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TNU Play Report 15: The Printing Press
Hant’s player is caught up on the previous
session, and informed of the result of their resentment score
increasing. I decided that the concerned member of the community is
definitely “friend Jonas,” who confronts Hant in the morning when he is
preparing to leave. “Jonas” says that Hant’s
stunt back in the first play report has become a problem for them –
the other locals now think of Hant and “Jonas” as having some sort of
long term connection, and given the notability of Hant’s visits, “Jonas”
is getting more attention than is good for a career thief. Hant
reassures them that he plans to spend ever briefer times in the
crossroads, and to lay low when doing so. “Jonas” hopes that this is
true, but still starts trying to plan around the possibility that things
escalate. Hant compliments their hair.
Next, Hant visits the jewelry selling assassin who was involved in the
same incident with “Jonas.” Trying to follow up on the task he was given
at the Sunlit Redoubt, Hant asks whether he has sold any books recently.
The other assassin admits that he largely avoids books as a trade good
(they can be ruined by moisture too easily), but has occasionally had a
few, for example some record of royal lineages to a royalist several
months ago. He recommends that Hant visit the Northmost Collaboration if
he’s interested in weird books. The transcendentalists there collect all
sorts of weird stuff. Hant asks how often the other assassin makes his
way to the Northmost Collaboration, to which he replies, “only
occasionally. It never feels good to climb up a mountain and back down
to no particular gain.” Perturbed by this dig but polite, Hant takes his
leave.
Akela learns that things Rubello has said have marked her as a potential
Occult-Futurist collaborator to the locals. She does not like this. She
considers killing him, but decides to hold off.
The party, the smugglers, and Parzival accompanied by Miss Marlowe set
off for the Thicket Collaboration with the . The three day journey is
uneventful.
When they arrive at the Thicket Collaboration they are immediately met
by Coordinator Amaya. She takes Akela aside to make sense of the
situation. Akela explains that she wanted to donate the press, but that
Parzival has been sent to ensure that a deal favorable to the Salvager’s
Guild is struck. A plan is struck: Amaya can acquire the money to give
to Parzival, but also arrange for him to be slain by brigands, allowing
for the money’s recovery. She has someone ready to take the fall for
this, and acquiring an additional printing press is worth it. Akela is
sure to specify that Benjamin and his smugglers are not targets to be
killed in this scheme. With this all arranged, Amaya and Parzival meet
to finalize the deal.
The value of the press and the anchor from the sunlit redoubt are enough
to push Akela and Hant to level 2. Almuund’s player wasnt around today
but I suspect he will also level up.
The printing press scheme has been a huge motivator to the party so it’s
a momentious occasion for it to be coming to a close. I will need to
figure out how to adjudicate the fate of Parzival and Marlowe. I plan to
do a catch up session with Almuund’s player as well as determining the
ongoing adventures of the Occult-Futurist scouts, I can probably work
the determining of Parzival’s fate into that as well.
