1 00:00:15,544 --> 00:00:19,803 Francesca Harn: Welcome to Rolling Solo, where I follow the journey of Francesca, 2 00:00:19,803 --> 00:00:24,224 Francesca Harn: a tiefling bard, as I learn to play D&D one roll at a time. 3 00:00:28,664 --> 00:00:30,143 Francesca Harn: We're following Francesca Di 4 00:00:30,143 --> 00:00:31,824 Francesca Harn: Valcere, who walked away from 5 00:00:31,824 --> 00:00:33,984 Francesca Harn: her noble family to live by her 6 00:00:33,984 --> 00:00:35,304 Francesca Harn: own rules. 7 00:00:35,304 --> 00:00:39,223 Francesca Harn: She dazzles on stage, but in the shadows she schemes using her 8 00:00:39,223 --> 00:00:42,463 Francesca Harn: wit, magic and charm to survive. 9 00:00:42,463 --> 00:00:46,183 Francesca Harn: Last time, Francesca slipped to the south pier of Droslov's Gate 10 00:00:46,183 --> 00:00:48,204 Francesca Harn: and uncovered the truth. 11 00:00:48,204 --> 00:00:49,643 Francesca Harn: The Black Glove Syndicate was 12 00:00:49,643 --> 00:00:51,084 Francesca Harn: unloading chained prisoners 13 00:00:51,084 --> 00:00:52,643 Francesca Harn: under the watch of a red cloaked 14 00:00:52,643 --> 00:00:53,764 Francesca Harn: captain. 15 00:00:53,764 --> 00:00:56,884 Francesca Harn: With a single whispered message, she rallied a tall, defiant 16 00:00:56,884 --> 00:01:00,923 Francesca Harn: prisoner, and then, in the strike of a rapier, she silently 17 00:01:00,923 --> 00:01:02,804 Francesca Harn: cut down a guard. 18 00:01:02,804 --> 00:01:06,164 Francesca Harn: But the spark caught the prisoner's rose. 19 00:01:06,164 --> 00:01:07,924 Francesca Harn: Guards scrambled, and the 20 00:01:07,924 --> 00:01:09,524 Francesca Harn: captain's eyes turned toward 21 00:01:09,524 --> 00:01:10,483 Francesca Harn: her. 22 00:01:10,483 --> 00:01:14,763 Francesca Harn: Now, as steel flashes and chains fly, Francesca stands at the 23 00:01:14,763 --> 00:01:15,843 Francesca Harn: heart of battle. 24 00:01:15,843 --> 00:01:18,563 Francesca Harn: One player, one bard. 25 00:01:18,563 --> 00:01:20,444 Francesca Harn: Endless adventure. 26 00:01:20,444 --> 00:01:22,084 Francesca Harn: This is rolling solo. 27 00:01:26,721 --> 00:01:30,760 Francesca Harn: Episode three The Spark at South Pier. 28 00:01:30,760 --> 00:01:34,120 Francesca Harn: The docks are a storm of iron and cries. 29 00:01:34,120 --> 00:01:35,881 Francesca Harn: Prisoners fight with their chains. 30 00:01:35,881 --> 00:01:37,680 Francesca Harn: The Black Glove enforcers surge 31 00:01:37,680 --> 00:01:39,521 Francesca Harn: under their captain's orders and 32 00:01:39,521 --> 00:01:41,301 Francesca Harn: Francesca stands with rapier 33 00:01:41,301 --> 00:01:43,240 Francesca Harn: bared, her strike having lit the 34 00:01:43,240 --> 00:01:45,641 Francesca Harn: revolt across the chaos, the red 35 00:01:45,641 --> 00:01:47,480 Francesca Harn: cloak captain raises his rune 36 00:01:47,480 --> 00:01:49,441 Francesca Harn: etched blade, eyes burning with 37 00:01:49,441 --> 00:01:51,061 Francesca Harn: recognition as they lock on to 38 00:01:51,061 --> 00:01:52,161 Francesca Harn: yours. 39 00:01:52,161 --> 00:01:57,361 Francesca Harn: The prisoners leader shouts "strike with us Bard! Now or never!" 40 00:01:57,361 --> 00:02:00,120 Francesca Harn: Steel clashes. Torches flare. You 41 00:02:00,120 --> 00:02:01,161 Francesca Harn: have seconds 42 00:02:01,161 --> 00:02:03,240 Francesca Harn: before the captain soldiers crash 43 00:02:03,240 --> 00:02:06,100 Francesca Harn: into your line. It's Francesca's 44 00:02:06,100 --> 00:02:06,641 Francesca Harn: turn. 45 00:02:06,641 --> 00:02:08,480 Francesca Harn: She can charge 46 00:02:08,480 --> 00:02:11,600 Francesca Harn: the enforcers nearest to her. Engage in melee 47 00:02:11,600 --> 00:02:13,781 Francesca Harn: combat. Cast a spell 48 00:02:13,781 --> 00:02:16,320 Francesca Harn: to tilt the fight. Perhaps dissonant whispers 49 00:02:16,320 --> 00:02:19,281 Francesca Harn: or vicious mockery. Inspire the prisoners 50 00:02:19,281 --> 00:02:21,001 Francesca Harn: with bardic inspiration, boosting 51 00:02:21,001 --> 00:02:22,600 Francesca Harn: their courage or 52 00:02:22,600 --> 00:02:25,061 Francesca Harn: target the captain directly. Bold, 53 00:02:25,061 --> 00:02:26,360 Francesca Harn: dangerous but 54 00:02:26,360 --> 00:02:28,681 Francesca Harn: decisive. What does Francesca 55 00:02:28,681 --> 00:02:33,200 Francesca Harn: do as the battle properly begins? I've talked about 56 00:02:33,200 --> 00:02:34,871 Francesca Harn: this before. She's not really 57 00:02:34,871 --> 00:02:38,311 Francesca Harn: an impulsive character, Francesca, so she. I think it's 58 00:02:38,311 --> 00:02:39,830 Francesca Harn: unlikely that she would choose the 59 00:02:39,830 --> 00:02:41,151 Francesca Harn: target, the captain, directly. Not 60 00:02:41,151 --> 00:02:41,431 Francesca Harn: at this 61 00:02:41,431 --> 00:02:43,730 Francesca Harn: point. they don't actually, 62 00:02:43,730 --> 00:02:45,211 Francesca Harn: they recognize that she's 63 00:02:45,211 --> 00:02:46,091 Francesca Harn: played a role in this, 64 00:02:46,091 --> 00:02:47,330 Francesca Harn: but they don't actually recognize her 65 00:02:47,330 --> 00:02:48,730 Francesca Harn: as a person because she 66 00:02:48,730 --> 00:02:50,691 Francesca Harn: has got that double identity. where 67 00:02:50,691 --> 00:02:51,211 Francesca Harn: she's known 68 00:02:51,211 --> 00:02:54,230 Francesca Harn: for being a bard. She's got her 69 00:02:54,230 --> 00:02:55,770 Francesca Harn: face half covered. They can't actually 70 00:02:55,770 --> 00:03:01,570 Francesca Harn: see who she is beneath that and risking kind of close combats, 71 00:03:01,570 --> 00:03:05,491 Francesca Harn: with someone like a captain would be putting that identity at 72 00:03:05,491 --> 00:03:07,110 Francesca Harn: risk. So I'm going 73 00:03:07,110 --> 00:03:10,411 Francesca Harn: to rule that one out early doors. I'm thinking I 74 00:03:10,411 --> 00:03:13,531 Francesca Harn: might just charge the enforcers nearest for a melee combat, because 75 00:03:13,531 --> 00:03:16,211 Francesca Harn: I also feel like the blood is pumping. At the end 76 00:03:16,211 --> 00:03:19,751 Francesca Harn: of the last episode, she had made some a couple of rash decisions, but 77 00:03:19,751 --> 00:03:22,270 Francesca Harn: not ridiculously rash, but more the fact that she 78 00:03:22,270 --> 00:03:25,691 Francesca Harn: kind of like, right, let's just do this thing. Um, so yeah, 79 00:03:25,691 --> 00:03:27,711 Francesca Harn: I'm just going to go with that. That's what feels 80 00:03:27,711 --> 00:03:29,971 Francesca Harn: natural to me. So let's type 81 00:03:29,971 --> 00:03:34,050 Francesca Harn: that in and see where we go. Boots thundered towards 82 00:03:34,050 --> 00:03:35,610 Francesca Harn: you. The two nearest 83 00:03:35,610 --> 00:03:37,570 Francesca Harn: enforcers levelled cudgels, grinning 84 00:03:37,570 --> 00:03:40,170 Francesca Harn: with overconfidence. Just another 85 00:03:40,170 --> 00:03:40,570 Francesca Harn: meddler 86 00:03:40,570 --> 00:03:43,050 Francesca Harn: to crack. But you, Francesco 87 00:03:43,050 --> 00:03:46,811 Francesca Harn: Di Valcere, moved first. You spring forward, 88 00:03:46,811 --> 00:03:50,170 Francesca Harn: rapier flashing in the half light. Make an attack. 89 00:03:50,170 --> 00:03:50,770 Francesca Harn: Roll with your 90 00:03:50,770 --> 00:03:55,730 Francesca Harn: rapier d20 plus five to hit. Roll and tell 91 00:03:55,730 --> 00:03:57,811 Francesca Harn: me the result. Let's see how 92 00:03:57,811 --> 00:04:01,770 Francesca Harn: this first open strike of battle lands. Okay, so we 93 00:04:01,770 --> 00:04:05,491 Francesca Harn: know I had some excellent beyond luck. I don't know 94 00:04:05,491 --> 00:04:07,290 Francesca Harn: what was up last week, but I 95 00:04:07,290 --> 00:04:09,790 Francesca Harn: did some really lucky rolls. Um, 96 00:04:09,790 --> 00:04:10,350 Francesca Harn: since then, 97 00:04:10,350 --> 00:04:13,711 Francesca Harn: the kind of dice goblin has taken over my body and I've bought 98 00:04:13,711 --> 00:04:16,571 Francesca Harn: loads more dice. Ridiculously loads more. 99 00:04:16,571 --> 00:04:17,490 Francesca Harn: I clearly shouldn't 100 00:04:17,490 --> 00:04:20,511 Francesca Harn: be trusted with money, but, what I'm trying to lead up 101 00:04:20,511 --> 00:04:22,151 Francesca Harn: to saying there is. I'm playing with 102 00:04:22,151 --> 00:04:23,490 Francesca Harn: a new dice set. Today I'm going 103 00:04:23,490 --> 00:04:26,430 Francesca Harn: to show you a picture because I. I'm literally in love with 104 00:04:26,430 --> 00:04:30,151 Francesca Harn: them, which is a bit risky considering the other dice that I 105 00:04:30,151 --> 00:04:31,670 Francesca Harn: had. My first ones 106 00:04:31,670 --> 00:04:33,511 Francesca Harn: that I'd ever bought were doing 107 00:04:33,511 --> 00:04:34,471 Francesca Harn: really well for me last 108 00:04:34,471 --> 00:04:35,990 Francesca Harn: week, but the week before that they 109 00:04:35,990 --> 00:04:38,271 Francesca Harn: were doing terribly. So I'm 110 00:04:38,271 --> 00:04:38,591 Francesca Harn: just 111 00:04:38,591 --> 00:04:42,071 Francesca Harn: going to go with my instincts, which is to use my new pretty dice. 112 00:04:42,071 --> 00:04:43,011 Francesca Harn: So without any 113 00:04:43,011 --> 00:04:44,810 Francesca Harn: more rambling away, let's actually 114 00:04:44,810 --> 00:04:49,750 Francesca Harn: roll this thing. Okay. Oh, 115 00:04:49,750 --> 00:04:50,571 Francesca Harn: yeah. 116 00:04:50,571 --> 00:04:51,011 Francesca Harn: It's 117 00:04:51,011 --> 00:04:52,391 Francesca Harn: rubbish. Um, 118 00:04:52,391 --> 00:04:52,951 Francesca Harn: it's it's 119 00:04:52,951 --> 00:04:53,891 Francesca Harn: a two. I got the 120 00:04:53,891 --> 00:04:56,930 Francesca Harn: plus five, but not great. I can't lie 121 00:04:56,930 --> 00:04:58,250 Francesca Harn: to you. So let's type 122 00:04:58,250 --> 00:05:00,610 Francesca Harn: it in and see just how bad this is going to be. 123 00:05:04,290 --> 00:05:08,331 Francesca Harn: Your rapier darts toward the enforcer's chest, but he's 124 00:05:08,331 --> 00:05:09,690 Francesca Harn: quicker than he looks. 125 00:05:09,690 --> 00:05:13,290 Francesca Harn: He jerks his cudgel up just in time, the clang of wood against 126 00:05:13,290 --> 00:05:15,451 Francesca Harn: steel echoing across the pier. 127 00:05:15,451 --> 00:05:17,531 Francesca Harn: He snarls in your face. 128 00:05:17,531 --> 00:05:20,331 Francesca Harn: Not tonight, devil girl. 129 00:05:20,331 --> 00:05:23,290 Francesca Harn: The second enforcer sees the opening and starts to circle 130 00:05:23,290 --> 00:05:25,771 Francesca Harn: wide, trying to hem you in. 131 00:05:25,771 --> 00:05:27,290 Francesca Harn: Prisoners crash against guards. 132 00:05:27,290 --> 00:05:30,430 Francesca Harn: Behind them, the tall leaders chains snapping through the air 133 00:05:30,430 --> 00:05:31,451 Francesca Harn: like a whip. 134 00:05:31,451 --> 00:05:34,370 Francesca Harn: And across the pier the red cloaked captain advances a step 135 00:05:34,370 --> 00:05:38,211 Francesca Harn: closer, rune etched blade catching the torchlight. 136 00:05:38,211 --> 00:05:40,930 Francesca Harn: The battle is fully joined and your toe to toe with two 137 00:05:40,930 --> 00:05:45,211 Francesca Harn: enforcers, Their cudgels raised for brutal counter-strikes. 138 00:05:45,211 --> 00:05:47,211 Francesca Harn: Do you want to press the attack? 139 00:05:47,211 --> 00:05:48,091 Francesca Harn: Stay aggressive. 140 00:05:48,091 --> 00:05:49,571 Francesca Harn: Have another strike. 141 00:05:49,571 --> 00:05:51,290 Francesca Harn: Use a spell. 142 00:05:51,290 --> 00:05:55,331 Francesca Harn: Deploy bardic inspiration or disengage and retreat. 143 00:05:55,331 --> 00:05:57,771 Francesca Harn: What's your next move? 144 00:05:57,771 --> 00:05:59,850 Francesca Harn: Yeah, I'm not disengaging at this point. 145 00:05:59,850 --> 00:06:01,730 Francesca Harn: I'm enjoying having this battle going on. 146 00:06:01,730 --> 00:06:05,290 Francesca Harn: So sorry, Francesca, but you're not going anywhere. 147 00:06:05,290 --> 00:06:07,930 Francesca Harn: Uh, again, I feel like I can get a better roll next. 148 00:06:07,930 --> 00:06:10,211 Francesca Harn: So she's going to carry on with this melee attack. 149 00:06:10,211 --> 00:06:13,411 Francesca Harn: There's no point pausing to do spells when the enforcers are 150 00:06:13,411 --> 00:06:14,690 Francesca Harn: this close to her. 151 00:06:14,690 --> 00:06:16,370 Francesca Harn: That would just be opening 152 00:06:16,370 --> 00:06:18,511 Francesca Harn: ourselves up to taking some 153 00:06:18,511 --> 00:06:19,211 Francesca Harn: hits. 154 00:06:19,211 --> 00:06:20,250 Francesca Harn: So let's not do that. 155 00:06:20,250 --> 00:06:22,754 Francesca Harn: Let's press the attack. 156 00:06:22,754 --> 00:06:25,875 Francesca Harn: Francesca refuses to yield ground. 157 00:06:25,875 --> 00:06:30,154 Francesca Harn: Let's see if Steel and style can turn the tide. 158 00:06:30,154 --> 00:06:31,074 Francesca Harn: You pivot. 159 00:06:31,074 --> 00:06:35,035 Francesca Harn: Golden eyes flashing and lunge again at the first enforcer. 160 00:06:35,035 --> 00:06:37,595 Francesca Harn: He's still reeling from blocking your last strike. 161 00:06:37,595 --> 00:06:39,514 Francesca Harn: Cudgel raised too high. 162 00:06:39,514 --> 00:06:42,115 Francesca Harn: This is your chance to pierce through. 163 00:06:42,115 --> 00:06:43,555 Francesca Harn: Make another rapier attack. 164 00:06:43,555 --> 00:06:46,514 Francesca Harn: Roll d20 plus five to hit. 165 00:06:47,595 --> 00:06:48,995 Francesca Harn: Okay, let's give this a go. 166 00:06:48,995 --> 00:06:51,274 Francesca Harn: Come on, do better this time. 167 00:06:52,634 --> 00:06:53,194 Francesca Harn: That's better. 168 00:06:53,194 --> 00:06:53,834 Francesca Harn: I'll take that one. 169 00:06:53,834 --> 00:06:54,555 Francesca Harn: That's a thirteen. 170 00:06:54,555 --> 00:06:57,475 Francesca Harn: So it's the thirteen plus the five. 171 00:06:57,475 --> 00:06:58,714 Francesca Harn: Let's see. 172 00:06:58,714 --> 00:07:00,834 Francesca Harn: Hopefully that will be better. 173 00:07:00,834 --> 00:07:02,154 Francesca Harn: You faint low. 174 00:07:02,154 --> 00:07:05,274 Francesca Harn: Then drive your rapier up beneath his guard. 175 00:07:05,274 --> 00:07:07,555 Francesca Harn: Steel bites deep into his side. 176 00:07:07,555 --> 00:07:09,754 Francesca Harn: He gasps, staggers back and 177 00:07:09,754 --> 00:07:11,134 Francesca Harn: collapses against the pier 178 00:07:11,134 --> 00:07:11,954 Francesca Harn: railing. 179 00:07:11,954 --> 00:07:13,235 Francesca Harn: The cudgel clatters from his 180 00:07:13,235 --> 00:07:14,834 Francesca Harn: hand before he crumples to the 181 00:07:14,834 --> 00:07:15,514 Francesca Harn: planks. 182 00:07:15,514 --> 00:07:20,235 Francesca Harn: Roll one d8 plus three to see what the damage is. 183 00:07:20,235 --> 00:07:22,274 Francesca Harn: Okay, let's get that ready. 184 00:07:22,274 --> 00:07:23,954 Francesca Harn: Give it a rub for luck. 185 00:07:25,435 --> 00:07:28,074 Francesca Harn: Yeah, that's really rubbish. 186 00:07:28,074 --> 00:07:29,714 Francesca Harn: That is a one. 187 00:07:29,714 --> 00:07:31,115 Francesca Harn: Critical one. 188 00:07:31,115 --> 00:07:32,194 Francesca Harn: Let's put it in. 189 00:07:32,194 --> 00:07:33,995 Francesca Harn: Not good, not good. 190 00:07:33,995 --> 00:07:36,394 Francesca Harn: I mean, I get plus three, but. 191 00:07:36,394 --> 00:07:37,314 Francesca Harn: Yeah. 192 00:07:37,314 --> 00:07:39,557 Francesca Harn: Can't say it's going to do much damage. 193 00:07:39,557 --> 00:07:41,516 Francesca Harn: Your rapier slices across the 194 00:07:41,516 --> 00:07:43,716 Francesca Harn: enforcer's side, tearing through 195 00:07:43,716 --> 00:07:45,336 Francesca Harn: leather and drawing a hot line 196 00:07:45,336 --> 00:07:46,317 Francesca Harn: of blood. 197 00:07:46,317 --> 00:07:50,677 Francesca Harn: He grunts in pain, staggering, but refuses to fall. 198 00:07:50,677 --> 00:07:52,757 Francesca Harn: He takes four piercing damage, 199 00:07:52,757 --> 00:07:54,797 Francesca Harn: but Fury is burning through his 200 00:07:54,797 --> 00:07:56,076 Francesca Harn: grimace. 201 00:07:56,076 --> 00:08:00,036 Francesca Harn: He's badly hurt, one hand pressed to his ribs, but his 202 00:08:00,036 --> 00:08:02,357 Francesca Harn: cudgel hand still swings wide. 203 00:08:02,357 --> 00:08:05,617 Francesca Harn: The second enforcer uses the moment to close in, trying to 204 00:08:05,617 --> 00:08:07,637 Francesca Harn: pin you between them. 205 00:08:07,637 --> 00:08:10,076 Francesca Harn: Behind you, prisoners surge, chains whipping. 206 00:08:10,076 --> 00:08:11,516 Francesca Harn: The tall leader bellows another 207 00:08:11,516 --> 00:08:13,776 Francesca Harn: command, driving back a guard, 208 00:08:13,776 --> 00:08:15,776 Francesca Harn: but the red cloaked captain 209 00:08:15,776 --> 00:08:17,877 Francesca Harn: advances steadily. 210 00:08:17,877 --> 00:08:23,177 Francesca Harn: his rune etched blade humming faintly as it gets closer. 211 00:08:23,177 --> 00:08:25,737 Francesca Harn: The battlefield hangs on a knife's edge. 212 00:08:25,737 --> 00:08:29,617 Francesca Harn: One enforcer, bloodied and weak, a second, fresh and moving in. 213 00:08:29,617 --> 00:08:33,657 Francesca Harn: The captain is coming closer with lethal intent. 214 00:08:33,657 --> 00:08:36,057 Francesca Harn: Does Francesco want to finish the wounded enforcer? 215 00:08:36,057 --> 00:08:39,297 Francesca Harn: Take him out cleanly before turning to the second turn on 216 00:08:39,297 --> 00:08:42,376 Francesca Harn: the fresh strike before he can box you in. 217 00:08:42,376 --> 00:08:44,256 Francesca Harn: Cast a spell to try and tilt the 218 00:08:44,256 --> 00:08:46,057 Francesca Harn: fight or prepare for the 219 00:08:46,057 --> 00:08:47,256 Francesca Harn: captain. 220 00:08:47,256 --> 00:08:49,496 Francesca Harn: What's Francesca's next move? 221 00:08:53,336 --> 00:08:54,657 Francesca Harn: Well. Great question. 222 00:08:54,657 --> 00:08:56,417 Francesca Harn: Francesca's next move is she's 223 00:08:56,417 --> 00:08:57,496 Francesca Harn: going to finish off the wounded 224 00:08:57,496 --> 00:08:58,736 Francesca Harn: enforcer. 225 00:08:58,736 --> 00:09:02,256 Francesca Harn: As the captain gets closer, the odds are very much not becoming 226 00:09:02,256 --> 00:09:02,937 Francesca Harn: in her favor. 227 00:09:02,937 --> 00:09:05,336 Francesca Harn: So let's at least take one person out. 228 00:09:05,336 --> 00:09:08,437 Francesca Harn: or, you know, try to take someone out so that it's going 229 00:09:08,437 --> 00:09:12,116 Francesca Harn: to be more like two against one, rather than three against one. 230 00:09:12,116 --> 00:09:14,476 Francesca Harn: And if we can take out the other person before the captain gets 231 00:09:14,476 --> 00:09:15,596 Francesca Harn: here, even better. 232 00:09:15,596 --> 00:09:16,756 Francesca Harn: But yeah, let's let's try and 233 00:09:16,756 --> 00:09:17,777 Francesca Harn: even those odds out a little 234 00:09:17,777 --> 00:09:18,996 Francesca Harn: bit. 235 00:09:18,996 --> 00:09:23,076 Francesca Harn: The wounded enforcer stumbles back, clutching his side but 236 00:09:23,076 --> 00:09:24,716 Francesca Harn: still baring his teeth. 237 00:09:24,716 --> 00:09:27,397 Francesca Harn: His partner moves to cover him, but you're faster. 238 00:09:27,397 --> 00:09:30,756 Francesca Harn: With a sharp twist, you step past the fresh guard swing and 239 00:09:30,756 --> 00:09:32,836 Francesca Harn: lunge at the bloodied one. 240 00:09:32,836 --> 00:09:34,557 Francesca Harn: Roll your d20. 241 00:09:34,557 --> 00:09:36,277 Francesca Harn: Let's see if Francesca ends this 242 00:09:36,277 --> 00:09:37,876 Francesca Harn: one before the captain closes 243 00:09:37,876 --> 00:09:39,157 Francesca Harn: the gap. 244 00:09:39,157 --> 00:09:41,557 Francesca Harn: Okay, let's get that d20 ready. 245 00:09:42,557 --> 00:09:43,636 Francesca Harn: Rolling. 246 00:09:45,116 --> 00:09:46,076 Francesca Harn: Oh, not terrible. 247 00:09:46,076 --> 00:09:46,476 Francesca Harn: Seven. 248 00:09:46,476 --> 00:09:50,116 Francesca Harn: So with the plus three for the rapier finesse. 249 00:09:50,116 --> 00:09:51,856 Francesca Harn: basically, yes, you have. 250 00:09:51,856 --> 00:09:54,417 Francesca Harn: Let's have a little bit of education in this episode. 251 00:09:54,417 --> 00:09:55,756 Francesca Harn: your character's. 252 00:09:55,756 --> 00:09:58,596 Francesca Harn: It's the same on the game on Baldur's Gate three. 253 00:09:58,596 --> 00:10:00,157 Francesca Harn: Your characters have proficiency 254 00:10:00,157 --> 00:10:02,736 Francesca Harn: in certain weapons and not in 255 00:10:02,736 --> 00:10:03,677 Francesca Harn: others. 256 00:10:03,677 --> 00:10:08,157 Francesca Harn: So because Francesca is proficient with rapiers, she 257 00:10:08,157 --> 00:10:09,277 Francesca Harn: gets like a bonus. 258 00:10:09,277 --> 00:10:12,076 Francesca Harn: Or sometimes you roll with advantage. 259 00:10:12,076 --> 00:10:13,797 Francesca Harn: It depends on factors and things. 260 00:10:13,797 --> 00:10:17,037 Francesca Harn: But yeah, I get that plus three because of that. 261 00:10:17,037 --> 00:10:20,317 Francesca Harn: Um, I realize now that I've been reading that wrong. 262 00:10:20,317 --> 00:10:22,157 Francesca Harn: It's plus five. 263 00:10:22,157 --> 00:10:24,236 Francesca Harn: Yes, the plus three comes in with the damage. 264 00:10:24,236 --> 00:10:28,076 Francesca Harn: But yeah, so I rolled a seven plus the five. 265 00:10:28,076 --> 00:10:28,917 Francesca Harn: See, I'm trying to educate 266 00:10:28,917 --> 00:10:30,557 Francesca Harn: people, but I'm educating myself 267 00:10:30,557 --> 00:10:31,076 Francesca Harn: as well. 268 00:10:31,076 --> 00:10:32,397 Francesca Harn: This is a journey, guys. 269 00:10:32,397 --> 00:10:35,797 Francesca Harn: So, Yeah, let's put that in and let's move on. 270 00:10:35,797 --> 00:10:39,236 Francesca Harn: Your rapier thrust slips past his faltering guard. 271 00:10:39,236 --> 00:10:41,037 Francesca Harn: The steel punches through his shoulder. 272 00:10:41,037 --> 00:10:44,476 Francesca Harn: He screams, staggers, and drops to one knee. 273 00:10:44,476 --> 00:10:47,917 Francesca Harn: Roll your D8 plus three for the damage. 274 00:10:47,917 --> 00:10:50,236 Francesca Harn: If it's high enough, he'll collapse for good. 275 00:10:50,236 --> 00:10:53,716 Francesca Harn: If not, he's still up, clinging on desperately. 276 00:10:53,716 --> 00:10:54,996 Francesca Harn: While this is happening, the 277 00:10:54,996 --> 00:10:56,636 Francesca Harn: fresh enforcer is snarling, 278 00:10:56,636 --> 00:10:58,557 Francesca Harn: stepping in hard cudgel already 279 00:10:58,557 --> 00:11:00,397 Francesca Harn: arcing towards your head, and 280 00:11:00,397 --> 00:11:01,876 Francesca Harn: beyond them, the red cloaked 281 00:11:01,876 --> 00:11:03,177 Francesca Harn: captain is now only a few 282 00:11:03,177 --> 00:11:04,236 Francesca Harn: strides away. 283 00:11:04,236 --> 00:11:07,397 Francesca Harn: Rune blade glowing like an ember in the dark. 284 00:11:07,397 --> 00:11:11,037 Francesca Harn: Roll your damage to see if you deal with this wounded enforcer 285 00:11:11,037 --> 00:11:13,476 Francesca Harn: before the hammer falls. 286 00:11:13,476 --> 00:11:14,797 Francesca Harn: Yes, let's do this because I 287 00:11:14,797 --> 00:11:16,557 Francesca Harn: need to know if I'm dealing with 288 00:11:16,557 --> 00:11:18,596 Francesca Harn: three against one or two against 289 00:11:18,596 --> 00:11:20,917 Francesca Harn: one twelve. 290 00:11:20,917 --> 00:11:24,756 Francesca Harn: Okay, so I know that was because I rolled the d20 instead of d8. 291 00:11:24,756 --> 00:11:26,277 Francesca Harn: No, I was happy with that roll. 292 00:11:26,277 --> 00:11:26,636 Francesca Harn: Okay. 293 00:11:26,636 --> 00:11:27,397 Francesca Harn: So sorry. 294 00:11:27,397 --> 00:11:27,716 Francesca Harn: Wrong. 295 00:11:27,716 --> 00:11:28,476 Francesca Harn: Let's do that. 296 00:11:28,476 --> 00:11:29,636 Francesca Harn: Let's do that one again. 297 00:11:29,636 --> 00:11:32,636 Francesca Harn: As I said, it's a journey I'm learning as I go. 298 00:11:32,636 --> 00:11:33,636 Francesca Harn: And there's a lot of dice. 299 00:11:33,636 --> 00:11:36,356 Francesca Harn: Okay, so d8 is that one. 300 00:11:36,356 --> 00:11:40,397 Francesca Harn: No that's the the something d9. 301 00:11:40,397 --> 00:11:41,116 Francesca Harn: Nine. 302 00:11:41,116 --> 00:11:42,956 Francesca Harn: Um, eight. 303 00:11:42,956 --> 00:11:43,557 Francesca Harn: Yes. 304 00:11:43,557 --> 00:11:43,996 Francesca Harn: There we go. 305 00:11:43,996 --> 00:11:45,157 Francesca Harn: Got it, got it. 306 00:11:45,157 --> 00:11:47,277 Francesca Harn: Okay, let's do that one again. 307 00:11:47,277 --> 00:11:50,037 Francesca Harn: I like to add a little bit extra drama, and I don't want you to 308 00:11:50,037 --> 00:11:52,996 Francesca Harn: think I'm too competent in anything because I'm really not. 309 00:11:52,996 --> 00:11:54,277 Francesca Harn: So. 310 00:11:54,277 --> 00:11:55,197 Francesca Harn: Seven. 311 00:11:55,197 --> 00:11:55,996 Francesca Harn: Yes. 312 00:11:55,996 --> 00:11:58,116 Francesca Harn: It was worth all the fumbling around then. 313 00:11:58,116 --> 00:12:00,677 Francesca Harn: So that's seven plus the three. 314 00:12:00,677 --> 00:12:04,037 Francesca Harn: So I'm going to be taking out that last guy. 315 00:12:04,037 --> 00:12:05,397 Francesca Harn: So I just then have to deal with 316 00:12:05,397 --> 00:12:08,037 Francesca Harn: the full health enforcer and the 317 00:12:08,037 --> 00:12:10,116 Francesca Harn: captain, like I said, just have 318 00:12:10,116 --> 00:12:12,076 Francesca Harn: to deal with this probably is 319 00:12:12,076 --> 00:12:13,576 Francesca Harn: still going to go badly, but 320 00:12:13,576 --> 00:12:14,917 Francesca Harn: I've put that in and let's see 321 00:12:14,917 --> 00:12:16,437 Francesca Harn: what happens. 322 00:12:16,437 --> 00:12:18,917 Francesca Harn: Your rapier drives clean through his chest. 323 00:12:18,917 --> 00:12:22,136 Francesca Harn: His eyes widen, the cudgel slipping from numb fingers as he 324 00:12:22,136 --> 00:12:23,836 Francesca Harn: collapses to the pier. 325 00:12:23,836 --> 00:12:25,116 Francesca Harn: But there's no pause. 326 00:12:25,116 --> 00:12:26,636 Francesca Harn: The fresh enforcer steps into 327 00:12:26,636 --> 00:12:28,557 Francesca Harn: the gap with a snarl cudgel 328 00:12:28,557 --> 00:12:30,317 Francesca Harn: swinging down at your head, and 329 00:12:30,317 --> 00:12:31,596 Francesca Harn: behind him, the red cloaked 330 00:12:31,596 --> 00:12:33,677 Francesca Harn: captain closes in, his rune 331 00:12:33,677 --> 00:12:34,777 Francesca Harn: etched sword, now glowing 332 00:12:34,777 --> 00:12:36,397 Francesca Harn: faintly crimson. 333 00:12:36,397 --> 00:12:38,437 Francesca Harn: The night crackles with violence. 334 00:12:38,437 --> 00:12:41,356 Francesca Harn: Francesca has cut one enemy down, but the battle's true 335 00:12:41,356 --> 00:12:43,716 Francesca Harn: danger is just a few steps away. 336 00:12:47,636 --> 00:12:49,996 Francesca Harn: The fresh enforcer steps into the gap. 337 00:12:49,996 --> 00:12:51,736 Francesca Harn: with his partner, lying dead at your feet. 338 00:12:51,736 --> 00:12:54,496 Francesca Harn: His fury burns hotter than fear. 339 00:12:54,496 --> 00:12:58,616 Francesca Harn: The arc of his cudgel swings down brutally. 340 00:12:58,616 --> 00:13:00,496 Francesca Harn: It cracks against your shoulder. 341 00:13:00,496 --> 00:13:01,537 Francesca Harn: Pain flares. 342 00:13:01,537 --> 00:13:02,216 Francesca Harn: Hot. 343 00:13:02,216 --> 00:13:03,136 Francesca Harn: staggering. 344 00:13:03,136 --> 00:13:04,736 Francesca Harn: You fall back a step. 345 00:13:04,736 --> 00:13:05,976 Francesca Harn: Francesca takes seven. 346 00:13:05,976 --> 00:13:08,937 Francesca Harn: Damage your health down to sixteen. 347 00:13:08,937 --> 00:13:10,897 Francesca Harn: The crowd roars with chaos. 348 00:13:10,897 --> 00:13:12,897 Francesca Harn: Prisoners battering guards with chains. 349 00:13:12,897 --> 00:13:15,057 Francesca Harn: The tall leader rallying them with a whip. 350 00:13:15,057 --> 00:13:16,256 Francesca Harn: Crack of steel. 351 00:13:16,256 --> 00:13:19,697 Francesca Harn: But all of it fades as the red cloak captain finally steps into 352 00:13:19,697 --> 00:13:21,657 Francesca Harn: the circle of firelight. 353 00:13:21,657 --> 00:13:25,537 Francesca Harn: His voice is calm, cutting through the battle like steel. 354 00:13:28,336 --> 00:13:31,657 Francesca Harn: "The Valcere tiefling. 355 00:13:31,657 --> 00:13:33,456 Francesca Harn: You should have stayed forgotten." 356 00:13:33,456 --> 00:13:36,417 Francesca Harn: The rune etched sword hums in his grip. 357 00:13:36,417 --> 00:13:37,937 Francesca Harn: His eyes fix on you with 358 00:13:37,937 --> 00:13:40,537 Francesca Harn: recognition, not just as another 359 00:13:40,537 --> 00:13:43,017 Francesca Harn: meddler, but as Francesca di 360 00:13:43,017 --> 00:13:43,777 Francesca Harn: Valcere. 361 00:13:43,777 --> 00:13:45,136 Francesca Harn: The fight is narrowing. 362 00:13:45,136 --> 00:13:48,496 Francesca Harn: One enforcer before you and the captain advancing. 363 00:13:48,496 --> 00:13:49,976 Francesca Harn: What's your move? 364 00:13:51,730 --> 00:13:53,811 Francesca Harn: The enforcer looms in front of 365 00:13:53,811 --> 00:13:55,250 Francesca Harn: you, cudgels slick with your 366 00:13:55,250 --> 00:13:57,630 Francesca Harn: blood, he snarls, swinging 367 00:13:57,630 --> 00:13:58,250 Francesca Harn: again. 368 00:13:58,250 --> 00:14:00,171 Francesca Harn: But you're faster now. 369 00:14:00,171 --> 00:14:01,490 Francesca Harn: Make her rapier attack! 370 00:14:01,490 --> 00:14:02,051 Francesca Harn: Roll! 371 00:14:02,051 --> 00:14:03,530 Francesca Harn: Let's see if Francesca clears 372 00:14:03,530 --> 00:14:04,850 Francesca Harn: her path to the red cloaked 373 00:14:04,850 --> 00:14:06,530 Francesca Harn: captain. 374 00:14:06,530 --> 00:14:07,890 Francesca Harn: Okay, let's get that d20. 375 00:14:07,890 --> 00:14:09,650 Francesca Harn: I'm going to pick the right dice this time. 376 00:14:09,650 --> 00:14:11,691 Francesca Harn: Yep, that is definitely the d20. 377 00:14:11,691 --> 00:14:13,130 Francesca Harn: Ok, let's give it a roll. 378 00:14:14,650 --> 00:14:16,370 Francesca Harn: Fourteen. 379 00:14:16,370 --> 00:14:17,931 Francesca Harn: Yeah, not bad at all. 380 00:14:17,931 --> 00:14:20,691 Francesca Harn: So it's fourteen plus the five. 381 00:14:20,691 --> 00:14:22,691 Francesca Harn: So let's see what that does. 382 00:14:22,691 --> 00:14:24,250 Francesca Harn: Maybe I can take him out in one go. 383 00:14:24,250 --> 00:14:26,311 Francesca Harn: You twist aside from his cudgel, 384 00:14:26,311 --> 00:14:27,931 Francesca Harn: your rapier flashing up in a 385 00:14:27,931 --> 00:14:29,130 Francesca Harn: clean thrust. 386 00:14:29,130 --> 00:14:31,051 Francesca Harn: It punches through his ribs. 387 00:14:31,051 --> 00:14:32,331 Francesca Harn: His breath catches and he 388 00:14:32,331 --> 00:14:33,770 Francesca Harn: collapses onto the planks, 389 00:14:33,770 --> 00:14:35,171 Francesca Harn: lifeless. 390 00:14:35,171 --> 00:14:36,850 Francesca Harn: Another body falls. 391 00:14:36,850 --> 00:14:39,850 Francesca Harn: The prisoners cheer Raggedly, the tall leader, shouting for 392 00:14:39,850 --> 00:14:41,610 Francesca Harn: them to press the advantage. 393 00:14:41,610 --> 00:14:45,250 Francesca Harn: But the world seems to narrow as the red cloaked captain finally 394 00:14:45,250 --> 00:14:47,730 Francesca Harn: steps into striking distance. 395 00:14:47,730 --> 00:14:50,010 Francesca Harn: His rune etched blade hums, 396 00:14:50,010 --> 00:14:51,931 Francesca Harn: crimson light licking along its 397 00:14:51,931 --> 00:14:52,730 Francesca Harn: edge. 398 00:14:52,730 --> 00:14:56,571 Francesca Harn: His eyes burn with recognition and hatred. 399 00:14:56,571 --> 00:15:00,530 Francesca Harn: "House Valcere always leaves debts unpaid. 400 00:15:00,530 --> 00:15:04,171 Francesca Harn: To night I'll collect." 401 00:15:04,171 --> 00:15:06,490 Francesca Harn: The prisoners are locked in their own struggle. 402 00:15:06,490 --> 00:15:08,850 Francesca Harn: This duel is yours alone. 403 00:15:08,850 --> 00:15:11,650 Francesca Harn: The battle with the captain begins. 404 00:15:11,650 --> 00:15:13,331 Francesca Harn: Do you want Francesca to meet him? 405 00:15:13,331 --> 00:15:14,130 Francesca Harn: Head on. 406 00:15:14,130 --> 00:15:15,490 Francesca Harn: Open with a spell. 407 00:15:15,490 --> 00:15:18,850 Francesca Harn: Use bardic inspiration or probe for information. 408 00:15:18,850 --> 00:15:21,030 Francesca Harn: Perhaps taunt or trick him into 409 00:15:21,030 --> 00:15:23,270 Francesca Harn: revealing more before your fight 410 00:15:23,270 --> 00:15:24,571 Francesca Harn: truly begins. 411 00:15:28,250 --> 00:15:30,370 Francesca Harn: So I actually feel quite strongly about this one. 412 00:15:30,370 --> 00:15:34,490 Francesca Harn: I think that the fact that he knows her identity, he knows 413 00:15:34,490 --> 00:15:36,451 Francesca Harn: things about her family. 414 00:15:36,451 --> 00:15:38,571 Francesca Harn: That he's made that link between 415 00:15:38,571 --> 00:15:40,650 Francesca Harn: her in her disguise where she's 416 00:15:40,650 --> 00:15:41,730 Francesca Harn: not the barred persona, but 417 00:15:41,730 --> 00:15:44,250 Francesca Harn: she's also not the persona she's 418 00:15:44,250 --> 00:15:45,610 Francesca Harn: left behind long ago with her 419 00:15:45,610 --> 00:15:47,250 Francesca Harn: family, that he's made that 420 00:15:47,250 --> 00:15:49,091 Francesca Harn: connection and that he knows who 421 00:15:49,091 --> 00:15:50,051 Francesca Harn: she is. 422 00:15:50,051 --> 00:15:51,490 Francesca Harn: She would just throw caution out 423 00:15:51,490 --> 00:15:52,870 Francesca Harn: the window and think that, he 424 00:15:52,870 --> 00:15:54,150 Francesca Harn: needs to be dealt with right 425 00:15:54,150 --> 00:15:54,750 Francesca Harn: now. 426 00:15:54,750 --> 00:15:55,791 Francesca Harn: He needs to die. 427 00:15:55,791 --> 00:15:56,230 Francesca Harn: Really. 428 00:15:56,230 --> 00:15:58,630 Francesca Harn: He needs to be stopped from spreading that further. 429 00:15:58,630 --> 00:15:59,870 Francesca Harn: No one else can know. 430 00:15:59,870 --> 00:16:01,990 Francesca Harn: She's already messed up a couple of times that night. 431 00:16:01,990 --> 00:16:04,451 Francesca Harn: She's, got the attention of the guy at the bar. 432 00:16:04,451 --> 00:16:07,091 Francesca Harn: She's lost the trust of the orphan children. 433 00:16:07,091 --> 00:16:09,610 Francesca Harn: She can't risk anything else going wrong with her. 434 00:16:09,610 --> 00:16:13,291 Francesca Harn: So I think the blood is pumping, and she's just saying no, let's 435 00:16:13,291 --> 00:16:15,250 Francesca Harn: deal with this man right now. 436 00:16:15,250 --> 00:16:17,413 Francesca Harn: So let's see where that takes us. 437 00:16:17,413 --> 00:16:20,153 Francesca Harn: Okay, so it wants me to do a d20 438 00:16:20,153 --> 00:16:22,413 Francesca Harn: roll to see what happens with 439 00:16:22,413 --> 00:16:23,373 Francesca Harn: the attack. 440 00:16:23,373 --> 00:16:27,812 Francesca Harn: And then it wants me straight away to do the D8 roll to see if 441 00:16:27,812 --> 00:16:30,452 Francesca Harn: that attack lands, what damage I'm dealing with so that we can 442 00:16:30,452 --> 00:16:32,812 Francesca Harn: get this story moving. 443 00:16:32,812 --> 00:16:34,493 Francesca Harn: So I'm going to roll the d20. 444 00:16:35,732 --> 00:16:36,493 Francesca Harn: Okay, nice. 445 00:16:36,493 --> 00:16:37,293 Francesca Harn: That's a fifteen. 446 00:16:37,293 --> 00:16:41,653 Francesca Harn: So when you add the five that's going to give me a dirty twenty. 447 00:16:41,653 --> 00:16:43,332 Francesca Harn: So a natural twenty is when you 448 00:16:43,332 --> 00:16:46,472 Francesca Harn: roll a twenty okay on the d20 449 00:16:46,472 --> 00:16:46,972 Francesca Harn: dice. 450 00:16:46,972 --> 00:16:48,812 Francesca Harn: Whereas when you make a twenty, 451 00:16:48,812 --> 00:16:50,893 Francesca Harn: that's um, what did I just call 452 00:16:50,893 --> 00:16:51,293 Francesca Harn: it? 453 00:16:51,293 --> 00:16:51,932 Francesca Harn: Whatever. 454 00:16:51,932 --> 00:16:54,533 Francesca Harn: The word's gone out of my head already, but it's that, Anyway, 455 00:16:54,533 --> 00:16:56,732 Francesca Harn: let's roll the D8. 456 00:16:56,732 --> 00:16:57,373 Francesca Harn: Nice. 457 00:16:57,373 --> 00:16:57,852 Francesca Harn: Okay. 458 00:16:57,852 --> 00:16:58,173 Francesca Harn: Yeah. 459 00:16:58,173 --> 00:17:01,092 Francesca Harn: So that was a five, which if I 460 00:17:01,092 --> 00:17:03,373 Francesca Harn: add the three to it, that gives 461 00:17:03,373 --> 00:17:05,173 Francesca Harn: me, an eight, which is not bad 462 00:17:05,173 --> 00:17:05,732 Francesca Harn: for damage. 463 00:17:05,732 --> 00:17:08,775 Francesca Harn: So let's see what that means in real money. 464 00:17:08,775 --> 00:17:10,575 Francesca Harn: your rapier meets the captain's 465 00:17:10,575 --> 00:17:12,375 Francesca Harn: rune etched blade in a shower of 466 00:17:12,375 --> 00:17:13,295 Francesca Harn: sparks. 467 00:17:13,295 --> 00:17:17,855 Francesca Harn: His strength is brutal, but you twist, sliding the point past 468 00:17:17,855 --> 00:17:20,894 Francesca Harn: his guard and driving it deep into his side. 469 00:17:20,894 --> 00:17:24,894 Francesca Harn: He grunts, teeth bared, crimson light from the blade flaring as 470 00:17:24,894 --> 00:17:27,015 Francesca Harn: if in response to his pain. 471 00:17:27,015 --> 00:17:28,974 Francesca Harn: Instead of faltering, he shoves 472 00:17:28,974 --> 00:17:30,835 Francesca Harn: you back with a surge of force, 473 00:17:30,835 --> 00:17:32,375 Francesca Harn: planting his feet on the blood 474 00:17:32,375 --> 00:17:34,335 Francesca Harn: slick planks. 475 00:17:34,335 --> 00:17:39,335 Francesca Harn: "The Valcere spark still burns, but it will gutter out to night." 476 00:17:39,335 --> 00:17:41,134 Francesca Harn: His sword hums of a dangerous 477 00:17:41,134 --> 00:17:42,335 Francesca Harn: resonance. 478 00:17:42,335 --> 00:17:44,694 Francesca Harn: Crimson light crawling up the runes as 479 00:17:44,694 --> 00:17:46,174 Francesca Harn: he raises it high for 480 00:17:46,174 --> 00:17:49,934 Francesca Harn: a vicious counterstrike. Francesca has struck the first 481 00:17:49,934 --> 00:17:50,775 Francesca Harn: true blow. 482 00:17:50,775 --> 00:17:52,694 Francesca Harn: The captain is wounded, but far from 483 00:17:52,694 --> 00:17:55,394 Francesca Harn: beaten. What you want her next move to 484 00:17:55,394 --> 00:17:59,134 Francesca Harn: be? Stay on the offensive. Turn to spells. 485 00:17:59,134 --> 00:18:01,055 Francesca Harn: Probe for secrets. Mid-fight. 486 00:18:01,055 --> 00:18:02,575 Francesca Harn: What approach does 487 00:18:02,575 --> 00:18:03,494 Francesca Harn: she take? 488 00:18:07,295 --> 00:18:10,535 Francesca Harn: I feel at this point she's going to take stock a little bit and 489 00:18:10,535 --> 00:18:14,414 Francesca Harn: not rush into a melee battle because she's not her. 490 00:18:14,414 --> 00:18:15,654 Francesca Harn: Her strength doesn't lie in that. 491 00:18:15,654 --> 00:18:16,375 Francesca Harn: She's a bard. 492 00:18:16,375 --> 00:18:19,515 Francesca Harn: she's not a barbarian class or a fighter class or anything. 493 00:18:19,515 --> 00:18:23,035 Francesca Harn: So she's gonna turn to the other side that she can take, which is 494 00:18:23,035 --> 00:18:24,275 Francesca Harn: spells at this point. 495 00:18:24,275 --> 00:18:25,714 Francesca Harn: So my two kind of main attack 496 00:18:25,714 --> 00:18:27,174 Francesca Harn: spells I've got in my arsenal 497 00:18:27,174 --> 00:18:28,315 Francesca Harn: are dissonant whispers and 498 00:18:28,315 --> 00:18:29,835 Francesca Harn: vicious mockery. 499 00:18:29,835 --> 00:18:33,275 Francesca Harn: As usual, I can't remember what exactly those entail, so I have 500 00:18:33,275 --> 00:18:35,234 Francesca Harn: to have a look at my paperwork. 501 00:18:37,434 --> 00:18:42,595 Francesca Harn: Okay, so I'm thinking just on a glance, that dissonant whispers 502 00:18:42,595 --> 00:18:44,315 Francesca Harn: is going to be my best bet. 503 00:18:44,315 --> 00:18:48,174 Francesca Harn: So, uh, you can one creature of your choice that you can see 504 00:18:48,174 --> 00:18:50,634 Francesca Harn: within range hears a discordant melody in its mind. 505 00:18:50,634 --> 00:18:53,434 Francesca Harn: The target makes a wisdom saving throw on a failed save. 506 00:18:53,434 --> 00:18:55,914 Francesca Harn: It takes three d6 psychic damage. 507 00:18:55,914 --> 00:18:57,474 Francesca Harn: Ooh, I like that and must 508 00:18:57,474 --> 00:18:59,035 Francesca Harn: immediately use its reaction, if 509 00:18:59,035 --> 00:19:00,474 Francesca Harn: available, to move as far away 510 00:19:00,474 --> 00:19:01,835 Francesca Harn: from you as it can using the 511 00:19:01,835 --> 00:19:03,835 Francesca Harn: safest route on a successful 512 00:19:03,835 --> 00:19:04,355 Francesca Harn: save. 513 00:19:04,355 --> 00:19:07,194 Francesca Harn: The target takes half as much damage only. 514 00:19:07,194 --> 00:19:10,154 Francesca Harn: See, I like that because not only do you get the three d6 515 00:19:10,154 --> 00:19:13,634 Francesca Harn: damage, which I think if I'm right, let me have a look. 516 00:19:14,755 --> 00:19:16,394 Francesca Harn: Yep, the vicious mockery is only 517 00:19:16,394 --> 00:19:18,434 Francesca Harn: one d6 unless I use a higher 518 00:19:18,434 --> 00:19:19,634 Francesca Harn: level spell slot, but that's 519 00:19:19,634 --> 00:19:20,914 Francesca Harn: just getting too confusing for 520 00:19:20,914 --> 00:19:21,634 Francesca Harn: my mind. 521 00:19:21,634 --> 00:19:24,355 Francesca Harn: So let's stick with the psychic 522 00:19:24,355 --> 00:19:25,914 Francesca Harn: damage from the dissonant 523 00:19:25,914 --> 00:19:26,954 Francesca Harn: whispers. 524 00:19:26,954 --> 00:19:28,015 Francesca Harn: So yeah, it's the three d6, 525 00:19:28,015 --> 00:19:29,865 Francesca Harn: which is great, and I like that 526 00:19:29,865 --> 00:19:32,025 Francesca Harn: even if he makes a successful 527 00:19:32,025 --> 00:19:34,105 Francesca Harn: wisdom save, he would still take 528 00:19:34,105 --> 00:19:35,025 Francesca Harn: half damage. 529 00:19:35,025 --> 00:19:38,105 Francesca Harn: So yeah, that's that's the way this is going to roll. 530 00:19:38,105 --> 00:19:38,625 Francesca Harn: Get it? 531 00:19:38,625 --> 00:19:39,464 Francesca Harn: Anyway, it's going to roll. 532 00:19:39,464 --> 00:19:40,184 Francesca Harn: No bad joke. 533 00:19:40,184 --> 00:19:40,904 Francesca Harn: Sorry. 534 00:19:40,904 --> 00:19:41,785 Francesca Harn: Right. 535 00:19:41,785 --> 00:19:44,904 Francesca Harn: Also because it's three d6 is I get to break out some of my 536 00:19:44,904 --> 00:19:46,025 Francesca Harn: other dice that I bought. 537 00:19:46,025 --> 00:19:48,984 Francesca Harn: So let's get them out of the pouch. 538 00:19:48,984 --> 00:19:50,345 Francesca Harn: And I need three. 539 00:19:50,345 --> 00:19:52,585 Francesca Harn: Let's find some pretty ones. 540 00:19:52,585 --> 00:19:55,904 Francesca Harn: We're going to go for a blue purple green theme. 541 00:19:55,904 --> 00:19:58,984 Francesca Harn: And my current news set that I'm playing the whole game with, by 542 00:19:58,984 --> 00:20:01,605 Francesca Harn: the way, is a red, blue, green and green color, which I'm going 543 00:20:01,605 --> 00:20:02,545 Francesca Harn: to post later. 544 00:20:02,545 --> 00:20:05,345 Francesca Harn: Sorry, I did warn people in the introduction episode. 545 00:20:05,345 --> 00:20:06,904 Francesca Harn: I ramble a lot. 546 00:20:06,904 --> 00:20:09,585 Francesca Harn: I tried to cut out as much as possible, but at the end of the 547 00:20:09,585 --> 00:20:13,704 Francesca Harn: day, it's my podcast, so, you know, listen or leave up to you. 548 00:20:13,704 --> 00:20:16,384 Francesca Harn: I'm going I'm going to actually do the rolling now. 549 00:20:16,384 --> 00:20:17,224 Francesca Harn: Right. 550 00:20:17,224 --> 00:20:19,384 Francesca Harn: So I'm going to do a spell. 551 00:20:19,384 --> 00:20:23,984 Francesca Harn: I'm going to do the three d6 for the damage. 552 00:20:23,984 --> 00:20:24,424 Francesca Harn: Okay. 553 00:20:24,424 --> 00:20:26,585 Francesca Harn: That's a three, a three and a two. 554 00:20:26,585 --> 00:20:28,244 Francesca Harn: So let's put in what I'm going 555 00:20:28,244 --> 00:20:30,384 Francesca Harn: to do and see what actually 556 00:20:30,384 --> 00:20:31,659 Francesca Harn: happens. 557 00:20:31,659 --> 00:20:35,298 Francesca Harn: You lock eyes with the captain as his rune blade hums. 558 00:20:35,298 --> 00:20:39,459 Francesca Harn: Your voice coils like a serpent, words dripping into his mind 559 00:20:39,459 --> 00:20:42,138 Francesca Harn: like poison laced honey. 560 00:20:42,138 --> 00:20:51,338 Francesca Harn: "Your blade hums because it's hungry. But it knows it won't be your enemy's soul. It drinks to night. It will be yours." 561 00:20:51,338 --> 00:20:54,838 Francesca Harn: The captain stiffens, face contorting as your whispered spell 562 00:20:54,838 --> 00:20:57,219 Francesca Harn: bores into him. Captain's 563 00:20:57,219 --> 00:20:59,939 Francesca Harn: wisdom saving throw, 9. 564 00:20:59,939 --> 00:21:03,098 Francesca Harn: Fail. the captain staggers as your words burrow 565 00:21:03,098 --> 00:21:04,659 Francesca Harn: into his mind. Crimson 566 00:21:04,659 --> 00:21:06,298 Francesca Harn: light flaring wild along the 567 00:21:06,298 --> 00:21:06,578 Francesca Harn: runes 568 00:21:06,578 --> 00:21:10,058 Francesca Harn: of his blade. He snarls, clutching his head. And then, 569 00:21:10,058 --> 00:21:13,538 Francesca Harn: against his will, his boots scraped back across the planks, 570 00:21:13,538 --> 00:21:15,058 Francesca Harn: retreating from you with every 571 00:21:15,058 --> 00:21:19,419 Francesca Harn: ounce of his strength turned to flight. Prisoners seize the moment, 572 00:21:19,419 --> 00:21:23,858 Francesca Harn: surging forward with renewed fury. Enforcers falter, the line beginning 573 00:21:23,858 --> 00:21:24,778 Francesca Harn: to break. The 574 00:21:24,778 --> 00:21:28,699 Francesca Harn: tall prisoner shouts. "She's turned him! Drive them back!" 575 00:21:28,699 --> 00:21:29,858 Francesca Harn: The red cloaked captain 576 00:21:29,858 --> 00:21:30,259 Francesca Harn: retreats 577 00:21:30,259 --> 00:21:31,979 Francesca Harn: to the edge of the pier, Crimson 578 00:21:31,979 --> 00:21:33,659 Francesca Harn: blade humming erratically, his 579 00:21:33,659 --> 00:21:34,618 Francesca Harn: face twisted in 580 00:21:34,618 --> 00:21:38,298 Francesca Harn: pain. He splits blood and glares at you, his voice 581 00:21:38,298 --> 00:21:45,459 Francesca Harn: ragged but sharp enough to cut through the din. "You don't know what they've kept from you. Valcere!" 582 00:21:45,459 --> 00:21:46,259 Francesca Harn: Then, with a 583 00:21:46,259 --> 00:21:51,098 Francesca Harn: final snarl, he turns, leaping onto the gangplank of the widow's smile, 584 00:21:51,098 --> 00:21:53,778 Francesca Harn: retreating toward the ship. Francesca stands 585 00:21:53,778 --> 00:21:57,378 Francesca Harn: bloodied but unbowed, victorious over the enforcers, her 586 00:21:57,378 --> 00:21:59,459 Francesca Harn: words driving the captain back. 587 00:21:59,459 --> 00:22:00,778 Francesca Harn: Yet his escape and those 588 00:22:00,778 --> 00:22:03,558 Francesca Harn: final words leave more questions 589 00:22:03,558 --> 00:22:05,939 Francesca Harn: than answers. And with 590 00:22:05,939 --> 00:22:06,179 Francesca Harn: them 591 00:22:06,179 --> 00:22:07,659 Francesca Harn: echoing in her mind. 592 00:22:07,659 --> 00:22:09,259 Francesca Harn: Francesca realizes she may 593 00:22:09,259 --> 00:22:11,298 Francesca Harn: not know her family's sins 594 00:22:11,298 --> 00:22:12,138 Francesca Harn: as well 595 00:22:12,138 --> 00:22:13,378 Francesca Harn: as she thought. 596 00:22:16,979 --> 00:22:19,219 Francesca Harn: In a city of whispers, even the 597 00:22:19,219 --> 00:22:21,078 Francesca Harn: quietest footsteps can echo 598 00:22:21,078 --> 00:22:24,578 Francesca Harn: loudest, Especially when you're 599 00:22:24,578 --> 00:22:25,939 Francesca Harn: rolling solo.