Day 6 Event - The Rescue of Hisomu

[Hisomu Matsu]

There will be an outburst at Act 4, with the omission of the Spider Samurai who entered into the pit

Come sit next to Uncle Sora.

It'll start as a simmer at Act 2, and explode in the middle of Act 4

[Jiyo Sora]

There will be an outburst at Act 4, with the omission of the Spider Samurai who entered into the pit

Come sit next to Uncle Sora.

It'll start as a simmer at Act 2, and explode in the middle of Act 4

Just... don't break any furniture, if you can avoid it...

[Hisomu Matsu]

Wouldn't be furniture. It'll be the author of the play.

[Jiyo Sora]

Wouldn't be furniture. It'll be the author of the play.

...

*Quietly passes Matsu a large stick*

[Kakita]

You and the Nezumi ambassador can go crazy together.

[Doji Hikaru]

With any luck, the Nezumi won't realize what event this is supposed to be without smells to help.

[Kakita]

“That’s not how it happened at all!”

*starts spraying pheromones around the room to recant the tale*

[Doji Dojihime]

Wouldn't be furniture. It'll be the author of the play.

Please do, that would be perfect.

[Hisomu Kuni]

I am withdrawing from the play. I just saw it was a musical and that feels.... I dunno if I can see him doing that. I apologize.

[Doji Dojihime]

I am withdrawing from the play. I just saw it was a musical and that feels.... I dunno if I can see him doing that. I apologize.

That's fine, I figured many traditional plays had music in them especially in the Noh fashion.

[Doji Dojihime]

No real RSVP there will be options for acting, method acting, and also a role for the audience as well so everyone can participate. Actors will be playing multiple roles.

Hisomu = Doji Dojihime, Hantei = Hantei Genji, Imperial Samurai = Togashi Satsuki, Spider Samurai = Ryoshun Ume, Ratling Soldier = Hantei Genji, Nanzi = Doji Hikaru, Hantei Kinsen = Doji Dojihime, and Shinjo = Ryoshun Ume

Those in Bold are available.

Players will wear masks, and people can play more than one role if they wish.

The play is in four acts with a single role per act and the audience will have a role too if they so desire.

Act 1 - Lament of the Brothers featuring primarily Hantei, Shinjo, and Spider Samurai; then an interlude with Hisomu

Act 2 - The March Through Darkness featuring Nanzi, Imperial Samurai, and Ratling Soldier battling dark shades

Act 3 - The Last Stand again featuring Nanzi, Ratling Soldier, Shinjo, and Hantei Kinseni as they face hordes of dark figures to buy time for the rescue, epic death scene of the Ratling Soldier

Act 4 - Down in the Pit, Hantei leads the charge to rescue his honored brother alongside Imperial Samurai and Spider Samurai and they rescue Hisomu and are reunited with a final duet of brotherly love and triumph

Play Ends.

This is a musical.

Event Rules

The Actors

The actors play the roles in the play sometimes multiple as they wear masks provided by the Crane to portray their given character. This is an amateur work based on the stylings of Doji artisans and artists, to emphasize the voluntary nature of the Rescue of Hisomu, symbolizing that virtue comes from action.

Finding my Motivation

The actor should get into the headspace of the character or characters they will portray, they can do one of two ways, they can meditate on the matter and focus on the connection of all things in Creation, or they can rely on their knowledge of proper action to guide them in their performance. Meaning they can make a Meditation + Void check at TN 15 or an Etiquette + Awareness check at TN 15 to find their motivation. If they succeed, they can reduce the TN of the next step by 5 and they can call raises on this check as well with each raise granting +1k0 to the roll, but a failed roll with raises reduces the check by -1k0 per raise called.

The Method Matters

Now the actor must act, they can do this in one of three ways; they can rely on the Doji artisan method of traditional theater, they can try this new fangled Scorpion technique of method acting, or they can eschew that and just focus on singing and damn the rest!

Choose one of three methods:

Doji Artisan Method: This a style emphasizing melodrama and extreme emoting and action, it is traditional and the style favored by the Doji players and most familiar to many. This Is an Acting + Awareness check at TN 15 and a success grants 3 Theater Points, each raise called grants an additional Theater Point.

Method Acting: This is a style that was spearheaded by Bayushi Fenixu, and involves relying on sincere and expressive performance by identifying and understanding the experience of the character. They don’t play the role; they are the role. To this end the player may choose Athletics + Awareness, Hunting + Awareness, Weapon Skill + Awareness, or Lore Shadowlands + Awareness at TN 20 and a success grants 3 Theater Points, each raise called grants an additional Theater Point.

I am here to Sing: The actor is here to deliver a powerful singing performance, and they will not be stopped. The player makes a Perform Sing + Awareness check at TN 15 and a success grants 3 Theater Points, each raise called grants an additional Theater Point.

For any of these steps if the roll is failed by 15 or more then 1 Theater Point is deducted from the total. Method Acting is an exception, if the roll is failed by 10 or more they do not reduce the total but get lost in the role, they still get the 1 point but it is highly encouraged that they trigger an emotional disadvantage such as Lost Love or Jealousy.

The Audience

In any live performance the audience is an integral part of the performance, their reactions, observations and even criticism feed the energy of the players and their participation is key to a beautiful performance. In general, the audience can give praise, critical observation, or even realize in the case of this play that the events didn’t happen as portrayed or as they remember.

Audience members get a single roll from one of the three options:

Praise and Participation: The audience member enjoys the events or at least has a positive experience and reflects that in their mood and posture. They can make an Etiquette + Awareness check at TN 15 to provide proper but warm feedback to the players and play, success granting 1 Theater Point. They can lower the TN by 5 if they decide to cheer and be uncouth but that is generally frowned upon by the Crane though other clans may not care. Raises can be made on the roll and each successful raise grants 1 additional Theater point; if the roll is failed by 10 or more then they subtract 1 Theater Point from the total.

Critical Assessment aka Well Actually…: The audience member analyzes the events of the play and provides feedback to their neighbors or anyone that will listen. They can make either a Games Sadane + Awareness check at TN 20 or a Lore Shadowlands + Intelligence check at TN 20 with success granting 2 Theater Points, and each additional raise granting an additional Theater Point again if the roll is failed by 10 or more they subtract 1 Theater Point for being a nuisance.

No Hantei did not Explode, that’s non-canonical!: The audience member was there or maybe read about it and is pretty sure this isn’t how things happened. They can correct others or give their exalted opinion by making a Meditation + Intelligence check at TN 25 to properly recall the events or a Lore History + Intelligence at TN 25 to relate the proper events as laid out by the sages with success on the roll granting 3 Theater Points and each additional raise granting another Theater Point, but if the roll is failed by 5 or more they reduce the Theater Point total by 1. Advantages or Techniques that apply to memory can apply here.

All points are pooled and tallied, and the success of the Play will be determined by the total. If 14 points are accrued then the play is a success, the table with values for more explicit rewards will be forthcoming.

[Akodo Moshi]

Are there still roles in the play or will everyone else have to be audience now?

[Togashi Satsuki]

Ryoshun Ume hasn't been active for a while either, so might not appear.

[Akodo Moshi]

I am the last person to say anything about being active. I think I've only done event rolls with few exceptions (not feeling too well, but hanging in there to give sun clan a chance)

[Doji Dojihime]

Are there still roles in the play or will everyone else have to be audience now?

Roles are available, is there one you are interested in? I had to double up some roles.

[Akodo Moshi]

Not sure what's available, seems like all the roles are taken according to the last rules post

[Doji Dojihime]

Hisomu = Doji Dojihime, Hantei = Hantei Genji, Imperial Samurai = Togashi Satsuki, Spider Samurai = Ryoshun Ume, Ratling Soldier = Hantei Genji, Nanzi = Doji Hikaru, Hantei Kinsen = Doji Dojihime, and Shinjo = Ryoshun Ume

Those in bold are available as they are second roles and not the ones they signed up for.

[Akodo Moshi]

I'll go ahead and fill in for spider samurai

[Doji Dojihime]

I'll go ahead and fill in for spider samurai

Got it.

Hisomu = Doji Dojihime, Hantei = Hantei Genji, Imperial Samurai = Togashi Satsuki, Spider Samurai = Akodo Moshi, Ratling Soldier = Hantei Genji, Nanzi = Doji Hikaru, Hantei Kinsen = Doji Dojihime, and Shinjo = Ryoshun Ume

[Akodo Moshi]

Noticed this hasn't been asked yet, will magic be allowed?