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ASojourninAlexandria
WrittenBy:JasonPitre
CorporateOverlord:GenesisofLegendPublishing
ReleasedintothePublicDomainonSeptember19th,2010
Availableatwww.genesisoflegend.com
GameChef2010:Sojourner
Theme:Journey
Ingredients:City,Desert,Edge
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OnBeginnings
HowthePlayProgresses
AlexandertheGreatforgedoneofthelargest
empiresinancienthistory.Hewastaughta
secretwisdombyAristotle,thattosucceedinlife
oneneedstowalktheEdgebetweentheDesert
andtheCity.Withtheassistanceofthisscroll,
youmayjourneyinhisfootsteps.
ASojourninAlexandriaisbuiltonafoundation
ofimprovisationaltheatre.Thegroupfirst
createscharacters,asexplainedinthe“Building
theCharacters”section.Thesecharactersthen
begintheirJourneywhichwillconsistofalong
stringofconflicts.TheGMframesthefirstscene
thenallowstheplayerstoseizetheinitiative.
Theparticipantscanfreelyrole-playuntilthe
pointwhereaconflictarises.
ASojourninAlexandriaisagameexamining
howajourneycanshapeacharacter,forgoodor
forill.It'smeanttotellstoriesofboththe
physicalvoyageandtheethicalone.The
characterstrytowalktheknife'sedgebetween
thedeprivationoftheharshDesertandtheexcess
oftheopulentCity.
Eachtimethereisaconflict,theparticipantsroll
theirdice.Theindividualwhowinstheconflict
narratesit'sresolutionandframesthenextscene.
Theparticipantsrole-playoncemore,until
anotherconflictbegins.
Thisgameisintendedforasinglesessionofplay;
ideallysuitedtoconventionplayorasan
intermissiontoanongoingcampaign.Itinvolves
oneGameMasterwhowillonewhodirectsthe
DesertandtheCityduringthecourseofplay.
Additionally,thegamerequiresbetweenoneand
sixplayerswhoportraytravellerswhowillwork
togethertoreachorfleefromthegreatcityof
Alexandria.Eachparticipantneeds6six-sided
dice,acharactersheet,awritingimplementand
sixsmallmarkersortokens.
Thegamewillconcludeapproximately25minutes
beforetheendoftheallotedtime.Thistimewill
beevenlysplitbetweeneachoftheplayers,who
willeachnarratetheircharacter'sindividualfinal
scenesinturn.Thesefinalsceneswillbeinspired
bythecharacter'sEdgescoresandallowthe
playerstoexplainiftheyheldtruetotheir
ReasonoverthecourseoftheirJourney.
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BuildingtheCharacters
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Whatisthecharacter'sname?Isitastrong
Greekname,bornebyoneofAlexanderthe
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thehumblenameofanEgyptianwoman,fleeing
desertwolves?Namesareimportant,sochoose
wisely.
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TheEdgerepresentshowmuchInfluencethe
DesertandtheCityhaveonthecharacter.
Everycharacterhasaseriesofnumbersfrom1to
6andtheplayerwilldrawalinebetweentwoof
thosedigits.Thenumbersontheleftoftheline
areclaimedbytheDesert,whilethenumbersto
therightareclaimedbytheCity.Whenthe
characterisinbalance,therewillbeanequal
numberofdigitstotheleftandtotherightof
theline.Suchastateofbalancewouldbe
markedlikethis;
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Howdoesthecharacterlivetheirlife? Isshean
Egyptiantraderfromanoasisinthedeepdesert?
IsheanobleNubianarcherwithafondnessfor
thedrink?IsshethedaughterofanAthenian
diplomatwithahungerforpower?Decideonthe
character'swayoflifeandhowtheypresent
themselvestotheworld.
ForeverytwoVirtuesthecharacterhasinthe
Desert,theEdgeismovesonespacetotheright.
ForeverytwoVirtuesthecharacterhasinthe
City,theEdgemovesonespacetotheleft.
EachScenealsohasanEdgeratingwhichthe
GameMasterkeepstrackof.TheEdgeratingof
thescenewilldeterminewhichoftheinfluences
aremostlikelytodominate.TheGameMaster
shouldtellthegroupwhattheEdgeofthescene
isatthebeginningofeachasthiscanaffectthe
howitwillbeframed.
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EachcharacterhasonecentralReasonwhich
drivesthemontheirJourneys.Reasoniswhat
bringsstrengthandhopetothecharacterwhenall
islost.ThelightofReasonshowstheway
forward.Theplayershoulduseasinglestatement
torespondthisquestion:“Whymustyour
charactermakethejourney”.
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SomegoodReasonsinclude;
ToseekancientknowledgefortheTemple.
Toavengemybrother,slaininbattle.
ToseekmytrueloveinthestonehallsofAlexandria.
Tosavethelibraryfromafire.
Toescapemycruelhusband.
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TheVirtues
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TherearesixVirtueswhichdefineTravellers
andeachofthesemaybeinoneofthreestates;
Desert,BalanceorCity.
ConflictsofTemperanceoccurwhenacharacter
isfacedwithpleasureortemptation.
Eg.Awelcomingtavern,analluringwomaninthealley,
afestival,lotusfruitsandflowers
AVirtueintheDesertindicatesadeficiency
whichmayposeproblemsforthecharacter.
IInnhhiibbiittiioonnintheDesert.Thecharacteris
insensibletopleasureorlove.
Conversely,aVirtueintheCityindicatesan
overabundanceofthattraitwhichmaycause
otherdifficulties.
TTeemmppeerraanncceeintheBalance.Thecharacterknows
pleasureandlove,butisnotruledbythem.
AVirtuewhichisintheBalanceisinaccord
withAristotle'ssecretwisdomandwilloffer
thegreatestbenefits.
PPaassssiioonnintheCity.Thecharacterisahedonist,
seekingpleasureandloveaboveallother
concerns.
Atcharactercreation,eachplayermustchoose
oneVirtuetobeintheDesertandoneintheCity.
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TThheeTThhiirrddVViirrttuueeooffGGeenneerroossiittyy
ConflictsofCourageoccurwhenacharacteris
facedwithfearorpain.
Eg.Adocksidebrawl,amilitarybattle,aragingfireorapackof
ravenousjackals.
ConflictsofGenerosityoccurwhenacharacteris
facedwithexpenseorscarcity.
Eg.Hagglingwithaship'scaptain,payingabribe,gifts
oftribute,offersofemployment
CCoowwaarrddiicceeintheDesert.Thecharacterlacksin
confidenceandisdriventofleefromdangers.
AAvvaarriicceeintheDesert.Thecharacterisamiser
filledwithavaricewhospendsaslittleas
possible.
CCoouurraaggeeintheBalance.Thecharacterisbrave,
yetattentivetodangerallthesame.
GGeenneerroossiittyyintheBalance.Thecharacteris
generouswithotherswithintheboundsofsense.
RReecckklleessssnneessssintheCity.Thecharacterknowsno
fearandwillactwithoutregardforconsequence.
WWaasstteeintheCity.Thecharacterspends
resourcesrecklessly,savingnothingforthefuture.
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ConflictsofPatienceoccurwhenacharacteris
facedwithirritationordanger.
Eg.Argumentwithafriend,asandstormpreventing
travel,anenemysoldier,bureaucracy
ConflictsofGraceoccurwhenacharacteris
facedwithsocialconflictoretiquette.
Eg.Discussionswithanofficial,impressthebanditwho
ownstheoasis,sootheabeast
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socialgraceandarespectfuldemeanour.
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ConflictsofHonestyoccurwhenacharacteris
facedwithself-valuationorpersonalcompetence.
Eg.Bettingwithasoldier,undergoingalegaltrial,an
ordeal,attemptingadifficulttask
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