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the dispatching of the servants part of a previous adventure.
However, once the adventure gets moving, the main thrust of
the plot can be used as is.
s tArting l OCAtiOn
r ival s for G lory ’s beginning location is left
deliberately vague. This way the GM can set it on any
world within the Screaming Vortex that his party may
currently be on. However, if he must pick a world,
a good starting place is Q’Sal. Q’Sal is a world of
sorcerers and magicks, but is also one of the closest
things to a “trading hub” within the Vortex, and it’s
a place that Grath would ind useful for his business.
More information of Q’Sal can be found in the B lack
c rusade c ore r uleBook .
p Almere g rAth
Not everyone who does business in the Screaming Vortex
is interested in climbing its ladder for dominance. Palmere
Grath is an accumulator of wealth, not power. He is the
master of a small merchant leet that trades on both sides of
the Great Warp Storms, and proits from the fact that there
are very few others with the fortitude and audacity to do the
same. Grath supplies forbidden relics to radical Inquisitors
in the Calixis Sector and Imperial las weapons to denizens
of the Screaming Vortex, scheming to ensure that neither
side realises the other exists.
Some might guess that greed alone motivates Grath, but
his enterprise also offers freedoms not even a Rogue Trader
can imagine. In each region he has an appearance and persona
suited to business there, but only the debauched countenance
he shows in the Screaming Vortex rings true. Here, no act
is taboo, and he can delight in indulgences unavailable even
in the least civilised reaches of the Heathen Stars. Although
Grath harbours a soul as black and corrupt as any aspiring
warrior of Chaos, he trades on his reputation. If the merchant
has ever sold a false relic or gone back on a deal, no one has
lived to tell the tale. Only fools mistake his reliability for the
fetters of morality; it is in fact a carefully cultivated asset more
valuable than any possession he owns.
g iving C hAse
Much of r ivals for G lo ry involves pursuing and combating
an opposing faction. As such, the progression through
locations and encounters is fairly linear, because a NPC
group (the antagonists) is blazing the trail. If the players are
particularly adverse to this type of scenario, the GM has a few
options for modifying the adventure:
Emphasise the Hunt : Because this adventure is geared
towards starting characters, following the rival group’s trail
does not require many dificult Skill Tests or similar obstacles.
However, the GM could choose to make it more challenging to
stay on their heels and create additional adversary encounters
if the Heretics choose the wrong fork in the path. If each
successful turn feels hard-won, it makes the players feel more
like the driving force.
Start with the Destination : Allow the Heretics to
discover that the opposing group’s rendezvous location is
the Crescent Platform. This knowledge does not change the
shortest path to their objective, but it presents the opportunity
to plan for the rival group’s approach.
Increase the Dificulty: For Heretics with large bonuses
in key Skills, the GM can increase the dificulty of the Skill
Tests the Heretics must make. The idea isn’t to make things
frustrating for the Heretics, but to encourage a feeling of
relief and satisfaction that they made the wise decision to
invest in those Skills.
The MissinG CaRGo
The Heretics receive a message from Grath, saying that he
has something of great value to offer them and requesting
a meeting to discuss it. The GM should introduce Grath as
a known quantity to the Heretics; perhaps they obtained
items or servants from him in the past via Infamy Tests.
If the group is known to work together, he contacts them
jointly. Otherwise, he may reach out to the Heretic with the
highest Infamy and it will be up to that character to convene
with the others. Grath meets the Heretics at the location of
their choosing (within reason). Read aloud or paraphrase
the following:
The seeds oF
ConvoCaTion
As with most Compacts, the irst step is to make the Heretics
aware of an opportunity to further their power.
This adventure uses the NPC Palmere Grath to bring the
matter to the Heretics, presenting him as an ally of relatively
equal standing.
There is an alternate way to use this adventure. If the
Heretics are a larger and more infamous group, they might have
originally sent the now-missing servants to ind the Tyrant’s
Cord. In this case Grath comes to the Heretics not as an equal,
but as a scraping underling hoping to keep his life after this
failure. This requires a bit of modiication on the GM’s part,
but only at the beginning of the adventure. Grath must be
presented differently, and the GM must either establish that
the Heretics sent the servants off at some prior date, or make
As always, Palmere Grath is smiling when you meet him. It is not
the false smile of a salesman or the genuine smile of a friend. It is the
self-satisied pleasure of a man who savours every sweet breath of air
and every step in his lacquered boots. He wears a plush velvet robe
ornamented with polished bone. The robe has a long train, carried by
an achingly beautiful human slave who trails behind him. Three ork
bodyguards complete the procession, every inch of their battered and
barbaric armour a stark contrast to Grath’s adornments.
An astute business man, Grath may make a preamble of
pleasantries if it suits the character of his clients, or he may
launch straight to his business if they are the type who grow
impatient quickly. Though he can be quite eloquent, he is
more than willing to get to the true matter. Read aloud or
paraphrase the following:
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