Fiasco On The Disoriented

Express

CREDITS

Written by John H. Reiher Jr.Cover art by John H. Reiher Jr.

BOILERPLATE

This playset is an accessory for the Fiasco role-playing game by Bully Pulpit Games.

This playset is copyright 2017 by John H. Reiher Jr.

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“When you play, play hard.” - Theodore Roosevelt

THE SCORE

All Aboard!

It’s the 1930’s and war is nigh in Europe with Herr Hitler as Chancellor of Germany! But still, you can travel across Europe and the Orient in style on board the Orient Express. Ride the rails in style and experience the best Europe has to offer! Just remember, you fellow passengers have ulterior motives, dark desires, and secrets to conceal! Is that man you’re sharing a drink with just a green grocer from Brighton, or a Nazi sympathizer bent on world domination?Who cares? Sit back and hang on! It’s going to be a bumpy ride!

MOVIE NIGHT

Murder on the Orient Express, The First Great Train Robbery, Silver Streak, Throw Momma From the Train, Transsiberian

RELATIONSHIPS...

1 CONSULTING DETECTIVES AND OTHER BUSYBODIES

1 Famous Belgian detective and bumbling companion2 British detective and physician companion3 Parish priest and well meaning parishioner4 Meddling doctor and stalwart drinking companion5 Archaeologist and current love interest6 Bumbling French Policeman and Chinese servant

2 FAMILY

1 Nouveau riche millionaire and offspring2 European noble and sibling3 Siblings sightseeing Europe4 British parent and child5 French spouses on holiday6 Half-siblings meeting for first time

3 TRAIN PERSONNEL

1 Conductor and Head Porter2 Bartender and drunk customer3 Porter and unruly passenger4 Train engineer and assistant5 Chef and head waiter6 Stowaway and train detective

4 CRIME

1 Famous thief and gunman accomplice2 Infamous cat burglar and future victim3 Mobster and spouse4 Art thief and art forger5 Serial killer and next target6 Anarchist and unsuspecting friend

5 FRIENDSHIP

1 Former comrades in arms from WWI2 Former enemies from WWI3 Just met on the train4 Pen pals meeting for the first time5 Former classmates6 Actors traveling to next play

6 WEIRD BEDFELLOWS

1 Occultists looking for next sacrifice2 Pulp hero and sidekick3 Tibetan mystic and agent4 “Stage” magician and assistant5 Kung Fu master and apprentice6 Nazi and British secret agents

...AT THE Fiasco On The

Disoriented Express

Needs...

1 To Get Even...

1 …For the murder of a beloved relative2 …Betraying them to the Nazis3 …Double crossing them and taking the loot they stole in Paris4 …For leaving them at the altar5 …Abandoning them in that ancient tomb with all the snakes6 …For other person being so damn beautiful

2 To Get Away...

1 …From the person who killed my beloved relative2 …From the Nazis with the secret movie I stole from them3 …With the fabulous jewel, the Eye of the Jaguar4 …From the mystically chosen path I’m doomed to follow5 …From my crazy ex-spouse and their trained assassins6 …From this snow bound train

3 To Get Respect...

1 …For my superior detective skills2 …From my father3 …For my cause, whatever the cost4 …From my fellow train workers5 …For the University I sometimes teach at6 …By capturing the thieves who stole that movie

4 To Recover...

1 …The most holy artifact2 …Da Vinci’s Lost Book3 …The fabulous jewel, the Eye of the Jaguar4 …The “Blue” movie staring Hitler, Goering, and Himmler5 …My grandparents wedding rings6 …The ashes of the grand master Ping

5 To Get Rich...

1 …By killing my wealthy parent2 …By selling the fabulous jewel, the Eye of the Jaguar 3 …By getting the reward for capturing that cat burglar4 …By returning that unfortunate movie of Hitler5 …By selling these military secrets to the Nazis6 …By robbing the passengers during the trip

6 To Get the Truth...

1 …Of who really is in charge of this train2 …Of who murdered the wealthy passenger in the private car3 …Of who poisoned the train’s engineer4 …Of why Nazis really want that movie back5 …Of whether that holy artifact is really holy or not6 …Of who is the passenger in cabin 13

...At the Fiasco On The

Disoriented Express

LOCATIONS

1 GREAT TRAIN STATIONS OF EUROPE

1 Gare de Paris-Est, Paris, France2 Gare de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France3 München Hauptbahnhof, München, Germany4 Wien Südbahnhof, Vienna, Austria5 Budapest Keleti, Budapest, Hungary6 București Gara de Nord, Bucharest, Romania

2 Istanbul

1 Istanbul Sirkeci Terminal Train Station2 A coffee shop in the Tahtakale district3 Haggia Sophia4 The Grand Bazaar5 Opium den in the Casbah6 Tarlabaşı, the seedy side of Istanbul

3 Passenger Cars

1 A private car near the end of the train2 A narrow passageway3 Coach seating4 A private cabin5 Passenger Cabin 136 The shared toilet

4 Unexpected Stops

1 Freak Blizzard in the Alps2 Border check3 Hungarian bandits barricading the tracks4 A Medical Emergency in First Class5 A fallen tree across the tracks6 Someone invokes the Holy Artifact

5 The Train

1 The Engine 2 First Class Baggage3 Kitchen car4 Porter car5 Railway Post Office car6 Special Cargo car

6 On and About the Train

1 On the roof2 Under a passenger car3 In long, dark tunnel4 On the side of the train5 Hanging from the back of the train6 Running after the train

...AT THE Fiasco On The

Disoriented Express

OBJECTS

1 Items of Desire

1 The fabulous jewel, the Eye of the Jaguar2 The “Blue” movie staring Hitler, Goering, and Himmler 3 British Military Secrets4 A piece of the True Cross5 The Ashes of the Buddha6 A pair of wedding rings worth £20,000

2 Items of Guilt

1 A journal detailing a series of crimes2 A bloody dagger3 An old rag doll4 Blood covered bedsheets5 Incriminating photographs6 Burglar tools

3 Items of Destruction

1 A Webley Bulldog pistol2 A kangaroo hide bullwhip3 A .45 cal Smith & Wesson revolver4 A German Luger, autographed5 A sword cane6 6 sticks of dynamite with blasting cap

4 Items of Apparel

1 A bespoke Savoy of London suit2 The latest dress from Paris3 A folded and hidden SS uniform4 Cat burglar tights and mask5 An inflatable hunchback6 A well worn Stetson hat

5 Items of Appetite

1 Fillet of beef with ‘château’ potatoes2 Chicken ‘à la chasseur’3 Chaud-froid of game animals4 Poached Oysters5 Chocolate mousse with cherry sauce6 Poisoned dates

6 Items of Miscellany

1 A well worn field notebook with pencil2 A locket with a lock of a loved one’s hair3 A meerschaum pipe kept in a slipper full of tobacco4 A false nose5 An old Pfennig6 A well used bible

...AT THE Fiasco On The

Disoriented Express

A Fiasco On The Disoriented

Express

INSTA-SETUP

Relationships

For three players✴ Famous Belgian detective and bumbling companion✴ Former enemies from WWI✴ Infamous cat burglar and future victim

For four players, add…✴ Nazi and British secret agents

Needs

For three players✴ To get respect for my superior detective skills

For four players, add…✴ To get rich by selling these military secrets to the Nazis

Locations

For three players✴ Unexpected stop: Freak Blizzard in the Alps

For four players, add…✴ Cabin 13

Objects

For three or four players✴ The fabulous jewel, the Eye of the Jaguar