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Ep. 16 Bear Necessities - Shadowmend Tales
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The party try to reconcile over their differences.
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Intro written and produced by Joseph McDade
Music kindly provided by Fesliyan Studios
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Graphic Humor and Dark Introduction
00:00:00
Speaker
That's not what I'm saying. I'm saying, I mean, if you're gonna cut someone's head off and shit down their neck, the least you can do is, you know, you can cut his legs off and shit in the stumps. It's up to you. Oh my god. You got a very odd obsession with shitting in things.
Meet the Fellowship of the Tabletop
00:00:28
Speaker
Hello everyone and welcome to this week's episode of the Fellowship of the Tabletop. We are a live play 5e podcast set in the disputed lands of the Verandian jungle and the magical homebrew world of Aerith. My name is Darren and I'm going to run some D&D for you today and my goodness me don't we have some things to resolve. These are the Shadowmen Tales. With me tonight we have playing the bug bed druid Chungus Bongwater with our one-shot extraordinaire Wilbot
00:00:58
Speaker
Everyone was in party fighting. Playing the goblin barbarian druid Kratz we have Callum. Those claws were fast as lightning. Playing the dragonborn paladin Drago we have Ian. It did not get a little bit frightening. Playing the dragonborn rogue Sheingar we have Mark.
00:01:25
Speaker
But it was extra lightning. I don't know the words fucking... Playing the hobgoblin with it. Ookaburra, we have Danny. You've caught me googling the lyrics to Kung Fu Fighting. And last but by no means least, playing the father of this shitstorm, we have the human ranger Macbenna, who is played by Will. Some fool's gonna die tonight.
Recap and Mysterious Arrival
00:01:55
Speaker
Okay, I think you can all pretty much remember what's happened, but I'm hoping we can coax our epic voiceover guy just to give us a quick overture of what happened last time. Very quick. Let's get ready to rumble, ladies and gentlemen. In this corner, we have Kratz. In this corner, we've got Okaburra. In this corner, we've got everybody else. And in the middle, we've got McBetter.
00:02:24
Speaker
So, our listeners. The party left the treehouse. It was all going fine. Kratz decided to mouth off about things. McBenna took a fence. A punch was thrown. And things escalated quickly. Let's get back to it. Thank you, epic voiceover guy. And as you recall at the end of the last episode, Wren shouted out this, stop! And what you will see
00:02:52
Speaker
is Ren looking over you all at something that is emerging through the tree lines. And what you see, those of you, am I right in thinking just actually before I describe what you see? The vines have gone, haven't they? So all of your heads are free now. No one is restrained anymore. Right, terrific. Yeah, what you will see is a hooded figure carrying a lantern.
Call for Peace and Unity
00:03:21
Speaker
walking towards you. Oh, shit. That's Ren's turn. Drag it. What do you want to do? No. Can you make a wisdom saving throw, please? Yes, I can. DC 13. Oh, I need to use best apps.
00:03:49
Speaker
as Drago's amulet glows a deeper red and his hand grasps it. Eighteen. And you pass, you are not held as I cast Hold Person on you. However, Drago is gonna
00:04:09
Speaker
draw out his great axe, stand between you and McBenna. So if you were to attack McBenna, you'd have to hit Drago first. So Dragonborn shield, like just meat shield is up and the great axe is out, pointed towards you. There's no malice in Drago's eyes, but his teeth are bared as he growls down to you or up at you because you're a fucking bear. How tall are you as a bear?
00:04:39
Speaker
I'm a big brown bear, 8'4". Alright cool, so it looks up at you with teeth bared. Look, I understand that you want to tear his head off, but I am not gonna let you kill him. Have some sense about what is happening around you. I did not save Aerith for this shit to happen.
00:05:06
Speaker
We have a common enemy and a common goal. Let cooler heads prevail. But I warn you, I won't let you kill him. Nor would I let him kill you. That's the end of my go. Thank you.
00:05:27
Speaker
This figure appears to have emerged from the trees. Drago has put himself between the bear and the banner. What do you want to do? In a single move, look where Ren is pointing. Clock the figure, throw the short sword to the floor which thuds into the ground blade first and in a single swift movement pull out his short bow and an arrow and loose it towards the figure aiming to hit like a leg.
Emotional Turmoil and Illusions
00:05:54
Speaker
Roll to hit.
00:05:56
Speaker
because he is, the blood is pumping. He ain't got rage, but he kinda got rage. Ah, fuck, that's a seven. Yeah. The arrow misses. It shoots straight past this figure. That's a warning shot. Stop where you are. That's his time. Okay, thank you. McBenna, top of the round. Okay.
00:06:23
Speaker
Well, okay, so much going through McBenna's mind right now, what Karl said before he transformed, then the attack on him. What Kratz said, do you mean? Yes, what did I say? Karl, who's just... Well, the two are one and the same now. What Kratz slash Karl, you know, they're all the same to me now. Same letter, it's fine. What Kratz said about McBenna bleeding some more and
00:06:55
Speaker
He was ready to then go for this and he felt his life was over, but he was ready to go out and die the way he lived. Drago has interposed himself and he hears Drago's words and a bit of a bro moment. He feels like, oh, Drago's not my back. And then mentions that he won't let McBenna kill Krat, so it's okay. He feels a bit hurt by that.
00:07:19
Speaker
He will then turn and see this figure of Karl. If the DM will permit, am I able to use the bonuses that favored enemy gives me to tell me whether this is actually Karl for certain?
00:07:43
Speaker
Depends what favoured enemy does. I mean favoured enemy, in the stats it's like you've got your advantage on survival checks to track him as well as on intelligent check to call information and basically it's, you know, Macbeth has made, you know, Carl his number one enemy. Is this person definitely Carl or do I get a sense that he is, it's an image of him, you know, Macbeth wants to know whether this is actually Carl or he's being fucked with.
00:08:13
Speaker
Your blood is pumping and this is a very rational thought decision. You can make a perception check by all means. Is that an action? I'll let you have it as your bonus action. Okay, cool. That look is it. Oh, that's a 19. Okay. You glance over to that.
00:08:41
Speaker
And you and only you, for those of you who are just to resist the essence of metagame, you also think that seems very convenient that he's appeared and you glance back at Ren, you can see that on the back of one of her hands, despite the fact that she appears to be looking at this figure intently, you get the sense that maybe this is a very convincing spellcaster putting on an act and you can just see a slight glint in one of the rubies, but perhaps that
00:09:10
Speaker
Ren has something to do with this. I just want to stress for Fidelity, the only person who is aware of that at the minute is McBenna. Okay. At that point, McBenna will have looked at Carl, a flicker of his eyes towards Ren. He'll recognize what she's doing and has
Unveiling the Illusion
00:09:36
Speaker
Yeah, fuck it. What's what happens? We'll see whether people take their attack opportunities because I think booker is still within striking distance. I am going to take a step backwards, almost squaring around, and he's going to pull out his bow and look intently towards Carl. Unless someone's going to stop him with any attacks of opportunity.
00:10:03
Speaker
The only person who can right now is Draghi because of where he's positioned himself. Oh, I thought he was only blocking Kratz, not Ukaburra. But that's in my head. If both, then that's fine. Well, I suppose no, you're right. In theory, he's only put himself between Kratz. So, Ukaburra, you in theory have scoped to use your reaction, should you wish. And I have Warcaster as well.
00:10:31
Speaker
So I thought I'd thought I'd give you the option because it's obviously in theory Drago also has his reaction here just for sure Can I can I use my reaction to take an attack of opportunity, please? but I'm not going to do something damaging because I'm trying to Educate McBener into the the
00:11:01
Speaker
The bad thing he's done in our lands, uh, to want, one of the better phrase. Uh, and I'm going to use my broadcaster feet to cast and levitate, uh, on McBenna with an attempt to suspend him 20 foot in the air. Uh, so you need to make a con save, please McBenna, unless you want to be levitated fucking genius. I just got to point that out.
00:11:28
Speaker
It's not uncontrollable, is it? I just hover 20 feet in the air. Well, I can try you on each of my turns. You can't do anything. But for now, you'll just go up because it's not a turn. It's a reaction. Yeah. Yeah. By putting it on my go, I could still do stuff while being levitated. Yeah. Yeah, you can. Yeah. Yeah. That's a six. You fail. So you have been raised 20 feet vertically in the air. You'll remain there for the duration.
00:11:55
Speaker
which means you won't get mauled by a bear. A target can only move by pushing or pulling against a fixed object, for which I imagine there isn't any. No. Trees! There are trees! Yeah, that's my reaction. Okay, it's still your turn. You've just been gone up in the air, but you are still on your turn then.
Cultural Tensions and Traditions
00:12:23
Speaker
Okay.
00:12:25
Speaker
I've used my bonus action, so I don't have... Yeah, no, I will put my bow out and I'm aiming it towards Karl. And that's it. Okay. Cool, thank you. That's you done. Krat, a dragonborn has just leveled with you. The human you were aiming for has just levitated into the air.
00:12:53
Speaker
this figure has appeared. As far as you're aware, it's a figure. The information that McBenna has is not privy to you. What do you want to do? Well, I don't think I even know what Karl Geith actually looks like. I don't think I've ever actually seen him anyway. So this figure's turned up. I would ignore the figure. I will roar wildly up at McBenna.
00:13:19
Speaker
now hovering above, and I would also roar in Drago's face as well out of sheer frustration that I can't attack my target. I'm almost attempting a communication type of thing in the best way I know how. But that is all I would do. I speak raw. I would probably just kind of run around Drago a little bit just to try and get in a better position to scratch or claw
00:13:45
Speaker
at Macbeth and realizing that I can't and I would just roar out of frustration. Okay, thank you. Chungus, you again haven't seen Karl, but you've seen this figure appear here to all intents and purposes at the minute is a real figure. Nothing has happened to design you otherwise. Okay, and I would be aware from the description, obviously with the lanterns, I'd be able to put two and two together with regards to the lanterns that we've seen with the two goblin folk.
00:14:14
Speaker
So I know this is, in my mind, big, nasty bastard, rip off his head, shit down his neck, man. Okay. In which case, and also seeing the better floating up into the air again, Chungus, his starry eyes, uh, grow wide with shock, with fear, but also with determination. And, uh, you see him.
00:14:37
Speaker
turn himself towards this figure moving forwards and he kind of chants something I'm not entirely sure what necessarily but some druidic wording of sorts and from the sky you will see like a moonbeam basically blast down next to where this figure is
00:15:03
Speaker
And with this star's moonlight somewhat, you would see bones of a creature assembling on the floor and upon them, like skin, leathery reptilian skin making its way over it to this hulking bipedal dinosaur with these ridged eyes, effectively what Chungus's
00:15:28
Speaker
animals for the first time for an allosaurus within probably 10 feet or so from what he considers to be Carl. Third level spell slot gone. Thank you this allosaurus appears, this bone structure allosaurus appears near this figure. Thank you. Ukaburra, Chungus, anything else actually?
00:15:53
Speaker
I think I need to kind of roll its initiative because it doesn't do it necessarily on my turn unless that's something that you want to happen because it takes its own turns. But no, that's all I do from this. This is something that Chungus isn't. I've not seen the Druid in-game for ages, but I've fought any form of Conjure spell. Do they roll their own initiative or do they take their turn immediately after you? On the wording of the spell says it rolls its own
00:16:23
Speaker
I'm just going to quickly grab those stats because they are in front of me just so I don't get it wrong. It's a plus one.
00:16:36
Speaker
So, the initiative role is a 14, which is ironically the exact same as mine. Okay, I'll soft it in immediately after you. It's the other source's turn. What do you want to do with it? Well, it is going to, well, I'll kind of call out and basically tell it to attack, because that's exactly what I would do. So it's going to go ahead and make a melee attack at this, Carl, basically. And that is a terrible role, an 11 to hit.
00:17:06
Speaker
Okay. It goes to swing for this creature and just misses, uh, this beguiling creature just seems to get out of its way. Is that the, can it make a second attack or is it just the one? No, I think it's just the one. Okay. Thank you. Um, Luca Burrow, your turn. Okay.
Questioning Reality and Perceptions
00:17:24
Speaker
So, uh, mainly focusing on, uh, levitating, uh, McBenna.
00:17:31
Speaker
I'm going to begin my turn by raising Benner another 20 feet. So McBenna is now 40 feet suspended in the air. And then I'm going to just look around all the commotion and this roaring bear, this hooded figure and everyone going to attack it. I'll just say to Kratz, that must be the cat man. Go get your revenge. And I'm just going to keep an outstretched arm under
00:18:01
Speaker
So I position myself underneath, yeah, stroll, so I'm underneath McBenna and just keep elevating him. Elevating, increasing his altitude. He's getting higher and higher up. That's my turn. Okay, thank you. Start of Ren's turn, can everyone make a perception check, please? Okay, quickly down the order. McBenna, what'd you get? 18.
00:18:29
Speaker
Thank you. Kratz, what did you get? Bear stats, obviously. Yeah, I'm just checking the bear stats. 10. Thank you. Chungus? 13 with a passive of 15 if that helps or not. Thank you. Draghi? 16. Thank you. Sanga? 21.
00:18:49
Speaker
What all of you notice is this figure pulls back its hat and now you can see the smiling smug confident face for some of you of a tabaxi for those of you who know Karl Karl and his eyes open and these dark purple eyes stare at you. What you see as that happens is a slight just a very very slight semantic twitch from Rem.
00:19:21
Speaker
That's the end of Ren's go. Jago, it's your turn. What's Kratz doing again? Just roaring with frustration. Kratz, he moved around you and roared towards me. And roared in your face.
00:19:51
Speaker
Okobura has moved behind me so that he's directly underneath McBenna, I assume. Yeah, Kratz has not moved out of level of being engaged with you otherwise he would have had to have declared that. So he's still technically engaged with you, he's just moved around the other side.
00:20:21
Speaker
A jargo is dumbfounded and will just stand his ground a little bit confused of what's going on. And that's the end of my go. Thank you, Syengar. You're the other person now to have noticed that perhaps all isn't what it seems with this hooded figure.
00:20:49
Speaker
Now, I'm being a douchebag here a little bit. If it's a semantic, I'm saying she did a little twitch, she did a little move, and that's something that she'll freaking know. Basically, there seemed to be a link between Ren doing something with her hand and this figure pulling down its hood. Okay. I don't know lots of magic stuff, so I'm just going to turn to Ren and go, bless you, and then pull another arrow back and fire it at this figure again. Sorry, Darren, so prolong your pain. That is a natural one, so it's a six. You miss again. Fuck.
00:21:19
Speaker
Um, I got nothing. I just got lower the bow and lower his head. Okay, thank you. And McBenna, your turn. Okay, um, I'm aware we're not dents in the trees now. Are there tree branches, uh, within reach of me? Um...
00:21:40
Speaker
I mean, I'm purposely navigating you. So you because I thought you just I know, I know you described us as not being in the dense forest. But like, is it a complete canopy? Or are they all spread out? It's much clearer here. I would say that you would have to move yourself to get within range of a tree. Okay, that's fine, which I can't. That's fine. Because I was gonna use the tree as propelling me. Fine.
00:22:05
Speaker
Uh, okay. In that case, uh, I am going to cast, uh, yeah, I'm going to cast Hunter's Mark then please. Uh, no, not yet. Yeah. I'm going to pass Hunter's Mark. Uh, I'm going to cast on the bear. Um, and yeah, that's my, and then that's my 10. Okay. Thank you. Crats gone higher up.
00:22:32
Speaker
Yeah, but the hood has come down now and you can see a cat-like figure as well. Yes, I've also heard Ukaburra say this must be the cat-man as well.
00:22:45
Speaker
Yeah, um, still being a very angry brown bear. I'm going to let loose one final roar. Um, and this one's like real blood curd and it makes the head stand on the end of your arms and neck and all that kind of stuff. Um, I am going to go into a rage for it and I'm going to rush at, um, Carl Jeet. I'm going to try to attack him.
00:23:08
Speaker
Yeah, I'll say you can reach this turn because I didn't specify movement, so I'll save within range. I don't have 40 feet. Yeah, it's fine. You're fine. The Allosaurus is also next to you, the Bone Allosaurus. What do you want to do? You reach Carl Geats? I'm going to attack. I'm going to do the multi-attacks. I'm going to, first of all, try and swipe at him a couple of times for 14 to hit.
00:23:38
Speaker
Okay, swipe. What actually happens is that it appears to go through him as if you go to him and what you get is nothing but air. What do you want to do with the second one? Well, the second one is a bite. I'm standing up on my hind legs and I'm going to bite and I'm going for his neck. I'm going for the jugular. Go for it.
00:24:04
Speaker
23 to hit yeah this one seems to almost you seem to almost encapsulate this figure's neck but your jaw just comes together and gets nothing but air in your teeth jutta for the purpose of for the purpose of narrative here and for the purpose of what's happening and because of where you are situated I'm going to come out of initiative and what happens is all of a sudden this figure disappears and you just hear a disgruntled voice come from behind you all and goes
00:24:34
Speaker
I thought you all could do with a reminder of what it is we're doing here. As Ren lets go of the spell Major Image, and Carljeet, or the figure of Carljeet, disappears. He's having a very confused beer. And Ben is going to be elevated to 60 feet height. Let him down, please.
Plea for Reconciliation
00:25:01
Speaker
I will. I just want apologies, I think. No apologies are necessary. And I will roar at that. Look, clearly there is some mistake going on here. But this is between Macbeneh and Kratz, and they should sort it out their own way. I'm afraid
00:25:29
Speaker
The law of our land suggests that Goblin Kin look after Goblin Kin. Right, and I am looking after him. Let him down, and we can talk about this. I'll just shout up. Are you ready to come down? MacBenna will wipe his mouth, spit a gobble of blood towards the ground, and just look at you.
00:26:01
Speaker
My eye. I should have opened your mouth. Not caught. While he's deciding, craps will be walking just next to Ukaburra and his mouth is literally growling constantly. He's got the drool coming down. He's poised, he's ready, and he's showing his disdain and distrust right now.
00:26:29
Speaker
Just to get a full read on the situation. Astrid, Chungus. Yeah? I'm conflicted and confused and you're the closest thing we have to a clan leader. Help. Well, and I hear look over at Drago for this because McBatter is 60 feet above his head and he can't make eye contact. You've got to understand, Drago,
00:26:59
Speaker
These are our lens, these are our customs, and what McBennett did there is, I'm not saying I'm on, well, anyone's side, per se, but he's in the wrong. He's going to have to apologize to make this right. And same goes for you. That reaction, I mean, you didn't need to turn him into a marshmallow. Those hands are going to need some looking after.
00:27:29
Speaker
I appreciate where you're coming from, Jungus. But the way I see it, despite the lands, we are talking about a person that these two have a blood feud with, and these two need to sort it out on their own. Apology or not, it's between Kratz and MacBenna. Now, I will draw the line at actual death.
00:27:56
Speaker
But if they need to sort it out, they need to sort it out together, without us piling in. And in your lens, that might have been true, Drago, but that's not how it works. Then can I suggest a simple split here. Send McBenna down and we will be on our way. There is no crawl needed past that.
00:28:23
Speaker
I do not mean to offend your lands, but I will not stand in the way of our mission. Sounds like we've got a common cause. But if we're heading into the city, if we're heading into Dashcal Rare, and you don't know how to conduct yourself, I mean, I'll be honest, my little brother, Andukaburra here, they're going to be the least of your problems. In all honesty, Drago,
00:28:53
Speaker
It sounds like you need us if this is what you think is all right here. Listen, I'm not a patient man. I have asked for McBenna to be put down and my anger is rising. I will say this and only this. He needs to be put down. We will back away from this situation and leave you be.
00:29:18
Speaker
And right now, that seems to be the healthiest way to deal with things. Whether or not we meet up at Dash Calorie and sort this out when we have clearer heads, but until he is put down, I will not yield.
00:29:38
Speaker
Kratz is literally just going to start growling a little bit louder and then stand back up on his hind legs. He's purposely trying to show a very domineering presence over Drago because he's clearly not understanding what it's like actually round here. I'm ready to throw down. Just something that I missed all this that needs to be pointed out to you.
00:30:09
Speaker
It's been very clear for you that a lot has... The drago that you have seen has behaved very unlike the drago that you knew. The flicker of anger here and the flicker of something close to rage, this is the closest you've seen this drago resemble the drago that you knew. Took the words right out of my mouth, it must have been when we were kissing earlier.
00:30:40
Speaker
Is it, is it, are we still kind of in an order or is it meted?
00:30:44
Speaker
If violence comes, we'll have to go back into initiative. But for now, it's- Well, I've already used my breath weapon, so I can't use that again. Yeah, so Syngo would be intently looking and hand, again, slowly reaching towards short sword as this whole conversation ensues and the electricity in the air resumes. We'll kind of take a second look at Drago as this conversation takes place.
00:31:13
Speaker
And he'll purposefully, if there is any room, even if it's like an awkwardly small amount of space, put himself in front of Drago and between himself and Bearman and say, just calm the fuck down. There are literally bigger things than you in this forest.
00:31:40
Speaker
This is great. We can use this. This is, I love the bear thing, the fur. It's lovely to touch. You're scary as all shit. I'm literally, I'm literally brooking it right now. Like Drago can see the shit coming up my ass in fear. Okay. You're doing your job. How about this? How about this? Listen, listen, bear chops. Listen up. Listen up. I'm sorry. Okay. Okay. Except my apology.
00:32:07
Speaker
I apologize on behalf of these fools and let me take the debt of that apology from them to you and let it be my debt, not yours. I don't know that's some of the works with your goblins, your clans and everything like that.
00:32:25
Speaker
But from where I'm from, that's something we can do. We can pass debt. We can pass the debt of an apology. We can pass the debt of an honor broken. I will bear that burden on your behalf if we can just stop this fucking around, and he's kind of saying this around to everyone, and just get the fuck to Dash Calray. Goblinkin, the voice of the clan,
00:32:55
Speaker
doesn't necessarily have to come from the person who you have issue with. Clan voice is a knowable right. If one person of a clan is willing to vouch for another member of the clan, that is an acceptable mode of discourse.
00:33:16
Speaker
not that, whether that influences what you do or not is entirely up to you. But I'm just telling you the rights and understandings of, of, of these, of, of, of goblin kin. Shit, I didn't even know that. That's quite handy. It didn't change what I was going to do. Um, because in my eyes, if somebody attacks me and I, it is my choice to decide how I want to approach such a situation, but
00:33:44
Speaker
McBenna went to harm Ukaburra. So with that in mind, while I'm still standing up, the bear will just turn to Ukaburra at Sayengar's beautiful speech. And he's kind of awaiting his decision for it. As the bear turns to me, I'm just going to continue to stare at Chungus.
00:34:14
Speaker
I am losing patience. Just let him down. I think it's the least we can do. We can hear from the man himself as well. It seems here that we've got Syengar. He's willing to accept responsibility. I think we just cut it and leave it at that. I think that Ren is right. And if anything, that vision, clever girl, by the way, Ren, that vision brought everything back to the forefront.
00:34:44
Speaker
That is the person we're after, right? You didn't just have a many mile trek through the jungle, through you untie infested forests to return the totems of those two poor goblins just to come and throw it all away now. We need to find this common ground. We've got a common enemy. Just let him down. You're the boss. Fast or slow?
00:35:13
Speaker
I am. That's slow. No, don't hurt him. Okay. And I will, I will do so. And as I'm slowly, um, letting him back down, I'm just going to tend to say anger out of breath. He's going to go. Breath weapon is potent. Yeah. Sorry about that. Rage runs in the family. Yeah. Well, two of those. I wouldn't be standing here.
00:35:42
Speaker
Oh yes, sorry about that. I can help with that. It's another healing words coming your way, plus for Macbeth when he comes down. I'm doing it comically slow, like lift music needs to happen in the background. I'll let you know how much you hear. Thank you. And as the time passes, Macbeth reaches the ground level again. I'm just going to make sure to place him
00:36:10
Speaker
like, so he's not next to Kratz when he lands. I've got two dragonborns in front of me right now, so very, very close, very, very intimate, so I don't think I'd be able to get to him.
00:36:23
Speaker
I would try to beeline it towards McBenna and get, again, uncomfortably close to him. And you can smell his rotten flesh on the teeth, and his breath stinks. You want to get back from this guy. But he's just going to, as you finally get low down where no one else really should be able to hear that perception check, I guess, he's just going to quietly say, I've taken the blame. Just shut the fuck up. And then just start wandering off like he had to suddenly
00:36:54
Speaker
OK. And it's a six, six points of healing for Ocobara and seven for Ucbena when he comes down. Thank you. I'm going to. So as. McBenna is in the last couple of feet, I just say, sorry, and then I'm going to catch up to Sayangar and just want to know more about the breath weapon, and I'm going to excuse myself from the situation for a little while. McBenna will reach the floor.
00:37:26
Speaker
He will look towards Kratz, and he will say something in Sylvan. Does anybody speak Sylvan here? Wren does. Cool. Then if nobody else has Wren will hear, MacBenna has said, you have made an enemy today, and that is it. But nobody else wanted to stand apart from Wren. And MacBenna will grab his things, walk over to Drago,
00:37:57
Speaker
Thanks for having me back. Let's go and make a camp. Ben, I need a word with you alone, in private. She'll follow you. And Jago walks off. Yeah, she'll follow. Okay. Well, just to check, but Benner and Tsaiengar, are you heading in the same direction, though? I'm not intruding on Jago and Ren's conversation.
Trust, Clans, and Unity Discussions
00:38:25
Speaker
I mean McBennar had turned to Drago and said let's go make camp and McBennar had started to make a way, because I assume you described us as have travelled for a while and we were about to make camp when... It's evening for when the other two appeared. Yes, I thought that.
00:38:42
Speaker
when McBenna's new enemy and Ukaburra arrived. So McBenna will have walked away. He'll find a suitable tree and will start making a camp, assuming that Drago will be following. And because you heard Drago say Ren a word, he assumes that Drago will come eventually after he's spoken with Ren. That sign, Gar, you're the loose end here, then. Where are your allegiances now? Oh, fucking hell. It's like my mom and dad fight, isn't it?
00:39:16
Speaker
He's just like hands, hands like open palms up like what the **** like watching one half walk away the other half walk away and be like and he looked back and forth and back and forth and back and forth and he's going to go towards the the the clan the clan lot first he's going to go to them um and he's going to try and uh because he's already speaking um with
00:39:39
Speaker
Hey, I'm speaking with someone, aren't I? Yeah, I wanted to just ask about your breath. So I'll be kind of, as you're asking me questions, be looking at my shoulder, watching them walk away, but stay in that conversation because I've got a few things to talk to these guys about first. So you're just going to stay with these guys. Okay. How this is going to work is I'm going to go to Drago and Ren, then we'll come back to the clan conversation and then we'll go to the camps, okay? Drago and Ren. Drago, Ren is following you.
00:40:08
Speaker
So when Drago reaches some sort of clearing in the forest, that's some ways away that he believes won't be overheard. She's going to see him kind of almost like he's mentally wrestling with rage and he's kind of, his claws are out and then they get pulled into fists. He's breathing quite heavy. Definitely seems more erratic than she's ever seen him in their short time. And then he'll round on her.
00:40:38
Speaker
Listen. Save your magics for the proper enemies.
00:40:45
Speaker
You're very powerful, clearly. I have an ulterior motive here to get you out of here and to your brother. And I can't do that if you're displaying such big power to people we don't really know, especially in volatile situations like that. I have no idea who we're traveling with. I don't know the depths that they'll go to for power. I have seen people use
00:41:13
Speaker
others in such a way before just to get power. I can't protect you if you are displaying everything all at once and don't try and manipulate me with magic again. I just wanted everyone to stop fighting. Drago walks off a little bit then just kind of
00:41:43
Speaker
pushes his hands through his head as if he's trying to get rid of a migraine. Understand that we are here to kill this Karl, but I am here to try and get you back to Robin. I just feel like there's too many things going on and I could really do with Robin.
00:42:21
Speaker
I'm sorry, she says, and she just walks past you towards Macbennar, not knowing what to say. She offers a solitary apology awkwardly and just walks past you. And Drago's going to stare after her. Yup. Yup. That's it. That's how you deal with rage.
00:42:46
Speaker
Drag is just going to hold onto the amulet a little bit, as if he's trying to commune through the cloud of fog to Akiva, in some ways knowing that he's stepped back into old ways that he should know better to do. And then he's just going to walk in silence towards McBenna. Okay. Still trying to wrestle with that yin and yang in between, inside of him.
00:43:14
Speaker
the eternal rage of Bahamut and Tiamat, the life at the heart of every dragonborn. So beautifully written. Yes, that's exactly it. Back to the aftermath of the fights and the goblin clan and Saingar.
00:43:36
Speaker
And basically what I do is I just like, what you would do is a sneeze and what comes out is that breath weapon. So that's, that's pretty much how it works if, you know, if I'm being honest, it's nothing that clever. There's part of your lung that's just constantly ready to fire. I don't know really how it works. I've never cut myself open and flanded out. A gullet that's just full of elemental energy.
00:44:01
Speaker
Let's say yes. I don't really know what words are coming out of your mouth at the moment, but yeah, why not? Well, in the greatest respect, when you die, we would love to find out what's going on in there. I mean, if I'm dead, bodies are yours, mate. Go to town. That is exceptionally kind. What a gift. Yeah. Well.
00:44:24
Speaker
You might be getting my body sooner than expected at this rate. And he's kind of gesturing over to the Drago and McBenna and the others that have kind of wandered off. Why aren't you with your brother? I'm not sure if he even is my brother. But we need you. And you need us as well. If those guys are after that cat bastard, you few alone won't be able to take him down.
00:44:55
Speaker
We've struggled. They've struggled. And we're even with the magics of that girl, that Ren. They've struggled. It ain't going to be a fight that half of us can win. You do know that, don't you? What? Yes. What I don't know is what's your stake in this? Why, why do you need the cat bastard? We're on some hellbent revenge mission. They're on some hellbent revenge mission. What's yours?
00:45:24
Speaker
It's a purpose. It's something to keep my mind busy. And some part of me that hopes that that is my brother over there. But I won't allow myself to know it fully until I'm sure. And I don't know how I'll know that either. So I'm hell-bent as well. But I'm hell-bent to keep myself busy. Keep my mind active. Keep my blade wet.
00:45:50
Speaker
And I can't be doing with all this fucking talking. I want to get moving. I want to find him. I want to kill me some UNT. And spending all this time separate like this. What a waste. With some of the best fighters. Look at us. We beat the shit out of each other. Some of the best fighters I've seen in a long time. And wasting our talents on each other. What a fucking waste. All learning. Yeah, I saw that.
00:46:18
Speaker
I used to, uh, he laughs, play fight with my brother. It was the only time we bonded. There was a moment during that after, uh, after your friend would, there were the vines and everything. And when he lifted him in the air, I thought, shit, this reminds me of those times where you beat the shit out of each other and then just laughed and cleaned off the mud and drank to our hearts content. I hope it'd be like that, but
00:46:48
Speaker
I hope for your sakes that this isn't an imposter at all, and it is your long-lost brother, because I for one would quite like to see two of you doing that breathy thing. Well, I, uh, he grins a little bit. I regret to inform you that did already take place. Oh, you're not for the last time. I'm sure not for the last time, but, uh, that was the first sign for me that he could be who he says he is.
00:47:15
Speaker
But that's besides the point. My familial affairs are not an issue here. What is an issue that we've fucking stopped fighting? Not each other, but just moving. He's getting ahead. What would it take to sway your friends, to sway your clam, to bury the hatchet? I would simply suggest you speak to Chung as well. I think you already have him solved. We'll just do what he says.
00:47:45
Speaker
But what I will do, when we get to Dash Calrea, let me consult with my magical means. Maybe there's a way I could help you learn about the identity of this maybe brother of yours. He looks you dead in the eyes at that, I think, slightly up towards you and slowly nods.
00:48:11
Speaker
I would appreciate that. Though I'm not sure I would trust your magics and the answer it would give me, it would at least give me some kind of answer in the direction that I need. Eventually you have to trust something. Aye. It's just which do you choose and when do you choose it. Still, I appreciate the offer and the sentiment behind it. I will remember it.
00:48:39
Speaker
Okay, we'll pass over to Chungus and Kratz before we head back over to the other camp. In the meantime, whilst this is going on, I will have cast Animal, speak with Animal, sorry, as a ritual spell.
00:48:58
Speaker
um and I would have had the allosaurus as well this bone allosaurus would kind of not be kind of uh sat down but standing beside me I'd have one arm above my head kind of scratching the the breastplate bone of it um probably just saying I'm really sorry I'll try and get you some skin next time I'm sorry about that and uh little brother died
00:49:23
Speaker
He's like a child over here. I know he looks old. I know he looks close to his death. I mean, he looks like us in about 50 years' time, but I don't think he's been here before. I don't think he knows our customs. You know, you can use words now. I can understand your meaning. You don't have to grunt all the time. I like to grunt. I know, I know.
00:49:52
Speaker
Oh, well, yeah, to a lot of people it does, but do you think, I mean, I know you're not necessarily one to forgive. I know that it's, what he's done was wrong. I mean, a lot of people are seeing that, but it seems quite stubborn. Oh, Kaburra's like willing to let it go, so I can as well. As long as that McBenna doesn't get in my way.
00:50:21
Speaker
I'm pretty sure when we find this cat person whilst look better, I mean he's told me that his plan is to actually remove this cat person's head and defecate in the hole that's left. Whilst he's doing that you could like, I don't know, chew on his legs, take the lower half maybe there's an arrangement or something that we could come to there. No, I've been asked by our kin.
00:50:45
Speaker
to avenge the lives of those that that heartless cat man bastard has ended so soon. I know. Little brother, this is the thing though. What we saw hanging up there, do you remember the signs around their necks? I can't forget. Well, those signs, they relate to
00:51:12
Speaker
two people that this driver and this map better know. I mean, if that's what they've done to our kin, I'm trying to think what they've done to theirs. So it sounds like we're on the same side. It sounds like we've got the same pain. Are you saying their lives are worth more for vengeance than those of our own kin? That's not what I'm saying. I'm saying, I mean, if you're going to cut someone's head off and shit down their neck, the least you can do is, you know, you can cut his legs off and shit in the stumps. It's up to you.
00:51:42
Speaker
Oh my god! You've got a very unobsession with shitting in things! Well, it's just a saying that Macbeth has got. I don't know if it's something that his kind actually do. It's... I'm intrigued, you know, almost did, but... If he wants the shit in it, then fine. I've just got to be the one to kill it. Well, why don't you kill it together? Why can't you bite it, he shoot it, you know? It'll look really... I can see him in the mind's eye right now. It'll look really cool.
00:52:11
Speaker
I suppose joking aside, little brother, just... So long as he's dead, isn't that the goal here? I don't know if I can live with that. I've already lost too much honour in the past, you know this. I know, but... Maybe there's... I don't know, maybe there's some room for...
00:52:42
Speaker
something else here. Right. I'll make a gesture. But this is for you. All right. Yeah, I'm gonna like morph back into craps, the goblins. So you're gonna hear the bones crack and the body just kind of a change back to normal. And I wish to cast if I actually know
00:53:12
Speaker
No, no, no, no. I'm going to take for my satchel just a small pouch. I'm going to head over to Syengar if he's still there, and I'm going to pass it to him. Your friends might need that. They're a little bit worse for wear. What have you just handed me?
00:53:34
Speaker
It's basically a very, very rough kind of leather pouch. But if you open it up, there's basically a little bit of meat that I grabbed from when we was back at the visiting the other goblins and let them know the fates of some of their kin. So I'll just basically handed you a little pouch with some nice fresh meat in there. Are you still a bear?
00:53:56
Speaker
No, no, I've morphed back into my normal goblin type of person. I've not, I've not just had a bear walk over to you with a pouch full of meat. I want to put it past you, Callum. That's not, you know, it sounds like a classic Saturday night for you and I. Yeah.
00:54:10
Speaker
Okay, with that in mind, I think Sainga takes for a second, what the fuck are you doing? And then, oh, realize there's the symbolic nature of it, the gesture. And kind of reverently, two claws out, kind of accepts the gifting, almost like a little nod, not bow, but just look like reverent nod of the head, kind of understands and says. As soon as you take it, that's it, I'm still walking off, I'm still in a huff. Yep. He'll be like, they do look worse. Okay, he's gone, nevermind.
00:54:37
Speaker
And yeah, he'd start making his way quite quickly at a pace, excited to finally kill some more UNT, hopefully back over to Drago McBenna and Ren R. Okay. And that's where we will, we will follow you over to them. We're back at the camp now.
00:55:02
Speaker
Hi, it's been chatting to the guys over there. Have a good time. Bye. Okay, well, the little one, got so many new names, Chunga, no, the Grunk, Crank, Crunk, that one, the angry one, you punched.
00:55:27
Speaker
He handed me this. He said, you guys look worse for wear and he wanted to give it to you. It looks important. He opens it up. He's got some food and stuff. I mean, this is obviously a fucking gesture of friendship here, guys. He's, he's proud, you're proud. I'm going to go, can we send you an tea either way? I got a taste of that shit now. So here, and he's going to like pass the satchel over to McBenna. McBenna will hold his hands up and say,
00:55:57
Speaker
Unfortunately, due to an oath of the Rainier, I cannot no longer accept this gift from him. Well, and so I go unknowingly, nod his head a little bit. Well, it feels like you've gone full cunt. All right, fine then. I understand. I get it, man. I get it. I get it. When you get a beer and you bon it, you get it up your ass. I get it, man.
00:56:23
Speaker
I've got many cousins who you would like to share a drink with, or murder, one of the two actually, or both actually. Drago, or... Yeah, give it to him. Yeah. It's a nice gesture, just chow down on something in it. So if you choose to accept it, he'll know you've accepted it. And Urania Friend here, I don't know what we can do about that, but I kind of really liked killing those snakes.
00:56:52
Speaker
Oh, I agree. And I think we can all agree. And those guys kind of included this. By anything, we've got a taste for that. We were fucking good. Well, let's not forget that Graz and Okaburra weren't here when we did it. So we did quite well without them. Imagine what we could do with them. That's all I'm saying. You've seen that. They'd be pretty useful to have. Am I right? I mean, that dude, that there was a dinosaur there. He controlled a bone dinosaur. That was pretty fucking useful.
00:57:22
Speaker
Yeah. Chung was with us during the fight, so that's fine. I get more confused. Her name's, you know what I mean? The other one, he turned into a bear. Come on. I mean, yeah, we're good, but a bear is pretty useful in a tussle. So keep your feelings. I understand it. You've got honor. You've got pride. I get that. I totally get that from a family full of it.
00:57:48
Speaker
But there's something higher here at stake, yeah? And keep it, you keep your anger. I'll communicate between the two of you, but man, I gotta kill me some more snake people. I gotta kill me some more. Right, I'm gonna leave you guys to it. I'm gonna go just fucking hang in the jungle for a bit. I'm not with them, I'm not with you. I'm just gonna climb my head. I'll be back in a bit, all right? And he's gonna walk off. Okay. Are there any other conversations that want to be had before nightfall?
00:58:18
Speaker
I'm sorry. I have to know. There's just one that I'd like with a cabaret, just a relatively brief one. That's right. See. So, McBennett's going to finish making the fire. I'm also going to place four arrows around
00:58:34
Speaker
the Ren, McBenna and Drago camp. Darren, please check your WhatsApp messages for details. And then... Is that if the goblins come near the camp? And then I will sit down and he sort of throws a couple of sticks on the fire that's slowly going. Okay.
00:59:03
Speaker
will have this conversation before night for them, back over to the other camp. So approaching a kaburra, Chungus will just say, so you were talking about these memory rooms that the folks at the tribe gave you? No, so they gave us mementos. I don't know why I'm mimicking you. They gave us mementos of
00:59:33
Speaker
the fallen goblins and we can convert them into memory runes. And with that you said that you could kind of almost experience memories with them again? Yes. And all you need is some sort of memento? It has to be strong enough. Right.
01:00:02
Speaker
And you'll kind of see a different air almost passed over chunks as we're kind of having this conversation, a kind of a sadness, but maybe with like a sparkle of hope as well as he's kind of nodding to himself somewhat content. Can I come with you and just see how that works? Yes, by all means, don't distract anyone who's casting the rituals to create them though.
01:00:32
Speaker
You might alter the memories. That's fine. And the memories have to be tied to the object or for the person that's giving them over. I'm a bit hazy on exact details. I haven't done it without supervision or tutorage before. Right. But you're saying that maybe with the rights.
01:00:56
Speaker
kind of people there to help you. Yes, there are senior enchanters who will guide you through this, but it takes a lot of practice to be able to do it by yourself. Of course. No, that's really good to know. Thank you and thank you as well for backing down somewhat. I wouldn't usually... I didn't mean to back up. It was just a reflex, I think. Poor Kratz could have been killed.
01:01:25
Speaker
Well, that's the thing. It looked like it was going either way. So it was a bit worrying. If anything, the good news is that if we put some snake people in front of us, I'm pretty sure that we just tear them apart. But we have got a common goal. We just need to keep our eyes on that. Sure. But I hope that if we do run into any more of these 1T, that we don't
01:01:51
Speaker
accidentally, you know, kill too many of them. And when we get to Dashkal Rai, then the friendly one, T, will have us, you know, held to rights for killing their kind. You've seen friendly, you want T in Dashkal Rai? There's all sorts. I haven't explored all of Dashkal Rai before. Oh, wow. I didn't know about the headnut. I thought they were just kind of pure evil. I thought
01:02:18
Speaker
That's interesting. Maybe I'm assuming I feel like everyone's in Dashkarai in some way. It's fair enough, I suppose. And I'll kind of pipe up to the dinosaur that will probably have about 30 to 20 minutes left of sentience in life.
01:02:38
Speaker
Would you mind just taking the first watch and just doing a bit of a troll? If you see anything with like a long scaly tail, not the dragon folk over that way, maybe something that hiss is just, go ahead and tear it apart, that'll be great. And I'll nod to Okubo and say, right, well, thank you for sticking up with my little brother today. That's all right. I'd be keen to know if the stars have anything to say. You and me both.
01:03:08
Speaker
And with that, he'll put a hand to the pouch, the other pouch around his neck. And kind of cast a nice skyward and take himself off and withdraw the cards. It's a beautiful, clear night. Well, then the mission has passed here today. Selena proves. With nothing else,
Encounter with the Past and Loyalty Dilemmas
01:03:37
Speaker
We're going to pass over to one of the watches. It is the death of night. The party are asleep, save two of you, one in each camp. Look, Bena, you are awake. Yep. During your watch, you notice something.
01:04:00
Speaker
You startle and you look towards it trying to figure out what it is. And as your vision comes back into focus, suddenly appearing in front of you as a figure wrapped in bandages and cloaks. It's the same figure from the boat from the decks of the endless horizon who warned you about Carl's betrayal. It glances at you unflinching.
01:04:30
Speaker
and just says to you, do you believe in operations now, Rainier? Well met, here of the future. I believe what my eyes show me, and what evidence I've seen. So yes, for now I believe what you told me, and however where you came about, that knowledge was true.
01:04:59
Speaker
Indeed, the eyes are the senses to most trust, much better than the ears. And as you rightly say, I can see into the future, but I also see into the past. I found something most curious in what you said this day. You talked about your vows, the vows of the Rainier, as if you've never broken them. Curious.
01:05:31
Speaker
What I did, I did. That mace taught me from being Rainier in the eyes of others. In the eyes of the law, Rainier served their vows for life, do they not? Indeed. And but for the intervention of a few, that life would already be over.
01:06:03
Speaker
Law and morality are often such different things I find them to be most strange. There's a merchant in Dashcalary, goes by the name of Myghan, got himself into some trouble. Could you some help? Debts must always be paid, Rainier. You don't know me. Indeed they should.
01:06:33
Speaker
But I know you. Say hello to an old friend. And just like that, the figure has disappeared. Off in the distance, through the eyes of a small squirrel, not getting too close, crats.
01:07:00
Speaker
You notice McBenna appearing to have this somewhat strange conversation with himself. And don't see the figure that he is talking to. Fair enough. And that is where we're going to leave it for tonight's episode of The Fellowship of the Tabletop. Oh, baby. Oh, if you wanted to keep up to date with the podcast.
01:07:30
Speaker
What was that? Sorry, I missed something. I just went into a spiel. You said it was beautiful. Very, very well done.
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01:08:59
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