades and is a staple in the suspense and
horror genre. Because this adventure is a
dream the heroes can not die until they awaken
in the final scene (thankfully they do not
know). However, while they can not die,
everything they do in the dream has a real
world effect. Once awake the heroes find real
wounds on their bodies, used shell casings and
arrows on the ground from their weapons
where dream battles occurred, etc.
I also used this adventure to introduce the
Nightmare Tree to my heroes. It is the
consciousness trapped within the tree that
creates the dream world the heroes are
interacting with. All people within the dream
world (villagers, villains, cats, dogs, etc.) other
than the Heroes are generated by the
consciousness within the tree.
In the first scene the heroes are lost on a
foggy night and arrive at a small village. The
people of the village are nice, personable, and
take them in. However, not all is as it seems
and the townsfolk act in weird ways. Even
with all the strangeness nothing happens until
the Heroes fall asleep. The town is attacked in
the night and the Storm Knights need to
attempt to defend the innocent townsfolk.
In the second scene the Storm Knights enter
the nearby spooky woods where the attack
appears to have originated from. While there
they encounter past vanquished foes and even
have a battle with themselves. Finally the
Heroes interact with the consciousness trapped
in the tree. With a little luck and some role
play they will find out the consciousness is
trapped in a Nightmare Tree. This adventure
culminates in the third scene where they
confront the Nightmare Tree guardian, his
minions, and potentially uproot the tree itself.
MAPS AND SUCH
The idea for this adventure came to me while
searching maps generated by Heroic Maps and
for sale at Drive Through RPG. The maps as
created contain a day and night version of a
small village with a church and some woods.
As these maps are published for profit
materials the links to them are provided below
in case you desire to purchase them for
yourself. As my gaming group is made up of
friends I have had for 20+ years and is spread
across the country, we use an online tabletop
resource for our gaming sessions. Because of
this I commonly purchase maps for the
tabletop environment. If you desire to create
or use your own maps you need a map for a
small village with a church and a matching set
of ruins and a map for some spooky woods
with some twisty / curvy paths and some good
places for some encounters.
http s://www.drivethrur g.com/ roduct/
1954 57/Heroic-Ma s--Day--Night-
Nightingdell-Village
http s://www.drivethrur g.com/ roduct/
1604093/Heroic-Ma s--Giant-Ma s-Kittpywitch-
Woods-Night
DYING
Note that the heroes can not die in this
adventure until the dramatic conflict in scene
three. If a Storm Knight takes enough wounds
to die they will actually be knocked out. The
first three wounds will be real, the fourth will
actually knock the Hero out until the third
scene, where he will awaken.
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 ACT ONE:
HALLOWEEN
SCENE ONE: THE
MONSTERS OF
NIGHTINGDELL
Standard Scene (Aysle / Orrorsh Mixed
Zone): The heroes are traveling across the
countryside and it is getting dark. Wherever it
was they were headed, they are obviously lost.
As darkness falls the countryside becomes
eerie and spooky. Mist rises from the ground,
weird sounds drift across the countryside, and
the hairs stand out on the backs of their necks.
The Storm Knights come to a small village
where a number of homes and a small church
emerge out of the mist.
The Villag Church at Night
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THE VILLAGE
As the heroes pass the church and head
towards the center of town it becomes obvious
it is occupied and services are in session. Pale
lights from the village homes and church spill
into the mist. The sound of a recessional hymn
reacheing its crescendo floods from the church
As the heroes reach the large oak tree in the
center of town church service lets out and the
townsfolk flood into the central area. The
heroes are greeted by the townsfolk who are
curious as to who they are and why they are
here. The villagers are generally pleasant and
helpful and offer the heroes a place to stay (the
floor of the tavern) until the morning and the
mist clears off. One of the townsfolk is headed
for supplies tomorrow and will guide the
heroes back to the main road and the turn off
they missed.
THE VILLAGERS
Father Ellis Justice: Father Justice is the local
priest and a pleasant middle-aged man. Tall at
6’3” and heavy set with a round face, light
green eyes, and short thick blond hair. He has
an open welcoming face and an easy smile. It
is obvious why he is the town priest.
Millard Family: The Millard family consists
of parents Cal and Blair, two children Sammie
and Debbie, and infant Desirae. Cal is
obviously a laborer of some form, with
calloused hands and a direct manner. He is
still tall at 5’10”, thin, with hazel eyes, aquiline
nose, and strong chin. Cal’s accent is
pronounced and difficult to place. Blair is
taller than Cal at 6’2” with large fair skin,
bright green eyes, a small nose, and a square
jaw. Her hair is prematurely gray and hides a
scar on her left cheek (which she claims to have
gotten in a knife fight in her younger days).
The children are young, rambunctious, and
actually somewhat annoying and spoiled.
Pollie Family: The Pollie family consists of
Matriarch Desirae and two young men Lanford
and Lucian (aka Lucie). Obviously in financial
trouble, their cloths are patched and
threadbare. Desirae is short and slender with
hip length brown straight hair worn in a braid,
soulless round black eyes, a large nose, and a
cleft chin. Lanford is short and average build
with pale skin and an aimless feel about him.
He has soft sunken black eyes, a small nose
and short curly dark brown hair. Lucie is tall
at 6’5”, slight build, and pale skin like his
brother. He has distrustful deep-set blue eyes
and curly dark hair.
Claude Astor: Claude is the town
blacksmith. Standing only 4’9” tall, muscular,
and bald. He has large brown eyes, a large
nose, and a pronounced round chin.
Obviously, a pious man, he clutches a religious
tome and wears a religious amulet
prominently around his neck. Afflicted with
body odor, a squeaky voice, and a difficult
disposition he is abrasive and off putting.
Interacting with the Townsfolk
Generally speaking, interacting with the
townsfolk is a fairly normal affair. During the
interaction the townsfolk occasionally act out
of character. This is because unbeknownst to
the heroes the people in the town are really
somebody else’s dream and the heroes have
intruded into it. The individual having the
dream is reacting to the heroes presence and
their primary motivation is to trap the heroes
in the nightmare that is about to occur.
However, occasionally his subconscious
attempts to get the heroes to leave or take
actions to keep themselves safe (consider it his
good conscious). The little bit of subconscious
that tries to warn the heroes gets control for
just a moment, and then looses it. Some
examples might be:
• After the priest has argued for the heroes
be allowed to stay in the tavern / restaurant the
priest asks the heroes if they are sure they
don’t want to just move on for the night. A
moment later he will be completely unaware
he suggested they leave and acts like the
Heroes are crazy.
• A Storm Knight overhears a villager
comment “it’s ok, they never come in the
Tavern”. When the Knight attempts to
question the person who said it, they have no
idea what the hero is talking about.
Leaving
The heroes will find it very difficult to leave. If
they try, let them. However, remember they
are in somebody else's dream which means
physics & cause and effect no longer apply.
After a while they find themselves back at the
village with the villagers still where they were
when the heroes left, as if they knew the heroes
would return. If the heroes leave again they
return to the village faster, eventually things
get to the point where they leave, walk into the
mist and loose sight of the village for 30
seconds, and wind up walking back into the
village again.
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 DREAMS AND MONSTERS
The heroes fall asleep and the village is
attacked by monsters. Nothing the heroes do
prevents them from falling asleep. If they try
to set guards, keep each other up, or come up
with some other plan it will fail. To start the
scene choose a hero to wake up (alternatively,
have the Heroes make a Spirit test, the hero
with the highest total wakes up. Or, a
Hero with an Alertness card
awakens first). The remaining
heroes awaken over a couple of
rounds. This is intended to
build some tension in a
Standard Scene as the Heroes
awaken slowly and are not all
available at the onset to
repulse the attack. However, at
no point should anybody be
excluded from participating
because of bad die rolls or
some other circumstance.
Make sure everybody is up
in time to have some effect
on the battle.
A chill trickles down
your spine as you become
aware of your
surroundings. The fire and
candles have burnt down
and the room has a soft
amber glow. A fine layer
of mist slithers across the
floor, as if the air
currents have a mind
of their own. As
you take stock of
your surroundings
a scream pierces the night!
Spectral Villagers
This occurs at night in heavy fog, with pitch
black darkness penalties (-6). The villains in
this scene are grotesque spectral versions of the
townsfolk. Formed by the memories of a being
who is trying to remember all the worst traits
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of a person and exaggerate them. Some
suggested descriptions of the townsfolk are
provided below, feel free to make up your
own. The spectral townsfolk are intent on
killing the normal versions of themselves and
unless they interfere ignore the heroes.
As this is a dream and the heroes are not in
control, nothing the heroes do prevents the
spectral townsfolk from killing their normal
selves. If the heroes defeat a specter
attacking the front door of a home,
another specter enters from the
window at the back of the house and
kills the occupant. The heroes defeat
the specter at the front door only to
hear a blood curdling scream
from inside. If the heroes defeat
a number of the specters, they
notice new ones coming in from
the direction of the woods. Once
the townsfolk are all dead, the
spectral villagers disappear into the
mist.
The specters as detailed below
are general in nature. The
intention is for the specters to be
able to inflict a wound or two on
multiple heroes. In keeping with
the theme of this adventure it is
important the heroes awaken
with real physical effects from
the dream. Feel free to modify
the spectral villagers to take
advantage of hero
weaknesses. Just be
careful to not cause to
much damage. This is a
Standard Scene after all.
Note: As this is an Aysle /
Orrorsh Mixed zone the Law of Perseverance is in
effect, meaning soaking damage for the Heroes is
harder.
SPECTRAL VILLAGERS
Spectral and grotesque versions of the
Nightingdell villagers. While each villager has
a unique description, they all have the same
abilities.
Attributes: Charisma 7, Dexterity 7, Mind 5,
Spirit 10, Strength 7
Skills: All combat skills @ 10, dodge 8,
intimidate 12, maneuver 9, stealth 12, taunt 8,
trick 8,
Move: 7, Tough: 7(13), Shock: 10, Wounds: -
Equipment: -
Perks: -
Possibilities: Never
Special Abilities:
• Cloak of Darkness: Add darkness penalties
to toughness
• Immunity: to normal weapons. Can only be
affected by weapons that are magical or affect
ethereal beings. Are affected by magic,
miracles and psionics normally.
• Cold Hands: Spectral cold attack. Damage
Str+2 (9), Ignores armor.
• Dark Vision: Ignore all darkness penalties.
Spectral Father Ellis Justice: The spectral
version of Father Justice has deep burns on the
right side of his face, deep set black eyes, and
stringy hair.
Spectral Millard Family: Cal is disfigured
with huge hands on the end of long spindly
arms. Blair is obese and covered in scars, with
an unintelligible screech for a voice. The
children are all small and fast with clawed
hands and a pack mentality.
Spectral Pollie Family: Desirae’s soulless
black eyes are sunken black pits. Clothed in
rags falling off her thin frame, her body is
covered is sores. Lanford shuffles through the
night with a gaping maw full of sharp teeth.
Lucie is vampire like with long thin arms and
darting quick movements.
Claude Astor: Claude is grotesquely
muscular and physical. His head has grown to
absurd proportions and his body odor is
astounding. His religious symbol has been
replaced with one considered evil, opposed to
his original deity.
The Bodies
While the spectral villagers evaporate into the
mist like ghosts, the bodies of the townsfolk
are left behind. For reasons explained in Scene
Two, the villagers will not only be killed, but
murdered in grotesque and sickening ways.
Heroes who investigate bodies or witness
killings make standard willpower or spirit tests
or become Stymied. Have fun and be creative
with the death scenes. You can use the
information provided in Scene Two to provide
appropriate slasher film scenes.
SCENE TWO: MEMORIES
Standard Scene: In this scene the heroes enter
the spooky woods and confront a number of
monsters and villains from their own past. The
scene culminates in the heroes confrontation
with Eric, the intelligence trapped within the
Nightmare Tree responsible for the dream
world the heroes are in. With some creative
roll play they will be able to get Eric to provide
enough information for the Storm Knights to
figure out what is really happening.
This scene is technically not required. If the
heroes decide not to investigate the creepy
woods and instead hole up in town, let them.
While they will not have any advantages or
information from confronting Eric, the night
passes and they wake up. Jump to Scene
Three.
Pausing to take stock of where you are, you come
to the realization that all of the townsfolk are dead
and all of the ghastly spectral versions of the
townsfolk have evaporated into the mist. You can
hear faint chanting off to the south east in the
direction of the forest. A cool breeze blows stiffly
across the clearing.
KITTYWITCH WOODS
Kittywitch Woods is a dark forest shrouded in
fog. The wind whistles through the branches
of the sickly trees and scrub. It is dark, the
path is difficult to follow, twisting through
roots, skirting the edge of steep drop offs into
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 mist shrouded nothingness, edged with thorny
brier & brambles and ruins of various kinds
emerge from the mist shrouded darkness like
decaying corpses. All the while a faint
chanting and the unintelligible and
unmistakable sound of human voice(s?) drift
across the fog.
As the Storm Knights investigate the woods
and search for the sound of the chanting they
come across a number of villains to fight. These
villains are not particularly powerful and are
easy to defeat. The villains are not intended to
make the adventure take longer nor to put an
emphasis on combat. Their presence is to
recycle notable villains from the Storm Knights
past (perhaps altered slightly from the Knights
memory). This is a clue, as these villains have
been some the Heroes have previously
vanquished and can not possibly be here now.
As an example, perhaps your Storm Knights
have completed the mission The Blaze in the
Northern Sky from Delphi Missions Rising
Storm and have defeated Vigord. He was a
notable enemy, the heroes had a hard time
with him, it was a memorable fight, and Vigord
is definitely dead in your campaign. It would
be appropriate for Vigord to reappear here.
What Watch s in th Woods
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The following three encounters are the villains
I allowed my heroes to encounter based on
their past. You can potentially reuse the
settings, but change the villains in the
encounters to something more appropriate for
your heroes. It is important for the flavor of
the scene that the heroes encounter villains that
can not possibly be here. Just remember they
should not be coming up against possibility
rated foes, even if the villain was originally
possibility rated. These villains were drawn
from the Heroes memories, and as such,
should be relatively easy for the Storm Knights
to vanquish again.
Rat Swarm
After traveling a short way into the woods the
heroes come across a set of old and decayed
mausoleums. A sickly soft green glow cast
from lichen suffices the fog, casting an eerie pal
across the weed and scrub filled clearing.
Squeaking and chattering are heard with the
scratching of millions of little feet and the fog
appears to writhe and fume as a swarm of rats
surges towards the Storm Knights like a tide.
The Heroes have no warning and will be
surprised unless they make a standard find test.

RAT SWARM
A swarm of rats that are semi-intelligent as a
swarm and infused with darkness.
Attributes: Charisma 5, Dexterity 12, Mind 8,
Spirit 8, Strength 6
Skills: Conjuration 10, unarmed 8.
Move: 12, Tough: 6, Shock: 8, Wounds: 1
Equipment: -
Perks: -
Possibilities: Never
Special Abilities:
• Fear: A semi-intelligent swarm of Rats can
cause fear in even the hardiest of heroes.
When first encountered in any act the heroes
must make an easy (DN 8) Willpower or Spirit
test or be Very Stymied.
• Darkness: The swarm can use their inherent
magic ability and draw forth a dimming of the
natural light around them, providing a -2
modifier for attacks against. This stacks with
existing darkness to a maximum of -6 (pitch
black)
• Swarm: Area attacks deal damage normally.
Blades, bullets, or weapons that can’t hit
dozens of creatures at once deal no damage at
all. Each round any character is in contact with
the swarm on its turn suffers two shock.
Themselves
The Knights eventually come across the ruins
of an old church with an associated graveyard.
Versions of the heroes own self arise from the
graves, step out from behind walls, and
approach lone heroes from behind. These
versions of the Storm Knights are nearly
identical to the actual Heroes. However, as
these versions are amalgamations of what the
Heroes think of themselves and their
teammates, they are different in subtle ways.
The GM can have some fun with this in
describing the scene and villains to the Heroes
with a little before hand preparation. Perhaps
the warriors doppelganger is big and strong
(larger than the Storm Knight), but with a
blank and vacant expression on his face. Or
perhaps the mage not only has a pointy hat on
his head, but he also drools and is barely
intelligible. Use what you know of the Storm
Knights and past player interactions to make
caricatures of the Heroes.
Three things to keep in mind. First, assume
the villains have all the same skills and abilities
as the Heroes they are copying. What the
villains will not have are cards, possibilities,
and only 1 wound will kill them. Second, as
the Heroes know each others strengths and
weaknesses, the heroes should make quick
work of this as they attack each others
doppelganger. Third, to run this conflict allow
the heroes to attack each other. So, if Felix the
mage wants to attack Bob the warrior’s
doppelganger, all he has to do is ask Bob what
his defense is. My Knights got a kick out of
fighting each other without actually hurting
their teammate. As the doppelganger is not an
exact copy, but rather versions made from how
the Heroes see themselves and are seen by
their teammates, the Heroes will easily
distinguish doppelganger from Hero. Unless
of course you also want to add the
complication of how the heroes tell the real
from fake, in which case go for it.
Gospog
Finally, the Storm Knights see a flickering glow
in the distance ahead of them from torches in a
well lit area. A pond, full of lush growth, sits
on their left, a wall of brier and thistle to their
right. Something pulses with a soft mauve
light from deep within the murky depths. A
crop of Gospog of the First Planting from the
Living Land emerges from the depths,
hungering for the Storm Knights flesh.
Note: In my campaign gospog all look unique in
each cosm. The fact that Living Land gospog were
present in Aysle fit with the theme of monsters and
villains that can not be present here. The gospog
are what finally tipped my Heroes off that
something was amiss.
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 GOSPOG OF THE FIRST PLANTING
(1/hero)
Gospog of the First Planting are human corpses
entwined with rotting vegetation and putrid
flesh. They are common to all the realms, a
gracious gift of death from the Gaunt Man to
his fellow Reality Raiders. They are strangely
adaptable and function without Contradiction
in every realm.
Attributes: Charisma 5, Dexterity 7, Mind 7,
Spirit 7, Strength 8
Skills: Dodge 8, find 8, maneuver 8, melee
weapons 8, stealth 8, unarmed combat 10
Move: 7, Tough: 8, Shock: -, Wounds: -
Equipment: -
Perks: -
Possibilities: Never
Special Abilities:
• Claws: Damage Strength +2 (10).
• Fear: Gospog are horrific amalgamations of a
corpse and rotten plant matter. Test willpower
or Spirit or become Very Stymied.
• Mindless: Gospog are immune to
intimidation and taunt interactions.
• Relentless: Gospog ignore Shock.
• Undead: Gospog are immune to poison and
other effects that require breathing, eating, or
other “living” processes
SUMMONING CIRCLE
After the gospog the heroes come to a path
well lit with torches. The path leads to a
clearing. In the center of the clearing a flaming
summoning circle has Eric at its focus point, a
hooded black figure (priestly) stands behind
him. Sitting in the middle of the circle, Eric is
in bad shape. His long dark hair hangs in dirty
strings around his face. What clothing he has
on is ripped and filthy. Eric shakes with palsy
and stutters when he talks.
Eric is the intelligence trapped within the
Nightmare Tree and is barely hanging on to
the last shreds of his identity. His
consciousness is fraying as he descends into
insanity. For Eric, his dreams constructed of
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his fears and desires for revenge, are mixing
with the power of the Nightmare Tree and
becoming real in the dark of night. The
summoning circle is how Eric interacts with his
dream world. Everything he thinks of is
constructed through the power of “magic”.
The Dark Priest
The priest is Eric’s representation of the
Nightmare Tree guardian (see Scene Three The
Village of Shadows). As such, the Dark Priest
is really a portion of Eric’s mind given form.
This creates a bit of a weird scene where the
two primary characters for the heroes to
interact with are in fact the same person. Eric
in the summoning circle represents Eric as a
person, where the Dark Priest represents Eric
as influenced by the Nightmare Tree. In effect,
the two sides of Eric are arguing with
themselves in front of the Heroes.
Dark Pri st
When the Storm Knights arrive the priest is
encouraging Eric to “call it”. The priest is
arguing the Storm Knights are interlopers, they
don’t belong. If Eric wants revenge he has to
get rid of them. In this case “it” the priest is
arguing to call is the Orrorshian Darkness
Device Heketon. The priest is trying to
convince Eric to call for help.
For his part Eric is initially resistive (this
gives the Knights a chance to jump into the
conversation). Eric is claiming the Heroes have
not done anything wrong. If we just wait they
will leave on their own.
If Eric does call Heketon at any point the
scene ends, start Scene Three, and Heketon will
send a Ravagon via Dimthread to also defend
the Nightmare Tree.
Talking to Eric
Eric and the priest are unaware of the Heroes
presence and will not acknowledge the heroes
until approached. Having a conversation
between two NPC’s is bad roll playing. In this
case, the conversation is an opportunity for the
Heroes to jump in and ask questions and steer
Eric towards a desirable outcome or get him
talking to get information. If the Knights do
nothing and just watch or listen Eric winds up
calling Heketon, the heroes wake up with no
information, jump to Scene Three.
Eric is Slowly Going Insan
If the Knights do engage Eric in
conversation then he does not call for help
until the conversation is over. While
conversing with Eric they may be able to get
him to explain what happened to him and talk
about the town. The amount of information
they can glean depends on their ability to be
persuasive. Obviously, they would also like
Eric to not call for help. The Heroes can
persuade (DN 8) or intimidate with a +4
difficulty modifier (DN 12). If successful the
Storm Knights will be able to find out what
happened to Eric and about being trapped in
the Nightmare Tree (see What Happened to
Eric). Eric will also talk about those that
wronged him (see The Town).
Good Success: Eric will relate Father Justices
story to the Heroes (see Father Justice),
providing the Heroes information that Father
Justice is a Horror.
Outstanding: Eric will finally, additionally,
relate to the heroes Father Justices weakness.
It needs to be remembered Eric has been
trapped in the Nightmare Tree for a while and
has gone mostly insane. His answers do not
make complete sense and are difficult for the
heroes to sort out. This can be accomplished
by:
• Eric Introduces random or meaningless
information into the middle of the
conversation.
• Answering questions other than the ones
the heroes asked.
• Mixing up names and places
The complete information available to the
heroes is below.
Father Justice
Father Justice was an Episcopal Priest in the
local area. Father Justice was on travel through
Southeast Asia, India, and Australia when the
invasion occurred and was in India for the
night of screams. Initially Father Justice had
his moment of crisis and became Possibility
Rated. Unfortunately, as happens to so many
new possibility rated Stormers in Orrorsh,
Father Justice gave his soul over to the Gaunt
Man in order to survive. This turned him into
a horror.
The Gaunt Man gave Father Justice a
mission. Return home with a Nightmare Tree
seed, plant it, and protect it. Now, the real
Father Justice (see Scene Three) is the guardian
of the Nightmare Tree.
What Happened to Eric
Nightmare Trees require living victims to feed
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 their growth and become the consciousness
within and Eric was Father Justices chosen
victim. Upon returning home Father Justice
quickly convinced Eric (one of his
parishioners) to accompany him on a day trip
to an old ghost town for some research. Once
they arrived at the site, Father Justice subdued
Eric and in the evening forcibly planted the
seed within his chest cavity. The tree took root
within minutes and by dawn was a sapling.
The tree grew off of Eric’s body, and trapped
Eric’s consciousness within it.
Eric remembers everything that happened
to him vividly. His murder and entrapment
within the Nightmare Tree haunts him and is
the fuel for the Nightmare tree itself. Eric also
remembers Father Justice talking to him while
the tree was growing on the first night. Father
Justice told Eric the story of his trip to
Southeast Asia, what happened on the Night of
Screams, and specifically, his giving himself
over to the Gaunt Man to survive. Because of
this Eric knows the priest is susceptible to
Christian religious symbols and miracles (+4
effect). What is left of Eric’s consciousness is
an all consuming desire for revenge against
Father Justice. While Eric is going insane and
his grip on reality is fraying, this one memory
remains crystal clear.
The Town
The town represents Eric’s fantasy of revenge
against those who have wronged him in the
past. All of the townsfolk are persons from
Eric’s past.
• The Millard Family represents a
woman Eric was previously in a
relationship with. She left him for
another man and started a family.
• The Pollie Family represents a pair of
brothers who were hoodlums and
bullies in high school. They tormented
Eric as a child. When Eric’s parents
tried talking to the mother, the bullying
got worse.
• Claude represents Eric’s supervisor at
the factory he worked at. Passed over
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for promotion repeatedly and forced to
do the least desirable jobs at the factory,
Eric blames Claude.
Attacking Eric
Rather than talk to Eric the Heroes could attack
him instead. The Dark Priest will defend Eric
as he is actually reasonably vulnerable at this
stage. He perceives himself as a human, not as
the Nightmare Tree. However, killing him
within the dream will not destroy the tree.
Once the fight is over (regardless of the
outcome) the heroes wake up. Eric will have
called Heketon for help and the first Ravagon
has already arrived. A second Ravagon (or
other defender) will be sent by Heketon once
the heroes reach step C.
ERIC
Eric is now a shadow of a man, barely hanging
on to what sanity he has left. Marginally
coherent Eric is the epitome of a lunatic. His
greasy hair hangs in strings around his face.
What clothing remains is ripped and filthy and
sores are visible everywhere. Eric shakes with
palsy and stutters when he talks.
Attributes: Charisma 7, Dexterity 7, Mind 9,
Spirit 8, Strength 6
Skills: Computers 8, faith 10, find 10, first aid
10, land vehicles 9, persuasion 8
Move: 7, Tough: 6, Shock: 8, Wounds: -
Equipment: Knife,
Perks: -
Possibilities: No
Special Abilities: -
DARK PRIEST
A priest representing the dark portion of Eric’s
mind that is being left behind by the
Nightmare Tree. A vision in black priest robes
holding a shotgun
Attributes: Charisma 6, Dexterity 10, Mind 8,
Spirit 9, Strength 6
Skills: Dodge 11, faith 11, find 9, firecombat 12
Move: 10, Tough: 6, Shock: 9, Wounds: -
Equipment: Black priest robes. Shotgun (dmg
12, ammo 2, range 10/20/30, break action)
Perks: -
Possibilities: No
Special Abilities:
SCENE THREE: THE
NIGHTMARE TREE
Dramatic Scene: In this scene the Storm
Knights awaken from their dream, in the
decayed remains of Nightingdell. The only
thing standing is a gnarled and spooky dead
looking tree in the center of town. Any effects
suffered by the Heroes from the dream world
are real.
THE VILLAGE OF
SHADOWS
The fog and mist is gone and the village is
becoming spectral as the power of the
Nightmare Tree wanes in the coming dawn.
The structures are becoming transparent and
the ruins are emerging. In the center of town,
the Nightmare Tree stands. This scene starts
with it at night (darkness penalties -4) and
ends with dawn breaking (no darkness
penalties). At the beginning of the scene the
buildings will be present and real, but as time
goes on they become spectral and eventually
vanish into nothingness in the dawn, revealing
the ruins of a ghost town to the light of day.
Once the heroes complete Step C of Dramatic
Skill Resolution the sun has risen enough for
darkness penalties at -2. Once Step D is
complete, dawn brakes and the spectral village
completely disappears.
Assuming the Heroes did not attack the
dream Eric, give them a few rounds to wake up
for a second time and get used to their
surroundings and realize most things are
substantial. Also, any wounds, conditions, or
effects from the dream are in effect.
Ammunition has been spent, wounds are real,
broken equipment is still broken, etc.
If the Heroes did attack dream Eric then
they will have much less time. The first
Ravagon is present with the guardian Father
Justice and already looking for the Heroes.
THE NIGHTMARE TREE
Destroying a Nightmare Tree is the same as
removing a stela. See the section Destroying
Stela in Torg Eternity. This is Dramatic Skill
Resolution with reality skill. The Nightmare
Tree generates a mixed Orrorsh zone, so unless
your campaign takes place in Orrorsh, there
are no modifiers applied and standard reality
(DN 10) applies. While the rules only state
reality is required, I like to make things seem a
bit more realistic. Therefore, I left an ax for my
Heroes to find and use. While the hero was
trying to chop the tree down, he was chopping
it down with reality skill.
If the heroes recognize the Nightmare Tree
for what it is, or if Eric told them what
happened to him, one hero will have to deal
with the tree while the others fight off the
guardian.
If Eric called Heketon while the Storm
Knights were in the dream the first ravagon
appears at Step A via dimthread to assist the
guardian in defense of the Nightmare Tree. If
Eric called Heketon because the Storm Knights
were attacking him in the dream, a Ravagon is
present from the beginning of the scene, and a
second one will arrive at Step C.
THE GUARDIAN
The Nightmare Tree is guarded by the horror
Father Justice. If the heroes discovered his
weakness they have an advantage. Father
Justice has had an opportunity to be prepared
and has called forth two spirits per hero.
Father Justice will focus his efforts on any Hero
who appears capable of affecting supernatural
beings while the spirits attack everybody else.
GUARDIAN FATHER JUSTICE
Similar to his dream version, Father Justice is
still tall and heavy set with a round face. The
darkness has changed him however. He wears
moldy priest robes and now has dark deep set
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 eyes. His once thick hair is now thin, stringy,
and he is nearly bald. Father Justices face is
burned and oozing on the right side and he
carries a staff with demonic imagery in his left
hand.
Father Justice was on travel in the India
region when the invasion started. He survived,
but became a stormer, giving his heart over to
darkness in order to live. Now a fiend of the
Gaunt Man he is the guardian of the
Nightmare Tree in the area near his home
town.
A severe knee injury causes him to move
with a noticeable limp and restricts his
movement speed.
Quote: “These spirits will consume you as
darkness consumes light”.
Attributes: Charisma 3, Dexterity 12, Mind 6,
Spirit 13, Strength 6
Skills: Dodge 15, faith 16, fire combat 15,
intimidation 16, Reality 15, Trick 8,
Willpower 15
Move: 7, Tough: 6 (+dark), Shock: 13, Wounds:
3 • Fear: Upon first seeing a spirit a hero must
Equipment: Moldy priests robes, dark
religious symbol, Shotgun (2 barrel, break
action, Dmg 12 Ammo 2 Range10/20/30),
Staff with dark religious symbol.
Perks: Miracles (Call Spirits, Curse, Call
Darkness)
Possibilities: 1/hero
Special Abilities:
• Cloak of Darkness: Add darkness penalties
as bonus to toughness.
• Gloater: may taunt or intimidate the entire
party without Multi-Target penalties when
taunt or intimidation are Approved Actions.
• Immunity: Taunt
• Weakness: Christian religious symbols and
miracles +2
SPIRITS (2 / hero)
Spirits ethereal manifestations of the dead.
Similar to Ghosts spirits are creatures of pure
emotion. Unlike Ghosts, spirits do not haunt
locations of their own volition, but rather are
called back from the realm of the dead by a
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powerful priest. Spirits are under the nominal
control of the priest who called them and
desire only to be released to return. Woe unto
the priest who looses control of the spirits he
has called forth.
Attributes: Charisma 6, Dexterity 6, Mind 5,
Spirit 10, Strength 5
Skills: Dodge 7, find 6, intimidation 12,
maneuver 8, stealth 11, taunt 8, trick 8,
unarmed combat 7
Move: 6, Tough: 5, Shock: 10, Wounds: -
Equipment: -
Perks: -
Possibilities: Never
Special Abilities:
• Cloak of Darkness: Bonus to Toughness
equal to the current Darkness penalty.
• Ethereal: A spirit may move through walls
and solid objects and is immune to physical
attacks unless the weapon is magical or has a
property that allows it to affect ethereal beings.
Magic, miracles, and psionic powers affect
ethereal beings normally.
test willpower or Spirit or become Very Stymied.
• Undead: Spirits are immune to effects that
require breathing, eating, or other “living”
processes
THE RAVAGON
A Ravagon appears in this scene at some point.
If Eric “called Heketon” earlier in the dream
the Ravagon arrives as soon as this scene starts.
This will make the conflict much harder for the
heroes. If Eric did not call Heketon the
Ravagon arrives once the Heroes are at step C.
Regardless of when it arrives the Ravagon
focuses on the hero who is trying to uproot the
Nightmare Tree.
RAVAGON
Tall and fearsome, these winged hunters are
armed with sharp claws, powerful wings, and
a savage lust to shred their foes. They serve
the Gaunt Man, and act as his eyes and hands
in all the realms.
Attributes: Charisma 5, Dexterity 9, Mind 7,
 Spirit 11, Strength 12
Skills: Dodge 12, find 12, intimidation 13,
maneuver 15, reality 12, stealth 12, taunt 10,
tracking 12, trick 10, unarmed combat 15
Move: 9, Tough: 15(3), Shock: 11, Wounds: 3
Equipment: -
Perks: Vengeful – after suffering a wound
receives an Up against the character that
caused it.
Possibilities: 1/hero
Special Abilities:
• Armor: Thick hide +3
• Claws: Damage Strength+2 (14)
• Dread: When a Ravagon is present a
Standard Scene counts as a Dramatic Scene
instead.
• Flight: Move 11 in the air.
AFTERMATH
Once the guardian Father Justice and the
Ravagon(s) are defeated the adventure is over.
Dawn breaks and the village fades into
nothingness. If the heroes explore the village
or the woods they find evidence of events from
the dream in Scene Two. Damage caused to
the environment by the Heroes, expended shell
casings, etc. The heroes do not find bodies or
evidence of any of the dream elements created
by Eric in the Nightmare Tree.
Leaving the ruined village the heroes
quickly come to the small home town of Eric
and Father Justice. The townsfolk are difficult
to get along with and grumpy, complaining of
lack of sleep and nightmares. The nightmares
have been going on for weeks and everybody
is short of sleep and on edge. If the heroes
destroyed the Nightmare Tree the town will
get its first good nights sleep since the
nightmares started. If the heroes did not, then
the town will quickly descend into darkness
with a rash of violent crimes followed by some
murders. If the heroes talked to Eric and know
about his history they will recognize this as his
home town and may desire to tell his family
what happened to him.
NEW MIRACLES
CALL SPIRITS
Axiom Level: 10
Skill: Faith 14
Casting Time: 1 action
DN: Standard (DN 10)
Range: 5-meter radius
Duration: 10-Min
Call Spirits is cast in graveyards,
battlegrounds, and other burial locations. The
miracle draws forth troubled souls from the
netherworld and allows them to manifest in
this one for a while. The spirits are nominally
under the control of the priest who invoked the
miracle.
Two spirits are typically called forth on any
casting of this invocation. However, this
number can be modified by the GM up or
down based on items such as unconsecrated
ground.
Success Levels:
• Good: 2 additional spirits are called
• Outstanding: 4 additional spirits are called
DARKNESS
Axiom Level: 16
Skill: Faith 14
Casting Time: 1 action
DN: Standard (DN 10)
Range: 5-meter radius
Duration: 3 rounds
Dankness is a blessing provided to priests of
dark gods or goddesses. Darkness invokes a
sphere in which light appears to be absorbed
and its source. Increase darkness penalties by
1 level.
The miracle of darkness will counteract and
consume the spell mage light or any outer
similar magic, miracle, or psionic ability
Success Levels:
• Good: Increase darkness by 2 levels
• Outstanding: Increase darkness by 3 levels.
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