Legends of Tabletop Podcast

Ulla Vangelis – Leslie Reggie Carlisle – John (Beta) Trae Mowaka- Jesse Jack Nash – John (Prime) GM- Tod Foley Trae tosses the canister and lid to Ulla. Examining the interior of the lid, she's shocked to find a message embossed into the metal: "YOU WILL RETURN WHAT YOU HAVE TAKEN." She shows it to the others. Ulla comes clean and tells them about the experimental implants in her head. She was "designed," she explains, to function as a first-generation cyber-assassin for Wolfram. The system in her head is worth billions. She actually performed several missions for them -- including one that took out an important lieutenant of their enemy "The Fate Broker" and his army of "whisperer" informants -- but eventually she grew tired of their mistreatment and fled. They continue walking eastward, talking as they go. Ulla is experimenting with her new senses, mastering the use of this nano-swarm like a new skill, and becoming hyper-aware of things in her general area. Ulla becomes aware that there is a group of people about 300 meters ahead: they're a little bit below ground. Trae sends a drone ahead and locates an underground door. Nash and Reggie decide they'll go in first and Nash knocks on the door. The door cracks open a bit and a large gruff man in a mining helmet stares out at them. The man pulls a cigar out of his mouth and barks: "PEOPLE OR STATE?" Surprised, Nash assures the man that they have nothing to do with any city or state, so... "I'm gonna say people. The man opens the door for them and shakes everyone's hands. "My name's Exo, and I run this place. He leads them down a set of rickety stairs to a massive subterranean complex, all recycled wood and scavenged machinery. "Welcome to Tube City," he says. Exo leads them deeper into the complex. A workshift is just ending, and a crew of miners comes up the tunnel toward them. The foreman of the off-duty shift introduces himself as "Blinky," Ulla asks what exactly they're working on. Exo looks at her. "Why the tunnel, of course! We're gonna finish the job we came here to do!" He explains that they "hit a few snags" when the city abandoned the project. We'll be there in a year, maybe two. Are they ready for us? NO!" He rallies the others up around him, shouting "People over State!" Fists are raised, slogans are chanted. Nash asks Exo what they plan to do when the tunnel is completed. Exo tells him that they're already in touch with some people who'll be helping from inside. "When we finally break through, it's Revolution Time, son." Trae asks who those people on the inside might be. Exo laughs at him, and hands them off to Blinky. "Get these people a meal," he says & walks away. Blinky takes them back up tunnel to a small eatery where they have some lizard stew and hardtack crackers. Blinky explains how the job of digging the tunnel was a lot easier when they had the old automated equipment and AI, but now they're doing it "the old fashioned way: a lotta shoulder and back work." Trae asks him about the smaller tunnels Exo had mentioned. The foreman says they keep those tunnels sealed for a reason. Ulla notices that Whisper is hiding behind a nearby table. She coaxes the kid over and begins asking questions in a soothing voice. The kid listens intently and moves slowly closer, but doesn't speak. Finally the child is close enough to touch Ulla's knee, and leans in close to her ear. "I like you," says Whisper -- snugging in even closer until their lips are grazing her ear -- and then: "Please take me away from here." http://daytrippersrpg.com https://www.patreon.com/asif Twitter https://twitter.com/CORErpgsystem CORE on Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/corerpg/ CORE Discord https://discord.gg/eM5u4XesXr CORE Products: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?filters=100202_0_0_0_0 https://www.etsy.com/shop/MidwestResinGeek https://www.patreon.com/legendsoftabletop Theme music created by Brett Miller http://www.brettmillermusic.net/