Universalis 2

Arpa Universalis Playtest:

Phil's turn

Turn Order and Coins left

1. Adam (2)
2. Phil (14)
3. Sean (9)
4. EvilCat (11)

Scene One: Look before you Leap

Joanna Edwards (Phil) accelerated fall flick-knife expert parachutist cool under pressure reserve parachute (not deployed) has 30 seconds to deploy her chute

First man (Cat) skydiving experience has to deliver an object 003 wants[2] Astra A-80 pistol (half round) bad guy broken and bleeding nose no parachute grappling the toes of man no. 2

Second man (Sean) chute deployed heading in a westerly direction dictated by the wind

Plane (Adam) On autopilot & circling

Location (Adam) the height is right for a parachuted descent the aerial events are taking place over lush countryside with a nice, winding river millions of Spanish Pesetas floating through the air (Adam) falling plane wreckage endangering everyone below (Adam)

Story Elements

• 'Bond-esque' espionage
• European setting
• 1980s
• Villains are Spanish
• A member of the British Royal family is under threat
• The assassination attempt by P.A.C.E. is to happen in only 24 hours!
• PACE telegraphed its actions with a manifesto published in the Daily Mail
• There is a bomb in a baby carriage
• Technology is clever but realistic. Mid-to-low strength gadgets.
• MI6's resources are currently invested in other important operations, and 003's support is limited.

Components

Joanna Edwards (003) [7]

• a stunning blond
• could have been an Olympic Gymnast as a teenager
• expert in Aikido
• once jumped out of a burning aeroplane with Peter Gosling
• expert parachutist
• flick knife
• cool under pressure
  

Sergeant Peter Gosling, Royal Regiment of Fusiliers [6]

• stationed at Buckingham Palace as part of the current guard
• bats for the other side, but is still in-the-closet.
• once jumped out of a burning aeroplane with Joanna Edwards
• brother of Michael Gosling, a PACE operative

Michael Gosling, a PACE operative [3]

• brother of Peter Gosling, Sergeant of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers

P.A.C.E, a Spanish criminal organisation [4]

• goal is to further the cause of the Basque separatist movement by assassinating a British royal
• have trouble with maintaining discipline. Empassioned operatives will often act on their own agendas or of their own accord

Prince Reginald, son of the Duke of Kent [2]

Thomas (Tom) Larkin, diamond trader [3]

• just returned from South Africa

Domingo Alvarez, a reporter at the Daily Mail [2]

Rules Gimmicks

• No interrupts in mid-narration
• If a player doesn't act on his turn for a day, the next player can take the turn for free, or any other player can take it for 1 coin
• The targeted royal is never to be explicitly identified
• Anyone can attach a good and appropriate picture to a component for 1 coin, like a trait. It acts as a proper name, aiding a character in any complication (since a portrait signifies character's importance to the story)