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SECOND HAND BOOKSHOP

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WRITERS: STACY SMITH AND DAVE WOODRUM

GRAPHICS: DAVE WOODRUM

TECHNICAL SUPPORT: DAVID HARMER

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: SCOTT B. BIZAR 

P.O. BOX 1082-D

GILBERT, AZ 85234

orders@fantasygamesunlimited.net

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U.S. Copyright Notice

Copyright 2010 David L. Woodrum Jr. and Stacy SmithAll rights to this book are reserved. No part of the book may be used orreproduced in any manner whatsoever without permission, except in thecase of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews.

Cover and interior graphics are copyright 2010 David L. Woodrum Jr.

For Information contact Fantasy Games Unlimited Inc., P.O. Box 1082-D,Gilbert, AZ 85234.

Any resemblance to persons living, dead, or undead is purely coincidental.

EEEEditor’sIntroduction:ditor’sIntroduction:ditor’sIntroduction:ditor’sIntroduction:TheideaofausedbookstoreasaV&Vlocationseemsoverly-simplisticatfirstglance,untilonere-membersthatmostgamersarealsoreadersandprobablyvisitsuchplacesregularly.IknowthatIvisitsomelargerusedbookstoresonaregular(bi-weekly)basisandamalwaysonthelookoutforsuchshopswheneverIamvisitinganothercityortown.Usedbookshopstendtoattractabettereducatedandgenerallyfriendlyclientelewhowouldbemorethanwillingtoofferassistancetoplayer-heroesinthemidstofaninformationsearchwhileevaluatingclues.Thehelpmightbeassimpleaspointingtheplayerstowardbooksthatmightcontainthean-swerstheyseek,oritcouldbefactualknowledgepossessedbythepatronsofthestorethatwillprovehelpfultotheplayer-heroes.Similarly,shopownerstendtobefriendlyandextremelyknowl-edgeableabouttheirownstock.Icanthinkoffewpeoplewhohaveproventobeashelpfulasthe

ownersofsuchusedbookstores.ShouldtheGMbeseekinganinnocentappearinglocationasthemeetingplaceorheadquartersofavillaingroup,thebookstoreiscertainlyapossibility,thoughIpersonallyseeitasamorebenignlocation.ScottB.Bizar

SSSSPECIALTHANKS:PECIALTHANKS:PECIALTHANKS:PECIALTHANKS:The authors would like to take a mo-mentto offer aspecial bit of thanks toavidV&VgamerandGameMasterDo-minique Sumner for his initial sugges-tionforthisparticularproject.WewouldalsoliketothankallV&Vfansandgam-ersoutthere.Anextraspecialroundofgratitudegoestotheavidenthusiastsofanunofficial(yetveryinspiring)V&Vre-lated forum and website that both theauthors regularly frequent for inputandhelpful suggestions. Yes John (withthose awesome looking 3D glasses),you know which forum of gaming fanswearetalkingabout.DaveWoodrum&StacySmith

TABLEOFCONTENTS:TABLEOFCONTENTS:TABLEOFCONTENTS:TABLEOFCONTENTS:

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Editor'sIntroduction 3

Introduction 4

1.LocationDescriptions 4

ShopMap:GM'sCopy 4

2.FleshingOutTheShopOwner 6

3.CustomerStats 6

ShopMap:Player'sCopy 7

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IIIIntroduction:ntroduction:ntroduction:ntroduction:WhenDominiqueSumnersuggestedtheideaofincludingausedbookstoreasapossiblefreebielo-cation,Iwasimmediatelysoldontheidea.ItendtofrequenttheusedbookstoreslocatednearmyhomeandI tend tocheckoutoneor twowhenI’mawayonvacation.Oneneverknowswhattheymightfindinsuchplaces,makingeverytriptosuchareallifeadventureinitself!

Asfortheinterestsofgaming,ausedbookstoreoffersagreatdealofpotentialfortheGM.Suchaplacecouldbeafrontforillegalorsinisteractivities,oritmightbeafriendlyplacewheretheheroescanstopintogainpossiblecluesabouttheongoingactivitiesofthecity.Intheleast,thelayoutofthebookstoreoffersanewpublicplacewhereyetanotherbattlemayerupt.The layout of the bookstoreis a wee bitdifferent than theprevious freebie offerings.The carefulreaderwillnotethatunliketheotherpreviousactionmaps,thepresenceofaparkinglothasbeenre-moved.Suchchangewasintentional.Whilethebookstoremightpossiblylocatedinaseparatebuild-ingrestingonitsownlot,manyoftheseshopsareusuallynestledintheconfinesofasmallshoppingcenteroralongabackstreetseriesofurbanbrownstone.Anotherfeaturethatisdifferentfrommanyofthepriorfreebiesisthebrevityoftheproduct.Thiswasalsointentional.Theshopshouldbefairlysmallandoverloadingwithdetailsdetractsfromtheshop’sflexibilityofdifferentuses.GameOn!DaveWoodrumandStacySmith

1111.LocationDescriptions:.LocationDescriptions:.LocationDescriptions:.LocationDescriptions:ThefollowingnotesdescribedthemarkedareasontheGM’scopyofthebookstoremap.A. Front EntrancA. Front EntrancA. Front EntrancA. Front Entrance:e:e:e: An old glass paned doorserves as the front entrance of the shop. Thedooriscoveredwithavarietyofflyersadvertisinglocal events, most of which occurred over amonthor two ago. Ayellowedout signbearsawarningtowouldbeshoplifters.B.SalesCounter:B.SalesCounter:B.SalesCounter:B.SalesCounter:Theowneroftheshopisusu-allyhere,flippingthroughsomeyellowedoutpa-perbackbut always readyto ring thecustomersup.Thisstorehasanold-fashionedcashregis-ter,notamodernelectronicone.Thekeysmakean odd mechanical sound as they are pushed,almostlikeasmallsigh.Thecounterhasa“needapenny,giveapenny”box,aswellasasmalltincan with somecheappencilsnext toa stackofscrapsofpaperforwritingdownwishlistitems.Piledupintheflooralongtheouteredgesofthesalescounterarenumerouscardboardboxesfullof used magazines. Most of the selections areeditions of National Geographic, Popular Sci-

ence, Mother Earth News, and Good House-keeping, but a very careful search will revealsome long lost editions of Omni, Varmint Mas-ters,andTransformationMagazine.C.GeneralFiction:C.GeneralFiction:C.GeneralFiction:C.GeneralFiction:Thisisoneofthelargestsec-tionsand isstuffed full ofa wideassortment offiction related books. Here you might find thelatest Jeanette Winterson novel,a Tom Clancy

classic,oraDanPattersonthriller.Thissectionisusuallyprettybusyasfarascustomertrafficisconcerned,especiallyontheweekends.D. Romance:D.Romance:D. Romance:D.Romance: The romance section tends tobeverypopularwiththeladies.Thissectionboastsaseveralhundredpaperbacks,allofwhichlookwell-readbutgenerallywell-caredfor.Duringop-eratinghoursyou’llusuallyfindatleastonecus-tomergazingattheselectionofromancenovels.

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EEEE. Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror:. Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror:. Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror:. Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror: A good mixofmodernandclassictitlescanbefoundhere.Thissectiongetsalotofbusiness,whichissurprisinglybothmaleandfemaleasfarascustomersarecon-cerned.Occasionallysomeconversationhappensbetween thesecustomers,not tomention a bit of

flirting.Sometimessuchflirtingiswelcomed,othertimesitisnot.F.Westerns:F.Westerns:F.Westerns:F.Westerns:Thewesternsbooksarecrampedto-gether on this long, dusty aisle. In the past thewesterns dominated a good portion of theshop’ssalesbutinthelastfewyearsthedemandforthesebooks has slowly dropped off. Aside from somewonderfuloldclassics,thereisusuallylittleofinter-esthere.G. Historical Books:G. Historical Books:G. Historical Books:G. Historical Books:Theseshelves are crammedfull of a variety of historical related books, both

hardbackandsoft.Fromthe FrenchRevolution totheCivilWartothesocialrevolutionsofthe1960’s,a curious reader with a penchant for history canfindithere.H. Religious/Self Help:H. Religious/Self Help:H. Religious/Self Help:H. Religious/Self Help: An interested reader canfindawidevarietyofbookshere,fromoldchurchhymnals and Christian college studies to Wiccanrelatedinterestsandguidesonmediation.Thecus-tomers that browse these shelves are as equallydiverse,andfromtimetotimeit’snotuncommontowitnesstheexchangeofafewdirtylooks.I.Classics:I.Classics:I.Classics:I.Classics:Thisdustyoldshelfislinedwithnumer-

ousmodernprinteditionsofclassicliterature.FromSocratesandThomasHobbestoCharlesDickensandJackKerouac,onecan findit here.Along thebottom shelf one can find the abbreviated studynotesofnumerousclassicwritings.J. Textbooks:J. Textbooks:J. Textbooks:J. Textbooks: From elementary school to college,theseshelvescontainamismatchedassortmentoftextbooks. As many of these books are severalyearsoutofdate,itisunlikelythattheofferingsonthese shelves will satisfy the academic needs ofbrokecollegestudents.

K. Nature/Outdoor Interest:K. Nature/Outdoor Interest:K. Nature/Outdoor Interest:K. Nature/Outdoor Interest: This shelf contains awidevarietyofbooksthatareofthenatureandout-door interests. Here one will find books detailingthe usefulness of various herbs, guides for bird-watchers,informationonwildlife,booksaboutsur-viving in the woods, guides to popular parks andhiking trails, and texts on hunting, trapping, andtaxidermyforhunters.L.CookBooks:L.CookBooks:L.CookBooks:L.CookBooks:Anendlessarrayofcookbooksand

food preparation guides line this set of shelves.Unless one wants to know how to make shrimpbisque or what variety of wine best complimentsroastduck,there’slittleofinteresthere.M.UsedCompactDiscs:M.UsedCompactDiscs:M.UsedCompactDiscs:M.UsedCompactDiscs:Thisshelfcontainsawide

varietyofusedcompactdiscs.Althoughthebook-storeprimarilycaterstothoseseekingreadingma-terial,theownerhasfounditlucrativetoincludeabriskbusinessofpeddlingusedcds.Theselectionisextremelydiverse,and thereis littleto noeffortinvolvedincategorizingtheofferings.Abriefglanceover will revealawidevariety ofartists, including(but certainly not limited to) Abba, The Alan Par-sons Project, The Beatles, Cannibal Corpse, TheDead Kennedys, Devo, The Dixie Chicks, Jay-Z,L7,LordsofAcid,MotleyCrue,Prodigy,RickyMar-tin,andTheStatlerBrothers.

N.NonN.NonN.NonN.Non----Fiction/Other:Fiction/Other:Fiction/Other:Fiction/Other:Thismassiveseriesofbook-shelvescontainawidevarietyofnon-fictionbooksandassortedreadinginterests,includingchildren’sbooks and computer programming manuals. Theowner seldom takes the time to categorize thebooksinthissection,andassuchfindingthatper-fectbookusuallytakesabitoftimeandeffort.O. Reading Area:O. Reading Area:O. Reading Area:O. Reading Area: A mismatched collection of oldlivingroomstylechairsmakeuptheshop’sreadingarea. The owner originally provided this area forcustomers thatwishedtocheckoutthebooksbe-fore making a purchase. Instead of fulfilling it’soriginalpurpose,however,thechairsinthereading

areaare mostlyoccupied by the boredsignificantothersofthebrowsingpatrons.P.SmallTable:P.SmallTable:P.SmallTable:P.SmallTable:Asmallcrayonboxsitsonthisoldwood table. Inside it are numerous crayons andmarkers as well as a few dog-eared cards for apopular collectible card game as well as an oldtwelvesideddie.Therearesomefaintscratchesonthis table. A sensitive touch and discerning eyemightbeabletomakeoutthefirstthreelettersofawordthatwashastilycarvedintothesurface.GM’s Note: The carved wordcould be mostany-

thing,depending ontheGM”s intendeduseof theshop.Iftheshopownerisinnocentenoughthenitislikelythatthemysterywordwasanintendedvul-garmessagetobeleftbehindbyayoungscoun-drelwithapocketknife.Iftheshopisasiteforille-gal or dark activity then the intended word couldhavebeenpartofawarningtoothers.

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QQQQ.StorageRoom:.StorageRoom:.StorageRoom:.StorageRoom:Thisroomhasanondescriptwooden door witha brass doorknob anda key-hole. Itwould fitperfectly into anold-fashioneddetectivestory. The room itselfcontainsa waterheater,afireproofsafe,andadozenorsohingedwoodencrates. This roomisabitcoolerintem-

peraturecomparedtotherestofthebookstore.Sittingagainst thesouthwallisamassivebook-shelffullofawidevarietyofbooks.Itisuponthisshelfthattheownerhappenstokeepaselectionof books that areeither too controversial or toovaluabletosimplyplaceontheregularshelvesoftheshop.Arearexitdooris locatedalongthebackwallofthestorageroom.Thisdooristypicallylockedatalltimes.GM’s Note: What’sin the crates? Whatever you

desire.Ifyouwishtomakethebookshopafrontformoresinisteractivities,thenitislikelythatthecratewillbefullofdrugs,ammo,stolenartifacts,occultrelateditems,preservedbodyparts,etc.Ifyouwishfortheshoptobemoreinnocentthenitis likely that thesecratescontain old booksand

manuscriptsthattheownerboughtinbulkfromacooperativesupplier.R.ReR.ReR.ReR.Restroom:stroom:stroom:stroom:Thissparsebut roomy restroomisavailablefortheuseofalloccupantsofthebuild-ing.The restroomisequippedwitha toilet, sink,mirror,anddispensersforpapertowelsandtoiletpaper.A fewdustyoldcontainersofspraydisin-fectantsitontopofthetoilet.Nexttothetoiletisanoldplunger.The restroom iskept fairlycleanandthere’snotmuchofinteresthere.  

2.FleshingOutTheShopOwner:2.FleshingOutTheShopOwner:2.FleshingOutTheShopOwner:2.FleshingOutTheShopOwner:Theauthorsofthisactionmaplocationhavepurposefullyleftoutthedetailsregardingtheownerofthebookstore.ThereasonthatsuchotherwiseimportantbitsofinformationhavebeenomittedistoallowtheGMtobetterutilizethelocationastheyseefit.Itisquitepossiblethattheinnocentlookingshopownermightsecretlybeamajorcrimebossorpowerwieldingsupervillain.IftheGMsimplywishestheownertobeanormalsortofcharacter,thentheGMisfreetoeithermapuporiginalstatsfortheowneroruseoneofthefollowercustomerstats(seesection3.CustomerStats).

3.Cus3.Cus3.Cus3.CustomerStats:tomerStats:tomerStats:tomerStats:Hereareadozendifferentgamestatsforpotentialcustomersofthebookstore.Customer01Level:1Hits:8Power:50Agility:13Move:41DmgMod:1Accuracy:1HTH:1d6Customer02Level:1Hits:5Power:44Agility:10Move:34DmgMod:0Accuracy:0HTH:1d6Customer03Level:1Hits:9Power:49Agility:12Move:36DmgMod:1Accuracy:1HTH:1d4Customer04Level:1Hits:12Power:48Agility:12Move:37DmgMod:1Accuracy:1HTH:1d6Customer05Level:1Hits:10Power:48Agility:13Move:39DmgMod:1Accuracy:1HTH:1d4Customer06Level:1Hits:7Power:46Agility:15Move:35DmgMod:1Accuracy:2HTH:1d4Customer07Level:1Hits:3Power:43Agility:10Move:32DmgMod:0Accuracy:0HTH:1d4Customer08Level:1Hits:5Power:45Agility:11Move:34DmgMod:0Accuracy:0HTH:1d4Customer09Level:1Hits:7Power:42Agility:10Move:34DmgMod:-1Accuracy:0HTH:1d6Customer10Level:1Hits:7Power:47Agility:15Move:36DmgMod:1Accuracy:2HTH:1d4Customer11Level:1Hits:6Power:48Agility:14Move:34DmgMod:1Accuracy:1HTH:1d4Customer12Level:1Hits:1Power:26Agility:4Move:16DmgMod:-1Accuracy:-4HTH:1d3

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