The Endless Hunt: Season 1, The Fabulous Beast

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Den Fowler, Harlan Logerson and Sage Aeron Greymoore



Den and Harlan are each relieved to see the other alive. It seems that the blood-soaked Harlan is only covered in someone else's blood.

Sage Greymoore appears, now limping as his left leg was struck by an arrow. Yet, aside from the odd step, he walks swiftly for a wounded man.

(Sparkie, Sage, feel free to have your characters interact. I'll give you something to talk about: )

All three of the men hear rustlings from the west and northeast. They are standing in the graveyard; the abandoned church is nearby.

(Possible moves

1. stay in the graveyard
2. go into the church
   
3. head north, past the church, into an open field
   
4. head west, the direction in which Gunnie Mac is headed
   
5. head east, on a path the may or may not lead to whatever is approaching from the northeast
   
6. head south, into the thicket

​You have time to discuss your options...)

 

Overheard Conversation

Sage Aeron Greymoore, Den Fowler, Harlan Logerson



From the west...

"I can't believe Gunnie's sending us back to the church."

"Well, who's the idiot who left it there?"

"None of us were guarding the place! It's not our fault..."



From the northeast...

Leaves rustle with each step...




Again, your choices:

1. Stay in the graveyard?
2. Go into the church?
3. Head north, into an open field?
4. Head west, in the direction of Gunnie's men?
5. Head east, down a path?
6. Head south, into a thicket?

 

Overheard Conversation

Sage Aeron Greymoore, Den Fowler & Harlan Logerson


Sage Aeron Greymoore feels a sharp pain in his leg. He stumbles... then almost instinctively reaches for what appears to be a walking stick at first glance. But it's not a stick, it's a handle. He grabs the object and discovers a spear. In fact, there are two!

Den Fowler is about to comment on Sage's discovery, but he notices something on one of the pews. Two crossbows and two quivers with 20 bolts each!


(You have obtained 2 SPEARS and 2 CROSSBOWS.)


Outside the church, you can hear the men.

"Well where do you think it would be?"

"I suppose there's only one place you'd keep anything of value in a church."

"You mean the safe?"

"No, you idiot!"

That's four voices... different from the two voices overheard a minute ago. They're coming closer, about to head inside.



Where does each hunter await Gunnie's men?

1. by the door
2. behind the altar
3. somewhere in the rows of pews
4. inside a confessional booth - there are two, one on the west side of the pews and one on the east side
   
   
   

What is the weapon of choice for each hunter?

1. your own sword(s)
2. a spear
3. a crossbow

 

(Giving Grey Sage time to respond...)



(Phil, I also had trouble getting on last night, and just now, I had to use the "go advanced" feature to read Sparkie's post!)

 

(The rafters are ~30 feet high.

Please keep in mind that we're playing this game in Ravana's world, so we have to stick to the humanly possible. Phil and I both prefer to write light, unrealistic fantasy with superhuman characters, so this a challenge for us, too!

Again, here are the choices so I can move the scene forward:

Where does Grey Sage await Gunnie's men with his swords drawn?

• by the door
• behind the altar
• somewhere in the rows of pews
• running back and forth across the aisle making futile attempts to break Super Mario's high jump record

Hopefully, option #4 is taken as a joke, not scathing sarcasm, which is not my intent. I normally write a character who accidentally jumped into planetary orbit and nearly killed himself trying to see how high he could jump, so I completely understand the difficulty of adjusting to "realistic" writing.)

 

Gunnie's Men x 8

(Sage, I'll give it to you... but you'll have to write your half of the battle scene in a way that your position works to your advantage. Since you didn't take one of my choice positions or a ranged weapon, there isn't a default advantage to your starting point. Just do your best to write a believable scene, keep your allies in mind, and I'll tell you whether you made it through the battle unscathed.

Sparkie, Sage, I'm satisfied with your ambush positions enough to say the battle will be in your favor and that Gunnie's men are desperate enough to try to rush you. As time is short, I'm going to run this battle Phil the Drill style. Meaning, you write the scene, and I'll tell you whether or not things worked out as well as you though they did.

Write for your hunter(s) only. Regarding the other player's hunter(s), you may write what you expect him/them to do to back you up. Bear in mind we have:

• HARLAN by the door with a spear,
• DEN behind a pew with a crossbow,
• and SAGE above the aisle with two swords.

I'll write a couple of lines, and let you guys each tell your part of the story.)



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Harlan Logerson, Den Fowler, Sage Aeron Greymoore


A hooded man enters the church.

His eyes meet Harlan's.

"The stash!" he shouts in a panic as he reaches for his blade.

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(Whoever writes first, continue where I left off. Stop writing as soon as the 4th enemy falls.

Whoever writes second, finish the battle. You decide whether any of the bandits are spared.)