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@BookTenTiger , @pemerton gave you several reasons why 5e is a pretty difficult ask in terms of running a fully-fledged Story Now game. The game engine doesn't possess the integrated qualities that make most Story Now games go (and this is by design, because its very much intentfully designed...

SARIEL & STARN (vignette to wrap your conflict goal) Goal: Suss out the presence of malign fey influence in Fallcrest and convince the rulers to lend aid to Starn's ingress to the Septarch Tower and in Sariel's search for his missing brother. * A horse came up missing from our stables...

LEIF Complexity 2 SC, Level 1 (DCs 8/12/19) Goal (Staged): Anonymously reinforce the coffers of Renne's widow and household, surveil for hostiles, and route them should they emerge. 4/6 Successes/2 Failures/0 Hard DC Available/0 Secondary Skills Available/Primary Skill Training exhausted...

SARIEL AND STARN Complexity 3 SC, Level 2 (DCs 9/13/20) Goal: (3 Successes) Secure an audience with the Lord and Lady of Fallcrest (RESOLVED). (5 Successes) Suss out the presence of malign fey influence in Fallcrest and convince the rulers to lend aid to Starn's ingress to the Septarch Tower...

LEIF Complexity 2 SC, Level 1 (DCs 8/12/19) Goal (Staged): Anonymously reinforce the coffers of Renne's widow and household, surveil for hostiles, and route them should they emerge. 2/6 Successes/1 Failures/0 Hard DC Available/1 Secondary Skill Available/Primary Skill Training exhausted...

SARIEL AND STARN 3 SC, Level 2 (DCs 9/13/20) Goal: (3 Successes) Secure an audience with the Lord and Lady of Fallcrest. (5 Successes) Suss out the presence of malign fey influence in Fallcrest and convince the rulers to lend aid to Starn's ingress to the Septarch Tower and in Sariel's search...

XP/LOOT * Milestone; gain an Action Point. * Nearing resolution of Pa'avu's Major Quest: Break the bond of servitude our new allies in The Legion of Ruth owe to Vezzuvu, eternal enemy of Stoneroot. To that end, (1) rooting out and slaying the Duchess of Cinders is integral, for she seems to...

LEIF Complexity 2 SC, Level 1 (DCs 8/12/19) Goal (Staged): Anonymously reinforce the coffers of Renne's widow and household, surveil for hostiles, and route them should they emerge. 1/6 Successes/0 Failures/0 Hard DC Available/1 Secondary Skill Available/Primary Skill Training exhausted...

XP/LOOT * Level 2/Comp 2 SC = 250/3 = 83 xp apiece. * 60 coin * One character gains a level 1 magic item. As the sun crests its zenith in the sky, the weary heroes look forward to a much needed, good night's rest. But first, Starn and Sariel head to Moonstone Keep, the seat of Lord Warden...

Complexity 2 SC, Level 2 (DCs 9/13/20) Goal: Escape the Crumbling Tower. 5/6 Successes/0 Failures/1 Secondary Skills Available/Primary Skill Training exhausted; Perception, Acrobatics, Arcana Per @AbdulAlhazred STARN immediately deploys his Dungeoneering skill as a secondary skill to better...

Complexity 2 SC, Level 2 (DCs 9/13/20) Goal: Escape the Crumbling Tower. 4/6 Successes/0 Failures/2 Secondary Skills Available/Primary Skill Training exhausted; Perception, Acrobatics The trio's narrow escape spills out upon the spiral stone stair's landing just as the stairwell behind them...

Posting this on behalf of Grendel and AbdulAlhazred as I've got a small window to get my follow-up post in to frame the follow-on SC! STARN instructs LIEF to navigate the narrow joists above and then lower himself from the ceiling framing using the rope in his kit, until he's just above the...

Complexity 1 SC, Level 1 (DCs 8/12) Goal: Free Starn from the Stasis Chamber. 2/4 Successes/0 Failures/0 Secondary Skill Available/Primary Skill Training exhausted; Arcana, Religion * The forcefield of the Stasis Chamber dominating the center of the room, no longer opaque due to to the...