RQG 32 - End of the Line...

## Content Warnings

Drowning, electrocution, endangerment of civilians

## Summary

Hamid, Sasha and Zolf head across the ocean towards Calais, whilst Bertie traverses the Channel Tunnel.

## Synopsis

### The Sea Faring Rangers

In the eye of the storm, Sasha and Zolf climb onto the capsized boat alongside Hamid, and together the party is able to tip their vessel upright again. They leave the eye of the storm and head out towards the direction France presumably is. The sea becomes rougher than it was earlier, and Sasha suddenly spots something huge, shiny and metallic breaking the water surface. After Sasha points it out, Hamid notices it as well, while Zolf can't make out anything through the storm. There is an enormous roar, as if by a thousand machines dying in pain, and Zolf finally can see what the others were telling him about – and then how the tip of a metallic tentacle slips beneath the waves. The party continues to row in a rythm across the ocean in their dinghy, and after 3 hours the storm calms and they power on more easily. Eventually, Hamid spots the coast, and they pull up on the beach and collapse onto the sand. Hamid sets up the tents as Zolf looks around for some driftwood to make a fire, in the process stumbling onto his trident that he had previously thrown into the ocean.

### The Bertie and Brutor Conglomerate

The driver of the train gives Bertie a cable to place outside the train on the breakers to stop anything in front of the train from being electrocuted. Bertie brings the cable around to the back of the train and throws it outside. The other passengers leave the train, and Bertie suggests all of them should stay at the station, saying he and Cambell will head off to Calais. As they continue, the water in the tunnel gets deeper, so Cambell turns back. Critically misunderstanding his surroundings, Bertie heads up into a service tunnel and starts to explore, but gets lost despite using a rope and chalks to navigate. Eventually Brutor guides him through the service tunnel back to the main tunnel, wasting two and a half hours on that venture. After another few hours he starts to see tunnels that look as if they see more regular use. They emerge in France, where the crowd mistakes Bertie for a creature from the abyss, and starts to panic.

## Quotes

"Brutor looks up at you, and whilst dogs can’t be skeptical, Brutor looks very skeptical."
―**Alex**

**Hamid**: "Oh, I think we might be nearly there!"
**Zolf**: "Oh, thank goodness!"
**Sasha**: "Aw, that’s a shame! This has been fun!"
―The party makes it to land.

**Alex**: "High up on the beach, you reach down to what you think is driftwood and pull up something metal. It’s a trident. It’s your trident."
**Zolf**: (*looks up at the sky*) "Thanks."
―Zolf receives a boon from Poseidon
## Dice rolls and Mechanics

* Hamid casts *prestidigitation* to change his outfit into a little sailing outfit.
* Zolf makes a Profession (sailor) check to know how to right the boat: 15
* The channel party makes a Strength check to tip the boat: Sasha gets a nat 20, Zolf gets a 6, and Hamid gets a 6
* They all take 10 to get into the boat.
* Sasha makes an Acrobatics check to get to the top of the mast: 19
* Bertie takes 10 on a Strength check to pull out the cable.
* Zolf makes a Profession (sailor) check to figure out how long they have in the eye: nat 20
* Zolf makes a Profession (sailor) check for each person, to tie everyone to the boat: 17 (Zolf), 26 (Sasha), 20 (Hamid)
* Zolf and Sasha make a Strength check to keep rowing: both get 15
* Bertie takes 10 to carefully step around the cable.
* Bertie makes a Reflex save: 16
* Bertie makes a Diplomacy check with pomp and pageantry on his speech: 19
* Bertie makes a Perception to see which way the train is heading: 2
* The channel party makes a Perception check to see what's in the water: Zolf gets 7, Sasha gets 21, Hamid gets 16
* The channel party makes a Perception check to see what's in the water: Zolf gets 13, Sasha gets 27, Hamid gets 23
* Bertie makes a Survival check: nat 1
* Zolf and Sasha make a Fortitude save: Zolf gets 24, Sasha gets nat 20
* Hamid makes a Perception check: 15

## Plot Notes

* As revealed in episodes 131 and 149, the massive metallic tentacle is part of a mechanical kraken constructed by Yoshida Shoin that controls the weather and is responsible for the storm.