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<blockquote data-quote="gideonpepys" data-source="post: 6164184" data-attributes="member: 79141"><p><strong>Session 83b - Downtime Week Nine</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>Korrigan</strong> was running out of time, not just because of Delft's impatience: Deneric Jayce - his political ally in the Flint Council had said from the outset that he would table a motion to sanction the mercenary fleet only if a majority of city mayors were clearly on-side. While Roger Pepper, Doyle Idylls, Isaac dan der Grimnebulin and now Rosa Gohins were all in support of the motion, that still left one more mayor to 'turn'. (Worse, a simple majority would be enough to see the motion ratified, but it would not have the weight of a unanimous or 9 to 1 vote.) Some weeks ago, the unit had learned that Griffen Stowe, mayor of Bosum Strand and a married man, frequented brothels throughout the city. Despite pressure from his team, however, Korrigan refused to stoop to blackmail (earning a benny in the process). Their political enemies had not been idle. Valchek had deflected a lot of the controversy over his false Avatars by widely publicizing the murder of one of his supporters at the hands of an RHC officer. Meanwhile, word had reached Flint of a keynote speech delivered by Benedict Pemberton to a gathering of industrialists in Slate. Pemberton emphasized his fundamental belief that the private individual owed a debt to the state, and showcased his public works as evidence of his sincerity. However, he said that if recent political developments forced a separation between public and private, wealthy philanthropists such as himself would be forced to withdraw their resources from state projects and perhaps even relocate elsewhere...</p><p></p><p>Korrigan's publicity campaign needed a shot in the arm - he wanted the chance to speak directly to the people. And so the idea to hold a rally in Dawn Square was born. This was easier said than done, and Korrigan spent the rest of the week putting it together with help of his many contacts, connecting with as many people as possible from all walks of life. The team invited Rock Rackus to play at the rally and he accepted. </p><p></p><p>Korrigan's lawyer friend Alderic also uncovered sound legal argument for the election of a mayor in the Ayres, as the population there had substantially different needs to those in the rest of North Shore. Korrigan hoped that Guy Goodson would be installed and that he would support Deneric's motion in the council. Efforts were also made to publicize the unsavory cult Leon had uncovered in the Bayou, and its connection with both Black Star mining and the Deep Ones. </p><p></p><p>Such a huge amount of work left Korrigan exhausted in the evenings, and yet he still found time to read the philosophical tome on the life of Triegenes that had been recommended to him by Ottavia. He found it gave him increasing confidence and courage in his own convictions.</p><p></p><p>Having initially struggled with his academic studeis, <strong>Matunaaga</strong> experienced a revelatory flood of knowledge the next time he tapped into the racial memory of his people. He felt suddenly as if he had a strong connection with every warrior who had ever lived, such that it was all he could do to cut through the chafe and focus ton those elements that were important to him. At the same time it occurred to him that the thesis he was attempting to write, the title he would earn on its completion, the whole formal, academic approach was entirely superfluous. He stopped work on it immediately and devoted himself to the task of winning support to the anti-fleet cause. He spoke to Mutya Offendor, Yosaria Neldris and Roger Pepper, and convinced them to appear at the rally in Dawn Square. Through them, he also learned that Kranz Bordray, the dwarven industrialist, would be more than happy to take up Benedict Pemberton's investment in the underground rail system in Central. Oncala Puttnam was hugely impressed by the figures quoted (and had been very concerned when she heard word of Pemberton's speech). Almost overnight, she was persuaded to openly support Deneric Jayce's motion (despite the fact that he was her opponent for the Central seat), and thus - with a simple majority - it was finally proposed to the Council, to await a decision in just over a week's time. <strong>(Matunaaga played his 'Greed' Plot Twist Card here and secured Oncala's vote.)</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Malthusius</strong> set about spreading the word of the forthcoming rally to the Dockers, and his contacts in the Panoply. He stressed the connection between the Black Star Fleet and Pemberton Industries who had begun to supply automated 'gearmen' to unscrupulous factory owners. How long would it be before gearmen were employed in the docks? His study of the tome of deva reincarnation came on leaps and bounds, and Malthusius began to feel that with meditation and practice he would be able to unlock the knowledge and secrets of past lives much more easily. He also did some digging and established that there were various legal papers and documents without which the fleet would be unable to sail through Risuri waters unhindered. Of course, all of these papers were already present and accounted for in the offices of the harbourmaster. That is until Matunaaga and Uru broke in and purloined them...</p><p></p><p>Other than the above bit of larceny, <strong>Uru</strong> spent a considerable amount of time in his garden, where the continual laughter of spirit children made him feel that it had all been worth while although he still hadn't fully recovered from his ordeal on the hill, and wondered if he ever would. When he caught sight of his own reflection he noticed that he still seemed slightly faded - smudged around the edges somehow. More alarming still, he experienced a shortness of breath if he exerted himself too much and took to taking long naps in the daytime. But he felt good about securing a safe place for the spirits of children who had been so badly betrayed by those who were meant to care for them. It made him angry to think about the peace of death being disturbed in such a way, and his righteous ire reminded him of the tales of the Voice of Rot he had heard as a youngster, and how he had hunted and slain it in his childish make-believe world. Now he had seen the great titan up close he couldn't help but wonder how hard could it be? To help Korrigan in his political wrangling, Uru went out at night and with the help of Little Jack, and Winkin, Blinkin and Nod, daubed creepy graffiti about the deep ones all over North Shore. He also worked on his shuriken crossbow, and designed some clockwork bombs that he hoped would come in useful...</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>DM's Note: </strong>Leon's player was unexpectedly absent this week for the second time in three sessions. Given that his character is the most proficient face of the group, it made things very difficult for them as the skill challenge they are involved in relies very heavily on Charisma-based skills. There have been a number of hiccups along the way already - a couple of weeks in which no successes were scored - and I set the bar for success very high. </p><p></p><p>This being our penultimate session before a three-week break, I had a couple of setbacks planned to rack up tension for our 'season finale'. I waited until the very end of the session, just after Matunaaga played his Plot Twist card to convince Deneric Jayce to table the all-important motion, before revealing them, and I'll detail all three in my next post.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gideonpepys, post: 6164184, member: 79141"] [b]Session 83b - Downtime Week Nine[/b] [B]Korrigan[/B] was running out of time, not just because of Delft's impatience: Deneric Jayce - his political ally in the Flint Council had said from the outset that he would table a motion to sanction the mercenary fleet only if a majority of city mayors were clearly on-side. While Roger Pepper, Doyle Idylls, Isaac dan der Grimnebulin and now Rosa Gohins were all in support of the motion, that still left one more mayor to 'turn'. (Worse, a simple majority would be enough to see the motion ratified, but it would not have the weight of a unanimous or 9 to 1 vote.) Some weeks ago, the unit had learned that Griffen Stowe, mayor of Bosum Strand and a married man, frequented brothels throughout the city. Despite pressure from his team, however, Korrigan refused to stoop to blackmail (earning a benny in the process). Their political enemies had not been idle. Valchek had deflected a lot of the controversy over his false Avatars by widely publicizing the murder of one of his supporters at the hands of an RHC officer. Meanwhile, word had reached Flint of a keynote speech delivered by Benedict Pemberton to a gathering of industrialists in Slate. Pemberton emphasized his fundamental belief that the private individual owed a debt to the state, and showcased his public works as evidence of his sincerity. However, he said that if recent political developments forced a separation between public and private, wealthy philanthropists such as himself would be forced to withdraw their resources from state projects and perhaps even relocate elsewhere... Korrigan's publicity campaign needed a shot in the arm - he wanted the chance to speak directly to the people. And so the idea to hold a rally in Dawn Square was born. This was easier said than done, and Korrigan spent the rest of the week putting it together with help of his many contacts, connecting with as many people as possible from all walks of life. The team invited Rock Rackus to play at the rally and he accepted. Korrigan's lawyer friend Alderic also uncovered sound legal argument for the election of a mayor in the Ayres, as the population there had substantially different needs to those in the rest of North Shore. Korrigan hoped that Guy Goodson would be installed and that he would support Deneric's motion in the council. Efforts were also made to publicize the unsavory cult Leon had uncovered in the Bayou, and its connection with both Black Star mining and the Deep Ones. Such a huge amount of work left Korrigan exhausted in the evenings, and yet he still found time to read the philosophical tome on the life of Triegenes that had been recommended to him by Ottavia. He found it gave him increasing confidence and courage in his own convictions. Having initially struggled with his academic studeis, [B]Matunaaga[/B] experienced a revelatory flood of knowledge the next time he tapped into the racial memory of his people. He felt suddenly as if he had a strong connection with every warrior who had ever lived, such that it was all he could do to cut through the chafe and focus ton those elements that were important to him. At the same time it occurred to him that the thesis he was attempting to write, the title he would earn on its completion, the whole formal, academic approach was entirely superfluous. He stopped work on it immediately and devoted himself to the task of winning support to the anti-fleet cause. He spoke to Mutya Offendor, Yosaria Neldris and Roger Pepper, and convinced them to appear at the rally in Dawn Square. Through them, he also learned that Kranz Bordray, the dwarven industrialist, would be more than happy to take up Benedict Pemberton's investment in the underground rail system in Central. Oncala Puttnam was hugely impressed by the figures quoted (and had been very concerned when she heard word of Pemberton's speech). Almost overnight, she was persuaded to openly support Deneric Jayce's motion (despite the fact that he was her opponent for the Central seat), and thus - with a simple majority - it was finally proposed to the Council, to await a decision in just over a week's time. [B](Matunaaga played his 'Greed' Plot Twist Card here and secured Oncala's vote.) Malthusius[/B] set about spreading the word of the forthcoming rally to the Dockers, and his contacts in the Panoply. He stressed the connection between the Black Star Fleet and Pemberton Industries who had begun to supply automated 'gearmen' to unscrupulous factory owners. How long would it be before gearmen were employed in the docks? His study of the tome of deva reincarnation came on leaps and bounds, and Malthusius began to feel that with meditation and practice he would be able to unlock the knowledge and secrets of past lives much more easily. He also did some digging and established that there were various legal papers and documents without which the fleet would be unable to sail through Risuri waters unhindered. Of course, all of these papers were already present and accounted for in the offices of the harbourmaster. That is until Matunaaga and Uru broke in and purloined them... Other than the above bit of larceny, [B]Uru[/B] spent a considerable amount of time in his garden, where the continual laughter of spirit children made him feel that it had all been worth while although he still hadn't fully recovered from his ordeal on the hill, and wondered if he ever would. When he caught sight of his own reflection he noticed that he still seemed slightly faded - smudged around the edges somehow. More alarming still, he experienced a shortness of breath if he exerted himself too much and took to taking long naps in the daytime. But he felt good about securing a safe place for the spirits of children who had been so badly betrayed by those who were meant to care for them. It made him angry to think about the peace of death being disturbed in such a way, and his righteous ire reminded him of the tales of the Voice of Rot he had heard as a youngster, and how he had hunted and slain it in his childish make-believe world. Now he had seen the great titan up close he couldn't help but wonder how hard could it be? To help Korrigan in his political wrangling, Uru went out at night and with the help of Little Jack, and Winkin, Blinkin and Nod, daubed creepy graffiti about the deep ones all over North Shore. He also worked on his shuriken crossbow, and designed some clockwork bombs that he hoped would come in useful... [B]DM's Note: [/B]Leon's player was unexpectedly absent this week for the second time in three sessions. Given that his character is the most proficient face of the group, it made things very difficult for them as the skill challenge they are involved in relies very heavily on Charisma-based skills. There have been a number of hiccups along the way already - a couple of weeks in which no successes were scored - and I set the bar for success very high. This being our penultimate session before a three-week break, I had a couple of setbacks planned to rack up tension for our 'season finale'. I waited until the very end of the session, just after Matunaaga played his Plot Twist card to convince Deneric Jayce to table the all-important motion, before revealing them, and I'll detail all three in my next post. [/QUOTE]
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