Gambitt

Markus  Concept  Cartographer  Trouble  People pick fights with me  Aspect  Quiver of Tricks  Aspect  In search of FFF (Fame, Fortune, oh and Father)   FATE  💛 REFRESH 3undefined SKILLS (+4) Craft (+3) Shoot, Notice (+2) Lore, Athletics, Deceive (+1) Investigate, Resources, Contacts, Rapport BODY  ❤️❤️❤️ MIND  💙🤍 🤍 Guild Reputation: Iron  Stunts Walking Bestiary "I know what that is, I practically wrote the book on it!" +2 to all lore rolls related to monsters and beasts. Flash ShotWhen using flash arrows to create an advantage, Markus gains an additional invoke of the 'Blinded' aspect upon success against the affected targets. Angle of AdvantageBeing able to judge distances precisely, Markus gains a +2 to shoot when he is on the 'High Ground'.     Items  BowAn ornate bow that looks well upkept. Large SatchelHolds a selection of books, scrolls and other things people deem unnecessary to bring on adventures. rope and grappleStandard climbing gear that can be used in combination with the bow to rappel certain obstacles Contacts  Apollo LibraryHigher levels of reputation with the Apollo Library allow one to call upon various benefits.     Markus sees Myria trying to cut down the mage leader with her many swords and adds what little support he could to the attack in his current condition. Not only did the mage need to deflect the swords but he now had arrows in the mix too. Actions   +1 teamwork for Myria  

The portal allows everyone to bypass this initial obstacle unhindered and even go slightly beyond that, saving additional time. The change in temperature was more drastic than expected, with snow now drifting past everyone from the direction of the tower. You emerged in a large open expanse of land, some deer-like creatures scattered at your sudden appearance and an arrow suddenly whizzed past, missing its intended mark.

Markus  Concept  Cartographer  Trouble  People pick fights with me  Aspect  Quiver of Tricks  Aspect  In search of FFF (Fame, Fortune, oh and Father)   FATE  💛 REFRESH 3undefined SKILLS (+4) Craft (+3) Shoot, Notice (+2) Lore, Athletics, Deceive (+1) Investigate, Resources, Contacts, Rapport BODY  ❤️❤️❤️ MIND  💙🤍 🤍 Guild Reputation: Iron  Stunts Walking Bestiary "I know what that is, I practically wrote the book on it!" +2 to all lore rolls related to monsters and beasts. Flash ShotWhen using flash arrows to create an advantage, Markus gains an additional invoke of the 'Blinded' aspect upon success against the affected targets. Angle of AdvantageBeing able to judge distances precisely, Markus gains a +2 to shoot when he is on the 'High Ground'.     Items  BowAn ornate bow that looks well upkept. Large SatchelHolds a selection of books, scrolls and other things people deem unnecessary to bring on adventures. rope and grappleStandard climbing gear that can be used in combination with the bow to rappel certain obstacles Contacts  Apollo LibraryHigher levels of reputation with the Apollo Library allow one to call upon various benefits.     Markus sees the attacks from Olenna and Myria seemingly bounce off the leader of the cultists without even leaving a scratch on him. "I'll pass on that..." He thinks out loud, instead taking aim at the minions that had been ordered to run off with something or other. Shooting folks in the back wasn't below him if they were making off with something important or valuable right under his nose, neither was the use of poison, though he wasn't expecting to use it against other people when he was making it. And to be frank, as intimidating as this baddy seemed, he couldn't possibly protect all his men on his own... Catching cultists in the act and taking them out sounded like a sure fire way of making a name for himself, he wasn't about to let them slip away. Markus poured all his effort into his attack. If he could just take 1 of them out it could be useful in discovering the cult's identity, so he wasn't about to fail here. Actions   Spent 1 use of item Murena Poison (+2) Spent 1 FP to invoke "In Search of FFF" (+2) Brings shoot up to 8 against target's 5 which is SWS (poisoned).  

No matter which way you look, the descent from the precipice you're on is quite steep. Some sure footing or other means will be required to make the descent into the tundra region. It also feels as if the wind is getting stronger Overcome Athletics +3 to descend safely.

Markus  Concept  Cartographer  Trouble  People pick fights with me  Aspect  Quiver of Tricks  Aspect  In search of FFF (Fame, Fortune, oh and Father)   FATE  💛💛 REFRESH 3undefined SKILLS (+4) Craft (+3) Shoot, Notice (+2) Lore, Athletics, Deceive (+1) Investigate, Resources, Contacts, Rapport BODY  ❤️❤️❤️ MIND  💙🤍 🤍 Guild Reputation: Iron  Stunts Walking Bestiary "I know what that is, I practically wrote the book on it!" +2 to all lore rolls related to monsters and beasts. Flash ShotWhen using flash arrows to create an advantage, Markus gains an additional invoke of the 'Blinded' aspect upon success against the affected targets. Angle of AdvantageBeing able to judge distances precisely, Markus gains a +2 to shoot when he is on the 'High Ground'.     Items  BowAn ornate bow that looks well upkept. Large SatchelHolds a selection of books, scrolls and other things people deem unnecessary to bring on adventures. rope and grappleStandard climbing gear that can be used in combination with the bow to rappel certain obstacles Contacts  Apollo LibraryHigher levels of reputation with the Apollo Library allow one to call upon various benefits.     Finally catching up with everyone, Markus gives off a warning, "slow down will you? That light dead ahead, it's magic... May even be whoever is responsible for the summons and petrification. Put aside your grievances for a moment Olenna and work with us" Markus tries to reason with Olenna and stop her from rushing off on her own. "We should work together to spring a surprise attack before they pull off any other tricks..." He ends with calmly, hoping others would agree to strike first and ask questions later. He wasn't sure how much of this was getting through to Olenna as she maintained her quick pace towards the light source.

Markus  Concept  Cartographer  Trouble  People pick fights with me  Aspect  Quiver of Tricks  Aspect  In search of FFF (Fame, Fortune, oh and Father)   FATE  💛💛 REFRESH 3undefined SKILLS (+4) Craft (+3) Shoot, Notice (+2) Lore, Athletics, Deceive (+1) Investigate, Resources, Contacts, Rapport BODY  ❤️❤️❤️ MIND  💙🤍 🤍 Guild Reputation: Iron  Stunts Walking Bestiary "I know what that is, I practically wrote the book on it!" +2 to all lore rolls related to monsters and beasts. Flash ShotWhen using flash arrows to create an advantage, Markus gains an additional invoke of the 'Blinded' aspect upon success against the affected targets. Angle of AdvantageBeing able to judge distances precisely, Markus gains a +2 to shoot when he is on the 'High Ground'.     Items  BowAn ornate bow that looks well upkept. Large SatchelHolds a selection of books, scrolls and other things people deem unnecessary to bring on adventures. rope and grappleStandard climbing gear that can be used in combination with the bow to rappel certain obstacles Contacts  Apollo LibraryHigher levels of reputation with the Apollo Library allow one to call upon various benefits.     Markus still being on top of the table just sees everyone walk past the figures and Olenna even seemed to be in a hurry to move on. "Hey! Wait up, I think you're forgetting someone!" Quickly, Markus descended by rope and scrambles to catch up, not wanting to be left alone in the cyclops' dining room. Only slowing out of surprise at seeing the true nature of the figures they'd been wary of. There were more dangerous things than even the cyclops it seems, and they were rushing straight at it?

Soon after defeating the ruler of the marsh, the dense fog that had made it difficult to navigate slowly dissipated as if it were somehow related to the existence of the monster. The way forward to the Tundra now clear, everyone advances without any difficulty. Upon leaving the tree line you find yourself standing on a precipice overlooking the Phrygian Tundra. Ice cold wind buffets you as you look into the distance and see the solitary Tower of Phrygia seemingly standing higher than even the mountain peaks behind it.

Markus  Concept  Cartographer  Trouble  People pick fights with me  Aspect  Quiver of Tricks  Aspect  In search of FFF (Fame, Fortune, oh and Father)   FATE  💛💛 REFRESH 3undefined SKILLS (+4) Craft (+3) Shoot, Notice (+2) Lore, Athletics, Deceive (+1) Investigate, Resources, Contacts, Rapport BODY  ❤️❤️❤️ MIND  💙🤍 🤍 Guild Reputation: Iron  Stunts Walking Bestiary "I know what that is, I practically wrote the book on it!" +2 to all lore rolls related to monsters and beasts. Flash ShotWhen using flash arrows to create an advantage, Markus gains an additional invoke of the 'Blinded' aspect upon success against the affected targets. Angle of AdvantageBeing able to judge distances precisely, Markus gains a +2 to shoot when he is on the 'High Ground'.     Items  BowAn ornate bow that looks well upkept. Large SatchelHolds a selection of books, scrolls and other things people deem unnecessary to bring on adventures. rope and grappleStandard climbing gear that can be used in combination with the bow to rappel certain obstacles Contacts  Apollo LibraryHigher levels of reputation with the Apollo Library allow one to call upon various benefits.     Myria having set her plan into motion, Markus quickly scrambled to climb the giant table for a high ground advantage against the would be foes they were possibly going to encounter shortly. It was like climbing giant trees in a forest, something he'd done all too often. First, he made his way up the legs of a chair, then continued up the chair's back until he was able to get atop the table, which was strewn with bones and unidentifiable food scraps. It was quite an exhausting climb, though the vantage point would surely prove to be worthwhile in the off chance that the cloaked figures really were hostile. Create Advantage In Position on Giant Table 🆓  

Markus  Concept  Cartographer  Trouble  People pick fights with me  Aspect  Quiver of Tricks  Aspect  In search of FFF (Fame, Fortune, oh and Father)   FATE  💛💛 REFRESH 3undefined SKILLS (+4) Craft (+3) Shoot, Notice (+2) Lore, Athletics, Deceive (+1) Investigate, Resources, Contacts, Rapport BODY  ❤️❤️❤️ MIND  💙🤍 🤍 Guild Reputation: Iron  Stunts Walking Bestiary "I know what that is, I practically wrote the book on it!" +2 to all lore rolls related to monsters and beasts. Flash ShotWhen using flash arrows to create an advantage, Markus gains an additional invoke of the 'Blinded' aspect upon success against the affected targets. Angle of AdvantageBeing able to judge distances precisely, Markus gains a +2 to shoot when he is on the 'High Ground'.     Items  BowAn ornate bow that looks well upkept. Large SatchelHolds a selection of books, scrolls and other things people deem unnecessary to bring on adventures. rope and grappleStandard climbing gear that can be used in combination with the bow to rappel certain obstacles Contacts  Apollo LibraryHigher levels of reputation with the Apollo Library allow one to call upon various benefits.     "Vahn! Nows not the time for daydreaming!" Markus said in a hushed voice after helping the others pull him back. "Look! They're probably the ones who summoned those shadow spirit things earlier, and that giant archway... The core has to be through there, right?" He whispered to the others. Perhaps they had the same objective, though they likely weren't going to cooperate if they really were the culprits from their earlier battle. Better to just follow and observe until they could determine if they were friend or foe.

Markus  Concept  Cartographer  Trouble  People pick fights with me  Aspect  Quiver of Tricks  Aspect  In search of FFF (Fame, Fortune, oh and Father)   FATE  💛💛 REFRESH 3undefined SKILLS (+4) Craft (+3) Shoot, Notice (+2) Lore, Athletics, Deceive (+1) Investigate, Resources, Contacts, Rapport BODY  ❤️❤️❤️ MIND  💙🤍 🤍 Guild Reputation: Iron  Stunts Walking Bestiary "I know what that is, I practically wrote the book on it!" +2 to all lore rolls related to monsters and beasts. Flash ShotWhen using flash arrows to create an advantage, Markus gains an additional invoke of the 'Blinded' aspect upon success against the affected targets. Angle of AdvantageBeing able to judge distances precisely, Markus gains a +2 to shoot when he is on the 'High Ground'.     Items  BowAn ornate bow that looks well upkept. Large SatchelHolds a selection of books, scrolls and other things people deem unnecessary to bring on adventures. rope and grappleStandard climbing gear that can be used in combination with the bow to rappel certain obstacles Contacts  Apollo LibraryHigher levels of reputation with the Apollo Library allow one to call upon various benefits.     Markus looked at the bones scattered around with unease. "Let's not hang around for dinner," he chimed. Though he did wonder if there was anything of value to be scavenged with relative ease.  

Swamp Troll 💚💚💚🖤💚💚 Enraged Ruler of the Marsh Aquatic Adaptation Slow and Lumbering on Land FP ⬛⬛⬛ +5 Fight (+7enraged) +4 Physique and Craft +2 Athletics and Will Pushing Through the Pain 🆓❗🆕 Dazed by Lightning 🆓 Paralyzed 🆓🆕 Arcane Frailty x2 🆕(boosts created by Aerith) Curse of Skeletal Caltrops 🆓   Enraged: Upon losing one of its stress bars, increase Fight by +2. Bounty: The guild will reward the party 1xp/rp for defeating this monster Muddy zones have a movement penalty, +2 athletics when moving into or out of the zone. Swamp Troll moves freely. No fate points remaining! 🆕 Zones - Aspects - Present  Wetland Deep muddy water Dark Thunderstorm   Boggy forest Sparse tree cover, Earth dome, Portals everywhere 🆓 Aerith, Vahn, Swamp Troll Earth dome (in boggy forest) Earth Dome   Marshy clearing Muddy Olenna   The troll is hit hard by the lightning bolt. All the repeated lightning strikes have partially paralyzed it. Having taking considerable damage, the troll has become EnragedFight +2 for the remainder of the conflict. by its defiant prey. The troll is pushing through the pain Success at a cost means PC's get the free invoke on this, though the troll will be able to continue fighting under aspects such as stun and paralysis.that had been inflected upon it in order to keep fighting, however its speed is even further reduced by this mental struggle.

Markus  Concept  Cartographer  Trouble  People pick fights with me  Aspect  Quiver of Tricks  Aspect  In search of FFF (Fame, Fortune, oh and Father)   FATE  💛💛 REFRESH 3undefined SKILLS (+4) Craft (+3) Shoot, Notice (+2) Lore, Athletics, Deceive (+1) Investigate, Resources, Contacts, Rapport BODY  ❤️❤️❤️ MIND  💙🤍 🤍 Guild Reputation: Iron  Stunts Walking Bestiary "I know what that is, I practically wrote the book on it!" +2 to all lore rolls related to monsters and beasts. Flash ShotWhen using flash arrows to create an advantage, Markus gains an additional invoke of the 'Blinded' aspect upon success against the affected targets. Angle of AdvantageBeing able to judge distances precisely, Markus gains a +2 to shoot when he is on the 'High Ground'.     Items  BowAn ornate bow that looks well upkept. Large SatchelHolds a selection of books, scrolls and other things people deem unnecessary to bring on adventures. rope and grappleStandard climbing gear that can be used in combination with the bow to rappel certain obstacles Contacts  Apollo LibraryHigher levels of reputation with the Apollo Library allow one to call upon various benefits.     Markus once again tried to hit the mephits with holy arrows, but this time he took into account their supernatural-like evasive ability. He predicted where they would evade rather than where he thought they would be. Try as hard as he may, Markus was unable to pin down the mephits. "Right then... It's the darkness, they're so small and hard to see in the dark..." Markus uttered in embarrassment as his arrows all soared through empty air save for one that seemed to hit its mark by chance.  

Swamp Troll 💚💚💚🖤💚x2 Ruler of the Marsh Aquatic Adaptation Slow and Lumbering on Land FP 🟩⬛⬛ +5 Fight (+7enraged) +4 Physique and Craft +2 Athletics and Will Dazed by Lightning 🆓 Arcane Frailty (boost created by Aerith) Curse of Skeletal Caltrops 🆓 Portals Everywhere 🆓 Earth dome Enraged: Upon losing one of its stress bars, increase Fight by +2. Bounty: The guild will reward the party 1xp/rp for defeating this monster Zones - Aspects - Present  Wetland Deep muddy water Dark Thunderstorm   Boggy forest Sparse tree cover, Earth dome, Portals everywhere Aerith, Vahn, Swamp Troll Earth dome (in boggy forest) Earth Dome   Marshy clearing Muddy Olenna Muddy zones have a movement penalty, +2 athletics when moving into or out of the zone. Swamp Troll moves freely. The tree that was being wielded by the troll snapped from the failed attack. Disgruntled, the troll dropped it and swiped its huge arms at the new prey that had suddenly appeared blocking the way to Aerith.

Markus  Concept  Cartographer  Trouble  People pick fights with me  Aspect  Quiver of Tricks  Aspect  In search of FFF (Fame, Fortune, oh and Father)   FATE  💛💛 REFRESH 3undefined SKILLS (+4) Craft (+3) Shoot, Notice (+2) Lore, Athletics, Deceive (+1) Investigate, Resources, Contacts, Rapport BODY  ❤️❤️❤️ MIND  💙🤍 🤍 Guild Reputation: Iron  Stunts Walking Bestiary "I know what that is, I practically wrote the book on it!" +2 to all lore rolls related to monsters and beasts. Flash ShotWhen using flash arrows to create an advantage, Markus gains an additional invoke of the 'Blinded' aspect upon success against the affected targets. Angle of AdvantageBeing able to judge distances precisely, Markus gains a +2 to shoot when he is on the 'High Ground'.     Items  BowAn ornate bow that looks well upkept. Large SatchelHolds a selection of books, scrolls and other things people deem unnecessary to bring on adventures. rope and grappleStandard climbing gear that can be used in combination with the bow to rappel certain obstacles Contacts  Apollo LibraryHigher levels of reputation with the Apollo Library allow one to call upon various benefits.     In the heat of the moment Markus suddenly recalled what he'd read about these winged beasts. They were surprisingly evasive, as he'd just witnessed first hand, so it was probably better to hit them with a wider attack like a swing or blast, perhaps Vahn can try to cover more ground with his banishy magic if he attempts it again. Getting some respite from the mental attacks, he shares what he knows with Olenna and the others so that they don't struggle dealing with evasiveness.    Create an Advantage  Markus gains Mephit KnowledgeYou recall hearing more about these creatures, and how best to deal with them. You have one free invoke on this aspect. as a situational aspect after round two.

Markus  Concept  Cartographer  Trouble  People pick fights with me  Aspect  Quiver of Tricks  Aspect  In search of FFF (Fame, Fortune, oh and Father)   FATE  💛💛 REFRESH 3undefined SKILLS (+4) Craft (+3) Shoot, Notice (+2) Lore, Athletics, Deceive (+1) Investigate, Resources, Contacts, Rapport BODY  ❤️❤️❤️ MIND  💙🤍 🤍 Guild Reputation: Iron  Stunts Walking Bestiary "I know what that is, I practically wrote the book on it!" +2 to all lore rolls related to monsters and beasts. Flash ShotWhen using flash arrows to create an advantage, Markus gains an additional invoke of the 'Blinded' aspect upon success against the affected targets. Angle of AdvantageBeing able to judge distances precisely, Markus gains a +2 to shoot when he is on the 'High Ground'.     Items  BowAn ornate bow that looks well upkept. Large SatchelHolds a selection of books, scrolls and other things people deem unnecessary to bring on adventures. rope and grappleStandard climbing gear that can be used in combination with the bow to rappel certain obstacles Contacts  Apollo LibraryHigher levels of reputation with the Apollo Library allow one to call upon various benefits.     Markus, having some knowledge on how the creatures attack is able to mitigate the damage somewhat, but still takes 2 mental stress and suffers the minor consequence mental fatigue. Markus had recently seen a lot of undead creatures and even met a necromancer on a request which made him rather paranoid. So, as a precaution he had purchased some holy water at the marketplace beforehandSpent 1FP to declare story detail, adding holy water arrows to quiver of tricks. and imbued his arrows with it. Knowing the mephits were not of this world, they should be vulnerable to holy attacks. "Better be real holy water," Markus uttered to himself as he shot the imps in the air with great accuracy and speed, or so he thought... He'd actually only shot their shadowy afterimages. At the least, the creatures were being pressured into evasive action rather than full-on attacking.