Sample Picaresque: Fever Black Mountain
September 21, 2021
This short post is an experimental sample adventure for Flagrant Picaresque which builds on top of Nate Treme’s Fever Black Mountain - a short dungeon I strongly suggest you pick up and read!
General Notes #
This example does not assume the use of automated procedures but instead a human referee.
If a group in a Picaresque has an R value of Nx, their R is equal to the number of members in the group times N; so a 2x Group with 3 members has a starting R of 6.
For every 100GP retrieved as a group, +1XP for all Adventurers; for every 50gp an Adventurer takes for themself, +1XP.
For Group-based XP, all XP is split evenly amongst the Adventurers.
Running Fever Black Mountain #
To make the constitution save vs the fever, each Adventurer must roll 1d6 under their T.
| Group | ME | MO | MI | R | T | Traits | XP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centipede Men (Light Cavalry) | 5+ / 4+ / 5+ | 5+ / 10" | - / - / - | x / 4+ | 3 | Defiant, Stealthy, Move Freely | 1 each |
| Crimson Monks (Heavy Foot) | 5+ / 3+ / 4+ | 5+ / 6" | 6+ / 5+ / 6" | 2x / 4+ | 3 | Offensive, Throwers, Well-Armed | 2 each |
| Black-Eyed Children (Light Foot) | 6+ / 4+ / 4+ | 5+ / 8" | - / - / - | x / 4+ | 2 | Offensive, Vicious | 1 each |
| Mulsevnious† (Heavy Beast) | 5+ / 3+ / 6+ | 6+ / 10" | - / - / - | 18 / 3+ | 4 | Reckless, Terrifying, Apprentice‡, Unerring | 12 |
† Mulsevnious regains 2R per hour and can only die if his body is burned.
‡ Mulsevnious knows Confuse, Obscure, and Projectile.
Conclusion #
There actually didn’t seem to be much in the way of work to convert Nate’s excellent short dungeon for Flagrant Picaresque–I’m not sure this is a perfect example, but it should be playable.
I’d love to hear your thoughts!