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Abandoned in the Hedge for god only knows how long, this run down and beaten up old Chevrolet Chevelle Convertible has seen better days. The paint has mostly flaked off and gone on to do god knows what, the all-leather interior is torn up to all hell by the thorns and vines that have long since found entrance through every possible nook and cranny. The front windshield is shattered, the passenger side window is just missing and the one on the driver side will no longer roll up from its hiding place. The convertible top has more or less converted, probably into some form of Hobgoblin, and all that remains is a metallic frame that's torn and bent from when the top itself ripped free to soar free. The instruments on the dashboard are more or less in good condition, except for the speedometer, the glass covering of which appears to have been broken apart from the inside and the actual dial is long gone. Only half of the headlights are intact, and there's a bit of broken glass lingering on the hedge floor toward the front of the car. If you can cut away at the Hedge covering it, however, the hood opens up easily enough. The engine and other bits seem in reasonably good condition, except for the hedge growth that's been working its way up from beneath the car for the past several years. The front license plate seems to be from Ohio, but most of the numbers and letters on the plate are either gone or can't be read. Oh, and the tires are (of course) flat with the rubber long since gone to hell.
Despite all that, if you can put the car in neutral and get some people pushing, it will roll reasonably well. You'll have to cut a bit to free it from the Hedge, or convince the Hedge to let it go through a gift of Glamour, but its definitely not impossible to push the car back onto the path and presumably even find a gateway and get it back to the actual world. There's no telling what would happen if you repaired the car enough to let it run again, but its undoubtedly at least a potential Token of some kind, after all of this time. The real questions are how did the car get into the Hedge in the first place, who did it belong to and just how long has it been here?
The task of repairing the Chevy Thornmaster and getting it once again in working condition is not a small one, and will require both resources and time. The first thing required will be the tools needed to make the attempt; a full set purchased impulsively would be a Resources *** purchase, but with Alex's current level of resources he can afford a set that will give him a +1 equipment bonus on his repair rolls. Various supplies will also be needed, of many and varied sorts, generally a Resources */** purchase every week. Occasional forays into the Hedge will also be necessary to get things such as leather for the seats and any necessary wood for panels and trim.
In general, assume 11 hours per week (five over the week, eight during the weekend) gets you one repair roll. In terms of teamwork, only assistants who help for most of the weekend sessions will make an impact on the primary actors roll. Lengthier repair sessions can allow multiple rolls per week, with two rolls being "part time job" rather than "Hobby" and three or more rolls effectively detracting from ones employment.
75 successes are needed to fully repair the Thornmaster; you have currently achieved 0.
| Modifier | Situation |
| +3 | You benefit from a Medial Favor boon from a Goblin Vow that assists your repair for at least one week. |
| +2 | Use of Parts purchased from a Goblin Market (each weeks worth of supplies is its own purchase) |
| +2 | A repair manual for the Chevy Thornmaster purchased at a Goblin Market. |
| +1 | Auto-repair Books from any Mass Market bookseller (Resources *). |
| +1 | Exceptional parks of the highest caliber (Resources ** each week). |
| -1 to -3 | You've skipped, or effectively skipped, a week or more of repair work. |
Contracts of Hearth: As the rolls necessary for the repair of the Thornmaster are extended, rather than Instant, most of the clauses for the Contracts of Hearth are inapplicable. The singular exception to this guideline, a use of Triumphal Fate (Contracts of Hearth *****), can repair the car in a single week without a roll. The repair will be flawless perfection in almost every way, with a single easily overlooked flaw. Triumphal Fate can only be used by a character once per year.
Contracts of Artifice: The Brief Glamour of Repair (Contracts of Artifice *) can bring the Car to full working order for a single day on a successful activation. Regular use of the Brief Glamour of Repair will cut the number of successes needed to make the repair in half, but the resulting repairs will be ephemeral, and liable to cause breakdown if closely inspected. Using the Blessing of Perfection (Contracts of Artifice ***) on the car repair tools will gain the Changeling a bonus to his Wyrd to the repair roll so long as the benefit lasts for a full weekend.
Contracts of Animation: Knowing Touch (Contracts of Animation *) can give a bonus to the repair roll equal to the Changelings Wyrd if used over the weekend repair session, Instant Expertise (Contracts of Animation **) can be used to gain a single relevant Craft specialty, gaining a +1 to the relevant rolls if used during a Weekend session.
Timmy, with "the Brownie's Boon" merit, can do repair work at an exceptional speed so long as he's unseen. In effect, he can gain two rolls per week without glamour expenditure or spending any extra time on the project beyond the minimum noted above. This would require him taking over the process, however, especially with the restriction. As an alternative, Alex working an hour each weekday after work and Timmy working alone on the weekend could allow them both a repair roll. If he wishes, of course, Timmy can spend Glamour to work even faster. One glamour would let him do an entire weeks worth of work in a three hour session, two glamour allows one roll per hour, and three glamour gives a roll every 30 minutes. Note that this merit doesn't get rid of the necessity for supplies, and extensive use of it would effectively increase the cost of repairing the car (as you'd need all the parts a LOT sooner).
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