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hauh_scene_10b_what_remains [2026/09/05 19:48] – [Initial Read-Aloud B — J.W. Remains with the Honga] adminhauh_scene_10b_what_remains [2026/09/06 05:12] (current) – [DM Tutorial: How to Resolve the Final Debriefing] admin
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 //“Let us settle what we can.”// //“Let us settle what we can.”//
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 +{{ :initialreadaloud_scene_10b_3_new.mp3 |}}
  
 ==== Staged Read-Alouds — Progressive Descriptions ==== ==== Staged Read-Alouds — Progressive Descriptions ====
  
 | **Trigger / Timing** | **Read-Aloud / Narrative Insert** | | **Trigger / Timing** | **Read-Aloud / Narrative Insert** |
-| **J.W.’s body is uncovered** | The covering is drawn back. The return journey has left its marks upon J.W., but the partial utilitarian mask still dominates his face—or lies among the possessions recovered with him. Darkened leather, stitched fabric and thin metal brackets conceal the identity he carried through the hunt. |+| **J.W.’s body is uncovered** | The covering is drawn back. The return journey has left its marks upon J.W. Whatever remains of the authority he carried within the compound is gone. What lies before you is no longer the Hunter in his Realm, but the final piece of physical evidence brought home from it. |
 | **The PCs help Ezrah reveal J.W.’s face** | The final fastening comes free, and the mask lifts away. Beneath it, old burns cover much of the upper half and one side of J.W.’s face. The injuries are severe and deliberate: tight, uneven and discoloured tissue pulling recognisably human features out of alignment. The undamaged skin retains a pale bluish cast, and his large pupils no longer react to the twilight above the yard. | | **The PCs help Ezrah reveal J.W.’s face** | The final fastening comes free, and the mask lifts away. Beneath it, old burns cover much of the upper half and one side of J.W.’s face. The injuries are severe and deliberate: tight, uneven and discoloured tissue pulling recognisably human features out of alignment. The undamaged skin retains a pale bluish cast, and his large pupils no longer react to the twilight above the yard. |
 | **Ezrah confirms a reduced payment** | Ezrah places the agreed amount on the desk. //"This is not the reward for bringing him back alive,"// she says. //"But what you uncovered still matters."// | | **Ezrah confirms a reduced payment** | Ezrah places the agreed amount on the desk. //"This is not the reward for bringing him back alive,"// she says. //"But what you uncovered still matters."// |
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 | **J.W. was Delivered Dead** | Ezrah accepts the account and assessment already established during Scene 9. Her remaining concern is documenting the body and confirming the identity behind the mask. | Continue with **Phase II — The Body and the Mask**. The live-capture mandate was not fulfilled. | | **J.W. was Delivered Dead** | Ezrah accepts the account and assessment already established during Scene 9. Her remaining concern is documenting the body and confirming the identity behind the mask. | Continue with **Phase II — The Body and the Mask**. The live-capture mandate was not fulfilled. |
 | **J.W. remains in Honga custody** | Ezrah records that the Office does not possess the authority or practical means to reverse the Honga judgment immediately. | Preserve the **Honga Relationship** and **Pact State**. Skip Phase II and Phase VI. | | **J.W. remains in Honga custody** | Ezrah records that the Office does not possess the authority or practical means to reverse the Honga judgment immediately. | Preserve the **Honga Relationship** and **Pact State**. Skip Phase II and Phase VI. |
-| **J.W. remains At Large** | Ezrah records that J.W.’s compound and operation have been exposed or disrupted, but the Hunter remains free. | Preserve J.W.’s last known condition and resources. Skip Phase II and Phase VI. He may return in a later adventure. |+| **J.W. remains At Large** | Ezrah records what the PCs actually exposed or disrupted within J.W.’s compound and which parts of his operation may remain intact. | Preserve J.W.’s last known condition, resources and allies. Skip Phase II and Phase VI. He may return in a later adventure. |
  
 ==== Phase II — The Body and the Mask ==== ==== Phase II — The Body and the Mask ====
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 What remains belongs to those who survived it. What remains belongs to those who survived it.
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 +{{ :finalreadaloud_scene_10b_1_new.mp3 |}}
  
 ==== Final Read-Aloud B — Judgment Beyond New Kourou ==== ==== Final Read-Aloud B — Judgment Beyond New Kourou ====
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 The consequences of that choice are only beginning. The consequences of that choice are only beginning.
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 +{{ :finalreadaloud_scene_10b_2_new.mp3 |}}
  
 ==== Final Read-Aloud C — The Hunter Remains Free ==== ==== Final Read-Aloud C — The Hunter Remains Free ====
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 And somewhere beneath the perpetual twilight, his trail disappears once more into the mist. And somewhere beneath the perpetual twilight, his trail disappears once more into the mist.
  
 +{{ :finalreadaloud_scene_10b_3_new.mp3 |}}
 ===== 7 | Completing the Adventure ===== ===== 7 | Completing the Adventure =====
  
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   * **The Last Fire Is Not Forgiveness:** Cremation provides safe, practical and emotional closure. The PCs may speak, remain silent or stand aside.   * **The Last Fire Is Not Forgiveness:** Cremation provides safe, practical and emotional closure. The PCs may speak, remain silent or stand aside.
   * **Keep Fallen Allies Separate:** Sagan or another fallen companion may receive a separate farewell, but never shares J.W.’s pyre.   * **Keep Fallen Allies Separate:** Sagan or another fallen companion may receive a separate farewell, but never shares J.W.’s pyre.
-  * **The Full Capture Reward Is Unavailable:** Scene 10b applies only when J.W. was not delivered alive. Strong evidence or evidence may justify reduced compensation, but not the full live-capture reward.+  * **The Full Capture Reward Is Unavailable:** Scene 10b applies only when J.W. was not delivered alive. Strong evidence may justify reduced compensation, but not the full live-capture reward.
   * **Respect the Honga Outcome:** If J.W. remains with the Honga, do not remove him from their custody or decide their judgment during this epilogue.   * **Respect the Honga Outcome:** If J.W. remains with the Honga, do not remove him from their custody or decide their judgment during this epilogue.
   * **At Large Means At Large:** Do not resolve J.W.’s fate off-screen. His continued freedom is the consequence of that branch.   * **At Large Means At Large:** Do not resolve J.W.’s fate off-screen. His continued freedom is the consequence of that branch.
   * **Clear Only Mission-Related Legal Trouble:** Ezrah creates a clean slate for later adventures by explaining the case to trusted Guarding Troopers. Serious unrelated crimes remain separate.   * **Clear Only Mission-Related Legal Trouble:** Ezrah creates a clean slate for later adventures by explaining the case to trusted Guarding Troopers. Serious unrelated crimes remain separate.
   * **The PCs Stay Inside Until Cleared:** Do not send them to a Guarding Trooper station during this epilogue. Such a journey would begin another scene.   * **The PCs Stay Inside Until Cleared:** Do not send them to a Guarding Trooper station during this epilogue. Such a journey would begin another scene.
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 +==== DM Tutorial: How to Resolve the Final Debriefing ====
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 +{{ :dmbriefing_scene10b_new.mp3 |}}
  
 ===== Related Pages and Further Information ===== ===== Related Pages and Further Information =====
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