Session 02

# Session 2 - 2021.11.02

As the recap concludes, Tessa reflects on the snail rides. In a gruff man's voice she intones, "I've ridden better bitches" which causes TOM much laughter.

## Ring Toss

The Kenku leads us to the Ring Toss. He wins on the second or third throw (PLEASE CORRECT), so no grand prize, but prize is pixie dust, which will allow him to fly. This is every Kenku's dream/obsession/sore spot, so Tessa gets really excited when the human explains what it does. She throws herself on him in excitement to be able to fly, hugging and kissing him. An astute watcher might have noticed her hands slide into his pockets. The calliope got less happy when that happened. Does it protest the party groping the attendant against his will, or stealing?

Results:

* Tessa +2 faerie dust (1 legit, 1 stolen), -1 punch
* Tessa uses her fourth ticket-punch. Everyone has 4 left, but the troubador has 5 left.
* Calliope --; (to +1 happy)

Buckie wanted to ride the dragon flies!

## Dragon Fly Rides

Northwind and Red greet the party. Both Buckie and Tessa are psyched to ride. Troubadour and TOM also go for a ride. Aria has no interest.

Buckie and Troubadour managed to get control/steer their dragonflies. TOM tried but failed, and was battered by his dragonfly for 5 damage. A dwarf cries for help as his dragonfly takes off before he is ready (harnessed in).

Perception skill check: Troubadour and Tessa notice a kenku in blue leather robes/cape wearing tan wings doing arcane incantations near the dragonflies when the dragonfly goes off course.

Buckie expertly calms the dragonfly (nat 20+3), brings it down, saving the dwarf! The music gets happier!

Results:

* Happiness ++, to +2
* Everyone has 3 left, Troubadour and aria at 4.

Northwind and Red tells us Mr Witch and Light didn't originally own the carnival!

Tessa asks what it's like working at the witchlight, Buckie says "It's every bit as weird as you'd think. EVERY BIT AS WEIRD. Buuuut we laugh alot, and we fuck even more."

The Troubadour asks Tessa if she has family at the carnival, saying she saw a similar one. TOM switches to a kenku form. He doesn't look much like the one Troubadour saw. The Troubadour described her to the group in some manic french detail. He then failed to lead them toward the bird and wandered about looking for it. So **Aria flew up and looked down...**

## Kettlesteam

She spotted the Kenku and the gang was off. The Troubadour went the other way, but since the path was a circle, they met up on the other side - with the Kenku. She explained she took (Candlefoot) the mime's voice - he wasn't using it. Her warlock patron, a powerful archfey named Zybilna - also the patron of TOM - has gone silent. She wants to check on her and has heard there is a portal in the carnival to Prismeer. She hasn't been able to get Mr With & Light to talk to her. She mimicks a conversation she claims to have overheard to the group.

> *MrLight: "Someone is going to find out about this! They'll shut us down!"*
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> *MrWitch: "We agreed to this pact. Our hands were forced but our eyes were open. We let the Hourglass Coven take what it wants, and in return, we stay in business. That is what you want, right?*
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The kenku attempts to convince the group to steal Mr Light's staff, which would lead to chaos at the carnival, and would force them to talk to the group+kenku. Buckie is nervous about trusting Mr Witch or Light - he somewhat feared them already, this news would be more worrying. TOM wants to go talk to them and see if they can/will explain.

As the group...debated what to do, the Troubadour stabbed the Kenku. This upset the crowd! -1 happy

As TOM got emotional he morphed into an Orc and began insisting the party could just talk to Mr Witch and Light. At this, the Kenku ran off, and Troubadour cast sleep. Kenku, Buckie, and TOM went to sleep. Tessa robbed TOM (all 1gp) and Buckie (4 of 5 gp) blind. Aria was distressed but Troubadour asserted they are not acting rationally. He puts manacles on the glade.

They take over the wooded glade briefly to confer. TOM realizes he is missing the bigtop show, and that he wants to talk to Mr Witch and Light. Off they go, with Kettlesteam in chains, which disturbs the crowd. -1 happiness.

Tessa sneaks off to the Lost and Found, Troubadour and Buckie notice, Troubadour follows while Buckie stays at the Big Top watching TOM and Kettlesteam.

Results -2 Happy

## Lost and Found

HUGE CAT and a little girl are standing outside. So Tessa left and went back to the group.

## Big Top

The group arrived about half way through the show. Saw a troupe of 8 clowns launching themselves from a cannon. The Kettlesteam didn't like it. Buckie said: "Jealous? Our clowns fly better than you." Then TOM tried to make the way to the dressing tent and staff area. Then Mr Light offers for any performer to come up and perform.

Troubadour wanted Aria to play the villain in his puppet script. She was not persuaded. Buckie was not interested. Then Troubadour and TOM began planning a performance. Buckie lost patience and started playing his bagpipes to lead them in. The performance went extremely well and the crowd went wild (+3). But Tessa's thieving antics still made people sad (-1). Then Aria's aerial acrobats blew the roof off (figuratively). +3 more happy.

Group performance rolls:

* 17 for buckie, 10 for tom, 7 for troub. trouble bardic inspired tom, who got +1, and then trouble used his inspiration to reroll, getting 14. Enough for us to make the crowd delighted +3 happy.
* Aria also performs and wows the crowd, for 18 (I think).

Results:

* 2 performances for happiness.
* 1 stealing incident reduced the happiness
* The party (except the kenku) is invited to meet with Mr W&L

A large furry creature arrives to bring the group to meet with Mr W & L, but not Kettlesteam who not invited.

Since the Kettlesteam did not perform, she is not invited, the party puts Kettlesteam in a large box which the Troubadour produces from nowhere. Because they are murderhobos at heart. **Hopefully, the box has airholes.**

# Results

The party has become aware that Mr W&L were not the original founders of the WL, someone else owned it before them. The archfey patron of TOM and Kettlesteam is incommunicado, and must be checked on - and this Kenku Kettlesteam is not to be trusted. But Mr Witch and Light are also suspicious figures - they've heard a replay from Kettlesteam of Mr Light and Witch talking about the "Coven of the Hourglass" taking something and Mr L's fears they'll be shutdown - Mr Witch presents it as the cost of doing business.

At TOM's insistence, the party is going to try to talk to Mr Light about their concerns. Which will be easy since their performances have maxed out the crowd's happiness and Mr Witch and Light have summoned them for a meeting.

Crowd Happiness is MAXED.

Tessa has stolen 12 GP and 7 SP.