C03 - Ep. 26 - From On Hyra - Up to Shananigans

Summary

Tales from the Stinky Dragon

Episode: C03 - Ep. 26 - From On Hyra - Up to Shananigans

Release Date: September 17, 2025
Dungeon Master: Gustavo Cerola
Featured Players: Chris Maris (Gunther), Barbara Dunkelman (Doug), John Risinger (Natty), Blaine Gibson (Tolv), plus several voiced NPCs
Summary Compiled By: Podcast Summarizer

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Episode Overview

This episode follows the adventurers as they leave the saline sea behind and travel to the Untamed Flame Forge in search of Gunther’s aunt, Shannon, a renowned blacksmith. After some banter and a party-wide duel, the group collects a legendary artifact, the Gavel of Gailstrom, and explores the intricacies of their party dynamics and histories. The latter half takes them through a storm toward Solasad—a garish racetrack town populated by peculiar “vermistangs” and vivid local color, where the group preps for a uniquely wormy race and stumbles into a new cliffhanger.

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Key Discussion Points & Story Beats

Opening Banter and Roll Call (02:50–05:15)

• The episode kicks off with trademark playful banter and a change in dungeon mastery (Blaine jokes about taking over as DM).
• The party rolls initiative, leading to chaos and jokes about “BM” as “Blaine Master” and “Bowel Movement.”

Question of the Day — What Would You Do with Lottery Winnings? (05:13–12:23)

Each party member roleplays their character's dreams of sudden wealth:

• Gunther (Chris Maris): Would hire spies and investigators to track down the villain who decimated his village.

  “If I won the lottery, I would hire so many spies and investigators to find the heathen who attacked my village.” (04:43)

• Doug (Barbara Dunkelman): Practical and nerdy—would invest, then build a "Batcave" laboratory.

  “I’d take a portion and put it into my investment account... Then I think I would spend the rest on my very own Batcave... An underground laboratory!” (05:39)

• Natty (John Risinger): Good-hearted—would set up a trust for her son Giggy or donate to her mother’s temple.

  “I probably just donated all to my mama’s temple back in my hometown.” (08:34)

• Tolv (Blaine Gibson): Would hire PIs to reconnect with family, anonymously gift money to friends, and then donate the rest. Calls out the concept of “good billionaires.”

  “There’s no good billionaires, and no one person needs all that money, it’s stupid.” (11:07)

Notable Quote:

“You can’t spell agreed without greed.” (11:25) — Gustavo Cerola

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Arrival at the Untamed Flame Forge and the Duel with Shannon (13:10–24:24)

• The party enters the forge, greeted by Shannon Egan’s Windbreaker, Gunther’s formidable aunt.
  • Shannon’s Introduction: Her appearance is described as "beefy" and “clad in obsidian and iron.” She immediately challenges Gunther to a duel.
  • Unique Duel Mechanic: The duel uses a “push/parry/feint” mini-game (rock-paper-scissors style) played out over three rounds.
  • Bets Are Placed: Natty bets all her gold on Gunther; Doug bets a nominal sum on Shannon.
• Duel Results: Shannon easily defeats Gunther, showcasing her superior skill and hinting at Gunther's need for more training.
• Aftermath:

  Shannon: “You have much to learn... yet I see promise, raw talent. Help everyone inside.” (24:24)
  The group receives their winnings/losses, and Shannon’s dynamic with Gunther is explored.

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Artifact Pickup: The Gavel of Gailstrom (27:12–30:48)

• Tolv collects the Gavel of Gailstrom, a storm-powered warhammer forged from a legendary ship’s anchor, which bestows a “storm strike” ability but can enrage and knock friend and foe prone.

  Tolv: “With a squally scream of rage, you are briefly possessed by the Sea Drinker and gain +1 to attack and damage rolls until the end of your rage.” (27:56)

• Doug removes an old infusion from Tolv’s ax and gives Natty a handcrafted spell-refueling ring.

  Doug (to Natty): “I whittled this wooden ring... while you wear it, you could recover one expanded spell slot as an action.” (29:40)

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Inside the Forge: Conversations & Lore (35:05–47:10)

• Gunther confronts Shannon about her past and the betrayal of the village; Shannon justifies her actions as pursuing her craft and seeking to help the world.

  Gunther: “Why did you abandon our village... Betray your family?”
  Shannon: “There is much to see in the world and much to show... I seek to restore ancient artifacts.” (35:07–39:04)

• Shannon agrees to train Gunther by introducing him to fighters from Swank Sands, the neighboring toad region.

Memorable Moment:
Natty summarizes the awkwardness of neighborly relations:

“There is no anger, we just do not hang out.” (37:46)

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Artifact Show-and-Tell (41:04–47:57)

• Party displays various items to Shannon for identification, including the Pirate Hook of Pipe Dreams (which reveals a recipient’s dreams when hooked in), and a thaumatech spyglass.
• Shannon confirms many items as ancient artifacts crafted by the Zodia mystics, adding recurring threads to the party’s ongoing quest.

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Investigating Shannon’s Workshop (47:57–56:18)

• Players explore the forge for items. Gunther and Doug discover a bag of marbles (which Gunther keeps), and Natty tries to teach Gigi about the reservoir (with ongoing jokes about pets and microwaves).

  Shannon: “Those marbles were perhaps created long ago to entertain some long-dead child of the aristocracy.” (54:01)

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Prep to Depart: The Storm and Marching Order (66:33–72:18)

• As the party heads out toward Solasad, a thunderstorm (thanks to the “meat grinder table” mechanic) engulfs them.
• Natty, as party leader, has Tolv trail ten feet behind due to his “conductivity.”
• Tolv attempts to “control” the weather with a persuasion check, resulting in comical, near-miss lightning strikes.

  Tolv: “Oh mighty storm, it is me, your leader and god…” (68:22–68:38)

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Entering Solasad — The Vermistang Races! (73:12–89:00)

• The group approaches Solasad, encountering the immense stained-glass “Cragtdus” structure surrounded by a vermistang racetrack.
• At the betting booth, they meet Iris, the operator (voiced by a guest), and learn about "vermistangs": worm-like horse creatures with colorful manes and fanged mouths.

  Natty: “Wait, it is the shape of a horse, no hooves, skin of a worm, yet a colored mane...?” (76:44) DM Gustavo: “A worm-horse.” (76:51)

• Betting ensues:
  • Player/Rider Assignments:
    • Natty’s son Gigi bets on and rides Wester
    • Doug rides Poppin Fresh
    • Gunther picks El Angel
    • Tolv selects Terry
• Colorful party banter and various dice rolls reveal the quirks and pitfalls of each vermistang.
• The players (and Gigi) pay the entry/gold fee and ready themselves for a hilariously tense race.

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Cliffhanger Ending: A Scream on the Cragtdus (92:24–92:35)

• Just as the magical starting explosions go off for the race, a blood-curdling scream is heard from the top of the Cragtdus.

  “From the top of the Cragtdus all of you hear a loud blood-curdling scream!” (92:35)

• Episode ends with the party left to investigate—or race!

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Notable Quotes & Moments

• On party priorities & private investigators:

  “It tells a lot about what we got going on here—we’re lazy. We don’t want to do the adventure ourselves.” — Doug (11:39)

• On the show’s title and humor:

  “A show called Stinky Dragon whose logo has fart lines coming out of a dragon is all about higher art.” (47:48)

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Important Timestamps

| Timestamp | Segment | |-----------|---------| | 05:13-12:23 | Party lottery question — Character development & humor | | 13:10-14:44 | Arrival at the Untamed Flame Forge, Shannon’s challenge | | 15:32-24:13 | The duel between Gunther & Shannon (+ in-game betting) | | 27:12-30:48 | Picking up the Gavel of Gailstrom and artifact backstories | | 35:05-39:44 | Confrontation between Gunther and Shannon about their past | | 47:57-54:01 | Exploring Shannon’s workshop & marbles discovery | | 66:33-72:18 | Traveling to Solasad in the storm, Tall tries weather control | | 73:12-74:13 | Arrive at Solasad — see “Cragtdus” & begin gambling prep | | 89:39-92:35 | The great vermistang race is about to start; scream from the Cragtdus! |

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Episode Vibe & Final Notes

The episode is driven by signature Stinky Dragon humor—deadpan banter, fantasy puns, and party bickering—layered over approachable actual-play D&D. Character moments (the duel, artifact id, emotional revelations) mix with slapstick, meta references, and collaborative world-building. It’s accessible for newcomers while rich in ongoing lore for returning listeners.

For Next Time

• The party must address the mysterious scream atop the Cragtdus mid-worm horse race
• Further exploration of magical artifacts and connections to the Zodia mystics likely
• Ongoing rivalries and quirky teamwork continue to evolve

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For supplemental content (like "Second Wind") and fan interactions, listeners are encouraged to visit stinkydragonpod.com.

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(End of summary for "Tales from the Stinky Dragon" C03 - Ep. 26 - "From On Hyra - Up to Shananigans")

Transcript

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[A]

Hello everyone welcome to tales from the stinky dragon i'm your dungeon master gustavo cerola and i'm going to hit our four players with an arrow there it is you could just ask.

[G]

Us a question i think i'm gonna.

[E]

Be the dungeon master for the day i'm gonna i'm going to challenge your authority gus and today i will be the dungeon master put up for a.

[G]

Vote everyone raise your hand if you want blaine to be dungeon master i.

[E]

Oh.

[A]

Three go for it.

[E]

Welcome to tales to the sneaky dragon i'm your dungeon master blaine gibson and i'm gonna hit our four players with an arrow wow pew pew pew banter funny banter all right let's roll this stupid dice.

[A]

All right go ahead and roll yeah roll a d twenty let's figure out.

[C]

Five eighteen can't wait for blaine's tavern tale whenever that is where he gets to actually be the dm dude it's.

[G]

Coming i came up with our initiative modifiers to to this role just kidding i'm just kidding i'm just kidding.

[E]

The.

[A]

Tradition continues natty trips and falls and.

[G]

Takes three fine i'll take it i.

[E]

Rolled an eight.

[C]

Micah put in chat bm blaine master but i thought he.

[E]

Put bowel movement yeah that's bm that's.

[A]

Bm looks like we got gunther with an eighteen doug with a seventeen natty with an eight and tove with a five woo all right so oh i didn't even ask the question you you distracted me with your bm if you won the lottery what would you do with your money and that was suggested by but it's like four names on here that's a short question to be submitted by four people lorena hemple whirlw fred jordan and loose goose i think some of those are real names and some of them aren't the third the third loose goose the third if you won the lottery what would you do with your money and we're starting off with gunther i'm chris maris i play.

[H]

Gunther the fighter if i won the lottery i would hire so many spies and investigators to find the heathen who attacked my village and then i would track him down and take matters into my own hands and hopefully not die.

[E]

I don't know that that would cost what you would earn from winning the lottery i i saw a billboard and i think you could get that pretty affordably done there's a lady in waco she can do it for a couple thousand maybe investigate call five five five.

[C]

Five five five five five five five.

[E]

I always see your signs like private.

[A]

Eyes oh yeah yeah okay so vengeance got it remind me to never get on gunther's bad side gunther you're wonderful thank you for answering the question and you're definitely honing in you purpose and i hope we get to go on this journey with you gunther next up we've got doug with a seventeen hello.

[C]

I'M barbara dunkelman and i play doug boone the male bugbear artificer level six and you know i've done a long and hard if i would win the lottery what i would do first i would take a portion of it and put it into my investment account smart like an ira exactly and i don't know if like the mortalion has like a four hundred one k or if they do like matching or anything like that but i'd probably invest a little bit into that and then i think i would spend the rest on my very own batcave you know like an underground laboratory with all my inventions and you know maybe get a little butler myself maybe a batl maybe a guy named quiffly perhaps and you know just really you know build it out make it pretty cool down there why underground because that's what the batcave is yeah.

[G]

But that's because that's batman's theme i'm just curious how that pertains to doug's persona because they're a bugbear yes it's.

[C]

A cave caves are typically you know.

[G]

Below surfaces okay i just that i would say a bear cave not a.

[C]

Bat cave i'm a big fan of.

[E]

Batman that's all i wanted i just wanted to know is doug a fan.

[G]

Of batman and that's why then that.

[C]

Works yeah i'm jug bone where is she that's what i'll say when we're looking for your wife gunther where is.

[H]

She i know where she is she is at my home oh okay easy.

[A]

Exactly where you left her yes doug would you evict the bats or would they stay in there with you well.

[C]

I understand the confusion gustavo there's no actual bats in this bat cave it's an uninhabited cave yeah so it's just a cave exactly and i am the.

[A]

Batman okay micah suggests maybe you could just line the walls with baseball bats.

[C]

Ah i see yeah self defense you.

[A]

Know yeah it's like a vintage collection or something all right doug thank you for the for the journey we went.

[E]

On there you're very welcome the puzzle that we i thought it was pretty.

[C]

Straightforward personally yes it was a lot.

[A]

Of follow up questions next up we have nad i believe natty with an.

[G]

Eight howdy y' all it's john risinger and i play natty wonder the drow warlock drag queen mother of the harbinger of the apocalypse nope just a little demon that wants to end everything if i were to get the lottery and become filthy filthy rich i would do probably one of two things i'd either one put it into some sort of trust for giggy to be able to access when he is older and mature enough to use funds in a responsible way so it might never be touched as just a joke i love my.

[E]

Little take a long while i honestly.

[G]

I probably just donated all to my mama's temple back in my hometown just because you know they could always use more funds to like you know help the temple or help the community around them or you know just do anything like that i just trust them with the money instead so the church thermometer.

[E]

Would fill up completely and then explode.

[G]

At the top no more car washes they could they'd be all good new.

[E]

Rec center and new recruit yeah somehow.

[A]

That really tracks i don't know what i would have expected from unatty but that seems that seems right that seems to go totally in with what what i would expect what do i need to be rich for yeah well you.

[C]

Know if you want bat cave or something you know cost a lot of.

[E]

Money well actually as a drow i.

[G]

Would lack an underground cave so it actually makes sense to a lot of.

[A]

Your family play the lottery natty you got a you got a proud lottery.

[G]

Playing tradition no we don't have lottery in my community i had to quickly look it up on on one of doug's little handheld devices what the lottery.

[A]

Was oh interesting okay yeah yes i.

[C]

Have a handheld device that explains what the lotto is and that's the only function of that handheld device it's called.

[G]

A wiki dug ah.

[A]

Wiki duggia okay cool thanks and last up with a.

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Five we've got toll hey it's blaine your dungeon master i also play toll the male thaumatech barbarian i need to update my character sheet how many weeks is this now i no it's just admiral i'll do it later talk to you next noxy next the problem yeah yeah exactly the blaine gibson way and i play twelve you hoots me twelve into gustavo so many questions that i must ask we talking scratch offs or powerball what money amount are we talking.

[A]

About we're talking let's let's put it in the powerball range oh lots of money yeah scratchers are are a lot of money but a different tier yeah.

[E]

Not like the same level of life changing okay several things first of all i would hire a series of private investigators to find the rest of my family that's like maybe point two percent of the winnings that's really not expensive so i don't know what gunther is doing and after that i think i would take care of my friends you know i'd give them a little bit of cash and you know make sure that they're well taken care of and then i would do that anonymously though because you do not want them to come back and say oh i spent all of this money please give me more yeah and then i would get like a personal finance guy to tell me exactly how much i want to keep for having a good comfy lifestyle and then i would donate the rest because there's no good billionaires and no no one person needs all of that money it's stupid i agree.

[A]

You can't spell agreed without greed it seems like it's it's i do find it a little strange that two of our party members went the private investigator route i think it's it tells a lot about what we got going on here we're.

[E]

Lazy we don't want to do the.

[C]

Adventure ourselves or just so dedicated to the mission at hand that you guys you know want to hire out to do other things that you need done.

[E]

You'Re right and as we all know subcontracting and hiring advisors or whatever that's.

[H]

The way to be to spread out work so that it is done more efficiently yeah i don't know what we're.

[G]

Talking about i'm making a joke about.

[E]

How ah never mind what were we about to cut it i just remember we got a lot lot i've had a lot of funny money sitting out to contractors for silly things and that could have gone to like lovely shows like tales from sticky dragon anyways that's.

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Corporate america for you dude.

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Never heard.

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Of her she's a drag queen corporate.

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America that's actually a great drag queen.

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I was gonna say that's a great.

[A]

Drag queen name i hope she's got a monocle before we dive into this episode let's clarify i think we had talked a little bit about who team leader was and joked a little bit about it last episode i want to make sure we're all on the same page so where are we at team leader wise it was me and doug.

[E]

Playing hot potato with responsibilities yeah i.

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Mean go ahead swap it up as much as you want i vote for.

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Natty i vote for natty i give.

[E]

My vote to natty okay i vote.

[H]

Third party.

[A]

Okay gunther's throwing his away.

[G]

All right i guess i guess i'm team leader i'm gonna write that in.

[C]

My note all right this looks like.

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The place gunther you ready to see.

[H]

Your aunt guess i'm very anxious to.

[A]

Talk to her hello gunther calls out hello and the door slowly opens revealing thickly built youthful looking toad the smell of smoke comes out from the building and you see some smoke appear behind her she is clad in obsidian like a combination of obsidian and iron she looks at euphor and says i am.

[B]

Shannon egan's windbreaker who are you i.

[H]

Am gunther bootkiss windbreaker gunther bootkiss windbreaker.

[B]

On guard as she leaps forward and.

[A]

Attacks you what shannon flies through the air with grace towards gunther she unsheathes a thick foil mid air made of blackened metal like that of her armor as she descends her beefy thoed legs and free arms shove your companions aside dugnadian towles make me dexterity saving throws.

[E]

I have advantage on this eleven twelve critical fail and a twelve so i'll.

[A]

Take that twelve okay those were not great dexterity saves thank you so all three of you fall to the ground knocked prone by shannon as she shoves you aside and you get a boo boo on your bum you take five points of bludgeoning damage five points wow.

[G]

This girl hit us hard can i.

[C]

Use a shield as a reaction for that or is it probably not worth.

[G]

It sure i'll take it just take.

[E]

It was i raging no okay shannon.

[A]

Lands with surprisingly light feet and points her blade at gunther's leather clad chest.

[B]

I said on guard why do you.

[A]

Want to fight rather than answer that question i'm going to explain the duel mechanic to you oh gosh so we're gonna have like a dual mini game between shannon and gunther here and it's kind of like rock paper scissors so there'll be three rounds and each round both duelists secretly choose one action to perform during the duel both duelists can move as they wish apply new magical effects that items may have but there will be no bonus actions reactions or spells so the three options you get much like rock paper scissors you can either push parry or faint push it not like that like that push beats faint perry beats push and faint beats perry and then there's special conditions for ties which we can go over as we go through you sure you want.

[G]

To do this with chris the first.

[C]

Time.

[G]

I could see his eyes gloss over already as you were describing i.

[A]

Sent him the things and so as shannon you know pulls out her weapon and is pointing it at guntherapy private parts starts elbowing you in the ribs natty what what private do you want.

[D]

To make a wager on who's gonna.

[G]

Win yeah why not let's have some.

[D]

Fun how much do you want to.

[E]

Bet how much money i got looked.

[C]

At my gold in a while i'm.

[G]

Gonna bet everything i'm gonna bet everything you're gonna bet everything i'm about everything one hundred seventy two gold oh my god on who on gunther oh surprising.

[E]

All right chris stakes are high don't mess this up wow that's a lot.

[D]

Of money okay private parts scribbles it.

[A]

Down on his notepad are you good.

[G]

For that private all right wait are.

[D]

You good for that yeah yeah yeah.

[G]

I'M not gonna need to send gigi.

[E]

After you if you lose oh no.

[D]

No okay you know where i live.

[G]

Yeah i do actually i don't where.

[E]

Do you live we haven't talked at.

[G]

All about your background fort indrid just like you okay okay okay yeah let's.

[A]

See how this goes private parts then walks over to tol and says hey.

[D]

Tov you want to get in on this me and nadia are betting on.

[E]

The duel i think i will kindly pass i am not much of a.

[D]

Gambler oh you don't have any money.

[E]

Okay i have more money than natty and certainly will after gunther loses.

[C]

Hey.

[G]

You know go big or go home you know what's what's the money good for if if i'm not here tomorrow.

[E]

I don't know spending it on armor.

[A]

And equipment natty learned what the lottery is and she's all in on gambling.

[G]

Now yeah i mean i said i didn't know the lottery was i didn't say the natty didn't know what gambling was there's a lot of forms of.

[E]

Gambling yeah and natty had that stint on a riverboat doing entertainment a lot.

[A]

Of gambling there yep private parts will move on to doug hey doug you.

[D]

Want to put some money on this.

[C]

Is gambling legal here i know in some places it's not in some places it is it's kind of a gray.

[D]

Area oh it's okay here it's just.

[C]

Between friends sure why not you know take a chance try a little something risky once in a while right yeah.

[D]

Yeah yeah lay your fur down okay.

[C]

Okay don't let him heal me say this i think i'm gonna bet on shannon ooh how much she seems pretty you know she did knock us all down in one fell swoop so it's.

[D]

Pretty powerful that's very true yeah she's.

[C]

Beefy i'm gonna bet one gold.

[G]

Penny slots kind of guy i got you.

[D]

Oh okay yeah i could match that yeah i got you private parts writes.

[A]

That down getting back to the duel mechanic so i'm gonna give everyone kind of a job here since this is a a duel between shannon and gunther doug i'm gonna ask you to keep score and you're going to ask for the reveal of the moves each round okay so to keep things fair between gus and chris the actual humans here who are who are playing the game what's going to happen is chris you're going to send blaine your tactic for the round and i'm going to send john my tactic for the round and when barbara calls for them those people are going to reveal what we sent.

[G]

Them so we're your managers yeah okay.

[C]

And remind me what beats what like all the different outcomes of the game.

[A]

You got it push beats feint perry beats push and faint beats perry god.

[E]

I started to write these in my notes and immediately wrote bush beats faint.

[A]

Like george w bush yeah everyone good.

[E]

Yes chris just sent me a picture of my house and said don't mess this up i don't know what that.

[A]

Means let's do this yeah shannon points her foil up in front of her face and then brings it down and lunges at you gunther send your move to blame and i'll send mine to john it has been said to i.

[H]

Not wish to fight you okay i.

[A]

Got it and then barbara it's on doug to call for the moves all.

[C]

Right everyone let's have a clean match here all right don't go no going below the belt or above the weight above the waist wait a minute so.

[E]

There'S a thin line right at the waist belt line i like to think.

[C]

Doug brings down one of those like wrestler announcer mics all right ladies and gentlemen we're gonna clean fight here in one corner gunther windbreaker stormbreaker what is.

[H]

It is it windbreaker bootcast windbreaker there.

[C]

You go and in the other corner.

[A]

Shannon yay shannon go shannon it's a.

[E]

Lovely day out here at megalopolis stadium we got our two big contenders in the green corner and in the green.

[A]

Corner.

[C]

All right we're gonna have a clean match of push faint perry that's.

[G]

Just i literally was watching the teenage mutant ninja turtles movie this morning oh i know you guys are frogs but.

[H]

Still i watched that last week there.

[E]

You go nice it's a good one.

[C]

Holds up all right are we ready in three i'm ready two one duel.

[G]

Push faint push beats feint oh dang it i'm on gus's i don't want.

[E]

That i don't want gus to win does it help that chris misspelled faint like the fainting faint so push beats.

[A]

Faint so gunther tries to move his rapier to pretend to attack but shannon sees right through it and with her beefy arm pushes forward and shoves gunther straight in the chest best two out.

[E]

Of three gus i want to bring gunther back into my corner of the ring and i'm going to pat him down with some ice and he'll say okay gunther how many fingers am i holding up how many i can see five no that's six there was there was one yeah there's six fingers you missed the other hand he had the.

[C]

Other one behind his back to be.

[E]

Fair okay i think on this one i think you should i think you should push push you should push oh.

[C]

Head games all right round one of that goes to shannon not looking good for natty and her bed this fight.

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[A]

Fighters in the ring all right so let's move on doug i know you're trying to move it along but yeah you are correct let's move on to round two.

[C]

Round two is it us two out of three or how are we playing here yeah we think we're.

[A]

Gonna go three rounds yeah the ring.

[E]

Girl is entered in with a billboard that says number two it is a mosquito carrying his son i'm trying to make this like a boxing match i.

[A]

Don'T know i like it in our dm chat ben was saying willis was saying that that would be private parts holding up the round numbers oh yeah.

[C]

That'S better i thought you were about to make like a number two joke.

[G]

Like poop oh no no i was like nice no we are above that kind of humor here at stinky dragon.

[E]

Yeah i didn't just direct a video about natty having poop and covering her and soon.

[G]

I have shannon's move i'm good i got chris's who's chris i.

[E]

Got gunther oh no no i got.

[C]

Gunther'S all right round two shannon could take it all right here right now let's find out what happens duel in three two one hit it push faint.

[E]

Yeah oh no.

[A]

Once again shannon shannon suspects that gunther is once again going to try the same maneuver and avoid combat so she once again charges headlong in with a might push and shoves gunther and let's do the third round anyway why not see how bad he.

[E]

Could lose.

[C]

I should have bet a little bit more than one gold now.

[A]

That i'm thinking about it after pushing you shannon takes a step back looks at you gunther and says show me.

[B]

Your skills young croak folk and then.

[H]

Charges in again my skills are not to fight you auntie auntie.

[C]

All right well there's really no point in doing the third round here seeing a shannon completely obliterated gunther but why not because we said we'd do three rounds of this and we are not liars all.

[G]

Right i got i have shannon's move.

[C]

Chris'S is in all right the final duel in three two one hit him.

[E]

Faint parry yeah it worked chris you.

[G]

Did it wow it changed nothing adrian.

[E]

While it's top of mind i'm equipping my shield just for future reference okay.

[A]

You both rush forward lock weapons and then shannon pushes off from you she lowers her foil and shakes her head.

[B]

Disapprovingly oh gunther you have much to learn you have many tactical drawbacks and unpolished technique yet i see promise raw talent help everyone inside shannon turns around.

[C]

And opens the door what about what about the the results of our betting.

[A]

Yeah yeah yeah so private parts begins walking around trying to settle the score he walks up to you doug and.

[D]

Says one gold here you go doug.

[A]

Thank you private parts hands you the one gold doug this is about to.

[C]

Start my gambling addiction and don't spend.

[D]

It all in one place how ch if you want to be cured of your gambling addiction come with me we're going to go talk to daddy now.

[H]

Natty i'm so sorry i have failed.

[A]

You and myself the private parts walked over to natty references his paper and.

[D]

Says okay one hundred seventy two gold.

[G]

Daddy all right here's all the money that a single mom has hands it over to private parts no you're not.

[E]

Allowed to do that you should you should have thought about your child before.

[G]

You hand it over my inventory says zero my inventory says zero i ain't.

[D]

Got no money thank you very much.

[E]

So private what are you going to do with your new lump sum of cash hire a private investigator yeah i.

[A]

Don'T know see private parts won the lottery here we should have asked him the question during his arrow to figure.

[G]

That out if we asked every npc the arrow questions we'd never get through.

[A]

The arrows that's true it's already long enough as is okay so i'm gonna redescribe this building because i think i described it last episode but i have not described it this beefy building i.

[G]

Don'T get it he kept saying beefy over and over again describing shannon and.

[A]

It'S funny the adjective in the module is thick with two c's which i said once last episode and i felt weird about repeating it a bunch so i went i went with beefy yeah.

[C]

Because when you say thick with two c's you go thiiick yeah yeah okay.

[A]

So it's a shack of a mishmash of metallic patchwork and hinges it's unusual architectural arrangement of slanted walls and roof there's a squeaky hanging sign that reads untamed flamed forge we've heard that before.

[C]

Have we not oh yeah this is.

[E]

Where i have a pickup order for.

[A]

Bjorn yeah it was in the note and yeah you're supposed to come pick up the order from shannon you saw.

[E]

Hi shannon i am gunther's friend the guy that you just attacked and i am here to pick up an order.

[A]

By the name of of bjorn shannon turns around invites everyone in and you walk into an oval shaped room it's humid and the floor is like a pond of water and there's floating furniture like lily pad seating log beds water lily and lotus kitchenware cute yeah and there appear to be two doors in this room the front door to the west which you walked in and a back door to the east and you ask about your delivery towel was that.

[E]

Correct yeah yeah i have a note here here's my receipt cole doesn't know how to he doesn't know how to pronounce receipt it's a character thing sure.

[B]

Thank you hmm i see you are here for the gavel of galestrom then.

[E]

That'S the one yep the gavel it's like a cool big hammer i think.

[A]

Yeah and then as you were saying this you know you're looking around the room to as shannon is trying to retrieve your item and a log comes floating by and hits you in the shin ouchies great place you have here it hurts it really stinks after a moment shannon pulls out a weapon and hands it over to you toll the.

[B]

Gavel of galestrom here very cool i.

[E]

Found it do you want me to add it to my inventory and tell.

[A]

About it yeah why don't you tell.

[E]

Us about it this heraldic warhammer is furiously forged from the anchor of the infamous ship the gaelstrom with a squally scream of rage you are briefly possessed by the sea drinker and gain plus one to attack rolls and damage rolls until the end of your rage it has something called storm strike i get one per long rest with the strike of your warhammer that is attack a blustery gale incites a howling rage into all the enemies and allies within a ten feet radius all creatures within range must make a dc fourteen charisma saving throw on a failed save the creature is knocked prone by the blustery gale and becomes enraged for up to one minute on a successful save the creature is just knocked prone by the blustery regale the creature can repeat the saving.

[G]

Throw at the end of its turn.

[E]

A creature automatically succeeds if it is immune to being charmed and then there's another thing called blinded by rage enraged creatures lose the ability to distinguish friend from foe regarding all creatures it can see as enemies additionally a protective gale surrounding the creature granting them resistance resistance to bludging piercing and slashing damage ah.

[C]

Huh well you know hold it this weapon sounds pretty cool yeah so much to the point where i don't think you really need the infusion that i gave your ax anymore right i told.

[E]

You remember what the hammer infusion was.

[C]

Axe hammer tomato tomato you know something.

[E]

What was that infusion i don't recall.

[C]

It i think just gave you a plus one to your attack yeah okay.

[E]

I mean if you need that so that you can free that up for another infusion thing then by all means.

[C]

Yeah because i was working on something over the last couple of days that i actually just wanted i want to.

[A]

Give natty oh kissing up to the.

[C]

Team leader huh yeah and also just.

[G]

Because i like natty natty already forgot she was team leader it's written at the top of my page so i.

[C]

Basically basically whittled this this wooden ring out of some you know wood that i found over our journeys and it actually has a special ability that i want to give to you i love a good ring it's got a spell refueling ability so while you wear it you could recover one expanded spell slot as an action i like that so i know you like your spells and so this way you know if you use one and you can't use anymore and you really want another one you.

[G]

Got this ring very nice i'm gonna add that to my glove and my.

[E]

Inventory okay upon further reading it looks like i'm repeating myself but i want to make sure it's clear the storm strike thing can affect my friends as well so i can knock them prone and put them into a rage so i just need to make sure that you guys are clear when i do that this is an interesting one it just makes it to where it benefits me to get into the middle of as many people as possible strike it and then hopefully they'll fight each other.

[A]

Just for clarity it's strom strike strom strike sorry oh good i do it.

[E]

All the time stromboli yeah it sounds.

[H]

Like a something i might want to.

[E]

Eat yeah new from spaghetti warehouse it's.

[A]

Strom strike i was thinking fazoli's no it's it's more it's more nordic according to micah.

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[A]

Shannon takes a seat on one of the lily pad seats floating there in the living room and just stares at.

[H]

You four what are you doing here why are you here water i am.

[B]

Here to make a living to practice.

[H]

My trade why did you abandon our.

[B]

Village there is much to see in the world and much to show the world as well i felt it was my time to do so but you.

[H]

Betray your family you do not care about our family i could ask you.

[B]

The same thing gunther why are you.

[E]

Here i was going to say didn't you also abandon your family it's like.

[G]

When you try to tattle on someone's like i saw i saw blaine's eyes were open during prayer it's like your eyes had to be open during prayer.

[A]

Too that's funny that's a good one.

[H]

I yes i have abandoned my family but hopefully for the good of the village as a whole though i may have abandoned i have not abandoned the.

[E]

Cause okay.

[G]

Your abandonment is worse than.

[E]

My abandonment.

[B]

I seek to better the world and enlighten it through our practices.

[C]

So tomato tomato a second tomato tomato reference of the day.

[H]

Then tell me what do you know of the six toad swordsmen who stole everything from us.

[B]

Oh yes i heard about this the wilder shield was stolen from fly flats you seek vengeance on the six toed.

[H]

Heathen yes and to reclaim what has.

[B]

Stolen i see well gunther i don't think you're ready to take vengeance you need more training i will connect you with old friends of mine experts in fighting they will help train you and prepare you for your vengeance and for recovering the wilder shield yes i know.

[H]

I'M not ready but do you know where to go once i am do you have any information when you are.

[B]

Ready you will be divinely guided to your vengeance i have begun investigating and will let you know when i have found more information the thoads i send to help you will seek you out and find you and if i have more information at the time they will.

[H]

Convey it i pray you are correct.

[E]

Just going to cut in here relieve the tension you who it's me tolve hey so these toads are they from your like village as well did they leave or these like different toads from a different different place these stones are.

[B]

From swank sands swing sands is the neighboring region to fly flats gunther are.

[A]

You from swing sands i'm not from.

[H]

Swing sands of toads i have not yet dealt with we do not interact.

[C]

Oh they're like a like a rival team or something like that not so.

[H]

Much rival we just do not interact.

[E]

Oh but why not they seem friendly they're gonna come and train you maybe you could like make peace between your two tribes wouldn't that be fun huh.

[H]

There is no anger we just do not hang out you're just kind of.

[E]

Neighbors that don't really talk or anything.

[C]

You also said it so menacingly yeah it's like you are angry all the.

[E]

Time his name is dave we see each other when we take trash out on tuesdays but we do not talk.

[C]

We do not talk of the swang.

[A]

Sands i think we can all relate to that neighbor that we don't you don't hang out with them you just happen to live next to each other you like nod when you see them you know walking down the street but it's like they don't even know that person's name are you happy with that chris is there more you want to.

[H]

Discuss you said you want to share with the world what have you learned what have you shared perhaps it is.

[B]

Best if i show you you're going.

[H]

To fight me again.

[A]

Shannon does not reach for her foil but instead she does something with her hands you can't quite see and the room begins transforming before your very eyes into a cone shaped room with a forge crafted of obsidian in the center that begins spewing smoke out that is an anvil strapped atop a stump and a small reservoir of water mossy tools and weapons turn around and become visible visible mounted on the walls and the room has four doors one in each cardinal direction this.

[B]

Is what i share with the world my craft i seek to restore ancient.

[C]

Artifacts wait a minute i feel like we've had glimpses of ancient artifacts over the course of our journey yeah we.

[G]

Broke into a chest full of them.

[E]

Yeah oh yeah the corn of copia i've got this shield that might be something captain grubbles has a shield that makes him curse.

[C]

My gosh i thought this was family friendly not in front.

[H]

Of my auntie.

[A]

So then you see essentially a forge and an anvil and various tools for smithing and casting in.

[C]

The room could i hold up something from my inventory and show it to her sure i have this pirate cook of pipe dreams do you know what.

[E]

This is best i can do is thirty dollars.

[C]

Not gonna lie i might have just forgotten what it is.

[A]

What.

[E]

Was it again the pirate hook pirate.

[C]

Hook of pipe dreams i don't remember.

[A]

This item at all it's a snake like pirate hook crafted from an unusual.

[C]

Green threading you know what it is.

[G]

Shannon shannon do you remember what episode.

[E]

That doug got this from this is.

[B]

A fine quality item the threading is fortuit wine crafted from the skin of serpentine it's high quality hey is this.

[E]

The the antique thoad show.

[A]

That'S pretty good give yourself an inspiration die that's.

[B]

Really good yes you can use this to hook into nearby creatures and gain a vision of their latest dream or aspiration whoa oh that's cool could i.

[C]

Quickly take it and hook into to's.

[A]

Arm yeah he will take a little bit of damage it's cool i can send it's fine all right roll a.

[H]

D six doug piercing your ear oh.

[A]

My goodness three okay yeah tol doug runs at you and pierces you for.

[C]

Three points of damage sorry take a.

[A]

Little test what's your latest dream or.

[E]

Aspiration told probably involved like elva and like probably a memory of elva and i in the before times working on ironclad's ship and and then now it's just like those bad memories and the bad things we did are kind of being like overtaken by like the good that you know are us meeting each other again is bringing i don't know it's like a symbolic dream yeah it's.

[A]

It'S weird because from your perspective doug you know it's all first person it's like you are tolv experiencing these things and you see elva and you feel a warmness and a connection to her that normally doug doesn't feel that towards elva but you're feeling like toll's feelings and sensations so it's really disconcerting and really kind of warming to experience don't.

[C]

Worry tall we will find elva soon enough.

[E]

But then you look down and.

[G]

All of your fingers are pool noodles and you don't know why.

[C]

Hot dogs.

[A]

As you unhook the hook from toll and you know kind of regain your bearings doug shannon looks at you and.

[B]

Says your friend there could probably tell you more about this item and she.

[A]

Points at natty it was crafted by.

[B]

Her kind in the last forest so.

[E]

Drow made this yes oh okay well.

[C]

Natty i feel like you and i have to have a conversation after about.

[G]

This guy i love having a chat.

[C]

Should i give a little hook what are you doing doug walks over and just like slowly puts the hook natty.

[G]

Puts up a hand and just pushes the hook back he's like doug you can use your words i'm an open book if you just want to talk.

[E]

To me you weirdo i picture it's.

[A]

Like natty puts her hand up and doug keeps trying to put the hook higher to hook into the hand and natty's hand just keeps going y' all.

[G]

Do so much to avoid talking to each other and just sharing your feelings.

[C]

And and thoughts okay well apparently your kind made this hook here according to shannon over here gunto's hand moms shannon i assume i'm talking about drows warlocks i don't know yes this was crafted.

[B]

By the drow of the last forest.

[C]

Know anything about that natty i mean.

[G]

It looks like something that might have been sold in our market we have like a big old market on the outside of our our village and that's where we sell all of our goods and stuff to anybody who passes by and any any visitors but i i don't know about that one specifically it just looks like it would belong in that kind of a environment in that kind of place looks like something someone would have at one of their booths.

[E]

I want to go thrifting at natty's.

[G]

Home that sounds fun oh it's wonderful.

[C]

You know like a lot of pirate.

[G]

Stuff there pirate stuff i mean it's a hook i mean pirates sometimes have hooks but you know hooks are for other stuff too this one is called.

[A]

The pirate hook of pipe dreams then.

[G]

I guess yes you know we got all kinds of stuff we sell everything under the sun all right well good.

[C]

To know thank you very much and i promise not to hook you not.

[A]

Even when you're asleep today not even.

[G]

A little bit use your words we.

[E]

Can talk i have a question for shannon okay so you say that you've seen so many like mythical you know like things and forges and machines and whatnot what do you know about thaumatex.

[B]

Thaumatex are indeed ancient artifacts probably crafted by the same group of people who crafted most ancient artifacts beyond that i do not know specifically i have not seen many thaumateks across my forge what's.

[E]

Like your vibe like say some thaumatech robot man walked into your door what would you do would you attack would you greet them like they were they were your nephew or would you be like oh look at you you're fancy.

[B]

You'Re cool i have respect for ancient craft work and the ancient crafts people i would treat such technology with reverence.

[E]

Oh cool look at this and i pull off my face.

[H]

It'S scary every.

[E]

Time yeah my bad my bad i.

[A]

Should warn you guys next time oh you're showing everyone now yeah i think shannon would lean in a little bit like her thing was like kind of you know like like an ass she would grab you by the chin and look you all over like look you know like like kind of like she's gonna kiss your cheeks but she's not your ass she's not gonna actually kiss your cheeks she's looking at them looks.

[B]

Close oh yes the zodia mystics no.

[E]

Doubt oh zodia mystics cool that's super helpful yeah i mean i don't you know i'm still trying to find out about my origins so like if you could help me on that quest that'd be so cool but yeah you know i'm a thor attack oh look at me feels so good to say it now i'm just gonna tell the world.

[C]

I'M so proud of you you know it's really brave to you know speak.

[A]

Your truth to yeah i'm doing it.

[B]

Look at me have you encountered any other artifacts crafted by the zodia mystic.

[A]

I mean of the thaumatex well i.

[C]

Mean i i have this spyglass of zodia if that counts yeah yeah he.

[B]

Sees that and says oh indeed that is also crafted by the zodia mystics very fine quality it is also known.

[C]

As the horizon horoscope oh that's a clever name i like that these are.

[E]

Very powerful the mittens of mushrooms and the stockings of spider silk those are thaumatech things as well sorry we're just we're just kind of making like show.

[A]

And tell like show showing the grown up all the stuff you found all.

[B]

Your cool things yes very powerful artifacts.

[H]

Indeed auntie this is your brother's blade do you have any skills in which to improve it for he was slain by that six toed monster she takes.

[A]

It from you and inspects it you know holds it examines the balance and.

[B]

Says it looks like this has already been improved on if you find more fragments of materials they can be added but for now it is as good as it can be and she hands.

[H]

It back to you thank you auntie take this pembu eat this he's from home something to remember it by she.

[A]

Looks at it make a perception check gunther thanks okay yeah you hand it over to her and it seems like for a moment her eyes soften a bit and then once again you know kind of return to their their state they were before and she says this.

[B]

Is very welcome gunther thank you yes.

[A]

And fyi you all also can look around there are things in the forge if you want to explore further as well what was up with that log.

[E]

That bumped my shin earlier any significance.

[A]

To that oh that was in the previous room configuration so it's gone now so now you're in like a forge.

[E]

Workshop type room so basically we're in a giant toilet and then that log got flushed and then it's a different.

[A]

Room i like how was it john there someone said we don't make toilet humor jokes and yeah we have a.

[C]

Literal toilet joke all right i think we do i think he was being sarcastic.

[G]

I think a show that's called stinky dragon whose logo has fart lines coming out of a dragon is all about the higher art they know what.

[E]

They signed up for yes i want to see if there's any like thaumatech stuff in there just a quick browse.

[A]

Yeah i guess where would you focus your search you can look either through the forge the anvil there's a reservoir the tools there's some weapons tell me where you would start i guess weapons okay you wander over towards the rack of weapons and begin looking you see three weapons hanging up what appears to be a broad headed axe a pair of sticks with perpendicular handles attached a third of the way down and a long and slim dagger with tapering needle point none of the three appear to be thaumatech but they do appear to be ancient weapons pair of sticks with.

[E]

Perpendicular handles like like a like shears or like like a what is that.

[A]

You look at those a little closer make me a perception check we'll call.

[E]

It toll that is a fourteen yeah.

[A]

It'S it's weird you've never seen something like this i guess it's a pair of sticks with perpendicular handles attached a third of the way down and as you begin inspecting them close you see it's constantly perspiring with sweat shannon sees you admiring them and says yes the.

[B]

Tonfa of terrors when you hit your enemy with it they scream and are inflicted with fear for one minute i'm.

[G]

Having the hardest time visualizing what you're.

[E]

Describing oh it's like a like a nightstick that a cop would carry yeah.

[A]

Very similar to that i was trying.

[G]

To figure out the orientation of something with perpendicular handles but yeah that that.

[A]

Track yeah like what you would see them spinning around so what are the.

[E]

Significance of these weapons are they like for sale or are they for other.

[B]

Clients these are weapons that have been found and i have reforged this is my work i share with the world.

[H]

Do you have any weapons or equipment that could help us on our quest.

[A]

Auntie please all weapons can help on.

[H]

A quest silly boy i guess specifically.

[B]

Armor well perhaps we can come to an arrangement of something some kind and i can trade my skill with these weapons with you but as for armor i have nothing metagame works why do.

[A]

You need more armor your armor class is already nineteen i'm not getting a.

[H]

New sword because it's like his father's.

[E]

Sword so right i mean i'm i'm good with weapons i just got this cool what i don't even remember what it's called gavel of gailstrom gavel of.

[A]

Gailstrom so anybody else want to look.

[G]

Around anything nanny's not interested in weapons.

[H]

I'Ll look around i'll go with ductile.

[A]

Look around okay we'll start with doug and gunther there's two of you where do y' all want to investigate once again there's the forge the anvil the reservoir there's tools and there's weapons which is where tolvis at the moment i.

[C]

Know that doug would probably want to.

[H]

Look at the tools yeah tool sounds.

[C]

Neat all right gunther hop on let's go look at the tools and he starts patting onto his shoulder yeah got.

[A]

Their hops yeah a beast doug and gunther you walk over to where the tools are and you see hammers tongs charcoal rags whetstones there's a piece of paper pinned to the wall and just all kinds of stuff laid out what.

[C]

Does the piece of paper say you.

[A]

Pick up well i guess you lean in and take a look at the piece of paper and it's scrawled with.

[G]

The following anybody who reads this in seven days will die.

[C]

Oh god oh.

[A]

God it says the end and you begin floating in the air no no no it's scrawled with speckles seven hundred and seventy three soulless jaeger yaquez and mini hammy eleven are these old members of our discord maybe wait okay things.

[G]

Are getting weird in this world if.

[A]

You if you want to be on a future note go over to stinky dragonpod dot com and if you want.

[G]

To have your name on a pointless.

[E]

Piece of paper pointless how dare you.

[C]

We got someone in our discord named speckles seven hundred seventy nine barb just.

[G]

Looked him up right now i did.

[C]

What were the other names if i'm.

[A]

Being honest these are probably names directly from patreon like patreon usernames and sometimes people's discord names are a little different.

[C]

Gotcha well shout out to our wonderful patreon and discord members one in the.

[H]

Same is there anything among these tools that i don't know sticks out as unique or special other than regular you.

[A]

Know is there something specific or are you just trying to see for look for something that's different like what what is what is your thought process in.

[H]

This i mean this is just like normal blacksmithing and and you know weapon stuff right or is there anything specific that's like oh this is noteworthy why.

[A]

Don'T you roll me an investigation check.

[C]

You can investigate really good because he's up on my shoulder yeah so he's.

[A]

Further away from the tool so he's.

[H]

At disadvantage yeah maybe i need to get lower to the ground it's a.

[C]

Four all right i dropped gunther back.

[A]

Down ouch yeah you're getting old it's all out of focus you need to increase the size on them to be able to to see them better at first glance everything seems to be just mundane tools nothing super special stands out.

[H]

Hunty you need to get more cool.

[C]

Stuff could i take a look i mean i am an artificer so i feel like i would recognize if like anything's out of the ordinary of like a tool kit or anything like that.

[A]

Why don't you make me an investigation check with advantage i feel like there's.

[E]

A lot of stuff here that doug might find irrelevant and interesting all right.

[A]

Fourteen you know you're poking around through the various tools that are laid out and there is something that stands out there's a good sized bag like a medium sized bag that when you open it up it's filled with marbles huh.

[C]

Well i know when we had the duel outside we said it was for all the marbles but i didn't think it was actually serious.

[A]

It seems like they're made from semi precious stones hey.

[C]

Gunther i have a gift for you.

[A]

It'S kind of gift for me you.

[C]

Know how like you're always giving us like pebbles and stuff like that yes different types of rocks well i found this and i think you might like it and doug hands him the little.

[H]

Sack of marbles oh thank you this is i did not know that you.

[G]

Owned this say hey doug you know.

[E]

We'Re in someone else's house well find.

[C]

Those keyboards and all that stuff.

[A]

Shannon sees the exchange and says oh yes.

[B]

Those were perhaps created long ago to entertain some long dead child of the.

[C]

Aristocracy oh they'll entertain this kid over here right gun too you ain't so.

[H]

Fun to play with auntie can i.

[B]

Play yes have fun just don't get dirty don't go too far come back before the lights come on okay do.

[H]

You want them back after i'm done or can i keep them those you.

[E]

Can keep oh score what can i have me next me next it's christmas.

[A]

But yeah everything everything else seems to be pretty mundane okay i think i.

[E]

Mean have we searched every nook and cranny here or is there you know further reason for us to stick around and look around this person's shop i.

[G]

Want to do something what do you want to do natty natty's going to take gigi over and show gigi the reservoir and just see what's going on with the reservoir you know when you like take your pets around the house and you just show them stuff they never seen before it's like this is the inside of the microwave you've never.

[E]

Seen this i mean don't put your pets inside the microwave but yeah i see what you're saying i said show.

[A]

You didn't say put inside you were.

[E]

Like the verbiage was very vague there john i just saying i don't think.

[G]

It was i said you show your pets places they've never seen the inside.

[A]

Of a microwave nobody got that out of it except for blaine blaine's the only one who went there which i'm concerned about that kitten on his desk now oh no yeah you walk oh you take gigi over to the reservoir and take a look at it and it appears to be a natural reservoir of salt water positioned very close to the forge and anvil hey shannon do.

[G]

You is salt water better for forging than like regular their water i'm curious.

[B]

That is what is available here it's the natural brine of seawater it's very useful one way or another man even.

[G]

Even your aunt don't answer questions straight up y' all are just that's pretty.

[A]

Clear it's what's available here i don't know what else you want to listen.

[E]

To natty she might go as pets.

[G]

I was just curious if it's better than regular i assume you guys have access to regular water for like drinking and and surviving i am being told.

[A]

By micah that in real life brine water is preferable and used for smithing.

[E]

Cool oh that's neat that's what i.

[G]

Was i figured there was something to do with that giggy don't drink it gigi stop drinking it gigi gigi get your tongue out of there no drinking.

[A]

Make a roll make a roll fourteen.

[G]

Giggy stops oh okay it's like when your dog is drinking your pool water.

[E]

So we've got the weapons rack the forge the reservoir there was one other.

[A]

Place right am i crazy the anvil.

[E]

Anvil i mean we might as well take a look and finish things up i'll go over to the anvil that's an anvil yep.

[A]

Cool you walk over and take a look and you see blazing vines streak across the stump from the roots and the anvils engraved with two symbols a flower of fire and a three pronged fork tongue with flame.

[E]

Above is it warm to the touch can i kind of see since without touching it if it's hot you try.

[A]

To sense it and it does not feel like it's especially hot at the moment can i lift it up i.

[E]

Want to see if i can lift.

[A]

This heavy heavy advil oh make a strength check you've got it remember that.

[G]

Time we were at someone's house and to got a hernia three thousand twenty.

[A]

Let'S go you know you brace the yourself try to get under it and lift it and it lifts ever so slightly off the ground i mean like we're talking like maybe a centimeter but then you have to quickly put it.

[E]

Back down yep that's heavy all right.

[C]

You need no help no i just.

[G]

What are you guys doing what he stop stealing stuff stop moving this nice lady stuff around y' all never been.

[C]

You'Re the one putting a child in the microwave.

[E]

What'S a microwave i don't.

[G]

Know what that is it is a.

[E]

Small wave listen john i like to lift heavy things when i was in college one time i saw a smart car and i was like i bet i could lift the front of that and i just proceeded to try to.

[A]

Oh my god oh my god that's.

[H]

How blaine developed a hernia yeah okay.

[E]

Strong as an ox i mean i'm.

[A]

Good in here as toll puts the anvil back down and rests it on the ground a raven flies up to.

[E]

The window and hits it wham.

[A]

And begins cawing at you all private parts walks over to it that's so raven get a get a demotivation die private parts walks over to it and does something with it and turns around to you all and says we have new.

[D]

Orders we're to return to fort indridge for debrief at our next mission ooh bt you're being called to the front.

[A]

Line oh the front line where did.

[E]

That raven go to private parts microwave.

[A]

It it's a useful snack for the.

[G]

Road well i guess as team leader i will say that yes we will head to back to our base doug.

[C]

Salutes natty goes yes ma' am thank.

[H]

You auntie worthy toads of the swan sand swing swank swank sands worry not.

[B]

Young gunther they will find you are.

[E]

They going to like you know spring some sort of a trap and greet us the same way you greeted gunther.

[B]

You should be on your guard fantastic they have a very specific set of.

[C]

Skills should we do maybe like another duel before we go or you know let's bet on if we think we're gonna make it all there in one piece just a quick little bit.

[A]

Doug wants to swing by vegas on the way home on the way back to.

[C]

Fort andrews you know even the airport has a couple slot machines.

[E]

Before we go i i want to thank shannon for the gavel of gailstrom and i forgot shannon can you look at my shield it's it's one last piece of interesting you know ancient technology or something then i i'm very confused it glowed the other day and i'm wondering if you could make heads or tails of.

[A]

That so you hand over the shield.

[B]

For inspection yeah yes i see this is connected to thaumatech technologies oh so it makes sense that this is in.

[A]

Your possession anything beyond that she examines it a little closer it is bluetooth compatible oh she says when in range.

[B]

Of other thauma technology it will let you know you are nearby oh that's.

[E]

Cool okay i had a theory about that because it glowed blue when we were near elva that's very cool all.

[A]

Right that's super helpful so bluetooth i.

[H]

Just found something i remembered i had this brass jeweler's loop it says crafted by doctor akutarius do you know of.

[A]

It she looks at the loop and.

[B]

Says perhaps you are touched young one it does not say that what oh it disappeared this is just a jeweler's.

[E]

Loop oh remember if we are crazy we keep seeing things that usa people don't see and then it disappears remember the ship that was swimming bar to.

[H]

Bar to bard yes yes yes really.

[C]

Good diddy i gotta say it's not.

[E]

Bad i bet you could find it on spotify another music streaming platforms i i quickly shazammed the music that mike horizon are quite talented musician i didn't.

[A]

Know you could cast spells tool yeah.

[C]

Yeah special barbarian skills well i guess she doesn't know about it but that'll be something maybe we could dig into.

[H]

Gunto auntie i hope you are good.

[B]

Believe us go yes i am well and i will continue to do my work and share my skills with the.

[E]

World right well bye and shannon good.

[A]

To see you all right so i guess you all turn around to leave and then you know as you're preparing to depart she does say one more thing to you gunther she says i.

[B]

Will send raven with any new updates about the wilder shield thank you and.

[H]

I shall send raven just to catch.

[B]

Up oh that would be welcome i'll.

[E]

Send raven with flat stanley for my book project.

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[G]

Where you want to go.

[C]

Well you know we could put it to a vote which we may or may not have a already done or our team leader natty could pick where we want.

[G]

To go i was asking you in particular wondering if anything about those descriptions was of interest to you i've taken.

[C]

Some internal thinking and realized that it's not healthy to want to you know gamble too much so maybe it's a good test if we go to sell a sad.

[G]

You have to expose yourself to see if if the demon is.

[C]

Out of you yeah just in the last few minutes i read a book on exposure to aop okay and counting.

[G]

Cards you know it's the vermistang races and i got a feeling for some reason that tol's kind of a horse girl as well so let's head to solasad yee haw all right yep i'm just assuming that if it's a if it's the kind of place i'm thinking it is we're gonna see a lot of big beautiful hats oh like the.

[A]

Dobie you all set out and like i said fort enderage is about two watches away and just a quick recap of the way traveling works days are divided into six four hour watches three for day three for night so it'll take you about two watches to make the entire trip as you begin setting out from shannon's on your way back to andridge bay through sol asad thick storm clouds begin moving in you hear the distant rumble of thunder becomes slowly louder and louder until a thunderstorm is right on top of you and it begins slowly raining and then it proceeds into a pretty heavy downpour and i'm going to i'll put a pause there to to to plug something we're using a what micah calls a meat grinder table here for a lot of things that you all run into and things that happen in the world it's a mechanic from another role playing game that he's adapted for us here and i think we'll we'll talk a bit about that in the second win for this episode because i think it's it's it's a really interesting mechanic that i think you all as players have not been aware of but it affects a lot of the environment and people that you run into and things that are happening.

[C]

To you it's called a me grinder.

[A]

Yeah so for example it's now raining this thunderstorm that you all are traveling through it's a it's because of the meat grinder table which we'll get into on second wind which is a bonus supplementary podcast available for our patrons at all levels who sign up at stinkydragonpod dot com good stuff yeah little peek as to how the how the meat is ground okay so yeah it's pretty miserable what's you all marching order here.

[G]

I'M in front behind me is gunther behind gunther is doug and because i can see that there's a storm coming and i'm assuming there's lightning i'm asking tove to like walk at least like ten ten feet behind us because i think he might be conductive.

[E]

Daddy is.

[G]

This far enough yes that's good why.

[E]

Am i back here so far away from you you're scatting the rear oh okay i don't see anything that's a.

[G]

Lot of lightning yeah put your arm.

[E]

Up in the sky okay now what.

[G]

That'S that's that's that's a technique we use in order to keep the rear.

[C]

Of our party safe isn't toll some type of lightning guy like isn't your barbarian style like a lightning thing yeah.

[E]

I mean i have the gavel galestrom and i also have an ability no.

[C]

What'S your sub like subclass barbarian is.

[E]

Like a stormherald or something i think there you go yeah yeah yeah yeah storm aura gus can i control the weather can i try a control the weather yeah i think i should try to control the weather what should blaine.

[G]

Roll to see if he knows how.

[A]

To control the weather gus john obviously it's a persuasion check that's what it.

[C]

Is yeah hey clouds that's what aurora.

[G]

Monroe from the x men does all.

[E]

The time all right before i do that i say oh mighty storm it is me your leader and god to and i command you to abide by my commands i'm working on it well.

[A]

What is your command give me a.

[E]

Sign that i have control over you.

[A]

Fifteen on persuasion a bolt of lightning streaks down from the sky and strikes very near to you between you and the party.

[E]

Look daddy did you see this i heard it yeah really loud i have a ringing in my ears but i think i am controlling of the weather that's nice to all right watch this i'm gonna do another one and then i point at a tree that's next to natty okay you point.

[A]

At the tree and nothing seems to happen it's just the rain continues to.

[E]

Fall oh look i'm working on it rain on the tree i'm the lord of storms.

[A]

Doug i don't know what is going on when's the last time you ate you are starving oh you could really go for some food you're.

[C]

Right and i don't know why but maddie kind of looks like a giant hot dog all of a sudden gunto he kind of looks like a little gummy bear me next twelve just looks like a it looks like tove looks.

[A]

Like one of those rollers that the hot dogs sit on seven eleven you.

[C]

Can'T not picture the thaumatech now so it's like you know i know you're a robot i can't eat a robot.

[E]

Maybe i'm like getting off of him.

[G]

Yeah he's just crackling yeah should we.

[C]

Maybe find some food or something did.

[G]

You not pack any rations i might.

[C]

Have already eaten those you know how.

[A]

That thing is where it's like you've got plenty of food in your fridge and plenty of food in your pantry but it's like you don't want any of that you want like you want something but you're not sure what and it's just not satisfying all right well.

[G]

Should we look for some grub yeah.

[H]

Gunther has the wanderer feature which means i can find food and fresh water for myself and up to five other people each day provided that the land offers berries small game water and so.

[C]

Forth i don't know if this land.

[A]

Will have some stuff well i think water is not a problem at the.

[H]

Moment thank you to yeah do you.

[A]

Have to roll anything for that or you just find it automatically yeah it's.

[H]

Just like a feature okay what kind.

[A]

Of things do you i assume you go out and try to find things what kind of things do you want to try to find what kind of things do you offer to doug i.

[H]

Want to find berries i want to find maybe a baby.

[E]

Mongoose baby mongoose.

[H]

No just a mongoose berries and mongoose and and roots and make a mongoose.

[C]

Stew i know it sounds delicious to me i'm not gonna lie you return.

[A]

With a little bit of this and that some various edible plants and berries and small game and offer it up to doug who it sounds like he said that it all sounds good to him who begins like scarfing it down.

[C]

In one bite by the way doug has such a big mouth yeah it's.

[A]

Like a lot of food for gunther he's holding it but then doug picks it up and it's like a tiny.

[E]

Little morsel is doing that thing that you do when you're at a stoplight and then you go now green now but he's doing it with the lightning and he's pointing at various places going.

[A]

Now.

[E]

I mean i am i am resistant to lightning damage so no it doesn't matter i'm totally fine you keep.

[A]

Doing it it's not quite lining up every now and then it's just before you point or just after you point but it's not quite right on the.

[C]

Moment i like your dance that you're doing there tov yeah it's fun it's.

[A]

Called the electric boogaloo you know as you are progressing the after several hours you tell me how are you approaching this are you gonna continue all the way to solasad in one go or you do want to stop and take a break along the way i guess you stop for a little while to forage and get some food for doug but what are your plans here natty how are you gonna approach this well.

[G]

Well you said it only took two watches which is about a third of a day so we could get it there in a day yeah i mean.

[A]

It was about midday when you departed shannon so you get there by the evening if you push on yeah if.

[G]

We don't stop too many times for.

[A]

Potty okay after a while the thunderstorms die down and the weather becomes more what you're accustomed to here and the ground begins turning into thick grains of sand and on the horizon you start to to see what appears to be a cactus shaped boulder what that slowly begins to get bigger and bigger as you approach it and as you're walking towards it you realize that this is a cactus shaped boulder that's about the size of a castle and it appears to be made out of stained glass you know this to be the crag.

[C]

To us crag to us there's a.

[G]

Bunch of children all climbing to the top of it competing while cameras film.

[A]

Them there is not however you do see an aqueduct running from the direction of andridge bay towards the crack test towards what appears to be maybe an underground cavern and there's a racetrack that surrounds cracked us so cracked us is.

[G]

A structure made of stained glass is it like a art structure like a statue or is it a building it's the size of a castle yeah does it have an entrance windows dressings it.

[A]

Is all a window yeah it appears to be you might have to get closer to take a look but from a distance it appears to be huge and appears to be maybe made of some kind of stained glass you could maybe try to find locals to talk to or get closer to investigate it.

[G]

More but we are we're at this practice but it's like is it is it close is are we like next.

[A]

To solad this is like in solasad this is solasad solousad oh okay happens.

[E]

In solasad stays in solasad natty would.

[G]

Look for a local and want to ask about this interesting structure yeah you.

[A]

Look around and you see a booth with a sign that reads place bets here no magic and next to it is a wooden corral of worn looking.

[G]

Horses okay i'll go to that counter.

[A]

You walk over to it and you see the booth with someone standing behind the booth duct taped together it appears to be an older plump human with bristly gray hair and he's wearing green fur lined houppeland hoopland hoopland yeah you.

[G]

Have to tell me what that is.

[A]

It'S a loose voluminous outer garment popular in europe during the late middle ages like one of those like kind of poofy tunics you see like at rentairs.

[G]

Okay howdy sir my name is natty i am a traveler and i am quite curious about your wonderful city especially this little stained glass thing you got up here what's going on with that.

[I]

Thing oh yes the crackedus it is a very popular local landmark you can ride a lift up to the top.

[G]

If you like oh like it's like an attraction i didn't catch your name what's your name i'm iris yes sticks.

[A]

Out a hand to shake yours and.

[G]

You are like i said i'm natty natty wonder and natty shakes it a.

[I]

Lot natty wonder a pleasure to meet.

[C]

You not a single person will get this reference but hey iris do you happen to know someone named pepe is.

[E]

This an acotar thing i don't get.

[C]

It love island if you want i'm.

[A]

Sure tons of people who are listening will get it super i feel like that's it's everywhere right now it's so.

[G]

Popular well iris it is it is a delight to meet you is this your like your business establishment this booth are you like taking bets for the.

[I]

The vermistang races oh yes yes vermont races go on here every day you're welcome to place a bet on any of the vermont over here he points.

[A]

In the direction of the corral where the vermistangs are what does a firm.

[G]

Stand mustang look like gustavo is it like a rat the size of a.

[A]

Horse they're kind of like worm horses it's like they're kind of in a horse shape with no hooves and warm skin and they've got colored mane of.

[G]

Hair wait what wait take that back.

[C]

So move over aurochs.

[G]

So wait it is the shape of a horse no hooves skin of a worm yet a.

[A]

Worm horse okay and they have a colored mane of hair so look like little worm legs yeah i like to.

[C]

Imagine that this is a drawing someone did in pictionary where they were trying to draw a horse but they forgot what a horse looked like this is.

[A]

Me drawing a horse in in some jackbox game okay we have we have.

[G]

This is just for our patrons we have a stinky art section in the discord i need people based off of just that description i don't want you googling nothing if this is a real thing from dd i just want you to draw what a vermistan is and let's we'll get it we'll get a consensus on it just for your reference.

[A]

It is a made up thing okay.

[G]

There you go i figure well iris that is quite a unique creature you have there do those things are those things that race do jockeys get on.

[I]

Them oh yes in fact one of my nephews is one of the jockeys.

[G]

Sheldon sheldon the vermistang jockey yes sheldon.

[I]

Is writing whoever hires him to ride.

[G]

At the time and you said this this aggro crag here i don't remember what it was called cragtus cragtus it's.

[I]

Very popular surely you know about the cragdis everyone comes to solasad for the races and for the cragdis practice well.

[G]

I i've never witnessed either of those things and so i think me and my party would love to experience both does the practice require any sort of.

[I]

Admission it costs one gold to ride the lift to the top oh sorry.

[E]

Natty can't make it in i think actually i think giggy ate a a.

[G]

Gold piece at one point so you.

[E]

Can you can wait eight to twelve hours hours for your gold piece well.

[G]

Do you guys do you guys want to go up to the top of.

[E]

The practice can you afford to go to the top of the crack you.

[G]

Need to get off my butt about affording this thing i'm sure one of my nicer party members might loan me.

[E]

A gold you know i'm going to do it i'm going to pay your way in i just need this a lesson you need to learn about betting.

[C]

I can get us all more gold just give me a few minutes in.

[E]

Here i think you're talking about the.

[G]

Virtues of betting to the wrong party member there to well if you want.

[I]

To get to the top of the crackus the lift is in that direction.

[A]

And he points over closer towards the.

[G]

Cactus and we can we can get.

[I]

A ticket over there yes there's a cactus right over there with a coin slot that you will pay to activate.

[G]

The lift well isn't that cute cuz we're we're we're in a desert and you guys all got this cactus like little theme going here i love that.

[E]

And this this is where we place the bets is that correct oh yes.

[I]

This is where you bet on the vermustangs right here with good old iris.

[H]

Which of the vermistangs do you think.

[I]

Is hot today you can take a.

[A]

Look for yourself and he points over toward the corral we take a good.

[C]

Look at these guys who we got.

[E]

What are the names how many how.

[G]

Many of our patrons did we use to name these worm horses they're like.

[E]

Oh man i could be the next smarsh i could be the next lynn murr and then they're a wormhorse.

[F]

That'S.

[G]

Gonna get turned into worm glue after.

[A]

The race doug you walk over there.

[H]

Yeah yeah can i go too yeah.

[A]

Doug and gunther the new the pair for this episode green team yes yeah.

[H]

We both strike a pose but gunther's on top of doug's shoulder team gug.

[A]

You walk over over to the corral and there are four mounts there each is in a stall with a name plaque and the four names read el angel poppin fresh terry and wester which.

[G]

One which one you getting a good.

[C]

Vibe from read it to me one.

[A]

More time el angel like el angel pop in fresh terry and wester i.

[E]

Know who i'm going to put my money down on yeah terry yeah five dollars on terry terry's gonna take it.

[C]

Something about popping flesh was speaking to me personally gotta go as you get.

[A]

If you want you can like make an animal handling check to see if you want if you can get any more information about these beasts and their their behavior or their anything about them.

[C]

Yeah i might do that as well.

[E]

Yeah all right that's a one.

[A]

Sixteen.

[G]

Which one of these horses bites to in the hand.

[A]

Fourteen all right so got a sixteen for gunther a fourteen for doug and a one for to seemingly to walks up to terry and out of nowhere a bolt of lightning streaks down from the sky striking terry killing and terry falls to the ground dead no no no i'm kidding i'm kidding i'm kidding i'm kidding we'll go with gunther for first because he rolled a sixteen which one did you walk up to gunther yeah this vermistang has a golden mane these things have hair yeah okay what what do you want to know about this vermistan you want to know something about its behavior or like an asset of it pick one.

[H]

Yeah does it seem like healthy you're.

[C]

Going to say happy yeah do you.

[A]

Try to ask ascertain whether it's healthy or not and it seems to be in good health and however you it looks like it is hungry it's it's wandering around looking for anything to eat and it's like sniffing all over the sand and all around the stall just looking trying to find stuff to eat i know what they eat dirt steroids growth hormone make a make a nature check two great you've never seen a creature like this you're not really entirely sure but you think probably just about anything it seems to be really foraging for whatever it can find and i'm.

[H]

Good at finding food as we have previously established it's true can i help look for food for it berries whatever.

[A]

Yeah do you have anything you want to give to it are you trying to find something i guess i have.

[H]

Rations and stuff but i was thinking looking helping it find what it was looking for helping it forage first you know so it's it's it's getting what it needs not just what i get.

[A]

It make a survival check nineteen you poke around and you find some discarded like half eaten pieces of fruit and as you handle them the vermistang becomes very interested and begins like staring at you intently here you go make a dexterity saving throw okay yeah it like very quickly snatches the fruit out of your hand you feel like it almost bit your hand when it was taking the fruit out of your hand but you're able to pull it back out of the way in time oh this one is feisty then next i think we had doug with a fourteen that's correct which one do you want to.

[C]

Look at pop n fresh please pop.

[A]

N fresh are you more interested in like its behavior or like its assets behavior you walk up to pop n fresh and its mane is a grape color and as you walk up it seems to not really totally acknowledge you it seems to be kind of just like looking off into the distance and looking around it's somewhat aloof and disinterested in you and anything else that's in.

[C]

Front of it i see you really focused on the race at hand are you popping fresh yeah not focused on any distractions i like that i like.

[A]

That about you yeah very majestic looking.

[G]

Creature is it is it.

[C]

Yeah yeah yeah are there any details of like the past records of these races perhaps.

[A]

You could talk to iris about that.

[C]

Yo iris are you close enough to hear me yell your name yeah i.

[G]

Think we're right next to the booth.

[A]

Yeah iris is a little a little off by the booth you all are at the corral right now you'd probably have to walk back over to talk.

[C]

To him okay could i walk back over and inquire to see any sort.

[A]

Of like race records yeah let me deal with toad real fast and i'll jump back to you here to which vermistang were you interested in terry come.

[E]

Here terry it's me torv hello and.

[A]

You rolled a one on your animal.

[E]

Handling i mean some may say that that is a critical fail but you know that's up for interpretation this vermistang.

[A]

Has a ruby colored mane ooh and it sees you calling and it smiles at you how cute oh revealing a mouthful of razor teeth of course these.

[E]

Things have razor teeth jeez what a big beautiful smile you have terry wow you want some pads do you want some scratches behind the ear terry's just.

[A]

Smiling razor teeth exposed looking straight at.

[E]

You i think i'm gonna go in for a scratch come here terry come.

[A]

To papa make another animal handling check.

[E]

All right.

[C]

It'S another one yikes dude.

[E]

What happens gus listen i have an inspiration dive but i like this terry.

[A]

Seems unmoving and very stiff as you give him scritches like normally you know an animal like leans into it not terry terry's just like stiff as a board as you were scritching it seemingly unnerved by the metal humanoid it probably.

[E]

Knows who's a good terry who's gonna win the race is it you oh there's the spirit all right let's cut.

[A]

Back over to doug approaching iris you walk back over to the baiting booth doug and iris is there kind of standing around and he sees you walking.

[C]

Up hello iris i was wondering if you had any sort of records on past vermustang races especially these four guys that you got over there oh yes.

[I]

And what are you interested in specifically like who won the last race that kind of stuff yeah let me see.

[A]

Let me see he goes into the booth opens up a notepad looks oh.

[I]

Wyatt looks like el angel won the.

[C]

Previous race okay what about the one.

[I]

Before that the one before that let's take a look here the winner of that one was terry oh okay win.

[C]

Woo woo what about the one before.

[I]

That the one before that we have oh terry again oh terry was on.

[C]

A hot and just one more one more question what about the one before.

[I]

That the one before that oh popping.

[C]

Fresh okay and maybe just just oh.

[E]

My god what is this going to.

[I]

Let'S see before that was wester okay.

[G]

Sounds to me poppin fresh is due.

[C]

For a win so it's el angel terry terry poppet fresh and westor yes.

[I]

That'S right well feel pretty good about.

[E]

That and one more question yeah i.

[A]

Thought we were gonna keep going just one more thing here yeah yeah yeah.

[C]

And was there one one guy in particular particularly came in second place most of those races yes let me take.

[I]

A look.

[G]

How long of a history of these wins have you guys prepared before this this recording i'm ready to.

[I]

Answer all questions second place was terry el angel poppin fresh wester and el.

[G]

Angel i'm very curious if barbara's actually using some sort of sort of system here yeah i've never been to the races but we're off to them you.

[C]

Know i thought there'd be some methodology but there's something in this there's something in this pattern that is not adding.

[G]

Up oh the math's not mathing you.

[C]

Know if el hanel i'd call him l i'm not very good at pronouncing that name little angel l came in first terry came in second the next one terry came in first l came in second third one terry came in first poppin fresh came in second next poppin fresh one westo came in second so you know like it's kind of going they're kind of cycling in a.

[G]

Way okay well barb is genuinely trying to figure this out i think i'm.

[C]

Going to put my money on terry.

[E]

Okay okay what terry's my main man.

[A]

Yeah yeah iris perks up at this.

[I]

Oh yes are we placing missing some bets now you can bet as much gold as you want on one mount so you can pick one mount if.

[C]

You want doug my gut instincts wanted popping fresh but my analytical brain thinks.

[E]

Terry go with popping fresh make it.

[C]

Interesting okay i'll put i'll put five on poppin fresh oh five gold on.

[I]

Poppin fresh and are you going to be writing today doug we can wait.

[C]

What i'm sorry i did not realize that was a facto oh is this.

[I]

Your first time here i'm sorry i thought you'd bet on the races before foolish me yeah if you want you can choose to ride and half the winnings go to you and half go to whoever places the bet okay this.

[G]

Got interesting tol has arrived by this.

[C]

Point can i instead ride terry.

[A]

Ah.

[I]

Yes you must ride whoever you place.

[A]

Your bet on all four of you make a perception check right now i.

[H]

Bet i would make a good jockey as i am little six you're a.

[A]

Little sixteen five thirteen okay i'm gonna use that in a second i just wanted to get it out of the way right now so will you be.

[I]

Betting on poppin fresh or terry so.

[G]

You'Re gonna ride popping fresh yeah why.

[C]

Not oh okay they could carry a lot of weight right oh yes yes.

[G]

Yes no you'll be fine yeah not known for being bugbear what's the age requirement for riders if you can sit you can ride okay i'd like my little angel gigi actually do i have to bet to ride or can i just ride because i ain't got no money i'll give you five gold okay you can have whatever i win okay.

[E]

Okay thank you you got you went.

[G]

Popping fresh you want terry gunther waster okay gigi can ride wester and bet on western five gold on western and my perfect little son all right make that giggy roll oh come on giggy that's a thirteen that boy's getting on the horse worm thingy of nightmares i.

[A]

Like to think he's doing that thing where he's like reaching up and like making like grabbing motions with his hands like he wants uppies yeah all right so that's five gold on western giggy's.

[E]

Writing yeah all right anyone else i.

[H]

Shall do fifty gold upon angel for here's an angel that shall fly.

[E]

Okay.

[I]

Fifty gold and you're riding yes i.

[H]

Trust angel and i believe angel trusts.

[G]

Me now that wasn't an answer to gus's question.

[E]

Okay what about you tove toll ventary double t ten down on terry and yes i will be riding.

[A]

Ooh everyone's writing well gig is riding for natty but everyone's riding everyone's betting.

[I]

Good all right let's get everything set up and get these races underway natty.

[G]

Does change natty's attire through her morphing abilities into a very fancy fancy racing like dress and a big old white.

[A]

Hat ooh nice very appropriate all right you all lead your vermistangs out to the starting line there's little stalls with the gate in front of it and iris is watching it from the side and with a flurry of magical explosions go off on your marks get set the gates open and from the top of the crackdous all of you hear a loud blood curdling scream.

[G]

Oh natty looks up at the top of the.

[A]

Crackus we'll find out what natty sees in the next episode of tales from the stinky dragon we got a lot to start the next episode with got a race we got a potentially a murder up on top of crackdust true it's gonna be packed but before then of course you can also listen to second one where we'll be talking about the meat grinder table and about some of the stuff from this episode and other things we got going on again you can check that out at stinky.

[E]

Dragonpod dot com hey this is micah.

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The writer editor and composer of the show just want to let you know that there is a recent episode of stinky pop quiz hosted by my brother john who has a special guest laura rothamel to talk about movies laurel is the voice of of cyborg's mom kristalina chip's wife carol and they talk about why laurel's mom wouldn't let her see chicago her opinion on the hyenas from the lion king and which m night shyamalan movie is so bad it's good actually another episode is dropping this week with special guest jacob fullerton the voice of headless horseman and other lovely characters it's exclusively available for little stinkers and above at stinkydragonpod dot com new episodes of tales from the stinky dragon premiere every other wednesday wherever you stream podcasts and on the stinky dragon youtube channel want to listen to the show forty eight hours early and ad free you can support us by becoming a patron at stinkydragonpod dot com or join us as a member on beacon tv both give you early ad free access and a member only discord for each platform looking for even more sneaky content and community perks our patreon offers exclusive bonus shows behind the scenes content access to the sneaky dragon discord members only livestreams sneaky community events and a shout out on the show just like kyla solstice wes lil fluff one thousand three hundred fourteen jonathan healy moran comadina these patrons directly support the show get ad free episodes access to our patron only discord server bonus content like sick at wind and behind the screen and other sticky perks in fact here's a sneak peek from the latest episode of behind the.

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Screen in order to keep things loose and you you try to keep things as pivotal as possible which is i think this is an interesting conversation to have because the way the modules are written now it's like ready now you're not ready for everything the players might do but you're ready for a lot of things the players might do but at the end of each module and then this is a real peek behind the screen here chris might not even know this like the specific end of each session isn't written you have a list of cliffhangers and stingers that are possible like it's like generic cliffhangers and stingers and it's like can any of these be applied to the specific session we're in you've got ten different options for different styles of cliffhangers and depending on how things have played out in the session you know as we're going as we're nearing you know whenever we're going to stop recording time you and i will typically have a conversation like oh which of these can we do and how can we use one of these to create a cliffhanger that'll keep in our case keep the audience engaged and make them want to come back and find out the answer to what's.

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Happening once again that's stinky dragonpod dot com we're incredibly grateful for your support which makes this show possible possible some of our friends voiced npc's in this episode and listeners who interacted with us on the stinky dragon discord had npc's named after them private private parts voiced by ben ernst alcyonben shannon named after shannon logan voiced by ashley burns ashleyburns from morning somewhere and roosterteeth iris named after little sector voiced by eric bedouricbadour from regulation podcast and one hundred percent eat el angel named after angel kite pop and fresh named after pop and fresh terry named after kaija wester named after andreas westerman this week's arrow question was submitted by lorena hampel win win fred jordan and loose goose this episode of tales from the sneaky dragon was produced by ben ernst written editing composed by me mike risinger with additional editing work by katherine arnold and david david sonier tune in next time for another thrilling episode of tales from the stinky.

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Dragon.

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I'M chris maris i play gunther the fighter quiet booger he sees a.

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Squirrel he's very excited about your character.

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Booger the hype man yeah.

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