InAWickedToronto:Annotated Oracle
The Oracle, with annotations for the Indie RPG Group[edit]
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Because Vincent Baker has published In a Wicked Age, I've removed all the elements from this page that didn't actually come up in play. Go buy the book here:
http://www.lumpley.com/wicked.html
to see the full Oracle. Skalchemist 11:35, 13 July 2009 (PDT)
This annotated version contains new elements generated in play by our group, and also links elements that have shown up with their matching masteries, characters, or other information. It also maintains the elements not included in the new four oracle system at the bottom for availability as choices to We Owe persons.
Blood and Sex[edit]
3 ♦ A raving prophet, advocating self-mortification and deprivation of the appetites.
- Selected by Steve for Chapter 3
- Created Althea the Pure
Q ♦ A happy girl, promised in marriage to a gentleman, naive to the danger he represents.
- Selected by Mark for Chapter 5
- Created Ayesha of Zorastria
- Implied Iskander Pasha
3 ♠ A camp-wanton, pretty and pliant, prone to drink.
- Used in Chapter 2
- Created Bambi Woods
God Kings of War[edit]
2 ♦ A cask of honey wine, tribute to a fierce bandit-queen.
5 ♦ The arrival of unexpected and improbable allies.
- Used in Chapter 1
- Created Captain "Half-cocked" Jack Amerigo
- Created Dominic
9 ♥ A terrible and devastating ambush.
10 ♣ A youth or maiden, the reincarnation of a great hero, whose soul remembers glory.
- Used in Chapter 6
- Created Jenny Dark
K ♣ An outlying watchtower on a wooded hill.
- Used in Chapter 1
1 ♠ The very first time that a certain young soldier, impressed against his choice and wanting nothing more than to return to his home, has killed.
- Used in Chapter 6
- Created Jenny Dark
The Unquiet Past[edit]
4 ♦ The soul of a dead wizard, seeking an advantageous rebirth.
- Used in Chapter 4
- Created Felthantis Fantastik
K ♦ The exposure by erosion of a long-buried door.
- Used in Chapter 4
7 ♠ Instruments of torture, haunted by their long-dead victims.
- Used in Chapter 4
8 ♠ A fearsome storm, with thunder and driving winds.
- Used in Chapter 2
The Nest of Vipers[edit]
7 ♦ A public bathing house in a wealthy city, of very good quality, where only the most refined and modish vices are permitted.
- Used in Chapter 3
4 ♥ A fallen-in mansion, where by night ghosts and devils meet.
5 ♥ The college of a small but prestigious magical order.
- Used in Chapter 5
10 ♥ A wizard jealously guarding her magical territory.
- Used in Chapter 5
- Created Salisha Bint-Yauma
Q ♥ The return of a reclusive enchantress to her home.
- Used in Chapter 2
- Created Countess Ashbet
4 ♣ The unwitting husband of a serpent-demoness.
- Used in Chapter 5
- Created Iskander Pasha
- Implied Salisha Bint-Yauma
5 ♣ The young mother of a baby prince, whose husband the king has been overthrown and put to death.
- Used in Chapter 3
- Selected by Steve for Chapter 4
- Created Zalmor the Proud/Absolom
Extra elements[edit]
Items[edit]
A key on a broken chain, lost by the roadside.
- Used in Chapter 1
Characters[edit]
An underofficer of the local lord's home guard.
- Used in Chapter 1
- Created Lord Seth Darkmantle
- Created Ulysses Amerigo
The captain of a shattered company, himself injured.
- Used in Chapter 6
- Implied Captain "Half-cocked" Jack Amerigo
Locations[edit]
Events[edit]
Threats[edit]
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