[X] Point out that even if he gets away this time they will never be safe from Mab unless they reach some kind of deal -[X] Explain how we suspect Lydia is part of Mab's plans, and how she too won't be safe from her unless some sort of deal is reached. -[X] Propose the mantle swap --[X] Explain how it can be done without (permanent) harm --[X] Ask Matthews if he's interested. Point out how it would protect him from Kemmlerite retribution. -[X] Use social excellency -[X] Stunt: "No, I don't plan to, though not wholly for your sake" Molly says with a sigh. —[X] "Having met your daughter I want to think better of you, that I'm missing or misunderstanding something critical to the story, but knowing only what I know I can't trust that" —[X] Molly looks him in the eyes, searching for the man behind the mask "You are a king who has broken oaths of fealty, leaving behind those who swore with him. A guardian of the dead who all but broke bread with among the worst of their defilers and bartered with him for renewed divinity, ushering in the greatest advancement and proliferation of necromancy in the modern era." —[X] " I can't even begin to guess how many people have suffered as the victims in that submarine have suffered due to your choice, but it is far too many." —[X] "Whatever the truth is, her revenge would not be justice and the innocent people in and around your life deserve to be caught up in it even less than you do" —[X] "The only true peace and safety for anyone involved in this is to come to a new accord with the queen. Better to do so now while you have some people willing to assist you than later when you will once again be alone"
[X] Point out that even if he gets away this time they will never be safe from Mab unless they reach some kind of deal -[X]Social Excellency -1 Essence -[X] Explain how we suspect Lydia is part of Mab's plans, and how she too won't be safe from her unless some sort of deal is reached. -[X] Propose the mantle swap --[X] Explain how it can be done without (permanent) harm --[X] Ask Matthews if he's interested. Point out how it would protect him from Kemmlerite retribution.
[X] Point out that even if he gets away this time they will never be safe from Mab unless they reach some kind of deal -[X] Explain how we suspect Lydia is part of Mab's plans, and how she too won't be safe from her unless some sort of deal is reached. -[X] Propose the mantle swap --[X] Explain how it can be done without (permanent) harm --[X] Ask Matthews if he's interested. Point out how it would protect him from Kemmlerite retribution.
[X] Point out that even if he gets away this time they will never be safe from Mab unless they reach some kind of deal
-[X][Stunt] "How often has Lydia made friends only to be forced to leave them behind?" you ask, "if you run today, she'll have to do it again. Will it ever change?"
[X] Point out that even if he gets away this time they will never be safe from Mab unless they reach some kind of deal
-[X][Stunt] "How often has Lydia made friends only to be forced to leave them behind?" you ask, "if you run today, she'll have to do it again. Will it ever change?" -[X] Propose the mantle swap --[X] Explain how it can be done without (permanent) harm --[X] Ask Matthews if he's interested. Point out how it would protect him from Kemmlerite retribution.
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- [X] Ask Arawn how confident he is of staying ahead of Mab, suggest that we may be able to come up with a solution in the next couple of months if he works with us.
[X] Point out that even if he gets away this time they will never be safe from Mab unless they reach some kind of deal -[X] Explain how we suspect Lydia is part of Mab's plans, and how she too won't be safe from her unless some sort of deal is reached. -[X] Propose the mantle swap --[X] Explain how it can be done without (permanent) harm
--[X] Ask how he would feel about elevating a lesser Ankou to his position.
[X] Point out that even if he gets away this time they will never be safe from Mab unless they reach some kind of deal -[X]Social Excellency -1 Essence -[X]STUNT VARIANT 1: Settling your shield hand on the pommel of your sword as it rests point down in the floor, you assume a wide easy stance and meet the old psychopomp in the eye. "Sigfridsdottir and her associates located you within two months of your arrival in Chicago."you begin, your voice the whisper of brushfires in dry savannah. "Given how easily they found you, I am pretty sure the Winter Queen has never lost track of your whereabouts. She's just been....patient. And I think that patience is fraying. Is Lydia supposed to live her whole life on the run? Or get caught in the crossfire when Winter comes for you?"
-[X]STUNT VARIANT 2: You glance at Lydia as she enters earshot just in time to hear her father's question, then chuckle, your voice catching you as much by surprise as your audience. "You're not as slick as you think, old man." Your voice hardens."Your attackers knew where you were by January, and their agents were vanilla mortals, with mostly mortal resources. The Winter Queen, given Winter's resources, probably knows what you have had for breakfast every morning for the last century. And with her taking active interest now instead of being handsoff, your options are narrowing fast."
-[X]STUNT VARIANT 3: "You've been on the run since 1906, old man. And from what I can tell, Winter hasnt even been trying. How much longer do you expect to keep this up if the Winter Queen, or one of her senior courtiers, actually makes an effort? I mean, with respect, you got successfully ambushed and knocked the f...udge out by two necromancers and a spirit. Can you honestly tell yourself that Winter lacks specialists better than this bunch?"
