Post by gamedave on May 16, 2016 8:27:22 GMT -5
Slight retcon from the last session:
Da Vinci's Lost Diary contained references to a book with important information of certain objects of power, which was apparently located in the City of the Monkey God, in the "Amazon Falls" region.
Also a clarification: Da Vinci's Lost Diary is filled with cryptic references, sketches, and clues, as well as passages in outright code, written in a mixture of Renaissance Italian and Latin, most of it in Da Vinci's mirror writing, all of it idiosyncratic handwriting in now-faded ink. You've only scratched the surface of the secrets hidden in the diary...
[Metagame: the Diary is MacGuffin/Plot Device which will gradually give you clues, leads, and adventure hooks throughout the campaign.]
The Amazon Falls
The region on the game map designated "Amazon Falls" is in a remote area of the Amazon jungle, near the unmarked and contested borders of Venezuela, Columbia, and Brazil. It is a lawless area, inhabited by smugglers, paramilitaries, revolutionaries, bandits, and the military forces of all three countries (the lines between those groups are as blurry as the borders), as well as native tribes hostile to all outsiders.
Conventional archaeology and history contain no references to any "City of the Monkey God" - indeed, no mention of either any "monkey god" being worshipped in the region, or any indigenous cities.
It will be a trying trek through a hazardous region pursuing vague clues to the location of a lost city which might not actually exist...
The Chase in Venice
During the extended chase in Venice (only a brief snippet of which actually appeared "on screen"), every faction involved, the Ahnenerbe, the Mob, and the Crimson Hand, as well as the heroes, at least briefly had their hands on Da Vinci's Lost Diary. There's no telling who was able to read or copy what while they had the book in their possession, so any expedition is likely to be a race against other factions to the artifact or location...
Deciphering the Clues
Before we game again in two weeks, I'd like Rob, Cheryl, Joel, and Chrystal to each give me one piece of information about the City of the Monkey God, which their character was able to glean from the Diary. Then pick from the following list:
Based on their rolls last session, Rob gets three picks on the above list for his piece of information, Cheryl and Joel get two picks, and Chrystal gets one pick.
Da Vinci's Lost Diary contained references to a book with important information of certain objects of power, which was apparently located in the City of the Monkey God, in the "Amazon Falls" region.
Also a clarification: Da Vinci's Lost Diary is filled with cryptic references, sketches, and clues, as well as passages in outright code, written in a mixture of Renaissance Italian and Latin, most of it in Da Vinci's mirror writing, all of it idiosyncratic handwriting in now-faded ink. You've only scratched the surface of the secrets hidden in the diary...
[Metagame: the Diary is MacGuffin/Plot Device which will gradually give you clues, leads, and adventure hooks throughout the campaign.]
The Amazon Falls
The region on the game map designated "Amazon Falls" is in a remote area of the Amazon jungle, near the unmarked and contested borders of Venezuela, Columbia, and Brazil. It is a lawless area, inhabited by smugglers, paramilitaries, revolutionaries, bandits, and the military forces of all three countries (the lines between those groups are as blurry as the borders), as well as native tribes hostile to all outsiders.
Conventional archaeology and history contain no references to any "City of the Monkey God" - indeed, no mention of either any "monkey god" being worshipped in the region, or any indigenous cities.
It will be a trying trek through a hazardous region pursuing vague clues to the location of a lost city which might not actually exist...
The Chase in Venice
During the extended chase in Venice (only a brief snippet of which actually appeared "on screen"), every faction involved, the Ahnenerbe, the Mob, and the Crimson Hand, as well as the heroes, at least briefly had their hands on Da Vinci's Lost Diary. There's no telling who was able to read or copy what while they had the book in their possession, so any expedition is likely to be a race against other factions to the artifact or location...
Deciphering the Clues
Before we game again in two weeks, I'd like Rob, Cheryl, Joel, and Chrystal to each give me one piece of information about the City of the Monkey God, which their character was able to glean from the Diary. Then pick from the following list:
- The information is accurate, but not necessarily complete.
- The information is complete, but not necessarily accurate.
- No other faction has access to this information.
- The information plays into your Motivation or Flaw - you get 1 Style Point
Based on their rolls last session, Rob gets three picks on the above list for his piece of information, Cheryl and Joel get two picks, and Chrystal gets one pick.
