Hunting 2 Chamaeleon 3 Pictor 3 Charioteer Corvus

Dog 3 4 4
3 Orion’s
Fornax Sword Phoenix Dove 4
2 UNTIL DAWN COMES The PC who failed the roll immediately loses
a star. If none has succeeded, the PC with the
lowest roll start a short narration, answering the
“Astronomy Domine” and “Attrition”). Thanks
After a theme and a constraint from Julien Pouard

A mini-RPG by Melville and Côme Martin, for 1 Astron-

omer and 3 to 5 Constellations. Written in April 2018. Astronomer with one or two sentences.
to Arjuna, Belfeuil, Chiffre Indigo and Osha!

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You are constellations watched by an astronomer. Yiu A PC can also let someone else speak when
get to tell him about the story of the cosmos during a they succeed; if they roll lower or equal to anoth-
whole night. But beware! If you try too hard to shine, you er PC’s number of stars, they steal one in addi- Unicorn
might end up disappearing completely... tion to letting them speak.
Bird of Paradise
A PC can also offer one of their stars to anoth-
First light: Choose a constellation in the margin
er PC they wish to interrupt. Interruptions are
and draw it with phosphorescent stars if possible.
always brief and aim to add information or deny
Those that are not chosen will be used as NPC 4
some of the details mentioned.
(Non-Player Constellations) during the session.

The Astronomer and their questions: Alone

Metamorphoses: A PC going higher than Sculptor
their initial number of stars (maximum 10)
in their tower, the Astronomer watches the move-
can choose to change their name and appear-
ment of constellations and writes down the tale
ance; in this case, they briefly speak and de-
Snake they’re telling. They start the session by asking a 4
scribe this metamorphosis.
question to all the PC (Player Constellations)
If a PC has no more stars, it dies down and
involving one of the NPCs and a cosmic event:
10 cannot intervene in the story anymore. Their Delphinus
“Tell me how the cosmos almost got destroyed by
player then becomes an Assistant of the Astron-
Orion’s Sword;” “Tell me how Ursa Major refused
omer and can ask questions to the other PCs,
to appear on our maps during a century”... This
Centaur just like their master.
question will be the common theme of the story. 5
The PCs which want to answer the Astronomer
and weave a story which will be drawn on a stel- A story lasting one night: The Astronomer
10 decides how long (in real time) the night will be
Ursa
lar map throughout the session. Minor
for the constellations: 30 minutes for a summer
The Astronomer can rekindle the story between night, 1h for an autumn night, 1h30 for a winter
two narrations by asking specific questions, which night. They regularly remind the PCs how much
always begin with “Tell me how...”, either to build time they have left to tell their story, with sen-
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Whale on an idea (“...you discovered this planet you’ve tences like: “The night is already half over, hasten
mentioned”) or to introduce a complication your tale, my dear stars!”.
10 (“... you reacted when a black hole a appeared near At the end of the night, the Astronomer says:
Fox
the Charioteer”). The Astronomer never interrupts “The day is coming, I almost can’t see you any-
Pegasus the PCs and waits for silences to intervene. more...”. They leave their tower, and each PC can
narrate a brief epilogue, in ascending number of 5
Answering questions: The PCs can try to an- stars left (the Astronomer decides in case of ties).
swer questions by rolling a d12: rolling above or They choose in the following list; each epilogue
9 equal to their current number of stars is a success. can only be chosen by one of the PCs.
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A 1 is always a failure. It’s always the PC who
rolled the lowest which speaks; the Astronomer - Shines even in the brightest day
9 Volans
decides in case of ties. - Inspires a poem
Leo When a PC succeeds, they start a long narra-
tion: they weave the story’s thread with as many - Permits a great scientific discovery
details as they want, and by using the symbolic
aspects of constellations. The other PCs can in- - Becomes a symbol of ill omen 5
terrupt them, occasionally and briefly, by giving - Is eclipsed by another celestial body
them one of their stars, but the winning PC al- Vela
9 ways has the last word. - Is no longer visible from Earth
Draco 6
Capricornus Peacock Ursa Major 6 Fly
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8 8
Cygnus 7 7 Pendulum Eagle
Southern Fish 6