Angry Mob

Angry Mob is an Encounter Card added to a deck by The Dealer (first used during the Jack of Plague's Court).

Description

As you approach the small town of Wicheburn, an angry mob of peasants marches forth and confronts you!
"The Ratmen have eaten all our food! We're starving! We demand food!"

Choices

• A) Give them half your food.

You offer to share half of your food with the peasants. They gather around to see your offering.

Lose half your current food.

If you have low food:

"This isn't even enough to feed the children!" someone cries. A fight breaks out amongst the peasants and you leave the scene.

Event ends.

If you have a medium amount of food:

"Haven't you got any more?" asks one of the peasants. "This is something, but we've got to ration it out to everyone."

You leave the simple folk to their troubles.

Gain/Loss ???

If you have a lot of food:

"Look at all this food!" an old man cries. "Bless you, boy - you've saved our village!"

Gain/Loss ??? Gain 1 Blessing

If you have a lot of food (and multiple blessings):

"Look at all this food!" an old man cries. "We must hold a feast!"

The dealer draws you 1 health gain card.

Gain Blessing Self-RIghtous

• B) Give them nothing.

If you have no food:

You explain that you have no food yourself. After a thorough inspection of your pockets, they reluctantly let you go.

If you have 1 food:

You explain that you have almost no food left for yourself. At the sight of the meager morsel, the villagers rush forward to fight over it!

Otherwise:

You try to ask them why they have no food, and to explain that they have no reason to attack you.

The hungry peasants surround you, even as you try to speak.

Success (x1 dealt):

You manage to convince them that you are only a hungry vagabond yourself. Reluctantly, they let you pass.

Failure (x2 dealt):

"I've got his food sack!" somebody yells, dashing into the crowd. After a brief scuffle, nothing is left of your food supplies but a few scraps of torn material.

You lose all your food.

Huge Failure (x1 dealt):

"He's lying!" an old woman yells. "You can tell by the look in his eye!"

Loose all food, Draw 4 pain cards

• C) Try to avoid the crowd.

You turn about and head away from the crowd.

"Get him!" somebody cries.

• A) Run!

Success (x2 dealt):

The starving peasants don't have the energy to catch you, and you flee.

The player is sent back a space, but able to advance safely.

Failure (x2 dealt):

The angry mob swarms around you. Their desperation for food overcomes their fear of your weapon long enough to get what they want.

Draw 5 Pain Cards.

• B) Use your Feathered Ice artefact to slow them down.

Waves of magical cold sweep over the crowd, as you unleash your theurgy. Stunned and freezing, the peasants can do little more than watch your rapidly-retreating form.

The player is sent back a space, but able to advance safely.

• C) Use your Frost Fang weapon to slow them down.

Waves of magical cold sweep over the crowd, as you unleash your theurgy. Stunned and freezing, the peasants can do little more than watch your rapidly-retreating form.

The player is sent back a space, but able to advance safely.

• D) Use your Folded Steel artefact to outrun them.

The power of your magic easily allows you to escape the peasants' wrath.

The player is sent back a space, but able to advance safely.