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Oath bound

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(AKA: Edsvoren)

Participants: 1 GM, 4 players

By

✏️Mads Brynnum

Description

Three knights help a new king rise to power in the midst of a bloody civil war, but can they each live with the regime that follows? A story about duty versus desire and the far-reaching consequences of one's actions.

A bloody civil war has torn the kingdom apart. Four knights have helped the new king to the throne, and they all see something in him that can make a difference – that he can make it possible for them to be the men they want to be. However, the king is not the man they had hoped, and soon they see the kingdom heading towards certain doom. The question is how much of the responsibility that is theirs? And whether or not they can save the realm – or even just themselves?

Oathbound is an epic fantasy story about hopes and dreams, about the realm the knights help create, and the price they pay. But even more so it’s a story of the inevitable tragedy looming in the horizon. And finally, it’s a story of all the different wows a knight swears to uphold and all the directions they pull him in.

Large parts of the scenario is played as interviews with the game master asking the charachters questions.

Player types:

You like storytelling, but maybe also a dramatic scene of courtly intrique. You like creating a big story, and especially how to see all you’ve been fighting for collapsing with a bang.

Gamemaster type:

You must guide the story, but not necessarily control it. For large parts of the scenario, you ask the players questions about what happened, so you play a very active part. You will also have to play a couple of important supporting roles in part of the scenario.

Tre riddere hjælper en ny konge til magten midt i en blodig borgerkrig, men kan de hver især leve med det regime der kommer efter? En historie om pligt over for lyst og handlingers vidtrækkende konsekvenser.

En blodig borgerkrig har splittet riget. Fire riddere har hjulpet den nye konge til magten, og de ser alle noget i ham, som kan gøre forskel – og at han kan give dem mulighed for at være de mænd, de gerne vil være. Men kongen er ikke den mand, de havde håbet, og snart ser de riget styre mod afgrunden. Spørgsmålet er hvor stor en del af ansvaret de selv bærer? Og om de kan redde riget – eller bare sig selv?

Edsvoren er en episk fantasyfortælling om håb og om drømme, om riget ridderne skaber og prisen de betaler. Men endnu mere om den uundgåelige tragedie der lurer i horisonten. Og så handler det om de eder en ridder sværger og alle de retninger, de trækker ham i.

Store dele af scenariet former sig som en slags interview, hvor spillederen stiller spørgsmål til de fire roller.

Spillertype:

Du sætter pris på at fortælle, men kan også godt lide en dramatisk scene med hofintriger. Du kan lide at bygge en historie op, og ikke mindst at se hvordan alt du har kæmpet for falder til jorden med et brag.

Spilledertype:

Du skal holde styr på historien, men ikke nødvendigvis styre den. I store dele af scenariet stiller du spørgsmål til spillerne om, hvad der skete, så du har en meget aktiv rolle. Du vil desuden skulle spille enkelt biroller i dele af scenariet.

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