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<blockquote data-quote="Neurotic" data-source="post: 8380039" data-attributes="member: 24380"><p><h2>What (could be) a beautiful world!</h2><p>Round 1, Alice Lovedrive vs Neurotic</p><p>Ingredients:</p><p>• Empty treasury</p><p>• Wonderful world</p><p>• Terrible bard</p><p>• Historic bridge</p><p>• Uncivil war</p><p>• Spectral lion</p><p></p><p><strong>Synopsis:</strong></p><p>PCs need to stop the <strong>Terrible Bard</strong> and his cult in creating his <strong>Wonderful World</strong> fantasy in which only the beautiful survive and multiply. To that end he <strong>emptied the treasury</strong> of the kingdom, creating his personal cult, organizing the most potent ritual in remembered history.</p><p></p><p><strong>Background:</strong></p><p>The bard spent decades preparing for this moment. Lion knight is kept sterile and now that everything is ready, he is poisoned. The king is convinced to make the best of the best his next Lion Guard.</p><p></p><p>The most beautiful girls of the seven kingdoms are invited to a beauty pageant to be held at Löwenan Crossing, mercantile center at the Four Rivers. The best dresses, the poise, the most beautiful face, alluring demeanor, if you have it, someone will sponsor you. </p><p></p><p>The most handsome, bravest men, whose forms rival those of the heroes of old are invited to their own version of the event. The reward? The most beautiful woman in the world and noble title.</p><p></p><p>Nobility usually disdains such displays, but even they cannot deny the temporary prestige the position brings. </p><p></p><p>And this year is promising to be incredible because the king and whole royal family will be there. Rumor is, the royal historian will sign the winners as the new nobles of the Löwenan family – recently extinct nobility of old – the inheritors of Marcelus Löwenan that held the Crossing at Crossings Bridge against the barbarian hordes, who kept the king alive until help arrived. Ever since, one of the family sons, a knight, guarded the king. And this is the first guard without children. The knight died from a mysterious illness before he could name an heir.</p><p></p><p>The historian arrives early to organize the event. The rumor is confirmed and the town goes into a frenzy.</p><p></p><p>The <strong>bridge </strong>is now a <strong>historical monument</strong>, a wide plaza connecting the town into a single unit. </p><p></p><p>With the promise of nobility, more than one family, nobles, merchants and peasants alike encouraged their most precious daughters to apply. The possibility also sparked the war between mercantile and noble families ranging from displays of wealth, competition at the best craftsmen to create the clothing to rumor spreading and defamation. This <strong>uncivil war</strong> rages on even as the contestants make their speeches, each trying to outdo others or make them look bad.</p><p></p><p>Of all 800 contestants, only 20 of each will be presented…and only two will be chosen as winners. At that moment, the Royal Historian will come up, proclaim the man next Löwenan, and make him swear his loyalty to the king on the family sword. The marriage is concluded immediately after and the revelry can begin. </p><p></p><p>Except…the bard concludes the ritual just as the newlyweds kiss and everyone outside the immediate area freezes in place lost to their own utopia,<strong> wonderful world</strong> of their inner desires. As the thought world moves faster than normal, many quickly show signs of deterioration. PCs need to find the solution quickly.</p><p></p><p><strong>Potential resolutions:</strong></p><p>Players need to stop the bard, the ritual, or evacuate everyone.</p><p></p><p>They can find out about the ritual from snippets of conversation between workers, observing cultists preparing for it, or hearing from the concerned librarian who helped with the research. </p><p></p><p>By this time they should know enough to be protected from the spell or to be on the bridge.</p><p></p><p>If they prevent the ritual, the bard collapses, crying about his life work. Or attacks in a rage. DMs call.</p><p></p><p>Killing the bard will not be enough by this time; the cultists have everything they need to complete the ritual. Interrogating him can yield the locations of the cultists. PCs need to stop some groups from finishing the ritual. Once the ritual is complete, the people will die in a short time. All, but those protected by the circle around the bridge.</p><p></p><p>To end the spell once finished, the players need to know about Löwenan family, their motto: post mortem Regis protegat (protect the king beyond death), their family sword, and Löwenans deed some centuries past. If the new lord invokes the motto holding the sword point down on the bridge, all Löwenan lords from centuries past will come to their aid. These <strong>spectral lions</strong> can enter the dream world of each person and take them out. Or they can help with the cultists.</p><p></p><p>Taking the people physically out of the city will also wake them, but PCs might have to contend with the cultists.</p><p></p><p><strong>Rewards:</strong></p><p>Noble title, Money, Reputation</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Neurotic, post: 8380039, member: 24380"] [HEADING=1]What (could be) a beautiful world![/HEADING] Round 1, Alice Lovedrive vs Neurotic Ingredients: • Empty treasury • Wonderful world • Terrible bard • Historic bridge • Uncivil war • Spectral lion [B]Synopsis:[/B] PCs need to stop the [B]Terrible Bard[/B] and his cult in creating his [B]Wonderful World[/B] fantasy in which only the beautiful survive and multiply. To that end he [B]emptied the treasury[/B] of the kingdom, creating his personal cult, organizing the most potent ritual in remembered history. [B]Background:[/B] The bard spent decades preparing for this moment. Lion knight is kept sterile and now that everything is ready, he is poisoned. The king is convinced to make the best of the best his next Lion Guard. The most beautiful girls of the seven kingdoms are invited to a beauty pageant to be held at Löwenan Crossing, mercantile center at the Four Rivers. The best dresses, the poise, the most beautiful face, alluring demeanor, if you have it, someone will sponsor you. The most handsome, bravest men, whose forms rival those of the heroes of old are invited to their own version of the event. The reward? The most beautiful woman in the world and noble title. Nobility usually disdains such displays, but even they cannot deny the temporary prestige the position brings. And this year is promising to be incredible because the king and whole royal family will be there. Rumor is, the royal historian will sign the winners as the new nobles of the Löwenan family – recently extinct nobility of old – the inheritors of Marcelus Löwenan that held the Crossing at Crossings Bridge against the barbarian hordes, who kept the king alive until help arrived. Ever since, one of the family sons, a knight, guarded the king. And this is the first guard without children. The knight died from a mysterious illness before he could name an heir. The historian arrives early to organize the event. The rumor is confirmed and the town goes into a frenzy. The [B]bridge [/B]is now a [B]historical monument[/B], a wide plaza connecting the town into a single unit. With the promise of nobility, more than one family, nobles, merchants and peasants alike encouraged their most precious daughters to apply. The possibility also sparked the war between mercantile and noble families ranging from displays of wealth, competition at the best craftsmen to create the clothing to rumor spreading and defamation. This [B]uncivil war[/B] rages on even as the contestants make their speeches, each trying to outdo others or make them look bad. Of all 800 contestants, only 20 of each will be presented…and only two will be chosen as winners. At that moment, the Royal Historian will come up, proclaim the man next Löwenan, and make him swear his loyalty to the king on the family sword. The marriage is concluded immediately after and the revelry can begin. Except…the bard concludes the ritual just as the newlyweds kiss and everyone outside the immediate area freezes in place lost to their own utopia,[B] wonderful world[/B] of their inner desires. As the thought world moves faster than normal, many quickly show signs of deterioration. PCs need to find the solution quickly. [B]Potential resolutions:[/B] Players need to stop the bard, the ritual, or evacuate everyone. They can find out about the ritual from snippets of conversation between workers, observing cultists preparing for it, or hearing from the concerned librarian who helped with the research. By this time they should know enough to be protected from the spell or to be on the bridge. If they prevent the ritual, the bard collapses, crying about his life work. Or attacks in a rage. DMs call. Killing the bard will not be enough by this time; the cultists have everything they need to complete the ritual. Interrogating him can yield the locations of the cultists. PCs need to stop some groups from finishing the ritual. Once the ritual is complete, the people will die in a short time. All, but those protected by the circle around the bridge. To end the spell once finished, the players need to know about Löwenan family, their motto: post mortem Regis protegat (protect the king beyond death), their family sword, and Löwenans deed some centuries past. If the new lord invokes the motto holding the sword point down on the bridge, all Löwenan lords from centuries past will come to their aid. These [B]spectral lions[/B] can enter the dream world of each person and take them out. Or they can help with the cultists. Taking the people physically out of the city will also wake them, but PCs might have to contend with the cultists. [B]Rewards:[/B] Noble title, Money, Reputation [/QUOTE]
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