Session 01 — Lunch with the Future
Session Overview
Thirty days
after the Alexandrian Storm shattered the skies over Upper Egypt, four
survivors awaken in a pristine Alexandria medical facility. Their bodies are
healed. Their memories are incomplete. Their powers are undeniable. While the
world outside reels from satellite collapse, sealed ruins, and the quiet
classification of “Emergent Assets,” the players discover they are already
behind. History did not pause for their recovery.
As the session
unfolds, fragments of the missing 24 hours surface. Psychic probing confirms
that the group was not merely unconscious after the crash—they were active.
Transported. Used. Possibly duplicated. One member may have functioned as a
mental hub, shielding or channeling others while events unfolded far from
public view. Whatever happened in that window was precise, coordinated, and
deeply unethical.
Outreach to
other survivors deepens the dread. Some respond normally. Others don’t. A
hidden warning arrives from a flight attendant now “back at work.” A missing
engineer sends encrypted coordinates tied to a sacred site already visited.
Media blackouts, altered photographs, and American accusations point to a
covert operation near the Valley of the Kings—one allegedly disrupted by people
who look exactly like the party.
The session
culminates not with combat, but with hospitality. A lunch invitation. Fine
food. Calm voices. And the sudden realization that the most dangerous force
they’ve encountered doesn’t need to threaten them at all.
The Story So Far
The Alexandrian
Storm marked the return of magic to the world. Ancient sites awakened.
Artifacts activated. Governments scrambled. Corporations adapted. Thirty days
later, the survivors awaken into a world already choosing sides—and discovering
that their survival has placed them at the center of a global contest they
never agreed to enter.
Major Events & Key Moments
1. Opening Scene — Awakening Under Observation
The party
awakens after prolonged medically induced comas in a heavily secured Alexandria
facility. Recovery is framed as benevolent, but security protocols, restricted
movement, and quiet monitoring suggest containment as much as care. Time is
deliberately blurred. The players are encouraged to acclimate, test powers, and
rest—while being watched.
1.5 David
Hassan gets a call:
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| Prime Minister Eleanor Whitcombe and Jeffery M Whitcombe |
“David Hassan. Is this David Hassan?”
**David
Hassan**: Yes. Yes, at your service.
“Chief of Staff
Sir Malcolm Grant. Please hold for the Prime Minister”
**David
Hassan**: Of course.
“You are on
speaker, this is Prime Minister Eleanor Whitcomb. Are you a mason?
**David
Hassan**: A mason um yes.
“ Standing here
with me is Colonel Jeffrey Whitcomb. I believe you know him.” Jeffrey Whitcomb
is the highest ranked Mason in the United Kingdom. And in fact you know him to
be the brother of the Prime Minister. You've spoken to him twice and he's
always looked down upon you with problem with proper English superiority.
**David
Hassan**: Fantastic. Yes, at your service. David Hassan. At your service, sir.
Practiced in the right of {redacted for Masonic secrets}.
Jeffrey
Whitcomb: “Right there. Are you, Are you A Kingsman?
**David
Hassan** “No longer”
Jeffrey
Whitcomb: “Well, as of this moment, that has changed. Do you accept as a loyal
British servant.”
Essentially the
Prime Minister is calling to gain your assurances that .Thoth access is
available to the United Kingdom. She is
skilled prime minister and politician and needs to be able to say to the people
of the United Kingdom that one of the richest people in the world is a loyal
British citizen that will be providing satellite internet for all of its
citizens. You know that you can't say no. Once assured, she quickly ends the
call. Shortly after she will be
informing the knights and lords in parliament of these assurances from you that
there will soon be access for the great United Kingdom Internet and satellite
services.
2. Major Conflict / Quest Advancement — The Missing Day
Psychic testing
confirms the players were mentally manipulated during the missing 24 hours
after the crash along with several other times during their medically induced
comas. News research establishes that the Naqada blackout began immediately
after the storm, neatly covering the timeframe in which the players were
unaccounted for.
Wellness checks
with other survivors reveal:
- Sofia Reyes, flight
attendant, sends a hidden message warning: “When you leave the
hospital, they’ll hunt you too.”
- Zainab Al-Hakim, missing engineer, transmits encoded coordinates
tied to the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, a location already on
the tour itinerary.
- Photographic evidence implicates the party in a
second plane crash tied to American operatives—despite none of them
remembering it.
3. Player-Driven Chaos — Power, Wealth, and Leverage
The party gains
access to vast financial resources, only to learn their wealth is currently
stabilizing parts of the global economy. Their phones and artifacts visibly
mark them as anomalous. Powers are tested. Limits are explored. The unspoken
truth becomes clear: they are valuable, traceable, and very difficult to hide. They are soon contacted by
4. Ending Beat — The Lunch
The true climax
arrives quietly.
Attendees:
- Naguib Sawiris, corporate magnate and architect of the .Thoth
network
- Marcus Blackstone, head of Aegis & Blackstone, legally immaculate
and unreadable
- Luka Petrovic, unlisted passenger from the crash, physically
reconstructed and radiating controlled violence
Their entrance
triggers automatic Will saves. This is not conversation—it is
proximity-based influence.
- One player fails and becomes instinctively
deferential, emotionally aligned, and receptive.
- Fortitude saves follow. Most of the party feels
their powers partially suppressed.
- It becomes clear this suppression is selective,
controlled, and intentional. Luka is not emitting an aura. He is choosing
who is affected and shielding allies from it.
Food and drink
subtly heighten suggestibility. No explicit commands are given. Instead, ideas
are implanted:
- The players are uniquely qualified.
- Artifact recovery is urgent.
- Rivals are already acting.
- Company resources are available.
- Of course, they’ll help.
Luka is
assessed as a high-tier enforcer—something no longer entirely human. Where
Yusuf Khalid was Naguib Sawiris’ trouble shooter, Luka is the “trouble
finisher.” A man who doesn’t threaten because he doesn’t need to. The players
realize that while they possess power, someone in the room can turn that
power down at will.
The session
ends with polite smiles, implied expectations, and the chilling understanding
that refusal was never part of the design.
Character Spotlights
Rana Al-Masri
Through
compassion and persistence, Rana uncovers the session’s most critical warnings.
She recognizes the difference between healing and control—and is the first to
articulate that the group is being hunted not as individuals, but as assets.
Tariq Mansour
Tariq confronts
the possibility that he was used as a psychic instrument during the missing
time. His probing reveals not just lies, but fear—particularly around Marcus
Blackstone and what he represents.
David Hassan
David focuses
on preparation and logistics, quickly grasping that this is an arms race
already in motion. His assessments during the lunch confirm that power
suppression is not accidental, and that leverage is being applied with surgical
care.
Yusuf Khalid
Yusuf’s
military instincts respond to hierarchy and authority—and are exploited. His
partial failure at the lunch demonstrates how discipline and loyalty can be
weaponized as effectively as fear.
Loot, Clues, & Reveals
Items Acquired
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| Thoth Phone |
- Thoth Phones (anomalous, traceable)
- Financial access (restricted, monitored)
Clues Found
- Second plane crash evidence tied to American
operatives
- Encoded coordinates from a missing survivor
- Confirmation of deliberate power suppression
technology or abilities
Reveals or Twists
- The Master can control the party at his discretion
- Powers can be selectively dampened by proximity
- The lunch was not an offer—it was conditioning
Active Plot Threads
- Who orchestrated the artifact raids during the
missing 24 hours?
- What else did the players do while in a coma?
- Is Zainab’s message a rescue, a warning, or a trap?
- What exactly is Luka Petrovic now?
- How far does Sawiris’s control truly extend?
Next Session Preview
You’re
released.
You’re resourced.
You’re expected to act.
The world
believes you survived a miracle.
Now it’s time to see what you’re willing to do with it.
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