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213 lines
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#import "template.typ": ppage, blockquote
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#import "@preview/tablex:0.0.4": gridx, tablex, cellx
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#set page(margin: 20em);
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#show: ppage.with(
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title: [Horses on the Brink!],
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subtitle: [A supplement for SPORTS HORSE],
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author: [dozens],
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date: [2023-08-13]
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)
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#blockquote[
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"They can but bring horse to the water brink
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But horse may choose whether that horse will drink"
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#footnote[
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_Narcissus_, 1602. \
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#link("https://archive.org/details/narcissus00leeuoft")
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]
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]
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== ABOUT <about>
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_Horses on the brink!_ is a supplement for SPORTS HORSE
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#footnote[
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#link("https://dozens.itch.io/horse") \
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#link("https://dozensanddragons.neocities.org/44")
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]
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providing exciting new HORSE LOCATIONS
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mysterious and engaging HORSE PLOTS
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and mystical magical HORSE MAGIC.
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The content provided herein is enough to get you started with a game of SPORTS
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HORSE. But it doesn't tell you _everything_ you need to know. The finer details
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of the HORSE LOCATIONS and the resolution of your HORSE PLOT are left up to
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you. You must _play to find out_.
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== HORSE MAGIC <horse-magic>
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#place(
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top + right,
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float: true,
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align(center)[
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#figure(
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gridx(
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map-rows: (row, cells) => {
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if row == 0 {
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cells.map(c =>
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(..c,
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fill: black,
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content: strong(text(12pt, white, font: "Nandaka Western")[#c.content])))
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} else if calc.odd(row) {
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cells.map(c =>
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(..c, fill: gray.lighten(75%), content: c.content)
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)
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} else {
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cells
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}
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},
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repeat-header: true,
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columns: 4,
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header-rows: 1,
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align: (col, row) => (auto,auto,auto,auto,).at(col),
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inset: 6pt,
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[D20], [VERB], [ADJECTIVE], [NOUN],
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[1], [pat], [stable], [cab],
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[2], [gallop], [tight], [rein],
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[3], [trot], [smart], [whip],
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[4], [clean], [troubled], [stable],
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[5], [whip], [careless], [groom],
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[6], [temper], [strained], [stall],
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[7], [stroke], [vicious], [colt],
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[8], [neigh], [sore], [rider],
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[9], [strain], [restless], [hostler],
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[10], [whistle], [cheery], [harness],
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[11], [bleed], [uphill], [hay],
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[12], [flog], [shady], [bridle],
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[13], [stumble], [hoof], [oat],
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[14], [harness], [thoughtful], [hedge],
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[15], [fret], [airy], [coachman],
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[16], [chuck], [plucky], [farrier],
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[17], [heal], [timid], [bran],
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[18], [rein], [uncommon], [mash],
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[19], [lash], [lazy], [halter],
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[20], [shy], [lame], [luggage],
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),
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kind: "table",
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caption: [HORSE MAGIC],
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supplement: [TABLE]
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) <tmagic>
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]
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)
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Behold the wonderous wonders and mysterious mysteries of horse magic!
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#footnote[
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The most "unique" verbs, adjectives, and
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nouns from _Black Beauty_
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#footnote[
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#link("https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/271")
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]
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according to `Temmon/Bibliomantic_Oracles`
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#footnote[
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#link("https://github.com/Temmon/Bibliomantic_Oracles")
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]
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]
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Here's the deal with horse magic. Roll on @tmagic from two columns of your choice at the beginning of each session.
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For example, I just rolled for _adjective noun_ and got a 12 and a 3. That's _shady whip_. Spooky!
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Now it's all about interpreting the spell's meaning, and negotiating its
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impact and effect.
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Horse magic is freeform. The only rule is that it costs dice from your
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SPIRIT pool. A minor effect probably costs 1 or 2 SPIRIT. A medium
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effect, 3 or 4. A large effect could cost 6 or more!
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You can roll for a new horse spell at the beginning of each session, or
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when the fiction calls for it. e.g. after a momentous event, after a
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significant rest, etc.
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Optionally roll twice, and then choose any one word
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from each of the rows that you rolled.
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== HORSE PLOT <horse-plot>
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Ways to use @tplot:
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+ *Straightforward*: Roll d6. Read the WHO the WANTS and the BUT from left to
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right. This is the plot for your game.
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+ *Ramdomized*: Roll d6 three times. Once for WHO, once for WANTS, and once for BUT.
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This creates a more random, zanier plot for your game.
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+ *Imaginative*: Do any or none or both of the above. Look at the results and let them
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spark your imagination. Come up with your own characters, motivations,
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and complications.
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== HORSE LOCATIONS <horse-locations>
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*THE OLD WATERING HOLE*: There is a wise old farmhand here.
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What a glorious mustache they have. The old watering hole is shady and
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cool and its muddy banks are welcoming to all creatures, tame and
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wild. There is a large, large tree here, its branches reaching out
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over the water.
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*THE PASTURE*: Green, green grass as far as the eye can see.
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Troy, a retired show horse, can be found here and will happily
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reminisce about their glory days to anybody who will listen.
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*THE STABLES*: Where the horses are stabled and groomed. The
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farrier shoes the horses out back.
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*THE RACETRACK*: Kids and spectators crowd the fences to see
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the horses race by. Small fortunes are made and lost each afternoon.
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Three-Fingered Gerald, a local gambling enthusiast, has experienced
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the highest highs and the lowest lows at this track. Horse sports
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of all varieties are held in the infield.
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*THE VET*: Where horses go to get better. Dr. Arizona Chance is
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working on perfecting her groundbreaking horse massage technique.
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#place(
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top + right,
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float: true,
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align(center)[
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#figure(
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gridx(
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columns: 4,
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header-rows: 1,
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map-rows: (row, cells) => {
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if row == 0 {
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cells.map(c =>
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(..c, fill: black, content: text(12pt, white, font: "Nandaka Western")[#c.content]))
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} else if calc.odd(row) {
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cells.map(c =>
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(..c, fill: gray.lighten(75%), content: c.content)
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)
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} else {
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cells
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}
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},
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repeat-header: true,
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align: (col, row) => (auto,auto,auto,auto,).at(col),
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inset: 6pt,
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[D6], [WHO], [WANTS], [BUT],
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[1], [stableboy], [impress the stablemaster], [secretly terrified of horses!],
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[2], [farmhand], [create a new breed of underwater horses], [can't swim!],
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[3], [farrier], [a date to horse prom], [a leprechaun stole all the horseshoes!],
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[4], [photo-journalist], [take first prize at the competition], [is a were-horse!],
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[5], [groomer], [replace jockeys with robots], [camels?],
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[6], [veterinarian], [develop a new technique], [sabotaged by a bitter rival!],
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),
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caption: [HORSE PLOT],
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kind: "table",
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supplement: [TABLE]
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) <tplot>
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]
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)
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#figure(
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image(
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"loc.svg",
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width: 75%,
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),
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caption: [HORSE LOCATIONS],
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)
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