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<blockquote data-quote="Isklexi" data-source="post: 6732422" data-attributes="member: 6684948"><p><strong>Coup Ex Machina</strong></p><p></p><p>The constables returned to the Summer Court where the Bruse threw a banquet to celebrate the end of the competition. After the meal, the votes were tallied. The constables had won both challenges and secured both Zarkava's and the Bruse's votes ending with a result of 4 to 1. The constables were taken to the Bruse's audience chamber to meet with Oddcog while Lya's party was made to wait outside. The Bruse explained that the constables would have to convince Oddcog to go with them as he wouldn't force the gnome to leave because Tinker is a guest of the state not a prisoner. </p><p></p><p>Once Tinker arrived, Irony tried to persuade the nervous gnome to come with them. After some discussion, Tinker apologized and called the Bruse back over from the nearby balcony. Tinker informed everyone that he wasn't going to leave with anyone and after pulling out a pocket watch, announced that everyone had 16 seconds to leave. After a brief moment of confusion, Kirk heard the whistle of incoming artillery shells and tackled Tinker to the ground and handcuffed himself to the gnome. At the same time, Kenna Vigilante attacked the Bruse from behind, knocking him to the floor. The other guards in the audience chamber also turned their rifles on the constables as the artillery shells began to fill the room with choking caustic gas.</p><p></p><p>Two of the guards moved to open the doors of the audience chamber, and Maddox unloaded his customary volley of shotgun blasts to try and stop them. The guards proved much more resilient than expected and Maddox discovered their secret when he blasted the metallic skin off one of the guards revealing clockwork within. The constable moved quickly to try and protect the Bruse. Bruse Shantus quickly regained his composure and conjured a large maul along with a continual stream of spectral constructs as backup. Tinker revealed himself to be a duplicant as well when he opened his own chest and produced a prodigious bomb. At about this moment, Kirk realized he was handcuffed to a small robot gnome holding high explosives. Thinking quickly, Kirk bodily hauled Oddcog to the balcony, hoisted him over the railing, and unlocked the handcuffs. Tinker fell into the maze below and the resulting explosion knocked Kirk back from the balcony's edge.</p><p></p><p>The guards by the doors were able to successfully open them whereupon Lya Jierre immediately decapitated one of the damaged duplicants. Lya and her two cohorts rushed into the room pursued by many more duplicant assailants. Merton used his sonic staff to push the duplicants back and rush closed and barred the audience chamber doors again. The remaining door guard attempted to open the doors again only to have Rush pin him to a nearby wall with an immovable rod. Lya quickly called for a cessation of hostilities between them explaining that they were not behind this attack.</p><p></p><p>The constables and the Danorans moved to engage the duplicants left in the audience chamber. Doran and Kirk heavily damaged Kenna at which point she appeared to come to her senses. This produced further confusion on how these strange clockwork golems imitate people. The constables have little time to dwell on the particulars of their assailants as the room is still full of caustic fumes and the duplicants outside are beginning to break the door down. The party will need to find a way to escape and protect the Bruse.</p><p></p><p>[gm]We got a late start and this fight is running a bit long, so we're having to complete this encounter over two sessions. I think my favorite part of the encounter so far was Kirk handcuffing himself to Tinker right before the gnome pulled out a huge bomb.</p><p></p><p>I've also decided to run with the theme of psionics with Minotaurs. I gave Bruse Shantus the ability to produce Astral Construct minions (2 per turn). They get chewed up by the duplicants pretty quickly, but they still serve the purpose of keeping the heat off Shantus. On a related note, Shantus' aura adds a lot of complications to the fight. It's a potent controlling element, but it's easy to forget who attacked who first and makes targeting attacks a bit confusing. In hindsight, I'd probably change the aura to be easier to track, e.g., an affected person can't attack an opponent that is adjacent to one of their allies (or something like that).[/gm]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Isklexi, post: 6732422, member: 6684948"] [b]Coup Ex Machina[/b] The constables returned to the Summer Court where the Bruse threw a banquet to celebrate the end of the competition. After the meal, the votes were tallied. The constables had won both challenges and secured both Zarkava's and the Bruse's votes ending with a result of 4 to 1. The constables were taken to the Bruse's audience chamber to meet with Oddcog while Lya's party was made to wait outside. The Bruse explained that the constables would have to convince Oddcog to go with them as he wouldn't force the gnome to leave because Tinker is a guest of the state not a prisoner. Once Tinker arrived, Irony tried to persuade the nervous gnome to come with them. After some discussion, Tinker apologized and called the Bruse back over from the nearby balcony. Tinker informed everyone that he wasn't going to leave with anyone and after pulling out a pocket watch, announced that everyone had 16 seconds to leave. After a brief moment of confusion, Kirk heard the whistle of incoming artillery shells and tackled Tinker to the ground and handcuffed himself to the gnome. At the same time, Kenna Vigilante attacked the Bruse from behind, knocking him to the floor. The other guards in the audience chamber also turned their rifles on the constables as the artillery shells began to fill the room with choking caustic gas. Two of the guards moved to open the doors of the audience chamber, and Maddox unloaded his customary volley of shotgun blasts to try and stop them. The guards proved much more resilient than expected and Maddox discovered their secret when he blasted the metallic skin off one of the guards revealing clockwork within. The constable moved quickly to try and protect the Bruse. Bruse Shantus quickly regained his composure and conjured a large maul along with a continual stream of spectral constructs as backup. Tinker revealed himself to be a duplicant as well when he opened his own chest and produced a prodigious bomb. At about this moment, Kirk realized he was handcuffed to a small robot gnome holding high explosives. Thinking quickly, Kirk bodily hauled Oddcog to the balcony, hoisted him over the railing, and unlocked the handcuffs. Tinker fell into the maze below and the resulting explosion knocked Kirk back from the balcony's edge. The guards by the doors were able to successfully open them whereupon Lya Jierre immediately decapitated one of the damaged duplicants. Lya and her two cohorts rushed into the room pursued by many more duplicant assailants. Merton used his sonic staff to push the duplicants back and rush closed and barred the audience chamber doors again. The remaining door guard attempted to open the doors again only to have Rush pin him to a nearby wall with an immovable rod. Lya quickly called for a cessation of hostilities between them explaining that they were not behind this attack. The constables and the Danorans moved to engage the duplicants left in the audience chamber. Doran and Kirk heavily damaged Kenna at which point she appeared to come to her senses. This produced further confusion on how these strange clockwork golems imitate people. The constables have little time to dwell on the particulars of their assailants as the room is still full of caustic fumes and the duplicants outside are beginning to break the door down. The party will need to find a way to escape and protect the Bruse. [gm]We got a late start and this fight is running a bit long, so we're having to complete this encounter over two sessions. I think my favorite part of the encounter so far was Kirk handcuffing himself to Tinker right before the gnome pulled out a huge bomb. I've also decided to run with the theme of psionics with Minotaurs. I gave Bruse Shantus the ability to produce Astral Construct minions (2 per turn). They get chewed up by the duplicants pretty quickly, but they still serve the purpose of keeping the heat off Shantus. On a related note, Shantus' aura adds a lot of complications to the fight. It's a potent controlling element, but it's easy to forget who attacked who first and makes targeting attacks a bit confusing. In hindsight, I'd probably change the aura to be easier to track, e.g., an affected person can't attack an opponent that is adjacent to one of their allies (or something like that).[/gm] [/QUOTE]
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