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<blockquote data-quote="Manbearcat" data-source="post: 9274972" data-attributes="member: 6696971"><p><strong>1/10 Successes</strong> (2 Hard DC available)/0<strong> Failures</strong>/3 Secondary Skill Available/3 Advantages available)</p><p></p><p>[HR][/HR]</p><p></p><p><em><Empress</em> <em>Scheherezade's Journal></em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Day 3</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>We had yet to practice my letters or oration in two days, so I figured today was the day. Yet Pa'avu told me to outfit myself with comfortable slops and laborer's gloves and meet her at the Fire Brigade Headquarters in The Hatchery district...and left abruptly before I could question her further. I guess adjusting on the fly while in an unprepared state is the course of the day?</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>The carriage pulled up next to the main firehouse and out comes Pa'avu on the back of a behemoth of a winged creature. I believe they're called "wyverns." I had seen them from afar and thought them perhaps the size of a horse? Oh no, no; manifold larger. Terrifying beasts. It took all of an hour to calm my nerves and take to the saddle in front of her riding position.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>I must say...this first part was quite pleasant. The wind on my face. My bound hair still blown wildly. The feel of Sunblot's, named for its size surely (fitting, I think), wings pummeling the air in great whooshing beats, the huge chest expanding and contracting beneath me. We were aloft forever it seemed, taking in the city while gliding and banking (I believe that is what it was called).</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Pa'avu's companion pulled up next to us on a smaller aerial steed. I think he shouted "you're doing well"...or something. I couldn't hear him for the sound of the wind. Anyway, he smiled and seemed excited enough. Apparently he is a mind-talker. I half-expected an intrusion, but perhaps he thought it would frighten me off the saddle and I'd go from ruler-to-be to "stuff on a rock!"</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>We were well beyond the northern gates when it happened; Pa'avu handed me the reins and said "take over" as she held onto my forearms for comfort. I was terrified...but I did it. Suddenly I heard an audible gasp behind me. We could see a mountaineering expedition from Bantouk high up; breaking down their last camp before they make the final push to ascend the deadly Khutang Lhatso (Last Snow). The peak is snow covered and the camp is next to a beautiful glacial lake. Something terrible was happening. We initially couldn't tell from afar whether an avalanche was occurring or something else...it was something else.</em></p><p> </p><p><em>A terrible White Dragon had laired atop Khutang Lhatso and the expedition had mistakenly disturbed its den!</em></p><p></p><p>[HR][/HR]</p><p></p><p><strong><em>MEDIUM DC </em></strong>if you ignored the unfortunate event on Khutang Lhatso and it was just a mundane lesson in animal handling, courage, riding.</p><p></p><p><strong><em>HIGH DC</em></strong> if you took over the reins, spurred Sunblot into full throttle, and attempted to save the expeditioners from their terrible peril.</p><p></p><p>If its some other action declaration archetype, we'll figure out whether I go with a HARD DC or not.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Manbearcat, post: 9274972, member: 6696971"] [B]1/10 Successes[/B] (2 Hard DC available)/0[B] Failures[/B]/3 Secondary Skill Available/3 Advantages available) [HR][/HR] [I]<Empress[/I] [I]Scheherezade's Journal> Day 3 We had yet to practice my letters or oration in two days, so I figured today was the day. Yet Pa'avu told me to outfit myself with comfortable slops and laborer's gloves and meet her at the Fire Brigade Headquarters in The Hatchery district...and left abruptly before I could question her further. I guess adjusting on the fly while in an unprepared state is the course of the day? The carriage pulled up next to the main firehouse and out comes Pa'avu on the back of a behemoth of a winged creature. I believe they're called "wyverns." I had seen them from afar and thought them perhaps the size of a horse? Oh no, no; manifold larger. Terrifying beasts. It took all of an hour to calm my nerves and take to the saddle in front of her riding position. I must say...this first part was quite pleasant. The wind on my face. My bound hair still blown wildly. The feel of Sunblot's, named for its size surely (fitting, I think), wings pummeling the air in great whooshing beats, the huge chest expanding and contracting beneath me. We were aloft forever it seemed, taking in the city while gliding and banking (I believe that is what it was called). Pa'avu's companion pulled up next to us on a smaller aerial steed. I think he shouted "you're doing well"...or something. I couldn't hear him for the sound of the wind. Anyway, he smiled and seemed excited enough. Apparently he is a mind-talker. I half-expected an intrusion, but perhaps he thought it would frighten me off the saddle and I'd go from ruler-to-be to "stuff on a rock!" We were well beyond the northern gates when it happened; Pa'avu handed me the reins and said "take over" as she held onto my forearms for comfort. I was terrified...but I did it. Suddenly I heard an audible gasp behind me. We could see a mountaineering expedition from Bantouk high up; breaking down their last camp before they make the final push to ascend the deadly Khutang Lhatso (Last Snow). The peak is snow covered and the camp is next to a beautiful glacial lake. Something terrible was happening. We initially couldn't tell from afar whether an avalanche was occurring or something else...it was something else.[/I] [I]A terrible White Dragon had laired atop Khutang Lhatso and the expedition had mistakenly disturbed its den![/I] [HR][/HR] [B][I]MEDIUM DC [/I][/B]if you ignored the unfortunate event on Khutang Lhatso and it was just a mundane lesson in animal handling, courage, riding. [B][I]HIGH DC[/I][/B] if you took over the reins, spurred Sunblot into full throttle, and attempted to save the expeditioners from their terrible peril. If its some other action declaration archetype, we'll figure out whether I go with a HARD DC or not. [/QUOTE]
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