The Infamous Blackie Powells

Blackie Powells is a pirate who committed a series of daring but inexplicable crimes. He kidnapped a theatre troupe. He burned a logging camp. He smashed a dam. He was the puzzle and the laughing stock of the kingdom until his master plan came together and he made off with a good portion of the royal treasury.

"He kidnapped the actors so he could dress his men in their town guard costumes... he burned out the loggers so the river would be choked with logs and the ferry couldn't operate.. he smashed the dam to lower the water level and expose the old ford. It's genius!"

That was a generation ago. Blackie's reputation has grown and grown because since that time, people have been blaming their failures on him. No, I didn't fall asleep and let the flock wander off -- Blackie took them! Of course I made all the pots you ordered -- but I watched Blackie himself throw them all down the well! Blackie held me at knifepoint just to let the loaves overcook!

What crime did Blackie commit here (2d12)?

1. Stole
2. Burned
3. Seduced
4. Painted
5. Undermined
6. Disguised
7. Forged
8. Pickpocketed
9. Delayed
10. Framed
11. Drugged
12. Rebuilt

1. A noble's daughter
2. A herd of cows
3. A farmer's cart
4. A blacksmith
5. A barn
6. A boat
7. A fisherman's wife
8. A stone keep
9. A town guard
10. A flock of crows
11. A cabinet
12. A stables

In order to (2d12):

1. Hide
2. Impersonate
3. Replace
4. Steal
5. Destroy
6. Surprise
7. Rob
8. Trick
9. Abduct
10. Antagonise
11. Redirect
12. Corrupt

1. A magistrate
2. A guard troop
3. A wealthy merchant
4. A baker's wife
5. A trade guild
6. A church
7. The baron's children
8. A widow
9. A bardic trio
10. A hunting party
11. A tax collector
12. A royal herald

The truth, if the characters manage to discover it, is a bit different. Blackie Powells retired and lived a quiet life after his big heist. Now he's an old man in a house too big for him, being gently bullied by his three adult daughters. They won't let him have strong drink, or red meat or salty cheese! They want him to drink spring water and eat leafy greens and walk outside in the sunshine for an hour every day! In fact, if the characters can help with his scheme to get away from them, he'll give them a share of the remaining gold. He just needs them to commit a small list of inexplicable minor crimes...