Here are eight rumours for characters to hear in or about the Jumble in Castorhage, also called the Blight, of the Lost Lands setting. They could hear these rumours whilst asking around for other information, or stumble across them in other ways. Whether or not a rumour is true, false or somewhere in between is up to the GameMaster. The rumours can be used as a source of background colour, misinformation or as potential adventure hooks.
Cat’s Cradle is the endless maze of streets that surround the Jumble or head into the Bazaar. It’s said that the maze is truly endless in parts, as it’s reported that some parts of Cat’s Cradle also dip into Between, and those who stumble into those parts at the wrong time pass into Between and a truly never-ending maze.
Ha’ab of Ha’ab Makkum is one of many insectum dealers who can be found in the Bazaar. It’s said that Ha’ab, as well as being an expert in insectum, is always looking for things that could lead to the development of more insectum, and will may well for strange bugs from unusual places.
It’s rumoured that Oscar Grudge III, who runs the weekly events at the Rigging, has something special planned for an upcoming event. Some are saying that Oscar has managed to get his hands on a dangerous creature which will be incorporated into that event, though there are concerns he might not have control over whatever it is.
Master Brewer Quarus Gobb of the Queen’s Head Inn in the Jumble creates some of what are considered to be the finest brews in the city, despite saying that the taste of beer makes him sick. This has led to rumours that perhaps Gobb isn’t really the one brewing the ales, for how could someone who doesn’t like beer brew a decent one?
Private balconies and boxes are offered at exorbitant rates during the events held at the Rigging, and it’s rumoured that there’s an entire black, or at best grey, economy forming around them. Such seats are being offered in trade for various things, and sometimes threats are being made, followed up with violence, in order to obtain them.
The Ladder in the Jumble is the collection of ladders, spiral stairs and rope bridges that criss cross the place and are the fastest way to get from top to bottom. It suffers almost daily collapses, blockages and accidents, and there are rumours that some of these are done intentionally to kill specific people, as well as innocent bystanders.
The Roguery in the Jumble is the primary area of entertainment with taverns, theatres, gambling dens and more present. It’s rumoured that behind the more obvious front places are some, much more exclusive, venues, ones where it’s not uncommon for disguised nobles to visit to partake of the, often illegal, entertainment.
There was once a cult of brain eaters that made its home in Skum Point before being removed by the guild. There are rumours that the Guild didn’t manage to get all of the cult, though, and that some returned to the pier to make it once more into their home, though they now live much more secretly.
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In this video, I make a scab steamer for Scabz, using a sardine tin and primarily cardboard. The scab steamer is made using the same methods as my grot tanks, and the turrets are interchangeable. The resulting scab steamers could also be used as proxies in Warhammer 40K.
Numenera is a game published by Monte Cook Games. Its setting is the Ninth World, and this list has eight rumours for that setting. The rumours, which are similar to the Hearsay that can be found in the official books, can be used as adventure hooks or as simple misinformation.
Britners can be found in the Nullified Harbor, and their eggs are valuable baubles often as valuable as a shin. It’s rumoured that someone has been buying all the britner eggs they can lay their hands on, leading to people wondering just what they are wanted for.
It’s not known why the Nullified Harbor is a graveyard for sunken ships, but there are theories. One suggestion is that the ships sink in a variety of places, and are then teleported to the harbour. Another is that it’s where pirates sink their prey. A third suggestion is that there’s some technology in the area that sinks the ships.
None of the invisible corridors, tunnels made from water, goes anywhere near the Nullified Harbor, and some believe that this can’t be a coincidence. Theories include the idea that the invisible corridors deliberately avoiding it, the Nullified Harbor has destroyed or driven away any nearby corridors or that it was constructed in a place they would never reach.
Some claim that one of the shipwrecks of the Nullified Harbor is unlike any ship that’s ever seen before and, though it’s clearly been down there a while, it has suffered very little in the way of damage, still looking as if it might be functional.
Someone has returned, seemingly from the Nullified Harbor, with some very odd technological items they claim to have discovered on one of the ships. It’s said that the Aeon Priests have been very interested in these items and want to get more of them.
The Nullified Harbor is home to the marrudi, a rare plant that can be distilled into a useful drink. It’s rumoured that it grows in greater profusion the the Harbor than anywhere else, despite attempts to grow it in other places, leading to some wondering if there’s something special about the local conditions.
The Nullified Harbor is known to be a graveyard of ships not far from the Rayskel Cays. There are constant rumours about just what can be found on the wrecks of the ships, and it’s said that a major expedition is being planned to plunder them as much as possible.
The perou is a dangerous fish found in the Nullified Garden, because it harms powered devices it touches by draining energy from them. It’s rumoured that some have been launching expeditions to the garden in order to capture perou to use as weapons.
The waters of the Nullified Harbor are warmer than they should be, though this isn’t the same as warm. There are suggestions that something in the area is making the waters have a higher temperature than would normally be expected.
Wrecked ships are common in the Nullified Harbor, and it’s rumoured that some of these wrecks are old enough that they hark back to a prior world. However, few seem to know which ships might fall into that category, or how they might have survived that long.
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In futuristic settings, characters can visit starports and 100 Features for Starports has 100 ways of making them more unique. These range from physical features to local conditions and some may be dangerous.
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The Strange is a game published by Monte Cook Games. It is, at least in part, set in the normal world, but there are other worlds out there, in the Strange. This list has ten rumours for that setting, similar to the various different adventure hooks in the books, and these can be used as adventure hooks or simple misinformation.
Acts by superheroes in New Centropolis that are found to be questionable or outright illegal by the Department of Superhuman Affairs can result in a warrant for the individual’s arrest. It’s rumoured that on occasion the DSA has neglected to do anything about illegal actions when they believe that the ends justified the means.
Agents from groups on Earth and Ruk have apparently been spotted in New Centropolis. It’s rumoured that Ruk especially is looking to see if the superpowers possessed by some of the inhabitants can be copied and used in other recursions, creating, essentially, supersoldiers.
Alicia Reardon is the current head of the DSA office in New Centropolis. She was retired from field work after being injured bringing in the terrorist Mister Nefarious. It’s rumoured that the injury she suffered is causing her increasing problems, and that she may end up having to step down from running the office.
Centropolis Square is home to a tall statue of Radioactive Girl, the superhero who exploded with the force of a nuclear bomb in order to save the city. Some have claimed that on occasion the statue changes its position slightly, as if something, perhaps Radioactive Girl’s spirit, is animating it.
Corvid is a superhuman who looks like a human crow who has taken up the role of guarding Centropolis Square. He’s also fond of telling people that Radioactive Girl will return in their darkest hour, and some of the visitors to the square have apparently taken up to asking Corvid for more; it’s possible that a cult is starting to develop around Radioactive Girl with Corvid as its leader.
Radioactive Girl died when she went supernova to save the city from the Kasrang Mother Virus. Despite this, there are occasional rumours that people have seen her, injured but not dead, on the streets and alleys of New Centropolis, hiding in the shadows at night.
Supervillains are held by the DSA using a special facility based on little-understood technology which collapses prisoners to nonexistence for their duration. There are rumours by those who know about the Strange that this could be hacked into from the Strange itself, allowing prisoners to be broken out.
The Busker performs in Centropolis Square every day, with a level of ability that seems superhuman, and she also is able to answer questions truthfully, if paid and only once, even when it seems there is no way she can know the answer. Some think she may have a connection to the Spectaculars as some kind of information gatherer.
The headquarters of the Department of Superhuman Affairs in New Centropolis often sees protestors outside, some wanting all superhumans locked up, others wanting the DSA to let vigilantes do their jobs. It’s rumoured that opposing sides are more often arriving outside the DSA at the same time, leading to clashes, and some believe that these clashes are being deliberately engineered, perhaps with the intention of staging one large enough that it will make breaking into the DSA easier.
Warden Hughes is the only agent of the DSA authorised to use the quantum collapse arch, which is how the DSA stored its prisoners by literally making it so that they don’t exist whilst imprisoned. There are rumours that Hughes is under constant surveillance by other agents, not because he isn’t trusted but because supervillains might choose to kidnap him and force him to use the arch.
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Map – Village 38 is a hand-drawn black and white village map with a 300dpi resolution in four versions that can be used for personal and commercial use.
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