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VAE CORE

General

p.5 · 138 rules
Introduction p.5
Introduction To Vaesen p.6
This Book p.7
What Are Role‑playing Games? p.8
The Mythic North p.10
The Sight p.10
Vaesen p.10
Vaesen In A Nutshell p.10
The Fight Against Vaesen p.13
The Form Of The Game p.13
Rolling Dice p.14
Safety Tools p.15
Your Player Character p.17
Age p.18
Archetype p.18
Motivation p.18
Name p.18
Personality p.18
Trauma p.18
Dark Secret p.19
Attributes p.20
Characteristics p.20
Miscellaneous p.21
Relationships p.21
Resources p.21
Skills p.21
Talents p.21
Personal Gear and Mementos p.22
Conditions p.23
Description p.23
Advantage p.24
Archetypes p.25
Experience Points p.25
Means And Ends p.38
Skill Tests p.38
Failed Tests p.39
Pushing The Roll p.39
Helping Each Other p.41
Levels Of Difficulty p.41
Parallel Actions p.41
Opposed Rolls p.42
Extra Successes p.43
Combat, Fear, And Gear p.57
Combat p.58
Initiative p.58
Actions In Combat p.59
Circumstances p.59
Fighting Vaesen p.59
Zones And Distance p.59
Attacking p.60
Describing Actions p.60
Movement p.60
Dodging And Parrying p.61
Ranged Weapons p.61
Ambush And Sneak Attack p.62
Fleeing And Chasing p.62
Grappling p.62
Broken p.63
Damage p.63
Critical Injuries p.64
Fear p.68
Special Effects p.68
Explosions p.69
Fire p.70
Poison p.70
Falling Damage p.71
Healing Injuries p.71
Hungry, Tired, Thirsty p.71
Medical And Mental Care p.71
Treating Critical Injuries p.71
Resting p.72
Services And Establishments p.72
Gear p.73
Losing Gear p.73
Preparatory Gear p.73
Shopping During The Mystery p.73
Armor And Cover p.74
Gear, Weapons And Services p.74
The Society And The Headquarters p.79
A Thursday’S Child Is Born p.80
The History Of The Society p.80
The Order Of Artemis p.80
Carl Linnaeus p.81
The Oulu Massacre p.82
Linnea Elfeklint p.83
The Society Dwindles p.83
The Society Is Reborn p.83
The Structure Of The Society p.84
Castle Gyllencreutz p.85
Campaign Rules p.86
Challenges In Upsala p.86
Your Headquarters p.86
Threats p.87
Gear In The Headquarters p.88
Recovery – Afflictions And Insights p.88
The Mythic North And Upsala p.97
Conflicts p.98
Your Mythic North p.98
Life In The City p.100
Important Cities In Northern Europe p.101
Life In The Country p.102
Technology p.103
Titles And Names p.104
Travel In Scandinavia p.104
Animals p.168
Decide The Origin p.168
Vaesen Of The World p.168
Choose A Model p.169
Creating A Vaesen p.169
The Mystery p.171
Components Of A Mystery p.172
The Vaesen p.172
Misdeed p.175
The Setting p.175
Atmosphere p.176
Clues p.176
Countdown To Catastrophe p.178
Prologue p.179
Structure Of A Mystery p.179
Invitation p.181
Preparations p.181
The Journey p.181
Arrival p.183
Locations p.185
Aftermath p.187
Confrontation p.187
Mystery Tables p.188
Campaigns p.192
Gamemaster Techniques p.193
Non-Player Characters p.193
Puzzles And Riddles p.193
Wait And Listen p.193
Dark Secrets In Play p.194
Dreams And Supernatural Experiences p.194
Maps p.194
Twist p.194
False Leads p.195
Checklist for Rolling a Player Character p.214