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<blockquote data-quote="Isklexi" data-source="post: 6426536" data-attributes="member: 6684948"><p><strong>All Hands on Deck</strong></p><p></p><p>[gm]I fell behind on this thread again while working on college projects. I’ll work on getting it up to date.[/gm]</p><p></p><p>The constables decided to split up. Kirk and Maddox headed for Hotel Aurum to contact the king while the rest of the party chased after the golem. Doran climbed up the golem’s leg searching for any possible weaknesses in the machine. Irony and the rest helped evacuate civilians in the golem’s path. </p><p></p><p>Kirk and Maddox learned that the king planned to lure the golem into the harbor and engage it with warships. While it’s distracted, King Aodhan planned to use a ritual to banish it to the Dreaming. Kirk had a plan he wanted to try first. He wanted Brakken to try and communicate with the golem telepathically. The other golems in the factory had been intelligent, and Kirk hoped this one could be reasoned with. The elderly diplomat wasn’t too keen on getting close to a 300-foot tall metal monster, but he eventually agreed to at least try.</p><p></p><p>Doran located several grooves and vents on the behemoth’s backside, but the searing heat inside the golem dissuaded him from investigating them further. He eventually climbed back down the colossus to rejoin the rest of the team when Kirk arrived with Brakken. Unfortunately, Brakken didn’t have any luck influencing the golem. Brakken informed the constables that the golem’s mind appeared to be partitioned by some magic that was suppressing most of its conscious mind. With most of its mind sealed away, Brakken couldn’t effectively communicate with it.</p><p></p><p>The constables signaled for the king’s men to begin luring the golem using fireworks while they headed to the royal docks. Brakken was more than happy to help calm and evacuate the crowds of panicked civilians as far from the golem as possible. On the way to the Coaltongue, Irony and Doran managed to recruit the aid of local dockers to help man the understaffed ships. They also accepted the aid of Captain Rosalyn Taylor of the Danoran navy.</p><p></p><p>The constables were forced to take command of the Coaltongue as its captain had suffered a heart attack when the golem had first arrived. The fleet moved to engage the colossus as the king began his ritual. The fleet deftly maneuvered around the colossus for several minutes before the constables realized the best course of action. The golem’s movement was severely hampered by the water it was wading through. They used the Coaltongues superior speed to outmaneuver the colossus while keeping out of its reach. They kept the golem’s attention with carefully aimed blasts from the Coaltongue’s Brand.</p><p></p><p>They were able to successfully banish the golem without losing any ships in their fleet. The fleet sailed back to the docks lined with cheering crowds. The king asked the constables for their opinion on what to do next. The king could declare war on Danor to help focus the kingdom’s efforts and secure their borders, but innocents like Captain Taylor and her crew would pay the price. On the other hand, maintaining the relative secrecy about the Obscurati would feed a climate of fear and uncertainty in the populace. The constables convinced the king to hold off on declaring war for now. The king then publicly knighted the constables and charged them with bringing to bear all of the RHC’s resources in hunting down this shadow organization.</p><p></p><p>[gm]The players took advantage of the sizable speed gap between Borne and the Coaltongue. I ruled that they could attack with the Brand from long range in naval combat with a penalty. As one of my players pointed out, it is the most advanced shipboard weapon in the world. This allowed them to stay at long range the entire fight and focus purely on speed to outmaneuver Borne.[/gm]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Isklexi, post: 6426536, member: 6684948"] [b]All Hands on Deck[/b] [gm]I fell behind on this thread again while working on college projects. I’ll work on getting it up to date.[/gm] The constables decided to split up. Kirk and Maddox headed for Hotel Aurum to contact the king while the rest of the party chased after the golem. Doran climbed up the golem’s leg searching for any possible weaknesses in the machine. Irony and the rest helped evacuate civilians in the golem’s path. Kirk and Maddox learned that the king planned to lure the golem into the harbor and engage it with warships. While it’s distracted, King Aodhan planned to use a ritual to banish it to the Dreaming. Kirk had a plan he wanted to try first. He wanted Brakken to try and communicate with the golem telepathically. The other golems in the factory had been intelligent, and Kirk hoped this one could be reasoned with. The elderly diplomat wasn’t too keen on getting close to a 300-foot tall metal monster, but he eventually agreed to at least try. Doran located several grooves and vents on the behemoth’s backside, but the searing heat inside the golem dissuaded him from investigating them further. He eventually climbed back down the colossus to rejoin the rest of the team when Kirk arrived with Brakken. Unfortunately, Brakken didn’t have any luck influencing the golem. Brakken informed the constables that the golem’s mind appeared to be partitioned by some magic that was suppressing most of its conscious mind. With most of its mind sealed away, Brakken couldn’t effectively communicate with it. The constables signaled for the king’s men to begin luring the golem using fireworks while they headed to the royal docks. Brakken was more than happy to help calm and evacuate the crowds of panicked civilians as far from the golem as possible. On the way to the Coaltongue, Irony and Doran managed to recruit the aid of local dockers to help man the understaffed ships. They also accepted the aid of Captain Rosalyn Taylor of the Danoran navy. The constables were forced to take command of the Coaltongue as its captain had suffered a heart attack when the golem had first arrived. The fleet moved to engage the colossus as the king began his ritual. The fleet deftly maneuvered around the colossus for several minutes before the constables realized the best course of action. The golem’s movement was severely hampered by the water it was wading through. They used the Coaltongues superior speed to outmaneuver the colossus while keeping out of its reach. They kept the golem’s attention with carefully aimed blasts from the Coaltongue’s Brand. They were able to successfully banish the golem without losing any ships in their fleet. The fleet sailed back to the docks lined with cheering crowds. The king asked the constables for their opinion on what to do next. The king could declare war on Danor to help focus the kingdom’s efforts and secure their borders, but innocents like Captain Taylor and her crew would pay the price. On the other hand, maintaining the relative secrecy about the Obscurati would feed a climate of fear and uncertainty in the populace. The constables convinced the king to hold off on declaring war for now. The king then publicly knighted the constables and charged them with bringing to bear all of the RHC’s resources in hunting down this shadow organization. [gm]The players took advantage of the sizable speed gap between Borne and the Coaltongue. I ruled that they could attack with the Brand from long range in naval combat with a penalty. As one of my players pointed out, it is the most advanced shipboard weapon in the world. This allowed them to stay at long range the entire fight and focus purely on speed to outmaneuver Borne.[/gm] [/QUOTE]
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