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)

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)

3. [Hero] Threaten to unleash the Fire Chicken. (Possible only if one of the heroes has this pet)

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

Failure:

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

 company
    Aspects: chapterNumber <= 4
 
 hook (required)
    Score: 200-AGE_IN_YEARS
    Test: LEVEL >= 2
    Eligible for Theme: crow
    Eligible for Theme Piece: wings
 
 ship (required)
    Score: ((LOVER_WITH.hook*50)+(FRIEND_WITH.hook*10))+RIVAL_WITH.hook
    Test: LEVEL >= 2
    Forbidden Aspects: theme_crow
 
 volunteer (optional)
 
 volunteer2 (optional)
 
 volunteer3 (optional)
 
 subPlot (forbid)
    Aspects: theme_crow

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