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Forge the Siphon-Breaker Before the Heat Turns

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Crafting ritual and collaborative group check · Low · 6 players, level 19

Forge the Siphon-Breaker Before the Heat Turns

The party can forge the weapon intended to break the Siphon's power, but each mistake leaves a flaw and increases the cost of future Core Discharges near a living current.

Run the talk

Successes
0/4
Failures
0/2

Starts Neutral

Base DC 22

Success The Siphon-Breaker Greatsword is forged as an Artifact

Failure Each failed check leaves one flaw in the Siphon-Breaker Greatsword and adds 1 Siphon Strain

Party 6 players, level 19

System D&D 2024

Cheat sheet

The party wants

Help Bragi and Ignatha forge the Siphon-Breaker Greatsword from all four fragments and Cinders, and decide who bears responsibility for its use.

Success

The Siphon-Breaker Greatsword is forged as an Artifact.

Failure

Each failed check leaves one flaw in the Siphon-Breaker Greatsword and adds 1 Siphon Strain.
Clock
4 / 2
successes / failures
Base DC
22
Starts
Neutral

Who says what

They wantBragi wants the weapon finished without the Concordat claiming it by default. Ignatha wants the party to understand that every flaw is a real cost, then complete the joining safely.

LeverageThe four fragments and Cinders are ready, but Bragi and Ignatha cannot finish the weapon without the party's heat, attention, and steady hands.

  • Bragi

    On a success, Bragi gives a short nod and adjusts the next piece of work to the character's contribution.

  • Ignatha

    On a failure, Ignatha names the strain plainly and asks the character what they do to keep the work moving.

  • Bragi

    After the fourth success, both artisans fall silent as the final joint closes; Bragi offers the hilt to the party.

  • Ignatha

    If anyone asks whether the weapon will end the larger mystery, Ignatha answers, “A tool can break a line. It cannot tell us who laid it.”

Maneuvers

DC 22Each of the six characters makes one check using Dexterity (Smith's Tools), Intelligence (Arcana), Wisdom (Insight), or Charisma (Performance).
DC 22Before a roll, the player names the check and describes their contribution: aligning a fragment, reading the Cinders, calming a strained artisan, or keeping the forge's rhythm.
DC 22The group needs four successes. Resolve each check as it is made; a failure creates one flaw and adds 1 Siphon Strain.
DC 22On completion, Bragi and Ignatha present the Siphon-Breaker Greatsword and ask the party who will take it from the forge.

What the party can use

Bragi's concern about who will control the finished weapon.
Ignatha's insistence that the party supply heat and keep the forge's rhythm steady.
The cost of delay if a missing fragment still has to be earned through a Favor and completed service.

What happens

One full day in the fiction; about 20–30 minutes at the table.
  1. ·

    At the start of the third hour of work.

    The Crucible's heat bucks; the next character to act must describe how they steady the flow before rolling.

  2. ·

    When the group has made three checks.

    A sharp note shivers through the fragments. Bragi asks for a pause while Ignatha listens for a change in the rhythm.

The battlefield

Zones

  1. 1

    The Crucible25 ft

    The working forge. Heat ripples above the Crucible, and every hammer strike rings through the floor.

  2. 2

    The work floor25 ft

    A marked circle where the six characters take turns making their checks, with room to consult Bragi and Ignatha.

  3. 3

    The tool ledge25 ft

    A cooler ledge beside the forge where fragments, Cinders, and tools wait under watch.

What the party can use

The party supplies heat through the day; each character can describe how they keep the Crucible's Seam fed without endangering the smiths.
Bragi calls for a pause if the forge surges; Ignatha can redirect the flow, but doing so costs precious time.
If a fragment is missing, its faction offers it only for a Favor and one completed service. The Unbanked Ember sheds the matching Cinder when the fragment changes hands.

Treasure

The completed Siphon-Breaker Greatsword is an Artifact; use its sourcebook entry.

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