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Message: <blockquote data-quote="darkbard" data-source="post: 9530059" data-attributes="member: 1282">As the earth trembles beneath their feet, Pa'avu reaches down, spreads one gigantic palm against the bare earth and waits. She stands, ignoring the hubbub of the rabble surrounding them."Gosb'tar," her voice breaks through the din like crumbling rock. "The earth is displeased. But this is not Vezzuvu that threatens again. The displeasure is Stoneroot's."Stoneroot expressing his displeasure through rumblings deep in the earth? Why is that so familiar?"Ah, yes," the Psion exhales. He raises his sweet tenor to project over the shouts and grumbles."You question this conflict for control, Legionnaires. You question the fitness of a champion already bested. You see signs in the quaking of the earth. You prepare for battle."All this is right and good."But I beseech you to heed the 'Trial of Lo-Kag,' conveyed in that ancient tome, The Fables of Genga. Recall how the Half-giant companion of the eponymous hero, before his time as adventuring sidekick, was captured during a pitched battle between his people and an army of the Legion. Before his capture, Lo-Kag slayed a dozen stout Legion warriors and so was to be executed by the Dark Justiciar as wergild.But before the hoodsman's axe could fall, a great rumbling and shaking of the earth took place. A stone edifice collapsed upon the Dark Justiciar, and Lo-Kag's restraints, too, were sundered. Yet, amidst the confusion, Lo-Kag did not flee nor fight. Instead, the Half-giant warrior spoke words of wisdom in the name of Stoneroot, foundation of both peoples, the goliaths and the bladelings, long ago in their history.Lo-Kag's life was spared, and leaders from the warring people came together in unity in that ancient time. Recall now the wisdom of Lo-Kag's insight. And consider now his similar speech to his chosen, Pa'avu, made manifest to us all!"[HR][/HR]We're wagering that remaining Advantage here against the Hard DC.Pa'avu first makes a Secondary Skill Nature check to read the meaning latent within the earthquake, +17 = autosuccess vs Easy DC 17 for +2 bonus to Chanvati's Primary Skill History check to recall a useful parallel from his favorite source of historical information, r14+24+2=40 vs 34 Hard DC. That's 2 Successes! (And another BIG number.)</blockquote>

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