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<blockquote data-quote="darkbard" data-source="post: 9299548" data-attributes="member: 1282"><p><em>As Pa'avu "settles" the tension between Rietka and the newly-patriotic members of the Second Nation, <strong>CHANVATI </strong>turns his attention to aiding the Wardenguard and the few trained emergency personnel amongst the audience of the Black Stage. "Interesting, that," he thinks to himself, "how few among the privileged classes here have any skill to make themselves useful." He is rather surprised to observe that the Empress, still in disguise, is not among the useless; she lends what energy and aid she can, clandestinely, to succor her people.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>But Chanvati does not linger at his task. With the few Bladeling Legionnaires milling about aimlessly now that tempers have been tamped down and the audience looking like it's ready to disperse, its evening's entertainment foreshortened by these events, his moment to act is now.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>With a sprightliness matching his youth (if not his affect), he vaults onto the uneven persimmon floorboards of the raised stage and calls out in his clear tenor, "Good citizens of Bantouk! What a momentous occasion you are party to here, on the oldest and grandest stage of our fair city! No, I do not speak of the disappointment of canceled acts. Nor do I intend the near-catastrophe averted here to dwell any longer in your thoughts. What I mean is that you are at the vanguard of sweeping change that comes to our Empire, change that unites the many voices of Hageri together in common purpose to restore dignity, purpose, and strength through common vision."</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>The Psion withdraws his newly-acquired piezoelectric topaz zills from a pouch and punctuates his speech with percussive jangling as emphasis.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>"Unbeknownst to you, our ruler, Her Imperial Majesty, Scheherezade, Beacon Omnipotent, is here tonight to announce a seismic shift </em>[out-of-character: what? too soon?] <em>in the landscape of our politics, the establishment of a Senate of wise rulers from all walks of life to share in governance of the Empire, for who knows better how to aid Her Majesty in rule than those experts who have worked their lives in service to furthering our great city and nation.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>"Come, Your Majesty, surmount the stage and share your vision for a bold and robust empire with your people!" </em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Chanvati reaches down a hand to help raise Scheherezade to the stage where she can deliver her news to the populace.</em></p><p></p><p>[HR][/HR]</p><p>While this is largely fictional vignette, I want to add a mechanical component to ensure Scheherezade's announcement receives the enthusiastic response it warrants. Chanvati spends the 135 GP of residuum to cast the ritual Anthem of Unity to unite the audience behind the cause of Senate, to spread its tidings to their friends, family, and neighbors in an uplifting swell of support.</p><p></p><p>Diplomacy Skill Check (I think training is refreshed since the "encounter" part of the scene closed out?), r5+16=21. The listeners perform a task that lasts up to 1 hour and that poses no risk or reward to them. (If you feel the encounter still continues, I lose my training for that roll, which would knock it down to 16. The listeners perform an action that lasts up to 1 hour and that benefits them in at least some small way. In any event, I imagine the establishment of representative government benefits all in the city to some degree.)</p><p></p><p><strong>ANTHEM OF UNITY</strong></p><p></p><p>[SPOILER]<strong>Anthem of Unity Level 8 Ritual</strong></p><p><em>The anthem’s invigorating notes fill the audience with pride and single-minded purpose.</em></p><p><strong>Component Cost</strong>: 135 gp, plus a focus worth 680 gp <strong>Key Skill</strong>: Diplomacy</p><p></p><p><strong>Category</strong>: Binding <strong>Time</strong>: 10 minutes</p><p><strong>Duration</strong>: 1 Day</p><p></p><p>When you perform the Anthem of Unity for a crowd of ordinary people—peasants, commoners, artisans, and the like—you unite them behind a single cause. Only creatures whose level at least 2 lower than yours are affected by this ritual.</p><p></p><p>The crowd must not be hostile to you and must be able to see and hear you for the entire performance. At the end of the ritual, you can request a single service from the crowd, to which the members of the audience respond as if you were a trusted friend. You can request anything that doesn’t involve violence, put the listeners at inordinate risk or imperil their friends or family, or place them in financial ruin. For example, you might ask the listeners to help put out a fire raging in the city, hide you and your allies from searching guards, or provide you with shelter or food. A Diplomacy check made at the end of this ritual determines what sort of help you can request.</p><p></p><table style='width: 100%'><tr><td><strong>Diplomacy Check Result</strong></td><td><strong>Effect</strong></td></tr><tr><td>19 or lower</td><td>The listeners perform an action that lasts up to 1 hour and that benefits them in at least some small way.</td></tr><tr><td>20–29</td><td>The listeners perform a task that lasts up to 1 hour and that poses no risk or reward to them.</td></tr><tr><td>30–39</td><td>The listeners perform a task that lasts up to 6 hours and that poses a mild risk but at least some benefit to them.</td></tr><tr><td>40 or higher</td><td>The listeners perform a task that lasts up to 1 day and that poses a mild risk without any benefit to them.</td></tr></table><p>The number of individuals affected extends to anyone who witnesses the entire performance, so the larger the venue, the more people you can affect.</p><p></p><p>Focus: A musical instrument you play as part of performing the ritual.</p><p>[/SPOILER]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="darkbard, post: 9299548, member: 1282"] [I]As Pa'avu "settles" the tension between Rietka and the newly-patriotic members of the Second Nation, [B]CHANVATI [/B]turns his attention to aiding the Wardenguard and the few trained emergency personnel amongst the audience of the Black Stage. "Interesting, that," he thinks to himself, "how few among the privileged classes here have any skill to make themselves useful." He is rather surprised to observe that the Empress, still in disguise, is not among the useless; she lends what energy and aid she can, clandestinely, to succor her people. But Chanvati does not linger at his task. With the few Bladeling Legionnaires milling about aimlessly now that tempers have been tamped down and the audience looking like it's ready to disperse, its evening's entertainment foreshortened by these events, his moment to act is now. With a sprightliness matching his youth (if not his affect), he vaults onto the uneven persimmon floorboards of the raised stage and calls out in his clear tenor, "Good citizens of Bantouk! What a momentous occasion you are party to here, on the oldest and grandest stage of our fair city! No, I do not speak of the disappointment of canceled acts. Nor do I intend the near-catastrophe averted here to dwell any longer in your thoughts. What I mean is that you are at the vanguard of sweeping change that comes to our Empire, change that unites the many voices of Hageri together in common purpose to restore dignity, purpose, and strength through common vision." The Psion withdraws his newly-acquired piezoelectric topaz zills from a pouch and punctuates his speech with percussive jangling as emphasis. "Unbeknownst to you, our ruler, Her Imperial Majesty, Scheherezade, Beacon Omnipotent, is here tonight to announce a seismic shift [/I][out-of-character: what? too soon?] [I]in the landscape of our politics, the establishment of a Senate of wise rulers from all walks of life to share in governance of the Empire, for who knows better how to aid Her Majesty in rule than those experts who have worked their lives in service to furthering our great city and nation. "Come, Your Majesty, surmount the stage and share your vision for a bold and robust empire with your people!" Chanvati reaches down a hand to help raise Scheherezade to the stage where she can deliver her news to the populace.[/I] [HR][/HR] While this is largely fictional vignette, I want to add a mechanical component to ensure Scheherezade's announcement receives the enthusiastic response it warrants. Chanvati spends the 135 GP of residuum to cast the ritual Anthem of Unity to unite the audience behind the cause of Senate, to spread its tidings to their friends, family, and neighbors in an uplifting swell of support. Diplomacy Skill Check (I think training is refreshed since the "encounter" part of the scene closed out?), r5+16=21. The listeners perform a task that lasts up to 1 hour and that poses no risk or reward to them. (If you feel the encounter still continues, I lose my training for that roll, which would knock it down to 16. The listeners perform an action that lasts up to 1 hour and that benefits them in at least some small way. In any event, I imagine the establishment of representative government benefits all in the city to some degree.) [B]ANTHEM OF UNITY[/B] [SPOILER][B]Anthem of Unity Level 8 Ritual[/B] [I]The anthem’s invigorating notes fill the audience with pride and single-minded purpose.[/I] [B]Component Cost[/B]: 135 gp, plus a focus worth 680 gp [B]Key Skill[/B]: Diplomacy [B]Category[/B]: Binding [B]Time[/B]: 10 minutes [B]Duration[/B]: 1 Day When you perform the Anthem of Unity for a crowd of ordinary people—peasants, commoners, artisans, and the like—you unite them behind a single cause. Only creatures whose level at least 2 lower than yours are affected by this ritual. The crowd must not be hostile to you and must be able to see and hear you for the entire performance. At the end of the ritual, you can request a single service from the crowd, to which the members of the audience respond as if you were a trusted friend. You can request anything that doesn’t involve violence, put the listeners at inordinate risk or imperil their friends or family, or place them in financial ruin. For example, you might ask the listeners to help put out a fire raging in the city, hide you and your allies from searching guards, or provide you with shelter or food. A Diplomacy check made at the end of this ritual determines what sort of help you can request. [TABLE] [TR] [TD][B]Diplomacy Check Result[/B][/TD] [TD][B]Effect[/B][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]19 or lower[/TD] [TD]The listeners perform an action that lasts up to 1 hour and that benefits them in at least some small way.[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]20–29[/TD] [TD]The listeners perform a task that lasts up to 1 hour and that poses no risk or reward to them.[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]30–39[/TD] [TD]The listeners perform a task that lasts up to 6 hours and that poses a mild risk but at least some benefit to them.[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]40 or higher[/TD] [TD]The listeners perform a task that lasts up to 1 day and that poses a mild risk without any benefit to them.[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] The number of individuals affected extends to anyone who witnesses the entire performance, so the larger the venue, the more people you can affect. Focus: A musical instrument you play as part of performing the ritual. [/SPOILER] [/QUOTE]
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