{"id":2244,"date":"2024-03-11T06:16:39","date_gmt":"2024-03-11T10:16:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kaihaku.net\/roleplaying\/?p=2244"},"modified":"2024-03-11T06:17:59","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T10:17:59","slug":"great-forest-welfare-society-session-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kaihaku.net\/roleplaying\/2024\/03\/11\/great-forest-welfare-society-session-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Great Forest Welfare Society \u2013 Session 3"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Our heroes hurried back to the town of Forest Lilly<\/strong> to warn against the actions of the evil Koopa Kompany<\/strong>. They brought a vial of the slime that had polluted the stream and one of the robotic insectoids that had been spraying pesticides. I previewed with 5 year old<\/strong> and 8 year old<\/strong> that this session would be different. There would be no combat – unless they started it – but instead they would need be in a debate and would need to persuade the villagers that their argument was correct. Hours of listening to the Smash Boom Best<\/a> podcast during COVID-19 lockdowns helped them understand the concept.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our heroes arrived in town to find a crowd gathered outside the new potion store where Magikoopa <\/strong>is shouting about group’s criminal acts of destruction. 8 year old<\/strong> started shouting at Magikoopa out of character after his barbs about them being criminals got to her and threatened to rip the paper miniature apart. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I placed the miniatures for the townspeople in the middle between the opposing sides. As they made their arguments I would move townspeople between the sides to visually show if they’d made a good point or failed to make their point. Because Forest Lily<\/strong> is Lamima<\/strong>‘s hometown the group got to start with her friend Lymb <\/strong>on their side, giving them a slight advantage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The debate proper began with Magikoopa<\/strong>‘s boss stepping out from the new potion shop. At the sight, 8 year old<\/strong> let out a shriek and jumped around for several minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mr. B. Koopa<\/strong> of the Koopa Kompany<\/strong> accused the group of being criminals who vandalized his business and tried to stop him from selling cheap healing potions. Lamima<\/strong> countered that the Koopa Kompany<\/strong> healing potions were low quality and made in a way that destroyed nature, drawing a direct comparison to her own sustainable way of creating healing potions. While rational, this argument openned her up to attack as Mr. B. Koopa<\/strong> accused her of trying to take out the competition and force the townspeople to continue paying higher prices for healing potions. Tigerlily<\/strong> insulted Mr. B. Koopa<\/strong> almost constantly during this argument but it slowly became clear that her furious name-calling was actually causing townspeople to doubt the group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A series of low dice rolls and bad arguments lead to the group almost losing the battle of public opinion. Mr. B. Koopa<\/strong> even had legal backing for his operations in the forest, showing a signed argument with the neighboring nations agreeing that they had no rights to the forest and that they supported Koopa Kompany<\/strong>‘s development work there. Mom had taken a backseat up to this point, letting 5 year old<\/strong> and 8 year old<\/strong> take the lead, but Caqui<\/strong> did chime in here to note that the Leshy <\/strong>who lived in the forest were never asked. Mr. B. Koopa<\/strong> laughed at this and stated “plants aren’t people.” 8 year old<\/strong> flipped out and threatened again to rip the paper miniature apart. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mom <\/strong>prodded 5 year old <\/strong>and 8 year old<\/strong> to think about how to persuade the crowd instead of getting lost in arguing with Mr. B. Koopa<\/strong>. Then they remembered the chemical samples and broken robot that they’d wisely brought as evidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lamima<\/strong>, who has the highest Persuasion in the group, rolled a Natural 20<\/em> as she accused the Koopa Kompany<\/strong> of poisoning the stream and putting not only the forest, but also <\/em>the townspeople at risk. Mr. B. Koopa<\/strong> protested that the group were criminals who had broken and then stolen his machinery, but the counterargument failed to land with most of the townspeople.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lamima<\/strong> then put sang a song about how the forest and town need each other. Mr. B. Koopa<\/strong> tried to sing his own song as a counterpoint but it fell flat. He then threatened to close the potion shop and leave Forest Lily<\/strong> without cheap healing potions. However, he rolled poorly to Intimidate the townspeople and instead made them angry. Sensing that he had lost the argument, Mr. B. Koopa<\/strong> declared that he didn’t need this measly little town’s business when the neighboring nations had already signed business agreements with him and then left with his entourage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The group enjoyed a well deserved rest after their adventures but just when they were deciding what to do next a Mushroom Leshy<\/strong> burst into Lamima<\/strong>‘s house! “Queen Toadstool has been kidnapped!<\/em>” The Mushroom Leshy<\/strong> shouted and 8 year old<\/strong> immediately raged that the Koopa Kompany<\/strong> was at it again!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Our heroes hurried back to the town of Forest Lilly to warn against the actions of the evil Koopa Kompany. They brought a vial of the slime that had polluted the stream and one of the robotic insectoids that had been spraying pesticides. I previewed with 5 year old and 8 year old that this… <\/p>\n

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