TLAS2 Chapter 6 The Long Drop

The Spider’s mission to capture the Vale Sisters comes under greater and greater pressure, as chaos engulfs the Mustang and deadly new foes emerge. Can the crew possibly snatch victory from the jaws of defeat? 

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Mechanics

 

Alpha Team

 

CLOCK: Get out with the Sisters 6/12

 

GM Oracle: Introduce a new threat, or advance an existing one

 

SIMPLE Q: Tortemus? 50/50 1,6 Yes

 

COMPLEX Q: What happens? 654, 233 (wing, serrated sword) 

Airborne vampire spawn attack

 

CLOCK (Lord Tortemus): Rule the Silver Nails 4/8

 

SIMPLE Q: Does Heart-of-Snow see it coming? 50/50 6,1 Yes

 

COMPLEX Q: What does he do? 522, 632 (bird in flight, fire pit)

Flees the casino, sets a fire to cover escape

 

ACTION: Sallow Wreck (Risky) disable flight to force an evacuation of the Mustang, Fine Wrecking Tools (+1 Effect)

DEVIL’S BARGAIN: Unexpected complication (NPC, faction, situation, environment) 153, 542 (cog, dragonfly)

Destroy hover machinery rather than disable

2d+1d: 4,2,1 Success with Consequence: a new obstacle or threat appears

 

CLOCK: Get out with the Sisters 9/12

 

CLOCK: Mustang Falling 0/4

 

COMPLEX Q: nature of obstacle/ threat? 224, 345 (fractured circle, eye spy)

Inter-factional battle, and Discovery of an Unseen, blocking access to the Sisters & Seresh (reduced Effect)

 

ACTION: Cutter Skirmish (Desperate: +1XP) to get close to the Sisters (-1 Effect from Crowd), scary weapon: meat hook (+1 Effect)

DEVIL’S BARGAIN: this grants Tortemus an advantage (+2 on Clock)

2d+1d: 5,5,3: Success with Serious Consequence: Mark a Clock (+2 on Clock), gain Tortemus as an enemy

 

CLOCK (Lord Tortemus): Rule the Silver Nails 8/8 COMPLETE: turns on the Sisters

 

CLOCK: Get out with the Sisters 11/12

 

FLASHBACK: Sallow wired the stained glass wall to explode (+2 Stress)

FLASHBACK: Spider hid Tatters on board the Void Cutter, with orders (+2 Stress)

 

ACTION: Salow Wreck (Desperate +1XP) Blow the window out and tip everyone out (Crater Assist +1 Stress)

DEVIL’S BARGAIN: Offend or anger a faction: Silver Nails

2d+1d+1d: 1,1,2,2 Failure, Serious Consequence: Lose something Important: the Vale Sisters: Mission Failure