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Module GB5
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Death in Spades
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ATH IN SPADES
by Tracy Raye Hickman
Module GBS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
‘The Tarn of the Card
Game Summary... .
Sequence of Events... oss.
Random Events in Lakefront City
CHAPTER I: Ante Up. « 9
Strangers lirk in a smoke filed hall. This mecca ofthe underworld trades vices faster
than a 38 slug, Tuxedos and gowns don’t hide the feel ofthe gutter. Trash is trash no
matter how its packaged. Death wears black, too—and he’s dealing a fatal hand.
CHAPTER 2: A Pair of Deuces B
"Too more weve dealt out ofthe game last night—“poraaneny: The mous they
clutched in ther hands may have helped them ina game, but didn't sop the lead
thrown at them, Their lock ran ou.
CHAPTER 3: Fall Howse . “
“The clus in a murder are like a draw poker hand, ou have to know what to keep
and what o throw away. The bodies nthe morgue tell no tales: Oly the people sil
living are dangerous,
CHAPTER 4: All Bet Off . "
“There's a heart to the city. You fel it inte pula ofthe streets and people. When all
so wel with those with the power, the pels even and people live ther Iver
‘Tada, the pute i anything bat even
CHAPTER 5: Call or Blut? 1
When the phone rings, the news fom the other end usualy good or bad. You et
a tipon th kllr—bur ist good? ollowing the tip could be the key you've been
Tooking for ort could bea rap
CHAPTER 6: The Last Hand ; 23
“The figure standing in middie ofthe dar eatina isthe money bein the kilings
‘Yer, anyou are about to make your move, the towering shadow ofa an looms up
the wal before you. The hitman is here-and he's about fo play his as card
CHAPTER 7: Cashing In i Fa
“"T the victor belong the spoils” they sy, Vetboimctincs victory comes to those who
just survive. A cold stiff has already gone to his rewafd. Only if you are warm and
breathing does victory count
APPENDICES
NPC Summary zs a 25,
NPCs. : 7 25-30
‘Tour of the Cit ae me 31
Chues 32
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Turn
Of The
Card
DEATH IN SPADES
Introduction
Welcome to Lakefront City! ‘The tour maps
say it's the pretticst city on the shores of the
Great Lakes. Lote of parks. Places to get
good grub or dance the night away. Peaceful
land quiet the way good folks like, Don’t
believe it. I never do,
So welcome. Things are about to heat up
in this of" town, Death is going to walk the
streets, And the players must find out why.
"The action goes down with player
characters of levels 5 to 7. These are PCs of
respectable power. Detective Lieutenants;
Newspaper Reporters; Fed Section
‘Chiefs—you know the type. They'l all have
their chance under
TURN OF THE CARD
Notes to the Game Judge
Death in Spades is different from other
GANGBUSTERS modules because the plot
of the adventure changes each time you play
the adventure, The draw of a single card
determines the plot, who is playing the
assassin (he eliminates four suspects during
the adventure), and the assassin’s vitims.
‘As Game Judge, generate the game plot us
ing the following steps
First, list the following titles on a separate
piece of paper.
CARD NUMBER:
PLOT NUMBER (See Table 2):
‘CARD SUTT:
‘CULPRIT NUMBER (See Table 3):
CHAPTER 4 CLUE RANGE (See
‘Table 4)
WHO-DUN-IT (See Table 4):
STEP 1: DRAW ACARD
Draw a card from a standard 52-card deck of
playing cards (without jokers). This card
CHAPTER 3 CLUE RANGE (See helps determine the plot of Death in Spades.
Table 2): If you don’t have a deck of cards, roll
‘TABLE 1: CARD DECK CONVERSION
(0.25%) (26-50%) (51-75%)
Clube Diamonds Hearts Card
26-27 2
28-29 3
30-31 4
32-33, 5
34-35 6
36 7
37-38 8
39.40 9
41-42 91-92 10
43-44 95.9% J
4546 95.96 Q
1748 97.98 K
24.25 49.50 99-100 a
