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W a Ves S T Ained Crims On Robert E. Howard’s ® IN DESPERATION THE SAILORS ABANDONED THEIR OARS AND SNATCHED UP THEIR WEAPONS. IT WAS VALIANT, BUT USELESS. THEY HAD TIME FOR ONE FLIGHT OF ARROWS BEFORE THE PIRATE WAS UPON THEM. From a merciless attack in the dead of night, to the bloodthirsty duels port of Tortage, life is never easy on the ocean waves. In this thrilling campaign, players will raid cities, avenge being enslaved at the hands of a ruthless buccaneer, and write themselves into legend! When their ship is sacked, and the daughter of a merchant prince is kidnapped, the players are thrust into WAVES a world of intrigue, deadly sorcery, and the threat of apocalypse. Coursing across the raging seas of the Hyborian Age, the adventurers confront terrors of the like they’ve never seen before; degenerate cults, murderous cutthroats, and a weaver of the darkest magics, with a plan for the world that must be halted… Do you have the courage and fortitude to stand against a rising tide of blood and danger? STAINED ■ A thrilling, all-new campaign for ■ New islands to explore, new monsters to Conan: Adventures in an Age Undreamed Of. fi ght, and new antagonists to defeat. ■ Five adventures, creating a series of ■ Take to the seas in an adventure of piracy, challenges for even the most experienced plunder and intrigue! of players. CRIMSON This book requires the Robert E. Howard’s Conan: Adventures in an Age Undreamed Of corebook to use. ® ISBN 978-1-912200-20-7 Sample file 9 781912 200207 MUH050401 Printed in Lithuania ® Robert E. Howard’s Robert E. Howard’s ® ® IN DESPERATION THE SAILORS ABANDONED THEIR OARS AND SNATCHED UP IN DESPERATION THE SAILORS ABANDONED THEIR OARS AND SNATCHED UP THEIR WEAPONS. IT WAS VALIANT, BUT USELESS. THEY HAD TIME FOR ONE THEIR WEAPONS. IT WAS VALIANT, BUT USELESS. THEY HAD TIME FOR ONE FLIGHT OF ARROWS BEFORE THE PIRATE WAS UPON THEM. FLIGHT OF ARROWS BEFORE THE PIRATE WAS UPON THEM. From a merciless attack in the dead of night, to bloodthirsty duels in the port of Tortage, life is never easy From a merciless attack in the dead of night, to bloodthirsty duels in the port of Tortage, life is never easy on the ocean waves. In this thrilling campaign, players will raid cities, avenge being enslaved at the hands on the ocean waves. In this thrilling campaign, players will raid cities, avenge being enslaved at the hands of a ruthless buccaneer, and write themselves into legend! of a ruthless buccaneer, and write themselves into legend! When their ship is sacked, and the daughter of a merchant prince is kidnapped, the players are thrust into WAVES When their ship is sacked, and the daughter of a merchant prince is kidnapped, the players are thrust into WAVES a world of intrigue, deadly sorcery, and the threat of apocalypse. Coursing across the raging seas of the a world of intrigue, deadly sorcery, and the threat of apocalypse. Coursing across the raging seas of the Hyborian Age, the adventurers confront terrors of the like they’ve never seen before; degenerate cults, Hyborian Age, the adventurers confront terrors of the like they’ve never seen before; degenerate cults, murderous cutthroats, and a weaver of the darkest magics, with a plan for the world that must be halted… murderous cutthroats, and a weaver of the darkest magics, with a plan for the world that must be halted… Do you have the courage and fortitude to stand against a rising tide of blood and danger? Do you have the courage and fortitude to stand against a rising tide of blood and danger? STAINED STAINED ■ A thrilling, all-new campaign for ■ New islands to explore, new monsters to ■ A thrilling, all-new campaign for ■ New islands to explore, new monsters to Conan: Adventures in an Age Undreamed Of. ght, and new antagonists to defeat. Conan: Adventures in an Age Undreamed Of. ght, and new antagonists to defeat. ■ Five adventures, creating a series of ■ Take to the seas in an adventure of piracy, ■ Five adventures, creating a series of ■ Take to the seas in an adventure of piracy, challenges for even the most experienced plunder and intrigue! challenges for even the most experienced plunder and intrigue! of players. CRIMSON of players. CRIMSON This book requires the Robert E. Howard’s Conan: Adventures in an Age Undreamed Of corebook to use. This book requires the Robert E. Howard’s Conan: Adventures in an Age Undreamed Of corebook to use. ® ® ISBN 978-1-912200-20-7 Sample fileISBN 978-1-912200-20-7 9 781912 200207 9 781912 200207 MUH050401 MUH050401 Printed in Lithuania ® Printed in Lithuania ® Sample file Sample file Robert E. Howard’s WAVES STAINED CRIMSON System Designers Managing Director Benn Graybeaton, Nathan Dowdell & Jay Little Cameron Dicks Approver Head of Product Jay Zetterberg Sam Webb Writer Head of Creative Services Kevin Ross & Todd A. Woods Jon Webb Editor Logistics Manager Richard August Peter Grochulski Contributing Editor Video Content Producer Jason Durall Steve Daldry Proofreader Customer Service Bryce Johnston Lloyd Gyan Cover Artwork Office Manager Phroilan Gardner Shaun Hocking Interior Artwork Webstore Manager Michael Syrigos, Mateusz Wilma, Nick Greenwood, Kyle Shepard Andre Meister, Eli Maffei, Shen Fei, Diana Martinez, Johan Fredriksson, Antonio J. Manzanedo, Data Analyst Matthias Kinnigkeit, Martin Sobr & Steve Stark Benn Graybeaton Cartographer Financial Controller Tobias Tranell Luc Woolfenden Art Director Bookkeeper Katya Thomas Valya Mkrtchyan Graphic Design & Layout With Thanks To Michal E. Cross The Robert E. Howard Foundation, Professor John Kirowan, H.P. Lovecraft, Project Managers Fred & Jay at Cabinet Entertainment Matt Timm & Chris Shepperson Published by Chief Creative Officer Modiphius Entertainment Ltd. Chris Birch 2nd Floor, 39 Harwood Rd, London SW6 4QP, United Kingdom Chief Operations Officer [email protected] Rita Birch www.modiphius.com Legal © 2021 Conan Properties International LLC (“CPI”). Conan, Conan The Barbarian, Hyboria and related logos, characters, names, and distinctive likenesses thereof are trademarks or registered trademarks of CPI. All rights reserved. Robert E. Howard and related logos, characters, names, and distinctive likenesses thereof are trademarks or registered trademarks of Robert E. Howard Properties, Inc. All rights reserved. The 2d20 System and Modiphius Logos are copyright Modiphius Entertainment Ltd. 2015–2021. All 2d20 System text is copyright Modiphius Entertainment Ltd. Any unauthorised use of copyrighted material is illegal. Any trademarked names are used in a fictional manner; no infringement is intended. SampleThis is a work of fiction. Any similarity with actual people and events, past or present,file is purely coincidental and unintentional except for those people and events described in an historical context. Modiphius Entertainment Product Number: MUH050401 ISBN: 978-1-912200-20-7 All Rights Reserved., except the Modiphius Logo which is Modiphius Entertainment Ltd. Printed by Standartu Impressa Spaustuve 39 Dariaus ir Girėno str., Vilnius, LT-02189, Lithuania. TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Chapter 4 WAVES STAINED CRIMSON ..2 THE NIGHT OF The Adventures .................................2 THE YELLOW SASHES ......56 Piracy, Revenge, and Cosmic Terror ................3 Sailing for Tambaru ............................57 The City of Balbenon .......................... 59 Chapter 1 The Sacking of Balbenon ....................... 59 THE ROSE AND THE SHADOW .4 Captain Daimos, at Last ........................ 70 When the Rose Met the Shadow.................. 6 The Sorcerer’s Stratagem....................... 70 Trapped in the Hold ............................11 Dividing the Spoils .............................71 Out of the Hold ................................14 What of the Wizard?............................71 Survival at Sea .................................14 Final Considerations............................73 Descent into the Depths ........................16 Non-Player Characters . 76 Running the Adventure ........................ 20 Final Considerations............................21 Chapter 5 THE BLACK ISLANDS RISE...82 Chapter 2 To Sail the Darkened Seas ...................... 82 A TRAIL OF BASTARDS .....22 The Island of the Monolith (A) ...................87 The Pirates Arrive . .22 The Island of the Ruins (B).......................87 A-Roving We Will Go! ......................... 26 The Maelstrom (C)............................. 88 Welcome to Tortage ............................27 Mutiny, Part One .............................. 88 New Arrivals ..................................31 The Island of the Madmen (D) — Mutiny, Part Two.. 88 Setting Forth for Argos .........................32 The Island of the Mud-Crawlers (E) .............. 89 “Civilized Company” in Messantia................34 The Island of the Reeking Vault (F) .............. 89 Setting Forth for Argos .........................32 Mutiny, One Last Time .........................90 Back To Argos: Lord Emarius ....................32 The Island of the Village (G) .....................91 Final Considerations............................37 The Island of the Temple (H) .................... 92 A God Awakens ............................... 93 Chapter 3 “What Has Risen May Sink” .................... 95 THE TEMPLE OF ARZHNA ...38 The Road of Plunder, Once Again.................38 Chapter 6 Seeking the Enemy ........................... 39 AFTERWORD ............ 96 Eight Feet of Chain ............................ 40 Ships and Crews .............................. 96 Arzhna Island .................................41 Dividing the
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