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C3 Episode 57 Pilgrimages & Infestation Chapter Three
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A boat party!
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Introduction and Missed Joke
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to Eberunner News. What?
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radio
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ye
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and welcome to pepper under new what
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Nothing, man. Let's do this. Trying to pace with the intro? What's going on? No, I was going to... You said you you missed the ferry, and I said, well, take us back to Solanus. It was going to be really good joke, but go ahead and do your thing. That is funny.
00:00:38
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And now it's in the intro. a Good job. Can I continue, Jeff? Yeah, I'm going to do it for a while. Spicy. Hey, if the viewers could see you right now, they'd be very offended, Jeff. Yeah, but they'd get it.
Recap of Previous Events
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I'm your Game Master Eric. Find me. I'm Madison. um ready to go. Welcome another episode. Folks, what happened last night? Made a new friend.
00:01:06
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What does not have friends? We had a weird, weird dinner. we had a weird dinner in Adderport. Yeah, I was talking about Harpoon. but Oh, okay. you can sure We did meet Harpoon.
00:01:21
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We're at Adderport. We got a job. Actionable things, we learned that the weapons are being made by a small group of dwarves that mysteriously left where they were and came to Kabara. Is that right?
00:01:38
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Mm-hmm. Yeah. They went on a pilgrimage to try and find the temple. Pillar witch. Thank you. And they made it. Because the temple drove them insane.
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Obviously belongs to some horrible madness inducing monstrosity. It's possible to have your assumptions, Philip. But we'll turn it
Strange Encounter with Bug Queen
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up. Val had a ah weird moment with the with the bug queen. So you're for touching corpses.
00:02:05
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Almost. Did I? Did he touch it or did he almost touch it? He touched it. Oh. See, I wasn't even present. I also disappeared. Then we we met four beers Nyx. Met the worst person in Valk's list of contacts.
00:02:27
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Okay, four drink Nyx was pretty bad, but come on. The worst person. The second worst. Yes, lovely. met Demetri.
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And then we got breakfast and we're getting on a boat. DigiTree's super yacht. Nick's had a fist fight. Oh, yeah yeah. Yeah, they both knew they were to fight by the time that was over. Yeah.
00:02:49
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And so we now are about to get on Dimitri's ship, Evelyn's Ruin.
Boarding Dimitri's Yacht
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Evelyn's Ruin. but but yeah With its headless mask decorations. It's just the embodiment of post-divorce misogyny is what this ship is. So as you all approach, you...
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see Dimitri walking down the gainsaw's like, oh, our friends, welcome. Yes, we we depart soon. how was your night in the guild hall?
00:03:19
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It was nice. it and We get it. You know where we slept. It's very clear. You don't have to keep saying it. Unfortunately, this is just how he is. He just makes sure. I just inquiring about your accommodation.
00:03:36
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No offense intended. but Also, it looks like you got into some treasures this morning. Everything okay? Let me make it very clear. i am the trouble that people get into in the morning. This is not in the mood to banter with this person. Kaz is trying to figure out if that was a cool thing to say or made almost no sense.
00:03:55
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Thanks for we both. Believe me, I get it. Feel free to, uh, board the ship and we will embark soon. yeah
00:04:06
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Yes. Thank you. and so If you got Evelyn's ship, what did what she get? and she Top half of the figurehead.
00:04:19
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but Honestly, probably the house. so House in Cabo. I answered my own question. Carry on. this little Do you have a house? but Are you just living on the... and but yeah Could you give us ah give us a picture of what what a what a what a resplendent ship it means in in your Eberron, Eric?
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are we Is this a yacht? or it it's It's not that ostentatious. It it is like... I'm trying to think of a real world analog.
Yacht Features and Travel Plans
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It's like the most... Bless you. Thank you. It's the blank of boats. give us Just give us something else. Aren't there like deck chairs on the upper deck? is it like Does it have an actual like bedroom quarters that he's sleeping in Yes, it does. it is it a working ship?
00:05:09
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like Yeah. yeah it like it It is his travel ship when he has to go... out for jobs and things like that. But he demands that he travel in style.
00:05:20
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So it is... Yeah, there are deck chairs. It is a very well-made ship. Like, the materials, the craftsmanship, all absolutely top tier.
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And, you know, the wood is polished and stained beautifully. ah It looks like a ship that does not get a lot of use. But it's like... top tier, nicest weekender boat. It's not a yacht, but it's like smaller in scale.
00:05:50
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But obviously, it's a functionally would be a little bit different because you could sleep on it. So yeah. next goes as far forward as there are chairs, finds one and sits down. Looking off the ship.
00:06:06
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So you see a few crew members meandering about. We're getting the ship ready to disembark. And Dimitri looks at back is like, what's wrong with that one?
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This is more extreme than usual. I don't know. i will is begrudgingly apologize. I don't think it's you. Good. I wouldn't make it you, though.
00:06:30
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No, I'd give her a wide berth. Yeah, that's smart. And then Dimitri, like, almost breaking his focus, looks at Selina. Oh, hello. Hello. Welcome.
00:06:42
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Stop. Feel free to make yourself at home. My ship your ship. Thank you. Selina walks away. Guys, how are you doing this morning? Hi. Yeah, I'm good. Thanks for the ride. Yeah, I'm just gnawed on this cheese and egg roll thing. but
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Breakfast is killer.
Should We Join Dimitri to the Mines?
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um Don't you also have a powdered sugar covered pancake in the other? Oh, no, that's gone. It's on his face. That got rolled up. I was eating like a churro. What I have is more than a comfortable amount of powdered sugar on the front of my chest.
00:07:19
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That's so good. Oh, guys. You want to start batting it off. but So half of your companions not present. It might be unwise have conversation now, but what is your c plan? Am I dropping you off as I pass the horn or are and you coming with me to the mines?
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He says to Valk and Kaz.
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unfortunately we were going to decide that and then how much next getting in a fight so Dimitri how soon do you need to know that to affect your bearing because if we can just get going and then decide as we're going that might be what we have to do you may have noticed we need to give Nix a moment we can accompany you all right Well, just say the word and I'll be more than happy to let you hop off onto the coastline.
00:08:15
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Oh, okay. Not literally, just, you know. Yes. If you decide to disembark.
Reflections and Tensions
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and Okay. All right. Well, we will begin to set sail and yeah I will let you know when we are reaching Sea Horns.
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And if the plan changes, let me know. Congratulations. Of course. And Dimitri disappears and begins talking to some other crew people.
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Probably Kaz. All of you probably recognize this just being worldly people and just based on various institutions you've interacted with.
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ah The crew of the ship seem to be apprentices of the Arcane Congress.
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a Like like he he got he got lackeys to be his crew on his ship. These are interns. It's got a bunch of first years. Do not look like sailors are wearing their mages robes as they tend to the stuff up. Amazing. oh Okay.
00:09:15
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Are they doing everything by cantrip? Yes. Yes. Like lots of mage hand, lots of presentation. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I was to say, Kaz is under the impression that he now has a rapport with Nyx and is going to go up and talk with her. But if there's something you needed to address first... Sorry, know you were also starting to say something. so Go it. All right, you're talking to me? yeah Yeah. So I'm going to go up to Nyx.
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And I'm not like pulling up a chair next to the chair that she is in. But I think he walks and he does that kind of thing where you where you commiserate with somebody just by going...
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Right? Hey, look, I don't want to bother you too long, but Dimitri needs to know when we're getting off the boat. Same plan as yesterday, or we do you think we need to try the mines?
00:10:08
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I just want to get what you're feeling, and we can go back and talk with everybody else about it, or we can talk about it later. How you doing, Knicks?
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As I understand it, the target of our investigation is the source of the weapons. And if the source of the weapons is these dwarves that he has told us about, then dealing with them ah that would solve the problem.
00:10:32
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Coming at it from above, it sounds as though we will have to carve our way through an unfortunate tribe of
Influence of Sentient Weapons
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lizard folk. That's exactly what I was thinking. ah Primarily guilty of taking weapons from that source.
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Yeah, if we can avoid the Duskwing clan, I think that probably is best. We'll have to deal with the dwarves either way, I think.
00:11:02
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i did it Right. Yeah, no. Yeah, the dwarves are good. Yeah. No, I was thinking the same thing. I think that's that's pretty good. Hey, so you took a minute to check in with me this morning or last night at dinner.
00:11:19
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And that was cool. And I just want to make sure that you need to also talk about Yesterday. and know you got your fight and your drinking done.
00:11:31
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I'm entirely unbothered by the people that I killed yesterday. Yeah, that part seems to have not bothered you, yes. But you seem to be bothered. Yes.
00:11:41
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And also to not want to discuss it. Over and out. And i he doesn't say it that quickly. he gives He's going to wait a second. but Yeah, okay.
00:11:53
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Oh, yeah. Mm-hmm. flips around, goes back, he says, goes the valve and says, Nick said, I think it's best if we can avoid the lizard folk with the weapons, allt the hyper-violent lizard folk with the that's an assumption weapons, although that's what we were told.
00:12:12
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Remember, they like the way they sound when they crack into bones. that That might be a cultural thing. They said that well it's a violent cultural thing. It's not your place to judge. It is my place to judge whether or not I'd like for one of their weapons to hit my bones.
00:12:29
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That is true. And that's what I'm discussing with you. All right. We can avoid them altogether if we go if we go to it underground with Dimitri.
00:12:41
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We were already going underground with Dimitri.
00:12:45
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We were? i thought we were just sudden. I said we were going with, we would go with Right. and And he said, but if you change your mind, let me know. So I'm saying discussed it with the other people, one of the other people on the boat, and we're all of a piece of this, with this. Okay.
00:13:02
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I'm going go, yeah, all right. Bye, and I walk off again because I don't like my crew. Kaz? Yeah? You still got a little powder sugar on. No, I don't.
00:13:14
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Yes, sir. Dimitri's just standing in the distance, just like... Dimitri's so weird. And disagreeable. ah Can't stand that guy. Anything else that we're doing on the Journeygate?
00:13:30
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I'll talk to each other. up i would like to approach Selena. Okay. No introduction. No no no hello or
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i I just want to say i am not going to stop anyone from exploiting other people's gifts. But too many gifts.
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Don't take too many
Strategy Against Dwarves and Weapons
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gifts from Dimitri. The wine was already one thing. is
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Acknowledging his hello was a second. I think that was just... No. i don't think that was a gift. No. just The visual in my brain approaches Selena and she's already in like a deck chair with an apprentice holding an angel. Yes, absolutely. chocolate What are you talking about?
00:14:27
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And the drink is a coconut with a small umbrella in it, right? It's served in a coconut. Obviously. Just, you're an adult. just Just...
00:14:38
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this the There's a reason three people left him. That's all I'm saying. So I just, you know, the gifts. but The more elaborate I think is when you need us to start cutting it off.
00:14:53
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but Understood. I will make smart choices. But I'm also going to enjoy the gifts for a little bit. Okay. ok We just don't tell him where we're staying. um So I promise you, gifts aplenty will be delivered.
00:15:09
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I think he knows where we're staying. We're on his ship. mean I didn't mean... i mean of his ship. But you are already in the process of being courted.
00:15:21
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If you ask... Look out. i i see Understood. I'll... and and I'm going to enjoy the gifts for a little bit, but then I'll shut it down. Don't worry.
00:15:32
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i think Vox is going to look at the apprentice and just like, you can you know this doesn't count. Torture credits. Who are you? ah there yeah Okay.
00:15:46
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Okay. I'm going to sit with Nick. Reaches and like behind and then pulls a fan out and starts fanning him. The key of their hand, like... but just Grubb is having the best time with this. He's in the next chair. got a wide nose from the dark side. A couple little cucumber slices over his eyes.
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like he's got ah he's got a wise nose from dox side little cucumber slices over his eyes but she he keep Which he is stacking on. yeah another one yeah yeah It's a weird way to receive stacks, but... Place on the eye.
00:16:22
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Philip, roll a d12 for me. and Okay. think I caused the last problem with my d12 roll. It's a 12. Okay.
00:16:33
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It's either great or terrible. Jeff, roll a d12. Apparently it was not there. Yet. So one. Yeah.
00:16:44
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How how long is the journey by ship? I remind me it was like ah two days to make that. That was walking along the coastline. but Only ah I mean, but that was also just get the horn. So you're going.
00:16:56
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Sure. So yeah, you're still looking at about a two days journey. OK. So so the Madison roll a d12 for me. I hesitate to ask, but what's food service like on this party vote?
00:17:10
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It's great. A clock-based system has started developing very quickly.
00:17:17
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Amazing. Selina gets the good food. Vance and Nick are definitely getting different treatment than Selina, and Kaz is landing somewhere in the middle. No, the food is fine. i Dimitri would not keep bad food on his ship, so... What did you roll, Madison, real Eleven.
00:17:36
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Okay. Um, yeah, you all are able to get food whenever you want. The apprentices walk up an offer throughout the day. ah if you are thirsty or require any food and Selena, I'm assuming asks what is available.
00:17:56
Speaker
Always. Yeah. Some party menu. Are you a ship's crew or a restaurant staff? Yes. but Well, it's not a restaurant per se, but we do offer food to guests. Are there often guests?
00:18:13
Speaker
Yes. Three times divorce for our rates. Dimitri, sorry, Professor Meyerworm, enjoys the company of many different people.
00:18:26
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He's a professor? Yes. Yes.
00:18:31
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when he's not out on adventures. So, Selina, upon your inquiry, there is the Dragon's Breath Daiquiri, which is- Ooh, ooh. Yes. A Thunder Sea Storm or a Sharnside Sangria. Thunder Sea Storm is really uninformative. Like everything everything else, I'm like, oh, I know what that is. i' have no idea what that is. Right, what is that? It's a Dark and Stormy.
00:18:56
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It's a Dark and Stormy. Oh, okay.
Val's Vision and Its Implications
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I should have, okay. rum with ginger beer and lime. It's a Moscow mule with rum. And then for sounds great. Enix will however decline.
00:19:08
Speaker
Then there is the sea salt skewers, which are eel meat right now. The bao buns are quite good. ah And the fried, the golden fried reef clams.
00:19:21
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We also just, what is with, what is with eel on this trip?
00:19:26
Speaker
Eels are native, eels are plentiful in this part of the world, Philip. I'm trying to build a tapestry the world for you. And this is an eel-based area.
00:19:38
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And so what what happens here is this ship arrived in Adderport and someone on this ship then made a completely new menu based on the local cuisine.
00:19:50
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for service to guests who are who he just picks up in random ports. Not at random. Hey. That's all if you require. I'm not objecting. I'm just clarifying for the narrative that that's yes. That's how over the top this dude is. Yes.
00:20:11
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He is rich and lonely. Um.
00:20:19
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uh also ah there is yeah a fire fruit sorbet a honey drizzled churro how what is the kitchen like what what is the kitchen on this ship that i i think the ship just grew inside but yeah how is this not a yacht eric it has a full service restaurant level kitchen You don't know where the food comes from. They might have teleportation involved.
00:20:46
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There's magic. it's
00:20:50
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I think unless something's about to interrupt us, but i I took from your tone that our roles did not produce danger immediately. I think after probably several hours because, you know, of staring at the coastline as it goes by. Nix will get up and...
00:21:10
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Partway across the deck, she checks herself a little bit and takes a deep breath and walks over to Selina. You should keep your form up. We should. Would you like to spar Sure.
00:21:23
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sure Yeah, I think that's a good idea. Nyx walks back to the largest area on the deck, looks at the apprentice and says, move. its like Please. Selina, as you go to get up, Grubb from the deck chair next to you just waves his hand. Sounds about right.
00:21:39
Speaker
I'm so glad we have Grub to Nix's worries. And use yeah how's Akron doing on the ship? Is Akron just like, oh, Akron's just feeding whatever is eating at Nix. Like Akron is just, is just, yeah, he's just coiled along the back of the chair. She's sitting in just whispering a constant stream of vitriol into her ear. yeah Okay.
00:22:02
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Real quick, I'm thinking about before we get into the sparring session, one of the apprentices does come up to Kaz and says, Professor Meyer Worm insisted that ah you get this food item.
00:22:14
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And it's a small little treasure chest that the open ends. And there's like, it's a it's a rice bowl. ah but the carrots have been cut like little coins that are placed in the rice.
00:22:26
Speaker
All Nyx is sorry. Nyx is sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. was affectionate. How does this look like a child? and It's so confusing. This is a kind person. I eat it. yeah but But it probably tastes good. not going to be happy.
00:22:48
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lets say He takes it. He goes, this is ridiculous. And just I should be insulted. Lucky for you. i am not. OK, continue with the Spartan seat.
00:22:58
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ah but Yeah, I mean, Nix would would bring out a sword and and just begin sparring. I don't have a specific thing that needs to happen as a part of this. It's just Nix needs to not sit in a chair and stare at the coastline as it goes by for the entire duration of the day.
00:23:16
Speaker
Selena would have loved to stay in her chair being pampered, but she knows that Nyx needed to get some some anger out. so Yeah, nick k nix is much more is much more careful to not let her anger go than she was with the with with that unfortunate shifter who just wanted a friendly boxing match. So, yeah.
00:23:36
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Nice. yeah But yeah, eventually Nyx is breathing heavily and... then Thank you. Thank you. I needed the practice.
00:23:47
Speaker
I appreciate that you were having more fun doing something else. I'm happy to do it. Thank you. want to talk If you want to talk, I'm here, but I'm not going to ask you how you're doing and stuff. like Just know I'm here.
00:24:01
Speaker
I drew too much. I was worried about what would happen if... Fighting on a ship is very unpleasant. I was worried about what would happen if
Planning Next Moves
00:24:10
Speaker
more of them boarded. And i drew more than I ought to have.
00:24:16
Speaker
it How are you feeling now? Well, I don't usually drink, and I drink much.
00:24:24
Speaker
Which quiets things down inside a little bit, but I'm not a pleasant morning after drinking person.
00:24:38
Speaker
Understood. I'm alright. It's just drawing that much from the other side feels better than it should. Well, there's an extra chair near me and Grubb if you want to come get pampered for a while. ye I know it's not your vibe, but... I will sit as long as none of them will touch me.
00:25:00
Speaker
I'll tell them not to. Nix moves over to the other chair. One of the apprentices rushes up with two goblets full of water um after the sparring mount match and off the two of you.
00:25:15
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Nick rounds with something to say and then checks herself and takes the water. um
00:25:25
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Dimitri walks up to Vout after that scene and says, do your friends have a habit of fighting each other a during travel? Only one of them. Yeah, only Nix. In my experience.
00:25:39
Speaker
fifty Nix likes to bar given the chance, and wants to make sure that everyone's skills are... i went that not everyone, I haven't been asked by him. but then Asking.
00:25:55
Speaker
It wants to make sure everyone is capable. I'm assuming that people who aren't usually fighting are able to fight. And Selena is a very kind person.
00:26:06
Speaker
So that is not an invitation to you. Yeah. Yeah. What have I ever done to you? warned me. Zara very highly of me. I'm sure she enjoys having connections in high places.
00:26:19
Speaker
Could be yours. You played the game a bit more.
00:26:23
Speaker
I don't want to play that game, but thank you. Just something to see. I know I would have a spot available. I just don't.
00:26:35
Speaker
Why? Are you going to send me what you're up to now? Even vague hints? this low Well, we told you. I am speaking much more broad. This is not a Zarya job that you are on, and we both know it.
00:26:50
Speaker
and No, this is not a Zarya job. This is not a Zarya partnership. There is no Zarya. Hence my previous question. I am not fixing any more of her problems. so
00:27:07
Speaker
Good. So I walked away. How did you feel about that? Explosive? Yeah, you know. I'm sure she's waiting and counting the days until she gets to do an I-told-you-so for one reason or another. Indeed. And things will go back to normal, as they always do.
00:27:32
Speaker
What about Asta and Theradin? Are they still with Serk? I would assume so Asda's muscle also doesn't take much to keep that one happy. And is I would also not be surprised if Theron is still there. It's a connection and benefits for his own research, so why not?
00:28:00
Speaker
Everyone gets something out of it except for me. so So how did you find yourself in with this spot? Why do you need to know that? I don't need to know it, Malk.
00:28:12
Speaker
I am inquiring about your life since the last time we saw each other. It's what some people might call catching up. Nix leans over to Slyna and says...
00:28:22
Speaker
What color do you think he is?
00:28:31
Speaker
Purple. I miss wandered into there. ah There was an opportunity when discovery mission kind of ended and I just decided to not return with the other two.
00:28:50
Speaker
And I just kept going until I was spotted. And it was a time to just say yes and to just do something different. That's what that was.
00:29:03
Speaker
Fascinating. Quite some motley crew you found yourself with. Yeah, yeah. but I mean... They're all very capable, but I fear I do scare most of them most of the time.
00:29:21
Speaker
Next, probably except for next, but you know. But yeah, they're good people. They're good people that I would appreciate not getting into the ears of Zarya, if that is possible.
00:29:36
Speaker
Understood. And stop being so weird with... I'm not being weird. being friendly. you're That's not friendly. You could let people make their own dis decisions and judgments about me.
00:29:49
Speaker
I... I am. Just because you and I have a complicated past doesn't mean... don't bring... Don't say it as like, that's... Don't, that's... Don't. It is what it is. I'm just saying. You make... You make it weird.
00:30:03
Speaker
I try to move on. To your co-workers. If you're not wrong. and very you think not yeah Where's your fancy food? I'm taking your fancy food.
00:30:17
Speaker
Yes, go tell one of the children. are they are Is this actually going towards their credits? Because I feel like it's not. I feel like this isn't... I don't think this one is... Adventuring is an extracurricular starting a couple of years ago.
00:30:31
Speaker
so okay. that's it Ever since I got it created. I am just part of the club. Or at least that's what the flyer said.
00:30:43
Speaker
ah You don't know they're not majoring in book stuff. Okay, I'm going to take his fancy food. Have some fancy food. Real fancy feast. Slater, when you return to your deck chair with Nyx, Grub also has a little treasure chest full of rifles. Come on. like I thought I was special. Have they brought him something so that he can wash his food?
00:31:04
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Oh. yeah Yeah, there is a little bowl of water next to Grub there. So he takes out a handful and... No, you were special, Kaz. Grub saw you beating it and pointed at one of the apprentices and pointed at it and said, me, me, me, me. give me Gimme, gimme.
00:31:20
Speaker
So the first day falls. and Nighttime comes. there There are quarters below deck that you all are offered to stay in. How many meet how many bedrooms does this is the ship have?
00:31:34
Speaker
it's like It's like the hold. The apprentices also have like bunks down there. So it's it's a shared space. yes Okay, the next day is on the deck. At Valk's request, Dimitri does not make a comment about anybody wanting to share his quarters. so One win.
00:31:51
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one He does linger a little bit longer when he says, okay, I'm going to my room. ah Just hear him sobbing through the walls. F.Y. and if why We can put the hat back on. It can be like it used to be.
00:32:08
Speaker
Evelyn took the hat off. It was in her likeness. She took it off. but so She said, you can have the boat, you weirdo, but not this. This is such a dynamic backstory. This is amazing. I like him.
00:32:22
Speaker
So the next morning, the listeners are going to love him. Bring a treat.
00:32:28
Speaker
He's going to get cosplayed the next game. Yeah. Sun rises over the sea and day begins. Mia, roll a d12 for me. That's a six. Okay. You all continue.
00:32:40
Speaker
Morning comes. and we roll High, middle, and low. and I got no idea. You see, as you all come up on deck, wait... Regardless of what time you all wake up, I do not care if you say Nix gets up at 4 a.m.
00:32:55
Speaker
The apprentices are not there when any of you wake up. And when you all go up to deck, a breakfast buffet has been set up for you all. ah so So I specifically said that Nyx slept in the in her chair on deck.
00:33:10
Speaker
And so I'm loving the notion that Nyx, like as the sun comes up, Nyx finally wakes up in the chair and kind of stretches and turns around. And there is a breakfast buffet that has been set up behind her while she sleeps. yeah um And all the apprentices still in their mages' robes have little chef's hats on.
00:33:29
Speaker
What is this place? Evelyn's ruin, Dimitri says as he pops
Dimitri’s Hospitality
00:33:34
Speaker
up. Let's say, could you tell for a sunrise skillet? Or perhaps a barge breakfast board?
00:33:41
Speaker
Why do they have to have fancy names? Why do they have to have, why do they have to have punny, cheesy names that are puns of wherever we bloody are? Why can't it just be a breakfast skillet or an omelet? Or is the olive board stacked? What was the saying? Dimitri's.
00:33:55
Speaker
Hippie. that's The second one was the barge breakfast board. What's that? It's not descriptive. That's telling me about... Goat's milk cheese. And if you say eel. Black bread and soft boiled eggs sprinkled with sea salt.
00:34:11
Speaker
What's in the skillet?
00:34:14
Speaker
This is a food podcast now. Spiced sausage, potatoes, sweet peppers, and quail eggs with some melted brie-lish cheese on top. And sourdough on the side. have that.
00:34:26
Speaker
It's pretty good. ah For beverages, we have brie-lish coffee, Carnati tea, Andarian citrus juice. We have mimosas or a sea breeze tonic. Is Brilla known for coffee? Like, is it...
00:34:41
Speaker
Like, is Brellish Coffee ah ah a cell? Or is this like... it' it's a thing This coffee is from Chicago. yeah It's not the best coffee, but it is it it is noted coffee.
00:34:54
Speaker
Ix will have coffee with her skillet.
00:35:00
Speaker
As the rest of you come up on deck, you see the breakfast buffet set up. I'm sure this is technically legal. My guest. Okay, fine. going to go sit and eat.
00:35:13
Speaker
i want to skillet. As you all have your breakfast fair. Philip roll a d12 for me a three three. Okay. Jeff roll it to you.
00:35:25
Speaker
Six. All right. And Madison roll a d12 for me. Seven. Okay. So We rolled one, a three, a six, a seven, an 11 and a and six twice.
00:35:39
Speaker
I think it's if we rolled the same thing Eric, the role behind his little desk there. Maybe that's what it is. So second day of the journey, anything that you all want to do, any conversations you want to have before you arrive at mine at the end? Yes. Your roles have not triggered anything, so don't have to worry about random and encounters.
00:35:59
Speaker
man Mix seems more herself. I would like to gather the group and point out, as it has not verbally been pointed out, that there is a bunker in this area that we are passing.
00:36:19
Speaker
yeah So we should probably find time to stop by on the return, but I am...
00:36:27
Speaker
That would probably be a trip without. Well, should be a trip without Dimitri. This is what I was alluding to earlier. When you cross-reference the map that you got from Lashana and the map of the bunker locations, they're in the same spot.
00:36:42
Speaker
eyes i I assumed. I assumed that they were going to. I wasn't sure. but i there a bunker. is a buker So we should, even though we are, I'm not sure if it's how you we would access it, but we should be keeping an eye out as we are in that area. But we are now coming from the opposite side.
00:37:08
Speaker
If we jumped off at the at the horn, we would have approached it, i am assuming. But on our exit, I'm assuming we should. try to find its access point.
00:37:20
Speaker
That is awful. Sorry. I'm going to go back to mimosas because no one wants to talk to me. Sorry. No, I had to find it.
00:37:32
Speaker
Yes, it does seem very close to the lizard folk clan hold as we understand it. Perhaps... Once they are not being influenced by whatever is happening, they might know where it is, because tramping around the jungle looking for it doesn't sound great. nicea We might have some goodwill with this tribe if we free them from whatever is... Unless they really like being influenced and controlled by these sentient weapons, in which case perhaps not, but...
00:38:10
Speaker
i I also, when I saw that body, i saw a bug woman? It's possible that you can't, but... What?
00:38:23
Speaker
It's possible that you can't, but can you elaborate? I, when Javier assumed that it was Zoriat, I, I don't know. I, I, we got into the room.
00:38:38
Speaker
i was almost compelled. towards it and i i don't even remember touching it um it seems somewhat reckless i don't remember touching it right and as i some connection i i physically well i guess physically i was there mentally i was not and there was swarm
00:39:05
Speaker
us insects
00:39:09
Speaker
That almost moved me from one location to another mentally. And then it formed into some sort of queen woman.
00:39:24
Speaker
And she just looked at me and she said, Soon you'll hear... I should have that note so bad. Hear us. Hear us. Yeah, as she she just said that soon you'll hear us too.
00:39:41
Speaker
But i I'm assuming it's because I am Zoria touched. I am saying this now because i I cannot recall what happened with that plane. So if something does happen, I why won't know.
00:40:01
Speaker
i fear I won't know.
00:40:04
Speaker
What I saw... As he walked straight up to the body, leaned over to examine it, and immediately touched the chitinous growth on the skin.
00:40:16
Speaker
Which is why I took your hand. No. You knew I did that. you it was Yeah. Anyway, yeah. That's why. I just don't like being touched. That's all. Sorry. Understood.
00:40:27
Speaker
And ditto. Yeah. ditto Fair enough. And that's also why I was so yeah and stuck on the word infest. Right. That makes more sense now.
00:40:40
Speaker
The dwarves, if it was indeed the dwarves saying they will infest, then it is something in that temple. Yes. While we are hyper fixating on particular words, this woman that you saw...
00:40:57
Speaker
this woman-shaped thing that you saw said that you would hear them soon. So it would yeah perhaps be wise for us to be prepared case there is something about this.
00:41:19
Speaker
You said you were moved mentally by this swarm of insects. And then she said, you'll hear us too soon. Perhaps what moved you mentally somehow is the sound of the droning, of the swarm. I could be, again, reading far too much into this, but it seems like it wouldn't hurt for us to be prepared to deal with a some form of mental control that is auditory.
00:41:51
Speaker
Potentially. I can't. say, my mental fortitude is usually pretty good. So i i die I don't mind. Obviously, physical contact had something to do with what, with the fact that you were over overcome, which is reassuring in that you can avoid that. Hopefully.
00:42:15
Speaker
Hopefully. Yeah, she did ah the same the crown on her head. It's the same kind of plates. So i I think that might... That's what I'm very worried about, is the fact that these even a a wound from one of these weapons was infectious. I don't know how to deal with...
00:42:43
Speaker
I usually go into a combat with the assumption that I'm going to get cut at some point, so I don't know how to... don't how deal with Question, potentially insensitive, apologizing in advance.
00:43:03
Speaker
Can you not... can you na but create more scales on yourself to... Anna?
00:43:15
Speaker
Yourself?
00:43:17
Speaker
I can. And I am somewhat resistant to physical harm. Now these two. Yes. Yeah, we're in trouble. Selena at least is able to. Like, what?
00:43:33
Speaker
Some sort of... Grub, you're fine. I think... Selina at least generates some sort of field around herself. I've done what I can two better armor Kaz.
00:43:46
Speaker
Yeah. I think but we're going to have to do our best to. Selina and I, I think are the most physically resilient or the most resistant to weapons.
00:44:00
Speaker
And so we'll probably have to do our best to keep the two of you of harm's way. I can. Yes, I can expand the scales.
00:44:10
Speaker
I don't like to, but I can't.
00:44:15
Speaker
perhaps And perhaps must, in this case. We all need to be safe. i do not know like The extent of the physical change is a measure of how much I am drawing on the other half of myself.
00:44:26
Speaker
And so I don't like to touch on that. To draw on that excessively. It's dangerous.
00:44:34
Speaker
But so is obviously this. Understood. I, as always, will keep an eye out. and stop what I can. I was just saying perhaps something to plug our ears.
00:44:47
Speaker
Yeah. i yeah i i I don't think there was anything for the bugs. So I don't even know what really what kind of bugs they are. So I couldn't really even make a natural Unless we're bringing him along and he can do that silence bubble thing.
00:45:04
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I'm not necessarily in favor of it. I'm just saying that if, in fact, the bugs are mentally controlling people, then it might work.
00:45:15
Speaker
I don't know. and I don't know to be treated to get his hands dirty. But, yeah, du you know, who knows? Things... Mid-life crisis?
00:45:27
Speaker
you Not sure. he i don't know. Maybe you'll do something new. I don't know.
00:45:36
Speaker
I have not engaged in any sort of combat where Dimitri is involved.
Closing and Credits
00:45:41
Speaker
He's usually in his ivory towers with so a person.
00:45:50
Speaker
i don't... that Is that figurative or does he actually live in an ivory tower? Last time I checked there was. It was more like ivory colored.
00:46:03
Speaker
But I mean, again, that I'm not sure how and if assets were divided. i'm assuming he still has his ivory tower. and It was like his accommodations at the the school. So I'm assuming he does still have that unless they took that away from him. I don't.
00:46:21
Speaker
I don't get involved with his personal life died or his work. More than was needed. you This is very good lunch. i hope I'm going to walk away now.
00:46:34
Speaker
Okay. Kaz, Selena, any chats or conversations or anything before we reach the mind? I don't think so. No. i don't. Yeah. I don't have any more to share or say.
00:46:48
Speaker
Okay. Okay. Well, then we will reach the minds next time Eberron Renewed. End of episode. Thank you all so much for listening. If you want to part of the conversations surrounding this episode, you can head to the Discord. The link to which is on the description of the episode. We also have YouTube channel, youtube.com slash you can't get on where I post TTRPG related videos over there. Philip.
00:47:11
Speaker
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00:47:23
Speaker
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00:47:34
Speaker
I'm Madison. I'm Jeff. We'll see you next time.