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--- hauh_2b_mandalas_mounts [2026/02/27 17:52] – [5 | Triggers, Actions & Consequences] admin
+++ hauh_2b_mandalas_mounts [2026/04/02 05:08] (current) – [5 | Triggers, Actions & Consequences] admin
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 //This phase applies only if the PCs have a High Exposure status and they blow their cover or are recognized by Rajid. //
 | **Trigger / Cue (Player Action)** | **Immediate Reaction** | **Clue / Consequence** |
-| 🚨 **PCs are recognized by Rajid (The Micro Clock Starts)** | Rajid stops scrubbing the Veyra. He recognizes them from the bounty wire. He doesn't yell. He steps closer, lowering his voice. "I know who you are. There's a patrol fifty meters down the street. You want to ride out of here? You buy them outright, double the listed price, and you do it right now." | __The Clock Starts:__ Rajid is extorting them. The PCs have exactly 1d4 minutes to pay his exorbitant bribe/purchase price and ride out the back gate, or silence him before he calls the patrol inside. |
+| 🚨 **PCs are recognized by Rajid (The Micro Clock Starts)** | Rajid stops scrubbing the Veyra. He recognizes them from the bounty wire. He doesn't yell. He steps closer, lowering his voice. "I know who you are. There's a patrol fifty meters down the street. You want to ride out of here? You buy them outright, double the listed price, and you do it right now." | __The Clock Starts:__ Rajid is extorting them. The PCs have exactly 1d4 rounds (a few tense seconds) to pay his exorbitant bribe/purchase price and ride out the back gate, or silence him before he calls the patrol inside. |
 | ⏳ **The Ticking Clock Expires (The Arrest)** | If the PCs refuse to pay, linger to argue, or if the Stables are their +1 Location visited after triggering the Macro Clock on the streets, time runs out. | The heavy timber gates are kicked open. Guarding Troopers flood the muddy yard with stun batons drawn. "Nobody move! Hands in the air!" |
 | 💥 **Guarding Troopers attempt to arrest the PCs** | The PCs must make an immediate choice. | __If PCs submit:__ Arrest and detention at the local Guarding Troopers Station. __If PCs resist/flee:__ A chaotic shootout or mounted breakout sequence begins in the muddy yard. |
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 | 🤝 **PCs ask to rent/buy (Good Standing)** | Rajid sighs, wiping his hands. "I've got two left. 'Mona' is reliable. 'Blue'..." He gestures to the green beast. "...is cheap. Just don't let the dye rub off on you." | PCs may purchase or rent the mounts based on the Pricing Table below. |
 | 😠 **PCs ask to rent/buy (Bad Standing)** | Rajid squints, then his face darkens. "Oh… it's you. You still owe me a Veyra. No rentals until the debt is cleared." | __Debt:__ PCs must pay 500 Kourou for the lost/dead mount from the previous adventure. Until paid, he will only *sell* Blue (Cash upfront). No rentals allowed. |
-| 📜 **PCs successfully finalize a rental/sale** | Rajid rings a brass bell. The Maintenance Bot drags heavy saddles through the muck. Rajid slaps a grease-smeared contract onto the counter. | As the PCs swing into the creaking leather saddles, Rajid calls out one last time: *"Try not to get them killed."* PCs depart for Morningstar. |
+| 📜 **PCs successfully finalize a rental/sale** | Rajid rings a brass bell. The Maintenance Bot drags heavy saddles through the muck. Rajid slaps a grease-smeared contract onto the counter. | As the PCs swing into the creaking leather saddles, Rajid calls out one last time: "Try not to get them killed." PCs depart for Morningstar. |
 | 🚫 **PCs decline to rent or buy mounts** | Rajid glares at them. "I sometimes wonder if people think before they show up here... Some seem surprised I charge money for my services. Get out." | PCs must shift to alternative travel: the Courier Station, the Mortician's Cart, or walking. |
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-=== Phase 2 — Pricing & Conditions ===
+=== Pricing & Conditions ===
 | **Service** | **Handling / Conditions** | **Price** |
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   * **Mandala’s Mood:** Irritable but professional. The dyed Veyra incident has pushed him over the edge, and the PCs arriving makes it worse — especially if they killed his last rental.
-  * **The Ticking Clock Extortion:** Rajid loves Kourou more than he loves the Free State law. If he recognizes Wanted PCs, he uses the nearby street patrol as leverage to force them into buying the Veyras at double the price, bypassing the rental process entirely.
+  * **The [[ticking_clock|Ticking Clock]] Extortion:** Rajid loves Kourou more than he loves the Free State law. If he recognizes Wanted PCs, he uses the nearby street patrol as leverage to force them into buying the Veyras at double the price, bypassing the rental process entirely.
   * **Mount Availability Logic:** Mona and Blue are the *only* available mounts. The other stalls are empty.
   * **Blue’s Gameplay Impact:** First Animal Handling check is at disadvantage. Blue sneezes dye occasionally (comic relief), but otherwise has identical stats to a standard Veyra.
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 ==== DM Tutorial: How to approach the scene ====
-{{ :dm_briefing_hauh_scene_02b_mandalasmounts_c.mp3 |}}
+{{ :dm_briefing_hauh_mandalasmounts_2.mp3 |}}
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   * ☞ **Resolution:** [[hauh_case_resolution|Case Resolution and discoverable Backstory]]
   * ← **Previous Scene / Hub:** [[hauh_2_travel_preparations|Scene 2 – Travel Preparations]]
-  * → **Next Scene:** If the PCs mount up and leave the city, continue with [[hauh_traveling_to_morningstar|Scene 3 – Traveling to Morningstar]]. If they decline to buy here, check the New Kourou Hub below to choose another travel option.
+  * → **Next Scene:** If the PCs mount up and leave the settlement, continue with [[hauh_traveling_to_morningstar|Scene 3 – Traveling to Morningstar]]. If they decline to buy here, check the New Kourou Hub below to choose another travel option.
 ==== New Kourou Hub Overview (Other Travel Options) ====