Allan had brought a new board and wanted to test it with his friends, Curtis, James and Kathy, and Gabe. The
game had volumes of books, and character sheets he distributed.
"So the game is called Tempus Morphosis." started explaining Allan, who was going to be DM.
"Changing Time? Is a time travelling game?" asked Kathy
"Sort of, I skimmed the rules before you came."
"I suppose you have an scenario ready?" asked James.
"Actually the game is naturally tailored for a single scenario."
"That's not fun." replied Gabe.
"Is quite interesting actually. It came with this packs of cards." said Allan showing several decks. "It
appears to be all randomized. The scenery, the enemies, the big enemies, and the player characters too." said
showing the different decks "It all come down to these." said presenting various hourglasses of different
size."Let me read you the sinopsis. Lord Fei will become the most powerful chronomancer that had existed up to
then. But he fear death more than anything. He has begun to halt all time still, but by doing so he has
twisted time and now past, present and future are malleable and shifting uncontrollaby. Kairos an old an
forgotten Time deity has taken measures choosing champions to stop Fei, he had made them aware of the time
shifts, and use his last shreds to kept them as constant as he can."
"I'm not following you." said Curtis.
"Well... I think the best way to explain is on the march."
"Ok. Then let's create our characters, I assume the usual knight, magician, rogue..." began Curtis.
"Actually that's one of the features, it has dozens to select. But we'll be here all day trying to explain
them all. The manual suggest to shuffle the characters decks and then pick a card. Then give your status.
Don't worry to much about back stories though." As they shuffled he explained. "There are multiples basic
characters, but equipment essentially there are four. Melee combat, Magic users, Shooters."
They did as he told and each grabbed a card.
Curtis was a viking.
James was a Sniper
Kathy was a Geomancer.
And Gabe was a Huntsman.
"A sniper?" asked James confused.
"Well if this is a time travelling game it sort of makes sense." replied Kathy filling her sheet.
"Oh this is perfect" said Allan. "See the viking and Huntsman are melee, Kathy is magic user and our
sniper..."
"We get you don't to spell it out." complained Gabe. "By the way he gets a bitching double axe, and I get the
little one? And shouldn't I have a bow an arrow?"
"You are a Huntsman not a Hunter, is different, well have finished making your character sheets?"
They all replied affirmatively.
"Good, now each most throw a D12" they all did, Curtis had a 11, James had 4, Kathy got a 1 and Gabe a 6 "That
would be your age multiplied by 6. And as you can tell it boost and decrease some status, but don't worry if
you don't like your character or age. The only thing permanent are your basic status, and the gained XP."
"What? But I gave me more intellect an all." complained Kathy.
"All part of the game. I should explain a little. You start as the character you are now, but when one of this
hourglasses emptied you are Time Shifted. That means you change characters and ages again. You only conserve
the abilities and equipment, but unless specified otherwise a melee can't use magic and so on. About ages
there are two types: Mortals and Ageless, guess which one is impervious to changing age. And a third gender:
Any/None, Male and Female. Basically the rules says that you choose the first time, but if a card demands it,
your character changes gender. It... doesn't change any status, I believe is part of the role playing part, we
can ditch it if you like."
"Nah, I'm fine." says James.
"It could be fun." replied Curtis.
"Fine then I have the cards of enemies and places. Let's begin shall we." said Allan turning the biggest
hourglass.
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In a meadow before a greek temple, finished not ago. Four champions are unconscious. An elderly viking, a
young Sniper, an experienced huntsman and a young girl geomancer.
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Curtis
Hero: Male Viking
Age: 66 (Old man)
Equipment: Battle Axe
Abilities: Sailor
James: Male Sniper
Age: 24 (Young man)
Equipment: Sniper Riffle
Abilities: Sharp Eyes
Kathy: Female Geomancer
Age: 6 (Young Girl)
Equipment: Oak Staff
Abilities: Nature manipulation
Gabe: Male Huntsman
Age: 36 (Man)
Equipment: Hand Axe, Dagger
Abilities: Woods Reckon