Daniel [GM] (00:30): Welcome to Explorers Wanted. We are a weekly Numenera Actual Play podcast, except this week, when we are still a We Are All Mad Here podcast. I will be your humble GM, Daniel Andrlik. With me today is Stace Babcock. Stace [Ser Percy] (00:46): Marietta's my friend and I love her dearly, and I just want to say that. Marietta [Agrippina] (00:51): Wow, I'm so touched. This has been such a rollercoaster. Daniel [GM] (00:59): Marietta Jones. Marietta [Agrippina] (01:01): We are all mad here. Daniel [GM] (01:03): Sampson Davis. Sampson [Whitbourne] (01:05): At the time we're recording, we are at the back end of the longest election day ever. So, we are all mad here. Daniel [GM] (01:11): Yeah. And Alex Finn. Alex [Ivy] (01:13): So right now in my brain, something just keeps screaming in like a song monkey. Sampson [Whitbourne] (01:20): Monkey. Alex [Ivy] (01:21): Monkey, monkey, monkey. Monkey, monkey. And I can't get it to stop. Marietta [Agrippina] (01:24): We're having a good time, guys. Daniel [GM] (01:27): This is what happens when Alex drinks. Alex [Ivy] (01:29): Yes, you should see the chat that we have had during this session. Stace [Ser Percy] (01:35): We've had a chat during this session? Alex [Ivy] (01:37): I think I broke Samson and Daniel. Sampson [Whitbourne] (01:43): Zoom chat? Stace [Ser Percy] (01:44): Oh, the Zoom chat. The Zoom chat's been here the whole time? Daniel [GM] (01:47): With the ship passage, cash, grass, or ass. Stace [Ser Percy] (01:50): Oh, that was funny. Marietta [Agrippina] (01:52): What? Stace [Ser Percy] (01:52): A for effort, I guess. Daniel [GM] (01:55): Yeah. Marietta [Agrippina] (01:56): You have the memory [inaudible 00:01:57]. Daniel [GM] (01:58): We have an important item of business to take care of before we start today's episode, and that is we have a new patron. Sampson [Whitbourne] (02:06): Who? Stace [Ser Percy] (02:07): Hell, yeah. Alex [Ivy] (02:07): Hell, yeah. Sampson [Whitbourne] (02:09): Remarkable. Who'd have thought? Daniel [GM] (02:11): So our newest patron is Lou Ellens. Thank you so much, Lou Ellens, for supporting the show. She just started following us. There's been some fun conversation on Discord about things that we can do. But thank you so much, Lou Ellens, for your support. It means the world to us that you're supporting us, and they're also one of our new proctor backers, which is our top tier support. So thank you so much as it helps us move towards our goals of improving our audio environment and getting us to the point where we can do things like character portraits and live streaming one-shots and things like that. Marietta [Agrippina] (02:54): Big dreams. Sampson [Whitbourne] (02:55): We're getting there. We're getting there. Daniel [GM] (02:57): Yes, and some day to that second invisible sum campaign. Stace [Ser Percy] (03:01): I'm about to become a patron. Marietta [Agrippina] (03:08): Amazing. Daniel [GM] (03:10): So who remembers what happened last time? I am going to pick on Alex. Alex [Ivy] (03:18): Okay, so last time... Scene, everyone wakes up in a cabin being yelled at by a bitchy little white rabbit saying, "We're late." But fuck you, we're not late. But we have a quest and we are off to help Maury Hoofbottom something-something. Daniel [GM] (03:39): Maury Hoofbottom. Alex [Ivy] (03:40): Yes, because he liked the player Alex has an issue with some getting very disorganized and just being overwhelmed with things. It was just the most called out I've ever felt. So the problem is that Maury has lost his blinders and he's so unable to focus. He is constantly overwhelmed by his constantly piling up work. So the party decide we're going to try and help him by cleaning his office, except for the two important stacks, and we found nothing. Went to his house, cleaned it, found nothing. Messed it back up, found panties. Came back to Maury who was just like, "IDK whose panties those are. And I also enjoy going to this bar." And so we went to the bar and we're just like, "Whose panties are these?" And it turns out to be a blue fairy who made private appointments, and they weren't supposed to be making private appointments. Alex [Ivy] (04:48): And so vengeance. We went to talk to the king about confirming we would actually get what we were promised. Alex [Ivy] (04:57): After that, we followed Tink to a path that got us to a port town where we had to buy passage with cash, grass, or ass. We chose cash and ass and we go to Sin City where if you do not sin, you will be destroyed in some manner. You'll either become a donkey and pull a cart or become dog food, or you'll be trapped in a coffin by bunnies. Because you know bunnies, it must be bunnies. And as we're making our way to the gambling establishments, Ser Percy notices that, "Holy shit, I'm not sinning far enough." So Ser Percy has taken drugs. Stace [Ser Percy] (05:43): That is the abridged version. Alex [Ivy] (05:45): Yes. And now we're at the [Gablay 00:05:48] establishment and we have found the target of the vengeance and the owner of the panties. Daniel [GM] (05:53): Presumably. Alex [Ivy] (05:54): I mean do you really think Maury could get a bunch of chicks? Daniel [GM] (05:58): Well, he had to pay for this one though. Sampson [Whitbourne] (06:00): Had to or did? Daniel [GM] (06:01): I don't know. Maury's got impulse control problems. Sampson [Whitbourne] (06:07): Oh, poor Maury. Daniel [GM] (06:08): That was very good Alex. Sampson [Whitbourne] (06:09): Okay, so you guys have just come into the Billy Goats Gruff, you've just seen the fairy with blue hair apparently win some sort of gambling game and Ser Percy is probably only five minutes away from a hallucinogenic experience, so what would you guys like to do now? Marietta [Agrippina] (06:27): Oh, quick question did we want to put another content warning at the beginning of this episode or do you think the last one is sufficient? Daniel [GM] (06:32): Oh, good point. So just a content warning, we are playing We Are All Mad Here, it is a fairytale setting but fairytales often involve themes of mental illness. And while we don't necessarily call that directly, it is a front and center theme in We Are All Mad Here games, so just a small content warning at the beginning of the game. Daniel [GM] (06:51): If you or a loved one is struggling with mental health issues, please know that there are resources available. We will have some links to those in the show notes. Please take care of yourselves. Daniel [GM] (07:03): Okay, so blue haired fairy, what are you guys doing? Sampson [Whitbourne] (07:06): We go up to her. Stace [Ser Percy] (07:07): Yeah, we go up to her. Daniel [GM] (07:10): Okay, so you're walking up to her, what are you going to say? Or are you just going to stand there awkwardly? Marietta [Agrippina] (07:15): Hey you. Alex [Ivy] (07:16): Okay, Ivy whips out the panties and declares... Sampson [Whitbourne] (07:22): "Where were you on the night of..." Alex [Ivy] (07:23): Pretty much. "We believe these are yours, we would like to trade them back for what you have stolen." Daniel [GM] (07:32): "What are you talking about? And why are you waiving panties in my face?" Marietta [Agrippina] (07:37): "They're your panties, lady where are the blinders?" Daniel [GM] (07:43): Okay. So one of you guys is going to need to make me a social role.That's probably going to be Ag... Marietta [Agrippina] (07:49): Not me Daniel [GM] (07:49): No, it's going to be [Agrapina 00:07:50]. She just said you just tried to add something. Well, Ivy said something first, so Ivy could roll first, but then Agrapina is going to have to make her own roll. So Ivy, this is a nine, but you're trained so it's a six. Stace [Ser Percy] (08:09): 10. Daniel [GM] (08:10): Okay, so Agrapina, you will have an asset on this, which makes it a six for you. Marietta [Agrippina] (08:15): Oh, thanks. That's an actual one. Daniel [GM] (08:20): Oh man. Marietta [Agrippina] (08:22): I still don't have any XP, for the listener's information. Daniel [GM] (08:24): Okay. Well nobody else is going to spend their XP. Blue haired fairy is going to... what's that look Stace? Stace [Ser Percy] (08:33): Oh, I have an XP. Daniel [GM] (08:37): So does Alex. Alex [Ivy] (08:38): Yeah I'm just like, Is this funny or not to do it? Stace [Ser Percy] (08:42): Yeah, is it funny or not to do it? Alex [Ivy] (08:43): Because then we can sin with wrath. Stace [Ser Percy] (08:46): But I also... Alex [Ivy] (08:47): And you're about to get high on drugs, so maybe save your XP. I'm kind of holding onto the XP for when you lose your mind on drugs. Stace [Ser Percy] (08:56): You hold onto that for when I lose my mind on drugs. I'm going to spin this one for Marietta. Marietta [Agrippina] (09:01): Oh, so thoughtful. I'm going to not use that dice. Sampson [Whitbourne] (09:06): Roll another one. Marietta [Agrippina] (09:07): I'm going to use a different dice because I want to... 13. Daniel [GM] (09:10): Okay. So the blue haired fairy says "Okay, so I don't know how you got a pair of my underwear, but I need you to explain yourselves. I haven't stolen anything. I'm not a thief." Marietta [Agrippina] (09:23): Okay, well do you know where Bottomhoof's, Hoofbottom's fucking blinders are? Daniel [GM] (09:30): I won those off him fair and square. Marietta [Agrippina] (09:32): Wait, wait, back it up. You one them off of him? Daniel [GM] (09:37): Yeah, we were playing a game. We were betting things. Marietta [Agrippina] (09:40): Okay, well can we buy them from you or something? Alex [Ivy] (09:43): Oh, no no no, I want to win them from her. Marietta [Agrippina] (09:46): Oh. Daniel [GM] (09:47): Well, I don't have them anymore. I won them in the game that he and I were playing and I've lost them in another game here. Sampson [Whitbourne] (09:57): Where be they now? Marietta [Agrippina] (09:58): Care to share any further information and I'll hold up a gold coin? Daniel [GM] (10:04): Well I mean, I don't really discuss those kinds of things. I mean, the game he and I were playing wasn't exactly the kind of thing you play in public. Marietta [Agrippina] (10:12): Look, I'll lay it on the table in front of her, holding [Bathsheba 00:10:15] in my hand. We really need to know who you sold these blinders to. We'll pay him. Daniel [GM] (10:21): Okay, give me a sick social role. Marietta [Agrippina] (10:26): 13. Daniel [GM] (10:27): Okay. So she says, "Listen, it's not my fault. Admittedly, I get it. Maury was drunk and he was a little horny and kind of caught up in the moment of the game. So, don't hold that against him, but I lost it here in a dice game with [Leander 00:10:51] and he one them off of me. Daniel [GM] (10:53): I don't know what else to tell you. He won the game fair and square. I was certain I had it. I went all in with the blinders and everything else and then he won it off of me and I've been here other since, scraping what I could to win back the money I lost. I'm getting close. So close, but Leander's got them now. Marietta [Agrippina] (11:19): Okay so where's Leander? Daniel [GM] (11:21): Well, as far as I know, he's still in the city. I know he was going to go apply to be part of a wild hunt. Sampson [Whitbourne] (11:28): The city as in Catch Fools, or Nightfield? Daniel [GM] (11:31): Oh, Catch Fools, talking here. Alex [Ivy] (11:33): Well then we're off. Daniel [GM] (11:34): To where? Alex [Ivy] (11:35): Clearly to shake your panties in this other person's face. Daniel [GM] (11:41): Well I mean I guess you could. I don't know how that would go over, I mean this is the wild hunt we're talking about. Alex [Ivy] (11:49): Well are you going to buy these panties from us or am I going to continue shaking them? Daniel [GM] (11:54): I'm not going to buy them again. I have plenty of panties. Alex [Ivy] (11:57): Well then we're going to go shake them at the wild hunt. Daniel [GM] (12:00): Okay. Good luck. I'm going to keep playing dice over here. Sampson [Whitbourne] (12:06): Where be this wild hunt? Or where does one apply? Daniel [GM] (12:12): I think it's on the Northern edge of town. Well, Northern as we reckon it. Obviously it depends on which way the fish is pointing at the time. Closer to the gullet, let's put it that way. That's where the three hunters that lead the event go. You know, Bright Day, Radiant Sun, Dark Night, the hunters extraordinaire. They choose six every year to be part of the wild hunt. Marietta [Agrippina] (12:35): And this guy that you lost the blinders to is participating? Daniel [GM] (12:39): Well, he went to go apply. I don't know if he was accepted. Marietta [Agrippina] (12:43): Probably not, he sounds lame, but okay. Yeah we should go check that out. Alex [Ivy] (12:47): Ivy gives the Sparia wedgie and leaves. Daniel [GM] (12:52): Okay, so that is going to be a nine might role. Alex [Ivy] (12:58): 18. Daniel [GM] (12:59): Okay, so you give this fairy a wedgie. Stace [Ser Percy] (13:02): With the underwear she's currently wearing? Daniel [GM] (13:05): Yeah. Please make a nine speed defense role. No, intellect defense. Stace [Ser Percy] (13:11): Oh goddammit. Alex [Ivy] (13:13): What? Stace [Ser Percy] (13:14): If you fail, Percy will take the attack. Daniel [GM] (13:17): By the way Percy, things are getting kind of fuzzy around the edges for you. Marietta [Agrippina] (13:22): Excellent, lovely, perfect. Alex [Ivy] (13:25): 14. Marietta [Agrippina] (13:26): Okay, you manage a dodge as she blasts some sort of magical energy in your direction. She's like, "Fuck, goddammit. Get the fuck out of here." Alex [Ivy] (13:38): We've sinned successfully Ser Percy, let's go. Stace [Ser Percy] (13:41): Yeah, let's go. Where are we going? Sampson [Whitbourne] (13:45): We head aft to the Gullet of this beast. Marietta [Agrippina] (13:49): We got to find this Leander dude. Oh, does Leander have a last name? Daniel [GM] (13:53): I didn't catch it, we were just gambling at the table. Marietta [Agrippina] (13:56): What does he look like? Daniel [GM] (13:57): She's just been wedgied dude, so... Stace [Ser Percy] (14:00): Yeah, that's what I was thinking, I'm surprised she even responded. Daniel [GM] (14:06): Yeah, so I think there's probably... she's just been wedgied. Marietta [Agrippina] (14:11): Yeah, I don't think that Agrapina understands social interactions. Daniel [GM] (14:14): Yeah, so Agrapina, I think it's going to be a 15 social role to try to get an answer about what he looks like. Marietta [Agrippina] (14:20): Two. Daniel [GM] (14:23): She's like, "Fuck off bitch." Stace [Ser Percy] (14:26): Wow. Wow. Marietta [Agrippina] (14:31): Well fine. Daniel [GM] (14:34): What are you guys going to do? Alex [Ivy] (14:35): Yeah, Ivy still holding Ser Percy's hand, going towards the wild hunt. Daniel [GM] (14:41): So you got a name and the wild hunt, that's it. Sampson [Whitbourne] (14:43): Then let's go. Marietta [Agrippina] (14:44): Well maybe someone else in here would tell us what he looked like. Someone else had to of gambled with him. Daniel [GM] (14:48): Depends, what do you want to do? Ivy and Ser Percy seem to be walking towards the door. Agrapina and [Whitbourne 00:14:54] can do whatever they want. Sampson [Whitbourne] (14:55): Whitbourne's walking towards the door. Marietta [Agrippina] (14:57): Oh, fine. We're all walking towards the door together. Daniel [GM] (15:00): Okay. Marietta [Agrippina] (15:01): We're holding hands... Sampson [Whitbourne] (15:02): No we're not. Marietta [Agrippina] (15:02): In a line. Sampson [Whitbourne] (15:07): Just you and [Bayshemel 00:15:07] that's it. Daniel [GM] (15:12): So you guys walk to the exit and you're in the streets. If you ask directions for where to apply for the wild hunt, the answer from people is going to be, "Well, normally it's up that-a-way, but they've already chosen the participants this year. There isn't any application process still going. Marietta [Agrippina] (15:34): Who was chosen? Daniel [GM] (15:36): I don't know. I just know that the application process closed. They've already selected the hunters and prey. Marietta [Agrippina] (15:44): And when in the wild hunt? Daniel [GM] (15:46): I think it starts in a couple hours, at midnight. Marietta [Agrippina] (15:49): Do you think we could make it if we ran? Daniel [GM] (15:52): I mean, you could make it there. I don't know what good you intend to do. Marietta [Agrippina] (15:56): I mean none, but okay. Daniel [GM] (15:58): Are you heading that way or what are you doing? Alex [Ivy] (16:00): Yes. Marietta [Agrippina] (16:01): I want to go check it out. Daniel [GM] (16:02): Okay. So you guys head that direction and you get to the wild hunt and there is a huge crowd there and they announce, "We have our hunters selected for this year. In addition to our regular leaders, we have Anastasia Featherwhite," Marietta [Agrippina] (16:19): Amazing. Daniel [GM] (16:23): "We have Carn of the Westwood," Sampson [Whitbourne] (16:27): I mean. Who's that going to be? Daniel [GM] (16:33): "And we have, Addy-something-or-other, and of course we have our prey. We have Stephanie, Leander, and Carl, and Micheal." Alex [Ivy] (16:49): Carl. Daniel [GM] (16:51): "As you know, the wild hunt begins and it ends when our hunters successfully dispatch all of their prey. And the horn will sound in three, two, one." And one of the hunters up there, cloaked all in black, lifts the horn to his mouth and blows it. And the gates for some sort of hidden cell opens and you see three men and one woman go running out the door. And the announcer says, "Let the hunt begin." Marietta [Agrippina] (17:28): This feels a little Game of Thrones-y, or maybe Hunger Games-y. Stace [Ser Percy] (17:33): It's almost like this is a dangerous game. Alex [Ivy] (17:35): One of the most dangerous games. Stace [Ser Percy] (17:37): Yeah possibly. Alex [Ivy] (17:40): Ivy's going to make a b-line for Leander, like running after him. Sampson [Whitbourne] (17:45): So question, is this hunt happening throughout the city or is it contained in an arena? Daniel [GM] (17:50): Oh, it's throughout the city. There's no barriers to the hunt. So Whitbourne, do me a favor, since you have a history, give me a six intellect based role. Sampson [Whitbourne] (18:04): Is that with the training? Daniel [GM] (18:05): With the training already. Sampson [Whitbourne] (18:06): That's 17. Daniel [GM] (18:07): You've heard of the wild hunt. This happens once a year. It is brutal. There's been only one time when the prey has survived the wild hunt and that was [Babayagga 00:18:18] and it was because she managed to kill everybody hunting for her. Sampson [Whitbourne] (18:23): I've heard of this terrible hunt. Only way to survive the hunt is to hunt them first. Ser Percy, how you feeling? Stace [Ser Percy] (18:31): Kind of wish you hadn't asked me that, honestly. Daniel [GM] (18:36): Percy, you are definitely having a hard time. Everything is kind of blurry and honestly, Ivy looks like she keeps halfway melting into the sidewalk, except that occasionally her teeth grow long and jagged like when she's a were-possum when you see her, expect she sounds like she's talking normally. Stace [Ser Percy] (19:00): Ivy, what's wrong? Alex [Ivy] (19:02): We're not going fast enough to kill [Lardell 00:19:05] ourselves. Stace [Ser Percy] (19:05): What? Alex [Ivy] (19:06): Well, this is a hunt. It ends when all the prey is dead. We kill him, steel the blinders, problem solved. Stace [Ser Percy] (19:15): Come on, get out of the sidewalk. And Percy's going to pick her up. Daniel [GM] (19:20): You pick her up. It's weird. Everybody else can see Percy easily lift Ivy, but Percy, it feels like Ivy keeps sliding over your arms, like she's just sort of jelly goo. Stace [Ser Percy] (19:33): So Percy will do that thing like you do when you're trying to catch goo... Daniel [GM] (19:39): Why can't I hold all this Ivy? Stace [Ser Percy] (19:40): Yeah, just like, trying to hang onto Ivy. Alex [Ivy] (19:43): And just basically, to Ivy it's like being awkwardly fondled. Daniel [GM] (19:48): Yeah, pretty much. Stace [Ser Percy] (19:51): Nothing awkward about it. Daniel [GM] (19:55): Very clinical. Very focused. Okay. What you guys doing? Leander's bolting, for sure. Stace [Ser Percy] (20:01): I think Ivy's going to try to get Ser Percy to chase Leander. Sampson [Whitbourne] (20:08): We should assist Leander. Daniel [GM] (20:10): Okay, so Leander, by the way, looks to be sort of a young man with blond hair and relatively simple clothes, running at a distance of course. To Ser Percy, it also looks like they have a weird swishing tail behind them. Stace [Ser Percy] (20:29): Oh, what kind of tale, like a horse's tail or a cat's tail or a lizard tale? Daniel [GM] (20:36): More reptilian. Stace [Ser Percy] (20:39): Ooh, man this place is weird. You see that guy with the tale? Sampson [Whitbourne] (20:43): Do we see a tail? Daniel [GM] (20:44): Only person you see with a tail is the announcer up at the top of the podium who has a horse's tail. Alex [Ivy] (20:51): The announcer? Stace [Ser Percy] (20:52): No, no, no, the guy running, over there. Alex [Ivy] (20:55): Rucks, they've addled Ser Percy's mind. Daniel [GM] (20:58): Her mind has been taken, aye. Stace [Ser Percy] (21:00): Why are you part possum right now? It's not night. Marietta [Agrippina] (21:04): She's not part possum right now. You remember? Stace [Ser Percy] (21:09): Remember what? Marietta [Agrippina] (21:11): You emergency consumed the... Stace [Ser Percy] (21:14): I think it's kicking in, you guys. Sampson [Whitbourne] (21:20): I think you have it there. Daniel [GM] (21:21): This is Ser Percy's MK ultra experience. Sampson [Whitbourne] (21:25): Perhaps we should get going. Whitbourne's going to start running after Leander. Daniel [GM] (21:30): Okay, so you guys start running after Leander. Let's see. Sampson, give me evens or odds. Sampson [Whitbourne] (21:37): Evens. Daniel [GM] (21:38): Okay. Alex, roll and tell me what you get. Alex [Ivy] (21:39): Even. Daniel [GM] (21:42): Okay. So you guys are making pretty good progress towards Leander, when Leander kind of turns the corner and you see Leander kind of getting cornered by what looks to be one of the hunters. This hunter has a huge blade on their person and seems to be ready to attack Leander. And at this point, if you would like to intervene, I need you guys to roll initiative. Sampson [Whitbourne] (22:08): I'm going to do that. Dan, quick question. Because Whitbourne is loss, I can choose to automatically succeed on a initiative task, what does that mean for initiative? Daniel [GM] (22:19): Automatically succeed on initiative task? Stace [Ser Percy] (22:22): It's because cipher initiative isn't really how we do it. Sampson [Whitbourne] (22:26): Oh, okay. Daniel [GM] (22:28): Yeah so, essentially you can automatically succeed in the sense that you are automatically going to be before any of the NPCs. Sampson [Whitbourne] (22:36): Oh, okay. Daniel [GM] (22:38): Which is not a terrible thing. Sampson [Whitbourne] (22:40): Yeah, I am going to choose to do that. Stace [Ser Percy] (22:42): A 16. Marietta [Agrippina] (22:43): I got a 10. Daniel [GM] (22:46): Oh, three for Alex. Okay. First up is Sampson. This guy's got a huge sword and he's coming at Leander very quickly. Sampson [Whitbourne] (22:56): Is he on a horse? Daniel [GM] (22:58): He is on a dire wolf. Sampson [Whitbourne] (23:00): Cool. Whitbourne's going to run up and try to grab him and hold him off. Daniel [GM] (23:05): Okay, so give me a might based roll of 15. Sampson [Whitbourne] (23:09): I'm going to put a little effort into that. Daniel [GM] (23:10): Mm-hmm (affirmative). Sampson [Whitbourne] (23:14): I'm going to keep it on the desk this time. I rolled a one. Daniel [GM] (23:16): Okay. So Whitbourne tries to grab this person off the horse and instead, they kind of see you coming and manage to swing their sword at you. Sampson [Whitbourne] (23:31): Blast ye dog. Daniel [GM] (23:33): Whitbourne, please take four might damage. Daniel [GM] (23:37): Next up is Ser Percy. Stace [Ser Percy] (23:39): What level is... I want to use terrifying presence and it's a level three or lower, or I could spend effort to bump up the level. Daniel [GM] (23:47): This creature is a level five. Stace [Ser Percy] (23:50): Oh man, that's so many effort. Daniel [GM] (23:52): It's 15 you're trying to get to. By the way, everything you're doing is hindered by two steps because you are tripping balls. Stace [Ser Percy] (24:04): Oh, I can't afford it. Okay, this is what happens when I pick a non combat ability. Sampson [Whitbourne] (24:10): You're going to flee afoot? Stace [Ser Percy] (24:11): It's not an option for the warrior in the [inaudible 00:24:15] system. I said that. All right. I guess she is going to use swipe. Daniel [GM] (24:24): Okay. Stace [Ser Percy] (24:26): Which is a quick agile melee attack. Daniel [GM] (24:28): Right or left. Stace [Ser Percy] (24:31): I don't know which way is the funny way. I don't know what would be a funny joke at this moment. Never use tinder. Do you swipe right when you're like, "Yeah, I'd hit that?." Alex [Ivy] (24:41): Yeah, right swipe's good. Stace [Ser Percy] (24:43): So yeah, I guess I roll for it. It does one less point of damage but it dazes the target for a round. Daniel [GM] (24:51): Okay, so you're hindered by two steps so it's a 21. Stace [Ser Percy] (24:54): God. Daniel [GM] (24:54): Would you like to spend might effort? Stace [Ser Percy] (24:56): I can only spend one effort. That makes it an 18. Oh yeah, I mean I'll fucking try. Shit. Should try real hard. All right. Six. Daniel [GM] (25:06): Yup. You miss. Daniel [GM] (25:07): Next up is the creature's turn. It is going to swing its sword at Leander. Leander's going to take some damage. He does not enjoy that. And next up is Agrapina. Marietta [Agrippina] (25:19): All righty. Can I far step in front of this dude? Like, between him and the guy attacking? Daniel [GM] (25:26): Yes, you could. Marietta [Agrippina] (25:29): Okay. I will do that. Daniel [GM] (25:30): Okay, so that puts you in between him and Leander. Marietta [Agrippina] (25:33): And I'll just hold the crossbow menacingly at the guy attacking. Daniel [GM] (25:37): Okay, cool. Next up is Ivy. Alex [Ivy] (25:40): Ivy going to try and hit him with her ax. Daniel [GM] (25:43): Okay, so you are no longer hindered in medium weapons, so it's just going to be a plain 15. Alex [Ivy] (25:51): I got a 20, Daniel [GM] (25:53): Wow. Do you want the major effect or extra damage? Alex [Ivy] (25:57): Always extra damage, as Stace has taught me. Stace [Ser Percy] (26:00): Yes. Daniel [GM] (26:02): Okay. So that's eight damage. Daniel [GM] (26:04): Okay. Next up is, oh I should have given Leander a turn but Leander ran. Anyway, so next up it is Whitbourne. Sampson [Whitbourne] (26:15): I think Whitbourne's going to punch this guy. Daniel [GM] (26:18): Okay. So that's a 15 to hit. Sampson [Whitbourne] (26:20): I'll throw that straight. 10. Daniel [GM] (26:23): You miss, unfortunately. Daniel [GM] (26:25): Next up is Ser Percy. Stace [Ser Percy] (26:27): Ser Percy's going attempt another wild swing. Daniel [GM] (26:31): Okay, so it's hindered by two steps so it's a 21. Stace [Ser Percy] (26:34): Effort again. 10. Daniel [GM] (26:36): So Percy misses. Daniel [GM] (26:38): Next up is the figure. Currently Agrapina is in between this figure and Leander, so he is going to swing at Agrapina. Agrapina, please make a 15 speed defense roll. Marietta [Agrippina] (26:53): Sure. That's a five. Daniel [GM] (26:56): Okay. You'll take four damage. Marietta [Agrippina] (26:58): Great. Okay. Daniel [GM] (27:00): Next up is Agrapina. Marietta [Agrippina] (27:02): I want to fey blast this guy. Daniel [GM] (27:05): Okay. Marietta [Agrippina] (27:06): I'll do a physical attack. Daniel [GM] (27:10): Okay. So, that's a 15 to hit. Marietta [Agrippina] (27:12): And I'll spend a level of effort. Daniel [GM] (27:14): Okay. So that brings it down to a 12. Marietta [Agrippina] (27:17): That's 17. Daniel [GM] (27:19): So that's plus one damage. So yeah, we'll take five damage. We're not looking great. Daniel [GM] (27:25): Next up is Ivy. Alex [Ivy] (27:27): Ivy going to try and finish him off. Daniel [GM] (27:28): Okay. How would she like to do that? With her ax? Alex [Ivy] (27:32): Big old executioner style swing. Daniel [GM] (27:36): Okay, so that's a 15 to hit. Alex [Ivy] (27:38): 15. Daniel [GM] (27:40): Nice. Tell me how you kill this hunter. Alex [Ivy] (27:43): I think she beheads him. Daniel [GM] (27:45): Nice. So you behead this hunter and blood spurts up in a geyser and falls all over you. Ser Percy, this blood geyser looks like magma gold falling up into the sky and then landing on you in like a hot rain. Stace [Ser Percy] (28:00): Guys. You should go get some of this. Marietta [Agrippina] (28:02): All right Leander. Daniel [GM] (28:07): Leander is going to try to bolt unless somebody's going to try to convince him to stay. Leander's not sticking around. Sampson [Whitbourne] (28:14): Whitbourne will try to grab him. Stace [Ser Percy] (28:16): Yeah, we're going to try and subdue him. Daniel [GM] (28:20): Okay, so I'm going to assume at least two of you will help with that. Preferably not Ser Percy since she's so hindered. Sampson [Whitbourne] (28:26): She's focused on something else. Marietta [Agrippina] (28:27): I'll help. Daniel [GM] (28:29): Percy's just enjoying the magma rain. Daniel [GM] (28:32): So, Whitbourne, you'll have two assets to this. That brings it down to a three before whatever else you do. Sampson [Whitbourne] (28:40): I'm going to put a level of effort into this. Daniel [GM] (28:43): Make it a gimmie? Sampson [Whitbourne] (28:44): Make it a gimmie because I don't trust my dice. Daniel [GM] (28:46): Okay, so you gab Leander and you'll got him held. And he's, "Let me go, let me go. These guys are going to kill me." Sampson [Whitbourne] (28:56): Hold boy, hold. Just want to ask you some questions. Daniel [GM] (29:00): I don't have time to answer questions. These guys are trying to kill me. Sampson [Whitbourne] (29:06): Whitbourne will turn over and just be like, "This one ain't. This one's taking its final rest." Just to show that, oh hey, we can take care of these guys. Daniel [GM] (29:14): Okay, so give me a social roll of nine. I'll give you an asset because there is a dead person there so it's a six. Sampson [Whitbourne] (29:22): Good because that's what I rolled, a six. Alex [Ivy] (29:24): Yay. Daniel [GM] (29:26): Okay, so Leander calms down. "Okay but we got to get out of sight. I can't risk another one of them finding us." Sampson [Whitbourne] (29:32): Is there a nearby alley way or building we can pop into? Daniel [GM] (29:36): Sure. Yeah there's a nearby alley way. Sampson [Whitbourne] (29:39): I let go of him and push him off into the breach. Daniel [GM] (29:42): So you guys get him in the corner? Sampson [Whitbourne] (29:43): Ser Percy, this way. Stace [Ser Percy] (29:44): Oh yeah, I mean I'd rather stay here. Marietta [Agrippina] (29:47): No, don't sit down. Come on. Stace [Ser Percy] (29:52): I was sitting down. Marietta [Agrippina] (29:53): You were sitting down. Come on. Stace [Ser Percy] (29:54): Can I talk to your crossbow? Marietta [Agrippina] (29:56): Yeah. See if Bathsheba will talk to you. I'll hand her the crossbow. Stace [Ser Percy] (30:01): Bathsheba, will you talk to me? Daniel [GM] (30:03): There's no answer. Leander is like looking at Whitbourne kind of concerned. Sampson [Whitbourne] (30:08): He's fine I assume. Ah but, some time ago ye won a enchanted blinder off of a blue girl. Marietta [Agrippina] (30:17): Blue haired fairy. Sampson [Whitbourne] (30:18): That one. Daniel [GM] (30:19): Oh yeah, I did. I don't have it on me of course. Why would I carry a thing like that on me? Marietta [Agrippina] (30:27): Oh, well then where is it? Daniel [GM] (30:29): I hid it. Isn't that what you do with your treasures? Marietta [Agrippina] (30:31): We would love to pay you handsomely for it and get you out of this situation maybe. Sampson [Whitbourne] (30:36): I believe we have paid him handsomely by offing his pursuer back there. Alex [Ivy] (30:42): But we will throw in this pair of panties to make the deal sweeter. Sampson [Whitbourne] (30:45): Okay. Yeah, Agrapina don't forget your cipher. Daniel [GM] (30:52): Jesus Christ. Okay. Marietta [Agrippina] (30:54): What is my cipher? Oh yes. What if I give you this, and I'll open the heart box. Daniel [GM] (31:03): Okay so you give him the still beating heart of a stag. He looks at it and he seems kind of overcome. And he says, kind of almost distantly, "I buried it at a crossroads in the woods on the way to Nightingvale. I wanted it for safe keeping. I put a pile of stones and I carved my name into one of them." Alex [Ivy] (31:29): Okay, let's go back to Nightingvale. Bye. Daniel [GM] (31:29): You, you'll take me with you? Alex [Ivy] (31:34): You don't get the blinders through. Keep the panties, that's it. Daniel [GM] (31:38): I just need to get out of here. Stace [Ser Percy] (31:40): Why? This place is great. Sampson [Whitbourne] (31:43): Over here Ser Percy. Daniel [GM] (31:44): There are neon lights glowing for Ser Percy. This is amazing. Stace [Ser Percy] (31:48): I fucking love this place. Sampson [Whitbourne] (31:51): It will be tough getting ye out of the city so you'll have to follow our command. Daniel [GM] (31:55): Okay. I can deal with that. I paid the guard to guard the stones well so I think it should be okay. Alex [Ivy] (32:06): Say that. Marietta [Agrippina] (32:07): You say that. Sampson [Whitbourne] (32:09): Ye best be coming with us. Daniel [GM] (32:10): Okay. Where you guys going? Alex [Ivy] (32:10): Nightingvale. Sampson [Whitbourne] (32:15): I guess we'll try and head to the docks as stealthy as possible. Daniel [GM] (32:19): So why don't each of you guys give me a stealth roll of, well if the hunt is on... Sampson [Whitbourne] (32:27): This is speed? Daniel [GM] (32:27): Mm-hmm (affirmative). Sampson [Whitbourne] (32:29): Whitbourne has an inability in non combat speed tasks. Daniel [GM] (32:33): Yes, it's a 15 for Whitbourne. Sampson [Whitbourne] (32:36): I rolled a 15. Daniel [GM] (32:38): Wow. Okay, way to go. Ser Percy, you were hindered by two steps during this. Stace [Ser Percy] (32:42): Yeah. Also wearing flamboyant clothing, she's six feet tall, wearing a crested helm. Daniel [GM] (32:52): You're not the weirdest person here though. Stace [Ser Percy] (32:52): I also rolled and 11. Daniel [GM] (32:56): That, on the other hand, is a problem. Yeah. What about Ivy? Alex [Ivy] (33:00): 17. Daniel [GM] (33:01): Okay. Agrapina? Marietta [Agrippina] (33:03): Four. Daniel [GM] (33:04): Yeah. One of the other hunters is going to find you on your way to the docks. This hunter is coming at you guys. They are carrying their own crossbow and they also have a trained bore that is coming for you guys, and you're going to have to roll initiative again. Sampson [Whitbourne] (33:26): Oh boy. Marietta [Agrippina] (33:27): Great. Alex [Ivy] (33:27): Nine. Marietta [Agrippina] (33:28): Six. Stace [Ser Percy] (33:29): Four. Sampson [Whitbourne] (33:30): Just need to check what danger sense does. Whitbourne is going to use his danger sensibility pace speed to get a plus three in initiative. Ooh, 21. Daniel [GM] (33:42): Nice. Whitbourne, you're first. There's this bore and this hunter. Sampson [Whitbourne] (33:47): All right, Whitbourne will pull out a flintlock pistol, aim it at the hunter and fire. Daniel [GM] (33:53): Okay, so that will be a 12 to hit. Sampson [Whitbourne] (33:59): 15. Daniel [GM] (34:00): Okay. So you hit that hunter for, your flintlock pistol, is it light or medium? Sampson [Whitbourne] (34:05): I put it down as a medium but I don't know if it should be a light weapon. Daniel [GM] (34:10): Okay. We'll say it's a medium. Daniel [GM] (34:13): Next up is the hunter. The hunter is going to shoot their crossbow at Leander. They're going to succeed, so Leander will take another four damage. Leander is looking really bad. Really, really bad. Daniel [GM] (34:30): Next up is Ivy. Stace [Ser Percy] (34:34): Yeah, I was going to have Percy take the attack because she's not good at anything else, and that's an automatic... Daniel [GM] (34:39): Okay, so Percy can take four damage for her. Stace [Ser Percy] (34:42): He hates it. Daniel [GM] (34:43): Next up is Ivy. You've just seen Percy dodge in the way of this crossbow and get hit by it. Stace [Ser Percy] (34:48): Purely accidental. Alex [Ivy] (34:50): I guess what Ivy's going to do is hand Ser Percy her hat, grab Leander and use face change, or face taker. Daniel [GM] (35:03): So that's where you'll make it look like you're, look like Leander essentially? Alex [Ivy] (35:07): Yes. And kind of do the movie-esque, quickly spin around and shuffle the marbles. Daniel [GM] (35:17): Does your face change only effect your physical form or does it effect your clothing as well? It's more fun if it effects your clothing as well. Let's say that it does. Alex [Ivy] (35:26): You can change your appearance over the course of one minute to look like someone else or about your sized who you've had direct contact with. Daniel [GM] (35:34): Oh, over one minute? That's a problem because each round is six seconds. Alex [Ivy] (35:37): Oh, then that's not a good idea. Then I guess what we are going to do is ask this hunter a question. Daniel [GM] (35:47): Okay, so that's a 12 to hit. Alex [Ivy] (35:47): 12. Daniel [GM] (35:49): So you hit this hunter. They do not like that damage at all. Daniel [GM] (35:53): Next up is your friend and mine, Agrapina. Marietta [Agrippina] (35:59): I guess I'll attack this other hunter. I'll use another fey blast. Daniel [GM] (36:03): Okay, so that will be 12 to hit. Marietta [Agrippina] (36:07): It's an eight. Daniel [GM] (36:08): Okay, so that misses. The bore should have gone actually, right after Alex. So it is going to charge at Leander and it's going to do three damage. Daniel [GM] (36:19): Next up, can't be Ser Percy because Ser Percy took the attack, so now it is back to Whitbourne. Sampson [Whitbourne] (36:25): He is going to stove his flintlock pistol and punch the bore. That sounds dope. Daniel [GM] (36:32): Bold. Okay. So that will be a nine to hit. Sampson [Whitbourne] (36:36): Oh, right. Daniel [GM] (36:37): Your needs no weapons, right? Sampson [Whitbourne] (36:39): Yeah, need no weapons. Is that a six, since my punches are light weapons and they're eased? Daniel [GM] (36:44): Your punches are medium weapons if you need no weapons, so it will be flat out nine. But you'll do four damage if you hit. Sampson [Whitbourne] (36:50): Oh, okay, I see. 19. Daniel [GM] (36:54): Oh. Minor effect or extra damage? Sampson [Whitbourne] (36:57): Extra damage sounds cool. Daniel [GM] (36:59): Okay. What does it look like when you somehow punch this bore to death? Sampson [Whitbourne] (37:05): So I think after the bore kind of makes a goring attack on Leander, Whitbourne just stoves his pistol and then just like left hooks into it and then there's just this thud of meat, almost like family guy, just kind of like drops suddenly. You know when they do quick drop to the ground? That's kind of what it looks like. Just this thud. Daniel [GM] (37:26): I don't know, but I'll follow along with you. Sampson [Whitbourne] (37:28): Okay. It doesn't look like much, just drops. Daniel [GM] (37:31): Still cool. You still killed the bore. Awesome. Daniel [GM] (37:34): Next up is Ivy. Alex [Ivy] (37:37): Chopping away at the hunter. Daniel [GM] (37:39): No wait, it's the hunter's turn. The hunter is going to try to shoot at Leander. Leander is going to get hit unless somebody takes the attack. Stace [Ser Percy] (37:47): Is it a new round? Marietta [Agrippina] (37:49): I'll take the attack. Stace [Ser Percy] (37:51): I got this. Daniel [GM] (37:53): Okay, so Percy you'll take four damage. Stace [Ser Percy] (37:55): Oh, Percy has three armor. So the three armor resists for sure. Daniel [GM] (38:01): So you'll only taken one damage each time. Stace [Ser Percy] (38:03): Okay. Glad I remembered. Daniel [GM] (38:05): Okay, so now it's Ivy's turn. Alex [Ivy] (38:07): Ax. Daniel [GM] (38:08): Okay, so that's a 12 to hit. Alex [Ivy] (38:10): 17. Daniel [GM] (38:10): Oh, what does it look like when you kill this hunter with your ax? Alex [Ivy] (38:15): And she split the hunter in twain. Daniel [GM] (38:18): For sure. So you bring your ax down and you split this hunter in twain and it is disgusting. There is this blood geyser, and once again, Ser Percy gets rained on. And it's not clear why the flood seems to flow in that way, but Ser Percy definitely gets drenched in it. And, Ser Percy, it's like liquid sunlight falling on you. You are feeling awesome. Daniel [GM] (38:40): And you guys are out of combat and you continue making your way to the docks. The ship you brought passage on is gone. There are other ships here, but nobody that you've negotiated with previously. Alex [Ivy] (38:53): Ivy's just going to rush up to the first ship and find the captain. Daniel [GM] (38:57): Okay. Sampson [Whitbourne] (38:58): Tori Amos. Captain Tori Amos. Daniel [GM] (39:01): No. Okay fine. It's Tori Amos. Captain Amos is waiting there for you, and this captain. Short-ish woman with long, red curly hair, "Yeah, what can I help you with?" Alex [Ivy] (39:15): Congratulations, we would like to buy passage back to Nightingvale. Daniel [GM] (39:20): You would not believe how often people come and ask for passage out of catch fools. I'm afraid it is 30 gold per person. Alex [Ivy] (39:29): Oh, I think we can agree on a lower price. We have these wonderful panties that we can have. Daniel [GM] (39:37): Okay, you're trained so it's going to be a nine to try to make this negotiation. Alex [Ivy] (39:42): 19. Daniel [GM] (39:44): Wow, so captain Amos agrees to 10 gold a person. Ivy, I think you can pay that and everybody gets on board and the ship sets sail shortly. Leander insists on staying below decks the whole time because he's not convinced that the hunters won't find him upon the sea. And after about a day, you guys find your way back to dock and Leander leads you and points ahead, shakily, to a cross roads and says, "It's over there." Daniel [GM] (40:18): Ser Percy, you're no longer high, by the way. Stace [Ser Percy] (40:19): Good. Marietta [Agrippina] (40:19): Sorry. Sampson [Whitbourne] (40:24): Can we say we've taken the rest required to get our pools back? Daniel [GM] (40:28): Yeah, it's taken you over a day, so you could say you've had all [crosstalk 00:40:31] rest. Just put your guys back to full. I'm not going to... Alex [Ivy] (40:33): I guess Ivy goes kicking rocks and seeing if she can find it. Daniel [GM] (40:39): And as you do that, Leander's like, "Oh, I wouldn't do that, I paid the guardian well." And sure enough, you go and start kicking rocks and one of the tree reaches out to try and grab you. Please make a speed defense roll of 12. Alex [Ivy] (40:53): 13. Daniel [GM] (40:53): Okay, you dodge as this tree branch that's also and hand reaches out to try and grab you. Alex [Ivy] (41:00): Ivy counters with her ax. Daniel [GM] (41:02): Okay, well it will be initiative now. So everybody roll initiative. Alex [Ivy] (41:05): 14. Marietta [Agrippina] (41:05): One. Stace [Ser Percy] (41:09): Oh wow. Daniel [GM] (41:11): Wow. Sampson [Whitbourne] (41:11): Two. Yikes. Daniel [GM] (41:12): For Percy? Stace [Ser Percy] (41:12): 14. Daniel [GM] (41:15): Okay. So first one up is this creature. It is going to swing again at Ivy. Ivy please make a... no actually, it was a 12 so no. Daniel [GM] (41:28): First up is either Ser Percy or Ivy, your guy's choice. Stace [Ser Percy] (41:32): Oh, Ser Percy's stepping up. Daniel [GM] (41:33): Okay. Ser Percy, what would you like to do? Stace [Ser Percy] (41:37): I'm going to use swipe. Daniel [GM] (41:38): Okay. So you use swipe at this creature. It is going to be a 12 to hit. Stace [Ser Percy] (41:44): Expend effort. Daniel [GM] (41:45): Okay, so it's a nine to hit. Stace [Ser Percy] (41:46): Eight. Daniel [GM] (41:48): Rough. Percy misses. Daniel [GM] (41:50): Next up is Ivy. Alex [Ivy] (41:52): Coming in with that ax. Daniel [GM] (41:54): Okay, so that's a 12 to hit. Alex [Ivy] (41:58): 16. Daniel [GM] (41:58): Okay. You hit this creature. It takes some damage. It does not like that. And next up is Leander's turn. Leander's like, "Guardian, guardian, no. It's me, the one who paid you. Stand down, stand down." Daniel [GM] (42:13): And let's see here. Sampson, roll die. Tell me if you get evens or odds. Sampson [Whitbourne] (42:19): Even. Daniel [GM] (42:19): The creature looks at him and stands down and says, "Ah, no it is you who paid the contract. You may approach." And Leander goes up and moves these stones around and digs in them and pulls out a set of blinders that look very much like horses blinders, except that they seem to beam with a magical brilliance. He's like, "Here." Marietta [Agrippina] (42:43): Bathsheba, is that it? Daniel [GM] (42:47): Bathsheba response to you, just like, "what the fuck do you think it is? We have been all over the goddam heart wood. The guy said where he buried it, he just dug it up. What do you think those are? Yes, they're the blinders." Marietta [Agrippina] (43:07): Thanks. Daniel [GM] (43:08): Great, yeah, I'm here to validate you, that's my whole purpose in life. Marietta [Agrippina] (43:14): Feels so good to have someone validate me. Sampson [Whitbourne] (43:24): Give the blinders here lad. Send ye on your way. Daniel [GM] (43:28): Yes, I mean, you guys have saved my live multiple times over. Here, here you go. And he hands the blinders to Whitbourne. Then he's like, "I have to go. The hunt's going to keep going. I've got to find shelter." Sampson [Whitbourne] (43:40): Find the witch Babayagga. She might be able to help you. Alex [Ivy] (43:44): Or she'll kill you. Daniel [GM] (43:45): "She usually eats people like me, but I'll do my best." And he goes running off into the woods. Daniel [GM] (43:51): So you guys have these blinders now. Alex [Ivy] (43:53): We turn them in. Daniel [GM] (43:55): It takes you about two days walk to get to Nightingvale, but you can hear a distinctive song as it approaches and you find yourselves back in town. And if you head over to the administrative building, you find Maury Hoofbottom there. He's onto a different piece of documentation but he's not that much further along than he was before. But when you walk in, he see the blinders in your hand. He perks up. He's like, "Oh my God, you have them. You have them. Oh please, please hand them over right away." Stace [Ser Percy] (44:29): So you lied to us. Daniel [GM] (44:30): What? Stace [Ser Percy] (44:32): You gambled them away. Daniel [GM] (44:35): I don't remember gambling them away. Stace [Ser Percy] (44:38): You gave them away to the blue haired fairy. Daniel [GM] (44:42): I don't remember doing that. I remember taking of her services but I don't remember giving her my blinders. Sampson [Whitbourne] (44:50): Sounds like you were deep in the drink when ye did it. Daniel [GM] (44:53): Well that's possible. I do enjoy the drink on occasion. Sampson [Whitbourne] (44:57): Seems to me, master Hoofbottom, that giving ye these blinders isn't going to ease your pain, as it were. Daniel [GM] (45:04): It's not about easing my pain, Whitbourne, it's about helping me get by. Sampson [Whitbourne] (45:08): You don't think that you can do more than that? Daniel [GM] (45:10): If I could I would have done it already. It's about getting as best as I can be, not... I didn't ask you for help... well I didn't ask you for help anyway, but I'm not looking for a cure, Whitbourne, this is who I am. I just need this to help me get by. Make it possible for me to thrive in my own way. Stace [Ser Percy] (45:30): Don't gamble them away again. Daniel [GM] (45:32): I'll do my best. Thank you, Ser Percy. Stace [Ser Percy] (45:35): I did it because she made me. Daniel [GM] (45:37): "Either way." Are you guys handing him the blinders? Sampson [Whitbourne] (45:40): Yeah, Whitbourne will throw it to him and leave the room. Daniel [GM] (45:44): He puts them on and he says, "Oh thank you." There's a moment and he focuses and he shuffles through some papers and he fills out some paperwork, signs it and then hands you a small slip and says, "Please take this to the listening king for your reward. I've processed your contracts." Alex [Ivy] (46:06): Ivy takes it and then heads up to the door and thinks she can cut in line. Daniel [GM] (46:12): Actually, the guards at the listening king, when you show the slip, will let you all cut in line. Marietta [Agrippina] (46:18): Oh wow. I guess we are cool now. Daniel [GM] (46:20): And Ivy, since you were the most emphatic about it, Ivy the listening King says, "Things are difficult sometimes to solve in terms of curses." I can give you this." And he hands you a small stone that is carved in the shape of a small insect. It might even look like a tick. And says, "This will vibrate, the closer you get to your cure. The secret is you have to find the one who cursed you with this and this will help you find them." Alex [Ivy] (46:55): Thank you. And it's cute too. It's like a little accessory. Daniel [GM] (46:58): Ser Whitbourne. Sampson [Whitbourne] (46:58): Aye. Daniel [GM] (47:02): He hands you a small compass and he says, "Fiddlers Green is always moving but this arrow will always point in its direction." Sampson [Whitbourne] (47:13): Aye. I thank ye, your majesty. Whitbourne backs away. Daniel [GM] (47:17): And then, Ser Percy. Step forward. And he hands you a small stone and he says, "Set this beneath your pillow each night for a week and it will tell you where to point your rage. Bring down that which has vexed you." Stace [Ser Percy] (47:35): It's the patriarchy. Sampson [Whitbourne] (47:36): I thought it was going to be Ivy. Stace [Ser Percy] (47:41): I was going to be like... Thank you, your majesty. Daniel [GM] (47:47): Yes. Then bathe in male tears. Marietta [Agrippina] (47:56): No such thing man. Sampson [Whitbourne] (48:00): I can smell the toxic fumes from here. Daniel [GM] (48:02): Agrapina. Marietta [Agrippina] (48:03): Hi. Daniel [GM] (48:04): He hands you an arrow and he says, "You're not ready to show this arrow yet. But when the time comes, it'll be an opportunity for you and Bathsheba to free yourselves from one another, once and for all. Marietta [Agrippina] (48:21): Damn, I'm going to have to find a bow now. Stace [Ser Percy] (48:25): Oh, because crossbows take bolts? Daniel [GM] (48:27): Yeah. Marietta [Agrippina] (48:29): Sorry Ser. I just couldn't resist. Daniel [GM] (48:30): Yeah. Bolt or whatever. Sampson [Whitbourne] (48:30): That's part of the journey. Daniel [GM] (48:40): And the listening kind looks at you all and says, "thank you so much for your service and courtesy this fine day. Thank you for helping our town and the kingdom at large. You are welcome to visit our fair town anytime you wish, as long as you abide by our rules. And allow me to present you all with this." And he hands you a small item and it is a gift card for the poison apple and [inaudible 00:49:11] your choice. Marietta [Agrippina] (49:13): Amazing. Daniel [GM] (49:14): For 15 gold. Stace [Ser Percy] (49:15): Motherfucker. Daniel [GM] (49:18): And he says, "Thank you so much. I hope this small token of our esteem will serve as recognition for your fine work." Daniel [GM] (49:27): And that's where we'll end this one shot of We're All Mad Here. Sampson [Whitbourne] (49:33): Was it only the one card for four of us? Daniel [GM] (49:36): One card for four of you. Marietta [Agrippina] (49:38): Amazing. Just what we needed. Sampson [Whitbourne] (49:42): This guy's the worst boss. Daniel [GM] (49:44): Okay. I think I'm going to pick on Marietta. Something from this. Marietta [Agrippina] (49:48): I enjoyed playing the character that I play. I like the erratic-ness of it as far as it wasn't really a cohesive plot line, which I think we kind of knew it wasn't going to be going to be going in. But it was interesting to see the madness, in quotations, twists in there in the story. And it would be really curious to see more of the world. Daniel [GM] (50:11): Yeah. There was a whole other plot line you guys could have pursued with trying to get Babayagga to recreate the blinders and things like that, but I would have a whole different path for you guys. Sampson [Whitbourne] (50:25): Next time we do Babayagga. Marietta [Agrippina] (50:27): Yeah, next time we do Babayagga, for sure. Daniel [GM] (50:31): We have a segment that we do each week called Player Intrusion. That's where we offer the listeners an XP to check out something that we think you would really dig. This week it is my turn again and I will offer you all an XP to check out the wonderful film from New Zealand, What We Do in the Shadows, by Taika Waititi. You may be familiar with the FX series also from the same producing team. But it is essentially a mock-umentary where documentarians are following around these vampires in Wellington New Zealand. And it is so wonderful. Daniel [GM] (51:07): Taika Waititi plays this 18th century dandy vampire, Viago. Jemaine Clement plays, essentially this analog for Dracula, except his is Vladimir the Poker. And Deacon, this vampire who is... it spoils a lot, but you get to see all of this weird stuff going on with these vampires who are also just flat mates and dealing with things that are practical about who does what chores, how they deal with their familiars. They end up making a vampire that's a modern person and dealing with the conflict that brings. Dealing with the werewolves of Wellington, New Zealand, which you can imagine are both as polite and goofy as you can imagine. Daniel [GM] (51:54): And of course the TV series on FX is wonderful as well, although that takes place in the US but it is still lovely. I would highly recommend it. It's something that my wife and I watch often. We re-watched it recently on election night so that we could distract ourselves from the news and doom scrolling. Daniel [GM] (52:14): It's wonderful and it's one of those things that we find ourselves thinking of jokes from it all the time and quoting it. So I just highly recommend it. It's just a lovely subtle comedy which is the life, all things considered. Daniel [GM] (52:29): Somebody else watched that movie, What We Do in the Shadow? It's fairly old at this point. Sampson [Whitbourne] (52:33): I've seen the movie. I haven't seen the TV show yet. Daniel [GM] (52:36): Yeah. Movie's very good. The TV show is excellent as well. Highly recommend it. Daniel [GM] (52:40): If people wanted to reach out to us to tell us what they think about the show or What We Do in the Shadows, how would they do that, Marietta? Marietta [Agrippina] (52:46): They should slide on over to our website which you can access on your internet browser. You go to explorerswanted.fm and we have a lot of social medias that you can find on there. We're pretty active on Twitter where we're @explorerswanted. We're @explorerswantedpodcast on Instagram. We have a Facebook page, Explorers Wanted Podcast. Marietta [Agrippina] (53:10): If you really want to interact with us, the best way to do so would be to click in any of the links on the social media or the website to our discord server and we are very active on there. We would love to see pictures of your animals, of your plants, come tell us things, talk about video games and TV shows and podcasts and just about anything. We would love to have you join part of our community. Marietta [Agrippina] (53:30): And if you're looking to support us financially to help us reach some of our big dream goals, the best way to do that is to go to our Patreon, which we are Explorers Wanted Podcast on there. We have several different tiers. If you can work it into your budget and that works for you, greatly appreciate it and help us reach our goals. Daniel [GM] (53:50): Awesome. And honestly the best thing you could do for us at this point is to tell a friend if you enjoyed the show. Tell them what you liked about the show and why they should listen. Daniel [GM] (53:59): The second best thing you could do is leave us a five star review on a podcast directory. Specifically apple podcast, Podchaser or Stitcher. Makes a huge difference for people checking us out. Daniel [GM] (54:13): If you didn't like the podcast or you just thought it meh, I'd like to remind you that once upon a time does not always end happily ever after. And in principle, we all know that happy endings coming from when to stop the tale. But I hope you do find happiness all the same. And if you find happiness is hard to come by these days, know that you are not alone, and help is available. There are resources out there to help you. Take care of yourselves, because in the end we only have each other. Daniel [GM] (54:47): If you want to reach out to us individually on social media you can. You can find me on Twitter @andrlick A-N-D-R-L-I-K. Stace [Ser Percy] (54:55): You can also find me on twitter @stacewindu. Sampson [Whitbourne] (54:58): Show me the way to Fiddlers green @slampotato. Alex [Ivy] (55:02): Tell me your favorite [inaudible 00:55:02] @realteaunicorn. Marietta [Agrippina] (55:05): Tell me that Twitter is worthwhile @imonahike. Daniel [GM] (55:08): Thank you all for listening. Have a good night, day, weekend, whenever you're listening to this. We will be back next week as we will for every week in the foreseeable future. Have a good day and [bye crosstalk 00:55:20]. Daniel [GM] (55:20): We need to decide on who's doing player intrusion. It's either Alex or Sampson. Sampson [Whitbourne] (55:59): I just went with Hades. So I think it's Alex. Daniel [GM] (56:03): Yeah but it's still Alex or Sampson because it's me, Marietta, Stace went this last time so it's either Alex or Sampson again. Stace [Ser Percy] (56:10): I mean, I can take it again. I'll give listeners an XP to consider tearing down the electoral college. Sampson [Whitbourne] (56:19): Okay, I can go again. It's fine. Sampson [Whitbourne] (56:22): So, Alex. Daniel [GM] (56:25): We killed Alex. Wake up. Sampson [Whitbourne] (56:29): Alan, Alan. Daniel [GM] (56:31): Just twitter sign off. You're so close.