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Episode 4: The Newly Dead

Last time you began in the aftermath of a landslide. After the chaos of the previous day, the mountain peak, the blight, the death of the Virtuous (all of which happened within a single day) you finally had a chance to rest and take stock of all that had occurred.
I found a spot to camp. Dolly confessed ‘in all her travels what she experienced on Mt Atria was the first time she’d witnessed something that she couldn’t understand’.As the only members of the party not affected by the blight, I took Raidion aside to see whether they could offer the others any help. Raidion shrugged off this suggestion, telling I that ‘they were out of their depth and he was only staying with them because they were currently useful to him’.
Around the fire, Endellion, Kelnys and Dolly spoke of what had brought them to the Web. Endellion revealing that she had wanted to escape a life she led before. Morgan suggested that (rather than escape) the Web merely offered a different kind of cage. After being pressed by Dolly, he (Morgan) disclosed that he had joined the Web to ensure that he was able to (in his words) “hurt the right people”. It was Kelnys’ turn to confide next that the Web had killed his family, but he also revealed that his family were not dragonborn.
As the party began to rest, Raidion took Dolly aside and thanked her for the gift of the daisy chain bracelet. Taking her into his confidence, he revealed that he had been struggling to sleep, due to a whispering deck of cards that he carries in his pack. Dolly told him ‘that when things begin to call out, it is a sign that they possess great power and that power is hard to escape’.
As the rest of the party settled down, Endellion and Morgan took first watch. Morgan beginning to scratch the symbols of Ignas from his armor. Endellion questioned him on his loss of faith and Morgan told her that ‘having lost so much already, the death of his god had hit him hard’. The pair challenged one another on the nature of faith, choice, and loss before they too finally got some sleep.
The next morning you descended, made your way down to the foot of the mountain and to the Festival of Benediction. There you met Polyanna, a junior cleric supervising the construction of a stage. As she fussed and attempted to heal those of the party suffering from the blight, Endellion insisted that you be taken to Jasmee (the cleric that Barabask instructed you to seek out). Polyanna led you through the hubbub of the festival with its traders, musicians and worshippers until you found Jasmee offering instruction to a group of young religious students.
Raidion immediately blurted out that the Virtuous were dead and Morgan handed her the letter that Barabask had written. Jasmee read that letter, her expression darkening. She asked if you had been sickened by the blight that now infected the mountain. When you confirmed that you had, she gathered guards and escorted you away from the festival. As the sounds of revelry faded into the distance, you entered a forest glade, far from prying eyes. There Jasmee rounded on you and with a whispered ‘I’m sorry’ cast Guiding Bolt on Endellion. She called to the guards that you had tried to kill the Antiqua and they, too, leapt into combat.
As the fight began, Dolly appealed to Jasmee to stop her attacks, insisting the party had nothing to do with the deaths on the mountain. The cleric seemed in turmoil, stepping back and observing as Morgan roared a battle cry. Endellion added her appeals to Dolly’s with little effect. Raidion tried to use Hypnotic Gaze, as per, but Jasmee was angered by his attempts to deceive her with magic. At last Dolly’s words seemed to land and Jasmee threw her the letter which Barabask had written. After reading it, Dolly made one final plea for reason and the cleric at last commanded that the guards cease fighting. She cured Dolly, Endellion, Kelnys, and Morgan of the blight and told the party that she would report their deaths back to Barabask. With that she departed, leaving you alone in a forest glade.

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  • Ultragramps@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOPMEnglish
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    6 months ago

    A Moment of Recognition

    The 30 minutes of pre-stream chat on Twitch and broadcast were placed upon the shoulders of our dear Alex Jordan and I have to give commendation for his efforts. Not only did he keep up with the chat scroll, but he made the sensible tech support decision when it came to difficulties getting the broadcast audio working properly:
    1) Unplug it
    2) plug it back in
    The little mistakes that happen make the experience visceral (to me at least) and I had a blast. The delay was barely 5 minutes, but poor Alex was already sweating as though he had failed in some spectacular way. I hope the stress of the moment has left him and we can all smile back at a memory of a tough job well done.

  • Ultragramps@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOPMEnglish
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    6 months ago

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    Highlights

    • 00:01:15 Ben recalls how their original plans of being the mature adult in the group has dissolved. “I think we’re all making bad choices, if I’m honest.”
    • 00:09:20 Morgan announces his departure and what he will report back to The Spinner.
      Raidion:“We are dead.”
      Morgan:“That makes you more useful to the Web.”
      Endellion:“Good luck, Oathbreaker.”
    • 00:10:32 Ben:“It’s been a pleasure, Alan.”
      Harry:“Goodbye, Oathbreaker. Send my regards to Mrs. Breaker.”
    • 00:11:46 Kelnys:“It’s too bad we’re dead, I wanted to sell some spoons in that market.”
    • 00:16:54 I:“It mights be caramel!”
    • 00:17:17 Raidion and Endellion relenting to one hour at the festival
    • 00:18:31 Ben makes funny sounds of disapproval upon the suggestion of entering without disguises.
    • 00:21:30 Harry:“It is Dolly DeWinter, rather than Dolly DeSpring.” (roll for bad pun damage)
    • 00:24:34 I:“When you is dead, calories don’t count!”
    • 00:25:20 Fan Art Moment Popcorn gnome with golden goatee and purple hair.
    • 00:26:18 Harry:“Just the four of you, then? Just the three of you, then? Just the two of you, then?” You can hear the hope die in his voice after each one.
    • 00:29:17 PG:“Sometimes I catch sight of myself in a still pool over the edge of a blade and think ‘What are you like?’”
      He just goes back to stirring his corn.
    • 00:31:16 Harry:“Is there any part of Raidion that has enjoyed this?”
      Ben:“Yeah.”
    • 00:36:42 Doug:“Wait a minute! I have a skill called Spooncarving and I’ve got plus ten on that.”
      shows Harry the skill on his sheet
      Harry:“God, they’re cheating! I didn’t know it was possible.”
    • 00:38:24 Harry:“You know when you’re a kid and you get given Calpol and you’re like ‘Nothing’s better than this’?”
    • 00:45:05 Raidion:(still attempting the serious parent voice, but relenting completely)“You have one more hour.”
    • 00:48:36 Endellion spots someone who will recognize them at the festival and alerts the team.
      Hollie:“I am necking the rest of this wine and it is (serious tone)‘We need to go’”
      Dolly:“So sorry everyone, but as you can see, our spoonshaper is done for the day…”
    • 01:01:23 I marvels at the high chair and tray technology
    • 01:05:39 Endellion just sits there sipping wine, looking like every character from Absolutely Fabulous.
      Hollie:“Sweetie. Darling.”
    • 01:11:35 Raidion attempts to bury the phantom deck of cards he’s been carrying.
    • 01:24:47 With Kelnys guiding them through the woods, the group happen upon a campfire with a group exchanging celebratory remarks about the attack upon Alvelion.
    • 01:26:36 I’s foot finds a stray twig, but doesn’t appear to reveal his presence.
    • 01:27:20 The mysterious figure in a silver mask.
      “Waiting. We wait until we hear otherwise.”
      “I can’t wait. Not knowing that there’s so many of them not knowing that they’re still in there.”
      “We have done our part for now. We wrote the message. That was what was required of us then. What is required of us now is to wait.”
      Curly:“I will bleed that council. Start with Trusk, real slow.”
    • 01:31:12 Dolly rolls a 7 on a stealth check and is revealed
    • 01:34:55 Dolly:“The web is wide.”
      “Good for the web.”
    • 01:45:25 INITIATIVE
    • 01:47:17 Dolly falls unconscious
    • 01:48:01 Alex:“Like Sean Bean.”
    • 01:50:56 Ben:“It’s not intimidation, it’s just a stupid thing that Raidion would say.”
    • 01:57:33 Dolly revived with a healing potion
    • 02:13:16 I’s impressive stealth skill allows him to disappear in a puff of popcorn and a whiff of caramel.
    • 02:17:55 Dolly’s back! And she’s pissed!
    • 02:21:00 Raidion successfully takes out the silver-masked ranger with a chromatic orb.
    • 02:23:31 Kelnys falls unconscious
    • 02:25:04 “Butterkist boi”
    • 02:33:22 “The shadow will flood.”
    • 02:36:20 In a tandem effort with Raidion, I subdues the final enemy.
    • 02:36:51 “The old Christopher Lee stabbed in the back story.”
    • 02:38:20 I:“Who sends you?”
      “Those who send us all.”
    • 02:41:15 A note that reads:
      “Camino,
      Write the message on the mural.
      Return to the forest and wait.
      The water will soon rise”.
    • 02:45:35 Harry describes the city of Baruun like a three-tiered cake with a single great staircase dividing the round walls. There is a painted and carved mural of the Virtuous on the middle tier near the stairs.
    • 02:47:47 Raidion expresses the desire to pose as the three dead spies and use the opportunity to investigate the plot.
      I:“Oh, I likes this.”
      Dolly:“This could be an awful, awful plan. Obviously I’m up for it.”
      So, the five of you, under the canopy of the forest, with the fire still burning, sit. And wait.