Blood Harvest
From Gothpoodle
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Plot
Diana has kidnapped a young man to sacrifice and consume during the Harvest Moon/Autumn Equinox (Sep 22/23) in order to enact a powerful, ancient Hecatean ritual to kill Tolliver. Her "sisters" Juno and Minerva are going after his sisters Julia and Grace, respectively.
Connections
- Diana takes advantage of the city's homeless population to get a sacrifice who won't be missed, except that Preacherman notices.
- SHEPHERD OF THE HOMELESS (Preacherman)
- MAN-EATING FEMINIST (Diana)
- Diana plans to strike at the Senior Council through Tolliver.
- GREY SHEEP OF MAGICAL DYNASTY (Tolliver)
- WHITE COUNCIL PATRIARCHY (Diana)
- Meili and Daisy fight to see who succeeds Rob as the new warden.
- WON'T BACK DOWN (Daisy)
- WARDEN-IN-TRAINING (Meili)
- Dierdre is dealing with her newly discovered pregnancy with Eva's help.
- MOTHERHOOD'S A BITCH (Eva)
- SENSITIVE TO CONSEQUENCES (Dierdre)
Scenes
Debriefing
- Location: SFGH
- Participants: Robin Wheeler, Meili Lin, Joan Lazarus
- Setup: Robin asks the group to come to his hospital room and debrief him on events. Meili will breech the topic of who gets the sword.
Missing Person
- Location: Multi-Service Center
- Participants: Preacherman
- Aspects: LOITERING HOMELESS
- Setup: Preacherman contacts the group to tell them about a missing boy, Kong (16-year-old Chinese runaway).
Crazy Homeless Guy
- Location: Justin Herman Plaza (foot of Market at Embarcadero)
- Participants: Poor Larry
- Zones: Scupture, Pool, Plaza (several zones), Market, Embarcadero, Hyatt Lobby, Park (several zones)
- Aspects: SLEEPING HOMELESS
- Setup: Interviewing homeless point to a scary homeless guy doing magic.
Dog Pack
- Location: Golden Gate Avenue
- Participants: A pack of wild dogs being led by Laelaps
- Zones: Alley, Dumpster, Street, Sidewalk, Closed Store, Apartment Building, Parking Lot (SLEEPING HOMELESS)
- Aspects: NEARLY FULL MOON
- Setup: While investigating where Kong used to sleep, the PCs are set upon by hounds under the control of Diana's "familiar", who is trying to bloody Tolliver.
Break-In
- Location: Daisy's shop
- Participants: Meili Lin
- Zones: Shop (two zones), Behind the Counter, Storeroom, Stairs, Hall, Bedroom, Bathroom, Kitchen, Dining Room
- Aspects: DEAD OF NIGHT
- Setup: Meili breaks into the shop, in search of Robin's warden sword.
The Sacrifice
- Location: Diana's swank Twin Peaks home
- Participants: Diana Lagina, Laelaps, three eunuchs, several large mastiffs, bound Kong
- Zones: Foyer, Hallway, Office, Master Bedroom, Master Bathroom, Walk-In Closet, Guest Bedroom, Bathroom, Kitchen, Dining Room, Temple, Patio (two zones), Pool, Pyre
- Aspects: HARVEST MOON, AUTUMN EQUINOX
- Setup: Diana is in the process of sacrificing Kong to fuel her spell to kill Tolliver.
- Death Spell: 36 shifts: +7 from Lore and her specialty in Blood Magic, +5 for her Sanctum, +20 for the human sacrifice, +2 for the equinox, +2 for the full moon. It'll take her nine exchanges (channeling four power at Fantastic (+6) control) to complete the ritual. The sacrifice comes at the end. If the sacrifice is thwarted, but she completes the ritual, it will be a 16 shift attack on Tolliver in the form of a lightning bolt. He'll defend with Athletics.
