Terra Incognita: Ancient Mysteries

Some rocks are better left unturned...



Introduction

Terra Incognita: Ancient Mysteries (TI:AM or TIAM) is a mystery solving and monster hunting campaign set in the Victorian era.  Adventures will range from wild swinging on the chandelier romps to grisly monster hunts.  If you imagine a stew of low-tech pulp, Indiana Jones, and Cthulhu you have an idea of what I am brewing.

 

The game will be run using the Terra Incognita (TI) book from Grey Ghost Press.  Terra Incognita is based on the Fudge role-playing system.  Fudge is fast, flexible, and light.  I think it is a great choice for the type of campaign that I want to run.  Another nice thing about using Fudge is that it is free.  That said you will need a copy of the Terra Incognita book to create your character as you will need to look at the skill set which is defined.

Revision History

This section contains a revision history for the main campaign document.  This documents can be downloaded by going to the File Downloads page on Kingbeast's Lair.

Revision

Date

Description 

0.1

07/24/07

·         First draft revision.

0.2

07/31/07

·         Second draft revision.  Lots of additions.

0.3

08/01/07

·         Added “true” historical data.

0.4

08/06/07

·         Fixed major typo.

·         Added section on why the character was recruited.

·         Added detail to several sections.

0.5

08/07/07

·         Added details to the fictional history section.

·         Rearranged several parts of the document so it flowed better.

0.6

08/08/07

·         Added section on gadgets and gear.

·         Added section on what makes a NAG special.

1.0

08/09/07

·         Cleaned up the document in many areas.  Prep for conversion to PDF.

1.1

08/27/07

·         Changed to point based skill system instead of “5 point” Fudge.

·         Added Gifts and Faults section.

·         Added chart for trading during character creation.

1.2

08/28/07

·         Added clarification on native language.

·         Added information on buying attributes to the character creation section.

·         Clarified the trading table.

·         Updated the document based on “A Concise Guide To Terra Incognita Style”.

1.3

12/11/07

·         Made changes to how the Language skill works.  This includes use of the Hero Games language chart.

·         Added Streetwise.

·         Clarified how the Tongues talent will work.

·         Added clarification on healing wounds.