This quest, like
Of Wolves and Witches before it, is being run on Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 4th Edition rules. A full understanding of the rules is not necessary in order to participate, but for those who are entirely unfamiliar, the following provides a quick summary:
- This is a percentile based roll-under system. So if you have a skill of 64 in something, you want to roll a d100 and score 64 or less to pass. The lower your number, the better.
- Your target number is set by your base attribute plus your skill modifier. Typically, there will also be significant modifiers from circumstances and difficulty, such as a +20 for shooting something within half range or a -10 for being fatigued.
- Most significant rolls are opposed, so you and the target/opponent both roll, and whoever got the best result wins. This means you can fail your roll and still win, so long as the other guy rolled worse.
- Most humans have an average attribute of 30. A skilled professional will generally be rolling against 40, a veteran against 50, and the most elite against 60 or so, prior to any circumstantial modifiers.
The character sheet, for those curious, can be found here -
Markus von Brunner, Witch Hunter
As the name suggests, this quest is going to take Markus through the events of the Enemy Within adventure path, which I have been running for a group of my friends recently and have subsequently become obsessed with. The original adventure was published in the 80s as one of the very first pieces of setting lore for this new-fangled "warhammer fantasy" thing, and has been rereleased and updated every few years ever since.
Those who have some experience with the AP can rest assured that I will be changing enough things around to avoid the most significant spoilers, the specific identities of the villain in each module being a good example.
