WEBVTT 00:00:01.320 --> 00:00:03.640 Hey guys, zipz up, get on our socials, Facebook, 00:00:03.839 --> 00:00:06.860 Instagram, Discord, other ones, etc. Enjoy the 00:00:06.860 --> 00:00:57.130 episode. The wind is crazy here. People are saying 00:00:57.130 --> 00:00:58.770 this is just like what happened on Tythos before. 00:01:00.030 --> 00:01:01.810 The shield -bearers have formed a perimeter around 00:01:01.810 --> 00:01:03.590 us, and we are moving on to the Conquer Jewel. 00:01:03.630 --> 00:01:06.609 My sister, she wasn't home when the warning came 00:01:06.609 --> 00:01:08.750 in. Our parents are here, but I don't see Emi. 00:01:09.310 --> 00:01:11.709 We don't know what's going on. We saw luminaries, 00:01:11.750 --> 00:01:13.569 Jules Laroche and Blanche Trudeau, along with 00:01:13.569 --> 00:01:16.269 a half -dragon, Cholet's son probably, flying 00:01:16.269 --> 00:01:19.230 off into the storm towards the east. No one is 00:01:19.230 --> 00:01:20.709 saying what their mission is. No one is saying 00:01:20.709 --> 00:01:23.689 anything. Could it be that Ozen is here? That 00:01:23.689 --> 00:01:30.250 he was always here? We just don't... Wait, the 00:01:30.250 --> 00:01:34.390 clouds are breaking up. The storm seems to be... 00:01:34.390 --> 00:01:44.730 Oh, Sage! Oh, Sage, what's happening? Whoa. What 00:01:44.730 --> 00:01:49.769 is happening? What happened, gentlemen? I have 00:01:49.769 --> 00:01:54.739 a guess. A giant turkey kaiju. You know what? 00:01:58.859 --> 00:02:01.959 I'm not going to take that segue. Steven, why 00:02:01.959 --> 00:02:05.200 a giant? I'm not taking it. Steven, why? Because 00:02:05.200 --> 00:02:07.439 today is Thanksgiving. Oh my goodness. Because 00:02:07.439 --> 00:02:11.039 we record. Hold on. Do you want to back up? No, 00:02:11.120 --> 00:02:13.719 no. That's fine. That's it? That was good. Okay. 00:02:13.800 --> 00:02:16.139 I thought you had other... We'll take a segue. 00:02:16.259 --> 00:02:18.680 It was awful. Oh, I thought it was great. It 00:02:18.680 --> 00:02:20.080 was wonderful. It was great. We should probably 00:02:20.080 --> 00:02:22.360 fill in the pants people that we are recording 00:02:22.360 --> 00:02:24.219 on Thanksgiving morning, but you guys are hearing 00:02:24.219 --> 00:02:26.819 this like a week and a half later. Yes. We love 00:02:26.819 --> 00:02:29.099 this podcast. We love the pants people so much 00:02:29.099 --> 00:02:32.699 that we took the time out of our busy Thanksgivings 00:02:32.699 --> 00:02:36.719 to get together and play some fantasy pants. 00:02:36.800 --> 00:02:39.860 Oh, yeah. You know what? You know what? While 00:02:39.860 --> 00:02:41.759 we're here, while it's Thanksgiving, before we 00:02:41.759 --> 00:02:43.919 get to all the other stuff going on, we'll get 00:02:43.919 --> 00:02:46.840 to that. We'll get to that. What are you guys 00:02:46.840 --> 00:02:49.580 thankful for? Oh. Let's do our Thanksgiving thing. 00:02:49.979 --> 00:02:54.500 Oh. I'll start. Okay. I will start. I'll tell 00:02:54.500 --> 00:02:58.810 you this. I am thankful. for Rochelle, soundpukigirl 00:02:58.810 --> 00:03:01.889 on Instagram, and in the Discord, who has come 00:03:01.889 --> 00:03:04.509 in so, so clutch again for our little story. 00:03:04.689 --> 00:03:07.129 I messaged her after last week. Actually, real 00:03:07.129 --> 00:03:08.449 quick before it goes away forever, let's take 00:03:08.449 --> 00:03:13.189 one last look at this map that Steven so rudely 00:03:13.189 --> 00:03:17.569 blew up. We'll get to that. But look at this. 00:03:17.689 --> 00:03:19.550 Oh, I don't have my laptop pulled up. Damn it. 00:03:19.569 --> 00:03:20.629 Well, look at the full Shrine of Stars. Jeremy, 00:03:20.710 --> 00:03:22.509 you can look at it. You're cool. Look at this 00:03:22.509 --> 00:03:24.310 beautiful Shrine of Stars. We never really actually 00:03:24.310 --> 00:03:26.889 talked about it last time. I know. The full picture, 00:03:26.930 --> 00:03:29.370 the full image. Look at that last storm sanctum, 00:03:29.370 --> 00:03:33.789 the floating sort of orb, storm orb. It's beautiful. 00:03:34.069 --> 00:03:37.229 It's so cool. I meant to ask if that storm orb 00:03:37.229 --> 00:03:41.129 was a Rochelle art or if she found something 00:03:41.129 --> 00:03:44.500 to input into there because it looks... I mean, 00:03:44.500 --> 00:03:46.759 it looks really, really cool. It's really, really 00:03:46.759 --> 00:03:50.800 cool. It's ethereal and squiggly and shiny. Just 00:03:50.800 --> 00:03:53.159 like overtaking the whole inner sanctum. It's 00:03:53.159 --> 00:03:54.960 just cool. I love it. I love the inner sanctum. 00:03:54.960 --> 00:03:56.319 It's just a simple place, but when you get there, 00:03:56.419 --> 00:03:59.180 it's just like this glorious, very magical event 00:03:59.180 --> 00:04:01.879 forever occurring in this one isolated space, 00:04:02.080 --> 00:04:05.060 closed off from the world behind this grand shrine. 00:04:05.319 --> 00:04:08.180 Like, oh, what a map. We've had four combats 00:04:08.180 --> 00:04:11.310 on this map. Yeah, Jesus Christ. Although the 00:04:11.310 --> 00:04:12.310 fifth one's going to be on a little different 00:04:12.310 --> 00:04:13.870 map. Because after last week, I had to talk to 00:04:13.870 --> 00:04:16.470 Rochelle. I had to be like, okay, we blew up 00:04:16.470 --> 00:04:21.350 your map. Can I have a new one? And damn, did 00:04:21.350 --> 00:04:22.870 she deliver. I'll show you guys later. These 00:04:22.870 --> 00:04:25.769 are hand -drawn maps. So it's not like, okay, 00:04:26.050 --> 00:04:27.949 yeah, let me just go change a few things on this 00:04:27.949 --> 00:04:30.029 map. Well, I think she edited it and altered 00:04:30.029 --> 00:04:34.089 it for me. But like, it's really cool. I don't 00:04:34.089 --> 00:04:36.750 know if she like, just like. painted over her 00:04:36.750 --> 00:04:38.670 like or drew over her like original version i'm 00:04:38.670 --> 00:04:40.230 really she also wrecked it i'm actually curious 00:04:40.230 --> 00:04:42.430 now if she like if she like blew up her version 00:04:42.430 --> 00:04:46.290 too right or she has a copy somewhere the magic 00:04:46.290 --> 00:04:50.610 of showbiz oh it's yeah so cool and and like 00:04:50.610 --> 00:04:54.949 as amazing and cool as these maps are it doesn't 00:04:54.949 --> 00:04:58.149 really hit you until you see them in person we 00:04:58.149 --> 00:05:00.310 saw them at mountain mania last year at least 00:05:00.310 --> 00:05:02.430 some of them rochelle brought her like map books 00:05:02.430 --> 00:05:07.120 and man the tactile experience of like holding 00:05:07.120 --> 00:05:11.779 them and looking at them is, is even cooler than, 00:05:11.839 --> 00:05:16.000 than having them on roll 20, which is incredible. 00:05:16.120 --> 00:05:19.319 And I am also very thankful for that. bring it 00:05:19.319 --> 00:05:21.860 back to thanks. Bring it back to thanks. And 00:05:21.860 --> 00:05:23.360 I will thank you, Pantsy people, to come check 00:05:23.360 --> 00:05:25.000 out the Discord, look under Battle Maps, and 00:05:25.000 --> 00:05:28.019 check out all of Rochelle's work in all its glory, 00:05:28.160 --> 00:05:30.339 with all our tokens set, relive all the fantastic 00:05:30.339 --> 00:05:32.220 combats we've had here in this show, all the 00:05:32.220 --> 00:05:35.779 big moments right there in our Discord Battle 00:05:35.779 --> 00:05:39.060 Maps. But back to thanks, back to thanks. Jeremy 00:05:39.060 --> 00:05:41.579 Wolf, what are you thankful for? Hey, I'm thankful 00:05:41.579 --> 00:05:44.319 for you guys. Oh my gosh. And the community that 00:05:44.319 --> 00:05:48.860 we've built just so fucking organically. It's 00:05:48.860 --> 00:05:52.959 been a great two years. It. And many more to 00:05:52.959 --> 00:05:54.800 come. Yeah, here's to many more. Yeah, I'm thankful. 00:05:55.060 --> 00:05:58.639 Yeah. Cheers, gentlemen. On top of the thanks 00:05:58.639 --> 00:06:02.839 that you two have expressed, I don't want to 00:06:02.839 --> 00:06:06.399 get too like, oh, yeah, our pants people, blah, 00:06:06.439 --> 00:06:09.120 blah, blah. But in a sort of roundabout way, 00:06:09.259 --> 00:06:14.220 I'm very thankful for the Spotify. end of year, 00:06:14.319 --> 00:06:16.819 the rap thing that they do, or like it shows 00:06:16.819 --> 00:06:19.660 us, you know, the listening time and the downloads 00:06:19.660 --> 00:06:22.639 and blah, blah, blah. I think it's a really cool 00:06:22.639 --> 00:06:26.079 and fun metric. We're able to see growth there 00:06:26.079 --> 00:06:28.819 in a really fun way and share it with everybody. 00:06:29.339 --> 00:06:32.519 And, you know, none of that would happen without, 00:06:32.720 --> 00:06:36.019 you know, you wonderful listener who can hear 00:06:36.019 --> 00:06:39.420 my voice right now. So thank you for making our 00:06:39.420 --> 00:06:42.970 Spotify wrapped. Super interesting and fun and 00:06:42.970 --> 00:06:46.230 cool. Look forward to it every year. Yeah. I 00:06:46.230 --> 00:06:48.529 think we're about to be thankful for one more 00:06:48.529 --> 00:06:51.350 thing, gentlemen. Because I've got a question. 00:06:51.509 --> 00:06:53.649 I've got another burning question. What is in 00:06:53.649 --> 00:06:56.209 that box? What's in the box? We've got a box! 00:06:58.110 --> 00:07:01.829 Oh, it's been months. Baby, it's been a while. 00:07:02.110 --> 00:07:06.029 Andrew, Hooli Forged, sent us this huge box. 00:07:06.889 --> 00:07:09.209 And he said he's got something for everybody 00:07:09.209 --> 00:07:12.310 in there. Oh my gosh. Let's crack this bad boy 00:07:12.310 --> 00:07:14.790 open, huh? Let me go get my murder knife. Get 00:07:14.790 --> 00:07:16.709 your Steven's murder knife. He always has one. 00:07:17.230 --> 00:07:19.930 Alright, who's cutting this bad boy open? Steven, 00:07:19.990 --> 00:07:21.370 murder knife. Alright, murder knife. It's too 00:07:21.370 --> 00:07:23.009 far from me. I can't reach it. Okay, hold on. 00:07:23.689 --> 00:07:27.529 Look at him. Wielding that knife like a real 00:07:27.529 --> 00:07:31.149 pro. I mean, that blade is so damn old it probably 00:07:31.149 --> 00:07:35.250 will do no damage. On his hands, I can. Okay, 00:07:35.389 --> 00:07:39.649 the first thing I'm seeing is Wicked Grove hard 00:07:39.649 --> 00:07:44.509 cider. Oh my goodness. Oh, it's full. The box 00:07:44.509 --> 00:07:48.209 is full. Oh my goodness. Whoa, there's a bunch 00:07:48.209 --> 00:07:53.370 of drinks in here. It is like sunrise. It is 00:07:53.370 --> 00:07:56.170 so early in the day. And yeah, I'm feeling the 00:07:56.170 --> 00:07:58.410 pressure. I'm feeling the pressure of going into 00:07:58.410 --> 00:08:00.230 this thing. It's Thanksgiving. I'm sorry, guys, 00:08:00.310 --> 00:08:02.850 but I will be drinking something here. I think 00:08:02.850 --> 00:08:05.149 I have to as well. This has to be a David thing. 00:08:05.189 --> 00:08:09.769 Here you go. Can I have the old bottle opener? 00:08:09.930 --> 00:08:13.629 Yes. Give me this. Tell us what you got there. 00:08:14.050 --> 00:08:17.569 This is Wicked Grove Hard Cider Crisp Apple. 00:08:18.009 --> 00:08:21.129 Let me... Hold on, hold on. Just before you crack 00:08:21.129 --> 00:08:23.470 it, there are other things. I want to at least 00:08:23.470 --> 00:08:26.579 give you an option. I'm holding this one. Okay, 00:08:26.699 --> 00:08:28.639 go for it. The bottle opener has chosen. Look 00:08:28.639 --> 00:08:32.279 at it. It's poised. Yeah. Ready? Andrew's Hooli 00:08:32.279 --> 00:08:36.080 Forge bottle opener opening cider from Andrew. 00:08:36.519 --> 00:08:39.519 So poetic. I've got another one here. A 16 ounce 00:08:39.519 --> 00:08:44.919 can of busky hard cider made with Virginia apples. 00:08:47.059 --> 00:08:50.610 That's probably another David cider. Lindman's. 00:08:50.649 --> 00:08:52.690 I feel like I've seen this brand before, right? 00:08:52.750 --> 00:08:56.110 Have we even had this before, maybe? This is 00:08:56.110 --> 00:09:00.409 a peach lambic. What? Something that David and 00:09:00.409 --> 00:09:07.129 or Jeremy might enjoy. From Aslan Beer Co. Arctic 00:09:07.129 --> 00:09:10.330 sauce, sour ale. Oh my goodness. With blue raspberry 00:09:10.330 --> 00:09:13.090 flavor, cherry, lime, milk sugar, and vanilla. 00:09:13.529 --> 00:09:16.990 I've been spoiled. You have been spoiled. Ooh, 00:09:17.129 --> 00:09:20.809 and a Belgian triple here. Whoa. Whoa. Let me 00:09:20.809 --> 00:09:24.370 see. That sounds tailored to old Mr. Rodriguez. 00:09:24.769 --> 00:09:27.110 Yeah, I think I'm the only one who's a big Belgian 00:09:27.110 --> 00:09:29.730 fan here. Yeah, it's imported from Belgium. This 00:09:29.730 --> 00:09:34.070 is lovely. Holy smokes. Holy crap, Andrew. Now, 00:09:34.110 --> 00:09:38.389 the trick question is, do I want to open a Belgian 00:09:38.389 --> 00:09:43.580 triple at 9 .30 a .m.? The answer is maybe. Uh, 00:09:43.700 --> 00:09:45.419 let's continue to see what, I think there's a, 00:09:45.440 --> 00:09:47.480 uh, one of Andrew's potion. Oh, look at this 00:09:47.480 --> 00:09:49.799 pink potion bottle. Oh my God. Just like the 00:09:49.799 --> 00:09:52.139 other ones we've got. Oh, what is it? What is 00:09:52.139 --> 00:09:57.240 it? The question is, who's it for? For ease of 00:09:57.240 --> 00:09:59.620 reading. Like I can make out the words on the 00:09:59.620 --> 00:10:03.000 spell scroll, but Andrew sent it to me. Oh, nice 00:10:03.000 --> 00:10:05.679 as well. Yeah. Scroll here. Here's the scroll. 00:10:06.120 --> 00:10:10.220 Oh yeah. I feel that paper. That's so cool. Okay. 00:10:10.299 --> 00:10:16.500 The spell is called. polyamorous fog filter this 00:10:16.500 --> 00:10:20.220 filter when smashed am i saying that right unleashes 00:10:20.220 --> 00:10:23.480 a pink gaseous cloud in a 20 foot sphere okay 00:10:23.480 --> 00:10:26.059 so not a spell but you know what i mean all creatures 00:10:26.059 --> 00:10:27.779 in the cloud was make a charisma saving throw 00:10:27.779 --> 00:10:30.600 or become enamored with each which each other 00:10:30.600 --> 00:10:33.960 person in the cloud the dc say for this is equal 00:10:33.960 --> 00:10:38.409 to 1d10 plus 12 The effect wears off after one 00:10:38.409 --> 00:10:42.370 D6 days. Oh, my God. We saw the genre of our 00:10:42.370 --> 00:10:44.769 show and was like, I want a different genre. 00:10:44.789 --> 00:10:47.750 I want a very special episode. Not for the kiddos. 00:10:48.309 --> 00:10:50.970 And there's a warning at the end. Drinking the 00:10:50.970 --> 00:10:53.970 contents may cause romantic feelings towards 00:10:53.970 --> 00:10:56.309 every person encountered for the next month. 00:10:56.750 --> 00:11:01.490 Jesus. That is despicable. Someday. That is just 00:11:01.490 --> 00:11:04.399 diabolical. Classic Andrew. Hey, give me that. 00:11:04.440 --> 00:11:06.340 That's mine. Oh, no. I'm going to spike one of 00:11:06.340 --> 00:11:09.759 your drinks with it. All right. There's a lot 00:11:09.759 --> 00:11:11.379 of packing in here. Let me work through what 00:11:11.379 --> 00:11:15.139 we got here. That's amazing. Oh, what's this? 00:11:15.620 --> 00:11:17.580 I think that's just a bag. What's this? What's 00:11:17.580 --> 00:11:22.440 this? Aha, paper. I thought there would be paper 00:11:22.440 --> 00:11:27.820 somewhere in here. From Ember to Danny. Oh. What? 00:11:28.460 --> 00:11:30.720 We've got a nice long note on the back that we 00:11:30.720 --> 00:11:37.700 can read later. Yeah. And Danny gets a D20 dog 00:11:37.700 --> 00:11:46.159 treat toy majigger mafinger. Oh, my. Holy hell. 00:11:46.259 --> 00:11:48.740 Andrew sent us some treats. Oh, it's like a treat 00:11:48.740 --> 00:11:51.139 dispenser. A treat dispenser. Exactly. So Danny 00:11:51.139 --> 00:11:54.500 can roll for us. Oh, my God. If we ever want 00:11:54.500 --> 00:11:56.759 to do a Danny roll. She is going to love all 00:11:56.759 --> 00:11:59.460 of this. Wait, this is actually adorable. Oh, 00:11:59.460 --> 00:12:03.279 okay. Read it, please. Read it while I open this 00:12:03.279 --> 00:12:05.639 Belgian triple. I'm sorry. I'm just going to 00:12:05.639 --> 00:12:09.059 do it. Hey, Fantasy Pants crew. I want to thank 00:12:09.059 --> 00:12:11.179 you for all the happy times you have brought 00:12:11.179 --> 00:12:13.879 to my dad. Since he has found your show, I have 00:12:13.879 --> 00:12:16.039 seen him laugh more, smile more, and I've even 00:12:16.039 --> 00:12:18.000 sat with him while he listens to his favorite 00:12:18.000 --> 00:12:21.039 episodes when he gets the big sads. He likes 00:12:21.039 --> 00:12:22.679 the one with the pangolins flooding the town 00:12:22.679 --> 00:12:27.039 to the sound of these lights. My favorite is... 00:12:27.679 --> 00:12:29.759 My favorite's the one where he goes, clarp, clarp, 00:12:29.820 --> 00:12:33.059 clarp, clarp, clarp. Honestly, yeah, yeah. Did 00:12:33.059 --> 00:12:36.580 it for you, Ember. Big dogs are so funny. Anyway, 00:12:36.720 --> 00:12:39.159 I need to leave room for my message to Danny. 00:12:39.379 --> 00:12:41.480 May your sticks never get stuck out of reach, 00:12:41.679 --> 00:12:45.940 Ember. Thank you. Danny, you never get mail, 00:12:46.019 --> 00:12:48.220 and that's not fair. With your looks, you could 00:12:48.220 --> 00:12:52.929 be the star of this show. No one disagrees. so 00:12:52.929 --> 00:12:55.330 you can join it and make d20 rolls too i've included 00:12:55.330 --> 00:12:58.490 a toy just for you dogs rule cats drool okay 00:12:58.490 --> 00:13:01.769 hang on well all right ember let's uh ember uh 00:13:01.769 --> 00:13:05.350 cats are you know cats pee to my laptop multiple 00:13:05.350 --> 00:13:06.710 times so you know what maybe you're right maybe 00:13:06.710 --> 00:13:10.149 you're right oh that is so sweet yeah thank you 00:13:10.149 --> 00:13:12.889 so much really really incredible that's amazing 00:13:12.889 --> 00:13:16.889 such a lovely thing uh and this this triple is 00:13:16.889 --> 00:13:20.230 delicious in just the way i need to start off 00:13:20.230 --> 00:13:23.649 a debaucherous Thanksgiving holiday. And I have 00:13:23.649 --> 00:13:26.669 opened up the Lambic. Oh, excellent. And honestly, 00:13:26.789 --> 00:13:28.370 I'll tell you guys right now, you made the right 00:13:28.370 --> 00:13:30.169 move opening up some alcohol because I'm going 00:13:30.169 --> 00:13:32.629 to be very clear with you. Today... Oh, he likes 00:13:32.629 --> 00:13:35.429 it. Oh, my God. It's so good. Sorry, David. You 00:13:35.429 --> 00:13:38.889 were talking? Yeah. I'm going to give you nothing 00:13:38.889 --> 00:13:43.549 else to be thankful for. Oh, God. Yeah. Before 00:13:43.549 --> 00:13:48.409 we get into Smash territory, let's take a brief 00:13:48.409 --> 00:13:51.570 pause so that I can... clean up the space and 00:13:51.570 --> 00:13:55.029 get my my dice accoutrement out get ready for 00:13:55.029 --> 00:13:57.309 death all right let's do it let's do it thank 00:13:57.309 --> 00:14:02.690 you so much so you guys think are you ready are 00:14:02.690 --> 00:14:06.049 you ready what happened i'm what's going on guys 00:14:06.049 --> 00:14:08.889 i'm equipped with a drink and i'm ready to get 00:14:08.889 --> 00:14:14.970 into it hell yeah it's time to answer some questions 00:14:14.970 --> 00:14:17.330 but we'll get to that we'll get to that because 00:14:17.330 --> 00:14:19.820 i got one more thing i want to do before we Get 00:14:19.820 --> 00:14:25.200 back into Endemedia Res, back into our now. Flashback. 00:14:25.480 --> 00:14:30.320 Oh. Flashback. It is sunset in the Preserve of 00:14:30.320 --> 00:14:33.139 the Ancestors, and the fastened crystal walls 00:14:33.139 --> 00:14:34.899 and ceiling that surrounds the Great Preserve 00:14:34.899 --> 00:14:38.320 are burning with a beautiful orange glow. We 00:14:38.320 --> 00:14:40.379 see Crispin and Dresden moving up a grassy hill 00:14:40.379 --> 00:14:42.980 surrounded by similar rolling hills that mirror 00:14:42.980 --> 00:14:45.320 the region around the town of Promise on the 00:14:45.320 --> 00:14:49.139 world of God's Breath. Above and ahead of you 00:14:49.139 --> 00:14:52.120 looms a being of connected, shining red gemstones, 00:14:52.179 --> 00:14:55.320 their framework rising up high and splaying out. 00:14:55.659 --> 00:14:57.700 Though no wind runs through your hair and fur, 00:14:57.940 --> 00:15:02.000 the jasper pecan tree seems to sway in an easy, 00:15:02.100 --> 00:15:06.059 constant dance. The sounds of tinkling gemstones 00:15:06.059 --> 00:15:08.740 mingling with the deeper sound of distant thunder. 00:15:09.440 --> 00:15:11.379 The two of you have gotten used to the pressure, 00:15:11.460 --> 00:15:13.539 the gravity that these beings seem to exude, 00:15:13.679 --> 00:15:15.740 and so as you come close, you are surprised to 00:15:15.740 --> 00:15:18.720 find this hilltop holds a very light feeling. 00:15:18.879 --> 00:15:23.080 A gemstone branch seems to wave to you as you 00:15:23.080 --> 00:15:32.700 approach. Hey, if it isn't Crispin Dubois. Have 00:15:32.700 --> 00:15:41.860 you been? This is like a very revered... Spirit, 00:15:41.940 --> 00:15:43.799 right? Yeah, this is one of the Dracon spirits. 00:15:44.879 --> 00:15:47.360 It's just a pecan tree now. This gemstone pecan. 00:15:47.440 --> 00:15:49.399 You actually have known this one. When you became 00:15:49.399 --> 00:15:51.759 a luminary some years ago, you met this being 00:15:51.759 --> 00:15:54.139 as per tradition. You spoke to the pecan tree, 00:15:54.240 --> 00:15:59.440 the incarnate of God's breath. So, quick, fun, 00:15:59.580 --> 00:16:05.399 annoying language thing. Yeah. The original, 00:16:05.580 --> 00:16:12.100 like, native word for... What you're saying is 00:16:12.100 --> 00:16:18.600 pecan with a B. What? So the, like, Anglo version 00:16:18.600 --> 00:16:22.019 should be pecan. Is that what you say to the 00:16:22.019 --> 00:16:25.259 incarnate? Ooh. Are those your words? Oh, God. 00:16:25.980 --> 00:16:30.320 Crispin says, I believe it's pronounced pecan. 00:16:33.000 --> 00:16:38.159 Not that the tree said pecan. You said pecan. 00:16:42.020 --> 00:16:44.000 I'm just going to go with that. The tree sort 00:16:44.000 --> 00:16:47.379 of waves a branch down towards you like, I told 00:16:47.379 --> 00:16:53.500 you last time, Crispin. You're my friend. And 00:16:53.500 --> 00:17:02.879 my friends call me. That's my dracon name. A 00:17:02.879 --> 00:17:15.980 pleasure. I was so glad to hear that show that 00:17:15.980 --> 00:17:19.940 gave us the okay to really talk, man. It's such 00:17:19.940 --> 00:17:25.160 a relief to not be held back by the vows. I'm 00:17:25.160 --> 00:17:29.019 interested to hear what you have to say. Hmm. 00:17:29.920 --> 00:17:34.059 Kind of a thunder slow. It's sort of almost like 00:17:34.059 --> 00:17:39.060 this feeling of almost mulling things over. So, 00:17:39.060 --> 00:17:43.880 I've been speaking to the other incarnates. We've 00:17:43.880 --> 00:17:46.700 been planning out who will mentor you and on 00:17:46.700 --> 00:17:50.960 what subject. You'll see each of us in time, 00:17:50.980 --> 00:17:59.859 I think. Well, those of us that yet exist. I'm 00:17:59.859 --> 00:18:03.400 sorry you cannot meet your own world's incarnate, 00:18:03.440 --> 00:18:09.579 Dresden Kelly. He was alright. Still crazy to 00:18:09.579 --> 00:18:14.140 think he was slain by a mortal. You should go 00:18:14.140 --> 00:18:17.319 to the body while you are here. Pay your respects. 00:18:18.500 --> 00:18:21.140 Though with the heart stone destroyed, there 00:18:21.140 --> 00:18:28.519 is no will there any longer. Anywho, it sounds 00:18:28.519 --> 00:18:31.440 like you just learned about the war from Bastat. 00:18:32.460 --> 00:18:40.779 I'm sorry about him. That guy is dramatic. So 00:18:40.779 --> 00:18:44.359 for my part, I'll tell you about the nature of 00:18:44.359 --> 00:18:49.880 your power. This is more for Crispin's sake. 00:18:50.000 --> 00:18:54.900 Though your abilities are not dissimilar, they 00:18:54.900 --> 00:19:00.539 are far more limited. A minor boon. granted by 00:19:00.539 --> 00:19:03.059 the magic that has been awakened in the fossil 00:19:03.059 --> 00:19:08.039 fragment that lies buried in your flesh. Your 00:19:08.039 --> 00:19:11.940 power is a static thing, a single wish fulfilled 00:19:11.940 --> 00:19:18.559 and unchanging. Crispin, though, you are a true 00:19:18.559 --> 00:19:31.089 Mazir Drakkar. I keep hearing that. Perhaps you 00:19:31.089 --> 00:19:37.690 can better define it for me. Define. Yeah, man. 00:19:38.930 --> 00:19:42.609 Speaker with spirit, speaker with serpent. It's 00:19:42.609 --> 00:19:46.650 a strange word. In truth, it really should be 00:19:46.650 --> 00:19:50.609 more like those who speak directly with the spirits 00:19:50.609 --> 00:19:54.579 of the great serpents. Our old tongue is odd, 00:19:54.799 --> 00:19:57.460 though. There's a lot said without saying a lot, 00:19:57.599 --> 00:20:02.119 you know? That is quite a mouthful. Basically, 00:20:02.160 --> 00:20:04.380 those of your abilities were prophets in the 00:20:04.380 --> 00:20:08.619 old world. Our prophets. You were chosen by us, 00:20:08.700 --> 00:20:11.779 granted power to serve your people in our stead 00:20:11.779 --> 00:20:17.069 with our blessings. You might... Call them warlocks 00:20:17.069 --> 00:20:20.690 in modern tongues, though that is a vast simplification 00:20:20.690 --> 00:20:25.730 of a Mazir Drakon's role. They would represent 00:20:25.730 --> 00:20:29.230 the people, but this gift could be weaponized 00:20:29.230 --> 00:20:34.190 against the Drakon. We trusted in you all, and 00:20:34.190 --> 00:20:38.789 so we did not fear you enough. But the mightiest 00:20:38.789 --> 00:20:41.710 and most innately talented of the Mazir Drakon 00:20:41.710 --> 00:20:44.259 were able to bring... reach out to our souls 00:20:44.259 --> 00:20:47.859 directly, and pull upon our power even against 00:20:47.859 --> 00:20:53.339 our wishes. This was a major factor that led 00:20:53.339 --> 00:20:58.680 to the Great War. We incarnates aren't all sure 00:20:58.680 --> 00:21:00.839 how your luck keeps springing up throughout the 00:21:00.839 --> 00:21:05.480 world now. We think it may be our dead kin who 00:21:05.480 --> 00:21:08.700 still cling to their roles as gods and protectors. 00:21:09.339 --> 00:21:12.539 and occasionally choose heroes to serve in times 00:21:12.539 --> 00:21:18.160 of dire need. They force a sort of hole in your 00:21:18.160 --> 00:21:22.240 own soul that allows it to reach into their own. 00:21:22.559 --> 00:21:27.099 You know what I'm saying, man? I don't wish to. 00:21:27.339 --> 00:21:30.980 I don't wish to attack you with my powers. I 00:21:30.980 --> 00:21:34.279 just want to know how to use them to save our 00:21:34.279 --> 00:21:39.940 worlds. I'm not worried about me in particular. 00:21:40.259 --> 00:21:44.900 Us incarnates are... Souls are firmly locked 00:21:44.900 --> 00:21:49.059 away in our heart stones. Not really receptive 00:21:49.059 --> 00:21:54.779 to your call. But the point of what I'm saying, 00:21:55.000 --> 00:21:58.099 Crispin, is as you grow, your power will grow 00:21:58.099 --> 00:22:02.250 with you. You can easily touch our power in small 00:22:02.250 --> 00:22:05.769 ways, readings of the future, minor shaping of 00:22:05.769 --> 00:22:10.130 your form and of the land around. When you really 00:22:10.130 --> 00:22:14.130 connect with us, there is little that a Mazir 00:22:14.130 --> 00:22:20.730 Drakon cannot do. Just brace yourself, buddy. 00:22:21.349 --> 00:22:31.650 The ancient magic of the serpents can be... Now 00:22:31.650 --> 00:22:38.950 then, back to the present. Back to the Shrine 00:22:38.950 --> 00:22:42.049 of Storms. I think my former description was 00:22:42.049 --> 00:22:44.670 an apt one. Playing tug -of -war with the power 00:22:44.670 --> 00:22:48.259 of a god. And as you pull upon this power, crisp 00:22:48.259 --> 00:22:50.859 and wishing for a miracle, something pulls back 00:22:50.859 --> 00:22:54.519 hard. You feel a deep tearing, a guttural animal 00:22:54.519 --> 00:22:57.359 scream reverberating through your connected soul, 00:22:57.559 --> 00:23:00.440 a voice both silent yet loud enough to carry 00:23:00.440 --> 00:23:03.799 across all of the worlds to those with the ability 00:23:03.799 --> 00:23:06.759 to hear it. Dresden, you stand at the back of 00:23:06.759 --> 00:23:08.720 this cavern, near the partitions of black stone 00:23:08.720 --> 00:23:11.519 wall that form an entrance. You hear silence 00:23:11.519 --> 00:23:14.640 outside, no rain, no wind, no chimes of warning. 00:23:15.339 --> 00:23:16.960 But you are struck by the sudden sound of something 00:23:16.960 --> 00:23:19.680 dropping hard onto a metal surface. Someone, 00:23:20.960 --> 00:23:23.880 you realize, leaping onto the roof of the apparatus 00:23:23.880 --> 00:23:27.059 of the crab right behind you at the opening to 00:23:27.059 --> 00:23:30.259 this chamber. Crispin, you stand above the smooth 00:23:30.259 --> 00:23:32.140 black fossil that protrudes from the earth in 00:23:32.140 --> 00:23:34.740 the chamber's center. The orb of swirling storm 00:23:34.740 --> 00:23:37.079 clouds, maybe 20 feet in diameter, suddenly compresses 00:23:37.079 --> 00:23:40.960 itself, shrinking to the size of a marble. The 00:23:40.960 --> 00:23:44.599 air goes deathly still, sound and breath stolen 00:23:44.599 --> 00:23:48.759 away. A tremor runs through the earth, through 00:23:48.759 --> 00:23:53.119 you. There's one last lingering will that presses 00:23:53.119 --> 00:23:55.240 into you from the doomed soul of the Drakkon. 00:23:55.279 --> 00:23:58.640 A will to protect. A will that you find yourself 00:23:58.640 --> 00:24:02.319 channeling, shaking with it. It fills you, Crispin. 00:24:02.700 --> 00:24:08.130 A power. A last miracle. Your mind instinctively 00:24:08.130 --> 00:24:12.630 reaches out and you can feel your allies. Dresden, 00:24:12.750 --> 00:24:14.509 what are your immediate thoughts and feelings 00:24:14.509 --> 00:24:19.230 right now in this moment? I think for the first 00:24:19.230 --> 00:24:22.670 time in a long time, Dresden feels a tinge of 00:24:22.670 --> 00:24:27.710 genuine fear. I think while he's inside, he takes 00:24:27.710 --> 00:24:30.670 his hands and braces them against each side of 00:24:30.670 --> 00:24:33.869 the wall. Kind of plants his feet a little bit 00:24:33.869 --> 00:24:37.839 and gets ready. For whatever's coming. Something's 00:24:37.839 --> 00:24:39.539 coming. A surge. You already brace yourself. 00:24:39.619 --> 00:24:43.359 You feel him. Crispin, do you protect him? Yeah, 00:24:43.380 --> 00:24:45.720 absolutely. Yeah, whatever. A surge of something, 00:24:45.819 --> 00:24:47.980 some power surrounds you, Drez. You can feel 00:24:47.980 --> 00:24:51.400 it. A sort of disconnection from the air, from 00:24:51.400 --> 00:24:55.019 the world outside. Crispin, you feel another 00:24:55.019 --> 00:24:57.740 form, too. Outside of this chamber, somewhere 00:24:57.740 --> 00:25:02.279 in the Court of Beauty. Shock from Akio. In an 00:25:02.279 --> 00:25:06.299 overwhelming sense of joy. A single word in the 00:25:06.299 --> 00:25:12.720 mind. Master! Do you protect him, too? Akio? 00:25:12.880 --> 00:25:16.319 Yeah. You may protect him as well. Absolutely. 00:25:17.460 --> 00:25:21.420 The same presence, like a tentacle reaching out. 00:25:21.519 --> 00:25:24.799 One to Dresden, one to Akio, two helping hands, 00:25:25.000 --> 00:25:27.220 two tentacles, and wrapping them, protecting 00:25:27.220 --> 00:25:33.029 them. And then... A flash of light, blinding 00:25:33.029 --> 00:25:34.970 bright. By the time you hear the roaring of the 00:25:34.970 --> 00:25:37.349 wind, the breaking of stones, you are already 00:25:37.349 --> 00:25:40.069 flying, flung through the air, bouncing in stone 00:25:40.069 --> 00:25:41.890 that seems to rebound off the magical barrier 00:25:41.890 --> 00:25:45.349 that surrounds you both. You crash and you roll, 00:25:45.549 --> 00:25:48.089 licked by bolts of scattered lightning. You are 00:25:48.089 --> 00:25:50.829 engulfed by the spreading light of pure magical 00:25:50.829 --> 00:25:53.809 force. From your perspective, you do not see 00:25:53.809 --> 00:25:57.130 the form of this light, a great serpentine shape 00:25:57.130 --> 00:26:00.069 of light and force blasting through the shrine, 00:26:00.150 --> 00:26:02.950 through the seaside cliff, roaring towards the 00:26:02.950 --> 00:26:05.730 sky where the dark clouds have parted in a great 00:26:05.730 --> 00:26:10.710 oh, revealing serene blue above. A rainbow arcs 00:26:10.710 --> 00:26:12.950 around this form, shooting up from the shrine's 00:26:12.950 --> 00:26:15.650 location, signaling an abrupt end to the storm 00:26:15.650 --> 00:26:19.779 and the freeing of a god's very soul. Blanche 00:26:19.779 --> 00:26:22.180 and Jules, they see this as the wind around them 00:26:22.180 --> 00:26:24.539 dies, as they push more fervently towards their 00:26:24.539 --> 00:26:28.460 goal. Arhalon, not far behind, sees this. His 00:26:28.460 --> 00:26:32.460 teeth grit as his wings push ever stronger. Those 00:26:32.460 --> 00:26:34.880 that surround the pearl -conquered Jules see 00:26:34.880 --> 00:26:37.259 this. People screaming, shield -bearers bringing 00:26:37.259 --> 00:26:40.319 shaking hands to weapons, some more elderly figures 00:26:40.319 --> 00:26:42.160 dropping to their knees and bowing towards the 00:26:42.160 --> 00:26:44.980 figure, humming a prayer as it vanishes into 00:26:44.980 --> 00:26:48.829 the endless sky. But Crispin and Dresden see 00:26:48.829 --> 00:26:52.730 none of this. For the two of you, the light simply 00:26:52.730 --> 00:26:59.529 fades into darkness. Dresden, you open your eyes, 00:26:59.549 --> 00:27:02.349 understanding immediately that only seconds have 00:27:02.349 --> 00:27:06.190 passed. You see only shadowed, blurred images 00:27:06.190 --> 00:27:10.460 resolving around you. One figure still standing, 00:27:10.740 --> 00:27:14.160 moving a ways ahead of you. A voice muffled by 00:27:14.160 --> 00:27:16.700 the sound of a continuous tone. That sort of 00:27:16.700 --> 00:27:19.200 titanous effect you always hear in action movies. 00:27:19.240 --> 00:27:20.819 There are big explosions and cool shit happens. 00:27:23.079 --> 00:27:27.839 That was quite something. I could feel your pull, 00:27:27.960 --> 00:27:31.759 Mr. Drakon. And so I pulled back hard. I think 00:27:31.759 --> 00:27:35.700 we released the very soul of my kin. A mercy, 00:27:35.880 --> 00:27:39.029 to be sure. Unfortunately, it seems you have 00:27:39.029 --> 00:27:42.990 survived the blast. The world gains clarity. 00:27:43.309 --> 00:27:47.710 The figure before you gains features. Black armor 00:27:47.710 --> 00:27:50.009 trimmed with gold and dressed in cloth of dark 00:27:50.009 --> 00:27:52.910 blue and gray. One eye, the mask of his Kabuto 00:27:52.910 --> 00:27:55.670 helm, is covered by the start of a curving, lightning 00:27:55.670 --> 00:27:57.910 -bolt -shaped horn, which protrudes through the 00:27:57.910 --> 00:27:59.910 helm's top, curling above and into a crescent 00:27:59.910 --> 00:28:03.109 moon shape. A silver beard cascades from the 00:28:03.109 --> 00:28:06.329 bottom of the smiling mask. A simple black katana 00:28:06.329 --> 00:28:10.529 rests sheathed at his waist. And you cannot mistake 00:28:10.529 --> 00:28:13.250 this figure. In his prime, he was the number 00:28:13.250 --> 00:28:17.210 two luminary, second only to Atash, stronger 00:28:17.210 --> 00:28:21.930 than even the mighty pig man. Ozen Yoshikatsu, 00:28:22.130 --> 00:28:26.559 the Storm Eye. Dresden, you realize you are in 00:28:26.559 --> 00:28:28.579 the Court of Beauty again, on the eastern side, 00:28:28.700 --> 00:28:30.599 your body laying only ten feet away from where 00:28:30.599 --> 00:28:33.420 it drops into the ocean. The tile is cracked 00:28:33.420 --> 00:28:35.700 and shattered all throughout the court, and covered 00:28:35.700 --> 00:28:37.799 in chunks of stone rubble from the cliffside. 00:28:37.980 --> 00:28:39.960 While the walls of the shrine yet stand, they 00:28:39.960 --> 00:28:42.839 are heavily battered, and there is an energy 00:28:42.839 --> 00:28:45.859 missing from them. They stand as the bones of 00:28:45.859 --> 00:28:48.819 a corpse now, as if the very heart of this structure 00:28:48.819 --> 00:28:52.420 was brutally carved out. And perhaps it was. 00:28:53.210 --> 00:28:55.569 The innermost sanctum where you stood before 00:28:55.569 --> 00:28:59.069 is gone. The effects of a massive rock slide 00:28:59.069 --> 00:29:01.930 fills the space where it once stood, the sacred 00:29:01.930 --> 00:29:04.349 location forever buried beneath the shattered 00:29:04.349 --> 00:29:07.849 cliff that had loomed above. The apparatus of 00:29:07.849 --> 00:29:10.210 the crab you see has been thrown from its place 00:29:10.210 --> 00:29:12.789 as well and rests just west of the court center. 00:29:13.089 --> 00:29:16.549 It looks heavily battered, two metal legs bent 00:29:16.549 --> 00:29:19.170 and broken, yet it's still standing upright. 00:29:20.079 --> 00:29:22.240 You turn, Dresden, to see the form of a giant 00:29:22.240 --> 00:29:25.019 octopus splayed out twenty feet away from you, 00:29:25.119 --> 00:29:28.579 ahead and to your right, near to where the steps 00:29:28.579 --> 00:29:31.039 into the sanctum had been. Tentacles retract 00:29:31.039 --> 00:29:35.339 slowly, almost tenderly. Crispin, you feel tired. 00:29:35.920 --> 00:29:39.759 So tired. You're coming slowly aware of this 00:29:39.759 --> 00:29:42.839 new scene as well, though you feel Ozen before 00:29:42.839 --> 00:29:46.289 you see or hear. There is sensation from him, 00:29:46.309 --> 00:29:49.150 both alien and familiar, much akin to the reaching, 00:29:49.230 --> 00:29:51.750 desperate souls of the dead Drakkon. There is 00:29:51.750 --> 00:29:54.349 a gravity to his presence, as if his very will 00:29:54.349 --> 00:29:56.950 is pushing you down, not unlike standing before 00:29:56.950 --> 00:30:01.029 one of the incarnates. Just during this, I'm 00:30:01.029 --> 00:30:03.470 assuming there's going to be a monologue. Let 00:30:03.470 --> 00:30:07.609 me know when or if Crispin can act. Okay, okay, 00:30:07.670 --> 00:30:09.230 hell yeah. You're kind of just slowly coming 00:30:09.230 --> 00:30:14.240 to. Yeah, yeah. Ozen stops moving, standing in 00:30:14.240 --> 00:30:16.279 place just south of the court's center, about 00:30:16.279 --> 00:30:19.339 35 feet away from you both, giving you time, 00:30:19.440 --> 00:30:22.500 it seems, to recover yourselves. From the far 00:30:22.500 --> 00:30:25.339 left of you both, also around 35 feet away from 00:30:25.339 --> 00:30:29.420 Ozen, you can hear a high -pitched whining sound. 00:30:32.299 --> 00:30:35.059 Akio, body shaking, pushes his muzzle into the 00:30:35.059 --> 00:30:37.599 arms of an armored man, one of the shrine guard. 00:30:38.380 --> 00:30:40.319 The guard's helmet has been thrown off, and you 00:30:40.319 --> 00:30:42.839 can see a young, clean -shaven man with gentle 00:30:42.839 --> 00:30:48.420 features. No! Suzaku, you can't! You owe me pets, 00:30:48.640 --> 00:30:53.440 remember? Please! They weren't protected. No! 00:30:53.619 --> 00:30:55.799 No, they didn't have my protection, yeah. Given 00:30:55.799 --> 00:30:58.880 the contorted body, this warrior is clearly dead, 00:30:59.119 --> 00:31:03.059 as are the five others strung around them. Akio 00:31:03.059 --> 00:31:05.519 turns to Ozen, eyes red, running with tears. 00:31:05.700 --> 00:31:12.619 Master Ozen! Your guard Please help them please 00:31:12.619 --> 00:31:17.880 save them. Did you say that Crispin was like 00:31:17.880 --> 00:31:22.200 20 feet away from Dresden, let me show you the 00:31:22.200 --> 00:31:26.400 map. Oh, yes the updated match you on the map. 00:31:26.539 --> 00:31:33.630 Yes, please Take a look at this That's terrifying. 00:31:33.829 --> 00:31:35.650 Whoa, hold on. It's still loading, but I can 00:31:35.650 --> 00:31:39.890 see lots of rocks. It's cracked off the tile. 00:31:40.190 --> 00:31:42.589 Rubble fills the space. Sanctum is gone. The 00:31:42.589 --> 00:31:44.650 whole Sanctum is gone. Everyone's just covered 00:31:44.650 --> 00:31:48.710 in boulders. It always stands just south of the 00:31:48.710 --> 00:31:51.170 court center. About 35 feet away from all of 00:31:51.170 --> 00:31:55.269 you, kind of looking you all down. This is so 00:31:55.269 --> 00:32:01.539 crisp and groggily sort of coming to. I hope, 00:32:01.539 --> 00:32:05.440 still has the note in one of his tentacles. You're 00:32:05.440 --> 00:32:07.019 protecting it. Shoved it in your little stupid 00:32:07.019 --> 00:32:11.880 octopus mouth as you exploded. With his... I 00:32:11.880 --> 00:32:15.000 think the octopus has 10 feet of reach. Oh, no. 00:32:15.339 --> 00:32:19.500 15 feet of reach, actually. Holy moly. Holds 00:32:19.500 --> 00:32:26.799 the note out towards Dresden and slowly crawls 00:32:26.799 --> 00:32:29.259 in Dresden's direction to hand him the note. 00:32:29.549 --> 00:32:32.089 As you start crawling, you see Akio still kind 00:32:32.089 --> 00:32:36.529 of crying out. Ozen ignores him, his eye focused 00:32:36.529 --> 00:32:41.410 wholly on you. Ah, so you did find what you were 00:32:41.410 --> 00:32:45.910 looking for, dogs of Sholei. You see Akio's eyes 00:32:45.910 --> 00:32:49.589 open wide, shocking his features as he turns 00:32:49.589 --> 00:32:52.509 to look at you as well. Once I had realized what 00:32:52.509 --> 00:32:54.950 had been left in the sanctum, I knew I would 00:32:54.950 --> 00:32:57.190 need to keep a secret vigil over the shrine. 00:32:57.769 --> 00:32:59.769 I couldn't very well pop in here and destroy 00:32:59.769 --> 00:33:02.549 it myself. Not when anyone but the Keeper is 00:33:02.549 --> 00:33:04.930 disallowed from the Soul Sanctum. And the Keeper 00:33:04.930 --> 00:33:10.049 himself is known to be dead. Still, I had worried 00:33:10.049 --> 00:33:12.390 the most clever among my adversaries would find 00:33:12.390 --> 00:33:16.509 a way to get their eyes into the Sanctum. A concern 00:33:16.509 --> 00:33:19.970 that seems to have been valid. It does pay to 00:33:19.970 --> 00:33:22.730 take care. Though the fact that you are still 00:33:22.730 --> 00:33:25.230 here likely means your findings have not yet 00:33:25.230 --> 00:33:28.559 been reported. I had worried I could have been 00:33:28.559 --> 00:33:31.240 too late, as conjuring the Soulstorm does take 00:33:31.240 --> 00:33:37.660 some effort. But no harm done, though the entire 00:33:37.660 --> 00:33:41.099 world must pay the price for your efforts. If 00:33:41.099 --> 00:33:44.200 it is any consolation, not many others will truly 00:33:44.200 --> 00:33:47.960 die, though I will absolutely need to kill you. 00:33:48.900 --> 00:33:55.279 Akio, just... Master, what are you saying? And 00:33:55.279 --> 00:33:59.720 Akio. It seems you battle alongside your master's 00:33:59.720 --> 00:34:03.380 enemies now. That seems a very bad dog thing 00:34:03.380 --> 00:34:07.900 to do. These two are agents of Speaker Sholey 00:34:07.900 --> 00:34:11.480 Brass. They staged this entire thing, played 00:34:11.480 --> 00:34:14.860 you for a fool in order to claim the shrine's 00:34:14.860 --> 00:34:18.699 secrets. Will you tolerate their continued breath, 00:34:18.960 --> 00:34:25.110 knowing what they've done? Dude, he just killed 00:34:25.110 --> 00:34:27.030 all the shrine guards. They saved my life. They 00:34:27.030 --> 00:34:30.269 helped me save the... The cat looks back, tail 00:34:30.269 --> 00:34:34.789 dropping. The shrine guard heard. The shrine 00:34:34.789 --> 00:34:37.389 guard failed utterly to protect my interests. 00:34:37.889 --> 00:34:42.150 Their deaths were not unearned. You see Akio's 00:34:42.150 --> 00:34:45.230 body just goes rigid. Eyes sort of locked down. 00:34:45.730 --> 00:34:51.869 No. A shame still. At this point, Crispin, you 00:34:51.869 --> 00:34:55.239 are... Just reaching Dresden, handing out the 00:34:55.239 --> 00:34:58.179 note, the two of you stand together, kind of 00:34:58.179 --> 00:35:02.400 get into your feet. Well, no reason to waste 00:35:02.400 --> 00:35:05.780 any more time. I shan't be caught prattling on 00:35:05.780 --> 00:35:08.960 like the villain of a fairy tale. For I fear 00:35:08.960 --> 00:35:16.179 this is no fairy tale. And I am no villain. His 00:35:16.179 --> 00:35:20.380 hand moves to his sword. Roll for initiative. 00:35:21.059 --> 00:35:24.840 Oh, boy. Are we really rolling for initiative 00:35:24.840 --> 00:35:27.539 against Ozen right now? I don't think we have 00:35:27.539 --> 00:35:34.960 a choice. Oh, my God. Oh, my God is right. Am 00:35:34.960 --> 00:35:39.199 I still rolling Akio's initiative? You can. There's 00:35:39.199 --> 00:35:43.400 a caveat. Oh, no. What? Crispin rolled a one. 00:35:43.599 --> 00:35:47.880 So did Dresden. Get the fuck out. Oh, my God. 00:35:48.219 --> 00:35:51.659 Yeah. It's over. So with his modifier, Dresden 00:35:51.659 --> 00:35:55.699 is a four. Five for Crispin. This is so bad. 00:35:55.699 --> 00:36:01.099 It's over. Okay. Wow. And we'll call it there. 00:36:01.139 --> 00:36:06.039 We're dead. Wow. Akio rolled a three. Plus three 00:36:06.039 --> 00:36:10.360 is six. Oh my gosh. Okay. We're dead. This is 00:36:10.360 --> 00:36:14.340 unbelievably bad. We're dead. Let me roll mine 00:36:14.340 --> 00:36:19.429 now. Crispin's HP is so low. I also rolled really 00:36:19.429 --> 00:36:21.809 low. I think everyone's just kind of like, from 00:36:21.809 --> 00:36:23.869 the explosion, kind of on their, you know, legs 00:36:23.869 --> 00:36:26.309 are kind of awkward. Even Ozen looks like he 00:36:26.309 --> 00:36:30.570 wasn't fully untouched by it. But he was the 00:36:30.570 --> 00:36:33.150 first one standing. His goes to his sword. And 00:36:33.150 --> 00:36:35.789 even though I rolled low, it's still higher than 00:36:35.789 --> 00:36:39.969 the rest of you. Ah, shit. Steven. I don't think 00:36:39.969 --> 00:36:41.269 we would have had a chance to do this anyway 00:36:41.269 --> 00:36:43.269 with the way that the scene was going, but Dresden 00:36:43.269 --> 00:36:44.949 still does have a potion of greater healing. 00:36:45.190 --> 00:36:48.769 Yeah, so does Crispin. I will say, you guys were... 00:36:48.769 --> 00:36:51.130 I'll let you guys drink them. You guys had a 00:36:51.130 --> 00:36:52.210 second there. You reached each other. You had 00:36:52.210 --> 00:36:54.630 the note. Do you guys want to drink them? I can't 00:36:54.630 --> 00:36:57.269 in wild shape. I don't have access to my items. 00:36:57.909 --> 00:37:01.989 Oh, okay. Gotcha. Gotcha. Okay. But I mean, that 00:37:01.989 --> 00:37:05.389 extra HP might be huge for you. Right. Dresden, 00:37:05.469 --> 00:37:10.119 I'm at 35 out of 44. It's a bonus action to drink 00:37:10.119 --> 00:37:11.840 it yourself and an action to give it to somebody 00:37:11.840 --> 00:37:13.679 else. Yeah. I will say you could have done either 00:37:13.679 --> 00:37:16.059 while he was talking. Crispin went up to you. 00:37:16.099 --> 00:37:17.079 I'll give you the option. Do you think you should? 00:37:17.960 --> 00:37:20.260 That's up to you. It's still max if I get up 00:37:20.260 --> 00:37:27.000 there. It's higher than 35. Fuck. Yeah. Yeah. 00:37:27.320 --> 00:37:30.059 I'll do that for right now until at least Jules 00:37:30.059 --> 00:37:32.940 gets here. Do what for right now? Drink the Potion 00:37:32.940 --> 00:37:37.500 of Greater Healing. Okay. Yeah. Okay. So 44 plus 00:37:37.500 --> 00:37:43.010 4. I only need nine to get to full. It's better 00:37:43.010 --> 00:37:47.610 than not having that nine. Right. I rolled a 00:37:47.610 --> 00:37:49.989 four on the first one. That's plus four. That's 00:37:49.989 --> 00:37:51.530 eight. Doesn't matter what I get on the next 00:37:51.530 --> 00:37:55.369 one, so Dresden is back to full. Oh, you were 00:37:55.369 --> 00:37:57.449 just getting far enough away to use tentacles, 00:37:57.530 --> 00:37:59.750 right, Crispin? So you were 15 feet away from 00:37:59.750 --> 00:38:01.070 Dresden, or were you all the way to Dresden? 00:38:01.530 --> 00:38:05.250 No, I think the... I guess I can just stay, yeah, 00:38:05.309 --> 00:38:07.530 15 feet. I just want to get within that reach. 00:38:07.710 --> 00:38:11.150 I don't really have... No, I mean, if I had time 00:38:11.150 --> 00:38:13.210 to get closer... Yeah, you can reposition yourselves 00:38:13.210 --> 00:38:15.269 while he's talking. Okay, totally. I love the 00:38:15.269 --> 00:38:18.329 image of you just kind of slowly sliding, kind 00:38:18.329 --> 00:38:20.110 of regaining your strength. Dresden, you kind 00:38:20.110 --> 00:38:22.750 of stand to wobbling feet. You take a potion, 00:38:22.829 --> 00:38:24.429 you drink it, and you smash it on the ground 00:38:24.429 --> 00:38:28.130 behind you. Okay. You guys stand together in 00:38:28.130 --> 00:38:30.530 this moment. You have information that the worlds 00:38:30.530 --> 00:38:33.840 need to know. Yet this figure is going to try 00:38:33.840 --> 00:38:38.000 to silence you. What happens next will change 00:38:38.000 --> 00:38:43.500 the worlds. You stand together, and Ozen goes 00:38:43.500 --> 00:38:48.820 to draw his blade. My turn. Before that weapon 00:38:48.820 --> 00:38:51.719 is fully drawn, the other hand presses against 00:38:51.719 --> 00:38:54.360 the black plate armor on Ozen's chest. Words 00:38:54.360 --> 00:38:57.079 are spoken, and his figure seems to distort. 00:38:57.760 --> 00:39:00.539 to blur. God. His movements becoming exaggerated 00:39:00.539 --> 00:39:06.800 in their sudden speed and bonus action. I have 00:39:06.800 --> 00:39:13.059 waited for this. A subtle, almost muffled sound 00:39:13.059 --> 00:39:17.000 like ringing metal cuts through the court, cuts 00:39:17.000 --> 00:39:20.369 through the silence here. Ozen draws his katana, 00:39:20.489 --> 00:39:24.030 a simple black blade, and the sound grows in 00:39:24.030 --> 00:39:27.130 volume. You feel it now deep in your ears, in 00:39:27.130 --> 00:39:30.730 your bones, your heart gripped and beating to 00:39:30.730 --> 00:39:35.630 the song. And it is a song. One that may sound 00:39:35.630 --> 00:39:39.530 very familiar to Dresden Kellig, who has previously 00:39:39.530 --> 00:39:43.949 battled alongside Blanche Trudeau. Oh no. Oh. 00:39:44.320 --> 00:39:46.260 The tip of his singing blade is pointed towards 00:39:46.260 --> 00:39:50.420 you in challenge. Fuck. And then, with a nod, 00:39:50.780 --> 00:39:55.340 Ozen blasts towards you in a blur with every 00:39:55.340 --> 00:40:01.920 intent to see you dead. Let's go for Dresden. 00:40:02.820 --> 00:40:05.980 Slide up beside the octopus while moving to you, 00:40:06.059 --> 00:40:09.360 the warrior who has reached your feet. And with 00:40:09.360 --> 00:40:14.750 haste active, I do get one free attack. So let's 00:40:14.750 --> 00:40:20.750 see what I can do. Ho, ho, ho, ho, ho. 26 to 00:40:20.750 --> 00:40:26.150 hit? Uh, yes. That hits. Wonderful. No, it's 00:40:26.150 --> 00:40:30.469 not. One -handed, so only a D8, unfortunately. 00:40:31.210 --> 00:40:35.150 But still 14 points of damage. Oh my god! There's 00:40:35.150 --> 00:40:37.969 something else to this blade. Like a force wraps 00:40:37.969 --> 00:40:40.309 around the actual blade itself and cuts so much 00:40:40.309 --> 00:40:43.429 deeper than it should. Like a wave of just like... 00:40:43.849 --> 00:40:46.989 Something cuts right through you, through your 00:40:46.989 --> 00:40:50.210 armor. You feel blood running up beneath you 00:40:50.210 --> 00:40:55.239 under your metal protection. As Ozen gets close, 00:40:55.440 --> 00:40:57.039 I will say this. You notice there's been some 00:40:57.039 --> 00:40:59.519 damage to his armor. Chinks and scratches. The 00:40:59.519 --> 00:41:01.780 fabric over his chest is torn. His helmet seems 00:41:01.780 --> 00:41:05.179 to have been dented. His mask bent in on the 00:41:05.179 --> 00:41:07.539 right side. There's an ugly crease touching the 00:41:07.539 --> 00:41:09.360 bottom of the lightning bolt horn that rises 00:41:09.360 --> 00:41:12.360 from the mask. As he makes his sudden movements, 00:41:12.599 --> 00:41:15.900 the helmet seems to kind of sway. Perhaps a broken 00:41:15.900 --> 00:41:20.500 strap. Could Crispin tell the type of damage 00:41:20.500 --> 00:41:23.760 that was just dealt? That was fully slashing 00:41:23.760 --> 00:41:26.380 damage. Okay. Yes, it was like, you see it's 00:41:26.380 --> 00:41:29.079 magical. There's a magical sort of, it's like 00:41:29.079 --> 00:41:32.679 this blade is wrapped in pure magical energy. 00:41:33.400 --> 00:41:35.559 Patrillo coming from Ozen, not from the blade 00:41:35.559 --> 00:41:39.639 itself. That just rips into the OC strikes. But 00:41:39.639 --> 00:41:45.099 it is all slashing damage. Okay. That is my turn. 00:41:45.579 --> 00:41:48.639 That's going to be Akio. And here's the thing 00:41:48.639 --> 00:41:50.280 with Akio. I was going to say, I was like, who's 00:41:50.280 --> 00:41:52.940 controlling Akio? I told you last time, Dresden, 00:41:53.079 --> 00:41:56.699 when you told Akio to trust you, that there would 00:41:56.699 --> 00:41:59.679 be a persuasion check. It's time for that check. 00:42:00.059 --> 00:42:02.360 Akio will not turn a blade on you. He can't. 00:42:02.360 --> 00:42:05.300 You have saved his life. But he also cannot turn 00:42:05.300 --> 00:42:07.940 a blade on Ozen. He is frozen in place, watching 00:42:07.940 --> 00:42:11.820 on, tears dripping down the stone below, paws 00:42:11.820 --> 00:42:18.179 shaking, claws skittering on the ground, Allies. 00:42:19.659 --> 00:42:22.280 Do you want to let the dog roll for the dog? 00:42:22.480 --> 00:42:27.059 No. No? No. I'm making a rule right now. This 00:42:27.059 --> 00:42:32.059 is a charisma roll from Ozen. This is the baseline 00:42:32.059 --> 00:42:34.880 you need to beat to get Akio to move against 00:42:34.880 --> 00:42:41.539 this master. Okay. Okay. Akio, look around at 00:42:41.539 --> 00:42:46.400 this carnage. Who caused this? Eyes wide, staring. 00:42:48.809 --> 00:42:53.150 Unless you rolled really low. Oh no. My persuasion 00:42:53.150 --> 00:42:57.730 is negative one. Oh my gosh. And I rolled a seven. 00:42:58.269 --> 00:43:01.869 I rolled low. Not that low. Not that low. Akio's 00:43:01.869 --> 00:43:04.909 will is broken, but this is a dog and his master. 00:43:05.650 --> 00:43:08.849 How can he turn against him so callously, so 00:43:08.849 --> 00:43:11.289 easily? He just looks, his eyes are like watching 00:43:11.289 --> 00:43:13.730 as Ozen starts cutting into you. If he can do 00:43:13.730 --> 00:43:16.409 this to his own guards, what makes you think 00:43:16.409 --> 00:43:19.530 he wouldn't do this to you too? He has no allegiance 00:43:19.530 --> 00:43:23.789 to you or anyone else in here. That is Akio's 00:43:23.789 --> 00:43:27.210 turn, though. So now I'm going to take my legendary 00:43:27.210 --> 00:43:34.150 action. Oh, here's what I'm going to do. I'm 00:43:34.150 --> 00:43:37.849 going to use my legendary action to cast a cantrip. 00:43:38.650 --> 00:43:43.150 Ozen's weapon becomes surrounded in a thunderous 00:43:43.150 --> 00:43:46.650 force. Similar to what you've seen Akio do before. 00:43:46.909 --> 00:43:50.610 Oh no. I'm casting Booming Blade. No. And I'm 00:43:50.610 --> 00:43:53.630 striking out towards you, Tristan. Oh my god. 00:43:54.829 --> 00:43:59.349 Ooh. Ooh. That might actually miss. What? That 00:43:59.349 --> 00:44:01.510 is a really low roll. That's only going to be 00:44:01.510 --> 00:44:03.849 a 17. Oh yeah, that misses. So yeah. Oh yeah. 00:44:05.110 --> 00:44:06.730 Thunderous force. It's still around the bend. 00:44:06.789 --> 00:44:09.909 It slices out towards you. You just kind of weave 00:44:09.909 --> 00:44:13.090 back the sound of cracking. as you kind of just 00:44:13.090 --> 00:44:16.309 barely managed to dodge this blade that sweeps 00:44:16.309 --> 00:44:24.630 just above your helm. That's Crispin. Okay. Well, 00:44:24.750 --> 00:44:28.630 I'm going to have to use my last instance of 00:44:28.630 --> 00:44:32.489 rage. Being in octopus form, I can't cast Shillelagh 00:44:32.489 --> 00:44:36.710 first, so I'll lose the plus one to hit and damage 00:44:36.710 --> 00:44:38.610 for that, but I think it's going to be worth 00:44:38.610 --> 00:44:43.320 it. So I get... Plus two on melee damage now. 00:44:44.039 --> 00:44:47.420 So let's go in for that first tentacle strike. 00:44:50.039 --> 00:44:54.980 17 to hit. 17 is a miss. You aren't flanking. 00:44:54.980 --> 00:44:57.619 You could move to flank. He's only got 10 feet 00:44:57.619 --> 00:44:59.880 of movement. I was going to move towards flanking. 00:45:01.579 --> 00:45:05.659 Actually, yeah, that's 10 feet right there. So 00:45:05.659 --> 00:45:08.719 he can't get there yet. Let me triple check. 00:45:09.079 --> 00:45:12.239 Yeah, it's a... Plus five to hit. Wait a sec. 00:45:12.280 --> 00:45:14.360 When did Dresden move over there? That was his 00:45:14.360 --> 00:45:17.260 echo. No, I put you, you guys exploded. Oh, I 00:45:17.260 --> 00:45:19.400 put you, I put you where you landed. Okay. I 00:45:19.400 --> 00:45:22.599 see. I see. All right. All right. You don't want 00:45:22.599 --> 00:45:25.300 to be where you were. You'd be dead. It's rocks. 00:45:26.800 --> 00:45:29.199 Jeez. Yeah. And that was a, that was an above 00:45:29.199 --> 00:45:32.000 average roll too. Yikes. Okay. It's going to 00:45:32.000 --> 00:45:36.760 be really tough to hit this guy then. Yeah, I 00:45:36.760 --> 00:45:39.880 mean, I know. He's a Bladesinger. He's a Bladesinger. 00:45:40.159 --> 00:45:44.619 Yeah. With haste. Uh -huh. Active. Uh -huh. Okay, 00:45:44.760 --> 00:45:47.639 so miss. I use my action and bonus action. You 00:45:47.639 --> 00:45:49.139 just tackle, flashes out, and it's just like 00:45:49.139 --> 00:45:51.920 you hit an afterimage, Ozen is standing sort 00:45:51.920 --> 00:45:53.440 of five feet back. Oh, right, blur, yeah. And 00:45:53.440 --> 00:45:55.360 then back again. Oh, wait, it's not blur, it's 00:45:55.360 --> 00:45:58.019 haste? It's haste. Okay. It's haste. That's why 00:45:58.019 --> 00:45:59.760 I got a second attack, an extra attack, because 00:45:59.760 --> 00:46:03.699 I used my action and bonus action. Oh, boy. Okay. 00:46:04.300 --> 00:46:06.679 That's going to be Dresden. Okay, sending stone 00:46:06.679 --> 00:46:10.000 questions. Yes. Didn't one of us have a sending 00:46:10.000 --> 00:46:12.820 stone? You have one to each other. Fuck. Yeah. 00:46:13.360 --> 00:46:15.619 It was never specified that was changed. So, 00:46:15.619 --> 00:46:19.559 what would it take for Dresden to be able to 00:46:19.559 --> 00:46:23.059 locate the sending stone? Typically... Because 00:46:23.059 --> 00:46:26.460 the way that this explosion looks, it looks like 00:46:26.460 --> 00:46:28.639 it's still in this room. It very likely could 00:46:28.639 --> 00:46:31.519 be. Right. I don't see how it would exit this 00:46:31.519 --> 00:46:34.800 room. with the way the explosion happened. Usually 00:46:34.800 --> 00:46:37.639 a perception or investigation check takes an 00:46:37.639 --> 00:46:43.280 action in combat. So you could use that to look. 00:46:43.380 --> 00:46:45.639 Although I have previously allowed bonus action 00:46:45.639 --> 00:46:47.820 persuasion checks, things like that. So I guess 00:46:47.820 --> 00:46:50.559 it's not crazy to let you do that as a bonus 00:46:50.559 --> 00:46:53.400 action. Given the stakes you're up against, if 00:46:53.400 --> 00:46:54.579 you're actually going to use, your bonus action 00:46:54.579 --> 00:46:57.179 is very valuable, Dresden. If you'll burn your 00:46:57.179 --> 00:47:00.119 bonus action, I'll give you that check to see 00:47:00.119 --> 00:47:01.739 if you can find it. What do you think, Steven? 00:47:03.679 --> 00:47:06.420 Because my intention with this is to call for 00:47:06.420 --> 00:47:10.400 backup. Yeah. I mean, any call that we make isn't 00:47:10.400 --> 00:47:12.099 going to get here in time. That was what I was 00:47:12.099 --> 00:47:14.099 thinking. Exactly. The only reason you might 00:47:14.099 --> 00:47:16.760 want to go for that is if you feel that this 00:47:16.760 --> 00:47:18.800 is it and you want to get what information you 00:47:18.800 --> 00:47:22.599 learned out. So this mission was not a waste. 00:47:23.039 --> 00:47:24.340 All right. I'm going to hold off on that for 00:47:24.340 --> 00:47:26.139 now. Okay. It doesn't seem like the appropriate 00:47:26.139 --> 00:47:30.250 time to use it. Yeah. So... Yeah, Dresden is 00:47:30.250 --> 00:47:34.909 just going to go in for an attack. If you step 00:47:34.909 --> 00:47:37.690 over five feet, then you'll have flanking. Let's 00:47:37.690 --> 00:47:40.809 do that then. Alright, attack number one. Okay. 00:47:41.170 --> 00:47:48.170 With flanking. Holy shit. First one is a 25 to 00:47:48.170 --> 00:47:53.570 hit. Nice. That actually hits. That actually 00:47:53.570 --> 00:47:57.289 hits. Okay, so I'm guessing his AC is either 00:47:57.289 --> 00:48:01.289 24 or 25. Jesus. Holy shit. You managed to actually 00:48:01.289 --> 00:48:06.309 hit me? Oh my god. Seriously? Insane. You either 00:48:06.309 --> 00:48:10.309 just hit it or it was like close. That's just 00:48:10.309 --> 00:48:14.929 stupid. Alright, so let's roll damage on that 00:48:14.929 --> 00:48:17.090 one first. I think like the boobling misses. 00:48:17.230 --> 00:48:19.750 You slide to the side and this sort of perfect 00:48:19.750 --> 00:48:24.559 motion you get underneath a moment of Ozen underestimated 00:48:24.559 --> 00:48:26.820 you. Your tactics. You surround him. Tentacle's 00:48:26.820 --> 00:48:29.079 around. I think he goes to move. Tentacle comes 00:48:29.079 --> 00:48:31.179 up beside him. There's a slight opening. You 00:48:31.179 --> 00:48:34.199 go in to strike. So with a plus five to hit, 00:48:34.300 --> 00:48:36.840 the only way Crispin can hit is either by critting 00:48:36.840 --> 00:48:41.420 or being in flanking. All right. So that was 00:48:41.420 --> 00:48:44.539 a three on the die plus six. So that's nine damage. 00:48:44.800 --> 00:48:48.960 Nine damage. So in question. As. Because this 00:48:48.960 --> 00:48:52.400 is a little. That damage lands. Fuck. You see 00:48:52.400 --> 00:48:57.780 reaction. That hand, free hand, kind of palm 00:48:57.780 --> 00:49:02.840 out. You strike in and are repelled by a magical 00:49:02.840 --> 00:49:05.139 force. Your weapon does not cleave. You know, 00:49:05.159 --> 00:49:06.699 it's a lot less fun when you can do it. What 00:49:06.699 --> 00:49:10.119 the fuck? Shield. It's actually not. It's not 00:49:10.119 --> 00:49:12.300 even shield? Oh, Blanche doesn't have this ability 00:49:12.300 --> 00:49:15.920 yet. Oh, God. What in the hell? I absorb all 00:49:15.920 --> 00:49:19.750 that damage. What in the fucking hell? Oh, no. 00:49:20.230 --> 00:49:24.469 But my reaction's gone. Oh, no. Oh, it's in just... 00:49:24.469 --> 00:49:29.230 All right. Very well. This will be fun. We're 00:49:29.230 --> 00:49:31.809 going again. Okay. Hey, you just got hit on the 00:49:31.809 --> 00:49:34.010 25. God damn it. You can do it. I believe in 00:49:34.010 --> 00:49:42.409 you. Natural one. Oh, no. What was the damage 00:49:42.409 --> 00:49:46.539 type? It's piercing. Piercing, yeah. Sorry, I'm 00:49:46.539 --> 00:49:51.340 a little hoarse. Yeah, I did it. And then as 00:49:51.340 --> 00:49:57.619 a bonus action, second wind. Okay. 1d10 plus 00:49:57.619 --> 00:50:00.000 6. You just feel that moment your weapon tries 00:50:00.000 --> 00:50:03.280 to connect, and it does not go through. Fully 00:50:03.280 --> 00:50:05.460 sort of absorb magical force, pushing your weapon 00:50:05.460 --> 00:50:10.659 away. This is the invincible hero. Oh, it's Noshikatsu. 00:50:10.659 --> 00:50:13.460 Stand before. You try to strike again. He blurs 00:50:13.460 --> 00:50:15.980 out of the way. You miss. And so you take up 00:50:15.980 --> 00:50:20.500 a stance. Breathe. Heal. I rolled an 8 plus 6, 00:50:20.539 --> 00:50:23.559 so that's 14. So that negates the entirety of 00:50:23.559 --> 00:50:26.619 the damage that Ozen first did to me. Hell yeah. 00:50:27.000 --> 00:50:30.480 Okay. I'm going to... I'm fucking spent now. 00:50:31.079 --> 00:50:34.239 Yikes. Legendary action. I'm going to move away 00:50:34.239 --> 00:50:37.599 without provoking AoEs. No, AoOs. That's the 00:50:37.599 --> 00:50:42.019 one. Yeah. I'm just going to slide. Over here. 00:50:42.159 --> 00:50:44.460 To the north. He just basically kind of blurs 00:50:44.460 --> 00:50:47.480 out of your way. He flies to the north. He's 00:50:47.480 --> 00:50:50.480 standing on top of a large piece of stone. Weapon 00:50:50.480 --> 00:50:55.159 still poised. Song still radiating off of him. 00:50:55.360 --> 00:50:58.699 Ringing from the walls of this court. So far, 00:50:58.820 --> 00:51:04.880 untouched. Ozen. Poised upon the stone. Kinda. 00:51:06.519 --> 00:51:09.360 I think he sheathes his katana again, but he's 00:51:09.360 --> 00:51:11.500 in a position where he's about to draw and launch, 00:51:11.760 --> 00:51:15.920 lowers himself, looks to you, death in his single 00:51:15.920 --> 00:51:22.139 eye. Now then, let's... His head tilts sharply 00:51:22.139 --> 00:51:27.719 up. What? Because it's not Ozen's turn. Oh, God. 00:51:27.739 --> 00:51:34.789 Blitz Trudeau. Okay, okay. Wait, it's Blanche's 00:51:34.789 --> 00:51:38.130 turn? It's Blanche's turn. Oh my God. As this 00:51:38.130 --> 00:51:39.909 is happening, as he looks up, as he's about to 00:51:39.909 --> 00:51:42.489 strike down, you guys passed both of your checks 00:51:42.489 --> 00:51:44.989 moving into it, which means I've regulated the 00:51:44.989 --> 00:51:47.630 end of round one, the top of round two, essentially. 00:51:47.809 --> 00:51:50.230 That was the system I had in mind there. Whoa. 00:51:51.190 --> 00:51:54.489 So let's describe, first of all, what it looks 00:51:54.489 --> 00:51:57.809 like. He looks up. What do Crispin and Dresden 00:51:57.809 --> 00:52:00.989 see above as the rod of flying sails? And I'm 00:52:00.989 --> 00:52:04.489 going to put you guys on the rod. I will say 00:52:04.489 --> 00:52:06.030 at this point, you're flying over sort of the 00:52:06.030 --> 00:52:08.869 central wall, maybe over the central tower into 00:52:08.869 --> 00:52:13.170 this, into the field of battle. Describe what 00:52:13.170 --> 00:52:19.050 your heroes see when they see your heroes. So, 00:52:19.150 --> 00:52:22.849 of course, you know, it's Blanche and Jules both 00:52:22.849 --> 00:52:27.719 gripping the broom of flying. And Blanche is 00:52:27.719 --> 00:52:33.559 pissed. Like, this is obviously a bigger betrayal 00:52:33.559 --> 00:52:38.579 even than John Franklin's previously. And her 00:52:38.579 --> 00:52:43.380 face is twisted and contorted. But even in this... 00:52:44.590 --> 00:52:46.369 Even in this scenario, I think it's hard for 00:52:46.369 --> 00:52:49.630 her to drop the formality of screaming, Master 00:52:49.630 --> 00:52:54.949 Ozen! As her feet slam into the ground. The broom 00:52:54.949 --> 00:52:57.329 comes down. Where do you bring it down? Oh, I 00:52:57.329 --> 00:52:59.489 get to choose? You choose. You have full -blown 00:52:59.489 --> 00:53:00.869 movement speed, so you tell me where it goes 00:53:00.869 --> 00:53:06.030 on this map. Okay. I'm going to go right in between. 00:53:06.809 --> 00:53:10.300 Ooh. I'm going to go right in between the three 00:53:10.300 --> 00:53:12.739 of them. So right now, holy shit, you land, he's 00:53:12.739 --> 00:53:14.840 poised to attack, and you just drop down on the 00:53:14.840 --> 00:53:17.039 brim. Jules, you're sailing on the brim as well, 00:53:17.059 --> 00:53:19.320 so you are going with. Yeah, if you'll allow 00:53:19.320 --> 00:53:22.099 it, I think Jules, I mean, he has no choice but 00:53:22.099 --> 00:53:24.820 to land exactly where she lands. Yeah. But if 00:53:24.820 --> 00:53:26.559 you'll allow it, he's going to take a few steps 00:53:26.559 --> 00:53:29.460 back, kind of in between and a little behind 00:53:29.460 --> 00:53:32.699 Dresden and Crispin. You just drop down just 00:53:32.699 --> 00:53:35.360 before, hand perhaps on Crispin, or Dresden's 00:53:35.360 --> 00:53:37.179 shoulder, perhaps it kind of gives you a nod. 00:53:37.789 --> 00:53:44.789 A smile. Blanche, Ozen's eye takes you in. Ah, 00:53:45.050 --> 00:53:51.449 so you've finally come. Far too late, my pupil. 00:53:52.610 --> 00:53:56.889 Blanche, you size up your mentor. Now that you're 00:53:56.889 --> 00:53:59.889 here, I will give you information you did not 00:53:59.889 --> 00:54:02.269 have before. Blanche, you know Ozen better than 00:54:02.269 --> 00:54:05.130 anybody. You know his strengths. You know his 00:54:05.130 --> 00:54:07.150 weaknesses. He is a blade singer just like yourself. 00:54:07.769 --> 00:54:11.329 He can use haste, just like yourself. Blanche's 00:54:11.329 --> 00:54:14.329 tricks of just increasing your AC to a ridiculous 00:54:14.329 --> 00:54:18.010 amount, he's got it too. Right, great. And others. 00:54:19.050 --> 00:54:22.989 Ozen has an ability called Song of Defense. It's 00:54:22.989 --> 00:54:25.989 a bladesinger ability that he can expend a spell 00:54:25.989 --> 00:54:30.250 slot to absorb damage, essentially. More damage 00:54:30.250 --> 00:54:32.050 to absorb based on how high the spell slot is. 00:54:32.150 --> 00:54:34.980 It's a reaction. He can do it once a round. You 00:54:34.980 --> 00:54:36.880 know, you've fought with Ozen before. He's trying 00:54:36.880 --> 00:54:39.139 to teach you this. Burning away your magic to 00:54:39.139 --> 00:54:42.940 blast away and repel attacks, essentially. Very, 00:54:43.059 --> 00:54:46.900 very powerful defensive ability. He might seem 00:54:46.900 --> 00:54:50.760 invincible, but you know one other thing about 00:54:50.760 --> 00:54:54.260 Ozen. You know where he is weakest. He is not 00:54:54.260 --> 00:54:58.320 the young man he once was. He's old. As such, 00:54:58.320 --> 00:55:01.579 his constitution is not what it could have been, 00:55:01.599 --> 00:55:04.900 what it used to be. He does not have a lot of 00:55:04.900 --> 00:55:08.179 HP. He is a wizard. And to those of you who are 00:55:08.179 --> 00:55:10.579 going to be like, actually, you can't use Bladesong 00:55:10.579 --> 00:55:12.980 while wearing armor. I gave him a special trait 00:55:12.980 --> 00:55:16.619 called Master of Defense. Which allows him to 00:55:16.619 --> 00:55:18.280 use Bladesong while wearing armor. And if you 00:55:18.280 --> 00:55:21.079 complain about that, turtle shells. All right. 00:55:21.500 --> 00:55:24.119 It's actually the same defensive modifier. That's 00:55:24.119 --> 00:55:30.090 racial. Yeah, well. Ozen's awesome. Prepare to 00:55:30.090 --> 00:55:32.969 die. We'll give it to the second most powerful 00:55:32.969 --> 00:55:35.329 luminary. So you realize here, this is not a 00:55:35.329 --> 00:55:38.590 battle about... Like, HP, it's not huge. Right. 00:55:38.929 --> 00:55:42.030 But getting a hit in is going to be hard. It's 00:55:42.030 --> 00:55:44.710 going to take tactics. It's going to take teamwork. 00:55:45.170 --> 00:55:47.809 Then that means there's only one answer. Oh, 00:55:47.829 --> 00:55:51.320 shit. For her bonus action, Blanche will do her 00:55:51.320 --> 00:55:55.519 own blade song. Two blades singing together, 00:55:55.579 --> 00:55:57.780 two notes intertwined. Imagine Blanche's this 00:55:57.780 --> 00:56:01.380 lighter tone, Ozen's this deeper sort of undertone 00:56:01.380 --> 00:56:04.599 that seem to blend together in perfect harmony 00:56:04.599 --> 00:56:07.900 as swords are raised towards each other. As she 00:56:07.900 --> 00:56:13.639 activates that, she'll ask Ozen, are you going 00:56:13.639 --> 00:56:16.699 to give me an explanation for all this? Or shall 00:56:16.699 --> 00:56:21.289 I wait until... Until after. If there is an after. 00:56:21.769 --> 00:56:25.449 Your only answer is Ozen deepens his stance, 00:56:25.590 --> 00:56:30.250 preparing to pounce forward and strike. All right. 00:56:31.590 --> 00:56:36.590 Blanche is going to cast haste as well. It's 00:56:36.590 --> 00:56:42.369 so cool. At third level, which means I can add. 00:56:42.849 --> 00:56:46.349 Oh, no, it doesn't at all. I thought I had an 00:56:46.349 --> 00:56:49.219 upcast. No, it's just. At third level. Okay. 00:56:49.320 --> 00:56:51.400 I was wondering. I was like, damn, what? Yeah. 00:56:51.480 --> 00:56:53.400 I don't want that. No, I made a mistake. I made 00:56:53.400 --> 00:56:55.099 a mistake. But I am still going to cast haste. 00:56:55.139 --> 00:56:58.239 She'll cast haste on herself. Dude, fucking love 00:56:58.239 --> 00:57:02.320 it. Full mirror match. It's the only... Oh, it's 00:57:02.320 --> 00:57:07.619 so cool. Okay, so that's base AC. I'm going to 00:57:07.619 --> 00:57:10.340 write that down. And I always forget. I think 00:57:10.340 --> 00:57:12.500 on the turn she casts haste, does she get that 00:57:12.500 --> 00:57:15.079 extra attack? You do. I took it. So you do. Okay, 00:57:15.139 --> 00:57:18.719 that's great. So she'll... Step up towards Ozen 00:57:18.719 --> 00:57:22.800 and go in for her first attack. Blade swings 00:57:22.800 --> 00:57:25.559 out. His blade out of sheath swings out to meet 00:57:25.559 --> 00:57:31.820 yours. Just 16. Blades meet. A note in the song 00:57:31.820 --> 00:57:35.500 reverberates to the court. You owe me an explanation, 00:57:35.760 --> 00:57:39.619 Ozen. Perhaps I'll give it to you once all your 00:57:39.619 --> 00:57:44.219 allies are dead. I can't allow that. Is that 00:57:44.219 --> 00:57:47.440 your turn? That's all she's got. Blade still 00:57:47.440 --> 00:57:51.199 meeting as he stands just above you on this stone. 00:57:51.280 --> 00:57:55.280 We pan behind Blanche Jules' hand on Dresden. 00:57:55.820 --> 00:58:00.219 Share a nod. What do you do, Jules LaRoche? Oh, 00:58:00.219 --> 00:58:06.699 no. Shit. Okay. So if Jules can't heal Crispin's 00:58:06.699 --> 00:58:10.579 HP yet, right? He can. He'd heal the octopus 00:58:10.579 --> 00:58:13.559 HP pool. Which is still useful, because right 00:58:13.559 --> 00:58:18.539 now he's in a rage, so he's resistant to slashing 00:58:18.539 --> 00:58:21.800 damage. Okay. So every hit point you heal, and 00:58:21.800 --> 00:58:23.460 essentially right now is worth two hit points. 00:58:24.099 --> 00:58:29.500 Okay. So Jules will, as a bonus action, cast 00:58:29.500 --> 00:58:34.599 Bardic Inspiration onto Dresden. Excellent. Yeah, 00:58:34.880 --> 00:58:38.840 yeah, onto Dresden. And then he is going to cast 00:58:38.840 --> 00:58:43.380 Cure Wounds. Is Crispin pretty low? Yeah. Would 00:58:43.380 --> 00:58:45.340 level 2 Cure Wounds help better than level 1? 00:58:45.760 --> 00:58:49.059 I mean, for sure. Okay. Maybe I'll do level 3. 00:58:50.019 --> 00:58:53.099 Yeah, you know what? Yeah, level 3. Yummy, yummy, 00:58:53.159 --> 00:58:55.159 gimme, gimme. Level 3 Cure Wounds, so it's 3d8 00:58:55.159 --> 00:59:04.519 plus 4. Ooh. So that's an additional 19. Wow, 00:59:04.579 --> 00:59:07.619 nice. For Crispin. And I do believe that will 00:59:07.619 --> 00:59:10.840 be Jules' turn. Is the rod... Just lingering 00:59:10.840 --> 00:59:12.159 in place. What happened to the rod? Just out 00:59:12.159 --> 00:59:16.079 of curiosity. Unless you have any other objections, 00:59:16.440 --> 00:59:18.539 pardon me. I don't want to speak for Blanche, 00:59:18.559 --> 00:59:20.980 what she would do, but I imagine she was so in 00:59:20.980 --> 00:59:23.179 the zone that she just jumped off. Dude, I was 00:59:23.179 --> 00:59:25.239 even going to say, like, I don't care, it's laying 00:59:25.239 --> 00:59:27.920 around. I think Jules probably has it. Maybe 00:59:27.920 --> 00:59:30.519 he's still mounted on it. You could be. Could 00:59:30.519 --> 00:59:32.039 be. You could just fly around during the combat. 00:59:32.300 --> 00:59:33.880 You just fly backwards after that, and you're 00:59:33.880 --> 00:59:35.719 kind of like, yeah, you can fly. That's right, 00:59:35.739 --> 00:59:38.000 because enhanceability is still... yes yes you're 00:59:38.000 --> 00:59:39.599 like especially like you're fine you're you have 00:59:39.599 --> 00:59:42.059 these like reflexes fluid movements okay as you 00:59:42.059 --> 00:59:43.539 sort of swing backwards and it's kind of like 00:59:43.539 --> 00:59:48.219 daring uh kind of wide or turn um how long does 00:59:48.219 --> 00:59:50.659 enhanceability last one hour one hour so we're 00:59:50.659 --> 00:59:52.400 still within that hour oh yeah absolutely okay 00:59:52.400 --> 00:59:53.840 it's only been about 10 minutes since you reach 00:59:53.840 --> 00:59:55.519 the world okay gotcha i just wanted to make sure 00:59:55.519 --> 01:00:00.300 um hell yeah and so in this moment of just absolute 01:00:00.300 --> 01:00:04.460 oppressive desperate fear this overwhelming, 01:00:04.599 --> 01:00:07.579 invincible power staying before Crispin and Dresden. 01:00:07.659 --> 01:00:12.079 We see appearing the ultimate tank, the ultimate 01:00:12.079 --> 01:00:16.219 support landing down. I think we pan to Akio, 01:00:16.300 --> 01:00:19.340 still watching with watery eyes. We see two eyes 01:00:19.340 --> 01:00:22.610 taking in two scenes. We see on the top of this 01:00:22.610 --> 01:00:26.130 sort of stone in the northeastern corner of the 01:00:26.130 --> 01:00:30.150 court of discipline, two blades locked. Oh, Yoshikatsu 01:00:30.150 --> 01:00:33.210 and Blanche Trudeau, their swords singing in 01:00:33.210 --> 01:00:36.190 their forms, blurred with speed. In the other 01:00:36.190 --> 01:00:39.389 eye, we see the giant octopus sort of wounds, 01:00:39.510 --> 01:00:44.230 healing, jewels, loot glowing blue, resting upon 01:00:44.230 --> 01:00:49.820 the... broom of flying, the rod of flying, healing 01:00:49.820 --> 01:00:54.780 this figure. Dresden stands beside him, second 01:00:54.780 --> 01:00:58.559 wind activated, body ready to go, weapon drawn. 01:00:59.119 --> 01:01:01.920 And that's where we'll leave off for this episode 01:01:01.920 --> 01:01:04.260 of Fantasy Pants, because we'll call it there!