Into the Abysseum | Sagas of Sundry: Goblin Mode | Episode 11

Summary

Podcast Summary: "Into the Abysseum" | Sagas of Sundry: Goblin Mode | Episode 11

Overview

In Episode 11 of Sagas of Sundry: Goblin Mode, hosted by Amy Vorpahl, the Terror Squad—comprising players Danielle Radford (Busy), Jason Wynn (Tippy), and Dan Casey (Fibs)—embarks on a perilous underwater adventure in the Earned Curve Fathom. The episode delves deep into dungeon escapades, rivalries, and high-stakes missions as the goblin minions navigate the mysterious disappearance of their necromancer master.

Characters

• Amy Vorpahl: Dungeon Master guiding the narrative.
• Dan Casey (Fibs): A skeleton wizard navigating the treacherous waters.
• Danielle Radford (Busy): A multiclass bard and rogue with a knack for improvisation.
• Jason Wynn (Tippy): A goblin artificer equipped with ingenious gadgets.
• Unknown Player (Bizzy): Controls robotic companions, Robo Tippy and Gun Tippy.

Plot Progression

Setting the Scene

The Terror Squad finds themselves underwater in the Earned Curve Fathom, near the Abyssium. Their nemesis, Kaya, is being led to a sacrificial death while their crush, Kara (Tippy), watches from above. Amidst the chaos, they grapple with the decision to either stay in the dungeon or venture into the light to carve out their own destiny.

Strategic Entrances

Amy Vorpahl describes the complex layout of the dome housing the sacrificial arena. There are three main entrances:

1. Top Slit: The primary entrance where Kaya is brought in.
2. Audience Entrance: A back area recommended by an ally, Thresh.
3. Filtration System: Discreet grates near the dome's base offering potential escape routes.

Key Decisions and Actions

1. Jason (Tippy) decides to rush into the top slit to confront the situation head-on. At [07:02], he expresses his frustration:

   "Thresh, why is Crandall and Pekora being held? What for? What are they doing to them?" ([07:02])

   Despite colliding with merfolk security ([07:26]), Tippy’s aggressive approach leads to minor confrontations, revealing his determination to save Kara.

2. Danielle (Busy) focuses on infiltrating the audience entrance. Her performance check at [12:02] results in a natural 20, allowing her to glide gracefully and gain entry:

   "This is the most graceful you've ever been... You're like a man on a horse just gliding through." ([12:12])

   Busy’s stealth and charm help her navigate the hostile environment, eventually leading her to interact with a team lead seahorse.

3. Dan (Fibs) attempts to blend into the dais through confident maneuvers. His athletics check at [36:06] with a 17 enables him to approach Luxir, a pivotal antagonist, undetected:

   "Fibs, you are the epitome of a scythe, of really a member." ([12:24])

   This bold move places him directly within the heart of the conflict, observing Luxir’s malevolent actions.

4. Bizzy manipulates robotic companions to create distractions. At [19:30], Bizzy casts a silent image, drawing Luxir’s attention away:

   "Robo Tippy starts like hand-patting his own body." ([19:36])

   This clever tactic allows the team to maneuver amidst the chaos, though it ultimately leads to further confrontations.

Climactic Confrontations

As the episode progresses, tensions escalate:

• Luxir's Brutality: Luxir brutally tortures Kaya, emphasizing his villainous nature. The description at [22:27] is particularly harrowing:

  "Luxir begins pummeling Kaya, breaking her bones very easily... she pulls her to pieces." ([22:27])

• Team's Attempts to Overcome:

  • Jason (Tippy) tries multiple strategies to evade capture but ultimately falls victim to Luxir’s overwhelming force, resulting in his demise ([55:48]).
  • Danielle (Busy) employs stealth and deception to interact with other characters, striving to secure an escape route despite mounting threats ([66:06]).

• Fibs and Busy's Escape Plan: In a desperate bid to save their friends, Fibs and Busy coordinate their efforts. Fibs rescues Pekara, while Busy manipulates the environment to facilitate their escape. Their actions culminate in a dramatic attempt to flee through the filtration system, aided by Thresh’s intervention ([70:09]).

Notable Moments and Quotes

• Performance Mastery: Danielle’s impeccable performance checks showcase her character's finesse:

  "That is a natural 20 so that is a 23." ([19:57])

• Tippy’s Heroism: Although Tippy meets a tragic end, his final moments reflect his bravery:

  "He's trying to hide. He's trying to be cool. But he realized he didn't have enough information before he rushed into this situation." ([53:50])

• Fibs’ Sacrifice: Fibs embodies selflessness when he faces Luxir, ultimately leading to his death in a valiant effort to disrupt Luxir’s plans ([55:56]).

Conclusion

Episode 11 of Sagas of Sundry: Goblin Mode is a riveting installment filled with intense role-playing, strategic decision-making, and emotionally charged moments. The Terror Squad's underwater ordeal against the formidable Luxir and his Scythe of Irelia cultists reaches a poignant climax, highlighting themes of loyalty, sacrifice, and the relentless pursuit of justice.

Throughout the episode, Amy Vorpahl expertly balances narrative tension with player interactions, ensuring a captivating experience for both listeners and participants. The tragic loss of Tippy and Fibs underscores the high stakes of their quest, setting the stage for future episodes to explore the aftermath and potential redemption arcs for the remaining characters.

Key Takeaways

• Team Dynamics: The interplay between Busy, Tippy, and Fibs demonstrates the importance of collaboration and individual strengths in overcoming obstacles.
• Narrative Depth: Amy Vorpahl’s storytelling immerses listeners in a richly detailed fantasy world, enhancing engagement and emotional investment.
• Role-Playing Excellence: The players’ commitment to their characters adds authenticity and depth to the unfolding drama, making each decision impactful and meaningful.

Upcoming

Stay tuned for the next episode of Sagas of Sundry: Goblin Mode, where the remaining members grapple with their losses and seek new paths to thwart Luxir's dark ambitions. Join the Terror Squad as they continue their epic journey across the multiverse, facing unforeseen challenges and uncovering hidden truths.

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Transcript

[Amy Vorpal]

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[Dan Casey]

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[Amy Vorpal]

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[Jason Wynn]

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[Danielle Radford]

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[Jason Wynn]

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[Danielle Radford]

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[Amy Vorpal]

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[Jason Wynn]

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[Unknown]

Content Warning this episode contains depictions of violence and body horror that some people may find disturbing.

[Amy Vorpal]

Hello and welcome back to Sagas of Sundry Goblin Mode. I'm your dungeon master, Amy Vorpal, and with me is your favorite. My favorite, the Terror Squad, played by.

[Danielle Radford]

Hi, I'm Dan Casey, a member of the Terror Squad. I play Fibs, a skeleton wizard.

[Unknown]

I'm Danielle Radford, also a member of the Terror Squad. And I play Busy, who is multiclassing as a bard and a rogue.

[Amy Vorpal]

Ooh.

[Jason Wynn]

Hey. I'm Jason Wynn, proud member as well of the Terror Squad. And I play Tippy, a goblin artificer with a gun.

[Amy Vorpal]

Heck yes. And with all of this Terror Squad here, I think it's time to part the veil of reality. And as we do so, we are no longer on a set that is backed by wood paneling in a really modern and fun way.

[Danielle Radford]

Thank you.

[Amy Vorpal]

No problem. No, we actually are deep underwater in the earned curve fathom, just yards away from the Abyssium, where you are watching your rival in hated nemesis Kaya being taken to what seems like her sacrificial death. Meanwhile, in the slit that you see above, you also see Tippi, your crush. Kara. We're figuring things out regardless. You're definitely MacGuffin. Who cares, like, objectively, what the emotions are around it? She's who you came to save. And also, there's Crandall.

[Jason Wynn]

And just a refresher, Crandall's in a bikini.

[Amy Vorpal]

They both are. Okay. A bikini made of mostly shells tied together with seaweed and some Coral.

[Danielle Radford]

Crandall's just wearing a clam on the front.

[Amy Vorpal]

And with you to help out is Thresh, the sea spawn, covered in barnacles, barbs, and with some extra tentacles at her disposal coming out of her elbows. She has suggested that you might be able to enter in Scythe of Aurelia garb, which Tippy you and fibs you have chosen, which are silver latticed mask and crimson hooded robes that flutter in the water. And busy. You have opted for the disguise under the concessions. Caterers.

[Unknown]

What. What kind of concessions am I holding up?

[Amy Vorpal]

Thresh is going to outfit you with a collection of stone cups with different kelp and prawns, clams, oysters as well. And it's just kind of a smorgasbord of a Chex mix bowl or underwater crustacean?

[Danielle Radford]

Chex Mix.

[Unknown]

Underwater Chex mix bowl.

[Amy Vorpal]

Nice.

[Danielle Radford]

Oh, shrimp tails.

[Amy Vorpal]

Great. So Thresh says, all right, the main things you need to know when going in here, and I'll be around, too, is the way that you get out is through the filtration system, which that will be around the bottom of the dome. It's going to seem as though there's only sand there, more water. But against the edges, there's going to be some openings and grates. There are certain ones that are loose. But I'll be around once you have what you need to get us out. If you come and find me.

[Jason Wynn]

Thrish, why is Crandall and Pekora being held? What for? What are they doing to them?

[Amy Vorpal]

I mean, my sources say that Kaya presented them to the site of Irelia as gifts. That one of them, Crandall, knows a lot about what Eunzu's up to, and the other one just seemed like Luxia might fancy her.

[Jason Wynn]

What? In what way?

[Amy Vorpal]

Well, that he. That, you know, I mean, the way that these things work. Like, you know, he likes having her around, having a pretty. I hate saying this, but, like, something nice to look at. She's great, but. Well, maybe it's.

[Jason Wynn]

I gotta get in there.

[Amy Vorpal]

Okay.

[Jason Wynn]

To be, like, bolts ahead, actually. Okay, so to go inside.

[Amy Vorpal]

Okay, so you're swimming in. Are you trying to get into the dome before it closes? That slit at the top, that's tight.

[Jason Wynn]

What are my options?

[Amy Vorpal]

Options are. Right now, the dome is still split open as the cadre of Merfolk Security and Scythe of Aurelia are escorting Kaya in from the top of the Abyssium, ideally to make a big, grand entrance while everyone's, you know, looking up. But there are two other entrances at the base of the dome.

[Jason Wynn]

And are people, like, filing in through there or.

[Amy Vorpal]

It seems that no one is filing in anymore. Like, everyone who is in there is already contained.

[Jason Wynn]

But is it locked? Is there a gate or is it open?

[Amy Vorpal]

Oh, yeah, Thresh would know that. It's not really locked. There are guards and things, but it's not locked.

[Unknown]

And where's catering?

[Amy Vorpal]

Yeah, catering. Thresh would direct you to, like, a back area, back entrance, and so that'll be easy to get through. Yeah, I mean, it's Thresh's best idea, best plan.

[Jason Wynn]

Well, seeing Tippi, I guess, seeing the only people going in would be through the slit, right?

[Amy Vorpal]

Yeah.

[Jason Wynn]

He makes his way towards the slit, trying to go in before it closes.

[Amy Vorpal]

Well, let me ask. Are you trying to be part of the cadre that's escorting Kya?

[Jason Wynn]

Yeah, just Tippy, knowing that Pekora's sort of, like, being held and captured and sort of shown to everybody, and knowing that Luxur might be fancying her, he is just full of rage and envy. And charges straight ahead to the slit.

[Amy Vorpal]

You're going to move right ahead. I'm going to definitely say that you're going to be able to get there before the opening closes. And it's not going to be without notice, though. But it doesn't sound like you're trying to be stealthy. So as you zoom in, I'm gonna just say you bump into this crew, and there's 20 of them, Murr folk, security. And those that are dressed like you, they don't say anything, but they're jostled by you.

[Jason Wynn]

Realizing this is probably Tippy's only chance at, like, slipping in. Tippi's gonna try to trail behind without saying anything, like, at the very back of this cadre.

[Amy Vorpal]

Okay, Go ahead and roll a performance check.

[Jason Wynn]

Okay. Seven. It's a seven.

[Amy Vorpal]

A seven. They don't do much of anything. But the back, three of them, all in the Scythe of Irelia garb, do clock you. And they look and they exchange glances with each other. Obviously, they're on duty, so they keep their eyes forward. But they have noticed you. That's what you realize.

[Danielle Radford]

Just to be clear, Thresh was saying there's another way in, apart from running in the top.

[Amy Vorpal]

Yep.

[Danielle Radford]

What was that weigh in that she was saying? This happened so quickly.

[Amy Vorpal]

This did happen so quickly. So it's more of the entrance, like the audience entrance.

[Danielle Radford]

Okay.

[Amy Vorpal]

Like where in a normal stadium you might exchange your ticket. That would be if the dome is right here at the base of the dome, on the Outside, moving in. There are two tunnels that go into the abyssum from the main thoroughfare.

[Danielle Radford]

Okay. All right.

[Amy Vorpal]

Well, where are your guys? Your little guys?

[Jason Wynn]

I have left. I have bolted ahead so fast without giving orders to Robo Tippy and Gun Tippy, that they're probably still with Fibs.

[Amy Vorpal]

Or it looks like. I don't think Bizzy would let them out of her sight.

[Jason Wynn]

Or with Bizzy.

[Amy Vorpal]

They're with the squad.

[Jason Wynn]

That's the correct answer. They're with the squad.

[Amy Vorpal]

Yeah. Okay. They're with the squad still. Okay.

[Jason Wynn]

Okay.

[Danielle Radford]

Fibs is caught so off guard by Tippy running ahead that he's just kind of staring at the whole time, like, at what he's doing. And then Fibs realize he missed his moment if he was going to go with Tibby. So he's like, I guess I'll go in the audience entrance and find him inside.

[Unknown]

Yeah, that sounds like a good plan to me.

[Amy Vorpal]

Oh, my God. Okay, so, Fibs, you make your way to the audience entrance. You're not gonna go in without any information. Thresh is gonna help you there.

[Danielle Radford]

I presume not.

[Amy Vorpal]

Yeah. So Thresh is gonna give you the advice that the Scythe of Aurelia. There's a couple of things that when they're in their mask, they don' they do have a couple of signs or physical gestures that they can make to communicate. Yeah. Thumbs down is one.

[Danielle Radford]

Also love. Love. Hoots and shotguns.

[Amy Vorpal]

Shruggy emoji. I don't know. No, that one of them that implies severe reverence is basically touching your forehead as low to the ground as possible and saluting from there. Like tapping your forehead. For. Yes. Yes. Is tilting your head back. No, it's slightly tilting your head down into the side. And pleading. Is moving your shoulders to protect your chin. Like. Yeah, like turtling yourself a little. Amazing. Please.

[Danielle Radford]

I'm just a little cultist.

[Amy Vorpal]

Okay. Oh, the other thing is, when they're moving and swimming down here, it is impolite that anyone sees how many limbs you have, because different cultists have different amount of limbs or lack thereof.

[Danielle Radford]

This is gonna be a challenge. Cause I envisioned Fibs swimming kind of like, you know, when you pull a nutcracker and all of this fly out. We'll see.

[Amy Vorpal]

Great. And the implication here is that especially under sea creatures have many legs or no legs or few legs, or some of these are oozes and they don't have any limbs to speak of. So it's more like we are all one and hidden by these robes. Okay. That being said, yeah. You make your way to the audience entrance. Of course, there's mostly Mur folk security that you recognize from before, who began to escort you before Thresh took him out.

[Danielle Radford]

Forgot that Thresh murdered those two security that we were talking to about how they hate life under the oppressive paw of the scythe of Aurelia.

[Amy Vorpal]

Yeah. So as you approach, there are two stationed on either side of the tunnel. And then as you walk in, you see that the entire tunnel is lined with these merfolk security. But the two in front have their lances ready to attack.

[Danielle Radford]

Ready to attack me?

[Amy Vorpal]

Yeah. Sorry. Or just like they are ready, they are readied.

[Danielle Radford]

Okay. Fibs is going to sort of try his best to glide forward in the water a little bit. Just try to swim as elegantly as he can and not maybe splay like a loose baby.

[Amy Vorpal]

I think that'll be an acrobatics check. Or an athletics check.

[Danielle Radford]

All right. Two things I'm definitely.

[Amy Vorpal]

Or a performance.

[Danielle Radford]

That is a natural 20.

[Amy Vorpal]

Oh, I was gonna say. Or a performance check, too.

[Danielle Radford]

I remember a picture of a dolphin I saw once.

[Amy Vorpal]

Yeah, this is the most graceful you've ever been. And who's this?

[Danielle Radford]

I'm doing it. Yeah, you're under the water, I think to myself.

[Amy Vorpal]

Yeah. And the robes are just flowing so gracefully behind you. You're like a man on a horse just gliding through. Yep. There you go.

[Jason Wynn]

Wow.

[Unknown]

Like a very tight baby.

[Amy Vorpal]

You are the epitome of a scythe, of really a member. However, these two guards do step in front of you. And one of them says, it's already started.

[Danielle Radford]

And I go pleading, bringing my arms and shoulders to my chin.

[Amy Vorpal]

And they say. They look at each other and he says, oh, right. They don't speak, these scythe of Irelia.

[Danielle Radford]

And I move my head down to the side a little bit to indicate. No, we don't.

[Amy Vorpal]

If you interrupt the proceedings, it'll be our heads.

[Danielle Radford]

I tip my head back to indicate, yes, I understand. Or maybe they take it as yes, it will be your heads.

[Amy Vorpal]

Do you know where your seat is?

[Danielle Radford]

I tip my head back and say yes.

[Amy Vorpal]

They will be flaying the sacrificial human at this point.

[Danielle Radford]

And I tilt my head back and say yes, as though I clearly understand that and that's what I'm hoping for.

[Amy Vorpal]

Okay.

[Danielle Radford]

I bring my shoulders up to my chin in my best silent, Please, Zoe.

[Amy Vorpal]

Go ahead and make a persuasion check.

[Jason Wynn]

Let the shoulders do the talking.

[Danielle Radford]

That is a natural one.

[Amy Vorpal]

No. Yeah. They refuse you entrance. They say, we are not one to say no to a Scythe of Irelia. But we do have our orders. You're too late.

[Danielle Radford]

I put my head down to left, over my shoulder to indicate, no, I'm not too late.

[Amy Vorpal]

And they go.

[Danielle Radford]

And then I point at the guard.

[Amy Vorpal]

What level member are you?

[Danielle Radford]

And I'm silent.

[Amy Vorpal]

Okay, Roll intimidation now.

[Danielle Radford]

Okay. Okay. That is a 1616.

[Amy Vorpal]

Okay, two of us will go with you. You point us to your seat. What we're going to do is lead you there as if this was always part of the plan. So you go to where a person of your station deserves to be, and he assigns two escorts to you. Okay, what do you do?

[Danielle Radford]

Nod my head back.

[Amy Vorpal]

Okay.

[Danielle Radford]

To say yes. And I will lead them through this checkpoint.

[Amy Vorpal]

Great. So you've got two people on either side of you flanking you as you describe. Float down this tunnel, swimming expertly. You find yourself inside the arena and we'll say that you do as well. But I want to see how busy gets in.

[Unknown]

Okay, so I'm at catering.

[Amy Vorpal]

You're at catering. You're in the. Yeah, you're. You're in the back, and it's behind and beneath the dome. So there's just a kind of a natural cave made of stone. The little bubble containers containing different things. And you're able to have your tray with all of the cups.

[Unknown]

Okay, great. Is anybody watching me right now?

[Amy Vorpal]

Yeah, tons.

[Unknown]

Yeah, everyone's like, paying attention to you.

[Amy Vorpal]

Oh, not paying attention to you, no, but. Sorry. There are a bunch of creatures there.

[Unknown]

There are a bunch of creatures. Okay.

[Amy Vorpal]

And they're all different kind, you know, the same as before. Sea spawns, some beasts, some fish like creatures, some turtles. They're mostly creatures of the sea. People who would be servants? I would say that you as a skeleton would not be out of place here.

[Unknown]

Okay, great. Do I see a team lead? Do I see anyone with a clipboard?

[Amy Vorpal]

You do. Yes, there is a team lead. And she actually.

[Jason Wynn]

And also to be clear, Robo Tippy and Gun Tippy are with Bizzy.

[Amy Vorpal]

Yes, if you'll allow it. Yeah, I'm gonna allow it.

[Unknown]

Oh, my fake.

[Danielle Radford]

Are you hanging with these two cool robots?

[Unknown]

Will they be your best friends forever?

[Amy Vorpal]

So she's the team lead. You can tell she's a giant seahorse, Right? She is speaking in common or whispering, but she's not serving at all.

[Unknown]

Does she look like she's sending people, like caterers or servants out in waves.

[Amy Vorpal]

Or people going on their own? Yeah.

[Unknown]

Okay, so busy's just gonna go and kind of try to like, meld in with the next group. Of caterers who are set to go.

[Amy Vorpal]

Roll a performance check.

[Unknown]

Tight. It's a 11.

[Amy Vorpal]

She's gonna come up to you and go, I don't remember that. There's a skeleton on my crew.

[Unknown]

Oh, my God. I'm so sorry. I actually came from a temp agency. One of the girls called off sick. I'm so sorry for all of my choices that led us to this.

[Amy Vorpal]

That concerns me. Which one of them called off sick?

[Unknown]

You know what was one of the girls? I think it was gills.

[Amy Vorpal]

Oh, Gills. That could be any one of so many people's. Nick's names are gills down here.

[Unknown]

Oh, it gets so confused. I believe if that was Gil, she had a gorgeous girl. She had a great fish face.

[Amy Vorpal]

Right? Okay. Yes. This has been a really hectic morning.

[Unknown]

Oh, I know. It's been crazy.

[Amy Vorpal]

So I am. Oh, I am varsish.

[Unknown]

Oh, hello, Varsh. Nice to meet you.

[Amy Vorpal]

And your name?

[Unknown]

My name is pizzy.

[Amy Vorpal]

Damn it. As soon as it falls out. Ooh, it's a pizzy. Pizzy. God. Where in which tem agency did you say this was from? Oh, my God.

[Unknown]

I believe it was with clammy girls.

[Amy Vorpal]

The clammy girls, Right. Roller Deception check.

[Unknown]

Could have also been clammy staffing. What was that? Deception?

[Amy Vorpal]

Deception.

[Unknown]

Eleven.

[Amy Vorpal]

Eleven. Okay. You were rolling so mid girl.

[Unknown]

I know, right?

[Amy Vorpal]

So why don't you hang back for a bit? So you don't know how to go out just yet. We'll have a little discussion, and I just want to make sure that you have the skills required to serve the scythe.

[Unknown]

Oh, well, of course. I mean, I come with great references. If you would like to see missy.

[Amy Vorpal]

V, just come over here real quick.

[Unknown]

Missy is kind of like, there's other people around, and now she's out of the thing.

[Amy Vorpal]

Yeah, she's out of the throng that's moving on into the stadium.

[Unknown]

Ooh, I still have spell slots. I am going to.

[Amy Vorpal]

Oops, still a bard.

[Unknown]

Oops, still a bard. I am going to. I'm going to cast silent image, and it's gonna be the image of someone who is walking towards the front and they drop their tray.

[Amy Vorpal]

Okay.

[Unknown]

Clank, clank, clank, clank. Oh, hey, robo tippy. Make some clanking metal noises.

[Jason Wynn]

Robo tippy starts like hand patting his own body.

[Amy Vorpal]

Good enough.

[Jason Wynn]

Clink, clank, clank, clink, clink, clank, clank, clink.

[Amy Vorpal]

So all this happens. Go ahead and this is with advantage. Go ahead and roll a performance check with advantage.

[Unknown]

Oh, well, okay. That was a natural 20 so that is a 23.

[Amy Vorpal]

The seahorse moves into rage mode. And she goes directly towards the dropped tray. She goes, this is the slay. The realia. Her eyeballs are popping out of her socket. She's fully distracted over there.

[Unknown]

Bizzy uses that distraction to get with the group and starts taking stuff up. Oh, my God. Then let me help you with it. Makes it look like she's grabbing a couple of things. That way she doesn't.

[Amy Vorpal]

It's fake. Yeah, it is fake.

[Unknown]

Because if she touches it, it's gonna go away. But if busy. Looks like she's helping.

[Amy Vorpal]

Here. I got it.

[Unknown]

I'll just go ahead and put it on the rest of my things and go in with the group.

[Amy Vorpal]

Okay, bye. Okay. Persuasion with advantage.

[Unknown]

First one's 15. Second one's 16, so that'll be 18.

[Amy Vorpal]

She says after this round. You owe me a conversation.

[Unknown]

Absolutely. We'll go ahead and chalk it up as soon as I'm done handing out the clams.

[Amy Vorpal]

Okay. You're all able to be inside the arena at this point?

[Danielle Radford]

Yes. All odds?

[Jason Wynn]

Yes, odds.

[Amy Vorpal]

However, you're not out of danger. You are surrounded by four Merfolk Security.

[G]

Four?

[Danielle Radford]

I thought it was two.

[Amy Vorpal]

It was two on either side. There were gonna be two, and then there were four. You were promised to, but given four. And then you know that the Scythe of Irelia are clocking your weird behavior. And yeah, your boss is a little sus so. Or thinks you are sus so as you move in. In the middle of the domed floor is that big sand dune. And on top of that is a stone slab that makes a stage. And atop that stage is a table. Also on the stage are four Scythe of Irelia members. And Kaya. Her body is chained around the table. And the foresight of Irelia members are jabbing at her with a spear, whipping her with a big whip. They're grabbing at her. You can hear her screams. And the Scythe members themselves. I mean, it is silent. It is almost like this is the concert that everyone's been waiting for and listening to. And her screams echo throughout the chamber. It is really disturbing. One of the four that is around her does speak.

[H]

The circlet and the ring. That wasn't you, Kyle, was it?

[Amy Vorpal]

And jabs her again in the calf with a spear.

[H]

But you promised the chalice and the spear. Liar.

[Amy Vorpal]

And she takes another whipping. And these four Scythe members are rotating while this is happening. All the members are just hanging out. They're floating in order up against the walls of the dome. And you do see the large creature on his own dais with Crandall and Pekara just sitting there watching it. Again, you can't tell body gestures. But everyone looks very, very still beyond the hazing that's going on with Kya Tippy. As the guards swam in and delivered Kya to this state. I'm assuming you were among them assisting watching with the chaining of Kaya. After they finished, they moved into a circle at the base of the stage. You being there makes it not as equidistant, but you are able to be there.

[Jason Wynn]

Tippy stays where he is, sort of looking around to see if he spots his companions at all and not addressing the fact that he doesn't belong there at all.

[Amy Vorpal]

Great. Roll a perception check.

[Jason Wynn]

Okay.

[Unknown]

Perception.

[Jason Wynn]

Come on, dice. All right, 21.

[Amy Vorpal]

Yeah. Bizzy's very easy to see. I mean, she's a skeleton serving.

[Jason Wynn]

Okay. Yeah.

[Amy Vorpal]

You would not know ahead of time what fibs is up to. And unfortunately, he does look like another Scythe member, so. But you do see a really important looking guy being flanked by four merfolk security coming down the tunnel.

[Jason Wynn]

And can you tell me the geography of where everybody is? So where am I in relationship to my companions?

[Amy Vorpal]

Okay, this basically seats about 1,000 members, right? Yeah. It's a huge auditorium, so it's 100ft radius. Okay. Okay, so 200 foot diameter situation. Then at the south are the two openings where audience entrance is to the east is the dais where Luxir and his captain's guard and important people are sitting. Also where Picar and Crandall are to the east. In the center is you and Kaya and the torture to the southwest and below. Well, you wouldn't really know this, but to the southwest and below. That's where the catering's coming from.

[Danielle Radford]

Torture. Catering.

[Jason Wynn]

Torture, Catering, Snacks and torture.

[Amy Vorpal]

And were you there when Thresh was telling you about the filtration system?

[Jason Wynn]

Yes.

[Amy Vorpal]

Okay, so with a 21, you're able to see what Thresh was talking about. And those are, like Thresh said, little grates along the base of the dome. They seem pretty equidistant, but it does seem like there are maybe 20 of them that you could have access to at any point. She wasn't clear about which ones were loose or preferred, but yes. Let me see what you've got drawn and I've got the same thing.

[Jason Wynn]

Oh, yeah, we're right on the same page.

[Amy Vorpal]

Okay, we're on the same page. That's perfect.

[Danielle Radford]

Oh, it's like a big.

[Unknown]

It's got little things.

[Amy Vorpal]

It's got little things.

[Unknown]

I got a little face.

[Danielle Radford]

Wait, hold on.

[Amy Vorpal]

Oh yeah, you're right. Shoot.

[Jason Wynn]

Okay, so first things first. I have sort of like a telepathic, like psychic emotional connection with my homunculus.

[Amy Vorpal]

Okay. I thought I was about to say if you have that with Pakara. Yeah.

[Unknown]

All of a sudden psychic rapport.

[Danielle Radford]

What about the descending stones? Do we still have any of those?

[Jason Wynn]

I took mine three years ago.

[Amy Vorpal]

I forgot. Also, Bakara did tell you the sending stones, at least the power that she was able to do those lasted 24 hours.

[Jason Wynn]

Past 24 hours, it doesn't matter. Cause I threw mine off the ledge. First things first. I want to mind warg into my homunculus and I want it to tap Busy's thigh. Almost as if it was like pulling the hem of her dress or tapping her thigh and sort of like gesture to the robed member that is me.

[Amy Vorpal]

Sort of being like, okay, real quick, Busy. When you're serving your food, you're able to mimic what the other servers are doing, which is very, very subtle and slow service and really going around. It's not like a big show concessions. It's more like a cocktail party situation where they can, you know, pluck off the food as she's moving around.

[Unknown]

Oh, perfect. It's very much like the scene, like not heard, just kind of gliding through. Gotcha.

[Amy Vorpal]

Tell me where these robots are in relationship to you right now.

[Unknown]

I've kind of just got them scurrying kind of right at my heels.

[Amy Vorpal]

First of all, will you roll a performance check?

[Unknown]

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[Unknown]

Damn, that is a nine.

[Amy Vorpal]

No, you are moving around, but you're just in this kind of character. Like, it's just a little obvious that you're watching what other people are doing and trying to mimic it and be polite and be. And look, you're still busy. Like, you're still, you know, newly out of a dungeon. You think you're doing great, but stop.

[Danielle Radford]

Spilling shrimp on me.

[Amy Vorpal]

But at one point, a scythe of a really a member grabs your arm and actually does speak and says, you're being distracting.

[Unknown]

Oh, my God. I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to distract everybody from the big, scary torture. I'm sorry. I'll keep my mouth shut. Shutting my trap. My big gap trap.

[Amy Vorpal]

And you see that that person does leave their seat and go down to where you came from, the catering. Hmm.

[Unknown]

Okay.

[Amy Vorpal]

But meanwhile, the other thing that happens is that a robot tugs on your proverbial skirt. Ow.

[Unknown]

What the.

[Amy Vorpal]

Ow. And is able to nudge and point where Tippy is in the circle. Cultists at this moment find Tippi. What it looks like is equidistant about 20 people. 20 Scythe of Aurelia cultists all around the base. Very equidistant from each other, except for one guy who's, like, kind of squished in between two different people.

[Unknown]

So I'm just gonna, like, oh, that's a good baby. Just, like, kind of tap the robot and just, like, look at Tippi and.

[Amy Vorpal]

Okay.

[Unknown]

Like a little wink.

[Amy Vorpal]

Yeah. When you with your telepathic, you're able to clock this.

[Jason Wynn]

I receive the wink. Now, the Scythe of Aurelia, are they all different sizes of people?

[Amy Vorpal]

Mostly medium, but yes, all different sizes.

[Jason Wynn]

Fantastic. Through my homunculus, I'm gonna cast this disguise self. Please tell me if this is possible on my Eldritch Cannon to make it look like a smaller Scythe of Aurelia cult member.

[Danielle Radford]

Oh, my God. What?

[Amy Vorpal]

Okay.

[Jason Wynn]

Cause the homunculus allows me to cast spells through it.

[Amy Vorpal]

Okay, we're gonna. Okay, fine. Look.

[Jason Wynn]

With something called channel magic.

[Amy Vorpal]

Dear Lord. An. And so I like this. So we're gonna mess with ranges. We're gonna say that because of the magic Because I don't think you would be too far away from your.

[Jason Wynn]

The must be within 120ft of me. So it's quite a large range.

[Amy Vorpal]

Unless I.

[Unknown]

Okay.

[Amy Vorpal]

I'm sorry. That's so broken. That's so broken. That's what it says. I know you're level three and you're busted. You're still busted. So we don't even have to come up with logic of why this works. It just works because artificers.

[Danielle Radford]

It just works.

[Amy Vorpal]

It just works because artificers. Well, I guess you just do it then. So out of nowhere at your heels is a. And you want it to be tiny or small?

[Jason Wynn]

I want it to be small.

[Amy Vorpal]

Small like a goblin size? Yeah, goblin sized.

[Danielle Radford]

Tippy sized?

[Amy Vorpal]

Yeah, like a two and a half.

[Jason Wynn]

Foot like gun tippy.

[Amy Vorpal]

Okay. So out of nowhere one of the robots at your feet turns into a scythe of Aurelia hooded figure.

[G]

Oh my God.

[Jason Wynn]

And my homunculus is going.

[Amy Vorpal]

It's okay.

[Jason Wynn]

It's not talking but it's going.

[Amy Vorpal]

Okay, it's okay.

[Unknown]

Thanks little guy.

[Danielle Radford]

Just rolling to see if anyone around notices.

[Amy Vorpal]

Uh huh.

[Danielle Radford]

Hey, that robot, which I didn't question for some reason, just tune into us.

[Amy Vorpal]

You're not gonna be able to know this but nearby you, you're going to feel eyes turn towards you.

[Unknown]

Okay.

[Amy Vorpal]

And one person is gonna kind of reach out and try to touch the new formed cult member.

[Unknown]

As they reach out. I'm going to reach into my bag of snacks and just put like a clam in their hand. You're welcome. Thank you so much.

[Amy Vorpal]

Okay.

[Unknown]

Next time don't reach around. You can just. Just grab one from me directly.

[Amy Vorpal]

Clam.

[Danielle Radford]

It's the worst thing to get handed.

[Amy Vorpal]

Like what?

[Jason Wynn]

It's a loose clam.

[Amy Vorpal]

Okay. Okay. Persuasion check. Okay.

[Jason Wynn]

Come on.

[Amy Vorpal]

Come on baby.

[Unknown]

Come on baby. Come on.

[Danielle Radford]

I am pretty hungry.

[Jason Wynn]

Sorry Pizzy.

[Unknown]

Oh, thank God. Okay, that is a dirty 20.

[H]

Let's go.

[Jason Wynn]

Big pizz. Big pizz.

[Amy Vorpal]

Okay.

[Danielle Radford]

Yeah.

[Amy Vorpal]

This one accepts the clam and directs their attention. A little cowed also you can tell, really. Also terrified, not necessarily of you, but there is decorum in this. So they take the clam and return to stasis. Is there anything else you wanted to do?

[Jason Wynn]

No, I want the new the disguised self Eldritch Cannon to find a spot that it kicks her into a blank. Yeah, just a blend in.

[Amy Vorpal]

So it's going to file into where the gap was made where the person you were serving left and take their seat.

[Unknown]

Okay. You said it's not weird that there's a skeleton. Are there any other skeletons that I've seen so far here?

[Amy Vorpal]

That's a good question. This will be a stealth check, and we'll do DC13. There are some skeletons. Fiend's union.

[Unknown]

Okay, stealth check. That is a dirty 20.

[Amy Vorpal]

Nice. Damn. Here we go.

[Danielle Radford]

You said she was rolling mid. Now she's just rolling around her character.

[Amy Vorpal]

It wouldn't matter. So, yeah, that stealth just means that you are blending in. There are about five other servers who also are skeletons of varying genders.

[Unknown]

Bizzy's gonna presuppose that if there are a bunch of other skeletons, if I move, that dude's not necessarily gonna know that I'm the skeleton that he's looking for.

[Amy Vorpal]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. There are others. Yes. Yeah.

[Unknown]

So I'm just gonna kind of slowly. Very chill. Move away from the spot that I was at so that maybe he'll be like, which one was that darn skeleton?

[Amy Vorpal]

Okay. Are you going, that darn beautiful skeleton?

[Danielle Radford]

I used the sentient gun in my seat.

[Amy Vorpal]

Okay. And you're gonna leave the cannon behind?

[Unknown]

Well, actually, I. Hmm. Because I want to keep the cannon, but I don't think it's the worst idea to have the cannon in that spot, because if Tippi can just grab it at any time, having more coverage around us, I think instead of. I don't necessarily think that's a bad idea.

[Amy Vorpal]

Okay, so you leave the cannon there.

[Unknown]

Yeah, I'm gonna leave the cannon. I'm gonna keep going with my.

[Amy Vorpal]

And you keep going. You make sure that your path crosses with a couple of the skeletons so that ideally, what they're thinking is they all look the same.

[Unknown]

I mean, these don't sound like good people. So we're gonna go ahead and play them.

[Danielle Radford]

Pretty hurtful to hear you say that.

[Amy Vorpal]

Okay. Okay. Wow. Okay. So you're doing that and trying.

[Unknown]

As I'm doing that, I'm trying to, like, inch closer to the stage, but still keep it super casual.

[Amy Vorpal]

Okay. You are able to get closer to the stage, but only if you go to the base of the stage.

[Unknown]

Okay, then, yeah, I'm gonna start walking toward the base of the stage.

[Amy Vorpal]

Great. You are able to serve a little bit more. The next turn, I'll say you'll run out as people are taking their treats from you. What is fibs up to? Where does fibs go?

[Danielle Radford]

Since time immemorial, mankind has looked to the stars and asked themselves, where does fibs go?

[Jason Wynn]

Where do fibs go?

[Danielle Radford]

Fibs looks around. He's walking very silently and elegantly. But Confidently, like he knows where he's supposed to go inside. He's like, ah. Oh, yes. He's looking around to see if he can spot. He's looking towards the front. He wants to see if there's anything that looks empty or if there's something that's not filled in towards the front.

[Amy Vorpal]

Okay. And this is by Luxir.

[Danielle Radford]

It's close to Luxir, as he can be with something that is, like, empty.

[Amy Vorpal]

Okay, so hold on. Oh, my God. Okay, I rolled a 20. And I think that means it is extremely regimented. Up on the dais where he is standing, the stone dais that's jutting out of the dome. And it's basically him, the three scythe of Irelia people, Crandall and Pekara, his number two, it seems like his assistant. And then 10 guards or 10 scyther virilia members that could be guards or High Councilors, people who are important, spaced out behind him in very regimented spaces. But it would be 10, except there are only eight. And so there are two vacant spots right behind Luxir.

[Danielle Radford]

Fibs is going to do the most confident glide of his life and try to lead them directly towards there.

[Amy Vorpal]

And the most confident glide of your life. I wonder what that looks like.

[Danielle Radford]

Roll A. Yeah, I wonder what that.

[Amy Vorpal]

Looks like too, I think. I mean, that's either. Yeah, it's either athletics. It's either athletics or performance.

[Danielle Radford]

Okay. Two things I'm definitely good at. Okay, that's a 17.

[Amy Vorpal]

17 tense right now. I'm also tense. Okay. So you get close, and as you get even closer, the merfolk, they just cut bait and run, basically. They're not gonna get any closer to Luxeer, but you float very gently towards one of those two empty spots. You pass right over Pokhara, right over Crandall. Do you do anything approaching looking?

[Danielle Radford]

As I approach Luxir, I bow my head as low as I can without, like, tipping my hood and pause for a moment and then continue my glide.

[Amy Vorpal]

Perfect. Yes, you do. And you see Luxir barely turn their head towards you and then turn back. And you are now situated at the very top dais as the others.

[Jason Wynn]

Wow.

[Amy Vorpal]

As the others accept you into that station. You have witnessed this from the ground. That like someone might be returning from an errand.

[Jason Wynn]

Yeah, I have no idea that it's fibs, though.

[Amy Vorpal]

You absolutely have no idea. Sorry, but can I tell that Fitz Fibs just would you know that fibs is coming in from the.

[Unknown]

I don't know that I would necessarily.

[Jason Wynn]

Damn it.

[Danielle Radford]

So you had already gone to the had you already gone to the entrance by the time I was.

[Amy Vorpal]

I think that you guys have this relationship that you would have made a plan. Like Thresh was there helping you. But even though we took the turn separately, the decisions were made at that time.

[Danielle Radford]

I think Fibs was always under the assumption, and probably would have relayed this to Bizzy, that we're gonna go in the front.

[Amy Vorpal]

Yeah, I think.

[Danielle Radford]

And you go in from the back.

[Amy Vorpal]

Yeah.

[Danielle Radford]

And Tippi went off.

[Amy Vorpal]

Went rogue. That's right.

[Danielle Radford]

And went in from the top.

[Amy Vorpal]

Which, yes, I think we can safely assume that it would be very strange if you had separate plans and didn't relay them to. I mean, there was a time when that happened. So, yes, you can tell that Fibs has made the bold choice to stand right behind Luxir.

[Danielle Radford]

Okay, so Fibs, does he clock either busy or Tippy, does he have any idea where they are?

[Amy Vorpal]

Maybe next time you'd be able to look around. But this is intense.

[Danielle Radford]

Okay.

[Amy Vorpal]

Like, that role was really important. Like, you spent all of your time pretending to be a top level luxury.

[Danielle Radford]

I'm just. I feel a bead of water drip down my skull.

[Amy Vorpal]

Yes. A little more wet than normal. Okay, so perfect. You're stationed there. At this point, the leader calls out again.

[H]

We celebrate the Yesterdays. What do we do with weakness?

[Amy Vorpal]

And the entire stadium starts humming like this. M.

[H]

What do we do with failure?

[Amy Vorpal]

And the humming gets louder. Oh, my God. Performance check.

[Jason Wynn]

Very correct review. That's gonna be 12. It'll be a 12. Huh? It'll be a 12.

[Unknown]

Busy starts doing that thing. If you've ever been in choir and you can hear that somebody is off, you just start singing a little louder to do pitch correction.

[Jason Wynn]

The uncertainty of not knowing if Tippy's doing it right is causing Tippy to anxiously speed up his cadence. Man.

[Amy Vorpal]

You see the two who are on either side of you, the Scythe of Irelia guards look and do subtle gestures with their mask and head tilts. And you can see. Cause you've noticed, Tippy, that four merfolk swim up to you and are gesturing for you to follow them.

[Jason Wynn]

I'm pretending like I don't see them.

[Amy Vorpal]

The Scythe of Irelia member who is next to you puts his hands on you and pushes you into.

[Jason Wynn]

As soon as the hand touches me. Noticing their sort of subtle movements. And can I do the equivalent of whatever it is in Scythe of Aurelia Talk. Unhand me, you dog. Sort of.

[Amy Vorpal]

You can do what you think might be okay. Oh, gosh. But you don't know their language.

[Jason Wynn]

I don't know their language, but I swipe the hand off and then I point to a random scythe of Aurelia member across from me and I mimic the exact same motions that I saw them mimic about me, about the person across from me.

[Amy Vorpal]

Okay.

[Jason Wynn]

So I'm like.

[Amy Vorpal]

Okay, performance check.

[Jason Wynn]

Okay. Okay. Okay. Come on, come on, come on, please. Okay. 17. 17.

[Amy Vorpal]

Okay. So the entire stadium saying, mmm, mmm. And now you have two side of Aurelias hands on you. And they escort you with the four merfolk. And they are headed out of the arena, kind of where Dan came in. Where Fibs came in. That didn't work.

[Jason Wynn]

Okay, all right, perfect.

[Amy Vorpal]

But they're leading you out of the stadium. Busy. You were able to see this as this is happening?

[Jason Wynn]

Can you describe the dais to me a bit more? Like, where is Pekara and Crandall in distance in relationship to Luxir?

[Amy Vorpal]

Yes. Okay, so the circle of the dome is about 100 foot diameter. The top of the dome is a little less 75ft high. So the dome is a little flatter. Right. A little hemisphere. That's flatter. The dais that comes out to the east is fairly massive. It's about 50ft by 30ft. It is about 40ft above the sea floor.

[Jason Wynn]

Okay.

[Amy Vorpal]

And the people are floating in that area on top of it.

[Jason Wynn]

And Pokhara and Crandal.

[Amy Vorpal]

And Crandal are on top of it.

[Jason Wynn]

On top of it.

[Amy Vorpal]

And you would be able to see that they are chained to something like that.

[Jason Wynn]

How close are they to Luxir?

[Amy Vorpal]

Pretty close.

[Danielle Radford]

They're on the same Daisy.

[Amy Vorpal]

Yeah, they're on the same day.

[Danielle Radford]

As have I noticed what's happening with what's clearly Tippy?

[Amy Vorpal]

Oh, yeah. I'm gonna say for sure. Yeah. Like, why is someone being freaking escorted if it's not Tippy? Okay, yeah, this does seem abnormal. Other cultists are kind of looking and noticing.

[Danielle Radford]

I have another question for you. So the spell enlarge, reduce, it says you can target an object. How large of an object does that entail?

[Amy Vorpal]

You're thinking of a creature.

[Danielle Radford]

No, I'm thinking of an object like a dais.

[Amy Vorpal]

I'll allow it.

[Danielle Radford]

Okay.

[Amy Vorpal]

I'll allow it. That's an object.

[Danielle Radford]

Okay, so just to be clear, Fibs and the important members of the Scythe of Irelia are standing on a large dais, Correct?

[Amy Vorpal]

Yes.

[Danielle Radford]

And Crandall and Pekara are there as well as well?

[Amy Vorpal]

Yes.

[Danielle Radford]

Okay. Fibs, guessing that it seems like dear sweet Tippy is being arrested and worrying thinks it Might be time to create a distraction. And so he subtly reaches into his robe and pulls out a pinch of powdered iron and sprinkles it by his feet and casts reduce on the dais to reduce it in size.

[Amy Vorpal]

Okay. And you just are able to do that?

[Danielle Radford]

So it says, choose either a creature or object that is neither worn nor carried.

[Amy Vorpal]

Yeah, I mean, and your goal is to just make it smaller, huh?

[Danielle Radford]

So make it smaller. So suddenly everyone drops.

[Amy Vorpal]

Your dais does shrink. It causes everyone to look down and alarm. The speaker says, ah, Kya, looks like.

[H]

Maybe you planned a rescue mission for yourself. Who here is loyal to Kaya, the leader of the Fiends union?

[Amy Vorpal]

And the humming and the chanting completely silences.

[H]

And he goes, correct, Kaya, if you would be so kind and point out who is your ally here.

[Amy Vorpal]

And he grabs her by the neck and just forces her to look at people in the crowd.

[H]

Point, Kaia, point, Point.

[Amy Vorpal]

And he starts jabbing her, actually stabbing her with a dagger and making her point. And she's crying, you can tell. And she starts pointing. And he nods and aside. The Virilian member goes up and lances one of their members.

[H]

Yes, today is a ritual sacrifice. Bring the body to me. Point Kya.

[Amy Vorpal]

She starts willy nilly pointing at people. Okay. And so far only Woo.

[Unknown]

How far is Bizzy from the dais?

[Amy Vorpal]

From the dais? I would say as close as you want to be. This is right now.

[Unknown]

This is still pretty decently closed. So busy is going to duck down in the guise of picking up a piece of trash. Oh my God, everything is so horrible. Kind of duck down. It's time. I'm going to go ahead and try to sneakily toss a dart at Luxeer.

[Jason Wynn]

Hi. Yes. Yes, yes. This is perfect. I love that you're doing this.

[Danielle Radford]

Amy, your face right now is incredible.

[Unknown]

Not necessarily even to kill, but just to like make him like stop this with the torturing and the killing all of the people around.

[Amy Vorpal]

Oh my God.

[Unknown]

So even if it's like it hits anywhere that it would hit him in like the knee anywhere on there is like good for me.

[Danielle Radford]

My knee.

[Unknown]

Oh my God.

[Amy Vorpal]

Roll to attack Luxier.

[Danielle Radford]

Oh my gosh.

[Unknown]

Well, that's a natural 20.

[Jason Wynn]

Oh my God.

[Unknown]

We're critting on luxury.

[Amy Vorpal]

Yes.

[Danielle Radford]

You blow his knee clean off.

[Jason Wynn]

She throws a dart, it decapitates him.

[Amy Vorpal]

Okay, that hits.

[Unknown]

So that is. But it's not a lot. I mean, so that's a 1D4 plus 2. So that is a 7 piercing. But I don't know where it landed yet on? Well, it critted, so probably somewhere pretty good.

[Amy Vorpal]

Okay. Roll a sleight of hand.

[Unknown]

Okay. Okay, so seven. I'm not great. I'm not great.

[Amy Vorpal]

Okay, so you throw your dart. It hits him in his ropes. Luck's ear looks right at you, and he nods to his second in command. And this being swims towards you. And though it is improper for folks to see beneath the robes, you can tell that this creature has eight tentacles. Basically make a wisdom saving throw.

[Unknown]

Wisdom.

[I]

19.

[Amy Vorpal]

You feel a surge of energy attempt to wash over you and control your mind, and you withstand that. However, as this being is floating towards you, others of the scythe of Irelia are pushing you towards them. You are not supported by them. They can tell that this being is coming towards you. There are about five other dead members that they made Kaya point to and they just killed. And they're being brought to the center of the stage, as are you now.

[Unknown]

Okay.

[Amy Vorpal]

By this at tentacled creature. And they are beginning to chain you in the way that they were chaining Kya.

[Jason Wynn]

Okay, in this moment, I want to channel magic once more to my homunculus and I'm gonna cast alarm. But at the same time, I'm going to, you know, under my robes with one hand sort of fashion a little device with magical tinkering to. As the alarm's going off, it's going. This is defense united. We've got you surrounded and we're here to take co Kaya back.

[Amy Vorpal]

This is a man united. We got you surrounded and we're here.

[Jason Wynn]

To take call you back. And it's over and over again.

[Amy Vorpal]

Okay? And this is just in the.

[Jason Wynn]

It's resonating as loud as possible. So the chaos of the alarm and the sound is now as loud as physically possible.

[Amy Vorpal]

Okay. You are chained. You are chained. Now. There's no ifs, ands or buts about it. There's too many people. You're chained up to where Kaya is, but everyone is looking around. You see Lux Ear float forward as he is looking around. What could be causing this mockery of his summit? All the servers are moving back into the holding area and you have just a ton of mer folk security moving in.

[Danielle Radford]

As this is happening as well, I stop concentrating on reduce so the dais rockets back up to hopefully disorient some of the people.

[Amy Vorpal]

Absolutely. Yeah. That'll at least do something.

[Danielle Radford]

And I pretend like I'm jostled as.

[Amy Vorpal]

Well, like, oh, okay. Sleight of hand or performance.

[Danielle Radford]

Okay.

[Amy Vorpal]

I just want to see if anyone's noticing you casting.

[Danielle Radford]

Sure, sure, sure.

[Amy Vorpal]

Yeah.

[Danielle Radford]

Do you have to use inspiration before you roll?

[Amy Vorpal]

No, you don't use it.

[Danielle Radford]

I'm going to use inspiration.

[Amy Vorpal]

Okay. Okay.

[Danielle Radford]

Feeling inspired to not get caught. Rare. Okay. That is much better. So you said performance or.

[Amy Vorpal]

Or sleight of hand.

[Danielle Radford]

Or sleight of hand. It's a 15.

[Amy Vorpal]

Yes. So people are too distracted to notice who's doing this, but it doesn't affect Luck's ear. He's just floating forward.

[Jason Wynn]

And yes, in that distraction, the people who were trying to arrest me, are they distracted at all? Did they look away? Did they unhand me at all?

[Amy Vorpal]

Yes. I think the entire stadium. I mean, the water got sucked out of the room when Lucky got hit by a dart.

[Jason Wynn]

So in the distraction, I want to slip back into the circle and pretend like I'm also shocked by the distraction I've just caused.

[Amy Vorpal]

Okay.

[Jason Wynn]

As if I wasn't just arrested.

[Danielle Radford]

Ooh, that's so funny.

[Amy Vorpal]

Okay. Yeah. What? What? This is gonna be a disadvantage for. You can still do it. We'll just see what either stealth or performance.

[Jason Wynn]

I will roll stealth. Let's see. Okay. Hold on now. All right, Are we in turn order?

[Amy Vorpal]

No.

[Jason Wynn]

Okay.

[Amy Vorpal]

Pretty cool.

[Jason Wynn]

That's gonna be a 10.

[Amy Vorpal]

A 10? Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Jason Wynn]

That's gonna be 10. Of course.

[Danielle Radford]

Sneaking like Tom and Jerry.

[Amy Vorpal]

Yeah, yeah. So you're just kind of hamming it up. You're overdoing it. You are able to get back there, but once again, they just come and grab you. One more time. Maybe a little more roughly this time.

[Jason Wynn]

All right, that's it. I see that I'm out of options because I'm now afraid for Bizzy. Cause I can see Bizzy's been grabbed. Right? I can see that she just made an assassin assassination attempt on Luxeer. And I've made such a commotion, Tippy sort of time slows down for him for a second, and he goes, I have to save them. I have to save them. I have to. I throw off the robes and reveal myself. And this, like, little moment of heroism for Tippy, knowing he's out of options. He's tried to be selfie.

[Amy Vorpal]

He's.

[Jason Wynn]

He's trying to hide. He's trying to be cool. But he realized he didn't have enough information before he rushed into this situation. So now he's gonna reveal himself, and he's gonna go, look, see here?

[Amy Vorpal]

Huh?

[Jason Wynn]

Well, here I am. This could all end peacefully if you decide to release.

[Amy Vorpal]

Okay. Oh, boy. What's your armor class?

[Jason Wynn]

No, what is my Armor class. Oh, what is it? Oh, it's 16.

[Amy Vorpal]

16. Okay, so one.

[Jason Wynn]

How many? Why so many dice?

[Danielle Radford]

I think we're messing with the wrong person.

[Jason Wynn]

You're rolling so many dice.

[Amy Vorpal]

How? Four.

[Jason Wynn]

Okay, that's a lot of dice.

[Amy Vorpal]

Five.

[Jason Wynn]

That's too many dice. How many?

[Amy Vorpal]

Six.

[Jason Wynn]

What is he attacking me with? A skyscraper?

[Amy Vorpal]

What? Seven. Seven dice. Seven hits.

[Jason Wynn]

Seven hits.

[Amy Vorpal]

And okay, and so he's got. Hold on.

[Jason Wynn]

I might have a gun, but he has an AK47 and.

[Amy Vorpal]

Then a big one. Okay, so seven hits. Every Merfolk and scythe of Aurelia member is attacking you. Okay, who is surrounding you?

[Jason Wynn]

Rights them.

[Amy Vorpal]

Um.

[Jason Wynn]

Jesus, those guys.

[Amy Vorpal]

I'm not even gonna roll it. I'm gonna use. The average is 48.

[Jason Wynn]

48 is going to be above my max HP. So.

[Amy Vorpal]

So actually you die.

[Jason Wynn]

Oh, okay.

[Amy Vorpal]

You definitely take more than half of your hit points.

[Jason Wynn]

Yeah, yeah, absolutely.

[Amy Vorpal]

And yeah, I mean, you're taunting luxir. You go down, they bring your body up to the stage with everyone else who is dead. Busy's not yet dead. You can take comfort that Pekara saw this, but you, yeah, you perish under the blades of coral rapiers.

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Want to shop Walmart Black Friday deals first. Walmart plus members get early access to Our hottest deals join now and get 50% off a one year annual membership shop. Black Friday deals first with Walmart plus see [e-mail] it's. Well, that's what happens. You see this Fibs and Luxir moves towards the stage. You can tell he's had enough. And he motions and the chanting begins again. So it is Luxir's big performance. Now your friend is dead and your other friend has chained on the center of the stage. We're gonna go into turn order. And so at this point, Jason, I am going to ask you to leave the stage.

[Jason Wynn]

Okay.

[Amy Vorpal]

Let'S take stock busy. You are chained up alongside Kaya and among several dead people. They're bringing Tippi's body up to meet you as well. And Fibs, you are still on the dais where the dais has shrunk and grown, the source of which seems to no longer be important. What, what Luxir does is he floats all the way to the center of the stage where Kaya is. He doesn't say anything, but he scatters the rest of the scythe of Aurelia people. He calls his second in command to him and the second in command hands him a horn shaped out of a conch shell but wrapped in some sort of skin, a monster's skin, and he blows on it. And as he does, the slit of the dome opens back up and all of the light that you remember seeing in the Ernt Kerr fathom coming from the water, shining in from above, reflected everywhere it goes dark. And all the cultists are looking at each other and looking up and you can tell there is confusion even though no one is speaking. Fibs roll a nature check. That is a 18, an 18 by nature of what the light is doing. You can tell this is some sort of amphibious creature, but a large gargantuan ancient creature, enormous, classic leviathan situation. And Luxir begins pummeling Kaya, breaking her bones very easily. You still don't know his, but you can guess that it is thick and beefy and strong and just so full of evil. And he starts grabbing her and pulling her to pieces. It is a horrendous sight. Blood is clouding where he does this. And soon he gathers all of the pieces up and swims up to the top and basically feeds them to this massive beak of a maw. And the spokesperson yells out, the scythe.

[H]

Of Irelia has allied with Naxara the dragon turtle.

[Amy Vorpal]

And the scythe of Irelia starts chanting again. Now we're gonna go into Combat mode.

[Danielle Radford]

No, thank you.

[Amy Vorpal]

Yeah, we're gonna roll Initiative. Because what happens next is Luxir moves back to his dais and the Scythe of Irelia people move to the center and begin attempting to rip apart the dead bodies the way that Luxir did, and feeding the dead bodies to this beast out of the dome. So go ahead and roll Initiative. Why?

[Danielle Radford]

Why every time must this be the roll?

[Amy Vorpal]

What'd y'all get?

[Danielle Radford]

After you.

[Unknown]

Thirteen.

[Amy Vorpal]

Oh, okay.

[Danielle Radford]

I got a nine.

[Amy Vorpal]

Okay.

[Danielle Radford]

And I do a X. Jason.

[Amy Vorpal]

I know. I know. When I see him, I know.

[Unknown]

Oh, in real life, yes.

[Jason Wynn]

Okay.

[Danielle Radford]

Out of initiative Order.

[Amy Vorpal]

Okay, so the first thing that's going to happen, we're gonna say at this point, there are 10 bodies that are already dead. One of them is tippies. They are less interesting to this death cult. So for three turns, they're not going to be focused so much on the dead bodies. They're going to be almost infighting, warring with themselves. And there also is going to be massive clouds of blood. So it is going to be a. At least a lightly obscured area. You all are going to go. Thresh is going to get a turn.

[Danielle Radford]

Okay.

[Amy Vorpal]

And for the most part, we can assume that you don't know what Thresh is up to. Between the blood, the actions, the distractions, what's going on?

[Danielle Radford]

Never have, never will.

[Amy Vorpal]

You fibs are able to see some barnacled hands. Start working on the attachment where Crandall's chains reach what it's attached to on the dais. Okay. For three turns again, the main scythe of the Rilya folks are going to be in fighting and trying to rip each other to threads are going to be in fight. I'm so sorry. I'm, like, really shook. Like, this is actually crazy to me, but I just have to breathe. The Scythe of Irelia for three turns. I'm so sorry. I might cry. Hold on. No, no. For three turns, the Scythe of Irelia is going to be infighting before they turn to the already dead people. So that is their turn. Busy.

[Unknown]

It's okay then, since I can move. Cause I've got locks on the chains on my hands.

[Amy Vorpal]

100%.

[Unknown]

I'm gonna use my bones to pick the locks on my hands.

[Danielle Radford]

Let's go.

[Amy Vorpal]

Let's go. Okay. That's sleight of hand, baby.

[Danielle Radford]

Perks of being a skeleton.

[Amy Vorpal]

Did you just level into Rogue?

[Danielle Radford]

She planned this whole thing.

[Unknown]

Damn it.

[Amy Vorpal]

No.

[Unknown]

Okay, that's 10.

[Amy Vorpal]

A 10. Not gonna do it, this turn. Not gonna do it, this turn.

[Unknown]

Okay, I'M gonna keep trying.

[Amy Vorpal]

Okay. Okay, perfect. Fibs, what do you do?

[Danielle Radford]

Where is.

[Jason Wynn]

Okay, okay.

[Danielle Radford]

Where is Pekara?

[Amy Vorpal]

She's near Crandall.

[Danielle Radford]

She's near Crandall?

[Amy Vorpal]

Yeah.

[Danielle Radford]

Okay, so Picara's right there.

[Amy Vorpal]

And you do see the barnacled hands. I think at this point, you'd be able to have at least a small communication.

[Danielle Radford]

And where is Tippy's body?

[Amy Vorpal]

Tippy's body is amidst the bloody cloud in the middle of the arena.

[Danielle Radford]

And where is the Drain?

[Amy Vorpal]

There are many drain. There are many filtration systems around the base of the dome.

[Danielle Radford]

Okay, can I see Busy from where I am as well?

[Amy Vorpal]

Yes.

[Danielle Radford]

Okay, I have three turns, correct?

[Amy Vorpal]

Yes.

[Danielle Radford]

Fibs is going to run over to Picara and try to use his bone finger to pick the lock on her chains.

[Amy Vorpal]

Okay. Sleight of hand.

[Danielle Radford]

That is a 16.

[Amy Vorpal]

That'll do it. You and Picara are now free.

[Unknown]

Okay.

[Danielle Radford]

Picara and I are now free. I'm going to whisper to her. It's me, Vibs.

[Amy Vorpal]

Oh, it's you.

[Danielle Radford]

Get to one of the drains.

[Amy Vorpal]

She points to one of the.

[Danielle Radford]

One of the drains.

[Amy Vorpal]

Yes. Get to that one. And she says, I've got Crandall. Go get your friend.

[Danielle Radford]

Okay, I'm on it.

[Amy Vorpal]

Great. That's your turn. What you see with the guards is some of the members are just being really chaotic in the center. All of the merfolk are going to take up stations on the outer ends of the domes as well as the entrances, close the doors into the dome. And then others of the Scythe are going to also take up stations on the outsides of the dome. So it's like some of them are coalescing in the middle, while others are spreading apart, and they just look really still and watchful. Meanwhile, some people are swimming up to this dragon turtle to feed it and getting chomped up themselves. Damn, it is a mess.

[Jason Wynn]

Yeah.

[Amy Vorpal]

Okay, it's Thresh's turn again. Are you still there?

[Danielle Radford]

I'm going to run towards the ledge of the dais so I can keep an eye on Busy.

[Amy Vorpal]

Okay.

[Danielle Radford]

To see if she frees herself.

[Amy Vorpal]

Yeah. Cool. Okay.

[Danielle Radford]

Cause I know what Skelly Hand can do, and I know that Busy is capable. She's the best of us.

[Amy Vorpal]

Yes. So you actually are able to see that Thresh gets in a tussle with one of these people on the dais and successfully shanks them before removing Pekara and Crandall from the dais.

[Danielle Radford]

Great.

[Amy Vorpal]

The Scythe of Irelia is going nuts on each other. The blood cloud is Getting bigger and wider. Busy. It's your turn.

[Unknown]

Okay, so I'm gonna try to pick myself out of these chains again. That's an 11.

[Amy Vorpal]

An 11 is not going to do it.

[Unknown]

Mm.

[Amy Vorpal]

Mm. Is there anything that you have that could grant you advantage? Cause I am on your side. I do not want two people to die today.

[Danielle Radford]

Me either.

[Amy Vorpal]

I almost will accept anything. Maybe.

[Danielle Radford]

I don't know if the Homunculus is.

[Unknown]

Still alive or am I alive?

[Amy Vorpal]

Oh, my God.

[Danielle Radford]

There's also the gun in the audience, but I don't know if that's alive anymore either.

[Amy Vorpal]

Oh, yeah. I don't know what happened.

[Danielle Radford]

I don't know how artificers work.

[Amy Vorpal]

Well, I'm going to have to say that.

[Unknown]

Well, I have the rings. Is it possible.

[Amy Vorpal]

Oh, the Rings of Control.

[Unknown]

That I could use one of the Rings of Control to be able to control the little guys?

[Amy Vorpal]

Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. Yes. Ownership of the Homunculus servant. I'm gonna say the cannon itself like that already.

[Danielle Radford]

The robes is superior.

[Amy Vorpal]

Oh, the illusion is completely done. But yes, the Homunculus servant is under your control for sure. And he's already near you.

[Unknown]

Okay, so then, yeah, now I'm gonna have the Homunculus servant just come up and get me out of my chains.

[Amy Vorpal]

Okay. Robo Tippy's going to provide the help action and go ahead and enroll with.

[Unknown]

Advantage and with my sleight of hand. So that's 21 new pairs.

[Danielle Radford]

Elbow Tippy.

[Amy Vorpal]

Okay, busy. You are free of your chains. You are in the middle of a bunch of carnage, but you would be able to move out of that.

[Unknown]

Okay, we do have dark vision for when it's dark. Does that count for blood vision for when there's blood?

[Amy Vorpal]

Yeah. Cause I think dark vision counts for heavily obscured stuff. So, yeah, there you go.

[Unknown]

So, if possible, what I would like to do while everyone is distracted, since I can see Tippy's body, I want Robo Tippy to go get it while I'm going away.

[Amy Vorpal]

Okay. He is small and tiny. He's about a foot in length. And so swimming with Tippy's body isn't gonna work, but he is able to go to Tippy's body. Fibs, it's your turn.

[Danielle Radford]

I see what Busy just did. And I give like that a girl. Let's go. And I point down to you, Bizzy, get to the drain. Get to the drain.

[Unknown]

Okay, then, yeah, I'm just gonna go, like, swim, dash over to the drain.

[Danielle Radford]

Fibs knows exactly what he has to do. He swims over to Tippy's lifeless body through the clouds of chum to find his chum. And he grabs his lifeless body. And I'm hoping this works because Tippy is currently no longer alive. He's just a large meaty object. Fibs is going to hold him tight in an embrace and hopefully get his arm around Robo Tippy as well. And look at the drain. And a silvery mist envelops them as he casts misty step to Bam. To the drain.

[Amy Vorpal]

So you disappear and you reappear right next to busy next to the drain that Thresh pointed you to. It's now the guards turns, you see them almost like closing in, moving away from the sides of the dome. It's Thresh's turn. She's gonna meet you down by the drain with Crandall and Pekara. They are shook. They're silent and just watching. And she's going to remove something, tinker a little bit. And then all of a sudden she's going to place her hand on the wall within where the filtration system begins. And a huge current begins and it starts sucking. And she throws Crandall in and she throws Pekara in and she goes, you're next. You're next.

[Danielle Radford]

One second. He looks at Tippy and just says, luff, are you there?

[Amy Vorpal]

Terror.

[Danielle Radford]

Oh, thank God. Oh, thank you, Unzuk. He looks to Thresh and Fibs says, you can cover our escape.

[Amy Vorpal]

Yeah, I got you. You gotta go.

[Danielle Radford]

All right, see you on the other side. And so I jump in.

[Unknown]

Yeah. And I just go ahead and I also join in the deadly Terror Watersled.

[Amy Vorpal]

Okay. And that is all you know as you are being sucked somewhere with your dead friend's body in Fibs arms. And that is where we will end this episode of Sagas of Sundry Goblin Mode. Thank you so much for tuning in. Catch us next time to find out what exactly happens to Tippi Eunzoo's Goblin Sagas of Sundry. Goblin Mode is a Geek and Sundry production made in partnership with Realm. I'm Amy Vorpal, your dungeon master. Danielle Radford plays Busy, Jason Wynn 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 Aylor Sheldon and Siouan 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 Allison Mattingly, with additional writing support from Rin Ehler Sheldon. Dan Casey and Amy Ratcliffe, Audio recorded by Jim Funicelli and social media support from Lee Travis Additional production support from Alex Niknejad, Patrick McElroy and Grant Semaioa. Visit Geek and Sundry on YouTube or geekandsundry.com for video versions of Sagas of Goblin Mode.

[Dan Casey]

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[Amy Vorpal]

Hi, this is Rob Benedict and I am Richard Speight. We were both on a little show you might know called Supernatural. It had a pretty good run, 15 seasons, 327 episodes.

[Dan Casey]

And though we have seen of course every episode many times, we figured, hey.

[Amy Vorpal]

Now that we're wrapped, let's watch it all again and we can't do that alone. So we're inviting the cast and crew that made the show along for the ride. We've got writers, producers, composers, directors, and we'll of course have some actors on as well, including some certain guys that played some certain pretty iconic brothers.

[Jason Wynn]

It was kind of a little bit of a left field choice in the best way possible.

[Danielle Radford]

The note from Kripke was he's great, we love him, but we're looking for like a really intelligent duchovny type.

[Amy Vorpal]

With 15 seasons to explore, it's going to be the road trip of several lifetimes. So please join us and subscribe to Supernatural then and now.

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