WEBVTT NOTE # S1.E4.Paper Warnings: Implied Cannibalism: 2:41-2:45, 10:07-10:15 Sewage: 51:45-52:38, 53:18-53:30, 1:28:26-1:28:30 Vomiting: 52:22-52:27 Spider descriptions: 1:02:21-1:02:55, 1:11:06-1:11:17, 1:14:29-1:14:40 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:01.500 *Intro Music, heavy guitar and drums, fade in* 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.840 Kurt: Hey, everybody, welcome back to Tales by Daggerlight. 00:00:05.840 --> 00:00:12.040 We're here recording session four of us friends, sitting around a table playing Daggerheart. 00:00:12.500 --> 00:00:15.260 Speaking of friends, let's go around and introduce ourselves. 00:00:15.840 --> 00:00:17.800 Kai: Hello, I'm Kai, and I'm playing Severian. 00:00:18.160 --> 00:00:23.315 John: If you need a royal blood test, come on down to Basagar. 00:00:23.960 --> 00:00:26.720 Jenn: Hey, I'm Jenn, and I'm playing Seraphina. 00:00:26.940 --> 00:00:28.580 Kevin: Wait, what do you mean royal blood test? 00:00:29.100 --> 00:00:30.740 I'm Kevin, I'm playing Zeph. 00:00:30.860 --> 00:00:31.400 John: We'll get there. 00:00:31.680 --> 00:00:34.583 Geoff: Also confused; Geoff, playing Kua. 00:00:34.940 --> 00:00:36.411 Luke: Luke, playing Ciaran. 00:00:36.480 --> 00:00:46.780 Kurt: Sweet. And I am your humble GM, Kurt Wild, here to facilitate the chaos you guys are about to ensue. 00:00:49.320 --> 00:00:52.700 Start out with four fear crossed over from last time, 00:00:52.780 --> 00:00:55.400 make sure you guy cross over…. 00:00:55.840 --> 00:00:56.740 I see what you guys did. 00:00:56.740 --> 00:00:57.640 *Players laugh* 00:00:57.640 --> 00:00:59.060 Kurt: I see what you guys did. 00:00:58.960 --> 00:00:59.320 Kevin: I don’t know what you’re talking about. 00:00:59.748 --> 00:01:00.656 John: Kurt 00:01:01.026 --> 00:01:03.220 stepped away for just a small moment and we were like, ‘Change something. 00:01:03.320 --> 00:01:04.340 Change something on his screen!’ 00:01:04.500 --> 00:01:07.020 And we moved one fear over. 00:01:07.400 --> 00:01:09.945 Kevin: Yeah, one fear, and he sees it. 00:01:09.945 --> 00:01:10.305 Kurt: Yeah. 00:01:10.320 --> 00:01:16.240 That's the benefit of having it on my GM screen that was just like right front and center. 00:01:16.520 --> 00:01:16.640 Kevin: Fair 00:01:17.320 --> 00:01:18.800 Kurt: Before we get into today’s game, 00:01:18.800 --> 00:01:25.920 I know we’re all anxious to get into it, but we have somebody special here to talk about one of our sponsors, Luck Factory Games. 00:01:25.920 --> 00:01:27.929 Intro Music Fades 00:01:27.929 --> 00:01:29.938 Upbeat Pop Music picks up 00:01:29.938 --> 00:01:30.917 Prince Manny (Geoff, high pitched tight voice): Uh, hi! 00:01:30.917 --> 00:01:37.754 So, umm, I was told that I should tell you that Tales by Daggerlight was founded at a tavern- 00:01:37.754 --> 00:01:39.941 or wait, this says a café? 00:01:39.900 --> 00:01:43.780 Yes! 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A tiny, noble fairy desperate to reach the castle to speak with the King about a missing person from the Fey Realm. 00:05:06.780 --> 00:05:15.340 You used the safe house to hide and seek from some of the guard, and you overheard the conversation about a hit on Prince Rhydian and that it might go down tonight *(light and high tone pings)*. 00:05:15.900 --> 00:05:24.860 The guard discovered the hatch to your hiding spot, and Zeph pulled him down into the depths of the Grates, and Basagar ended the threat with one brutal stomp. 00:05:25.500 --> 00:05:27.600 You bought silence with gore. 00:05:28.640 --> 00:05:38.620 On the body, a tracking chit with ‘M - Zeph Virel, typically seen in the Gutterrun’, signed only with the initials E.D. 00:05:39.280 --> 00:05:44.500 You tied up Issava for good measure and asked him a few questions, and he spat the next poison. 00:05:45.240 --> 00:05:47.140 The raid wasn't just about Wilhelm. 00:05:47.640 --> 00:05:51.032 They were asking for Caelan, another of King 00:05:51.032 --> 00:05:51.880 Alric's sons. 00:05:52.940 --> 00:05:57.080 And then Severian tasted Zeph's blood, and the world cracked open. 00:05:57.900 --> 00:06:04.380 A shared vision seized Severian and Basagar in a field of briars, and two lovers spoke in secret. 00:06:04.496 --> 00:06:12.060 Alric and a pregnant woman named Linessa, promising to hide their child, promising he was Alric's son. 00:06:12.740 --> 00:06:16.020 And when the vision snapped shut, the room went dead quiet, 00:06:16.500 --> 00:06:22.400 because Zeph swallowed hard and said words that turned the safe house colder than the sewer wind. 00:06:22.637 --> 00:06:24.980 Zeph (Kevin): Linessa's my mother's name. 00:06:26.260 --> 00:06:33.380 Kurt: You guys are in the bottom of the Gutterrun, literally in the sewer safe house. 00:06:33.780 --> 00:06:35.409 Kevin: Literally the bottom of the gutter. 00:06:35.409 --> 00:06:35.700 *Repetative four note suspenseful music begins* 00:06:35.700 --> 00:06:37.063 Kurt: Literally the bottom of the Gutterrun. 00:06:37.100 --> 00:06:38.040 John: We've had rock bottom. 00:06:38.040 --> 00:06:39.380 *Kurt chuckles* 00:06:39.380 --> 00:06:40.540 Luke: Can't go much lower, right? 00:06:41.220 --> 00:06:41.580 John: Hopefully. 00:06:41.580 --> 00:06:41.808 *Others laugh and agree* 00:06:41.808 --> 00:06:42.625 Kurt: Hopefully, 00:06:42.947 --> 00:06:43.120 yeah. 00:06:43.240 --> 00:06:43.980 Only way is up. 00:06:43.980 --> 00:06:45.440 *Others laugh and agree* 00:06:45.440 --> 00:06:49.320 John: So we’re out of- Severian and I are out of the visions? 00:06:49.291 --> 00:06:49.791 *Drum thumping gets added to the four notes* 00:06:49.291 --> 00:06:49.780 Kurt: Mmhmm, yes 00:06:51.722 --> 00:06:55.100 John: I'm assuming we're like conscious and like-? 00:06:56.100 --> 00:06:57.060 Kurt: Yeah yeah yeah, 00:06:57.120 --> 00:06:58.440 you don't take anything. 00:06:59.651 --> 00:07:05.040 There's nothing that is holding you back and that you are fully aware of where you are 00:07:06.800 --> 00:07:08.100 and what you just did. 00:07:08.300 --> 00:07:16.500 John: I peel, I retract my hand away from Zeph's face and I look at you for a moment, 00:07:18.240 --> 00:07:21.440 and I look to Severian. 00:07:23.162 --> 00:07:25.700 Basagar (John): Did you see, did you see that as well? 00:07:26.480 --> 00:07:30.114 Kai: Severian's still behind you, Zeph, 00:07:30.240 --> 00:07:31.860 tongue hanging out of his mouth, 00:07:32.240 --> 00:07:33.420 just like wide-eyed. 00:07:34.900 --> 00:07:35.500 Severian (Kai): Uh huh. 00:07:36.100 --> 00:07:45.220 John: We- just for clarity's sake, would Basagar know the king's name? 00:07:46.360 --> 00:07:46.660 Jenn: Oh. 00:07:47.340 --> 00:07:48.120 Kurt: I would say no. 00:07:49.120 --> 00:07:49.420 Kai: Great. 00:07:49.420 --> 00:07:51.660 *Chuckles* 00:07:51.660 --> 00:07:59.860 Kurt: If you want to roll a knowledge, I mean… the king's name would be widely spread across the Ternion Gorge. 00:07:59.860 --> 00:08:01.920 *Deep ominous music begins, mixed with the four notes* 00:08:01.920 --> 00:08:05.580 John: For Basagar's sake, and you can let me know if you'd want me to still roll. 00:08:05.580 --> 00:08:16.140 I think there would be no… Basagar does not know of this royal lineage or anything of that sort. Or how the system works in this city. 00:08:17.099 --> 00:08:21.900 All he knows is whatever’s in the castle is important, that’s it. 00:08:22.100 --> 00:08:24.780 Kurt: Then if you think Basagar wouldn’t know it, then there’s no need to roll. 00:08:24.780 --> 00:08:26.240 John: I don’t think he would actively seek it out. 00:08:26.240 --> 00:08:26.520 *Four notes begin to slow* 00:08:26.520 --> 00:08:26.840 Kurt: Then yeah. 00:08:29.100 --> 00:08:42.560 John: I think Bagagar looks…. pauses at first and looks at Sevarian and he goes; 00:08:42.560 --> 00:08:42.800 *Notes fade completely* 00:08:42.800 --> 00:08:44.600 Basagar (John): What does this mean? 00:08:44.740 --> 00:08:44.920 What- 00:08:45.760 --> 00:08:46.560 he has the blood? 00:08:47.980 --> 00:08:48.920 Severian (Kai): Tasted like it. 00:08:49.760 --> 00:08:53.340 And we saw him as a baby, 00:08:54.200 --> 00:08:54.320 or- 00:08:54.320 --> 00:08:55.020 *Ominous dark music begins to fade in.* 00:08:55.020 --> 00:08:56.198 Basagar (John): Yes, in the- 00:08:56.300 --> 00:08:57.080 Severian (Kai): In the womb. 00:08:57.240 --> 00:08:57.560 Basagar (John): Yes. 00:08:58.900 --> 00:09:02.140 We saw a memory. 00:09:02.460 --> 00:09:07.220 A memory of yours, or a memory of your parents… or at least the mother who bore you. 00:09:07.958 --> 00:09:11.680 Linessa I believe is her name. 00:09:12.082 --> 00:09:13.134 Severian (Kai): Mmhmm. 00:09:13.460 --> 00:09:13.860 Zeph (Kevin): Bullshit. 00:09:15.213 --> 00:09:17.983 Basagar (John): No, and she was with Alric. 00:09:17.983 --> 00:09:21.859 Zeph (Kevin): Woah woah woah. Wh-? 00:09:22.160 --> 00:09:23.260 Ciaran (Luke): Repeat that please. 00:09:24.800 --> 00:09:25.160 Basagar (John): I- 00:09:25.500 --> 00:09:27.060 Severian (Kai): They said they couldn't be together. 00:09:28.000 --> 00:09:28.740 It's very sad. 00:09:29.060 --> 00:09:33.040 Basagar (John): Yes they were… it was a solemn moment. 00:09:33.160 --> 00:09:34.940 They were both off in a field somewhere. 00:09:36.251 --> 00:09:38.120 And you were in the womb. 00:09:39.440 --> 00:09:44.960 We would have no… I've never… this has never happened in my experience 00:09:45.280 --> 00:09:47.960 Pi N'kuwa (Geoff): You said you saw this person? 00:09:48.640 --> 00:09:49.000 Basagar (John): Yes. 00:09:49.487 --> 00:09:52.420 Pi N'kuwa (Geoff): I need you to describe what this Alric looked like, please. 00:09:53.720 --> 00:10:01.720 Basagar (John): Brown haired, just normal, common clothes, trying not to look out of place, I think, in this moment. 00:10:02.180 --> 00:10:04.400 Probably wearied? 00:10:04.900 --> 00:10:06.140 I don't know, Severian, what do you think? 00:10:07.700 --> 00:10:09.160 Severian (Kai): He didn't look very tasty, 00:10:09.160 --> 00:10:10.740 moderately. 00:10:11.320 --> 00:10:12.640 She looked lot tastier. 00:10:13.720 --> 00:10:13.928 Basagar (John): No- 00:10:13.928 --> 00:10:15.380 Severian (Kai): Especially with the two for one deal. 00:10:16.200 --> 00:10:17.640 Basagar (John): Um….okay. 00:10:17.640 --> 00:10:20.680 *Laughter from players.* 00:10:20.680 --> 00:10:24.540 Basagar (John): That's not… brown haired and... 00:10:24.840 --> 00:10:30.700 Zeph (Kevin): Well, obviously, I mean, obviously this wouldn't be the king. 00:10:30.780 --> 00:10:33.180 The king wouldn't be dressed as just a commoner, right? 00:10:34.140 --> 00:10:34.440 Right? 00:10:34.760 --> 00:10:36.260 Pi N'kuwa (Geoff): No, he absolutely would have. 00:10:36.400 --> 00:10:37.060 Zeph (Kevin): You're not helping. 00:10:37.260 --> 00:10:45.680 Pi N'kuwa (Geoff): He's describing the king, Alric the Wise, who was well known for going into town in common clothing to speak with the people. 00:10:46.412 --> 00:10:49.040 Ciaran (Luke): That is common practice for royalty to do so. 00:10:49.246 --> 00:10:50.560 Zeph (Kevin): Well. But- 00:10:50.560 --> 00:10:53.300 Seraphina (Jenn): Sounds like he was going more than talking. 00:10:54.328 --> 00:11:01.180 Zeph (Kevin): This is… you don’t base an entire system of government on random visions that you get out no where, right? 00:11:01.300 --> 00:11:02.940 That seems extreme. 00:11:03.260 --> 00:11:06.280 Basagar (John): This is the first that I've come across something like this before. 00:11:06.280 --> 00:11:06.700 Zeph (Kevin): There, see? 00:11:07.040 --> 00:11:07.780 See, there you go. 00:11:08.000 --> 00:11:10.920 Severian (Kai): But this isn't the first time I've tasted this. 00:11:11.660 --> 00:11:13.220 Zeph (Kevin): I beg to diff- 00:11:13.440 --> 00:11:13.740 oh, 00:11:14.660 --> 00:11:15.280 oh, oh. 00:11:15.258 --> 00:11:17.800 Basagar (John): He's talking about the blood of The First in you. 00:11:22.400 --> 00:11:24.080 Zeph (Kevin): That's just great. 00:11:25.040 --> 00:11:26.340 Pi N'kuwa (Geoff): So no relation? 00:11:27.120 --> 00:11:28.180 Zeph (Kevin): Maybe some relation. 00:11:28.300 --> 00:11:39.780 Jenn: Could Seraphina, because she's sitting on a crate next to Prince Wilhelm, could she look between he and Zeph a few times and see if she sees a family resemblance? 00:11:41.000 --> 00:11:46.940 Kurt: Yeah, they might have the same body build, maybe the eyes and the nose? But- 00:11:46.940 --> 00:11:47.300 Jenn: Okay. 00:11:49.640 --> 00:11:50.960 Kurt: -it's not alarming. 00:11:51.500 --> 00:11:53.240 You know, like you wouldn't look at both of them. 00:11:53.240 --> 00:11:54.660 Jenn: Yeah, they don't look exactly like each other. 00:11:54.800 --> 00:11:56.613 But like, you know how cousins oftentimes- 00:11:56.613 --> 00:11:56.872 Kurt: Yeah. 00:11:56.872 --> 00:11:57.650 Jenn: - you can tell. 00:11:57.714 --> 00:11:58.103 Kurt: Right. 00:11:58.168 --> 00:12:00.176 Jenn: There’s gotta be a family resemblence. 00:12:00.176 --> 00:12:00.392 Kurt: Mmhmm. 00:12:00.420 --> 00:12:00.580 Jenn: Okay. 00:12:02.506 --> 00:12:09.680 Kevin: Zeph just slumps against one of the walls and slowly slides down. And sits on the ground. 00:12:10.340 --> 00:12:11.120 Zeph (Kevin): So, 00:12:11.120 --> 00:12:14.420 that’s something new. 00:12:14.420 --> 00:12:29.360 Look, regardless of whether this is actually true or just some random fever dream or something else, 00:12:29.720 --> 00:12:36.520 we have got a load of shit outside this place right now. 00:12:37.140 --> 00:12:42.980 This entire area is going to be on a razor's edge. 00:12:43.500 --> 00:12:51.282 And then on top of it, we have an entire fucking city that apparently wants, well; 00:12:51.160 --> 00:12:54.200 Kevin: And he looks at Beta Prince Wilhelm. 00:12:54.460 --> 00:12:55.660 Zeph (Kevin): -the two of us dead, 00:12:56.640 --> 00:12:58.200 your father dead, 00:12:58.780 --> 00:13:02.995 and most likely everyone else in this room, including these two; 00:13:02.995 --> 00:13:06.444 Kevin: And he gestures toward Manny and the half -orc. 00:13:06.444 --> 00:13:08.360 Zeph (Kevin): -dead for what we know. 00:13:09.780 --> 00:13:10.184 So… 00:13:10.184 --> 00:13:21.900 Kurt: As you are saying this, you look over and you can see Beta Prince Wilhelm sitting, staring at you, wide eyed, absorbing everything you guys are saying 00:13:22.300 --> 00:13:27.960 after coming out of whatever unconsciousness that he was in, he goes, 00:13:28.080 --> 00:13:32.740 Prince Wilhelm (Kurt, softer voice): Are we sure that what we heard can be trusted? 00:13:33.080 --> 00:13:35.260 They're just guards, right? 00:13:36.080 --> 00:13:39.860 Zeph (Kevin): Can we afford to ignore it? 00:13:40.960 --> 00:13:41.620 Prince Wilhelm (Kurt): So what do we do? 00:13:43.860 --> 00:13:44.920 Zeph (Kevin): *Chuckles.* That’s the question. 00:13:46.280 --> 00:13:48.160 Prince Wilhelm (Kurt): I’ve never been down here. 00:13:48.840 --> 00:13:50.120 Is it possible to get back up? 00:13:50.200 --> 00:13:51.720 I can get us back up. 00:13:53.040 --> 00:13:55.500 Seraphina (Jenn): Sweetheart, they wanna kill you. 00:13:56.220 --> 00:13:57.920 I don’t think that that's safe. 00:13:58.620 --> 00:14:00.280 Prince Wilhelm (Kurt): I don't think it's safe staying down here. 00:14:00.600 --> 00:14:11.140 Like, if Zeph is right, if there's going to be a rebellion against the crown because of what happened with Father Ulrich, then I don't want to be down here. 00:14:11.280 --> 00:14:12.440 I don't think any of us do. 00:14:13.480 --> 00:14:13.880 Seraphina (Jenn): No. 00:14:14.200 --> 00:14:16.120 Pi N'kuwa (Geoff): Well, you may also not want to be up there. 00:14:16.880 --> 00:14:16.980 Seraphina (Jenn): Yeah. 00:14:16.980 --> 00:14:20.120 Pi N'kuwa (Geoff): If they're going to kill the crown, they're not going to be looking for you here. 00:14:20.740 --> 00:14:23.371 Prince Wilhelm (Kurt): I can't believe it was Elowen Daris. 00:14:23.500 --> 00:14:23.760 I can't…. 00:14:24.340 --> 00:14:26.500 like… she was a friend. 00:14:27.780 --> 00:14:28.360 Ciaran (Luke): Was she? 00:14:29.192 --> 00:14:30.440 Prince Wilhelm (Kurt): She was close. 00:14:31.980 --> 00:14:38.140 She was… I would say that she befriended my father and mother. Unless that was all- 00:14:38.360 --> 00:14:42.740 Seraphina (Jenn): Unfortunately, Prince, you keep your friends close and your enemies closer. 00:14:43.000 --> 00:14:44.860 That’s how these people work. 00:14:45.580 --> 00:14:53.060 And, when people want more power, the easiest way to do that is to take somebody else's. 00:14:53.680 --> 00:14:57.720 Prince Wilhelm (Kurt): Sometimes I wish I could just throw my title away and come down here. 00:14:58.860 --> 00:15:00.240 Zeph (Kevin): You don't want that kid. 00:15:00.240 --> 00:15:03.240 But I understand what you're saying. 00:15:03.780 --> 00:15:08.060 Look, we need to try at least. Find your father. 00:15:08.400 --> 00:15:10.760 And then we need to get the fuck out of this town. 00:15:11.220 --> 00:15:15.120 This entire city is after us at this point. 00:15:15.220 --> 00:15:17.980 That's basically how we gotta look at this. 00:15:18.400 --> 00:15:20.900 Prince Wilhelm (Kurt): Does anybody know anyone named Angelica? 00:15:20.919 --> 00:15:22.780 It’s who I came down here for. 00:15:22.780 --> 00:15:25.080 I was gonna buy her something from the market. 00:15:25.080 --> 00:15:29.120 And if we can get to her, maybe we would bring her down here 00:15:29.400 --> 00:15:31.060 or she has connections, 00:15:31.160 --> 00:15:32.200 she can get us out of the city. 00:15:32.340 --> 00:15:33.040 Pi N'kuwa (Geoff): Where would we find her? 00:15:34.040 --> 00:15:36.960 We should explore all of our options as dangerous as they are. 00:15:37.820 --> 00:15:40.280 Sitting still is just as dangerous as going forward. 00:15:40.280 --> 00:15:41.653 Prince Wilhelm (Kurt): She bartends, or 00:15:41.600 --> 00:15:45.780 she's a maiden at the Brine and Barrel. 00:15:46.240 --> 00:15:50.108 It's an ale house over right off the Veill Water 00:15:50.038 --> 00:15:50.460 River. 00:15:50.740 --> 00:15:54.540 It's a dockside ale house and a sea shanty kind of place. 00:15:54.820 --> 00:15:55.100 Jenn: Okay. 00:15:56.280 --> 00:15:59.280 Like dive bar kind of sailor situation? 00:15:59.546 --> 00:16:00.506 Kurt: Yeah. 00:16:00.506 --> 00:16:01.466 Jenn: Alright. 00:16:01.820 --> 00:16:03.080 Kurt: You especially would know it. 00:16:03.260 --> 00:16:04.820 You probably played there several times. 00:16:05.020 --> 00:16:05.280 Jenn: Okay. 00:16:05.800 --> 00:16:07.940 Seraphina (Jenn):I do love a nice sea shanty. 00:16:09.720 --> 00:16:12.645 Hey, cousin Bas? 00:16:13.100 --> 00:16:13.340 Basagar (John): Yeah. 00:16:13.760 --> 00:16:18.597 Seraphina (Jenn): So you came here to find out about what's going on at 00:16:18.597 --> 00:16:19.000 home. 00:16:19.000 --> 00:16:25.720 You needed to find out of this corruption that's happening that seems, 00:16:26.280 --> 00:16:29.020 well, it seems like it's spreading here somehow. *(Light and high tone pings)* 00:16:29.800 --> 00:16:31.300 What was your plan? 00:16:31.300 --> 00:16:33.880 Were you just coming for information? 00:16:34.220 --> 00:16:39.080 Or did you want to bring a member of the blood back with you? 00:16:40.240 --> 00:16:44.420 Basagar (John): I honestly, I thought the answers would be at the castle. 00:16:45.020 --> 00:16:58.516 I thought, knowing that this king is sick and that he had some power or some relevancy, I guess, in this city, it 00:16:59.000 --> 00:17:02.020 led me to believe that maybe he has the answers. 00:17:02.800 --> 00:17:08.160 I never thought of bringing someone else with the First Blood back, 00:17:10.000 --> 00:17:11.060 but it's an option. 00:17:11.060 --> 00:17:14.300 Seraphina (Jenn): I mean, you got two right here. 00:17:14.880 --> 00:17:15.600 Zeph (Kevin): One. 00:17:16.080 --> 00:17:17.000 Ciaran (Luke): I believe it is two, 00:17:17.060 --> 00:17:17.666 Lord Zeph. 00:17:17.666 --> 00:17:18.272 Zeph (Kevin): Damn it. 00:17:18.280 --> 00:17:19.720 Pi N'kuwa (Geoff): Don't sold Manny like that. 00:17:19.720 --> 00:17:21.860 *Laughter* 00:17:21.860 --> 00:17:30.040 Kurt: You hear the sound of footsteps in what sounds like *(synchronous group of foot steps)* a marching order. 00:17:31.647 --> 00:17:42.300 Almost like a squad of heavy footsteps being just a reminder of that there's still a lot going on up there, 00:17:42.300 --> 00:17:49.980 even though it may be quiet down here for the time being with the rats and the insects, 00:17:50.980 --> 00:17:54.862 the vermin of the Gutterrun. 00:17:55.200 --> 00:17:58.860 It is a completely different scene up top. 00:17:58.860 --> 00:18:10.040 Zeph (Kevin): Is there a way to get from where we are over to this bar through the sewers? 00:18:10.880 --> 00:18:15.880 Kurt: The Brine and Barrel is on the other side of the river from where you are. 00:18:16.000 --> 00:18:23.060 So you'd have to go to where the sewer empties out into the river and then either ford the river, 00:18:23.220 --> 00:18:26.240 swim across, or try to find a way over. 00:18:30.460 --> 00:18:38.200 Zeph (Kevin): Prince, there are not a lot of very good options for trying to get to your friend. 00:18:39.480 --> 00:18:39.880 Prince Wilhelm (Kurt): Okay. 00:18:40.100 --> 00:18:40.820 Zeph (Kevin): What is she to you? 00:18:42.320 --> 00:18:42.720 Prince Wilhelm (Kurt): Everything. 00:18:43.022 --> 00:18:44.026 Zeph (Kevin): Oh, 00:18:44.026 --> 00:18:46.740 shit. Yeah, I had a feeling you were. 00:18:46.740 --> 00:18:47.140 Prince Wilhelm (Kurt): I'm sorry, 00:18:47.220 --> 00:18:48.100 I'm a hopeless romantic. 00:18:48.300 --> 00:18:49.140 I can't help it. 00:18:49.840 --> 00:18:51.680 Ser: Well, it seems like it runs in your family. 00:18:51.680 --> 00:18:52.391 *John laughs.* 00:18:52.391 --> 00:18:53.102 *Zeph groans.* 00:18:53.102 --> 00:18:56.149 Zeph (Kevin): Okay. 00:18:57.520 --> 00:18:58.440 John: John is laughing. 00:18:58.463 --> 00:18:59.680 Basagar has no clue. 00:19:01.300 --> 00:19:03.240 Prince Wilhelm (Kurt): I will have to say this, 00:19:03.640 --> 00:19:05.200 I guess this means we are family. 00:19:05.605 --> 00:19:08.320 Zeph (Kevin): Oh, don't start that. 00:19:08.320 --> 00:19:11.960 Pi N'kuwa (Geoff): It's so interesting how human relationships work. 00:19:12.100 --> 00:19:15.160 I mean, cousin and cousin, and then cousin and then cousin and cousin, 00:19:15.580 --> 00:19:16.720 there's so many cousins. 00:19:17.640 --> 00:19:18.140 Basagar (John): I agree. 00:19:18.501 --> 00:19:23.660 Keph (Kevin): Zeph pulls his flask out of his jacket pocket. 00:19:24.660 --> 00:19:27.280 But his hands are shaking to a point he can’t get it open. 00:19:28.340 --> 00:19:29.620 And finally he just gives up- 00:19:29.740 --> 00:19:31.780 John: Basagar helps you open it. 00:19:32.840 --> 00:19:35.255 He’s seen you a couple times drinking it, so. 00:19:35.260 --> 00:19:35.860 Zeph (Kevin): Thank you. 00:19:35.928 --> 00:19:36.364 Kevin: And 00:19:36.400 --> 00:19:38.580 he takes a big long swig 00:19:38.765 --> 00:19:40.966 and manages to 00:19:41.220 --> 00:19:41.900 put it away. 00:19:42.082 --> 00:19:46.613 Issava Khelt (Kurt, gruff): What’s wrong Zeph? Got your nerves shaking ay? 00:19:46.980 --> 00:19:50.260 Zeph (Kevin): Oh, I wouldn't be too chipper if I were you, buddy. 00:19:51.100 --> 00:19:53.360 You've got a death warrant on your head, too. 00:19:53.520 --> 00:19:54.280 Issava Khelt (Kurt): Look, look. 00:19:54.620 --> 00:19:56.400 I know you guys want my head. 00:19:56.640 --> 00:19:57.480 I can't blame you. 00:19:57.520 --> 00:19:58.300 Zeph (Kevin): Oh, not us. 00:19:59.740 --> 00:20:01.740 You don't have us to worry about. 00:20:02.520 --> 00:20:03.820 But you know too much 00:20:05.180 --> 00:20:10.100 for whoever it is that put a price on my head and is looking for his head. 00:20:10.200 --> 00:20:11.740 Kevin: And he points to Beta Prince. 00:20:11.974 --> 00:20:18.580 Zeph (Kevin): You got powerful folks up there who aren't going to be very happy with loose end, you realize. 00:20:18.880 --> 00:20:20.040 You’re a liability brother. 00:20:20.540 --> 00:20:21.456 Issava Khelt (Kurt): I get it. Ay, 00:20:21.456 --> 00:20:21.744 ay. 00:20:21.744 --> 00:20:23.186 Zeph (Kevin): Alright, just so you’re aware. 00:20:23.180 --> 00:20:26.480 Issava Khelt (Kurt): If you need protection I can get you out of here. 00:20:27.060 --> 00:20:27.660 I know the way, 00:20:27.760 --> 00:20:28.680 I know who to talk to, 00:20:28.960 --> 00:20:29.900 I know the avenues. 00:20:30.560 --> 00:20:31.200 You know that. 00:20:31.440 --> 00:20:31.840 Zeph (Kevin): Uh huh. 00:20:32.380 --> 00:20:34.100 Basagar (John): So you intent to leave the city? 00:20:35.776 --> 00:20:36.880 John: Just looks at the rest of the group. 00:20:38.020 --> 00:20:39.860 Issava Khelt (Kurt): Sounds like that's the only move you got. 00:20:41.680 --> 00:20:46.960 Unless you want to brave the echelon and brave the Rings. 00:20:48.160 --> 00:20:50.420 Sounds like you don't have too many more friends. 00:20:50.713 --> 00:20:59.100 Ciaran (Luke): Well, I respect the desire to get out of the city. We are witnessing an upheaval of society in this kingdom. 00:21:00.200 --> 00:21:06.640 And clearly this, the ring Lady Elowen Daris, is trying to seize greater power 00:21:07.060 --> 00:21:10.960 and has already infiltrated or corrupted much of the guard. 00:21:12.000 --> 00:21:15.540 Can we truly afford to leave the kingdom in its current state 00:21:16.160 --> 00:21:17.700 and simply flee like cowards? 00:21:18.300 --> 00:21:20.900 Seraphina (Jenn): Yeah, that's assuming that she's working on her own. 00:21:20.900 --> 00:21:24.280 There could be multiple people. 00:21:25.240 --> 00:21:30.580 Usually a power grab like this takes some serious orchestration. 00:21:31.740 --> 00:21:33.140 Ciaran (Luke): Even further reason to stay. 00:21:33.240 --> 00:21:34.580 Seraphina (Jenn): Who do the guard listen to? 00:21:34.960 --> 00:21:36.320 Ciaran (Luke): The guard is segmented 00:21:37.120 --> 00:21:42.400 based on the level of the city and who's in charge of each respective Guard. 00:21:43.160 --> 00:21:45.500 Many of the ring lords and ladies have their own. 00:21:45.745 --> 00:21:49.800 Basagar (John): Well, you also have the Fun Aunts to consider. 00:21:49.776 --> 00:21:50.135 Pi N'kuwa (Geoff): I 00:21:50.135 --> 00:21:56.480 think we may well have as many friends as allies, but we don't know until they're attempting to stab us in the back. 00:21:57.940 --> 00:22:03.238 Zeph (Kevin): Look, I’m not thrilled about leaving Virelia. 00:22:03.622 --> 00:22:06.360 This is the only home I’ve ever known. 00:22:06.620 --> 00:22:12.400 But, what I’m saying is things are about to get very heated. 00:22:13.080 --> 00:22:21.080 And it might be a good idea to let things calm down a little before we go poking our noses into a hornet's nest. 00:22:21.180 --> 00:22:21.980 Ciaran (Luke): You think they will calm? 00:22:22.720 --> 00:22:26.660 You think this rot will simply cease to exist if we leave long enough? 00:22:27.920 --> 00:22:31.320 You think the flames will die down and leave us with much to come back to? 00:22:31.720 --> 00:22:32.740 Issava Khelt (Kurt): You talk funny. 00:22:33.360 --> 00:22:34.080 Where are you from? 00:22:34.760 --> 00:22:35.700 Ciaran (Luke): A little higher in the city. (*Light and high tone pings)* 00:22:36.420 --> 00:22:39.300 Issava Khelt (Kurt): I don't think I caught your name. 00:22:39.880 --> 00:22:40.640 Ciaran (Luke): I didn't give it. 00:22:41.260 --> 00:22:41.620 Regardless. 00:22:44.440 --> 00:22:49.140 John: I think Basagar is about to like say something and he looks direct- Ciaran looks directly at him 00:22:49.840 --> 00:22:51.940 and then I think he just puts his hand down. 00:22:51.940 --> 00:22:53.153 *Laughter* 00:22:53.153 --> 00:23:01.580 Pi N'kuwa (Geoff): Ciaran, I'm not as well versed in the politics of this city 00:23:02.680 --> 00:23:03.570 but 00:23:04.460 --> 00:23:12.020 it seems like you may be the only one that knows where we might watch this unfold 00:23:12.880 --> 00:23:14.660 versus being caught up in it. 00:23:16.140 --> 00:23:21.539 Geoff: And yeah, absolute no clue that he just fucked us. 00:23:21.539 --> 00:23:22.380 *Laughter* 00:23:22.380 --> 00:23:22.780 Ciaran (Luke): Anyways… 00:23:24.240 --> 00:23:29.780 Zeph (Kevin): Look I’m just saying, if we stay maybe we can help the city but maybe we end up dead. 00:23:29.960 --> 00:23:33.000 And if we’re dead then we’re not going to be able to help the city at all. 00:23:33.580 --> 00:23:34.460 Ciaran (Luke): That may be true. 00:23:35.380 --> 00:23:36.520 Zeph (Kevin): No that's definitely true, 00:23:36.580 --> 00:23:38.460 if we're dead we are not going to be able to help the city. 00:23:38.800 --> 00:23:39.580 Ciaran (Luke): That fact yes 00:23:39.620 --> 00:23:40.380 that is very true. 00:23:40.460 --> 00:23:40.880 Zeph (Kevin): Okay, cool. 00:23:42.560 --> 00:23:44.700 Ciaran (Luke): However if we're not here we cannot help the city either. 00:23:44.700 --> 00:23:48.940 *Repetitive 4 note music begins again* 00:23:48.940 --> 00:23:53.380 Ciaran (Luke): Do you propose we would flee with our friend Wilhelm here? 00:23:53.920 --> 00:23:54.200 Zeph (Kevin): Yes. 00:23:54.200 --> 00:23:56.240 And Manny- 00:23:56.380 --> 00:23:57.460 Basagar (John): They already tried to kill him once 00:23:57.460 --> 00:23:58.460 Zeph (Kevin): -and his father if we can find him 00:23:58.980 --> 00:24:00.260 before the guards get to him. 00:24:00.600 --> 00:24:08.200 Look we've got an entire city pointed at us with bull's eyes on our backs right now. 00:24:08.240 --> 00:24:09.800 Ciaran (Luke): Then let's take it one step at a time. 00:24:10.120 --> 00:24:10.934 Zeph (Kevin): Alright. 00:24:11.220 --> 00:24:13.400 Ciaran (Luke): Let's meet with Prince Rhydian and go from there. 00:24:13.920 --> 00:24:14.440 Zeph (Kevin): All right fine. 00:24:14.680 --> 00:24:15.300 I agree 00:24:15.400 --> 00:24:16.780 that's the first thing we need to do regardless. 00:24:17.580 --> 00:24:18.380 Ciaran (Luke): Is that amenable, 00:24:19.780 --> 00:24:20.100 Wilhelm? 00:24:22.260 --> 00:24:22.740 Prince Wilhelm (Kurt): Yeah, 00:24:22.740 --> 00:24:27.900 if we can go talk to Papa and he can at least let us know what to do next. 00:24:28.600 --> 00:24:29.160 Ciaran (Luke): Yes. 00:24:29.404 --> 00:24:30.451 Zeph (Kevin, said with mocking tone): Alright, 00:24:30.560 --> 00:24:32.220 where's Papa? 00:24:34.140 --> 00:24:35.600 Prince Wilhelm (Kurt): Why do you say it like that? 00:24:35.600 --> 00:24:35.722 *Giggles* 00:24:35.722 --> 00:24:36.940 Zeph (Kevin): Oh, fuck's sake. 00:24:38.240 --> 00:24:38.260 Where's your dad? 00:24:38.840 --> 00:24:43.060 Prince Wilhelm (Kurt): He's probably in his house right now, 00:24:43.140 --> 00:24:44.920 probably… when there's a lockdown, 00:24:45.300 --> 00:24:59.820 most of the Ashen Rings are, either go to the castle and be there and be ready to give the royal presentation to the King or consort with him. 00:25:00.660 --> 00:25:04.660 But, if he’s not in the castle he’d be at home. 00:25:07.000 --> 00:25:08.080 Probably heavily guarded. 00:25:08.231 --> 00:25:09.540 Zeph (Kevin): Oh I’m sure. 00:25:11.060 --> 00:25:12.020 Prince Wilhelm (Kurt): If we can get up there. 00:25:13.460 --> 00:25:19.600 Zeph (Kevin): I think I can get us up at least into the district, but then I'm useless. 00:25:20.060 --> 00:25:21.320 I think that's when you take over. 00:25:22.060 --> 00:25:24.260 Ciaran (Luke): I can guide us through the upper districts. 00:25:25.840 --> 00:25:27.740 Basagar (John): Do you think it's safer for all of us to travel? 00:25:27.920 --> 00:25:28.790 It was quite 00:25:31.470 --> 00:25:32.400 difficult getting here. 00:25:32.740 --> 00:25:34.260 Zeph (Kevin): We won't be on the streets. 00:25:34.520 --> 00:25:36.500 Ciaran (Luke): It being safe would be a stretch of the imagination. 00:25:37.000 --> 00:25:37.460 Zeph (Kevin): Also true. 00:25:37.460 --> 00:25:43.460 Ciaran (Luke): It is entirely possible for us to get there without having undo confrontations. 00:25:45.040 --> 00:25:47.400 Seraphina (Jenn): I have a question, Prince Wilhelm. 00:25:48.340 --> 00:25:51.140 When was the last time you saw your uncle, the king? 00:25:52.200 --> 00:25:52.460 Prince Wilhelm (Kurt): Oh, 00:25:52.800 --> 00:25:53.220 um, 00:25:54.280 --> 00:25:55.405 well… I’m 00:25:55.600 --> 00:25:57.080 not really allowed in his chambers. 00:25:57.788 --> 00:25:59.452 Seraphina (Jenn): Hmmm. 00:26:00.100 --> 00:26:04.880 Prince Wilhelm (Kurt): It’s usually for direct family, or those close to him or his advisors. 00:26:04.880 --> 00:26:05.640 *Music shifts to higher octave.* 00:26:05.640 --> 00:26:07.380 Seraphina (Jenn): And you're not direct family? 00:26:07.620 --> 00:26:08.960 He's your uncle, right? 00:26:09.800 --> 00:26:13.660 Prince Wilhelm (Kurt): I see no reason to be in there with his sickness. 00:26:14.060 --> 00:26:15.920 I don't really want to be. 00:26:16.420 --> 00:26:19.360 Seraphina (Jenn): When was the last time your father saw him? 00:26:20.280 --> 00:26:22.860 Prince Wilhelm (Kurt): I think he talks with him pretty regularly. 00:26:23.980 --> 00:26:29.940 Seraphina (Jenn): So as far as you know, the king is ill but still alive. 00:26:30.480 --> 00:26:31.000 Prince Wilhelm (Kurt): Oh, yes, *(light and high tone pings)* 00:26:31.280 --> 00:26:31.680 yes. ** 00:26:31.720 --> 00:26:33.260 We would know if he was gone. 00:26:33.880 --> 00:26:36.480 Ciaran (Luke): Fortunately we do have one of his children with us right here, 00:26:36.900 --> 00:26:37.100 so…. 00:26:38.180 --> 00:26:38.900 Basagar (John): Yes, that is true. 00:26:39.030 --> 00:26:43.088 Kevin: Zeph just bangs his head against the wall a couple of time. 00:26:43.160 --> 00:26:48.520 Prince Wilhelm (Kurt): I don’t know if bringing that to light would be the best case scenario right now. 00:26:48.940 --> 00:26:49.640 Zeph (Kevin): Please, no. 00:26:50.000 --> 00:26:51.080 Ciaran (Luke): Not to the public, certainly. 00:26:54.340 --> 00:26:56.520 Zeph (Kevin): *Sighs.* So much for this all blowing over in a couple days. 00:26:56.720 --> 00:26:57.573 Fuck me. 00:26:57.573 --> 00:27:02.479 Prince Wilhelm (Kurt): Well, so how do we get up to Ashrelm? 00:27:02.740 --> 00:27:03.200 Ciaran (Luke): Follow me. 00:27:03.440 --> 00:27:05.628 Seraphina (Jenn): And what do we do with uh..? 00:27:05.628 --> 00:27:07.640 Jenn: And she gestures at the half orc. 00:27:08.180 --> 00:27:08.620 Issava Khelt (Kurt): Listen, 00:27:09.240 --> 00:27:10.640 your secret's safe with me. 00:27:11.280 --> 00:27:12.500 All of your secrets. 00:27:12.609 --> 00:27:15.120 It sounds like you got a handful of them. 00:27:15.620 --> 00:27:16.700 Pi N'kuwa (Geoff): I have much doubt. 00:27:16.900 --> 00:27:17.820 Ser: Can you be trusted? 00:27:18.540 --> 00:27:19.780 Zeph (Kevin): Oh, he can't be trusted. 00:27:20.860 --> 00:27:21.220 Seraphina (Jenn): But 00:27:21.820 --> 00:27:22.940 can you be paid? 00:27:23.200 --> 00:27:24.120 Issava Khelt (Kurt): I can be paid. 00:27:24.480 --> 00:27:25.620 Zeph (Kevin): Oh, he could definitely be paid. 00:27:26.020 --> 00:27:27.680 But think about it this way. 00:27:28.220 --> 00:27:30.560 These secrets really aren't secrets. 00:27:31.180 --> 00:27:35.560 Like the ones who know already have fucking targets on my back. 00:27:35.680 --> 00:27:37.100 So who's he going to tell? 00:27:37.780 --> 00:27:41.240 Somebody who's going to look at him as a loose end and run a shiv through his back. 00:27:41.620 --> 00:27:42.740 Seraphina (Jenn): No, I get that. 00:27:42.860 --> 00:27:59.000 I was just thinking if he knows back ways to get places, maybe he could make his way over to a certain bar that's right near the river and talk to a waitress and just double check and make sure she's okay. 00:27:59.102 --> 00:27:59.691 Zeph (Kevin): Now, 00:27:59.780 --> 00:28:00.600 that's clever. 00:28:01.120 --> 00:28:02.143 Issava Khelt (Kurt): I know the bar will. 00:28:02.100 --> 00:28:03.960 I can't say I know this… 00:28:03.999 --> 00:28:05.900 what did you say her name was? 00:28:06.940 --> 00:28:07.420 Prince Wilhelm (Kurt): Angelica. 00:28:08.020 --> 00:28:11.560 Seraphina (Jenn): Willie, can you describe her so he can figure out who she is? 00:28:12.560 --> 00:28:13.280 Prince Wilhelm (Kurt): Yeah. 00:28:13.720 --> 00:28:15.080 Man, where do I start? 00:28:16.000 --> 00:28:16.540 Zeph (Kevin): Oh, god. 00:28:16.540 --> 00:28:18.300 *Laughter* 00:28:18.300 --> 00:28:19.640 Pi N'kuwa (Geoff): With her appearance. 00:28:20.171 --> 00:28:21.680 John (sings): Angelica! 00:28:21.680 --> 00:28:21.910 *Laughter* 00:28:21.910 --> 00:28:22.140 *Music shifts to light and soft* 00:28:22.140 --> 00:28:26.260 Prince Wilhelm (Kurt): Well, she is tall for a waitress, 00:28:26.620 --> 00:28:27.420 taller than me. 00:28:27.620 --> 00:28:29.620 Long, curly, brunette hair, 00:28:30.160 --> 00:28:31.260 beautiful brown eyes. 00:28:31.980 --> 00:28:35.294 Very kind of pale, alabaster skin, but 00:28:35.380 --> 00:28:36.580 she shows off really well. 00:28:36.580 --> 00:28:41.600 She usually wears some type of barmaids, you know, dress. 00:28:42.340 --> 00:28:42.920 She sings, 00:28:43.160 --> 00:28:43.900 man, she can sing. 00:28:44.660 --> 00:28:47.280 She has this really good song that we wrote together. 00:28:48.200 --> 00:28:48.660 I'm sorry, 00:28:49.000 --> 00:28:50.240 that's probably not important. 00:28:51.180 --> 00:28:52.420 Pi N'kuwa (Geoff): Another time, perhaps. 00:28:53.960 --> 00:28:54.600 Prince Wilhelm (Kurt): Maybe. 00:28:55.520 --> 00:28:56.860 You'll know her when you see her. 00:28:57.200 --> 00:29:01.540 She's the brightest star in the sky whenever you look. 00:29:01.540 --> 00:29:03.740 *Record scratches, cuts off music.* 00:29:03.740 --> 00:29:05.240 Pi N'kuwa (Geoff): So, Issava, 00:29:05.400 --> 00:29:07.120 tall, brunette, brown eyes. 00:29:07.120 --> 00:29:07.308 *Chuckles* 00:29:07.308 --> 00:29:08.112 Seraphina (Jenn): So 00:29:08.200 --> 00:29:09.460 is she... 00:29:09.460 --> 00:29:11.660 Issava Khelt (Kurt): You're describing every dame down here. 00:29:12.700 --> 00:29:14.960 Seraphina (Jenn): Willie, is she human? 00:29:15.660 --> 00:29:18.692 Or is she more like Basagar? 00:29:18.692 --> 00:29:18.900 *Record scratches again, light soft music picks back up* 00:29:18.900 --> 00:29:20.420 Prince Wilhelm (Kurt): Oh, I guess 00:29:20.580 --> 00:29:20.940 sorry, 00:29:21.140 --> 00:29:23.240 I didn't think about ancestry. 00:29:23.880 --> 00:29:24.560 No, she is, 00:29:24.720 --> 00:29:25.520 she's an elf. 00:29:26.320 --> 00:29:26.680 Seraphina (Jenn): Okay. 00:29:27.480 --> 00:29:28.020 All right. 00:29:29.020 --> 00:29:37.680 Jenn: So she looks to the half orc as she kind of roots down into a pouch at her side and pulls out two handfuls of gold. 00:29:39.100 --> 00:29:41.480 Luke: Now, is that Seraphina handfuls or like? 00:29:41.480 --> 00:29:42.480 *Laughter* 00:29:42.480 --> 00:29:43.260 Kevin: Fair question. 00:29:43.260 --> 00:29:43.440 Jenn: Yeah. 00:29:45.920 --> 00:29:46.400 Yeah, 00:29:46.480 --> 00:29:48.072 so there's like three coins in each. 00:29:50.100 --> 00:29:54.219 And looks at the orc, drops them in his palm and goes; 00:29:54.219 --> 00:30:04.860 Seraphina (Jenn): If you could be a dear and go make sure she's safe, have a couple beers on us and just hang out there and keep an eye on it for us. 00:30:04.958 --> 00:30:06.680 Issava Khelt (Kurt): You bought my time for now. 00:30:08.640 --> 00:30:12.198 Zeph (Kevin): That's two you owe me Issava. 00:30:12.380 --> 00:30:13.840 One for saving the Hasp, 00:30:14.820 --> 00:30:15.480 don't forget. 00:30:16.700 --> 00:30:18.900 And two for not slitting your throat and letting you go. 00:30:19.860 --> 00:30:20.531 Issava Khelt (Kurt): I got yous, 00:30:20.580 --> 00:30:21.528 I got yous. 00:30:21.528 --> 00:30:21.990 Zeph (Kevin): Alright. 00:30:21.990 --> 00:30:25.800 Issava Khelt (Kurt): I’ll keep that in mind the next time I see yous names come across my table. 00:30:26.120 --> 00:30:26.880 Zeph (Kevin): I'd appreciate it. 00:30:27.820 --> 00:30:30.320 Don't say there's no honor among thieves again, 00:30:30.940 --> 00:30:31.640 that hurt. 00:30:32.200 --> 00:30:38.760 Geoff: As they wrap up, conclude, I want to cut his rope off 00:30:39.360 --> 00:30:44.689 but I want to try and target just a little bit of like finger tip or something. 00:30:44.601 --> 00:30:45.400 *Music becomes tense.* 00:30:44.601 --> 00:30:45.400 Geoff: Just a scratch, 00:30:45.980 --> 00:30:51.060 just enough to deal some damage to him while actively cutting his ropes. 00:30:51.580 --> 00:30:53.780 Kurt: I feel like yeah, that should be easy enough to do. 00:30:54.640 --> 00:30:56.292 He see’s you come over with the blade, and 00:30:56.260 --> 00:30:56.666 he’s like; 00:30:56.682 --> 00:30:58.789 Issava Khelt (Kurt): Woah woah woah, woah, woah. Hey. I thought we were cool? 00:30:58.789 --> 00:30:59.980 Pi N'kuwa (Geoff): I’m trying to get the ropes off. 00:31:00.380 --> 00:31:00.780 Just hold still 00:31:00.860 --> 00:31:01.280 don’t move. 00:31:01.322 --> 00:31:01.616 Issava Khelt (Kurt): Alright. 00:31:01.322 --> 00:31:04.238 Geoff: Slice directly at him 00:31:04.238 --> 00:31:04.960 *Sound of rope splitting.* 00:31:04.238 --> 00:31:04.960 Issava Khelt (Kurt): Ah! Motherfucker. 00:31:06.489 --> 00:31:08.160 Geoff: Would you like me to roll an attack 00:31:08.220 --> 00:31:09.645 because I want to use an ability is 00:31:09.645 --> 00:31:09.815 why. 00:31:09.780 --> 00:31:10.020 Kurt: Okay 00:31:10.260 --> 00:31:10.480 yeah 00:31:10.500 --> 00:31:11.420 if it's tied to an ability 00:31:11.860 --> 00:31:12.400 go ahead 00:31:12.580 --> 00:31:12.860 yeah 00:31:12.940 --> 00:31:14.960 let's do it proper. 00:31:17.060 --> 00:31:17.960 Geoff: 15 with fear. 00:31:18.008 --> 00:31:19.080 Kurt: Yeah that'll hit. *(Kurt repeats the noise of cutting rope and Issava’s reaction)* 00:31:19.900 --> 00:31:20.740 Issava Khelt (Kurt): Ow, motherfucker! 00:31:21.500 --> 00:31:22.540 Pi N'kuwa (Geoff): I told you don't move! 00:31:22.540 --> 00:31:23.172 *Laughter* 00:31:23.172 --> 00:31:24.644 Kurt: Alright 00:31:25.240 --> 00:31:26.080 what's the ability? 00:31:26.340 --> 00:31:29.640 Geoff: So I'm going to use my Ranger’s Focus. 00:31:30.000 --> 00:31:31.400 So I'm going to spend a hope 00:31:32.880 --> 00:31:43.380 and upon making an attack on a target, on a success I deal normal damage and temporarily make the target my focus. 00:31:43.760 --> 00:31:48.880 Until the feature ends or I make a different creature my focus I gain the following benefits against them: 00:31:49.140 --> 00:31:51.016 I know precisely which direction their in. 00:31:50.949 --> 00:31:51.083 Kurt: Nice. 00:31:51.016 --> 00:31:53.160 Geoff: Which is why I wanted to do this. 00:31:53.160 --> 00:31:53.460 Kurt: Beautiful. 00:31:53.594 --> 00:31:54.164 Kevin: Dope. 00:31:54.320 --> 00:31:56.880 Geoff: And then if I deal damage they mark a stress, 00:31:57.180 --> 00:32:00.820 and if I fail an attack against them I can end the focus and attack again. 00:32:00.920 --> 00:32:01.120 Kevin: Right. 00:32:01.360 --> 00:32:04.300 Geoff: But primarily I now know where he is. 00:32:04.780 --> 00:32:05.140 Jenn: Nice. 00:32:05.230 --> 00:32:07.300 Geoff: Now I’ll roll my damage. 00:32:07.960 --> 00:32:08.876 It is a full 8, 00:32:08.900 --> 00:32:09.800 so he moved a lot. 00:32:09.800 --> 00:32:09.880 *Others laugh or make sympathy sounds* 00:32:09.880 --> 00:32:10.640 Geoff: That’s on him. 00:32:10.640 --> 00:32:11.173 *Laughter.* 00:32:11.173 --> 00:32:14.873 Luke: Hit an artery. 00:32:15.380 --> 00:32:15.600 Kurt: Yeah, 00:32:15.660 --> 00:32:22.420 that wasn’t his major threshold, but he definitely lost a hit point for sure. 00:32:23.060 --> 00:32:24.220 Geoff: He should have held still. 00:32:24.440 --> 00:32:26.580 Jenn: You nicked one of the arties in his wrist. 00:32:26.580 --> 00:32:27.860 *Oofs and Ouches* 00:32:27.860 --> 00:32:28.720 Pi N'kuwa (Geoff): He flinched, 00:32:28.840 --> 00:32:29.280 he flinched! 00:32:29.280 --> 00:32:29.820 You all saw it. 00:32:29.820 --> 00:32:36.991 Kurt: Just out of instinct, because you rolled with fear *(thunder claps)* he; 00:32:37.180 --> 00:32:38.380 Issava Khelt (Kurt, muttering): God-Motherfucking- 00:32:38.380 --> 00:32:40.060 Kurt: He kicks you right in the chest. *(ch-oomph)* 00:32:40.268 --> 00:32:40.923 Geoff: Ok. 00:32:41.060 --> 00:32:42.580 Kurt: You go flying flying back *(Sounds of things scraping, creaking, and breaking)* 00:32:44.160 --> 00:32:45.640 hit up against boxes, 00:32:46.827 --> 00:32:48.160 you make a racket. 00:32:48.320 --> 00:32:48.640 He goes; 00:32:48.640 --> 00:32:48.800 Issava Khelt (Kurt): God! 00:32:48.982 --> 00:32:49.505 P (Whispering) : Shhh, 00:32:49.505 --> 00:32:50.028 shhh, 00:32:50.180 --> 00:32:50.400 quiet! 00:32:51.500 --> 00:32:52.240 You shouldn’t have moved. 00:32:53.720 --> 00:32:57.300 Kurt: And he's like actively dripping blood at this moment, 00:32:57.468 --> 00:32:58.700 he's like; 00:32:58.700 --> 00:33:00.509 Issava Khelt (Kurt, muttering and hissing): God, motherf-ergh. 00:33:00.610 --> 00:33:02.020 Kurt: You hear muffled; 00:33:02.081 --> 00:33:03.280 Verlian Guard #1 (Kurt, muffled): Do you hear something? 00:33:03.649 --> 00:33:04.511 Verlian Guard #2 (Kurt, muffled): Oh 00:33:04.511 --> 00:33:05.374 maybe, 00:33:05.640 --> 00:33:06.300 over here! 00:33:06.920 --> 00:33:08.560 Geoff: Just holding finger to lips. 00:33:08.909 --> 00:33:09.881 Issava Khelt (Kurt): Agh. 00:33:10.120 --> 00:33:15.560 Kurt: And you hear the sound of footsteps, heavy footsteps, armored footsteps. 00:33:15.563 --> 00:33:18.063 Ch ch ch ch ch. *(muffled footsteps above).* 00:33:18.063 --> 00:33:21.060 Virelian Guard #1 (Kurt): Oh yeah I heard something. Sounds like it came from over here. 00:33:21.178 --> 00:33:22.460 Virelian Guard #2 (Kurt): Okay go check it out. 00:33:22.573 --> 00:33:24.220 I’ll walk the streets. 00:33:24.600 --> 00:33:26.460 Geoff: Are we still close to the tunnel entrance? 00:33:26.980 --> 00:33:27.240 Kurt: Yeah. 00:33:27.264 --> 00:33:29.640 Geoff: I’m gonna start ushering and walking everybody 00:33:29.860 --> 00:33:30.080 back. 00:33:31.440 --> 00:33:33.760 Kurt: You hear the door *erwher* like, open *(sqeaking, then knocking)* 00:33:35.320 --> 00:33:37.300 You hear light footsteps 00:33:37.434 --> 00:33:38.196 guhdun 00:33:38.196 --> 00:33:38.959 guhdun 00:33:39.120 --> 00:33:39.560 above *(footsteps continue)*. 00:33:43.560 --> 00:33:45.020 Virelian Guard #1 (Kurt, muffled): I know you're in here. 00:33:45.720 --> 00:33:47.992 I can smell ya’s. 00:33:48.320 --> 00:33:51.060 Kevin: As Zeph was about to head out, 00:33:51.533 --> 00:33:54.340 is the last one, 00:33:54.620 --> 00:33:55.920 he catches himself. 00:33:58.560 --> 00:34:02.280 Just curses under his breath and goes over 00:34:02.498 --> 00:34:04.127 and goes; 00:34:04.127 --> 00:34:04.680 Zeph (Kevin): (Whispering): Manny… 00:34:05.720 --> 00:34:06.040 Manny! 00:34:08.580 --> 00:34:10.460 Virelian Guard #1 (Kurt, muffled): Hey I think I got something over here guys! 00:34:10.460 --> 00:34:10.940 Virelian Guard #2 (Kurt, muffled): Yeah? 00:34:10.940 --> 00:34:11.000 Virelian Guard #1 (Kurt, muffled): Yeah. 00:34:12.000 --> 00:34:14.560 Kevin: Zeph grabs Manny- 00:34:14.276 --> 00:34:14.844 Kurt: You hear; 00:34:14.560 --> 00:34:16.060 Manny (Kurt): *Smothered sounds of Manny surprised by Zeph.* 00:34:14.560 --> 00:34:17.120 Kevin: -and heads out. 00:34:18.360 --> 00:34:18.560 Virelian Guard #1 (Kurt, muffled but louder): I heard that. 00:34:18.840 --> 00:34:19.640 They're down below. 00:34:19.780 --> 00:34:20.600 Find stairs, 00:34:22.440 --> 00:34:23.480 there’s something here. 00:34:24.280 --> 00:34:24.520 Virelian Guard #2 (Kurt, muffled): Yeah, 00:34:24.636 --> 00:34:26.049 yeah, alright ahahaha, 00:34:26.100 --> 00:34:29.800 I think we might actually find them. 00:34:29.980 --> 00:34:31.057 Think we’ll get them first? 00:34:31.060 --> 00:34:31.320 Virelian Guard #1 (Kurt, muffled): Yeah, 00:34:31.320 --> 00:34:32.140 we’ll get the reward. (*Shouts)* 00:34:32.540 --> 00:34:33.480 I know you’re here! 00:34:33.640 --> 00:34:34.420 Where you at? 00:34:35.720 --> 00:34:39.020 Kurt: As they start *woomph woomph woomph* they start stomping around. *(Scraping)* 00:34:39.280 --> 00:34:43.440 You hear furniture getting thrashed around, 00:34:43.660 --> 00:34:45.160 they’re ransacking the place. 00:34:47.080 --> 00:34:49.620 And then you start to see their movement. 00:34:49.880 --> 00:34:53.680 As you guys are leaving, they go over to where the trap door is, 00:34:53.740 --> 00:34:55.514 or the hatch it. 00:34:55.680 --> 00:34:56.013 You hear; 00:34:56.400 --> 00:34:57.140 Virelian Guard #1 (Kurt, muffled): Well, holy shit. 00:34:57.460 --> 00:34:58.040 Hey, hey, hey, 00:34:58.122 --> 00:34:59.909 hey, sh, sh, sh, sh. 00:35:00.000 --> 00:35:00.917 I think they're down here. All 00:35:00.917 --> 00:35:01.715 right, come on, come on, come on. 00:35:01.941 --> 00:35:03.090 Kurt: He goes; 00:35:03.320 --> 00:35:04.360 Virelian Guard #2 (Kurt, muffled): Hey man, why are you telling me to be quiet? 00:35:04.360 --> 00:35:05.700 You've been yelling the whole fucking time. 00:35:05.700 --> 00:35:05.770 *Laughter* 00:35:05.770 --> 00:35:06.433 Kurt: He goes; 00:35:06.433 --> 00:35:08.160 Virelian Guard #2 (Kurt, muffled): Eh, true. 00:35:07.370 --> 00:35:09.130 Alright, uh, 00:35:09.440 --> 00:35:10.138 are you- Ay 00:35:10.138 --> 00:35:11.640 I need, I need two more guys! 00:35:11.820 --> 00:35:14.090 I think we're on to something. Jenn: 00:35:14.140 --> 00:35:16.260 And we're just booking it. 00:35:16.480 --> 00:35:16.560 Kurt: Okay. 00:35:16.735 --> 00:35:20.040 Kevin: Zeph pushes his way to the front to lead the way. 00:35:22.020 --> 00:35:24.040 Jenn: As you pass, I'll grab Manny from you. 00:35:24.093 --> 00:35:24.810 Kurt: Yep, yep. 00:35:24.810 --> 00:35:25.526 Manny (Kurt): Ah-woah! 00:35:25.520 --> 00:35:31.460 Luke: Is there any sort of like handle or anything on the bottom of the trap door? 00:35:32.040 --> 00:35:32.280 Kurt: Yeah. 00:35:32.280 --> 00:35:33.220 There would be two, 00:35:33.340 --> 00:35:34.720 one to like kind of pull it closed. 00:35:34.812 --> 00:35:35.167 Jenn: Mmhmm 00:35:35.220 --> 00:35:39.980 Luke: I'm going to jam just whatever I can find into that to try to keep it like wedged shut. 00:35:40.140 --> 00:35:40.498 Kurt: Yeah, okay. 00:35:40.420 --> 00:35:41.420 There's broom handles, 00:35:41.660 --> 00:35:44.400 there's, you know, there's all kinds of staff, sticks, whatever. 00:35:45.180 --> 00:35:47.202 As you go you're like; 00:35:47.268 --> 00:35:47.687 Virelian Guard #1 (Kurt, muffled): Alright. 00:35:47.780 --> 00:35:52.240 Kurt: You hear as you climb the steps and go to pull it in. You go Virelian Guard #1 (Kurt, muffled): One, two- 00:35:52.740 --> 00:35:54.500 Kurt: *S**hunk,* you put the, the bar in. 00:35:54.560 --> 00:35:54.700 Virelian Guard #1 (Kurt, muffled): -three! *Chacunk W* 00:35:54.913 --> 00:35:55.980 hat the fuck? 00:35:55.980 --> 00:35:56.688 *Chuckles* 00:35:56.688 --> 00:35:58.249 Kurt: *Chacunk,Chacunk (jingles and thumping of stuck trap door) A*s 00:35:58.767 --> 00:36:01.400 they start pulling on it. 00:36:01.400 --> 00:36:04.640 Ciaran (Luke): And by that point, I'm already following everyone else out the door. 00:36:05.300 --> 00:36:05.700 Kurt: Yeah 00:36:07.260 --> 00:36:13.180 as you guys go into the sewers, it’s not long until you hear what sounds like a breaking of 00:36:13.180 --> 00:36:16.440 wood *(kaboom of trap door getting forces open)*, scattering of things. 00:36:16.700 --> 00:36:21.120 Jenn: Was there something from the tunnel that went into that room, 00:36:21.097 --> 00:36:25.200 what there some kind of door or stuff that went in front of that? 00:36:25.200 --> 00:36:31.160 Kurt: Yeah, the entrance going from the sewer to the safe house was hidden by boxes and crates 00:36:31.160 --> 00:36:32.660 and barrels and things. 00:36:32.820 --> 00:36:34.160 Those are all still there. 00:36:34.740 --> 00:36:40.540 There's not necessarily like a door that you'd have to put stuff in front of the hole. 00:36:40.920 --> 00:36:42.860 Geoff: We'll have a little time, but they'll find it eventually. 00:36:43.140 --> 00:36:43.560 Jenn: Oh, yeah. 00:36:44.000 --> 00:36:45.620 Kurt: It is a maze down here. 00:36:46.140 --> 00:36:51.060 You've traveled the sewer several times, Zeph, so you're very familiar with this. 00:36:51.460 --> 00:36:52.700 What is your destination? 00:36:52.700 --> 00:36:53.540 *Deep humming and sounds of liquids dripping begin.* 00:36:53.540 --> 00:37:06.720 Kevin: I would like to follow some of the old paths that I used to use in order to get up into the 00:37:06.720 --> 00:37:08.500 Ashward part of town. 00:37:08.900 --> 00:37:09.200 Kurt: Okay, 00:37:09.880 --> 00:37:15.680 sewers down here that’s going towards the Ashward is going to be labyrinth of tunnels. 00:37:16.040 --> 00:37:16.260 Kevin: Oh yeah. 00:37:16.280 --> 00:37:22.374 Kurt: A lot of climbing as the Ashward is way higher than where the Gutterrun is, so- 00:37:22.320 --> 00:37:25.840 Kevin: All the better to lose some asshole guards that are on our tail. 00:37:25.940 --> 00:37:26.140 Kurt: Yeah, 00:37:28.700 --> 00:37:30.300 I'm going to start a countdown. 00:37:30.800 --> 00:37:31.360 Kevin: I had a feeling. 00:37:33.040 --> 00:37:37.640 Kurt: I just put a countdown of d4 on my tracker. 00:37:38.600 --> 00:37:41.180 We're going to make some rolls here. 00:37:41.180 --> 00:37:58.920 Geoff: What are the odds that you, either one of you, Zeph or Ciaran, have something of some significance, you know not a tissue, but something from Ashward. Something that has been in or near the location where we’re going? 00:37:58.920 --> 00:38:01.478 Kevin: Zeph, none. But Ciaran? 00:38:01.820 --> 00:38:09.140 Luke: Probably not the exact location that Zeph is taking us but certainly places like places throughout Ashrelm and Ashward. 00:38:09.560 --> 00:38:09.820 Geoff: Okay, 00:38:09.960 --> 00:38:17.680 because if you have any, I'm kind of ruling this on myself so that it's not so cheap, but something significant like belongs somewhere specifically 00:38:18.240 --> 00:38:23.856 I could use my Path Forward, which if I’m carrying an object that has been at the location 00:38:23.856 --> 00:38:26.040 before I can find the shortest path. 00:38:26.840 --> 00:38:27.100 Kurt: Okay 00:38:27.500 --> 00:38:27.780 John: Nice 00:38:27.920 --> 00:38:28.043 Kurt: So 00:38:30.860 --> 00:38:32.840 what is this item that you? 00:38:32.840 --> 00:38:34.160 Geoff: Whatever Ciaran gives me. 00:38:34.160 --> 00:38:36.460 *Laughter* 00:38:36.460 --> 00:38:41.720 Luke: I think actually specifically my cloak and my garments. 00:38:42.200 --> 00:38:48.500 I mean, we're heading towards kind of the mercantile and the artisan district. 00:38:49.300 --> 00:39:02.840 So it's not exactly finery, but my fairly well-made cloak and jacket would absolutely be from up there. 00:39:03.020 --> 00:39:12.240 Jenn: Actually, Seraphina, when she got into town, traded stuff and bought, like, her gear is from the nicer part of town. 00:39:12.240 --> 00:39:20.060 She also has a pendant necklace that she's wearing that she traded really gaudy jewels for 00:39:20.780 --> 00:39:24.840 so Seraphina could actually take her necklace off and let you hold that. 00:39:25.040 --> 00:39:26.760 Geoff: I'm holding Ciaran's cloak and your necklace. 00:39:26.860 --> 00:39:27.180 Pi N'kuwa (Geoff, whispering): Let's go! 00:39:27.180 --> 00:39:27.520 *Laughter* 00:39:27.520 --> 00:39:27.780 Kurt: Yeah 00:39:29.540 --> 00:39:30.100 okay, 00:39:30.277 --> 00:39:31.192 alright 00:39:31.460 --> 00:39:33.360 who is leading the charge? 00:39:34.060 --> 00:39:36.700 Is that going to be our boy Zeph over there? 00:39:36.638 --> 00:39:38.020 Geoff: Yeah I think Zeph lead the charge 00:39:38.020 --> 00:39:38.200 all 00:39:39.000 --> 00:39:40.304 try and assist Prince 00:39:40.304 --> 00:39:40.681 Zeph. 00:39:40.680 --> 00:39:41.180 *Jenn chuckles* 00:39:40.680 --> 00:39:41.060 Kurt: Yep, 00:39:41.200 --> 00:39:54.620 so go ahead and roll an instinct and I will let N'kuwa, if you want to roll your advantage die and give him a help. 00:39:54.620 --> 00:40:00.020 Kevin: And I'm also going to spend a hope to use my Smuggler experience. 00:40:00.380 --> 00:40:00.480 Kurt: Okay. 00:40:00.580 --> 00:40:05.500 Kevin: Because that's where Zeph used these tunnels and why he knows them at all. 00:40:05.600 --> 00:40:05.900 Kurt: Right. 00:40:06.320 --> 00:40:06.580 Yep. 00:40:07.500 --> 00:40:07.880 Kevin: Gross. 00:40:08.540 --> 00:40:08.900 Geoff: Yeah. 00:40:09.580 --> 00:40:11.340 Jenn: I have I have luck bender. 00:40:12.200 --> 00:40:12.540 Kevin: Okay 00:40:12.740 --> 00:40:13.760 so hold on. 00:40:14.280 --> 00:40:16.480 That would be a 12 with fear. 00:40:17.740 --> 00:40:18.598 If that's a- 00:40:18.491 --> 00:40:18.705 Geoff: So a thirteen. 00:40:18.598 --> 00:40:20.600 Kevin: Well I mean I'm counting your one. 00:40:21.020 --> 00:40:25.580 If that's a failure as a human I can spend a stress to reroll because I use an experience. 00:40:25.740 --> 00:40:26.040 Kurt: Okay 00:40:26.527 --> 00:40:27.460 that would be a failure. 00:40:27.620 --> 00:40:28.760 Kevin: Then I'm going to spend a stress. 00:40:29.360 --> 00:40:36.080 Jenn: And if that doesn't work, once per session I can spend three hope to let you reroll, 00:40:36.580 --> 00:40:37.100 Luck Bender. 00:40:38.380 --> 00:40:40.300 Kevin: Does he re roll as well 00:40:41.000 --> 00:40:42.180 or does his role stand? 00:40:42.340 --> 00:40:42.560 Kurt: Sure 00:40:42.720 --> 00:40:43.500 I'll let you reroll, 00:40:43.780 --> 00:40:44.835 It's a new roll 00:40:44.920 --> 00:40:45.420 so go ahead. 00:40:45.458 --> 00:40:45.699 Kevin: Nice! 00:40:45.560 --> 00:40:47.640 A little bit better. 00:40:48.460 --> 00:40:49.340 Geoff: Also a little bit better, 00:40:49.480 --> 00:40:49.840 got a three. 00:40:49.855 --> 00:40:50.005 Kevin: So 00:40:50.005 --> 00:40:50.880 a 16 with hope. 00:40:51.200 --> 00:40:52.020 Kurt: That'll pass! 00:40:52.180 --> 00:40:52.759 Kevin: That's much better. And 00:40:52.760 --> 00:40:53.400 I need to get a hope. 00:40:55.180 --> 00:41:04.840 Kurt: So the first scent of the of the journey, it's It's like an old hat, it's, you know the sewers in and out around here. 00:41:04.900 --> 00:41:05.700 This is your home. 00:41:05.800 --> 00:41:07.240 You know exactly where to go. 00:41:07.205 --> 00:41:07.820 Zeph (Kevin): No, this way! 00:41:07.820 --> 00:41:10.250 *Chuckles* 00:41:10.250 --> 00:41:18.380 Kurt: But what you do see with that, especially with that role, you notice that you are not alone down here. 00:41:18.440 --> 00:41:22.080 You know that. People use the sewers, the smugglers, everybody. 00:41:22.660 --> 00:41:25.220 But it's not the smugglers that you see. 00:41:25.787 --> 00:41:30.860 You come across footprints that looks like garrison style footwear. 00:41:31.609 --> 00:41:35.700 You hear what sounds like voices off in the distance. 00:41:36.380 --> 00:41:43.500 Kevin: I take a moment and gesture everyone to to come in close, 00:41:44.760 --> 00:41:48.600 and I'm not going to whisper so that everyone can actually hear me, but whispers. 00:41:50.360 --> 00:41:53.140 Zeph (Kevin, whispering): Look, it looks like the guards are down here too. 00:41:53.520 --> 00:41:55.540 So, be quiet, 00:41:56.020 --> 00:41:57.528 be on the look out. 00:41:57.540 --> 00:42:02.220 Seraphina (Jenn): Hey Ciaran, can you um, pfft up there and see how many there are 00:42:02.860 --> 00:42:04.260 and how much further up they are? 00:42:04.508 --> 00:42:06.020 You’ve very sneaky. 00:42:07.000 --> 00:42:07.540 Ciaran (Luke): I can. 00:42:08.160 --> 00:42:09.620 Seraphina (Jenn): I mean not to put you out. 00:42:09.780 --> 00:42:11.448 Pi N'kuwa (Geoff): They should be easy to hear, should they? I 00:42:11.448 --> 00:42:13.020 mean they rattle everywhere they go. 00:42:13.400 --> 00:42:14.220 Seraphina (Jenn): Oh for sure. 00:42:15.460 --> 00:42:17.800 Zeph (Kevin): I mean, we'll hear them if we're being quiet. 00:42:18.340 --> 00:42:23.260 Seraphina (Jenn): Well, I just didn't want to walk around the corner, and there was like 12 of them standing right there. 00:42:23.860 --> 00:42:24.220 Zeph (Kevin): Got it. 00:42:24.220 --> 00:42:25.500 Don't go around corners blind. 00:42:26.640 --> 00:42:27.040 Seraphina (Jenn): Yeah. 00:42:27.220 --> 00:42:28.000 Kurt: You walk forward, 00:42:28.753 --> 00:42:42.340 you go for quite a ways, taking lefts, taking rights, all following the uphill turn of the sewers to make sure you're always going the right direction. 00:42:42.340 --> 00:42:43.796 There's an odd sound, 00:42:44.300 --> 00:42:50.640 you hear the sound of squeaking, rolling, like carts being ridden. 00:42:50.640 --> 00:42:56.500 Like it's, you notice that you're not very deep under the cities. 00:42:56.500 --> 00:42:59.700 You can you can hear the guards walking above you. 00:42:59.740 --> 00:43:03.220 It’s not like your thirty feet below the surface. 00:43:03.239 --> 00:43:03.595 Jenn: Mmhmm. 00:43:03.640 --> 00:43:04.700 I have a question. 00:43:04.700 --> 00:43:07.700 I meant to ask this earlier but I forgot. 00:43:08.143 --> 00:43:22.320 So the sewers. Are they like what everyone pictures as those standard medieval sewers where there’s a gully in the middle and two higher levels on both sides 00:43:23.181 --> 00:43:28.518 and it merges different? And it’s half arcing? 00:43:28.518 --> 00:43:28.775 Kurt: Well 00:43:28.780 --> 00:43:30.500 what do y’all think it would look like? 00:43:32.164 --> 00:43:33.896 Jenn: We’re not trudging through the liquid? 00:43:33.920 --> 00:43:37.120 Kurt: I think there are definitely parts where you have to trudge through the sludge. 00:43:37.956 --> 00:43:39.220 Jenn: I mean, not me 00:43:39.360 --> 00:43:39.720 I fly. 00:43:39.720 --> 00:43:41.000 *Laughter* 00:43:41.000 --> 00:43:43.920 Kurt: You’re just looking out for your fellow party members. 00:43:44.832 --> 00:43:53.955 There are, especially down here, there are makeshift planks going across different platforms that you 00:43:53.955 --> 00:43:54.160 can walk across. 00:43:54.040 --> 00:43:58.960 Jenn: And there’s smaller ones that branch off that are too small to fit through? 00:43:58.905 --> 00:43:59.320 Kurt: Right, yeah. 00:44:01.870 --> 00:44:03.620 The main sewer line, 00:44:04.173 --> 00:44:18.180 it’s not like Ninja Turtle style where you can skateboard down. But it’s a, especially for your size, but the biggest one among you, Basagar, might would be ducking down- 00:44:18.079 --> 00:44:18.560 John: Oh for sure. 00:44:18.760 --> 00:44:19.960 Kurt: - walking around. 00:44:20.247 --> 00:44:28.851 But there is one path that goes around and sometimes it’s broken down and you’ll have to walk through some stuff. 00:44:28.923 --> 00:44:29.353 Jenn: Okay. 00:44:29.425 --> 00:44:32.580 Kurt: But big enough to walk through, at least single file. 00:44:32.687 --> 00:44:36.143 Kurt: Zeph will turn around and look at everyone and say; 00:44:36.143 --> 00:44:40.600 Zeph (Kevin): Well, unless some of you are able to breathe underwater, I'd suggest we hurry. 00:44:41.700 --> 00:44:42.940 Basagar (John): Do we need to do that? 00:44:44.080 --> 00:44:45.880 Zeph (Kevin): Hurry? Or breathe underwater? 00:44:45.793 --> 00:44:46.343 Basagar (John): Breath underwater. 00:44:46.360 --> 00:44:46.840 Zeph (Kevin): We might. 00:44:47.200 --> 00:44:48.080 Can you handle that? 00:44:48.940 --> 00:44:49.500 Basagar (John): Oh, yes, 00:44:49.620 --> 00:44:50.260 yes, I can. 00:44:51.180 --> 00:44:52.180 Zeph (Kevin): For everybody? 00:44:52.400 --> 00:44:53.400 Basagar (John): Oh, no, just myself. 00:44:53.740 --> 00:44:54.380 Zeph (Kevin): Then let's hurry. 00:44:54.380 --> 00:44:56.720 *Laughter* 00:44:56.720 --> 00:44:59.560 Kurt: The farther you go, the less familiar you are. 00:44:59.760 --> 00:45:02.560 Geoff: I'll continue to kind of try and chime in and share. 00:45:03.100 --> 00:45:03.540 Pi N'kuwa (Geoff): No, no, no, no, 00:45:03.540 --> 00:45:04.380 this way, this way, this way. 00:45:04.420 --> 00:45:11.600 Kevin: I think Zeph would probably have known a few ways to get Ashward. 00:45:11.880 --> 00:45:14.960 I think Lowthorn would have been a whole lot more difficult. 00:45:15.340 --> 00:45:18.820 And so it's not someplace he typically would, he would not blend in. 00:45:19.140 --> 00:45:19.240 Kurt: Right. 00:45:19.420 --> 00:45:20.540 Kevin: Like, even less successful. 00:45:20.760 --> 00:45:30.320 So I think for him, his natural inclination is, if we're getting out, I got to run. Let's head to the Ashward because we might stand a chance of being able to hide out or blend in there. 00:45:30.483 --> 00:45:31.061 Kurt: Okay, 00:45:31.320 --> 00:45:31.380 yeah. 00:45:31.555 --> 00:45:38.000 Kai: Severian is very quiet coming for an underborn society, and he’s also very used to moving stealthily with a pack. 00:45:37.994 --> 00:45:38.296 Kurt: Mmhmm. 00:45:38.260 --> 00:45:41.260 Kai: So he tries to guide you stealthily. 00:45:41.360 --> 00:45:41.940 Is anybody helping? 00:45:42.320 --> 00:45:43.480 Kurt: So we’ll do a group roll, 00:45:44.454 --> 00:45:45.620 your reaction roll. 00:45:45.675 --> 00:45:49.646 So before you roll Kai we'll start over here with Ciaran. 00:45:49.740 --> 00:45:53.229 Luke: That will be a 15 on the dot. 00:45:53.229 --> 00:45:54.280 Kurt: It's a success. 00:45:55.100 --> 00:45:55.500 Geoff: 18. 00:45:55.920 --> 00:45:56.280 Kurt: All right. 00:45:56.369 --> 00:45:57.140 Yeah, plus two. 00:45:57.400 --> 00:45:59.000 Kevin: That is the dirtiest of dirty 20s. 00:45:59.032 --> 00:45:59.940 Kurt: Oh, plus three. 00:46:00.300 --> 00:46:02.800 Jenn: I got the hiccups, so that's a six. 00:46:03.060 --> 00:46:03.480 Kurt: All right, 00:46:03.540 --> 00:46:04.420 down to plus two. 00:46:05.080 --> 00:46:07.300 John: Do we add any of our abilities to this? 00:46:07.305 --> 00:46:07.820 Kurt: You're finesse. 00:46:07.940 --> 00:46:08.600 John: Oh, finesse again. 00:46:08.700 --> 00:46:10.200 So, yeah, that's a whopping eight. 00:46:10.480 --> 00:46:10.760 Kurt: Eight, 00:46:10.860 --> 00:46:11.180 all right. 00:46:11.180 --> 00:46:12.800 You get a plus one from the group. 00:46:13.100 --> 00:46:13.840 Kai: Good thing I have advantage. 00:46:13.960 --> 00:46:14.140 Kurt: Yeah. 00:46:16.940 --> 00:46:17.290 Kai: Oh wow. 00:46:17.290 --> 00:46:17.780 John: Oh we’re cooked. 00:46:17.965 --> 00:46:18.615 Kai: Twelve 00:46:18.780 --> 00:46:19.420 with fear. 00:46:19.470 --> 00:46:20.600 Kai: Twelve with fear. 00:46:20.880 --> 00:46:28.660 As your moving along, you get to a point where you do have to try to maneuver past certain 00:46:28.660 --> 00:46:33.500 things and trudge in the filth a little bit. 00:46:33.500 --> 00:46:40.220 And you can see where the main line that goes out to the river is. 00:46:40.880 --> 00:46:43.720 So if you could just get through this spot, you can get through it. 00:46:43.940 --> 00:46:47.140 You do hear what sounds like some voices behind you. 00:46:47.155 --> 00:46:49.611 Virelian Guard #1 (Kurt, muffled): Alright. We haven't checked this part yet. 00:46:49.460 --> 00:46:51.420 Virelian Guard #2 (Kurt, muffled): Oh, all right. 00:46:52.000 --> 00:46:53.020 When are we going to get out of here? 00:46:53.221 --> 00:46:54.807 This place stinks. 00:46:54.820 --> 00:46:59.840 Kurt: So there are guards coming up quickly from behind you. 00:47:00.020 --> 00:47:04.000 You guys want to move forward or do take on the guards? 00:47:04.320 --> 00:47:08.400 Geoff: I say we try and hurry ahead, keep pushing forward as quick as we can. 00:47:08.780 --> 00:47:13.840 Still try to stay a little bit quiet, but seeing as they’re coming this direction already, 00:47:14.020 --> 00:47:15.460 speed would be a little bit more important. 00:47:16.120 --> 00:47:21.120 Kevin: Yeah, I’m afraid if a fight breaks out that could make a lot of noise, and that could bring the guards. 00:47:22.020 --> 00:47:23.840 Geoff: I don’t want to be surrounded down here. 00:47:24.120 --> 00:47:26.820 Luke: Especially with the rain potentially flooding the sewer lines. 00:47:27.140 --> 00:47:27.420 Kevin: Yeah. 00:47:27.420 --> 00:47:31.020 Geoff: So I think with that kind of switching towards we want to aim for speed, 00:47:31.160 --> 00:47:38.380 I think Kua would step forward and start pointing towards the fastest, most direct path. 00:47:39.260 --> 00:47:46.460 Luke: Feeling like kind of through the shadows, can I sense an open space up forward, along this line? 00:47:46.720 --> 00:47:48.540 Does it widen out further up? 00:47:48.880 --> 00:47:49.700 Kurt: It does. Yeah. 00:47:49.700 --> 00:47:54.140 Luke: Okay. Then what I can do is I can shadow step and then use my grappling hook 00:47:54.140 --> 00:48:00.960 and kind of throw it down and start helping everyone like pull them up and through this spot 00:48:00.960 --> 00:48:02.300 so it's faster and easier 00:48:02.940 --> 00:48:05.080 so you don't have- like you're not trying to slip and move forward. 00:48:05.700 --> 00:48:08.680 Kevin: And Zeph will help by boosting people. 00:48:09.060 --> 00:48:10.760 If it's up he'll boost them up 00:48:10.880 --> 00:48:16.780 if, it's along then he'll he'll kind of help grab and move them along. 00:48:17.440 --> 00:48:22.020 Kurt: Just for the sake of brevity, well, everybody kind of gets through this tight little spot here. 00:48:22.140 --> 00:48:25.600 You are not clean by any means at the end of this. 00:48:25.600 --> 00:48:32.620 But once you get down to the end of this line as you're using Ciaran's grappler to help pull you along, 00:48:33.060 --> 00:48:36.480 you hear what sounds like yelling above *(crowd noises begin)*. 00:48:37.360 --> 00:48:44.860 You can hear it from the line that connects out to the river as you're hearing the sounds of the city in turmoil. 00:48:44.860 --> 00:48:54.460 You hear sounds of, it's hard to make out what is being said, but you hear this loud chant, not even a chant, 00:48:54.560 --> 00:48:59.220 but this roar of people. Almost like a battle cry. 00:48:59.720 --> 00:49:04.300 You hear the like a loud, a yell of multiple, multiple people. 00:49:04.900 --> 00:49:06.920 And you hear what sounds louder; 00:49:07.480 --> 00:49:09.020 Virelian Commander (Kurt, muffled): Hold men, hold. 00:49:09.620 --> 00:49:14.220 Kurt: As a, what sounds like a commander of a guard is yelling towards a squadron. 00:49:14.980 --> 00:49:16.083 You see, you hear him say; 00:49:16.083 --> 00:49:18.840 Virelian Commander (Kurt, muffled): Just wait till they get closer and lay them down. 00:49:19.600 --> 00:49:21.740 Kurt: You hear do *dosh do dosh dosh*, the sound of running, running, running. 00:49:21.925 --> 00:49:26.680 Sound just people rushing what sounds like a flank of guards. 00:49:26.680 --> 00:49:29.800 Then you hear the loosing of arrows. *Do do do do duh duh do do do do.* 00:49:31.860 --> 00:49:37.420 Of strings being released followed by the impact of some of these arrows. *(Backgroud pfft of arrows being shot).* 00:49:38.300 --> 00:49:41.720 You hear though the yelling gets a little less but you still hear it 00:49:42.260 --> 00:49:46.660 all of a sudden you start to hear swords clanking of metal on metal. 00:49:47.260 --> 00:49:54.238 This is a an all-out attack on the main thoroughfare of the Gutterrun. This is going to- 00:49:54.020 --> 00:49:58.460 this is absolute chaos above you. 00:49:58.880 --> 00:50:00.200 But it is loud. 00:50:00.400 --> 00:50:02.780 The rain is picking up a crack of thunder *ka-chow*. 00:50:03.620 --> 00:50:05.820 It kind of breaks the silence a little bit. 00:50:05.820 --> 00:50:13.720 You start to see the rain, the water that is now draining into the sewers from the start of the rainfall is kind of pooling up. 00:50:14.260 --> 00:50:16.120 You know you have to cross the river. 00:50:16.500 --> 00:50:21.220 You have to go out in the open to get into the next sewer line that goes up to Ashward. 00:50:21.700 --> 00:50:25.420 If that direction you're still wanting to go, we can, we can tackle that, 00:50:25.500 --> 00:50:28.716 or you can go to the direction that leads to Lowthorn. 00:50:28.660 --> 00:50:32.844 Kevin: I glance at Ciaran with all the cacophony and 00:50:32.844 --> 00:50:33.446 go; 00:50:33.580 --> 00:50:34.920 Zeph (Kevin): Powder keg got lit. 00:50:36.780 --> 00:50:38.220 Luke: Important clarification question, 00:50:39.600 --> 00:50:47.460 listening to these sounds like the din of battle, did it sound like the arrows were puncturing metal, like armor? 00:50:48.140 --> 00:50:48.700 Kurt: No. 00:50:49.000 --> 00:50:49.220 Luke: Okay 00:50:52.480 --> 00:50:52.880 Kurt: Yeah. 00:50:54.280 --> 00:50:58.146 Jenn: So, yeah, Seraphina is going to glance at you guys and be like; 00:50:58.146 --> 00:51:01.120 Seraphina (Jenn): I mean, the guards are a little distracted right now. 00:51:01.560 --> 00:51:08.340 I hate to think of what they're distracted by, but maybe that gives us a chance to cross the river. 00:51:09.480 --> 00:51:11.250 Ciaran (Luke): Or we just go through Lowthorn. 00:51:11.360 --> 00:51:11.880 Seraphina (Jenn): Or that. 00:51:12.340 --> 00:51:15.381 Zeph (Kevin): You know the upper area is better than I do, Ciaran. 00:51:15.440 --> 00:51:16.400 Seraphina (Jenn): We're a little dirty. 00:51:16.500 --> 00:51:17.460 We might stick out. 00:51:17.780 --> 00:51:19.740 Ciaran (Luke): There are a few places we can get cleaned up. 00:51:20.260 --> 00:51:20.540 Seraphina (Jenn): Okay. 00:51:20.495 --> 00:51:23.120 Ciaran (Luke): They may or may not be open at this time, but I can get in regardless. 00:51:23.269 --> 00:51:24.190 Seraphina (Jenn): All right. 00:51:24.160 --> 00:51:31.570 Kurt: You hear what sounds like a dog barking. *Aroooo arf arf* *(dog barking echoing down tunnel)* 00:51:32.820 --> 00:51:34.320 Zeph (Kevin): The stairs are going to be locked down. 00:51:34.437 --> 00:51:35.278 Kurt: Aroooo arf 00:51:35.278 --> 00:51:38.440 arf. It sounds like it's coming from behind you. 00:51:39.600 --> 00:51:40.940 Seraphina (Jenn): Yeah we gotta go guys. 00:51:41.640 --> 00:51:42.120 Kurt: You hear; 00:51:42.960 --> 00:51:43.780 Virelian Guard #1 (Kurt, muffled): I think he's on to something! 00:51:43.980 --> 00:51:44.640 He's got a scent. 00:51:44.683 --> 00:51:44.934 Zeph (Kevin): Shit, 00:51:44.940 --> 00:51:45.660 into the water, 00:51:46.560 --> 00:51:47.060 break the scent. 00:51:47.261 --> 00:51:47.830 Seraphina (Jenn): Ewww 00:51:47.900 --> 00:51:52.180 John: I've been helping prince along with us this whole time. 00:51:52.460 --> 00:51:52.680 Kurt: Yeah 00:51:52.849 --> 00:51:54.190 and he's like; 00:51:54.190 --> 00:51:54.860 Prince Wilhelm (Kurt): Oh god, 00:51:54.970 --> 00:51:55.526 oh- 00:51:55.660 --> 00:51:57.393 Kurt: The whole time is just like; 00:51:57.393 --> 00:51:58.260 Prince Wilhelm (Kurt): Ew ew ew. 00:51:58.363 --> 00:51:59.849 Jenn: Ew ew ew 00:51:59.940 --> 00:52:01.820 Zeph (Kevin): Time for time for bath your highness. 00:52:02.220 --> 00:52:05.820 Kevin: And Zeph gets down into the water. 00:52:06.340 --> 00:52:06.600 Kurt: Okay. 00:52:08.195 --> 00:52:09.020 Prince Wilhelm (Kurt): No, no, no. 00:52:09.440 --> 00:52:10.940 I'm not going in there. 00:52:11.560 --> 00:52:12.120 Zeph (Kevin): Your funeral. 00:52:12.140 --> 00:52:13.436 John: I lift him up and I just bring him 00:52:13.828 --> 00:52:14.756 out. 00:52:14.920 --> 00:52:16.120 Geoff: Bath time! 00:52:16.120 --> 00:52:16.788 *Chuckles* 00:52:16.788 --> 00:52:18.725 Ciaran (Luke): Just 00:52:19.580 --> 00:52:20.260 hold your breath. 00:52:20.940 --> 00:52:21.680 Keep your mouth closed. 00:52:24.460 --> 00:52:25.060 Prince Wilhelm (Kurt): *Dry Heaves* Too late. 00:52:25.505 --> 00:52:26.694 Zeph (Kevin): Shush. 00:52:26.694 --> 00:52:32.900 Geoff: Kua will kind of jump in and try and clear a little bit of the nasty. 00:52:33.024 --> 00:52:36.380 Kurt: Create a wake by wading through. 00:52:36.560 --> 00:52:37.920 Geoff: Kind of just dive a little bit up river. 00:52:38.180 --> 00:52:38.520 Kurt: All right 00:52:38.880 --> 00:52:40.560 So you're going towards where? 00:52:40.807 --> 00:52:41.638 Jenn: Lowthorn 00:52:41.960 --> 00:52:43.460 Geoff: Can we get to Lowthorn from the river? 00:52:45.680 --> 00:52:48.144 Luke: Well we're already on the proper side 00:52:49.200 --> 00:52:50.782 Geoff: So we just don't cross over, and 00:52:50.782 --> 00:52:51.188 then we can get 00:52:51.188 --> 00:52:51.289 in. 00:52:51.188 --> 00:52:51.540 Jenn: Yeah 00:52:51.540 --> 00:52:54.440 we just kind of go up a little bit and then cut back in. 00:52:54.999 --> 00:52:56.323 Kurt: Mmhmm. 00:52:56.323 --> 00:52:56.820 *Dogs barking echos* 00:52:56.820 --> 00:52:59.140 Kurt: You hear the dogs are getting closer. 00:52:59.520 --> 00:53:01.220 You are being tailed. 00:53:01.460 --> 00:53:03.140 They have caught a scent of something. 00:53:04.020 --> 00:53:05.140 Not sure what it could be, 00:53:05.305 --> 00:53:05.680 could be anything, 00:53:05.840 --> 00:53:07.020 but they are getting closer. 00:53:07.160 --> 00:53:09.500 You hear the sounds of battle even more. 00:53:09.620 --> 00:53:15.940 But you turn left, the direction towards Lowthorn and start heading that way. 00:53:15.940 --> 00:53:17.440 *Barking fades, dripping and battle sounds picks back up* 00:53:15.940 --> 00:53:22.400 Kurt: It's this wider tunnel or sewer is a little more walkable 00:53:22.400 --> 00:53:29.480 but you guys are choosing to stay in the the water so to speak along with other things. 00:53:29.760 --> 00:53:32.160 Kevin: To try and lose the scent trail. 00:53:32.130 --> 00:53:32.414 Kurt: Ok 00:53:32.460 --> 00:53:34.000 Geoff: Mask our scent as much as we can. 00:53:34.068 --> 00:53:34.720 Kurt: Nice, yeah 00:53:34.720 --> 00:53:41.360 so you make your way there pretty quick. Avoiding a lot of dead end turns 00:53:41.740 --> 00:53:43.100 saved you guys some time. 00:53:43.240 --> 00:53:45.420 All the while you're looking back, listening 00:53:46.020 --> 00:53:48.560 you hear you heard the dog for a while, 00:53:49.000 --> 00:53:50.140 all the sudden it stopped. 00:53:50.780 --> 00:53:54.680 You don’t hear the hound anymore chasing you guys. 00:53:55.200 --> 00:54:05.420 But, you come down to what looks like a large tunnel that goes into what would be a dead end, 00:54:05.420 --> 00:54:09.060 but there is a makeshift ladder that goes up. 00:54:09.420 --> 00:54:13.240 And you look up and it goes up for a long time, 00:54:14.540 --> 00:54:20.060 maybe one hundred, maybe one hundred fifty feet that your climbing straight up. 00:54:20.340 --> 00:54:25.304 But as soon as you climb to the top of this ladder, you will be in Lowthorn. 00:54:25.240 --> 00:54:28.940 You have crossed into another district. 00:54:29.540 --> 00:54:31.360 John: How sturdy does the ladder look? 00:54:31.620 --> 00:54:34.140 Kurt: It’s been in the sewer for a long time. 00:54:34.140 --> 00:54:38.180 It looks like there are parts of it that might be a little weak, 00:54:39.060 --> 00:54:40.440 you’re not quite sure. 00:54:41.020 --> 00:54:43.677 Basagar (John): I may have something to help with this if- 00:54:43.660 --> 00:54:44.980 Severian (Kai): I can definitely help. 00:54:44.944 --> 00:54:45.203 Seraphina (Jenn): So, 00:54:45.140 --> 00:54:46.680 I can fly up 00:54:46.920 --> 00:54:52.420 if you use the grapple and the rope, I can hook it up on top and hang it down for you guys. 00:54:53.540 --> 00:54:54.490 So that way- 00:54:54.534 --> 00:54:55.342 Basagar (John): That works 00:54:55.440 --> 00:55:00.168 Ciaran (Luke): I feel like that’s cheating with the grappling hook, but if that’s- 00:55:00.168 --> 00:55:00.740 *Laughter* 00:55:00.740 --> 00:55:12.700 Kurt: Severian you see that there are vines that are growing on the side of the tunnel coming down. 00:55:13.900 --> 00:55:19.460 A lot of them look like bramble, thorny, 00:55:20.100 --> 00:55:21.420 looks very… 00:55:21.420 --> 00:55:23.820 maybe it reminds of home a little bit. 00:55:24.420 --> 00:55:28.880 It just may get a dark feeling by looking at these vines. 00:55:29.260 --> 00:55:31.200 Kai: Nothing that reminds me of the Fun Aunts, right? 00:55:31.700 --> 00:55:33.329 Kurt: Nothing that reminds you of the Fun Aunts, 00:55:33.340 --> 00:55:33.560 no. 00:55:34.100 --> 00:55:41.113 Zeph (Kevin): So, Ciaran, I would say probably you know this area best, so 00:55:41.120 --> 00:55:41.660 you first? 00:55:42.280 --> 00:55:44.620 Geoff: Is it a pretty wide hole? 00:55:44.820 --> 00:55:46.980 Like, would rain be able to make its way down? 00:55:48.140 --> 00:55:48.500 Kurt: Rain? 00:55:48.700 --> 00:55:49.260 Geoff: Rain yeah, 00:55:49.420 --> 00:55:51.720 is it wide enough hole that rain would be making it in? 00:55:52.340 --> 00:55:56.380 Kurt: No, so, it's not a wide open. It's not open to the air. 00:55:56.640 --> 00:55:56.880 Geoff: Okay. 00:55:58.144 --> 00:55:59.440 Kurt: You are still in 00:56:00.180 --> 00:56:01.200 still inside of the sewer, 00:56:01.300 --> 00:56:01.500 yeah. 00:56:01.640 --> 00:56:02.696 So it looks like 00:56:03.264 --> 00:56:04.480 this would be a 00:56:04.480 --> 00:56:05.260 like a gutter. 00:56:05.480 --> 00:56:12.688 Like literally the gutter of a sewer to drop down whatever was going down in from Lowthorn into the Gutterrun. 00:56:12.795 --> 00:56:14.940 Jenn: You said it was roughly like a hundred feet the ladder? 00:56:15.160 --> 00:56:15.440 Kurt: Yeah. 00:56:15.587 --> 00:56:17.607 Jenn: Alright, so if you have a grapple 00:56:18.240 --> 00:56:19.340 it has a rope on it, right? 00:56:19.840 --> 00:56:20.140 Luke: Yeah. 00:56:20.370 --> 00:56:25.880 Jenn: So I have another fifty feet of rope so I’ll tie that on and I’ll take Manny and we’ll fly up to the top. 00:56:26.640 --> 00:56:32.038 And hook it preferably not into the top of the ladder, but like- 00:56:31.934 --> 00:56:32.142 Kurt: Mmhmm 00:56:32.038 --> 00:56:35.360 Jenn: -rock crevice or something up at the top. 00:56:35.440 --> 00:56:39.320 Like, when she flies up and peaks over the lip what does she see? 00:56:39.720 --> 00:56:45.960 Kurt: You see the bramble, like the vines get thicker and thicker as it goes up. 00:56:46.240 --> 00:56:54.800 They’re kind of crawling, almost like growing around the walls, piecing through the walls of the sewer itself. 00:56:56.215 --> 00:56:59.200 You peek up, it’s a sewer. 00:56:59.200 --> 00:57:07.580 You see this weird greenish substance that is just like clinging to the bramble a little bit. 00:57:07.684 --> 00:57:10.600 If could just be algae, 00:57:10.960 --> 00:57:13.360 it looks kind of odd. 00:57:14.080 --> 00:57:23.080 Jenn: Can I do a roll to see if I can figure out that the green stuff is or see what the deal is with the vines. 00:57:23.503 --> 00:57:32.300 Do they look like they’re, you know, like, you know we the Fun Aunts and stuff, like, where they just kind of broke out of the ground and started moving. 00:57:32.440 --> 00:57:35.120 Like, did they just look like they're sitting there motionless? 00:57:35.280 --> 00:57:39.540 Or could she get, like, a little bit closer to one just to kind of check it out? 00:57:39.720 --> 00:57:41.760 Kurt: You know, you can go over and touch it if I want to. 00:57:42.040 --> 00:57:43.380 Jenn: I don't know if I want to touch it. 00:57:43.380 --> 00:57:44.160 Kai: I want to climb it. 00:57:44.440 --> 00:57:45.260 Kurt: You want to climb the ladder? 00:57:45.320 --> 00:57:46.040 Kai: It goes all the way up, right? 00:57:46.060 --> 00:57:46.680 Kurt: Yeah, it goes all the way up. 00:57:46.680 --> 00:57:47.340 Kai: Or the brambles. 00:57:47.680 --> 00:57:49.260 Kurt: Oh, the brambles go all the way up. 00:57:49.320 --> 00:57:50.360 Kai: Yeah, I want to climb the brambles. 00:57:50.500 --> 00:57:50.660 Kurt: Yeah, 00:57:51.280 --> 00:57:52.180 not hard to do. 00:57:52.360 --> 00:57:53.780 You're going through. 00:57:53.777 --> 00:57:55.180 Kai: Just like home 00:57:55.220 --> 00:58:00.762 Kurt: I'll say you mark a hit point just from climbing the brambles themselves. 00:58:00.762 --> 00:58:01.369 Kai: Fairly normal experiences 00:58:01.340 --> 00:58:02.640 Jenn: But yeah I’ll wedge the- 00:58:05.820 --> 00:58:06.140 Kurt: Yeah *Chuckles* 00:58:06.140 --> 00:58:09.340 Jenn: I’ll wedge the grapple and them chuck the rope down 00:58:09.806 --> 00:58:15.620 that way, just in case if the ladder’s rickety they at least have an extra bit of something. 00:58:15.760 --> 00:58:15.920 Kai: Sure 00:58:16.720 --> 00:58:28.300 Kurt: You get closer to this green sludge. The closer you get to it, you notice like it's undulating and kind of waving in the water. 00:58:28.660 --> 00:58:33.740 Whenever you get too close, you lean in to look at it, 00:58:34.100 --> 00:58:38.900 it's like- you see like a little bloop, like something pops up out of it. 00:58:39.060 --> 00:58:47.640 And then it like pfft kind of releases itself from the brambles and starts floating down the water and is now like trying, 00:58:47.640 --> 00:58:59.560 like you see it's reaching out for you almost like a little pseudopod kind of comes out like out of this little ball of green ooze 00:58:59.720 --> 00:59:02.680 Jenn: Is this tunnel up here, is it one of the bigger ones? 00:59:02.920 --> 00:59:03.320 Kurt: It is, 00:59:03.360 --> 00:59:03.600 yeah. 00:59:03.600 --> 00:59:05.220 Jenn: Okay so she's going to like fly up higher. 00:59:05.480 --> 00:59:06.840 I still have Manny with me, 00:59:06.840 --> 00:59:09.964 so Seraphina is going to turn to Manny and be like; 00:59:09.964 --> 00:59:12.520 Seraphina (Jenn): Manny, have you ever seen anything like that before? 00:59:13.060 --> 00:59:18.963 Manny (Kurt): Oh, we see this all the time, but now in the Fay. You don't want to get too close 00:59:18.963 --> 00:59:19.500 to it. 00:59:19.520 --> 00:59:20.260 Don't let it touch you. 00:59:20.848 --> 00:59:22.720 It kind of burns a little bit. 00:59:23.520 --> 00:59:24.520 Seraphina (Jenn): Oh, that sounds terrible. 00:59:24.860 --> 00:59:28.060 Jenn: So, Seraphina is just going to call quietly down the ladder. 00:59:28.060 --> 00:59:29.660 Seraphina (Jenn, whisper yelling): Don't touch the green stuff! 00:59:30.200 --> 00:59:39.220 Kurt: Severian, as you are climbing up the brambles you hear Seraphina whisper that down to you. 00:59:39.573 --> 00:59:49.820 You look up to see what she's talking about and you see this almost like green slime go over the side and now it's falling straight down. 00:59:49.853 --> 00:59:54.040 It's kind of flails out and it reaches you. 00:59:54.717 --> 00:59:58.420 I'm going to spend a fear to make an attack roll. 00:59:59.600 --> 01:00:02.620 Does …what is its plus? 01:00:03.553 --> 01:00:04.020 Not much, 01:00:04.080 --> 01:00:06.380 does a 15 hit your evasion? 01:00:06.466 --> 01:00:07.400 Kai: Yep. 01:00:07.740 --> 01:00:16.960 Kurt: So it's going to make a standard attack against you as it kind of falls down grabs onto you and envelops you. 01:00:19.869 --> 01:00:28.700 You need to mark two stress, and then you take an additional stress every time you make an action roll. 01:00:29.120 --> 01:00:31.000 Kevin: Turn off the power to the trash compactor. 01:00:31.080 --> 01:00:32.600 Turn off the power to the trash compactor! 01:00:32.600 --> 01:00:46.220 Kurt: *Laughs.* Yeah. As you see, Seraphina, as you watch this first one let loose, you look down the tunnel and you see about, maybe 10 more of these blobs that are floating down the river. 01:00:46.834 --> 01:00:53.189 Jenn: Okay. So when she sees that, she'll kind of fly back down toward them and be like, 01:00:53.189 --> 01:00:55.806 Seraphina (Jenn): You guys, there's green, oh, it got 01:00:55.934 --> 01:00:59.280 Severian. There's green goopy stuff that's kind of grabby. 01:00:59.380 --> 01:01:02.280 It's heading this way. So just letting you know. 01:01:03.540 --> 01:01:05.648 Manny said he's seen it in the Fey Wild. 01:01:05.640 --> 01:01:06.680 He said, don't touch it. 01:01:06.680 --> 01:01:15.300 Kurt: You see a blob, you know, splash down. And it picks itself up and starts, like moving towards you guys 01:01:16.072 --> 01:01:23.419 as you hear another *shooop pshop, shoooop pshup. T*hese blobs are landing. 01:01:23.419 --> 01:01:28.406 Zeph (Kevin): Climb or fight. Climb or fight? Climb or fight! 01:01:28.310 --> 01:01:29.140 Seraphina (Jenn): Both? 01:01:29.280 --> 01:01:33.089 John: I kind of… so you're kind of hovering. 01:01:32.973 --> 01:01:33.204 Jenn: Flying, yeah. 01:01:33.089 --> 01:01:34.820 John: You're trapped up above right? 01:01:34.880 --> 01:01:36.780 Kai: Am I actually grappled or am I just-? 01:01:37.820 --> 01:01:38.540 Kurt: You're not grappled. 01:01:38.486 --> 01:01:39.120 Kai: Is it on me? 01:01:39.300 --> 01:01:40.000 Kurt: It is on you. 01:01:39.979 --> 01:01:40.620 Kai: It is like on me. 01:01:40.640 --> 01:01:42.940 Kurt: So it is, yeah. So it doesn't grapple you. 01:01:43.295 --> 01:01:43.880 Kai: I'm not trapped. 01:01:44.600 --> 01:01:45.240 John: But you're further up. 01:01:45.240 --> 01:01:51.845 Kurt: You are- it is just like covered on you and it is like it is burning and tingling a little 01:01:51.845 --> 01:01:52.160 bit. 01:01:52.071 --> 01:01:53.320 Seraphina (Jenn): You got the goo on you? 01:01:53.286 --> 01:01:53.451 Geoff: Does 01:01:53.400 --> 01:01:55.540 it seem like they're just keep coming. 01:01:55.487 --> 01:01:55.810 Kai: The goo 01:01:55.760 --> 01:01:57.860 Kurt: Oh, and you need to, passive. 01:01:58.080 --> 01:01:58.980 I forgot it's passive. 01:01:59.597 --> 01:02:01.260 When a ooze makes a successful 01:02:01.260 --> 01:02:05.140 attack, you must mark an armor slot without receiving its benefits. 01:02:05.391 --> 01:02:06.170 Jenn: Ugh! 01:02:06.320 --> 01:02:06.800 Kevin: Yuck! 01:02:07.640 --> 01:02:08.760 Jenn: Oh, gross. 01:02:08.760 --> 01:02:17.800 John: I see all of this kind of come around and I just kind of gently push the prince to the side, 01:02:18.175 --> 01:02:19.431 Prince Wilhelm. 01:02:19.700 --> 01:02:20.800 Basagar: Give me just a moment. 01:02:21.675 --> 01:02:30.560 John: And you just see Basagar just start sprouting, like legs out of his sides 01:02:31.408 --> 01:02:40.760 and as he just drops to the ground he starts *(sounds of legs shooting out)* shifting and transforming into a very big spider. 01:02:41.690 --> 01:02:47.500 Still the same kind of body type, he looks the same as he normally does 01:02:47.849 --> 01:02:54.140 and his abdomen is where looks like the same color scheme of his mushroom cap. 01:02:55.056 --> 01:02:59.328 And he kind of peers back and motions for Wilhelm. 01:02:59.328 --> 01:03:03.600 Basagar (John): Come sit. Get on top of me and I'll help you. 01:03:05.260 --> 01:03:09.660 John: And I just start climbing up the wall. 01:03:09.820 --> 01:03:09.920 Kurt: Okay 01:03:10.240 --> 01:03:19.800 as you as you start climbing up the wall, more of these blobs, because you have to walk past these blobs to get to the ladder. 01:03:20.953 --> 01:03:24.160 These oozes, let's call it what it is. 01:03:24.884 --> 01:03:35.080 These oozes go to make attack against you, as you go to to climb out. As one kind of like lands by you. 01:03:35.260 --> 01:03:35.280 John: Cool. 01:03:36.270 --> 01:03:41.790 Kurt: Oh, that is a natural 20, which- 01:03:42.480 --> 01:03:43.460 Jenn: Doesn't hit, right? 01:03:43.460 --> 01:03:44.134 *Laughter* 01:03:44.134 --> 01:03:50.200 Kurt: Nat 20. Woohoo. Yay! Go GM. 01:03:50.200 --> 01:03:53.740 *Others boo and blow raspberries* 01:03:53.740 --> 01:03:55.800 Kurt: Everybody's all excited when you guys do it. 01:03:55.800 --> 01:03:56.128 *Laughter* 01:03:56.128 --> 01:03:57.043 Kevin: Well, 01:03:57.320 --> 01:03:58.760 yeah! We're the heroes. 01:04:00.000 --> 01:04:00.580 Kurt: All right. 01:04:00.660 --> 01:04:07.340 So it attacks you for six plus three. 01:04:07.600 --> 01:04:11.200 So nine points of acid, magic damage. 01:04:11.520 --> 01:04:13.880 Kevin: Is he close enough for me to I Am Your Shield? 01:04:14.360 --> 01:04:15.060 Kurt: I'd say so, 01:04:15.160 --> 01:04:15.360 yeah. 01:04:15.580 --> 01:04:15.860 Kevin: All right, 01:04:15.880 --> 01:04:16.440 I Am Your Shield. 01:04:17.380 --> 01:04:17.820 Kurt: Okay, 01:04:18.120 --> 01:04:21.600 so that, you don't mark that six. 01:04:21.737 --> 01:04:24.680 Zeph, you mark that six. 01:04:25.360 --> 01:04:25.580 Kevin: Yep, 01:04:25.840 --> 01:04:27.520 that is a minor wound. 01:04:27.800 --> 01:04:28.857 So I'll mark an armor. 01:04:28.857 --> 01:04:29.219 Kurt: Okay, 01:04:29.200 --> 01:04:29.600 sweet. 01:04:30.080 --> 01:04:31.860 You guys start climbing the ladders. 01:04:32.120 --> 01:04:32.380 Jenn: Yeah. 01:04:32.920 --> 01:04:35.520 Kurt: With Wilhelm kind of on your side. 01:04:35.813 --> 01:04:36.724 Jenn: Piggyback. 01:04:37.029 --> 01:04:38.540 Kurt: You have Manny with you. 01:04:38.860 --> 01:04:39.120 Jenn: Yeah, 01:04:39.500 --> 01:04:42.880 Manny's, I figure he's probably small enough to sit on my shoulder. 01:04:43.020 --> 01:04:43.140 Kurt: Yeah. 01:04:43.915 --> 01:04:51.800 Jenn: But as these blobs are kind of going for my boys, she's going to pull her whip that 01:04:51.800 --> 01:04:54.620 she has kind of coiled up and hooked on her side. 01:04:55.300 --> 01:05:05.060 She's going to fly closer to the blobs that are rushing toward the guys, and do a whip 01:05:05.060 --> 01:05:07.420 attack, marking a stress, 01:05:07.420 --> 01:05:14.920 and basically I can crack the whip and it forces anything that’s within melee back to 01:05:14.920 --> 01:05:15.380 close. 01:05:15.316 --> 01:05:15.649 Kurt: Okay. 01:05:15.640 --> 01:05:18.100 Jenn: So I can push the blobs back. 01:05:18.400 --> 01:05:18.960 Kurt: Nice. 01:05:19.300 --> 01:05:19.600 Jenn: Okay, 01:05:20.120 --> 01:05:21.220 so I'm going to try. 01:05:24.200 --> 01:05:27.300 So to hit that's 19. 01:05:27.940 --> 01:05:28.300 Kurt: 19? 01:05:28.420 --> 01:05:28.700 Oh yeah. *Whip cracks.* 01:05:28.748 --> 01:05:29.180 Oh yeah 01:05:29.960 --> 01:05:30.220 Kevin: With? 01:05:30.581 --> 01:05:32.305 Kurt: Yeah with..? 01:05:32.138 --> 01:05:32.473 Jenn: With hope. 01:05:32.305 --> 01:05:32.933 Kurt: Oh yeah. 01:05:32.808 --> 01:05:34.818 Jenn: And I actually like 01:05:35.290 --> 01:05:36.737 twelved 01:05:37.320 --> 01:05:37.912 on it, so. 01:05:37.912 --> 01:05:38.028 Kurt: Nice 01:05:38.028 --> 01:05:38.500 Jenn: Twelved on it? 01:05:38.505 --> 01:05:39.140 John: Twelved on it 01:05:39.352 --> 01:05:39.991 Kurt: Twelved 01:05:40.173 --> 01:05:40.720 on it! 01:05:40.940 --> 01:05:41.375 Geoff: You twelved on a hoe. 01:05:41.375 --> 01:05:42.680 Kevin (singing): You got twelve on it. 01:05:42.840 --> 01:05:43.120 Kurt: Yeah. 01:05:43.120 --> 01:05:43.960 *Laughter* 01:05:43.960 --> 01:05:45.260 Jenn: That's totally a thing, right? 01:05:45.340 --> 01:05:45.500 Kurt: Yeah. 01:05:47.320 --> 01:05:53.979 Jenn: It actually did six points of damage to any of the ones that were like rushing towards 01:05:53.960 --> 01:05:54.400 them. 01:05:54.880 --> 01:05:56.980 And then it would have shoved them all back. 01:05:57.080 --> 01:05:57.260 Kurt: Yeah, 01:05:57.320 --> 01:05:58.580 that is major damage. 01:05:58.729 --> 01:05:59.341 Kevin: Woo! 01:05:59.500 --> 01:06:00.380 Kurt: Not very strong. 01:06:00.500 --> 01:06:05.580 I’ll say that there’s four around them, and it does major damage to all four 01:06:05.580 --> 01:06:05.860 of them. 01:06:06.160 --> 01:06:09.740 Kevin: Seeing an opening, Zeph’s going to head to the ladder and start making his way up. 01:06:09.740 --> 01:06:09.940 Kurt: Okay, 01:06:10.240 --> 01:06:10.500 yeah. 01:06:11.960 --> 01:06:16.720 As you start climbing the later, you look up. You see Basagar is 01:06:16.720 --> 01:06:17.080 climbing. 01:06:17.340 --> 01:06:21.930 You see Severian that looks like he is climbing up 01:06:22.200 --> 01:06:24.020 the brambles of the vines. 01:06:24.732 --> 01:06:32.760 And there’s *shoomp schuff* these falling oozes as you climb up. Let’s 01:06:32.760 --> 01:06:33.980 see if one attacks you… 01:06:35.720 --> 01:06:38.580 I don’t think it’s going to hit. Eleven against your evasion? 01:06:39.480 --> 01:06:39.780 Kevin: Me? 01:06:40.120 --> 01:06:40.380 Kurt: Yep. 01:06:40.480 --> 01:06:40.720 Kevin: Yeah 01:06:40.698 --> 01:06:41.260 it’s a hit. 01:06:41.380 --> 01:06:42.340 Kurt: Oh, that’s a hit! 01:06:44.280 --> 01:06:47.965 So instead of making it’s attack, it will use it’s 01:06:47.965 --> 01:06:55.400 envelop. It’ll mark two stress, and you mark additional stress as well. 01:06:56.620 --> 01:07:00.320 And you need to mark an armor slot. 01:07:00.560 --> 01:07:04.780 And whenever you make an action roll, you mark an additional stress. 01:07:05.220 --> 01:07:05.460 Kevin: Okay. 01:07:06.660 --> 01:07:07.780 Zeph (Kevin): It slimed me! 01:07:08.100 --> 01:07:13.360 Kurt: But you are able to- you are not grappled or restrained by any means to any movement. 01:07:13.480 --> 01:07:15.540 It is just slimed on you, 01:07:15.640 --> 01:07:15.780 yeah. 01:07:15.776 --> 01:07:15.908 Zeph: Ewyeahhh. 01:07:15.880 --> 01:07:17.580 Kai: Can I try to get this thing off of me? 01:07:17.800 --> 01:07:18.160 Kurt: You can, 01:07:18.420 --> 01:07:18.660 yeah. 01:07:19.080 --> 01:07:20.220 Kai: I want to try to kill it. 01:07:20.520 --> 01:07:20.980 Kurt: Do it. 01:07:20.980 --> 01:07:22.200 *Laughter* 01:07:22.200 --> 01:07:23.780 Kai: I would like to murder. 01:07:23.900 --> 01:07:25.400 Luke: How edible does this look, though? 01:07:25.540 --> 01:07:25.700 Kai: Huh? 01:07:25.840 --> 01:07:27.000 Luke: How edible does this look? 01:07:27.730 --> 01:07:28.000 Kai: No. 01:07:28.000 --> 01:07:29.000 *Laughter* 01:07:29.000 --> 01:07:31.160 Geoff: It's not meat, so not appealing. 01:07:31.340 --> 01:07:32.320 Kai: It hurts my outsides. 01:07:32.380 --> 01:07:33.200 It’ll hurt my insides. 01:07:33.140 --> 01:07:33.308 Geoff: Yeah, really. 01:07:33.220 --> 01:07:34.260 Luke: It’s synthetic meat. 01:07:34.900 --> 01:07:36.200 Jenn: It’s like the worst smoothie. 01:07:36.200 --> 01:07:36.700 *Laughter* 01:07:36.200 --> 01:07:36.380 Kai: Yeah 01:07:36.380 --> 01:07:40.480 so I just pull my sword and try to slash it apart as much as possible. 01:07:40.825 --> 01:07:41.772 Twelve 01:07:42.044 --> 01:07:43.660 to hit? With fear? 01:07:43.853 --> 01:07:45.220 Kurt: Twelve hits! 01:07:45.520 --> 01:07:46.000 Kai: Oh okay. 01:07:46.400 --> 01:07:47.480 Kurt: So go ahead and and mark that, 01:07:48.285 --> 01:07:49.020 roll your damage. 01:07:49.800 --> 01:07:55.180 See if you can get above to do severe damage here and you’ll free yourself. 01:07:55.440 --> 01:07:58.020 Kai: I’m going to use my bardic thingy- 01:07:58.620 --> 01:07:58.960 Kurt: Nice, 01:07:58.918 --> 01:07:59.560 your rally die? 01:07:59.536 --> 01:08:02.420 Kai: -as well, yeah. Fourteen damage. 01:08:02.620 --> 01:08:03.220 Kurt: That'll do it. 01:08:03.681 --> 01:08:10.160 As you take your sword, slash it. It just peels off 01:08:10.240 --> 01:08:17.420 and what you notice is it doesn't necessarily die, but it slices. You slice it off of it 01:08:17.420 --> 01:08:24.440 and it as you as it marks it’s severe hit points, it splits into two. 01:08:25.692 --> 01:08:34.340 So you see two smaller little oozes fall down *capsh capsh* at the bottom. Whoever’s still at the bottom, 01:08:34.420 --> 01:08:40.660 you see two small oozes that look like they are a perfect replica of the bigger ones, just half the size. 01:08:40.660 --> 01:08:45.242 Kai: Can I then try to make an agility check to get up there as quickly as possible? 01:08:45.175 --> 01:08:45.309 Kurt: Yeah. 01:08:45.242 --> 01:08:46.320 Kai: While avoiding these things? 01:08:46.440 --> 01:08:46.580 Kurt: Yep. 01:08:51.220 --> 01:08:52.240 Kai: 16 with hope. 01:08:52.600 --> 01:08:54.600 Kurt: 16 with hope. You gain that hope back. 01:08:55.000 --> 01:09:01.140 And you do climb the rest of the way with the bramble 01:09:02.591 --> 01:09:12.900 and avoid the falling green oozes as you're moving around, pushing yourself into the bramble as one tries to reach out and grab you. 01:09:13.923 --> 01:09:26.540 As it reaches out it kind of parachutes itself, starts slowing down a little bit, but then balls itself back up as it misses *kppft (water splashing)* in the water below. 01:09:27.540 --> 01:09:32.140 Geoff: Seeing no end to these falling, I think I’m going to start following everybody. 01:09:32.320 --> 01:09:40.926 So I'm going to try using my Caprine Leap, try, just jump ledge to ledge to the railing and just kind of watching for them to fall. 01:09:40.849 --> 01:09:41.003 Kurt: Mmhmm. 01:09:40.926 --> 01:09:49.840 Geoff: And try to jump to the opposite side of where they're falling to at least make it more difficult for them to reach me for an attack if possible. 01:09:50.160 --> 01:09:50.260 Kurt: Yeah. 01:09:51.080 --> 01:09:51.340 Yeah, 01:09:51.360 --> 01:09:51.680 let's see. 01:09:51.978 --> 01:09:53.360 Go ahead and make an agility check 01:09:54.452 --> 01:09:57.280 as you do that. I think you have advantage with your 01:09:57.363 --> 01:09:58.128 stuff, right? 01:09:58.111 --> 01:10:01.020 Geoff: I do have advantage with my Ridgeborn. 01:10:03.520 --> 01:10:05.020 23 with fear. 01:10:05.360 --> 01:10:07.140 Kurt: Ooh, 23 with fear. 01:10:07.572 --> 01:10:12.740 With the fear, they are going to still try to attack you, but it's going to be a disadvantage. 01:10:12.975 --> 01:10:16.240 That is a eight against your evasion. 01:10:16.977 --> 01:10:19.480 Geoff: I dodge out of the way 01:10:19.426 --> 01:10:19.735 as 01:10:19.800 --> 01:10:22.120 it reaches at me. Just kind of press myself up against the wall. 01:10:22.120 --> 01:10:24.520 Like I'm hiding, but it works better this time. 01:10:24.520 --> 01:10:24.709 *Laughter* 01:10:24.709 --> 01:10:29.140 Kurt: Yep. You make your way all the way up to the top without getting hit. 01:10:30.080 --> 01:10:30.480 Beautiful. 01:10:31.166 --> 01:10:39.400 You see more as you, as all of you are at the top, you do see that there is, it does seem like an endless supply of these green oozes. 01:10:39.640 --> 01:10:44.680 I think, Ciaran, you are the last one down. 01:10:44.680 --> 01:10:48.300 Luke: About how high did you say this ladder was? 01:10:48.520 --> 01:10:49.360 Kurt: About 150 feet. 01:10:49.960 --> 01:10:50.220 Luke: Okay. 01:10:51.220 --> 01:10:54.820 I'm just going to step back into the shadow of the tunnel. 01:10:55.230 --> 01:11:04.660 Ponder to myself how weird these last 24 hours have been, having just seen Basagar turn into like this half fungral drider thing. 01:11:05.640 --> 01:11:06.240 Very concerning. 01:11:06.240 --> 01:11:07.280 John: No, fully spider, no drider. 01:11:08.045 --> 01:11:10.880 Luke: You said waist down was your abdomen. 01:11:10.766 --> 01:11:17.480 John His abdomen does look like his mushroom cap in the same color but it's not it's not a mushroom cap. 01:11:18.480 --> 01:11:19.920 Luke: Regardless it's still pretty fucking weird 01:11:19.920 --> 01:11:20.660 John: Oh it's horrific. 01:11:21.253 --> 01:11:25.080 Luke: I'm just going to spend two stress to shadow step all the way up. 01:11:25.300 --> 01:11:25.460 Kurt: Yeah. 01:11:25.460 --> 01:11:25.520 *(Bamfing noises of Shadowstepping)* 01:11:25.520 --> 01:11:25.860 Geoff: Nice 01:11:26.132 --> 01:11:27.015 Kurt: Yes, 01:11:27.015 --> 01:11:34.700 yep. You shadow step all the way up the top and you guys can easily see that there is brambles that are that kind of cover this. 01:11:34.800 --> 01:11:39.135 But you do see that there is what looks like a makeshift 01:11:39.135 --> 01:11:40.580 ladder that does go up, 01:11:41.496 --> 01:11:43.320 that stops that 01:11:44.142 --> 01:11:48.840 you can see some daylight coming out of the top of this little offshoot. 01:11:49.304 --> 01:11:50.598 But there is a- 01:11:50.517 --> 01:11:52.540 Kevin: Zeph still has an ooze on him. 01:11:52.880 --> 01:11:53.605 And he's like; 01:11:53.605 --> 01:11:55.780 Zeph (Kevin): Get it off, get it off, get it off! 01:11:56.060 --> 01:12:00.100 I got some in my mouth. 01:12:00.260 --> 01:12:01.560 It's horrible. 01:12:02.580 --> 01:12:03.800 John: I'll try to attack it. 01:12:04.140 --> 01:12:04.360 Kurt: Yeah, 01:12:05.385 --> 01:12:06.060 go for it. 01:12:06.007 --> 01:12:06.601 John: I have advantage on attacks. 01:12:06.460 --> 01:12:11.260 The rest of you guys see a looking down at the tunnel. 01:12:11.420 --> 01:12:13.266 You see the source of 01:12:13.266 --> 01:12:15.420 where these green oozes are coming from. 01:12:15.991 --> 01:12:19.866 It is what looks like a massive blob that 01:12:19.866 --> 01:12:22.880 covers the entirety of the tunnel itself 01:12:23.508 --> 01:12:26.087 is slowly just undulating and moving 01:12:26.087 --> 01:12:27.560 its way to you. 01:12:27.640 --> 01:12:31.815 Little blobs of itself is like coming off of it and like getting 01:12:31.815 --> 01:12:33.100 sent down the river. 01:12:33.540 --> 01:12:34.520 Kevin: Must go faster . 01:12:34.520 --> 01:12:36.680 Geoff: And you said there was a ladder out of here? 01:12:36.700 --> 01:12:37.900 Kurt: There is a ladder out of there, 01:12:38.020 --> 01:12:38.220 yes. 01:12:39.456 --> 01:12:40.560 John: 16 with hope. 01:12:41.000 --> 01:12:42.000 Kurt: 16 with hope hits. 01:12:42.180 --> 01:12:42.520 Nice. 01:12:42.780 --> 01:12:42.980 John: Cool 01:12:43.853 --> 01:12:45.320 that's going to be six 01:12:45.900 --> 01:12:47.060 physical damage 01:12:47.260 --> 01:12:54.420 as I bite this slime thing as I'm a still a spider. This target becomes temporarily 01:12:54.420 --> 01:12:54.920 poisoned 01:12:55.240 --> 01:12:58.520 it takes a d10 damage each time they act. 01:12:59.420 --> 01:12:59.900 Kurt: Okay. 01:13:00.616 --> 01:13:03.780 It was not enough to to get rid of him, 01:13:04.433 --> 01:13:07.880 did not take severe damage. But it will act now 01:13:07.844 --> 01:13:08.086 John: Cool. 01:13:08.086 --> 01:13:12.800 Kurt: Well so as it acts go ahead and roll that d10 for me, 01:13:12.860 --> 01:13:20.440 but it does start to corrode as Zeph, you take one d6 plus one. 01:13:20.560 --> 01:13:22.880 So that is four points of magic damage. 01:13:23.640 --> 01:13:25.500 John: And you only take one poison damage, 01:13:25.500 --> 01:13:25.773 one 01:13:26.632 --> 01:13:27.880 magic, or physical damage 01:13:27.940 --> 01:13:28.060 sorry. 01:13:28.220 --> 01:13:31.880 Kurt: As it does its action to corrode, 01:13:33.335 --> 01:13:38.260 you see it almost shiver and lock up, 01:13:38.626 --> 01:13:44.480 then it falls down onto the ground c*hrshh* and then splits into two and starts like *wep wep wep wep wep wep* 01:13:45.440 --> 01:13:47.200 trying to come. 01:13:48.019 --> 01:13:50.098 Kevin: Zeph’ll 01:13:50.905 --> 01:13:57.492 mark an armor to soak that hit and look down at the two and 01:13:57.660 --> 01:13:58.260 I would be; 01:13:58.260 --> 01:13:58.860 Zeph (Kevin): Fuck that shit. 01:13:58.900 --> 01:14:00.440 Kevin: And he's going to head for that ladder to go up. 01:14:01.269 --> 01:14:04.380 John: I think I will wait for everyone. 01:14:05.244 --> 01:14:08.140 Basagar (John): I have a potential plan to at least slow these things down. 01:14:09.074 --> 01:14:10.460 I'll follow you all up. 01:14:10.804 --> 01:14:13.520 Geoff: Kua is going to jump up the ladder. 01:14:14.200 --> 01:14:17.280 Luke: And I will just wait for them from the shadow of the closest building. 01:14:17.545 --> 01:14:18.295 Kurt: Mmhmm. 01:14:18.580 --> 01:14:18.760 Yeah 01:14:18.760 --> 01:14:22.019 *Laughter* 01:14:22.019 --> 01:14:26.420 John: As I… I guess everyone kind of funnels up forward. 01:14:27.142 --> 01:14:29.395 I look down with the prince 01:14:29.395 --> 01:14:30.360 still on me. 01:14:30.902 --> 01:14:35.560 And I'm still holding him with one or two of my arm legs. 01:14:37.540 --> 01:14:38.260 Jenn: Arm legs. 01:14:38.560 --> 01:14:39.420 Prince Wilhelm (Kurt): This is weird. 01:14:39.493 --> 01:14:41.000 They'll never believe me. 01:14:41.399 --> 01:14:48.180 John: As I web, I'll just basically block off the path by webbing it all up. 01:14:49.080 --> 01:14:49.560 Kurt: Okay. 01:14:49.401 --> 01:14:49.562 John: And 01:14:49.562 --> 01:14:50.240 then go up. 01:14:50.320 --> 01:14:50.560 Kurt: Yeah. 01:14:50.952 --> 01:14:52.040 John: Climb back up the ladder. 01:14:52.160 --> 01:14:54.280 Kurt: So you create a web down there, 01:14:54.460 --> 01:14:54.720 great! 01:14:56.360 --> 01:14:58.140 John: And I come out of the sewers. 01:14:58.460 --> 01:14:58.760 Kurt: Nice. 01:14:59.140 --> 01:15:01.880 Who's going to be the first one to poke their head up? 01:15:02.400 --> 01:15:03.440 Luke: I mean, I'm already- 01:15:03.440 --> 01:15:04.480 Kurt: You're already up there. 01:15:04.660 --> 01:15:04.820 Jenn: Yeah. 01:15:04.909 --> 01:15:06.598 Kai: I was right behind him. 01:15:06.560 --> 01:15:11.120 Kevin: I think Zeph would be the first one to get up after. 01:15:11.880 --> 01:15:12.240 Jenn: Yeah, 01:15:12.240 --> 01:15:13.460 I would have been right behind him. 01:15:13.560 --> 01:15:15.320 I would have been very eager to get out of the sewer. 01:15:16.180 --> 01:15:16.600 Kurt: Okay. 01:15:16.740 --> 01:15:18.660 Geoff: I think we all follow in pretty short order. 01:15:18.952 --> 01:15:27.720 Kurt: Ciaran, as you see, there are battalions of guards *duhduhduhduhduh* kind of moving around *(armor clunking together).* 01:15:27.541 --> 01:15:33.680 It looks like they are running to the gates of, or the stairs 01:15:33.680 --> 01:15:36.887 that are descending down into the Gutterrun. 01:15:37.138 --> 01:15:44.900 It is…they are focused and they don't seem to notice you at all. 01:15:45.111 --> 01:15:48.077 Luke: I'm also hidden purposes of anything 01:15:48.009 --> 01:15:48.509 *Crowd and fighting noises* 01:15:48.009 --> 01:15:48.280 Kurt: Right, 01:15:48.420 --> 01:15:48.680 yeah, 01:15:48.680 --> 01:15:55.520 so the the sewer entrance itself you can see is on the side of one of the 01:15:55.900 --> 01:15:56.700 main thoroughfares. 01:15:56.860 --> 01:16:02.860 You see hand that come up. You see Severian, you can see his face 01:16:03.433 --> 01:16:04.007 poking through. 01:16:09.053 --> 01:16:14.520 Give me a perceive, let’s see if you can time this 01:16:14.520 --> 01:16:16.560 right as guards are running by. 01:16:19.060 --> 01:16:21.400 Luke: That will be a 19 with hope. 01:16:21.620 --> 01:16:22.240 Kurt: 19 with hope. 01:16:22.698 --> 01:16:25.380 You can see that the guards are heavily distracted. 01:16:26.910 --> 01:16:32.520 Most of the guards are carrying extra arrows, extra ammunition, swords. 01:16:33.197 --> 01:16:35.380 There’s reinforcements coming through. 01:16:35.742 --> 01:16:42.260 You can see on the battlements that guard the walls of 01:16:42.261 --> 01:16:43.699 Lowthorn from Gutterrun 01:16:43.720 --> 01:16:53.100 there are guards and Virelia crown guard here are loosing arrows *shhdnk shhdnk shhsnk* 01:16:53.100 --> 01:16:56.560 from the top. 01:16:58.645 --> 01:17:02.020 They are indeed preoccupied. 01:17:02.020 --> 01:17:04.400 *(Sounds of battle, swords clashing, people running, etc)* 01:17:04.400 --> 01:17:04.560 Luke: Yeah 01:17:04.632 --> 01:17:10.540 I’ll wave Severian over and just one by one get everyone into the shadow behind 01:17:10.540 --> 01:17:12.160 the buildings as best as we can. 01:17:12.900 --> 01:17:18.720 And as soon as everyone in comfortably past, I will finally move and follow after them, trying 01:17:18.720 --> 01:17:21.640 to guide them to, well, somewhere else. 01:17:22.480 --> 01:17:22.920 Kurt: Okay. 01:17:23.320 --> 01:17:25.980 John: I don’t think I drop out of spider form unless someone says anything. 01:17:26.225 --> 01:17:33.100 Kurt (Laughing): You’re just a giant spider that is crawling out of this sewer. 01:17:34.520 --> 01:17:36.903 Geoff: I’ll kind of catch up to Ciaran; 01:17:37.100 --> 01:17:37.700 Pi N'kuwa (Geoff): Well now what? 01:17:37.960 --> 01:17:43.460 Luke: He’ll take a glimpse and wave you further behind the buildings. 01:17:45.560 --> 01:17:46.640 Wait until everyone's up. 01:17:47.080 --> 01:17:49.640 Kurt: For those of you that haven't been in Lowthorn yet, 01:17:49.905 --> 01:17:53.960 Lowthorn lies in the shadow of Virelia's spire. 01:17:54.820 --> 01:18:03.280 The district is cramped, full of alleys, leaning tenements and what looks like stalls 01:18:04.492 --> 01:18:09.340 that are housed by artisans and guild members. *(Fighting fades, rain, thunder, and pensive music picks up)* 01:18:09.340 --> 01:18:16.960 There's artwork and architecture in here that looks very… completely 01:18:16.960 --> 01:18:20.790 different from what you saw down in the Gutterrun. 01:18:21.051 --> 01:18:25.100 Smoke and damp air- smoke and the damp cling in the air, 01:18:25.220 --> 01:18:33.900 the streets hum with tension as the guards are preoccupied with the civil unrest down 01:18:33.900 --> 01:18:35.536 in the Gutterrun. 01:18:35.706 --> 01:18:43.320 You see the laborers and guildsmen are leaving. 01:18:43.460 --> 01:18:45.520 They left their stalls aside. 01:18:46.456 --> 01:18:51.824 You see that the council guard rarely takes notice of you as you 01:18:52.067 --> 01:18:52.889 as 01:18:53.040 --> 01:18:56.160 they are running beside alleyways. 01:18:57.082 --> 01:19:00.560 They have a mission, and the mission is not you at the moment. 01:19:00.560 --> 01:19:02.960 You are hiding in plain sight. 01:19:04.180 --> 01:19:08.660 There are some familiar buildings here. 01:19:08.760 --> 01:19:13.615 There's familiar places that you've seen before, especially 01:19:13.883 --> 01:19:18.300 Seraphina. You notice that…. well let me find it…. 01:19:18.340 --> 01:19:20.020 you see The Rusted Piper. 01:19:20.400 --> 01:19:27.640 The Rusted Piper is a, looks like it is a tavern that you’ve played in before, 01:19:27.890 --> 01:19:28.640 a music hall. 01:19:28.800 --> 01:19:34.420 It’s got an auditorium that you’ve been on stage with before. 01:19:34.324 --> 01:19:35.296 Jenn: What is the name of it again? 01:19:35.137 --> 01:19:37.420 Kurt: It is The Rusted Piper. 01:19:38.380 --> 01:19:38.860 Yep. 01:19:40.268 --> 01:19:44.660 But, Zeph, you've heard of this place. 01:19:45.965 --> 01:19:52.000 Some of your friends might have always wanted to come to this place. 01:19:52.039 --> 01:19:54.740 Ciaran, you might know of it as well. 01:19:55.438 --> 01:19:57.380 It is known for its fight pit. 01:19:58.290 --> 01:20:07.540 It is known to have a local gambling ring that you bet and trade on the fights that go in. 01:20:08.127 --> 01:20:11.720 But this is the domicile that you are currently next to. 01:20:12.220 --> 01:20:13.820 Zeph (Kevin): I’ll be damned. *Chuckles.* 01:20:17.173 --> 01:20:21.486 I didn’t think it would be under these circumstances, but I 01:20:21.800 --> 01:20:23.140 always wanted to go here. 01:20:24.160 --> 01:20:24.880 Seraphina (Jenn): Oh yeah, 01:20:24.940 --> 01:20:26.400 it’s actually not to bad. 01:20:27.166 --> 01:20:29.920 Jenn: Do I remember the name of the owner? 01:20:30.420 --> 01:20:30.720 Kurt: Yeah, 01:20:31.206 --> 01:20:33.400 the owner is Korga the Horn *(light and high tone pings).* 01:20:34.700 --> 01:20:35.300 Jenn: Corga 01:20:35.520 --> 01:20:36.460 like corgi? 01:20:37.170 --> 01:20:38.720 Kurt: K -o -r -g -a. 01:20:38.801 --> 01:20:39.274 Korga 01:20:39.373 --> 01:20:39.920 the Horn, 01:20:41.193 --> 01:20:41.900 half orc. 01:20:42.260 --> 01:20:42.500 Jenn: Okay. 01:20:42.820 --> 01:20:46.960 Seraphina (Jenn): I mean, do you guys want to duck in here real quick? At least clean ourselves up? 01:20:47.884 --> 01:20:51.180 I avoided the majority of it, but you guys look really dirty. 01:20:51.560 --> 01:20:55.840 Luke: Why don't you go in the back and see if they can get us at least a wash basin or something. 01:20:56.180 --> 01:20:56.460 Seraphina (Jenn): Okay. 01:20:57.120 --> 01:20:59.920 Jenn: And yeah, she'll flit around the back. 01:20:59.920 --> 01:21:04.280 I'm sure there's probably a staff or performers door or whatever. 01:21:04.940 --> 01:21:05.020 Kurt: Yeah. 01:21:05.120 --> 01:21:07.998 Jenn: And she'll just tap and be like; 01:21:07.998 --> 01:21:08.820 Seraphina (Jenn): Korga, hello! 01:21:10.251 --> 01:21:13.380 Kurt: A slide opens up *shnnk* in the door. 01:21:13.780 --> 01:21:16.940 They kind of look around and then kind of like peer down a little bit. 01:21:16.960 --> 01:21:17.860 Jenn: Well, she would be flying 01:21:17.840 --> 01:21:17.980 up. 01:21:17.920 --> 01:21:18.440 Kurt: You're flying. 01:21:18.560 --> 01:21:18.760 Okay. 01:21:19.223 --> 01:21:22.533 So, you see, this isn't the eyes of Korga. 01:21:22.520 --> 01:21:28.760 You see what looks like human eyes that staring back at you. 01:21:29.140 --> 01:21:29.940 Seraphina (Jenn): Oh, hi. 01:21:30.115 --> 01:21:30.865 Sill (Kurt): Seraphina. 01:21:31.080 --> 01:21:31.400 Seraphina (Jenn): Yeah, 01:21:31.480 --> 01:21:31.640 hi! 01:21:31.660 --> 01:21:32.280 Sill (Kurt): Is that you? 01:21:32.700 --> 01:21:33.100 Seraphina (Jenn): Yeah. 01:21:33.650 --> 01:21:35.400 Things are kind of crazy. 01:21:36.380 --> 01:21:38.940 I was just wondering, is Korga up? 01:21:39.980 --> 01:21:41.360 Sill (Kurt): Yeah, he's up. 01:21:42.036 --> 01:21:44.420 He's… he's getting ready for the next show. 01:21:45.544 --> 01:21:52.460 Seraphina (Jenn): I just have, like, a few friends, and we kind of were, like, you know, you know the 01:21:52.460 --> 01:21:54.340 guards are getting all kinds of crazy. 01:21:54.340 --> 01:21:58.460 So we would just wonder and, like, is it cool if we just come and sit for a sec? 01:21:58.793 --> 01:22:03.120 Kurt: He glances around to your companions and your group. 01:22:04.243 --> 01:22:06.100 Sill (Kurt): What the fuck is that? 01:22:06.620 --> 01:22:09.500 Kurt: Looking at the big ass spider behind you. 01:22:10.680 --> 01:22:11.200 John: Okay 01:22:11.380 --> 01:22:14.700 to clarify, has Wilhelm even like asked to get off yet? 01:22:15.547 --> 01:22:16.080 Kurt: Oh yeah. 01:22:16.140 --> 01:22:16.380 Yeah 01:22:16.460 --> 01:22:20.900 as soon as, like the first time just riding a spider down the street. 01:22:21.496 --> 01:22:25.844 Yeah no the first as soon as he got out of the gutter he was probably like 01:22:26.100 --> 01:22:27.520 shaking himself off. 01:22:27.755 --> 01:22:28.699 Geoff: Kua’s 01:22:28.699 --> 01:22:31.422 is like shaking like a dog next 01:22:31.700 --> 01:22:32.492 to 01:22:32.492 --> 01:22:33.285 him. 01:22:33.285 --> 01:22:39.120 Kevin: Zeph nudges one of Bas's, like, claw with a foot. 01:22:40.355 --> 01:22:46.276 Jenn: I'd like to spend a hope to use my ability Deft Deceiver and be like; 01:22:46.276 --> 01:22:47.460 Seraphina (Jenn): Oh, these guys! 01:22:47.600 --> 01:22:47.940 Yeah, 01:22:47.940 --> 01:22:49.360 I'm working with the new band. 01:22:49.460 --> 01:22:50.400 It's kind of a look. 01:22:50.460 --> 01:22:52.280 We're trying some different stuff out. 01:22:52.440 --> 01:22:53.873 John: And I drop to Basagar. 01:22:53.880 --> 01:22:54.100 Seraphina (Jenn): Yeah. 01:22:54.420 --> 01:22:58.357 It's just, it's performance! Performance art, 01:22:58.520 --> 01:23:00.500 it's getting real big up higher, 01:23:00.580 --> 01:23:02.520 so we thought we would try it out. 01:23:02.680 --> 01:23:03.660 It's no big deal. 01:23:03.800 --> 01:23:04.380 John: I'm her cousin. 01:23:04.860 --> 01:23:05.240 Seraphina (Jenn): Yeah, 01:23:05.280 --> 01:23:07.061 this is my cousin Bas! 01:23:07.200 --> 01:23:09.620 Sill (Kurt): I'm not even going to ask any questions. 01:23:10.127 --> 01:23:12.100 Are you here for the battle ballad? 01:23:12.480 --> 01:23:15.400 Seraphina (Jenn): I mean, we'd love to do a little gambling. 01:23:16.720 --> 01:23:18.400 Sill (Kurt): Oh, I thought you were going to perform. 01:23:18.820 --> 01:23:20.140 Seraphina (Jenn): Oh, I mean. 01:23:21.740 --> 01:23:22.820 Sill (Kurt): You said you were a band. 01:23:23.540 --> 01:23:23.940 Seraphina (Jenn): Absolutely. 01:23:24.220 --> 01:23:26.720 If you guys need entertainment sweetheart, you know, I got you. 01:23:26.880 --> 01:23:27.340 Sill (Kurt): Well, yes, 01:23:27.400 --> 01:23:32.540 just so happens to be that the current band that was scheduled didn't show. 01:23:33.662 --> 01:23:38.580 They were doing something down in Gutterrun today and they haven't been back. 01:23:38.800 --> 01:23:42.280 Geoff: As Kua catches this, his ears just kind of flip backwards. 01:23:43.540 --> 01:23:43.900 Seraphina (Jenn): Yeah, 01:23:44.835 --> 01:23:49.580 literally, there is shit hitting the fan in Gutterrun right now. 01:23:49.720 --> 01:23:50.440 Sill (Kurt): That's what I've heard. 01:23:51.320 --> 01:23:51.640 Seraphina (Jenn): Yeah. 01:23:51.780 --> 01:23:53.760 Sill (Kurt): I wouldn't want to be those morsels down there. 01:23:54.420 --> 01:23:54.720 Seraphina (Jenn): Yeah. 01:23:54.920 --> 01:23:55.760 You and me both. 01:23:56.060 --> 01:23:56.400 Sill (Kurt): All right. 01:23:56.440 --> 01:23:56.820 Well, yeah. 01:23:56.900 --> 01:23:58.580 Kurt: He shuts the slide door. 01:23:58.920 --> 01:24:00.802 He opens the door in. He goes; 01:24:00.802 --> 01:24:01.340 Sill (Kurt): I'm glad. 01:24:01.407 --> 01:24:02.560 Korga's going to be happy. 01:24:02.916 --> 01:24:04.680 We were going to have to make some shit up. 01:24:04.740 --> 01:24:09.240 I think he was going to get on stage to perform. But I'm sure he's going to be glad 01:24:09.240 --> 01:24:09.700 you're here. 01:24:09.800 --> 01:24:14.140 A good old face to bring back some some good, some good times. 01:24:14.260 --> 01:24:15.720 Seraphina (Jenn): You mean a young face! 01:24:16.260 --> 01:24:17.240 Stop it you. 01:24:17.464 --> 01:24:19.015 Sill (Kurt): Uh, yes. *Chuckles.* 01:24:19.280 --> 01:24:20.260 Seraphina (Jenn): These are my boys. 01:24:20.360 --> 01:24:21.380 This is my band. 01:24:21.580 --> 01:24:21.980 Sill (Kurt): Hey guys, 01:24:22.080 --> 01:24:22.300 welcome. 01:24:22.520 --> 01:24:23.860 Welcome to the Rusted Piper. 01:24:23.860 --> 01:24:25.566 I'm, uh, I'm Sill. 01:24:25.620 --> 01:24:28.280 I used to be one of the fighters here *(light and high tone pings)*. 01:24:28.420 --> 01:24:30.749 I'm long retired, but I'm in training now. 01:24:31.520 --> 01:24:31.690 Zeph (Kevin): Pleasure, 01:24:31.947 --> 01:24:32.630 Sill. 01:24:32.805 --> 01:24:35.800 Sill (Kurt): I don't see… I don't see any instruments. 01:24:35.920 --> 01:24:37.750 What, uh, a cappella? 01:24:37.880 --> 01:24:38.160 Seraphina (Jenn): Yeah, 01:24:38.200 --> 01:24:39.992 they're kind of more backup dances. 01:24:39.940 --> 01:24:42.520 Like I said, like interpretive art. 01:24:42.980 --> 01:24:43.900 It'll be fun. 01:24:43.960 --> 01:24:45.100 You guys will enjoy it. 01:24:45.100 --> 01:24:45.280 *Thunder booms.* 01:24:45.280 --> 01:24:45.980 Sill (Kurt): Oh, good, 01:24:46.340 --> 01:24:46.520 good. 01:24:46.580 --> 01:24:47.920 Well, come on in. 01:24:48.220 --> 01:24:49.560 Get yourselves cleaned up. 01:24:49.620 --> 01:24:50.800 You all smell like shit. 01:24:51.800 --> 01:24:52.200 Seraphina (Jenn): Yeah. 01:24:52.200 --> 01:24:53.594 Zeph: Much appreciate it. 01:24:53.700 --> 01:24:55.040 Kurt: And you guys walk in. 01:24:55.566 --> 01:25:01.880 You hear the cacophony of what sounds like drinks being slung. 01:25:02.305 --> 01:25:05.280 You hear people chittering and chattering. 01:25:05.280 --> 01:25:06.121 *(People cheering, talking, and drinking)* 01:25:06.121 --> 01:25:13.380 It looks like that this is a room, or building at The Rusted Piper. 01:25:13.540 --> 01:25:17.780 These folks may be none the wiser on the chaos that's going outside. 01:25:18.389 --> 01:25:25.580 But, the crown jewel in The Rusted Piper is the gladiator pit itself. 01:25:25.780 --> 01:25:34.620 A sunken fighting pit about 50 feet wide by, you know, about 60 feet long, a rectangle. 01:25:35.035 --> 01:25:48.740 But on the very end is going to be your stage. A stage that overlooks the pit. It's acoustically sound for everything to just baffle over the pit 01:25:48.740 --> 01:25:54.600 and everybody is gearing up for what looks like is some type of an event. 01:25:54.928 --> 01:25:56.556 Kurt: Sill goes; 01:25:56.556 --> 01:25:59.320 Sill (Kurt): Yeah, I'll go get Korga for you. 01:25:59.378 --> 01:25:59.801 Seraphina (Jenn): Thanks. 01:25:59.842 --> 01:26:01.208 Sill (Kurt): You know the drill. 01:26:01.086 --> 01:26:01.671 Seraphina (Jenn): Absolutely. We’re professionals, we’ll make sure. 01:26:01.549 --> 01:26:03.940 Sill (Kurt): Yeah, just go to the green room. 01:26:05.300 --> 01:26:11.240 Please clean yourselves up first. But, welcome to The Rusted Piper. 01:26:11.580 --> 01:26:13.580 What's your name? 01:26:14.640 --> 01:26:18.320 Seraphina (Jenn): Oh, it's Seraphina and the Warriors. *(Light and high tone pings)* 01:26:19.200 --> 01:26:20.276 Sill (Kurt): The Roiders? 01:26:20.380 --> 01:26:21.120 Seraphina (Jenn): The Warriors. 01:26:21.560 --> 01:26:22.760 Sill (Kurt): Ah, the Warriors, 01:26:22.790 --> 01:26:23.249 got 01:26:23.249 --> 01:26:23.708 ya. 01:26:23.800 --> 01:26:26.000 Seraphina (Jenn): You know, because it fits the theme, right, 01:26:26.020 --> 01:26:26.640 with the fighting. 01:26:26.980 --> 01:26:27.120 Yeah. 01:26:27.140 --> 01:26:28.040 It's good, isn't it? 01:26:28.300 --> 01:26:28.680 Sill (Kurt): Yeah. 01:26:28.680 --> 01:26:29.060 All right. 01:26:29.120 --> 01:26:31.480 Well, we'll announce you whenever you're ready. 01:26:32.180 --> 01:26:32.540 Seraphina (Jenn): Okay. 01:26:32.640 --> 01:26:33.300 Thanks, sweetheart. 01:26:33.300 --> 01:26:35.480 Jenn: And we'll go clean ourselves up. 01:26:35.820 --> 01:26:40.240 Kurt: As dread falls over everybody in the party- 01:26:40.380 --> 01:26:40.860 Kevin: Oh, wait. 01:26:40.978 --> 01:26:41.452 Kurt: Ope. 01:26:41.580 --> 01:26:42.020 Kevin: Real quick. 01:26:42.111 --> 01:26:42.512 Kurt: Yep. 01:26:42.620 --> 01:26:43.360 Kevin: Who's low on hope? 01:26:44.800 --> 01:26:45.480 John: No, we're good. 01:26:45.855 --> 01:26:46.620 Jenn: I’m pretty good, 01:26:46.700 --> 01:26:48.180 I’m only down one. 01:26:49.440 --> 01:26:49.880 Kurt: That was a- 01:26:49.843 --> 01:26:50.210 Luke: I need to spend some. *Laughs.* 01:26:50.000 --> 01:26:53.460 Geoff: I mean, I can use some… three 01:26:54.060 --> 01:26:54.340 hope. 01:26:54.600 --> 01:26:54.760 Kurt: Yeah, 01:26:55.052 --> 01:26:55.795 prayer 01:26:55.795 --> 01:26:56.538 dice. 01:26:56.800 --> 01:26:58.780 Yeah, that was a low rolling episode there, y’all. 01:26:58.840 --> 01:27:01.940 Kevin: And I'm going to use my rally die to clear stress. 01:27:02.100 --> 01:27:02.480 Kurt: Nice. 01:27:02.480 --> 01:27:02.900 Yeah. 01:27:02.725 --> 01:27:03.080 Kevin: I’m gonna fricken use this. 01:27:02.980 --> 01:27:03.520 Jenn: Don't forget. 01:27:03.640 --> 01:27:04.820 Luke: I will do the same thing. 01:27:05.560 --> 01:27:05.920 John: Okay, 01:27:06.080 --> 01:27:06.280 yeah, 01:27:06.280 --> 01:27:06.940 I guess I will. 01:27:06.925 --> 01:27:07.061 Kevin: And 01:27:07.061 --> 01:27:08.420 I'm at least cleared of all stress. 01:27:08.760 --> 01:27:08.960 Geoff: Sweet. 01:27:09.460 --> 01:27:09.980 Let's go. 01:27:10.600 --> 01:27:10.840 Kurt: Okay. 01:27:10.840 --> 01:27:15.245 Geoff: Are we in a position with cleaning up, getting prepped and ready, 01:27:17.024 --> 01:27:19.147 to get a short rest? 01:27:21.940 --> 01:27:22.340 Kurt: Yeah, 01:27:22.340 --> 01:27:22.550 I 01:27:22.739 --> 01:27:23.328 could 01:27:23.554 --> 01:27:24.240 see how that would work. 01:27:24.480 --> 01:27:26.739 Geoff: After we take a minute to just, I look as Seraphina and go; 01:27:26.700 --> 01:27:27.380 Pi N'kuwa (Geoff): What the fuck!? 01:27:27.380 --> 01:27:28.960 *Laughter* 01:27:28.960 --> 01:27:30.060 Zeph (Kevin): What are we going to do?! 01:27:30.180 --> 01:27:31.940 Ciaran (Luke): I’m never letting a thespian talk 01:27:31.961 --> 01:27:32.632 ever again. 01:27:32.632 --> 01:27:33.132 *Laughter* 01:27:32.632 --> 01:27:32.967 Seraphina (Jenn): Look- 01:27:32.700 --> 01:27:34.440 Basagar (John): I’m confused 01:27:34.680 --> 01:27:35.260 are we fighting? 01:27:35.840 --> 01:27:36.520 Seraphina (Jenn): No we’re not 01:27:36.680 --> 01:27:37.280 we’re performing. 01:27:37.940 --> 01:27:40.360 But, this is better than on the street. 01:27:40.780 --> 01:27:44.440 The guards aren’t going to come in here and fuck with us because Korga runs a tight ship. 01:27:44.502 --> 01:27:46.674 Zeph (Kevin): Until they throw us on our 01:27:46.871 --> 01:27:47.571 ear! 01:27:47.571 --> 01:27:48.271 Seraphina (Jenn): Sweetheart, 01:27:48.494 --> 01:27:50.780 I’m gonna sing, there not throwing us out. 01:27:50.940 --> 01:27:54.280 Ciaran (Luke): When we look them all of their business they’re not going to be so appreciative of us. 01:27:55.400 --> 01:27:57.360 Seraphina (Jenn): You guys haven’t heard me sing yet. 01:27:58.140 --> 01:27:58.740 Don’t worry, 01:27:58.920 --> 01:27:59.700 we got this. 01:28:00.063 --> 01:28:00.954 Zeph: Better be really good. 01:28:00.981 --> 01:28:01.256 Ciaran (Luke): There 01:28:01.256 --> 01:28:01.940 is no ‘we’. 01:28:03.360 --> 01:28:04.240 Seraphina (Jenn): Oh yeah, 01:28:04.440 --> 01:28:05.620 there’s gonna be a we. 01:28:05.620 --> 01:28:06.800 Ciaran (Luke): Because you made it a we! 01:28:07.520 --> 01:28:11.000 Seraphina (Jenn): Well I had to come up with a reason for you guys to be here. 01:28:11.840 --> 01:28:12.300 Look, I- 01:28:12.300 --> 01:28:14.500 Ciaran (Luke): You could have said literally anything else. 01:28:15.180 --> 01:28:15.500 Zeph: Literally! 01:28:16.040 --> 01:28:17.680 Seraphina (Jenn): What would you have suggested? 01:28:17.840 --> 01:28:19.440 What would you have done in my place? 01:28:19.880 --> 01:28:24.893 Ciaran (Luke): You could have said, even just guards! Escorting you from the Gutterrun. 01:28:25.100 --> 01:28:25.700 Zeph (Kevin): That’s good. 01:28:26.300 --> 01:28:28.680 Ciaran (Luke): We literally just crawled through shit to get you here. 01:28:30.860 --> 01:28:32.580 Seraphina (Jenn): I mean you have a point. 01:28:32.641 --> 01:28:36.600 Alright Ciaran, I see that that would probably have been an option. 01:28:36.980 --> 01:28:39.100 But I just wasn’t thinking about that. 01:28:39.880 --> 01:28:40.540 Don’t worry! 01:28:40.540 --> 01:28:41.880 Ciaran (Luke): I hope they can provide instruments at least. 01:28:42.420 --> 01:28:44.980 Seraphina (Jenn): Oh you guys don’t need to play instruments. 01:28:45.380 --> 01:28:52.940 You’ll just kind of be behind me and just sort of, I don't know, follow my lead. 01:28:53.020 --> 01:28:53.700 It'll be fine. 01:28:53.697 --> 01:28:55.060 Ciaran (Luke): So we're a band without instruments? 01:28:55.540 --> 01:28:58.635 Seraphina (Jenn): No, you're my backup dancers. 01:28:58.900 --> 01:29:00.260 Ciaran (Luke): That were described as a band. 01:29:01.400 --> 01:29:04.840 Seraphina (Jenn): Well, I mean, you could clap? 01:29:04.840 --> 01:29:07.360 *Basagar claps three times.* 01:29:07.360 --> 01:29:08.400 Seraphina (Jenn): See, there you go. 01:29:08.780 --> 01:29:10.360 See, Bas has got it! 01:29:12.560 --> 01:29:13.040 Kurt: Okay. 01:29:13.720 --> 01:29:14.340 All right. 01:29:14.440 --> 01:29:22.320 As we take a short rest, getting ready for your performance. 01:29:23.280 --> 01:29:24.560 We'll end it there. 01:29:25.760 --> 01:29:28.720 Find out what happens next episode. 01:29:28.960 --> 01:29:32.800 See if this performance is going to be a smash or trash. 01:29:32.800 --> 01:29:33.160 *Laugher and groans* 01:29:33.160 --> 01:29:33.380 Kevin: Oh boy 01:29:35.200 --> 01:29:36.800 Geoff: You already know the answer. 01:29:37.040 --> 01:29:37.880 You already know. 01:29:37.775 --> 01:29:38.195 Luke: Throwing us right into the fire 01:29:38.080 --> 01:29:38.380 Kurt: Yeah. 01:29:38.560 --> 01:29:42.600 So that one could have went several different ways, different directions. 01:29:44.200 --> 01:29:48.120 Somehow I am thoroughly happy you guys ended up here. 01:29:48.120 --> 01:29:50.520 *Outro music of rock begins* 01:29:50.520 --> 01:29:51.900 Kurt: Absolutely amazing. 01:29:54.800 --> 01:29:55.040 Jenn: Oh my god 01:29:55.040 --> 01:29:57.120 we still have the fucking prince with us! 01:29:57.061 --> 01:29:58.060 Kurt: Yep. You got the prince, 01:29:58.300 --> 01:29:59.120 you got two princes… 01:29:59.540 --> 01:30:01.140 you got three princes! *Chuckles.* 01:30:01.140 --> 01:30:04.420 *Sighs from party members* 01:30:04.420 --> 01:30:04.700 Kurt: Yeah. 01:30:04.824 --> 01:30:06.580 Geoff: Issava didn't come with us, right? 01:30:06.700 --> 01:30:07.310 He split off to 01:30:07.310 --> 01:30:07.411 go find…? 01:30:07.411 --> 01:30:07.615 Jenn: We sent him off. 01:30:07.580 --> 01:30:07.700 Kurt: No 01:30:07.700 --> 01:30:08.120 no no, 01:30:08.260 --> 01:30:10.140 he was looking for Angelica. 01:30:10.380 --> 01:30:10.600 Jenn: Yeah. 01:30:12.620 --> 01:30:14.360 Kurt: But we will end it there 01:30:14.420 --> 01:30:17.040 like we said. Make sure you tune in next time. 01:30:17.520 --> 01:30:20.100 Find out how well this band does. 01:30:20.096 --> 01:30:21.260 Seraphina and the Warriors, 01:30:21.460 --> 01:30:22.000 let's go! 01:30:23.280 --> 01:30:26.000 Thanks for listening to Tales by Daggerlight. 01:30:26.500 --> 01:30:29.060 Again I'm your GM, Kurt Wild. 01:30:29.360 --> 01:30:32.540 This has been… an interesting episode. 01:30:33.720 --> 01:30:34.340 Thanks y’all! 01:30:34.340 --> 01:30:38.440 *Byes from party members* 01:30:38.440 --> 01:30:39.555 Luke: The fucking Cunderthats! 01:30:39.560 --> 01:30:40.280 Kurt: I know! 01:30:42.180 --> 01:30:44.340 As soon as you said that I was like ‘No way! 01:30:45.340 --> 01:30:46.260 No way.’ 01:30:46.253 --> 01:30:47.887 John: I’m never letting the bard. 01:30:47.860 --> 01:30:49.748 Jenn: That’s crazy, we weren’t even there. 01:30:49.780 --> 01:30:50.520 Kai: No, I know! 01:30:53.520 --> 01:30:55.460 Kevin (sing): I got twelve on it!