Begin a Session
Likely(87)No
Johnny has just completed his first job for his new adventuring guild. He is sitting in the tavern waiting for a new job to come in.
Begin a Session(58)Important character is put in danger or suffers a misadventure
Moniker(40)Havoc strolls into The Ogre's office and sits down at the desk opposite him. He's a large man in a new suit, and he walks with a cane.
"Do you know who I am?" asks Havoc.
"Should I?"
"Depends which circles you move in. One of my bases got raided recently, three dead including a lieutenant. The trail led to the basement a recently-abandoned house, and rumor has it the owner of that house had contracted the Ikoban Adventurer's Guild to clear out that basement."
"So you think we had something to do with it?"
"I bloody well know you did. I'm giving you the opportunity to give me the name of everyone who set foot inside that base. Otherwise, my men are going to have to start snatching your men at random and beating some answers out of them."
"If anything happens to my men, you're going to regret it," says the Ogre.
"Three of mine are dead already. I'm not messing around."
"I'm not telling you anything. Get out."
"Have it your way. But don't say I didn't warn you."
Momentum:1 → 2
"Six days and no jobs," says Johnny.
"Well what did you expect?" asks Sticky Joe. "Nobody's ever heard of you and you're operating out of a tavern, and this city has knights and adventurers coming out of its ears."
"I was busier than this as an independent."
"You need to make a name for yourself. Hit the streets and find some work."
"Fine, I'll walk around town a bit and see what I can drum up." Johnny leaves the Three Lillies and goes looking for work.
Gather Information(Wits)—4 vs 4|6
After an afternoon of searching, Johnny doesn't find a single job or rumor. Feeling dejected, he returns to the Three Lillies.
Spirit:5 → 4
He walks into the tavern, and two men look up from the bar. "Well, here he is, Erast's latest guildmaster," says one of the men.
"How's business?" says the other. "You must be struggling if you can't even afford your own office."
"No, I'm sure there's plenty of work for a guild like his. He'll put the ratcatcher out of work in no time."
"And who exactly are you two?" asks Johnny.
"We're the two Billies. I'm Billy Smith, and this is Billy Jones."
"We're from the Blackfriar's Adventurer's Guild, here to check out the competition," says Billy Jones, "But there's nothing much to see."
"You don't seem that busy yourselves," says Johnny.
"Oh, don't worry about us, we have plenty of work. We can still make time for social calls," says Billy Smith.
"And besides, we were just leaving anyway," says Billy Jones. "You want my advice? Pack your little guild in, you clearly don't have what it takes to make it work."
The two men swagger out of the tavern, heads held high.
"Don't mind them," says Sticky Joe. "Nervous there might be some new competition, that's all."
"They're not wrong, though. I've got no guild hall, no guild members, and no work. Maybe this was a bad idea," says Johnny.
"It hasn't even been a week. Give it time."
The next day, Johnny comes into the Theee Lillies at the normal time. There's a man sitting in Johnny's usual seat at the bar. He's thin and smartly dressed, and is casually eating an apple, carefully slicing pieces off with a switchblade. The blade looks razor sharp.
Johnny walks in and takes the seat next to the man. He orders a drink. "You look like you're in here for a reason," he says.
"I'm here with a job for the guild. If you're available."
"I'm Johnny Glass, I represent the guild."
"Ernesto Mason."
"So, what's the job?"
"There's a sea cave not far from here. One particular passage is flooded. I need a diver to explore the flooded passage and tell me what's on the other side."
"How do you know I'm a diver?"
"How did you fight off Sally Slaughter and her crew at the bottom of the ocean if you're not one?"
"Right. What can I expect on the other side of this flooded passage?"
"Be ready for anything."
"How am I to see? Wet torches don't light."
Ernesto's voice drops to a whisper. "Take this ring. When you can't see, put it on. Don't let anyone know about it."
"Fine. I'll check out your flooded passage. By iron, I vow."
Swear an Iron Vow(Heart)—6 vs 8|2 Momentum:2 → 3
07 - Explore the flooded cave vow
"You'll need to find it first. The only map we have is this," Ernesto says. He takes a folded piece of paper out of his inner jacket pocket and hands it to Johnny. "It was drawn by a sailor, not a cartographer, so it's a bit rough. It's somewhere between Erast and Port Vesper, though, we know that much."
"Fine. I'll round up my crew and leave in the morning."
"Deliver your results to me in Port Vesper. I have eyes at the port, when you dock I'll come and find you," says Ernesto. He stands and leaves. Johnny finishes his drink and leaves to prepare for the trip.
The next day, Johnny is at sea searching the coast for the sea cave. The map is next to useless, basically just a scrawl on a scrap of paper.
Undertake an Expedition(Edge)—9 vs 9|2 07 - Find the sea cave +1 (3/10)
Seafaring Peril(5)Crewmember goes missing
One of the crew fails to report for duty at the start of his shift. They check his bunk, but he's not there. Johnny is informed, and a thorough sweep of the whole ship is conducted, but turns up nothing. There doesn't seem to be anything missing - he's just gone. The crew resumes their expedition, with a sense of unease hanging over the ship.
Undertake an Expedition(Wits)—3 vs 10|5
Using Navigator to make this a Strong Hit.
07 - Find the sea cave +1 (6/10)
Seafaring Details(18)Clusters of jagged rocks lurk just below the ocean waves
Having learned his lesson from last time, Johnny avoids the shallow rocks around the coastline as they search for the cave.
Undertake an Expedition(Wits)—7 vs 6|3 07 - Find the sea cave +1 (9/10)
Seafaring Details(2)A floating market bustles with activity
Johnny sees a village along the coast with a floating market - fishermen sell the morning's catch to passing ships and boats, the fish kept alive in huge nets that hang in the ocean. He has just resupplied his ship, so there is no need to stop and peruse, so the Spearhead sails on.
Finish an Expedition(track)—7 vs 9|3 discoveries +1 (2/10) 07 - Find the sea cavecompleted 07 - Explore the flooded cave vow +1 (2/10)
Finally, Johnny spots the sea cave - from this vantage point the map makes perfect sense, and he can see the cave entrance exactly where it is marked on the paper. They sail in closer. Johnny puts on his swimming gear, and a small team heads into the cave in a rowboat.
07 - Find the flooded passageway
Undertake an Expedition(Wits)—3 vs 3|9
Using Navigator to make this a Strong Hit
07 - Find the flooded passageway +1 (3/10)
Sea Cave Features(6)Bobbing bottle with enclosed message
Johnny spots a bottle floating with a piece of paper inside. He fishes the bottle out of the water and takes out the piece of parchment. He unrolls it.
Prompts(73)Mysterious, Creature
The message is a warning - according to the writer, some kind of strange creature lurks in the dark. Johnny and the others don't see any sign of the creature, and they push on quickly.
07 - Mysterious Creature (0/Sundered Isles - Patrocia/Campaign - Johnathan Glass/Clocks/07 - Mysterious Creature.md)
Undertake an Expedition(Edge)—5 vs 3|10 07 - Find the flooded passageway +1 (6/10)
Sea Cave Peril(67)Party member causes trouble
"I don't like this," says Given Name(82)Inigo , one of the crew members. "The walls seem like they're closing in on us."
"They're just walls," says Johnny.
"We shouldn't be here. There's something in here with us. We're not going to get out of here, we should turn back."
"If you want to go back, you can start swimming," says Johnny, "But it'll cost you your cut. It's just an empty cave."
Inigo gets back to rowing, but he doesn't look happy.
Undertake an Expedition(Edge)—7 vs 1|1match 07 - Find the flooded passageway +1 (9/10)
Sea Cave Features(34)Shadowy tentacles in dark water
"There's something in the water," says Inigo.
"Where?" asks Johnny.
"There, look!" says Inigo, pointing. Johnny sees large tentacles, but whatever they belong to flees and they disappear out of view. "We should get out of here."
"We're on a mission," says Johnny. "Focus."
Finish an Expedition(track)—7 vs 9|3 discoveries +1 (2/10) 07 - Find the flooded passagewaycompleted 07 - Explore the flooded cave vow +1 (4/10)
They come to a flooded passageway beneath the surface. "This must be it," says Johnny. "You lot wait here, time to dive." He jumps into the water and swims down the passageway.
End a Session Momentum:3 → 4