Keep the Grain Convoy Moving
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The TrackThe Drainage CutThe Supply Cart
Roleplay EncounterPF2EParty L5 · 4 PCs
Keep the Grain Convoy Moving
Read Aloud
Dust hammers the flat road and tastes like old flour. A convoy of three wagons sits dead in the track, mules stamping, drivers quiet, one man with a ledger and a hand on his knife. Foreman Orsen points at the lead wagon and says, 'Those sacks are short. You can pay, prove it, or watch the grain hit the ditch.'
The Scene
NEUTRALBargain at the roadsideStakes If the party fails, the grain convoy breaks, the road backs up, and hungry farms lose the seed they need for spring.
15 to 25 minutes
NPC Goal
Leave the road with his reputation intact and no loss on the books.
Leverage
The party can prove the count, cover the shortfall, or turn the blame onto the clerk before the wagons turn back.
Player Approaches
- Show the seal marks on the sacks.
- Offer immediate coin or goods.
- Promise to settle the missing grain in town.
- Threaten to bring the steward down on Orsen.
- Point out the seed grain and the farms behind it.
NPC Gambits
- Ask for the tally book.
- Inspect the wagon seams.
- Calm the mule team.
- Appeal to the drivers.
- Press Orsen on who signed the load.
NPC Reactions
- FRIENDLY: Orsen lowers his voice, shows the tally, and admits there is a mismatch.
- NEUTRAL: Orsen bargains hard and keeps his hand on the ledger.
- HOSTILE: Orsen calls the party thieves and orders the drivers to hold the road.
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