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The Duke Friedrich II von Habsburg just died at the age of 17.
It is the third Duke of Austria to die mysteriously in who died within the walls of our Abbey!
The families are denouncing a plot by Rudolf IV, their rival, but we both now know better.
They tried to lock away their curse but how long can you run from the Devil?
*Explanations
Father Aldred "The Abbot" with a bone diptych. His contract is to kill three Dukes and ship two fingers of their left hand hearts plus kill take 100 monkshearts. He poisons the Dukes then replace remove their fingers hearts after their death. For the monks he uses poisoned candlesto make them crazy so it’s easier to kill them.
=Day 1=
{{Ambiance Track
| 5min = They pass by a corridor and they notice a statue of Otto der Fröhliche in armor, and it’s written below : Otto slaying the heretics.Lots of candles and gifts in front of him. One Monk is crying, this family was the abbey’s only protectors, what will happen now ?| 15min = Everyone stops to go to pray. If they go : they notice lots of people missing at mass.A company of pilgrims arrive at the abbey, to pay homage to Friedrich II| 30min = All Axes One of the monastery are gonepilgrims is missing. He took all his belongings and left. The only thing behind : a broken Rosary.
| 45min = Dead animal before their door
| 60min = Sinister sound, like a sinister laugh, actually it's a squeaky door. In the courtyard there a hooded monk looking at them for a long long time,then he leaves.| 75min = Some books There is one book on the floor, it is completely unintelligible. The writings are completely unreadablePages and pages of gibberish.
| 90min = Someone locks players in a room by knocking down a piece of furniture, broken piece of furniture. When they go out, the bridges are sabotaged
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'''Action : Open his hands '''
'''Music Danse Macabre''' Two of ’ A scar on his fingers are missingchest, the middle finger and ring finger are his heart is missing. ! The doctor didn't notice this when he got the corpse. They were It was removed after his death. Clearly a '''murder''' ! A soldier per player will remain in reinforcement.
'''Action : Ask to see the body of Otto der Fröhliche or Leopold II von Habsburg : ''' They both wear leather gloves have the same gloves. Below their glvoes you can see that their two fingers have been replacedscar, all hearts are missing. It looks like a heresy but it's not a good enough proof.They notice a signet ring at Otto der Fröhliche’s hand.
'''Action : Inspect the gloves ring ''' There's a coat of arm with what appears to be a tree with two trunks and black wings. (if knowledge or knowledge heresy) That's the coat of arm of a Pagean ! Definitely a heresy ! A soldier will remain in reinforcement. If not, then they need next step :
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'''Action : Ask around in the monasteries if anyone know those coats of arms , search the library : '''
Study and topologies of known heresies (title of the book)
Ex: The chewing vampire
And they see finally find the coat of arms, it’s a heresy !
Other books are a little illegible too
- Abbot Albrecht the superior father who worked the garden and is the one who found the body.
-Brother Conrad (scribe mad) he Friedrich II repeatedly wanted to confess something important but didn't have time. Friedrich II had a book under his arm all the time. It's the books !
-Brother Eudes (cook), the cook who met him last at meal (but silent)
Rooms are messy for many people.
-For sure they will ask to visit the archives of the Societas Templois. They don’t see anything useful. But they see books chained XXXXXXX Music XXXXXXX
*'''Normal : Z_Normal-Département Nécrologique'''
The small town is accessible only by a mountain path with a passage through a rope because the main road is blocked. Especially with the perpetual torrential rain falling. It has been cut. The players are stuck here.
{{Ambiance Track
| 5min = They see the statue Otto der Fröhliche have been defiled, his face is broken. The candles have been all broken.
| 15min = Laud bell. The pigeon loft is emptied. Weak signal (something they can discover): Toxic mushrooms are gone
| 30min = Tierce bell. The box that contained their sceals has disappeared.
| 45min = Sext bell. '''Music : Flippant le diable est dans la boite’'’ : A player receives poison in one glass. He has one action. He need to decide to vomit. Otherwise stay feverish in bed.use Faith or die (if possible do it to a player that has Faith)| 60min = Some Tons books on the floor. The writings All of them are pure gibberish completely unreadable.| 75min = Vespers bell. The There’s a huge fire at the food, clothing and old candle storage building burned. In The whole town burns except the rubble there is a burnt monk with a metal torchAbbey. It was All the main food storage for in the city is destroyed all the city has to be in the abbey !| 90min = Compline bell. Players' door is nailed and the room is smoked‘''Music : Z_Flippant-Le diable est dans la boite'''
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From 5 clues, they can call the cavalry. Who in any case will come after the facts.
'''Either way, at the end : Players' door is nailed and the room is smokedsmoked’''‘''Music : Z_Flippant-Le diable est dans la boite '''
*'''Normal : Kin Amar'''
For each bell, there will be a kill. The players have to find a way to stop this.
Morning Bell 4:00 AM Matins bell: A person found with an ax in the skull. No cluesdead, a knife to his heart.
{{Ambiance Track
| 5min = Tons of books on the floors everywhere. In every floor every corridors. Most most of them ineligible.| 15min = Bell of 5:00 Lauds bell: A person found with an ax in dead, knife to the skullheart. No clues. Ambience: Brother Galeazzo has visions is in the middle of a corridor looking intensely at a book. When they interrupt him he is in complete shock and starts cries, he says the devil was speaking to be insanehim. The book in complete gibberish but the page he was looking at is clearly written in another unknown language. Knowledge (heresy) : It’s pagan language.| 30min = ‘’’Music : Z_Batson-Brigands !’’’ Attack: As players take a flight of stairs, someone pushes a cabinet up the stairs. The cabinet will soon fall and they have little time to react. It's up to them to find a way to block it. For example, plant something on the stairs.
Very difficult to go down the stairs quickly enough, the nearest door is closed. But possibility of stalling something in the corner to block.
Great chance that a player will be seriously injured and stay to bed.
If they can catch the guy who did that, he takes them for demons and is insane.
| 45min = 7h00 Prime bell: Death. They see a guy go down the halls with a wagon and say he's going to plant cereals and fruitsfull of books, clearly someone have been distributing them. He distribute books There’s a dead goat on the floorit.
| 60min = 9h00 Terce bell: Death. Brother Conrad says "It's the Books" and wants to burn all the books. The players have the choice to let him burn the books or not.
| 75min = 12h00 Sext Bell: ‘’’Music : Z_Flippant-Le diable est dans la boite’’' Death. Players hear voices calling themOne of the players, randomly chosen (if possible who has faith) just realised he has a book in his hands. They start He hears a voice asking him to go insane themselvesopen it.| 90min = 15h00 None bell: Death. Death of Brother Galeazzotabbed. From this point on, everyone is insane, nobody responds or help them
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-Close the work rooms
-Close everyone in their rooms and do some rounds, or put people in different peasant rooms.(all of them are burned already)
It does not stop the dead
Jumps to the intro of the next sessions
*'''Normal and Creepy : Quake'''
For this scene '''Music: Behelith'''
Father Aldred tries to assassinate a player in the night. Dense smoke in his room. Father Aldred walks between them slowly asking an insistent question, but impossible to answer: You eat our foodI never wanted to kill you. My lord didn’t order me to. You kill our brothersInstead I will offer you a gift. You steal our booksI will offer you. You cut our bridgesKnowledge. Do you have any politenesswant that ? What do (The player cannot answer)Do you have to say for your defensewant that ? I'm listening (The player cannot answer)Ok. You deserve to you. Answer. Then stab himknow !He bring the bone triptych and opens it in front of the player.(Hopefully a player with courage or Faith)If no Courage of Faith, the player gets « Insane (temporary) »
Players know it's Father superior Aldred (mad book binder).
{{Ambiance Track
| 5min = They find bloody books all over the hallways. With a piece A drop of flesh in it. Then blood below each books, they find stick to the same guy that was planting books. But now he's "feeding" themfloor.| 15min = Father Conrad (mad scribe) (crazy) wants to burn the monastery.He tries to convince the players to help him. Madness 1 players start to Hear voices.| 30min = Father Raymond (crazy gardener) (crazy) Eudes is in the corridor exploded under a piece of furniture that fell. He was running away from something. Madness 2: Hear Another player realises that he has a bloody book in his hand. But no voices, trembleand he can throw it away.| 45min 30min = Fruits! A bunch of There are monks took all the foodcrying in a corner. He discovers his face, all the spiceshe has no lips, all the salt, all the chemicals of the pharamceuticals no cheeks and piled them in a big basin of water no tongue and it is put bleeds abundantly. When asked who did this he wrote: "Aldred devil »| 45min = Father Conrad (mad scribe) (crazy) wants to burn the monastery.He tries to convince the food players to die of ithelp him. Two One of them are deadthe players hear Father Aldred’s voice « Talk to me. The food is inedibleI have a gift for you. More food than for 48h by rationing , the monks continue to eat» he looks behind : Nobody.| 60min = There XXThere are monks crying in a corner. He discovers his face, he has no lips, no cheeks and no tongue and bleeds abundantly. When asked who did this he wrote: "Aldred devil"»XX| 75min = Players XXPlayers discover that they all have blood on their hands. They do not know where. Madness 3: Hear voices. Tremble. People talk to them in permissance. -1 has all your rolls.XX| 90min = XX???XX
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Other actions:
Action, Go see Father Brother Galeazzo: (If Father Galeazzo (doctor) alive and if not burned the books) Father Galeazzo (doctor) is found hanged at home. On his table he has an open book on the page of an inhaling poison that drives people crazy. He has a broken candle he was analysing. It's a way to tell the players where the problem come from.
Action visit Father Aldred's cell: Father Aldred (mad binder) (crazy) covered his cell with candles. He is afraid of the dark. But of course he's not there.
Main actions:
If they try to go to the level 4 archives of the librarySocietas Templois, there's a grid preventing them from going updown. It's closed. They need to find Father Albrecht Albrecht’s key to open it.
Behind the gate they can hear a voice chanting.
Father Albrecht has disappeared. How to find the father Father Albrecht?
They find one letter though that is very unsual
He triptych is never found even searching thoroughly the monastery.
When reading the letter '''Music Danse Macabre'''
