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C3 Episode 31 Eight Bells and All is Well Chapter One
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All is well in Pella's Watch, which is cause for concern
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Introduction to Eberron Renewed Podcast
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D20 Radio, your
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radio
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Hello and welcome to Eberron Renewed, an actual play podcast at the Eberron Campaign paint setting. I'm your Game Master, Eric. I'm Mia. I'm Philip. I'm Madison. I'm Jeff. Welcome to another
Recap of Previous Episode
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episode. What happened last time, everyone? Admin.
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Yeah, we hung out at the place at the banner. yeah had a party. We started a party. We started a part started a party. We were compelled to attend a party.
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You were the only one compelled to attend the party. Yeah. Yeah. I found ah a nasty tracksuit and the whole gym. And a gym. Turns out had a gym the whole time. Yep.
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Cool.
Critter Racing and Dice Games
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So but where we left off, Hendrick was holding up some games to continue the celebration of long shadows. So does anybody want, so he has four games prepared to play. arms to If you want, there is fire's prints, which is a card game where you try to get to 21.
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It's an Aberonian named blackjack. Um, Threes away, which is a dice game. Dead Eye Dice, also a dice game. And then the box has a image of which animals are, is it?
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ah
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Has an image of a fox, a dog, a rat, a pig, and a badger racing on it. And it's called Critter Racing. Cute.
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like
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He holds him up and is like, anyone?
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And yes, I have mechanics for all four. can't say.
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Selena votes for critter racing because it's cute.
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Okay. And I mean, if Selena says a preference out loud, Cal's like, sure. Yeah, I feel like. Kendrick is excitingly unboxing the yeah the game.
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Hey, just like, if you like this one, I've got some really confusing Brelish games up in my room. I I can explain how to play them. It's only going to take 45 minutes to learn. Yeah. yeah Um, okay. So this is and a ah fun betting game.
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So you all, ah pick which of the critters you think is going to win the race there is the fox the dog the rat the pig and the badger or actually uh i'm not going to do it this way you all pick which animal you want to control for the race and the winner wins so the way it works is the racetrack is 13 spaces long and the 14th space is the finish line so you're trying to get to 14
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Each critter has a different dice pool that it rolls. And so basically the first one to roll up to 14 cumulatively wins the race. The fox is 2d4.
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The dog is a d4 plus 2. The rat is a d8 minus 1.
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The pig is a d12 divided by 2, rounded up. And the badger is a d6.
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So Leda will take the badger. Okay. Grab a six-sided die, Madison. and Okay. You say the pig's D12 divided by two rounded up? Yep. And the badger is a D6 straight D, but you already took badger. I already took the badger. I'm taking the fox.
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Okay. Grab two four-sided die. so not
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I'll try the cat. There's not a cat. rat? What's rat? I'll try the cat.
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So grab a d8. Is Nyx playing or no? Nyx is pacing. Come Come on, Nyx. Come on. Frequently glancing out the windows.
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yeah Nyx walks over and picks up the dog. Yeah.
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We don't actually pick up the pieces. you we ah you up never mind which lives like which Which leaves the pig for Hendrick. um Okay, so everyone roll your dice and we'll see who wins.
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Hendrick says it so badly. Selena got a six. Nice.
Continuation of the Race
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It's the badger. I also got a six. Five.
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Five.
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ah I am at two after the math. Rat is two.
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You were the fox, Nia? Yes. You got a six. And the pig rolled a nine, so gets a five. So currently in the lead, Hendrick says, are the badger and the fox. But the dog and the pig are right there.
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Maybe the rat can turn these around. Roll again.
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Nyx is moving a like like a steak knife through her fingers rhythmically.
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I'm just like, I only got a three on that one. i got a Badger's at seven. The pig pulls hand to the badger. Six. Oh, the dog jumps way out.
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Kaz rolled a one, which is a zero and is visibly upset. Oh no! rat stuck at two. I rolled I rolled a seven. it i did the dice math in my head. The dog is best.
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ah Seven. So the fox is at 13.
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Right on the finish line. Can anybody tie? One last roll. The least Fox can roll is the two, right? Yeah. Six again.
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Three. Five. Also a five.
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He only got a two on that one. So the fox and the dog cross the finish line. The badger and the pig are in the 10th space and the rat bringing up the rear at seven.
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Better luck's next time, Kaz. Let's start next time right now. This game's fast. Let's do another one. You want switch pieces?
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i I'm not on principle. Kaz has to do better. Kaz has to get the rat to double digits. He wants to play again. All right, let's do it. One more rat.
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Kaz will play solo if you guys don't want to. That's fine. Until he wins playing by himself. Oh, the pig only they got a two. Starting with a six again. mix is like half turned away from the table when ass we're playing again.
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Six. Five. Seven! Well done. The rat jumps out to an early lead. Next roll. What if I want my dog to eat the rat?
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Oh. That's not part of this game. We could play a different game where the dog does eat the rat. Two.
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two
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Be the quickest way to win. Three. It would be against the spirit of the competition though, Nyx. Isn't the point of the competition to win? To cross the finish line before your opponents.
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Right, yes. Which means they would have to cross it eventually. No, it doesn't.
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feel like potentially if one animal ate the other, then the animal that ate would be disqualified, so I don't think that's winning anyways. It's another six. and I rolled a zero that time. Oh, the rat's fault. Oh, well, no, the pig is actually still behind the rat.
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Good news for you guys. I'm doing terribly this round. The dog jumps out to the lead. Let's roll again.
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oh my gosh. Another two. That's a two. I rolled another zero.
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And the dog wins again with the rat coming in last again.
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Kaz does not say because he has just enough coup for this, but in his mind, it's this dumb game is broken and no one should play it. that He's correct. The dog is statistically most likely to win.
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a I don't think we can enter statistics into the game when I rolled three zeros in six rolls. That does seem like a user error, but... No!
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The dog's lowest possible roll is three. Yeah. It's true. But its maximum roll is six. Yes. So... Would you hit, like, three times?
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Yes. We'll see. also have more more likely to roll a six than most of the others. It's true. Yes. 25% of the time, I'll roll a six.
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Well, anyone not want to play any other game?
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Yeah. Nyx goes back to pacing. What do you want to play, Kaz? Um... What was the card one?
Playing Fire's Prince
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The 21-year-old. Let's play blackjack.
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Or what's it Fire's Prince. Yes. Fire's Prince. Okay. So, grab... So, he's actually dealing cards, but mechanically, Jeff, grab a D20, a D12, a D10, a D8, a D6, and a D4.
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Okay. grab you Grab a set of dice. Minus the percentile. No one uses the percentile. I do. I know. For my percentages. 60% of the time, by rolling it.
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A four, a six, an eight, a ten, three, try go. Ten, twelve. Okay. Okay. So...
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You start off... Rolling two dice of your choice in your set. Okay. That's the only time you can roll them, though. So we start off by rolling... So you're trying to get to twenty-one without going over.
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Okay. Uh, you can stop at any time, but after you roll your two initial dice, we'll go back and forth, picking another die in our set to roll to add to our total. Does that make sense?
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Yes. Okay. I'm going to start with my 20 and my six. thats du I actually he picked up my 12 and my six. 12.
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you so much I started with a 10. So did I. I'm going to use my... You you can go first, Kaz. Go ahead.
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And now just one more? You pick another one. You can keep going after that. So I'm going to one at a time from this point on Yes, yes, yes. Okay. I'll add my D10 to it. So I'm at 10. 17. Okay.
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going to my 12. 20. All right.
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twenty ah
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So now I like i have a 25% chance rolling a four on this D4 I've heard recently. So that would give me 21.
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No, that's a one. So I'm 18. I'm going to stand. So yeah, I must now try <unk> to roll a two on my D8. justt
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Or three, two or or three. That's plenty of opportunities. Roll the four. That's a 22. Oh, bust.
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Anyone else want to join? Kaz goes to the concessions table. yeah All right. Valk has been at the concessions table also with Algert. What's his name? Algert. Algert.
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His name's Algart now. No, is not a Dinkie Devon situation. I know this one's Dinkie. just taking those drinks off of that tray. How are you doing tonight, sir?
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and Please don't. My job is to butthole. I must butthole. He's going to take two glasses and walk away. Very good, sir.
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job.
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Okay. Anyone else want to do anything at the party? Okay. Britain. No. Next paces.
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Hendrik plays a few games with Javier and Aurora. They have a good time. But yeah, you all can start filtering out to go to bed. This was just the first night of Long Shadows. You kind of get the sense that that...
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That's that. Like, they're not going to be doing anything for the next two nights. So, yeah. Very nice. Very fun.
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um I guess I should also ask, like, Nyx obviously is anxious the whole time. Does anyone else, do their characters have any traditions that they brought with them for Long Shadows or Kyber Seth?
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I don't think so. I think throughout the the three days, I think val does tend to hang outside little bit poor He's not participating in any ritual rituals. Dark rituals. rituals.
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But I think he does like to hang out. Outside, being weird and creepy. But is gift-giving traditionally part of any of these celebrations? Because that would receiving them from his parents would have been the most afforded tradition in Kaz's, if that was part of it. I don't believe so. Gift-giving wasn't a part of it. I think there are no particular traditions that Kaz is part of.
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There's one night, let's say the second night, you're outside the house ah and just hanging out. And from around a corner, you see a figure step and go, oh, why are you outside? And you see a roomie like didn't doing a patrol around the house.
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This is my job. i take I keep the grounds. But isn't that a job typically done in the daytime when you can see better?
Long Shadows Traditions and Rituals
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Don't ask questions.
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Don't ask questions. Look, i I was made in charge of security, so I feel like that is an important part of my job is to ask questions. Fair enough. but I have...
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have
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trying to make something up and also not disclose too much. um You're talking out loud again, just so you know.
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My former employer what to tends to enjoy this time. And I was usually requested
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to stay with her during the the it stuff. I feel like if i talk too much about her, she's going to appear. She's... I don't... But it's it's ah it's a habit now.
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And i like the night. It's cooler outside. I'm not doing anything. just Well, now I definitely think you're doing something. You hadn't added that at the end. and i yeah I don't have a ritual.
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happening everything is in is in the cellar so there's a ritual in the cellar no there's not a ritual in the cellar but things that could be done to start a ritual are still in the cellar a so okay and I was just told ah that this, like, these three nights in particular, like, people don't like to go outside. This is my first year, so yeah and i and yeah yeah like you it There's, you know, that's broad strokes on on what people do like to do and what they don't like to do.
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I'm fine being outside. Okay. Well, I'm going to continue walking the perimeter, making sure there's no...
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dark rituals going on and just be safe doing whatever it is you're doing. Yes. Good job.
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Thanks. You too. I'm not doing anything. Yeah, you made that clear. Okay. Okay, goodbye. Keeps walking. Bye.
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He's just sitting outside porch.
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on the night that nobody goes outside. That's weird. Um... Okay. Nyx does not sleep in the chapel during Long Shadows on any of the nights.
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Nyx probably... Um...
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He probably, like, locks herself in the danger room or something. Okay. because she's not entirely certain of herself on Long Shadows.
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And after the last and i mission, she's less confident.
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Okay. Cool. Do you want to play off the night Nix and Kaz lock themselves? Absolutely. What happens is Nix opens the door, sees Kaz and goes,
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and goes and locks herself in the basement.
Map Room Discovery
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The next day, Kaz would volunteer to swap one night, and I'll go to the danger room. I thought maybe we could hang out, but I guess I get it. I'm sorry. No, Nyx does not speak of it.
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All right.
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all right um The, a couple days after the start of Xerentir, which is Eberonian January, you all... Kaz, you are walking through the halls of the house and out of a room, you see Hendrick poke his head. He's like, oh, Kaz, do you want to see the new setup I've got in here?
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Uh, after the thing that you all brought back last time, the map of different locations, I thought it might be helpful to have some place. Just come look. Yeah. Okay. Go check out the map room.
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Yeah. You see a very large table set up in the middle of um a modestly sized room. But there are like almost like umbrella holders, but with like rolls of like large maps just sticking out of them along the wall.
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And then you see a large map of Corvair on the wall, but it's got the little like drawstring thing to where you can like pull it up and you see like, there are clearly other maps that you could like pull down.
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to, to view them. And he also pulls one of the maps out of the little holder and is like, i took the spell shard that you all brought back and transcribed it onto this map so that it would be easier to just read without needing to, you know, activate a spell shard.
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And so he shows the map similar the one that I sent you all with all the different locations of those vault areas marked throughout Corvair. Except he has circled one of them, which is the marking slightly south of your location, which is obviously the one that you all already explored.
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It is. So, no, I thought this would be good way before you all leave to get a lay of the land of where you're going, and thought it might be helpful. So, op bid hope it gets some use out of it.
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Yeah, no, this looks great. Thank you. Is there like a giant table in the middle of it too for wargaming at one point?
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Or warplaning, I guess. Nyx will get Nyx is going to love this part. i think yeah nix is going to love this
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I think I'd like to ask him if he's gotten to look into anything. up like Have you had a chance to look at the map, like the locations? Is there something they have in comp? i mean I know that's something we kind of should all be working on, I guess. but Well, you all are quite busy and you you left it my charge. I did i did take some time to kind of analyze the...
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pattern of it, for lack better way to put it. Obviously, there's nothing too far in the northwest, up in the demon wastes, or even the northern Ondarian region in the the heavily wooded parts.
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And also, far eastern Kair also notably is is absent of any real markings other than the one to the far southeast on the peninsula.
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um But... So there's there's these interesting gaps, I guess. Um, but it does seem like that is a pretty distinctive. He like lays the map out with the markings.
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There is a distinct line here and he points at the one on the far west coast, the one in the gloaming, the one in on dare and the one by storm home. Like there's this very clear line that these seem to form, which is interesting. Other than that, I Breland has quite a few.
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think they have four totals. So that's... make of that what you will. But that was the only thing I noticed in terms of a passion was this large gap here. And he points to, on a current map of Eberron, what would be the Talenta Plains as being devoid of any markings.
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And then also the northern Eldian Reaches and Deviant Wastes. Although, obviously, he does not use those terms because those are not nations yet. Right. I think...
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Kaz has been like ah while listening, but has been staring at the one in Sharn, just knowing that that might mean they have to go to Sharn, which is someplace he's certainly been before being a citizen of Roat and from a wealthier family.
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Yeah, I think that he's just kind of like just dry mouthed over the idea of going back to Breland. Faded Forrest is one thing, but Sharn is... Yeah, you know there are people there. Who knows who we might see?
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Is there anything to the different sizes of the markings on this map? I was just about to... Hendrick also says, by the way, don't put any meaning in the size of the markings. Just, you know, not the deftest hand when it comes to drawing.
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thats So...
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He said there were four in Breland? I'm like... Well, the one in Dargoon would count as being Grilling to Hendrix. I right. And then the that one wouldn't that be higher?
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Oh, right. You're right. Yeah. Sorry. Misspoke. And in that kind of Northish one up by the lake is the other one you were saying. Yeah. Yeah.
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Um,
Planning Future Adventures
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hope do you think, is this, I don't want to ask if this is worth our time to look into further because we obviously don't have it enough information to make that call, but is this something you'd like for us to pursue if we aren't getting jobs?
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I mean, it's certainly interesting. i think probably a better, way of thinking about it is, you know, we're all hoping that this grows into something and that we can get better transport than you all walking places down the road.
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Uh, so I think more of when you're in the neighborhood of one of these, it might be worth looking into. Certainly if you all want to when you have time, venture forth and go look at one, i don't think anybody's going to stop you as long as it doesn't interfere with the work we're doing here.
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Based on your description of that space that you found this in and the message that you received, I i am certainly intrigued of what it all means, but that's just my take.
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but since ah Yeah, no, I... Sorry, I was staring at the map.
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yeah No, I definitely, I mean... i it you I, there are a lot of things that I want to know what happened, you know, and this would be just, i guess, another mystery that I get to think about all the time.
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Cause remind me, the guy said the the, in the projection, it was there close, right? Or their coming, wasn't it? Yeah. yeah it yeah I think that Kaz, in the back of Kaz's mind, since then, he has not been able to get who are they, what is they, what did they do out of his head.
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So I think that... Thank you for showing me this. Yes. Thank you for looking.
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If you... I don't...
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I don't know how you decide what jobs we take, but do you think we could add some weight to ones that might put us near the next SAR? i will talk to Javier about that once we have enough jobs coming in to be choosy. Cause right now it's just kind of, you know, we're, we're waiting for something to come in and we'll jump at the opportunity once something does. So, um, but once we can afford to be choosy, absolutely.
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But
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Okay.
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ah Thanks again. And I think he's just going to kind of be like, think I'm going head to my room. And all right. Oh, please. Goodbye. He's bad goodbyes.
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That trait will remain. like don't so Okay. um
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Anything anyone else wants to be doing during downtime? Nope. Okay. All right. Um, um glad you
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yeah, just like you're the one that hangs out outside. So it makes sense to be you again. Valk, when you're outside one day tending the grounds, for those you keeping track on the 13th of Xanatir 987, because the year is now world over, um, you see two figures approaching the manor.
Meeting Core and Barnaby
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One is a fairly tall woman. ah They're too far away for you to like notice any features. so And the other one is a halfling man.
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The halfling man seems to be walking with a greater sense of urgency than the woman. Oh, oh dear. um
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Part of me wants Falk to... go inside. he you Run inside and grab someone. But I think seeing the urgency, Valk will go down to meet them. At least meet them halfway.
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Okay. Once you get closer, you recognize the woman. I do. Cor from Kernel. Oh.
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Oh no. Oh no, why are you here? is approaching. You do not recognize the halfling man. and Now that he's closer though, you see the halfling man has mutton chops and a round belly and he's wearing a like tweed waistcoat.
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And he like points at you and looks at core is like, is she one of them? And core says, yes, he is. Hi, Valk. How are you?
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Hello. I'm confused, but doing fine. I'll tell you, confused too. I wasn't speaking you yet. That was a little rude.
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Apologies. but Thank you. Thank you. thank you I hope he has been doing well. He's very flung at that response.
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Yeah, you all helped me and my people, and this here is my cousin, Barnaby, and he's got quite a tale that he came and told me, and I figure you are the only people I know of who might be able to but uncover.
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Wait, did I... mishe or did my brain fill in something that the man with Kor is a dwarf? A halfling. And he's Kor's cousin?
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he Isn't Kor a tall human? Yeah. Okay. There's all kinds of families. You're a little family you freaky. but Don't worry about it. Jeff and me have two different ways of saying the same thing, I guess. Okay.
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I don't think we said the same thing. but get um i think Valk's going to now say hello, Barnaby. It's nice to meet you.
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My name is Valk. Nice to meet you, Falk. I have concerns that I need to tell you and the other people that you came and helped, Kor, with the ah the zombies. something Something's going on it my home.
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I come from Pella's Watch, over in Braveland. Okay. and Does my alarm shard thing, can I press a button?
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You do not have a button. yeah i You don't have those rights yet. We're going to... He is going to take it out and look at it and be like... Get the red-white sun on. This can't be a job. Yeah, I'm just going to...
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i am I don't know. I don't know. Among Us rules. I thought, I don't know. Maybe anyone can press the mercy button. So I just, if you'll follow me, we can, we, yeah, yeah just, uh, come on. i'm going to establish this, Valk. No matter which door you exit the house from, when you're done keeping grounds and go to come back in, Alget is there to open that door for you every time you try to come into the house.
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It's a game now. Valk just sprinting. Faking out. door who You haven't won yet, Valk.
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i have not. I don't think I ever will. Hello, guests. How may I say? Is this one of them too?
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I don't know the context for that, but I am slightly essential One of the people that helped call. Oh, no, he just kind of showed up. Well... Don't worry about it. I'll take Oh, I'll take some water. I'll take some water. she's not a lot.
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Um, we need to... Where is... Where's Javier? Is he... He's in his office. Okay. We're gonna go to
Concerns About Pella's Watch
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his office. All right. Swiftly.
00:33:46
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Javier looks up as Joal. He's, he's dressed like he is during the day now of his white button down suspenders, slacks, sleeves are rolled up. We see. Vauk, you have more guests.
00:33:57
Speaker
Hi. I'm sorry. I keep finding more people. It's okay. And Cor introduces herself first. I'm actually Corvinay. We shared correspondence from Crinsville.
00:34:10
Speaker
Right. Everything okay there? Everything's fine? Uh, no more concerns about the undead? And we got, the- the Kyra government came and picked up that fella that was the cause the problem, so he's not to our concern anymore.
00:34:24
Speaker
Oh, great. Okay. Oh, I'll tell you something fishy's going on Pella's watch, though. You've got to have a little more- be a little more polite. I- I know you're- just slow down.
00:34:36
Speaker
Let's get everyone in here just so we're not having to repeat things. And he reaches over and presses the button on his desk. Wherever you are, a red light, the lights up.
00:34:47
Speaker
In your brain.
00:34:52
Speaker
hey
00:34:55
Speaker
So as you all come to your office, I'm assuming anybody goes to Javier.
00:35:03
Speaker
hello No. No. Um, okay. okay As people are making their way, vo you see Javier like pull out a notebook and go to reach for, he has like the little fountain pen stand thing on his desk and he goes to reach for it and then stops and like looks and it's empty and he's like, where did that go?
00:35:22
Speaker
And he like, but it's my favorite pin.
00:35:29
Speaker
Okay. And he, like, reaches into his desk and pulls out a different writing utensil. Um...
00:35:39
Speaker
We might need to investigate the actual house. its Arumi assures me that there's no security threats.
00:35:50
Speaker
It's in the... This is kind of partially my area. When I when i left my previous, I did paranormal. Don't worry about it. yeah Well, they keep moving the books in the library. Can you turn on that?
00:36:07
Speaker
Selena came in at the end of this conversation heard and said, we solved this problem. This is the most agitated I've ever heard you, Selena, which case this is very important to you So I will know that. It is With my third favorite pin.
00:36:21
Speaker
The worst. so
00:36:25
Speaker
Um, okay. So want you all right. Valk brought, this is you all recognize core I assume. And this man here, Barnaby Finch, Barnaby Finch.
00:36:40
Speaker
Apparently something's going on in Pella's watch. Barnaby, why don't you relay to us what's kind going on? All right. I woke up one day and everyone in me house was nice and polite.
00:36:57
Speaker
Me wife wasn't a terror, wasn't mean and cruel. She was agreeable, she was lovely. Me two kids, they did their chores.
00:37:08
Speaker
They said please and thank you. And I don't understand. And I tried to go get help and everyone in the town was acting all nice and polite. And people with Bellas to watch are mean folk.
00:37:22
Speaker
We take pride in it. Don't come around. don't like ya. But everyone's all nice.
00:37:28
Speaker
And I don't know, My
00:37:34
Speaker
wife, she is the cruelest, most belittling woman I've ever met. And I love her. And I miss her. Sister, what?
00:37:50
Speaker
And Cor is standing like kind of behind Barnaby and she is just looking like...
00:37:58
Speaker
ah Like... She's giving all a look of like, this man's a bit touched. Like, I'm not sure what to make of this, but... ah
00:38:08
Speaker
So I need you all went and helped with that, like the zombies with cores business. And ah that was like, I figure you all could come take a look at Pell's watch and help me figure out what's going on. Because everyone's too nice.
00:38:26
Speaker
But that was a problem. This is a problem. People were in danger.
00:38:35
Speaker
I... PIXES. Everyone changed. Nobody is who they were. They woke up one day and they were all nice.
00:38:47
Speaker
i mean, this would be a great opportunity to boost tourism. yeah is Are they acting otherwise differently?
00:39:00
Speaker
the The whole town has changed. they They're not like they've started their work. Yeah, they're still eating and going to work and sleeping. Yeah, they're they're not dying in the street, of course, but they're not who they were. It's like when you met their kindness with the trademark hostility of Peller's Watch, how did they react?
00:39:22
Speaker
Nice! Understanding! Nobody punched me! yeah Do you want to be punched? I tell ya, Yosef, the owner of the tavern, he'll use any excuse to punch a person.
00:39:36
Speaker
Would you like to be punched? and I want Yosef to punch me.
00:39:43
Speaker
Did you ask him? Sounds like he's very amenable. Did you ask him? Did you ask him? I stepped on his foot. He laughed. I mean, we obviously see an issue with the politeness, so I don't think that was... i mean...
00:40:00
Speaker
I'm telling I don't know. So I found a paper on my way and the last day I remember was like three months ago. And then I woke up one day and everyone was awfully nice.
00:40:14
Speaker
And I thought it had just been a day. I thought I just woke up, you know, you know, no big deal, except for everyone being nice. But then I saw the paper. I was like, oh, where'd the three months go of my life? Why didn't you leave with that?
00:40:28
Speaker
Because my wife's nice. And I don't like it. Three months of your life disappeared. Cass is thinking, that's nothing. but Time's at 80, homeboy.
00:40:45
Speaker
So will you help? you suppose everyone's mood improved because you were gone for three months? Oh, no. You listen here, lady. mix Nick squares up.
00:40:57
Speaker
I think you're about to get that punch you want, sir. Yeah, this is like, oh, yes, someone I can hit and no one is going to have a problem with it. Let's go. I'm dead. What?
00:41:08
Speaker
They were nice to me. Even when I was mean to them, I yelled at them like I'm pointing my finger at you, except they just smiled at me. Get an example of my face.
00:41:22
Speaker
He lowers it slightly.
00:41:27
Speaker
Well, you know what I'm saying? You know how you felt when I put my finger in your face? Nobody felt that way. did you Did you ask if anything happened in the intervening months to make people like... They just laughed and said, oh, Barnaby, joking around.
00:41:47
Speaker
Like, I feel like I'm going crazy. I also feel that way.
00:41:54
Speaker
She's being mean to me and I came here for help. but You were complaining about people being nice. I know. i The people of Pella's Watch being nice. yeah Technically, he was complaining about people acting against their nature and you're very much acting within yours, Nix.
00:42:12
Speaker
Precisely.
00:42:15
Speaker
um Welcome to Athelhampton Manor.
00:42:21
Speaker
We have a disturbing butler and me.
00:42:26
Speaker
Other things too. but Well, I was told that there was help to be had here, he gestures at core.
00:42:35
Speaker
ah You don't seem to know what you want. I want you to come to Pella's Watch and figure out why everyone's being so polite.
00:42:43
Speaker
In fairness, Nyx turns to the others. Us arriving in a town does often have the effect of taking care of that problem.
00:42:52
Speaker
That is true.
00:42:55
Speaker
And and yeah the I don't know if it's the the time loss or just the being in a place that's suddenly unfamiliar. Kaz has a shine to this guy and what he's going through.
Decision to Investigate Pella's Watch
00:43:07
Speaker
And I think he's going to... Look, if an entire town of people changed their nature in with no wink to how the past used to be.
00:43:24
Speaker
That's exactly the sort of weird thing that we're supposed to go look at, guys. I just don't know how I can solve that problem. To be fair, we're not the ones who approve of that.
00:43:35
Speaker
We have a boss that has to approve of that. well Javier, like if you all are interested, you're more than em empowered to make that. call Oh, see, there you go. I think it's not gonna hurt. Kaz looks at me and goes, I haven't known how we were gonna fix anything we've done when we got there. But we've managed to I've always understood how I intended to fix the problem. It just most recently didn't work out that way.
00:44:04
Speaker
so
00:44:07
Speaker
I think with Kor's backing, we should We should go. i don't think... And knowing Kor is right here, i don't i don't think she would give this the time of day if it wasn't actually concern.
00:44:29
Speaker
And the missing three months time is concerning. So there's obviously zone, manifest zone of some kind that is appeared likely. And I think my only concern is, is it like, is it a,
00:44:53
Speaker
I have ah bad experience with random bubbles where you walk into them and everything is different inside of them. So I don't- I'm concerned if we enter this area we may also be subjected to time loss and...
00:45:14
Speaker
happiness? I guess? did i Did everyone lose three months or just Barnaby? I'm sorry, that asking out of here. He said everyone treated him like he was joking, so i don't know if we know. Okay, fair.
00:45:30
Speaker
Fair, fair. You all would know that Pella's watch is not too far away. It's yeah right by... it It's not. It's it's from it's it's near Lurching Tower along that same road.
00:45:44
Speaker
So on the big map, I sent you between Wex and Lester. So it's on the lightning rail. Yes. We could take a train. You could take a train. Love that.
00:45:56
Speaker
ah Yeah. Don't even take that much time to go and see what's going on. Nyx will turn. You said Aurora had come in. Yep. Aurora, could you examine this man and see if you… is there something… somewhere you could examine him to perhaps give us some hint as to why he lost time, and also, you know, whether maybe the problem is in his perception?
00:46:24
Speaker
oh right, I understand that inference in Aurora. Yes, that is my inference. You are the common denominator in this problem. I don't know what that means, but I don't like it.
00:46:36
Speaker
and I don't like your attitude. I don't like your attitude. Okay, okay, okay. You want to take it outside? Okay, okay. And he brings up his little fist. Nyx punches it. We did it!
00:46:48
Speaker
We fixed it. Nyx. Enough. It's what he wanted. i He has literally been asking for it. but
00:47:00
Speaker
It's Aurora, please take him, Nix's suggestion, please. And Aurora goes like, she punched me. That's correct. You're welcome.
00:47:13
Speaker
and
00:47:16
Speaker
at Once Barnaby and Aurora are out of the room, core says,
00:47:23
Speaker
Barnaby has always been like that, but not crazy, I guess. Are the people of his town like that normally? Have you visited him?
00:47:34
Speaker
Is it a deeply unpleasant place to go? I I've never had a desire to go there. You know, I, i have had Barnaby visit me in Kernsville before with his wife and children.
00:47:47
Speaker
The description he gave of who they are normally matches much more of my experience than a loving dosing wife and two well-behaved children. Um, I've never wanted to punch a child before, but I've come pretty close when I was around Barnaby's kids. So yeah.
00:48:04
Speaker
that That was the thing for me, the the missing three months and the description of who his family is now, you all were the only people I could think of that might be able to have a beat on this situation.
00:48:17
Speaker
Eric, could you repeat where on our map Beller's Watch is? Between Wex and Star Lasker. Okay. Okay.
00:48:27
Speaker
Yeah. I was just double checking that it wasn't near one of the bunkers. yeah But i did I mean, on the way, on the light on the way. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. The one by Lurching Tower.
00:48:39
Speaker
I think I might.
00:48:43
Speaker
Nyx doesn't, is needs convincing. It would appear still. And I'd like to, when she's done talking with core, they're going to go over and be like, Hey, i are yeah are you guys out? I apologize.
00:48:56
Speaker
Sure.
00:49:00
Speaker
Hey, Nix, I don't know. Kaz memorized where the Brellish ones were. We're going to pass right by another one of those bunkers on the way to do this.
00:49:14
Speaker
That seems like a two birds situation. Remember the map? the Remember the bunker? Yes, I remember the bunker.
00:49:27
Speaker
I don't know if that intrigued you like it intrigued me. Apparently it didn't, but I would really like to go and see if we can help this guy and on the way back see if we can't track and that other one down to see what's going on.
00:49:41
Speaker
Or what went on, I guess.
00:49:46
Speaker
and Well, it sounds like we're going. Love it. Okay.
00:49:54
Speaker
book
00:49:56
Speaker
Nix has no tools for solving a problem. It doesn't it doesn't involve stabbing things. Right. Like, Nix has no concept. Unless there is a evil wizard in this town that she can kill and fix the problem, Nix has got no ideas. what You never know.
00:50:13
Speaker
But she will go. Because it seems like that's what we're doing. Well, I hope she gets a chance to kill a wizard
Episode Conclusion and Call to Action
00:50:20
Speaker
then. Okay. All
00:50:25
Speaker
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00:50:58
Speaker
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