2 minutes to midnight A “One page” by Andrea Sbragia

This is a module to be used with the Rocko- then finally compete on February 6th. polis RPG rules. One of the difficulties of the contest is that, The Characters’ Band is a Tribute to Iron in addition to having to know the songs, Maiden. the Bands will have to try to imitate their idols also in terms of appearance: at each The creation of the Characters is left freely to stage of the contest, in fact, it is required the Players, with the understanding that the that the Band represent on stage a specific Band is plausibly able to play the songs of LP, including lights, costumes and sceno- the English Band. graphy. It is absolutely forbidden to propose the For them, who adore their idols, this time same album twice. there is a unique opportunity: to open the concert of the great Irons! The contest, therefore, will reward very The famous Band, in fact, has decided to elaborate stages in pure Iron Maiden style, hire one of their own Tribute among the and the tight schedule could create many many scattered around the world to open problems for the Band. the last concert of their career. February 8th (celebrating the release of Being an established Irons Tribute Band, the album “Running Free”), 23:58. it starts with these already known songs: The concert, called “2 minutes to midnight The number of the beast, Flight of Icarus, - LIVE” will take place in London, and will Powerslave, Running Free, Fear of the probably be an event like few others in the Dark, The Evil that men do, Iron Maiden, history of Rock. Bring your daughter to the slaughter. The band also knows other tracks, but do- The Band that will open the concert will be esn’t yet have the necessary technical le- selected through a long contest, which will vel, and will therefore have to learn them. end on February 6th. The winning band will play on the London stage from 9pm to Some possible difficulties for the Band: 11pm. - it lacks the financial means to meet such As if this wasn’t already a stratospheric pri- a challenge; ze, there is talk of the possibility of a con- - the members’ Relationships can be a tract. hindrance: families or possessive relation- Needless to say, the opportunity is absolu- ships may not like to see such a rush du- tely unmissable. ring the Christmas period; - the other participating Tributes are pre- It’s December, and the excitement is great. pared and fierce; On the 22nd there will be a pre-selection - the daily work or commitments of the phase at a local club. The same will hap- Band members will be affected; pen in other venues scattered elsewhere. - the Band doesn’t have a lot of con- Winning means facing the semifinal, whi- nections, and putting on a show as reque- ch opens the doors to the national final, sted means relying on others. towards the end of January. The winning bands from each nation will Will they make it? Up the Irons!