Valerian and his crew continue their quest for the source of the Infernal Powder, penetrating into the very heart of the Machine Cultists’ lair. Meanwhile, aboard the Mustang Casino, the Spider’s mission to capture the Vale sisters runs into a dangerous complication. 

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Alpha Team

CLOCK: Get out with the Sisters 4/12

CLOCK: Get past security (0/4)

SETUP ACTION: Sallow Tinker (Risky): crack locks into security station: 2d: 1,3: Consequence (-1d for follow up)

ACTION: Crater Wreck (Risky): smash alarm systems 2d-1d: 3 Fail: Consequence: A new obstacle or threat appears: 211, 142 (snowflake heart, 4 leaf clover)

Heart-of-Snow, an Urian Doomsinger (predicted they would be here)

FLASHBACK: Spider set this up with Heart-of-Snow (2 Stress). 

ACTION: Spider Sway (Desperate), 1 XP, Push (2 Stress), Sallow Assists (1 Stress), 3d: 1,2,2: serious consequence: many more guards, and 2 stress each for Spider and Sallow

Simple Q: Does Heart-of-Snow fight? (Unlikely): Yes

CLOCK: Escape the guards 0/4

CLOCK: Escape Heart of Snow: 0/4

ACTION: Crater Skirmish (Desperate 1 XP), Push (2 stress) for Not to be Trifled With: take on a small group on equal footing + Devils Bargain: 2 ticks for Tortemus (rule Silver Nails) + Sallow Assist (trip) (1 Stress): (Risky) 2d+1d+1d: 5,2,2,4: Success with Consequence: -1 effect

CLOCK: Escape the guards 1/4

ACTION: Sallow Wreck (Saboteur) (Risky) Cut the lights: 2d: 1,1 Consequence: Zapped 

SETUP: Spider Study (Risky): understand magical security measures: 4,3: Success with consequence: things take longer

ACTION: Crater Skirmish (Desperate, 1 XP, reduced effect), 2d: 6,6: Critical: +1 Effect

CLOCK: Escape the guards 3/4

ACTION: Sallow: Tinker (Desperate, 1 XP): create arcane feedback, 2d+1 (setup): 6,3,3 Success

CLOCK: Escape the guards 4/4

ACTION: Spider Sway (Risky) this is not your fight: 1d: 1, Consequence: End up in a worse position: -1 position (can try again if failure)

ACTION: Spider Sway (Desperate) try again, Devil’s Bargain (Blood Debt): 2,5: success with consequence: lose something important: 162, 461(hooded assassin, labelled potion)

The identity of the Whisperer’s poisoner

SIMPLE Q: Is it Doctor Kropp? Likely: Yes, But: an unwilling participant

Doctor Eli Kropp, of Doctor Kropp’s Alchemical Emporium, in the Mercer’s Quarter

CLOCK: Escape Heart of Snow: 2/4: he retains a hold

CLOCK: Get out with the Sisters 6/12

Bravo Team

CLOCK: Uncover the source of the Powder 6/12

GATHER INFO: Flint leads Group Action: Survey (Risky): Valerian 2, Trace 2, Flint 2: Trace Flint takes only 1 Stress (Expertise ability). Consequence: suffer harm: Drained

ACTION: Valerian Sway (Risky, reduced effect): Sweet-talk priest: 2d: 5,4: Success with Consequence (consequence cancelled by Subterfuge ability)

COMPLEX Q: what clue does Valerian discover? 533, 341 (shattered pane of glass, electrical heart)

There is a portal to another plane at the heart of the Great Machine

CLOCK: Uncover the source of the Powder 7/12

FLASHBACK: Flint has disguised himself as the priest (0 Stress)

ACTION: Flint Command (Risky, reduced effect): Intimidate guards: 2d: 2,3: Fail with consequence: take 1 Stress

ACTION: Valerian Sway (Desperate 1XP, reduced effect, Push (2 Stress), Trace Assist (1 Stress)): sweet-talk guards: 4d: 5,1,4,4 success with Consequence (things take longer)

CLOCK: Uncover the source of the Powder 8/12