New T2k 4e Mini-Adventure: The Poisoned Chalice
 

I whipped up a mini-adventure module using the 4e rules (but campaign history agnostic, since I much prefer v1 in that regard). I hope you like it!

https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product...liate_id=61048

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Just picked it up. Definitely looks like a fun little adventure! Though I don't know how I feel about you copping "All that glitters..." from Armies of the Night. :P

Oh, shiz. I wasn't aware. I should probably change that. Thanks for the catch, and the sale. :)

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Lol you're fine, Rae. I don't think 2 expansions multiple versions and 30 years apart sharing a similar line are going to be caught by many people. Plus, it's a fairly well known and common idiom made famous by Shakespeare, so it's been around for a minute.

Nice work, Rae. This looks playable and enjoyable, with a solid framework that should enable the referee to hang all manner of improvisation off of it. There's easily several sessions worth of material here if the players choose to engage with it, or it could readily adapt to a four-hour convention game slot if someone wanted to use the basic setup for a demo game.

- C.

Reviewed on my blog:

https://libellus.de-fenestra.com/?p=478

- C.

I haven't bought the module yet, but have read the description on drive through.

Why a focus on the cup of christ? In a T2K world, it feels like the cup would be worthless? Feels more like a Dan Brown novel than apocalyptic.

Not a criticism. Any maybe there's more to it (plot spoilers even). But an odd topic in my view. Or perhaps my role playing is still a little immature re survival!

I need to go back and read more into the Black Madonna module, because i had similar thoughts about that module also. Not as practical as say Pirates of the Vistalla.

Is It or Isn't It?
 

I totally get where you're coming from, KC. I too prefer a T2k rooted firmly in reality. The location of Templar riches in Chwarszczany, Poland is based on real-life local folklore. There really is a Templar commandery there, and it is a reputed location of a hidden treasure trove. The cup in my module, however, is not necessarily the Holy Grail. This is from a sidebar on p 7:

The Grail in the story could be a counterfeit relic, like the Shroud of Turin. It could just be a fancy golden cup in a treasure hoard. So, whether or not the chalice in the module is the Holy Grail is basically moot. What's important, plot-wise, is that the chalice could be the legendary Cup of Christ. It's a McGuffin, a hook to set up a conflict between the PCs and various potential antagonists (the module provides three).

Only one of the three featured antagonists in the module is after the treasure for its potential symbolic power- he believes that possessing a legendary Christian relic will help legitimize the Fourth Reich he dreams of building. Maybe he secretly wishes that it has some supernatural power (again, that is up to the Referee). The other featured antagonists simply want the treasure for its monetary value.

It's not a particularly large module, so I shouldn't give away any more for free. ;)

I do hope that you pick up the module and give it a look. I think you'll find that it's worth the $1.99 US.

As a neat aside, Chris Lites (writer of much of the 4e material) told me that he almost used the Holy Grail instead of the Spear of Destiny in Urban Operations.

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