TLAS2 Chapter 18 Home to Roost

Riding high on the back of a momentous victory, the Web takes a moment back at the old opera house to regroup and consider their next steps. But a surprise visitor is about to disrupt their plans, and they will not be the last of the team’s surprises tonight…

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Mechanics

Downtime

Payoff: 

Rep: 3, move to Tier 2 (weak)

Coin: 4

Heat: 7, Wanted level 3 

Entanglements: Reprisals (House Montisario)

 

What happened to Tatters and Valerian? 

SIMPLE Q: Captured by Montisario? Very Likely: Yes, But

 

COMPLEX Q: But What? Attack Advantage, Hidden Grave

Mina’s father’s mausoleum, Necropolis, for questioning away from the House of Whispers 

 

SIMPLE Q: Is Mina looking for an alliance vs the Unseen? 50/50: Yes, But

 

COMPLEX Q: But what? Restore Labour, Grim Message

Mina wants the team to undertake a deadly mission

Activities

Valerian: 

• +1 Stress (1 trauma)

Tatters: 

• +2 Stress (2 trauma)

Sallow: 

• Indulge Vice: 1
• Indulge Vice: 2
• Indulge vice (1 coin) 4

Crater: 

• Indulge vice: 6
• Indulge vice: 2

Trace: 

• Indulge vice: 5
• Train

Spider: 

• Indulge vice: 3
• Indulge vice: 5

 

Assign XP

Crew 5 (no advance)

Spider 1+2+2 (+1 Consort)

Sallow 2+2+2 (+1 Tinker)

Crater 1+2+2 (+1 Command)

Trace 2+2  (+1 Attune)

FACTION CLOCKS

The Unseen (IV S)

• Infiltrate the City Council +2 

The House of Whispers (II W)

• Win House Montisario influence on the City Council +1
• Rise in Tier +1

The Wraiths (II W)

• Recruit expert thieves +2
• Secure an arcane ally +2

The Seekers of Truth

• Secure the benefits of War +1

The Demon Dimensions

• Infiltrate the mortal world 2/8

 

Tracking down the Web and arrival order/ method

• Montisario: Very likely: yes (Valerian) 
• Undying: Very likely: yes (Sallow)  Reveal Spirit
• Unseen: 50/50: yes, but (in small numbers)  
• Blues: Likely: yes, but (surround the building, outside) 
• Seekers: Likely: yes  Breech home
• Cult: Unlikely: no

Unseen: Release corruption: the pathogen that killed the Whisperer

 

SIMPLE Q: Is Katari leading them? 50/50: 3,1: No, Because: she died in the warehouse flood