Ernst von Tiddenheim was reading poetry to his wife Eleanor out by the obelisk in the grounds of their house...
His manservant Gutermann, ran up - sir, there is a message from the King, "Make all haste to investigate activities of monster Frule-men at the village of Felsfeld (cattle mutilated and stolen with villagers having been attacked)".
Very well Gutermann, send messages to the team to meet by the windmill at Felsfeld on the morrow..
Ernst von Tiddenheim was the hereditary witchfinder general of Wittenberg. He was in charge of the Department for Supernatural Affairs whose responsibility included investigating and dealing with supernatural monsters.
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The team assembled the next day by the windmill at Felsfeld - Ernst & Eleanor Tiddenheim, their Servant Gutermann, along with Heinrich Muller a hunter-seeker, Samantha the white witch, Burt Hoffman (known as blunderbuss Burt), Sargeant Manfred Harfenist (from the Kings Jagers)
the team arrived in Felsfeld and met with a delegation of the villagers..
It was soon night-time and the the villagers scurried away to hide in their homes, while the team familiarised themselves with the layout of the village.
After discussion they decided to split into two groups one watching the road and the other the rough ground and rocky area - where the villagers had seen the Frule sometimes ...
As the team positioned themselves a small band of Frule approached.....
Tiddenheim sensed something and moved forward, Samantha followed him ...
The Frule bunched up and approached closer
The team moved forward cautiously... then suddenly a Frule loomed up out of the gloom and attacked Tiddenheim...
A deft bit of sword work and a pistol shot from Tiddenheim; with an attack spell issuing forth from Samantha's wand killed the Frule...
The rest of the Frule moved up and attacked anything in reach ....
soon the team was struggling, however many wounds they inflicted the Frule just kept fighting....
Finally Tiddenheim and his servant Gutermann killed the Frule they were fighting, concerned for his wife Tiddenheim went to her aid.....
It took four of them to kill the next one ....
The other three of the team had been fighting he last remaining Frule; it was now badly wounded and it managed to get away....
The team fell back to the village, no more Frule appeared that night ...
Tiddenheim and his team stayed for two more days, scouring the area but there was no signs of any more Frule; the hunt was over for now and the team returned home.
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Notes:
- This game was a play test using my 'Simple Combat' rules with aspects of the Devilry Afoot ruleset.
- The game played well, however some adjustments need to be made.
- The Devilry Afoot rules slotted in reasonably well with my game rule mechanics.
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