Scrapocalypse Now (w/ Ify Nwadiwe) | Sagas of Sundry: Goblin Mode | Episode 8

Summary

Episode Summary: Scrapocalypse Now (w/ Ify Nwadiwe) | Sagas of Sundry: Goblin Mode | Episode 8

Introduction

In Episode 8 of Sagas of Sundry: Goblin Mode, titled "Scrapocalypse Now," the Minions of Mayhem—led by Dungeon Master Amy Vorpahl—find themselves thrust into chaos as their evil necromancer mysteriously disappears. This pivotal moment forces the trio of monstrous minions to step out of the shadows and navigate the treacherous landscape of Wretched Cove's Valen's Heap, an ominous junkyard nestled in a floating city. Joining the regular cast are Jason Nguyen as Tippy the Artificer Goblin, Danielle Radford as Bizzy the Bard Skeleton, Dan Casey as Fibs the Wizard Skeleton, and special guest Ify Nwadiwe portraying Ray Telg, the captain of the Marked.

Plot Overview

The episode kicks off at [01:10], where Amy Vorpahl welcomes listeners back to Goblin Mode and introduces the characters. The setting is immediately established in Valen's Heap, where Plixie, Pekara's twin sister, unwittingly awakens a formidable 7-foot-tall automaton robot. The sudden appearance of this Shield Guardian sets the stage for intense confrontations.

Key Events and Interactions

• Initiation of Combat ([03:05]-[07:24]): The characters engage in their first encounter with the automaton. Tippy's attempts at initiating combat humorously culminate in a critical failure, resulting in a humorous exchange:

  Tippy: "That's a one."

  Amy Vorpahl: "Oh, dang."

  Bizzy swiftly responds by casting spells for self-preservation and inspiration, setting the tone for the group's strategic maneuvers.

• Captain Ray Telg's Transformation ([07:24]-[10:37]): Ify Nwadiwe's character, Ray Telg, introduces a dramatic twist by transforming into a harpy while retaining his mechanical arm. This unexpected change adds complexity to the battle, leading to further combat dynamics as Ray Telg attempts to rescue Plixie.

• Escalation of Battle ([10:37]-[25:04]): The fight intensifies with multiple dice rolls dictating the flow of combat. Danielle Radford's Bizzy is incapacitated early on, while Dan Casey's Fibs struggles but manages to contribute with strategic spells like Shocking Grasp. Tippy's critical successes and failures inject humor and unpredictability into the encounter.

  A notable moment includes Tippy landing a natural 20 on his pistol attack:

  Tippy: "Okay, Rolling my pistol to hit. Let's see what. Oh, Nat 20."

  Amy Vorpahl: "That is a nat one."

• Introduction of Duodrones ([31:06]-[46:32]): Five duodrones awaken, resembling drone-like robots from previous encounters. The players quickly assess their threat levels, identifying one with a controlling collar that appears pivotal to the Shield Guardian's malfunctioning behavior.

• Strategic Turns and Recoveries ([46:32]-[65:18]): Danielle Radford's Bizzy regains consciousness and leverages her Bardic abilities to influence the battle's outcome. The introduction of a web as difficult terrain and Fibs' inventive use of Chill Touch adds layers to the group's tactical approach.

  A memorable exchange occurs when Bizzy successfully uses her Bardic magic:

  Danielle Radford: "So Bizzy does her sigil for Blade ward and then turns to Tippi and goes, okay, remember, that's your lady's sister right there."

• Climactic Combat Resolutions ([65:18]-[77:45]): As the battle reaches its peak, Captain Ray Telg takes control of the Shield Guardian, turning the tide against the duodrones. The culmination of their efforts leads to the defeat of the remaining threats, but not without significant character developments and near-misses.

  A standout line from Tippy as he faces overwhelming odds:

  Tippy: "The only thing that gives confidence is a goblin with a gun."

Character Development and Insights

Throughout the episode, the camaraderie and interplay between the characters are evident. Tippy's lovable incompetence contrasts with Bizzy's cunning and Fibs' resilience. Ray Telg's transformation and leadership showcase a different facet of the group's dynamics, highlighting themes of responsibility and adaptation in the face of adversity.

Conclusion

"Scrapocalypse Now" masterfully balances intense combat sequences with character-driven humor and strategic depth. By episode's end, the Minions of Mayhem emerge victorious but not unscathed, setting the stage for future adventures and deeper exploration of their roles in Wretched Cove. The episode concludes with heartfelt thanks from the players, emphasizing the collaborative spirit that defines Sagas of Sundry.

Amy Vorpahl: "Without your help, we would have been resourceless. So, anyway, all of that to say thank you."

Notable Quotes with Timestamps

• Tippy on Goblin Confidence ([03:17]):

  Tippy: "No one has more confidence than a goblin with a gun."

• Bizzy's Strategic Casting ([04:22]):

  Danielle Radford: "Bizzy loves you all, but she really likes self-preservation."

• Tippy's Critical Success ([14:00]):

  Tippy: "Oh, Nat 20."

• Captain Ray Telg's Transformation ([02:05]-[02:30]):

  Ify Nwadiwe: "I'm Anoni, a nice blue, buff, muscular pirate man with a mechanical arm."

• Final Victory and Gratitude ([72:00]-[73:59]):

  Amy Vorpahl: "We are glad that we could give you our Inhuman resources."

Final Thoughts

Episode 8 of Sagas of Sundry: Goblin Mode delivers a thrilling blend of action, strategy, and character interaction, embodying the essence of tabletop role-playing. Whether you're a long-time fan or new to the series, "Scrapocalypse Now" offers an engaging narrative that promises exciting developments in the episodes to come.

Transcript

[Tippy]

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[Amy Vorpahl]

That'S not a bingo.

[Tippy]

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[Amy Vorpahl]

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[Tippy]

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[Plixie]

Sorry.

[Tippy]

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[Amy Vorpahl]

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[Tippy]

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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 the Minions of Mayhem, AKA the Terror Squad. Say hello.

[Tippy]

Hello.

[Dan Casey]

Oh, hi. I'm Dan Casey. I play a skeleton named Fibs who dabbles in wizardry.

[Danielle Radford]

Hello, I'm Danielle Radford. I play a skeleton named Bizzy, who is also a bard.

[Tippy]

Hey, I'm Jason Nguyen. I play a goblin named Tippy who is an artificer. And he's got his gun.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Yeah, he keeps on.

[Tippy]

He keeps it on.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Also with us for this episode is our special guest, Ify Wadiwe.

[Tippy]

Hello.

[Ify Wadiwe]

How's it going? Yeah, I'm playing Ray Telg, captain of the Marked.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Ooh.

[Ify Wadiwe]

I'm Anoni, a nice blue, buff, muscular pirate man with a mechanical arm.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Heck yes.

[Dan Casey]

So cool.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Heck yes. And with all of those introductions out of the way, I think it's time to part the veil of reality. And we are no longer on a really juicy, mossy set full of lunch and food. Just really making a lot of eye contact. No, we're making zero eye contact because we are in Wretched Cove, specifically at Valen's Heap, the evil junkyard at one of the corners of this city in the sky. And when last we stopped, you have seen your friend Plixie, who is Pekara's twin sister, rummaging through some scrap metal in the junkyard. And she awoke a big 7 foot tall automaton robot. Y figure. He's a humanoid construct. And at this moment, I'm going to ask you to roll initiative.

[Tippy]

Oh, my God.

[Dan Casey]

Don't worry. Guarantee mine is worse.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Oh, boy, I can't wait to collect yours.

[Tippy]

I just Crit failed.

[Dan Casey]

Okay. Guarantee yours is worse.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Mine is terrible.

[Tippy]

That's a one.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Oh, dang.

[Tippy]

Plus four, so that's five.

[Amy Vorpahl]

No, we're going with one. Okay. All right, let's see.

[Tippy]

Don't need those B.O.

[Plixie]

Bonuses.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay, so anyone get a 16 or higher?

[Danielle Radford]

Dirty 20.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Heck yeah. Nice.

[Tippy]

20.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay. Did anyone get an 11 or higher? Y'all though, y'all okay. A six or higher? No.

[Tippy]

Oh, my God.

[Dan Casey]

Damn, y'all a real laid back Dice.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Oh, my God. Everyone's gonna go twice before y'all. Okay. One or higher? Any number?

[Danielle Radford]

Did anyone get any number? Did you bring dice?

[Tippy]

Yeah, I have five.

[Amy Vorpahl]

You got a five. Okay. Captain Ray Tle Great.

[Dan Casey]

Fib's got a four.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay.

[Tippy]

And Tippy Crit failed. You know, it's perfect.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay, that'll do it. Okay. Your new pal, Captain Ray Talag has just transformed into a harpy. The harpy does have wings, but his mechanical arm still stays intact even as he is a harpy. This is a humanoid with wings. There you go. Fairly, like even more naked, I think, than you were before somehow. Oh, yeah, Perfect. Bizzy, you're first to act.

[Danielle Radford]

Bizzy loves you all, but she really likes self preservation. I'm gonna go ahead and cast bladeward perfect on myself. And then as my bonus, I am going to cast inspiration on Tippi.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay?

[Tippy]

Ooh.

[Danielle Radford]

So busy does her sigil for Blade ward and then turns to Tippi and goes, okay, remember, that's your lady's sister right there.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Yeah.

[Danielle Radford]

So we've gotta get out of this, okay? And then we're gonna go save Pekora.

[Amy Vorpahl]

We're gonna see Picori.

[Danielle Radford]

I believe in you. Hey, hey. Remember, no one has more confidence than the guy with the gun.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Right?

[Tippy]

No one has more confidence than a goblin with a gun.

[Danielle Radford]

Goblin with a gun.

[Tippy]

Tippy still continues to do nothing for.

[Amy Vorpahl]

A while to hyperventilate. Okay, dissociating busy. Will you roll a D8?

[Danielle Radford]

Yeah, I will do that because I don't like this. Yeah.

[Tippy]

Why?

[Danielle Radford]

I hate everything about it, but I like you 4.

[Amy Vorpahl]

This monster all of a sudden is right in front of Plixie. And you can see some gears shifting as his eyes go even redder. He does not look like he is zeroed in on Pixie at the moment. It looks like something else overcomes him. He braces himself and he unleashes an enormous Metallic roar And all of you need to make a constitution. Saving throw DC 13.

[Tippy]

Okay, okay, we can do that.

[Ify Wadiwe]

Nice.

[Tippy]

15.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Nice.

[Danielle Radford]

9.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay.

[Ify Wadiwe]

21.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Nice.

[Dan Casey]

6.

[Amy Vorpahl]

6. Okay. So busy. My bones, my bones. Bizzy and fibs. You immediately are incapacitated. You're stunned.

[Dan Casey]

Automaton stuns a new attack.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Yeah, that just means you can't take any actions or reactions and any strength or dexterity. Saving throws. You fail and attacks against you have advantage. So. Well, that's your turn.

[Dan Casey]

On the next podcast, Blade War.

[Amy Vorpahl]

You're just, like, frightened. You're just, like, so terrified of this noise that's coming out of his throat. That's actually not his turn. But because you are stunned and you're watching him, go ahead and make a perception check.

[Danielle Radford]

Why is he yelling like that?

[Dan Casey]

I don't know. I can't look away, but my bones have frozen. Extremely cursed.

[Tippy]

Oh, no.

[Danielle Radford]

11.

[Dan Casey]

Okay, that is a 10.

[Amy Vorpahl]

A 10. Great. Yeah. This monster looks ready to rumble.

[Tippy]

Watch out.

[Dan Casey]

He's ready to rumble.

[Amy Vorpahl]

He's ready to rumble. Okay, that's what I proceed right in front of him. He's going to attack Pixie. She is right there, so. Ooh.

[Dan Casey]

One shots her. Good news, Pekora, you're an only child.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Oh, no. Actually, though, he takes his big fists after unleashing his howl, and he pummels Plixie and she just goes down. She just is now unconscious.

[Tippy]

Does that hit the captain? Was the captain able to grab Pixie before?

[Ify Wadiwe]

Remember the captain's initiative?

[Tippy]

Oh, bad.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay, yeah, the captain will have a chance. The captain will have a chance. But no, he has not rescued Plixie from the throat. Damn it. This robot just waiting to catch the right. But it is Pixie's turn. Oh, well, Captain Ray Tug, it's your turn.

[Ify Wadiwe]

All right. Yeah, I'd like to dash in, grab her, and fly away from this beast.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Yeah, go ahead. So that's gonna be a movement. You're just gonna really incur, like, an attack of opportunity perhaps, if you do that.

[Ify Wadiwe]

And does it seem like this beast is no longer focused on her?

[Amy Vorpahl]

Because you can tell the beast is not focused on plixity now she's dead.

[Ify Wadiwe]

Okay, then what I'm gonna do is kind of like, fly up, toss my glaive at the beast, purposely missing him, and then use magnet attract to let it come back and attack him from behind.

[Dan Casey]

Oh, sick man.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Sick. Oh, okay. Okay. So just for those of you at home, ify, I built him a monster stat block for Captain Ray Telg and it incorporates the mechanical arm that he's got. So explain that again. How does magnet attract work?

[Ify Wadiwe]

So magnet attract. I can pull a metallic object up to £50 in between 10 to 60ft from me that I can see directly to me. If I couple it with my Glaive, it automatically hits and allowing me to do 4d10 plus 4 slashing damage.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay, I will say you can do that. You might sacrifice the action of picking up Plixie though.

[Ify Wadiwe]

Okay, yeah, now I'm just. I'm fighting since.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay, okay, so Plixie's down and yeah, you as a harpy, go ahead and you automatically hit. So go ahead and roll damage.

[Ify Wadiwe]

Yeah, there it just gonna drop it. So that is going to be 19, 25, 30 damage.

[Dan Casey]

That's why he's the captain.

[Amy Vorpahl]

He's the captain for the reason.

[Danielle Radford]

Now I'm stunned before a different reason.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Yeah, seriously. So you actually do see Captain Ray Tulligan action and all of the drunken meanderings he's been doing beforehand. And the nicey nice he's playing completely disappear as he transforms into a harpy, makes to move to pick up Plixie, but instead you just see him absolutely go nuts in the rage of battle. And you see this Glaive, he does a cool move with it around his neck. It flies away like a boomerang. It looks like he's just throwing it away on top of the heap, but instead he reaches out his arm and this glaive comes shooting back to him, slicing the automaton construct just across, across the ribs as it flies back. It almost does like all the way around, like a sword is scraping it by. And he's able to catch it one more time. Anything else?

[Ify Wadiwe]

Yeah, I think that's my action. Yeah. And then. Yeah, that's perfect. Yeah.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay. Next up is Fibs.

[Dan Casey]

Oh boy. I'm too stunned to do anything you.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Are too stunned to do.

[Dan Casey]

My jaw has dropped.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Yes, it has. At the end of your turn, go ahead and make another constitution saving throw. Oh, boy. DC 13.

[Dan Casey]

That is a 19.

[Amy Vorpahl]

So a 19. Okay. You are no longer stunned. And if that happens again, you wouldn't be stunned again.

[Dan Casey]

Gotcha.

[Amy Vorpahl]

But that is the end of the story.

[Dan Casey]

I was so impressed by what the Captain did, it shook me out of my stupor.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Yeah, yeah. Your skeleton eyes were just on the automaton. And then you just looked over at the captain, equally stunned, but in a different way. But you see Fibs shake himself out of it. The other thing that happens on Fibs turn is you hear Luff go. I'M Keith Fibs. Thanks to Uncie Tippy's legs. He's built me. Look what I can do. And she shoots forth a web for the first time in her little life. That you've ever seen this happen.

[Dan Casey]

I'm so proud of her.

[Amy Vorpahl]

And she shoots it right out at the robot.

[Dan Casey]

Has she gotten substantially bigger?

[Amy Vorpahl]

She has gotten bigger. Not substantially. She's still able to go with run around inside of your bones. But yes, she has gotten bigger.

[Dan Casey]

Ify for context, a little phase spider lives inside of my skull.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay, okay. She shoots the webbing out. It lands just shy of this robot. However, right in front of it. It looks like a pretty good web. So in a 10 foot by 10 foot square in front of this robot, covering the junk that's in front of him, and honestly, covering Plixie too, is a 10 by 10 foot web.

[Tippy]

Wow.

[Amy Vorpahl]

You all can see that. But that is going to require some difficult terrain as you approach the shield guardian. Should you do that? Fibs. I have already added this to your character sheet, so you might have that. It's called Loose New Legs. What it really is is a web. It recharges on 5 to 6. So go ahead right now and roll a D6.

[Dan Casey]

Come on. Big webs 3A3.

[Amy Vorpahl]

So it hasn't recharged yet. But that is going to be something that's a free action that you can use on. Just so I'm not controlling move.

[Dan Casey]

Is there any sort of like DC to hit with that or plus five to hit?

[Amy Vorpahl]

Yeah.

[Dan Casey]

Thank you. Thank you.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Ranged weapon attack. It's a good thing to tell you now too. It's also on your character sheet, but you get another one. Two charisma ability checks except deception. And another one DC to spells that require a wisdom save. So that's on top of spells that require a charisma saving throw. That was fibs. That was your turn, Tippy. It's your turn.

[Tippy]

So Tippy has been standing there just paralyzed by fear, wondering what to do with his gun in his hand. Tippy looks around and looks for plixi. How close am I to plixi?

[Amy Vorpahl]

You are about 45ft from Pixie.

[Tippy]

45Ft. I can't make it. And is plixi like on the ground?

[Amy Vorpahl]

So the entire area, even as you're. It's like spilling out. This junk is just spilling out. And the junk on the sides of this container, 100ft in the back and 100ft on either sides goes up to about 8ft. So it's just a big old pile but in front of you, it kind of spills downwards. You're able to walk up to it, but it's not Earth. It's not. It's just metal. It's metallic.

[Tippy]

So Tippy goes. The only thing that gives confidence is a goblin with a gun. The only thing that gives confidence is a goblin with a gun. The only thing that gives. Hey, big guy.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Yes.

[Tippy]

He shoots the gun after.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Is this your first real.

[Tippy]

First real gun attack?

[Amy Vorpahl]

Actually, first was shooting in the ceiling. Yeah. Yeah.

[Tippy]

So I aim straight at its dumb robot head and I try to sink a bullet in it.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Awesome. Okay, roll to hit.

[Tippy]

Okay. Rolling my pistol to hit. Let's see what. Oh, Nat 20.

[Amy Vorpahl]

All right. Okay. Okay. That is it.

[Tippy]

And for our rules here at Nat20, how do we crit? Is it double damage?

[Amy Vorpahl]

Dice so nice you roll them twice. So dice so nice, I roll them twice that you roll for your damage. You get to roll twice, but you add your modifiers only once.

[Tippy]

Okay. All right, let me. So I roll a 1D 10. I'm gonna roll that twice. So that's gonna be.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Let's see what I got.

[Tippy]

That's gonna be four total damage. Four plus four. Eight damage.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Eight total damage.

[Tippy]

Eight damage. And I'm going to sprint my maximum run speed towards Plixie.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay. Awesome. Yeah. You don't quite make it there, but if Plixie were awake, she'd feel highly defended at the moment. Because you see your goblin friend just hunker down, get this fire in his eyes that you've never seen before, and pick up his pink gun with a smiley face etched on it, and shoot it right at the Shield Guardian's head. It kind of sinks in right just below the chest. And the Shield Guardian takes the hit and stumbles back a little bit. You are running as a Goblin. You will actually not be using difficult terrain on this, but the rest of you will have to use difficult terrain on Scamper mechanics. Yes.

[Tippy]

I'm scampering. I'm skimpering.

[Amy Vorpahl]

The Shield Guardian's eyes kind of dim a little bit and then flicker back on and zero in on you. Tippy, we're at the top of the round again. Busy. You're stunned, correct?

[Danielle Radford]

Yeah, I'm stunned.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay, so that'll be your turn as you can take no actions or reactions and you can talk, but only falteringly, like, as if you're stunned. And then at the end of it, we'll just have you roll a constitution. Saving throw again.

[Danielle Radford]

Okay. All I can. But I can only talk.

[Amy Vorpahl]

You can Talk. Yeah. It's gonna be difficult for me to let you make any of that effective. But if you have a way, I'll allow it. Go. Big tip. Thanks, Boozy.

[Tippy]

Are you good back there?

[Danielle Radford]

And I rolled a 10 for my. Oh, wait, wait. That's a saving throw.

[Amy Vorpahl]

So 12 for constitution. Not quite. You're gonna need a DC 13. Your friend busy's.

[Tippy]

Damn it.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Yeah, Skeleton Busy is still just frozen solid right where she stands. That is gonna be this one's turn. Okay, Busy, will you roll another D8?

[Danielle Radford]

Oh, that's an 8.

[Amy Vorpahl]

So as he's locking eyes on you, it's almost like he is yanked back and he just switches tactics. He puts his hands together above his head and he makes a move downwards. And it's almost like he's diving into the junk. Who's here? We've got Plexi. You're in the air, but you're. You're in the junk. You're not quite in the junk yet. Okay, DC13. Dex, saving throw, please.

[Tippy]

You got it, Tippy. DC13, that's a 23.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay, perfect. You notice that he has dived underneath the junk and is starting to swim to the right. He only makes it 30ft, but it's causing the junk to kind of pile up around him and he is moving away. Was anyone in melee with him? No, not really.

[Dan Casey]

Pixie's corpse.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Pixie's corpse? Yeah, let's not say corpse. Six, eight. You take four bludgeoning damage. I take four bludgeoning damage as the ground below you just moves and you're just pummeled with some scrap.

[Dan Casey]

Ride the waves, dude.

[Tippy]

The scrap.

[Amy Vorpahl]

He's scrapped you. Joke, surf.

[Danielle Radford]

Oh, man, your scraps have come to hurt you. They were always friends and now they are.

[Tippy]

Faux scraps have turned on me.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Let me see what happens to Pixie's body as the ground shakes underneath her. Will you roll a D20? Well, I roll a D20 or higher, she does not get buried.

[Tippy]

Okay. Okay. 11 or higher. Can I use my Bardic inspo for this, Aladdin?

[Amy Vorpahl]

Yeah, sure. Okay. Yeah, you can use it.

[Tippy]

All right. All right.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Yeah, it's a weird check, but okay.

[Tippy]

So 15.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Yeah, 15. Okay, so she is Blixie's body.

[Tippy]

Move. Let's go.

[Amy Vorpahl]

You see the body covered in webbing, which by all rights should have been buried when the ground shifted and all the scrap metal repiled itself on top of each other. However, something about the web holding her in place with the junk she was on top of keeps her risen to the top you're still able to see her above all of that. Okay, now he. This robot stands up and kind of looks at you and you can see him as though the metal kind of heals itself on the side from where Captain Ray Telg shaved him with his glaive.

[Tippy]

Oh, man.

[Amy Vorpahl]

He actually is gonna stand up and you see him snap back into consciousness as he looks over at you and runs towards you.

[Tippy]

Runs over to me?

[Amy Vorpahl]

Yeah, he runs over to you.

[Tippy]

Okay.

[Amy Vorpahl]

He's going to. He's gonna. He's going to punch you and Captain Ray Todd.

[Tippy]

Dang.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay, sorry. Ify you are just in the air, right?

[Ify Wadiwe]

Yeah, I'd say I'm about 50ft in the air.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Oh, you are? Yeah. Okay. He's punching Tippy twice. Okay.

[Ify Wadiwe]

Sorry, bro.

[Tippy]

Come down.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Sorry. Dang. The robot runs.

[Tippy]

Take one of these bunches.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Sucks. The robot runs right towards you, Tippy, and is going to punch you twice. Does a nine hit.

[Tippy]

Does a nine hit? No.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay, but does a 26 hit?

[Tippy]

That's gonna hit bad.

[Amy Vorpahl]

You take nine points with bludgeoning damage.

[Tippy]

Oh, my God.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Cause he pops you one right in the face.

[Tippy]

Okay, not good. Bad.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Yeah, really bad. When he punches you in the face.

[Tippy]

Yes.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Roll a perception check.

[Tippy]

Okay. I get punched, but I'm looking.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Yeah.

[Tippy]

Nat 20.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Nat 20. Okay, great.

[Tippy]

The perception though.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Yeah, perfect. So when he goes in and out of focus, it's happened a couple of times already where he's really focused on a task and then it just seems like he goes a little blurry. And you can deduce, especially from having worked with the constructs in Eunzoo's lair, that there could be something controlling him. And either he is malfunctioning on his own, the connection between those two is malfunctioning, or the being that is wearing the controlling device is malfunctioning. So there's some. Something glitching out. That being said, since you got a 20, you would just know this from tinkering with objects, that there are mechanisms in between the gaps of these beings necks that you could cut the wires or flip a button. But anything that is going to either self destruct or make it, you know, power down is gonna be in the gap between the head part of this humanoid and its shoulder plates.

[Tippy]

Okay. I screen that information to my friends. I go, I've worked on these before. It's just like any robot. Look inside the neck.

[Amy Vorpahl]

It's in the neck. Okay, Perfect. Plexi rip. Okay.

[Tippy]

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

[Amy Vorpahl]

No, it's just not her turn. It's Just not her turn.

[Dan Casey]

Six death saves.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay, Captain Ray Tug, how close is Plexi to me? Well, if you're 50ft in the air, she's just about 50ft underneath you.

[Ify Wadiwe]

Okay.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Same as really close to Tippy.

[Ify Wadiwe]

Okay.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Really close to the show Guardian also.

[Ify Wadiwe]

Then, yeah, I'm gonna dash, fly down towards her, and try and take her out.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay. Okay.

[Tippy]

Sloppy.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Yeah. And in your harpy form, that should be no problem. But she is buried underneath a web at this point, so I'm gonna make you make a.

[Dan Casey]

Who could have done this?

[Amy Vorpahl]

Oh, no. I know. Trying to make things better for you, and I made it worse. Yeah. Lufko. And so you will make an athletics check.

[Ify Wadiwe]

Okay.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Mm.

[Ify Wadiwe]

That's one.

[Tippy]

No, no, no, no.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Oh, man. Okay. Actually, then will you make another check? This is gonna be us to see if you actually get caught up in the web.

[Ify Wadiwe]

That one is going to be a 21.

[Amy Vorpahl]

21. No problem. You're not caught up in the web. In fact, you're able to dissemble a little bit of the web and not the whole thing. But, yeah, it's like the web not only is encapsulating Pixie, but also the metal scrap around her, which is gonna just weigh a ton. So you're picking it up, but it's like you can tell you're shifting Pixie and the junk underneath her, and it's just not budging.

[Ify Wadiwe]

Yeah, I'll just keep trying. Don't worry.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Yeah, I'll get you out of here. You are acting a bit as a shield for her, and that'll be your turn.

[Ify Wadiwe]

Okay.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay. That's your action, Captain Ray Taug. Fibs.

[Dan Casey]

Okay. Fibs. Realizing what's happening and processing the information that Tippy yelled out has an idea. And it might be risky, but this is an occasion that calls for risks. How far away am I from the automaton?

[Amy Vorpahl]

So you're about 30ft away.

[Dan Casey]

Okay. I would like to try to run as fast as I can towards the automaton. Fibs is just, like, locked in. He's running as fast as he can. Uses his quarterstaff to try and pole vault and jump towards the neck and cast. Shocking. Grasp on the neck, overload the circuits.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Amazing. Amazing. Perfect. I'm gonna say with running, you are able to get there, but let's roll an acrobatics check. See how cool you look doing it?

[Dan Casey]

15.

[Amy Vorpahl]

15 for sure. Yeah. You're running. Your quarter staff, I'm gonna say, is going to be stuck in the junk. Like, you're not gonna be Able to take that with you. But yeah, you guys would see, honestly, probably better, like, leave him out of this. So you see fibs in a rare form than you've ever seen him before. He is delicate. He is angelic. He is lighter than air as he runs over the junk and immediately pole vaults right on top of the shield. Guardian, how do you land?

[Dan Casey]

I land like koalaing on like, basically like on either his front or his arm. And you see fibs being like, I can't believe this worked. Let's hope for the best. And sparks start to shoot out of his fingertips as he casts shocking grasp.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay.

[Dan Casey]

Tries to worm his little bony fingers into the neck hole.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Awesome. Is that a spell attack? Yes. Okay, so roll to hit.

[Dan Casey]

See there? That is 13.

[Amy Vorpahl]

A 13 will not hit. Actually, grab it. A 13 will not hit. Will you give me an advantage roll just because you are koala to him and I can't.

[Dan Casey]

Oh, also because he's made of metal.

[Amy Vorpahl]

I get advantage because he's made of metal.

[Tippy]

Yes. There we go.

[Amy Vorpahl]

You get advantage. It's literally the rules.

[Dan Casey]

This is not just me. This is not fibs.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Fibbing. Yeah, I was struggling to find logic.

[Dan Casey]

Okay, there we go. That is a 24.

[Tippy]

There we go.

[Amy Vorpahl]

24 for sure. Hits lightning damage.

[Dan Casey]

I should've been like, Ah, crap.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Damn it. Done. Go ahead and roll your damage.

[Ify Wadiwe]

There we go.

[Dan Casey]

That is eight points of lightning damage.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Oh my gosh. Okay, awesome.

[Dan Casey]

And it can't take reactions until the start of its next turn.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Oh, perfect. Okay, great. So that's important because while he is metal and very susceptible to lightning damage, you're also in a metallic junkyard.

[Dan Casey]

Sorry, everyone get on the webs.

[Tippy]

Oh, no.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Tippy. Yes, go ahead. And will you make a dexterity saving throw?

[Tippy]

Okay. Yes, I can.

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[Tippy]

I'm, like, cheering him on and I'm like, yes, go fish.

[Dan Casey]

My magic constantly endangers your life.

[Tippy]

I see the static start sparking towards me.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Totally.

[Tippy]

Oh, no.

[Danielle Radford]

Don't forget to add your inspiration. Don't forget to add your inspiration.

[Amy Vorpahl]

You already used it.

[Tippy]

I crit failed.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Did you crit fail?

[Tippy]

Yes. I don't understand what's happening today.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Oh, Tippy. Yeah. So what's gonna happen? You're not gonna take the full eight points of lightning damage, but you are gonna.

[Tippy]

I have six GP left.

[Amy Vorpahl]

You could have. Well, you're gonna take four lightning damage.

[Tippy]

Oh, okay.

[Dan Casey]

I can see your skeleton for a moment. If I can hobble it.

[Tippy]

Good job, Frizzle.

[Amy Vorpahl]

You're electrifying. Tippy, it is your turn.

[Tippy]

It's my turn.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay.

[Tippy]

I'm gonna die, though. That's okay. I run over. Continuing my mission of trying to save Plixie. I run over Plixie and I take out my knife and I try to cut her out from the web that's surrounding her to try to assist the captain in getting her the hell out of there.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Oh, yeah. I think, like, you don't want to.

[Ify Wadiwe]

Drink a potion or anything.

[Tippy]

I Don't have any.

[Ify Wadiwe]

You look cooked.

[Tippy]

I don't have potions. Oh no.

[Ify Wadiwe]

You smell good. You got electrified.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Goblin barbecue.

[Tippy]

I'm not a baby.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay, Give me one second. You are able to do some serious damage to this web. What are you using to cut the web with?

[Tippy]

My dagger. My pistol. Just kidding. My dagger.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Oh my God.

[Dan Casey]

I should shoot the webs.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Make an attack roll with your dagger.

[Tippy]

Okay. All right. That's gonna be 14.

[Amy Vorpahl]

14. Yeah. You're able to easily cut through the webbing and get to Plixie. What would you like to do?

[Tippy]

Does that count as my action?

[Amy Vorpahl]

I'm not gonna say no. That's kind of more interacting with an object. Even though. Yeah.

[Tippy]

So I use my action to pick her up and start moving away from the or. Is she conscious at all?

[Amy Vorpahl]

No.

[Tippy]

I'm gonna use my. I'm gonna use medicine to stabilize her.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Easy. Yeah.

[Tippy]

Okay.

[Amy Vorpahl]

For sure. You're able to do all of that, you're gonna make your way back. I'm gonna say you're not gonna get. No, it's movement. So you're able to get off of the junkyard.

[Tippy]

Okay, great, great.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Just not touching any more.

[Tippy]

A stabilizer and I move her out.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay, perfect. Okay, that's Tippy's turn. We're at the top of the round and another thing starts to happen. Remember those block headed automatons from the first episode? Five of them awaken in the junkyard and they're square headed. Little guys. Just little guys. Little guys. Little guys. You recognize the form of them as the almost drone like robots from Eun Zug's lair that you've tinkered with. But all of you recognize them as well. They look slightly different. A different production manufacturer made them. However, for the most part you're able to do the math and say, oh, they're pretty similar. They don't really do anything. They're just kind of shaking themselves awake, everyone. As you see all these five, roll a perception check.

[Tippy]

Okay. Okay. Okay. There's gonna be another nat20.

[Amy Vorpahl]

No wasting them, y'all.

[Tippy]

Okay, so on these perception checks, what.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Did everyone else get?

[Danielle Radford]

I got an 1810.

[Ify Wadiwe]

Yeah, that's a five for me.

[Amy Vorpahl]

A five. Okay. Yeah. All you're doing is seeing red as one of your marked members is unconscious. And you are just fighting the target, Captain Rhaetelg. Danielle, you are able to see that one of the five is tipsy, like a little. Not able to stand as straight as the others. Tippy makes so much sense because you are an artificer and A Tinkerer. And you see that? The same one that Danielle sees. We're going to place them kind of equidistant apart from themselves, forming a semi circle or a U around where Pixie was and where the Shield Guardian awoke. The fourth one from your left is wearing a collar that seems chrome in the same metal as the Shield Guardian.

[Tippy]

Oh, I look over to busy. I tell everybody this information. I'm like, busy. I think that little guy's controlling the big guy.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Cool. Cool.

[Tippy]

What's going on with you?

[Amy Vorpahl]

Thank you.

[Tippy]

Are you having one of those flashbacks? Are you flashing back right now?

[Amy Vorpahl]

Oh, my God.

[Tippy]

Are you flashing back right now?

[Dan Casey]

No, that's more like a. Oh, sorry.

[Tippy]

I get confused.

[Dan Casey]

Yeah, I know.

[Amy Vorpahl]

But it is your turn, Viz.

[Danielle Radford]

Okay. And I'm still stunned.

[Amy Vorpahl]

You're still stunned.

[Danielle Radford]

But I can kind of talk and do some stuff, so it's enough for me to know that this is proprietary technology, meaning the rings that I have are not compatible. Like, that's like a ucbc, and this is like a lightning or something that they can't. The ring doesn't totally work on the robots.

[Amy Vorpahl]

You are attuned to these, and they are rings of control. And you actually have a question mark about that you don't know.

[Danielle Radford]

Oh, so I don't know if they can work.

[Amy Vorpahl]

You know that at one time they controlled the Duodrones from Eunzoug's lair. Okay, but you would ask yourself that question, actually. Like, would they work? Could I use them to control another Duodrum?

[Dan Casey]

Jailbroken oem. What are we talking about?

[Amy Vorpahl]

Pricked.

[Danielle Radford]

Like, what are we doing?

[Amy Vorpahl]

Yeah. Okay, so go ahead and make your constitution saving. Throw a 19. A 19. You are unshook.

[Danielle Radford]

That sucked.

[Amy Vorpahl]

You shake yourself out of it. Yeah. The math that you're able to do around the Duodromes and your ring and the Guardian itself kind of all pummels into your head as you just have a light bulb above your head. That will be your turn. But on your next turn, you'll be able to actually move. It's the Shield Guardian's turn. Busy. Will you roll a D8 for me? Four. A4 again? Oh, no, no. I will say for both of you, you're immune to it at this point, so it's not going to hurt you. But everyone else make a constitution saving. Throw DC13 as the monster roars one more time.

[Ify Wadiwe]

All right.

[Tippy]

Okay, Okay, I just made it. Thirteen.

[Ify Wadiwe]

Eighteen.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Thirteen and eighteen. You're fine. Perfect.

[Danielle Radford]

Oh, we get it. We get it.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Roar.

[Danielle Radford]

We get it.

[Dan Casey]

Fibs is definitely not stunned again.

[Ify Wadiwe]

Oh, no.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Oh, you. You aren't. You aren't, though. You're immune. Oh, you already were stunned.

[Dan Casey]

That's right.

[Tippy]

You are definitely not stunned.

[Danielle Radford]

I can do it too.

[Tippy]

I heard no lies.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Where is the lie? So he stands and loses a bit of focus as he kind of goes into his subconscious. And a part of him just stands sturdy and roars at the top of his lung. It echoes through the cavity of his body. But none of you take note. Yeah, you've. You've seen it before, baby.

[Ify Wadiwe]

Yeah.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Now it's his turn. You, Tippy, are a little bit further away, correct?

[Tippy]

Yes. I'm off of the junk.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Who has Plixie?

[Tippy]

I have Plexi.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Tippi has plixi.

[Ify Wadiwe]

Yeah, we worked together. He cut it off. So I guess I would just like. All right. This is your girlfriend's sister. I have to kill something.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay, he's going to position himself between. Between you, Captain Raytug, and the fourth little guy. Okay. And he's going to attack you and probably miss. Does an 11 hit?

[Ify Wadiwe]

It does not.

[Amy Vorpahl]

But does a 22 hit?

[Ify Wadiwe]

That does.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay, he's going to do 11 bludgeoning damage to you as he punches you right in your metallic arm. Clixie's turn.

[Ify Wadiwe]

You're gonna have to give me a little more than that.

[Tippy]

So cool.

[Amy Vorpahl]

And now it's the little guys turn.

[Dan Casey]

Oh, no.

[Amy Vorpahl]

They're gonna move forward. Two of them are gonna come for you. Captain Ray Turke, one of them is going to see you koalaed onto the Shield Guardian's arm. And the other two are going to make their way towards the rest of the crew at the edge of the junkyard. So let's see what these little guys do. They've got little fist attacks of their own. Captain Raytug, does a 15 hit.

[Ify Wadiwe]

It does.

[Amy Vorpahl]

That also means an 18 hit.

[Ify Wadiwe]

Mm.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay, you take seven points of bludgeoning damage. The shield Guardian Daddy, like, punches you right in your metallic arm. And these other two kind of swarm you and just give you little jabs.

[Ify Wadiwe]

Come on, keep them coming. This tickles to me.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay, another one is going to crawl up the shield daddy's leg and just punch you in the leg. I don't think a four will hit, though.

[Dan Casey]

Sure doesn't.

[Amy Vorpahl]

And the other punched robe.

[Dan Casey]

Idiot.

[Amy Vorpahl]

And the other two, including the one with the collar, is making its way towards the front of the junkyard, which gives us Captain Rhetelg's turn.

[Ify Wadiwe]

The one with the ring on his neck. How far is it from me?

[Amy Vorpahl]

I would say, yeah, 30ft.

[Ify Wadiwe]

Then I'm going to risk the attack of opportunity and dash towards it. It's like I see your little subconscious. It's time for daddy to send you to subspace.

[Amy Vorpahl]

That is three attacks of opportunity.

[Ify Wadiwe]

All right, go for it.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay. One attack.

[Ify Wadiwe]

I could take it.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Yeah. Okay, so I think that'll hit a 20. One will hit.

[Ify Wadiwe]

Yep.

[Amy Vorpahl]

And then you've got a 17.

[Ify Wadiwe]

Okay.

[Amy Vorpahl]

And it does a 14 hit.

[Ify Wadiwe]

14 hits.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay. All of them hit. So three and five, nine. So 13 plus four. 17. Bludgeoning damage. Whoa.

[Ify Wadiwe]

Still kicking.

[Amy Vorpahl]

All right. He's so cool.

[Dan Casey]

That's why he's the captain.

[Tippy]

Punches. I took one. I'm gonna pass out.

[Dan Casey]

So Alex, I can defibrillate you.

[Amy Vorpahl]

That's your trip.

[Dan Casey]

The real meeting of fibs. Shocking grasp Clear.

[Amy Vorpahl]

As you run away towards the blockhead with you are once again pummeled by the big robot and two little robots as they just lash out. I think the Shield Guardian, what he does is clotheslines you. You're knocked down and you stand back up. But yeah, you take a hell of a lot of damage from just escaping. But it would be difficult terrain. But you're dashing. You're able to get directly in front of the duodrone with the collar.

[Ify Wadiwe]

All right.

[Amy Vorpahl]

And that is your turn also.

[Ify Wadiwe]

I mean, I tried to roll to recharge the magnet attract, and it did not stop.

[Amy Vorpahl]

It did not recharge. Yeah. Okay, cool. So that's Captain Rachel Fibs. You are koalaed on the arm of the Shield Guardian and got a little punched by a tiny baby.

[Dan Casey]

Punched by robe.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Yes, you fool.

[Dan Casey]

I shake my leg to be like, get off me. Let me see here. Can I see inside the neck at all? Does it look like anything is.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Yeah. Roll an investigation check.

[Dan Casey]

Okay.

[Tippy]

Please, please, please.

[Dan Casey]

Thirteen.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay. There are two things that you notice. One is, as you're peering in, there is a red light coming from its core of its torso. That seems important to you. It's also the same color as its eyes. Just seems to be. That's its kind of core generator.

[Tippy]

Yeah.

[Amy Vorpahl]

The other thing you notice is there are three chunky wires. A white, a red and a green one that just seem to be its like kind of artery cords. They seem important as well.

[Tippy]

Hey, Tippy, what do you see?

[Dan Casey]

I see three wires.

[Tippy]

Describe them.

[Dan Casey]

A white, a green and a yellow.

[Amy Vorpahl]

A red, a red, a white, a.

[Dan Casey]

Green and a red.

[Tippy]

Do I with my. Should I cut one with my NAT20? Let's remember that the NAT20 perception roll earlier on Him. Do I know about the circuitry inside of him or is it unique to him?

[Amy Vorpahl]

Would I not know? Both. You would know. There is circuitry. There's a version of this where you know exactly what to do. But I say let's roll for it. And it's gonna be at disadvantage and it's going to be a straight up. Yeah, do a nature roll.

[Tippy]

Nature roll with disadvantage.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Yeah, it's with disadvantage.

[Tippy]

Okay, well that's gonna be a six.

[Amy Vorpahl]

A six. You know for sure that he should cut the red cord?

[Tippy]

Okay, I'm pretty sure you should cut the red cord. It feels right.

[Dan Casey]

You don't sound sure.

[Tippy]

I'm so sure.

[Dan Casey]

Do I think he's telling me the truth? Do I believe him?

[Tippy]

Fibs. Cut the red cord. I remember from just looking at passing images of automatons.

[Amy Vorpahl]

That's gonna be up to you, Fibs. That's gonna be a full on character judgment of Tippy.

[Dan Casey]

I'm choosing to put my. And fibs reaches his hand in there and then shifts his bony hand slightly and a little dagger slips into his hand.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Perfect.

[Dan Casey]

And he's just gonna try and cut the red.

[Tippy]

Wait, was it the white cord? Did I. Which one did I say?

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay, make an attack roll with your dagger. Oh my God.

[Dan Casey]

That's a nat one.

[Tippy]

Oh, maybe that's.

[Amy Vorpahl]

I dropped the deck. Yeah. The red light disappears as the dagger moves down. You lose the dagger into its cavity, but the red light reappears. You obviously didn't stab this red light, but it blocked it for a little while. It is clinking around in there. Jeez. Maybe it made its way all the way down to its hips.

[Dan Casey]

Trying to reach in to see if I can fish it out, but to no avail.

[Amy Vorpahl]

No avail. No avail. What a fun turn. Anything else you'd like to turn?

[Dan Casey]

No, I think I've done quite enough.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Quite enough. Okay, tiffy, it is your turn.

[Tippy]

I'm trying to see if I have any potions at all and I don't think I do. So.

[Dan Casey]

Okay, I have given you all the potions I have.

[Tippy]

I do not have any potions. How close am I to little collar robot?

[Amy Vorpahl]

I think that they all are on top of each other. He was coming towards you to attack.

[Tippy]

And the captain's right there too.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Captain is right there. Yes, and so is busy, as it turns out.

[Tippy]

Okay, so I'm going to try to flank behind making sure that plixie's okay. Yes, I go. I'll be right back. And then with my bloody nose and blood coming out my ears I run to flank the back of the small robot and try to pull the thing off of its neck.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay. With advantage. Go ahead and make a grappling check.

[Tippy]

Okay.

[Amy Vorpahl]

And that's versus mine.

[Danielle Radford]

Is that strength?

[Amy Vorpahl]

Is that. Sorry. Athletics.

[Tippy]

Okay. That's still strength. Okay.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Yeah, it is.

[Tippy]

With advantage, Right?

[Amy Vorpahl]

Yeah.

[Tippy]

Oh, God.

[Amy Vorpahl]

I got a dirty 20.

[Tippy]

Oh, cool. I got a eight.

[Amy Vorpahl]

An eight. Okay.

[Dan Casey]

Yeah, eight.

[Amy Vorpahl]

You're holding onto the collar. And actually, it's not so much that you couldn't grapple this entire, like, little tiny guy. The collar just seems to be really stuck in there. Like, it's almost like someone just threw it and it landed, but it landed in a spot that's like, just cut inside part of its broken body. So you can't pull it off of him. Okay, but you're not in any way incapacitated, stuck on there. Yeah. Since you're up close, it just seems that it's stuck inside of, like, a gash in its metal body.

[Tippy]

Captain, help. It's stuck.

[Ify Wadiwe]

You should probably move back a minute. I'm going to destroy this thing.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay. It is the top of the next turn. Busy.

[Danielle Radford]

Is there. Can I. Can I roll for perception to see if the rings might work? Or do I just have to, like, give it a shot?

[Amy Vorpahl]

Give it a shot.

[Danielle Radford]

Damn it.

[Amy Vorpahl]

All right.

[Danielle Radford]

Because I'm still attuned to the rings.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay.

[Danielle Radford]

So busy. Tries to see if she can gain control over cool necklace robot.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay. And you have two rings. Are they both on right now?

[Danielle Radford]

Yes.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay, so we're gonna do a nature check.

[Danielle Radford]

Okay, that is a 19.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Hell, yeah. Pick two that you want to commune with.

[Danielle Radford]

Okay, so I want to talk to collar robot, because collar robot's the one that's in charge of everyone.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay.

[Danielle Radford]

And then what are the other little guys doing?

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay, so two are nearby. The shield guardian. They were attacking captain rhaetelg. One is attacking fibs. Who is on the shield guardian.

[Danielle Radford]

Okay.

[Amy Vorpahl]

And then the other two are near you.

[Danielle Radford]

Okay, so little collar boy, I wanna get.

[Amy Vorpahl]

He's near you.

[Danielle Radford]

Yeah. And then I want to get the dude off of fibs.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay. We'll call him number three.

[Danielle Radford]

Number three.

[Amy Vorpahl]

So let's see. So that's a four and a 16. Roll a D4. We're gonna see which one of these lands. A three and a four will get you the ring. The collarboy.

[Danielle Radford]

I got three.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Three, you got the collarboy. Great. So you put on the rings, and you're just taking a wild guess that maybe these rings of control will work on the duodrones. Being a bard, what way do you channel this energy to attract them?

[Danielle Radford]

I've got the rings. I do have some instruments I'm gonna do, but they're all my own bones. So I take off. I believe I have like a dulcimer or I have like a flute or something. So I'm gonna take off one of my bones. It is now a flute. And so I just start, like, kind of trying to like, Pied Piper.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Yeah.

[Danielle Radford]

Away like. Do, do do do do do do.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Do do do do do do do do do do do do. Perfect. Yes. And as you're doing that, and you're channeling your magic and you're getting the attention that you need for magic into the rings, it blasts outward. And you're focusing on specifically the duodrone that is attacking your friend's fibs. And the one with the collar. And the one with the collar just snaps too. And it seems disabled at the moment. It's almost like it reformatted itself and no longer had any commands that it is following. You feel yourself that you are successful. The other one might have been too far away or a little bit too focused on hurting fibs to respond to your Pied Pipering, but yeah, you are in control. That is going to be your turn. But I would say the rest of you see this happen as well. Shield Guardian. Well, well, well, well. The only person near to him. First of all, will you please roll a D8?

[Tippy]

Mm.

[Danielle Radford]

No. Poor baby. Three.

[Amy Vorpahl]

A three?

[Tippy]

Well, what does that do?

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay, Tippy, will you make a dexterity saving throw?

[Dan Casey]

Me?

[Amy Vorpahl]

Mm.

[Dan Casey]

Oh, man. 16.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay. He kind of squats and hunkers and you feel lightning surge through you. You feel it surge through him. It comes from his heart core, and you feel it through your whole body. You are able to hang on. But this is very similar to what you cast as shocking grasp.

[Tippy]

Uh oh.

[Amy Vorpahl]

As he tries to blow you off of him, you take two lightning damage, but you are able to hang on to him. You feel like everything in your body wants to let go and explode.

[Dan Casey]

But me Sowing versus me reaping.

[Amy Vorpahl]

That's right. I would say everyone else takes one lightning damage on the junk, but I don't think. Well, Captain Raytog, you take one lightning damage and.

[Dan Casey]

I'm sorry, how much damage? Amy?

[Amy Vorpahl]

Two lightning damage. I'll take that.

[Tippy]

Do I take lightning damage?

[Amy Vorpahl]

Are you on the junk?

[Tippy]

I am on the junk.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Well, if you would like to take one, you would take one. Cause it's further away, actually.

[Dan Casey]

Sorry, Ace, is Tippy flashing Red to anybody else.

[Amy Vorpahl]

How many hit points do you have?

[Tippy]

I mean, it's not that important how many hit points I have left, right?

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay, great. What's the spirit, baby?

[Dan Casey]

That's what I always say.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay, now the shield guardian is actually going to attack.

[Tippy]

Oh, God.

[Dan Casey]

Now he's actually going to attack.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Yeah, that was the random command.

[Ify Wadiwe]

Somebody check on the baby.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Baby, he is going to do his best to punch you. This is going to be punching yourself disadvantage because he's a beefy boy and it's going to be hard. So disadvantage two attacks. Does a 16 hit.

[Dan Casey]

Let's see. I'm not wearing any armor, so just barely. Yeah, just barely. Beats my AC of 1111 mage armor. I'm a nude man in a robe.

[Danielle Radford]

Look, it turns out that wigs aren't actually.

[Amy Vorpahl]

He actually does get a 10 on his second hit. So he's able to hit you once, but not twice. First hit, my lumbar is going to be 12 points of bludgeoning damage.

[Dan Casey]

Two crumbles into a pile of bones.

[Tippy]

Bone bow bow.

[Dan Casey]

So you just see fibs go from koala mode to like Ben Kenobi just turning into a robe. And there's just a robe with like bones spilling out of it. So because I am an awakened undead and the homebrew and wall rock homebrew, I have an ability called bone pile, where I drop into a pile of bones instead of dropping to zero. I'm back at one hit point, but I am basically incapacitated under the feign death spell.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Amazing. Amazing. Okay, so not dead yet. But yeah, one successful hit was all it took to do that much damage. Poor guy. Okay, so yeah, you're no longer koala. You're at his feet fully had shocked me. Oh, really? Wait, how many hit points did you start with?

[Dan Casey]

I had 14.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Oh, so exactly so you did my.

[Dan Casey]

Max hit points this turn.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Yay me. Okay, so he kind of punches you and then in true construct fashion, looks around for another thing to hit. He'll make a move towards everyone else. He'll just walk right over to y'all. It's the duo drones turns. The three are going to follow the shield guardian. One is at least incapacitated while it's waiting for orders. And the other one, I'm just gonna choose cause 1, 2, 3. Let's see, which one is he going to hit. So Captain Ray Tug, he's gonna hit you try. Oh, he's gonna do it. Yeah, he's gonna do his little best. Does a 19 hit that hits. Okay, 19 hits. He's just gonna come up to you and punch you one more time for four points of bludgeoning damage.

[Ify Wadiwe]

Four points?

[Amy Vorpahl]

Yeah, four points.

[Ify Wadiwe]

That would. Rock on. Yeah, I'm good.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay. Okay. Perfect.

[Tippy]

How is he doing that?

[Amy Vorpahl]

Captain Raytog? Speaking of, it is your turn.

[Ify Wadiwe]

So Captain Raytow looks over at Tippy. You might want to move back, Ripy. And he's going to swing that nice little glaive and does a 17 hit, collarboy.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Oh, for sure. Yeah, 100%.

[Ify Wadiwe]

And then he's going to do.

[Tippy]

So many dice.

[Ify Wadiwe]

18 damage.

[Amy Vorpahl]

18 damage. Okay, here's what happens. It is out of this world. How cool Captain Ray Tug looks as he lifts his Glaive into the air and slices through this duodrome from shoulder to groin. It is completely destroyed. Then the shield guardian focuses its eyes right on you and actually speaks and says, you have destroyed my master. You will pay.

[Ify Wadiwe]

Well, that's the opposite of what I thought you were gonna say.

[Amy Vorpahl]

That's all he says. Actually, it's not his turn, but yeah. You are one duodrone down.

[Ify Wadiwe]

Okay, well then I'm gonna turn around and swing on him, since I thought that was gonna incapacitate him with my second attack. Oh.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Uh huh.

[Ify Wadiwe]

That is going to be a 13.

[Amy Vorpahl]

You're hitting the big Daddy shield game.

[Ify Wadiwe]

Yeah, Big daddy shield.

[Amy Vorpahl]

It does not hit. Okay, busy. You feel the connection between you and this specific duodrone? Blink out. Mm. It is fibs turn.

[Dan Casey]

I'm just a pile of bones over here. I look around, you see like a tiny little pair of eyeballs inside the bone pile. Little fiery lights in the skull, kind of looking around. Does the coast look clear where my bone pile is? I'm gonna slowly start to reassemble myself. And that's what I'm gonna take my turn to do.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay. Okay, perfect. Dressed in your robes once more.

[Dan Casey]

Yeah, I sort of step out of the robes and then put them back on.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Like, okay, perfect. That's what you do. I love it. You guys see your guy off in the distance, get back together. Good is new. Almost tippy.

[Tippy]

I am not looking good.

[Ify Wadiwe]

Run.

[Tippy]

Is plexi awake or.

[Amy Vorpahl]

No, she is stable, though.

[Tippy]

Permanently dead with the bloody nose and everything. I turn to the captain. I'm like, you're gonna have to cut the cables in its neck. I'll distract him for you. And I run my max run speed off the junk to the left, right? And I go, hey, big guy. And I put both my hands out and I'm like, eat this. And it doesn't work. At first I'm like, what the eat? Oh, yeah. And I take out the spell scroll. I'm like, yeah, heat metal. And I cast heat metal on him. Oh, nice.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay, nice. Perfect. Okay, tell me.

[Ify Wadiwe]

You should have said heat this.

[Tippy]

I should have.

[Ify Wadiwe]

You should have just said he's the captain.

[Tippy]

I'm not the captain for a reason. All right, all right. So I can choose any metal object that I see within range, and it causes the object to glow red hot. And any creature in physical contact with that object takes 2d8 fire damage. Want to cast a spell? I'm assuming it also takes that damage, but as a bonus action, I can keep it up. I can keep that damage up on each turn. And that creature has to succeed on a constitution saving throw or drop, whatever object's in its hand. I don't know how that works. Since it is the object.

[Amy Vorpahl]

It is the object. Yeah. Since he is made of metal, I'm not gonna say it's going to hurt him with fire damage necessarily, but it is going to weaken him. Yeah, almost the way that a really, really hot. A hot sword is just less effective or it's bendable. So what's the damage?

[Tippy]

So either way, if he doesn't make the constitution saving throw, he has disadvantage on his attack rolls and ability checks until the next time he could.

[Amy Vorpahl]

What's your DC?

[Tippy]

It's going to be 1313.

[Amy Vorpahl]

So he doesn't make his constitution saving throw. How much damage does he take?

[Tippy]

It's gonna be 10 damage.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay, so he actually does take 10 damage and it'll be fire damage. It's not necessarily that he is burning. It's more like the metal is softening.

[Tippy]

Yeah.

[Amy Vorpahl]

You see Tippy off of the junk and he's charging this big shield robot. And the shield robot does start glowing first, just a little bit less chrome, and then it gets warmer and warmer as he glows red hot. His entire being is red hot, including the junk surrounding him. At first you can't see any difference, but you see like, as little dents start making themselves in his torso. Great. Awesome. He is a hot boy.

[Dan Casey]

He's a hot boy.

[Tippy]

Hot boy.

[Amy Vorpahl]

He's a hot boy. Now the duo drones are gonna be nearby. We've got two on Captain Ray Tug. Two on busy. Let's see. Natural one that'll hit 19 will hit. Does a 12 hit.

[Danielle Radford]

A 12 does not hit.

[Amy Vorpahl]

And neither does a four. Okay, only one hit to you, Captain Ray Tug for four points of bludgeoning damage. As one little guy just keeps up, keeps the good Fight going. And Captain Ray Tug, it is your turn. The duodrone with the collar is now just on the ground. The collar seems to be loosened as your glaive sliced through where the gash already was.

[Ify Wadiwe]

Just to try to just take the collar off and put it on. Does anything happen when it.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Yeah, when you put the collar on, you feel very safe and like there's just this glowing light of warmth really nearby you. That feels like home. Like mama's home cooked bread. And you turn around to face where the source of feeling is, and it is the shield guardian. And its eyes blink out of red and it switches over to blue, and he looks right at you and he goes, my master, I will guard you with my life.

[Ify Wadiwe]

Tight.

[Dan Casey]

That's why he's the captain.

[Ify Wadiwe]

Yeah. All right, well, I want you to take a nice rest, big guy. Why don't you take a nap?

[Amy Vorpahl]

Amazing. Okay, we actually are still in combat. These other guys are not controlled by that.

[Ify Wadiwe]

Okay, why don't you beat up those.

[Dan Casey]

Other guys before you take a nap?

[Danielle Radford]

Actually, before you go on pto.

[Ify Wadiwe]

Before you go on pto, I almost cut you too early. I actually need you to do about an hour more work. Beat they ass.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay, perfect. Captain Ray Tug, you are now in control of this enormous Shield Guardian in your natural form. He is still shorter than you, but a beefy boy nonetheless.

[Ify Wadiwe]

Actually, I will. How much damage does. Does the heat metal do to things that touch it?

[Tippy]

2D8.

[Ify Wadiwe]

All right, go ahead and roll that for me.

[Tippy]

Oh, no.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Oh.

[Tippy]

7, 3, 10.

[Ify Wadiwe]

Okay, so he stands back to back with the.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Even though. Ow.

[Ify Wadiwe]

Unaffected by. Unaffected by. The 10 damage that.

[Amy Vorpahl]

You want to take that? Okay, Yeah, I guess I can't stop you. But you see Smellie from the side, she's been not participating at all. Not strong enough at all. But, like, looking at you and just going, ugh. Damn. Like just this notice from Smellie you haven't really ever seen her do before. Perfect. That is Captain Ray Tug. Fibs. Now it is your turn.

[Dan Casey]

Fibs feels like hell. He's just like.

[Amy Vorpahl]

He's been through it.

[Dan Casey]

Wow, that was. That was something. And he kind of gets a lay of the land surveys. Where are the bots? Relative to his buddies.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Relative to his buddies. They're right on top of your buddies. You are? Yeah, 30ft away still.

[Dan Casey]

Okay. Fibs remembers how he felt when he was inducted into Eunzoug's surface. It felt like this cold hand sort of wrapped itself around his heart and breathed new life into. And he just channels that feeling and you see this really wretched unzoogian sort of spectral hand fly out and grab one of the bots on the shoulders and he casts chill touch.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Ooh, amazing.

[Dan Casey]

Okay, so That's a dirty 20. Ooh, that'll hit. I wish it hopes. And that is seven points of necrotic damage.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay, awesome. So this will be on number one. And it is still up. But yeah, you see the chill, the ice crystallize over the body of this block headed duodrone and it freezes it for a hot second and then it condenses, but it is now dripping sweat. Wow.

[Dan Casey]

I wish they hadn't programmed him to sweat.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Perfect.

[Tippy]

Somebody programmed me to sweat.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Fibs Tippy.

[Tippy]

Okay, so I see the captain. So cool. He's back to back with the robot now. And where are the robots relative to me? 30ft. Or is one closer or the one.

[Amy Vorpahl]

That Dan got is a lot closer to you.

[Tippy]

I'm going to back up even further. 30ft. Like almost near the door where we came in.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay.

[Tippy]

And I'm going to keep up the heat. Metal. Okay, so I'm gonna roll.

[Amy Vorpahl]

More damage.

[Tippy]

More damage.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay.

[Tippy]

To it. And that's gonna be a 12.

[Amy Vorpahl]

12 damage. 12 fire melty damage. Okay, interesting. So this guy, this big shield guardian, as he's standing back to back with Captain Ray Telg, his right arm doesn't fall off, but kind of disconnects and you see like this bicep part of him just kind of kershunk leave his. And he's like having a robot stroke. Aw, yeah, sorry, but that's what you did. And his head just kind of tilts to the right and he's just. His whole entire right side is drooping down now. He's still standing though. But that's your boy, Captain Ray T.

[Tippy]

And then is Smelly here?

[Amy Vorpahl]

She's further away, but she's like on a wooden platform.

[Tippy]

Smelly.

[Amy Vorpahl]

What?

[Tippy]

Um. Help.

[Amy Vorpahl]

No, I.

[Tippy]

What are you.

[Ify Wadiwe]

That isn't what Smelly is good at. Smelly's good at numbers.

[Tippy]

Oh, lurking.

[Ify Wadiwe]

I won't have you talk to Smelly.

[Tippy]

Like, oh, I'm sorry, we're. I'm just. I don't know, bleeding out of every orifice. Fibs is a pile of bones. And now he's not. I just feel like we need help.

[Ify Wadiwe]

Yeah. What do you think I'm doing with my back next to a searing hide? I'm so sorry, Automaton.

[Amy Vorpahl]

I'm so sorry.

[Tippy]

You're right.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Where am I? Battery.

[Tippy]

I'm so sorry. I didn't Want to undermine the captain?

[Ify Wadiwe]

Yes, exactly.

[Tippy]

I take it back, however smelly, if.

[Ify Wadiwe]

You do happen to have your hands on some potion.

[Tippy]

A potion? A single potion.

[Ify Wadiwe]

You can toss it.

[Tippy]

Tear wounds, anything at all, smelly.

[Amy Vorpahl]

The only thing I do have is the chalice, which, I don't know if you want me to use that on them yet, Captain, or not. I could easily give that to them. It sounds like you want to give it to them anyway.

[Ify Wadiwe]

Well, that was after they helped us with this, okay?

[Amy Vorpahl]

So, no, not yet.

[Ify Wadiwe]

I'd like to see what it does go forward.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay. I told you time and time again.

[Danielle Radford]

What it does see, she's really good at administration. It's more administration than combat.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay, so she.

[Ify Wadiwe]

I'm really good at forgetting stuff.

[Amy Vorpahl]

She runs pretty stealthily, trying not to attract too much attention. Over to where you are, Tippy. And you see this chalice? She's running kind of Helter Skelter with it sideways. She's just got it in her arm, but it's got red liquid in it. At the moment, it looks like it should be spilling out. However, it's not. She says I told it to make a greater healing potion. Great. Okay. Here you go. And that is 44 plus 4.

[Tippy]

Oh, my gosh, 44. Thank God. All right, cool. Okay, that can be 13. I heal for 13. I'm back up to 15.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay. And she says I'm gonna hold onto this until he tells me I can actually give it to you.

[Tippy]

Thank you so much.

[Dan Casey]

Is there any bone not hurting juice in there?

[Tippy]

Didn't mean to be so testy earlier. I was just bleeding a lot.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Yes, almost dying will make you do that. But you just have to remember that I have a place here and I'm doing my best.

[Tippy]

I get it. You're doing your best.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay, Tibby, that's the end of your turn. Top of the round. Busy.

[Danielle Radford]

Okay, so where are we at with the. So all the little guys? We've got big guy slowly melting, basically being propped up by how cool the captain is.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Yes.

[Danielle Radford]

Little Collarboy is out. Where are the other the drones? We've got.

[Amy Vorpahl]

You've got three within reach of you. Then the fifth one that hasn't been damaged either. The first one is the one that fibs. Bone chilled.

[Danielle Radford]

Bone chilled. Okay. That's what it should be called, Joel and them bones. Okay, so we've got all the other guys. I know that big homie is gonna take care of them, so I'm gonna leave big homie alone, okay? So big daddy can stay. But I also Wanna make sure that they're not gonna hurt anyone. I think I have a free spell slot for the Maximilian's earth and grasp. Can I get any? I know there's a bunch of junk. Cause three of those dudes are kinda close together, right?

[Amy Vorpahl]

Yes, yes, yes.

[Danielle Radford]

So busy is going to pick that five square of unoccupied space on the ground, start to enchant it. A medium hand made from the soil is going to reach up and I'm going to see if I can get all three of them just like inside that pant.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Yes, perfect. Okay. So even though it is earthen, I'm going to say that for sure this works with the junk. So within five feet of it. Yeah. You'll be able to get three of them all together. One, two and three. And they just need to make a saving throw.

[Danielle Radford]

So they need to make a strength saving roll.

[Amy Vorpahl]

All right, a 19 will save a 14 and a natural one. Okay, one and two save. Three does not save.

[Danielle Radford]

Okay, so then three is going to take two D6 bludgeoning damage. So that's six.

[Tippy]

Oop.

[Danielle Radford]

So seven total.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay, seven total bludgeoning damage it is.

[Dan Casey]

Still, I was gonna say, doesn't everyone else take half?

[Danielle Radford]

Yeah, everyone else takes half on a failed save.

[Tippy]

Yeah.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Great.

[Danielle Radford]

And so that's it. She's just like holding these dudes in her hand.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay, perfect. So this hand reaches up to grasp all of them. Because of the nature of hands and how there's five fingers, there's gaps in between the fingers. The first one that fibs has already bone chilled, takes the damage, is not restrained. Second one takes the damage, is not restrained. The third one is completely held in this magic grasp of the earth, very, very still and cannot move at all. And busy's the source of this. Now it is the shield guardian's turn. And he's just under your control. He's no longer doing glitchy movements. What would you like him to do?

[Ify Wadiwe]

Go ahead and attack some of these leftover guys.

[Amy Vorpahl]

All right, great. He's going to attack the bone chilled one. He's easy peasy. Oh, actually they're all injured, so the first and second one go down. The restrained one, still restrained, he turns over to you after he punches them and pummels them into the earth and he gives you a wink. Yeah, yeah.

[Danielle Radford]

Now the robot's cool too.

[Dan Casey]

Damn.

[Danielle Radford]

Just by property of having a cool master.

[Tippy]

It's insane.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay, it's their turn. There's only one who's not restrained. Two that aren't restrained. One's on. Ray tug. One's on. Busy. Does a 14 hit? Busy.

[Danielle Radford]

Yeah.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Does a 16 hit, Captain Raytug?

[Ify Wadiwe]

Yes, it does.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay, both hits. Four bludgeoning damage to both of you.

[Ify Wadiwe]

Oh, right.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay, Captain Ray Tug, your turn.

[Ify Wadiwe]

All right. I'm just gonna swing on the one that just attacked me.

[Tippy]

Okay.

[Ify Wadiwe]

For Nat 20.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Woo. Nat 20.

[Tippy]

Let's go.

[Amy Vorpahl]

That dice so nice. You roll him twice.

[Ify Wadiwe]

Yeah, so twice. So that is going to be okay. That is 31 damage.

[Danielle Radford]

Damn.

[Dan Casey]

Gosh.

[Amy Vorpahl]

It completely explodes. There's nothing left. Screws. Maybe you use your glaive like in a hacky slashy motion.

[Ify Wadiwe]

Oh, yeah, that's separate off motions.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Yeah. And it stays intact at first and then just crumples to the ground.

[Dan Casey]

Kanji appears before you.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Metal.

[Ify Wadiwe]

Yeah.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Perfect. Yeah, that's way too much damage. There's only one duodrone left.

[Ify Wadiwe]

Is it close enough for me to.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Make a second attack? Absolutely.

[Ify Wadiwe]

Yep. And that one's gonna be 14.

[Amy Vorpahl]

14 will hit.

[Tippy]

All right.

[Amy Vorpahl]

No, it won't actually. It does not hit. It does not hit. A 14 does not hit.

[Ify Wadiwe]

Okay.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay. You're too cool. Fibs. Poor fibs.

[Dan Casey]

Hey, make like my buddy the Captain and just be cool. Make has chill touch one more time.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay.

[Dan Casey]

16.

[Amy Vorpahl]

16 hits.

[Tippy]

Yeah.

[Dan Casey]

Go to hell, bot. That's five points of damage.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Five points of damage. Of cold damage. It is still standing. But once more. You see this?

[Dan Casey]

I really thought that was gonna work.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Almost. Almost Tippy. Are you holding concentration?

[Tippy]

I'm still holding concentration. And I go burn, you stupid burn.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Oh my God.

[Tippy]

Yeah, I'm like just so tunnel vision on burning this robot. Melting it even though it's friendly right now.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Yeah. Working through some stuff.

[Danielle Radford]

Yeah.

[Tippy]

That's only five damage.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay. All right. And you're no longer back to back with it, I suppose?

[Ify Wadiwe]

No.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay, perfect. Yeah. You see your boy just continue dealing. You're gonna punch me.

[Tippy]

You're gonna punch my friend.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Yeah. Awesome. Busy. Last one.

[Danielle Radford]

Okay, so I've still got the other one restrained.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Yeah, you do.

[Danielle Radford]

Okay, great. Because as an action, then I can just like squeeze the crap out of it. Okay, so I'm just gonna like for my action, I'm just gonna like squeeze even harder and just like try pop it.

[Dan Casey]

My files.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay, go ahead and roll that in.

[Tippy]

No.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Oh, wait. Did I roll a saving throw? Let's just see if that is not good at that. A 10 saving throw.

[Danielle Radford]

I mean, it meets it.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay, so I take half as much damage. You're still squeezing.

[Danielle Radford]

I'm still squeezing the crap out of you.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Yeah. So roll the damage.

[Danielle Radford]

Okay, so that is a five, and that is a three. So then halves of that is. Then it would be a 4.

[Amy Vorpahl]

It is still standing, but it's basically. It's got like an arm and a head that are fully attached to each other, and everything else is like, poking out of the hands of this Maximilian grass. Okay, perfect. It's the Shield Guardian's turn. You want him to just pummel everybody?

[Ify Wadiwe]

You go ahead and lay on that thing. I think your body will do the rest.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay. Yeah. So it just reaches out, touches one of the duodrones. So he's been touched by cold. Now he's gonna be touched by fire.

[Danielle Radford]

And he's covered by earth.

[Amy Vorpahl]

That dude is.

[Tippy]

Any creature that comes in contact with it takes an additional 2D8.

[Amy Vorpahl]

2D8. Roll 2D8, Jason.

[Tippy]

Okay. Yeah. You got it. Yeah. That's gonna be a lot. The 15.

[Amy Vorpahl]

15. Okay. Dead. The neighbor reaches over to you where this magical hand as it touches. Also dead. The duodrons are downed. The shield guardian is still burning. But the combat is over. And we're out of combat. Perfect. Oh, my God.

[Tippy]

Oh, my God.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Good job, everyone. All set? Is everyone alive?

[Ify Wadiwe]

Yeah.

[Dan Casey]

Legally.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay. Plixie's not quite, but.

[Tippy]

Mellie, can you make another wake up posture?

[Danielle Radford]

Wait, so Pixie is still.

[Dan Casey]

She's stabilized.

[Tippy]

She's stabilized.

[Amy Vorpahl]

The thing is, with this chalice, you can only ask it to make liquid once a day. And I asked it to make the greater healing potion.

[Tippy]

Okay, I was just asking. Well, now we know how it works. We know how the challenge works.

[Amy Vorpahl]

But we do have our own healing potions. We just weren't prepared to run into a battle right now. It's fine. We can take care of her. No problem. Hey.

[Ify Wadiwe]

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[Dan Casey]

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[Ify Wadiwe]

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[Amy Vorpahl]

Which means.

[Ify Wadiwe]

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[Amy Vorpahl]

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[Ify Wadiwe]

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[Amy Vorpahl]

Thanks.

[Dan Casey]

You're welcome.

[Amy Vorpahl]

You don't understand how much this means to us. We are kind of a skeleton crew of what we once were, and all of our. Oh, sorry.

[Dan Casey]

We have that in common.

[Tippy]

Oh, hey, chill on that.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Sorry. Tippy's an ally.

[Danielle Radford]

Tippy's an ally.

[Tippy]

You know, you don't have to say it like that.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay, I understand. It's just that we are. We're scattered about, and all of our resources were in this junkyard. Beyond the captain, none of us are really that skilled in combat, and we couldn't do that. So without your help, we would have been resourceless. So, anyway, all of that to say thank you.

[Danielle Radford]

We are glad that we could give you our Inhuman resources.

[Dan Casey]

You're welcome. Who threw out the giant robots?

[Amy Vorpahl]

The giant one. I feel like that's been in our. What do you think, captain? It's like 50 years.

[Ify Wadiwe]

Yeah, yeah, we've tossed that a while ago.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Yeah, we thought it was broken, and something about the yesterdusters cavorting in this junkyard must have made them. Must have banged on it and brought it to life.

[Danielle Radford]

God, they're the worst. Everything they do just turns everything worse.

[Tippy]

I have an idea, and I run up to where the. What's. Can you paint me a picture of what the automaton looks like now, post combat?

[Amy Vorpahl]

Yeah. I mean, so has it powered down?

[Tippy]

He's still burning?

[Amy Vorpahl]

No, no, he's alive and well. I mean, he's commanded by Captain Ray Tug. Now he's got a new master. But he's standing. He's slumped. Is he still burning? I mean, are you gonna burn him until. Until he melts all the way down?

[Tippy]

Hey, Captain, how much do you like this robot?

[Ify Wadiwe]

I mean, I was real excited to use him for future battles, since I should.

[Tippy]

So I shouldn't melt him?

[Ify Wadiwe]

No, no, that'd be.

[Tippy]

Yeah, not chill, just slag metal.

[Ify Wadiwe]

No, that'd be very unchill.

[Tippy]

Okay. Because you're so cool. I stopped concentrating on the spell, and I let go of the heat metal.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay, perfect. Yeah.

[Ify Wadiwe]

I would have had to stop you concentrating by another way.

[Tippy]

Oh. Oh, it will never need to come to that. Just.

[Ify Wadiwe]

Oh, yeah, yeah. No, no, it's good. Thanks.

[Tippy]

So cool. Even when I feel like he could hurt me, I'm still going to call you back.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Yeah.

[Tippy]

Is it so damaged that. Can I see inside of it? Does it have A core.

[Amy Vorpahl]

You see inside of it. He does have a core. At least one of the duodrones has a core too. You also see fibs Dagger. Yeah.

[Danielle Radford]

I was going to ask if you grabbed that dagger while you're in there.

[Tippy]

I pick up the dagger. I'm like, yeah.

[Dan Casey]

Oh, thank you.

[Tippy]

There you go. Sorry.

[Dan Casey]

Sorry, Kate. Thanks.

[Tippy]

It was a good thing. Cause when I said cut the red one, I guessed.

[Dan Casey]

Oh, I know. I believed you wholeheartedly and didn't doubt you for a second. That's Kate.

[Tippy]

It could have been, right? I don't know. Well, I looked to.

[Dan Casey]

It was actually on the left.

[Tippy]

I looked to the duodround, the smaller duodron, because I realize that the captain wants to keep this big robot. And I try to retrieve a core from the smaller duodrone.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay. Yeah. You're able to get, we'll say, a turquoise gem.

[Tippy]

Okay.

[Amy Vorpahl]

From the core of one of the smaller duodrones, who have been. Yeah. Sliced to bits.

[Tippy]

I sort of like lost my own devices. I take the core, I'm grabbing scrap metal, and if I just articulate at a 45 degree angle and I add two copper screws and just. And out comes a little tiny robot, a homunculus servant. And I'm like, guys, meet Robo Tippy.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Does it look like you? Does he have ears? Okay.

[Dan Casey]

Incredible.

[Tippy]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. This is my little guy and he's gonna help us out from now on. Everybody say hi. Hello. Shake his hand.

[Danielle Radford]

Oh, hi, Robo Tippy.

[Tippy]

There you go. You go. Just hand loaf, I guess, Captain.

[Ify Wadiwe]

Go ahead. Roll your dexterity against me.

[Tippy]

Oh, no, no.

[Ify Wadiwe]

I rolled bad.

[Tippy]

You rolled bad too. I rolled a nine.

[Ify Wadiwe]

I rolled a four.

[Tippy]

Woo hoo. I go, whoa. Oh, whoa.

[Ify Wadiwe]

I'm gonna put the robot baby in front of me and think. I'm not.

[Tippy]

Yeah, it's not a baby.

[Ify Wadiwe]

It's a robot baby.

[Amy Vorpahl]

It's your robot.

[Ify Wadiwe]

You put a robot baby in front.

[Tippy]

Of me, it's a robot too. It's not a baby. It would have hurt you had you eaten it.

[Ify Wadiwe]

That would have hurt. You looked like you were cooking something.

[Amy Vorpahl]

It seems as though you're hungry. We will make sure that you get fed with delicious babies soon.

[Ify Wadiwe]

Yeah. Yes.

[Tippy]

What? What are you guys into?

[Amy Vorpahl]

What are you. What? What are you.

[Ify Wadiwe]

Yeah. What are you up to?

[Amy Vorpahl]

Have you not been listening this whole time?

[Tippy]

Okay, I guess. I guess. Yes. That is very unsettling.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Yeah. But just saying it so outright as if it's no thing, that hurts a little.

[Ify Wadiwe]

It hurts.

[Tippy]

You know what? Honestly, I don't Think me or my companions care how many babies you guys eat. I just want to rescue Pakora.

[Ify Wadiwe]

Yeah, yeah. I'm gonna let you rescue her.

[Amy Vorpahl]

The fact that you just made that little guy that quickly. Truly impeccable. We have mechanics here, we have tinkerers. But. But. Holy. Wow.

[Tippy]

Well, I was just missing a core. That's all it needed. It's not that complicated.

[Amy Vorpahl]

It absolutely just.

[Tippy]

A core. A little quantum physics, just a little bit of this, a little bit of that. The right equations.

[Amy Vorpahl]

We just. Captain just. Should you ever need employment that isn't an evil overlord's lair, you are overqualified.

[Ify Wadiwe]

It's fine.

[Tippy]

Grip is tight. Tight grip.

[Ify Wadiwe]

You all are with the marked now, so, yeah, should we ever need, duh, your great services, we'll be in touch.

[Tippy]

Okay.

[Amy Vorpahl]

That goes vice versa.

[Ify Wadiwe]

Yes. I got something in my shirt for you.

[Tippy]

What is that?

[Ify Wadiwe]

It's a whistle.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Oh.

[Ify Wadiwe]

If you blow it.

[Tippy]

Okay.

[Ify Wadiwe]

Any marked for 100 miles will come to help you.

[Tippy]

All right.

[Ify Wadiwe]

Yeah.

[Tippy]

Thank you. I mean, this is an awesome gift.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Wait, no, no. We're here. We're here. If you could just not. The thing is, people will come.

[Tippy]

But we need help.

[Amy Vorpahl]

No, you do not.

[Tippy]

Yeah, we do. We almost got our butt kicked.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Okay, I.

[Ify Wadiwe]

When the battle's over.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Yeah, yeah, but other battles are out. That is not a toy. She takes it from you and she hands it. I think. I think you busy with the clipboard will be a better.

[Tippy]

My mouth was all over that keeper.

[Danielle Radford]

I mean, I have kissed a statue after you. At this point, we're all family.

[Amy Vorpahl]

What, you're gonna get angry at him for eating babies, but kiss statues and slobber statues after each other? Disgusting. Um, excuse me.

[Danielle Radford]

We were trying to find true love.

[Tippy]

We were trying to discover true love. I think that's a pretty reasonable reason to kiss a statue.

[Ify Wadiwe]

Sometimes the true love is with you the whole time.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Uh, Captain? What. What does that mean?

[Ify Wadiwe]

Oh, I just always considered that, you know, you know, hard kind of regiment of Mark. Me and you. So we're not one large polycule.

[Dan Casey]

Is that what the mark is?

[Tippy]

Perhaps, Captain, to reward Smelly, you should go on a hot date. Remember when you said that about me? Does anybody else feel jealous or uncomfortable?

[Amy Vorpahl]

I don't want to talk about this.

[Ify Wadiwe]

Yeah. Yeah. We're gonna have a crew meeting.

[Amy Vorpahl]

We'll have a crew meeting in the ship. As you might say. That's. I'm gonna think on this, but it seems pretty chill. He does.

[Dan Casey]

I haven't known him long, but he does say that.

[Danielle Radford]

He says that doesn't mean you say.

[Ify Wadiwe]

There is such a pregnant silence from Raytel from hearing Smelly say the word chill for the first time he's probably ever heard in knowing her.

[Amy Vorpahl]

And as the discomfort of real emotions courses through Smelly, that is where we will end this episode. Thanks for tuning in. And that is it for Sagas of Sundry Goblin Mode. Come back next time to see, I guess, what their romance is. And the whole situation is on. Sagas of Sundry God. Goblin Mode. Sagas of Sundry Goblin Mode is a Geek and Sundry production made in partnership with relm. I'm Amy Warpol, 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 Ehler Sheldon and Siouan Edward, with creative producing by Adam Murray and editing by Matt Karen. Our theme music is composed by Alex Winkler and our production coordinator is Tara Goldsborough. Platform support and logo design provided by Alison 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 Semayoa. Visit GeekAndSunday on YouTube or GeekAndSunday.com for video versions of Sagas of Goblin Mode.

[Ify Wadiwe]

Blow that whistle for 100 meters.

[Tippy]

Okay.

[Ify Wadiwe]

Any mark? Just miles. Miles. Meters.

[Amy Vorpahl]

It's okay.

[Tippy]

What's a meter? Mile. You mean mile.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Miles, I think.

[Tippy]

Only he used the Imperial version. Sorry.

[G]

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

[Tippy]

You'll be the werewolf, then.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Yeah. And Megs.

[Danielle Radford]

Wizards Montgomery Archibald Barker at your bloody service.

[G]

And those cursed by the Fey Marshall.

[Tippy]

Monarchs of the city, Declan Buchanan, PI. He has quite a large pair of antlers growing out of his forehead.

[G]

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 very much.

[G]

With incredible guest players like Johnny Chiadini.

[Amy Vorpahl]

You say there's sludge?

[Ify Wadiwe]

Yeah.

[Amy Vorpahl]

Sludge. Yeah.

[Ify Wadiwe]

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

[G]

Grant Howitt.

[Tippy]

Isaac Newton didn't study in F. Putney, did he? Who's Isaac? Oh, my God.

[G]

And Sharmini Bundell.

[Amy Vorpahl]

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

[G]

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

[I]

Hi, I'm Jennifer, a co founder of the Go Kid Go Network. At Go Kid Go, Putting kids first is at the heart of every show that we produce. That's why we're so excited to introduce a brand new show to our network called the Search for the Silver Lining, a fantasy adventure series about a spirited young girl named Isla who time travels to the mythical land of Camelot. During her journey, Isla meets new friends including King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Tate and learns valuable life lessons with every quest, sword fight and dragon ride. Positive and uplifting stories remind us all about the importance of kindness, friendship, honesty and positivity. Join me and an all star cast of actors including Liam Neeson, Emily Blunt, Kristen Bell, Chris Hemsworth, among many others, in welcoming the Search for the Silver Lining Podcast to the Go Kid Go Network by listening today, look for the Search for the Silver Lining on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Plixie]

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