Cat In The Serpents Lair

The ancient fighting rituals of the Aslani meet the devastating martial prowess of the Serpenti in a savage battleground of beasts, blood and honour.

Cat In The Serpents Lair is the first major expansion for the popular 7-day DungeonWorld module, Frontier. Expansion modules are essentially a way of 'moving events on' in the timeline of the module in a smooth and accessible way. The plot does not affect characters who do not wish to be involved in it, except peripherally if they should be exploring an area where events are taking place. The expansion should add depth, interest and excitement to an already powerful module. The expansion is part of the same module, events will take place on the same maps and areas, in fact some may already be beginning!

Aslani are well-known in Frontier, both in their benign adventurer form and as the more dangerous Dark Aslani. However, these folk are more than just a creature to be battled, they are a race with history, motivations and drives all their own. Dark Aslani have long fought against their spiritual rivals, a race of reptilian humanoids known as the Serpenti. Now, events deep in the jungle are about to cause a long-established fueding hatred to spiral out into a terrible war, the ramifications of which are sure to be felt far into the Frontier.

If all this sounds interesting to you, then you'll want to know more! The theme and flavour of the new expansion has been inspired by endless hours watching cheesy martial arts movies. You know, the ones where the mouth's move five minutes after you hear the badly dubbed words. <grin> If you enjoy early Jacki Chan, Bruce Lee or any of the even more obscure chinese classics, then Cat In The Serpent's Lair is for you! Even if you just like the idea of a snake and a cat culture clashing in a dark jungle, surrounded by dinosaurs, then you can't miss this!

Both the Dark Aslani and Serpenti are heavily into their own forms of martial arts, and when the new expansion kicks off all players involved will receive an expansion booklet detailing many new martial arts skills and moves, available only to the Dark Aslani and Serpenti. Given the fantasy setting, some of these new abilities will be natural, while some with have faint taints of magic involved.

Players will be offered the options of controlling a pair of fighters from the Dark Aslani, or the Serpenti, but no player will be allowed to combine the two. You can play one or the other. We expect and hope the new expansion will draw many players in from the main module and elsewhere, while also allowing existing Frontier players to add the expansion characters to an existing position. For the purposes of character allowance, the expansion characters do not count towards the ten character limit on a position (since they are entirely separate.)

A 'Cat' or 'Serpent' position within Frontier gives you control of two honorable warriors in the war between two savage peoples. Special skills, items and abilities make the true animal folk an exciting new way to play Frontier! £2.00 per turn for 2 characters. (Or can be added to an existing Frontier position as two additional characters.) Setup Cost:- £10.00. Turns @ £2.00 each (or add to an existing Frontier position at 50p ea for two chars) Starts 20/5/2001! Sign Up Now!

To Sign Up:- Send a note to Madcentral@aol.com (or to your own GM if you are not a Madhouse UK player) stating that you wish to play and which you choose, Dark Aslani or Serpenti. Also, let us know how you plan to pay, or which player number to charge the setup fee to.