![]() Also, in international law Crimea part of Ukraine (no blasphemy law) instead of Russia. EBL notes there is no blasphemy law in the unrecognised states of Somaliland and SADR. Afghanistan and Mauritania have been added to death penalty. It turns out that Bahrain, Qatar, UAE, and Yemen have prison rather than death as maximal punishment. Updated based on End Blasphemy Laws, including repealings before 2015 such as the Netherlands and Sweden. () The national blasphemy law was repealed It's not clear whether the local curse bans (vloekverboden) in the Netherlands have any legal effect, since they appear to be unconstitutional and except for one 2017 incident (in which it's unclear whether a fine has been paid, and the alleged curse was not of a religious nature, but a disease) have never been enforced. Minor change - Crimea painted in grey that reflect the Ukrainian law 300/2005 (Criminal code) can sentence anyone who defames another person based on their actual or assumed religious beliefs or lack thereof to up to 3 years in prison If, for whatever reason, you're running a campaign set in Thatcher's Britain, it might be worth even more - maybe two or three dollars.( newest | oldest) View ( newer 10 | older 10) ( 10 | 20 | 50 | 100 | 250 | 500)Īdded Slovakia where the § 423 of the Law No. I think I got my copy on the used shelf at my local store for a buck - and at that price, there are some worthwhile ideas to mine. The layout of this scenario is very clean and readable, and the art, by Brian Williams, is quite good. It seems like a scenario which was a little too long for a White Dwarf article (damn, I miss the old WD) and got padded out to booklet size. If this seems like a short summary, it's a short adventure - 16 pages counting maps, handouts (printed twice), cover page, and big illustrations. Unless the investigators are some kind of magical ninja commandos, they're going to be in serious danger of not coming back from this scenario. I mean, we all love shoggoths - they're oozy and scary, and they're very "Lovecraft," but they're powerful as all hell. I'm also a little concerned about the use of shoggoths in this adventure. While effective, this is not how I understand ergot to work - "Devil's Children" used it to considerably greater effect. ![]() ![]() There's also a rather good scene in which the ship's crew eat some ergot-infested bread and go berserk, chasing each other through the ship with axes and cleavers and whatnot. The investigators are assumed to break into the deceased's apartment, pick up the clues, and proceed from there.Įventually, the investigators hire on with a ship taking the same route as the vanished vessel, ending in a confrontation with blasphemous horrors on a small island. Unfortunately, someone stabs the poor fellow before he can tell the characters the whole story. The plot centers around a mysterious vision which a friend of the investigators has received, which he believes relates to the mysterious disappearance of an ecological research vessel in the Antarctic. In addition, developments like the internet, cellular phones, and Windows may really change the way some of the investigation is played out in this scenario. ![]() It's set in Britain in 1983-1984, and it contains a lot of references to things (like the Falkands war) which may be hard to update. This adventure is going to be tricky to fit into your campaign.
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