Here I go with another episode of "Rumbles from the Rift" using the amazingly fun Untold Adventures Await...Darrel Miller, Rory O'Connor, John Fiore

Here I go with another episode of "Rumbles from the Rift" using the amazingly fun Untold Adventures Await...Darrel Miller, Rory O'Connor, John Fiore

“Duty or Honor “

Danger Scene - A location, a threat, attacking someone/or something

Location - tree icon used, a forest, Brichtwood
A Threat - Campfire icon used, fire in the woods
Someone/Something

There has been a fire set in the Brichtwood by someone/something

4 Questions for the Danger Scene
Who set the fire in the Brichtwood? Scale Icon used, a fallen paladin, named Stamus Fulton.

Why did Stamus set the fires? Planet icon, Stamus was attempting to clear the Rift of a perceived evil blight.

How did our hero get involved? Conversation bubble icon, The hero met with the unicorn, Bran ap Seamus, and was given this task to investigate.

What kind of damage was done to Britchwood? Tent icon, a small village of brownies was burnt to the ground, causing the surrounding area to flare up as well this fire seem more potent than normal.

Heroic Entrance

Thuls Silvermane, is a centaur of the resident clan in Britchwood. Having served under the village elders for numerous years, he was finally granted the status of Horn Spear and allowed to serve the great Bran ap Seamus. Thuls carries a finely crafted spear and is a skilled tracker.
Once given his task Thuls makes haste to the burnt brownie village, known as Fursh, hoping to uncover what has happened. Thuls arrives at the Fursh.

4 Actions for the Danger Scene -

Thuls wants to investigate the scene to determine what happened by using his tracking ability.

Reaction - green face, startled face and BUT

As Thuls digs through the wreckage of the brownie village he discovers a mangled shield far too large for a brownie to wield, but the shield is so badly bent, misshapen and scarred with fire that Thuls can see at one time it bore a coat of arms.

Thuls tries to speak to the local animals about what has happened by using his natural equine nature to converse with them.

Reaction - red face, hadn’t expected that and BUT

Thuls creeps to the edge of the village, mindful of his approaching woodland creatures, who are skittish at the best of times, as he sends out a call to the denizens of the forest, nothing is returned to him, the forest is quiet, eerily so, but as he starts to return to the village a twig falls from the canopy above, when it lands on the ground it is in the shape of an arrow that leads north.

Thuls wants to head north by following the sign given to him

Reaction - red face, angry face and AND

Thuls starts to the north. As he does something stings him in his rump. He turns to look, but is unable to find anything and as he tries to resume his journey he now realizes he is lost, what once seemed familiar is now foreign.

Thuls, knowing something is wrong with him, is going to commune with the forest to clear his mind by clearing his thoughts and thinking of his task given to him as the Horn Sword.

Reaction - green card, surprised face and BUT

Thuls is able to center himself. Calmness surrounds him. He is able to shrug off the confusion, but as he opens his eyes he realizes he is no longer in a Britchwood he recognizes…….

End of Danger Scene off to Intrigue Scene

Intrigue Scene -
Evil Ally connected to the Threat from the Danger Scene
Cane Icon used - an evil witch, name Yisl

3 Questions for the Intrigue Scene

Why is Yisl involved with Stamus? She wants Stamus to start a war with Bran

How did Yisl gain Stamus support? She promised to give Stamus a small portion of what remained of Britchwood.

Where did Yisl come from? She is a servant of the Flightless Arrow.

Confrontation Scene - A location, a threat, attacking Thuls
Location - The magic fountain in Britchwood
Threat - Stamus, the fallen paladin

Thuls even though he was in what he would describe as a “shadow” Britchwood, found that the geography was the same. He knew the location to the healing fountain within Britchwood. Thinking this would be the best place to figure out what was going on Thuls headed there. When he arrived he saw a scarred man hammer away at the fountain with a malevolently glowing hammer. Thuls, who hadn’t tried to hid his approach, was immediately turned upon by this man, who was covered in soot, this man flung the hammer at Thuls……..

4 Actions for the Confrontation scene

Thuls is going to defend against the flying hammer by dodging out of the way.

Reaction - red card, unhappy face

Thuls is too slow or the man was too fast. The hammer spins through the air and strikes Thuls in the right flank. Thuls can hear the human running towards him…..

Thuls, though shocked by the hard strike of the hammer, wants to defend
himself by using his spear to slow the humans advance

Reaction - red face, argh face and AND

Thuls was apparently more dazed than he thought. He tried to bring his spear up to the defense, but as he did the point dipped low and lodged into the ground. As Thuls looked up, the human, with murder in his eyes, descended onto Thuls swinging an axe.

Thuls tries to react by lashing out at the human with his front equine legs.

Reaction - green face, sweety face and BUT

Thuls manages to strike the human in the chest with his legs, but as he does the axe strikes Thuls in the leg. The human, having the full weight of a centaur kicking slam into his chest is thrown back several feet and lands on his back.

Thuls is going to pin the human, but using his entire body

Reaction - red card, neutral face and BUT

Thuls springs forward to pin the human to the ground, but in his haste didn’t realize how injured his leg was, it buckles and forces Thuls to the ground. Thuls hits the ground, but as he starts to get up his hand grasps the shaft of the hammer thrown at him. Feeling the power coursing through it Thuls understands how dangerous this hammer is…..

Revelation Scene -
Obeying this evil person all along connected to the threat from Confrontation Scene
Parachute Icon used - A black dragon, Storra, is the evil being obeyed.

1 Question for the Revelation Scene

Why is Storra wanting a war started in Britchwood?
Answer - Storra, who is alone in Thunder Rift, believes that by seizing the magical fountain in Britchwood she can fertilize her eggs, thus ensuring a new generation of black dragons and help overthrow the other races of the Rift.

Showdown Scene - a location from a the Danger Scene, 2 Threats and the threats are attacking Thuls.

Location - Britchwood,
Threats - Stamus and the witch, Yisl.

Preamble - Realizing the hammer was of importance Thuls knew the man would be hell bent on getting it back, so Thuls to retreat to a defensible hill, some miles north of the magical fountain. Bandaging his wounds Thuls prepared to meet his foe(s).
Just as Thuls is preparing to care for his wounds, from the forest he hears a bellowing horn. Bursting forth from the forest is the man carried upon a female center with a hideous face to look upon. The feminine centaur’s hands glow and a shot of green energy arcs towards Thuls.

6 Actions for the Showdown Scene

Thuls wants to evade the green energy by ducking behind a long forgotten and worn out wall.

Reaction - green card, hmmm face and a BUT

Thuls manages to get behind the wall for protection, but as he does the green energy slams into it. The wall shudders as if a gale force wind has hit it and the wall blows into numerous pieces, some of the pieces strike Thuls but don’t cause him any harm.

Thuls is going to attack the 2 by charging them and striking them with the hammer.

Reaction - green card, smiling face

Thuls immediately reacts to the disappearance of the wall, by rallying his vigor and charging the pair. He gets close enough to land a solid blow on man, who is knocked to the ground.

Thuls is going to hit the centaur with the hammer in an attempt to kill her

Reaction - red card, angry face and AND

Thuls manages to catch a glancing blow as the centaur dances out of his reach and as he does the hammer flickers and seems to lose some of its glow. The glow races towards the centaur and evaporates into her body. She seems to be invigorate by this energy.

Thuls realizes this hammer, while powerful, is a thing of evil. Thuls recalled that when the man was striking the fountain the man was very careful with his strikes. Thuls wants to take the hammer to the fountain by running as fast as he can.

Reaction - red card,crying face and AND

Thuls pulls up and prepares to run for all his worth. As he starts to gain momentum his injured leg gives out and as he falls he feels the swipe of a sword lop off his already injured leg. The pain sears through Thuls like a hot knife.

Even in pain Thuls realizes his duty is to the Britchwood and Bran ap Seamus. Seeing a fast flowing river, a fork of the Drake River, nearby and knowing that the Drake has many pockets which will make finding him or the hammer hard Thuls is going to limp to the Drake and toss himself in.

Reaction - green card, embarrassed face and but

Thuls manages to make it to the river’s edge, but stumbles as he attempts to jump into the river. Close behind him he can hear the pursuit of the man and centaur. Though he knows this will be his last act he flings the hammer out into the middle of the river. A soft splash is heard. The hammer starts to sink, but slowly rises up grasped in the hands of a friendly Thurloin, or Merfolk. The merfolk winks at Thuls as it slips back into the water. Behind him, close, is a shriek, Thuls knows the enemy is upon, but weariness has descend on Thuls, who just smiles as the point of a sword erupts from his chest. Thou breathing is difficult Thuls heads off to brightness knowing his duty and honor are both intact……..