As part of my ongoing effort to write a little winter mystery, here is a guide to making a character suitable for the Frozen Moonlight adventure. I'm probably, very likely, going to lean on 2400 or "Just Roll High" for this adventure. DallE attempts to illustrate Norwegians in the 19th century.    Your Investigator To create a character, you and the game master can go through the following steps:   1. Choose a Name 2. Roll for Qualities 3. Select a Background 4. Choose a Specialty 5. Select Equipment Name   Select an appropriate name for your character. If you can’t think of one, you can always make a roll or choose from the table below. Male Names Female Names Family Names Ole Anna Hansen Johan Marit Johansen Hans Inger Olsen Nils Kari Larsen Anders Berit Andersen Lars Liv Nilsen Knut Guri Pedersen Peder Sigrid Eriksen Sven Oline Kristiansen Erik Eli Magnussen Jon Ragna Svendsen Magnus Hilda Knudsen Qualities   Each character receives a set of random qualities...

This post is part of my attempts to write something of a little adventure before Christmas. It’s inspired by the Adventure Calendar jam , but I can’t do daily entries. So instead I will do an entry each week before Christmas. DallE's attempt to illustrate Granholt.  Something is haunting the old village of Granholt, Norway. On the last full moon before Christmas, over the course of three days, a house and its occupants will be found frozen. Candles would be snuffed, the fireplaces refusing to be lit. Some were found frozen in their last moments trying to light their fireplace. The first victim was Old Mrs Lofttun, who was found dead in her bed, clutching a cross. Her cabin on the edge of the village was left abandoned after that. The next victims were mother Sara Myrkløft and little Maria Myrkløft, both found in an embrace by the cold fireplace. The firewood had no single scorch mark even, despite all the spent matches. The third was baker Svein Ravndal, who was baking cookies, but...