Friday, October 30th, 7pm
Ravenhome is full of life tonight. Everyone is well aware that with the coming winter, the days will soon grow shorter and the nights will soon grow colder. But in rebellion of the coming darkness, Ravenhome hosts a yearly festival, one that brings together the people of the village alongside travelers from other towns and even the hermits that live in the mountains. For today, a fire shines against the shadows. Today is the Harvest Festival!
It’s a time of merriment. A time for candied apples and dancing around bonfires and even a friendly scare or two. But although this festival is open to everyone, a horrifying presence has snuck in unannounced. And it threatens to take the lives of those who stray too far from the bonfire’s glow.
This game is a one-shot set in a small farming town at the Harvest festival. There are around 100 or so townsfolk, and your party are older teenagers. Old enough to develop skills, young enough to still get into trouble. The “Brave Ones” in town.
Town is centered around a smithy, grain mill, and thread spinner facility, all on the banks of a slow-moving river. Barges periodically go downstream to get goods to the bigger cities. There is a small church to a nondescript deity, inoffensive enough that most people still follow the witches, druids, and nature rites of the area.
Important Content Warnings: Possibility of a teenager dying, body horror, and fire.
This is a published module for Legend in the Mist, “Horror at the Harvest Festival”, by Kevin Carpenter, @chomplicated, Alejandra Pinal, Manuel Serra Sáez, and Kristoff Alejo.
Character creation must be done in advance. Here are character themes appropriate for the game. You will need to choose four of them to describe your character. Once you have chosen your four themes, I’ll send more information that elaborates upon those themes.
Circumstances
- Alderperson
- Hardworking Drudge – “Eventually all this hard work will pay off.”
- positive tags: tool of my trade (choose), fellow laborers, stiff upper lip, work smarter not harder, whispered conversations, roof over my head, master’s secrets, needs little rest, “Put your back into it”
- negative tags: overworked, laborer’s hands, beyond mymeans, cruel overseer
- Tavern Brawler – “I wish something would make me forget my pain for good!”
- positive tags: brimming tankard, drinking buddies, get them to talk, shirk responsibility, the tavern is my home, often underestimated, drunken master brawling, sober up, “Another!!!”
- negative tags: never taken seriously, reeks of ale, often thrown out, pitiful looks
- Landed Noble
Devotion
- Become a Knight
- Childhood Sweetheart
- Heal the Sick
- Our Village
- Ritualistic Circle
Personality Traits
- Curious – “There’s so much more to see and learn!”
- positive tags: learning environment, inundate with questions, all in my notebook, subtle inquiry, passion for the truth, inventive, point out peculiarities, recognize false answers, deep thinker
- negative tags: overlook danger, really annoying, prying and invasive, those with something to hide
- Gruff
- Heart of Gold – “There’s hardship to go around. Let’s carry it together.”
- positive tags: help those in need, inspire others to help, bandages, reach out to someone, compassion, defend the weak, work shoulder to shoulder, resist malicous thoughts, coordinate efforts
- negative tags: easily exploited, expects recognition, they didn’t ask for help, attracts cruelty
- Jovial Disposition
- Practiced Liar – “Let’s see what I can get away with this time…”
- positive tags: gullible victims, twist the truth, concealed pocket, impersonation, disregard for rules, believe my own lies, make up an excuse, question what’s true, discern lies
- negative tags: caught in a lie, hopeless cynicism, lie when I don’t mean to, past victims
- Rumormonger
Skills and Trades
- Artisan – “I shall make the finest creations this village has ever seen.”
- positive tags: jewelry crafting, well-equipped workshop, nobles and merchants, mechanical mechanism, plenty of time to work, inspect quality, guage a customer, young apprentice, attention to detail
- negative tags: magical jewels, rushed, judges by appearances, “uncouth savages!”
- Blacksmith
- Hinterland Tracker
- Homesteader
- Skirmisher
- Sleight of Hand
Traits
- Acrobatic Agility – “I can make that jump.”
- positive tags: vault and tumble, dodge harm, rope and hook, tightrope walking, swing from a chandelier, quick climber, evaluate weight, showmanship, feign clumsiness
- negative tags: this will hurt later, jealous spectators, stretching my luck, harder when restrained
- Prophetic Visions
- Strong as an Ox
- Tenacious – “I will never give up.”
- positive tags: quickly recover my strength, water off my back, inspirational tattoo, bear the pain, survive harsh weather, advance despite opposition, gauge others’ tenacity, needs little sleep, pretend to yield
- negative tags: jaded, draw ire, can’t ask for help, hard to relate to
- Uncommon Beauty – “Beauty is but a distracting glamour; it is not who I truly am.”
- positive tags: draw attention, too beautiful to hurt, handy hair brush, get away with anything, the prettiest here, flirting, know when they like me, signature hair flick, ruffle up my hair
- negative tags: overbearing diva, jealousy, wrong kind of attention, zero attraction.
- Underwater Deftness
Magic
- Blessing of the Goddess – “Be always with the Goddess, and she will always be with you.”
- positive tags: consecrate items, Blessing of Courage, bless a crowd, impressive ceremony, knows the deity’s ways, mass prayer, appropriate offering, oratory, respected priest/ess
- negative tags: unworthy recipient, requires the Goddess’ favor, noticeable shimmer, hunted for my faith
- Rudimentary Magic
- Hedge Witch
- Tribe Soothsayer
- Greenkeeper
- Village Apothecary
- Woodland Whisperer – “Don’t exploit the land. Give back as much as you take.”
- positive tags: encourage plant growth, animal speech, create shelter, commune with nature, find the path, guiding others, forage anywhere, blend into wild, rugged charm
- negative tags: built spaces, can’t be rushed, distracting visions, can’t handle crowds
- The woodland whisperer uses the subtle forces of nature to survive and thrive in the wilderness.
- Ancestor Worship
- Familiar Master
Companions
