Codex Inquisitorum ELEVENTH

When INVESTIGATING, use this guide to add new

unverified rumors to your notebook: location, person,
card suit, rumor type, and details about the BEAST.
Mark it as an UNVERIFIED RUMOR in your notes.
I. Person Recounting the Rumor
BEAST
A SOLO MONSTER HUNTING GAME

Roll a d6 three times to generate a first name, surname, and method.

You are a CROWN INQUISITOR of The
1. Agnes 1. Aldworth 1. Witnessed it
2. Bartholomew 2. Bentham 2. Mysterious note Imprecatory Society of Salomon’s House. A
3. Catherine 3. Clarke 3. Read in a book
4. William 4. Gibbes 4. Found an artifact secret order of daemon hunters
5. Thomas 5. Milward 5. Heard rumor commissioned by King James to battle the
6. Isolde 6. Huxham 6. Had a dream
first BEAST. Since then, a new BEAST has
II. Details of the Rumor
Use the card’s suit and value to add details about the beast to your notes.
♥ THE BEAST’S PHYSICAL APPEARANCE
arrived every thirteen years.
The year is 1746, and the ELEVENTH
ELEVENTH
BEAST
2. Large, sparkling eyes 9. Powerful, barbed tail
3. Body covered in thick fur 10. Giant bat wings BEAST is approaching. INVESTIGATE the
4. Grunting pig snout J. Long hands with sharp claws rumors. LEARN its secrets. HUNT it down,
5. Foul odor of rotting fish Q. Tendrils that whip and lash
6. Head like a goat K. Jaws larger than a lion’s and purge this evil from the land.
7. Massive antlers of a stag A. Feet with talons like an eagle
8. Runs on all fours like a dog KNOWLEDGE IS YOUR WEAPON. A SOLO MONSTER HUNTING GAME
♦ THE BEAST’S BEHAVIOR
2. Stealthy 7. Nocturnal Q. Stalking
3. Blasphemous 8. Vicious K. Hidden Written, augmented, purged, and published by Exeunt Press.
4. Lycanthropic 9. Furtive A. Invisible
5. Erratic 10. Shapeshifting Inspired by Hellboy by Mike Mignola, Fallen by Perplexing
6. Howling J. Predatory Ruins, and New Atlantis by Francis Bacon (1561 - 1626).
♠ WARDS & PROTECTIONS FROM THE BEAST Back cover art is Saint Anthony Tormented by Demons by

2. Rosemary & sage 7. Running water Q. Chalked circle

Martin Schongauer (c. 1450 - 1491). Map is from A plan of
the cities of London and Westminster, and borough of Southwark
Exeunt Press
3. Silver mirror 8. Iron horseshoe K. Glass witch ball published in 1746 by John Rocque (c. 1704 - 1762).
4. Bell made of lead 9. Golden amulet A. Relic of a saint
5. Black salt 10. Criminal’s hand ELEVENTH BEAST is copyright 2023 Exeunt Press.
6. String of acorns J. Wolf bones
♣ WEAPONS & TACTICS AGAINST THE BEAST beast.exeunt.press & exeunt.press

2. Bladed 7. Rowan tree wood Q. Direct sunlight

3. Cold iron 8. Douse with water K. Ancient sword WHAT YOU NEED TO PLAY: Some paper or a
4. Lead shot 9. Fire A. Loud clanging notebook, along with some sketching tools. You’ll also
5. Piercing 10. Bludgeoning need five six-sided dice (5d6), one eight-sided die (1d8),
6. View with mirror J. Snare trap a deck of cards with jokers removed, and three kinds of
tokens of any sort such as coins or beads.
KNOWLEDGE is our WEAPON. I
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YOU ARE A CROWN INQUISITOR
INITIAL SETUP
OF SALOMON’S HOUSE, A SECRET
ORDER OF DAEMON HUNTERS
Begin the first day of the game on May 13, 1746, with
your Inquisitor Token at All-Hallows-The-Great (✝). |
Have a Beast Token and Rumor Tokens ready. Record
APPOINTED BY THE KING. all investigations in your Notebook.

Investigate Unverified Rumors of the BEAST using the

Codex Inquisitorum. Verify your notes at the Society’s quarters I. THE BEAST APPROACHES
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beneath All-Hallows-The-Great Church, transforming them
1. Roll 1d8 and find that location number on the map.
into Learned Secrets. Find Wards and Weapons to prepare
for the Hunt. Exploit its weaknesses. KILL THE BEAST!
2. If the location has a Rumor Token, place the Beast ✝
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Token at that location (if not already on the map).
3. Otherwise, if the location does not have a Rumor
THE NAME OF THE BEAST Token, place one at that location. III
Roll a d6 three times to learn the name of the BEAST, such as 4. If the BEAST is on the map, roll 1d6. If the result is 5 or 6,
The Black Goat of Hogesdon or The Moon Hag of Moorgate: the BEAST moves one location closer to you.
1. Black 1. Wolf 1. Westminster 5. If the BEAST is in the same location as you, a surprise THAM IV
2. Marsh 2. Grim 2. Hogesdon HUNT is triggered! See HUNTING THE BEAST. ES
3. Moon 3. Hag 3. Moorgate RIVER
The 4. Blood 4. Goat
of 4. Lambton II. TAKE ACTIONS
5. Wild 5. Worm 5. Blackfriars Choose any two (2) actions from the following list. You may
6. Bone 6. Barghest 6. Sockburn take actions in any order, and may take the same action twice:
� MOVE: Move your Inquisitor Token to an adjacent VI
location connected by a white line.
HUNTING THE BEAST
When you and the BEAST are in the same location: � INVESTIGATE: Remove one (1) Rumor Token from
your location, and draw a card from the deck. Use the Codex V
1. Gain one d6 for each Ward (♠) or Weapon (♣) Inquisitorum to add a detailed Unverified Rumor about the
Learned Secret (not rumor) in your notebook. BEAST to your Notebook, noting the day and location.
2. If you have no dice, take 1 Wound and skip to Step 4.
� VERIFY: When you are at All-Hallows-The-Great (✝), roll
3. Roll the dice and use the single lowest value rolled: 1d6 for each Unverified Rumor in your Notebook. If the VIII
1-2: You have slain the beast; 3-4: The beast survives, result is a 5 or 6, cross it out as a false rumor. Otherwise, mark
and you take 1 wound; 5-6: The beast is unharmed, it as a Learned Secret. Sketch pictures of Wards, Weapons,
and you take 2 wounds. and the BEAST, based on what you have learned.
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4. For each new wound received, mark one Wound
Box (|) on the map to the right. When all three (3) � HUNT: If you are in the same location as the BEAST you
wound boxes are full, you have died. may perform a hunt. See HUNTING THE BEAST.
5. If you survive the Hunt, log the encounter in your I. The Royal Exchange V. St. Thomas’ Hospital
notebook, and continue taking actions. III. BEGIN THE NEXT DAY II. All-Hallows-The-Great (✝) VI. Coxes Wharf
Does the BEAST still live? The next day begins! Repeat the steps III. Billingsgate Dock VII. Marshalsea Prison
starting with I. The Beast Approaches. IV. London Bridge VIII. Burying Ground