Session XIV
The Battle for Fort Briar starts off strong, as the players go special forces on the reserve garrison inside its walls. Aquilan in particular does excellent work tanking the archers' shots. Once they take the fortress, they sneak in five patrols of the Lunatic Court, interrogate Vincent for likely strategies, and subsequently cause a rout from the counter attack. Their other 7 patrols waited for the retreating Lion forces in the entrance to the Great Forest, at which point, they caused another rout. All told, the players took out six patrols of the enemy, lost two of their own, and gained Fort Briar.
After situating their units in Fort Briar, they went to Rivermet to finish off the next part of Goldblum's quest, check out the the minor factions, and finding Wesker. After a short conversation with Brac & Orlac to get them part of Goldblum's network, they arrange for a meeting with Forktongue at the Lapis Tea House. His request for control of a place to raise his peoples' eggs makes them a bit uncomfortable, but they at least act cordial and somewhat consider it.
The meeting with the Martyrs goes less smoothly, apparently revealing that the players draw the line at bioterrorism. Afterwards, jokes are made that as a DM, I have more trouble doing the RP of a serial killer than a bioterrorist; but I give them a summation of the Zodiac Society. They consider recruiting them later once they realize the best way is to kill the leadership, allowing them to get rid of the flunkies through Operation: Human Shield.
The conversation with the leader of the Steel Company leaves a sour taste in their mouths, and their pocketbooks are a bit too lean to consider hiring them anyway; though they privately discuss the idea that if they were hired, they would need a chaperone just to keep collateral damage minimal.
At this point, they make plans for a big meeting with the leadership of the Zodiac Society, and we call it a night.
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