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Roweena

Takes A Trip

A Legendary Lives Adventure

By Joe Williams & Kathleen Williams

Email me at: freeRPGs@comcast.net

Roweena

Roweena Takes A Trip

This adventure begins with a sweet little child

and ends with a dwarf in a baby costume. Will your

players ever forgive you?

Author’s Note: This is an early adventure

written for the first edition rules. Some conversions

will be required.

He knows nothing else. Each of the draconians

have the following stats:

STR AGI INT RUN COM DAM BP

Grt Por Grt Gud Pas varies 5

The Bridge

Special ability: Breathe fire once per day. Does

Good damage to DODGE(-Grt) body parts

(maximum 3 wounds).

Flamefang the Draconian: Wears a chain

cuirass. Does Great damage with a +7 morning star,

or Good damage with a +4 light crossbow.

Draconian warriors #1 & 2: Wear studded

armor on head, arms and chest. They do Great

damage with their +6 flails.

Sha-kara, Draconian conjurer: Wears no

armor. Does Passable damage with his claws and

bite. He has the following spells:

Blade Barrier: Useable once. It creates a

10’x10’ area of whirling blades around the caster,

lasting 10 minutes. Any player who enters it takes

DODGE(-Sup) Good wounds (maximum 3 wounds).

The barrier moves with the caster. Any missile

attack into the blades is at -1 column.

Fire Dart : Useable 3 times. The target must

roll DODGE(Sup) in order to avoid being hit. Does

Good Damage.

Your players should be well acquainted by the

time the story begins, having introduced

themselves on the road. They’re all heading for the

famous Cabbage festival in Whimpleville. Maybe

they can get a date with the Cabbage Queen, or at

least a Rutabaga Princess. At any rate, they’re

looking forward to a good time.

As the party crosses a bridge, they hear the

burble of a baby. Looking into the river below, they

see the proverbial basket carrying the infant

downstream. Any character who jumps into the

river must roll SWIM(Pas) to successfully reach the

basket. Those who fail are swept downstream and

must roll STAMINA(Pat) or else drown. Corsairs

and vikings receive +1 column on their Swim roll.

The Draconians

As the basket floats downstream, four

draconians step from the trees on the west

riverbank. The draconians are at missile range

from the bridge. Two of the large, lizard-like

creatures wear leather armor and carry flails. The

third wears a chain cuirass, and carries a crossbow.

The last draconian is robed in red. As he reaches

the river’s edge, he mutters an incantation and

hurls a firedart at the basket. The basket begins to

smolder. The draconian in chain raises his

crossbow and prepare to fire.

The draconians are intent on destroying the

basket. If attacked, they will put up a fierce fight. If

any are captured, he will tell the party that the

child insulted the draconian god-king and must die.

In the Basket

If the characters don’t rescue the child at the

bridge, they will find the basket run around

downstream. The baby is a beautiful, 9 month old

sidhe female. She carries a silver rattle shaped like

a hammer (worth 3 silver), and cries terribly when

it’s taken away. At the bottom of the basket is a

note along with a gold coin. Roll LITERACY(Pas) in

order to read the letter (characters with a Literacy

of 13 or more automatically succeed). It reads:

Kind stranger,

Thank you for rescuing my baby from the river.

The happiness of a kingdom depends on Roweena

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safely reaching the hermit of Mt. Skagmont, for she

is actually . . . but wait, there is no time to explain

everything. I can hear them searching the riverbank,

my leg is sorely wounded, and I can carry her no

further. I must trust the river to bear her to the

safety I cannot provide.

Godspeed. May the forces of goodness and light

go with you.

The firbolgs will mention that Roweena’s

accomplice, Sybella the witch, was captured, and is

now on her way to the elf-queen’s castle under

heavy guard. When Roweena hears this, she will

become quite agitated, possibly even giving herself

away!

The firbolgs do not wish to harm anyone, but

they are determined to have Roweena, and will

fight if threatened. If the party flees into the woods,

they will run into the scouts who will try to stop

them.

None of the party members are familiar with

the hermit of Mt. Skagmont or the baby Roweena.

Roadblock

Baby Flees

On the road to Whimpleville, the party comes

across a road block manned by 8 firbolgs. Six

additional firbolg scouts patrol the surrounding

hills. The firbolgs have the following stats:

STR AGI INT RUN COM DAM BP

Gud Por Gud Gud Pas Gud 4

Once the party escapes the roadblock, they’ll

want to bed down for the night. It is nearly dark,

and Roweena is very cranky. Ideally, this should be

in a grove of trees just off the road to Whimpleville,

near the river.

Near dawn, whoever is on guard will notice

that Roweena is no longer in her basket. When the

party spots her, Roweena is crawling across a log

precariously perched over roiling rapids (if the

characters did not camp near the river, substitute a

dry gully for the river). Anyone crossing the log

will cause the rotting wood to snap in half. A

character on the log must jump 15’ by rolling

AGILITY(Gud) or else fall 20’ into the river (taking

Passable damage), where he must make a

successful SWIM(Gud) roll to reach the bank or

else be swept over a nearby waterfall. Going over

the waterfall does Good damage to two body parts.

Once a character gets across the river, he will

see that Roweena is now crawling along a narrow,

muddy ledge 30’ above the rapids. A character

following Roweena must make a roll of

AGILITY(Pas) in order to cross without falling.

Roweena then crawls atop some loose rocks,

knocking them down onto the characters below for

DODGE(-Gud) wounds (maximum of 3) of Passable

damage each. Once the baby reaches the top, she

sits on a large, flat rock and begins to cry. The rock

totters and slides down the far side of the rock pile

to what looks like certain death.

Almost at once, Roweena is snatched up by a

mutant avian that swoops down from the sky

(anyone who looked up earlier would have noticed

three winged creatures circling in the moonlit sky).

Normal avians are completely humanoid except for

fully functional wings (see Player’s Primer, p. 11).

The mutant avians seem reptilian, and have scaly

They use +3 rapiers and wear studded armor

on their heads and chests.

The firbolgs insist on searching anyone who

approaches the roadblock or whoever tries to

circumvent it. The search will seem cursory. The

firbolgs simply pat down the characters’ packs and

bags, and search any baskets. If they find Roweena,

they will try to seize her in the name of the elf-

queen. If they don’t find her, they will warn the

party to be on the lookout for a traitor. In either

case, they will show the party a wanted poster with

Roweena’s picture on it:

Wanted

The Baby Roweena.

Wanted by the Seelie court for High Treason.

Appearance: Female sidhe, about 9 months of age.

Strawberry blonde hair, blue eyes, engaging smile.

Makes gurgling noises.

Warning!

Should be considered highly dangerous!

If the firbolgs are asked for more information

about the charge of treason, they’ll reply: “We don’t

know the truth, we just know the law.”

Roweena Takes A Trip

wings rather than feathers. They have large claws,

and their skin is greenish and leather-like. The

three avians will head north with Roweena, in the

direction of Whimpleville.

The mutant avians have these stats:

wishes to roam freely through the wagons, they

may do so after paying $3 each.

More About Ziggy

ggy

STR AGI INT RUN COM DAM BP

Gud Grt Pas Pas* Gud Pas 4

Ziggy is a seedy serpentine who rules over his

circus with an iron hand. He will fight for what he

considers his, but he’d rather compromise with

cold, hard cash. Ziggy carries a +6 bullwhip and has

the following stats:

STR AGI INT RUN COM DAM BP

Pas Gud Pas Pas Pas Gud 4

*Fly at Awesome+.

They have three +2 javelins each and wear no

armor. The avians will not allow themselves to be

captured. Any avian reduced to 0 BP will be

knocked from the sky and will fall to its death. If

the avian carrying Roweena is slain, another avian

will catch her and quickly fly out of missile range.

Always on the lookout for a fast buck, Ziggy

has come across a lucrative business venture

involving babies. Once he has bought or stolen a

child, he places it in an oddly shaped urn with only

the head poking out. The two halves of the urn are

held together by metal bands. As the child grows,

his body conforms to the shape of the vessel, and

once his bones set, Ziggy has a man-made freak

which he can sell to another circus or simply show

himself. At this time, Ziggy has six children in jars,

including Roweena. They are kept on shelves in a

dark, windowless wagon. This wagon is off limits to

the public, and a manticore is stationed outside the

wagon to keep sightseers away. The manticore has

the body of a lion, the face of a bearded man, and a

quilled tail, allowing him to fire darts at anyone in

missile range. He has a limited vocabulary. He is a

vicious, clever man eater, and will attack with his

huge teeth, claws and quills. See The Referee’s

Rulebook for more information. He has the

following stats:

Road to Whimpleville

Along the road to Whimpleville, the characters

should come across the following poster, either

nailed to a tree or blowing in the wind:

Ziggy’s Creepshow

All Live! All on view!

Behold the largest assortment of Freaks of Nature

and Creatures of Nightmare ever assembled!

Never before have you seen anything like Ziggy’s

Creepshow & Circus Extrodinaire!

Come join us on the fairgrounds just outside of

Whimpleville.

ZiggyÔs Creepshow

STR AGI INT RUN COM DAM BP

Awe Grt Por Gud Gud Grt x4 4

As the characters crest a hill, they come across

a most amazing sight. In the foreground is a group

of wagons garishly painted with pictures of a feral

child, bearded lady, manticore and other

inhabitants of the circus. On the central tent is a

painting of a scaly avian.

In the background the party can see a stage,

and even further away, a large helium balloon

sitting in a cabbage patch. A number of cyclops are

milling about the wagons, and it is obvious that

they provide the security for the circus. If the party

The Big Top

This large tent contains an assortment of

oddities. First, the characters will see twisted and

deformed humans ranging from 6 years old and up.

These are Ziggy’s children of the jar. Their minds

have been warped along with their bones, and

while they are no hindrance, they are no help,

either.

More About Zi

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In a dark, shadowy corner of the tent is a glass

tank full of water. It contains a lovely asari. Anyone

who sees her will be overcome with love for her for

WILL(-Grt) days. Her name is Linnea and she

misses her ocean home terribly. If a ray of sunshine

touches her skin, she will melt away, but she can

travel in the darkness easily, as long as she is

immersed in water (see the Referee’s Rulebook for

more information on asaris).

Lastly, the players come to a place where the

surviving mutant avians are roosting near the top

of the tent. Upon spotting the players, one of the

mutants flies out a slit in the tent roof and escape.

He has gone to warn Ziggy that the guardians of his

latest victim (Roweena) are here. Players who run

from the tent will get outside in time to see the

avian heading for Ziggy’s wagon.

Two cyclops (see below) patrol the tent, and

will attack anyone who causes a disturbance.

Olo, the Missing Link: This feral child is an

easterling raised by gorillas. If loosened from his

cage, he will quickly take to the trees. If Olo feels

threatened, he will attack using his teeth and long

fingernails. Olo is not capable of speech, though he

grunts like an ape.

STR AGI INT RUN COM DAM BP

Por Grt Por Gud Pas Por 4

Wailer: This 12-foot tall, headless humanoid is

so horrible, it is under complete lock and key. It

costs $2 to peek through a small hole in the side of

its wooden cage. Only the faintest moans and sobs

can be heard within the confines of its prison, yet

the wails are so pitiful that anyone peeking

through the hole will fall into a weeping fit for

WILL(-Pas) x 5 minutes. A character who makes a

Fate roll of Inferior or worse will recognize one of

the tiny faces that protrude like blisters from the

wailer’s body. Such a character will be at -2 skill on

any attack against the wailer.

During feeding time, two gypsy roustabouts

will go to feed “Uncle Hairy” as they fondly refer to

him. One of the gypsies carries a long spear with a

slab of fresh meat on it. The other carries a heavy

bullwhip and a club. They open a trap door in the

roof of the cage and drop the meat in, one of them

beating back the wailer with his club while the

other drops the meat down. It costs $5 to peek

through the hole during feeding time.

Ziggy will loosen this creature as a last resort.

See the Referee’s Rulebook for more information

on the wailer’s special attacks. It has the following

stats:

STR AGI INT RUN COM DAM BP

Grt Pas Gud Pas Gud Gud x2 5

See all the Sights!

Any and all of the members of Ziggy’s

Creepshow may participate in this scenario. Among

them are:

Six Cyclops roustabouts: These cyclops’ are 12

feet tall. They obey Ziggy implicitly. Each of them

carries a +6 spiked club which does Superior

damage. They normally travel alone or in pairs.

STR AGI INT RUN COM DAM BP

Awe+ Por Por Por Gud Sup 8

Smidge, the Dwarf dwarf: Smidge is surly and

ill-tempered. He carries a small +2 axe. Smidge is a

former jar baby, deliberately dwarfed by Ziggy,

whom he hates.

STR AGI INT RUN COM DAM BP

Pas Por Pas Por Pas Por 2

Bernie, the knife thrower: Bernie is a four-

armed hill folk man. He attacks with eight daggers,

which he prefers to throw in groups of two. He also

carries a +2 sword, which he will draw when he

runs out of knives.

STR AGI INT RUN COM DAM BP

Gud Pas Pas Pas Pas Gud 4

Bella, the Bearded lady: Bella is a sympathetic

gypsy who dislikes circus life. She’ll answer any

questions readily, and will inform the party of

Ziggy’s plans for Roweena. She knows Roweena’s

location because it is her job to feed the jar babies.

STR AGI INT RUN COM DAM BP

Pas Pas Pas Pas Pas Pas 3

Chimera: This creature is confined to its

wagon where it can do no harm. It may be

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