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| Around Acryn's criminal fraternities and seedier adventurer hangouts word is being put about that a gentlemen of considerable influence in the True Council is looking to hire some skilled and discreet help. | Around Acryn's criminal fraternities and seedier adventurer hangouts word is being put about that a gentlemen of considerable influence in the True Council is looking to hire some skilled and discreet help. | ||
| ===== PCs ===== | ===== PCs ===== | ||
| + | * [[user:joew:pc:kjell_caulson|Kjell Caulson]] - Joe | ||
| + | * [[user:khimaera:pc:raven_caulus|Raven Caulus]] - Anna | ||
| + | * [[user:jamesg:pc:ricardo_reed|Ricardo Reed]] - James G | ||
| ===== Debrief ===== | ===== Debrief ===== | ||
| The party are hired by the mysterious Mr Strings, the guild leader of the red company, the closest thing Acryn has to a guild of Assassins. Sitting in shadows he asks the party to destroy a rival faction of Assassins, the Grinning Monks, an enigmatic group of master Assassins who have recently been increasing their activity in Acryn. | The party are hired by the mysterious Mr Strings, the guild leader of the red company, the closest thing Acryn has to a guild of Assassins. Sitting in shadows he asks the party to destroy a rival faction of Assassins, the Grinning Monks, an enigmatic group of master Assassins who have recently been increasing their activity in Acryn. | ||
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| Ricardo is approached by a cloaked emissary demanding he return Mr String's cloak pin, he surmises it is one of the badges that mark out the members of the true council. After deciding that he's not quite ready to make the attempt for a seat on the council himself Ricardo agrees to return it. In return he and Raven are offered the protection of the True Council. | Ricardo is approached by a cloaked emissary demanding he return Mr String's cloak pin, he surmises it is one of the badges that mark out the members of the true council. After deciding that he's not quite ready to make the attempt for a seat on the council himself Ricardo agrees to return it. In return he and Raven are offered the protection of the True Council. | ||
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| + | A minor fire is reported at the People's College library, however it was quickly extinguished with the blame being placed on some troublemakers who were chased off by the Watch. | ||
| ====Snackies and Wibble==== | ====Snackies and Wibble==== | ||
| * All the party recover 80 Acra from Mr Strings stash. | * All the party recover 80 Acra from Mr Strings stash. | ||
| - | * Raven - has the mastercrafted ivory dagger of the Abbott of the Grinning Monks, it is almost perfect designed for killing as does +1 damage on a successful backstab. | + | * Raven - has the mastercrafted ivory dagger of the Abbott of the Grinning Monks, it is almost perfect designed for killing and does +1 damage on a successful backstab. |
| * Kjell - has learnt the true name of the Leader and may call upon the full might of his gods power with the appropriate epic tree. | * Kjell - has learnt the true name of the Leader and may call upon the full might of his gods power with the appropriate epic tree. | ||
| * Raven and Ricardo - accept the blessing of the Smiling Lady and may take her divine favour epic tree. | * Raven and Ricardo - accept the blessing of the Smiling Lady and may take her divine favour epic tree. | ||
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| =====Tree and Quirks===== | =====Tree and Quirks===== | ||
| ====Quirk: Boon of the 13==== | ====Quirk: Boon of the 13==== | ||
| - | This is one use ability earned by gaining the favour, or perhaps just the interest, of the True Council. You can invoke it to have the True Council get you out of virtually any jam within the City of Acryn from being arrested for lewd behavior to being tried for high treason. However, once its used up you're on your own. | + | This is a one use ability earned by gaining the favour, or perhaps just the interest, of the True Council. You can invoke it to have the True Council get you out of virtually any jam within the City of Acryn from being arrested for lewd behavior to being tried for high treason. However, once its used up you're on your own. |
| ====Divine Favour: The Smiling Lady==== | ====Divine Favour: The Smiling Lady==== | ||
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| ==Knowing Smile== | ==Knowing Smile== | ||
| - | Drawing on the power of the Lady you get a glimpse of how a mortal target will die. As you do so you smile a terrible knowing smile, in which they will momentarily glimpse their own mortality. You may then call a FEAR at them. This only ever works once on a target. | + | Drawing on the power of the Lady you get a glimpse of how a mortal target will die. As you do so, you smile a terrible knowing smile in which they will momentarily glimpse their own mortality. You may then call a FEAR at them. This only ever works once on a target. |
| ==The Last Kiss== | ==The Last Kiss== | ||
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| ==Against Which No Lock May Hold== | ==Against Which No Lock May Hold== | ||
| While meditating you may drink a poison, placing yourself between life and the realm of the Lady. This allows your spirit to step free of your body, protected by the power of the Lady. In this state you are incorporeal and may pass through solid objects, allowing you to go where you could otherwise not and interact with other incorporeal beings as one of them, though you cannot interact with the physical world. Staying in this state too long, or straying too far from your body may result in the GM applying a WEAKEN to you in following encounters, or even worse effects. | While meditating you may drink a poison, placing yourself between life and the realm of the Lady. This allows your spirit to step free of your body, protected by the power of the Lady. In this state you are incorporeal and may pass through solid objects, allowing you to go where you could otherwise not and interact with other incorporeal beings as one of them, though you cannot interact with the physical world. Staying in this state too long, or straying too far from your body may result in the GM applying a WEAKEN to you in following encounters, or even worse effects. | ||
| - | ===Divine Aura - The Lady's Smile=== | + | ===Divine Aura - The Lady's Grace=== |
| The Lady watches over you and your allies assuring that your death, if it comes, will do so at the right time and place. | The Lady watches over you and your allies assuring that your death, if it comes, will do so at the right time and place. | ||
| Once per encounter you and your allies may call a DODGE against any call that would take you to 0 hits (i.e. this dodge can't be used if the attack would not have killed you) as some improbable chance event saves your life. | Once per encounter you and your allies may call a DODGE against any call that would take you to 0 hits (i.e. this dodge can't be used if the attack would not have killed you) as some improbable chance event saves your life. | ||
| - | {{tag>"beyondtheveil" adventure}} | + | {{tag>"beyondtheveil" adventure kjell_caulson raven_caulus ricardo_reed the_smiling_lady}} |
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