The Glass Cannon Podcast - Giantslayer Episode 70 - Gar and Away

Episode Date: September 27, 2016

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This week on the Glass Cannon Podcast, Lork has fallen. He's just thinking, like, I don't think Gorom backed me. I think that he chose the orcs. But the battle for Red Lake Fort rages on. This has to be the worst situation you've ever been in. There's bodies everywhere! And when all hope seems lost... Meanwhile, back at the dam.

Galabras turns to the heavens for salvation. Come on! Get out of here! The adventure continues. I think it's safe to say that this has never been done again. Now. No. Hey, what's up, everybody? Welcome to another week of make-believe pretend time with your old friends Troy, Skid, Matthew, Grant, and me,

Joe O'Brien, bossy rules lawyer, and terrible dice roller. It's good to be back with you guys after a long week of waiting to find out the fate of our heroes. Their fate shall be revealed soon enough. But first, some GCP business. If you are participating in Cannon Fodder Trivia, that's going to end this week. So make sure you get all of your answers in by this Friday, September 30th, if you want to be the winner of that sweet bestiary five pawns box courtesy of our friends

at paizo and this week i would like to give a shout out to someone who i truly believe does not see this coming i don't even know his real name i don't even know it's a him actually now that i think about it i assume it is harv in the paint is the handle of a person that actually also started a subreddit for the GCP independently from the one that I mentioned in my intro in episode 64 Harve had some great comments on there when I came across it including a short but great thread on the funniest moments so far in the show I was just cracking up like remembering these things through the eyes of the fans. It was awesome. Well, after my intro to episode 64 published, he very graciously

posted that he didn't realize there was another subreddit out there and that he'd be migrating over to that one. His final post was, quote, perception check failed. Hey, everyone, before I created this sub, I searched for other GCP subs, but I obviously lorked and failed my perception. Well, anyone who knows that to lork is a verb that means to completely and utterly fail is definitely a true fan of the pod. Thanks for starting the sub, Harv. We hope you continue to write your thoughts on the show. Guys, that's all I got this week. This is a quick one.

Let's get into the show. Let's get back to the action. Remember to leave us a review on iTunes if you haven't already. Like us on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter. And create a viral video with you getting shot out of a catapult in a lorch suit. Just so we can crack that one million fan milestone we've been going for hey guys let's build this community please stay tuned for a message from our legal

team contrary to mr o'brien's recent comments the glass cannon podcast in no way condones or supports any of our fans launching themselves from a catapult we must strictly insist that you do not launch yourself from a catapult, as this could result in dismemberment and or permanent death. That's it for me, guys. Have a fantastic week. I will see you on the other side. Please enjoy Episode 70, Gar and Away. giants? Yep. Well, unless the Elemental can fell the... So, you know, it's really, really tough. I mean, I'm going to do it,

but... Well, have the Elemental go first. I'm going to, but it's not a guarantee it'll hit, and it doesn't do that much damage. Have the Elemental... I was going to say, if you hold, have the Elemental go, you've got to kill that giant, because then you can 5-foot step and heal Lork

without taking an attack of opportunity. Yeah, I mean, that's my plan, but that depends on the elemental hitting the giant and killing it with 1d6 plus 3. Anybody got any ball caps left? I do. Yeah, Skid's got at least one, I think. He burned two.

I have one left. I threw mine in earlier. It worked. We should be recording this. This is all great. We are. Oh, we are? Yeah. Are we live? Oh, God. We should be recording this. This is all great. We are. Oh, we are? Yeah.

Are we live? Oh, God. We're live. We're live? This is actually happening? Yeah. This turned into like an episode of Marc Maron. What is this, Cannon Fata?

Nope. It's episode 70. 70? How the? That was weird. That really sounded canned. We tried to harmonize at the beginning of last episode. That was really good.

You sounded like a couple of kids. 70? Hey, guys. Congrats on your podcast 70 episodes that's a lot that's a platinum anniversary yes

yes is it really 70 no is it 75 do we do do we do champagne at 75 or are we gonna wait till 100

I think we're gonna wait till 100 yeah we'll wait till 100 like you guys need an excuse to drink you watch your mouth

I'll hit you careful he's an angry drunk. Troy, have you found the will to drink again since last week? I'm back. I'm back, baby. Feeling good. Had a couple before you came over. You know, I feel like a broken record.

We say this a lot. But come on. This has to be the worst situation you've ever been in. It absolutely is. Yep. The onion of evil. The onion of evil. Yeah.

I will say, having a week to think about it, it's really hard to imagine Lort coming out of it. Even with your generosity. Right. Without my generosity, he's dead dead. Dead dead. Permanent death. Troy generosity.

This is the thing about GM rules. Yes. I'm choosing to let the victor's belt continue your rage. Make him a victor. Right. Second rate victor. But I have no problem

if Della doesn't survive here just letting you die. Because you did it to yourself. Yeah. That's true. I rolled the die. Just remember, whatever the outcome of this situation is,

if you survive or not, and right now, survival, Matthew, you're good at probability. What would you say the survival rate is right now for everyone? Let me calculate that for a minute. Carry the one slim to none. 3D 100s later.

Leroy Jenkins. It's very, very small. Here's the scene. Baron may live. Right. May, if he runs at top speed after everyone else dies. Well, actually, I have this image of Della going down,

trying to heal Lork, right? Then going down. Then Ingrahild, vroom, going down. And then I imagine them all coming at Baron and him just picking them off

one by one as they try to close the distance. Just like, pow, pow, pow. In the end, he just climbs up a body of orcs. Yeah.

I am Baron Red Lake. This will be my fort. This is my fork now. This is my fork now. No, but I've been also like, besides all that, I've been thinking two things. One, would the better order, if we had known everything we know now,

been for, even without that crazy monster that showed up, for Gell to open the water lock and then the top lock? Because I'm just wondering, when all the water rushes through, how's Gell going to swim out of there? I can fly. He can fly. He's got a couple rounds left to fly. Fly like an eagle.

But yeah, and even then. I would say Gell has bigger problems than getting out of there, but that is a good question. Gell's problems, I would imagine, are getting grappled. Yes. And this is a huge... Some giant creature. Huge creature.

It is a giant gar. And I know what that is. It's kind of got a long bottleneck mouth, but it's a huge creature. It sort of looks like a giant, kind of. Like a giant shark. Yeah, yeah. Kind of. Huge as in game mechanic huge?

Yes, as in game mechanic huge. Great. And it is rushing at Galabras. Meanwhile, back in the courtyard, you have one of the bodyguards dead. Dead dead. One of them below zero. Kargik below zero. They're just living off of ferocity right now. At least in Kargik's case. Actually, Kargik is right at zero. He's disabled.

He only gets one attack with his greatsword that's doing 25 points a hit. The only thing that can really save Della right now is this elemental. That's right. The magic crit air elemental. I could have just chosen the other crit and done double damage and killed it, but that's not... Neither here nor there.

Did you take hindsight as a feat? No, I took neurotic regret. God! no I took neurotic regret this is just a horrible scene and meanwhile Droja is still

standing there with a knife to her neck by one of the orcs yeah that guy's got a lot of self-discipline there through this entire

combat I bet and he's just like I don't know what to do but also if you think about it this entire combat quote unquote it's less than a minute it's seconds

36 seconds this It all happened very, very quickly. Lurk went from brave to on the ground in about 12 seconds. Right. I got this, guys. The bell is ringing. The orcs on the barricade.

Galabros gave this amazing speech. And it shook more than half of them. And now they see the fort falling, but all they got to do is look to the right and see two, three dozen orcs joining them. Are they going to come down and join the fray? Things are not great. And Galabros has a chance to save you all.

But right now, he has to make a decision between... Well, actually, he doesn't have much of a decision. He can lift the latch, and he's going to get attacked. But he swam in there. Or he can attack it.

Galabras can either possibly save your lives, but maybe die in the process. Or try and attack this huge creature. Galabras, the choice is yours. There is only one choice. I will pull the latch and face my fate, whatever it may be.

Galabras pulls the latch. my fate, whatever it may be. Calabrus. Chunk! Pulls the latch. The water starts rushing in. The giant gar attacks Calabrus. That's awesome.

Thank you, Sirenscape underwater sound set. I changed my mind after hearing... There's only one choice. Run! 25 to hit. Oh, dear. That's a hit.

Hits Galabras for 21 points of damage. Attempts to grapple Galabras. 30. Oh, shit. Are we starting the drowning timer again? Remember that fun old gem? He'll die long before he drowns. Galabras is in the jaws of this mighty creature.

But he has possibly saved all of you. If you can survive what's happening in the courtyard. Holy shit. Can we just take a minute to reflect upon what a shitty vacation spot the River Ask is? I mean, honestly. But property values are at an all-time high. Get in while you can. It is round seven, if I kept this correct over the week.

Mind you, Angry Hill's almost dead, too. Della. Della's going to hold and let the air elemental go first. And I give you a, from across the sea, I give you a bottle cap. My last remaining bottle cap. Okay. For this elemental's attack. I'm going to roll twice.

Elemental goes to slam the bodyguard. Please, Air Elemental. Please. 27 to hit. Yeah! Roll twice for damage, too. I just made that up. Did you roll both d20s?

Okay, 27. 27 to hit. Seven points of damage. The bodyguard is dead. Oh my god, that's so huge. Harry Connick Jr. Harry Connick Jr. Harry Connick Jr., yes.

Harry Connick Jr. Send in the memes. Okay, and Della will act. She will take a five-foot step. Long arm? No. I forgot about long arm. Oh, I was considering it when I was invisible.

Della takes a five-foot step and sheathes her scimitar to... Can't do it. As a move action? Part of a move action? Nope. It's a move action. Drop that scimitar, baby. You can't...

Oh, drawing it as part of a move action. You don't need to sheathe your scimitar to deliver a potion. All right, well, then I just still do the potion. I force this down your half-tussed throat, then. Do you five-foot step away from Karguk, or should I take that attack of opportunity? No, I five-foot step away. You know what I'll take?

No, I'm kidding. Five-foot step away from Karguk as a full-round action. I'm going to force it. You're a potion. You're a moderate. You're a moderate. You saving Sirius for somebody else? I don't have a Sirius. Imagine if'm going to force a cure moderate. Cure moderate. You saving Sirius for somebody else? I don't have a Sirius.

Imagine if you're sporting Sirius. Is Karguk still huge still? Karguk is still huge. And large person is like one minute per level. Giant, large. It's plus three for cure moderate? Yes. Eight points.

Eight points. Oh, Lork rises. Is Lork awake? It's been a week. Yes. L points. Eight points. Oh, Lork rises. Is Lork awake? It's been a week. Yes. Lork is awake. Lork is awake. And it's so funny because he'll probably just die anyway.

Well, actually, I'm sorry. He's not within Karguk's range. No, he's not. He is not within Karguk's range. Della says, you might want to stay down. Just play dead. Never. Never. Karguk takes a disabled step towards Della shit

this is such an awful awful all swings wait no no no he is disabled he can't he can the five foot step remember it's a five-foot step. Remember, it's a free action now. The five-foot step is a free action. Oh, okay. 18. Miss. Oh!

How is that possible? Della. 19 aces? That's how it's possible. Let me give you a heads up. I rolled a two on the die. Jesus. I rolled a two on the die. Plus. I rolled a two on the die.

Plus 16 to hit. Let me give you a bottle cap to roll that again. And by the way, the bottle cap was essential because I rolled an 18 and a two. Oh, thank God. Lork, you are awake. Yes. Are you still raging? That last round of rage?

Yes. Yes. So when you fall out of your rage, you'll go back to your last ferocious round. Yes. So what still raging? That last round of rage? Yes. Yes. So when you fall out of your rage, you'll go back to your last ferocious round. Yes. So what do you do? I am going to... Come on, Mork.

I am going to drink a potion of Cure Moderate Wounds. Okay. While I'm on the ground. And I'm still, I think, out of his reach. Oh, wait. Well, he... Did he take... Oh, no, he didn't take one.

I'm at 10 feet away from him So how does that work? Sounds like somebody has to roll a sleight of hand Okay, sleight of hand is really One of his highest skills Yeah, he doesn't even have it There's a lot else going on, so you're gonna get bonuses I don't think you can run sleight of hand untrained

Yeah, you can't technically do that I can do a stealth check Yeah, stealth, let's do a stealth. Trying to sneakily drink this potion. 19. It's got other things going on. All right. It doesn't see you drink the potion.

Huge. Huge. And I will... If I took that attack of opportunity, we would lose listeners. That's true, that's true. I healed 11. I am going to...

God. So basically I want to withdraw. And we've had this issue before. It's like, can you withdraw while you're on the ground? Can you roll or crawl? I think we've said we can't do it. Which is tough. Because basically I want to use my quick runner shirt and try

to get out of there but it just doesn't work so i'm just gonna stay on the ground assuming he still hasn't seen me just like kind of sip it no but the quick runner shirt gives you an extra move action right but i'll provoke standing up is he and then provoke again moving away like is he in range yeah he's just at the edge of the range. Yeah. Can you crawl away? Well, that's what I was just saying. I was like, can I?

If I do, I think it provokes. I'm not familiar with the Pathfinder crawling rules. I mean, it's pretty simple. Basically, if I get up and move away, he'll just hit me and I'll just die permanently. Correct. So I might barely not be permanently dead, but... God, it's so hard. I'm just going to stay on the ground for right now.

Yeah, just wait. Just drink the potion. That's it. And wait, see, I mean, Della might be able to take him out. Maybe. On her turn. Yeah, he's low. Well, he's at zero, so he's got what?

An air elemental there, too. A total negative 20. The air elemental can move as well. Okay. Barry Connick Jr., still unconscious. Yes, stable and unconscious. The remaining bodyguard. Oh, and Lork falls out of his rage.

So he is now fatigued. You are fatigued, and are you above zero? Yes, I'm above zero. I am at seven hit points. Okay. Lork is fatigued and Are you above zero? Yes, I'm above zero I'm at seven hit points Okay, Lork is fatigued That's the least of his problems The bodyguard Which one?

Attack the only Oh, they're both dead Oh, they're both dead Only the one holding Della What's her face? Drogia It's Baron's turn Baron steps within 20 feet of General Karguk.

And he says, Time to die. That's all he says? Yeah. That was it? It's pithy. I like it. They're short. I like it they're short

I like it give them hell Baron 22 against Touch AC fuck yeah man oh my god Baron please I wish I had said up close and deadly

oh god oh you're killing me two wins in a row I thought you were out of grit people were all over you no I have two grip points left 12 points of damage oh man

he's in the negative not gonna cut the mustard but yeah he is in the negative now he man. He's in the negative. Not going to cut the mustard, but yeah, he is in the negative now. He went from disabled to in the negative. Ingrahild. Oh, God, there's just a pile of bodies between her and the general. Can't believe that. Now, if she steps up, she'll provoke from the general.

So she does so. Yeah, she'll provoke from the general. So she does so. Yeah, she has a path. Yep, she's going to step up and provoke from the general. Natty, 15. 31 to hit? He hits. Troy did it in front of us.

Yep, rolled it in front of you. Oh. Two sixes and a five. Oh. Dude, you're gonna kill Ingerhild, too. Ingerhild's 100% unconscious. Oh, God. Well, she has diehard. She has diehard, so she's stabilized.

I just want to make sure she's not perma-dead. No, she's at, like, negative four. Ingerhild unconscious. You should see the... Somebody take a picture of this. There's bodies everywhere! Okay. Meanwhile, bodies everywhere. Okay. Meanwhile, back at the dam.

I don't know what you guys know about giant gars. I know a lot about regular gars. Regular sized gars. Imagine them just a lot more garish. It will attempt to maintain the grapple, and if it does, it will swallow Galabras whole. Natty 19. Dude.

Yeah. Galabras has been eaten it does automatic bludgeoning damage this is the second time you've been swallowed right 15 points of damage oh shit wait wait wait wait

wait there's no you can't get out of that. You have to have a light weapon. Remember, we went through this with... He has a star knife. He has a star knife. Yeah. I'll cut your way out with that.

See you in five years. The other thing is, we don't know where he is. I mean, Droja, I guess, knows where he is. Or she can guess. Yeah. Well, wait, did we see no effect yet of the... I thought it was going to come by. I thought the water was going to come through

and take out the general and the other orcs right by us, but not hit us. Is that happening by any chance? It's going to fill up the moat, but it's only been 12 seconds. Excuse me, it's only been six seconds since he pulled that, so the water is starting. Yeah, you're right, water's not real fast once freed.

It doesn't automatically try to fill spaces that are closed. Yeah, yeah. Almost instantaneously. Six seconds isn't really that long. One, two, three, four, five, six. And let me tell you what the water's doing. Gush! Well, I will say the orcs in the moat are no longer a real threat.

Yes. I roll to see how many of them drown outright. Some may survive, but it has possibly saved your life. At what cost, Matthew, though? At what cost, indeed. At what cost? This is the music Galabras is hearing right now. Underwater, inside its belly.

Much like Jonah in the belly of the Leviathan. It is... My faith is tested. It is Galabras' turn. I'm gonna... I'm gonna pull out my wand of Summon Monster 3. Very good idea. You're teleporting him inside?

Yeah. Oh, that's amazing. That's amazing. That's amazing. Blow him up. Troy's got that look on his face where it's like... One last time, Gary. I need you. I think it's safe to say that this has never been done before.

Troy has that look on his face. He's like, I haven't prepared for this. Galabras while wedged inside the belly of this beast. Yeah, where's your index card for this, Troy? Begin summon on his face. He's like, I haven't prepared for this. Galabras, while wedged inside the belly of this beast. Yeah, where's your index card for this, Troy? Begin summoning, yeah. Give me an hour, and I'll look this up. Round eight. Della, followed by Karkuk.

Actually, my friend, it's the air elementals' turn. It is the air elementals' turn. The air elementals are going to fly into flanking position. Smart. air elemental's turn. It is the air elemental's turn. The air elemental's going to fly into flanking position. Smite. And try to slam Karguk. With a harpsichord. With a harpsichord. Here we go.

19 to hit. He's enlarged. Hit. Yes! Seven points of damage. Kargik falls. Yeah! Get out of here!

Yeah! Harry Connick Jr. Harry Connick Jr. The most powerful air elemental of all time, Harry Connick Jr. Okay. And then it's Del's turn? Yep. Roll a perception check.

15. 15. 15. The orcs on the barricade start flooding into the fort, but only half of them. Oh, shit. Others start running. The ones scared by Galapagos. That is what you see.

Della's turn. Della drops the flaming scimitar and draws her bow with the orc slaying arrow and draws it back at the guy holding Droja. Okay. And she says, let her go. Ooh.

I like it. Troy doesn't know what to do. I literally don't know what to do. It's just, it looks around. Everyone's dead, but he sees there's people coming. As far as he knows, but he sees there's people coming. As far as he knows, the rest of the camp is coming. And Del says, they might kill us in the end, but you won't be among them.

Oh! Snap! Take your best shot! Oh, shit! There's an invitation. Delicat's true strike on herself. Oh! He's holding it. He's holding it.

He's holding it. Holding, holding, holding, holding, holding. Karguk, done. Lork. Not threatened by anybody. Any more potions there, buddy? Yeah, Lork is going to do his last potion of cure moderate wounds. Last?

He feels so fucking pathetic. He's just going to drink a potion of cure moderate wounds. Eight points of healing. God damn, man. So shitty. BCJ, still in conch. Bodyguards, dead. Baron.

I kind of want to let Della resolve the pickle she's gotten herself into with Droja herself. I kind of want to let Della resolve the pickle she's gotten herself into with Droja herself. Have I seen Lork taking potions and that he's okay? Yeah, you're standing right over him.

I just wanted to confirm. Oh, I'm sorry, and I'll stand up. I forgot I was down. I'll stand up. Look at this mess of a map. Piles. I see Lork stand up, and I say, good to have you back in the fight, brother. Good to be back. You're very calm about all this.

Amlo is still down. Yeah, Amlo is down. Ingra Hill is down. Amlo received healing, though, from Galabra. Yeah, he got at least stabilized by my channel. All the other orcs are too far away. I'm going to... Can I do a perception check to see if Ingra Hill is holding a potion of cure any type of wound?

Because I don't have any. I'd say there's a potion of cure light. There's a potion of cure light on my belt if you want to take it off my belt. No, that's too much. But let's say it's on her. I'm fine have any. I'd say there's a potion of Cure Light. There's a potion of Cure Light on my belt if you want to take it off my belt. No, that's too much. But let's say it's on her. I'm fine with that. And I'm ready to go. So I roll.

Could very easily be two hit points if I rolled it. One D8 plus one? Yep. Nothing but twos out of this D8 lately. Three points. She's still unconscious. But again, she's stabilized. She's not dying, but she's stabilized she's she's

not dying but she's not helping yeah i was just trying to hit her up appreciate that burn and it was ingrahild's turn and now galapagos and the giant gar in the belly of this great fish appears a celestial wolverine West your Wolverine. Come on. Of somewhat familiar visit. Get out of here! You summoned Benverine? Yes, Benverine is with me here in the belly of the Leviathan.

He strikes. Jazz pause. Lurk could die happy right now. Natty, 18. 18, that's a 22 to hit. It rips at it. Okay, and six points of damage. Second claw attack.

Natural 20! Natural 20! Ben Vereen! Let me undie! No, not confirmed, but that's max damage. So that's eight damage. so that's eight damage. Oh, Benvry. So he's done 14 total damage to the skin of the belly.

And he's going to bite 16 to hit. 16 hits? Yes. Oh, the belly. Yeah, so he's just biting the inside. Yeah, you certainly have to be able to. Four points of damage. Four points of damage. Four points of damage.

All right, so that was six. I totally lost count because I was just so excited. It was 14. Oh, but this is all against the skin. Yeah, yeah. Ben Vereen, the ghost of Ben Vereen, rips apart the skin. Yeah, rips the hole. There's an opening there.

Yeah. Dude, this is amazing. I use, I think I have two rounds of flight left. I use one to fly out into the river and make my escape. Galavris flies out. Oh my god. How can you not play Pathfinder every single day? That's amazing. Like, come on. That really is amazing.

Amazing. I just realized it's also incredibly important because if you had died, we would have lost the armor of a scruff and the hammer of a scruff. And the gem, too. Right. As you fly out, you feel a burst

of cold air hit you. Roll a reflex and... a burst of cold air hit you. Huh. Roll a reflex save. Nice. 23. Oh no, sorry. 19.

19. You take 15 points of damage. Of just what? Cold damage? This is what Galabras feels. What the fuck? Is that the end of his turn? Yeah, I'm at minus 8. Galabras falls.

Was this still in the water? As you came out, some strange, readied action hit you with a burst of cold air. So I fall back into the river. Galabras begins to fall back in. I wish you guys could see everyone's faces. I mean, my face is the face of negative eight hit points means he's unconscious, which means one round in the water and he's permanently

dead. He could have flown over the land. I mean, it's up to... Oh, so he will permanently die next round? Yeah, if he's in the water. You said he's falling slowly. He might not be in the water yet, but I'm just saying. So I'm thinking he burst out of the water at a 45 degree angle, basically.

So as he got out, he was above ground. The water's edge is here, and he's like here. Roll a d6. Shades of Gormley. Three for six, he falls in the water, and will need to be saved by the end of this turn. Wait, three for six? Three for six or four for six?

Four through six lands in the water. One. One. You land on the land. Okay. Right on the other side of the dam. All right, so I get an extra round to One. One. You land on the land. Okay. Right on the other side of the dam. Alright, so I get an extra round to live. Jeez. Which none of us know. Galabras is

bleeding out, and no one knows. Della. What a fucking hero. Della is she has the arc slaying arrow pointed at this guy's face. She says, I've killed many before. I'll probably kill many more I have no problem killing once more

you hear Tim Roth's voice in your head speaking about evil speaking about the sickness and him not wanting you to have it and there you are with an orc slaying arrow an arrow meant to kill drawn on this orc

glowing with true strike. Roll to hit. Natural 19. So that's a what, 39 to hit? Plus your bonus. What bonus? Your attack bonus. Plus 20 on top of your attack

bonus. So 40 something? And minus 4 with a... You basically put it right between the eyes. So 40-something. And minus four with a... And minus four. Yeah. You basically put it right between the eyes. It's 100% dead. I'm not even rolling the fortitude save. Yeah. So it's just like... That arrow is so powerful.

Boom! The head snaps back. Droja, for her part, grabs the blade that he was using to hold her, the dagger, and goes over to Karguk and just starts stabbing him violently in the neck.

You're only grinding metal. He's down, Ripley. Troy doesn't get that. Della turns to the other and says, Where's Gilabras? We must flee. He left us. Do you hear the water?

He wouldn't leave us. He must have unleashed the dam. We must flee. He left us. Do you hear the water? He wouldn't leave us. He must have unleashed the dam. What? We must flee. To the bell tower? Jeepers. Yeah, I mean, your options right now are to go back into the keep and out through the latrine,

but that's going to take you back to the moat. I say we get high ground in the bell tower. Where did he go? He opened the dam. Which way is it? The dam, it's over to the southwest. Excuse me, the southeast. It's far from here.

Go through the middle building. See what's in there on the way. Hark. That is my dying wish that you discover what was in the middle building. on the way. Hark! Hark. That is my dying wish that you discover what was in the middle building. Alright, Lurk is going to try to move with all haste to the

dam entrance. I mean, obviously not into the moat, but from above, do we know a route there? Barry Connick Jr. is still unconscious. Umlo is still unconscious. Umlo is still unconscious, and Ingerhild is still unconscious. Oh, right. We don't have any reason to think he'd be dying either but there's nothing we can do

I'm out of potions I have potions I can rouse them I'm pretty down maybe you can rouse them just leave Ingerhild and Umlo to die and we have four no they're not going to die no but we have to get out of here

before these guys in the ramparts get down here. They could coup de gras them if we ran away. It's true. But if we just stand here... No, so she's telling us to get out of there. Is that because the area we're currently standing in will also be flooded? She's just...

Wait, Droja can heal. Droja can heal, can't she? Yeah, Droja can heal. But she... Yeah, she stabbed away at Karkar. But she can heal Droja can heal, can't she? Yeah, Droja can heal But she Yeah, she stabbed away at Karkar But she can heal, she can heal next round Alright, so She can do Cure Sirius

So She's like, just give me six seconds And I can heal Alright, so I think we should let Droja heal One of them, I'll do the potion on the other And then we should run towards the dam I mean, that's all we know is Glabras is there If it's more than

80 feet away, I won't be able to get there. I can't even begin to imagine, like, Lork's mindset right now. Or what he would do or what would happen. It's such an absurd situation. There's absolutely no way for us to know

where Glabras is or what to do for Glabras. Well, she told us he was by the dam. Right, so we could go to the dam, so whatever. How many rounds does that take if we're going to wait for healing, if we're going to wait for the orcs to come down? Well, we know basically how far it is based on the map we've had from Calrian since the beginning. She told us he's at the dam?

She did. She said, I hear water rushing. He must have went to the dam. He probably flew. He could fly with all speed. But shouldn't he be back by now? If that's where he went, who knows? But the moat must be filling up.

But we're safe here, aren't we? For now, depending on how many of those orcs survive, if any. Not to mention the ones on the battle side. Alright, then I'm down for moving towards the dam entrance along with Lork. Della will come. I can get there the fastest. I can cast Expeditious Retreat

and just move faster, but that's not going to get me there in a round. If there's anyone there to fight, you're not in great shape. Amlo, Ingriheld, B Connick Jr., all unconscious. I'm assuming you don't want to rise Kargik in the bodyguards. Stop it. Surprise, Tela has an area.

He has to search the bodies. I say to Troja. I was Gormley. Can you heal Amlo? Can you bring him up? Yes, I just need a moment. Next round. For what?

Next round. All right, so wait six seconds. All right. yes I just need a moment next round for what? so we wait six seconds so can she try to bring up and you try to bring up so you're all waiting there's nothing you guys can do this round I have a potion but I took my action so someone else can take my potion so Baron who are you going to wake up

I'm going to wake up Ingerhild since she's been with us so long. What strength? It's Cure Light. So 1d8 plus 1. Don't roll a 2. Don't roll a 7! 8! Ingerhild is awake. Nice.

She wakes up, stands up, and begins rushing towards Amla. But she has no more potions. And the rest of you are waiting. So in the courtyard, you guys are waiting one round for Droja to help Barry Connick Jr. and Amla.

We're basically... And then you want to grab shit and get the hell out of there to go see Galabras. Yeah, go to the dam. If he hasn't come back, then Lork is going to go to the dam. Meanwhile, at the dam. If he hasn't come back, then Lork is going to go to the dam. Meanwhile, at the dam. Galabras.

One round away from death. He was, no, he was a negative eight. So two rounds. Oh, because he didn't land in the water. Oh, his con is ten. His con is ten. So two rounds. Sandaled feet walk towards the unconscious body of Galabras.

What? A hand reaches out, touches Galabras, and stabilizes him. That was the ready to action. It's fucking Brander, dude! What? Oh my god. He knew where he was. Galabras is unconscious, but we'll say the last thing his eyes saw

as they were adjusting to full unconsciousness is the face of Brander. Oh, shit. Laying hands upon him. Well, dear boy, I told you we would meet again. Seems as if you've come fully into your powers and become quite the hero in the process. This is twice now that I've saved your life.

And what gratitude have you shown me? None. None. Well, dear boy, the prophecies have rung true, and you have become great. Unfortunately for you, your story now comes to a close. And he lays his hands on Galabras' head. Goes back to the inner belly. God damn it. I can't do all the sound design that fast.

He cast Stabilize. That was his standard action. Played it by the book. Yeah, played it by the book. Della. Actually, he did Ready and Action. Okay. Shot cold. He's playing it by the book.

Della will cast X. That was a zero level spell. It's playing it by the book. Della will cast... That was a zero level spell. Save the last. Save the last. Della will cast Expeditious Retreat on herself, which gives her an extra 30 feet of movement speed. Extra 30 feet of movement. She'll grab Karguk's magic weapon,

whatever it was, and run for the dam. Just grabs Karguk's longsword. Greatsword. Greatsword, excuse me. And begins running. And make it to... Which way are you going?

Which way did we say we're going? To the dam. To the dam. To the dam! This is a sandbox, baby! South. You go middle buildings, you go and climb in the wall. There's doors right here, which would be the fastest way to get there, I think.

You can go... By the kennels, but the kennels, we haven't seen what's inside of them. Either way, we're going to get... Dire wolves. Right. Oh, yeah, we do know. But what if... John, John, John, John!

Do you like it when I'm close to you on the mic? I mean, you've been drinking, so... Troy, you smell like fireball. It's just cinnamon gum. She'll run for the... She'll run for the door. She's not going to do the middle of the door. Sorry. So she runs for...

Oh, come on. To go to the guard tower? I like how she said, run to the door. Which door? There's 20 doors! The one that Grant was discussing. It's like a wall. Ah, so the porticulus that is down.

Oh, it's porticulus. On the other side of that is where the direwolves are. You have to go through the middle building. I have to go through the middle building. I have my scimitar too. I dropped it before. Oh my god. I picked it back up after I killed the orc. Troy, can you just promise me that you're not killing Galabras

because you're on fireball? I didn't drink fireball. I'm calling. I'm arresting you for a D&D UI. He was drinking Midori Sours. Della grabs her scimitar, grabs the greatsword, runs for the door in the middle of the building,

kicks down the door. So 17 move actions? However many. So that took 24 seconds. Whatever. She already had the scimitar. You get to the door after grabbing all these weapons. I don't know. And move in. After I shot the door. You see a midden.

You know what a midden is? Nope. That's a trash heap. Yeah, it's like a garbage dump. And you would think most likely it's for the mess hall, which is probably connected to the midden. Okay. There's cracked bones everywhere,

discarded animal hides, rotten meat, and just other shit filling the whole area. It stinks. There is a staircase leading up, which you would know leads to where the hill giant was that was throwing boulders at you. Ah. And there are also a door

of... Actually, there's double doors at the end of the room. There's double doors on her right also. Yep. Double doors ahead? There's double doors on her right also. Yep. Double doors ahead of you, double doors on your right, and a single door on your left which just leads to a tiny little room. But she...

Well, if she had the map, she wouldn't have... So the double doors straight ahead are going to give you one more room to get into the next area. Surely my move action is over by now. Whatever. We're all following. Are you doing this in initiative? Yeah, I mean, your move action is over by now. So I'm just trying to get Are you doing this in initiative? Yeah, I mean, your move action is over by now. Yeah, so I'm just trying to get through this. So tell us.

I mean, I would head for the straightest path to the dam. And that is it. And we're all following. Lork, so you're just following. And I think Lork might be falling behind. I'm thinking, like, all of these things that we, you know, all of what we gave to Lork to bring him back. I think that maybe he has another situation where he's been injured pretty bad. So I think that his knee is like really, really messed up.

And he's like limping along trying to keep up. But he's falling behind. He's doing the best he can. He's doing the best he can, but he's just not, he's not at 100% by any means. Droja wakes up Umlo. Umlo comes to and stands up. Are you just carrying Barry Connick Jr.? No, well. You can. Yeah, yeah, I'll carry Barry Connick Jr.? Uh, no, well... You can.

Yeah, yeah, I'll carry Barry Connick Jr. Still a baby bear for now. It's growing every day, though. Yeah. I don't know if I've mentioned that. Alright, so you're all just like... Um... Meanwhile, back at the dam,

Brander, played by Damien Lewis, lays his hands upon Galabras. I can't believe I'm doing this. Galabras, skid. Roll a will save. 14. That was the DC of the will save.

Oh, 24. I just saw the four and I was like, it was 14? There are two things I want from you, dear boy. All these powers you have, you think they come from the goddess. Oh, no, no, no. They come from a much deeper place. Two things I want from you. And the first I will take right now.

And he pushes his thumbs into your temples. And just, like, head goes back up, and he just starts like shaking. And that was not a little girl laughing. That was from the sirens game. We don't keep little girls chained up. We record it all. It's not something we do.

Galabras's intelligence and charisma are permanently one. Oh, my God. Lateral vegetable? Oh. Meanwhile, back at the midden. Oh, jeez. Come on, man. Oh, my God.

How can you do that by the book? We're still in combat action. Della keeps running. Della keeps running. You guys make it into the next room. There is a giant horse carcass on the table with a giant's hand sticking out of the middle of it like a weird, disgusting feast.

And the hand is twitching. No way. What? Reginald! What is going on in this place? You keep moving through? Just keep moving. You guys keep moving. You keep moving. Keep moving. Keep moving.

You finally make it to the dam. You see Calabris' body lying on the ground to the left of the dam. Do we see that? Fuck, Damien Lewis! You see a thin man dressed all in black.

Sixty, seventy feet in the air above him. Oh my god. Sorry, friends. You're a little too late. But I'll be enjoying this in the meantime. For this is Agrimosh,

the Hammer of Unmaking. And I shall strike it on the forge of Mindahol. And all of Galarian will be mine. And he flies off with the hammer. Can Lor' get a shot?

Sure. Here he comes, Dantral 20! Seven. Cast Overland Flight on himself. And he is gone. Della rushes to Galabras. Yeah, I run down too. Yeah, we run down to Galabras.

And Galabras is just laying there. Eyes glazed over. Galabras! Lork falls down. Nexum does a heal check. 14. I'll do does a heel check. 14. I'll do a heel check too. 28.

He is alive. He is breathing. You see a bite mark taking out of him. You see a wolverine in the river nearby. Torn to shreds. But you don't know what's going on. It doesn't make sense. His eyes are open. He's looking right at you, but there's nobody home.

Lork is slapping him on the face. Nothing. Droja says, stand back, stand back! Lork stands up. Oh no. Oh no, I feel... What is wrong? She gets down on her knees next to Galabras and she's like, he knows who you are, but I fear that this is a fate worse than death. Come, grab him. We must make haste. Oh, God. Haste is made.

I don't know if anybody else can take him. We have the belt of heavy load. I can put that on and help you. No, it doesn't work with characters. Never mind. It only works with equipment and stuff. I'm low. Can help.

Yeah, I'm low and Ingra Hild can both help. I'm low and Ingra Hild. Grab his body. The lapis. Where are you going? Jesus. Back to theild. Grab his body. The labras. Where are you going? Jesus. Back to the boat. To the boat. Let's go.

And you hear, you see bodies of orcs, bloated orcs, coming over where the dam used to be. Oh my god. Washing up on shore and you see this giant fish come out of the water. Like eating at the orcs. Does he still have the armor on? Yes, he still has the armor on. Okay. So he's heavy, but they've got him. They've got him. And they say, we've got to run for apart. Does he still have the armor on? Yes, he still has the armor on. Okay. So he's heavy,

but they've got him. They've got him, and they say, we've got to run for it. They may not have all drowned, Troja says. All right. Let's do it.

Run. Let's move into the woods. Yeah, but I mean, yeah, but Lork is slow. He's definitely slow. He's slow. Lork has fallen behind. Instead of ranging ahead,

like when you first came to Red Lake Fort, you're ranging behind. He's like, keep going. I'll catch up. Don't wait for me. Eventually, I mean, hours later, you make it back to the shore, and you see Rag's boat, docked, like hidden in some reeds nearby. He sees you.

He jumps out into the water, rushes to the shore, helps, grabs Galabras, grabs the rest of the fallen. Somebody's got Barry Connick Jr., I'm assuming. Yeah, I do, yeah. You have Barry Connick Jr.

I'll bring him on board, and, I mean, there's no longer even any threat. If any orcs survived, it was half a dozen or a dozen or so, and they were waterlogged and probably trying to administer to each other, whereas the rest of them may have just ran off into the woods.

So you're no longer under any threat, and you're back on the chelish devil. Oh my god. Jesus. Howrex immediately administers to Berryconic Jr. as best she can.

You know, she heals him up. Barry Connick's awake, you know. And Rad takes off. Back down the Esk. And you're back on the keelboat. Is there any time for any alone time or anything like that? Is time passing?

Yeah. It's going to take you 14, or how long was it? It should be shorter back because you don't need draft forces pulling you up the river. You're going downstream. You're probably going to want to stop and see Kaurian. Well, I just imagine the scene where Lork...

I think Lork might feel... I just imagine the scene of Lork... Yeah. Yeah. Of Lork sitting in a cabin within the hull of the ship with Galabras alone. And his body's just laying there, you know. And his eyes are open.

You have to force feed him. You can't intravenously feed him. Fuck. So his eyes are open and Lork is just kind of sitting next to him and he's looking down at the sword. He's just holding the sword and he's looking at the symbol of Gorom and looking at Galabras and looking at the symbol of Gorom and looking at Galabras and looking at the symbol of Gorom and he's just thinking like, I don't think Gorom backed me. I think that he chose the orcs. I think that

when I showed Karguk the weapon, he said, I know orc-forged steel when I see it. It was an orc weapon that he was using, and he may be a half-orc, but he clearly wasn't sharp enough to wield it. And the combination with the curse, now it has passed to Galabras in his mind. And there is nothing that he can do about it, because even the gods are not on his side. They can't overpower this curse.

He thought maybe they could, but... He thinks he maybe picked the wrong god. Maybe. I mean, it's a tough struggle. It's sort of like, did God, did, did God fail you or is there no God or was it your own weakness and you need to have stronger faith? You know what I mean? Like that's kind of the struggle, but he's looking at Calabras and looking at the sword and just, you know, he doesn't know. He just doesn't know. Yeah. You imagine you, you get back on the boat and there's just, this pandemonium, there's exhaustion as well.

This time passes and you're keeping vigil. And this is all going through your head. Baron, you get on board and, you know, after you catch your bearings and, like, heal up to full hit points, knowing Baron. I was at full hit points before that paddle ended, by the way. That's right. No one ever attacked me.

You see the carving that you made on the net and fishing system. Yeah. And you see Gormley, the carving of Gormley. You see all your old friends, Ben Vereen and everything. And you see Galabras just cutting potatoes. And you wonder, like, maybe you'll change, keep working on this on the way back to keep your mind right. What else is going on through Baron's head?

Baron is thinking that the mission we were sent on by the city council was to keep True Now safe. And after learning what we did about Gransildek and everything else and Stormtyrant? Stormtyrantrant volstice who is going to plan to he has her note mentioned armies they want to take over the little folk he knows that the mission technically isn't done that we may have achieved one goal so he's even wondering, I want to return Galabras maybe to people that might know more at the temple in True Now. But at the same time, I almost want to just like meet up with Kaurian, see if she has any Knights of Ozum aid she could give us, and then try to follow the trail where it went dead.

Just throw him overboard. No, you awful bastard. I don't know why you would awful bastard that's weird that's cruel but yeah yeah i mean if that makes sense for baron like the mission the mission is far from over mission one is done i also think about how droja's visions that she showed us in the tent um one of one of them kind of came true. We saw Galabras' former master show up again and I'm wondering what will come of my own

and everyone else's that was seen in there. Deli, you're back on board. Maybe everything isn't so exciting and new anymore. No, I think this is everything that she thought she had left behind. All of the death and destruction. I think when Mork is not with Galabras, she's with him too. Trying to rouse him, trying to get him to speak. Constantly.

And I think she's decided, over the course of this journey, she's deciding that she's going to kill Brander. That's what she's used to. Perhaps the sickness has taken hold. You're sitting vigil there, and Rag comes in in the middle of the night.

He pointed to Joe middle of the night. He pointed to Joe, by the way. Yes, I'm sorry. Lork. Great for radio. Lork is sitting vigil. He comes by you. I'm so sorry you've faced so much loss on your journey.

I hope the... I'm glad to see the belt kept you alive. Aye, it did, but I'm afraid I didn't do it justice. I'm not much of a gladiator. I'm not much of anything. Part of a gladiator's job is staying alive. Perhaps it's his most important job. So for that, you succeeded. Why? But at what cost?

At that I did. But I'd gladly trade my life for his. He looks at Calabras. I hope you don't take this the wrong way, but... I believe this young man was too good for you. And what I mean by that is the world is a

terrible, evil place. And of what you said about the coming doom is true. It's only gonna get worse. Men like him, men that are pure of heart and good, they can't survive in this world.

At a certain point, you've got to get in touch with the evil within and find a way to control it. Well, if it wasn't for his goodness, I'd have died long ago. He saved my life many times. And I couldn't save his. Not once. But...

I suppose that if your goal is staying alive, well, I've done that. But it's not much of a life, I'll tell you that. And he's sort of like opening up a little bit to him because he knows that he feels the same way. Yeah. He knows that

Ragnarok's had a rough life. There's a reason he retired to boat captain. Right. Because at least out there, the worst he's going to face is a river drake. Mm-hmm. You know? They say I've...

Well, Droja's on board, right? Uh-huh. She tells me that I'm cursed. That I... That everyone around me is destined to die because they know me. And I... I've tried to protect many people, but they've fallen, and... He is just the latest, and he really shouldn't have gone. I worry, to be honest with you,

that it might be you next, or one of your crew. I don't know that I should stay here. I just don't know. I didn't believe in curses before, but... That... That Brander... He'll make you believe in the worst evils there are. He puts his hand on your shoulder sort of nods and says

if the river keeps moving this way I'll get you back to Tornau soon enough and he leaves and you know the days pass and eventually Galabras is still in the vegetative state And you know, the days pass, and eventually, Galabras is still in the vegetative state. Eventually you get back to the way station.

And you want to stop and see Kaurian. Galabras was totally into Kaurian. Would have been such a nice homecoming, meet up. And I just see this sort of playing out without role-playing it's like you're just looking at the scene of Caloria just you know she's a knight she's not gonna start weeping but his sadness in her eyes maybe in a way she

thought he could be a knight of Osa we also know things about her great great-great-grandfather right so you tell her this whole story and and she's so gracious, but at the same time, you know, it's one of those things like, oh, thank you so much. I feel so much better. And Lark also, without role-playing,

Lark also explains to her how pivotal Calabras was in connecting with Fabian, in drawing out exactly what was going on, in ending the spiritual haunt of that fort. You know what I mean? We talk about finding her great uncle, his body, all that stuff. And that Galabras was

absolutely pivotal to the entire thing. And she says some of the fact like, if he ever is cured of this, send him to me. We could use a man like him in the Knights of Ozem.

Though we worship Yomadai, we are friends to Desna. And I had a great sense about him. Thank you for all that you've done. Giving me the signet ring, you know, that you found on the... Yeah, her great uncle. ...great uncle.

And telling her the story and putting her ancestor to rest. Give her back the map she always carries with her thank you I'll need this for the next group of travesties it's like a

World of Warcraft quest it just keeps on repeating eventually you turn to go down the kestrel she's like well I need to go back and get fucked up by those orcs again

for the next band of adventurers for the next giant fire players yeah oh and she also makes it clear like now that we know that there has been like a substantial threat taken away from that fort for the next band of adventurers that comes through. Oh, and she also makes it clear, like, now that we know that there has been a substantial threat taken away from that fort,

we're going to send a battalion to Red Lake Fort and try and take it back. I'd hoped that. How long is that going to hold? Armies of giants. I tell her to build giant-sized embattlements. Very smart.

And keep the moat flooded. Yeah. Oh, there's also a monster in there that will eat you if you jump in the water. It's growing out of a horse. Yeah, be careful of that twitchy hand in the horse carcass.

Also, if you could search the bodies and just send anything our way. And there's portcullis traps literally everywhere in sight. Don't go walking around without a perception check. Hold on, hold on. I'm writing this down.

Portcullis traps, a hand and a horse. Bring a mason to fix the insides hold on, hold on. I'm writing this down. Periculus traps a hand and a horse. Bring a mason to fix the insides where the giants were. They knocked all the walls down. Sorry, you're going too fast. There's also a bunch

of secret ways into the fort you're probably going to want to seal those up. There's a cauldron you might want to get rid of. It's been a lot of blood magic going on.

Can you just give me a map? It's a unique fixer-upper opportunity. It's a fixer-upper. So that all happens and you eventually turn to go back around down the Kestrel. And Droja, throughout all

of this, has been trying to, like, see Galabras. But I'm assuming Lork is sort of reticent to allow her full access. But in the time that you do allow her to come, she's pouring over him and trying to figure this out. And as the days...

You know what? I'm sorry to cut you off, but I think that I'm really kind of... I think Lurk would really have a hard time just not straight up killing her. Why? Why? Why?

Because she allowed Brander to find him. She's directly responsible for this. And for losing the hammer. Now, he holds, Lorik holds himself obviously culpable for everything he's culpable of, and kind of is starting to believe the curse a little bit. But the only thing that's holding him back

from literally murdering her is that he doesn't believe it was intentional that she revealed it. But her vision is what connected Brander to Galabras. She's aware of that. She's really touchy with her.

She's tentative about coming to see him, but she's also like she wants to help. She wants to show that she dreamed of you as being the architects of her freedom, like she said, and you eventually came and saved her. It was also everyone's choice to have their future seen by her. Right. It was actually Galabras who

put his hand on Lork's shoulder and said, nodded. I mean, I foresee, like, Galabras has a house in Trunel. I mean, we freed her. I think she owes Galabras stewardship. Like, she should be there, become his caretaker until, youaker until we can restore his

mind. I think that's a great idea. And if you bring that up to her, she pledges to stand by his side. And if you slowly allow her more time with him, she basically says, you know, this brander, this

magic that he used, it can be cured, but you need a magician of much higher level. You need someone, you need an arcane or a divine spellcaster of much greater powers than I to release him from this I tell her of Silvermane I describe him to you and that he was an architect of the Vault of Thorns he was involved in protecting the lands we

just re-scoured of orcs and perhaps the Silvermane and if you'd go on to tell him a little bit more she's like my fear is if he we just re-scoured of orcs and... Perhaps the Sildur Mane. And if you'd go on to tell him a little bit more, she's like, my fear is if he retired, as it were, into this council in this ivory tower back in Trinow, he may not be of the power either,

but it is worth a shot. You need to, for the rest of your time, try and find someone of high enough power to bring him back. But, if the magic, if the aura that I'm feeling off this body is correct,

you may never find someone with that power. But I promise to stand by his side until then. Della draws her scimitar and says, I pledge my life to finding the man that can

bring our friend back and to killing this fellow who took him away from us. Lork, in his times alone with him, with Calabrus, when he's having difficulty reconciling what happened with his faith and all that stuff with the battle with the general, it's just playing over and over again in his head. He runs up and he misses.

He runs up and he misses, like over and over and over. And it's just like where where was god then what where was gorham then and uh and so while he's thinking about that if galabras sits up if galabras seems to be like aware for any period of time he is privately and talking to galabras and telling him that he is going to hunt down Brander, that he is going to find Brander, that he is, you know, like he's, and he believes he hears it, you know? Yeah.

He believes he hears it, and he's like, we are going to bring you back. From time to time, you can see just a little tear sort of trickle from Calabrus' eyes as he stares off into space. I ask, or I, think it out this way. He said right in front of us in his weird supervillain way that he was going to Minderhall, so I know we need to get there eventually.

Minderhall's Forge. Minderhall's Forge. But I asked Droja, the way he peered into your magics to where he found us, are you capable of any form of scrying upon him so that we could hunt him down? It is possible. But if even trying to read your young friends in the mist and was blocked by this man and it wasn't until we used the power of the hammer

to see through his magic, I would need something as powerful as that hammer again and I do not sense that in any of your possessions and so you eventually make it back down the Kestrel just think about

all the things you went through the siege on Tranao is insane forever ago you know coming up the river all those fights and the sabotage and Melira and then you go through the Vault of Thorns you think this is the place we're gonna find some good stuff in the Vault of Thorns to help us against the giants

Benverine dies Gormley dies you wig a double cross you finally make it out of there you make it to Red Lake Fort and Galabras is like on the edge of death

time and time again but is somehow saved by Desna's grace from that first time we went in with the the patrol the hill giant he was dazed

and it didn't hit his AC one hit perma-death I mean that's happened so many times it's happened to a lot of you but it just felt like something was happening the patrol the hill giant he was dazed yeah and it didn't hit his AC one hit permadeath I mean that's happened so many times this happened to a lot of you but it just felt like something was happening

with Galabras he was marked for death and saved by Desna and then this Brander comes saves him but takes everything

from him with a spell that Droja at least believes is worse than death. Can be broken, sure, maybe. But you are nowhere near being able to do it. And eventually you

start walking back towards Trinale. Takes a couple days. You're unmolested. No random encounters. You know what else is crazy? Sorry. It's that we don't really have... Galabras has been our... Moral compass?

Moral compass. For lack of a non-metagaming term, like wisdom leader. You know what I mean? Like Lork is not very intelligent. He is a little bit wiser.'s older he's experienced but more so in tactical war situations and uh battle and different kind of wisdom exactly world della is a dancer and a fighter baron is a marksman and a brewer but we're just not really equipped we don't have his knowledge we don't have his knowledge. You know what I mean? We're just not equipped. And Droja is such a weirdo.

And we have allies now in Umlo and Ingrihild, but it's just not the same as Galabras. That's a huge missing piece in terms of leadership within the group. And in a world that always has campaigns that rely on so much ancient evil and stuff rising up and ancient magics of different varieties, just from a technical standpoint, not having someone to help figure it out is awful.

You've lost your holy guys. You've lost your holy man. Right. I'm thinking more and more that Della is going to disavow her father's atheist ways, which we can talk about another time, and embrace Desna. Bold choice.

Bold choice. There's more to that. In a world where gods demonstrably exist, if I may call back. Well, we know that... See, that's why we need Galabras. Online. Lines like that. Della's father was a clericic but then was he still a cleric

ah what's going on I mean you've seen visions and you've had flashbacks and all this other stuff Della is on Reggie at a slow trot bringing her back to Trinnell you have a horse now

Barry Connick Jr. has almost doubled in size in this trip back. Jesus. I mean, he's getting big fast. I mean, potatoes for days. He's getting bigger. He's getting bigger, and he's getting stronger.

And you see, even in the midst of all this, Lork has taken the time to try to train Barry, because he knows. I mean, honestly, Barry is the only thing that is keeping him attached right now to his faith. You know, like he came to him in a magical place through

Gorham and he seems to be getting stronger. He didn't die. He's affectionate to him, to Lork. You know what I mean? Like he's following him and I don't know. Like, otherwise Lork I think could just give mean? Like, he's following him, and I don't know. Like, otherwise, Lork, I think,

could just give it up. He could just be like, this sort of bullshit. But this animal, this wild animal is following him as a companion that has to be divine,

you know? Eventually, you're... You make it maybe a mile away from True Now. And in the distance, you can hear, like, dunk, dunk, dunk, dunk, hammers hitting nails. make it maybe a mile away from True Now. And in the distance, you can hear like, dunk, dunk, dunk, dunk, hammers hitting nails

as they're rebuilding still from the siege on True Now. And you think that even though True Now survived and you stopped the threat of Red Lake Fort, how many people died in just the siege of True Now? How many people from your own party died? It's a microcosm of the macrocosm of how many people died in just the siege of Trunau? How many people from your own party died? It's a microcosm of the macrocosm of how many people died in the siege on Trunau. And now you have this storm tyrant,

Volstis, amassing an army of giants deep within a hidden valley in the Mindspin Mountains, dedicated to a defunct god, Minderhall. You have directions to a treasure-filled tomb, question mark, of a famed giant killer that is most likely on the way to this hidden valley that you have a map of.

And you hear those hammers in the distance as the town is being rebuilt. You think of Galabras saying in the ivory hall, This is the only home I've ever known. But then Gormley's words echo through your minds, Because I'm sure she said them to you, and not just to Kesson Plum, that this town will never stand. And you wonder if it's true. End of book two.

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