Story 5: The Eleventh Hour

Largely courtesy of reddit user mrvertig0 and their discussion of timelines.

Objectives:

 * Recover the temporal chalice and get it out of town.
 * Figure out what caused the bubble to pop up around town--discover the mystery of the bubble.
 * Figure out what is destroying the town and figure out how to stop it.

Out of the Timeline Notes

 * Each loop resets the characters to how they were when they first entered the bubble. This includes items, spell slots, and HP.
 * Paloma knows the party and how they got there, but is not outside the loop (no clear explanation is given in the arc)
 * The hour of 11-12 is not actually the 11th hour of the day, it is the 12th.

Eleventh Hour Timelines
General Timeline
 * 11:00 - Wake up in bubble, meet Roswell


 * 11:05 - Arrive in town


 * 11:15 - Ruckus at the Davy Lamp


 * 11:30 - Earthquake o'clock


 * 11:45 - Bank explosion


 * 12:00 - Refuge is destroyed

Loop 1
 * 11:00 - Magnus, Taako, and Merle arrive in the bubble


 * 11:01 - Greeted by Roswell


 * 11:05 - Arrive in Refuge and escorted to the Sheriff’s office


 * 11:15 - Ruckus at the Davy Lamp. Roswell leaves the office


 * 11:16-29 - Meet Cassidy, break into Sheriff's desk.  Roswell returns and tosses them in jail


 * 11:30 - Earthquake o’clock


 * 11:31-40 - Magnus, Merle, and Taako debate escaping while Cassidy escapes


 * 11:45 - Bank explosion


 * 11:46-59 - Helping(?) at the Bank

"You'll have to do better than that."
 * 12:00 - Refuge is destroyed

Loop 2
 * 11:00 - Magnus, Taako, and Merle arrive in the bubble (and dub themselves Tres Horny Boys, or THB, which is much less to type)


 * 11:01 - Taako bluffs Roswell (Magnus and Merle help!)


 * 11:05 - Arrive in Refuge


 * 11:10-14 THB destroy Roswell's self-worth, unintentionally (perhaps)


 * 11:15 - Davy Lamp ruckus


 * 11:16-29 - Roswell chases after the Ruffians, THB gives a half-assed pursuit, then heads to the Davy Lamp for some some gambling and info gathering (Magnus and Merle lose, Taako learns about Paloma from Ren, the barkeeper)


 * 11:30 - Earthquake o’clock


 * 11:31 - Magnus uses the distraction to run from his debts, Merle follows


 * 11:35-45 - THB reunite, then split. Magnus and Taako get a fortune from at Paloma (“We’ll pay you now… later."), Merle tails Cassidy


 * 11:45 - Bank explosion

"Somehow you did worse that time."
 * 11:46-59 - Magnus and Taako are opportunistic boys and ride in on Garyl and to steal some DIAMONDS!! Merle’s ass is kicked by Cassidy’s shovel.12:00 - Refuge is destroyed

Loop 3
 * 11:00 - Magnus discovers his bag is empty of diamonds.


 * 11:01 - Magnus Bluffs Roswell


 * 11:05 - THB visit the quarry


 * 11:10 - Locker puzzle!

Loop 4
 * 11:15 - Magnus opens a locker. It explodes. Everyone dies

[Same as previous loop till 11:10]
 * 11:15 - Magnus opens a different locker. It explodes. Everyone dies

Loop 5

[Same as previous loop till 11:10]
 * 11:15-20 - Locker puzzle solved!


 * 11:25 - Cute furry bugs!


 * 11:30 - Earthquake o’clock


 * 11:35 - Fixin' the carts


 * 11:40 - Death by cute furry bugs, Dragon’s Lair style

Loop 6

[Same as previous loop, but slightly faster]
 * 11:20 - Repairing carts


 * 11:25 - Handy glowing cart prevents Dragon’s Lair death


 * 11:30 - Earthquake o’clock


 * 11:35 - THB take 5 minutes to decide to stomp some cute furry bugs (“You’ve got us in the mindset of solving puzzles!”)


 * 11:50 - Bomb disarming puzzle (above, unnoticed, the Bank explodes)


 * 11:51 - Magnus cuts the green wire. Everyone dies.

Loop 7

[Same as previous loop till 11:50]
 * 11:51 - Magnus cuts the black wire. Everyone dies.

Loop 8

[Same as previous loop till 11:50]
 * 11:50 - Merle realizes they need the key cards from the locker room


 * 11:51 - Magnus cuts all the wires. Everyone dies.

Loop 9

[Same as previous loop, EXCEPT they grab all the key cards and Magnus protects them from having to kill any cute furry bugs]
 * 11:51 - Bomb puzzle solved!


 * 11:52 - THB enter Shaft A (or Shafta)


 * 11:59 - TBH hold hands and watch the Giant Purple Worm rise from the tunnels beneath the town


 * 12:00 - Refuge is destroyed

World Timeline
6 Years Ago - Taako's Show

5 Years Ago - Taako's poison incident

2 Years Ago - BoB was founded

~1 Year Ago - Party joins the BoB

Current - Tres Horny Boys enter the bubble

Bubble Timeline
2 Years Before EH [6 Years World] - Taako's Show

2-1.5 Years Before EH [5-4.5 Years World] - Ren leaves the Underdark and takes up shop in Refuge, the visitor (a red robe) brings Jack/June to town

1.5 Years Before EH [4.5 Years World]- Jack/June sacrifice, bubble pops up

1 Year Before EH [4 Years World] - Roswell was created

Current [3 Years World] - EH