# Session S20 > [!overview] > [campaign:: [[2025-02 Blades 68|Blades 68]]] > [session:: S20] > [prev:: [[2025-07-14_S19]]] > [next:: [[2025-07-28_S21]]] > [session date:: 2025-07-21] > [campaign date:: ] > [my pc:: [[Arden 'Vixen' Rowan|Arden "Vixen" Rowan]]] > [dm:: [[SlRvb]]] > [player:: [[Nick Dumas|deezy]], [[Leah Ferguson|Leah]]] > [pcs:: [[Shaw 'Moth' Malvern]], [[Arden 'Vixen' Rowan|Arden "Vixen" Rowan]]] > [active npc:: ] > [discussed npc:: ] > [active locations:: ] > [discussed locations:: ] > > --- > > (tldr:: Summary.) ## Notes - [[Hix 'Wicker' Maroden]] listens in to the radio » [[60 Games/61 Tabletop/Blades in the Dark/Details/Actions/Survey|Survey]] R/S, 5, 5, 5 - "Queen" - "Veiled" - "Speak" - But they are starting to sound a little panicked… things aren't going as planned… - [[Coldwell]] walks into the circle - [[Vesper "Sage" Rowan-Ellis]] has seen [[Coldwell]] before, but not really interacted with him - Arden opens Vesper up to whatever is in the room to understand more about it » [[Attune]], [[Medium (Blades)]] risky/desperate - It's more to connect her spirtuality to connect it to some being… - She pulls away from [[Coldwell]] » [[Skirmish]] risky/desperate » 3 - [[Coldwell]] holds onto [[Vesper "Sage" Rowan-Ellis|Vesper]], and starts chanting - The ring of people suddenly sink through the floor - Slow mounds start rising through the water on the floor… with fish tendril hands. - [[Vesper "Sage" Rowan-Ellis|Vesper]] starts screaming (not [[Arden 'Vixen' Rowan|Arden]]) - [[Hix 'Wicker' Maroden|Wicker]] opens the door and tosses a flashbang into the room » [[Skirmish]] D/G » 1, 1, 2, 6 - It suceeds » [[Coldwell]] lets go of [[Vesper "Sage" Rowan-Ellis]] - She whirls around and slashes at his throat with a blade » [[Finesse]] D/G » 2, 4, 5 - He stumbles towards Vesper, unable to speak - Vesper shoves him towards a couple of demons coming through the floor » [[Skirmish]] (push) D/S » 5 - A couple of demons begin to crawl after her - [[Hix 'Wicker' Maroden|Wicker]] disappears after tossing the flashbang to continue with the mission » [[60 Games/61 Tabletop/Blades in the Dark/Details/Actions/Survey|Survey]] R/S » 4, 1, 4 - The sound of security approaching behind him… - [[Hix 'Wicker' Maroden]] picks the lock » [[Wrench]] D/S » 4, 3, 6, 6 - Wicker searches R/S [[60 Games/61 Tabletop/Blades in the Dark/Details/Actions/Survey|Survey]] 1, 2, 2, 1 - Resist! - …attempt at [[Foresight (Blades)|Foresight]]… and rolled another 2. - …so more Resist! 2, **6**, 3, 2 - There's a small office off the side of this room for one of the researchers… - Searching… getting in… [[Wrench]] R/S 2, 6, 6, 6 - Arden rears around and [[60 Games/61 Tabletop/Blades in the Dark/Details/Actions/Command|Commands]] them to stop » D/G 1, 3, 6, 1, 6 - "Who sent you and what do you want with this body?" - Setarra - Setarra is aware of Scurlock's plan to try and contain her, and that there's something resonate and important about Vesper - Vesper's body; "Arden must go" - This is the info for Scurlock… - [[Arden 'Vixen' Rowan|Arden]] takes her own body ([[Vesper "Sage" Rowan-Ellis|Vesper]]) hostage to get herself away from the demons - They comply - [[Hix 'Wicker' Maroden|Wicker]] gauges for when the coast is clear » [[60 Games/61 Tabletop/Blades in the Dark/Details/Actions/Survey|Survey]] D/S 6, 5, 3 - The demons are still around… but bound to the circle. - The guards run into the area… see the demons… and think, nope… I don't get paid enough for this! - [[Hix 'Wicker' Maroden|Wicker]] gets his way out of the space… - Mission accompllished! - Payout: - 10 stacks and a favour + 2 stacks for a called shot - Rep: - 2 base - +1 rep per tier higher » +3 rep - » We maxed out our rep +1 extra - Tithes - 2 stacks » [[Leatherbacks]] - 2 stacks » [[Red Torque]] - 2 stacks into the vaults; 2 to all parties… - We became Tier 1 Strong, with 1 rep leftover… - We need to do our homework on how to accquire turf… - Heat: - +4 heat: Loud & chaotic; high exposure. - +1 heat: high profile » they weren't actually supposed to be there - +1 heat: …[[Arden 'Vixen' Rowan|Arden]] did kind of slash someone's throat and throw them into a bunch of demons for them to be devoured… but they weren't supposed to be here…