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Characters are mutated humans, bears, otters, or bees. They are primitive hunter-gatherers in a world filled with ancient but broken technology. They will struggle to survive, to protect their tribes, to understand the technology that has been handed down to them, and perhaps to use it to repair their world. Within the four villages, where the characters grow up, more and more children are stillborn because of the Invisible Sick. Can characters find a way to help? One of the characters receives The Book of the Ghost from a parent. The Book of the Ghost is a handheld device that when opened projects an image of a tiny woman. She is saying something in the language of the ancients. She keeps saying the same thing again and again. Maybe this ancient technology can help--but players will have to figure out how to make it work, and maybe find someone to teach them the language of the ancients. Along the way, they will have to deal with neo-Luddite religious fanatics, giant terror birds, and the horrific Silent Ones.
If I GM, I'll try to tailor the scenario to the interests of the players--and I suggest other GMs do as well. I'm trying to build instructions for doing that into the scenario. For instance, there are opportunities for romance, but if players aren't interested, those can be ignored. The game could focus on killing a whole bunch of bad monsters, or on working together to solve problems, or facing horrific enemies, or helping people in trouble, depending on the interests of the GM and the players.
I am fairly inexperienced as a GM and as a monograph writer, but I have published non-RPG articles. I'm looking for people who will help me "break" the scenario--find the weak spots where it's either too dangerous, too easy, or too confusing, where players or GMs get stuck. I started playing RPGs about 32 years ago, with D&D, Traveller, and Metamorphosis Alpha (which is a big influence on this scenario). I fell in love with Runequest but never found a group to play it with. Then, after college, I was trapped in an iceberg for 25 years. A group of indie role-players found me and revived me two years ago. I've been playing these odd new games with them like Spirit of the Century and Mortal Coil. But I'd still like to try out my BRP scenario.
