Magnum opus game 2016 full#
Magnum opus game 2016 free#

If you will permit me a small tangent, I want to point out something neat The situation with Karlstadt came to be when the 8th member of the Coven, the Maker, cast her 1st level spell A Spell To Grant OneвЂ™s Hearts Desire. In a nice twist, the Seven are not a uniform whole but have different goals (i.e the Defiler hunts ghosts with an axe, the Rememberer has discovered a way to transfer her memories into the bodies of the newborn and the Mother is secretly the leader of an ancient cult that seeks to revive a slumbering insect god). Each one is unique, with a unique 1st level spell, an extraplanar servant of horrific appearance and ability (i.e the DefilerвЂ™s creature can swallow anything whole and in its stomach one is forced to fight another DefilerвЂ™s creature which will swallow one whole etc. We are introduced to the Seven, a Coven of 1st level magic users that have lost their families and husbands and have imposed their own law upon benighted Karlstadt in a vain effort to stop the war. It is infinitely more likely, however, that tens of thousands will be slaughtered by Swedes. The means of doing so are described in general terms but specifically enough to render them useful. The adventure makes an odd but strangely apt choice by providing a backdrop in the form of the imminent arrival of the Swedish army but then implying this is not meant to be the main focus of the adventure while providing several (very hard) ways of saving the inhabitants of Karlstadt (and even WГјrzburg). A short timeline is given to track the armyвЂ™s movement into the region.

Magnum opus game 2016 free#

This adventure does not have a fixed goal and the players are free to explore the area and ignore the Swedish army and Karlstadt entirely and still have a not shit time. Probably justified given the fact that this is not an adventure for beginners, and thus the players will be savvy enough to know what is up. The Pcs stumble into the area and the GM is invited to invent his own hook based on his knowledge of the players.

Brilliant premise for weird historical adventure and good use of a very dark period in history ripe with adventuring potential. Can the players save tens of thousands of people before the army arrives in a week, or alternatively, can they get fucking rich? Fuck. The Swedish army, having learned of this witchcraft, intends to burn the city to the ground and kill everyone inside.

Magnum opus game 2016 full#

The Thirty Years War (one of the bloodiest conflicts in european history) is in full swing and King Gustavus Adolphus of the Swedes (allied to the protestant cause) marches upon WГјrzburg with a force of 30.000 to take vengeance upon the Catholics! Refugee-laden Karlstadt stands in its path and has been taken over by a coven of seven witches who seek to put an end to all war. The setting isВ 1631, The Holy Roman Empire, Lower Franconia. Displaying his characteristic penchant for grandiosity and child-like John Hammond-esque sense of wonder, Raggi delivered a massive 169 page behemoth of an adventure combining elements of wilderland adventure, dungeoncrawling, investigation, intrigue, horror and diplomacy.

A fair warning in return This review is fucking long.Д«etter then Any Man by James Raggi is Lamentations of the Flame PrincessвЂ™s contribution to FreeRPG day.

Also thank you to all my readers, old and new, for your kind words. How does one return from dalliances with nymphs on the edges of perdition? One does not. James Raggi IV (Lamentations of the Flame Princess)