Tales from the Stinky Dragon - C03 - Ep. 25 - From On Hyra - Sea Drinker? I Hardly Know Her!

Episode Date: September 3, 2025

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I'm Gustavo Sorolla, your dungeon master. And I'm going to hit our four players with an arrow. I've already been hit. Arrow. In the gun. My plane. So this is a little bit of a different arrow this week. You guys have moved up to level six since the last episode.

Let's talk about your character's new abilities. and how have they been honing their skills and talents? Like what kind of training, learning, crafting, whatever. So let's all roll initiative and then figure this stuff out. Initiative or D20? You ask this a lot. I know because it changes each time. I think D20 is the fair one because I have positives to my initiative.

I just roll a D20. Roll a D20 then. Let it be written. Let it be done from henceforth D20. Up until our next recording session where one of us will forget that this is the rule. It's going to be me. I'm going to ask for initiative again. Eight. 14. One.

Ooh. Oh, you hate to see it. Where's your role? Chris? It's not really one. I just need a second to... I was going to say, that is Chris buying time. I was going to ask, too. So it's going to be Doug Tollv Natty Gunther. Doug, why don't you lead us off here with your fine velvety voice? Gladly. Thank you, Gus.

I am Barbara Dunkelman and I play Doug Boone, the artificer Bugbear Battlesmith Artifcer to be more precise. Level six today. Just looking at you, your eyes turned to that, clearly like a secondary monitor

as you read what you are. You know how like when people are in couples and they become more like their couple and like mannerisms and stuff like that? I've spent so much time like you guys.

I've started taking on mannerisms now of Blaine of like having to look at. Let's turn this around on Blaine. Yeah, Blaine. Yeah. Let's gaslight him. Get him. And, you know, Doug leveled up to a big old level six.

That's an even number for those of you counting. In case. Very scientific. For those of you counting. Divisible by two and three. Exactly. Everyone's on fire today. We're just going to sit back and laugh.

And, you know, when Doug leveled up, what was the question again, gosh? let's talk about how how that happened Doug what did you do to gain these skills and talents and why don't you explain what you got and how you got it does that make sense a picture of words Douglas not a whole not a whole lot that Douglas here got actually kind of similar to you John my actual name is Doug not John is oh yeah yeah yeah just three letter word three letters three whatever three word name letters three word names so I didn't really you know I didn't really get a whole lot, except I did spend some time, you know, really wanting to help my friends.

And so I learned two new artificial infusions. Ooh. One of which I specifically learned and studied and picked up because I wanted to help my friend Natty. Oh. You know, I noticed that she likes the final things in life, you know, some glitz and glam. And so, uh, I made this thing, uh, it's a, it's a ring, uh, a spell refueling ring. I'll have to still infuse an item to get this to you

But I thought this could come in handy No pun intended Artificial infusions sounds like like a flavor booster Available at Panera Bread for their teas And the other thing I got that Maybe Doug would use on himself Because he has been You know wanting to upgrade a little bit

Is a resistant armor And so I could pick something for this armor what to be resistant against, you know, lightning, poison, all those, all those fun little things that have been coming towards our way in battle. So, yeah. That's handy. What's the ring do? You didn't tell me.

Oh, I could tell you. You don't have it yet, though. I have to actually make it and give it to you. Oh, okay. Oh, it's like a physical ring? Like a jewelry ring? Well, I'm going to make it into a physical ring. Wait, what did you think it was?

He like... Like a zone. Like a zone of truth, but it's a zone of friendship and you give you a ring. Okay. Yeah, yeah. Okay. I want that ring. Enter the ring kind of thing.

Like an octagon, you know? Battle. But the, this is, while wearing this ring, the creature can recover one expended spell slot as an action. Ooh. The recovered slot can be of third level or lower. Once used, the ring can't be used again until the next dawn. So it's an extra spell slot.

That's fun. Yep. That's the most selfless thing I think our collective group has ever experienced. Barbara, just straight up, just taking a feat for a friend. That's, that's beautiful. Well, you know how to do it. So infusion, strawberry flavor. We love a blast.

Not very often. So yeah. Yeah, I'm trying to be a supporting character, Hugh. I love it. That's usually what the gays have to do. We have to keep all these others alive. Whenever you use the infusion, I want you to pull out like a shaker and mix it up nice and fresh. Like with ice.

All right, cooking up an infusion here for you, Burista Doug on the scene. While we're talking about Doug, I want to make a quick clarification. I was talking with someone on Discord for our Patreon. If you go to Stingerjogginapod.com, that is one of the options you can have. And I wanted to be sure that we were consistent going forward

that Doug using his steel defender, like deploying it doesn't take an action or a bonus action or anything. The steel defender is just there. Just there, yeah. Yeah. And it acts on your turn. I think we've been pretty consistent about that. So I just want to say it outright.

That way we know, going forward, you don't have to worry about, like, oh, I don't have any actions left for Gambot to come out or anything. I thought it was after my turn, like directly after me. Correct. Right after your turn is when the Steel Defender goes. Somebody decrees this episode. Well, technically Gambot is in the mail.

My mom is sending the puppet. Oh, right? So excited. It's the cutest thing ever. And it actually opens and closes, which is amazing. Cool. Got anything else for us, Doug? Does it?

Well, thank you so much. I look forward to figuring all this stuff out and seeing it in action. All right. Who next up, I believe, was Toll. You-hoo, it's me, Blaine Gibson, extra caffeinated today. I have had a cold brew, and I am coming after Gus. Also, my cat is matching my energy and is running around all over the place right now. I've got a coffee in my hand, too.

Coffee bros. Let me see. Oh, that's a lot of coffee, buddy. Let me see. I play. That's milk, Barbara. Don't put that down. That's an infusion.

I play Tollv the. male orc barbarian he is level six and he's not an orc he's a thomotech i'm still wow this is we keep doing this and i keep forgetting and with my upgrade good old tov he has four rages now and he also got this thing called storm soul at a six level the storm grants you benefits even when your aura isn't active the benefits are based on the environment you choose for your storm aura so i am the the sea storm aura so I gain resistance to lightning damage cool and I can breathe underwater and I also gain swimming speed of 30 feet I have a question yes yes Chris the floor recognizes Chris you can breathe underwater but you don't breathe okay well I'd like to imagine this is actually

great setup because I was thinking of all the ways that you know what toll would have been doing after getting his butt kicked by ironclad and I think you know being faced with all of the memories of the past and being reunited with elva and in going back to the roar boo you know uh bjorn's roar boo that uh he would take time to be more comfortable with water so i think he would spend time maybe what's it what's it called meditating under walter yeah he hasn't touched water much since you know finding bjorn and some fishing from here and there but i think he would take time to like i imagine if he can't breathe there he doesn't need to breathe, he would go underwater, and that would be the only place that he could just have

true quiet, you know? So he'd just be under the water. Like Ben Affleck's daredevil. Yes, but yes, but I like Colin Farrell. Can I be allowed to yes and your underwater breathing here, Blaine? Okay. What if we also say that Toll can speak underwater now as well? I would gladly take that. What does it sound muffled? It sounds like, hey, that's the rule that I can speak under water, but I have to do that in person. I accept this. This is great. All right. Awesome. Love it. As far as rage as too, I think he would, part of that meditation is concentrating on how much he hates ironclad. Yeah. And it'd give him extra rage.

Oh, I think that that's pretty much it. All right. Great. And I believe you passed the baton on to Natty Wonder. Y'all. Howdy y'all? It's your boy, John. Howdy, Natty? And I'm here to play Natty Wonder. It was a dry warlock, drag queen mama. And I have also upgraded myself. And I actually, my upgrade came as a gift. I had a dream and got to chit-chat with the old wife. And she told me that, you know, as Gigi, kind of like he grows and learns new things and becomes more powerful, that she thought that I should also be able to, like, kind of do more things.

and withstand more things in order to facilitate being his mama. Even better. So with that, I've become even more in tune with my little angel of joy and love. And with that, I have a new resistance to certain kind of damage in order to help me be more sturdy as a mama around him. So thunder damage, I'm resistant to it now. Thank you very much. And she said, you know, like, you know how when little kids they get old, they can

reach higher places, you know? Kind of like Blaine's cat right there who's just reaching all heights in the room. I can now use a, I can't, I'm trying to stay in Natty mode. I can fly. I can fly if I want to sometimes during the day. Not very long, but a little bit, a little bit. So, you know, Gigi gets up somewhere, you don't want to come down. I can, yeah, no, we're not singing copyright songs here, Gustava. It's only two seconds worth. We're good. And so, yeah, so now I can, I can, kind of like how giggy can turn into a little bat and fly. I, I, I don't turn into a bat. I just hover up a little, a little far from the ground.

I thought you were going to break the news to us that giggy had a growth spurt and was now taller. I thought that's right. I wish. I don't want any part of this. No, no, I want baby tiny. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. No, in my head, he was, it was like, honey, I blew up the kid where he just gets, he's still giggy, he just gets bigger.

I'll entertain that because he turns into snorlax at some point. bigger than than Gunther pretty soon yeah meta wise it's a it's at six level I get an elemental gift

which it tunes me into my my patron more I'm a genie warlock and so depending on the type of of Ginny DJ I N-N-N-I Genie Genie

Genie you get certain resistance and then certain abilities and I swear to God I didn't know this came you guys are going to think like Matteed could fly why is John Flan again

I didn't know this came with the warlock and it's only 30 feet of fly speed for 10 minutes and I can cast that as a bonus action once for every proficiency bonus I have. So it's three times every long rest. It makes sense for Natty to be able to fly. Like to me, that's just fitting. Well, I mean, a lot of people don't know this. I'm going to reveal a very close kept secret.

All drag queens can fly. You didn't know that. They just don't do it in front of the straights. Yes. This is me flapping my fan There you go, thank you So yeah

That's all that's all that happened to Natty Just a little bit of a gift So Naddy Does this make you The Motelian's Unofficial Air Force Just a one person air force

I'm the air You're the sea I am the sea I'm the Navy Yeah you're the Navy In the Navy Maddie Wonder Online John playing flying

Characters That's his cross to bear He always has to play the plane I didn't even think about that either, Blaine. All three characters of might have been a fly. I swear, not intentional. Euthage and I could also fly. That would be amazing.

All right. Thanks. That's a lot to deal with all at once. But yeah, sounds good. Thanks, John. Welcome. Blast up, because they rolled a natural one that we all saw is Chris Ramirez. Hi, I'm playing Gunther, the fighter, level six.

And I decided to. also spend some time studying and thinking and praying. And so I have borrowed a deep deep hole and and in it I have placed a rotting fish and

some corpse of my enemy and I have stayed under that hole for a very long time. It was stinky and I meditated and I prayed and I asked for guidance and deodorant

And when I merged, I had been Faye touched. Oh. So, yeah, I got a, it's a one of those, it's a feat instead of an ability, just a straight ability increase where I get to increase my wisdom by one. And then I learned a Misty Step spell. Ooh. And a one first level spell of my choice from the divination or enchantment schools of magic. Missy Sysip is so handy.

That's such a good spell. Especially for like someone who wants to get up in melee, like Gunther and get in and out. Yeah, that thing that's great. Sneaky, sneaky. That's cool. And then for my spell, I picked Hunter's Mark. That's a good one. Yeah.

Yeah. I had that one for Kiborg. Remind me again, that's like you get advantage on that specific person, right? But you have to do it beforehand. Yeah. Like you have to put it on someone. It's kind of like you get. extra damage and you can like track whatever enemy you pick as that's marked so with a fighter

where you have multiple attacks it's a good thing to like add up damage yeah it's just a fun spell so you buried yourself under a stinky fish and got fay touch i guess like uh uh some some fake creature liked that yes i'm trying to create and become the nourishment that i need oh To grow into something better than what I was. Okay, cool. I like it. Yeah, it makes sense. You smell terrible. I'm so sorry. If you could go underwater with me and have a conversation about this. Yeah, I mean, this is coming from a guy who's literally wearing like his dad's corpse.

You smell an awful. We need to va-do you in a sap. What's your, what's your, uh, your moisturizum routine, Tolkien? It is working. yeah you know all sorts of on necrotic skin yeah you know he gave me a good good bones good structure to work with you know he did took such good care of himself

a bath salts I just assumed that you had had too much sun on the ship all right let's go ahead and get this ball rolling I know normally we we like to wrap up these arrows a little more quickly but I felt like we We wanted to get really into the level up process this episode. So I want to thank the audience for bearing with us as we kind of expand on backstory for our characters here.

Thank you for bugbearing with us. Thanks for listening to the episode, guys. We'll see you next episode. It's going to wrap on the Sinky Dragon. You find yourself back on the ocean floor surrounded by the shipwrecks and the earth is still shaking violet. The ships that were partially submerged in the bed of the sea begin collapsing and shaking. and some of them begin partially submerging themselves into the sand, much like a lizard. Then the vortex of water that's swirling violently around you begins to lose momentum and then begins

collapsing and an ocean of water falls upon the entire part. I've heard dozens of fish stories in my day, but I have to say, that is one whale of a tale. You're all sitting at the bar of the high three, recalling your recent, voyage into nonimo to Fismum. She slides, drinks to the four of you. But you're missing the best part. How exactly did you survive? Everyone roll a Constitution saving throw.

Ooh. Is this to determine if we should correct Fismum for calling a whale of fish? That or they're going to pull the trap door that leads to the underground fighting ring again. We just got here. 14. 10. 16. Oh, wait.

Constitution. saving thorough? I can actually add modifiers. 19. Ooh. Goon third. Steaky fish boy. 13. So in order from highest to lowest is Natty with 19, 12 with 14, Gunther with 13, Doug with 10. Correct. Even though my modifier is plus seven. Wow. Not a great roll then. We flashed back three days ago. The sun is shining on a coast of calm waves. We'll start with Natty since he rolled the highest. You'll see the ocean lapping up against the beach far below you as you are restrained caught up in the rigging of a shipwreck. The sun is beating down on you and you're utterly parched. Natty wakes up and his star and goes, is my hair? Oh, my hair's perfect. Never mind.

Never mind. We're all good. Everybody, we're all good. We're all good. What do you want to do to try to get down? You are caught up in quite a bit of rope. Your hair looks great though, but you are caught up in rope high in the rigging of a shipwreck. I'll tell you what, make a perception check for me, Natty. Plus three, two, a 19. So that's 22. As you're coming to and looking around, you realize that the shipwreck below you is part of the dockmaster, the ship that you have wrote here on to get to Nonimo.

And as you're looking at it and realizing that, you also realize that the ship is slowly starting to sink into the water and sand below. I didn't say before, but Docmaster sounds like an old, early era of a gaming system. Yeah, like the Commodore or Atari or something. Yeah. Like Kmart. Yeah.

Bit processor. Natty would do obviously the obvious thing, which is call for her baby. Giggy! Gigi! Mama needs you. My mama needs. Where's my little sharp fang boy who can buy it through ropes?

Make a roll to see if Gigi listens or not, if he's distracted by something else. This would be nice if he would listen. Except I roll the one. In that case, Gus takes over driving Gigi Dang it Gigi comes out from a nearby jungle,

some nearby vegetation, out to the beach. He's gone native. Looking around for the sound of your voice, he looks around left and right, up and down the beach, but doesn't seem to react. That's okay.

He still looks adorable, even though he don't know where his mom is. Love him no matter what. You know how like you introduce some sort of foreign animal into like an ecosystem and then it just destroys it because it has no natural enemies. Giggy in the short time he's been on the beach

has been that invasive species to the birds, the mammals, everything. He's just fat from all the animals he's eating. I'd be so proud if in that short time he was able to upset the ecological balance all on his own. That's just a step up in his abilities. What a sweet natural eco-terrorist he is going to go. Okay, since I don't have Mr. Giggo

worth to help. Natty actually has, I think, a dagger. I got two daggers. Eat my shorts. And Natty would use her daggers to cut through the ropes that are holding her. And then no matter what happens, Gustavo, Natty's going to hover down from the, where she's being hung from. Oh. I'll tell you what. Love it. Make me a slider hand check. Love it or list it, guys. Gosh, darn it. Pickles. I rolled a one again. Please, John. This is a family-friendly podcast. Great plan. You're restrained. Natty recalls her dagger that she has just for such situations.

Pulls it out, then immediately fumbles it and it falls into the sea below. I have another one. Okay. Roll me another slide. I have two. Well, I have one now. Natty curses under her breath and reaches for her backup dagger. Okay. Let's do this again. Don't roll a one, you big dummy.

19. With slide of hand, plus three, 21. You're able to free yourself from your restraint and hover down to the beach below. Okay, cool. And then I shall look for my compatriots. Okay. As you land on the beach, Gigi finally catches sight of you and he runs up to you. What's that in your mouth, Gigi?

Oh, that's a tiny little head. Where'd you find that little head? I like to think that his mouth is just stuffed full of local animals, like birds and frogs and whatever he can find, like on the beach is just all in there. Every species of the island is in his mouth now. Yeah, he learns every time he bites something. Okay, make me a investigation check since you're looking for your party. 15 plus one, 16. You begin looking around for the rest of your party,

and as you're looking around, you realize that the shipwreck you were restrained on is gone. What? Well, I guess I better figure out another party to play with everyone re-roll characters. The ship is just totally not there. Just the sea and the sand at this point now. Okay. Do I need to do anything? Are you going to proceed?

I'm going to proceed. We'll move on to our next player, who is Tov, I believe, who rolled a 14. Testant. Toll, you open your eyes and look around and you see you are next to three rather large rocks jutting out of sand. And unfortunately for you, you are buried up to your neck in that sand. Uh-oh. Uh-oh. Oh.

Nearby, a crab with three claws. has caught sight of you and is eyeing you and is slowly making its way over. Oh, this isn't good. Get back. Get back. Don't do it. My precious skin. Alva! Sister! It's pointing one claw at you with two other claws to the side defensively. Okay, let's barter here. If you get me out of the sand, I promise to get you delicious fishies. You don't have to do this, Mr. Crabbs.

Are you ready? No. Okay, then. We were just talking about your skincare routine. You feel like your skin is singed from being exposed to such harsh sun. Oh, that's permanent damage, too. Yeah. You know, I knew it was going to have to come one time or another.

How is the beard? Can I keep the beard at least? It's halfway in the sand. It's hard to know. now. Man, I wanted Gus to say the crab had already taken the beard and it was really good. I just clipped it off. Yeah.

You look over in the crabs wearing the beard now. Oh, darn you. I guess I'm gonna try to struggle to get out then, you know? Okay. Why don't you make me a strength check, but let's make it with disadvantage because you don't have much room to move. Okay. That's a, I don't really think there's any point in rolling again. That's a five, but, ah, what the heck, I could always crit fail.

Nope. 19, so five. Yeah, you struggle, but the sand just doesn't seem to be giving at all. There's no, there's no room for you to get any motion at all to use your strength to get out. It's not giving. I'm just starting eating it. Yeah, I guess I'd call for people. Natty, dog elva, gambot, giggy, I think I called you already, private parts.

What's that other guy's name? The Grys half-null, huh? Captain Grumbles. No, Captain Grumbles, does. zombie, you two, but what was the other guy's name? Lassick. Was it Lassick? No, he's not with us. Laskill.

Laskeel. Laskil. I know we had one other. Maybe sea drinker, squid person. I think I've called everybody but Guntler. Yeah, yeah. I was going to ask, like, you're very deliberately going through everyone except Gunther.

Oh, hold on, I'll call him out. Gunther. We'll say that Cincinnati went earlier. She hears your, your calls. and then, Natty, I'll leave it up to you. What do you want to do to that? Yeah, I would head to the sound of Toll's Abba-like voice. You hear Toll calling from just a little further away from the water,

not too far, maybe 20, 30 feet in from the shoreline. And you see him buried up to his neck with a three-armed crab circling him. Oh, my God, Tov, where's your body? Did your head come off? It hears you and turns one of its claws to you, Maddie. Careful, this guy's feeling. crabby ha ha ha ha ha

don't hurt me Natty would punt it is it is it wait the head or the crab no not the head the crab so the crab

you said the crab turned to me like aggressively I say it pointed one claw at you so it's got one claw pointed at 12

one claw pointed at you and another one kind of going between the two of you a Mexican standoff I point one hand of the crab with finger fizzles and one hand at toll

with finger pistols Looks like we got to stand off here Please do not blast me with your Eldridge blast, please I tell to the crab Leave or the head gets it I think the crab might not be common I'm not sure

Okay Nattie would start charging up an Eldridge blast And be like, I don't want to say it I don't want to make any craps do today crab But you better back off Crabb, do what she says. She's just crazy enough to do it. Go run for your life.

Crab. Run, run, crab. Make an intimidation check. Sideways out of here. Scurry, scuttle out of here. Intimidation. 18 plus 4.22. Has anyone ever tried to intimidate a crab before in D&D?

Are we groundbreaking here? I feel like everything's been done at this point in D&D. A lot of weirdos been playing this game for a lot of years. Yeah. That's true. That's true. Yeah. The crab begins scuttling away while still pointing its claws at each of you.

but it recedes further away towards some nearby rocky outcroppings. Okay. All right. You okay, Tov? Oh, I just, you know, got my butt kicked by my crappy dad, and now I'm buried in sand. So, like, if you can get me out of here, I think my skin is so, so damaged.

Gigi, can you help? Gigi's very good at digging. You know, now that I'm looking around our surroundings, I think this is the Canary Islands. We have to be very careful because the local ecosystem is very, you know, It's not extinct species everywhere, okay? We just stop talking and listen. You can't hear a single animal sound at all because they're just all gone.

That crab was the last of its kind. Yeah. I'm a roll to have Giggy. I rolled a Nat 20. Thank you very much. Wow, wow, wow. Just the highs and lows with Natty Wonder and going to have Giggy dig out, like the little goblin he is, dig in the sand, get a, get told out.

Oh, cool. Make me one more giggy check. I'll tell you why after. I've rolled it, Matt, 20. Yeah, I know. What more do you want for me? Another check. Eight.

Yeah, he does a really good job. I'm starting to dig Kohlv out. You're going to have him. I know what you're going to do. He starts squatting over the hole that he is done. Oh, God. Oh, man. Oh, good.

I've been working on that with him. I've been working on that with him. I'm glad he's using it finally. So when we say that Tollv could speak underwater is, what we're referring to. Yuck. Hit pause on whatever you're listening to and hit play on your next adventure.

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Uh, Dave, you're off mute. Hey, happens to the best of us. Enjoy some goldfish cheddar crackers. Goldfish have short memories. Be like goldfish. All right, you're able to pull tolls out. Okay, I pull tolls out and I start patting down getting all the the sand off him. I pull out my hair dryer that I keep with me everywhere I go and I start blow drying him all over. Natty, give it to me straight. My skin. How is it? What's the prognosis, doctor? I'm not going to lie to you, Tov. Yeah. It's looking pretty bad. But don't worry.

And Natty pulls like a thing out of her hair that's one of those like caboodles. And just opens it up and it opens up into like a million different little sections. I got every product under the sun. going to get you looking like your Sunday best in no time, okay? I just need to save the beard. That's all I need. Where is it? All right, well, at this point, we will smash cut to our next person

on the list, who I believe is Gunther with the 13th. Gunther, you open your eyes and find yourself on a windy cliff's edge. You look around and realize you're about 40 feet up in the air. You're missing all of your equipment and your clothes. I'm naked. As you look

around and make this realization, you begin coughing up salt water. It just seems like never ending salt water coming out of your lungs. Make me a perception check. 13. Oh, you found all your gear and your equipment. It's at the bottom of the cliff directly under you.

40 feet down. Jump, jump, jump, jump, jump. Yeah, how far down is it? About 40 feet. Okay. I mean, I can, that should be, I probably just could climb down some and a certain point I could just jump

because I'm used to jumping those heights anyway, almost. Yeah, why not? Make an athletics check to see if you're able to climb down. Okay. And if it matters all flavor-wise, I think Gutther would use his tongue to, like, wrap around a rock or, you know, something up to the end, at the top, and then climb down,

so if he falls, he'll, like, catch himself. And then he can release it. Yeah, give yourself advantage, because I think that's cool. Cool. Rule of cool. The 19 and a 14 So 19, yeah 19, yeah

It takes just a couple of minutes But you're able to scale the cliff down Using your tongue as you slowly descend You reach the bottom of the cliff And find all your gear and your equipment strewn about on the sand below Make a perception check 16

From the south a three-clod crab begins approaching and points two claws at you I found it first. The crabbing and scuttling, like east away from you into the rocky cliff outcropping. Oh, thank goodness. He did not know I was bluffing. And then I can I equip myself with my stuff. I feel like for a moment there, there had to have been Pokemon battle music.

Like, d-l-l-l-d-l-da-l-l-l-l-l-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha. What do you want to do now that you have climbed after? from the cliff and found all your stuff. Well, I guess look around and see if I can spot any indication of my party or the ship or anything. Make a investigation check. 11. You do not see any sign of the shipwreck. However, from your vantage point, you think you see a couple of figures down to the south near three boulders sticking out of the sand.

And you also think you hear some singing coming from the north. Can you give us a taste that singing, Gus? It's really hard to hear with the waves and the wind going, but it sounds something like. Oh. So I see two figures. Two figures near three boulders sticking out of the sand. And how far does singing sound like close and like close?

It sounds pretty far. But again, with the wind. and the water, it's really hard to tell. I think I would stealthily make my way towards the figures to see who or what they may be. Make me a stealth check. That's the 24. Yeah, you're able to sneak your way south,

and as you're doing so, darting from, you know, rock to dune, you see that the two figures to the south are Toll and Natty. And Natty is applying some kind of salve on Toll's skin. Well, giggy pees on him. Yeah. Then I'll come out and be like, Hello. It's a bold Gunther.

Hello, Gunther. Oh, no. What? Where's Doug? Sadly, Doug has passed away. I'm so sorry, Gunther. No. I'm just kidding.

I think they're running. My constitution roll was too low. That was the result of whoever rolled the lowest. All right. That is a great opportunity to switch over and see what's going on with Doug. I'm alive. Doug, you are alive.

Doug's in a hotel. He's taking a bubble bath. He's got room service on the way. He's got a drink and a coconut with a straw on an umbrella. A whole cheese pizza just for me. Doug, you open your eyes and they're stinging because you're underwater. And there's salt water is stinging your eyes. You feel like you're being rocked gently back and forth in the water.

Okay, could I start pumping my arms up to, like, swim to the surface? Yeah, the surface right above you, start doing that, and you immediately pop through. Like, you were just a few inches under water. It's like being in a bunch of my toes. Oh, I hate this. You pop your head up above the water, and you're still being slowly rocked back and forth. You hear a song, like a gentle lullaby as you're being rocked back and forth. Make a perception check with advantage.

Rocked by what? Probably the water. Uh, 19. You look around and you realize that you're being cradled in the arms of the sea drinker, who is now much larger than before. And she's slowly rocking you back and forth, singing you a gentle lullaby. You open your eyes, recognize that she's there, and she looks at you and smiles. Am I dreaming?

Can you pinch me? The crab crop. The crab enters breaking. Did I hear a bitch? Uh, uh, let me double check one thing. Uh, no, I don't have an inspiration to die, but I'll take one. You're right, you're right. That's what that is.

You can have one. Yeah, that's, that was a good joke. The sea drinker looks at you, dog, and says, No, this is not a dream. Oh, okay. Well, you know, a lot bigger than, uh, what you were previously. I see him over that little squid guy where you were carrying around, huh? Indeed.

The water has helped rejuvenate me. She appears to be a squid-like creature with tendrils on her face, with her body made out of water. And, yeah, she is much bigger than before. Well, did you save me? What happened? Once the ocean came crashing down, the water restored my strength. I was able to take the brunt of the ocean's weight and surge you and your friends to the shore. My apologies for any mishaps. It was quite sudden. Oh, well, clearly you saved my life, so I, I'm forever in your gratitude, Missy Drinker.

Or Mrs. I don't know. Are you betrothed? Mommy, sorry. Promiseita? I wish there is what I love, but we cannot be together. Oh, why not? We should reconvene with your friends. And then we can share stories.

Okay, gotcha. Too deep to get into you right now. No pun intended. Do you see my friends anywhere? You might have a better vantage point than I do from downhill in the water. She kind of furs her brow and looks around. Perhaps they are on the other side of that rocky cliff. Yeah, that seems like a place they'd be on wood.

And Doug points in that direction. Does Doug begin walking or does Doug want to be carried? Like is Doug still in the Sea Trinker's arms pointing? Yeah, and he's like curled up in a little ball with his hands at his face, like almost in the fetal position. I will say as someone who spent the majority of their life being the bigger person in a relationship, the first time that I got to go out with a guy and I got to be cradled by a larger person, I was like, this is nice. I like this. I got to be baby.

Yeah, that was great. And that would definitely apply for Doug. Doug is larger here. Doug's always the big guy, you know, but then like it's just kind of fun. to be like the little one sometimes. Kind of a swell and a wave begins pushing you south, Doug, parallel to the shoreline. So like the waves are crashing to the east along the shore, but this swell has kind of like picked you up and is moving you south parallel to the shore past the rocky cliff outcropping

south. And after a minute or so, you see your three friends around three rocks that are sticking out of the sandy beach. Tubular. Guys, look who I found. it looks like they found you semantics but yes Tov would bow deeply

before the seed drinker you keep pointing out these large rocks around this are these rocks like significant or something they're like one of the only landmarks in the area they are the landmark I have decided to orient you sit you guys around that's it it's just to reemphasize I appreciate your candor Gus I appreciate it

Are you, in fact, Njorda? Njorda. It was nice to meet you. You are much bigger. With a smile, she says, Yes, I am Njorda. Thank you for nursing me back to health with the Water Gunther.

Your aid was most welcome and most needed in my time of me. I can tell by your careful use of the Water, Gunther, that you know how precious it truly is. That decanter you used belongs to me. So I would like to offer you another item in its stead. Okay. What is it? It is this.

Seemingly from out of nowhere, she pulls out an item that appears to be an eight-handled vase. It says, It is the octopot of obscure. Can you make a good stew in that? Like you just put it in, you leave it for the day. You can use this to find things that are hidden. Yes, this is your water.

Then you shall have it back. I do not wish to steal from you. She takes the decanter and hands you this ancient eight-handled vase. And as you hold it, you see it has kind of a slippery texture, and it's a reddish, brownish, yellowy color. And like she said, meta-wise, it turns water into inquisitive ink. You dribble some out, and the ink flows toward hidden things in the area. It has a limited number of uses, but we'll cover that when it's used.

Ooh. Thank you very much. I shall use this. I sense as well, Gunther, that you're searching for something or someone. Did the Wilder Flower send you on this quest? Or is this of your own volition? Yes. I hope that the Wilder Flower wishes for me to be searching.

That's what I do. It is hard for me to know what decision is the right one or if I have failed everyone, but I hope so not. I hope so not. I hope I have not failed everyone. Oh, oh, oh, got you, got to, got you, got to, okay. What is it you hope to gain from this quest? I hope to restore what was taken from us,

uh, bring pride to my village and family and vengeance to my, enemy. Hmm, noble indeed. Then that's I fail, in which case I have abandoned my family for no reason. I'm curious, no order. Why were you imprisoned and who did it? Oh, that is a sad tale. I plunged to the depths searching for the fire eater, hoping to find her where marine and magma meet. However, it was a trap, and I was captured by Infernes' underlings, or Undarlings, if you will. And I was imprisoned on Dunyamo with Volcanaconda, while there my suspicions were confirmed. The fire eater is indeed imprisoned in the fiery depths of Undar. Natty nudges dug and goes, man, Marine and Magma would be a great close.

name. Oh, that's genius. I think that is, like, that is just a lava lamp. Why were you searching for the fire eater? The fire eater is my one true love. However, I have been forbidden from pursuing her, and I have been bound to the sea. I have been doling out my duties to the other deities and demigalots, trying to find time to reunite. to reunite with the fire reader.

It's one of those only at the once a year, end of year party that you all get to hang out. It is not easy, hence the desire to go where sea and magma meet. So why would endarians want to imprison you? Why do they care? They seek the Pathfinder and are trying to get any information they can.

Is the Pathfinder, like the key to finding you all? A Pathfinder can find stuff. So if you want to find a bunch of gods, you get the God that can find the other gods first. The Sea Drinker turns to you, Natty, and says, Yes, the Pathfinder has an ability to find anything hidden with very little to go on. All the Pathfinder needs is time. I think the Pathfinder also, they're looking for the Pathfinder to also find out to also find the gates of I mean, yeah, if you got somebody that can find anything, that's pretty useful.

Yes, all they need is time, and it can be found. Well, luckily, we got this jug of water that we could pour to things that we're trying to look for. Yes. Pretty on large. I was just different. Is it a bad finder? Since you spoke up, Natty, I think the sea drinker would address you a little further. Howdy?

It's a pleasure to formally meet you, Natty. please give your best to the silent steed next time you speak i will are you that's that's that's that's my gal oh and uh are you all friends like do you guys all like do you maybe meet up for like i don't know like do some sodukes together or something as friends do they have the same Pilates class a Pilates class yeah that would work out yeah yeah cool we've met before but we have I haven't spent much time together, but I know that you know what it's like to be apart from a loved one. So if there's ever a time that you need a favor, use the necklace and call upon me using my true name.

And then she mouths Njorda. Wait, do I have a necklace now? No, I have a necklace. Oh, okay. Okay, yeah, that'd be great. That'd be great. I appreciate that. That's very kind of you.

And I'm sure I don't have to remind you. But just as in long-distance relationships, trust is key with true names. I trust you and your friends to keep my true name secret. Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't know it was a secret. I think the unwilling knowledge of my true name is how I was apprehended and nearly finished by the Undarmy. Every deity has a true name, but very few speak of it. What's the significance of that? Since we got you here, maybe you could. could expand upon that a little bit.

And I'm just going to warn you, I'm a simple girl. I like simple talk. So, like, metaphor and mystery just goes right over my big old wig. True names lead to true power and true controls. Yeah, that isn't. That wasn't straight up with me. I just, I'll be more and more direct with myself. What's like, what is the direct result of someone knowing your name?

Does that mean they got like, power? over you or they can uh they can uh maybe find you easier or or would they just don't want you using their full government okay it's it is different for each deity but if we all have a weakness it is our true name that do you know about this is this something that's something that you're aware of no but it makes me wonder if maybe we should change our names because uh yes if people know our true names is that gonna that they're I'm kind of power of us. Like, should I go by like...

Douglas? Good. Good. Perfect. Good. I think we have different rules and they have different rules, you know? Okay, so we shouldn't tell people your full name. We should just call you city drinker.

Yes. And where are we? Sorry, no one's asked that yet. Where are we? I mean, I love a beach, but I just want to know where we are. We are at the edge of ends. The Eddridge Bay. It's not far from here. The Edridge Bay?

That's convenient. Thank you. Do you know what happened to our companions? And are not companions. I suspect they're around here in the nearby vegetation in jungle. And they should be reconvening with us soon. Nanny Starvels up. Captain Grubbles. Where's Captain Grubbles?

I haven't even looked for him yet. Where is it? Where is it private pox? We're going to be so much trouble with immortallion. Captain Grubbles could be dead again. I'll say at this point that each of your different party members slowly starts coming out

from the jungly vegetation and reuniting with you guys. Okay. Wait, all of our NPCs are back. Yay. Let the record show Gus is the one who said they're all joining us again, okay?

You asked. So I have been bowing this entire time in my back as kind of aching and I would love to join the conversation, but hello sea drinker, I am your faithful follower, Tolv. You knew my adopted father, Bjorn, just in case you didn't remember who I was, you know, no big deal. All right, as you stand back up from your bow,

a small scrap of paper falls out from your pocket. Is it the note to Bjorn? Yeah, who was that note you had picked up? Talks about how she gave him a necklace, It's a twin of their own. Oh, no, it's a different note. This is the one that was on the front door of the Rorbu. Don't remember that note.

So many notes. Which one is that? You should take notes. You take a look at it. Oh, oh, oh. Bjorie orders ready for pickup come by the Untamed Flame Forge from Shannon. Oh, I forgot we have a to-do list of things here in Indridge Bay. I'm going to put that back in my pocket.

Yeah. You know, when you bowed and rose up, you mentioned your connection to Bjorn, the sea drinker would look at you, told, and ask, Oh, what news of Bjorn? He helped me on my quest to try and find the fire reader. Yeah, so as you can see, I am veering his flesh, so not good. I am like his adopted robot son, and he has sadly passed away, but in his final act, he allowed me to take his identity to protect me because, uh, well, I'll just go ahead and show you and I'll take off the Bjorn face mask.

To you who it's me told if I'm actually a thomotech. Boo. Spooky spooky. The passing of Bjorn is a loss to us all. You perhaps receive a gift from Bjorn. I mean mini gifts, knowledge, good memories, his skin, you know, the list goes on and on. Fish recipe. Oh, fish recipe. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

That was good. That was good. Very good. I'm still looking for the deed to the roar boo. You know, I might have that. Might have a little bit of ocean side property. You could turn into an air D&D. Yeah.

Wow. That's good. Oh, that's good. That's good. Hey, guys, I don't know if you all remember this. Coconut. I'm looking for anyone, Blaine, Coulson, John, to remember this. Oh, oh, oh.

Coconut. Coconut. John? Coconut. Chris? Oh, yes, coconut. John? I don't think you were on that episode.

I'm going to spill the beans. Not even remotely triggering anything in my brain. Many, many second wins ago. It was me, Blaine, Chris, and John. And we agreed that we would have a code word for when we want to give Gus an inspiration die. Oh. Coconut.

The decree of coconut has been passed. Jesus. Barbara deserves inspiration dice for remembering that. Wow. The flame of coconut calls for aid. Gus, you may have an inspiration die. Inspiration die from the plane. This is Joe.

We wanted to be able to give it. So this is you. You can roll an inspiration dice for something that you got coming up. A little peek behind the screen for our listeners here. When we play, you know, we use D&D beyond. I do have a character sheet that I use as the dungeon master. I'm going to give myself an inspiration die on there. It has been done.

Oh, wow. Gus is hovering now above his keyboard. A light is coming from his eyes. I can't wait till like, Four or five episodes from now, I'm going to use it, and you all are really going to regret calling out that coconut. We know what we're doing. We know what we're doing.

We're giving power to someone already has all the power, but you know what? It's a good joke here, D&D. Anyways, was there something specific, uh, sea drinker that I should be looking for? I, other than this necklace. The sea drinker smiles and says, I'm sure you'll come to it soon.

Great. Cool. Okay. And then he turns to tell of and go, see how it feels when someone's all van. and mysterious and hold secrets and everything. She speaks riddles and mystery. What are we supposed to do with that?

Nothing. Nothing. I already tried, but she just keeps going around in circles around the direct point. Okay, also, Seedrinker, you mentioned earlier, the Volcanaconda had taken you hostage.

I'm going to be so for real with you. For the sake of my survival, I struck a bargain with the Volcaniconda. I'm still in allegiance to you. I love you. Number one, Cedricer fan, yo, yo. but the Volcaniconda might come calling for some ice cream down the road. I'm just giving you the heads up.

We can deal with that when the time comes. I'm so glad that's off my chest. I've been feeling terrible. You say that the Undarians had taken you to gain power. Why was Ironclad also searching for you? Is he in league with the Undarians? That I do not know. I cannot speak for the motivations of others.

Interesting. Is Elva around? Yeah, we'll say Elva has come out of the jungle as well and is probably, we'll say right there with you. What's Elva's reaction to Sea Drinker? I don't know if Sea Drinker was a thing that popped up on my radar as a result of my interactions with Bjorn or if they also had some sort of assistance from the beyond or anything like that, you know? I'll say that she seems, you know, of course, awestruck to be in the presence of a deity, but maybe not quite as reverent as you are. Okay, all right, cool. Also, this is my sister, Elva.

So, I mean, I guess, do we have any other questions for the C-drinker? I mean, what do we do now? Because we still have, like, kind of a mission to go about, you know, like, should we... Did we figure out why they were impersonating people? I mean, we figured out that they were impersonating people, but I don't think we figured out why. Oh, the Undarians? No, this is the whole reason we were sent to Andridge Bay was for our mission of, like, people are impersonating people

we got to figure out what's going on with that and we figured out that they're doing that but we don't know why speaking of you know I was I was in disguise I wonder if maybe the Motelian was aware of something like me and other thomotex like

Elver here see drinker have you been able to see like other siblings of mine I have so many brothers and sisters and they all got scattered to the vins once we rebelled against Ironclad I can't say I've seen any

But I have heard tales From sailors swapping stories One spoke of metallic creatures Hiding to the riverbanks Of the boiling bluffs That's where I met the fire reader Another told tale of a shiny person shouting curses amongst the reefs

A Tropicairn Island That sounds like one of my siblings Are we gonna have to like Collect a Mall kind of situation There are 12 of us Do you want to tell you all of their names I actually have photos of all of them Here let me get up my wallet

And then we can go find the Elite 4 There's Tio and Neo That's 10 and 9 Atta Stu, sex We don't talk about their name That's just their name It's it's a very funny sex

But anyway Fem, Fira, trade Let's talk about sex Twah and it And I don't know if I know No or not But they are zero about you and me.

Yeah, thank you. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Okay, so, gang, I have like a couple of short things that I need to do. I know I need to go into town to pick up something from Shanan. And then also I would love to follow up with this metal person rumor because that might be one of my siblings. So that's me. At this point, the Sea Drinker chimes in and says, Perhaps you can follow one rumor and your sister Elva can follow the other.

I like that, yeah, split the party, get rid of some NVCs, yes, yes. I cannot divert from my mission from the Mortallion, and I fear that if I do, it'll attract more attention to us, you know, thumb attacks on the run. So I'm going to like stay in line and do my current mission. Well, I will say this, from a geography perspective, Boiling Bluffs is only about six miles northeast of Fort Endridge. So minor detour.

Right, versus Tropic Cairn Island, which is more out of the way. I see. Okay, then maybe you go to the Tropic Cairn Island, and then we go to the boiling bluffs if my gang is like so cool and wanting to go on a little D-2. Elv nods at that. I'll follow you wherever you need necessary, Tov. Oh, that's nice of you.

Wait, who's in charge right now? I don't know. Toll. Private parts, who's in charge? Is Tov in charge? No, you are, Doug. Now I decrees. Oh, it's like a hot potato at this point.

Well, if we're on a mission for potentially his family members, I feel like you should be doing. Yeah, yeah, I got no objections. Pumpkin is here at Starbucks and we're making it just the way you like. Handcrafted with real ingredients like our real pumpkin sauce and rich espresso, sprinkled with pumpkin spice. It's full of real flavors. keep coming back for. Made just for you at Starbucks.

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Toll needs to go to Indridge Bay to pick up a potential weapon upgrade, which would be so cool. We're going to go to the boiling bluffs, which is just a six-mile detour. As far as Indridge Bay, have we followed through with everything that we were assigned to do here? because I know that we also have a time limit to get back. I know that Gunther had his aunt that was there he wanted to speak with, but that's not like pressing in any way. That was just a thing on the, if we go back. And then also Gunther would want to use that item he got to look for the thing

that was stolen from his village. I'll tell you specifically, Gunther and Tov make me wisdom checks. Ooh, strong. Four. 14. You know, thinking about your aunt, you remember that when, you all looked at the note earlier that Bjorn's item was ready for pickup, but that was signed by your aunt. So presumably it would be at the same place. Isn't that nice? Let's go knock it out.

Yeah, let's do that. Let's get this out of the way. So want to point out, if we do eventually make our way to boiling bluffs, it's possible that the fire needle might be there. And so I don't know if we should take the Sea Drinkle to maybe reunite. Well, we should probably ask the God if they want to come. Yeah, Sea Drinker, what are you doing? Are you got any plans or you put it, or what's your schedule it look like in the next couple days? You pinsel us in. I do have a task I need to complete. However, I require assistance.

It requires backstabbing, thieving, and general scoundrelism. Laskill, you're up, buddy. Yeah, Laskill leaps up at the thought and the sea drinker turns and addresses Laskill and says, I need help finding and freeing the fire reader in Undon. Once we uncover more details, I may call upon you four for help. You got it. As she's looking at you four and you say, you know, you got it, Doug. She looks at you again.

You know, she was cradling you and says, I sent something within you, Doug. Something you're not prouder. Something from your past. I know what that feeling is like. I too feel shameful giving up the name of the veiled eye to the privateer. You did that? If anyone knows where the Pathfinder is, it's the veiled eye.

However, I was able to resist the torture enough to not tell the privateer where to find or how to reach the veiled eye. So the gates of Hira will remain safe for now. I bring this up to you, Doug, because I sense that you've already made a connection to the veiled eye, which is a rare gift indeed. That's correct. How did you know that? I can see it upon you, for the veiled eye

ever searches for those that think outside the box, mortals with new ideas. As you know, he is the patron of seers and inventors. Those who wish to find him must prove their accomplishments by presenting a unique invention, a device or a physical creation. As a reward, he may grant such a patron with a mysterious vision or mystical encounter.

God, why he's down? In my head, of course. You are such a visionary, Doug. Get it? Oh, nice, nice, nice. So I'm confused, though. You said, like, your real names, you have to be kept secret, and you know this.

And so why did you give the veiled eyes real name to the privateer? I did not reveal the veiled eyes true name, merely the knowledge of the veiled eyes. Oh. Do you know that the true names of any gods that are mean that we could use to fight them? I would say at that, the sea drinker would smile and say, I don't think you have the power necessary to wield such knowledge.

Yeah, I might not, but maybe Doug does. I don't wish to make enemies of any further deities. That's Mark. Fair enough. If I were to whisper a name to you, could you can confirm or deny whether or not it's the veiled eyes identity y'all

y'all this poor god's trying to walk around not giving people's real names out and you guys are all messing with them I just want to confirm would just smile and say no she's not going to play your game with you all right meta talk was the was maestro pharynx the person

that I had that vision with yeah in episodes past are they the veiled eye oh I knew Gus was going to say that. I was like, there's going to be a classic Gus. I don't know. If the character that knows it won't tell you, then I would Gus.

I think with that, the seed drinker would address Laskill and say, Let's be off Laskill. We have much work to do. Are you going to hold Laskill like you held dog? How are you going to transport around? I think, yeah, Laskill would wade into the water and the seed drinker would transform into a wave again. And it would almost look like Glasgow surfing off into the sea. And normally when you surf, you surf towards the beach, but he's surfing away from the beach.

Oh, there he goes. Wow. So cool. There goes my hero. Just like point break. He pulls out a pair of sunglasses and then Gunther mutters via Condios. And then that takes us back, flash forwarding to you for sitting around having a drink at the high three. Oh, yeah, that's right.

We're here. This alcohol is very strong, very stiff. That's Waddo. Okay, so now that you all are back at the High Three, what is it that you all would want to drink and what would you want to eat? What are you, paint me a picture here. Well, you know, I heard so much about fish.

People cooking a lot of fish. You got any fish dishes? Oh, you're going to put this back on me, huh? All right. One moment. I assume you are the keeper of the menu, a special god here with the high food. You're right. I think I had one. I just don't have it in front of me where it was.

The deity of hunger and lunch specials. Mm-hmm. What's the happy hour right now? There's blubberbiske, stale carp, verona porridge. Mm-hmm. Stale carp. That sounds appetizing. I think that that's what Gunther buried himself with. Yes, I prepared some myself. Gunther knows that fish. What about anyone else?

Well, now that I don't have to keep up my act, actually, I guess I should to other people. Wait, at this point, is my skin damaged? Is Toll's skin like? No, Natty helped you out, remember? Okay, okay. At some point, I don't know when it's going to be, and I might need it to be called out. I wouldn't mind if Tollv is in his more robot form, but he wants to keep the beard. But I don't know when that time will be.

I don't know if people are going to be freaked out by the... I mean, that's ultimately your call. That's whenever you're ready for that. That's not an us call. I like to think that. You're looking a bit like the bad guy in men and black towards the later half. Water. Do you have any, I just, curiosity, do you have any, like, motor oil or any sort of like, you know,

I just need a good lubricant. It's been a vile, you know. Any machinery, like WD40? No motor oil, but I could get you some grease from the kitchen. Okay, I'll take that. This mom furrs her brow at talk of a. motor, not quite understanding what it is you're asking about. But she does go to the back and returns with some bacon grease.

Cool, I chug that. Gunther? Nattie. I'll take whatever is going to be, like, sustaining. But if it's like, if there's like bugs or something, that's cool. It's not on the menu, but this is a seaside town, so I'm sure we can find you something. What about shrimp? That's like bugs of the sea, right? Yes.

I like it. Yeah, they can offer you some shrimp. I'm okay. I'm good. Okay, nothing for Natty. As you all are eating and drinking, you know, recounting your tails to fismum, you notice a couple of posters behind the bar. Is this like a planet Hollywood? Yeah, yeah, yeah.

They got autographs on them. What's in the posters, Gustav? You see, various things. One of them seems to be a call-out wanting songwriters for Troop-Troop. And there's another one that's a build-year-best contest from the Council of Conservation. I recognize that name. We've heard that name before. Those were the two pirate groups that I think we encountered right below where we're standing right now.

Remember in the pirate pits? The fights, yeah. Personally, Doug, I think you're a shoe into been that one. The songwriter, yes. I'll build. I think Natty's probably more of our songs dressed here. You take a look at the poster a little more, Doug, because it catches your eye. The poster conveys that with the sudden shortage of lumber in the Bay Area,

the Council of Conservation is sponsoring a contest for inventors. to bring innovative contraptions, devices, or designs that utilize materials other than wood. The invention should embody the values of finding and rescuing endangered wildlife. And the winner gets an all-expenses paid visit to the menagerie and an evening with lead conservationist Mimi. And the parties should send a raven to Mimi. I mean, Doug, I know we're on a military mission and we have so much side quests and things to do. But, like, that is like your science fair. That is your thing.

I've already started working on my project. Oh. Do you have the trifold foam core presentation thing ready to go and everything? Yeah. It's called a volcano. This one is about different densities of liquid. So you'll see here in this job, we've got water and oil. See that clear separation?

Yeah, yeah. Viscosity. Okay, since it's only a raven, I think while we're going to the shop to meet up with Gunther's aunt and to pick up my package, Doug, you. can send a raven in with your invention idea. Natty, I mean, come on. You got to keep sharp. You got to write lyrics. You got to send a raven out for the other thing. And then we can all have fun, participatory things for this episode. I'm down for it. What's the prize of the other contest here?

The Troup Choup. You know, you all take a look at that one. And it's a poster indicating that Troup Chup Chup is looking for a songwriter of both talent and experience. Audition is required. Payment is negotiable and interested parties should send a Raven to Duke. You want buddy up on a raven or do you guys We got to send two different ravens And two different ones, yeah But I hear that, you know You get them at pretty cheap in this town

Okay Two birds for one stone Yeah let's uh let's send a message I'm down Let's let's let's show this rule we got Doug okay Okay As you all are talking about this A somewhat tipsy orc comes up

And uh Pat's Let me roll the D4 Toll on the back And says Serving in the Mortalian huh Keep him mind that tolls Bjorn's skin, which is an orc, is very visibly damaged. Think men in black, that one guy with the sugar water. So I look horrifying and I go, yeah, what's up? Fellow orc,

whoop, whoop. I think this orc is a little tipsy enough or he doesn't care. Pleasure to meet you. I served in the mortality myself. Orman, nice to meet you. He reaches out a hand. Well, Orman, instead of a handshake, how about I give you a salute, huh? Because I don't want to touch him. He switches and tries to stand up straight and give a salute, but he's a little unsure on his feet. And he points to his chest.

I served in the Mortallion. Look at all my medals. And he's got like a couple of medals on his chest there. Maybe you know our friend Private Parts, huh? He does that thing where he's like squinting. You know, like he gets his face real close to private parts. Hmm, don't think I do.

Let me buy around for my Mortallian friends here. Oh, don't everyone thank me at once. It's okay. Thank you so much. You are the best. He turns to Fismum. A round of octopus for my friends here. All right. Delicious.

That would be 32. None fanaties. He's driving. Yeah, I'm actually good. I'm a pass on your very generous offer. More for me. Orman grabs your octopus and downs it. It's like a chunky, bubbly drink. Kind of like an oyster

shooter. Ooh, yuck. That sounds disgusting. Can I share like a look with Fismum and kind of just get a vibe check on this guy? Like maybe a subtle thumbs up or a thumbs down, you know, like, do we like Ormond? Is he well respected and liked in this town? Is he trustworthy? Fismum looks at you and just, you know, kind of rolls her eyes and shakes her head.

She reaches over and puts the drinks into Orman's hands and pats him on the back and says, All right, you get out of here, Orman. Go back and sit at your table and leave these good people alone. Okay. So he's a known quantity here Then I guess he's just kind of a Just a little local drunk, I suppose He's the Barney Gumble of this establishment

Yeah, maybe, maybe So I guess you all send off your ravens And wrap up your meal and your drinks here at the high three What's your next move? Well, should we get to your guys's little errand About your seeing your aunt And checking out your upgrade? I think we should.

I think you should start thinking up some lyrics There, Music Master. Well, I'd have to stop thinking about lyrics at some point to start again. Oh, nice. I like that. Whoa, whoa. I could hear the dial-up connection sound as Blaine was processing what I just said. I'm still processing.

What does it mean? Did I upset, John? Did I, was that a good thing? Are they confident in their writing abilities? I like how much that just kind of, uh-uh, uh-uh. What does it mean? I don't know. guess you have to think about it.

Maybe it's the thinker. Maybe it's tonight. Barbara, you'll sit up. You're like, oh, I get it. That's what you meant. All right, yeah. So let's move on to wherever that was it. You don't even know.

What was the details of this thing that we have to do? Shannon's. You're heading to the Untamed Flame Forge. Yes. Fismum gives you directions, leaving the High Three on how to get there. And you walk outside into Andridge Bay and walk over to the Untamed Flame Forge. And as you're walking out there, as a contrast to how it was before, the storm that had been raging before seems to have passed, and it's now sunny outside. You walk up to the Untamed Flame Forge, and you find it to be from the outside.

It's a shack. It's a mishmash of metallic patchwork and hinges. It's an unusual architectural arrangement of slanted walls and roof. There's a squeaky hanging sign that reads Untamed Flamed Forge. It's like catmashing architecture. Yeah. All right. This looks like the place.

Guntar, you're ready to see your aunt? Yes, I'm very anxious to talk to her. Hello! Gunther calls out hello and the door slowly opens, revealing thickly built, youthful-looking ode. The smell of smoke comes out from the building, and you see some smoke appear behind her. She is clad in obsidian iron, like a combination of obsidian and iron.

She looks at you four and says, I am Shannon Egan's windbreaker. Who are you? I am Gunther Boothke's windbreaker. Gunther Boothus Windbreaker? On guard! She leaps forward and attacks you. What? Is this like a family tradition or something?

Or should we help? Find out what it means and how Gunther perishes in the next episode of Tales from the Stinky Dragon. I'm used to my aunts pinching my teeth, but not drawing a lethal weapon on my... Your teeth? Your teeth. He has a weird ants here in Texas.

Oh, it's so good to see you. The Gipsons have a strange family tradition. Weird folk. Is your aunt? The tooth fairy. We'll talk about in second wind, whether or not Blaine's aunt is the tooth fairy. But find out what happens to gun through

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You can't predict them. It's like it's kind of like when you see parents out and they have like a leash on their kid. you kind of judge him a little bit. He's fast. Like, I feel like anytime I've gone anywhere with Chris, he just takes off. And I'm like, wait for me. Chris is just an adventure, you know? Sometimes you just, you just got to go hang out with him in a public space,

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and work by Catherine Arnold and David Sonye. Tune in next time for another thrilling episode of Tales from the Sticky Dragon. I get PTSD every time someone mentions the Science Fair solely because, and this is actually, this is lore for myself and my mom, mother of puppets. there was one year of the science fair where i had procrastinated too long it was due soon i got a stomach virus was just exiting everything inside of my body constantly my mom also had was sick as well and we both were just a member i have this core memory of being in the living room of our house and my mom's like doing the mom thing trying to finish the project for me and then begging me to get off of the couch that i'm groaning on to like come contribute a little bit before i go lay back down because

I can't do anything. It was in one of the most miserable moments of my entire life. And I think it is what's for my mom as well. Yeah, I, I just, like you mentioned that trifold poster board. I was like, like a shiver went down my spine. Worst thing ever.