[HQ Ignorance] Scene Ten: The Nature of the Beast

[Lev Lafayette]

--- Sam Elliot <SamClau at oi.com.br> wrote:

> After a little while, Icthya proposed a course of
> action.
> 
> "We could travel to speak with these wolf people who
> raised this Beast, find
> out what they know, then head south via Ballid."
> 
> "First though, we could find out where those darkmen
> are from."
> 
> Like a drunk ready for a fight, Icthya lifted
> herself from her chair and
> headed over to the darkmen. Aware that, at the very
> least, Dark Season is
> when an elf should be least tasty to a troll, she
> went and sat among them
> with no ceremony at all, to see if they had any
> information they would
> impart to a morsel as tasty as she. At first, things
> got a little scary, but
> then she sang the Mother Song, accompanied by Tanuki
> drumming his belly,
> and...
> 
> OOC: This assumes the trolls are still present of
> course.
> I was going to offer abilities but then I remembered
> that she is at a big
> minus. But still, the relevant abilities are from:
> Sing the Mother Song (Uz)
> 15; Lure Uz 13 [that is for trapping mind, but she's
> happy to make that
> obvious]; Remembers the Night of No Stars 13; Member
> of T's fellowship 14 to
> help her get through this; Tanuki's Tummy drumming
> 12; Hate Uz 17; Closed 17
> as a negative.

Hate Uz and Closed is (17+2) 19 total, plus Hate Elves
(+2) on behalf of the Uz (1W1); I rolled a 17, a
failure but bumped to success.

Sing Mother Song 15; pluse Lure Uz +1, plus Night of
No Starts, +1, Member of Fellowship +1, Tummy drumming
+1 = 19. Eep, I rolled a 20; a fumble.

So that's a fumble versus a success. Player suffers a
major defeat. Tanuki's song comes across as a total
parody of the Great Darkness and seriously offends the
trolls. They roar with anger and for a minute it looks
like there will be Elf on the menu; however the
Dwarven guards intervene and castigate Icthya severely
and warn him there are very tight limits to their
hospitality. "This is a special place where all
species may trade with the Mostal. Fights among the
customers are not permitted!"


 
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