Chapter 5: Final Showdown - Infernal Machine Rebuild

Chapter 5: Final Showdown. After visiting the Tomb of Horrors or the Temple of Moloch (or both), the characters should have recovered some of the missing components of the Infernal Machine. Whenever they return to their original time, Lynx and Sir Ursas both make a play for the components, desiring to use them to complete and control the Infernal Machine of Lum the Mad. Special Delivery Whichever agent the characters are working for, their mechanical guide is programmed to teleport them back to the agent's manor. If the characters somehow obtained both mechanical guides, they can decide which agent they want to initially return to. (Even if the characters have done secret deals with both agents, they should choose one to be their initial contact upon their return to their original time.) If the characters somehow manage to return to their original time at any other location, a courier arrives at that location shortly thereafter, delivering an urgent invitation to come to the manor to discuss the results of their expedition. If the characters have the intent of avoiding the agent, the agent comes to find them in short order, and arranges for their mechanical guide to teleport everyone back to the manor. Formal Review When the characters meet with their chosen agent, Lynx or Sir Ursas asks to inspect any missing components they've collected. The agent agrees to pay the characters as arranged, but only after their servants test that the components are in working order. The characters are then led to the agent's workshop. As they go, the agent talks about deducting expenses for any resources used, damage to the mechanical guide, and so forth-in general, becoming increasingly insidious. Completing the Machine When the characters first see the workshop, they become aware of the scope of what the agent is hoping to achieve. The entire workshop is filled with a massive magical-mechanical device, worked on by a half-dozen servants. With no visible means to move it, the In...