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<blockquote data-quote="d2OKC" data-source="post: 6093525" data-attributes="member: 97351"><p>OK.</p><p></p><p>We finished up the Ziggurat (it only took us three sessions!) and they got the actual, useful information (i.e. how to defeat the thoughtform creatures, and the location of the Mavisha Ziggurat) that they needed, and they decided to head back to Flint before performing the Detect Planar Energy ritual. </p><p></p><p>When they returned, they headed straight for RHC HQ, where the secretary told Gareth Carter he had a letter waiting for him. He was quite surprised to find an invitation to a ball being thrown by the Lord Viscount. At this point, two of the other players decided it was time to switch to a Zeitgeist theme, because they had see the cool stuff Gareth had gotten that they hadn't. So, Victor Bays is now an Eschatologist (after his brief brush with death, he has decided it is time to really start preparing for the next time that happens) and Reginald Battersea is now a Technologist (because it fits his image of his character way more than whatever he had initially chosen anyway. I was pleased with this development.</p><p></p><p>Next, they had to choose to either do the ritual, or finally track down Gaius Bergeron, which they had put off in order to travel as quickly as possible to the Ziggurat. They chose the ritual.</p><p></p><p>They first performed it near the fair, where it lead them to Rock Rackus's equipment. They found his ceremonial dagger, and decided to ask him a few questions. Not before they used a different ritual on the dagger however - Object Reading...</p><p></p><p>This is the second time they've used Object Reading. The first time on the head of Alexander's golem, which let them see that Leone Quital was behind that attack. This is a tricky ritual in this campaign, because if they roll high enough, it can really get them quick answers. Not necessarily a bad thing, but tricky.</p><p></p><p>So they got to see Rock using it to teleport from a cruise ship (surrounded by half-naked women and musicians) to the dreary confines of his tent at the fair. This was very interesting to them, indeed.</p><p></p><p>They decided to go question him, where they learned the truth behind his escapades (and they are pretty curious about the ruins he found in Pala). I tried to play him up as pretty dumb and self-centered, to really hammer home that he was a bad fit for the dockers, because my group has a bit of a soft spot for the activists. He offered to use his last scroll with them, and they considered this, but decided to come back later to release him.</p><p></p><p>* Side note. After the first of their party learned to speak Ancient in the Ziggurat, they took the time to solve the puzzle three more times so that all four of them could learn the language, and they would be able to actually have conversations in front of other people that no one else would be able to understand. I thought this was rather clever.</p><p></p><p>They performed the ritual again on the north shore, and sure enough it took them to the Silver Swan - which they had no idea was Gaius's home. It led them to his door, but they got a bit gunshy and decided to formulate a plan, instead of just charging in. I was so proud of their growth.</p><p></p><p>They asked the bellhop to bring down the occupant of the room, and he agreed after a substantial bribe. </p><p></p><p>While he was gone, the party devised a complicated strategy where Reginald and Casimiro would talk with Gaius while Gareth and Victor climbed the outside wall and climbed in through Gaius's window to snoop and get important information. </p><p></p><p>A few minutes later the bellhop came running back downstairs in a panic. He grabbed the jacket of Reginald and pulled him along behind him, telling him to hurry upstairs.</p><p></p><p>They arrived to find Gaius murdered, with his brain apparently pulled straight through his soft palate. They spent a few minutes investigating the scene (they found the maps that corroborated the information they found at the Ziggurat of Apet and the Ob ring, which completely stumped them) before Reginald decided to again pull out his favorite ritual - Object Reading! - on the corpse of Gaius Bergeron. </p><p></p><p>That is where we stopped for the night, because I'm not real sure how to answer any questions they would have. I suppose I could just give them the physical description of Sijhen, which wouldn't necessarily spoil the twist at the end, it would just give them a bit more to go off of, to find him for the Voice of Rot... I don't know. </p><p></p><p>Advice anyone?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="d2OKC, post: 6093525, member: 97351"] OK. We finished up the Ziggurat (it only took us three sessions!) and they got the actual, useful information (i.e. how to defeat the thoughtform creatures, and the location of the Mavisha Ziggurat) that they needed, and they decided to head back to Flint before performing the Detect Planar Energy ritual. When they returned, they headed straight for RHC HQ, where the secretary told Gareth Carter he had a letter waiting for him. He was quite surprised to find an invitation to a ball being thrown by the Lord Viscount. At this point, two of the other players decided it was time to switch to a Zeitgeist theme, because they had see the cool stuff Gareth had gotten that they hadn't. So, Victor Bays is now an Eschatologist (after his brief brush with death, he has decided it is time to really start preparing for the next time that happens) and Reginald Battersea is now a Technologist (because it fits his image of his character way more than whatever he had initially chosen anyway. I was pleased with this development. Next, they had to choose to either do the ritual, or finally track down Gaius Bergeron, which they had put off in order to travel as quickly as possible to the Ziggurat. They chose the ritual. They first performed it near the fair, where it lead them to Rock Rackus's equipment. They found his ceremonial dagger, and decided to ask him a few questions. Not before they used a different ritual on the dagger however - Object Reading... This is the second time they've used Object Reading. The first time on the head of Alexander's golem, which let them see that Leone Quital was behind that attack. This is a tricky ritual in this campaign, because if they roll high enough, it can really get them quick answers. Not necessarily a bad thing, but tricky. So they got to see Rock using it to teleport from a cruise ship (surrounded by half-naked women and musicians) to the dreary confines of his tent at the fair. This was very interesting to them, indeed. They decided to go question him, where they learned the truth behind his escapades (and they are pretty curious about the ruins he found in Pala). I tried to play him up as pretty dumb and self-centered, to really hammer home that he was a bad fit for the dockers, because my group has a bit of a soft spot for the activists. He offered to use his last scroll with them, and they considered this, but decided to come back later to release him. * Side note. After the first of their party learned to speak Ancient in the Ziggurat, they took the time to solve the puzzle three more times so that all four of them could learn the language, and they would be able to actually have conversations in front of other people that no one else would be able to understand. I thought this was rather clever. They performed the ritual again on the north shore, and sure enough it took them to the Silver Swan - which they had no idea was Gaius's home. It led them to his door, but they got a bit gunshy and decided to formulate a plan, instead of just charging in. I was so proud of their growth. They asked the bellhop to bring down the occupant of the room, and he agreed after a substantial bribe. While he was gone, the party devised a complicated strategy where Reginald and Casimiro would talk with Gaius while Gareth and Victor climbed the outside wall and climbed in through Gaius's window to snoop and get important information. A few minutes later the bellhop came running back downstairs in a panic. He grabbed the jacket of Reginald and pulled him along behind him, telling him to hurry upstairs. They arrived to find Gaius murdered, with his brain apparently pulled straight through his soft palate. They spent a few minutes investigating the scene (they found the maps that corroborated the information they found at the Ziggurat of Apet and the Ob ring, which completely stumped them) before Reginald decided to again pull out his favorite ritual - Object Reading! - on the corpse of Gaius Bergeron. That is where we stopped for the night, because I'm not real sure how to answer any questions they would have. I suppose I could just give them the physical description of Sijhen, which wouldn't necessarily spoil the twist at the end, it would just give them a bit more to go off of, to find him for the Voice of Rot... I don't know. Advice anyone? [/QUOTE]
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