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<blockquote data-quote="gideonpepys" data-source="post: 6144794" data-attributes="member: 79141"><p><strong>Session 77a - Wrapping up 'Week Two'</strong></p><p></p><p>The players have ten weeks of downtime altogether, and some of the players were away last week, so we wrapped up their stories at the start of this session. Leon didn't take long to cover, as he had spent the whole week at the Battalion, in preparation for the benefits he receives from the Martial Scientist theme at level 10. As for the other two:<strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Malthusius -</strong> Concerned about Malthusius' behaviour, Korrigan summons the unit (except the absent Matunaaga) to a meeting and Malthusius does not appear. They go to his apartments near the University in Central Flint to find them darkened. (Uru got impatient when Malthusius did not answer their first knock and picked the door lock.)</p><p></p><p>Malthusius is in bed claiming to be exhausted. Korrigan asks him what he has been up to, and when Malthusius says he's been studying, but got an early night last night, they know something's up: Uru kept tabs on Malthusius the night before and saw him leave his apartment at midnight and head for the University library (despite already having spent the whole day there). Without giving any of this away, Korrigan says he's come to ask Malthusius' advice on an ancient text. He then presents him with a note he has had transcribed into Supernal (which only Malthusius can read). It warns Malthusius that Xambria may be up to something as he is clearly unaware of his own activities.</p><p></p><p>The upshot of all this is that, through careful subterfuge so has not to alarm the co-occupant of his brain, Malthusius is taken up the hill to the Mayor of the Nettle's residence, where his old friend Isaac now lives. Isaac is an expert in all things arcane, and - once appraised of the situation - straps Malthusius to a comfortable chair with modified mage-cuffs before confronting Xambria...</p><p></p><p>It transpires that the poor woman, desperate for a body of her own, had accepted the bargain of Ashima-Shimtu and even now, under duress to renege, is determined to cling to her hopes of finding a new vessel, and continue her work to try to free Ashima-Shimtu in return. By now it would appear that she is almost spellbound by the demon, and unable to think clearly. (It is ironic that Malthusius, having done so much to rid the others of their ill-considered bargains, should find himself the unwitting host of a demon-compacted soul.)</p><p></p><p>Clearly, something must be done, but Isaac is puzzled, for this is not a matter for exorcism. Xambria is a living psyche, transferred through psionic power to Malthusius, not a spirit. He conducts research and Malthusius remains his guest for several days, before, at the beginning of Week Three he walks free, having been subjected to a procedure which effectively quarantines Xambria - alive but unconscious and unable to take control of Malthusius - until such times as an effective way to transfer her spirit can be found.</p><p></p><p><strong>Matunaaga</strong> - Turning to Matunaaga (and reverting to the past tense because I have no idea why I wrote that last bit in the present) he spent the week travelling home - not to the Anthras mountains where his people dwell, but to the home-from-home he had made with Ayesha, a large-boned and maternal healer who had been the saviour of many a Risuri soldier during the Yerasol War. Their six children were overjoyed to see their father, but Ayesha kept her distance. At length she told him that his place, for the time being, was not here: that the comforts of home would not be his until his task was done. She also warned of an approaching danger and - on the third day of his stay - said simply, over her shoulder, while kneeding bread, "They have arrived. Please send the children inside." Matunaaga stepped outside to do so. His eldest was taking water from the well. The sounds of chirping cicadas ceased and at once, he sent the youngster back in for his gun. Two figures emerged from the treeline: Roshna and Tosin, the two caji he had happened upon in Agate. Both were armed and wore black warpaint and black trim on their gear - a sign that they had come to deal with what they regarded as a renegade caji. They told Matunaaga he was lucky to be accorded that honour, as he had abandoned his people and refused to return home with them last time they met. They had run all the way from the Anthras Mountains since his message regarding the ancient stone plate (which they called 'the Palimpsest') had arrived with the elders. They had come to claim it from him. Matunaaga refused to hand it over, but also refused to fight and sat cross-legged on the ground as they surrounded and approached him. Only when Roshna made to lay hands on him and take the plate from his belt-pouch did he resist, and when Tosin darted in to attack, he leapt up and fought back. Tosin wielded katar and slipped in and out of sight using psychic powers similar to those Matunaaga now wielded; Roshna focused her psionic energies through her obsidian blade. But the pair swiftly found that - even 'unarmed' - Matunaaga easily outmatched them. He had already felled Roshna when his son appeared in the doorway of their hut and threw him his rifle. He did not even use it to subdue Tosin. Then he disarmed them and , when they regained consciousness, exacted an oath that they would return to the Anthras Mts with this message: that the 'palimpsest' was his by right of possession and that any further attempt to reclaim it would be met with deadly force.</p><p></p><p><strong>DM's Note: </strong>the Palimpsest is is a stone tablet whose meaning is only revealed through intense study. Some of its layers will only be unlocked when Matunaaga's WIS is increased. It is the means by which I intend for Matunaaga to unlock several 'alternative rewards' and also his paragon path, or should I say 'paths': Matunaaga will have access to both of the githzerai racial paths and will be able to switch between them. For anyone who is wondering, Matunaaga is a ranger/monk hybrid, house-ruled to make the combination playable. His paragon choice of a racial path was suboptimal but flavourful, so I decided to grant him the ability to access both paths. I'm not even sure if it's of much benefit as yet; he may end up only using one.</p><p></p><p>The turn of events surrounding Malthusius occured to me when the whole unit except for him accepted the temptation of Ashima-Shimtu. I suddenly realised that there was another person in the group that everyone had probably forgotten about, and who had a 'wish' that she would be desperate to have fulfilled. By this point I'm playing it that poor Xambria has gone a bit crazy, and her condition is not really her fault: first she was possessed; now she possesses someone else and is simultaneously possessed by a demon. </p><p></p><p>It was also kind of funny, considering the lengths Malthusius went to to free the others from their pacts, and the stern lectures he had administered at the time, to see the look on the player's face when he realised what was happening: that Xambria was taking him on nocturnal jaunts to research a means to free the she-devil of Odiem.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gideonpepys, post: 6144794, member: 79141"] [b]Session 77a - Wrapping up 'Week Two'[/b] The players have ten weeks of downtime altogether, and some of the players were away last week, so we wrapped up their stories at the start of this session. Leon didn't take long to cover, as he had spent the whole week at the Battalion, in preparation for the benefits he receives from the Martial Scientist theme at level 10. As for the other two:[B] Malthusius -[/B] Concerned about Malthusius' behaviour, Korrigan summons the unit (except the absent Matunaaga) to a meeting and Malthusius does not appear. They go to his apartments near the University in Central Flint to find them darkened. (Uru got impatient when Malthusius did not answer their first knock and picked the door lock.) Malthusius is in bed claiming to be exhausted. Korrigan asks him what he has been up to, and when Malthusius says he's been studying, but got an early night last night, they know something's up: Uru kept tabs on Malthusius the night before and saw him leave his apartment at midnight and head for the University library (despite already having spent the whole day there). Without giving any of this away, Korrigan says he's come to ask Malthusius' advice on an ancient text. He then presents him with a note he has had transcribed into Supernal (which only Malthusius can read). It warns Malthusius that Xambria may be up to something as he is clearly unaware of his own activities. The upshot of all this is that, through careful subterfuge so has not to alarm the co-occupant of his brain, Malthusius is taken up the hill to the Mayor of the Nettle's residence, where his old friend Isaac now lives. Isaac is an expert in all things arcane, and - once appraised of the situation - straps Malthusius to a comfortable chair with modified mage-cuffs before confronting Xambria... It transpires that the poor woman, desperate for a body of her own, had accepted the bargain of Ashima-Shimtu and even now, under duress to renege, is determined to cling to her hopes of finding a new vessel, and continue her work to try to free Ashima-Shimtu in return. By now it would appear that she is almost spellbound by the demon, and unable to think clearly. (It is ironic that Malthusius, having done so much to rid the others of their ill-considered bargains, should find himself the unwitting host of a demon-compacted soul.) Clearly, something must be done, but Isaac is puzzled, for this is not a matter for exorcism. Xambria is a living psyche, transferred through psionic power to Malthusius, not a spirit. He conducts research and Malthusius remains his guest for several days, before, at the beginning of Week Three he walks free, having been subjected to a procedure which effectively quarantines Xambria - alive but unconscious and unable to take control of Malthusius - until such times as an effective way to transfer her spirit can be found. [B]Matunaaga[/B] - Turning to Matunaaga (and reverting to the past tense because I have no idea why I wrote that last bit in the present) he spent the week travelling home - not to the Anthras mountains where his people dwell, but to the home-from-home he had made with Ayesha, a large-boned and maternal healer who had been the saviour of many a Risuri soldier during the Yerasol War. Their six children were overjoyed to see their father, but Ayesha kept her distance. At length she told him that his place, for the time being, was not here: that the comforts of home would not be his until his task was done. She also warned of an approaching danger and - on the third day of his stay - said simply, over her shoulder, while kneeding bread, "They have arrived. Please send the children inside." Matunaaga stepped outside to do so. His eldest was taking water from the well. The sounds of chirping cicadas ceased and at once, he sent the youngster back in for his gun. Two figures emerged from the treeline: Roshna and Tosin, the two caji he had happened upon in Agate. Both were armed and wore black warpaint and black trim on their gear - a sign that they had come to deal with what they regarded as a renegade caji. They told Matunaaga he was lucky to be accorded that honour, as he had abandoned his people and refused to return home with them last time they met. They had run all the way from the Anthras Mountains since his message regarding the ancient stone plate (which they called 'the Palimpsest') had arrived with the elders. They had come to claim it from him. Matunaaga refused to hand it over, but also refused to fight and sat cross-legged on the ground as they surrounded and approached him. Only when Roshna made to lay hands on him and take the plate from his belt-pouch did he resist, and when Tosin darted in to attack, he leapt up and fought back. Tosin wielded katar and slipped in and out of sight using psychic powers similar to those Matunaaga now wielded; Roshna focused her psionic energies through her obsidian blade. But the pair swiftly found that - even 'unarmed' - Matunaaga easily outmatched them. He had already felled Roshna when his son appeared in the doorway of their hut and threw him his rifle. He did not even use it to subdue Tosin. Then he disarmed them and , when they regained consciousness, exacted an oath that they would return to the Anthras Mts with this message: that the 'palimpsest' was his by right of possession and that any further attempt to reclaim it would be met with deadly force. [B]DM's Note: [/B]the Palimpsest is is a stone tablet whose meaning is only revealed through intense study. Some of its layers will only be unlocked when Matunaaga's WIS is increased. It is the means by which I intend for Matunaaga to unlock several 'alternative rewards' and also his paragon path, or should I say 'paths': Matunaaga will have access to both of the githzerai racial paths and will be able to switch between them. For anyone who is wondering, Matunaaga is a ranger/monk hybrid, house-ruled to make the combination playable. His paragon choice of a racial path was suboptimal but flavourful, so I decided to grant him the ability to access both paths. I'm not even sure if it's of much benefit as yet; he may end up only using one. The turn of events surrounding Malthusius occured to me when the whole unit except for him accepted the temptation of Ashima-Shimtu. I suddenly realised that there was another person in the group that everyone had probably forgotten about, and who had a 'wish' that she would be desperate to have fulfilled. By this point I'm playing it that poor Xambria has gone a bit crazy, and her condition is not really her fault: first she was possessed; now she possesses someone else and is simultaneously possessed by a demon. It was also kind of funny, considering the lengths Malthusius went to to free the others from their pacts, and the stern lectures he had administered at the time, to see the look on the player's face when he realised what was happening: that Xambria was taking him on nocturnal jaunts to research a means to free the she-devil of Odiem. [/QUOTE]
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