The Cabin on Pine Ridge

Request an Intelligence TN3 roll to notice that the townsfolk have been acting somewhat strange towards the new arrivals. They have been standoffish toward all the lumber company employees.

If the PCs ask the driver questions, here is some possible information he might provide:

• He isn’t local to the area. He was hired by the logging company.

• He hardly ever interacts with the locals.

• He’s heard stories that the locals are superstitious and avoid certain parts of the mountain.

• He doesn’t know which parts of the mountain the locals avoid or why.

Request a Spirit TN2 roll. If successful, the PCs notice the horses are spooked by something. There doesn’t seem to be anything else around.

Request a Technique or Vigor no-TN roll to help Lorenzo load logs onto the wagon. If the rolls are low enough, the wagon driver seems annoyed and then nervous about how long it is taking.

If the PCs ask the hunter questions, here is some possible information he might provide:

• He isn’t local to the area. He was hired by the logging company.

• He hasn’t been in this portion of the forest long. He was recently asked to supply this camp.

• He has met other lumberjacks employed by the company but he has only met Lorenzo from this camp.

• He doesn’t stay closer to the cabin because the noise from the logging activities scares away the game animals.

• He hasn’t seen or heard anything unusual during his time in the forest.

Request an Intelligence no-TN roll. The PC with the highest result sees something moving in the forest. If their result was higher than a 5, they are able to tell it is a deer. Otherwise, they are not able to tell what it was for certain.

Request a Spirit no-TN roll. The PC with the highest result wakes up. They think they heard something outside. A distant noise, maybe a scream? They can’t be certain.

Request a Technique no-TN roll. Roll for Lorenzo as well. This is to gauge how well the logging activities go for the day. If any character has a result of 1, request an Agility TN3 roll from them. If they fail, roll 1d6 Damage against them. Logging can be dangerous work.

Healing damage in this adventure should be difficult. Allow a single Intelligence or Technique TN6 roll attempt per in-game day to restore one lost VP to a character.

Request a Spirit TN4 roll. Anyone that is successful feels as if something is watching them from the forest.

If the PCs check on the hunting camp, they find nothing unusual but the hunter and the dog, Bailey, are missing. There is some prepared meat set aside as if waiting to be delivered to the cabin. If the PCs search for items, request Luck rolls as appropriate. If they search for weapons, they might be able to find the following based on the Luck roll result:

Result	Weapon
3+	Knife (1d6 melee damage)
5+	Bow with six arrows (1d6 ranged damage)
8+	Flintlock rifle with three shots (2d6 ranged damage, reload with full action or Agility TN3 free action)

Request an Intelligence TN5 roll. If successful, the group is able to navigate back to the cabin via the normal trail. If failed, the group gets lost in the forest where they find a strange shape lying between some trees. If they inspect closer, it is a headless deer carcass that appears strangely mangled. The PC that had the highest result is eventually able to find the trail back to the cabin.

Request an Intelligence or Spirit no-TN roll. The PC with the highest result wakes up. They heard some sounds outside the cabin. Almost as if someone was walking around it. If they investigate outside, they’ll find tracks in the snow that look like large footprints, much larger than any human could make.

Request a Spirit TN4 roll. Those that fail are gripped with fear and unwilling to leave their bed.

If the PCs search for what broke the window, request a Luck no-TN roll. The PC with the highest result finds a rock amongst the broken glass.

If the PCs try to repair the window, ask what sort of repair equipment they want then request an appropriate Appeal roll. Some boards, hammers, and nails might be a TN2 while more specialized equipment would be higher. With the equipment they are able to find, request an appropriate Technique TN roll to repair the window.

Request a Technique no-TN roll. Roll for Lorenzo as well. This is to gauge how well the logging activities go for the day. Roll 1d6 Damage against any character with a result of 1. The poor weather is making the logging dangerous.

Request an Intelligence no-TN roll. The PCs with the highest result sees an outline of a creature in the distance. They don’t get a good look at it through the snow but it appears humanoid. It disappears before they can investigate further.

The PCs may catch on that danger is imminent. Allow them to make any preparations.

The scratching is Bailey, the hunter’s dog, with an injury. Request an Intelligence or Technique TN4 roll if the PCs attempt to treat the wound. Bailey will have full health if successful, otherwise they will only have one VP of health remaining.

The Sasquatches are attacking. There is one large Sasquatch leading the attack. There are also small Sasquatches equal to the number of PCs, so either two or three. Some ideas for this encounter:

• If a human character is unarmed, their Damage is limited to 1d6-3. There are plenty of makeshift weapons in the cabin plus any that might have been found at the hunter’s camp.

• If the PCs set any traps, make an appropriate Luck TN roll for each Sasquatch to see if they trigger a trap. Roll an appropriate amount of Damage for any triggered traps.

• If the PCs built any barricades, the Sasquatches will need to break through them. Make an appropriate Vigor TN roll to break through.

• If fire is used as a weapon, it will be effective against the Sasquatches. A thrown oil lamp might deal 3d6 Damage on impact plus an additional 1d6 at the start of the targets next turn while they are on fire. There’s a chance the fire may spread if the surroundings are flammable.

• If the Sasquatches get close to the cabin, they will try to open the door or break through the window. Only the smaller Sasquatches can fit through the windows.

• If the opportunity arises, put Lorenzo in danger to build tension. Maybe he is standing near the boarded up window just as a Sasquatch breaks through and grabs him.

• Lorenzo and Bailey can join the fight against the Sasquatches but they must succeed a Spirit TN3 roll as a free action at the start of their turn, otherwise they are too frightened to act. Let the PCs decide how to utilize them.

• The axes and other smaller handheld logging equipment can deal 1d6 Damage.

• If the large Sasquatch is defeated, make Spirit TN4 rolls for the remaining small Sasquatches. Any that fail run away into the forest and do not return.

• Any characters that leave the cabin will be pursued. Making it all the way back to town in a blizzard would be difficult under normal circumstances.

Let the players be creative. If they come up with interesting ways of dealing with the Sasquatches, play it out and see how the ideas develop.