Urban Shadows: A New Threat and Updated Clock

Time to review the preparation for session 4 of my Urban Shadows game. Last time the Cthonian Eye suffered a major setback when their leader Felix was (accidentally) mauled to death by the Wolf. Meanwhile the Tainted began a quest to take down Akiva which involved some mortal monster hunters called Mary’s Hellions.

A New Threat and Updated Clock

First the new threat.

Mary's Hellions

Type: Revolution - Mob (craves violence and satiety)
Faction: Mortality
Description: A biker gang that mixes religion and monster hunting, Mary’s Hellions seek to save people from the supernatural. With the information provided by an anonymous source (O’Malley), these vigilantes now intend to bring elements of the Night faction (angry and now Damned ghosts) to bear against their enemies: wizards, fae, and demons.
Cast: the as yet unnamed leader of the Hellions (Mortality); an as yet unnamed lay priest; Sandra Anderson (Mortality; Sam's granddaughter), Vasquez (ex-member of the Cthonian Eye and future target)

Countdown Clock:

• 0:00: The Hellions grab Sandra to act as a medium so they can communicate with the ghosts.
• 3:00: Working with the ghosts, Mary's Hellions attack Vasquez.
• 6:00: The ghosts stir up trouble with the Seelie Court.
• 9:00: The Hellions and ghosts attack the other apprentices of the Cthonian Eye.
• 10:00: The Hellions murder the last of the Cthonians, cementing their alliance with the ghosts.
• 11:00: The ghosts haunt the Faerie court ruining their revels.
• 12:00: Using the ghosts, the Hellions attack the Faerie Monarch.

Custom Moves:

• Mobile: when Escaping Mary’s Hellions choose one more option.
• Fucking Holy: The weapons of Mary's Hellions do +1 harm to members of the Night and Wild faction.

Cthonian Eye Update

With Felix dead, I need to review the countdown clock and see if they could still accomplish their goal. I strongly hinted however that Christine managed to cast some sort of spell over the grave of Tim the Necromancer.

• 0:00: The Cthonian Eye mark up the Old Cemetery, riling the ghosts. [Completed]
• 3:00: The Cthonian Eye shunt the occult power of the Old Cemetery to their base of operations in West Sac. [Completed]
• 6:00: Felix steals a contact from Hell's Bureaucracy.
• New 6:00: Akiva gave Felix the knowledge of Tim’s grave. [Completed]
• 9:00: Using the contract he conducts a secret ritual in Old Sac at the location of an ancient wizard's unmarked grave, giving the cabal the final power boost they need.
• New 9:00: Christine completes the ritual using a remote connection to Tim's corpse.
• 10:00: A gateway to the Verge is formed, granting the Cthonian Eye glimpses of the future.
• 11:00: The Cthonian Eye uses their new foreknowledge to convince several other cabals to unite behind it.
• 12:00: The Cthonian Eye turn the Verge on Hell's Bureaucracy, predicting its every move.