Out of the Rain

Out of the Rain
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. Gain Ingots.

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 off-hand 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.