Kekooee Seshket Scenario 1- The Market

You need to find who mentioned the Kekooee Seshket and get more information from them. The market has several people this time of day, but it's not as crowded as it could be. It will take a while to work your way through all of these people but it must be done.

Table Setup- The players deploy along the same table edge at least 6" away from any other player and no more than 1" from the table edge. Only the Party Leaders are present for this scenario.

Serving suggestion for table for the Market scenario. This is a 3x3 table, ideally a 4x4 table would be used but not necessary.

Each player is given 6 Bystanders to place. Bystanders cannot be placed within 10" of any table edge. Bystanders cannot be placed within 3” of another Bystander. At the beginning of each turn after the first, each Bystander who has not been interacted with by a player moves 3” in a random direction. Bystanders who have been interacted with can be removed from the table or left in place but not moved. If a Game Master is present he will handle Bystander movements.

Another view of a suggested terrain layout for the table. 

Suggested terrain for this scenario is small buildings and market stalls. The terrain density is left to the players or Game Master to decide but more terrain would make for a more interesting game

Objectives- The objective for this scenario is to be the first Party Leader to find the Mysterious Stranger who mentioned the Kekooee Seshket.

Bystander Encounters
For each bystander the character comes into contact with,  roll a d10 on the table below to determine who you've found.
1. Clueless Bystander
2. Frightened Bystander-  this Bystander will let out a shriek and move 8” in a random direction
3. Clued-In Bystander- +1 to next roll
4. Clueless Bystander- player may move up to 3” and engage with another bystander if one is within range
5. Anubi Tomb Guard
                        MV   WND   #ATT   ATT   DEF   MIS   ARC   DISC
Anubi Guard   5        10         1         4        5       4        6          7
Spear (DM 1), Light Armor (AR 2)
6. Clueless Bystander
7. Sneaky Cutpurse- Arc Save to avoid -3 Victory Points
8. Clueless Bystander- player may move up to 3” and engage with another bystander if one is within range
9. Clued-In Bystander- +2 to next roll
10. Tier 2 Bystander Encounters- once any player ‘unlocks’ this table they get to roll again and the other players would then roll on this this table.
           1-2 Ancient Mariner- Wearing a dead albatross, this pitifully grizzled                                      creature will continue his tale of woe until you can pull yourself away. Each turn you must make an ARC save at -2 to break free of the Ancient  Mariner's tale. Once the Ancient Mariner has been uncovered this entry should be considered a Clueless Bystander.
           3 Clued-In Bystander- +1 to next roll
           4 Drunken Bystander- “Oi! Gertoutta me face ye dirty…” this drunken Asar will                fight you until reduced to 0 Wounds (he's not dead, just unconscious). Once the Drunken Bystander has been uncovered this entry should be considered a Clueless Bystander
                                  MV   WND   #ATT   ATT   DEF   MIS   ARC   DISC
            Asar Drunk   3        4          1         2        1       4        8        3

           5-6 Basti Gamer- “Wanna play?” The persuasive Basti Gamer will not let you                         move on until you best him in a die roll. Roll a d10 for yourself and the player to your right rolls for the Basti Gamer  adding 1 to the total. Until you win the roll, you must stay in contact with the Gamer. Once the Basti Gamer has been uncovered this entry should be considered a Clueless Bystander.
           7 Clueless Bystander
           8 Aten Cultist- “What do you know of the sacred relic? Death to the old gods!” the Aten Cultist will attack until he suffers a wound and will then flee in the opposite direction from the player at Fast Advance movement each turn until he has exited the table.
                                  MV   WND   #ATT   ATT   DEF   MIS   ARC   DISC
               Atenist        5          8         1         4        4       4         6       7
                  Hand Weapon (DM 1)

           9-10 The Mysterious Stranger- In hushed tones the stranger ushers you aside                          and tells you what they have heard of the Kekooee Seshket. +6 Victory Points You may also add 2 to your Edge Roll each turn in the next scenario.

“On the outskirts of town, near the old mill, an old Heru has set up camp. He was very talkative, for a Heru, and once he had a few drinks in him he would tell stories about his time as a young warrior fighting against the forces of Akhenaten. In one of these stories he mentioned a Priest of Aten using a Kekooee Seshket during the battle. This Priest fought off a dozen Heru warriors before he was cut down by the Harbinger. This was near the end of the war, so the warband had to move on quickly to take part in the final battle against the Atenists."

Scenario Specific Victory Points
-4 Victory Points if initiate melee combat with bystanders or other players
Bystanders interacted with are considered Clues when calculating Victory Points

Table Setup Views From Party Leaders

Tethru Young Scribe View

Basti Bard View

Other Basti Bard View

Asar Hekau Student View

Quest/Kekooee Seshket- BUILDING A PARTY

Each player starts their quest for the Kekooee Seshket with 2d10 + 50 points. This points total is used to choose a party leader and any additional equipment and party members. Between scenarios additional points earned as Victory Points during each scenario can be used to purchase additional equipment and party members to enhance the party for the next scenario.

Party members can be chosen from any race following the limitations outlined in the rulebook (ie- Heru and Typhon not allowed in the same party). Weapons and armor points costs are the same as in the rulebook. Leftover points carryover throughout the campaign so be sure to keep track of your points totals.

                   MV   WND   #ATT   ATT   DEF   MIS   ARC   DISC   PTS
ANUBI         5        7            1         4        5       4        6          5      12
ASAR           5        7            1         4        4       4        5         5       10
BASTI           6       6            1         4        3       5        5         4       10
HERU           5       8            1         5        4       4        5         7       13
KHEMRU     5       7            1         3        4       4        6         6         9
NEKHARU    5       6            1         4        3       4        6         5         9
SEBEKI         4       16            1        6         4      3        4         5       20
TETHRU      5        6             1         3        3       4        7         5         8
TO-TANEM  4       8            1         4        5       3        6         6        14
TYPHON      5       8            1         5        4       4        5         7        13

Each scenario will include Victory Points specific to that scenario.  The following Victory Points are for all scenarios:
+1 for participating in the scenario
+1 for each member of an opposing party engaged in melee by party members
+2 for a leader defeating another leader in melee
+3 for a party member defeating another party's leader in melee
+1 for each clue collected

Any casualties during a scenario will return at full strength for the next scenario.
The sample Parties below show how varied a Party can be.

These sample Parties have room to grow with successful performance in a scenario. Additional weapons and armor can be bought for each Party member depending on the play style you wish to use. These are only examples of how to build and equip your party. Another option would be to save all the leftover points after purchasing the Leader and collect as many Victory Points during the first scenario as you can,  then purchase an Associate fully equipped to start in the second scenario.

SAMPLE PARTY 1- Bard [50 points]
       • Basti Bard “Ashara the Voice of Honey" [27 points total]
                Voice, Hand Weapon, Bow [5 points]
       • Asar Associate [11 points total]
                Hand Weapon [1 point]
       • Basti Associate [12 points total]
                Two Hand Weapons [2 points]
Leftover points- 0

SAMPLE PARTY 2- Hekau Student [50 points]
       • Anubi Hekau Student “T'nmaw of the Gloam" [40 points total]
                Hand Weapon, Heavy Robes
       • Khemru Associate [10 points total]
                Hand Weapon  [1 point]
Leftover points- 0

SAMPLE PARTY 3- Tomb Robber [50 points]
       • Asar Tomb Robber “Ihtezsy the Shadow" [27 points]
                Hand Weapon, Light Armor
       • Typhon Associate [13 points]
       • Asar Associate [10 points]
Leftover points- 0

SAMPLE PARTY 4- Young Scribe [48 points]
       • Tethru Young Scribe “Sashushet the Tidy" [24 points total]
                Hand Weapon
       • Sebeki Associate [22 points total]
                Double-Handed Weapon [2 points]
Leftover points- 2

Use of a Game Master
This campaign was designed to be run without the need of a Game Master or Referee, but these scenarios would benefit if one player took on that role. If a Game Master is present, he would be responsible for setting up terrain for each scenario and running any of the scenario specific non-player models unless otherwise noted in the scenarios. The Game Master is also responsible for settling any rules disputes that may arise during play and interpreting any confusing situations.

Quest for the Kekooee Seshket PARTY LEADERS

PARTY LEADERS
Bard (points cost varies by race)
Another slow day working the market. A few coins here and there but most people are focused on the stalls rather than your delightful tune. Earlier you had to chase off one of your rivals by clearly outperforming his own song, that was great. “…a Kekooee Seshket…” What rhymes with ‘seshket?’ Wait, wasn’t there an old song about that? Whoa, it was a quill that made you write better. You need to find who has that and see if they'll let you borrow it for a moment to finish that one song…

Restrictions: Asar, Basti, Khemru, or Sebeki
STATS
                   MV   WND   #ATT   ATT   DEF   MIS   ARC   DISC   PTS
ASAR           5       6           1         4        4       4        5         5       22
BASTI           6       5            1         4        3       5        5         5       22
KHEMRU     5       5            1         3        4       4        6         6       21
SEBEKI         4       11          1         6        4       3        4         5       29

EQUIPMENT
A Bard comes equipped with a musical instrument of your choice (sistrum, harp, lute, drum, voice, etc.) and hand weapon (DM 1). Additional equipment may be purchased between scenarios.

Special Rules:
Duelling Bards- Bards are often territorial and will use their musical prowess to assert dominance when encountering others of their kind rather than resorting to physical attacks.

If two Bards come within 5”of each other their movement stops for that turn and they both roll for the Edge using their ARC rating plus the result of a d10. The Duel continues each turn until one of the Bards has the highest resulting die roll plus ARC. The winner gains an additional 5 Victory Points at the end of the scenario. Bards who have participated in a Duel with each other during the current scenario will not Duel again during that scenario.

Internal Strife- At the beginning of each scenario, each member of the Bard's party must make a DISC Save. Any member that fails the Save is not placed during the deployment phase. The member is not present until the second turn when they are placed in the deployment zone for the party and issued a command counter as normal.

“Tribute”- If the Bard survives the scenario, his party gains an additional 3 Victory Points. This represents the epic song the Bard composes about this latest adventure.

Hekau Student (40 points)
Studying the words of power, the hekau, has been difficult for you. After a long period of study you felt it would be a good time to wander the marketplace to clear your mind. Suddenly your mind was refocused when you heard “…a Kekooee Seshket…” That can’t be right. Who would openly discuss a powerful, yet admittedly minor, item of power? It is your duty as a future Master of Words to confirm one way or the other if there is one of these items nearby…

Restrictions: Any race but Nekharu
STATS-   Hekau Students use the basic statline for a Master of Words of their race in the WarGods of Aegyptus rulebook with the following changes-
WND 14 (Sebeki 19); ARC -2

EQUIPMENT
A Hekau Student comes equipped with a wand/hand weapon (DM 1) and heavy robes (AR 2). Additional equipment may be purchased between scenarios.

Special Rules:
Emphasis on Student- When  choosing spells for the Hekau Student, they are only allowed half the number of spells as their ARC rating, rounded up. The spells the Hekau Student knows are determined randomly by d20 rolls. Spell points are determined as 2xARC rating.

Tomb Robber (points cost varies by race)
It's been some time since you've had a worthwhile score. That last tomb job turned bad and you came away with nothing. At least those Anubi guards didn't get a good look at you, by Amun's grace. None of your unsavory contacts have had any useful tips lately. If only something excellent would fall from the sky in your lap, “…a Kekooee Seshket…” That sounds like something worth a lot to the right buyer. Some kind of scepter or something? Who mentioned it? This is going to require some legwork.

Restrictions: Asar, Basti,  Khemru, Sebeki, or Typhon
STATS
                   MV   WND   #ATT   ATT   DEF   MIS   ARC   DISC   PTS
ASAR           5       16            1         5        5       5        5         6       27
BASTI           6       15            1         5        4       6        5         5       27
KHEMRU     5       15            1         4        5       5        6         7       25
SEBEKI         4       21            1         7        5       4        4         6       40
TYPHON      5       17            1         6        5       5        5         8       33

EQUIPMENT
A Tomb Robber comes equipped with a hand weapon (DM 1) and light armor (AR 2). Additional equipment may be purchased between scenarios.

Special Rules:
Defy Fate- The Tomb Robber has not survived this long without a bit of luck on his side. Twice per scenario, the Treasure Hunter may reroll any test or save affecting a member of his party.

Wanted For Questioning- If the Tomb Robber comes within 11" of an Anubi Guard, the player to his left takes control of the Anubi Guard for the rest of the scenario (if multiple Anubi Guards recognize the Tomb Robber the other players control additional guards in turn). The Anubi will attempt to apprehend the Tomb Robber by  reducing him to 1 Wound. The Tomb Robber's party loses 5 Victory Points if he is apprehended. The Anubi Guards will release the Tomb Robber before the next scenario.

Young Scribe (24 points)
Not yet fully accredited as a Scribe, you have made a habit of earning extra coin by selling reviews of the various offerings of the stalls in the market. Business is not going so good today as most of the market goers seem intent on exploring the stalls for themselves. As you pack your reviews to head back to the library, a voice from the din of the crowd reaches your ears, “…a Kekooee Seshket…” Surely you misheard that. Who in the market would know anything about such an obscure artifact? You turn back to survey the crowd but cannot tell who spoke the intriguing words. Perhaps a few moments questioning those nearby would provide something interesting to write about…

Restrictions: Asar or Tethru
STATS
                   MV   WND   #ATT   ATT   DEF   MIS   ARC   DISC
ASAR           5       8            1         3        3       3        6         5
TETHRU      5       6            1         3        3       3        7         5   
EQUIPMENT
A Scribe comes equipped with a hand weapon (DM 1). Additional equipment may be purchased between scenarios.

Special Rules:
“A Concise Account”- If the Scribe survives the scenario, his party gains an additional 4 Victory Points. This represents the scroll the Scribe writes about this latest adventure.

Duelling Scribes- Scribes often harbor enmity toward others of their kind due to differences in techniques and word choice, but they are usually reserved in these matters and avoid open conflict. Occasionally, though, the enmity becomes so great that one Scribe must voice his opinions to his rival. The Scribes will use their vast knowledge of the other's work to point out the flaws therein rather than resorting to physical attacks.

If two Scribes come within 5”of each other their movement stops for that turn and they both make a DISC Save. If either Scribe fails the Save the Duel begins. The Duel is resolved by both Scribes rolling  for the Edge using their ARC rating plus the result of a d10. The Duel continues each turn until one of the Scribes has the highest resulting die roll plus ARC. The winner gains an additional 5 Victory points at the end of the scenario. Scribes who have participated in a Duel with each other during the current scenario will not Duel again during that scenario

Quest for the Kekooee Seshket Skirmish Campaign INTRO

It is nearly a generation since the final defeat of the Atenists and most Aegyptians have forgotten much about those dark days. Many rumors about lost Items of Power have taken hold in the popular imagination. Enchanted weapons, magical scrolls, powerful amulets and more have been peddled in dark alleys throughout the land. Most of these items are fakes created by the sellers to earn quick coin. But occasionally a real item becomes known to those with an ear to the ground for signs of such things. 

The Scribe of Akhenaten, Phasop, fashioned several Kekooee Seshket (Black Quills) which were distributed among the Scribes and Priests of Aten to aid in their heretical cause. These magical quills are said to have given an aura of protection to the bearer. They are also claimed to have greatly enhanced the bearers writing and oratory skills. Some accounts put the number of Kekooee Seshket at 16 while various others claim widely different numbers were created (from one single quill to nearly one hundred). While exact numbers are impossible to confirm, a handful of the Kekooee Seshket are known to have made their way into private collections while one is on display in the Library of Forbidden Knowledge in Hermopolis. 

But what of those possible Kekooee Seshket that disappeared after the Atenists final defeat? Some were confirmed destroyed by Tethru priests (meticulously noted in the Scroll of Cleansing). Circumstantial evidence suggests that at least one was taken by the Anubi Council of Embalmers and hidden away to be studied for potential usefulness in their sacred duties. In all likelihood there are some Kekooee Seshket hidden away on forgotten battlefields or in tombs of those who turned away from Akhenaten during that final battle.

While in the market one morning minding your own business you overhear bits of a nearby conversation. Having a keen memory for minutiae, the context brings memories of the Kekooee Seshket to the forefront of your mind. Looking around for those involved in the conversation it is unclear who uttered the words. You must find out more if only to quench your curiosity…

Thus begins the Quest for the Kekooee Seshket. This is meant to be a series of linked scenarios for 2 to 5 players leading a party to find one of these minor magical items. The parties will be lead by a Bard, a Hekau Student, a Tomb Robber, or a Young Scribe. This is not an undertaking involving great heroes or Harbingers of the Gods. Those powerful Aegyptians would likely shun such a quest as a waste of time chasing mere rumors.