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Ep. 156 Oceans Eleven - Bellum Draconis
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A past deal Nyx made with the Obcrisca comes to light.
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Introduction to the Campaign
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Speaker
this what he meant by the army? commander i can command a fucking army when he said that. See that? Alpha, that's perfect fucking recall, mate. It's kind of hot. Oh, God, I can't get back into it now.
00:00:14
Speaker
What happened to your voice? Alpha's broken. Should we turn him off? ah but I think he needs an update. Very broken. It's like a radio. Can you stick your USB into his port, please?
00:00:26
Speaker
There's no power out here. No solar panels. I can't charge. You can't do Wi-Fi. No Wi-Fi. ah Within the lost lines, you were thinking that... Oh, sorry. Sorry.
00:00:42
Speaker
What is going on? Generally, my brain is just completely flatlined right now.
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I try, but it's not
Receiving a Mysterious Message
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Speaker
long enough. Hello everyone and welcome to this week's episode of the Fellowship of the Tabletop Belem Draconis. We are a live play 5E 2024 D&D podcast set in the magical homebrew world of Aerith in the kingdom of Dralak.
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Speaker
Joining you for this week's episode, we have Darren who plays the half-orc barbarian Tharaxanjari. Someone from Sleetgard called.
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Speaker
We've got Will, who plays the Dragonborn Druid, Balbalkon. You came at a bad time. Ian, who plays the Tiefling Wars or a Nyx Karel. I'm crossed between doing a K-pop Dino Hunter song choice or Hot Fuzz, so I'm just saying hi.
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Speaker
Pubey, who plays the rules consultant human cleric Emron. Knocking you out like a lullaby. The Granny Smith pie-smashing edgelord Callum, who plays the ward-forged Shartafisher Alpha.
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Speaker
And it's only the one level up, actually. And my name is Mark and I'm playing the Human Blade singer Seth, Pharoah Reaver. And by last, but my no means least, is the book learner's boss man, the brigand of ballads, the balancer of belief.
00:02:20
Speaker
The back throat scraper and hymen breaker. Dungeon Master. The back throat scraper. Oh, God. that's And that is why before this, someone saw me do like a clean your hands, I'm done with it motion and went, oh, you're happy with your level up choices, Mark? And I said, no, well, actually it's because I've written the intro and that's why. I don't see how you come back from this now. You've entered a a new level of of problematic.
00:02:46
Speaker
Well, you know, many given that title... you know some things can't regrow so um you gotta snort you gotta will speaking of broken diamonds we see girls look We see old Gale. Hello, what's he doing? No, we see old Gale around a campfire deep in the desert somewhere, cold and shivering, alone with a large fire.
00:03:14
Speaker
He looks content and happy. The stars are bright above him as the midnight events take place for him as well as it did for our party. He turns to us and begins.
00:03:25
Speaker
I left my marshmallows around here somewhere.
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Speaker
semen. The party heals up and Emron goes full loot goblin and he finds a big black coin and a reflective black shard.
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Speaker
Seth makes a phantom steed and gets Sparrowhawk onto it for safety and the group decides to splish splosh. They get caught though, in a crowd in the middle of Scorch Helm, and Emron gets loud, and Baal gets lit, and clear those bitches out.
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Speaker
At the Pissed Newt, there's a love song for Sebastian's mother. Oh, Sebastian gets a bit upset. Oh, Emron uses a sending stone to update Drago with what's been going on, and Nyx gets a captain's welcome. It's all like, yo, captain on deck, bitches!
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Speaker
And And we find out that the deckhands are called Maros and Pike and brethren and tie-dye and other shit like that. And Nyx has got a black leather cap. All spiderweb to the helm, lucky boy.
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Speaker
Emron sings a bloody good shanty, Tharok tries to console Sebastian in the cabin. Alpha's taking comfort in Rains's old familiar after being shit-scared of some demon bitches, and at midnight, Baal sees the silver glow once more. He sees some sort of minuscule brightness. It's like all twirls.
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Speaker
Twelve tethers slightly slacken for about ten seconds or so. And Bala's like, hey, Nix and Alpha, maybe this nasty thing in the sky gets a little bit weak around that time.
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And then he's all like, hey, Nix, you need to convince Sebastian to take the throne of Sleekar. Nix
Level-Up Choices and Strategy Discussion
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is like, yeah, I'll do it. And then Nix and Bala, fuck. And let me tell you, got a VPN. I can see all that shit.
00:05:06
Speaker
Emron dreams again, and it's the silvery grand hole in the sky. And it turns out Drago done killed a big old porcupine. But amongst the usual crew up there, Emron also sees a young Prego, less tattooed.
00:05:25
Speaker
And another golden glowing figure whom he can't quite make out. And when he awakens, he hears Drago's voice from the sending stone and it reads, as follows, in my voice, not his, the nightmare must end.
00:05:40
Speaker
Go into hell with Red Rook. Tell him Dandelion. And oh shit, the party level up. You did level up. So one by one, quickly give us the 411 on your level up gains. Please, coming to you first.
00:05:57
Speaker
Poo Bear. Okay, I took a level of fighter, taking me to Cleric 4, Fighter 3. I gained my fighter subclass of champion, because I did come second place in the tournament.
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Speaker
I gained from that improved critical, so attack rolls with weapons, can score a critical hit on a 19 or a 20, so a 19 is no longer one off a crit.
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Speaker
I also gain remarkable athletes while having advantage on initiative and strength athletic checks. And when I score a critical hit, I can move up to half my speed without provoking opportunity attacks.
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Speaker
Boom. Thank you very much. Alpha. I, as an artificer, leveled up and I get Flash of Genius, which um lets me add my intelligence modifier to another creature's roll within 30 feet of me. um But that is just as an artificer.
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Speaker
As a sorcerer, I get Sorcery Incarnate, meaning I can either i can spend two sorcery points to use my innate sorcery ability. um In addition, while that feature is active, I can use both of my meic metamagic options on each spell I cast.
00:07:12
Speaker
Nice. That's quite cool thing. and I also changed to cantrip. I've given myself Gust now. um Why not? Why not? You're at sea.
00:07:24
Speaker
I'm at sea. It could come in handy. um And I've taken Stormsphere as well. Nice. Nyx? So, um listeners, as i I think I've said before, every time that I cast a spell, I make a note in my book, whether or not that was cast from my warlock side of myself or the sorcerer side of myself.
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Speaker
And then when it comes to a level up, all I do is count how many pips I've got in each lane. And that will tell me what I'm leveling up as. So this time around. I am leveling up in my Spidey sense because I was putting fucking Awaken Mind on every motherfucking thing.
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Speaker
And that is from the Spidew Swim. So I am now a level six Warlock, level two Sorcerer. And with the level six Warlock, I got Clairvoyant Combatant. So it's very apt, which allows me to form a telepathic bond with a creature using Awaken Mind.
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Speaker
And I can force that creature to make a DC 14 Wisdom saving throw. On a fail save, that creature has disadvantage on attack rolls against me, and I have advantage on attack rolls against it for the duration of the bond.
00:08:27
Speaker
Very Gengar-like in Pokemon. I also took a... I have an extra spell, which I've used to remove Curse ah for the aforementioned Baal. So we are savvy all up in my woods.
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Speaker
All right. It's a Baal. I took another level in Druid, obviously. And as a level 7 Druid, I get Potent Spellcasting. I get a choice, but I put it into Potent Spellcasting, which means I can put my Wisdom modifier onto any cantrip, which is rather tasty.
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Speaker
I also get access to 4th level spells. So naturally, I have become the the DM's Bane and given myself Polymorph, because fuck you.
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Speaker
I've also given myself some other tasty spells, like Worms, wall of fire, grasping vine, et cetera, you know. So it's, shit's going to get real. Awesome.
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Speaker
Farok.
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Speaker
Farok, nice and easy. He gets feral instinct, which means his instincts are now so honed that he gets advantage on initiative rolls and he gets instinctive pounce, which gives me free movement at the spot. The part of the bonus action it takes to enter my rage.
00:09:36
Speaker
I can, as free movement, move ah up to half of my speed. Super speedy. Therok, thank you. And Seth? ah Level seven in ah Wizard, I get access to fourth level spells. I get no fancy shit with them, but I did take Banishment, o because one must.
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Speaker
Blight, because one must. And also
Nyx's Inadvertent Betrayal
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Speaker
Charm Monster. That's my fourth level spells. I also reduced ah Rope Trick and a few others in my second and first level spells. It also does give me access, if I wish to spunk my only fourth level spell slot away, access to fourth level Shadow Blade, if I so wished.
00:10:16
Speaker
Powerful. It's every two levels you get to use Shadow Blade higher, isn't it? Yeah, it's still 3d8. So actually, after saying it, I looked at it and realized it's unfuckled. So I won't be using it for that. I'll use it if I ever have a fifth level.
00:10:30
Speaker
It's good for a spare slot. Awesome. Thank you, everyone. So, you all begin to slowly awake on board the Severed Compass.
00:10:43
Speaker
I don't think anyone was still shaking off exhaustion. um I'm aware we were accumulating some earlier in the campaign. i So, I think we're okay there. I was collecting them like Pokemon cards. You You almost died and then we changed to D&D 24 and then you were slightly healthier.
00:10:58
Speaker
Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Thank you, Wizards of the Coast, for the money. Saved your ass.
00:11:06
Speaker
One by one, you begin to awaken, and the wind has been incredibly still overnight. While, Alpha, you've been resting, the ship really hasn't made any progress, but that was kind of to be expected.
00:11:19
Speaker
You will awaken at roughly the same time.
00:11:25
Speaker
Who would like to go first with their morning libations or rituals?
00:11:35
Speaker
I think Baal will, as he awakens, try to start gathering the group and go to the various rooms and things like that and just poke his head in, probably with a nice big smile on his face um and just say, I think it would be useful just to have a bit of ah of a chat this morning, see where we're going and a couple of updates, things like that.
00:11:57
Speaker
Maybe breakfast on deck? I don't know. yeah nick Oh, you meant on deck. The crew are pulling up fishing nets that were set from overnight as well. So you haven't got to worry about rations.
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Speaker
Result.
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Speaker
ah Yeah, Nix will follow up to the deck, just kind of pat in some smoldering smoke that's still i on his skin. I'll wait for everyone.
00:12:24
Speaker
You did say you were resistant, right? Yep, yep, yep. It doesn't stop. It's you it's a one big one big cargo hold. Probably separate with some cargo as well. so Yeah. Privacy.
00:12:37
Speaker
Emron will ah leave. I think Emron probably slept on deck because I had him at the bow earlier. um So I'll probably watch Nyx walk up there the stairs from underneath, ah from the below deck, walking, you know, perhaps slightly funny.
00:12:50
Speaker
And... and
00:12:55
Speaker
My high heel boots on, I'm okay. You should have actually said that, Barl. It would be funny. I'm so sorry. I typed it and said, Barl slept on deck too. ah So everyone having a massive crap over the side. no and Nice. and a I imagine, Seth, you descend from the crow's nest for for a morning scran.
00:13:16
Speaker
He's going to stay up there if he can get away with it. He's going to eat a ration. And any conversation that takes place, he's going to stay perching up there. like you' them So you'll be forty if you'll miss anything that's that's that's said under hushed tones.
00:13:28
Speaker
That's fine. Okay. If he misses lots, though, he will descend to hear stuff. Everyone shouts up, Seth, come down. Stop being antisocial. He gives you the finger. How far up is Seth? 40 feet.
00:13:43
Speaker
Cool. Fuck him. Tharok and Alpha. Alpha would have spent the night on the deck as well. more so Part of it kind of being a little bit close to Emron, part of it currently afraid of a dark space.
00:13:57
Speaker
Aw, mate. If it helps, the ship was rocking so you had a good motion. Oh, fantastic. Was that the waves or something? If the boats are rocking. We need that on our ship. We need that on our ship.
00:14:14
Speaker
Farok would have... spent the night with his feet up on the desk in the cabin and he would have fallen asleep in his chair, he wouldn't have left Sebastian unless he was instructed to leave. So that would have stayed. He would have remained a centurion guardian in that room. He would have come out as soon as he's seen the storm break and things are safe.
00:14:37
Speaker
And he would have started to prepare breakfast. And as the crew make their way onto the deck, they would once more smell what Varrock is cooking. I love that. on there That will never get old.
00:14:48
Speaker
Love it. You take the chef's feet.
00:14:53
Speaker
I did. nice. yeah No, I don't. I'm proficient with chef's tools. I've not have not got the feet. I'm
Infiltration Planning
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Speaker
proficient with chef's tools.
00:15:03
Speaker
And as you all slowly begin to emerge, Sparrowhawk does also join you, but stays shrouded, knowing that there are four unknowns on board.
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Speaker
for now
00:15:20
Speaker
well how did uh everyone sleep bal nix we will ask you but it honestly sounded like either one of you was dying or and that now nothing that cure runes can't help you know it was fine it was good real good not fine sorry as he shoots a look to bal it was amazing
00:15:42
Speaker
Insight check.
00:15:48
Speaker
Nix is hiding something. yeah
00:15:51
Speaker
Bal was hiding something last night. No, no, no. I slept well. Yeah, I know. I slept really well.
00:15:59
Speaker
Go ahead, Therok, and make an appropriate roll for your chef's utensils. Sure.
00:16:08
Speaker
So... While Tharok is cooking. Oh, I fed you that one. um I had a message from our little friend.
00:16:25
Speaker
Drago. Is he little though? I wouldn't say he's little. like oh Like he was little, right? and then but What was the message? He said um the nightmares must end.
00:16:38
Speaker
He's going to hell with Red Rook. And then he said, tell you, dandelion.
00:16:51
Speaker
Sparrowhawk falls to the floor and then scrambles back up again. That was the last word of the message. Yeah, dandelion. Tell him dandelion.
00:17:06
Speaker
Your favorite flower? No. Cold, I assume. He's becoming a bit animated and it slightly distressed and is going to reach for whoever's closest to him who has a small weapon.
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Speaker
Takes one of your... but but like Make a dexterity save and throw a nix. Yep.
00:17:32
Speaker
ye Yep, yep, yep.
00:17:38
Speaker
Yeah, that's only a 10. He's able to definitely just pull one of your daggers from your side as you just sort of catch his hand as he moves it away too quickly.
00:17:49
Speaker
And he just walks with purpose towards one of the dwarven sailors towards Brotin and just points this blade at his throat and says, ah need you all to go downstairs.
00:18:05
Speaker
mean, you could just ask him. Nyx. I need you all to go downstairs now. Do understand? Hold on. All of us? Who? Who? These. The Osriners. Right.
00:18:16
Speaker
Okay. All right. I hear you. Marys, Pike, Brob, Tie-Dye. ah Sorry about this. Could you go downstairs, please?
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Speaker
And they sort of hesitantly nod.
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Speaker
Dwarf moves quite quickly away. Sparrowhawk stays sort of looking out over the waters where they were and just moves the dagger back into his other hand and offers it back to you, Nyx, but doesn't look at you.
00:18:50
Speaker
Yeah. Great. I assume that meant something to you. Yes. um And he goes to the hatch that leads to the hold and he moves a barrel over it so they cannot get out.
00:19:09
Speaker
Dandelion was the last word of that message. Is that correct? Yeah, it said, so the Nightmare was to end, going to hell with Red Rook, tell him Dandelion. I assume you're the him.
00:19:22
Speaker
I don't know. Yes. that meant yeah She's alive. Oh, good. Because she did appear in my dream still last night.
00:19:34
Speaker
I see. She's alive.
00:19:40
Speaker
They're all alive. ah As in all the leaders? Yes. Okay. Oh, I need a moment.
00:19:53
Speaker
Yeah. This is good though, right? like We're continuing with the mission. As is
Escape Plans
00:20:00
Speaker
Red work She survived the onslaught.
00:20:05
Speaker
Yeah, i mean, I can send them back a reply. ah It should work. um If you want me to, i haven't replied yet. What time did you receive the message? ah This morning. Do I get to reply or have to wait until tomorrow?
00:20:18
Speaker
I don't think your stone will reach them now. Are you sure? I'm pretty sure it can go to other planes. Try it. We've not tested that. Okay. um ah Tell you what, after breakfast, I'll try and contact him and see happens.
00:20:37
Speaker
Right. Okay, back to business.
00:20:42
Speaker
I feel like a weight has been lifted.
00:20:46
Speaker
Good. That's good. um Okay. First order of business.
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Speaker
ah star
00:21:01
Speaker
By all means, if you wish to set the agenda here, go.
00:21:06
Speaker
Just... ah Bal, you wanted us all together. and did. um
00:21:14
Speaker
i'm I'm really glad, Sparrowhawk, that things are working out and seem to be better, um which I suppose takes some of the pressure off, somewhat.
00:21:25
Speaker
He kind of shoots Knight and Nyx and Alpha. Ah, sorry. So our mission regarding Delmon Trace... Yes. Yes.
00:21:39
Speaker
We obviously found out yesterday that a lot of the leaders of Aerith are being either kidnapped or or killed, and he'll again shoot a ah glance at Sparrowhawk.
00:21:51
Speaker
And there is an intrinsic link between those leaders and the dragons of the different kingdoms. With a a leader removed from their throne, the dragons are weakened.
00:22:07
Speaker
They will be losing significant amount of their power, which I have a feeling will will hinder some of the missions somewhat, and he'll do his best to avoid looking at Sebastian for that.
00:22:24
Speaker
ah We know that two of the leaders of
00:22:34
Speaker
Two of the leaders of Dralak are somewhere else, either taken or fled or what, I do not know. The triumvirate is is but one person, Delmontre, the person that we're going to go and interrogate, yes, that we need to find out more answers from.
00:22:50
Speaker
but didn't think he was a leader of Dralak. There are three. Delmontrace, Edna Fizzlebang, Lord Vossen. And Vossen and Edna are are somewhere else and we don't know whether they have been taken, whether they have been killed. We do not know, right?
00:23:08
Speaker
But we do know that Delmontrace is in Goldview. And if we are assuming that the other two are dead, and it's best to assume that rather than something positive, that means that the last linchpin of the rulers of Dralak is Delmontreys. And if, yes, we have to find out the information, but we cannot do anything that fully endangers him, because if we do, for all we know, we could be plunging Dralak into the same fate.
00:23:42
Speaker
as all of the other kingdoms. If Delmontre's...
00:23:49
Speaker
If something happens to him, i think Shondra LaCarr would lose her power. And that's bad.
00:23:59
Speaker
Because she's been pretty dickish to her, so losing her power isn't a bad thing. It's not a bad thing for... My fate? Correct.
00:24:11
Speaker
It is a very bad thing for Aerith. Because hate me as she does, she loves her kingdom. And she will not be able to protect it if Delmontrese falls. that That's what I wanted to say.
00:24:27
Speaker
We need to find out the information. Yes, I agree. But we need to tread a fine line. with what happens next. There's plenty we can do to get information from him without having to kill him. So that's not a worry. It's never going to happen, Don't worry.
00:24:43
Speaker
I know, but some of the other leaders haven't been killed per se. They've been removed in other ways and I don't know what we can and can't do. ah just I just want us all to be on the same page here that we can't let yet another dragon lose
Double Bluff Strategy
00:25:00
Speaker
their power to defend Aerith.
00:25:03
Speaker
I mean, we've also got to remember that Sleek Guard, where Dunwon Trace is, is also where the steel nightmare and the things that came from it were quite apt to be there. We have to prepared to go there and realize it's hostile territory.
00:25:18
Speaker
Yes. The entire place. Which kind of links on to the next point. And this is where he is going to look at Sebastian.
00:25:29
Speaker
If everyone thinks your sister is dead... and it's probably best they think that if she isn't, because that will keep her in the safest possible position, then needs to be a ruler of Sleetgard on the throne to bring ah new matriarch into power.
00:25:58
Speaker
t Do you understand what I'm
00:26:03
Speaker
suggesting Sparrowhawk. Yes. If that were to happen,
00:26:13
Speaker
the heir of Galefather sleet, and believe me, she is magnificent.
00:26:23
Speaker
She will take her place and we will have an ally of the utmost power.
00:26:35
Speaker
question if this Leopold from Sleetgaard is the king how can and everyone will gesture towards Sebastian how can he take the throne if this Leopold who might be the king perpetually is still alive he is sorry jack I got just just to it's my father they're the same person
00:27:07
Speaker
He technically... i mean, Valkyret would already be the matriarch were he on the throne, so I... Our throne is disputed because he has been absent for so long.
00:27:23
Speaker
My sister has been queen-in-waiting. He just loses his breath for a second when he mentions her name, or at least her sister.
00:27:35
Speaker
that the entire kingdom has been coasting for years, not knowing if he's still the king or if Helena is the queen.
00:27:49
Speaker
i suspect i suspect she's trying to draw him out of hiding by presenting as though she has been killed.
00:28:01
Speaker
And if my father has a much more sinister part in this plot,
00:28:07
Speaker
I am quite nervous about sailing home.
00:28:16
Speaker
As in, you want to turn back? No. We need to capture Delmon Trace. i just You want to stay on the ship?
00:28:25
Speaker
I have another idea. But we'll plan our Delmon Trace soon. We have got friends in Sleetgaard. at least we did have. Emron looks towards Alpha.
00:28:37
Speaker
We have many. Okay. We knew someone called Satamak Barry.
00:28:46
Speaker
He's someone we helped who did a lot with us or was quite youthful when we were in Sleetguard last time. Just another name to put out there whether he's known to you or not.
00:28:59
Speaker
Everyone, I mean this with some respect.
00:29:06
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I'm the fucking prince of Sleetguard.
00:29:09
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I can summon an army if I needed to. Okay.
00:29:15
Speaker
How do we know that army's going to follow you, though? That's a good question. Because when we were last there, the CRISPR-run things, and now those steel things were in there, we don't know what we're going into.
00:29:27
Speaker
Agreed. Let's park the arrival until later this afternoon, or later in this meeting. I sense there is other things people want to discuss.
00:29:39
Speaker
Farok is going to, as he just steps away from the the cooking pot, I rolled an 18 on that survival check. Oh, perfect. Everyone gets six temporary hit points. way Sweet.
00:29:50
Speaker
ah This food is amazing. It's good fish. I i i don't eat. I assume I don't get to any. heat Then you will not get the temporary hit points. Farok starts giving out the bowls. go He'll go, the prophecy spoke of the rightful ruler. Yes.
00:30:06
Speaker
Where did you learn to cook? I'd learned to cook many years ago. I've been wandering around the Kostralak for years in part of Caravans. It became my role to keep... with This is what we've been missing as a group.
00:30:17
Speaker
Someone who cooks delicious food like this. So you've learned it from the people. It's the people's recipe.
00:30:29
Speaker
Anyway, it doesn't matter where I learned to cook. What matters is... Was it like a series of skills that you picked up along the way, or was it one person in your life? Whatever you're cooking, we can smell it.
00:30:40
Speaker
My mother taught me to fight. My father taught me to cook. We traveled in a caravan, and yes, it was my role. But who taught you?
00:30:51
Speaker
My father, as I just said. taught me how to cook. And who taught him? I would imagine his father. I don't know. He would have died before he was before I was born anyway. but You never knew your granddad? Thanks.
00:31:03
Speaker
Oh, sorry. i Sorry. Sorry. We've yet to really kind of touch base. It's been, it feels like barely know the guy, but he's out here serving his delicious food and for the people. these fish that he is frying, it's wonderful, but there are bigger fish to fry. It's like a people's champion right now is all I'm saying. Okay, fine. Whatever you want to say.
00:31:21
Speaker
If you wish to talk about me in time, fine. But for now, what you need to know is that we had a caravan that moved between Drellack and Sleetgaard. We fought at the Ember Scar and everybody died. Well, apart from me and a couple of others, we went our separate ways. I joined the Winged Watch.
00:31:35
Speaker
I took my skills there. All right, we don't need the backstory. What did you want?
00:31:42
Speaker
I wanted to say that didn't the prophecy speak about the rightful heir sitting on the throne or the rightful ruler sitting on the throne? Do what? What prophecy? What's he doing?
00:31:56
Speaker
Oh, it's the accent. Sorry. Never mind. Ignore me. Sitting. josh it's ah It's a harsh, tragic accent, okay? But we have to it's about the rightful rule, the rest. That's the thing.
00:32:11
Speaker
Alfred will be able to recall with a perfect memory. Oh, Sebastian's getting sassy. It'd be nice for Seth to join in this, but he can't hear it Okay.
00:32:23
Speaker
No food for Seth. Is he picking his nose up there? Does Seth pick his nose? What's that? but I don't understand. what the the Alpha, you asked a question. Why are you not answering? I'm checking over here.
00:32:44
Speaker
It's like a migraine. I don't understand. i got a so I process it. Give me a second. 17 on a history check that you were asked for. What does that mean? Technically, since 2024, I've not had sage and perfect memory, so it's gone out the window.
00:33:01
Speaker
That's my excuse, and I'm sticking to it.
00:33:04
Speaker
and Yeah, you can recount all of the prophecy of the 13th kingdom by memory. Sing it. Miguel is alpha. Playback cast hands version because you can play back recordings perfectly, right? So, you know.
00:33:20
Speaker
Make it as a C-shank. If you haven't got it written down, I will send it to you now. Thank you. you don't fucking eat, but this fish stew is getting cold. Come on.
00:33:31
Speaker
ah Seth, do you want some fish stew?
00:33:36
Speaker
He's going to peek his head up over and just shake his head and then continue looking out to see him. ah Danny, has he heard what's been going on? Yeah, yeah this isn't quiet. then he He's fine then.
00:33:53
Speaker
Well, Alva's going through memory banks.
00:34:01
Speaker
Seth will also then, just while this is going on, will continue to look through his spell book new sections that have now opened up in his mind. um And we'll start kind of speaking in Nithrava, kind of working with him to like decode bits of the text in order for him to access the three fourth level spells that he's he's using. That's the RP thing that he's doing whilst nibbling on some Lambus bread and more Lambus bread. You don't get very far into that.
00:34:30
Speaker
before Sparrowhawk sort of notices a lull and just
00:34:37
Speaker
shouts up. Seth, we're going to need you for this part. ah He's dying in an instant. Oh, the fuck did...
00:34:48
Speaker
You've been with us for weeks and you don't even, you don't beckon to our call. I mean, that was instant as well. Like he climbed down. don't even think he climbed. I think that was a jump and then a grab at the end.
00:35:00
Speaker
He is a prince, so, you know, we probably command him. Is this what he meant by the army? commander i can command a fucking army when he said that. See that? Alpha, that's perfect fucking recall, mate.
00:35:11
Speaker
It's kind yeah Oh, God, I can't get back into it now. What happened to your voice? Alpha's broken. Should we turn him off? ah I think he needs an update. Very broken.
00:35:23
Speaker
It's like a radio. Can you stick your USB into his port, please? There's no power out here. No solar panels. I can't charge. You can't do Wi-Fi.
00:35:35
Speaker
No Wi-Fi. ah within Within the lost lines, you were thinking that... Sorry.
00:35:42
Speaker
What? What is going on? Generally, my brain is just completely flatlined right now. Hey, chat gkety go through the transcripts of the last 155 episodes and find the final verse.
00:35:55
Speaker
That's all you've say. Yes, the last lines. My apologies, Tharok. I'm still distracted, I think. um I can recite if you wish. and Whispers stir of a hidden decree.
00:36:09
Speaker
Thirteen kingdoms set free. Armies from hell, fury unbound.
00:36:14
Speaker
doesn't specifically say anything about
00:36:19
Speaker
and but particular rulers. The land's first rulers, the Thirteen, were awake.
00:36:27
Speaker
We're just talking about the very shirt about placing this man on the throne, and we I was just wondering whether it was the right thing to do, or whether we should instead be searching for Stigart's rightful ruler. I think the point is that what Baal was saying was that the right it's all about this this thing about you know dragons, and the rightful rulers have to be on the throne in order for the dragons to be to be powerful.
00:36:49
Speaker
yeah go going Which is separate. You're right. The rightful the rightful rulers. ah The rightful rulers. Are you suggesting that with that, with inhabiting a sense of the Gartrand's alpha, does that make you technically...
00:37:18
Speaker
A rightful ruler to Aerith?
00:37:23
Speaker
If we were to put you on the throne? Is that what you're saying about the verse?
00:37:31
Speaker
Simply the land's first rulers. but Yes, Gartrans, right? the god Am I right? The Gartrans. But the land's first the 13 will awake. Wasn't that the line? Yes, yes. The land's first rulers, of the 13 will awake.
00:37:44
Speaker
All other than metal and stone will break. So... Describing an invasion there that's already going off. I mean, it sounds to me that we've got an easy solution here. We get to the throne, we pop Alpha on it and see what happens.
00:38:00
Speaker
If that doesn't work, Sebastian, we pop you on it You're confusing one single kingdom amongst 12. It will not be a drop in the ocean. Well, is there one chair to rule them all? I'm confused by this. like also It also sounds like if we if we wake up the 13, all others book the metal and stone will break. That sounds like a bad thing.
00:38:22
Speaker
Aren't the 13 awake? thirteen The 13 are awake. well
00:38:29
Speaker
We don't know. The land's first rule is the 13 will awake, all other than metal and stone will break. And that's what they want to do. Well, metal and stone, that's what their creatures are made of.
00:38:40
Speaker
Yeah, and the steel nightmare coming around fucking everything up and breaking everything up. So that applies, when the first rules of 13 will awake, that implies that everything else will die if they do awake properly.
00:38:51
Speaker
And the metal could refer to these demons.
00:38:57
Speaker
Could do, but they're not really metal. I mean, they're only part of metal. The things from the sky are like metal and stone. Stone. head We don't have all the answers yet. Stone and metal up and down.
00:39:13
Speaker
I don't fucking know. mean, the the point, I mean, I don't know. Whatever's going to happen, it's going end up there. And then one points up to the the the the steel nightmare.
00:39:25
Speaker
And Dermontreus has these answers. I'm sure of it. We all are. Okay, so plan still. Solid, we go and capture Delmontrese and give him a little poke to find out what he knows.
00:39:39
Speaker
And then Sparrowhawk produces an empty beer bottle and puts it in the middle of this gathering of people. Oh, for fuck's sake.
00:39:49
Speaker
And this is where we plan that heist. Right here. Right now.
00:39:56
Speaker
Okay, so we need to know where he is. You've got to take the bottle, everyone. Oh, okay. Okay. does anyone have any means to locate him to answer your question?
00:40:07
Speaker
Or anything on his person? Damn it. The rules! I mean, if...
00:40:16
Speaker
Wait a minute.
00:40:19
Speaker
There's a spell that... How many more days at sea we got, Nix? You estimate well with Alpha controlling the wind, you'll be there tomorrow night.
00:40:31
Speaker
Tomorrow if we headstrong. We can make it last longer.
00:40:38
Speaker
so there's a spell
00:40:42
Speaker
called Lockeer Object that I could do.
00:40:47
Speaker
What is on his person that you're aware of? And that's the list that we've seen. So if I could cast that because we know what the list looks like and what about the list I could locate the object, maybe.
00:41:05
Speaker
He will not part from it. It will be on his person or nearby. Good. But I don't know what the range... i think the range of that's quite limited, though. About a thousand feet, give or take.
00:41:17
Speaker
Well, we know he will be in the castle. That's as far as our intelligence has taken us. but so this So this spell could help us. This spell could get us... I mean, we might know within... Yeah.
00:41:30
Speaker
Could that be within 30 feet of that thing, so... then perhaps when we come into view, and we could wicked try this scrying.
00:41:41
Speaker
Yeah, and that would tell us where it is. Powerful mage, isn't he? It's going to be difficult to break through all those defenses, divination. Is the castle made of lead?
00:41:53
Speaker
Any lead in the castle? There's one room, but I hope he doesn't know of it. Because that that can fuck up spells like this and all that from... There's hundreds of rooms in that castle.
00:42:07
Speaker
Let's hope he's not there. Is the plan to keep him in the castle once we've incarcerated him are we literally trying to kidnap him back to the ship? Here's my suggestion and I'm open to any.
00:42:24
Speaker
I cannot be seen in Goldview. I will cause too much suspicion.
00:42:30
Speaker
And even now, if we are trying to draw my father out of hiding,
00:42:36
Speaker
A third sleet guard in Goldview is going to make your mother, well, your mother's heir, Baal, even weaker.
00:42:50
Speaker
I will secure your passage.
00:42:54
Speaker
And he hands, he takes this ring off his hand and places it in yours, Seth.
00:43:03
Speaker
I'll explain about that in a moment, but... Don't lose it. It is the seal of the family sleepguard. Only five exist.
00:43:16
Speaker
I'm not going into the castle with you. I will secure your means for escape, however. My suggestion is that we take Trace out of the city. Somewhere safe, somewhere we know.
00:43:30
Speaker
Somewhere on the border.
00:43:33
Speaker
Somewhere you are very familiar with. Alpha. And it gives you a knowing look. And the rest of you who have travelled there before.
00:43:45
Speaker
Do you mean Orla? Gopal Keep. I didn't think that was on the border. It's south of the city. It's on the way. Our forces will meet there.
00:43:57
Speaker
If I ask them. I mean, it wasn't very fortified when we left, but it could do something...
00:44:06
Speaker
All we need is time. Time with him, in a room, with all of us, with Ghostwing, with Red Rook.
00:44:15
Speaker
and Get the answers we need. What if Red Rook and Thingy aren't here because they're in, you It's a chance, yes. I hope they make it back.
00:44:31
Speaker
Okay. Seth? During that whole ah monologue, ah Seth would have opened up blank page of his book and would have been writing down a message to Spiralhawk.
00:44:42
Speaker
I wouldn't mind if people read that read it over his shoulder, but it basically just says, if you're not coming in the castle, will you show us the safest and quickest route in?
00:44:55
Speaker
Yes.
00:44:58
Speaker
You have a couple. The issue here is I have no idea what you'll expect inside that castle. If Akriskra control it, he gives a look to Nyx.
00:45:12
Speaker
Chances are they know you're coming.
00:45:16
Speaker
If my father or my father's forces control it, I don't know if they'll like be hostile.
00:45:26
Speaker
If these creatures in stone from the sky are walking through my family's halls,
00:45:39
Speaker
then why is diamond trace there?
00:45:47
Speaker
And if it's the sleek guard that is loyal to my sister, then you should be able to walk straight in using that ring.
00:46:00
Speaker
I don't know which force occupies the castle today. I did a week ago. I do not now.
00:46:07
Speaker
At that, Seth would have written down quickly another, after listing those four options, it could be. He's going to write down, if it's a Chris Grimm, surely we just grab one and torture the information of Trace's whereabouts out of him or
00:46:26
Speaker
If it's a Chris Cra. Shows that to the group and to. If it's a Chris Cra. What do we do Nix?
00:46:36
Speaker
Huh? Why is Nix our Chris Cra expert?
00:46:44
Speaker
Yeah i'd like to that too. Sebastian doesn't say anything but just looks at you expectantly.
00:46:51
Speaker
Yeah no i ah i don't get the I don't get the look. He reached their minds. I can read minds. They're watching you, Nyx. Well, like now?
00:47:03
Speaker
They have been for a long time. What? Since when? Think.
00:47:14
Speaker
Nyx forwards his brow and he thinks back.
00:47:22
Speaker
i said There's many, could be many reasons as to why someone's got a scry on me.
00:47:31
Speaker
Is this something to do with my patron? And Nick says undertones. Disappointed, Nick. I thought you'd want to keep your friends safe and this level of dishonesty is unbecoming.
00:47:43
Speaker
Yeah, this is great. But like if we could have a zone of truth right now, that would be really good because there's no dishonesty here. These guys know everything.
00:47:53
Speaker
Make a persuasion or a deception, but don't tell me. ah and Can Bile make an insight check as well? Mm-hmm. Bile's unsettled. I think we're all insight checking this shit.
00:48:06
Speaker
Make a persuasion if you believe you're telling the truth. Deceive me if you don't. Keep the role hidden from the players. Okay, so I know. Mm-hmm. Like, the player knows here. Mm-hmm. But...
00:48:18
Speaker
For a long time, Nyx has kind of pushed this and forgotten it. So I don't know what to like. It's not deception. ah What was the two? Deception and?
00:48:29
Speaker
Deception. If you are actively lying to Sparrowhawk. Persuasion. If Nyx has genuinely no understanding of what's happened. Okay, cool. Awesome. But don't tell me.
00:48:40
Speaker
And if I beat your role. All right.
00:48:45
Speaker
Okay, what what did you roll? Because I have to beat it. Six. Okay. I know if you're lying or if you're genuinely um attempting to tell the truth. All right, cool. so That you have no idea what I'm talking about.
00:48:58
Speaker
No idea.
00:49:02
Speaker
Does Balroll the 24 on insight? is is he you get the same You get the exact same. room So Nyx doesn't know what he's talking about. Correct. You think Nyx has no information here.
00:49:16
Speaker
What are you getting ah Sebastian? i don't I don't understand. Yeah, if you could clue me in.
00:49:25
Speaker
I thought... Nix, I thought you were a very clever man. Tiefling. And ah it's funny how clever and stupid kind of come together sometimes.
00:49:36
Speaker
In you, it seems a continuous synergy.
00:49:43
Speaker
What happened in Snake Run? The evening you left. What, when I... Snake run? Yes. Wasn't that the time that you accidentally got locked in prison?
00:49:59
Speaker
how did you get How did you get out, Nix? oh So that's when we first met Dribbo.
00:50:10
Speaker
i met him in the cells... That's been my charming self as usual.
00:50:21
Speaker
then I got taken for questioning
00:50:28
Speaker
and met this very attractive tiefling.
00:50:37
Speaker
As she
00:50:41
Speaker
Gave me this bag of holding.
00:50:48
Speaker
And there was gold in it. As Nick starts to sweat a little bit here and he pulls his collar out from one side. and just so So the Chris group paid you?
00:51:01
Speaker
They said...
00:51:05
Speaker
I can't remember exactly word for word what was said, but said that we need to stop doing what we're doing and do something else and get out.
00:51:20
Speaker
And then there was a bag of gold on the table and I took the bag of gold that was on the table, came with a nice bag of holding.
00:51:30
Speaker
There was a consequence though. that super No one told me at the consequence. They just said, if you take this, then bad things will happen. Now, at this point, I had had a lot of bad things happen. i was like, what's one more?
00:51:43
Speaker
So nothing, no, i didn't i didn't say yes to a deal, but I did take the gold, but no consequences ever kind of reared its spidery head, as it were. No one had to die.
00:51:59
Speaker
so So Del Montreus could know we're coming. Are you saying the Obchriska, that was a deal? The Obchriska has got a squire on me. You've been informing on everything you've seen to the Obchriska without you knowing.
00:52:16
Speaker
The Winged Watch, they know everything about us because of you. And yet no one decided to keep me out of the loop while I was in the Winged Watch.
00:52:32
Speaker
Seth's gonna wave his hands in the air a bit and goes we can and he's gonna write, we can use this to our advantage. They know where Nix is. He looks at everyone and then underlines a few more times.
00:52:44
Speaker
He's gonna draw a box underneath it and write a label on one side of the box that says Nix being loud and annoying. A little stick figure with horns.
00:52:57
Speaker
And then at the opposite end of the box, he's going to do a circle and put us sneaking in without them knowing. <unk> And there's look to the group.
00:53:08
Speaker
Turn around. Nick, turn around. Stop looking at this. oh Oh, yeah, yeah. but i'm so I'm confused. Nick, turn around. Okay, I'm turning around. Nick, turn around. You don't need to know anymore. Seth's thinking exactly what I'm thinking.
00:53:20
Speaker
I agree with that. We just have to make sure that an Emron sort of walks over and sort of reaches his hand towards your writing implement, Seth, so he can write with it. ah He's going to hand it over. get ah Firstly, he holds it back a little bit because it's his only form of communication, then realises and hands it to you.
00:53:38
Speaker
Holds in his big, big ham hands. um And it's like, but whatever we plan, we have to make sure Nix doesn't know.
00:53:49
Speaker
Because the moment Nix knows, they know. Emron, you don't have to write that. You can just say that. Well, I'm confused, but if Nick can hear it... I understand. So, hang on, as Nick is back to you guys. You need to go downstairs. Can you go downstairs, please?
00:54:09
Speaker
What? Hang on, this is my ship!
00:54:14
Speaker
i The land but last time I checked, it was my ship. ohho Yeah, rock welcome to the conversation. So, you just want me to leave... I mean, the last time we threw someone out of this meeting, it didn't go well, just to say. but Well, he wandered off. Seth's going to do it on the boat He can't go anywhere. So...
00:54:35
Speaker
so Right. Hang on. Hang on. Hang on. I have no problem leaving. I understand. Savvy to what you guys are saying. I pick up what you're putting out, but I'm trying not to pick it up. But I just need just need some, because I've just had this revelation kind of put on me.
00:54:50
Speaker
um So I'm a conduit to the Obkriska, and they see what I see, and they hear what I hear. Correct? Correct. Fuck!
00:55:03
Speaker
o Nick, how often in your life have you just received thousands of gold from a shady organization? i could Would you believe it's happened more than a couple of times? And how often has that organization called to collect?
00:55:17
Speaker
I mean, no, you know, yeah but ah we're in a habit of making deals. This is just one more, but this it's more of the, it's more of like, i like, look, you know, ah fucked up.
00:55:28
Speaker
Absolutely. Didn't really know how much I fucked up. I wish someone gave me the 411. whatever that is here, but they know everything.
00:55:41
Speaker
Likely, yes. Ah, damn. I don't come off too well here. Fine. Okay. um Fuck. Seth's going to have written in big capital letters in his book.
00:55:53
Speaker
Nick, go away. are You are going to be our bait. He's going to show it. to He's going to make sure you look at it. He's going to show it to you and say, Nick, go away. You are our bait. And in the corner, it's still got the picture of like, you're on one side and we're on the other side.
00:56:09
Speaker
And he's going to just then shut the book and then come back over to to everyone else. Before he goes, his other option, Nick, throw that pouch into the ocean.
00:56:19
Speaker
Huh? It's your other option. With the bag of holding? Do we know that's what it's coming from? It's coming from this? Did you receive anything else from them? No, it's just a bag I hold in and in there was gold. Do you me to check it?
00:56:34
Speaker
I can check it. Fuck yeah, I do. ah i'm gonna I'm going to take the bag over to the bow the ship. i'm going to cast identify on it to find out if there's any other spells active on that item. Is that how identify works?
00:56:49
Speaker
Yeah, so it says you learn whether any ongoing spells are affecting the item and what they are. but on have Now, if he's holding the bag, are they looking at him or me? It's question. Seth, were you about to say something?
00:57:05
Speaker
ah Yeah, and Seth would have tried to get Nix's eye and just he'd start lightly tapping the side of his head.
00:57:14
Speaker
after After looking at everyone going, and asking that question out loud, looking towards Seth, he's like, hu ah connect your mind to his.
00:57:26
Speaker
What? You'll just hear him say, keep the bag, you need the money.
00:57:32
Speaker
You'll need the money, sorry. Keep the bag, you'll need the money. Hey. hu To answer your identify real quick. Nix, is anything in the bag other than money at the moment?
00:57:47
Speaker
No, it's just money. Okay, then just the conjuration magic for the bag itself is all you locate, Emron.
00:57:55
Speaker
Okay, as far as I can tell, it's not the bag. Nix, would you like me to check you? Yeah, but are you going to, I mean, yes. I'm like, you guys know everything and I'm sorry about this.
00:58:08
Speaker
You're more than welcome to check me, but isn't that just going to, and he's going to point down, going to show that thing up? no No, because it I'll be able to know what ongoing spells, plural.
00:58:25
Speaker
Okay. Do your doom. If any are affecting you.
00:58:33
Speaker
I mean, just take the get back i hold him back first. it We've said that's fine. know you're feeling, yeah. um I could see you getting twitchy. ah em Everyone will take Nix's hand in his, you know, worn, calloused hands.
00:58:48
Speaker
Mine are soft, like silk. Emmermans is not. um he's Like I wear gloves that have got Vaseline in them. I look like sandpaper. um I've got like ah a pearl in one hand, divining stones in the other, and um I've got Nyx's hand, and I will again cast Identify.
00:59:06
Speaker
Nyx's person? Yeah, so if you if you instead touch a creature throughout the casting, you learn which ongoing spells, if any, are currently affecting it. It's Nyx. Any spells currently affecting you? ah I have the Dia with Prego ongoing.
00:59:21
Speaker
Yeah, that's on there. I have my ah my bond with my the great old one. That spell. And that's the only ones that me and Nix as a player are aware of. Okay, so you just get necromancy.
00:59:43
Speaker
That's it. That's it. Just a necromantic spell.
00:59:48
Speaker
Emron shudders for moment and then lets go. And he looks at others. Unless it's something else on him that they're using, I can't find it.
01:00:04
Speaker
What about the gold itself? That's long gone. but all Every single piece? Yeah! We spent quite a bit.
01:00:15
Speaker
What's in that bag then? Other money? The gold that we got from this ship. Oh, okay. Then if they're tracking you, Nick, either it's some other way or whatever. I'm ah really sorry. I thought if I could find it, we could work out how to... No, don't be sorry. um I appreciate you checking. I guess that means I'll go downstairs then.
01:00:40
Speaker
nix will pull himself up less looking like a captain now than he did when he first aboard the vessel and uh and we'll just clip clop and how heavy is the um the uh the the the thing the barrel to the barrel powder so you'd be able to do an awkward like roll minus one to my strength you'd have to like twist it off So you'll just see... So he's going to walk over there, right? Already looking less like a captain and then spend a good five minutes just... Seeing that, Farat would walk over. Seeing that, Farat would walk over move the barrel from opening the house.
01:01:21
Speaker
Pity. Pity. Yeah. ah well as As you were... And Nix will go downstairs. You'll hear his voice as he goes down. Marius, Pike, Brot, tie-dye. We're in a conversation.
01:01:36
Speaker
Farrakh will come back from the barrel and will just say to the others now that Nix is out earshot. so The reason that this has been kept from us and from him is because we don't want the Abkhristra to know that we know that he's being spied on, right? Yeah, but they do know now.
01:02:00
Speaker
And that's when Seth slams his book down on the floor, sits down cross-legged, opens it up to the back page with the picture, and then continues to write. And what writes is, Nix and um because he's writing quickly now, Nix and Ob will think Nix will be bait.
01:02:16
Speaker
We will split from him to enact our plan. We will make him think this the whole time until the last minute. Then we stay with him. And then he basically then puts a circle around the bottom group of us and draws an arrow up towards where Nix is. Okay. Okay.
01:02:38
Speaker
Reverse. Make them think you're going to do something, but don't. And then he's going to write beneath it, us knowing they're listening gives us an edge, an edge that we haven't had before this.
01:02:51
Speaker
We now know what they know. We can control that. Awesome to that effect. And the Windwatched, I suppose, have been using this to their advantage the whole time, hence why we've not been told about it. Correct. Correct.
01:03:08
Speaker
Fair enough. Now you're thinking.
01:03:12
Speaker
So let's decide our plan and then you can tell Nyx what you want him to hear.
01:03:21
Speaker
There are four ways into the castle by sea.
01:03:33
Speaker
You could head up to the city proper, in through the main gate, in the courtyard, and then into the castle. It'll be the most patrolled, it'll be the most visible.
01:03:45
Speaker
But we don't know which force controls the castle. As I say, if it's a Chris Crone, you might be able to walk straight in. If it's Sleek Guardians, the same.
01:03:58
Speaker
Why would the Chris Crone just let us walk straight in? Because they know You're coming.
01:04:06
Speaker
Oh no, I want trap us. So they're like a trap. Who knows? Okay. Okay. But honestly, when was the last time the Kriskra bothered you?
01:04:17
Speaker
Before or after Nick's encounter?
01:04:22
Speaker
Before?
01:04:28
Speaker
I don't think it's a coincidence. I think the Wingwatch has done a very smart thing here. I really do. So, have you Chris got a good... I'm so confused. I don't know if it's as easy as saying one side is good, one side is bad.
01:04:46
Speaker
But they might just let you walk in. they may be entirely hostile. They behave differently in every kingdom, as we know. So it could be like the enemy of my enemy is my friend kind of jobbing. Potentially.
01:04:58
Speaker
Potentially. Because fighting the bad things. Or if we're... Okay, okay. It just gets fucking complicated. Or they haven't contemplated that we hold some cards. They think they hold all the cards and therefore would let us walk straight in. They also know everything we know. Like about the Gartrans, all that kind of stuff, about Alpha. They know everything. They'll know more, which is why we're doing this.
01:05:19
Speaker
da Okay, so we can go in the front door. What's in the way? Val, sorry. I was going to say they they're going to know that we're after Delman Trace.
01:05:31
Speaker
Correct. That's already been announced. It's a heavily fortified castle. I don't think it would bother them, the thought of us. What are we going to do? Walk in and just take him and walk straight back out?
01:05:43
Speaker
I also don't think it was circumstance that he left us or left behind his itinerary for the next few weeks.
01:05:52
Speaker
Perhaps he wants to be found.
01:06:00
Speaker
We don't know what we're walking into.
01:06:03
Speaker
The second option. The dock is likely occupied, but you might be able to walk ship to ship if we get as close as we can, and you can go up via the base of the cliff, through the royal dock, and into the castle from the cellar entrance.
01:06:24
Speaker
You might wish to make that call once so you see which forces occupy it. Perhaps as we sail closer over the coming day and a half or so, We'll get an understanding of which nautical traffic is occupying these waters.
01:06:39
Speaker
As we understand it, Sleetgarden and Shadow Men are in outright war now with each other.
01:06:49
Speaker
What the Navy is doing, we'll find out, I'm sure.
01:06:54
Speaker
Do you think there's a chance that if if people occupying the castle, they still need servants? Are there friends that we could call on to give us information?
01:07:04
Speaker
A lot of the good people we've ah relocated okay for their safety, but yes, we could explore that if we need to.
01:07:14
Speaker
yeah para
01:07:16
Speaker
When the heroes that stopped the Blight split, one of the ones that went with Helena was said to be a master thief. What's ever happened to him? He's still with her.
01:07:28
Speaker
They're not in the castle. They're not in Goldview. Not at the moment. If
01:07:39
Speaker
Dandelion... They're not there.
01:07:46
Speaker
Thankfully. Okay, so that's the second option. The third option. Looks at Tharok.
01:07:56
Speaker
Scale the walls. We'll take you into the cliffs. Scale 40 feet sheer cliff, 60 feet of foundations, and head up the turret another 40 feet.
01:08:11
Speaker
If you have the magical or physical means to do this, it might be the quietest.
01:08:18
Speaker
I mean, Bal and I can fly, so we could fly out there and drop a rope down.
01:08:24
Speaker
i can also... well have a feeling that I could help another member of ours fly. And I know that Nix has done that before as well. He's carried someone.
01:08:37
Speaker
So a few of us could we could fly up there. He had all of us over.
01:08:42
Speaker
So this is the option. Option four.
01:08:47
Speaker
Halfway up said cliffs is a cistern, a sewer entrance. It will not be the most pleasant, but it would get you to the kitchens.
01:08:59
Speaker
get you straight into the heart.
01:09:04
Speaker
But it's risky. If you go into the heart of the beast, you don't get the time to see what the beast looks like.
01:09:16
Speaker
I think it's best we know what we're fighting before we get there. Agreed. Or if we have to fight. I think we should also consider that if the cliffs are an option, that overlooking the sea, there is potential that even if they're not the way in, they could be the way out, particularly if someone has the means to ensure that their way down isn't a direct drop.
01:09:38
Speaker
So, four ways in and I offer a fifth way out. That ring I gave you, in the courtyard, you'll find the hound master's kennels.
01:09:53
Speaker
in the back room look to the east wall and there'll be a grove a groove where the ring will work the ring will contact something and open a door that'll lead you outside the city and it's there I'm proposing that i wait with horses
01:10:20
Speaker
that's a good idea
01:10:25
Speaker
It will be defended. it It will be isolated. It will be abandoned.
01:10:33
Speaker
That is the cleanest route out, but it might not be available to you once you're in.
01:10:39
Speaker
We used it in emergencies before. Would you need to go there in advance of us getting into the castle? Yes. ah Well, you you have the ring to open it.
01:10:51
Speaker
i will get you I will secure you transport on the exit. But you'll have to be there assuming we use it. But if we don't use it, you're on your own outside the city and we've still got to get you somehow, don't you?
01:11:03
Speaker
My concern is if we if we have that option and go, right, you wait outside the city, you're out there with s'mores and your dick in your hand, well, we have to go another way and you could get... If I don't see you by dawn, i will head to Goldport Keep.
01:11:18
Speaker
And I'll assume you've made your own way there. You also have the sending stone, do you not, Emron? Another way to communicate if needs... Only with Drago. That's how the sending stone works. I've got one-way communication... Two-way communication with Em. That's it.
01:11:33
Speaker
I can try to find something small, an animal, to send a message on to yourself if I know you're going to be there. I can have that prepared. I'll be there. Which...
01:11:48
Speaker
Brings me to another point. I don't mean to cause offence. How clean is your castle? Is it in good repair? Is it... Mine, I left it pristine.
01:12:01
Speaker
So are we likely to encounter things like rats or more likely cats or what kind of... Is there going to be any smaller animals that know about?
01:12:13
Speaker
potentially. but It's been a very long time since I've been home. And it has been occupied recently by members not of our family, so...
01:12:25
Speaker
There's a chance. We keep cats, we keep hounds, and rats are unavoidable in cities. If we need to scope out the castle beforehand, that's something I could do.
01:12:39
Speaker
Yes. should Or... take this. It's a so small book which Seth actually has a copy of but it's it's a book on the migrating birds of Western Erith.
01:12:57
Speaker
It's every common bird that would be seen in Sleek Isle as well with a picture.
01:13:05
Speaker
i
01:13:07
Speaker
I think I might be able to do something with this but I don't know if I'd be able to work it for myself yet.
01:13:19
Speaker
I'll do what I can.
01:13:22
Speaker
During this, Seth has been more furtive writing and his square map has now expanded into a ah small battle map as he he seems to just just just become bigger and he seems to straighten his back as he sits. and If he could command without speaking, he'd be attempting that.
01:13:41
Speaker
And if anyone was to look down, he'd have a map drawn. And basically what you've got is... The square is now the castle with the cliff edge and then a boat with oversized cannons drawn on it.
01:13:57
Speaker
And then ah to the in the corner, quite small to keep up on the same page, he's written classic show of force bluff. Nix is told, we go kitchen. We go kitchen.
01:14:08
Speaker
Maybe he overhears something about climbing the tower though. ah As in, we climb the tower, he doesn't in parentheses. When we get trace, distraction from the severed compass, it fires on the castle.
01:14:25
Speaker
Distraction equals courtyard, equals houndmaster's
01:14:32
Speaker
kennel, equals door, equals horses, equals clip-clop.
01:14:41
Speaker
And it kind of looks to to everyone. how How big is the system?
01:14:48
Speaker
It's
01:14:52
Speaker
and enough to drain castle grounds in a hurry. Four feet by four feet, perhaps smaller. Okay, now. That's going to be a tight fit for some of us.
01:15:07
Speaker
I'm sorry. um Just off that again, Seth will just quickly, again, he's just been scribbling, scribbling, scribbling down the whole time. He'll just write down in in capitals, if we grab Trace, do we question him there?
01:15:22
Speaker
Question mark? No. I think we need time. No. How long? We need to get him to go up or keep.
01:15:34
Speaker
He won't come easily. We need to knock him out. Yes. Or convince him somehow. We're too vulnerable. We're too vulnerable.
01:15:47
Speaker
We need to take him to an environment we own and we know and we can control. I don't know the seas. Nyx might, but we can't include him in this. That needs another point. What do we tell Nyx? He has to be told something.
01:16:01
Speaker
I mean, I like... the i like i like Seth's idea. I mean, personally, i like the idea of Nyx rocking up to the front door. I'm sure Nyx would like that idea also.
01:16:12
Speaker
On his own? I'll go with him.
01:16:17
Speaker
What happens after? What you mean? Say we are successful in everything we plan. If they have eyes on Nyx, then we bring Nyx to Goldport Keep.
01:16:32
Speaker
Clock's thickened.
01:16:37
Speaker
but yeah Seth's going to write, we get Delmon Trace to take it off? Off Nyx? We decide if the of Kriskra are allies, I suppose, after that meeting.
01:16:51
Speaker
That's true. And Baal. I suppose we enter the endgame.
01:16:59
Speaker
Our last few days before the alignment.
01:17:03
Speaker
And we make our final move. I thought we had 50 days, or is it? Yes, but do you really want for that wait for that clock to tick? Oh, no, no, no, no. no Now, one more thing before I leave you to really think about this, and I'm no works expert here. I support the actions that you'll take.
01:17:22
Speaker
This might just be a further point of consideration.
01:17:29
Speaker
One of my assistants has been looking into the demon...
01:17:36
Speaker
like breaches, let's say, specifically the ones that you are encountering.
01:17:44
Speaker
The intervals at which they are following Alpha are getting quicker.
01:17:54
Speaker
We were in the meeting last night for two or three hours.
01:18:03
Speaker
and a hell gate opened up outside the library.
01:18:11
Speaker
The reason I feel safest on this ship is because we are moving. If a hell gate opened, it would open in the middle of the ocean.
01:18:22
Speaker
What if you could
01:18:25
Speaker
get in the castle, remain hidden and stationary for a number of hours,
01:18:35
Speaker
If Alpha were in one location...
01:18:41
Speaker
Imagine... You would bring the distraction to the doorstep.
01:18:48
Speaker
A great risk. A huge risk. And one that puts all of your lives in danger, i know. What if the demons send more than they did last time? Because they know we've defeated that lot.
01:18:59
Speaker
so They'd be daft to just send that. They're they're going to send more each time of the game. This is the heart of where the forces from the Steel Nightmare are not aggressive.
01:19:10
Speaker
They are protecting Sleetgard.
01:19:16
Speaker
This could be an explosive. Could in theory be leered towards attacking but but the Hellgate. It also sounds like we might not necessarily have a choice.
01:19:30
Speaker
But it all depends who's occupying the castle. If it's Slick Guardians, please do not do that. Again, we might not have a choice. We bring hell whether we wish to or not.
01:19:47
Speaker
We could be unleashing... Just to make sure I've got this plan correct, i' I'm sorry, Val. We haven't formalized the plan, we're just looking at the pieces, but but what's your take? But the the pieces that I've got so far is we're talking about to Emron and Nyx walking up to the front gate.
01:20:04
Speaker
That's one option. Possible option. We're potentially seeing that as one of maybe two distractions or one distraction on its own. Another distraction on its own or potentially a second distraction is the crew on the ship who will stay here will launch a false flag attack at the castle.
01:20:20
Speaker
Perhaps we could even pass this off at the Shadomendian ship. It could be a potentially staged as a false flag attack. It's there potentially at war. And then we have another option, which is to get the rest of us into the castle, get hold of Delmontrace, and perhaps use a Hellgate in there to distract anything that could be on the other side. Although that's, as you say, only an option, providing we find Obkriska in there and not Steak Guardians.
01:20:51
Speaker
Would you even do it on the Obkriska?
01:20:56
Speaker
We have to get Delmontrace, whatever it takes, right?
01:21:03
Speaker
It's not an easy decision.
01:21:08
Speaker
I've said that I have. I'll be where you need me to be.
01:21:15
Speaker
ah suppose when we get closer, if I'm able to say cast my spell, we'll know exactly where in the castle he is. That might decide which direction we go. We'll also know.
01:21:28
Speaker
what the seas look like, what forces are aware the state of the war, and maybe be even some indication as to who is in the castle. I can certainly scout it if we get closer.
01:21:41
Speaker
And Seth's going to write, off sorry, Seth's going to write, but either way, Nyx now believes he is bait. Whatever we do, he has to stay with us for this to work.
01:21:54
Speaker
if Is it best to also, I know we're going to get there tomorrow evening. Nighttime's a good time to attack, isn't
01:22:04
Speaker
Yes, or mean, in times of war, are they always on guard? who is in that castle. This is the biggest unknown. But just as we can use the Kriskra via Nyx, we can use the demons via Alpha.
01:22:18
Speaker
We have tools.
01:22:21
Speaker
I have a question about this tracing on Nyx and what you know of it. if If it's something that they hear, are they further inside Nyx's mind, say? Because is there any reason why we can't tell Nyx the true plan as long as she does it telepathically?
01:22:36
Speaker
I do not know. I just know they've known everything you've done since that exchange. I think we've just got to assume everything. So we have to basically keep Nick Semi in the dark on what we're doing.
01:22:49
Speaker
yes On another point to that, if Prager is now in Prisoner of Tolkien in the Hells, what if Tolkien's able to monitor and everyone sort of looks down at his his own marks?
01:23:09
Speaker
Because Prego could always see what we're doing.
01:23:13
Speaker
How do we know that demons can't see now as well? If they've been following us, chances are they can. They are more likely connected to myself. Demons, as far as we're aware, have no skin in the game as far as Del Montreux is concerned, right? But if Prego's... The point is, if Prego...
01:23:39
Speaker
Prager's brother is able to do something to be able to tap into what we're doing.
01:23:46
Speaker
um My point is that whatever we're trying to do is against the demon's interest. The demons will try and stop us. And if they can, kill Delmontrace at the same time.
01:24:01
Speaker
That is also good motivation for moving Delmontrace out of the castle. If he is aware a Hellgate could spawn if we were to hang around and Upchriska are in charge of the castle, then he probably wouldn't want to put his own a team at risk.
01:24:18
Speaker
and Ask yourself, while Delman Trace has not dared to approach you for very long, think you shared more than two hours at the Jewel of the Desert Champions and then he was gone.
01:24:33
Speaker
And of course you need him alive if Baal's understanding of... Shondralakar is correct. Yeah, there's links to one thing that we don't understand, which is the 13 names.
01:24:46
Speaker
Which I'm hoping we'll learn. There's risk on all sides, right? We we we have to get Delmontreis, but we have to accept as well that we may lure other things closer to him that would gladly benefit from his death when we need him alive. So we have to just i know that that risk is there and be prepared for it.
01:25:05
Speaker
We can't make firm plans until we know exactly what the situation is at that castle. Agreed. Once we know that, we can not tell Nyx anything.
01:25:19
Speaker
I'm going to leave you. Think about this. You're the experts. I don't want to confuse things. And then I will just not speak to Nix for the rest of the journey unless you say otherwise.
01:25:32
Speaker
You can control this. I'm sure. This isn't easy. He's your friend. i understand. You're sacrificing a lot.
01:25:45
Speaker
Whatever you need. I'll just be in there.
01:25:51
Speaker
and he moves into the cabin but doesn't shut the door.
01:25:56
Speaker
Just a thought. If we're going down the route of the double bluff,
01:26:05
Speaker
could we not tell Nick's everything?
01:26:15
Speaker
I mean, the other plan is that we're
01:26:19
Speaker
you know We assume they think it's a double bluff. Let's assume that whoever's in the Crisker are smart. And they assume that we've realised the issue and therefore we know that the bait is not the real bait.
Two-Pronged Castle Attack
01:26:36
Speaker
So let's have Knicks, you know, let's fucking walk up to the front door. Meanwhile, other members of our group are going in another way.
01:26:48
Speaker
gives us two avenues of attack.
01:26:51
Speaker
If some of us are at the front door making noise if we have to, that surely draws people away from the rest of the castle
01:27:02
Speaker
so you can get Delmontreus.
01:27:06
Speaker
Some of us aren't as sneaky as others. who Who of us are the best at sneaking in then? Certainly not myself. I've done infiltration before. I can do it.
01:27:18
Speaker
right do I'd rather not go for a grate where I'm going to be two foot taller than it. If all be said. i we put but Alpha, are you sure you're not so you're not like quiet as sorcerer? you I'm afraid not. So that's going write down...
01:27:39
Speaker
well We don't know anything until you know. until we know what's running this place. We can't make any plans until then.
01:27:49
Speaker
No. But I can also, i can prepare a spell that makes us, well, maybe offsets the negativity of our stealth. I can remove our footprints, and things like that. so So you could take some people in.
01:28:10
Speaker
Yes. There's another option of... a bigger distraction, possibly one that would wipe our hands. Considering we are going back to, Goldport keep.
01:28:22
Speaker
We are not too far from my goblins. It's been a while as since as I've seen them, but how far away are the goblins from the city? I mean, how far Goldport keeps what a few hours.
01:28:36
Speaker
I, as I recall, it might've been half a day's travel away from Goldport keep for the goblins.
Distraction Tactics with Goblins
01:28:45
Speaker
They could potentially cause a rather big distraction. There were many of them. That's a long time for us to... mean, they're at Goldport Keep now, aren't they? I had invited them to stay there, yes, with Orla. Didn't Orla say that the goblins had turned up?
01:29:01
Speaker
I do believe so. But we're still a few hours outside of the city from there. Yeah, my concern is us waiting around for that. Plus, no offence to... He's got the opportunity, correct me if I'm wrong, Alpha, you can you can talk to them, can't you? You've got a means of contact.
01:29:19
Speaker
They speak the common tongue. I had a means of communication previously, before I took on the essence of the princess. Had? Alas, yes, unfortunately, similar to Emron sending stone with Drago, I had one with the goblins, but they didn't seem to understand the premise of using it.
01:29:42
Speaker
They merely thought they were talking to a stone rather than myself.
01:29:49
Speaker
I mean, that i I am 100% for there's no such thing as a bad idea, but
01:29:57
Speaker
if you say you can't actually talk to them or they might not believe you, that sounds like a bad idea. It's more of a potential diversion to Goldport Keep before heading to the castle.
01:30:11
Speaker
right yeah with Yeah, but it's it absolutely depends on time adds extra time to our journey, though, doesn't it? Well, if nothing else, the goblins could be really useful for dealing with anyone who comes on our heels.
01:30:23
Speaker
It might buy us more time at Goldboard Keep. That's true. A defending strategy. ah did The leader arrives and says, stop anyone coming through. Okay, so we can't make any plans that until we're closer.
01:30:38
Speaker
Right. I still think... Go on. Sorry, Seth. Seth is going to write, but we have options. We have possibilities. This is better than before.
01:30:50
Speaker
Oh, yeah. We've got lots of options. I like us going with the plan. I like it. I mean, i know splitting up doesn't sound great, but it equally means all of our eggs aren't in one basket.
Stealth and Invisibility Options
01:31:04
Speaker
It also means that there'll be some of us that they can't see. As long as Nyx isn't with the all of us, they they can only see Nyx. They can't see the rest of us. And Nyx can go invisible. I know that that won't help with him being seen, can can anyone else channel any invisibility?
01:31:20
Speaker
Is that the checks he's had? No. I'm afraid not. Okay. Well, that's good to know. Can he make someone else invisible? we made He made... Sparrow Hall. He made you a visible name before.
01:31:33
Speaker
And, okay. So there's, okay, right. The way I see it is we arrive, one or two of us quickly scout the area, find out what it is we're facing, we make the decision of one of the five entrances, and it sounds like we've got four or maybe even five different avenues for distractions and infiltration. It sounds like Emron is the person to turn to to find Del Montreis.
01:32:02
Speaker
It all depends on who's occupying that castle, doesn't it? Yeah, but removing him. That's the one thing we
Confronting Delmontreus
01:32:08
Speaker
haven't talked about. We know how to get out, where to go, where we go from that point, but when we actually encounter him, then what? mean, if we punch him enough and tie up, we've just taken with us.
01:32:20
Speaker
He's an incredibly powerful mage and leader of an entire country. We'll punch him really hard.
01:32:32
Speaker
Okay.
01:32:35
Speaker
Or we invite him and say, hey, Demontraeus, we're actually trying to save the world. Want to come with us? If you want to live?
01:32:43
Speaker
Come with us if you want to live. And then Seth's going to um look at you, Baal, and draw his sword, scimitar, and kind of point to that like, huh? We could always, huh?
01:32:57
Speaker
And then he's also going to be pointing to a spell, And you can just make out the cursive, horrible, archaic writing at the top of the page that just says, speak with dead. just does a little shrug like, hmm? Can I imagine that all your people are also stick men as well? Oh yeah, 100%. Everything's a stick man. yeah. I'd like to imagine neither of us like drooling and just nodding like Jack Nicholson.
01:33:19
Speaker
i don't I don't like the idea of actually killing Delmontris. Lithavrodic's very sad. No. And even though I would be able to revive him if I got to him in time and had the funds to do so, there's no saying
Contingency Planning
01:33:34
Speaker
that... Mixed got gold.
01:33:36
Speaker
let's go Yeah, but with his death, that that could sever the ties to Shumdroddakar. I don't think it's worth it. But, backup plan for when everything goes horribly wrong and we, you know, destroy Aerith.
01:33:48
Speaker
Yeah. That's terrifying that you have a spell like that. Seth's going to grinningly nod and then just circle just the head and then do like a little tapered line across the neck and do a thumbs up.
01:34:00
Speaker
Okay. Have you, have you used it before? No, he's shaking his head. Okay. Okay. It's going to be difficult to speak with the dead when I can't talk, but you know. So get close to the castle, look out who's occupying it.
01:34:17
Speaker
Who's occupying it does depend on how we go in there, whether we go in guns blazing, Sneaky sneaky or a bit of both.
01:34:26
Speaker
Okay. Some of us are less stealthy than others. Alpha raised his hand.
01:34:34
Speaker
I know that I could be sneaky. I don't like the idea of leaving Nick's. I could potentially. his mouth out the front. Yeah, but he won't be alone.
Splitting the Team
01:34:45
Speaker
Yes, but he won't be with me. Emron, I know you can you couldn't heal.
01:34:54
Speaker
But it's just me and you. Now.
01:34:59
Speaker
We're the only two that can keep this group alive. True. I'm not losing anyone. I'm not doing that again.
01:35:13
Speaker
It's surely too dangerous, though, to take him with us, though, right? If the old Chris Grick can see him, that's that's too dangerous. We have to accept that the split is the safest way to actually protect him.
01:35:26
Speaker
and the rest Yeah, he can't actually to go the way we're actually going. But you're the one that knows the way to go. Yes, but I'll be able to tell you where he is outside the castle, won't I? I don't know. I hope so.
01:35:41
Speaker
And Nyx will be able to can do the next we um
01:35:49
Speaker
If you walk up to the front gate, they're surely not just going to leave you there. They're going to take you into the castle. Maybe there's a chance we can reconvene once we're on the inside. Oh, yeah. I mean, that's that's that's my point. I mean, you know.
01:36:05
Speaker
The last thing they're going to expect is us so someone to walk up to their front door bald as brass.
01:36:14
Speaker
They'll take you inside the castle. Some of us enter the other way. We reconvene once we're inside, once we have done one's race. Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. wait wait wait Alpha, you certainly can't go, and I'm really sorry, you can't go as you.
01:36:27
Speaker
You can, am I right in thinking can still disguise yourself?
01:36:33
Speaker
I'm afraid not as well. That was more so of a... Arthur Fisher. We cannot have you appearing as yourself, but I was going to say you've got the ability to to move yourself and someone else. that You did it with Sebastian pretty much into the hells.
01:36:50
Speaker
But if if you're with Nyx, you have a means of escape, or if you're imprisoned, removal from imprisonment maybe? True, but it is rather loud.
01:37:02
Speaker
Yes. Yes.
01:37:05
Speaker
i would have to But you've walked up to the front gate. Why do you just need to be quiet? But if we're splitting the group into a front door party and a excuse the expression back door party then
01:37:23
Speaker
Emron can keep everyone alive in your group?
01:37:28
Speaker
I'd say Nick, myself, Seth walk up to that front door. Potentially. That leaves Baal, Alpha, Tharok.
01:37:46
Speaker
To go the sneaky way.
01:37:51
Speaker
Both groups with the front line and the back line, I suppose. Yep. Seth nods.
01:37:58
Speaker
What do we tell Nyx?
01:38:01
Speaker
Well, I'll just tell Nyx. I said Nyx. We're going to go walking up to the front door.
01:38:10
Speaker
Do a couple of weird winks at him as well. That'll really shit him up.
01:38:15
Speaker
I mean, I think Nick's will believe me. don't think he knows. ah for I don't think I can lie. so Well, you wouldn't be lying. No, exactly. So, yeah.
01:38:26
Speaker
But the point is that it's an option. I mean, the point is we could get there and realize this is all. I mean, last time we made a really elaborate plan like this. it never fucking happened. So, you know.
01:38:39
Speaker
No, that's true.
01:38:44
Speaker
I just think splitting our things, I know you don't want to consider it, Bal, but us all together, it's great, but it literally puts everything on that one moment. And a group of us in a four-by-four space for a long time
01:39:03
Speaker
I just don't like the idea of it being the only your option.
01:39:09
Speaker
Because they'll know we're coming from that way.
01:39:14
Speaker
You don't want to leave Nick's on your own. Totally agree. We don't leave anyone else. No, we don't leave each other hanging out to dry.
01:39:21
Speaker
I trust you, Emron. Seth and I can tell you whatever they hand out.
01:39:29
Speaker
Having processed the plan, Farok's going to just take a deep breath and he's going to take the remaining bowl of stew over to Seth and he's just going to go, i know you said you didn't want any, but this is made with filbish
Preparing for Battle
01:39:46
Speaker
weed. It's good for your constitution.
01:39:49
Speaker
We might need all the edge we can get. Yeah, and Seth would take it and give him respectful nod and take some take some mouthfuls of the food.
01:40:03
Speaker
Enjoy your six temporary hit points. Oh, shit, yeah. And you all just look at the barrel that's sitting above the trap door.
01:40:24
Speaker
After a while, Seth's going to stand up and move over to the barrel, look at it for a minute, look back at everyone else. And then he's going to look and get a second barrel and start pulling it in front until he sees probably a slight aghast look from some people, kind of, what?
01:40:45
Speaker
And then he will move the the primary barrel away from the front of the entrance until it's clear and then open up the hatch. No, this is a four. I said four, okay? This is not how you play Liars Dice, guys. Come on.
01:41:02
Speaker
Nice. i Seth will go back up the watchtower as well. I'm going say.
01:41:09
Speaker
And, Pao, I imagine you're the first person to kind of look look down into the hold.
01:41:16
Speaker
They're all naked. And as you you look down there, your friend's on deck with you, plotting your next steps, which...
01:41:31
Speaker
absolutely mean life or death for all of you. The one person you care about most, you can't tell a single thing that hasn't been considered.
01:41:45
Speaker
And Sparrowhawk just comes out of his cabin and purges next to you, Seth, as you tuck into your fish stew and just whispers,
01:42:01
Speaker
I miss your voice.
Episode Conclusion
01:42:08
Speaker
so And that's where we're going to end this week's episode. and The fellowship of the tabletop.
01:42:12
Speaker
Bellum Draconis. Piss.
01:42:18
Speaker
We have a plan.
01:42:21
Speaker
Have a goddamn plan. It's good plan. This shit's going to to hell. I thought that Seth was about to speak for a moment. Oh my God. He might next week. Oh, how we get the How long do you have to wait until we find out?
01:42:36
Speaker
Seven days. That's literally the point. Great David gave us the answer. Seven days.
01:42:42
Speaker
Great. Grouchy bastards. took him on a boat on We're on a boat. We're on a boat. ah that That took a hard right. um So I'm going to bring it back.
01:42:56
Speaker
going to bring it back now to thanking you all for tuning in, listening, making us a party every day week. We love you for it. That was a damn fine episode right there. Yeah,
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