“TONIGHT

WE BLEED BUT
TOMORROW
WE'LL BE RICH”

Written by Kobayashi Art Director EDgarra

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Written and designed by

Kobayashi

Art director
EDgarra Studio

Editors
Matt Kay, Alastair Jones,
the amazing backers of the Fléaux!
crowdfunding, you rock!

Cover art by
Théo Moret

Interior art by
Carlos Castilho, Dominick, EDgarra,
Yuri Perkowski, Charles Ferguson-Avery, Lunstream, Nyothep, Warmtail
and William McAusland.
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06 Introduction
12 character Creation
21 Experience
22 Talents
24 equipment
28 Rules
32 combat
38 Sorcery
48 Bestiary
60 Adventure
70 world
96 Game Aids
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FLÉAUX ! is pronounced "flay-O"

and roughly translates as Scourge or Plague.
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THE
WORLD
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The world of FLÉ AUX! is on the brink of
oblivion. Far from the flickering lights of
civilization, lurking in the deepest forests,
hidden in the ruins of past empires; gathered
behind the mountains at the end of the world,
the legions of Chaos await... Ignoring or
minimizing the threat, the free peoples of the
world fail to see the corruption that is slowly
eating away at the foundations of society.

The world's only hope may lie with the

nobodies, the drifters, and the scoundrels who
walk the dark alleys and muddy roads of
crumbling empires and emerging kingdoms.
Facing Chaos after accepting an “easy " job
or simply by answering a call for help, it's the
actions of these unlikely heroes that will make
a difference. Perhaps.
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The World. FLÉ AUX !'s setting is inspired
by our own world's 17th century.
You will meet halflings, dwarves, and elves
as well as goblins and the ogre-blooded.
Magic is a dangerous force, wielded by ominous
sorcerers. Kingdoms, duchies, baronies, and
empires struggle over the smallest piece of land,
to squeeze it of its riches or strength
then their power.

Ships have set out to explore the oceans

and discover new lands, but half-crazed
scholars claim that the known world
has not yet yielded all its secrets.
Ancient underground kingdoms
and flying islands are said to be hidden by
powerful sorcery, waiting to be found.
These stories and rumors soon find their
way into the taverns and public houses
of bustling cities and remote villages alike.
There, a few restless individuals dream of
leaving a life of mind-numbing labor for a life
of adventure...
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CORRUPTION
Apart from cultists and corrupt
nobles, there are many who think
they are simply serving a just cause:
The doctor who agrees to experiment on innocent people to
find a miracle cure; the nobleman who agrees to sacrifice a
village to save a city; the general who is willing to do anything
to crush an “inhuman” enemy; the inquisitor who truly
believes he is saving believers. And let's not forget the artists
and scientists ready to let loathsome creatures whisper into
their ears in exchange for inspiration, glory, or wealth.

The darkest streets of most cities can crush a reckless

adventurer as surely as the wildest lands. Threats are always
insidious, and those in power protect themselves with walls
made of fear and lies. Apart from the people whose lives they
have saved, the characters are likely to provoke the wrath
of those they have exposed as corrupt or useless. But don’t
overdo it: if all you offer is an irredeemably corrupt world,
there is little incentive for the player characters not to
become corrupt themselves. There should always be NPCs
worth saving.
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CHARACTER
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CREATION
Each character has seven attributes:

Strength represents
both physical strength and endurance.
Dexterity represents overall
coordination and agility.
Erudition represents
general knowledge*.
Charisma represents the ability to
influence others in conversation.
Guts represents remaining
calm in the face of horror, the unspeakable,
or a suspicious guard.
Melee represents the ability
to inflict harm in close combat.
Shooting represents the ability
to kill from afar.
*(a score below ten means a character is illiterate).

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dexterITY
I erudition
charisma
guts melee
I
shooting
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DETERMINE
THE ATTRIBUTES
Roll 2d6 for each attribute in order, then consult
the following table to determine their score.

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You can then swap two attributes if you wish.

&' 2 30
2-3 4-5 6-7 8-9 10-11 12
dice

036 8 9 10 11 12 13
score

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ORIGIN
Next, choose an origin and roll a
on the corresponding table.
(d6)

2m

1,75m

1,45 m

HUMAN
HUMAINor
ouHALFLING:
HALFLING,You grew
vous avezup...
grandi…
1.
1. in
Auasein
noble house,
d’une +1 toNoble,
maison Charisma
+1 en Charisme
2. on a farm, +1 to Strength
2. Dans une ferme,: +1 en Force
3.
3. in
Dansthelastreet, +1en
rue, +1 toDextérité
Dexterity
4. in a religious institution, +1 to Erudition
4. Dans une institution religieuse, +1 en Érudition
5. in a mercenary camp, +1
5. Dans un camp de mercenaires, to Melee or Mêlée
+1 en Shooting
ou en Tir
6. far from civilization, +1 to any attribute
6. Loin de la civilisation, +1 dans un attribut au choix

DWARF:
En tant You
quereceived your
NAIN, vous education...
avez reçu votre éducation…
1. atlathe
1. à merchant's
guilde guild, +1+1
des marchands, to en
Charisma
Charisme
2. in the stinking mushroom fields
2. dans les champignonnières nauséabondes de+1
of your city, to Strength
votre cité, +1 en Force
3. as an apprentice in a forge, +1 to
3. comme apprenti de la Forge, +1 en Force Strength
4. under
4. sous lesthe blows
coups desofinstructeurs
the mine guardians' instructors,
des gardiens +1 to
de la mine, +1Melee
en Mêlée
5. as an initiate of a master craftsman, +1 to Dexterity
5. en tant qu’initié des maitres-graveurs, +1 en Dextérité
6. at the
6. au fondbottom of a mine,
de la mine, à couppickaxe +1 en+1
in hand,
de pioche, to Strength
Force

ELF:
VotreYou grew
ELFE up...
a grandi…
1.
1. under
sous lathe tutelage
coupe of a highdu
d’un membre council +1en
member,+1
haut-conseil, toCharisme
Charisma
2. with storytellers from the House of Memories, +1 to Erudition
2. avec les conteurs de la maison des Mémoires, +1 en Érudition
3. while trying to join the royal scouts' regiment, +1 to
3. en essayant de rejoindre l’ordre des éclaireurs, +1 en TirShooting
4. en
4. while protecting
protégeant lesthe bordersde
frontières ofson
your +1+1
kingdom,
royaume, entoMêlée
Melee
5. in the corridors of the House of Arts, +1 to Dexterity
6. talking to foreign merchants, +1 to Charisma
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GOBLIN: You grew up...

1. as
5. a wizard's
dans les couloirs de la+1
minion, to Erudition
maison des Arts, +1 en Dextérité
2. in a horde led by gorelings,
6. en discutant avec les marchands+1 to Guts
des autres peuples, +1 en Charisme
3. in the underworld: +1 to Dexterity
Un GOBELIN
4. in the mines owned grandit généralement…
by your elders, +1 to Strength
5. as an interpreter for mercenaries, +1
1. en tant que grouillot d’un sorcier. +1 en toÉrudition
Charisma
6.
2. dans une horde menée par des sangrelins,Melee
as an initiate of an assassin's order: +1 to +1 en Sang-froid
3. dans les bas-fonds : +1 en Dextérité
4. sous les coups de fouet d’un contremaître nain, +1 en Force
OGRE-BLOODED: Your youth was spent in...
5. comme interprète pour des mercenaires, +1 en Charisme
1.
6. the docks
comme of the
initié local
d’un port,
ordre +1 to Strength
d’assassin : +1 en Mêlée
2. clandestine arenas, +1 to Melee
3. the books you were fond of, +1 to Erudition
La
4. in ajeunesse d’un+1SANG
forest as a lumberjack, D’OGRE a eu pour cadre…
to Strength
5. a traveling circus, +1 to Charisma
1. les docks du port local, +1 en Force
6.
2. the
des band
arènesofclandestines,
a mercenary +1 troop, +1 to Strength
en Mêlée
3. les livresare
Ogre-blooded dont
said il
to était friand. +1ofen
be the descendants Érudition
giantfolk that ruled the world in the distant past.
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HERETIC
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LOOTER
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CRIME
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You had to leave your home because you have
been accused of...

1. ...stealing a sacred relic

(d20)
2. ...sleeping with the wrong person
3. ...killing a royal officer
4. ...being an apostate
5. ...poisoning a sick person
6. ...bribing a royal official

GITATOR
7. ...killing a nobleman
8. ...robbing a judge
9. ...being an agitator
10. ...threatening an inquisitor
11. ...killing a member of your family
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12. ...robbing a tax collector

13. ...burning down the house of a nobleman
14. ...taking a bribe
15. ...heresy THIEF
16. ...making a pact with a demon
17. ...being a war criminal
18. ...stealing from your family
19. ...being a deserter
20. ...hunting in a royal reserve
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PROFESSION (d6)
To survive, you relied on...

Your
R esour cefulness
1. Burglar: Few locks resist you. You have
advantage on all attribute rolls related to
climbing, lockpicking, and stealth,
+1 to Dexterity.

2. Messenger: You can choose the move action

twice without rolling Willpower. You are able to
memorize everything you hear (with a successful
Willpower roll), +1 to Charisma.

3. Con man: With a successful Charisma roll,

your target believes one of your lies for one hour
(once per target!), +1 to Charisma.

4. Ratcatcher: You are immune to poisons and

most diseases, +1 to Strength.
Isolation
1. Lumberjack: Increase the size of your damage
5. Smuggler: You always have a knife on
die by one, +1 to Strength.
you which escapes searches. When you buy
equipment, roll a d4 instead of a d6,
2. Shepherd: You can take long rests when far
+1 to Guts.
from civilization, +1 to Guts.

6. Tomb robber: Gain advantage on all attribute

3. Poacher: Your first arrow always finds its
rolls to avoid traps or area effect,
target. Add your level to this arrow’s damage,
+1 to Dexterity.
+1 to Shooting.

4. Scout: You have advantage on initiative rolls,

+1 to Guts.

5. Hermit: You are less affected by things of this

world. You have advantage on Panic rolls,
+1 to Erudition.

6. Gravedigger: You gain advantage on Fear rolls.

Roll your damage die twice when fighting the
undead, +1 to Guts.
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Your Knowledge
1. Barber-Surgeon: You can restore
[d4 + your level] HP to a patient with a successful
Dexterity roll, +1 to Dexterity.

2. Sorcerer's Apprentice: Your character knows

two randomly determined spells, +1 to Guts.

3. Herbalist: Create d4 potions after a long rest.

Your unused potions expire within a day.
+1 to Erudition.

Potion examples: healing balms (2 HP),

anti-poison (induces vomiting), anti-venom (cancels
the effects of venom), poison (inflicts the herbalist's
damage die).

Violence 4. Interpreter: You know two additional languages

and can always make yourself understood (if the
1. Mercenary: Increase the size of your damage
person you are speaking to also makes an effort).
die by one, +1 to Melee.
If your first action in combat is to talk to your
opponents, you act first, +1 to Charisma.
2. Bounty Hunter: Double your damage when you
do a surprise attack, +1 to Shooting.
5. Chronicler: You may roll Erudition in place of
any other attribute once per session. You must
3. Wrestler: Your bare hands do as much damage
justify this by citing a historical fact
as your weapon (your two damage dice are
(concocted by yourself), +1 to Erudition.
identical), +1 to Melee.

6. Steward: Choose a resource at the beginning

4. Swashbuckler: Critical successes inflict
of each session (ammunition, rations, etc.). The
damage equal to your Dexterity, +1 to Melee.
usage die for this resource only degrades on a
result of 1 for all characters in the group,
5. Thumb-breaker: You can use Strength instead
+1 to Erudition.
of Charisma to intimidate or persuade your
opponents, +1 to Strength.

6. Bodyguard: You can absorb damage intended

for a close character, dividing the damage by two
in that case, +1 to Dexterity.
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HIT POINTS DAMAGE DICE
Your total hit points (HP) By default, a character inflicts d6 points
are equal to your Strength of damage when armed and d4 points
score. They don't go up if when unarmed.
your Strength goes up.

EQUIPMENT WILLPOWER
You begin your You start with a
adventures with a weapon Willpower die equal to
(choose or roll on the d6.
Weapons Table below),
a knife, and 3d6 shillings.
If you opted for a violent
career, you also begin with
light armor that grants
1 point of protection.

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YOUR CHARACTER GAINS BETWEEN 1 AND 3

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EXPERIENCE POINTS (XP) EACH SESSION.
YOU GAIN A LEVEL WITH EVERY 5 XP EARNED.
TOO FAST? LIMIT XP TO 1 PER SESSION. TOO SLOW?
GAIN A LEVEL WITH EVERY 3 XP EARNED.

EXPERIENCE
LEVEL AND ASSOCIATED BENEFITS
2. → +1 to an attribute (maximum: 18), +1 HP
3. → Gain a Talent. +1 HP
4. → +1 to an attribute (maximum: 18), +1 HP
5. → Gain a new profession*. +1 HP
6. → +1 to an attribute (maximum:18), +1 HP
7. → Gain a Talent. +1 HP
8. → +1 to an attribute (maximum: 18), +1 HP
9. → Gain a Talent, +1 HP
10. → the character's Willpower die is now a d8

*It doesn't have to be linked to your origin. You don't get the attribute bonus though.
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† Duelist
each turn, you have the choice between two
options: gain advantage on either your damage or
your defense roll. If this fails, the character must
make a Willpower roll (with disadvantage in case
of a critical failure).

† Escape artist

TALENTS
you are able to escape any type of bonds with a
successful Dexterity roll.

† Fetishist
Over time you have become... choose one of your weapons to now inflict d12
points of damage. However a result of 1 on the
damage die means that it breaks. If this occurs,
you must spend a week to transfer this advantage
† Angel of Death to a new weapon.
in combat, you gain a critical success on a natural
result of 1 to 3. † Hard to kill
you gain advantage when rolling on the Helpless
† Blood Magic Adept table.
when a character casts a spell, they can ignore a
disadvantage on their Willpower roll by sacrificing † Haunted
2 HP. your nightmares sometimes contain a warning of
what to expect. Once per session, you can act first
† Bookworm (whether or not in combat).
replace any attribute roll with an Erudition roll
once per session (twice if you are a Chronicler). † Lucky Bastard
You must justify this by citing the book's title and once per session, ignore the damage caused by an
author (make a small list before each session). attack by sacrificing a weapon, piece of armor, or
shield.
† Bloodthirsty
the size of your damage die increases by one step. † Meticulous
usage dice tied to your gear only degrade on a
† Composed result of 1.
you can return your Willpower die to its maximum
after a short rest. † Opportunist
when a human dies near you, you get 1 HP back
† Cook (but only once per turn).
once per session, you can concoct a tasty meal that
gives the benefits of a long rest to a short rest. You † Paranoid
must have the necessary ingredients for your meal. you gain advantage on your Initiative rolls.

† Dangerous † Protective
when you successfully defend yourself in combat, once per fight, you can cancel d6 points of damage
your attacker loses 1 HP. intended for a close character.
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† Reassuring † Vengeful
once per scene or fight, the character grants one if an attack brings you to 0 HP, you can

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of his companions advantage on a Guts roll. immediately attack with advantage
before collapsing.
† Relentless
once per session, add your Willpower die to your
damage.

† Resolute
you gain advantage to resist your opponent's spells.

† Resourceful
once per session, you can bring any single usage die
(other than the Willpower die) up to its maximum.

† Robust
once per day, you can recover a number of HP equal
to your level, even in the middle of a fight.

† Scarred
when you aren't wearing armor, you are considered
to have a natural PR of 1.

† Suicidal
you can choose to have your melee attack be an
automatic success, but all your Defense rolls will
fail until your next turn.

† Tactician
once per battle, you can sacrifice your turn and give
it to a close companion.

† Touched by the Dark

you gain advantage when you roll on the Chaos
Revenge table.

† Tough
if you are still alive after biting the dust, add your
level to the HP you recover.

† Thrifty
you gain advantage on rolls to determine the cost
of an item. For example, if an item costs d6x100
shillings, you roll 2d6 and keep the lower result (if
you are the buyer) or the higher result (if you are
the seller).
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EQUIPMENT
COST OF LIVING
At the beginning of each adventure, characters spend
a number of shillings equal to their Strength. This
represents their expenses between adventures.
a

A character who does not have this amount has either taken a
job or a loan (preferably from a shady character). If they prefer
to be hungry and dirty, they will suffer disadvantage on all
their attribute rolls during this session. That will teach them
not to be stingy!

WEAPONS
1 Axe
2 Sword
3 Mace
4 War hammer
5 Shovel
6 Crossbow*
7 Pickaxe
8 Dagger
9 Bow*
10 Flail
11 Sling
12 Chopper
13 Bastard sword
14 Dagger
15 Staff* (iron tips)
16 Claymore*
17 Metal gauntlet
18 Spear*
19 Sickle

d
20 Battle axe*

* two-handed weapons
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PRICE
LIST
D6 D6X10O D6X1O
SHILLINGS SHILLINGS SHILLINGS
Light Armor (PR1) Cart Heavy armor (PR2) and shields
Backpack Firearms Boots
Grappling hook Gem

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Caltrops
Common clothes Horse Crowbar
Mirror Swords, battle axes, flails, Drugs & poisons
Oil flask halberds, etc. Fancy clothes
One night at an inn Lantern
Parchment, ink, and quill Musical instrument
Rations (per day) Pickaxes, shovels, etc.
Rope Saddlebags
Waterskin Simple weapons (stick, knife, club,
Whistle etc.)
Wooden stakes Spyglass
Tent
Three bullets with powder charges
Vial of holy water
Waterproof box
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SUMMARY
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CHARACTER
CREATION

DETERMINE THE
ATTRIBUTES
Roll two d6 for each attribute in
order, then consult the table on
page 13 to determine their score.
You can then swap two attributes
if you wish.

ORIGIN
Next, choose an origin (Human, Halfling,
Dwarf, Elf, Goblin or Ogre-blooded) and
roll a d6 on the corresponding table.

CRIME
You had to leave your home because you
have been accused of a crime, see page 17.

PROFESSION
To survive, you relied on... WILLPOWER
Violence, Isolation, Your Resourcefulness, You start with a Willpower die
Your Knowledge. equal to d6.
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LEVEL
This is your experience see
page 21

HIT POINTS
Your total hit points (HP) are equal
to your Strength score.

TALENTS
You gain a new talent at level 3, 7
and 9, see pages 22/23.

DAMAGE DICE
By default, a character inflicts
d6 points of damage when armed
and d4 points when unarmed.

EQUIPMENT
You begin your adventures with a weapon (choose or roll on
the Weapons Table below), a knife, and 3d6 shillings. If you
opted for a violent career, you also begin with light armor
that grants 1 point of protection.
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RULES
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RULES
EVERYTHING
HAPPENS HERE TUR NS
WELL... ALMOST. To make sure everyone at the table has a
the
chance to speak, the game uses Turns. At
is the time neede d for a character
table, a Turn
to move and act. In game time, a Turn may
at),
represent a few moments (during a comb
a few minutes, a few hours or even a few days.
The game is always played in Turns.

A CT IO N S
ON E TU RN , TW O spotlight,
yer hogs the
To make sure no pla ns
ve and take two actio
a character can mo lex ity (a nd the
e action comp
during his turn. Th actio n) de pe nds
th a move
distance covered wi d by the
e Turn as establishe
on the length of th
nutes, hours...).
GM (moments, mi g your
ntical actions durin
Performing two ide e be low ).
illpower roll (se
turn triggers a W

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CR ITI CA L SU CC ES S AN D FA ILU
No matter what the modifiers are:

success.
THE ATTRIBUTE ROLLS † A roll of 1 is always a critical
cal failure.
When a character tries to do something that has † A roll of 20 is always a criti
a chance to fail, the player makes an attribute roll ess means the
For an attack roll, a critical succ
by rolling a d20: m dam age and adds
character does maximu
on top of that.
another damage die
† Rolling below the attribute: the character
succeeds re means you have
Whatever the roll, a critical failu
to make a Willpower roll.
† Rolling equal to or above the attribute:
the character fails or succeeds at a cost.
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NTAG E
AD VA NTAG E AN D DIS AD VA ns
ntage on a roll mea
Having advantage or disadva
that you roll two dice:

yer to choose
† Advantage allows the Pla WIL LPO WE R
which result to use. The Willpower die represents a character's
ability to overcome fear and exhaustion. As
chooses the
† Disadvantage means the GM any Usage die, it can be depleted, leaving
the
result to use. character open to a panic attack. A player
usually rolls their character's Willpower
reflect bad or good die
For the GM: use this rule to when:
any roll, this might be
conditions that can influence
having the right tools for
a strained relationship or † They take the same action twice durin
g
the job. a combat Turn*.
situations where your
For the player: try to create † They use a Talent that requires it.
age: find a better
character can gain an advant
ter, offer a bribe, etc.
position, help another charac † They get a critical failure on an
attribute roll.
ge can apply to all die
Advantage and disadvanta
rolls and any Usage
rolls: attribute rolls, damage *If the action already requires a Willpower
both advantage and roll,
die. If a roll happens to have this one is made with disadvantage.
h other (no matter
disadvantage, they cancel eac
disa dvantages you
how many advantages and The Willpower die returns to its maximum
have). after the character has taken a long rest.

Players can choose to "burn Willpower":

roll Willpower and subtract the result
from an attribute roll. The Willpower die
USAGE DIE (g)
automatically degrades.
Some things in the game are represented by a Usage
die (g) to model the fact that they are available
Once the Willpower die is depleted, the
in limited quantities: magic item use, willpower,
character panics.
influence... When this resource is used you roll its
Usage die, a result of 1-2 means the Usage die is
downgraded to the next smallest die:

g20>g12>g10>g8>g6>g4

† When you roll a 1 or 2 on a gd4, this means

the resource is depleted.

As a rule of thumb, the average number of uses for

each Usage die is as follows:
g4(2), g6(5), g8(9), g10(14), g12(20), g20(30).
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PANIC
Once a character's Willpower die is depleted,
the player must roll on the Panic table.
RANGES
FLEAUX! uses four ranges: Close, Nearby,
Faraway and Distant. Moving one range requires
PANI C (d6) the character...
one move action. Depending on the length of a
1… Manages to get a grip and can act Turn, the actual distance covered by the character
normally will vary, for example in combat:

2… Screams for one Turn. Everyone Close † 1,5m † 1 square

hearing this rolls Willpower Nearby † 10m † 6 squares
Faraway † 20m † 12 squares
3… Pukes and loses 1 HP Distant † Beyond 20m

4… Suffers from hysterical blindness that

lasts 'til the end of the next Turn

5… Randomly attacks someone (Melee

PE RC EP TI ON
actively looking for
attack only)* When characters are ce,
d it. If time is of the essen
something, they fin lure
a Guts roll, a fai
6… Has a heart attack: player rolls on players should make d
es pre cio us time for them to fin
the Helpless table means it tak
g for.
what they are lookin
*if no one is present, opts for self-mutilation
(d4 damage).
GR OU P ro ll d
lf the characters succee
Once the result of the table has been applied, In a group effort, if ha up does.
l, the whole gro
the character's Willpower is back at d4. at their attribute rol

Fear
When a character is faced with a frightening
situation, the player must make a Guts roll.
IN IT IAT IV E ery player
of each fight, ev
At the beginning ns the
A failure gives the player two options: ll. A success mea
makes a Guts ro ion, failure
fore the opposit
character acts be cc ess grants
† the character runs away or they roll site. A critical su
means the oppo ro un d, a critical
their Willpower die to continue acting an ex tra actio n for the first
yo u on your first
ts you one action
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round.
A critical failure immediately results
in a Panic roll.
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ATTAC K
† Melee attack: make a Melee roll
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act twice.
, characters can † Ranged attack: make a Shooting roll
During their turn ck,
action twice (atta
If they use the same po wer
st roll their Will A success inflicts damage equal to the character's
move, etc.), they mu y: yo u ca n
ption is sorcer damage die.
die. The only exce turn .
during your A critical success deals the character's maximum
only cast one spell
damage, plus an additional damage die.

ADDING AN EFFECT TO YOUR

ATTAC K
Rolling your Willpower die allows you to add one of
the following effects to your attack if it is successful:

Butcher: add the result of the Willpower die to the

damage you deal.

Disarm: your opponent is disarmed (if physically

possible)

Whirlwind: you inflict your damage to everyone close

to you (friends and foes alike).

DEFE ND
† Parry: make a Melee roll*
† Dodge: make a Dexterity roll**

*The character must have an object or weapon that

allows them to parry.
**Ranged attacks can only be dodged.

2 A critical success on Defense means the

to the attacker
character immediately deals damage
(if it was a melee attack).

2 A failed Defense roll means that ther'scharacter

takes damage (according to the monste
description).

2 A critical failure in Defense means that the

s account (and
character's armor is not taken into
they must make a Willpower roll as for any critical
failure).
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THREAT LEVEL
If an opponent's level is higher than the
character's, the difference between the two is
used as a penalty to attribute rolls aimed at them
(attack, defense, persuade or intimidate, etc.).
If the character's level is higher, no modifier is
applied, that's tough but it will prevent characters
from mowing down their opposition. CONTIN UOUS DAMAG E
Such pleasant things as fire and acid can cause
continuous damage. This means that the target
takes gd4 points of damage each round (until
ARMOR
the die is depleted). Armor is useless against
The protection score of the armor (PR) is
this type of damage.
deducted from the damage taken by the character
(which can then be reduced to 0).

HIT POINTS
SHIELD When a NPC's hit points drop to 0, they die. A
A shield grants advantage to your Parry rolls. character just bites the dust: once the fight is
over, the player rolls a d6:

TWO-HANDED WEAPONS
These weapons give you an advantage on your
damage rolls.
HELPL ESS (d6)
1. Scarred: the character gets away with
an ugly scar.

2. Close call: one of the objects carried

by the character is broken.

3. Impaired: disadvantage to Dexterity

rolls until the end of the session.

4. Injured: disadvantage to all attribute

rolls until the end of the session.

5. Butchered: the character loses 1 point

of Strength or Dexterity permanently.

6. Dead: create a new character of the

same level as the dead character.

A character who survived (results 1 to 5)

immediately recovers d4 HP.
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RECOVERY
Characters are a little stronger than average. They can
recover HP by taking a short rest or a long rest.

A short rest lasts 1 hour and allows the character to

recover a number of HP equal to their Strength divided by
two (rounded down). A character can take one short rest
per day.

A long rest lasts 6 hours and allows a character to recover

all their HP. Some Talents and the Willpower die are also
recharged after a long rest.

Characters must be in a safe, civilized place to take a long

rest. In the wilderness, a long rest will have the same
effects as a short rest.

FIREARMS
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Some rules for those who wish to integrate firearms
into their campaign.
We're talking about 17th and early 18th century
firearms: noisy weapons, requiring constant
maintenance, cumbersome and dangerous even
for their users. To keep things simple, Fléaux!
considers three firearms types:
† Pistol: its mere presence gives you advantage
to your intimidation attempts.
† Musket: immediately kills the target on a
critical hit, regardless of level.
† Blunderbuss: get advantage on your damage
roll when the target is close.
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Limitation
Firearms can only fire once per combat.
Critical failure while shooting
A critical failure on your shooting roll means your
weapon explodes and you take the damage.
Critical success while shooting
If your target is human and of a level equal to
yours or less, they are killed instantly. Otherwise
(non-human target or a higher level), apply the
usual critical success rules.
Optional: smoke
Used in enclosed spaces, shots create so much
smoke that all combat actions that take place
there suffer disadvantage.

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SORCERY
AND FIREARMS
Sorcery is chaotic and a constant source of corruption. Mixing sorcery with
firearms can be as dangerous to the user as it is to the target.
The purpose of a firearm is to injure and kill. The
occult powers that feed sorcery amplify this and
it doesn't matter who suffers the consequences,
the shooter or his target. In order to avoid turning
muskets into assault rifles, the GM must keep in
mind the following two points:
† Sorcery should not increase
a firearm's rate of fire.
† Sorcery should not improve
a firearm's reliability.
Runes
The safest way to combine firearms and sorcery is
to carve magical runes into the bullets. This is not
a common activity, as most wizards do not have
the desire or ability to make bullets. It is, however,
a very lucrative business (d6x100 shillings for
an engraved bullet) and is very much under the
control of the authorities: a muddy adventurer
stinking of goreling blood probably won't be able to
buy one. At the GM's discretion, these runes can
also be engraved on arrows or crossbow bolts.
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Runes and critical failure
In the event of a critical failure, the effect of the
rune is applied to the shooter.
Hunter's Rune
This bullet doesn't hurt your target, but it makes
it easier to track: the metal parts of your firearm
glow when the target is within a mile.
Rune of Fate
The real name of the target must be written on
the bullet. The bullet always hits its target (no
need to make an attack roll).
Rune of Light
Once the target is hit, the bullet emits a light that
has the same qualities as daylight. The light goes
out at sunrise.
Rune of Disease
Causes a disease that weakens the victim for d4
days (the GM rolls the die and does not give the
result to the players).
Rune of Rage
This bullet inflicts d12 points of damage but the
violence of the shot inflicts 1 point of damage to the
shooter.
Rune of Blood
This bullet adds 6 points to the damage you inflict
but destroys your weapon when fired.
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CAST A SPELL
† The sorcerer's player must make a Willpower roll.

† If the sorcerer has already cast a spell during the day, the Willpower roll is made with disadvantage.

† A result of 1 on the Willpower die can sometimes have unfortunate effects, as indicated in the description
of some spells.

† If your Willpower die is exhausted after casting a spell, you must face Chaos Revenge.

LEARN NEW SPELLS

Sorcerers don't share their secrets, and those who have written them down in grimoires have made sure they're
protected by powerful curses. Finding a spell should therefore be the result of a particularly dangerous
adventure
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CHAOS
(D6)

REVENGE
1. You cannot
cast any more spells
until next sunrise.

2. The energy
of the spell ravages
your body: lose d6 HP.

3. You cause an explosion

of magical energy:
inflict d6 points of damage to all nearby.

4. Your body
pays the price for your arrogance:
lose 1 HP permanently.

5. Your mind is consumed

by horrors from beyond:
lose 1 point of Guts permanently.

6. A creature from
another dimension
appears and drags you into their domain.

Sacrifice
You can use your HP to change the result
of the Willpower die, 1 HP gives a +1
(you can't intentionally set it to 1).
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† Chthonic Guide:
When you are underground, this spell
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summons a rat that can guide you to the
nearest exit, provided you feed it your blood
(this costs d4 HP). The rat dies once you reach
the exit.

† Curse of the Mute:

The target can no longer speak. A result of 1 on
the Willpower die makes the effect permanent.

† Demon's Breath:
All light sources in the same room as the

LIST OF
sorcerer are immediately extinguished. A fire
will also start in another room of the building.

SPELLS
† Dream Message:
Send a message to someone you know through
a dream. The target must of course be asleep.
This spell has no range limit.

† Feather Fall:
† Acid Blood:
The target survives an otherwise deadly fall.
You can turn a small pool of your blood acid
All equipment carried by the character is
(it costs 3 HP to create). It causes d6 points of
destroyed.
damage to a living creature or can dissolve an
object no larger than a small book.
† Gloomy Lullaby:
Your target loses consciousness. A result of 1 on
the Willpower die means that the target will
never wake up.

† Bloody mark:
You can mark an object with a drop of your
blood (this definitely costs you 1 HP). You
always know where this object is. If the object is
† Greedy Hand:
destroyed, the sorcerer recovers his HP.
One of the objects your target is holding flies to
you. A result of 1 on the Willpower die means
that the object is destroyed.
† Boneless:
The target's body becomes as flexible as a
snake's, allowing it to easily escape from bonds
or slip between bars or into a narrow passage. † Hazy Memories:
The spell lasts for 6 minutes. A result of 1 on Your target forgets all interactions with you
the Willpower die causes the target to lose all over the last d6 hours. A result of 1 on the
its hair (which will grow back in the following Willpower die means that the target becomes
days). totally amnesiac.
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† Infernal Hound:
Turns an ordinary dog into an infernal hound
(11 Attack, 10 HP, bites for d6 damage). The
dog dies when the fight is over.
† Infernal Scream:
An inhuman scream paralyzes those who hear
it for a few seconds. This sound kills children
and pets instantly.
† Inquisition:
Your target must be immobilized. The spell
subjects him to intense pain and forces him to
answer d4 questions. The GM rolls the die and
hides the result from the sorcerer's player. If
the player asks more questions than the die roll
allows, the target dies.
† Living Reflection:
You give a semblance of life to your reflection
in a mirror. You can see what it sees when you
close your eyes (and cannot sleep while the spell
is active). The spell stops when you decide or
when the mirror is broken.
† Poisoned Projectile:
You poison a projectile by dipping it in your own
blood (this costs you 1 HP). Anyone wounded by
this projectile dies after 4 minutes.
† Raven's Eyes:
The sorcerer can see through the eyes of a bird
as long as they concentrate and keep their eyes
closed. As soon as they open their eyes, the spell
stops and the bird dies.
† Sharing the Pain:
You can transfer a loss of HP caused by a wound
to one of your companions.
† Silence:
All sounds within a 10 meter radius of the
sorcerer are muffled. The spell lasts as long as
the sorcerer can concentrate. A result of 1 on
the Willpower die means that all people in the
area of effect of the spell become mute for the
same duration.
† Spontaneous Combustion:
Your target bursts into flames and suffers
continuous damage. A result of 1 on the
Willpower die means that everyone present
will burst into flames.
† Steel Ghost:
Renders a weapon no longer than a dagger
completely invisible until it is drawn from its
scabbard (or the sorcerer casts another spell).
If the weapon does not injure anyone on the
turn it is drawn, the wizard loses d6 HP.
† Vampire:
If you manage to hit your target, you "steal"
d6 HP from it, which comes back to replenish
your own supply (without making it exceed its
maximum). On a result of 1 the target dies.
† Veil of Darkness:
D6 targets are blinded for an entire combat (or
d6 minutes). A result of 1 on the Willpower die
means that you are also affected.
† Voice Thief:
You can now speak through your target's
mouth. You are limited to six words.
† Wine of Death:
The spells targets a jug or cup of wine the
sorcerer must touch. Those who drink this wine
quickly start looking for a fight. A result of 1 on
the Willpower die means that the drinkers are
trying to kill each other.

Charms,
curses
and other
incantations
Hermits, bonesetters and a few elders
from the countryside sometimes have
access to minor spells.
† Dead Man's Map:
The blood of a dead man draws a map that
indicates the rough location of the murderer.
† Fireflies:
The sorcerer summons a swarm of fireflies that
give as much light as a torch. They disappear at
the slightest sign of combat.
† Flame:
This spell summons a flame (no larger than a
match) in the sorcerer's palm. On a result of
1 on the Willpower die, the sorcerer's clothes
catch fire.
† Fleabag:
The sorcerer can transform themselves into a
dog, but they only returns to their original form
at sunset (if the spell is cast during the day) or
at sunrise (if the spell is cast at night). Their
HP does not change, they can only bite (use
their unarmed damage) and bark.
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† Guardian of the Dreams:
Animates a doll, puppet, or stuffed animal
that stands guard while you sleep. It starts to
scream if it sees someone the sorcerer has not
designated. Lasts one night (the spell does not
work during the day).
† Impotent Arrows:
All projectiles that hit the target of the spell
during the next turn do no damage. On a
Willpower die result of 1, the projectiles of the
sorcerer's allies are also affected.
† Mark of Infamy:
The target of this spell bears the name of the
crime he committed on his forehead. The
effectiveness of this spell has yet to be proven
among the illiterate. The mark fades at the next
dawn. On a result of 1, the sign appears on the
foreheads of all those present.
† Meal of the Faithful:
The sorcerer purifies a meal (poisons, natural
or not, are eliminated) but it no longer has any
flavor. A successful Guts roll is required to eat it.
† Mud Puddle:
Immediately slows down any person, animal,
or vehicle that steps into it (enough to end a
chase, for example).
† Scarecrow Servant:
Animates a pile of clothes or rags to give them
the appearance of life. Its movements are
uncoordinated and the scarecrow cannot hurt
anyone.
† Scent of the Countryside:
The target gives off the smell of manure until
next dawn.
† Swarm of Bees:
The target is stung several times (d3 damage)
and cannot act during this turn.
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ALCHEMY
To create an alchemical potion, a
character must first get their hands on
ingredients: these are usually organs
taken from a monster killed by the group,
such as “skeleton powder", “harpy
liver", “troll brain" or “lich eye". These
ingredients shouldn't be found at the local
market.

It is up to the players to create potions and
their effects. A formula can have from one
to three ingredients. The more ingredients,
the more powerful the effects. The following
table allows you to estimate some of the
effects.
† An explosive vial that inflicts d8 points of
damage requires three ingredients.
† A vial of light made with one ingredient is as
bright as a torch.
† An alchemist who wishes to make a vial of
daylight capable of harming a vampire may
decide to dedicate one ingredient to range (a
torch) and two ingredients to damage inflicted
(d6).
For each formula created in this way, the
player must note the ingredients used. This
formula cannot then be modified: the same
ingredients must be used each time.
Effects duration
The effects of an alchemical formula are
generally immediate and are not intended
to last over time. If this is the case, you can
associate a usage die to the formula.
Buying ingredients
The GM may allow an alchemist to buy
certain ingredients when they are in a large
city. Each ingredient should cost d6x50
shillings. A character who tries to sell the
ingredients they have found can earn d6x20
shillings per ingredient.

Some guidelines

Ingredients Bonus Hurt/Heal Usage die Light Medicine

1 +1 d4 d4 Torch Cold

2 +2 d6 d6 Campfire Pneumonia

3 Advantage d8 d8 Pyre Plague

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ENCHANTED
ITEMS
A character should not have more than one
m
such item. In fact, we recommend that you go
for a maximum of two such items per group.

Unique Steel
Ilmarian steel is the strongest material
available. Unfortunately, the secret of its
manufacture has been lost and weapons
made of this steel are very rare.

A weapon made of Ilmarian steel inflicts

1 extra point of damage.

Killer Weapon
This type of weapon inflicts maximum
damage on a successful attack against its
target of choice (vampires, leechers, undead,
etc.).

Armor
Magical armor grants an advantage to a
character's die roll when they roll on the
helpless table.

Items
A magic item usually grants an advantage
to a specific type of action, such as a cloak
of concealment that grants an advantage to
any Dexterity roll dedicated to stealth.
They can also reproduce the effect of a spell
(in which case the item has a g d6).
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BESTIARy
Each monster and antagonist description
includes the following elements:
level, hit points and the actions they
can perform during their turn.
A monster can usually move during its
turn and use one of its actions. These are
presented as follows:
Name Lvl Hp Actions
Changeling 3 15 Claws (Dexterity/Melee) 5 damage

The type of action (here a claw strike), the

attribute roll needed to avoid the attack
(here Dexterity or Melee, player's choice)
and finally the consequences of failure (here
the target takes 5 points of damage).
A resistance indicates that the damage
inflicted by this kind of attack is divided by
2. For an immunity the damage is ignored
(even in case of a critical hit).
The GM is free to add a vulnerability
indicating that the damage received by the
monster is multiplied by 2 if they use this
element.
The names of some monsters may seem
obscure so we've added a few descriptions to
help you get a feel for them. As always, feel
free to adapt each of them to your setting.
Abyssal
The Abyssals are an ancient aquatic people
who have little affection for the people of
the surface. They reign supreme under the
oceans and exact a heavy toll on the world's
merchant navies.
Araknean
These creatures are created by giant spiders
that turn their victims into nightmarish
mutants. There is no known cure for this
mutation.
Blob
It is said that blobs are born under the
laboratories of wizards and alchemists, when
too many potions and failed experiments
have been mixed up over time. A blob has
only one instinct: to feed.
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Burned, Flayed, Quartered and Toadling

Decapitated Ones
The victims of the various modes of
execution of civilized peoples sometimes
return from their grave to take revenge on
their executioners.
Changeling
These creatures from the Ur-Hundun are
used by the elves of the Eastern Empire to
replace key figures of their political rivals.
Some changelings, however, manage to leave
their home plane of their own accord and
venture into the known world.
These humanoid batrachians live in fetid
swamps and guard, often without knowing
why, ancient ruins that hide both great
treasures and terrible dangers.
Goreling
Goreling are the result of an experiment
conducted by wizards of the past. They are
not a people but a disease. Anyone who is
wounded by a goreling and continues to kill
turns into a goreling at the next full moon.

The victim loses their memory

and can only think of joining
other gorelings and continue the
slaughter.
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Name Lvl Hp Actions

Abyssal 2 10 Harpoon (Dexterity/Melee) 5 damage
Teleportation from one body of water to another

Abyssal (Priest) 3 15 Water Tentacles (Dexterity) 6 damage or immobilized

Dagger (Dexterity/Speech) 4 damage

Araknean 2 10 Web Glaver (Dexterity/Melee) a spider's web

suffocates the character for one turn
(this turn must be devoted to pulling out this web)
Kriss (Dexterity/Melee) 5 damage

Berserker 4 20 Furious Charge (Dexterity/Melee) 7 damage to any

adjacent person
Battle Cry (Guts) no movement on your turn.

Blob 2 10 Absorb (Dexterity) continuous damage

Acid Shot (Dexterity) 5 damage

Burned One 2 10 Steam Blast (Dexterity) 5 damage to all nearby targets

Scorching Touch (Dexterity/Melee) 5 damage

Changeling 3 15 Same attack as the target character this turn, 6 damage

Chaos warrior 7 35 Barbed Weapon (Dexterity/Melee) 10 damage

Wither (Strength) 5 damage (armor is useless)
Resistance to normal weapons

Cultist (Suicidal) 2 10 Dagger (Dexterity/Melee) 4 damage

Cultist (Guru) 4 20 Morningstar (Dexterity/Melee) 7 damage

Transforms into a giant snake

Decapitated One 2 10 Axe (Dexterity/Melee) 5 damage

Demon (War) 5 25 War Hammer (Dexterity/Melee) 9 damage

War Cry (Guts) Willpower roll

Demon (Corruption) 4 20 Zizanie (Guts) attack a close or adjacent ally

Disease spirit 2 6 Weaken (Strength) disadvantage to all rolls until

healed (one Strength roll/day allowed, character
is healed if successful).
Immune to non-magical weapons.

Dragon (grumpy) 10 50 Flaming Breath (Dexterity) 13 damage

Wingbeat (Dexterity) end up on the ground
Immune to non-magical weapons

Dwarf 2 10 Axe (Dexterity/Melee) 5 damage or

Crossbow (Dexterity) (in a bad mood) 5 damage

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Name Lvl Hp Actions

Dwarf (Veteran) 5 25 Battle Axe (Dexterity/Melee) 8 damage
Busted kneecap (Dexterity) you end up on your butt

Elf (Guardian) 5 25 War Dance (Dexterity/Melee) 8 damage to any

adjacent enemy

Elf (Enchanter) 7 35 Blinding Light (Dexterity) disadvantage
to actions this turn
Sleep (Guts) target falls asleep

Flayed One 2 10 Hooks (Dexterity/Melee) 5 damage
Appalling Appearance (Guts) one use

Fomorian 5 25 Storm Axe (Dexterity/Melee) attacks all nearby

targets 8 damage
Lightning Bolt (Dexterity) 7 damage
Fire Resistance

Forest Guardian 5 25 Branch in the Pear (Dexterity/Melee) 8 damage

Bramble Trap (Dexterity) victim is entangled until
they succeed on a Strength roll.

Gargoyle 4 12 Claws (Dexterity/Melee) 7 damage

Ghost 2 10 Terror (Guts) 5 damage (armor useless),

Immune to normal weapons

Ghoul 2 10 Claw (Dexterity/Melee) 5 damage

Bite (Dexterity/Melee) Continuous damage

Giant 5 25 Grab (Dexterity) target is grabbed by the giant,

Devour (Strength) on a seized character, 8 damage

Giant Boar 5 25 Charge (Dexterity/Melee) 8 damage

Giant Octopus 7 35 Grab and Crush (Dexterity/Melee) 10 damage

Attacking the boat: sinks a boat after 3 attacks.
Once at 0 HP, the octopus retreats.

Giant Scorpion 4 20 Poison Sting (Dexterity/Melee) Continuous damage

Pincers (Dexterity) 7 damage

Giant Shark 6 30 Swallow (Dexterity with Underwater disadvantage)

you are in the shark's stomach
Drag (Dexterity with Underwater disadvantage)
the shark drags its victim with it and is out
of reach after 3 turns

Giant Snake 6 30 Capture (Dexterity) continuous damage

Hypnotize (Guts) attack impossible

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Name Lvl Hp Actions

Giant Spider 4 20 Poison Stinger (Dexterity/Melee) 6 damage +

continuous damage
Webcasting (Dexterity) paralyzed until
a Strength roll is successful

Giant Wolf 4 20 Rip off a weapon (Strength) Lose your weapon
Bite (Dexterity/Melee) 7 damage

Giant Worm 8 40 Gobble (Dexterity) you are digested by the giant
worm after 3 turns
Earthquake (Dexterity) disadvantage to your
attribute rolls on your next turn

Golem (Bronze) 7 35 Crush (Dexterity) 10 damage
Clap (Strength) deafens until the end of the fight.

Goreling (Archer) 2 10 Bow (Dexterity) 5 damage

Volley of arrows (minimum 5 archers), no roll, 1
automatic damage

Goreling (brute) 2 10 Battle Axe (Dexterity/Melee) 5 damage

Battle Cry (Guts) Willingness roll

Goreling (leader) 4 20 Brutal Attack (Dexterity/Melee) 7 damage

Vicious Strike (Dexterity/Melee) 5 damage
(armor is ignored)

Gremlin 1 5 Jinx (Dexterity) an item you are carrying breaks

Claws (Dexterity/Melee) 4 damage.

Guard 1 5 Morningstar (Dexterity/Melee) 4 damage

Reinforcements d4 guards arrive in d4 turns

Herald of Chaos 5 25 Demonic Blade (Dexterity/Melee) 8 damage

Chaos Hurricane (Dexterity/Melee) 5 damage
to all close targets

Hound 3 15 Bite (Dexterity/Melee) 6 damage

Pounce (Dexterity/Strength): end up on your butt

Hound (mechanical) 2 6 Bite (Dexterity/Melee) 5 damage

Charge (Dexterity/Strength) 5 damage
Resistant to normal weapons

Howler 3 15 Piercing Scream (Guts) 4 damage

Imps of Chaos 1 1 Ridiculous weapons (Dexterity/Melee)

1 damage, Annoying Laughter (Guts) disadvantage

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Name Lvl Hp Actions

Lich 8 40 Lacerate Soul (Guts) 11 damage
Barbed Sword (Dexterity/Melee) 8 + continuous
damage

Mercenary 3 15 Claymore (Dexterity/Melee) 6 damage
Bow (Dexterity) 6 damage

Mercenary 3 15 Crossbow (Dexterity) 6 damage

(Crossbowman) Short Sword (Dexterity/Melee) 4 damage

Mercenary 4 20 Sword (Dexterity/Melee) 7 damage

(Sergeant) Dodge disadvantage to attack the sergeant this turn

Minotaur 8 40 Clubbing (Dexterity/Melee) 11 damage

Charge (Dexterity) 11 damage

Mist dragon 10 50 Poisonous fumes: 1 damage each round

Bite (Dexterity) 13 damage
Resistance to non-magical weapons.

Mummy (ruler) 6 30 Insect swarm (Dexterity) Disadvantage to all attacks
Khopesh (Dexterity/Melee) 9 damage
Sandblast (Dexterity) Disadvantage on your next action.

Mummy (servant) 2 10 Khopesh (Dexterity/Melee) 5 damage

Faithful Servant a killed servant comes back to life
in 3 turns as long as the ruler is not killed.

Murderous Shadow 3 15 Shadow scythe (Dexterity/Melee) 6 damage

Necromancer 6 30 Poisoned Dagger (Dexterity/Melee) continuous damage

Summon d6 skeletons

Ogre 5 25 Meat cleaver (Dexterity/Melee) 8 damage

Bite (Dexterity/Melee) continuous damage

Peasant (pissed off) 1 5 Fork (Dexterity/Melee) 4 damage

Torch (Dexterity) continuous damage

Pirate 1 5 Cutlass (Dexterity/Melee) 4 damage or

Musket (Dexterity) one shot, 4 damage
Agile: a pirate can move twice on a ship

Pirate (Captain) 4 20 Cutlass (Dexterity/Melee) 7 damage or

e
Pistol (Dexterity) one shot, 7 damage
Human shield roll a d6 when a character hits the
captain, on a result of 1 or 2 another pirate takes the
damage instead.

Name

Quartered One 2
Lvl Hp Actions

10
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Chains (Dexterity/Melee) 5 damage, can aim at

distant targets

Ratling (ruffian) 2 10 Bow (Dexterity) 5 damage

Dagger (Dexterity/Melee) 4 damage

Ratling (assassin) 3 15 Poisonous fumes (Strength) vomiting, Disadvantage to

attribute rolls this turn
Kriss (Dexterity/Melee) 5 damage

Scarecrow 6 30 Ghostly double (In Guts) the character attacks an

illusion during his turn
Murder of ghostly crows (Dexterity)
9 damage (useless armor)

Shark 3 15 Bite (Dexterity with underwater disadvantage)

6 damage, Attracts an additional d6 sharks on a
successful attack

Shoggoth 8 40 Tentacles (Dexterity/Melee) 11 damage

Disarm (Dexterity/Strength) the shoggoth absorbs
your weapon

Skeleton 3 15 Scimitar (Dexterity/Melee) 6 damage

Resistance: Sharp Weapons

Skeleton (Archer) 2 10 Bow (Dexterity) 5 damage

Resistance: slashing Weapons

Skeleton (Rider) 3 15 Spear (Dexterity/Speech) 6 damage

Gallop: two movement actions
Resistance: slashing weapons

Soul Eater 3 15 Weaken Will (Guts) character cannot attack

Soul Eater (Guts) 6 damage

Stone Guardian 5 25 Stone sword (Dexterity/Melee) 8 damage

Stone Throw (Dexterity) 6 damage

Swarm of rats 2 10 Bite (Dexterity/Melee) 4 damage

Toadling 1 5 Blowgun (Dexterity) poison, continuous damage

Sword (Dexterity/Melee) 4 damage

Toadling (shaman) 3 15 Hallucinations (disadvantage to all rolls)

Gloomy croak returns 3 HP to any toad present

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Name Lvl Hp Actions

Troll 4 20 Claws (Dexterity/Melee) 7 damage

Regenerate Troll recovers d6 HP

Tyrannosaurus 7 35 Bite (Dexterity/Melee) 10 damage and target is

swallowed on next turn

Vampire (young) 4 20 Claws (Dexterity/Melee) 7 damage
Bite (Dexterity/Melee) infected, the Vampire can find
you wherever you are

Vampire (Elder) 8 40 Paralyzing Gaze (Guts) paralyzed

(until the end of your next turn)
Claws (Dexterity/Melee) 7 damage

Werewolf 4 20 Claws (Dexterity/Melee) 7 damage

Howl (Guts) Willpower Roll
A character wounded by a werewolf must make a
successful Guts roll, on a result of 1 the character
becomes a werewolf the following night

Wolf (Pack) 2 10 Encircle (Dexterity) all of the following Defense rolls

are made with a disadvantage
Bite (Dexterity/Melee) 5 damage
Every 2 points of damage, a wolf is eliminated

Zombie 1 5 Grab (Dexterity/Speech) 4 damage

Bite (Dexterity/Melee) infected, turns into a zombie
in two days if not treated properly (GM's discretion)

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MONSTERS
ON THE GO
If you need to create a monster on the go
(or for a specific adventure) you can use
the following table to determine their
HP and damage.
Give it two actions. Don't worry about the characters' levels,
just respect the setting's logic. Make sure that cautious or curious
players will have a chance to get information about what to expect.
At worst, remind them that escape is always an option.

Level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

HP 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50

Damage 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

The most mathematically inclined will

quickly understand the formula:

Hit points = level X5

Damage = level +3
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A d V E N T U R e

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At C a s t l e
KRAGSTEIN

Our heroes having all committed a crime they find themselves in the same
wagon on their way to the prison castle of Kragstein. The prison will soon be
besieged by barbarian tribes who have come to free their leader who is among the
prisoners. In order to defend his prison, the governor will call upon a prisoner
adept in the dark arts. A decision that will deliver castle Kragstein and its
occupants to the hatred of its former victims, back from the underworld to devour
the living.
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This adventure is usually played in two to three

hours (including character creation in the latter
case). Throughout the text, italicized passages located
between g these two skulls g will give you advice
on how to run this scenario.

The A r r i va l
The characters sit in an iron cage on a wagon,
on their way to castle Kragstein, the prison
from which, it is said, there is no escape. Their
companions of misfortune are:

† A female warrior from the local barbarian
tribes.
† A monk with a smooth head and a satisfied
smile who doesn't seem to be troubled by his
situation.
Upon arrival at the prison, the characters
are brought out into the main courtyard.
The first thing that catches their attention is
the huge hole in its center (10m in diameter)
(13). Around this pit fifty prisoners have
gathered in small groups.

What the characters may know The "welcome" speech is given by the
A scholarly character will have heard prison's warden, a dwarf with a ferocious
of Jorge Rotseele, the mad monk who grin, it is clear and simple:
slaughtered his congregation to summon "you will leave this place once your sentence
a demon. All characters have heard of is over or when you're dead, nobody has ever
the capture of a barbarian leader, Ulfhild escaped Kragstein castle. If you get tired of our
Haralddottir, who was trying to gather company, the well of souls is waiting for you".
scattered tribes to attack civilized areas.
g
g Use this moment to give the players the
Give this information to the players only if prison's map. Point out that the castle is
they're curious about their fellow travelers, located at the top of a mountain peak that is
otherwise skip to the arrival at the prison. almost impossible to climb and that the only
g way to get out is over the stone bridge they
crossed when they arrived.
g

Meet the prison's governor
If one of the characters is:
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† A scholar
† An elf
† Accused of heresy or making pact with a
demon (or any crime related to sorcery)
They are immediately summoned to the
prison governor's office (7): Any scholarly
character will note the presence of many
occult books in the library (including a
number of volumes known to be rubbish by
any serious scholar).
The governor assures the character that
their stay will be more pleasant if they
agree to share their knowledge with him.
He seems particularly interested in demonic
possessions and exorcism (and a character
who succeeds at an Erudition roll will
quickly realize that the man doesn't know
much about either).
g
Even if none of the characters is summoned,
Jorge Rotseele, the mad monk, is quickly
received by the governor. He leaves his
appointment with the same satisfied smile
that he had during the journey.
g † The gates that delimit the prisoners'
T he p r i s on a nd
its o cc upants
By taking the time to observe the place and
talking to the other prisoners, here are the
various pieces of information the characters
can learn about their situation:
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† The pit in the courtyard (13) is the Well of
Souls. The former master of the castle used
to have the bodies of opponents he executed
thrown into this pit, a tradition supposedly
dating back to antiquity.
† The fifty or so prisoners are divided into
four factions: fallen nobles, corrupt officers,
defrocked clerics and petty criminals.
† There are about a dozen guards, usually
only four of them are active, two of them
armed with crossbows. They are tired and are
waiting for the relief that is to arrive the next
day.
† The guards have four dogs.
† The prisoners do their own cooking and
laundry.
† The prison's governor has the reputation of
being a rather whimsical occultist.
† The prisoners' quarters (3) are located
near one the prison's towers. All windows and
doors, except the one leading to the courtyard
have been walled up (1).
quarters go up to the top of the ramparts.
† Prisoners who are too restless are kept in
the basement dungeons.
† The only improvised weapons the
characters can find are wooden spoons
(that break after the first attack).
g
As long as the characters make the effort to
observe their surroundings and communicate
with the NPCs, they should be able to access
this information quickly, so try not to spend
more than 15 minutes on this.
g
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THE BA R BA R I A NS
ATTAC K!
In the afternoon, one of the guards on the
ramparts takes an arrow in the eye. He falls
and crashes into the courtyard. A message is
attached to the arrow: “free our leader before
sundown or we will kill you all"

It's time to count the losses on both sides.

Don't worry about the barbarians.

From the courtyard, the characters can't see

what's going on, they just hear the guards
shouting:

† "It's the barbarian tribes! "

† "They've blocked the bridge! "

† "There are hundreds of them! "

The rest of the guards pour into the
courtyard, followed by the governor. Once he
has read the message he goes to the gate and
addresses Ulfhild Haralddottir:
"Your men have come to free you... Don't count
on it, nobody leaves Kragstein without my
permission! "
The moment he finishes his sentence,
several soldiers' heads land in the courtyard,
thrown by the barbarians: it seems the
expected relief won't arrive tomorrow as
planned.
If the characters did not read the note, they
can question the guards and learn that the
barbarians have given the governor until
dusk to free their leader. After that, they will
storm the prison and kill all its occupants.
g
Give the characters three turns to act: ally
with some of the prisoners, find tools to open
the gate (one of the prisoners has them), set
fire to their tower (players make crazy plans,
be ready for anything).
g
Jorge Rotseele is summoned by the governor.
Fifteen minutes later, four prisoners are
taken away. Half an hour later, the well of
souls emits a disturbing red light.
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REPLACING A CHARACTER
† If one of the characters dies during the
adventure, it shouldn't be very difficult to
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replace them, there is no lack of prisoners in
Kragstein.

† The GM can even ask each player to create a

backup character in case the first one meets a
tragic (but probably entertaining) end.

The a r r i va l o f
the d ea d The governor took refuge in a dungeon with
Screams can be heard from the bottom of the Jorge and had four prisoners sacrificed. The
characters can learn this by questioning one
Well of Souls. 4 turns later, the first monsters
of the guards who accompanied the governor.
appear: flayed ones, decapitated ones and
Jorge used the sacrifices to summon the
quartered ones.
castle's numerous victims. Killing Jorge will
stop the arrival of new monsters, but there
are already a hundred in the castle and even
more outside.
g
From this point on, run the rest of the
The governor's office contains a book about
adventure as an ongoing combat scene: go
exorcism, it takes 4 turns to find it. It is then
from one player to the next, asking them
necessary to succeed at an Erudition roll to
what they're doing. Keep the pressure on:
use it (with a disadvantage if the character
the monsters are getting more and more
doesn't have a scholarly or religious
numerous with each turn while the number
background). One of the prisoners may help
of guards and prisoners is dwindling.
them (with a score of 12 in Erudition).
g

These creatures are constantly coming out

of the well, screaming, attacking, swarming
on the walls like spiders, leaving trails of
blood behind them wherever they go. HANDLING BATTLES WITH
MONSTERS
g † Each turn, the monsters kill d6+1 prisoners
The only way to open the gates is to and a guard. On a result of 6, Ulf hild is killed
convince a guard (Charisma roll with a unless the characters thought to protect her.
disadvantage) or to climb the gate where
the character will be closely followed by a † Each turn, the prisoners and guards kill d4
monster (successful Dexterity roll required monsters.
to outrun it), a failed roll leads to a fall
(and d4 points of damage) but at least on † If the characters try to organize at least
the other side of the fence. some of the prisoners, the monsters kill only d4
g prisoners and one guard each turn.
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Conclud e t he
ad vent ur e
The survivors who manage to escape the castle
are now free to begin their adventuring life.

g
Keeping Ufhild alive means the barbarians
won't kill the characters on sight.
g

The authorities will conclude that all the Barbarian (brute)

occupants of the prison were killed during Level 2 HP 10
a barbarian raid. The surviving characters Axe Strike (Dexterity/Melee) 5 damage.
earn 3XP!
g
Use only one brute at a time against
the characters.
NP CS g

THE MONSTERS
CASTLE TROOPS
Burned Ones
Guard
Level 2 HP 10
Level 1 HP 5
Steam Blast (Dexterity) 5 damage
Mace (Dexterity/Sword) 3 damage or
Crossbow (Dexterity) 3 damage
Decapitated Ones
Level 2 HP 10
Guard Dog
Axe (Dexterity/Speech) 5 damage
Level 1 HP 5
Reverse (Dexterity/Strength)
Quartered Ones
you end up on your butt or
Level 2 HP 10
Bite (Dexterity or Melee) 3 damage
Chain (Dexterity/Melee) 5 damage, can hit
distant targets
Prisoner
Level 1 HP 5
Flayed Ones
Disorderly Attack (Dexterity/Strength)
Level 2 HP 10
3 damage
Hooks (Dexterity/Melee) 5 damage or
Frightful Appearance (Guts) one use, Panic
THE BARBARIANS roll on failure
Barbarian
Level 1 HP 5 Jorge Rotseele
Disorderly Attack (Dexterity/Melee) Level 3 HP 15
3 damage Punch (Dexterity/Melee) 6 damage
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1' Unwalled guard tower
2 Sacrifice
3 Prisoners' quarters
4 Stable
5 Guards'barracks
6 Governor's tower (dungeon)
7 Governor's tower
8 Lounge
castle le v e l - 1
9 Canteen and Kitchen
Th e d un g e on s
10 Access to the dungeon
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12 The wizard's cell 11 11 11
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TH E RUIN S Kreutzfell
What remains of an empire when its various The former capital of the emp
ire is now an
arena where looters fight ove
r its last riches.
factions have torn each other apart? Ten years A spell cast by a sorcerer who
wanted to
extinguish a fire that threaten
of civil war have reduced the most flourishing ed to destroy
the city has placed it under
almost constant
empire on the continent to a vast field of ruins rain. Add to that the various
monsters that
have taken up residence in the
punctuated by well-filled cemeteries and sewers and
you get a city turned into a
meat grinder for
abandoned temples. the unwary.

1. During a raid or while exp

loring the city,
the characters find the rem
ains of a knight
holding a key and a journal
written in an
Monsters born of the work of unscrupulous undecipherable code. The key
opens a crypt
scientists now haunt the countryside and under a church that leads to
the hidden
surrounding forests, and hunting them is treasure of a Templar order.
a lucrative business. Elven scholars have 2. A religious order is trying
to find a relic
written that even hope died in the war, but in one of the cathedrals. A riva
l faction is
they always had a penchant for the dramatic. obviously involved, as well as
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3. The characters' airship just
crashed in the middle of the city.
Looters are arriving from all
directions. What do you do?
4. Greta Ammon is attacked
by soldiers in front of the characters
while carrying a baby in her arms. She's a
midwife who claims she's protecting a child
who is the bastard of the last emperor. She
needs to be accompanied to a monastery.
The child is a prison for a demon and Greta
belongs to a sect that wants to free it. The
sect took over the monastery the characters
are headed to.
5. Baron Conrad Kleist is trying to get his
hands on some bottles stored in the cellar
of his old family manor, which is now the
headquarters of a band of robbers.
6. A sect wants to open a portal to the
underworld. No one takes them seriously,
except perhaps the characters.
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Holsteinhaven
The last port before the labyrinthine
meanders of the northern seas,
Holsteinhaven attracts mercenaries,
explorers and traders in equal measure,
from every land. The city stretches along the
coast, living in the dying light of a dusk that
lasts six months a year.
1. A galleon hits a ship already in port
(which may be where the characters are).
The crew is decimated, with only a few very
weakened survivors left (drained of their
blood? Dumb? Catatonic?). In the hold of the
ship, there are three open coffins (or boxes).
Three creatures will settle in the city and
make up for several centuries of diet.
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d to rescue a
2. An expedition is mounte
to the north. The pay
group of explorers far
ling s), as the expedition
is good (d6x100 shil
into land s tha t the locals
must venture
consider cur sed . On the men u: a city of ice, Zwickeldorf
ruthless
of an exti nct The city of manufactories is ruled by
the awakening of mummies inexh austi ble
tak e ove r the bodies managers. The refugees are an
people who are trying to ed at will: a
workforce that can be work
of the newcomers.
the arrival of situation that cannot last forever.
3. A dockers' strike blocks
situ atio n quic kly deteriorates...
ships and the
main gold
An ideal situation to rob the as
ely, the person 1. The characters begin their careers
reserve of the city! Unfortunat verge of revol t. A
y wan ts to give the workers in a factory on the
who ordered the robber loote rs and penn iless
to a dem on prince so siege led by an army of
loot (and the thieves) one's
e ove r the city and turn it mercenaries, however, may upset every
that he can tak
erw orld emb assy . plans.
into an und f named
ancer 2. A group of brewers led by a dwar
4. An overly ambitious necrom acter s to
y. A demon has Bruno Eichburger hires the char
awakens an entire cemeter comp etito rs.
the corp ses to enter steal a beer recipe from their
managed to use one of
g. He will soon be
the world of the livin

hes,
The characters' mission is to find potential witc
g them back
rescue them from the local population and brin
to the council.

from the various

3. Golems created
pursued by demons who will be embodied tories leave the city
machines in the fac
in the characters' weapons. Find the erything in their
after destroying ev
fugitive and you will be rewarded. golems leads to a
path. Following the s
5. A company of Viriathaean the metal monster
vast quarry where an
merchants is trying to establish itself e entrance to
gradually dig up th
in Holsteinhaven. They will use any nd city. A machine made of
undergrou e
is the reason for th
means to buy out their competitors. The copper and bronze al is to
em s, its go
representatives of several small ship awakening of the gol ies
ople who died centur
owners hire the characters to get rid of revive a city for pe
these upstarts. ago.
acters inherits one
6. A hallucinogenic spice has been 4. One of the char
. The board of
brought back by a ship. The inhabitants of the city's factories
for them, as well as
of the town start dancing until they die. directors is waiting at
mention the fact th
The spice is produced by a monster that the workers. Not to eri tor is
d the real inh
must be killed to reverse the effects of this is a mistake an
ca pta in.
the drug. Place the monster anywhere a mercenary
agents from the
5. A small group of
you like: a ship, a witch doctor's dungeon, here to replace the
Eastern Empire are
or the church of an abandoned village mstaufen family
future heir of the Hu
(whose inhabitants have all succumbed to . Th ey will hire the
with a changeling s
the effects of the drug). a diversion, perhap
characters to create
tionaries.
by posing as revolu
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a necromancer and
6. A factory hires e jobs.
2. The local authoritie
s wish to hire the
ad workers for som
decides to use unde ote sts from
services of the character
s to investigate
to strong pr
This obviously leads cor ps es rises
a merchant who seems
suspicious. The
ice of fre sh
the workers. The pr tak es on
merchant, a dwarf nam
ed Vera Hunt, is
de qu ick ly
rapidly and their tra trying to smuggle politic
al opponents out of
ing pr op ort ion s. Some of the workers the country. It's a busine
alarm rdered ss that can bring in
e necromancer mu
propose to have th lem .
a lot of money, especially
since she delivers
end to the prob
in order to put an her passengers to Viriat
haean slavers once
they're on the open sea
...
3. The characters' mi
ssion is to find
potential witches, rescue
them from the
local population and bri
ng them back to the
council.

m
4. One of the Headless
King's prison ships
TH E IR ON is coming to its month
For the resistance this
ly stop in Redhaven.

KI NG DO M
is one of the few
opportunities to free som
e of their comrades.
5. The characters are
An island subject to the will of the Kingdom and must fin
from the Iron
ted to d a way to escape.
Headless King. His body is connec Their only hope is to boa
rd a ship bound for
hinery,
a complex and supernatural mac the continent. They mu
st find 500 shillings
sick ly- each or find a way to do
maintained by a small group of value for the captain to
a favor of equal
tics by take them on board.
looking dwarves, considered here 6. An ambitious pirate
fleet is attempting
gdom
the rest of their people. The kin to raid the city. The cha
racters can join the
anxious expedition.
has withdrawn from most trade,
and
not to be "tainted" by the beliefs
superstitions of foreigners.

Redhaven
The only port in the kingdom officially open
to foreigners. The Order of Penitents, the
country's main police force, keeps an eye on
newcomers and potential revolutionaries.
The former to prevent them from entering
the country, the latter to prevent them from
leaving.

1. A merchant is willing to pay well for a

small, daring gang that could take a cart
loaded with wine bottles out of the city. In
addition to the town guards, you will have
to deal with a rival merchant and the local
resistance, who would like to use the wagon
to bring muskets to their comrades outside.
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t of the
3. An exile who worked at the cour
ge in Rus t.
Headless King has found refu
has stor ed part of
He knows that the king
fort ress that is repu tedl y
his fortune in a
dle
abandoned. It is located in the mid
and is prot ecte d by mec han ical
of a lake
no
creatures. The fortress contains
with a
treasures, but a score of young men
se bloo d is used to feed
gift for sorcery, who
the Headless Kin g.
te illusions
4. Twins have the ability to crea
travel from
based on people's dreams. They
if the places
inn to inn, making it seem as
offer ing to "exo rcise"
are haunted and then
rs will cert ainly be
them. The characte
ss them for
suspicious when they come acro
the seco nd time .
are staying
5. The inn where the characters
r an eart hquake.
is sunk into the ground afte
ergr ound rive r that
They then find an und
can lead them to Alve ydri a.
y of the
6. The city is besieged by the arm
s Kin g. For the city coun cil there
Headles
Cytharbwrmostly Halflings, call it the the dragon
is only one hope left, to awaken
ned long ago in the
Its inhabitants, g that the ruler had impriso
. Its name bein

K
th e ki ng do m Cha ract ers can be part
last free city of has northern mountains.
bl e to th e co mmon man, it atte mpt this miss ion or as
unpronouncea of its of those who will
ni ck na m e "R ust". The goal will try to stop it.
earned the er king, is to those who
hter of the form
leader, the daug gd om .
of the Iron Kin
hasten the fall
es the
crows devastat
1. A murder of ty co un cil
ops. The ci
surrounding cr de m an d to stop
a rans om
quickly receives nd other
e characters (a
the attacks. Th ty of d6x100
e offered a boun
adventurers) ar an d apprehend
gs ea ch if they can find
shill in ters kill him,
e bl ac km ai le r. If the charac
th
lved.
the bounty is ha nt in the
r B on w ick, a contesta
2. Arthu tition, is
cooking compe
town's annual otect him
e muscle to pr
looking for som fo rts of his
botage the ef
(and possibly sa t gr ea t (d6x10
e pay is no
opponents). Th bu t fo od and lodging
aracter)
shillings per ch quality!).
nd of excellent
are assured (a
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illusions ba

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as
e a b il it y to c r e a te
to in n , m a king it seem
ave th inn m.
The twins h reams. They travel from ering to "exorcise" the
on people's
d en off
e s a r e h a u nted and th
if the plac

Anvil
is a fortress
The capital of the kingdom
re the Order of
of stone and iron whe
ps the ent ire pop ulation under
Penitents kee
and other
surveillance. Black markets
wed, but the
small-scale trafficking are allo
is imm ediately
slightest hint of resistance
crushed.

rge of a small
1. The characters are in cha
sts trying to
group of actors and alchemi
ant s that the
convince the city's inhabit
imp osto r. The goal is to
Headless King is an
sup ern atu ral even ts leading
stage seemingly
king is cursed
observers to believe that the
and shouldn't be in power.
nce is a sect that
2. The Brotherhood of Sile artists needs
has made it their goal to cut out the tongues 4. A network of subversive
ss. Sorcerers g out pam phlets for
of any sorcerers the y com e acro the characters to brin
shillings ugh out the kin gdo m. This
offer a handso me bou nty (d6x 200 distribution thro
to mak e con tact with various
succeed in will allow the m
per character) to those who
eradicating this threat. resistance cells.
of the
3. The characters get their
hands on 5. The dwarves in the service
age d to build a giant
an automaton that rep eats geo graphic Headless King have man
le wea pon designed
coordinates (latitud e and long itud e) in a automaton, a formidab
ounter mie s of the rule r. The
loop. Once the re, the cha ract ers enc to crush the ene
wan t are give n the task of sab otaging
a community of "guardians"
who characters
to prevent them from enterin
g the loca l or stealing the machine.
ent at the
temple. While exploring the und ergr oun d 6. The death of a young stud
Pen iten ts sets off the
under the temple, the cha ract ers disc ove r hands of the Order of
of Anv il revo lts while the
200 automatons tha t will obe y the ir fire: the population
re. It is reco mm ended that
able to show characters are the
every command (they're not the characters
initiative). this event only be used once
ions in the
are involved with various fact
kingdom.
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80
T H E V IR IA T H E A N
E M P IR E
With a huge fleet that has
allowed it to
establish itself in the four
corners of the world,
the Viriathean Empire is
at the height of its
prosperity. That wealth is 3. The characters arr
built upon two ive in Fortaleza, their
crimes: slaver y and coloni rucksacks stuffed with
zation that will soon artworks stolen from
bring this rotten empire dow the ruins of Kreutzfell.
There are many
nfall. collectors and some of
the m do not hesitate
to use the hard way to
get what they want.
4. Fortaleza is built on
an old mine. Its
galleries have become
the refuge of the
poor and the criminals
Fortaleza charged with finding the
. The characters are
A dwarf fortress city tha child of a noble
t guards the family who has gone ast
path between the Viriat ray. They won't
haean Empire and find the child but his dou
the Ruins, Fortaleza att ble, a kid from a
racts all traders. penniless family. Every
one could be happy
Prosperous, cosmopolita and make a profit right?
n, and notoriously
corrupt, Fortaleza welco 5. A Viriathean noble
mes rich people but can only be judged
has no room for pennile by their peers, much to
ss adventurers. the despair of the
town's inhabitants who
1. One of the town's nob are getting tired of
les has gotten the elite's corruption.
The characters are
his hands on a dragon's therefore hired to scare
egg to add to his the hell out of five of
cabinet of curiosities. A the city's nobles. At the
dragon will hire the same time, a killer
characters to get it bac is hired by a noble fam
k. Another group, ily to get rid of their
led by a sorcerer, also competitors with the cha
intends to get hold of racters taking the
this egg for an alchem fall.
ical potion capable of
bringing immortality (wi 6. A judge from the cap
th the unforeseen ital is charged with
side effect that the per putting an end to the ram
son who drinks the pant corruption
potion turns into a dra that plagues the city. Sh
gon). e prefers to hire
2. The nobles of the city foreigners to have her
organize back: the characters.
clandestine fights betwe Their main adversary
en refugees, offering will be Rodrigo de
the possibility of settlin Galindo, allegedly a des
g in the empire to the cendant of the city's
winners. Characters can founder (in fact a great-
take part in these grandson of a
fights or be assigned to blackmailer who has ass
find a participant by umed the identity of
family members. a dead man).

A scholar pursued by
Templars has just enou
time to hand over a bo gh
ok of sorcery to the ch
The grimoire is sealed aracters.
with a padlock.
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81

itect
huca, a dwarf arch
4. Francisco Mac build
er, has managed to
and corrupt sorcer
Argogne erful a cathedral in the
heart of the cit y. It is a
empire is a wond as
The capital of the at will open as so on
you sti ck to th e pa laces demonic portal th ilding.
place... As long as rhood. d on the floor of the bu
their rich neighbo blood is spille m
of the nobles and places, ns will th en ris e fro
ves flood mark et An army of demo the
Poor people and sla cides e on ly wa y to clo se
ed by a noble wh o de the cathedral. Th them.
sometimes whipp l is to fin d its plans and destroy
horseback . porta pla ns in a
to cross them on course hidden his
Francesco has of of de mo nists.
lled by a sect
monastery contro gu ards
s are hired to help s are hir ed as bo dy
1. The character gain his 5. The character for the
do, a fallen heir, re cali, wh o ad vo ca tes
Cristobal Orquen e betrayal by Baron Pablo Al
ng evidence of th
position by obtaini end of slavery. gne,
of his sister, Helen
a. inent seer in Argo
6. The most prom le
bit an ts of Argogne have highest-ranking pe op
2. A few inha ey need consulted by the th e
escaped slaves. Th s disappear ed an d
organized to help up : to break in the empire, ha id
a few extra hands
for a ma jor co
character s go loo king for her. Ingr
or, Juan her
of the city's govern vision th at on e of
out all the slaves . Bereciartua had a ing to
Orbina, well know
n for his cruelty ror himself, was go
has just clients, the Empe of th e
rs ued by Templars d then had vis ion s
3. A scholar pu bo ok of sorcery assassinate her an
nd over a e in ruins.
enough time to ha e is se aled Viriathean Empir
The gr im oir
to the characters. ell ca pa ble
side is a sp
with a padlock. In ns of a city.
for tifi catio
of destroying the aneous
requires the simult
However, the spell st.
ople to be ca
death of twenty pe
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2. Guarding a warehouse is a
boring but
usually easy task. Except whe
n you are in
charge of guarding the eggs of
giant spiders
coveted by a sect of Arakneans,
whose
intervention could well cause
the ten or so
eggs that are there to hatch.
3. An expedition to find a lost
city on a
new continent is looking for volu
nteers. The
dangerous nature of the expedit
ion (and the
whimsical nature of its sponsor)
does not
attract crowds. Upon arrival,
the characters
may find gold (a little) and dino
saurs (a lot).
4. Like every year, the city orga
nizes a
monster hunt in the sewers of
the city. The
group that kills the biggest mon
ster wins
a bonus of d6x500 shillings. Thi
s year the
biggest monster is currently a
flesh golem
that managed to escape from
its creator's
castle.
5. A mummy brought back from
a distant
colony is coveted by a sorcerer
Pontesangre the characters to steal it for him
who instructs
The most important port of the . The
empire mummy, of course, has other plan
is also the place of its most flou s, including
rishing revenge and going back home.
trade: slavery. The pride of the
Viriathaean 6. For saving a member of the
merchants in this trade is the imperial
source of the family, the characters are offe
contempt that the rest of the red a ruined
peoples of the mansion outside the city. The
continent have for the empire. characters will
soon discover that the mansion
is being used
as a storage place by a gang of
1. A ship is drif ting off the coas smugglers.
t. The entire
crew is dead. A medical exam
ination shows
that all the sailors died of pois
oning. The
body of the captain is missing
, as well as
the ship's log. However, the map
s are still
present and characters notice
the presence
of an island absent from current
maps. The
captain can be found on a nea
rby beach, half-
mad, trying to drag a monstro
us idol made of
pure gold. There are other trea
sures on the
island, each more cursed than
the next, each
object containing the soul of a
murderer.
The island is a kind of prison
created by a
culture that has disappeared and
whose last
members live inside the bodies
of the stone
golems that stand guard.
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ss
h u m a n kin gdom is a fortre
e form er nobles live
The capital of th n conquered. Elven and human
ee
that has never b aces
t te rr
on the highes
e

THE TWO
hires the
a royal physician,
5. Karol Hager, und.
guards for her ro
L IC
C R O W N S R E P U Bwas born
characters as body lly a so ciety of
wn , offi cia
6. The Scarlet Da an cient
pire, a republic worshipers of an
scholars (actually
East of the fallen em Glycon) has jus t se ttl ed
o kingdoms: one hu
man, snake-god named by th e
from the union of tw e frowned up on
in the city. They ar
and a mixed assembly ion , bu t th ey
e populat
one elven. Two kings authorities and th ed
ite their pronounc
e land. The living rm les s, de sp
of nobles now rule th
are ha ce lle nt doctors
Th ey ar e ex
and the young repub
lic taste for alcohol. most
conditions are harsh d su rgeo ns , ca pa ble of treating the
an
t threat of the eastern an en t los s of
ch as perm
has to face the constan serious injuries (su
attribute points).
elven empire.

Varschewia Minas-Uruloë
perched atop the
highest
gdom is
former human kin The elven citadel
The capital of the co nq uered. th e co ntinent. It can on
ly be
has never been mountain of at have
is a fortress that e hig hest eagle or by path s th
nobles live on th reached by giant home to
Elven and human e for centuries. It is
f traders fro m th been kept secret
terraces, but dwar out an in the elven world
.
ing mo un tains have carved the oldest library
surround e city.
themselves in th
important place for s are recruited to
hunt
1. The character ok s sc at tered
g ngerous bo
looking for fencin down the most da
1. An elf noble is a duel nt. Some ow ne rs wi ll do
st particip at e in across the contine
instructors. He mu lp of the their bo ok s. Ot he rs are
die with ou t th e he anything to keep
and will probably th at th e old book they have
just
un aw ar e th eir
characters. is all the statues in
ed dwarf merchant acquired can turn
2. A recently settl s. He irsty killers.
his fellow dwar ve town into bloodth
being extorted by ur e map actually re
veals
ac ter s to protect him. 2. An old tre as
is
hires the char the s-Uru loë . Th e ro ad
r decides to follow a passage to Mina ters will
3. An elf chronicle ry . He as ur e, th e ch ar ac
r to wr ite th eir sto perilous, and as tre e among
characters in orde gs if th at the most literat
placed by changelin fin d a lib ra ry...
. What
will have them re he wia's e for its tru e va lue
y up within Varsc them will appreciat they
they work their wa this informa tio n on ce
will they do with
power structure. the ual taver n? M an y fac tio ns
s are often used by return to their us
4. Bounty hunter ls, but for such informatio
n.
ly to ca tch cr im ina would pay dearly
authorities, not on ters
n of specific mons
also to rid the regio .
r monster's level)
(d6x20 shillings pe
q
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3. The characters follow
the trail of a spy Drezdenwice " because of the
it leads them Nicknamed "the silver city
230!""!$

n Em pir e and
from the Easter de its fortune. The
087#
e for their sake many mines that have ma
to Minas-Uruloë. Let's hop the city purposely
!"9#
ce. dwarf nobility that holds
that they have solid eviden es of oth er peoples.
e cha rac ters are ask ed by a monastery keeps out representativ
4. Th the loc al pop ulation
uloë. The book This doesn't bother

K
nas -Ur
to bring a book to Mi cer ned by the inc reasing
for me r own er, a lich who though, more con
in turn attracts its .
his property back. number of missing miners
will stop at nothing to get

double, an underground
Minas-Uruloë has an evil red
dead monks with faces cove
fortress maintained by un
by grimacing masks.

leries leads to the

1. One of the mine's gal
evil double, an and some of the
5. Minas-Uruloë has an Ur-Hundun (see bel ow)
for tre ss ma intained by undead app ear ed in its meanders.
underground miners have dis
d by grimacing gallery will suffer
monks with faces covere Characters who use this
unholy books,
masks. There, one can find the same fate.
ma ke the most Henryk Olszewki,
the reading of which can 2. A blacksmith in town,
er go ma d. The reading illin g weapons. They
experienced sorcer specializes in werewolf-k
sulting a book ical failure)
room is open to all and con are fragile (and bre ak on a crit
ce: one of the price of the
always costs the same pri and expensive (double the
reader's eyes, which will
go to join the sm all gro up of werewolves have
weapon). A
wh ose tentacles can t to put an end to
thousand-eyed creature tracked him down and wan
the for tre ss.
reach any corner of his business.
cha rac ter s are given d by the miners
6. As a reward, the 3. The characters are pai
a genealogical book that
challenges the find mis sing relatives last
families to go and
parentage of three Viriath
ean nobles and l have to deal with
seen in the mine. They wil
titles (if these are t uses the miners
causes them to lose their a spider-like creature tha
racters had a run- pring. The time of
NPCs with whom the cha as incubators for its offs
in, all the better). hatching is near.
nobles are fed up
4. The human and elven
ina tion and decide to launch
with dwarf dom
mines and try to
a wave of sabotage on the
aracters can work
frame dwarves for it. Ch
scapegoats or the
for either side (looking for
wit hou t saying that
real culprits). It goes
things can end ver y bad ly.
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AM RÛ NA BA D,
TH E EM PI RE OF
TH E EA ST
all
This vast elven empire claims to control
the lands east of the continent.
ry:
The pillars of the empire are steel and sorce
rers
the legions of Amrûnabad and the sorce
have
of the emperor's court. Crows and ravens
of the
the reputation of being the eyes and ears
, on
emperor and their hunting is forbidden
to their
pain of death. These birds must return
seen.
masters in order to show what they have
the
The transmission is not instantaneous (but
ing
named population and the characters know noth
5. Many miners start using a drug
Stakhane, which helps them impr ove their about this).
back : prolo nged use
performance. Small draw
vior. Ever yone turn s a
leads to suicidal beha
long as silve r is flow ing out of
blind eye as
the mines. The same cannot be said
for the Aransul
al to the The imperial city is a masterpiece
of elven
families of the victims who will appe
in the worl d is as
characters. architecture, no other city
always chan t quar ter
6. Silver convoys leaving the city beautiful as Aran sul. Its mer
rt. The pay is 10 shill ings t of the forei gn trav elers who se
need a large esco welcomes mos
that usua lly last d6+1 days . and goin gs are stric tly cont rolle d
a day for trips comings
ning
Brigands are one of the mos t freq uent by the local guard, usually by assig
the ws them
threats, but some guards plan to take them a crow or a raven that follo
to the char acters
loot for themselves . It's up everywhere.
to choose their side. ..
of a
1. The characters form the escort
t accu sed of traffi ckin g a mag ical
merchan
er of the
drug. They must flee to the cent
merchant district.
ced
2. Eastern empire elves have repla
with chan gelin gs man y years
several children
have reac hed key posit ions and are
ago. They
dow nfall
now threatening to bring about the
an
of the republic. All are in contact with
agent.
help of
3. An escaped prisoner seeks the
rs. He's a necr oma ncer who just
the characte
to do his expe rime nts in peac e (a well-
wants
be grea t as
stocked graveyard nearby would
well).
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4. Hunting renegade sorcerer

s (who refuse Novhartay
north where
ire) is a juic y business, A mining town located in the
to work for the emp r lives. The
rit mus t be brou ght back alive the empire's enemies end thei
but the culp ay are a
sorcerer). silver and coal mines of Novhart
(d6x100 shillings per level of the eyar d all-in-
l authorities business, a prison and a grav
Hunters must report to the loca ing like a can cer on the
to wat ch over them. one. The city is grow
and are assigned a raven smo ke from its fact ories can
a wou nde d raven. steppes and the
5. The characters find arou nd.
the cha ract er who be seen for mile s
It communicates to
dying: one
touches it all that it saw before been attacked
l army who 1. Several food convoys have
of the lieutenants of the imperia now hangs over
e diffe rent and the specter of famine
murders three people (in thre l arm y is in charge
kill the bird . the city. The imperia
places) and then tries to oys, but volu ntee rs are
thin k they see the double of finding the conv
6. The characters ting for food . Thi s is an
ng the follower s of a noble needed to go hun
of one of them amo the region
of
well find opportunity to meet the tribes
elf. If they dig too deep, they may cted mon sters.
ing. and to confront some unexpe
that their comrade is a changel red in Nov hart ay
2. A murderer has reti
of his late st vict ims hire
and the children
him. Small
the characters to find and kill
e, he
problem: the assassin is not alon
mis sions with
managed to accomplish all his
his twin brother.
the help of an accomplice,
dua lly pois onin g the
3. A new ore is gra
ing them slav es of a mineral
miners and mak
sits in the dep ths of the mine.
monster that
Fe
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4. A kid from the steppes com
es looking for
a healer for his village and he
comes across
the characters (after being rebu
ffed by
everyone he met before). A crea
ture feeds on
the memories of the members
of this small
community. The children are
not affected
because their little blonde hea
ds don't hold
many memories yet.
5. There are several rumors
that a
necropolis created by a great
king of the past
is located in the area. He was
buried with his
wealth... and his whole army.
6. Several native shamans deci
de to put
an end to the threat the city
poses to the
surrounding lands. They give
the characters
one week to save as many peop
le as they can
before the city is swallowed up
by the tundra.

Minas Nolmë
This fortress city is home to the
only sorcery
academy in the empire. It is heav
ily guarded,
its location is secret and no outs
iders are
allowed in. Sorcerers scour the
empire for
potential candidates. Only sorc
erers trained
at the academy are allowed to
exercise their
powers within the empire.

1. The characters are tasked

with finding
a kidnapped child who is actu
ally at the
academy. The "parents" are agen
ts of the
Viriathean Empire who wish
to discover the
location of this school.
2. The characters are employe
d by the
academy to find new students
and bring
them back (with their consent
, the parents'
consent is less necessary).
3. The characters come acro
ss a lost
student in one of the forests nea
r the
academy. He does not reveal his
identity
and is completely silent: he kille
d his entire
group during a sorcery exercise
that went
wrong. He is now possessed by 5. An experiment that took plac
a demon who e at the
is looking for a way to get into academy threw the inn where
the academy. the characters
4. False recruiters are taking were staying into another wor
children to ld plunged
join their cult, the Sons of the into perpetual darkness and dom
Golden Wolf. inated by
The sect advocates elf dominat vampires.
ion over
the rest of the world. They trai 6. Agents of the academy are
n spies and charged with
assassins. getting their hands on any enc
hanted objects
they can find. Any character
who possesses
one can become a potential targ
et.
sTHE SKU LL
ARC HIP ELA GO
What do an escaped slave, an exiled
88

nobleman, an ambitious adventurer and a

tired mercenary have in common? A pirate
ship, of course! Gathered in the Skull
Archipelago, each captain has his own
motivation: revenge, greed or simply
freedom.

Poudrière
A group of dwarves tired of the clan and
family hierarchy have discovered a special
talent for making the gunpowder that pirate
ships are so fond of. However, not everyone
is happy with Poudrière's monopoly, and
competitors will soon appear.
1. Characters who want to get into the
good graces of the dwarves of Poudrière can
help them recover their stock of gunpowder
stolen by a small group of pirates known for
their cruelty.
2. A fairly common way to get to the
archipelago is to follow a treasure map.
There will be no shortage of obstacles,
including the ghost of the former captain
who will agree to guide the characters on
the condition that his body is buried in
consecrated ground. A difficult task, given
the man's reputation (but a substantial
donation to the Church might solve the
problem). Add to that old rivals and a
Viriathaean spy and the characters' journey
should prove interesting.
3. A dwarf clan has just settled on an
island near Poudrière. They're pirates who
plan to use a flying boat (using balloons
filled with poison gas). They're recruiting
anyone crazy enough to believe in their
project.
N
4. Every full moon, a mist appears on the
archipelago. Creatures from the sea attack
the camps or isolated ships. They leave as
soon as they have taken a few prisoners. The
mist is created by a circle of shamans. Their
people are affected by a strange greenish ore
that will surely attract the dwarves' curiosity
(and their loss if the characters are not
careful).
5. An island, a ship in bad shape and a
ruined fortress, that's what the characters
find when they arrive in the archipelago. It
remains to be seen what they will do with it.
6. While exploring a network of previously
unexplored caves, the characters find three
dragon eggs that will hatch in d4 months.
Humarate
In the center of this island is an active
volcano which responds to the commands of
a local shaman who uses it to hurl molten
rock at enemy ships. He will continue to
do so as long as the native population, the
Kalinagas, is threatened by the Viriatheans.
The Viriathean Empire has promised
a fortune to those who bring back the
shaman's head.
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st
1. Following the use of the volcano again
a Viriathaean fleet, an island emer ges from
d
the ocean. An ancient city organized aroun
a great pyram id is in its cente r, visibly
abandoned. No doubt adventurous chara
cters
will find some forgotten treas ure there . The
city is in fact a necropolis that rises from
the
centu ry to reple nish the food
waves once a
stocks of the mummies who live there and
were promised eternal life. Problem is they
only eat human flesh.
2. The many Viriathean ships that lie off
the coast of Humarate rise to the surface,
manned by crews of undead. This new fleet
endangers the other pirates' business. The
ge
necromancer behind the spell seeks reven
on the Viriathean nobles who disfigured and
exiled him.
3. While the use of the volcano proved
effective in sinking the Viriathaean ships
, to discover the "benefits" of civilization. If
the carna ge has finally awakened an ancie nt
water deity who now sends hordes of shark
people in search of fresh meat. Who will
have the courage to confront her in her
underwater fortress?
4. The spirit of the volcano refuses to be
used any longer by the shaman to settle
n, a
human quarrels. Once this becomes know
arma da head s for the archi pelag o.
Viriathean
and the
Only an allian ce of all the pirat es
on
Kalinagas can save them. The interventi
of a few Iron kingdom priva teers could also
prove useful.
5. There is a well on the north side of the
island that has the reputation of going down
the
into the underworld. This is a passage to
Ur-Hundun.
6. The shaman of Humarate dies stupidly
ble
(by slipping on a rotten fruit). The possi
the island
successor of the sham an has left
the characters agree to find him and bring
the
him back, they will gain the gratitude of
Kalinagas.

is to follow
A fairly common way to get to the archipelago
obstacles, including
a treasure map. There will be no shortage of
the ghost of the former captain
U
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Tainaka
This is the island where
the capital of
the indigenous population
, the Kalinagas,
is located. They live in a
very old city,
Tainaka, with an impres
sive system of
aqueducts as well as a full
y functional
sewage system. Some Vir
iathean scholars
believe that Tainaka is
the remnant of an
ancient civilization that
has disappeared.
The Kalinagas never mis
s an opportunity to
make fun of foreign sch
olars by being very
evasive about the histor
y of their island.

1. The escort of a small

group of scholars
has stolen objects sacred
to the Kalinagas.
If they are not returned
before the next
sunrise, the scholars wil
l be put to death.
The latter promise a lar
ge bounty to those
who bring back the real
culprits and the
objects.
2. The sewers of the city
are often home to
quite dangerous creatures
(not to mention
smugglers of all kinds)
and the Kalinagas
pay handsomely to those
who go down to
clean them up. 3. NPCs who have scores
to settle with our
heroes will not hesitate
to come out as far as
Tainaka looking for the
m.
4. Many Kalinagas are
captured by
the Viriatheans to be sold
as slaves. The
interception of these slav
eships is done by
pirates, the Iron Kingdo
m navy and the
locals.
5. Excavations by histor
ians of the Eastern
empire reveal the remain
s of an elven army
at the foot of the walls of
Tainaka. According
to elven legends, this arm
y came with a
weapon capable of breaki
ng the walls of any
citadel. It is a vase contain
ing the scales of a
golden dragon capable of
burning everything
in a radius of several lea
gues. Agents from all
factions will try to get the
ir hands on it.
6. Trafficking in Kalin
aga artifacts can be
a lucrative business. Th
e ancient Kalinagas
used to lock the souls of
murderers in
statuettes and bury the
m in the ground. The
spirit of the deceased is
able to influence the
owner of the statuette and
drive them mad.
2s
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ALVE YD RI A
Some scholars of dubious reputation are
convinced that there is a vast underground
kingdom hidden in the depths of the world.
Explorers sometimes discover what look like 5. Seven Ilmarian steel swords from the

outposts, ancient-looking fortresses guarded

by traps or curious mechanical creatures.
These same scholars believe that all these
fortresses are connected by underground
underground realm have somehow found
their way to the surface. Alveydrian agents
have been trying to find them for years. They
found five of them after killing their owners.
Legend has it that these swords are cursed

rivers that all lead to the city of Alveydria,

the capital of the deep. Unfortunately for
these curious people, they are right and
the Alveydrians try to eliminate all those
s probably as prisoners or slaves. They
who come too close to the truth, sometime
by sending assassins to the surface. The
inhabitants of Alveydria are divided into three
factions: those who wish to reconnect with
and kill their owners before returning to
the underworld. Did the characters get their
hands on one of these swords or must they
protect its owner?
6. The characters end up in Alveydria,
discover that the Alveydrians are working on
a machine capable of creating earthquakes
that could engulf the continent's largest
cities. It will be completed in thirty days.

the surface, those who want to conquer it and

finally those who prefer to remain hidden.
rs
No doubt that the arrival of some adventure
a
will quick ly force the Alveydrians to make
choice.

sell the
1. A penniless adventurer wants to
map (whi ch he drew hims elf) of
characters a
that leads to an Alve ydria n outp ost.
a road
Rega rdles s of the char acter s' plan, the
adventurer is found dead the next day.
dition
2. A university has no news of an expe
to map an undergrou nd lake syste m and
hires adventurers to find its members.
the
3. Alveydrians are forced to come to
that
surface to find a cure for an epidemic
has stricken the undergrou nd kingd om.
ing for
4. Dwarf miners who have been miss
man aged to escap e from
several years have
. The first peop le they meet are
Alveydria
their
the characters who must then confront
pursuers.
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d by a
The creatures that inhabit the Ur-Hundun are motivate
multitude of things: desire, curiosity, violence...

F e
TH E RO OT S
OF TH E WO RL D
Magic finds its source in another dimension,
the Ur-Hundun, another world separated from
the real one by a barrier as thin as it is porous.
It's possible to go there but also to get lost and
it sometimes happens that this mysterious
plane insinuates itself into the real world like a
cancer. The origins of certain cultures, such as
the elves or the dwarves, are also linked to this
dimension (and would explain their sometimes
inhuman character).

The creatures that inhabit the Ur-Hundun

are motivated by a multitude of things:
desire, curiosity, violence... But the notions
of good and evil are unknown to them. They
have no empathy for the flesh bags of the
real world. Our ambitions, our kingdoms and
our projects are of no importance to them,
but the will and the zeal we put into them
are of great interest to them. Our agitation
amuses them, feeds them, fascinates them...
For a while. They quickly get bored and can
decide to break their "toys" on a whim.
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94

TH E DI ST UR BI NG
ST RA NG EN ES S
own
The Ur-Hundun is a world apart, with its
s that
rules. At the most basic level, this mean
ted
the landscapes can take any form: inver
psychede lic
gravity, perpetual night or rain,
ions
colors, black sand desert where construct
..
appear and disappear in a few moments.
Don't be shy and pick from all the graphic
resources that inspire you.

ld never
It means that the characters shou
wha t to expe ct. The attit ude of the
know
from
inhabitants of Ur-Hundun can vary
idled sava gery,
benign indifference to unbr
conv ersa tion. An
sometimes in the same
drya d will ask you to pay a
affable-looking
one of your eyes or a blood thirs ty
toll with
t melody
monster will be stopped by the swee
of a flute.

keep on
This kind of atmosphere is hard to 1. In the plane of the muses, every
human
so the stays in the Ur-H undun be able
the long term life is a melo dy that a mus ician will
be shor t (at least in gam e time ). If e in ghostly
should to recognize. The characters mov
e you
it becomes a place like any other wher form in a space that seems infin ite, mad e of
and your
can have your habits, your hangouts clouds that swell or disap pear to the rhyt hm
n loses all inter est.
contacts, the Ur-Hundu of the music. A part icula rly gifte d mus ician
Ur-H undu n shou ld cost inue a
Every stay in the (16 Dexterity or Charisma) can cont
an item,
the characters something: they lose melo dy that has stop ped and thus brin ga
in
get a strange tattoo that attracts certa dead person back to life. However , this will
on a
monsters, or their weapons take be his last work of art and he will not be able
tion of
grotesque appearance. The mere men to create any more work s of art after ward s.
ld alwa ys be inter preted
the Ur-Hundun shou
as an ominous sign.

cost the characters

Every stay in the Ur-Hundun should
nge tattoo
something: they lose an item, get a stra
ir weapons take
that attracts cer tain monsters, or the
on a grotesque appearance.
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t an eternal
dreams there are 5. The lands of spring hos
2. In the land of forgotten festival to ent erta in the ver y first king of the
art. They may be
many unfinished works of elves. This is where change
lings are born.
. The master of
paintings, songs or memoirs The names of each change
ling's host family
e pric e: a character
souls always sets the sam are carefully noted. To get access to one of
his Tal ent s in exchange characters must
must sacrifice one of the names on this lon g list ,
Som etim es this is the only
for a work of art. elf kin g. If the y fail, they will
on a piec e of a puzzle entertain the
way to get the ir han ds sent back home.
to com plete age five years before being
that will allow the characters 6. The desert of kings is ma
de of black sand
another quest. ns of the people
less expanse of where the various creatio
3. The graveyard is an end of the continent appear in the sand only to
per son that has ever t later. It is
tombs, one for every collapse or fade awa y a mo men
The gra ved iggers know the whose
walked the earth. here that the thr ee sist ers resi de,
h question asked
history of each of them. Eac hourglasses mark the rem
aining tim e of
.
costs you a year of your life humanity and its creations.
One of the se
The for tre ss is like a cas tle with no end lon g tim e ago by a
4. hourglasses was stolen a
are inte rtwined in e
in sight. The corridors particularly devious sor cer er tha t has sinc
ble per spe ctiv es and it feels brin g
seemingly impossi become immorta l. If the cha rac ters
However, it is
like you will never get out. back the hourglass and kill
the sorcerer, the
fortress through
possible to access any land three sisters will agree to
delay the death
e" worth d6x1000
these corridors. A "sacrific of one of the characters' frie
nds by several
h passage.
shillings is required for eac decades.

THE ATTRIBUTE ROLLS
When a character tries to do something that has
a chance to fail, the player makes an attribute roll
by rolling a d20:
† Rolling below attribute: the character succeeds
† Rolling equal to or above the attribute: the
character fails or succeeds at a cost.
ONE TURN, TWO ACTIONS
To make sure no player hogs the spotlight, a
character can take two actions during his turn.
The action complexity (and the distance covered
with a move action) depends on the length of
the Turn as established by the GM (moments,
minutes, hours...).
Performing two identical actions during your turn
triggers a Willpower roll (see below).
CRITICAL SUCCESS
AND FAILURE
No matter what the modifiers are:
† A roll of 1 is always a critical success.
† A roll of 20 is always a critical failure.
For an attack roll, a critical success means the
character does maximum damage and adds
another damage die on top of that.
Whatever the roll, a critical failure means you
have to make a Willpower roll.
ADVANTAGE AND DISADVANTAGE
Having an advantage or a disadvantage on a roll
means that you roll two dice:
† Advantage allows the Player to choose which
result to use.
† Disadvantage means the GM chooses the result
to use.
USAGE DIE (g)
Some things in the game are represented by a
Usage die (g) to model the fact that they are
available in limited quantities: magic item use,
willpower, influence... When this resource is used
you roll its Usage die, a result of 1-2 means the
Usage die is downgraded to the next smallest die:
g20>g12>g10>g8>g6>g4
† When you roll a 1 or 2 on a g d4, this means
the resource is depleted.
WILLPOWER
The Willpower die represents a character's
ability to overcome fear and exhaustion. As any
Usage die, it can be depleted, leaving the character
open to a panic attack. A player usually rolls their
character's Willpower die when:
† They take the same action twice during a
combat Turn*.
† They use a Talent that requires it.
† They get a critical failure on an attribute roll.
The Willpower die returns to its maximum after
the character has taken a long rest.
*If the action already requires a Willpower roll,
this one is made with disadvantage.
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Burn willpower
Players can choose to "burn Willpower": roll
Willpower and subtract the result from an
attribute roll. The Willpower die automatically
degrades.
Once the Willpower die is depleted, the character
panics.
Fear
When a character is faced with a frightening
situation, the character must make a Guts roll.
A failure gives the player two options:
† the character runs away or they roll their
Willpower die to continue acting normally.
A critical failure immediately results in a Panic
roll
PANIC
Once a character's Willpower die is depleted, the
player must roll on the Panic table.
PA NIC (d6) the character...
1… Manages to get a grip and can act normally
2… Screams for one Turn. Everyone hearing this
rolls Willpower
3… Pukes and loses 1 HP
4… Suffers from hysterical blindness that lasts
'til the end of the next Turn
5… Randomly attacks someone (Melee attack
only)*
6… Has a heart attack: player rolls on the
Helpless table
*if no one is present, opts for self-mutilation (d4
damage).
Once the result of the table has been applied, the
character's Willpower is back at d4.
RANGES
FLEAUX! uses four ranges: Close, Nearby,
Faraway and Distant. Moving one range requires
one move action. Depending on the length of a
Turn, the actual distance covered by the character
will vary, for example in combat:
Close † 1,50m † 1 square
Nearby † 10m † 6 squares
Faraway † 20m † 12 squares
Distant † Beyond 20m
PERCEPTION
When characters are actively looking for
something, they find it. If time is of the essence,
players should make a Guts roll, a failure means
it takes precious time for them to find what their
looking for.
GROUP roll
In a group effort, if half the characters succeed at
their attribute roll, the whole group does.
INITIATIVE
At the beginning of each fight, every player makes
a Guts roll. A success means the character acts
before the opposition, failure means the opposite.
A critical success grants you an extra action for
the firsts round, a critical failure only grants you
one action on your first round.
ACT DURING YOUR TURN
During their turn, characters can act twice. If
they use the same action twice (attack, move,
etc.), they must roll their Willpower die. The only
exception is sorcery: you can only cast one spell
during your turn.
 ATTACK
† Melee attack: make a Melee roll
† Ranged attack: make a Shooting roll
A success inflicts damage equal to the
character's damage die.
A critical success deals the character's
maximum damage, plus an additional damage
die.
ADDING AN EFFECT
TO YOUR ATTACK
Rolling your Willpower die allows you to add
one of the following effects to your attack if it is
successful:
Butcher: add the result of the Willpower die to
the damage you deal.
Disarm: your opponent is disarmed (if
physically possible)
Whirlwind: you inflict your damage to everyone
adjacent to you (friends and foes alike).
DEFEND
† Parry: make a Melee roll*
† Dodge: make a Dexterity roll**
*The character must have an object or weapon
that allows them to parry.
**Ranged attacks can only be dodged.
2 A critical success on Defense means the
character immediately deals damage to the
attacker (if it was a melee attack).
2 A failed Defense roll means that the
character takes damage (according to the
monster's description).
2 A critical failure in Defense means that
the character's armor is not taken into account
(and they must make a Willpower roll as for
any critical failure).
THREAT LEVEL
If an opponent's level is higher than the character's,
the difference between the two is used as a penalty
to attribute rolls aimed at them (attack, defense,
persuade or intimidate, etc.). If the character's level
is higher, no modifier is applied, that's tough but it
will prevent characters from mowing down their
opposition.
ARMOR
The protection score of the armor (PR) is
deducted from the damage taken by the character
(which can then be reduced to 0).
SHIELD
A shield grants advantage to your Parry rolls.
TWO-HANDED WEAPONS
These weapons give you advantage on your
damage rolls.
RECOVERY
Characters are a little stronger than average.
They can recover HP by taking a short rest or a
long rest.
A short rest lasts 1 hour and causes the character
to recover a number of HP equal to their Strength
divided by two (rounded down). A character can
take one short rest per day.
A long rest lasts 6 hours and allows a character
to recover all their HP. Some Talents and the
Willpower die are also recharged after a long rest.
Characters must be in a safe, civilized place to take
a long rest. In the wilderness, a long rest will have
the same effects as a short rest.
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CONTINUOUS DAMAGE
Such pleasant things as fire and acid can cause
continuous damage. This means that the target
takes gd4 points of damage each round (until the
die is depleted). Armor is useless against this type of
damage.
HIT POINTS
When a NPC's hit points drop to 0, they die. A
character just bites the dust: once the fight is over,
the player rolls a d6:
HELPLESS (d6)
1. SCARRED: the character gets away with an
ugly scar.
2. CLOSE CALL: one of the objects carried by
the character is broken.
3. IMPAIRED: disadvantage to Dexterity rolls
until the end of the session.
4. INJURED: disadvantage to all attribute rolls
until the end of the session.
5. BUTCHERED: the character loses 1 point of
Strength or Dexterity permanently.
6. DEAD: create a new character of the same
level as the dead character.
A character who survived (results 1 to 5)
immediately recovers d4 HP.
cast a spell
† The sorcerer's player must make a Willpower
roll.
† If the sorcerer has already cast a spell
during the day, the Willpower roll is made with
disadvantage.
† A result of 1 on the Willpower die can
sometimes have unfortunate effects, as indicated
in the description of some spells.
† If your Willpower die is exhausted after
casting a spell, you must face Chaos Revenge.
(d6) chaos revenge
1. You cannot cast any more
spells until next sunrise.
2. The energy of the spell ravages
your body: lose d6 HP.
3. You cause an explosion of magical energy:
inflict d6 points of damage to all nearby.
4. Your body pays the price for your arrogance:
lose 1 HP permanently.
5. Your mind is consumed by horrors from beyond:
lose 1 point of Guts permanently.
6. A creature from another dimension
appears and drags you into their domain.
SACRIFICE
You can use your HP to change the result of the Willpower die
(you can't intentionally set it to 1).
Firearms
† Pistol: its mere presence gives you advantage to
your intimidation attempts.
† Musket: immediately kills the target on a critical
hit, regardless of level.
† Blunderbuss: it gives you a damage advantage
when the target is close.
Limitation
Firearms can only fire once per combat.
Critical failure while shooting
A critical failure on your shooting roll means your
weapon explodes and you take the damage.
Critical success while shooting
If your target is human and of a level equal to yours or
less, they are killed instantly. Otherwise (non-human
target or a higher level), apply the usual critical
success rules.
Optional: smoke
Used in enclosed spaces, the shots create such a
smoke that all combat actions that take place there
suffer a disadvantage.
Gloomy Lullaby Greedy Hand
Your target loses One of the objects
consciousness. your target is
A result of 1 on holding flies to you.
the Willpower die A result of 1 on the
means that the target Willpower die
will not wake up. indicates that the object is
destroyed.
Infernal Scream Inquisition
An inhuman scream Your target must be
paralyzes those who hear it immobilized. The spell
for a few seconds. subjects him to intense pain
This spell kills children and and forces him to answer d4
pets instantly. questions. The GM rolls the
die and hides the result from
the wizard's player. If the
player asks more questions
than the die roll allows, the
person dies.
Hazy memories
Your target forgets all
interactions with you
over the last d6 hours.
A result of 1 on
the Willpower die means
that the target becomes
totally amnesiac.
Living reflection
You give a semblance of life
to your reflection in a mirror.
You can see what it sees when
you close your eyes
(and cannot sleep while the
spell is active).
The spell stops
when you decide to or when
the mirror is broken.
Infernal Hound
Turns an
ordinary dog into
an infernal hound
(11 Attack, 10 HP,
bites for d6 damage).
The dog dies when
the fight is over.
Poisoned
projectile
You poison a projectile by
dipping it in your own blood
(this costs you 1 HP). Anyone
wounded by this projectile
dies after 4 minutes.
 Acid Blood bloody mark boneless Chthonic Guide
You can make You can mark The target's body becomes as When you are
a small pool an object with a drop flexible as a snake's, underground, this spell
of your blood acidic of your blood allowing it to easily escape summons a
(it costs 3 HP to create). (this definitely from bonds or slip rat that can guide you to
It causes d6 points costs you 1 HP). between bars or into a the nearest exit, provided
of damage You always know narrow passage. The you feed it your blood
to a living creature or can where this object is. spell lasts for 6 minutes. (this costs d4 HP).
dissolve an object no If the object is A result of 1 on the The rat dies once you
larger than a destroyed, the sorcerer Willpower die causes the reach the exit.
small book. recovers his HP. target to lose all its hair
(which will grow back in the
following days).
Curse of Demon's Breath Dream message Feather fall
the mute
The target All light sources Send a message The target survives an
can no longer speak. in the same room to someone otherwise deadly fall. All
A result of 1 on as the sorcerer you know through equipment carried by the
the Willpower die are immediately a dream. character is destroyed.
makes the effect extinguished. The target must
permanent. A fire will also start of course be asleep.
in another room of the This spell has no
building. range limit.
 Wine of Death
The spells targets a jug or
cup of wine the sorcerer must
touch. Those who drink this
wine quickly start looking
for a fight. A result of 1 on
the Willpower die means that
the drinkers are trying.
Guardian of the
Dreams
Animates a doll,
puppet, or stuffed animal
that stands guard while
you sleep. It starts to
scream if it sees someone
the sorcerer has not
designated. Lasts one night
(the spell does not
work during the day).
Dead Man's Map Flame
The blood of a dead man This spell summons
draws a map that a flame (no larger than a
indicates the rough location match) in the sorcerer's
of the murderer. palm. On a result of
1 on the Willpower die, the
sorcerer's clothes
catch fire.
Impotent arrows Mark of infamy
All projectiles that hit The target of this spell bears
the target of the spell the name of the crime
during the next turn he committed on his
do no damage. On a forehead.
Willpower die result of 1, The effectiveness of this
the projectiles of the spell has yet to be proven
sorcerer's allies are among the illiterate.
also affected. The mark fades at the next
dawn. On a result of 1,
the sign appears on
the foreheads of all
those present.
Fleabag
The sorcerer can transform
themselves into a
dog, but they only returns to
their original form
at sunset (if the spell
is cast during the day) or
at sunrise (if the spell
is cast at night). Their
HP does not change, they can
only bite (use
their unarmed damage)
and bark.
Meal of the
faithful
The sorcerer
purifies a meal
(poisons, natural
or not, are eliminated)
but it no longer has any
flavor. A successful Guts roll
is required to eat it.
 Raven's Eyes
The sorcerer can see
through the eyes of a bird as
long as they concentrate and
keeps their eyes closed.
As soon as they open
their eyes, the spell stops and
the bird dies.
Steel ghost
Renders a weapon
no longer than a dagger
completely invisible until it is
drawn from its
scabbard (or the wizard
casts another spell).
If the weapon does not injure
anyone on the turn it is
drawn, the wizard
loses d6 HP.
Sharing the pain
You can transfer
a loss of HP caused by
a wound to one of your
companions.
Vampire
If you manage to hit your
target, you "steal" d6 HP
from it, which comes back to
replenish your own supply
(without making it exceed its
maximum). On a result of 1
the target dies.
Silence
All sounds within
a 10 meter radius of the
sorcerer are muffled. The
spell lasts as long as the
wizard can concentrate.
A result of 1 on the
Willpower die means that all
people in the area of effect of
the spell become mute for the
same duration.
Veil of Darkness
d6 targets are
blinded for an
entire combat
(or d6 minutes).
A result of 1 on the
Willpower die means that
you are also affected.
Spontaneous
combustion
Your target bursts
into flames and suffers
continuous damage. A result
of 1 on the Willpower die
means that everyone present
will burst into flames.
Voice Thief
You can now
speak through
your target's mouth.
You are limited
to six words
 Mud puddle
Immediately
slows down any person,
animal, or vehicle that steps
into it (enough to end a
chase, for example).
Scarecrow Scent of the Swarm of bees
servant countryside
Animates a pile of clothes The target gives The target is stung
or rags to give them off the smell of manure until several times (d3 damage)
the appearance of life. next dawn. and cannot act
Its movements are during this turn.
uncoordinated and the
scarecrow cannot hurt
anyone.
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Origin Profession
Crime Upbringing

Hit
g Willpower
Now
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die M M M points

Equipment Weapons Damage Talents

die

Armed Unarmed

Protection
Shield M

Two-handed weapons give you an advantage

on your damage rolls. A shield grants an
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The world of
FLÉAUX!
is on the brink of
oblivion. Far from
the flickering lights
of civilization,
lurking in the
deepest forests,
hidden in the ruins
of past empires;
gathered behind
the mountains
at the end of the
world, the legions
of Chaos await...
Ignoring or
minimizing the
threat, the free
peoples of the
world fail to see
the corruption that
is slowly eating
away at the
foundations
of society.