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Episode Twenty-eight: Disturbance at the Harryn House

Oct. 19, 2020   TW: Child Death, Suicide Mention

The party goes to clear an old mansion of ghosts, one way or another.

Notable Quotes:

• “I don’t want the first ghost I punch to be a child!”
• “She look mad?”
  “...Yeah.”
• “Hit me!”
  “Leave your kink indoors.”
• “Are you getting into bed with the ghost?”
  “The image of him crawling aggressively onto the bed...”
• “She’s having a bath or something. She’s just doing her thing  and you’re dropping this text.”
• “She just reads the tablet, puts it down, and turns to Iolanda’s father and goes, ‘did we make a mistake?”
• “Maybe just- don’t say the phrase, ‘to try and lure the kids out.”
• “Sorry, we’ll get back to your thing in a minute but- you’re a monster.”
• “Demonic lullabies Zx taught her?”
  “That I just made up.”
  “That you just made up, okay.”
• “Just keep that tempo up, because otherwise that gets terrifying!”
• “What’s your AC?”
  “That’s a terrifying thing to be asked when you’re doing an insight check!”
• “Plainswalker you pick up the smaller party members and begin to gently yeet them up to the second story.”
• “I don’t know how many trees there are in Mongolia!”
• “Of course someone would die at Club Sad.”

Episode Twenty-nine: Beyond His Years

October 26, 2020: Pt 1

The party meets and deals with the patriarch of the house, but it takes from them more than expected.

• “You can say more than 25 words in a face to face conversation.”
• “I almost just called you a cunt.”
  “Why stop at almost?”
• “I have a question. Is this because I made fun of the legendary actions while we were fighting the skeletons?”
• “Damnit.”
  “You can’t even avenge me?”
• “Like, ‘Hey, I like your cloak,’ but in infernal so it sounds gross.”
• “He doesn’t seem ticklish, unfortunately.”
• “Did you miss a table?”
  “I rolled a nat 20 on a table…”
• “It needed to happen, to umm, to perform a religious rite.”
• “I love Iolanda so much, and I love how much she trusts that Plainswalker isn’t gonna kill a priest.”
• “For Plainswalker to want to talk that much about anything something seems pretty wrong.”
• “Can I ask you a couple of questions?”
  “Scoop.”
  “You just pick em up?”

World building: Winter's Light

Jared describes the winter festival of lights that is celebrated in Arellan.

 

Due to Covid restrictions we have stopped meeting for sessions, but there are several more to upload. We hope to be able to gather again before our backlog runs out.

Episode Thirty: Rite on Time

October 26, 2020 I'M SO SORRY I FORGOT THIS WAS IN TWO PARTS WHEN WE TOOK OUR CHRISTMAS BREAK

Plainswalker looks into reversing magical effects, Iolanda gives Qixi an existential crisis and then asks for help with her ritual.

Quotes:

• “I have a question as a player and an enthusiast of your lore.”
• “I feel like I upset the helmet. Is that weird? That’s weird isn’t it?”
• “If you get old people wet….wait, no that’s stupid. If you grind up old people…”
• “You look like a distinguished older gentleman.”
  “But I’m none of those things!”
• “Awesome, that’s great. Ya know, some folks have names but I don't know what’s happenin’.”
• “It’s not worship! It’s reading!”
• “Using get off to refer to gods getting power though…”
• “It only got weird when you said something.”
• “I will never pass up an opportunity to say slough.”
• “You know, some of the best writers in this world say the best writing is rewriting.”

Deities: An Overview Pt. 1

Jared takes us through some of the gods and devils who are attempting to influence our characters! Learn a bit more about: Bellarell, Zlalga, Vardyalaar, Ra’Alaydrav, Agdarad, Saalmti, Al’Blayla, Bheshbeb'ti, & Zbaal.

Character Dreams

Our characters were sent dreams from some of the gods and devils! It was a memorable moment for the players and we wanted to give our listeners the opportunity to experience them too. Here they are! The dreams sent on the night of the twin moons!

Session Thirty-one: Crisis of Faith

November 02, 2020

The party receives their various rewards and strike new deals....

 

Notable Quotes:

• “I’ve got no idea what’s been happening since you got back. I can’t keep my feet under myself and I love it.”
• “Mine and Robin’s whispered conversations across the table are my favorite part of D&D.”
• “Of all of my names to shorten, that’s the shortest name to shorten, but sure.”
• “That makes way more sense than a cat on the head!”
• “Does he have a grudge match against a rat?”
• “WHAT DO YOU HAVE AGAINST MORSEL?”
• “People don’t eat gold! They don’t have the teeth.”
• “Give it to Qixi, she already has minor fits of madness.”
• “I’m a gentleman, I didn’t notice her huge boobs either.”
• “I read his name from the plaque.”
  “It’s a name.”
• “Are people not supposed to appreciate large breasts in your culture?”
• “She’s not gonna use this responsibly…”
• “He’s definitely gonna try to pull something.”
  “You know I can hear you, right?”
  “Yeah.”
• “That’s messed up.”
  “I’m summoning a demon, Calree!”
• “Who gave you this number?”
• “Oh, you’re all scared again. That’s cute.”
• “I thought there’d be a goat.”
  “We can go get a goat if you want…”
  “No, no, it’s done now. It’s fine.”

Episode Thirty-Two: Change in Plans

November 09, 2020

Iolanda finalizes her deal with Bezzal, the party learns about the Shardlands, but new information swiftly sets them on a new path.

 

Quotes:

• My perception is a three my insights an eight?
  Can Calree assist her through the veil?!?
• Are you talking anatomical or poetic?
• Sheep and people are different.
• She makes eye contact as she does this.
  I’m gonna make a con save.
• Sure, ask the sub while the doms in the room…
• He thinks he’s gonna get sex. Different kinda bang!
• What an interesting play on the term, “modest is hottest.”
• Why yes, I am very nice to look at. It’s odd that you would mention it, normally we all assume that as a given.
• Plaiswalker and the cat man agree on MILFs!
• It’d be useful more in melee, so Plainswalker, or Iolanda, or Calree on a spicy day.
• Howdy, there folks! I’m Carolina.
  More like South Carolina.
• You’ve got that spell that can talk to people, right? Can you send him a message?
• We are your new hope
• Ooookay guys we got big news. We should not be in public.
• We’re trying to break someone out of….school!
• Is your name Riddick?
  Rettick
  We all have the same word association.
  It’s Vin Diesel
  I named one of the guys Vin!

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