Inner Demons (w/ Ross Bryant) | Sagas of Sundry: Goblin Mode | Episode 13

Summary

Sagas of Sundry: Goblin Mode – Episode 13: "Inner Demons" Summary

Release Date: January 13, 2025

Overview In the thirteenth episode of Sagas of Sundry: Goblin Mode, hosted by Amy Vorpahl and featuring cast members Jason Nguyen, Danielle Radford, Dan Casey, and guest Ross Bryant, the players delve deeper into the ethereal plane. As three monstrous minions grapple with the sudden disappearance of their evil necromancer master, they confront their own inner demons and ethereal counterparts in a battle that tests their unity, loyalty, and resilience.

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Setting the Stage The episode begins as the characters find themselves no longer five friends jesting together but existing within the ethereal plane—a realm of spirits and memories. They are confronted by their incorporeal forms: Fil Varel, Berygnius, and Ghost Tippi, who have turned hostile. Amy Vorpahl sets the scene:

Amy Vorpahl [02:03]: "We are actually on the ethereal plane, a land of spirits and memories, where two of our characters, Fibs and Busy, are met with their incorporeal forms of Filverel and Berygnius, as well as Ghost Tippi."

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The Conflict Unfolds Immediately, tension arises as Fil Varel and Berygnius antagonize Fibs and Busy, forcing the minions to decide whether to flee or fight:

Danielle Radford [02:21]: "I'm Danielle Radford. I play Bizzy. Bizzy is a skeleton who is also a bard, who is also a rogue, who is also a rapper."

As the battle commences, each character employs unique strategies:

• Tippy the Goblin (Jason Nguyen): Attempts to craft a "goo gun" from the surrounding ectoplasm to defend himself ([05:52]).
• Fibs (Dan Casey): Imagines himself with larger arms to grapple Fil Varel, showcasing creative problem-solving ([07:02]).
• Bizzy (Danielle Radford): Utilizes a finger dart to attack Flesh Biz, demonstrating her versatile rogue skills ([10:03]).

Notable Quote:

Jason Nguyen [05:52]: "So as a bonus action, because I am a goblin, I can hide. So I'm going to take my bonus action and hide with my brand new goo gun."

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Memory Manipulation and Possession The ethereal plane's influence becomes more pronounced as memories intertwine with reality. Fil Varel attempts to possess Fibs, leading to internal struggles:

Ross Bryant (Phil Varel) [19:53]: "And you're just like, oh, it feels so good to move my hands again."

During this mental battle, Fibs faces a critical choice between succumbing to Fil Varel's control or resisting:

Amy Vorpahl [21:39]: "You are magically taken over by this creature until it dies or chooses to release it."

Notable Quote:

Dan Casey (Fibs) [14:37]: "I always knew this was Amy's fault."

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Climactic Showdown The tension peaks as the characters confront both external threats and their own inner conflicts:

• Ministora steps in to bolster defenses ([10:03]).
• Maxwell the Goblin escalates the conflict with acid attacks ([27:32]).

The environment becomes increasingly hostile, with ectoplasmic fire and collapsing memory structures adding chaos to the battlefield:

Amy Vorpahl [53:07]: "So here's what happens. I am very the worse for wear."

Notable Quote:

Danielle Radford (Bizzy) [32:11]: "I am going to take my great sword and I am going to imbue it with use some of the goo around it."

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Resolution and Departure As the dust settles, the surviving characters realize the necessity of moving forward. They are aided by Gagongan, who facilitates their return to the material plane through a magical portal. Emotional farewells and vows are exchanged, highlighting the bonds formed and the personal growth each character has undergone:

Danielle Radford [71:04]: "I vow to remember that there's a wider world out there than just my own ambitions and things that I want to achieve."

Notable Quote:

Ross Bryant (Phil Varel) [58:39]: "Goodbye. But we'll meet again, wherever we're going now."

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Character Development and Themes Throughout "Inner Demons," themes of self-discovery, the struggle between good and evil within oneself, and the importance of camaraderie are explored. Characters confront their pasts, challenge their fears, and emerge stronger through adversity.

Key Takeaways:

• Fibs learns the value of new beginnings, deciding to forge his own path ([59:40]).
• Bizzy embraces selflessness, recognizing the broader impact of her actions ([70:22]).
• Tippy the Goblin finds hope and protection in friendships, symbolized by his interaction with Pakara ([65:38]-[66:44]).

Notable Quotes:

Dan Casey [61:04]: "We take a walk down memory lane. But sometimes you gotta burn it all down and start anew."

Danielle Radford [62:50]: "Terror squad for life."

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Conclusion Episode 13 of Sagas of Sundry: Goblin Mode masterfully blends fantasy elements with deep character exploration. The minions' journey through the ethereal plane not only serves as an exciting adventure but also as a profound narrative on overcoming internal struggles and the power of unity. As they return to the material plane, the characters carry with them valuable lessons and strengthened bonds, setting the stage for future epic tales.

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End of Summary

Transcript

[Dan Casey]

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[Amy Vorpahl]

Hello everyone and welcome back to Sagas of Sundry Goblin Mode. I'm Amy Vorpahl, your Dungeon Master, and with me, as always, are your favorite Terror Squad members and not your unfavorite Terror Squad members because they are not here right now. We had to let them go, but your favorite ones are here and they are.

[Dan Casey]

Hi, I'm Dan Casey. I play Fibs, who's a skeleton, but also a wizard.

[Danielle Radford]

I'm Danielle Radford. I play Bizzy. Bizzy is a skeleton who is also a bard, who is also a rogue, who is also a rapper.

[Amy Vorpahl]

What? Oh, my gosh.

[Jason Nguyen]

Hey, I'm Jason Nguyen. I play Tippy the Goblin, who is also an artificer and also a were bird and also dead. Oh, and also has a gun. Nah, that's it.

[Amy Vorpahl]

And with us today is our special guest.

[Ross Bryant]

Hey, I'm Ross Bryant, and I'm playing Phil Varel Duskbranch, who is also an etheric, disincorporate soul being on the ethereal plane, who is also about to smoke his material doppel component in order to return to life.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Yes, he is. But before we get into what actually happens, I think it's time to part the veil of reality. And we are. We are no longer five friends busting jokes together. No, no, no. We are actually on the ethereal plane, a land of spirits and memories, where two of our characters, Fibs and Busy, are met with their incorporeal forms of Filverel and Berygnius, as well as Ghost Tippi. And when last we left, Brignius and Filberell turned on Fibs and Busy. Let's see what happens next. So, as it turns out, you, Busy or I are the only ones who can leave, but not both, unfortunately.

[Danielle Radford]

Oh, that's, like, a super bummer for you. What are you gonna do?

[Jason Nguyen]

What's your plan?

[Danielle Radford]

You just gonna hang out here or.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Like, are you gonna roll Initiative? Oh, everyone roll Initiative. Will anyone get a 16 or higher?

[Jason Nguyen]

Got a 19.

[Dan Casey]

I also got a 19.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Oh. Oh, my gosh. Anyone get an 11 or higher?

[Danielle Radford]

I got a 15.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Can anyone get a 6 or higher?

[Ross Bryant]

I rolled a gentleman's 10.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Awesome.

[Dan Casey]

Phil Burrell straight down the middle.

[Amy Vorpahl]

And we'll also roll for Ministora.

[Jason Nguyen]

Please tell me Maxwell is fighting.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Oh, do we need to roll for Maxwell? Yeah, we should roll for Maxwell.

[Jason Nguyen]

He's gonna fight.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Yeah, he's been waiting to fight. This is someone this entire time.

[Jason Nguyen]

He's fighting for all the wrong reasons.

[Ross Bryant]

He's got some anger in him for sure.

[Amy Vorpahl]

So you are all within the sanctum of Fibs, Busy, and Tippy and their memories. So you have access to ectoplasm that's still in the atmosphere, and you also have access to the memory spheres, but you are indoors at the moment. Tippi, you're up first. You actually see that the ectoplasm version of your friends have gone off. They have turned towards your friends and they've really blatantly said that they're trying to kill them.

[Jason Nguyen]

What can I do? I'm a ghost. Even if I'm a ghost, every ghost and every goblin needs their gun. And so I, Tippy reaches into the ethereal goo and tries to form a goo gun.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Yes.

[Gagongan]

Yes.

[Jason Nguyen]

I don't know about that.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Catfish aren't the only ones blasting goo today. Goo blasters.

[Jason Nguyen]

Okay, if I remember what the catfish.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Mechanic was as an action, you're just able to do this. If you can think your way around an object, you absolutely can create it.

[Jason Nguyen]

Is there any cover or is there any place like. I remember the last thing I did was I tried to slink back and let them have their sidebar before they went rogue.

[Amy Vorpahl]

I would say that, yeah, there are different swirls of ectoplasm around. If you wanted to maybe try to hide within an especially thick cloud, you.

[Gagongan]

Would be able to.

[Jason Nguyen]

So as a bonus action, because I am a goblin, I can hide. So I'm going to take my bonus action and hide with my brand new glue gun.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay, well, let's see. Go ahead and roll a stealth check.

[Jason Nguyen]

Okay. Please don't look at me. Please don't look at me. It's going to be a 14.

[Amy Vorpahl]

I'm going to say that you've had to float a little bit higher, not too high, but maybe like six feet off the ground to get to a cloud that is going to hide you. And you're up against one of the shelves with all the spheres on it.

[Jason Nguyen]

Okay. Even in death, Tippy is a coward and pushes himself against the bookcase with his brand new gun, hoping to sneak a shot in if he gets a good angle.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Perfect. Fibs, you're next.

[Jason Nguyen]

Okay.

[Dan Casey]

Fibs is taken aback when he sees Fil Varel come at him with a quickness. And he is going to try and imagine himself having much bigger, beefier arms than he does and try to pull over one of the racks of memories on top of Phil Varel so he can buy some time to run away.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Oh, amazing. Okay, so you do imagine it. It's just that when you imagine your skeleton body having biceps, it's more like the bones themselves get curved as biceps. So it's really gnarly and disgusting and it looks very drawn by pencil, like.

[Ross Bryant]

Just kind of goo muscles forming.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Yeah, disgusting. So let's see. Roll an athletics check and ah, my specialty. And Philvara, I'm have you roll a dexterity saving throw.

[Dan Casey]

Okay, it's an 18.

[Ross Bryant]

Oh, I also rolled an 18.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Oh, so you actually are able to bounce out of the way. But I'm going to do some memory sphere damage to you.

[Ross Bryant]

Yes, yes.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Let's see. You were able to move out of the way. So go ahead and take 2d6 bludgeoning damage from memory spheres.

[Ross Bryant]

Oh, golly. All right, that's seven sphere damage.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Seven memory sphere damage.

[Ross Bryant]

Seven sphere damage.

[Dan Casey]

Oh, my memories. Talk about painful memories.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Well, maybe Ross, go ahead and roll a D20. 11 or higher is good.

[Ross Bryant]

Okay, I rolled a 12.

[Amy Vorpahl]

A 12, that's good. Okay, so you actually have a memory of you and your sister when she you wanted to abdicate your place in line for the heir, apparently. And your sister takes it for you. And it's a really good memory. You are completely happy you remember this occasion. And you now have advantage on your next D20 role.

[Ross Bryant]

Thank you.

[Amy Vorpahl]

You're welcome, Ministera. So Minestora goes. I knew they were buttholes.

[Danielle Radford]

Oh my God, they suck. Why do we suck so bad?

[Amy Vorpahl]

Look, it's not you. I know you. It's not you. These people are out of control. I'm gonna help you out, okay?

[Danielle Radford]

Thank you.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Sweet Filverell does a 22 hit.

[Ross Bryant]

Sure as heck does.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay, so she's going to do a lot of damage to you.

[Ross Bryant]

Oh my stars. I don't care for that.

[Amy Vorpahl]

But I think you're.

[Ross Bryant]

I think as this steps nimbly out of the way and an orb just bonks off his head and you see his eyes roll back as he goes into a reverie of memory. He had some agency there for the first time and then he just refocuses on you.

[Amy Vorpahl]

And you take 14 necrotic damage, but you are resistant. So you take 7 necrotic damage and Ministora looks at you and goes, girl, I don't think I'm gonna be as effective to you against the exact beings that we are.

[Danielle Radford]

Would you be able to be more of your ghost self?

[Amy Vorpahl]

This is the best you get? I'm so sorry.

[Danielle Radford]

You know what? And what it is, is great.

[Amy Vorpahl]

That means more to me than you could ever know. And it is your turn.

[Danielle Radford]

Don't go into a bone pile. Don't go into a bone pile. Okay, busy's gonna take one of her finger darts and she is going to throw it at flesh biz.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay, make your ranged attack. Your ranged fingy attack.

[Danielle Radford]

Ranged fingies.

[Dan Casey]

Oh.

[Amy Vorpahl]

So 14 it hits and it's a 1D4 plus your dex actually.

[Danielle Radford]

Yeah, there we go. So that is five plus two piercing, so that is seven. And is Flesh Biz around anyone else? Who is she around?

[Amy Vorpahl]

Filiverel, for sure.

[Danielle Radford]

So she's around me, Thilverell. Is anyone else around her?

[Amy Vorpahl]

I would say Ministora's right there.

[Danielle Radford]

Ministora's right there.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Yep.

[Danielle Radford]

Since Mistora's right there, that means that I also get to use my sneak attack, because.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Oh, within five feet. Sure.

[Danielle Radford]

Yeah, within five feet. And so that is also. I'm gonna do a 1D6.

[Jason Nguyen]

Oh, no.

[Amy Vorpahl]

You became a rogue right before my eyes.

[Danielle Radford]

And so then that's going to be an extra three.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Yes. Amazing. Okay, awesome. So this all happens so quickly that these ethereal beings turn on you, and immediately Ministore jumps in to help. Fibs is wrecking the place, and you throw one of your finger darts, and it just gouges Berygnius right in the chest plate, right between where the plates meet each other in the side of the ribs. And she goes, it doesn't have to be like this.

[Danielle Radford]

Well, you kind of already like, no.

[Amy Vorpahl]

I don't know another way it could be, but it doesn't have to be like this.

[Danielle Radford]

No, it does have to be like this.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Also.

[Danielle Radford]

I'm sorry. I think that that's the tit. I think that that's what I learned. I'm really sorry.

[Amy Vorpahl]

It totally is the tit.

[Jason Nguyen]

Busy, aim for the tit.

[Danielle Radford]

Okay, I will get it next time. Thank you.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay, it's her turn. And what Berygneus is going to do is run right up to Busy and Fibs who are near each other and hunker down and then stand up. And when she does that, ectoplasm shoots off of her like darts and go ahead and make a DC15. Dex saving throw.

[Dan Casey]

You two, you better not be hunkering back there.

[Danielle Radford]

I think that there's hunkering.

[Jason Nguyen]

Guys, look at her. I think she's hunkering.

[Danielle Radford]

Okay, sweet. So that is a 21 reader.

[Dan Casey]

That is a natural one.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Oh, no. My bones.

[Ross Bryant]

My poor bones.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay, that's.

[Ross Bryant]

And she's hooker. Yeah.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay. You take seven necrotic damage, and Busy you save. You take three necrotic damage, and what happens is she's able to shoot out ectoplasm from her very being. Am I able to very small range? Well, sure.

[Danielle Radford]

So just as a reaction, Busy's going to take the ectoplasm that is around, and she is going to use it to build a shield in front of.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Her that will take an action. So that's an action building Anything. It will be on your next turn.

[Danielle Radford]

Okay.

[Amy Vorpahl]

But I like the way you're thinking, Filverel.

[Ross Bryant]

Okay, great. I've been bonked with sphere damage. I've been sent to a sweet memory reverie and then been been blasted. I think as I come out of this and you see this memory of yourself you maybe for the first time realize that the shifting surface of this thing that the time spent, these eons of existence that it's had in these abyssal and ethereal planes have deranged its memory. And its memory of itself is steeped in delusion and vanity. And you're seeing it maybe become more beautiful. Uncannily beautiful. Parts of it growing larger. Stranger. It's you. But it's a distorted memory of yourself as it looks into your eyes. I don't understand. You're just the material part of me. And the will controls the material. And it is going to try to enslave undead.

[Amy Vorpahl]

I like this.

[Jason Nguyen]

Oh, God.

[Ross Bryant]

The mind controls the hand. The hand does not control the mind. And you must make a DC15 wisdom save.

[Dan Casey]

Okay.

[Ross Bryant]

To avoid becoming my body.

[Dan Casey]

Oh, I did not pass that. That was a 12.

[Ross Bryant]

Okay. By the order of the law here, if you fail in this save, you are magically taken over by this creature until it dies or chooses to release it. Until you die. I am destroyed. Or I choose to release you.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Is it a concentration that is very broken? I did give you that sign.

[Ross Bryant]

Yes, I did.

[Jason Nguyen]

So I'm playing the hand.

[Ross Bryant]

I was toy, folks.

[Dan Casey]

I always knew this was Amy's fault.

[Ross Bryant]

Fib says in character, concentrate.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Yeah, I'm gonna make that a concentration. I think that's totally.

[Dan Casey]

Well, he's.

[Ross Bryant]

I think that's totally fair.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Yes. I will take full credit. And also, I'm negating it immediately.

[Ross Bryant]

Understandably.

[Dan Casey]

I loved it.

[Ross Bryant]

Yeah.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Yes. It just can't happen in perpetuity.

[Ross Bryant]

But, yes, I think that makes total sense because I'm taking. This thing has a will of its own.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Absolutely.

[Ross Bryant]

That has been developed over a long, long time. But you are feeling this etheric force of will pushing you out. And almost trying to let me back into that skull. It's mine.

[Amy Vorpahl]

And so, Dan, on your turn, you will be at the whim of Filverel. Perfect. And you had called upon Maxwell.

[Ross Bryant]

Yes.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay.

[Jason Nguyen]

Like, Maxwell, do something.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay. He's a little tiny gob on the floor. Yes.

[Jason Nguyen]

It doesn't matter, dude. Tippi.

[Amy Vorpahl]

But yeah, he's gonna. He's got even less speed than his original. So you see him and he's like, I Got these. I knew they were no good from the start. I just took one look at them and I said probably not for that matter.

[Jason Nguyen]

Circumstantial though. You can't keep generalizing.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Well, the thing is, I was right. He moves very aggressively towards Berygnius and he doesn't quite get there, but he is hoofin.

[Dan Casey]

And top speed of two and a half feet. He's moving a ground.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Yeah, exactly.

[Jason Nguyen]

In a small microwave.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Yes.

[Jason Nguyen]

Okay.

[Amy Vorpahl]

He moves two and a half feet and you can tell he's grumbling. And he's got eyes that just see death for Berygnius.

[Jason Nguyen]

Keep going, Maxwell.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Yeah, he's gonna keep going. It is your turn.

[Jason Nguyen]

Okay, so I see this, right? I see fibs being possessed by.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Ooh. You see the threat? I'm gonna say, I mean, Roland.

[Jason Nguyen]

Cause I hear.

[Amy Vorpahl]

I hear you hear the threat. You don't know what these guys can or can't do. So maybe roll a perception check.

[Jason Nguyen]

Okay.

[Amy Vorpahl]

I just wanna recognize your friend that's gonna be 17. Yeah. Okay, so your friend kind of goes glossy eyed, even more glossy in the ethereal plane. And you can see him kind of twitch the fibs that was is not the fibs.

[Jason Nguyen]

That is I immediately try to move my max distance and sort of scurry stealthily to align my shot right at the chest of. How do I pronounce it?

[Amy Vorpahl]

Phil Vera?

[Jason Nguyen]

Phil Varel. Right at the right. One in the chest. I'm trying to put one in the chest.

[Amy Vorpahl]

One in the chest.

[Jason Nguyen]

Classic.

[Dan Casey]

One in the chest, two in the back.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay. And you are hidden.

[Jason Nguyen]

Yeah, I'm hidden.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay, so that'll give you advantage.

[Jason Nguyen]

Okay, so I'm going to make an attack with my pistol. So I point, I sneak on over right across the bookshelves, sort of Scooby Doo style.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Yeah. And you are still just able to float in this weird place. So.

[Jason Nguyen]

Hey, flesh fibs eat lead.

[Ross Bryant]

When you say that, you see both our heads in the exact same way, like snap up at you and we're moving in unison as the hands are controlled by the arm.

[Jason Nguyen]

As I shoot my gun, I flinch because I don't know what this goo gun can do.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay. Okay. Yeah. Rolled a hit.

[Jason Nguyen]

Okay. Oh, with advantage.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Yeah, with advantage.

[Jason Nguyen]

God. All right, I rolled a three, then a four. So.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Well, you did move completely away.

[Dan Casey]

It does exactly what you imagined it would.

[Jason Nguyen]

If it's a 4, it's gonna be 10.

[Amy Vorpahl]

10. Does a 10 hit Chilferel?

[Ross Bryant]

I ain't afraid of no ghost.

[Dan Casey]

Almost would hit fibs.

[Jason Nguyen]

Seriously, so as I scream and shoot my ghost gun, what comes out, it.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Is an ectoplasmic version of a bullet. It looks thicker and harder than the actual ectoplasm of the fog. And it travels at the same speed as a bullet, but y it is made up of the milky substance you just like.

[Dan Casey]

Blasted mayonnaise.

[Ross Bryant]

Yeah.

[Jason Nguyen]

Yeah. So I blast my milky bullet at Phil Varell and I so much gross.

[Danielle Radford]

Hey, what's wrong?

[Amy Vorpahl]

No, no.

[Jason Nguyen]

What's the matter? Anyways, I blast my gun and because I flinch, I miss my shot. And immediately realizing that I've missed, I try to literally just flip 180 and face the bookcase, hoping nobody can see me.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Yeah. Okay.

[Jason Nguyen]

And do another hive as opposed.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay, roll a D6. I'm gonna see whereabout, like which shelves you actually are at.

[Jason Nguyen]

I had a five on the D6.

[Amy Vorpahl]

A5. Okay, you're near the fibs parts of the bookshelf.

[Jason Nguyen]

Oh, okay. I'm near the fibs part of the bookshelf. So I'm gonna roll my stealth to see if I can hide again. And that's gonna be 16.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Cool. Yeah. You really feel. You feel very hidden. Awesome. Fibs.

[Dan Casey]

Fibs feels he's having an out of body experience. He hears Fil Varel's voice in his head saying, I believe it was the will controls the hand. And Fibs is just repeating to himself, the will controls the hand, the will controls the hand. And then he just gives into this force that is now puppeteering him.

[Gagongan]

Awesome.

[Amy Vorpahl]

What would Filver like Fibs to do?

[Ross Bryant]

And you're just like, oh, it feels so good to move my hands again. And then both our heads turn towards you, Byssian. Like we killed you once and we can again. And he will attack you.

[Jason Nguyen]

No.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Hey, go ahead, Dan.

[Dan Casey]

Okay, I have a dagger and a quarter staff. Which would you prefer?

[Ross Bryant]

Dagger. For old times sake.

[Dan Casey]

Pulling out a very familiar looking dagger now. Fibs attacks.

Busy.

[Danielle Radford]

Remember who you are. Remember who you are. Terror squat.

[Dan Casey]

That's a natural twist.

[Jason Nguyen]

No, it's going so bad. It's going so bad for you.

[Ross Bryant]

Are you happy?

[Amy Vorpahl]

I'm not not happy. Go die. So nice. You roll him twice. No. Woo.

[Dan Casey]

That is eight piercing damage.

[Jason Nguyen]

Yikes.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay, so busy. Okay, you now have two versions of Fibs against you. And it actually is Ranni's turn. Ministora's turn. And she's going to attack you. Fibs, you're the one who stabbed her friend and she's gonna lose her mind against you.

[Dan Casey]

I'm the only one who Never kissed the statue.

[Amy Vorpahl]

And here's what she does. She side eyes and says, dude, you can't just go in here and be doing stuff like that. This is a real person here. And she's going to try to take possession of Fibs back across you.

[Ross Bryant]

He's a tug of war over his.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Yes. So actually the battlefield is my power. I'm gonna say fibs roll. A charisma saving throw.

[Dan Casey]

Okay.

[Amy Vorpahl]

DC13, that's a natural one.

[Jason Nguyen]

Oh man.

[Dan Casey]

I have two extremes and they're both bad.

[Amy Vorpahl]

At this point, you feel that the ghost is possessing Fibs while your mind is controlling his mind. She does actually slide in on top of Fibs and gain control of his body. You are not out of control yet. I don't know how this is going to work. Yeah, we might do some war dice between who actually is in. I love that of fibs body. Now at this point though, I'm in danger. You feel heavily possessed. Your brain wants to serve Filverell. Your body wants to serve Ministora. How fun. Okay, Bizzy, it's your turn.

[Danielle Radford]

Okay, so Bizzy is going to turn her attention back over to flesh Bizzy. And Bizzy is going to just say like, you had your shot. You were up there. Your shot is gone. Now it is up to me. And if you can't handle that, then you just have to stay down here. And apparently I'm really sorry that you. And she casts vicious mockery. Completely sucked at being alive. Like you were so bad at being alive you don't know where your kids are. You got demoted. I never got demoted in death. You were better than you ever could be alive. You suck. Your mama suck. You suck as a mama. Suck it. And then she turns to Rani, who is now fibs and she's like, you are doing so good right now. And casts bardic inspiration as her bonus.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay, awesome. I roll against that.

[Danielle Radford]

Yes.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Dc, that was some vicious mockery. That was hard especially. Yeah, you know exactly the buttons to push.

[Jason Nguyen]

Brutal mockery.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Is that wisdom?

[Danielle Radford]

Do, do do, Wizarding, saving throw.

[Dan Casey]

It's a great.

[Amy Vorpahl]

And you gotta succeed a DC 11 now.

[Danielle Radford]

Yes, it is 11.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay.

[Jason Nguyen]

And what's the AC on your self worth there?

[Amy Vorpahl]

I rolled very poorly. I rolled a four. And so. Yeah, that won't do it. Yeah. So she's taking it all in. She's looking at you like, you can't hurt me. And then it's the thing about the promotions and all the times you said the word suck that really gets to her. And you see her just Kind of wither a little and go. Oh, yeah. I never thought of it that way. I've been doing a pretty good job here. I thought I had to touch a memory ball to remember things. This is awful. And how much damage does she take?

[Danielle Radford]

Oh, yeah. You're gonna take 1d4 psychic damage, and you have disadvantage on your next attack.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Disinfectant on the next attack. Disinfectant. If you have disadvantage, I might need disinfectant from Timmy's goo gun.

[Jason Nguyen]

Just wait till I get you with my goo gun.

[Danielle Radford]

Yeah.

[Amy Vorpahl]

So how much?

[Danielle Radford]

So for your psychic damage? That is a three psychic damage, and yeah. Next attack roll. You roll at disadvantage.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Well, that's me. So she's gonna come in a little less hot than she did before, but still on your butt. Here she comes. So bring these. Is gonna come up and attempt to claw you. Her ghost form of ectoplasm does form into harder shelled claws that are able to scratch you. And let's see if she does. Does a 21 hit.

[Danielle Radford]

21 does hit.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay. She does five slashing damage to you. If you can make a DC13 constitution saving throw.

[Danielle Radford]

Oh, tight. 21.

[Amy Vorpahl]

No problem. You actually feel like as her nails sink into your body, you feel this not quite poison, but you feel things rushing through your veins on this. And it just makes you want to hold your breath. And almost as if you can't. But finally you say, no, that's not me today. And you're able to release and breathe again. And then, Filverell, it is your real turn now.

[Ross Bryant]

Great. So we're at war over the.

[Amy Vorpahl]

We're at war over the body. Let's D20 it out. I don't know a better way. D21. Let's go for it.

[Ross Bryant]

War.

[Amy Vorpahl]

5.

[Ross Bryant]

18.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Yeah. All right. You still can make fibs. Deuce.

[Danielle Radford]

Did you roll with. You have inspiration. Does that count for war?

[Jason Nguyen]

I think it would.

[Amy Vorpahl]

It does. But I'm not gonna spend my inspiration on that'cause I did roll a five.

[Ross Bryant]

Just lucky, I suppose.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Oh, Lord, the power.

[Ross Bryant]

I know. So, yeah, I'm feeling my will being pushed out and like, no, no, this body is mine. Try to wrest control of it. Felt so nice. I might do it twice. I mean, it seems to be the way of things. And I may strike at busy again.

[Dan Casey]

That is a natural one.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Oh, you are extremely binary.

[Dan Casey]

I don't know what's happening. Wow, There's a dice war happening between 20 and 1 on my D20 right now.

[Ross Bryant]

That's awesome. Never have I seen such A.

[Jason Nguyen]

That's incredible.

[Ross Bryant]

I want to interpret that as your will almost exerting itself against.

[Dan Casey]

Like, we can't stab friends.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Not yet. Not right after that. Big speech. Ineffective. Maxwell. Maxwell's gonna get to Berygnius this turn.

[Jason Nguyen]

Okay, Great.

[Amy Vorpahl]

As he gets there, he's going to use a prehensile arm to goo her.

[Dan Casey]

Maxwell, get him real quick. Excuse me?

[Ross Bryant]

He's going to goo her, sir. Oh, I'm so sorry. He's with a prehensile arm, you say?

[Gagongan]

Okay.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Perignias. Oh, yes, yes. A. 17 hits.

[Jason Nguyen]

He's going Venomax.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Well, 10D, 6D. He actually is a fairly powerful guy. He's going to do nine points of acid damage right on Riggy's.

[Jason Nguyen]

There's a lot of acid in this guy.

[Ross Bryant]

Don't mess with Maxwell.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Yeah. So he actually. His prehensile thing kind of gloms onto her. And you can see that the rest of the goop of him starts to wrap itself around as a gelatinous cube is want to do. Wrap around her foot and try to overtake it, but he's just not big enough. Still, you can see that part of her ethereal form in her foot disintegrates under the acid and she screams. Tippi, it's your turn. Top of the round.

[Jason Nguyen]

So, free action. Before I do anything, Tippi wants to look on the bookshelf to see if there's. Is there anything about flesh fibs that I can see is important? Is there a memory that I'm near? Is there?

[Amy Vorpahl]

Yeah, there's plenty of memories that you're near.

[Jason Nguyen]

Is there a way to tell whose is whose?

[Amy Vorpahl]

Yeah, you would know whose is fibs.

[Jason Nguyen]

Is there a way to tell if the memory is good or bad?

[Amy Vorpahl]

No.

[Jason Nguyen]

Okay, I want to. And tell me if this would work. But Tippi understands, you know, has a base knowledge about magic, and he knows that some magic you gotta really focus on to keep it up. And it feels like this possession thing. He needs to keep full attention. So what I want to do is Tippy wants to go to the nearest memory and use magical tinkering to insert himself into the memory and throw the memory at flesh fibs to try to distract him.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Oh, amazing. That is brilliant. I think that's gonna take two turns. Okay.

[Ross Bryant]

It's like Inception.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Yeah. I think with magical tinkering, you just can. And here we are in the ethereal plane. There are no rules. You absolutely can insert yourself into a memory. You don't know which memory you're inserting yourself into.

[Jason Nguyen]

So I don't know what the memory is, but all Tippi is thinking is to insert his own face into the memory. But like nothing else, just replace anybody's face with his face. Right, Moser.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay. And this also is with the intended effect to distract. Distract and break and mortify.

[Jason Nguyen]

Paralyze, break, whatever the concentration.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay. Okay, great. So you hunker down, you just willy nilly, choose a metallic orb, you get your hands around it, and you start messing with it, giving your essence into this orb, specifically the face part of your essence. And that is how you spend your turn. You are unclear how this is going to manifest next turn, but you get the innate sense that this is working. Wow, you're doing a really good job.

[Jason Nguyen]

Okay, great.

[Amy Vorpahl]

That is fibs turn.

[Gagongan]

Fibs.

[Amy Vorpahl]

You are truly, truly under the control of Phil Varel.

[Dan Casey]

What do we do?

[Ross Bryant]

It's not a me. There is no we.

[Jason Nguyen]

What do.

[Dan Casey]

It's I.

[Ross Bryant]

What do I do? We are reunited, you and I. We are I. And I am Van Pharrell. Yes. That is what you were seeing and hearing. As on as I make you raise up the knife that missed its last blow. And you can maybe see that I'm like, if you're so reluctant to take the life again, that's fine. There's another life that needs taking.

[Jason Nguyen]

Incredible, incredible bastard.

[Amy Vorpahl]

You do hit.

[Dan Casey]

Yeah.

[Amy Vorpahl]

So you just take damage.

[Dan Casey]

Okay, that is three points of piercing damage.

[Jason Nguyen]

We got. We got to interrupt this.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay. I hate it.

[Danielle Radford]

I love it, I hate it.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay, it's Ministora's turn. And because we already. Because we already did do the battling dice, I'm gonna say that Minestora does not have control over fibs bodies. But what she does do is she gives herself a thicker, ethereal form, providing an armor class to fibs. She sees the way this is going and is like, look, if I can't control fibs, I'm not gonna allow him to hurt himself. And so she's going to give fibs. Armor fibs. Roll a D4.

[Ross Bryant]

Okay. Oh, wait.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Fib. Yeah. Sorry, Dan.

[Ross Bryant]

Sorry.

[Dan Casey]

One.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay, well, you have a plus one armor class. Let's go to what you. To what you have right now.

[Ross Bryant]

Try hitting a 12. Unstoppable.

[Jason Nguyen]

What are we doing?

[Amy Vorpahl]

The next time, I mean, anyone, including yourself, tries to harm you, you will have to battle against your armor class. That's what Minas Dora does. She says, I'm so sorry. I'm just less effective in this realm. And it's busier turn.

[Danielle Radford]

Ooh, I have so many options that are not magic, because I'm out of magic. Oh. We are on an ethereal plane. So I am going to take my great sword and I am going to imbue it with use some of the goo around it. And now it is a Goo Fire sword.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Oh, use the goo.

[Ross Bryant]

Use the goo. Use the goo.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Amazing. I think that's a bonus action that you can just add that to your sword.

[Danielle Radford]

I am going to take my great sword and I gotta go after myself. So I'm gonna turn to Berygnius. This could have just been easy if you would have just let go of anything in your life. There is something greater that's happening up there that isn't about you and isn't about us. And we are the ones who can fix it. You could have been a part of that if you would have just frigging behaved for once in your life and busy slashes at Berygneus with her great Goo Fire sword.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Go ahead and roll to hit. This is the first time I think you've ever used your greatsword.

[Danielle Radford]

Man, what a bummer. Because I only rolled a five. That's a great speech.

[Amy Vorpahl]

But what does that turn into?

[Danielle Radford]

That's it. But also, I mean, I do have Goo Bonus. Can I add Goo Bonus since I did make it?

[Jason Nguyen]

Is there Goo proficiency?

[Danielle Radford]

Is there Goo proficiency?

[Amy Vorpahl]

Wait, you rolled a five on the die?

[Danielle Radford]

I rolled a five on the die. But that's for my regular great sword.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Well, add your greatsword bonus.

[Danielle Radford]

I don't have a greatsword bonus as.

[Jason Nguyen]

A plus hero because she has.

[Danielle Radford]

But I added the goo, so it's gotta have a bonus.

[Amy Vorpahl]

How much Goo bonus? Yeah, you won't. You sure you can?

[Ross Bryant]

These are the questions that Kate DMs up.

[Dan Casey]

What's the goo bonus?

[Amy Vorpahl]

You can plus maybe roll with a banner.

[Dan Casey]

I think she's buying it.

[Jason Nguyen]

Careful.

[Dan Casey]

Careful.

[Jason Nguyen]

Please be care.

[Amy Vorpahl]

No. No advantage. But your blade is now a Plus 2 Goo greatsword. Goo Goo Goo Goo Great sword. Goo Goo Greatsword. And you can add another. I don't know. Okay. It's a Plus 2 Goo Greatsword. You can add another Plus 2 at the end of your damage rolls as well.

[Danielle Radford]

But that's still a seven.

[Amy Vorpahl]

It's still a seven, which is not going to y'all. No, it does not hit. Okay. Brignius is standing strong, tall and happy and. And says. Say one more thing about how it's not about me. She says, I remember you liked my singing. Isn't that right? And everyone make a DC13 constitution. Saving throw. The ghost forms do not have to make this role. So it's only fibs and busy.

[Danielle Radford]

13:19.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Berygnius lets out an enormous wail. You like the song that I sang, huh? And it's like a baby. You know when a baby's like.

[Danielle Radford]

Oh God, what's happening? Oh God.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Just like lets her rip. Okay, so you both save. So you take six points of psychic damage as her wail each thrums into your very being.

[Dan Casey]

As the wail of this unholy ghost baby pulses through Fibs body, he collapses into a pile of bones.

[Jason Nguyen]

Oh no.

[Dan Casey]

Because he is reduced to zero hit points. But then clambers back to one.

[Amy Vorpahl]

When you do that, your force over him and Ranni's force over you is diminished. Oh yeah, yeah. You just went two bones. No more body left.

[Danielle Radford]

And as that happens, having heard her own voice, which she hates so much, Busy turns into a pile of bones.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Oh, okay.

[Jason Nguyen]

What? No. How did this happen?

[Amy Vorpahl]

And so you are both at one hit point, right?

[Dan Casey]

Uh huh.

[Jason Nguyen]

Okay, this cannot be. Tippy versus two boss fights.

[Dan Casey]

Tippi, you have to go to the sub ethereal plane to resurrect us.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Now the next goo on the way down. That did it. Good job, Berygnius. Berygnius looks over at Fil Varel and says, we did it. I did it. Me and my voice. Me and my singing voice. That once shattered glass has shattered my corporeal body.

[Ross Bryant]

Let's not neglect how I took back control of my body once again. And now it doesn't matter. Now we're both gonna have our bodies back.

[Amy Vorpahl]

We're gonna be free.

[Ross Bryant]

Why? Why isn't anything happening? Shouldn't we be.

[Amy Vorpahl]

We should. A portal should form to the material plane. That's what happens. We finished our unfinished business.

[Ross Bryant]

There were rules.

[Amy Vorpahl]

There are rules.

[Ross Bryant]

There were rules and we abided by them.

[Amy Vorpahl]

We're allowed. We're allowed to become corporeal again. Hello. That is actually the end of Berygneus turn. Busy's turn. You're down. Do you want to continue looking like a dead pile of bones?

[Danielle Radford]

Yeah, it's working so far.

[Amy Vorpahl]

It is working so far. Fil Varel, it's your turn. I'm going to say you're confused this round, as is Berygnius.

[Ross Bryant]

I think that's totally fair.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Maxwell is going to try to overtake this ghost form of busy Berygnius. Let's see how he does. Normally a gelatinous cube can engulf something within its body, but Maxwell's going to do his Darndest. Which means that Brignius is going to make a save, I'm gonna say, because it's normally DC12. So I was saying it's gonna be DC6 to save against being engulfed by Maxwell. She did roll a four. So actually Maxwell is beginning to engulf her. There is something about this ethereal plane. He's able to grab onto the ectoplasm and make it part of him. His essential acidic, poisonous self. He's growing.

[Jason Nguyen]

He's so toxic.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Yeah, Gooper man. Maxwell is turning from a 3 inch goop. And he's turning into almost like a square foot goop. And he is able to engulf at least part of Berygneus and the creature. Let's see. So Berygneus does take some damage. She is looking worse for the wear. But she's not down yet. She still can move a little bit, but she's going to be hindered by this cube that is engulfing her and crawling up her legs. Tippi, it is your turn.

[Jason Nguyen]

Okay, so, Tippi.

[Amy Vorpahl]

I don't know. This guy was just. He was here and then now he's kind of everywhere on me.

[Ross Bryant]

We did everything and now the goo is coming after us.

[Jason Nguyen]

No, he possessed his.

[Ross Bryant]

This isn't fair.

[Jason Nguyen]

And I'm a ghost.

[Ross Bryant]

You should be alive by now.

[Jason Nguyen]

Hey. Hey, down there. Yeah, you. Hey, it's me, flesh fiber.

[Ross Bryant]

Hey, it's that ghost what shot that milky bullet.

[Jason Nguyen]

Yeah, that was me. I think there's a memory here for you that you should see.

[Ross Bryant]

What?

[Jason Nguyen]

I'll show you, and then I throw it at Filverell.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Well, we already know this about memories, that they want to be watched, and they want to be watched by people who aren't necessarily expecting them. So go ahead and roll your ranged attack with advantage. Okay.

[Jason Nguyen]

Ranged attack with advantage.

[Dan Casey]

That is headcanon point rating.

[Jason Nguyen]

That's gonna be not very much with advantage, though. Oh, with advantage. Oh, my God. Thank God. How is it possible? I rolled a five and a four. A five plus five. So that's gonna be ten.

[Amy Vorpahl]

A ten. Okay. Does that hit Filverell?

[Ross Bryant]

Alas, for you, it does not. But part of me is. So this just bounces impotently by. I mean, I think Filverell, he wants it.

[Jason Nguyen]

I loved it. And it just goes just right on the ground.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay. Yeah. I mean, look, you have encountered memories before. You've encountered really wily ones, too, that are able to get away from you. This one does seem to want you to watch it. Yeah.

[Jason Nguyen]

Sorry. It may have looked like I was Throwing that right at your head to hurt you. But really, I just wanted you to.

[Ross Bryant]

Oh, no. It didn't look like that at all.

[Amy Vorpahl]

That's good.

[Jason Nguyen]

That's really good. Because I just wanted you to experience this memory. It seemed like you wanted to see it. I just had a feeling as a ghost. In this ghost, do you know how.

[Ross Bryant]

Many of these memories I've watched a thousand times? Do you have any idea how long I've been here?

[Jason Nguyen]

Yeah, but how do you know that.

[Danielle Radford]

If you're missing one?

[Jason Nguyen]

I mean, one was elusive. What if there was another one hiding in plain sight?

[Ross Bryant]

What I'd like to know, he says as he stoops over the orb. He's like, why I'm not already back in the material plane.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Yeah.

[Jason Nguyen]

Maybe the answer's in that orb.

[Ross Bryant]

Why am I not united with my body?

[Jason Nguyen]

Yeah, why?

[Ross Bryant]

Maybe it's not enough. Maybe we should just pulverize those bones into dust.

[Jason Nguyen]

No, no, no. Maybe you should touch the orb. Maybe you should touch the orb.

[Ross Bryant]

Maybe after one more memorandum and you.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Are wrenched into a flashback. This is, as a Prince of Kalaire, you are at an outstanding gala. This is among the trees, in Elven fashion, ever glowing gems of blue. And there are brooks running through this glade your family is hosting. And many Elven families come to these galas. You are, you know, for lack of a better term, very bored. However, across the world, I could be.

[Ross Bryant]

Doing so much more with my life. And the pageantry and pomp of the Elvish court must. Must take up my time.

[Amy Vorpahl]

But a new family comes in that you haven't, really. And with them is a young Elven woman, And she strikes your fancy, and you get up to move towards her.

[Ross Bryant]

And I only see her from behind.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Yes. Yes.

[Ross Bryant]

What an amazing figure. What grace. What elegance.

[Amy Vorpahl]

And you go up to her, and this is the exact moment you know. You love this memory. You've seen this many times. This is the memory that you're going to meet Lila for the first time.

[Ross Bryant]

Before you was a pile of grass.

[Amy Vorpahl]

You touch her on the shoulder and she turns around.

[Ross Bryant]

My love.

[Jason Nguyen]

Hi.

[Amy Vorpahl]

And the rest of the memory shorts out as you cut to different moments of the night. You dancing with her.

[Danielle Radford]

Hey.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Cuddled up next to your child. You finding a secret corner and stealing a kiss from her. And that's about as much as your poor brain can take as you are wrenched out of your flashback. That memory forever tainted. You see in this metallic orb that there's, like, clunky stuff going on. There's greenish goo just wrapped around all of the metallic glitter inside of it.

[Ross Bryant]

This memory's been tampered with. You put it in my mind.

[Jason Nguyen]

Or was it there the whole time? I tried to scamper off?

[Ross Bryant]

Was it there the whole time? Was that how it really was?

[Amy Vorpahl]

You are gonna be able to do some magic damage to him. This is gonna be psychic damage. 2D8. 2. Damn.

[Jason Nguyen]

2D8.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Yeah.

[Ross Bryant]

You rocked my bean.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay, that's an 8. Nice.

[Jason Nguyen]

Okay, that's a 6. So somebody else do the math for it. I don't trust myself anymore. 14. 14.

[Amy Vorpahl]

I rolled a five. Does a 14 hit.

[Jason Nguyen]

I'm sorry. I was looking at the wrong thing.

[Amy Vorpahl]

All good, all good.

[Jason Nguyen]

But as a bonus action, I will hide again.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Yeah, yeah, sure, go ahead.

[Jason Nguyen]

So gorilla, that's a nat 20 on the hide.

[Ross Bryant]

Amazing. Filbert drops to his knees. And there is a sense, I think, in which this body is unincorporated. It is made of the same stuff as this realm almost. And maybe from behind you just see him with his head in his hands and then his own face just like he saw it sprout out of his heart. Just like sprouts out of the back of his head. As he's seeing his head and his hands and his face is like kind of crawling around his body until it kind of gets all in the right shape. This has rocked his mind.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Amazing. Berygnus is going, oh my gosh. I've never seen anything like that happening.

[Ross Bryant]

He put it in my mind, what? Some goblin, some goblin ghost. And I'm just pushing these huge shells down trying to find this creature that.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Did this to me. Wrecking the memory palace. Amazing. Then it's Ministora's turn. Ministora is not going down without a fight. She turns to Berygnus and says, that is my friend you are talking about. And you are nowhere near the skeleton that she is. She knows that she probably can't possess Berygnus. She says, you like the idea of having a body, huh? Well, why don't you take mine? It's like she inhabitates the exact space that Berygnus is in. Berygnis is going to do her best to save. She does. But as she passes through, she does do some cold damage. Okay. Minastora is racing through Berygnius and you can see her doing the exact same motions that she did with Fibs. Just trying to lay herself on top of Berygnias form. And Berygnius shoots her out. But as she does, she goes, ah, I'm already a ghost. I Can't be taken over by a ghost. Get out of me. Oh my gosh. Falvorel, they're after us. Yes, it's Maxwell's turn. Maxwell is going to continue to engulf Berygneus Engellied maximum jelly. So she does not save against engulfment again.

[Gagongan]

Uh oh.

[Ross Bryant]

Uh oh.

[Amy Vorpahl]

She takes even more acid damage this time. So between the efforts of both Ministora and Maxwell, this Berygneus character has the only thing that's left that can is just her face that can talk and move. And you see this absolutely horrified expression as she is just covered in both acidic and ectoplasmic goo. And she says, falgarel, you're not selfish. You wouldn't leave just me behind, would you? You'll take me with you. Help me, please. They've got me. This stupid ghost in this stupid ooze. You won't leave me behind, right?

[Ross Bryant]

The old Fil Varel. Of course, they were a pair united in this cat and mouse love, hate relationship. But it's been eons since then and they're so, so close. And they're etheric. They're creatures of pure spirit and feeling. And that's not necessarily rational. I'm too enraged by what has just happened. And I think maybe even there's something too, of just seeing what is sort of almost like a disembodied face, just seeing the memory that I've been in. Save yourself. We're getting out of here. As soon as I send that goblin ghost back to some realm where he'll never escape. And I continue to crash through this building.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Perfect.

[Ross Bryant]

You know what happens when you disincorporate here, you little ghost? There are planes more banal, more abyssal, more disconnected from the material plane than this one, where you will be lost forever, deluded in an endless sea of nothing.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Oh my God. Tippy, it's your turn.

[Jason Nguyen]

Okay, so. So seeing as that worked, I want to ask a couple questions before I do my stuff. So, ghost Tippy, how does he work? Does he have his spell slots?

[Amy Vorpahl]

Yes.

[Jason Nguyen]

Does he have his abilities?

[Amy Vorpahl]

He does. Yeah.

[Jason Nguyen]

Okay, very interesting. Okay, okay. What I want to do as a free action. What's great about Eldritch?

[Amy Vorpahl]

I love it. What is a free action to you? You just get free action.

[Jason Nguyen]

Is talking a free action? The greatest thing about Eldritch Cannon is that when you use up Eldritch Cannon, it's used for until a long rest or unless you have another spell slot left. And before Tippi died, he only used two spells. So he has one spell left. And with the magic that he feels from the Other Realm surging through him just a bit still, he grabs pieces of goo from the Great beyond and forms a gun with googly eyes. And as he places it on the ground, it sprouts legs. And I go, hi, Gun Tippy. Fire at will. And I blast Gun Tippy at Filvarel, which is now an Eldritch cannon.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Yeah, yeah. Very easily. You're able to do that.

[Jason Nguyen]

Okay. Okay. Ranged spell attack. Let's go. And do I have advantage since I'm stealth? I rolled a net.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Yeah, you're able to.

[Jason Nguyen]

Okay, come on. Seven plus five. So that's another 12.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Does a 12 hit, Fulverall? It doesn't.

[Jason Nguyen]

It just comes in. Fire at will.

[Gagongan]

Yeah.

[Amy Vorpahl]

And with all of that, I'm going to say you're not able to hide this next round. You've made yourself very apparent at this point.

[Jason Nguyen]

Seeing that I've been seen, I want to run towards the bone piles.

[Amy Vorpahl]

No, you've done plenty this turn. Actually, we haven't moved. But I said that building something was gonna take an action.

[Jason Nguyen]

Okay. So it's action and movement, building it.

[Amy Vorpahl]

And shooting it all in one turn. You're gonna have to do that right where you are.

[Jason Nguyen]

Okay. All right, that's fair. I'll take that.

[Amy Vorpahl]

And it is Minestora's turn. She's gonna try to possess one more time. She definitely does. I rolled a one. And Berygnius is fully possessed. Ministora actually looks at the bone piles and gives a wink. I am. Berygnius is mine. And you see Berygnius trying to fight. But between the ooze and the ghost, you can see Berygnius is just kind of straight jacketed in on herself. And her horrified visage shoots through the ectoplasm and the goo, and she says, don't leave me. I have to get out of here. Vilverell, it is your turn.

[Ross Bryant]

I've been raving with wrath at this ghost who nearly drove me insane with this distorted memory, who's been tampering with the very stuff I'm made of. Could there be anything more perverse? And I just saw him shoot his little sentient goo cannon at me. Like I said, I'm not thinking rationally.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Get him. Get him.

[Ross Bryant]

That's your big gun, is it?

[Jason Nguyen]

Oh, don't hurt the gun. That's where my essence is. I'm lying. Don't attack. Just the gun.

[Ross Bryant]

I think that's enough tricks for one day, mister. I Want to show you a memory.

[Jason Nguyen]

Yeah.

[Ross Bryant]

Let me show you what a big gun looks like. And a little ember kind of appears in his hand. He kind of blows into a larger flame. Then he blows a point of fiery light towards you. And this is a fireball.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Oh, shit. Well, there goes that.

[Jason Nguyen]

There goes Ghost Tippy.

[Ross Bryant]

That's a dexterity saving throw.

[Jason Nguyen]

That's a Dex saving throw. Okay. Dex saving throw. Let's go. We. We can do this, right?

[Danielle Radford]

We can do this.

[Amy Vorpahl]

I'm gonna say that that might also hit Berygnus and Ministora.

[Ross Bryant]

I think that's totally true.

[Gagongan]

Yeah.

[Amy Vorpahl]

So I'm gonna make maybe even me.

[Ross Bryant]

I'm not.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Yeah. We're in tight, tight quarters.

[Ross Bryant]

My DC save is 15.

[Jason Nguyen]

Oh, I got 14.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Both Ministora and Berygnia save, but I think they still take half. 8D6 fired.

[Ross Bryant]

So it is 8.

[Amy Vorpahl]

8D6. Here you go.

[Ross Bryant]

Dims the breaks.

[Amy Vorpahl]

You got enough D?

[Ross Bryant]

Needs more D6.

[Jason Nguyen]

Not the first time I've been here.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Would you like more D6?

[Jason Nguyen]

Sure, sure. He likes more D6.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Don't give those to him. Stop. 8D6.

[Jason Nguyen]

He doesn't need that.

[Amy Vorpahl]

8D6. 8D6.

[Jason Nguyen]

Oh, no.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Let's hear him.

[Gagongan]

Yeah.

[Jason Nguyen]

Okay. All right. Relax. Okay. No, no. I can see the rolls. I can see them with my eyes and they're bad.

[Ross Bryant]

20. 31. That's 38 points of fire damage if you did not save.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Half is.

[Jason Nguyen]

I'm down, but I'm not.

[Amy Vorpahl]

19.

[Ross Bryant]

19 if you saved.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Amazing.

[Jason Nguyen]

So I didn't save. I rolled a 14.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay.

[Jason Nguyen]

But it's almost enough damage to die again that I'm not dead.

[Ross Bryant]

Congratulations.

[Danielle Radford]

Congratulations.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Good job. Here's what happens.

[Danielle Radford]

Is it my turn or no?

[Ross Bryant]

Do you want to adjudicate that? I also maybe caught some of that.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Oh, I love that. Yeah.

[Ross Bryant]

Yeah. I feel like these are very close quarters, this shifting.

[Dan Casey]

We're in a library.

[Ross Bryant]

Non Euclidean library.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Yes.

[Ross Bryant]

Oh, yes. I definitely feel that you're still gonna.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Take half 19 points.

[Ross Bryant]

Okay, great.

[Amy Vorpahl]

So here's what happens.

[Ross Bryant]

I am very the worse for wear.

[Amy Vorpahl]

So mechanically, Berygnius does die. And Tippi is down, loses hit points. So here's what happens. So evil Phil Morel is trashing the place as he said before, throwing spheres and orbs off the shelves willy nilly looking for this goblin. He finds the. He immediately dodges out of the way of a goo cannon and he looks him dead in the eyes and has this dialogue with him and shoots a flame at him. He has no regard for his own life. No regard for his friend's life, Certainly no regard for the goblin's life. And he lights the memory palace up. This place, like I said, is made of wood. Ectoplasmic wood. But still, it's magic damage. And things start licking and catching on. The magic orbs catch on fire. The Tippy we've come to know and love explodes. You have seen ectoplasmic and ghost forms perish. That is not what happens here. Tippy. As he alights in flame, you actually see his face get confused, look at you. Really. With an expression of who are you? And he doesn't fall to the ground in goo as you might expect him to do, or fill the rest of the void with more of the same ectoplasm. He gets sucked out of the room and he gets sucked all the way back. And you don't know where he's going, but it's like his form is being pulled somewhere else within this plane. It's almost as if the fire just didn't matter. What. Meanwhile, as he disappears and you're watching him, you walk towards the entrance and you turn to the left. And that's when you see your friend and just her scary face disintegrate, Melt.

[Dan Casey]

As this is happening, Fibs comes out of his bone pile form and slowly, surreptitiously tries to clink, clank back together as all of his bones snap back into place. Seeing what happened to Tippy and how he disappeared, he remembers that Tippy gave him a gift. A gift in the form of a hat of wizardry. And he thinks back to all of these spells. He's read about all these amazing wizards and mages and all the things they've used throughout the years. And he remembers there is this one wizard who is experimenting with harnessing the power of lightning. Not to strike, but to pull. And he tries to channel the cantrip lightning lure to lasso Filverell and yeet him towards a wall of flame.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Amazing. I don't know those mechanics. What do you do?

[Dan Casey]

You create a lash of lightning energy that strikes at one creature of your choice. You can see within range. They have to succeed on a strength saving throw of 13 or be pulled up to 10ft in a straight line toward you. Then take 1D8 lightning damage if it's within 5ft of you.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Bilverell DC 13.

[Ross Bryant]

What is it?

[Dan Casey]

Strength?

[Ross Bryant]

I rolled 11.

[Dan Casey]

Ooh.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay, so you're able to surreptitiously put yourself back together for sure. Fil Varrell is just horrified.

[Ross Bryant]

I'm Just gazing at this dissolving woman that I love.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Yeah. Melting Brigney as your friend.

[Ross Bryant]

And something like this, this leaving you. This is what we've been doing in life. It's this like up to the brink of debt, like games with each other.

[Dan Casey]

It's like.

[Ross Bryant]

You're leaving me.

[Amy Vorpahl]

I didn't mean to.

[Ross Bryant]

You can't go where I. I'm sorry. It's not fair. We're supposed to get out together. It's not fair. It's not fair.

[Dan Casey]

As a tendril of lightning wraps itself around your torso and just lights up your central nervous system, even though it's made of goo. And yes. Takes you back towards the fire you just caused.

[Ross Bryant]

Yes.

[Amy Vorpahl]

And you are pulled away from your melting friend. And how much fire damage does he take?

[Dan Casey]

He's gonna deal lightning first. It'll leave the fire damage decision to you.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Many, many fires.

[Dan Casey]

That is eight points of lightning damage.

[Ross Bryant]

You'll never guess how many hit points I have.

[Dan Casey]

16.

[Ross Bryant]

You just like your lasso. It's not there. He smashes against this wall of fire, little flaming orbs falling all over him. And you just see him engulfed in his goo again, melting.

[Amy Vorpahl]

And there is some poetic justice as these two friends of eons just also are watching each other die at the same time. One more time on a different plane. I. Goodbye.

[Ross Bryant]

Goodbye. But we'll meet again, wherever we're going now.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Absolutely.

[Ross Bryant]

We go together.

[Amy Vorpahl]

I will chase you forever and ever.

[Ross Bryant]

And ever. They just melt.

[Amy Vorpahl]

And as Filverel dies, we are going to bid adieu to Ross Bryant at our table. Wow.

[Jason Nguyen]

Good job.

[Ross Bryant]

You put up a good fight. Adventurers.

[Jason Nguyen]

Your asses whooped.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Yeah. Okay. And as the two ghost forms burn to disappearance, you are left with yourselves and Ministora. And there actually is no Tippi. So, Fibs, you've put yourself back together. You're also within a burning building at the moment.

[Dan Casey]

Fibs looks at the spot where Phil Forel just sort of burned into nothingness and says, thanks for the memories, Phil, but time to make some new ones for myself. Then he goes over to help busy put herself back together.

[Danielle Radford]

Cramp. Cramp. Cramp.

[Dan Casey]

Bone cramp.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Sorry.

[Danielle Radford]

Bone cramp.

[Jason Nguyen]

I'm hurrying.

[Dan Casey]

We gotta go. This place is burning.

[Danielle Radford]

Head like pops back on.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Oh, okay. And then we've got Ministora. And she actually having worked with Maxwell, goes ahead and picks up Maxwell, who's quite heftier ooze at this point and she says, that was so nuts. I'm so glad you're okay.

[Danielle Radford]

I'm glad you're okay. Are you coming with us? We're leaving. It's. It's burning.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Yeah. Yeah. Let's get out of here.

[Danielle Radford]

Let's get out of here.

[Amy Vorpahl]

And you think your way back down the cobblestone path that you built that actually still exists. And you come back to the table where Pekara and Gagongin are working.

[Dan Casey]

Fibs looks over his shoulder. Can he still see the memory palace burning?

[Amy Vorpahl]

Yeah.

[Dan Casey]

And he just wants to. He's just curious.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Yeah. It's going up in like a misty smoke. Flames are eating away at the sides of it. You hear little pops of sound as memories burst.

[Dan Casey]

A pang of sadness.

[Amy Vorpahl]

But then he turns away and Minostora says, it's great what you are doing. I wonder if there's going to be a new palace for your skeleton versions. It's not how it worked for me. But again, I wasn't re raised.

[Danielle Radford]

I hope so.

[Ross Bryant]

Maybe.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Yeah.

[Danielle Radford]

We don't.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Maybe you'll never be back on this plane again. Yeah.

[Dan Casey]

I think once is enough.

[Danielle Radford]

It's a lot of dying.

[Amy Vorpahl]

It's a core theme of this place.

[Danielle Radford]

Yeah.

[Amy Vorpahl]

And you get a little closer to your friend Pekara and Gagongan. And you are very able to see hope in her eyes. And Gagongin seems done. He's got his fins resting on the side of the table. And you're able to see Tippy's chest rise and fall.

[Danielle Radford]

Is he snoring?

[Amy Vorpahl]

Oh, yeah. Yes. 100%.

[Gagongan]

Yeah.

[Amy Vorpahl]

It is distracting. How much?

[Danielle Radford]

Maybe like a snot bubble coming out.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Sure. Yeah.

[Dan Casey]

I sleep so grossly.

[Danielle Radford]

That's our tips.

[Dan Casey]

Ganganyan. Is he okay?

[Gagongan]

I've never seen someone sleep this way, so. But as a goblin, I would say I think he is okay. You know what? I will say he is fully resurrected to the best of my capabilities. Which are high.

[Danielle Radford]

We really cannot thank you enough.

[Gagongan]

Did you learn something? The ethereal plane. It's not for the faint of heart. And I did tell you to beware. But I wonder what you found out.

[Dan Casey]

We found out a lot about ourselves.

[Danielle Radford]

Also about keeping a really close eye on what's important. Not getting lost in. Yeah, Nonsense.

[Dan Casey]

You take a walk down memory lane. But sometimes you gotta burn it all down and start anew.

[Danielle Radford]

Hey. Busy, like. Elbows in. I'm not gonna kill you.

[Dan Casey]

I'm not gonna kill you.

[Danielle Radford]

I'm never gonna kill you.

[Dan Casey]

I'm never gonna kill you.

[Danielle Radford]

I run with you.

[Dan Casey]

Yes.

[Danielle Radford]

I'm not cheating.

[Dan Casey]

We run together. We stab together. Terror squad for life.

[Danielle Radford]

Terror squad for life.

[Jason Nguyen]

Terror squad for life.

[Gagongan]

Gagongin says, you know, I do need to get back to Uncur Fathom and make sure that Shu does not suspect anything on my terms. So I will create one more portal for you. In order to leave this plane, you do need to make a vow to your lives on the material plane. Something that you can hold onto. Because now that you've been here, it is like your bodies and souls have a connection to this place. There's going to be a part of your subconscious that wants to come back. So your vow will hold you in your form on the material plane. I wonder what you will vow. You too, little goblin. Wake up. You are going to go back.

[Amy Vorpahl]

What?

[Gagongan]

Stop. You're safe. I'm not going to stab you.

[Jason Nguyen]

What happened to the flesh versions of you?

[Dan Casey]

They're gone.

[Jason Nguyen]

I tried. You guys were bone piles and I had my cannon, and then he blew me up.

[Danielle Radford]

You did amazing, Koos.

[Jason Nguyen]

Sorry. Sidebar. Who is this freak?

[Dan Casey]

This is Gagongan. He brought you back to life.

[Jason Nguyen]

This is Gagongan?

[Amy Vorpahl]

Yeah.

[Danielle Radford]

He saved your life.

[Jason Nguyen]

Tippy touches his body and. Are there scars now or.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Yeah, you're.

[Jason Nguyen]

He feels the scars of all.

[Amy Vorpahl]

And your left ear is fully missing. Yeah.

[Jason Nguyen]

And he touches the nub of his left ear and goes, I died.

[Danielle Radford]

You died? Yeah, really bad.

[Jason Nguyen]

I died?

[Gagongan]

Yes, 100%. You were dead when you came to my doorstep. There's a little goblin who wants to say hello.

[Jason Nguyen]

Oh, is it? Holla. Hey. He spits in his hands and he fixes his hair, slicks it back.

[Gagongan]

And he.

[Jason Nguyen]

With all of his scars and all of his wounds, he tries to lean on something and goes. Hey. Sup?

[Amy Vorpahl]

Hi, Tippy.

[Jason Nguyen]

Hey, Pekora.

[Amy Vorpahl]

It's Pekora.

[Jason Nguyen]

Oh, what's that?

[Amy Vorpahl]

Pakara.

[Jason Nguyen]

Pekara. Hard to hear. I. Yeah.

[Amy Vorpahl]

You look good. You. You. You sleep kind of weird.

[Jason Nguyen]

Yeah, I'm a loud snorer. I've been told.

[Amy Vorpahl]

I'm glad you were alive.

[Jason Nguyen]

Did anybody give you any messages while I was dead?

[Amy Vorpahl]

They said that there was something you were gonna tell me, but they said that it had to come from your mouth first. Um, and I've been waiting pretty long time to hear what it is.

[Jason Nguyen]

Okay, I know what to do. Hey, guys, I think I'm gonna have a sidebar with Pekora.

[Amy Vorpahl]

It's Pakara.

[Jason Nguyen]

Pakara.

[Amy Vorpahl]

And if you cared about me, you'd remember.

[Jason Nguyen]

It's Pekara. Don't say it wrong.

[Danielle Radford]

I'm sorry. That was our fault.

[Jason Nguyen]

It's Pekara.

[Danielle Radford]

We were saying picara. Ragh.

[Jason Nguyen]

Pakara. Can I ask for a Sidebar with you.

[Amy Vorpahl]

I've been waiting for this. They've been doing sidebars all this time, and I've never had a chance. So here we go.

[Jason Nguyen]

So Tippi pulls Picara into a sidebar, very much in plain sight. And Tippi thinks about how beautiful Pekara looks to him and how he's been waiting his whole life for this moment. But then he thinks about how he couldn't save his the first time, and in the ghost world, he couldn't save his friends again. And he looks up at Pekora and he goes. I was gonna say. I was gonna say. And he leans in, closes his eyes and puts his hand out for a hand.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Oh, right. Yeah.

[Jason Nguyen]

Good job out there.

[Amy Vorpahl]

You know, I was just chained to a deus, and that's all I did.

[Jason Nguyen]

I'm glad you're alive. And I'm glad you were alive. Yeah. Glad I'm alive, too. There's no message. That was it just a.

[Amy Vorpahl]

No, no, they said it was just a good job. Like you just. Artificer to artificer. Yeah, doing good work over you.

[Jason Nguyen]

Just artificer to artificer. And maybe, maybe, you know, if you're looking for love, go. There's probably somebody out there who's stronger than me who can protect you. So that's one of. Just be safe, okay?

[Amy Vorpahl]

Oh, you can see she's a little shook. And she goes, well, I mean, I can pick up clues. I'm no dummy. I know what this means. Thanks. Yeah, I feel like I've got a really good. I've got good chances for myself out there, so I also feel like you also have good chances. So we'll just hop through this portal and I'll be off in Back to the Marked. Back to the Marked here in a bit.

[Jason Nguyen]

Good on you, Pokara. Wait, I'm. Yeah, I'll see you out there.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Sure.

[Jason Nguyen]

I'm gonna go back to my friends now.

[Amy Vorpahl]

That was a good sidebar.

[Jason Nguyen]

Yeah, great sidebar.

[Amy Vorpahl]

We had a good sidebar.

[Jason Nguyen]

Yeah, we had a good sidebar. Hey, guys.

[Amy Vorpahl]

And the merman says, well, with that.

[Gagongan]

I will need to bid you adieu very soon and I will make this portal. But again, you will need to make a vow for your lives to hold you in.

[Amy Vorpahl]

And Pekar says, whoa, that's easy. I vowed to find strength in myself and therefore inspire others to have strength.

[Jason Nguyen]

So smart and pretty.

[Gagongan]

Okay, if we are ready, I'm going to make this then.

[Amy Vorpahl]

And he starts channeling magic to make a pool on the floor.

[Jason Nguyen]

I vow to protect my friends. I never laugh at them.

[Amy Vorpahl]

But with good one tips. Maxwell, I can't go where you're going.

[Jason Nguyen]

I guess this is goodbye, Maxwell.

[Amy Vorpahl]

You know, I did laugh at you, Tippy, but I. I nudged myself up against a memory back there in the memory palace. I saw you take a stand and divert attention away from your friends. Highly misguided, but brave nonetheless. I think if I were still alive and. And could count on you as a friend, I'd be a lucky ooze.

[Jason Nguyen]

And I love that. When you were telling me about that story, you didn't use any sort of nouns to describe anybody in any which way. So. Good job.

[Amy Vorpahl]

You're such a brave gob.

[Jason Nguyen]

Okay? Such a brave gob.

[Gagongan]

Gob?

[Amy Vorpahl]

Who's a gob Gob?

[Jason Nguyen]

All right, yeah, leave him dead. Leave him dead.

[Gagongan]

Yes, that will happen. What are your vows?

[Danielle Radford]

I vow to remember that there's a wider world out there than just my own ambitions and things that I want to achieve. And I vow to never allow myself to put myself above what's best for everyone and not just what's best for me.

[Gagongan]

A vow of settlement?

[Danielle Radford]

Yeah, gross when you say it like that.

[Jason Nguyen]

Yeah, maybe don't say it like that.

[Danielle Radford]

Like I'm selfless. Ew. It feels weird, but yeah. We'll come up with a word. A vow of selflessness.

[Gagongan]

Honorable. And you, my skeleton friend.

[Dan Casey]

I vow to stop Lux here and the Scythe of Irelia, even if it kills me all over again.

[Gagongan]

The obligation thanks you. We have one more you over there. Come on back. Crandall Greckleworth.

[Jason Nguyen]

Oh, my. I forgot he was here.

[Dan Casey]

Crandall P. Greckleworth.

[Gagongan]

No, I can never forget Crandall P. Greckleworth. What is your vow?

[Jason Nguyen]

Stop being an. Sorry. Sorry.

[Dan Casey]

A vow you can keep.

[Jason Nguyen]

Yeah.

[Gagongan]

I will treat others, all others, with respect.

[Jason Nguyen]

That was pretty good.

[Danielle Radford]

That's a really good one.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Yeah. And Gagongan nods his head and there.

[Gagongan]

The portal is finished. It seems as though where you are going, it is on the material plane. It is.

[Amy Vorpahl]

And he looks at Crandall.

[Gagongan]

Very close to where you say unsuk is. It's near fit fettel delve, but not quite. You'll have to go through the portal to find out exactly where. Portals and the Aetherial realm. Not specific, but I'm going back to the Earnkar Fathom. It has been an honor knowing you. And specifically you, Vibs. If that is truly your vow to bring down the side of Aurelia. I am confident we will meet again.

[Dan Casey]

And I look forward to A happy reunion.

[Gagongan]

And to you, Tibi. And you, Busy. I cannot believe how much you stood up to Luxeer and the sight of Aurelia in that position. But in any bardic song that I am a part of, I will sing your names. You have done what even I have not been brave enough to do. Farewell.

[Danielle Radford]

Is Rani still around or is Ronnie coming with us?

[Amy Vorpahl]

Ronnie says I just go between. I'm not gonna. If you call upon me, you know I'm gonna be there. But I'm really comfortable here.

[Danielle Radford]

Are you gonna remember anything that happened here if I call you from up there?

[Amy Vorpahl]

I don't know.

[Danielle Radford]

I'm gonna call a sidebar.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Oh, I also haven't done one of those before.

[Jason Nguyen]

I think we should let Busy have her sidebar. Of course.

[Danielle Radford]

Busy takes Ronnie's hands. I'm gonna consensually possess you now. And Busy leans in and plants one on Ronnie's mouth.

[Gagongan]

Oh.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Ronnie stiffens and then relaxes into it. And the entire front part of her being melds with yours. And you do feel this crazy, cold, tingling sensation. It is a little uncomfortable, but overall, it is pleasant to be with someone you care so deeply for.

[Danielle Radford]

When we release, you might not remember that, but I will see you up there.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Whoa. And Ministora is shook. And she holds tight to your hands and says, I hope I remember that on both planes. Or any other planes where we are. I guess we'll just have to see. But I think we formed a new memory Ball.

[Danielle Radford]

Bye, girl.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Bye, girl.

[Dan Casey]

Fib just puts a hand on Tippy's shoulder and gives him, like, an encouraging squeeze. Like.

[Jason Nguyen]

Tippy lets out a big, long sigh. Oh, wait. Did you feel true love?

[Danielle Radford]

I think I might.

[Jason Nguyen]

Can I have a turn? Can I have a turn?

[Dan Casey]

No.

[Amy Vorpahl]

No. Can I have a turn? No.

[Danielle Radford]

We're leaving.

[Amy Vorpahl]

We're going.

[Jason Nguyen]

Bye.

[Amy Vorpahl]

No.

[Jason Nguyen]

Okay, this is Chucky.

[Amy Vorpahl]

And you see that the portal that Gagongin left through has already closed. But the one in front of you is very welcoming, but it is a huge question mark where it leads to.

[Danielle Radford]

Let's go.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Get out of here. As you all one more time, jump through a portal to the unknown. That is where we will end this episode of Sagas of Goblin Mode. Tune in next time to find out where they land back on the material plane. Sagas of Sundry. Goblin Mode is a geek and Sundry production made in partnership with Realm. I'm Amy Vorpahl, your dungeon master. Danielle Radford plays Busy, Jason Nguyen is Tippy, and Fibs is played by Dan Casey. Goblin Mode is directed and produced by Graham Ehler Sheldon executive produced by Dan Casey story produced by Rin Ayler Sheldon and Shawan Edward, with creative producing by Adam Murray and editing by Matt Caron. Our theme music is composed by Alex Winkler and our production coordinator is Tara Goldsborough. Platform support and logo design provided by Alice Mattingly, with additional writing support from Rin Ayler Sheldon, Dan Casey and Amy Ratcliffe. Audio recorded by Jim Funicelli and social media support from Lee Travis. Additional production support from Alex Niknajad, Patrick McElroy, and Grant Semayoa. Visit Geek and Sundry on YouTube or geekandsundry.com for video versions of Sagas of Goblin Mode.

[Jason Nguyen]

We got a kiss.

[Amy Vorpahl]

We did get a kiss. But not from Tippy and Pakura. Not from Tippy and Pakur.

[Danielle Radford]

And I get to play all the lovers.

[Jason Nguyen]

Yeah, you're your Apollo Kill.

[Amy Vorpahl]

I'm my own Polygill.

[Danielle Radford]

Oh my God. I need a shirt that says I'm my own Poly.

[Unknown]

You should listen to the game. 3 Biz microcast more people are playing games than ever before. They've never been more popular, and the business behind it is facing some real challenges and changes. There's been tens of thousands of layoffs, hundreds of studio closures as major companies face rising costs and falling sales. There's uncertainty around the future of game consoles. There's legal and government intervention into how games are even being paid for. The role of AI is changing how games are being made. There's the impact of games like Fortnite and Roblox dominating everyone's time. And then there's the desperate wait for Switch 2 and GTA 6.

[Dan Casey]

And that's just 2024.

[Unknown]

Two leading business journalists with a combined 35 years of experience offer you a weekly guide through all of this and more. I'm Christopher dring, head of GamesIndustry Biz. I'm James Batchelor, editor in chief of GameStry Biz, and you can join us every Monday for the GamesIndustry Biz microcast. The most important stories, expert guests, exclusive market data, and all in less than 30 minutes.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Usually.

[Unknown]

The GamesReady Biz Microcast every Monday on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Dan Casey]

Nothing is as it seems in liminal London. Hidden amongst everyday people are werewolves.

[Jason Nguyen]

You'll be the werewolf then, yeah?

[Danielle Radford]

Megs Wizards Montgomery Archibald Barker at your bloody service.

[Dan Casey]

And those cursed by the fey monarchs of the city.

[Jason Nguyen]

Declan Buchanan, PI he has quite a large pair of antlers growing out of his forehead.

[Dan Casey]

Join the unlikely misfits of liminal London as they work to take down the powers that claim to rule the city.

[Amy Vorpahl]

I think the Queen doesn't like you.

[Dan Casey]

Very much with incredible guest players like Johnny Chiadini.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Say, there's sludge.

[Ross Bryant]

Yeah, sludge.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Yeah.

[Ross Bryant]

I'm the sludge boy.

[Danielle Radford]

F ing love.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Sludge boy.

[Ross Bryant]

No, again, I'm not that sludge boy.

[Dan Casey]

Grant, how it Isaac Newton didn't study.

[Amy Vorpahl]

In f ing Putney, did he?

[Jason Nguyen]

Whose is it? Oh my God.

[Dan Casey]

And Sharmony Bundell.

[Amy Vorpahl]

There's a magic community. There is. Yay. I'm in a magic community.

[Dan Casey]

Go to realmspod.com or search realms of Peril and Glory wherever you listen to podcasts to find this mysteriously magical actual play series.

[Unknown]

Hi, I'm Sarah Gabrielli and I've traveled to every single lesbian bar in the country for my podcast, Cruising.

[Jason Nguyen]

Dancing was a no, no, no women dancing. That would be something that, yes, the cops would grab you for.

[Amy Vorpahl]

There were no black owned female gay bars.

[Jason Nguyen]

We needed a place of our lawn in those days. We went to the bars to socialize because there was no other way. When you went to Brady's Bar, you knew you were safe.

[Unknown]

This is Cruising, a documentary podcast about queer spaces, history and culture. Each episode of Cruising features a different space and tells the stories of the humans that run it and the humans that call it home. You can listen to Cruising on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Season one and two are available now, so be sure to binge them before season three, which will go beyond the bar to queer bookstores, farms, peace encampments and more. Premiering February 4th.