Even though Hippa was advised to ignore the rabble, she could not resist cleaning up the stage of detritus with vengeful aim.
"Lo and behold, from yonder window... She stoops and points to background prop whilst swiping a partially eaten apple into nasty sidearm pitch into the bearded rake leering at her. "Tis not what we seek?
Exxor continues to deliver subpar performances... he is, if nothing else, consistent(ly bad!).
Act one receive a hearty applause.
ACT 2 Trial by Torture Begins...you can all imagine what that is about...
Same deal DC 10 checks for Assisters, DC 20 for Audi, if you make the 20 +10 popularity, failure means DM gets to grin
Audi continues into the second act, doing his best to channel the agony of the torture without overdoing it. He seems to be getting into more of a rhythm as the play continues.
Exxor continues to provide the same uninspired performances....
Still keeping an eye out for flying fruit, the little gnome appears more comfortable on stage and wearing the colorful additions to her "normal" wear.
The applause grows on from Act 1, act three comes up the Trial By Pleasure.
Audi thrills with the crowd's excitement. A small part of him wonders what is bothering Exxor (maybe Thesing), but everyone else seems to be performing their best yet. He moves confidently into his lines for the third act.
Audi gives a command perfornace in the opening scene of the Act, the house about comes down from laughter and applause
Moving into Act 4: Trial in the Bely of the Beast
Really feeling things now, the performance of his friends is nearly a blur as Audi continues right into the Belly of the Beast.
The brilliance that is Audi continues, Thesing begins to pout in his moments offstage, getting more and more jealous.
Audi leads the cast into Act 5 the Birthing Trial.
Audi catches a glimpse of Thesing pouting and can't resist a grin at an inappropriately serious moment in the Birthing Trial. Fortunately, Tram bails him out with a perfect line that causes Audi's flub to be quickly forgotten.
Hippa puts her medical and nature knowledge and knowledge of seven languages to use, paraphrasing her lines with double entendre. While much of what she recited goes over everyone's head some of it penetrates .
Thesging is invigorated at Audi's flub, the applause is not as deafening as last act, but sufficient.
On to the Trial of Combat and Love
Audi stews seeing that Thesing caught his flub and is looking smug. Perhaps instigating a rivalry was not the best idea after all. Audi continues into the Trial of Combat and Love. His performance is good, but not up to his earlier standards. It is up to his friends to bail him out!
Feeling much buoyed by the use of double entendre in the previous act, Hippa continues to paraphrase her lines. Alas, she forgot that she is but a supporting actress not the main attraction. It wasn't that she stole the show as much as negated it.
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As Hippa steps out and begins to mug to the audience something runs through her brain...a long forgotten god of theatrical performers, something from one of their holy books...
Speak the speech, I pray you, as I pronounced it to you, trippingly on the tongue: but if you mouth it, as many of your players do, I had as lief the town-crier spoke my lines. Nor do not saw the air too much with your hand, thus, but use all gently; for in the very torrent, tempest, and, as I may say, the whirlwind of passion, you must acquire and beget
a temperance that may give it smoothness.
perhaps she shouldn't have indicated so much to the audience, and the ad-libbing probably should go...
Her thoughts are interrupted as tomatoes fly at her
one of tomatoes splatters at her feet and the other splatters right in her face.
non-lethal damage and -2 on your next perform check
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Given the mood of the tomato tossing troglodytes, Exxor's performance is at least a passing attempt. Although, he wonders if he has nothing more than a red faced Hippa to thank for his good fortune!
Into the Trial of Combat and Love
Somehow the shenanigans of Act 6 bring a renewed focus to Audi. Maybe if we could get through tomatoes, we can get through anything. Whatever the cause, Audi is spot on In the Trial of Combat and Love and delivers an outstanding performance for the finale.
Audi almost gains a standing ovation on his own
Onto the Trial by His Own Dark Hand
Trial of combat and love.
Hippa tries once again to find her center. She was not a clown; her talents do not lend itself to comedy. Audi words of wisdom surfaces, she is here to support. To let others shine.
Trial by his own dark hand.
Hippa tries again and does her best to support the tall folk. Audi does not appear to need her help, but the big brute could use a bit of an assist. She simply stands betwixt the tomato tossers and the halfer. Of couse it could be simply a two for one shot for those tossers...
Audi can only hope that the actual performance goes so well, but the dress rehearsal is certainly one of his best experiences ever. Hopefully Robahl won't have too many unpleasant surprises in the real thing. He continues into the Trial by His Own Dark Hand buoyed by strong performance from Hippa and Tram and trying to help the obviously exhausted Brannock make it to the finish.
The show ends, the audience leaves
Robahl comes up to everyone.
Well done folks. Well done. Hippa you can hold onto that for the show tomorrow, then I want it back. He then gives a few notes here and there, and reminds everyone that they will meet at noon at the rehearsal hall, and parade through the city to the city to drum up more interest.
The net day everyone arrives at the theatre at the head of a large crowd. The theatre is packed and Robahl goes to meet with the Cleric in charge of summoning the creatures to battle.
He returns a while later, white faced and shaken. You will do fine...just fine. He ushers everyone into places and then steps onto the stage and begins to speak
“Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to the premiere event at
this wondrous new theater! Let me begin by extending my
humblest thanks to the Church for providing the—how shall
I say?—punch in tonight’s spectacle. And also my sincere
gratitude and thanks to our illustrious and benevolent lordmayor,
Aberian Arvanxi.
With that the orchestra plays, one of the singers gives an area which receives thunderous applause and then the curtain goes up.
ACT 1 Condemnation
Audi, as Lazarod, takes to the stage. He takes on an appropriately contrite manner, listening to the accusations against him and then responding, "Ladies and gentlemen, I stand accused before you but I tell you that tonight I will prove my innocence of these terrible crimes and with good fortune, we will unmask the true villain instead." He cannot resist gesturing toward Thesing as he emphasizes 'true villain.'
+1 bonus on that, so -1 popularity as Audi stumbles a bit in his chains.
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Hear him out, a young fool he may be at times, but let wiser heads prevail.
He called out a bit nervously casting his glances to Audi in his role as Lazarod.
Only a jack napped dullard with fecal matter for brains could think he could do such wrong!
He continued motioning to Audi at the appropriate part and following Audi's lead doing his best to give a peircing glare at Thesing.
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"Magistrate Maleficarum, your judgments are always beyond reproach. I am sure your summation of this man's... character... is accurate. However if you desire me to render my own judgment to lend support, you know I have many means available to me to ferret out the truth." With this last statement, Brannock pans the audience with an especially sinister grin.
+3 for Brannock for a -7 and +2 for Tram for a -1. Sounds like a good dress rehearsal lead to a garbage performance[/ooc]