S1 - The Twelvefold Alignment
Challenge 1: The Twelvefold Alignment
Primary CheckThievery, Crafting, or Athletics DC 16 to set a matching mark; Perception DC 16 to call the correct pair.
The party coordinates the Intake, Counterweight Gallery, and Twelvefold Sump as one mechanism. Each round, the caller identifies a mark and the teams set its matching pair. Achieve 6 successes before 3 failures. A failed check raises the flood one step and advances the submerged threat, but the alignment always remains solvable.
Critical SuccessThe water drops immediately after the final pair, the Ash Lift opens, and the party gains a clear route through the basement.
SuccessOne matching pair is set and the next mark becomes available.
FailureThe flood rises one step and the next check is made under worsening footing.
Critical FailureThe mechanism bucks violently. Count 1 failure, raise the flood one additional step, and advance the submerged threat.