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<blockquote data-quote="Vanifae" data-source="post: 5266347" data-attributes="member: 58765"><p><strong>Session 2: Painful Regrets – Part 2</strong></p><p></p><p><em>21st of the Dragon, 1172 IC, South Road outside of North Border Village</em></p><p></p><p><span style="color: green"><em><strong>[Combat was fun but Fear is a brutal and I had to do some hasty rulings to keep this encounter semi-fun for Mayako since she rolled super poorly for most of the combat or only had 1-2 dice to roll for her abilities. Both Shiatari and Nobutada performed well, although Shiatari ended this combat with the most damage taken out of the players. Overall I think we all enjoy the combat system. – GM’s note]</strong></em></span></p><p></p><p>The zombies lurch forward driven by dark powers infesting their rotting bodies. Mayako stumbles in her spell casting shaken by the fear of these, but is able to coax the kami to create a strong blast of air that whips the undead creatures but fails to knock them down. The young shugenja can feel the presence of an ancestor watching her fight.</p><p></p><p>Shiatari leads the charge into the midst of the undead bandits her blade finding purchase in dead flesh, but the foul thing does not slow. Nobutada strikes at the same zombie hoping to cut it down but the terrible blow does not slow its advance. The creatures swarm about the two bushi one striking the Scorpion samurai-ko in her shoulder drawing blood and pain. The strike would have killed a lesser woman outright but the bushi focuses her will swallowing her fear and trusting in the guidance of her training.</p><p></p><p>Mayako stumbles once again through her casting and fails to unleash the awesome power of the kami; the cold rain does little to aid her mood. A male spectral voice chastises her, “No wonder you failed in winning the tournament, you can barely muster the skill to cast a simple spell!” </p><p></p><p>Mayako hisses, “Not now!”</p><p></p><p><span style="color: green"><em><strong>[I was bringing in Mayako’s Haunted disadvantage, I still did not do as much as I would have liked but at least got it started. Hello Agasha Tenchi, may you make for interesting times. – GM’s note]</strong></em></span></p><p></p><p>Shiatari slashes quickly with her ancestral blade but still the creature does not slow. Nobutada though turns his attention to another zombie and takes its head with a skillful strike. It drops into the bloody mud slick road with a thump. Mayako continues to fumble through her spell casting while Shiatari and Nobutada turn the tables on the undead cutting two more down quickly with skillful strikes. The assault is not without danger though as another bandit violently slams the Bayushi warrior in her ribs causing her to falter, blood filling her mouth.</p><p></p><p>Mayako focuses her will and break free of the fear gripping her; she knows that her allies are counting on her. She summons the will of Osano-wo from the skies and then knocks a zombie down with a well placed air spell. Nobutada finishes the final zombie with a downward strike and then turns Shiatari, “Are you alright, Bayushi-san?”</p><p></p><p>Shiatari nods as Mayako casts a water spell to ease her wounds, “Thank you.”</p><p></p><p>“I wonder where these creatures came from,” Nobutada ponders.</p><p></p><p>“If we were closer to the Kaiu Wall, I would say the Shadowlands; but obviously we are not,” Mayako replies thinking.</p><p></p><p>“No thanks to you Mayako-san, your display of skill brought nothing but shame to your great name,” her ancestor groans with sadness.</p><p></p><p>“Hush you, I did as well as I could,” Mayako replies to her ghostly ancestor, “I didn’t see you actually helping.”</p><p></p><p>“Such disrespect for your honored ancestor is unacceptable!” Agasha Tenchi-sama reprimands the shugenja.</p><p></p><p>Nobutada raises a brow as his cousin argues with unseen and unheard ancestor, “Well… perhaps we can discuss this once we are out of the rain. The village is not far.”</p><p></p><p>Shiatari turns her attentions to the merchant goods. The wagon was still usable and the beasts that were pulling it were in fine shape if a little shaken. She smirks; the goods could be taken as spoils. Her smile quickly turns to a frown when a thin spindly merchant crawls out from behind his goods, thankful that he is still alive and bowing graciously to the samurai that saved him. </p><p></p><p>Shiatari mutters under her breath, “What a waste.”</p><p></p><p>North Border Village is a cozy little place, although not very remarkable in the slightest. The Laughing Carp Teahouse sits on the outskirts of the village closest to the South Road; the warmth, shelter, and the smell of tea and food is far too much a comfort to pass it up in the midst of this spring storm. The interior is cozy and plain but clean and warm; the elderly owner greets the samurai with a bow showing them much honor and deference to their elevated stations. The kind and grateful words of the merchant help to give the small group a hero’s welcome, though he omits the details of the bandits being the walking dead.</p><p></p><p>Nobutada speaks, “I rarely stay in travel inns, are they always this plain?”</p><p></p><p>“Mind your manners, Seppun-san; it is warm and dry in here that is all we need,” Shiatari says quietly.</p><p></p><p>Sukime and Keiko are both thankful to be out of the wagon and in some place warm away from the rain. Mayako minds her sisters while listening to the variety of conversations in the room with a trained ear. </p><p></p><p>“Remember that sun-haired samurai that passed through here a few days ago? He was quite the fellow…” she hears on patron say.</p><p></p><p>Another patron mutters, “Good riddance to those Green Cap bandits!”</p><p></p><p>“Junko is lucky to be alive! She should be thankful that the young master came along when he did or those bastard bandits would have raped her for sure, or worse!” Another patron says between sips of tea.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: green"><em><strong>[Although it isn’t said directly yet, Junko is the tea hostess, this will be important later on. – GM’s note]</strong></em></span></p><p></p><p>The tea hostess, a young plain faced girl sees to the needs of the samurai and even provides a fresh book for Keiko to read, replacing one that was damaged from the rains.</p><p></p><p>Mayako smiles, “Oh that was quite nice of you.”</p><p></p><p>The tea hostess bows, “Think nothing of it great samurai, I cannot read and the book does me little good. I hope she enjoys it.”</p><p></p><p>Keiko replies softly, “Thank you.” She turns her attentions to reading the book.</p><p></p><p>Mayako smiles, though it fades as Sukime slams the table with her wooden sword spilling tea and plates. Mayako scowls “Clean this up Sukime! Right now!”</p><p></p><p>“I was just practicing,” her youngest sister replies.</p><p></p><p>“Oh please do not trouble yourself great samurai, I will clean this up. It is no trouble,” the tea hostess replies already cleaning the mess.</p><p></p><p>Mayako rolls her eyes, “She is going to be a spoiled brat before long.”</p><p></p><p>Sukime grins and continues playing or training as she calls it. Mayako turns her attention to the zombies from the road, “Do you think we should ask about them?” </p><p></p><p>Nobutada glances at the peasants, “I doubt mere peasants would know anything.”</p><p></p><p>“Peasants see more and know more than you think, Seppun-san,” Shiatari adds softly.</p><p></p><p>“I think we should tell them they may know something,” Mayako adds trying to take focus away from the building argument.</p><p></p><p>“I won’t stop you,” Shiatari replies taking a sip of her tea, “but I think we should speak with Lady Shion first.”</p><p></p><p>“As much as I hate to admit it cousin, I agree with the Scorpion,” Nobutada agrees.</p><p></p><p>“Hmm, fine it can wait till the morning; I am curious about one thing though. I overheard that the tea hostess had an encounter with Green Cap bandits, probably the same bandits that those zombies used to be,” the Phoenix shugenja ponders.</p><p></p><p>“Ask the peasant girl then,” Nobutada adds drinking his tea.</p><p></p><p>Mayako turns to the tea hostess, “Excuse me, Junko-san? Could you tell us about your encounter with the Green Cap bandits?”</p><p></p><p>“I… I would not wish to bore you with such a tale great samurai,” Junko replies looking downwards.</p><p></p><p>“No please, I would like to hear it, it sounds like quite the story,” Mayako encourages.</p><p></p><p>“Of course, Agasha-sama,” the tea hostess bows, “I… I was taking a walk. I enjoy the fire flies in spring. It was after dark and I should have not strayed far but they were so beautiful that night I lingered to watch. Three men came at me from the woods, I recognized them as Green Cap bandits and ran but they over powered me.” The young girl looks away in shame.</p><p></p><p>Nobutada speaks, “Then what happened, peasant?”</p><p></p><p>“I thought I was going to die or worse but the young master appeared, he must have been out riding… perhaps the Fortunes were smiling upon me but he chased the bandits off and saved my life. Truly the young master is a great man and I owe him much. I hear some of the bandits were caught later and hung, serves them right,” Junko finishes.</p><p></p><p>Shiatari dismisses the peasant girl and then speaks to Mayako, “Sounds like your old friend is quite the man now.”</p><p></p><p>Nobutada stands, “I have paid for our rooms; we should rest and see to Lady Shion first thing in the morning. I am sure she will want to know about those creatures we destroyed on the road.”</p><p></p><p>Mayako nods, “Hai, I think that is for the best.”</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Vanifae, post: 5266347, member: 58765"] [b]Session 2: Painful Regrets – Part 2[/b] [i]21st of the Dragon, 1172 IC, South Road outside of North Border Village[/i] [color=green][i][b][Combat was fun but Fear is a brutal and I had to do some hasty rulings to keep this encounter semi-fun for Mayako since she rolled super poorly for most of the combat or only had 1-2 dice to roll for her abilities. Both Shiatari and Nobutada performed well, although Shiatari ended this combat with the most damage taken out of the players. Overall I think we all enjoy the combat system. – GM’s note][/b][/i][/color] The zombies lurch forward driven by dark powers infesting their rotting bodies. Mayako stumbles in her spell casting shaken by the fear of these, but is able to coax the kami to create a strong blast of air that whips the undead creatures but fails to knock them down. The young shugenja can feel the presence of an ancestor watching her fight. Shiatari leads the charge into the midst of the undead bandits her blade finding purchase in dead flesh, but the foul thing does not slow. Nobutada strikes at the same zombie hoping to cut it down but the terrible blow does not slow its advance. The creatures swarm about the two bushi one striking the Scorpion samurai-ko in her shoulder drawing blood and pain. The strike would have killed a lesser woman outright but the bushi focuses her will swallowing her fear and trusting in the guidance of her training. Mayako stumbles once again through her casting and fails to unleash the awesome power of the kami; the cold rain does little to aid her mood. A male spectral voice chastises her, “No wonder you failed in winning the tournament, you can barely muster the skill to cast a simple spell!” Mayako hisses, “Not now!” [color=green][i][b][I was bringing in Mayako’s Haunted disadvantage, I still did not do as much as I would have liked but at least got it started. Hello Agasha Tenchi, may you make for interesting times. – GM’s note][/b][/i][/color] Shiatari slashes quickly with her ancestral blade but still the creature does not slow. Nobutada though turns his attention to another zombie and takes its head with a skillful strike. It drops into the bloody mud slick road with a thump. Mayako continues to fumble through her spell casting while Shiatari and Nobutada turn the tables on the undead cutting two more down quickly with skillful strikes. The assault is not without danger though as another bandit violently slams the Bayushi warrior in her ribs causing her to falter, blood filling her mouth. Mayako focuses her will and break free of the fear gripping her; she knows that her allies are counting on her. She summons the will of Osano-wo from the skies and then knocks a zombie down with a well placed air spell. Nobutada finishes the final zombie with a downward strike and then turns Shiatari, “Are you alright, Bayushi-san?” Shiatari nods as Mayako casts a water spell to ease her wounds, “Thank you.” “I wonder where these creatures came from,” Nobutada ponders. “If we were closer to the Kaiu Wall, I would say the Shadowlands; but obviously we are not,” Mayako replies thinking. “No thanks to you Mayako-san, your display of skill brought nothing but shame to your great name,” her ancestor groans with sadness. “Hush you, I did as well as I could,” Mayako replies to her ghostly ancestor, “I didn’t see you actually helping.” “Such disrespect for your honored ancestor is unacceptable!” Agasha Tenchi-sama reprimands the shugenja. Nobutada raises a brow as his cousin argues with unseen and unheard ancestor, “Well… perhaps we can discuss this once we are out of the rain. The village is not far.” Shiatari turns her attentions to the merchant goods. The wagon was still usable and the beasts that were pulling it were in fine shape if a little shaken. She smirks; the goods could be taken as spoils. Her smile quickly turns to a frown when a thin spindly merchant crawls out from behind his goods, thankful that he is still alive and bowing graciously to the samurai that saved him. Shiatari mutters under her breath, “What a waste.” North Border Village is a cozy little place, although not very remarkable in the slightest. The Laughing Carp Teahouse sits on the outskirts of the village closest to the South Road; the warmth, shelter, and the smell of tea and food is far too much a comfort to pass it up in the midst of this spring storm. The interior is cozy and plain but clean and warm; the elderly owner greets the samurai with a bow showing them much honor and deference to their elevated stations. The kind and grateful words of the merchant help to give the small group a hero’s welcome, though he omits the details of the bandits being the walking dead. Nobutada speaks, “I rarely stay in travel inns, are they always this plain?” “Mind your manners, Seppun-san; it is warm and dry in here that is all we need,” Shiatari says quietly. Sukime and Keiko are both thankful to be out of the wagon and in some place warm away from the rain. Mayako minds her sisters while listening to the variety of conversations in the room with a trained ear. “Remember that sun-haired samurai that passed through here a few days ago? He was quite the fellow…” she hears on patron say. Another patron mutters, “Good riddance to those Green Cap bandits!” “Junko is lucky to be alive! She should be thankful that the young master came along when he did or those bastard bandits would have raped her for sure, or worse!” Another patron says between sips of tea. [color=green][i][b][Although it isn’t said directly yet, Junko is the tea hostess, this will be important later on. – GM’s note][/b][/i][/color] The tea hostess, a young plain faced girl sees to the needs of the samurai and even provides a fresh book for Keiko to read, replacing one that was damaged from the rains. Mayako smiles, “Oh that was quite nice of you.” The tea hostess bows, “Think nothing of it great samurai, I cannot read and the book does me little good. I hope she enjoys it.” Keiko replies softly, “Thank you.” She turns her attentions to reading the book. Mayako smiles, though it fades as Sukime slams the table with her wooden sword spilling tea and plates. Mayako scowls “Clean this up Sukime! Right now!” “I was just practicing,” her youngest sister replies. “Oh please do not trouble yourself great samurai, I will clean this up. It is no trouble,” the tea hostess replies already cleaning the mess. Mayako rolls her eyes, “She is going to be a spoiled brat before long.” Sukime grins and continues playing or training as she calls it. Mayako turns her attention to the zombies from the road, “Do you think we should ask about them?” Nobutada glances at the peasants, “I doubt mere peasants would know anything.” “Peasants see more and know more than you think, Seppun-san,” Shiatari adds softly. “I think we should tell them they may know something,” Mayako adds trying to take focus away from the building argument. “I won’t stop you,” Shiatari replies taking a sip of her tea, “but I think we should speak with Lady Shion first.” “As much as I hate to admit it cousin, I agree with the Scorpion,” Nobutada agrees. “Hmm, fine it can wait till the morning; I am curious about one thing though. I overheard that the tea hostess had an encounter with Green Cap bandits, probably the same bandits that those zombies used to be,” the Phoenix shugenja ponders. “Ask the peasant girl then,” Nobutada adds drinking his tea. Mayako turns to the tea hostess, “Excuse me, Junko-san? Could you tell us about your encounter with the Green Cap bandits?” “I… I would not wish to bore you with such a tale great samurai,” Junko replies looking downwards. “No please, I would like to hear it, it sounds like quite the story,” Mayako encourages. “Of course, Agasha-sama,” the tea hostess bows, “I… I was taking a walk. I enjoy the fire flies in spring. It was after dark and I should have not strayed far but they were so beautiful that night I lingered to watch. Three men came at me from the woods, I recognized them as Green Cap bandits and ran but they over powered me.” The young girl looks away in shame. Nobutada speaks, “Then what happened, peasant?” “I thought I was going to die or worse but the young master appeared, he must have been out riding… perhaps the Fortunes were smiling upon me but he chased the bandits off and saved my life. Truly the young master is a great man and I owe him much. I hear some of the bandits were caught later and hung, serves them right,” Junko finishes. Shiatari dismisses the peasant girl and then speaks to Mayako, “Sounds like your old friend is quite the man now.” Nobutada stands, “I have paid for our rooms; we should rest and see to Lady Shion first thing in the morning. I am sure she will want to know about those creatures we destroyed on the road.” Mayako nods, “Hai, I think that is for the best.” [/QUOTE]
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