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The Verdant Awakening 6: The Jade Spires · Dad's Dungeon Dudes

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  I'm gonna call him The Elder Bird Well welcome back to the
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  Verdant Awakening
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  everybody my name is Chris I'm the DM for this adventure as we
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  continue to play
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  through it around the table today we have Hugo playing Gabriel
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  Brighton Isaiah
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  SPEAKER_02: playing Soldier the one who flies
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  Teddy playing Thornsley Shadow Scale and Ruben playing Ebony
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  Claw Shadow Tooth Now
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  it's been a couple of weeks since our last game because of
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  school holidays and all
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  those sorts of things and the last time we were together we had
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  this massive
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  triumph in the Crimson Canyon and so while you've been resting
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  at your home
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  The Radiant Citadel has been buzzing with your names because
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  you've grown in power,
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  SPEAKER_00: you've grown in your spirit and now you are all level 4.
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  So here's a recap of the journey that we've done so far to
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  share with the audience
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  SPEAKER_00: as we prepare for the next chapter of our story.
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  Now we last time we looked at we were in the Crimson Canyon in
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  the end battle with
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  Captain Rurik so after obtaining the gem batteries from the
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  crystal beetles Barnaby
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  gave us a bunch of scrap cloaks which are basically
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  invisibility cloaks within the
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  Crimson Canyon and so you approached Captain Rurik's massive
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  moving mining ship
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  SPEAKER_00: and then eventually the cloaks failed and you had to leap into action.
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  SPEAKER_00: So Gabriel took to the skies,
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  he unleashed his incarnation and grew his asimar wings and flew
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  onto the ship.
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  Thornsley used a javelin as a pole vault onto the deck of the
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  ship and Soldren and
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  Ebony Claw fell down and had to scramble up the rusted sides of
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  the iron ship.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now on the deck you face the greedy Captain Rurik.
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  He was being protected by a shimmering golden greed shield
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  which made him immune to all damage.
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  SPEAKER_00: So,
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  Soldren used his divine logic and studied the shield and he
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  realised that it was
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  SPEAKER_00: powered by a stolen golden treasure on board.
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  So as the party began to remove the gold,
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  the shield began to flicker and to glitch.
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  Then,
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  while the battle raged,
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  you saw and met the Alpha Beast,
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  a big mechanical falcon.
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  SPEAKER_00: It was suffering under dark, magical lightning.
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  So Thornsly and Soldron focused on the chains of this beast
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  instead of focusing on the captain.
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  SPEAKER_00: And then eventually,
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  SPEAKER_00: after a couple of successful strikes,
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  SPEAKER_00: the heavy iron shattered,
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  SPEAKER_00: the rusted gears fell away,
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  SPEAKER_00: and the majestic spirit falcon was freed.
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  SPEAKER_00: And he immediately turned into a powerful ally for your team.
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  SPEAKER_00: In the final blow of the battle,
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  you also decided to rescue those that had been trapped in the
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  belly of the ship.
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  So you discovered that Barnaby's wife and his child were being
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  used inside the
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  SPEAKER_00: fortress and so you rescued them.
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  SPEAKER_00: And so with the green shield gone,
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  SPEAKER_00: Seldren delivered the final strike with his guiding bolt,
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  SPEAKER_00: defeating Captain Rurik and winning the battle.
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  Now before flying away,
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  the spirit falcon dropped the ruby artifact of renewal
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  taught ebony claw one of the chords of creation and so you now
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  have one of the
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  SPEAKER_00: first four keys needed to enter the verdant forest and save the day.
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  After which you return to the gyro's hearth and there was a
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  massive treasure that
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  SPEAKER_00: you took with yourselves,
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  SPEAKER_00: all of 2,000 gold pieces plus a special unique
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  SPEAKER_00: Plus a special unique painting called the Mona Rurik.
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  SPEAKER_00: And you didn't just sit on your gold though.
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  You built a vault spending a thousand gold pieces to hire
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  builders to construct a
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  SPEAKER_00: secret vault to keep your treasure safe.
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  In the end we decided to split the money evenly among the party
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  and just have a
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  SPEAKER_00: single combined party goal.
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  SPEAKER_01: I didn't agree that.
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  SPEAKER_00: You actually did.
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  You added a secret meeting room into your house with a whole
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  network of tunnels and
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  SPEAKER_00: slides that connected from your bedrooms into the secret vault.
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  SPEAKER_02: Where we can build a casino.
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  SPEAKER_00: And in the end you refurbished your house that way.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now, the Ruby Artifact is now secure.
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  SPEAKER_00: Your quest is just beginning.
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  SPEAKER_00: At the end of our last session,
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  Viridiana and Whisper left you with this crucial clue about
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  your next destination.
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  SPEAKER_00: To move closer to the Verdant Heart,
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  SPEAKER_00: you now have to find the Emerald Key to unlock the Emerald Crystal,
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  SPEAKER_00: which is hidden in the next place you're going to.
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  The one thing we neglected to mention on the podcast last time
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  is that our players
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  SPEAKER_00: actually leveled up to level 4.
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  SPEAKER_00: So, players, tell us what you chose as your upgrades.
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  SPEAKER_00: We'll start with Thornsling.
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  SPEAKER_02: Well, with level 4 we get...
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  Most experienced players would know that at level 4 we get the
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  ability score
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  SPEAKER_02: improvement feat which is,
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  there's a bunch of different options which we can choose and
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  they each give you
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  SPEAKER_02: different abilities and I chose,
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  SPEAKER_02: me and Isaiah chose the speedy option
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  SPEAKER_02: Which does what?
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  SPEAKER_02: Which increases your movement speed by 10 feet.
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  Your constitution or dexterity score increases by one and your
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  opportunity attacks
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  SPEAKER_02: against you have disadvantage.
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  SPEAKER_00: Great.
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  SPEAKER_00: What about you Ebony Clark?
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  SPEAKER_01: I chose...
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  Fae Touched Which means I get Misty Step And I don't really
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  know much more So what
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  SPEAKER_00: does Misty Step do?
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  Misty Step Briefly surrounds me By silvery mist Then I teleport
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  up to 30 feet To an
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  SPEAKER_00: unoccupied space I can see And you go Gabriel I forgot
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  SPEAKER_03: I got to...
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  SPEAKER_03: I don't know what I got.
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  SPEAKER_01: Oh, I also got Hunter's Mark.
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  SPEAKER_00: Okay.
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  SPEAKER_00: So, yes, Ebonyclaw, you want to add to that?
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  Also,
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  people from a...
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  People from another D&D podcast recently subscribed to our
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  podcast.
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  SPEAKER_01: So shout out to them.
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  SPEAKER_00: Very good.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now,
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  before we jump in and activate this new crystal that Virudiana
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  and Whisper gave you
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  SPEAKER_00: and stepped through any portals,
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  SPEAKER_00: we need to talk about your home,
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  SPEAKER_00: the Hero's Hearth.
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  SPEAKER_00: So,
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  SPEAKER_00: while you've been resting,
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  you've hired these builders to be hard at work and so they've
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  been magically
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  SPEAKER_00: working away at the Hero's Hearth.
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  SPEAKER_00: And actually, it's been completely transformed.
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  So behind a sliding bookshelf in the library there is now a
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  secret meeting room and
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  in the secret meeting room there's a giant map table and deep
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  underneath the house
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  is this massive reinforced secret vault to hold your gold
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  pieces and hanging on the
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  SPEAKER_00: wall there is your Mona Rurik painting.
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  And the best part is that in each of your rooms you have these
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  trapdoors that lead
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  to a network of twisting and turning slides that will drop you
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  straight into the
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  SPEAKER_00: vault.
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  Now,
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  as we said,
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  you've all grown stronger,
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  you've just gotten to your level fours.
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  And so,
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  tell me now,
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  Ebonyclaw,
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  you've got your hand up,
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  what do you want to say?
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  SPEAKER_00: So, the cord of courage, which is the cord of creation you've unlocked,
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  It means that you've learnt the first few notes of the Chords
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  of Creation.
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  SPEAKER_00: So once per day,
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  SPEAKER_00: you can strum this chord as a bonus action,
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  and one ally of your choice will gain temporary hit points
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  equal to 1d4 plus your
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  SPEAKER_00: Charisma modifier,
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  SPEAKER_00: and they'll glow in this faint and inspiring light.
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  SPEAKER_01: Wait, X?
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  SPEAKER_01: Um, sorry.
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  SPEAKER_01: Bonus action, um, 1d4 plus Charisma.
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  SPEAKER_00: Modify, yes.
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  SPEAKER_01: Um, and...
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  SPEAKER_00: They glow in a special light.
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  SPEAKER_00: Thornsley.
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  Would I be able to check all around the house if the alpha
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  beast is there?
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  SPEAKER_02: But the first place I'll check is the stables.
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  SPEAKER_00: Well, as you kind of emerge, we'll get to that in a second.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's just Gabriel wants to add something first.
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  SPEAKER_03: I want to cast message to you.
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  SPEAKER_03: I'm going to say no thank you silly conscience
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  SPEAKER_00: As you've been testing out your powers and sending telepathic messages,
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  you take some time to slide down the tunnels and enjoy your
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  newly upgraded home.
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  SPEAKER_00: As you do so,
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  the heavy wooden door from the workshop where Barnaby and his
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  family live creaks
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  SPEAKER_00: open.
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  SPEAKER_00: Barnaby, the tinkerer, steps out into the hallway.
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  SPEAKER_00: But you notice something quite different about him.
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  SPEAKER_00: He's not exhausted anymore.
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  SPEAKER_00: His face is clean.
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  SPEAKER_00: He's holding a mug of hot tea.
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  SPEAKER_00: And he looks up at the four of you and he says, Excuse me, heroes.
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  SPEAKER_00: I was just organizing some scrap metal in the pile,
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  but I keep hearing this strange magical chirping noise coming
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  from outside in the
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  SPEAKER_00: courtyard.
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  SPEAKER_00: What do you want to do?
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  SPEAKER_02: Thornsley.
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  Um just one outside um as soon as I can just try to find what's
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  making it yeah so
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  the party decides to follow Barnaby as well as my beetle just
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  flying behind me you
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  walk out of the manor and into the warm sunlight and you stand
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  there in the
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  courtyard you can see the stables in the side uh there's the
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  heavy wooden door of
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  your new stables but the stable door is slightly ajar it's a
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  little bit open
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  SPEAKER_00: And instead of the smell of horses and hay,
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  SPEAKER_00: the air around the stable hums with this soft,
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  SPEAKER_00: almost warm,
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  SPEAKER_00: magical humming feeling.
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  SPEAKER_00: And so Thornsley,
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  you peek through the crack of the door and inside you see a
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  brilliantly bright
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  SPEAKER_00: green pulsing light.
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  SPEAKER_00: And it's casting all kinds of shadows on the cobblestones around you.
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  SPEAKER_00: And so you push the door open
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  SPEAKER_00: And there, sitting proudly on a wooden perch is a magnificent bird.
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  SPEAKER_00: But it's not made of flesh and blood,
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  SPEAKER_00: and it's no longer the tortured,
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  SPEAKER_00: clockwork,
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  SPEAKER_00: rusted monster that you fought on Rurik's ship.
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  SPEAKER_00: The heavy iron chains are gone,
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  SPEAKER_00: and instead you see before yourself a creature of pure,
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  SPEAKER_00: glowing energy.
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  This is the Majestic Spirit Falcon and as you walk in it sort
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  of tilt its head and
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  it lets out this beautiful magical chirp and then it locks its
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  glowing eyes
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  SPEAKER_00: directly onto you Thornsley.
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  SPEAKER_00: What do you do?
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  SPEAKER_02: I want to run up to it and Give it a hug No,
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  SPEAKER_02: I'm going to like poke it on the head and then give it a hug
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  SPEAKER_02: I pat it on the head and then I pat it on my head.
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  SPEAKER_01: And hug him and love him and call him Dad.
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  SPEAKER_01: No, I'm gonna call him, um... Mr. Squeaky Bear.
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  SPEAKER_02: Yeah!
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  SPEAKER_02: I'm gonna call him... Mr. Squeaky Bear.
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  SPEAKER_02: I'm gonna call him the Elderbird.
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  SPEAKER_00: The Elderbird?
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  SPEAKER_00: Mr. Squeaky Bear.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's for Thornsley to decide what to call him.
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  SPEAKER_00: So as you stroke his head,
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  SPEAKER_00: you pat him on the head,
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  SPEAKER_00: he gives this delighted little chirp and he,
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  SPEAKER_00: as you do so,
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  SPEAKER_00: you feel some of the power from this alpha beast go up your arm and into
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  Your into your body and so And so what's happened is
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  Effectively you've actually
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  SPEAKER_00: unlocked your first epic boon here.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now.
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  SPEAKER_00: Do you want to know what that does?
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  SPEAKER_03: Yes, please.
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  SPEAKER_00: Okay,
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  so The Heart of the Emerald Wiles So you have unlocked the
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  first ability which is
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  SPEAKER_00: called the eyes of the sky and
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  SPEAKER_00: So the Cured Metal Falcon stays at the base.
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  SPEAKER_00: This is now his home.
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  SPEAKER_00: He's staying at your mansion.
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  SPEAKER_00: But he grants Thornsley his vision wherever he goes.
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  SPEAKER_02: Security cameras.
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  SPEAKER_00: So once per day,
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  SPEAKER_00: Thornsley can cast Find Familia,
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  SPEAKER_00: which will summon this spirit falcon to be your new Familia.
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  and it will scout ahead it'll fly ahead and you can see what it
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  sees through your
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  eyes so eventually effectively acts as kind of a moving
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  clairvoyance spell as a
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  familiar like can we see it yeah you'll be able to see it your
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  enemies however
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  SPEAKER_00: cannot see it so the party can see it but you cannot so
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  SPEAKER_00: No, I mean the party can sit, but the enemies cannot.
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  SPEAKER_02: We have spies.
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  SPEAKER_00: Yeah, so you have spies.
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  SPEAKER_00: So the rest of the party,
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  how would you like to interact with the newly found pet called
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  the Elder Bird?
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  SPEAKER_00: Gabriel?
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  SPEAKER_03: Well, I wanted it to cast a message on Barnaby and say, I miss him.
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  Isaiah Soldier Maybe we could use it to scout ahead for her
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  next mission.
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  SPEAKER_02: It can go first instead of us.
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  SPEAKER_02: Yeah, there's a lava pit and then we can make it go into the lava pit.
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  SPEAKER_02: Okay guys, here you watch inside the lava pit.
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  SPEAKER_01: Okay guys, I'm dying here.
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  SPEAKER_01: Rescue me.
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  SPEAKER_02: I feel its pain.
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  SPEAKER_02: Oh no, I didn't realise that.
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  SPEAKER_00: Well I guess we shall have to wait and see what actually happens
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  So you've met the bird,
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  you've given it a name,
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  and now it's time to move on.
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  SPEAKER_00: So as the spirit falcon happily settles onto your head,
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  SPEAKER_00: perching on your head,
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  SPEAKER_00: you hear a familiar whoosh,
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  and you're starting to recognize this is the kind of familiar
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  sound that happens
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  SPEAKER_00: every time Whisper and Viridiana show up inside your manor.
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  and so through the open doors you see this glowing blue outline
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  of a portal opening
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  it's actually opening right in the middle of your secret secret
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  meeting room and so
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  whispering the Tabaxi and Viridiana the Emerald Dragon have
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  arrived and they're
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  SPEAKER_00: ready to give you a new briefing
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  SPEAKER_02: How to say back in the portal you go.
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  SPEAKER_02: Shove.
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  Well you can't because they're inside,
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  you're still outside at this table.
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  You want to run inside and go back in your portal,
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  we're having a private meeting.
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  SPEAKER_01: Shove.
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  SPEAKER_02: No, do you want suckers?
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  Does Isaiah want to cast augury or whatever it's called to like
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  see the future?
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  SPEAKER_02: You can cast augury if you like.
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  SPEAKER_02: Nah.
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  SPEAKER_00: Alright, well then so...
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  SPEAKER_02: I'll save that for something intense.
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  SPEAKER_02: Yeah, sure.
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  So you head back inside the manor and you open the bookshelf
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  and you slide into
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  your secret new meeting room and standing around the giant map
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  table is Viridiana,
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  SPEAKER_00: the ancient emerald dragon of course in human form and Whisper,
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  SPEAKER_00: the mysterious tabaxi cat scout.
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  So Viridiana looks at you and she smiles at you and she points
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  to the ruby artifact
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  SPEAKER_00: that you've got sitting on the table.
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  SPEAKER_00: And she looks at you and she says, Heroes, you've done incredibly well.
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  SPEAKER_00: You've saved the Crimson Canyon,
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  SPEAKER_00: you've claimed the Ruby Artifact,
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  SPEAKER_00: and this gem,
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  SPEAKER_00: do you know what it does?
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  It actually provides the raw power you need to save the forest
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  in the end.
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  SPEAKER_00: But power without a plan is dangerous.
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  SPEAKER_00: And so to really cure the verdant heart,
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  SPEAKER_00: you need a blueprint,
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  SPEAKER_00: a plan,
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  SPEAKER_00: the pattern of life itself.
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  SPEAKER_00: For that we need the Emerald Key.
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  SPEAKER_00: Whisper,
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  SPEAKER_00: hearing this,
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  steps out of the shadows and he flips this polished green
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  gemstone in his claws and
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  SPEAKER_00: he says,
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  SPEAKER_00: To find the Emerald Key,
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  SPEAKER_00: you have to travel to the Jade Spires.
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  SPEAKER_00: And he tosses the gemstone through the air.
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  He throws it right at Gabriel and he says,
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  This is the Emerald Concord Crystal.
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  It's going to activate your jewel and take you to a world
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  that's made entirely of glass.
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  SPEAKER_00: But be warned, the ruler of this world is terrified of making mistakes.
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  So in the Jade Spies,
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  everything is perfect and everything is very fragile.
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  SPEAKER_00: Isaiah, soldier.
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  SPEAKER_02: Two things.
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  SPEAKER_02: One, I've got to say to whisper, can I just have a gold coin back now?
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  SPEAKER_00: So he pats his pockets and he says,
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  SPEAKER_00: Alas,
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  you gave it to me and I've spent it on a delicious cat food at
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  the night market.
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  I'm just gonna be like I wouldn't want to live there in that
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  city and for certain
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  reasons then I act out someone being on the toilet and then
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  everyone can just see
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  SPEAKER_02: them
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  I'll give you inspiration for that graphic description of a
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  glass bottle.
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  SPEAKER_00: We'll go back to Saldrin.
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  SPEAKER_02: Who says that great power is dangerous?
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  SPEAKER_00: It says you need plans to use this power well to cure the forest.
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  She smiles at you and she says ah I remember a clockwork spider
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  once said something
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  SPEAKER_02: similar,
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  SPEAKER_02: but that is a corrupted version of the truth I
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  This is like just after Viridiana finished speaking like you
• 19:50
  need a blueprint to
• 19:51
  SPEAKER_01: handle such great power.
• 19:53
  SPEAKER_01: I'm going to say, not for me, I'm too powerful.
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  She looks you up and down and says,
• 20:02
  I wonder whether this is the right person for the job.
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  SPEAKER_03: We'll go to Gabriel.
• 20:13
  SPEAKER_03: Who was that platinum dragon that we did in our last adventure?
• 20:19
  Bahamut No,
• 20:20
  Bahamut is the dragon goddess Oh,
• 20:24
  that one that Ruben tried to kill?
• 20:26
  SPEAKER_00: Oh, I don't remember Spark Randa, was it?
• 20:28
  SPEAKER_03: No, not that one No, Runeara Yeah, Runeara Do you know Runeara?
• 20:34
  She kind of chuckles to herself when she says All ancient
• 20:37
  dragons know one another
• 20:39
  SPEAKER_00: She is looking after...
• 20:43
  SPEAKER_02: No she is looking after a paladin, a wizard, a cleric and a...
• 20:50
  SPEAKER_00: Right now and so she's not really interested in her.
• 20:56
  So with that knowledge knowing that you're on the way to the
• 21:01
  crystal and glass city
• 21:03
  SPEAKER_00: or world called the Jade Spire
• 21:07
  SPEAKER_00: You,
• 21:08
  SPEAKER_00: Gabriel,
• 21:08
  you take the Concorde Jewel and you walk outside and you step
• 21:13
  outside and what is
• 21:16
  now the Emerald Concorde Crystal comes down onto you and you
• 21:21
  add the jewel you've
• 21:23
  SPEAKER_00: been given and you can step onto it.
• 21:26
  SPEAKER_00: And as you do so,
• 21:27
  this swirling vortex of green mist opens up in front of you and
• 21:31
  the Concorde Jewel
• 21:32
  SPEAKER_00: that you all stand on
• 21:34
  starts shooting forward and you enter into this dizzying tunnel
• 21:39
  of magical energy.
• 21:41
  SPEAKER_00: Now,
• 21:41
  SPEAKER_00: last time as this happened,
• 21:43
  SPEAKER_00: you walked through a red mist into a blistering heat of rusted iron.
• 21:47
  SPEAKER_00: But this time,
• 21:49
  SPEAKER_00: as you burst through the portal on the other side,
• 21:52
  SPEAKER_00: the air on your skin is instantly icy and freezing cold.
• 21:56
  SPEAKER_00: As you breathe, your breath forms these little white clouds in the air.
• 22:02
  And instead of a loud clanking of machines,
• 22:05
  the only sound you hear is effectively
• 22:09
  Intense silence mixed with the eerie high-pitched ringing of
• 22:13
  the wind whistling
• 22:15
  SPEAKER_00: through these millions of wind chimes Ebony Claw Um,
• 22:20
  this is before we went on the Concordia I'm going to say to
• 22:23
  Viridiana Hey,
• 22:25
  SPEAKER_01: I know that road!
• 22:26
  SPEAKER_01: We went together in college!
• 22:29
  SPEAKER_02: Um, well, with this green, um
• 22:34
  SPEAKER_02: Like, like, with this green mist I'm like, what?
• 22:42
  Green?
• 22:44
  SPEAKER_00: Interesting?
• 22:46
  SPEAKER_00: Sure,
• 22:46
  SPEAKER_00: soldier Um,
• 22:48
  SPEAKER_02: um,
• 22:49
  I'm gonna say to all three of you I thought she said the ruler
• 22:55
  of this place was
• 22:57
  afraid of making mistakes He or her has already made one by
• 23:02
  making this place
• 23:03
  SPEAKER_02: freezing cold
• 23:05
  SPEAKER_00: Sure, Gabriel?
• 23:07
  This is before we went on the concord,
• 23:10
  but just,
• 23:11
  Crystal,
• 23:12
  I have two things to say.
• 23:14
  SPEAKER_03: I know that at Paladin,
• 23:16
  SPEAKER_03: I went to college with him,
• 23:18
  SPEAKER_03: and if you know how you said it,
• 23:24
  SPEAKER_03: it went on me,
• 23:25
  SPEAKER_03: I'm going to say,
• 23:26
  SPEAKER_03: ouch.
• 23:27
  SPEAKER_00: Sure.
• 23:28
  SPEAKER_03: And take one damage since it landed on me What landed on me?
• 23:32
  SPEAKER_00: No,
• 23:32
  SPEAKER_00: it's just a little crystal,
• 23:34
  SPEAKER_03: it doesn't do any damage to you Now can we not do anything in the bar?
• 23:37
  SPEAKER_02: I can do some damage to you Evening problem
• 23:42
  SPEAKER_01: I'm going to be like, wow, their toilet seat gear must be freezing!
• 23:48
  SPEAKER_02: Now can we go back into the...
• 23:51
  SPEAKER_00: Now,
• 23:52
  SPEAKER_00: as the green mist clears and you notice the mist that your breath makes,
• 24:00
  you step off the Concorde Jewel and you're at the end of this
• 24:05
  massive sparkling
• 24:06
  SPEAKER_00: cliff.
• 24:08
  SPEAKER_00: You step off and you look out over this land called the Jade Spires.
• 24:15
  Now in front of you is the most beautiful and breathtaking
• 24:20
  forest that you have ever seen.
• 24:23
  But as you look at it,
• 24:23
  you notice there's something eerily off and wrong with this
• 24:28
  forest.
• 24:30
  SPEAKER_00: None of the trees are moving.
• 24:32
  SPEAKER_00: Even though you can feel the wind blowing in your hair and on your skin,
• 24:37
  SPEAKER_00: nothing in the whole city is moving.
• 24:39
  SPEAKER_00: The tree trunks,
• 24:40
  SPEAKER_00: the branches,
• 24:41
  SPEAKER_00: every single leaf here is made of translucent glittering green glass.
• 24:49
  Even the flowers on the ground are frozen in this perfect
• 24:52
  brittle crystal.
• 24:54
  SPEAKER_00: The world is beautiful, but it's perfectly still.
• 24:59
  It's perfectly quiet and it's perfectly frozen Ebony Claude How
• 25:05
  do you react,
• 25:06
  SPEAKER_00: Ebony Claude,
• 25:06
  SPEAKER_00: to seeing this?
• 25:08
  SPEAKER_01: I'm going to be like,
• 25:09
  SPEAKER_01: then I'm going to kick a flower to see if it shatters,
• 25:13
  SPEAKER_00: like Okay,
• 25:14
  SPEAKER_00: so you take a foot to the flower It,
• 25:17
  SPEAKER_00: as you,
• 25:19
  SPEAKER_00: as you hit it,
• 25:20
  your boot crushes it completely and the glass that it's made
• 25:25
  from crumples into
• 25:26
  SPEAKER_00: this fine,
• 25:27
  SPEAKER_00: fine dust
• 25:29
  Thorsley Does Isaiah want to cast Augury to see what will
• 25:34
  happen Maybe you should
• 25:36
  let Isaiah decide what Isaiah wants to do Speaking of deciding
• 25:41
  what I want to do I
• 25:46
  would like to not cast but use Identify to actually see what's
• 25:52
  going on here Okay
• 25:54
  SPEAKER_00: so you can if you like
• 25:58
  because identifier requires you to hold the thing right it's
• 26:02
  part of the with you
• 26:04
  so I meant um study okay so you can take a study action roll
• 26:13
  and insight check for
• 26:15
  SPEAKER_03: me can I give him advantage no we'll just let him roll seven
• 26:24
  Okay so as you look around you see how the sunlight glints off
• 26:29
  of this glass and
• 26:32
  SPEAKER_00: It really is truly a perfectly beautiful place that you've stepped into.
• 26:38
  It's weird though because these are clearly supposed to be
• 26:41
  trees and even as you
• 26:42
  look at one of the leaves of the tree you notice that each
• 26:45
  individual leaf is
• 26:47
  SPEAKER_00: different just like you would expect from a normal tree.
• 26:50
  SPEAKER_00: The only thing is that everything is made of glass.
• 26:53
  SPEAKER_00: You can't quite understand why that is though.
• 26:57
  SPEAKER_00: Thorsley
• 26:58
  Um,
• 26:58
  can I just walk around to see if there's any like people or
• 27:02
  civilization?
• 27:03
  SPEAKER_00: Uh, so you can do an investigation check for me.
• 27:07
  SPEAKER_02: Okay.
• 27:09
  SPEAKER_02: Um, so, investigation.
• 27:16
  SPEAKER_02: Well, my investigation was...
• 27:23
  SPEAKER_02: I'll use my heroic inspiration.
• 27:25
  SPEAKER_02: That was a five.
• 27:31
  SPEAKER_02: Two.
• 27:33
  SPEAKER_00: Okay,
• 27:33
  SPEAKER_00: so with your five and your two,
• 27:35
  SPEAKER_00: you have a look,
• 27:36
  SPEAKER_00: you notice that it's almost exactly the same as Saldron did just before.
• 27:41
  SPEAKER_00: There seems to be something odd about this,
• 27:43
  SPEAKER_00: but it's not,
• 27:43
  SPEAKER_00: you can't quite figure out what's odd about it.
• 27:47
  SPEAKER_00: But that's...
• 27:50
  SPEAKER_00: Yeah, you're looking around.
• 27:52
  SPEAKER_00: You can't see any towns.
• 27:54
  SPEAKER_00: You can't see any villages or any cities or anything like that.
• 27:58
  SPEAKER_00: You're just,
• 27:59
  SPEAKER_00: as you look out from the cliff that you're looking around,
• 28:01
  SPEAKER_00: it's just a vast open forest made of glass.
• 28:07
  SPEAKER_00: Soldier.
• 28:09
  SPEAKER_02: Try a bunch, but not seed.
• 28:10
  SPEAKER_02: I should try again.
• 28:13
  SPEAKER_00: I'm not going to let you do that,
• 28:14
  SPEAKER_00: otherwise we can just keep rolling and rolling until you succeed,
• 28:16
  SPEAKER_00: which is against the spirit of the game.
• 28:22
  SPEAKER_00: For what?
• 28:23
  SPEAKER_01: To see if I can find the path or anything.
• 28:29
  Yep,
• 28:29
  so as you start looking around for a path,
• 28:33
  roll an investigation check for me,
• 28:35
  please.
• 28:36
  SPEAKER_00: Actually, roll a survival check for me.
• 28:39
  SPEAKER_01: Oh, I'm good with that.
• 28:40
  SPEAKER_01: It's actually good because I was
• 28:45
  SPEAKER_01: 22 Can I roll?
• 28:47
  SPEAKER_02: You can roll as well 10 Could I roll because I'm a druid?
• 28:55
  SPEAKER_00: 14 You can all be looking for a path Could I do perception?
• 28:59
  SPEAKER_00: No, it's a survival check
• 29:03
  SPEAKER_02: Okay,
• 29:04
  SPEAKER_00: so as you're all looking down for a path,
• 29:07
  SPEAKER_00: you notice that there are very few tracks on the ground.
• 29:10
  The ground itself seems to almost be made of snow,
• 29:13
  which is crushed glass,
• 29:15
  which is quite odd.
• 29:17
  But you do notice that there is a little path that starts
• 29:20
  running off to the side,
• 29:21
  Ebony Claw.
• 29:23
  SPEAKER_00: And as you look down this path,
• 29:26
  SPEAKER_00: And you look up to see where the path goes.
• 29:29
  The quiet that you've been hearing with just the wind blowing
• 29:32
  is suddenly broken by
• 29:34
  SPEAKER_00: a loud crash.
• 29:36
  SPEAKER_00: There's this frustrated groan.
• 29:39
  SPEAKER_00: And just down the path you see a woman walking up the path.
• 29:42
  SPEAKER_00: She's wearing these heavy leather gloves.
• 29:46
  SPEAKER_00: She's wearing a thick apron.
• 29:48
  SPEAKER_00: I will load my crossbow but not fire it
• 30:17
  SPEAKER_00: Okay, so you ready your crossbow just in case something goes wrong.
• 30:21
  SPEAKER_00: Thornsley,
• 30:21
  SPEAKER_00: as the druid who loves nature,
• 30:23
  SPEAKER_00: how does it feel to see this woman crashing through this forest?
• 30:29
  SPEAKER_02: I feel like...
• 30:31
  SPEAKER_02: This is wrong.
• 30:32
  SPEAKER_02: Yeah.
• 30:33
  SPEAKER_02: And then...
• 30:34
  SPEAKER_02: It shouldn't be made of glass.
• 30:35
  SPEAKER_02: But then...
• 30:38
  I'm like to that lady like are you hurt or something and then
• 30:44
  if she is I could do
• 30:46
  SPEAKER_02: like a medicine check or something like
• 30:49
  SPEAKER_00: Okay, so she says, oh, thank you.
• 30:52
  SPEAKER_00: Thank you so much for asking.
• 30:53
  SPEAKER_00: No, no, I just stubbed my shins as I walked straight through this bush.
• 30:58
  SPEAKER_00: I was just busy thinking about all the things that I've got to do.
• 31:01
  SPEAKER_00: And I just wasn't looking where I'm going.
• 31:04
  SPEAKER_00: And the whole bush just jumped out of nowhere.
• 31:07
  SPEAKER_00: And I crashed through it.
• 31:08
  SPEAKER_00: And now it's shattered.
• 31:09
  SPEAKER_00: And this happens to me all the time.
• 31:11
  SPEAKER_00: And she just continues chattering away.
• 31:14
  SPEAKER_00: But she's clearly not her soldier.
• 31:18
  SPEAKER_02: Um,
• 31:19
  can I do an Arcana check to see if whoever this ruler is has
• 31:24
  done something like
• 31:26
  SPEAKER_02: magical or...
• 31:28
  SPEAKER_00: You can do an Arcana check for me,
• 31:31
  SPEAKER_00: yep.
• 31:32
  SPEAKER_02: No, I've got plus seven, I don't need help.
• 31:35
  SPEAKER_02: Nineteen.
• 31:36
  SPEAKER_00: Okay,
• 31:37
  so you remember reading in one of your books that's in your
• 31:40
  library that in the
• 31:42
  jaded spy world that it is ruled by a person you can't quite
• 31:46
  remember what his name
• 31:47
  SPEAKER_00: was but he is someone who is a master artist who
• 31:51
  Happens to know how to do glass,
• 31:55
  make all these beautiful sculptures and things out of glass.
• 31:59
  He seems to use some form of magic to shape it and create these
• 32:06
  beautifully
• 32:06
  intricate designs and but you also remember that he has such a
• 32:12
  passion for this
• 32:13
  stuff that he wants everything to be perfect all the time and
• 32:19
  thus far it hasn't
• 32:20
  managed you know no artist can make you the perfect thing it's
• 32:24
  almost a curse to be
• 32:25
  that good Thornsley Could I ask the lady here where this city
• 32:32
  is but like I'm
• 32:34
  Use like passive insight or something to see if she's like
• 32:39
  being evasive for anything.
• 32:41
  SPEAKER_00: You can roll an insight check for me.
• 32:43
  SPEAKER_00: Make it an active check.
• 32:44
  SPEAKER_02: Okay.
• 32:47
  SPEAKER_02: What was it?
• 32:48
  SPEAKER_02: Insight?
• 32:49
  SPEAKER_00: Yes.
• 32:50
  SPEAKER_02: Okay.
• 32:53
  SPEAKER_02: Um, 18 minutes.
• 32:54
  SPEAKER_00: Even though...
• 33:21
  SPEAKER_00: Yeah, you're not quite entirely sure what exactly that entails.
• 33:25
  SPEAKER_02: What race is this woman?
• 33:27
  SPEAKER_00: Uh, she's an elf.
• 33:29
  SPEAKER_02: Um, well, uh, would, um... Hi, I'm an elf.
• 33:34
  SPEAKER_02: Well, um, would, like...
• 33:36
  SPEAKER_02: I think.
• 33:38
  SPEAKER_02: What if, uh, like, do I get the information about where the city is?
• 33:43
  SPEAKER_00: So, you can't see the city.
• 33:45
  SPEAKER_00: You haven't actually asked her about where the city is.
• 33:46
  SPEAKER_00: I have.
• 33:47
  SPEAKER_02: Well you asked if she was alright
• 34:05
  I don't remember you asked about the city but she says look my
• 34:11
  name is Lyra I'm a
• 34:13
  SPEAKER_00: glassmith or at least I used to be before the ruler of the city
• 34:19
  I do like him,
• 34:20
  but he seems to have gone a little bit,
• 34:24
  shall we say,
• 34:25
  cuckoo for Coco Pops.
• 34:27
  SPEAKER_00: He's gone a bit crazy.
• 34:29
  SPEAKER_00: His name is Silas.
• 34:30
  SPEAKER_00: He's the glass shaper.
• 34:32
  SPEAKER_00: And as she says that,
• 34:34
  SPEAKER_00: the soldier and you remember,
• 34:35
  SPEAKER_00: ah yes,
• 34:35
  SPEAKER_00: that's the name I remember reading in my book.
• 34:39
  SPEAKER_00: She continues, he used to be a master artist.
• 34:42
  SPEAKER_00: He just made all these beautiful sculptures, but then
• 34:45
  The forest blight from a neighbouring world started creeping
• 34:49
  into our world and
• 34:50
  Silas got so terrified of the rot ruining his beautiful home he
• 34:54
  decided that the
• 34:55
  only way to keep it safe is to freeze it and look at all the
• 35:00
  snow and the cold and
• 35:01
  SPEAKER_00: everything else that's here just to protect his perfect creation.
• 35:05
  SPEAKER_00: He's using all this powerful magic to turn his life into this glass,
• 35:09
  SPEAKER_00: into this perfect glass statue.
• 35:11
  SPEAKER_00: He thinks he's protecting us, but really he's just destroying everything.
• 35:15
  SPEAKER_00: We have to stop him.
• 35:18
  SPEAKER_00: There's no city, but there is a palace.
• 35:20
  SPEAKER_00: There is a palace.
• 35:21
  SPEAKER_00: The palace is just up the path that I just came from.
• 35:24
  But you have to be careful because aggressive actions and
• 35:29
  things like loud noises
• 35:32
  Even heavy footsteps It might even just cause the whole terrain
• 35:37
  to shatter
• 35:37
  SPEAKER_01: underneath you Ebony Claw Can I please punch or kick a tree please?
• 35:46
  Yeah you can go and test and see whether what this lady has
• 35:50
  said is true So you
• 35:51
  walk to the closest tree I'll throw my dagger to see how many
• 35:55
  trees I can get it
• 35:56
  SPEAKER_00: through So which do you want to do?
• 35:59
  SPEAKER_01: Throw my dagger
• 36:01
  SPEAKER_00: Okay, so you roll a tack.
• 36:05
  SPEAKER_00: I'll make up a DC for the tree.
• 36:07
  SPEAKER_00: Attack roll for a dagger.
• 36:11
  SPEAKER_00: What did you get?
• 36:11
  SPEAKER_00: Six.
• 36:13
  SPEAKER_00: Okay, so you throw your dagger.
• 36:16
  SPEAKER_00: You throw your dagger.
• 36:17
  SPEAKER_00: It hits the tree,
• 36:19
  SPEAKER_00: but it is made of such thick glass that as you throw it,
• 36:24
  it glances off the side of the glass with a six and shoots off
• 36:29
  to the side
• 36:30
  and as it shoots off to the side it pegs into a glass flower
• 36:34
  and the glass flower
• 36:36
  comes flying off and traveling straight towards you and it
• 36:40
  actually hits you in the
• 36:41
  SPEAKER_00: face cutting your cheek and you take two hit points of damage.
• 36:47
  SPEAKER_03: Dad!
• 36:49
  SPEAKER_03: I'm grabbing my dagger.
• 36:53
  SPEAKER_03: I forgot what I was going to say.
• 36:55
  SPEAKER_03: Oh yeah.
• 36:57
  SPEAKER_03: Um...
• 36:59
  SPEAKER_03: Are you an elf?
• 37:00
  SPEAKER_03: She says yes.
• 37:01
  SPEAKER_03: Then I'm like, do you know Santa?
• 37:09
  SPEAKER_00: She just looks weirdly at you because that's a strange question.
• 37:12
  SPEAKER_02: Can I punch down a tree?
• 37:18
  SPEAKER_00: Take an unarmed attack action.
• 37:21
  SPEAKER_00: Three.
• 37:23
  SPEAKER_02: It already says three damage.
• 37:26
  SPEAKER_00: No, you need to roll an attack roll first.
• 37:36
  So you take your fist and even in your armor glove and you take
• 37:41
  a swing at the same
• 37:42
  tree that Ebony Claw went at and as you hit it it reverberates
• 37:48
  and you can almost
• 37:49
  see the vibrations of your of your hit moving up and down the
• 37:54
  glass of the tree
• 37:57
  SPEAKER_00: But the tree doesn't shatter,
• 37:59
  instead one of the branches above it cracks and starts falling
• 38:04
  down but you realize
• 38:05
  your intense mistake as this happens because this is a large
• 38:09
  branch and so it tilts
• 38:12
  SPEAKER_00: down
• 38:13
  SPEAKER_00: 18.
• 38:39
  so just as the branch starts crashing down behind you you take
• 38:45
  a giant leap and
• 38:46
  think dramatically in your head it's exactly what happens you
• 38:51
  start you start
• 38:53
  seeing the branch fall you turn and you run and you take a dive
• 38:57
  and as you dive you
• 38:58
  SPEAKER_00: tuck up into a little ball to try and keep your momentum going and
• 39:03
  Within inches millimeters even of you the top of the spear of
• 39:08
  the tree just misses
• 39:10
  you and But as it does so it shatters all this into thousands
• 39:15
  of pieces of little
• 39:16
  bits of glass all around you and And the lady Lyra looks at you
• 39:21
  and says I just
• 39:23
  told you that rough actions and silly things like that can
• 39:28
  cause damage to happen
• 39:30
  SPEAKER_02: Who cares?
• 39:33
  SPEAKER_02: And you know how he said he took a leap?
• 39:35
  He took a leap of faith Good joke Gabriel I'm going to shoot
• 39:41
  Ruben with my crossbow
• 39:43
  so I can heal him You can do that once per day Don't do that
• 39:51
  You can also just use
• 39:55
  SPEAKER_00: a healing word or something Is that a cantrip?
• 39:59
  SPEAKER_01: Too late Ten Who cares how you know,
• 40:02
  SPEAKER_01: I'm doing it myself Alright,
• 40:04
  SPEAKER_00: lastly Thornsley Um,
• 40:06
  SPEAKER_02: can we just get going to the palace?
• 40:09
  SPEAKER_02: Yeah,
• 40:10
  SPEAKER_02: um,
• 40:11
  SPEAKER_02: but I'll be on my guard,
• 40:12
  SPEAKER_02: like I'll take an action to ready,
• 40:17
  SPEAKER_02: um,
• 40:18
  SPEAKER_00: Starry Wisp Okay,
• 40:21
  SPEAKER_00: uh,
• 40:21
  SPEAKER_02: Soldron Let's get a move one,
• 40:25
  SPEAKER_02: I've watched you all get an icy bomb
• 40:29
  So you end up thanking Lyra and you make your way up the
• 40:36
  winding trail towards the
• 40:38
  palace of Silas the Glass Shaper and as you walk down you
• 40:42
  actually can see the
• 40:45
  SPEAKER_00: palace in front of you now if you've ever seen a specific movie about a
• 40:51
  A princess that uses ice that's exactly what you have in front
• 40:56
  of you there is
• 40:58
  these spires of tall glass or ice you can't tell from this
• 41:03
  distance but it is
• 41:04
  SPEAKER_00: incredibly beautiful
• 41:05
  it is translucent and thin and there are these massive you know
• 41:11
  bridges and
• 41:12
  archways between the various towers and it's it's wonderful and
• 41:17
  your eyes are on
• 41:18
  that but because you're so mesmerized by the actual you know
• 41:23
  palace itself you
• 41:25
  don't realize that the path that you've been walking on gets
• 41:28
  narrower and narrower
• 41:30
  SPEAKER_00: beneath your feet
• 41:32
  SPEAKER_00: Eventually,
• 41:33
  you end up standing at the edge of one of these bridges that's
• 41:38
  crossing a chasm
• 41:39
  from the cliff that you were standing on along the path across
• 41:45
  the canyon so that
• 41:46
  SPEAKER_00: you can get to the palace.
• 41:49
  SPEAKER_00: Now,
• 41:50
  SPEAKER_00: as you step onto this bridge,
• 41:52
  you look below you and you see that there is just a massive
• 41:56
  deep drop into the
• 41:57
  SPEAKER_00: canyon below you.
• 41:59
  SPEAKER_00: You're standing on what is effectively a glass bridge.
• 42:02
  SPEAKER_00: What do you want to do?
• 42:04
  SPEAKER_00: We'll start with Gabriel.
• 42:06
  SPEAKER_03: I want to maybe cause Hail of Thorns to make it break.
• 42:19
  SPEAKER_00: No.
• 42:21
  SPEAKER_02: I suggest that we run.
• 42:24
  SPEAKER_00: Okay, you can suggest your run.
• 42:26
  SPEAKER_00: The actual control crystal for today is actually with Ebony Claw.
• 42:31
  SPEAKER_00: Ebony Claw, what do you think you should do?
• 42:34
  SPEAKER_01: I want to sneeze too loudly.
• 42:41
  SPEAKER_01: I'm going to run.
• 42:43
  SPEAKER_01: No, maybe do charm parts in level one.
• 42:47
  SPEAKER_01: First level spells, not on.
• 42:53
  Hugo and try and convince him not to do that Might I suggest
• 42:57
  that you first just
• 42:58
  SPEAKER_01: talk about it perhaps Do you say no?
• 43:03
  SPEAKER_01: Yes Well Wait Could I
• 43:10
  SPEAKER_02: Like, what is at the bottom of this pit?
• 43:13
  SPEAKER_02: Like, is it a bottomless pit?
• 43:15
  SPEAKER_00: It's not a bottomless pit.
• 43:16
  There is a canyon floor underneath and you can see there's a
• 43:19
  forest the same
• 43:21
  underneath you but it's quite high up so it is a very long drop
• 43:26
  to the bottom.
• 43:27
  SPEAKER_00: Yes, Dungeon?
• 43:28
  SPEAKER_02: I just realized I have the spell jump prepared so...
• 43:34
  SPEAKER_00: It is a good... How far does jump get you?
• 43:38
  It says you touch a willing creature once on each of its turns
• 43:44
  until the spell ends.
• 43:45
  SPEAKER_02: That creature can jump up to 30 feet by spending 10 feet of movement.
• 43:52
  SPEAKER_00: So this bridge spans the canyon.
• 43:54
  SPEAKER_00: The canyon is at least...
• 43:56
  about a hundred and fifty feet across so there is this
• 43:59
  beautiful bridge the bridge
• 44:01
  seems solid enough for you to walk on uh but you remember as
• 44:05
  you approach it you
• 44:06
  remember lyra's warning that sudden actions loud things can
• 44:11
  cause damage soldier um
• 44:15
  i would also suggest that we all be very careful because if you
• 44:19
  jump if he forces
• 44:21
  pushing might collapse the bridge sure you push him to go off
• 44:25
  the ground you
• 44:26
  Ebony Claw Hugo said no to the talking so I casted Charm Person
• 44:32
  Hugo roll a DC 13
• 44:35
  SPEAKER_00: Wisdom Saving Throw Um Gabriel I'm not wise Wisdom Saving Throw 13
• 44:45
  So he starts to feel this charm spell come on him and he starts
• 44:50
  to look at you as
• 44:51
  SPEAKER_00: this mentor figure,
• 44:53
  SPEAKER_00: as this wise person and then he realizes,
• 44:57
  SPEAKER_00: hang on,
• 44:58
  SPEAKER_00: I'm an acima.
• 44:59
  SPEAKER_00: What do I need to learn from this guy who seems to be a boy?
• 45:03
  SPEAKER_00: Music!
• 45:03
  SPEAKER_01: Music!
• 45:04
  SPEAKER_01: More music!
• 45:07
  SPEAKER_00: So Gabriel ends up shaking his head and the magic dissipates and Yeah,
• 45:14
  and that's where it's at I think I know what Hugo's gonna say
• 45:22
  I'll just say this
• 45:23
  after I say what I want to say um well Would like I be able to
• 45:31
  use it by using my
• 45:33
  SPEAKER_02: own
• 45:44
  SPEAKER_00: You can turn into Storm of Ravens if you like.
• 45:46
  SPEAKER_03: I was going to fly across using my wings.
• 45:51
  SPEAKER_00: Yeah so Gabriel you can sprout,
• 45:53
  SPEAKER_00: do celestial revelation,
• 45:54
  SPEAKER_00: you can sprout your wings and you can fly across if you like.
• 45:58
  SPEAKER_00: So is that what you're going to do?
• 46:00
  SPEAKER_03: Yeah.
• 46:00
  SPEAKER_00: Alright so you successfully
• 46:04
  SPEAKER_00: Describe to us how your wings appear,
• 46:06
  what they look like and how you land on the other side They
• 46:09
  just spread out out of
• 46:11
  my back like slowly then I move towards Ribbon when we're on
• 46:17
  the bridge then they
• 46:18
  knock again he nearly falls off he just grabs the edge then I
• 46:25
  fly up flap flap flap
• 46:28
  SPEAKER_03: then
• 46:29
  SPEAKER_03: Then I land on the other side, but Ruben tried to grab on.
• 46:36
  SPEAKER_03: Yeah, and I say to everyone, who wants a ride?
• 46:40
  SPEAKER_03: Me!
• 46:41
  And so as Ebony Claw tries to grab on you with the fresh memory
• 46:46
  in your mind that
• 46:47
  he just cast a spell on you actually kicks at his hand and he
• 46:52
  has to let go and so
• 46:53
  SPEAKER_00: you fly successfully across landing on the other side Thornsley,
• 46:57
  describe to us how you move across with Swarm of Ravens Who
• 47:04
  here wants to have a
• 47:05
  SPEAKER_02: ride on a tornado on a tornado of birds?
• 47:09
  SPEAKER_00: You can't actually do that Okay
• 47:11
  SPEAKER_01: But what about in the Quentin Canyon?
• 47:15
  SPEAKER_00: That was a different situation.
• 47:18
  SPEAKER_02: Well,
• 47:21
  SPEAKER_02: I am going to,
• 47:23
  SPEAKER_02: like,
• 47:24
  SPEAKER_02: the raisins,
• 47:26
  SPEAKER_02: half of them,
• 47:27
  SPEAKER_02: well,
• 47:28
  SPEAKER_02: no,
• 47:28
  SPEAKER_02: not half of them,
• 47:29
  SPEAKER_02: but,
• 47:29
  SPEAKER_02: like,
• 47:30
  SPEAKER_02: each of them is a different colour,
• 47:32
  SPEAKER_02: so then it actually resembles my face when they're in,
• 47:35
  SPEAKER_02: like,
• 47:35
  SPEAKER_02: the swarm.
• 47:37
  and then they rearrange and it makes them look like I'm moving
• 47:40
  my mouth and then
• 47:42
  SPEAKER_02: they say stuff cause Koros can mimic and then they're like,
• 47:45
  SPEAKER_02: see ya later!
• 48:00
  SPEAKER_00: Great,
• 48:01
  and so you fly across and both you and Gabriel get a heroic
• 48:06
  inspiration for your
• 48:08
  SPEAKER_00: nice wonderful description.
• 48:10
  Soldren,
• 48:10
  you and Ebonyclaw are left on the other side of the bridge
• 48:14
  still.
• 48:14
  SPEAKER_02: Has anyone in this room watched The Incredibles?
• 48:19
  SPEAKER_02: Yes.
• 48:21
  SPEAKER_02: Do you guys know Frozone?
• 48:23
  SPEAKER_02: Yeah.
• 48:24
  SPEAKER_02: Since I've got Ray of Frost, can I be a bit like him?
• 48:28
  And try and freeze the water in the air Yeah like In order to
• 48:34
  sort of almost skate
• 48:35
  across Yeah You can try Do a I'm going to do a combination
• 48:42
  skill check here for you
• 48:44
  So do a performance check for me first So I've got a number on
• 48:49
  my head And then
• 48:50
  secondly you've got to do a spell attack A number Fifteen Okay
• 48:54
  for performance Yep
• 48:56
  SPEAKER_00: And then the second one
• 48:58
  For spell attack He has plus 5 So the hit DC or attack No the
• 49:09
  attack So it's like
• 49:11
  if you were Not the damage the hit DC It's like you're
• 49:13
  attacking the air No 11
• 49:19
  Okay so what happens is you start running towards the bridge
• 49:25
  you kind of back up
• 49:26
  onto the path a little bit you start running onto the bridge
• 49:30
  and your ray of
• 49:31
  frosting creating all this ice for you to then step onto and
• 49:35
  and eventually across
• 49:38
  At first it goes incredibly well and so you you you know you're
• 49:45
  stepping on exactly
• 49:46
  where the ice is being formed and you're getting confident and
• 49:49
  this is actually
• 49:50
  SPEAKER_00: going to work you know you keep going and then
• 49:54
  and then about the fourth or fifth step across the bridge your
• 50:00
  magic kind of
• 50:01
  splutters out which is what the 11 represents and so you cast
• 50:06
  the ray of frost
• 50:07
  again as yet another cantrip and instead of appearing where you
• 50:12
  thought it would
• 50:13
  you've already started to step towards it but you've actually
• 50:15
  cast it off slightly
• 50:16
  to the side and so as you step you don't meet the ice that you
• 50:21
  expected you
• 50:22
  SPEAKER_00: actually meet
• 50:23
  the open air and you stumble down and you actually fall on top
• 50:28
  of this glass bridge
• 50:30
  as you do that's exactly what happens you are face down you can
• 50:34
  see through the
• 50:35
  bridge and underneath there is this massive canyon and you're
• 50:39
  kind of sort of now
• 50:40
  spread eagle looking through the glass and as you do you just
• 50:44
  see a little crack
• 50:45
  appear and the crack sort of spreads a bit spreads a bit
• 50:49
  spreads a bit spreads a
• 50:50
  SPEAKER_00: bit
• 50:51
  and then stops and so that's where you find yourself Ebony Claw
• 50:55
  I'm gonna miss
• 50:55
  these steps using my daily use at 30 feet on the bridge yeah so
• 51:04
  you can do 30 feet
• 51:05
  onto the bridge yes you can do that can I describe how I do
• 51:09
  that yep but remember
• 51:10
  SPEAKER_01: this is about a third of the way through the bridge I know so I like um I
• 51:20
  SPEAKER_01: Like,
• 51:21
  SPEAKER_01: I rub,
• 51:22
  SPEAKER_01: spit on my hand Rub them together Then my,
• 51:25
  SPEAKER_01: um,
• 51:25
  SPEAKER_01: spit come,
• 51:27
  SPEAKER_01: um,
• 51:28
  condensate And for young people who are listening That means
• 51:34
  whoosh Like it becomes
• 51:36
  SPEAKER_01: air Um,
• 51:38
  SPEAKER_01: then it goes around me And then,
• 51:43
  SPEAKER_01: um,
• 51:45
  SPEAKER_01: you see like a
• 51:48
  like a fire bolt except it goes up from that spot and then
• 51:54
  trails along to where to
• 51:56
  on the bridge 30 feet along the bridge and I'm just gonna walk
• 52:00
  across so as you as
• 52:02
  you basically land you are just beyond soldering and the as you
• 52:10
  land there the
• 52:11
  SPEAKER_00: crack that soldering is lying on is
• 52:14
  SPEAKER_00: Shatter, shatter, shatters and stops exactly at your feet.
• 52:17
  So you are now standing on the crack and Soldron is kind of
• 52:20
  splayed,
• 52:21
  spread-eagled on the crack.
• 52:23
  SPEAKER_00: Soldron, what do you want to do?
• 52:25
  SPEAKER_01: Nope.
• 52:28
  SPEAKER_00: Soldron, what do you want to do?
• 52:32
  SPEAKER_02: I shall.
• 52:34
  SPEAKER_02: Can I try again?
• 52:37
  SPEAKER_00: You can.
• 52:38
  SPEAKER_00: The bridge may or may not survive.
• 52:40
  SPEAKER_00: It is currently standing,
• 52:42
  SPEAKER_00: yeah,
• 52:43
  SPEAKER_00: you are staring at the floor lying on top of a crack on a big glass.
• 52:47
  SPEAKER_01: Can you grab me to help to go along?
• 52:51
  SPEAKER_02: Okay, so I shall try that Frozen thing again.
• 52:55
  SPEAKER_02: Do I have to make that combination?
• 52:58
  SPEAKER_00: Yeah, I want you to do that again.
• 52:59
  SPEAKER_00: So first of all, your spell attack this time.
• 53:03
  SPEAKER_02: Wasn't it his performance?
• 53:05
  SPEAKER_00: Spell attack first this time.
• 53:07
  SPEAKER_02: Actions first this time.
• 53:10
  SPEAKER_00: Randy Frost 21 Okay, and then your performance?
• 53:22
  SPEAKER_02: Natural 20!
• 53:25
  SPEAKER_02: Natural 25 No, you don't.
• 53:27
  SPEAKER_02: That was perception.
• 53:29
  SPEAKER_02: You did perception.
• 53:31
  SPEAKER_02: But he rolled a natural 20, so it's only 22.
• 53:35
  SPEAKER_00: Okay,
• 53:36
  SPEAKER_00: so what I'd like for you to do is to describe for us how you cross and,
• 53:43
  SPEAKER_00: yeah,
• 53:43
  so describe to us how you first succeed with the ice and then
• 53:47
  the performance to
• 53:48
  SPEAKER_00: get to the other side.
• 53:48
  SPEAKER_02: So pretty much, I'm kind of, I'm doing like an ice skating move.
• 53:53
  I'm just like throwing ice down as I go and I throw some ice
• 53:58
  down right in front of
• 54:00
  SPEAKER_02: his head and he,
• 54:02
  SPEAKER_02: and I,
• 54:03
  SPEAKER_02: and I,
• 54:03
  SPEAKER_02: and
• 54:05
  And then and then there's a little gap gap I just step on his
• 54:09
  head and dip the pip
• 54:10
  up me forwards And then I grab on you arm then skate with you
• 54:15
  And then I push you
• 54:16
  off I'd like you to tell me um do the damage the ice damage you
• 54:22
  would get with a
• 54:23
  SPEAKER_00: ice attack with the raya frosters 1d8 It's 1d8
• 54:31
  SPEAKER_00: Six damage to him So you take six damage Ebony Claw as this happens No,
• 54:37
  SPEAKER_02: no,
• 54:39
  SPEAKER_02: his head's here,
• 54:40
  SPEAKER_02: I put the ice here and it goes clunk Yeah,
• 54:43
  SPEAKER_00: but as you do so,
• 54:44
  his head actually smacks into the ice and it cuts him on the
• 54:47
  other cheek and he
• 54:49
  SPEAKER_00: takes six damage
• 54:51
  Successfully cross and you stand now next to the bird swarm of
• 54:57
  the swarm of ravens
• 54:58
  and the aasimar still with his wings out finally Ebony claw how
• 55:02
  are you gonna get
• 55:03
  across you're about I grabbed onto him yeah but it didn't work
• 55:08
  so you are now about
• 55:09
  a third of the way across and you're still standing there do
• 55:14
  you want me to shake
• 55:15
  SPEAKER_02: water so I can like
• 55:20
  I want you to roll a performance check for me and at the same
• 55:33
  time I also want you
• 55:34
  to do an attack roll for me with your daggers okay but can I
• 55:38
  describe how I do it
• 55:41
  SPEAKER_00: the performance depends on what your roll is for performance yeah
• 55:47
  And now roll an attack roll for me with your daggers Both of
• 55:50
  them or just one?
• 55:51
  SPEAKER_00: Both of them So damage or hit DC?
• 55:53
  SPEAKER_00: Do it with advantage So damage or hit DC?
• 55:56
  SPEAKER_01: Advantage on each?
• 55:57
  SPEAKER_00: No,
• 55:57
  SPEAKER_00: no,
• 55:58
  SPEAKER_00: the first Okay,
• 55:59
  the first Or just do one roll with advantage The first roll was
• 56:03
  a six The second
• 56:05
  SPEAKER_01: roll Wait,
• 56:07
  SPEAKER_01: so the first one is with advantage?
• 56:09
  SPEAKER_01: The second one was a seven So do I do the other dagger now?
• 56:13
  SPEAKER_00: You can do the other dagger now
• 56:17
  SPEAKER_00: Double 8, 6, 7, 8 And then your advantage for the other one?
• 56:22
  SPEAKER_01: Oh, advantage for the other one?
• 56:25
  SPEAKER_01: 24!
• 56:26
  SPEAKER_01: No, 20!
• 56:26
  SPEAKER_01: Yeah, yeah, yeah!
• 56:27
  SPEAKER_00: Okay,
• 56:28
  so what you have in your description toolbox is you can
• 56:33
  successfully use a dagger
• 56:34
  to grab onto something or to stab into some ice and with the
• 56:39
  performance you can do
• 56:40
  SPEAKER_00: however you want.
• 56:40
  SPEAKER_00: So describe for us how it's done.
• 56:42
  SPEAKER_01: Okay, I'm gonna...
• 56:45
  SPEAKER_01: I'm gonna lay my... the flat of my black... like, the flat...
• 56:52
  SPEAKER_01: I'm gonna... like, you know, my string?
• 56:55
  SPEAKER_01: I'm gonna thread my string so it's on my dag...
• 57:00
  SPEAKER_01: I guess then... then I tie it around the daggers around my boots.
• 57:04
  SPEAKER_01: The world's first ever art skates.
• 57:10
  SPEAKER_01: While juggling bowls.
• 57:12
  SPEAKER_01: I get glass bowls.
• 57:15
  As you do so and you start skating across this ice you actually
• 57:19
  successfully reach
• 57:20
  the other side and as you do the luck you're juggling these
• 57:24
  three ice balls in the
• 57:27
  SPEAKER_03: sky and
• 57:45
  SPEAKER_00: And as you land, you throw one at each of the other three.
• 57:49
  It completely misses the swarm of ravens because they just kind
• 57:52
  of expand,
• 57:53
  SPEAKER_00: the ball goes straight through them and closes back down.
• 57:56
  SPEAKER_00: But both Saldren and Gabriel take one ice damage.
• 58:00
  SPEAKER_02: No, they get to the six.
• 58:01
  SPEAKER_02: No, just one.
• 58:03
  The color,
• 58:05
  like those ravens,
• 58:07
  they make a gap where my mouth is meant to be.
• 58:10
  SPEAKER_01: And then they make a sound like... Nom, nom, nom.
• 58:15
  SPEAKER_03: Whoa, an ice cream.
• 58:17
  SPEAKER_03: So good.
• 58:19
  SPEAKER_00: Alright,
• 58:19
  so you've used your teamwork and your logic and your magic to
• 58:24
  successfully get
• 58:25
  SPEAKER_00: across this fragile bridge and it hasn't shattered into a million pieces.
• 58:31
  SPEAKER_00: As you stand on the other side,
• 58:33
  SPEAKER_00: you look back across the path and you hear a wind gust come across and...
• 58:42
  As this gust comes past where the cracks were where you fell
• 58:47
  the cracks just spread
• 58:49
  and spread and spread across the entire bridge and the whole
• 58:52
  thing just shatters
• 58:54
  inward it's like an implosion and millions of little shards of
• 58:58
  glass go crashing
• 59:00
  down into the canyon below you and as these little shards of
• 59:07
  glass collapse down
• 59:10
  They fall on top of the trees and you can just hear all these
• 59:14
  thousands of little
• 59:15
  ding-a-ling-a-ling-a-ling-a-ling kind of sounds as all the dust
• 59:19
  of this glass
• 59:19
  SPEAKER_00: settles to the bottom.
• 59:21
  SPEAKER_00: Now,
• 59:22
  you are standing in front of this towering glittering door
• 59:27
  which is the entryway
• 59:28
  SPEAKER_00: into Silas's Palace.
• 59:30
  And so you push the heavy crystal doors open and all four of
• 59:34
  you step inside.
• 59:36
  SPEAKER_00: Ball of Mirrors
• 1:00:00
  SPEAKER_00: Yeah, it's just a hall of mirrors.
• 1:00:01
  SPEAKER_00: So looking back,
• 1:00:03
  SPEAKER_00: so you stop,
• 1:00:04
  SPEAKER_00: you turn back,
• 1:00:05
  SPEAKER_00: the doors are shut,
• 1:00:05
  SPEAKER_00: but instead of seeing the doors,
• 1:00:07
  SPEAKER_00: you see a hundred
• 1:00:10
  SPEAKER_00: Reflections of Ebony Claw.
• 1:00:12
  SPEAKER_00: There's a hundred Thornsleys there.
• 1:00:13
  SPEAKER_00: There's a hundred Gabriels.
• 1:00:15
  SPEAKER_00: There's a hundred soldiers.
• 1:00:17
  SPEAKER_00: And as each of you move, they all move together.
• 1:00:19
  SPEAKER_00: And almost instantly your mind starts struggling to comprehend,
• 1:00:24
  SPEAKER_00: you know,
• 1:00:25
  SPEAKER_00: the fact like which one is the real one.
• 1:00:27
  SPEAKER_00: You don't even know which one is the real you.
• 1:00:30
  SPEAKER_00: And so the doors are sealed shut.
• 1:00:32
  SPEAKER_00: There's a thud.
• 1:00:33
  SPEAKER_00: You are trapped in the Hall of Mirrors.
• 1:00:36
  And that's where we will end our adventure for today I was
• 1:00:39
  going to say I would
• 1:00:40
  throw my dagger at the glass palace and it would totally
• 1:00:43
  shatter I was going to um
• 1:00:45
  I was going to say um like my crows were going to say this is a
• 1:00:54
  fun house and then
• 1:00:57
  SPEAKER_02: um I was going to use my Pocopony ability as a swarm of crows
• 1:01:03
  So maybe those are things that we can think about next time but
• 1:01:06
  for now I'd like to
• 1:01:07
  thank you for joining us for yet another adventure through the
• 1:01:13
  Verdant Awakening
• 1:01:14
  campaign around the table we've had playing with us today Ebony
• 1:01:19
  Claw Shadows be
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  playing with it or vice versa Thornsley Shadowscale being
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