Kaer Maga stands as a testament to the forgotten people who built it. The dense, walled districts have fittingly become home to a host of people who have been or wish to be forgotten by the world. Seen at once as a criminal haven and a grand experiment in selfgovernance, Kaer Maga remains strange even to those who live and die within its diverse sections—and perhaps even stranger to those who are reborn here.
Between the disparate groups and powers within Kaer Maga, a strange balance exists; a somewhat anarchical understanding between its residents that one’s business remains one’s own. This principle of personal freedom and privacy lies at the fragile heart of Kaer Maga. Its lifeblood pulses with merchants of exotic goods, troll fortune-tellers gazing into their own viscera, and corpulent bloatmages replete with lymph-balancing leeches.
Here, even traditions that would typically stand in violent opposition to each other must respect the city’s creed. Priests of Urgathoa, goddess of gluttony and undeath, produce undead servants, and reanimated pack animals labor for those who can afford them. Meanwhile, Pharasmin clerics fulfill their sacred duties to protect the cycle of souls by conducting burial ceremonies and maintaining a crypt that serves the wealthiest members of the city.
A constant thread has begun to weave its way through these seemingly disparate peoples: something strange is happening in Kaer Maga, beyond the oddities of each passing day. The residents of the City of Strangers do not easily give up their secrets, especially to outsiders. But when that disturbance threatens to upend the careful balance of the city, who will follow this thread and sever it from its source?
Build the Vault: The vault should contain all level 0 and 1 cards from the Core Set and the Curse of the Crimson Throne Adventure Path.
During this Adventure: At the start of each scenario, search the vault until you find a new Harrow blessing. Its harrow suit is the harrow suit for the scenario. When choosing deck upgrades, treat Harrow blessings of that suit as being level # and all other Harrow blessings as being level #-1 (minimum 1).
The creaking scaffolding of Kaer Maga greets you, followed shortly thereafter by the heady scent of a hundred different cuisines and the sound of as many languages. You enter in the Warren district, its rickety spires and shantytown clusters looming overhead. The tallest rise over a dozen stories tall, each level seemingly made by a different hand. A dizzying maze of scrap bridges, walkways, tunnels, and ropes connect the buildings, through which residents deftly run, swing, climb, and crawl.
A procession of milky-eyed undead push through the crowd carrying baskets of goods. They lay their bounty before a rosycheeked trader wearing a glowing talisman. Shopkeepers present handfuls of spices, assortments of arms, scavenged relics, and potsherds to all passersby. Auctions begin and resolve across avenues and between levels. Amid this cacophony, you make your way through the dense conglomerate of structures.
Above the din of commerce, a voice rings out. “What does that even mean?! I just want a simple answer.”
You look out over the crowd to see a human angrily gesticulating at a troll whose intestines dangle from her prodigious arms. The troll holds up bits of her viscera and shrugs at the merchant. “That’s the reading I received. I cannot help you to understand it any more than I do.”
The man prods the troll’s guts and shakes an amulet fastened around his neck by a long, beaded, golden cord.
“Read it again! I’m not about to be shaded by that fraud in Ankar-Te, and I can’t afford to replace these Twice-Born again,” he says, waving the amulet toward three zombies standing motionless beside him. “I already have to tell my buyer that my merchandise walked off in the night, so the least you could do is tell me straight if this amulet is safe.” As the man finishes the sentence, pearlescent white gems along the edges of the amulet in his hand sputter and fade to black. The zombies snarl and lunge at the arguing pair.
“Oh, dear” is all the man can say before one of the undead seizes him by the amulet’s cord.
LOCATIONS:
1-Den of Iniquity
1-Plaza
2-Alley
3-Shop
4-Tavern
STORY BANES:
SETUP:
DURING THIS SCENARIO:
1. Weapon
2. Spell
3. Armor
4. Item
5. Barrier
6. Monster
During This Adventure: During This Adventure: 7-1: Attack of the Twice-Born
During This Scenario: During This Scenario: 7-1A: Once Bitten, Twice-Born
STORY BANES:
SETUP:
DURING THIS SCENARIO:
1. Weapon
2. Spell
3. Armor
4. Item
5. Barrier
6. Monster
Danger:
Story Bane
Traits:
Undead
Zombie
Veteran
To Defeat:
Combat 9THEN
Combat 11+#
Immune to Mental and Poison.
If undefeated, each local character suffers 1d4 Poison damage.
Scenario Level (#): 1
Turn: 0
Monsters
Core
Monster 1
Traits:
Animal
Veteran
To Defeat:
Combat 11+##
OR Survival 6+#
Before acting, succeed at a Combat 6+# # or Survival 3+# check or suffer 1d4 Combat damage.
After acting, if you suffered damage from this monster that was not reduced, suffer the scourge Wounded.
CotCT
Monster 1
Traits:
Skeleton
Undead
To Defeat:
Combat 14
Immune to Cold, Mental, and Poison.
Vulnerable to Bludgeoning.
Before acting, succeed at an Acrobatics, Melee, or Perception 5 check or suffer 2 Combat damage.
CotCT
Monster 1
Traits:
Aberration
To Defeat:
Combat 9
Immune to Poison.
Before acting, another local character summons and encounters this monster.
If undefeated, suffer the scourge Plagued.
Core
Monster 0
Traits:
Skeleton
Undead
Veteran
To Defeat:
Combat 10+##
Immune to Cold, Mental, and Poison.
Vulnerable to Bludgeoning.
CotCT
Monster 1
Traits:
Human
Spy
Veteran
To Defeat:
Combat 9+##
Before acting, discard a random ally; the difficulty is increased by its level.
Barriers
Core
Barrier 1
Traits:
Magic
Trap
To Defeat:
Intelligence
Wisdom
Arcane
Divine 8
If undefeated, each local character suffers the scourge Exhausted, then recharge this barrier.
CotCT
Barrier 1
Traits:
Acid
Trap
To Defeat:
Dexterity
Acrobatics
Disable
Perception 4
If undefeated, suffer 1d4 Acid damage. Then each local character must succeed at a Dexterity, Acrobatics, or Disable 4 check or suffer 1d4 Acid damage.
CotCT
Barrier 0
Traits:
Obstacle
To Defeat:
Wisdom
Perception
Stealth 5
Before acting, each other local character must succeed at a Wisdom, Perception, or Stealth 5 check or discard a card.
If undefeated, each local character buries a card from their discards.
Core
Barrier 1
Traits:
Cache
Veteran
To Defeat:
Intelligence
Knowledge 7+#
If undefeated, end your turn.
If defeated, draw a new spell or Book item.
CotCT
Barrier 1
Traits:
Obstacle
To Defeat:
Dexterity
Acrobatics 5
OR Survival 7
If undefeated, roll 1d4 twice and suffer the corresponding scourges:
1. Entangled 3. Poisoned 2. Exhausted 4. Wounded
Weapons
Core
Weapon 1
Traits:
Dart
Magic
Piercing
Ranged
To Acquire:
Dexterity
Ranged 7
For your combat check, reveal to use Dexterity or Ranged + 1d4+1; you may additionally discard to reroll.
On another local character's combat check, freely reload to add 1d4+1.
Core
Weapon 0
Traits:
Axe
Melee
To Acquire:
Strength
Melee 6
For your combat check, reveal to use Strength or Melee + 1d8; if proficient, you may additionally discard to add another 1d8.
Core
Weapon 0
Traits:
2-Handed
Melee
Piercing
Spear
To Acquire:
Strength
Melee 6
For your combat check, reveal to use Strength or Melee + 1d8; you may additionally discard to reroll.
After playing this weapon, you may not play an Offhand boon this encounter.
CotCT
Weapon 1
Traits:
2-Handed
Bludgeoning
Hammer
Melee
To Acquire:
Strength
Melee 8
For your combat check, reveal to use Strength or Melee + 1d12; if proficient, against a monster, you may additionally reload to ignore its after acting powers.
On a local check against a Lock or Obstacle barrier, recharge to add 1d6.
After playing this weapon, you may not play an Offhand boon this encounter.
Core
Weapon 1
Traits:
Bow
Magic
Piercing
Ranged
To Acquire:
Dexterity
Ranged 8
For your combat check, reveal to use Dexterity or Ranged + 1d8+1; against an Undead bane, add another 1d8.
On a distant combat check, freely discard to add 1d8; against an Undead bane, you may freely reload instead.
Spells
Core
Spell 1
Traits:
Divine
Magic
To Acquire:
Wisdom
Divine 8
For your combat check, banish to use Divine + 2d6. If the check is against an Undead bane, use Divine + 2d12 instead.
DURING RECOVERY
If proficient, discard this card; you may succeed at a Divine 10 check to recharge it instead.
Core
Spell 0
Traits:
Divine
Magic
To Acquire:
Wisdom
Divine 6
Banish to examine the top card of your location. If it is a monster, you may encounter it. If it is not, you may shuffle your location.
DURING RECOVERY
If proficient, discard this card; you may succeed at a Divine 8 check to recharge it instead.
CotCT
Spell 1
Traits:
Arcane
Magic
Divine
To Acquire:
Intelligence
Arcane 8
OR Wisdom
Divine 7
On a local Knowledge, Perception, or Survival check, banish to add 1d10.
If the character succeeds, you may examine the top card of any location.
DURING RECOVERY
If proficient, discard this card; you may succeed at an Arcane 10 or Divine 9 check to recharge it instead.
Core
Spell 1
Traits:
Arcane
Magic
To Acquire:
Intelligence
Arcane 9
Display. While displayed:
* When you suffer damage, roll 1d4.
On any result other than 1, reduce the damage to 0.
* At the end of the turn, banish.
DURING RECOVERY
If proficient, discard this card; you may succeed at an Arcane 11 check to recharge it instead.
Core
Spell 0
Traits:
Arcane
Attack
Electricity
Magic
To Acquire:
Intelligence
Arcane 4
For your combat check, banish to use Arcane + 2d4. If the check is against a monster, ignore its after acting powers.
DURING RECOVERY
If proficient, discard this card; you may succeed at an Arcane or Divine 6 check to recharge it instead.
Armors
Core
Armor 1
Traits:
Light Armor
Magic
To Acquire:
Constitution
Fortitude 6
Display. While displayed:
* When you suffer Cold or Combat damage, you may recharge to reduce it by 2.
* When you suffer any damage, you may bury to reduce it to 0.
Core
Armor 0
Traits:
Light Armor
To Acquire:
Constitution
Fortitude 3
Display. While displayed:
* When you suffer Cold or Combat damage, you may recharge to reduce it by 1.
* When you suffer any damage, you may bury to reduce it to 0.
Core
Armor 0
Traits:
Heavy Armor
Helm
To Acquire:
Constitution
Fortitude 4
When you suffer Combat damage, freely reveal to reduce it by 1; if proficient, do this for any damage.
After playing this armor, you may not play a Helm boon this encounter.
Core
Armor 0
Traits:
Heavy Armor
To Acquire:
Constitution
Fortitude 5
Display. While displayed:
* When you suffer Combat damage, you may recharge to reduce it by 2.
* If proficient, when you suffer any damage, you may bury to reduce it to 0; you may succeed at a Fortitude 6 check to recharge instead.
Core
Armor 0
Traits:
Light Armor
To Acquire:
Constitution
Fortitude 4
Display. While displayed:
* When you suffer Combat damage, you may recharge to reduce it by 2.
* When you suffer any damage, you may bury to reduce it to 0.
Items
CotCT
Item 1
Traits:
Instrument
Magic
To Acquire:
Intelligence
Wisdom
Arcane
Divine 8
Display next to a location. While displayed:
* When a character at this location suffers damage, reduce it by 2, or 1d4+1 if proficient.
* At the start of your turn, attempt an Arcane or Divine 10 check. If you succeed, recharge this card; if you fail, bury it.
Core
Item 1
Traits:
Clothing
Magic
To Acquire:
Dexterity
Stealth 8
On a local check at a Wild location or a local check to close or to guard, recharge to add 1d8.
CotCT
Item 1
Traits:
Alchemical
Liquid
To Acquire:
Intelligence
Craft 7
When a local character encounters a monster, banish to let them evade it.
On a local combat check, banish to add the character's Stealth.
DURING RECOVERY
If proficient, you may succeed at a Craft 9 check to recharge this card.
CotCT
Item 0
Traits:
Alchemical
Liquid
To Acquire:
Intelligence
Craft 6
Display. While displayed:
* On your Melee or Ranged combat check, you may bury to add 1d4 and the Poison trait. If proficient, or if you have the Craft or Disable skill, you may reload instead.
Core
Item 0
Traits:
Attack
Fire
Magic
Staff
To Acquire:
Arcane
Divine 4
For your combat check, reveal to use Arcane or Divine + 1d4; you may discard a spell to add another 1d8.
Allies
CotCT
Ally 1
Traits:
Cleric
Human
To Acquire:
Charisma
Diplomacy 9
OR Arcane
Divine 5
On a local check, reveal this card and bury another card to reroll.
Recharge to explore. This exploration, on your checks, add 1d4.
After the exploration, bury a card.
Core
Ally 0
Traits:
Animal
To Acquire:
Wisdom
Fortitude
Survival 5
On a local check against an Animal monster, recharge to add 1d8.
Discard to explore. If the first card you encounter is a monster, you may recharge this card instead.
Core
Ally 0
Traits:
Animal
To Acquire:
Wisdom
Fortitude
Survival 4
When you encounter an Obstacle or Trap bane, bury to evade it, then explore.
Discard to explore. This exploration, the first time you would suffer a scourge, ignore it instead.
Core
Ally 1
Traits:
Animal
To Acquire:
Wisdom
Survival 5
On a local check to acquire, recharge to add 1d6.
Discard to explore. This exploration, on your checks to acquire, add 1d4.
Core
Ally 1
Traits:
Hireling
Human
To Acquire:
Charisma
Diplomacy
Fortitude 6
When a local character suffers damage, recharge to reduce it by 3.
Discard to explore. This exploration, when you suffer damage, reduce it by 2.
Blessings
Core
Blessing 0
Traits:
Divine
When this is the hour: No effect.
To Acquire:
Diplomacy
Divine 5
On another character's check, discard to bless.
To avenge, discard.
Discard to explore.
Core
Blessing 1
Traits:
Deity: Gorum
Divine
Veteran
When this is the hour: On your non-Attack combat check, add 1.
To Acquire:
Divine
Melee
Ranged 4+#
On any check, discard to bless.
On a non-Attack combat check, recharge to bless.
Discard to explore.
Core
Blessing 0
Traits:
Arcane
Divine
When this is the hour: No effect.
To Acquire:
Arcane
Divine 4
On any check, discard to bless.
On a check that invokes the Acid, Cold, Electricity, Fire, or Force trait, freely discard to bless.
Discard to explore.
CotCT
Blessing 1
Traits:
Harrow
Suit: Books
Veteran
When this is the hour: At the start of your turn, examine the top card of your location; if it is a Magic card, encounter it.
To Acquire:
Intelligence
Arcane 4+#
On any check, discard to bless and choose a number. After the roll, if the value of any die matches your choice, add 3.
Discard to examine the top card of up to 2 locations, then you may explore.
CotCT
Blessing 1
Traits:
Harrow
Suit: Shields
Veteran
When this is the hour: When you suffer damage, suffer the scourge Plagued.
To Acquire:
Constitution
Fortitude 4+#
On your check, after the roll, discard to reduce the difficulty by 3.
Recharge to explore. This exploration, when you suffer damage, suffer the scourge Plagued.
Current Hour:
Traits:
To Acquire:
Hours Remaining: 0
[b]Hourglass
Location #1: Den Of Iniquity
Urban
At This Location: When you would bury or banish an Alchemical or Liquid boon for its power, you may do so with an ally or a blessing instead.
When Closing: Either bury a random boon and suffer the scourge Drained or bury an Alchemical boon.
When Permanently Closed: You may banish an ally or a blessing to draw an Alchemical or Liquid boon from your bury pile.
M: 0 Ba: 0 W: 0 Sp: 0 Ar: 0 I: 0 Al: 0 Bl: 0 ?: 0
Located/Displayed Here: None
Location #2: Plaza
Urban
At This Location: When you would encounter a boon, draw a new one of the same type; encounter 1 and banish the other.
When Closing: Succeed at a Charisma or Diplomacy 5+# check.
When Permanently Closed: You may recharge any number of cards.
M: 0 Ba: 0 W: 0 Sp: 0 Ar: 0 I: 0 Al: 0 Bl: 0 ?: 0
Located/Displayed Here: None
Location #3: Alley
Urban
At This Location: When you play an ally for its power, display it next to this location card.
When Closing: Summon and acquire an ally.
When Permanently Closed: Draw the allies from next to this location card, then give each other character an ally.
M: 0 Ba: 0 W: 0 Sp: 0 Ar: 0 I: 0 Al: 0 Bl: 0 ?: 0
Located/Displayed Here: None
Location #4: Shop
Urban
At This Location: When you fail to acquire a boon, you may shuffle it into the location.
When Closing: Succeed at a Charisma or Diplomacy 5+# check.
When Permanently Closed: Before banishing the cards, you may shuffle any remaining boons into 1 random other location.
M: 0 Ba: 0 W: 0 Sp: 0 Ar: 0 I: 0 Al: 0 Bl: 0 ?: 0
Located/Displayed Here: None
Location #5: Tavern
Urban
At This Location: You may recharge an ally to explore.
When Closing: Each local character reveals an ally.
When Permanently Closed: Each local character may heal a card.
M: 0 Ba: 0 W: 0 Sp: 0 Ar: 0 I: 0 Al: 0 Bl: 0 ?: 0
Located/Displayed Here: None
Location #6: Cards Not In the Box
Closed
At This Location: Not a real location.
M: 0 Ba: 0 W: 0 Sp: 0 Ar: 0 I: 0 Al: 0 Bl: 0 ?: 0
Located/Displayed Here: None