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--- hauh_scene_10b_what_remains [2026/09/06 04:57] – [Phase I — The Consequence of J.W.’s Final State] admin
+++ hauh_scene_10b_what_remains [2026/09/06 05:12] (current) – [DM Tutorial: How to Resolve the Final Debriefing] admin
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 | **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. |
 | **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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   * **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.
-  * **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.
   * **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.
   * **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.
+==== DM Tutorial: How to Resolve the Final Debriefing ====
+{{ :dmbriefing_scene10b_new.mp3 |}}
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