Episode Transcript
[00:00:00] Hello and welcome to another episode of Alicia Rising's faction actions on the explorers of elsewhere Channel. Hello. Hi, I am DM Dan, and we're gonna dive into the. What the factions have been up to in the aftermath of episode eight, which in itself was like a bumper downtime session for the players, given all of the.
[00:00:26] The many meanings of the word heat that was accrued over the space of the Ruby keep score.
[00:00:33] We established in episode eight that approximately a week has been gone since the tragic, devastating events at the ruby keep, which culminated in the death of Marshall Algarve.
[00:00:50] And as we've seen, the players themselves have been busy, and therefore, so have the factions. So we're gonna. Yeah, kind of dive in, have a little look, see what they've been up to. There's quite a lot new on this page.
[00:01:05] It seems kind of appropriate that a lot of plans were disrupted with the. Was effectively the start of the second act, this. This new chapter.
[00:01:15] And in terms of the kind of reputation clocks, surprisingly, I was kind of mulling this over. Surprisingly, I feel like not a whole lot really has changed. The. The crew have gained one point of reputation with the marionettes, specifically on, you know, thanks for a job well done.
[00:01:38] Job well done.
[00:01:41] And they're already at max. Like a max plus three with the underworld. So that's the. That's not going to change.
[00:01:48] Whilst the city watch and the blackguard were definitely troubled by the crew's actions. I'm gonna just go ahead and say anyone that did witness what happened, what the crew were up to, probably aren't really in a position to do anything about it right now. So there we are. And then the other factions have just kind of been, you know, relatively neutral from the party's actions. I suspect quite a few of the factions are somewhat more grumpy with the kindling specifically, but that's kind of happening in the background. Anyway. Anyway, in terms of these progress clocks, then, as we can see in comparison to last time, where a lot of them were completed, now, you know, new clocks are starting. Some of the clocks that were in progress are. I've restarted to reflect the sudden change in direction that the factions will be taking in the aftermath of the ruby raising.
[00:02:54] So, for example, the city watch, the. The disparate war bands are now kind of vying for power amongst one another as a new leader slowly kind of rises to the top of that kind of meat pile.
[00:03:10] We also noticed that, like, the four kind of key, the four main fact, like sub factions within the other four factions. So the marionettes for chain bearers, the children of ire and the kindling, they've all kind of pivoted in kind of response to the power vacuum. Something I'm also doing here. You can see on screen kind of what everyone's up to. I've decided to not kind of hide that by the time this comes out, the players would already kind of gone through it and seen kind of interactive what's what. So I don't mind kind of letting you, as the audience, know what's going on behind the curtain, much as you would see what was happening, you know, what the villains and the. The duke and were doing in the background. Think of it as a behind the scenes elsewhere in Alicia, but just for you, just for you, one other handy bit about kind of you as the viewer, knowing what's going on.
[00:04:13] I can roll these kind of in time, so you can see that I'm being very genuine with what the factions are doing and, like, how well, how well they're doing.
[00:04:24] But, yeah, I will kind of shout out what the various factions are doing as we go ahead and roll them. So, first things first, we'll start with the guard, the three factions of the guard. So the city watch, the black guard and the EIC signed with the city watch, first and foremost. So currently they are working on kind of finding a new leader to rally them together to put down all of the ne'er dwells that are running amok in the city. They're still, surprisingly, a tier three faction. They're not as strong as they were, but they are still tier three. So how well are they gonna do?
[00:05:04] Not very well at all. Not very well at all. So that is one segment for a three on the dice, the black guard. Now, they are still a tier six faction.
[00:05:20] They're weakened again, but how well are they going to secure the keep? That is a success. So, three segments of their 06:00 here. What it is they're doing well, whilst they were securing the keep originally. Now securing the keep property takes a slightly different approach. So they've had to kind of restart, but they are halfway through their. Their securing of the keep and what they're up to once they've secured it, we'll. We'll find out as and when.
[00:05:53] Last but not least, the EIC, they are still a tier three. They kind of weren't affected too much by the raising of the red of the ruby keep.
[00:06:03] So they are still tier three and they are attempting to unmask the leader of the Marionettes. And they have had some partial success with that, obviously, the marionettes, the whispers on the shadows being that the marionettes were the ones that orchestrated the attack on the keep. So therefore, if you unmask the linchpin, the kingpin of the marionettes, and you can unravel that whole faction.
[00:06:34] So two out of six segments for the AIC. Towards that. Speaking of the marionettes, let's go ahead and have a look at what the underworld is getting up to.
[00:06:46] So there they are. So the marionettes are a tier three.
[00:06:53] They.
[00:06:55] So they now, for reasons that they may or may not have discussed, they are currently looking for the source of the veil. That's what Songbird seems to be putting her attention to.
[00:07:08] They are tier three.
[00:07:11] And how well have they been doing? They got a six. That is three segments on the finding the source of the veil.
[00:07:18] So three out of six there. Meanwhile, the cobbles, who've recently upgraded themselves to tier two, now that they've taken kind of got a foot in Old Town, they have been tasked by songbird to perform the bell tower prison break to free all of those.
[00:07:41] All of those sangr. And I mean, cuz I. You know, the sangreval would be very grateful to whoever breaks them out of prison. Now that, you know, the guard have been caught with their pants down a little bit. The cobbles. Now a two to a tier two there. Musto has dropped the ball.
[00:08:01] Clearly, strategic planning is not that sweaty little goblins forte.
[00:08:07] Perhaps he might approach the crew to see if they can help some point in the future.
[00:08:12] Meanwhile, the il na she. So they. When they completed their last clock, they successfully infiltrated a faction, one of their rival factions, who. That faction is yet to be seen, but they're going to attempt to infiltrate another. They are a tier three.
[00:08:35] They get a success.
[00:08:37] Clearly, in the confusion and the chaos of the raising of Ruby keep, they've been able to get their fingers in new pies.
[00:08:50] Tricky little scamps.
[00:08:52] Next up, we have the pillars. So the crew have been quite chummy. Chummy with the pillars. So let's start with the chain bearers, see what they're getting up to. So, odor mercenary, you know, true to his word, having discussed this with Al Ganon, they are looking to build a replacement for the veil, which they know out, almost knows, is failing. It would seem that this is being referred to as the shroud.
[00:09:22] So there are. They are a tier three. Let's see how they're doing.
[00:09:27] A five. Partial success. So work is beginning.
[00:09:34] They are at two out of eight segments on their clock. Meanwhile, the tellers, freshly embroiled in new conflict with the upstart cobbles that are kind of impressing themselves upon the streets of Old Town. They are attempting to oust the interlopers from Old Town.
[00:09:55] Let's see how they get on.
[00:10:00] Not very well at all.
[00:10:02] However, they have got the benefit of time on their side.
[00:10:08] As we can see, the cobbles are currently preoccupied with bell tower. The bell tower prison break.
[00:10:16] Next up, lodge reticent. So they are attempting to usurp control, power and control, which seems appropriate given all of the, as I say, the chaos on the carnage after episode seven. They are a tier two. How well are they doing? A five is a partial success. So they get two segments on their clock. That's two of six. Okay. That's the pillars done. Next up, the children of Aya, leaders of the faith.
[00:10:48] So if anyone were to look, what you asked were to snoop, they would discover that the children of Aya are preparing for the summoning. And quite what the summoning is I'm going to leave secret. But at least, you know, you have that juicy little plot hook dangling in your minds. So that's a new eight clock for them. They are still a tier four. Let's see how they're doing.
[00:11:15] Six. Very good. So that is three segments of their 08:00 as they prepare for the summoning.
[00:11:30] The shield of Alicia.
[00:11:32] So they've seemingly been kind of oblivious as to what. What's been going on. They are doggedly chasing down the investigate their investigation on the ghosts that happened up at Amringer all the way back in episode two.
[00:11:54] No, for episode four, when a ghost was wrenched through the veil.
[00:12:00] Yeah, they're still searching for that. Let's see how they're getting on six. Which means three segments completes their clock. They have successfully investigated the ghosts, and we will see how that pans out as they discover what it is they need to discover in a future episode.
[00:12:24] Lastly, so the garden keepers, for dear old garden keepers, they finished their clock in the run into episode seven, which was actually the same kind of the same goal, the same task that they were now trying to achieve. So the strange viney roots that burst out of the ground and encapsulated the keep and kind of stopped it from completely crumbling. That was a direct result of the garden keepers propagating the secret grove that they are tending to. And clearly they had a bit of a breakaway success which caused that massive explosion of kind of primal magic, that primal divine magic that caused that rampant natural growth.
[00:13:15] And now they've done it once. So why not do it again. They're gonna propagate. They get four. So that is two segments on their 06:00. So two of six segments for the garden keepers.
[00:13:27] Okay.
[00:13:29] And now the. Some would call them the champions of the hour, but let's have a look at what the force worn are getting up to. So the kindling have been busy bees just taken names left, right, and center. Now, the kindling are a tier two faction.
[00:13:49] They. It would apparently, are also attempting to find the source of the veil. But we can imagine that their ambitions with it are slightly less altruistic than some of the other factions. So how well are they doing on that front?
[00:14:07] A six. So that is three segments of the eight in their attempt to find the veil. Okay, next up, the hollow. So the hollow also kind of kept themselves ferreted away, busying themselves with their gruesome experiments. It would seem that they are currently occupied with obtaining test subjects.
[00:14:33] And they, you know, there no needs to restart their work. They can kind of carry on as is. They are tier two. Let's see how they get on.
[00:14:44] They have rolled a three, so that is only one more segment. So they're yet to obtain any more test subjects, but that does take not to five of six on their progress clock. And last but not least, the last time we had a look at these, the orchestra completed the clock. The progress clock. I can confirm that the orchestra was. The goal of the orchestra was to add to the cacophony.
[00:15:14] And the cacophony was successfully added to.
[00:15:19] Successfully enough that they're gonna do it again. So two dice. As I look for more six. That is three segments. Okay. So they're already halfway through their clock to add to the cock off knee, whatever that may mean.
[00:15:39] So that is pretty much it. That's where our clocks lie now. So the shield of Alicia slow off the starting blocks, but they've finally kind of come to the end of their investigations about the. The ghost being pulled through the veil.
[00:15:55] And I'm sure that's absolutely not going to come and bite the crew on the ass.
[00:16:03] Yeah. The clocks are now kind of moving forward.
[00:16:07] We can see that the main kind of the leader factions seem to be moving towards some sort of definitive end goal for each of them.
[00:16:17] And whilst we kind of know what's. What's happening, we'll see how the.
[00:16:25] How the crew's actions are these clocks kind of positively or negatively, as they do more scores over the upcoming episodes. So that's pretty much it. Thank you for watching. And if you're intrigued, by what's going on here. You want to see how some of these kind of, this slew of roles affects the actual play itself. Make sure to check out the Alicia rising campaign, its entirety. We've just started the second act, and things are really kind of heating up and speeding up. Now, if you like this video, make sure to hit the like button and comment down below.
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