A Review of the Role Playing Game Supplement The Prophecy

The Prophecy by Jospeh Mohr is a role playing game supplement published by Old School Role Playing for use with Cepheus Engine. As such, it is covered by the Open Game License and some parts are considered to be Open Game Content as a result.

The supplement is available as a 21 page Pay What You Want DPF from DriveThruRPG. Two pages are the front and rear covers, three the front matter and three the Open Game License.

The opening paragraphs explain that the planet Lage has been bombarded by the Jorun Family – though not stated, the adventure is set in the Frontiers of Space – who are conquering it. The inhabitants have a prophecy about a hero who will free them, and one of the characters happens to match the description of this hero. The inhabitants want help getting rid of the invaders.

Patron details the NPC who notices the resemblance.

Complications are things that can go wrong or which aren’t known.

Jorun Family Member Ruling this World has details on them.

Lage gives a description of the world and details on the cities on the map, including their current state and what might be salvaged from them.

The Wastelands covers the areas of now largely irradiated desert, with a 2d6 table to determine their current state.

Craters mentions that there is a chance that they contain unexploded ordnance, which could be turned on the Jorun. Or TPK the party.

This Adventure explains that it needs handling by characters with mercenary or military experience.

Jorum Forces on Lage has stats for the important leaders and details on the forces.

Jorum Blockade are the ship patrolling the system.

Lagian Rebel Forces has details on them and on recruiting more.

Success on the Battlefield has some simple rules for determining who wins a battle.

Lagian Morale is the morale of the rebels.

Spies and Informants are how these could affect the characters.

Major Population Centers Remaining on Lage briefly mentions the intact cities.

Concentration Camps are where some of the inhabitants are being held.

Jorum Mining Operations are how the family is mining the planet.

The Prophets of Lage covers the prophecy.

Winning the War explains how to accomplish this.

Other Details says there are plenty of other things that cannot be foreseen.

Mission Completion Objectives is to drive the Jorum off.

The Profit of Winning is how the characters will benefit if they are victorious.

The final page of content is a planetary map.

The Prophecy in Review

The PDF lacks bookmarks and is long enough with enough different sections that these would have been useful. Navigation could be better. The text maintains a single column format and some min or errors were noticed. Apart from the covers and map, there are no illustrations. Presentation is adequate.

This adventure is only going to appeal to certain types of players, as it involves running a rebellion and war. It also has the potential to be far more complex, and need far more things, than what’s included in the supplement, which at times is oversimplified. The Prophecy is an adventure that won’t be suitable for all and it can be found by clicking here.