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{{Vanguard NPC
| Image = npc_Darial_Vandergraff.jpg
| Status = Living
}}
'''D'arial Vandergraff''' is a seasoned officer of the Imperial Army, holding the rank of Major and overseeing the military operations on the planet Phantine. With a reputation for tactical brilliance and unwavering loyalty to the Empire, Vandergraff is a formidable presence on the battlefield.

== Personality Traits ==

'''Disciplined:''' Vandergraff maintains a strict adherence to military protocols and expects the same from those under her command.

'''Ruthless:''' She is known for her unwavering determination to achieve victory, even if it means making difficult choices or sacrificing lives.

'''Strategic Thinker:''' Vandergraff possesses a keen tactical mind, analyzing situations and devising effective battle plans to overcome any opposition.

== Influence and Power ==

'''Military Authority:''' As the Imperial Army Major, Vandergraff holds significant control over the deployment of troops, weapons, and strategies on Phantine.

'''Force of Order:''' She enforces the Empire's rule through military might, ensuring the suppression of resistance or dissident movements and maintaining control over the planet.

[[Category:Vanguard]] [[Category:Personalities (Vanguard)]]

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Ulysses Murphy

2025-01-05T23:28:38Z

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{{Template:OWTD Character
|Image = [[File:Owtd-pc-umurphy.jpg|200px]]
|Name = Ulysses Murphy
|Born = 1835 (42)
|Role = Ranch Hand
|Group = [[:Category:PCs (OWTD)|PCs]]
|Status = PC (Active)
}}
<p>Actor: [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000190/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 Matthew McConaughey]</p>
=Concept=
War-Weary Veteran

=Tropes=
[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ReturningWarVet Returning War Vet]

=Details=
===''Causa Vitæ''===
To finally reveal his true identity to the girl he believes to be his daughter

===Background===
:'''1835:''' Born in Texas, though it is still part of Mexico when he's born. (Texas Revolution begins.)
:'''1836:''' The Republic of Texas is officially formed. Ulysses' father presumably dies at the Alamo since he answered the call and never came back. Ulysses' mother will die later in the year of consumption, so he will be mostly raised by his uncle, a businessman with interests in both Mexico and Texas.
:'''1845:''' The Republic of Texas is annexed by the United States.
:'''1852:''' At 17, Ulysses marries Juanita, the daughter of one of his uncle's many Mexican business associates. Strangers at first, the two quickly fall in love.
:'''1853:''' Ulysses' (18) first daughter, Ana, is born. She is born deaf.
:'''1854:''' Ulysses' (19) second daughter, María, is born.
:'''1855:''' Ulysses (20) departs the family hacienda along with both his uncle and his wife's father to travel to Mexico City as they are seeking business opportunities and also wish to participate in the reform government that has just overthrown the dictatorship of Antonio López de Santa Anna. It will be twenty years before he sets eyes on his wife again.
:'''1857:''' After having spent two years traveling all over Mexico and Texas (but not home, dammit!) at the behest of his uncle, Ulysses (22) gets swept up in the 'War of Reform' which is effectively a Mexican civil war. He will be fighting on the side of the liberal government, and both his father-in-law and his uncle will be executed by the other side.
:'''1861:''' Even though the 'War of Reform' ends, the French intervention technically begins. Ulysses will get swept up in this war as well.
:'''1862:''' Ulysses fights in the Battle of Puebla on May 5 and is grievously wounded.
:'''1867:''' The French intervention ends and the short-lived Second Mexican Empire that the French were propping up collapses. Ulysses, looking forward to going home, instead is arrested thanks to the machinations of a rival he made during the war. He will spend the next eight years being bounced from one prison to another to minimize his opportunities to get real justice ... that is, when he's not being used as semi-slave labor on railroad construction throughout Mexico.
:'''1873:''' The initial segment of rail line between Veracruz and Mexico City is inaugurated, and Ulysses uses the celebrations over this to escape from custody. He will spend the next two years evading capture and surviving however he can.
:'''1875:''' Twenty years to the day, Ulysses returns home to his family hacienda only to discover that his rival has stolen it and his wife, all the while claiming that he died badly in the war. Both of his daughters are said to be dead, either of illness or during childbirth, and his wife is murdered in front of him when she rejects her 'new' husband. In retaliation, Ulysses kills his rival, the man's cronies, and burns the entire hacienda down. He buries his wife and seriously considers eating a bullet. Instead, he leaves.
:'''Oct 1876:''' Ulysses reaches [[:Category:Babylon|Babylon, CO]] and gets a job on a [[Kimble Ranch|local ranch]]. The owner's wife, [[Ana Kimble|Ana]], is of Mexican descent, deaf, and in her early 20s ... but Uly is suffering from the "soldier's heart" and can't inquire if she is who he thinks and hopes she is...
:'''1877:''' Campaign start.

=Statistics=
===Starting===
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<div style="font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6;font-size:1.2em;">205 points</div>
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'''ST''' <nowiki>11 [10]</nowiki>; '''DX''' <nowiki>14 [80]</nowiki>; '''IQ''' <nowiki>11 [20]</nowiki>; '''HT''' <nowiki>12 [20]</nowiki>.<br />
<nowiki>Damage 1d-1/1d+1; BL 24 lb; HP 11 [0]; Will 11 [0]; Per 12 [5]; FP 12 [0].</nowiki><br />
<nowiki>Basic Speed 6.50 [0]; Basic Move 6 [0]; Dodge 10*.</nowiki>

==== ''Social Background'' ====
''TL:'' <nowiki>5 [0].</nowiki><br />
''Languages:'' <nowiki>English (Native) [0]; French (Accented) [4]; Mexican Sign Language (Native/None) [3]; Spanish (Native) [6].</nowiki>

==== ''Templates and Meta-Traits'' ====
<nowiki>Military Background (Action; p. A1:5) [0]; Shooter (Action; p. A1:14) [0].</nowiki>

==== ''Advantages'' ====
<nowiki>Born Soldier 2 [10]; Combat Reflexes [15]; Luck [15].</nowiki>

==== ''Disadvantages'' ====
<nowiki>Addiction (Tobacco; Cheap; Highly addictive; Legal) [-5]; Chronic Pain (Mild, 9 or less, 2 hours) [-5]; Code of Honor (Soldier's) [-10]; Fanaticism (Liberty and freedom) [-15]; Flashbacks (Mild) [-5]; Obsession (Ensuring his daughter lives a good life; Long-Term Goal; 12 or less) [-10]; Phobia (Claustrophobia: Enclosed Spaces; 12 or less) [-15].</nowiki><br />
''Quirks:'' <nowiki>Devout Catholic (and convinced he's Hellbound.); Doesn't Like to talk about what he did during "The War"; Terrified of being rejected by his daughter; Token: His late wife's crucifix; Very soft-spoken. [-5]</nowiki>

==== ''Skills'' ====
<nowiki>Animal Handling (Bovines) (A) IQ [2]-11; Animal Handling (Equines) (A) IQ+1 [4]-12; Armoury/TL5 (Small Arms) (A) IQ+1 [4]-12; Artillery/TL5 (Cannon) (A) IQ [2]-11; Brawling (E) DX+1 [2]-15; Climbing (A) DX-1 [1]-13; Engineer/TL5 (Civil) (H) IQ-1 [2]-10; Engineer/TL5 (Combat) (H) IQ-1 [2]-10; Fast-Draw (Long Arm) (E) DX+1 [1]-15*; Fast-Draw (Pistol) (E) DX+1 [1]-15*; Fast-Draw/TL5 (Ammo) (E) DX+1 [1]-15*; First Aid/TL5 (Human) (E) IQ+1 [2]-12; Forced Entry (E) DX [1]-14; Gesture (E) IQ+1 [2]-12; Gunner/TL5 (Cannon) (E) DX [1]-14; Gunner/TL5 (Machine Gun) (E) DX [1]-14; Guns/TL5 (Pistol) (E) DX+2 [4]-16; Guns/TL5 (Rifle) (E) DX+2 [3]-16; Guns/TL5 (Shotgun) (E) DX+1 [1]-15; Hiking (A) HT [2]-12; Intimidation (A) Will+1 [4]-12&dagger;; Jumping (E) DX [1]-14; Knife (E) DX [1]-14; Knot-Tying (E) DX [1]-14; Lasso (A) DX-1 [1]-13; Leadership (A) IQ+1 [1]-12&Dagger;; Observation (A) Per [2]-12; Professional Skill (Rancher) (A) IQ-1 [2]-11; Riding (Equines) (A) DX+1 [4]-15; Running (A) HT [2]-12; Saber (A) DX-1 [1]-13; Savoir-Faire (Military) (E) IQ+3 [2]-14&Dagger;; Stealth (A) DX-1 [1]-13; Survival (Desert) (A) Per-1 [1]-11; Survival (Mountain) (A) Per-1 [1]-11; Swimming (E) HT [1]-12; Tactics (H) IQ+1 [2]-12&Dagger;; Teamster (Equines) (A) IQ+2 [1]-13; Throwing (A) DX-1 [1]-13; Tracking (A) Per-1 [1]-11; Veterinary/TL5 (Bovines) (H) IQ-1 [2]-10; Veterinary/TL5 (Equines) (H) IQ-1 [2]-10; Wrestling (A) DX-1 [1]-13.</nowiki><br />
''Techniques:'' <nowiki>Combat Riding (Riding (Equines)) (H) [2]-16; Fanning/TL5 (Guns (Pistol)) (H) [2]-13; Mounted Shooting (Guns (Pistol)/Equines) (H) [5]-16; Quick Mount (Riding (Equines)) (A) [3]-15.</nowiki>

==== ''Footnotes'' ====
: <nowiki>* Includes +1 from 'Combat Reflexes'.</nowiki>
: <nowiki>&dagger; Conditional +1 from 'Callous' when you use threats or torture.</nowiki>
: <nowiki>&Dagger; Includes +2 from 'Born Soldier'.</nowiki>
</div></div>

===Current===
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<div style="font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6;font-size:1.2em;">205 points</div>
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TBD
</div></div>

=Notes=
*Ulysses' background is an homage to his namesake in Homer's ''Odyssey''

[[Category:Old West-The Debt]][[Category:Personalities (OWTD)]][[Category:Babylon]][[Category:PCs (OWTD)]]

Ulysses Murphy

2024-10-06T00:40:24Z

Rigil Kent: /* Background */

{{Template:OWTD Character
|Image = [[File:Owtd-pc-umurphy.jpg|200px]]
|Name = Ulysses Murphy
|Origin =
|Role = Ranch Hand
|Group = [[:Category:PCs (OWTD)|PCs]]
|Status =
}}
<p>Actor: [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000190/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 Matthew McConaughey]</p>
=Concept=
War-Weary Veteran

=Tropes=

=Details=
===''Causa Vitæ''===

===Background===
:'''1835:''' Born in Texas, though it is still part of Mexico when he's born. (Texas Revolution begins.)
:'''1836:''' The Republic of Texas is officially formed. Ulysses' father presumably dies at the Alamo since he answered the call and never came back. Ulysses' mother will die later in the year of consumption, so he will be mostly raised by his uncle, a businessman with interests in both Mexico and Texas.
:'''1845:''' The Republic of Texas is annexed by the United States.
:'''1852:''' At 17, Ulysses marries Juanita, the daughter of one of his uncle's many Mexican business associates. Strangers at first, the two quickly fall in love.
:'''1853:''' Ulysses' (18) first daughter, Ana, is born. She is born deaf.
:'''1854:''' Ulysses' (19) second daughter, María, is born.
:'''1855:''' Ulysses (20) departs the family hacienda along with both his uncle and his wife's father to travel to Mexico City as they are seeking business opportunities and also wish to participate in the reform government that has just overthrown the dictatorship of Antonio López de Santa Anna. It will be twenty years before he sets eyes on his wife again.
:'''1857:''' After having spent two years traveling all over Mexico and Texas (but not home, dammit!) at the behest of his uncle, Ulysses (22) gets swept up in the 'War of Reform' which is effectively a Mexican civil war. He will be fighting on the side of the liberal government, and both his father-in-law and his uncle will be executed by the other side.
:'''1861:''' Even though the 'War of Reform' ends, the French intervention technically begins. Ulysses will get swept up in this war as well.
:'''1862:''' Ulysses fights in the Battle of Puebla on May 5 and is grievously wounded.
:'''1867:''' The French intervention ends and the short-lived Second Mexican Empire that the French were propping up collapses. Ulysses, looking forward to going home, instead is arrested thanks to the machinations of a rival he made during the war. He will spend the next eight years being bounced from one prison to another to minimize his opportunities to get real justice ... that is, when he's not being used as semi-slave labor on railroad construction throughout Mexico.
:'''1873:''' The initial segment of rail line between Veracruz and Mexico City is inaugurated, and Ulysses uses the celebrations over this to escape from custody. He will spend the next two years evading capture and surviving however he can.
:'''1875:''' Twenty years to the day, Ulysses returns home to his family hacienda only to discover that his rival has stolen it and his wife, all the while claiming that he died badly in the war. Both of his daughters are said to be dead, either of illness or during childbirth, and his wife is murdered in front of him when she rejects her 'new' husband. In retaliation, Ulysses kills his rival, the man's cronies, and burns the entire hacienda down. He buries his wife and seriously considers eating a bullet. Instead, he leaves.
:'''1876:''' Ulysses reaches [[:Category:Babylon|Babylon, CO]] and gets a job on a local ranch. The owner's wife, [[Ana Kimble|Ana]], is of Mexican descent, deaf, and in her early 20s ... but Uly is suffering from the "soldier's heart" and can't inquire if she is who he thinks and hopes she is...
:'''1877:''' Now.

=Traits=

=Notes=

[[Category:Old West-The Debt]][[Category:Personalities (OWTD)]][[Category:PCs (OWTD)]]

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= Characters =

=== Starting ===
*Starting CPs: 150/-50/-5; This may change depending upon how the previous character died.
**Human characters must have a [[Dooming]] - this ritual happens at or around ten years of age and involves a Priest of [[Morr]] who foretells your death. You can use one of your quirks for your Dooming as appropriate. More information will be found on the [[Dooming]] page.
**Players are encouraged (but not ''required'') to randomly determine their original profession using the WFRP random character creation, and then build their new character to ensure that's covered.
*Starting Money: This is handled special.
*Tech Level: TL4.
**Functional black-powder weapons are available to all characters, though they are more common with Dwarfs and Humans.
*'''Setting-Specific:'''
**Reference Language: Reikspiel; see [[:Category:Campaign Information#Campaign Languages|Campaign Information]] for others.
**Reference Culture: Imperial; see [[:Category:Campaign Information#Campaign Cultures|Campaign Information]] for others.
**Reference Area: [[Reikland|Reikland]]

=== In Play ===
*Forthcoming

= Advancement =
*1 point per session
*Maximum of 1 point per session, between sessions, for "helping to tell the story" via the blog (or similar means)

= New & Modified Rules =
== Official Options In Effect ==
*Forthcoming

== House Rules In Effect ==
*Forthcoming

=== Miscellaneous Rulings===
*Fortchoming

=== New Maneuvers ===
*New Maneuver: Move & Ready; DX-2 to avoid tossing the readied item; subject to other conditions; [http://forums.sjgames.com/showthread.php?p=653635&highlight=ready+move+step Reference]
*New Maneuver: All-Out Ready; Standard AoA rules, no DX check req.; [http://forums.sjgames.com/showthread.php?p=653635&highlight=ready+move+step Reference]

== Setting-Specific Mechanics ==
*Prestige Ratings grant a modifier to Area Knowledge, Heraldry, etc. as follows: Very High/Extreme: no roll req); High: +4; Above Average: +2; Average: +0; Below Average: -2; Low: -4; Very Low: -6. May also affect Frequency of Recognition checks?
*Magic: ''See [[The Aethyr]]''
== Rank and Status ==
<p>Feudal and Religious Rank replaces Status, per ''Social Engineering'' p. 13; cost for either is 10/Level. In all ways, improving your Rank/Status requires GM approval as the Empire is a very stratified society.</p>
===Feudal Rank/Status of Secular Officials===
:8   Emperor/Empress
:7   Grand Duke/Duchess
:6   Elector/Electress, Archduke/Archduchess
:5   Duke/Duchess, Prince(ss)
:4   Margrave/Margravine, Landgrave/Landgravine
:3   Count(ess) of the Empire, Count(ess) Palatine, Altgrave/Altgravine
:2   Burgrave/Burgravine, Baron(ess)
:1   Knight, Captain, Craftsman/Merchant
:0   Villein/Townsman
:-1  Serf, Rogue
:-2  Beggar

===Chivalric or Templar Orders===
Prerequisite Advantage: None
Prerequisite Skill: Riding (Equine), Theology (Templar Orders only), and one weapon skill.

:4   Grand Master (Not suitable for PCs)
:3   Inner Circle Preceptor (Not suitable for PCs)
:2   Inner Circle Knight (Requires Status 3+)
:1   Preceptor (Requirest Status 2+)
:0   Knight

===Religious Rank of Clerical Officials===
Prerequisite Advantage: Warp Empathy (Magery)
Prerequisite Skill: Theology & Religious Ritual

:4   Patriarch, High Theogonist, etc. (Not suitable for PCs)
:3   High Priest (Requires Status 3+)
:2   Annointed Priest (Requires Status 2)
:1   Priests (Requirest Status 1)
:0   Initiate

===Military Rank (By Type)===
Each Imperial City-State and Province is a semi-autonomous region, governed by an Elector or Burgomeister. The E are descended from the original tribal warlords appointed by Sigmar to govern the regions of his realm. Each Imperial province or City-State maintains a state regiment with its own rank and distinctive livery. Choices are: Middenheim, Hochland, Norland, Talabheim, Stirland, Reikland, Talabecland, Nuln, Ostland, Averland, Altdorf, Wissenland, Ostermark, and Middenland.

Prerequisite Advantage: Legal Enforcement Powers
Prerequisite Skill: Law & Any single Weapon Skill

:8   The Emperor (Not suitable for PCs)
:7   Reiksmarshall (Not suitable for PCs)
:6   Elector (Not suitable for PCs)
:5   General (Requires Status 4+)
:4   Commander (Requires Status 3)
:3   Captain (Requires Status 2)
:2   Petty Captain (Requires Status 1)
:1   Sergeant (Requires Status 0)
:0   Soldier (Requires Status 0)

===Status of Household Members===
*-0 Spouse
*-1 Dowager
*-1 Children
*-½ Bastard
*Min "household officer" Status 0 for Status 1 Household, 1 for 2-3, 2 for 4+
Use Status instead of Feudal Rank for family members unless they have a position of authority beyond the household itself, or a courtesy title

===See Also===
*Ranks and forms of address in a [[Feudal_System#Ranks_and_forms_of_address|Feudal Region]]
*Ranks and forms of address in a [[Free_City#Ranks_and_forms_of_address|Free City]]
*Ranks and forms of address in a [[:Category:Guilds#Ranks_and_forms_of_address|Guild]]
*Ranks and forms of address in the [[:Category:Heroes'_Guild_of_Imperia#Ranks_and_forms_of_address|Heroes' Guild]]
*Ranks and forms of address in the [[:Category:Imperial_Church_of_the_Pantheon#Ranks_and_Forms_of_Address|Imperial Church]]
*Ranks and forms of address in the [[:Category:Wizards'_Guild_of_Imperia#Ranks_and_Forms_of_Address|Wizards' Guild]]

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Campaign Information

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= Setting =
==Theme==
<strong>The Enemy Within:</strong> The Enemy Within wears a human face, and walks among the everyday folk. While all eyes are on the enemy without, the enemy within walks freely, exchanging cheery greetings with friends and neighbours even as it plots the destruction of the world. Using the distraction of the enemy without to their advantage — the vast and twisted hordes of Chaos that lurk beyond the Empire and Kislev to the north, ready to pour across the border and into the Old World without warning — the enemy within is closer and arguably much more dangerous. The society of the Empire is riddled with Chaos cults, great and small. Some, like the Purple Hand, are widespread, their plans vast and unguessable; others are small and local, and may not even know that they serve the Ruinous Powers. As the Characters progress through the campaign, they become more and more aware that anyone they meet could be an agent of Chaos in disguise.<br>
<strong>Human Frailty:</strong> <br>
<strong>Choices of Evils:</strong> <br>
<strong>Grim Fantasy:</strong> The Enemy Within is a low, dark fantasy; or ‘grubby fantasy’ as we used to call it before such terms were coined. WFRP Characters are often not especially heroic compared to their lethal counterparts in other fantasy games. Instead of gleaming towers of enchanted stone, the buildings of the Empire are half-timbered, huddled tight like the cities of medieval Europe. Magic is known in the world, but it is not widespread, and it’s dangerous to use. Monsters are known to live in the wildernesses between the islands of civilisation, but the most dangerous enemies are often close neighbours, most of whom are all too human.

==Style==
Grimdark medieval fantasy with slices of dark humor.

==Central Tension==
TBD

===Inciting Incident===
TBD

==Expectations==
*Expect social interactions with both lowborn and nobility/royalty
*Expect brutal combat; anyone can die
*Expect to get caught up in political intrigues well above your pay-grade
*Expect to stay mostly within Reikland borders (for now)

==Intended Features==
*TBD

==Tropes==

==Reference==
*Reference Language: Reikspiel
*Reference Culture: Imperial

= Campaign Languages =

Nearly all realms that fall within the Imperia region are diglossic: speaking the common tongue for official purposes, or for foreigners, and their local tongue for casual or private conversation (and sometimes when cursing). In the realms of the non-human races, the population tends to speak its own language for all purposes, but are usually capable of also speaking Generic to foreigners. Non-human languages also tend to be more homogenous.
*Reikspiel (aka "Common" for this campaign)
*Bretonnian (think French)
*Classical (think Latin)
*Elthárin (Elf tongue)
*Estalian (think Spanish)
*Khazalid (Dwarf tongue; is <em>taught</em> to no-Dwarfs)
*Magick (required for all spellcasters)
*Tilean (think Italian)

= Campaign Cultures =
*Imperial (covers the citizens of the Empire)
*Bretonnian (covers ... Bretonnia)
*Non-human (Elvish, Dwarfish, Halfling, etc.)

= Common Measurements =
== Time ==
;Hours
Sunrise Bell (~06); Midmorning Bell (~09); Noon Bell (~12); Midafternoon Bell (~15); Sunset Bell (~18); Midevening Bell (~21); Midnight Bell (~00); Last Bell (~03)

;Days of the Week
:Angestag (Startweek); Festag (Holyday); Wellentag (Workday); Aubentag (Levyday); Bezahltag (Taxday); Konistag (Kingday)

;Months
''The dating system splits the 400-day year into twelve months of 32 or 33 days, and includes six important festival days, each of which lie between the months.''
:The twelve months of the year are: Nachexen (After-Witching), Jahrdrung (Year-Turn), Pflugzeit (Ploughtide), Sigmarzeit (Sigmartide), Sommerzeit (Summertide), Vorgeheim (Fore-Mystery), Nachgeheim (After-Mystery), Erntezeit (Harvest-tide), Brauzeit (Brew month), Kaldezeit (Chill month), Ulriczeit (Ulric-tide), and Vorhexen (Fore-Witching).
:The six extra days in the year are: Hexenstag (Witching Day – New Year's Day), Mitterfruhl (Start Growth – Spring Equinox), Sonnstill (Sun Still – Summer Solstice), Geheimnistag (Day of Mystery), Mittherbst (Less Growth – Autumn Equinox), and Mondstille (World Still – Winter Solstice).

;Years
:The Imperial Calendar is dated from the year of Sigmar's coronation as the first emperor, which serves as the year 1 Imperial Calendar (I.C.); the current year is 2512 I.C.

;Other
*Fortnight (2-weeks)

== Distance ==
;Rod
:The rod is a historical unit of length equal to 5½ yards. It may have originated from the typical length of a mediaeval ox-goad.
;Chain
:4 rods (66 feet or 22 yards).
;Furlong
:(meaning furrow length) the distance a team of oxen could plough without resting. This was standardised to be exactly 40 rods or 10 chains.
;Acre
:four by 40 rods. An acre was the amount of land tillable by one man behind one ox in one day. Traditional acres were long and narrow due to the difficulty in turning the plough and the value of river front access.
;Mile
:8 furlongs
;League
:the distance a person could walk in an hour, most commonly defined as three miles.

= Currency =
*Brass Penny (d) = $1 ($62.50/lb.)
*Silver Shilling (/) = $12 ($1,000/lb.)
*Gold Crown (GC) = $240 ($20,000/lb.)
Notes:
*1 gold crown (1GC) = 20 silver shillings (20/-) = 240 brass pennies (240d)
*1 silver shilling (1/-) = 12 brass pennies (12d)
*Abbreviated to 1GC = 20/- = 240d

= Miscellaneous =

*Renaissance era tech, including guns

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Campaign Rules (GURPSHammer)

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= Characters =

=== Starting ===
*Starting CPs: 150/-50/-5; This may change depending upon how the previous character died.
**Human characters must have a [[Dooming]] - this ritual happens at or around ten years of age and involves a Priest of [[Morr]] who foretells your death. You can use one of your quirks for your Dooming as appropriate. More information will be found on the [[Dooming]] page.
**Players are encouraged (but not ''required'') to randomly determine their original profession using the WFRP random character creation, and then build their new character to ensure that's covered.
*Starting Money: This is handled special.
*Tech Level: TL4.
**Functional black-powder weapons are available to all characters, though they are more common with Dwarfs and Humans.
*'''Setting-Specific:'''
**Reference Language: Reikspiel; see [[:Category:Campaign Information#Campaign Languages|Campaign Information]] for others.
**Reference Culture: Imperial; see [[:Category:Campaign Information#Campaign Cultures|Campaign Information]] for others.
**Reference Area: [[:Category:Reikland|Reikland]]

=== In Play ===
*Forthcoming

= Advancement =
*1 point per session
*Maximum of 1 point per session, between sessions, for "helping to tell the story" via the blog (or similar means)

= New & Modified Rules =
== Official Options In Effect ==
*Forthcoming

== House Rules In Effect ==
*Forthcoming

=== Miscellaneous Rulings===
*Fortchoming

=== New Maneuvers ===
*New Maneuver: Move & Ready; DX-2 to avoid tossing the readied item; subject to other conditions; [http://forums.sjgames.com/showthread.php?p=653635&highlight=ready+move+step Reference]
*New Maneuver: All-Out Ready; Standard AoA rules, no DX check req.; [http://forums.sjgames.com/showthread.php?p=653635&highlight=ready+move+step Reference]

== Setting-Specific Mechanics ==
*Prestige Ratings grant a modifier to Area Knowledge, Heraldry, etc. as follows: Very High/Extreme: no roll req); High: +4; Above Average: +2; Average: +0; Below Average: -2; Low: -4; Very Low: -6. May also affect Frequency of Recognition checks?
*Magic: ''See [[The Aethyr]]''
== Rank and Status ==
<p>Feudal and Religious Rank replaces Status, per ''Social Engineering'' p. 13; cost for either is 10/Level. In all ways, improving your Rank/Status requires GM approval as the Empire is a very stratified society.</p>
===Feudal Rank/Status of Secular Officials===
:8   Emperor/Empress
:7   Grand Duke/Duchess
:6   Elector/Electress, Archduke/Archduchess
:5   Duke/Duchess, Prince(ss)
:4   Margrave/Margravine, Landgrave/Landgravine
:3   Count(ess) of the Empire, Count(ess) Palatine, Altgrave/Altgravine
:2   Burgrave/Burgravine, Baron(ess)
:1   Knight, Captain, Craftsman/Merchant
:0   Villein/Townsman
:-1  Serf, Rogue
:-2  Beggar

===Chivalric or Templar Orders===
Prerequisite Advantage: None
Prerequisite Skill: Riding (Equine), Theology (Templar Orders only), and one weapon skill.

:4   Grand Master (Not suitable for PCs)
:3   Inner Circle Preceptor (Not suitable for PCs)
:2   Inner Circle Knight (Requires Status 3+)
:1   Preceptor (Requirest Status 2+)
:0   Knight

===Religious Rank of Clerical Officials===
Prerequisite Advantage: Warp Empathy (Magery)
Prerequisite Skill: Theology & Religious Ritual

:4   Patriarch, High Theogonist, etc. (Not suitable for PCs)
:3   High Priest (Requires Status 3+)
:2   Annointed Priest (Requires Status 2)
:1   Priests (Requirest Status 1)
:0   Initiate

===Military Rank (By Type)===
Each Imperial City-State and Province is a semi-autonomous region, governed by an Elector or Burgomeister. The E are descended from the original tribal warlords appointed by Sigmar to govern the regions of his realm. Each Imperial province or City-State maintains a state regiment with its own rank and distinctive livery. Choices are: Middenheim, Hochland, Norland, Talabheim, Stirland, Reikland, Talabecland, Nuln, Ostland, Averland, Altdorf, Wissenland, Ostermark, and Middenland.

Prerequisite Advantage: Legal Enforcement Powers
Prerequisite Skill: Law & Any single Weapon Skill

:8   The Emperor (Not suitable for PCs)
:7   Reiksmarshall (Not suitable for PCs)
:6   Elector (Not suitable for PCs)
:5   General (Requires Status 4+)
:4   Commander (Requires Status 3)
:3   Captain (Requires Status 2)
:2   Petty Captain (Requires Status 1)
:1   Sergeant (Requires Status 0)
:0   Soldier (Requires Status 0)

===Status of Household Members===
*-0 Spouse
*-1 Dowager
*-1 Children
*-½ Bastard
*Min "household officer" Status 0 for Status 1 Household, 1 for 2-3, 2 for 4+
Use Status instead of Feudal Rank for family members unless they have a position of authority beyond the household itself, or a courtesy title

===See Also===
*Ranks and forms of address in a [[Feudal_System#Ranks_and_forms_of_address|Feudal Region]]
*Ranks and forms of address in a [[Free_City#Ranks_and_forms_of_address|Free City]]
*Ranks and forms of address in a [[:Category:Guilds#Ranks_and_forms_of_address|Guild]]
*Ranks and forms of address in the [[:Category:Heroes'_Guild_of_Imperia#Ranks_and_forms_of_address|Heroes' Guild]]
*Ranks and forms of address in the [[:Category:Imperial_Church_of_the_Pantheon#Ranks_and_Forms_of_Address|Imperial Church]]
*Ranks and forms of address in the [[:Category:Wizards'_Guild_of_Imperia#Ranks_and_Forms_of_Address|Wizards' Guild]]

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Sigmar

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Sigmar, also called Sigmar Heldenhammer, meaning "Hammer of the Goblins" in Old Reikspiel, born as Sigmar Unberogen, sometimes called the "God-King" and who reigned as the first Emperor of Man, is a former mortal man who has become an ascended god of the Old World Pantheon, embodying the spread of civilisation and its protection. He is the founder of the Empire of Man, its first emperor and its current patron deity. Sigmar is the object of devotion for the state religion of the Cult of Sigmar, the most powerful religious institution of the Empire.

Born over 2500 years ago to the Unberogen tribe, his coming having been heralded by the Twin-Tailed Comet, Sigmar, alone of the kings among the 12 barbaric tribes of Men who founded the Empire, was possessed of a singular drive to put an end to the bloody tribal conflict that had riven his people apart. Through words and deeds, Sigmar brought the tribes of Men together while casting aside those who defied him and then, with warhammer and fury, drove the enemies of Mankind from his homeland. After Sigmar had completed the unification, he was coronated as the first Emperor of Man by the Ar-Ulric himself, having been a deeply devout Ulrican in mortal life. For fifty years did Sigmar reign over the Empire -- it was a golden age that was just, fair and prosperous.

Yet despite that, many challenges to the Empire's stability were faced and overcome by Sigmar's daring and leadership: the invasions of the Chaos-corrupted Norsii barbarians, and even the march of the Lord of the Undead, the Great Necromancer Nagash himself, whom Sigmar defeated in single-combat at the gates of his capital of Reikdorf. In the last year of his rule, and the anniversary of his coronation by the Ar-Ulric, Sigmar rose up from his throne and left the the lands of the Empire, heading eastwards towards the Worlds Edge Mountains. He was accompanied by a great wolf on one flank and a massive boar on the other, his visage a mask of grim determination. His destination and purpose were known only to himself.

Whatever the truth of these legends, the simple fact remained that the Father of the Empire had gone. Within a generation of his passing, the people of his Empire clamoured around a wild-eyed Ulrican friar named Johann Helstrum who proclaimed that he had borne witness to a vision of [[Ulric]] himself, the god of war, winter, and wolves, placing the divine crown of godhood upon Sigmar's brow and elevating him to join the company of the deities of the Old World Pantheon. Thus was born the [[Cult of Sigmar]] -- the Men of the Empire claiming that their greatest lord had not fallen in the east, but had ascended boldly to rule the heavens. A new, ascended God-King, one born of mortal origins, but destined to protect his people so long as his Empire stood.

Over millennia later, the [[Cult of Sigmar]] has become the most widespread and most powerful faith in all the Empire -- rivalled only by the ancient Cult of Ulric, and even then only in the northern provinces. Sigmar is said to constantly battle the Dark Gods, working to stem their malignant influence from infecting the realm of Men. The souls of all his worshippers martyred in a battle against the Northmen or other forces of Chaos make their way to his side, to aid him in his holy struggle.

In Sigmar's divine, all-seeing wisdom, he sees the need for strength from his followers -- not only of sinew, but of will and of faith. Unholy threats assail his favoured nation, both from within and from without, and thus he channels his might into his mortal champions -- the mighty Warrior-Priests of Sigmar and the Witch Hunter Templars.

Above all, however, it is faith that serves as the chief weapon of the Empire. Unwavering in their devotion, the warriors of the Empire stand strong against such horrors that would make lesser men go mad with fear. They need only hear the recitation of the verses of the sacred Sigmarite prayer known as the Deus Sigmar to drive them to commit unparalleled acts of heroism.

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Ranald

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Ranald, also called "Smiling Ranald," the "God of Tricksters" and the "Trickster God," is the god of luck, fortune, mischief, tricksters, freedom, rogues, and thieves in the Old World Pantheon. Some scholars claim he is one of the Classical Gods who were introduced to the early Empire of Man by the nations of the south, while some Ranaldian factions vehemently argue that he was once a mortal. Ranald is the representative of many different aspects of life among the Men of the Old World, both positive and negative. Most commonly he is recognised as the divine patron of thieves and rogues, but aside from them his cult attracts gamblers and merchants, liars and tricksters, and the poor and downtrodden.

The nature of Ranald is to never be what he seems. Fittingly, his cult is a curious one that, to many, barely seems like a religious cult at all. It lacks the trappings, the pomp and majesty, even the structure of other Human religious cults. His temples are the gaming halls, the brothels, the taverns, and other dens of iniquity, not the gilt structures of gold and marble. Prayers to invoke him often take the form of riddling, questioning, and considering conundrums and enigmas. Fittingly, Ranald's priests are thieves, tricksters, and gamblers, rather than the educated, effete elite so favoured by other deities. Indeed, Ranald and his priests are unlike any others found among Men -- a fact that is both distressing and delightful. Ranald may even see fit to reveal the great joke of life to his priests, inspiring irreverent laughter in his own devoted in the face of the unsettling, intimidating, and terrifying.

The [[Cult of Ranald]] is, by general perception, a disorganised rabble of charlatans, thieves, and ne'er-do-wells. Authority figures loathe the worship of Ranald and do not embrace its clergy as they do those of other cults of the Old World, despising him as a god of thieves and scoundrels. Even the Empire's middle-class, who try to honour most of the gods equally to insure every aspect of their lives against calamity, dislike him, specifically the law-abiding folk.[6c] He is spoken of by the orthodox leaders of other cults as the wicked trickster god, a patron of "base personages."

However, Ranald is a far more popular god than one could determine by counting temples in the street. His cult is more co-ordinated than it appears, popular throughout the Empire and the Old World among a broad swath of people. He is popular among the urban poor, is a hero to the masses, and is beloved by all those whose daily tasks revolve around money. Those who dislike him still ensure the proper coins are slipped to the right people so that he will turn his eye from their businesses, and because he so loves to see the mighty fall, powerful merchants who got where they are by prayer to Ranald are sure to donate a great deal of their wealth to his cult.

Ranald blends truth and lies as if there were no difference. His priests are tricksters by nature, and those who call upon him often find themselves obsessed with change. Furthermore, Ranald may have some influence over the Winds of Magic, and a pact with him can prevent wizards from suffering the Curse of [[Tzeentch]]. And yet, as much as many in authority would like to see his cult dissipated, Ranald is in fact an official god of the Empire, and his cult permitted representation in the Grand Conclave of major Imperial religions. It even has Warrior Priests, typically master thieves, nimble rascals and military agents, who act on behalf of the Emperor.

What sets Ranald apart from darker gods, or even just the likes of [[Khaine]], is that he is not evil or malicious. He is more a cheerful trickster than outright criminal, said to have a love of deflating pride with clever tricks and ruses, and ruled largely by his irrepressible sense of humour. His interest in larceny stems from his joy in the discomfiture of the pompous and self-important, rather than from avarice,[11a] and he considers anything that makes the authorities look like fools a job well done. Theft, cheating, lying, and skullduggery are all acceptable in his eyes,[1d] but he abhors violence of all kinds and prohibits it except as a last resort in self-defence and sometimes in cases of dishonor.

According to myth, Ranald was once mortal, a gentle bandit who robbed from the rich and gave to the poor. This so charmed [[Shallya]] that the goddess fell in love. One fateful day, she found Ranald dying, fatally touched by the plagues of the [[Nurgle | Fly Lord]]. Unable to accept this, she let Ranald drink from her holy chalice, granting the rogue eternal life. But it was all a trick — Ranald
had faked it all — and, laughing, the new god gleefully danced into the heavens.

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