{"id":1143,"date":"2022-05-03T03:32:29","date_gmt":"2022-05-03T03:32:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bloodstone-press.com\/dir\/?page_id=1143"},"modified":"2025-04-09T12:18:09","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T12:18:09","slug":"prelude-to-war","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bloodstone-press.com\/dir\/prelude-to-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Prelude to War"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Pages:<\/strong> 94
Game System:<\/strong> OGL 5e 
Genre:<\/strong> Classical Age (Greek\/Norse Mythology)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prelude to War <\/em>is a Fifth Edition adventure for one to seven characters of 1st to 3rd level, and is optimized for a party of four characters with an average party level (APL) of 1. This adventure is designed for the Amazons vs Valkyries<\/em> setting, but can be easily adapted to any other fantasy setting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Time and Place: <\/strong>It is the spring of 1839 TA (263 BCE), on the sunny northern coast of Trinakria (ancient, mythic Sicily).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adventure Summary:<\/strong> On the eve of the First Punic War, a mercenary company hires the PCs to conduct asymmetric warfare against the Romans. The PCs are dispatched to Trinakria where they join their squad in Panormus and travel to Telikos to meet a spymaster. They then infiltrate Roman territory and conduct reconnaissance and raids. After some harrowing encounters, they acquire a collection of signacula (Roman dog tags) and deal with conflict within their own ranks. Eventually, they return to Telikos to meet with the spymaster, but when they arrive, they find their mission is not yet over. The town is now occupied by Romans, the spymaster has been caught, and the PCs must recover a coded message from his apartment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If the PCs succeed, they return to Panormous with critical information about the Romans, enabling the Carthaginians to make their next strategic move as catastrophic war looms on the horizon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Download a Free Preview<\/strong> of this adventure right here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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