High Risk Quest #1: The Ghost Signal

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High Risk Quest #1: The Ghost Signal

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Note: Here we go, gamers! The first High Risk Quest for Magisteria. These quests will serve as tiered mini-events which reveal crucial world lore, goings-on, and also tie into the metaplot and the large events. High Risk Quests will trade off in emphasis, meaning tech --> magic --> tech --> magic.

While this quest has seeds for the Tech Path Conflict, it should be noted that it's OTA and also that quite a bit of magic-specific locations/mini-events will open soon. The Magic Path Conflict is brewing in the background and will become more apparent soon, too, so keep one's eyes peeled.

Context & Recap

This quest takes place after The Coffee Shop Mingle, which features NPCs discoursing on the goings-on of High Rise Village. Players are encouraged to look at that.

In the first event, Training in High Rise Village, we learned about a mysterious intruder who infiltrated the Digital Flora Dome and the Neon Nest, two properties belonging to an android named Rosalind Vireo. PCs who restored the properties deciphered a mysterious phrase, "Symphony of Disruption..." Seems portentious! In the above coffee shop mingle, Rosalind speculates as to the possible culprit(s?).

Bling

See the plotting post: PCs can go all out with the cyber weapons on this one, in addition to whatever tech or magic they've learned, whatever canon abilities have returned, and Selena and Titan-7 can also be used as weapons (so to speak) or defenses/back-up. Feel free to write interactions with them or them stepping in however. Of course, the main route to success will be PCs supporting other PCs!

Comments

[gilgamess]

[ Gilgamesh was not one who preferred to work alongside others in any capacity, period. He was a man who had deliberately eschewed companions of every form, obstinately keeping himself alone. But, as with the rest of the Otherworlders, he was not at his full power or vigor in this world. Firstly, in this Caster class summoning, his abilities were already reduced from those of his prime.

They were also further reduced by whatever restraints had been placed upon them all in Magisteria. And, like V, he was struggling somewhat with whatever this new technical side of himself was -- perhaps more, insofar as this was all new to Gilgamesh, who had no prior frame of reference for anything like tech implants.

However, he would not be himself if he were to let show any sign of weakness or doubt, so in response to that gruff comment, he just emits a soft, low laugh, under his breath. ]

I suppose such spirit is at least to be commended.

[ his only acknowledgment of the comment itself is tacit, insofar as he abstains from further insults. really, such epithets were simply Gilgamesh-speak, as natural to him as breathing, but even he has perhaps enough tact and sense of priorities to realize that pushing luck with a would-be ally at such a moment might end poorly for them both. he was after all a Wise King... sort of. even if he still had a tendency to get hung up on petty things (one might argue, anyway).

as it is, Gilgamesh settles for the path of least or at least lesser resistance. neither of them is the ally the other wants, but that's just how it be right now. rather than focusing on V in particular, he focuses on the rifle shot, summoning his axe and readying it just in case the shot misses or -- even if it hits its mark and the ... entity retains some power... he wants to be immediately ready to deal a follow-up blow: no being caught off-guard.

but, this will be a good opportunity, perhaps, to see just what a properly targeted shot can do... that is, if it lands. what effect shall it have? Gilgamesh watches, keenly, all senses alert. ]