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<blockquote data-quote="Manbearcat" data-source="post: 9293701" data-attributes="member: 6696971"><p><strong>THE BLACK STAGE (EASY)</strong></p><p>Complexity 1 SC, Level 12 (DCs 14/20)</p><p><strong>Goal</strong>: <em>Go to The Black Stage (Easy), where pantomime actors perform for the city's elite (and, occasionally, its underclasses), to sway public opinion on the matters of societal reordering in some grand way.</em></p><p><em>1/4 <strong>Successes</strong>/0 <strong>Failures</strong>/1 Secondary Skill Available</em></p><p></p><p>[HR][/HR]</p><p></p><p><em>As the posse of elites and bodyguards shepherd the inebriated girl and beat a strategic retreat to another section of the crowd, the young laborer casts a glance over his shoulder to Pa'avu and then to the disguised Empress. With a slight nod and tight lips that silently signify something like "thank you for your help...I'm glad that is over with...I'll take my leave," he shuffles on, but actually leaving the scene entirely instead. Probably just too much excitement for the night.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>The "while the cats away, the mice will play" pantomime ends and an emcee scrambles onstage to do the typical "emcee shtick." The actors bow and wave kisses while the crowd applauds (and jeers).</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>What the emcee announces next spreads a pall across the crowd. Unfortunately, the famous street jester and street magician "The Veil," named so for their stage attire and penchant for amazing tricks of illusion, performed an act that offended a host of Bladeling legionnaires. They will be convalescing for many months before they perform again...if they ever do.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Boos cascade across the crowd and some kind of chant like "kick them out" starts up.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>The clever emcee rebrands the situation as an opportunity for any aspiring jester or street magician to come up on stage and take a crack at becoming famous.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>No one accepts, but the boos and chants continue...and grow in magnitude...sufficient that some Bladeling troops stationed not far from here certainly can register the uproar.</em></p><p></p><p>[HR][/HR]</p><p></p><p>Of the above, what do you seize upon. Whatever you do, <strong><em>MEDIUM DC</em></strong>.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Manbearcat, post: 9293701, member: 6696971"] [B]THE BLACK STAGE (EASY)[/B] Complexity 1 SC, Level 12 (DCs 14/20) [B]Goal[/B]: [I]Go to The Black Stage (Easy), where pantomime actors perform for the city's elite (and, occasionally, its underclasses), to sway public opinion on the matters of societal reordering in some grand way. 1/4 [B]Successes[/B]/0 [B]Failures[/B]/1 Secondary Skill Available[/I] [HR][/HR] [I]As the posse of elites and bodyguards shepherd the inebriated girl and beat a strategic retreat to another section of the crowd, the young laborer casts a glance over his shoulder to Pa'avu and then to the disguised Empress. With a slight nod and tight lips that silently signify something like "thank you for your help...I'm glad that is over with...I'll take my leave," he shuffles on, but actually leaving the scene entirely instead. Probably just too much excitement for the night. The "while the cats away, the mice will play" pantomime ends and an emcee scrambles onstage to do the typical "emcee shtick." The actors bow and wave kisses while the crowd applauds (and jeers). What the emcee announces next spreads a pall across the crowd. Unfortunately, the famous street jester and street magician "The Veil," named so for their stage attire and penchant for amazing tricks of illusion, performed an act that offended a host of Bladeling legionnaires. They will be convalescing for many months before they perform again...if they ever do. Boos cascade across the crowd and some kind of chant like "kick them out" starts up. The clever emcee rebrands the situation as an opportunity for any aspiring jester or street magician to come up on stage and take a crack at becoming famous. No one accepts, but the boos and chants continue...and grow in magnitude...sufficient that some Bladeling troops stationed not far from here certainly can register the uproar.[/I] [HR][/HR] Of the above, what do you seize upon. Whatever you do, [B][I]MEDIUM DC[/I][/B]. [/QUOTE]
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