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MATT: Hello everyone. My name is Matthew Mercer,[br]voice actor and Dungeon Master for Critical Role

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on Geek & Sundry, where I take a bunch of other[br]voice actors and run them through a fantastical

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fantasy adventure through the world of Dungeons &[br]Dragons. We play every Thursday at 7:00pm Pacific

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Standard Time on Geek & Sundry's Twitch stream.[br]Please come watch us live if you have the

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opportunity. Back episodes and future episodes[br]will be uploaded on the Geek & Sundry website. You

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can also check them out there. In the meantime,[br]enjoy!

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MATT: Welcome to first episode of Critical Role,[br]and what this basically is is a continuation of

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our weekly D&D game. Me and a bunch of other[br]likely nerdy and enjoyable voice actors gathering

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around, rolling some dice, killing some creatures,[br]having some adventure. Now we have the pleasure of

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bringing it on the stream for you to watch,[br]enjoy, and occasionally interact with. Before we

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get to that, to give you a little backstory on the[br]characters you'll be seeing this evening, we're

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going to play some videos for you in a second. Do[br]note for all you hardcore gamers out there, a lot

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of this is house-ruled, loosey-goosey having a[br]good time. So all you number crunchers, stop

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paying attention there, just have fun with it.[br]Nevertheless, we have some background story on

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many of the characters you'll be seeing this[br]evening to help you jump into the story. Let's go

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ahead and enjoy those in a minute, then we'll[br]introduce the players. So have fun!

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TRAVIS: Right, listen up! If you have ale, then[br]you have a friend in Grog Strongjaw! A goliath of

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towering height and size, this barbarian has an[br]appetite for the two great loves in his life:

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combat, women, and ale!

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[record scratch]

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TRAVIS: Wait. Easily the brains of the group, Grog[br]is often consulted for his vast knowledge of

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shapes, colors, and shiny things! Also ale. In his[br]early years, armed with his two-handed greataxe,

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Grog often enjoyed proving his might amongst the[br]ranks of his family's wandering herd. But after

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coming upon an unsuspecting elderly gnome in the[br]woods, he objected to the killing of such an innocent

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life. A creature of impulse, Grog felt only pity[br]for this-- well, this terrified little thing. And

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his disobedience cost him dearly. Beaten bloody,[br]and banished by the herd leader, his Uncle Kevdak,

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Grog was abandoned and left to die. Exiled from[br]his herd, it was then that the relative of the

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very gnome he fought to save, saved him. It was[br]the kindness of a gnome cleric named Pike that

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healed Grog, bringing him back from death's edge.[br]And they have remained close friends ever since.

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Most nights, Grog can be found challenging entire[br]taverns to wrestling matches! Or accompanying

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Scanlan to the nearest house where you pay for[br]lady favors. Also ale!

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MARISHA: A first impression of Keyleth would leave[br]you with little information on the half-elven

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druid. You might even think that her social[br]awkwardness due to her sheltered upbringing is

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kind of sweet. Of course, it would be unwise[br]underestimate her based on first impressions.

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[thunder crack]

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MARISHA: Under that un-intimidating petite frame[br]is a vicious beast waiting to be unleashed, whose

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natural powers have made even the fiercest of[br]champions pee their pants, literally! Born to the

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Air Tribe of the Ashari people, Keyleth was raised[br]with a deep love of nature and the elemental

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magics. It is her people's inherent duty to[br]protect the delicate areas in Tal'Dorei where the

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four elemental planes begin to bleed with this[br]realm. Since she was a little girl, she had quite

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a knack for air manipulation and beast shaping[br]abilities. Well, if you consider kittens and

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flying squirrels to be little beasts. Which, I do.[br]Anyways, it wasn't long before the headmaster of

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the tribe, her father, Korren, realized her true[br]prodigious abilities and she was inveterated to

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succeed him as the next headmaster. Just like[br]that, her jovial childhood was stripped and

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replaced with endless spell memorization,[br]teachings from ancient traditions, and exceedingly

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high expectations. Every druid leader-to-be must[br]embark on a journey to seek out the sister tribes in

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order to introduce and establish respect amongst[br]the fellow headmasters. They call this the

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Aramente, or Noble Odyssey. When her father felt[br]she was ready, he set her on the path to truly

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discovering herself, not knowing when, or if, she[br]will ever return. As she hiked down the mountain

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towards Stilben, she meditated on the task ahead.[br]Part of the Aramente is proving yourself a strong

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warrior, a valiant protector, and a wise and[br]compassionate leader. With this knowledge, one

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thought plays in repeat in her mind: Is she even[br]worthy?

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TALIESIN: Percy was the third child of seven[br]children, born to a noble family who lived far to

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the north in the ancient castle of Whitestone.[br]With so many siblings to share the burdens of

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lordship, Percy turned his attention to the[br]sciences, engineering, and naturalism. One day, a

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mysterious couple, named Lord and Lady Briarwood,[br]came to court. During a feast held in their honor,

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the Briarwoods violently took control of the[br]castle, killing or imprisoning everyone who would

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stand in their way. Percy awoke chained in the[br]dungeon, only to be freed by his younger sister.

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Together they fled, chased by the Briarwoods' men.[br]As they ran, Percy's sister took several arrows to

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the chest and fell. Percy kept running, eventually[br]jumping into a freezing river and floating

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unconscious to freedom. He did not remember waking[br]up on a fishing boat. He barely remembered the

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next two years, as he slowly made his way as far[br]south as possible. Then one night, Percy had a

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dream. A roaring cloud of smoke offered him[br]vengeance against those who destroyed his family.

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When he awoke, Percy began to design his first[br]gun.

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SAM: Oh, you haven't heard of Scanlan Shorthalt?[br]Well, gird your loins, ladies, because he has his

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eye on you. A talented musician, master of[br]disguise, and dashingly handsome in his own mind,

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Scanlan sings songs almost as much as he sings his[br]own praises. Born a poor gnome, Scanlan used his

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endless charm and soaring tenor voice to croon for[br]coin and support his single mother. One day, he

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was discovered by a half-orc promoter, and joined[br]Dr. Dranzel's Spectacular Traveling Troupe where

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he learned the ways of the world, and honed his[br]skills as a bard extraordinaire. A loner much of

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his life, Scanlan has never quite come to terms[br]with the violent death of his mother at the hands

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of a goblin invasion. While his years on the road[br]provided many, shall we say, educational

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experiences with the opposite sex, deep down[br]Scanlan yearns for the one thing he's never known:

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the true love of a fellow gnome. Still, Scanlan[br]considers himself a lover first, performer second,

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and fighter distant third. On the battlefield,[br]he'll support his allies, but rarely draws blood,

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unless it's to protect fellow gnome, Pike. Count[br]on Scanlan for a hearty laugh, a rollicking song,

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and a twinkle in his eye that melts hearts and[br]makes the females swoon.

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ORION: Greetings and salutations, I am Tiberius[br]Stormwind. I hail from a town called Ty'rex,

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located in the heart of Draconia, born from a[br]politically respected family. At the age of 15, I

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succeeded in passing the Sorcerer's Rite, showing[br]prodigy-like control of my magic. The judges and

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the Draconian high council were amazed at how[br]powerful my spells were for how long I had been

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training. At 20 years old, I was the youngest[br]appointed member of the magic guild in Draconian

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history. For the next few years, I almost went mad[br]from the malaise of being a guild member, as it's

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rather boring. However, one day I happened upon a[br]chamber, unused for quite some time. In the room

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were stacks of books and maps of the surrounding[br]cities and areas around the known world. For

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months, I would frequent the chamber, and learned[br]of artifacts from legend. After a long period of

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research, I made a list of artifacts that caught[br]my eye. I brought these findings to the high

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council and was told that all of the information[br]in the chamber I had stumbled upon was either

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believed to be fiction, or unsolvable mysteries,[br]and hence were lost forever. I found those answers

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to be unacceptable. A year later, I devised a ruse[br]and managed to convince the city council to lend

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support in me leaving Draconia on a mission of[br]peace and diplomacy for the surrounding kingdoms.

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Going from town to town and making friends and[br]allies in and for the name of Draconia. Being a

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red dragonborn, I had quite the task on my hands[br]in that respect, but it was exactly what I needed

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so I could explore the world and find these[br]artifacts, as I felt the truth was out there. Some

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may describe me as buffoonish, but I say poppycock[br]to all that. I am much sharper than most give me

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credit for. I just don't pay attention to things[br]sometimes. I've also been known to be rather

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cunning, loyal, happy-go-lucky, and well,[br]dangerous. I can't help but show my true scales

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every now and then. But overall, I think I'm quite[br]friendly for a dragonborn.

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LIAM: Never entirely welcome in the company of[br]elves or men, Vax'ildan learned at a young age to

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skip past formality, preferring instead to invite[br]himself in your door. Along with twin sister

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Vex'ahlia, Vax was born by a chance encounter[br]between elven royalty and human peasantry. Raised

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by their mother in their early years, the twins[br]were eventually sent off to their father in the

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elven capital of Syngorn. But their cool reception[br]among the elves there never warmed, and their time

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in the capital didn't last. The siblings stole[br]away one autumn night and set out on the open

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road. After a few years of wandering, they[br]eventually decided to return to their mother, and

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journeyed back to the lands of their youth. But[br]instead of finding their childhood home, they

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returned to a pile of rubble. Their mother was[br]gone, their home burned to ash. Pressing the

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townspeople for answers, they learned of the day[br]the dragon came. With their ties all severed,

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Vax'ildan and his sister set out to find their[br]fortune together in Tal'Dorei. An outsider since

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birth, Vax quickly learned to solve life's[br]challenges in his own particular way, often by

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sidestepping them entirely. And when his knack for[br]circumventing adversity isn't enough, the way of

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blades the elves schooled him in more than makes[br]up the difference.

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LAURA: Like so many half-elves, Vex'ahlia has[br]spent most of her life suffering the cool

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reception of a people who don't fully accept her.[br]Born of a human mother, and an elven father who

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only later in life took an interest in their[br]existence, Vex'ahlia and her twin brother,

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Vax'ildan, quickly realized the only people they[br]could truly rely on in this world were each other.

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It was at the age of ten when the two were taken[br]from their mother, and brought to live in Syngorn,

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the isolated elven city for which their father was[br]an ambassador. He quietly took them in, but always

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kept an icy distance, and after too many years of[br]disdainful looks, the pair decided to leave his

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indifference behind, and set out on their own. Vax[br]took to the cities, stealing small trinkets and

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learning the ways of the thief, while Vex kept to[br]the woods. She preferred the isolation. Always the

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keen observer, she learned to hunt and to track,[br]to spy and to shoot. Through a series of fateful

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events, earned herself a companion in the form of[br]a bear-- her own stolen Trinket-- to fight

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alongside her and protect her fiercely. Also, he[br]is adorable, and gives expert massages. Like so

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many half-elves--

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MATT: Hey guys, welcome back. To give you a little[br]heads up, we are playing the 5th edition of

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Dungeons & Dragons. We recently converted over[br]from Pathfinder, for those who play Pathfinder.

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One of our players was a gunslinger, for which[br]there are no rules for in 5th edition. So I had to

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create and customize those for the game, so bear[br]with us on that. That will be an interesting ride,

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regardless. We do have an eight-player game we've[br]been playing for two years, which is a little

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crazy, which is why we go a little loose with the[br]rules. It's a great group, it's a lot of fun. Not

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everyone can make every game, so we have enough[br]players to definitely pull a party each time.

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ZAC: Just so you know, we're having an audio[br]bottleneck. It'll take about 30 seconds to work

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itself out.

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MATT: Okay, audio bottleneck.

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ZAC: Tech problems that make me want to murder[br]someone.

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MATT: That's okay. Just a second. You let us know[br]when it's okay to talk.

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TRAVIS: I don't know what that means, a[br]bottleneck.

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MATT: Are we all right? And how are we?[br]Exterminate. Exterminate.

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SAM: Nice. Audio isn't working they're going to[br]watch something else. Thanks, douche.

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(laughter)

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MATT: Is the mic adjusted? Is it any better?

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ZAC: Better now. We're good.

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MATT: Well, great. Thank you guys. A couple of[br]things transitioned from Pathfinder to 5th edition

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may be a little strange and fun. We have a lot of[br]players, but they're great folks and most of that

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just means I have to work really hard to make sure[br]the game keeps going, so that's on me. Ashley

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Johnson, unfortunately, cannot join us. She's our[br]gnome cleric, Pike. She'll be here next week.

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Unfortunately, she's in London accepting a BAFTA,[br]so I think we're okay. For the Last of Us. That's

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harsh. Also no donations this week, but going[br]forward we will have donations available for those

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that will help partially run the show from our[br]wonderful cameraman and crew. Also, half of our

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donations will go to the 826 charity. Marisha, if[br]you want to talk a little about that.

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MARISHA: Yes! 826LA is a charity that focuses on[br]tutoring children in an after-school program and

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helping specifically with creativity,[br]storytelling, art and general things that relate

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to Dungeons & Dragons. You should definitely check[br]out the Time Travel Mart. There is one in Echo

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Park and one in Mar Vista. They have this amazing[br]storefront where you can buy these awesome

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tchotchkes and things that go immediately to[br]support the charity and the stream. It's awesome.

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It's 826LA, you should look it up. There's a few[br]all over the country.

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MATT: Yes. Also, as a heads up because I saw some[br]of you guys ask me in the chatroom: These videos

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will be available on the Geek & Sundry YouTube[br]Channel soon enough, as well as a more extensive

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backstory of the party. We'll have all that[br]content ready for you so you don't have to

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memorize it. Maybe a bio page, I don't know. We'll[br]figure something out. It'll be fine. Anyway, let's

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open that up. You know who I am. Matthew Mercer,[br]voice actor and I've been running this game for

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two years. I'm a hardcore nerd. Let's go around[br]the table and introduce our players so you can

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attach the faces to the intros you just saw. Let's[br]start on this side with Travis.

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TRAVIS: Oh! Hi. I'm Travis Willingham, voice[br]actor, gamer. I play Grog the goliath barbarian.

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LAURA: Hi. I'm Laura Bailey. I'm also, you know, a[br]voice actor like everyone here.

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TRAVIS: Yeah. I think we all are.

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LAURA: I'm playing Vex'ahlia. The coolest chick[br]ever.

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MATT: The ranger with the bear.

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LAURA: The ranger with the bear named Trinket, in[br]case you didn't catch that. His name is Trinket

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and he's amazing.

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LIAM: Hi, I'm Liam O'Brien. I'm playing Vax'ildan.[br]This one's twin. We're half-elven twins. I started

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playing D&D when I was 13 and I can't believe this[br]is happening. So cheers. Cheers to this.

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TALIESIN: My name is Taliesin Jaffe. I'm a voice[br]actor, director, and I've been playing some form

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of Dungeons & Dragons, and if you can't tell by my[br]black clothing, a lot of Vampire the Masquerade

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when I was a teenager.

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There was a problem. I'm playing Percy, the[br]Gunslinger. I'm the reason all the rules are all

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messed up.

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MARISHA: I am Keyleth, the druid from the tribe of[br]the Air Ashari. I am a half-elven person.

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MATT: No, you're elven.

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MARISHA: No, half-elf.

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MATT: Half-elf. Okay.

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MARISHA: Yeah, Come on, man. I've been half-elf[br]since day one. Half-elven. Yes! You can see me

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shooting lightning and turning into awesome[br]animals.

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MATT: Orion.

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ORION and MATT: Hi.

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ORION: Hey, everybody. I'm Orion Acaba and I'm[br]also a voice actor. I do things.

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MARISHA: Oh, I'm Marisha Ray, by the way.

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ORION: Yeah!

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MARISHA: Did I say that?

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ORION: Keyleth is Marisha Ray.

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MATT: Let Orion have his moment. Don't try and[br]break--

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ORION: No, it's our moment.

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MATT: There you go. All right.

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ORION: I'm Tiberius the awesome sorcerer.

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MATT: Dragonborn sorcerer.

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ORION: Dragonborn, yeah! That's right.

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SAM: I'm Sam Riegel: a voice actor, and stuff. My[br]character is Scanlan Shorthalt. The gnome bard who

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sings a lot. Let's start playing, yeah?

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(cheering)

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MATT: All right! Let's jump on in. Thank you. Last[br]we left off, to give you a little backstory. The

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party had completed a large venture in saving the[br]nearby city of Emon. One of the central capitals

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of this human civilization of Tal'Dorei. They[br]managed to halt a demonic insurrection within the

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throne and as such were greeted to a hero's[br]celebration and had a keep built in their honor.

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Over the six month period of the keep being[br]constructed, they went their own ways and then

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returned to see its final creation. However, they[br]did not have a chance to really enjoy it

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immediately as one of their good friends and[br]allies, Arcanist Allura Vysoren of the Tal'Dorei

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council came to them requesting their aid saying[br]that a long time friend of hers, Lady Kima of

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Vord, who is a very well known and very well[br]respected halfling paladin of Bahamut, the

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Platinum Dragon, had been gone on a pilgrimage for[br]a while, essentially a vision quest that is part

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of her own development as a paladin. As part of[br]this, she let the information go to Allura that a

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dark vision had come to her saying that some sort[br]of evil root is beginning to breed beneath

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Kraghammer and the mountains within Kraghammer,[br]which is the nearby dwarven civilization that you

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guys have previously not been allowed entry to[br]because the dwarves weren't fans of nobody without

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any political means of entry. However, she managed[br]to acquire the necessary documentation and offered

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you a very substantial reward should you find the[br]whereabouts of Lady Kima of Vord and hopefully

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bring her back safely. You left on the pathway to[br]the dwarven citadel of Kraghammer. You were

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ambushed by a group of roaming barbarian goliaths.[br]Part way through the battle, Grog managed to

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recognize one of them as a previous ally and no[br]longer an ally at this time.

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TRAVIS: Son of a bitch.

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MATT: Yep, the barbarian for his first and only[br]time so far managed to avert battle through a

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social encounter and rolled pretty damn well on a[br]persuasion check. So you got one. You get one. You

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got your one. Never again.

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TRAVIS: Next time he dies.

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MATT: Yeah. Essentially. Which managed to not turn[br]it into complete bloodshed. You continued on your

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way to Kraghammer, presented your paperwork, were[br]given entry into the city and that is where we

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begin this adventure.

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LAURA: Oh no.

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SAM: In the city of Kraghammer?

0:20:03.821,0:20:04.774
MATT: In the city of Kraghammer.

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SAM: Wow! This is fantastic.

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TRAVIS: We're in, right?

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MARISHA: Yes. We were at the door. We were talking[br]to someone right?

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MATT: Yeah, you were talking to the front guards[br]at the gate of Kraghammer. They have begrudgingly

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let you inside. Giving you a couple of pointers[br]little prods and sent you into the city proper.

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You made your way through the darkened alleyways[br]and stone carved tunnel that leads into the main,

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central portion of the city proper. An enormous[br]underground metropolis sprawls out before you. The

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dark earth and shadows creating beautiful stone[br]work, marble columns, archways, and labyrinthine

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bridges climbing across the vertical cityscape.[br]All warmed with the red glow of some strange,

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crimson rock peppered throughout the town as a[br]light source. A large metal forge envelops the

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center of this cylindrical city. The entire is a[br]three-tiered cylindrical city that is built into

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the ground of the mountain itself. Welcome to[br]Kraghammer!

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LIAM: Remind us. Did we bullshit our way in here,[br]or did--

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LAURA: No, we had a way in.

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MATT: No, Allura got your paperwork so you were[br]actually able to get in this time.

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LAURA: But, Ashley speaks Dwarvish. Pike speaks--

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MATT: Pike speaks Dwarvish and she's not here.

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ORION: I speak Dwarvish as well!

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LAURA: Oh good!

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ORION: I do.

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SAM: That's fantastic.

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MATT: The only other bit of information you have[br]about the whereabouts of her is that she came here

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to go into the mine Apparently, a mithral mine[br]where this evil is supposedly brewing. You heard

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that the one person who owns the biggest part of[br]the mithral market here cornering, his name was the

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dwarven Lord Nostoc Greyspine. That was the only[br]name you had in regards to this deep earth quarry.

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SAM: Greyspine?

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MATT: Greyspine, correct.

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SAM: We have to go find him, don't we?

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TALIESIN: I think before we do anything we should[br]find a place to sleep.

0:21:49.407,0:21:50.252
ORION: That's true!

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TRAVIS: Oh! We're all jacked up from before,[br]right?

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TALIESIN: Wouldn't it be nice to put everything[br]down for a little while.

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SAM: Of course. I've got a lot of <i>booty</i> that I[br]need to stow.

0:21:58.506,0:22:05.571
ORION: Good way to phrase that, Scanlan. Also, I[br]would like to check out any places where they

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might have enchanted libraries or what not.

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SAM: Can you stick with us? You're the only one[br]that speaks Dwarvish.

0:22:11.589,0:22:13.054
LIAM: Yes, you're getting ahead of yourself.

0:22:13.054,0:22:14.840
ORION: I'm just saying put it on the list.

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LIAM: Let's look around. Are there any dwarves in[br]the vicinity?

0:22:18.800,0:22:25.617
MATT: Oh, there are many! As you finish this[br]conversation you look about there are two guards

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posted nearby wearing dark crimson and brass chest[br]plates that have a uniform scar carved across the

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front. It's actually built into the armor itself[br]as a design. They're both staring awkwardly at all

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of you arguing in the middle of this entry[br]thoroughfare of Kraghammer.

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LIAM: Tiberius, make with the dwarf-talk, please.

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ORION: Hello, friends. My associates and I were[br]looking for a place of lodging for the night and a

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place of reputable reputation.

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MATT: One dwarf shouts over to another one, "You[br]hear that, Jepson?! They're looking for a place to

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"stay." "Aye, I heard that right. It's about time[br]we had some new folk in town. Well, if you're

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"looking for a place to stay I'd say your best bet[br]would be the Pig Pits."

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SAM: Is that the name of a place?

0:23:08.992,0:23:10.886
MATT: "Yes! Certainly! The Pig Pits."

0:23:10.886,0:23:11.521
SAM: All right.

0:23:11.521,0:23:12.753
MATT: "Ask for the Pig Pits--"

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LAURA: Those are actually pig pits, isn't it?

0:23:14.964,0:23:18.154
MARISHA: I feel like we're being hazed.

0:23:18.154,0:23:21.115
MATT: "What?! No! Not at all."

0:23:21.115,0:23:22.320
TRAVIS: That sounds fine with me.

0:23:22.320,0:23:23.108
LIAM: This is Common?

0:23:23.108,0:23:24.432
MATT: This is all in Common, yeah.

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SAM: Which way to the Pig Pits, sir?

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MATT: "Pig Pits are that way." He points over the[br]edge and you see down past the central forge

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structure in the city to the very bottom nearby a[br]large temple that envelops the bottom floor of

0:23:40.395,0:23:47.458
Kraghammer proper there is indeed a distant slop[br]of mud where internal livestock are being kept.

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LAURA: I bring out a piece of gold. Please, sir,[br]we're looking for a place to stay that isn't

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covered in mud.

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MATT: "It's good to see that at least one of you[br]speaks Dwarvish." Takes the coin, kinks it in his

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teeth and goes, "All right, now if you're looking[br]for a proper place to stay you're going to look

0:24:07.056,0:24:12.320
"for the Iron Hearth Tavern. That is to your left[br]up that way no more than a half mile. Keep an eye

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"out. Listen for the laughter and the people who[br]are very drunk. That's your best bet."

0:24:15.747,0:24:16.575
LAURA: Thank you, sir.

0:24:16.575,0:24:17.346
MATT: "No worries."

0:24:17.346,0:24:18.561
LAURA: I like your armor by the way.

0:24:18.561,0:24:20.017
MATT: "Well, thank you kindly."

0:24:20.017,0:24:21.072
TRAVIS: Was that a wink?

0:24:21.072,0:24:21.653
LAURA: It was.

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LIAM: That's all she does.

0:24:25.472,0:24:27.398
LAURA: That's all I do is wink at people.

0:24:27.398,0:24:28.767
LIAM: It's a nervous tic, really.

0:24:28.767,0:24:35.471
MATT: It's a feat she took. You progress to the[br]western side of the Kraghammer rotation as you

0:24:35.826,0:24:41.536
curl around the central platform. Making your way[br]eventually to the outside of this rather large,

0:24:41.536,0:24:47.631
central tavern inn. As you walk in, you can hear[br]music playing, you can hear laughter and boastful

0:24:47.631,0:24:51.476
cheer, you can hear some arguments in the[br]distance. You can hear it from a good two or three

0:24:51.476,0:24:56.772
buildings away. This is definitely a central[br]social environment here in Kraghammer. As you walk

0:24:56.772,0:25:00.274
inside, you-- Let me get some proper tavern music[br]here for you.

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SAM: Smells in here.

0:25:02.179,0:25:03.939
TRAVIS: Drinking territory.

0:25:03.939,0:25:10.250
MATT: You hear some loud boisterous (hearty[br]dwarven laughter), some drinks being clinked

0:25:10.250,0:25:14.370
together. As you walk in, the first thing that[br]catches you is the scent of stale alcohol and

0:25:14.370,0:25:15.962
smoked wood of some kind.

0:25:15.962,0:25:16.675
TRAVIS: Yes!

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MATT: There are tables, most of them in decent[br]condition, some of them half-broken and repaired,

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probably from some previous encounter in the bar.[br]In the center of the room, there looks to be a not

0:25:30.150,0:25:38.759
currently in use, specifically built brawling[br]circle. It's about 30 feet by 20 feet. It's more

0:25:38.759,0:25:41.323
of an oval. It's not in use, currently.

0:25:41.323,0:25:42.368
SAM: An octagon?

0:25:42.368,0:25:43.070
MATT: Essentially.

0:25:43.070,0:25:46.265
LIAM: How high is the ceiling here? Can Grog fit[br]in here?

0:25:46.265,0:25:47.738
TRAVIS: Oh right, am I like--?

0:25:47.738,0:25:51.690
MATT: The ceiling actually is considered vaulted[br]ceiling for dwarves so it runs at about seven

0:25:51.690,0:25:57.416
feet. For Grog, it's uncomfortable, almost[br]scratching your head across the top. As you enter,

0:25:57.416,0:26:03.451
about seven or eight of the nearby dwarves at the[br]front door go, (hearty laughter). They look

0:26:03.451,0:26:07.467
immediately at the ragtag non-dwarven group that[br]just stumbled into the center of the tavern.

0:26:07.467,0:26:09.382
TRAVIS: What're you looking at?

0:26:10.622,0:26:14.841
MATT: "It's not very often we get someone with[br]that kind of a mug on you. Let me buy you a drink, come

0:26:14.841,0:26:15.424
"sit down!"

0:26:15.424,0:26:21.584
TRAVIS: My kind of people, see you later! I go[br]grab the drink with the lovely dwarves.

0:26:21.584,0:26:23.763
LAURA: We grab a table next to the dwarves with[br]Grog.

0:26:23.763,0:26:27.972
MATT: Both tables next to the table they're at are[br]completely filled with dwarves.

0:26:27.972,0:26:33.573
LIAM: I take a sack of gold out of my own pocket,[br]slam it down on the table--

0:26:33.573,0:26:35.513
LAURA: A sack of gold, are you crazy?!

0:26:35.513,0:26:42.396
LIAM: Gentlemens and ladies. Ladies and gentlemen,[br]we are traveling from far away. We just arrived

0:26:42.614,0:26:50.628
from Emon. We are fascinated to see your[br]underground city and to celebrate the occasion I

0:26:50.628,0:26:55.237
would like to buy every dwarf in here a round.[br]Bartender!

0:26:55.237,0:27:02.219
MATT: The music stops. The conversation stops. All[br]dwarven eyes turn to the table and they all turn

0:27:02.219,0:27:06.742
to a single dwarven woman in the back who's behind[br]one of the bars, who has a towel over one arm.

0:27:06.742,0:27:13.101
She's looking around, she's staring confused at[br]you and all eyes are on her, and she goes, "Well,

0:27:13.101,0:27:17.265
"it's about time someone around here had some[br]generosity! Certainly, pay upfront. Drinks all

0:27:17.265,0:27:19.080
"around on this half-elven gentleman."

0:27:19.080,0:27:20.108
LIAM: Let it rain!

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(cheering)

0:27:22.907,0:27:24.349
MARISHA: Make it rain.

0:27:24.349,0:27:25.978
TRAVIS: I would like a cask of ale.

0:27:25.978,0:27:29.096
LIAM: I'll need your largest bowl of ale for this[br]one here.

0:27:29.096,0:27:31.996
TRAVIS: Cask. Cask of ale. Cask.

0:27:31.996,0:27:36.276
MATT: "No worries, Adra's got your back, be right[br]back." She wanders off to the back room, comes

0:27:36.276,0:27:41.860
back and starts pouring stein after stein after[br]stein of ale.

0:27:41.860,0:27:44.062
TRAVIS: Yeah. Keep going. Looks good.

0:27:44.062,0:27:49.103
MATT: You do notice she is definitely the head of[br]this tavern and all of her barkeeps are male and

0:27:49.103,0:27:52.453
seem to be worked rather ragged.

0:27:52.453,0:27:53.782
LAURA: What was her name?

0:27:53.782,0:27:56.405
SAM: Excuse me, miss. You.

0:27:56.405,0:27:57.476
MATT: "Adra. Yeah?"

0:27:57.476,0:27:58.417
SAM: I'm sorry?

0:27:58.417,0:27:59.339
MATT: "Adra."

0:27:59.339,0:28:02.410
SAM: Adra! You run a fantastic establishment.

0:28:02.410,0:28:03.438
MATT: "That's right I do!"

0:28:03.438,0:28:07.107
SAM: Thank you for welcoming us and allowing us to[br]buy this round.

0:28:07.107,0:28:10.791
MATT: "Of course. Patrons that come and drop coin[br]like that are welcome any time."

0:28:10.791,0:28:16.528
SAM: Well, thank you for your hospitality. Might[br]we inquire about staying here the night? Do you

0:28:16.528,0:28:18.405
have an inn with the establishment?

0:28:18.405,0:28:22.165
MATT: She reaches below and pulls out a big tome[br]and starts thumbing through it. "You know,

0:28:22.165,0:28:24.170
"actually we have openings right now on the second[br]floor."

0:28:24.170,0:28:26.525
SAM: Several rooms, or just one?

0:28:26.525,0:28:28.220
MATT: "Do you need them side by side?"

0:28:28.220,0:28:29.576
SAM: That would be nice.

0:28:29.576,0:28:32.180
MATT: "We could pull him there and push him into[br]room seven."

0:28:32.180,0:28:33.842
SAM: Something with a little bed for me.

0:28:33.842,0:28:42.619
MATT: "Giles!" One of the dwarf barmaiders comes[br]over. "Aye?" "Get Stepheson out of his room, move

0:28:42.619,0:28:48.647
"him to the third floor. We have to open a block[br]for our new guests." "Ugh, fine." The older dwarf

0:28:48.647,0:28:54.481
stumbles his way up the stairs begrudgingly.[br]"Right, so I can get a room for each of you. We're

0:28:54.481,0:28:59.930
"looking at eight rooms separately, that will run[br]you per evening about 25 gold pieces. Does that

0:28:59.930,0:29:00.799
sound about right?"

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TRAVIS: Total?

0:29:01.484,0:29:03.589
MATT: "25 total pieces."

0:29:03.589,0:29:04.644
SAM: Oh, okay.

0:29:04.644,0:29:07.191
LAURA: You want to share a room?

0:29:07.191,0:29:09.085
MARISHA: Yeah! We'll bunk up.

0:29:09.085,0:29:13.832
SAM: Grog, you and me. I can sleep on your feet.

0:29:13.832,0:29:18.722
LAURA: Probably like 15 gold then for just that[br]amount.

0:29:18.722,0:29:22.985
MATT: She visibly deflates a little bit and is[br]like, "All right, fair enough. Five rooms it is.

0:29:22.985,0:29:25.534
15 gold per room."

0:29:25.534,0:29:26.842
SAM: We're penny pinchers.

0:29:26.842,0:29:29.473
MATT: "How long do you expect to stay?"

0:29:29.473,0:29:30.926
ORION: At least a few days.

0:29:30.926,0:29:32.488
SAM: I'd say a week.

0:29:32.488,0:29:36.442
TALIESIN: With an indefinite hold, we have[br]business in the city.

0:29:36.442,0:29:39.408
MATT: "Right! Well how bout we pay the week in[br]advance and I'll give you a discount?"

0:29:39.408,0:29:40.917
LAURA: What's the discount?

0:29:43.007,0:29:48.186
MARISHA: Wait. I thought we were going to be[br]heading south?

0:29:49.249,0:29:53.396
MATT: "Let's say, 100 gold for the week, all five[br]rooms."

0:29:56.835,0:29:58.620
LIAM: We're pretty flush, I think we can handle[br]it.

0:29:58.620,0:29:59.322
LAURA: Yes. That works.

0:29:59.322,0:30:00.648
TALIESIN: This doesn't terrify me.

0:30:00.648,0:30:02.933
LAURA: I think I did the math wrong.

0:30:02.933,0:30:05.062
TRAVIS: I was told there would be no math.

0:30:05.062,0:30:07.473
SAM: Sounds good!

0:30:07.473,0:30:11.687
LAURA: Gah! I hate not having a calculator! Fine!

0:30:11.687,0:30:15.916
MATT: "Ah! Great!" She pulls back and pulls some[br]keys out and hands them to the rest of you. Hands

0:30:15.916,0:30:19.846
you some paperwork, shows you which rooms are[br]yours and says, "You're welcome to stay all you

0:30:19.846,0:30:25.879
"like, ask questions, hang about. Just make sure[br]you don't do anything stupid near the Carvers."

0:30:25.879,0:30:29.427
ORION: Ooh! Like what? I do things like that all[br]the time!

0:30:29.427,0:30:31.999
LIAM: Sorry. Our Dwarvish is a little thick. Near[br]the--?

0:30:31.999,0:30:33.188
MATT: "The Carvers, the Carvers!"

0:30:33.188,0:30:34.618
LAURA: The carvas. Of course.

0:30:34.618,0:30:35.582
MATT: "The Carvers!"

0:30:35.582,0:30:36.700
ORION: The Converse! Of course!

0:30:36.700,0:30:37.525
SAM: The Car Verse?

0:30:37.525,0:30:39.738
MATT: "Is this your first time in Kraghammer?"

0:30:39.738,0:30:40.375
ALL: Yes!

0:30:40.375,0:30:44.272
MATT: "The Carvers are the guard that run this[br]city. They're the ones that keep the law."

0:30:44.272,0:30:44.985
LAURA: The scar!

0:30:44.985,0:30:46.554
MATT: "Yes, the armor, the Carvers!"

0:30:46.554,0:30:48.649
TRAVIS: Yeah, what is with the scar? I've got one[br]myself.

0:30:48.649,0:30:55.953
MATT: She leans back and as you reveal the rather[br]gnarled scar on your chest. She reels back a bit

0:30:55.953,0:30:59.710
and two of the nearby dwarves go, "Yeah!" They[br]chug down their drinks.

0:30:59.710,0:31:01.238
TRAVIS: Yeah! More drinking!

0:31:01.238,0:31:04.703
MATT: They start showing their scars and are like,[br]"Oh no! I got this one from an iron bolt!" They

0:31:04.703,0:31:10.203
start talking about different creatures they[br]fought. "All right. Well, the Carvers are a bit of

0:31:10.203,0:31:16.976
"a-- how do I put it? A military class in this[br]city. They run a very tight ship on the streets,

0:31:16.976,0:31:17.881
"so be careful."

0:31:17.881,0:31:23.250
TALIESIN: That shouldn't be a problem. Mostly we[br]are looking for Lord Greyspine, if I recall. We

0:31:23.250,0:31:24.331
have business with him.

0:31:24.331,0:31:28.076
LAURA: We might have business with you, if you've[br]seen a halfling come through.

0:31:28.076,0:31:32.651
MATT: She thinks to herself and goes, "There was a[br]halfling woman, but she was staying at the

0:31:32.651,0:31:33.607
"Firebrook Inn."

0:31:33.607,0:31:34.590
LAURA: The Firebrook.

0:31:34.590,0:31:38.837
MATT: "The bottom floor, for a couple of weeks.[br]There was talk about her. She got in a few fights

0:31:38.837,0:31:43.803
"herself. The one with the silver armor? That one?[br]Yeah, she was a firebrand if ever I saw one. Right

0:31:43.803,0:31:44.952
up my alley, I like that one."

0:31:44.952,0:31:47.565
TALIESIN: How long ago would you say this was?

0:31:47.565,0:31:50.440
MATT: "Oh, she went through a few weeks. I haven't[br]seen her recently."

0:31:50.440,0:31:52.028
TALIESIN: Thank you. Perfect.

0:31:52.028,0:31:59.054
TRAVIS: Is there a champion of the circle of[br]fighting in the tavern? Is there a reigning--

0:31:59.054,0:32:00.430
SAM: Already, Grog?!

0:32:00.430,0:32:01.931
TRAVIS: Well, I have to know these things!

0:32:01.931,0:32:04.651
TALIESIN: He has to do something.

0:32:04.651,0:32:09.130
MATT: She turns the barrel that she has on the[br]table towards you a little bit and you can see the

0:32:09.600,0:32:10.555
actual symbol,

0:32:10.555,0:32:17.627
this burned image on the side that says, "Balgus[br]Brewery." She goes, "That'll be Balgus. The one

0:32:17.627,0:32:22.467
"that supplies us with what you're drinking. He's[br]the undefeated champion. But I don't think he's

0:32:22.467,0:32:26.191
"quite right to fight at the moment." She points[br]towards the very edge of the bar and you see one

0:32:26.191,0:32:30.629
older grizzled dwarf, long gray hair pulled into[br]straight braids in the back, big bushy beard

0:32:30.629,0:32:36.105
that's all shoved up into his face because he's[br]asleep, drunk as a skunk, on the edge of the bar.

0:32:36.105,0:32:42.666
TRAVIS: My type of dwarf. Maybe we'll can use him[br]as a merc later or something. All right, another

0:32:42.666,0:32:43.457
time then.

0:32:43.457,0:32:44.581
SAM: Another time.

0:32:44.581,0:32:47.470
LIAM: Save it for a rainy day.

0:32:47.470,0:32:49.525
TRAVIS: Does it rain down here?

0:32:49.525,0:32:50.890
TALIESIN: I don't think they have rainy days.

0:32:50.890,0:32:51.599
MATT: "You said Greyspine?"

0:32:51.599,0:32:54.632
LAURA: Yes, Greyspine.

0:32:54.632,0:32:58.125
TALIESIN: We are looking to set up a meeting.

0:32:58.125,0:32:59.831
MATT: "Which Greyspine?"

0:32:59.831,0:33:01.776
SAM: Nostoc?

0:33:01.776,0:33:07.429
MATT: "Nostoc Greyspine. He's definitely a[br]business type one."

0:33:07.429,0:33:09.972
ORION: Well who's the friendlier Greypsine?

0:33:09.972,0:33:13.633
MATT: "The friendlier of the types would probably[br]be the head of House Greyspine."

0:33:13.633,0:33:16.106
MARISHA: Wait, how many Greypsines are there?

0:33:16.106,0:33:19.876
MATT: "Oh, well there's probably several at this[br]point, I've lost track. The family line's been

0:33:19.876,0:33:25.591
"going for a while. However, of House Greyspine[br]currently, Ironkeeper Gradim Greyspine is the head

0:33:25.591,0:33:30.738
"of this entire city. Voted in ten years ago,[br]actually. He's head of the council."

0:33:30.738,0:33:31.855
MARISHA: Ironkeeper what?

0:33:31.855,0:33:39.888
MATT: "Ironkeeper Gradim Greypsine. Gradim![br]You're-- (sigh) These commoners. Learn to speak

0:33:39.888,0:33:40.842
"the language!"

0:33:40.842,0:33:42.039
ORION: I understood!

0:33:42.039,0:33:50.731
LIAM: Adra, may I ask, obviously we have no[br]dwarves in our little party.

0:33:50.731,0:33:51.653
MATT: "Unfortunately."

0:33:51.653,0:33:52.965
LAURA: Unfortunately for us.

0:33:52.965,0:33:59.322
LIAM: Sorry, about that. You're very welcoming. We[br]appreciate that. How welcoming would you say the

0:33:59.322,0:34:02.607
city is to outsiders? Would we stick out like a[br]sore thumb?

0:34:02.607,0:34:10.475
MATT: "Probably. As long as you don't do anything[br]stupid. As long as you keep the coin flowing, and

0:34:10.475,0:34:15.321
"as long as you stay to the upper levels. The lower[br]levels you get to more of the business: the

0:34:15.321,0:34:20.112
"miners, the forges, the foundries. When you get to[br]the business areas, that's where the guard gets

0:34:20.112,0:34:22.611
"heavier and that's where folks don't[br]like you poking near their money."

0:34:22.611,0:34:24.954
SAM: So the lower levels would have the mithral[br]mines?

0:34:24.954,0:34:27.510
MATT: "<i>The</i> mithral mine, aye."

0:34:27.510,0:34:28.354
SAM: There's one?

0:34:28.354,0:34:32.762
MATT: "There is one now. It's all been, and has[br]been for quite some time, completely helmed up and

0:34:32.762,0:34:37.137
"run by House Greypsine. The Keystone Quarry is[br]what you're looking for."

0:34:37.137,0:34:41.396
LIAM: We're not really interested in that. We just[br]want to see the city. Our business is elsewhere.

0:34:41.396,0:34:45.309
MATT: "Yeah, I would not recommend it. Not without[br]proper business credentials on that. You'll end up

0:34:45.309,0:34:46.443
"being questioned very heavily."

0:34:46.443,0:34:48.081
LIAM: Sounds like a dirty business, anyway.

0:34:48.081,0:34:48.644
LAURA: Right.

0:34:48.644,0:34:52.499
TRAVIS: Yeah, you want to stay away from those[br]miners Scanlan, that's a dirty business.

0:34:52.499,0:34:55.782
MATT: She gives you a look almost like it was a[br]slightly racist statement, but then passes it off

0:34:55.782,0:34:56.926
because you paid her a lot of coin today.

0:34:59.726,0:35:00.937
MARISHA: So racist.

0:35:00.937,0:35:02.983
LAURA: So No-stock. Nostoc?

0:35:02.983,0:35:03.598
LIAM: Nostoc.

0:35:03.598,0:35:05.372
LAURA: Nostoc Greyspine.

0:35:05.372,0:35:06.279
MATT: "Yes."

0:35:06.279,0:35:07.950
LAURA: You said that he's kind of a--?

0:35:07.950,0:35:12.853
MATT: "Oh, there's a reason he's the one put in[br]charge of the mines and the businesses and the foundries."

0:35:12.853,0:35:14.120
LAURA: Oh. Where is he located, exactly?

0:35:14.120,0:35:21.187
MATT: "Well, if he's not home at the actual[br]Greyspine Manor-- which is a sprawling house. It

0:35:21.416,0:35:22.331
contains all the ones who live there."

0:35:22.331,0:35:23.279
TRAVIS: We're going there!

0:35:23.279,0:35:32.027
MATT: "He's probably down at the actual--" What is[br]it? Pardon. Bear with me. Consult my notes! "He's

0:35:32.027,0:35:38.345
"probably down by the Greyspine quarry itself,[br]keeping an eye on the business there." There's a

0:35:38.345,0:35:43.708
nearby dwarf having a few drinks, goes, "Ah,[br]Greyspine, there's been troubles round there!

0:35:43.708,0:35:49.833
"Apparently, a friend of mine works there. Got a[br]big, nasty scar last week. Wouldn't even pay him

0:35:49.833,0:35:54.148
"for his time off to heal. It's bullshit!" He slams[br]his drink down on the table.

0:35:54.148,0:35:55.492
SAM: Down at the quarry?

0:35:55.492,0:35:56.028
MATT: "Aye."

0:35:56.028,0:35:59.103
MARISHA: How did your friend get this nasty cut?

0:35:59.103,0:36:04.262
MATT: "He works there! Said there was things[br]pouring out of the caves. Goblins and the like!"

0:36:04.262,0:36:06.021
LAURA and SAM: Goblins?

0:36:06.021,0:36:07.289
MATT: "Ah, goblins are nothing."

0:36:07.289,0:36:08.050
LAURA: Of course not.

0:36:08.050,0:36:12.143
MATT: "Seems there's something other than goblins[br]poking out through this hole. Just saying, that

0:36:12.143,0:36:14.679
"business is in for a serious problem if it doesn't[br]change."

0:36:14.679,0:36:19.599
LAURA: Does your friend ever have drinks here?[br]"No. He's been sober for two years. We're not

0:36:19.599,0:36:22.821
"friends anymore." Tugs on his beard a little bit.

0:36:22.821,0:36:25.313
MARISHA: Oh. I'm sorry. I think.

0:36:25.313,0:36:27.904
SAM: A lot to process.

0:36:27.904,0:36:32.084
MATT: He pours another drink. At which point, Adra[br]slaps his hand and says, "Pay that. He bought one round!"

0:36:32.560,0:36:35.420
He finishes his drink and walks away.

0:36:35.420,0:36:39.833
ORION: Excuse me, one thing, Adra, are there any[br]mystics in this particular town that study any

0:36:39.833,0:36:40.624
arcane arts?

0:36:40.624,0:36:44.235
MATT: "Of course! What, you think dwarves are just[br]the baseline folks who brawl each other?"

0:36:44.235,0:36:48.328
MARISHA: So many racist comments. Jeez!

0:36:48.328,0:36:52.848
MATT: "What you're looking for is House[br]Thunderbrand. They are the ones who, by blood,

0:36:52.848,0:36:55.247
"have the arcane arts in their family line."

0:36:55.247,0:36:56.238
ORION: Interesting.

0:36:56.238,0:37:02.906
MATT: "They run most of the enchantment process in[br]the city, they also train-- they call it train,

0:37:02.906,0:37:07.174
"some of us call it more 'indoctrination.' But,[br]they're definitely the focus of all arcane arts

0:37:07.174,0:37:08.221
"here in Kraghammer."

0:37:08.221,0:37:09.440
ORION: Thank you.

0:37:09.440,0:37:16.942
SAM: Thank you for your time, Adra. Carry on with[br]your evening. We'll seek you out if we have any

0:37:16.942,0:37:17.660
more questions.

0:37:17.660,0:37:21.461
MATT: "Certainly. Now if you don't mind," She[br]scoots you aside, and you see a line, a queue of

0:37:21.461,0:37:26.300
dwarves behind her, with their empty cups, waiting[br]to get to her to fill up the drinks that you bought.

0:37:26.300,0:37:27.368
MARISHA: Oh, that's-- we did promise that.

0:37:27.368,0:37:30.429
LIAM: Enjoy, gentlemen! And lady.

0:37:30.429,0:37:31.816
LAURA: What time of day is it?

0:37:31.816,0:37:36.561
MATT: Best that you can tell, inside-- you can't.[br]You just arrived, probably around 3:00 or 4:00 in

0:37:36.561,0:37:40.942
the afternoon, so you're probably pushing sunset[br]right about now.

0:37:40.942,0:37:42.964
LAURA: Do dwarves carry the same schedule?

0:37:42.964,0:37:43.798
MARISHA: I don't know.

0:37:43.798,0:37:45.471
LAURA: Does anyone know?

0:37:45.471,0:37:47.092
TALIESIN: There's only one way to find out.

0:37:47.092,0:37:48.327
MATT: Make an intelligence check!

0:37:48.327,0:37:51.042
TRAVIS: Oh! Roll it! You're the first one.

0:37:51.042,0:37:53.035
LIAM: First die rolling. Nice!

0:37:53.035,0:37:56.402
LAURA: 18, plus, what is that? Investigation? Or[br]insight?

0:37:56.402,0:37:59.581
MATT: This would be a straight intelligence roll[br]on this one, so your general knowledge of dwarves.

0:37:59.581,0:38:01.056
LAURA: Oh. 20, then.

0:38:01.056,0:38:07.809
MATT: 20. That's not too bad! In your experience,[br]you know dwarves, depending on their lifestyle and

0:38:07.809,0:38:13.204
what they do for a living, their clocks can run[br]differently, but for the most part, they run in

0:38:13.204,0:38:18.098
tandem with most other races just because it makes[br]it easier for dealing with outside forces. But,

0:38:18.098,0:38:23.009
like I said, it's very variable. There is no set,[br]locked time of: this is morning, this is evening,

0:38:23.009,0:38:25.438
they just sleep when they need to and wake up when[br]they need to.

0:38:25.438,0:38:27.376
LAURA: All right. Good to know.

0:38:27.376,0:38:29.145
MARISHA: It's like living in Alaska.

0:38:29.145,0:38:30.099
LAURA: Right!

0:38:30.099,0:38:32.605
MATT and MARISHA: Dwarven Alaska.

0:38:32.605,0:38:35.819
SAM: Yes, fellows, what should we do?

0:38:35.819,0:38:42.169
LAURA: Check out the Firebrook Inn, yes. That was[br]where Lady Kima was staying. Also, I think

0:38:42.366,0:38:45.917
somebody should run reconnaissance on Greyspine[br]Manor.

0:38:45.917,0:38:47.078
TRAVIS: Like stealth, you mean?

0:38:47.078,0:38:50.273
LIAM: Yes. I don't think we should try to go[br]directly to the mines and find Nostoc.

0:38:50.273,0:38:50.861
LAURA: No.

0:38:50.861,0:38:51.502
SAM: Agreed.

0:38:51.502,0:38:57.042
LIAM: No, I think maybe we should enlist the help[br]of a dwarf here in the city to introduce us to

0:38:57.042,0:39:01.993
Nostoc. I mean, we're not trying to raise hell, or[br]bring down a thousand dwarves upon us.

0:39:01.993,0:39:03.849
TALIESIN: There's no sense attempting to be[br]subtle.

0:39:03.849,0:39:05.616
SAM: Although, that does sound fun.

0:39:05.616,0:39:09.210
TALIESIN: Everyone's going to know that we're[br]here, and what we're looking for by morning.

0:39:09.210,0:39:12.028
TRAVIS: Why don't we get old Drunky Greybeard[br]that's got his face down on the bar to do it?

0:39:12.028,0:39:17.174
LAURA: Yeah, but he's very-- Well, let's ask him.[br]Maybe he's drunk enough to help us. Saddle up, Grog!

0:39:17.471,0:39:18.137
TRAVIS: Me?

0:39:18.137,0:39:19.382
LAURA: People seem to like you here.

0:39:19.382,0:39:20.559
TRAVIS: Yeah, but I'm really-- oh, that's true.

0:39:20.559,0:39:21.805
LIAM: You're the connoisseur.

0:39:21.805,0:39:25.300
TRAVIS: Maybe I'll part my armor, so he can see[br]the scar. Post up on the bar.

0:39:25.300,0:39:26.376
MARISHA: Take him a drink!

0:39:26.376,0:39:27.124
TRAVIS: All right.

0:39:27.124,0:39:31.464
LAURA: Yes, take him a drink. A very large drink.

0:39:31.464,0:39:36.544
TRAVIS: I would like to get the largest goblet you[br]have of ale, and I would like to go over to, what

0:39:36.544,0:39:37.936
was his name? Bulbous?

0:39:37.936,0:39:40.380
MATT: Balgus.

0:39:40.380,0:39:42.381
ALL: Balgus.

0:39:42.381,0:39:43.567
TRAVIS: I had it right.

0:39:43.567,0:39:44.752
MATT: Close.

0:39:44.752,0:39:46.889
TRAVIS: Balgus. I would like to--

0:39:46.889,0:39:48.202
SAM: I'm coming with Grog.

0:39:48.202,0:39:56.220
TRAVIS: Yes. I would like to go up and put my[br]scar, and post up on the bar and (throat clearing)

0:39:56.220,0:39:59.976
MATT: (snores)

0:39:59.976,0:40:03.719
TRAVIS: (louder throat clearing)

0:40:03.719,0:40:10.298
SAM: I take out my flute and I play a little[br]Healing Words spell and try to heal him of his drunkenness.

0:40:10.298,0:40:12.549
LAURA: Just a little of his drunkenness, not all[br]of his drunkenness.

0:40:12.549,0:40:13.964
TRAVIS: He likes him drunk, so maybe like, half.

0:40:13.964,0:40:18.636
MATT: You play your tune, a beautiful little tune[br]that saunters through the air.The magical energies

0:40:18.636,0:40:23.386
emanate from the notes you make, drift into his[br]torso; you can see a slight glow and he,

0:40:23.386,0:40:30.308
"(grumbling) Where's that blasted music coming[br]from?" His hand goes out and paws towards the flute.

0:40:30.308,0:40:34.639
SAM: Huh, I don't know where that was coming[br]from.

0:40:34.639,0:40:40.972
TRAVIS: I'm sorry to disturb you, your name is of[br]great repute around these parts.

0:40:40.972,0:40:47.207
MATT: He wipes a globule of drool that's crusted[br]into his beard. "Aye, you've bothered me nap. What

0:40:47.207,0:40:49.470
"do you want from Balgus?"

0:40:49.470,0:40:56.810
TRAVIS: We were wondering if we might, perchance,[br]acquire your knowledge about town, for a bit of a search.

0:40:56.810,0:40:59.049
LAURA: (whispered) Talk to him about fighting[br]first.

0:40:59.049,0:41:03.220
TRAVIS: Right, I hear you're a good fighter. You[br]look strong.

0:41:03.220,0:41:06.971
MATT: "I've heard the same."

0:41:06.971,0:41:11.554
TRAVIS: Right. How often do you get challengers in[br]this tavern?

0:41:11.554,0:41:19.500
MATT: "Not as often as I get woken up from my[br]sleep. Which is never. Because only stupid people

0:41:19.500,0:41:20.775
"do that."

0:41:20.775,0:41:22.380
LAURA: Lost cause. Abandon ship!

0:41:22.380,0:41:25.630
TRAVIS: Right. I have an intelligence of six, I[br]know what I'm doing.

0:41:25.630,0:41:27.373
LAURA: Okay.

0:41:27.373,0:41:31.890
TRAVIS: There is a very pretty lady over there,[br]with slightly pointy ears. (whispering) I'm

0:41:31.890,0:41:36.547
talking about you or you. (normal volume) There's[br]two of them! They were actually wanting to ask you

0:41:36.547,0:41:38.650
a question if you wouldn't mind.

0:41:38.650,0:41:40.217
MATT: Make a persuasion roll.

0:41:40.217,0:41:41.135
TRAVIS: Me?!

0:41:41.135,0:41:42.069
SAM: Why is he doing this?

0:41:42.069,0:41:42.975
LAURA: Why would you throw this to us?

0:41:42.975,0:41:43.943
MARISHA: I know!

0:41:43.943,0:41:46.974
TRAVIS: Because I was either going to fight him or[br]I was going to throw boobs at him, and I went with boobs.

0:41:46.974,0:41:48.977
MARISHA: He realized he was sinking.

0:41:48.977,0:41:51.808
MATT: That's level ten you get that, by the way.[br]Throw Boobs.

0:41:51.808,0:41:53.810
LAURA: Persuasion. Oh! Good roll.

0:41:53.810,0:41:57.969
TRAVIS: Look at that: one. 19!

0:41:57.969,0:41:58.922
LAURA: Woo!

0:41:58.922,0:42:10.062
MATT: 19? He takes a moment, and grabs the drink[br]that you prepared from his hand and goes (gulps).

0:42:10.062,0:42:11.378
TRAVIS: Nice form.

0:42:11.378,0:42:16.304
MATT: "You've got five minutes." Then he stretches[br]his back a bit. This gnarled hunch that he holds

0:42:16.304,0:42:21.472
in his physical posture, flexes it a bit, and now[br]you can see the rippling muscles that show beneath

0:42:21.472,0:42:26.883
his tunic. This is a built dwarf. You don't know[br]what past he's had, moving boulders or forging

0:42:26.883,0:42:32.625
crazy iron shit, but there's a reason this guy has[br]a reputation. He stands up off of his stool, which

0:42:32.625,0:42:36.629
you can now hear crack with the weight of a dwarf,[br]which are made for normal dwarves. This guy is

0:42:36.629,0:42:41.711
solid muscle. He saunters over, looks about for a[br]second, almost like he's looking for his next

0:42:41.711,0:42:47.459
target. Sees the pointy ears, sees the pointy[br]ears, and goes (sighs) and saunters up to the

0:42:47.459,0:42:49.286
table, slams his hand down.

0:42:49.286,0:42:50.520
MARISHA: Why is he coming towards us?

0:42:50.520,0:42:52.362
TRAVIS: Because I told him to. Because you're[br]supposed to ask him--

0:42:52.362,0:42:53.151
SAM: Boobs!

0:42:53.151,0:42:54.793
LIAM: Steady as she goes, ladies.

0:42:54.793,0:42:56.041
MATT: He sits down.

0:42:56.041,0:42:58.464
MARISHA: (whispered to Laura) You're better at[br]this than I am.

0:42:58.464,0:43:01.331
MATT: "You called for Balgus, why?"

0:43:01.331,0:43:03.716
LAURA: Oh! Hello, Balgus.

0:43:03.716,0:43:06.055
MARISHA: Hi, Balgus.

0:43:06.055,0:43:09.469
LAURA: We just heard you're so impressive and[br]masculine.

0:43:09.469,0:43:10.458
MARISHA: Yes!

0:43:10.458,0:43:11.860
LAURA: We really wanted to talk to you.

0:43:11.860,0:43:15.395
ORION: I use my Earring of Whisper to Vex. Cool it[br]down.

0:43:15.395,0:43:16.609
LAURA: Oh sh-- okay.

0:43:16.609,0:43:19.263
ORION: Calm down. Not so sexy.

0:43:19.263,0:43:25.472
MARISHA: I reach out and I stroke his bicep[br]because I can't hear that.

0:43:25.472,0:43:27.475
MATT: Make a persuasion check.

0:43:27.475,0:43:29.479
ORION: Keyleth, stop doing that.

0:43:29.479,0:43:30.647
LIAM: I disagree, heat it up.

0:43:30.647,0:43:32.304
LAURA: Roll so good.

0:43:32.304,0:43:37.464
MARISHA: I'm really low in charisma. I'm really[br]awkward. Persuasion.

0:43:37.464,0:43:41.664
MATT: Roll your persuasion.

0:43:41.664,0:43:42.638
TALIESIN: (groans)

0:43:42.638,0:43:43.300
LAURA: Oh no, what was it?

0:43:43.300,0:43:44.639
MARISHA: I rolled a two?

0:43:44.639,0:43:45.882
MATT: Plus?

0:43:45.882,0:43:51.220
MARISHA: Plus my persuasion of zero, because I[br]have a shitty charisma.

0:43:51.220,0:43:53.635
MATT: As your arm reaches for his bicep--

0:43:53.635,0:43:55.229
MARISHA: I didn't say anything. I just touched[br]him!

0:43:55.229,0:44:01.062
MATT: As your arm reaches for his bicep, his hand,[br]belying his grumpy, half-asleep haze-- with

0:44:01.062,0:44:05.724
unnatural speed reaches out and slaps your hand to[br]the side. Not painfully, but just, "No touching

0:44:05.724,0:44:08.640
"the drunk dwarf."

0:44:08.640,0:44:17.129
LAURA: Sorry about my friend, Balgus. She's just[br]so impressed with your muscles. We've heard

0:44:17.129,0:44:19.947
amazing things about you here.

0:44:19.947,0:44:20.871
MATT: "Have you?"

0:44:20.871,0:44:21.705
LAURA: We have.

0:44:21.705,0:44:23.131
MATT "Tell me, what have you heard?"

0:44:23.131,0:44:26.901
LAURA: We've heard that no fighter can match your[br]skill.

0:44:26.901,0:44:28.890
MATT: "You've heard correct."

0:44:28.890,0:44:32.725
LAURA: We've heard that you know more about this[br]town than anyone else.

0:44:32.725,0:44:35.971
MATT: "I've been around a bit, yeah."

0:44:35.971,0:44:41.393
LAURA: Yeah. I bet nobody knows more about the[br]Greyspines than you do and they've been around a

0:44:41.393,0:44:42.545
long time.

0:44:42.545,0:44:45.554
MATT: "Political ass minds is what they are."

0:44:45.554,0:44:46.714
SAM: Assmanes?

0:44:46.714,0:44:48.292
MATT: "Not keen to them-- ass minds."

0:44:48.292,0:44:49.363
MARISHA: Ass mines?

0:44:49.363,0:44:50.891
MATT: "They've got minds of an ass."

0:44:50.891,0:44:58.142
MARISHA: Oh, I thought you meant like, mines that[br]ex-- Sorry. Go ahead. No, ass minds. Yes, they

0:44:58.142,0:44:59.383
have ass minds.

0:44:59.383,0:45:01.069
MATT: "The Greyspines are no friend of mine. "

0:45:01.069,0:45:04.306
LAURA: No, I've heard they're terrible. What do[br]you do, Balgus?

0:45:04.306,0:45:07.130
MATT: "What do I do? I own the brewery in town!"

0:45:07.130,0:45:08.203
LAURA: (gasp) You do?

0:45:08.203,0:45:09.167
MATT: "The only one."

0:45:09.167,0:45:10.262
LAURA: The best brewery?

0:45:10.262,0:45:15.768
MATT: "The only! Of course it's the best!" I've[br]put everyone out of business. We export to most of Tal'Dorei."

0:45:16.231,0:45:18.885
LAURA: This ale is amazing, that I'm drinking[br]right now.

0:45:18.885,0:45:22.918
MATT: "Damn right it is!" You set it down and he[br]takes it from your hand a little bit and takes a

0:45:22.918,0:45:26.798
sip himself and sets it down again. (inhales[br]deeply) (spits)

0:45:26.798,0:45:36.143
MARISHA: It seems that you aren't challenged often[br]in business and in fighting.

0:45:36.143,0:45:42.105
ORION: I saunter over. Hello! My name is Tiberius[br]Stormwind!

0:45:42.105,0:45:43.370
TRAVIS: We're all going to die.

0:45:43.370,0:45:48.951
MATT: He glances over and says, "Dragonborn. I[br]haven't fought one of your kind in a long time."

0:45:48.951,0:45:52.331
ORION: Oh! Who's the last dragonborn you fought?[br]Do you remember his name?

0:45:52.331,0:45:56.184
MATT: "I recall his name was 'Broken and[br]Bloody.'"

0:45:56.184,0:45:58.531
SAM: I think that's a friend of yours.

0:45:58.531,0:46:04.264
ORION: No, I know him! I know the Bloody family,[br]they're terrible people. Anyway, my associates and

0:46:04.264,0:46:09.046
I were wondering if you might come-- Is that what[br]we're doing? Trying to get him to come with us?

0:46:09.046,0:46:11.096
LAURA: Anyway!

0:46:11.096,0:46:16.207
SAM: We're trying to find out more about[br]Greyspine. Where he might be or who his associates

0:46:16.207,0:46:16.745
might be.

0:46:16.745,0:46:19.134
MARISHA: Gee, I'm so glad you came over.

0:46:19.134,0:46:23.323
ORION: Would you like to accompany us on this[br]journey that we're taking? We're trying to find

0:46:23.323,0:46:26.792
the Greyspines and you seem like you would want to[br]come in on this.

0:46:26.792,0:46:29.210
TALIESIN: We think there might be something rotten[br]in the mines.

0:46:29.210,0:46:31.906
MATT: Make a persuasion roll. You can assist if[br]you like.

0:46:31.906,0:46:33.992
TALIESIN: I'm assisting in this persuasion roll,[br]good god.

0:46:33.992,0:46:35.041
MATT: That just means he has advantage.

0:46:35.041,0:46:37.250
ORION: Oh, I get advantage?

0:46:37.250,0:46:38.973
TALIESIN: 21.

0:46:38.973,0:46:40.888
MATT: Yeah, so you get advantage on this roll.

0:46:40.888,0:46:41.716
SAM: So you roll twice.

0:46:41.716,0:46:42.791
MARISHA: What was the first thing you rolled?

0:46:42.791,0:46:44.924
ORION: Three. I'll take the 18.

0:46:44.924,0:46:46.906
MARISHA: Definitely take that 18.

0:46:46.906,0:46:48.114
ORION: Oh and plus my--

0:46:48.114,0:46:49.277
MARISHA: Persuasion.

0:46:49.277,0:46:50.902
MATT: He looks at you keenly, which--

0:46:50.902,0:46:52.103
ORION: Which is a nine.

0:46:52.571,0:46:54.271
LAURA: Whoa, you have a nine persuasion?!

0:46:54.271,0:46:55.658
ORION: That's why I talk.

0:46:55.658,0:46:56.787
MARISHA: He's pretty charismatic.

0:46:57.356,0:47:03.566
MATT: He goes, "Well no, I don't really want to go[br]anywhere with you. But if you're looking to go

0:47:03.566,0:47:09.329
"ahead and talk to the Greyspines, you don't want[br]to go empty-handed. It's customary to come with a

0:47:09.329,0:47:10.333
"gift of some kind."

0:47:10.333,0:47:11.128
LAURA: Oh really?

0:47:11.128,0:47:12.141
SAM: What might they like?

0:47:12.141,0:47:16.265
MATT: "Well, let's just say, I have the finest[br]brewery in the city."

0:47:16.265,0:47:16.888
LAURA: Oh!

0:47:16.888,0:47:24.236
MATT: "I have some fine, very rare, very exotic[br]drinks that I could, perchance, sell to you."

0:47:24.236,0:47:25.852
LIAM: Pay the dwarf.

0:47:25.852,0:47:28.083
LAURA: How much for this exotic ale?

0:47:28.083,0:47:30.578
MATT: "How exotic you wanting?"

0:47:30.578,0:47:35.007
LAURA: We want to get in the door. We want him to[br]like us.

0:47:35.007,0:47:44.151
MATT: "I can give you the finest of thistle[br]branch, dark blood wine. This was crafted by

0:47:44.151,0:47:50.577
"myself, from a rare bloodthistle branch that I had[br]brought over from the far-off city of Kamordah.

0:47:50.577,0:47:58.284
"This, I personally oversaw. It took me four years[br]to fill this barrel full. It'll cost you 500 gold

0:47:58.284,0:48:01.991
"pieces. But it is a king's red wine!"

0:48:01.991,0:48:05.696
MARISHA: Can I do a persuasion check-- a[br]perception check to see if he's lying?

0:48:05.696,0:48:07.101
MATT: This would be insight. Go ahead and roll[br]insight.

0:48:07.101,0:48:09.221
TALIESIN: I'm going to go walk over to Grog really[br]quickly.

0:48:09.221,0:48:12.031
MARISHA: 27.

0:48:12.031,0:48:14.640
MATT: He seems too drunk to lie.

0:48:14.640,0:48:16.798
SAM: Let's just do it.

0:48:16.798,0:48:27.142
LAURA: Tell you what, Balgus. We have some very[br]rare items with us that I think you might be

0:48:27.142,0:48:27.982
interested in.

0:48:27.982,0:48:29.897
MATT: "Make it quick! You've got one minute."

0:48:29.897,0:48:31.553
LAURA: We've got one minute? Well, we've got--

0:48:31.553,0:48:36.210
MATT: "My time is far worth the 500 gold you've[br]already been talking about."

0:48:36.210,0:48:40.197
LAURA: We've got this with us right now.

0:48:40.197,0:48:41.712
TRAVIS: We've got a bunch of dragon pieces.

0:48:41.712,0:48:43.978
ORION: Do you like dragon pieces?

0:48:43.978,0:48:48.035
TRAVIS: We've got 37 dragon teeth, one dragon eye,[br]four cups of dragon blood--

0:48:48.035,0:48:56.025
LAURA: We've got this cup of dragon blood! Which I[br]know can be added to ale or wine and makes it

0:48:56.025,0:48:58.231
quite sensational.

0:48:58.231,0:49:05.546
MATT: He takes the sealed cup and sloshes it[br]around in his hand. The actual liquid is

0:49:05.546,0:49:13.468
coagulated to such a point that it's less of a[br]blood and more of a gelatin. (sloshing sounds)

0:49:13.468,0:49:14.594
TRAVIS: It gets better with age.

0:49:14.594,0:49:15.801
LAURA: Exactly, a spoon of it!

0:49:15.801,0:49:19.530
MATT: He peeks it open and (sniffs). "Yes!"

0:49:19.530,0:49:21.137
LAURA: I think that's really expensive, actually.

0:49:21.137,0:49:25.352
MATT: "I can have this appraised, but if you want[br]to do a straight trade for the barrel for this,

0:49:25.352,0:49:26.739
"I'll take you up on that."

0:49:26.739,0:49:27.766
LAURA: Shit, no.

0:49:27.766,0:49:29.004
SAM: Just go for it.

0:49:29.004,0:49:30.889
LAURA: All right, fine! One cup of it.

0:49:30.889,0:49:42.515
MATT: "All right." He takes the cup, puts it in a[br]small satchel on his side. "Adra!" "Aye, what do

0:49:42.515,0:49:49.808
"you want, you drunken bastard?" "They've bought me[br]thistle blood wine. Take it out back. Here's the

0:49:49.808,0:49:55.281
"key." He tosses her the key. She grabs it and[br]goes, "Really? Ooh, just walked in, they're buying

0:49:55.281,0:50:02.971
"fancy." She comes back with two of her barmaiders[br]who are begrudgingly carrying it with her. It's a

0:50:02.971,0:50:10.588
nice barrel. It has a gold trim. The actual bands[br]that hold the wood together is gold. The branding

0:50:10.588,0:50:15.467
on the side is gold leafed into the wood. It's[br]fine, exquisite, we're talking top shelf

0:50:15.467,0:50:18.134
BevMo-style, awesome dwarven wine.

0:50:18.134,0:50:20.284
MARISHA: Top shelf at BevMo!

0:50:20.284,0:50:26.414
MATT: He pats it and he goes, "All yours. If this[br]doesn't get you in the door, I'll eat my shoe."

0:50:27.368,0:50:28.465
TRAVIS: Have you ever done that?

0:50:28.465,0:50:32.610
MATT: "Maybe, I forget a lot of nights."

0:50:32.610,0:50:34.830
SAM: Where might that door be?

0:50:34.830,0:50:41.744
MATT: "Minute's up, you'll have to ask around, but[br]it was great doing business with you." He walks

0:50:41.744,0:50:42.534
away from the table.

0:50:42.534,0:50:44.177
TRAVIS: I put it in the bag of holding.

0:50:44.177,0:50:45.752
MATT: It does not fit in the bag of holding.

0:50:45.752,0:50:46.658
LAURA and TRAVIS: What?!

0:50:46.658,0:50:51.004
MATT: The barrel is too big, you barely got Dork[br]the ox in there. Which, for the record, they did

0:50:51.004,0:50:56.267
fit a small ox in the bag of holding and then[br]realized later on that there was no airflow.

0:50:56.267,0:50:57.929
TRAVIS: He came out!

0:50:57.929,0:51:00.984
TALIESIN: I feel like we weren't going to discuss[br]that. I felt that that was in the past.

0:51:00.984,0:51:02.708
MATT: I felt that was a necessary story.

0:51:02.708,0:51:04.195
SAM: Maybe if we drank some of it it would fit.

0:51:04.195,0:51:09.057
LAURA: The troll dick. Is that still in there or[br]no?

0:51:09.057,0:51:10.581
TRAVIS: No, we actually got rid of the troll[br]dick.

0:51:10.581,0:51:11.403
LAURA: Oh, okay.

0:51:11.403,0:51:15.651
TALIESIN: Did we trade the troll dick for[br]something?

0:51:15.651,0:51:17.945
MARISHA: I thought we like used it as a weapon.

0:51:17.945,0:51:20.840
TRAVIS: I offered it up, but by that time it had[br]turned into a slimy--

0:51:20.840,0:51:21.811
LAURA: Ew.

0:51:21.811,0:51:24.564
MARISHA: I thought we threw it at somebody.

0:51:24.564,0:51:31.802
LAURA: Can I stop Adra then and ask her where[br]Greyspine Manor is? Keep, manor, whatever.

0:51:31.802,0:51:37.899
MATT: "Ah, well I can have him do it." She pokes[br]one of the barmaiders who turns around. This one's

0:51:37.899,0:51:41.977
younger, he looks like he's frazzled and maybe new[br]here or at least trying to make his way. He goes,

0:51:41.977,0:51:47.667
"Okay, I can show you around, just follow me[br]outside, come follow me." He walks out. He's got a

0:51:47.667,0:51:54.550
little apron on. He leads you guys outside. He[br]brings you to the edge of the outer walkway of the

0:51:54.550,0:52:00.187
central ring you're on. He points across the way[br]and what you can see is a series of marble pillars

0:52:00.187,0:52:06.314
that outline a residential district that opens and[br]consumes the other side of the central ring of

0:52:06.314,0:52:14.905
Kraghammer. He says, "If you go past far in that[br]way, you'll look for the house of Greyspine. It's

0:52:14.905,0:52:20.935
"the one that has dark black marble with gold[br]tinting inside the spiralling vein of the marble,

0:52:20.956,0:52:27.833
"it's gold. The gate outside is wrought iron, black[br]iron, that's topped with a series of pikes and--"

0:52:27.833,0:52:36.502
Pike awkwardly looks sickened, not[br]understanding. "The real key point is, if you look

0:52:36.502,0:52:42.351
"on the front yard, you'll see a dwarven statue of[br]the current ironkeeper himself. That's where

0:52:42.351,0:52:43.363
"you'll want to go."

0:52:43.363,0:52:45.221
SAM: Yes, very helpful, young man.

0:52:45.221,0:52:45.931
LAURA: Thank you so much.

0:52:45.931,0:52:50.339
MATT: "Of course. If you get the chance, you could[br]fill out a little form saying how helpful I've been--"

0:52:50.339,0:52:52.157
SAM: Are there suggestion cards here?

0:52:52.157,0:52:54.052
MARISHA: Oh, absolutely.

0:52:54.052,0:52:58.014
MATT: "Here." He pulls out a small parchment and[br]hands it to you. It's handwritten with a couple of checkboxes.

0:52:58.522,0:53:00.217
ORION: You should give us all a copy so you will[br]have multiple.

0:53:00.217,0:53:01.213
MATT: "I only have one."

0:53:01.213,0:53:02.408
ORION: Oh, okay, that's fine.

0:53:02.408,0:53:03.137
MATT: "Sorry!"

0:53:03.137,0:53:04.922
SAM: Confidence needs improvement.

0:53:04.922,0:53:07.405
LAURA: Oh, it's okay, we have a wonderful writer.

0:53:07.869,0:53:11.551
TALIESIN: I'll rustle up a few. That's fine, why[br]not. It's what I do, apparently.

0:53:11.551,0:53:12.863
MATT: He runs back into the tavern.

0:53:12.863,0:53:15.658
SAM: All right, shall we go to the manor?

0:53:15.658,0:53:18.024
LAURA: Do we want to do the manor right now? What[br]time is it?

0:53:18.024,0:53:19.988
SAM: 5:00 or 6:00.

0:53:19.988,0:53:21.568
TRAVIS: We got to sleep.

0:53:21.568,0:53:25.143
LAURA: We might not want to bug him when he's, you[br]know, having dinner.

0:53:25.143,0:53:29.672
TRAVIS: Let's be honest, that gate's going to jack[br]us up. It's going to be full of trouble.

0:53:29.672,0:53:31.371
SAM: All right, yes, let's go sleep.

0:53:31.371,0:53:32.270
TRAVIS: Let's sleep.

0:53:32.270,0:53:33.810
LAURA: Well, it's only 6:00.

0:53:33.810,0:53:36.512
SAM: Well, then we have time to do other things.

0:53:36.512,0:53:37.689
ORION: How long is a short rest?

0:53:37.689,0:53:39.301
MATT: Short rest is around ten minutes or so.

0:53:39.301,0:53:40.517
ORION: I want to take short rest.

0:53:40.517,0:53:45.456
MATT: You've technically been short resting in the[br]tavern. It's more of like a post battle-- like,

0:53:45.456,0:53:47.264
take a breather,

0:53:47.264,0:53:52.463
bandage your wounds, settle yourself after a[br]harrowing experience. That's what a short rest is.

0:53:52.499,0:53:54.778
ORION: What was the arcane magic, the manor?

0:53:55.368,0:53:57.448
MATT: Oh, what you're looking for is the House[br]Thunderbrand.

0:53:57.448,0:53:59.664
ORION: I want to head in that direction.

0:53:59.664,0:54:02.148
MATT: Okay, so you're dividing from the party?[br]Okay.

0:54:02.148,0:54:05.049
ORION: Oh, I'm going to House Thunderbrand, if[br]anybody wants to come with me.

0:54:05.049,0:54:06.906
LAURA: What are you doing? I can't understand you[br]with that popcorn in your mouth.

0:54:06.906,0:54:12.585
ORION: Sorry! I'm going to House Thunderbrand[br]before turning in this evening. I've had a nice

0:54:12.585,0:54:15.820
little short rest and I would like to ask them a[br]few questions.

0:54:15.820,0:54:16.461
LAURA: All right.

0:54:16.461,0:54:17.487
TRAVIS: Yeah, go ahead, okay.

0:54:17.487,0:54:21.264
SAM: Is there any recon that's going to happen[br]tonight?

0:54:21.264,0:54:22.938
LAURA: I think that you and I are going to go to[br]Greyspine?

0:54:22.938,0:54:24.028
LIAM: We'll check out the house.

0:54:24.028,0:54:24.838
SAM: Do you need any help?

0:54:24.838,0:54:26.272
LIAM: Sure, you can come with us.

0:54:26.272,0:54:28.401
SAM: No, I don't want you to say yes.

0:54:28.401,0:54:32.102
LAURA: Then no, we'll stealth our way.

0:54:32.102,0:54:39.021
LIAM: Just a moment. Pike, you seem very distant.[br]It's very strange, are you all right?

0:54:39.021,0:54:42.111
LAURA: Pike's not listening, she's looking at the[br]chat room.

0:54:42.111,0:54:44.710
SAM: She's feeling ill. Does she need to lie[br]down?

0:54:44.710,0:54:48.633
MATT: Pike is feeling, and for those of you who[br]are curious in the chat room, once again, elements

0:54:48.633,0:54:50.912
of this are house ruled, so don't complain.

0:54:50.912,0:54:53.545
LAURA: Oh, players.

0:54:53.545,0:55:02.272
MATT: We keep short rest to ten minutes because it[br]makes it move faster. Pike is going along, she

0:55:02.272,0:55:08.822
seems to be a little distracted, she can't quite[br]understand. She says, "I don't know, I feel like

0:55:08.822,0:55:10.966
"I've been here before. It's hard to explain."

0:55:10.966,0:55:11.743
TRAVIS: What?

0:55:11.743,0:55:18.178
MATT: "Anyway, I'm probably going to go rest for[br]the evening." She heads back to the tavern.

0:55:18.178,0:55:19.481
TRAVIS: The fuck does that mean?

0:55:19.481,0:55:20.937
SAM: We'll find out next week.

0:55:20.937,0:55:23.908
TRAVIS: But first, whores in the bedroom!

0:55:23.908,0:55:26.351
LAURA: Lovely.

0:55:26.351,0:55:33.397
SAM: Grog and I go in search of a, shall we say[br]politely, whorehouse.

0:55:33.397,0:55:35.749
MATT: The polite term.

0:55:35.749,0:55:39.366
LIAM: Well, the cleric's away, the bard shall[br]play.

0:55:39.366,0:55:43.423
TRAVIS: We need a massage. On my crotch.

0:55:43.423,0:55:44.523
LAURA: You and I stealth.

0:55:44.523,0:55:48.322
MATT: You guys make your way to the Greyspine[br]Manor, you guys head for that, you head to Thunderbrand.

0:55:48.345,0:55:49.678
SAM: Is Grog going to find someone his size?

0:55:52.378,0:55:57.223
MARISHA: Percy and I spend some time making some[br]really nice comment cards for--

0:55:57.902,0:56:01.084
TALIESIN: We're going to make some beautiful[br]comment cards.

0:56:01.084,0:56:02.150
MARISHA: For what's his name?

0:56:02.150,0:56:03.918
MATT: His name is Balan.

0:56:03.918,0:56:05.482
ALL: Balan.

0:56:05.482,0:56:07.557
MARISHA: We're going to make some wonderful[br]comment cards for Balan.

0:56:07.557,0:56:09.684
LIAM: Oh, Percy is wonderful with calligraphy;[br]you've shown me.

0:56:09.684,0:56:10.874
TALIESIN: Yes, thank you.

0:56:10.874,0:56:14.422
MATT: Okay, so you'll get to that. You guys do[br]manage to find what's called The Stone's Pillow.

0:56:16.102,0:56:17.640
TRAVIS: The Stone's Pillow?

0:56:17.640,0:56:19.388
MATT: The Stone's Pillow.

0:56:19.908,0:56:21.237
TRAVIS: I love it.

0:56:21.237,0:56:25.678
MATT: It's an establishment of comfort and ease,[br]and will run you both for the evening, as you are

0:56:25.678,0:56:28.477
not Kraghammer locals, 30 gold for the night[br]each.

0:56:28.477,0:56:29.855
TRAVIS: A bargain.

0:56:29.855,0:56:31.183
SAM: We'll take it.

0:56:31.183,0:56:32.531
LAURA: 30 gold?!

0:56:32.531,0:56:38.065
SAM: What sort of ladies will we find there?

0:56:39.475,0:56:40.951
LAURA: Bearded ladies.

0:56:40.951,0:56:42.450
SAM: What species?

0:56:42.450,0:56:49.386
MATT: The madam of the house introduces you to a[br]spectrum of ladies, mostly dwarven, and very

0:56:49.386,0:56:56.701
attractive, you know. This is a nice[br]establishment. There is one gnome. One female

0:56:56.701,0:57:01.944
gnome. There are a number of male dwarves as well,[br]that are standing at the ready. There is one elf,

0:57:01.944,0:57:06.741
looks a little shy and embarrassed that a goliath[br]walked in.

0:57:09.171,0:57:10.474
SAM: And that's our choice.

0:57:10.474,0:57:12.052
MATT: Those are your choices.

0:57:12.052,0:57:13.320
TRAVIS: I'll take the tallest one.

0:57:13.320,0:57:14.852
SAM: I'll take a dwarf.

0:57:14.852,0:57:23.890
MATT: Okay. You choose your lady, you take the[br]tallest one which would probably be the elf. As

0:57:23.890,0:57:29.387
you walk in, the shy elf turns around entirely.[br]She is aggressive and throws you around. You got

0:57:29.387,0:57:35.876
your money's worth. You get manhandled in a way[br]that you haven't-- You're going to be sore in the morning.

0:57:35.923,0:57:37.145
TRAVIS: Thank you!

0:57:37.145,0:57:39.676
MATT: Welcome to Kraghammer, gentlemen.

0:57:39.676,0:57:42.309
TRAVIS: I like it already.

0:57:42.309,0:57:44.905
MATT: All right, you guys.

0:57:44.905,0:57:45.411
LAURA: Yes.

0:57:45.411,0:57:47.908
MATT: Are you just walking up to the manor?

0:57:47.908,0:57:53.812
LAURA: No, we're going to try to check out what it[br]looks like. See what the guards are like.

0:57:54.093,0:57:55.382
LIAM: Yeah, we'll pretend to take a stroll.

0:57:55.382,0:57:55.978
LAURA: Yes.

0:57:55.978,0:57:57.005
LIAM: Pose as a married couple.

0:57:57.005,0:57:57.822
LAURA: Ew, no.

0:57:57.822,0:58:00.945
LIAM: Just for the purposes of sneaking around the[br]house.

0:58:00.945,0:58:01.882
LAURA: (retching)

0:58:01.882,0:58:03.300
LIAM: I want to see what the area's like.

0:58:03.300,0:58:05.503
LAURA: How about we pose as brother and sister,[br]creepy?

0:58:05.503,0:58:10.148
(laughter)

0:58:10.148,0:58:17.046
LIAM: You come on to every human, orc, and[br]half-elf in the entire kingdom, but pretending to

0:58:17.046,0:58:19.462
be my wife for 30 minutes is too much.

0:58:19.462,0:58:20.851
LAURA: Yes. It's disgusting, so no.

0:58:20.851,0:58:22.218
LIAM: You're probably right.

0:58:22.218,0:58:23.588
MATT: She's got standards.

0:58:23.588,0:58:28.241
LIAM: Okay. So we'll take a stroll. Shop, see what[br]the area's like.

0:58:28.241,0:58:31.691
MATT: You enter the residential district. It is[br]dark and you see the red stone that permeates the

0:58:31.752,0:58:36.534
area for a low gentle glow of the entire city is[br]now clustered into these street lamps that are

0:58:36.534,0:58:42.164
throughout the entire location. You begin to press[br]into the residential district proper. There's some

0:58:42.164,0:58:45.375
nice homes that are carved into the side of the[br]rock, there's some stand-alone homes that are

0:58:45.375,0:58:49.013
built out of fine stone. You eventually make your[br]way towards the nicer part of it, where you start

0:58:49.013,0:58:53.811
seeing some of the more marble buildings, some of[br]the more exotic stonework being used in the

0:58:53.811,0:59:00.527
construction of the homes. You also notice three[br]of the guards that are part of the city

0:59:00.527,0:59:04.909
establishment there are following you from behind,[br]curiously. The Carvers.

0:59:04.909,0:59:08.712
LAURA: Oh shit, the Carvers. Shit.

0:59:08.712,0:59:11.263
MATT: No weapons drawn, but definitely hands at[br]the ready.

0:59:11.263,0:59:12.825
LAURA and LIAM: Okay.

0:59:12.825,0:59:14.796
LIAM: Well, we could just keep walking.

0:59:14.796,0:59:16.399
LAURA: We could, but that could be bad.

0:59:16.399,0:59:19.769
LIAM: Yes. No, we just want to look at the house.

0:59:19.769,0:59:21.009
SAM: Louder!

0:59:21.009,0:59:25.103
LIAM: I mean we're not going to go sneaking in in[br]the day.

0:59:25.103,0:59:29.103
LAURA: Let's say which ones are very obvious about[br]being pretty, so we look like we're just sightseeing.

0:59:29.654,0:59:30.386
LIAM: Yes.

0:59:30.386,0:59:35.022
MATT: (chuckles darkly) As you continue to walk,[br]eventually some of the dwarves approach.

0:59:35.022,0:59:38.681
LAURA: I point and say: Oh! Look at that one, with[br]the carving, it's amazing!

0:59:38.681,0:59:40.441
LIAM: The architecture is divine.

0:59:40.441,0:59:41.633
LAURA: Divine!

0:59:41.633,0:59:45.388
SAM: (snorts) They're posing as the Howells?

0:59:45.388,0:59:49.670
LIAM: Lovey, would you look at this dwarven home?

0:59:49.670,1:00:00.212
MATT: (snobby voice) The marble texture on this is gorgeous.[br]You get about 20 more feet before you get, "Hail! Hail!"

1:00:00.795,1:00:03.924
LAURA: Oh my! Yes? (giggles)

1:00:03.924,1:00:07.758
MATT: "You foreigners are wandering too far in[br]districts you don't belong to. What's your business?"

1:00:07.758,1:00:14.022
LAURA: Oh I'm so sorry, I was just so amazed by[br]the architecture here. I wanted to see the

1:00:14.022,1:00:15.105
beautiful sculpture.

1:00:15.105,1:00:21.303
LIAM: We definitely are visitors here, sir, no one[br]has explained the rules to your city. We were just

1:00:21.303,1:00:26.372
taking in the fantastic architecture and history[br]of Kraghammer.

1:00:26.372,1:00:31.816
LAURA: We were told there was a beautiful[br]sculpture down the street of the ruler of Kraghammer?

1:00:31.831,1:00:33.250
MATT: Make a persuasion roll.

1:00:33.250,1:00:34.188
SAM: Oh jesus.

1:00:34.188,1:00:35.084
TRAVIS: Oh god.

1:00:35.084,1:00:36.530
MATT: Either of you, whichever you prefer.

1:00:36.530,1:00:38.003
SAM: If only I was there.

1:00:38.003,1:00:39.077
LAURA: 21.

1:00:39.077,1:00:40.197
MATT: All right.

1:00:40.197,1:00:43.145
TRAVIS: Wow! Pretty decent, good for you.

1:00:43.145,1:00:48.089
MATT: The guards look at each other. The one that[br]was talking to you, you can see now, as he comes a

1:00:48.089,1:00:52.882
little closer into the light, a frazzled black[br]beard that's pulled into a very tight braid that

1:00:52.882,1:00:57.226
goes down to his bellybutton. All wearing the same[br]basic chest plate; long, black velvet cloak

1:00:57.226,1:01:02.294
behind; each carrying some sort of heavy warhammer[br]around the side of their belt. Steps up and says,

1:01:02.294,1:01:08.308
"Well, just to tell you the rules here, if you're[br]going to wander at night in a very expensive

1:01:08.308,1:01:13.240
"district, you don't want to do it by yourself[br]because you either have chances of being mugged or

1:01:13.240,1:01:15.864
"arrested. We might have arrested you."

1:01:15.864,1:01:21.694
LAURA: Oh no! I'm so sorry! Well, do we need[br]protection?

1:01:21.694,1:01:26.692
MATT: One of them looks over and sees the bear[br]that is off in the shadows nearby.

1:01:26.692,1:01:31.854
LAURA: I thought Trinket stayed behind. Cool,[br]cool!

1:01:31.854,1:01:37.169
MATT: Trinket's quietly trying to keep up with his[br]wonderful master.

1:01:37.169,1:01:39.729
LIAM: Come along Trinket, there there's nothing to[br]be scared of.

1:01:39.729,1:01:42.771
MATT: "What's a bear doing in Kraghammer?!" They[br]all grab out their warhammers.

1:01:42.771,1:01:50.577
LAURA: Oh no, please, he's quite harmless. In[br]fact, he's very scared of most people.

1:01:50.577,1:01:53.151
LIAM: He's completely trained. He does tricks.[br]Doesn't he do tricks?

1:01:53.151,1:01:56.616
LAURA: He does. Trinket show them your wonderful[br]shake trick.

1:01:56.616,1:02:06.120
MATT: At which point Trinket, (subdued growling)[br]just shakes his whole body. He looks at you, confused.

1:02:06.120,1:02:07.690
LAURA: That's good.

1:02:07.690,1:02:11.858
MATT: Then raises a paw up, and-- (bear noises)

1:02:11.858,1:02:15.127
LAURA: If you put your hand out, he'll shake your[br]hand.

1:02:15.127,1:02:16.068
MATT: (growling)

1:02:16.068,1:02:17.681
LAURA: Yeah, see!

1:02:17.681,1:02:22.048
MATT: The dwarves take a step back as the claw[br]goes through the, "That's all right. I would say

1:02:22.048,1:02:23.363
"if that's your animal--"

1:02:23.363,1:02:24.044
LAURA: Yes?

1:02:24.044,1:02:25.731
MATT: "--don't bring it here."

1:02:25.731,1:02:35.317
LAURA: Oh, good to know. Trinket, head back to[br]that tavern, would you? People are getting nervous.

1:02:35.726,1:02:37.052
MATT: (growling)

1:02:37.052,1:02:37.898
LAURA: I love you.

1:02:37.898,1:02:41.051
MATT: Trinket begins to walk back. A couple of[br]other dwarves that are wandering carrying some

1:02:41.051,1:02:46.332
packages to the side make a very wide berth around[br]this armored bear that's slowly moping its way

1:02:46.332,1:02:49.316
through the streets of Kraghammer. What could[br]possibly go wrong?

1:02:49.316,1:02:50.296
LAURA: He's so cute.

1:02:50.296,1:02:52.203
LIAM: He's a sweetheart, he's fine.

1:02:52.203,1:02:58.646
MATT: (growls) You hear in the distance. The one[br]goes like, "Look, I'll show you to the statue and

1:02:58.646,1:03:00.243
"that's it, then you got to go."

1:03:00.243,1:03:01.885
LAURA: All right. Thank you.

1:03:01.885,1:03:07.784
MATT: "I don't see many half-elves here and[br]honestly I'm excited to meet you, so let's do this

1:03:07.784,1:03:14.631
"quickly. Come with me." He leads you further into[br]the cityscape. Down the road, you end up going

1:03:14.631,1:03:18.795
through a few buildings. You find one large[br]wrought iron fence with a series of carved spikes

1:03:18.795,1:03:22.291
towards the top, and you see the beautiful dark[br]marble building with the gold trim.

1:03:22.291,1:03:23.976
LAURA: Oh, this one's amazing.

1:03:23.976,1:03:29.549
MATT: "This is what you were talking about,[br]Greyspine Manor. Lot of rich sons of bitches."

1:03:29.549,1:03:35.543
LAURA: Wow, so you said the Greyspines own this[br]one?

1:03:35.543,1:03:36.239
MATT: "Aye."

1:03:36.239,1:03:40.923
LIAM: It's stunning. We only heard about the[br]building itself; what can you tell us about the

1:03:40.923,1:03:42.559
people who live here?

1:03:42.559,1:03:44.354
MATT: "Bunch of rich sons of bitches."

1:03:44.354,1:03:46.920
LAURA: Well, we can tell that can't we?

1:03:46.920,1:03:50.611
MATT: "Actually, Ironkeeper's all right, he's been[br]doing a great job. The rest of the family can suck off."

1:03:51.137,1:03:51.878
LAURA: Oh, really?

1:03:51.878,1:03:53.837
LIAM: Not liked by the rest of the city, then?

1:03:53.837,1:03:57.156
MATT: "Oh, they have friends everywhere, but I[br]personally don't like them. They run business

1:03:57.156,1:04:01.327
"pretty dark. They work most of their employees to[br]the ground. To the bone."

1:04:01.327,1:04:02.214
LAURA: Oh no!

1:04:02.214,1:04:04.716
MATT: "I don't think that's how you run a[br]business. Well, that's how you run a business for

1:04:04.716,1:04:05.667
"profit, but not for--"

1:04:05.667,1:04:11.044
LAURA: Wow. It sounds like they would run the[br]mithral mine which we've heard is so hard on its employees.

1:04:11.387,1:04:12.160
MATT: "Aye, that's the one."

1:04:12.160,1:04:13.062
LAURA: Oh, really?

1:04:13.062,1:04:16.979
MATT: "Yeah. I don't know, I don't go that far[br]south, doesn't interest me.

1:04:16.979,1:04:18.548
LIAM: Nor us.

1:04:18.548,1:04:19.707
MATT: "Smells like brimstone."

1:04:19.707,1:04:20.665
LAURA: I don't blame you.

1:04:20.665,1:04:26.572
LIAM: We prefer the company of good hard working[br]people, like yourself. We're very impressed with

1:04:26.572,1:04:30.496
the work the Carvers do in this city, from what[br]little we've seen so far, so hats off to you.

1:04:30.496,1:04:36.256
MATT: "I appreciate that. You know it's not easy.[br]You're born into it. We spend most of our time

1:04:36.256,1:04:41.178
"training, which can get very boring." You see that[br]two of the dwarves that are now about two steps

1:04:41.178,1:04:47.579
behind go, "(clears throat) All right, Thompson![br]We got to get back to our post!" "Oh, sorry. Look,

1:04:47.579,1:04:51.654
"we've dillied about too much. Just follow us back,[br]go about your business, don't wander here at

1:04:51.654,1:04:53.843
"night, and good luck."

1:04:53.843,1:04:55.718
LAURA: Thank you so much.

1:04:55.718,1:05:00.323
LIAM: Thank you. We follow for a couple of blocks,[br]behind them for a bit.

1:05:00.323,1:05:02.473
LAURA: Make sure that they're paying attention to[br]us.

1:05:02.473,1:05:03.064
MATT: Mm-hmm.

1:05:03.064,1:05:03.638
LIAM: Yes.

1:05:03.638,1:05:07.044
MATT: All right. They bring you back towards the[br]entrance of the residential district.

1:05:07.044,1:05:08.520
LAURA: Then we stealth and--

1:05:08.520,1:05:10.278
LIAM: -- split off, yes, we can split off.

1:05:10.278,1:05:12.421
MATT: All right, roll stealth, both of you guys.

1:05:12.421,1:05:15.681
SAM: Am I currently being beaten by a whore dwarf[br]or anything?

1:05:18.011,1:05:19.586
MATT: Make a constitution check!

1:05:19.586,1:05:20.861
SAM: Constitution check?

1:05:20.861,1:05:22.688
TRAVIS: Hang strong, buddy!

1:05:22.688,1:05:24.590
ORION: That's a mouthful. 'Whore dwarf.'

1:05:24.590,1:05:25.285
SAM: 18!

1:05:25.285,1:05:28.033
MATT: Plus your constitution modifier. Actually,[br]athletics! Go athletics!

1:05:28.033,1:05:29.774
SAM: Plus two! 20.

1:05:30.274,1:05:35.387
MATT: All right, that's a fine constitution check.[br]You have impressed your female dwarf.

1:05:35.387,1:05:37.368
LIAM: Are you making a sex check?

1:05:37.368,1:05:39.174
SAM: Yes! I'm sex checking.

1:05:39.174,1:05:40.935
TALIESIN: Whore dwarf!

1:05:40.935,1:05:43.311
MATT: That happened. That's the first time.

1:05:45.051,1:05:47.254
SAM: (grunting)

1:05:47.254,1:05:49.948
LAURA: This is so uncomfortable.

1:05:51.143,1:05:54.539
MATT: So that happened. What'd you guys roll for[br]stealth?

1:05:54.539,1:05:55.755
LIAM: 20.

1:05:55.755,1:05:57.409
LAURA: He rolled a 20, I rolled a 15.

1:05:57.409,1:05:59.049
TRAVIS: That's okay!

1:05:59.049,1:06:03.594
MATT: As you guys begin to wander off--

1:06:03.594,1:06:05.581
LAURA: No! They're professional Carvers.

1:06:05.581,1:06:12.469
MATT: -- Vax, you vanish. Vex, you take a couple[br]steps. You hear, "Hey, hey, hey! I told you, it's

1:06:12.469,1:06:14.894
"dangerous down there in the dark! Don't do that!"

1:06:14.894,1:06:15.727
LAURA: Of course!

1:06:15.727,1:06:16.931
MATT: "Where's your friend?"

1:06:16.931,1:06:21.090
LAURA: Oh, he already went back to the tavern that[br]we're staying at. I was wondering if maybe you

1:06:21.090,1:06:23.305
could show me around the rest of the town?

1:06:23.305,1:06:28.835
MATT: He looks to the other guards and they're[br]obviously fed up with his flirting, and they're

1:06:28.835,1:06:35.210
not too keen on you guys. "Well, you guys hold up[br]post, I'll give her a quick walk around."

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LAURA: Thank you so much.

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MATT: "All right, but I'm going to tell the boss!"[br]"Fine! I don't get this chance very often!"

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LIAM: I wave off from the alley that I snuck in[br]to.

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LAURA: Yeah, go do your shit.

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LIAM: You do your shit, that you do! Then I head[br]back through the shadows.

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LAURA: Whoosh! Damn it!

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MATT: You ask around, and it takes a while,[br]especially since as a dragonborn some folks are

1:07:01.523,1:07:06.333
like, "Oh, I'm not talking to you!" Some others[br]are like, "Oh, yeah, right over that way!" It's a

1:07:06.333,1:07:10.626
completely wrong direction, so it takes you a good[br]two hours to eventually find your way to House

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Thunderbrand. When you get there, it's a beautiful[br]alabaster building: large, white dome, with small

1:07:17.172,1:07:24.503
spires built in to one of the more elevated[br]ceilings of Kraghammer proper. On the outside,

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there is no gate, just an open lawn. You see[br]grass, you see normally outside flora and fauna

1:07:33.484,1:07:36.336
currently adorning the scape around this[br]structure.

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ORION: Whoa. Well, this is a lovely sight! I'm[br]going to saunter on up to the door!

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MATT: Nice! Go ahead and make a perception check.

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ORION: Where is my perception--? Oh. Five.

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MATT: Five? You saunter right up to the edge of[br]the grass line, and get one step on what suddenly

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becomes visible to you: a rather subtly carved[br]dwarven rune in the ground. In fact, there's a

1:08:09.721,1:08:13.302
bunch of them, outlining the entirety of the[br]grass. As your foot hits the rune, you're like,

1:08:13.302,1:08:15.823
"Oh, that's a dwarven rune!" (stomping)

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SAM: That's a good voice!

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MATT: (as Tiberius) I've been practicing my[br]Tiberius.

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ORION: It's close.

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MATT: Go ahead and roll a dexterity saving throw.

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TRAVIS: Uh-oh. Saving throw?

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LAURA: You got it, Tiberius!

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ORION: What is this?

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MARISHA: Dexterity.

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ORION: Oh! That's a 15.

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MATT: 15?

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ORION: Mm-hmm.

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MATT: You manage to pull back to lessen the[br]impact, but a bolt of bluish energy bursts out

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from the rune in front of you, throwing you about[br]three or four feet behind the rune. You catch

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yourself. You do suffer eight points of thunder[br]damage.

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ORION: Okay.

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MARISHA: Damn gated communities.

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SAM: This is why we go to brothels instead of[br]sneaking around at night!

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TRAVIS: Yep! No lightning attacks!

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MATT: It's a whole different kind of damage you[br]can suffer!

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ORION: Okay. Well, I dust myself off. Apparently,[br]there's some security. Hello?! Anything happen?

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MATT: You wait about two or three minutes, no[br]response.

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ORION: Two to three minutes? That's a long time.

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MATT: Yeah.

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MARISHA: I have a feeling they're not going to[br]respond to the crazy guy.

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ORION: Very well.

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TRAVIS: What're you two doing?

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TALIESIN and MARISHA: We're making comment cards![br]Yes!

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TALIESIN: You're all going to have comment cards[br]that you are expected to fill out when you return

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back to the bar!

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SAM: Hugely important!

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MARISHA: Yes, because-- what was it? Baldus,[br]Beldus?

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SAM: Balgus?

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MARISHA: Balan! Balan was so nice!

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MATT: There we go. Balgus and Balan.

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ORION: What do I see around the place? Do I see[br]any large rocks, or any large pillars that I can--?

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MATT: Best from what you can tell at this[br]distance, because it's fairly dark down here: the

1:10:05.425,1:10:10.355
building itself has four corner spires around the[br]large central dome structure. Each one of these

1:10:10.355,1:10:15.719
spires is a very thin, tall, alabaster spire that[br]at the very top is crested with some sort of

1:10:15.719,1:10:22.332
bluish crystal that comes to a point. They're[br]probably a good 35, 40 feet tall. About as tall as

1:10:22.332,1:10:26.196
the rest of the structure is. You can't really[br]tell how far back the structure goes because it

1:10:26.196,1:10:27.894
meets with the back of the cave wall.

1:10:27.894,1:10:42.738
ORION: I'm going to-- okay. I'm going to shoot a[br]Fireball. Right in front of me, roll it like a

1:10:42.738,1:10:45.135
bowling ball. Just right to the door.

1:10:45.135,1:10:45.788
MATT: Okay.

1:10:45.788,1:10:47.411
SAM: There's a baby right there.

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MATT: You are four feet from the door.

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ORION: Oh! I'm four feet from the door? I don't do[br]that.

1:10:51.877,1:10:54.363
MATT: You can step back and do it.

1:10:54.363,1:10:56.032
ORION: I'm only four feet from the door? Oh.

1:10:56.032,1:10:59.515
MATT: It pushed you back four feet from the rune[br]you stepped on. You're not at the door.

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LAURA: Can I use that magical earring that we[br]have?

1:11:02.531,1:11:03.731
LIAM: You don't know what's going on there!

1:11:03.731,1:11:05.727
SAM: Episode one. Tiberius kills himself.

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MARISHA: Don't die! I should have come with you![br]Then I could--

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TRAVIS: Bowl that Fireball, dude!

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MATT: Tiberius Stormwind is a dragonborn sorcerer.[br]Everyone is level nine currently in the game.

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ORION: I use Mage Hand. I knock on the door.

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MATT: From that far away? Okay, the arcane energy[br]swirls up and forms this loosely hand-like

1:11:31.565,1:11:36.117
appendage that drifts forward. As soon as it[br]crosses over the rune where you stepped on, there

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is a spark of energy and the hand is dispelled.

1:11:38.534,1:11:45.915
ORION: Damn these runes. Okay, fine. I will do[br]Glacial Blast right up to the door.

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MATT: Okay.

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ORION: But not to the door.

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MARISHA: What?

1:11:48.956,1:11:50.275
SAM: You're alone.

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MATT: Okay. You cast the Glacial Blast forward.[br]The ice begins to congeal across the bottom of the floor.

1:11:55.631,1:11:59.771
As it reaches the front of the rune, there is[br]another spark of energy and the ice forms up

1:11:59.771,1:12:03.861
against an invisible barrier that's there and then[br]the ice that's up against the barrier melts

1:12:03.861,1:12:06.355
extremely quickly, drifting into a puddle of[br]water.

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ORION: Shit. I turn back and head to the group.

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MATT: Okay. As you turn around there are four[br]Carvers that are hurrying towards you now, with

1:12:16.786,1:12:19.717
their hammers out going, "You!"

1:12:19.717,1:12:20.355
ORION: What?!

1:12:20.355,1:12:25.657
MATT: They all surround you on all sides, you have[br]a dwarf on each corner. "You have attacked one of

1:12:25.657,1:12:30.697
"the great dwarven families of Kraghammer! Name[br]yourself and your business before you are under arrest."

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ORION: Don't speak to me in that manner, I am[br]Tiberius Stormwind!

1:12:33.932,1:12:36.174
SAM: I am snoring after having sex.

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MATT: Make intimidation check.

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ORION: 18.

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MATT: All four Carvers take a step back, look at[br]each other. "Look, we're just doing our job.

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"What's your business?"

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ORION: I understand that, and I am sorry for[br]losing my temper. I was just looking to ask

1:13:01.597,1:13:05.659
questions of particular artifacts I have been[br]looking for and this house is the only known

1:13:05.659,1:13:11.258
arcane house I know that I was pointed to. I tried[br]to reach them and communicate, but I was stopped

1:13:11.258,1:13:16.007
by the stupid rune I can't figure out! I was[br]turning back to get my tavern to get some rest and

1:13:16.007,1:13:20.689
come back and try to contact the family the next[br]day! Then I was stopped by you!

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MATT: Make a persuasion check.

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ORION: 24.

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LIAM: I've just arrived to New York City, I'm[br]going to smash the doors open.

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MATT: The dwarf guards look at each other and one[br]of them steps forward and this guy you can see now

1:13:38.840,1:13:42.449
he has more carvings in his armor, he looks to[br]have a little more rank than the other ones. He

1:13:42.449,1:13:47.751
steps forward, ruddy brown beard, his eyes itself[br]are pitch black. There is almost no color to the

1:13:47.751,1:13:54.398
irises. He goes, "Look. I'm letting you off this[br]once, but if you so much as spit in the direction

1:13:54.398,1:14:00.062
"of any other dwarf in the city, we're going to[br]bury you so far underneath the dungeon you won't

1:14:00.062,1:14:03.206
"see the light of day 'til the day you rot, you[br]hear me, dragonborn?"

1:14:03.206,1:14:05.453
ORION: I mean yes, my hearing is perfectly fine.

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MATT: "Get on with you." He puts his hammer back[br]at his side. They all separate, stare you down as

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you walk past.

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ORION: Good day. Back to the tavern.

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MATT: Okay. You!

1:14:21.246,1:14:21.983
LIAM: Yes?

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MATT: You make your way through the alleyways,[br]eventually back towards the building proper. What

1:14:26.576,1:14:27.546
would you like to do?

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LIAM: Just going to watch, that's all. Do I see[br]any security details? See who's guarding the place.

1:14:33.195,1:14:38.604
MATT: There are Carvers doing rounds around the[br]city. On the streets wandering through in pairs,

1:14:39.113,1:14:45.493
keeping watch. You don't see any particular guard[br]outside, but you do see individuals moving past

1:14:45.493,1:14:48.211
windows. There's a little bit of light from the[br]inside of the buildings.

1:14:48.211,1:14:52.509
LIAM: No Carvers or any sort of guard detail[br]outside the house? Anything like that?

1:14:52.509,1:14:56.246
MATT: Not between the gates. The yard area and to[br]the front door.

1:14:56.246,1:15:01.105
LIAM: Okay. Heavily heavily guarded by the looks[br]of what's inside and what's outside the gate?

1:15:01.105,1:15:05.842
MATT: What's outside the gate? You're hard pressed[br]to find a moment where the street isn't visible to

1:15:05.842,1:15:10.189
some Carver. This area is pretty well guarded. You[br]figure largely because the person who is currently

1:15:10.189,1:15:14.282
the Ironkeeper of the entire city of Kraghammer[br]lives within that building as well as one of the

1:15:14.282,1:15:17.993
more powerful dwarven families,[br]so it's pretty well watched.

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LIAM: Okay, I'm going to head back to the inn,[br]then. I'm not going to poke the bear.

1:15:21.460,1:15:23.790
MATT: You all eventually gather back at the[br]tavern.

1:15:23.790,1:15:26.817
SAM: (exhausted sigh) How was your night?

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TRAVIS: That was wonderful, I don't know about[br]you!

1:15:29.190,1:15:30.915
SAM: (singsong) I have hickies.

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(laughter)

1:15:34.504,1:15:37.214
LIAM: Hickies? Is that a Gnomish STD?

1:15:37.214,1:15:39.111
SAM: Yes.

1:15:39.111,1:15:46.797
LAURA: Crazy! I have some hickies too, actually.[br]What?

1:15:46.797,1:15:47.455
SAM: What?

1:15:47.455,1:15:50.093
TALIESIN: We have comment cards, so this will all[br]work out well.

1:15:50.093,1:15:52.175
MARISHA: Yes! here! Here you go, here you go--

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SAM: Success all around! Did you learn anything,[br]Vex and Vax?

1:15:54.234,1:15:59.971
LIAM: I definitely think we should take the[br]diplomacy route. The place is heavily guarded.

1:15:59.971,1:16:01.723
There seem to be lots of Carvers.

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MATT: There's a knock at the room that you guys[br]are currently talking in.

1:16:06.651,1:16:07.267
LAURA: Yes?

1:16:07.267,1:16:09.442
MATT: Unless, are you in the tavern proper or have[br]you gone back to-- ?

1:16:09.442,1:16:10.398
LAURA: No, we're in a room.

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SAM: I'll get it! (clears throat) Hello?

1:16:14.856,1:16:20.002
MATT: Adra's standing there looking a little[br]nervous and she goes, "Hi, sorry to bother you. Is

1:16:20.002,1:16:22.059
"that bear one of yours?"

1:16:22.059,1:16:22.609
SAM: Oh!

1:16:22.609,1:16:27.209
LAURA: Yes! Trinket! Isn't he adorable?

1:16:27.209,1:16:32.580
MATT: "You might want to go," You hear in the[br]tavern: (aggravated growls)

1:16:32.580,1:16:34.982
LAURA: I'll be right back. I head downstairs.

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MATT: You head downstairs and you can see all the[br]dwarves are now gathered around the fighting ring

1:16:38.110,1:16:39.286
in the center of the tavern.

1:16:39.286,1:16:39.957
LAURA: Oh no!

1:16:39.957,1:16:44.744
MATT: Trinket's now inside the ring with a couple[br]other dwarves around, prodding and pushing it into

1:16:44.744,1:16:45.458
the ring.

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LAURA: No, no! No! <i>No.</i>

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MATT: There's raucous cheering. They're not even[br]listening to you at this point.

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LAURA: Grog!

1:16:53.262,1:16:54.861
LIAM: I followed my sister downstairs.

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TRAVIS: I come down too. It's party time!

1:16:56.394,1:16:58.487
MARISHA: I run down to with Grog.

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MATT: Okay, as you guys head down, you can see now[br]Balgus is now up and rubbing his chin. "Oh, never

1:17:06.625,1:17:07.875
"fought a bear before! (laughs)"

1:17:07.875,1:17:12.173
LAURA: No, Balgus! Fuck! Trinket, come here! Are[br]we allowed to cuss? Trinket, come here!

1:17:12.659,1:17:13.479
MATT: You are very much allowed to cuss.

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LAURA: Okay.

1:17:14.199,1:17:15.622
MATT: Isn't that right, guys? Fuck yeah!

1:17:15.622,1:17:20.807
LAURA: No, no, and I run into the ring with him.

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MATT: Okay, as you run into the ring a couple of[br]the dwarves pat you on the back, you get a shove

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into the ring. It's now Trinket and you--

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LAURA: Oh! I'll take on this bear!

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(laughter)

1:17:36.611,1:17:38.484
SAM: What?!

1:17:38.484,1:17:39.413
TALIESIN: Well, all right!

1:17:39.413,1:17:40.638
MATT: Make a general charisma check.

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TRAVIS: Do it! Fuck that bear up!

1:17:42.563,1:17:44.835
LIAM: I'm pushing my way through the crowd.

1:17:44.835,1:17:45.977
LAURA: Oh no!

1:17:45.977,1:17:46.997
MATT: What did you roll?

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LIAM: A one.

1:17:48.221,1:17:49.428
MARISHA: Oh no!

1:17:49.428,1:17:51.835
MATT: Yes!

1:17:51.835,1:17:54.546
LIAM: First one of the series, everybody! First[br]one!

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MATT: As you rush and you guys are coming to the[br]front, Balgus sees this and now you can see

1:18:00.785,1:18:07.246
both eyes are open which means he's sobered up a[br]bit, and he goes, "Oh no! This bear's mine. You

1:18:07.246,1:18:10.109
"want to fight two of us? Oh, it'll wake you right[br]up!"

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LAURA: Let's do it!

1:18:11.042,1:18:12.607
MATT: "Nothing as invigorating as as a brawl!"

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SAM: Are you going to fucking fight him?

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MARISHA: I cast a fog. Over the ring.

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MATT: Okay. As everyone is cheering up and getting[br]ready, this very thick fog begins to fill the

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center of the bar area. You can now see a bunch of[br]people are, "Wait, what the?!" Some are coughing.

1:18:30.112,1:18:34.177
Some are like, "What the hell's going on? Fucking[br]hell. Why is there--"

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MARISHA: Okay, I run up in the fog, and I tap[br]Trinket and I whisper in Trinket's ear and I say:

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Trinket, I'm tapping you out. And I turn into a[br]bear like Trinket!

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SAM: What?!

1:18:43.622,1:18:44.328
TRAVIS: Good!

1:18:44.328,1:18:45.161
MATT: Okay.

1:18:45.161,1:18:49.559
MARISHA: Wait. First, I Polymorph Trinket into a[br]squirrel.

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LAURA: (gasp) You can do that?

1:18:51.182,1:18:55.703
MARISHA: I can. No, a mouse, like a rat.

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LAURA: Little tiny.

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MATT: Okay. You see the shadows nearby the fog you[br]hear, "Come at me, I'm going to--" You can see

1:19:02.853,1:19:05.376
Balgus's shadow swinging wildly at the air,[br]angrily.

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SAM: Are you going to fight him?

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LAURA: I don't know!

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MATT: You grab Trinket. Trinket shrinks down into[br]a tiny little mouse.

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MARISHA: I say: Scanlan! Catch Trinket!

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SAM: Jesus, I don't like rats, but I'll keep it.[br]Okay.

1:19:18.234,1:19:25.035
MATT: Trinket, the little mouse face, the moment[br]you see it, looks very confused, very scared.

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SAM: It's okay. I'll protect it. Don't worry.

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MARISHA: Then I bear form up.

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MATT: You (whoosh) into a bear form. Now Keyleth[br]is now this giant bear where Trinket once was.

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TRAVIS: I got my money on Ballsack!

1:19:35.167,1:19:38.729
SAM: Don't bet against the enemy!

1:19:38.729,1:19:43.463
LIAM: In the fog I somersault over some random[br]dwarf and pull out my dagger, but turn it around

1:19:43.463,1:19:48.395
in my hand and whack Balgus in the back of the[br]head as hard as I can, just to try and knock him out.

1:19:48.395,1:19:49.783
LAURA: Can you see in fog?

1:19:49.783,1:19:51.406
SAM: He's a really good fighter.

1:19:51.406,1:19:52.108
LIAM: Low light.

1:19:52.108,1:19:53.142
MATT: Go ahead and make a stealth check.

1:19:53.142,1:19:53.654
LAURA: What?!

1:19:53.654,1:19:56.032
MATT: You have advantage because you are in fog.

1:19:56.032,1:19:59.086
ORION: I'm at the balcony by the way. Watching all[br]this.

1:19:59.086,1:20:00.838
LAURA: You have advantage, roll twice.

1:20:00.838,1:20:01.517
LIAM: Oh, thank you.

1:20:01.517,1:20:03.195
TRAVIS: Yeah, we're watching what they're doing.

1:20:03.195,1:20:06.131
SAM: Remember, he's our friend. We don't want to[br]kill him.

1:20:06.131,1:20:08.475
ORION: I'm taking a short rest, you all can do[br]this.

1:20:08.475,1:20:09.208
LIAM: 21.

1:20:09.687,1:20:12.818
MATT: Okay. Balgus's drunken, mist covered state[br]does not seem to notice your approach. He is

1:20:13.214,1:20:17.496
swinging wildly, though. He has disadvantaged[br]attack on you as you approach. One of his fists

1:20:17.496,1:20:24.131
swings past you. That is going to be a 12, I don't[br]think that hits.

1:20:24.131,1:20:24.524
LIAM: No.

1:20:24.524,1:20:28.411
MATT: You just narrowly dodge out of the way. You[br]can feel the fist just whoosh past one of your

1:20:28.411,1:20:33.360
ears. As you come back up, clutching the base of[br]your dagger, go for your strike.

1:20:33.360,1:20:34.636
LAURA: Oh my gosh!

1:20:34.636,1:20:36.658
TRAVIS: Come on taint butter, you got it.

1:20:36.658,1:20:42.864
LIAM: Oh, that's no good. Oh, I have advantage on[br]the attack roll for this?

1:20:42.864,1:20:46.059
MATT: Because he does not see you, yes. You are[br]currently stealthed.

1:20:46.059,1:20:48.392
LIAM: That's much better. 26!

1:20:48.392,1:20:50.146
TRAVIS: That'll work.

1:20:50.146,1:20:54.509
MATT: That'll hit. Go ahead and roll sneak attack[br]damage on this, of course.

1:20:54.509,1:20:55.597
LIAM: Plus regular?

1:20:55.597,1:20:56.202
MATT: Yeah.

1:20:56.202,1:20:56.795
SAM: Don't kill him!

1:20:56.795,1:21:01.600
MATT: Well, we're considering it nonlethal damage[br]because it's with the base of the dagger.

1:21:01.600,1:21:03.583
ORION: I'm having an ale while watching all this.

1:21:03.583,1:21:06.979
MATT: You're watching a lot of fog, with some[br]shapes moving in it.

1:21:06.979,1:21:10.694
ORION: Yeah, and I'm like: This is fog! Probably[br]Keyleth's spell.

1:21:10.694,1:21:12.168
LAURA: I'm blindly looking for Trinket.

1:21:12.168,1:21:13.378
SAM: Trinket's in my hands.

1:21:13.378,1:21:16.083
MATT: You're like, "Where's Trinket?" You see a[br]giant bear there and you're like, "There's

1:21:16.083,1:21:19.407
"Trinket! That's not Trinket. There's no armor."

1:21:19.407,1:21:21.045
MARISHA: Oh, that's right.

1:21:21.045,1:21:24.100
MATT: You're very confused. Trinket now has no[br]armor, is a slightly different shade--

1:21:24.100,1:21:27.818
MARISHA: No, he's close enough! Man, come on, I've[br]been around Trinket enough.

1:21:27.818,1:21:30.069
ORION and MARISHA: Come on, man!

1:21:30.069,1:21:31.960
LIAM: 27, right in the base of his skull.

1:21:31.960,1:21:32.770
SAM: Jesus.

1:21:32.770,1:21:37.990
MATT: Crack! A resounding impact hits and there[br]now dwarves that are like, "Yeah! Ooh!" All the

1:21:38.519,1:21:44.310
cheering stops and there's this lull. Quiet hits.[br]Balgus hasn't moved, by the way. You impact and

1:21:44.310,1:21:50.772
it's like hitting a wall. There's this taut,[br]thick stump of muscle where the dwarf neck is.

1:21:50.772,1:21:51.578
LIAM: Fuck!

1:21:51.578,1:21:57.091
MATT: As you pull back the dagger, his hand[br]reaches up and grabs your wrist. His head slowly

1:21:57.091,1:22:01.846
turns towards you and he goes, (laughs)

1:22:01.846,1:22:05.765
LIAM: Bonus action to disengage. Disengage as a[br]rogue.

1:22:05.765,1:22:06.906
MATT: Well he's going to attempt to grapple you.

1:22:06.906,1:22:08.839
LAURA and LIAM: Oh no.

1:22:08.839,1:22:14.251
MATT: Go ahead and make an acrobatics check; it's[br]probably your best score anyway.

1:22:14.251,1:22:16.626
LIAM: All right. Oh, that's fine! That's a 30.

1:22:16.626,1:22:17.470
MATT: That's a 30?

1:22:17.470,1:22:18.011
LIAM: Yeah.

1:22:18.011,1:22:22.417
MATT: You manage to just slip out of his grip.[br]Barely. He was about to clamp on. As you step

1:22:22.417,1:22:28.822
away, he turns towards you and goes, "Oh, well I[br]feel alive tonight! Bring it, all of you! I want

1:22:28.822,1:22:33.385
"to smash a face in." He's got a little bit of ale[br]froth at the corner of his mouth. It's beginning

1:22:33.385,1:22:36.711
to drip into his beard. It's quite an awful sight[br]for those that are close enough to see it. The

1:22:36.711,1:22:41.570
rest of you just see this, shapes and movement.[br]There's still this, "Okay, what's going on?" kind

1:22:41.570,1:22:46.583
of a feel. You hear Adra in the back going, "Stop[br]this! This is-- I can't even see! What are you

1:22:46.583,1:22:50.980
doing?! Don't destroy another table!" She's[br]frantically trying to stop this chaos. There's now

1:22:50.980,1:22:53.220
a bear-- what are you doing, Keyleth?

1:22:53.220,1:22:55.369
MARISHA: I'm a bear and--

1:22:55.369,1:22:57.053
MATT: You're a bear.

1:22:57.053,1:22:58.112
ORION: (like Marisha) I'm a bear.

1:22:58.112,1:22:59.434
MARISHA: What happened?

1:22:59.434,1:23:01.376
MATT: You're a bear, you want to do anything?

1:23:01.376,1:23:02.187
LAURA: What are you doing?

1:23:02.187,1:23:05.261
MATT: You see the shape of Balgus like-- in the[br]middle of this fight ring.

1:23:05.261,1:23:09.728
LAURA: Do some tricks! Do some tricks! Start[br]clapping and, like, dancing around.

1:23:09.728,1:23:11.217
MARISHA: Okay, that's a good idea.

1:23:11.217,1:23:12.568
MATT: This is what she tells you.

1:23:12.568,1:23:15.972
MARISHA: I see her as my trainer.

1:23:15.972,1:23:17.587
LAURA: Dance!

1:23:17.587,1:23:20.909
MARISHA: I'm like (growling). I'm circus[br]bear-ing.

1:23:20.909,1:23:24.822
LAURA: Everyone! Gather round and watch the[br]amazing Trinket do his tricks!

1:23:24.822,1:23:30.950
SAM: I start playing music from my shawm[br]instrument. Which exists.

1:23:30.950,1:23:32.451
MATT: Yeah, it does.

1:23:32.451,1:23:36.259
SAM: A rousing jaunty bear-like tune.

1:23:36.259,1:23:36.846
LAURA: Yes!

1:23:36.846,1:23:39.679
ORION: I'm going to cast Prestidigitation and do[br]fireworks on top of that.

1:23:39.679,1:23:43.945
MARISHA: You should give me a fez! Can you[br]Prestidigitation me a fez?

1:23:43.945,1:23:44.974
ORION: Can I do little hats?

1:23:44.974,1:23:47.455
MATT: You haven't done a fez yet. You need to work[br]on that. A couple more levels.

1:23:47.455,1:23:49.400
ORION: No. I'll try. Paper hat!

1:23:49.400,1:23:53.452
MATT: Have you ever seen fireworks go off in a[br]cloud? You get that little boof, boof. There's a

1:23:53.452,1:23:58.151
bunch of that above you. Cloud, lights flashing.[br]You begin singing your tune. Do you give an

1:23:58.151,1:23:59.459
inspiration dice to her?

1:23:59.459,1:24:01.276
SAM: Sure, I would love to give her an inspiration[br]dice.

1:24:01.276,1:24:07.170
MATT: A d8 inspiration dice from the bard as you[br]hear the enchanting, jaunty, bear dancing theme.

1:24:07.170,1:24:10.922
SAM: (singing) Oh, look over there! It's a bear![br]Yeah!

1:24:11.545,1:24:14.326
MATT: Bard getting his bard on. [br]Go ahead and make a performance check.

1:24:14.326,1:24:15.183
SAM: Who, me?

1:24:15.183,1:24:18.722
MATT: No, she does. You're performing as a bear!

1:24:18.722,1:24:20.201
MARISHA: Natural 20!

1:24:20.201,1:24:24.505
(cheering)

1:24:24.505,1:24:26.124
MATT: Do you want to add performance dice?

1:24:26.124,1:24:28.372
LIAM: Look at that, a fucking bear dance.

1:24:28.372,1:24:30.138
MATT: I'm sorry, the inspiration dice that he gave[br]you.

1:24:30.138,1:24:31.054
SAM: No! It's a natural 20!

1:24:31.054,1:24:31.658
MARISHA: It's a natural 20!

1:24:31.658,1:24:33.297
MATT: I know. Okay!

1:24:33.297,1:24:37.784
MARISHA: No, I want to save it! I'm inspired, for[br]later. I will think back to that moment.

1:24:37.784,1:24:39.950
MATT: You were so inspired, you weren't even[br]inspired to be inspired for this.

1:24:39.950,1:24:40.593
MARISHA: Yeah.

1:24:40.593,1:24:47.431
MATT: This array of strange puffy fireworks in the[br]fog; you doing this little rotation. You actually

1:24:47.431,1:24:51.397
manage to do a bear cartwheel, and slam into the[br]ring, but it looks pretty cool. You get back up.

1:24:51.397,1:25:00.813
You're on your hind legs, you dance on one foot[br]for a second. Balgus is like, (raucous laughter).

1:25:00.813,1:25:05.062
He starts laughing, doubles over, clutching his[br]stomach, laughing his ass off. Other dwarves start

1:25:05.062,1:25:09.790
laughing too. The music gets louder and the band[br]in the back of the tavern begins playing again.

1:25:09.790,1:25:13.225
There's now this general jovial air restored to[br]the tavern.

1:25:13.225,1:25:19.339
LAURA: I grab an empty cup off of the table and[br]say: Tips for the bear, right here!

1:25:19.339,1:25:21.083
SAM: We're going to get money for this?

1:25:21.083,1:25:22.490
TRAVIS: Of course.

1:25:22.906,1:25:27.764
LIAM: I beeline to the bar and say: A large mug of[br]ale, please. As soon as it's ready, bring it right

1:25:27.764,1:25:30.455
over to Balgus.

1:25:30.455,1:25:34.208
MATT: You guys are pulling through a crowd,[br]covered in mist still. You're having a hard time

1:25:34.208,1:25:37.409
finding your way through the bar. The people are[br]at least now cheering, in the mood. There's still

1:25:37.409,1:25:39.861
some people trying to find their way to the front[br]to see what's going because they hear the music

1:25:39.861,1:25:43.008
and they hear the cheering. "Well, what's going on[br]over there?" They're pushing their way through.

1:25:43.008,1:25:48.380
You make your way to the bar. You see Adra's[br]really nervous, like, (panicked sounds)

1:25:48.380,1:25:49.923
LIAM: I can fix this!

1:25:49.923,1:25:51.050
MATT: "How? Do! Go!"

1:25:51.050,1:25:51.587
LIAM: Quickly?

1:25:51.587,1:25:53.701
MATT: "Here, go!" She hands you one, doesn't even[br]charge you for it.

1:25:53.701,1:25:55.496
MARISHA: I'm still dancing!

1:25:55.496,1:25:57.868
LIAM: Looking for Balgus in the crowd.

1:25:57.868,1:26:01.956
MATT: He's still in the center of the ring. No[br]one's still getting near Balgus. They're cheering

1:26:01.956,1:26:07.600
off to the side. Balgus is laughing. "Ooh, growl[br]for me! Do a happy growl!"

1:26:07.600,1:26:10.586
MARISHA: (growls)

1:26:11.153,1:26:19.894
MATT: "Yeah, there's a happy growl! Oh, it's been[br]so long since I've been outside!" A little tear on

1:26:19.894,1:26:23.555
the edge of his face. As you approach up his[br]side--

1:26:23.555,1:26:24.766
LIAM: Arm around his shoulder.

1:26:24.766,1:26:28.262
MATT: Immediately, instinctively, he slaps it off[br]his arm and turns around.

1:26:28.262,1:26:35.924
LIAM: Take this! You are an impressive specimen,[br]my good man. I have never had a fight that amazing

1:26:35.924,1:26:42.728
in at least a week. That was something to see.[br]Here, take this, and after this one there's three more.

1:26:42.756,1:26:47.197
MATT: He's drunk, you're offering him ale, and[br]he's been laughing at a bear for two minutes. Make

1:26:47.197,1:26:48.303
a persuasion roll with advantage.

1:26:48.303,1:26:51.825
LIAM: Yeah! Persuasion, you say? 15.

1:26:51.825,1:26:54.742
MATT: Two rolls, yeah, you have advantage.

1:26:54.742,1:26:56.814
LIAM: Oh! 15.

1:26:56.814,1:27:04.487
MATT: 15! He looks at you with this big grin, and[br]you can now see his gnarled, yellow dwarven teeth,

1:27:04.487,1:27:10.690
this railroad of terror that his mouth is. This[br]big smile. He reaches out, his beard poofing over

1:27:10.690,1:27:19.331
the side, grabs it and goes, "See, now this is[br]dwarven hospitality!" He lifts his drink up and it

1:27:19.331,1:27:22.966
spills a little bit on his arm. He's like, "Hey!"[br]Everyone lifts up and cheers again.

1:27:22.966,1:27:26.328
(cheering)

1:27:26.328,1:27:32.193
MATT: Everyone still keeps drinking through the[br]fog. It's like a bad sauna in here right now.

1:27:32.193,1:27:37.317
Everyone's fighting their way through. At which[br]point now, Balgus slaps you on the shoulder, takes

1:27:37.317,1:27:40.788
a drink, and wanders out of the fight ring, goes[br]and finds a table to sit down and begin chugging

1:27:40.788,1:27:41.676
what you gave him.

1:27:41.676,1:27:45.432
SAM: Why don't we adjourn for the evening? Retire[br]to our rooms?

1:27:45.432,1:27:47.104
TRAVIS: Why don't you go change out of bear form?

1:27:47.104,1:27:49.891
MARISHA: Yeah, and I guess I can let Trinket[br]change out of mouse form.

1:27:49.891,1:27:51.216
SAM: Why don't you wait until we're upstairs?

1:27:51.216,1:27:53.536
LAURA: Can I take the mouse? Can I take Trinket?

1:27:53.536,1:27:54.684
SAM: Here, rat-mouse-thing.

1:27:54.684,1:27:59.127
LAURA: Okay, hi, Trinket! Oh, is his armor teeny[br]tiny too?

1:27:59.127,1:28:02.901
MARISHA: Oh, does he have a tiny armor mouse?[br]Mouse armor!

1:28:02.901,1:28:10.236
MATT: If you choose, while polymorphing him, you[br]could make it as a visual aesthetic. Because it

1:28:10.236,1:28:13.899
was a quick impact, I would say it looks like a[br]normal mouse right now. Sorry. Next time!

1:28:13.899,1:28:17.655
LAURA: Well you're still adorable little-- don't[br]poke him.

1:28:19.155,1:28:21.146
MATT: (squeaks)

1:28:21.146,1:28:22.471
LAURA: I stick him in my little pocket.

1:28:22.471,1:28:27.135
LIAM: I grab a half a mug of ale off the table and[br]say, "Dwarven compatriots, we could not have

1:28:27.135,1:28:32.574
"expected a better welcome here in Kraghammer![br]We'll see you tomorrow night for round two. Thank

1:28:32.574,1:28:33.717
"you, one and all."

1:28:33.717,1:28:35.500
ALL: Huzzah!

1:28:35.500,1:28:41.397
MATT: (cheering) Balgus goes, "Three more! You[br]said three more!" You see his empty cup on the table.

1:28:41.417,1:28:43.124
TRAVIS: We did say three more.

1:28:43.124,1:28:46.709
LAURA: I laugh and hustle her over and say: One,[br]two, three, put them in a row for this gentleman

1:28:46.709,1:28:47.239
right here.

1:28:47.239,1:28:54.664
MATT: "Aye! (whispers) Thanks." She gives you like[br]a really earnest like, "Thank you." You now have a

1:28:54.664,1:28:58.174
very good idea of how a good third of the tables[br]in this tavern are repaired.

1:28:58.174,1:29:00.423
TRAVIS: He's tough.

1:29:00.423,1:29:02.080
MATT: You guys head back up to the rooms.

1:29:02.080,1:29:03.253
TRAVIS: You put some stank on him.

1:29:03.253,1:29:06.551
MATT: Yeah, that was like a (vibrating) when you[br]got the impact on him.

1:29:06.551,1:29:07.779
LAURA: Don't fight him, you guys.

1:29:07.779,1:29:09.649
SAM: Oh, Grog's going to fight him at some point.

1:29:09.649,1:29:11.459
MATT: I get the feeling that's probably going to[br]go down at some point.

1:29:11.459,1:29:13.091
TRAVIS: He's going to be playmates with me.

1:29:13.091,1:29:16.476
LIAM: It's just a misunderstanding. I'm sure he's[br]a lovely gentleman.

1:29:16.476,1:29:23.942
MATT: You guys are heading back up to the room.[br]Which, it's not a hallway built for a bear. Your

1:29:23.942,1:29:25.998
shoulders are squeezing through.

1:29:25.998,1:29:27.255
LAURA: How big is the room?

1:29:27.255,1:29:31.626
MATT: Well, each one of your rooms comfortably[br]fits two people, maybe. Like, one and a half?

1:29:32.289,1:29:33.610
LAURA: Oh no. What will I do with Trinket?

1:29:33.610,1:29:38.906
MATT: If you help push Trinket through the door.[br]Thankfully, dwarves are fairly wide folk, so the

1:29:38.906,1:29:43.006
doors are built for stouter folk, they're just not[br]very tall. You, actually, have to bend through,

1:29:43.006,1:29:47.666
Grog, to get into your room. On the bed that you[br]lie on, your legs dangle a good two feet off the

1:29:47.666,1:29:56.337
bottom, at maximum. You can push Trinket through[br]with a one, two, three! Or you can carry her

1:29:56.337,1:29:57.993
through as a mouse, and then have her stuck in[br]there.

1:29:57.993,1:29:58.598
MARISHA: Yeah.

1:29:58.598,1:30:00.818
LIAM: That's all right. Neither of us need a[br]blanket now.

1:30:00.818,1:30:01.900
LAURA: Well.

1:30:01.900,1:30:04.033
MARISHA: How long can I keep her a mouse?

1:30:04.033,1:30:06.814
LAURA: Him! Trinket's a boy, all of you, please.

1:30:06.814,1:30:08.358
MARISHA: Up to an hour?

1:30:08.358,1:30:09.957
MATT: I believe it is, yeah, concentration.

1:30:09.957,1:30:12.435
TRAVIS: I mean, are there like stables?

1:30:12.435,1:30:17.112
LAURA: You know, yeah. Can I go downstairs and ask[br]about stables? Maybe he can stay in the stables.

1:30:17.112,1:30:21.705
MATT: You have to talk to Adra. She's like,[br]"There's no stables in this establishment, but we

1:30:21.705,1:30:24.755
do have a downstairs storage area your bear can[br]probably stay in."

1:30:24.755,1:30:27.198
TRAVIS: Yeah, he's a bear, he's fine.

1:30:27.198,1:30:28.781
LAURA: Trinket, is that okay?

1:30:28.781,1:30:30.568
TRAVIS: (as Trinket) Yeah, I'm fine.

1:30:30.568,1:30:38.389
LAURA: All right, yeah, he's seems to think it's[br]all right. Let's go with the storage room. If

1:30:38.389,1:30:40.871
there's anything that looks edible, you can eat[br]it. It's fine.

1:30:40.871,1:30:41.791
MATT: "That's not true."

1:30:41.791,1:30:43.035
LAURA: Just kidding!

1:30:43.035,1:30:46.810
MATT: "I'll charge you later."

1:30:46.810,1:30:50.563
MATT: You bring Trinket back down. Do you release[br]your polymorph?

1:30:50.563,1:30:52.299
MARISHA: Yeah.

1:30:52.299,1:30:56.639
MATT: Trinket becomes a bear again. I'd say the[br]room's probably a good 40 feet by 30 feet.

1:30:56.639,1:30:57.749
LAURA: Oh, so he's fine.

1:30:57.749,1:31:04.233
MATT: Half of it's filled with barrels and crates,[br]and storage of dried foods. Trinket comes in and

1:31:04.233,1:31:11.028
(sniffing) and starts rummaging into one of the[br]half open sacks of dried meat. That's going to be

1:31:11.028,1:31:12.037
put on your bill.

1:31:12.037,1:31:12.764
LAURA: Shit.

1:31:12.764,1:31:15.211
MATT: You head back to your rooms for the evening[br]to rest.

1:31:15.211,1:31:16.149
MARISHA: Take a nap.

1:31:16.149,1:31:17.862
MATT: Anything you guys want to do in preparation[br]for the next day?

1:31:17.862,1:31:20.936
SAM: No, let's get it on.

1:31:20.936,1:31:23.926
MARISHA: Oh, we should give our comment cards to[br]Balgus.

1:31:23.926,1:31:25.507
TALIESIN: I think we should all turn in our[br]comment cards.

1:31:25.507,1:31:28.757
LAURA: Oh, our comments cards, that's right.

1:31:28.757,1:31:30.980
MATT: You turn in your comment cards for Balan.

1:31:30.980,1:31:31.868
MARISHA: Balan.

1:31:31.868,1:31:33.894
TALIESIN: I can't stress how important this is.

1:31:33.894,1:31:36.123
LIAM: Maybe we should-- go ahead, I'm sorry.

1:31:36.123,1:31:39.423
TALIESIN: No, no, really, no it's fine, speak over[br]me, I don't care.

1:31:39.423,1:31:40.670
MARISHA: Here, take him the extras.

1:31:40.670,1:31:43.644
TALIESIN: We're going to give him a few extras so[br]he can have more comments.

1:31:43.644,1:31:44.189
MARISHA: Yes.

1:31:44.189,1:31:46.871
SAM: You guys are so kind with these comment[br]cards.

1:31:46.871,1:31:52.501
LIAM: Perhaps we should all go to bed, and the[br]humans back in North Hollywood should take a pee

1:31:52.501,1:31:54.866
break. At some point.

1:31:54.866,1:31:55.990
SAM: The humans?

1:31:55.990,1:31:58.676
LIAM: You. You, and you and you and you and me.

1:31:58.676,1:32:01.597
MATT: Yes, indeed. Do you want to take a quick[br]restroom break for the folks here?

1:32:01.597,1:32:02.636
SAM: You okay?

1:32:02.636,1:32:04.548
MATT: Zac?

1:32:04.548,1:32:06.742
ZAC: What's that?

1:32:06.742,1:32:08.948
MATT: Folks here might want to use the restroom[br]real fast.

1:32:08.948,1:32:10.453
ZAC: You want me to play the intro videos again?

1:32:10.453,1:32:14.369
MATT: You know what, go ahead and play some of the[br]intro videos and we'll come back here in a minute

1:32:14.369,1:32:19.852
to continue the game, while everyone rests, and[br]empties their bladders. We'll be right back guys.

1:32:19.852,1:32:20.745
Hang tight.

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SAM: Commercial break.

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TRAVIS: Right, listen up! If you have ale, then[br]you have a friend in Grog Strongjaw! A goliath of

1:32:30.921,1:32:38.971
towering height and size, this barbarian has an[br]appetite for the two great loves in his life:

1:32:38.971,1:32:41.967
combat, women, and ale!

1:32:41.967,1:32:43.773
[record scratch]

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TRAVIS: Wait. Easily the brains of the group, Grog[br]is often consulted for his vast knowledge of

1:32:50.749,1:32:59.945
shapes, colors, and shiny things! Also ale. In his[br]early years, armed with his two-handed greataxe,

1:32:59.945,1:33:06.579
Grog often enjoyed proving his might amongst the[br]ranks of his family's wandering herd. But after

1:33:06.579,1:33:13.498
coming upon an unsuspecting elderly gnome in the[br]woods, he objected to the killing such an innocent

1:33:13.498,1:33:23.192
life. A creature of impulse, Grog felt only pity[br]for this-- well, this terrified little thing. And

1:33:23.192,1:33:30.677
his disobedience cost him dearly. Beaten bloody,[br]and banished by the herd leader, his Uncle Kevdak,

1:33:30.677,1:33:39.068
Grog was abandoned and left to die. Exiled from[br]his herd, it was then that the relative of the

1:33:39.068,1:33:47.204
very gnome he fought to save, saved him. It was[br]the kindness of a gnome cleric named Pike that

1:33:47.204,1:33:53.932
healed Grog, bringing him back from death's edge.[br]And they have remained close friends ever since.

1:33:53.932,1:34:01.868
Most nights, Grog can be found challenging entire[br]taverns to wrestling matches! Or accompanying

1:34:01.868,1:34:09.220
Scanlan to the nearest house where you pay for[br]lady favors. Also ale!

1:34:09.220,1:34:14.520
MARISHA: A first impression of Keyleth would leave[br]you with little information on the half-elven

1:34:14.520,1:34:19.729
druid. You might even think that her social[br]awkwardness due to her sheltered upbringing is

1:34:19.729,1:34:26.347
kind of sweet. Of course, it would be unwise[br]underestimate her based on first impressions.

1:34:26.347,1:34:28.243
[thunder crack]

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MARISHA: Under that un-intimidating petite frame[br]is a vicious beast waiting to be unleashed, whose

1:34:33.192,1:34:40.305
natural powers have made even the fiercest of[br]champions pee their pants, literally! Born to the

1:34:40.305,1:34:46.090
Air Tribe of the Ashari people, Keyleth was raised[br]with a deep love of nature and the elemental

1:34:46.090,1:34:52.060
magics. It is her people's inherent duty to[br]protect the delicate areas in Tal'Dorei where the

1:34:52.060,1:34:57.990
four elemental planes begin to bleed with this[br]realm. Since she was a little girl, she had quite

1:34:57.990,1:35:03.516
a knack for air manipulation and beast shaping[br]abilities. Well, if you consider kittens and

1:35:03.516,1:35:11.101
flying squirrels to be little beasts. Which, I do.[br]Anyways, it wasn't long before the headmaster of

1:35:11.101,1:35:16.661
the tribe, her father, Korren, realized her true[br]prodigious abilities and she was inveterated to

1:35:16.661,1:35:23.077
succeed him as the next headmaster. Just like[br]that, her jovial childhood was stripped and

1:35:23.077,1:35:28.314
replaced with endless spell memorization,[br]teachings from ancient traditions, and exceedingly

1:35:28.314,1:35:34.588
high expectations. Every druid leader-to-be must[br]embark on journey to seek out the sister tribes in

1:35:34.588,1:35:40.251
order to introduce and establish respect amongst[br]the fellow headmasters. They call this the

1:35:40.251,1:35:46.654
Aramente, or Noble Odyssey. When her father felt[br]she was ready, he set her on the path to truly

1:35:46.654,1:35:53.159
discovering herself, not knowing when, or if, she[br]will ever return. As she hiked down the mountain

1:35:53.159,1:35:59.692
towards Stilben, she meditated on the task ahead.[br]Part of the Aramente is proving yourself a strong

1:35:59.692,1:36:06.584
warrior, a valiant protector, and a wise and[br]compassionate leader. With this knowledge, one

1:36:06.584,1:36:11.935
thought plays in repeat in her mind: Is she even[br]worthy?

1:36:11.935,1:36:18.797
TALIESIN: Percy was the third child of seven[br]children, born to a noble family who lived far to

1:36:18.797,1:36:24.060
the north in the ancient castle of Whitestone.[br]With so many siblings to share the burdens of

1:36:24.060,1:36:31.224
lordship, Percy turned his attention to the[br]sciences, engineering, and naturalism. One day, a

1:36:31.224,1:36:36.866
mysterious couple, named Lord and Lady Briarwood,[br]came to court. During a feast held in their honor,

1:36:36.866,1:36:42.288
the Briarwoods violently took control of the[br]castle, killing or imprisoning everyone who would

1:36:42.288,1:36:48.332
stand in their way. Percy awoke chained in the[br]dungeon, only to be freed by his younger sister.

1:36:48.332,1:36:55.616
Together they fled, chased by the Briarwoods' men.[br]As they ran, Percy's sister took several arrows to

1:36:55.616,1:37:01.324
the chest and fell. Percy kept running, eventually[br]jumping into a freezing river and floating

1:37:01.324,1:37:07.355
unconscious to freedom. He did not remember waking[br]up on a fishing boat. He barely remembered the

1:37:07.355,1:37:14.162
next two years, as he slowly made his way as far[br]south as possible. Then one night, Percy had a

1:37:14.162,1:37:20.194
dream. A roaring cloud of smoke offered him[br]vengeance against those who destroyed his family.

1:37:20.194,1:37:24.976
When he awoke, Percy began to design his first[br]gun.

1:37:24.976,1:37:33.509
SAM: Oh, you haven't heard of Scanlan Shorthalt?[br]Well, gird your loins, ladies, because he has his

1:37:33.509,1:37:39.221
eye on you. A talented musician, master of[br]disguise, and dashingly handsome in his own mind,

1:37:39.221,1:37:46.992
Scanlan sings songs almost as much as he sings his[br]own praises. Born a poor gnome, Scanlan used his

1:37:46.992,1:37:52.959
endless charm and soaring tenor voice to croon for[br]coin and support his single mother. One day, he

1:37:52.959,1:37:59.419
was discovered by a half-orc promoter, and joined[br]Dr. Dranzel's Spectacular Traveling Troupe where

1:37:59.419,1:38:05.588
he learned the ways of the world, and honed his[br]skills as a bard extraordinaire. A loner much of

1:38:05.588,1:38:10.235
his life, Scanlan has never quite come to terms[br]with the violent death of his mother at the hands

1:38:10.235,1:38:16.190
of a goblin invasion. While his years on the road[br]provided many, shall we say, educational

1:38:16.190,1:38:22.199
experiences with the opposite sex, deep down[br]Scanlan yearns for the one thing he's never known:

1:38:22.199,1:38:30.099
the true love of a fellow gnome. Still, Scanlan[br]considers himself a lover first, performer second,

1:38:30.099,1:38:36.451
and fighter distant third. On the battlefield,[br]he'll support his allies, but rarely draws blood,

1:38:36.451,1:38:43.077
unless it's to protect fellow gnome, Pike. Count[br]on Scanlan for a hearty laugh, a rollicking song,

1:38:43.077,1:38:48.068
and a twinkle in his eye that melts hearts and[br]makes the females swoon.

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ORION: Greetings and salutations, I am Tiberius[br]Stormwind. I hail from a town called Ty'rex,

1:38:56.930,1:39:03.085
located in the heart of Draconia, born from a[br]politically respected family. At the age of 15, I

1:39:03.085,1:39:08.313
succeeded in passing the Sorcerer's Rite, showing[br]prodigy-like control of my magic. The judges and

1:39:08.313,1:39:12.943
the Draconian high council were amazed at how[br]powerful my spells were for how long I had been

1:39:12.943,1:39:17.832
training. At 20 years old, I was the youngest[br]appointed member of the magic guild in Draconian

1:39:17.832,1:39:23.909
history. For the next few years, I almost went mad[br]from the malaise of being a guild member, as it's

1:39:23.909,1:39:30.395
rather boring. However, one day I happened upon a[br]chamber, unused for quite some time. In the room

1:39:30.395,1:39:35.563
were stacks of books and maps of the surrounding[br]cities and areas around the known world. For

1:39:35.563,1:39:40.535
months, I would frequent the chamber, and learned[br]of artifacts from legend. After a long period of

1:39:40.535,1:39:45.202
research, I made a list of artifacts that caught[br]my eye. I brought these findings to the high

1:39:45.202,1:39:50.071
council and was told that all of the information[br]in the chamber I had stumbled upon was either

1:39:50.071,1:39:56.009
believed to be fiction, or unsolvable mysteries,[br]and hence were lost forever. I found those answers

1:39:56.009,1:40:01.752
to be unacceptable. A year later, I devised a ruse[br]and managed to convince the city council to lend

1:40:01.752,1:40:06.683
support in me leaving Draconia on a mission of[br]peace and diplomacy for the surrounding kingdoms.

1:40:06.683,1:40:11.754
Going from town to town and making friends and[br]allies in and for the name of Draconia. Being a

1:40:11.754,1:40:17.828
red dragonborn, I had quite the task on my hands[br]in that respect, but it was exactly what I needed

1:40:17.828,1:40:23.647
so I could explore the world and find these[br]artifacts, as I felt the truth was out there. Some

1:40:23.647,1:40:29.614
may describe me as buffoonish, but I say poppycock[br]to all that. I am much sharper than most give me

1:40:29.614,1:40:35.135
credit for. I just don't pay attention to things[br]sometimes. I've also been known to be rather

1:40:35.135,1:40:42.509
cunning, loyal, happy-go-lucky, and well,[br]dangerous. I can't help but show my true scales

1:40:42.509,1:40:46.881
every now and then. But overall, I think I'm quite[br]friendly for a dragonborn.

1:40:46.881,1:40:53.384
LIAM: Never entirely welcome in the company of[br]elves or men, Vax'ildan learned at a young age to

1:40:53.384,1:41:00.079
skip past formality, preferring instead to invite[br]himself in your door. Along with twin sister

1:41:00.079,1:41:07.138
Vex'ahlia, Vax was born by a chance encounter[br]between elven royalty and human peasantry. Raised

1:41:07.138,1:41:12.280
by their mother in their early years, the twins[br]were eventually sent off to their father in the

1:41:12.280,1:41:17.659
elven capital of Syngorn. But their cool reception[br]among the elves there never warmed, and their time

1:41:17.659,1:41:23.135
in the capital didn't last. The siblings stole[br]away one autumn night and set out on the open

1:41:23.135,1:41:29.581
road. After a few years of wandering, they[br]eventually decided to return to their mother, and

1:41:29.581,1:41:35.324
journeyed back to the lands of their youth. But[br]instead of finding their childhood home, they

1:41:35.324,1:41:41.498
returned to a pile of rubble. Their mother was[br]gone, their home burned to ash. Pressing the

1:41:41.498,1:41:50.898
townspeople for answers, they learned of the day[br]the dragon came. With their ties all severed,

1:41:50.898,1:41:57.855
Vax'ildan and his sister set out to find their[br]fortune together in Tal'Dorei. An outsider since

1:41:57.855,1:42:04.456
birth, Vax quickly learned to solve life's[br]challenges in his own particular way, often by

1:42:04.456,1:42:12.581
sidestepping them entirely. And when his knack for[br]circumventing adversity isn't enough, the way of

1:42:12.581,1:42:16.336
blades the elves schooled him in more than makes[br]up the difference.

1:42:16.336,1:42:22.472
LAURA: Like so many half-elves, Vex'ahlia has[br]spent most of her life suffering the cool

1:42:22.472,1:42:29.750
reception of a people who don't fully accept her.[br]Born of a human mother, and an elven father who

1:42:29.750,1:42:34.950
only later in life took an interest in their[br]existence, Vex'ahlia and her twin brother,

1:42:34.950,1:42:42.174
Vax'ildan, quickly realized the only people they[br]could truly rely on in this world were each other.

1:42:42.174,1:42:47.960
It was at the age of ten when the two were taken[br]from their mother, and brought to live in Syngorn,

1:42:47.960,1:42:54.687
the isolated elven city for which their father was[br]an ambassador. He quietly took them in, but always

1:42:54.687,1:43:01.395
kept an icy distance, and after too many years of[br]disdainful looks, the pair decided to leave his

1:43:01.395,1:43:09.513
indifference behind, and set out on their own. Vax[br]took to the cities, stealing small trinkets and

1:43:09.513,1:43:17.530
learning the ways of the thief, while Vex kept to[br]the woods. She preferred the isolation. Always the

1:43:17.530,1:43:25.183
keen observer, she learned to hunt and to track,[br]to spy and to shoot. Through a series of fateful

1:43:25.183,1:43:32.504
events, earned herself a companion in the form of[br]a bear-- her own stolen Trinket-- to fight

1:43:32.504,1:43:40.764
alongside her and protect her fiercely. Also, he[br]is adorable, and gives expert massages.

1:43:40.764,1:43:45.263
MATT: Hello, everyone. Welcome back. We've had our[br]pee breaks. We've had our refills of our drinks.

1:43:45.263,1:43:52.377
We've got Fireball, so I think we're good for the[br]next venture. Anyway, the party has taken their

1:43:52.377,1:43:56.998
rest for the evening. Once again, this is one of[br]those weird experiences where you wake up, not

1:43:56.998,1:44:00.709
because of the sun rising, because you can't see[br]it in the dwarven city of Kraghammer, but

1:44:00.709,1:44:06.295
eventually you all come to consciousness[br]naturally. What is your plan of action?

1:44:06.295,1:44:09.254
SAM: Oh, Jesus, we should have all talked about[br]this while we were all peeing.

1:44:09.254,1:44:11.870
TRAVIS: We're going to beat up everybody, right?

1:44:11.870,1:44:12.901
SAM: Are we going to the manor?

1:44:12.901,1:44:14.837
TALIESIN: I say we have brunch, and we go to the[br]manor--

1:44:14.837,1:44:16.594
LAURA and TRAVIS: Brunch?

1:44:16.594,1:44:18.056
SAM: Eggs benedict.

1:44:18.056,1:44:19.721
TALIESIN: I want dwarven brunch.

1:44:19.721,1:44:21.745
LIAM: I want a traditional dwarven breakfast.

1:44:21.745,1:44:24.345
MARISHA: Dwarven eggs are very good.

1:44:24.345,1:44:27.210
TALIESIN: They're small.

1:44:27.210,1:44:32.915
MATT: Okay, so Tiberius fills you all in about his[br]experience, trying to get into the House Thunderbrand.

1:44:32.928,1:44:34.208
TRAVIS: How you almost got killed?

1:44:34.208,1:44:37.682
ORION: I didn't, certainly not. I just couldn't[br]get in the door. Rather rude!

1:44:37.682,1:44:44.386
MARISHA: Why did you think that after the magic[br]hand failed that the big thunder ice wave would work?

1:44:44.414,1:44:47.958
ORION: What I thought is that I could cover the[br]rune with ice and merely step over it. I didn't

1:44:47.958,1:44:49.362
think it would dissolve my ice.

1:44:49.362,1:44:51.840
TRAVIS: Did you sleep?

1:44:51.840,1:44:53.628
ORION: Yes.

1:44:53.628,1:44:57.243
TRAVIS: Oh. I had to make sure, you know.

1:44:57.243,1:45:01.906
ORION: A good sorcerer always all his tricks[br]before turning around, which is what I did. I

1:45:01.906,1:45:05.391
think we should go back there because I feel that[br]it's significant that I couldn't get in so easily.

1:45:05.391,1:45:09.260
TALIESIN: We will go back there. I don't think[br]it's the next order of business but I think that

1:45:09.260,1:45:12.007
we're not leaving the city without dealing with[br]that.

1:45:12.007,1:45:12.908
LAURA: Definitely.

1:45:12.908,1:45:15.045
TRAVIS: Do we need to do something with the[br]comment cards?

1:45:15.045,1:45:15.640
LAURA: Oh.

1:45:15.640,1:45:17.629
TALIESIN: Did you not fill out your comment card?

1:45:17.629,1:45:23.679
TRAVIS: No, I did! I know, like, three letters, so[br]like A, F, and A.

1:45:23.679,1:45:24.830
MARISHA: That's okay.

1:45:24.830,1:45:26.410
TALIESIN: That sounds very positive.

1:45:26.410,1:45:29.713
MARISHA: It's the thought that counts, Grog. It's[br]the thought that counts.

1:45:29.713,1:45:32.298
LAURA: Did you put a smiley face next to the[br]A-F-A?

1:45:32.298,1:45:33.747
TRAVIS: I covered my hand in ink.

1:45:33.747,1:45:34.534
LAURA: That works.

1:45:34.534,1:45:37.922
TALIESIN: Very good. I think that went well.

1:45:37.922,1:45:41.462
SAM: Shall we try to make our way to the manor,[br]then?

1:45:41.462,1:45:45.818
LAURA: The Greyspine Manor, with our cask of fancy[br]ale/wine.

1:45:45.818,1:45:47.523
TRAVIS: Does the light ever change being[br]underground?

1:45:47.523,1:45:52.712
MATT: No, it is a perpetual low red glow from all[br]the stones that are embedded around the streets.

1:45:52.948,1:45:57.523
LAURA:I feel really sleepy and also very awake at[br]the same time.

1:45:57.523,1:45:58.658
MARISHA: Yeah, I know.

1:45:58.658,1:45:59.687
MATT: Oh, dwarves.

1:45:59.687,1:46:01.839
LAURA: So what do you think?

1:46:01.839,1:46:03.818
TALIESIN: Now I'm curious if there's dwarven[br]coffee.

1:46:03.818,1:46:06.864
MATT: You guys make your way after your brunch,[br]your delicious dwarven brunch--

1:46:06.864,1:46:07.802
TALIESIN: Thank you!

1:46:07.802,1:46:09.292
MATT: -- which is very alcoholic.

1:46:09.292,1:46:10.304
TRAVIS: Yes!

1:46:10.304,1:46:14.477
TALIESIN: It's like being in New Orleans for the[br]weekend, every meal is going to come with

1:46:14.477,1:46:16.020
something alcoholic.

1:46:16.020,1:46:17.722
LAURA: You're turning yourself into a dwarf?

1:46:17.722,1:46:19.121
SAM: Did you catch that? He just turned himself[br]into a dwarf.

1:46:19.121,1:46:19.961
TRAVIS: You did?

1:46:19.961,1:46:21.653
MATT: Tiberius went (whoosh) into a dwarven form.

1:46:21.653,1:46:23.523
LAURA: What kind of dwarf? What do you look like?

1:46:23.523,1:46:25.170
SAM: He's very handsome for a dwarf.

1:46:25.170,1:46:26.520
LAURA: Are you a girl dwarf?

1:46:26.520,1:46:28.093
MARISHA: Yes! You should be a lady dwarf.

1:46:28.100,1:46:30.004
SAM: Oh yeah, what kind of dwarf? A lady dwarf?

1:46:30.004,1:46:31.656
ORION: I would not do that again.

1:46:31.656,1:46:33.889
TRAVIS: Oh, you did do that, you did take it as a[br]troll.

1:46:34.819,1:46:37.912
ORION: Almost! She shot off the penis.

1:46:38.276,1:46:40.143
LIAM: What is going on?

1:46:40.143,1:46:41.526
TRAVIS: That's where the troll dick came from.

1:46:41.526,1:46:44.226
ORION: Don't you remember, Vax? I was almost raped[br]by trolls.

1:46:44.226,1:46:47.831
MATT: There was a cavern interaction with two male[br]trolls that they had stealthed up behind as a

1:46:47.831,1:46:52.924
party. I love explaining this to the audience.[br]Tiberius then polymorphed into a female troll to

1:46:52.924,1:46:57.812
try and Bugs Bunny them, not realizing that[br]dwarves who are underground and--

1:46:57.812,1:46:58.929
LAURA: Trolls.

1:46:58.929,1:47:04.820
MATT: --trolls don't encounter female trolls[br]often enough to have a one track mind. He nearly

1:47:04.820,1:47:10.695
got himself in a very bad situation. That was[br]remedied by the party attacking and Vex over

1:47:10.695,1:47:14.482
here shooting off the troll's dick. Which then[br]went in the bag of holding, which is disgusting.

1:47:14.629,1:47:17.178
MARISHA: That's also where the hashtag not all[br]trolls came from.

1:47:17.178,1:47:20.587
MATT: Yup, hashtag not all trolls came from that[br]game. That is horrible.

1:47:21.410,1:47:23.453
TALIESIN: Oh god. Bring it back.

1:47:23.453,1:47:25.463
MARISHA: Bringing it back.

1:47:25.463,1:47:30.242
MATT: You guys make your way to the residential[br]district. The same guards are there who were there

1:47:30.242,1:47:33.691
the previous night that encountered you guys so,[br]as you roll up with an entourage-

1:47:34.221,1:47:36.209
SAM: How many are there?

1:47:36.240,1:47:37.934
MATT: Currently, there are four.

1:47:37.934,1:47:39.725
TRAVIS: We can take them.

1:47:39.994,1:47:43.475
LAURA: Hi. I wave at Thompson.

1:47:43.475,1:47:48.554
MATT: He's actually not there. It's the two others[br]that were with you. He is noticeably absent.

1:47:48.554,1:47:50.987
LAURA: Oh. Where's Thompson?

1:47:50.987,1:47:53.250
MATT: They look at each other and they're like,[br]"He's been given the day off."

1:47:53.250,1:47:54.634
LAURA: Oh, really?

1:47:54.634,1:47:59.523
LIAM: As you can see, we brought one of your[br]citizens with us to show us a tour of the city.

1:47:59.523,1:48:00.977
SAM: That's you.

1:48:00.977,1:48:03.922
MATT: "Citizen? I haven't see you about. What's[br]your name?"

1:48:03.922,1:48:07.089
ORION: Oh, my name is Tiberius Kraghammer.

1:48:07.839,1:48:10.965
(laughter)

1:48:10.965,1:48:12.689
SAM: Like Johnny New York.

1:48:13.589,1:48:16.121
ORION: Shoot, we're in Kraghammer, right?

1:48:16.121,1:48:17.855
SAM: We're in Kraghammer.

1:48:17.855,1:48:19.164
ORION: Oh, Stronghammer.

1:48:19.164,1:48:20.632
SAM: Johnny New York.

1:48:21.207,1:48:23.406
MATT: "What is it, Kraghammer, or what was it?"

1:48:23.543,1:48:25.936
(laughter)

1:48:25.936,1:48:30.715
ORION: I meant--I meant Stronghammer. Kraghammer[br]is my father's cousin's side.

1:48:30.915,1:48:32.289
MATT: "How drunk are you?"

1:48:32.540,1:48:34.469
ORION: I've been drinking since I've woken.

1:48:34.469,1:48:36.031
MATT: Make a persuasion check.

1:48:36.031,1:48:37.568
SAM: See, he is one of you!

1:48:37.568,1:48:39.074
TRAVIS: I had a lot of breakfast.

1:48:39.373,1:48:41.125
ORION: Oh yay, 19.

1:48:41.125,1:48:42.497
MATT: 19.

1:48:45.467,1:48:47.478
TRAVIS: Tiberius Kraghammer.

1:48:47.669,1:48:53.490
MATT: "All right, I haven't seen you around, but[br]obviously it's a bit early to be that fucked up."

1:48:53.490,1:48:56.555
ORION: I've been very depressed, you know.

1:48:56.555,1:49:01.610
MATT: Well, what's your business, if I might ask[br]again? You already seen the statue.

1:49:01.610,1:49:05.849
LAURA: Yeah, we saw the statue, but we wanted to[br]get a better look at it. We brought this gift for

1:49:05.849,1:49:09.919
the Greyspines and we wanted to present it to[br]them.

1:49:10.253,1:49:15.547
MATT: The two new Carvers step forward and look at[br]it. "Ooh!"

1:49:15.547,1:49:17.029
LAURA: It's really nice.

1:49:17.029,1:49:25.247
MATT: One of them's like, "I'll tell you what. If[br]you let us taste a bit of that, we'll let you go."

1:49:25.660,1:49:29.664
ORION: Oh, I mean, I've been drinking a lot of it,[br]sure!

1:49:29.664,1:49:34.962
LAURA: A thimble of it because if any of it goes[br]missing-- Is it sealed? Can we tell if it's sealed?

1:49:35.165,1:49:40.832
MATT: You look at it. It does not have any sort of[br]port or exit on it. It is just a solid barrel.

1:49:40.832,1:49:43.018
ORION: Maybe, we can save some for them.

1:49:43.018,1:49:46.874
LAURA:. If we open it, it'll ruin the barrel,[br]right?

1:49:46.874,1:49:49.200
MATT: "Ah, that's right."

1:49:49.200,1:49:56.013
LAURA: Maybe we can save you a bottle of it when[br]we open it inside. We'll give it to you later.

1:49:56.013,1:49:58.691
MATT: Make a persuasion check for that. It's a[br]very persuasion based encounter.

1:49:58.691,1:50:01.496
LAURA: Should I roll that one that failed me[br]earlier or my little dice?

1:50:01.496,1:50:03.660
MATT: The little dice! They haven't come out yet!

1:50:03.660,1:50:04.874
LAURA: (high-pitched) My little, tiny dice.

1:50:04.874,1:50:06.359
MATT: Itty bitty dice.

1:50:06.359,1:50:12.393
LAURA: Teeny tiny dice. Okay that's better, I[br]rolled a 23.

1:50:12.657,1:50:20.879
MATT: Okay. They all look at each other. "If you[br]can save enough for all four of us, please do.

1:50:20.879,1:50:23.423
Bring it back, we'll be looking forward to it."

1:50:23.423,1:50:25.890
ORION: Do you have any flasks that we could use to[br]fill them up?

1:50:25.890,1:50:28.513
LAURA: We've got some bottles, don't worry.

1:50:28.513,1:50:37.338
MATT: "We'll be waiting. If you don't show with[br]the drink, we'll go right to our supervisor." They

1:50:37.338,1:50:38.992
all nod.

1:50:38.992,1:50:43.232
LAURA: Yeah, keep nodding. Here's the thing. I[br]don't know if I can save four bottles worth, but

1:50:43.232,1:50:45.051
I'll save as much as I can.

1:50:45.051,1:50:47.145
SAM and TALIESIN: Just say yes.

1:50:47.145,1:50:49.511
LAURA: Hey, I've got it covered.

1:50:49.511,1:51:00.894
LIAM: On our father's good name, we will bring you[br]some of this. That is a promise.

1:51:00.894,1:51:02.601
TRAVIS: It's a good name.

1:51:02.601,1:51:08.878
MATT: They all look about each other. "Fine.[br]Remember, we're waiting." They all lick their lips

1:51:08.878,1:51:15.894
a little. They part and let you guys into the[br]residential district. You make your way to the

1:51:15.894,1:51:19.126
very back. You can see House Greyspine. Once[br]again, guys, for those who haven't been there

1:51:19.126,1:51:23.515
before, it's a beautiful arrangement. The iron[br]gate around it with spikes on the top. You can see

1:51:23.515,1:51:28.682
the entire front yard, it's about a good 80 yard[br]walk to the front of the building itself. It's a

1:51:28.682,1:51:32.952
quite a distance from the front gate and that[br]entire area is filled with like a stone garden

1:51:32.952,1:51:38.511
with various small sculptures and interesting[br]knick knacks they collected and put on display

1:51:38.511,1:51:44.233
like as a small museum as you approach the front[br]of House Greyspine. You get to the front door as a

1:51:44.233,1:51:50.842
large double oak door about ten feet tall, four[br]feet wide, currently closed. There is no handle on

1:51:50.842,1:51:51.771
the door.

1:51:51.771,1:51:52.890
TRAVIS: No handle?

1:51:52.890,1:51:53.691
MATT: No.

1:51:54.134,1:51:58.250
ORION: Hold on, wait. Don't knock on anything.[br]Things shock you here.

1:51:58.522,1:52:00.397
SAM: Let's go knock on the door.

1:52:00.397,1:52:03.896
TALIESIN: I want to double check, see if there's a[br]bell to ring or there seems to be some sort of

1:52:04.014,1:52:05.178
calling--

1:52:05.178,1:52:10.644
MATT: Easily enough, you see next to the door[br]there is a small chain that protrudes from the

1:52:10.644,1:52:13.785
stone wall. It has a small bulbous ball at the[br]end.

1:52:13.785,1:52:15.293
TALIESIN: Ding ding. Ding-a-ding.

1:52:15.293,1:52:20.738
MATT: You pull it. Not a ding, but a large[br](clanging). It is a heavier chain than you

1:52:20.738,1:52:25.876
expected. As you pull on it, you feel a large[br]hammer-like object is slamming into a brass-type

1:52:26.080,1:52:31.723
material as it echoes and resounds in the[br]building. Definitely announcing your presence.

1:52:31.723,1:52:33.281
MARISHA: Percy, can I try?

1:52:33.281,1:52:34.664
TALIESIN: If you must, yes.

1:52:34.664,1:52:35.611
MARISHA: Okay!

1:52:35.611,1:52:38.998
MATT: Boosh! It echoes into the house.

1:52:39.254,1:52:41.536
MARISHA: I just wanted to do that once! I'm[br]sorry.

1:52:42.626,1:52:44.631
SAM: Should we ding-dong-ditch?

1:52:44.961,1:52:47.171
(laughter)

1:52:47.171,1:52:51.680
LIAM: Scanlan perhaps a little ditty on strings[br]will ease our introduction.

1:52:51.826,1:52:57.713
SAM: I'll start singing a little jaunty welcoming[br]song. (singing) Hello, hello, we're here to pay

1:52:57.713,1:53:03.164
you calling. Hello, hello I don't know what rhymes[br]with calling.

1:53:03.900,1:53:06.548
TALIESIN: "Calling," at the very least. I thought[br]you would go right there.

1:53:06.611,1:53:07.856
SAM: Yes, it's true.

1:53:07.856,1:53:11.268
MATT: All right, are you going to play the music[br]for the sake of playing music?

1:53:11.268,1:53:13.377
SAM: Yes, for now.

1:53:13.377,1:53:18.245
MATT: All right. About ten seconds pass[br]before the door-- you hear a large (thudding) and

1:53:18.462,1:53:25.313
one of the doors opens up. You see a dwarf, with[br]long gray hair that's slicked back and pulled into

1:53:25.313,1:53:32.214
a ponytail. A very small trimmed beard, very[br]proper, steps out in long black robes and goes,

1:53:32.214,1:53:34.445
"Can I help you?"

1:53:34.445,1:53:35.824
TRAVIS: Percy?

1:53:35.824,1:53:38.856
TALIESIN: Yes, Percival Fredrickstein von Musel[br]Klossowski de Rolo III.

1:53:39.216,1:53:41.344
ORION: You can call him Percy.

1:53:41.598,1:53:46.536
TALIESIN: You can simply call me Percy, thank you.[br]We're here to discuss some business with Lord

1:53:46.536,1:53:51.087
Greyspine and we have, of course, brought gifts and our[br]charming company.

1:53:51.866,1:53:54.865
LIAM: As well as our dwarven compatriot to[br]introduce us.

1:53:54.865,1:53:57.802
ORION: Yes, who? I am quite drunk right now.

1:53:57.802,1:54:04.089
MATT: He gives you an awkward look. It's like a[br]look of trying to place your face. "Which lord are

1:54:04.089,1:54:06.129
you looking for?"

1:54:06.129,1:54:08.428
LAURA: Actually Nostoc.

1:54:08.428,1:54:11.902
ORION: Is he the nice one? I would like the nice[br]one.

1:54:12.452,1:54:16.270
MATT: "Nostoc, I'm afraid, is currently working at[br]the quarry, if he's who you're looking for."

1:54:16.270,1:54:17.559
LAURA: Oh, of course he is.

1:54:17.559,1:54:21.398
SAM: If Gradon is here, is that his name? Gradon?

1:54:21.705,1:54:25.270
MATT: He gives you this look. "Gradem is not[br]taking visitors."

1:54:25.270,1:54:26.649
LAURA: Of course not.

1:54:26.649,1:54:31.640
TALIESIN: That's a shame, we brought this[br]half-barrel of ale right here and some--

1:54:31.640,1:54:36.351
SAM: And some very, very attractive mining[br]contracts, but if there's no one here to talk

1:54:36.351,1:54:38.086
about them--

1:54:38.230,1:54:41.410
MATT: He gives you this look. "If you're talking[br]mining contracts you want to head to the quarry

1:54:41.410,1:54:49.683
and talk to, Lord--" Looking him up again in my[br]notes. "You want to talk to Nostoc Greyspine. He's

1:54:49.683,1:54:55.795
the one who runs the quarry. As far as the[br]Ironkeeper himself-- I mean no offense, but only

1:54:55.795,1:54:57.532
official political business."

1:54:57.532,1:55:01.517
TALIESIN: Well, this is definitely official[br]political business. I will also say, could you

1:55:01.517,1:55:03.034
direct us to the quarry?

1:55:03.034,1:55:04.849
We are new in town.

1:55:04.849,1:55:08.317
MATT: "Obviously. Have you not shown them [br]where the quarry is, friend?"

1:55:08.317,1:55:11.453
ORION: I have no idea what's going even going on.

1:55:11.459,1:55:12.681
SAM: Jesus.

1:55:12.681,1:55:14.841
TALIESIN: He's been drinking since very early this[br]morning.

1:55:14.841,1:55:16.511
MARISHA: He's on vacation. You'll have to excuse[br]him.

1:55:16.540,1:55:19.271
ORION: I must say, I am having a wonderful time.

1:55:19.343,1:55:21.955
MARISHA: You know, friends are in town, he's[br]showing us around.

1:55:21.955,1:55:24.374
TALIESIN: What was your name, again?

1:55:24.374,1:55:31.197
MATT: The dwarf gives you a subtle look, goes, "My[br]name is Magrim. I am the servant of the Ironkeeper himself."

1:55:31.383,1:55:34.499
TALIESIN: Magrim, of course you're the servant.[br]You are filled with poise and sophistication, and

1:55:34.499,1:55:39.635
of course, above all, protocol. I would not wish[br]you to break protocol which is why some simple

1:55:39.635,1:55:44.534
directions, for those of us who are wishing to do[br]some official business. You'll be right on your way

1:55:44.534,1:55:46.631
and your house will return to order.

1:55:49.591,1:55:59.684
MATT: "Right. The Ironkeeper is not open to[br]business outside of pre-approved political understanding."

1:55:59.856,1:56:00.769
LAURA: Of course.

1:56:00.769,1:56:06.387
MATT: "If you don't have a pre-approved meeting[br]put within our ledger, you won't be seen."

1:56:06.387,1:56:10.613
LAURA: Of course not, but for the mining[br]contracts, however, wouldn't we need to speak to

1:56:10.613,1:56:18.141
Nostoc? Is there any way-- I hear it's very hard[br]to get down into the mines. It's very

1:56:18.141,1:56:21.464
well-guarded, right? That's why we came to speak[br]to him here.

1:56:21.464,1:56:26.515
MATT: He leans over and looks at the cask of ale[br]and says, "Down to the mines, you have to go to

1:56:26.515,1:56:31.795
one of the chain platform posts at the edge of[br]town that will bring you to the base area. Find

1:56:31.795,1:56:38.130
your way to the mines there. That should be enough[br]to get Nostoc's attention. The rest is up to you."

1:56:38.314,1:56:40.000
LAURA: Lovely. Thank you so much.

1:56:40.000,1:56:44.200
SAM: One moment, before we adjourn-- (whispers) Do[br]we want to try to get into this place, or are we

1:56:44.200,1:56:45.910
just going to go to the mines?

1:56:45.910,1:56:48.080
LAURA: (whispers) Maybe we should talk to Nostoc[br]first.

1:56:48.080,1:56:49.548
SAM: And ditch this place?

1:56:49.548,1:56:51.950
TALIESIN: Every time we break into someone's house[br]it turns out poorly.

1:56:51.950,1:56:54.075
LAURA: We're trying to get to the mines,[br]essentially.

1:56:54.075,1:56:55.947
LIAM: I think he's still listening.

1:56:57.977,1:57:00.315
TALIESIN: Good man, good day. We'll[br]be on our way, thank you.

1:57:00.540,1:57:07.134
LAURA: Magrim, you've been wonderful. Thank you so[br]much. We plan on keeping some of this ale and

1:57:07.134,1:57:10.951
bringing it back to the household. Would you like[br]some when we open the cask?

1:57:11.938,1:57:17.936
MATT: He looks down at the cask, looks up at you[br]and says, "I would not turn down a sip or two."

1:57:18.559,1:57:21.506
LAURA: Lovely. We'll be sure to save you a small[br]bottle.

1:57:22.170,1:57:24.170
SAM: I'm going to turn invisible.

1:57:26.034,1:57:30.280
MATT: As he's looking over there, you vanish. All[br]right.

1:57:30.280,1:57:32.006
LAURA: You can do that?!

1:57:32.006,1:57:34.304
SAM: And I'm sneaking into the house.

1:57:34.742,1:57:36.186
LIAM: To what end?!

1:57:36.186,1:57:38.711
TRAVIS: That's awesome! Who cares? Light it up!

1:57:38.711,1:57:40.168
SAM: I don't know why!

1:57:40.168,1:57:41.605
TRAVIS: He's gone nuts!

1:57:41.605,1:57:42.955
TALIESIN: We are off the reservation.

1:57:42.955,1:57:44.914
MATT: "Is that all your business?"

1:57:45.052,1:57:50.931
LAURA: I believe it is all of our business.

1:57:51.527,1:57:59.971
MATT: "Well, good day." He steps back into the[br]doorway and closes the large oak doors. You are

1:57:59.971,1:58:06.705
now standing in the foyer of Palace Greyspine. A[br]luxurious foyer, the floor itself is a fine dark

1:58:06.705,1:58:12.572
velvet red carpet. There are tapestries across the[br]walls and small wooden end tables set at the edges

1:58:12.572,1:58:20.268
of the hallway, this foyer area that contains[br]sculptures and vases and plants that exist

1:58:20.268,1:58:25.120
underground specifically. There's a large stairway[br]that leads up into the upper portion of the house

1:58:25.120,1:58:28.216
and two doors at each side that lead to rooms you[br]no longer can see.

1:58:28.216,1:58:32.081
ORION: I use the earpiece and whisper: What are[br]you doing, Scanlan?! What are you doing?!

1:58:32.081,1:58:35.471
SAM: I don't know! Give me 20 minutes!

1:58:35.834,1:58:39.343
LAURA: 20 minutes, that's okay! Let's all step[br]away from the house.

1:58:39.343,1:58:43.993
MARISHA: Ask if he needs assistance or[br]divergent--

1:58:46.085,1:58:47.817
TALIESIN: Divergent?

1:58:47.879,1:58:49.119
MARISHA: Divergent.

1:58:49.468,1:58:55.182
MATT: Magrim wipes his hands and walks away going,[br]"(sigh) Fucking foreigners."

1:58:55.182,1:58:56.776
SAM: I follow him where he's going.

1:58:56.776,1:58:57.661
MATT: Okay.

1:58:57.661,1:59:01.150
SAM: My nervousness, I let out a little bit of a[br]fart as we--

1:59:02.436,1:59:04.631
MATT: Make a stealth check.

1:59:05.162,1:59:07.374
ORION: Why are you making it harder on yourself?

1:59:08.440,1:59:13.039
SAM: 14 plus I'm invisible, plus two. 16.

1:59:13.039,1:59:17.082
MATT: Because you're invisible, I'll give you[br]advantage on that. Go ahead and roll.

1:59:19.563,1:59:23.214
SAM: Oh, well. 14. Plus two. 16.

1:59:23.214,1:59:31.200
MATT: As you scamper by, behind Magrim, following[br]him towards the kitchen area of the abode, Magrim

1:59:31.200,1:59:37.316
stops and turns, rubs his stomach, goes (groaning)[br]and continues walking forward, seemingly

1:59:37.316,1:59:40.083
unperturbed by the sound.

1:59:41.009,1:59:47.366
SAM: I'm snooping around, trying to see if there's[br]any lords or higher ranking individuals in the area.

1:59:47.413,1:59:51.702
MATT: Okay, I'll say within the time that you have[br]within the house, you wander through quite a few rooms.

1:59:51.702,1:59:58.014
There's a wonderful music room, which contains a[br]number of dwarven instruments that you've read of

1:59:58.014,2:00:02.984
and many instruments that you know as well. You[br]actually find another, what do you call it again?

2:00:03.317,2:00:04.437
A shawm?

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SAM: Shawm.

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MATT: A shawm. You find another shawm within, more[br]finely crafted than the one that you have.

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SAM: Oh fuck.

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MATT: A gift of lords, if you will.

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SAM: I'm so tempted, but no.

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LAURA: Does he have an earring on? Does he have[br]one of our earrings?

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LIAM: We all do.

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MATT: Not everyone, you only made a few.

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SAM: Just me and him.

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LAURA: Who all has an earring?

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SAM: He can talk to me, apparently.

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LAURA: Tiberius, tell him to look for paperwork of[br]something. For the mines!

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ORION: Scanlan, look for paperwork of something[br]else, and by the way, all of you should be hearing

2:00:30.724,2:00:32.893
me right now, you all have the ear--

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LAURA: Not everyone. You only made like five or[br]something.

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MATT: You could only afford five.

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ORION: That's right. (clears throat) Do all those[br]things, Scanlan.

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SAM: Great.

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TRAVIS: Who's talking right now?

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MATT: As you look about the household, you also[br]come across a couple of bed chambers that are

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locked, pretty hefty lock.

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SAM: Not going to try.

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MATT: Okay. You make your way up the stairway, and[br]there's a long hall that leads to, essentially, a

2:00:54.108,2:01:00.281
throne room that is still partially under[br]construction, mostly finished. It actually was an

2:01:00.281,2:01:07.573
intentional build onto this house. House[br]Greyspine, when the current Ironkeeper went into

2:01:07.573,2:01:12.326
office, it seems, began to have this room built.[br]It's nearly finished, but it's an extravagant room

2:01:12.326,2:01:18.319
with a large stone and dark metal throne, steps[br]lead up to it, and its raised dais-like pedestal

2:01:18.319,2:01:24.991
in the center of the room. A series of great[br]magically glowing and flickering lanterns across

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them. There are two dwarves inside that are[br]currently finishing up the stone work. They're

2:01:28.575,2:01:32.746
doing various sorts of masonry and plastering in[br]areas and carving out and chiselling out pieces of

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stone, and making them intricately carved in this[br]flavor. Other than that the room is currently

2:01:35.779,2:01:37.277
empty.

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SAM: Shit. There's nothing to steal!

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TRAVIS: Drop a deuce in the bedroom!

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MATT: Hashtag "gnomishdeuce."

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ORION: Damn it, Scanlan! Just get out of there![br]What are you doing?

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LAURA: You totally should!

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TRAVIS and LAURA: An invisible poo!

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SAM: I might as well try one of the doors that's[br]locked, and see if I can pick it, but I'm not good

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at that, so I'll try.

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MATT: Okay. Do you have on your person any sort of[br]thieves' tools?

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SAM: I have a forgery kit, a poisoner's kit--

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MARISHA: Forge some thieves' tools real quick.

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SAM: Climbing gear? And a whip.

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LIAM: Matt, I have one of the earrings, and I say:[br]Scanlan, what exactly is the purpose for this

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little escapade, and will it be ending shortly?

2:02:22.687,2:02:24.192
SAM: Can I reply?

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MATT: You can, through the message-based ear[br]enchantment.

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SAM: Just trust me that I have no idea what I'm[br]doing.

2:02:31.946,2:02:33.650
MATT: Do you wish to pick one of the doors?

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TRAVIS: Do it.

2:02:34.905,2:02:36.779
SAM: Yeah, I'm going to try one!

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MATT: Okay, you have disadvantage on this.

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SAM: Of course I do.

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MATT: So roll twice, and we'll consider this a[br]straight dexterity check.

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SAM: 11, plus zero?

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MATT: You futz with the door for a good minute,[br]trying to bend a piece of wire you had, thinking

2:02:56.541,2:03:01.172
to forge some tumblers, and eventually get to a[br]point where you hear, (tink).

2:03:02.826,2:03:04.458
And it broke.

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SAM: I can't do two spells at once, so I will give[br]it up and I'll make my way to the door.

2:03:12.911,2:03:15.458
MATT: Okay. The door is currently closed.

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SAM: I become un-invisible and I cast Dimension[br]Door.

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MATT: All right. You blink through this small,[br]purplish arcane doorway. It brings you directly

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outside. You guys are waiting, Scanlan just pops[br]into view.

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SAM: It was crazy in there! People were farting[br]everywhere! It was not me. They're building a

2:03:40.260,2:03:46.377
throne room, there were some locked doors. Man, I[br]wish you could have been there! It was exciting,

2:03:46.377,2:03:49.997
but ultimately pointless. Let's go down to the[br]mines!

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LIAM: I would like to stress again that none of[br]these dwarves are our enemies, at all. We just

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want to go have some words with Greyspine.

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TRAVIS: That we do not have our healer, at[br]present.

2:04:02.872,2:04:06.578
LIAM: Well, we do, but she's very distracted, and[br]is not feeling herself.

2:04:06.578,2:04:09.345
SAM: She wanted to stay at the inn this morning.

2:04:09.345,2:04:11.889
LIAM: She's feeling awfully BAFTA today, so.

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SAM: Let's make our way to the mines, shall we?

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ORION: Metal poisoning, yes.

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TRAVIS: To the mines, then, yeah.

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LIAM: Let's go get this drunk dwarf!

2:04:20.914,2:04:23.542
MATT: Yes, the bard was doing a lockpick with no[br]lockpicks. He was fashioning it from wire.

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Exciting but pointless! You make your way to the[br]edge of the center ring. You find that there are

2:04:32.263,2:04:37.126
long spiral staircases that move to the bottom,[br]where there are elevators that bring you to the

2:04:37.126,2:04:45.644
bottom floor. The elevators are chain based, like[br]a ratchet-type system with two Carvers there, of

2:04:45.644,2:04:49.791
course. You approach one, eventually you talk with[br]them, they lead you down there, but once again

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they give you a look of, "Watch your back!"

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LAURA: We point at the ale and give him a thumbs[br]up!

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MATT: They nod, and let you pass. As you continue[br]downward into the lower area, you can see the red

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stone that lets a lot of the atmospheric glow of[br]Kraghammer is used less and less and a lot more

2:05:08.017,2:05:14.195
central torches are now in place; sconces. The[br]stone itself is either rarer the further down you

2:05:14.195,2:05:21.023
go or has less of an illuminating power the deeper[br]into the earth. You eventually reach into the

2:05:21.023,2:05:25.145
center part of town. You now see from where you're[br]standing a number of large structures in the very

2:05:25.145,2:05:29.370
center of the bottom part of the city of[br]Kraghammer. You can see--

2:05:33.927,2:05:38.482
There is a giant domed temple that is

2:05:38.482,2:05:43.907
made of gold and bronze in the center. It looks[br]almost like a gargantuan gazebo that has doorways

2:05:43.907,2:05:49.109
on each side that is currently closed off. No[br]guards at it, though. You do see a number of other

2:05:49.109,2:05:56.274
buildings. There is a large, heavy foundry far off[br]to the left of you that has a little bit of smoke

2:05:56.274,2:06:01.991
that's coming off of it, but most of it looks to[br]be filtered into a giant, metallic funnel that is

2:06:01.991,2:06:06.215
then placed into the rock. Almost like all the[br]smoke based exhaust is being funneled outside of

2:06:06.215,2:06:12.756
the mountain. That is the closest; that's the[br]foundry. Then to the right of you, you wander a

2:06:12.756,2:06:18.845
bit and you can begin to see that part of the[br]mountainside to the far right has that look of a

2:06:18.845,2:06:23.145
strip mine, or like a large portion of the[br]minerals has been pulled away and is currently

2:06:23.145,2:06:27.928
being mined further. That looks like probably one[br]of the better places to look in looking for the

2:06:27.928,2:06:34.193
Greyspine Quarry. You eventually make your way to[br]the outside of the quarry. You now look down into

2:06:34.193,2:06:39.230
three large pits that descend deeply into the side[br]of the mountain. This mine has been going for

2:06:39.230,2:06:44.162
quite some time and a large chunk of this looks[br]like it may be being prepped; almost like the mine

2:06:44.162,2:06:48.463
is what's growing Kraghammer. The more they mine[br]into the mountain, the more they fill the mined

2:06:48.463,2:06:52.460
area with further city construction. It's this[br]self perpetuating cycle of expanding the city

2:06:52.460,2:06:57.457
downward. Currently in the quarry, there are a[br]number of large stone dwarven buildings in the

2:06:57.457,2:07:03.896
edge of it, one of which is the largest of them[br]all, looks like it's made more of a black and red,

2:07:03.896,2:07:08.745
iron aesthetic; some of it's been oxidized a[br]little bit and has that rough and tumble, iron

2:07:08.745,2:07:14.937
feel. That one has the most guards around the base[br]of it. The Carvers are gathered entirely around

2:07:14.937,2:07:19.982
it. Looking down into the center of the quarry,[br]towards the bottom there are a number of tunnels

2:07:19.982,2:07:25.423
that lead into the hillside of Cliffkeep Mountains[br]proper, surrounding Kraghammer.

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TRAVIS: Let's go where the guards are.

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LAURA: Let's walk towards the guards.

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LIAM: Let's just do this directly, I think.

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SAM: Just swords out.

2:07:33.475,2:07:40.352
MARISHA: Wait. Before we go up, I take the cask of[br]ale and I grow some pretty flowers on it, and I

2:07:40.352,2:07:43.804
make a nice pretty bow and I shine it up a[br]little.

2:07:43.804,2:07:45.926
TALIESIN: You're making a fruit basket?

2:07:45.926,2:07:49.503
MARISHA: No, I'm just-- it looks attractive now.

2:07:49.503,2:07:51.400
TALIESIN: It looks like a fruit basket.

2:07:51.400,2:07:53.274
MARISHA: It does not look like a fruit basket.[br]It's not that ostentatious.

2:07:53.274,2:07:55.368
TALIESIN: It's the "Ale of the Month" Club.

2:07:55.368,2:07:58.948
LIAM: In her defense, they probably don't see[br]flowers too often. It's a nice touch.

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TALIESIN: That is very fair.

2:08:00.612,2:08:02.587
ORION: I'm going to take this opportunity to cast[br]Stoneskin on myself.

2:08:02.587,2:08:04.382
MATT: Okay. Stoneskin is placed on you.

2:08:04.382,2:08:06.102
SAM: Are you a dwarf still?

2:08:06.102,2:08:07.689
TALIESIN: Are you a dwarf made of stone?

2:08:07.689,2:08:09.705
MATT: You have not turned Alter Self off. You are[br]still a dwarf.

2:08:09.705,2:08:10.991
ORION: Yeah, that's fine.

2:08:10.991,2:08:15.975
MATT: Oh, Stoneskin is a concentration spell, so[br]yes, that would eliminate the Alter Self spell.

2:08:15.975,2:08:21.989
Okay, so you revert back to your dragon form,[br]robed self, but Stoneskin is in effect. You using

2:08:21.989,2:08:24.769
your, what's it called again?

2:08:24.769,2:08:25.975
MARISHA: Druidcraft.

2:08:25.975,2:08:31.854
MATT: Druidcraft! Thank you. The Prestidigitation[br]for hippies. Portions of the wood begin to sprout

2:08:31.854,2:08:38.072
from the outside of this dark wood barrel and form[br]these entangled ivy vines that eventually embrace

2:08:38.072,2:08:42.495
the entirety of this cask with little buds of[br]dark, ruddy flowers. Something that would

2:08:42.495,2:08:45.727
definitely appeal to a dwarven aesthetic.

2:08:45.727,2:08:47.039
MARISHA: That's hot.

2:08:47.039,2:08:50.557
MATT: You approach the guards, of which there are[br]eight currently at the front.

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LAURA: Can I use my perception to see which one of[br]them looks maybe the most interested or weakest?

2:08:58.221,2:08:59.905
MATT: Would be more of an insight.

2:08:59.905,2:09:02.382
LAURA: Insight! Which one of them looks most[br]interested in our party.

2:09:02.382,2:09:03.589
MATT: Yeah.

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LAURA: Oh, good. I thought that was a one, but[br]it's not. It was a 13.

2:09:11.110,2:09:17.938
MATT: 13? Okay. Strangely enough, they are fairly[br]distracted and after a rather long, uneventful

2:09:17.938,2:09:23.341
morning, most of them are used to being in armor[br]and waiting for business to go down. There are a

2:09:23.341,2:09:28.998
few along the edges that look a little more alert,[br]and one of them is looking occasionally down into

2:09:28.998,2:09:32.324
the quarry. Just keeping an eye on the established[br]area.

2:09:32.876,2:09:35.164
LAURA: Which one looks like the newest?

2:09:35.164,2:09:38.437
MATT: The newest of the bunch would be the one[br]that's on the far left that is looking down into

2:09:38.437,2:09:44.808
the quarry as well. He has a shaved head, has a[br]small brownish beard that looks like he's starting

2:09:44.808,2:09:49.563
to grow out into a nice, long tuft. Either it got[br]shaved in some, I don't know, terrible college

2:09:49.563,2:09:55.469
dwarf accident. You know part of his entry into[br]some fraternity.

2:09:55.469,2:09:57.853
TRAVIS: Dwarf Sigma Sigma.

2:09:58.492,2:10:05.519
MATT: It's a fairly thick tuft of unkempt brown[br]beard that goes about that far out. It's starting

2:10:05.519,2:10:09.363
to be pulled in like tiny little scruffy braids.[br]It's not quite there and he probably gets a lot of

2:10:09.363,2:10:14.845
shit for it from the other dwarves. He seems to[br]generally be looking at you guys.

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LIAM: Okay, work your magic.

2:10:16.646,2:10:18.762
TRAVIS: Yeah, do your thing-- fuck these dwarves[br]up.

2:10:18.762,2:10:20.879
SAM: What are we trying to do?

2:10:20.879,2:10:27.553
LAURA: We brought this gift. Hello! We address all[br]of them, maybe, right now, yes?

2:10:27.553,2:10:30.125
TALIESIN: She is better at this. I'm going to let[br]her do this.

2:10:30.125,2:10:32.350
LAURA and SAM: Hello, hi!

2:10:32.350,2:10:34.418
ORION: Greetings and salutations!

2:10:34.418,2:10:38.006
MATT: The other guards reach back and grab their[br]weapons. One of them looking to you.

2:10:38.006,2:10:40.544
ORION: Oh, you don't need that.

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LAURA: I look over at the shaved-head one and I[br]hold his gaze for a little bit.

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LIAM: I give Vex a little push forward.

2:10:47.577,2:10:49.297
LAURA: Pardon me. Not yet!

2:10:49.892,2:10:51.987
MATT: "All right, what's your business?"

2:10:52.153,2:10:58.442
LAURA: Oh, yes, well-- we are here to speak with[br]Nostoc. We brought a gift for him that's quite

2:10:58.442,2:11:00.300
remarkable, actually.

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MATT: They curl up around the apparent barrel that[br]Grog's holding. They look wary of Grog, but once

2:11:06.915,2:11:09.955
they make note of the barrel they all, "Ooh!"

2:11:09.955,2:11:12.525
TRAVIS: Right? It's the shit.

2:11:13.128,2:11:17.598
MATT: "I've heard of that, but I've not seen[br]anyone actually drink it. There were long standing

2:11:17.598,2:11:19.555
rumors that this even existed."

2:11:19.555,2:11:20.653
LAURA: It exists.

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SAM: And it's for Nostoc.

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MATT: "This is a Balgus original?"

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LAURA: Yes.

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MATT "Signed by himself I see on the burned,[br]emblazoned wood. I'll go talk to him!" He heads

2:11:30.108,2:11:34.456
inside of the building, the doors close behind[br]him. The other guards encroach, keeping a very

2:11:34.456,2:11:39.977
keen eye, each one having a bead on the rest of[br]your group. About two minutes pass before he comes

2:11:39.977,2:11:44.986
back, opens the door and the dwarf goes, "Nostoc[br]will see you briefly, but you best bring the gift.

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I think that's what's holding his interest."

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ORION: Wonderful!

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MATT: "Inside, please." Him and one other guard[br]flank you guys as you enter, making sure that you

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are not left without that appearance. You are led[br]into the center of this portion of the mine's main

2:11:58.594,2:12:06.678
structure, a series of long hallways. There's this[br]general smell of soot and ash and broken stone

2:12:06.678,2:12:12.398
dust in the air. A hint of brimstone-ish smell.[br]It's not very pleasant, it's very well worn and

2:12:12.398,2:12:17.243
pungent for those of you who spend most of their[br]time on the surface. As you enter, there is a

2:12:17.243,2:12:22.726
general dust in the air, a little light seems to[br]peek through from the torches that are placed up

2:12:22.726,2:12:27.596
along the wall. You can see this general haze[br]amongst the interior here. It's definitely a work

2:12:27.596,2:12:33.437
environment at the base of an underground dwarven[br]establishment used to mine. You are led further

2:12:33.464,2:12:38.710
down the hallway. It curves to the left and you're[br]brought into a large dwarven study. There are

2:12:38.710,2:12:43.455
books on the walls, a series of ledgers and paper[br]stacks on a large desk and at the center there

2:12:43.455,2:12:48.582
sits a dwarf with fiery red hair cut very short,[br]almost like a buzz-cut on the top, with a long

2:12:48.582,2:12:56.727
beard that is not braided, but kept very smooth[br]and very-- not curly, not bunched, it's a very

2:12:56.727,2:13:02.442
straight beard. He's very clean cut, he already[br]has this intimidating dark glare. As you walk into

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the room he goes, "Okay, you brought me a drink.[br]You have my attention. What brings you to the mines?"

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SAM: We should have talked this through before.

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TALIESIN: Well, several things actually. Several[br]things bring us to the mine. My name, of course,

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is Percival Fredrickstein von Musel Klossowski de[br]Rolo III.

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ALL: You can call him Percy!

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MATT: He raises his finger and goes, "You have not[br]paid for your pleasantries yet."

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LAURA: Oh, of course. Grog, if you would.

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LIAM: Tap that motherfucker!

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TRAVIS: I am assuming he had a goblet on the[br]table.

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MATT: As you pull it up he pulls under his desk[br]and pulls up a goblet. As you fill it, "Top it

2:13:52.262,2:13:55.412
off! Thank you!

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Now put on the side of the desk!"

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SAM: Wait! Mister Greyspine.

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Oh, okay, all right.

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MATT: Puts it down. (satisfied sigh)

2:14:08.206,2:14:11.047
LAURA: Is it as amazing as we've heard?

2:14:12.007,2:14:19.466
MATT: "It's pretty fucking good." He takes another[br]long drag, while making sure you all watch him do

2:14:19.466,2:14:23.379
this. This goes on probably a little longer, the[br]pageantry of him drinking this in front of you is

2:14:23.379,2:14:28.957
definitely a power play, and he's establishing[br]some sort of unspoken dominance in the room.

2:14:29.721,2:14:36.449
Eventually he finishes his tankard, sets it down[br]under the desk again. "Right, so where were we?"

2:14:37.591,2:14:42.540
TALIESIN: We were here to call upon your[br]expertise. We imagine that we are not the first

2:14:42.540,2:14:45.470
strangers to Kraghammer to come through--

2:14:45.470,2:14:47.180
LAURA: -- in the last few weeks.

2:14:47.180,2:14:53.479
TALIESIN: In the last few weeks. We believe one[br]of our compatriots had some dealings with you,

2:14:53.605,2:14:59.138
perhaps not as pleasant as the dealings we are[br]hoping to have.

2:14:59.138,2:15:01.456
SAM: A lady, in fact.

2:15:01.456,2:15:03.224
LAURA: A halfling.

2:15:03.779,2:15:07.668
MATT: At which point, as you say that, he gets[br]this grin to his face and goes, "Aye, I know of

2:15:07.668,2:15:09.096
the one you speak."

2:15:09.096,2:15:10.348
LAURA: Yes.

2:15:10.348,2:15:12.416
MATT: "She is a strong-headed one, that one."

2:15:12.416,2:15:13.458
TALIESIN: Yes.

2:15:13.783,2:15:17.350
MATT: "She stepped on a few toes around this[br]place."

2:15:17.594,2:15:19.571
ORION: Oh, was she clumsy?

2:15:20.692,2:15:27.091
MATT: "One could say that, aye. You say you are[br]compatriots of hers?"

2:15:27.091,2:15:32.158
TALIESIN: We're here to mend any broken bridges,[br]so to speak.

2:15:32.158,2:15:34.973
MARISHA: Or broken toes, if you will.

2:15:34.973,2:15:38.829
MATT: "She certainly left a mess in her wake.[br]There's this strange vision quest she kept talking

2:15:38.829,2:15:44.763
about. It brought her into atmospheres-- portions[br]of this city, portions of my business that she has

2:15:44.763,2:15:52.401
no right trespassing on. She went against Carver[br]rules, she broke away from partial arrest and she

2:15:52.401,2:15:58.260
went screaming down into the caverns of our mines[br]without my permission, blade drawn on some crazed

2:15:58.260,2:16:00.057
suicide mission."

2:16:00.657,2:16:07.093
LAURA: You know what? We'll go after her. We'll[br]bring her out. We'll get her out of your mines.

2:16:07.093,2:16:09.155
MATT: "Great. I'd like that actually."

2:16:09.155,2:16:10.257
LAURA: Good!

2:16:10.257,2:16:14.701
TALIESIN: We'd be happy to clear out anything[br]unpleasant that we happen to find in there in the meantime."

2:16:15.187,2:16:17.585
ORION: How did she look?

2:16:17.585,2:16:18.930
TRAVIS: What?

2:16:19.542,2:16:27.170
MATT: "She looked small and angry. She seemed to[br]have some weight to her. She was a strong lass."

2:16:27.258,2:16:29.665
ORION: So not a looker is what you are saying.

2:16:29.665,2:16:35.932
MATT: He gives you this strange look and goes, "I[br]will not discuss the physical aesthetics of a halfling."

2:16:36.055,2:16:37.787
SAM: The dwarf is a feminist.

2:16:37.787,2:16:44.107
LAURA: How much would this task be worth to you?[br]Obviously we are doing you quite a favor and we

2:16:44.107,2:16:46.490
brought you quite a gift!

2:16:47.746,2:16:50.249
SAM: This cost us a thousand gold.

2:16:51.367,2:16:54.106
MATT: "Obviously this lass means a lot to you,[br]doesn't she?"

2:16:54.106,2:16:59.789
LAURA: No, but I know she is probably wreaking[br]havoc on your mines.

2:16:59.884,2:17:04.977
LIAM: We've come to correct the wrongs that she's[br]done and come to bring her home.

2:17:04.977,2:17:10.531
MARISHA: It also sounds like there are some other[br]terrible things wreaking havoc on your mines.

2:17:10.531,2:17:14.070
MATT: "There is nothing going on, we're fine. We[br]have everything under control, we don't need your

2:17:14.070,2:17:19.700
help for that. If you want to find your friend, go[br]find her! If she is still alive. If not, take her

2:17:19.700,2:17:22.037
corpse back and leave."

2:17:22.037,2:17:26.013
TALIESIN: It's not help, sir. We are simply[br]respecting you as a businessman. As a businessman

2:17:26.182,2:17:34.698
I'm sure that you would disagree with unceremonious charity[br]whether it would be to give it or receive it. We

2:17:34.698,2:17:39.485
are making sure that our dealings with you are[br]fair and balanced.

2:17:39.485,2:17:43.999
MATT: "I appreciate your offering. You have bought[br]your time. Now, if you are here to go find your

2:17:43.999,2:17:51.629
friend, I'll let you pass. You may pass into the[br]mine, but if at any moment you cross over to any

2:17:51.629,2:17:54.271
sort of thieving bullshite--"

2:17:54.271,2:17:58.615
Looks over at you. "I recommend--"

2:17:59.081,2:18:01.770
(laughter)

2:18:02.286,2:18:06.084
"I recommend-- that you fall down[br]the same path your friend likely did and get

2:18:06.084,2:18:10.518
killed real quick. I don't take kindly to those[br]who cross on my business."

2:18:10.518,2:18:14.924
TALIESIN: I doubt that we could find anything of[br]more value that what we have already brought you.

2:18:14.924,2:18:21.202
LIAM: We are here to right wrongs and I promise[br]you, our business is finding her and returning home."

2:18:21.211,2:18:22.767
MATT: "Then go."

2:18:22.767,2:18:24.098
LAURA: Is that our business?

2:18:24.098,2:18:26.437
TRAVIS: Yeah, we are here to right wrongs and[br]right lefts.

2:18:26.498,2:18:29.084
TALIESIN: And write comment cards.

2:18:29.388,2:18:35.587
MARISHA: Wait, before we dive into this mountain--[br]we know that there's ghouls and god knows what

2:18:35.587,2:18:38.273
else down there. Shouldn't we find out?

2:18:38.273,2:18:41.797
ORION: Yes, we should. Maybe some arcane house[br]could tell us how to deal with these things.

2:18:41.797,2:18:48.211
LAURA: Yes. Do we have permission to enter within[br]the next few days? Obviously we might need to be prepared.

2:18:48.211,2:18:51.627
ORION: Yes, do we have badges that we wear over so[br]that they know--?

2:18:56.741,2:19:07.115
MATT: "I'll speak with the men. They'll let you[br]down. If you come back, good on you. I think our

2:19:07.115,2:19:08.577
business here is done."

2:19:08.577,2:19:09.791
TALIESIN: Yes.

2:19:09.791,2:19:15.342
MATT: At which point, you hear muffled in the[br]distance a loud ringing of a very loud bell.

2:19:15.342,2:19:18.102
(dinging)

2:19:18.272,2:19:25.721
At which point, he perks up a bit. "Our business here is done.[br]Please, shove off."

2:19:25.952,2:19:27.975
SAM: Which way do we go?

2:19:27.975,2:19:34.795
MATT: He looks over to the two other guards who[br]are up front. The two Carvers say, "This way."

2:19:34.795,2:19:41.048
LIAM: While he is talking I take a flask out of my[br]cloak and approach the barrel and surreptitiously

2:19:41.048,2:19:44.958
pour a little bit of it into the flask.

2:19:45.170,2:19:46.429
MATT: Sleight of hand check.

2:19:46.429,2:19:47.715
SAM: You're stealing beer?!

2:19:47.715,2:19:50.217
ORION: No, because we have to give it to those[br]guards.

2:19:50.217,2:19:52.300
SAM: Fuck those guards, I can kill them all.

2:19:52.300,2:19:55.502
LAURA: Can I talk to good old Nostoc while he's[br]doing that?

2:19:55.895,2:20:00.790
MATT: He currently does not seem like the[br]talkative type at the moment, you can certainly try.

2:20:00.821,2:20:04.429
TALIESIN: I am going to make a fumble. I am going[br]to attempt to assist a sleight of hand with a bit

2:20:04.429,2:20:05.502
of a fumble.

2:20:05.502,2:20:06.525
MATT: He has already rolled it.

2:20:06.525,2:20:09.702
LAURA: Damn it. I am going to fall down. In front[br]of Nostoc.

2:20:09.702,2:20:11.110
SAM: Oh!

2:20:11.525,2:20:12.921
LIAM: 13.

2:20:12.921,2:20:14.832
LAURA: I am going to fall down in front of[br]Nostoc.

2:20:14.832,2:20:16.150
MARISHA: Come on!

2:20:16.150,2:20:18.074
TALIESIN: He is distracted by a bell.

2:20:20.504,2:20:22.507
MATT: As you fill your flask--

2:20:22.540,2:20:24.691
TRAVIS: Shit. Balls. Ass.

2:20:27.355,2:20:30.134
MATT: You hear this loud-- (clears throat).

2:20:32.248,2:20:38.292
LAURA: Ow, oh my ankle! It hurts so very much.

2:20:38.292,2:20:49.012
MATT: This is the first time you have witnessed[br]the pristine, delicate yet well trained palm of a

2:20:49.012,2:20:52.407
dwarven hand go straight to its forehead.

2:20:53.737,2:21:01.900
LIAM: I carry the flask up to his cup and refill[br]it and say: In my kingdom when a deal is set we

2:21:01.900,2:21:09.168
drink together. I would like, not much, but to[br]pour us all a drink and agree, surely this cask is

2:21:09.168,2:21:11.958
weeks' worth of drink--

2:21:11.958,2:21:16.698
MATT: "Get out of my office."

2:21:16.863,2:21:19.194
MARISHA: Take the flask, take the flask.

2:21:19.286,2:21:22.010
LIAM: I can see it is a cultural difference, my[br]apologies.

2:21:22.010,2:21:25.390
ORION: Stop it. Just go! What are you doing?

2:21:25.390,2:21:27.390
LIAM: You're one to talk!

2:21:27.390,2:21:29.308
ORION: I'm on the earring.

2:21:29.308,2:21:32.681
MATT: A second and a third bell starts going off[br]and the guards that are waiting for you guys.

2:21:32.681,2:21:33.681
They're like--

2:21:36.111,2:21:40.776
They start leading you outside and as you make your way[br]outside the main building, you can now hear voices

2:21:40.843,2:21:42.960
shouting, down in the quarry below.

2:21:42.995,2:21:47.192
LAURA: I lean down to one of the guards and say:[br]What is that bell for?

2:21:47.779,2:21:49.985
MATT: "Something is flushing out of the quarry."

2:21:49.985,2:21:51.736
LAURA: Flushing, what does that mean?

2:21:51.736,2:21:58.083
MATT: "We don't know." Some of the guards are[br]motioning each other to follow and some of them

2:21:58.083,2:22:01.381
start going down to one of the tracks that leads[br]down to one of the nearest quarry below.

2:22:01.381,2:22:06.536
TALIESIN: Just try and like practically usher our[br]guards in that direction, since they seem to want

2:22:06.536,2:22:10.064
to go in that direction. Let's see if we can push[br]them in that direction.

2:22:10.064,2:22:14.862
MATT: Okay, you guys follow down towards the[br]quarry, you ask the guard that question and he

2:22:14.862,2:22:18.053
goes, "I don't know, we've had quite a few[br]interesting things come through."

2:22:18.053,2:22:20.463
LAURA: Like what? Oh, like what?

2:22:20.463,2:22:23.842
MATT: He swallows and says, "Things I can't[br]describe."

2:22:24.170,2:22:26.318
TALIESIN: Well, we can certainly help, lead on.

2:22:26.318,2:22:28.902
MARISHA: Is there anybody running out?

2:22:28.902,2:22:35.858
MATT: Not yet. As you head halfway down the quarry[br]walkway, you begin seeing dwarves start running

2:22:36.083,2:22:38.481
out of one of the large quarry tunnels.

2:22:38.481,2:22:40.355
MARISHA: I grab one of them.

2:22:40.355,2:22:43.319
MATT: Well, they're quite a distance from you.[br]You're still walking down the side. They're a good

2:22:43.319,2:22:47.639
100 feet from you. They start running at you, you[br]see blood streaking down one of their faces.

2:22:47.953,2:22:49.007
TRAVIS: Yes!

2:22:49.007,2:22:52.379
MATT: They're charging out, one of them has a[br]weapon and is limping, and you start seeing small

2:22:52.379,2:22:59.708
green scampering things rushing through. One, two,[br]three, four, six, ten goblins come rushing out of

2:22:59.708,2:23:00.652
the tunnel.

2:23:00.652,2:23:02.435
SAM: Ah, I don't like these guys.

2:23:02.435,2:23:03.839
LAURA: We should attack them! I string my bow.

2:23:03.839,2:23:06.373
MARISHA: Don't you have family history with them?

2:23:06.373,2:23:10.438
MATT: The three dwarves that are running out, one[br]of them gets hacked down by one of the goblins and

2:23:10.438,2:23:12.130
jumps on them and is tearing his neck.

2:23:12.130,2:23:13.746
TALIESIN: I take a shot. Right now.

2:23:13.746,2:23:15.136
LAURA: I take a shot. I shoot it!

2:23:15.136,2:23:16.409
MATT: Okay, both you guys roll--

2:23:16.409,2:23:17.546
LIAM: I throw a dagger.

2:23:17.546,2:23:18.671
MATT: You throw a dagger?

2:23:18.671,2:23:19.805
Three of you, roll for attack.

2:23:21.192,2:23:22.659
TALIESIN: 19.

2:23:23.734,2:23:24.818
LAURA: 15.

2:23:25.294,2:23:28.100
ORION: Is there a clear area where there's a bunch[br]of goblins running?

2:23:28.100,2:23:30.719
MATT: There is an open funnel towards the tunnel.

2:23:30.719,2:23:34.209
ORION: I'm going to throw a little Fireball, right[br]there where those guys are.

2:23:34.209,2:23:39.109
MATT: Okay, you guys you all hit from this[br]distance because goblins are puny little things.

2:23:39.109,2:23:41.487
They're still a little small to see, but you're[br]all pretty well trained and pretty honed with your

2:23:41.487,2:23:48.159
aim. You fire simultaneously, gunshot echo through[br]the hallway, arrows, flying dagger, you see three

2:23:48.159,2:23:55.936
goblins fall off a nearby dwarf who goes,[br]"Thank--" At which point a large fireball

2:23:55.936,2:24:01.241
explodes, killing off about ten or so of the[br]goblins and probably two of the dwarves.

2:24:01.471,2:24:03.113
ORION: Sorry about that!

2:24:03.113,2:24:04.432
MATT: The guards stopped.

2:24:04.432,2:24:05.557
SAM: Did you do that?

2:24:05.557,2:24:06.350
ORION: Yeah.

2:24:06.350,2:24:07.355
SAM: Fuck.

2:24:07.355,2:24:10.541
MATT: They they start looking around and they see[br]you pull out your weapons and they all take a step

2:24:10.774,2:24:16.178
back and realize they don't want to die either.[br]"Well go, if you're going to help, go!"

2:24:16.570,2:24:18.070
TALIESIN: We run straight in.

2:24:18.070,2:24:21.673
MATT: With you guys charging in, you can now see a[br]handful more goblins are rushing out. They are

2:24:21.673,2:24:23.870
like running really fast, sprinting.

2:24:23.870,2:24:30.879
MARISHA: I throw Entangle up, in the distance[br]wherever they're coming from.

2:24:30.879,2:24:32.706
MATT: Okay, what's the radius on that?

2:24:32.706,2:24:33.931
MARISHA: Like a hundred feet.

2:24:33.931,2:24:35.809
MATT: That's the range. What is the radius?

2:24:35.809,2:24:37.591
MARISHA: Oh, 20-foot radius.

2:24:37.591,2:24:44.081
MATT: Okay. You find a portion of the central[br]point where the things exit from the tunnel and

2:24:44.081,2:24:49.280
these strange reddish vines begin to protrude and[br]to begin to grab nearby goblins and pull them up

2:24:49.280,2:24:57.948
in this massive, weird vine creature. You hear[br](stomping) and you now see two larger ogre-like

2:24:57.948,2:24:59.529
creatures come storming out.

2:24:59.529,2:25:01.268
MARISHA: Oh, shit!

2:25:01.268,2:25:02.698
ORION: Wonderful!

2:25:02.698,2:25:03.728
MATT: Everyone roll initiative.

2:25:03.728,2:25:07.293
(cheering)

2:25:12.163,2:25:14.492
MARISHA: Oh, fuck. Goddamn it.

2:25:14.492,2:25:15.745
TALIESIN: Oh yeah!

2:25:15.745,2:25:17.519
TRAVIS: Take it!

2:25:18.057,2:25:22.035
MATT: All right, do we have initiatives 25 to 20?

2:25:22.035,2:25:23.171
TALIESIN: 27.

2:25:23.171,2:25:24.445
ORION: 21.

2:25:24.445,2:25:26.117
LAURA: Wait! I didn't roll yet.

2:25:26.117,2:25:27.511
MARISHA: You rolled a 20?

2:25:27.511,2:25:29.098
TALIESIN: I rolled a 20 plus seven.

2:25:29.098,2:25:30.425
MATT: 21, you said?

2:25:30.425,2:25:31.713
ORION: I have 21.

2:25:31.713,2:25:34.746
MATT: 21 for Tiberius. What did you get? One? Aw.

2:25:34.746,2:25:37.327
MARISHA: Oh, I rolled a two.

2:25:37.327,2:25:38.749
LIAM: It's six with the plus.

2:25:38.749,2:25:41.255
SAM: Fellows. I don't like goblins.

2:25:41.255,2:25:42.773
LAURA: 18.

2:25:43.091,2:25:46.874
MATT: You now see Scanlan, who's usually a jovial[br]individual, his eyes begin to tense with fury.

2:25:46.874,2:25:48.830
SAM: I don't like goblins.

2:25:48.830,2:25:50.457
MARISHA: Is there anything that you know?

2:25:50.457,2:25:56.179
SAM: No, they will all die. Don't spare any of[br]them.

2:25:56.179,2:25:57.710
TRAVIS: Copy that.

2:25:57.710,2:25:58.993
LAURA: 18.

2:25:58.993,2:26:00.464
MATT: All right, so we have--

2:26:00.464,2:26:01.956
TRAVIS: 18, too.

2:26:03.386,2:26:04.688
TALIESIN: 27!

2:26:05.798,2:26:06.780
LAURA: What?!

2:26:06.780,2:26:07.908
TRAVIS: Yeah, buddy.

2:26:07.908,2:26:09.695
TALIESIN: I have 27 initiative.

2:26:09.695,2:26:14.892
MATT: 15 to ten? Ten to five? Six.

2:26:14.892,2:26:17.125
TALIESIN: Wow, oh my god.

2:26:17.125,2:26:18.980
SAM: I got a three.

2:26:18.980,2:26:20.977
MATT: Okay. All right.

2:26:20.977,2:26:23.172
MARISHA: Four.

2:26:24.521,2:26:26.283
LIAM: It was a sudden attack, man.

2:26:26.283,2:26:27.819
SAM: We weren't ready.

2:26:27.819,2:26:29.302
MATT: You got a three.

2:26:29.302,2:26:33.816
MARISHA: To be fair I just cast Entangle. It[br]works. I'm distracted holding Entangle.

2:26:33.816,2:26:40.823
MATT: Yeah, it's fine. Then we have Scanlan. I'll[br]get you guys in placement here, as your bear is

2:26:40.823,2:26:43.045
currently back at the inn.

2:26:43.045,2:26:44.297
LAURA: He is still?

2:26:44.297,2:26:46.129
MATT: Unless you wanted to bring him along.

2:26:46.129,2:26:48.871
LAURA: Well, I thought I brought him. I should[br]have mentioned that.

2:26:48.871,2:26:51.311
MATT: All right, we'll say you brought him along.[br]That's fine.

2:26:51.311,2:26:54.315
LAURA: I'm sorry, I should have emphasized that[br]more.

2:26:54.315,2:26:59.900
MATT: That's all right. Those of you going first,[br]we're going to keep you on the field here.

2:27:03.490,2:27:04.783
LAURA: Oh god.

2:27:06.524,2:27:09.535
MATT: A number of goblins that are currently held[br]over here.

2:27:12.077,2:27:15.556
LAURA: They're easy. Goblins are easy. Orcs are not.

2:27:15.928,2:27:17.860
TRAVIS: Yeah, those are mine.

2:27:18.350,2:27:19.791
LAURA: Ogres?!

2:27:20.330,2:27:22.447
MATT: Top of the round, Percy you're up.

2:27:22.447,2:27:25.137
TALIESIN: I'm sitting down and I'm busting out Bad[br]News.

2:27:25.137,2:27:27.100
MARISHA: Bust out Bad News!

2:27:27.583,2:27:33.986
MATT: Percy stops just as he gets to the quarry, a[br]little bit elevated, and he pulls out from a small

2:27:33.986,2:27:39.693
sack on his back this large elongated contraption,[br]this weird construction that looks similar to the

2:27:39.693,2:27:44.265
pepperbox he usually carries, but much larger and[br]cumbersome. He sets it up on the ground with a

2:27:44.265,2:27:45.980
small stand at the front

2:27:45.980,2:27:48.208
and preps itself with a visual point.

2:27:48.208,2:27:49.316
TALIESIN: Ogre.

2:27:49.316,2:27:50.540
MATT: Ogre back here?

2:27:50.540,2:27:51.357
TALIESIN: Yep.

2:27:51.544,2:27:53.599
MATT: All right, roll for your attack with Bad[br]News.

2:27:53.599,2:27:55.086
MARISHA: Have you used it before?

2:27:55.086,2:27:56.545
TALIESIN: Nope, first time.

2:27:56.545,2:27:58.849
MATT: His own tinkered construction, Bad News.

2:28:00.108,2:28:03.292
TALIESIN: That's a 30 attack.

2:28:03.292,2:28:06.338
MATT: Yep, that'll do it. Go ahead and roll[br]damage.

2:28:06.338,2:28:08.085
MARISHA: Does that critical for you?

2:28:08.085,2:28:10.196
TALIESIN: 19 actually might.

2:28:10.196,2:28:11.472
MATT: Natural 19?

2:28:11.472,2:28:12.554
TALIESIN: Natural 19.

2:28:12.554,2:28:14.032
MATT: Yeah, that should critical for you.

2:28:14.032,2:28:17.780
TALIESIN: That does critical for me. I've never[br]criticaled with this either. What does that mean?

2:28:17.780,2:28:21.827
MATT: That means the damage dice you double. Roll[br]for damage, double that, and add your modifier

2:28:21.827,2:28:23.080
after that.

2:28:23.440,2:28:28.418
MARISHA: Come on! Big money, no whammies. Yeah![br]Hell yeah!

2:28:28.418,2:28:32.102
TALIESIN: (counting) 27 points of damage.

2:28:32.102,2:28:33.878
TRAVIS: Get after it, big man!

2:28:33.878,2:28:35.376
MARISHA: Is that doubled?

2:28:35.376,2:28:37.164
TALIESIN: That's doubled.

2:28:37.164,2:28:42.253
MATT: You guys hear this cacophonous, large[br]blasting sound, a flash of blue energy and sparks

2:28:42.253,2:28:46.284
shoot out the back of the weapon. It actually[br]lifts Percy off the ground for a second and he

2:28:46.284,2:28:53.036
shifts himself from the sheer blast. This[br]streaking, heated bullet, reddish, white hot, goes

2:28:53.036,2:28:58.147
cascading through the air, plunges into the side[br]of the ogre's shoulder with a smattering of blood

2:28:58.147,2:29:01.552
splattering against the cave behind it. It's[br]actually moved back a step and has to catch

2:29:01.552,2:29:08.129
itself. Slams its club into the ground. That ends[br]your turn?

2:29:08.129,2:29:11.455
TALIESIN: I can't do anything after that. That's[br]just reload.

2:29:11.455,2:29:12.945
MATT: Tiberius, you're up.

2:29:12.945,2:29:14.939
ORION: I move within 60 feet of those big[br]fellows.

2:29:14.939,2:29:16.939
TALIESIN: Bad news travels far and fast.

2:29:16.939,2:29:19.078
MARISHA: Nothing travels faster.

2:29:19.678,2:29:21.283
MATT: This is the entanglement, by the way.

2:29:21.283,2:29:22.739
LAURA: Oh, okay.

2:29:22.739,2:29:24.809
ORION: Right before there.

2:29:24.809,2:29:26.890
MATT: Everything there is fighting from the[br]entanglement.

2:29:26.890,2:29:29.096
Most of these goblins are currently inside of it.

2:29:29.158,2:29:31.896
ORION: I'm going to shoot a Scorching Ray at the[br]big guy.

2:29:31.896,2:29:33.471
MATT: Both of them?

2:29:33.471,2:29:35.455
SAM: He said he moved within 60 feet of them.

2:29:35.455,2:29:37.372
MATT: You moved up to here? All righty.

2:29:37.372,2:29:39.083
MARISHA: They're all entangled, yeah?

2:29:39.083,2:29:40.952
ORION: That's good right there.

2:29:40.952,2:29:42.628
MARISHA: Still have Entagle up.

2:29:42.628,2:29:46.525
MATT: These guys here are entangled. These front[br]goblins are not. Scorching Ray you said at which ones?

2:29:46.530,2:29:51.719
ORION: Actually, oh there's a bunch of those[br]dudes, aren't there? I'm going to do a Fireball

2:29:51.845,2:29:56.149
instead, right in the center of the juiciness[br]where I can get a couple little guys and both the

2:29:56.149,2:29:57.582
big guys.

2:29:57.582,2:30:00.416
MATT: All right, so I'd probably about there would[br]be where you'd want it.

2:30:00.416,2:30:04.246
ORION: I'm going to do that, and I'm going to[br]spend two sorcerer points immediately to do

2:30:04.246,2:30:07.240
quickening spell and do another spell right after[br]that.

2:30:07.240,2:30:11.150
MATT: Okay. As you rush up, you pull back your[br]hand and you see the arcane red energy begin to

2:30:11.150,2:30:15.553
flow in your palm. You then throw the beam out,[br]and it arcs, slams into the center, and explodes

2:30:15.553,2:30:20.999
hitting each of these five goblins and the two[br]ogres. What's your DC on your spell?

2:30:20.999,2:30:23.738
ORION: My DC on my spell is--

2:30:24.285,2:30:26.159
MATT: Top of your spell page on the right.

2:30:26.159,2:30:28.254
ORION: Oh! Wait. Oh! 17, sorry.

2:30:28.254,2:30:31.926
MATT: 17, okay. Wow! The two ogres actually make[br]their saving throws.

2:30:31.926,2:30:32.954
LAURA: Ugh!

2:30:32.954,2:30:34.225
MARISHA: Boo!

2:30:34.225,2:30:35.600
MATT: They got 18 and a 19.

2:30:35.600,2:30:37.600
TRAVIS: Roll crappier, ogres!

2:30:37.600,2:30:40.183
MATT: The goblins, however, all disintegrate.

2:30:40.183,2:30:41.643
LAURA: All of them?

2:30:41.643,2:30:45.193
MATT: There's no way they're going to survive the[br]damage you-- they (poofing). You see this hint of

2:30:45.193,2:30:50.756
a red ash mist go, (squeaking) where they once[br]were, and they are all turned to black

2:30:50.756,2:30:54.772
nothingness. However, roll damage for the ogres.[br]They get half damage because they made their

2:30:54.772,2:30:57.658
reflex save. So 8d6 damage.

2:30:57.658,2:30:59.841
SAM: 8d6.

2:31:06.460,2:31:10.487
SAM: (counting) 27!

2:31:10.487,2:31:11.761
TRAVIS: What?!

2:31:11.761,2:31:19.347
MATT: 27, so half that. As the blast of fire[br]dissipates, you can see one of the ogres is now

2:31:19.347,2:31:23.204
burnt on half of its chest. Looking a little[br]rough. There's blood streaking down from the side

2:31:23.204,2:31:27.544
of his face where the shrapnel got thrown at him.[br]The other ogre's looking okay.

2:31:27.923,2:31:29.381
ORION: He's a large creature isn't he?

2:31:29.381,2:31:30.600
MATT: Yes.

2:31:30.600,2:31:33.403
ORION: I'm going to use my second spell and do[br]Telekinesis and pick one up and try to hurl him

2:31:33.403,2:31:35.309
into the other one.

2:31:35.309,2:31:37.867
MATT: Okay. Which one? The one left here?

2:31:37.867,2:31:39.500
ORION: The one that's beaten up already.

2:31:39.500,2:31:41.471
SAM: I'm hard right now!

2:31:41.866,2:31:52.515
MATT: He does fail his saving throw. You lift him[br]up in the air and throw him into that. That ogre

2:31:52.515,2:31:54.801
is knocked prone by the impact.

2:31:54.801,2:31:56.838
ALL: Yeah!

2:31:56.838,2:32:00.603
MATT: The other one is also knocked prone. Before[br](splatting) into the wall, both of them slam to

2:32:00.603,2:32:02.108
the ground.

2:32:02.108,2:32:04.967
MARISHA: With my vines, I make sure my vines[br]really grapple him.

2:32:04.967,2:32:07.631
ORION: I turn to Grog: They're all yours, buddy!

2:32:07.904,2:32:10.655
MATT: Go ahead and roll 2d6 impact damage for the[br]force of the throw.

2:32:10.655,2:32:12.601
ORION: Sweet! Impact damage?

2:32:12.601,2:32:13.155
Ten.

2:32:13.155,2:32:14.813
MATT: Ten damage to each of them?

2:32:14.813,2:32:15.791
ORION: Yeah.

2:32:15.791,2:32:19.610
MATT: All right. Both of the ogres are now on the[br]ground reeling from the impact. That brings us to

2:32:19.610,2:32:22.177
Grog and Vex going simultaneously.

2:32:22.354,2:32:24.541
TRAVIS: Ladies first.

2:32:24.541,2:32:29.145
LAURA: Oh! Well, all right. I'm going to cast[br]Hunter's Mark on the most damaged one.

2:32:29.145,2:32:30.587
MATT: Okay, that'd be this one here.

2:32:30.587,2:32:36.882
LAURA: All right. Then I'm going to shoot[br]Lightning Arrow.

2:32:36.882,2:32:39.122
MATT: All right. Do you want to move a little[br]closer?

2:32:39.122,2:32:40.474
LAURA: Yes, I do.

2:32:40.474,2:32:44.546
MATT: All right. That would put you right there.

2:32:44.655,2:32:48.072
LAURA: All right, cool. I'm going to shoot[br]Lightning Arrow at them.

2:32:48.072,2:32:51.856
MATT: Okay. You pull out your arrow and as you[br]pull it back, a little bit of energy courses

2:32:51.856,2:32:55.246
through your fingers, strikes through your arrow.[br]You can now see this crackling energy as you're

2:32:55.246,2:32:59.963
pulling it taut in your bow. You let it loose,[br]roll for attack.

2:32:59.963,2:33:01.154
LAURA: Okay!

2:33:04.121,2:33:05.129
21!

2:33:05.129,2:33:06.552
MATT: 21 hits.

2:33:06.552,2:33:11.103
LAURA: All right. Then I do something else. 1d8.[br]Right?

2:33:11.103,2:33:14.007
MATT: Yep. You do the damage of the arrow plus the[br]damage of the spell.

2:33:14.007,2:33:24.629
LAURA: Holy moly! So that's this. 13 for the arrow[br]and then 4d8 for the spell.

2:33:30.374,2:33:33.766
(counting) 17!

2:33:33.766,2:33:39.545
MATT: 17. Okay. The ogre that's been beaten,[br]blasted by the fireball, it's getting up--

2:33:39.545,2:33:43.504
(grunt). It grabs its club, and it begins to get[br]up on one leg as the Lightning Arrow slams into

2:33:43.504,2:33:47.792
its chest. You can see it hits. Looks down for a[br]second, and then the charge pulses through its

2:33:47.792,2:33:53.812
entire torso. As it does, it screams out, "Ugh!"[br]into the cavern, its whole muscle system locks

2:33:53.812,2:34:00.364
tight and it falls forward again, onto its chest,[br]smoke rising off of its whole upper area,

2:34:00.364,2:34:02.845
unmoving, on the ground. He is gone.

2:34:02.845,2:34:04.736
TRAVIS: Dang! Come on now!

2:34:04.892,2:34:09.016
LAURA: Yes! Then the other one takes 2d8 if he[br]fails his saving throw.

2:34:09.016,2:34:11.224
MATT: Which, with a one, he does.

2:34:11.224,2:34:13.877
LAURA: Yes! Oh, he fails it so good.

2:34:14.496,2:34:16.844
MATT: Go ahead a roll damage for other ogre.

2:34:16.844,2:34:19.150
LAURA: Two. ten.

2:34:19.150,2:34:24.286
MATT: Ten damage. Nice. As he falls to the ground,[br]the arc arcs over to the other one who drops his

2:34:24.286,2:34:27.654
club for a second. Picks it up angrily.

2:34:27.654,2:34:29.965
LAURA: I can reassign my Hunter's Mark to him[br]now?

2:34:29.965,2:34:31.009
MATT: You can.

2:34:31.009,2:34:31.829
LAURA: Yes.

2:34:31.829,2:34:34.081
MATT: Yes, all right. That brings us to--

2:34:34.322,2:34:39.041
LAURA: Oh, my Hunter's Mark! I didn't do my[br]Hunter's Mark damage. But it doesn't matter. He's dead.

2:34:39.041,2:34:40.462
MATT: It doesn't matter. You killed him.

2:34:40.462,2:34:41.294
LAURA: All right, cool.

2:34:41.294,2:34:45.703
MATT: You just ultra killed him! (valley girl[br]voice) He is so dead. Oh my god. This ogre is

2:34:45.703,2:34:51.259
done. (normal voice) All right. The other ogre's[br]angry. It's now the goblins' turn. These goblins

2:34:51.259,2:34:55.288
rush up. They are dashing forward.

2:34:55.331,2:34:58.005
MARISHA: (valley girl voice) They are so dead.

2:34:58.005,2:35:01.031
TALIESIN: (valley girl voice) They're just, like, dead.

2:35:01.031,2:35:05.864
This one moves around, and this one runs [br]around to there. No attacks.

2:35:06.638,2:35:08.418
Everyone make an insight check.

2:35:08.418,2:35:10.319
SAM: Insight check? Oh shit.

2:35:10.319,2:35:13.075
MARISHA: What happened? Why are we doing this?

2:35:13.075,2:35:15.048
TALIESIN: I literally get a one.

2:35:15.048,2:35:18.857
TRAVIS: (sings) Natural 20! On an insight check.

2:35:18.857,2:35:20.799
MARISHA: 20 total. 20.

2:35:20.799,2:35:21.835
LAURA: 22.

2:35:21.835,2:35:23.068
ORION: Four.

2:35:23.306,2:35:25.867
TALIESIN: Natural one. I'm really not paying[br]attention.

2:35:25.887,2:35:29.141
MATT: You're dealing with the fact that you just[br]fired your gun for the first time and it burned

2:35:29.141,2:35:30.612
your hands a little. You're like "Ugh!"

2:35:31.866,2:35:33.909
SAM and MATT: Grog.

2:35:33.909,2:35:35.666
TRAVIS: Recites poetry.

2:35:35.666,2:35:41.201
MATT: Grog is familiar with one thing, fear in the[br]eyes of his enemies. Looking at these goblins,

2:35:41.201,2:35:46.939
they're not charging to attack. The attacks seem[br]to be instinctual. They are running.

2:35:47.153,2:35:48.795
MARISHA: Oh, no!

2:35:48.795,2:35:50.259
MATT: They are scared.

2:35:50.259,2:35:51.296
LAURA: Yes!

2:35:51.296,2:35:52.762
MATT: They are fleeing from something.

2:35:52.912,2:35:54.154
SAM: From the ogres?

2:35:54.154,2:35:56.201
TRAVIS: Something behind the ogres.

2:35:56.201,2:35:57.658
LAURA: Oh, no.

2:35:58.780,2:36:01.749
SAM: May I make a request that you kill them[br]anyway?

2:36:01.749,2:36:04.527
TRAVIS: It's like playing croquet at this point,[br]so yes.

2:36:04.617,2:36:06.027
(laughter)

2:36:06.127,2:36:07.728
MATT: Grog, it's your turn.

2:36:07.728,2:36:13.766
TRAVIS: I would like to rage! And I would like to move[br]to the right of all those stinking goblins!

2:36:13.958,2:36:15.193
MATT: Right over here?

2:36:15.193,2:36:17.999
TRAVIS: Yeah, a little more to the right. Yeah, a[br]little more. Yeah, keep going. All the way

2:36:17.999,2:36:25.287
flanking it there. Yeah. Yeah, and then I would[br]like to give them the cleanest shave possible with

2:36:25.287,2:36:27.047
my greataxe.

2:36:27.594,2:36:30.343
MATT: All right. Go ahead and roll for attack on[br]the first one.

2:36:30.947,2:36:34.400
TRAVIS: 18 plus eight. That's 26?

2:36:34.400,2:36:37.106
MATT: That definitively hits. Go ahead and roll[br]damage.

2:36:37.106,2:36:38.620
TRAVIS: Oh, damage, crap.

2:36:38.620,2:36:40.104
LIAM: (sings) Decapitation!

2:36:40.104,2:36:44.909
TRAVIS: Two plus the four. 13!

2:36:44.909,2:36:53.505
MATT: 13? Okay. As you rush up, you bring your axe[br]into the first goblin to your right (whoosh) clean.

2:36:53.643,2:36:58.282
You don't even feel resistance. You hear this[br]little (wheeze) sound as this being is bisected.

2:36:58.282,2:36:59.644
TRAVIS: Oh, that was cute.

2:36:59.644,2:37:02.652
MATT: Its head and upper torso rolling off to the[br]side before rolling to a stop. However, the

2:37:02.652,2:37:06.098
inertia of your axe still keeps through to the one[br]on the other side of you. Go ahead and roll for

2:37:06.098,2:37:07.757
your second attack on that.

2:37:09.265,2:37:10.299
TRAVIS: 21!

2:37:10.299,2:37:11.863
MATT: Also hits, go ahead and roll damage.

2:37:13.556,2:37:17.917
TRAVIS: Oh, that was eight plus seven is 15!

2:37:17.917,2:37:22.925
MATT: As you cleave through the first goblin, you[br]swing around, another goblin looks up at you,

2:37:22.925,2:37:27.122
scared, and pulls a dagger out with its gnarled[br]tongue, (hisses), at which point the axe embeds

2:37:27.122,2:37:32.259
itself straight into its face. Its angry face[br]goes, "Ugh!" and falls slack against your blade.

2:37:32.259,2:37:37.421
You lift backward, and it's stuck to the edge of[br]your axe. Just limply dangling against-- you shake

2:37:37.421,2:37:39.149
it off a little bit.

2:37:39.149,2:37:41.472
TRAVIS: Double prizes! Yeah!

2:37:42.339,2:37:45.978
MATT: Great. That ends your turn. The thing about[br]rage is that you can use your bonus action for a

2:37:45.978,2:37:51.157
third attack. If you wanted to do a frenzy action,[br]but you don't need to. That brings us to the

2:37:51.157,2:37:58.278
ogre's turn. The ogre gets up, let's see if it[br]makes its saving throw for an attempt to get out.

2:37:58.539,2:38:09.250
It does with an 18. However, the ogre gets about[br]that far. It's going to make a double move.

2:38:09.250,2:38:10.436
LAURA: Double move?!

2:38:10.436,2:38:11.874
TALIESIN: He's running.

2:38:11.874,2:38:13.563
MARISHA: I still have Entangle up.

2:38:13.563,2:38:14.932
MATT: I know. He managed to resist it.

2:38:14.932,2:38:15.939
LAURA: He saved against it.

2:38:15.939,2:38:17.133
MATT: It's a big ogre.

2:38:17.133,2:38:18.971
MARISHA: Poop.

2:38:18.971,2:38:24.302
MATT: The ogre takes his full turn to get up in[br]melee with you guys. It does not have its attack

2:38:24.500,2:38:28.199
since it used its full movement there. Once again, you[br]see as it's lumbering forward, it also has this

2:38:28.199,2:38:30.005
look in its eye of desperation.

2:38:30.005,2:38:30.946
SAM: Oh crap.

2:38:30.946,2:38:32.218
ORION: We should just let it pass.

2:38:32.228,2:38:33.695
MATT: Now it is Vax's go.

2:38:33.909,2:38:36.052
LIAM: My sister's right in the face of the ogre,[br]correct?

2:38:36.052,2:38:37.016
MATT: Correct.

2:38:37.016,2:38:43.716
LIAM: Excellent. I'm going to take a run towards[br]my sister, since she's right close to him, he's distracted

2:38:43.894,2:38:48.665
so I'm going to turn just as I get to her, so my[br]back presses against hers and swing around and

2:38:48.665,2:38:50.628
sneak attack two daggers up in his belly.

2:38:50.628,2:38:52.659
LAURA: We've practiced this, I turn.

2:38:53.326,2:38:57.242
MATT: All right. As you dodge to the side, this[br]blur of shadow and speed, you coast up to the side

2:38:57.242,2:39:00.553
of your sister, dagger both plunge towards the[br]side of the ogre. Go ahead and roll for an

2:39:00.553,2:39:01.475
attack.

2:39:02.266,2:39:08.413
LIAM: All right. One. Then the other one I do a[br]poison dagger, gets a (singing) 20!

2:39:08.413,2:39:10.207
TRAVIS: Oh, put it on him brother!

2:39:10.207,2:39:12.195
MATT: All right.

2:39:12.195,2:39:21.138
LIAM: That is dagger of venom, 1d4. Three, plus[br]two is five, and then is the sneak attack damage

2:39:21.138,2:39:22.220
go with--?

2:39:22.220,2:39:24.711
MATT: Yeah it does because you have another ally[br]adjacent to it. You don't get advantage on the

2:39:24.711,2:39:26.825
attack roll, but you can still do the sneak[br]attack.

2:39:27.008,2:39:28.776
LIAM: Critical hit, too, as well, wouldn't it?

2:39:28.776,2:39:30.900
MATT: Yeah! You can multiply the sneak attack[br]damage.

2:39:30.900,2:39:33.397
LIAM: Five, plus- and the double goes to the sneak[br]attack damage?

2:39:33.397,2:39:37.257
MATT: It does. Modifiers don't double, but any[br]dice you roll double.

2:39:37.257,2:39:40.257
LIAM: Nine, 15--

2:39:40.257,2:39:42.071
MATT: In my game. (clicks tongue)

2:39:42.071,2:39:44.614
LIAM: So 30 plus five, 35.

2:39:44.614,2:39:46.201
MATT: 35 damage.

2:39:46.201,2:39:48.028
LIAM: Plus poison.

2:39:48.028,2:39:52.978
MATT: The poison's not going to factor in. You[br]swing past her, both blades jam right into the

2:39:52.978,2:39:59.311
side of its rib cage. You hear it howl out in[br]pain. As it does, you twist the daggers in a way

2:39:59.311,2:40:04.017
where both blades are now going in two different[br]directions, and you carve out a section of its

2:40:04.017,2:40:10.447
entire abdomen. As you do, the flesh, like whale[br]blubber, sloughs off the sides of it. Organs spill

2:40:10.447,2:40:17.948
out, intestines, and it looks down and tries to[br]pull them back in. You see the color draining from

2:40:17.948,2:40:24.640
its face, and you lean up and kick it down. The[br]ogre and falls to the ground lifeless, destroyed.

2:40:24.640,2:40:27.873
TALIESIN: You gave him just enough time to regret[br]everything that had ever happened.

2:40:27.873,2:40:29.280
MATT: Yes.

2:40:29.280,2:40:31.398
TALIESIN: Well done. Bad life choices.

2:40:31.398,2:40:33.095
MATT: That brings us to Keyleth.

2:40:33.095,2:40:35.083
MARISHA: I didn't call my mom enough.

2:40:35.083,2:40:36.693
LAURA: There are two goblins left?

2:40:36.693,2:40:38.863
MATT: There are two goblins left.

2:40:38.927,2:40:48.249
MARISHA: Okay. I do a quick sprint jog up up[br]towards Grog and go (boof) and bring up a big

2:40:48.249,2:40:51.578
stone wall. Right where that entrance is.

2:40:51.578,2:40:52.869
MATT: Right here?

2:40:52.869,2:40:54.813
MARISHA: No. Like, right where things are pouring[br]out.

2:40:54.813,2:40:55.801
MATT: Right, here?

2:40:55.801,2:40:56.737
MARISHA: Yeah.

2:40:56.737,2:40:57.991
MATT: All right, Wall of Stone.

2:40:57.991,2:40:59.552
MARISHA: Wall of Stone-- boom.

2:40:59.552,2:41:05.394
MATT: All right. A giant wall of stone now[br]completely seals off that part of the mine.

2:41:05.930,2:41:09.917
MARISHA: We don't know what's in there, we should[br]talk about this for a second, and I bought us some

2:41:09.917,2:41:12.994
time. I'm sure it's going to try to beat through[br]that door in a second.

2:41:12.994,2:41:18.839
MATT: I'm going to say that you moved up to there[br]with your movement. All right, I'd say probably over here,

2:41:18.986,2:41:22.693
not right next to the goblins and that will give[br]you enough range. Okay, so the wall of stone--

2:41:22.693,2:41:23.857
(boom)

2:41:23.857,2:41:26.600
MARISHA: Are there any guards around still? Any[br]dwarven guards?

2:41:26.600,2:41:30.926
MATT: They are all watching you do this now. They[br]don't want to put their lives at risk, and you

2:41:30.926,2:41:34.105
guys seem intent on getting into the middle of[br]this battle, so they are going to sit back and let

2:41:34.105,2:41:35.143
you do it.

2:41:35.186,2:41:40.751
MARISHA: I throw up my wall and turn around and I[br]say: What's coming?! Tell us! You know what's coming.

2:41:40.751,2:41:41.875
What's coming?!

2:41:42.052,2:41:43.351
MATT: Make an intimidation check.

2:41:43.351,2:41:46.257
LAURA: Keyleth, you are so hardcore.

2:41:46.257,2:41:47.670
MARISHA: I'm not good at this.

2:41:47.670,2:41:48.976
SAM: You speak goblin?

2:41:48.976,2:41:50.399
MARISHA: Oh, four.

2:41:50.399,2:41:53.101
(laughter and groaning)

2:41:53.101,2:41:55.755
MARISHA: (tearfully) What's coming?

2:41:55.755,2:41:57.730
TALIESIN: Make a pity roll.

2:41:57.730,2:42:01.581
MATT: A very gentle attempt at intimidation,[br]however, the message gets across. The guards look

2:42:01.581,2:42:04.665
at you, taken off guard.

2:42:04.665,2:42:08.784
MARISHA: We are about to die. It is in your best[br]interest to tell us.

2:42:08.784,2:42:13.749
MATT: "We don't know! It's been different things.[br]Strange abominations. It's hard to describe.

2:42:13.749,2:42:17.855
They're put together. Something's making things[br]down there."

2:42:17.855,2:42:21.954
MARISHA: What kind of things? From where?

2:42:21.954,2:42:25.497
MATT: As they're talking, you hear a (boom)[br]against the stone.

2:42:25.497,2:42:28.947
TALIESIN: (clicking) Sitting down.

2:42:28.947,2:42:31.500
TRAVIS: I bring out my blade.

2:42:31.500,2:42:36.245
MATT: The stone cracks, and you can see a[br]noticeable crack and an audible (cracking).

2:42:36.451,2:42:39.927
LIAM: I'm running right now diagonally towards the[br]wall and I press against the wall.

2:42:39.927,2:42:43.924
LAURA: Oh, good call. I do the same thing on the[br]other side.

2:42:43.924,2:42:45.697
MATT: Okay, so you come over here. Do you want to[br]bring Trinket with you?

2:42:45.697,2:42:46.466
LAURA: Yeah!

2:42:46.466,2:42:47.457
MATT: All right.

2:42:47.457,2:42:48.687
TALIESIN: You're all so fancy.

2:42:48.687,2:42:50.161
MARISHA: I cast Stoneskin on myself.

2:42:50.161,2:42:51.962
LAURA: We're stealthing, I'm stealthing.

2:42:51.962,2:42:53.331
MATT: Roll stealth both of you.

2:42:53.331,2:42:55.741
ORION: How tall are the walls? I mean the[br]ceiling.

2:42:55.741,2:42:59.243
MATT: Oh, the ceiling right now is the rest of[br]Kraghammer for the most part.

2:42:59.243,2:43:00.462
TRAVIS: Hundreds.

2:43:00.462,2:43:02.818
MATT: Yeah, it is a huge ceiling.

2:43:02.818,2:43:04.910
TRAVIS: What's in the middle? Are those fires?

2:43:04.910,2:43:09.757
MATT: These are braziers here. By the way,[br]Stoneskin goes, this disappears.

2:43:09.757,2:43:12.345
TRAVIS: The entanglement?

2:43:12.345,2:43:16.830
MATT: Yeah, the entanglement is gone. There are[br]minecarts, some rocks, there is a smashed cart

2:43:16.830,2:43:21.157
over here from when the ogre barreled through.[br]This is a piece of stone that rises about 15 feet,

2:43:21.157,2:43:25.785
and these are both braziers for light in the[br]center of the area. Yeah, it's hundreds and

2:43:25.785,2:43:30.492
hundreds of feet up. You can look up to the very[br]top of Kraghammer from here.

2:43:30.492,2:43:34.032
ORION: Okay, that's fine.

2:43:34.861,2:43:39.548
MATT: Whatcha got? Well, let's see. Keyleth,[br]that's your turn, Stoneskin and moving up.

2:43:39.548,2:43:42.698
Anywhere else you want to go? Right now, we're[br]technically not in combat.

2:43:42.698,2:43:44.452
SAM: Right. We're out of combat.

2:43:44.452,2:43:45.873
MATT: Briefly.

2:43:45.873,2:43:50.486
TALIESIN: I'm breathing deep, taking aim at the[br]wall, resetting everything.

2:43:50.486,2:43:53.026
MARISHA: Can I move up behind that pillar?

2:43:53.026,2:43:55.530
MATT: Okay.

2:43:55.530,2:43:57.861
TALIESIN: I'm staying far back at the moment.

2:43:57.861,2:44:03.268
MATT: Back here. Both of these goblins-- I'll just[br]say that you guys end up taking them down. It's

2:44:03.268,2:44:06.923
not even a question. You step on them and crush[br]them.

2:44:06.923,2:44:10.343
TRAVIS: Are there any dwarves that we can say to[br]go get Ballsack and bring him down?

2:44:10.343,2:44:12.371
MATT: You can.

2:44:12.371,2:44:13.943
LAURA: Oh yeah, Balgoos! Balgus.

2:44:13.943,2:44:19.644
MATT: Balgus? You tell them, "Get Balgus!" and[br]they're like, "Who?" Some of them have set

2:44:19.644,2:44:24.106
crossbows up by the way. They're barreling down to[br]get ready to fire at whatever comes through.

2:44:24.106,2:44:28.016
(impact) Another crack in the wall. You can see[br]the dust settle as the stone cracks again and a

2:44:28.016,2:44:32.059
large piece at the top tumbles off. The stone[br]wall's probably not going to hold another impact.

2:44:32.059,2:44:34.882
Anybody else want to move anywhere?

2:44:34.882,2:44:36.343
TALIESIN: Just taking aim.

2:44:36.343,2:44:43.349
SAM: I'll move up to the right near where Grog is.[br]No one's has taken any damage yet, right?

2:44:43.349,2:44:46.968
MATT: Not currently, no. You guys have had a[br]pretty clean sweep into this battle, so far.

2:44:46.968,2:44:49.986
SAM: I can't inspire anybody here? Now?

2:44:49.986,2:44:52.493
MATT: You can inspire anybody. Just give them a[br]dice.

2:44:52.493,2:44:54.425
SAM: Can I inspire everyone?

2:44:54.425,2:44:57.986
MATT: You can spend all your uses to inspire as[br]many people as you have the uses of it.

2:44:57.986,2:45:00.196
MARISHA: I still have mine that I haven't used[br]yet.

2:45:00.196,2:45:03.537
SAM: I'll inspire Vex and Vax and Grog.

2:45:03.537,2:45:13.469
SAM: (singing) I think you're really handsome and[br]nice! You're going to have inspiration dice!

2:45:14.808,2:45:16.925
TRAVIS: Thought you were going to have a little--

2:45:16.925,2:45:21.132
LAURA: I know, some beautiful song for us! Wait,[br]what for all of us? We all get a d8?

2:45:21.132,2:45:25.532
MATT: Each of you has to have a single d8 dice,[br]inspiration dice. The bardic inspiration is

2:45:25.699,2:45:29.530
flowing through you, that you can use to add[br]to an attack roll, not damage.

2:45:29.530,2:45:31.670
You can add it to an attack roll, a saving throw.

2:45:31.670,2:45:34.209
SAM: (plays tune on electric piano app)

2:45:34.209,2:45:39.464
MATT: There you go. That's what a shawm sounds[br]like, apparently. You can use it on attack roll,

2:45:39.464,2:45:46.494
a saving throw, or an ability check. Any skill.[br]Tiberius, are you going to stay where you are, are

2:45:46.547,2:45:47.779
you moving anywhere?

2:45:47.779,2:45:49.170
Last chance.

2:45:49.170,2:45:50.637
ORION: Is that cover right there next to me?

2:45:50.637,2:45:51.671
MATT: Right over here? Yeah.

2:45:51.671,2:45:55.730
ORION: I'll get behind the cover. I'm going to[br]peek out and I'm going to cast Blur.

2:45:55.730,2:45:57.547
MATT: Okay, Stoneskin goes away.

2:45:57.547,2:45:58.727
ORION: I can't do both?

2:45:58.727,2:46:00.824
MATT: Nope. They're both concentration spells.

2:46:00.824,2:46:02.795
ORION: Okay, I leave Stoneskin.

2:46:02.795,2:46:09.404
MATT: Okay, Stoneskin stays on. At which point[br](boom) the stone breaks through scattering across

2:46:09.404,2:46:12.897
the ground. Immediately bursting through--

2:46:12.897,2:46:14.615
TRAVIS: What the fuck is that?

2:46:14.615,2:46:15.749
LAURA: What is it?

2:46:15.749,2:46:19.734
MATT: A bulbous, oversized, naga-like creature.[br]You've encountered a naga before, which is a large

2:46:19.972,2:46:27.975
serpentine creature with a humanoid head. However,[br]this one is swollen, it is bulbous. The way it

2:46:27.975,2:46:35.249
moves looks unnatural and it has affixed to it not[br]one, not three, but five other different colored

2:46:35.249,2:46:42.071
naga heads stitched to its body. It is a seriously[br]terrible abomination. As it breaks through the

2:46:42.071,2:46:46.363
stone, (hisses and growls) all the heads rear[br]back.

2:46:46.363,2:46:48.332
MARISHA: Do naga heads do something if you look at[br]them?

2:46:48.332,2:46:50.037
MATT: We're beginning back at the top of the[br]initiative order.

2:46:50.037,2:46:50.895
TRAVIS: Oh shit!

2:46:50.895,2:46:55.347
LAURA: Wait! I got a question! My Hunter's Mark,[br]can I transfer it to that thing or do I have to--

2:46:55.347,2:46:58.707
MATT: Correct, you can, yes.[br]Because this still part of the encounter.

2:46:58.849,2:47:00.181
LAURA: Sweet!

2:47:00.181,2:47:03.197
MATT: That is now marked with the Hunter's Mark.[br]Percy, you're up first.

2:47:03.197,2:47:06.398
TALIESIN: Do I have to take new aim or can I have[br]myself already trained on--

2:47:06.398,2:47:09.111
MATT: You've had a moment to train. You haven't[br]seen the creature until it just burst out, so it

2:47:09.111,2:47:10.738
would take you a round to aim.

2:47:10.738,2:47:11.911
TALIESIN: I'm taking my round to aim.

2:47:11.911,2:47:14.510
MATT: Okay, so you're aiming. That brings us to[br]Tiberius.

2:47:16.840,2:47:18.789
ORION: What did you just do?

2:47:18.789,2:47:20.733
TALIESIN: I just took aim. Took aim. Just a gun.

2:47:20.733,2:47:22.753
LAURA: Did we roll initiative again?

2:47:22.893,2:47:24.621
MATT: I'm keeping the same initiative order.

2:47:24.621,2:47:30.494
TALIESIN: This gun doesn't do anything fancy. Just[br]shoots really far, really hard.

2:47:30.494,2:47:35.066
ORION: Okay! I'll do a Scorching Ray.

2:47:35.066,2:47:40.692
MATT: Scorching Ray, all right. It makes a saving[br]throw. It does not! Rolled a two, so full damage on it.

2:47:41.196,2:47:47.336
ORION: Two-- four. Let's shoot two of them right[br]now, right, three of them?

2:47:47.891,2:47:49.630
MATT: It's an aimed ray attack?

2:47:49.630,2:47:50.822
ORION: Yeah.

2:47:50.822,2:47:53.744
MATT: Then you have to roll for the attack. Roll a[br]d20 and add your--

2:47:55.370,2:47:56.959
TRAVIS: Roll high, roll high.

2:47:56.959,2:47:58.573
MATT: Top of your spell page.

2:48:02.340,2:48:04.660
ORION: Oh! That's 23.

2:48:04.881,2:48:06.378
MATT: 23? 23 hits.

2:48:06.378,2:48:10.685
ORION: Yes, okay. Then that's 2d6. That's 12.

2:48:10.685,2:48:15.125
MATT: 12 points of damage to the naga. That brings[br]us to--

2:48:15.125,2:48:17.606
ORION: Wait. I roll for the second shot, right?

2:48:17.606,2:48:18.776
MATT: Yeah.

2:48:18.776,2:48:20.477
ORION: Okay, and that's a natural 20.

2:48:20.477,2:48:23.276
(cheering)

2:48:23.286,2:48:26.539
MATT: Okay, so you fire one beam off and it slams[br]into the side of one of the naga heads. The second

2:48:26.539,2:48:30.531
you bring back and as you do there's a flicker of[br]arcane instability. His arm shakes as he releases

2:48:30.531,2:48:36.866
the surge of scorching energy as it blasts into[br]the side of the naga. Also, does not make a saving

2:48:36.866,2:48:39.000
throw again! Roll full damage.

2:48:39.000,2:48:40.562
TRAVIS: Holy shit, Tiberius.

2:48:40.562,2:48:41.881
TALIESIN: Oh my god.

2:48:41.881,2:48:42.757
ORION: 12.

2:48:42.757,2:48:43.584
MATT: 12?

2:48:43.584,2:48:44.560
ORION: Yeah.

2:48:44.560,2:48:45.744
MATT: Multiplied? Or did you roll a 12?

2:48:45.744,2:48:46.716
ORION: I rolled a 12.

2:48:46.716,2:48:48.369
MATT: 12. Times two. 24 points of damage.

2:48:48.369,2:48:52.032
ORION: Oh! I'm terrible at math! Stay in school,[br]kids!

2:48:55.910,2:48:59.034
MARISHA: This is a good time to note our charity,[br]826LA.

2:48:59.034,2:49:03.990
SAM: Not yet. Don't donate yet. Donate next week.

2:49:03.990,2:49:07.446
MATT: Next week, you can donate to then. All[br]right, so that brings us to the end of Tiberius'

2:49:07.446,2:49:09.319
turn. You want to move at all, are you staying[br]where you are?

2:49:09.319,2:49:10.491
ORION: I'll stay right here.

2:49:10.491,2:49:11.844
MATT: Grog and Vex, you're up.

2:49:11.844,2:49:12.959
TRAVIS: Ladies first.

2:49:12.959,2:49:18.084
LAURA: Oh! Me! Okay, I'm going to shoot-- oh god,[br]I didn't realize I was going so fast.

2:49:18.084,2:49:20.359
MATT: What did you roll for stealth, by the way?

2:49:20.359,2:49:21.346
LAURA: What?

2:49:21.346,2:49:22.700
MATT: What did you roll for stealth, by the way?

2:49:22.904,2:49:24.747
LAURA: I rolled a 20 for stealth!

2:49:24.747,2:49:26.610
MATT: Then yeah, he has no idea you're there.

2:49:26.610,2:49:27.557
LAURA: Sweet!

2:49:27.557,2:49:29.242
MATT: He sees the bear going (growling).

2:49:29.242,2:49:36.770
LAURA: Okay. Trinket's going to hang out because I[br]don't want to-- you know. I'm going to shoot

2:49:36.770,2:49:41.263
Conjure Barrage. No, I'm just going to shoot him[br]twice.

2:49:41.263,2:49:42.497
MATT: All right, go for it!

2:49:42.497,2:49:43.412
LAURA: All right.

2:49:43.412,2:49:46.018
MATT: Arrow once, arrow twice, Legolas style.

2:49:46.018,2:49:50.220
LAURA: I am going to do the fire arrow thingy at[br]it.

2:49:50.220,2:49:52.757
MATT: Okay, so using your bowstring.

2:49:52.757,2:49:55.046
LAURA: The blazing bowstring. Thank you,[br]Tiberius!

2:49:55.046,2:49:59.225
MATT: That he created and crafted! All right so as[br]you pull the second arrow out you nock it. As you

2:49:59.225,2:50:02.077
let it, go it bursts into flames arcing halfway[br]through the air.

2:50:02.077,2:50:03.051
LAURA: Okay.

2:50:03.051,2:50:03.963
MATT: What was your to hit roll on that?

2:50:03.963,2:50:04.750
LAURA: 21?

2:50:04.750,2:50:06.029
MATT: 21 hits!

2:50:07.659,2:50:11.568
LAURA: Oh wait, that's four plus seven is 11.

2:50:11.703,2:50:13.557
SAM: Don't forget your inspiration!

2:50:13.557,2:50:15.064
MATT: Well inspiration dice is to hit.

2:50:15.064,2:50:16.218
SAM: Oh, okay.

2:50:16.218,2:50:17.189
LAURA: 11.

2:50:17.189,2:50:18.491
MATT: 11 points of damage.

2:50:18.491,2:50:24.454
LAURA: For the first one, plus for the blazing[br]bowstring I can turn any arrow into a flaming

2:50:24.454,2:50:32.723
arrow, doing additional ten fire damage. I'll roll[br]that right now, which is this. Which is a seven!

2:50:32.723,2:50:37.149
MATT: An additional seven, so 18 total damage and[br]that arrow (impact) in the side of its body. One

2:50:37.149,2:50:41.369
of the serpent heads reels back from the pain. It[br]begins snatching at where the arrow's now

2:50:41.369,2:50:43.521
protruding from it, trying to break it off.

2:50:43.521,2:50:45.562
LAURA: Then I'm going to roll again!

2:50:46.913,2:50:48.392
That's a 24!

2:50:48.392,2:50:49.769
MATT: That hits, go ahead and roll damage.

2:50:49.769,2:50:51.472
LAURA: Awesome. That's an eight.

2:50:51.472,2:50:52.817
MATT: Grog, you're on deck.

2:50:52.817,2:50:54.783
LAURA: Seven plus seven is 14!

2:50:54.783,2:50:59.885
MATT: 14 damage, all right. Both arrows sink into[br]it. Definitely piercing through the scales a

2:50:59.885,2:51:03.943
little bit, but not sticking too deeply into its[br]body; it's definitely a hearty creature. Grog,

2:51:03.943,2:51:04.999
you're up!

2:51:04.999,2:51:08.957
TRAVIS: Right, I would like to run around the[br]other side of the rock, raging, spit flying out my

2:51:08.957,2:51:14.835
of my mouth! I would like to use the chain of[br]returning, also crafted by Tiberius, attach it to

2:51:14.835,2:51:18.706
the end of the greataxe, and throw it from where I[br]am at the snake.

2:51:18.706,2:51:20.081
ORION: Yeah!

2:51:20.081,2:51:25.700
MATT: He comes running around, rears back, and[br]takes his double-handed great axe and lobs it overhand.

2:51:25.870,2:51:30.123
The chain, that's wrapped around your wrist,[br]keeping it attached to you, in some degree. Go

2:51:30.123,2:51:31.993
ahead and roll for the attack.

2:51:32.778,2:51:34.406
TRAVIS: Eight, nine, 17!

2:51:34.406,2:51:36.268
MATT: 17? It just hits!

2:51:36.268,2:51:41.142
TRAVIS: All right, nice. That is 15.

2:51:41.142,2:51:47.200
MATT: 15 points of damage. The axe embeds itself[br]pretty deeply into the torso.

2:51:47.200,2:51:49.243
LAURA: Oh! I didn't do my Hunter's Mark.

2:51:49.243,2:51:50.895
MATT: Roll Hunter's Mark damage right now.

2:51:50.895,2:51:52.684
LAURA: Thank you, chatroom!

2:51:54.116,2:51:54.987
Six!

2:51:54.987,2:51:57.180
MATT: Six? Awesome. Six damage. All right.

2:51:57.180,2:52:00.971
TRAVIS: This says, "An athletics-strength check is[br]required to pull the weapon free, the DC 12?"

2:52:00.971,2:52:03.913
MATT: Go ahead and roll an athletics check.

2:52:04.623,2:52:05.549
TRAVIS: 12.

2:52:05.757,2:52:07.227
MATT: Roll a d20.

2:52:07.227,2:52:08.314
TRAVIS: Oh, a d20.

2:52:08.314,2:52:09.670
MATT: It's a DC 12.

2:52:11.630,2:52:13.638
TRAVIS: Shit. Balls. Taint. Five.

2:52:13.811,2:52:14.951
MATT: Plus--

2:52:14.951,2:52:16.068
TRAVIS: Plus what?

2:52:16.068,2:52:17.317
MATT: Plus your athletics!

2:52:17.317,2:52:21.525
TRAVIS: Oh! That's bound to be good. Seven! It's[br]12!

2:52:21.525,2:52:23.330
MATT: 12 is the DC! So yeah!

2:52:23.330,2:52:24.603
TRAVIS: (elated laughter)

2:52:24.603,2:52:28.489
MATT: You pull back the chain and as you do, the[br]blade is resisting, it's stuck in the torso and it

2:52:28.489,2:52:31.870
actually (whoosh) and flies back, and you barely[br]catch it.

2:52:31.870,2:52:33.434
TRAVIS: (nervous laughter)

2:52:33.434,2:52:35.205
MARISHA: I love your joy sounds!

2:52:35.615,2:52:39.054
TRAVIS: Meant to do that! Meant to do that of[br]course.

2:52:39.074,2:52:40.636
MATT: Now it's its turn.

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LAURA: Oh no!

2:52:41.933,2:52:43.521
MATT: (bursts of wind)

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TRAVIS: Yeah, come on!

2:52:45.410,2:52:47.900
SAM: What? Why me? No, that's not me.

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MATT: For its size, when it moves, it moves in a[br]burst of lightning energy. It's too fast for its

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corpulent form.

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As it goes behind to Keyleth and Tiberius, it[br]makes an attack with each of its five heads. Two

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on Tiberius, three on Keyleth. Remember, you guys[br]have Stoneskin, so I believe you have resistance

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against damage, right?

2:53:07.951,2:53:09.424
ORION: Oh yes, I do.

2:53:09.424,2:53:11.153
MATT: All right. So. Against Keyleth, it's a[br]natural 20.

2:53:11.153,2:53:13.341
ALL: Oh no!

2:53:13.341,2:53:18.183
MATT: That's a 12 plus seven, that's going to be a[br]19 to hit?

2:53:18.183,2:53:20.227
MARISHA: Yeah.

2:53:21.205,2:53:22.629
MATT: Natural 20 again.

2:53:22.629,2:53:24.433
MARISHA: What the fuck!

2:53:24.433,2:53:26.132
MATT: Two critical hits, and a hit on you.

2:53:26.132,2:53:27.746
TRAVIS: What is this bullshit?

2:53:27.746,2:53:32.345
MATT: On Tiberius, that's a 22 to hit and a 13 to[br]hit.

2:53:32.345,2:53:33.986
ORION: One does, one does not.

2:53:33.986,2:53:38.378
MATT: Okay, cool. Against Keyleth, you take--

2:53:38.378,2:53:40.495
MARISHA: I'm glad I cast Stoneskin.

2:53:40.495,2:53:42.279
MATT: I know. So you take half damage for these.[br]Which is fine.

2:53:42.279,2:53:43.234
MARISHA: Yeah.

2:53:43.234,2:53:46.741
MATT: That's two plus four, that's six, damage[br]halved, you take three damage. Oh, sorry. Three

2:53:46.741,2:53:50.811
multiplied by two because it's a critical. So you[br]take six damage from the first strike.

2:53:50.811,2:53:53.435
LAURA: That's nothing! Six damage.

2:53:53.435,2:53:58.968
MATT: Not too bad. You take seven damage from the[br]second strike, and another six damage from the 3rd

2:53:58.968,2:54:05.062
strike. Actually, it would have been six, four and[br]six. Because you have resistance on the damage

2:54:05.062,2:54:07.058
because of Stoneskin.

2:54:07.058,2:54:08.541
MARISHA: Six, four and six?

2:54:08.541,2:54:13.490
MATT: Yes. However, make a constitution saving[br]throw. As venom from the fangs of the naga begin

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to pulse into your bloodstream.

2:54:15.578,2:54:19.681
MARISHA: I should have taken the poison[br]resistance. He talked me out of it.

2:54:22.119,2:54:23.895
What am I--constitution.

2:54:23.895,2:54:25.923
MATT: Yeah, constitution saving throw.

2:54:27.073,2:54:28.501
MARISHA: Fuck!

2:54:29.837,2:54:33.418
MATT: Natural one? Natural one on the constitution[br]saving throw.

2:54:33.418,2:54:34.750
LAURA: Oh no!

2:54:34.750,2:54:36.174
MARISHA: It's a bad day.

2:54:36.174,2:54:38.924
MATT: You feel this burning pain pulse into your[br]bloodstream, as your whole body doubles over from

2:54:38.924,2:54:40.578
the pain.

2:54:40.578,2:54:42.255
SAM: Keyleth dies in episode one.

2:54:42.255,2:54:44.985
MATT: You suffer 31 points of poison damage.

2:54:44.985,2:54:47.554
MARISHA: 31, on top of the six, four and six?

2:54:47.554,2:54:48.437
MATT: Yep.

2:54:48.437,2:54:49.962
TRAVIS: Are you okay?

2:54:49.962,2:54:52.874
MATT: The poison damage is not halved because it[br]is not a physical attack on your body.

2:54:52.874,2:54:54.202
LAURA: Is Keyleth unconscious?

2:54:54.202,2:54:55.584
SAM: No, she's okay.

2:54:55.784,2:55:04.554
MATT: Tiberius you take 13 points of damage halved[br]by Stoneskin so you take a total of seven. Also

2:55:04.554,2:55:07.906
make a constitution saving throw.

2:55:14.124,2:55:15.351
Whatcha got?

2:55:15.351,2:55:16.430
ORION: It's a 16.

2:55:16.430,2:55:21.009
MATT: 16, you manage to physically resist the[br]poison in your system. You feel that slight tinge,

2:55:21.165,2:55:27.280
the muscles tense, but then your dragonborn form[br]begins to shrug off the effect of the venom.

2:55:27.280,2:55:29.832
ORION: Can I turn to him and blow fire out of my[br]nostrils?

2:55:29.832,2:55:30.863
MATT: Sure.

2:55:30.863,2:55:32.159
ORION: That's what I do.

2:55:32.159,2:55:35.519
MATT: True dragonborn challenge. That brings us to[br]Vax.

2:55:35.519,2:55:38.379
LIAM: Okay, I start jogging backwards.

2:55:38.379,2:55:41.342
MARISHA: Took me down to 16 hit points.

2:55:41.342,2:55:44.014
LIAM: Can I sneak attack while prone?

2:55:44.014,2:55:48.354
MATT: You're stealthed currently, so you would[br]technically get a sneak attack, but you have to be

2:55:48.354,2:55:51.161
in melee for you to get the other bonus. It would[br]be sneak attack for this damage if you were to

2:55:51.161,2:55:54.061
roll or if you were to throw a dagger at it, you[br]would get the sneak attack.

2:55:54.061,2:55:56.709
LIAM: Okay, so that means one throw instead of[br]two?

2:55:56.709,2:55:58.728
MATT: You can throw both daggers at it.

2:55:58.728,2:56:01.210
LIAM: All right. I feel so inspired by Scanlan's[br]bardic tunes--

2:56:01.210,2:56:02.784
SAM: (singing) Yeah!

2:56:02.784,2:56:04.813
MATT: You can add it after you make the roll by[br]the way.

2:56:04.813,2:56:07.153
LAURA: If you do a really good roll then you don't[br]need it.

2:56:07.153,2:56:10.709
LIAM: Okay, 19 plus 11 is 30.

2:56:10.709,2:56:13.640
MATT: Because you're a rogue, isn't that critical[br]for you?

2:56:13.640,2:56:15.237
LIAM: Yeah. Oh, yeah.

2:56:15.237,2:56:18.125
MATT: Two criticals!

2:56:18.125,2:56:24.365
LIAM: The other one, the other one is a 16 plus,[br]plus-- is a 26.

2:56:24.365,2:56:28.838
MATT: That also hits. You chuck both daggers out,[br]they both arc around.

2:56:28.838,2:56:31.038
You're used to throwing around--

2:56:32.223,2:56:36.523
LIAM: I meant to say I was aiming at its eye, the[br]main head's eye.

2:56:36.710,2:56:38.652
LAURA: No, you should've said that first.

2:56:38.652,2:56:40.872
MATT: For flavor it's fine. Just go ahead, it's[br]fine.

2:56:40.872,2:56:42.346
LIAM: All right, four.

2:56:42.346,2:56:43.304
LAURA: Four!

2:56:43.304,2:56:53.298
LIAM: (counting)

2:56:53.778,2:56:59.291
20. 20 times--is 40 plus four.[br]44, that's the first dagger?

2:56:59.291,2:57:00.554
MATT: Yeah, 44 damage.

2:57:00.554,2:57:01.598
LIAM: 44.

2:57:01.598,2:57:02.829
TRAVIS: Damn!

2:57:02.829,2:57:04.229
MATT: Rogues, man.

2:57:04.229,2:57:06.749
MARISHA: Help me. Help!

2:57:06.749,2:57:09.077
LAURA: That's just one dagger?

2:57:09.077,2:57:12.101
LIAM: That's just one. Four plus two is six. Is[br]that sneak attack? No.

2:57:12.101,2:57:14.189
MATT: No, only one sneak attack per turn.

2:57:14.189,2:57:15.153
LIAM: Okay.

2:57:15.153,2:57:17.069
LAURA: 40 and then six on the other one.

2:57:17.118,2:57:22.412
MATT: One actually hit one of the heads, one of[br]the various naga heads directly into its face. As

2:57:22.412,2:57:29.157
it does it goes through both eyes and you can see[br]it begin reeling from the attack. It's looking

2:57:29.157,2:57:34.460
pretty rough, actually. The stitches beginning to[br]come apart at some of the seams and you can see a

2:57:34.460,2:57:38.760
black ichorous liquid spill out from some of the[br]suture marks.

2:57:38.760,2:57:42.944
LIAM: Just a reminder the daggers, folks, blink[br]back to the belt on my waist.

2:57:42.944,2:57:49.937
MATT: Because magic. Magic rogue shit. Keyleth,[br]you're up.

2:57:49.937,2:57:51.662
LAURA: Kill him!

2:57:51.662,2:58:00.147
MARISHA: Okay, so I'm really upset, really[br]hurting. Out of anger I take my staff and I go

2:58:00.147,2:58:05.319
(bam) and I crack and do Thunderwave pushing him[br]back 15 feet.

2:58:05.319,2:58:10.088
MATT: All right. Makes the saving throw. He gets[br]pushed back, so he takes damage, just half damage.

2:58:10.238,2:58:11.877
MARISHA: Okay, 2d8.

2:58:15.424,2:58:20.002
MATT: As you're setting up your gun it gets[br]slammed right point blank to you.

2:58:20.002,2:58:22.741
MARISHA: Oh sorry. It takes four damage.

2:58:22.741,2:58:25.005
MATT: Four damage, all righty.

2:58:25.815,2:58:29.947
MARISHA: Then I'm going to turn into an eagle.

2:58:30.519,2:58:32.997
SAM: (laughs) As one does.

2:58:33.061,2:58:40.251
MATT: We'll say for that, because I forgot to[br]bring an eagle, you're now a-- (eagle sounds)

2:58:41.228,2:58:45.488
MARISHA: And I fly away.

2:58:45.488,2:58:47.177
TRAVIS: Away.

2:58:47.177,2:58:50.220
(laughter)

2:58:50.220,2:58:51.870
MARISHA: Far, far, away.

2:58:51.870,2:58:53.953
ORION: Where are you going?!

2:58:53.953,2:58:56.427
SAM: Tell our story, Keyleth.

2:58:57.420,2:58:58.890
MATT: That's pretty great.

2:58:58.890,2:59:02.149
MARISHA: Then I cry in the corner and rock back[br]and forth a little bit. That's my turn.

2:59:02.455,2:59:04.920
MATT: I forgot to mention you actually take half[br]damage for the saving throw for the venom so you

2:59:04.920,2:59:08.645
still would've taken 14 points of poison damage,[br]so mark that.

2:59:08.645,2:59:10.097
ORION: Okay.

2:59:10.097,2:59:13.366
MATT: It is half damage on a save. That brings us[br]to Scanlan.

2:59:13.366,2:59:16.288
SAM: Can I bonus inspire myself?

2:59:18.891,2:59:26.526
MATT: Because you're Scanlan I'll say, yes. You[br]have such a high opinion of yourself that even you

2:59:26.526,2:59:29.559
could inspire yourself. So yes, why not.

2:59:29.559,2:59:35.991
SAM: (singing) It would help me to acquire some[br]dice to inspire. (speaking) I inspire myself first

2:59:35.991,2:59:38.946
and move five feet back so I'm on the same row as[br]him.

2:59:38.946,2:59:40.029
MATT: There?

2:59:40.029,2:59:41.084
SAM: Not that far.

2:59:41.084,2:59:42.101
MATT: There.

2:59:42.101,2:59:44.419
SAM: Yes. Them I'm going to cast Lightning Bolt at[br]him.

2:59:44.706,2:59:47.839
MATT: Okay! Straight line that way?

2:59:47.839,2:59:49.502
SAM: Straight line, that way.

2:59:49.502,2:59:52.322
MATT: You don't have to roll to hit. You just roll[br]damage on that. I make a saving throw.

2:59:52.322,2:59:53.970
SAM: Oh! I didn't even need to inspire.

2:59:53.970,2:59:56.563
MATT: What's your DC on the spell? Top of your[br]spell list.

2:59:56.563,2:59:57.726
ORION: 17.

2:59:57.726,2:59:59.092
SAM: Thank you.

2:59:59.092,3:00:02.940
MATT: 17? That's a failure on its saving throw. Go[br]ahead and roll 8d6.

3:00:02.940,3:00:05.936
LAURA: 8d6?! Kill him!

3:00:06.704,3:00:10.134
MATT: Bards. Gets spells from other classes.

3:00:10.134,3:00:13.374
TRAVIS: If you kill, I will take a shit on this[br]table.

3:00:13.374,3:00:16.034
SAM: (counting)

3:00:16.034,3:00:17.958
LIAM: It's gone.

3:00:18.838,3:00:19.698
SAM: 24!

3:00:19.976,3:00:21.709
MATT: 24 points of lightning damage.

3:00:21.837,3:00:24.382
SAM: Yes. (sings a high-pitched note)

3:00:24.382,3:00:25.828
MATT: How do you want to do this?

3:00:26.057,3:00:30.585
(yelling)

3:00:30.585,3:00:32.275
MARISHA: Wait! Is this the first time you've--

3:00:32.275,3:00:35.089
SAM: I've never killed anything before!

3:00:35.089,3:00:38.087
TRAVIS: Never killed anything in two years!

3:00:38.087,3:00:41.361
LIAM: For the people at home, we live to hear Matt[br]say:

3:00:41.361,3:00:43.532
ALL: "How do you want to do this?"

3:00:43.532,3:00:47.556
MATT: I let the player describe their victory. As[br]you sing to yourself to bolster your arcane

3:00:47.556,3:00:51.891
energy, you release a shear bolt of energy. How do[br]you want to do this?

3:00:51.891,3:01:00.494
SAM: The bolt of lightning begins in its tail and[br]works its way up through its spine, slowly but

3:01:00.494,3:01:08.489
painfully torturing it as it slowly, slowly feels[br]the effect coursing through its evil body.

3:01:09.219,3:01:14.989
MATT: Because of your bardic ability to actually[br]shape sound from an arcane standpoint, a lightning

3:01:14.989,3:01:20.166
bolt should be an instant flash of arcane energy,[br]you actually cause it to crawl. You control it as

3:01:20.340,3:01:25.546
it begins to cascade up the torso of this horrible[br]abomination. As it does you can see the bolts

3:01:25.546,3:01:31.063
splinter and destroy each suture wound as each of[br]its heads begins to slough off the rest of the

3:01:31.063,3:01:35.476
torso until nothing is left but the single head[br]screaming into the air. As the bolt makes its way

3:01:35.476,3:01:40.873
up the neck, its eyes burst out in a blast of[br]energy. The body falls limp to the ground.

3:01:40.873,3:01:43.807
SAM: Can it have a lightning bolt shaped in an[br]"S?"

3:01:44.583,3:01:49.538
MATT: A Scanlan-shaped lightning bolt is burned[br]into the torso of the strange naga beast.

3:01:51.078,3:01:54.422
TRAVIS: Well done, Scanlan, well done!

3:01:54.643,3:01:59.581
MATT: The dust settles, the adrenaline still[br]pumping in your system, Scanlan. All the rest of

3:01:59.581,3:02:03.207
the dwarves begin stepping down, putting their[br]crossbows down, looking down at the little gnome

3:02:03.207,3:02:12.073
that created a storm from its hands. One of them[br]pats him on the shoulder and goes, "Well done."

3:02:12.073,3:02:16.039
SAM: Thank you. Just promise me you'll that tell[br]Pike about this.

3:02:17.903,3:02:19.332
MATT: "Okay?"

3:02:19.332,3:02:21.517
SAM: Because it was really cool, right?

3:02:21.517,3:02:22.885
MATT: "That was pretty cool."

3:02:22.885,3:02:24.326
SAM: Okay, good.

3:02:24.326,3:02:28.171
MATT: All the dwarves look into the tunnel that it[br]came from and the one that you spoke to earlier

3:02:28.171,3:02:32.969
goes, "So that's the kind of thing that's been[br]coming out of there."

3:02:32.969,3:02:34.399
LAURA: Lovely.

3:02:34.399,3:02:36.078
MARISHA: Thanks for the heads up.

3:02:36.078,3:02:37.664
TALIESIN: That was really helpful.

3:02:37.664,3:02:39.378
MATT: We'll go ahead and leave the game there for[br]the night.

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(cheering)

3:02:41.420,3:02:47.660
MATT: Folks, well done. Hope you guys had fun[br]watching our first ever Critical Role. That was a

3:02:47.660,3:02:52.167
good time so we'll be here next week on Thursday.[br]7:00, though. Today was a special early edition

3:02:52.167,3:02:55.031
because all of Geek & Sundry's going to South by[br]Southwest.

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ZAC: Good job, dude!

3:02:56.300,3:02:57.910
MATT: Dude, thank you, Zac!

3:02:57.910,3:03:04.069
ZAC: This is so much fun. This is the most fun[br]I've had all week now until I die of stress behind

3:03:04.069,3:03:05.525
the camera.

3:03:05.525,3:03:08.380
MATT: Good! That's good.

3:03:08.380,3:03:14.573
ZAC: Guys, I hate to end it so abruptly but we're[br]actually packing up the cameras that are filming

3:03:14.573,3:03:20.749
me now, our unit, everything, lights, and getting[br]on a plane and heading to South by Southwest. We

3:03:20.749,3:03:26.025
may stream tomorrow, we may not, we're flying[br]blind, we'll see what stuff looks like when we get

3:03:26.025,3:03:31.766
there. Thank you guys so much and we'll be back[br]next week, 7:00pm. Next week guys, it's going to

3:03:31.766,3:03:32.542
be great.

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MATT: Thank you all for coming![br]