Black Madonna Twist

[Raellus]

Instead of going to the trouble of trying to locate and acquire the genuine Black Madonna of Czestachowa, it seems like it might be easier for a well connected oganization (like the KGB/GRU or CIA/DIA) or individual (like the Markiz of Silesia) to forge it and pass the forgery off as authentic.

The Germans used captive Jewish artisans to forge documents and Allied currency. Apparently, it was extremely difficult to detect the forgeries or to differentiate between the forgeries and the real thing, even for experts.

This opens a wide range of missions for a PC group. They could be sent by any number of entities to find/kill/rescue/escort someone capable of creating or detecting a forgery of the Black Madonna.

I can see a half dozen purported Black Madonnas floating around after 2000 with various parties trumpetting theirs as the real one.

Anyway, I thought I'd float the idea. I skimmed through the module and didn't see forgery mentioned at all, nor do I remember reading the idea here or on the old forum. I hope it's useful (and original).