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Well the campaign is over. Our GM didn't know where to take the story so we had one big final hurrah fight and called it quits. We didn't get to finish all the tournaments in China but oh well. Here are some things of note that happened since my last update (it's been awhile but our playing schedule has been very erratic).
Masters Daisuke and Shobu were revealed to be under the control of a man known as Deacon Sorber - a powerful fighter of Shadoloo who gains his power by stealing the abilities of others. This resulted in all the other masters, including Master Winkai but excluding Kaori, being captured by Shadoloo and dragged off to their fortress. Kaori wasn't kidnapped because Marianne noticed something was strange about Daisuke. When she reported this to Master Winkai he revealed that he had been warned by Master Azada of a prophetic dream she had had. Winkai gave Marianne a powerful necklace to look after and the next day Kaori was put back in charge of the team by Winkai.
So it was that she was with the team when Shadoloo launched their bid to capture all the masters of Sonada Kung Fu. During this long day with Shadoloo threatening to kill team members they captured if we didn't return Isaiah it was revealed to Kaori that she was in fact Master Winkai's daughter. Marianne left no doubt about this when she gave Kaori the necklace of Sonada Yukimura - the most treasured relic of the temple. Already quite powerful the necklace also holds all the wisdom of the art within it and that is something that can only be unlocked when worn by a master of the discipline. (Infinite Chi FTW! ^.~)
Isaiah and Mortimer were also kidnapped by Shadoloo and forced to undergo brainwashing in a potent Hado-sucking machine they had. This effectively made them Deacon Sorber's puppets and took three maneuvers from each of them for his personal use. The next day the two show back up at the tournament all brainwashed and end up fighting Jolienne and Suki. The evil duo loses and Jolienne snatches the unconscious Isaiah so the whole party can leave. Mortimer had to be left behind because Team Evil wasn't having any of that.
Through much stumbling around (and Isaiah shocking the hell out of people) we get the two back to normal and learn where Shadoloo's base of operations is in the city. So there we go and sneak inside to dismantle Shadoloo's operation the blunt and forceful way.
Much ass-kickage ensues. Mortimer and Isaiah fought and defeated Deacon in a two-on-one fight. Trust me, it wasn't unfair. Deacon was running around with 30 health, auto-regen every turn, and pretty high stats. Not a pretty fight but as the one controlling Deacon in that battle I blundered and Psycho Crushered right into Isaiah's damage shield Elemental Skin. Oops, oh well. Deacon never trains so he's a bit of an idiot in using his powers. I could have just kept chaining Psycho Warp until he regened back up a bit but I thought he would be too aggressive for that kind of strategy so I didn't.
The final mass brawl was Marianne + Hiroshi (being mentally attacked) + Juan Duprey (acting to prevent Hiroshi from attacking Marianne) versus Deacon Sorber - still a fight that was damn rough especially at the beginning when Hiroshi could do nothing but stand there trying desperately to resist Deacon's control while Marianne fought him one-on one. Then we had Mikhail + Celia versus Franco Martinez (Celia's old enemy from Mexico) + Boris (a Ukrainian Sanbo mob boss). That was ugly. Lynessa had to heal them about halfway through the fight. Finally there was Mortimer + Isaiah versus Isaiah's evil brother Ray Rey + his partner Joshua. Isaiah was knocked out early by Ray Rey's Flash Kick but a little spiritual intervention got him back on his feet.
Jolienne and Curtis were going to take on the other dozen or so Shadoloo fighters themselves but suddenly, SURPRISE, Megumi shows up with Kin and her students from Kenpei to join our side. Considering her brother Master Taiki is one of our instructors and the two of them get HUGE bonuses when fighting together ... yeah. Jolienne and Curtis were quickly able to go on searching for Master Winkai while everyone else finished up. Masters Daisuke and Shobu fought for Shadoloo and were demolished by Masters Katashi and Tsukiko on our side. Master Kaori squared off against Sagat himself. All the NPC battles weren't role-played but the GM rolled one d12 for Sagat and one d8 for Kaori and she beat him 2 out of 3. Sagat had to back down seeing as all his allies were being knocked out/killed (Juan killed Deacon - he richly deserved it, prick).
That was it really. The cavalry rode in late as usual and the game ended with the Chinese government kicking us out of their country.
Masters Daisuke and Shobu were revealed to be under the control of a man known as Deacon Sorber - a powerful fighter of Shadoloo who gains his power by stealing the abilities of others. This resulted in all the other masters, including Master Winkai but excluding Kaori, being captured by Shadoloo and dragged off to their fortress. Kaori wasn't kidnapped because Marianne noticed something was strange about Daisuke. When she reported this to Master Winkai he revealed that he had been warned by Master Azada of a prophetic dream she had had. Winkai gave Marianne a powerful necklace to look after and the next day Kaori was put back in charge of the team by Winkai.
So it was that she was with the team when Shadoloo launched their bid to capture all the masters of Sonada Kung Fu. During this long day with Shadoloo threatening to kill team members they captured if we didn't return Isaiah it was revealed to Kaori that she was in fact Master Winkai's daughter. Marianne left no doubt about this when she gave Kaori the necklace of Sonada Yukimura - the most treasured relic of the temple. Already quite powerful the necklace also holds all the wisdom of the art within it and that is something that can only be unlocked when worn by a master of the discipline. (Infinite Chi FTW! ^.~)
Isaiah and Mortimer were also kidnapped by Shadoloo and forced to undergo brainwashing in a potent Hado-sucking machine they had. This effectively made them Deacon Sorber's puppets and took three maneuvers from each of them for his personal use. The next day the two show back up at the tournament all brainwashed and end up fighting Jolienne and Suki. The evil duo loses and Jolienne snatches the unconscious Isaiah so the whole party can leave. Mortimer had to be left behind because Team Evil wasn't having any of that.
Through much stumbling around (and Isaiah shocking the hell out of people) we get the two back to normal and learn where Shadoloo's base of operations is in the city. So there we go and sneak inside to dismantle Shadoloo's operation the blunt and forceful way.
Much ass-kickage ensues. Mortimer and Isaiah fought and defeated Deacon in a two-on-one fight. Trust me, it wasn't unfair. Deacon was running around with 30 health, auto-regen every turn, and pretty high stats. Not a pretty fight but as the one controlling Deacon in that battle I blundered and Psycho Crushered right into Isaiah's damage shield Elemental Skin. Oops, oh well. Deacon never trains so he's a bit of an idiot in using his powers. I could have just kept chaining Psycho Warp until he regened back up a bit but I thought he would be too aggressive for that kind of strategy so I didn't.
The final mass brawl was Marianne + Hiroshi (being mentally attacked) + Juan Duprey (acting to prevent Hiroshi from attacking Marianne) versus Deacon Sorber - still a fight that was damn rough especially at the beginning when Hiroshi could do nothing but stand there trying desperately to resist Deacon's control while Marianne fought him one-on one. Then we had Mikhail + Celia versus Franco Martinez (Celia's old enemy from Mexico) + Boris (a Ukrainian Sanbo mob boss). That was ugly. Lynessa had to heal them about halfway through the fight. Finally there was Mortimer + Isaiah versus Isaiah's evil brother Ray Rey + his partner Joshua. Isaiah was knocked out early by Ray Rey's Flash Kick but a little spiritual intervention got him back on his feet.
Jolienne and Curtis were going to take on the other dozen or so Shadoloo fighters themselves but suddenly, SURPRISE, Megumi shows up with Kin and her students from Kenpei to join our side. Considering her brother Master Taiki is one of our instructors and the two of them get HUGE bonuses when fighting together ... yeah. Jolienne and Curtis were quickly able to go on searching for Master Winkai while everyone else finished up. Masters Daisuke and Shobu fought for Shadoloo and were demolished by Masters Katashi and Tsukiko on our side. Master Kaori squared off against Sagat himself. All the NPC battles weren't role-played but the GM rolled one d12 for Sagat and one d8 for Kaori and she beat him 2 out of 3. Sagat had to back down seeing as all his allies were being knocked out/killed (Juan killed Deacon - he richly deserved it, prick).
That was it really. The cavalry rode in late as usual and the game ended with the Chinese government kicking us out of their country.
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