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Towards the Golden Throne (Warhammer 40k Xianxia)

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Blonddude42 said:
What exactly does the lethal challenge change relative to one that isn't? I assume it has to end in death, but that would also suggest it's a different type of opponent -- more of the crazy and/or desperate type compared to more normal gladiators.

Or is it that we promise to kill the person we fight?
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Most duels between champions are to something like first blood or submission, or perhaps until some other objective is achieved.

Lethal duels are just that - two (or more) people enter, one person leaves.
 
[x] Plan I Want Everything There Is
- [x] Boons: 13 points
-- [x] Knowledge of Vulpa and what forces he has at his disposal (-1 point)
-- [x] Knowledge of a contact that Vulpa is scheduled to meet, and when (-2 points)
-- [x] Knowledge of the Pilgrims, their numbers and activity as best as Grist can find out (-1 point)
-- [x] Use of a small party of augmented killers (-1 point)
-- [x] Services of Crackmarrow or Bliss, Grist's Adept henchmen (-1 point)
-- [x] Service of a hunting spirit able to track souls (-1 point)
-- [x] Arms and armour for you and your team (-1 point)
-- [x] A proper relic weapon capable of channelling akasha (-2 points)
-- [x] A xenos relic that Grist swears will negate an enemy technique (-1 point)
-- [x] Enough currency to live like a queen for the festival (-2 points)
- [x] Terms: 14 points
-- [x] Accept a challenge in the fighting pits of Fate's Wheel (1 point)
-- [x] …and allow Grist to choose your costume (1 point)
-- [x] Kill the Spider Bride (10 points)
-- [x] Act as patron and legal cover for a Frozen Hearth expedition (2 points)
 
[X] Plan: Investing In The Future
-[X] Boons: 6 points
--[X] Knowledge of Vulpa and what forces he has at his disposal (1 point)
--[X] Knowledge of a contact that Vulpa is scheduled to meet, and when (2 points)
--[X] Services of Crackmarrow or Bliss, Grist's Adept henchmen (1 point)
--[X] Arms and armour for you and your team (1 point)
--[X] Enough currency to cover your basic needs for the duration of the festival (1 point)
-[X] Terms: 7 points
--[X] Accept a challenge in the fighting pits of Fate's Wheel (-1 point)
--[X] …and make it obvious you are Omnissiah Igvita (-1 point)
--[X] …and allow Grist to choose your costume (-1 point)
--[X] Collect a debt as one of Grist's legbreakers (-1 point)
--[X] Provide an introduction for Grist to the Mechanicus (-1 point)
--[X] Set up a meeting between a Frozen Hearth representative and the Omnissiah Igvita (-2 points)
 
[X] Plan Knowledge is Power, Contacts are Currency, and Smashing Face is Our Jam
 
[X] Plan Knowledge is Power, Contacts are Currency, and Smashing Face is Our Jam

Finally caught up on the last few updates, really enjoying where this is going!
 
Maugan Ra said:
You blink, then shake your head. Grist is an Adept, you can tell that much, but he's hiding his strength behind a shimmering mirror of shadows and ash. You suppose the ambiguity might be threatening to some, but you have no time for it, and with a bleak look you intone a word of command in sacred binary. There are a dozen viewscreens in this room, giving the occupants a good look at every inch of their supposed domain, and at your word they all go black and sing the praises of the Omnissiah.
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Now this is just a nice trick.

Our adept can play her own boss-music. Very underrated ability.

[X] Plan: Investing In The Future
 
OK it looks like we have a fairly strong consensus on what to do, but I'll leave the vote option for a few hours more anyway just to give anyone who hasn't voted yet a chance to cast their lot.
 
@Maugan Ra Something that occurred to me overnight - on the topic of getting money to cover our operating costs for this adventure, if we're fighting in the pit can we ask Melua to place a bet on us with whatever resources she brought with her? If we're taking a lethal fight as an unknown challenger with no provenance or track record (which my plan does) then I think we should be able to get pretty good odds, too.
 
Fayhem said:
@Maugan Ra Something that occurred to me overnight - on the topic of getting money to cover our operating costs for this adventure, if we're fighting in the pit can we ask Melua to place a bet on us with whatever resources she brought with her? If we're taking a lethal fight as an unknown challenger with no provenance or track record (which my plan does) then I think we should be able to get pretty good odds, too.
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Entirely acceptable, though she won't be betting huge amounts, on account of how she isn't actually sure you won't just up and die in an anticlimactic fashion.
 
Maugan Ra said:
Entirely acceptable, though she won't be betting huge amounts, on account of how she isn't actually sure you won't just up and die in an anticlimactic fashion.
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Fair enough, I suppose she doesn't really know us at this point either. As long as we get enough to cover basic operating costs I'll be perfectly happy.

Actually, hmm. This might be a bit more of a stretch, but would Grist let us take out a loan in order to place a bet with a competing bookie? If that would cost a boon then never mind because at that point we might as well just ask him for the money straight-up, but I'm hoping it wouldn't since he should be able to figure that the odds on us will be miscalculated by bookies who don't know who we are and it'd be a way for him to stick a finger in the eye of the competition.
 
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