HOLYQUEST ROLE PLAYING GAME
ADVENTURE MODULE HQC4
TO SERVE GOD’S WORD
FOR PROPHET CHARCTERS LEVEL 3-7
SOLO OR GROUP PLAY
INTRODUCTION
When Player Characters reach holiness level 3, their entire perspective changes. In many of ways, the Epic Fantasy genre really takes root in a Holyquest campaign at that point. The PCs become “movers and shakers”. But they must never forget they are Christians. To rule is to serve. In secular and religious hierarchies in our real world, this charge of Jesus to serve is unfortunately forgotten. But Holyquest is an Epic Fantasy Campaign immersed in Christianity. Campaigns settings, like the Holyquest Advanced Rule’s Clash of the Empires Campaign Setting, consist of a Christian utopia amidst a violent and evil pagan world.
In the Clash of the Empires Campaign Setting, His Imperial Majesty Charles III, Emperor of Anauria, comes from the Dwarfridge Dynasty, who has held the throne since the First Emperor, St. Mark Dwarfridge. Despite their human weaknesses, this line of Emperors has held tight to Jesus’ Command, “He who is to be the greatest must serve”. So the Kings and Dukes (and their vassals, Counts and Barons), have been held to the constitution of oblige noblis (The obligation that states he who leads, must serve his subjects as if they were Jesus Himself). The harshest legal penalty, exile from Anauria, is held for those nobles who oppress their subjects.
While the Church may resemble the medieval pre-reformation Church, it is not supposed to represent any particular denomination. The Titles given to ministers at the various levels simply correspond to the hierarchy of SERVICE (not authority) of the blessed primitive Church of the first eight centuries of Christendom. (Deacon, Presbyter and Bishop are from the Epistles, while Porter, Lector, Exorcist and Acolyte are from the history of the first two centuries of Christendom (first used circa 40AD)). Despite how the Epic Fantasy genre has been dominated by paganism, the great cornerstones of High Fantasy had Christian theological foundations (e.g., Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings, and Lewis’ Chronicles of Narnia). So the Clash of the Empires strives to present an ideal Church, one in which the holy reformers of our Church had in mind. So there is no tolerance for Ministers abusing their flock. The Minister’s duty, just like that of secular Lords, is to view the flock as the object of their compassion.
The Scouts and Prophets are a little more isolated from the world. Master Scouts are committed to training their apprentices and continuing their humble service to the Empire as a whole. The scouts pursue neither titles nor lands, but humbly stand firm against the forces of darkness and hold beck the night. Prophets in the Clash of the Empires Campaign Setting resemble the Guild Prophets of Elijah and Elisha, and the discalced Carmelites founded by those great Church reformers John of the Cross and Theresa of Avila. They live together, to silently contemplate God and then prophesize His Word through works of mercy (The Bible records Elijah and Elisha doing far more works of compassion than declaring prophesies; this is a true example of how Christian Prophets should serve the Flock of Christ).
TO SERVE GOD’S WORD
When a Major Prophet is assigned as a superior of a guild, monestary, or friary, his charge is to serve the brothers just as Elisha served the Guild Porphets (e.g., the miracle God worked through Elisha with the axe head when the brothers were building a larger house). The ideal Christian example of this was St. Benedict. His rule was based souly on the Gospel. He taught that abbots (the spiritual fathers of a monestary) were to look upon those brother in their charge as if they were Jesus Himself. He even went so far as to teach all the monks to bow to visitors who came for food or shelter, reminding them of Mathew 25 (“when did we see you…?).
In short, the Major Prophet PC should view the prophets who come to his guild, monestary, or friary as his own children, and realizing that by serving those young prophets and teaching them wisely, he is indeed serving Jesus.
When a Prophet reaches 3rd level, a small castle will be given them by either the Church or the Empire. Twelve prophets will then come to seek tutiladge under the Major Prophet.
MONTHLY CONDITION TABLE
|
2DF |
# OF PROPHETS/ EXPERIECE POINTS |
|
+4 |
+4/ 4ep |
|
+3 |
+3/3ep |
|
+2 |
+2/2ep |
|
+1 |
+1/1ep |
|
0 |
0/0 |
|
-1 |
-1/0 |
|
-2 |
-2/0 |
|
-3 |
-3/0 |
|
-4 |
-4/0 |
ANGELUUM
The
Holyquest Advanced Rules Modules HQA4-8 introduced the
The map of Angeluum is available at:
http://www.oocities.org/holyquest2001/hqaw.JPG
The map fits due west of the Clash of the Empires Campaign Setting map found with the HOLYQUEST ADVANCED RULES:
http://www.angelfire.com/games4/doctorwhoeyespy/ahq.html
