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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Manbearcat" data-source="post: 9371830" data-attributes="member: 6696971">While there have been violent conflicts and journey conflicts, the rather pronounced frequency of social conflicts and spiritual conflicts in this particular game of Stonetop has been fairly remarkable.  This session was rather the poster child of the paradigm.  If I inventory the 4 PCs that have been in this game, it starts to come together:Branwyn (Ranger):  Relies on her wits, words, and ability to communicate with animals far more than her bow and her knife.  Though the "end" of her adventuring career (ruined tibia) certainly stands as a testament to the dangers of violence (but she saved Stonetop from a Northern Manmarch threat)!Yorath (Fox):  A total operator, charmer, con-man.  Everything seems counterfeit with him though his newfound faith has proven not easily discarded.  Thus far its, interestingly, stuck.  And relationships are seemingly less disposable as the game has worn on.  I'm verrrrrrrrry interested how this spirit composed of the dark astral winds of the celestial night (a gift from The Void), riding shotgun within to rectify Yorath's lost sight, will play with his devotion to the radiant, guiding light of Helior!Donal (Marshal):  While he had the background of a cattle thief and cavorted with roadmen, this is one of the more noteworthy heroic characters I've ever GMed.  Relentlessly taking on the burden of his charges and putting himself in the crosshairs.  Always trying to talk frays down from violence, but that seemed mostly to mitigate the danger to his folk rather than himself.  RIP (from violence!...and, true to his legacy, the inescapable gravity of putting himself in danger so others might live).Vahid (Witch Hunter):  Very interesting.  His first notable moment on-screen was trying to beat Donal to death in a fistfight after Donal failed to save his brother's life (after trying desperately to do so).  Also ironically, Donal disarmed the furor of the fight (after Vahid was starting to get the better of him) by throwing chalk in Vahid's face.  After eulogizing Vahid's brother successfully to the Lygosian celestial entity known as The Void (a supernatural conflict), our present Seeker became an opportunity as a Follower of Donal.  Now he routinely deploys trick/loadout-saavy like Donal did to him with the chalk and engages in supernatural and social galore.[HR][/HR]We're nearing winter and the (former witch who made a bargain with The Things Below to become the most successful midwife Stonetop had ever seen) midwife Teodora is being escorted by Emrys (the most capable member of Stonetop's watch/militia) along with three others + Stonetop's cart and few horses to the remote steading in Barrier's Pass.  There, they will winter and she will hopefully learn their legendary skills of midwifery now that she and The Things below have parted ways with the Faustian Bargan sundered. We're going to make the move for their offscreen, perilous journey to Barrier's Pass next session.  I'm very interested to see how that goes!</blockquote>

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