Homefield Disadvantage

*Homefield Disadvantage* is the title of the twelfth episode and final of the second season of The Numen Swell and the twenty fourth session of the entire game.

This session was played on October 7th, 2018

## Homefield Disadvantage

### Writer

Jonny Christie, Matt Christie, Matt Finger, Richie Maynard, Graeme McEneany, Kyle Muller

## Synopsis

Mwana is going about his daily routine when he overhears a conversation between two naval officers. They are speaking about the attack on Toke port which sparks his interest. He convinces them he and Sahge would like to join their ranks and they hitch a ride to the battle. The Pirate lords have convened. Tecnic and Kifo are less than excepting of Burrows’ inclusion but The Saint puts and end to their bickering almost immediately. They all then discuss their plan for taking back Ora Tatou.

They disperse and begin their plans immediately. Tecnic, Oristar, and Fancy from land. Burrows, Kifo, Sirene, Ape King, and The Saint from the water. Mwana and Sahge arrive before the pirate lords and they split up. Mwana attempts to sabotage some ships while Sahge sneaks into old man toke’s hut to find any information on the port. Mint arrives at port and prepares for the pirate’s attack. Burrows sets his trap to prepare for the signal but Mwana, unaware of the plan, immediately begins firing cannons in the harbor, almost ruining it for everyone but luckily, he actually distracted the men enough for three barren ships on fire to make it into the port, causing mass damage and letting the water group into the bay for attack.

Sahge, who is tipped off by the explosions, prepares to leave and fight but does stumble upon a book about Booker Dread and Jasper Gnash with illustrations. He pockets it and heads to the battle. The land party also arrive from the north and the battle begins. The land party is doing surprisingly well but the ships aren’t having as much luck. Kifo and Sonney abort to land and join the fight on the beach while Watu takes command of the Makaburi. The Banshee is sunk so Burrows and Fletcher abandon it for land. The Makaburi is also bombarded but Watu doesn’t make it in time, going down with the ship.

Meanwhile, on the beach, Kifo spots Mint and chases him up to the town. Palazzo, Theodore, and Seph all are killed in front of Sonney but he manages to save Dex. He leaves the man and to follow Kifo. The ghost of benki manages to subdue the admiral and calls all the pirate lords to the classy lassies for a discussion. While the lords all head in land, the fight still rages on as Mikey, Mwana, Sahge, Thomas, and Rika all go down…With the latter taking her last breath. Luckily the others all manage to survive the event. The pirate lords and Mint come to a deal to give them free reign of the swell so long as they are accompanied by a naval officer and the four men that destroyed Fort Gaer are separated to different islands. Sonney, who is eavesdropping, breaks his cover and holds a gun to Mint’s head. His threat is short lived however as the ape king grabs him and tosses him out onto the road. The two duke it out and Kifo breaks it up. Okubi promises Kifo that if he sees the boy again, he will not hesitate to kill him and anyone who protects him. While that is happening, The Saint makes the deal with Mint. Everyone begins to part and Mikey finds Rika. They all have a funeral pyre for all the people they lost. Sahge and Mwana leave for Sahge’s home. Sahge leaves the book next to the mourning Mikey who is accompanied by Tecnic and Thomas. Kifo leaves for Benki with the Coral, which he received in the deal. He stops by Sonney and tells him to join them for one last trip but the monkey decides to take a row boat to the one place he said he never would return to. Tecnic tells Mikey that they are going to change The Swell for the better and that just because the crew is split doesn’t mean it’s dead. He also promises to teach him how to read Rika’s notes. Sonney Approaches Abasho’Kobezi as the sun sets.

## Cast

### Main

* Benjamin Tecnic
* Sonney Griffin-Thorne
* Kifo Pomboo
* Mikey
* Quincy Mint
* Mwana Pomboo
* Sahge Montgomery

### Supporting

* Mshi Rika
* Ross Grimm
* Gregory
* Sirene
* Thomas Dawkins
* Watu Robo
* Crufire Fletcher

### Guest

* "Ape King" Okubi
* Seph
* Jarrod "Fancy" Anansi
* Nimora Oristar
* Tyson "The Saint" Ibis
* Palazzo
* Theodore
* Dex

## Trivia

* Season 2 finale.
* This session splits the party up fully, leading to many personal story arcs in Season 3.