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Message: <blockquote data-quote="RangerWickett" data-source="post: 2586121" data-attributes="member: 63">An update after a bit of a hiatus.We're going to end things in Japan.I have finished act one. We're smack in the beginning of Act 2. Act 3 will be where everything gets finalized. And then we'll end with a nice climax. Act one got us introduced to the world, pointed out who the key players are -- Mr. O who wants to impress the fey court while discrediting Oberon since Mr. O is Puck; Wiji-wiji who wants to heal Japan but to do that you have to get past the hidden unknown monster Godzilla; Anubis wants to finish an old vendetta against the angels; Russell wants to bring war on the fey; the Bureau wants to stop Russell and thinks the party is working with him; Branson wants his treasure, and to save the world.Japan is the climax. Before Japan, we're going to be chilling in Avalon at the end of Act Three. Earlier in act three the group will visit Notre Dame, Leng, and Machu Picchu to get the necessary information. Oh yeah, and Trinity Site.What they learn in Act Two that drives Act Three: To get to Avalon, you either have to be a world mage (ours is dead) or bear the Holy Grail to heal the king and the land. So they need to figure out where the Holy Grail is (it's in Trinity Site). They get that information in Leng, most likely, from the thought-eaters. I want a Machu Picchu thunderstorm helicopter battle, so I need a reason for them to go to Machu Picchu (perhaps to stop Lin from getting power? or to get teleportation power themselves?). Notre Dame is where they find out about what they'll need to do in Avalon, and where they discover that the knight who recovered the grail gave it to an armsman for delivery, and that Merlin is the only one who knows where he sent the guy. So that's when they go to Farnes (along with Belladonna, against Remy).More later<a href="http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?t=140889" target="_blank">http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?t=140889</a>[Terry started off with one power - plane shifting. Every location, he'll add another one of increasing power level. Some locations will have crap powers (cure drunkeness, for instance).]Seven locations:Each location needs its own piece of information that, when you put them all together, solves the mystery of the game. Nifty.Tier ZeroThe books of the hospital of Avalon say that the treasure of Avalon - the holy grail - will heal the sickness in the land and restore he who has slumbered.Tier One - Having learned what's going on, and that fixing it requires Avalon, the group tries to figure out how to get to Avalon. Chicago - Get in touch with Terry's family, deal with Senator . . . crap, what was his name? And learn about Gatekeepers.Qantir - Egyptian gods. John's an angel. If you kill a fey the right way, you can gain incredible power. Here's how you do it.WellingtonTier Two - Having learned how to get into Avalon, the group tries to get there.Machu Picchu - Lin wants to be able to teleport, and this is one burial place of a world mage that was not looted by Conquistadors. They can learn much here. Just what I'll figure out later.Notre Dame - Merlin knows where the holy grail is. Fight Remy & co. and find out that Merlin's trapped on Farne Island.Leng - Learn how to defeat "batman."Tier Three - Having gotten into Avalon, the group tries to use the knowledge of Avalon to save the world.Nagasaki Now, each tier will likely be finished before any of the adventures in the next tier are performed. And even in tier three, they might go to Nagasaki before Avalon, in which case the climax isn't fighting Morgan, it's fighting Arthur and discovering who the real king is. *shrug*Take Two[hq]More brainstorming.Tier ZeroThe books of the hospital of Avalon say that the treasure of Avalon - the holy grail - will heal the sickness in the land and restore he who has slumbered. The party should be aware that Senator Nick Rollins (D-IL) has the military in his pocket, working on preparations to invade Gaia. Their phone calls are being monitored, so when John is notified about the Account of Apocryphal Annead, and how there is mention of an arising on the new year. The glass bowl will be shattered, and the god of the dead being unleashed.Tier OneHaving learned what's going on, and that fixing it requires Avalon, the group tries to figure out how to get to Avalon.  Chicago - In the Line of DutyGet in touch with Terry's family, deal with Senator . . . crap, what was his name? And learn about Gatekeepers. Senator sends CIA after them, pursuing in black vans. Qantir - Desert StormsEgyptian gods. John's an angel. If you kill a fey the right way, you can gain incredible power. Here's how you do it. Benjamin Durbin tricks them into heading to Egypt, and he follows them, wanting them to shatter the Sumerian demon bowl that holds Mirn-el the angel. Instead they discover that the jar holds Set, because Hebrew trackers freed Merlin in the 4th century BC. Get to Egypt, see complaints about how the US military is bringing a large number of helicopters in. First act is avoiding the military and the local police, which believe they're terrorists. Nepthir, an Egyptian woman who looks like a punk version of the woman who played Anak-sunamun in The Mummy, says that the local knights want to help them. She's a redhead, and her clothes are modern with sun motifs. She takes them to a small temple being excavated outside of Cairo, where they can meet with the knights, away from any computers. No cel phone reception. But she demands they show respect for the dead.A knight arrives at midnight on a camel. He looks like the guy who played the Meijai leader in The Mummy. Offers to fly them to Qantir, or they can ride and be more discreet. Act two is traveling across the desert. Either a desert storm kicks up on them, or a helicopter pursues them. If they're on Gaia, they're dogged by jackals that never attack, until a human mage with a pack of Warka slaves spots them and asks of news, warning them not to offend Isis. He looks like the guy who played the Russian ambassador in Hunt for Red October. Takes a while, but old undertaker finds entrance to the stables in a partially-excavated area, by chanting a prayer to Astarte, goddess of horses and chariots.Get to Qantir (ancient Pi-Ramesse, 60 miles NE of Cairo), head to the underground stables, face mummified charioteers who guard the shattered gate of the sun. From there, hop to Gaia, and cross a dried lake supported by great pillars to an island upon which is the temple of Set, from the 20th dynasty. When he died, so died this branch of the great Nile. Inscriptions explain the place, and the defeat of the warrior sent by the Hebrew God. The fortress of Set, which will be assaulted by U.S. military forces gated in by Lin. Set will be dressed in bright red, red hair, red eyes. God of desert storms.After the defeat of some side, Set offers them one favor, to be called upon at any time by sacrificing a jackal. Or Anubis will try to get them to put Set back in the jar, because the spell he prepared to kill Mirn-el will only weaken Set. Old guy wants his power again, and the ritual to draw power through an angel can best be performed in the temple of Set the usurper. It will come out that John is an angel. But to fulfill the ritual he must first remove the seal on John's memories. Wellington - Dream of the BeholderBeauty Tier TwoHaving learned how to get into Avalon, the group tries to get there.Machu PicchuLin wants to be able to teleport, and this is one burial place of a world mage that was not looted by Conquistadors. They can learn much here. Just what I'll figure out later. Notre DameMerlin knows where the holy grail is. Fight Remy & co. and find out that Merlin's trapped on Farne Island. Very complicated situation, with Remy loyal to Mr. Lee, Maurice trying to get his allies to off the fey whose name I've forgotten. LengLearn how to defeat "batman." Tier ThreeHaving gotten into Avalon, the group tries to use the knowledge of Avalon to save the world.Nagasaki[/hq]</blockquote>

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