What's it with people stabbing kings in the back?

Hey folks, I'm Johnny's player.

So, after that session, having his his third most trusted friend turn out to be trying to keep a Titan Avatar as a house pet, and having his second most trusted friend just up and leave, Johnny is a walking combination of conflicting virtues.

He wants to just summon Strife and sic him on Garreth and the rest of his organisation for being so damn stupid, but he also would hate to see the Greek brutally murdered.

So, he is just storming off to Ireland to take the middle road. He is still telling on Garreth, but he is going to a Deity who won't just up and murder Garreth without thinking. He's off to Tara to try to speak with Danu. And to check that he can be Ard Ri.

In a nutshell, he is blindingly pissed at Garreth, but his loyalty prevents him from just having his head taken off. Added to the fact that the last two-ish weeks have been really difficult, he is just storming off to Ireland to make himself king in a attempt to cheer himself up.

I'd say it won't work. And things are just getting worse for him over there. Artan is attacking him because he broke a Geas, he is expressing feelings for someone (although I don't know if that will last) for the first time in what is close to ever, and he has to speak with a family member. Even though it's Danu, talking with the Tuatha never seems to end all that well. Hell, speaking to any God/dess never ends well for him.

Should be cool to see where this goes.

I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings

Hey everybody!

Izzy's player here.

So, the question is, why did Izzy flat out leave?

It's a rather complicated affair.

First of all, the obvious answer is that Garreth betrayed her, and therefore she couldn't stand being around him. This is true, but it doesn't explain everything. To add to this, Izzy entered a Virtue Extremity. Her Duty to protecting the world countered her loyalty to the Band exponentially. Therefore, thanks to both the stress of the situation, and the utter zealous belief that she had taken over her mind, she became very, very irrational. This in turn lead to a psychotic break thanks to the stress and the conflicting Virtues at play.

In the end of her farewell scene, I tried to write it as if her mental block was breaking, but by that point she'd made up her mind. There was no turning back by that point.

From a story perspective, her leaving did make sense. From a gameplay one it was... an odd experience.

Lost Atlanta Session 36: Fed Up

Whelp. Things did not go as planned. 

Last time in Lost Atlanta, the Band went to Boston when Garreth's father reported that ORPTA Headquarters was being quarantined by some Men in Black. The MIB's apparently take exception to people showing up on giant three-headed, fire-breathing dragons. Some lasers were fired, there may have been a helicopter-vs-Zmey battle and the Band took cover inside the Headquarters building via a roof entrance.

Everything was going fine until certain events came to pass, revealing that Garreth and ORPTA had formed an alliance with Mr. Bright, who just happens to be a Titanspawn. Izzy stormed off, leaving not only Boston but the Band itself in an outrage at the betrayal. 

Boris and Johnny had some words for Garreth as well, and the God Strife was very nearly summoned into the situation. That would have been really bad. 

Rhyan missed all this, having run off on her own to disable the Portable Energy Shield Generator what was keeping the Band from reaching the basement of the HQ building, where Garreth's father and Mr. Bright were holed up. She managed to break it a bit, but for her troubles she got an Implosion Grenade in the face. She fled, joining the rest of the Band (minus Garreth of course) in the park across the street.

So, now Izzy is gone and Garreth might be left all alone to face off against a full team of Men in Black armed with lasers, futuristic helicopters, energy shields and imploding grenades. And, worse (possibly), Mr. Bright has threatened to engage "countermeasures" that will "deal with" the situation if things get any worse. 

Oh, and of course the MIB's are preparing to activate a Singularity Generator that will generate a Singularity all up in the HQ building's face. That probably won't end well.

Next week is going to be interesting!