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<blockquote data-quote="Rune" data-source="post: 8297" data-attributes="member: 67"><p>Session 5, part 2</p><p></p><p>The immense courtyard is opulently lined with silver trees and little else. The rose-tinted ocean reflects down on us from above, lighting the courtyard as bright as day. The Emperor seems excited to be in the presence of the Heroes of the Night of Spiders whose exaggerated tales have reached his court. He has little more than begun to interview us, however, when Grinning Tiger Rules enters the courtyard and bows to the emperor. He then rises and stares at the young boy. Whatever moment that the two are exchanging is beyond our knowledge, but it is not, to our eyes, on friendly terms. We learn nothing more, for now, an evil trap is sprung!</p><p></p><p>The Emperor crumples to the ground.</p><p></p><p>From out of the shadows of the silver trees, two black-clad figures rapidly advance, dropping blowguns and drawing kris-bladed knives. They are on either side of us. Within seconds, they have advanced half of the distance of the courtyard.</p><p></p><p>The halfling immediately moves to the Emperor’s side and casts some protective spell, nearly losing his footing as the Dream pushes against him in retaliation. The dwarf tears off the peace-bonding on his massive axe and rushes forward to intercept one of the assassins. I remove the bonding from my naganata and move to protect the Emperor on the other side. We are not sure which side Grinning Tiger Rules will take. We are thinking that Grinning Tiger will act to protect the emperor, but with the deftness of a betrayer.</p><p></p><p>On his knees, the emperor lets fly a magic bolt from his fingers. This time, the Dream’s reaction catches the halfling and I off guard, and we are both almost pushed away from him.</p><p></p><p>Tiger’s katana is bared and he moves in between the Emperor and the assassin that the dwarf faces. We still cannot tell who his enemy is.</p><p></p><p>The assassins strike at us. The dwarf’s heavy armor fails to deflect the blow of his opponent, but he shrugs off whatever vial sting the assassin’s blade offers. The assassin whom I face advances, but I make a lucky hit with my long weapon. He is fast, and rolls off of my blade, but I evade his strike.</p><p></p><p>Drunk Dwarf Snores’ mighty blade tears a nasty gash into the side of his enemy, but it is not a killing blow. The halfling attempts to find the poisonous needles in the Emperor, while I attempt to drive my assassin away. Grinning Tiger Rules springs into action, dealing a fierce blow to the dwarf’s foe. The figure before me turns and strikes at the halfling. Fighting Man Dances cannot avoid the blow, and a moment later, the poison on the blade nearly brings him low. He backs, away, while, in an impressive display of great strength, the dwarf strikes again, bringing his opponent to the ground. He is not dead.</p><p></p><p>When the other assassin sees his companion fall, he breaks and runs for the trees. In seconds, he is gone. We yell out to Tiger not to kill the assassin, for we wish to question the attacker, but we are too late. Grinning Tiger Rules brings his katana down on the fallen body, and a great surge of vileness washes over us as the Dream claims the life of the attacker. The Emperor expresses his gratitude to Grinning Tiger Rules, and to us, for protecting him. Soon, the guests are upon us, congratulating us, and holding us up as heroes.</p><p></p><p><em>DM note: one minor detail that has not been mentioned is that the body of the killed assassin is missing part of a finger, which leads the ever-suspicious halfling to believe that the Yakuza is involved somehow.</em></p><p></p><p>And in what seems like a moment only, one assassin lies dead on the ground and we have come to the aid of the emperor. Who are the heroes? What is there in this world that we can trust? Among a celebration, evil has planted a seed that would have killed the Emperor without our intervention. What further destruction waits beneath the towers of the rebuilt city?</p><p></p><p><em>--Ocean Deeply Sleeps</em></p><p></p><p></p><p><em>DM note: notable moments--the showdown between Drunk Dwarf Snores and Grinning Tiger Rules was very, very tense. It was mirrored in a similar (but wordless) showdown between the Emperor and Grinning Tiger Rules. The players suspect that Grinning Tiger Rules does not play well with others.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Drunk Dwarf Snores was a perfect addition to the party (and, indeed, his player informed me that this was his favorite session, so far). No party among the nobility is complete without a boorish dwarf shouldering his way into conversations, dripping the juices of roasted fowl into his beard, and slinging grease across the room as he points with his food.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Fighting Man Dances is a crafty little halfling. He picks up on all the clues and leaps to particularly deft conclusions (see the Yakuza comment, above). They may be wrong, but they are still deft.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Ocean Deeply Sleeps was the main spokesperson for this session, as the dwarf was an obnoxious barbarian, and the halfling was...a halfling. She acquitted herself marvelously (this was the most role-playing intensive session we've had, which means this is the most role-playing intensive session she's ever experienced). I think she enjoyed not running, for a change. She's still sure that her character will die at some point, though.</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rune, post: 8297, member: 67"] Session 5, part 2 The immense courtyard is opulently lined with silver trees and little else. The rose-tinted ocean reflects down on us from above, lighting the courtyard as bright as day. The Emperor seems excited to be in the presence of the Heroes of the Night of Spiders whose exaggerated tales have reached his court. He has little more than begun to interview us, however, when Grinning Tiger Rules enters the courtyard and bows to the emperor. He then rises and stares at the young boy. Whatever moment that the two are exchanging is beyond our knowledge, but it is not, to our eyes, on friendly terms. We learn nothing more, for now, an evil trap is sprung! The Emperor crumples to the ground. From out of the shadows of the silver trees, two black-clad figures rapidly advance, dropping blowguns and drawing kris-bladed knives. They are on either side of us. Within seconds, they have advanced half of the distance of the courtyard. The halfling immediately moves to the Emperor’s side and casts some protective spell, nearly losing his footing as the Dream pushes against him in retaliation. The dwarf tears off the peace-bonding on his massive axe and rushes forward to intercept one of the assassins. I remove the bonding from my naganata and move to protect the Emperor on the other side. We are not sure which side Grinning Tiger Rules will take. We are thinking that Grinning Tiger will act to protect the emperor, but with the deftness of a betrayer. On his knees, the emperor lets fly a magic bolt from his fingers. This time, the Dream’s reaction catches the halfling and I off guard, and we are both almost pushed away from him. Tiger’s katana is bared and he moves in between the Emperor and the assassin that the dwarf faces. We still cannot tell who his enemy is. The assassins strike at us. The dwarf’s heavy armor fails to deflect the blow of his opponent, but he shrugs off whatever vial sting the assassin’s blade offers. The assassin whom I face advances, but I make a lucky hit with my long weapon. He is fast, and rolls off of my blade, but I evade his strike. Drunk Dwarf Snores’ mighty blade tears a nasty gash into the side of his enemy, but it is not a killing blow. The halfling attempts to find the poisonous needles in the Emperor, while I attempt to drive my assassin away. Grinning Tiger Rules springs into action, dealing a fierce blow to the dwarf’s foe. The figure before me turns and strikes at the halfling. Fighting Man Dances cannot avoid the blow, and a moment later, the poison on the blade nearly brings him low. He backs, away, while, in an impressive display of great strength, the dwarf strikes again, bringing his opponent to the ground. He is not dead. When the other assassin sees his companion fall, he breaks and runs for the trees. In seconds, he is gone. We yell out to Tiger not to kill the assassin, for we wish to question the attacker, but we are too late. Grinning Tiger Rules brings his katana down on the fallen body, and a great surge of vileness washes over us as the Dream claims the life of the attacker. The Emperor expresses his gratitude to Grinning Tiger Rules, and to us, for protecting him. Soon, the guests are upon us, congratulating us, and holding us up as heroes. [i]DM note: one minor detail that has not been mentioned is that the body of the killed assassin is missing part of a finger, which leads the ever-suspicious halfling to believe that the Yakuza is involved somehow.[/i] And in what seems like a moment only, one assassin lies dead on the ground and we have come to the aid of the emperor. Who are the heroes? What is there in this world that we can trust? Among a celebration, evil has planted a seed that would have killed the Emperor without our intervention. What further destruction waits beneath the towers of the rebuilt city? [i]--Ocean Deeply Sleeps[/i] [i]DM note: notable moments--the showdown between Drunk Dwarf Snores and Grinning Tiger Rules was very, very tense. It was mirrored in a similar (but wordless) showdown between the Emperor and Grinning Tiger Rules. The players suspect that Grinning Tiger Rules does not play well with others. Drunk Dwarf Snores was a perfect addition to the party (and, indeed, his player informed me that this was his favorite session, so far). No party among the nobility is complete without a boorish dwarf shouldering his way into conversations, dripping the juices of roasted fowl into his beard, and slinging grease across the room as he points with his food. Fighting Man Dances is a crafty little halfling. He picks up on all the clues and leaps to particularly deft conclusions (see the Yakuza comment, above). They may be wrong, but they are still deft. Ocean Deeply Sleeps was the main spokesperson for this session, as the dwarf was an obnoxious barbarian, and the halfling was...a halfling. She acquitted herself marvelously (this was the most role-playing intensive session we've had, which means this is the most role-playing intensive session she's ever experienced). I think she enjoyed not running, for a change. She's still sure that her character will die at some point, though.[/i] [/QUOTE]
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