Got a golden opportunity in my recent Blades game, but haven’t quite decided what to do with it.
The crew of shadows got a jobto steal some high grade black lotus from a Red Sash vice den as a favor for one of their vice purveyors. Flash forward to setting off a trap in the storeroom and the crew is simultaneously hit by a mixture of drown powder and a darkness vial. The drown powder is resisted, but the darkness stays and when the red sashes inevitably show up I decide that they can see in the dark because of a dark gift from a bound fire demon (mostly so the whisper could see cool flaming eyes when she attuned through her spirit mask). The Whisper attempts to attune to the fire eyes to extinguish them and fails a desperate roll. In addition to taking some harm I also decided that the whisper would get noticed by the Iruvian Fire Demon for meddling with his gifts. Sadly this consequence was resisted, so while the Demon knows someone meddled, they don’t know who.
Cut ahead to the entanglement; the crew is full of heat and I fortunately rolled Demonic Notice. Clearly it must be related to the previous score. I can’t have the fire demon approach them because that would invalidate the resistance roll the player made to hide herself. My first thought is to have Setarra claim that she shrouded the whisper from the fire demon’s gaze, say that it’s her ancient enemy and send them on a mission to inconvenience it. However, I’m open to other suggestions?
There are whispers in the street that the Three have been released. They are familiars to demons, those who gave all to be bound to the monster and receive its gifts.
Now they have been released to hunt for one who has interfered with their master. An overreaction? Maybe. But the demon has access to oracles, and that may have been one step along a path that leads to greater danger and conflict if not smashed here and now.
For notice, they’ve been directed to the crew to hire them to assist in the hunt. They’ve got stones that, when rubbed on flesh, will glow if that spirit has touched the infernal; round up all those who have, and interrogate them. They’ll be sent to identify as many as possible at a party, and the Three will follow up.
So the crew is hunting themselves then?
Right. And if the Whisper touches one of those stones, the Whisper will be a suspect, so be careful. =)
Anyway, that’s just one thought.
Another fun idea; have a person come in, all wincing and ginger, and hire them to steal a box from a merchant’s shop. The merchant sells weapons, and has a fortified shop, but this box is from the merchant’s upstairs quarters. Reward will be a chest of rare pearls.
The one hiring them is wincing from fresh brands and cuts, over dozens of brands and cuts before, servant to a demon who wants whatever’s in the box more than the pearls.
Is it related? Time will tell.
I really like that Setarra got involved and hooked them for a favor. That’s very cool. Do that and tell how it goes. 🙂