Running the Adventure
This multi-table event consists of two groups
Mister Light
entertainment is available, the hands make sure
that the characters are engaged. Without the
hands, the carnival wouldn’t work.
Witchlight’s Guests
The players playing the adventure—or rather their
characters—play the role of the carnival’s guests. All
of the characters created for this campaign begin
play at 1st level. They advance to 2nd level upon
entering Hither at the end.
The Messenger. At this point, the players should
choose among them a special representative—
the messenger. The messenger is charged with
passing messages from the group’s Witchlight
their representatives—usually adjustments to
the carnival’s mood. The messenger should
make sure to deliver the message and return to
their table quickly (though safely). As always, a
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of people: the Witchlight’s employees and the
Witchlight’s guests.
Using the Story Tracker
later in the adventure. However, if you’re playing
this in a large-scale event such as a convention, it’s
unlikely that the players you have for this part of
the adventure will be playing with you when these
events happen down the road.
in the future, instruct the players to make a note
of their own on their character sheet anytime the
adventure instructs you to record an event on your
Story Tracker.
Unicorn Horn
regular players, don’t roll for the unicorn’s location;
Revealing that they should be looking for a unicorn
revealing its location.
Story Items
A story item is an item—whether mundane or
magical—that is of particular importance to the
adventure’s story. Any character who is present
when a story item is found should annotate its
sessions of the same adventure, though only one
character in a given group can possess the same
story item during a given session. These characters
agree, the character that possesses it should be
determined randomly.
The Carnival’s Mood
carnival’s mood, its swings for better or for
worse are in response to the characters’ actions.
Whichever character improves the carnival’s mood
the most during the event may be crowned the
Witchlight Hands are each provided a score sheets
(appendix C) with spots for: each characters’
name, making a mark each time they adjust the
mood, and their total contribution to the carnival’s
mood (whether positive or negative). Each time
a character does something to raise or lower
the carnival’s mood, check an appropriate box
beside that character’s name, and notify the event