CM Simpson: Writer & Gamer

It's out... almost... kinda... My first science fiction-fantasy blend. Yay! When Lorellan Cartwright finds buying back the woman he loves an impossible task, he promptly steals her away, but escaping from the criminally minded third duke of Aristoc and reaching a place of safety are two very different things. And stealing from the duke embroils Lorellan and Megan in the politics of crime lords, long forgotten races of fantasy, aliens and interstellar law enforcement. Can they escape the tangled webs woven by others and find refuge? Or will they join the ranks of those who tried before and failed?

SCENE 3 – INVESTIGATING THE DISC SCENE 3D – FINAL BATTLE The ceremony is near. You know it. Tension thrums through the air. Tonight, all will be won or lost. Tonight, the Setites will try to call their lord back. Tonight, you must all stand together, or you will all perish, and the world might just perish with you. Give the PCs a chance to ask a few short questions. Where are we? You are walking down what appears to be a hall leading to the chamber where the ceremony is to be held. It is wide enough to allow a single dragon to pass unhindered, or for six men to walk abreast of each other. The walls are unadorned, save for stone sconces set at regular intervals. The floor consists of sandstone blocks. You are not alone, but moving down the hall with a half dozen Setites, all heading towards where you expect the ceremony will take place. Where are we going? You are going to what you expect to be a large, round chamber, into which Set will be summoned. Accordi...

On Tuesday, I managed to advance one of the new PokemonGo medals - the Berry Master. This is most definitely not to be confused with a stair master, although exercise was had while earning it. With silver under my belt, I now have to do another 900 or so feedings to get to gold. Tips on going for this medal? Feed ALL the Pokemons. ALL OF THEM. As many as you have berries for. As many as the game allows. And count your fingers. These things have no manners when it comes to berries.

SCENE 3 – INVESTIGATING THE DISC AFTERMATH When the battle is over, read, or paraphrase (especially if the professor is dead), the following: “I think I need to sit down,” says a slightly croaky voice from somewhere nearby. Doctor McKay is standing to one side, looking at the space from where the steaming remnants of the beby have disappeared. She has the book tucked against her chest and the medallion and her mobile phone clenched tightly in one fist. She walks over to a chair and sits down, before taking a deep breath and looking up at you: “Do I want to know what this is all about?” she asks. The PCs have a chance to tell someone outside their circle what is really going on. Let them decide what to say. If they confide in her, Angelina appears to take everything in her stride, but her research takes a decidedly mythic twist as she begins to secretly probe beyond the known ancient world in an attempt to find the mythic one. PCs can note this change if they...

SCENE 3 – INVESTIGATING THE DISC SCENE 3C – MUSEUM INVESTIGATION Note: If PCs have already encountered the beby and gained information on the cult of Set, GMs may need to make some adjustments to the boxed text below. While no new information is gained, and the professor also has a copy of the book, the beby is still summoned to protect it. If PCs have already played Final Battle , that scene does not occur again. It was surprisingly easy to gain an interview with Professor Angelina McKay. She was ‘between projects, you know’. Her office is warmly lit, and has butter-yellow walls, mostly concealed behind bookcases and display cabinets of curious artefacts. “Come in!” she says, looking at you, even though it’s like she’s addressing half the museum. “You want something explained? Let me see if I can help you.” Give the PCs time to explain what they want, then read, or paraphrase, the following when they show her the disc: Holding the disc, the professor is surprisin...