<div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">"DM Note: My Absence</div><div class="spoiler_body">(My girlfriend had major surgery and things have been extremely rough here for the recovery process.  I've been pulled thin and have been unable to roleplay while taking care of her.  Things have calmed enough so I can continue.)</div></div><br/>Your group manages to get back on track, successfully navigating.  When you arrive, you are the first team to the Colosseum, however you can see one of the rival teams in the close distance.   Once you arrive to the destination, a crew dressed in your colors approach you all quite quickly.  You hear them talking to themselves, excitement in their voices at how you all are the first to arrive.  However, they know that there is little time as this is still just the beginning of the race.<br/><br/>You all will be escorted from the chariot to some pteranodons.  The beasts look to be well trained, and they look at you.  You each find those of your "pit crew" quick to get you onto each of the beasts.  They do a good job to secure your harnesses and the individual who seems to be taking charge approaches, quickly spewing out some things for the three of you.<br/><br/>"They're trained to fly through the rings.  We've got you secure, so just focus on grabbing the ribbons.  You each need to grab one of them.  Once you all have one, tap the beasts on the back of their head "LIGHTLY" and they will head over towards the Dry Docks.  Focus on the ribbons, but know that during this portion, I've heard rumors that some people might run some sort of interference.  So if you grab your ribbon, no one will notice if you try to delay another team while they rest of you are getting your ribbons.  Any questions, no, good?"<br/><br/>The Chultan man doesn't seem to really give the group much time to actually ask questions if they have any.  Instead, he clicks his tongue three times and the beasts you each are strapped to shoots to the sky suddenly.  And within 30 seconds, you all find yourself a few hundred feet in the air.  The beasts are screeching as they fly with such precision, showing that they have indeed been trained.<br/><br/>WHOOSH! A rival pilot zooms past you and toward a network of wide rings suspended between buildings above the cheering crowd. The racer overcorrects from his maneuver and loses control, tossing him from his saddle to dangle helplessly from the harness’s tethers. He clambers back onto the saddle—sweaty, shaken, and too suddenly humble to try that risky stunt again!<br/><br/>If you look behind you, you can see other members of that individual's team flying up, aiming to close the gap along with a second opposing team just taking to the sky.  The sounds of people cheering could be heard below as people look out in awe.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Mechanics</div><div class="spoiler_body">The pteranodons are trained to fly through the rings of their own accord. It’s the characters’s job to snatch the ribbons from the ring as they swoop through it. In order to snatch a ribbon, a character must succeed on a DC 11 Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) check. Each character may retrieve only one ribbon. However, once they have grabbed a ribbon, they can harry riders on theother team.<br/><br/>As an action, a character can interfere with one of the other team’s attempts to retrieve their own ribbons (See The Others!, below). They can also use their action to Help a teammate to retrieve a ribbon. If you’ve got the time and wherewithal, characters (or their opponents) might try to snatch ribbons from one another’s hands and toss them into the winds! Sleight of Hand, Animal Handling, and Perception checks are great ways to facilitate something like this!<br/></div></div>