Rival Presence
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Summary, Synopsis and Characters |
| "Rival Presence" | |||
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| Campaign 1 session | |||
| Session no. | Session 34 | ||
| Session date | August 6, 2022 | ||
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| Start date | January 11, 353 WSK | ||
| End date | January 13, 353 WSK | ||
| Starring | |||
| Bean – Pine DMarty – Ricoril GuardianAngel – Gael Nixup – Versa and Bunnies as the Dungeon Master | |||
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"Rival Presence" (1x34) is the 34th session of the first campaign of Itora.
The party sign up for the upcoming tournament, encounter a few of their potential rivals, and partake in the sideshows.
Synopsis
The group gear up, purchasing a multitude of magical items and enchantments to improve their gear for the upcoming tournament.
The next morning, they head over bright and early to the sign up booth in the market square, where they are greeted with an impressive crowd of people. Sizing up the competition, the group feel fairly confident that they are more experienced and equipped than most of the crowd. Finally putting their new name to paper, Friend and Friends signs up for the tournament, with Versa as Ire, Gael as Gael, Ricoril as Ric, and Pine as Gandalf's Dad. The group are given a pamphlet outlining the rules and regulations of the competition, and then are directed to a different tent to collect sign up fees and determine their initial combat match-up.
There, Ricoril and Pine front the 100gp for the group, and learn more about the tournament's structure. The first round is a battle of both luck and skill against pre-determined monsters. Judged on a lack of damage taken and the swiftness of victory, only the eight highest performing groups get seeded into the team vs team portion of the tournament. Alternatively, one team may buy-in and receive 8th seed without needing to fight the monsters - a position awarded to the highest bidder. The group decide to fight the monsters, with Ricoril's mighty spin providing the group their mark for the first round of the tournament - a cyclops and a catoblepas.
From the other side of the tent, the group overhear someone boasting about the paltry highest bid for 8th seed. They claim that the current 2,500gp bid is a pittance, less than they had received for allowance as a child, and raise the bid to 15,000gp. Gael seeks to provoke them into wasting their money, announcing a counter bid for 25,000gp. The figure, now identifiable as an elven man, approaches them and interrogates them about how someone "of their ilk" could have such wealth. Pine recognizes the insignia and color palette of their uniforms as that of House Woodmere, one of the Rottian Noble Houses. The man asks for proof of such fantastic wealth before dignifying Gael's bid with a counter bid. Gael tactfully speaks into their Ring of Masks to summon Pine to bring them a jeweled statuette of their likeness, worth 1000gp. Pine presents it to Gael, performing the role of a dutiful butler who is summarily dismissed after performing his duty. The elf is a bit taken aback, not expecting such a display, and ups their bid to 30,000gp. Gael smiles, bids them farewell, and walks away, content at forcing them to spend double the money that was needed.
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