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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 they all take [[Immune (diseasediseases) ]] before the scenario, that's ok. Or if they have the reflex to order lockdowns early on. Also, explain them that since they start to have a lot of Feats, the right development strategy is to gather as many Prowesses as they can. [[Relic]] or [[Background]] allows them to skip some of the requirements and some Prowesses like [[Guards !]] don't have any requirements. Then get as many [[Miracle]] as they can, because the "Prayer" feature of the [[Miracle]] becomes very powerful if they have a lot of Prowesses. Allow them to modify their entire Feats list if they aren't satisfied with their current character.
* Initial situation :
**Date : 10 November 1347
**Location : Marseilles (FranceProvence, 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 :
* Unsolved mysteries :
What do the 10 abraxas with ten crowns means ?
What was Agout's "legacy" ?
Where did the philospoher stone go, how did it attract so much money ?
{{Ambiance Track
| 5min = 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, bosas, carboncles 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. He say repeatedly : "Behold, I have sinned, and I have done perversely; but these sheep, what have they done? Please let your hand be against me, and against my father's house." "Regarde! C'est moi qui ai péché, c'est moi qui suis coupable. Mais ces brebis, qu'ont-elles fait? Porte donc la main contre moi et contre ma famille!" People know the bible and they make immediate paralelw tih the King davivd plague.
| 15min = The ashes in the cathedral have been cleaned. And the molten metal have left the marks in the ground of a dragon with seven heads. When a priest see this, he make a sign of cross and say : "And another sign appeared in heaven: behold, a great, fiery red dragon having seven heads and ten horns, and seven diadems on his heads." "Un autre signe parut encore dans le ciel; et voici, c'était un grand dragon rouge, ayant sept têtes et dix cornes, et sur ses têtes sept diadèmes." '''Music : Lacrimosa'''As they say this a crow flies away screaming.
| 30min = A person in the hospital or in the streets took his weapon and start fighting back the angel. He starts attacking foreign merchants. His Symtoms : Pink Cough, black spots on fingers and neck.
| 45min = The players notice everyone is wearing a chapel with a black angel with a swordand a black feather. Some random commoner offers one to the players for protection. We have to repent and pray god's mercy.
| 60min = Riche fuyant marseille déguisé en paysant en enfouissant des richesses dans des jarres d’huile d’olive
| 75min = A Crazy priest is yelling that people should repent, the angel with the black wings will come. He is followed by one or two flagellans.
{{Ambiance Track
| 5min = All markets closed people angry about it. Small Riot. People go drink at the river because they don't trust the wells.
| 15min = Apoticaires vendant des faux remèdes pour se protéger la fièvre de ventre, he also sell fake relics and phylacteries. "Carbuncle gems"/"Escarboucles" à porter sur soi. Albert le Grand says i protects against poisons. Lots of boats leaving, lots of people leaving. One rich priest was found dead. All of his money gone. His Eyes are terrified on his face. The population is terrified to see that priests are not immune.
| 30min =Most Rich Houses are Empty - Lots of Thiefs. Port closed. All "Gouvernails" on all boats are removed. Someone runs in the streets yelling "The angel with the black wings is coming"
| 45min =Poeple Forbidden to leave the City. Riot at the gates, people killed. Minus 40 soldiers. One quartier wall themselves in and organise a clandesitne theater.
| 60min =Forbidden to bury people. Corpses burried in Charnier with chaux vive. Thief loot houses and corpses. Minus 40 soldiers. Another noble found dead, all of his money gone. Black feathers everywhere in his home.
| 75min =Everyone who has the disease, alive or not is thrown to fosse commune. Minus 40 soldiers. Drawings on the walls of an angel with black wings and a sword. Another Quarier wall themselved in.
| 90min = Church Close. No more Thieves dare to loot anything. No more beggars also. Streets empty. All players see the shadow of the winged angel. Roll of catch the disease. They loose all soldiers and doctors.
| 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 = Baby crying in a house. His mother just died, he is alone in the world. Minus 50 conscripts. Archers at the city gates. Anyone leaving the city killed on sight. Minus 50 conscripts. 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. Crow feathers in all the streets.| 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.
Action : Burn the whole Quartier. Or anything else that makes sense.
If burn it is a big big problem because the Mistral is constantly blowing.
Just two people in the council.
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.
Up to the players to kill him remotely. They have to kill him TWICE. The first time is not enough, it makes him use his rage.
There's a statue above him of an angel with a sword. It's unstable, possible to make it fall. Lots of crows on the wings of the statue commenting on the fight. His platform is unstable as well.
players might have a remote atack, all is ok.
While searching the cache, they find a letter signed between L and "the Pope" who explains they will use L's legacy to make the philisopher's stone. This letter is sealed by L's seal.
On his corpse they find a signet ring. The letter L with on the background an Abraxas with ten crowns.http://prima.wiki/images/c/ce/Abraxas.jpg
"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 ? "
'''Danse Macabre'''
100 000 inhabnitants in marseille, half are dead.
Historic context :
After the plague all the population leave on the hills near Marseilles for a while before returning to the city.
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