Geheimnisnacht – a WFRP Adventure
Geheimnisnacht
This Encounter is based on the short story “Geheimnisnacht”, which can be found in the book Trollslayer by
William King and is copy righted to the original author.
Act 1: On the road
The PCs are travelling along the road on the night
of Geheimnisnacht. It is raining badly and visibility
is cut in half (–50% to Perception Tests based on
sight and –25% to Perception Tests based on
hearing). While they are moving along the road
there is a coach approaching from behind them.
As it comes closer have all the PCs make an
Agility test to jump out of the way as the coach
does not slow down. It is a large black coach
pulled by 4 black horses, there are no markings of
any kind on the coach and the driver is all
shrouded in black.
When the PCs pull themselves out of the gutter
they may try to follow the coach. The road they
are on leads into a small village.
Act 2: The village
When the PCs first come to the village they notice
that it looks deserted. All doors are locked and
windows shuttered. If they try to enter any house
all doors have a TB of 4 and 8 Wounds. Locks
can be picked normally.
What they find upon investigation is that all the
locals have locked themselves up for the night
and everyone seems to be armed with a weapon
of some sort. And will attack first screaming a
prayer to Sigmar to protect them. At the inn the
PCs find the same situation. If they knock at the
door or start to bang it down they hear whimpering
inside and also prayers to Sigmar. Again these
prayers are to help them against the Daemons at
the door. Once inside the scene is like this:
Inside, the inn has a low common room. The bar
is made from some planks on barrels. In the
corner, 3 armed men can be seen; they all look
like travelling peddlers and look worried.
There are also a number of serving girls and a
woman in the corner, crying. If anyone asks what
is going on they are told that Geheimnisnacht is
not a night for travelling as the Daemons of the
land run free that night and the only ones on the
road are up to no good.
If they ask what’s up with the woman, the bar man
explains “our Gunter is missing, on a night like this
and all”.
If they mention the black coach, everyone goes
quiet. One of the peddlers says “you’ve seen the
black coach? You’re lucky to have lived to tell the
tale. Some say that it is driven by Daemons. I
have heard it pass here on Geheimnisnacht every
year. Some say it carries wee children from
Altdorf who are to be sacrificed in the woods.”
If they ask about this they are told of a local
legend which says that every year the coach goes
by and anyone who has seen it will be sacrificed
to the Chaos Gods. Gunter looked out the window
and two years ago when it drove by – at this the
old woman starts to cry again.
When the PCs ask who Gunter is, the barman
says “he is my son; he went to chop fire wood this
afternoon and has not returned. It is unlikely that
he is lost in the woods, as he knows them like the
back of his hands. He should have been home
hours ago. I fear that he has been taken by the
Daemons “
During this the woman continues to cry saying
“Gunter is a good boy, how will we survive without
him?”
Also one of the peddlers says “it’s like the
Hauptmann’s daughter, Ingrid.” When asked who
Ingrid is, the barman explains: “She was betrothed
to his son; she lived in Hartzroch the next village
down. Goodwife Hauptmann looked in on her
teenage daughter after sunset. She had though
she had heard moaning coming from her room.
When she went in the room was empty, the
window wide open and banging in the breeze.
Ingrid was found in the woods the next day
covered in bruises and in a terrible state. Ingrid
said that Daemons and wild things carried her
away to the woods. There she saw a stone circle
and a number of people surrounded by Daemons
and monsters, they made to sacrifice her at the
alter but she broke free and prayed to Sigmar to
protect and guide her, she made it to a safe spot
in the woods and hid, the cultists didn’t find her.
We went and searched the area where this
happened and found all sorts of tracks, both
animal and human and Daemon. And there was
what looked like an altar with a young baby gutted
like a pig.”
With this the old woman asks the PCs if they
would go to the Stone Circle to look for Gunter. If
they agree she will give one of the human PCs a
small iron charm, it is in the shape of a twin tailed
comet (a Sigmarite charm with no magical
abilities). She says that Gunter wears the same.
The barman says that he will also give the PCs 5
silver shillings if they go – that’s all of his savings.
Page 1 of 4
 Geheimnisnacht – a WFRP Adventure
Act 3: The Forest
As the PCs trudge through the forest, over head
the moon Morrslieb has become very bright, and
its green glow stains the sky. A light mist has
gathered and has reduced visibility (–20%) the
further they walk on the more the mist thickens. At
some point have all of the PCs make a Perception
Test based on hearing with the above modifier. If
they fail they are surprised by a group of mutants.
There is 1 mutant per PC (or more if you have an
experienced party). Remember that this ground
counts as difficult ground due to the mist and the
fact that it hinders the sight.
As they move on the woods become deeper and
more tangled. The trees take on the aspect of
uncanny beings, twisted and horrified. The PCs
get a feeling of being watched continuously. At
this point the PCs encounter 1 mutant; it is
dancing in a pool of moonlight.
As the PCs move further on they hear chanting
from ahead (again, a Hard Perception Test). As
they move forward they see a clearing ahead with
a number of standing stones in it.
As the PCs inch to the edge of the clearing here
they heard the chanting get louder. From their
vantage point in the long grass they can see a
crude ring of standing stones amid which stands a
large altar. The stones glow greenly with the light
of some luminous fungus. On the altar is a brazier
which gives of clouds of narcotic smoke.
Within the ring a number of humans dance about.
They are masked and garbed in long cloaks. The
cloaks are thrown over one shoulder revealing
naked bodies, both male and female. In one hand
they have finger cymbals in the other switches of
birch with which they whip the person in front of
them; with each hit they chant “ygrak tu amat
Slaanesh!”
Beside the monolith the PCs can see 6 bodies;
closer examination will reveal that all have had
their hearts removed. These hearts can be seen
laid out in a Circle on the altar.
The rhythm of the dance gets faster until the
dancers are in frenzy lashing each other until they
draw blood. Then with out warning they stop and
all is silent.
On the other side of the ring the PCs see that the
black coach has arrived. The door swings open
and out steps a large figure, he is dressed in
heavy purple robes (1 Armour Point). In his arms
he carries a large bundle of deep scarlet cloth.
Due to the people in the centre, the stones and
the fog a ballistic shot at this individual will be
Very Hard.
He steps forward into the circle and shouts “Amak
tu amat Slaanesh” rising the bundle over his head.
All PCs may make a Perception Test to notice that
there is a small child in the bundle. The crowd
responds with “Ygrak tu amak Claanesh, Tzarkol
taen amat Slaanesh”. And they continue in this
fashion for 18 rounds unless disturbed. When they
finish the Coven master moves to the altar in the
centre and places the bundle on it, from their
vantage point the PCs can see that the child is
alive.
Act 4: The fight
If the PCs attack they have to deal with the 4
coven members, and also 4 Mutants that are in
the surrounding woods. The Mutants arrive 3
rounds after the fight breaks out. You may adjust
these numbers to suit your group – the fight
should be won without too much trouble, but
should not be a cakewalk.
During the fight the Coven master tries to escape
using the child as a hostage if needed. The
humans there also try to defend the master as
best they can, which will not be much given their
nakedness.
If the Ritual is completed the child is killed and a
Daemon is summoned. This Daemon kills all the
cultists except the master and then proceeds to
the village and starts to kill all and sundry, in
which case the PCs will have to deal with it or flee
but leave the Daemon and cult leader at their
backs.
Act 5: Clean up
If the ritual is stopped then the PCs will probably
want to search the site or destroy it. This should
be impossible for them as the circle is an old
Waystone, and if it is destroyed, the Winds of
Magic would be disturbed in this place (an
Academic Knowledge (Magic) Test will reveal this.
If they search the bodies they find a matching
Sigmarite charm on the coven master, and if they
remove his mask they find Gunter. Also they will
find Ingrid among the bodies of Mutants if they
where given a description. The best solution to
this is to return with the bodies and say they
where killed by the coven. This will at least make
the deaths easier for the families concerned. The
child is Ingrid’s, her parents did not know that she
was a mother, so again it is best to conceal the
truth.
Experience
Listening to the barman 5
Agreeing to find Gunter 10
Finding the Stone Circle 10
Stopping the ritual before the child is killed 15
Killing Gunter 5
Stopping Gunter and apprehending him 20
Not stopping the Ritual –30
Concealing the truth 30
Page 2 of 4
 Geheimnisnacht – a WFRP Adventure
NPCs
Gunter, Coven Master
Race: Human
Career: Cult Magus of Slaanesh (ex-Cult Acolyte of Slaanesh, ex-Peasant)

Main Profile
WS BS S T Ag Int WP Fel
41% 41% 36% 41% 61% 66% 36% 76%
Secondary Profile
A W SB TB M Mag IP FP
2 17 3 4 5 2 0 0

Skills: Academic Knowledge (Daemonology +10%, Magic +10%), Animal Training, Channelling +10%,
Charm +20%, Common Knowledge (the Empire), Concealment, Consume Alcohol, Disguise, Drive, Cook,
Evaluate +10%, Gossip +10%, Intimidate +10%, Magical Sense +10%, Outdoor Survival, Performer
(Dancer), Read/Write +10%, Set Trap, Silent Move, Speak Arcane Language (Daemonic +10%, Magick),
Speak Language (Reikspiel +10%, Classical)
Talents: Aethyric Attunement, Dark Lore (Slaanesh), Dark Magic, Fearless, Flee!, Hardy, Inured to Chaos,
Keen Senses, Lesser Magic (), Lightning Reflexes, Menacing, Petty Magic (Chaos), Specialist Weapon
Group (Sling), Streetwise, Strike to Stun, Savvy, Suave
Mutations: Agile (+10 Ag), Fast (M+1), Extra Toes (1 on each foot)
Armour: Heavy Purple Probe (counts as Fur Armour)
Armour Points: 1 on all Locations
Weapons: Ritual Dagger
Trappings: Robe

Human Cultist (use as many as you need)

Race: Human
Career: Peasant

Main Profile
WS BS S T Ag Int WP Fel
36% 36% 36% 41% 36% 31% 36% 31%
Secondary Profile
A W SB TB M Mag IP FP
1 14 3 4 4 0 0 0
Skills: Animal Care, Animal Training, Charm Animal, Common Knowledge (the Empire), Concealment,
Drive, Gossip, Outdoor Survival, Set Trap, Speak Language (Reikspiel), Silent Move
Talents: Hardy, Flee!
Armour: None
Weapons: Peasant’s Weapon – Flail, Pitchfork, Staff, etc. (Damage SB–2)
Trappings: Robes

Mutant (use as may as you need)

Race: Human
Career: Peasant

Main Profile
WS BS S T Ag Int WP Fel
36% 36% 36% 41% 36% 31% 36% 31%
Secondary Profile
A W SB TB M Mag IP FP
1 14 3 4 4 0 0 0

Page 3 of 4
 Geheimnisnacht – a WFRP Adventure
Skills: Animal Care, Animal Training, Charm Animal, Common Knowledge (the Empire), Concealment,
Drive, Gossip, Outdoor Survival, Set Trap, Speak Language (Reikspiel), Silent Move
Talents: Hardy, Flee!
Armour: None
Weapons: Peasant’s Weapon – Flail, Pitchfork, Staff, etc. (Damage SB–2)
Trappings: Robes
Mutations:
#1: Bestial Appearance – Face of a Bat (Acute Hearing, Fel=20%)
#2: Pincer Hand – (Natural Weapons with Precise Quality)
#3: Turnskin (Treat as Beastman)
#4: Piercing Tongue (Natural Weapons with Precise Quality); Elastic Limbs
#5: Additional Arms (Attacks=2, Toughness=51, Toughness Bonus=5)
#6: Wings (Flies as a Hoverer)
#7: Irrational Fear (Dwarfs), Horn on Forehead (Natural Weapon)
#8: Bizarre Colouration (Purple)
#9: Tentacle Fingers
#10: Scale Skin (1 Armour Point on all Locations)
#11: Invisibility (Transparent Body, –10& to all Melee Attacks and –20% to all Missile Attacks)
#12: Inside Out (guts leak out of body)

The Stone Circle

Page 4 of 4