Danse Macabre Part 5

Intro

• Initial situation :

Robert de Mandagout, the actual Deacon of Marseille is back in his city. It's the 10 of Nov, it's been a week and a half since the fire in the cathedral. Rumours start to spread of a curse, so he has to make a speech. He summons the crowd in front of the Cathedral to make a speech. The young lord of Marseille is there too Hugues IV des Baux de Marseille

In his speech, he explains about the fire that happened and dispell any rumours of witchcraft.

He interrupt his speech and kneel make a sign of cross.

He yell there's a miracle and he sees an Angel : Gabriel.

Then he shouts as the angel with black wings, no you are not Gabriel take his sword and strike him. People know the bible and they make immediate paralelw tih the King davivd plague.

• Explanations :

Hugues IV des Baux de Marseille 1311-1351 is 36 yrs old. He is the Viscount of Marseille and lords of les Baux.

(who is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertrand_of_Les_Baux ????? Bertrand III del Balzo)

Agout des Beaux is very jealous. His seal : http://jean.gallian.free.fr/comm2/Images/sceaux-dauph/Baux1.jpg DESCENDANTS DU ROI MAGE BALTHAZAR !!! Seigneur de Caromb Sénéchal Beaucaire, Nimes et Toulouse Cap. gén. en Languedoc

He has been trying to assasinate Hugues for years, because if he died, he would become the lord of Marseille.

By searching in the history of his family,

Link to Cathares ???

Devise : A l'asar Beautezar http://jean.gallian.free.fr/comm2/fam_fich/b/baux.htm

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_des_seigneurs_des_Baux

https://en.calameo.com/read/001513011c76c5b895e08

His uncle Agout is very jealous. If he could kill him, he would become the most powerful noble of Provence. That's why he became "L" His full name. Agout Louis des Baux. Hence his nickname : "L"

Their crest : A sun with red background.

The sword is in a cave in the castle of the des Baux. In the hands of the statue of an angel. Taking it will basically kill L

Since they descend from Balthazar, that's how they got the bone relics ???

3 courbes : (Actual 20 June - 20 July) : Few death 1 Nov 24 Nov 7,5x increase 0 - 150 24 Days (Actual 20 July - 13 Aug) (Quanrantaine pour les villes alentours 31 July) 24 Nov - 15 Dec 85x 13-23 150 - 1000 10 Jours (Actual 13 Aug - 23 Aug) 15 Dec - 25 Dec Birth of the Antichrist ???? (Actual 23 Aug - 13 Sept) : Stagne 1000 3 Jan - 23 Jan (Actual 13 Sept - 3 Oct) : Chute du nombre de morts 23 Jan - 13 Feb 13 Sept, Entry exit of the city completely banned.

• Unsolved mysteries :

• Historical themes :

Part 1 The Rumours 10 Nov - 24 Nov

• Normal : XXXX

Ambiance Track
5 min	The Bishop wakes up. Two doctors argue doctor says he has "ague", or "smallpox" or perhaps he was poisonedn (fièvre de ventre, fièvre charbonneuse ou trousse-galant en français). His simptoms : Fever, bubon rouge et chaud sous l’aine les aisselles ou les genoux, le cou Tres soif.. Lots of sweat. Delirium and dellusions. He shit himself, smells bad.
15 min	Bishop is stable but doesn't leave bed. His aid is ill as well. They make him vomit, sweat and let blood (saignée).
30 min	A person in the hospital or in the streets took his weapon and start fighting back the angel. His Symtoms : Pink Cough, black spots on fingers and neck. He attacks the doctors or the crowds.
45 min	A Crazy priest is yelling that people should repent. He is followed by flagellans.
60 min	Someone rings the bell. Nachzehrer with black wings is going to eat us all. And he jumps from teh tower.
75 min	Riche fuyant marseille déguisé en paysant en enfouissant des richesses dans des jarres d’huile d’olive
90 min	Final scene with the riot of diseased people. Players roll 5-6 or are ill. THey lose all 50 Soliders.

The lord says that similar cases have appeared few days back. So he will be in charge of stopping the disease. But he asks the church to help him fight rumours. If the players start to try to fight the disease, he will tell them to stop and focus on the panic.

The players start with 50 soldiers working for them.

Rumour 1 : The de Baux family is cursed - 10 Nov

That's why the cathedral burned, and god sent a message. All victims where linked to the family one way or another. Which explains the black angel.

Action : Organise a big mass to sanctify the lord or organise a fake miracle.

Rumour 2 : The Ville Haute is poisoning people from Ville Basse covering it up like a disease - 14 Nov

A Civil war is starting where the Ville Basse (the port) wants to attack the Ville Haute (under Bishop authority) because most cases where in Ville basse, so they think it's the Bishop who is trying to spread fear.

Useless Action : Make a Speech. People don't believe.

Action : Raid the rioter's HQ Combat (squirmish)

Action : Ville Haute make some kind of Donation or strong monetzary gesture.

Rumour 3 : Jews are poisoning the wells - 18 Nov

It start with some Jews being hanged. Because at least two or three christians died near the Jewish quartier and no jews died.

Action : Drink publicly from the well. Or show some Jews are actually ill (make some fake Jew if need be)

Riot against the Jews - 22 Nov

Combat (battle)

Action : Sneak the jews out. Action : Barricade them

Rumour 4 : Soldiers are slaughtering people in the port - 24 Nov

The players check, it's true.

Final scene : Ils embarrciadent et condamnent les maisons en secret juste quelques patés de maisons. Ils transpercent les gens qui essaient de d'enfuir. Il ne les nourrissent pas pour qu'ils meurent plus vite. Des gardes tuent un malade qui a réussi a sortir. Puis c'est une émeute de gens qui s'enfuient.

Part 2 The Plague 24 Nov (10 death) - 15 Dec (150 death)

• Normal : XXXX

Ambiance Track
5 min	24 Nov - 10 Death / day All markets closed people angry about it. Small Riot.
15 min	29 Nov - 15 Death / day Apoticaires vendant des faux remèdes pour se protéger la fièvre de ventre, he also sell fake relics and phylacteries. Lots of boats leaving, lots of people leaving.
30 min	2 Dec - 24 Death / day Most Rich Houses are Empty - Lots of Thiefs. Port closed.
45 min	6 Dec - 37 Death /day Poeple Forbidden to leave the City. Riot at the gates, people killed. People selling vegetables at a crazy price. Minus 40 soldiers.
60 min	10 Dec - 57 Death / day Forbidden to bury people. Corpses burried in Charnier with chaux vive. Thief loot houses and corpses. Minus 40 soldiers.
75 min	13 Dec - 89 Death / day Everyone who has the disease, alive or not is thrown to fosse commune. Minus 40 soldiers.
90 min	15 Dec - 138 Death / day Church Close. No more Thieves dare to loot anything. Streets empty. All players see the shadow of the winged angel. Roll of catch the disease. They loose all soldiers and doctors.

The players have the previous soldiers plus 200 and 10 doctors They have the help of doctors with museau de cuir (pas un bec à cette époque)

The lord begs the players to help him in his fight against the disease, because his attempts have been unsuccessful.

It's been a bit less than a month, they had one or two death per day. But yesterday they had 10 in one street and tried to quaranteen the part, but couldn't.

Recits contemporaints : https://books.openedition.org/pup/6718?lang=fr

Action : quanrateen some blocks.

Problem X : Lots of Thieves spreading the disease.

Action : Pay the thief guild.

Action : Death penalty for thieves.

Action : Mettre Des croix blanches/noire/rouges sur les portes ? pour éviter que les voleurs attrapent la maldie

Useless Action : Publicly explain that the disease is contagious.

Problem X : Too many corpses to burry individually.

Action : Fosse commune.

Action : Burn corpses on the streets not accepted at this point.

Part 3 The Horror 15 Dec (150 death per day) - 25 Dec (1000 death per day)

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Ambiance Track
5 min	15 Dec 138 Death / day Permanent stench of death. Church full of bodies Are scealed. Complete silence all stray dogs died.
15 min	17 Dec 189 Death / day Prophète de l'apocallypse. Read the trumpets. Minus 50 conscripts.
30 min	19 Dec 259 Death / day Flagellans catching and killing anyone unwilling to repent. Archers at the city gates. Anyone leaving the city killed on sight. Minus 50 conscripts.
45 min	21 Dec 354 Death / day Orgies. Minus 50 conscripts.
60 min	22 Dec 486 Death / day Canibalism. Minus 50 conscripts.
75 min	23 Dec 666 Death / day Streets are Empty All houses are nailed. Corpses pile up in the streets, no more burning. Minus 50 conscripts.
90 min	24 Dec 912 Death / day Guards stop obeying. Doctors also. Stop counting. Total Chaos. All consripts and guard and doctors are dead or left.

The players have all previous soldiers and doctors plus 400 unarmed conscripts.

Problem X : 100 dead. Too many corpses to carry by hand.

Action: Use carts. (unless done laready)

Nobody wants to pull the corpse carts. Because they die too fast.

Action : Use the prisoners.

Problem X : A Crazy monk nailed parchements blaming the church for the black angel.

Action : Offer food reward to anyone who saw him. Then burn him at the stake.

Problem X : People sneaking int he royal palace to sneak out food and water. One deseased died in the food storage.

Action : Put the food in the dungeon.

Action : Purify it with smoke.

Problem X : Too many corpses to put on carts.

Action : Burn corpses directly in the streets. Stench in the streets of bruning corpses.

Problem X : Quartier de la Tourette too hard to remove corpses. 100% of people died theree.

Action : Burn the whole Quartier. Or anything else that makes sense.

Part 4 The Birth of the Antichrist - 25 Dec

• Normal : XXXX

Ambiance Track
5 min	5Sext bell. A player receives poison in one glass. He has one action. He need to decide to vomit. Otherwise stay feverish in bed.
10 min	10Sext bell. A player receives poison in one glass. He has one action. He need to decide to vomit. Otherwise stay feverish in bed.
15 min	15Sext bell. A player receives poison in one glass. He has one action. He need to decide to vomit. Otherwise stay feverish in bed.
20 min	20Someone locks players in a room by knocking down a piece of furniture, broken piece of furniture. When they go out, the bridges are sabotaged
30 min	30Sext bell. A player receives poison in one glass. He has one action. He need to decide to vomit. Otherwise stay feverish in bed.
40 min	40Sext bell. A player receives poison in one glass. He has one action. He need to decide to vomit. Otherwise stay feverish in bed.
45 min	45Sext bell. A player receives poison in one glass. He has one action. He need to decide to vomit. Otherwise stay feverish in bed.
50 min	50Sext bell. A player receives poison in one glass. He has one action. He need to decide to vomit. Otherwise stay feverish in bed.
60 min	60Sext bell. A player receives poison in one glass. He has one action. He need to decide to vomit. Otherwise stay feverish in bed.
70 min	70Sext bell. A player receives poison in one glass. He has one action. He need to decide to vomit. Otherwise stay feverish in bed.
75 min	75Sext bell. A player receives poison in one glass. He has one action. He need to decide to vomit. Otherwise stay feverish in bed.
80 min	80Sext bell. A player receives poison in one glass. He has one action. He need to decide to vomit. Otherwise stay feverish in bed.
90 min	90Sext bell. A player receives poison in one glass. He has one action. He need to decide to vomit. Otherwise stay feverish in bed.

Survive the plague themselves and have the corpses burned. and save the lord of marseille who can't move Death angel come to all characters who do not have immune, they have to use Faith to survive.

part 4 fight "L" They find the secret passage to L's lair.

Evil christian music heard in the streets.

Epilogue

Epilogue musics :

• Epique entre-scenart gagant 12-Pista de audio 12.mp3
• Epique entre-scenart gagant 12-Pista de audio 12.mp3 (put it twice)
• Fin epique glorieuse 06-Final
• Then loop this Playlist Normal-Prima

It's too late ! The Antichrist is BORN !