Mislaid Offspring

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Summary

GAME-DETAILS: Wednesday night at Stephen Martin's (New Windsor/Avondale) starting on the 13th, finshing 22nd May.
Opposed Rolling system; Level will be more than medium, but less than God-Bothering (if the world is actually ending, who wants them bothered).

PARTY: (strongly preferred size is 6 characters)

1. Wordsmith (Errol Cavit, provisionally), trusted hero of Westcapital
2. Faith (Andrew Withy), beloved hero of Westcapital (no, really!)
   
3. Aryan (Stephen Martin)
   
4. Veor (Bernard Hoggin)
   
5. TBA (please confirm with GM first m.parkinson<at>auckland.ac.nz, or arrange at guildmeeting)
   
6. TBA (ditto)

THE REAL MISSION: Alfred of Hy-Brasil, a Dwarf, has won the contract to save the world. Unfortunately, the only way he can afford to succeed is with foreign labour: i.e., you lot. Fortunately the World in Question* is only the Plane of Purple. Someone/thing plans to destroy the Global Ocean-Level Equalising Mechanism. The humungous Rock due to fall out of the sky in a few weeks is possibly a diversion.
* To Be or Not To Be, that is the Question.

THE COVER: Alfred has arranged a “cover mission”, since the presence of Seagate guild-members on Purple is usually a source of interest, even alarm, to Purpurians. If you succeed on the cover mission, you may keep at least 75% of its loot. The Parliament of Houses, in the “West Capital” of the Dragonfolk-controlled territory, has posted a reward for a couple of Missing Offspring, presumed stolen for a hideous Fane ritual. Obviously Dwarves &/or “hobbits” are preferred, but other people-like creatures (even humans & elves) are good too, especially if they're not afraid of heights or not driven insane by them.
No necromancers, demon-worshippers, lizard-men, Undead, Atrocities, or Destinians.

PAYMENT, HEALTH & SAFETY, etc:

1. Up front, for the attempt, a small cup of rubies.
2. Upfront, a “Red-Button music box” ... useful should the party need to Blip to a mostly-safe alternate Plane of Existence for a few days if they need to recuperate, prepare, interrogate a witness, whatever. Should work atleast twice, but it Elvish magic, and will leave behind all items containing ANY nonorganic iron ... even non-cold-iron such as most magical weapons, silvered armour, etc)
3. Upfront, a variety of useful non-Iron items, including smithed weapons & armour ...some of which you may keep, the rest will purchasable at a dwarvenly generous discount.
4. If you succeed, Master-level training in a skill** [provided you’ve previously done the requisite master-work], OR being taught a college of Magic, OR being taught a special spell, ritual, & talent.
5. The Dragonfolk will provide you Royal Warrants, permitting you to seize any & all relevant criminals’ possessions that you believe to be the profits or tools of The Stated Crime (including supporting, subsequent, or ancillary crimes). Should the crimes be judicially proven, you may keep all such possessions; but you will be fined for improperly seized goods.

** While stocks last: substitution (of lesser or equal value) permissible.

Astrology & other pre-adventure advice
Several astrology readings, narrow & specific, have been attempted. However, perhaps because the End of the World affects the fate of too many, most have failled or given dubious gibbering. Alfred says a Priest of Hyperion has, unofficially, indicate this is the best of a bad bunch:

"The Joint is out of Time, Oh spiteful Curse,
That ever She was hatch'd to make it worse."

No.2 on the list is:
"Die di-die di-die di-die, di-die di-die di-die di-die,
di-die di-die di-die di-die di-Dooooooooooom."
[the lyrics weren't helpful, but the tune was fairly catchy]

Calendar

Autumn 814wk: Fruit (4)
	Moonday		Duesday		W'ansday		Th'rsday		Frysday		Reapsday		Sunday
	Lugnasad		1	Guild Meeting	2		3		4		5		6
	7		8		9		10		11		12		13
	14		15		16		17		18		19		20
	21		22		23		24		25		26		27
	28		29		30		1		2		3		4
Autumn 814wk: Harvest (5)
	5		6		7		8		9		10		11
	12		13		14		15	Equinox	16		17		18
	19	Harvest Moon	20		21		22		23		24		25
	26		27		28		29		30		1		2
Autumn 814wk: Vintage (6)
	3		4		5		6		7		8		9
	10		11		12		13		14		15		16
	17	Blood Moon	18		19		20		21		22		23
	24		25		26		27		28		29		30	Beerfest

Mil Sci

Formations

Skirmish Formations			Watches
Default Aryan Faith Veor Wordsmith	Double File Aryan Faith Veor Wordsmith	Single File Aryan Faith Wordsmith Veor	4 Hrs per Watch Aryan Faith Veor Wordsmith

Buffs

Magic	Rk	Effects	Dur	W	F	A	V	x	x
				-	-	-	-	-	-
Short Term
Branch Counterspells (Wo)	7/8	+51MR on a college on area, +27MR entities. +54/+28 Ent/Thau SK	12/13 min
Weapon of Flames (Wo)	16	+17%, +8 damage (+16 vs. undead/cold/water)	21 minutes			Y
Selfies
Mind Shield (Ar)	2	+14% vs Mental Attacks	20 hrs	-	-	Y	-	-	-
Tracking (Ar)	2	+14% Tracking	12 days	-	-	Y	-	-	-

Aryan Mil Sci

Melee Only: +14 IV +14 SC +14 Def +1 Pass Action at End of Pulse

Raise Morale +5 WP

-17 dice mod on Fear Checks; -34 on Fright Table

Aryan - Morning Callisf Drill

+1 AG until dawn.