C03 - Ep. 17 - Brig of Endridge Bay - Docked and Loaded

Summary

Tales from the Stinky Dragon Episode: C03 - Ep. 17 - Brig of Endridge Bay - Docked and Loaded Release Date: May 14, 2025

Summary:

Brig of Endridge Bay - Docked and Loaded plunges listeners into a riveting adventure where four friends navigate treacherous waters, confront formidable foes, and uncover mysterious secrets within the ominous Brig of Endridge Bay. Hosted by Gustavo Sorola, the episode masterfully blends humor with suspense, delivering a memorable D&D experience for both seasoned players and newcomers alike.

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Setting the Scene

The adventurers—Natty Wonder (Kristen Bell), a drow warlock; Doug Boone (Barbara Dunkelman), a male bugbear artificer; Tolve (Dax Shepard), a barbarian with a penchant for tattoos; and Gunther (Chris Damaris), a male crook folk fighter—find themselves amidst the eerie ambiance of the Brig of Endridge Bay. The environment is richly described, filled with the sounds of approaching footsteps and the sight of a colossal skull looming overhead.

Gustavo Sorola (Dungeon Master) sets the tone:

"[02:53] Gustavo Sorola: Hello, everyone. Welcome to Tales from the Sneaky Dragon. I'm your dungeon master, Gustavo Sorola."

Encounter with the Colossal Skull

As the group explores, they hear footsteps approaching the entrance of a massive skull structure. Tensions rise as Gustavo narrates the impending threat.

"[15:00] Kristen Bell: Oh."

The friends quickly strategize to defend themselves, showcasing their characters' unique personalities and abilities.

First Clash with Gnolls

Suddenly, the group is ambushed by gnolls—ferocious hyena-like humanoids. A heated battle ensues, highlighting each character's combat style and teamwork.

• Tolve attempts a stealth maneuver:

  "[16:21] Kristen Bell: Scatter."

• Doug Boone uses his strength to protect Gunther:

  "[16:30] Gustavo Sorola: All right. I picture it looks like a tribble from, like, original Star Trek."

Dax Shepard's character delivers a pivotal blow:

"[26:21] Dax Shepard: Okay. Thank God."

The battle concludes with the gnolls retreating, but not before hinting at greater dangers ahead.

Discoveries in the Aftermath

Post-combat, the adventurers search the area, uncovering valuable items:

• A brass jeweler's loop:

  "[63:40] Chris Damaris: Jeweler's loop."

• Gold coins scattered in a velvet bag:

  "[70:25] Gustavo Sorola: That would be the logical conclusion."

They also find a ledger detailing supplies and treasure, hinting at the brig's deeper secrets.

Deciphering Mystical Runes

The discovery of an inscription in Draconic on the jeweler's loop propels the story into a realm of ancient magic and hidden lore. Tolve makes a significant roll to decipher the runes:

"[66:31] Gustavo Sorola: Roll me a D20, Tol."

"[66:55] Dax Shepard: That's going to be a quick math."

"[67:02] Gustavo Sorola: And what's the total? That. That's your roll. 21."

The inscription reveals the name Dr. Accutarius H. Ameritusian, adding layers to the mystery at hand.

Confrontation with Privateer

Venturing deeper, the group encounters Privateer, a gnoll torturer with a bicorn hat made of eel skin. A tense negotiation unfolds, blending deception and intimidation as the adventurers attempt to extract information without escalating the conflict.

"[72:24] Kristen Bell: We call those gugs."

Despite their efforts, the situation deteriorates, leading to another fierce confrontation where the adventurers must fend off multiple adversaries simultaneously.

Exploring the Ship Cavern

Navigating through barred gates and stepping stones, the adventurers arrive at a sandy grotto housing a beached ship. The cavern is alive with the sounds of running water and guarded by additional gnolls, heightening the suspense.

"[76:44] Dax Shepard: Do I recognize the ship?"

As they approach, Natty Wonder employs her Eldritch Blast with impressive precision:

"[56:19] Kristen Bell: Rolled Eldritch blast. That's a 26 on attack."

The successful attack incapacitates the ship's occupant, revealing more clues about the brig's operations and the true nature of their mission.

Final Showdown and Cliffhanger

The episode culminates with the adventurers uncovering a firefall and encountering Infernus, a formidable demon engaged in a mysterious ritual. The interplay between Natty's ability to decipher runes and the impending threat of Infernus leaves listeners on the edge of their seats.

"[85:35] Dax Shepard: The demon Skype conversation is with none other than Infernus."

As the group prepares for the next phase of their adventure, the air is thick with anticipation, setting the stage for future episodes.

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Notable Quotes:

• Gustavo Sorola on unexpected attacks:

  "[03:23] Gustavo Sorola: This was a crit, so you got to answer two questions. I'm sorry. That's just the way it goes. It's the dice, not me."

• Barbara Dunkelman on character humor:

  "[06:13] Barbara Dunkelman: Exactly."

• Dax Shepard reflecting on combat surprises:

  "[58:10] Gustavo Sorola: [...] you got a pretty good look at this person who's kneeling on the platform." "[66:31] Gustavo Sorola: [...] and the inscription seems to transform again and disappears."

• Kristen Bell on character abilities:

  "[56:19] Kristen Bell: Rolled Eldritch blast. That's a 26 on attack."

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Conclusion:

Brig of Endridge Bay - Docked and Loaded masterfully balances humor, strategy, and storytelling, immersing listeners in a dynamic D&D adventure. The episode showcases strong character development, clever problem-solving, and thrilling combat sequences, all while laying the groundwork for an unfolding narrative rife with magic, mystery, and danger. Fans can eagerly anticipate the next installment as the adventurers edge closer to unraveling the brig's deepest secrets.

Transcript

[Kristen Bell]

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[Dax Shepard]

Isn't that right, hun?

[Gustavo Sorola]

Dax.

[Dax Shepard]

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[Gustavo Sorola]

Sorry.

[Dax Shepard]

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[Gustavo Sorola]

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[Dax Shepard]

I can test the brake pad resistance at variable speeds.

[Kristen Bell]

Make sure all the kids stuff fits nicely.

[Dax Shepard]

Make sure our stuff fits nicely.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Oh, the right. Still need to buy the car. Getting ahead of ourselves here.

[Kristen Bell]

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[Gustavo Sorola]

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[Kristen Bell]

Up, up.

[Chris Damaris]

Down, down. Left, right, left, right.

[Kristen Bell]

Ba.

[Chris Damaris]

Start. Oh, hi, it's me. Gum. Gum from Tales from the Sticky Dragon. Sorry, I was playing some video games. Hey, did you know that our Patreon followers have access to gameplay videos? That's right. Me and the other Infinites are playing Baldur's Gate 3. So come on over to stickydragonpod.com to become a Patreon member and watch me, Kyborg, Bart and Mud go on more video game adventures. That's stickydragonpod. Com. Sign up today.

[Kristen Bell]

Peace. Long time no see, you lantern dragonets. Hover your hearthy hearts into the stinky dragon and ingest our latest infusion. Bring home the beacon. It's a mixture of talkoholic tea leaves, candle wax wafers, fresh lemon slices, a breath of boiling water topped with a little lampshade.

[Gustavo Sorola]

One gulp of this glowing guzzler and.

[Kristen Bell]

You'Ll be flying off the candle in no time. Previously, our adventurers were crying through the cursed catacombs. After bouncing past boiling water, fencing with a phantom, and nicking a nacra necklace.

[Gustavo Sorola]

B team uncovered a cavernous cove with a colossal skull.

[Kristen Bell]

But are there approaching footsteps from friends or foes? Draw yourself a drip and let's dive into this dank drama.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Hello, everyone. Welcome to Tales from the Sneaky Dragon. I'm your dungeon master, Gustavo Sorola. I'm gonna hit our four players with an arrow.

[Dax Shepard]

Okay.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Whoosh.

[Kristen Bell]

It went past us. We skipped it today. Back right into the game. Your aim is off.

[Gustavo Sorola]

No, no, no. It's like Guardians of the Galaxy. What's that guy's name? Yondu. It circles back around Hits you anyway.

[Kristen Bell]

You never rolled for attack on a single arrow.

[Gustavo Sorola]

I do. You just don't see them. It's hidden from the players.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

It's being built up, and we're all going to take the same hit at one point.

[Gustavo Sorola]

This was a crit, so you got to answer two questions. I'm sorry. That's just. That's just the way it goes. It's the dice, not me. Today's arrow is who has a tattoo and where is it, and what does it mean? And if you don't have one, what would you get and where? Submitted by TGA Scythe.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Great question.

[Kristen Bell]

While we're rolling for initiative, you have to share about one of your tattoos. Gus.

[Gustavo Sorola]

I have an Atari logo. Tramp stamp.

[Dax Shepard]

John. I was gonna say Tolve had an Atari tramp stamp, and you ruined my bit.

[Gustavo Sorola]

And now I can't use that joke.

[Kristen Bell]

Go. That makes me so happy. That makes me so happy. He's making it better now.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

You gotta think of something original.

[Gustavo Sorola]

I was for an old website we used to do before the rooster, even before Rooster Teeth, we put a poll. I was like, to try to drive traffic. It's like, I'll get a tattoo and let people vote on the poll. And had a bunch of options. And because of that poll, I got this tattoo.

[Kristen Bell]

Bodie McBoat faced lost.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Yeah.

[Chris Damaris]

Did it work?

[Gustavo Sorola]

It was a pretty successful website. I mean, they did all right. It led to another website, website that was a little more successful.

[Chris Damaris]

Well, I guess. Did it drive traffic?

[Kristen Bell]

Because stinky dragonpod.com is what you're talking about.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Exactly what I'm talking about.

[Kristen Bell]

I rolled a nine. I rolled a one.

[Chris Damaris]

10.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

I rolled a 15.

[Kristen Bell]

So bimmy Blaine. John. Chris Blaine rolled a one. Oh, sorry, Chris.

[Gustavo Sorola]

He fudged it so he could go last since his. His question or his answer got derailed.

[Dax Shepard]

No, I, I, I don't know if I can. Oh, man. It rolled off okay. Well.

[Kristen Bell]

Okay. So, Bimmy Chris, John Blaine.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Well, hello, everyone. Welcome to another thrilling episode of Tales from the Stinky Dragon, where we learn all about our body modifications that you didn't know before. Wait, are me and Gus the only one with tattoos?

[Kristen Bell]

Yeah.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Yeah.

[Dax Shepard]

My body's a temple.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Gus, you and I are the bad boys.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Yeah, the bad boys are Stinky Dragon.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

New team name.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Let's do a Discord event where someone gets a tattoo just to drive traffic.

[Dax Shepard]

We should.

[Kristen Bell]

I'll do that with my mom in the Discord event.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Yeah.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Which has already happened by the time you're listening to this. It was wonderful. So fun. Love, Patty.

[Dax Shepard]

Yeah.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

I'm Barbara Dunkelman, and I play Doug Boone, the male bugbear artificer who is at a level five that I keep forgetting that we leveled up not too long ago. And Doug Boone. Listen, Doug does not have tattoos that may surprise some of you. Healing. Mainly because it's pretty much impossible for a Doug to get a tattoo and for anyone to see it with all the fur.

[Kristen Bell]

I was gonna say that the first half of what you said is incorrect, but the second half is very correct. We can shave you.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

You can shave me down and then tattoo me, but then that's gonna grow back real fast.

[Kristen Bell]

My headcanon is. Doug is like the Santa Claus and the Santa Claus.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Exactly.

[Kristen Bell]

Where if you shave him, it just.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

I was thinking of that Homer Simpson moment where he shaves and then he looks up in the mirror and his five o' clock shadow is back on. But, you know, I think if. If I were to get a tattoo and if I was able to actually have a tattoo and for people to see it, I think it would be a picture of my boyo.

[Kristen Bell]

One of those.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Yeah, just like, his smiling face just so I could always see it.

[Dax Shepard]

I can't help but think of those, like, you ever see those things on, like, Reddit where it's a terrible tattoo, hyper realistic looking face, but the teeth look, like, terrifying because they're detailed.

[Chris Damaris]

I love those.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

I think I would get it kind of done in, like, a cartoon kind of version of him, you know, not a realistic version.

[Chris Damaris]

Yeah, good call.

[Kristen Bell]

Yeah, we can make that happen with a stencil and some spray paint. Right now.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Again, the full is gonna be all over the place. Wouldn't look very good. But I do respect those who get tattoos. Cause, boy, is that commitment.

[Gustavo Sorola]

It's forever.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Yeah.

[Kristen Bell]

Yeah.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Did Doug say where he would get that tattoo? I don't remember.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

I think I'd get it right on my tattoo.

[Kristen Bell]

He would just have his brother's face over his face.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Nice.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

I get.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Whoa.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

No inst. I'd get my face on my face, but tattooed just an inch to the left, so. And I'd stand outside 3D movie theaters and be like, whoa. Good plank to put on people.

[Dax Shepard]

Certainly a choice. Yeah.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Doug, I would never call you two faced.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Oh, look at that. But no, I think I would get it on my forearm.

[Kristen Bell]

Oh, okay, okay, okay.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Not your five arm.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Oh, no. There's no such thing as a five arm. Gosh, that's silly. It's not a body pouch.

[Gustavo Sorola]

All right, thank you, Doug.

[Kristen Bell]

Hi.

[Chris Damaris]

I'm Chris Damaris, and I play Gunther, the male crook folk fighter. And I have very many unintentional tattoos.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Unintentional scars? Oh, yes.

[Chris Damaris]

That is the word.

[Dax Shepard]

Oh, okay.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Yes, yes.

[Chris Damaris]

They are from my travels as I've traveled and searched, and there have been people who have stabbed me, believe it or not. But other. Other than that, my body is a temple, and so I just have the one tattoo. The temple on my body.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Where I.

[Chris Damaris]

That is a secret place. It is. I'm not to tell.

[Dax Shepard]

Ew.

[Gustavo Sorola]

That's so unlike you to not share information, Gunther. So do you not really understand the difference between scars and tattoos?

[Chris Damaris]

Is there much of a difference other than one is intentional and one is not?

[Gustavo Sorola]

Pretty sure there's a. There's a key difference here.

[Chris Damaris]

Well, they both look the same to me. That's how we do tattoos.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Does Gunther need glasses? Are you okay?

[Kristen Bell]

Do frogs have bad vision?

[Barbara Dunkelman]

I mean, there were some tattoos you could get with, like, white ink that kind of look like skulls, but usually it's done with, like, a colored ink so you could actually see it. And skulls definitely usually don't have a color to them.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Unless you got stabbed with, like, a pen.

[Chris Damaris]

Yes.

[Dax Shepard]

That's just a tattoo, though, right?

[Chris Damaris]

Exactly.

[Gustavo Sorola]

But that is.

[Chris Damaris]

It is a secret temple, so I.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Cannot say this ink has penetrated my skin scar.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Okay, so Gunther has a tattoo of a secret temple in a secret location.

[Chris Damaris]

Secret temple. Secret and sacred.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Yes, secret and sacred. Got it. Okay. Enlightening as always, Gunther. Thank you. Up next, I think we have Natty.

[Kristen Bell]

Hi, everybody. I'm Jon Reis here, and I play Natty Wonder, the drow warlock. And on the subject of tattoos, I gotta admit, I'm honestly covered in tattoos. I can't even name all the tattoos that I have. I got tattoos all over my body.

[Dax Shepard]

Whoa.

[Kristen Bell]

I'm just a canvas that's been painted on over and over again. I love it.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Are they not exposed? Can you not. Can we not normally see them because of what you're wearing?

[Kristen Bell]

Yeah, I mean, I wear, you know, my. My pants and my boots and my long sleeve gingham shirt and.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

You have a long sleeve shirt?

[Kristen Bell]

Yeah, so, yeah, it's. They're actually just all over the place. My. My back, like. Like a. Like a Sistine Chapel kind of situation.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Oh, which is your favorite then, since you have so many.

[Chris Damaris]

So you have a temple as well?

[Gustavo Sorola]

It's a chapel. I.

[Kristen Bell]

You know, I can't even pick my favorite because I've got. I mean, I'm just covered. Like, it's all Things like skulls and gravestones and, like, burning places and rubble and, you know, hellfire raining from the sky. Just. I got that stuff all over me. All over me.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Would you ever consider letting Giggy give you a tattoo? Or has Giggy already given you a tattoo?

[Barbara Dunkelman]

It's like a kid with a crayon on a wall.

[Kristen Bell]

I do like that idea. I'll have to find, like, an empty spot for him to practice on. Practice.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Maybe he can draw Doug's face one inch offset from your face. On your face.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Oh, my God.

[Kristen Bell]

Well, that's the one place I don't put tattoo because I cover that with makeup, and so it'd just be covered all the time.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Yeah, true.

[Kristen Bell]

But the rest of me, just a smattering of tattoos.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

I also don't. I would prefer not to look at my own face on someone else.

[Kristen Bell]

Oh. In that moment, Natty turns into Doug.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Oh, gosh.

[Dax Shepard]

Behold.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Oh, and now you gotta do my voice too. Natty, go ahead. Really play your part.

[Kristen Bell]

Hello, beautiful.

[Dax Shepard]

Which one's which?

[Gustavo Sorola]

Take the shot.

[Dax Shepard]

Also, isn't that Red Dragon, the Hannibal Lecter movie? Doesn't he have, like, a back tattoo?

[Kristen Bell]

Like, he's got a giant dragon tattoo that covers his back. Yeah. That's not Ralph Fiennes. Who is that? Is it.

[Dax Shepard]

I think that's Ray.

[Kristen Bell]

That's Ray Fines. Yeah.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Never saw it. Puts in the face you don't forget. At some point. Maybe you could also change your mind that you get some makeup tattoo as well. I hear that's. Oh. So with some people.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Would not recommend.

[Kristen Bell]

Oh, yeah, I could, but I love actually, the process of putting my makeup on. It's very meditative for me.

[Dax Shepard]

Okay.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Plus, you can change it up if you ever want to. I feel like that's true. You're kind of stuck. Or not stuck, but you're kind of like. You got one thing.

[Kristen Bell]

Yeah.

[Gustavo Sorola]

All right. Thanks, daddy. Up next and last, we have tove.

[Dax Shepard]

Yoohoo. Hello, it's Wayne Gibson, and I play tolve, and I forgot what I am. Hold on. Mallorc Barbarian.

[Chris Damaris]

Level five, except existential crisis.

[Dax Shepard]

Every week. Once. Once a week. Yes, I have tattoos. I have several. I do not know the origin of many of them, but I do know that I have one very big one on my. My lower back. It's some sort of secret runes. Let me see if I can take a look at a mirror. It's. It's a. There's an S and then an E and then a G and then an A. I don't know what that Means.

[Gustavo Sorola]

St.

[Dax Shepard]

Yeah, I had another tattoo, but someone ruined that tattoo, so I just painted over it with this tattoo.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

What does SEGA mean? Does it stand for something?

[Dax Shepard]

It's some, like, ancient, you know, entertainment thing. I'm. I'm not really sure. I. Like I said, I don't know what all of these tattoos are.

[Chris Damaris]

The God of entertainment.

[Dax Shepard]

Sega.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Yeah, you've got to shout it. Sega.

[Kristen Bell]

It's the God of hedgehogs.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

I prefer to sing it.

[Gustavo Sorola]

A more crazy Taxi era. Doubting it.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

When did they change that?

[Gustavo Sorola]

I. I figure the initial one that you did, Barbara, was to show off, like, the audio processing because it sounded, like, really nice. And I think that took a lot. That actually took a lot of space on those old cartridges. Like, most of it was that. Whereas later, like, then there was more flexibility, so they just changed it.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

That's funny. I didn't even think about that.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Yeah, we can. We can do a deep dive about that, maybe in Second Wind. Because I actually, I think I know a bit more about that, about that SEGA intro. But anyway, if you're a. A patron or you listen to Hasan Beacon, you can probably hear me talk about that in the second one for this episode. I'm gonna make a note about it. I'll look up a little more details so we can talk about that.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Ooh.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Okay, now it's time for the episode, as I said. Okay. Wow.

[Kristen Bell]

Still that. After all this time, doing this still is awkward as hell when it comes to segues.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Yeah. Yeah. You put your hands on the outside of the skull, begin finding a foothold. And as you do that, you start to hear grumbling voices approaching. Oh. And along with it, you hear, like, sparks and zaps. It seems to be coming from the north, from inside the skull, and it seems to be getting louder.

[Kristen Bell]

Captain Grumbles, did you learn how to throw your voice? That's really. That's impressive.

[Dax Shepard]

Impressive. Wow.

[Gustavo Sorola]

He's got the shield.

[Kristen Bell]

Oh.

[Dax Shepard]

I wave at everybody to get their attention stealthily. And then. And then I say talking. I move my. My hand up and down, talking inside. And I point inside the skull.

[Kristen Bell]

Oh, okay.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Can we sneak in now?

[Kristen Bell]

He starts doing the chicken dance, shakes.

[Gustavo Sorola]

His hand vigorously as you all are signaling to each other. The voices suddenly stop for a moment. Finally, a voice breaks the silence and says, I think I heard something. It was over there. Footsteps slowly march towards the party's position, getting closer and closer with every second. So there you are. Footsteps approaching. The whispers are getting louder.

[Dax Shepard]

What do you do? Oh, we're in it. This is Happening now.

[Gustavo Sorola]

This is it. We're in.

[Dax Shepard]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. I motioned to the team. I go, oh. I wave my hands because this is an audio podcast. I just remember, no, no, no, no, no. And then I cross my neck, I say, no, no, no, killer.

[Gustavo Sorola]

No.

[Chris Damaris]

I will not kill you.

[Dax Shepard]

No, no, it's not. And then I. And then I. I go like this. Like, I cover my face with my hands like peekaboo to put you in a box. No. And then I say, scatter.

[Kristen Bell]

Scatter.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Doug grabs Gunther and curls up into a ball, almost like a. Like a. Like a bush.

[Gustavo Sorola]

All right. I picture it looks like a tribble from, like, original Star Trek. Just like a. Like a furry ball.

[Kristen Bell]

That's a big tribble.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Yeah.

[Chris Damaris]

And then Gunther takes Doug's arms and opens them up like. Like to. Was gesturing.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

A little window.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Yeah.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Just so you could peek out.

[Dax Shepard]

And then I look at them, and I see that. Then I give them a thumbs up. And then I look at Natty, and I pointed at them. And then. And also Gigi. And I say, hide. And I do more motions to indicate hiding.

[Kristen Bell]

Natty grabs Captain Mumbles. Mumbles.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Grumbles.

[Kristen Bell]

You got mumbles last time. Captain Grumbles puts him in front of her. And then Natty turns into one of the other sailors we saw in the arena.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Nice powers.

[Kristen Bell]

Yeah. And stands there with Captain Grumbles in the skull.

[Dax Shepard]

Okay. And then I, as a person on the skull, I'm assuming I'm above the doorway. Right. Because I'm near the eye socket where the gym is.

[Gustavo Sorola]

I'll give you the option because I said that you started hearing the voices as you were starting to climb, so you could have either gotten off the skull or continued up. I'll leave that totally to your discretion.

[Dax Shepard]

I'd like to imagine that I'm on top of the skull, like, near one of the eye sockets. So I'm, like, theoretically above the doorway.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Sure.

[Dax Shepard]

And then I would take my cape, similar to Doug, and just kind of hide underneath it and just low profile, but just stay there on top, silently and motionlessly.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Okay, I think I've got it. What we're gonna do is have a stealth check for Tolv, a stealth check for Doug, and a stealth check for Gunther. And then Natty will deal with you and your deception here in a bit.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Am I proficient in stealth?

[Kristen Bell]

Doesn't give you advantage, but it does give you a little extra boost.

[Chris Damaris]

19.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Neeeeen.

[Dax Shepard]

That's a. That's a 9. I'm gonna use my inspiration die. Because I feel like Being up here would be advantageous.

[Kristen Bell]

Oh, I have one. I'll give it to you, baby.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Oh, okay. All right. 15.

[Kristen Bell]

There you go.

[Dax Shepard]

16. I look like an eye booger on this giant skull.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Much better.

[Kristen Bell]

A big green eye booger.

[Dax Shepard]

That's me.

[Gustavo Sorola]

So Tove does his breast impression of an eye booger.

[Dax Shepard]

My what impression?

[Barbara Dunkelman]

His what impression?

[Gustavo Sorola]

Your best impression impression.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

You said brezz.

[Gustavo Sorola]

You said brezz.

[Dax Shepard]

He did say that, didn't he?

[Kristen Bell]

Not. I didn't hear Tolb does.

[Gustavo Sorola]

I want to get a replay on that, but I'm pretty sure I said best to does his best impression of an eye booger. Tolve does his breast impression of an eye booger. I said breast. Micah says sorry. All right. Micah, Micah, Barbara. I'm all over the place. Barbara hunkers down, does a triple impression while covering up Gunther. But Gunther does open a little window so he can see out a bit.

[Kristen Bell]

A window? A window? What does that mean?

[Gustavo Sorola]

Yeah, he said he opened up, like, Doug's arms so that he could see how he could.

[Chris Damaris]

Just like Atulv was motioning.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Right. As everyone gets into place in their hiding positions, Natty, you see two gnolls walk around the corner into that little opening in the skull y' all were walking to.

[Kristen Bell]

As they walk in, I turn to Captain Grummels, goes, oh, so that's how you lost your tongue and you can't talk anymore. Interesting.

[Gustavo Sorola]

They both stand there, kind of a little unsure what to do. Why don't you roll me a. Wait. Since you look like a pirate, do you need to make any kind of check for that, or is that just like a spell or an ability you have?

[Kristen Bell]

It's an ability I have. I have mimicry. Allows me to mimic the sounds. It's one of my level five things.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Oh, it's like an ability you have?

[Kristen Bell]

Yeah.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Is it the mask of many faces that allows you to cast disguise self at will? Yes.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

That's cool. I'm jealous.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Yeah. So they both stop and they hear you, I guess, finishing up your story with Captain Grumbles. I don't know how he told you how he lost his tongue if he didn't have a tongue to begin that story. But why don't you go ahead and make me a deception check with advantage? Do you have advantage on that?

[Kristen Bell]

I do, actually. That's not just John being silly impersonation while you're disguised as a real fictional person. You have advantage on charisma checks, deception or performance.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Oh, I'll be.

[Kristen Bell]

What was the check performance or deception.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Deception.

[Kristen Bell]

Deception's plus seven. So that was actually 13.

[Dax Shepard]

Not bad.

[Kristen Bell]

Oh, that's much better. 26.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Oh, that is pretty good.

[Kristen Bell]

I ain't just whistling Dixie here just for flavor.

[Gustavo Sorola]

This isn't necessarily for any specific reason, but is there like an inspiration you take for your disguise or like something, someone specific you saw that you're trying to draw this from, or is this like your own creation?

[Kristen Bell]

I said I want it to look like one of the sailors that we saw in the arena.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Oh, okay.

[Kristen Bell]

John can't remember exactly those. Because that was we. I think we recorded that episode two years ago.

[Gustavo Sorola]

It was about two years, roughly.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Yeah.

[Gustavo Sorola]

All right.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Not actually.

[Gustavo Sorola]

It was probably like a month and a half ago. Yeah, maybe a month. The gnolls stop dead in their tracks and their noses kind of go crazy, like, sniffing the air.

[Dax Shepard]

Oh.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Looking straight at you. And one of them who's holding yar.

[Kristen Bell]

Howdy.

[Gustavo Sorola]

A flail asks, what are you doing here?

[Kristen Bell]

I'm minding my own business. What are you doing here?

[Chris Damaris]

It's a good answer that's very sailor like.

[Kristen Bell]

Sorry, yar I be minding my own business. What ye be doing here?

[Chris Damaris]

We're following orders, moving equipment.

[Kristen Bell]

Okay, what's that got to do with me? Sorry, what that got to be do with me?

[Dax Shepard]

Oh, God.

[Kristen Bell]

Perfect.

[Gustavo Sorola]

They, like, space out a little bit from each other. And then the other one replies, well, you're hearing that.

[Kristen Bell]

Moving equipment.

[Chris Damaris]

So that's what it has to do with you.

[Kristen Bell]

I wasn't ordered to be moving any equipment.

[Dax Shepard]

Well, what were you ordered to be.

[Kristen Bell]

Doing to watch after me? Captain here.

[Dax Shepard]

Not bad.

[Kristen Bell]

Okay, who would you get your orders from? Oh, why don't you take your captain and turn around and walk back in the direction you came. This goes further in the skull.

[Gustavo Sorola]

You have not looked in there yet, but presumably, yes, because they came from the other side.

[Kristen Bell]

We're not in the skull.

[Gustavo Sorola]

No, you all were at the entrance to the skull and that's when y' all were looking up at the gem and stuff.

[Kristen Bell]

Okay, so.

[Gustavo Sorola]

But presumably because these gnolls came from the other side.

[Kristen Bell]

Again, I must be asking why you be giving me orders. You're not in charge of me.

[Chris Damaris]

He's in charge of you.

[Gustavo Sorola]

They motion to Captain GRUMBLES.

[Kristen Bell]

Isn't that how captains work? Are you new to this business?

[Chris Damaris]

He's not my captain.

[Kristen Bell]

Okay, he didn't give you an order. Why are you being so mean?

[Gustavo Sorola]

Make a dexterity saving throw, Natty.

[Dax Shepard]

Am I an eyeline of natty?

[Gustavo Sorola]

Yes, you are watching this from above.

[Dax Shepard]

Okay.

[Kristen Bell]

All right.

[Dax Shepard]

I have an idea, but I want Natty to. You got it?

[Kristen Bell]

Natty. 19. Eat my shorts.

[Gustavo Sorola]

One of them that had spaced out and kind of was standing off to your side very awkwardly reaches out and tries to shove you as if to push you into the water, but you notice it coming, and you step aside, and the gnoll loses its footing. Since he didn't make contact with you and is, like, kind of off balance on the edge of the dock, I.

[Kristen Bell]

Swat him into the water.

[Gustavo Sorola]

All right. Just make a roll to hit.

[Kristen Bell]

I don't know what my modifier is, but I rolled a 19.

[Gustavo Sorola]

That's probably it. It's your proficiency bonus, plus your strength or dexterity, regardless. 19. You're probably hit. Yeah. You give him a little shove, and that pushes him over the edge into that water that was between the docks that you all saw earlier.

[Kristen Bell]

I bear eyes at the other gnoll, and I say, ye be wanting to have some of this as well. I didn't start this fight, but I be finishing it.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Is there intimidation? Make an intimidation check?

[Kristen Bell]

Sure.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

I think I've. We stumbled into John's campaign. Four character.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Yeah.

[Chris Damaris]

Pirate Sally E.B.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Making a lot of fighting noises down there.

[Kristen Bell]

That was only an 11. What's my intimidation plus 4? 15.

[Dax Shepard]

Not bad.

[Gustavo Sorola]

It's still pretty good.

[Kristen Bell]

It's because you're playing in my charisma playground. Okay.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

I'm gonna say.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Yeah, I guess so. It's we're in John's world.

[Kristen Bell]

Yeah.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Or we're in Natty's world. I should say. So this gnoll has a couple of options here. It's going to. Yeah.

[Kristen Bell]

One is to screw around and find out.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Well, one is to deal with you. But you had a good intimidation roll. It could dive after its friend in the water and try to pull him out, or it could turn around and run because you intimidated it. I'm gonna roll and see what it's gonna do.

[Kristen Bell]

Let the dice decide.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Yeah. The gnoll looks at you, bares its teeth snarling, waving its flail around menacingly, then turns around and runs back into the skull.

[Dax Shepard]

Is it going for backup?

[Kristen Bell]

I clap my hands together to knock the dust off. I see. That's how we do it on our ship.

[Dax Shepard]

Are we worried that that's going for backup, though?

[Kristen Bell]

He can do whatever he wants.

[Gustavo Sorola]

I don't know. Well, we'll find out soon. One way or another.

[Kristen Bell]

Has it already passed through?

[Dax Shepard]

Has it already gone underneath like. Like through the. The door?

[Kristen Bell]

No, it. Did it come out of the skull or did it approach the skull?

[Gustavo Sorola]

It came out from the skull.

[Dax Shepard]

So has it gone back into the skull?

[Gustavo Sorola]

That's what it did. It retreated back into the skull.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Okay, so this thing is real big, the skull?

[Gustavo Sorola]

Yeah, it's huge.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Okay.

[Dax Shepard]

I would have probably have attacked it, but if I missed the opportunity, then I'm just gonna hold still.

[Gustavo Sorola]

If you want, I'll say you could do it. If you want.

[Dax Shepard]

I'm gonna. I'm going to jump down to attack it because I don't want it to go back and get reinforcements. Video game rules.

[Gustavo Sorola]

All right, you plop down and surprise it. Since it's surprise you get, you can make your attack. So go and do it.

[Dax Shepard]

Is that advantage?

[Gustavo Sorola]

Let's say no.

[Dax Shepard]

So that was a 14 that I rolled with my warhammer.

[Gustavo Sorola]

You happy with that?

[Dax Shepard]

I got no choice. I don't have advantage. I don't have any inspiration dice. So. Yeah, 14. We'll go for that.

[Gustavo Sorola]

It hits.

[Dax Shepard]

Okay. Thank God.

[Kristen Bell]

Love it. I love it.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Listen, if I give away inspiration dice so freely, I have to be wanting to collect them freely too. Like, I've got to put doubt in your mind every time I put my.

[Dax Shepard]

Blood, sweat, and tears into earning those inspiration dyes, Gus, I put blood, sweat.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Into tears into taking them.

[Dax Shepard]

No, you don't. All right, I'm gonna roll for damage.

[Kristen Bell]

That's it.

[Dax Shepard]

That's a five plus four. Do I have any other additional stuff? Because it's surprise is a crit.

[Chris Damaris]

Did you get two attacks?

[Gustavo Sorola]

No, but if you were raging, you would get a plus two on.

[Kristen Bell]

I'm not.

[Dax Shepard]

I'm not.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Yeah.

[Kristen Bell]

Can Natty shoot an elder splash? If toll's attacking Natty would help, but I'll let you do what you want to do.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Yeah, let's deal with the toll thing.

[Chris Damaris]

So.

[Dax Shepard]

Well, that would. I guess I do have two attacks, so that'd be the first one. How does he look?

[Gustavo Sorola]

The gnoll falls to the floor and then slides off of the dock into the water, unmoving.

[Dax Shepard]

Oh, okay. Well, thank you. So that.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Do you have any cool one liner?

[Dax Shepard]

No, I'm good. Yeah? Yeah, no, I'm fine.

[Gustavo Sorola]

All right, all right, all right. So that was terrifying. Toll, if you came out of nowhere, bash the knoll and it's in. In the drink.

[Dax Shepard]

Oh, oh, wait. Hold on. Drink up.

[Gustavo Sorola]

All right. It was all right. It was all right.

[Kristen Bell]

The other gnoll is in the water. The one that just fell?

[Gustavo Sorola]

Yeah. It appears to be treading water at.

[Kristen Bell]

The moment I shoot it.

[Dax Shepard]

Oh, God.

[Gustavo Sorola]

More crimes. All right, go for it.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

By the way, the whole time this is happening, I'm just holding Gunther in this little ball.

[Chris Damaris]

As he's watching, a little hands, reaches out and gives a thumbs up.

[Kristen Bell]

Roll for attack.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Go for it. You've really come to the name Brutaliteam. You've grown into it.

[Kristen Bell]

This is war. What is it?

[Gustavo Sorola]

What's it good for? There you go. Gus gets an inspiration. Die.

[Kristen Bell]

I only rolled a 13. Does that hit?

[Gustavo Sorola]

That's actually exactly what you need. Their armor class is cool.

[Kristen Bell]

If you said no, I would be like, well, he's treading water. I'm gonna shoot him again. One plus four so five plus four so nine.

[Gustavo Sorola]

It's exactly the same thing Tolv got. So yeah. Oh, was it? Yeah. He also did nine points of damage. Yeah. The knoll stops treading water and is now floating face down, unmoving in the water.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

He's already dead.

[Kristen Bell]

Okay, I'm done.

[Gustavo Sorola]

All right, so it's just you guys now. As far as you can tell, should.

[Chris Damaris]

We hide the bodies? Oh wait, they're in the water.

[Dax Shepard]

Water's already taken care of that big guy.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Tolve and Natty, since you two encountered these Gnolls and dealt with them, why don't both of you make me a perception check?

[Dax Shepard]

Okey dokey.

[Kristen Bell]

12:17.

[Gustavo Sorola]

You realize that, you know, as you were jumping down and attacking that gnoll, you realized you've seen these two Gnolls before?

[Dax Shepard]

Oh, I guess we got. Oh, we got ambushed at the campsite. By Gnolls?

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Was it by Gnolls?

[Dax Shepard]

And then I think that we scared them away. We killed. Yeah, Natty evaporated one of them and then the others ran, I think.

[Gustavo Sorola]

On your way to Endridge Bay. Yeah. You encountered some Gnolls who were trying to set up an ambush at the abandoned campsite.

[Kristen Bell]

Oh, I remember that now.

[Chris Damaris]

Nauhouga's ambushed.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Nauzouga ambushed.

[Chris Damaris]

Nauhu is ambushed.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Oh, okay.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

No, I think he said Nazouga ambushed.

[Gustavo Sorola]

That's what I heard.

[Kristen Bell]

He gave his breast try.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Yeah, that's the name of Chris's character for campaign. Zuga Ambush.

[Kristen Bell]

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[Chris Damaris]

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[Kristen Bell]

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[Dax Shepard]

What is it?

[Kristen Bell]

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[Chris Damaris]

Could Gunther try and get some clothes from them?

[Gustavo Sorola]

Well, they're in the water.

[Chris Damaris]

Yeah, yeah, like, jump in, take their clothes so he could disguise himself.

[Kristen Bell]

Which clothing do Knowles wear?

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Check out clothes are really gonna do it for you as a little frog person.

[Dax Shepard]

Yeah, I don't want to, like, yuck your yum, but I think it will be difficult for you to, I don't know, disguise yourself as a gnoll.

[Kristen Bell]

Oh, I turn into a knoll.

[Dax Shepard]

Oh.

[Kristen Bell]

I can just do it willy nilly. Who's one of my favorite country singers?

[Gustavo Sorola]

Oh, yeah.

[Chris Damaris]

All right, all right, all right.

[Dax Shepard]

Your turn, Gunther.

[Gustavo Sorola]

I could tell Chris moved his monitor up or something because now he's like constantly looking up. It looks like you're. You're confused or concerned. But I realize now you're just looking at your monitor.

[Chris Damaris]

I was looking at what a Noel looks like. So can I have some of your hair? I shall disguise as a Noel.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Why don't you describe a gnoll then? If you had to look it up, why don't you describe it that way? For any of our audio listeners who.

[Chris Damaris]

May not know, gnolls are like humanoid doggies with like, fur and more kind of claws. And I don't dog noses. Dog faces. So my thinking is if Doug would be so kind as to lend some of his abundant hair, then it might be able to stick it to Gunther and kind of just look like a very hairy gnoll.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Are you implying that I shave myself?

[Gustavo Sorola]

No.

[Chris Damaris]

I can help with these. If you would just let me borrow a little hair.

[Dax Shepard]

I will give it back.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Doug does that thing where he kind of brushes his fingers through his arm hair and, like, you know how, like, something will come loose? Yeah, he does that.

[Kristen Bell]

Doug shedding. Yeah.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Oh, always.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Trust me, I can understand. Yes. I'm holding my forearms up to the camera.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

You can't see mine because I'm blonde, but I have the same thing as you can see. And then gives.

[Dax Shepard]

Impressive.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Gives Gunther those, like, loose little pieces of hair.

[Kristen Bell]

Yeah.

[Chris Damaris]

Am I able to grab some clothes and hair myself up?

[Gustavo Sorola]

Yeah, I saw Dutch just knocked that off. Yeah, I'm going to be nice. I'm going to say that maybe you should have someone toss down a rope or hold a rope for you before you dive in. That way you have an easy way to come back up because the docks are kind of high from the water. Yeah, I'll say you're able to dive in and disrobe one of. Or take some of the clothes from the knoll if you want.

[Dax Shepard]

I'll hold the rope. This feels suspiciously like deep sea fishing, which I have much experience with.

[Chris Damaris]

Instead of the rope, I just give him my tug.

[Dax Shepard]

Oh, my God.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Sure.

[Dax Shepard]

Oh, that's nice, Gunther. Okay.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Oh, your tongue.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Yeah, we're gonna find out. This is like some kind of time travel thing. And this is like a hairline Hutch origin story.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Guys, I just want to say we should probably hurry up. We still got a fine pancake not to try to wash you along in your mission heel.

[Kristen Bell]

I agree. Hey, Gigi, could you. Could you turn to something a little less conspicuous? And Gigi turns into a centipede.

[Gustavo Sorola]

If you make the roll.

[Kristen Bell]

If I make the roll. Nat 20. That's my boy. That's my baby. That's my baby.

[Gustavo Sorola]

So Gigi turns into a centipede, and Gunther retrieves some clothes and comes back up on of the dog.

[Chris Damaris]

Am I able to stick the hair?

[Dax Shepard]

Here's.

[Chris Damaris]

Here's my thinking. I have a lantern I got from a grill. I use some of the oil from it, rub it on my face and exposed body, and then stick the hair to it.

[Dax Shepard]

Just stay away from fire or it's about to smell like burnt hair and frog.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Sure. Make a. You're gonna need some kind of check.

[Chris Damaris]

You make a sleight of hand?

[Gustavo Sorola]

No, I'm gonna call it a performance check. Okay.

[Dax Shepard]

Wow. He really oils himself up real good.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Yeah, you do a pretty decent job.

[Chris Damaris]

What did the Gnoll sound like? Just so for while I was listening.

[Gustavo Sorola]

I don't know. I wasn't paying attention to the voice I was doing.

[Kristen Bell]

It sound like Scooby Doo.

[Chris Damaris]

Yeah, it's fine.

[Dax Shepard]

Doesn't matter.

[Kristen Bell]

When Chris was describing how Gnolls look, all I could think of was the. The Dog Mutant from Teenage mutant Ninja Turtles 2.

[Dax Shepard]

Oh, off brand. Bebop and Rocksteady.

[Kristen Bell]

Yeah, yeah, because they couldn't do Bebop and Rocksteady for some reason.

[Dax Shepard]

For some reason, they just couldn't get the rights.

[Gustavo Sorola]

You only get the turtles. Not any, not any mammals.

[Dax Shepard]

If we have Natty as a gnoll, and then Gunther as a tinier gnoll, and then Doug is as like a kind of off looking knoll, maybe like we get you further back. I could go in as like a prisoner, you know, because I don't think I'm gonna be a very.

[Kristen Bell]

You're a pirate.

[Dax Shepard]

I mean, what? That's, that's offensive. Natty, I'm a sailor, but.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Yeah, it's not offensive for you to call me some type of. No.

[Dax Shepard]

Well, I mean, you have fur, you.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Know, you, you couldn't look your life on a boat.

[Dax Shepard]

Okay, well, that doesn't mean, mean. I, I, I mean, yes, I was a pirate, but I don't like the title Pirate.

[Kristen Bell]

Yes, but you can pass as a pirate.

[Dax Shepard]

Yeah, but I don't. You know, it's the principle of the thing. Okay, I do not like being called a pirate. It brings back bad memories.

[Chris Damaris]

Also, it is a opportunity for surprise if he looks like he is bound.

[Kristen Bell]

But then we gotta come up with a reason why we got a prisoner sailor.

[Chris Damaris]

He was trespassing.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Yeah, we could also, you know, think on the fly. We could just head on out.

[Kristen Bell]

Who's in charge right now? Doug's in charge. Doug gets to decide.

[Dax Shepard]

That's a good point, Doug. What's the next move?

[Barbara Dunkelman]

I think we should just continue forward as we will and, you know, and when something comes up, Natty, I think you take the lead with that charismatic self of your.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Of you.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

And if we need to pretend that we've got a pirate poisoner. I mean, not pirate poison. You know, we do our thing and then we have Gunther, who's covered in scraps of my full.

[Chris Damaris]

And yes, it is perfect.

[Dax Shepard]

If they zip, then we zap.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Exactly.

[Dax Shepard]

And then we just. We were just.

[Chris Damaris]

Electric powers.

[Dax Shepard]

Yes. Okay.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Private Parts is very intently writing down notes.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

I'm sure he is.

[Chris Damaris]

Wait, what do we do with Prime? What do we do with Private Parts?

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Private Parts. I think he's just. He knows how to play along.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Yes.

[Dax Shepard]

Prisoner.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

I don't think that's even us making that up. I think he is.

[Kristen Bell]

He's here on his own accord. Private Parts is a. Is a what race? Halfling.

[Dax Shepard]

The smaller he is, the more convenient it is. You know, he can hold on to.

[Gustavo Sorola]

My back if he's small enough. You can just tuck him away.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Yeah, I'll roll him up inside as a ball again.

[Dax Shepard]

You put him in that ring, that natty ring.

[Kristen Bell]

It doesn't work that way.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

No, I think that's just for her.

[Dax Shepard]

Oh.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Private parts is a stout halfling.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Stout halfling. Okay.

[Kristen Bell]

Could we foreseeably hide Private Parts in Doug's vest as a humpback?

[Chris Damaris]

I like this idea.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Try whatever you want.

[Dax Shepard]

Like a Private parts papoose. You know, how about I just.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

I'll hold Private Palace's hand and walk him along like he's a little buddy.

[Kristen Bell]

Okay. All right. We've got a plan.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

I mean, surely, you know, if there's people coming in your space and there's people holding hands, they can't be. They can't be bad guys.

[Kristen Bell]

I agree. Let's go in this skull.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

All right. Come on. Private Parts.

[Kristen Bell]

All right.

[Gustavo Sorola]

He takes your hand and follows you. You take Private Parts in your hand and lead him.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

All right. Well, you just had to.

[Kristen Bell]

Did you want to cover up that gem at all?

[Gustavo Sorola]

Is that a question for the leader or for Tov?

[Barbara Dunkelman]

To was doing that before.

[Dax Shepard]

Yeah. You know what? Oh, this is perfect. Okay, hold on. Way back when, I think it was around the time we ran into the Vind Trader, I took a curtain.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

You remember?

[Kristen Bell]

Oh, yeah.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Oh, yeah. You did.

[Dax Shepard]

Yeah. I think that this is the perfect opportunity. So I'm gonna put that curtain over this big gym and protect fellow sailors, not pirates.

[Kristen Bell]

I think a barbarian's a little touchy, no?

[Gustavo Sorola]

Aren't they always? Alright, yeah. So you want to clamber back up there and cover up the gem with that curtain you found before?

[Dax Shepard]

Yeah, sure. Why not?

[Gustavo Sorola]

That's my line. Yeah, you. You climb on up and bust out the fabric and cover up the jam. And it obscures the rays of light that it was shooting out and kind of breaks that illusion of the calm sea that it was projecting.

[Kristen Bell]

The gnolls came out of the skull?

[Gustavo Sorola]

Yes. It appears they came from further north.

[Kristen Bell]

And were they holding equipment that they said they were moving?

[Gustavo Sorola]

No.

[Kristen Bell]

Okay.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Thank you.

[Dax Shepard]

Hypocrites.

[Gustavo Sorola]

They had flails in their hands, but that was all they were holding.

[Chris Damaris]

Okay, it gets Gunther. We'll hold a flail.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Now Gunther has a flail.

[Chris Damaris]

Is that okay if I took one of the files?

[Gustavo Sorola]

Okay, just make sure.

[Dax Shepard]

It's been 40 minutes and we have not entered this cave. We have not moved a single step. Please, can we go inside? I am with Doug Boone 100% on this.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Yeah, I mean, you tell me. You all tell me.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Let's go. Let's go.

[Kristen Bell]

Natty takes the lead. Natty takes the lead.

[Dax Shepard]

I follow Natty whoever.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Nadia, that's not very cool.

[Kristen Bell]

The duck said for me to take the lead.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Oh, never mind.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

When it comes to the chaos Matic stuff, yes, absolutely. But I think that means you should go out and fly.

[Kristen Bell]

Okay, there you go. Then I take the lead. We're going in. Natty's gone. You guys can't see Natty anymore.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

I'm communicating to the team through Natty.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Everyone else follows? Yes.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Got it.

[Gustavo Sorola]

You pass through the skull and come out on the backside. And you see an inlet of eel infested waters with small rock island water forks off to the north and to the east, there's a mixture of planked bridges and sandy shores that hug the west side of this room and circles clockwise to the northeast, kind of like C shaped. To the west, you see a path that seems to lead to maybe a small cavern of some kind. To the east, it leads to a barred gate and a half submerged drain gate. And to the north, it looks like it continues and opens up to a grotto of some kind.

[Dax Shepard]

And what kind of instrument does the Bard gate carry? Come on, Gus, you know you want to give me that inspiration.

[Gustavo Sorola]

I'm taking your inspiration die away. The next time I give you one, it's gonna be like we're even. Question.

[Dax Shepard]

This one's serious.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Okay, what's on the.

[Dax Shepard]

What's on the island? Can I see what's on the island?

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Little rock.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Yeah, you take a look, and it appears to be just a sharp rock formation that juts out from the middle of the water. And there's some kind of like, bronze saber that pierces the top of the rock.

[Chris Damaris]

A saber?

[Gustavo Sorola]

Yeah.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Like a sword? Would that be like a sword? Okay, Tov, do you. Do you recognize that? I see Tolv, like, staring intently at this little rock.

[Dax Shepard]

Do I recognize that? Do I have, like a history check I can do or.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Yeah, why not make a wisdom check.

[Dax Shepard]

Okay. That is 04.

[Gustavo Sorola]

What are you playing golf over here?

[Dax Shepard]

No.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Oh, yeah, it's Very sad for me. No, it doesn't seem familiar to you?

[Chris Damaris]

I can go check.

[Dax Shepard]

And look, you do have good jumping.

[Gustavo Sorola]

How far away is it from the closest point you could see? It's probably 10, 12ft, something like that.

[Chris Damaris]

Okay. Can I use my tongue, stick it out to, like, grab hold of the rock and then jump across and then use my tongue to kind of.

[Gustavo Sorola]

I'm gonna take your word if that's something you can do with your ability. Yes. I don't know the specifics of your tongue ability.

[Chris Damaris]

Tongue has a 10 foot range. If you're trying to grab something, you'll need to make a dex grapple. Check with it.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Okay.

[Chris Damaris]

You can't handle or move anything more than £10.

[Gustavo Sorola]

If you come around and kind of approach it, the island from the northwest side, you could probably get to within 10ft of the saber from that side. Okay. So if you want to, like, I guess, grab it, you can make that dex check just to make sure you grab on securely to it.

[Chris Damaris]

The 19.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Yeah, we'll say that's good. And then.

[Chris Damaris]

Yeah. So I jump and climb up.

[Gustavo Sorola]

You lash your tongue out, wrap it around the saber, and then I guess, like, what is that? Like, retract it and pull yourself in?

[Chris Damaris]

Yeah, like jump and then just pull my tongue in as. So I kind of like, make sure I don't slip.

[Gustavo Sorola]

I want to make sure I'm understanding. Just to be clear, is it the rock you're grabbing on or the saber?

[Chris Damaris]

I guess, like maybe the hilt of the saber.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Okay. Yeah. You, you know, you grab out, you latch onto it, and you kind of like pull at it to pull yourself in, you know, over to the island. And as you do so, the saber seems to be loose and it rises out of the rock a couple of inches. Oh. And as it does so, it opens up the gate. Gate that leads out to the eastern portion of this room.

[Chris Damaris]

Oh.

[Dax Shepard]

Are we sure that Gunther isn't like the king of England now or something?

[Gustavo Sorola]

Yeah, yeah.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

You're the chosen one.

[Chris Damaris]

Does the sword come out all the way or is it just more like a lever?

[Gustavo Sorola]

It does not come out all the way. Maybe it's stuck. It just seems to come out a few inches.

[Chris Damaris]

I opened the gate.

[Dax Shepard]

Well done, Gunther.

[Chris Damaris]

That was the gate to the west.

[Dax Shepard]

Or, sorry, the east.

[Gustavo Sorola]

East, yeah.

[Chris Damaris]

Not the one. The bars in the water, but like the gate to the, like, cave thing.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Correct.

[Kristen Bell]

Okay. Well, Doug, what should we do?

[Barbara Dunkelman]

I mean, ultimately we're trying to find Kankak.

[Chris Damaris]

Correct.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Right. Could Doug tell if there's any, like, Sounds or noises coming from around nearby.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Yeah. Why don't you make. Yeah. Call an investigation check.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

So big old 10.

[Dax Shepard]

Okay.

[Gustavo Sorola]

It's gonna take me a little while because I'm gonna have to scroll through a bunch of things to give you some information. So. Yeah. Give you just a moment.

[Dax Shepard]

I think what he's actually doing doing is checking. If we get into a Nazunga ambush.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Out to the west, you think you hear, like, mumbling of some kind.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Have we heard this mumbling before, or is this, like, a new mumble?

[Gustavo Sorola]

Hard to say. It could be, like, someone talking, maybe.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Okay, guys, I think I hear something to the west, so maybe let's start going around that side. It also is, like, you know, the sandy part, so keep on forgetting what.

[Kristen Bell]

It'S on the way. They're. We wanted to go through that cave because we got to go a long way around this whole Grotta Gr to the north.

[Gustavo Sorola]

You definitely hear more sounds of, like, conversation more than mumbling. Like, there's definitely multiple people talking to each other.

[Kristen Bell]

And we're not seeing anybody in this grotto. There's no other person here.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Correct.

[Kristen Bell]

Okay.

[Gustavo Sorola]

And then to the east, kind of beyond the bars and the gate that Gunther opened, you hear, like, running water.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Okay, that would make sense. Nonsense. Well, I think we should go west.

[Kristen Bell]

Okay. I like that.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

You guys Cool. Going west. I mean, technically, that's left.

[Dax Shepard]

Yeah.

[Chris Damaris]

Gunther salutes and kicks back his leg.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Gunther loves that salute.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Okay, so let's go west.

[Dax Shepard]

Cool.

[Kristen Bell]

Addie takes the lead.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Okay. Gunther, as you let go of the saber to follow, it slides back into the rock, and the gate to the east closes once again.

[Dax Shepard]

Oh, the key. Fun little puzzle.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Was it in instant that it closed, or was there, like, a time, like, after it went back in, it was, like, counted down and then closed?

[Gustavo Sorola]

It seemed like it was pretty instant. Like, as soon as Gunther let go of it, it started coming down.

[Chris Damaris]

We didn't see what was in that little cave, right?

[Gustavo Sorola]

Correct.

[Dax Shepard]

We could, like, put, like, a plank of wood. You know, there's all these bridges. We could take, like, a plank of wood and just kind of wedge it into the sword hill to keep it.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Elevated or, you know, if the sword, I imagine, is less than 10 pounds.

[Chris Damaris]

Yes.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Okay. Okay. Gunther said it. So it's true.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

I mean, is it?

[Chris Damaris]

Well, if I was able to pull it out, then I would.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Oh, right. You're right. Curse you and your technicalities, Chris.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Because then, you know, someone has mace.

[Dax Shepard]

Hand, perhaps, and Natty does I have orc hand. Does that work?

[Barbara Dunkelman]

You have two or cans? Yes.

[Dax Shepard]

Okay.

[Chris Damaris]

I have no land.

[Gustavo Sorola]

All right, let's go.

[Dax Shepard]

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[Gustavo Sorola]

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[Dax Shepard]

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[Gustavo Sorola]

You all follow the path to the west, which seems to lead into a small cavern. In fact, it's a low ceiling sandy cavern. There's crates, barrels and shelves of supplies lining the walls Are there any coupons.

[Dax Shepard]

For the crates and barrels?

[Gustavo Sorola]

Get out of here.

[Dax Shepard]

Furniture.

[Gustavo Sorola]

There's cannons, cannonballs on the north side of the wall and in the center of the room is a desk with a gnoll sitting at it, looking down. And he's scribbling on a piece of paper.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Aw. Doug clears his throat so that he doesn't alarm him.

[Gustavo Sorola]

The gnoll looks up. It's a gnoll, so you know, he's got a hyena faced fiend and he's wearing a bicorn hat that appears to be made of eel skin. He looks at you all, seems slightly startled, closes his book, looks up and says something in Abyssal. Does anyone here speak abyssal? No.

[Chris Damaris]

I do.

[Gustavo Sorola]

You do? Gunther.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

You do?

[Gustavo Sorola]

Okay.

[Kristen Bell]

Oh, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. Giggy does too.

[Dax Shepard]

Oh no.

[Kristen Bell]

But he's a little centipede. Can he just be in my ear or.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Gunther understands.

[Kristen Bell]

Sorry, sorry. I got excited because Giggy speaks it. He only speaks abyssal and comments.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

I was gonna say I didn't think he spoke anything.

[Gustavo Sorola]

I didn't think he spoke comedy either.

[Kristen Bell]

He understands. How about that?

[Dax Shepard]

He understands, Giggy.

[Kristen Bell]

Yeah, he understands in Abyssal.

[Gustavo Sorola]

He looks and addresses the the group at large and asks, how did you get in here?

[Chris Damaris]

Gunther responds, the same way you got in here, through the entrance. We're here to torture the prisoner.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Your proficiency in abyssal, like, yeah, like, are you pretty good at it? Like, how did Gunther learn abyssal to begin with?

[Chris Damaris]

I think it is a language. You know how like people learned Latin because it was, you know, the language from the past. I think in his village they taught abyssal.

[Kristen Bell]

A better question, Gus, would be you ask Chris if he knows what abyssal is the language of.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

I don't know.

[Gustavo Sorola]

We all know that. Right, Chris?

[Kristen Bell]

I'll give you a hint. Gigi knows how to speak it for a reason. He's googling right now.

[Dax Shepard]

I feel like the root word abyss, it's probably something with like, undarian or some sort of eldritch otherworldly language for demons.

[Chris Damaris]

Well, I stand by my. They know it in the village. They learned it. It's like you know something, just get in school. Like learning Latin.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Okay. I'm just, I'm just curious. Yeah, so like any high school student, you can ask where the bathroom is and ask for a glass of water.

[Kristen Bell]

And where the library is.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Where the library is?

[Chris Damaris]

Yeah.

[Gustavo Sorola]

It's just funny. I like the idea of figuring out how someone learned a language and how versed they are in it because I think about like, yeah, how I learned Spanish, right? Like, I never took lessons in it. So it's like I can say anything if it's something I would say to my grandmother, but it's like, if it's like a technical word or something modern, it's like, oh, I don't know how to say that at all.

[Dax Shepard]

So you can't say uncrustables in Spanish then.

[Kristen Bell]

It's probably just uncrustable. It probably is because it's a brand name.

[Gustavo Sorola]

But I wonder if it's like, if there's like, another clever that they would do. Anyway, anyway, sorry, distracted. That's not what we're here for. We're here for D. And D. The knoll kind of narrows his eyes and says, who gave you those orders?

[Chris Damaris]

I was just hired. I'm here to do a job that's worse. What we here are for to torture. Unless. Do you want us to torture someone else?

[Gustavo Sorola]

Oh, that's a good question.

[Dax Shepard]

To contemplates getting his hammer ready.

[Gustavo Sorola]

No, to doesn't understand what's happening. It's just like this guttural conversation that Gunther is having with. With this gnoll here.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

What does it sound like to us? Gus, I love this episode of Star Wars.

[Gustavo Sorola]

That's really good.

[Kristen Bell]

It sounds very much like Jabba.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Natty, make a Gigi roll.

[Kristen Bell]

For what? Wait, I rolled a 13, so it's a positive. Whatever you're trying to do, Gigi effectively.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Conveys the conversation that's happening.

[Kristen Bell]

Oh, okay.

[Gustavo Sorola]

To you then.

[Kristen Bell]

Can I interject?

[Gustavo Sorola]

Sure you can. I won't stop you.

[Chris Damaris]

But you can't speak.

[Kristen Bell]

That's what I was going to do. I was going to say. Is there any chance you speak common? We don't all speak abyssal.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Did he say that?

[Kristen Bell]

Yeah.

[Gustavo Sorola]

And with that, he pulls out a bell and begins ringing. Oh.

[Kristen Bell]

I shoot him if he gets taken. Action. I gotta take an action.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Yes, we'll deal with that. Everyone roll initiative just so we get the order and then we'll deal with that action.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Six.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Eight.

[Kristen Bell]

Six.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

What's your dex?

[Kristen Bell]

Sixteen.

[Dax Shepard]

Nine.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

You're before me.

[Kristen Bell]

Okay?

[Gustavo Sorola]

And I'm going to roll three here. The first one is for the person at the desk, and then the other two are for two goals we're about to run in. Okay, so, Natty, you wanted to blast first right away, so I'm going to do that before we get into the initiative roll. So go ahead and and do whatever action it is you wanted to do there.

[Kristen Bell]

Rolled Eldritch blast. That's a 26 on attack.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Okay. Yeah, that hits.

[Kristen Bell]

I figured. Didn't think this guy was beefy. Rolled a one plus four, so nine again.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Yeah. Null slumps over his desk, unmoving. And as he does so, like a brass jeweler's loop falls out of his hand and rolls across the desk onto the ground. Take a good look at it when it's your turn.

[Chris Damaris]

Oh, I thought we were out of combat.

[Gustavo Sorola]

No, I said two other gnolls run in at the same time as well.

[Dax Shepard]

A Nazunga ambush. Chris, please.

[Chris Damaris]

Sorry.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Yeah. Two more gnolls come running into the room holding small plates in their hand, and they see the scene before them with the gnoll at the desk slumped over, and they drop the plates of sandwiches onto the ground and pull their flails out.

[Kristen Bell]

I was wondering if they were, like, having a meal when you said that.

[Gustavo Sorola]

The first one is going to take a swing at Natty with its flail. It is plus four to hit. That's a 19.

[Kristen Bell]

Yeah, that hits. All right.

[Gustavo Sorola]

The flail hits you doing one point of piercing damage.

[Kristen Bell]

Okay.

[Gustavo Sorola]

And the flail kind of wraps around you and begins, like, kind of constricting you a little bit so it has you grappled.

[Kristen Bell]

Okay.

[Gustavo Sorola]

The second one is going to do something similar. The second one's going to do a threat assessment and decide it needs to attack Toll. So it swings its flail at toll, hitting AC7, which I assume is a miss.

[Dax Shepard]

No, but I am. I'm very honored that you think that I am a threat. That is a good assessment because I'm probably going to have to hurt you now. But, you know.

[Gustavo Sorola]

All right, that's it for them, which means 12. It's your turn. After 12 is natty.

[Dax Shepard]

Oh, looky there. Okay, well, I am going to. I'm gonna attack the one that has Natty. Yeah, yeah.

[Gustavo Sorola]

After 12 is Gunther. I'm sorry I said the wrong thing.

[Dax Shepard]

It's okay. You won't need to worry about it because I'm probably gonna take them out right now. I have this thing where if I'm within five feet. Let me make sure that this actually does something. Or if it's more of a. They get a. Away sentinel guardian immediately after a creature within five feet of you takes the disengage action or hits a target with an attack, you can make an amputee attack. Okay, never mind. Never mind. That's if they try to run away. All right, I'm going to hit with my Vorhammer. I'm going to do it. 1. No, sorry. 2. Handed. Let's pretend that I put my shield away when I was climbing so my AC is lower. Now I'm going to hit the one that's holding Natty with the flail. That is. Is a. My goodness. That's not gonna feel good. 25.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Oh, that hits.

[Dax Shepard]

Surprise, surprise, surprise, surprise. That's a 11.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Oh, yeah. You hit it with your warhammer, and it just kind of like pounds the knoll to the ground where it is unmoving.

[Dax Shepard]

And then with that same momentum from that last hit with my second attack, I was gonna go for. For the other guy.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Sure. I will say as you kill that one gnoll and it's not moving on the ground, the one that's remaining standing sees this happen, and it seems to get enraged by it and, like, reflexively lets out a punch that hits you null. That hits you to doing one point of damage.

[Dax Shepard]

Ow. What the heck, man? Okay, I'm gonna hit you with my hammer now. You ever get popped and you're just like, oh, you know, like. It's like. It's just surprising, but it's also very upsetting.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Yeah.

[Chris Damaris]

How could she slap.

[Dax Shepard]

Why would you do that? Okay.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Can you hit her?

[Kristen Bell]

You.

[Dax Shepard]

Oh, no. That is a nine.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Oh, no. Maybe you were, like, so stunned by the fact that it. It booped you that you're. You're not able to hit it. You're not able to focus on it.

[Dax Shepard]

Okay.

[Kristen Bell]

It was a crotch shot.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Yeah. Not allowed in the ring.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

No. They hit told not private parts.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Hey, inspiration die there.

[Kristen Bell]

That was good. That was very good. Because not only is it a good joke, but you remembered Private parts is here.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Yes. How could I find it?

[Barbara Dunkelman]

He's in my vest.

[Chris Damaris]

It's really hot.

[Kristen Bell]

Can you let me out of here?

[Gustavo Sorola]

You got to let private parts breathe. Is that it for you, Tol?

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Every time.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Air them out.

[Dax Shepard]

The only thing else that I would want to do is without opening myself about attack of opportunity, staying within reach of them, maybe like, circling to the door to block their exit.

[Kristen Bell]

Sure.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Yeah. So, like, stay close in melee range, threatening and just kind of putting yourself between them and the door.

[Dax Shepard]

Yeah. And then I go under my breath.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Gunther, I believe. Yeah. Gunther, you're up next.

[Chris Damaris]

Gunther drops his flail, pulls out his sword, charges at seemingly toll. You killed my brother, he says in abyssal. And then right before he gets to 12, he stabs the gnoll.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Sneak attack.

[Chris Damaris]

That's a 27.

[Gustavo Sorola]

That hits.

[Dax Shepard]

Whoa, whoa, whoa.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Quite the stabby stab.

[Chris Damaris]

And that's 15 damage.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Yeah. You run that knoll through with your rapier.

[Chris Damaris]

He slumps over unmoving my brother.

[Gustavo Sorola]

I missed. Gunther's are really like, really sticking to.

[Chris Damaris]

The part is that. That's all. They're both.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Yeah, that's all.

[Chris Damaris]

Quickly hide the body.

[Dax Shepard]

Yeah, I was gonna say Toll would drag one of the bodies behind the desk.

[Kristen Bell]

Yeah.

[Chris Damaris]

And Gunther will get the other.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Okay. And then there's also the body of the person who was sitting at the desk as well.

[Chris Damaris]

Can we position him? Looks like he's sleeping.

[Gustavo Sorola]

You can position him as well, too. Not just position him.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

While they're doing that, could I go grab whatever book he was scribbling in on his desk?

[Gustavo Sorola]

Yeah.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

And I think Gunther wanted to pick up his.

[Chris Damaris]

Yeah, the thing he dropped.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Loop.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Loop.

[Dax Shepard]

Yeah.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Well, I'm gonna deal with the body placement real fast. So you are propping the one who is sitting at the desk over the desk like he's sleeping. And then you're hiding the other two bodies, one of them under the desk. What about the other one?

[Chris Damaris]

Yeah, I guess. Can we put both of them under there?

[Gustavo Sorola]

Sure, why not? Kind of shove both of them under the desk. Not like the one who's sitting at the desk. Needs all the leg room.

[Chris Damaris]

Oh, and his eel skin hat. Can Gunther put that on?

[Gustavo Sorola]

Yes. Let me do. Let me deal with Doug in the book and then we'll do Gunther and the loop in the hat. So you take a look, you know, at the book there, Doug, and it's a pretty hefty book that, you know, had been laying open, but the gnoll closed. And as well as the book on top of the desk here, there's a velvet bag with some gold in it. And the book appears to be a thick ledger of some kind. It's a list of supplies and like, treasure, like a reserve of some kind.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

That I would probably glean that they have here in this, like, underground location.

[Gustavo Sorola]

That would be the logical conclusion.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Yes. Okay.

[Gustavo Sorola]

So. So, yes.

[Kristen Bell]

So we just killed the accountant. That's cool.

[Chris Damaris]

This was all stuff that, like. Because you said there were supplies and stuff all around us, right?

[Gustavo Sorola]

Yes.

[Dax Shepard]

I was hoping we would find a dirty secret. Perhaps a secret crush or like a confession of sorts, you know? But it's just numbers and I don't like numbers.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Numbers. You just have to find the scary numbers and put them in the box.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Mysterious and important.

[Chris Damaris]

Took me a second.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Yeah. You pick up the loop that rolled off the desk onto the ground, and it's a brass jeweler's loop of some kind.

[Chris Damaris]

Jeweler's loop.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Do you Know what that is? It's like a. Like. Yeah. Almost like a little small magnifying glass. You see, like jewelers look at it to like look at gems and find detail.

[Chris Damaris]

I guess I'll put that to my inventory. Or is there look if there's any jewels in which to look at.

[Gustavo Sorola]

You probably have jewels in your inventory.

[Chris Damaris]

I'm not too rich.

[Dax Shepard]

This is like one of those like. Doug, what's that, like super cool horoscope thingy? The kaleidoscope.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

You of Zodia.

[Dax Shepard]

That's the one.

[Kristen Bell]

One episode. Blaine is going to remember what that thing is called.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

It's okay. It's in my inventory. Not his.

[Gustavo Sorola]

True.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

I. I have a little bit cheat sheet.

[Dax Shepard]

Is it something like that?

[Barbara Dunkelman]

You know, could I like look at it too and see if it looks anything like this by glass?

[Gustavo Sorola]

Like you're trying to figure out if it's like a similar artifact. Is that what you're getting at?

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Yeah, yeah, artifact or like manufacturer made in Bulgaria.

[Gustavo Sorola]

I guess both Doug and Toll, since you're trying to figure this out, both of you can make. It's called investigation check. And I assume, Gunther, you're allowing them to do this? Yeah. Okay. You're not like smeagling it and my precious.

[Chris Damaris]

I was just trying to figure out how to spell loop 20.

[Dax Shepard]

All right, I've got this. I've got this. Doug, that's a two to.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

We're looking over here. Oh.

[Dax Shepard]

Oh, yes.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Yes.

[Kristen Bell]

Tol was just licking the loop.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Tolf you. You know, maybe you get like sand in your eye. You're still too hyped up from the. From combat to be able to really notice anything. But Doug, as you're looking at the loop, it appears to have something inscribed in it. It doesn't seem to be the same craftsmanship as the spyglass, but there is an inscription on the loop that appears to be written in Draconic.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Hey guys, do any of you know Draconic?

[Chris Damaris]

No.

[Kristen Bell]

No, ma' am.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Well, maybe we'll just hold on to this. Be able to translate it at some point.

[Dax Shepard]

Private parts, you know, Draconic. You're a well read gentleman.

[Gustavo Sorola]

He begins flipping through his. His tablet.

[Kristen Bell]

I do not. But one moment.

[Dax Shepard]

Oh, the iPad baby has some use.

[Gustavo Sorola]

No, I don't think I have anything.

[Chris Damaris]

That could help us in this situation.

[Dax Shepard]

Captain grumbles.

[Gustavo Sorola]

As you're looking at the loop, Toll, it's almost like the runes come together and it. Like before your eyes, the. The. The script almost transforms and you can read it now.

[Dax Shepard]

Guys, I think I'm Magic. I can read this thing now.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

What is it? What does it say to it says.

[Dax Shepard]

Crafted by Dr. Accutarius H. If emeritusian.

[Kristen Bell]

What?

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Wait, what?

[Gustavo Sorola]

Just like the script appeared and you were able to read it tolve as you say it out loud, the inscription seems to transform again and disappears.

[Dax Shepard]

And now it's gone.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Roll me a D20, tol.

[Dax Shepard]

You've got it, boss man. Here we go. One pipin hot D20. That is a 12.

[Gustavo Sorola]

And I want you to add all of your ability score modifiers to that. So, like your strength modifier, dexterity, constitution, intelligence, wisdom, and charisma.

[Dax Shepard]

Yeah, yeah, for sure. That's going to be a quick math. You've got this math minute. Eight. Nine. Nine.

[Gustavo Sorola]

So what's the total? That. That's your role. 21. All right. Yeah. Your vision kind of like warps and bends, but then snaps back in into crystal clear sharpness like usual.

[Kristen Bell]

Where'd you go? Tolf?

[Dax Shepard]

I am, like, freaking out, man. I mean, woman. I don't know. That was so weird. It was like, hey, this is made by this guy with a fancy name. And then it went away. And then. And then I just kind of zoned out for a second, I think.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

You know, I'm gonna. I'm going to write this note down in my book, but I'm gonna just abbreviate it to a H E M. That's probably convenient. Yeah.

[Gustavo Sorola]

You feel told like what you saw was. Was not of this world. It was like.

[Kristen Bell]

Wait, I have to ask. Did Blaine just figure it out?

[Dax Shepard]

You guys, Dr. Accutarius H. Ameritusian is doctor. Ahem. I don't know what that means, but that feels significant. Does it not?

[Chris Damaris]

Heard of such a name?

[Barbara Dunkelman]

I mean, we're just saying is doctor. Ahem. Just because we're just, you know, put into the abbreviations down here. We don't know if that's actually what this fellow calls himself or not or what the significance is.

[Dax Shepard]

I feel like when I say it, I want to clear my throat. Like Dr. M. You know? It feels right. Does that feel right to you guys?

[Gustavo Sorola]

It feels right.

[Kristen Bell]

You guys are crazy. That's not how I would shorten that name. That's so weird.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

We should probably hold on to this, right? I feel like. I don't know, if we ever meet this guy, maybe he'd want it back.

[Dax Shepard]

No, I think we should throw it to vay, you know?

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Did we accidentally just kill him?

[Kristen Bell]

Is it. No, the. No, that's probably Dr. A ham.

[Chris Damaris]

Oh, no. Old.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Could I look at the that knoll who had the jeweler's loop and see if he has any other items on him or like.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Yeah.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Is this chair a wheelchair, by any chance?

[Gustavo Sorola]

No, it is not. Why don't you make me an investigation check?

[Kristen Bell]

We've killed a lot of nobles. I don't know why he's so curious about this guy.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

18. Well, he's a doctor because, you know, like, he's a good guy.

[Gustavo Sorola]

He doesn't seem to have anything else on him. Unlike the other gnolls you've seen so far. I would say the one thing that sets this one apart is this one was unarmed. He did not have a flail like the other ones you've seen so far.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Okay. Yeah. Guys, I think we should hold on to this.

[Dax Shepard]

Okay.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Any volunteers? You want me to pop it in my pocket?

[Chris Damaris]

I'd already put it in my inventory, but I could take it out.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Oh, no, you could take it.

[Chris Damaris]

Doc, is there any supplies that from the book that we should take?

[Barbara Dunkelman]

No, I don't know if we really need this book, but we should probably take on this, like, jeweler's loop, I think.

[Kristen Bell]

Does the desk have any drawers?

[Gustavo Sorola]

You take a look at the desk, daddy, and you do not see any drawers on it. It's just like, almost like a. Just a surface to place things on.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Do we want to take the gold, though, in the sack? Little sack of gold? Yeah, I will take that.

[Chris Damaris]

All right, Barb, to clarify, I was saying, like, in the book, you said a list of supplies that were, like, kept here. Is there anything in there that would be noteworthy that we would want to, like, call out or look for or anything like that?

[Barbara Dunkelman]

I guess, like. Yeah. Could Doug read through the list and see if anything stands out as of any importance or something that, like, a name we recognize?

[Gustavo Sorola]

Absolutely.

[Dax Shepard]

Doug, can you run the numbers and see if they committed any blue collar crime?

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Oh, I'm sensing a little bit of fuad.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Oh, fuad. You don't say.

[Chris Damaris]

A frog.

[Gustavo Sorola]

For the record, there are 25 gold pieces in that back. I just wanted to roll that before we get too far from it.

[Dax Shepard]

Cha Ching.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Could I divvy that up amongst our team?

[Gustavo Sorola]

Yeah, absolutely.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

All right, let's see.

[Kristen Bell]

Five for you, six, and one for.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Giggy or find us fee.

[Kristen Bell]

There you go. There you go. I like that better.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

So you guys all get six gold pieces and I get seven.

[Dax Shepard]

Cool.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Could Doug take a look a little closer at everything that I guess, like a rough kind of flip through the book of all the supplies listed, see if anything kind of catches his eye.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Yeah, it's a lot of mundane things. Rope, ores, dried fish, brewer supplies, kegs, barrels and crates.

[Dax Shepard]

Longer bow of triumph.

[Kristen Bell]

Stop.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

So like, nothing really other than that. That stands out.

[Gustavo Sorola]

It does also list some treasure. But it does not appear to be in this room with you.

[Kristen Bell]

I think all this was. Was the bookie.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Yeah. Feel kind of bad.

[Kristen Bell]

He rung the bell. He didn't have to do that.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Yeah, yeah, well, he felt threatened. Rightfully so.

[Dax Shepard]

You know, they did bring in sandwiches, so maybe it was like the dinner bell.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Yeah, maybe they were just bringing his lunch.

[Dax Shepard]

He was. He was. Maybe they were bringing us ours lunch.

[Kristen Bell]

You know, they dropped their sandwiches and pulled out weapons. Are you guys crazy?

[Dax Shepard]

We don't know null customs. We don't know how they operate.

[Chris Damaris]

I've only been a no for five minutes.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

I think we should probably get a move on in here. And maybe as a team we should just. Let's try talking to people before blasting them.

[Kristen Bell]

If they don't ring an alarm bell, I won't blast them. That's what my grandma used to say.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Classic granny.

[Dax Shepard]

Very specific.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Do we know it was an alarm bell for sure?

[Kristen Bell]

Again, I feel like I'm taking crazy pills. He looked at me with alarm, rung the bell. They came in, had their weapons, and then attacked us with their weapons.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Yeah. Cause you blasted.

[Dax Shepard]

Tensions are so very, very high right now. I feel like it is imperative that we do a group hug. I will not say no for an answer.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Come on. I will then say no for an answer.

[Dax Shepard]

Answer to offers an open ended hug.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

I won't say no as an answer either.

[Chris Damaris]

Come on, Mr. Grumbles.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Doug goes in for the hug.

[Dax Shepard]

Okay. Thank you, Doug.

[Kristen Bell]

Natty, I'll go in for a hug.

[Dax Shepard]

This is healthy. This is good. Yes. Yes. Padded out. I say all the bad vibes. Let them leave our bodies. Here we go. All right, now let's go to the next area.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Everyone roll a charisma check. Let's see how good this hug is.

[Kristen Bell]

That's actually low for me.

[Chris Damaris]

8, 20.

[Dax Shepard]

1805.

[Gustavo Sorola]

I think Tolva, Natty are holding back some tension. They're giving Gus hugs.

[Kristen Bell]

We call those gugs.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Oh, roll for Giggy.

[Kristen Bell]

Oh, good. If he gives the hug.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Yeah.

[Kristen Bell]

17. All right. He rolled. Wait, what's his modifier? He ain't got no modifier for Christmas here. But I rolled. He wrote 18. Giggy needed that.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Oh, yeah. Giggy's into it.

[Dax Shepard]

Sweet boy.

[Kristen Bell]

I guess Giggy would as a centipede. He's hugging.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Yuck. 100 hugs.

[Dax Shepard]

Horrifying. Okay, Doug, after you. You said, we want to get going, let's get going.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Yeah. Doug starts exiting this room that we just walked in.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Okay.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Assuming there's no other exits in this room. Right.

[Gustavo Sorola]

It's just the one you walk in from. And I. I realized I forgot something Chris had said. Yeah, Chris, you can take the hat. I think you had mentioned that. I don't know if I ever, like, acknowledged. You could take that Knowles hat.

[Chris Damaris]

The. The eel.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Eel skin hat.

[Chris Damaris]

Yeah, yeah.

[Dax Shepard]

Cool, cool, cool. Fedora.

[Chris Damaris]

It just adds to the perception the.

[Gustavo Sorola]

The skies and it's not a fedora. I described it as a bicorn hat.

[Dax Shepard]

It's a. It's a bike.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Like, it's like you pick you picture like Napoleon wearing it.

[Chris Damaris]

Okay.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Like, it looks like a taco.

[Chris Damaris]

Yeah, yeah.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Is it by corn? Because I was hurting. Bike horn.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Yeah, that's like two corned bicorned.

[Dax Shepard]

Oh, I see what it is.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Gotcha.

[Dax Shepard]

Okay. That's a look.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Oh, I don't speak ill of the dead.

[Dax Shepard]

Well, this is the important part. Is it. Is it. I was like juice's sides or is it like a taco? Like, the points are at the. The front and the back?

[Gustavo Sorola]

I think that's up to Gunther. How do you want to wear it, Gunther?

[Chris Damaris]

How is he wearing it?

[Gustavo Sorola]

We'll say he was wearing it. Taco.

[Chris Damaris]

All right. Taco it is.

[Dax Shepard]

I think that's better for swinging your. Your sword. Otherwise you'll get it caught up, you know?

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Very true, very true.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Okay. Yeah. So you walk back out from the exit that you walked in from. The entrance turns into an exit, and you're back in that room with the pool of eel filled water and the rock island.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

I guess. Could we keep going kind of like clockwise towards the north?

[Dax Shepard]

Yeah.

[Gustavo Sorola]

You walk closer towards the north, and as you get closer, you can see that it leads back into a sandy grotto with what appears to be a ship in it.

[Dax Shepard]

Do I recognize the ship?

[Gustavo Sorola]

Make a wisdom check 16. No, it does not seem like a ship you have seen before. Okay, y' all walk in to there. Or you just kind of like peeking in or like, what's the move here, Doug?

[Barbara Dunkelman]

I'd like to peek into the ship.

[Gustavo Sorola]

I mean, like the grotto. I feel like you all aren't in the grotto yet. You all are like, this is what you see so far while peeking in. If you want to see more, you'll actually have to enter a little more.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

I would like to go in.

[Kristen Bell]

Yeah, we'll follow me Too.

[Chris Damaris]

Yeah.

[Dax Shepard]

Is this a fine vessel?

[Gustavo Sorola]

Is this a good ship, Lollipop?

[Barbara Dunkelman]

For my knowledge, it seems pretty. Pretty good quality. I'm gonna say ship. Pretty tip top ship.

[Gustavo Sorola]

There you go. Yeah. So you enter or you walk in a little more and you see, you know. This is indeed a sandy grotto with vaulted ceilings. And there's a beached ship that fills the cave. It's lit by hanging lanterns. And there's gangplank onto the ship. And there's appears to be barred brigs on either side of the gangplank. And you can see that there appear to be a couple of gnolls guarding the area. And they're stepping stones to the east that lead into a stream.

[Kristen Bell]

Anybody in the Briggs make investigation check.

[Chris Damaris]

We all do that or.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Sure.

[Kristen Bell]

17, 12.

[Gustavo Sorola]

All of us if you want. It's up to you.

[Dax Shepard]

I'm good. Maddie's got it.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Yeah, all of them.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Look all right. From where you are, it appears that there is indeed someone on the left and the right side of the brig.

[Kristen Bell]

Anybody look familiar?

[Gustavo Sorola]

It's hard to see see from where you are. Maybe if you get closer you can get a better look.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Oh, I remember. Guys, chill out.

[Kristen Bell]

Permission to approach the nose gently.

[Chris Damaris]

Maybe I should go first so that I can speak on behalf of the nos.

[Kristen Bell]

Sure, whatever. The nose that came out before spoke common. But that one in the. In the accounting room, he didn't.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Go ahead. Gunter. Lead the charge.

[Chris Damaris]

We are. I guess we'll all. Captain, we are here for the torture. Where are they?

[Gustavo Sorola]

So do so.

[Dax Shepard]

They'll be tortured.

[Chris Damaris]

No, no. The prisoners.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Since you said you're here for the torture, why don't you make me a deception check, Gunther?

[Chris Damaris]

Okay, 20.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Okay.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

The prisoners are in the brigs. One to the west and one to the east.

[Chris Damaris]

I was told to torture the little one. That is the halfling with the limp.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

And who told you to torture the halfling?

[Chris Damaris]

I don't know. I'm just. I'm just here to work.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

You don't know who hired ya?

[Chris Damaris]

Let me one moment. And Gunther goes to like dig through his stuff looking. I can't find it here.

[Dax Shepard]

Do you know who.

[Chris Damaris]

Who's in charge here? I'm just a.

[Gustavo Sorola]

That really made me laugh. Chris. Why don't you make me one more deception check here, okay?

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Come on, deceive him.

[Chris Damaris]

This is a 13.

[Dax Shepard]

Not bad.

[Gustavo Sorola]

I'm gonna roll. A high roll is bad for you. A low roll is good for you. 5.

[Dax Shepard]

Ah, yes. Is that a high roll or a low roll, Ghost?

[Gustavo Sorola]

That's I think Doug and I run the numbers, and that's 5 is low on a D, 25 is low.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

I guess it depends on what you're referring to. Is low. The comparison and everything like that.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Carry the three, the gnoll says the privateer, of course.

[Chris Damaris]

Ah, that's right. Anyway, where's the magenta hair halfling pancake or something?

[Gustavo Sorola]

Why don't you talk to the Prometheus.

[Dax Shepard]

First and then we'll let you in.

[Chris Damaris]

All right. Where are they?

[Gustavo Sorola]

The Gnolls just point at the stepping stones leading up the stream.

[Chris Damaris]

I look back. Can I give a. A look at Doug for, like, confirmation to continue or. Wait, did they. They didn't hear that because it was that in weird language, Abyssal. They didn't hear that. All right, I'll go forward and go to talk to the privateer.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Okay. And assume everyone else follows.

[Kristen Bell]

Sure.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Yeah, I think. Yeah, we'd probably see Gunther doing that and follow him.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Okay. As you do. So all four gnolls that are stationed out here, they're all of their heads. Just turn and watch as you guys walk to the east to the stepping stones in the street.

[Dax Shepard]

Give a friendly wave. Yeah.

[Kristen Bell]

Natty waves.

[Gustavo Sorola]

The two up top on the ship look at each other and laugh.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Why are you laughing, Natty?

[Kristen Bell]

Natty yells back, that was funny.

[Gustavo Sorola]

They don't say anything. So, yeah, you head out to the east and you see a trail of stepping stones that appear to head northeast into the stream's current and slopes upstream to a small cavern.

[Chris Damaris]

I want to relay to the group while we're away what was said.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Okay. Give me a taste of that. What do you tell them?

[Chris Damaris]

Well, I told them I'm here to torture. I lied.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Good.

[Chris Damaris]

Then they said that Pancak is in one of those prisoner spots, but we don't know which one. And they said to go talk to the privateer who is in charge.

[Dax Shepard]

So are we like, your prisoners or.

[Chris Damaris]

I. I think we're all torturing together.

[Dax Shepard]

Okay.

[Chris Damaris]

Yeah, we're specialized in my mind.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Okay. Yeah, that sounds good.

[Dax Shepard]

Are we within eyesight of those brigs as we approach?

[Gustavo Sorola]

I mean, you walked kind of by them. Yeah. As you were. As Gunther was talking, you were kind of close. And then, you know, as you walk by to the stepping stones to the east, you do walk pretty close to them.

[Dax Shepard]

Can I glance? I'm assuming if one's Pancake, do we recognize the other one?

[Gustavo Sorola]

Mika is investigation check.

[Chris Damaris]

If it matters, I did say the name Pancake, so they might have, like, it's Pancake or. Yeah, Pancake if they had heard their name, they might have looked 13.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Yeah. You see, one of them appears to be a halfling who has magenta hair and is missing half of their left leg. The other one appears to be a half gnoll, maybe human. Does not look familiar to you?

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Okay, guys, I'm pretty sure based off the description, that we know that that's Pancake.

[Chris Damaris]

Should we go sneak around back in?

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Sneak around back in?

[Chris Damaris]

Like, instead of go talk to Privateer, the boss, we go try and sneak into the ship. Or we could go try to fool privateer into thinking they hired us.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

I feel like we're in for a fight if we try to convince someone that we're actually here to. To take them, because I think that they would know maybe who they asked to help or not, and there'd be a dead giveaway. So maybe we should try to do it the sneaky way.

[Chris Damaris]

That's a good point.

[Dax Shepard]

Also, do we know if this is Patton CAC or the shape shifter that is posing as Patencac? Oh, because that's, like, a thing too, you know? I don't know. Natty, what do you think? I. I feel like we're gonna have to use your charisma, maybe to talk. Talk to the privateer and get more information.

[Kristen Bell]

I feel like we should probably talk to the privateer, since if that is Pancake, they're in a prison that's literally being guarded by people we just talked to.

[Dax Shepard]

Yeah. Okay. And in the spirit of transparency, being back on a ship, it's pretty weird. You know, this has been a vile.

[Kristen Bell]

This is.

[Dax Shepard]

You know, I miss it, but I hate it. I don't know how to deal with these emotions.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Natty, maybe you could just go kind of wander up over to where Pancake is being held and maybe see if. If that's the real one, you know? I feel like you got a good judge of character.

[Kristen Bell]

Sure, sure. Sorry. That was John.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Or not. You know. You know, you're your woman if you want to make your own decisions.

[Kristen Bell]

No, I. I'm. Hey. Yes, sir. And, Natty, if we walk down that path, do we get the out of the view of the Gnolls for a moment?

[Gustavo Sorola]

Yeah. You will eventually lose their line of sight as you enter the cavern.

[Kristen Bell]

Okay, what if. Counter argument. What if we sneak our way towards where the privateer is, I get a look at the privateer, and then I go back as the privateer and do a little switcheroo?

[Chris Damaris]

He's a good idea.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

I love that.

[Dax Shepard]

Natty, that. That is so smart.

[Kristen Bell]

Y. Yeah. Nothing. Nothing bad will happen. With that, you know.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. It does heal to. To help.

[Kristen Bell]

Yep, sounds good.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Doug, put your thumb up also.

[Kristen Bell]

Go for it.

[Dax Shepard]

This is very important. Like looking at the ship, like how many miles to the gallon does this puppy get?

[Kristen Bell]

You know, I'm so now I regret letting you go.

[Gustavo Sorola]

I think it's. It's more miles to the galleon in this case.

[Dax Shepard]

Very good. Oh, that's good. That's good.

[Kristen Bell]

Is there a way, Gus, for Natty to like, peer around a corner and get a look at the privateer before being seen?

[Gustavo Sorola]

Yeah. Before I give any information, I need to take a stealth check from you.

[Kristen Bell]

Oh, you gotta take, you gotta take.

[Dax Shepard]

It's that trade meme I give you.

[Gustavo Sorola]

You give me stealth check, I give you information. Maybe sword.

[Kristen Bell]

Wilkas. That's a Nat20, thank you very much. With a plus three sus 23, which means I'm gonna roll bad for the charisma checks.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

No way.

[Gustavo Sorola]

You stealthily sneak in and luckily what kind of works to your advantage is the sound of the water kind of over. Like it's louder than your footsteps. So you're able to kind of sneakily, stealthily crouch up, you know, crawl up and see, peek into the cavern and. And inside you see a small smoky cavern that appears to be very brightly lit. There's a rushing waterfall made of fire or I guess a firefall. And in the cavern, there's a one foot high fire on the floor. And there's a raised circular platform in the middle of all this made of red gemstone marked with blazing runes. On the platform, you see someone kneeling, talking with someone who appears to be inside the fire falter itself.

[Kristen Bell]

Okay. And they're the only person in the room.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Well, the person kneeling on the platform and then the other person in the firefall.

[Kristen Bell]

Yeah, but the only person in the room is that person who's kneeling.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Yes.

[Kristen Bell]

Okay, do I see enough of them turn into them?

[Gustavo Sorola]

Yes, but. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Okay.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Gus kept it simple.

[Kristen Bell]

Thank you for your enthusiastic reply. Yeah, yeah. So now it's turns into the privateer or into that person and hopes it's the privateer.

[Dax Shepard]

Let's go.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. You get a pretty good look at this person who's kneeling on the platform. And then as you look around, you realize you recognize the the creature inside.

[Dax Shepard]

The firefall using demon Skype conversation.

[Gustavo Sorola]

The demon Skype conversation is with none other than Infernus.

[Dax Shepard]

Oh my gosh.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

They're right here, right now.

[Dax Shepard]

They're long distance dating.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Find out the status. If it's Complicated or not. On the next episode of Tales from the Sticky Dragon.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Are you gonna turn into the Big Bad Natty?

[Kristen Bell]

I mean, that'd be cool. I could. I think Infernus might be bigger than Natty.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Just a little.

[Gustavo Sorola]

All right, well, thanks for listening everybody. Had a lot of fun this episode. I love, I love these kind of navigating dungeon episodes. But yeah, thanks a bunch. And and don't forget in the next episode of Second Wind, which you can get if you're a member of our [e-mail] or if you listen to the show on Beacon, I'll talk all about Sega and the Sega intro that they used to have all those years ago.

[Kristen Bell]

Man, I'm not in that recording. I don't get to talk about it.

[Gustavo Sorola]

And of course we'll talk about this episode and you know, stuff that happened in it. But yeah, I know you really want to hear about Sega.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

We could at you, John.

[Kristen Bell]

Beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep.

[Gustavo Sorola]

All right, maybe.

[Dax Shepard]

Bye Sega.

[Gustavo Sorola]

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[Dax Shepard]

Actually, I revealed his last name in the last episode. You didn't, did you? No, no, I was going to say.

[Kristen Bell]

I, I, I have in my head that you, like you specifically said to is a share a prince.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

It's not to ironclad, is it?

[Dax Shepard]

I didn't say that.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Well, because you we were talking a little about in this episode, like father figures and like, who actually so many dad.

[Kristen Bell]

So many dads and all his dads. I don't know. Because we learned of a another father figure. Bjorn. Yeah, I would address that outright because.

[Dax Shepard]

I didn't know how Micah and Gus would want me to navigate that because, like, I wrote some very important figures in my past and I was like, am I allowed to say this? Am I allowed to give this information?

[Kristen Bell]

So I feel like we should address actually that, that aspect of our show, which I think you're a prime candidate for this discussion, Blaine. There's moments where character reveals or character lore or character development happens. And I wonder where you come from of the worry of saying too much because it seems to be a concern. And I want to understand that concern. I think the audience would be curious about that concern.

[Dax Shepard]

There's a lot of information I'm willing to share. I feel like Tolva is an open book for the most part. But there's stuff that I feel like needs to be revealed in a storytelling fashion. It needs to be shown. What's the show not tell is like, that's like the old adage with writing.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Show not tell on an audio podcast.

[Chris Damaris]

Yeah.

[Dax Shepard]

And I understand, like, ha, show not tell. You know, it's an audio podcast and stuff. Like, but there are, there are like, story elements. There are like, like beats that, like, I feel like we want to hit as a narrative before those things. Otherwise it's just like coming out and it's like, hey, I'm Gunther. I killed my whole family. What up? You know, like, it's like, it would be cooler if, like, that's Gunther. That's the guy that committed the murder of whatever. And then we're like, gunther, what's the murder of whatever? And then. Yeah, and like, I wanted to kind of come out like that. Like, I wanted to not just feed the audience the information. I would like for them to have a few episodes where they come up with some speculation and they might craft. You know, it's like severance. Severance didn't come out right. And say, this is what this is.

[Kristen Bell]

And that.

[Dax Shepard]

And like. And I think that that's a fun way of storytelling. There's been a couple times where, like, I think now I'm more caught up to see speed on how this will play out. And I. And I'm very excited about it.

[Kristen Bell]

Yeah.

[Dax Shepard]

But I also don't want to reveal too much.

[Barbara Dunkelman]

Give me and John the inside scoop. Lane.

[Kristen Bell]

No, it's fine. Just me, Barb and the Patreon audiences gets to listen to this and the. The Beacon audience that gets to listen to this episode.

[Gustavo Sorola]

Again, that's stinky. Dragonpod.com we can't thank you enough for your support that lets us make this show. A number of incredible voice actors lent their voice to the show, including Private Private Parts voiced by Ben Ernst at halcyon. Ben Patrol. Knoll 1 is voiced by Dean Chinowith. Chinowith on Twitch Patrol Noll 2, voiced by Jeremy Schlier. I hope I said that right. At Sleepy Shaman. Noel Bookkeeper voiced by Colin Parker at Colin M. Parker. Noel Guard 1, voiced by Patrick A.T. ragar and Nolgar 2, voiced by Carolyn at It's a Small World. This week's error question submitted by TGA Scythe and this episode of Tales from the Stinking Dragon was produced by Ben Ernst. Written editing composed by Michael Rice, with additional editing work by Katherine Arnold and David Sonier. Tune in next time for another thrilling episode of Tales from the Stinky Dragon. Yeah, you get a pretty good look at this person who's kneeling on the platform.

[Kristen Bell]

Shoots them. Just kidding. Just kidding. Just kidding. Just kidding. That was for me. That was one for me.

[Dax Shepard]

It.