Daniel [GM] (00:00:30): Welcome to Explorers Wanted. We are a weekly Numenera actual play podcast. I will be your humble GM Daniel Andrlik. With me today is Stace Babcock. Stace [Nix] (00:00:42): Daniel, the last episode filled me with existential dread and a end of life crisis, so I'd appreciate it if this one did not. Daniel [GM] (00:00:51): I can make no promises. Stace [Nix] (00:00:52): I know you can't. Daniel [GM] (00:00:54): That sounds more like a you problem than a me problem. Stace [Nix] (00:00:56): Never change, Daniel. Daniel [GM] (00:00:59): Sampson Davis? Sampson [Dili] (00:01:00): If we're making requests, Dan can you kill off Dili so I can get to my backup characters? Daniel [GM] (00:01:08): Marietta Jones. Marietta [Atalia] (00:01:09): Guys, I just did some Googling for something that's specific to the podcast and I want you to know that our name is not on all the lists that it needs to be, so we'll have to get on that now, won't we? Daniel [GM] (00:01:21): And Alex Finn. Alex [ChaCha] (00:01:22): I just invented gamer jerky, TM TM, so look forward to that world. Marietta [Atalia] (00:01:29): That's our extra special Patreon tier goal. So if you guys could help us out, if you have the means. Alex [ChaCha] (00:01:37): If you get past the next campaign tier there is a, alex starts at gross, oddly specific Only Fans. You will get all the feet pictures, all of them. And I have dancer feet. Daniel [GM] (00:01:51): So before we get started today, we have an important item of business and that is we have another new patron. Alex [ChaCha] (00:01:59): Yay. Marietta [Atalia] (00:02:00): Wow guys, we feel so special. Sampson [Dili] (00:02:00): Again? Daniel [GM] (00:02:03): Again. Yes. Alex [ChaCha] (00:02:04): Getting close to that only feet. Daniel [GM] (00:02:08): Getting closer and closer. Our newest patron is Panda John. Panda John is a new patron and he is also the first patron who we've had no prior contact with whatsoever. Marietta [Atalia] (00:02:23): Who are you? Alex [ChaCha] (00:02:23): What? Stace [Nix] (00:02:26): Mystery patron. Daniel [GM] (00:02:27): Who are you? You are obviously awesome, but you need to come join our discord so you can chat with us. Marietta [Atalia] (00:02:32): Yeah come hanging out with us. We want to know you. Daniel [GM] (00:02:34): We would love to hang out. Thank you so much for your support though, but come hang out. We would love to hang, get to know you. Marietta [Atalia] (00:02:41): Tell them you're just a mystery. Maybe they're a vampire are afraid to communicate with humans. Daniel [GM] (00:02:49): Marietta is just fixated on vampires. It's okay. You don't have- Alex [ChaCha] (00:02:54): It's not at all disturbing. Marietta [Atalia] (00:02:55): Should I have chosen dinosaurs instead, or werewolves? Or what would have been the appropriate vampire substitution? Sampson [Dili] (00:03:04): Vampire dinosaurs. Alex [ChaCha] (00:03:04): I mean, I would have just gone with a theory that discord has a weird vampire filter where you have to be invited into the discord. Marietta [Atalia] (00:03:10): We're inviting you in if you're a vampire. Alex [ChaCha] (00:03:13): We say yes. Marietta [Atalia] (00:03:14): please. Daniel [GM] (00:03:15): Yes. And Marietta, you didn't have to substitute anything. You live your truth. Marietta [Atalia] (00:03:21): Okay. Thanks guys. I appreciate it. Sampson [Dili] (00:03:22): Although vampire dinosaurs, just think about that. Daniel [GM] (00:03:24): Yes, but Panda John, thank you so much for your support. We deeply appreciate it. And once again, we look forward to chatting with you and getting to know you. Glad you're enjoying the show. Marietta [Atalia] (00:03:36): Come to the discord. Daniel [GM] (00:03:38): So who remembers what happened last time? I think I'm going to pick on Alex. Because I don't think I've picked on Alex in a bit. Alex [ChaCha] (00:03:46): I thought I had skirted it off by doing that, fun accent the last time. Stace [Nix] (00:03:52): Yes. That discouraged us. Alex [ChaCha] (00:03:55): I don't think I can do one today. I'm sorry listener, if you were hoping for that. Stace [Nix] (00:04:03): Anywho [inaudible 00:04:04] alas, here we are. Alex [ChaCha] (00:04:06): Last week on explorers wanted we made some unique decisions. Well, we actually did some Numenera stuff and we salvaged things and got six new cyphers. We will be interested to see how Dili utilized his flesh eater. Atalia had four flashbacks. After that Atalia using her brain was just like, "Hey, let's kill off the Hercs because there's 35 [inaudible 00:04:40] and we might've been able to get through five or so, but 35 is a little bit too much." So she turned all the air into argon outside of the bridge and didn't tell anybody. Sampson [Dili] (00:04:52): Yeah, was a little rude. Alex [ChaCha] (00:04:53): It was a little awkward for a little bit. But then we all got into the bridge and we're like, cool, cool. We like the idea because it's easier that way. But then Stan is just like, "Hey, guess what? There's more people." Because Atalia was just like, "We need to make sure it's just Hercs." Because the ship was like, Hey, you have cargo prisoner question mark and Atalia was like, "We should check if it's actually a prisoner instead of just ignoring it like we do." Because that is our life story we just ignore things and that's a us problem. We're going to have to self-reflect on that. So in order to go check out the new friend we had just discovered we were going to play some sort of, you seen in a lot of movies where the heroes running through passageways as a person's remote, controlling the passageways around them. And Atalia was very helpful and tried to look for a mask. So he wouldn't die a horrible death. Unfortunately she found one. My current working theory is that that one never worked in the first place. The rules were very brutal on that. And Nix took the one mask and ran to check the situation and got argon poisoning and passed out. After finding the situation, yes, she made it to New Jersey. Well Atalia seeing Nix passing out dashed through the argon, made it and then found out her propensity to scan without a question might lead to some angry reactions from people. And got the ever-loving stuffing beaten out of her, and then Stanas saved the day. Stace [Nix] (00:06:35): I stan Stanas. Marietta [Atalia] (00:06:38): Stanas, the real MVP. Who are you Stanas? What are the secrets? What is the door? Daniel [GM] (00:06:44): So yeah, you guys are in this room. Atalia is probably ready to do a recovery role. She hasn't done it already. And Stanas has instructed Dili to start working on the teleportation device. She's keeping an eye on this creature and has said we don't have much time. And the ship has started setting off alarms because as Stanas said it appears the ship is hungry, since it doesn't have this creature in the place, it needs to be the siphoned off of. And there's not much time to get off of it safely. Stace [Nix] (00:07:20): Ooh. Ah, man, that was weird. It put my head in its mouth. Did you see that Atalia? Marietta [Atalia] (00:07:27): I did see that. I was very concerned. Stace [Nix] (00:07:30): Yeah, me too. Honestly, whew. All right. So we're going to get off of this thing. Can you fix it? Marietta [Atalia] (00:07:38): I look at Dili Sampson [Dili] (00:07:40): Well, you were right about the metering of battery pastor thing. Whenever you said. What do we need battery or capacitor? Marietta [Atalia] (00:07:47): I pull out one cypher and then the other. I've got these. One's lighter, and one is the mist thing. Sampson [Dili] (00:07:55): Man, you really just want to get rid of that lighter. Daniel [GM] (00:07:58): Stanas kind of looks over her shoulder like it's probably a good call Atalia. You probably have no need for that thing. Dili will reach for the missed animator. Sampson [Dili] (00:08:08): I'll see what I can do. So Dan, what should I be roled right now? Crafting, salvaging? Daniel [GM] (00:08:16): Well, so you know what you need, I would say that qualifies as a plan seed. Sampson [Dili] (00:08:23): Oh, okay. What does that mean? Daniel [GM] (00:08:26): It means that if you kind of know what that means, you could use a crafted Numenera role to kind of develop that seed into a plan that you could act on. Sampson [Dili] (00:08:33): I would like to do that, that sounds awesome. May I do that please? Daniel [GM] (00:08:37): Okay. So that is going to be ...while the rest of the Numenera around this is incredibly complex. This sort of the capacitor, as far as what you know it needs to be. The sort of rough idea of the constraints that you got from Atalia's analysis is probably only going to be a 12 before your crafting skill. And your crafting skill brings it down to a nine. Sampson [Dili] (00:09:03): Okay. Crafting tools probably won't help me in this situation, would they? Daniel [GM] (00:09:07): Not for devising the plan, no. Sampson [Dili] (00:09:10): Okay. All right. I'm going to add two levels of effort because I can. Daniel [GM] (00:09:16): Oh my. That's down to a three. Sampson [Dili] (00:09:21): Right, keep forgetting that levels of efforts are different between the first and the second. Daniel [GM] (00:09:26): Mm-hmm (affirmative). Sampson [Dili] (00:09:27): Yes. It's center three. So I roll and I get a 15. Daniel [GM] (00:09:30): Okay. You think you've got a plan for doing this? You think the io that you need, you could probably use the void stone that you got as io. You could either salvage the other Numenera or something else in the ship to try to get the io that you're looking for. Otherwise, the void stone would probably work for this case. The sort of biomechanical io that you got is probably not a great fit for it. And it would probably take one part and one synth, to kind of craft this with that. And you think it would probably take you, to do it very carefully, it'd be two hours. We could do a sliding scale. If you wanted to, you could... You think it's only a nine to actually build it. But if you apply effort to it and are successful, you could bring it down to an hour to construct something that's relatively safe enough to use for this purpose. Sampson [Dili] (00:10:25): So I have a book on crafting Numenera. Would that help with the time or just the difficulty? Daniel [GM] (00:10:32): It just helps with the difficulty in this case. Because you're guaranteeing that you're going to spend 30 minutes if you're going to be reserving for that book. So there's only so much it can help you. Sampson [Dili] (00:10:40): Okay. I'm going to use the void stone as the iotum. Daniel [GM] (00:10:40): Okay. Sampson [Dili] (00:10:43): And could you say again, if I use the levels of effort that would decrease the time? Daniel [GM] (00:10:50): Bring it down from a two-hour project to a one-hour project. What that means is you could use one level of effort for ease and you could use another level of effort to speed up the process. Sampson [Dili] (00:11:00): Okay. Could I use two levels of effort to speed up the process and then have the book ready since I'm probably just going to have to spend a half hour anyway? Daniel [GM] (00:11:07): Sure. Sampson [Dili] (00:11:08): Okay. So with the training- Daniel [GM] (00:11:10): So this is a nine to build it. You're trained, that brings it down to a six. If you're going to use your book, that brings it down to a three. And if you're going to use two levels of effort to bring it down to a 30 minute project, is that what you're aiming for? Sampson [Dili] (00:11:24): Yes, because I also have the tools and then I think I'll make it a freebie. Daniel [GM] (00:11:27): Yeah. I'd say so. So spend the points and you've got it. and your materials. Sampson [Dili] (00:11:30): I will do just that. And then I will inform everyone that this is going to take a couple minutes. Daniel [GM] (00:11:37): Dili, you think from what little you can tell from the power needs of this device, this can probably manage three shots. Your capacitor can survive three activations in this system. Sampson [Dili] (00:11:52): All right. Think I have it. It's got three shots though, so I don't know if that's a big as the... There's a teleporter pad I imagine. Daniel [GM] (00:12:02): No. Sampson [Dili] (00:12:03): Oh. Daniel [GM] (00:12:04): Well, sort of there is space in here that feeds the teleporter. It's not like you can randomly pick things to move from here to there. Wherever you're going has to be in line of sight from the ship. And anything that you want to teleport has to come out of this room. Sampson [Dili] (00:12:19): So what you mean is that everything that's in this room would get teleported. Is that what you're saying or? Daniel [GM] (00:12:25): No, I'm saying that anything you want to teleport, you need to first get to this room. Sampson [Dili] (00:12:29): Okay. Daniel [GM] (00:12:30): And as long as it's going to the same destination, anything that's in the room that you want to include can be included in the one activation. Sampson [Dili] (00:12:37): All right. I tell the party that. So I guess I don't imagine our new frenemy is going to be going to the same place that we are. Daniel [GM] (00:12:46): No, I don't think they are. Sampson [Dili] (00:12:48): But we still need to get the cart, right? Daniel [GM] (00:12:50): At least the statues. I don't know if you need the whole cart, but you at least need the statues. I mean, I don't know how you would get the whole cart through here. The corridors aren't wide enough to move the cart through it. Sampson [Dili] (00:13:00): Well actually, do we need the statues? We didn't need to bring those to Momma J, we just had to find them and then account for them. Daniel [GM] (00:13:09): The goal is to get them to Charmonde. Sampson [Dili] (00:13:09): Okay. Daniel [GM] (00:13:12): Stanas just needs to get the crystals to Shallmas. Sampson [Dili] (00:13:16): Yeah. So three shots. So we just need to get the cart I think, and then we can leave. And let this... Well and Stanas, are you planning on taking this ship back to, Shallmas? Daniel [GM] (00:13:27): Not with 30 Hercs and this thing on board. She motions to the figure over there. Like I'm not going to take that risk. Honestly, running into Saliana is probably safer than, an hour trip back towards Shallmas with all these things on board. Sampson [Dili] (00:13:48): In it. Daniel [GM] (00:13:48): And honestly, I don't think the ship will last that long. I honestly think our new friend here is the power source. I don't think the heart can keep doing what it needs to do without them to siphon. So one thing I will say, ChaCha and Atalia, the things that you have figured out about the ship. The ship is designed to be in constant motion, like we mentioned before, and as we mentioned before, the gravitational force is what kind of shifts the ship back and forth. So the idea is that this ships incredible speed of movement is its default state. Anything else about it, any other manipulation, any steering, any slowing, all of that is coming from the gravitational forces. So this ship is the reverse of an air brake. I don't know if you guys know how air brakes work, but air brakes are basically, they are constantly trying to push shut. And the only thing that is keeping the brake from slamming shut is the pressure of the air inside the system. It's going to fall the sky. Well, no, the gravitational force is the only thing that keeps this thing from continuing forward at a straight shot forever, until it reaches a crashing point. Sampson [Dili] (00:15:04): Oh got it. Daniel [GM] (00:15:06): The gravitational force is what makes this thing behave like a ship instead of a missile. That's just going to keep going until it slams into something. Whether it's on this world or another. Sampson [Dili] (00:15:16): So it was our new frenemy willing to help us? You think? Alex [ChaCha] (00:15:16): I- Daniel [GM] (00:15:23): I think our new frenemy is more interested in just getting free. I think they've been trapped here for a long time. Alex [ChaCha] (00:15:30): I mean, I don't think it'd be right to ask them to keep powering our ship. Especially since we're probably not going to go where it wants to go and we're just going to do what we want. So I think the better option is for us to get off the ship with what we need and can. And be like, yo, you can have this ship because it's actually just going to go on forever until it explodes like our sun. Sampson [Dili] (00:15:55): Our what? Actually nevermind. I wasn't thinking about that. I was thinking, will they help us kill the bugs when we try and get the cart. Daniel [GM] (00:16:03): Maybe. Sampson [Dili] (00:16:00): ... kill the bugs, but we're trying to get the cart? Daniel [GM] (00:16:03): Maybe. I don't have a lot of depth with the language. Sampson [Dili] (00:16:09): Okay. Daniel [GM] (00:16:10): So that's a rather complex concept to try to get across. Stace [Nix] (00:16:16): I mean, it's just [Hercs 00:16:15], Alex ... Marietta [Atalia] (00:16:18): I could do the environmental control thing again, after this guy leaves. Stace [Nix] (00:16:20): Oh, I could just use the breather then, and go get the cart. Marietta [Atalia] (00:16:24): Yeah, how did that work for you? Why did you stop moving? Stace [Nix] (00:16:27): Oh, I got this sudden pain in my head, dude, and it hurt really bad but I was like, "Nah, shake it off." And then I came in here and I saw this guy and I was like, "Yo, what's up?" But then I got another pain in my head, and then ... It's sort of hazy after that, I'll be honest. It put me in its mouth and that's all I remember. Daniel [GM] (00:16:47): [Stannis 00:16:47] sighs and says, "ChaCha, do me a favor and check the breather for me." Marietta [Atalia] (00:16:51): Okay. ChaCha kind of goes through and sees if she understands anything about it. Daniel [GM] (00:16:56): He gave me a nine understanding in there. Marietta [Atalia] (00:16:58): You don't say. Marietta [Atalia] (00:17:00): I am trained in this. Daniel [GM] (00:17:02): Mm-hmm (affirmative). So it's a six. Marietta [Atalia] (00:17:03): 11. Daniel [GM] (00:17:05): The breather works, but it is formulated for a different species other than humans. So the air it was producing is close enough that you wouldn't obviously notice it at first, besides it smelling funny. Marietta [Atalia] (00:17:17): Oh. Daniel [GM] (00:17:19): Nix was essentially breathing a mixture that would have been slowly poisonous to her. Well, slowly as in not instantaneous. It occurs to you that probably the only reason Nix is alive is that the breather got taken off of her at some point, presumably by this creature. Marietta [Atalia] (00:17:36): Nix, this isn't for people or abhumans. This is for something else. Stace [Nix] (00:17:41): Oh. You know, I honestly thought it was the weird bodies that were doing that. This makes sense. So how about no? Daniel [GM] (00:17:51): Nix, probably, since you had the most time to look at them, as you were going by and you realized that those columns, those humanoid figures that were skinless and embedded in the columns about 10 feet tall- Marietta [Atalia] (00:18:03): Oh, no. Daniel [GM] (00:18:04): ... are mutilated versions of the creature that's over here against the wall watching Stannis wearily. Marietta [Atalia] (00:18:12): Awkward. Stace [Nix] (00:18:13): Wow. Gee, dude, I'm sorry. That sucks. Daniel [GM] (00:18:21): It doesn't understand you. It doesn't know our language. Stace [Nix] (00:18:22): No, but I feel like maybe it understands tone a little bit, Stannis, no need to be that polite, you know? Daniel [GM] (00:18:29): Fair enough. Stace [Nix] (00:18:30): I guess I'm going to go get the cart. I'll kill some [Hercs 00:18:33] or whatever. It's ... Marietta [Atalia] (00:18:34): Don't go by yourself, there's 30 of them. Daniel [GM] (00:18:38): And the cart won't fit through the corridors, you're going to have to bring the statues up one by one. Stace [Nix] (00:18:41): Oh, my god. Daniel [GM] (00:18:45): Look at Sampson's face. Sampson [Dili] (00:18:47): One thing after another. Marietta [Atalia] (00:18:49): ChaCha, we'll go with her. Marietta [Atalia] (00:18:51): How many statues were there? How many can we take at a time? Marietta [Atalia] (00:18:54): Three. Daniel [GM] (00:18:55): There are three statues. Each one of them is roughly human in height. They are basically humanoid with crab faces. Marietta [Atalia] (00:19:02): If I take 10 minutes, I can heal a little more if I take a 10 minute rest. I just have zero might right now, so I'm not really helpful with carrying statues. Daniel [GM] (00:19:13): We have ... 10 minutes is probably doable. We probably can't wait much more than that to get things going. Marietta [Atalia] (00:19:19): Okay. Daniel [GM] (00:19:20): The ship is about to ... The gravitational systems on the ship are without their power source. They're going to fail soon and the ship is just going to become a missile into the night. Marietta [Atalia] (00:19:32): Okay. Well, that got me some might back, so, cool. Daniel [GM] (00:19:36): If you have some points in all your pools, then you are no longer impaired or debilitated. Marietta [Atalia] (00:19:42): Oh, okay. Cool. Marietta [Atalia] (00:19:45): All right, and then ... Daniel [GM] (00:19:46): You are once again hail. Marietta [Atalia] (00:19:48): Yay. I'll go with them then. Daniel [GM] (00:19:52): We're taking 10 minutes, I'm also going to take my action in 10 minute recovery roles because I'm also a little low. Six. Sampson [Dili] (00:19:59): Okay. Daniel [GM] (00:20:00): Are you guys working as a group or are you splitting up into teams? Marietta [Atalia] (00:20:04): Stannis, do you want to be alone with this guy or should we leave someone with you? Daniel [GM] (00:20:09): As long as no Hercs show up, I think I've got this for now. Stace [Nix] (00:20:09): There's one door? Daniel [GM] (00:20:13): There's one door. Stace [Nix] (00:20:15): All right. Can you just shut the door? Daniel [GM] (00:20:17): I don't have time to fiddle with that right now. I have to keep an eye on our friend here. Stace [Nix] (00:20:22): All right. Hey, how about Atalia and ChaCha, we go. Dili, you want to do your thing here with Stannis, we'll BRB? Daniel [GM] (00:20:29): Are you doing this while Dili's doing repair? Marietta [Atalia] (00:20:35): Mm-hmm (affirmative). Stace [Nix] (00:20:35): Yeah. Yeah, yeah. Sampson [Dili] (00:20:35): Yeah, I'm cool, then. Daniel [GM] (00:20:37): Okay. So you guys are going to get the statues? Marietta [Atalia] (00:20:38): Mm-hmm (affirmative). Daniel [GM] (00:20:39): Which is fine, the statues are not particularly heavy. It's not a heavy metal, it's synth. Marietta [Atalia] (00:20:44): It's just plastic. Daniel [GM] (00:20:45): Well, synth is like a hybrid of metal and plastic so it's like metal, plastic, ceramic all wrapped into one. So Dili, as you're doing your work, Stannis is standing there keeping an eye on this creature. This crusher is just watching you both wearily the whole time and Stannis' hand keeps glowing and she says, "That was brave of you, Dili. I'm proud of you for going to help your friends." Sampson [Dili] (00:21:12): I ... it was- Daniel [GM] (00:21:14): "I knew you had it in you." Sampson [Dili] (00:21:15): Even though- Daniel [GM] (00:21:16): "Probably better than you think." Sampson [Dili] (00:21:19): What? Daniel [GM] (00:21:19): "Keep working, Dili." Sampson [Dili] (00:21:20): [inaudible 00:21:20] wasn't brave. My friends were in danger, you know? Daniel [GM] (00:21:24): "Yeah. And what do you typically do in combat?" Sampson [Dili] (00:21:29): I ... I get away from it. Daniel [GM] (00:21:31): "Yeah." Sampson [Dili] (00:21:31): I keep others out of it. Daniel [GM] (00:21:33): "Yeah. You ran towards it this time, though." Sampson [Dili] (00:21:36): Not with the intent of fighting, just the intent of protecting them. Daniel [GM] (00:21:39): "I would say that's the better impulse." Sampson [Dili] (00:21:41): Dili kind of squints at Stannis, just not quite getting what she's getting at, but continues working. Daniel [GM] (00:21:47): She looks over her shoulder at you and winks and says, "We'll make a guardian of you yet." Sampson [Dili] (00:21:52): Dili blushes. Daniel [GM] (00:21:54): And then we cut back to the rest of the crew. You guys get back to the cargo bay without running into any Hercs. Marietta [Atalia] (00:22:00): Are we crushing on the same person now? Sampson [Dili] (00:22:05): No. Daniel [GM] (00:22:05): I don't know. Was a Atalia crushing on Stannis? Marietta [Atalia] (00:22:08): We did have that moment, if you recall, when she was going to kill me. Daniel [GM] (00:22:08): Oh. That's right. Atalia was kind of into it. Marietta [Atalia] (00:22:18): It was very romantic. (Laughing). Atalia was just holding a flash for if a group of them appear as we walk. Daniel [GM] (00:22:26): So there are three statues and there are the box of crystals. Marietta [Atalia] (00:22:31): We need to get those crystals for Stannis, she's kind of been [clutch 00:00:22:33]. Can I put them in my backpack or something? Daniel [GM] (00:22:36): Sure. Marietta [Atalia] (00:22:36): Okay. I'll put them in my pack. Daniel [GM] (00:22:40): Okay. Marietta [Atalia] (00:22:40): And then I'll grab the statue that seems like I might be able to lift it. Daniel [GM] (00:22:46): Okay. For ChaCha and Nix, it will be a 12 to carry these statues. For Atalia, because the crystal box is a little bit heavy as well, it'll be a 15. Stace [Nix] (00:22:57): You want me to take those crystals, dude? Marietta [Atalia] (00:22:59): Yeah. Yeah, I'll have hand those right over to Nix. Daniel [GM] (00:23:06): Okay. So Nix has the crystals. It's a 12 for Atalia and ChaCha and a 15 for Nix. Stace [Nix] (00:23:11): All right. Marietta [Atalia] (00:23:11): I'll spend a level of effort because I don't need to fuck this up right now. Stace [Nix] (00:23:15): Yeah, I'll spend too, the same. Marietta [Atalia] (00:23:18): ChaCha got a 15. Marietta [Atalia] (00:23:21): Smart ChaCha. Stace [Nix] (00:23:23): Smart? Marietta [Atalia] (00:23:25): That's a 16. Great. Daniel [GM] (00:23:28): Nice. Marietta [Atalia] (00:23:29): I'm just carrying it around the middle too. I just squatted down and picked it up. Daniel [GM] (00:23:34): Ugh. Marietta [Atalia] (00:23:34): Yeah, exactly. Daniel [GM] (00:23:37): Yeah. What'd you get, Stace? Stace [Nix] (00:23:39): 17. Daniel [GM] (00:23:40): Okay. So you guys are carrying them and you're on your own way back. Sampson, could you roll D20 for me and tell me if you get even or odd? Sampson [Dili] (00:23:47): Even. Daniel [GM] (00:23:47): Okay. So you guys make it back to the teleportation room without running into any Hercs. Stace [Nix] (00:23:47): Good work, Sampson. Daniel [GM] (00:23:55): Meanwhile, Jeskii is kind of roaming around Atalia, just almost in the way, just kind of thinking that they're playing some sort of game with these statues. You get back in and you see that Stannis is still standing there in almost exactly the same position, hand glowing, staring at this creature who's also squatting in almost exactly the same position. And there's Dili, wrapping up his device and getting ready to install it in the machine. Sampson [Dili] (00:24:24): Oh, you guys made it? It's been so awkward. Marietta [Atalia] (00:24:27): Ah, Dili, can you believe I carried this all the way here? And I'll set down my statue. Sampson [Dili] (00:24:32): Yeah, not that heavy. Marietta [Atalia] (00:24:35): It's the size of me, sir. Sampson [Dili] (00:24:40): I think this is done, I think we're good. It only has three charges though, so are we all going to the same place? Marietta [Atalia] (00:24:44): Well, I think Stannis is going somewhere, our purple friend is going somewhere and then we're going somewhere, right? Daniel [GM] (00:24:52): I think our best bet is to get the fuck off of here and let our purple friend do whatever they're going to do. Marietta [Atalia] (00:24:57): Yeah, so you need to go to Shallamas and we need to go to Charmonde. Sampson [Dili] (00:25:00): Well, Dan said that the teleportation room works with line of sight, so ... Marietta [Atalia] (00:25:04): Okay. Sampson [Dili] (00:25:06): ... we can only go straight down. Marietta [Atalia] (00:25:06): Do you want to just come with us to Charmonde or do you want to navigate this back to Shallamas with our friend here? Marietta [Atalia] (00:25:11): No. Stannis needs to go with us because the statues need crystals. They need to go up to Momma Jerrun too, don't they? Daniel [GM] (00:25:21): Crystals need to go to [Sala 00:25:23] and Shallamas, but Stannis says, "Yeah, I'm not taking the risk of what this thing might do after the first time the teleportation is used, especially if I'm the only one left. It's cowed right now, but that's not going to mean it won't try something stupid. It's been ..." She pauses for a moment and she takes a deep breath. "They've been suffering for a very long time." Marietta [Atalia] (00:25:47): Mm-hmm (affirmative). Sampson [Dili] (00:25:48): You said this was the actual heart of the ship, right? Marietta [Atalia] (00:25:50): Well, the ship was siphoning energy from it. Daniel [GM] (00:25:54): Whoever built this ship thought this thing's kind were no better than fuel cells. Stace [Nix] (00:26:00): All right, so that's sad. You guys want to get going still, kind of? Marietta [Atalia] (00:26:09): Yes. Let's leave immediately, please. That'd be great. Sampson [Dili] (00:26:12): I pushed the proverbial red button or I'm about to ... Just double-check. Stace [Nix] (00:26:17): Where in Charmonde are we going? Marietta [Atalia] (00:26:19): Nix's house? Marietta [Atalia] (00:26:19): Momma Jerrun's? Daniel [GM] (00:26:20): So you flew away from Charmonde for a bit, so your line of sight means that you can only shoot for either somewhere outside the city or on some rooftop of a structure that's big enough to see from here. Marietta [Atalia] (00:26:34): And what would that be, Daniel? Daniel [GM] (00:26:35): Like the palace. Marietta [Atalia] (00:26:39): I don't think we want to be en route for the palace. Can we be outside the city wherever it's most accessible to get to Momma Jerrun's, I guess? Daniel [GM] (00:26:44): I could try to put us right next to the river. There's a river that goes through Charmonde into [Trey 00:10:51]. So I can try that and then we can try to find a boat in. Marietta [Atalia] (00:26:54): I just would like to get off this ship. I'm fine with whatever. Stace [Nix] (00:26:57): Yeah. You said three charges? I would like to be dropped. You guys can deal with the statues, right? I'd like to be dropped by the gate near my parents' house. Marietta [Atalia] (00:27:06): Yeah. Maybe we could just all go there. Stace [Nix] (00:27:08): Okay. Daniel [GM] (00:27:09): Statues are going to be pretty conspicuous. You guys would know that. Stace [Nix] (00:27:12): Yeah, but we got that [nopaint 00:27:17], so we're good. Daniel [GM] (00:27:15): Oh. Well, the nopaint, you have enough nopaint to cover one statue. Sampson [Dili] (00:27:19): We'll figure that out when we get there. Stace [Nix] (00:27:20): All right. Sampson [Dili] (00:27:21): So, how is this going to work? Do I get to- Daniel [GM] (00:27:24): The classic part of your response. Sampson [Dili] (00:27:27): So how does this work? Do I, or does Atalia, with the understanding Numenera, need to do something? Or do we just push the button and go? Daniel [GM] (00:27:35): I think either you or Atalia would know enough to say, to identify the things in this room that need to go and to target that location. Marietta [Atalia] (00:27:44): Okay. I'd be happy to assist. Daniel [GM] (00:27:47): So it'll be an understanding Numenera role with Atalia's assist as Dili. Sampson [Dili] (00:27:53): I think Atalia should lead the charge and Dili will assist. Marietta [Atalia] (00:27:55): Oh, okay. Sure. Daniel [GM] (00:27:58): Okay. Atalia, you will get an asset because you figured out a lot of the other stuff about this. Marietta [Atalia] (00:28:02): Okay. I will spend two levels of effort. Daniel [GM] (00:28:06): Well, I haven't even told you the target yet. Marietta [Atalia] (00:28:08): Oh, okay. Nevermind. Daniel [GM] (00:28:10): Slow down there, ChaCha. So the target is a 12. Marietta [Atalia] (00:28:14): All right. Daniel [GM] (00:28:15): You're going to have an assist from Dili, brings it down to a nine. Marietta [Atalia] (00:28:18): Okay. I'm going to spend a level of effort. Daniel [GM] (00:28:24): Okay. Brings it down to a six. Now, is anybody else having flashbacks to Galaxy Quest where the pig lizard turned inside out? Marietta [Atalia] (00:28:31): Yeah ... Daniel [GM] (00:28:32): And it exploded. Marietta [Atalia] (00:28:33): Yeah. Marietta [Atalia] (00:28:35): And, ladies and gentlemen, that is a natural 20. Marietta [Atalia] (00:28:39): Oh, I thought you were going to get another one. Daniel [GM] (00:28:41): Ooh. What would you propose as a major effect? Marietta [Atalia] (00:28:44): I think we're hidden wherever we teleport. Daniel [GM] (00:28:47): Hm. Okay. Sampson [Dili] (00:28:50): Well, this is for Nix, right? I thought .. are you guys splitting up, or? Marietta [Atalia] (00:28:52): I thought we were ... I was trying to have us all go together. I don't see why we need to take these statues back to Momma Jerrun's before we figure out what the fuck's going on at Nix's house. Sampson [Dili] (00:28:52): Okay. Marietta [Atalia] (00:28:52): I mean, there are ... Sampson [Dili] (00:29:04): Okay. I thought we were going to Nix's first. Nevermind. Daniel [GM] (00:29:05): You're just going to carry the statues around until then? Marietta [Atalia] (00:29:07): Or, for him, we can hide them. Options. Daniel [GM] (00:29:10): Okay. Marietta [Atalia] (00:29:12): I don't know. I guess we don't have to do it that way, I could retract that. Daniel [GM] (00:29:16): No, if we're going all together, then your proposal is probably- Marietta [Atalia] (00:29:19): I figured if it was just near an entrance to the city, that would be as close as we'd want to get because I don't think we want to be teleporting on top of the palace. Daniel [GM] (00:29:26): Well, that also means that we're going to have this new guy with us as well. We'll also probably ... Marietta [Atalia] (00:29:31): I thought we were just going to leave new guy on the ship and new guy can figure out his own shit. Daniel [GM] (00:29:35): Yeah. That was what Stannis was proposing. Sampson [Dili] (00:29:38): Oh. Daniel [GM] (00:29:38): And the rest of you guys leave- Sampson [Dili] (00:29:39): Okay. Daniel [GM] (00:29:40): ... and just leave new guy to live his best life somehow. Sampson [Dili] (00:29:42): Okay. I understand that. I haven't been paying attention. Marietta [Atalia] (00:29:46): Yes. Stace [Nix] (00:29:47): All right, let's do it. Sampson [Dili] (00:29:48): Do the thing, I'm into it. Marietta [Atalia] (00:29:49): All right. I'm going to do that then. And I guess I want us to be as close to the gate as possible, but with someone hidden behind a tree or something. Daniel [GM] (00:29:58): Yeah, or maybe behind the curve of the outer walls or something like that. Okay. So ... Yeah, you manage to do that and as you're getting ready to charge that up, when you see Stannis take a step forward towards the creature and she seems to be murmuring something under her breath. Does anybody want to make a perception roll to try to hear what Stannis is saying? Marietta [Atalia] (00:30:18): Yes. Sampson [Dili] (00:30:18): Yes. Marietta [Atalia] (00:30:20): Yes. I am trained and listening, thank you. Daniel [GM] (00:30:22): Okay. So the base target is a nine. If you're trained, it's a six. Marietta [Atalia] (00:30:22): Right. Marietta [Atalia] (00:30:22): 10. Stace [Nix] (00:30:26): For me it's a 12. Daniel [GM] (00:30:30): Okay. Dili doesn't hear. Sampson [Dili] (00:30:32): Telling you, refocus. Marietta [Atalia] (00:30:33): 19. Daniel [GM] (00:30:34): Check. So you all hear and ChaCha hears particularly clearly. Everybody hears from Stannis, "I wish you the best and a safe journey to rest and vengeance." And then ChaCha hears, "May the garden hold you and espouse and comfort you the rest of your days." And then you guys all teleport and you are now outside of Charmonde. You are around one of the corners here, there's no guards anywhere in immediate sight. There's the main trade gate, which you probably don't want to carry the statues through, that's probably a bad idea but you guys could try to hide the statues or, it depends on what you want to do. Stace [Nix] (00:31:20): You guys get that? Because I'm going to go. Marietta [Atalia] (00:31:23): You should go. At least one of us should maybe stay with the statues, I don't know. We need to go help Nix's family, though. Daniel [GM] (00:31:31): Stannis says, "I can watch the statues. I'm outside the city, I can stay here, just make sure the caller knows and tell her that it'd be nice to see her again." Stace [Nix] (00:31:41): Oh, yeah. I got your crystals. Daniel [GM] (00:31:43): "I appreciate that. You can hand those over." Stace [Nix] (00:31:46): Oh yeah, here they are. Daniel [GM] (00:31:47): "I don't know if we'll see each other again anytime soon." Stace [Nix] (00:31:51): Well, it was cool. Marietta [Atalia] (00:31:52): I hope these just get to Momma Jerrun, but we need to go, huh? And I'll tap Nix on the shoulder? Stace [Nix] (00:31:57): Yeah. I mean, Nix is saying this as she's walking away, she's like, "It was cool. Sorry, got to bounce." Marietta [Atalia] (00:32:02): I hope we see you again, I'm- Stace [Nix] (00:32:00): Like it was cool, sorry I got to bounce. Marietta [Atalia] (00:32:02): I hope we see you again. I'm sorry my mom wants to kill you. Daniel [GM] (00:32:07): She can get in line at this point. Marietta [Atalia] (00:32:10): She probably wants to kill me too. I accidentally killed her best friend, incidentally. Whoops. Daniel [GM] (00:32:14): She's got a soft spot for family. Marietta [Atalia] (00:32:16): Mm-hmm (affirmative). I guess we'll see. Let's go save your family, though. We should do that, right now. Daniel [GM] (00:32:22): So you guys are heading into Charmonde. Sampson [Dili] (00:32:24): As we get to the gates, Dili is going to use a new ability. Marietta [Atalia] (00:32:28): Yay! Sampson [Dili] (00:32:30): Oh, so I think I can disguise us as we go in, like all of us, as long as we're all in sight... [inaudible 00:32:37] of me, maybe? Probably best to stay in sight. Marietta [Atalia] (00:32:39): Okay. Yeah. I mean, I love being with you, Dili. Sampson [Dili] (00:32:42): What? Marietta [Atalia] (00:32:44): Let's go! Onwards, upwards. Let's all be together! Sampson [Dili] (00:32:48): Okay... Stace [Nix] (00:32:49): Atalia, That's really nice. Marietta [Atalia] (00:32:50): I thought so. Stace [Nix] (00:32:51): But, yeah, Dili. Hurry up. Let's go. Sampson [Dili] (00:32:53): Right. Dili cast his disguise, which is two intellect points, plus one for each additional creature. And each of us looks to be a different person. Stace [Nix] (00:33:05): Dick. Daniel [GM] (00:33:05): What are you basing your illusions off of? Sampson [Dili] (00:33:07): I think customers he has had in the past. Daniel [GM] (00:33:11): Hmm. Sampson [Dili] (00:33:11): So I think Nix looks like some hoity-toity nano who's come in, think he's better than me. Atalia looks like some adventurer who's just trying to get his stuff identified. ChaCha... Chacha, I think is going to look like a wealthy, nobility type. Big mustache. Daniel [GM] (00:33:34): Nice! And how about Dili? Sampson [Dili] (00:33:36): Shit... Alex [ChaCha] (00:33:38): Why don't have them be the other shopkeeper that we know is dead? Stace [Nix] (00:33:43): Well... Sampson [Dili] (00:33:43): No, that's a bad idea. Alex [ChaCha] (00:33:46): Well only Nix knows he's dead. Daniel [GM] (00:33:48): Oh, I have an idea. Stace [Nix] (00:33:48): What's your idea? Daniel [GM] (00:33:51): Dili, I'd offer you an XP. Sampson [Dili] (00:33:53): Well, I guess I have to take it, because I don't got no XP. Daniel [GM] (00:33:55): Okay, who're you going to give the other XP to? Sampson [Dili] (00:33:57): Let's give it to ChaCha. Alex [ChaCha] (00:33:59): Whoo! Daniel [GM] (00:34:01): I think you have disguised yourself, trying to be somewhat nondescript, but what you end up doing is looking like an uncanny valley combination of Asidra and Hasis. Alex [ChaCha] (00:34:15): Oh, no. You found their love child. Sampson [Dili] (00:34:19): I think he does that almost unconsciously. Just because those are probably the two people that are on his mind at the moment, as he enters the city. Daniel [GM] (00:34:26): Yeah. The two scariest people he can think of, coming into town. Sampson [Dili] (00:34:29): Oh. Shit. Daniel [GM] (00:34:31): Okay, so you guys come to the town, not far from the town is the way house of the Benevolent Society of Travelers. You can either stop off there or you could head over to the more well-off areas, where Nix's family are. Marietta [Atalia] (00:34:46): I think we're just trying to get to Nix's house. Stace [Nix] (00:34:49): Yeah. Alex [ChaCha] (00:34:49): Yeah, I feel like we're hightailing it there. Marietta [Atalia] (00:34:52): I would like to be on the lookout to see if anyone is trying to follow us or anything while we're all on our route there. Daniel [GM] (00:34:58): Okay. Do me a favor, then, give me a perception roll, and just add a plus three to whatever it is. Marietta [Atalia] (00:35:05): Yeah. I am trained in that. 17. Daniel [GM] (00:35:10): So, okay. So I haven't decided if somebody who's going to spot you or not yet, but well, since we already added your plus three, we'll just hold that in reserve- Marietta [Atalia] (00:35:17): It's 17, by the way. Not seven. Daniel [GM] (00:35:19): Oh, so it's a total of 20, total. Marietta [Atalia] (00:35:22): Yes. Daniel [GM] (00:35:22): Okay. Marietta [Atalia] (00:35:22): I'm really looking. Daniel [GM] (00:35:24): Okay. So you guys make your way to Nix's family's house. Nix, as you approach, you see that the door is closed, but there's a sign on the door. Stace [Nix] (00:35:35): What's it say? Daniel [GM] (00:35:35): The sign says "By order of the queen, this building is currently property of the crown," and there are no lights on inside the house. Stace [Nix] (00:35:49): Ah... Marietta [Atalia] (00:35:49): The queen? How did the queen get involved with this? Stace [Nix] (00:35:51): Let's get inside, Atalia, if you don't mind. Marietta [Atalia] (00:35:54): I'll lean on the door. I'll chat amicably with Nix, while I open the door, or try to pick the lock. Daniel [GM] (00:36:01): Okay, so give me a lockpicking... Marietta [Atalia] (00:36:05): Okay, and I have tools for that now. And I'm also trained in lockpicking, and tinkering with devices, and effort to make them work, or at least work for me. Daniel [GM] (00:36:15): So that is a three for you. Marietta [Atalia] (00:36:16): Great, let's do that. That is a 12, like I just very casually opened it. So I'm unlocking it, but I'm like, my voice is an octave higher, like "Yeah, I'm sure everything's fine," very casually unlocking it for Nix. Sampson [Dili] (00:36:30): Quick question, Dan. Does that particular sign mean anything to the Charmonde natives? Like, if there's a specific meaning or implication? Daniel [GM] (00:36:38): Yeah, it could. Give me a six intellect roll. Sampson [Dili] (00:36:45): Seven. Daniel [GM] (00:36:46): This is the kind of thing that shows up when the queen has arrested somebody and is doing an investigation. Sampson [Dili] (00:36:55): Okay. Daniel [GM] (00:36:55): It's not obviously that. It's not intended to be that, it's like when a politician says they're stepping down to spend time with their family. It is. There's something going on here that is much worse than it looks like. Sampson [Dili] (00:37:12): Okay. Daniel [GM] (00:37:12): But the door is unlocked, now. Stace [Nix] (00:37:14): Yeah. I think Nix knows enough about how Charmonde works at that level to know that it's very bad, but so... Yeah, she'll walk in. And is there anything obviously wrong, or out of place? Daniel [GM] (00:37:30): Definitely looks like somebody has been searching through the place. Not destructively, or anything like that, but it's definitely, it's like cabinets have been opened. People have searched it. Not rudely, so. But there's definitely been somebody that's combed through here. Stace [Nix] (00:37:46): Not ransacked, more of the casual once-over. Daniel [GM] (00:37:49): Yeah. Stace [Nix] (00:37:50): Like they had time to come back. Daniel [GM] (00:37:52): Mm-hmm (affirmative). Stace [Nix] (00:37:53): Would there have been any place that, growing up, you know, if Nix or her parents needed to leave each other notes, or things like that? Nix wants to check that. Daniel [GM] (00:38:05): You don't see anything there. The only thing you can think of that, because so much has been sold off already. There's so little here. Stace [Nix] (00:38:14): True. Daniel [GM] (00:38:16): The only thing that you know that's of any value here, is in your mother's secretary-style desk, folder desk. Stace [Nix] (00:38:24): Yeah. That's what she would want to check next, but she's just... Would hit that, I imagine it would be near the door. So yeah. So if there's nothing obvious, that's the first place Nix is going to go. She's going to peek in like every room on the way or whatever, but up to that desk to see if that plate is in there. Daniel [GM] (00:38:39): Okay. And is she doing that with everybody else or is that something she's going to do on her own? Stace [Nix] (00:38:44): I don't think Nix would be providing any direction. She's not trying to get away, but she's acting on her own. Marietta [Atalia] (00:38:50): Yeah, I think as soon as Atalia realizes that it's been searched, that she's just trying to figure out what they were searching for, and follow the clues from whoever had come in here, and not following Nix. Stace [Nix] (00:39:03): And we totally shut the door. Marietta [Atalia] (00:39:05): We definitely shut the door. Stace [Nix] (00:39:07): And locked it. Sampson [Dili] (00:39:07): And Dili's going to keep an eye out the window. [inaudible 00:07:11]. Daniel [GM] (00:39:11): Dili, for a moment, as you're looking through the kitchen, you have a moment of double vision, where you are standing there, looking at the kitchen as it is now, and the kitchen as it was during daytime and making chittering sounds to yourself. And then it's gone. Sampson [Dili] (00:39:32): Okay, so what time of day is it now? Daniel [GM] (00:39:33): Night. Sampson [Dili] (00:39:36): Dili's going to go is going to go stay by the... After this vision thing, he's going to go to the window and watch the front door. So he can warn anybody if somebody is coming. Daniel [GM] (00:39:45): Mm-hmm (affirmative). Sampson [Dili] (00:39:46): And then to anybody else who is on this level, he will say, "So, my middle son has been here, so be aware of that." Marietta [Atalia] (00:39:54): Well, good thing, your middle son's not here now. Sampson [Dili] (00:39:57): Hopefully. Daniel [GM] (00:39:58): So Nix, you are heading up to your mother's room, your parents room, and you look in the secure desk, and most of it was searched though, but for some odd reason, that plate is still sitting there. As far as you can tell, I mean, obviously it was moved at some point or other, but it's almost like whoever was looking for it, couldn't see it. Stace [Nix] (00:40:17): Oh! Nix's is going to, I don't know, take the pillowcase off the bed and not touch it, directly. Try to wrap it up and take it. Daniel [GM] (00:40:28): You're trying to touch it through the cloth, or are you just going to try to shake it into the bag, or what are you going to try to do? Stace [Nix] (00:40:34): Yeah, she's trying... She's definitely trying not to touch it. So yeah... Oh, you know what she's going to do, she's going to pull the drawer out, dump it in the pillowcase and then put it in her bag. Daniel [GM] (00:40:46): Okay. There is something that wasn't obvious before, but there is a faint glimmer from the plate inside the bag. Other than that, nothing. Stace [Nix] (00:40:54): Any signs of... If there's any blood or... Daniel [GM] (00:41:01): No. The bed isn't made, but it doesn't look like somebody tore it apart, either. Stace [Nix] (00:41:07): Yeah. So Nix will check the rest of the house, including the basement. Daniel [GM] (00:41:10): It's definitely been searched over, but it doesn't look like anything stolen that you can see. Stace [Nix] (00:41:16): Yeah. Not much left to steal, fair enough. "It's weird, Dili. Your middle son is pretty violent." Nix has come back downstairs at this point. A little surprised and relieved, I guess, but this is bad. And then I don't know if recent events, rumors, or just Nix's background or whatever... What would Nix know about how these things go down? Like when people are investigated and arrested by the queen, where maybe things like where they're being held, or how long it takes? Daniel [GM] (00:41:48): It's pretty shrouded in mystery, outside the court. And there is a pretty heavy social incentive not to discuss it, at all. You would probably need to be somebody relatively well-connected, to really have any real knowledge about what's going on. There's probably lots of rumors going around, but only somebody who's got real connections to the crown would really have a chance of knowing what's really happening. Stace [Nix] (00:42:11): Is there anyone Nix knows like that? Daniel [GM] (00:42:15): Yes. Stace [Nix] (00:42:16): Okay. Daniel [GM] (00:42:16): They go by Dr. Roz. Stace [Nix] (00:42:17): No! Dr. Roz! She's not going to go to Dr. Roz. She's going to sort of address the group and be like, "They've, they've been arrested. There's really no doubt about that, but we got to find where they're being held. But I think that, that we should see what Momma J knows first, because she said that she would take care of this, or she would take care of my dad's job and look what happened." Marietta [Atalia] (00:42:49): Yeah. I mean, she seems to have a lot of resources, anyway. I don't have any connections here, anymore. So I think we have to go to her. Stace [Nix] (00:42:58): Yeah. Let's talk to Momma J, then we can go see that nano if we need to. But I don't want to wait. So... Marietta [Atalia] (00:43:05): Let's go right now. Stace [Nix] (00:43:06): It's best if we stay away from here, honestly. Marietta [Atalia] (00:43:09): Yeah. Why don't we just... I'll cut a path for us, the sneaky way, and we can go see Momma Jerrun, right now. Sampson [Dili] (00:43:19): So, before we go, what do we do if we get there and find that my middle son has been there? Stace [Nix] (00:43:26): To Momma J's? Sampson [Dili] (00:43:27): Yeah. Marietta [Atalia] (00:43:27): Then we go back and find Stannis, there's no way that your middle son can know where we landed there. Sampson [Dili] (00:43:32): Okay, yeah. Because, well... Stace [Nix] (00:43:34): We might as well snag the statues. Well, no, I bet Momma J could send people for them, maybe. Marietta [Atalia] (00:43:38): Yeah, let's not mess with that. We've got Stannis with it. Stannis should be trustworthy, anyway. Guess we'll find out. Let's go. Let's just go see Momma Jerrun. I mean, we've done the ends of our bargain. We just need to sort this. Sampson [Dili] (00:43:54): Yeah. I just hope she's okay. Marietta [Atalia] (00:43:54): Yeah. Sampson [Dili] (00:43:55): And as we leave, Dili's going to reapply the disguises, because they only last for an hour. Daniel [GM] (00:43:55): Okay. Marietta [Atalia] (00:43:59): Okay, and Atalia will re-lock the door on their way out. Daniel [GM] (00:44:03): Good call. Nobody's changing the locks, or anything like that? Marietta [Atalia] (00:44:06): No, just re-locking it. Daniel [GM] (00:44:09): Okay. So you're going to head to Momma J's? Stace [Nix] (00:44:11): Yeah. Daniel [GM] (00:44:12): I assume, are you trying... Well, you're disguised. Are you going to try to do so stealthily? Marietta [Atalia] (00:44:17): I'll try to take them the most... The least observant way. So... Daniel [GM] (00:44:22): Okay. So I would say that with Dili's disguises and Atalia's abilities, that brings it down to a three for each of you. Sampson [Dili] (00:44:34): Dili is trained in stealth. So that's a free... Daniel [GM] (00:44:37): So it's a give me for Dili. Sampson [Dili] (00:44:38): Yeah. Marietta [Atalia] (00:44:39): And I'm specialized, yeah [crosstalk 00:12:40]. Daniel [GM] (00:44:39): And it's a give me for Atalia. Sampson [Dili] (00:44:41): I am also now trained in my illusion esoteries so that'd actually be a- Daniel [GM] (00:44:47): I factored that in. Sampson [Dili] (00:44:48): Oh, you did? Okay. Marietta [Atalia] (00:44:49): All right. So we come around the corner... [crosstalk 00:44:50] Daniel [GM] (00:44:53): Okay. And Nix? Stace [Nix] (00:44:53): Three, exactly. Daniel [GM] (00:44:54): Okay. So you guys feel like you managed to get to Momma Jerrun's without anybody noticing, and it's that same door in that same alley with the same sign out front, that says "Explorers wanted. Inquire within." Marietta [Atalia] (00:45:08): I knock on the door. Daniel [GM] (00:45:10): There's a moment. Then the door opens and it's Momma Jerrun, looking at just as put-together as ever, the fire in her hearth. And she says, "Atalia, Nix, ChaCha, Dili! It's such a delight to see you're back... Gosh, much faster than I was expecting. Come in, come in." Sampson [Dili] (00:45:30): As we go in, Dili drops the illusion. He doesn't say anything. Just a little like, "Shit." Daniel [GM] (00:45:38): She winks at you. Marietta [Atalia] (00:45:39): The statues are here. They're just outside of town. Daniel [GM] (00:45:43): Oh, oh. Where outside of town? Marietta [Atalia] (00:45:45): By that one gate. Your good pal Stannis who asked us about the door? You never told us about the door thing. And so [inaudible 00:45:53] was like, "What's the door?" And we didn't know. Just so you know. Stace [Nix] (00:45:56): Atalia, Atalia, That's like... Momma J, your statues are outside the gate. Stannis is with them. But I don't know if you know, but my... Looks like my parents were arrested. Daniel [GM] (00:46:05): Yes. I heard. Sorry about that. Stace [Nix] (00:46:08): Can you tell me anything about it? Daniel [GM] (00:46:10): It wasn't that difficult to really arrange things for your dad's job, but someone, I'm still not sure exactly who yet, started whispering suspicions at the court that your family was involved in some sort of nefarious undertakings. And even though it didn't have your name, your wanted poster may have been involved. And then there was someone at the palace that recognized the description of ChaCha that was connected to your wanted poster. And the queen? She's a paranoid little brat, who isn't old enough to know better. Sampson [Dili] (00:46:48): Dili gasps in the background. Marietta [Atalia] (00:46:48): Atalia's just like... Stace [Nix] (00:46:52): Nix is also impressed that she would say so out loud. [crosstalk 00:14:54]. Marietta [Atalia] (00:46:54): Little golf claps. Daniel [GM] (00:46:56): Which incidentally, as you guys know, the queen is notable in Charmonde for being 250 years old. She's the gem of Charmonde, just... Stace [Nix] (00:47:05): I caught that too. Daniel [GM] (00:47:07): She's skittish and impulsive. And I understand a little bit, I remember being that age, but it's... She was all too willing to listen to whispers, so she had your parents arrested. And to be honest, I think mostly to see if it would help her catch you and ChaCha, if it would draw you in. Stace [Nix] (00:47:30): Oh, well, I mean, she was right about that, Momma J. I'm drawn in, I'm going to figure this out. So... Daniel [GM] (00:47:36): "Yeah. You're going to take a moment to think about that and how we're going to do that together, though." She looks at Dili and says, "By the way, Dili, I met a friend of yours." Sampson [Dili] (00:47:47): Oh. Daniel [GM] (00:47:48): And she goes over to a box. She pulls out and brings you over a burned and scored, and dented forearm that you recognize from the automaton body and drops it on a table in front of you and says... Daniel [GM] (00:48:00): And drops it on a table in front of you and says, "I'd like to think that the body work is beneath you because this was a little too easy." Sampson [Dili] (00:48:10): Yeah, no, I didn't work on that. Holy crap though. There was fine, you're fine, you're okay? Daniel [GM] (00:48:17): I wouldn't say I'm fine Dili. I'm annoyed. Sampson [Dili] (00:48:20): Fair enough. No, that's fair. Mariela (Atalia) (00:48:22): You see, we would love to fix these problems, but they're a little above our pay grade. So any sort of guidance or direction would be greatly appreciated, because we hate to trouble you so much. Atalia looks really pained and desperate. Please. Daniel [GM] (00:48:35): You've grown. That's good to see. Mariela (Atalia) (00:48:38): Well, it's not about me right now ,is it? Daniel [GM] (00:48:41): She smiles and she says, "It's about each of you. It's about what you're each capable of. That's my job, and if you haven't figured that out by now, then the others that you've met along your way didn't do their job." Sampson [Dili] (00:48:54): Is that why you're called "The Caller?" You call people to you? Daniel [GM] (00:48:57): That's very smart Dili. Very good. You'll get there yet. Sampson [Dili] (00:49:01): Dili gives her a thumbs up and takes a look at the arm. Daniel [GM] (00:49:04): So, downside is that your little friend, Dili, is quite good at fabricating its own repairs. Sampson [Dili] (00:49:11): Shit. Yeah, no, I taught him that one. Daniel [GM] (00:49:14): If I didn't know better, Dili, I'd say it's got a little spark of you. Sampson [Dili] (00:49:18): You have no idea. Daniel [GM] (00:49:20): It's definitely been making the rounds back here. If I didn't know better, Dili, I'd think it was taunting you. It didn't do much, but it only seemed to do enough to... Honestly, it did what I would do if I wanted to get your attention. Sampson [Dili] (00:49:32): Which is what? Daniel [GM] (00:49:33): Go everywhere you've been, try to find something that would make you want to come back. It's not in the body it's supposed to be, Dili. It can't pursue the way it normally does. Sampson [Dili] (00:49:45): Yeah. Daniel [GM] (00:49:45): I needed to bring you to it. Sampson [Dili] (00:49:48): Oh, I wasn't even leading the charge on getting back here. That was all Nix's thing. Daniel [GM] (00:49:54): You think so? Sampson [Dili] (00:49:56): Yes Mariela (Atalia) (00:49:57): Wasn't the automaton at Nix's house though? Sampson [Dili] (00:50:00): Yeah, but it wasn't. Unless that was the thing at the door that Nix's mom was talking about. Daniel [GM] (00:50:06): I can't answer that. Mariela (Atalia) (00:50:07): Cause you said you saw it, that it had been in the kitchen earlier. There's no other reason it would have been there. I mean the queen's the one who had them arrested. So she must be connected somehow. Sampson [Dili] (00:50:16): Well it was retracing my path, is what it seems, trying to look for things to hold me back. You don't know if it found anything there? Mariela (Atalia) (00:50:25): Like Nix's parents just welcomed the automaton in. Sampson [Dili] (00:50:28): No, like Nix's parents were gone when the automaton came by. Mariela (Atalia) (00:50:32): Wasn't it just a few hours ago that we saw Nix's mom? Like it hasn't been that long. Sampson [Dili] (00:50:32): Oh, that's right. Mariela (Atalia) (00:50:39): It's all the same day that we saw the projection of Nix's mom. It's been like hours, maybe. Sampson [Dili] (00:50:46): Yeah, I don't know. Daniel [GM] (00:50:47): So you said Stannis is with the statues just outside of town? Mariela (Atalia) (00:50:50): Yeah, is that okay? I hope that's okay. We were in a bit of a hurry. Daniel [GM] (00:50:54): She turns, and she looks at the fire for a moment. And there's a moment while stares at it in the silence. And then she turns back and says, "It'll be fine. Merrick will meet up with her. Mariela (Atalia) (00:51:07): Good. Daniel [GM] (00:51:07): Get the statues. Mariela (Atalia) (00:51:12): I also have some questions about ancient wars, but maybe not right now. Daniel [GM] (00:51:12): That could fill libraries, Atalia. There's been a lot of wars. If there's one thing that humanoids excel at, it's finding new reasons to kill each other. Sometimes the reasons are better than others. Most of the time, it's not worth the cost. But you all did complete your task, and so you're all due payment. And she comes, and she reaches out, she hands you each your payment for collecting the statues. And she says, "And honestly," she smiles at each of you and hands you an additional 250 shins each. "Since you won't be meeting up with Sela, but you did deliver." Sampson [Dili] (00:51:54): It's 250 on top of the first 250? Daniel [GM] (00:51:56): Mm-hmm (affirmative). Because Sela wanted you to find Stannis Mariela (Atalia) (00:52:01): Wait, I thought it was a 300 shin job. Cause Nix got an advance of 100. Daniel [GM] (00:52:05): Yeah, sorry, it was 300 shins each for the statues. And then you negotiate with Sela, 250 each. So, now, my little lambs, what do you want to do next? Mariela (Atalia) (00:52:18): Well, obviously we need to save Nix's parents and take care of his automaton. Daniel [GM] (00:52:21): And how would you propose going about that? Stace (Nix) (00:52:25): All right, so, Momma J, I was thinking, I know this nano treats a lot of people at court- Mariela (Atalia) (00:52:33): That bitch? Stace (Nix) (00:52:34): She's a professional, Atalia, and she treats a lot of people. So I wonder if I talked to her, maybe I could get some leads. That's kind of what I'm thinking. Also I got this plate. I can't tell you where I got it, momma J, but it's real weird. And I was wondering if maybe you would take a look at it. Mariela (Atalia) (00:52:34): I look offended that you didn't ask me. Daniel [GM] (00:52:52): So, I assume you're talking about Dr. Oz. Stace (Nix) (00:52:55): Yeah, you know her? Yeah. Daniel [GM] (00:52:58): Yeah, I know of her. I'm happy to take a look at the plate, if you want to set it on the table. Stace (Nix) (00:53:03): I personally don't want to set it on the table, but she'll like pull out the bag by the fabric at the top and set it down. It's in there. Daniel [GM] (00:53:13): Can somebody else pull it out? I don't really want to touch it. Mariela (Atalia) (00:53:13): Atalia will do it. Sampson [Dili] (00:53:19): Is it like radioactive or something, or? Daniel [GM] (00:53:21): No, I just don't need anybody else knowing that I've touched it. Mariela (Atalia) (00:53:25): Atalia has gloves on, she'll pull it out. Daniel [GM] (00:53:28): You set it there, and that plate is there, faintly glowing. Momma Jerrun smiles at it, and says, "Normally I'd offer tea, but I think something stronger is needed. Do any of you have any interest in whiskey?" Stace (Nix) (00:53:42): Oh yeah, Momma J, I'm interested. Daniel [GM] (00:53:45): She goes to that same box again, and brings out a bottle of brown liquor and pours Nix a drink. Did anybody else wat to accept a drink, or not? Sampson [Dili] (00:53:54): Yeah, Dili will. Mariela (Atalia) (00:53:55): I think Atalia is trying to stay clear-headed if they're drinking. Daniel [GM] (00:53:59): Momma Jerrun looks at it and says, "That's the society right there. All their ideals wrapped up into [inaudible 00:54:08] piece of Synthin ceramic. A tradition of benevolence ,and perhaps a twisted vision of freedom. Stace (Nix) (00:54:17): What? Daniel [GM] (00:54:17): Family heirloom, I take it? Stace (Nix) (00:54:19): I will not tell you that. Daniel [GM] (00:54:22): That's fine. Your mother has teleportation attacks, yes? Stace (Nix) (00:54:26): Yes. Daniel [GM] (00:54:27): Well, I'll tell you right now, there are hundreds of these plates all throughout [inaudible 00:54:32] For the first time with your family, they did what they were supposed to do. And that's where we'll end this episode. Sampson [Dili] (00:54:36): What? Stace (Nix) (00:54:36): What? Mariela (Atalia) (00:54:36): Whomp, whomp, whomp. Daniel [GM] (00:54:38): So, Stace, something about Nix for this episode. Stace (Nix) (00:54:49): Man. I've got to say, as the culmination of like a little... It was very internal, so I don't know how much Nix expressed it other than through urgency. But Daniel, as you know, there are tenets for the society. And this whole little arc has been a conflict between two of them, which is, our family travels beside us, so the people Nix is with, and then, parents are first among travelers, and so, caring for your parents. And it has been our conflict this entire time. And it was just kind of a relief to get her back into Charmonde with everybody, from a character perspective. And then finding about the plate was just too cool. Well, I mean, we don't know a lot about it, but sounds sick. Mariela (Atalia) (00:55:34): That's definitely a pretty substantial plot point, minimally. Stace (Nix) (00:55:37): Yeah, we could have pursued this so long ago Daniel [GM] (00:55:43): And apparently there's some stuff around Dr. Oz that we could have been pursuing a whole lot earlier. Mariela (Atalia) (00:55:49): That bitch. I'm ready to pursue some shit with her. Stace (Nix) (00:55:52): I love how salty Atalia is. Mariela (Atalia) (00:55:54): Atalia's like, "You could've fixed this." Daniel [GM] (00:55:59): Yeah. Mariela (Atalia) (00:56:00): Doesn't even know what a scan is. Daniel [GM] (00:56:03): So, we have a session that we do each week called player intrusions. And that is where we offer you, the listener, an XP to check out something we think you would absolutely dig. This week, it is Sampson's turn. Sampson, what would you offer our listeners and XP to check out? Sampson [Dili] (00:56:18): This week, I would like to offer an XP for people to go look at three blue, one brown on YouTube. It is a YouTube channel run by this guy named Grant Sanderson, I believe his name is. And what he does is basically explain semi-complex or other mundane math in very intuitive, visual ways. I found him, I think, when I was trying to like... Yeah, I was looking for stuff on linear algebra, because I was in a linear algebra class. Mariela (Atalia) (00:56:47): Gross. Sampson [Dili] (00:56:47): And he has like this whole series explaining like, why matrices, what everything is doing. But he also does stuff like calculus, weird numbers. Like, he has this huge number, the monster or something. He does stuff about neural networks and four-year series and all that. And, even if you're not huge on math, like even if you have PTSD from high school, cause you had a bad math teacher, cause most people do, it's totally fine. He's basically the Mr. Rogers of math. Mariela (Atalia) (00:57:17): Ooh, that sounds therapeutic. Sampson [Dili] (00:57:19): It is therapeutic, and he has a very calming voice, very nurturing, I think, is probably the best way to describe it. Daniel [GM] (00:57:25): Okay. Sampson [Dili] (00:57:26): And he just, he describes all these incredibly complex math stuff with like very intuitive, clear visualizations. And it's delightful, just a delightful thing to watch. And it doesn't make you feel like an idiot. It's amazing. Mariela (Atalia) (00:57:41): Does he have statistics videos? Sampson [Dili] (00:57:43): I believe so. He had one on the math behind epidemiology, and how exponentials grows. Yeah, came out in March when the everything happened. Mariela (Atalia) (00:57:55): That sounds like a great time to learn about how the everything happens. Sampson [Dili] (00:58:00): Yeah, so, three blue, one brown he's on YouTube. Type in 3B1B if you want to be efficient about it. Daniel [GM] (00:58:08): Very cool. Well, if people wanted to reach out to us to tell us about what they think of the show, or 3B1B, how would they do that? Mariela (Atalia) (00:58:15): Well, to make it extra simple, they would head on over to our website, which is Explorers Wanted dot FM. And they would see that we're all over the social medias. We are very active on Twitter, where we're @explorerswanted, and we're on Instagram @ explorerswantedpodcast. We have a Facebook page, which is just Explorers Wanted. And then, if you really want to socialize, interact with us as individuals, you should come hang out in our Discord channel, which is also Explorers Wanted. And, yeah, the other thing you could do, is if you're interested in supporting us in other means, other than socializing and tweeting us, which we love. The art Patreon, we have goals, we've got big goals that we want to reach one day. We'd love it if you would help us get us there, if you are capable. Obviously not obligated, but we have big dreams. Namely, another campaign, but that's another story. Anyways, Explorers Wanted dot FM, go to our website, links to everything, come hang out, Discord, the end. Daniel [GM] (00:59:16): Awesome. And if you liked the show, if you enjoyed what you heard today, the best thing that you could do for us is to tell a friend. And tell them what you liked about the show, and why they should listen to it. The second best thing you could do for us is leave us a five-star review on a podcast directory like Apple podcasts, Pod Chaser, or Stitcher. Those written reviews, specifically, if they're detailed, make a huge difference in people trying out our show for the first time, which is an enormous help. If you didn't like the podcast, if you just thought it was meh, well then perhaps try out a podcast of your own. You'll need a studio space, and properly treated recording equipment. There are many choices, but I'd like to remind you that so much of what you hear is conducted via tiny bones in your ear canal. So lash together a microphone of bone and sinew. Taste the sticky, sweet sounds it makes when you press your lips close to it, and revel in a new dark future. You're here now, right beside us. Welcome to our ranks. If you want to reach out to us individually on social media, you can, you can find me on Twitter @andrlik, A-N-D-R-L-I-K. Stace (Nix) (01:00:29): Find me on Twitter, @stacewindu. Sampson [Dili] (01:00:32): Send me pictures of bone microphones, @slampotato. Mariela (Atalia) (01:00:35): Tell me about your statistics or microbiology course, @imonahike. All one word, no apostrophes, okay, thanks. Daniel [GM] (01:00:45): That's it for us. Hope you enjoyed the show. We will be back next week, as we will for every week in the foreseeable future. Have a good night, day, afternoon, whenever you're listening to this. And, bye. Stace (Nix) (01:01:31): Sampson, what can we do to help you kill Billy? Alex (ChaCha) (01:01:34): I love Dili, though. Mariela (Atalia) (01:01:37): I mean, Dili can test the parachute, so.