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is dead. His estranged children have returned home to Ilysium for the funeral and disbursement of the estate. –ere is little left; the manor servant, Jedmund, has collected the last John Harper 82 crowns in a small coer, and with it only a shabby coach and two withered horses, the family crest and swords, a portrait of a strange woman, and Lord L Scurlock’s prized hunting rie (hidden away from prying eyes). Jesse Ross & Rich Rogersord e other attendees at the funeral are Lord Scurlock’s creditors. ey hover Clinton Dreisbach, James V. West, Luke about the manor like vultures, eager to recoup some measure of their losses. Crane, Vincent Baker, Jonathan Walton, V S Judd Karlman, Jason Morningstar, Fred ❖ has come to collect his bribe for withholding certain unpleas- Hicks, Rob Donoghue, Leonard Balsera, ant facts from public knowledge. He expects the children to continue the Ben Lehman, Mark Causey, Brandon payments. He is owed 14 crowns and 5 crowns per month ongoing. N K Amancio, Claudio Cipolla, Mike Riverso, ❖ is owed for delivery of “medicines” that helped ease the Brie Sheldon, Joss Whedon, George Lucas, tortured mind of Lord Scurlock in his nal years. He is owed 6 crowns. C T Hayao Miyazaki, Reiko Kodama, Richard ❖ is soliciting the tax payment on the manor. 67 crowns. M B Halliwell, Rick Priestley. ❖ of the Fox & Anchor kindly asks for the stable fees for the coach and horses: 11 crowns for the past six months. ❖ M P demands the regular “protection” payment to the local goblin Paul Riddle, Sage LaTorra, Shannon Riddle crime boss, Kudger. 1 crown per week (you owe 16 already). ❖ M H , a city judge, discreetly informs you that Lord Scurlock owes him certain trivial deeds and paperwork as a result of a gentle- [email protected] man’s wager on a game of cards. It will take but a moment to retrieve them from the study. ❖ M O , the priest who is about to perform the rites, is due 1 gold crown for his service. ❖ P S, the esteemed artist, is completing a portrait of Lord Scurlock and lacks only the nal payment of 2 crowns to deliver it. –Lord Scurlock’s half-brother, Alward, is snooping about the house, looking to claim anything that looks valuable. “My brother would have wanted me to have this,” he mumbles. is work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ ’ .. , A S A rened and educated arisocrat; a dabbler in magic TRAITS & TAGS Educated Rened Arcane Adept PICK ONE TAG PER ROLL Academics Etiquette Awareness Attack ___________ __________ Fencing Charm Willpower Defend ___________ __________ PICK ONE TAG PER ROLL Host Arcane Sight ___________ __________ Duelist Create Inuence Gather Power ___________ __________ Skirmisher Control Command Aetheric Travel PICK ONE TAG PER ROLL ___________ __________ Athletics Dance Radiant Flame ___________ __________ History Compose Spectral Force ___________ __________ Science Dark Void Art ___________ __________ Law Fly ___________ __________ Occult Rituals ___________ __________ Demons vs. Demons ___________ __________ KEYS SECRETS Key of the Dark Legacy Secret of Scurlock You are Lord Scurlock’s child. Turn this key when you nd yourself Your Scurlock blood binds you to an ancient pact with the demon following in his strange and dangerous footsteps. Setarra. She may not harm you directly, and must provide services B: Disclaim your birthright. commanded by the heir to the Scurlock line until the scope of the binding is fullled. Key of the Renement Secret of Sorcery Expertise You are a cut above the common people. Turn this key when you remind them of your superiority or refuse to stoop to the level of the Once per refresh, when using sorcery, you can re-roll all your dice that lower classes. have missed. B: Get over yourself or play dirty. Key of Arcane Knowledge Secret of Turn this key when you discover new and interesting arcane, occult or magical knowledge. Secret of B: Pass up the chance to educate yourself. CONDITIONS POOL MAXIMUM Key of INJURED ANGRY DRAINED SHAKEN Key of INCAPACITATED SWAYED CURRENT DEAD (PRESUMED) DOMINATED When you turn a key, take an experience point (). If you go into danger because of your key, take 2 . Each key also has a buyo. If the buyo condition occurs, you may ITEMS & APPEARANCE permanently remove that key and replace it with a new one, and earn 5 . : Fine noble garb — Sword and dagger. Spend at any time to: XP 5 — Add a new trait with 3 tags. 5 — Add a new key you’ve never had before. 5 — Add or unlock a new secret. 5 — Increase pool maximum by 1 (and get a pool die). 3 — Unlock a tag on an existing trait. 1 — Get a pool die (up to your pool maximum). LADYBLACKBIRD.ORG B S A curiosity from the Wild Blue, claiming an unlikely birthright TRAITS & TAGS Sensors Interface Electroplasmic Mind Clockwork Body Scan Imposing Mechanist Powerful ___________ __________ PICK ONE TAG PER ROLL Life Presence Craft ___________ __________ Attack Energy Intimidating Inventor ___________ __________ PICK ONE TAG PER ROLL Defend Lie Detector Orator ___________ __________ Trade Maneuver Retro-Temporal Bargain Labor ___________ __________ Vision Leap Politics ___________ __________ Aetheric Calculations Grapple Nobles ___________ __________ Connections Facts & Figures Impervious Empathy ___________ __________ Detailed Analysis Insight Traps Mimic Voice ___________ __________ Built-In Weapons ___________ __________ ___________ __________ KEYS SECRETS Key of the Dark Legacy Secret of the Automaton You are Lord Scurlock’s creation. Turn this key when you nd You are a living machine of clockwork and electroplasm. You do not yourself following in his strange and dangerous footsteps. age and you cannot die. If destroyed, you may be re-created using B: Disclaim your birthright. Lord Scurlock’s secret mechanist laboratory. Key of the Machine Secret of Modication You do not yet fully comprehend human feelings and subtleties. Turn Once per refresh, you may tinker with your conguration to add a this key when your sti machine nature interferes with your ability to temporary tag (or use a locked tag). You may only have one tempo- deal with and understand organic beings. rary tag at a time. B: Develop empathy. Key of the Duty Secret of You must not allow those with Scurlock blood to come to harm. B: Allow a Scurlock to be harmed. Secret of CONDITIONS POOL MAXIMUM Key of DAMAGED EMOTIONAL DRAINED MISFIRING Key of INCAPACITATED IMPEDED CURRENT DESTROYED CONTROLLED When you turn a key, take an experience point (). If you go into danger because of your key, take 2 . Each key also has a buyo. If the buyo condition occurs, you may ITEMS & APPEARANCE permanently remove that key and replace it with a new one, and earn 5 . Metal body with whirring clockworks and pulsing electroplasm inside. Spend at any time to: : A sash and tunic in Scurlock livery — Lord Scurlock’s voice. XP 5 — Add a new trait with 3 tags. 5 — Add a new key you’ve never had before. 5 — Add or unlock a new secret. 5 — Increase pool maximum by 1 (and get a pool die). 3 — Unlock a tag on an existing trait. 1 — Get a pool die (up to your pool maximum). LADYBLACKBIRD.ORG T S A sky pirate TRAITS & TAGS Traveler Survivor Dashing Scoundrel Connections Fighter Bravado Stealth ___________ __________ PICK ONE TAG PER ROLL PICK ONE TAG PER ROLL Charm Lockpicking ___________ __________ Cultures Blades Seduction Tracker ___________ __________ Languages Wrestling Bargain Ambush ___________ __________ Underworld Stealth Pilot Smuggler ___________ __________ Pirates Fearless Stunts Cunning ___________ __________ Contraband Underdog Drugs Tough Presence ___________ __________ Occult Scavenger Leadership ___________ __________ Demon Lore reaten ___________ __________ Brutal ___________ __________ ___________ __________ KEYS SECRETS Key of the Dark Legacy Secret of Scurlock You are Lord Scurlock’s child. Turn this key when you nd yourself Your Scurlock blood binds you to an ancient pact with the demon following in his strange and dangerous footsteps. Setarra. She may not harm you directly, and must provide services B: Disclaim your birthright. commanded by the heir to the Scurlock line until the scope of the binding is fullled. Key of the Outcast Secret of the Reaver You left home young and grew up in the wild. Turn this key when your defensive and suspicious nature causes a problem for you. Once per refresh, you can assemble a small gang of pirates from the B: Accept delity with a parental gure, mentor, loved stragglers around the docks.ey’ll follow your orders if you seem like one or organization. you know what you’re doing. Key of Vice Secret of You live to indulge your array of vices, especially smoking Black Lotus.Turn this key when you put this need before other concerns. Secret of B: Stop using. CONDITIONS POOL MAXIMUM Key of INJURED ANGRY DRAINED SHAKEN Key of INCAPACITATED SWAYED CURRENT DEAD (PRESUMED) DOMINATED When you turn a key, take an experience point (). If you go into danger because of your key, take 2 . Each key also has a buyo. If the buyo condition occurs, you may ITEMS & APPEARANCE permanently remove that key and replace it with a new one, and earn 5 . : Pirate’s garb — Stash of Black Lotus & Pipe — Cutlass — Pistols — Dagger. Spend at any time to: XP 5 — Add a new trait with 3 tags. 5 — Add a new key you’ve never had before. 5 — Add or unlock a new secret. 5 — Increase pool maximum by 1 (and get a pool die). 3 — Unlock a tag on an existing trait. 1 — Get a pool die (up to your pool maximum).

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