After nine quiet years, a masked and curiously-attired stranger walks the mountain path into the isolated village of Zahndorf. The night watchman, still on patrol as the sun rises, calls out and raises a brightly glinting crossbow. The stranger nervously unbuckles his cumbersome leather mask, drops a heavy bundle of posters and brass instruments at his feet, and remaining at some distance, clears his throat.

“How many deaths since the summer?” he shouts.

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Change “Player” to “Villager” and “Emperor” to “Doctor” throughout the ruleset. Keep the “Atomic Actions” dynastic rule.