diff --git a/doc/fronts/README.md b/doc/fronts/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7c4de6a --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/fronts/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ +# FRONTS + +Fronts from Basement Quest. + +Use them to run your own game of BQ +or to use in some other game +whatever you want to do man + +## Resources + +- diff --git a/doc/fronts/bq.7 b/doc/fronts/bq.7 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..288728a --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/fronts/bq.7 @@ -0,0 +1,100 @@ +.Dd $Mdocdate$ +.Dt BASEMENT-QUEST 7 +.Os Basmentaria +. +.Sh NAME +.Nm Basement Quest +.Nd The Search for the Ginnarak Crystals +. +.Sh DESCRIPTION +In the aftermath of the Artifice Wars, +the three gods known as the Trine have gone missing. +Now competing forces search for five ancient artifacts +rumored to be powerful enough to kill a god. +. +.Sh DANGER: THE BENEFACTOR / NULLAR (PLANAR FORCE / GOD) +. +.Ss Impulse +"To kill a god", +to destroy itself, +get rid of its worshippers +. +.Ss Lieutenant +Blavin Blandfoot, drunk hobbit and double agent. +See: +.Sx DANGER: GOLDEN IRIS (CABAL) +. +.Ss Goons +.Bl -bullet +.It +BATT (Birds Are Time Travelers) +. +.Ss Grim Portents +.Bl -bullet +.It +The Benefactor hires retrieval teams to find the crystals +.It +The Crystals are gathered +.It +The GODKILLER is completed +.It +Nullar is destroyed +. +.Ss Impending Doom +Rampant Chaos / Destruction: +Destruction of The Trine, +imbalance in the heavens, +apocalypse +. +.Sh DANGER: GOLDEN IRIS (CABAL) +.Ss Impulse +To grow, +to absorb those in power, +to create a new god +. +.Ss Figurehead +Sitopotnia the Corn Mother +. +.Ss Lieutenant +Blavin Blandfoot +. +.Ss Goons +.Bl -bullet +.It +Cyberplasms +.It +Gnu Zealots +. +.Ss Grim Portents +.Bl -bullet +.It +The Cyberplasms and Gnu Zealots gather the Crystals +.It +The Genesis Machine is constructed +.It +Sitopotnia ascends to Godhood +. +.Ss Impending Doom +Usurpation: the rightful gods are displaced +. +.Sh STAKES +.Bl -bullet +.It +Will the Benefactor reveal himself? +.It +Into whose hands will the Crystals fall? +. +.Sh SEE ALSO +.Lk https://mandoc.bsd.lv/man/mdoc.7.html +.Pp +.Lk https://acodispo.github.io/Dungeon-World-HTML-SRD/gm/fronts/ +. +.Sh AUTHOR +.An dozens Aq Mt dozens@tilde.team +.Pp +.Lk https://dozensanddragons.neocities.org +.Pp +.Lk https://dozens.itch.io +.Pp +.Lk http://tilde.town/~dozens/quest/ + diff --git a/doc/fronts/bq.txt b/doc/fronts/bq.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..86e397b --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/fronts/bq.txt @@ -0,0 +1,80 @@ +BASEMENT-QUEST(7) Miscellaneous Information Manual BASEMENT-QUEST(7) + +NNAAMMEE + BBaasseemmeenntt QQuueesstt – The Search for the Ginnarak Crystals + +DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN + In the aftermath of the Artifice Wars, the three gods known as the Trine + have gone missing. Now competing forces search for five ancient + artifacts rumored to be powerful enough to kill a god. + +DDAANNGGEERR:: TTHHEE BBEENNEEFFAACCTTOORR // NNUULLLLAARR ((PPLLAANNAARR FFOORRCCEE // GGOODD)) + IImmppuullssee + "To kill a god", to destroy itself, get rid of its worshippers + + LLiieeuutteennaanntt + Blavin Blandfoot, drunk hobbit and double agent. See: _D_A_N_G_E_R_: _G_O_L_D_E_N + _I_R_I_S _(_C_A_B_A_L_) + + GGoooonnss + •• BATT (Birds Are Time Travelers) + + GGrriimm PPoorrtteennttss + •• The Benefactor hires retrieval teams to find the crystals + + •• The Crystals are gathered + + •• The GODKILLER is completed + + •• Nullar is destroyed + + IImmppeennddiinngg DDoooomm + Rampant Chaos / Destruction: Destruction of The Trine, imbalance in the + heavens, apocalypse + +DDAANNGGEERR:: GGOOLLDDEENN IIRRIISS ((CCAABBAALL)) + IImmppuullssee + To grow, to absorb those in power, to create a new god + + FFiigguurreehheeaadd + Sitopotnia the Corn Mother + + LLiieeuutteennaanntt + Blavin Blandfoot + + GGoooonnss + •• Cyberplasms + + •• Gnu Zealots + + GGrriimm PPoorrtteennttss + •• The Cyberplasms and Gnu Zealots gather the Crystals + + •• The Genesis Machine is constructed + + •• Sitopotnia ascends to Godhood + + IImmppeennddiinngg DDoooomm + Usurpation: the rightful gods are displaced + +SSTTAAKKEESS + •• Will the Benefactor reveal himself? + + •• Into whose hands will the Crystals fall? + +SSEEEE AALLSSOO + hhttttppss::////mmaannddoocc..bbssdd..llvv//mmaann//mmddoocc..77..hhttmmll + + hhttttppss::////aaccooddiissppoo..ggiitthhuubb..iioo//DDuunnggeeoonn--WWoorrlldd--HHTTMMLL--SSRRDD//ggmm//ffrroonnttss// + +AAUUTTHHOORR + dozens <_d_o_z_e_n_s_@_t_i_l_d_e_._t_e_a_m> + + hhttttppss::////ddoozzeennssaannddddrraaggoonnss..nneeoocciittiieess..oorrgg + + hhttttppss::////ddoozzeennss..iittcchh..iioo + + hhttttpp::////ttiillddee..ttoowwnn//~~ddoozzeennss//qquueesstt// + + +Basmentaria February 7, 2023 Basmentaria diff --git a/doc/fronts/example.7 b/doc/fronts/example.7 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5afe6ab --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/fronts/example.7 @@ -0,0 +1,100 @@ +.Dd $Mdocdate$ +.Dt WHITE-GATE 7 +.Os Basmentaria +. +.Sh NAME +.Nm The Opening of the White Gate +.Nd An Example Front +. +.Sh DESCRIPTION AND CAST +An ancient gate, buried for aeons in the icy north. +It opens into a realm of pure light, guarded by the Argent Seraphim. +It was crafted only to be opened at Judgement Day, +so that the Seraphim could come forth and purge the realm of men. +It was recently uncovered by the College of Arcanists, +who do not yet understand its terrible power. +. +.Bl -bullet +.It +Oren Balserus, Arcanist Supreme +. +.It +Hali’el, voice of the Seraphim +. +.It +Drudge, a manservant +. +.Sh DANGER: THE COLLEGE OF ARCANISTS (CABAL) +. +.Ss Impulse +To absorb those in power, to grow +. +.Ss Grim Portents +.Bl -bullet +.It +The College sends an expedition to the Gate +.It +The Key is discovered +.It +The Gate's Power is harnessed +.It +The College seizes control +. +.Ss Impending Doom +Usurpation +. +.Sh DANGER: THE WHITE GATE (DARK PORTAL) +.Ss Impulse +to disgorge demons +. +.Ss Grim Portents +.Bl +.It +The First Trumpet sounds +.It +The Second Trumpet sounds +.It +The Gate is opened +. +.Ss Impending Doom +Destruction +. +.Sh DANGER: THE ARGENT SERAPHIM (CHOIR OF ANGELS) +.Ss Impulse +to pass judgement +. +.Ss Grim Portents +.Bl -bullet +.It +A Champion is chosen +.It +An organization of power is formed or co-opted +.It +The Herald appears +.It +Judgement is passed +. +.Ss Impending Doom +Tyranny +. +.Sh CUSTOM MOVES +When you stand in the presence of the Light From Beyond, roll+WIS. ✴On a 10+ you are judged worthy, the Argent Seraphim will grant you a vision or boon. ✴On a 7-9 you are under suspicion and see a vision of what dark fate might befall you if you do not correct your ways. ✴On a miss, thou art weighed in the balance and art found wanting. +. +.Sh STAKES +.Bl -bullet +.It +Who will be the Champion? +.It +How will Lux respond to the holy light? +.It +Will the College be able to recruit Avon? +. +.Sh SEE ALSO +.Lk https://mandoc.bsd.lv/man/mdoc.7.html +.Pp +.Lk https://acodispo.github.io/Dungeon-World-HTML-SRD/gm/fronts/ +. +.Sh AUTHORS +.An Andrew Codispoti +.Lk https://github.com/acodispo +.An Sage Kobold Productions Aq Mt sage@example.com diff --git a/doc/man/Makefile b/doc/man/Makefile new file mode 100644 index 0000000..30ae5a1 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/man/Makefile @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +DOCS=$(shell find *.7) +TARGETS=$(patsubst %.7,%.txt,$(DOCS)) + +.SUFFIXES: .7 .txt + +# From .7 to .txt +.7.txt: + mandoc -T utf8 $< > $@ + +.PHONY: all +all: $(TARGETS) + +.PHONY: clean +clean: + rm *.txt diff --git a/doc/man/README b/doc/man/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000..fe87c46 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/man/README @@ -0,0 +1,8 @@ +supplemental material +probably fit for barefoot quackery + +written in mdoc +and exported as plain text man pages +because why not + +use the makefile diff --git a/doc/man/ellis.7 b/doc/man/ellis.7 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9eb2316 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/man/ellis.7 @@ -0,0 +1,37 @@ +.Dd Unare 12, 2023 +.Dt LINKING-SIGIL 7 +.Os Basmentaria +. +.Sh NAME +.Nm Linking Sigil +.Nd Link two places or concepts together +. +.Sh DESCRIPTION +The Linking Sigil was invented +by the Domo Khaos Maurauder Underground hypercollective +and is used to link two +places or concepts together energetically +by connecting them to the +.Xr "156 current" 7 . +. +.Pp +When the network reached a certain bandwidth +the Linking Sigil produced a godform +known as Ellis. +She is described as a woman in a red cloak and hood, +or sometimes as a red spider. +. +.Sh OTHER NAMES +.Nm LS , +.Nm Ellis , +.Nm The White Rabbit , +.Nm The Red Queen , +.Nm The Red Spider , +.Nm Eris +. +.Sh SEE ALSO +.Xr "156 Current" 7 , +.Xr "Dream Sigil" 7 +. +.Sh AUTHORS +.An Mt archive@runesocesius diff --git a/doc/man/konsu.7 b/doc/man/konsu.7 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..acb95e3 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/man/konsu.7 @@ -0,0 +1,44 @@ +.Dd Setoren 24, 1224 +.Dt DREAM-SIGIL 7 +.Os Basmentaria +. +.Sh NAME +.Nm Dream Sigil +.Nd Access the dream realm +. +.Sh DESCRIPTION +The Dream Sigil was originally invented to facilitate lucid dreaming. +It ascended into a godform named Konsu, +who is the ruler of the Realm of Dreams. +.Pp +The sigil can still be used for its intended purpose. +But care must be taken to not accidentally summon the Lord of Dreams, +for he does not tolerate frivolity. +.Pp +Ravens are Konsu's chosen familiars. +And he himself will often appear as one in both the dreaming and the waking world. +.Pp +Konsu is believed to have been the first traveler from the Cosm +(aka the known world, or the waking world) +to Ousia, the sea of dreams. +After a lifetime of drifting in its waters, +the sea closed over him and eons later, +like an oyster protecting itself from an irritant, +it had formed the island of Ephemeris from his body. +.Pp +Konsu reigns from Ephemeris, +appearing in the waking and the dream world as one of his various avatars. +. +.Sh OTHER NAMES +.Nm Konsu , +.Nm Morphius , +.Nm Traveler , +.Nm Dude 215R , +.Nm Kilroy , +.Nm Ephemeris +. +.Sh SEE ALSO +.Xr "Linking Sigil" 7 +. +.Sh AUTHORS +.An Mt archive@runesocesius