Madame Ulia’s Auction House

Description: Renowned for exquisite art, curios, and artifacts. Whispers of illegal procurement tactics are brushed under the rug.

Tone & Feel: Eclectic and covetous, refined yet excessive.

Tier: 3

Type: Social

Difficulty: 17

Potential Adversaries:

Bladed Guards, Merchant Baron, Monarch, Spy, Courtesan

Features

Unparalleled Selection - Passive

Madame Ulia’s offers the greatest treasures you’ve ever seen. Roll 5d12+12 on the loot tables (p.XX) three times to select the marquee items for the day (on a 61+, create a legendary item or enhance an item between 51-60). Anything below 20 on the Item and Consumable lists are also available.

Who is selling the items and what villainy was required to acquire them? Who else wants these items?

What Am I Bid? - Passive

During the auctions, PCs may bid on any item. They make a Presence roll (17) to see how well they handle the auction. On a success with Fear, it costs more than they’d imagined. On any failure, they have to bid more than they have or let someone else win.

Cut a Deal - Passive

Characters can attempt to convince other interested parties to not bid by promising favors, making other trades, coercion, or other methods. On any failure in those attempts, Madame Ulia’s people may ask to have a word with them about interfering in house business. Summon 1d6 Tier 3 Bladed Guards to ‘escort’ them to the auction manager’s office.

Information is the Greatest Treasure - Action

Reveal a Spy or other agent of an adversary in the scene, eavesdropping on the party. The PC with the highest Instinct or best chance to notice the Spy makes an Instinct Reaction Roll (17) to notice the observer. If they fail, they can mark Stress to know that they’re being observed but not where the observer is.

Who do they work for? Were they here for you, or was this a happy coincidence?

Renowned for exquisite art, curios, and artifacts. Whispers of illegal procurement tactics are brushed under the rug.