Monsters Inc

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Summary

GM: Dean
Season: Spring 820 WK
Night: Monday
Location: St Johns / Zoom
Level: Extreme

Party
  • Lath - Human Air Mage - Jono
  • Caprice - Thaumaturgist - Kelsie P.L.
  • Tari - Elven Earth Mage - Michelle
  • Aryan - Legendary Warrior - Stephen Mil Sci & Scribe
  • Captain Blood - Human Water Mage - ChrisC
  • Keesha - Elven Rune Master - Surfboard
  • Silverfoam - The Elven Namer - Michael P.
  • Plus extra recruits once we found out a bit more...
Play test docs
Details
All needlessly hush-hush and confusing, we actually have 3 missions that all need to be done at once and according to astrologers may have some connection. Splitting into 3 parties with some extra recruits to deal with them properly.
Employer
1. Sorceress in Silver
2. Lorto
3. Princess Ozma
Mission
1. An unknown Air power has manifested in Alusia and needs to be tracked down and encouraged to return home.
Lath, Aryan, Silverfoam, Tegan, Lyric, Kern
2. Some contracts need to be fulfilled, some old business settled, clearing the ledger.
Caprice, Captain Blood, Thaeuss, Eric, Engalton
3. Ozma is planning a surprise party for redacted, party poopers are expected and to be stopped.
Tari, Keesha, Broc, Rahne, Merco, Hagan
Pay
1. Airy fairy favours.
2. Special Training and some cash
3. Presents!

Scribe Notes

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A very secret briefing

Duesday 1st Thaw

In an especially well shielded guild meeting room, we are met by Ashkar, Valerian and WWoW. They give us an intentionally vague briefing, minimising what we can tell in case we chose to decline. While we're chatting a Bug Eyed Imp tries to scry through from a proximate plane and volunteers to become WWoW's goblet. We agree to know more and step through a summoned door to a similarly shielded room in an off-plane location.

There we meet the home team and are told what they know of the away team and what they're up to.

Before the war of tears, amongst other powerful magics and shaping, the Elves created lots of new creatures (Joinings) for the coming conflict (including Void Wolves).

With events of the last 40 years, the ways have become active, the Drow have been stirred up, Terra Nova has been changed, old powers re-awakened and artefacts unearthed. Pocket planes used for storage and research that were previously isolated by the breaking of the ways have been re-connected and may be accessible for the first time in 30,000 years.

The White Lady is from that time too and has become aware of this awakening. The bad guys she leads have started excavating old war shit. One known dig site in Sea of Ash, suspected others. Probably half a dozen (away) teams out prospecting.

Scarlet believes there may be a control system for the created monsters (Joinings), the Away team finding these would be all bad. One was at the frozen university pre-WoT (he broke free temporarily to freeze the place). He thinks there's something similarly controlling inside the ways somewhere.

Task options:

  1. Ensure we are not scryable/predictable - WWow Anti-Scrying / CB Ritual (modified)
  2. Research Caprice's book of Elven Secrets, Silverfoam's books from Elven Vaults, Lath's books.
  3. Talk to Elven Venerable-Princess, Lord Yo, Eunis at Mt Everwhite.
  4. Search frozen city for control mechanism
  5. Disrupt dig at the Sea of Ash
  6. Hunt the bad guys archaeological teams
  7. Kill/Pin-down Savnok. Maybe get Sabrina to assault him for a while.
  8. Explore the Elven Ways to find the repositories
  9. Find/destroy the control mechanisms
  10. Find/destroy the various repositories
  11. Unravel the Away Team Alliance
  12. Kill the White Lady and her clan. Or better, get them to kill each other.
... Moonday 8th Thaw
The Philosophers (Lath, Silverfoam, Keesha, Tari) work through the books.
CB, Caprice and I visit a few allies (Illyana, Yo, Tari's Dad. And grill Carzon.) to ask what they know of the Joinings, the Ways (as they were and as they are now), locations of WoT weapons caches/cities/research sites.
We also investigate anti-scrying options to keep ourselves off the Away Team radar.
We ask Scarlet to make contact with the Void Wolves, see what they know and sound them out as potential allies.
We ask Maelstrom to scout/spy out the dig at the Sea of Ash.
Ashkar & Co to try to identify who of the Dark Brotherhood has been engaged and see if there is any means by which we could locate them. Or get leverage on them.
Lorto & Ashkar to enquire after any hiring of mercenaries the Away team might be doing. Looking for opportunities for us to take a job on the inside.
Cam & DoD to acquire an invocation for Savnok. Caprice to acquire the dagger. See if we can summon and pin him down for a season.

Chapter 2

Reference

Home Team

Barman - 5' Rock Troll

Team Oz
Lord Carzon (was pre-WoT)
WWoW - Esmerelda (Scrying/Anti-scrying, Curses)
GWoS - Glinda (Movement, Healing, Protection)
WWoE - Mombi (Winged Sprite, Alchemist, Herbalist)
GWoN - Gayalette (Elementalist)
Princess Ozma
Oz Blessings: Protection from Earth, Immunity to Poison, Personal Anti-Scrying, Sleep comfortably anywhere (Ozma)
The Brotherhood (the good 60% of the Dark Brotherhood)
Ashkar (the hot one)
Valerian, Chaos Witch
?, Chaos Witch
Unnamed Witch in Leather
Cam & Co
Camdindel (Dark Elf Sorcerer), Legion (humanoid construct with hair), Lorto (buff human), Maelstrom (innocuous elemental shape-changer), Dear Old Dad (Lich Lord), Zephyr (petite humanoid Air power)
Elves
Scarlet - Old Elf from pre-war of tears. A Joining - Elf blended with stuff: Part Void Wolf, part Cho-ja (mantis like), part void entropy locust. Guardian of Elven University in north. Conscientious Objector, rather than be used in the civil war, froze himself in the Elven ways to freeze the city. Been thawed for 5 years, catching up on the world.

Away Team

Terra Nova Drow led by The White Lady
The White Lady, dates back to pre-WOT, former partner of Savnok.
Clan of 10s-100s of Drow and minions
Pit fiends, Ice Devils, Bearded Devils, etc.
Is owed allegiance by an Elemental Prince of Air & Water.
Her palace is set in cliffs by the sea, has seaweed monster along Ley Lines drawing power to her palace. Its location in central Terra Nova is known.
Hell
Savnok
Bug Eyed Imps (inter-dimensional spies)
Dark Brotherhood
The 40% of the original brotherhood that didn't side with us

Buffs & Mil Sci


Long Term Buffs (assumed always on)
Magic (caster) Rk Effects Duration Ar CB La Ta Ca Ke SF BAE EAE
Strength of Stone (Ta) 20 +20 EN 21 hrs Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N N
Armour of Earth (Ta) 20 +42% Def +1 DR 10.5 hrs N N
Enchant Armour (CB) 23 +48% Def, +1AP, +23 Spell Armour 12 hrs Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Rune Shield (Ke) 20 25% Def +5 AP, 1 SG. 10.5 hrs Y Y x 3 Y Y
Armour of Light (CB) 15 15pts vs FT, EN and incoming magic. 1pt vs SG's. +12 IV for Mil Sci. Replaces physical Armour. Y N N
Smite (Ke) 20 On Strike: D+21, Kocked prone 21 hrs 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 Y Y
Disguise (Ca) 20 21 hrs Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Water Breathing (SF) 20 Breathe water 41 hrs Y N N
Wind & Water proofing (SF) 20 All the possessions of that entity 5 days Y N N
Invisibility (CB) 16 95 mins N N N
Greater Heart Rune (Ke) 20 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Rune of Truth (Ke) 13 PC + 26 + Greater % to spot illusions/hidden/disguised 72
Willow Healing (Ke) 7 3 En per pulse 14 hrs Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Resist Heat & Cold (La) 20 6 less heat & cold dmg, 6 lvls better on Weather table 21 hrs (41 hrs enh) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Vapor Breathing (La) 16 8.5 hrs (16 hrs enh) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N N
Barrier of Wind (La) 26 54% Def (42% Def without Eddie) 13 hrs (23 hrs enh) N N N
Flying (Air) (La) 20 Wind picks you up. 1st time 1 min, after D+2 pulses to arrive. 10.5 hrs (20 hrs enh) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N N
Feather Falling (La) 10 Fall at 1' per sec. 5.5 hrs (10 hrs enh) Y N N
Eddie (La) 20 Cloaks you in an Eddie. Stops wind speak etc, leaves no trace in the air. Lowers weather gauge by 4. Lowers Whirlwind Vortex by 20 ranks. 21 hrs (41 hrs enh) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Short Term Buffs - Cast as Needed
Magic (caster) Rk Effects Duration Ar CB La Ta Ca Ke SF BAE EAE
Enhancing Enchantment (CB) 20 Add up to rank duration again N N
Enchant Weapon (CB) 18 +19% SC +6 damage Y Y Y Y
Rune Weapon (Ke) N N
Fast as the Wind (La) 20 +8 TMR up to 20 total TMR, +10 IV 52 mins (92 mins enh) Y Y Y
Martial Hymn (Ca) 12 +45 SC from Caprice singing (some range)? 2 pulses Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Self Only Buffs
Magic (caster) Rk Effects Duration Ar CB La Ta Ca Ke SF BAE EAE
Mind Shield: rk +10% +2/rk MR vs Mental Att. 10 12
Herbal Lore +10% +2/rk to find herbs 8
Tracking +10 +2/rk Tracking % 8
Navigation Increase Navigator ranks and safer travels 12
Aerial Affinity 22 6 steps better on weather table 20 22
Resist Pain 20 No longer stun, +25 to Con checks 20
Enhanced Vision 16 See through any obscurement. Chance of Detect Illusions on pass action. 16
Witchsight (or equiv) See Invis. See in the dark like a human on cloudy day effective range vision of 150' outside, 75' inside. 20 20
Spirit Vision See spirits --
Dark Vision Excellent vision in the dark. 250' range. 20
Second Sight 0 See Spatial Anomalies (50' range) 0
Detecting Ley Lines Active - See Ley Lines 10
Aryan Mil Sci
Melee Only: +18% Def, +18% SC, +18 IV, +1 End of Pulse Pass Action in melee
Raise Morale +7 WP
-17 dice mod on Fear Checks; -34 on Fright Table. Within 28' +15% to resist Fear/Awe & -15 on tables.
Aryan's Callisthenics
+1 AG (For all that participate in 1 hour of morning exercises, lasts 1 day)
Herbalist Meals/Broth
4FT for meal or 5FT for broth/tea (Aryan rk 8)
Enhance Enchant rank 20 available for buffs (CB)
Silverfoam's Counter normally Rk10+
with Counter Mind, Namer, Air, Celestial, Water, Wiccca, Necro at Rk20 (gen&Spec)
Oz Blessings
Protection from Earth (Gayalette)
Immunity to Poison (Mombi)
Personal Anti-Scrying (Esmerelda)
Sleep comfortably anywhere (Ozma)

Watch Order & Camping

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
1 2 3 1
4 5 6

Marching Order

Skirmish Formations (Front)
Default

Aryan
Bert Lath Eernie

 Double File

Aryan
Bert Lath Eernie

 Single File

Aryan
Bert Lath Eernie

Calendar

Spring: Thaw 820 (10)
Moonday Duesday W'ansday Th'rsday Frysday Reapsday Sunday
Candlemansa 1 Guild Meeting 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 1 2 3 4
Spring: Seedtime 820 (11)
5 6 7 8 Rites of Thunor 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 Equinox 16 17 Eostre 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 1 2
Spring: Blossom 820 (12)
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 Floralia 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Walpurgisnacht
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