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==Teaser==
Send to the players before the game :
10th of November 1347, Marseilles (Provence, Holy Roman Empire)
A strange curse has fallen on Marseilles in the last few days.
Many shopkeepers have been found dead from a strange disease.
Doctors are positive: it is a benign ague, but the population suspects that the wells have been poisoned.
Fortunately, the archbishop will soon organise a mass to calm the spirits.
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10 Novembre 1347, Marseille (Provence, Saint Empire Romain Germanique)
Une étrange malédiction s'est abattue sur Marseille ces derniers jours.
De nombreux commerçants ont été retrouvés morts d'un étrange mal.
Les médecins sont formels : il s'agit d'une fièvre de ventre bénigne, mais la population soupçonne que les puits ont été empoisonnés.
Heureusement, l'archevêque va bientôt organiser une messe pour calmer les esprits.
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=Intro - Flagellum Dei=
Disclaimer : This scenario is so hard, that it's ok if the players act a bit using their 20th century knowledge. For example if theu all take Immune (disease) before the scenario, that's ok. Or if they have the reflex to order lockdowns early on.
* Initial situation :
**Date : 10 November 1347
**Location : Marseilles (Provence, Holy Roman Empire)
Robert de Mandagout, the actual Deacon of Marseille is back in his city.
Hugues IV des Baux de Marseille 1311-1351 is 36 yrs old. He is the Viscount of Marseille and lords of les Baux.
Agout des Beaux is very jealous. His seal : http://jean.gallian.free.fr/comm2/Images/sceaux-dauph/Baux1.jpg
By searching in the history of his family,
Devise : A l'asar Beautezar http://jean.gallian.free.fr/comm2/fam_fich/b/baux.htm
Their crest : A sun with red background.
3 courbes :
Action : Ville Haute make some kind of Donation or strong monetzary gesture.
Action : Pay the merchant leaders / promise them to have better access to the ville haute market
==Rumour 3 : Jews are poisoning the wells - 18 Nov==
| 5min =Permanent stench of death. Church full of bodies Are scealed. Complete silence all stray dogs died.
| 15min = '''Music : Procession Of The Flagellants from The Seventh Seal'''A massive protest of Flaggelands yelling and chanting everyone kneel in their wake.
| 30min =XXXXProphète de l'apocallypseBaby crying in a house. Read the trumpets http://architecture.relig.free.fr/apocalypse2.htm . Talk about the angel with His mother just died, he is alone in the black wingsworld. Minus 50 conscripts. Archers at the city gates. Anyone leaving the city killed on sight. Minus 50 conscripts. Richest Very rich man in Marseille found dead. All of his money Gone, a tall man hiding wings below his cape was seen leaving the scene, a burned contract signed by L can be found in the chimney.
| 45min =Orgies of Horse Meat killed all the horses. Minus 50 conscripts.
| 60min =Canibalism. Minus 50 conscripts. The Richest man in Marseille found dead. All of his money gone. His last words. I expected you. The destroyer angel. A tall man hiding wings below his cape was seen leaving the scene, there was an L etched on his cape.
| 75min =Streets are Empty All houses are nailed. Corpses pile up in the streets, no more burning. Minus 50 conscripts.
| 90min =Guards stop obeying. Doctors also. Stop counting. Total Chaos. All consripts and guard and doctors are dead or left.
==Problem 2 : A Crazy monk nailed parchements blaming the church for the nails black angelfeathers on a lot of doors. 19 Dec 259 Death / day ==Terrifying gravure of It terrifies the black angellocal population.
Action : Offer food reward to anyone who saw him. Then burn him at the stake.
==Problem 3 : People sneaking int he royal palace to sneak out food and water. One deseased died in the food storage. 22 Dec 486 Death / day ==
They arrive to a nearby church full of bodies. Danse macabre fresqueses in the church. Statue of an angel with a sword.
He is in tthe church top floor.
He is tall, has a big cape and a templar shield in his back, so it looks like he has wings.
He acuses the players of having stolen his philosopher's stone.
With a wave of his sword peiple who are still alive in the piles of bodies will get up and attack the payers. Roll for disease.
"rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy. The whole earth was amazed and followed the beast. And they worshiped the beast, saying, Who is like the beast? Who is able to wage war against it? " "je vis monter de la mer une bête qui avait dix cornes et sept têtes, et sur ses cornes dix diadèmes, et sur ses têtes des noms de blasphème. Et toute la terre était dans l'admiration derrière la bête. ils adorèrent la bête, en disant: Qui est semblable à la bête, et qui peut combattre contre elle ? "
It's Christmas 1347, the Beast is bornreleased on europe.
'''Danse Macabre'''
100 000 inhabnitants in marseille, half are dead.
Decisions :
What to do about Hugues IV ?
What do they recommend about ville haute vs ville basse ?
What do they recommend the Sword ?
What do they do about the gold ?
Historic context :
After the plague all the population leave on the hills near Marseilles for a while before returning to the city.
Few days later, the Queen Jeanne will unite the ville haute and ville basse.
==Post Game Bonus==
Send those to the players as a post game bonus :
As a bonus, here is the Emblem of Agout des Baux : http://jean.gallian.free.fr/comm2/Images/sceaux-dauph/Baux1.jpg
The Emblem of Barral 1er des Baux : http://thierryhelene.bianco.free.fr/drupal/sites/default/files/barral2.jpg
An article about Barral 1er des Baux (automatic translation) All is historical, he was indeed excommunicated 5 times, and died when a crow landed on his window : https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barral_Ier_des_Baux
http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=fr&tl=en&u=https%3A%2F%2Ffr.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FBarral_Ier_des_Baux
http://prima.wiki/images/b/b1/Agout_des_baux_biography.png
An article in French about Barral 1er that explain his link to the templars : http://www.lesfilsdelavallee.fr/index.php/fr/les-statuts-secrets-de-lordre-des-templiers
Here is the scene from the movie "the Seventh Seal" with the Flagellants during the black plague : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_bhj-_LRY8
The "Beast from the Sea" of the Tapestry of the Apocalypse : https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f0/PMa_ANG036_F_Angers.jpg
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