(Rope Bridge) Crossing

[Saber Sloth]

The Lost venture forth, as they move from leaf strewn ground to the crunch of snow, they're slapped in the face with sub zero chill. The continual changes of temperature snags Jack's attention, he doesn't notice anything else.

Mina a little more prepared, but also focused on aiding Kray in navigation notices the thick roots, bow, arching in ways that let them pass...and she might just be sensitive to them, but there seems be be a lot more vines than the last time they passed through here.

Kray leads them forward, Clause catching, and knows that there is Cousin's Trumpet nearby even as he notices the bowing, arching roots, strangely helpful of the hedge, but he knows which way to go.

Circe, less focused on navigation and more on potential danger notices the strange...lack of expected noise. Usually there sound and motion from hobs of all sorts even if they're far off, but as far as she can tell the only noise is coming form them. This lack brings with it an omnipresent feeling of being watched.

I'd like another Wits + Survival Teamwork can still apply if you want to do that!

[Circe]

Quiet. She won't say the cliche line, but Circe is aware of the survivalist rule that quiet mean predator. And given the last super quiet predator she'd run into in the Hedge, well she was irked. "Something is hunting near here," she shares her conclusion. "The Hedge is quiet. That means predator or threat. A group or something apex is nearby. Be wary," her tone is dead serious as she scans the area. "Especially in case the murderous vines are spreading. Deadly flora caused the last zone of complete silence in the Hedge."


And that was another concern. The other time the Hedge was deadly silent was when it was covered in toxic spores. And now she is worried about that again.

4 successes

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2026-01-17 18:30:05	Circe rolls 8 to Navigation (10 Again)	5, 3, 8, 8, 10, 4, 3, 3, 8	4 successes

Circe's Kit & stat

Trench coat. Fanny pack, tactical harness and various attached pouches for carrying her kit. Sling with shotgun [7+1] ammo case with shells: 12 regular, 3 flare, 8 AP. rondel bayonet and light mount. colt [9]+9r +7a +7a +7h +7r. 30 spare colt bullets in ammo box. advanced skin suit 1/2bp +1 stealth in darkness but -1 in well lit areas. gob fruit flasks x3, fa kit +1, glowstick x7, HS multitool. LED headband, small LED shoulder mounted, 2 small LED flashlight, water bottle, small water bottle, 8 protein bars, boot knife.

Duffle bag

52 lbs of weight, 4.5 is bag. Three 40' coils of rope at 10 lbs each, a crossbow, 3 bodkin bolts with rope loops, 3 regular bodkin bolts, 12 rope pitons, a hammer. 2 gas masks and 2 bug bomb cannisters.

[Jack Violet]

Jack walked through noticing only the seasonal changes but nothing else, well nothing he assumes the others notice. Then Circe mentions it being too quiet. "Yeah the quiet is a bit alarming."

2 successes

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2026-01-19 11:59:15	Jack Violet rolls 5 to Navigation (Wits3 + Survival2) (10 Again)	3, 8, 7, 10, 3, 7	2 successes

STATS

Health:

Glamour:

Willpower:

BLESSINGS AND CURSES

Beast

<b>Blessing</b>
The wildness that infuses a Beast gives her a supernatural affinity with animals. A Beast gains the benefit of the 8 again rule when using the Animal Ken Skill, and receives a free Specialty for the one animal that most reflects the Beast’s seeming. That same wild nature gives a Beast a powerful personal magnetism. A Beast’s player can spend points of Glamour to add to dice pools involving Presence and Composure. Each point of Glamour spent adds one die to one dice pool.
<b>Curse</b>
Although the Beasts regained their consciousness when they came through the Hedge, their time as beings of thoughtless instinct has taken its toll on each of them, and most find it very hard to make use of academic or trained skills. A Beast’s player suffers a –4 dice untrained penalty when trying to use a Mental skill in which the character has no dots. Further, although Beasts can be very clever indeed, they’re out of practice making those leaps of ingenuity that so characterize human genius. A Beast’s player doesn’t re-roll 10s when using a dice pool involving Intelligence.

Runnerswift

<b>Runs Like the Wind:</b> the changeling adds two points to Speed (cumulative with the Fleet of Foot Merit, if the changeling possesses it).

Woodblood

<b>Fade into the Foliage:</b> in any outdoors area where there are plants growing from the earth (in a garden, for example, but not in a concrete yard with a couple of shrubs in pots), the character gains the benefit of the 9 again rule on dice pools involving Stealth and Survival. The player can also spend a point of Glamour to hide in a place where he couldn’t normally hide, making a Stealth roll as usual. There has to be a reasonable amount of foliage there. The character couldn’t hide using a small patch of moss or a single dandelion, but could use a flowerbed, a lawn or a sapling<br />

GEAR

Body:

Hedgespun Whip - Damage 2L Size 2J Durability 1
Rapier - Damage: 2L Size: 2L Durability: 3
Bowie Knife - Damage: 2L Size: 1/J Durability: 4

Backpack:

Canteen with Water
5 MRE's (Meals Ready-to-Eat)
5 Road Flares
5 Glowsticks
Climbing Gear
Advance First Aid Kit
Night Vision Goggles

CONTRACTS

Contracts:

Fang and Talon
Beast’s Keen Senses: +2 dice bonus to all Wits rolls relating to perception for the next full scene.
In addition, he gains the chosen animal’s most notable sensory ability. (Fox: Extremely Acute Hearing Ability)

[Mina]

Krays words were wise, and she nods, “Yeah, that’s a good point.” As much as she liked her idea, it was dangerous. “Well, you and I know how well that worked for me when I tried it.” Sneaky she was not.

Then nodding, she follows Kray, picking up on the vines, were there more?

“Hey Kray? Are there more vines, or am I just imagining it?”

Eyes then move to Circe, looking a bit worried now, well, more worried than before, “That’s comforting.” Though she was thankful having Kray there and Circe loaded to the teeth. Jack was a wild card to her, she didn’t know him yet. “Do we keep moving to the goal?” looking to Circe then Kray.

failure

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2026-01-19 22:47:53	Mina rolls 3 to Navigation(Wits+Survival) (10 Again)	1, 6, 2	failure

Stats/Equipment

6/6 glamour
3/3 WP
Defense 2
Silver icicle lariat necklace (+1 DEF)
Messenger Bag: 4 water bottles, 4 bags of trail mix, band-aides, gauze, small hunting knife, lighter

[Kray]

Getting the information from his contract the giant licks his prickled finger before weighing in on Circe's concerns. "Hm. There's cousins trumpet nearby but I'm not getting anything about danger or predators." As much as he would love to go grap a few of those fruits, they were here for a purpose.

The hedge was the hedge it was full of the wryd and wonderful and dangerous, but rules of the mortal world did not always apply, or apply consistently. "Uh. It could be that it's winter, things hide away in winter. Hibernate and the like." Pointing at the roots bowing and arching with his hammer. "Uh. That has me more worried, how often is the hedge helpful?" The times he knew of he did not need hands to count.

Mina calls to his attention. "Uh. Unsure on that. But I don't recall encountering any vines till we were on the bridge last time around." Again the hazy memories of last trip were being a bother. If that was right then vines down here was not a comforting sign.

Still he was leading the way and with all the strangeness and change, knowing they were walking into danger the ogre focuses on getting the group to the rope bridge.

Wits + survival 2 successes

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2026-01-20 09:04:32	Kray rolls 6 to wits + Survival +wp (10 Again, WillPower)	3, 8, 10, 1, 6, 4, 7	2 successes

The freezing cold brings on a shiver, the dam fuzzy memories annoy him no end, the hedge for all its wonder demands his focus and amid less then entirely lucid realities that was draining on the giant. "Bah. It's this way." unbidden, unleashed as his will is spent dark thoughts about to do to the someone responsible for this latest problem take form in the ogre's mind. If there was a someone behind this newest problem of course.

stats and equipment

Defence:2
Armour: 1/0
Speed: 12

wp: 0/4
Glamour: 11/11








Bullet Proof Clothing 1/2 Denium overalls and Leather trench coat


Bowie Knife 2L
Trench Knife (WWI) 1(L/B) (doubles as brass knuckles)
Sledgehammer 2B (9-Again)
Advanced Fire Axe 3L/2L (AP 1)
Machete 2L
Dragon knuckles 0L
Strangle Wire 2L (Requires Grapple, then apply wire (Strength+Weaponry-3, no Defense))

x3 murmur fruit

Hedgespun Fedora (0 dot)

[Saber Sloth]

The Lost continue onward.

The hedge continues to be strangely helpful, offering a mostly straight path forward, making it easy for the Lost to stay the Path - even as they're looking for the bridge. Mina, distracted by the - yes more than before amount of vines - nearly veers away from the others, but Circe in the rear pulls the Manikin back to the group.

They continue like this for a time, the clouds above the trees thicken, darken. But eventually they find the bridge.

A rope bridge with wooden slats, they can see the glint of ice on some of them. The walk way goes off into the distance. From their vantage point they cannot tell how far the bridge travels. The vines are many, and more than what Kray and Mina knew from last time. Thicker too.

The bridge hasn't moved, far as Kray can tell, it's still around 60 feet off the ground and anchored to the impossibly thick trunk nearest to them. The rope ladder they'd found isn't visible at a glance.

you can roll what you'd think is appropriate for whatever action you'd like to do, Perception for a general look around or there's the option to wits + investigation to do a more in-depth inspection of the area.

[Circe]

Her response to Mina is to drawl out a single word, "Sarcasm," as the group continues, she ushers Mina along to stay with them, "And yes we are it seems."


Cowardice and caution were synonyms for most Summers. Circe? No so much, she'd have not objected to turning back and re-supplying. Still quite angry with herself for that. And then they arrive, yay. Circe gently puts down the duffle bag, freeing the weight from her shoulders. That is a long bridge up into the trees and shadow. Circe digs into her pockets, "That is a lot of vines. It is spreading? Wonder if I can Hedgespin a weedwhacker? Or maybe a hedge trimmer?"

6 suxx to spot stuff

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2026-01-21 16:20:14	Circe rolls 8 to perception (10 Again)	10, 10, 1, 9, 4, 10, 2, 4, 1, 8, 9	6 successes

Circe considers the flares for a better look, but that has some other problems. So, instead, she pulls out a couple of glowsticks. "Anybody need a light? We can yeet to any dark, drab spots that need a glowup." She waves around the glowsticks as she says that.

Circe's Kit & stat

Trench coat. Fanny pack, tactical harness and various attached pouches for carrying her kit. Sling with shotgun [7+1] ammo case with shells: 12 regular, 3 flare, 8 AP. rondel bayonet and light mount. colt [9]+9r +7a +7a +7h +7r. 30 spare colt bullets in ammo box. advanced skin suit 1/2bp +1 stealth in darkness but -1 in well lit areas. gob fruit flasks x3, fa kit +1, glowstick x7, HS multitool. LED headband, small LED shoulder mounted, 2 small LED flashlight, water bottle, small water bottle, 8 protein bars, boot knife.

Duffle bag

52 lbs of weight, 4.5 is bag. Three 40' coils of rope at 10 lbs each, a crossbow, 3 bodkin bolts with rope loops, 3 regular bodkin bolts, 12 rope pitons, a hammer. 2 gas masks and 2 bug bomb cannisters.

[Jack Violet]

Jack looked around at all the vines nodding to Circe when posing the question about the vines, "It looks like it from what the others said. I mean what say you Kray and Mina, were the vines this abundant the first time you guys were here?"

Jack looked around investigating the area around him, sure he would know it when he sees it.

2 successes

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2026-01-23 11:13:20	Jack Violet rolls 5 to Investigate(Wits3 + Investigate2) (10 Again)	3, 4, 8, 9, 7	2 successes

Forgot to set it to 9 again for my blessing and add the 2 for my Contract. Will remember for next time.

STATS

Health:

Glamour:

Willpower:

BLESSINGS & CURSES

Beast

**Blessing**
The wildness that infuses a Beast gives her a supernatural affinity with animals. A Beast gains the benefit of the 8 again rule when using the Animal Ken Skill, and receives a free Specialty for the one animal that most reflects the Beast’s seeming. That same wild nature gives a Beast a powerful personal magnetism. A Beast’s player can spend points of Glamour to add to dice pools involving Presence and Composure. Each point of Glamour spent adds one die to one dice pool.
**Curse**
Although the Beasts regained their consciousness when they came through the Hedge, their time as beings of thoughtless instinct has taken its toll on each of them, and most find it very hard to make use of academic or trained skills. A Beast’s player suffers a –4 dice untrained penalty when trying to use a Mental skill in which the character has no dots. Further, although Beasts can be very clever indeed, they’re out of practice making those leaps of ingenuity that so characterize human genius. A Beast’s player doesn’t re-roll 10s when using a dice pool involving Intelligence.

Runnerswift

**Runs Like the Wind:** the changeling adds two points to Speed (cumulative with the Fleet of Foot Merit, if the changeling possesses it).

Woodblood

**Fade into the Foliage:** in any outdoors area where there are plants growing from the earth (in a garden, for example, but not in a concrete yard with a couple of shrubs in pots), the character gains the benefit of the 9 again rule on dice pools involving Stealth and Survival. The player can also spend a point of Glamour to hide in a place where he couldn’t normally hide, making a Stealth roll as usual. There has to be a reasonable amount of foliage there. The character couldn’t hide using a small patch of moss or a single dandelion, but could use a flowerbed, a lawn or a sapling.

GEAR

Body:

Hedgespun Whip - Damage 2L Size 2J Durability 1
Rapier - Damage: 2L Size: 2L Durability: 3
Bowie Knife - Damage: 2L Size: 1/J Durability: 4

Backpack:

Canteen with Water
5 MRE's (Meals Ready-to-Eat)
5 Road Flares
5 Glowsticks
Climbing Gear
Advance First Aid Kit
Night Vision Goggles

CONTRACTS

Contracts:

Fang and Talon
Beast’s Keen Senses: +2 dice bonus to all Wits rolls relating to perception for the next full scene.
In addition, he gains the chosen animal’s most notable sensory ability. (Fox: Extremely Acute Hearing Ability)

[Mina]

Following to where the hammer pointed, she nods, “Very worrisome, worth keeping an eye on.”
Another nod, “Someone either had some very strong fertilizer, or they decided to multiply. Either way, I don’t like it.” Not that it really mattered, they were here now, the Hedge knew they were here.

failure

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2026-01-23 16:09:25	Mina rolls 4 to Perception (Wits+Comp)-1 Clarity (10 Again)	3, 6, 2, 7	failure

She feels herself just watching all the vines, soo many more than last time that she doesn’t realize she was straying from the path. Until she felt the pull back to the path and looks to see Circe, “Thanks.” A little embarrassed. Ok, a lot embarrassed.

When the Summer Queen mentions Hedgespunning a weed-wacker, “Maybe something industrial sized? Maybe duel wielding?” that’d be a sight to see.

Looking to Jack with a shake of her head, “They were not this abundant, and they were mainly focused around the bridge. So we might of awoken or pissed something off.” Shrugging.

Stats/Equipment

6/6 glamour
3/3 WP
Defense 2
Silver icicle lariat necklace (+1 DEF)
Messenger Bag: 4 water bottles, 4 bags of trail mix, band-aides, gauze, small hunting knife, lighter

[Kray]

Well they had made it the bridge that was a good start. Even if a helpful hedge was making the giant antsy just by how unusual that is. "Ah. There it is." Even the giant has to crane his neck to look up sixty feet. But by contract or climbing he was still pretty comfortable with his ability to get up there. "Uh. The ladder up was here last time." Tapping the insanely large tree trunk the bridge was anchored to.

Untrained wits+ investigation failure

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2026-01-23 17:11:04	Kray rolls 1 to wits+investigation-untrained (10 Again, Chance)	6	failure

A heavy grumpy exhalation of breath as Circe says what he would not like to be true. "Bah. Yeah I think it's growing alright." The ideas were good but the giant shoves the handle of his hammer through is belt as draws the machete. "Ah. Well this worked well enough cutting up the hedge when we had to burn the rust. It will do just fine on these." And whatever was causing them ideally.

He had answered Jack's question when he answered Circe, but there was something else different from last time to. "Hm. They are bigger this time. And they have attacked us yet." When did that start last time around. "Uh. Wasn't till we were on the bridge itself I think." Which did beg the question why?

Mina comments get another huff of hot breath from the giant. "Bah. If this was someone doing I want to know who pretty badly." Fertiliser didn't just apply itself even here in the hedge. But the bridge also had to have come from somewhere, that was what had drawn him to it in the first place.

stats and equipment

Defence:2
Armour: 1/0
Speed: 12

wp: 0/4
Glamour: 11/11








Bullet Proof Clothing 1/2 Denium overalls and Leather trench coat


Bowie Knife 2L
Trench Knife (WWI) 1(L/B) (doubles as brass knuckles)
Sledgehammer 2B (9-Again)
Advanced Fire Axe 3L/2L (AP 1)
Machete 2L
Dragon knuckles 0L
Strangle Wire 2L (Requires Grapple, then apply wire (Strength+Weaponry-3, no Defense))

x3 murmur fruit

Hedgespun Fedora (0 dot)