[D4LM] Preparing the procession (Event)

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[D4LM] Preparing the procession (Event)

Post by The sweeping monk » Thu Jun 23, 2022 10:33 am

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According to the calendar and the stars, tonight is the night winter ends and spring begins. As such, it is time for the annual excursion of the mountain kami. A short round trip, from the depths of the monastery to the village at the foot of the mountain, then back to its resting place.

As every year, the deity is to be ritually carried in a sealed palanquin (a float) by a mix of monks and villagers. And, as every year, villagers climb in great numbers to the monastery to give a hand to the monks, and monks return the favor by descending into the village to help the common people with their issues.

This year however, between the unusual activity in the monastery these last days and the snowstorm that struck just last night, preparations are running behind. Help is needed if everything is to be ready for the afternoon .


The rules

Similar to the previous days

The whole event is treated as a single Narrative Scene.

As the start of the event, set your strife and fatigue to zero, and your Void points to your Void ring.

During this event, opportunities may only be used for fluff, for the extra options offered in some rolls, and in the following ways:
Opportunity symbol+: Remove 1 strife you gained from this check per spent this way.
Opportunity symbol+: You notice some details unrelated to the task at hand but quite relevant to the big picture. Gain 1 Information point per Opportunity symbol spent this way.

School abilities, techniques, advantages and disadvantages, only apply if listed here or explicitly stated to apply in this very thread. All their normal restrictions (once per scene, etc.) and costs (spend a Void point, etc.) must also be satisfied.

You can only attempt a number of actions up to your Focus. Each action can only be attempted once as a default.

Event-specific rules

This event does take place in a specific timeslot (LM) for mechanical purposes. The actions described there are not as perfectly contained within these boundaries though, and can easily overflow (or not, player's choice) to the EM and EA slots for RP thread purposes.

You may unmask once at any point during this event, at the cost of losing 1 Impression point, to either (choose one) reset your strife to zero, or increase your Focus by 1 until the end of the event (effectively granting you one additional action).

Rewards

For each 3 Information points earned through the event, you gain an additional Information Tidbit. Roll as many d20 as Tidbits earned that way to determine which ones.

Special

For the duration of the event, shugenja characters are allowed to Importune [Core, page 189], and may do so without making more than a symbolic (fluff) sacrifice, as the kami of the mountains support the priests in their respectful endeavors. The TN increase however still applies as a default.

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Re: [D4LM] Preparing the procession (Event)

Post by The sweeping monk » Thu Jun 23, 2022 12:23 pm

✽ Everything in its place
There is no lack of people wishing to help. Making something other than pavement in hell of all these good intentions is the hard part.

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Sennin is on the job, as usual, but he is one, and the lost souls many.

✿ The head
To know what needs to be done, what is crucial and what is secondary, what skills and how many people are required for each task.

TN2 Government or Theology
Wisdom of the Ages (Asako Loremaster School Ability), Seasoned, Skepticism, Precise Memory, Superstition, apply.

If you succeed, gain 1 Impression point.
✿ The eye
To coordinate the people, find the right person for each job, ensure unpleasant essential tasks are being worked on, and pleasant unimportant tasks aren't being done twice.

TN2 Command or Sentiment
Famously Reliable, Famously Successful, Whispers of Cruelty, Whispers of Failure, Hero of [Village], Friend of the Brotherhood, Gaijin Name/Culture/Appearance, Loathing for Peasants, Kisshōten's Blessing, Kisshōten's Curse, apply.

If you succeed, gain 1 Impression point.
✿ The voice
Preparations are being done both in the monastery and in the village, and there's half a mountain between the two. To keep all these people in sync, there's a need for fast couriers relaying progress, delays, issues, success.

Climbing up and down a mountain quickly however is no easy task, requiring walking on risky steep shortcuts or guiding one's mount on slippery ground.


TN? Survival or Fitness
? is a value between 2 and 4, of the player's choice.
Keen Balance, Clumsiness, Small Stature, Daredevil, Fear of Death, Animal Bond, Hunted by Chikushō-dō, apply.
Mounts grant skilled assistance if using Survival.
Ambidexterity, Large Stature applies if using Fitness.
Lost/Maimed Arm/Fingers/Hand/Leg, apply unless mounted.

If you succeed, gain ? Impression point.
If you fail, suffer a Fall of Range ?-1, using the same Ring as the one of your check for your Fitness resistance check (see Core, page 269). Physical damages taken that way is reduced by 2 (Traveling Clothes). If your character takes enough fatigue to become Incapacitated, the event stops there for you, and your character is in for some (fluff) painful bruises.

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Re: [D4LM] Preparing the procession (Event)

Post by The sweeping monk » Thu Jun 23, 2022 12:37 pm

✽ Garments of the kami
The float in which the deity is to be carried, the ceremonial clothes of the people that are to carry it, they are all so bland, so basic.

But, perhaps, with a bit of paint, a bit of sewing, fresh colors, extra art, the touch of magic of a professional artisan, they could become vessels worthy of a kami.


TN2 Aesthetics or Design
Opportunity symbolOpportunity symbol: If you succeed, your creativity is especially well received by the kami. The next time you attempt an Invocation this thread, reduce the TN by 1 and you can benefit from the Proper Offerings [Core, page 189] bonus (i.e. may reroll up to 3 rolled dice showing blank results).
Brushwork, Fashion, Perfectionism, apply.

If you succeed, gain 1 Impression point.

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Re: [D4LM] Preparing the procession (Event)

Post by The sweeping monk » Thu Jun 23, 2022 12:39 pm

✽ A snowy road
The road between the monastery and the village is impractical for people carrying something as delicate to maneuver as a float, a mess of trampled snow and reformed ice just waiting for an incident to happen. It needs to be cleaned up if the procession is to end well.
✿ Shovels and elbow grease
A long and harassing task, but one that needs to be done.

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Hiro is leading by example here, having been tirelessly shoveling since dawn.


TN2 Labor
Ebisu's Blessing, Ebisu's Curse, Bishamon's Blessing, Bishamon's Curse, apply.

If you succeed, gain 1 Impression point.

This option can be repeated, up to a total number of times equal to your Earth ring. Both TN and Impression points earned are increased by 1 for each previous successful attempt.
✿ Will the snow away
Before the amazed eyes of monks and peasants alike, the road cleans itself before the shugenja, ice and snow turning into vapor and disappearing into the sky at the priest's request.

This option is only available to characters who can access Dance of Seasons.

Cast it as per the book [Core, page 207].

If you succeed, gain 3 Impression points.

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Re: [D4LM] Preparing the procession (Event)

Post by The sweeping monk » Thu Jun 23, 2022 1:00 pm

✽ Mending flesh and wood
The monks enjoy good relationship with the villagers all year long. But on this special occasion, they symbolically go the extra mile, dealing with all the minor inconveniences not severe enough to warrant a trip up or down the mountains the other days of the year. A hoe whose handle needs to be replaced, a potion for an elder's chronic back pain... Small things, yet important things.

Paragon of Compassion, Failure of Compassion, Loathing for Peasants apply, to all checks.
✿ The way of the world
TN2 Medicine or Smithing
All Shadowlands Taint disadvantages apply if using Medicine.

If you succeed, gain 1 Impression point.
✿ The way of the heavens
This option is only available to characters with access to Caress of Earth or Path to Inner Peace.

Cast Caress of Earth [Core, page 197] or Path to Inner Peace [Core, page 209] as per its normal rules.

If you succeed, gain 2 Impression points.
This action can be attempted twice, once using Medicine/Path to Inner Peace, once using Smithing/Caress of Earth.

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Re: [D4LM] Preparing the procession (Event)

Post by The sweeping monk » Thu Jun 23, 2022 1:21 pm

✽ Blessing the people
On this sacred day, peasants are queuing to get a blessing from priests, monks, miko, anyone akin to a religious figure really. Spring is the great rebirth, and for one to start the year anew, one must first get rid of all the spiritual dirt they have amassed through the last year.

This option is only available to characters who can perform Cleansing Rite.

Roll for Cleansing Rite as per the book [Core, page 212].
Skepticism, Loathing for Peasants, apply.

If you succeed, gain 1 Impression point.

If you attempt this action, regardless of if you succeed or fail, you gain a Tidbit. Roll 1d3 to know which one.

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Re: [D4LM] Preparing the procession (Event)

Post by Soshi Naoko » Fri Jul 08, 2022 8:28 am

Naoko definitely wasn't going to miss this. Besides the fact that she'd be expected to help as a priest, she was very interested in seeing how they did things.

Of course it was impossible not to offer her opinion where she thought the way they did things might be improved upon...Tying some ornamentation on differently allowed for more flutter. Granted...that was more of an air kami thing. But why shouldn't they enjoy the day as well?

Finding the path blocked with snow and facing the tedium of digging out, she tried cajoling the snow to simply hasten its return to water and sinking into the earth. And while the sake poured out as an offering melted the snow it fell upon, the rest remained stubbornly frozen. Thinking quickly, Naoko finds herself telling people where to shovel to clear the quickest path...mostly because that was far more appealing than digging it herself.

After that though, there were all manner of small injuries to mend--excited people forgetting that fire is hot and the weight of a crate falling on their foot will demonstrate the dangers earth spirits may bring to bear, all on top of the regular . After the fifth bit of frostbite though, she turned her attention to those who brought farm tools and buckets to mend instead, finding herself surprisingly decent at the task.

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Garments of the kami

Also used a Void point
Day 4: Preparing the Procession: Garments of the Kami, TN2 Design (Air) | TN: 2 | Success: 3 / Opportunity: 1 / Strife: 2
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Reduce strife with opportunity
1 Impression point
Strife 1/6
Action 1/5

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A snowy road

Day 4: Preparing the Procession: A snowy Road. Importuning Dance of the Seasons, Theology (Water) TN3 +1 (Importune) +1 (ML 2) -1 (Garments of the Kami) = TN4 | TN: 4 | Success: 2 / Opportunity: 1 / Strife: 0
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Fail
Opportunity for 1 information point
Strife 1/6
Action 2/5

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Everything in its place

Day 4: Preparing the Procession: Everything in its place: The head--Theology (Water) TN2 | TN: 2 | Success: 3 / Opportunity: 0 / Strife: 2
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1 impression point (total 2)
Strife 3/6
Action 3/5

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Mending flesh and wood

The way of the heavens

Day 4: Preparing the Procession: Mending Flesh and Wood, way of the heavens--PTIP Theology (Water) TN2 +1 for Importuning=TN3, VP | TN: 3 | Success: 3 / Opportunity: 0 / Strife: 1
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2 Impression points (total 4)
Strife 4/6
Action 4/5

The way of the world

Day 4: Preparing the Procession: Mending Flesh and Wood, way of the world--Smithing (Earth) TN2 | TN: 2 | Success: 2 / Opportunity: 0 / Strife: 1
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1 impression point (total 5)
1 information point (does nothing)
Strife 5/6
Action 5/5
Scorpion * Shugenja * Itinerant * Disappointing (Whispers of Failure) * Keen Smell
Honor: Average * Glory: Unremarkable * Status: Also Unremarkable

Carries: Wakisashi, knife, scroll case, yumi (sometimes)

Description * Cat: Hanakuso

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