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!

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📱 The Ghost Signal 📱

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The Ghost Signal

By now, Otherworlders have been appraised that an event known as High Rise Expo is coming to Magisteria. This congregation of the city’s movers and shakers, the inevitable showcasing of the most cutting-edge technology, can sometimes provoke a backlash in the city’s underground.

And there are hints that it’s happening now: the intruder at the Digital Flora Dome, who may be connected to the Null Rebellion (an anarchist group), and the mysterious phrase, “Symphony of Disruption.”

On the nights of Solstium, the air begins to pulse with an aberrant signal. At first, it is something like a background sound, but soon enough, individuals with cybernetic enhancements begin to experience difficulties: distortions, glitches, slight malfunctions. They are annoying, disorienting, and possibly even a little painful. And with each night, the effects are worsening, threatening the possibility of intense pain for beings with implants, as well as other beings with sensitivities.

The Response

Otherworlders learn that there is not a singular form of law enforcement in Magisteria. Rather, there are various official groups who interface, sometimes form alliances on particular outings, and even have (generally friendly) competition.

Two such individuals appear, variously to be found around the apartments and the coffee shop. They are Selena Voss and Titan-7, the first being a private investigator and the second being a member of an android group known as the Steel Sentinels.

Selena: My aXess Link is blowing up with people wanting to travel with us. Is it any surprise? This is Magisteria, where everyone thirsts for action and adventure. But we thought this would be a good opportunity for Otherworlders, so we’re inviting you along.

Titan-7: Should matters become too dangerous, Selena and I will intervene. We are confident in our ability to deal with the current threat, whatever it may be.

[ Eagle-eyed observers might notice that Selena has the same “esper girl” features as Seraphine Nova, and it may come up in conversation that she too is from the Aetherium District and she has already attended Atlas University. ]