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<blockquote data-quote="Waylander the Slayer" data-source="post: 6523584" data-attributes="member: 1830"><p>War Game: The Coliseum Games</p><p>Demonic Kangaroo: Hiawatha</p><p>Treasured Junk: The key to controlling Hiawatha</p><p>Repurposed Temple: The colesium</p><p>Boastful Promise: Made by Augustus Maximus</p><p>Absent-minded Golem: The “map” that leads to the temple</p><p>War Games of Infamy</p><p>Background</p><p>The ancient tribes of the Orakami face eradication; their ways and people slowly being wiped out by the Ordo Imperium who landed on their shores a decade ago. Now they face the most difficult of choices, and perhaps the final solution; summon and control the destructive aspect of their most powerful totem; the Great Hiawatha, the First Kangaroo; he who is said to lead the Orakami to their land. However, the path to summoning and controlling Hiawatha is not easy, and one that only the bravest may tread, and few may survive.</p><p>Hook</p><p>The player characters are tribesmen of the Orakami, an ancient people similar to the aborigine tribes, who have left with but one option, to summon the demonic aspect of Hiawatha. The armies of the tribes have amassed, now confronting the superior forces of the Imperium. The PCs will have to negotiate through the battle front, and into the main city or Palentium where the Ancient Temple has now be repurposed by the Imperium as the Coliseum for the</p><p>Part 1- Entering Palentium</p><p>Palentium is heavily fortified and guarded, however, the main attraction that occurs periodically is the War Games. In fact, Imperator Augustus Maximus believes that the results of the War Games conducted in the Coliseum are indicators of the favor of their divine gods; they try to make it as authentic as possible. The in charge of the Coliseum, Aquius Verla, has promised the most powerful and authentic natives, and the best of the best for the war games, and also guaranteed “victory” for the Imperium in the war games (the opposing side is usually bled out and made weak, though provided with authentic armor and weapons). Unknown to Aquius, his main Requestor, Ayena Mallor, has slowly come to understand and love the Orakami ways and has agreed to aid the PCs.</p><p></p><p>- The PCs are thrust into the arena as “the natives” having to defend against the imperium forces. Thankfully, Ayena makes sure that the characters have their full complement of spells and weapons. It’s up to the PCs as far as how they handle themselves during the war games; there are a few key goals here</p><p>o Before, every such event Maximus boastfully promises victory for their forces, as he has been “told” by the gods themselves. Upending and defeating the Imperium forces in the coliseum severely impacts the morale of the troops and the credibility of Maximus.</p><p></p><p>Part 2- The Temple of Hiawatha</p><p>o The PCs have been provided a “map” of the Old Temple; a small kangaroo golem that can only be awakened with a prayer known to the shamans of the Orakami. There is a small problem however, the magic of the golem is no longer as potent, and it constantly takes wrong turns, and makes other mistakes. The PCs will have to protect the golem at all costs, to get to the secret temple chambers</p><p></p><p>o The PCs also need to recover a small wooden talisman before performing the ritual, now in a junk pile in the main gladiator galley. Recovering it will be difficult, as the PCs will have to go through the gladiators.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Waylander the Slayer, post: 6523584, member: 1830"] War Game: The Coliseum Games Demonic Kangaroo: Hiawatha Treasured Junk: The key to controlling Hiawatha Repurposed Temple: The colesium Boastful Promise: Made by Augustus Maximus Absent-minded Golem: The “map” that leads to the temple War Games of Infamy Background The ancient tribes of the Orakami face eradication; their ways and people slowly being wiped out by the Ordo Imperium who landed on their shores a decade ago. Now they face the most difficult of choices, and perhaps the final solution; summon and control the destructive aspect of their most powerful totem; the Great Hiawatha, the First Kangaroo; he who is said to lead the Orakami to their land. However, the path to summoning and controlling Hiawatha is not easy, and one that only the bravest may tread, and few may survive. Hook The player characters are tribesmen of the Orakami, an ancient people similar to the aborigine tribes, who have left with but one option, to summon the demonic aspect of Hiawatha. The armies of the tribes have amassed, now confronting the superior forces of the Imperium. The PCs will have to negotiate through the battle front, and into the main city or Palentium where the Ancient Temple has now be repurposed by the Imperium as the Coliseum for the Part 1- Entering Palentium Palentium is heavily fortified and guarded, however, the main attraction that occurs periodically is the War Games. In fact, Imperator Augustus Maximus believes that the results of the War Games conducted in the Coliseum are indicators of the favor of their divine gods; they try to make it as authentic as possible. The in charge of the Coliseum, Aquius Verla, has promised the most powerful and authentic natives, and the best of the best for the war games, and also guaranteed “victory” for the Imperium in the war games (the opposing side is usually bled out and made weak, though provided with authentic armor and weapons). Unknown to Aquius, his main Requestor, Ayena Mallor, has slowly come to understand and love the Orakami ways and has agreed to aid the PCs. - The PCs are thrust into the arena as “the natives” having to defend against the imperium forces. Thankfully, Ayena makes sure that the characters have their full complement of spells and weapons. It’s up to the PCs as far as how they handle themselves during the war games; there are a few key goals here o Before, every such event Maximus boastfully promises victory for their forces, as he has been “told” by the gods themselves. Upending and defeating the Imperium forces in the coliseum severely impacts the morale of the troops and the credibility of Maximus. Part 2- The Temple of Hiawatha o The PCs have been provided a “map” of the Old Temple; a small kangaroo golem that can only be awakened with a prayer known to the shamans of the Orakami. There is a small problem however, the magic of the golem is no longer as potent, and it constantly takes wrong turns, and makes other mistakes. The PCs will have to protect the golem at all costs, to get to the secret temple chambers o The PCs also need to recover a small wooden talisman before performing the ritual, now in a junk pile in the main gladiator galley. Recovering it will be difficult, as the PCs will have to go through the gladiators. [/QUOTE]
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