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Carat & Stick

A 3rd Party FIST mission module


‭Contents‬ 1‭ 1. Photo by The Lazy Artist Gallery:‬
‭Introduction‬ ‭1‬ ‭https://www.pexels.com/photo/man-standing-and-holding-‬
‭Dramatis Personae‬ ‭1‬ ‭white-coffee-cup-beside-wall-1416971/‬
‭Background‬ ‭1‬
‭License‬
‭T he Clock‬ ‭1‬
‭T he Language Barrier‬ ‭2‬ ‭ arat & Stick by Siddharth Singh is licensed under CC BY‬
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‭Act 1: The Path of the Warrior‬ ‭2‬ ‭4.0. To view a copy of this license, visit‬
‭Act 2: The Rebellion‬ ‭3‬ ‭http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/‬
‭Act 3: The City of Djinns‬ ‭4‬
‭T he Final Battle‬ ‭6‬
‭T he End?‬ ‭7‬
‭GM Reference Sheet‬ ‭8‬
‭Player Handouts‬ ‭10‬

‭Acknowledgments‬
‭ his module would not have been possible without the‬
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‭design and layout work done by Akash.‬

I‭ would also like to thank Ishan for his valuable inputs on‬
‭the story.‬

‭ hank you Claymore Games for creating the awesome game‬


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‭that is FIST.‬

‭ nd lastly, I would like to thank you, the GMs and the‬


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‭players, for giving this module a go.‬

‭Image Credits‬

‭1. Cover by Akash Singh‬

‭ . Photo by Pramod Tiwari:‬


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‭https://www.pexels.com/photo/red-fort-in-agra-17161606/‬

‭ . Regent (diamond) black By Ahnode - Nordisk familjebok,‬


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‭Public Domain,‬
‭https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=636245‬
‭2‬

‭ . Agersen ki baoli By Supreet Sethi http://supreetsethi.net -‬


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‭Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0,‬
‭https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=160538‬
‭2‬

‭ . Persian Armor, An Illustrated Handbook of Indian Arms‬


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‭by Earl Wilbraham Egerton Egerton (Page 50)‬

‭ . Dehli Gate of the Agra Fort, Felice Beato (English, born‬


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‭Italy, 1832 - 1909), Henry Hering (British, 1814 - 1893)‬

7‭ . Inside of the Hall of Private Audiences (Diwan-i-Khas),‬


‭anonymous, c. 1895 - c. 1915‬

‭ . Decorated pillar in the central hall of Diwan-i-Khas,‬


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‭Fatehpur Sikri, Uttar Pradesh, India, Samuel Bourne, 1863 -‬
‭1865‬

‭ . Battle of Mazandaran from the Akbar Hamzanama,‬


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‭Unknown Calligrapher - Library of Congress, Public‬
‭Domain,‬
‭https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4173611‬

1‭ 0. Photo by SevenStorm JUHASZIMRUS:‬


‭https://www.pexels.com/photo/monochrome-photo-of-flyi‬
‭ng-helicopter-1479425/‬
‭Introduction‬ ‭ avant‬ ‭suddenly‬ ‭disappeared‬ ‭from‬ ‭London.‬ ‭CYCLOPS‬ ‭was‬
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‭livid when a tip-off came that the Savant had arrived in India.‬
‭ ‬‭stolen‬‭diamond‬‭with‬‭hidden‬‭powers,‬‭an‬‭evil‬‭sorcerer,‬‭and‬‭a‬
A ‭ he‬‭truth‬‭is‬‭that‬‭Savant‬‭is‬‭perhaps‬‭long‬‭gone.‬‭After‬‭the‬‭heist,‬
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‭tale‬ ‭of‬ ‭love‬ ‭and‬ ‭sacrifice.‬ ‭Set‬ ‭in‬ ‭New‬ ‭Delhi,‬ ‭India,‬ ‭this‬ ‭Savant‬ ‭took‬ ‭out‬ ‭the‬ ‭diamond‬‭to‬‭examine‬‭it,‬‭touching‬‭it‬‭with‬
‭mission‬ ‭takes‬ ‭the‬ ‭players‬ ‭through‬ ‭various‬ ‭eras‬ ‭of‬ ‭this‬ ‭his‬ ‭bare‬ ‭hands.‬ ‭At‬ ‭that‬ ‭instant,‬ ‭the‬ ‭diamond‬ ‭sucked‬‭out‬‭his‬
‭historical city.‬ ‭soul,‬ ‭and‬ ‭Vyxar‬ ‭possessed‬ ‭his‬ ‭body.‬ ‭Few‬ ‭will‬ ‭mourn‬ ‭him;‬
‭ layer‬ ‭characters‬ ‭(PCs)‬ ‭must‬ ‭race‬ ‭against‬ ‭time‬ ‭to‬ ‭stop‬ ‭the‬
P ‭however, Vyxar is a much more dangerous foe.‬
‭evil sorcerer. If the clock reaches midnight, it's game over.‬ ‭ yxar‬‭proceeded‬‭to‬‭New‬‭Delhi,‬‭India,‬‭to‬‭finally‬‭fulfill‬‭his‬‭goal‬
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‭ e‬ ‭have‬ ‭attempted‬ ‭to‬ ‭provide‬ ‭players‬ ‭with‬ ‭a‬ ‭mix‬ ‭of‬
W ‭of‬ ‭capturing‬ ‭the‬ ‭Djinn‬ ‭and‬ ‭absorbing‬ ‭his‬ ‭power.‬ ‭CYCLOPS,‬
‭challenging‬ ‭situations‬ ‭and‬ ‭action.‬ ‭T he‬ ‭mission‬ ‭may‬ ‭not‬ ‭be‬ ‭completely‬ ‭unaware‬ ‭of‬ ‭all‬ ‭this,‬ ‭has‬ ‭dispatched‬ ‭their‬ ‭team‬
‭suitable‬‭for‬‭fresh‬‭characters‬‭and‬‭players‬‭who‬‭like‬‭to‬‭run‬‭and‬ ‭after Savant but has not heard back.‬
‭gun, as they will likely meet an untimely demise.‬ ‭ he‬ ‭diamond‬ ‭has‬ ‭also‬ ‭been‬ ‭a‬ ‭bone‬ ‭of‬ ‭contention‬ ‭between‬
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‭the‬ ‭British‬ ‭and‬ ‭Indian‬ ‭governments,‬ ‭with‬ ‭the‬ ‭latter‬
‭Dramatis Personae‬ ‭demanding‬‭its‬‭return.‬‭T he‬‭British‬‭smuggled‬‭the‬‭diamond‬‭out‬
‭ he‬‭Blue‬‭Diamond‬‭–‬‭A‬‭rare‬‭248-carat‬‭diamond‬‭stored‬‭in‬‭the‬
T ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭country‬ ‭during‬ ‭colonial‬ ‭rule‬ ‭as‬ ‭per‬ ‭the‬ ‭Indian‬ ‭side.‬
‭Crown’s‬ ‭secret‬ ‭vault.‬ ‭Its‬ ‭true‬ ‭master‬ ‭is‬ ‭the‬ ‭evil‬ ‭sorcerer‬ ‭Upon‬ ‭learning‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭theft,‬ ‭the‬ ‭British‬ ‭government‬ ‭blamed‬
‭Vyxar‬ ‭Khazdûr,‬ ‭whose‬ ‭bound‬ ‭soul‬ ‭waits‬ ‭within‬ ‭it.‬ ‭T he‬ ‭the‬ ‭Indians‬ ‭for‬ ‭pulling‬ ‭off‬ ‭the‬ ‭heist,‬ ‭sparking‬ ‭a‬ ‭major‬
‭diamond‬ ‭possesses‬ ‭the‬ ‭power‬ ‭to‬ ‭extract‬ ‭souls,‬ ‭and‬ ‭only‬ ‭diplomatic row.‬
‭Vyxar and the Djinn can control it.‬ ‭ ow,‬ ‭Vyxar’s‬ ‭ritual‬ ‭has‬ ‭begun.‬ ‭T hese‬ ‭occult‬ ‭forces‬ ‭have‬
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‭produced‬ ‭anomalies‬ ‭such‬ ‭as‬ ‭bizarre‬ ‭weather,‬ ‭paranormal‬
‭sightings,‬ ‭and‬ ‭time‬ ‭loops‬ ‭within‬ ‭New‬ ‭Delhi.‬ ‭Meanwhile,‬
‭FIST's‬ ‭analytical‬ ‭department‬ ‭has‬ ‭linked‬ ‭the‬ ‭theft,‬ ‭the‬
‭diplomatic‬ ‭row,‬ ‭Savant's‬ ‭disappearance,‬ ‭and‬ ‭the‬ ‭anomalies‬
‭together.‬
‭ he‬ ‭task‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭PCs‬ ‭is‬ ‭straightforward.‬ ‭Stop‬‭the‬‭anomalies,‬
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‭recover‬‭the‬‭diamond,‬‭and‬‭find‬‭Savant.‬‭T he‬‭fate‬‭of‬‭the‬‭World‬
‭depends on it. No pressure.‬

‭Synopsis‬
‭ he‬ ‭Savant‬ ‭–‬ ‭Multi-millionaire,‬ ‭antiquities‬ ‭smuggler,‬ ‭a‬
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‭master‬ ‭burglar,‬ ‭and‬ ‭CYCLOPS‬ ‭operative.‬ ‭Using‬ ‭his‬ ‭wealth‬ ‭ he‬‭PCs‬‭will‬‭reach‬‭New‬‭Delhi‬‭by‬‭plane.‬‭From‬‭there,‬‭they‬‭will‬
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‭and‬‭charm,‬‭the‬‭Savant‬‭infiltrated‬‭London’s‬‭high‬‭society.‬‭Due‬ ‭proceed‬ ‭by‬ ‭car.‬ ‭On‬ ‭the‬ ‭way,‬‭the‬‭PCs‬‭will‬‭take‬‭a‬‭wrong‬‭turn‬
‭to‬‭his‬‭position,‬‭he‬‭is‬‭virtually‬‭untouchable‬‭and‬‭hiding‬‭in‬‭plain‬ ‭and‬ ‭wind‬ ‭up‬ ‭in‬ ‭a‬ ‭different‬ ‭reality.‬ ‭T he‬ ‭PCs‬ ‭will‬ ‭find‬
‭sight.‬ ‭FIST‬ ‭believes‬ ‭he‬ ‭is‬ ‭behind‬ ‭multiple‬ ‭heists‬ ‭involving‬ ‭themselves‬ ‭in‬ ‭front‬ ‭of‬ ‭an‬ ‭ancient‬ ‭stepwell‬ ‭instead‬ ‭of‬ ‭a‬
‭occult‬ ‭artifacts‬ ‭and‬ ‭ancient‬ ‭treasures.‬ ‭He‬ ‭has‬ ‭been‬ ‭modern city.‬
‭possessed by Vyxar when he touched the Blue Diamond.‬ ‭ n‬ ‭going‬ ‭through‬ ‭the‬ ‭portal‬ ‭at‬ ‭the‬ ‭bottom‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭stepwell,‬
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‭ yxar‬ ‭Khazdûr‬ ‭–‬ ‭An‬ ‭evil‬ ‭sorcerer‬ ‭who‬ ‭wishes‬‭to‬‭rule‬‭over‬
V ‭the‬‭PCs‬‭will‬‭emerge‬‭in‬‭Delhi‬‭during‬‭the‬‭Revolt‬‭of‬‭1857,‬‭when‬
‭mankind,‬‭you‬‭know‬‭the‬‭type.‬‭Five‬‭hundred‬‭years‬‭ago,‬‭Vyxar‬ ‭Indians‬ ‭rebelled‬ ‭against‬ ‭colonial‬ ‭rule.‬ ‭T he‬ ‭PCs‬ ‭must‬ ‭fight‬
‭tried‬‭to‬‭capture‬‭a‬‭powerful‬‭djinn.‬‭T he‬‭Djinn‬‭was‬‭saved‬‭when‬ ‭through this time to proceed to the next and final stage.‬
‭his‬ ‭lover‬ ‭threw‬ ‭themselves‬ ‭in‬ ‭front‬ ‭of‬ ‭Vyxar’s‬ ‭soul-steal‬ ‭ he‬ ‭PCs‬ ‭now‬ ‭find‬ ‭themselves‬ ‭in‬ ‭the‬ ‭Lost‬ ‭City‬ ‭of‬ ‭Delhi‬‭–‬‭a‬
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‭attack.‬ ‭T he‬ ‭Djinn‬ ‭then‬ ‭ensured‬ ‭Vyxar‬ ‭was‬ ‭exposed‬ ‭before‬ ‭city‬ ‭buried‬ ‭by‬ ‭the‬ ‭shifting‬ ‭sands‬ ‭of‬ ‭time.‬ ‭T he‬ ‭PCs‬ ‭must‬
‭the‬ ‭emperor,‬ ‭who‬ ‭promptly‬ ‭executed‬ ‭him‬ ‭for‬ ‭stealing‬ ‭the‬ ‭navigate‬‭this‬‭twisted‬‭place‬‭to‬‭find‬‭the‬‭Djinn‬‭and‬‭Vyxar.‬‭If‬‭the‬
‭diamond‬ ‭and‬ ‭practicing‬ ‭the‬ ‭dark‬ ‭arts.‬ ‭However,‬ ‭Vyxar‬ ‭had‬ ‭PCs‬ ‭side‬ ‭with‬ ‭the‬ ‭Djinn,‬ ‭they‬ ‭can‬ ‭destroy‬ ‭the‬‭diamond‬‭and‬
‭hidden‬‭the‬‭diamond‬‭away,‬‭and‬‭his‬‭soul‬‭lived‬‭on‬‭in‬‭it,‬‭waiting‬ ‭defeat‬ ‭Vyxar.‬ ‭If‬ ‭they‬ ‭ended‬ ‭up‬ ‭believing‬ ‭Vyxar‬ ‭and‬ ‭helping‬
‭for the right moment.‬ ‭him, they would have doomed the World.‬
‭ he‬ ‭Djinn‬ ‭–‬ ‭A‬ ‭supernatural‬ ‭being‬ ‭stuck‬ ‭on‬ ‭Earth‬ ‭as‬ ‭he‬
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‭mourns‬ ‭his‬ ‭beloved.‬ ‭T he‬ ‭Djinn‬ ‭has‬ ‭sworn‬ ‭to‬‭destroy‬‭Vyxar‬
‭The Clock‬
‭and‬ ‭will‬ ‭not‬ ‭rest‬ ‭until‬ ‭he‬ ‭accomplishes‬ ‭this‬ ‭task.‬ ‭Vyxar,‬ ‭ o‬ ‭build‬ ‭a‬ ‭sense‬ ‭of‬ ‭urgency‬ ‭and‬ ‭impending‬ ‭doom,‬ ‭Game‬
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‭however,‬ ‭performed‬ ‭a‬ ‭ritual‬ ‭that‬ ‭prevents‬ ‭the‬ ‭Djinn‬ ‭from‬ ‭Masters‬‭(GMs)‬‭should‬‭use‬‭a‬‭10-segment‬‭clock‬‭(8‬‭segments‬‭if‬
‭finding‬ ‭him.‬ ‭T he‬ ‭Djinn‬ ‭must‬ ‭now‬ ‭rely‬ ‭on‬ ‭mortals‬ ‭to‬ ‭you‬ ‭want‬ ‭to‬ ‭raise‬ ‭the‬ ‭tension‬ ‭further)‬ ‭like‬ ‭those‬ ‭used‬ ‭in‬
‭accomplish his revenge.‬ ‭Blades‬ ‭in‬ ‭the‬ ‭Dark‬ ‭or‬ ‭some‬ ‭Powered‬ ‭by‬ ‭the‬ ‭Apocalypse‬
‭games.‬
‭Background‬
‭ n‬ ‭impending‬ ‭solar‬ ‭eclipse‬ ‭represents‬ ‭the‬ ‭clock‬ ‭in‬ ‭fiction.‬
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‭ YCLOPS‬ ‭occult‬‭experts‬‭working‬‭day‬‭and‬‭night‬‭managed‬‭to‬
C ‭PCs‬ ‭will‬ ‭be‬ ‭able‬ ‭to‬ ‭see‬ ‭the‬ ‭moon‬ ‭starting‬ ‭to‬ ‭cover‬ ‭the‬ ‭sun‬
‭unearth‬‭a‬‭singular‬‭tale‬‭of‬‭a‬‭diamond‬‭from‬‭India,‬‭which‬‭is‬‭said‬ ‭when‬ ‭they‬ ‭reach‬ ‭the‬ ‭stepwell‬ ‭in‬ ‭Act‬ ‭1.‬ ‭PCs‬ ‭should‬
‭to‬ ‭hold‬ ‭immense‬ ‭power.‬ ‭Further‬ ‭research‬ ‭led‬ ‭to‬ ‭the‬ ‭understand‬ ‭that‬ ‭they‬ ‭fail‬ ‭the‬ ‭mission‬ ‭if‬ ‭the‬ ‭eclipse‬ ‭is‬
‭conclusion‬ ‭that‬ ‭said‬ ‭diamond‬ ‭was‬‭none‬‭other‬‭than‬‭the‬‭Blue‬ ‭completed.‬
‭Diamond, the Crown’s prized possession.‬
‭ yxar's‬‭ritual‬‭is‬‭causing‬‭the‬‭eclipse.‬‭Defeating‬‭Vyxar‬‭will‬‭end‬
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‭ nter‬ ‭the‬ ‭Savant.‬ ‭As‬ ‭an‬ ‭established‬ ‭operative‬ ‭in‬ ‭London,‬
E ‭the‬ ‭eclipse.‬‭One‬‭segment‬‭of‬‭the‬‭clock‬‭is‬‭already‬‭filled‬‭at‬‭the‬
‭Savant’s‬‭mission‬‭was‬‭to‬‭recover‬‭the‬‭diamond‬‭from‬‭one‬‭of‬‭the‬ ‭start‬‭of‬‭the‬‭mission,‬‭indicating‬‭that‬‭the‬‭ritual‬‭has‬‭begun.‬‭T he‬
‭most secure locations on Earth – the Crown’s Secret Vault.‬ ‭GM‬‭advances‬‭the‬‭clock‬‭by‬‭two‬‭segments‬‭when‬‭the‬‭PCs‬‭enter‬
‭ he‬‭job‬‭went‬‭smoothly,‬‭as‬‭Savant‬‭and‬‭his‬‭team‬‭infiltrated‬‭the‬
T ‭Act‬‭2‬‭and‬‭by‬‭three‬‭when‬‭they‬‭enter‬‭Act‬‭3.‬‭PCs‬‭will‬‭notice‬‭the‬
‭Vault‬‭with‬‭the‬‭ease‬‭of‬‭taking‬‭your‬‭wallet‬‭out‬‭of‬‭your‬‭pocket.‬ ‭eclipse‬ ‭progress‬ ‭as‬ ‭the‬ ‭clock‬ ‭advances.‬ ‭GMs‬ ‭have‬ ‭four‬
‭But‬ ‭instead‬ ‭of‬ ‭handing‬ ‭over‬ ‭the‬ ‭diamond‬ ‭to‬ ‭CYCLOPS,‬ ‭segments‬ ‭to‬ ‭fill‬ ‭at‬ ‭their‬ ‭discretion‬‭(once‬‭per‬‭every‬‭Act).‬‭Fill‬

‭1‬
t‭ hese‬ ‭as‬ ‭a‬ ‭consequence‬ ‭of‬ ‭bad‬ ‭rolls‬ ‭-‬ ‭failures‬ ‭and‬ ‭partial‬ t‭ he‬ ‭air‬ ‭around‬ ‭them‬‭will‬‭become‬‭calm.‬‭T he‬‭stepwell‬‭itself‬‭is‬
‭successes.‬ ‭dry with no water (for now).‬

‭ M‬‭T ip‬‭-‬‭Keep‬‭an‬‭actual‬‭clock‬‭while‬‭playing.‬‭Set‬‭the‬‭clock‬
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‭initially‬ ‭to‬ ‭2306‬ ‭hours.‬ ‭Every‬‭time‬‭a‬‭segment‬‭is‬‭filled,‬‭the‬
‭clock‬ ‭advances‬ ‭by‬ ‭6‬ ‭minutes.‬ ‭When‬ ‭the‬ ‭clock‬ ‭hits‬
‭midnight, the PCs have failed.‬

‭ ost‬ ‭GMs‬ ‭will‬ ‭be‬ ‭reluctant‬ ‭to‬ ‭fill‬ ‭out‬ ‭the‬ ‭final‬ ‭segment‬ ‭of‬
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‭the‬‭clock‬‭on‬‭a‬‭failed‬‭roll,‬‭as‬‭it‬‭compromises‬‭player‬‭agency‬‭to‬
‭dice‬ ‭rolls.‬ ‭However,‬ ‭we‬ ‭suggest‬ ‭going‬ ‭ahead‬ ‭with‬ ‭it.‬ ‭Vyxar‬
‭goes‬ ‭from‬ ‭being‬ ‭a‬ ‭menace‬ ‭to‬ ‭being‬ ‭a‬ ‭supervillain,‬ ‭and‬ ‭the‬
‭PCs‬ ‭must‬ ‭now‬ ‭defeat‬ ‭him.‬ ‭T he‬ ‭module‬ ‭addresses‬ ‭this‬
‭potential‬ ‭complication‬ ‭at‬ ‭the‬ ‭end‬ ‭(page‬ ‭7).‬ ‭Lastly,‬ ‭GMs‬
‭should‬ ‭fill‬ ‭the‬ ‭clock‬ ‭if‬ ‭the‬ ‭PCs‬ ‭deliver‬ ‭the‬ ‭Djinn‬ ‭to‬ ‭Vyxar.‬
‭Send‬‭your‬‭PCs‬‭hurtling‬‭back‬‭to‬‭the‬‭real‬‭world‬‭as‬‭Vyxar‬‭puts‬
‭his plan of world domination into action.‬
‭ he‬ ‭stepwell‬ ‭is‬ ‭60‬ ‭meters‬ ‭long‬ ‭and‬ ‭20‬ ‭meters‬ ‭wide.‬ ‭While‬
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‭The Language Barrier‬ ‭the‬ ‭masonry‬ ‭work‬ ‭is‬ ‭simple,‬ ‭the‬ ‭110-step‬ ‭deep‬ ‭well‬ ‭has‬ ‭a‬
‭certain air of mystery and dignity about it.‬
‭ ll‬ ‭characters‬ ‭except‬ ‭the‬ ‭Djinn‬ ‭and‬ ‭the‬‭Sorcerer‬‭Vyxar‬‭will‬
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‭speak‬‭to‬‭the‬‭PCs‬‭in‬‭Hindi‬‭or‬‭its‬‭various‬‭dialects.‬‭So,‬‭having‬‭a‬ ‭ t‬ ‭the‬ ‭bottom‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭steps,‬ ‭a‬ ‭group‬ ‭of‬ ‭2D6‬ ‭Dune‬ ‭Warriors‬
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‭PC‬‭of‬‭Indian‬‭origin‬‭or‬‭some‬‭PC‬‭with‬‭the‬‭Polyglot‬‭trait‬‭on‬‭the‬ ‭blocks‬‭the‬‭way‬‭forward.‬‭Behind‬‭them,‬‭the‬‭air‬‭shimmers,‬‭and‬
‭team is very useful.‬ ‭it‬‭is‬‭impossible‬‭to‬‭see‬‭beyond.‬‭T he‬‭warriors‬‭are‬‭guarding‬‭the‬
‭portal‬ ‭forward.‬ ‭T heir‬ ‭bodies‬ ‭are‬ ‭made‬‭out‬‭of‬‭sand.‬‭T hey‬‭all‬
‭ lternatively,‬‭FIST‬‭could‬‭provide‬‭them‬‭with‬‭a‬‭translator‬‭(say‬
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‭wear‬‭medieval-era‬‭armor,‬‭common‬‭to‬‭the‬‭subcontinent.‬‭T he‬
‭a‬ ‭history‬ ‭professor),‬ ‭who‬ ‭could‬ ‭also‬ ‭provide‬ ‭the‬ ‭PCs‬ ‭with‬
‭ground here is wet. The earthy smell of rain dominates here.‬
‭important‬ ‭historical‬ ‭context‬ ‭that‬ ‭only‬ ‭the‬ ‭GM‬ ‭might‬ ‭know‬
‭when the need arises.‬
‭Dune Warriors (HP not applicable, 2D6 appear)‬

‭ ct‬ ‭1:‬ ‭The‬ ‭Path‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬


A ‭– Sand Body, layered and otherworldly voice‬

‭Warrior (CLOCK: 1 out of 10)‬ ‭– Indian medieval armor‬


‭– Talwar/ Curved Sword (1D6 damage)‬
‭ utside‬‭the‬‭airport,‬‭the‬‭PCs‬‭will‬‭find‬‭a‬‭car‬‭waiting‬‭for‬‭them,‬
O
‭along‬ ‭with‬ ‭a‬ ‭driver.‬ ‭T he‬ ‭driver‬ ‭has‬ ‭been‬ ‭instructed‬ ‭to‬ ‭take‬ ‭ issociate:‬ ‭T heir‬ ‭body‬ ‭breaks‬ ‭down‬ ‭if‬ ‭exposed‬ ‭to‬ ‭large‬
D
‭the‬‭PCs‬‭to‬‭their‬‭safe‬‭house‬‭and‬‭will‬‭say‬‭little‬‭to‬‭them‬‭during‬ ‭amounts of water or is blown away in high-speed winds.‬
‭the‬ ‭journey.‬ ‭If‬ ‭FIST‬ ‭has‬ ‭arranged‬ ‭for‬ ‭a‬ ‭translator,‬ ‭they‬ ‭will‬
‭also‬ ‭be‬ ‭present.‬ ‭Extra-cautious‬ ‭PCs‬ ‭may‬ ‭want‬ ‭to‬ ‭ditch‬ ‭the‬ ‭ luid:‬‭Conventional‬‭weapons‬‭cannot‬‭hurt‬‭them,‬‭and‬‭simply‬
F
‭driver.‬ ‭T he‬ ‭scenario‬ ‭will‬ ‭play‬ ‭out‬ ‭more‬ ‭or‬ ‭less‬ ‭in‬ ‭the‬ ‭same‬ ‭pass through.‬
‭way.‬ ‭ oalesce:‬ ‭T he‬ ‭warriors‬ ‭merge‬ ‭to‬ ‭form‬ ‭one‬ ‭large‬ ‭mass‬
C
‭ he‬ ‭roads‬ ‭of‬ ‭New‬ ‭Delhi‬ ‭are‬ ‭broad‬ ‭and‬ ‭mostly‬ ‭empty,‬ ‭with‬
T ‭such as a wall, or a fist (2D6 damage).‬
‭very‬ ‭few‬ ‭cars‬ ‭around.‬ ‭Debris‬ ‭due‬ ‭to‬ ‭weather‬ ‭anomalies‬ ‭is‬
‭lying‬‭around.‬‭On‬‭their‬‭way,‬‭the‬‭PCs‬‭will‬‭encounter‬‭a‬‭protest‬ ‭ he‬ ‭Dune‬ ‭Warriors‬ ‭will‬ ‭issue‬ ‭a‬ ‭warning‬ ‭to‬ ‭the‬ ‭PCs‬ ‭to‬‭turn‬
T
‭march.‬‭T he‬‭people‬‭are‬‭protesting‬‭against‬‭Britain's‬‭allegations‬ ‭back.‬ ‭If‬ ‭the‬ ‭PCs‬ ‭try‬ ‭to‬ ‭reason‬ ‭with‬ ‭them,‬ ‭they‬ ‭will‬ ‭inform‬
‭of‬ ‭India‬ ‭stealing‬ ‭the‬ ‭diamond.‬ ‭As‬ ‭the‬ ‭Indians‬ ‭march,‬ ‭they‬ ‭them‬ ‭that‬ ‭they‬ ‭know‬ ‭all‬ ‭about‬ ‭their‬ ‭mission.‬ ‭But‬ ‭there‬ ‭are‬
‭wave‬ ‭black‬ ‭banners‬ ‭with‬ ‭anti-British‬ ‭slogans,‬ ‭along‬ ‭with‬ ‭forces‬‭here‬‭at‬‭work‬‭that‬‭they‬‭cannot‬‭understand,‬‭forces‬‭that‬
‭others‬ ‭like‬ ‭“The‬ ‭diamond‬ ‭belongs‬ ‭to‬ ‭us!”,‬ ‭“Down‬ ‭with‬ ‭have‬ ‭brought‬ ‭them‬ ‭back‬ ‭to‬ ‭life.‬ ‭As‬ ‭such,‬ ‭they‬ ‭cannot‬‭allow‬
‭Imperialism!” and “Long live Mahatma Gandhi!”.‬ ‭them to meddle in the whole affair.‬

‭ he‬ ‭PCs‬ ‭will‬ ‭also‬ ‭notice‬ ‭some‬ ‭out-of-place‬ ‭banners‬ ‭like‬


T ‭ he‬ ‭PCs‬ ‭will‬ ‭have‬ ‭to‬ ‭use‬ ‭their‬ ‭ingenuity‬ ‭to‬ ‭overcome‬ ‭this‬
T
‭"Simon‬ ‭Go‬ ‭Back"‬ ‭and‬ ‭"Quit‬ ‭India."‬ ‭If‬ ‭the‬ ‭PCs‬ ‭point‬ ‭these‬ ‭foe. Some of the possible ways to defeat the warriors are‬
‭banners‬‭out‬‭to‬‭the‬‭translator/professor,‬‭they‬‭will‬‭tell‬‭the‬‭PCs‬ ‭ ‬ ‭T he‬ ‭moist‬ ‭ground‬ ‭should‬ ‭be‬ ‭a‬ ‭hint‬ ‭for‬ ‭the‬ ‭PCs.‬ ‭Striking‬

‭that‬ ‭these‬ ‭slogans‬ ‭have‬ ‭their‬ ‭origin‬ ‭in‬ ‭the‬ ‭Independence‬ ‭the‬ ‭earth‬ ‭will‬ ‭cause‬ ‭water‬ ‭to‬ ‭burst‬ ‭forth,‬ ‭washing‬ ‭the‬
‭movement‬‭against‬‭the‬‭British.‬‭Still,‬‭it‬‭is‬‭a‬‭bit‬‭odd‬‭to‬‭use‬‭them‬ ‭warriors‬ ‭away.‬ ‭Any‬ ‭unprepared‬ ‭PC‬ ‭will‬ ‭suffer‬ ‭1D6‬ ‭to‬ ‭2D6‬
‭now.‬ ‭If‬ ‭the‬ ‭PCs‬ ‭try‬ ‭to‬ ‭approach‬ ‭the‬ ‭people‬ ‭holding‬ ‭these‬ ‭harm.‬ ‭T he‬ ‭level‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭water‬ ‭will‬ ‭stabilize‬ ‭to‬ ‭about‬
‭banners,‬‭they‬‭will‬‭vanish‬‭before‬‭any‬‭PC‬‭can‬‭reach‬‭them.‬‭Any‬ ‭one-fourth‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭well,‬ ‭as‬ ‭the‬ ‭extra‬ ‭water‬ ‭flows‬ ‭out‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬
‭regular‬‭protester‬‭will‬‭be‬‭willing‬‭to‬‭speak‬‭to‬‭the‬‭PCs,‬‭but‬‭they‬ ‭portal.‬ ‭PCs‬ ‭must‬ ‭swim‬ ‭to‬ ‭reach‬ ‭the‬ ‭portal‬ ‭or‬ ‭find‬‭a‬‭way‬‭to‬
‭will not notice these banners.‬ ‭stop the discharge of the water.‬
‭ s‬ ‭the‬ ‭PCs‬ ‭move‬ ‭towards‬ ‭the‬ ‭older‬ ‭part‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭city,‬ ‭the‬
A –‭ ‬ ‭Draw‬‭the‬‭warriors‬‭into‬‭the‬‭gusty‬‭winds‬‭raging‬‭around‬‭the‬
‭streets‬ ‭will‬ ‭begin‬ ‭to‬ ‭get‬ ‭narrower.‬ ‭On‬ ‭a‬‭particular‬‭turn,‬‭the‬ ‭stepwell. The wind is strong enough to blow them away.‬
‭entire‬ ‭scene‬ ‭shifts.‬ ‭T he‬ ‭PCs‬ ‭will‬ ‭find‬ ‭themselves‬ ‭standing‬
‭before‬ ‭the‬ ‭entrance‬ ‭to‬ ‭a‬ ‭stepwell.‬ ‭T he‬ ‭driver‬ ‭would‬ ‭have‬ –‭ ‬ ‭A‬‭powerful‬‭explosion‬‭could‬‭blow‬‭individual‬‭warriors‬‭apart‬
‭vanished‬ ‭but‬ ‭may‬ ‭reappear‬ ‭later‬ ‭in‬ ‭the‬ ‭mission‬ ‭as‬ ‭a‬ ‭player‬ ‭for just enough time to dash through the portal.‬
‭character‬ ‭in‬ ‭case‬ ‭of‬ ‭a‬ ‭PC‬ ‭death.‬ ‭T he‬ ‭driver‬ ‭and‬ ‭the‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Sand‬ ‭turns‬ ‭to‬ ‭glass‬ ‭at‬ ‭around‬ ‭1700⁰C‬ ‭(3000‬ ‭⁰F).‬ ‭Now,‬

‭translator‬ ‭can‬ ‭transition‬ ‭from‬ ‭NPCs‬ ‭to‬ ‭PCs‬ ‭in‬‭case‬‭of‬‭a‬‭PC‬ ‭where is that pocket nuke?‬
‭death.‬
‭ hese‬ ‭are‬ ‭just‬ ‭some‬ ‭ways‬ ‭we‬ ‭can‬‭think‬‭of‬‭to‬‭overcome‬‭the‬
T
‭ ‬‭strong,‬‭hot,‬‭and‬‭dry‬‭wind‬‭blows.‬‭Around‬‭them,‬‭the‬‭city‬‭has‬
A ‭challenge.‬ ‭Your‬ ‭resourceful‬ ‭PCs‬ ‭may‬ ‭come‬ ‭up‬ ‭with‬
‭vanished‬ ‭and‬ ‭all‬ ‭around‬ ‭is‬ ‭a‬ ‭desolate‬ ‭plain.‬ ‭In‬ ‭the‬ ‭sky,‬ ‭the‬ ‭something‬ ‭different,‬ ‭but‬ ‭it‬ ‭might‬ ‭work.‬ ‭GMs‬ ‭will‬ ‭have‬ ‭to‬
‭moon‬‭begins‬‭to‬‭cover‬‭the‬‭Sun.‬‭As‬‭the‬‭PCs‬‭descend‬‭the‬‭stairs,‬ ‭make‬‭a‬‭judgment‬‭call‬‭here‬‭and‬‭should‬‭be‬‭honest‬‭with‬‭the‬‭PCs‬

‭2‬
‭ hether‬ ‭they‬ ‭think‬ ‭it‬ ‭will‬ ‭work‬ ‭or‬ ‭not.PCs‬ ‭may‬ ‭try‬ ‭to‬
w a‭ mbush‬ ‭the‬ ‭redcoats‬‭from‬‭above,‬‭a‬‭partial‬‭success‬‭on‬‭a‬‭roll‬
‭negotiate‬‭passage‬‭by‬‭offering‬‭something‬‭in‬‭return,‬‭appealing‬ ‭to‬‭leap‬‭across‬‭the‬‭roofs‬‭leaves‬‭a‬‭PC‬‭dangling‬‭as‬‭bullets‬‭fly,‬‭or‬
‭to‬ ‭their‬ ‭morality‬ ‭or‬ ‭warrior‬ ‭code,‬ ‭logical‬ ‭arguments,‬ ‭etc.‬ ‭perhaps‬ ‭a‬ ‭failed‬ ‭roll‬ ‭brings‬ ‭a‬ ‭PC‬ ‭tumbling‬ ‭down‬ ‭to‬ ‭street‬
‭Unfortunately,‬ ‭their‬ ‭words‬ ‭have‬ ‭little‬ ‭value‬ ‭for‬ ‭men‬ ‭who‬ ‭level.‬
‭lived and died by the sword.‬

‭ ct‬ ‭2:‬ ‭The‬ ‭Rebellion‬ ‭(CLOCK:‬


A
‭Add 2 ticks)‬
‭ he‬‭PCs‬‭will‬‭enter‬‭what‬‭looks‬‭like‬‭a‬‭medieval‬‭Indian‬‭city‬‭but‬
T
‭will‬‭notice‬‭buildings‬‭on‬‭fire,‬‭smoke‬‭rising‬‭into‬‭the‬‭air,‬‭sounds‬
‭of‬ ‭men‬ ‭shouting,‬ ‭and‬ ‭cannon‬ ‭shots.‬ ‭T he‬ ‭PCs‬ ‭are‬ ‭at‬ ‭the‬
‭center‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭revolt‬ ‭of‬ ‭1857‬ ‭in‬ ‭Delhi.‬ ‭T he‬ ‭PCs‬ ‭will‬ ‭see‬ ‭that‬
‭the‬‭eclipse‬‭has‬‭progressed‬‭through‬‭the‬‭smoke-filled‬‭air,‬‭with‬
‭the‬ ‭moon‬ ‭covering‬ ‭at‬ ‭least‬ ‭30‬ ‭percent‬‭of‬‭the‬‭Sun‬‭now.‬‭T he‬
‭sky resembles a blood-red dusk.‬

‭Indian Rebels (8 HP, 2D6 appear)‬

‭– Enfield Rifle (1D6 damage)‬


‭– Talwar/ Curved Sword (1D6 damage)‬

‭ ast‬‭Stand‬‭:‬‭Rebels‬‭will‬‭die‬‭fighting‬‭rather‬‭than‬‭flee‬‭even‬‭if‬
L
‭outnumbered.‬ ‭HP‬‭becomes‬‭10‬‭and‬‭sword‬‭damage‬‭becomes‬
‭1D6 + 2.‬

‭ s‬ ‭the‬ ‭PCs‬ ‭navigate‬ ‭through‬ ‭the‬ ‭city,‬ ‭roll‬ ‭2D6‬ ‭on‬ ‭the‬
A
‭Encounter‬ ‭Table‬ ‭to‬ ‭find‬ ‭out‬ ‭what‬ ‭they‬ ‭come‬ ‭face‬ ‭to‬ ‭face‬
‭with.‬

‭Roll‬ ‭Encounter‬
‭ British officer accompanied by 4D6 soldiers and‬
A
‭2‬
‭a canon.‬
‭3‬ ‭Ambushed by 1D6 rebels‬
‭ barricaded street. Turn back or cut through‬
A
‭4‬
‭a house?‬
‭5‬ ‭Ambushed by 1D6 redcoats‬
‭6‬ ‭Get the drop on 1D6 redcoats‬
‭7‬ ‭1D6 CYCLOPS grunts fighting 2D6 rebels‬
‭8‬ ‭Get the drop on 1D6 CYCLOPS grunts‬
‭ e‬‭provide‬‭two‬‭ways‬‭for‬‭this‬‭section‬‭to‬‭end.‬‭Choose‬‭the‬‭one‬
W
‭9‬ ‭A rebel cornered by 1D6 redcoats‬ ‭that fits the tone of your game and table.‬
‭10‬ ‭A dying rebel‬ ‭ ‬ ‭As‬ ‭the‬ ‭players‬ ‭round‬ ‭their‬ ‭final‬ ‭corner‬ ‭onto‬ ‭the‬ ‭main‬

‭11‬ ‭A civilian being chased by 1D6 redcoats‬ ‭street,‬ ‭they‬ ‭will‬ ‭find‬ ‭themselves‬ ‭sandwiched‬ ‭between‬ ‭the‬
‭charging‬‭redcoats‬‭on‬‭one‬‭side‬‭and‬‭the‬‭rebels‬‭on‬‭the‬‭other.‬‭As‬
‭12‬ ‭An empty street lined with corpses‬
‭all‬ ‭seems‬ ‭lost,‬ ‭a‬ ‭door‬ ‭of‬ ‭one‬ ‭of‬‭the‬‭houses‬‭will‬‭open,‬‭and‬‭a‬
‭ round‬ ‭3‬ ‭or‬ ‭4‬ ‭encounters‬‭are‬‭good.‬‭T he‬‭PCs‬‭should‬‭not‬‭be‬
A ‭woman‬ ‭will‬ ‭yell‬ ‭at‬‭the‬‭PCs,‬‭“Idhar‬‭se!”‬‭(Through‬‭here!).‬‭T he‬
‭taking‬ ‭every‬ ‭fight.‬ ‭But‬ ‭depending‬ ‭on‬ ‭how‬ ‭your‬ ‭PCs‬ ‭are‬ ‭PCs‬‭will‬‭not‬‭be‬‭able‬‭to‬‭see‬‭her‬‭face‬‭or‬‭thank‬‭her‬‭because‬‭the‬
‭doing,‬‭you‬‭may‬‭want‬‭to‬‭adjust‬‭the‬‭number.‬‭We‬‭would‬‭advise‬ ‭moment‬‭they‬‭cross‬‭the‬‭threshold‬‭of‬‭the‬‭house,‬‭they‬‭will‬‭find‬
‭having‬‭at‬‭least‬‭one‬‭encounter‬‭involving‬‭CYCLOPS‬‭in‬‭the‬‭mix‬ ‭themselves transported elsewhere.‬
‭so that the PCs know that CYCLOPS is here.‬ ‭ ‬ ‭T he‬ ‭PCs‬ ‭turn‬ ‭to‬ ‭find‬ ‭themselves‬ ‭in‬ ‭the‬ ‭main‬ ‭street‬ ‭with‬

‭the‬ ‭redcoats‬ ‭ready‬ ‭to‬ ‭fire‬ ‭at‬‭one‬‭side‬‭and‬‭the‬‭rebels‬‭on‬‭the‬
‭British soldier (8 HP, 2D6 appear)‬ ‭other.‬ ‭T hey‬ ‭fire,‬‭the‬‭world‬‭goes‬‭black,‬‭and‬‭the‬‭PCs‬‭wake‬‭up‬
‭– Enfield Rifle (1D6 damage)‬ ‭clutching‬ ‭where‬ ‭their‬ ‭wounds‬ ‭would‬ ‭have‬ ‭been‬ ‭in‬ ‭the‬ ‭next‬
‭scene.‬
‭– Canon (3d6 damage, only if holding a position)‬
‭ M‬ ‭T ip‬‭:‬ ‭If‬ ‭you’re‬ ‭picking‬ ‭the‬ ‭second‬ ‭ending,‬ ‭we‬ ‭suggest‬
G
‭– British redcoat uniform‬
‭concluding‬ ‭the‬ ‭session‬ ‭or‬‭taking‬‭a‬‭break‬‭when‬‭the‬‭bullets‬
‭ ompany‬ ‭trained‬‭:‬ ‭British‬ ‭soldiers‬ ‭will‬ ‭fight‬ ‭as‬ ‭a‬ ‭unit,‬
C ‭‘hit’‬ ‭the‬ ‭PCs.‬ ‭It‬ ‭will‬ ‭serve‬ ‭as‬‭a‬‭nice‬‭cliffhanger.‬‭When‬‭you‬
‭synchronizing‬‭actions.‬‭When‬‭a‬‭firing‬‭line‬‭is‬‭set‬‭up,‬‭damage‬ ‭begin‬ ‭again,‬ ‭give‬ ‭a‬ ‭quick‬ ‭recap‬ ‭and‬ ‭then‬ ‭reveal‬ ‭how‬‭they‬
‭by‬‭rifle‬‭fire‬‭increases‬‭to‬‭2D6‬‭but‬‭will‬‭be‬‭divided‬‭among‬‭the‬ ‭wake up clutching their ‘wounds’.‬
‭PCs.‬

‭ our‬ ‭PCs‬ ‭may‬ ‭not‬ ‭stick‬ ‭to‬ ‭the‬ ‭streets‬ ‭and‬ ‭try‬ ‭to‬ ‭parkour‬
Y
‭over‬ ‭the‬ ‭roofs‬ ‭of‬ ‭Delhi.‬ ‭T he‬ ‭Encounter‬ ‭table‬ ‭is‬ ‭still‬ ‭useful,‬
‭although‬ ‭some‬ ‭GM‬ ‭creativity‬ ‭is‬ ‭required.‬ ‭Maybe‬ ‭the‬ ‭PCs‬

‭3‬
‭ ct‬ ‭3:‬ ‭The‬ ‭City‬ ‭of‬ ‭Djinns‬
A a‭ nd‬ ‭a‬ ‭gold‬ ‭royal‬ ‭scepter‬ ‭will‬ ‭drop‬ ‭unceremoniously‬ ‭on‬ ‭the‬
‭floor.‬
‭(CLOCK: Add 3 ticks)‬ ‭ oom‬ ‭5‬ ‭-‬ ‭Fountain‬ ‭Room:‬ ‭A‬ ‭hall‬ ‭with‬ ‭an‬ ‭ornate‬ ‭marble‬
R
‭ he‬ ‭PCs‬ ‭will‬ ‭find‬ ‭themselves‬ ‭in‬ ‭a‬ ‭large‬ ‭hall‬ ‭(‭R
T ‬ oom‬ ‭1)‬ ‭of‬ ‭a‬ ‭fountain‬‭in‬‭the‬‭center.‬‭PCs‬‭will‬‭hear‬‭soft‬‭laughter‬‭around‬‭the‬
‭dilapidated‬ ‭medieval‬ ‭palace.‬ ‭Signs‬ ‭of‬ ‭its‬ ‭now-lost‬ ‭grandeur‬ ‭fountain.‬ ‭Drinking‬ ‭the‬ ‭water‬ ‭will‬ ‭heal‬ ‭1D6‬ ‭hit‬ ‭points‬
‭can‬‭be‬‭seen‬‭in‬‭the‬‭peeling‬‭murals,‬‭marble‬‭inlays‬‭with‬‭missing‬ ‭(minimum‬‭3‬‭points‬‭on‬‭first‬‭drink).‬‭On‬‭subsequent‬‭drinks,‬‭the‬
‭precious‬ ‭stones,‬ ‭and‬ ‭high‬ ‭arches‬ ‭marking‬ ‭the‬ ‭doors.‬ ‭T he‬ ‭amount‬ ‭healed‬ ‭decreases‬ ‭by‬ ‭1,‬‭till‬‭it‬‭drops‬‭to‬‭zero‬‭ie‬‭1D6‬‭-‬‭1‬
‭stillness‬ ‭of‬ ‭this‬ ‭place‬ ‭is‬ ‭almost‬ ‭suffocating,‬ ‭and‬ ‭any‬ ‭sound‬ ‭on the second drink, 1D6 - 2 on the third, and so on.‬
‭the PCs make echoes in the silence.‬ ‭ oom‬ ‭6‬ ‭-‬ ‭Mirror‬ ‭Room:‬ ‭Mirrors‬ ‭of‬ ‭different‬ ‭shapes‬ ‭and‬
R
‭ he‬ ‭palace‬ ‭exists‬ ‭only‬ ‭in‬ ‭the‬‭memories‬‭of‬‭the‬‭Sorcerer‬‭and‬
T ‭sizes‬‭cover‬‭the‬‭walls.‬‭Touching‬‭a‬‭mirror‬‭surface‬‭teleports‬‭the‬
‭the‬ ‭Djinn.‬ ‭As‬ ‭such,‬ ‭its‬ ‭layout‬ ‭makes‬ ‭little‬ ‭sense‬ ‭(Refer‬ ‭to‬ ‭PC‬ ‭to‬ ‭a‬ ‭random‬ ‭room‬ ‭within‬ ‭the‬ ‭palace‬ ‭(roll‬ ‭2D6‬ ‭to‬
‭Page 9‬‭for the map).‬ ‭determine‬ ‭the‬ ‭room‬ ‭number.‬ ‭If‬ ‭the‬ ‭result‬ ‭is‬ ‭a‬ ‭5,‬ ‭the‬ ‭PC‬ ‭is‬
‭teleported‬‭to‬‭Room‬‭14).‬‭Any‬‭object‬‭tossed‬‭at‬‭a‬‭mirror‬‭suffers‬
‭the‬ ‭same‬ ‭fate.‬ ‭Removing‬ ‭a‬ ‭mirror‬ ‭from‬ ‭the‬ ‭wall‬ ‭without‬
‭touching‬ ‭its‬ ‭surface‬ ‭is‬ ‭possible.‬ ‭Once‬ ‭removed,‬ ‭the‬ ‭mirror‬
‭functions like a regular mirror.‬
‭ Cs‬ ‭will‬ ‭also‬ ‭notice‬ ‭a‬ ‭full-length‬ ‭mirror‬ ‭that‬ ‭has‬ ‭fully‬
P
‭degraded.‬ ‭No‬ ‭reflection‬ ‭can‬ ‭be‬ ‭seen‬ ‭in‬ ‭it.‬ ‭On‬ ‭closer‬
‭examination,‬ ‭PCs‬ ‭may‬ ‭notice‬ ‭skid‬ ‭marks‬ ‭on‬ ‭the‬ ‭floor,‬
‭indicating‬ ‭that‬ ‭the‬ ‭mirror‬ ‭can‬ ‭slide‬ ‭along‬ ‭the‬ ‭wall.‬ ‭Pushing‬
‭the‬ ‭mirror‬ ‭to‬ ‭its‬ ‭right‬ ‭will‬ ‭reveal‬ ‭stairs‬ ‭that‬ ‭descend‬ ‭into‬ ‭a‬
‭corridor.‬ ‭From‬ ‭here,‬ ‭the‬ ‭PCs‬ ‭can‬ ‭access‬ ‭Room‬ ‭8‬ ‭(Pillar‬
‭Room).‬‭A‬‭torch‬‭holder‬‭at‬‭the‬‭bottom‬‭of‬‭the‬‭stairs‬‭can‬‭be‬‭used‬
‭to close the mirror door.‬

‭ he‬ ‭various‬ ‭rooms‬ ‭are‬ ‭not‬ ‭within‬ ‭a‬ ‭singular‬ ‭building.‬


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‭Instead,‬ ‭they‬ ‭are‬ ‭spread‬ ‭over‬ ‭the‬ ‭palace‬ ‭grounds.‬ ‭T he‬ ‭PCs‬
‭can‬ ‭reach‬ ‭the‬ ‭various‬ ‭rooms‬ ‭by‬ ‭walking‬ ‭along‬ ‭stone‬
‭walkways,‬‭many‬‭of‬‭which‬‭are‬‭roofed‬‭and‬‭flanked‬‭by‬‭beautiful‬
‭arches.‬‭T he‬‭palace‬‭grounds‬‭are‬‭covered‬‭by‬‭a‬‭thick‬‭mist,‬‭and‬
‭if‬‭the‬‭PCs‬‭wander‬‭off‬‭the‬‭walkways‬‭they‬‭will‬‭end‬‭up‬‭back‬‭at‬ ‭ oom‬‭7‬‭-‬‭Music‬‭Room:‬‭A‬‭large‬‭marble‬‭room‬‭with‬‭pietra‬‭dura‬
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‭Room 1.‬ ‭pillars‬‭and‬‭a‬‭mosaic-decorated‬‭ceiling.‬‭An‬‭ensemble‬‭of‬‭ghost‬
‭ astly,‬‭the‬‭eclipse‬‭would‬‭be‬‭at‬‭least‬‭60‬‭percent‬‭complete‬‭by‬
L ‭musicians‬ ‭perform‬ ‭from‬ ‭a‬ ‭platform.‬ ‭If‬ ‭the‬ ‭PCs‬ ‭speak‬ ‭with‬
‭now,‬ ‭making‬ ‭the‬ ‭atmosphere‬ ‭dark,‬ ‭moody,‬ ‭and‬ ‭foreboding.‬ ‭them,‬ ‭they‬ ‭will‬ ‭warn‬ ‭them‬ ‭that‬ ‭the‬ ‭diamond‬ ‭is‬ ‭cursed‬ ‭and‬
‭T he‬ ‭sky‬ ‭will‬‭be‬‭a‬‭deep‬‭purple-red‬‭color.‬‭T he‬‭air‬‭will‬‭be‬‭cold‬ ‭even its touch is corrupting.‬
‭and the PCs will feel a chill as the wind blows.‬ ‭ oom‬ ‭8‬ ‭-‬ ‭Pillar‬ ‭Room:‬ ‭A‬ ‭room‬ ‭with‬ ‭a‬ ‭magnificent‬ ‭central‬
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‭ oom‬ ‭1‬ ‭-‬ ‭Large‬ ‭Hall:‬ ‭A‬ ‭simple‬‭sandstone‬‭hall,‬‭the‬‭PCs‬‭will‬
R ‭pillar.‬‭Upon‬‭examining‬‭the‬‭pillar,‬‭PCs‬‭will‬‭notice‬‭a‬‭hole,‬‭most‬
‭be transported here from Act 2.‬ ‭likely‬ ‭for‬ ‭a‬ ‭key.‬ ‭If‬ ‭the‬ ‭PCs‬ ‭insert‬ ‭the‬‭scepter‬‭obtained‬‭from‬
‭Room‬‭4‬‭(the‬‭Armory)‬‭and‬‭turn‬‭it‬‭clockwise‬‭thrice,‬‭a‬‭trapdoor‬
‭ oom‬ ‭2‬ ‭-‬ ‭Chess‬ ‭Room:‬ ‭A‬ ‭room‬ ‭with‬ ‭worn-out‬ ‭furniture,‬
R ‭opens‬‭near‬‭the‬‭pillar.‬‭It‬‭descends‬‭into‬‭the‬‭Treasury‬‭(‭R ‬ oom‬‭9)‬‭.‬
‭tattered‬ ‭curtains,‬ ‭and‬ ‭an‬ ‭unfinished‬ ‭chess‬ ‭game‬ ‭(Refer‬ ‭to‬ ‭Turning‬ ‭the‬ ‭scepter‬ ‭anti-clockwise‬ ‭thrice‬ ‭will‬ ‭result‬ ‭in‬
‭Player‬‭Handouts‬‭for‬‭the‬‭puzzle).‬‭If‬‭the‬‭PCs‬‭solve‬‭the‬‭puzzle,‬ ‭spears‬‭shooting‬‭out‬‭from‬‭the‬‭pillar‬‭(2D6‬‭Damage).‬‭Each‬‭time‬
‭a‬‭ghost‬‭will‬‭appear,‬‭thank‬‭them,‬‭and‬‭leave‬‭them‬‭with‬‭a‬‭word‬ ‭the‬ ‭players‬ ‭turn‬ ‭the‬ ‭key‬ ‭the‬ ‭wrong‬ ‭way,‬ ‭a‬ ‭screeching‬ ‭and‬
‭of‬‭advice‬‭-‬‭"‬‭T he‬‭Enemy‬‭of‬‭your‬‭Enemy‬‭is‬‭your‬‭friend.‬‭"‬‭T he‬ ‭grinding sound is heard and the room shakes a little.‬
‭ghost‬‭has‬‭a‬‭knife‬‭stuck‬‭in‬‭his‬‭chest.‬‭PCs‬‭should‬‭interpret‬‭his‬
‭message‬ ‭as‬ ‭referring‬ ‭to‬ ‭CYCLOPS/Savant‬ ‭and‬ ‭should‬ ‭be‬ ‭ oom‬ ‭9‬ ‭-‬ ‭T he‬ ‭Treasury:‬ ‭A‬ ‭stone-lined,‬ ‭dimly‬ ‭lit‬ ‭room.‬ ‭A‬
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‭more trusting of the Djinn.‬ ‭singular‬ ‭torch‬ ‭lights‬ ‭the‬ ‭room.‬ ‭A‬ ‭small‬ ‭treasure‬ ‭chest‬
‭contains gold coins and gems worth a small fortune.‬
‭ oom‬ ‭3‬ ‭-‬ ‭False‬ ‭treasury:‬ ‭A‬ ‭room‬ ‭with‬ ‭rows‬ ‭and‬ ‭rows‬ ‭of‬
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‭Pyrite‬ ‭(fool’s‬ ‭gold)‬ ‭and‬ ‭glass‬ ‭gems.‬‭T he‬‭PCs‬‭may‬‭not‬‭notice‬ ‭ he‬ ‭main‬ ‭item‬ ‭of‬ ‭interest,‬ ‭however,‬ ‭is‬ ‭a‬ ‭large,‬ ‭round,‬ ‭and‬
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‭the‬‭deception‬‭unless‬‭they‬‭look‬‭closely‬‭or‬‭have‬‭it‬‭examined‬‭by‬ ‭highly‬ ‭polished‬‭silver‬‭shield‬‭(‬‭3‬‭ARMOR,‬‭Heavy‬‭)‬‭that‬‭can‬‭act‬
‭an expert.‬ ‭as‬‭a‬‭mirror.‬‭A‬‭PC‬‭who‬‭uses‬‭this‬‭shield‬‭to‬‭reflect‬‭Vyxar’s‬‭soul‬
‭steal‬ ‭attack‬ ‭has‬ ‭a‬ ‭3‬ ‭in‬‭1D6‬‭to‬‭be‬‭saved‬‭by‬‭the‬‭shield‬‭even‬‭if‬
‭ oom‬‭4‬‭-‬‭Armory:‬ ‭A‬‭small‬‭armory‬‭room.‬‭Animated‬‭suits‬‭of‬
R ‭he‬‭fails‬‭the‬‭roll‬‭to‬‭reflect‬‭it.‬‭But‬‭there‬‭is‬‭a‬‭2‬‭in‬‭1D6‬‭chance‬‭the‬
‭armor‬ ‭(‬‭8‬ ‭HP,‬ ‭2‬ ‭ARMOR,‬ ‭1D6‬ ‭damage,‬ ‭1D6‬ ‭present‬‭)‬ ‭attack‬ ‭reflected attack hits a team-mate.‬
‭the‬ ‭PCs‬ ‭who‬ ‭enter‬‭the‬‭room.‬‭If‬‭the‬‭PC‬‭leaves‬‭the‬‭room,‬‭the‬
‭armors‬ ‭return‬ ‭to‬ ‭their‬ ‭position.‬ ‭Once‬ ‭the‬ ‭PCs‬ ‭have‬ I‭ n‬ ‭case‬ ‭of‬ ‭a‬ ‭critical‬ ‭failure‬ ‭to‬ ‭defend‬ ‭against‬ ‭any‬ ‭attack,‬ ‭a‬
‭destroyed‬ ‭all‬ ‭of‬ ‭them,‬ ‭a‬ ‭secret‬ ‭panel‬ ‭will‬ ‭open‬ ‭in‬ ‭the‬ ‭roof,‬ ‭negative‬‭image‬‭of‬‭the‬‭PC‬‭wielding‬‭the‬‭shield‬‭will‬‭jump‬‭out‬‭of‬

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t‭ he‬ ‭shield‬ ‭and‬ ‭join‬ ‭the‬ ‭fight‬ ‭against‬ ‭the‬ ‭PCs.‬ ‭On‬ ‭a‬ ‭critical‬ ‭ YCLOPS‬‭grunts.‬‭T he‬‭carnage‬‭is‬‭the‬‭work‬‭of‬‭the‬‭Djinn,‬‭and‬
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‭success, the image will join the fight in favor of the PCs.‬ ‭his‬ ‭room‬ ‭lies‬ ‭in‬ ‭this‬ ‭direction.‬ ‭Alert‬ ‭PCs‬ ‭should‬ ‭recall‬ ‭the‬
‭warning‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭Chess‬ ‭player‬ ‭(Room‬ ‭2‭)‬ ‬ ‭and‬ ‭proceed‬ ‭toward‬
‭ ll‬‭stats‬‭of‬‭the‬‭image‬‭will‬‭be‬‭the‬‭same‬‭as‬‭the‬‭PC‬‭wielding‬‭the‬
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‭the‬ ‭source‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭carnage‬ ‭to‬ ‭meet‬ ‭the‬ ‭Djinn.‬ ‭If‬ ‭the‬ ‭PCs‬
‭shield.‬‭T he‬‭image‬‭will‬‭possess‬‭the‬‭same‬‭equipment‬‭as‬‭the‬‭PC‬
‭examine‬‭the‬‭bodies‬‭of‬‭the‬‭fallen‬‭CYCLOPS‬‭soldiers,‬‭they‬‭will‬
‭but‬‭will‬‭not‬‭have‬‭the‬‭shield.‬‭T he‬‭image‬‭vanishes‬‭when‬‭its‬‭HP‬
‭find‬ ‭a‬ ‭few‬ ‭pairs‬ ‭of‬‭handcuffs‬‭with‬‭runes‬‭engraved‬‭on‬‭them.‬
‭drops to zero or if the fight is over.‬
‭T hese‬ ‭were‬ ‭given‬ ‭to‬ ‭the‬ ‭CYCLOPS‬ ‭soldiers‬ ‭by‬ ‭Vyxar‬ ‭to‬
‭capture the Djinn, and he will give them to the PCs as well.‬

‭ oom‬ ‭13‬ ‭-‬ ‭Vyxar’s‬ ‭Chambers:‬ ‭A‬ ‭large‬ ‭and‬ ‭richly‬ ‭furnished‬
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‭room.‬ ‭Several‬ ‭tables‬ ‭with‬ ‭manuscripts‬ ‭strewn‬ ‭on‬ ‭them‬ ‭line‬
‭the‬ ‭room.‬ ‭A‬ ‭chandelier‬ ‭provides‬ ‭light.‬ ‭T he‬ ‭carpet‬ ‭on‬ ‭the‬
‭floor‬ ‭has‬ ‭been‬ ‭pushed‬ ‭aside‬ ‭and‬ ‭arcane‬ ‭runes‬ ‭have‬ ‭been‬
‭drawn‬ ‭on‬ ‭the‬ ‭floor.‬‭Any‬‭PC‬‭with‬‭a‬‭Wizard‬‭or‬‭Witch‬‭trait‬‭(or‬
‭any‬‭other‬‭relevant‬‭trait)‬‭will‬‭be‬‭able‬‭to‬‭tell‬‭that‬‭a‬‭summoning‬
‭ritual‬‭is‬‭being‬‭prepared‬‭here.‬‭A‬‭roll‬‭is‬‭required‬‭to‬‭learn‬‭more‬
‭about‬ ‭the‬ ‭ritual.‬ ‭A‬ ‭secret‬ ‭door‬ ‭leads‬ ‭to‬ ‭Vyxar’s‬ ‭dungeon‬
‭(‬‭Room‬ ‭14)‬‭.Here‬ ‭the‬ ‭PCs‬ ‭will‬ ‭come‬ ‭face‬ ‭to‬ ‭face‬ ‭with‬ ‭the‬
‭Savant,‬‭or‬‭more‬‭accurately‬‭Vyxar‬‭in‬‭Savant’s‬‭body.‬‭T he‬‭PCs‬
‭will‬ ‭recognize‬ ‭the‬ ‭Blue‬ ‭Diamond‬ ‭in‬ ‭the‬ ‭amulet‬ ‭around‬
‭Savant/Vyxar’s‬ ‭neck.‬ ‭T he‬ ‭Savant’s‬ ‭eyes‬ ‭have‬‭turned‬‭yellow‬
‭because‬ ‭of‬ ‭Vyxar’s‬ ‭possession.‬ ‭PCs‬ ‭should‬ ‭be‬ ‭told‬ ‭the‬ ‭eye‬
‭color if they recall the manuscript from the Library(‬‭Room‬‭11‬‭).‬
‭ he‬‭PCs‬‭will‬‭naturally‬‭be‬‭hostile‬‭towards‬‭Savant/Vyxar‬‭.‬‭T he‬
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‭Sorcerer‬ ‭will‬ ‭try‬ ‭to‬ ‭put‬ ‭them‬ ‭at‬ ‭ease.‬ ‭T he‬ ‭Sorcerer‬ ‭needs‬
‭someone‬‭to‬‭carry‬‭out‬‭the‬‭dirty‬‭work,‬‭for‬‭he‬‭is‬‭trapped‬‭in‬‭his‬
‭chambers‬ ‭by‬ ‭forces‬ ‭unknown‬ ‭to‬ ‭him.‬ ‭It‬ ‭is‬ ‭possible‬‭that‬‭the‬
‭magic‬ ‭produced‬ ‭by‬ ‭the‬ ‭sacrifice‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭Djinn’s‬ ‭beloved‬
‭confines‬‭Vyxar‬‭here.‬‭It‬‭is‬‭also‬‭possible‬‭that‬‭it‬‭is‬‭a‬‭side-effect‬
‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭ritual‬ ‭that‬ ‭Vyxar‬ ‭did‬ ‭to‬ ‭hide‬ ‭his‬ ‭presence‬ ‭from‬ ‭the‬
‭Djinn.‬
‭ yxar‬ ‭will‬ ‭claim‬ ‭to‬ ‭be‬ ‭an‬ ‭agent‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭late‬ ‭emperor,‬ ‭still‬
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‭doing‬ ‭the‬ ‭duty‬ ‭assigned‬ ‭to‬ ‭him.‬‭He‬‭claims‬‭that‬‭the‬‭emperor‬
‭asked‬‭him‬‭to‬‭get‬‭rid‬‭of‬‭all‬‭the‬‭djinns‬‭in‬‭the‬‭land‬‭as‬‭they‬‭were‬
‭ oom‬ ‭10‬ ‭-‬ ‭T he‬ ‭Library:‬ ‭A‬ ‭library‬ ‭with‬ ‭rows‬ ‭of‬ ‭rare‬
R ‭behind‬‭a‬‭plague‬‭that‬‭ravaged‬‭the‬‭empire.‬‭Vyxar‬‭will‬‭tell‬‭them‬
‭manuscripts‬ ‭wrapped‬ ‭in‬ ‭silk‬ ‭and‬ ‭linen.‬ ‭A‬ ‭gold-encrusted‬ ‭that‬‭he‬‭does‬‭not‬‭know‬‭how‬‭he‬‭came‬‭to‬‭possess‬‭this‬‭body.‬ ‭It‬
‭manuscript‬ ‭carries‬ ‭several‬ ‭miniature‬ ‭paintings.‬ ‭One‬ ‭such‬ ‭could‬ ‭be‬ ‭the‬‭result‬‭of‬‭the‬‭emperor's‬‭unfulfilled‬‭wish,‬‭he‬‭will‬
‭painting‬‭shows‬‭the‬‭capture‬‭and‬‭execution‬‭of‬‭an‬‭evil‬‭sorcerer‬ ‭muse.‬
‭with‬ ‭yellow‬ ‭eyes‬ ‭( Vyxar).‬ ‭Any‬ ‭PC‬ ‭who‬ ‭can‬ ‭read‬‭Persian‬‭or‬
‭ yxar‬‭will‬‭tell‬‭the‬‭PCs‬‭that‬‭he‬‭has‬‭all‬‭but‬‭succeeded‬‭and‬‭only‬
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‭the‬ ‭translator‬ ‭will‬ ‭learn‬ ‭about‬ ‭Vyxar's‬ ‭capture‬ ‭and‬
‭one‬ ‭djinn‬ ‭remains.‬ ‭According‬ ‭to‬‭him,‬‭this‬‭djinn‬‭is‬‭extremely‬
‭execution,‬ ‭and‬ ‭how‬ ‭the‬ ‭diamond‬ ‭was‬ ‭stolen‬ ‭by‬ ‭Vyxar‬ ‭but‬
‭powerful‬ ‭and‬ ‭raised‬ ‭such‬ ‭a‬ ‭storm‬ ‭that‬‭he‬‭buried‬‭the‬‭city‬‭in‬
‭never‬ ‭recovered.‬ ‭T he‬ ‭other‬ ‭manuscripts‬ ‭carry‬ ‭information‬
‭sand.‬ ‭He‬ ‭will‬ ‭call‬ ‭the‬ ‭PCs‬ ‭divinely‬ ‭sent‬ ‭heroes‬ ‭and‬ ‭request‬
‭on‬‭state‬‭finances,‬‭provincial‬‭reports,‬‭events‬‭in‬‭the‬‭court,‬‭and‬
‭them‬ ‭to‬ ‭capture‬ ‭the‬ ‭djinn‬ ‭and‬ ‭bring‬ ‭it‬ ‭to‬‭him.‬‭He‬‭will‬‭claim‬
‭so on. The books may also be worth something if extracted.‬
‭that‬ ‭by‬ ‭destroying‬ ‭the‬ ‭djinn‬ ‭the‬‭‘curse’‬‭over‬‭the‬‭city‬‭will‬‭be‬
‭ oom‬ ‭11‬ ‭-‬ ‭T he‬ ‭Crypt:‬ ‭A‬ ‭cold,‬ ‭stone-lined‬‭crypt‬‭with‬‭many‬
R ‭broken‬ ‭and‬ ‭things‬ ‭will‬ ‭go‬ ‭back‬ ‭to‬ ‭normal.‬ ‭If‬ ‭the‬ ‭PCs‬ ‭ask‬
‭open‬ ‭and‬ ‭empty‬ ‭sarcophagi.‬ ‭Every‬ ‭sarcophagus‬ ‭has‬ ‭holes‬ ‭Vyxar‬‭about‬‭the‬‭ritual‬‭he‬‭is‬‭performing,‬‭he‬‭will‬‭lie‬‭that‬‭it‬‭is‬‭to‬
‭lining‬ ‭the‬ ‭bottom.‬ ‭A‬ ‭CYCLOPS‬ ‭scientist‬ ‭who‬ ‭has‬ ‭lost‬ ‭his‬ ‭lift Djinn’s curse.‬
‭sanity‬ ‭sits‬ ‭here,‬ ‭laughing‬ ‭maniacally.‬ ‭If‬ ‭a‬ ‭PC‬ ‭climbs‬ ‭into‬ ‭a‬
‭ yxar‬ ‭will‬ ‭tell‬ ‭the‬ ‭PCs‬ ‭that‬ ‭anything‬ ‭the‬ ‭Djinn‬‭says‬‭is‬‭a‬‭lie.‬
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‭coffin‬ ‭and‬ ‭lies‬ ‭in‬ ‭it,‬ ‭the‬ ‭lid‬ ‭will‬ ‭magically‬ ‭shut‬ ‭itself.‬ ‭Spikes‬
‭He‬‭will‬‭give‬‭them‬‭a‬‭special‬‭pair‬‭of‬‭handcuffs‬‭engraved‬‭with‬
‭will‬‭fill‬‭the‬‭coffin,‬‭instantly‬‭killing‬‭the‬‭PC.‬‭T he‬‭PC's‬‭blood‬‭will‬
‭various‬‭runes,‬‭similar‬‭to‬‭the‬‭ones‬‭they‬‭can‬‭find‬‭on‬‭the‬‭bodies‬
‭flow out from the holes at the bottom.‬
‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭CYCLOPS‬ ‭soldiers.‬ ‭T hese‬ ‭prevent‬ ‭the‬ ‭use‬ ‭of‬ ‭magic‬
‭ yxar's‬ ‭Ritual‬‭:‬ ‭Every‬ ‭CYCLOPS‬ ‭grunt‬ ‭or‬ ‭PC‬ ‭killed‬ ‭so‬ ‭far‬
V ‭and‬‭are‬‭to‬‭be‬‭used‬‭to‬‭restrain‬‭the‬‭Djinn.‬‭Would‬‭be‬‭a‬‭shame‬‭if‬
‭has‬‭fed‬‭the‬‭ritual.‬‭Once‬‭enough‬‭blood‬‭has‬‭flown,‬‭Vyxar‬‭will‬ ‭someone‬‭were‬‭to‬‭put‬‭them‬‭on‬‭Vyxar,‬‭wouldn’t‬‭it?‬‭If‬‭the‬‭PCs‬
‭be‬ ‭able‬ ‭to‬ ‭bind‬ ‭the‬ ‭Djinn‬ ‭and‬ ‭absorb‬ ‭him.‬ ‭Ironically,‬ ‭by‬ ‭ask‬ ‭him‬ ‭why‬ ‭he‬ ‭has‬ ‭not‬ ‭captured‬ ‭the‬ ‭djinn‬ ‭himself,‬ ‭he‬ ‭will‬
‭killing‬‭the‬‭CYCLOPS‬‭grunts‬‭Vyxar‬‭sent‬‭to‬‭capture‬‭him,‬‭the‬ ‭tell them he is not powerful enough to do so.‬
‭Djinn has only aided Vyxar.‬ I‭ f‬‭the‬‭PCs‬‭ask‬‭Vyxar‬‭about‬‭the‬‭diamond,‬‭he‬‭will‬‭claim‬‭it‬‭was‬
‭a‬‭gift‬‭from‬‭the‬‭emperor.‬‭He‬‭will‬‭refuse‬‭to‬‭part‬‭with‬‭it,‬‭and‬‭if‬
‭ ‬ ‭total‬ ‭party‬ ‭kill‬‭(TPK)‬‭will‬‭be‬‭enough‬‭to‬‭fuel‬‭the‬‭ritual‬‭to‬
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‭the PCs push the subject, may attack them.‬
‭completion.‬ ‭FIST‬ ‭will‬ ‭have‬ ‭to‬ ‭dispatch‬ ‭another‬ ‭team‬ ‭to‬
‭defeat a more powerful Vyxar.‬ ‭ oom‬ ‭14‬ ‭-‬ ‭Vyxar’s‬ ‭Dungeon:‬ ‭If‬ ‭the‬ ‭PCs‬ ‭end‬ ‭up‬ ‭here‬
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‭somehow,‬ ‭they‬ ‭will‬ ‭hear‬ ‭the‬ ‭cries‬ ‭of‬ ‭those‬ ‭who‬ ‭were‬
I‭ f‬ ‭the‬ ‭PCs‬ ‭figure‬ ‭out‬ ‭the‬ ‭true‬ ‭nature‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭ritual‬ ‭and‬
‭tortured‬‭here.‬‭A‬‭hidden‬‭door‬‭leads‬‭straight‬‭to‬‭the‬‭Sorcerer’s‬
‭confront Vyxar about it, he will attack them.‬
‭chambers‬ ‭upstairs.‬ ‭If‬ ‭the‬ ‭PCs‬ ‭end‬‭up‬‭finding‬‭the‬‭Sorcerer’s‬
‭chambers‬ ‭from‬ ‭here‬ ‭(after‬ ‭having‬ ‭been‬ ‭teleported‬ ‭here‬ ‭by‬
‭ oom‬ ‭12‬ ‭-‬ ‭T he‬ ‭Courtyard:‬ ‭T he‬ ‭central‬ ‭courtyard‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬
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‭the‬‭Mirror‬‭Room‬‭)‬‭the‬‭Sorcerer‬‭will‬‭be‬‭taken‬‭by‬‭surprise‬‭and‬
‭palace.‬ ‭From‬ ‭their‬ ‭right,‬ ‭the‬ ‭PCs‬ ‭will‬ ‭hear‬ ‭ritualistic‬
‭may‬ ‭attack‬ ‭the‬ ‭PCs‬ ‭(CHOKE‬ ‭3),‬ ‭believing‬ ‭them‬ ‭to‬ ‭be‬
‭chanting.‬ ‭Vyxar’s‬ ‭chambers‬ ‭are‬ ‭in‬ ‭this‬ ‭direction.‬ ‭If‬ ‭the‬‭PCs‬
‭assassins.‬
‭look‬ ‭to‬ ‭their‬ ‭left,‬ ‭they‬ ‭will‬ ‭see‬ ‭the‬ ‭bodies‬ ‭of‬ ‭several‬

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‭ oom‬‭15‬‭-‬‭T he‬‭Djinn’s‬‭room:‬‭T he‬‭Djinn‬‭has‬‭built‬‭a‬‭shrine‬‭for‬
R –‭ ‬ ‭Vyxar‬ ‭needs‬ ‭to‬ ‭speak‬ ‭and‬‭make‬‭signs‬‭to‬‭cast‬‭his‬‭spells.‬‭If‬
‭his‬‭beloved‬‭here‬‭and‬‭mourns‬‭her.‬‭Otherwise,‬‭the‬‭room‬‭itself‬ ‭somehow restrained or gagged, he is essentially powerless.‬
‭is‬ ‭plain‬ ‭and‬ ‭undecorated.‬ ‭T he‬ ‭Djinn‬ ‭killed‬ ‭the‬ ‭CYCLOPS‬
‭agents‬‭sent‬‭by‬‭Vyxar‬‭to‬‭capture‬‭him‬‭and‬‭tossed‬‭their‬‭bodies‬ ‭(BOSS) The Djinn (45 HP, 3 ARMOR, CHOKE 1: Invisible)‬
‭out.‬
‭– Cloth pants, a red jacket, and a gold armband‬
‭ he‬ ‭Djinn‬ ‭has‬ ‭a‬ ‭hawk-like‬ ‭face,‬ ‭and‬ ‭straight‬ ‭hair,‬ ‭and‬ ‭is‬
T
‭– Translucent body‬
‭well-built‬ ‭and‬ ‭bare-chested.‬ ‭He‬ ‭is‬ ‭also‬ ‭translucent.‬ ‭T he‬
‭players‬ ‭will‬ ‭know‬ ‭this‬ ‭is‬ ‭the‬ ‭Djinn‬‭if‬‭they‬‭have‬‭spoken‬‭with‬ ‭– Brawler (2D6 damage)‬
‭the Sorcerer.‬
I‭ nvisible:‬ ‭Turns‬ ‭invisible‬ ‭when‬ ‭attacked‬ ‭or‬ ‭when‬ ‭he‬
‭ hen‬‭the‬‭players‬‭enter‬‭the‬‭room,‬‭the‬‭Djinn‬‭will‬‭look‬‭at‬‭them‬
W ‭perceives‬‭a‬‭threat‬‭(CHOKE‬‭1).‬‭Boss‬‭Moves‬‭cannot‬‭be‬‭made‬
‭and‬‭turn‬‭invisible.‬‭He‬‭will‬‭then‬‭ask‬‭them‬‭who‬‭they‬‭are‬‭and‬‭if‬ ‭if‬ ‭the‬ ‭Djinn‬ ‭is‬ ‭invisible,‬ ‭only‬ ‭brawling‬ ‭damage‬ ‭is‬ ‭allowed.‬
‭they‬ ‭are‬ ‭an‬ ‭agent‬ ‭of‬‭Vyxar‬‭the‬‭Sorcerer.‬‭He‬‭will‬‭warn‬‭them‬ ‭Taking any damage breaks the invisibility.‬
‭that‬‭he‬‭can‬‭tell‬‭when‬‭someone‬‭is‬‭lying,‬‭although‬‭this‬‭may‬‭not‬
‭be true.‬ ‭ hirlwind‬‭of‬‭Blades‬‭(BOSS‬‭MOVE):‬‭A‬‭tornado‬‭of‬‭swirling‬
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‭blades.‬ ‭2D6‬ ‭damage‬ ‭on‬ ‭failure‬ ‭to‬ ‭dodge‬ ‭and‬ ‭1D6‬ ‭damage‬
I‭ f‬ ‭the‬ ‭PCs‬ ‭play‬ ‭their‬ ‭cards‬ ‭right,‬ ‭they‬ ‭can‬ ‭speak‬ ‭with‬ ‭the‬ ‭on partial successes.‬
‭Djinn‬‭and‬‭learn‬‭his‬‭story.‬‭T he‬‭Djinn‬‭is‬‭not‬‭a‬‭malevolent‬‭being‬
‭and‬‭will‬‭tell‬‭them‬‭the‬‭truth‬‭about‬‭the‬‭sorcerer.‬‭T he‬‭Djinn‬‭will‬ ‭ andstorm‬ ‭(BOSS‬ ‭MOVE):‬ ‭T he‬ ‭Djinn‬ ‭puffs‬‭his‬‭chest‬‭and‬
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‭also‬ ‭tell‬ ‭them‬ ‭that‬ ‭he‬ ‭weeps‬ ‭in‬ ‭the‬ ‭memory‬ ‭of‬ ‭his‬‭beloved,‬ ‭blows‬ ‭a‬ ‭sandstorm,‬ ‭forcing‬ ‭PCs‬ ‭to‬ ‭cover‬ ‭their‬ ‭eyes‬ ‭and‬
‭whose‬ ‭soul‬ ‭was‬ ‭trapped‬ ‭in‬ ‭the‬ ‭sorcerer’s‬ ‭diamond‬ ‭when‬ ‭turns‬‭invisible.‬‭Observant‬‭PCs‬‭will‬‭be‬‭able‬‭to‬‭track‬‭him‬‭by‬
‭they sacrificed themselves to save him.‬ ‭the footprints he leaves in the sand.‬

‭ he‬‭Djinn‬‭will‬‭request‬‭that‬‭the‬‭PCs‬‭slay‬‭Vyxar.‬‭“The‬‭coward‬
T ‭ ammer‬‭T ime‬‭(BOSS‬‭MOVE):‬‭Available‬‭when‬‭the‬‭Djinn‬‭is‬
H
‭has‬‭hidden‬‭himself‬‭from‬‭me!”‬‭the‬‭angry‬‭Djinn‬‭will‬‭swear.‬‭He‬ ‭reduced‬ ‭to‬ ‭half‬ ‭HP‬ ‭(below‬ ‭22‬ ‭HP).‬ ‭T he‬ ‭Djinn‬ ‭pulls‬ ‭out‬ ‭a‬
‭will‬ ‭also‬ ‭tell‬ ‭them‬ ‭that‬ ‭Vyxar‬ ‭cannot‬ ‭be‬‭properly‬‭destroyed‬ ‭flaming hammer and attacks with it (3D6 DAMAGE).‬
‭without‬‭destroying‬‭the‬‭diamond.‬‭T he‬‭Djinn‬‭will‬‭warn‬‭the‬‭PCs‬
‭that the diamond can extract souls and trap them within it.‬ ‭ ‬ ‭T he‬ ‭diamond‬ ‭is‬ ‭unbreakable‬ ‭by‬ ‭conventional‬ ‭means.‬ ‭If‬ ‭a‬

‭PC‬‭possesses‬‭a‬‭special‬‭weapon‬‭or‬‭equipment‬‭that‬‭can‬‭allow‬
‭ he‬ ‭Djinn‬ ‭will‬ ‭make‬ ‭an‬ ‭offer‬ ‭similar‬ ‭to‬ ‭the‬ ‭one‬ ‭made‬ ‭by‬
T
‭them‬ ‭to‬ ‭destroy‬ ‭the‬ ‭diamond,‬‭then‬‭they‬‭can‬‭try.‬‭Otherwise,‬
‭Vyxar‬ ‭to‬ ‭the‬ ‭PCs.‬ ‭Capture‬ ‭or‬ ‭slay‬ ‭Vyxar,‬ ‭bring‬ ‭him‬ ‭the‬ ‭GMs‬ ‭should‬ ‭rule‬ ‭that‬ ‭they‬ ‭can't‬ ‭do‬ ‭so.‬ ‭On‬ ‭a‬ ‭successful‬
‭diamond,‬ ‭and‬ ‭he‬ ‭will‬ ‭destroy‬ ‭it,‬ ‭releasing‬‭his‬‭beloved’s‬‭soul‬ ‭attack,‬ ‭there‬ ‭is‬ ‭a‬ ‭1‬ ‭in‬ ‭1D6‬ ‭chance‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭diamond‬ ‭breaking.‬
‭and‬ ‭freeing‬ ‭them‬ ‭all‬ ‭from‬ ‭this‬ ‭place.‬ ‭If‬ ‭the‬ ‭PCs‬ ‭accept,‬ ‭a‬ ‭On a critical success, the chance is 3 in 1D6.‬
‭brand‬ ‭will‬‭appear‬‭on‬‭their‬‭chest,‬‭formalizing‬‭the‬‭agreement.‬
‭Shall‬ ‭any‬‭party‬‭backtrack,‬‭they‬‭will‬‭spontaneously‬‭combust.‬ ‭ M‬ ‭Note‬ ‭–‬ ‭After‬‭the‬‭battle,‬‭if‬‭a‬‭PC‬‭picks‬‭up‬‭the‬‭diamond‬
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‭If‬‭the‬‭PCs‬‭refuse,‬‭he‬‭will‬‭give‬‭them‬‭some‬‭time‬‭to‬‭reconsider.‬ ‭with‬‭bare‬‭hands,‬‭Vyxar‬‭will‬‭possess‬‭them,‬‭triggering‬‭a‬‭new‬
‭If they attack him, naturally he will fight back.‬ ‭battle‬ ‭with‬ ‭Vyxar's‬ ‭stats‬ ‭matching‬‭the‬‭possessed‬‭PC's‬‭HP‬
‭and ARMOR.‬
‭ Ms‬ ‭should‬ ‭note‬ ‭that‬ ‭the‬ ‭cautious‬ ‭Djinn‬ ‭will‬ ‭stay‬ ‭invisible‬
G
‭till‬ ‭the‬ ‭PCs‬ ‭bring‬ ‭him‬ ‭the‬ ‭diamond,‬‭till‬‭he‬‭is‬‭attacked,‬‭or‬‭till‬
I‭ f‬ ‭any‬ ‭PC‬ ‭is‬ ‭unfortunate‬ ‭enough‬ ‭to‬ ‭have‬ ‭been‬ ‭struck‬ ‭by‬
‭the PCs agree to help him.‬
‭Vyxar’s‬‭soul-steal‬‭attack,‬‭they‬‭can‬‭be‬‭revived‬‭provided‬‭their‬
‭teammates‬ ‭bring‬ ‭their‬ ‭body‬ ‭and‬ ‭the‬ ‭diamond‬ ‭to‬ ‭the‬ ‭Djinn.‬
‭The Final Battle‬
‭ he‬‭decision‬‭for‬‭the‬‭PCs‬‭should‬‭be‬‭a‬‭no-brainer‬‭if‬‭they‬‭have‬
T
‭paid‬ ‭attention‬ ‭to‬ ‭the‬ ‭hints‬ ‭so‬ ‭far.‬ ‭If‬ ‭your‬ ‭PCs‬ ‭decide‬ ‭to‬
‭believe‬‭Vyxar‬‭and‬‭fight‬‭the‬‭Djinn,‬‭let‬‭them.‬‭Once‬‭the‬‭Djinn‬‭is‬
‭defeated‬ ‭and‬ ‭taken‬ ‭prisoner,‬ ‭fill‬ ‭up‬ ‭the‬ ‭clock‬ ‭leaving‬ ‭only‬
‭one segment. If you have only one segment left, save it.‬

‭ nce‬‭the‬‭Djinn‬‭is‬‭delivered‬‭to‬‭Vyxar,‬‭he‬‭will‬‭be‬‭very‬‭grateful‬
O
‭to‬ ‭the‬ ‭PCs.‬ ‭If‬‭they‬‭demand‬‭the‬‭diamond‬‭from‬‭him‬‭in‬‭return,‬
‭things‬ ‭are‬ ‭bound‬‭to‬‭get‬‭ugly‬‭very‬‭fast.‬‭Vyxar‬‭will‬‭attack‬‭the‬
‭PCs‬ ‭if‬ ‭threatened‬ ‭and‬ ‭they‬ ‭are‬ ‭unlikely‬ ‭to‬ ‭survive‬ ‭a‬ ‭fight‬
‭with‬ ‭Vyxar‬ ‭after‬ ‭having‬ ‭fought‬ ‭the‬ ‭Djinn.‬ ‭Alternatively,‬
‭Vyxar‬ ‭could‬ ‭present‬ ‭them‬ ‭with‬ ‭a‬‭fake‬‭and‬‭let‬‭the‬‭PCs‬‭leave‬
‭via‬‭a‬‭portal.‬‭T hen‬‭in‬‭the‬‭next‬‭session,‬‭you‬‭introduce‬‭Vyxar‬‭as‬
‭a super-villain. Time to clean up the mess guys!‬

‭ ere‬‭are‬‭some‬‭possible‬‭ways‬‭the‬‭PCs‬‭can‬‭gain‬‭an‬‭advantage‬
H
‭during‬ ‭their‬ ‭fight‬ ‭against‬ ‭Vyxar,‬ ‭provided‬ ‭they‬ ‭apply‬ ‭their‬
‭mind‬

–‭ ‬ ‭Since‬ ‭the‬ ‭diamond‬ ‭shoots‬ ‭a‬ ‭beam‬ ‭of‬ ‭light‬ ‭before‬ ‭sucking‬
‭the‬ ‭soul‬ ‭of‬ ‭its‬ ‭victim‬ ‭out,‬ ‭PCs‬ ‭can‬ ‭use‬ ‭mirrors‬ ‭(or‬ ‭any‬
‭reflective‬‭surface)‬‭to‬‭reflect‬‭it‬‭away‬‭or‬‭even‬‭upon‬‭Vyxar!‬‭PCs‬
‭can‬ ‭easily‬ ‭find‬ ‭mirrors‬ ‭in‬ ‭one‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭many‬ ‭rooms‬ ‭in‬ ‭the‬
‭palace. The Djinn can also give them one if they ask him.‬

–‭ ‬‭T he‬‭fact‬‭that‬‭Vyxar‬‭is‬‭prevented‬‭by‬‭magic‬‭from‬‭leaving‬‭his‬
‭room‬ ‭could‬ ‭be‬‭exploited‬‭by‬‭the‬‭PCs‬‭in‬‭combat.‬‭However,‬‭he‬
‭may‬ ‭retreat‬ ‭to‬ ‭his‬ ‭dungeon‬ ‭and‬ ‭set‬ ‭up‬ ‭an‬ ‭ambush‬ ‭there‬ ‭if‬
‭they try to abuse this too much.‬

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‭ he‬ ‭Djinn‬ ‭knows‬ ‭how‬ ‭to‬ ‭release‬ ‭a‬ ‭soul‬ ‭and‬ ‭guide‬ ‭it‬ ‭into‬ ‭a‬
T ‭ yxar‬ ‭is‬ ‭not‬ ‭a‬ ‭fool.‬ ‭He‬ ‭is‬ ‭not‬ ‭going‬ ‭to‬ ‭raise‬‭an‬‭army‬‭of‬‭the‬
V
‭vessel.‬ ‭dead‬‭or‬‭summon‬‭demons‬‭to‬‭enslave‬‭humanity.‬‭He‬‭will‬‭simply‬
‭start‬ ‭replacing‬ ‭world‬ ‭leaders‬ ‭with‬ ‭doppelgangers‬ ‭who‬ ‭are‬
‭ he‬ ‭Savant’s‬ ‭body‬ ‭would‬ ‭likely‬ ‭have‬ ‭sustained‬ ‭so‬ ‭much‬
T ‭bound‬‭to‬‭him‬‭by‬‭magic.‬‭Not‬‭content,‬‭Vyxar‬‭will‬‭decide‬‭that‬‭a‬
‭damage‬ ‭that‬ ‭his‬ ‭soul‬ ‭would‬ ‭not‬‭be‬‭able‬‭to‬‭be‬‭put‬‭back‬‭in‬‭it.‬ ‭much‬ ‭bigger‬ ‭ritual‬ ‭is‬ ‭needed‬ ‭for‬ ‭him‬‭to‬‭ascend‬‭to‬‭godhood.‬
‭However,‬‭the‬‭insane‬‭CYCLOPS‬‭scientist‬‭(‭R ‬ oom‬‭10‬‭)‬‭may‬‭be‬‭a‬ ‭And what better way to sacrifice lives than a nuclear war?‬
‭fitting‬ ‭vessel‬ ‭if‬ ‭for‬ ‭some‬ ‭reason‬ ‭the‬ ‭PCs‬ ‭want‬ ‭to‬ ‭do‬ ‭so.‬
‭Alternatively,‬ ‭if‬ ‭the‬ ‭PCs‬ ‭successfully‬ ‭subdued‬ ‭the‬ ‭sorcerer,‬ ‭ o‬ ‭protect‬ ‭himself,‬ ‭Vyxar‬ ‭will‬ ‭hide‬ ‭the‬ ‭diamond‬ ‭away‬ ‭in‬ ‭a‬
T
‭the‬ ‭Savant’s‬ ‭soul‬ ‭can‬ ‭be‬ ‭returned‬ ‭to‬ ‭his‬ ‭own‬ ‭body.‬ ‭GMs‬ ‭secure‬ ‭location.‬ ‭It‬ ‭could‬ ‭be‬ ‭anywhere‬ ‭from‬ ‭Fort‬ ‭Knox‬ ‭to‬ ‭a‬
‭should‬ ‭note‬ ‭that‬ ‭a‬ ‭captured‬ ‭Savant‬ ‭will‬ ‭try‬ ‭to‬ ‭give‬‭the‬‭PCs‬ ‭secret‬‭pyramid‬‭full‬‭of‬‭traps‬‭and‬‭demons‬‭in‬‭the‬‭middle‬‭of‬‭the‬
‭the‬ ‭slip‬ ‭as‬ ‭soon‬ ‭as‬ ‭the‬ ‭opportunity‬ ‭arises.‬ ‭T he‬ ‭Savant‬ ‭will‬ ‭Sahara.‬ ‭T he‬ ‭challenge‬ ‭for‬ ‭FIST‬ ‭operatives‬ ‭will‬ ‭be‬ ‭to‬ ‭get‬ ‭in‬
‭never‬ ‭join‬ ‭FIST,‬ ‭they‬ ‭can‬ ‭never‬ ‭provide‬ ‭the‬ ‭lifestyle‬‭he‬‭has‬ ‭and destroy the diamond once and for all.‬
‭become accustomed to.‬ ‭ YCLOPS‬ ‭may‬ ‭offer‬ ‭to‬ ‭assist‬ ‭FIST‬ ‭in‬ ‭this‬ ‭rare‬ ‭instance,‬ ‭as‬
C
‭Vyxar‬ ‭is‬ ‭a‬ ‭threat‬ ‭even‬ ‭to‬ ‭them.‬ ‭T his‬ ‭could‬ ‭range‬ ‭from‬
(‭ BOSS)‬‭Vyxar‬‭the‬‭Sorcerer‬‭(35‬‭HP,‬‭2‬‭ARMOR,‬‭CHOKE‬‭3:‬
‭Paranoid)‬ ‭offering‬‭intel‬‭about‬‭the‬‭location‬‭of‬‭the‬‭diamond‬‭to‬‭providing‬
‭operatives‬‭to‬‭aid‬‭in‬‭the‬‭mission‬‭to‬‭recover‬‭the‬‭diamond.‬‭But‬
‭CYCLOPS‬ ‭being‬ ‭CYCLOPS‬ ‭will‬ ‭likely‬ ‭backstab‬ ‭the‬ ‭PCs‬ ‭and‬
‭– Flowing robes of black and gold‬
‭use the diamond to gain leverage over the Sorcerer.‬
‭– Talisman of Protection (2 ARMOR)‬
I‭ f‬‭the‬‭PCs‬‭sided‬‭with‬‭the‬‭Djinn,‬‭the‬‭Djinn‬‭may‬‭reappear‬‭in‬‭a‬
‭– Sorcerer’s staff (1D6 damage)‬ ‭later‬‭mission‬‭when‬‭the‬‭PCs‬‭are‬‭in‬‭dire‬‭straits‬‭and‬‭need‬‭help.‬
‭If‬‭GMs‬‭see‬‭fit,‬‭they‬‭can‬‭have‬‭some‬‭of‬‭the‬‭following‬‭gifts‬‭from‬
‭– Blue Diamond amulet‬
‭the Djinn waiting for the PCs when they get back to base‬
‭ oul-steal‬ ‭(BOSS‬ ‭MOVE)‬‭:‬ ‭T he‬ ‭Sorcerer‬ ‭will‬ ‭unleash‬ ‭the‬
S ‭ ‬‭T he‬‭Vajra‬‭–‬‭A‬‭beautiful‬‭talwar‬‭made‬‭of‬‭wootz‬‭steel,‬‭set‬‭in‬‭a‬

‭power‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭Blue‬ ‭Diamond,‬ ‭instantaneously‬ ‭sucking‬ ‭the‬ ‭deep‬ ‭red‬ ‭scabbard‬ ‭with‬ ‭ornate‬ ‭designs.‬ ‭T he‬ ‭blade‬ ‭has‬ ‭a‬
‭soul‬‭of‬‭its‬‭victim‬‭out‬‭of‬‭its‬‭body.‬‭T he‬‭attack‬‭is‬‭telegraphed‬ ‭distinct‬‭flowing‬‭pattern‬‭and‬‭can‬‭cut‬‭through‬‭almost‬‭anything‬
‭by‬ ‭a‬ ‭small,‬ ‭pale‬ ‭beam‬ ‭of‬ ‭light‬ ‭first‬ ‭marking‬ ‭the‬ ‭target.‬ ‭(3D6‬ ‭DAMAGE,‬ ‭treat‬ ‭ARMOR‬ ‭of‬‭opponent‬‭as‬‭one‬‭less).‬‭For‬
‭Partial‬‭success‬‭on‬‭saves‬‭counts‬‭as‬‭failure.‬‭T he‬‭PC‬‭is‬‭out‬‭of‬ ‭example,‬ ‭treat‬ ‭ARMOR‬ ‭1‬ ‭as‬ ‭zero,‬ ‭ARMOR‬ ‭2‬ ‭as‬ ‭one,‬ ‭and‬ ‭so‬
‭the‬‭game‬‭till‬‭their‬‭soul‬‭is‬‭released‬‭from‬‭the‬‭diamond‬‭into‬‭a‬ ‭on.‬‭T he‬‭hilt‬‭is‬‭decorated‬‭with‬‭ancient‬‭runes‬‭and‬‭prayers,‬‭and‬
‭suitable‬ ‭vessel.‬ ‭Vyxar‬ ‭will‬‭target‬‭a‬‭random‬‭PC.‬‭T his‬‭move‬ ‭the sword produces a humming sound if one listens closely.‬
‭can‬ ‭be‬ ‭made‬ ‭at‬ ‭most‬‭4‬‭times‬‭before‬‭the‬‭diamond‬‭reaches‬
‭its capacity.‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Talisman‬ ‭of‬ ‭Protection‬ ‭–‬ ‭Protects‬ ‭its‬ ‭wearer‬ ‭from‬

‭supernatural‬ ‭threats‬ ‭(1D6‬ ‭+‬ ‭1‬ ‭DAMAGE‬ ‭to‬ ‭supernatural‬
‭ ireball‬ ‭(BOSS‬ ‭MOVE)‬‭:‬ ‭Any‬ ‭PC‬ ‭hit‬ ‭with‬ ‭its‬ ‭full‬ ‭blast‬‭will‬
F ‭enemies).‬ ‭It‬ ‭will‬ ‭shatter‬ ‭protecting‬‭the‬‭wearer‬‭from‬‭damage‬
‭suffer‬‭2D6‬‭+‬‭1‬‭DAMAGE‬‭and‬‭catch‬‭fire.‬‭PCs‬‭who‬‭manage‬‭a‬ ‭once, and negating lethal damage.‬
‭partial‬ ‭success‬ ‭on‬ ‭their‬ ‭dodge‬ ‭attempts‬ ‭still‬ ‭take‬ ‭1D6‬
‭damage‬‭with‬‭a‬‭3‬‭in‬‭1D6‬‭chance‬‭of‬‭catching‬‭fire.‬‭All‬‭PCs‬‭on‬ ‭– Several (1D6, reroll if the result is a 1) gold bricks‬
‭fire‬‭take‬‭1D6‬‭DAMAGE‬‭every‬‭time‬‭they‬‭act‬‭without‬‭putting‬ ‭ ‬‭A‬‭box‬‭of‬‭sweets‬‭–‬‭Grants‬‭one‬‭random‬‭trait.‬‭T he‬‭number‬‭of‬

‭out the fire. No dice rolls are required to put out the fire.‬ ‭sweets equals the number of PCs.‬
I‭ llusion‬ ‭(BOSS‬ ‭MOVE)‬‭:‬ ‭Vyxar‬ ‭creates‬ ‭2D6‬ ‭copies‬ ‭of‬ ‭ ‬ ‭A‬ ‭pouch‬ ‭of‬ ‭herbal‬ ‭medicine‬ ‭–‬ ‭Green,‬ ‭round,‬ ‭and‬ ‭bitter‬

‭himself‬ ‭(1‬ ‭HP,‬ ‭0‬ ‭ARMOR,‬ ‭1D6‬ ‭DAMAGE)‬ ‭to‬ ‭distract‬ ‭the‬ ‭balls‬ ‭of‬ ‭medicine.‬ ‭Restores‬ ‭2D6‬ ‭HP‬ ‭or‬ ‭clears‬ ‭one‬ ‭affliction‬
‭PCs.‬ ‭like‬ ‭poison,‬ ‭infection/disease,‬ ‭or‬ ‭paralysis‬ ‭among‬ ‭others‬ ‭(3‬
‭uses total, after which the pouch is empty).‬
‭ ist‬ ‭(BOSS‬ ‭MOVE)‬‭:‬ ‭Vyxar‬ ‭casts‬ ‭a‬ ‭thick‬ ‭mist‬ ‭within‬ ‭his‬
M
‭room,‬ ‭hiding‬ ‭himself‬ ‭from‬ ‭view.‬ ‭PCs‬ ‭trying‬ ‭to‬ ‭attack‬ ‭him‬ ‭Until next time, operative.‬
‭suffer‬ ‭a‬ ‭-2‬ ‭to‬ ‭-4‬ ‭penalty‬ ‭(GM‬ ‭discretion).‬ ‭T he‬ ‭mist‬
‭dissipates in some time.‬

‭ fter‬ ‭reviving‬ ‭the‬ ‭PC,‬ ‭the‬ ‭Djinn‬ ‭will‬ ‭prepare‬ ‭to‬ ‭break‬ ‭the‬
A
‭diamond.‬‭PCs‬‭may‬‭want‬‭to‬‭keep‬‭the‬‭diamond‬‭or‬‭may‬‭want‬‭to‬
‭know‬‭if‬‭there‬‭is‬‭any‬‭way‬‭to‬‭unbind‬‭Vyxar’s‬‭soul‬‭from‬‭it.‬‭T he‬
‭Djinn‬‭will‬‭remind‬‭them‬‭of‬‭their‬‭promise‬‭and‬‭their‬‭brands‬‭will‬
‭begin to burn a little.‬
‭ he‬ ‭Djinn‬ ‭will‬ ‭then‬ ‭produce‬ ‭a‬ ‭flaming‬ ‭hammer‬ ‭and‬‭bring‬‭it‬
T
‭down‬ ‭on‬ ‭the‬ ‭diamond.‬ ‭T he‬ ‭diamond‬ ‭will‬ ‭be‬ ‭irrecoverably‬
‭destroyed‬‭and‬‭all‬‭of‬‭the‬‭trapped‬‭spirits‬‭will‬‭flow‬‭out,‬‭even‬‭as‬
‭Vyxar’s‬ ‭painful‬ ‭cry‬ ‭rings‬ ‭across‬ ‭the‬ ‭palace.‬ ‭For‬ ‭some‬
‭melodrama,‬ ‭GMs‬ ‭can‬ ‭have‬ ‭the‬ ‭final‬ ‭scene‬ ‭be‬ ‭that‬ ‭a‬ ‭spirit‬
‭appears‬‭and‬‭reaches‬‭out‬‭toward‬‭the‬‭Djinn.‬‭T he‬‭tearful‬‭djinn‬
‭will‬ ‭touch‬ ‭the‬ ‭extended‬ ‭arm‬ ‭and‬ ‭the‬ ‭spirit‬ ‭will‬ ‭vanish.‬ ‭T he‬
‭Djinn‬‭will‬‭thank‬‭the‬‭PCs,‬‭and‬‭as‬‭the‬‭palace‬‭begins‬‭to‬‭crumble‬
‭around them, open a portal back to their world.‬

‭The End?‬
‭ ither‬ ‭side‬ ‭they‬ ‭pick,‬ ‭the‬ ‭PCs‬ ‭will‬ ‭re-emerge‬ ‭in‬
E
‭contemporary‬ ‭New‬ ‭Delhi.‬ ‭If‬ ‭they‬ ‭choose‬ ‭Vyxar,‬ ‭they‬ ‭will‬
‭soon‬ ‭know‬ ‭they‬ ‭messed‬ ‭up‬ ‭when‬ ‭FIST‬ ‭tells‬ ‭them‬ ‭the‬
‭diamond is fake.‬

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‭GM Reference Sheet‬

‭Dune Warriors (HP not applicable)‬ (‭ BOSS)‬‭Vyxar‬‭the‬‭Sorcerer‬‭(35‬‭HP,‬‭2‬‭ARMOR,‬‭CHOKE‬‭3:‬


‭Paranoid)‬
‭– Sand Body‬
‭– Flowing robes of black and gold‬
‭– Indian medieval armor‬
‭– Talisman of Protection (2 ARMOR)‬
‭– Talwar/ Curved Sword (1D6 damage)‬
‭– Sorcerer’s staff (1D6 damage)‬
‭ issociate:‬ ‭T heir‬ ‭body‬ ‭breaks‬ ‭down‬ ‭if‬ ‭exposed‬ ‭to‬ ‭large‬
D
‭amounts of water or is blown away in high-speed winds.‬ ‭– Blue Diamond amulet‬

‭ luid:‬‭Conventional‬‭weapons‬‭cannot‬‭hurt‬‭them,‬‭and‬‭simply‬
F ‭ oul-steal‬ ‭(BOSS‬ ‭MOVE)‬‭:‬ ‭T he‬ ‭Sorcerer‬ ‭will‬ ‭unleash‬ ‭the‬
S
‭pass through.‬ ‭power‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭Blue‬ ‭Diamond,‬ ‭instantaneously‬ ‭sucking‬ ‭the‬
‭soul‬‭of‬‭its‬‭victim‬‭out‬‭of‬‭its‬‭body.‬‭T he‬‭attack‬‭is‬‭telegraphed‬
‭ oalesce:‬ ‭T he‬ ‭warriors‬ ‭merge‬ ‭to‬ ‭form‬ ‭one‬ ‭large‬ ‭mass‬
C ‭by‬ ‭a‬ ‭small,‬ ‭pale‬ ‭beam‬ ‭of‬ ‭light‬ ‭first‬ ‭marking‬ ‭the‬ ‭target.‬
‭such as a wall, or a fist (2D6 damage).‬ ‭Partial‬‭success‬‭on‬‭saves‬‭counts‬‭as‬‭failure.‬‭T he‬‭PC‬‭is‬‭out‬‭of‬
‭the‬‭game‬‭till‬‭their‬‭soul‬‭is‬‭released‬‭from‬‭the‬‭diamond‬‭into‬‭a‬
‭suitable‬ ‭vessel.‬ ‭Vyxar‬ ‭will‬‭target‬‭a‬‭random‬‭PC.‬‭T his‬‭move‬
‭can‬ ‭be‬ ‭made‬ ‭at‬ ‭most‬‭4‬‭times‬‭before‬‭the‬‭diamond‬‭reaches‬
‭its capacity.‬
‭Indian Rebels (8 HP, 2D6 appear)‬
‭ ireball‬ ‭(BOSS‬ ‭MOVE)‬‭:‬ ‭Any‬ ‭PC‬ ‭hit‬ ‭with‬ ‭its‬ ‭full‬ ‭blast‬‭will‬
F
‭– Enfield Rifle (1D6 damage)‬
‭suffer‬‭2D6‬‭+‬‭1‬‭DAMAGE‬‭and‬‭catch‬‭fire.‬‭PCs‬‭who‬‭manage‬‭a‬
‭– Talwar/ Curved Sword (1D6 damage)‬ ‭partial‬ ‭success‬ ‭on‬ ‭their‬ ‭dodge‬ ‭attempts‬ ‭still‬ ‭take‬ ‭1D6‬
‭damage‬‭with‬‭a‬‭3‬‭in‬‭1D6‬‭chance‬‭of‬‭catching‬‭fire.‬‭All‬‭PCs‬‭on‬
‭ ast‬‭Stand‬‭:‬‭Rebels‬‭will‬‭die‬‭fighting‬‭rather‬‭than‬‭flee‬‭even‬‭if‬
L ‭fire‬‭take‬‭1D6‬‭DAMAGE‬‭every‬‭time‬‭they‬‭act‬‭without‬‭putting‬
‭outnumbered.‬ ‭HP‬‭becomes‬‭4‬‭and‬‭sword‬‭damage‬‭becomes‬ ‭out the fire. No dice rolls are required to put out the fire.‬
‭1D6 + 2.‬
I‭ llusion‬ ‭(BOSS‬ ‭MOVE)‬‭:‬ ‭Vyxar‬ ‭creates‬ ‭2D6‬ ‭copies‬ ‭of‬
‭himself‬ ‭(1‬ ‭HP,‬ ‭0‬ ‭ARMOR,‬ ‭1D6‬ ‭DAMAGE)‬ ‭to‬ ‭distract‬ ‭the‬
‭PCs.‬
‭British soldier (8 HP, 2D6 appear)‬
‭ ist‬ ‭(BOSS‬ ‭MOVE)‬‭:‬ ‭Vyxar‬ ‭casts‬ ‭a‬ ‭thick‬ ‭mist‬ ‭within‬ ‭his‬
M
‭– Enfield Rifle (1D6 damage)‬ ‭room,‬ ‭hiding‬ ‭himself‬ ‭from‬ ‭view.‬ ‭PCs‬ ‭trying‬ ‭to‬ ‭attack‬ ‭him‬
‭suffer a -2 to -4 penalty (GM discretion).‬
‭– Canon (3d6 damage, only if holding a position)‬
‭– British redcoat uniform‬

‭ ompany‬ ‭trained‬‭:‬ ‭British‬ ‭soldiers‬ ‭will‬ ‭fight‬ ‭as‬ ‭a‬ ‭unit,‬


C
‭synchronizing‬‭actions.‬‭When‬‭a‬‭firing‬‭line‬‭is‬‭set‬‭up,‬‭damage‬ ‭(BOSS) The Djinn (45 HP, 3 ARMOR, CHOKE 1: Invisible)‬
‭by‬‭rifle‬‭fire‬‭increases‬‭to‬‭2D6‬‭but‬‭will‬‭be‬‭divided‬‭among‬‭the‬
‭PCs.‬ ‭– Cloth pants, a red jacket, and a gold armband‬
‭– Translucent body‬
‭– Brawler (2D6 damage)‬

I‭ nvisible:‬ ‭Turns‬ ‭invisible‬ ‭when‬ ‭attacked‬ ‭or‬ ‭when‬ ‭he‬


‭Roll‬ ‭Encounter‬
‭perceives‬‭a‬‭threat‬‭(CHOKE‬‭1).‬‭Boss‬‭Moves‬‭cannot‬‭be‬‭made‬
‭ British officer accompanied by 4D6 soldiers and‬
A ‭if‬ ‭the‬ ‭Djinn‬ ‭is‬ ‭invisible,‬ ‭only‬ ‭brawling‬ ‭damage‬ ‭is‬ ‭allowed.‬
‭2‬
‭a canon.‬ ‭Taking any damage breaks the invisibility.‬
‭3‬ ‭Ambushed by 1D6 rebels‬
‭ barricaded street. Turn back or cut through‬
A ‭ hirlwind‬‭of‬‭Blades‬‭(BOSS‬‭MOVE):‬‭A‬‭tornado‬‭of‬‭swirling‬
W
‭4‬ ‭blades.‬ ‭2D6‬ ‭damage‬ ‭on‬ ‭failure‬ ‭to‬ ‭dodge‬ ‭and‬ ‭1D6‬ ‭damage‬
‭a house?‬
‭on partial successes.‬
‭5‬ ‭Ambushed by 1D6 redcoats‬
‭6‬ ‭Get the drop on 1D6 redcoats‬ ‭ andstorm‬ ‭(BOSS‬ ‭MOVE):‬ ‭T he‬ ‭Djinn‬ ‭puffs‬‭his‬‭chest‬‭and‬
S
‭blows‬ ‭a‬ ‭sandstorm,‬ ‭forcing‬ ‭PCs‬ ‭to‬ ‭cover‬ ‭their‬ ‭eyes‬ ‭and‬
‭7‬ ‭1D6 CYCLOPS grunts fighting 2D6 rebels‬ ‭turns‬‭invisible.‬‭Observant‬‭PCs‬‭will‬‭be‬‭able‬‭to‬‭track‬‭him‬‭by‬
‭8‬ ‭Get the drop on 1D6 CYCLOPS grunts‬ ‭the footprints he leaves in the sand.‬

‭9‬ ‭A rebel cornered by 1D6 redcoats‬ ‭ ammer‬‭T ime‬‭(BOSS‬‭MOVE):‬‭Available‬‭when‬‭the‬‭Djinn‬‭is‬


H
‭10‬ ‭A dying rebel‬ ‭reduced‬ ‭to‬ ‭half‬ ‭HP‬ ‭(below‬ ‭22‬ ‭HP).‬ ‭T he‬ ‭Djinn‬ ‭pulls‬ ‭out‬ ‭a‬
‭flaming hammer and attacks with it (3D6 DAMAGE).‬
‭11‬ ‭A civilian being chased by 1D6 redcoats‬
‭12‬ ‭An empty street lined with corpses‬

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‭9‬
Player
Handouts
BEGIN RECORD

SUBJECT: THE SAVANT


REAL NAME: UNKNOWN
KNOWN ALIASES: HAROLD MAXIMILLIAN
SKILLS: Confidence man, Professional thief
AFFILIATION: CYCLOPS
LANGUAGES: English, German, Spanish
PHYSICAL INFORMATION
HEIGHT: 1.6 m EYES: Brown
WEIGHT: 75 kg HAIR: Black
SEX: Male SKIN: Caucasian
NATIONALITY: UNKNOWN
MEDICAL HISTORY
19**, APR. Psychological rehabilitation – Psychosis
due to facial reconstruction.
19**, MAR. Facial reconstruction surgery
19**, OCT. Gunshot wound: right shoulder
HISTORY AND PROFILE
The Savant is classified as a conman and professional thief.
Known to have been involved in the Mandalay Affair. Last known
location: New Delhi, India.
Savant is known to have undergone multiple facial
reconstruction surgeries in the past. This makes it difficult
to compile a complete record of his criminal activities. His
last surgery, however, led to him suffering a mental
breakdown.
Savant is intelligent but impulsive. Connections in high
places allow him to hide in plain sight. Involved in antiques
smuggling, money laundering and arms trafficking.
FURTHER NOTES
Intel suggests his involvement in the Buckingham Palace
affair. Proceeded to New Delhi soon after news became public.
Timing coincides with reports of anomalies from Delhi.
END RECORD
Solution: Queen to g2.

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