Out of the Rain

Out of the Rain
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Author
Douglas Austin
Event type
Arrive at hostile site

The heroes seek shelter from rain in a cave and the entrance gets blocked in.

Choices

1. Clear out the entrance and move on.

Outcome Leave the cave.

2. Follow the chilly passage.

Outcome You meet Winterlock.

1. [Hero] reacts with force.

Outcome Success: [Hero] +0.5 Bonus Damage (This Campaign). You find Ice Shield (warding +1, freezes on block).

Failure: Begin the battle with Exhaustion (all swift actions are single actions for the duration of combat). [Hero] gains the Frost transformation.

2. [Hero] talks him down.

Outcome Success: [Hero] +5 Stunt Chance (This Campaign). You find Ice Shield (warding +1, freezes on block).

Failure: Begin the battle with Exhaustion (all swift actions are single actions for the duration of combat). [Hero] gains the Frost transformation.

3. Threaten to unleash the Fire Chicken OR attack with a Flamesoul hero. (Possible only if a hero has one of these themes)

Outcome [Hero] +1 Warding (This Campaign). You find Ice Shield (warding +1, freezes on block).

3. Take the ancient stairs.

Outcome [Hero] leaves cave with a book. [Hero] +0.5 Potency (This Campaign) and a Wound (one party member loses half hit points to start combat) for the upcoming battle. You find Thnarrs Accordica, an artifact that increases max interfusions by 1 and allows non-mystics to interfuse. Begin combat with Stealth (all party members begin combat in Greyplane). The following text is added to the hero's history:

Deep under a thundersplit mountain, they stumbled upon an ancient temple to Damoot, Thnarric god of rivers, words, and rhyme. For [Hero] who'd always held a secret passion for the study of ancient Thnarrland, it was a life highlight, and a subtle sign that all they'd learned and lived through had prepared them for this journey. 

Images

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  The ruin collapses.

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  Gwanad.

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  The party escapes.

Targets

Targets

 bookish (required)
    Score: TENACITY
    Test: LEVEL >= 2
 
 greedy (required)
    Score: CHARISMA
    Test: LEVEL >= 2
    Eligible for Theme: frost
    Eligible for Theme Piece: frostStreak
 
 friend (required)
    Score: FRIEND_WITH.bookish+LOVER_WITH.bookish
    Test: LEVEL >= 2
 
 volunteer (optional)
 
 volunteer2 (optional)
 
 hook (optional)
    Score: (((theme_fire*10)+theme_petFireChicken)+offHand_torch)+warriorDeck_raider >= 1
 
 mystic (optional)
    Aspects: mystic >= 1

See Targets and scoring guide for help with role names and scoring.