Onwards

*"Food is ever the driving force behind success."*

## Event 1

*You arrive at a village during their market fair.*

1) Enter the fair. (Go to next level)

*Vegetables spill from baskets and the air has a cosy smell of fresh-baked bread and butter. Oswin immediately wanders off.*
A) Go find Oswin.
*You spot Oswin trading a fistful of gold for a meagre sack of vegetables.*
*The stall owners are very clearly bandits. They chuckle and count the coins, not believing their luck.*
*Oswin tries to jam a potato in a sack already full to bursting.He looks up and gives you a little wave.*
*You worry about the road ahead.*
**The player moves to the next map.**
B) Buy provisions.
*"Fresh berry pies! Fresh berry pies! Get them while they're still hot!"*
1) Buy 3 food for 10 gold.
2) Buy 6 food for 18 gold.
3) Do something else.
C) Play the strength game.
*Behind a counter sits a small boy, fussing over a puppy.*
*He holds out a heavy, wooden mallet. "10 gold to play! If you win, you can draw from the prize hat!" He points at a pile of folded papers.*
1) Pay 10 gold to play the strength game.
**Precision Gambit** (Tiny Huge Success, Large Success, Large Huge Failure, all stationary)
Huge Success
*The puppy yips excitedly. The boy claps his hands. "Wow! I never seen nobody do that before! You get to draw twice from the prizes!"*
**The player gains 2 Fame.**
**The player receives 2 attempts at the Chance Cards Gambit below.**
Success
*The wooden mallet launches the spring ball upward. Onlookers clap politely as the little boy cheers. "You get to draw one thing from the pile!"*
**The player loses 10 Gold.**
*You pick a piece of paper at random.*
**Chance Cards Gambit** (1 Huge Success, 1 Success, 2 Failure) (Medium)
Huge Success
*Written on the piece of paper are the words: "stuff i took from the barracks".*
**The player draws 1 Equipment Card.**
Success
*Written on the piece of paper are the words: "sum apples".*
**The player draws 1 Food Gain Card.**
Failure
*Written on the piece of paper are the words: "1 free pat of lemon".*
*You pat the puppy's little head.*
Failure
*You swing and miss the target entirely. The crowd laughs.*
Huge Failure
*The little boy gently takes the mallet from your hands. "Too bad, mister."*
2) Do something else.
2) Continue exploring.

## Event 2

*You arrive at a sleepy inn known to locals as the Dainty Fox.*

1) Enter the inn. (Go to next level)

**The player moves to the next map.**
*Oswin disappears briefly and returns with a potato pasty. You watch him take a bite with gusto.*
*"Oi!" A growl echoes across the inn. A hulking Northerner grabs your companion by the arm. "That was my pasty, little man."*
**The Dealer draws 2 Frost Monster Cards.**
*The potato farmer looks up at his furious assailant, then down to the crisp, warm pastry.*
*To your exasperation, he appears to be considering eating it anyway.*
A) Try to calm the Northerner down.
**Precision Gambit** (1 small Huge Success, 1 small Success, both moving)
Huge Success
*You cobble together a speech linking the liberty of the pasty with the freedom of those in the Empire willing to stand up and take it.*
*The Northerners are moved to tears. One grabs your face in his enormous, gnarled hands and blesses you with a gently headbutt.*
**The player gains 2 Fame.**
**The player draws a Blessing.**
Success
*With some effort, you pry the half-eaten pasty from Oswin's grip and make him promise to buy the Northerner another.*
Failure
*The Northerner takes offense at your gentle cooing noises.*
*You draw your weapon and the Northerners respond in kind. As they rush towards you, you see Oswin hastily shove the rest of the pasty into his mouth.*
**The player enters Combat.**
*The remaining Northerners limp away, muttering threats as they go.*
*The Inn's patrons back away nervously as you return to your seat.*
**The player gains 4 Fame.**
*You rest a while before continuing your journey.*
B) Attack the Northerner and his friends!
Same as Failure for choice A.
2) Continue exploring.