System : Cairn 1e
Oracle : One Page Solo Engine
Scene Start
Boroth Candlewick is a Cleric that fell from disgrace. He was a combat priest who works for a church but exiled because he went against order to join a skirmish and ran away instead, causing a comrade-in-arms, and a best friend, to die. Inherently a good and jovial person who likes to have fun in his own way, his craven nature keep him alive up until now.
Since his banishment he moved from town to town, helping people with his clerical ability wherever he was, but never stays in the same place for a long time as if he’s running from something. The guilt from his mistake and cowardice still condemned him to this day. But he got the urge to keep moving and keep helping people with what he have.
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Set the Scene
One day he is staying at the slum of the town, preparing his spot for sleeping on a narrow alleyway, in front of a closed empty building at the end of the day, when…
Complication: [3] Wouldn’t it suck if…
Altered Scene: [6] Altered
Alteration: [4] Add a Scene Complication
Complication: [1] Hostile forces oppose you
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Detail Focus
what is the nature of this opposition?
[JC] Unexpected (physical)
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Action Focus
[8C] Reveal (physical)
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Topic Focus
[9H] Rumors (social)
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Under the bright full moon Boroth spotted someone, someone familiar to him, someone he knows. That someone is walking to his direction, entering the alleyway. Upon realizing who that is his face turn pale. Fear starts to creep up his spine. He immediately move…
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Yes/No (Likely)
Any place to run / hide?
[3,3] Yes
There is an alleyway for him to run or a space for him to hide.
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Yes/No (Even)
Will he hide?
[1,6] No and…
He spend no time to waste. He quickly packs his belonging and tries to run towards the opposite direction.
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Rolling dexterity (DEX) saves (10)
6 = success
He quickly run into a cross alley. He immediately turn left out of sight from this person. He also keep turning on corners hoping to lose his pursuer.
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NPC Generator
Identity: [3D] Drifter (technical)
Goal: [2H] Obtain (social)
Features: [5] Unusual equipment
– [AH] Unique (social)
Attitude to PCs: [5] More than expected
Conversation: [4H] Community (social)
His name is Oswald. He is a former comrades in the war priest platoon he was a member of, and another best friend of the person who died because of Boroth’s cowardice. He was of course angry and disappointed in him when their friend died. He might be still harbor a grudge.
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“But why is he here though? Does he came for me? Or is there something in this town…?”, he thought to himself while attempting to left the town.
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Yes/No (Likely)
Will he look around the town to see if there’s anything happening in this town before he leave?
[1,5] No
He don’t want to stay here any longer. Seeing Oswald will just make his guilt even stronger. He need to leave before he lose his sanity…
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Yes/No (Likely)
Does Oswald brought anyone else?
[4,1] Yes but…
He saw some people with the order’s insignia on their armor. Some of them he don’t recognize. Must be Oswald’s subordinates. They don’t seem to be actively searching for him but he still thread cautiously.
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“Anyway, I need to get out of this town first”, he thought to himself. Boroth sneakily walk through some narrow alleyways…
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Yes/No (Likely)
Is he stumble upon something on his path?
[4,4] Yes
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Yes/No (Even)
Is this someone from the order that looking for him?
[2,4] No
What he stumble upon is something he never thought he’ll see…
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Action Focus
What is the nature of this something?
[6S] Harm (mystical)
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Topic Focus
[JS] Recent Events (mystical)
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Detail Focus
[JS] Unexpected (mystical)
He met a person, a woman, who was chased by someone with the order’s insignia.
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She was wearing her cloak with its cowling down so she can’t really see what’s ahead and bump into Boroth’s chest. The woman is surprised, immediately jumps back to survey the situation, but then she sees Boroth and after making sure he doesn’t have the insignia she asked him for help. Boroth saw this woman has some wounds on her body.
His instinct screams at him to just get away from there and ignore her plea, but he once again reminded of his condemnation after he let his best friend die. She’ll be captured and probably be killed. So reluctantly he draws his sword…
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Woman Stat (Yslen Wolder)
STR = 9
DEX = 12
WIL = 12
HP = 6
GP = 11
Fizzled Staff (d8 bulky)
Dagger (d6)
spellbook Body Swap
spellbook Arcane Eye
ragged clothing (hidden pocket)
Leycap x2
Ration (3 days)
torch
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Boroth Rolling DEX saves for initiative (10)
(20) = Fail
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Yslen DEX saves for initiative (12)
2 = success
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The woman readied her staff but Boroth’s sword stuck on his sheath, delaying him. Battle commences…
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Warrior Priest
4 HP, 1 Armor, 12 STR, 12 DEX, 9 WIL, shortsword (d6)
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Battle Round 1
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Yslen Turn
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The woman raise her staff. It start fizzling with hissing sound and then fired flaming arrow to her pursuer
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Fizzled staff (d8) : 1
HP -1 : 3(4)
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The pursuer dodged the fire bolt in the nick of time but still it burns his shoulder pauldron. He then draw his sword and attacks Boroth who is closer to him…
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Warrior Priest
Shortsword (d6) : 4
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Boroth Damage 4-armor (1) : 3
HP 0 (3) : Get scarred
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Scar (10)
3 damage : Walloped : You’re sent flying and land flat on your face, winded. You are deprived until you rest for a few hours. Then, roll 1d6. Add that amount to your max HP
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The sword fall upon Boroth who is still scrambling for his own sword and slashed his face, right on his left eye. He falls on his back screaming and rolling on the floor from the unbearable pain. Blood flowing from the open wound.
The woman see this as a chance to once again concentrate on her staff and fire another firebolt…
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Yslen
Attack with fizzled staff (d8) : 5
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Warrior Priest dmg 5 – armor (1) = 4
HP : 0 (4) STR : 11 (12)
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STR save (11) : fail (14)
Critical damage. Fall down
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Once again the flaming arrow fly towards the pursuer burning him. He screams, fall to the ground and knocked his head unconscious.
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Yes/No (Likely)
Is there any reinforcement from the Order approaching?
[3,6] Yes and…
The fallen pursuer was screaming when he was burned, notifying some of his comrades nearby to the small square. 3 of them can be heard coming this way.
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Yes/No (Unlikely)
Will the woman run and leave Boroth behind?
[3,4] No
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“Please, wake up! his reinforcements are coming, we have to run!”, says the woman while helping Bororth to stand.
With face wet from tears, snot and blood, Boroth gets up and start running together with the woman
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Both DEX Saves :
Boroth (10) : success (10)
Yslen (12) : fail (16)
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Even when withstanding pain Boroth is still running fast following the woman. they come upon another narrow intersection. The woman turns left and suddenly there’s a member of the Order in front of her. Surprised, she let out a small scream and almost fall. Boroth nimbly grabs her hand and pull her towards the other directions. They’re now out in the market street that seems wider at night, compared to the bustling atmosphere on daytime…
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Yes/No (Likely)
Is there any tavern that still open at this time?
[4,5] Yes
The woman suddenly pulled Boroth to stop and lead him into a building that still has its light on.
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They quickly entered the building, which is a tavern-inn establishment. It doesn’t have many patrons at this late time. The woman quickly approach the barkeep, giving him 5 Gold saying, “Room for two, please. And we’ll need some water.” “Upstairs, the most southern room”, he answers while he takes the 5 golds into the counter, then goes to the kitchen to prepare some water. They quickly ran up the stairs and enter the southern room…
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Yes/No (Even)
Do the Order members pursue them to the tavern?
[4,3] Yes
They entered the tavern sometimes later, look around, then ask the barkeep for Boroth & the woman.
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Apparently it’s worth to give him those 5 golds as he willingly play dumb with those warriors. Even when they threathened him he is cunning enough to fool them. They left the tavern and continue their pursuit while the women witnessing the scene unfolds breaths in relief. They quickly attend to Boroth’s wound. With his cleric background he instructs the woman on the correct procedures to close and stitch the cut on his face. Took them more then 2 hours to do that. And after the procedure finishes they quickly lose consciousness and sleep, dead tired from the ordeal tonight.
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End of Scene.
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