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C3 Episode 70 Pilgrimages & Infestation Chapter Sixteen
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Introduction and Podcast Format
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with the k
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welcome to Eberron Renewed, an actual play podcast set in the Eberron campaign setting. I'm your game master, Eric. I'm Mia.
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I'm Philip. I'm Madison. I'm Jeff. And welcome to another episode. What's happened previously? It is always possible that this is someone's first episode, Eric.
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That would be crazy. They're numbered. You know when the campaign starts. Like, don't don't just jump in here. bor Or do. Welcome to listening to our podcast. Right?
00:00:58
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No, go back to episode one. Do it in however you want. I support non-linear listening. and mama All right. You know, welcome then.
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I've been outvoted. You can stay.
Recap of Previous Events
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<unk> Since this is your first episode, why don't you all catch them up on what's been happening since episode one? We stole a bow.
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Nick's gotten some spikes. Because we supposed to. And we stole a bow in a sanctioned manner. And it won a game. Won a game. We're at a festival, by the way. oh we did one second We did some real team working.
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It's true. The festival's probably almost over because the sun's going down. Yeah. So yeah, you all go to the tavern?
Tavern Reflections and Encounters
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and buy a round of drinks for everyone and split your your money.
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Javier, Hendrick, and Aurora are also in the tavern. It seems like this is where everyone is kind of gathering to close out the festival. Now the sun has gone down, Javier approaches you all.
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How did go today? We certainly made our presence known in the town. Good. in ah In a good way. That sounds like a thing where you'd say that if it was like we accidentally like did a bad thing, but I think we did good things today. Yeah.
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Good. I think that was a success. I'm glad. Any one of note that you met that we should be aware of? I
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i mean, was there? new and Local vendors? Yeah, some local vendors. Tyrants. Tyrants. Yeah, I mean, I would mention that I spoke with, because cause I have to follow up with that for with Javier anyway. be like, Alistair to Lyrander and I had a conversation about how they may avail themselves of of what we do.
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Okay. He pretty much shut it down pretty handily by saying that house stuff gets handled by house stuff. But, you know. That's fair.
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Who knows? You never know, though. I certainly don't. Go ahead. You said just Javier came over? No, Javier, Hendrik, and Aurora have joined
Private Discussions and Disturbances
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you all.
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Okay. If I get a chance to... but i you know I don't want to bring Hendrick's murder board business out into the general group, but if I get a chance to talk to Hendrick, I'll mention that. Although it's I'm going to start this with, I don't feel comfortable saying this. It feels like the sort of profiling I'm not interested in doing, but Nick's fought a drought. Okay, bye.
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But I don't want to ruin the celebratory vibe by bringing up what Taurus is up to right now, but it does need to be. told Tavir at some point. ah You guys all know if what he you think is it needs to be brought up now, you're more than welcome to bring it up to him.
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But it's like, I got the information, but we all know. And somebody the wait staff just dropped a whole plate of glasses. I'm sure they're fine. I'm going to close my door. Which one of our group is the kind of person that would yell, just put that anywhere at some poor waitstaff person who dropped a tray of glasses. I hope none of you.
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It's probably Kaz, honestly. yeah are they I like to think Jeff is one of the least likely to ever do that. Um, it's not. And yeah, Aurora just mentioned she went to the meetings with Javier and says it's been a very productive day.
Social Interactions and Gifts
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I would say lots of good work done.
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in terms of getting the lighthouse known amongst the leadership of the town. So seems like we've all done a good job today. Yes. Then where is Ruby?
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Hey, I saw him around. Where is my friend? You all looking around the tavern after a moment, you see, you finally spotted Ruby in a back corner with two orcs and a tiefling.
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And they're talking. deeper Glad he's making some friends. Are they also in Kyren army regalia? ne No, they are not. Okay.
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Has he been picked up by an officer and told he's late for it? Yeah, but Javier says, well, I mean, we can, i I have some leads for us, but we'll go over that when we get back to the house.
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But yeah, it's been it's been good. And I think we're in a position where we can start picking and choosing what we're working on, which is good. Great. Great. Yeah, I'm going to finish my drink and then probably head back to the house. You all can feel free to stay and enjoy the festivities however long. But yeah, I'm go to head back. Now that they're gone, I have gifts because I'm not going to lie. I kind of forgot.
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What helps if you also came here? Selena gets the rose quartz and copper bracelet. thank you, Al. I'm going to say, please don't be afraid of me.
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I'm not, I'm not. A little feeling that's not true. And Katz is gonna get through the woven leather cuff with the sapphires, which was probably more expensive than I thought it was gonna be. yeah They're like, the the youths are wearing these.
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Custom these. Oh, thank you. Yeah. And then the steel cuff for Nyxed.
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I realize you wear armor, but maybe it can kind of sit under there. Didn't think that went through all the way. Thank you for not getting me something sparkly with jewels.
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And thank you for getting me something sparkly with jewels. I am very observant, yes. it So I've got. Thank you. Stop staring at me, please.
Bimani's Arrival and Future Plans
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This is uncomfortable. You then hear a voice say, there you are, as a hand comes down on Kaz's shoulder, as somebody pulls a seat up to your table, and you see a casual you would instantly recognize, but Monty, I almost had you.
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You did. i had to, I really had to kind of summon all my strength to get out of the, yeah, yeah he really did. I thought you were walking weird and then your bag disappeared and that was weirder. So yes.
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I mean, you were right on it. It took, and I kind of gesture at, I was like, it took all four of us to get it done. Don't, don't worry about like, if it was just me, you would have got me in a second. Yes. Yes. Everyone. This is Bimani.
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I almost just said Bimani Jones, like the sports writer.
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This is Bimani. She's the person That I told you about that I met out on the town one day. Going to Argonessin.
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Y'all want to come? She's going to Argonessin. It's going to be exciting. It's going to be dangerous. Same thing. Anyway, she nearly got me.
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She nearly got me when we when we took the vote. But thanks to all of you. Have the vote. she saw me take it and then so I assumed her her question was going to be, what did you do with it?
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Am I right, Mwani? That's right. Yeah. Which I realize now I wasn't actually stealing anything and I could have just stopped and kind of laughed at you and been like, I don't know where it is either.
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um But, you know, old habits kicked in and so I ducked into a random building. Well, that was smart. Yeah. How is the recruiting going for Argonessin?
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Slowly. Bad, but. Nah, I found Passage, so I may just head out there on my own, but we'll see. Does the scope of the mission change if you're going on your own? I mean, a little bit, but I might see if I can pick other people up at port, but yeah.
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Still just figuring it out? Gotcha. Okay. Did you get a drink? We bought a round for everybody. Everybody gets one on i get one Thank you.
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All right. so That's it. Well, good to see Kaz. Nice to meet all of you. And I will leave you back to what you were talking about. And Bamani kind of slides and gets up and
Chapel Vandalism Mystery
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walks away. So that's Bamani.
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oh She's going to die in Argonessia. It does seem that way. Yes. I have a crazy feeling she's going to make it out somehow. Okay. Only if this is the same timeline.
00:09:39
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You make a great voice. I'm trying to think if interpersonal stuff we need discuss in the bar, but I got nothing for us right now. Oh, Nyx, have a question. When we get back to the manor, is it okay if I go into the chapel to take a look at something?
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I know that's kind of like your space. See? Yes, and what? What? What do want to look at? Yes, out curiosity.
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I would like to look at the painting of Boldray. And just kind of see if maybe that jogs some memory or anything.
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Or if she even looks like the one from my memory. That's a good idea. I should have asked you that. you know I'm trying to put more of my mental resources into figuring out Now that I feel like I have more of a lockdown on not freaking out in the present, emotionally, not magically, I'm trying to put more resources into figuring out the past resources, mental faculty, mental resources. I'm thinking about it more, you know? you if Yes.
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Yes. So i just wanted to make sure that it was, you know, I know it's a public space, but it's also where your stuff is. So i just wanted to let you know. And also If you saw me coming out of there, I didn't want you to have ah niggling impression in the back of your mind that maybe I'm the person that's been messing with you.
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And I guess I haven't been. I would never. Terrify. I think the tripwires would have gotten you. I would like to remind you that somebody stole a bow and ran away from a college star today.
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So maybe they would. Yeah, they would. They would have gotten me, right?
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but Sure, absolutely, that's fine. Okay, great. Do we have to stay here anymore? I mean, I gave the guy five gold at the start of the night. i figured We've done the job to make nice with the village.
00:11:41
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there We certainly don't all four have to stay here if you if you want to take off. I don't see i't have any other skills towards making nice with the village. I'm ready to head out.
00:11:51
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Giving everyone alcohol is a pretty good boost on itself. We can read, and we can use my light. Did they take the bow back, or do you still have the bow celebratorily strung over your face? Yes, they took the bow back. I was like, we probably give this back before we go, but yeah, I think we... Surely it's not the actual one. Well, no, but it's also not ours.
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I hope that it... Contest, we you have to steal the bow. I feel like we should have gotten
Night Activities and Investigations
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to keep it. i have oh It's fine. sit I think on the way out, I just kind of do a big... hand wave.
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Goodbye, everyone. Thanks for a great evening at the festival. We'll get it again next year. And if you need us, we're at the lighthouse on the hill. There it is. <unk>ton men Which isn't a lighthouse. Yeah, you hear people wondering, there's a lighthouse on the hill? That's a long way from the sea for a lighthouse.
00:12:47
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Branding is already established. which at this At the very beginning of the festival when you were talking to Trotska and the way she said, oh, when you said we bought the manor on the hill. Yeah. I expect the next line to be like, oh, you've chosen to brave the curse of the witch house. I i still think that was the implication.
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Though I feel like if that was asked looking at Valk, I don't think that would be unusual. Yeah, it's just... Oh, that makes sense. Yeah. you yeah um You and your robes and fineries?
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Well, if a dice hits the floor, I lost it. So, sorry. So we all walk home together guided by Valk's new light. Valk's lamp. Because it's not a flashlight. It's it's just a purple lamp. I said what I said.
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ah The bonfires are starting to die down along the road as you all are headed back to Asselhampton. um And as you walk through the front door, you see a roomie walking the ground. It's clear that he came back when Hamir did.
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um you hear like... but that's it sounds of like groans of pain ah coming from Hendrick's lab.
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Well, sure. The sausages. Yeah. I don't want anything to do with that. but We have bathrooms, right? Well, he stopped pooping. He just has a tummy ache. Jeez. Again, I want nothing to do with that.
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You do see Javier's office door is open and he is sitting behind his desk as you all walk past his office. Are you all headed to bed? Like what's your plan at your home? Or just headed to diff to do your own business in the house?
00:14:42
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Javier had mentioned that he had some updates to talk about, but you could always do that in the morning.
Mission Options Presented by Javier
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Yeah, I think Val would just go down to the basement to do his dark heats. Yeah, it's just evil.
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Yes, I would probably go to her room. I will go to the chapel, like I said. It's not crazy late. like is that It's not, no, lately late, so I got time to go look at a painting. Okay. Nix is curious about the answer to this question.
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Yeah, sure. Yeah, absolutely, you can come. Okie dokie. So you all to the chapel and you take a look. And once again, these are, these images of the sovereign host are abstractions of them. These aren't like detailed portraits of any of them.
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The guitar one in fact has the most detail with it being painted over to look more feminine, but you can give me a Fae touch check with intelligence or wisdom Kaz. Okay.
00:15:37
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You know how love to start episodes off with natural one. the yeah Yup. That's a natural one. Which is a 10. But yeah, you're, you're looking at them in the, it's clear that like, that sucks. Yeah. Whatever connection you were hoping to have with like the, the paintings in here, just nothing's really clicking as you look up.
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Sure. Well, no, I got nothing. It's a good idea though. Right? It was a good idea. Okay. Hey, know, this the first time I've been in here. What, what are the ones, what is, what's the mischief that's been going on?
00:16:17
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When we arrived, there were icons of the sovereign host of the seven. And since we arrived, someone has been adding, as you can see from the very different sketchy style, the dark six.
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Most recently, someone painted over the image of Onitar to look feminine, which seems very specific to what we just did.
00:16:50
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Yeah. And that's troubling. Who all did we tell about that? Just savier Javier? Javier. i think just Javier. We have brought, we brought books back with us. So the information is, is here.
00:17:08
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Falk has both of the books that we brought back. So the information is available here, but did, yes, Javier is the only one we told.
00:17:19
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The book spoke of a feminine Onatar. I can't. I thought the annals of the forge. the for I thought the annals of the forge talked about Lady her lady Fernia Onatar. Okay. that's true So that's troubling. And it doesn't seem to be happening when I'm not here, which is also troubling. Yeah, that part's weird, frankly.
00:17:38
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Yes. Do you think it's taunting? Do you think it's like targeting you? Perhaps. But I don't know where it's getting information. Could we? I know that my magic is
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ah unpredictable and bad, but someone's got to be able to set up some sort of scry for this,
Mission Prioritization and Decisions
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right? I know you're tripwires, but that seems to have not confounded your vandal. Whoever's doing this is either able to, well, is either using magic or is or is incorporeal or something. I don't know.
00:18:11
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The only description I've had is of a hoodrid and cloaked figure, and we got that from that ghost. Right. Oh, shoot. I meant to go back to the hard place and see if there was a little goblin figurine that looked like him.
00:18:24
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She has the shop set up. You can always go back. I might hustle back and check that out.
00:18:30
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ah Okay. I'm obviously no help here in that regard. Here's the thing. If I see anybody that's not supposed to be here, I promise I will tell you just like I will tell Javier and everyone else because who knows why they're here and I don't like it.
00:18:46
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Apparently, Rumi is very on guard. I believe that. Not needing sleep. Is that right? I think not. I'm still, i have a lot to learn about those guys.
00:19:00
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you know ruy's The first time I heard of a warforged was when we met Arumi. So I think the tired starts to hit. Kaz at that point is like, all right, I got two flights of stairs to climb, going to go. All right, well.
00:19:16
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I'll let you get to bed. Because as far as I know, you're still at the chapel. Right. Okay. Anyone else do anything tonight? Once Kaz is thoroughly gone, Nyx will go back to the house and...
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go up to the second floor and actually unpack. So funny. Okay. okay All right. Well, nothing else of note happens in the house that evening. There is a window in your room. Do you put up any kind of curtains or anything to cut any coverings on the window? Okay.
00:19:45
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When dawn breaks the next morning, the room you pick isn't easterly facing, but you do see underneath the crack of the door, you do see bright light kind of shining and yeah, emanating from underneath the door.
00:19:59
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that's that's right that's ah That's a step in a minute. First thing Nyx does when she gets up, though, is search. there she didn't really She searches the room really thoroughly for any vandalism.
00:20:12
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Okay. Give me a wisdom check. And I would take your black market smuggler back. Okay, then. That will be... What's that? Plus my level? It'll be 18. 18? You are reasonably confident that there has been no vandalism in your room.
00:20:34
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All right, so it's not me. Cool. Next thing Nix does is go find out... around And butt is written on the forehead. No, that's probably the goblin. Um...
00:20:45
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The next thing Nick does is go see how those mirrors are attached to the walls. They seem to be like the frames are built into the wall. They are the walls. Of course they are.
00:20:57
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Of course they are. And it is so bright in this hallway. There are things to be done about that. But yes, that is how the mirrors are attached. Okay.
00:21:07
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What does every everyone else do as you get up for the day? Well, think Val is back in the
Valk's Compass Project
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baseball. Oh.
00:21:17
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I have compiled my little list of items, and I think I have most of them to begin. i think that is trying to make a looking glass.
00:21:30
Speaker
Yeah. Oh, no. Okay. I do not suspect to be able to make this any time. You need some mirrors? I have with that the last thing that I have to do is my large lens.
00:21:48
Speaker
At least for the music company. But I would like to, I think the first thing that, or the thing that he's been doing is really studying the plans of the compass to see how the compass is tuning itself to different planes.
00:22:02
Speaker
Yeah. Sure. Yeah. yeah Give me a intelligence check to like retrofit the tuning of the compass into a different use case in a schema.
00:22:19
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yeah a you there yeah bitched Now I will say before anything would be finalized that that prototype would be taken to Hendrix. He just wants to do what it on his own.
00:22:30
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Yes. ah That is plus in intelligence. Yep. Okay. 24.
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twentyfour
Urgency in Javier's Office
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Okay. Yeah, you're you're very confident that you can take the like basic principles of the compass and use them to tune a looking glass to Zoriat specifically.
00:22:52
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i'll give it up Would I have needed to use the... and also the forge, because also had that and the runes in the forge, or would I be able to determine if that was more of like physically crossing to Zoriat versus just Piri? So...
00:23:10
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You can use those to strengthen because once again, this, the, the compass is just to tune something to like the resonance of Zori at, but to actually like make a connection with Zori at, which would be kind of the next step. Like that.
00:23:25
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You basically have, now that you've made this check, all of the theoretical principles in place to actually build it since you've retrofitted the compass.
00:23:36
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So, no, you will need to use the annals of the forge and the runes to, like, as part of the construction because you have them. So... But as you begin to work on that, the red light comes on. hey if Okay.
00:23:51
Speaker
Does Valk start squirting? Yeah, Valk start squirting. Okay. Javier's it is office obviously about gets there first because of the sprinting, but I'm assuming all of you come to the meeting.
00:24:03
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Yes. Yes. Javier says, thank you all for coming. Like I said, yesterday was very fruitful. I got some good leads and um basically have gotten the opportunity to go to pick between some some situations that are going on that we think might align with our purposes here. the first one...
00:24:27
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is in the city of Sharn. So it would be a bit of a trip. Lightning rail would be at our disposal. Even though we should have the horses soon, the lightning rail is still gonna be much quicker than horseback for getting all the way to Sharn.
00:24:39
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A group of changelings have fallen into a coma and there's no real discernible explanation why though they were exploring. It looks like they were a group of adventurers. They were exploring some old fortifications and they found some artifacts that dated pre-Galifarian Empire, but some early analysis from Morgan University indicates that there's something tying them to Dao Cor.
00:25:09
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So we're worried that there might be something going on with that plane that has caused the changelings to be put into a coma. Um,
00:25:21
Speaker
Next one is in Dargoon, little bit closer, but there's a group of cobalt that have reported some troubling events going on in the cave system that they live in. And they have described the physical description is that of a mind flayer, except for some other concerning modifications like horns.
00:25:45
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and claws so yeah next one is in thrain in a small-ish town outside the burnt wood called olath but a group of orcs had traveled from the shadow marches they were holding a festival ah dedicated to boldray in olath And House Madani has detained the orcs because they went into a frenzy for seemingly no reason.
00:26:14
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Big thing to put into my radar when they were discussing it is that witnesses reported that a cloud of swords flew through the sky around the same time that it was happening. And the orcs have claimed to have no recollection of what happened while they were in a frenzied state.
00:26:28
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And then lastly... This one's up in the Muir holds. This one is one that there's already an investigation going. We'd be bringing it brought in as consultants because there might be something planar going on and this might require retrieval.
00:26:44
Speaker
It's a big one. Prince Orgev is missing the Kyron Royal family. He was reportedly on an emissary trip but with House Vadalus to test out some new mage bred animals.
00:26:59
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They could survive extremely cold temperature and burrow through ice, but the members of House Fatalist and Orgev have not reported in have gone missing,
Preparation for Adventure
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and all attempts by the Chiron military to locate them have gone...
00:27:15
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have not been fruitful but near the location where the testing was supposed to be taking place they found some ritual circles that seem to be tied rizia so those are the four leads that we have to choose from so the question is for you all what are you most interested in obviously rescuing the prince of the royal family would be a big get but it also potentially could be the most dangerous given who took him or where he is. I mean, talk through it, talk about all the different jobs. Like don't, don't think inside your head. Let's talk through it.
00:27:51
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Three of them seem very interesting to me.
00:27:56
Speaker
Speaking frankly, the kobolds and the mind flay are at the bottom of my list. They do. Understandable given what you all just got done doing. Yeah. Having one's mind flayed isn't exactly... Where was the group of changelings one? I missed the... Shard. In Shard. Okay.
00:28:12
Speaker
You want to go to the big city? i don't like the idea of these orcs who have been detained by one of the houses for something they seem to have had no control over. Yeah.
00:28:24
Speaker
That is fair. clap swords thing kind of seems like that's your air ring i noticed that also yes yeah yeah i mean is that us it does that mean we're going to be confronting
00:28:39
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i i i don't know is that where cloud of swords comes from is that a planar thing i genuinely this is jeff asking like is that our flavor yeah okay yeah I assume there's much.
00:28:52
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Yeah. ah Sword storms are a Shavarathan phenomenon according yeah to the source materials. Okay. Yeah. So that's fun. Yes.
00:29:04
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Well, that does sound like a phenomenon tied to Shavarath. Whether that means we will encounter any actual...
00:29:19
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fiends or if it's just more along the lines of the problem that was happening in Kenran where there was just influence bleeding over from, from a plane. I can't say.
00:29:32
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Sure. le i assume if there were fiends running around creating havoc, that would be a part of the, of the report. So. It may be more along the lines of Kernwood or whatever it was called. it Kernville.
00:29:49
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Kernville. Kernville, where there's plane bleeding in and creating problem as opposed to an entity.
00:30:01
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how how time sensitive are each of these i assume no matter what the orgev search will be on until orgev is found yeah but the other three i mean here's the deal like house madonna is probably going to do something with these orcs pretty soon if you all travel to sharn and deal with the the changeling is in coma by the time you get back Probably the the group of orcs will have been dealt with by Badani.
00:30:27
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The kobolds are in duress with what's happening in their cave system. So no real telling how long they'll be able to hold out. There are quite a few of them.
00:30:38
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They can just keep feeding them. Aren't there always? All of them, all of them essentially are ticking clocks, but... You know, they might find Orgev, they might call off the search if it goes on too long.
00:30:50
Speaker
um i would I would not assume that any of these jobs will be sitting here waiting for you when you get back. They might be, but don't operate with that assumption. Yeah. Or if there's additional things like the these are the jobs that have been presented, but you all have also been picking up clues, finding out things. We've talked about stuff. So if there's other threads you want to pull on related to the planes, I'm always open to hearing things that you all have cooking. Depending on how intense of an expedition we want.
00:31:20
Speaker
Burnt wood is quite close to the border. Olath is actually not... Olath is substantially closer than Pella's watch was. look Okay. There you are.
00:31:33
Speaker
I didn't find my map. Lightning rail to get to Olath would just be get on the lightning rail and Kalazart too. So Eric, the map has the Mournland on it. So I can't tell.
00:31:46
Speaker
Surely the lightning rail runs up to Esten. Yes. The lightning rail. If you look at the one that I marked all the bunkers on, that's the pre-mourning map. And so that would have the lightning rails being higher and stuff like that.
00:31:56
Speaker
So that one does ramp to Esten. I'm just going to find that.
00:32:02
Speaker
Where do I put that? Then you just have to find a passage across the river, which Esten would have a ferry. so Sure. Or just, uh, yeah.
00:32:13
Speaker
Where is... Which one was that one? Oloth by the Burnt Wood. That's That's where the reports are. There we go. They were at the Festival to Bulge, right? Looks like Oloth is on the coast, so we could just get a boat from Esten right up to it.
00:32:31
Speaker
So that one's close. So if we were going to try and do more than one of them, it would make sense to start there. I agree that there's, I agree opportunistically that
Strategic Preparations
00:32:44
Speaker
finding Prince Orgev opens doors for us, but someone went into the mountains to test bio, to test magically engineered animals that can endure cold and they got lost in the snow.
00:33:00
Speaker
How tragic. I agree. But... I mean, I do see the financial implication. and Yeah, but as do I. But... I mean, if it matters at all, i mean, I feel like I have personal obligations to the Changelings and... I was... Kyra native.
00:33:19
Speaker
So... ki Oh, I see. I didn't know if I was allowed to ask you that. I have been very quiet about the politics. I've hit the changeling part.
00:33:30
Speaker
We don't all know each other. i i'm sorry. know I know.
00:33:37
Speaker
ah You can ask. oh It's fine. ji yo if We don't. Do you feel a particularly strong pull to that job, though, is what I was... I mean, I will always protect my health.
00:33:49
Speaker
Right. But if there is an opportunity or, i mean, i I don't know Nyx would like to explore the Cloud Swords.
00:34:01
Speaker
Sword? Cloud cloud of Swords? Yes, that was correct. I mean, we can do that. i'm We're a fairly resilient race, so I'm fairly confident we will.
00:34:16
Speaker
I mean, they could die. Everyone could die. and people day know I'm sure they would be mostly fine. I say that way too often. Yeah. It's something you gotta to come to terms with when, you know, your nation's up. It just seems like we say it out loud as a group more frequently than than most people.
00:34:38
Speaker
It's kind of like a self-soothing thing, just in case. So.
00:34:44
Speaker
morbid yeah yeah yeah hint i can't find my map where are olath where's olath in relation to shard is that a thing we could go from one to not well i mean yeah well not exactly olath we'd have to come back down to r roll dusk where we could get on the light lightning rail again okay yep and from a lot and once on a lightning rail of course we can If you're looking straight line, then Dar's going be long to Sharn would be like the straightest line if you were going Sharn.
00:35:13
Speaker
But there's no lightning rail through Dargoon, right? No. Doesn't, yeah. what like So do I rescinding that map? I cannot find where I saved it. I may have accidentally deleted it when I was clearing out my drive.
00:35:27
Speaker
My thought is there are a lot of people in trouble. As these planer matters, only one group appears to be being blamed for it somewhat opportunistically.
00:35:40
Speaker
Yes, i agree. I just shared it in the Discord campaign discussion channel and the super secret host channels. I have access to that. We shouldn't. I am a super secret host. Thank you. I think if it's in terms of people in need, it would be more characteristic of us to assist the orcs.
00:36:01
Speaker
i Let's do it then. yes Sounds good to me.
00:36:07
Speaker
If from there we... doubt I note, if from there we wanted to head down through Breland, there does appear to be a bunker in the vicinity of Sharn. And in the Murar Holtz. And? In Dargoon. True, but we didn't get a location in Dargoon as to where we were going. It was just the whole country, so I wasn't assuming. yeah Well, it sounds like you all want to go to Olaf. Let's just start things off.
00:36:32
Speaker
that will probably be good because my contact that I mentioned that I was going to discuss the whole Zoriat thing going on in Kabara with is coming for a visit and I can, would you all be opposed to me giving them the kobold situation in Dargoon as a, okay, here's a sign of good fate. Go deal with this Zoriat problem.
00:36:55
Speaker
Your contact, this is a, one of these druids. Yes. One of the druids that typically deal with this, that get kind of, I think we made it very clear and that we were perfectly happy for druids to take care of Zoria.
00:37:10
Speaker
Just wanted to make sure, especially things that might eat my brain. Mm-hmm. All right. Does that include me? was the last thing that we brought up when it was when we discussed it.
00:37:23
Speaker
No. Things in Bordia would include me. Ah, weirdy. Business. Okay. What? Are you asking if we would turn you over to some druids? No, did.
00:37:34
Speaker
Well, I'm saying just as you were concerned about the information that was being shared, I would be included in any information about that event with Zoria. Well, ni's we're in Javier's presence, so Nix isn't going to say this, but Nix very carefully left out any of Valk's weird behavior in the forge out of her description to Javier of what happened. But not Valk totally blacking out.
00:38:03
Speaker
and speaking with the bug lady of the Smithsonian. I'm always in favor of sharing as little as possible about us. I mean, I'm sure I i would see.
00:38:17
Speaker
Fine. You know, I, I'm not going to turn you, Neymar, to the gatekeeper's valk. Okay. I'll just, I'll make that, I'm not going to turn any of you over to any authority bodies. Yeah, he so he did seem pretty upset about the whole Dimitri trying to end me thing. So i I believe him.
00:38:36
Speaker
It's not that I, it's being turned it over. It is ah part of the information technically would be beneficial to me as well. But that would also put myself at risk.
00:38:50
Speaker
That's all. Are you saying you would like to go and i'd not investigate the kobolds? No. It's fine. i'm psycholy like I'm just not going to go. We all want to go down there. It's fine. No.
00:39:04
Speaker
We're going to the works. All right. Okay. Well then, go ahead start making your preparations for leaving. I'll get travel set up and arranged and let you know when it's time to head out. Probably be a couple days at least though.
00:39:22
Speaker
like So we're running. Okay. So since we are at this point, starting a new arc, let's roll our icon dice. Everyone. Right. have more icons than dice now.
00:39:40
Speaker
tun tu tu mis One D six per icon. Yes. Yes. Twas fate. One with the Lord of dust. Hey. You throw away root lines. Yes, I will work.
00:39:55
Speaker
It is a five or six, right? Not just a six? Five or six, yes. Then also one with the Silver Flame? I got one with the Arcane Congress. Ooh. Guess who's back. And I got one with the Citadel, which will be so helpful in Thrain.
00:40:13
Speaker
I mean, they're or it's the Spy Network, so. That's fair. I feel like there's no place where the Citadel can't be useful. Yeah, and they're definitely everywhere.
00:40:24
Speaker
but all As far as geographically adaptable, that one's great. see Yeah. Let me find my document with all of the icons. I really want it to be one of your childhood chums that has become a super spy.
00:40:37
Speaker
That's the plan. Yes! And he's the Eric cut that so it'll be surprising. Yeah. He's the first one that I have to be like, okay, you can't tell what he is.
00:40:48
Speaker
but good That's great. i love it. yeah I just gotta name it. Oh, I get to name all the pigeons. Oh, what a great name. This gonna be a nightmare for everyone but me. That's all right. Nyx is not gonna call them anything.
00:41:01
Speaker
You have one with the 12. So the dragon mark houses. Oh, interesting. And House Madani is who has the orcs to taste. So you already have the house. Okay, gang.
00:41:13
Speaker
So what would you all like to do? We can enter the preparation phase now for the adventure. So you all have the various upgrades to your house.
00:41:24
Speaker
that you created at your disposal, or if there are other things you would like to do to prep, you can. so you all have the map room, the annals of the lighthouse, the cellar vault, the gymnasium, the pigeon turret and the botanical. kid I think it Nix will go to the armory. You have the armory as well.
00:41:47
Speaker
Like, yeah, create a ruin.
00:41:53
Speaker
So what does it look like this time next when you create the rune? Let's Kaz still has his rune because it never got used. Right. Yes. So don't need one for Kaz. Think she would this occasion...
00:42:07
Speaker
Make one Valk. Okay. For armor, weapon, or spell cast. Spell cast the implement is also a weapon, all right?
00:42:18
Speaker
That's true. This sword is how Valk's. Yeah.
Communication with Pirate Ally
00:42:22
Speaker
Just different effects with the rings. Yeah, yeah. Well, Valk almost never hits with the sword. That's kind of a...
00:42:30
Speaker
Things have gone wrong if Valk is actually using the edge of the sword as opposed to using it as a spellcasting element. So probably spellcasting element is more useful, but it's probably still a sword. Okay. So, well, the, the necessary prelude here is Nyx goes and finds Valk. Could I see your sword?
00:42:51
Speaker
No, it's mine. In preparation, I was going to
00:42:56
Speaker
try
00:42:59
Speaker
I know how to enhance weapons. I know how to enhance armor. never tried enhancing a magic implement, but yours is a weapon. And so like it seemed like I might be able to apply that's helpful that it's a weapon.
00:43:13
Speaker
If you were using a wand or something, I wouldn't really know how to make heads or tails of it, but ah you and Celina both use a sword to cast spells. So I mean, I do have my wand if it was one, but you do usually cast your weapon, your spells using a weapon. So it's kind of whatever I need it to be in the moment. ah Right now it is is pretty cool to use a sword, yes. But, I mean... You can take the sword... Thank you....and just quietly say, i am never seeing that again. Nyx takes the sword down and I will roll a random effect. We did get the pigeon turret in the... Yes, we have installed the pigeon turret.
00:43:55
Speaker
Test firing it all week. Oh, okay.
00:43:59
Speaker
That's cool. Okay. So what happens here is that, so for one encounter, you'll be able to activate this rune and it will give you a plus one bonus on any rolls you make using the implement.
00:44:23
Speaker
In addition to that, you're you can re-roll one missed attack with attack roll with the implement. Oh. Okey-dokey.
00:44:34
Speaker
So Nyx takes the sword down to the forge. um She activates the... the magical circle under the pedestal of the anvil and very carefully using her tools, she inscribes a a glowing red rune towards the base of the blade near where it would meet the hilt so that it it almost to casual observation would look like just a maker's mark or something like that on the blade.
00:45:08
Speaker
And then, you know, just also does some basic maintenance, sharpens it up, oils it, takes care of the sword. Rude. Cleaning your sword up like bra That does not mean it does not require maintenance. Can't just sit in the sheath all the time. It thirsts for blood. Sure. Kills some people yeah Yeah. And then brings it back to, ah to Valk.
00:45:34
Speaker
She's also oiled the leather on the scabbard and all that stuff. It comes back nicer than it was. I've applied a rune. It will be able to be like the one I gave, I put on Kazimier's armor.
00:45:46
Speaker
You can choose to activate it and it will stay with you for a short duration. um It should enhance your spellcasting and ought to allow you familiar to your magic already, I think, to ah allow you to recall a missed opportunity.
00:46:09
Speaker
Oh, that's good. My memory is bad. There you are. Thank you. It you're welcome smells oily. can't.
00:46:19
Speaker
I cleaned up the edge and oiled the leather and it's right did some basic maintenance on it while I've had it. It doesn't just sharpen in the sheath? No.
00:46:32
Speaker
Actually, ah yeah. Okay. Sorry. Yes. i I realized quickly I started stressing you out to work. fix this Nix was about to explain the hasp on your sheath and all the things. Right. Right.
00:46:48
Speaker
Thank you. You're welcome. I'm going to leave now. You may leave. It's the first time smile. It's still all right better if we do that. I don't know. Okay. What's everyone else going to for practice? I think I'm just going to go to the gym. I know we just bought the pigeon turret, but the benefit of the pigeon turret is a positive icon relationship. And we have like six of those going into this mission.
00:47:15
Speaker
and the gem is to help me not die. So... It's okay. The pigeons aren't ready yet. Yeah, they we just got the pigeons. they They are not... They don't know where home is. They're just going to take off forever. Also, just to clear up the the function of the pigeon turret, I'm not saying you need to switch, but... No, tell me I'm wrong, please.
00:47:34
Speaker
It's not you get a positive icon relationship. You you basically have a positive relationship with a contact at the location... randomly determined by what icon they're associated with. So it's not like you just have that in your pocket, like a normal icon die roll.
00:47:51
Speaker
Okay. This manifests, you have a positive contact at your location waiting for you. I wrote it wrong. So there. yeah Okay. In that case, I suppose I will probably go to the pigeon. You can still do the gym. I just want to know. Having, having, having someone there that I don't have to think about.
00:48:10
Speaker
Sounds great. That's my problem with the icons is I have to generate the person. If you're generating the person, heck yeah, let's go to the turret. Let's blast the pigeon out of there.
00:48:21
Speaker
is It's going to be dead on a rifle.
00:48:28
Speaker
Okay. So who do I'm right at this? What what's the pigeon turret look like? Cass is you get up there? It is, it is, yes, it it is one level above the roof and it is got right now it's got like just a half a dozen pigeons in it.
00:48:46
Speaker
And I think it has, i think, I think it's literally just like a it's predominantly a cage.
00:48:53
Speaker
I guess not a cage, it'd be like a nesting box. Like they're free to go. And then a small desk that I can sit down and write my correspondence at and just like, they know when I go up there start writing, it's time to get just pumped up to fly for a while.
00:49:09
Speaker
And it's very Spartan. Like this is not a place that Kaz plans on hanging out in.
Final Preparations and Reflections
00:49:16
Speaker
So I believe that was what the Pidgeot turret looks like.
00:49:21
Speaker
And also deca the cannon. The cannon is there. The literal cannon. Obviously. Sure. Load the pigeon into one of the pods. Right. Turn the crank, just like at the basketball game.
00:49:34
Speaker
And so I sit down and I write. And I need to think, I guess, i who do i who who would be a reasonable contact? Would it be somebody from, is it Madani?
00:49:45
Speaker
it guess it It doesn't have to be my contact either. It could be Javier knows somebody that I'm writing to or something, right? like Yes, that is true. Yeah. So who does Javier know? In all of Kaz's extensive travels, he never made it to Olaf.
00:49:59
Speaker
It looks out of the way. Yeah. It's on the other side of a thing called the Burnt Wood. but I don't think I ever knew in the entire campaign one that Thronehold was on an island like this. Interesting.
00:50:10
Speaker
We were in an airship whole time. Why would I have no? So I rolled to determine which icon your positive relationship is associated with. And I got the sea princes. Okay. huh Pirate.
00:50:21
Speaker
You got a pirate friend. you all already have a pirate friend so that you can contact. It's true. Yes. is She at least has a rad means of transportation as well.
00:50:32
Speaker
Is she a sea prince? she She is a pirate. So she's associated with the Lazar principalities. I mean, that's super helpful because if she's already in Olath, then when we get done there, we have way more efficient transport, maybe.
00:50:49
Speaker
Oh, yeah. second job.
00:50:54
Speaker
All right. yeah First things first, go to your notes and find her name. Valyra. i wanted to do it. oh sorry for trying to help. I'm already up. There she is.
00:51:08
Speaker
Valyra. Okay. Yeah, I think I will write correspondence to Valyra. Thankfully, pigeons, being able to fly, should be able to take it right to her airship.
00:51:20
Speaker
it's typical and It's going to like smack into it like a car. Hey, the Nilt will still get there. the pigeon though these pigdegets i Believe me, i've done I've done my training on these pigeons. They know to approach from the back just like it. They see invisibility. but They're special birds with their special eyes. I thought the whole thing is he was invisible from below, but not from above.
00:51:40
Speaker
Once you were on it, you could see it, yeah. Hey, the other pirate ship saw it somehow too. so All right. Yeah. So you are able to, prep reaching out to Valaira who will be waiting for you and Olaf when you all arrive. Ex explicitly saying like the waste.
00:52:00
Speaker
There's a time sensitive sensitivity where we could really be able to use a ride out of Olaf, particularly once we're done. Um, I don't say where to, just cause we haven't really discussed and maybe we will revisit that after this.
00:52:19
Speaker
Yeah. And then I pick a pigeon. This pigeon's name is Floyd Turnip Seed. And i tie i tie the letter to favorite food to his leg. And I think about the cannon for a moment. And then I realized that that is a terrible idea. No. And it's a fun joke.
00:52:37
Speaker
And then I just release him out the window. They have but they have a pod. it just gets them acceleration. And the pod breaks apart and the pigeon is there. And you guys just hear a...
00:52:48
Speaker
but You really gotta hope that pod breaks open though. And then holy crap, it worked. All right. Okay, so that's what i did. Selena, Vauk, what are y'all doing?
00:52:59
Speaker
I think Selena will prep in the map room this time. Okay. And just kind of like familiarize herself with the area because she's not really familiar with that area. So just kind of go over maps of that area.
00:53:11
Speaker
Okay, yeah. so basically have the the likelihood of a train fight happening, basically. Exactly. Madison hates train fights. Yeah. Folks. I just hate time loops. Yeah, when you get stuck at a time loop, exactly.
00:53:26
Speaker
Train fights, awesome. Time loop. Okay, so yeah, you're able to study the maps and the schedules of the various lightning rails of your journey to Olaf.
00:53:38
Speaker
Fout. I will do the botanical garden that's not on your document, but it said resistance 16 for an entire earth. For a specific condition. So you get to pick the condition. condition So your options. Can I make a helpful roll to know what kind of conditions Shavarath might cause?
00:54:05
Speaker
My anti-sword. stabbed is the... right No. Yeah. Yeah. You can give me a intelligence roll.
00:54:13
Speaker
That's good. 19, 20, level 23. 23. So the likely ones...
00:54:18
Speaker
twenty three so be two likely ones are vulnerable and weakened are the two most likely ah vulnerable being attacks against you have their crit range expanded by two 18 to 20 instead of just 20 and then weakened is you take a minus four penalty to attacks and defenses okay so i think i will take to the one for who is jason
00:54:51
Speaker
Right? That's the last one. I totally blacked out for like two seconds. It's a stupid looking glass you're making. this That is just Mia's actual memory. that you shit I gave that to Valk because I actually do just disappear.
00:55:07
Speaker
So we'll do that. I think Valk is going to be in the actual garden and trying to recall his trainings from good old college days, along with some things that his friends have taught him ah to try and make.
00:55:26
Speaker
Kind of a little like potion for himself using natural herbs and ingredients. Nice. Okay. So for this arc, all of you have resistance 16 plus to the weekend condition, which basically means any attack that would put the weekend condition on you, the natural roll has to be 16 or higher for it to land.
00:55:54
Speaker
Cool. Cool. right, so you all are doing your preparations, getting ready to go, and we will call it an episode there. Thank you all so much for listening. If you want to part of the conversation surrounding this episode, you can head it up to our Discord. The link to which is in the show notes of this podcast episode.
00:56:09
Speaker
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00:56:22
Speaker
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00:56:37
Speaker
Thank you all so much for listening. I've been your Game Master, Eric. I'm Nia. I'm Phillip. I'm Madison. I'm Jeff. We'll see you next time. Bye-bye.