Appearance
Session 1 - Tickets of Destiny 🚂
Fear: 3
Opening Scene
We punch the three tickets of our pioneering heroes as the journey begins.
- Nyx Fairweather a Faerie Warrior played by N
- Clint Brook a Human Ranger player by T
- Charlotte a Human Ranger played by J
The scene opens with our heroes enjoying drinks aboard the liquor coach of a train heading to [Wyllin's Gulch]. Our heroes have received a "lucrative" business opportunity by the marshal of Wyllin's Gulch - [Jessup Buchanan].
They eye three interesting characters.
- [Three orcs]
- [Siegfried Dravik]
- [Marsha Ava Tudor]
Marsha enters and begins drinking at the bar while the Charlotte feels the stare of the strange goggled man Siegfried. Clint orders two drinks that are delivered by Marsha. She attempts to have a light conversation with the heroes and then leaves. Clint delivers a drink to Siegfried and they introduce themselves, Clint inquires about Siegfried's attention and Siegfried quietly says, "Your friend is very hairy".
Secretly, Charlotte using her Arcane Sense*, detects the magical goggles worn by Siegfried.
*This is a Sorcerer Class Feature
Wyllin's Gulch
After time passes, the train rounds [Murdoch's Bend] and the heroes disembark unto the [Train Station] and meet a Firbolg named George. As George leads the party to the [Town Hall], he explains that it's believed a 2nd Colossus has appeared and will be announced at the Town Hall meeting. He accidentally inquires about the heroes job of slaying the Colossus and Charlotte becomes irate. Not wanting to be embarrassed She asks George to tell Jessup that they are not attending the town hall meeting without first speaking to Jessup. Upon arriving at the Town Hall, Charlotte repeats her concerns and asks George to retrieve Jessup so they may talk outside.
After waiting some time unsuccessfully, Charlotte suggests they wait at the VIP section of the [Saloon] where Jessup is known to spend time.
The train explosion incident
Train Clock: 6
While waiting, the heroes hear a distant explosion. As they begin to investigate, they identify a dust cloud in the direction of the train station. As the party makes their way to the train station, they are interrupted at the train station where a fire-wagon is trying to get through a large crowd to the train station. While Nyx and Clint somewhat successfully guide the fire-wagon, Charlotte finds Jessup who rushes away on "important business" asking to meet at the saloon after the heroes help at the train station.
Upon arriving at the train station, the heroes see a half destroyed Train Station office/building and the cargo wagons behind their coach blown up. As the heroes begin helping, everyone is stunned to hear an approaching train in the distance. Two train officials begin looking for an emergency flare gun in the wreckage of the train station.
- Nyx finds a stray Bowler hat that seemingly belongs to one of the Three Orcs. He then begins flying towards the oncoming train and is hampered by the dust cloud caused by the initial explosion.
- Clint begins looking through the wreckage but is hindered by an additional collapse of the train station building.
- Charlotte secretly uses her water elemental magic to cause rain to put out the fires and help clear the dust cloud. Additionally she casts Minor Illusion fireworks in an attempt to warn the oncoming train.
As Clint searches through the rubble again, he finds the Flair ammo, but no gun. Thinking fast he attempts to throw a flair and shoot it. As it lights, giant fireworks fly and explode in the sky (this provide distraction from Charlotte).
As the rain clears the dust cloud Nyx is now visible and gets the oncoming train conductor's attention as fireworks explode behind and above him.
* At this point, the Train Clock is at 2 and the GM spends a Fear to reduce the Train Clock to 1--Just like in the movies!!
The oncoming train successfully brakes and everyone breathes a sigh of relief. The heroes return to the Saloon as Clint is named the [Hero of Murdoch's Bend]
Jessup: AITAH ?
I'll be honest guys, I don't really remember what happened here
The heroes meet an irate Jessup at the Saloon where he claims that Charlotte undermined him by not attending the Town Hall meeting. He then offers them the job of clearing the bandits out of the Quarry and defeating the Colossus for a chest of Gold. A chest of gold that he doesn't have, but is sure the towns folk will donate too.
While discussing the details of the Colossus, who showed up ~2-3 years ago and the rumor of a new Colossus the party is interrupted by George, who reveals that Jessup's intuition was correct: The train station was a diversion to cover up an attempted bombing of the [Refinery].
Jessup questions George and it's revealed that a Drakona man named [Mr. Black] interrogated the suspects at the Refinery and uncovered their plot.
My Chemical Sunset
Upon receiving a list of locations in Wyllin's Gulch, the heroes travel to the Alchemist [Jude]. Upon meeting Jude they receive anti-venom ? and learn of his interest in Powerful Essentia.
The heroes then travel to the stables and acquire steeds from [Cassidy Maddox].
- A Chestnut Jackalope for Charlotte
- A Black Stallion for Clint Brook
- A Giant Obsidian Scorpion for Nyx Fairweather
The heroes depart for the quarry, arriving near sunset. They identify the buildings the bandits are occupying and begin a short rest waiting for nightfall. Charlotte identifying that there are likely less bandits stationed at night.
Anyway, I started blasting 💥
A team roll is called to hide/stealth. Nyx rolls double 1's. Charlotte also rolls double 1's. That's about a 1 in 7,000 chance.
The heroes hide until they have the [Wealthy Looking Bandit] point-blank in their crosshairs. As they try to negotiate, a hired muscle fumbles his gun and everyone starts blasting.
The wealthy bandit shoots Charlotte center mass and her image flickers for a moment. Then Charlotte's disguise apparatus fails, revealing‼️ that she is really a Horned Monkey named Cer Rantix.
Clint manages to lasso the wealthy bandit and during a lull in the shooting he begins to interrogate him.
Before Clint can convince the bandit to talk, the shooting begins. Therefore, Clint shoots the bandit in the head. Once the heroes are distracted by the guard tower snipers, the bandit nearly dead bandit removes the lasso, calls his horse, and attempts to escape. After a missed shot, one of the heroes manages to shoot the bandit and he is dragged beside his horse, dead.
Cer Rantix blasts the a guard tower bandit with ice magic and Nyx shoots the other guard tower bandit. Leaving the fumbling bandit barely alive.
As they interrogate him, he reveals they cannot enter the quarry at night because the Colossus doesn't allow it. He then points to a Mesa next to the Quarry and dies as the heroes are shocked to see that the Mesa is actually the Colossus.
End.