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 ====== SCENE 02 — TRAVEL PREPARATIONS ====== ====== SCENE 02 — TRAVEL PREPARATIONS ======
  
-{{:office_for_special_operations_gg_scenic_2d.png?direct&400|}} +{{:office_for_special_operations_scenic2d_02.png?direct&600|}}
 ===== 1 | Scene Overview ===== ===== 1 | Scene Overview =====
   * **Location:** Public Services Ring, [[new_kourou|New Kourou]] — outside the [[office_for_special_operations|OfSO Headquarters]]   * **Location:** Public Services Ring, [[new_kourou|New Kourou]] — outside the [[office_for_special_operations|OfSO Headquarters]]
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 You step out of the Office for Special Operations and into the twilight bustle of New Kourou’s Public Services Ring. You step out of the Office for Special Operations and into the twilight bustle of New Kourou’s Public Services Ring.
  
-Traffic moves in waves across the broad, dusty road: push carts rattling toward the station yard, Veyra handlers guiding their mounts into line, vendors shouting prices from the nearby Food Market. The smell of roasted grain mixes with the musk of pack animals and the sharp tang of wagon oil.+The smell of roasted [[zelor_grain|Zelor Grain]] mixes with the musky scent of pack animals and the smell of damp earth from the road at your feet. To your right, a wooden sign hangs above a wooden gate, behind which you can see a makeshift stable and a living container. 
  
-To your right, a faded wooden sign hangs above a small stable lane:+  * **SECOND OR THIRD HAND – BUT THEY'LL RUN**
  
-**MANDALA’S MOUNTS   +The unmistakable snorting of [[veyra|Veyras]] emanates from within. To your left, the silhouette of the [[new_kourou_courier_station|Courier Station]] rises above the street — tall iron pillars, wide cargo ramps, and the rows of lantern posts marking its entry lanes.
-VEYRAS FOR RENT** +
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-The unmistakable snort of a Veyra drifts from inside, followed by a riding instructor’s short whistle. +
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-To your left, the distant silhouettes of the [[new_kourou_courier_station|Courier Station]] rise above the street — iron pillars, cargo ramps, and the last bright-orange caravan wagon rumbling through the gates toward [[firetown|Firetown]]. The station bell rings once… then fades into the noise of the city.+
  
 From the Food Market slope below, a familiar vendor voice cuts through the air: From the Food Market slope below, a familiar vendor voice cuts through the air:
  
-“Tasty Tandora! Healthy Tandora! Smoothies one K!” +“Tasty [[tandora_fruit|Tandora]]! Healthy Tandora! Smoothies one K!”
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-The next step toward Firetown lies somewhere among these choices — caravan, mount, or simple supplies before a long road.+
  
-{{ :read_aloud_travel_preparations.mp3 |}}+The first step toward Firetown lies somewhere among these choices — caravan, mount, or simple supplies before a long road.
  
 +{{ :read_aloud_scene_2_travel_preparations_tmwan.mp3 |}}
 ==== Staged Read-Alouds (Progressive Descriptions) ==== ==== Staged Read-Alouds (Progressive Descriptions) ====
  
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 | **Trigger / Cue** | **Immediate Reaction / What Happens** | **Future Hook / Consequence** | | **Trigger / Cue** | **Immediate Reaction / What Happens** | **Future Hook / Consequence** |
-| 🍉 **PCs follow the vendor voice** | The smell grows stronger with every step: sweet Tandora fruit, roasted Bilax root-wedges, smoked sausage links crackling over a hot pan, and fresh Zelor grain rolls steaming under cloth covers. Stalls come into view through the crowd’s shifting silhouettes. | Unlocks optional next scene: [[hauh_2c_food_market|Scene 2c – New Kourou Food Market]]. |+| 🍉 **PCs follow the vendor voice** | The smell grows stronger with every step: sweet Tandora fruit, roasted Bilax root-wedges, smoked sausage links crackling over a hot pan, and fresh Zelor grain rolls steaming under cloth covers. Stalls come into view through the crowd’s shifting silhouettes. | Unlocks optional next scene: [[tmwan_new_kourou_food_market|3c New Kourou Food Market]].|
 | 🍋 **PCs listen from afar** | Sola Enu’s rhythmic call rises above the mix of sizzling pans and clattering baskets: “Tasty-Tandora! Healthy fruit! Smoothies for one K!” | Softly invites PCs toward the Food Market without forcing a choice. | | 🍋 **PCs listen from afar** | Sola Enu’s rhythmic call rises above the mix of sizzling pans and clattering baskets: “Tasty-Tandora! Healthy fruit! Smoothies for one K!” | Softly invites PCs toward the Food Market without forcing a choice. |
  
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   * **Time Pressure Reminder:** PCs are on a 7-day mission timer. Missing the caravan can matter — but shouldn’t punish them harshly.   * **Time Pressure Reminder:** PCs are on a 7-day mission timer. Missing the caravan can matter — but shouldn’t punish them harshly.
   * **World Texture:** Vendor voices, animal noises, bells, and faint cold drafts bring New Kourou to life.   * **World Texture:** Vendor voices, animal noises, bells, and faint cold drafts bring New Kourou to life.
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 +==== DM Tutorial: How to approach the scene ====
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 +**Short version:**  
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 +{{ :dm_briefing_scene_2_travel_preparations_tmwan.mp3 |}}
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   * ★ **Overview:** [[All Scenes of The Man Without A Name|All Scenes of 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_briefing|Scene 1 – The Briefing]]   * ← **Previous Scene:** [[tmwan_briefing|Scene 1 – The Briefing]]
-  * → **Next Scene:** [[tmwan_courier_station|Scene 3a – Courier Station]]   +
-    OR [[tmwan_mandalas_mounts|Scene 3b – Mandala’s Mounts]]+
  
 ==== New Kourou Hub Overview (Travel Options) ==== ==== New Kourou Hub Overview (Travel Options) ====
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 | **[[new_kourou_courier_station|New Kourou Courier Station]]** | Travel · Ticket Purchase | Buy caravan tickets · Check departures | Bureaucratic · Busy | → [[tmwan_courier_station|Scene 3a – Courier Station]] | | **[[new_kourou_courier_station|New Kourou Courier Station]]** | Travel · Ticket Purchase | Buy caravan tickets · Check departures | Bureaucratic · Busy | → [[tmwan_courier_station|Scene 3a – Courier Station]] |
 | **[[mandala_s_mounts|Mandala’s Mounts]]** | Travel · Mount Rental | Rent Veyras · Handle price negotiation | Loud · Mildly tense | → [[tmwan_mandalas_mounts|Scene 3b – Mandala’s Mounts]] | | **[[mandala_s_mounts|Mandala’s Mounts]]** | Travel · Mount Rental | Rent Veyras · Handle price negotiation | Loud · Mildly tense | → [[tmwan_mandalas_mounts|Scene 3b – Mandala’s Mounts]] |
-| **[[new_kourou_food_market|New Kourou Food Market]]** | Supplies · Trail Food | Buy provisions · meet vendors | Crowded · Friendly | →  Scene 2c — Food Market | +| **[[new_kourou_food_market|New Kourou Food Market]]** | Supplies · Trail Food | Buy provisions · meet vendors | Crowded · Friendly | → [[tmwan_New Kourou Food Market| Scene 3c — New Kourou Food Market]] |
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-=== 102 Pen and Paper Adventure | Beta Age | The Man Without A Name === +
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-====== SCENE 02 — TRAVEL PREPARATIONS ====== +
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-{{:office_for_special_operations_gg_scenic_2d.png?direct&400|}} +
-===== 1 | Scene Overview ===== +
-  * **Location:** Public Services Ring, [[new_kourou|New Kourou]] — Street outside the [[office_for_special_operations|Office for Special Operations]] +
-  * **Type:** Street · Planning · Social · Logistics +
-  * **Era:** [[beta_age|Beta Age]]   +
-  * **Tone:** Light · Strategic · Team-defining   +
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-**Atmosphere & Sensory Cues:**   +
-Distant handbells and driver calls from the station · hoof-rattle of carts on basalt · the warm smell of beast-steam and wagon oil +
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-===== 2 | Read-Aloud Description ===== +
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-You step back onto the OfSO footpath. +
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-The settlement pulsates around you. Below, the noise of the [[new_kourou_food_market|New Kourou Food Market]] spills onto the street: shouts of prices pile up the slope toward the courier station to your left, where a bright orange convoy of the [[new_kourou_courier_service|New Kourou Courier Service]] is just pulling away toward [[Morningstar|Morningstar]]. +
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-Handbells ring out in short, sharp tones; shouts sound low and snorty as the drivers announce the departure times. The last car passes through the gate, leaving a brief silence—then the noise of the plaza returns. +
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-A few meters to your right is a low stable yard with a faded sign: [[mandala_s_mounts|Mandalas Mounts]] – [[veyra|Veyras]] for Rent and Sale. From your vantage point, you can glimpse veyras stamping in their stalls, awaiting their renters or buyers. +
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-The air smells of hay and roasted grain. Caravan bells, merchants' cries, and the shrill whistle of a riding instructor blend into a restless rhythm. +
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-From here, [[Firetown|Firetown]] is still a distant prospect — whether you reach it on Veyra or with a caravan is entirely up to you. But you should definitely dress warmly … +
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-{{ :read_aloud_travel_preparations.mp3 |}} +
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-==== Staged Read-Alouds (Progressive Descriptions) ==== +
-| **Trigger / Timing** | **Read-Aloud or Narrative Insert** | +
-| When PCs discuss travel options | A caravan horn sounds nearby. A clerk’s voice echoes through a loudspeaker: “Next departure to Firetown — boarding at platform" | +
-| When players linger to buy supplies | A voice cuts through the twilight from the direction of the Food Market — loud, rhythmic, and clearly intended to pull customers in. “Tasty Tandora! Healthy Tandora! Last batch before mist rolls in! | +
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-===== 3 | Scene Intent ===== +
-| **Scene Type** | **Player Intents** | **DM Function / Story Link** | +
-| **Planning / Location Scene** | Compare routes · budget travel · buy supplies | Sets up branch to [[tmwan_Courier Station|3a Courier Station]] (caravan) or [[tmwan_Mandalas Mounts|3b Mandala’s Mounts]] (mounts); maintains time pressure | +
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-===== 4 | Key (N)PCs + Dynamic Cues ===== +
-| **Name** | **Role / Affiliation** | **Motivation / Goal** | **Dynamic Cues — How They React in Play** | **Wiki Link** | +
-| **Ira Venn** | Garment vendor, [[new_kourou_food_market|New Kourou Food Market]] | Sell garments, also warm clothing for the Dark Side; enjoys gossip | • Friendly chat → shares rumor: “Troopers in Firetown caught some weird old man — pale as ash.” • Polite bargaining → discount (–2 K on winter gear sets) • Rude haggling → raises price by +3 K and warns others about “impatient couriers.” • Purchase made → PCs obtain warm coats (preventing disadvantage from cold exposure in later scenes). | [[new_kourou_food_market|New Kourou Food Market]] | +
-| ** Jeremias Condor (Pickpocket) ** | Street thief, [[new_kourou|New Kourou]] lower market crowd | Steal from distracted travelers; opportunistic and nervous | • When PC checks purse or fails passive Perception (<13) → attempt DEX (Sleight of Hand +4) vs PC Passive Perception. • If caught → panics, offers his loot as reparation. • If successful → steals 20–40 K and vanishes into crowd. • If pursued → triggers short chase through the vendor stalls (DC 12 Athletics). | — | +
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-==== Special Character Notes (only applies if PCs are in the party): ==== +
-  * [[lexa_rourke|Lexa Rourke]] will always prefer her own Veyra Kelta if she is in the party.   +
-  * [[rogan_sokolov|Rogan Sokolov]] will always refuse fast mounts and argue for slower, safer travel. +
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-===== 5 | Triggers, Clues & Consequences ===== +
-| **Trigger / Cue (Player Action or Event)** | **Immediate Reaction / Change** | **Ripple Effect / Future Hook** | +
-| 🗣️ **Discuss routes and budget** | Players realize caravan tickets cost 35 K each (70 K return). | Encourages group decision on finances and travel style. | +
-| 🗣️ **Buy goods from vendors** | Spend 1–10 K on supplies or gossip. | Gain rumor: *“Firetown guards got a new prisoner — weird one, they say.”* | +
-| 🗣️ **Seek local advice on routes** | Market patrons debate: “Caravan’s safer; mounts save you a day.” | Previews choice between Scenes 3a and 3b. | +
-| ⚙️ **Wait too long arguing** | The next caravan departs without them. | Lose safe travel option; forced toward Mandala’s Mounts. | +
-| ⚙️ **Follow Lexa’s lead (riding)** | Group heads for the stables. | Triggers Scene 3b: [[mandala_s_mounts|Mandala’s Mounts]]. | +
-| ⚙️ **Follow Rogan’s lead (caravan)** | Group walks to the terminal. | Triggers Scene 3a: [[new_kourou_courier_station|New Kourou Courier Station]]. | +
-| 💥 **Pickpocket attempt in market** | DEX contest vs vendor DC 13 → failure = [[guarding_troopers|Local Guarding Trooper Patrol]] intervenes. | Minor fine (20 K) or warning; raises “watch level” in New Kourou. | +
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-*(Tag legend: 🗣️ Social · ⚙️ Environmental · 💥 Conflict)* +
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-===== 6 | DM Notes ===== +
-  * **Purpose:** Light roleplay and team decision scene; use to show contrast between Lexa’s and Rogan’s travel philosophies.   +
-  * **Tone:** Relaxed but time-pressured; background noise keeps pace alive.   +
-  * **Money & Time:** Restate caravan costs and the **7-day** deadline pressure. +
-  * **Branching:** Do not resolve clerk talk or mount prices here — that happens in scene 3a or 3b.   +
-  * **Hook Delivery:**   +
-    * Caravan = standard path → Scene 04 ([[new_kourou_courier_station|New Kourou Courier Station)]]   +
-    * Mount = fast path → Scene 03 ([[mandala_s_mounts|Mandala's Mounts]])   +
-  * **Optional Rumor Reward:** Any PC with Insight or Charisma ≥ 13 overhears mention of the “old man from Firetown.”   +
-  * **Cross-Links:** [[new_kourou_food_market | New Kourou Food Market]] · [[mandala_s_mounts | Mandala's Mounts]] · [[new_kourou_courier_station | New Kourou Courier Station]] · [[Firetown]] · [[office_for_special_operations | Office for Special Operations]]   +
-  * **Improvisation Tip:** Treat every purchase or conversation as a potential trigger above; add small world details instead of rolling for everything.   +
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-==== DM Tutorial: How to approach the scene ==== +
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-**Short version:**  +
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-{{ :dm_briefing_travel_preparations.mp3 |}} +
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-===== Related Pages and Further Information ===== +
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-  * ↑↑ **Start:** [[the_man_without_a_name|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_briefing|Scene 2 – The Briefing]]  +
-  * → **Next Scene:** [[tmwan_Courier Station|Scene 3a – Courier Station]] (caravan) or [[tmwan_mandalas_mounts|Scene 3b – Mandala’s Mounts]] (Veyra)+
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