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The Fall of Man a Vaticine Church Chronicle ⚫ Book Three of Four The Fall of Man A Vaticine Church Chronicle ⚫ Book Three of Four A Four-Part Conspiracy Adventure by Tobie Abad Explorers Society, 7th Sea and all related marks are © and ™ 2016 John Wick Presents. All rights reserved. No part of this work may be duplicated without express permission from the Author Sample file 1 |The Fall of Man – Book Three “Conspiracy theory has got to be simple. Sense doesn’t come into it. People are more scared of how complicated shit actually is than they ever are about whatever’s supposed to be behind the conspiracy.” — William Gibson Words by Tobie Abad Cover image: Ixion, from The Four Disgracers Hendrick Goltzius (Netherlandish, Mühlbracht 1558–1617 Haarlem) After Cornelis Cornelisz van Haarlem (Netherlandish, Haarlem 1562–1638 Haarlem) https://www.metmuseum.org Sample file 2 |The Fall of Man – Book Three THE THIRD PROPHET REVEALED The search for a supposed piece of art becomes the key to trove of secrets about the Third Prophet. And with great knowledge now comes the responsibility of going against the villain long hidden from history’s eyes. What seemingly begins as a mystery murder becomes the first clue to a greater conspiracy that stains the reputation of the Vaticine Church. This Mystery Adventure is not your typical dungeon crawl. Nor is this your usual high-seas swashbuckling adventure. This is a four-part Mystery Adventure patterned after the likes of books such as Umberto Eco’s Foucault’s Pendulum, Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code, Richard Ben Sapir’s Quest, and Katherine Neville’s The Eight. This is the third book of four. All four books are needed to run the campaign. But if you aren’t playing the campaign, do feel free to just dissect and use this book for any ideas you might find cool to add to your games. Key Words: Conspiracy, Prophets, Secret Organizations, Murder, Symbology. establish as “true” in their version of Thèah. Many of these What is The Fall of Man? “truths” were mentioned in the first two books. This The Fall of Man is a four-part conspiracy thriller. For this book, however, expands on more of these as the adventure to work, there are key “truths” that must be Arcobaleno sheds its secrets to the Heroes at last. accepted as part of your game’s secret history. For example, in Javier Sierra’s book, The Secret Supper, the But with such knowledge comes the realization of its book expects the reader to embrace as fact that Leonardo power, and there are many figures who would seek to Da Vinci has hidden coded symbols in his work, “Last claim or destroy these secrets. What choices will the Supper”. This includes “beggars” being murdered in the Heroes make? And will they be able to stop the Fall of painting of “Madonna of the Rocks” and other supposed Man? hiddenSample secrets. This means, Game Masters are file encouraged to read through the summary first of The Fall Like the earlier books, this still is a Thriller. So, there will of Man to properly assess if this is what they want to be some feeling of following a trail that was left behind by 3 |The Fall of Man – Book Three the clues that are found. This can feel like a railroad for some groups. Care was taken to try to offer multiple ways a scene can be activated in the unfolding narrative. Optional scenes and possible key points are offered for GMs to use if they seem more appropriate to their players. Lastly, there will be a lot of “knowledge” that might not readily be present which the Heroes can benefit from. NPCs are presented to be the mouthpieces for information. However, GMs can always offer the information as the results of spent Raises from player characters with suitable backgrounds or Skills. This is book three of The Fall of Man. The Campaign requires all four books to run completely. Inspiration This Adventure draws inspiration from multiple sources: ❖ Sapir’s Quest, Richard Ben ❖ The Da Vinci Code, Angels and Demons, Origin, Inferno, The Lost Symbol, by Dan Brown ❖ Foucault’s Pendulum, by Umberto Eco ❖ The Eight, by Katherine Neville ❖ The Secret Supper, by Javier Sierra ❖ Holy Blood and the Holy Grail, by Henry Lincoln and Michael Baigent ❖ Hudson Hawk, by Bruce Willis and Robert Kraft Music Suggestions For groups that like adding atmospheric music to their sessions, the following are recommended: ❖ The Best of Anthony Way ❖ The Da Vinci Code Soundtrack ❖ Eyes Wide Shut Soundtrack ❖ The Insider Soundtrack ❖ Notes On A Scandal Soundtrack ❖ Penderecki: Orchestral Works by Krzysztof Penderecki ❖ Titus Soundtrack Sample file 4 |The Fall of Man – Book Three Playing Safely This Adventure may touch on some of the darker aspects The use of the X-Card will allow your group to explore of the 7th Sea world, and thus might not be for all groups. disturbing elements without having to worry about pushing the story in bad places and undesired areas. Read Conspiracy stories and thrillers tend to have murder, more about the X-Card at tinyurl.com/x-card-rpg. discrimination, and violence which might not be deemed welcome in the game for some groups. Alternately, stories that explore the uneasy relationship between religion and THE [H] evil might touch on uncomfortable parallels for some people. As popularized in other Community Created Adventures, the use of the [H] reference is meant to give the Game Master a means to dynamically modify the size of Villains and Brute Before you start running this adventure for your group, be Squads for various group sizes. Wherever you see [H], replace it sure you discuss what kind of an Adventure, The Fall of with the number of Hero characters in the Scene. In some Man offers and decide if it is the kind of story the group places [H] will have a multiplier or divider (2[H] or ½[H]) or a would enjoy. The adventure can still be run with the less base value (4+[H]). desired elements being toned down, or perhaps even merely portrayed as events happening “off-camera” so to If your players have a more combat savvy group, such as one speak. Ultimately, the group’s personal sense of fun and with at least one Duelist, consider doubling the Strength of one safety is paramount. or more Brute Squads, Monsters, or Villains. In that note, consider using the X-Card at your table. Designed by John Stavropolous, the X-Card is a tool that helps groups manage difficult content without requiring discussing the topics in advance. If you choose to use the X-card, simply do the following: Read this aloud: The X-Card is an optional tool that allows anyone in your game (including you) to edit out any content anyone is uncomfortable with as you play. Since most RPGs are improvisational and we will not know what will happen til it happens, it is possible the game will go in a direction people do not want. An X-Card is a simple tool used to highlight and resolve problems as they arise. Now, get an index card and draw an X on it. Now read the next part aloud: If anything makes you uncomfortable during the game, just tap this card to alert everyone else. You do not have to explain why. We will simply edit out anything X-Carded. If there is an issue, anyone can call for a break so things can be discussed privately. I know it sounds funny but it will help us play amazing games together and usually I’m the one who uses the X-Card to protect myself from all of you! Thank you! Sample file 5 |The Fall of Man – Book Three You have placed our iniquities before you, our secret sins in the light of your presence. The Book of Prophets, Volume XC, Verse Eight Sample file 6 |The Fall of Man – Book Three Allies in the Mystery The Heroes may have gained allies in the previous adventure. As before, they have Sofo Guissola and Humberto Trellis. Sofo Guissola is the headstrong daughter of Nisab who once hated her mother for having abandoned her. Humberto Trellis is an alchemist and vintner who has long been a friend of Nisab and was watching over one of her most important works without realizing it. As written, the two can assist the Heroes in two possible ways. Connection: To get hard-to-find information or a dangerous favor, the player can spend a Hero Point or agree to a cost that the connection stipulates in exchange for their assistance. Patron: The players may spend a Hero Point to call upon the Patron for a mercantile or political favor. As above this may have a cost that the connection stipulates if the Hero cannot pay for the Hero point. There were many other possible minor allies forged during the first Book. Jorgi Abero – Inquisitor of the Vaticine Church. While he usually hides his role from others, the Heroes likely met him in the wake and are aware he is an Inquisitor. Timon Bauer – Avalonian Professor. Former “rival” of Nisab’s and a man of sciences. THE STORY SO FAR Antoni Jez – Sarmatian engineer always with his dog, Lovec. Inventor and craftsman. In Book One, the Heroes attended the wake of Nisab Guissola, and gained a poetic clue about, “Bells of the Quincy Kohler – wealthy investor from Eisen with an Merovingian.” Given Nisab’s obsession over The Artist, artificial leg which Nisab created for him. the idea is that this is in reference to a work of art of some sort.
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