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Sample file Authors: Alan Bahr, Elizabeth Chaipraditkul, Jaym Gates, Ezzy Languizzi, Will Munn, Jack Norris, James M. Spahn, Steffie de Vaan, Sabrina Vourvoulias Editor: Jaym Gates Producers: Alan Bahr, Will Munn Art: Provided by Zorro Productions, Inc from throughout the history of Zorro. Layout: Miguel Ángel Espinoza, with assets from Vecteezy.com D6 System 2e: Developed by Alan Bahr, based on work by Greg Costikyan and the original West End Games Team, as well as those who worked on it over the years. D6 System and West End Games are ©2020 Nocturnal Media, All Rights Reserved. West End Games and the D6 System are trademark Nocturnal Media in the USA and other countries. Sample©2020 Zorro Productions, Inc., All Rights Reserved. file Table of Contents The History of Zorro in Media ..........3 Quickstart Characters .....................45 Personajes Dramáticos ..................111 Zorro in Novels and Short Stories .... 3 Faithful Friar/Sister ........................... 45 Don Alejandro de la Vega ..............111 Zorro in Films ...................................... 4 Enterprising Local ............................. 46 Señorita Lolita Pulido .....................113 Zorro in Television .............................. 6 Brave Doña/Don ............................... 47 Adventure Seed: Home Voyage ....114 Zorro in Comics .................................. 7 Brash Soldado .................................... 48 Don Ignacio Torres .........................115 Zorro in Stage Productions ............... 8 Sniveling Don/Doña ........................ 49 Captain Esteban Pasquale ..............116 Zorro in Audio Plays .......................... 8 Sneaky Sister/Friar ............................ 50 Sgt. Demetrio Lopez Garcia ..........118 Zorro in Video Games........................ 8 Thieving Scum ................................... 51 Governor Luis Quintero ................119 Zorro in Toys ....................................... 9 Rabble-Rousing Rebel ...................... 52 Adventure Seed: Introduction .....................................10 Clever Horse-Trainer ........................ 53 La Congregación..........................120 What Is a Roleplaying Game? ......... 10 Nervous Bandit .................................. 54 Padre Felipe ......................................121 What Do I Need to Play? ................. 10 Scheming Scholar .............................. 55 Sister Lucia .......................................122 A Brief Primer on Playing Stalwart Doctor ................................. 56 Maria Crespo ...................................124 the Game ......................................... 10 Military Maestro ................................ 57 Josafat ................................................124 Attributes & Skills ............................. 12 Experienced Cavalier ........................ 58 Gabriela García ................................125 Difficulty ............................................. 13 Charming Musician .......................... 59 Adventure Seed: El Chupacabra ...127 Doubling Down ................................. 13 Enemy Combatants..........................60 Bernardo ...........................................128 Hero Points ......................................... 13 Soldados .............................................. 60 Adventure Seed: The Band of Character Creation ..........................14 Bandidos ............................................. 62 the Nightshade .............................129 Customizing the Character ............. 14 Despreciados ...................................... 64 Adventure Seed: Nightshade Hero Points ......................................... 15 The World of Zorro ..........................66 Returns ..........................................130 Defense Number ............................... 15 Adv. Seed: La Pízon’s Gambit .......... 66 Adventure Seed: Nightshade Equipment .......................................... 15 The Makings of a Hero ..................... 67 Rides ..............................................132 Playing the Game .............................16 Adventure Seed: A Cure for an Diego de la Vega ..............................133 Attributes and Skills .......................... 16 Ailing Man ...................................... 70 Adventures Elsewhere ....................135 Difficulty Numbers ........................... 16 Zorro’s Alta California ...................... 72 New Spain & Baja California.........135 Using More Than One Skill ............. 17 Adventure Seed: The Cursed Altar Adventure Seed: Los Tres Combat ............................................... 17 of Mission San Fernando Hermanos .....................................136 Attacking ............................................ 18 (ca. 1810) ......................................... 75 Adventure Seed: Make Way for Special Combat Actions ................... 20 Adventure Seed: Protection is the Rail ..........................................137 Attributes & Skills ............................. 20 Our Mission ................................... 80 Introductory Adventure ................142 Rolling Skills Instead of Adventure Seed: Horse of the Zorro (Don Diego de la Vega) ......142 Attributes ........................................ 21 Rising Sun (ca. 1836) .................... 86 The Black Widow ...........................151 Difficulty Numbers ........................... 21 Adventures in Alta California .........89 Introduction .....................................151 Using Skills and Timing ................... 22 Missions of Alta California .............. 89 Adventure Overview.......................151 Agility Skills ....................................... 22 Adventure Seed: La Bestia del Using this Adventure ......................151 Brawn Skills ........................................ 23 Diablo (The Devil Beast) .............. 90 Prelude: A Restless Night ...............151 Knowledge Skills ............................... 24 Mission San Diego de Alcala Chapter One: The Fly in Perception Skills ................................ 24 (inc. Presidio) ................................. 92 the Web .........................................152 Charm Skills ....................................... 25 Reina de Los Angeles ........................ 94 Chapter Two: The Escape...............157 Game Master ....................................26 San Fernando Rey de Espana .......... 96 Chapter Three: The Spider’s Refereeing ........................................... 26 Mission San Juan Capistrano .......... 97 Venom ...........................................158 Character Improvement Mission & Presidio Santa Barbara .. 98 Chapter Four: Untangling the and Arcs .......................................... 28 Adv. Seed: Mistaken Identity .........100 Widow’s Web ................................159 The Most Important Thing .............. 29 La Purísma Concepción .................100 Epilogue: The Spider’s Game .........160 Chases ................................................. 29 Monterey Presidio ...........................101 Steam Train Out of Hell ................161 Secret Identities ................................. 30 San Carlos Borromeo de Adventure Overview.......................161 Hideouts ............................................. 34 Carmelo .........................................103 Introduction .....................................162 Equipment ........................................38 San Antonio de Padua ....................104 Chapter One: Flames in the Bestiary .............................................40 Santa Cruz ........................................105 Night ..............................................163 AirSample ........................................................ 40 Mission San José .............................106 Chapter Two: Midnightfile Express ...164 Land ..................................................... 40 Adventure Seed: The Transport ....108 Chapter Three: Party Crashers ......169 Water ................................................... 43 San Francisco de Aziz (also Epilogue: The Campana Legacy ....176 known as Mission Dolores) .......109 Handout One: Elena’s Note ............177 Prologue Prologue The History of Zorro in Media "Get life into you! I would you had half the courage and spirit this Señor Zorro, this highwayman, has! He has principles and he fights for them. He aids the helpless and avenges the oppressed. I salute him!” —Johnston McCulley, The Curse of Capistrano Zorro is one of the earliest masked avengers with hands, Zorro appeared in four novels: The Curse a secret identity, inspiring many later charac- of Capistrano (republished in 1924 as The Mark of ters of the ‘hidden identity’ variety. Bob Kane, Zorro), The Further Adventures of Zorro (1922), artist and co-creator of Batman, credited Zorro Zorro Rides Again (1931), and The Sign of Zorro as inspiration for the 1939 creation of Batman. (1941). McCulley also wrote fifty-nine Zorro short Indeed, what are Bruce Wayne and Green Ar- stories, predominantly for West Magazine. row’s Oliver Queen if not modern-day Zorros— The Curse of Capistrano 3 wealthy and privileged men fighting on behalf of the oppressed. The list of characters inspired by The Curse of Capistrano is quite intricate, weav- Zorro goes on and on, as does the array of mer- ing three main plots and relationships together. chandise and media. A quick internet search re- The first thread follows a series of encounters veals key chains, voodoo dolls, phone and tablet between Captain Ramon