Alter Egos

Alter Egos
Basic Information
Publisher	RPGA
Designer(s)	George Aber
Living City edition
Debut	GeoCon '98
Released	January 16, 1998
Pages	23
Game Edition	2nd
Link to citation	[cite this]
Technical Information
Playing Time	3–4 hours
Rounds	1
Levels	Any

Alter Egos is a one-round tournament adventure module set in the Living City organized play program. It was published in 1998, and intended for adventurers of all levels.

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Four former members of the enemy army have infiltrated the city. Still bitter from their defeat, they have decided to gain the riches originally promised them by simply taking it from the citizens of Ravens Bluff. At the same time they can get revenge by discrediting those most responsible for their loss, the city's adventurers.

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Summary

The Merchant District of Ravens Bluff became a hotbed of thievery and illegal protection racket in 1371 DR. Surprisingly, several well-known heroes of the Living City were the culprits. One group of heroes that were fingered for the crimes was away on a diplomatic mission to Kurth. The Merchant Watch's believed that the heroes magically transported themselves to and from the Living City to use their mission to Kurth as an alibi. However, Judge Elias "Deathstroke" Mulgany knew better and intercepted the heroes as they returned to Ravens Bluff. He tasked them with investigation and clearing their name but warned them that the Merchant Watch would not be as kind if the adventurers were to be arrested. The group interrogated store owners who claimed that they were the racketeers. Bouquet Boutique, Ephram's Antiquities, Madame LaTachia's, Malishar's Magicks, The Baker Boys, and Wycke's were the names of the shops. Eventually, the adventurers followed the evidence to a group of scoundrels who were part of Myrkyssa Jelan's army during the war. They used a wand of alter self to extort, steal, and collect payments from across the district. After a confrontation, it was believed that the criminals were apprehended by the same adventurers they impersonated. However, some accords claimed that the criminals escaped justice in a commotion of a collapsing ruined temple of Cyric.

Index

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Characters

Billy the Mite • Culwen Furryfeet • Elias "Deathstroke" Mulgany • Elizza • Ephram • Gehorg Diamondforge • James Jacynth • Jinjer • LaTachia • Malishar • Marella • MariAnn • Moamar • Rojak Hammersmith • Rundell • Samman (criminal) • Serge • William Wycke

Referenced only

Amber Lynn Thoden • Anna Kara Des Solara • Elminster • Lorien Keltree Darkarrow • Voltroy Starson

Creatures

dwarf • drow • elf • gnome • halfling • human

Locations

Bouquet Boutique • City Hall (Ravens Bluff) • Diviner's Drive • Ephram's Antiquities • Madame LaTachia's • Malishar's Magicks • Merchant District • Merchant's Way • Ravens Bluff • Temple of Cyric (Ravens Bluff) • The Baker Boys • Wycke's

Referenced only

Kara-Tur • Kurth (town) • Seven Tigers Inn • Temple of Mystra (Ravens Bluff) • Thay • Trende Cafe

Organizations

City Watch (Ravens Bluff) • Merchant Watch • Merchant's Court • Right Hand of Tyr

Referenced only

Harpers • Knights of the Dove • Wizards Guild

Magic

Spells

cause fear • clairaudience • color spray • command • csw • cure light wounds • darkness • demi-shadow monster • detect magic • dispel magic • find traps • hammer of justice • hold person • invisibility • knock • levitate • light • lightning bolt • magic missile • Melf's minute meteors • neutralize poison • lesser globe of invulnerability • protection from fire • remove curse • shadow door • shadow monsters • shield (spell) • silence • sleep • slow • spider climb • spook • stinking cloud • stoneskin • strength • true seeing • wall of fog • wall of ice • web • wyvern watch

Items

bracers of defense • crystal ball • hat of disguise • mirror of opposition • ring of holiness • ring of protection • wand of alter self • wand of illusion

Referenced only

Flame Quencher • flying carpet • Icicle (long sword) • Starshine (short sword) • Stone Splitter • wand of elemental transmogrification

Religions

Chauntea • Cyric • Kossuth • Lathander • Lliira • Mystra • Selune • Silvanus • Sune • Tymora • Tyr

Miscellaneous

adamantine • candle • diamond • mahogany • main gauche • perfume • ruby • silk • star sapphire • The Medallion of Discretion • Writ of Passage

Appendix

In his review of Alter Egos, RPGA designer Gregory A. Dreher referred to the adventure as a "standard linear-investigative module with the potential for a combat which you may have seen before and probably didn't like then, either". He noted a lack of potential for roleplaying and a dearth of useful rewards, rating it a 2 on a scale from 1–5.