Junkyard Pandora

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**Junkyard Pandora** is the currently running campaign with Ded, Vae, Jeffrey, Jordan, Hayden, and Luna playing. It has been running since June 23rd, 2021.

It is subtitled as "Descendants of an Ancient Tribe".

This campaign utilizes Japanese text in several places to add to the theme of retro Japanese role-playing games that JP heavily leans into.

## Story

### Prologue at the Knockoff Park

#### Session 1: "Rabaland"

   Five individuals located in or near Monsa, Gora are sent letters telling them to go to an abandoned theme park, Rabaland. Elif (played by Vae) and Xandrey (played by Jordan) are the first two to arrive. Elif notices her bag starting to shift, and Brye (played by Ded) tumbles out. Elif shows the letter she received, and Xandrey shows the one they received.

After a bit of waiting, the fourth individual arrives -- Dharreus (played by Jeffrey). He reveals that he received two letters -- his own and Brye's.

They finally meet the one who invited them -- Maxis. They reveal that the four individuals are descendants of The Jade. They say that they are enlisting them and a person who has already gone ahead to save the world from an upcoming threat. But, for now, they ask that the group find an enchanted sword lost by Queen Art III within the ruins of the amusement park. They give the group weapons.

After Maxis leaves, the group move forward and are attacked by a group of Majis.

The party approaches the castle of Rabaland. The bridge leading to the door plays music, and that music attracts the attention of a group of Piranhas that attack the group. Brye immediately goes ahead into the castle, not wanting to participate in the battle. The others stay behind and fight.

#### Session 2: "The Princess of Raba Castle"

Dharreus is bit in the head, prompting a "piranha hat" joke that Jeffrey says he will draw. After the battle, the group go into the castle, noticing the set-like castle interior. They hear footsteps and see Princess Berry. She autographs a piece of paper Elif has and Dharreus's tome. She takes the group up to the throne room of the Raba Castle and takes a picture with them, giving the photo to Dharreus.
After Princess Berry sings the Raba Bank jingle for the group, each party member receives a d4 inspiration die. She reveals that there is a dungeon underneath the castle but she has no idea how to get down there.

The group check out the first floor of the castle and find a painting of Canada Banks, the great-grandfather of Princess Berry. While trying to lift the painting, Princess Berry's arm flies off. After sewing it back on, everything is back to normal -- she reveals that she is not a human.

They solve a puzzle and get through the painting. In a maze-like area, the group stumble upon a group of Majis and a Wisp. They spare the Wisp, using her to retrieve information before she flees.

#### Session 3: "Deeper Into Raba Castle"

The party venture deeper into the maze. They find a room with various paintings, including a picture of Princess Berry before she became a zombie. Elif is the first to find a chest, finding Magic Water. They go downstairs and find a locked door. Xandrey unlocks it using a lockpick.

After continuing down into the maze, they find a huge teddy bear named Mr. Snugglebottoms that belonged to Princess Berry.

They encounter a group of Slimes with Wisps.

On the way to the bottom basement floor of the castle, Princess Berry reveals that she died the day before Rabaland closed. Someone attempted to reanimate her, but "failed." After Raba Bank went bankrupt, she stayed alone in the castle. They enter a room filled with acid and Xandrey dares Dharreus to touch the acid. He touches it and his finger slightly dissolves. They use something as a bridge to cross a river of acid.

They approach a statue of a woman holding the enchanted broken sword. Princess Berry reveals that the statue is of her mother, Marie Banks. Elif touches the sword, and the statue grips the sword and swings forward, pushing the group back.

#### Session 4: "Royal Protesters"

The group begin fighting the Living Statue. Princess Berry is thrown, by the statue, into the acid, killing her immediately. After defeating her, they take the sword and the castle begins to crumble. Xandrey grabs Mr. Snugglebottoms before exiting the castle.

### Chapter 1: The Legend of the Corrupt Monarchy

#### Session 4: "Royal Protesters" (continued)

The party leave Rabaland and see a group of protesters led by Vander. They are protesting the monarchy, specifically Queen Art III. The party go into a restaurant.
The waiter there flirts with Xandrey. He gives Xandrey his number.

The group see Vander again next to a food stall after leaving the restaurant. He gives the group reasons as to why he believes the monarchy is corrupt before heading home. The party enter Noman Bar, a bar that Xandrey worked at. There they meet Samantha, a former co-worker of Xandrey. She gives the group some information after receiving information from the party. She tells the group that Vander keeps entering the bar and telling the patrons of the bar about the monarchy. She tells them that, allegedly, the royal advisor is taking on everything and the queen hasn't actually been seen in a long time.

#### Session 5: "A Day in the City"

Elif runs ahead of the group and heads down into the downtown area. They leave Xandrey behind as they continue talk to Samantha. The party visit the various places that line the downtown, including the dispensary and the nightclub.

As they enter the nightclub, the bouncer asks for them to show their IDs. Dharreus sees a reptilian woman named Ira and goes up to her and flirts with her. She reveals that she's a high school teacher who just moved into town. After a little bit of conversation, she gives him her number.

The group go to the strip club. Elif asks the worker if she could get a job. She gets hired and told that she can start the following night.

The party go to sleep. When morning arrives, Xandrey meets up with Elif. The two of them wake up Dharreus and Brye. While the group is in the shopping district, Samantha walks by. She goes to the movie theater.

Xandrey heads to the dispensary and buys an edible. They then decide to call the waiter. He finally reveals that his name is Water. The two of them go on a date at the Noman Bar. Samantha exits the movie theater as Xandrey and Water are about to enter.

Meanwhile, Dharreus texts Ira asking how her interview went. When the movie ends, Water heads off. The party go to the casino, and after taking a quick break at the park they head to the castle.

The guards will not allow them in without a royal audience, so they try to figure out another way to get in.

#### Session 6: "Brye and Xandrey are missing?! YOU WON'T BELIEVE WHAT HAPPENS (EMOTIONAL)"

The party decides that Brye should be the only one to go over the wall of the castle gate, as that is the safest option. Xandrey is doing their own thing.

Dharreus and Elif decide to find intel by going to the hospital directly across from the front of the castle. They talk to the receptionist and ask her questions about the castle gate. She says that she hasn't seen anyone enter the gates in a long time.

A man named Tom was eavesdropping on their conversation. He tells them that he heard a rumor that there is a secret entrance into the castle. He inserts that they didn't hear it from him.

#### Session 7: "All Split Up"

Elif and Dharreus look around for manholes along the road.

Brye tries to open the castle doors to find that they are locked. They look along the wall and find a hole the size of a baseball. They shapeshift into a squirrel and enter.

Elif lifts open a manhole and enters down into the sewer.

Brye enters the castle's kitchen and overhears some conversation from some chefs. They sneak out and look into the foyer, seeing many people in elegant attire. They dart under a dress and are caught immediately, so they run back.

Meanwhile, Elif climbs down into the sewer with Dharreus. She has an encounter with a worker. Scared that he is going to be killed, the worker tells Elif that a building was built over the entrance into the catacombs (which lead into the castle). Ira texts Dharreus, and the two head to the high school to see her and look for the catacombs.

Brye stealths through the dining room.

On the outside of the high school, the two see gargoyles perched on the top of the school. Immediately upon entering, the two see Ira. Dharreus goes with her while Elif looks around. Dharreus asks Ira about the monarchy and the catacombs. After talking with her for a bit, the two go into the faculty office. They talk to the secretary. She says that she just got the job and tells them about the creation of the school. She calls the principal to ask him if Elif and Dharreus can have a meeting with him. He accepts, and the two enter his office.

#### Session 8: "Groovy's Final Session"

Upon entering the office, they see a large picture of Mr. Pen on the wall. After turning, they see Mr. Pen himself. He yells at them and suddenly changes character entirely, asking if he made a convincing angry person -- as he wants to pursue acting. After bringing up the secret entrance to the catacombs, Mr. Pen gets angry and commands that they leave. The secretary asks them what happened and asks them to find the keys to the school that she lost.

Brye continues sneaking through the castle. Meanwhile, Jeffrey promises to make fan art of Dharreus and Mr. Pen. Brye attracts the attention of several onlookers, prompting them to run down into a room. They find themself in the advisor's room, and see the royal advisor -- Vis. Brye hides along the wall as Vis answers the banging door, scared that they are here for him. Brye shapeshifts into a cat, surprising Vis. He reveals to the cat Brye that Queen Art III is missing and that he has to tell a group of people.

Meanwhile, Elif and Dharreus head up into the second floor of the school. They walk into the classroom of a teacher and they ask the two to find out the secretary's name.

Vis gives an announcement to the group of people. He names Brye "Cat". He then announces that Queen Art III is doing well and is not missing -- to the dismay of Brye. In the hallway with Brye, he quickly brings up the prince before changing the subject.

While searching the second floor, Elif hears growling from outside. They go to the faculty office and the secretary is gone. They go into the principal's office and Mr. Pen is nowhere to be found either. They decide to move the picture to see if there's anything behind it, and they hear screaming from inside. They ignore it and continue moving the picture. The two enter into the catacombs.

After a bit of exploring, Dharreus and Elif stumble upon a group of Mummies doing the Cha-Cha Slide. The battle against them begins.

#### Session 9: "The Nintendo DS"

Dharreus and Elif continue fighting the group of Mummies. During the battle, Dharreus goes unconscious. After the battle, Elif pockets a Cha-Cha Slide disc from a chest. Dharreus takes a breath, and manages to survive death.

The two walk through the catacomb and stumble upon a group of Standing Coffins. Dharreus opens one of the coffins, and a mummy falls out, holding a Nintendo DS.

Vis wakes up. He reveals that there is a secret tunnel underneath the castle located in his room. He leaves the room and Brye looks for the secret entrance -- finding a potential entrance. Unable to enter it, they wait for Vis to return. When Vis returns, Brye somehow convinces him to help them enter the secret entrance.

Dharreus and Elif fight against a group of Killer Bats.

#### Session 10: "A Candle-Shaped Shapeshifter"

During the battle, Dharreus goes unconscious. Elif drags his body away from the battle, fleeing. He survives, and they take a quick nap before going downstairs. The two of them find a kitchen.

Dharreus and Elif meet back up with Brye, who still is with Vis. They talk to Vis about the broken enchanted sword, and he is overall confused about it. The group hear a cough. Standing against a wall is Tom, the man that told the group about the catacombs. Tom causes walls to form, closing the group inside of the room. Brye attacks him and his form collapses and dissolves, changing into his actual form -- Alistair. Vis throws hot tea on Alistair, making him disappear. Vis offers to let the party stay in the castle for the rest of the night. When they get into his office, he tells the group that Queen Art III was last seen with the CEO of the Bank of Allegoria, Mickey.

In the morning, Elif and Brye eat breakfast. Elif brings up possibly going to Queen Art III's bedroom to look around.

#### Session 11: "The Absolute Gate"

The party enter Queen Art III's room. Brye sniffs out a vase, noting that something is weird about it. Dharreus digs into the dirt and finds an envelope with a stamp that has the logo of BOFA. He opens the envelope with the permission of Vis and reads it aloud, it is a letter from Mickey addressed to Queen Art III inviting her to come to his mansion in the Gated Community.

They leave the castle and head to the entrance of the Gated Community. They take a quick detour at the cafe and see Mr. Pen. Upon seeing them, he gasps. He tells them that the secretary went missing and that his painting fell over. He accuses the party of kidnapping the secretary. He tells them that he will change his mind about accusing them if they find the secretary. Over coffee, Dharreus tells the group a little bit about his life -- that he goes from town to town helping others. Vis shares that he was born into a family of bureaucrats and he became the royal advisor.

While the group look at the entrance of the Gated Community, Vis tells them that there is an invisible electric field that covers the wall of the community. Vis suggests that they investigate the BOFA building. Vander appears, walking by and seeing the group. He asks them about what they're doing.

#### Session 12: "The Funniest Joke"

Vander questions the party. He reveals that his mother originally worked at BOFA and that she was executed by royal order after speaking out against Mickey. He leaves and the party enter the bank. Elif opens an account and they ask the teller about Mickey. After learning that he mentioned the catacombs, they ask about the Gated Community and the bank teller quits her job after declaring that she wants to enter the Gated Community. They theorize that the community is likely a secret society. Deciding to find someone who would live in the Gated Community, they go to the casino.

Vis attempts to go up into the VIP floor but is denied without a membership card. They decide to steal one from someone. As Vis goes to try to order tea, Elif and Dharreus sniff out a perfume coming from a very rich looking woman playing poker. Elif sneaks up behind her and steals her membership card. Vis returns from the bar with "tea." They successfully make it up onto the second floor.

They talk to a zombie named Tyler. He says that he is there with his roommate, Heather, who the party realize is the woman they stole the membership card from. They return the card to Heather by "finding" it. She reveals that she's a CEO of a fashion company. Once they leave, Vis suggests that the group follow them to see where they go.

In the castle area, there are several protesters surrounded by guards. Brye notices that the guards have blank expressions. Upon seeing the party, the guards become hostile and fight the party.

#### Session 13: "Vander"

At the conclusion of the battle, the party finds out that Vander went to infiltrate the castle. Vis passes out after seeing that Brye is not a cat, and Elif goes to get some Red Bull to wake him back up.

The party enter into the castle. They try to get into the throne room, and someone inside reveals that there was an intruder who was mumbling about blowing up the castle. There is a forcefield over the secret entrance into the catacombs, so the party decide to enter through the high school's secret entrance.

## Trivia

* This is the first campaign to be hosted on Roll20.
	+ Partially due to this, this is the first campaign with visible avatars for all characters, including controllable characters.
* This is the first campaign with battle music.
* This is the first recorded campaign.
* This is the first campaign to have session names.
	+ It is also the first to have Chapters, as opposed to Main Quest Missions.
* This is the first campaign to have a player join mid-campaign (Luna).
	+ It is also the campaign with the most signed up players (6).
* This is the first campaign with perma-death.
* The Japanese text in the background of the logo is "古い部族の子孫" (*furui buzoku no shison*). It is a translation of the subtitle, and literally translates to "Ancient Tribe's Descendants".