Session Zero Heroes - A TTRPG Actual Play Podcast
Speaker A: Uh, Jasmine, oolong, green, and white. Long ago, these four teas were skilfully brewed at the blissful brew. Then everything changed when the shop's popularity threatened its existence. All Mr. Okuron, the shop's owner and tea master, could do was to recruit four teenage orphans to learn his trade and staff his shop. A year has passed since the orphans were hired, and although their skills have progressed, they still have a lot to learn before they can brew anything. But I believe that they have the potential to make the blissful brew the greatest tea shop in the world.
Speaker B: What's everyone's, uh, favorite tea? Uh, that could be, um, both your favorite personal tea, if you want to share that. But otherwise, what is your character's personal favorite type of tea? Connor? Uh, um, what does broccoli enjoy?
Speaker C: Well, personally, my favorite tea is like an herbal tea, like a citrusy type tea. But I feel for him. He didn't have a lot growing up, so he's just got whatever sort of discarded fruit has fallen off a cart going by, and he just soaks it in hot water and drinks. That calls it tea.
Speaker B: Awesome.
Speaker D: Alfalfa from the barn.
Speaker B: So anything tea? Uh, anything and everything. Um, Cameron? Uh, well, what, yours, if you like. I don't know.
Speaker C: I don't drink tea.
Speaker B: You're not really a tea guy?
Speaker C: I've never drank tea. Really? So I have no answer either, because I don't know about teas.
Speaker B: Cameron's favorite tea is, uh, a cold glass of water.
Speaker C: Final answer.
Speaker B: And maybe a leaf water. One time a leaf fell in it, and he picked it out, and then he drank it, and he, uh, ice.
Speaker C: No, that's what scarred him from tea.
Speaker B: Oh, gosh.
Speaker C: This is what tea is.
Speaker B: Dave. Dave, what is you and, uh, what is you and Han's favorite kind of tea?
Speaker E: Well, my favorite is probably chai tea.
Speaker B: Oh, okay.
Speaker E: Uh, right. I just poured myself some tea. We're having some French vanilla seep here.
Speaker B: French vanilla. We'll see.
Speaker E: A black tea. We'll see how that tastes. Um, I would say Guaohan's favorite tea is a sort of spice tea.
Speaker B: Okay.
Speaker E: Uh, maybe with a little milk in there.
Speaker B: Sure. He's probably had, uh, quite a few different kinds of tea in his, probably, I'm sure, the circus or the carnival and everything. I'm sure he's tried quite a few different flavors from across the land, so that's pretty. Uh, uh, what tea is on the top of your list?
Speaker D: Um, my favorite tea is probably a green tea, or I like, um, a raspberry tea.
Speaker B: Ooh, that sounds good. That's pretty. And what do you think Mika would go for? Um.
Speaker D: I think she probably would go for most teas, but she probably likes the ones that are a little bit sweeter.
Speaker B: Okay, cool. Awesome. All right. Like, in the way that she adds sugar or just the natural sweetness for the natural sweetness. Okay, so she likes them, like, fruity and things like that?
Speaker D: Yeah.
Speaker B: Awesome. Uh, me personally, as, uh, the game master, uh, I always like a green tea. Uh, I love mixing two teas together. Um, so usually what I'll do is I'll do green tea with, like, mint. Like a mint tea. That's what I. Mint tea. Mint tea. So anyway, that's mine. Um, all right, cool. All right, now we can jump in. As the sun begins to set and the usual customers come in from a long day of working to sit down and enjoy a nice cup of hot tea, four teenagers make their way through their duties amidst the blissful brew. Mr. Okuron, the owner, makes his way throughout the restaurant, greeting customers and calling orders to his staff members. As he does. We're going to go around and see as each individual is making their way through their duties at the tea shop. So from the, um, front of shop, one of the first people that greets any of these given customers is Bill Dor, who approaches, uh, a couple, small family, maybe, uh, mother, father, two kids. Um, they come in and they sit down at one of the tables. It's kind of one of those seat yourself kind of establishments. And quickly rushes over. Bill Dore. Bill Dor, what do you look like? What's kind of your character?
Speaker C: He's tall, about six foot tall. He's lanky and he is light. Long arms, long legs. Nothing in the middle, nothing. Very skinny.
Speaker B: He is a floating set of ligaments and a head. Yeah, basic, basic. What clothes does Bildor wear?
Speaker C: How do you say? Casual yet formal, I guess like a.
Speaker B: Business casual in a sense, yeah.
Speaker C: His pants are kind of like long, flowing, kind of like pants. Uh, as for his top, though, he has kind of like a vest on.
Speaker B: Oh, okay.
Speaker C: With like a undershirt, but the sleeves are rolled up.
Speaker B: Okay. Uh, as this little family is sitting down, uh, you come walking up to them and what do you say?
Speaker C: Hello, how may I help you? Uh, I am Bill Dor. I am the waiter here at the Blissful Brew. May I take your order? I have the menu here. You can bruise it for a little bit.
Speaker B: Oh, thank you. Thank you so much. The mother says, as you hand each, well, you hand the parents a menu? Um, do you have a kids menu by chance?
Speaker C: Uh, we have water.
Speaker B: Uh, well, I'll take two water. We'll all do a water to start off with, and then I'll let you know, uh, if you want to swing by in a couple of minutes. And we should have some things picked out that we would like. The husband doesn't really talk at all. He just m. As he nods and looks at the menu, he looks pretty focused. Like, the second you hand it to him, he's just, like, scanning over it. Like, what do I want you to, um, you guys do at the blissful brew? Serve some mostly, like, pastries. Not like any meals, but just, like, little snack kind of items and stuff. So there is some food options.
Speaker C: Okay, well, I would go to the back to get them their water and to give them time to figure out what they want for teas.
Speaker B: Awesome.
Speaker C: Um, and since Bildor doesn't drink tea and yet has found himself in this waiter position, uh, if they ask for his tea, he will randomly pick one out.
Speaker B: Oh. Like, if they ever said, what do you recommend? Yeah.
Speaker C: He randomly pick one as the tea of the.
Speaker B: Oh, okay.
Speaker C: And recommend it.
Speaker B: It could be awful.
Speaker C: He doesn't know.
Speaker B: Yeah, because he's just like, they're all awful. Yeah.
Speaker C: Today we're drinking that. The tea of the day is lemon.
Speaker B: Just straight lemon. Lemon. It's just water. With lemon.
Speaker C: That's a tea.
Speaker B: Uh, yeah, like a lemongrass. Although I guess with Avatar, you can combine, like, any two things and make it a thing.
Speaker C: Okay, but lemonberry.
Speaker B: Lemonberry.
Speaker C: Okay, lemonberry.
Speaker B: It's a lemonberry tea. Uh, uh, one of the kids, like, mom, can I get a lemonberry tea, please? And she says, um, okay, well, uh, that's one order. Um, he'll have a lemonberry. And then the other kid, of course, being as kids, are like, I want a lemon tea, too. And then I want the lemonberry. And she's like, okay, we'll do two, we'll do two Lemonberry teas. Thank you. And then the other two of us will have ours ready when you come back. And so, um, you rush off to the back to go get the waters and the two Lemonberry teas. And, uh, as you remind me, um, Guohan, what does he do at the shop?
Speaker E: Uh, Guohan, he would kind of fill in where needed. He would also be, um, a server busser. He also kind of goes out, tries to drum up business from.
Speaker B: He does the advertising market. Sure. All right. So perfect. So as, um, Bill, Dora, as you're making your way towards the back. You stop by the counter where Guohan is kind of like running the register. He's keeping track of the orders and the accounting side, otherwise, of, uh, how much each customer owes. And, uh, you let him know. M about the new table that you just at.
Speaker C: Oh, uh, I need two lemon berry teas. And the water, two waters. I need two waters. Make it snappy.
Speaker E: Well, this was for this for table three.
Speaker C: And Bill door, like hand counts the tables. Yeah, it's three. I think it's three.
Speaker B: Uh, so you mark that down. Guohan, tell us a little bit about Guohan. I mean, you did a little bit.
Speaker E: Before, but Guahan, uh, he is probably the shortest member of the group. He's only five one.
Speaker B: Okay.
Speaker E: He weighs 140 pounds. Um, so maybe slightly, if you look at the BMI, he's, uh, got olive skin like many of the earthbenders do in Avatar, the show. Um, and those kind of same green earthbender eyes. Um, he's got black hair kind of in a bowl, cut short on the sides, longer on the top. He wears pretty much the same outfit that Uncle Iroh and Zuko wear when they are working in a tea shop.
Speaker B: Oh, okay. So Kind of those robes.
Speaker E: He's got a longer over robe, over pants and a long sleeve tunic, um, in the typical earthbender colors, kind of the greens, yellows.
Speaker B: Yeah. Awesome. Okay, very cool, very cool.
Speaker E: He also has, uh, like roundish wire rim.
Speaker B: Okay.
Speaker E: He's basically the Harry Potter of the Earth kingdom.
Speaker B: The Earth bending Harry Potter. Um, perfect. So as you're writing down and notetaking, uh, the order, you're calculating their current total just so you have it ready. Although there's a good chance that they're probably going to order more. You just like to have the numbers ready to go. Um, as you do that, um, and Bill door had passed that information to you out loud. Uh, you hear a voice from the back say, oh, two lemonberry teas and two waters coming right up. And both of you, you just kind of glance over really quick and you see, uh, the familiar face of Mr. Okuran, who owns this tea shop. He's the manager. He's the owner. So you guys know him well, of course. Um, he's an older man, also wearing kind of similar clothes to Guohan. Um, that is sort of this kind of Earth kingdom robe, uh, style clothing. Um, he's doing an impressive feat of, uh, he's opening up the oven door with his foot because he's leaned back and pouring two lemonberry teas that are sitting like the cups are already on a platter over on the opposite side of him. So he's pouring those, he's opening up the stove with his foot. Um, he sets the tea down as he finishes pouring the two cups of them, to which he then leans forward, ah, grabs a, uh, pot holder with his hand and pulls out a bunch of, uh, freshly baked, like, scones. Sets that tray on top of the stove and then sets the pot holder down, turns around, grabs a pitcher of cold water, um, it'd be probably like a clay pitcher or something like that. Starts pouring two of those, uh, into glasses. And then Bill dore, you come over and you grab the tray from where he's got it all set up, and you take it, um, over to the table. And as you do this, you notice two other figures who are both standing right next to each other as they furiously wash dishes. They've got teacups. Not furiously. Mika. Uh, no, not me. Tell me how Mika is washing some dishes. I assume you're probably on washing duty, whereas broccoli is probably on drying duty. I think theoretically that makes sense. Yeah.
Speaker D: Well, Mika is a very nonchalant kind of gal. Uh, she's pretty laid back, so she also doesn't like, um, what's his name? Okra.
Speaker B: Oh, Mr. Okran.
Speaker D: Okra.
Speaker B: She calls him Okra.
Speaker D: She doesn't really care for him too much, so she doesn't do probably her 100%, but she's using her water bending skills and washing the dishes.
Speaker B: Okay. All right. And then what does she look like? What is she wearing? Um, are there any defining features that people would notice if they walked by and saw her?
Speaker D: Um, yeah, um, she looks like a waterbender from a Southern tribe. She has the same clothing, however, it's not blue. It's more of like a grayish tone.
Speaker B: Okay.
Speaker D: Um, obviously the water tribe, they are very, like they're together.
Speaker B: Oh, they're like very close knit.
Speaker D: Yeah, they're close knit. So, uh, she didn't want to completely give up that part of her, but she didn't want to 100% look like them either. So basically the same attire as a waterbender, just gray. She, um, has a birthmark that goes from her forearm to her hand.
Speaker B: Okay.
Speaker D: And, um, on her left hand, she also has only one earring. Probably people would notice that just because it's kind of weird. Sure don't have a matching set. She, um, is also a very small member of this group. She is one inch taller than Mr. Han over here.
Speaker B: Okay.
Speaker D: She's five two, and she's pretty skinny. She's like, 97 pounds.
Speaker B: Oh, wow. Yeah, she's very small, very opposite body type. Well, height wise, she'd be similar, but I digress. Anyway, okay, and then right next to you is Brock Lee, who I again, assume is drying the dishes.
Speaker C: Yeah, he'll be drying the dishes.
Speaker B: Okay.
Speaker C: Do, uh, you want me to go over.
Speaker B: Yeah, go for it. What are we all seeing?
Speaker C: So, Mr. Broccoli, he's 17 years of age. He, uh, is, ah, six, 3225 pounds. A very well built country boy, farm boy type build. Didn't, uh, come from much. So he's wearing some very baggy and raggedy clothes. Think, like, Aladdin type pants and a very raggedy type shirt. He's in the back of the house. He doesn't need to worry about presentation or he looks, um, he's got a green headband that pulls back his top knot of black hair.
Speaker B: Okay.
Speaker C: Got some beard stubble. Because this is before OSha. This is before all the FDA approved stuff. Of course, he doesn't got to worry about beard hair in the dishes.
Speaker B: It's probably one of the most bearded, uh, 17 year olds you'll probably meet in your life.
Speaker C: Yeah. Uh, but, yeah, uh, that is Mr. Brock Lee.
Speaker B: Awesome. Okay, perfect. Well, now we've seen the whole cast. So, um, as you guys are quickly, uh, scrubbing the dishes to make sure that you have enough for all the customers that are coming in. And, um, Guohan is, uh, writing down the numbers as the orders come in, uh, Bill Dor is rushing, uh, tray of, uh, drinks out to that table that just got here. As you guys are all doing that, Mr. Okuron, he calls out, uh, I am running out to the back to check the inventory. I will be right back. Um, if anything goes wrong, I'm sure you guys can handle it. Build. Ah. Or I don't know if you necessarily hear this since you're already rushing out back onto the floor, but I'd say, uh, the other three of you probably, definitely hear that. Um, as Mr. Ogron steps out one of the back doors, uh, to go check, you guys have kind of like a large shed, like, um, building in the back that usually holds all the inventory. It's kind of like a dried space to make sure that the leaves and other ingredients inside are kept good. There might be, like some sort of ice box section of it that keeps cold ingredients, like your milk and your creams and things like that, uh, also cold. So anyway, he steps out to that. It's pretty normal for him. To do that. Um, shortly after he does, though, and this is going to be something that, uh, Bill Dore and probably Guohan are going to see immediately. The other two of you are in the back, but from the front door of the tea, a mid 40s man looking fairly burly, maybe a bit chunky, stumbles, uh, into the tea shop, laughing off the fact that, actually, I'll describe that. Sorry. Stumbles into the tea shop. Ah. Uh, uh, he immediately. That's, that's just what he sounds like as he comes stumbling in. Um, he walks immediately up to, uh, he doesn't even sit down at one of the tables. He walks immediately up to the counter to Guohan, and he says, what can I get to drink here?
Speaker E: Oh, hello, sir. We serve a variety of teas here.
Speaker B: Uh, I don't care about you. What kind of booze you got?
Speaker E: This, uh, isn't that sort of establishment.
Speaker B: Well, I just got kicked out of the bar across the street, and that's the third one tonight already, and I just really want, I don't care what it is. You got some lemon sake, some, uh, berry vodka?
Speaker C: Did he say lemonberry?
Speaker B: What?
Speaker C: And Bill's standing behind him just holding a tray with the water and lemonberry.
Speaker B: Uh, if you got a lemonberry like sake, um, or vodka, uh, whatever, as long as it's strong.
Speaker E: What is it actually? Nighttime or what time?
Speaker B: It's kind of like mid, uh, afternoon. So the sun is starting to set, so it's not quite dark yet, but it's getting there.
Speaker E: I look to Bill, uh, and I say, oh, yeah, we can get some alcohol for you. Wink. And I wink to Bill.
Speaker C: Bill just stands there smiling really big. He's practiced his waiter smile for a long time, and, uh, he's basically nailing it now.
Speaker B: Sure.
Speaker C: Or he always is just smiling, regardless of the situation.
Speaker B: Well, uh, the obviously intoxicated man, which you can easily tell from the smell, you could be 3ft away and probably notice that this man is pretty heavily intoxicated. He turns to you, Bill Dorn, he says, well, are you going to give me the booze?
Speaker C: Uh, yeah, you have to take a seat. Corner one away from all the other people.
Speaker B: That'd be a good one. Okay, I got to sit over there. And so he walks over and he sits down at that table, and then he just loudly starts singing. I, uh, went to basics, uh, and had, uh, drinks. And now I say it's fairly loud. Uh, you can see any of the customers with tables, like anywhere within a ten foot vicinity of his are just like kind of glancing over at him and they look like it'd be great if you shut up. And then they kind of look over to the front of the house like, are you guys going to do anything about this?
Speaker C: Yeah, uh, Bill Dor walks over, sets his waters and tease down for that family.
Speaker B: Mhm. And he's like, excuse me, sir. Um, it would seem that that man over there is being a little bit, uh, loud, uh, and a little bit annoying. My children are getting a little bit disturbed, um, and kind of anxious. And uh, I'm doing everything I can to keep them in their seats there. Thank you so much for the tea. That'll help to, uh, calm them a little bit.
Speaker C: I've heard Lemon Berry is really good for anxiety. Yes.
Speaker B: Ah, but a loud, drunken man singing is not very good for anxiety.
Speaker C: Uh, it's not. He looks over in the corner towards the drunk.
Speaker B: The other Earth's kingdom City.
Speaker C: What are your orders?
Speaker B: Oh, uh, yes, I think we'll each get a slice of the, uh, raspberry lemon pies.
Speaker C: Berry lemon pie. Got it.
Speaker B: Raspberry lemon. Yeah, got it. Oh, thank you. Okay. Yes. And ah, I think that's real trap. Okay, very good. All right. I think that's what we'll be ordering for the tea. Oh, yes. Honey, did you want a tea? Green. Okay, he'll have green and I will have jasmine tea. Okay.
Speaker C: Uh, builder kind of like mentally registers that and then walks over the Guan hue. Gua Han walks over the Han there will make that easier. Walks over to Han, he's like, okay, so they want some raspberry lemon pies, two steel, uh, trap.
Speaker B: What?
Speaker C: Uh, Jasmine. Jasmine tea. And then he said green. Which is that a tea or a color? Did he want the color?
Speaker E: That's one of our basic teas, Bill.
Speaker C: That one.
Speaker B: Okay.
Speaker C: And I'm going to go talk to that guy and see if he even has money.
Speaker D: Can, um, Mika or broccoli hear anything that's going on or are we totally.
Speaker B: Oblivious to, uh, mean, as the guy continues to sing, he's getting louder and louder. And then, uh, the sound is starting to reach you guys. If we can hear that over us cleaning the dishes, that's got to be loud.
Speaker C: Glad we're in the back of the house. We don't got to deal with them.
Speaker B: I mean, if you guys do want to do anything, you just let me know.
Speaker D: Okay. Well, I'm going to turn to broccoli and I'm going to say, uh, I know how to handle this. Uh, I'll be right back.
Speaker B: Okay.
Speaker D: And I'm going to walk to the front.
Speaker B: So you walk out to the front and then you and Bill door both, uh, approach the table with this drunken man who's now saying, I met a girl in the water tribe city and she was, oh, so pretty. Hey, you, uh, are you from the water tribe? You look like you're from the water tribe.
Speaker D: Yeah, I was born there.
Speaker B: Those water tribe girls, I like them.
Speaker D: I'm sure they've shown you a thing or two.
Speaker B: Yeah, I bet so many things.
Speaker C: Uh, do you have money?
Speaker B: I got money. Who are you to ask me if I got my guy?
Speaker C: I'm your waiter.
Speaker B: Well, you can just wait on somebody else. Where's my booze?
Speaker D: All right. Uh, uh, please excuse my friend Bill. Um, he's trying to invest. Uh, so you want some alcohol, huh?
Speaker B: Yeah.
Speaker D: Good old stiff drink.
Speaker B: Don't even care what it is. Hit me with it.
Speaker D: All right. I know the best place that you can go. It's not here we don't have.
Speaker B: But I'm already here. And he said he was going to bring me some alcohol.
Speaker D: Yeah, but here's the thing. Uh, we're going to go across the street. We're going to take a right, okay? We're going to go down some stairs. No, it's not that far, I promise.
Speaker B: Hole in the wall blaze or something.
Speaker D: Yeah, I'm telling you, it has the best stuff, so not everybody knows about it. So, um, we're going to do that. Or rather you. I don't need to have a drink with you. Um, and at the bottom of these stairs, there's going to be a door.
Speaker B: I m want you to roll a plead.
Speaker D: Plead, yes. Both sides?
Speaker B: Yes. It's an eight, so that'll be a soft success.
Speaker C: They need something more.
Speaker B: Yeah. Okay. So on a seven to nine, they, uh, need something more. Evidence that this is the right course, guidance in making the right choice, or, um, resource to aid them. So he says to you. He says, I've been to a lot of the bars in the city, and this one doesn't sound familiar. How do I know you're telling the truth?
Speaker D: Wait, timeout.
Speaker B: Yeah.
Speaker D: So my thing says that I roll with passion. If I'm goading or provoking you got.
Speaker B: To choose two of those moves. So if that's one you want, you want to mark that down.
Speaker D: Oh, so that's not one that I.
Speaker B: Necessarily have, but you could, because like I said, you get two of those right off the bat. What is the move, and what does it say?
Speaker D: Okay, so if I go or provoke an NPC into full hearty action, I say what I want them to do and roll with passion on a ten. Plus they do it on A seven to nine. They can choose, um, one of four options. Okay, so if I rolled with passion, that would actually give me a nine, right? So I, um, guess he could choose to do it, but more intensely than I expected, and I'm taken off guard.
Speaker B: Does he choose one of those options? Yeah. Okay.
Speaker D: He, um, does it, but more carefully than I expected. They get an advantage against me. They don't do it, but they embarrass themselves and they mark a condition. They don't do it, but only catch themselves at the last minute. They stumble and give you an opportunity.
Speaker B: Okay, this is a good opportunity for this one. Um, okay, so, uh, he says, I've been to a lot of the bars in this day. I don't remember that one. And then he climbs up onto his table, and he just starts shouting, this lady right here, she's a liar. She's trying to get me to leave all you nice people. And I know how much everyone here loves me. So I just want you all to know that nobody should take her word for anything, that she. The table wobbles a little bit and he falls off the table and just crashes onto the ground. And all the people in the restaurant are, uh, as he slowly picks himself up and he looks at Bill and he said, you did that? I saw you jiggle my table. And he takes a swing at you. So now we're going to enter. Um, it's not combat per se. It's called, uh, an exchange, which I guess, technically is combat. So basically, the way that this exchange works, if you look at your sort of little cheat sheet, um, each one of you are going to pick which on the exchanges. Okay? So you're each going to pick whether you want to defend and maneuver, advance and attack, or evade and observe. And with each of those, you'll have, um, like I said, the moves which are on the right side of the sheet. So under defend and maneuver, you can do ready, you can do retaliate, you can do seize a position. Um, on advance and attack, you can strike, you can pressure, you can smash, and then on evade and observe, you can test the balance. That's their personal balance, not their balance on the table. Um, bolster or hinder or commit. Do we all pick, um, just the two of you, um, who are involved in the immediate situation, and then based on what you pick, we will go in order. So anybody that chooses to defend and maneuver will go first. Anybody that chooses advance and attack will go second. And anyone that chooses evade and observe will go last. Bildor and Mika, let me know what it is that you choose.
Speaker C: Do we choose one of those things underneath of it when we choose it, or we just.
Speaker B: Yes. Yeah, you'll choose one of. Yep.
Speaker D: Um, I'm gonna evade and observe.
Speaker B: Okay. And then build, or what are you doing?
Speaker C: Uh, defend and maneuver.
Speaker B: Defend and maneuver. Okay. And then underneath those, which one are you guys choosing? And you'll go first, so we can start with you.
Speaker C: Um, Perry.
Speaker B: Perry. Oh, you're going to use your. Okay, so tell me what your ability does with Perry.
Speaker C: Stop a foe's attack before it connects. Choose a foe who used advance and attack this exchange during advance and attack. Mark fatigue for one. For one to cancel the attack they use against you after they pay the cost.
Speaker B: Okay, sounds good. Obviously, this drunken person is going to be using strike. That's a pretty straightforward one. So, Cameron, you go ahead and you roll with focus to. I believe, right? Mhm.
Speaker C: Okay, twelve plus three. Oh, wow, that is 15.
Speaker B: Okay, well that is a heavy success. So he's, um, going to be using the strike. So, uh, for strike it's a strike of phone reach, forcing them to mark two fatigue, mark a condition or shift their balance away from the center. Their choice. So basically, uh, you would mark two fatigue and you just literally cancel out his attempt to punch you.
Speaker C: And he takes fatigue.
Speaker B: And he also takes fatigue, correct? Yes.
Speaker C: Equal to what I took.
Speaker B: Yep. So he'll mark two fatigue and you mark two fatigue and he completely whiffs it as you sidestep very expertly out of his way. Uh, Mika, you said you're going to do a beta and observe?
Speaker D: Uh, yeah.
Speaker B: Okay, um, which option were you going to take?
Speaker D: Okay, um, I'm going to do the bolster or hinder.
Speaker B: Okay, so you aid or impede a nearby character afflicting inappropriate. So roll, uh, with either creativity or harmony.
Speaker D: I'm going to roll with creativity.
Speaker B: Okay.
Speaker D: Five.
Speaker B: Five. Okay, so that's a miss. So what were you trying to, to, were you going to bolster, build or were you going to hinder the drunk? You were going to drunk. Okay, how are you going to try to hinder him to keep him from successfully hitting, from hitting Bill door?
Speaker D: Yeah, um, trip him.
Speaker B: Okay, so you stuck your foot out and then he whisks and then when he steps backwards, he steps over your foot so it doesn't quite trip him. Um, but he did miss, so no problem. Um, okay, so now at the end of an exchange, we can choose not to go into another round of exchange if you feel comfortable. But I would say that in this scenario, uh, since he whiffed it and he's still on his feet, um, he's going to just keep trying again. Um, and he's not trapped or anything, so he's going to try to swing another punch, um, awkwardly at Bill Dore. Um, so I'm just announcing, I guess, that he's probably going to be using the attack, um, option again. And everybody, both of you can decide what it is that you would like to do. Uh, in response to that, he says, as he's about to throw his punch, you know, good dodgy man, and throws.
Speaker C: Another punch, can I say Bildor wants to sidestep the punch and grapple, like hold him and put his arms behind his back, I guess let's call that.
Speaker B: Seize a position since you're seizing behind him to sort of like grab him. Um, so you're putting yourself into a position to hold him. I'm going to call it that. Um, Mika, what would you like to do?
Speaker C: It's like I want to go for the kill. Just end this man right here in a tea shop.
Speaker D: No, there's a family nearby.
Speaker C: They've got anxiety relieving tea. They'll be fine.
Speaker B: No, you look around and the people around you are like excitedly drinking their tea as they watch this fight go down. This is the hermit, the frog no more.
Speaker D: So I can choose a different basic, uh, technique. So I advance an attack.
Speaker B: Yeah, you could do that, yeah. Uh, which option would you like to take within that?
Speaker D: Um, strike.
Speaker B: Okay, sounds good. Um, all right, cool. So, uh, he is also striking. So Cameron, you're going to be rolling first with focus. Um, this is to position nine. Nine. Okay, so that's a success. So you move to a new location, essentially. Let's see, uh, any foe engaged with you can mark one fatigue to block this technique. Uh, he's not going to do that, uh, just because he's drunk, he's just trying to throw punches. So he, um, goes for it. You dodge out of the way and then you step behind him. So you don't have him necessarily, um, grappled or anything like that at the moment, but you are right behind him to do something along those lines if you wanted to here shortly. Mika, you strike. That's what you said, right?
Speaker D: Yeah.
Speaker B: Okay, so you strike. So roll with passion.
Speaker D: Seven.
Speaker B: Okay, um, so you strike a foe. That's a success. So you strike a foe, forcing them to mark two fatigue, mark a condition or shift their balance away from center. Um, their choice. Uh, um, he is going to take a condition, which is he is going to mark angry, which makes sense. Uh, how do you hit him? What are you doing to strike him?
Speaker D: Um, can I just kick him?
Speaker B: Okay, where are you kicking him at? Are you kicking him from behind? Oh, okay, so you're like kind of in front of him, you do a quick kick. He was not expecting you to attack him. Maybe, um, it's because he might be a little bit misogynistic and he doesn't think like girls fight. Uh, whatever the case, you kick him right in the stomach and he, and then he glares at you from the side like, you jerk. Um, so he is now angry. So he will take a minus two to guide and comfort and assess a situation, which is ironic because he probably already was taking, um, a minus from assessing the situation given his drunken state. But I digress. Um, okay, sounds good. So, um, Bildor, you're currently standing right behind him. Um, he just got kicked in the stomach. Um, he is looking like he is about to just topple over and pass out. At this point, between the drunkenness, between being kicked and such like that, um, et cetera, as this is happening. Guohan, uh, uh, what are you doing? As you're kind of seeing all of this go down, so as I see.
Speaker E: This kick off, I'm going to go into the back, be like, hey, big guy, I think they need you out there. Uh, but hey, I have an idea. Maybe create an opening. Follow my lead. And I grab a cup and I fill it with hot, dirty dishwater.
Speaker B: Oh, man. Ah.
Speaker E: And I go out there, um, I approach him like, hey, Mr. Your drinks ready. Booze on the house.
Speaker B: I do, like, a free drink, and I'll be back for you in a moment. And he, uh, starts to hobble his way. He's like, I need a refreshment before I finish this bar fight. And he starts making his way over to Guohan Broccoli. Um, what are you doing in this situation?
Speaker C: So after Guohan comes up to me, scoops up the dirty dishwater, say, oh, I gotta see where this is going.
Speaker B: Oh, absolutely.
Speaker C: So I follow.
Speaker B: Okay. Okay.
Speaker C: And I maintain a good distance where I can observe everything, but still, what's, um, it called? Intervene if I need to.
Speaker B: I'm intervening. All right, perfect. So, uh, we're out of the exchange. Exchange, yes. Um, you're out of the exchange at the moment. That's the cool thing about this system, is that you can kind of jump in and out of exchanges really easily and really quickly. Um, as he's making his way, uh, over to Guohan, I'm assuming Bill, door. Are you following him from behind? Yeah. Okay. Okay. Because you've got your position behind him, you're kind of ready.
Speaker E: I was going to kind of meet him halfway so that we're like, I walk down, like the center aisle or whatever, and he's walking from the side. So we meet kind of near the front.
Speaker B: Okay. So you kind of come to him more than he comes to you. Okay, I'm coming over there. Okay, sounds good. And then, uh, Mika, are you following or what's kind of your position at the moment?
Speaker D: Uh, where was our position compared to the family?
Speaker B: Sure. So you were maybe like two tables down because he was sitting in the corner, in the far corner table, kind of like the darkest little section of the room. Most people don't even use that table. Yeah, the Aragorn table, if you will. Uh, so that was about maybe like, two to three tables away from this family that's sitting there. There are a few other customers at some of the other tables between there as well.
Speaker D: Um, well, I'm going to essentially just observe the situation, but in a sense, where if I needed to jump in to prevent anything that would happen, where the family would be, like, I could block it, you know what?
Speaker B: Okay. Um, okay, so you're kind of taking potentially, uh, defensive stance if things go awry as this whatever Guohan has planned out goes into place. So, um, the jungle man approaches Guohan, who's holding the tray, and he steps forward. He is about time. You guys have brought me my dragon. And he takes the cup, I assume, like, you're not holding it, or you.
Speaker E: Got some hot, dirty sake for you.
Speaker B: Yeah, I like it hot and dirty. And he picks up the cup and he downs it. Ah. And he drinks the whole thing. I mean, he just, like, he goes for it. He doesn't even really taste it at all. Well, I mean, he does, but he just says, uh, to you, oh, yeah, that's the strongest. Oh, man, you guys really don't do too much with alcohol, that's for sure. Stuff tastes terrible, but, man, it's definitely strong. This will get me back into this fight. I'll be just fine. And he starts to turn around to head back, uh, to this combat situation. What are you guys doing? Especially you, Guohan. What was your thinking?
Speaker E: Um, well, I wanted to try to use one of my moves.
Speaker B: M okay.
Speaker E: Um, it's called this was a victory.
Speaker B: Okay.
Speaker E: When you reveal that you sabotaged a building device or vehicle. Right. As it becomes relevant, mark fatigue and role of passion. So I'm not sure if that would really apply in this situation.
Speaker B: I'd be willing to. I mean, you sabotaged his drink, so I can see that.
Speaker E: So I'm going to reveal it by saying, oh, hey, Mr. That was a dirty drink, but it was dirty dishwash water.
Speaker B: What? It wasn't even booze. But there waSn't alcohol in your dirty dishwater.
Speaker D: There may have been some fermented berries.
Speaker E: At that roll, I think.
Speaker B: Okay.
Speaker E: I got two.
Speaker B: He says, well, there was some pretty tasty dishwater.
Speaker E: Yeah, I was wondering how that would taste. Like, if you watch a bunch of teacups, would it melt together?
Speaker B: It's just like everything tea.
Speaker C: Oh, it's paint. It's my favorite tea, my house special.
Speaker B: And the irony is that you were part of making it.
Speaker C: You gave him the house special for free.
Speaker B: And he says, refreshing. And then he spins around and sees that Bill, uh, Dora, is standing there right behind him. So we'll jump back into another exchange, but now everybody's involved, so, um, you can all decide on what move that it is that you would like to do and how you'd like to do it, and just let me know as you come up with it. Is anyone advancing and attacking?
Speaker C: I was planning on pressuring.
Speaker B: Oh, okay. So you're going to intimidate the foe. What were you thinking of doing? I guess you're kind of revealing yourself to this guy for the first time. So this giant, muscular, stubble bearded 17 year old comes stepping out from the back. I like to think you're in an apron.
Speaker C: I don't know why, but in an apron.
Speaker B: Okay. All right. And then are you saying anything because you would go before he does? So this is before he swings. So basically, um, Bill Dore just kind of sets up for a Perry stance. So he's just ready to counter whatever this drunken man does. Um, you come stepping out, the drunken man standing there, he hasn't swung yet.
Speaker C: It's like, sir, do you really want to get into an altercation now? Look at all these nice people. You're messing up their evenings. Why don't you just head outside and we can maybe take care of this? Outside?
Speaker B: Oh, you got to roll with passion based on what you roll. And then we'll see how he handles this.
Speaker C: Plus one eight.
Speaker B: Okay, cool. So you can choose an approach, and that foe cannot choose that approach in the next exchange.
Speaker C: Okay, so even after I pressured him.
Speaker B: Yeah. Um, it'll be so next exchange, so he might swing the punch now, but next exchange, you could tell him to not advance an attack because you want him to take things outside. Got you. Okay, cool. So, yeah, um, he seems, uh, a little bit. Yeah, he's got the punch ready to go. You say this as you kind of step out from behind him. He hears your voice. He can hear that you've kind of got this pretty gruff, um, uh, more intimidating, uh, voice coming from behind him. So he's going to swing this punch just because it's already prepared. But at the same time, he, um, knows that you mean business, and so he's thinking, okay, if this doesn't work out, I'm probably going to just do what this guy says, and we're going to take this outside. And, uh, Bill Dor, you're kind of at the ready.
Speaker C: Am I near the door?
Speaker B: Um, yes. Behind you. Yeah.
Speaker C: Could I just have him charge me and then sidestep him and just shove him out the door.
Speaker B: Sure. Um, I'm going to mark you as prepared because you got behind him last time, so you're ready for what's coming. You clear prepared to take plus one to all appropriate roles, um, given the circumstance, or you could avoid marking a condition, but I have a feeling that you probably want to, uh, direct that towards what you're about to do. Yeah. Okay, perfect. So you're probably going to do an advanced attack, I'm assuming something related.
Speaker C: Um, I don't know what you would call this.
Speaker B: Yeah, uh, it's an interesting one, I want to say. I'm going to call it a retaliate because he's about to swing at you and you're going to kind of.
Speaker C: Either that or my Perry.
Speaker B: Or your Perry. Yeah, no, actually, Perry, I think, is a good one. So let's go for that. He's going to strike. Does anybody else have anything specific that they want to, or at the very least, is anybody else defending and maneuvering? Okay, so you are going to do your Perry. So go ahead and roll for Perry.
Speaker C: I succeed.
Speaker B: Yeah.
Speaker C: And I get plus one to those, right?
Speaker B: Yes.
Speaker C: A 10th.
Speaker B: It's a 10th. All right, I have a plus three.
Speaker C: And I got a plus one.
Speaker B: All right, so one to one. Um, Guohan, did you have anything specific that you wanted to do? Um, as far, I wasn't sure if you were going to advance an attack or if you wanted to evade and observe.
Speaker E: I, uh, would probably evade and observe.
Speaker B: Okay. And then, Mika, are you doing the same thing? Okay. All right, sounds good. So he's going to throw his strike. Um, Bill Dor is going to parry one for one. So you'll both mark two fatigue. Actually, exactly what happens that you wanted to happen is going to play out. So as he swings his fist, you expertly dodge out of the way, grab his arm with both of yours and push him ever so slightly towards the door. His inertia, already from his kind of awkward, heavy swing, pushes him, um, and his feet to quickly step towards the door just to maintain his balance as he pushes through the doors, lands outside, and kind of just rolls onto the ground, kicking up a little bit of dust as he goes. So the four of you are all standing inside, kind, uh, of staring out as he goes. And then all of a sudden, all the people in the restaurant start to cheer and clap because you guys just kicked out that rude man from your tea shop. Um, he's laying there in the dirt. Is there anything that you want to do? As he lays in the dirt outside.
Speaker C: Mildor looks around and then just kind of shuts the door and then, like, wipes, shakes off the dust off his hands and then straightens his vest and says, all right, uh, back to those orders.
Speaker B: Okay. All right, sounds good. Um, you don't hear from the man again. Uh, you assume that after you threw him out, he must have just hobbled away. Or who knows? Maybe there were a couple of guards outside that watched him get thrown out and kind of guessing from his demeanor, they picked him up and hauled him off to go sleep off, uh, his drunkenness inside of a cell or something along those lines.
Speaker D: He went to go find that hot bar.
Speaker B: He figured, well, no luck in there. I think I'll go somewhere else. And he started following what he can barely remember of your directions. Uh, awesome.
Speaker C: So as you guys shanked, or he.
Speaker B: Got shanked outside, he allegedly had money. So I don't know, whatever. Um, the case, as you guys are kind of dusting your hands from the situation, um, Mr. Okuron enters to the back of the shop and he hears all this cheering from all these people. And he approaches the four of you and says, what in the world is going on? And with that, I think we'll end the session today.
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