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Send to the players before the game :
 
Send to the players before the game :
  
  3rd of May 1345, Provins (Kingdom of France)
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3rd May 1345,  
  The Saint-Quiriace trade fair used to be the wealthiest gathering of all Christendom.
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Provins (Kingdom of France)
  Bankers from Florence would meet merchants from Byzantium and Troy.
 
  But with the fair declining, debts started accumulating.
 
  Ruined silk traders had to explore more dangerous ventures.
 
  And for a pious soul, the road to decadence has only one dead end.
 
  ⚜️⚜️⚜️💀💀💀
 
  
  3 Mai 1345, Provins (Royaume de France)
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The Saint-Quiriace trade fair used to be the wealthiest gathering of all Christendom.
  La foire de Saint-Quiriace était autrefois le plus riche rassemblement de toute la chrétienté.
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  Les banquiers de Florence rencontraient les marchands de Byzance et de Troie.
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Bankers from Florence would meet merchants from Byzantium and Troy.
  Mais avec le déclin de la foire, les dettes ont commencé à s'accumuler.
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  Les marchands de soie ruinés ont dû se lancer dans des commerces de plus en plus dangereux.
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But with the fair declining, debts started accumulating.
  Et pour une âme pieuse, la spirale de la décadence ne peut mener qu'à une seule fin.
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  ⚜️⚜️⚜️💀💀💀
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Ruined silk traders had to explore more dangerous ventures.
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And for a pious soul, the road to decadence has only one dead end.
  
 
=Intro - The Skeleton Merchant=
 
=Intro - The Skeleton Merchant=
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They find punching equipments inside the tunnel as well as lots of ingots of silver, copper, lead and iron, and other metals. Too many of them. Those metals cannot be bought by just anyone.
 
They find punching equipments inside the tunnel as well as lots of ingots of silver, copper, lead and iron, and other metals. Too many of them. Those metals cannot be bought by just anyone.
 
Action : On the metals ingots there is the stamp of a metal merchant, he know who bought them.
 
  
 
Action: check the books, indeed the hospitallers buy all those metals. Supposedly to make a stronger alloy to circle their cart's wheels.
 
Action: check the books, indeed the hospitallers buy all those metals. Supposedly to make a stronger alloy to circle their cart's wheels.
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They notice two merchants having a fight. One of them tried to pay with "Golden Leopards" minted by Edward III, while the other argues that he only want to be paid in Saint-Louis écu. Then he tries to pay in "Livre Parisi" Paris Pound and the other explains him that his prices are in "Livre Tournois" which are slightly less expensive.
 
They notice two merchants having a fight. One of them tried to pay with "Golden Leopards" minted by Edward III, while the other argues that he only want to be paid in Saint-Louis écu. Then he tries to pay in "Livre Parisi" Paris Pound and the other explains him that his prices are in "Livre Tournois" which are slightly less expensive.
 
A merchant sleeping on his stall nearby. He is dead. Poisoned ‘’’Music : Hail This Nightmare - BloodBorne’’'
 
A merchant sleeping on his stall nearby. He is dead. Poisoned ‘’’Music : Hail This Nightmare - BloodBorne’’'
When they touch him, his mouth opens and they notice a coin falling from his mouth. A Provins coin. (it's normal for merchants to bite a coint to test it)
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When they touch him, his mouth opens and they notice a coin falling from his mouth. A Provins coin.
 
| 30min = There's an iron cross where prices are being hung.
 
| 30min = There's an iron cross where prices are being hung.
 
The fair decides the prices of different commodities.
 
The fair decides the prices of different commodities.
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All players gain one Feat and the player who holds the coin gains the [[Bone Coin]] Feat.
 
All players gain one Feat and the player who holds the coin gains the [[Bone Coin]] Feat.
 
==Post Game Bonus==
 
 
Send those to the players as a post game bonus :
 
 
Fun fact, the medieval monetary system of 1 Pound = 20 Shillings = 240 Pennies have survived until 1971 in the UK. Initally, 1 Pound meant 1 Pound of Silver. So 1 Penny was 1 pound / 240 = 3g of silver.
 
 
The Provins trade faire was twice a year, the Saint-Quiriace Fair was in May and Saint-Ayoul was in Sept/Oct named after the two churches in the high and low part of the city.
 
 
Here is a picture of Saint-Quiriace church : [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/08/Collegiale_Saint-Quiriace_Provins_sud.jpg]
 
 
The Cesar tower : [http://prima.wiki/images/8/8a/C%C3%A9sar_Tower.jpg]
 
 
The City walls : [http://prima.wiki/images/7/7e/Provins_city_walls.jpg]
 
 
Provins Pennies : [http://prima.wiki/images/d/d9/Provins_Pennies.jpg]
 
 
Provins Catacombs : [http://prima.wiki/images/a/a0/Provins_Catacombs.jpg]
 
 
  
 
[[Category:Scenario]]
 
[[Category:Scenario]]

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