Critical Role - C3E113 Assault on the Malleus Key

Episode Date: November 14, 2024

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Take yours. Oh, you could've worn these, too! I could've worn both of them. Mother! When you pulled them out, I thought they were the greatest. Well, I wanted to surprise you. You look ridiculous. Do I look as cute as I feel? I'm going to wear that on a plane to Australia.

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It's time to continue our fight It's Thursday night There is magic and mystery From darkness our friendship will rise But one thing's for sure We never give up on the fight Oh, get ready It's Thursday night

And welcome back. So, last we left off. Bells, Hells, and the Mighty Nein had traversed their journey through the hidden portal to Ruidus, had gone to the depths of the Ruidian capital city of Kraviris, and made contact with the remnants of the Volition,

set themselves up, prepared for the assault on the Malleus Key to commence and be the distraction they need to divide and hit their targets within the Red Moon. As they gave message, we cut to a short time before this, where the members of Vox Machina present in Vasselheim begin to collect the rest of their allies so they can be part of the spearhead

of this attack on the Malleus Key and the fortress that has risen from the surrounding dust of the Tishtan site in the Hellcatch. As you've went to Whitestone and gathered Percival de Rolo, Sir Connors, the Flamespeaker from Pyra had joined you from Vasselheim. And the one member you had a hard time locating for quite some time seemed to be on a trek in Wildemount.

And upon catching up with Scanlan Shorthalt himself and his troop of traveling midlife crisesers who had transformed themselves into purple centaur, were making their leather jacket road trip across that distant continent before you let him know that you needed his help once more. Upon him deciding to join, you all had a group hug as he mentioned that he had to tell the other guys

and let them know what's going on. So here in the darkened, star-filled night in the barbed fields of the exterior range of Bazzoxan, in the Plains of Xhorhas, the Wastes, you all disengage from your group hug and Scanlan, lower horse body and tail, the rest of your friends await you to join their band, not far from where you currently converse.

Oh, so I'm going over to talk to the boys? Up to you, yeah. Okay, yeah. Or not, you can just leave them there. Silver Saddles, huddle up, guys. The Elk are my folks. Silver Saddles, huddle up, guys. They all can approach. Silver Saddles. Listen, I hate to do this to you. We've all been looking forward to this road trip a long time,

other than Keg, who we just met. But I'm going to have to bounce. Ah, come on! I know, I know. That's bullshit, Ska-Man. I'm going to have to bounce. Ah, come on! I know, I know. That's bullshit, Scanlan. I'm sorry. Doctor, Kent, Keg, Lionel, I'm sorry, guys. But you know, we had some really great times, you know? And Jameson painted a lot of those times.

Still working on a couple ones there, Mr. Scanlan. You can call me Scanlan now, no mister. Scanlan? You've earned it. I mean, come on. We double teamed that woman in, no, I'm kidding, I'm just kidding. That's fair! We double-teamed that woman and, no, I'm kidding, I'm just kidding.

Kidding, Jameson. But hey, are you guys going to be okay on your own? Do you need any money? You're going to continue on or you're going to call it off? Dr. Dranzel scratches his head and pulls the hat, his travel hat from his head and holds it to his chest. You know, Scanlan, we've been around the block a few times. Through these years, we've had many adventures together

and times where we were guided across the length and breadth of Exandria by your light and sheer force of personality, and times where you weren't around, and you know what? We got by either way. That's true. After all, that's why it is my band. That's true.

I got them. Don't you worry about it. Okay, but when you get to the end of the road, the end of the continent, please send me a message or make a painting of it or something, I really want to see what I missed. Totally. Well, if you're not guiding us, who's going to be the navigator? Turns over and Lionel goes like,

It's hard to explain, but I have a natural instinct for weather patterns and directions, so I think I got it. All right. Fly true. Keg clomps up. Hey, I'm Keg. Hi, Keg. Hello.

Charmed. Bye. Bye. Just pulls her back. Doesn't seem as interested in your truth. I like her. Fair. Okay. Doesn't seem as interested in your troop. I like her. Fair. Okay.

Kent Plugger. Yeah. That's why I like her. Kent Plugger comes up to the side. Hey, Scanlan. So are you going with the adventure, is that? It sounds like it, yeah. Maybe we could be a team. Maybe the two of us.

Oh, you want to come with us? Well, I mean, you know my capabilities, right? Yeah, I mean. It's about time that we each really showed the world what we can do shoulder to shoulder. Listen, you're great on rhythm guitar and stuff, but you know, I'm the lead, so I don't know if you can sort of jam.

Yeah, fuck you. Oh, I'm sorry. Sorry, Kent. Turns around and he's like, Anyway, hope you all have fun. Totally switches up his accent. Hope you all have fun, whatever you're doing. We're going to have an even better time out here going east.

Yeah. I like him. Yeah, he's something. He probably will have a better time than we're having. We're going to have. We could always use extra bait. Oh, yeah, no. There are steeds and they're built for this.

They need to keep running. We are stallions, wild and free here in the... I can't even finish the phrase. Just keep yourself alive. Good to see you all. And we'll pick you something up if we can find something fun. Please do. Thank you so much. Appreciate you guys. Good to see you all. And we'll pick you something up if we can find something fun. Please do. Thank you so much.

Appreciate you guys. Good to see you, Dranzel. He was well, Vox Machina, puts his hat back on. Watch out for bears. There are bears around here. Are there actual bears around? He's like, could be, I don't know. He's like,

Hi, I have a thing with bears. Dranzel's like, We'll be fine. And Keg goes, I'll handle them. Thank you. They're a bunch of dickwits. You're in charge, Keg. All right. All right, boys, Keg's in charge.

This is my band now, fall in line. And they're like, Yes, miss, yes. They all come in behind her. They all start taking off into a mild trot and begin continuing their path into the darkness. Thank you. Oh my god! Yes! This is a mistake.

Oh wow. The cold wind blows past here in the cold night air, but there stands. This game. Okay. They're gone. It's just us. We can go. Do we know where we're going, what we're doing? Are you staying like this the whole time?

That was my question, actually, yes. Is this a thing now? Is this the new you? I mean, it's a pretty powerful spell and I don't want to just waste it. I mean, you look fabulous. Thank you. I've sort of gotten used to it over the past several weeks. I'm quicker, I'm a little higher up, I get a better perspective on things.

People seem to respect me a bit more. Hey, Grog, what's up? I have a question. So when you need to go boom boom, you just rock nasty. It does save time, because sometimes I don't even stop walking. I just do it. No way!

Yeah. I do have to stop to pee for some reason. That's strange. Yeah. It doesn't make a lot of sense. No. You just lift the tail up a little bit? Stop the train for the wee wee. Yeah. Wait, wait. But lot of sense. No. Just lift the tail up a little bit? Stop the train for the wee-wee. Yeah. Wait, wait.

But you're not an actual horse. I mean, you still go to a restroom. How is he going to fit into a restroom? He's a real horse. He could back his butt into it. I mean, he's not a vice-a-white steward. He's going to drop shit around our castle. Might as well go into a horse stable.

Maybe he's just freewheeling shit now, or do you know what I'm saying? This was a... We're in the Land of Beasts, and it wasn't looked down upon. horse stable. You mean we're just free-wheeling shit now, or do you know what I'm saying? We're in the Land of Beasts, and it wasn't looked down upon. I haven't really been in high society like this. If these questions are making you uncomfortable, I can stop them. Oh.

Is it still, Suria, does it have that blue tint still when it comes out, or has it changed? My poo? Yes. No, that was a magical spell. Oh, right. My horse poo just comes out like little things. Zorkonos, how would you stop us? How would you stop us? Please tell me.

Oh. Okay. This is getting heated over horse shit. Literal horse shit. If it bothers you, I can use a bathroom. I'd rather you use a restroom, yes. All right. I'd love to see that. The front end's going to be sticking out. I'll run interference.

I'll be your legs. How are you on stealth, if necessary? Well, I was never really great at stealth before, but. But better than as a horse, I imagine. You know what? I haven't tried stealthing. Try it right now. See how well you do. All right. Try to just try to. Turn around, turn around,

and I'll try to sneak up on you. All right. Okay? I trot off a little bit, and then I'm going to try to sort of double back. Could you quietly make a stealth check for me? With any disadvantage? We're on grass, right? Yeah, we're on sand, I thought.

Are we on sand or grass, or where are we? Are you wearing shoes, or are you barefoot? He's in horseshoes, right? So you can use your stealth skill, whatever you have, but what's your dexterity normally? My dexterity is zero. Correct, so it's the same as a riding horse. So just roll your stealth.

Okay. Okay, that's an eight. Horns. Yes. Ashley? Okay. Okay, that's an eight. Four. Yes, eight. Ashley? Okay. Oh. Yeah, you do it. No, I like it both, because there's two sets.

He's only bad at stealthing. He's drunk. I suppose we could put all four of his feet in a potato sack of some kind. Maybe I need to pat him a little bit. You can hear me? You can hear me? Yeah. Absolutely. I can literally hear nothing else. We're on grass? You can hear me? Yeah. Absolutely. I can literally hear nothing else.

We're on grass and we can hear you. Okay. Crunch, crunch. Maybe I should- You're like a loud breather now, too. It's so weird. Like everything about you is more loud. Maybe you could fashion me some sort of sandals or... Grog makes shoes.

Yep. I do. He can make some fine leather boots for your horse feet. 100%, I can make some hoof boots. That would be great. Yeah. Oh my god, one of a kind. Yeah. There's no bad ideas, by the way.

Feel free. You seem invested. I'm just enjoying the show. That's fair. Wait, wait, I feel like we're getting distracted. We're supposed to be doing something. Yes, it's the end of the world. The end of the world, yes. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Okay. Yes, so, we have everyone.

But by all means, let's get some, Scanlan's some shoes. Should we head back to Vasselheim, then, since we have everyone? I don't think we go back to Vasselheim. I think we go there. Go where? To the Hellcatch Valley.

Huh? That's a good name. Do we know that, well, are we meeting people there? Is Allura meeting us there? I believe so, if I recall. What you do recall is they are the armies, there are people there, but the majority of the assault armies are currently setting up in Vasselheim

to be transported at the moment of the assault. So back to Vasselheim? Do we hear of it, so we need to go Vasselheim? Do we need to go back? Do we need to go back? We probably need to go back. We probably need to go back to Vasselheim. Thanks, Grog. She would know that.

I was going to say, didn't we orchestrate this? Yeah, this is her fucking plan. We should go back to Vasselheim. Oh! They're waiting on us. Thanks, Kitchena. Thank you. Okay. Such a leader. She's. Okay.

Such a leader. You've really grown. Okay, you know, all right. Let's go through a damn tree, like always. Like good old times, I walked through a tree. Do the rest of you follow? Oh, wait! Did we just leave you behind?

No, I figured we'd all be like, yeah, oh shit. This is a six-second one, isn't it? It is, yeah. Which tree are you emerging from? In Vasselheim. Yes. Is it weird if we go through the big birth heart tree?

That's where you came here from, so it would be just returning to where you came from. Yeah. Okay. You all emerge once more from the Birthheart, whereas the, it's still middle of the night, maybe the wee hours of the morning here in Vasselheim. Maybe a number of hours from daybreak.

The city is still quiet, but there is still arriving figures from outside the city. You can hear the occasional calls off and you can see the wall-side braziers that mark the shifting guard along the exterior perimeter wall, still keeping watch. The shadows of the sky-floating

and chain-docked skyships all clustered around the sky dock, as well as the number of them that sit on the outside of the walls, anchored to some of the tallest trees or other various watchtowers that sit on the perimeter of the city and beyond. But the city is yours.

Is there anything you wish that you prepare for the evening before resting for the morning? Actually, yeah, I reach into the Bag of Holding and I bring out a leg that's covered in medium-level armor. I just strip the leather armor off the leg. I guess I put the leg back in the bag, and I start working on making some horse booties.

Sure. And you've never seen anyone work as diligently on these little booties. That's Grom. Okay. I'm envisioning dog crocs. You know, the dog. That's even better.

That's so cute. The law of silences. Okay. Now, there are the rooms that you all had kept as traveling political visitors and guests here in Vasselheim, not too far from the sanctuary itself. Of course, Ue'kannis, you have your tent estate with the fire ashari of Pyrah,

but you all can head to your chambers for the night. I'll also, I'll actually go by Vex and Percy's chambers. Okay, certainly. They're within the same structure as you and other guest chambers, Okay. Certainly, they're within the same structure as the other guest chambers, so. Are you naked? Not yet. Can I come in?

Mm-hmm. I'm tying my robe shut. Hello, what lovely timing. Hi, yeah. Hi. I don't know how to... Whatever. I don't know how to... Whatever.

Are you sure that you all want to do this? Come and sit down. Oh dear. I just... I don't know, seeing you all and seeing you with your kids and out of all of us, you all have the most to lose. They, your children, have a lot to lose. And, you know,

I don't have any children. I don't have any spouse. I don't have any spouse. Pike and Scanlan, they're just as much of wild, crazy, hot messes as they've always been. And as long as Grog is with us, I think he's fine. But I... We've been talking about it.

They're older now, Keyleth. You know, if this was 10 years ago, I don't think I'd feel the same way, but Vesper's almost 30. You know, that's crazy to think about. Horrifying, yes. Yeah. But I mean, even young Gwyndolin.

I just saw the look in Vax, Junior's face when you all left, and I just want to make sure that I'm not being selfish, that we're not... It's an old... that I'm not being selfish, that we're not. It's an oath. Dear, I know it may look like we have more to lose, but that's just not true and that's not the point. If something happens to us, our children, they'll be taken care of.

And I would assume, hopefully, partially by you. You are family, and I expect you to take care of them long after I'm gone and after she's gone. And with a little hope and luck, I would like you to help guide our family for generations. You are just as much of an investment in our future as they are.

Yeah. Just because we have this one focus doesn't mean we have anything less or more to lose than you. Just everything. My own Miranda. Snuggle in her voluptuous bosom. They are nice, aren't they? Yeah.

I have this, though, darling. I just make it really hard to stop. Sorry, I just haven't had a lot. I'm a little touch starved. I'm just going to, when was the last time you? I've got that, dear, thank you, yep. I've got to take the antlers off. You really should allow that to happen more often.

Well, heavy is the head, I guess. Your family, you are our sister. We have responsibilities as well, we understand. They're smaller, but we do understand. Here. There's this few and far between, but, and I'm going to bamf trinket out. Oh. Old man trinket.

I know, dear. Darling. I want you to spend the night over with Keyleth tonight, all right? She needs a good snuggle buddy. Hey, buddy. Oh, oh. Oh, your breath is just even worse than before.

Just even worse, yeah. There's a few missing teeth and sides. Oh. Is he all gray and stuff? Yeah, I keep him in the locker. Just even worse than before. Just even worse, yeah. There's a few missing teeth and sides. Is he all gray and stuff? Yeah, I keep him in the locket as long as possible because it's helping extend his life. Oh no! What?

She's phenomenal at letting go. Wow. I'm going to end up in there. Don't think I don't know that. Don't think I haven't thought about it. I'm well aware you've thought about it. That is a Black Mirror episode. Anyway.

Black Mirror, exactly. Okay, I just wanted to check in. We trust you. And we're going to make it through. And we're going to get my brother safe. Sort of. I'm still trying not to think about that too much. I feel like I got to stay focused.

Whatever happens, happens. He's still bound by the Matron, you know? It's true. Although, strange times. Yeah. Anything can happen. Maybe she'll be so grateful. Maybe she won't make it through?

Predothos comes out, he eats one god. What's the harm there? Strange times. All right. We should get some rest. Love you, darling. Love you. Can I get some sleep?

Come on, buddy. Drake lumbers up beside you and leans into your scratch. Onto Screechers, onto Screechers. That's right. Just cuddle up Just tuck into him. And then I... Lock the door. Lock the door.

No, kids, this is wonderful. No, kids. Point again. They're all gone. We've won. So true. True needs to use that cane. All right, anyone else have any events

for the evening they wish to get? I think I'll just stop on Pike's door and see if she'll come to the door. Hello? Hello? It's me, Scanlan, your ex. Are you in the room with Pike? Hello.

Should we keep it down so we don't wake him up? I'm pretty sure he'll sleep through anything, but yes, absolutely, we should keep it down. I just wanted to find you and just say that, sorry I haven't reached out or talked to you recently. I just was giving you your space and... Yeah, it's fine. We're not together.

You don't have to answer to me in any type of way, and I don't have to answer to you. Yeah. Yeah, we're free, right? Free. You're free. Free to... I'm sure you're dating, and I'm sure you're, you know, a man about town and...

Well, I just... No dating. Why, have you been dating? I mean... I mean, I haven't closed up shop yet. Are you seeing someone? Not really. Not really. Not really.

No, no. I don't know. Sometimes, yes. Well, do I know him? I don't think so. Is it Whitestone Andy? Notches in the belt. No, I don't think so.

What is it like? It's not anything serious. It's not anything serious. There's no marriage bells or anything like that. Okay. It's just a companion in a... alone times. Sure. But the kids are doing great.

Oh yeah, you heard from them? Yeah. Yeah, how's Junie? Junie's great. She's doing great at seminary and... Wax is killing it at school. He was always. Top of his class, taken after his Uncle Percy. Does he have a girlfriend yet or boyfriend or anything?

No, he doesn't. I mean, he just needs more game, more confidence. He's great with book stuff, but he's not like, he needs some swagger. He doesn't quite take after his dad. I don't know why that didn't end up working out. I've got to, you know what? I should have taken him on the road trip. Showed him the world.

You should take him on a road trip. We could just go, just me and him. You should do that. That'd be great for him. Should I make him a centaur? If he wants it, make him a centaur. I don't give a shit. How's Kaylie? Oh, Kaylie's good.

She's running the business still. Meatman and the Sexports? Imports and Sexports. Imports and Sexports. Very sorry. How's the business going? I think fine. I get a check every month. Cool. Where are you sleeping this evening?

I hadn't actually thought about that. The stables. The stables. Where are we right now? We're in Whitestone, right? No, Bassline. Bassline. Who decides where I sleep? No one gave you a place to stay. You were brought here by them.

If they didn't assign you a chamber, then you literally have nowhere to sleep. Do you want to sleep in here? There's an extra bed. Oh yeah? Not in my bed. There is an extra bed. Is it big? I'm big. I mean, Grog fits in one.

Okay. You're certainly not bigger than Grog. Barely fitting in that bed. Limbs are just draped over all sides, like dragging on the ground. Are you sure that's okay for me to sleep so close to you? Grog is in the middle of us. It's fine. There happen to be three.

I see three twin beds. You can sit by the one by the door. Sleep by the one by the door. All right. Well, thanks. I will. How are you otherwise? Good. You know, I think about you from time to time. I don't know.

I miss you. I miss you. Mm-mm. Is he awake? I'm pretty sure he miss you. Aw. Is he awake? I'm pretty sure he's awake. Grog? Yeah? Are you awake? No. Scanlan brought a full keg of beer.

Huh? Oh. I fell for it again. Yeah. You probably want it again. Yeah. You probably want some privacy. No, no, it's okay, it's okay. Okay. Well, are you ready for this?

I don't really know what we're doing, but. I don't either. It's great to be with the gang again. Yeah, it is good. Hope we're okay at this. We're older, you know? I'm a little rusty. I'm so tired. Are you?

I'm tired. It hurts everywhere. Have you been taking your vitamins? Yes, I take all the vitamins. I take all the supplements. It hurts. My joints make noise. I bend over, my back goes out. Well. I'm a little rounder around the middle.

I mean, you look great, but would it help if I gave you one of my foot robes? No, it's fine. Okay, okay, sorry, sorry. Just go to bed. All right. Go to your bed. Okay. And I'm going to be over here. That is so annoying.

The bed's small, so I'm just going to put my two front legs on the bed. But it bends in this way. I get my head down close to the pillow. Back legs are on the floor. Well, good night. Good night. Good night, Grog. Good night, Grog. Good night.

I'm going to just say a quick prayer. Hold my symbol. Everlight, please be with us. I don't know what's coming for us, but please help us. And I'll try to go to sleep. Anybody else have anything they want to do for you? I feel like before he went to see Pike, on the way over, when we were walking,

Suikonos was intent on filling Scanlan in about everything that was going on. Oh, is that so? And the whole time, maybe a little too much. And he broke away to go away, excused yourself on the way to see Pike, but I would like to say that in the shadows, I secretly followed you a little bit.

Oh god. Through the camp, into the thing. And I saw you knocking the door, open the curtain, and then Pike opened and let you in. I saw you go in as Pike let you in and I just went, Yes! I'm the Scan Man! Then I went back to my tent, super happy.

Incredible. He's all about it. I can imagine in Pyrite, he's got a collection room that has all his vinyls and shit in the walls. Tickets he eBayed from his shows in different continents he couldn't make it to. Just like how I thought he'd be. All right.

As you all rest through the night. Rest finds you best it can, given the events to come. And the energy of the city coming to an early morning brings a certain din, a certain vibrancy to the movement of soldiers and people alike that seems to wake you all probably earlier than you would have wanted. But you do get your night's rest. They're probably a bit groggy as the day progresses.

Yeah! Preparing yourselves by gathering your things as the morning crests onward. What'd you do? I grogged, but those were the dice. He could've died. That would've been it. No!

Oh my god! I grogged, though. This just happened. Somewhere, Chetney had a scare. Chetney stops. No way! Oh my god, Jenny had a scare. Jenny stopped. No way! Oh my god! Just for a minute.

Oh! Somewhere else, Jenny's like, Ah! Oh my god! Ooh! Wow! That's wild! That would've been amazing. I knew it. I knew you were going to roll trip zeros at some point.

I just didn't know. I was crying. Wow. Oh my god, Travis. Holy heck. Dancing on that grave. Wow. As you all begin to emerge and find each other for the morning, the streets are alive with chatter,

shouts, and preparation. You can hear the sound of metal on metal clinging as armor is being pulled from various storage houses and armories, soldiers getting in line and being outfitted, gambesons upon breastplates and armor. You can see various troops set from all across Exandria, their banners high in the air, their generals walking the line

as their men are waking up and prepping themselves for the day. There are talks and prayers being passed around left and right. You can see the clouds being apart, giving that cold blue sky here. While the snow has not fallen and the sun is out, the temperature is still chilly enough

where everyone can see their breath, like a perpetual fume of smoke from the veritable chimneys of every person around you. You can hear the numerous birds in the distance shifting, moving from one cluster of trees to the next. All manner of holy warriors have begun to step through the perimeter of the multiple encampments with sensors swinging on chains,

the incense and smoke cleansing the air as they mutter their prayers to their various deities as they go. The smells mutually pungent at times and nice as they pass and disseminate through the surrounding air. You see the townsfolk of Vasselheim throughout different regions emerging to just watch

this extremely rare event for this generation. Families bringing their children out to see off these soldiers to war. The griffon riders themselves are finishing running their various practice rounds over the city and gathering at the various roosts on the edge and far walls. You glance over Vex'ahlia from your vantage point

and can see the banners of Syngorn and their forces gathered on the western side of the city at your behest. You can also see the banners of all the familiar gathered countrysides that have been part of these various political gatherings and discussions and plottings. Korean soldiers and dunamancers from the Dynasty sit not too far from the base of the Heavenstair Mountain. Their gray and lavender banners

and beautiful, almost like crystalline flanked tents, emblazoned with their unique sense of battle attire as these various soldiers, dark elf, orc, human, the motley crew of culture that is the Dynasty, stepping forth dark elf, orc, human, the motley crew of culture that is the Dynasty, stepping forth and putting and donning their armor. Some just signified of Kryn warriors

and a number of the trained elite wearing the chitinous form of their impressive and terrifying, almost like bio-armored selves, their tattered cloaks dangling behind as they themselves are anointed in the light of Luxon. The Bright Queen herself and her guardian compatriots walking along and briefly making eye contact with your troop as she nods and continues on

talking to her generals for what's to transpire. The skyships have begun to unmoor from the sky dock in the exterior and have gotten low to the ground. Numerous elite troops are being loaded onto and prepping for their destinations far from here in the time to come. We should say something to the Whitestone troops

before they head out. I'm sure it would boost their morale. There would be a small contingency of Whitestone troops. You have two Pale Guard, I guess, whatever you could spare without leaving Whitestone completely exposed. It would probably be. I mean, the Pelgar tend to work better,

I won't say on the round, but not as a solid group, but giving them to various regiments as just having one available, since they are specialty fighters. So there would probably be about five to six of them, I suppose. Okay. Any rival corps, or are they staying with Whitestone?

I think rival corps should, ah, I feel some rival corps should come here. Sure. It's the end of the world, darling. 30 years of marriage. I want to defend Whitestone, too, but I think we should defend the world. Every time we leave, something terrible.

Yes, of course. The world, I suppose. We've grown troops in this time. The world is important, too. I understand. You are correct. So yes, there would be probably a nice single battalion, I suppose. I'm trying to remember sizes of like, there would be a a nice single battalion, I suppose. I'm trying to remember sizes of like,

there would be a contingent of them. Okay. As you're doing the rounds to the scattered Whitestone representative troops that you've assigned to a number of gathered armed forces, a messenger comes through to quickly come to you, a number of gathered armed forces. A messenger comes through to quickly come to you specifically, Keyleth, and say, There's to be a gathering of leadership

at the base of Heaven's Stair shortly before the army is to move out. Your presence is requested. Of course. I'll be right there. The army is to move out. Your presence is requested. Of course. I'll be right there. He darts off into the rest of the morning chaos. Can we help you with anything? If you want to come along.

Sure. You're more than welcome. You're all leaders in your own right. So Cronus, are you going with Keyleth, or? I should, yes. Did you sleep well last night? I always sleep well. No nerves? A peaceful mind.

I'm ready. What must that be like? It's pleasant. Peaceful. I'm peaceful, I am. I did not sleep well last night. What must that be like? It's pleasant. Peaceful. I'm peaceful, I am. I did not sleep well last night. Just very. Why not?

Oh, you don't. Oh. Oh. Yes. Yes. Holy shit. Did you take a little trip outside of the room when Grog and I fell asleep?

No, no, dear. Dear? Instinct, sorry, just a. A confused look sweeps over Seconis' face, but he keeps it to himself for the moment. Every time they get together. Let's go. A shadow swoops overhead

and carries off towards the base of the Heaven Stair as you see a wide-winged, somewhat dark gold, brass-colored scaled worm of massive size. Yeah! Scoots. And then perches just in the outskirts of the staircase that rises towards the sanctuary itself. Do they still make you nervous?

Oh no, I just headache. Mm. You watch as the contingent of representative Ank'arel soldiers here, small, given that you know that the majority of them are currently stationed in the outset of the Hellcatch, but there are some that have been here to show faith and a sense of alliance

here amongst the people of Vasselheim. You also note that there are banners that you are familiar with, but not had much to deal with. You see a banner that has a cold blue coloration to it. You see a banner that has a cold blue coloration to it. What looks to be peaks that spear into white, where atop a single, looks like a throne back, greets the clouds,

you know to be the symbol of the Stratos throne. The southernmost political dynasties of Marquet. of the southernmost political dynasties of Marquet. And across the way, a twin army that wears the banners of a Shenador. Two factions that were in murderous war with each other not too long ago, now stationed side by side as allies for the first time in some time.

Keeping to themselves mostly, but still an odd presence, acknowledging the history and what truly seems to be at stake in these modern times. As people begin to gather and some of the forces begin to shift, it looks like there's a particular order or a placement to where the forces are being stationed on the far western wall.

In previous conversations with Allura, you recall that there's going to be a period where a number of gateways are to be opened. And those gateways are going to lead essentially near the front lines of the fortress. Awesome. A direct and immediate delivery upon the site. There will be one in the sky for the skyships

and then numerous below for the actual ground forces to advance. That's cool. The ground forces to go first, and then in that chaos, the skyships to use that to their advantage. As you all begin to head towards the base of the Heaven Stair,

you can see the numerous signal braziers all across Vasselheim that are usually utilized with vibrant white and orange burning flame to signify threat, imminent attack, are all burning a gentle bluish-green color, signifying a unification within the city. Importance, though not necessarily immediate danger. A ceremonial acknowledgment

of some sort of gathering or moment to happen. As the various leadership begins to meet here at the base of the Heaven Stair, you can see Patisse and a number of the Earth Ashari of Terra have been conscripted briefly to raise a platform from stone. You watch as a Dazz lifts up about 25 or so feet from this open market way with steps that emerge and allow anyone to ascend, really.

At this, all the various leadership, the Clovis Concord, the Dondalian Empire, the generals and leaders that represent the length and breadth of Exandria, Lyrangorn, the Council of Tal Loray, all begin to gather around the base of this platform. The massive brass dragon that sits perched on top settles down and strikes a regal pose.

Its darkened eyes and burning coal-like pupils looking down upon the surrounding gathered forces. Oh no, man. The dragon nods. As everyone begins to settle, whispering to each other, waiting for some sort of moment, three darkly dressed, veiled women,

familiar beings approach from out of the crowd as the veiled coven of leaders of the Maitre of Raven's Temple here in this city approach, helmed by a very familiar face, though one who had ventured with you long ago. The relations had been necessarily distant for some time. Lieve Tell, if you would like to come to the table, please. Ooh, Lieve Tell!

Oh! Ooh! Oh, yeah! There she is. There she is. There she is. I'd like to describe how Liev'tel is adorned this morning, the morn before war.

Did you describe her as veiled currently? I'd say the three of them approach veiled, just the standard veil, but the rest of the attire is up to. And this is happening post Bells Hells with her? Correct. Okay. So as the three of the Coven of the Veil step forward, the figure at center steps forward and out from the other two,

and one hand comes up and unpins a veil, which trails away and down. And it's been years since you've seen her face, but it has not changed a bit. It is still, her hair is artfully pinned up and back from her very pale face. The hair is jet black, beautifully clothed, and she, for the first time,

is wearing a shining black breastplate, and you notice black metallic bracers on both of her forearms. There's a string of black beads trailing down from one hand as it rises out to you. Vox Machina. you are well met. We have tell. Good to see you again.

Flamespeaker. Winds watch you. Tis a pleasure to see you as well. He's transported by her. She is elegant and languid at all times. Okay. Okay. Are you prepared for your journey?

Prepared as we can be. Well, looked for or no, Ravenscrest means to have its hand in this day of consequence. Wonderful. You'll be joining us. Us? Again? Is that what you're saying?

If you will have me, yes. Oh, that's right. She joined when you guys were trying to... Find you? Yeah. She was unconscious when I woke up. Which reminds me, oh, I do need to speak with you in private when we have a moment.

You probably already know that this is not so private. Maybe this is the worst time. Bertrand. Mr. Bell. Mr. Bell, yes. He's passed on. I have seen this, dear, he's passed on. I have seen this, dear. I figured as much.

All right. In my dreams. He's at Whitestone if you ever want to pay a visit. We should all be so lucky. Indeed. To take that time. He will be missed. Very much so. What a beautiful man he was.

Well, we're not going to die. We're going to live. Yeah! Big time! Yeah, we don't need to. Yeah, yeah, yeah, of course. If you will let me, I will see to it. Raven's Crest will not sit above the weave of history. Like all faith, it is woven into the very fabric of it. Yeah, yeah, yeah. man's game. You have to get him back. We will get him back. Join us. Welcome to the group. Have you heard

at all from him? I don't know how it works. Different for all of us, sister. What's it now? Yeah, she didn't talk to him. Nope. All right. Winds watch you.

Oh. It's just heavy. Is this not? Oh, this is the Tonehouse, the Flamespeaker. Her hands, which are very cold, wrap around yours. I thought he was celibate or something. I will remember. I might just be nervous because she's- Maybe he's really creepy.

Maybe he just has no game. I don't get creepy vibes. I'm not sure. The Circle must have no game. I'm going to find out after we're done here. Tempest. Hello, Lieve. I'm here. Tempest. Hello, Liev. I, while still a bit uncomfortable with your presence, am grateful for you joining us.

I'm not sure any of the rest of Vox Machina is equipped to potentially release the champion of the Raven Queen. Yeah, I thought we were just going to grab it and try to, you know, honestly. Yeah, that would be terrible. We would've just been a four. Trying to figure it out. Yeah, like, what are the problems?

Yeah, wouldn't end up. Yeah, wouldn't end up. But you probably know. So has the Matron talked to you? You have a ritual, you ritual, something to release him? The Matron. Yes? Is in my mind. Okay. We will unbreak his bonds

and set the raven free. Okay, so maybe you can be on raven-freeing duty. Yeah! Maybe that's... We can talk more later. But do you have a plan for that? Like, how does that even, how would that even work? I will rely on all of you to bring us close.

And once on the ground, Our Lady will make her hand known. All right. Okay, yeah. I mean, we'll have a lot of other things to do. But that's a top priority. Yeah, we're going to get him back. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. No, I just, you know, once again, I'm trying to be

mindful of everything else we have going on. Allow me to take one problem off of your plate, Tempest. Thank you. Oh, and then you're in close by the end. The whole thing happening. I look up at J'mon. That is J'mon, right? It is Devosa, specifically the dragon that is also J'mon Saurd.

Oh. You also hear the sound of hundreds and hundreds of marching feet getting louder and louder. And as part of this gathering has now grown rather dense, you can see whole regiments of holy warriors beginning to emerge from the different sectors of Vasselheim, adorned and emblazoned in polished holy armor of different metals and colors,

wearing holy symbols and jeweled beads and themselves holding off large banners that wrap in the cold morning air of Vasselheim with the symbols of the various prime deities here represented. Amongst them, you see incredibly awe-inspiring and dangerous-looking warriors that themselves fight in the great light of their gods.

Amongst them, massive, muscular, hooded entities, metal masks, eyeless, emblazoned on their face, and holy tattoos written across their arms. The adjudicators have been called to war as well. Oh shit! They begin to encircle and fan out. They creep me out. Yeah, are the banners blowing in the wind?

Can you make the noise? It's a little thing. That was for you. Thank you. Thank you. As everyone begins to gather, ascending the central platform, the heads of the different main temples here begin to stand, with High Hierophant Ophira coming to the forefront of this temporary stone platform.

As she steps up, you can see her armored shoulders and her own vine-tangled cloak itself seeming to slowly, almost in slow motion against the wind, begin to flap before parts of it reach out and take root into the stone like it's its own living organism. She places her staff on the ground, which then also takes root and holds itself there

as she lets it stand on its own. And she puts her hands up, and as she does, the wind begins to pick up but grow warmer. As wind begins to gather, smells, sweet smells of fruit and summertime vegetation begin to mingle. The mood of the landscape begins to just change from a chilly, northern, snow-dappled space

to a journey of scents that bring you through the different realms of untouched nature of Exandria. You can't help but be brought to memories of traversing the different landscapes far beyond, and just as quickly as it was there, the wind dies. I just lean over to Keyleth. You really need to work on your entrances. Yeah, yeah.

Yeah, I just don't really get my mind. I feel like I'm, the public speaking thing, I've had to, I'm better at it, but it's still not great. Okay. Today, we stand all on the threshold of change. This world, this beautiful realm, molded, shepherded, and protected by the great divines, stands united, stalwart, unbreakable.

The light and grace that guides us under their sight empowers us with their strength, sharpens our minds with their wisdom, and emboldens us with their justice. We live as so very many before us have, embracing the many gifts and joys the gods have granted us, shown us comfort and community against the chaos and threat of oblivion,

granted guidance and inspiration where we might find ourselves lost and without hope, lifted us up from our darkest moments and revealed paths to better selves, blessed us with miracles to defend those we love and ensure a better tomorrow for our children. As she says this, you've been looking at her, but there's just, the light of the day

seems to be growing faintly brighter, more golden, like there's a warm haze to the air, though there is no fog. Folks in the crowd almost blink instinctually. There's just an energy buzzing to the landscape around. Today, we have the chance to show them the same kindness. We have the chance to rise and protect those who have protected us

since the dawn of history. We can be the salvation for those who are salvation, and in doing so, ensure the generations to come can walk in the golden light of righteousness, love, and faith. Today, we go to war not for ourselves, not for our gods, but for the very future of Exandria.

Just as this city has never fallen, our faith will never waver. Our shields will never crumble and our spirits will never waver. Our shields will never crumble. And our spirits will never wane. You are all chosen as holy warriors this day. Bring that light with you to our destiny. They will be watching. And as she says that,

doors of golden light open, and you watch as winged celestials step through. Whoa! What?! Armored chests. What?! Golden or blue skin. Oh shit. Glowing, holy blades from celestial realms beyond held forth,

an army of angelic forms rising out to fly and hover above. Oh! What? Allies from realms beyond, a beacon of hope and power to bolster your job this day. She smiles and steps back.

The other leaders of the temples hold their arms out, as if to ask if anybody else wishes to speak. Damn! Okay, okay, okay. All right, I adjust my antlers. Let's see if we can take a less religious approach. Voice of the Tempest steps up. She's getting a little sweaty.

A little moist under that cloak. Fucking my heart's racing. Jesus. As you step to the precipice of this platform, the other temple heads relinquish the space, and you quickly find yourself solitary across this platform. As you stand, the wind blowing your mantle and cloak of ever-color-changing leaves around you,

you see the world. The shadow of the titan in the distance, hundreds of mounted griffins and dragonriders swirling in the sky and perching nearby. The angelic forms now summoned, all looking upon you with their celestial gaze, and thousands upon thousands upon thousands of warriors from all over this world,

all eyes on you. Watch him do this. I'm going to hop on the broom and fly up above the crowd so I'm eye level with Keyleth and just meet her eyes, Keyleth. Just look at me. Okay.

There's a little bit of that fog that goes in Keyleth's ear. She can hear the blood pulsing. And she takes a big inhale and exhale. And just even in trying to calm her own nerves, that exhale creates a warm gust from behind her that floats across all of the armies of Exandria. Exandria,

once again, we stand united against an existential threat. United again, as we have many times before, against beasts and behemoths, demons and demigods. And once again, we will overcome this pervasive play for an unjustified power. For Exandria does not belong to a single entity

or individuals or even an entire council of deities. Exandria belongs to us. And once again, we will reclaim that ownership for Exandria. Fuck, shit! Ah! Fuck, shit! For Exandria. Fuck, shit! Ah!

Fuck, shit! Question. Question. Can I use my inspirational leader feat? It's technically for six people. I personally feel really inspired by that. I feel so inspired right now. Here in the grace of the gods of Exandria,

their intention beyond the Divine Gate pressed down upon the masses of warriors that head out to fight in their honor instead. You, taking this brave moment as leader of people, not just Ashari, but of the people of Exandria, you feel even in your, perhaps not as a of people, not just Ashari, but of the people of Exandria. You feel even in your, perhaps not as a faith, and them as beings and entities,

their will is still with you. And with that, you feel your words ring out as you shout to the sky, words to be written in the history books for years and generations to come, fuck shit up. And whereas the holy arrival of angels to be written in the history books for years and generations to come. Fuck. Shit. Up. And whereas the holy arrival of angels left a crowd stunned and in awe,

your words brings a rousing war cry and cheer. Yeah! The din, the entire city of Vasselheim itself cheers around you. Birds flicker off in the distance. You hear a thunderclap that emanated from nothing, like heat thunder. Echoing throughout and beyond.

You look around you and see your friends amongst the crowd shouting and cheering. You see Allura looking up and smiling and nodding. You look over at Vex'ahlia and her broom, smiling and cheering, glancing across to one of the leafless trees. A single raven seems to look in your direction before taking off. It's swallowed up in the roar of the crowd,

but when that noise finally starts to die down, only Vox Machina and maybe a few other people in proximity of Lievtel can hear the tiny little tingle of a silver bell on a string hanging from Liev's hand, watching the tempest. Mm. She's so fucking weird.

She's so weird. So as part of your Inspirational Leader feat? So the feat is you get my level, plus my charisma modifier, which is zero, temporary hit points. So 20 temporary hit points. And most of the soldiers in immediate proximity. Everyone gets 20 extra HP.

20 temporary hit points to you all. Oh yeah. You can't just hit a guy. You're so amped up. Yes! Oh! Sorry, baby! Oh, hey!

Sorry! Oh, you're all right. Something just happened to my character. Oh no. What happened? I just gained 40 hit points somehow. Well done. Perfect.

Whatever, I'll fix it later. We'll fix it later. That's great. As the troops begin to scatter weapons at the ready, the energy of the battle to come is imminent. With that, you watch as the various war encampments beginning to close down, tent flaps shut, soldiers gathering their materials, finishing their sharpening,

and everyone begins to march westward toward the staging ground of the assault to come. I fly back down. We should do some sort of prep. We need a hero's feast. Yeah. It's a big day. You have a towel. You can tell.

Yes, two. I could provide sustenance if you desire it. I could as well. Ooh! I can shoot an arrow very well. I've seen you do it. Thank you. Your aim is pretty good. I appreciate that.

We also can buy things. Yes, yes, yes, but I need magical components. That's your superpower. I don't think there's anything for sale here in Vasselheim anymore. Wealth is always magical. Is there time, just quickly, to fly over to the Dawnfather's Temple?

Sure, yeah. I'm just going to go over and pop on in real fast. Very well. Does he have a shrine? Does he have a sort of thing? Oh, there is a shrine to the Don Father here, most definitely. All right. It's a three-tiered temple that has a bell that sits at the front,

like a large bell that is rung at various, at the zenith of the day. It's made from an enchanted metal that is somewhat translucent and gives off its own glow, like a beacon at night that always faintly gives you a point of reference as to where the nearest refuge would be. But yeah, as you scoot over towards it, you can see there are many civilians

that are inside praying for those who are leaving this morning. And indeed, you see about three priests that are on hand immediately that are conversing, keeping the folks themselves led in prayer and giving them guidance. Can I fly over to the bell? Sure.

I'm going to fly over to it and just ding, ding, ding on it with my ring. Goom, goom, goom. Then I'll put my hand on it and lean in. All right. Big day for you. Let's bring that big dick energy, shall we? you. Let's bring that big dick energy, shall we? And help make things happen.

I have your back. I need you to have mine. And my brother's. All right. As you finish your prayer, the faint bit of, there was some broken clouds that obscured the distant horizon, but right as you finish your prayer,

the cloud that had mostly obscured the sun breaks, and a bit of that golden warm light catches your cheek on the one open side, that direction of this temple-top belfry. Could be an answer, but you feel the warmth. I'll fly back. As you all begin to gather, you can see Nell, another massive silver dragon

that emerged from the Platinum Sanctuary itself has also joined the gathering forces at the front. A number of Ashari are raising elementals. You can see as massive earth beings clamber out from the ground. As a Flamespeaker, you notice a number of your various pyro generals themselves are raising smaller fire elementals that are being set up

and prepared for their assault to come. Spells are crafting strange summoned entities from different realms beyond Exandria, whereas you can see various automatons and golems that have been enchanted and prepped for the coming fray themselves are being lined up by their enchanters and various owners. Allura, we'll catch up to your troop as you're heading that direction.

Good morning, Vox Machina. Hey. I guess it's that time again. I'm going to introduce you to your ship for delivery. As is the intent this day, the ground forces are to be delivered. First and foremost, there is about a five minute buffer when they begin the assault to draw the forces

to the outer edges of the fortress, after which the fleet of skyships are to cruise into a summoned storm that will give you some cover. Once you feel you are within proper central locale from above where the fortress is, you and the other skyships payloads are to be dropped in to land as close as you can to the key,

so as to give them very little chance to stop you and with the least amount of resistance, to come and prevent you from achieving your task. SAM and SAM:" Dropped in? Dropped in, yes. Right over? Yes.

Isn't that what you did before? Well, it wasn't me. It was Bells Hells, and they tried to throw a whole-ass airship on top of it. No, and then you said you dropped in as a meteor, right? You went key-teor and then just got demolished? Yes. Yeah. To be fair, Ludinus was there, and I don't think he's there this time. All right. So, can your little horsey legs take that? I mean, I don't...

You mean jumping out of a skyship? Yeah. No, but neither could my gnome legs, to be honest. Do we have a way of slowing down? I've got a broom. Probably not. This is it. Kamikaze style going in hard. We're going to buy the whole farm, yep. I don't know if that's a great idea.

Is that not the plan? I mean, most of us have ways of getting down, right? I mean, you can always take a ride on me. I don't know if I could carry a horse. Well. I could leave Trinket here. We have ship-based mages that will help you descend safely.

Oh! They're not going to just throw you into. You're going to lead with that. I was imagining the best and the worst. We can make it happen, you know. We have ways. I understand. Oh, hang on.

I was enjoying the panic. Do not worry. Yeah, we flew all the time. Yeah. Back in the day. It's just been a while since we've flown. It's been a minute. It's been a minute. And you're a horse now. Oh no.

Okay. Do you have trinket? I have trinket. I just, maybe he shouldn't come, you know? Maybe he shouldn't. Listen. Well, maybe you should keep him here just to keep him safe. I mean, he can't drop. No, that's, no.

He's so old, you know, when he bites, a tooth might even fall out. Yeah, I think you should leave him. I mean, unless you want to ask him, because this is going to be glory on top of glory. You're right. I should give him an option. Yeah! All right, I'm going to pop Trinket out.

He's going to. Oh my god! Who knew? That bitch! How much gray? Trinket! Oh, Trinket! Whoa! You have so much gray? Trinky! Whoa! I know, he's tired. You have so much gray.

What a distinguished gentleman you are. There's nothing wrong with you. Like sits on his hind pin. Oof. I know. So, you know, it's a big day. I have to speak with animals, so you can understand me. I don't know, you can, it's a big, I have to speak with animals. So you can understand me.

I don't know, you probably, I don't know. It's a big day. We're going to be going into battle. I know it's been a long time since we've done that, yeah. And we might be able to get Vax a little safer than he is. Do you want to join us or would you rather stay here? Is it dangerous?

It's very dangerous and, you know. Then I have to protect you. Oh, buddy. I just see this is why. I can't let go. All we're hearing is a bunch of grunting. He's just see this is why. I don't. I can't let you. Over here in this bunch of grunting. He's just the sweetest boy. Well, I think we knew that.

You all hear. Yeah, yeah. Oh, then you're coming, you're coming. Oh no. And I'll protect you and you'll protect me. Yes. This seems like elder abuse. What are you doing?

As soon as you say that. Oh! Yeah! Yeah, that's right! Ugh! He's tough. He's still so tough. Yeah, look, Grog's got silver. He's still super buff.

Yeah, Silver Fox, Glimpy Pull! Pfft! Big old claw crack down your hand, like, shh! Yeah! It scrapes the gauntlet. Let him come! He's fine. He's fine.

He'll be fine, he'll be fine, he'll be fine. He'll be fine. Above the table, Liam would know this, but I don't. So above the table, do we know that our travels are going to get us there in under 24 hours, 12 hours? Like how fast are we arriving? Oh my god, is this the OG?

Oh no! Oh no, it's so weird in there! It's so weird in there! Oh god, I looked into the abyss. I looked into the abyss. I don't know if it's sacred or not. You put something in there, right? You're not drinking to Rattler, thanks.

Okay, god. You guys got to smell this. No. Get that away. Is it like a cast? Yeah. I'm going to smell that right now. Oh!

Wait, no, I want to smell that. No, what is wrong with you? No, don't get your whole nose out. So you don't get close. Oh, no! She's giving it a second whiff. It's like melting plastic mixed with decay. It's like the grossest toilet in a public pool.

Oh! I went too hard. Anyone else feeling like delighting themselves with an olfactory experience? I want a little bit to know what you're talking about. Judging from these fucking Los Angeles this past week is... It's like a rotting sixth leg. Oh, that's so gross.

Yeah, sixth leg. Wow. It's like it's been cleaned a lot, but it hasn't worked. Guys, we almost made it to 10 years. That's it, that's what did it. I could've changed diapers, but that's... That's why you rolled triple zeroes today.

Rough. Oh, wow. My god. Okay, yeah, how long's it going to take us to get there? Oh, I mean, when everyone's set up, it'll be a couple hours before the armies are in place. Okay, so we have time to get the feast. But no time to rest and regain those spells. No.

We should have done it last night, for sure. And the flight itself, a couple of hours to prep before leaving, and then once we're airborne. The gates send the skyships directly above the fortress. You are arriving. You are magically warping into battle.

You are fucking Battlestar season three, just going at the cut. Here for it. Okay. Could we say that we did a hero's feast last night? I'll allow it. Okay. Oh! I'll allow it. You guys have been

prepping for this for a while. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I thought we were going to have more time. Great. So the Heroes' Feast. Yeah. That is 2d10 max hit points? Does max different than temp or hit?

Correct. Yes. Those buffer together. You rolled 2d10. Oh, that's right. So temp's. So we add those to the max. But max hit points and temp are cool together. You rolled 2d10. Oh, that's right. So we add those to the max. But max hit points and temp are cool together. Correct.

But temp on temp is bad. Yeah. Okay, cool. I don't like how accommodating he is. This is going to be fucking rough. Liabelle had some wine last night. I will say that she prepared for this as well. Woo-hoo!

What's this? The year of the Average 15. So everyone gets 15 to their maximum hit points. So whatever you have currently, add 15 to it. Oh, whoa. Max HP modifier, maybe? Let's do that. I've tried that before and I don't think it 182. It'll do it.

Yeah, works for me. You just have to put the full number in there. The full number. Cool. What was my hit points before? 127, was it 120? Get your shit together. It'll show it in little brackets.

It was 143 previously. Then why did it just totally change? Shut up. It changed my max to less than what it was before. I don't know, man. That's the number in temporary hit points. Huh, huh? Sir Conos.

Just put 158 as your current hit points. Okay. Sir Conos, I noticed earlier when you were talking to Lieve Tell. Yes? You seemed a little nervous. Is it because she's creepy and creeped you out? She's very pretty. Oh, pretty?

Pretty, pretty creepy, but also pretty pretty. Sort of in that goth, dangerous way? I feel like I botched it, Scanlan. No, no, you didn't. You didn't. That was, no. Believe me, I've met women where I've been just covered in shit and stunk and bleeding.

I should cover myself in shit. No, no, no, what I'm saying is I've just... I made a lot of really bad first impressions, even on Pike. All these guys, really, I made terrible first impressions, but I still won them over. It's not, you're not done. Just come up with an approach for your second conversation.

I feel like the end is nigh, and there's certain things in life I've missed out, and being around you has inspired me in a way. What's something that you're really good at? Really confident? Fighting. Fighting. Fighting, but like, okay, just fighting. Just straight up fighting.

Any. Fighting. Fighting, but like, okay, just fighting, just straight up fighting. Any... Yeah, okay. So we're going to do that, so you'll get an opportunity to show her that, but is there anything else, like a cool fire spell that you know? Yes, many. Well, maybe have one ready,

so that if she's like, I need cover, you can be like, I'm there, I've got you. Prepare the coolest spell you've ever seen. Get into a cool shape or an image or... I'll think about it en route. Yes, please do. Also, just pick one detail about her to compliment.

Could be anything. One? Yes, your eyelashes are really beautiful. Eyelashes. Or like, oh, that dress. That dress is really cute. Does it have pockets? Does it have pockets? Yeah. Just one specific detail.

Anything, could be anything. Go for that. Pockets. Okay. Smuttering pockets. Yeah. Everyone walks away from the conversation. Iockets. Okay. He's muttering pockets as he walks away from the conversation. I love it. Okay.

As a refresher, Heroes Feast, you get your plus 15 HP advantage on wisdom saving throws, and we are immune to poison and frightened. This is going. Your total max hit points should be 198 now. Yes, I got that. I reduced mine by 37 and added the 15. And? And Scanlan, your total max hit points should be 198 now. Yes, I got that.

I reduced mine by 37 and added the 15. Anybody got any additional max HP points they want to give me so I can sit at an even 300? Oh my god! Fucking... I have buffs, I have buffs. Go to next. Advantage on wisdom saving throws and can't be frightened. Oh, I want to play.

Advantage on wisdom, and then you're immune to poison and frightened. All right. Advantage on wisdom saves, no poison, no frightened. Correct. As you all are heading towards the front line and prepping yourselves, having your heroes feast and mentally getting ready for what's to come

and what might be on the other side, some of you have been to the Hellcatch. Some of you have only heard or seen in stories or visions, and even then, it's changed since your last arrival. So there is a gathering of intel from those who have been there recently and being shared amongst the front lines as this is happening, two figures approach.

One of them, let me see if I have it, where did I? Where the fuck did I write it? There it is, sorry. One of them, you see a gentleman, short beard, robes, a standard-looking middle-aged gentleman, maybe reddish-brown approaches. He looks to you. You recognize this as archivist Seth Damati.

Oh. Oh. Voice of the Tempest. I know him. You do. You do indeed. Seth Damati, right? Mm-hmm. I just wanted to confirm,

the Mighty Nein have made their trek to the moon, correct? Safely? Yes, they were accompanied by Allura. She helped them get to their rallying point before they went over. A bunch of the Ashari were there as well to help see them through the gateway.

That is all I needed. Why? Have you heard from them? Not yet. We are getting everything prepped for when the word comes through. Okay. And Bell's Hells, have you heard from them? Not yet. We are getting everything prepped for when the word comes through. Okay. And Bell's house, have you heard? Not yet.

Okay. But as soon as we do, I'm sure it will be disseminated. Are you going to be with us? So we'll know. I will not be. I will be helping in my way. Why do you? Are you all right? You seem unsure.

I'm fine. I just, there is... We don't have a lot of time, Archivist. What is it? I'm fond of members of the Mighty Nein and wanted to ensure that they traveled safely. Oh. I'm sure they're just fine. They're a very capable bunch.

Insight check? Yeah, make an insight check. Is this Zeno? Who is this? Archivist Seth Rogen. Oh. It's Essek in No. It's Scythe. Archivist Seth Rogen. Oh. It's Essek in disguise. It's not the Chetney fanboy. No, he's Essek in disguise.

Oh! That's what you got me talking about. Okay. Oh, that's right! I was trying to remember. Seth! That's right, that's right, that's right. Okay. But I'll still insight check him.

I like that Vox Machina's just like, who the fuck is this guy? And they are. 20 total. 20 total. Accent. You know, this figure is trusted by Valura. It's lucky. And has spoken highly of him.

What you gather from this is that there's a genuine nervousness. Uh-huh. Not any sort of deception per se, but an individual that is worried. Okay. Right. Sorry, I appreciate that. Anyway, I wanted to introduce you to someone

who will be helming one of the other skyship assaults should you meet on the battlefield. This is a figure from the Kryn Dynasty. One of their various championed warriors who has been said to be part of this, Varyn Thalys. Oh. Oh. From Den Thalys? From Den Thalys? What was the first name? Varyn? Varyn.alys. Oh. Oh. From Den Thalys? From Den Thalys?

What was the first name? Varen? Varen. What? You see a... We got a Lord's Greed. Varen Thalys. How do you spell Varen? V-E-R-I-N.

Is this Essek's brother? Yeah. Oh, this is... You see a dark elf of lavender skin, long white hair that is bound and braided tightly in the back. A dark elf of lavender skin, long white hair that is bound and braided tightly in the back. Hot boy number two! Kryn Hellman under one arm.

Bless you. Broad shoulders, but lithe and tightly muscular. You can tell from the way he holds himself. Carrying in one hand at the side, a intricate glaive that itself climbs with beautifully crafted Kryn design to it into this large, slightly curved and pointed glaive blade at the tip. He goes,

The pleasure is mine. Indeed, I am representing the Kryn interests for the skyship incursion, and I will be myself seeing a number of Kryn warriors to be arriving within the midst of the fortress. I just wanted to make sure we saw each other face to face, where should we meet on the field of battle, we know each other to be allies.

Your support and all of the efforts from the Crean Dynasty are very appreciative this time. Of course. So wonderful to see you in person. I'm sure we won't be forgetting your face anytime soon. And a half. He stops and goes, Actually, look more for the helmet.

He holds the helmet out there. I'll be wearing this. This will be more important to look for. Because if you see this, it looks a bit spooky, but that's intended by its design. But it's me. It's just me. So intimidating. It's me. And Seth goes and smacks him.

He's like, It is my honor to be fighting alongside you. It was my honor. Shoots a glance over to Seth. Voice of the Tempest. Yes. Oh, are you? Yes. What?

Wow. Smooth move, Vex-Vex. He steps forward and goes, I don't mean for this to be presumptuous, but there won't be another opportunity. Is this Varyn saying this? Okay. Would you do me the honor

of signing this booklet for me? I thought he was going to propose or something. I thought this was very happy. I thought he was going to propose or something. I thought he felt very happy. What's that booklet? This is a poetry book of the Arishari that I was gifted when I was younger, and I've just cherished it. So I figured if I could.

You know I didn't write this poetry. I know, but you represent the culture that created it. Oh, okay. Thank you. Do you want his signature, too? It's his Flame Speaker, Zirconus. Do you write poetry? No?

Sure. See. I write poetry. I. That's fine. Damn. Woo, Dan! That's fine. Damn! Woo, burn! No laughing horse. Thank you, Voice of the Tempest.

Thank you. And... Kiteyake. Kiteyake. Puts the helmet on, begins to walk off. The archivist is like, I appreciate your candor. Good luck out there.

Farah, what the fuck was that? Fucking a bear, Farah! Okay. Where were we? Oh, I think you were getting hit on. I was so afraid. I was just worried that between the two of you, they were going to distract him today.

What are you talking about? Keyleth? He couldn't have fought for a week after the flirting. Keyleth, will you sign my hoof? Shut up, Scanlan. I mean, you're so famous. Will you sign something for me? Oh my god!

Let's get the fuck out of Baselheim, please. I hate this city. Keyleth, can you sign my tits? Do you need a pen, my liege? All right, okay. There we are. It's a nice pen. Keyleth, you're stupid. I know. I never would write this.

I will try to go find Allura. She's still there, nearby? She's actually rushing your direction. She's about two blocks up. Oh, great. And she's like. Oh, she's coming to find you. That's so funny. You've received what?

Oh. They're in position on Ruidus. Wait, now? Right now? Now. Fuck yeah. Wait, now? Right now? Now. Fuck you. Okay, wait. Is this, we're not there. Is the timetable going to work right? They got there sooner than I thought.

We begin and we let them know when it's time. Okay, okay. We got to go. They could be sitting. So they let us know and then we let them know and then they let us know? I let us know, and then we let them know. And then they let us know? I don't think anything happens after we let them know. Once we let them know, then they are going with the grace

of whatever they pray to. Well, they could be vulnerable. We should go. Allura grasps her hands around, and you see her fingers seem to grab the air, almost like it's some sort of a molasses, leaving these dark streaks of color behind as she swirls around, gathering it like clay,

and then thrust it in the air. You watch as the streak of dark light and suddenly gives off this burst of bright green color. As it does, horns start going. The whole city begins just blasting with various volumes of war horns. The symbol of war has been triggered. Yes! Soldiers begin to line up.

Shouting begins to grow louder as people are lining up in places. You can see there are markers and makeshift archways that have been built at places where these gates are going to be anchored. Skyships are lowered. As everyone begins to get into place, Allura escorts you over towards one of the skyships

and goes, All right, we're going to go ahead and get you on board of the skyship where you've been assigned to. I'm getting too old for this. I hear your sister. I go over. Everything hurts. I go over and I stand in front of Percy

and I give him a kiss and I just get really close and I go, the children, they'll be safe. This is the right choice. This is the right choice. They'll be better than safe. They know what they're doing. They're leaders. In the worst case, they're going to save them all.

We did very well. We did very well. We did very well. Let's go save your brother. Okay. I love you. I love you. I go over to Grog and touch his face. You know him. Is the beer going to be okay?

Are we going to have enough when we get back to celebrate? Yes, another dimension. Is anyone watching it for us? No, I've got it in the bag. Okay, good. Okay, good. Yeah, yeah, yeah, you scared me. Oh man. I anyone watching it for us? No, I've got it in the bag. Okay, good, okay, good. You scared me, oh man. I should check it. Yep. Boom.

Boom. You want some more? Yeah. Did you make me any hoof sandals? Oh yeah! Now quickly, roll for me. Roll either performance or dexterity, please. Oh my god. I got a plus seven to my performance, bitch.

24! Describe to me what you present to Scanlan. I reach in with my one hand and I, on four fingers, come out little bitty hoof covers, but they've got a leather strap that runs through little perforated holes around the edges, so they sit shut like a little dice bag. Wow.

Present die hoof. Whoa, they're like hoofs. They're like little hoof condoms. Your next foot, and I walk around each foot. Whoa! The laces are just a little bit too long, so you have, and I walk around each foot. Whoa! The laces are just a little bit too long, so you have to wrap them twice around the ankle. I just slip.

You almost have to wrap them around your slip-up. Yeah, yeah, yeah. They've got tassels on the end of the leg. Yes. Do they slip and slide, or did you score them? Yeah, they're already pre-scored, but the more you wear them, the more they'll adhere to your foot

and become like a second skin. Grog, these are amazing. You've gotten more talented. Well, I mean, I have none of the talent but practice. Wow. You need a girlfriend. We've got plenty of them. Oh, nice.

Every city fish. City franchises! I'm going to very quickly, just in the last few minutes, saunter up beside Keyleth. I saunter. Go ahead. I can't do it. Can't do it. Fuck!

Is it fair, dear, to say that among us, you would feel that I knew you as well as anybody? Ornixandria knows you as a person, deep down. At one point in time, I would say that's true. You know more than most. I want you to know, I will follow your lead to the ends of this world. My liege.

I hand a tiny little flask. Ooh. A little courage. To the future of Whitestone. Yes, my lady. Lord DeRollo. I give him a hug, I stab him in the eye with my antlers. Yep, that's always, I know to move left and right.

Let's do this. Let's fuck some shit up. Alia will glide out in front of Lady DeRollo and the Tempest. My lady has afforded me glimpses of your raven. Though the future is unwritten, it is not without hope. And that word, hope, rings in your ears

and Lieve casts Power Word, Fortify, and I divide between the two of you 120 temporary hit points. So you each have 60. You have to erase the 20 you got. Damn! You instead have 20. What? Wait, 60?

60 temporary hit points. So that 20 changes to a 60. Whoa! She then... Wait, who gets that? The Tempest and Lady DeRollo, and then she rests. Tempest and Lady DeRollo, yes.

DeRollo, and then she rests. Tempest and Lady DeRollo, yes. DeRollo rests her palms. On our titties. Just above your titties. Okay. And casts Death Ward on each of you. What does that do? Tell me what that does. When you're down to zero,

you go to one instead of zero. Mark that Death Ward on both of you. It's a defibrillator. Then, Lieve casts Power Word Fortify on herself, giving herself an extra 120 temporary hit points. Turns to Zirconus. Flame Speaker, your arm, please. I believe it's time to board our ship.

She always gets lucky with whoever is with our group. She does, damn. She's creepy, but she's got some game. Yep. Thank you. She just pulls you into her wake. Thank you for the titty protection. Say something. Your skin is pale and moist.

No. And then I hold out my other hand to her and I cast at first level, Goodberry. In my hand, 10 tiny berries just go. My hand fills with a little sad handful of berries. May this protect you on our battle. She curls her fingers over the berries of your hand. You are a beautiful, beautiful boy.

She pockets the good berries. Smears them all over. It's going to be good berry juice in there. Oh my god. It's going to be leaking in an hour. As you all step up on board, and Allura guides you to the front, she points out the two mages

that are part of your departure troop. Two younger arcanists that are both set up, have some light ceremonial-looking armor over their robes, like shoulder pauldrons that are more for decoration and presentation than actual protection. But they let you know at the moment of your necessary departure from the ship, they will guide your safe descent towards the fortress.

Also, she turns to introduce you to the captain and you see up at the top, cackling, looking over, big captain's hat brimming on a hairless top of the head, big captain's hat brimming on a hairless top of the head, a tiefling with tattoos and big high-collared captain coat turns around. Hedera! Vox Machina, right? That's what you're supposed to be.

I am your captain, Xandis. I'll be seeing you to your destination on this day. Pleasure to meet you. I know your legend's in your own right. Today, I become a legend alongside you, don't forget it. Welcome to the Keybreaker. Hope you're comfy. We're about to go ahead and return to the place where I crashed my last ship to victory!

Wow. Nice to meet you, captain. You crashed it. You crashed it? Intentionally. Okay. Oh, this is the? Yes. Oh! Xandis. Xandis Keybane, Captain Esquire. Ooh, Keybane.

Oh, you added Esquire to my title. Just did right now. Okay. Whatever makes you happy. They are a very skilled captain and at the very least help pass the time with a bit of unique personality. Thank you, Captain Xandis Keybane,

and may you see these legends safely to their destination. Wouldn't have it any other way. He's a little crazy. He'll fit right in. Where are you from? I like your voice, Captain. I can't place the accent. I'm from all over. Okay.

It's a military branch. A family went around, picked up here, picked up there. Just trying to how it works out. Nah. Nah. I picked up there. Just, you know, just trying to how it works out. Nah. Nah. I like it. I love it. It's a them, but I appreciate it.

Oh, it's a them. Not to worry, get comfy. It's going to be a short and bumpy ride. Okay. Just like you. That's right. I'm getting better at Good. Just like you. That's right. I'm getting better at that. Yeah, you are. It's a joke.

We doing this? We doing this? We're doing it. We're doing this. As you all get settled up on the ships, the horns go off. A few minutes later, the braziers that are all bright blue burning now go to a vibrant white light across the entire city of Vasselheim.

You hear cheers from the surrounding populace that just becomes a strange hissing din. And hundreds of sparkling bits of arcana begin to be conjured all down below the deck of the ship. And you watch as gates and portals begin to open up. Immediately, darkened, ruddy dust and browned dirt

blows through the portals from a wind across the way. You watch as these armies, these clusters of troops, warriors, and soldiers begin to push through in a sprint, just vanishing through these doors and gateways. You watch the celestial angels gather up themselves, coasting through at their own pace. The mages that are atop your ship glance over the side

and give themselves a small signal down to the ground below. And within but a fraction of a second, a massive gateway opens up, maybe about 120 feet ahead of where your ship, the Keybreaker, sits. There you can see the rushing of some sort of a low-intensity dust swarm seems to be awaiting you on the opposite side.

We're already up into the sky at this point? Yeah, the skyship is just slightly off the ground. As? Grog's standing up at the front of the ship, and you see that he's adopted a red cape. Whoa! It's been the whole time tucked into the back of his pauldron strap, but he pulls it out

and he's just letting it flap in the wind, majestic as fuck. Is it just one of the short capes that goes to here or is it one of these? No, it goes all the way down to my mid-knees. It hides my back fat. Wow. Yeah. Nice look, Grog.

Thank you. I just figured it was time for a new addition. It's very colorful. Yep. Don't it get in the way of your bloodlust? No, I hear capes are perfect in combat situations. They're not a hindrance in any way. Sure, right. I dig it.

Liev Tal leans into Sirkonos a little bit and muses on this other group, the Mighty Nein, and Belle's Hells, and she remembers the day as she still hangs that little bell on a string from her finger that Bertrand Bell gave it to her as a gift. And as they move forward towards this gate to insanity, she wonders on what far-flung plane

Bertrand Bell's soul rests in now. As the skyship ever so slowly continues towards this gate, waiting for its signal. The secondary flares detonate, signifying the time for the Sky Orders to progress. Before the ships, brumestones can kick into high gear. You watch as some of the dragons in waiting

skim the top of your ships and vanish through the various portals. The brumestones on the outside of your ship begin to glow brightly as it picks up immediate speed, cruising towards this darkened expanse beyond. There, you are suddenly met with clustered shadow.

Making a couple of presets here as I do so. Whoa, these are neat. I've heard this song before. Have we? I know I know, but like, I don't know what that is. It's good. You shift through the portal as the wind hits your eyes, instinctually pulling tight as the dust and wind

strike you from all sides, battering you. You only have visibility from maybe about 50 to 100 feet beyond where the ship currently sits. It immediately lurches as it continues to push. You can see the shadows of the various flying dragons disappearing into the storm below. You have no sight of where you are, but then as quickly as it was there,

you watch as almost faintly spectral green fingers seem to emerge from the storm, conjured from some unseen place, and it tears the storm apart, like parting a cluster of dirt from a marble floor. Some sort of nature magic itself parting the dust before you. And now you look below,

150, 200, 300 feet. You can see the expanse at the top of the fortress, its high walls, somewhat ragged and broken in places, risen and rebuilt from the ruins of the Tishtan people long ago in the forgotten ancient history of Exandria. You see all manner of sparkling and glowing defenses emblazoned upon the tops of these walls, structures and towers.

The bright red light of the Bloody Bridge in the distance flickering and flaring, giving off this reddish, deadly hue that seems to be a beacon of dark foreshadowing amongst the distant storm where it has not been pulled back. Other skyships beyond where the storm was parted just darken the shadows. You can hear, through the wind, shouts and detonations muffle below.

Xandis is at the helm. All right, we're not there yet, almost. Just hold on tight. The ship lurches and begins to go into a slight declining angle. You all grab tight to the sides as you do. The mage is strapped in. You now see, as the robes are blown back,

they have harnesses on and they're strapped to the side of the ship so they don't get pulled or blown overboard. They're all just nervously awaiting a moment. At this point, you can hear one massive blasting arc of crackling purple energy just shoots past, flung from below. Glancing over the side, you can see

there are built siege defenses all around this fortress. Firing off. And a few others that haven't fired yet, are built siege defenses all around this fortress. Firing off. And a few others that haven't fired yet, their coloration different, like a dull, pale blue-white spark that seems to be warming up and humming. You can dodge that, right, Xandas? I can certainly try!

He turns the ship, adds another one. Lobs upward, and the ship, hold on, goes to a tight right. You watch as the two mages get pulled against the edge, and all of you, I need you all to make a strength saving throw. Let's go! Strength saving throw! With advantage, everything's at advantage.

Everything's at advantage? No, just wisdom saves. Balls, just, yeah. That's the Vex'ahlia I know. Yay! Fucking A. Let's go. Not great. Same here.

All right, what we got? 27. Woo! 10. All right. 19. 19. Natural one.

You're a horse! You're a horse! You can't fall! Still rolled a one. Grog. 33. Oh! You're a horse! You're a horse! You can't fall! Still rolled a one. Grog. 33. Woo! 14. 14, okay.

18. 18, okay. 17. All right, so communally, there's a couple of close calls with some of your friends in the troop beginning to slide off to the edge, but together as a troop, you grab and hold each other

as the ship barely hits one another on the side. The blast itself looks like it's about to impact and one of the side mages throws up a shield on the side as it deflects and splinters off, blasting the energy itself, lighting the area around you, and a deafening, cracking explosion causes your ears to ring for a second as it does. You now hear

and emerging from the nearby storm, three large, crooked-looking winged creatures descend out of the clouds towards the front of the ship. At an immediate glance, you think these are wyverns or some sort of strange creature, but where their heads would be are just these weird stalks with a blackened eye. And you see these red leather scaled wings.

You've not seen a creature like this, as they begin to swoop towards the top of the ship. I'm aiming for the eye. Aiming for the eye, go ahead and roll an attack. Let's go! All right. Oh shit! Okay, wait.

Oh, there's so many things. Okay, I'm going to do Sharpshooter, so I can do really long distance attacks. Yep, without taking disadvantage. But I'm going to take a negative five to the attacks. Okay, let's go. Okay. 28.

Yarr! 28 hits. All right, so that's, oh god, okay. 1d8, I didn't prep any of my little thingies. Four plus nine is 13, plus 10 is 23. Would that be a sneak attack? No. Damn it. It definitely knows you're present. Oh, and I think Hunter's Market. 23 points of damage.

That's okay. Go to Hunter's Market now if you want to. Hunter's Market! All right. As you slam it with the arrow and then, ugh, god, it's been a minute. You go ahead and Hunter's Market as it's swooping towards you.

Do I get the d6 for Hunter's Market damage? No. I'll allow it, been a minute. You go ahead and Hunter's Mark it as it's swooping towards you. Do I get the d6 for Hunter's Mark damage? No. I'll allow it, sure. Four extra. Did I tell you all the whole damage on that at all? You said 23 originally, so now it's 27. Okay, 27. All right, that's your one attack. Do you get the second one?

I get a second attack? You get two arrows here. That's 13 to hit. No, wait, I only said sharpshooter for the first one. Correct. So that is 18 to hit. 18 misses. Oh, fuck. Because you're a sharpshooter,

the intensity of the storm is not knocking the arrows free, but this one gets lost in the chaos. One of them gets struck in the eye, skids, impacting on the deck of the ship and scoots before it lands and pops in the ground. Wings are flapping and it has claws and you can see these massive talons are reaching for, it's getting itself back up to its feet

while the other two swoop down. They're both going to make strikes at, I'd say the two most prominent would be the horseman. And I'll probably say, you got a cloak on. Yeah, bitch, I am prominent. It's going to go for you. One's going to strike for you. Strike for a warmup! 27 to hit.

Me? Yeah. Oh yeah. Okay, you take... It's going to be 18 points of slashing damage. Nice. And make a strength saving throw. You got it. That is a 22. It slashes down and tries to pick you up with its might,

but you go ahead and pull free from its grasp as it picks back up in the air. The other one's going to come for you, Scanlan. Ooh, that's a 28 to hit. Oh my god. Yeah, that hits. All right, and you take 16 points of slashing damage. I need you to make a strength saving throw.

Yikes, yikes, this is not going well already. Six. Six. While Grog knocks one off, the other one swoops down, slams its talons, one into Scanlan's shoulder, the other into the back of his horse body, and lifts him from the top of the skyship. Oh no!

Is he within five feet of me? He's not. He's not at the moment, but you haven't gone yet. Now the rest of you can go. We're taking this action as it comes. I would like to take a quick action here. I'm going to do a quick fast draw, and I'm going to take a shot at this creature,

and I'm going to, do I have to I'm going to take a shot at this creature and I'm going to, do I have to call if I'm using a grit beforehand or? Yeah, you say if you're using a point, do something, yeah. Yeah, so I'm going to use a disarming shot and see if I can get them to drop the horse! Atta boy. Go for it. Pulling it out, I'm going to use animus.

Oh, and an extra 1d4, because I forgot I have fenthris. I'm going to use animus. Three lightning damage. All righty. So. That's 30. Roll from attack.

Now, you are at disadvantage because of the storm. I'm at disadvantage because of the storm. Range weapons with the storm. Is there anything I can do to counter that? I can counter that by taking a, no, negative five just gives me plus 10 to attack. Yeah, fuck it, I can't. Count right at the moment. That's okay, go for it.

Disadvantage is 22 to hit. 22 hits. Okay, so that is... Oh, I should be rolling my Whitestone dice. That is... That's wrong. That's wrong. Seven.

That is 14 points of damage and five points of psychic damage. Ooh, all righty. And that's also, thanks to that, they also... Strength saving throw? It's a, I believe so, I'm double checking. Strength saving throw, DC 20. DC 20, they rolled an 18.

So as it picks up Scanlan just a few feet off the ground before the shot rings out and shrinks off and releases, you tumble to the ground and catch yourself on your hooves. Onto the ship or am I free to? Onto the ship, Scanlan. It only just got you up briefly. Another moment later, it would've pulled you off the side,

but he quick shot it and was like, and just full-on caught it out of the air right as it began to pick you up. Right. It picks up in the air. Who else is going to hold on? Let me set the next person up quickly. Channel Divinity, Lievtel raises a hand and twists it at the one that just dropped

Horst Scanlan, and I use Path to the Grave. The creature is cursed, and the next attack that hits it, it has vulnerability to all of that attack's damage. You got it. And then the curse ends. All righty. It's done. Who wants to go next? I'm going to go into my air elemental form. Okay.

You turn into an air elemental. Watch as Keyleth shifts into this turning form of rapidly whirlwind tornado. I'm going to go up, and so it's hovering, yeah? It's just picking up, gets shot, and is recovering itself, so it's hovering, yeah? It's just picking up, gets shot, and is recovering itself, so it's briefly hovering before it continues the rest of its flight.

I'm going to try and do Whirlwind Attack and see if I can fling it down back to the deck of the ship. Okay. Right into Grog's arms. All righty. Into my arms, that's pretty good. What do I do here? Okay. 21 to hit?

21 just hits. 21 just hits. Okay. He has to make, oh wait, I'm sorry. He has to make a strength saving throw. Don't you apologize. Strength throw? That's a seven.

Yeah, he fails, so he's going to take three D8, and then he gets flung. One, two, three. And this is a saving throw, so it's not an actual attack roll, so it doesn't trigger the Pack of the Grave yet. Okay, so that is... Sorry, 18 damage.

Then he is flung 20 feet away from me and is knocked prone. Okay, yeah. So it starts swooping up after it gets shot by Percy and you immediately start up and wham, slam it right down to the deck of the ship. He takes bludgeoning damage for every 10 feet he was thrown.

Which is doubled for the vulnerability from the curse that Leah just hit it with. Oh! That or is it a weapon attack? Any damage. Actually, no, any damage it takes? So all of that attacks damage. Attacks damage, so not a spell.

But that was technically an attack. It's an attack, yeah. Yeah, okay, so it would be 18 doubled. So it would be 36. And then does he get bludgeoning damage from being flung to the- Correct, I'll say it's 20 feet. So 2d6.

Okay, another six damage. That's 42 points of damage on that heavy. Wham, hits the ground, Grog. Keyless has knocked it right into your periphery. Yeah, I'll be like, I was wondering what my warmup would be. You'll do. I will go into a rage.

Yes! All right, I'll take two swings with my bloodaxe. Go for it. Beautiful, that is a 28 to hit. 28 definitely hits. Beautiful, second one. Is a 22 to hit. Yeah, that hits. Amazing.

Look at this d12 doing its shit. Ha ha, you bitch! That's 19 points of slashing damage on the first one. Great. Second one. 23 points of slashing damage on the second one. Rog, how do you want to do this? I take the blood that I got scratched out of my titty when he swung at me and I swing it across my face. I take the blood that I got scratched on my titty when he swung at me, and I swing it across my face.

I take the ax, boom! Wants on the head, but just when you barely talk off the turkey's head, the turkey, and it's hanging by a thread. Then I rip it off, I take the ax, and I split it open, and I rip the rib cage open, just spray it everywhere! The two mages on the side of the ship go,

visually terrified, and Zadish goes, That was crazy! You're crazy! I like crazy! I like you! The two other ones that have swooped up are turning around and attempting to come back for a second strike. As they spin around, suddenly,

out of the left field, you watch as a silver dragon snatches one in its jaws and just breaks it in half as it does, screams its death cry, while the other one gets knocked to the side and spins down and begins to plummet down into the storm out of sight. Whoa. Ha ha ha.

Ha! Ah! Ah! Ah! That was rough. A little rusty. That was rough. Yeah, that was rough. Yeah. Keyleth is going to run to the front, to the bow of the ship.

That's the front of the ship, right? Yes. Yeah. Okay, I'm going to look over. Do I see? Can we see down? Yeah. Yeah, do we see more projectiles that are about to head our way? Make a perception check for me. How close are we over the key?

Can we see down into it yet? We're going to find out with this perception check. Got it. It's going to roll as well. And that's a natural one. Ooh. You look over, right as you glance over, a bit of the dust comes right in your eyes

and you're like, ah, ah, ah. I rolled a 30. Whoa! That's a Spectrum. From the rigging, your cut, yeah. Don't duck every time. So as some of the storm has been parted, it's not keeping all at bay,

but enough where you get glances of the fortress below. There are a number of things being fired upward in your direction and to the clouds nearby. You can see the glowing spark of the Bloody Bridge and the Malleus Key pulsing through the dust. In a little bit of it, you can see the central part of the fortress where it sits. Could I, if I shot an arrow,

would I be able to get it arced down into the? It would have to be a very good shot. And honestly, the wind is so strong that it would likely be carried away by the storm at that distance. Because once it lost strength, it would just get lost in the wind. so strong that it would likely be carried away by the storm at that distance. Because once it lost strength, it would just get lost in the wind. You're not quite that close.

You're probably looking down now that you have a better perspective. What first looked like you were a little bit right above the fortress, it's hundreds of feet away from you. Okay. I forgot, because I killed a beastie with Bloodaxe, I regained 10 temporary hit points.

You did? Nice. Hell yeah. Amazing. All right. So as you're glancing and seeing this down the side, you watch as other sparks fire up. That pale blue-white spark flickers, releases slow at first, and it almost seems to pick up speed

like a rail gun in the direction of the ship. Can I see it coming and shout to Xandis? Yeah, sure. Bank left! All right, then it's going to go ahead and turn the ship. I need you to roll for Xandis, trying to avoid it, and I'm going to go ahead and roll for this siege weapon. Yeah, siege weapon.

Is it like a dexterity roll, or just roll a turn? Go ahead and roll, and for Xandis, for this siege weapon. Yeah! Siege weapon. Rock on! Is it like a dexterity roll or just roll a turn? Go ahead and roll, and for Zandis, it's going to be a plus eight. For the weapon, it's going to be a plus five. 13. Six, it's going to be an 11. Hey!

So it bangs heavy left at the second now. All of you prepared for it now, if you're hearing the shout, hold tight, and tighten your bodies as it shifts to the left. I'll go one side. I'll go one side of the ship. Okay. As it curves out of the way,

this shoots off and it just evaporates. Do we have any idea what that could have done? Can make an arcana check, if you'd like. I have shit arcana, but I can try. I'll make an arcana check, just because you're running around. Nine! 23. 23. I have shit arcana, but I can try. I'll make an arcana check, just because you were running around.

Nine! 23. 23. It's hard to tell in the midst of this chaos the specifics of it, but it feels like the coloration and the release of its effect is abjuration-based, likely. What does that mean?

Wizard? I'm not a wizard. I know, I'm asking. Protection-y shield. Protection-y shield. Protection-y stuff. Okay. Oh, okay. Some sort of shielding, maybe some sort of battering ram, I'm not sure. Hot towel. You watch as another one of those strange, sort of battering ram, I'm not sure. Hard to tell.

You watch as another one of those strange sparkles starts up and you can see overhead one of the other skyships emerging from the cloud and it gets hit by it. It sparkles. No damage to the ship, but the brumestone goes dark. Oh! See it? the brumestone goes dark. Oh! Yeah!

The brumestone! It's me, baby! These are distant dispel shots. Ooh! Look at that, I was incorrect the first time today. Fuck! Wait, shit! The ship is now.

Can we save this? Is there anything we can do? Campus chaos! No! Let's go there! I'm going to go! Shh! You're going to cruise down. No plan.

It's like going, what are you doing? Can we get closer to it? We got to go lower. I don't know. Is it anybody we know on that ship? It's too far away to see. How far away? Maybe a good 200 feet or so. Zandis is like, all right, we're going in to help,

or are we going into the key? What's your choice? Dive side by side with that ship. Dive side by side? Now it's going full blast. Now the ship is just coasting, and its sails are keeping it, not from a stone plummeting,

but it is heading towards a crashing scenario. If we got flyers, you should go get them. Do we have air ashari on board? We've got other air ashari? You have a handful of air ashari that have probably come along with you, yeah. Okay, I'm going to turn to the other Airshari and be like,

We got to go! And once again, go back to my Air Elemental form and signal them to do the same to see if we can like... They transform as well, and the three of you arc off in that direction. Circonos, do you want to join, or do you want to stay behind with them? Can I do that in my form?

Yeah? Yeah! You, in theory, can transform into any elemental you wish. Your fire elemental form is your best. Ha ha ha, baby! Oh my god! I was reading all that and I didn't know. I will become air with you! Okay, okay, okay!

So that's just the thing. I didn't know that was on the menu! I'll order one, please. Now, So Konos, describe to me how the Flamespeaker's air elemental differs from the Arishari elemental. It's on the menu! I'll order one, please. Now, Sarconas, describe to me how your, the Flamespeaker's air elemental differs from the Arashari elemental. Oh yeah, I mean, I think the difference would be

like there's embers inside and it's almost has like a, there's something in the air that isn't pure air. It's almost smoky in a sense. Yeah, yeah, yeah. It's like a tornado that blows through a forest fire and picks up that burning. That's like a tornado that blows through a forest fire. Yeah, yeah. It picks up that burning, that's awesome. Yeah. So you dart off with them.

The ship on fire. As the ship is trying to come into, not a collision course, but definitely trying to cut off its direction along the side, but they're traveling much faster than the ship is able to correct course in the middle of the dust, and so he watches the two Arishari,

Keyleth and Ser Cohnos, arc over towards it. As you head over to this airship, you can see the captain is screaming, We're going down! And is holding onto the side, trying desperately to pick it back up. One of the arcanists is back there with a rope tied to its arm

and tied to the edge of one of the brumestones, and it has its hand on the thing, and it's like, come on, come on, and it's trying to spark it with some sort of spellcraft, but the brumestone is like, it's not getting enough magic from this one source. You can see towards the back, holding the edge, there are a number of Kryn soldiers

that are wrapped to the side, including Varanthalos, who you met earlier, is coming to the back. Oh shit! Over the side. We saved him! They're all just holding on. We just met him. We just met him! How many? How many soldiers?

Yeah. Just on the surface that you can see here, it's about 10 total. 10 total. Can I go from my broom to you? Yeah, I just tell the Ashari, going to slow the descent, and then I'm going to come up and see

if I can just do a concentrated gust burst into the sails to just slow it down. Okay, okay. I'm going to toss you a rope as you go, and I'm going to start tying it off to the side so people can get across. Yeah, that's a good idea. Like Air Force One, isn't that what they did in the movie?

Oh yeah! Oh yeah, yeah, yeah! Yes! I forgot about that! Okay, okay. So yeah, we're just trying to stabilize it and slow it down. Okay, for that case, I'm going to go ahead and need a spellcraft check from you. Are you helping, Zirconos? Yeah, I, okay. So yeah, we're just trying to stabilize it and slow it down. Okay. For that case,

I'm going to need a spellcraft check from you. Are you helping, Zirconos? Yeah, I'll help. All right, so both of you roll a d20 and add your spellcasting modifier, which for both of you is wisdom, so just add your wisdom modifier. You, I need you to roll a...

Is this a check or a save? This is a check. This is a standard check. I would say a dexterity check to try and see if you can manage to, so dexterity or acrobatics. Come on, rogue. Actually, let's go acrobatics. Because you're trying to maneuver this broom with the rope as fast as possible

to loop it through the facets of the ship and then head it back to yours. 29. 29. Yes. Woof! Rapidly going through the air. Describe to me how you, on this broom, with incredible legendary speed, managed to get this rope affixed to the ship

and helmed back to where yours is going to be coming from. I mean, I'm the Grand Mistress of the Grey Hunt. I tie ropes. Yeah, I'm going to yell at Varyn as I come over and throw one handle of the rope so we can wrap it around the mast of the airship. Is there a mast? This one, it doesn't have a mast in the center of this one.

It has a mast to the side and back, so there isn't a central. A big, giant, wooden pillar. Yeah, there's one to the side on this one. So I'm going to have him grab it and throw it back to me really fast as I tie it around. I got it! Catches it and throw it back to me really fast as I tie it around. I got it! Catches it, throws it around. You see him quickly affix it to,

he actually takes off part of his gauntlet and puts the rope through it so it has some weight and he flings it around. So you catch it on that side. Cool. Grab it in. The ship is listing further down. You can see people having to hold on and starting to get that downward intense angle.

Get to safety! Move, move, move! Can I polymorph into a brass dragon? If you'd like. Wait, using true polymorph? No, just polymorph. Polymorph can be beasts only, unfortunately. Oh. Challenge rating maximum.

Nope. Poo. All right. You're thinking of true. Now, what did you both roll for your? Not great, 15. Dog shit, seven. 15, seven. Right now, as you both are trying beneath there,

the two Ashari aside are going to try and help as well. Yeah, come on, come on. Drop low. Yeah, Xandas is trying the best he can. They can. As the ship is pushing down, they're losing direction. They're starting to go into a nosedive.

No, the ship has lost power to its brumestone. At which point, two crackling bursts of purple launch up in the direction of the current listing ship. Towards the ship or our yellow ship? A four and a two. Jeez! Lucky fuckers, okay. Take the cover light!

Both go. Actually, I'll say both of them are arcing towards and there is just a flash of golden light. Like two golden burning wings seem to almost extend from the front of the ship and just barely deflect them as they two bounce and cross off and then vanish in the distance.

But you're unable to concentrate enough wind to give it any sort of real push from beneath, and it's continuing to head into that nosedive. It's only maybe 150 feet above Nott. Is anybody getting off of the ship? Are they using the zip line? The cream soldier is trying to get across. However, the ship is now pulling down

and the rope is starting to. Xandis, drop lower! Drop lower! Are they, once everybody's on the, how many people do we have on the rope at this point? Xandis? Only a four. Oh, roll low rolls.

The ship is trying to get lower, but at the speed it's going, the listing ship is now matching its speed, and that the rope is taut, and you have the inclination that with any sort of shift and wrong movement in the ships, that rope is going to snap. Do we have everybody on the rope?

No, how many people are on the rope? Right now, there are four. How many are? Keep moving, we have to cut it soon. Ugh! Isn't it... I don't have any wind abilities and you're trying to lift it from below?

I'm trying to, yeah, just stabilize it more than anything. See if you can pick up anybody. Is everyone we can get off that ship the better? Yeah, I'll grab Varyn and move him from, I'll be flying back and forth on the broom to try to get people up and over. Okay. Grog, I'm going to need you. Yeah.

All right. I'm just trying to get the rope in any position where when it snaps, we're going to be able to reel it in real fast, real hard, and we're going to be using that one for that, so. All righty. I am not doing the pulling. Okay. The cape comes off. No!

No, Starry! Look at my person! All right. Fearne's like, It's already hit terminal velocity. You can't quite keep up with it, not without losing our trajectory and the entire mission. I'm going to have to pull away. All right.

Just give it one more second. You got this. You're the best flyer I've ever seen in my entire life. I'm going to inspire him. Them. Them, sorry. It's okay. Them. Yes, you've just got to try, I'm sorry. One more try.

I will sing to them. To inspire them. Been thinking about me every day, oh. Because of my sweet little asshole. Be inspired, baby, I know. That's sweet SS, yo. Then he goes, hard to describe why it's so uplifting,

but I can't help but feel incredibly ready to go. All right, we're going to try and go in for it, but it's going to be a dangerous coin flip. Continuing to follow alongside, going quickly, you now emerge from the higher bit of the dust storm in the sky, which now you can see there's about 100 or so, 100, 150 feet below the bottom part of the clouds

and the top of the fortress. Immediately, you get a glance of the war that is engaged around here. You get in a flash, can see thousands of soldiers surrounding the fortress from all sides. Detonations, magically and otherwise, just around. Numerous shadows and creatures and other things

streaking different ways, arcing flaming arrows coming off in clusters of hundreds, heading towards the sky before being swallowed by some vortex magically crafted on the other end. You can see, skittering around the outer walls, massive insectoid creatures, Fidulchas, that are climbing over and carving through the front lines of various military embankments as they push forward.

You can see multiple defensive weapons and massive Archon ballistas and all sorts of strange protective enchanted embankments all along the outside of this fortress. The towers themselves seem to be, now you can tell, the source of these same strange dispelling devices that are glowing.

There's these little orbs at the top of these towers that are building up to those streaks. This is a hellscape of destruction. You've been to the hells before, and this is the closest you've seen anywhere on Alexandria to even evoke that memory in this moment. You hear the screeches and screams of familiar and unfamiliar and alien creatures,

all just echoing throughout the landscape as numerous strange spells and death cries fill the air around you. The ships are coming in quickly towards the bottom. Zandis is going to try for one final pull up from here. Guidance, I'm going to go up to him and guidance. All right, that's a d12. And a d4. And a d4.

All right, that's going to be a 13. Let's see, 21 plus three, 24 plus eight. That's going to be a 30. Oh, that's great. Two. Two. Okay. So Xandis, with that sort of roll, instead goes, I got an idea!

And as opposed to keeping up with it, Oh god. rams into the side of the ship and impacts, not heavy enough to damage it, but enough to knock it slightly off course. And when it does follow it to the side, the deck of the key breaker is now flush with the other. Sick.

And the ones that were on the rope have already climbed up on the side and the rest jump over the edge. The arcanist, who was strapped in on the other brumestone, sees this happening and realizes, Go, go, go! Cuts the rope and goes running right as the ship begins to pull away

and is going to try and go and run for a leap to try and catch your arms before the two ships diverge. Yeah. Get ready with my broom. Natural nine, and they're not very. Can I try to grab them? Catch them on the broom? All right, go ahead and make an athletics.

No, no, that is a dexterity saving throw to see if you manage to quickly reach out and grab them before you lose them. Dexterity saving throw, dexterity saving throw. Ooh, 20. 20. Just barely catch them by the forearms. They dangle below the broom,

trying to keep itself in the winds here. Not as heavy as the storm above, but still wild in the sky above. You clutch them. They look up at you. The youthful face of this maybe early 20s adept who was conscripted into this, looks up at you with this look of fear that then washes over into, they're looking into the face of a beautiful legend

and just are dumbfounded. I've got you, darling. Vex! Are we clear? We're clear! Ah! I'm sorry, pull back! You all withdraw and pull back at the ship

as the secondary companion airship scatters and explodes against the far western side of the fortress, slamming into one wall, crumbling into the next wall, partially crumbling it before it just leaves this flaming waste around it. Numerous combatants, uncertain of which side they belong to,

are crushed beneath its rubble and flames. Well, that was going to happen for God's sake. Yeah, yeah, yeah. But as your ship picks up, looking down, you're not too far from where the central portion of this fortress is. And where you see in the direction of where it is, a number of those towers encircle it, that are all starting to alight.

What are we doing here, Zandis? Well, apparently, I think we're about close to your off point. You should get the fuck out of here. I'm going to turn around. Lest we also become that, then my second crash becomes the reality. Magus, you ready? Get him off the ship!

The two magus go, rub their hands together and look at all of you expectantly waiting for your signal to just travel up. Is Allura there? So, no, no, she's right there. She's not with us. She's on the grass.

Okay, okay, okay, okay, okay. All right. Do it. Let's fucking go. Let's go. All right. Send us down. No, you going off the side. No, we're jumping off the side.

Well, I'm just talking to the mages. Oh, gotcha. Sandesh sh just talking to the mages! Oh, gotcha. Zandar shouts, and the mages are like, Right, they all look at you, and you have to jump first. That's how the spell works. I just grab Pikey in the back. Like, do-do-do.

Whoa! You both leap over, arcing into the air, the rest of you following suit. Right before I leap? Do we want to leap and then not room, or do we want to? We'll hold it in that loop, and then, you know. Yeah, I'll hold it, I'm going to hold my hand. Chardonnay, or?

Right before we leap, though, I'm going to invoke the blessing of the Dawnfather, and I'm just going to light up. Whoa. Awesome. The gods are with us. Psh. Get off the boat already! I'm going to gallop across and fall off the edge.

The mage on that far side is like, Oh god damn, just cast Feather Fall on the troop that is leaping. Watching as Grog and Pike leap off the edge, two of them off the edge board. On the troop that is leaping. And watching as Grog and Pike, as you leap off the edge, it's like off the edge. The ship now vanishes below, and it's just the two of you

over this ever-sprawling site of destruction below. Plumes of smoke of all colors rising above you. Flames and sparks and flashes. And you begin to slowly glide down at a rapid but safe pace. I should have kept a cape on for this. Yeah, that would have been cool. We could just use mine.

To the end, buddies. At which point, you glance over your shoulder and see Scanlan's centaur form just ass over tea kettle floating as well. What are you doing? Perfect. If you're still in your air form as well, you can easily glide off the edge without issue.

Yeah, that's fine. Yeah. All right. She, without a word, she just silently steps off into an eerie freefall. Great. The other mage catches you with a feather fall and you all glide down. One of the purple defense cannons

shifts in your direction. You have a better glance at it now. These are strange brass cylinder contraptions with a heavy seat. They look almost like the Navigators in Alien. The big old massive alien scrapped ship with the guy sitting reclined.

But it's just arcana spirals on it. You can see as he's like... It shifts around. Is there somebody manning it? There's somebody inside with a protective shield and you can see what looks to be some sort of a massive stone automaton that is actually turning it.

It's not by controls, they're actually rotating it physically. As it spins this way, you watch as the coils light up purple. It lobs one of these massive sparks towards you and Pike. I'm not the one glowing gold over here. You've only got 300. We're fine, we're fine!

We're waiting while this is happening. Both of you need to make dexterity saving throws. Not a problem. That's fine. Guidance, guidance for us both. This type of weapon? You can, at a quick glance, you can see maybe 30 of them around the stronghold.

As we're right now, on the room. If you can throw advantage on dex effects, you can see one up blinding. Yeah, you have your advantage. I was going to ask, from where we are in the sky, can we see a person in each of those from this distance, or is it too far?

It's the one that's nearest to you that's aiming at them. You can see a person inside. The others you do not see, but you can assume. How far away is this, would you say? Right now, as you're descending, about 120 feet. Only 120 feet? All right.

Once this is over, I've got obvious plans. Lieve utters a word of radiance, and any creatures that I can see have to make a con save or take radiant damage. That's going to be 17. 18. Woo! 18, all right. So 4d6 radiant damage.

Oh, that was good. 20. 20, okay. There's a flash in the odd cockpit of this strange arcane cannon. And while it's already released its payload, you imagine the person inside is currently hurting and will likely have to recover

a moment before they can fire again, if they're even still alive. It's like a bug zapper. Indeed. So, Pike, would you roll? Natural 20. Ooh! And Grog?

21. Is that the first of the advantage? Yeah. Ooh! 11. He's going to lose some of his 300 hit points. Yeah, yeah. I gave myself 120 extra hit points.

Still way low blow. Can I try to just grab his, whatever those would be called, the straps? The cape holders? The cape holders that aren't there and just try to switch them around in the air. I have wings, but I don't think they do anything. What do you mean?

You can fly! I can't. You're a pike. You have wings! I think they're just there. The blessing you have from, here, we'll talk about this shortly. Yeah, because I'm looking for your blessing.

But nevertheless, you dodge out of the way. Oh, okay. Yeah, so you dodge out of the way. Grog, however, is a stone. You try to blow as much as you can, but it blasts into his side, sending him from a controlled descent to a spinning.

You were holding on, like, whoa, whoa, whoa! Your parachute went out just slightly wrong and now the wind's spinning you on rapidly as you descend. As I'm falling, is there enough time to go into a rage? Well, you were still raging from before. Sure, that's right. And you can hold your rage for as long as you want.

That's right, I'm always, that's my secret. I'm always raging. That's going to be 28 points of force damage. Beautiful, down to 14. Oh, force? Yeah, it's not halved. Force you cannot take half. I'm not leaving now. But you're both like.

Now starting to spin out of control. The rest of you are carefully descending towards where you're hoping to go for the key, but you watch as Pike and Grog just a little off course, landing back about two walls away, dust plume as they hit in the middle of this courtyard. Can I help once again?

Can I guide them from an air elemental perspective? Maybe I can pull them a little bit in the air since I got an issue with you. Oh, we hit. We're down. I mean, the natural 20 avoided you taking the damage as well. Oh yeah, that's right. All right, go ahead and make a spell save. Go ahead and roll a d20 and add your spell modifier.

Okay. Oh god. 11. 11. Level 20. I'm fine now with the dice. You try and catch them with the wind, but unfortunately the blast and set their descent a little off kilter and you're unable to quite help them.

As much as you'd like, they still impact about two walls away from the core. Basically. But the rest of you see where they land, not far behind you. Do you want to land where Pike and Grog are? Are there any other soldiers outside of this Dispel Cannon that we can see enemies in the area?

You see hundreds of enemies scattered throughout the fortress grounds, along the tops of the walls, inside the courtyards, between the ruins. You see all manner of soldiers, too distant to make out much detail, but you see fighting going on. You see, at this point,

some of these walls have already been breached or figures have delivered themselves towards the core, not from above like you have, and they're just starting to push into the center area and there is conflict already sparking all around and below you. Yeah. We're descending together in our elemental forms.

I'll drop it as we're flying down. I'm just going, I'm sorry. It's never my best form. And I'll turn back into Sir Konno in his human form. Yeah. And then you feel that extra density of his weight as he just pulls his spear from his back and just tries to make himself go faster as he goes down.

As he does, he just picks one guard as close to the shooty thing as he possibly can. Right as he's falling, when he gets within 30 feet, I'm going to wing my spear at him. Go for it. As you're coasting down, the wind blasting past you, and you see him in front of your gates.

He's not even paying attention to you yet. You see he has this nasty-looking crossbow and the red attire of the ruby vanguard. Ooh, all right. What'd you roll? Dirty 20. Dirty 20? Yeah, that'll definitely hit. Doesn't even notice until all of a sudden, he hears something and glances up,

just as you lob the spear. It strikes in him, like, sizzling and burning. Go ahead and roll damage. Cool. Oh, 18. 18 points of damage. He is not a strong figure. As it hits him, it spears through him and pins him to the ground.

He's embedded at the top of the wall where he stands. And if the spear reaches him before I reach the ground, I'll immediately do my blink after my attack action. He just dips out of existence and he just lands on top of his spear. Cool! So the momentum that would have splattered you against the top of that wall is negated

as you instead apparate where the spear was, clutching it as the light leaves his eyes. That is cool. Sick, sick, sick. Done the fight. Do I have enough time falling down to take out Bad News? We're already going. We have the broom.

Oh. So we can slow our descent, and I want to help take out one of them, too. I'm going to take just a second to get a nice, good look at that machine and see if there are any obvious weak points other than just the pilot. Sure.

You'd have to probably get pretty close to... Well, I have the magnifier up to... That's true. Yeah. All right, make a perception check. Okay. Perception or investigation, would you say? Actually, no. They're fine. I know. Well, no.

This would be arcana because you're trying to figure out if there are weak points in an arcane device. That's fair. You can see it okay, but this is at a glance to see if you can understand its function. I'll take an arc. But can I help with that? Because I've got my inquisitive rogue ability, so I can make an insight check against,

well, it's, no, it's a knife for detail. I can use a perception check to look for a hidden object as a bonus action. So I could probably use it to hone in on something. So you make a perception check, he makes an arcana check, and between the two of you and that broom, we'll see if you can discover something.

Okay. 18. 18, okay if you can discover something. Okay. 18. 18, okay. Perception. Yes. 22. 22, all right. First off, the person in the seat is currently trying, is in the process of wiping their eyes

from ash and divine fire that scalded them within their seat. The source being from the Great Plummeting Lievtel. But you do see where they hold the device, there is some sort of like a crystal orb that they're clutching in the middle, kind of like this polished marble orb that they're kind of, as they turn, they pull back and then they release it

to fire what's there. And you imagine that device, if it were damaged or removed, would make it inoperable. I'm going to take a shot precisely at that with Bad News. All right, as you're arcing over to try and get a view perspective on it, the golem behind it is rotating it to follow you, but the person who's helming it

is currently not quite ready to focus. I want you to make an initiative roll against the person who's in the seat to see if they clear their eyes to try and fire you before you fire down. Oh, I thought it was better. No, it is. That's really good. It's 19, sorry, 19, 21.

Natural four. 4A6. Great. Great. So yeah. Go ahead and roll for an attack. I'm going to spend a point for advantage, just because I can. Go like that.

And here we go. And yeah, here we go. And yeah, here we go. Spin it back. Oh, almost amazing. That's 34 to hit, I think. Roll damage on that. All right. Almost amazing.

One more and it would have been, I credit 19. Oh man. So, 12, where are my 12s? So does Trinket, must be. You hit it at 19. Oh man. So, where are my twins? Where are my twins? Anywhere. So does Trinket, must be. Ah. What does the family's needs? 19 points of damage. It shatters in their grasp,

and actually the shards spread out, and the person screams as they get blasted with bits of broken marble. I was also, just for fun, going to put in 1d6 of lightning damage from the cloak and actually just see if I can make it even a little worse. Sure, you arc it and they get shot in place. The golem continues to spin them,

but the vice is inoperable. It's nice. Sweet. With that arc, you land, as well as the Ashari and the rest of your troop, to gather around the site where Grog and Pike have impacted. Not enough to take damage, but enough to hit the ground, like Grog catching her and your feet

impact the ground, crater slightly as it does. And as you all stand up and look, you can see the massive, jagged walls of the Tishtan Fortress that was risen and reformed by the Weavemind to protect the Malleus Key. The multi-level tiers themselves, jagged with spikes of metal that jut out the sides.

The ancient dust and sand still clung to it in places. You can see parts where it's broken off and different levels set. You can see the ruins between it rising up as crumbled stonework still seems to hold tight in places. One of the large towers erupts from the nearby rock where it pulses aglow, where that strange, dispelled bolt

had originated in multiple other places previously. Around you, the sounds of battle commence as dozens of soldiers on both sides seem to be immediately battling around you. That's where we're going to come back after break. Oh my god. We're in the shit. Let's's where we're going to come back after break. We're in the shit. Let's go.

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It's big. That's a lot of miniatures, Matthew. Whoa! What the heck? Oh my god. Oh man. Ah! Whoa! Friend or foe, I'm going to murder everything

on this board. Oh my god. Mamma mia, what is happening? That's so many miniatures. That is so many miniatures. So. It doesn't even fit in the frames. To set the stage here, this is one of the Dispel Towers. Yeah?

One of them. Right here. That's not the Malleus Key. Pike and Grog landed here. Not the Malleus Key. Oh shit. The Malleus Key is this way. Oh shit. We haven't even made it to the Malleus Key yet! No, because you guys landed off-center.

Because you guys fucking suck! Damn it! How are we going to complete this mission in less than an hour? Pike and Grog have landed here. You guys can place yourselves in their vicinity as to where you would want to be before we end up rolling initiative here.

But there are three main troops here, is how I'm categorizing it. There are some allies of yours scattered amongst. It's up to you to try and suss out who's what. Things with red colorations generally mark themselves as vanguard, as well as, of course, Rylora. Where would you like to be in this vicinity

of Pike and Grog, who just landed? Look for allies. Look for minis that might be allies. Passed it all. Get eyes on them. Passed it all towards the Mallay's Keep. Is that the guy in the top, where he was in the shield that you hit? No, that was off that way.

Oh, that was no-no. Who's ours and who's not? We got a bunch of these jumping in different machines. Those might be ours. So you're floating down at this pace. Oh yeah, you got to go in there. Oh my god. You can tell.

Oh, you're asking me first? Well, you said you wanted to land past. Does that currency? No, I was being a good dumbass. More or less. I want to land at the end. There she is. No, I don't know where I want to land yet.

So where do you pick? We pick where? Whereabouts in this vicinity do you want to land based on how you were all coming down? Shit. I was trying to help them, so I imagine I would be near them, wherever makes sense. Are you meeting your elemental form?

I'm staying on the broom. Yeah, I'm so near elemental form right now. Here, while you guys figure this out, I realize I need to get the air elemental mini up. You don't necessarily need the air elemental mini. You almost did. But we can't be this fast if both of us are on it. I'll drop off then.

I'll just take my, yeah, I'll drop. Okay. Probably against the wall. Because I have spider climb stuff. Wait, what is this again? That's a Dispel Tower. Dispel Tower. So we have to get rid of that. Probably. Probably. But the one that you were targeting is somewhere else.

Your sleeve actually. That's a different machine. That's a whole different machine. I'm watching it, I'm watching it. I was just leaning it up. It pulses out anti-magic. Oh, okay. Not the one that was targeting shit.

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Get them today at your local game store or whizkids.io slash crunpainted. That'll be Sir Connors, and this will be Keyleth, who is a larger elemental because she is the Airshari. That'll help this. Yes. Those are dope. All right, so. Oh my gosh. With you both off the side of the moment.

All right, you guys, you go ahead. Pike and I got this. I would love to be stuck right behind here. We'll do those spiders. I've got spider climb, so. You do, but you're descending with Vex on the bottom. Okay, wait. All right, so that's too far to the right? Huh? Now I'll go in the, I'll, I'll. You both can fly where you want off to the side.

Just let me know whereabouts you want to be right now. I think Percy wanted me to drop him off. Yeah. Okay. Before I flew back up. Okay, got it. So, and Percy would be... Ah! Okay.

Right about here. I'll do it, yeah. I got it. Okay. And I would be probably floating up. A pretty boy. Floating up. Look at my boy! My pretty boy. Floating up. Yes. About there.

That sounds good. Oh, it's the Vex miniature. Oh, that's so cool. All right, who is next? We have two elemental. We have a centaur Scanlan. Sure. Where would you like to be? I don't know, I guess.

Stuck on the tower at the top. Foot in the stairs, maybe? Right here? Shh, don't. There's currently two figures right there that look like they're in the middle of battle. Okay. So you descend, catch yourself in the,

onto the ground. You have to tell? Oh my gosh. I'm going to wait and trail behind the two, behind Zirconos and the Tempest and land near them. That's what I'm going to do. Well, they're flying. Oh, they're hovering? They're not coming down? They're air elementals. They are,

but you are falling rapidly, but safely, which means you have a little less, you're gliding a parachute, essentially. Now I understand. Okay, so then I will fall 20 feet back from Grog, Pike, and Horse Scanlan. Just right about there? Yeah. You got it. You can just go. I don't think I can do that.

All right, and then the two elementals over here, the two Asshari, where would you like to be? Oh, I had dropped my form when I speared that dude. Oh, that's right, you did. Yeah, yeah. So you? So I think, I mean, it would be. You would have speared him probably up over here. Did you make me a little Wednesday Addams miniature?

Yeah. Somewhere near the. So you just speared the guy up there. Yeah. Okay, cool. On the go. Oh gosh. That's sweet. Just got to let me. And landed right behind you.

As you land, you hear heavy impacts and look and see a Ryloran juggernaut currently in the middle of brawling with what looks to be a Vasselheim Judicator. The Judicator who looks just like a tank. Where's the Judicator? Point with your finger. Judicator, point with your finger. Right there, and is currently being flanked.

Look at that bad boy. There's another one up there. Okay, okay, so those are ours. Well, this dude's surrounded. Both of them are surrounded. They're all in the mix. Oh, can I plop down over there? Dude, does this look like Ryloran or? That looks Ryloran.

Okay. That's trouble. Where's the other keyleth? Can I, do you have my fire elemental mini back there? I don't know, I can use fire. They fire, but there's a G-E-T-H-E there. Oh, okay, got it. You can also still use that. I can get a fire elemental mini.

You can turn into too many things, Keyleth, but that's okay. Yes. I know. That is a problem. Do you want to land and then transform into a fire elemental? Yeah, I was thinking, as I come down, I ignite and switch to my fire elemental form. Are you going to stay in fire elemental form

for a little bit? For now. I'm going to go get that. Yeah, you need another one. I mean. You only pulled one of me! That guy is here. So you're, yeah, I guess the double teaming. Get the air helmet, the warrior. It's literally the one thing I can see back there.

It's my one fire element. My soul. Yeah. So we'll be both going at this one. Oh, are you up here, too? I'm right here. And you're going to use your imagination. Oh, fantastic. Yeah, that's great.

Yeah, whoever gets up. I'm not in the biggest one. I'm going to use your imagination. Oh, fantastic. Yeah, that's great. Yeah, whoever gets up. I'm not in the biggest one. I'm the biggest. In fire? Sure, sure you are. Sure you are. I have to be the small air guy. Just like, you know, I'm the bigger air guy. I saw it. Look at you.

You got a little tiny guy. You got a, yeah. But you know. If you were two fire guys, you'd be the bigger fire guy. Yeah, yeah, yeah, for sure. Yes. For sure, bro. All righty.

So as you descend over this way, you land. I'm assuming you have my earth elementals, but that one too. I do have that one at the ready. Okay, good. Yes. I had your classics at the ready, but you also can turn into a lot of things, and there's a few I missed.

That's on me. I know, I'm sorry. No, it's on me. All righty, so now that we've all chosen our places, roll initiative. Whoa! No, Matthew! Whoa! Oh my god. Let's go.

Aw, to have a close on you. Oh my god, shit, fuck. It was a 20. Fuck you! For half a second, and then I'm going to make it flat. Damn it. I'm going to make it flat. Natural 20. Natural 20 for? Plus seven. Also natural 20.

What? Plus three. Wow. All right, Vex. Anybody above 23? Natural 20 for? Plus seven. Also natural 20. What? Plus three. Wow! All right, Vex. What's happening? Anybody above 23? All righty. What did you? No! So what's the order so far? Vex Scanlan.

All right, so 23 to 20? 20. 20? All righty. Okay, so wait, so you guys went? Vex Scanlan Percy. Vex Scanlan Percy. All right, 20 to 15? 17.

17 for Grog. 16. For Keyleth? Spinner with a G. You said anything with red coloration looks like it would be bad guys? I tried to mark the vanguard attire as very red-themed. Okay, so this whole group right here is bad guys.

All right. I'm going to go for them. 15 to 10. 13. 13. All right, 10 to five. Where's Zirconos? Six. He's here. You shut the fuck up.

Smelling like a one. Five to one. Yay! Yay! So checkmate, Vex, Scanlan, Percy, Grog, Keyleth, Lievtel. Where's Pike? Pike, after Lievtel. Vex, you are up first with Scanlan on deck. What you got?

Okay, I'm going to cast. There's a whole mass of slithers here that are running with a bunch of the figures over here. You all descended and visually arrived in this place, and you could see a lot of these troops are now swarming over in this direction. Okay. I'm going to cast Hail of Thorns at 4th-level.

Okay. Warm it up. All right. Warm it up. And I'm going to activate my Blazing Bowstring. All right. Yes. These words. I Yes, these words. I've heard these words.

Better pass live. And I'm going to use Sharpshooter. So negative five to the attack. Awesome. And I'm going to aim. How many things is in five feet of that guy? I can't tell how many of those are that guy. Of this guy? Yeah.

Three. Okay. There are four in five feet of this guy. This guy will hit the most. There'd be five guys you would hit with. But I wouldn't. But you wouldn't hit the big guy. Right. I want to hit the big guy first. Okay, so you want to hit him and get three in that range?

And three in that range. You got it. All right, so go ahead and roll for an attack against him, against that Ryloran juggernaut, who's like, and rushing towards Grog and Pike. That is 21. 21 hits, go ahead and roll damage. Great, okay, okay, I got to figure this out. Mm-hmm.

Okay, so that's 12. Would this be a sneak attack? No, because he did see you approaching, he's not next to a friend. All right. Well, that's fine. Okay. Sure. 12 plus three lightning.

I'm so sorry. Um. And then he needs to make, oh, say, wait, wait, wait, wait. 22 plus three lightning. So 25. Then he needs to make a dexterity saving throw. All of those creatures within five feet of him. He fails.

Okay. For the seven. So it does 1d10. 4d10. 3d10. 4d10 damage. Yes. So go ahead and roll damage. I'll roll for each of those guys. That's massive. Okay.

That's incredible. Two. Sorry. Scanlan, you're on deck. Three and four. Ooh. Ooh! I wasn't paying attention.

Who's Laura going after? Them over there? 32 extra points. 32 points. Oh, plus another 10 for the Blazing Bowstring. That's true, yeah. So 42. You can move, right, Grog? Like, you could use a good move. 42, and then those three there.

Fail. I might take all these guys out. Fail. And fail. I want you to hit something. All them take. 32 points. Okay. They're all, those three,

like as the arrow hits, it explodes into this massive sphere of sharp, magically enhanced wooden spikes that jut out in the air. All four of those entities fall to the ground. The guy in the middle who took the hits is starting to look pretty weathered already from the first two hits.

The creatures around him all look pretty dang hurt from just the blast radius of that. Great. That was your first attack. That was my first attack. I'm going to try to hit him again. Go for it. Also with Sharpshooter.

All righty. That definitely hits. That's 17 plus of all. Oh yeah, go for it. Okay, so... That is, Jesus Christ. Nallie's key is that way. This way, yeah. Seven plus nine is 15,

plus three is 18, plus 10 is 28. 28? Excuse me. He's looking real hurt. He falls to one knee almost and gets up and is like, his jaw and all the sharp teeth opens up and you can see his head armor that covers his eye. He just looks like a brutal warrior

who's now taking the pain and turning that into fury and is getting ready to charge forward in your direction. Okay. All right. Do you want to move or stay put? I'm going to move a little forward to where if I fall, I'm not going to... I'm going to fly over this way. How far?

There, towards you. Over there? No, not above him. I'm going to go towards the way. How far? There, towards you. Over there? No, not above him. I'm going to go towards the stairs. Okay, over here? Yeah, I'm going to parallel. There, yeah. Okay. I'm going to end up there. You got it?

I love it. All righty. Releasing arrows. Scanlan, you're up. Got a lot of high-powered friends. Okay, I will... What's your movement now, this horse's skin? I don't actually know, we never talked about it. Right now it's 25, but I don't know if I get 10 more.

No, for the speed of the horse, it's 50. Nice. Whoa. Then I'll go towards that rock and then bank right a bit. As I go, I will Inspire Circonos. Oh, baby. Hell yeah. I'll take it. Yeah, that's good. You can get there. Circonos, you inspire, so d12, baby. Hell yeah. I'll take it. Yeah, that's good. You can get there.

Zirkonos, you Inspire, so d12, and you're ready. A 12? Oh. Level 20 bard, man. Yes, I will sing to you. I will sing C-E-R-K-O-N-O-S. Oh wow. Light it up, you're hot to go. Oh!

We got there, we got there. Oh! You rush past this guy out of his melee range and as you go by, he glances over and just ignores you and keeps, now you notice he's wailing on the nearby vanguard figure there. He's a good guy.

So that guy right there with the massive shield and sword, he seems to not be against you. Don't kill that guy. And then I will cast Reverse Gravity on all those people. Yeah! Dang! All right.

Yes. Let me. I'll hold out my hand and say, there's some horse in this house. There's some horse. Oh my god. We're back, baby. Holy shit. The king is back.

Yeah. The king is back. There's some horse. Wow. Oh my god, okay. So what's the DC on that? 22. 22.

All right, I'll start over here. There's a problem down there. I'll start on the Rylor over here. There's a problem down there. I'll start on the Ryloran Juggernaut. Ryloran Juggernaut rolled an 18. Failure. That other blade warden, failure. Get rekt. That one there. Failure with a three.

One of the middle sorcerer. Two, failure. Next to it. 17 plus three is 20. Failure. Wow. The gentleman with the staff. 17 plus three is 20. Failure. Wow. Whoa! The gentleman with the staff, 19 plus three.

Oh, 22. 22. Meets it, beats it. Meets it, beats it. One guy manages to make it. The guy with the shield fails. The two in the front fail with a three and a two. Fail. All but one fail. So you watch as suddenly every single figure, but this one, all just get flung straight up into the air. Fail, so you watch as suddenly every single figure,

but this one, all just get flung straight up into the air. How far up in the air? It says a hundred. Oh, wait. It's off of the cylinder. They are all- It's a hundred feet. Just floating way up here. Oh my god.

Amazing. 10d6 fall damage. Mm-hmm. Should you choose? Should I choose? Yeah. I'll leave him up there a bit. Yeah. They're all just like, and floating the air now. Although they're sorcerers,

so they might be able to spell cast it. I love casters. This guy is back over here. That's actually a really good reason to try. He reaches down and grabs onto what looks like an old root that stuck out of the ground and holds it and his legs go up and he's still holding onto the ground.

The spell's still happening, but he's holding tight. Gotcha. All right, that's your movement spell. That's it, I'm done. Bonus action, you're good. All right, end of your turn. The third troop over here is going to go. They are all going to dash. I see that happening that way.

They're going to run up this way and get into battle with what looks to be a Kryn troop over here. A single trooper? No, there are multiple ones and a few other allies in the area. This guy's going to leap. This guy has to. Is that a juggernaut?

Yeah, the juggernaut's going to leap, but he's going to take his whole move and action to do that. This guy's going to stay back and start casting. A few of them get up to there. Here's what I'll say. Someone roll for your allies, I'm going to roll for them. We're doing mass rolls here to not take up too much time. I'll roll for an ally.

All right. Just one or all of them? I just roll 1d20. Come on. Move nine. Natural three. Ooh! So, same back and forth, and the three there in between.

Half of that would be three. So you watch as three of the standard soldiers here get just cut down by the Kryn soldiers. That's good. The vanguard figures get cut down as the Kryn are just an absolute whirling blade storm in front of them. The Drakonaut lands behind and they get worried,

glancing over their shoulder, but they are trained warriors at the front. They haven't even noticed your presence yet. They're just trying to carve and fight through to open enough of a path for you to keep going. But that's going to finish that troop's go. Percy, you're up with Grog on deck. All right, well, I'm going to just hop over the ledge here.

Okay. Flip right up, and I'm going to flank this poor, poor person for a second. Okay, as you step over, you see what looks to be flank this poor, poor person for a second. Okay, as you step over, you see what looks to be your first experience engaging with a Ryloren. As you step over the wall, you see this red-fleshed humanoid creature, thin, long arms, dressed in robes,

chains hanging from a headdress. As it looks around and spins towards you, its black shark-like eyes and sharp teeth, you immediately feel pressure in your brain. What are you doing with your turn? I've felt pressure in my brain before. That's true. Unguard!

I'm going to tap my walking stick that I pull right off, and suddenly, hundreds of tiny little razors appear all around the shaft going up and down. I'm going to take three quick slashing attacks. Add advantage. What? Three or four? Three, I'm holding that fourth to see what happens. Okay, got it.

Let's go. All right. First one is nat 20. Whoa! All right! Yeah, baby! Let's go. Yeah, I don't get a lot of the gun advantages, but I think I get a grip point back. No, I don't. Well, on a crate, you get a grip point in general.

It's pretty. All right. So that's a... I'll double check. It's fine. We'll go with it. Why not? I'll go with it. That's 1d8 plus seven. Where's my d8s? I really should have this together. There we go.

That's eight, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 points of damage. 23 points of damage. 23 points of damage. Oh, by the way, before I forget, make a wisdom saving throw for me, please. You have an advantage. I do, thank you. Da da da da da.

I'm going to use the Rylor. A particular kind. I'm going to use one of my things to reroll. Roll one more. All right. Don't roll the advantage, just roll one more dice. Well, I rolled a 19 and a 20, so. Yeah, you're fine. You're fine. Okay, yeah, so.

Please, please. I'm back. As you step over the wall and start doing this, you feel these whispers attacking your brain, some sort of that pressure in your brain becomes like. And it's like something is trying to push its way through your thoughts, but you resist it, continue to strike.

So that was 23 points of damage on your first strike. You have two more to swing at it. I was born for this. Second attack is 15, 28 to hit. That hits. Welcome back to level 20, y'all. Laser blade walking stick.

Yep. Is this new? 13, yes, 13. 13 points of damage. All right, and third strike? Third strike. 18, 28, 23, like 31 to hit. That hits, yeah. Here we go for the next.

13 points of damage. 13 points of damage, all righty. So three strikes on it, and it takes the slices. It looks like it's showing somewhere in terror, but it's not on death's door or anything. But it's bleeding. It's also flanked between you and the fire. Five, 10, 15.

This is about 15 feet, I would say. I'm clever. I would know. Yeah. That's about 15 feet. More or less, yeah. All right. After three slashes, I take it back and I go for a stab. Then I pull the trigger.

Okay. Of your sword? What? Your sword has a gun? Yep. You have a gun sword? A gun sword? Yeah!

A gun cane. A gun cane. A gun cane. Gun, axe, sword. So that's a, and I'm burning a point for a pushing attack. You got it, okay. I can do that in a, and I'm burning a point for a pushing attack. You got it, okay. So you can do that in a second. Cool.

Ooh, push it into me. That's the plan. 17. Excuse you? 17 plus, it's like 32 to hit. Yeah, that hits. And then. My monocle expands and becomes a saw blade. Oh yeah.

Terrible. That's just eight points of damage. Go-go gadget pepper box. Eight points of damage. Strength save. But also means they make a strength save, I believe, versus 20. 11.

Yep. It's pushed 15 feet. 15 feet through a fire elemental, I might add. Are you going to let it pass through you or are you trying to block it? No, it's going to pass through because he catches on fire. Indeed, okay. So he goes going to let it pass through you or are you trying to block it? No, it's going to pass through because he catches on fire. Indeed, okay.

So he goes, gets blasted backwards through you, catches fire and is now currently burning. You will pass through fire. All the way through and should drop, in theory. He does, he drops and then starts floating in the air. Yeah, cool. As the Rylor and Thought Eater itself glides up.

Click reload and put the stick back, and then I'm just going to take a little bit of a defensive stance right there. You got it. And was he engaged with the fire elemental creature, or is that an ally to the Redhorn? That's Keyleth. That's Keyleth.

So, ally. Plus fire damage also, so yeah. That's every roll insight. Grog, you're up with Keyleth Lundak. Who's there? Could you give me a distance check from the magic user that saved the reverse gravity? Is that 50 feet from Grog?

That is probably about 50 feet, yeah. Great. Can I run over there and- Just 50 feet from him. Can I just jauntily I got a question. Wanna die? I'll just take a swing.

Okay. And then I'll just take a swing. So he's holding onto a root and his legs are up in the air and he's clutching. Gravity is pulling him up. Oh, don't run into him. But it's Grog. You run and rush. And as you pull the axe in,

your feet droop out from under you. Make a strength saving throw for me. I have advantage on these. You do, because you're a champion. 27. 27. You catch the same root that he's on. One hand on the root, the other hand on your axe.

He's like, you're both floating midair there. You can still take your attacks. Go for it. Go with your axe! Is this standard rage or is this frenzy rage? No, persistent, but not frenzy. Okay, got it. Not the third.

Got it. I don't know. This is, oh my god, that's a 23. 33 to hit. 33 to hit. I should have made a great weapon master. That's so dumb. Can I make the second one great weapon master?

Yeah, go on. Okay, let's do that. Mm-hmm, mm-hmm. Do-do-do-do-do-do. Yeah, 12, 28, minus Okay, let's do it. Yeah, 12, 28, minus five, 23 to hit. That hits, yeah. All right, great. 1d, 12 plus, oh, 10, 15.

Did you pull a Taliesin? Is it the seat? It's the seat. Is it? That's what we're calling it now. I think that's what it is, yeah. 23 points of damage on the first one. All righty. Four points are necrotic because of the axe. Okay. Mm.

And the second one, oh, sick, 12. Plus 10, 22, 26. His obstacles are going to have resistance. Oh, and six! 32 points of damage, six points necrotic. So this is my favorite visual. It's so important in the battle. You carve into him once, pull back,

and the second time you hit him, his body lets go because he ragdolls. You killed him, but the gravity sends his body up into the air. He's like, he just ragdolled. Just a blood pantheon. Like, just way over there. But does he also spray all his good crimson everywhere?

Oh yeah, but he's full, like, arms, legs out, like the poor raccoon that got chucked by the monkey. He's just like, And now I'm just hanging from this root. Yeah, and I was holding onto this root. Fuck. I forgot how this magic works! Goddamn! Sorry!

I finished the turn, Grog? That's it. All right, Keyleth, you're up. Oh, but you can see it up. You can catch him with your axe and he can fly back. Fuck this motherfucker up. Yes. Or whatever you can see it up. You can catch him with your axe. Okay. Fuck this motherfucker up. Or whatever you're going to do. So he takes, he technically took 1d10 damage as soon as he entered into my shit.

Right, you didn't roll damage for that. By catching on fire, so I haven't done that yet. So seven fire damage and he is on fire. Yep. Is that right, Lauren? He's looking pretty hurt now. The fact that he's full and he is on fire. Yep. Is that right, Lauren? He's looking pretty hurt now. The fact that he's full, he is? Can I jump and do a combo attack?

I've got reach with him. Yeah, I'll allow it. Yeah, okay, so I'm going to vault off. You can leap to this next lower platform over there if you want to. Oh yeah, that's sick. Yeah, let's. Catch him as you're leaping down with reach. more platform over there if you want to? Oh yeah, that's sick. Yeah, let's. Catch them as you're

leaping down with reach. Okay. I am going to do my multi-touch attack. Oh boy, what the fuck are those things? That's good, okay. Those little heads. Those little critters. I was trying to hit them. Those are slithers.

You hit a bunch of them, right? I hit three of them. They're all hurt pretty bad. They're alien doggies. 22 and 20. 22 and 20, both of those hit. Beautiful. Okay, for the first one,

11 damage on the first one. Okay. Nine damage on the second. All right. As you reach up, as you leap in the air, the first flaming slam strikes him and he burns even further and spins around trying to focus on you,

but the fires get in the way of his face. You land on the platform, reach both your arms out and strike with a double elemental claw strike. And as you do, his body immediately just incinerates and he crumples to the ground a burning pile of cinder. Can I tell if these people over here are with us? One of them's opal.

MATT and LAURA and SAM and LAURA and MATT and SAM. Looking at one of them, one of them is dressed in Kryn armor and the other is dressed in reddish leather armor, and they look to be in the middle of a conflict. Okay. I heal temporary hit points with a kill. You got it. Okay.

So just to confirm, above table, we're going to move this way. Yes. We're moving with haste. And kill all the people in red. Can I, so I've got 50 feet of movement. Can I just run through her space as I haul this way? Yeah. She'll get an attack of opportunity on you.

That's okay. She can definitely do that. She's on fire. Ignited. So wait, that's... Matt, is the sand, is that cornmeal or sand? No, that is actual sand ballast you get from hobby train stores for terrain. She took a point of fire damage, that's not a lot,

but she is on fire now, until otherwise. That's good to know. By now. And then, yeah, moving my speed as far as I can in this direction. Another 50 feet? I can move 50 feet total. Right, well, while you leapt down to hit it,

about so, but 30 feet will actually put you just past them there. All right, 50 feet will get you there, and then you can move the rest of your 50 feet to get over about here. Great, that sounds good. All right, so you move up to there. You see back there, then you can move the rest of your 50 feet to get over about here. Great, that sounds good. All right, so you move up to there. You see back there, there is some sort of a,

looks like a robed figure who's in the process of casting a spell that's enhancing the weapons of other Rylor who are currently battling the Kryn on that side. Okay. But that's what you get. All right, and in Keyleth's go, it is now, well, it would be the Thaudeater's turn, but it was just slain.

Thought eater? Whoa. Yeah. That brings it to Liev Tal. Quick question, roll question. Yes. So my beads of prayer, those beads are used as a bonus action, but could I use one as a bonus action and one for my action?

Since they're bonus actions? Generally, bonus action is a bonus action from a rules standpoint, but what are you trying to do with it? Well, I can cast something where I can do, well, here's what I want to do. I'm going to, forget the question. I'm going to stride forward so that I am,

like, get past Pike, so that I am within close range to Pike, Horse, Scanlan, and Grog. 25, 30? That's your 30-foot movement? Okay, that's fine right there. Within... That's amazing. It's perfect. Out of the gate.

I'm 30 feet from Pike, Horse, Scanlan, and Grog, right? You are... Grog is just out of your range. Just out? Yeah. Could I have gone on a diagonal so that I was a little more? Unfortunately, no, because even at the biggest diagonal,

he's one space away from you. Your movement's just slightly under. Okay. So instead, what I'm going to do is use a bonus action to grab one of the beads that hangs from her wrist and summon a massive three-headed white raven using Planar Ally. Okay.

Whoa. Let me see what I got back here for that. That's a bonus action. Three-headed white raven? It's a Planar Ally. Cool. Here, I'll... Do you have anything planar? I'll use a griffin for that. That's great.

I'll just use a Gryffindor. I love that. Where do you want it? Where's a good place? Close enough to me to scoop me up. Okay. And my command to it is to usher me over this din as we make our way to the champion.

Ooh. Okay. So you helm this creature. All right, so it's summoned. When does it take its turn? Oh, that's a great question. Um, let's roll thumb. Next turn. Oh no, I don't know.

Full shift. Ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba. I'll take part in the results. Mm. Okay, see you next turn. Um. The creature appears to be unable to behave in every particular way.

You can ask the creature to perform a service in exchange for food. Good or bad. You can take it for any form. Does a roll of thumb, a task, can be measured? A task, if the task is aligned. I don't know that it says it in here. Is the task a good or bad?

Okay, you know what? Go ahead and roll initiative for it, if you don't mind. Okay, you got it. Okay. That is a 12. A 12? Yes. Yeah, I think that'll be pretty close. That is a 12. A 12? Yes. Okay, then yeah, so it goes right after you. That was probably the best possible option you could.

Okay. Then I want it to bless Grog, but instead I will bless me, Pike, and Horse Scanlan. Oh, I died! Well, here's the thing. Does the item say, lest you cast a spell through it? It says you can, I don't know what it says. It says that as a bonus action,

yeah, hold on. Sorry, just because there is the turn-by-turn action economy. Here. It's the marketing guys! Okay, I'm sorry. And then there's these fellas up here, an action economy. Here. It's the Bargain of Night! Oh, fuck yeah, sorry. Do you care? And then there's these fellas up here,

fighting, I think, Kryn soldiers. If the economy doesn't work, I will just take the banner out. You can cast it as a bonus action. So in doing this, you're casting the spell, which means as your action, you cannot cast another level spell. You can do a cantrip.

Then I will stay on. I will just take the ride. Okay. Yep. You can still do a cantrip if Then I will stay on. I will just take the ride. Okay. Yep. You can still do a cantrip if you want to hurt something or do another Sacred Flame or something like that. I will toll the dead on... The ones that are nearby that are injured are these three slithers and that.

I'll hit the big boy. Big boy? All right, what's the save? Is it constitution? It is... big boy. Big boy? All right, what's his save? Is it constitution? 19. It is... Oh boy! Sorry, this is my third time playing this. That's all good, man. Nine, six, nine, six, nine.

We're cruising pretty good for level 20. Mm-hmm. Yep. Great. Let's see how long it lasts. This is fucking great. Okay, spells. Toll the dead. Toll the dead, constitution, I believe. Toll the dead.

I'm just saying, go, Jester. Wisdom, I believe. 15. Boo. 15. Oh, that's good. 15. 24. 24. He's like, and he sees Scanlan charging up and he's now bloodied angry, roars and rushes forward. Just as you leap onto the back of your summoned ally, you focus outward with the hanging bell in your hand and as the bell rings,

he goes and you watch beneath his armor, his eyes just. Oh! It falls down, destroyed. Yes! For flavor, that is this bell that Bertrand gave me years ago. That's sick.

That's very cool. Hanging off the end of the prayer beads. I love that. All right, that finishes your turn. The allies go. What's the allies movement? Sorry, man! Hey, right, that finishes your turn. The allies go. What's the allies movement? Sorry, Matt! Hey, man, it's your turn. Yep, yep, yep.

Ging-ba-ding-ba-do. Zing-ba-ding-ba-do. Creatures. Planar. Not in there. Uh-oh. Five, eight. Not in there. In there.

Ally, it's coming, it's coming, it's coming. I'm coming! What are the stats for a three-headed white raven? I'm coming! I'm coming home! Loading. Nobody else went there. 60 feet for its range. Okay, great.

You just put him in the coconut. So its movement here can fly you up. In the coconut. About there, be your 60 feet. Sick. Celestial. Throw it in the trash. Patsy, are you good back there? Do you need help getting further?

Do you want it to dash? I'll take some distance if you need it. Or do you want to stay above in that space? I think that I will hover over the tempest. Okay, so you will dash and move over? Yeah, it doesn't need to be directly above, but yeah. Okay, you got it. All right, that finishes your go. Now, this first troop that just lost its juggernaut

is going to go. All of these slithers swarm in around Scanlan. Oh boy. Oh boy. Oh boy. There's enough of me to go around, boys. I'll set this one over here, over here. You are just now swarmed by seven slithers. Scanlan!

It's tough. All right. I've had giant sperm attack me before, it's okay. I don't mind it. There it is. It's high in protein. First one's going to attack you. That's going to be a 13 to hit. Miss! For this one.

Next one, ooh, that's going to be a 23 to hit. Hit! You take, I'm just doing straight damage here, is going to be 14 points of piercing damage. Okay. And you are grappled in its vice bite. Jesus. The other ones do extra damage

to one that is grappled. Uh-oh. With their shredding jaws. Shit. All right, so the next one's going to attack you. There's five more. Five more! That's going to be a 12 to hit, misses. Misses.

Next one, natural one. Oh my god. Amazing. So three more. Five more! That's going to be a 12 to hit. Misses. Misses. Next one. Natural one. Oh my god. Amazing. So three more. That's going to be a 24 to hit. Hit! You take 21 points of piercing damage.

And I'm double grappled. The last two, 15 to hit. Miss. And natural one, Jesus Christ. Okay. Yes! I'm double grappled. The last two, 15 to hit. Miss. And natural one, Jesus Christ. Okay. I'm slippery. But now one of them has you in its jaws and it's Langolier style. Its teeth are grinding into you

while multiple other ones are snapping and pulling at you, like a massive piranha frenzy. That finishes their go. Okay. There's this weird vibration in the air, and you can't help but glance up. The top of this begins to glow that weird,

light blue-white color. And for a second, you swear you see the mystical shape of some ceremonial armor, high-crested robe covered Ryloran with weird symbols and shapes of its armor and its crest behind it. Some extremely powerful looking ghostly image of some massive ancient Ryloran there.

As it hovers in front of it, you see it lift its hands as it glows brighter and brighter. Something is psychically operating that remotely. And it is now. So we do have to take it out. It's beginning to go. We'll have until the next round before it fires. Oh, jeebies.

The secondary troop over here, up here, flails. Roll for heart attack. Okay, so reverse gravity. Yeah, they're just up there. They got nothing to hold onto. Yay. Hey, guys.

How large is the area that you affect? It's up to 50 feet. Or it's a 50-feet circle, right? Wow. It's not a 50-foot radius, is it? It's a 50-foot radius. Radius? Oh god. That would have gotten a lot of stuff. Over there would have been 50-foot, would have been.

Uh-oh. From where you placed it. Everybody going up. Well, Liebta would have avoided it. Hold on, 50-foot radius would have been from there. I would have put it so that it wouldn't get me. Right. It's not going to hit any of these guys,

but it's definitely going to affect Keyleth. And Liebtel technically is flying, so the gravity isn't affecting her too much. They would also be affected. They make it. The one that's currently on fire actually rolls a 23. Oh, so they're fine. And the... fire actually rolls a 23.

And the, okay, and a 24. They actually are both holding onto the edge and still fighting, but they're starting to lift off to the side awkwardly. Keyleth, would you mind rolling a strength saving throw for me? I get advantage on magic effects. You do, and...

And what? Garbage. Oh, is it my ele? It's your strength. My ele. Your elemental is, yeah, strength. Probably doesn't matter. Wouldn't you have run around it, though, if you'd have known it was up?

Because you made that run after he already cast it. Yeah. You're uncertain of what the radius would be necessarily. That's true. It's not visible. Oh, I'm pretty sure I fail. Okay, so you are now floating 100 feet up in the air. Woo! Did you fly in that form?

Yes, it's honestly not a big deal. If anything, this might be better. Now, does a fire elemental have flight? I don't think it does. No, it doesn't, but. So just consider yourself 100 feet up with those guys. Consider yourself 100 feet up in the air. I have a question. I just started looking at all stuff for planter ally.

It's really kind of up to the DM's discretion. Yeah. So it just needs to be a celestial. It could be a planetar. It could be a diva. It could be a solar diva or a planetar. Planetar or diva are a little more opus. Solar is massive. So maybe do you want to do a diva, or a planetar. Planetar or D.Va are a little more OP. Solar is massive. Mm-hmm.

So maybe do you want to do a D.Va, which is like 136 hit points. Yeah, let's do D.Va stats. That seems the right size to me. Let's do D.Va stats, you got it. All right, so that finishes their go. Those troops are caught up here, they can't do anything. That's starting to glow. Pike, you're up with Zirconia Sundeck.

Okay! Okay, all right, all right, all right, all right. Let's go, Pike. All right, so. Where are you, Pikey? Back there. Pike is overconosundack. Okay! Okay, all right, all right, all right. Let's go, Pikey. All right, so. Where are you, Pikey? Back there. Pike is over here. Bonus action. Okay. I'm going to start with, am I within 60 feet of Scanlan?

You are definitely within 60 feet of her. All right, so I'm going to cast Shield of Faith on Scanlan, which gives you a plus two to your AC. Honey. Okay, okay. plus two to your AC. Honey. Okay, okay. Plus one to your AC. Plus two to your AC. Whoa. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Because you have a low AC. And then I am going to cast Guiding Bolt. There we go. There we go. To get us, to get Pike started. Now, those are both leveled spells, right? Oh boy.

Oh, oh, oh, oh shit. Ashley's back. Hang on, I know. I said Sam. Fuck you, Sam. I tore it. Okay, wait, Shield of Faith is a first level. Oh, I see what you mean. Yeah, so you can do a cantrip if you'd like.

You could do Sacred Flame or something. Okay, that's right, that's right, that's right. Okay, so then what I will do. You don't have to get me. It's okay. Okay. See you later. We broke up.

We did, we did. So no more on him? No more on him. So I am going to cast Guiding Bolt at the ball. Yeah. Right there? Yes. Okay. And I'm going to cast Guiding Bolt at the ball. Yeah. Right there? Yes. Okay. I'm going to do it at... What level?

Get it, get it, get it. The ball doesn't have a butt. This is the Everlight Special. High-level Guiding Bolt. Everlight Special. It's all cheek. I'm going to do it... Just one big cheek. I will do it at 5th-level.

5th-level, all right. Go ahead and roll for an attack. He's dead. Okay. And that gives advantage on the next attack? It does give advantage on the next attack. Should I go higher? No, save your spells. Got it. Okay, that's what I was thinking.

Okay, 19. 19 hits, go ahead and roll damage. All right, all right. So we got, all right, help me with math. We've got, I think it's eight. How many what? 8d6. Okay, so we've got, here me with math. We've got, I think it's eight. How many what? 8d6. Okay, so we've got, here's what I need. You're such smart dice.

10, I have dice. Free time. I like it, it's cute. Should've used yours. Seven, 17. 17, so that was, that was. Five. So I do two more? Yep.

What balls? 22. 22. What balls? 22. 22. What balls? Quat? 22.7. What balls? You blast it and you do like, it kind of like, the energy shimmers for a second

and it looks like there's a scuff and a bit of like a crack to it. It looks damaged, but not like deeply damaged. But there is now that kind of glowing, like it's already giving off its glow, but now there's a bit of ever light guided, like flame-like golden glow that's almost pulling attention from your allies towards it.

Okay. So that's your action. Do you want to stay put or keep moving? I'll just try to tuck behind. Over here? Yeah. Behind the, yeah. But I'm going to try to go, well, let's see here now. There is one individual there.

Oh, I didn't see. Like, has resistance to the statue or some shit? Keep where he is. Right over here. Okay. You know what? I'm just going to start making my way towards by where Scanlan is. Okay.

Do I have something on my team? Now you can get up here and not be immediately in combat with any of your slithers. This side? I don't know, it's right over there. with any of your slithers. This way? Other one. Put it right over there. So that gets your movement, that's your action? Is that the end of your turn? You went too far. That is...

Closer to the center. The end of my turn. Great. I moved it. Zirconos, you're up. Please. All right. You got this! You got this! You see, there's so much stuff to do.

It's so scary. How do you guys do this? Yep, yep. He looks down and sees, is this thing still grappling and chewing up Scanlan? Oh yeah. And he just screams, Scanman, no!

And he's going to just trace a bunch of circular primordial sigils in the air and cast Wall of Fire. Yeah! Yes, let's go! But at 4th-level, I can cast it not just as a wall, but I can make a radius up to 20 feet. So since they're in a perfect circle, I'd like to cast it around,

perfectly around Scanlan, literally on the tops of the heads of these guys. Right. But then I can also control. Can you still get that other guy? Well, I think so, because I can control what side of the damage comes from the wall. So where normally you would think it would be inside,

it would be to the outside. Right, no, Pike is right here. She's strong, she's strong. I'm very strong. She's fire resistant. She's also fire resistant. She's fire resistant. She had to be married to me, she's strong. You're fine, you're fine. I knew I would be getting close.

Wall of Flame shoots up around it. It's a 19 dex and then halved if they fail. Right, so you're testing at 4th-level, so 5d8? Yes. D8, it's 5d8. Go ahead and roll 5d8 damage. Okay. Oh, not bad.

Five, nine, 14, 20, 27. 27. On all those little sperm? Fail. On all the little guys, yeah. Fail. Two fail. Fail. Three fail. The three that were already injured from Veth's incinerate as the Wall of Flame shoots up around. Destroyed.

These false spells are in disguise still here. There, that's fine. The other ones. I'm going to hurt my boy. That was bad. No, no. You don't have to. Fail. Yes. Come on. Fail.

No! Fail. Yes. Come on. Fail! No! Fail. Yes! They're rolling dead tens this whole way. And this last one here, natural 20. One of them does make it for half the age. One scrappy little match. Of course.

All right. This is a total bad time, guys. The brother and Brandon have won. Brother! So they're all charred and quite injured, except for one of them took a little hit, but they're still there in the middle of the flame wall. Okay. That's your action. Do you want to move it all?

Yeah. How far am I from Scanlan? From Scanlan? You're about 40 or so feet from him. 40 feet. All right. Then I will use my Blink Step, because I will use my blink step because I cast magic and I'll just teleport right down next to Pike. Did it hit something to blink him or you just do it?

What'd you say? No, no, it just happens. Great. Yeah, I'm going to double check, but. That's fine, don't care. You appear right next to Pike. You're so badass. And then. Spirit, they're ready.

Yeah, and then I would say, yeah, I can just do it, 30 feet. Great. On occupied space. And then, because I'm so scared for Scanlan, I'll just let it drop. Okay. I'll let the wall of flame go. Oh, what just happened? Succonus, how'd you get there?

I thought the baddies come running up. Don't worry about me, man. I'm not going to force you. Impress Lietel. All right, that finishes your go? Yeah, that's it for me. All right. Did she see? Did she see? Did she see? Did she see that?

Don't worry about me. Top of the round, Vex, you're up. She's out of health. With Scanlan on deck. She's actually the exact opposite of the tower and can't see anything that she's at. Goddamn! This is hopeless, what are you doing? That's amazing.

All right, I'm going to shoot at the ball. Yeah. I'm going to shoot at the ball. Yeah. And I get advantage, right? Because it's lit up. Work the ball. You do.

Do I, can I do like... That's what I was thinking. I was like, that's one of our lines, right? And I'm going to do sharpshooter? Sure. Ooh, natural 20! Yeah! Let's go! Let's go, bitch!

Yes. Queen shit. Roll damage on that crit. Let's see what you do. I don't, I mean, it's not a lot, because I don't have any extra shit. It says Sharpshooter, though, so it's extra. Are you adding the extra damage to it? Sharpshooter adds just a 10, regardless. It doesn't double the 10. It doesn't double the 10.

The modifier's after the crit. On top of a crit, though. Yep. Oogie, oogie, oogie. Yes the 10, regardless. It doesn't double the 10. It doesn't double the 10. The modifier's after the crit. On top of a crit, though. Yep. Oogie, oogie, oogie. Yes, yes, yes. That was the doggest shit of a roll. Wow. Is there anything else I'm adding? Am I doing sneak attack to it?

Nah. It's not like he saw me coming. The tower? It's not a creature you can sneak attack, unfortunately. It doesn't have any vitals to strike at. Um. The tip is always very sensitive. 25, 25.

You're right. 25 damage? 25 damage. It's great, it's great. It strikes in where the initial impact from Pike's Guiding Bolt was, and you watch cracks apparate around, and the ghostly visage of this extremely powerful, psychic alien creature flickers for a second,

and you watch as it focuses on you, and you hear in your mind, You will not interfere. What's that? Straight in the middle of your mind. Shit, I'm going to hit it again. Go for it. That's it, sharpshooter two.

I don't know if this is going to work, though. That would be 20. 20 just hits. Yes. Wait, but don't you also get advantage? I don't get advantage again. Okay, okay, okay. Okay, that's better.

That would have been great on the crit. 29. Nice. The top of it shatters and explodes, the glow dissipating, and you hear in your mind, as the ghostly image is dispelled and sent off somewhere else. Fuck you, ghost! Nice. Yes.

Fuck all ghosts! One of the one will be contained. All right, so those are your two strikes. You want to move? My two strikes. Yeah, I'm going to move towards Percy because he's going to need to move faster than, right? How far do you, how fast do you fly? 60, right? I guess it would,

wait, wait, wait, before I do this. Yep, got to be. I move at 30, but I could be fine. I also. You can dash. Well, I'm. And if I have you, then I'm going half speed, so I'm not. So it doesn't matter.

So I'm going to, well, I'm also, I'm going to be taking attacks as I go, so I'll be probably okay for now. Then I'm going to bonus action. Hunter's Mark. What is this little dude? Which one, right over here? No, the one that's, that guy.

There? Yeah, what is that? That guy? He hasn't gone yet. Okay, I'm going to Hunter's Mark him. Okay, you got it. So he is Hunter's Mark. I'll go ahead and put a little Hunter's Mark black mark on him for you. All right, that finishes your go?

Yeah. Scanlan, that finishes your go? Uh, yeah. Scanlan, you're up. I'm going to try to get some of these sperms off me. I'm going to fly. I'm going to fly. I'm sorry, I'm going to fly as far as I can over this way. This way? Yeah. All right, 60 feet. I want to go higher so that thingy can't hit me,

whatever that... I want to go higher. About there? Yeah, hit me, whatever that. I want to go higher. Here. About there? Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. You got it. All righty. I will cast Thunder Wave. I'll strum on my lute a powerful chord at second level and try to knock these. I think I can only get the three in front of me, right?

It's a 15-foot cube or something. Can you do it all around you? Yeah, 15-foot cube originating from you. What is that? I never understand. Meaning it has to be adjacent to where you are. So it can't be all around me. It has to be in front of me. Correct. You can get two this way.

You can try and, if you want, no, you can't, you're grappled. Yeah, you can't move. So you can hit two of them with it. I can't get, if you want, no, you can't, you're grappled. Yeah, you can't move. So you can hit two of them with it. I can't get the three in front of me since they're 15 feet? Five, 10. Unfortunately, no, because it's a 15-foot cube.

So she misses those two there. They're arranged just away. Or you could blast this and the guy that she just hunter marked. But it's a 15-foot cube around you. No, it's from you. It originates from you. So it's bordering one of your squares. Like a chess bishop.

But it's not a 15-foot cube this way. It's diagonal. Nah. That's stupid. There are spells that are a radius from you, but this is not one. This is right in front of you. I love that it's a giant cube, though. It is. Yeah, that's cool.

It's good, it works for me. It's a medic. Just going to see if there's anything else that's better than that. There is, but they're all stuff that I'm saving. So let's just do that. Let's just aim for two. The two in front of me. All right.

Is this constitution save? It was a Weavemind, I think. Four, it's a fail. Oh, for sure. And a fail. Yay! So that's 3d8, I believe. That was a weak point.

Yeah, it was. 14 points of damage. And boom! Oh, nice. Those two just send off to the side. One splatters against the rock, the other rolls and just stops moving. Amazing.

So they're both gone? Yeah. You're no longer grappled, because the one that had you grappled was the one you destroyed. Great. If I move, they'll attack me. So do I move? What's in front of me? I can't see.

Yeah, go get, get, take a look. But if I move, they'll attack me. That's true. But I'm here for glory. That's what it's about, baby. So I slap myself on the ass and I... Oh, for the record, I do need to have you roll some constitution saving throws.

I forgot because we were concentrating on the... Oh, I'm going to drop them. Okay, so yeah, so it doesn't matter. They, so... Oh, they're going to drop them? Yeah. Incoming Grog! Okay, roll 10d6 for me.

Uh-huh, 10d6. Correct. You want some spare d6s? Uh... Roll big, roll Okay, roll 10d6 for me. Uh-huh, 10d6. Correct. You want some spare d6s? Uh... Roll big, roll big, roll big. Can I make a dex? Four. That's all I need. All right. Yep, I'll allow it here in a second.

Okay. Terrible. Well, some are good. Okay. 12. 24. 28. 32. 28. 32.

36. It's raining men. As the spell drops. Hallelujah! My name's Jennifer. Is yours? Oh, thank you. As the spell drops, they all plummet. Grog, make a dexterity saving throw. With disadvantage because you are holding on.

Oh, okay. Oh, that was a natural 20. Actually, it'd be a straight roll because you have advantage of things you see. One of these was not mine. This was a fake roll, sorry. This was not mine. 12, 16. Yeah, you just managed to roll out of the way.

Would one of them land on his axe? Well, they... Yeah. Every single one of them splats. Oh! Opa! Like that? Yep. Just one of them splats, except for these two that fall injured on the ground.

The big boys. You got them. Oh, they're pro. Time to go gardening. They are definitely injured and on the ground. Lost their whole turn. All right, Scanlan, does that finish your turn? I'm going to trot forward.

Trot forward, full movement? Yeah, getting to the next set of baddies. Okay. Actually, before I give you the full engine, they're both going to get a tax opportunity on you. Of course they will. First one is, ooh, that's only a two. For 10, that misses you.

The other is a six, 17. Hit. 17 hits you? Hit. It grapples you as the bites and his bites grip. Unless, can I Cutting Words him? You certainly can go for it, yeah. I will Cutting Words his attack. I will neigh at him.

I'll say, watch me trot! Watch me neigh! No! Which one now? Roll your dice. Uh, I'm not sure. D12. It reduces his attack by two. Two, that's enough, right?

15. Yes! All right. Oh my god. It's going, what the fuck? As you go running by. Coming out of the way, you can see this fight happening here.

That finish your turn? That finishes my turn, yes. Awesome, all right. You see, coming around this way, a bunch of vanguard come rushing in from off that way, filling the gaps here and coming around this cleric fellow here who's in the middle of casting a spell.

Uh-oh. The ground begins to quake in the space around here. The sand shudders and then bursting out of the ground, these massive blade-like insect arms, sending them scattering off into the air, screaming. some of them cut in the middle of the air. You see sand and dirt go flying. Ruby Vanguard goes flying?

Yeah, this whole troop gets thrown. One of those big bugs. That are off. Yeah, big bugs. As the dust begins to settle in, a full-grown battle of the Dulch itself. Oh! A full-grown battle of the Dolch itself. Oh shit! Show me! Just to strike it out!

Own troops? Oh! What is that monster? What's that on his head? Oh shit. Whoa! I wouldn't touch it. Oh, he's sharp!

Can I pick it up now? Baraka Luxor! Can I look at it? Sure, go on. I want to see the bottom of him. The shaking. Oh, he's a biggie. He's on this side. This figure goes to run this direction at the shaking.

I'm going to roll. Not with a 10, you're not. This guy here is running. All of a sudden, the ground bursts open. He goes flying up and another mandible catches him and devours him as he lands on this side. Don't let him get you, you guys! What the hell are those?

A second one emerges on this side right there. Oh shit. Holy moly. We got to get the fuck out of here. Matt, question. Sky to climb, quick. When this one burst through and people all died there, am I within 60 feet of those? Yeah. They are.

Actually, it's good you're flying. Then I will use... Uh-huh. Well, that was my other question. Did you? Keeper of Souls. You dropped your shit. To draw some life force from one of them to the Tempest. That's okay. Sure. That's the number of hit dice contained in that rando.

Six hit dice. Six hit dice. So six hit points. I king-line. Wait,. Six hit dice. So six hit points. I can't go ahead and get six. You just get six hit points. It's super minor. If you're down any. Somebody died and you took their life force. I think none of us are down yet. It's all right, I need to practice.

Yeah. It's an interesting. Yeah. So this Vidalge that arrives is going to charge forward, filling the gap right there. It's going to make five attacks with its scythe claws and razor mandibles. No. Five attacks? Five attacks? On who?

Well, the first fury on Grog. Jeez. 13. Misses. That's going to be 23. Hits. Hits. You take 29 points of piercing damage. Ooh! Nine, 11.

Reduced to half, so that's only 14. As one of its scythe claws strikes you from behind, the third attack is going to be a 19. That's my AC. So it does hit you. You take another 29 points of slashing damage. Three.

Oh, that's a scythe of claw attack, sorry. That was, my apologies, my apologies. Those both of those should have been 13. Okay. Oh, 13 total and then halved? Correct. So you take 13 total from the two of those. My bad.

Now it's going to come to you with this razor mandibles. That's going to be a 14. Misses you. Oh boy. It's going to be a 14. Misses you. Oh boy. It's going to go ahead and spin around and attack Pike with two of its scythe claw attacks. Pike, no! That's going to be a 27 to hit. That hits.

You take 13 points of slashing damage. I'm resistant to slashing. All right, so you take half of that. Okay, six. Six. And the last one, two. He's rolling dog shit. Fuck out of here! And then he's going to finish off with the Corroding Spray,

which is a 30-foot cone. Whoa! Okay. Excuse you. Excuse you. And is going to go ahead and Psh! Psh! Oh, that's bullshit. Spray in this direction turns its mandible that way to get both of them

and one of the vanguard figures over there indiscriminately. Dexterity saving throws, please. From Robbie and Marisha. No, Robbie and Pike. I need you to make Dexterity saving throws, please. From Robbie and Marisha. No, Robbie and Pike, I need you to make dexterity saving throws, please. Dex save? Yeah. I'm going to try to wake him.

Whoop! Yeah! Oh. Ah! Yes, that's so bad today. Team is short. You have inspiration. All right. Yeah, you want it,

so you go ahead. It's so bad. It's a 12. Yeah, it's a 12. Where's it at? You want it, you want it. Oh my so bad. It's a 12. Yeah, it's a 12. Where's it at? Oh my god, where's the 12? There it is. Oh, what the fuck, my god.

Went from an eight to a nine. Oh. 24 points of acid damage. 24? Yes. Pike, you take 24 points of acid damage. Let's kill him. That's going to finish that guy's go. This one over here is going to

skitter up this direction. Oh, you've actually fallen because you're- I have fallen. Yeah, you are. So you plummet to the ground. You take 10d6 points of... It was 36. It was 36 points of damage. You're right, so you take 36 points of bl It was 36? It was 36 points of damage, you're right. So you take 36 points of bludgeoning damage.

Okay. How do you? Are you resisting the bludgeoning damage as a fire elemental? Uh, let's find out. Just don't press it. Yeah, probably, right? Damage, I am. Yep. So 36 hap is 18. So you take.

Great, beautiful. It's going to go ahead, and she doesn't have to get that close. Well, no, it will, it will, because it wants to bite you with its mandibles. It's going to go ahead. She doesn't have to get that close. Well, no, it will, it will, because it wants to bite you with its mandibles. It's going to shift up to you there. I want to bite you with my mandibles. Five attacks on you.

I want to feel you from the inside. So docile. Yeah, it'll shift around this way. Feel you from in my inside? Yeah. So for you, Keyleth. My whole existence is claws. 16.

Does a 16 hit you? Oh, there it is, too, my ma. Yes, it hits me. 13 points of slashing damage? Halved. Are you resistant to slashing as well? Bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing. Correct, yeah.

So you take six as a natural 20. Oh on. So you take six. That's a natural 20. Oh my. So for that, you would take... I'd say that would be 20 points of slashing damage, reduced to 10. Third strike. That's going to be a 28 to hit you. That's another 13, reduced to six.

That's going to be an 18 to hit you. Yeah, all these hit. That's another 13 to hit to six. That's going to be an 18 to hit you. Yeah, all these hit. That's another 13 to hit. And then now its mandibles are going to strike down towards you. Let's go, baby. That's going to be a 19 to hit. Yep. I take 29 points of piercing damage.

Halved, so that's... Plus. Wait, 29 halved, wait. 14. Yeah, 14. Plus... Okay. 23 points of acid damage, as its digestive juices get you in its mandibles there. Wait, say that again? 23 points of acid damage.

Which looks like that hits. 23, you said? Mm-hmm. Okay. Then it's going to finish with a Corroding Spray. Which is going to get Lieve, Tell, the planetar, Raven, and you, Keyleth, in your form. I need you both to make dexterity saving throws

for me, please. Lieve and the full-fledged diva. Whoa, whoa, whoa! Are these good rolls? Natural 20, baby! Yeah! All right. So 56 points of acid damage reduced to...

56. 28. Oh my god. Are we trying to kill these lobsters or are we getting out of here? Sheesh, lobsters. Laeve got 14 and the D.Va, which is what I'm using, got a 19.

19? The D.Va takes 28 points of acid damage. You take 56 points of acid damage. 56. Sprayed in that space. So I had 102 hit points as a fire elemental, and he dropped me. Oh, with one hit.

I mean, one turn. Like, one turn, but he unleashed a one. So how much extra did you take from that? Three. Okay. Three damage and Keyleth is back on the board. Yeah, these things are here to kill anything, not just us, so we should probably get the fuck out of here. Yeah, right, get the fuck out of here.

Why won't they follow us towards the Nalleys? They don't know that we're- Well, probably, they're not, they don't know our plan of attack. They're just going to fuck up everything. Should probably continue to just attack and move, attack and move. Well, that finishes their turn. Troop three is gone.

Percy, you're up with Grog on deck. Questions. Yeah. Would I know, would I know? Questions. Questions, I'm Percy's back. Good sir. Would I know whether or not they were likely to have keen vision or keen hearing in order to move around?

You have never seen this creature in your entire life. Just from an insectoid point, knowing that they, like having a notion of it. Make a nature check. All right. Make a nature check. Ugh. Oh, icky. 11. 11? No idea.

It looks like a crustacean. These are deeply alien. There is insectoid aspects to it, but you've never seen these creatures before. All right. That's fine. I assume we're all fucking booking. I'm going to get 30 feet in this direction

as best I can. You guys fought the baby before. I'm going to head this way 30 feet. Sure. So I guess that's, I'm trying to read the five, 10, 15. Can I make the leap? You can leap down and make an acrobatics check. All right.

15. 15? Yeah, you catch yourself. All right, and I might try and do one more leap. Sure, maybe that'll be better. Ooh. Much better. Yeah, so you leap down to the bottom. All right. You do not lose any movement in the falling,

so you have five more feet after that. I have five more here? Yeah. That's 30 feet? Yep. And then, just since I'm there, I'm just going to take four pocket shots at that jerk. Percy's in a whole other county. I know, he's awesome.

Are you shooting from your cane? No, I'm just shooting from Animus. His pocket watch is a bazooka. That's 23 to hit. 23 to hit definitely hits. That's a... His pocket watch is something else in time. Man, you don't want to know about the pocket watch.

Goodness. That's 14 points of damage with, where did I put my, with four points of psychic damage. Yep. All right. Does this seem like psychic damage is doing anything, by the way, or no? It seems to be her. All right.

Yeah, this is just a Vanguard figure. Okay, number two. I'm going to reroll that, because that was a one, so I am using, no, I can only reroll saves. So, gun breaks. Missed fire on Animas. No! Tale as old as time.

I take four points of damage. Okay. And then I'm going to use a bonus accent to try and fix it. Go for it. Which, what is the fix? Now I'm looking it up. Let's see.

Sorry, I know. It's tinker tools, proficiency, which is a proficiency bonus plus your dex or intelligence. Dex, I think. Yeah. So dex plus your profi, so that'd be 12? Plus 12. Six, 12 plus tinker tool? Yeah, so just. Well, with the dex plus, that'd be 12? Plus 12. Six, 12, plus tinker tool? Yeah, so just.

Well, with the tinker tools, it'd be plus 12. So roll a nine plus 12. Better? 13 plus. Repaired. All right. That's a bonus action. Oh, no! Wow!

No! Yep. And that's a bonus action. Just keeping those guns repaired over there. Clear the chamber. I'm going to take my last two shots and see how this goes. Go for it. 20 ridiculous to hit.

That'll hit. And that's a... So these two. That's 15 points of damage with five psychic. This one just takes the blow and tumbles off the side of the ruins and out of sight. The Kryn that's currently fighting it notices it fly off, looks at you,

and gives a nod, gets his blade ready, and is about to leap down to join the other side of the fray. Reload. Put it away. All right. That finish your turn, Percy? Yep. All right, Grog, you're up with Keylethundak. Right. Were we fighting this fucking?

Oh shit. Boy, oh boy. Should we hobble them so they can't chase us? Just take out their legs? I don't know. I don't know what damage they could take. All right. I'm going to go, no, that's dumb.

Yeah, I'm going to take two attacks. Why not? Actually, I have Boots of Feral Leaping. You do. That gives me boobs. Boots of Feral Leaping. You got some Boots of Feral Leaping? Boots of Feral Leaping. I've let myself go the past 30 years.

Can I try to jump up on its arm and climb up onto its back like Starship Troopers? You certainly can, yeah. Go ahead and make an athletics or acrobatics check, your choice. Okay, I'll do athletics. That's a 21. 21, yeah, you leap up onto its back

and eventually clamber onto its carapace up this way as you're clutching onto the side of it. They're just riding it. Yeah, you big beastie, yee-haw! And I'll swing down with my axe, great, not great weapon master on the first one. Okay, go for it. That's cocked.

Ross, does that count as enough of a death to get a point back or no? Yeah, you killed him. That's a 32 to hit. 32 to hit, definitely hits. I'll do the second one, great weapon master. Yeah, 19, and then the... 35, 30 to hit, definitely hits. I'll do the second one, Great Rumpet Master. Yeah, 19, 35, 30 to hit. That hits.

Okay. Let's go. That's crazy. Okay, so there's some of those. Go, buddies. 10, 20. Take them out. 24, 26 for necrotic. Four points of necrotic for 28 points of damage on the first one. Nice.

The second one is? Yes! 12 plus 10. 22, 26. And one point of necrotic, so 27, one point of necrotic. That was with the plus 10 from Great Weapon Master? No! 37. 37. And the last one, the other one should be...

42. Yeah. Got it. So plus 20 on both of those. How do you do-do-do-do? No. No, no. Crack! Your axe is made out of charting. Cut through some of its outer armored shell,

but it's still pretty hardy. You can see blood coming from where the crack is there and it's like as it's trying to recoil. Some of its claws are trying to strike back towards you and many of its underneath spikes seem to shift and move with the pain it's taking. Frenzied attacks make me incur a level of exhaustion, right?

When you're done raging, yes. When you're done raging, got it. Okay, yeah, I'm saving it. You just have to be done raging. Yeah, I'm good. Okay, that finishes your turn? I'm done, yep. You're up. You just have to be done raging. Yeah, I'm good. Okay, that finishes your turn? I'm done, yep. You're up. I'm going to try

to kill these things? I don't know. I don't know. That was 70-something points of damage. Yep, a little over 70. But they don't, yeah, I don't think so. Yeah. That was just his outer. This is probably a bad idea.

But we're going to try it anyway. Because Grog gave me an idea. Okay. Being able to cast something at will means I can just do it at will, right? It's not like an action. That's what it means, yeah. Great. Well, it says at will, means you can cast it, but if it's a spell,

it still takes an action to cast it, which means it doesn't use a spell slot. Okay, understood. Well, no, I'm not going to do that. I will, however, this is stupid. Why am I doing this? I'm going to do it anyway. I love it, I love it, let's go.

It's going to be awesome! What do you got? Show me what you got. I am going to try to dominate the Vidalche in front of me. Come on. With what spell? Dominate. Monster? Monster. dominate the Vidalch in front of me. Come on. With what spell? Dominate.

Monster? Monster. Beast. Is this a beast? You don't know if it's a beast or not. Wait, hang on. I feel like it's a beast. Yeah, but it could be just like a Ruidian beast. It has to be a beast.

Roast beast. Do you want to roll for me a nature check? Yes, I do. I'll give you a nature check to look at this to see if there's any inclination as a being that is so deeply connected to the nature of Exandria and the beasts of its landscape to see if there is a thread of recognition in there.

Don't fuck me. Ah! 13. 13. I have to tell. It's an alien beast you've not seen before. Only envisions, so. Not without confirmation.

Don't waste it. How do, what decides, what chooses between a beast and a monster? No. Beasts and monstrosities. Beasts are creatures that occur naturally. Monstrosities tend to be creatures that were altered through magic,

through chemical means, through curses, all sorts of strange things. Well, these happen naturally in the moon. Yeah, but they've been altered. But they do so many experiments. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. So I'll go back to the good old Faithful and do a firestorm.

Firestorm, all right, let's go. Okay, so I'm going to use my Spire of Conflux. I can make 10 10-foot cubes. Whoa. Whoa. And they all have to make a dexterity saving throw. Yep, 10. So where do you want to send it? Okay, so. This map is so big. You can't do it with every single cube. Okay, so in front of me, 10, or like one.

Yep, one. One, two. Two. None of our people are in here yet. These all look like... There are Kryn warriors and some folks that don't look dressed like Vanguard over in this space, and right here. Put one on that wall.

And there's, okay, so I'll do one, two, three. Three, three. Three, okay. Uh-huh. Do these look like Vanguard back here? Back here they are. Four. Four. I'll start moving upwards. Five. Okay, yeah, five. Do these look like Vanguard?

Uh, it's hard to tell at your distance. It could be, what do you want to do? Six. Six. Seven, eight. Is there anything else? That's all in that Six. Six. Seven. Eight. Is there anything else? That's all in that vicinity. Can I? Yeah, I can't. They have to connect, that's the only thing.

So, boom. All right, so roll damage. And it is a dex save, correct? Dex save. All right, so roll that a 7d10 fire damage. Whoa! What the fuck? Firestorm, baby. Fucking Keyleth flying in on the C-130. Yeah.

Seven defense. Straight up. One, two, three, four, five. Yep. What is that? Yeah, you are. Stealing bees. It's what was coming to you guys from below when you were coming down from the airship. Okay, perfectly average, honestly.

19. 19. 21. 23. 28. 28. 40, no. 30. Two.

48 fire damage. 48 fire damage, okay. So the Dulce, that's going to be 17, which fails. Fails. It takes 48 damage. The flame column hits, and it pulls back a little bit. It looks like the flames burned it. That's the first thing that one's been hurt.

Okay, so it definitely was hurt. Okay, so definitely was hurt. These two guys over there fail the 13, they fail with a 14. Both of these Ryloren are incinerated. Nice. Bad guys? Yeah, those bad guys. That guy there, incinerated. Yay!

It hasn't been a full turn yet since we used Keeper of Souls. That's going to be a 16, fails, he is incinerated. Hey! It hasn't been a full turn yet since we used Keeper of Souls. That's going to be a 16. Fails, he is incinerated. Not quite. It has not been a turn, no. Those two vanguard folks there fail and fail. Fish bag. That way. Over here, this vanguard. Oh, you put it up there, too?

Fails. Still had a little bit more, too, but. Well, I mean, climbing up the Over here, this vanguard. Oh, you put it up there, too? Fails. Sick. I still had a little bit more, too, but. Well, I mean, climbing up the cubes here, it would have been about just enough to go that full way. And then that shrike over there, that is going to be a 22 to hit. That he saves, so he takes half damage.

Okay, cool, so the shrike. 44, no, 24. I said 24 damage. Yeah. That sounds correct. 26. Okay. And then all three of those Kryn soldiers. Yes, 24.

Fail. Fail. Fail. These three Kryn soldiers are incinerated. For our friends, Keyleth! Learn your spell. Fog of War, Fog of War. War is hell.

Build three allies. It is. War is hell. Sorry. Sorry. All right. I love the spell on any form of the wall. You guys are bad heroes. So that's your action? Bonus action, Earth Ellie form.

Yeah. Whoa, look le form. Look how pretty. I feel like she got prettier. Miss Alexandria. All right, so your action bonus action. Do you want to move? I can move. So I can earth glide.

There is just between several other birds. Can I... I don't want to get too far ahead of the party. I't want to get too far ahead of the party. I know when to get too far ahead of you. Shut up! I'm willing to sink in under the ground. Okay, those who get an attack of opportunity usually vanish from his range.

He gets an attack of opportunity from me. Because you're leaving his melee range. I guess the minute you're about to sink underground, he gets one strike at you. That's okay. That's going to be an 18 to hit? Yes, yes, just barely. 18 hits. It was razor mandibles.

You take 29 points of piercing damage, which is reduced to half in that form. So take 14. And... Six, nope. 23 points of acid damage. Jeez, don't get hit. Honestly. It's still not. 23. 23 points of acid damage. Jeez, don't get hit. Honestly.

It's showing off. 23? 23 points of acid damage. We really just need to keep moving. We're super powerful. Practically gods. We're practically gods. There's a guy with a horse's ass.

Just flashed him. Okay. I'm going to glide underneath, and can I go tucked in this corner? What's your earth glide movement? 30 feet. 30 feet? So can I go here?

You can get here. Without getting attacked by him? No, you would stay in his melee. You would get right there. Is that right out of his melee? You don't know? Oh. Those are long legs.

Fine. I was going to say, if you never left his melee, you wouldn't have gotten an attack opportunity. When you went underground, that is out of his melee, so yeah. It's okay, it's okay. Is that, I've got five feet between me and him? Plus this guy is a burrower,

so he can strike through. No, that's a bit of a... I'm sure he's got reach. So Beth, is that your turn? Bonus action and movement. Maybe he doesn't know where you are, though, because you're behind him. Yep, that's it. All righty. Shadows swoop up over the sides here.

Good shadows or bad shadows? Striking down winged entities. Winged? Winged! Because they are dragons. These are dragons? Angels? Angels! No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. Moonshine. Winged? Because these are dragons? Are these our dragons? Angels!

Not angels. Wait. Winged, armed devils swooping down. That's still good. That's still good. Dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun. One of them clutching a figure on its shoulder,

which it drops off onto the ground. A woman in white hair with dual daggers out to the side, black pouring down her face. It's Joppa! And multiple arms. Yeah! And multiple ears. Yeah!

Oh my god! What's going on? Oh, baby! Oh shit! Oh, baby! The six arms all carry multiple daggers as they appear. She is full of eight-limbed and they all begin to swarm these entities.

Oh, well, that's our chance. We got to go. We got to go. Attacks on this one. That hits for that double there. Both of those hit from him against the other guy. Wow, they're rolling good. Now all the good rolls come on. I'm rolling terrible when they're against you,

but they roll well from them. That one misses, so three hits from over here. Those are all doing... Oh man, so three. That one misses. So three hits from over here. Those are all doing... This guy's starting to look hurt. Over there. The one that Grog's on top of. That one over there, that's a miss. That's a hit from him. And then Opal's going to go wide with a flurry of strikes.

First is a bonus action. She's going to go ahead and hex the entity. So wait, that was after Keyleth? There. Opal. Damn, this is a lot to handle, Matt. And, Amy? Doing the best I can.

You're doing so fucking awesome. Six attacks from Opal. Ooh! We're first. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Six attacks from Opal. Ooh! Yeah, yeah, yeah. You're good. Let's call Opal without OP. Two, two, three, five, eight, 19. Eight, Jesus! On the 20s?

Yeah. Wow! Wait, what happened? I rolled a natural two, a natural two, a natural three, a natural five, a natural eight, and then a 19. Damn it, Coral. Wow. The eight might have hit, though. The eight, let me, here, that will be,

plus 10, that's an 18. This is. Only one, I know. Well, she's striking at it, but it's all hitting the heavy armor and the blade. She's six arms, you guys. She's figuring it out. Okay, so that one's going to take.

A couple of her arms colliding with each other. Yeah, yeah, yeah. 14 points of damage on that. I'm's going to take. A couple of her arms colliding with each other. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Woof, woof. 14 points of damage on that. I'm just going to unload on that. That finishes their go. That brings us now from Opal, twice crowned here to help represent the Betrayer Gods. At that point, Lieve, Tel, you're up.

And the diva follows me, right? Me too. No, you are on the diva, and then on the diva's turn, at the end of your turn, then it moves and takes you. Right, the D.Va follows, goes after me in the initial turn. Oh, sorry, yeah.

So what I'm going to do is lean Lieb's head down between two of the heads and say, get me up and over and hover behind that thing's ass, and I'm going to hold my action to cast Bless when we are within equal range of the Tempest and Opal. You got it. So that finishes your turn? I'm holding a spell.

You didn't cast Bless on any of us last time, right? No, because my economy conflicted. So once I'm within 30 feet of each of them, Lieve, hands out wide on top of this white three-headed raven, blesses the Tempest, myself, and Opal. That's d4s, right? d4s to attacks and saving throws.

That's good, that's good, that's good. Now maybe a little bit higher? Great. It's going to take you up. You said a little bit higher. Actually, scratch that! Can it take you? Scratch that!

Finishing your go, Lieve. This troop here now. This is going to go ahead and get up. This guy's going to go ahead and get up. And this guy is going to go first. He's going to attempt to psychically pull you off of the back of the creature as a bonus action. I need you to make a strength saving throw for me.

You've got the strong! You have advantage on it. I do. 19 plus 14, 33. You don't even budge. It's like. With that, it's going to go ahead and- Ta-ing! That's the whole insult. Ta-ing! That's great. You don't even budge. It's like. With that, it's going to go ahead and... Taint! That's the whole insult.

Taint! That's great, that's great. All right, it's going to throw two jagged darts. It's going to like. Taint going to pull me off. There it is. Yeah! There it is. Okay, okay, it's going to be 17 to hit.

Misses? No, and a 24 to hit. It hits. All right, so you do take... Is it at a ligo? Yes, I just needed it to move me. Okay, it's going to be four points of piercing damage reduced to two, not much.

But it didn't get you off. However, the juggernaut is going to go ahead and leap up onto the back over there. Yay, you got it, buddy. And it's going to go ahead and pursue you on the back of this creature. You're both now having a gladiatorial battle on the back of a full-grown Vidalge.

That's so epic. All right, there we go. Animated! Those spikes suck. I know. Are you in the mood for this fight or not? Well, we'll find out. He's fighting you? This fight's him.

I mean, I can make him slow down pretty quick. Yeah, yeah. Okay. With that. I love having control aspects on. Oh! I like it. I know.

More sticky. More Play-Doh. I'm trying. Maybe you can get him on that knee joint down on the lower right. Maybe that might be easier. Here, I'll just put it there. There you go. That'll work. We did it. You know where he is.

Okay, so with that, he's going to go ahead and unleash. I don't understand how he can reach Grog from there, though. It's so weird that he can reach you from there, though. Top of his turn, he regenerates 10 points. Okay. He regenerates 10 points. Whose turn? The Juggernaut.

The juggernaut. So it's gaining some of its health back. It makes three attacks against you, Grog. Multi-attack with its blades. It's going to be 25 to hit. Hits, yikes. 26 to hit. Yikes. And a 20 to hit.

Hits. All righty. So with that, you take... I'm just going for the ease of here, I'm not gonna roll a die for this. 10 damage, 10 damage, and 10 damage. Okay, half, half, half. So half to 15, so you take 15 points of slashing damage.

Need you to make a strength save because it uses a telekinetic combo. It hit you more than twice in one round. Okay. Natural 19 plus 14 for 33. You're fine. So as it's blasting you, you feel like it's pressure pushing on you,

almost like some sort of psychic force with each blow is trying to push you off your feet, but you still hold yourself strong against the back of this creature as you're both just brawling and throwing weapons at each other on the back of this shifting, massive insectoid, Vidalch. That finishes that troop.

Can I use my reaction, retaliation? Yes, you can. Get the fuck off me, whack! You indeed can. 12 double 12s. That's a 28 to hit. Mm-hmm. Okay, and that is 10 plus 10, 20, 24.

Yeah. That mean that one? Jesus. 28 points of damage, four points Yeah! Don't need that one. Jesus. 28 points of damage, four points of that on a necrotic. Yes, you got it. Keyleth, have you dipped under your temporary hit points yet? He's starting to look pretty hurt now after that other retaliatory strike.

He strikes me and he's like. Gets himself up the blades at the ready again and he's just coming at you. I have six temporary hit points. You're up here with? The creature. The dulch doesn't seem to be noticing him on his back. It's just focused on you.

Interesting. Because you're going to flee, and I'm me. Yay! Now, these guys over here didn't go. I need someone to roll for both sides on this end. I'm going to roll for the one juggernaut that remains here. The rest can go on that go there. Roll for the other guys.

That was a 12. What is that crazy? Natural 18. Divine Dose 2 is going to be six. It's so cool, isn't it? Just like a cage. Yeah, it's like. Looks like an apricot seed.

So with that, the juggernaut tears apart three of the figures, including a dunamancer who is in the process of about to cast it and throw it into the air. I'm sorry, guys. Slams one in the ground, crushes the other one's head, and then grabs the dunamancer and picks it up and just Hulk the Wolverine, bisects it

and throws both halves in different directions. Finishing their go, Pike, you're up with Stracona Sundex. All right, all right. Come on, Pikey. Okay, so, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um. All right, so Sacred Flame. Um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um. Okay. Cantrip.

I can do, what's this, 48? Yeah, 48. That's a cantrip? Yeah. It grows with you. Shit, that's so cool. All right. I'm just going to Sacred Flame the big, 48. That's a cantrip? Yeah. It grows with time. Shit, that's so cool. All right. I'm just going to Sacred Flame the big, well, let's see. You got a guy right behind you, Pike.

Oh, okay. Oh, that's your, you have a red face. Okay, okay, okay. He does. Looks like a villain. Sorry. Okay, never mind. Can I do this? He's Flame Speaker.

Is, is? Fire, right. Makes sense. I wonder, is that dumb? Is that dumb? Okay, okay. All right. I'm going to Sacred Flame the Vidalch. Okay, dexterity save? Or wisdom save?

Dexterity. Well, regardless, you rolled a natural five. Okay. So go ahead and roll 48. Okay, okay. All right, so we've got eight. All right, okay, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19. 19. Very good.

18 points of damage. Blaine bursts in its back. That's your action. That's my action. And then... So can I do Guiding Bolt now? Since it was... That was a cantrip. Well, yes, but they're both actions.

They're both actions. Shit, I shouldn't have done that. That was dumb. You'll get it for cantrip. I know, I feel, I'm so sorry. My brain is toast. It's all good. You also haven't played Pike in a long time. You have a mace. Yeah, I have a mace.

I'm going to fucking mace this stupid thing. Well, you have a bonus action left. Oh, a bonus action. Why did I do that? Would you like to take that back? I mean, kind of. I'm giving some leniency because it's been a minute since you've done it.

Okay, because I wouldn't have just done a cantrip. I thought I was going to be able to do that and then scratch that, all of that. I'm really sorry. Thank you. It's been years. I'll take that back. So no damage on that. Sorry.

If I can revive this. Okay, we're back. Okay, okay, okay. Tattishore Rewind. Yeah. All right. I'm going to Guiding Bolt the fucking thing. Good old Faithful, let's go. Guiding Bolt up the butt.

I'm so mad at myself. Up the butt of the Vidalge. What does a Vidalge butt even look like? Okay, that's a natural 19. Nice. That definitely hits. Go ahead and roll your damage. Okay, so. A dick.

Oh, I'm so sorry, you guys. Talk about drug road dare. Four. That's a good one. Vidalge. Okay. Try the Vidalge. I'm not going know. Okay. You tried to belch. I'm not going to.

What level was that? Ooh, nice. Okay, four. Four, okay. So we've got six. No, 12. 12-shaped in the order of 18. 18, 19. Oh, you're right there.

31. 11 points of damage, awesome. And it is smart. Those guys over there still have to go? These fights still happening up here. Oh, I shouldn't have done that. I thought he was close. All right. Do you have any bonus actions?

So that's your action. You have movement and bonus action. I don't understand how to do this, apparently, because I am just a fucking... Sure you do. You're doing great. You're doing great. That's my action. Okay, do you want to move, or do you want to?

Yeah, I want to move, still going this way. Okay. Just trying to, I have 25 feet, so. You wanted to go this way. There are all these guys here. There's a bunch of people in front of you, so you'll have to run past them. You could either run under its legs, that's fun,

or through the group of people. Oh, I see. You were on that rock by Sarkanas. Or you can try and run through under its legs and come this way. All right. But he's going to get an attack on you. Yeah. Are you already with his melee? I'll stay, I'll stay. I'm going to stay. Okay, you're going to stay put.

Yeah. You got it. Now, because I didn't get these guys. Okay, you're going to stay put. Yeah. You got it. Now, because I didn't get these guys last time, they're going to go ahead and swarm up. Swarm up! They're going to fill into there. This guy's going to move into there. This guy's going to move up to you, Sopranos. I know, I know.

All right, so now one's attacking you. It's going to be a 16 to hit you. Great, we love it. 16 hit? 16, it does not. And an 11. No. Both of these slithers biting at you and they get the part of your armor, you knock it back with your shield

and they're just not finding any purchase beyond the plate of the Dawn Martyr, which protects your physical form. The two other figures are going to swing at you twice. It's going to be a 19 to hit. No. And another 19 to hit. The other eye's going to come at you

with two more strikes. 12. 21 to hit? No. No. You're just like, beating their weapons back, holding the shield forth and knocking away. As you're just being assaulted, nothing can get through.

Oof. All righty. That finishes their go. Sirkonos, you're up with Vex on deck. Yeah. There's advantage, that finishes their go. Zirconos, you're up. Vex on deck. Yeah. There's advantage on big boy. Okay. Take him down. I wish we had my vantage point,

because what I can see from the back is Scanlan galloping off into the distance with like, it just looks so epic. So that's what Zirconos sees, and he's like, yes. And then I'm going to use my action to, I'm just going to say to myself, it's time. Then I'll use my action to take Wild Shape,

my Flamespeaker elemental form. Let's go! So this huge fire elemental springs into the space. I want roasted lobster. And that does require an action for me to take the form. But then I like to use my movement in my fire form. I can move through a space as narrow as an inch wide. So I'd like to use that movement to

and take that form and put it to a little pinpoint and insert myself in the spiracle of the carapace, of the abdomen of the monster. So I can also occupy the space of a creature with that movement. So I'm basically going to put myself in between the cracks of the armor of the... So much.

The Dolch. The Dolch. The Dolch. Nerdy talk. So basically, you can't see me, but I'm inside, and because I'm in that space, he's slowly lighting on fire from the inside. He catches flame. And he can't attack you because you're inside of him. Well, he can still attack you.

You're still in the area. It doesn't prevent you from being attacked. You do also get two attacks of opportunity from the two guys that were next to you as you move out of their space. Okay. So the guy over there is going to attack you. So that was going to be an 18 plus,

that's going to be a 24 to hit you. And the other one is going to be a, yeah, because I rolled twice that way. It's going to be a 14. 14 hits you? Oh no, no, no, nine. Okay. 19.

19, okay, yeah. So that one guy hits you for, that's terrible, four points of slashing damage. Oh no! Yeah. Would you take half of that for two? Oh yeah, great. You move by, he's on fire there. Cool, that finishes your turn?

Yep. Vex, you're up. These guys are attacking Pike? They are. But then this guy's attacking, I feel like these ladies have this guy over here, so I'm going to help Pike out, and I'm going to hit the guy from the back that I've hunter's marked. Okay. So I can actually

use a sneak attack on him. You can, let's go for it. Yeah, get him, get him, get him. Does that give you weight? No, that doesn't give me advantage. Rogue shoot. Sharp shatter. Robbie, that was fucking smart, man.

That was awesome. 21 to hit? 21 hits. Okay. There we go. See how we go. See how we go. Are you kidding?

Okay, well, that's 11. 14. Are you kidding? 14, 18. 22 plus nine is 31, plus 10 is 41 on the first hit. Yeah! He just and collapses to the ground. Great.

Then for my bonus action, I'm going to shift that Hunter's Mark to the Vidalge. It has a what to it? There you go. And I'm going to shift that Hunter's Mark to the Vidalge. Can I do what to it? There you go. And I'm going to attack it. It has advantage on it because of Guiding Bolts. The next attack has advantage. Great. Which gives you, no, you already done Sneak Attack. I already got Sneak Attack, boos.

18 plus 15. Oh, Sharpshooter, 18 plus 10. Yeah. So 28. 28 hits. Okay. Okay, okay. You get negative five to hit and plus 10 damage. Oh!

Seven plus three is 10, plus 10 is 20, plus nine is 29. 29 points of damage. There we are now. It strikes it. Strikes it. You see it buckle under its legs and it is now looking quite hurt, the massive Vidalge. Great.

It is massive and it has a decent amount of hit points. Its armor is pretty high, but you guys are pretty tough and it can deal out a lot of attacks and damage. All right, and. But it's hurt pretty bad. You hit that one? This one, yeah. I hit the one that is surrounded, yeah.

Okay. I'm going to fly this way and get over this Vidalge. Okay, 60 feet behind. Which is about there. Yeah, okay. All right, coasting over there on your broom. That finishes your go. Scanlan, you're up. The two or three people in front of me, between me and the Vdulch. Yes.

Do I get a sense of who's good and who's bad? Rean, this is a juggernaut there. That's bad. Dancing over there, you recognize the Kryn armor of the individuals that you met in Vasselheim. These two do not appear to be wearing vanguard attire. When you rushed up, before they got burned by Keyleth's massive firestorm,

they were fighting vanguard figures. Gotcha, so they're goodies. So I'll position myself behind the gladiator, not gladiator, what's it called? Oh, shit. The juggernaut. Juggernaut. Yep. You are currently in his behind him. Yes, and I will blast.

I will whinny. And. The figure you see next to you and I will blast, I will whinny. And, uh. The figure you see next to you has this massive flaming blade and pale golden skin, white hair that flows in the air and their eyes are pure white. They just hold an angelic energy to them. There's some divine essence to their blood

as they turn back and go, oh, thank goodness, you've arrived. I have, and I'm here to help you. And then you whinny? And I whinny and lightning comes out of my mouth. Yes! Yes! Oh god!

That is nightmare shit. I'm here to help. What level are you casting? The one above the one. So fourth level. Fourth level, okay. Dexterity save? Yes. Dolch, that's a 17. So fourth level. Fourth level, okay. Dexterity save? Yes. Vidalge, that's a 17. 22, yeah. Wins. It fails.

So then that, is that 9d6 or 10d6? 1d6, I just thought. How long is the range on that? Sorry, it is 100 feet in a straight line. 100 feet in a straight line. So you get the Juggernaut and the Vidalge, that's it. For sure. Oh yeah. And you just barely miss Keyleth.

We will. Yeah, I wasn't going to be mad. So it's 9d6, I think? Oh, they both failed their dexterity saving throws. So 9d6 damage. 11, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21. Not great.

And then, oh, garbage. 26 points of damage. That is awful. It arcs through the juggernaut, gets hit, smoking its whole torso. It looks back over its shoulder. The dolch takes the blow and shrugs it off. It takes the damage, but this one isn't as hurt

as the other one. I will just rock around behind the angel. Rocking around. Okay, you will take an attack opportunity by moving out of its coverage. Ah, shitballs. Well, then I'll an attack of opportunity by moving out of its coverage. Ah, shit balls. Well, then I'll... I don't want to get hurt, though.

Could you have not gone up right behind it? I mean, that's where I was. Okay. I'm going to go behind the angel and behind that other guy. I'm really... Okay, so you're around here? No, no, like putting both of them between me

and behind the armor guy. What do you mean? Behind here, you mean? No, that corner. This corner? Yeah. So you guys got to go through two people to get to me. All right, so we're just taking a time of opportunity on you. Just going to take a big old swing with this bone.

Ooh, natural two. For a 12. Hey, he misses. Like, turns around, goes to the swing, and you're just already off that way. Great. Yeah, and I'll leave some poop as I go. Okay, that finishes your go?

Yep. Okay. At the end of your turn, a dark shadow. Oh no. Another dark shadow? Emerges from behind, as the dust opens up above, as you see brass wings spread out. Oh! Devosa! Devosa! There you go.

Yeah! And is going to go ahead and do a massive. So pretty! Massive, essentially, breath weapon carpet bombs. Yeah! We got to get to the fucking key! Yep. He's going to. Jesus.

Sorry. Yes! Gets the devil in the way. Oh, well. But doesn't care. Mm-hmm. Because she has a huge fan. Wow, that's so pretty. And. It's going to burn past and just keep flying

and is going to take back off into the sky. So as she darts down, or they dart around that direction, darts down, is going to roll dex save for both, for the devil, natural one. Uh-oh. Uh-oh. Then for the Vidalge. Vidalge is going to be 17, which is also a failure.

They both take 56 points of fire damage. Damn. Okay. That Vidalge is now starting to look pretty hurt. And the devil is here. Probably like 1 3rd. What was he saying? They are immune to fire, so it does nothing. Hey! The devil? Yep, the devil is not immune to fire, so it does nothing. Hey!

The devil? Yep, the devil is immune to fire. So it burns through. No effecting the devil. And Devosa just takes back off and is going to continue to try and breathe flame and carpet bomb people that are like, We should just keep on going. As you look across that way,

other soldiers are rushing in this way and Devosa just burns them as well. And is clearing out cavalry that are starting to rush in your direction now from different sides. So the dragon's swooping and keeping watch. That finishes their go. Percy, you're up with Grog. We're fucking running. Dash it.

Yep. Five, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60. I guess I'm just going at full 60. Yeah, I'm there. Can you squeeze off some shots? I guess I'm just going at full 60. Can you squeeze off some shots? Not while I'm run dashing. I'm the giant fucking hawk. Zero? I'm running. You're trying to get in this.

I'm killing these things. Yeah, but you were further along. Yeah. I'm staying until the job's done. Well, the job is to free my brother. Yeah, but okay. All right, we finished turn-pursing? Yeah, that's all I got.

Grog, you're up. Kael'than, you're next. Fuck, dang it! I'll turn around and I'm going to swing once into the, what are the big guys called? Juggernauts? The juggernaut behind me. Go for it. Roll an attack. Smack those jugs.

Is this Weapon master or not? This is great weapon master. Okay. I should have said that, thank you. 22 to hit. That hits. 32. Got the juggernaut.

Ba-doom, boom. Three, 10, 13, 17. 17 plus six is 23 with six points of necrotic. So 33 total. 33. Six of those are necrotic. How do you want to do this? Yeah! There's only one space for this rodeo.

I'll lob his head off. Ooh! The body crumples off the side, plummets, and the horned devil spears it, not knowing it's dead yet, picks it up, shucks it off to the side and gets prepared to stab the midulch. Nice fork. Excuse me!

I'm going to jump towards the Ryloran on the ground on the other side, and I'm going to come down with a jump and swing down on him as I jump down. Ooh. Go ahead and make an attack. I gain 10 temporary hit points. Thank you for that. Oh.

Amazing. Great Weapon Master, this is 30 minus five for 25. That hits. Okay. 12, eight, 18. 18, 22, plus six. 28, 38 points of damage. Shoo!

Just splits in half and the axe is taken off. I rea- what? I'm just letting him know, did you have the Videlchis go because they were in line after Scanlan? Oh, you're right, thank you. I'll give that a second. Sorry. They were there.

I'll reach down and I'll grab, since I sprimmed out a medal, I'll reach down and I'll find the spine and I just start walking this way. Aw. Aw, amazing. So my Boots of Leaping did 15 feet plus 50, so 65 total I can start coming this way. And I'll start walking towards this area.

365 there. Great. However, the Vidalch, before, because it took its turn before, is going to go ahead and first is going to see if it gets its spray back. It does not. That's going to go full round of attacks on you as you're on top of it.

Actually. Behind is tricky, right? It's always on its back? Yeah, I'm just going to say it takes two strikes at you and the rest are going to go after Pike. So first one. It's all right, it's all right. So that's going to be a 16 to hit. Misses.

That's going to be a 19 to hit. That does hit. All right, so you go ahead and take 13 points of slashing damage, reduced to six. Okay. And then it's going to go ahead and attempt to... No, it's mandibles. It's going to go after Pike. You're just too hard to six. Okay. Then it's going to attempt to... No, it's mandibles. It's going to go after Pike. You're just too hard to reach.

Then it's going to spin around towards you, Pike. Pike, 18 to hit? No. Misses. Other attack, it's going to be a 23 to hit? Just hits. You do take 13 points of slashing damage from one of its side plots. And that's halved? Because I'm resistant?

If you're resistant to slashing damage. Yes. Resistant to slashing. From non-magical attacks? Yeah, so you take six points of slashing damage. Okay. And the mandibles are going to bite down on you. That's going to be a 29 to hit. That hits. All right, you take 29 points of piercing damage,

reduced to 14. And you take 29 points of piercing damage, reduced to 14. Okay. And you take... 21 points of acid damage. Okay. That's going to finish its turn. The other one over there is going to swing around and do a few strikes at,

well, let's see if it gets, it does get its corroding spray back. Oh, joy. You can do that again. Oh, crunk. So yeah, it's going to go ahead and do a few strikes at Opal and this other devil, so the closest to it. That's going to hit Opal.

That's going to hit Opal. That's going to hit Opal. That's going to hit the devil. That's going to miss the devil. So it's going to be 13, 13. Use the devil's 13. Its mandible strike is going to be against the devil. That's going to hit the devil takes, as well as...

That's actually a really bad acid roll. That's 18 points of acid damage. I'm going to use that on the rolls. Yeah. Yeah, just freaking out. However, it's going to go ahead and arc its head back to where you are, flying overhead. Then it's going to go ahead and spin its head around

and then eject the acid spray. I need you and your planetar to go ahead and make a dexterity saving throw. Okay, I am blessed, so I'm going to add a d4 to my roll. That is a 20, 22, oh, dex, 22 for me. That's a success for you.

And the planetar, or the diva, deva. Deva, diva. Got a low roll. That is a 13. Look at his dorky haircut. That's not what I summoned. That's 42 points of acid damage that your ally takes. Yes. And you take

21 points of acid damage. 21, okay. Okay, that finishes the Vidalche's go. Looks like a surfer bro. If I was still on the Vidalche's back when it was attacking Pike down there, I could use Sentinel to make one melee attack on it, which might, depending on how hurt it is, it could take off that 14 points. If you want to, yeah.

Can I just try? Sure, let's go. Okay. Come on, come on. Six plus 22 to hit. 22 just hits. Okay, let's go. Okay. Come on, come on. Six plus 22 to hit. 22 just hits. Okay, let's see. Nine plus 10 is 19, 23. 23 and six, 29 points of damage, six necrotic.

So after Unleash's attacks on you, how do you want to do this? Oh! You're cracking up! Yeah! So you can heal 14. attacks on you, how do you want to do this? Oh! You're rocking the buggy! So you can heal 14. No, no, technically it attacked before you in the turn order.

I was just getting it taken. That's got to go. So I still got the attacks and then rock up to go. Nice. Great, yeah. Cool. There we go. got it all. Perfect. I understood that.

As the corpse of the Dolch collapses into the ground, the rippling flames of Zirconos' advanced flame speaker elemental flicker up around its broken carapace. Because she can't see from her angle, I'm going to shout to Liev Tal, Sir Conos, that was amazing! You totally destroyed that Vidalch! By yourself!

Yeah! That's it. Okay, great. Just go with the gog. We have an office at Noxian. Got to be his wingman. Perfect. Okay, great. Just go with the clock. We will not listen. Gotta be his wingman. Perfect. All right, so finishing off, go, Keyleth, you're up.

Would you say that it is cloudy outside? With a chance of three falls? There is definitely a dust storm and clouds above, yeah. It's like, so if I wanted to call lightning, it would be a little juiced? Yeah, I'd say so. All right.

I'm going to call lightning. What level? And fourth level. Sure. Because then that will give me 5d10. Great, let's go. Because if you're saying it's a little windy. Yep.

I mean, I can use this action to call down lightning in one way or another, that's 100% true. So still in my earth elemental form, you see through the cracks of the rocky plating, just an electric current starts spiking through as a storm cloud starts to roil above me. And the earth elemental punches, slams down, fist to the ground, and slams a lightning bolt

right into the Vidalch. Great. Dexterity save for the Vidalch. 19. Fail. Ooh, 19. Fail. Fail, all righty. Let's go, baby! 5d10. One, two, three, four, five. That is one.

And I get, oh, I still get, I'm blessed. That's a tax and, okay, whatever. 10. 19. 20. Eight, no. 27. 27? 27?

Lightning damage. Great. It's looking quite injured, like its body is buckling a bit, its mandibles are clutching at the air. All right, so that's your action. You want to move it all? That's my action.

I'm not in melee range with it, correct? Correct. Okay, I'm going to move 30 feet back, just continuing this movement, this direction. You got it. That's good, right there. Oh. I know, that's what I mean.

Oh, did you roll a concentration check for me, by the way? Oh, no, I did not. Sorry. It's okay. I feel like this was a later edition. Three ones to half that, so we just attend. We had it. It's an advantage. Punch. Yeah.

I rolled a 16 and a 19. You're fine. Damn, it's so close to being dead. I think that's it. I use my action to cast a spell. So with these. These figures over here, the shrike leaps down to attack these fellows here and get in the path where Scanlan was glancing over to possibly escape.

The two figures turn around and start attacking him. While this one's going to focus, the queen's going to back around to assault the juggernaut. Come on, three! Somebody roll a d20 to that troop there. All righty. That's a one. No! Oh, natural four.

I, he beat me, yeah, I was just there. So he's going to go ahead and Oh yeah, you don't even want to know how to settle. flunk down this soldier who falls in battle. The juggernaut is holding a strange. Other figures are starting to emerge from further in on this side. Our guys or bad guys?

Those look like bad guys. Vanguard figures are starting to swarm in. We got Beau, keep going. The devil's looking back, blades at the ready, shields up, starting to hold the line on this end. These figures over here, Y'all got around. Yeah, this, on those two corners up there, they're surrounded, but these Judicators

are holding their own. They are just bludgeoning and smashing. Awesome. I'd say probably two of these figures have gone down at that point as these guys swarm in. Let me take one of these guys down. Oh, sorry. Oh no, Patty down. Oh, sorry. Oh no, Paddy down.

I'll let him. All right, finishing those troops going on that end. Keyleth Dunn, Lea Ftali. Opal and the Devils, we're after Keyleth. Oh, that's right, yeah. So with that, these devils here are going to go ahead. This one's going to go ahead and actually It's a cool band name. Opal and the Devils.

They're swarming on these guys here. This one's going to go on this end and squirm and in. It's a cool band name. Opa, Opa, Opa Devils. Just working on these guys here. This one's going to go on this end and squirm into there. So Pike, as you're being swarmed by these handful of creatures, a massive winged horned devil looms over top of you and goes, Go away, guard. Damn. Like this, the shield

down in front is going to take two strikes at the two other slithers there. Why are the devils not? Well, both hit. Okay. Both two other slithers there. Why did that not? Well, both hit. Okay. Both of those slithers, yeah. Shnk, shnk. Both of those slithers are taken out.

Which leads a path for Pike to keep this guy engaged here. Over there, he's going to take two strikes. One of them hits. That guy over there takes a little bit of damage there. Okay, yeah, so they're all engaged on that end. That finishes their go. Now, Opal on this end, and that guy's going to attack the Vidalge twice.

Both of those hit for 14. Opal's going to unleash six attacks against it. Let's see if she does better than last time. Come on, Opal. Duh-duh. Yeah, that's four hits. Yeah. Each of those is going to be...

I have all of these here. Sixes for each of those. So after it's struck with lightning, the devil stabs it twice and backs up with a shield of the way. Opal leaps in the air, hands out, and you watch as Webbing seems to shoot out from the side of her jacket, from the inside of her boots,

and webs up the v'dulch beneath her, tightens it up. She lands on top and curls on its back. As she does, you swear you see these mandibles curl out from the inside of her mouth. All of her arms pierce into and underneath its armor right behind where the back of its neck and head is. They all carve through and in a spray of viscera

from behind, the Vidalge immediately goes from struggling to collapsing limp on the ground. Yay! She stands over it, covered in its gore, and she breathes heavy, at which point more vanguard are rushing in this way, behind where Percy is, and she says, Go.

She's creeping. Cool. That's cool. She's a little bit. She's cool. She's a big guy. She's Madam Web. Got a few legs. So with most of these threats gone or engaged, Vox Machina, you all, with your flame form and your help with the broom as well,

you grab Pike and manage to get yourself out of the fray, rushing off towards the ominous red glow of the Malleus Key beyond a series of these walls. A number of immediate dangers are currently engaged and you watch as another Vidalch climbs up a wall to try and strike on you, at which point you see a massive, spined manticore creature leap onto its back.

You're uncertain where it came from, but it distracts it just enough to, keeps it from watching where you're traversing and sneaking around the side. Eventually, you push into this open, broken, ruin-covered, familiar space where there, flickering with the red glow of the Bloody Bridge and surrounded by numerous soldiers

of all kinds, others arriving across the bridge, the core of Amalia's fortress. And we'll go there next time. Oh, yeah! That was so good, man! Holy shit, man! Woo!

That was hectic, dude! It was fun. So wait till next week, y'all. No! Sure! So warm up. The next map is just going to be a bare grid map, though. Yep.

Yeah. Yeah, I was just saying. Just to bring it back home. Just part of the computer and program. And program, oh no. I kind of love that, I'm not going to lie, but it was just the grid paper from Sharpie. Shopping apps.

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