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--- tmwan_ambush_ralarregion [2025/11/08 04:36] – [5 | Triggers, Clues & Consequences] admin
+++ tmwan_ambush_ralarregion [2025/11/23 04:47] (current) – [Related Pages and Further Information] admin
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 | **Trigger / Cue (Player Action or Event)** | **Immediate Reaction / Change** | **Ripple Effect / Future Hook** |
-| ⚙️ **PCs try to flee** | Mounted Zark pursue through the blizzard; the Veyra **Kelta** slips on the icy path (DEX save DC 12 to stay mounted). | If failed, rider is thrown and pinned under Kelta’s flank; rescuing the animal costs one combat round and risks exposure to attack. |
+| ⚙️ **PCs try to flee** | Mounted Zark pursue through the blizzard; [[lexa_rourke|Lexa Rourke's]] Veyra Kelta slips on the icy path (DEX save DC 12 to stay mounted). | If failed, Lexa is thrown and pinned under Kelta’s flank; rescuing the animal costs one combat round and risks exposure to attack. |
 | 💥 **PCs fight back immediately** | Zark leader whistles sharply — both [[korozo|Korozos]] charge from the ridge, attacking in tandem. | Prolonged resistance risks serious injury or party defeat; if overwhelmed, fade to black and resume at the [[halfway_inn|Halfway Inn]]. |
-| 🗣️ **PCs attempt communication or barter** | Zark leader pauses the assault, shouting broken Trade Tongue: “Food! Magic! Trade!” | Success (Persuasion DC 14) → partial surrender; PCs lose half their supplies and valuables but keep lives and one Veyra. |
+| 🗣️ **PCs attempt communication or barter** | Zark leader pauses the assault, shouting broken Trade Tongue: “Food! Magic! Trade!” | Success (Persuasion DC 14) → partial surrender; PCs lose half their supplies and valuables but keep lives and the Veyra Kelta. |
-| 💀 **PCs kill any Zark** | Survivors retreat into the blizzard, dragging their dead; the leader howls a vow of vengeance before vanishing. | PCs continue toward the [[halfway_inn|Halfway Inn]] with **one Veyra less** and no proof of the attackers; future rumors of “Two-Eye Slayers” may circulate in [[firetown|Firetown]]. |
+| 💀 **PCs kill any Zark** | Survivors retreat into the blizzard,  the leader howls a vow of vengeance before vanishing. | PCs continue toward the [[halfway_inn|Halfway Inn]] with one Veyra less and no proof of the attackers. |
 | 🧊 **PCs offer food, alcohol, or “magic”** | The Zark hesitate, circling warily; one steps forward to seize the goods. | Immediate non-lethal resolution — the raiders take the offerings and withdraw, leaving the PCs exhausted but alive. |
 | 🕯️ **PCs use Bloom-Mist Ampoule or extinguish torches** | Luminofera flames die down; shadows consume the ridge.  The Zark hiss “Dark takes all!” and pull back into the snow. | Scene ends with their retreat; survivors continue toward the [[halfway_inn|Halfway Inn]]. |
 | 🚩 **PCs overwhelmed** | Noise, green light, and snow merge into chaos — then nothing. | Fade-to-black recovery: PCs awaken half-frozen inside the [[halfway_inn|Halfway Inn]], rescued by patrols, all weapons and gear lost. |
-| 🔦 **PCs notice green torches far away** | Faint flares flicker on the horizon — mirrored light from another convoy under attack. | Optional lore link to [[tmwan_ambush_traderoute|Scene 4 – Ambush on the Trade Route]]. |
+| 🔦 **PCs notice the attack at the Trade Route from far away** | Faint flares flicker on the horizon — mirrored light from another convoy under attack. | Optional lore link to [[tmwan_ambush_traderoute|Scene 4 – Ambush on the Trade Route]]. |
 *(Tag legend: 🗣️ Social · ⚙️ Environmental · 💥 Combat · 💀 Outcome · 🚩 Failure · 🔦 Lore)*
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   *     * Ranged attacks –2 penalty
   *     * Cold exposure (CON save DC 10/hour)
   *     * Narrow pass — no side-by-side combat (max 2 abreast).
-  * **Korozos:** Use sound-based tracking. Silence or smoke confuses them.
   * **Lexa Rourke:** Acts as stabilizer NPC. If she loses Kelta, emotional arc extends to Firetown.
   * **Parallel Cue:** PCs may see distant red flare from the [[tmwan_ambush_traderoute|Trade Route Ambush]] — showing both stories unfold simultaneously.
   * **Failure Transition:** If unconscious or captured → skip to recovery at [[halfway_inn|Scene 5 — Halfway Inn Aftermath]].
+==== DM Tutorial: How to approach the scene ====
+**Short version:**
+{{ :dm_briefing_zark_ambush_in_the_ralar_region.mp3 |}}
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 ===== Related Pages and Further Information =====
   * ↑↑ **Start:** [[the_man_without_a_name|Adventure Hub — The Man Without a Name]]
+  * ★ **Overview:** [[All Scenes of The Man Without A Name|All Scenes of The Man Without A Name]]
   * ← **Previous Scene:** [[tmwan_mandalas_mounts|Scene 3b — Mandala’s Mounts]]
-  * → **Next Scene:** [[halfway_inn|Scene 5 — Halfway Inn Aftermath]]
+  * → **Next Scene:**  [[tmwan_halfway_inn_aftermath|Scene 5 Halfway Inn Aftermath]]
-  * ↔ **Parallel Scene:** [[tmwan_ambush_traderoute|Scene 4 — Ambush on the Trade Route]]
+  * ↔ **Alternate Route / Parallel Scene:** [[tmwan_ambush_traderoute|Scene 4a — Ambush on the Trade Route]]