http://albion.chaosdeathfish.com/ 2008-11-20T10:40:05+00:00 http://albion.chaosdeathfish.com/ http://albion.chaosdeathfish.com/lib/images/favicon.ico text/html 2008-06-30T21:20:18+00:00 Ivan http://albion.chaosdeathfish.com/ivan:user:game1_murder_list?rev=1214860818&do=diff Master List of Murders - Game 1 Turnsheet Name Killer 1 John Fletcher, Catholic Priest Rachel de Courtney 2 Bishop of Oxford Karin Mayer John, a serving boy of Edward de Vries Rachel de Courtney 3 Archbishop of Canterbury Rachel de Courtney 4 Viscount Sefton's boy Rachel de Courtney 5 Servant of Viscountess Sefton Augustus Wells-Lacy Jack Staywelp, actor Rachel de Courtney Professor Samuel Harris Karin Mayer 6 Sister Agnes Rachel de Courtney 7 Safiye… text/html 2008-06-30T18:14:46+00:00 Innokenti http://albion.chaosdeathfish.com/bonus.custardpies?rev=1214849686&do=diff I would like to apologise in advance for this item. Suggested by Peter (John Wyndham) as an article to show the effects of the extended Cry God For Harry - we deemed it to get the wrong sentiment across and likely leave the players to forget that the city of Oxford was in dire need of fixing. text/html 2008-06-30T18:12:24+00:00 Innokenti http://albion.chaosdeathfish.com/bonus?rev=1214849544&do=diff A holding page for previously GM eyes-only information that's now being published. Metaphysics and Magic Sorcery Spell List Theurgy Spell List Maps of the Route to Eden Cathayan Background information for Cathayan players Cathayan Mythology Cathayan Sorcery Spell List text/html 2008-06-30T13:52:37+00:00 Ivan http://albion.chaosdeathfish.com/bonus.eliza_gamut_correspondence_12?rev=1214833957&do=diff To Father Anthony Father, I had Toled you that I did Thinke the Brandages yet Liv'd and now I doe Heare that tis Trew inded. Father I Knowe that you have Trusted the Twinnes but I doe Thinke that they Seke the Gardenne for the Starres do Warne again and again of the End of the Worlde in Fire and Snakes if the Children of the Sons of God and Doters of Eve do Walke pon its Grasse. Tis in almost every Charte now Father as if the Starres Grewe Quit Desprat to Warne us of the Danger. And I have Won… text/html 2008-04-06T15:57:36+00:00 Ivan http://albion.chaosdeathfish.com/bonus.eliza_gamut_correspondence_11?rev=1207497456&do=diff To Father Anthony Father, I Knowe that you are notte as Sure of my Lorde Devereux as I be but I doe Thanke you for your Blesinge. And I Hop you Shalle Faile not our Partie for I Shal Feele a Fule in the Midst of that Gathringe with Evryone Gogglinge at me. text/html 2008-04-05T21:00:23+00:00 Ivan http://albion.chaosdeathfish.com/bonus.cathay:11?rev=1207429223&do=diff Tsung Chang Mai Extract from the turnsheet of the Jinshi Tsung Chang Mai. Written by Ivan. // This briefing is immediately proceeded by Recovering the Hellgate in Egypt. Journey to Cathay You depart from Haroun on-board one of his ships, the others still loading soldiers of his regiment from the beach though some of those in the bay were already full. The ship carries you swiftly to the northern end of the Gerard Canal, to the city of Port Said which is still held by the Ottomans and in … text/html 2008-04-05T19:51:21+00:00 Ivan http://albion.chaosdeathfish.com/bonus.marriage_of_milton_and_bourbon?rev=1207425081&do=diff Turnsheet 3 France An extract from the turnsheet response of Lord William Milton, Duke of Somerset. Written by Ivan. You go to visit the Royal Court of His Most Christian Majesty King Louis XIII of France and Navarre. You are treated with enormous respect there. You are after all one of the last remaining English Dukes after Queen Elizabeth found it necessary to remove the heads from the bodies of so many traitorous ones. The French therefore treat you as one step below a personal emissary … text/html 2008-04-04T18:20:28+00:00 Ivan http://albion.chaosdeathfish.com/bonus.marriage_of_molyneux_and_mayer?rev=1207333228&do=diff Turnsheet 0 Dame Karin Mayer An extract from the character background of Dame Karin Mayer. [...] Her Uncle ensured that as she was brought up she was able to attend high society social functions. Now she has reached the age of 23 he is trying to introduce her to English high society with a view to getting her betrothed to a nice member of the English nobility. The actual main reason for doing this is to aid her infiltration of England in her role as a Jesuit agent. [...] text/html 2008-04-03T13:11:20+00:00 Ivan http://albion.chaosdeathfish.com/bonus.marriage_of_cross_and_milton?rev=1207228280&do=diff Turnsheet 0 William Milton, Duke of Somerset An extract from the character background. [...] At the age of 18 William met Elizabeth, his wife to be, and a year later they married. A year after that their first and only child was born, named Katherine. However, from that point on Elizabeth was struck by an illness from which she never fully recovered. She bore no more children and finally succumbed to her illness a few years later. text/html 2008-04-02T22:38:20+00:00 Ivan http://albion.chaosdeathfish.com/bonus.eliza_gamut_correspondence_10?rev=1207175900&do=diff To Baron Wyndham Your Lordshippe, Againe I Wolde Saye that I am Right Sorry to Heare of your Losse. I Shal not Poke into the Mater if your Menne doe have it in Hande for Feare of Knockinge Heades with them but if you doe Nede me to Looke into it I Hop you Wille Telle me my Lorde. text/html 2008-03-31T21:17:05+00:00 Ivan http://albion.chaosdeathfish.com/bonus.npc_samuel_harris?rev=1206998225&do=diff Turnsheet 0 GM Notes The original character concept for the NPC Samuel Harris. There was considerable divergence, however, when combined with the secret Invisible College plotline: that the College had become “Invisible” because one of the Senior Faculty once made a deal with the Devil - the entire place was an outpost of Hell, and could vanish into the Infernal Realms again at any moment. During the game this manifested as an ongoing, urgent, need for PCs to cool the place! text/html 2008-03-31T20:25:33+00:00 Ivan http://albion.chaosdeathfish.com/bonus.cathay:10?rev=1206995133&do=diff Tsung Chang-Mai Letter from the Empress Chang Ping You dispatch your letter to the Empress and a few months later, shortly after your return from Egypt you receive a reply. This is the last letter you receive from the East before the Gerard Canal is closed due to fighting. text/html 2008-03-30T17:12:08+00:00 Ivan http://albion.chaosdeathfish.com/bonus.npc_james_cross?rev=1206897128&do=diff Editor's Note: Those looking for the highlights should jump straight to the written by Ann. Turnsheet 0 NPC Notes for the GM Team Captain James Cross Brother of the MP Alexander Cross, James is a bluff athletic sort whose response to everything in life is either to laugh heartily at it or hit it till its broken. He heartily disapproves of his brother's career since only liars and cheats have jobs that involve talking to people instead of hitting them, and often writes badly written letters … text/html 2008-03-29T20:56:37+00:00 Ivan http://albion.chaosdeathfish.com/bonus.cathay:9?rev=1206824197&do=diff Baron Wilson Mandrake An extract from the turnsheet of the Right Honourable Wilson Mandrake, Baron of Brighton, MP. Written by Ivan. Alchemy The King is not enthused by the idea of having his son's leg chopped off so it can be replaced. Princes Richard is downright resistant. You do manage to persuade them to let you take a look at the Prince's leg, though the Prince's guards remove everything sharp from you and the room, just in case, before the examination. text/html 2008-03-29T20:24:34+00:00 Ivan http://albion.chaosdeathfish.com/bonus.eliza_gamut_correspondence_9?rev=1206822274&do=diff To Baron Wyndham Your Lordship, We did not have Time for me to Telle you alle that I Found your Star Chart when we Last Met and twas Cler that Menny Waited to Spek with you but the Omens of the Chart are such that I Thinke I must Telle you of them. text/html 2008-03-28T10:19:00+00:00 Innokenti http://albion.chaosdeathfish.com/contents?rev=1206699540&do=diff Contents * Post-game Bonus Material --- Introduction - Freshers, click here first! * News * Latest News * Character List * Members of Parliament * NPC List --- * Setting * The Civil Wars * Timeline * King Matthew I --- Religion text/html 2008-03-28T10:17:16+00:00 Innokenti http://albion.chaosdeathfish.com/bonus.hanging_around?rev=1206699436&do=diff The journey to Yggdrasil, the World Tree, is full of adventure and excitement, this is mostly due to the fact that the path between Albion and the tree are filled with some of the least pleasant of the world's inhabitants. And because Master Jonathan Clairefoy was along to lead the expedition. text/html 2008-03-27T19:13:31+00:00 Ivan http://albion.chaosdeathfish.com/bonus.cathay:8?rev=1206645211&do=diff Tsung Chang-Mai Extracts from the turnsheet response of Tsung Chang-Mai. Written by Ivan. Summon the Fucanglong You journey by boat to the small Island of Marton where the East India Company have evacuated the Cathayan refugees and have constructed the factory which will be the new home of the Fucanglong. The waters around the factory are patrolled by a number of armed East Indiamen, heavily armed merchant ships of the John Company. It is noticeable even from a distance that the shores of… text/html 2008-03-26T23:13:59+00:00 Ivan http://albion.chaosdeathfish.com/bonus.plays_of_william_brandage_1?rev=1206573239&do=diff Character Background OOC Note from the the Player of Master William Brandage: ”Whenever the poet quirk comes into play as part of a turnsheet action the GMs toss a coin to determine if the angel or demon has the upper hand in the creative process. Either way the quality of the writing will still be high, but the effect it has on the audience will have unexpected results (e.g. a play advocating temperance may inspire an entire town to swear off the booze for 40 days and 40 nights, or it may … text/html 2008-03-26T23:13:01+00:00 Ivan http://albion.chaosdeathfish.com/bonus.plays_of_william_brandage_2?rev=1206573181&do=diff Turnsheet 3 Extracts from the trunsheet response of Master William Brandage. Except for the news and faction briefings. Arthurian Epic Oh dear! It really is a lovely play, apart from the nail-bomb. The preliminary rehearsals go off fine. It's a really great play. (See news.) text/html 2008-03-26T23:10:20+00:00 Ivan http://albion.chaosdeathfish.com/bonus.plays_of_william_brandage_3?rev=1206573020&do=diff Turnsheet 4 Extracts from the trunsheet response of Master William Brandage. Except for the news. Write play for Meeash This was a painful production! You were stabbed in the leg by one of the windmills provided by Meeash, though it's apparently Dame Fiametta's fault the blades of the windmill were quite so much like, well, blades. Maybe some of the irritation transmitted itself into the play because once you've seen it in front of a live audience you see that it portrays Zilmatillia in a … text/html 2008-03-26T19:34:41+00:00 Ivan http://albion.chaosdeathfish.com/bonus.cathay:7?rev=1206560081&do=diff Turnsheet 7 Written by Ivan. Tsung Chang-Mai Extract the Heir With your help Princess Chang Ping and her small retinue has left the dubious protection of Dom Alonso and is now with the majority of the refugees from Cathay, living upon the island on which the gunpowder factory has been established. Her advisers have tried to keep her hidden from the rest of the refugees but in such a small intimate community it is impossible to keep such a thing secret and the court around her is becoming co… text/html 2008-03-25T14:07:37+00:00 Ivan http://albion.chaosdeathfish.com/bonus.eliza_gamut_correspondence_8?rev=1206454057&do=diff To Baron Wyndham Your Lordship, I did Gratly Wishe to Spek with your Lordship at the last Meetinge of the Court but Colde Scarse see you for those Tugginge at your Sleeve and Wantinge Wordes with you. I Have Alredy Toled you and others of what I have Heared in Talkinge to the Witch Kinge Silva but I think we may be Facinge another more Suttel Danger inded an Invisibel one you Might Saye. text/html 2008-03-25T13:41:14+00:00 Ivan http://albion.chaosdeathfish.com/bonus.meeash_list_4?rev=1206452474&do=diff The Fifth List * Acquire a cat-o-nine-tails and a set of thumbscrews with instruction for their use * Recruit one fiddler of surpassing talent * Write down recipe for a soup of beans * Acquire one rabbit of mild and solemn demeanour * Discover how one may dig an ink well, and measure the buckets used to draw ink from same * Acquire a mechanism of bronze by which one may observe the movements of the orbs, preferably one in which his celestial Radiance's own palace is visible. *… text/html 2008-03-24T13:11:20+00:00 Ivan http://albion.chaosdeathfish.com/bonus.eliza_gamut_correspondence_7?rev=1206364280&do=diff To Baron Wyndham Your Lordship, There are Many Matters on wich I Shoulde Spek but Begginge your Pardon there is one Thinge I Must Raise and I Hop your Lordshippe Wille Forgive me. There is not a Manne or Woman who was in Court last Tusday who Coude not See that Your Body has two Riders in its Saddel not only yourself but also another. To Putte it Planly your Lordshippe is Possest by a Powrfull Spirit. I doe Thinke I know which Spirit it be and if soe it is not an ill Spirit but rather a Noble … text/html 2008-03-24T12:37:52+00:00 Ivan http://albion.chaosdeathfish.com/bonus.meeash_list_3?rev=1206362272&do=diff The Third List * Find out how a honeysuckles. Acquire a sample and provide demonstration * Provide detailed account of the Royal Parakeet Juggling Troupe * Acquire four mummers * Discover the meaning of the following terms: * “head over heels” (is this not the ordinary state of affairs) * “Gadzooks” * “Zounds” * “Stap me vitals” * “Lubbers” * “Sucker” (evidently a term of respect)