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The hero and a friend journey to a destination inside of the hero.
The hero and a friend journey to a destination inside of the hero. What does that mean, exactly? I certainly don't know.


== Choices ==
== Choices ==


''1. And so they set out on a journey.''
''1. And so they set out on a journey.''
:{| role="presentation" class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
 
::''1.1 Disperse the bacteria-things. Like doctors.''
:::{| role="presentation" class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
| <strong>Outcome</strong>
| <strong>Outcome</strong>
|-
|-
| The hero accepts and the adventure begins.
| Begin combat with the bacteria-things with {{Intimidation}}. The following is added to the hero's [[history]]:
''<q>They journeyed into the depths of their own body and destroyed the parasitic entity that was chewing around in there... or. I mean, or it was all a weird encounter with some imagination-bending monster, a manifestation of fantasy that became indistinguishable from reality? But, uhh... I guess that doesn't super matter? Anyway, <Hero> won. And that was good.</q>''
|}
|}
''2. "Come on, <Name>. There's good mulled wine at the roastinghouse."''  
 
:{| role="presentation" class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
::''1.2 "Or--and tell me if this is crazy--but what if we just try talking to the disease?"''
:::{| role="presentation" class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
| <strong>Outcome</strong>
| <strong>Outcome</strong>
|-
|-
| The hero declines.
| Enter combat with the pig. The following is added to the hero's history:
''<q>They journeyed into the depths of their own body, and encountered there a parasitic being. But, being <Hero>, they decided that a parasite might make a close and precious friend. Turns out it does! For the rest of their life, they would talk to their body, and others swore that sometimes they heard their body answer.</q>''
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|}


''Should the opportunity be accepted, the story continues.''
''2. "Come on, <Name>. There's good mulled wine at the roastinghouse."''  
 
''1. Disperse the bacteria-things. Like doctors.''
:{| role="presentation" class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
:{| role="presentation" class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
| <strong>Outcome</strong>
| <strong>Outcome</strong>
|-
|-
| Enter combat with the bacteria. All foes suffer 2 damage to start the mission.
| The opportunity is declined.
|}
''2. "Or--and tell me if this is crazy--but what if we just try talking to the disease?"''
:{| role="presentation" class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
| <strong>Outcome</strong>
|-
| Enter combat with the pig.
|}
|}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==


If option 1 is chosen, the following is added into the hero's history:
This opportunity targets a hero with the Weird [[hook]].
:{| role="presentation" class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
| <strong>History</strong>
|-
|They journeyed into the depths of their own body and destroyed the parasitic entity that was chewing around in there... or. I mean, or it was all a weird encounter with some imagination-bending monster, a manifestation of fantasy that became indistinguishable from reality? But, uhh... I guess that doesn't super matter? Anyway, <Hero> won. And that was good.
|}
 
If option 2 is chosen, the following is added into the hero's history:
 
:{| role="presentation" class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
| <strong>History</strong>
|-
|They journeyed into the depths of their own body, and encountered there a parasitic being. But, being <Hero>, they decided that a parasite might make a close and precious friend. Turns out it does! For the rest of their life, they would talk to their body, and others swore that sometimes they heard their body answer.
|}


The event was [[Scatter Stand or Still]] before being retooled.
The event was called [[Scatter Stand or Still]] before being retooled.


== Images ==
== Images ==


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Revision as of 22:10, 17 February 2021

The Scattered Self
Bacteriodragon.png
Author
Douglas Austin
Event type
Opportunity

The hero and a friend journey to a destination inside of the hero. What does that mean, exactly? I certainly don't know.

Choices

1. And so they set out on a journey.

1.1 Disperse the bacteria-things. Like doctors.
1.2 "Or--and tell me if this is crazy--but what if we just try talking to the disease?"

2. "Come on, <Name>. There's good mulled wine at the roastinghouse."

Trivia

This opportunity targets a hero with the Weird hook.

The event was called Scatter Stand or Still before being retooled.

Images