Best of Fenix - More than Zombies

Åsa Roos on voodoo and how to incorporate this religion and the myths surrounding it into your roleplaying campaign, as well as how to adjust it for different settings. Two scenario seeds are included.

"M'sieu looks a bit pale. Please, have a seat. Standing and swaying like that cannot be good. M'sieu? "

Frederick Wilson, recently arrived at New Orleans. He was not feeling well. Not well at all. His head was spinning, he felt chilly and lethargic and could barely stand on his feet. Sitting down seemed like a good idea.

The moment he landed his butt on the wooden chair the world around him disappeared. Frederick Wilson was no more.

Frederick’s sister Andrea arrived to New Orleans three weeks later. They had found her brother, or what they believed was her brother. Andrea met her brother in an asylum, but he was a mere shadow of the man he once was. Stiff and lanky, he went to meet her, barely more than a skeleton.

"Andrea, Andrea," he whispered, "what are you doing here? Are you dead? "

Voodoo. A word that evokes the pulse of drums and clatter of rhythmic trampling feet, chicken claws and veves painted with white chalk on the dusty pavement.

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