Magic Potion
A background and guidelines for short adventure for d20 fantasy RP. Suitable for one night of play for low level characters.
Contents
Background
This is adventure of two Gaulish braves and one Roman spy. As you can see it is a d20 Historical setting, but it could be adjusted for any sort of Bronze Age fantasy setting.
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Dramatis Personae
Since this is short-adventure, characters are prepared in advance and handed out for players. Essentially, players can re-write the characters, as long as its two Gaul guys and one Roman girl.
Two naive Gaulish braves
Irvyn ap Tory and Cathair ap Floyd are typical Arvernii. They are 2nd lvl Fighters, young, strong, blonde, adorned with torcs of gold and neatly trimmed drooping moustache. They are boisterous, loud, proud and rather naive. They strike out on their own, trying to locate mad druid somewhere in the lands of Pictones.
Roman girl
Livia Metelli Prima is daughter of Roman patrician living in Narbonensis. Born and bred in city of Narbo, young Livia had Gaulish lady as her wet-nurse. Livia is very intelligent, quick witted and inquisitive. She learned a great deal about Gauls, their customs, their language, but Livia is Roman and will do anything to help her countrymen dominate barbaric tribes. Given her odd (for a Roman) looks (Livia is blonde), and her background, she is perfect spy to find out what Arvernii are up to. She travels to land of Arvernii, only to stumble across two Gauls on secret mission...
Mad Druid
Yes, there is a mad druid living as gelit, man of the woods. He is proficient in making potions, but alas being quite mad he can't always get them right. By the time Arvernii braves and Roman spy reach his abode, he poisoned entire fores with his latest botched potion-making...
Episode I - Two Gauls and little spy
Where Gauls meet Livia in distress, save her and get her to tag along.
Episode II - It's long way to Pictones
Where Gauls get to like little Roman, as they travel across Celtica
Episode III - Madman's forest
Where Gauls meet with mutated agressive animals
Episode IV - The Madman
Where Gauls clearly see how Mad exactly he is
End game
Gauls can abadon their quest, or help druid clean up the mess and escort him to Arvernii Tribe Roman spy learns of magic potion and tries to backstab Gauls either by sabotaging their effort and slaying the druid.
Alternatively, there is no magic potion, players can become friends which leaves them in double drama... When Gauls learn that their companion is Roman spy, will they let her live? When Livia learns that whole thing was a silly wild goose chase, will she stick with her new friends or backstab them anyway...
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