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@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ body.book #toc,body.book #preamble,body.book h1.sect0,body.book .sect1>h2{page-b
<p>you&#8217;re onboard the <em>Iceberg</em>—are you on the run, employed on the ship, suffering from wanderlust? All three?</p>
</li>
<li>
-<p>what&#8217;s your background (see table)?</p>
+<p>what&#8217;s your background (see <a href="#tab">Character Backgrounds (Referee&#8217;s Table)</a>)?</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>you wake up from a drug-induced slumber, trapped in <em>storage B</em>.</p>
@@ -465,20 +465,22 @@ body.book #toc,body.book #preamble,body.book h1.sect0,body.book .sect1>h2{page-b
</li>
</ul>
</div>
-<table class="tableblock frame-all grid-all fit-content">
-<caption class="title">Table 1. Character Backgrounds (PC&#8217;s Table)</caption>
+<table id="tab" class="tableblock frame-all grid-all fit-content">
+<caption class="title">Table 1. Character Backgrounds (Referee&#8217;s Table)</caption>
<colgroup>
<col>
<col>
<col>
<col>
+<col>
</colgroup>
<thead>
<tr>
<th class="tableblock halign-left valign-top">d6</th>
<th class="tableblock halign-left valign-top">Background</th>
<th class="tableblock halign-left valign-top">Prerequisite</th>
-<th class="tableblock halign-left valign-top">Boon</th>
+<th class="tableblock halign-left valign-top">Decks Known</th>
+<th class="tableblock halign-left valign-top">Special Resources and Knowledge</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
@@ -486,168 +488,325 @@ body.book #toc,body.book #preamble,body.book h1.sect0,body.book .sect1>h2{page-b
<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">1</p></td>
<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">Passenger</p></td>
<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">none</p></td>
-<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">more items</p></td>
+<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">rough idea of upper decks</p></td>
+<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">one additional item</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">2</p></td>
<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">Cabin Crew</p></td>
<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">none</p></td>
-<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">knowledge about the upper decks</p></td>
+<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">upper decks, galley, infirmary, crew quarters</p></td>
+<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">food elevator from galley to dining room, bridge is a lifeboat, captain won&#8217;t abandon bridge</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">3</p></td>
<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">Stowaway</p></td>
<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">stealthy</p></td>
-<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">someone loyal in trouble, secret room</p></td>
+<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">layout of random lower deck, diving room, brig</p></td>
+<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">knows one of the prisoners, who is loyal to them</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">4</p></td>
<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">Guard</p></td>
<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">visibly ready for combat</p></td>
-<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">special access and knowledge about cargo</p></td>
+<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">shaft, storage B, upper decks, brig</p></td>
+<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">knows about the security system and high-energy magic cargo hold, has key to brig</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">5</p></td>
<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">Stoker</p></td>
<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">strong and enduring</p></td>
-<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">another exit</p></td>
+<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">boiler and engine deck, shaft</p></td>
+<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">knows about the water inlet, door from shaft to coal storage doesn&#8217;t close properly</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">6</p></td>
<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">Ship&#8217;s Doctor</p></td>
<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">intelligent</p></td>
-<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">understands security protocols</p></td>
+<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">infirmary and above</p></td>
+<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">can disable the security system in the service room</p></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
-<table class="tableblock frame-all grid-all fit-content">
-<caption class="title">Table 2. Character Backgrounds (Referee&#8217;s Table)</caption>
+</div>
+</div>
+<div class="sect1">
+<h2 id="_room_description">Room Description</h2>
+<div class="sectionbody">
+<div class="sect2">
+<h3 id="_the_ship">The Ship</h3>
+<div class="ulist">
+<ul>
+<li>
+<p>lit by self-igniting gas lamps (gas pressure pushes a firestone into the side of the pipe)</p>
+</li>
+<li>
+<p>lamps have valves next to them as on/off switches</p>
+</li>
+<li>
+<p>ship transports cargo from many different companies &amp; people</p>
+</li>
+<li>
+<p>cargo is loosely based on east–west trading during the Age of Sail</p>
+<div class="olist arabic">
+<ol class="arabic">
+<li>
+<p>Random Cargo Table</p>
+</li>
+</ol>
+</div>
+</li>
+</ul>
+</div>
+<table class="tableblock frame-all grid-all stretch">
<colgroup>
-<col>
-<col>
-<col>
-<col>
-<col>
+<col style="width: 50%;">
+<col style="width: 50%;">
</colgroup>
-<thead>
+<tbody>
<tr>
-<th class="tableblock halign-left valign-top">d6</th>
-<th class="tableblock halign-left valign-top">Background</th>
-<th class="tableblock halign-left valign-top">Prerequisite</th>
-<th class="tableblock halign-left valign-top">Decks Known</th>
-<th class="tableblock halign-left valign-top">Special Resources and Knowledge</th>
+<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">d10</p></td>
+<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">Item</p></td>
</tr>
-</thead>
-<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">1</p></td>
-<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">Passenger</p></td>
-<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">none</p></td>
-<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">rough idea of upper decks</p></td>
-<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">one additional item</p></td>
+<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">Tea</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">2</p></td>
-<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">Cabin Crew</p></td>
-<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">none</p></td>
-<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">upper decks, galley, infirmary, crew quarters</p></td>
-<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">food elevator from galley to dining room, bridge is a lifeboat, captain won&#8217;t abandon bridge</p></td>
+<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">Spices</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">3</p></td>
-<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">Stowaway</p></td>
-<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">stealthy</p></td>
-<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">layout of random lower deck, diving room, brig</p></td>
-<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">knows one of the prisoners, who is loyal to them</p></td>
+<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">Opium</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">4</p></td>
-<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">Guard</p></td>
-<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">visibly ready for combat</p></td>
-<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">shaft, storage B, upper decks, brig</p></td>
-<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">knows about the security system and high-energy magic cargo hold, has key to brig</p></td>
+<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">Silver</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">5</p></td>
-<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">Stoker</p></td>
-<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">strong and enduring</p></td>
-<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">boiler and engine deck, shaft</p></td>
-<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">knows about the water inlet, door from shaft to coal storage doesn&#8217;t close properly</p></td>
+<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">Furs</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">6</p></td>
-<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">Ship&#8217;s Doctor</p></td>
-<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">intelligent</p></td>
-<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">infirmary and above</p></td>
-<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">can disable the security system in the service room</p></td>
+<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">Furniture [obvious]</p></td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">7</p></td>
+<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">Bales of cotton and silk [obvious]</p></td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">8</p></td>
+<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">Porcelain</p></td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">9</p></td>
+<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">Mail</p></td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">10</p></td>
+<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">Wood, strips of metal, ship repair stuff, tools [obvious]</p></td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">11</p></td>
+<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">Food [kitchen storage]</p></td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">12</p></td>
+<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">Coal [coal storage]</p></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
-</div>
-<div class="sect1">
-<h2 id="_room_description">Room Description</h2>
-<div class="sectionbody">
<div class="sect2">
-<h3 id="_high_energy_magic_storage_hold_aka_storage_a">High Energy Magic Storage Hold (aka <em>Storage A</em>)</h3>
-
+<h3 id="_lower_decks">Lower Decks</h3>
+<div class="ulist">
+<ul>
+<li>
+<p>pipes everywhere:</p>
+</li>
+<li>
+<p>hot and cold water, steam</p>
+</li>
+<li>
+<p>pneumatics</p>
+</li>
+<li>
+<p>gas</p>
+</li>
+<li>
+<p>strong metal doors with speed wheels and bulkheads separate rooms</p>
+</li>
+<li>
+<p>all bulkhead doors open to the outside of the ship so doors can&#8217;t be opened when the room is flooded #todo</p>
+</li>
+<li>
+<p>hot, stuffy air</p>
+</li>
+</ul>
</div>
-<div class="sect2">
-<h3 id="_bulkhead_ab">Bulkhead AB</h3>
-
+<div class="sect3">
+<h4 id="_high_energy_magic_storage_hold_aka_storage_a">High Energy Magic Storage Hold (aka <em>Storage A</em>)</h4>
+<div class="ulist">
+<ul>
+<li>
+<p>strong bulkhead with riddle lock</p>
+</li>
+<li>
+<p>airlock tunnel</p>
+</li>
+<li>
+<p>bolts that allow to decouple storage A from the ship (will sink)</p>
+</li>
+<li>
+<p>a sign that explains how to do that</p>
+</li>
+<li>
+<p>lined with lead</p>
+</li>
+<li>
+<p>magic crackles, small arcs strike between items and walls</p>
+</li>
+<li>
+<p>contains one sublimation bomb (converts all solid matter to gas in a 50 m radius)</p>
+</li>
+<li>
+<p>and a box of fireball wands</p>
+</li>
+</ul>
</div>
-<div class="sect2">
-<h3 id="_storage_b"><em>Storage B</em></h3>
-
</div>
-<div class="sect2">
-<h3 id="_storage_a"><em>Storage A</em></h3>
-
+<div class="sect3">
+<h4 id="_storage_b"><em>Storage B</em></h4>
+<div class="ulist">
+<ul>
+<li>
+<p>exits</p>
+</li>
+<li>
+<p>bulkhead towards storage A</p>
+</li>
+<li>
+<p>big metal door towards central shaft</p>
+</li>
+<li>
+<p>hatch towards brig, waterlogged, cold to the touch
+*</p>
+</li>
+<li>
+<p>wooden crates of diverse origin</p>
+</li>
+</ul>
</div>
-<div class="sect2">
-<h3 id="_central_shaft">Central Shaft</h3>
-
</div>
-<div class="sect2">
-<h3 id="_smoke_stack">Smoke Stack</h3>
+<div class="sect3">
+<h4 id="_storage_a"><em>Storage A</em></h4>
</div>
-<div class="sect2">
-<h3 id="_security_system_service_room">Security System Service Room</h3>
-
+<div class="sect3">
+<h4 id="_central_shaft">Central Shaft</h4>
+<div class="ulist">
+<ul>
+<li>
+<p>runs entire height of the ship</p>
+</li>
+<li>
+<p>metal doors to all levels</p>
+</li>
+<li>
+<p>pipes on the outside, set-in ladder on the inside</p>
+</li>
+<li>
+<p>removable gratings with small openings for the ladder</p>
+</li>
+<li>
+<p>levels</p>
+<div class="ulist">
+<ul>
+<li>
+<p>storage b: ash raining from above</p>
+</li>
+<li>
+<p>storage a: coal fire on the grating, hot air rising</p>
+</li>
+<li>
+<p>engine deck: grating removed, coal hatch open</p>
+</li>
+</ul>
</div>
-<div class="sect2">
-<h3 id="_brig">Brig</h3>
+</li>
+</ul>
+</div>
+</div>
+<div class="sect3">
+<h4 id="_smoke_stack">Smoke Stack</h4>
</div>
-<div class="sect2">
-<h3 id="_coal_storage">Coal Storage</h3>
+<div class="sect3">
+<h4 id="_security_system_service_room">Security System Service Room</h4>
</div>
-<div class="sect2">
-<h3 id="_boiler_room">Boiler Room</h3>
+<div class="sect3">
+<h4 id="_brig">Brig</h4>
</div>
-<div class="sect2">
-<h3 id="_engine_room">Engine Room</h3>
+<div class="sect3">
+<h4 id="_coal_storage">Coal Storage</h4>
</div>
-<div class="sect2">
-<h3 id="_galley">Galley</h3>
+<div class="sect3">
+<h4 id="_boiler_room">Boiler Room</h4>
+<div class="ulist">
+<ul>
+<li>
+<p>hatch to coal storage</p>
+</li>
+<li>
+<p>coal gasification plant</p>
+</li>
+<li>
+<p>water heater for cabins</p>
+</li>
+<li>
+<p>water distillation for drinking water</p>
+</li>
+<li>
+<p>sea water inlet: big enough to escape thru, if you&#8217;re willing to flood the deck</p>
+</li>
+</ul>
+</div>
+</div>
+<div class="sect3">
+<h4 id="_engine_room">Engine Room</h4>
+<div class="ulist">
+<ul>
+<li>
+<p>water pump for cabins</p>
+</li>
+<li>
+<p>air compressor for pneumatics</p>
+</li>
+</ul>
+</div>
+</div>
+<div class="sect3">
+<h4 id="_galley">Galley</h4>
</div>
-<div class="sect2">
-<h3 id="_infirmary">Infirmary</h3>
+<div class="sect3">
+<h4 id="_infirmary">Infirmary</h4>
</div>
-<div class="sect2">
-<h3 id="_diver_room_and_airlock">Diver Room and Airlock</h3>
+<div class="sect3">
+<h4 id="_diver_room_and_airlock">Diver Room and Airlock</h4>
</div>
-<div class="sect2">
-<h3 id="_crew_quarters">Crew Quarters</h3>
+<div class="sect3">
+<h4 id="_crew_quarters">Crew Quarters</h4>
</div>
+</div>
<div class="sect2">
<h3 id="_main_deck">Main Deck</h3>
<div class="ulist">
@@ -662,28 +821,31 @@ body.book #toc,body.book #preamble,body.book h1.sect0,body.book .sect1>h2{page-b
</div>
</div>
<div class="sect2">
-<h3 id="_cabins">Cabins</h3>
+<h3 id="_superstructure">Superstructure</h3>
+<div class="sect3">
+<h4 id="_cabins">Cabins</h4>
</div>
-<div class="sect2">
-<h3 id="_dining_room">Dining Room</h3>
+<div class="sect3">
+<h4 id="_dining_room">Dining Room</h4>
</div>
-<div class="sect2">
-<h3 id="_lounge_smoking_room">Lounge / Smoking Room</h3>
+<div class="sect3">
+<h4 id="_lounge_smoking_room">Lounge / Smoking Room</h4>
</div>
-<div class="sect2">
-<h3 id="_superstructure_smoke_stack">Superstructure Smoke Stack</h3>
+<div class="sect3">
+<h4 id="_superstructure_smoke_stack">Superstructure Smoke Stack</h4>
</div>
-<div class="sect2">
-<h3 id="_bridge">Bridge</h3>
+<div class="sect3">
+<h4 id="_bridge">Bridge</h4>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
+</div>
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