[WW] Bubonic Plague

[Arne Reuter <reuter@tse-online.de>]

Hi Alan!

Am Dienstag, 14. August 2001, 13:44:59, schrieben Sie:

> Still, those were isolated outbreaks, not the continent wide
> epidemics that struck in the Middle Ages.

That is true - still, the fear remained.

> I notice that a number of the outbreaks you list occurred during the 
> 30 Years War. Given the level of destruction caused by that war, the 
> collapse of the medical system of the time most certainly had a part 
> to play in the outbreaks.

Yes, but I picked those for purpose. In my sources there are quite a
few before and after the war, too. But basically you are correct, of
course.

> Chaos is certainly not conducive to good hygiene or good medicine.


> The party is on patrol through the Alsace region of France. They are
> conning an old French village, one long abandoned. Beautiful 
> location, prime location. Nobody lives there, and from the looks of 
> the place, not since the 17th century or so.

> The only thing new are the ripped up bodies of Wehrmacht soldiers and 
> Marquis fighters. Them and a near catatonic German sergeant who 
> mutters (in German naturally) about, "them".

> During the night something dressed in tattered rags that kinda 
> resemble the garb of the 30 Years War period is seen gleefully 
> dismembering the Kraut, and the patrol's weapons do nothing to it. 
> That morning one American (an NPC, with WW you're gonna need red 
> shirts) is found to be exhibiting symptoms of a virulent strain of 
> Bubonic Plague.

Nice idea. And _scary_. Brr, poor chaps... ;-)

Mit freundlichen Gruessen,

Arne Reuter

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