Running Bitter Cargo

Prepare the scene

The escort is ready to move, but the conversation stops whenever you approach the cargo. Ahead, the road gives no hint of what the job will become.

An escort job gives way to investigation and a confrontation involving a Wicked One. The cargo and the people responsible for it turn a journey into a question of trust.

Establish the surroundings, each participant’s position, and what the party can perceive before resolving the encounter. Use the current core rules for surprise and turn order when combat begins.

Resolve the event

Use the following source instructions for the encounter’s actions and effects.