Rake H E l L

thE HiGhwaymans LameNt

writing & Design

Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan

Acknowledgements & cRedits

This Rakehell adventure was produced for Gaelcon 2010, by Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan & Edel Ryder-Hanrahan. It is not intended for sale or commercial use. Thanks are due to Allen Varney for proofreading & support. Rakehell is the creation and property of Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan.You may reproduce this document for personal use only. Please include all credits in your reproduction. Wed love to hear from you if you do use this adventure - email us! [email protected]
Quote (page 3) from The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes. The images contained herein (apart from the image by Glen Moran, which was created for Rakehell) were sourced from open or historical sources on the Internet. On request we will remove any we are asked to. The sources are as follows:
Gates of Hell (cover) http://www.layoutsparks.com/1/174401/gates-of-hell-open.html Bonds - Background page images Bond by Henry Cobden, merchant of London, to Thomas Woolley of Stainfield, Lincolnshire for performance of covenants. (http://library.mcmaster.ca/archives/findaids/findaids/b/Brit.Legal.1.ill.htm) Highwayman 1 (page 3) http://oak6j.blogspot.com/2008/09/poetry-highwayman.html Highwayman 2 (page 5) Glen Moran Highwayman 3 (page 7) http://www.wilsonsalmanac.com/highwayman_hind.html Well-Dressed Gentleman (page 10) http://oregonregency.blogspot.com/2010/04/outfitting-regency-man.html Regency London (page 13) http://www.jasa.net.au/london/art.htm Howland Great Dock (page 15) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Howland_Great_Wet_Dock_1717.jpg Tall Ship (page 16) http://pixdaus.com/single.php?id=119444 Newgate Prison (page 17) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Newgate_Prison_Publ_1800.jpg Fallen Angel (page 19) http://www.pixelvoodoo.co.uk/dark.html

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IntroductioN
"Yet if they press me sharply and harry me through the day Then look for me by moonlight, Watch for me by moonlight I'll come to thee by moonlight - though hell should bar the way."

t is the closing years of the 18th century. England has sold its soul. The burgeoning industrial revolution is, in secret, an infernal revolution. Aristocrats bargain with devils, souls are traded in the financial markets, and dark satanic mills belch sulphurous smoke over the blighted countryside. Few dare speak of the corruption openly. It would be impolite to hint that certain streets in London now slope vertiginously downwards into the maw of Hell, or that the clergy now preach a very different gospel in many parishes. It would be treason to suggest that the wrenching spiritual wound drove King George III insane, or that his son stalks the night and feasts on human blood. Souls are the new coin of the realm, more precious than gold or rubies. Through infernal arts, a soul can be subdivided, ground down, distilled into inks and tinctures. These are not the primitive nights of Faustus, where a man would sell his soul entire for power. Instead, soul-selling can be done in parts, a little at a time. Only when ones entire soul is gathered by a single demon are you bound for damnation. With every transaction, hell takes a little more of you, until the accumulation of interest drags you into the burning pit but why sell all of your own soul, when you can buy and sell parts of others?

Wealth breeds thieves, and the highwaymen who prowl by highways and byways of London Town are driven by more than greed. They are damned men, bereft of the greater parts of their souls. Through black criminal deeds, they seek to reclaim that which they lost or had taken from them. Folklore calls them rakehells they rake the coals of hell by their misdeeds, making their eventual fate all the worse through their defiance. If a rakehell could steal back his soul, if he could reclaim that which he lost or squandered before it is carried away into Hell, then perhaps he could redeem himself...

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Game System
The game system is a variation of FATE; if youre familiar with any of the games using that system (Spirit of the Century, Dresden Files, Diaspora, Starblazer Adventures and so on) then youll be able to muddle through.

Wrongly accused Uncouth footpad Fallen clergyman Secondly, there is your Goal. What do you want? Revenge against the bastard who took your soul? Infernal power? Redemption?

Your character is defined by a number of skills. These skills are rated from Mediocre to Legendary, as shown on the Ladder on your character sheet. Any skills not listed are assumed to be Poor (-1). Agility Alertness Brawl Charm Courage Deception Endurance Fencing Intimidate Legerdemain Might Oratory Pistols Riding Science Secrets Stealth

Skills

Goal Aspect Examples

Die a good death Social justice for all! Down with the aristocrats! Find my missing sister Kill the devil

Thirdly, you have Aspects for your Garb, your Weapons and your Horse. Finally, you have up to five Soul Aspects. A Soul Aspect can be earthly or infernal. Earthly bonds are connections between you and the mortal world, usually positive associations. They carry no special benefit, but if you have no Earthly aspects, then youre damned. They are the tethers that hold your soul out of the abyss.

Aspects are things associated with your character personality traits, contacts, possessions, parts of your backstory, descriptive elements and so on. Firstly, there is your Concept. Who are you? What sort of person are you?

Aspects

Examples of Earthly Aspects

My horse, Midnight In love with Bess, the innkeepers daughter Falsely accused of the murder of Trevallion Trustworthy face Loves poker

Concept Aspect Examples

Former pirate Murderous rogue

Each infernal aspect brings you closer to hell, but also gives you a supernatural power as the hellfire floods the void left in your truncated soul. A character who has four infernal aspects possesses four matching infernal powers.

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Examples of Infernal Aspects
My nightmare, Midnight Hell-forged blades Haunted by the ghost of Trevallion Gazed into the abyss Devils Own Luck If you have one or more Infernal aspects, you no longer own your soul - when you perish, you are bound for Damnation. If you have no Earthly Aspects left, then you are instantly Damned; youll be dragged to Hell at the Devils earliest convenience. A merciful GM will give you a crowning moment of awesome before consigning you to the flames below..

There are hidden paths behind the world, leading to a shadowy version of London. Highwaymen and smugglers know these roads, and use them to avoid the authorities. One of these roads leads to Hell. The Borderlands: The Borderlands are the territory between Earth and Hell. The half-way point is marked by a crossroads. If a Rakehell crosses this border, he may be unable to return to the Mortal World. To escape the clutches of Hell for a time, he must make a Courage roll to ride back. No Infernal Aspects: No Roll needed 1 Infernal Aspect: Minimum Fair needed 2 Infernal Aspects: Minimum Great needed 3 Infernal Aspects: Minimum Fantastic 4 Infernal Aspects: Minimum Legendary 5 Infernal Aspects: No Escape

Shadow Roads

Giving up or selling part of your soul for power turns one or more Earthly Aspects to Infernal ones. This means that, at any time, you can gain a new Infernal power. (However, theres no way to turn these back into Earthly Aspects.) The new Aspect should ideally be a hellish twist on the original one.

Changing Soul Aspects

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Any Infernal Powers you possess at the start of the game are listed on your character sheet. Theres also a sheet with suggested for more powers. These are just suggestions, though if, on the spur of the moment, you need your character to grow bat wings and fly, then burn an Earthly Aspect and go for it. All Powers consist of a passive, always-on portion and a more powerful form of the ability that costs one Fate point to activate.

Infernal Powers

Inhuman Agility

+2 to all Agility rolls. 1FP: Leap or dodge in an impossible fashion, automatically avoiding an attack

Devils Luck

You have the strangest good fortune 1FP: For the rest of the scene, roll 5DF and pick the best four.

Devour Soul

Examples of Infernal Powers

Spectral Rider Armour 3 against missile attacks when riding 1FP: Ride through a solid wall or barrier Inhuman Might Hellish Steed
A demonic steed that gives you +2 to Riding. 1FP: Summon your steed.

Gain a Fate Point when you kill an important NPC 1FP: When you kill someone, you gain one of their Earthly Aspects. You dont get the Fate Point back until you give up the Aspect.

Devils Ride

Your steed can ride over water, mud, ice or other normally impassable surfaces. Your steed can fly for a scene.

Regeneration

+2 to all Might rolls. 1FP: Use Might instead of Fists for a scene.

Devils Charm

Automatically heal -4 Consequences between scenes. 1FP: Gain two more -2 Consequences

Hellfire Sermon

+2 Charm. 1FP: Make someone trust you.

You can speak the secret tongue of flames. 1FP: You can speak words that conjure flames, attacking with Secrets +4.

Shapeshift

Moonlight Blade
You can wield moonlight as a rapier; you always have a weapon to hand at night 1FP: +2 Fencing for the scene.

Inhuman Senses
+2 to all Alertness rolls. 1FP: See in the dark for a scene.

Your animalistic features give you a +1 to Intimidate 1FP: Take on the shape of an animal such as a rat, fox, or crow.

Spook Horses

Your presence unsettles horses, giving you a +1 bonus in Riding contests 1FP: Scare another persons horse.

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Stress & Consequences

Other Stuff

Rakehell uses the faster conflict system; damage is applied to the Stress track on a 1-for-1 basis (a three point hit=3 Stress) and Consequences reduce damage. -2 Consequences heal after a scene -4 Consequenes heal after a night or two of rest and recuperation. -6 Consequences need medical attention and take weeks to heal. -8 Consequences never heal naturally.

Pistols

If youve one pistol, it takes a round to reload. If youve got a brace of pistols, you can keep shooting until the aspects compelled to run out of ammo.

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The Highwaymans
Lament

his is a test drive for Rakehell, which may or may not get developed into a full game at some point in the future. Its a lurid, penny-dreadful horror game of damned souls, lost loves and flintlock violence. If your players arent leaping onto speeding carriages from horseback, shooting pistols and shouting blasphemous oaths, then take another swig of cheap wine and crack the whip harder.

way down to Hell. Highwaymen prey on traffic on this road, too.

Running the Game

This is a pre-first draft test run of the game. Its by no means complete, balanced or finished. It was originally written as a one-shot for a convention (Gaelcon XXI), and its still in development. Keep the pressure on. The feel should be a mix of real-world occultism and Matrix-style flintlock wushu and stunting.

Damnd London

The setting of the game is London, in the 1780s. Dont sweat the historical details its the era of Dick Turpin (fifty years too late, but still...), of revolution, of the Scarlet Pimpernel and the Regency (and, if all else fails, Blackadder III). History has taken a turn for the strange, though, so anachronisms are to be expected. The primary haunt for highwaymen in London is along the roads to Exeter and York, in Hounslow Heath and Shooters Hill. There, highwaymen operate alone or in small bands, preying on travellers, especially wealthy aristocrats and merchants, and on carriages and couriers. If caught, they can expect a show-trial in the Old Bailey followed by a swift hanging. Beneath the city, there is another London, a hellish shadow where the streets are warped and lit by hellfire. There, demons walk openly. A road leads from this shadow London all the

The Characters
All five player characters have, in some fashion, been wronged by a common foe. This dastardly nemesis is Lord Eden. Publicly, this paragon of society is a wealthy landowner and industrialist, but in secret he is a diabolist who has built his fortune on stolen souls. Eden is one of the cabal who first let devils into England.

Black Jack

An aging Highwayman who sold his soul to escape the noose.

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The Scholar
Formerly known as Charles Westmore. He was a compatriot of Eden, a noted lawyer and occultist. He helped Edens cabal summon the forces of Hell; Eden later turned on him and Westmores name was blackened and he was forced to flee.

Lord Eden
Skills
Fantastic Courage (+6) Superb Secrets, Riding (+5) Great Pistols, Oratory, Alertness (+4) Good Charm, Agility, Fencing, Stealth (+3) Ambitious (I) Influential Noble (I) Cult Leader (I) Necromancer (I)

Laughing Jane

A gypsy thief and old ally of Black Jack. She has her own demonic bargains with a rival of Edens diabolic patron.

Aspects Still Loves His Daughter

Timothy Kestrel

A young officer who was devoted to Edens daughter, Elizabeth. Kestrel has a pure soul, which Eden needs for his nefarious plot. At the start of the game, Kestrel is imprisoned in a carriage bound for London and then Hell.

Powers Summon Demon

Elizabeth Eden

Daughter of Lord Eden. She learned that her lover Kestrel was captured by her fathers men, and set out in search of her godfather, Westmore, for help.

Can conjure demons with a ritual. 1FP: Call a minion demon. Capture Soul If he kills a PC, he loses all Stress. Devils Luck +1 to all Rolls Word of Command Can command others with an Oratory roll

The main antagonist of the game. Hes a respected nobleman and a leader in the House of Lords. He has a huge fortune, drawn from his extensive land-holdings around York and from his investment in industry. Secretly, he is also a student of the occult. He was part of the old Hellfire Club. One of his early experiments involved capturing the souls of his wife and daughter Sarah when they died of the plague. He tried to bring them back to life with the aid of the Well-Dressed Gentleman, but failed. His intention now is to become a devil.

Lord Eden

Body Will

3 Consequences (-2, -4. -6)

Lord Edens right-hand man. Hes a war hero and a master swordsman. Hes also extremely devout, and it is only his oath to Lord Eden that keeps him from denouncing his employer. Hes got a hellforged sword and is extremely fast and tough.

Sir Quincy Barrow

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Sir Quincy Barrow
Skills
Superb Fencing (+5) Great Agility, Alertness (+4) Hellforged Sword (I) Master Swordsman +2 Fencing damage Holy Armour Reduce all damage by 1/2 number of Infernal aspects held by foe.

Aspects Devout

Powers Hellforged Sword

Body Will

2 Consequences (-2, -4)

Events in the scenario

At the start of the game, Tim Kestrel is imprisoned in a carriage. Edens daughter makes contact with the other characters in the hopes of rescuing him. The characters intercept and attack the carriage. From Kestrel, they learn that Eden is plotting some diabolical scheme. Their investigations lead them into the shadowed back streets of Damnd London. The Bishop of London is involved somehow; the characters question him, and learn that he was to keep Kestrels presence in London secret before delivering him to the docks. At the docks, the characters confront Eden. Kestrel was intended as payment for an Angels Heart, a vital component in Edens scheme; if the young mans pure soul is unavailable, then Eden must arrange alternate payment.

The devilish patron of both Eden and several of the PCs. Your classic tempter; a man of wealth and taste. The Gentlemans role in the scenario is left undefined - have him show up to move the plot along or give the players a clue. In playtesting, hes shown up to have dinner with the bishop, and bought souls at the climax of the scenario. Use him as needs dictate.

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(Optionally) the characters are imprisoned in Newgate Prison and must escape. The characters pursue Eden to the brink of the abyss to exact revenge upon him.

The Guards
Skills
Good Brawl (+3) Fair Pistols, Fencing (+2) Averarge Riding, Courage, Endurance (+1) Mercenary

The coach that brings Tim Kestrel to London is coming down the Great North Road from York. The characters catch up with it as it passes through Epping Forest. The game starts with four of the five PCs riding to rescue Kestrel, and Kestrel himself waking up in the back of the bouncing carriage. His hands are bound by manacles and there are two guards in the coach with him, but theyre likely to be distracted by the highwaymen outside. There are two guards in the coach, two more on the outside, and four more riding as escorts. All are human. The coachdriver himself isnt entirely human hes more like an ogre in a footmans uniform, all bulging muscles and tusk-like teeth.

Four Riders & Five Horses

Aspects Mounted Body Will

No Consequences

The Coachman
Skills
Superb Might (+5) Great Endurance, Brawl (+4) Good Riding, Courage, Intimidate (+3) Fair Pistols, Secrets, Alertness, Agility (+2) Arms Like Pythons Vicious Whip Ogres Blood

Aspects Hairy Brute

The Characters Need To

Catch up with the rattling coach Evade, shoot or otherwise eliminate the guards Rescue Kestrel, preferably by him making a daring leap onto a horse.

Powers Inhuman Might Body Will

1 Consequence (-2)

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Looting the coach
Kestrel isnt the only treasure on the coach in an iron lockbox under the drivers seat is a letter to a contact of Lord Edens (see handout #1), two hundred pounds in cash, and a jeweled locket containing a huge ruby. If a character looks into the ruby, he sees a terrified young girl. Her soul has been imprisoned in the gemstone. Elizabeth recognises it as her sister Sarah, who died of sickness many years ago. In fact, Eden caught her soul as she died. The ruby and the money are intended as payment to the Bishop of London, Robert Lowth.

Having rescued Kestrel, the players will probably want to retire to somewhere more salubrious, where they can discuss their plans and divide the loot. The obvious choice is the Fidlers Hall Inn, south of Nenhault Forest. This inn is a haunt of thieves and brigands; the PCs fit in here very well. Let the characters roleplay for a while and discuss their next course of action. Theyll soon discover that they all have a grudge against Lord Eden. Elizabeth knows her father is in London; the other characters also have contacts and divination powers that can guide them there, such as: Charles Westmore can tell that Kestrel is marked for a sacrifice, and knows that the Bishop of London is a skilled sorcerer Laughing Jane can use tarot cards to tell the future, or talk to corpses hanging in gibbets Black Jack has underworld contacts.

At the Fidlers Hall

The Letter

The letter makes reference to the fact that both men are part of the same circle of initiates, and thanks Brother AI (the bishop) for his aid in advancing the aims of Brother DEDI (Lord Eden). It asks for the bishops help in concealing Edens men and Kestrel from our mutual friend the Well-Dressed Gentleman. The bishops palace in Fulham is magically shielded from detection, and Eden fears that if the Gentleman knew about his ambitions to transcend humanity, the devil would try to thwart him. The possibility that the PCs are being used as the Gentlemens pawns in such a counter-attack is left as an exercise to the reader. Elizabeth Eden, Charles Westmore and Timothy Kestrel will all recognise Barrows name as being that of Edens right-hand man.

Timothys Scar

Kestrel has been branded with an occult symbol; a character with Secrets can identify it as a mark of ownership or sacrifice.

Attack on the Inn

Questioning The Guards

If the characters capture a guard, they can interrogate him; he admits that he was hired by Sir Quincy Barrow, one of Lord Edens retainers, to bring Kestrel to Fulham Palace.

If the characters didnt capture the lockbox from the coach, then theyre betrayed by one of the inn patrons Lord Edens men show up at the Fidlers Hall and surround it, forcing the characters to fight their way out. The coach is outside, and the monstrous coachman leads the assault.

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18th-century London. The city has grown vastly in the last half-century, tumbling out beyond its traditional limits in a maze of ramshackle buildings. The streets are thronged; sailors and beggars, thieves and whores, madmen and prophets, priests and politicians. This is the age of the printing press; playbills and notices

Damnd London Town

This is also a good time for the characters to glimpse the Well-Dressed Gentleman. Other optional street encounters: Slipping back and forth between surface London and the shadow London A thief being hanged at Tyburn tree Drunken dock-workers singing a ballad about Black Jack A huge, cathedral-like factory being built. The machinery is mostly brass and iron, all spinning wheels and boilers and clanking chains. If the characters search for rumours, then a blind old madman tells them that he has heard that the Devil himself is coming to London by sea.

are pasted to every available surface. The Gin Craze of previous years has abated, but there are still drunkards aplenty driven mad by demon drink. A pall of black smoke hangs over London, lit from below by eerie green flames. Dark satanic mills and factories loom over the city; the workers toil without end for no visible purpose other than suffering. Whatever the mills and machines are doing, they make nothing of use to any man. The characters are wanted by the authorities there are no police in this era, apart from the Bow Street Runners, but there are thief-takers, lynch mobs, watchmen and so on. If the characters act too openly, then theyll attract attention and possibly a gratuitous fight scene.

The Bishop of London is, as far as anyone knows, a gentle pastor of his flock. He is an acclaimed scholar, known for his translation of the Bible and his works on grammar and pedagogy. Secretly, he is a sorcerer and an ally of Lord Eden, although he is a coward at heart and dares not attempt the same horrific transformation. He is especially paranoid about keeping his reputation intact; the common folk must believe that he is devout and pure. Fulham Palace dates back to the 15th century and the reign of Henry IV, and has been the seat of the bishops for hundreds of years. Its surrounded by ornamental gardens and high walls; inside, the building consists of two great courtyards surrounded by buildings. Every bishop has added to the palace, building new wings or archways or renovating some portion of the place; Lowths gift to posterity was turning the whole place into a magical refuge. The old courtyard has been enchanted to be

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a magical null zone, where sorcery cannot be detected. The runes and ley lines dampen the effects of sorcery; you can cast spells inside or outside the courtyard, but the magic cannot cross the boundaries. Characters investigating the courtyard may discern this effect. Further investigation reveals that Lowth has dug a cellar that runs under the courtyard. In fact, this is an underground chapel to dark powers, decorated with the bones of previous bishops stolen from the nearby graveyard.

Play Lowth as pedantic and scholarly, but at his core hes shaken. The occult power that has been unleashed in England is beyond his ability to control or the churchs power to contain. He foresees another civil war, where he will be hated by both sides. Any time a situation spirals out of his hands, he panics. The bishops occult powers are considerable, but theyre best employed when he has time to prepare. In a direct confrontation ideally, either in his chapel under Fulham Palace or under the great dome of St. Pauls - hes easy to defeat if taken by surprise.

The Bishop

Breaking into Fulham Palace

The palace is guarded by both men and gargoyles stone monsters created by the bishop. The magical barrier means there are no shadow roads available, so the characters have to either sneak in or storm the gates. Alternatively, they can try bluffing their way past the guards, posing as beggars or parish officials.

The Bishop
Skills
Superb Secrets (+5) Great Oratory, Charm (+4) Good Alertness, Courage, Brawl, Intimidate (+3) Fair Endurance, Might, Agility, Science (+2) Royal Tutor & Scholar (I) My Flock Love Me (I) Hellfire Conspirator (I) Fears Damnation

Ambushing the Bishop

The bishop celebrates mass once a day. The characters could lie in wait for the bishops carriage, and then ambush it as it clatters through the narrow lanes around the church.

Aspects Bishop of London (I)

The Guards
Skills
Good Brawl (+3) Fair Pistols, Fencing (+2) Ave. Alertness, Courage, (+1) Well Paid

Powers Black Magic

Aspects Lazy & Indolent Body Will

No Consequences

Attack with Secrets. 1FP: Attack everyone with Secrets. Shadow Conjuration Move Shadows. 1FP: Create barriers

Body Will

2 Consequences (-2, -4)

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Questioning the Bishop
Once suborned, the characters can stick pistols up the bishops nose and convince him to talk. He can tell the characters: Eden is the most ambitious of the original circle of occultists He knows Westmore by reputation; Eden had him ruined because he feared Westmore would reveal their activities before they were ready. Now, the circle controls Parliament and has hundreds of members. The country is theirs but he still fears an uprising. The Well-Dressed Gentleman is one of their devilish patrons He does not know Edens precise plans, but he suspects Eden is trying to become a demon. The ritual is hinted-at in certain blasphemous books, but Lowth never dared attempt it. He bargains for his life with a copy of one of those books, which he keeps inside his bible. He doesnt know where Eden is, but Edens servant Quincy Barrow is certainly in town. In the shadow world, though, the docks are almost empty, and the ships are skeletal hulks. Bats wheel in the mists overhead. Waiting at the dock is Lord Eden, Quincy Barrow, and several guards. The guards are obviously nervous, watching the shadows and casting worried glances down the river, as if expecting trouble. Barrow stalks back and forth, keeping a watchful eye on his master. Theres a chest at his feet. Lord Eden stands patiently, waiting for his business partners to arrive. A ship emerges from the mists. Its made of bone and brass; the lower part of the hull seems to be carved from the skull of some tremendous beast. The tattered sails are like an assembly of wailing ghosts. She has twenty cannons on either side; green flame drips from their slavering muzzles. The crew are lesser devils and damned souls. It is a ship from Hell. The captain of the ship is a horned beast, standing twice the height of a man. His features resemble those of a bull, and his skin is green and mottled. When it speaks, you sense its words not as sound, but as pain, as though a the Thames. In the sunlit world, it is magnificent sight, with ships from the Indies and the Americas all lined up at the dock.

Waiting for Barrow

Its possible that the characters lie in wait until Quincy Barrow arrives at Fulham Palace; if they do so, then Barrow flees and rides desperately for Howland Great Dock once he realises that the coach & Kestrel are missing.

Howland Great Dock is one of the wonders of the age, a sign of Englands burgeoning industry and its command of the seas. The crowded, narrow docks of London are old and outdated, so a great artificial harbour has been dug on

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thousand pins pricked out the message on your flesh. When it roars, its like being lashed. If the characters dont intervene, then they see Eden greet the captain most courteously. The devil produces a greasy sack and removes a treasure from it an angels heart. The heart beats despite being torn from the heavenly breast, and with every beat it sheds light across the waters. Eden had promised Kestrels succulent and pure soul to the devil as payment, but without Kestrel, he must make other arrangements. The chest guarded by Barrow contains a fortune in gold and silver. The devil scorns material wealth, so Eden reluctantly reaches inside his robes and offers a talisman to the devil. From a distance, this talisman looks identical to the locket that the characters may recovered from the coach that contained Sarahs soul. Instead, this one contains Elizabeths soul. If the bargain goes ahead, then the devil takes the locket and gives Eden the heart in return. The ship departs; Eden and Barrow ride off into shadow, heading for Hell. The important thing here is that Eden gets away with the heart. Ideally, the characters are forced to retreat, bloodied and wounded, from the docklands while Eden escapes. More likely, being player characters, theyll keep fighting against all odds and come up with a clever plan to get the heart... ...so shoot them with a cannon. The devilish ship lands a hit near the characters, knocking them all out. (If the characters have split up, then either keep blasting away until everyones unconscious, or else have some of the characters escape so they can mount a daring rescue in the next scene.)

Interrupting the Bargain

The characters are unlikely to stand idly by and let Eden get the heart. If they attack, itll be a very chaotic fight scene. Edens first priority is to grab the heart and flee, with Barrow and the guards covering his retreat. The devils attack everyone on the docks; the shipmaster will try to grab the treasure and the heart, if possible. The ships cannons will be employed in the fight, so things will start exploding after a round or two. This is the swashbuckling scene; if the characters want to go for a fight here, then its all rigging to swing from and barrels to kick over. Theres plenty of gunpowder to go around.

The Guards
Skills
Good Brawl (+3) Fair Pistols, Fencing (+2) Averarge Riding, Courage, Endurance (+1) Lord Edens Own Men

Aspects Nervous Body Will

No Consequences

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The Devils
Skills
Good Brawl (+3) Fair Alertness, Agility (+2) Averarge Sailing, Courage, Endurance (+1)

Demonic Captain
Skills
Superb Sailing (+5) Great Cannons, Secrets (+4) Good Fencing, Might, Endurance (+3) Pirate Captain Fire a Broadside, Lads! Give the Devil His Due

Aspects Arr, Pirate Demons! Uncouth Savages Body Will

Aspects Horned Devil

1 Consequence (-2)

Body Will

2 Consequences (-2, -4)

The characters awaken in Newgate Prison. Londons main prison was recently rebuilt; despite that, its filthy and overcrowded. Prisoners can pay for better treatment, ranging from lighter manacles to private rooms. Bribery is rampant, and the gaolers make even more money by selling alcohol to visitors. Thanks to the intercession of Lord Eden, the characters are all imprisoned in a pair of cells on an upper level, overlooking the Main Quadrangle. Soon after awakening, the characters are dragged before Magistrate Cauley, who accuses Black Jack, Laughing Jane and Westmore of highway robbery. Kestrel is accused of kidnapping Elizabeth Eden. Cauley is a vengeful, puritan judge prone to haranguing prisoners. In the 18th century, capital punishment was used for a variety of crimes Cauley orders that the characters be hanged as soon as is humanly possible. As witness to their crimes, Eden sends Barrow (if hes still alive) or else another lawyer, Mr. Stackwell, to testify to the characters guilt. The Well-Dressed Gentleman is in the audience.

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A Visitor
Eden visits Elizabeth in her cell, and apologises for the events of the last few days. If the devil captain took the locket, then Eden explains that its not too late to swap Timothy Kestrel for Elizabeths soul. If the girl agrees, then Eden will arrange for Kestrel to be spared the noose, and instead he will be condemned to Hell. He is here to say goodbye he will shortly depart for the infernal realms, and will never see her again. He has made arrangements that she will be cared for and have a considerable inheritance. He may also visit the other characters, if they are in manacles, and speak to them threatening Kestrel that he will see him again and devour his soul, mocking the other highwaymen, bidding a last farewell to Westmore and so on. Stoke the fires of hate. You want the players to be gnashing their teeth to tear Eden apart. Edens coach is outside the prison; the characters can see it depart from their window.

Hazards of Newgate
Yet more guards The hangman, a former highwayman named John Piggott with a black sense of humour Knaves and pickpockets The prison chaplain, Tom Abeyson, eager to save souls

Lord Eden has the angels heart, and hes en route to Hell. If he gets there with the heart, hell become a demon and wreak vengeance on the player characters. He must be stopped. The shadow road to Hell crosses a vast lonely heath, marked only by ruined villages and haunted churches. Beyond, it winds its way through dark and twisted woods. The road slopes down and down, under grim grey skies. The characters occasionally glimpse other figures in the wilderness, and all the while, they can hear the distant hoofbeats of Edens coach as it draws closer to Hell. The characters smell smoke on the wind. Woodsmoke, first, then the smell of meat and sulphur, burning. Up ahead, they see the clouds lit red from below. They come to a crossroads, the halfway point between Earth and Hell. There is a crack in the world. A gulf wider than the eye can see, an opening into the fiery pit. A path zig-zags down the chasm wall. From this vantage point, the characters can see the burning pit of hell. Its a nightmare out of Bosch, out of Dante. Giants fallen angels - wade through a lake of blazing lava, souls scream in torment, and winged devils swarm like flies.

The Ride to Hell

Escaping the prison

The characters need to escape Newgate Prison. Options include: Taking on new supernatural powers Doing the same trick that Black Jack used to break free; getting hanged and then waking up in the graveyard If some of the characters are still free, they can help those imprisoned to escape from Newgate.

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Battling Eden
Did you think that I was unprepared for this? roars Eden when the characters arrive. One of the giants heaves itself out of the flames; its as tall as the chasm. Eden starts riding down the slope. If the characters pursue, theyve got to dodge the giants hammerblows. Edens coach has four guards, and Eden himself leans out of the coachs windows to fire shots with his pistols or use his sorcery.

Fallen Angel
Skills
Epic Might (+7) Fantastic Brawl, Endurance (+6) Superb Alertness, Secrets (+5) Great Intimidate, Oratory (+4)

Aspects The Bigger They Are...

Fallen Angel Currently On Fire

Body Will

2 Consequences (-2, -4)

Stealing the Heart

Its likely that the characters will either destroy or capture the heart in this scene, which brings up an interesting moral quandary for the PCs. If one of them rides into Hell with the heart, he or she will become a powerful demon. Who gets the heart?

Any characters who still have an Earthly Aspect left can just ride back out of Hell. Anyone with only Infernal aspects gets dragged into the abyss along with Eden.

Ending the Game

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Handouts
Handout 1
My dear Brother A.I., The hour is nearly upon us, & I am obliged to once more ask for your aid. I appreciate the predicament that you find yourself in, balancing the demands of our brotherhood with your position in society, but necessity drives me. I ask that you shelter my men and their charge within your palace & keep them hidden from prying eyes, especially those of our mutual friend. Should HE learn of my work, it would be exceedingly awkward, though I believe the bargain precludes direct action on his part. My men shall only need your hospitality for a brief time. My man Barrow will make further arrangements closer to the appointed time. I enclose a gift as a gesture not of recompense, but of friendship. Know that you shall not be forgotten afterwards. Believe me at all times with sincerity & respect, Your obedient servant, Brother D.E.D.I.

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Black JjAck

nce a humble Butchers Apprentice, you embarked on a life of crime and robbery as a young man, and as a young man you stood on the gallows with the noose around your neck. As the magistrate read out your many misdeeds, a Well-Dressed Gentleman emerged from the baying crowd and climbed the gallows steps. No-one seemed to pay him any heed as he strolled past the hooded hangman and whispered in your ear. Tell me, Jack said he, would you choose to live if you could? You were young and full of life; what other answer could you give? So be it, declared he, Ill come for thee at a time of my choosing, and not before. The hangman pulled, and the trapdoor opened, and you fell. As the drop broke your neck, you heard the Gentleman laughing. You were awoken by the sound of the sextons shovel as he dug your grave. You fled that place and returned to your merry ways; the Gentlemans strange gift lending you inhuman speed and vitality. Since that day, youve been a high-

wayman... but always, you have felt the presence of the Gentleman at your shoulder. One day he will come for you.

Your Fellows

Of late you have travelled with two other Highwaymen who, like you, have something of devilry about them. First, there is Laughing Jane, a gypsy witch who can call up the dead. With her, you sought buried treasure and learned secrets from the mouths of corpses. You have travelled together for years. In some obscure way, she serves the Gentleman, and you would do well to keep in her favour. Your second companion is a learned fellow nicknamed The Scholar. You can tell from his dress and mode of speech that he was once a wealthy man, but now he is a robber like yourself.

Our Tale Begins

The Scholar came to you with a young woman named Elizabeth, and said that her lover was a prisoner being transported to London, and that he must be rescued immediately or he would surely die. You rode out along the Great North Road...

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Concept Skills

Burnt-out Highwayman

Black Jack
Goal Will Body

Stay One Step Ahead Of The Devil

Superb Riding (+5) Great Pistols, Intimidate (+4) Good Courage,Fencing, Brawl (+3) Fair Endurance, Might, Alertness, Stealth (+2) Average Charm, Legerdemain, Secrets, Agility, Deception (+1)

Consequences
-2 -4 -6 -8 ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________

Fate Points

ooooo
A Rapier

Clothing Horse

Highwaymans Mask Riding gear Black Maria

Weapons A Brace of Pistols E a r t hl y Good friends at the Fiddlers Inn Aspects

Secretly Hopes For Redemption

In f e r n a l Marked by the Gentleman Life of Crime and Devilry Aspects

Already Died Once

Powers

Walk Shadow Roads You can find your way into the Borderlands between Earth and Hell. Hellfire Pistols Your pistols spit bolts of green flame; +2 Pistol Damage. 1FP: Pistol shots now explode and never run out of ammo for a whole scene. Devils Ride Use Riding instead of Secrets to find Shadow Roads. 1FP: Bring more people with you
Legendary +8 Epic +7 Fantastic +6 Superb +5 Great +4 Good +3 Fair +2 Average +1 Mediocre +0 Poor -1 Terrible -2

Spend a Fate Point & invoke an Aspect to get a +2 or a reroll Spend a Fate Point to compel someone elses aspect Spend a Fate Point to resist a compel Put an Aspect on someone else and tag it for free! Make an Aspect Infernal and gain a new power. Choose either one of the suggested new powers or make up your own but if you have five Infernal Aspects, youre inescapably damned!

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Laughing jAne

t was at a crossroads that you swore service to one who appeared in the shape of a WellDressed Gentleman, but who wears quite another form below. Your kin knew devils of old your grandmother was burned for witchcraft, and you studied occult secrets at your mothers knee. Now, the devil does not lurk in the woods; he walks the streets of London town, and souls are sold in coffee shops and markets, not at the crossroads by midnight. By the standards of the age, you are an anachronism, like a woman who weaves cloth by hand in the shadow of a great steam-powered factory... but you vowed long ago to remain master of your own destiny. You may be beholden to a devil, but he has not claimed your soul yet, and until that day you will live as you choose. Your patron the Well-Dressed Gentleman has influenced your path through life. He brought you into the company of the highwayman Black Jack, a rogue who sold his soul to the same Power to save himself from the hangmans noose. With Jack as your protector, you have adventured across England, stealing and exploring. You have seen the hidden places under the world and learned secrets from the tongues of dead

men. And one of those secrets is this devils can be tricked, and devils can be beaten. If you can find a way to slip the hold that the WellDressed Gentleman has over you, then you can win back your soul. Youre a gambler at heart, and theres a chance to take it all.

Black Jack has been your companion for many years. He knows you serve the Gentleman in your wayward fashion, and he fears the claim that the devil has on his soul. Of late, you have also travelled with another highwayman, who calls himself The Scholar. He is a learned gent, much accomplished in the sciences, and you have had many profitable discussions on diverse topics. He was a nobleman, that much is clear, but he hides a secret you have not yet fathomed.

Your Fellows

Our Tale Begins

The Scholar came to you with a young woman named Elizabeth, and said that her lover was a prisoner being transported to London, and that he must be rescued immediately or he would surely die. You rode out along the Great North Road...

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Concept Skills

Devil May Care Hedonist

Laughing Jane
Goal Will Body

Live Free

Superb Agility (+5) Great Charm, Secrets (+4) Good Stealth, Legerdemain, Deception(+3) Fair Brawl, Alertness, Courage, Endurance (+2) Average Pistols, Fencing, Riding, Science, Brawl (+1)

Consequences
-2 -4 -6 -8 ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________

Fate Points

ooooo
A Single Pistol

Clothing Horse

Gypsy Garb Boreas

Weapons Concealed Daggers E a r t hl y No-Ones My Master Aspects Gypsy Folk are Everywhere Powers

In f e r n a l Agent of the Gentleman From a Line of Witches Aspects

Inhuman Grace

Walk Shadow Roads You can find your way into the Borderlands between Earth and Hell. Call up the Dead You can speak to corpses, and make them answer back 1FP: Animate a corpse to fight for a scene. Command the Weather Conjure Fog, Wind and Rain 1FP: Conjure Snow, Thunder or High Winds Witch Magic Perform a divination using tarot cards to give one character a temporary Aspect. 1FP: Get a clue from the GM
Legendary +8 Epic +7 Fantastic +6 Superb +5 Great +4 Good +3 Fair +2 Average +1 Mediocre +0 Poor -1 Terrible -2

Spend a Fate Point & invoke an Aspect to get a +2 or a reroll Spend a Fate Point to compel someone elses aspect Spend a Fate Point to resist a compel Put an Aspect on someone else and tag it for free! Make an Aspect Infernal and gain a new power. Choose either one of the suggested new powers or make up your own but if you have five Infernal Aspects, youre inescapably damned!

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Charles wEstmore

hough an observer would doubtless have grave difficulty in crediting it, given your tattered clothes and low company, you were once a lawyer of good standing. You were a rich man, and a learned one, the very pinnacle of enlightened society. Ah! Hubris was ever the doom of men. You drifted into bad company, and took to dissolute and depraved behavior. You joined the socalled Hellfire Club. Then, it was nothing but a band of bravos, free-thinkers and rich troublemakers. A small number of the members began to study the occult in earnest, and you were part of this cabal. You discovered rites in certain old books, and called up devils from the Pit! Your chief companion and ally in this was Lord Eden, who you counted as your greatest friend until the day he accused you of defrauding him. Within a year, you were ruined. Your clients deserted you, your creditors took everything you owned, and you were reduced to penury. The shock of your fall from grace broke your reason; you spent five years in the Bethlem madhouse until, in a moment of desperation, you called upon a devil and sold your soul for power. You escaped the madhouse and took to the back roads. For years now, youve been a high-

wayman and a footpad in order to survive. You adopted the soubriquet of the Scholar to spare your family shame. Youve tried to drown your past in gin, but you cannot wholly deny your good breeding and background. You will never be one of these rogues at heart; you are caught between heaven and hell, between the gutter and the palace.

Your Fellows

You have fallen in with a pair of devilish rogues Black Jack, an older highwayman, and a gypsy witch named Laughing Jane. She has a primitive, folkloric understanding of the occult principles you explored in the Hellfire Club. They call you the Scholar, a nom de guerre you have adopted to go with your new life as an outlaw.

Our Tale Begins

A figure from your past has sought you out and begged for your help. Elizabeth Eden is your god-daughter, although you havent seen her since her father ruined you. She told you that her lover Timothy Kestrel had been kidnapped and must be rescued. There are doubtless things she is not telling you, but time is of the essence! The Great North Road awaits!

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Concept Skills

Fallen Noble

Charles Westmore, the Scholar

Goal Will Body

Revenge yourself upon Lord Eden

Superb Oratory (+5) Great Fencing, Secrets (+4) Good Pistols, Riding, Science(+3) Fair Charm, Stealth, Alertness, Endurance (+2) Average Courage, Might, Deception, Intimidation, Agility (+1)

Consequences
-2 -4 -6 -8 ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________

Fate Points

ooooo
A Brace of Pistols

Clothing Horse

Tattered Finery Your elderly nag, Truth

Weapons A well-made Sword E a r t hl y Still Hungers for Justice Aspects A Man of Culture & Breeding Powers

In f e r n a l Student of the Occult Only the Mad are Certain Aspects

Ruined by Lord Eden

Walk Shadow Roads You can find your way into the Borderlands between Earth and Hell. Master of the Hidden Roads Find a Shadow Road more swiftly or indoors 1FP: Bring other people with you Hungry Sword +2 Fencing Damage 1FP: Prevent a Consequence inflicted by the Sword from healing naturally Diabolist +2 Secrets when investigating diabolic magic 1FP: Use a lengthy ritual to summon a demon
Legendary +8 Epic +7 Fantastic +6 Superb +5 Great +4 Good +3 Fair +2 Average +1 Mediocre +0 Poor -1 Terrible -2

Spend a Fate Point & invoke an Aspect to get a +2 or a reroll Spend a Fate Point to compel someone elses aspect Spend a Fate Point to resist a compel Put an Aspect on someone else and tag it for free! Make an Aspect Infernal and gain a new power. Choose either one of the suggested new powers or make up your own but if you have five Infernal Aspects, youre inescapably damned!

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Elizabeth Eden

ou are the daughter and only child of Lord Eden. It has always struck you as peculiar that a man so kind and charitable in public, with his donations to good causes and his tireless work to better the nation, should be so tyrannical and cruel at home. You and your father clashed often, especially since the death of your mother Constance and your young sister Sarah of plague, and you spent many years away from home in boarding schools and on a tour of the continent. This degree of freedom would be scandalous (as would a great deal else of your behavior!) if it were not for your fathers money hushing idle tongues. Six months ago, you met a young army officer named Timothy Kestrel at a ball. He expressed a desire to court you, and you to be courted. Strangely, the most ardent participant in the whole affair was not you nor Timothy, but your father. Lord Eden took a great liking in Timothy, and even purchased a commission for him that kept him near the family estates in York. For a time, it seemed as though you had

both reconciled with your father and found your future husband. A week ago, Timothy was kidnapped, and the men who took him were known to you they are retainers and servants of your father. You set off alone in hot pursuit. Your father is away on business in London and you fear that he is involved somehow. Unable to trust anyone, you chased the kidnappers down the York road, always a few hours behind them. Racking your brains, you conceived a desperate plan. Your godfather, Charles Westmore, was disgraced when you were a young girl. He was found to be cheating your father and it is said he became a highwayman to survive. You left the safety of the road, and sought out Westmores haunts. Perhaps the Almighty guided your horse, because you managed to track down Westmore and begged him for his help. He has gathered two other highwaymen a rogue named Black Jack, and a gypsy woman called Jane.

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Concept Skills

Rebellious Daughter

Elizabeth Eden
Goal Will Body

Rescue Timothy Kestrel

Superb Courage (+5) Great Charm, Agility (+4) Good Riding,Stealth, Alertness (+3) Fair Deception, Science, Oratory, Fencing (+2) Average Pistols, Legerdemain, Brawl, Might, Endurance (+1)

Consequences
-2 -4 -6 -8 ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________

Fate Points

ooooooo

Clothing Horse

Muddy Gown Polly, an Excellent Mare

Weapons Stolen Rapier E a r t hl y Rich Heiress Aspects Society is my Playground Powers

Well Educated & Well Bred True Love for Timothy

In f e r n a l Lord Edens Daughter Aspects

Walk Shadow Roads You can find your way into the Borderlands between Earth and Hell. Unseen Presence +2 Stealth at Night 1FP: Become invisible

Spend a Fate Point & invoke an Aspect to get a +2 or a reroll Spend a Fate Point to compel someone elses aspect Spend a Fate Point to resist a compel Put an Aspect on someone else and tag it for free! Make an Aspect Infernal and gain a new power. Choose either one of the suggested new powers or make up your own but if you have five Infernal Aspects, youre inescapably damned!

Legendary +8 Epic +7 Fantastic +6 Superb +5 Great +4 Good +3 Fair +2 Average +1 Mediocre +0 Poor -1 Terrible -2

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Timothy Kestrel

our family had just enough money to buy you a commission in the army; by the time you were twenty, youd seen the hot plains of India and the jungles of Africa, and youd shed blood in both. Strangely, in all that time, you never once fired your gun in anger, and never killed a man. You were wounded in India when you helped carry one of the sepoys out of the line of fire, and in Africa when hunting a man-eating lion that attacked a village. You returned to England with money in your pocket, and mixed in high society for the first time. Your natural reticence and moral fortitude served you well; London struck you as having all the propriety of Gomorrah. Despite your carefully concealed distaste for the fashionable set, you fell for a girl named Elizabeth Eden. Her father, Lord Eden, is one of the great leaders of the nation, but his daughter first seemed to you to be scandalously forthright. She broke down your defenses and you began to court her.

You were much heartened when her father approved of the match to win the blessing of Lord Eden is a prize beyond measure. He even bought you a commission in the East Yorkshire Rifles so you were stationed close to Elizabeth. You resolved to ask for her hand. How, then, did you come to your current plight kidnapped, beaten and chained in the back of a coach bound for London?

You were walking in the woods when six brigands attacked you. Their features were known to you, for these curs were men in the employ of Lord Eden. They overcame you and gave you a vicious blow to the head. You remember little of the last few days, other than the rattling of the coach, the brutality of your captors, and the occasional lurid dream of fire and shadow. What has happened? Why has this fate befallen you? And how can you escape?

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Timothy Kestrel
Concept Skills
Heroic Young Officer
Superb Pistols (+5) Great Courage, Endurance (+4) Good Riding, Alertness, Fencing (+3) Fair Agility, Might, Brawl, Intimidate (+2) Average Oratory, Science, Deception, Legerdemain, Charm(+1)

Goal Body Will

Protect Elizabeth

Consequences
-2 -4 -6 -8 ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________

Fate Points Weapons

oooooooo

Clothing Horse In f e r n a l Aspects

Soldiers Uniform

E a r t hl y Dashing Officer Aspects Crack Shot

Seen the World Great Moral Fortitude True Love for Elizabeth

Powers

Spend a Fate Point & invoke an Aspect to get a +2 or a reroll Spend a Fate Point to compel someone elses aspect Spend a Fate Point to resist a compel Put an Aspect on someone else and tag it for free! Make an Aspect Infernal and gain a new power. Choose either one of the suggested new powers or make up your own but if you have five Infernal Aspects, youre inescapably damned!

Legendary +8 Epic +7 Fantastic +6 Superb +5 Great +4 Good +3 Fair +2 Average +1 Mediocre +0 Poor -1 Terrible -2

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