Omega Dicing: Episode 0.2

"Omega Dicing: Episode 0.2" is a session that took place after Session 0 of Omega Dicing but before session 1. In Episode 0.2 Bradley dove into the back story of the character Otis, which is played by Jared.

We begin play with a young 13 year old St. Otis. This day was the day Otis would officially become a saint of the God Ignisia. Otis would express the desire to live life as a Paladin to his father figure, the high priest of Ignisa, Father Koven who governed over the High Temple of Ignisa that Otis would grow up at. As Otis would express the desire to walk as a Paladin, Father Koven would push the way of the Priest on young Otis.

We then learn the story of how Otis came to dwell at the high temple as Father Koven would recite the story to him. We learn that when Otis was an infant his mother would bring him to the temple. She would claim she had known no man. She would claim that she was struck by lightning and it would be the lightning of Ignisa that would give to her a child. She would declare Otis a miracle of Ignisa.

Father Koven would then proceed to tell the story that solidified his belief in the truth the claims of Otis' mother. Father Koven would claim when Otis was 3 years of age the Emperor would visit the high temple. Father Koven would claim the Emperor was accompanied by a knight of the black mountain on griffon back. He would claim the Emperor was drawn to young Otis. He said the Emperor would hold, kiss and bless young Otis. According to Father Koven the Emperor would ask "What is it about this child? There is something different about him!" To this the Father Koven would share the story of how Otis came to the temple. After hearing the story the Emperor would turn around and declare Otis a living saint the very next day! To this day, Otis is the only Saint to every be crowned a Saint prior to adulthood.

The day the Emperor crowned Otis a living Saint was also the last day anyone ever saw the Emperor as he returned to the journey that brought him to the island of the high temple of Ignsia which was supposedly a Holy Pilgrimage that the Emperor would never return from.

Following the story Otis would ask if he is the reason the Emperor abandoned the world. Father Koven would answer and say this was all prophesied. Father Koven took Jared to a stone pillar that had an ancient primordial prophecy carved into it. Father Koven would say he believed the prophecy was about Otis. The following is the wording of the Prophecy, which is a seven verse prophecy..

"VERSE ONE

''The elements that hold reality together beat away at it's walls. Slowly the anchors eat away and become a means of despair. Before the darkest of despair grips reality another great despair looms. If reality is to survive the great despair, the darkest of despair will flood in like a force hither to undreampt of.''

VERSE TWO

''Before great despair sings her song the one of war will hide his face. As his face is turned the one of the storm will make his face seen. A sign of the face will be the world eater melding into despair. His teeth will vanish and blood will fall. Rest assured though, the one of the storm will sing his song.''

VERSE THREE

''in these days sperodin will seem lost. Sperodin not in land but sperodin in principle. In the oldest of tongues sperodin is hope. The absence of sperodin is despair. The song of the storm will be an an anchoring song that unlike the elements doesn't beat away.''

VERSE FOUR

''hear hear, hear the song of sperdoin. reject it not. embrace it even when your heart feels it not. these are the moments it is most needed. All around you the world dances. The song of the storm will ignite an even greater dance. All eventually doubt. Even the singer of the song. When in doubt, see the dance. It is a sign. There are many signs. A sign to the singer of the song will one day be a man of goat dancing in rain. There are unique signs given to all so that all may see.''

VERSE FIVE

''To all who doubt there are signs abound. Even in great despair. Even in darkest despair.''

VERSE SIX

''The songs are what will conquer. The song of the voice of the storm will conquer. The songs of all men will conquer.''

VERSE SEVEN

''Great despair and darkest despair will crumble before the song. "''

Following the exchange between Father Koven and Otis the ordination of Otis as a priest would take place. There would then be a montage scene of Otis giving weekly sermons at the high temple of Ignisa for three years. Following the montage we see a seen of Father Koven praising a frustrated 16 year old Otis for the sermon he just delivered. Father Koven would instruct Otis his next sermon should involve a parable of sand. We would then see a frustrated 16 yera old Otis walk the ocean and in a frustrated state he would argue with Ignisa by screaming into the sky. Upon returning to the temple, Otis would proceed to fake a seizure and also fake the god Ignisa speaking through him. The fake words of Ignisa would be as followed.

"He must leave to grow. The rain falls. The trees spread and war comes to Sperodin. Let the Saint free!"

Otis would then proceed to fake fainting. The very next day Saint Otis would set off on an adventure as he left the high temple of Ignisa. Otis would first venture north traveling into the lands of the sea king. He then travel west to the mainlands. Following the arrival to the mainlands Otis would venture to the land of the god body near Fort Flux. After visiting the lands of the god body Otis would arrive in Xalraq with war ships anchored just south west of the city. Unknowing to Otis as he faked his prophecy war would legitimately come to Sperodin.

1st of Vak 501

Otis would arrive in Xalraq on the 1st of Vak, year 501. Snow would lightly be falling and from the ship Otis arrived on a sailor who went by the name of Buck would give Otis the 411 of the land. Buck would tell Otis about a local blacksmith and Otis would proceed to give to Buck a Saints Blessing following their interaction.

Upon arriving in the city Otis would venture to go see the Blacksmith he was told about. A gnome by the name of Flipdipnipplechip. Flipdipnipplechip would give to Otis a spear made of solid silver and in return the gnomes name would increase in length and honor as the living saint would be wielding a masterwork weapon made by his hands. Otis would bless the gnome and rename him Flipdipnipplechipit. In celebration the gnome smith would bust out his best wine and mix it with certain shrooms. upon drinking the spiked wine the right mind of Otis would be far removed.

Otis would leave the smith's shop and immediately begin to hallucinate. He would see the snow flashing different colors. It would collect into a giant ball that would smash into the children below. In the aftermath of the giant snow ball crashing into the children a dancing Satyr would appear. This dancing Satyr hallucination would be a call back to the prophecy carved into the stone on the pillar at the high temple of Ignisa.

Following the hallucination Otis would call all the people together and have everyone begin dancing in a circle. As everyone danced Otis would spike his newly acquired Silver Spear into the ground in the middle of the dancing circle. He would proceed to cause it to be struck by lightning. The people would go insane and Otis would scream "IGNISA IS LISTENING!" A performance check would be called for and Otis would roll a 21.

2nd of Vak 501

The next day Otis would wake up in a local Inn, Victor's Inn and in his bed would be two noble ladies. Sasha, Lady of House Garma and Brillet, Lady of House Scathelock.