Input: of the cavern with some gaping half bodies of these creatures torn open from the explosion there is nothing living and nothing moving from what you can see at the center of this cavern uh lets go in the occasional uh dripping sounds chunks dripping off the ceiling excellent is the magic dispelled for sure take a couple steps in and perception perception check fifteen it was a good bomb it was a very good bomb thank you for crafting it for me what do I owe you your life at this point and a song you owe me a song maybe start on a new one twenty four okay glancing through you can see the small tunnels that these creatures house themselves in as a defensive position these creatures are not hunters they're more scavengers but they fight in packs and wait for things to find their way in this tunnel was definitely a place where they do that to keep fed however this tunnel appears to be empty other than the strange phenomenon of this energy in the tunnel I feel we should camp here for the night no more magic or day whenever the heck is there anything that can come through the portal it's more just an energy shield before we plan something is there a portal or something make an arcana check something funky in here yes of course that's obvious what's all this purple stuff well let's figure it out sixteen as you take a moment and step inside and feel the essence of it there is no portal there is no doorway there is no tear there's just a very thin veil between this plane and another you're unable to really ascertain the nature of this energy coming through but you're able to see there is these strange warps in reality as you walk into this room you look at your hands and for a second your fingers seem to bend and go to form as you look at people's faces they twist and shift and then go back I don't think we should camp here you don't know if it's purely a visual thing or if matter itself is actually twisting but it's very discombobulating being in this room for any length of time Clarota what are we looking at in here Clarota as he enters behind you guys puts his hands together and goes this I believe is the veil where K'Varn stepped into the cavern yes exactly that's what I was going to say earlier okay Tiberius me Clarota mm that's what I do with Clarota the tentacles writhe around Clarota's maw that means he likes me this is a boundary a thin membrane between this Prime Material Plane and elements of the Far Realm the Far Realm Ooh Clarota yes do you think we could after a rest of course conjure a way and possibly break the barrier and go to that side you wish not to do that your mind would break oh that would be awful I need it Clarota is this a possible thing that we should maybe shut down could K'Varn send his allies through here we have not the power to shut this down it is how they overlap is it safe to be near it I don't know I got him guys I got him we'll have to find out well at least we know this beach is secure we should go out in the front and seal this up for the night you were rather loud I'm afraid things might be drawn to this beach from that explosion we could keep watch I don't need to rest I'll stand guard this is inside and I was outside they were hearing stuff inside could this veil exist in sunlight I do not know I have not traveled the boundary myself I wonder what would happen if K'Varn was cut off from the other side of this that's exactly what I was thinking maybe it would be good to block it off or collapse it at least wall it off on our way out yeah that's a good idea I like it do that you two like completely cave it in yeah just block it off just wall it off earth meld it I don't think throwing up a stone wall is going to necessarily stop K'Varn no but

Output: The party cautiously entered the cavern, finding the scavenger creatures utterly destroyed by their earlier explosion. After a perception check confirmed the immediate area was clear, they discovered a strange, warping energy field at the center. Consulting their ally Clarota, they learned it was a thin veil to the Far Realm, a dangerous boundary K'Varn had used. Finding the reality-distorting effects deeply unsettling, they decided against camping inside and chose to secure the cavern entrance for the night, planning to possibly collapse the veil later.


Input: what I was thinking maybe it would be good to block it off or collapse it at least wall it off on our way out yeah that's a good idea I like it do that you two like completely cave it in yeah just block it off just wall it off earth meld it I don't think throwing up a stone wall is going to necessarily stop K'Varn no but can't you use your rock changing ability and squish all the rocks down and close the cave off I was just having this conversation I can spend time essentially collapsing the whole thing yeah I start kicking sand and gravel into the cave uh wait how wide is the slimmest part of the cave it's about uh 20 25 feet keep going Grog you'll get there we can camp but it's only been like six or seven hours since we woke up really it's been longer it was six or seven hours when we were on that side of the thing we did take about eight hours or so eight hours all right some of us can stay up I can stay up keep watch me too there's still things I want to do spill it girl spill it Clarota uh yes his tentacles quiver as you call his name and he looks over at you with a curious hungry to be of service expression on his tentacled mind flayer face do you have anything that might assist me in a scrying spell to help spy on K'Varn maybe something in his image I have not seen K'Varn with my mind or my eyes I've only heard of him arriving after I was cast out of my colony the description of her dream wait but I had a vision I had a dream so you know what he looks like do you know what he looks like well what I saw was like a are those cheese its you're eating right there it's what I do when I'm thinking I had a little snack pouch crackers all around it's lembas bread I saw a single twisted unnatural black horn of uh which Kima mentions again that that is what we're trying to prevent making its way to the surface I see okay that's the Horn of Orcus maybe you can envision the horn would that work I don't know I'm not a scrying type uh if you'll excuse me I reach into my pouch and pull up the Scroll of Telescription I enchant it to reach my brother Jerahd I write on it dear brother it seems I am in a bit of a pickle with a certain type of creature that can take control of others with its mind and do nasty things goes by the name of K'Varn and the only thing I know about him is that he has a black horn please help love Tiberius I put a little cologne on the page he can't smell it Scanlan yeah but it's always a nice gesture and I send it okay so the scribe rolls itself on top and poof vanishes in front of you hopefully he answers back promptly Jerahd is a warlock and is a wizard of the mind arcana things I do not know of he could possibly help us and has access to great knowledge in this matter phone a friend good resource I like it well I guess while we wait for him to respond I'm going to start using all of my Stone Shape and I'm going to start bringing down this tunnel I'm going to work on the boat just start collapsing it okay still kicking sand in while she's doing that can I use my primeval awareness and see if there's anything undead or aberrations or things that are around us that are seeming more active okay you have a long distance you can pull on that one you take a moment and concentrate not in your immediate vicinity you do sense that across the way on that island there are hundreds of aberrations hundreds that's two zeros hundreds you can't make out the details you just sense the presence you see clusters you see some wandering the outskirts of the island and the center of the island you sense there is one very strong source of aberration based essence on the outskirts of the island no in the center in the center

Output: The party decided to collapse the narrow cave passage behind them using earth-shaping abilities to hinder K'Varn's pursuit. They consulted Clarota, who could not assist with a scrying spell as he had never seen K'Varn, though he recalled a vision of a twisted black horn. Tiberius then used a Scroll of Telescription to contact his brother Jerahd, a warlock, for knowledge about their foe. While the tunnel was being sealed, a character used Primeval Awareness and sensed hundreds of aberrations across the water on an island, with one particularly strong presence at its center.


Input: So you do sense that across the way on that island there are like hundreds of uh aberrations hundreds like uh two zeros right hundreds you can't make out the details you just sense the presence you see clusters you see some wandering the outskirts of the island and the center of the island you sense there is one very strong source of aberration-based essence on the outskirts of the island no in the center in the center so wait I'm sensing would that help you to know that K'Varn is an aberration I'd assume anything helps I'm sensing a really strong energy of an aberration in the middle of town aberration in the center and that's something that would've come out of this portal right Clarota and Clarota gives you a look and says most likely or at least is related to the kin from the other side of the veil wait what or at least is related to the kin from the other side of the veil that I speak Clarota thank you pay attention druid I was taking notes he said pay attention druid while this is going on I go near Lady Kima and I start humming I'm going to cast Suggestion on her okay or try to I'm just going to say uh gnome makes you want to check out Grog's bod gnome makes you want to check out his bod and sweat him so hard is that B-52s yeah I go over to the water and scoop some and pour it over my head and as you're doing this Grog Kima who at this point as you got out of this conversation is currently rewrapping the handle of the maul that she found earlier in the cavern stops what she's doing glances over at Scanlan with a very stern look and goes gnome I mean no disrespect when I say toy with my mind again and you'll find the business end of this hammer right up your rectum oh and that's the part I need for shitting on beds so I apologize I apologize I'm sorry you've bothered me enough recently with your antics and as she does that she motions towards your nether region I'd watch it I do call it my antic but yes you're right I'm sorry that was disrespectful I apologize I tried man come on I'm your wingman she keeps wrapping the handle of the maul Scanlan she didn't say ant-dick she said antic thank you Vax did it work I don't think so Grog as we're taking a rest at this moment to prepare for whatever you guys want to do next let's take a quick restroom break for the group oh my god yeah yes please let's say about a 5-minute break if we want to just play 3 videos or so we'll make it quick so we can get back to the game hold up before you go off before we do that all right just a second there's things happening things are happening I have a present from the chat room whoa it is a happy 10th episode Critical Role cake aww you guys are so awesome that's so sweet also in honor of the twins all right so they came in from this side wow aw you guys we get one of those every two episodes wow that's great guys that's great thank you so much this aberration is a cake so while you guys are on break you'll get yourselves some cake but before we cut to the videos I just want to remind everyone watching from the front page that we are 140 shirts away from getting to a thousand shirts sold and at a thousand we will do a live Q&A after the show tonight yep so we have an hour to sell 140 shirts or sweatshirts or sweatshirts there's hoodies on there women's cut tees I still haven't ordered mine I need to get my hoodie male tees presents for your friends presents for your friends yeah that's cool that's a good gift all you've got to do is scroll down on the channel or join the chat room or you'll see every once in a while the ads show up on the front page I'm going to really enjoy it so get a t-shirt we're pretty

Output: The party detected hundreds of aberrations on a nearby island, with a particularly powerful source at its center. Clarota confirmed this entity was likely connected to the kin from the other side of the veil. Meanwhile, Scanlan attempted to cast Suggestion on Lady Kima, which failed and resulted in a stern warning from her. The group then paused to take a short rest and break.


Input: wrestling matches ha or like accompanying scanlan to the nearest house where you pay for uh lady favors also ale a first impression of keyleth would leave you with little information on the half-elven drew-id you might even think that her social awkwardness due to her sheltered upbringing is kind of sweet of course it would be unwise to underestimate her based on first impressions under that unintimidating petite frame is a vicious beast waiting to be unleashed whose natural powers have made even the fiercest of champions pee their pants literally born to the air tribe of the ashari people keyleth was raised with a deep love of nature and the elemental magics it is her people's inherent duty to protect the delicate areas in tal-dorei where the four elemental planes begin to bleed with this realm since she was a little girl she had quite a knack for air manipulation and beast shaping abilities well if you consider kittens and flying squirrels to be little beasts which i do um anyways it wasn't long before the headmaster of the tribe her father korren realized her true prodigious abilities and she was inveterated to succeed him as the next headmaster just like that her jovial childhood was stripped and replaced with endless spell memorization teachings from ancient traditions and exceedingly high expectations every druid leader to be must embark on journey to seek out the sister tribes in order to introduce and establish respect amongst the fellow headmasters they call this the aramente or noble odyssey when her father felt she was ready he set her on the path to truly discovering herself not knowing when or if she will ever return as she hiked down the mountain towards stillben she meditated on the task ahead part of the aramente is proving yourself a strong warrior a valiant protector and a wise and compassionate leader with this knowledge one thought plays in repeat in her mind is she even worthy percy was the third of seven children born to a noble family who lived far to the north in the ancient castle of whitestone with so many siblings to share the burdens of lordship percy turned his attentions to the sciences engineering and naturalism one day a mysterious couple named lord and lady bryarwood came to court during a feast held in their honor the bryarwoods violently took control of the castle killing or imprisoning everyone who would stand in their way percy awoke chained in the dungeon only to be freed by his younger sister together they fled chased by the bryarwoods' men as they ran percy's sister took several arrows to the chest and fell percy kept running eventually jumping into a freezing river and floating unconscious to freedom he did not remember waking up on a fishing boat he barely remembered the next two years as he slowly made his way as far south as possible then one night percy had a dream a roaring cloud of smoke offered him vengeance against those who destroyed his family when he awoke percy began to design his first gun oh you haven't heard of scan-lan shorthalt well gird your loins ladies because he has his eye on you a talented musician master of disguise and dashingly handsome in his own mind scan-lan sings songs almost as much as he sings his own praises born a poor gnome scan-lan used his endless charm and soaring tenor voice to croon for coin and support his single mother one day he was discovered by a half-orc promoter and joined dr dranzel's spectacular traveling troupe where he learned the ways of the world and honed his skills as a bard extraordinaire a loner much of his life scan-lan has never quite come to terms with the violent death of his mother at the hands of a goblin invasion while his years on the road provided many shall we say educational experiences with the opposite sex welcome back break is finished once again i want to remind you guys we're just a little over 100 shirts left if we can manage to get to 1000 in the next 45 minutes it's going to be tight it's going to be tight gifts gifts for your friends and family your pets shop for your buddies' birthdays your friends are going to be watching the show in under a month you know what just buy them and then return them after the show's over haha it's fine just do that we'll take it don't do that don't do that yeah no worries guys so to bring this back to where we were you guys

Output: The party took a break during which the Dungeon Master provided detailed backstories for several characters. Keyleth, a druid of the Air Ashari, was revealed to be on a sacred "Aramente" journey to prove herself worthy as her tribe's future leader. Percy's tragic history was shared, detailing the violent takeover of his family's castle by the Briarwoods and his subsequent flight and pact for vengeance. Scanlan Shorthalt was introduced as a charming, self-aggrandizing gnome bard with a tragic past. The session resumed after the intermission, with the narrative poised to continue from this character-focused exposition.


Input: Gifts for your friends and family and your pets uh shop for your buddies birthdays your friends are gonna be watching the show in under a month you know what just buy them and then return them after the show's over uh it's fine just do that we'll take it don't do that yeah no worries guys so to bring this back to where we were you guys have been puttering around after you're clearing out this cavern on the northern shore of this large cave surrounding Yug'Voril what is your current plan of action while they've been sleeping I took my axe uh wait did we sleep you guys didn't end up resting I think oh no just been preparing I thought we rested no we haven't rested I've been collapsing that cavern you manage to make a way where the central focal point of this cavern's entrance you manage to eventually carve all the stone to close it off okay Tiberius yes has your brother gotten back to you yet he should have got the message immediately I'm pretty sure he's researching it before he answers about 20 minutes of you doing this as you're having this discussion a small slip of parchment uh appears in front of you with a flash of purplish energy written upon it it says Tiberius you speak of the Far Realm which I am quite familiar with there are many aberrations however I do not know the name K'Varn per se in my research there are many things that can fall under the description you say it's vague enough unfortunately I have not much to go off of if you had an image or a visual description of this creature I'd be able to help but at the moment I have no way of giving you any more knowledge my apologies and signed at the bottom may I see this hmm Dragonair Noir you are astute I say all that stuff out loud I start digging a ditch with my axe in the sand okay what are you digging there Grog I'm gonna work on the camouflage don't worry about it go ahead and make another tinker check are we in the cavern no we're on the beach right you guys are on the beach oh thank god can we hear any kind of movement coming from the other island does it seem like they heard those explosions are we safe here the island itself I'd say is about a quarter to a half mile away it's hard to tell from this distance with no light source any movement whatsoever over there or any sound they make over there oh so it's really dark yes other than the bioluminescent fungal plant life and forest that coats this side you have no light source on that side whatsoever all right okay and it's just faint enough where you can make out the outline of the island itself but beyond that you have very little visual let's sleep is there any type of stone or rock or debris with the residual energy from the purple mists of the Far Realm it doesn't necessarily cling it's more of a presence thing than it is a material clinging energy okay also I'm sorry if it's this dark in here we lit up the cave anyone on that island would have seen that I don't think it's very safe here where do you want to go he's doing a camouflage-y thing and she can make it look like nothing's on the I know that but no one camouflaged the explosion of fire that lit up the cave then let's get out of here why don't we go to the island and see if we can make camp let's head to those little buildings off the corner there not yet hide I do not think that is wise what what's wrong I'm gonna sit down near where the Far Plane portal is which you already closed off at this point in time I want to be near it though so you're near the edge of the wall where you've already blocked it off right okay so you get closer to that presence yeah so I can be close to it and Clarota Pike do any of you want to help me in this what are you doing I'm gonna

Output: After clearing the cavern entrance on the northern shore of the cave surrounding Yug'Voril, the party debated their next move without having rested. Tiberius received a magical reply from his brother, who was familiar with the Far Realm but could not identify K'Varn without a visual description. Concerned that the light from their earlier explosion had compromised their safety on the beach, the group decided against staying there. They ultimately resolved to relocate and make camp in some small buildings on a nearby island instead.


Input: so the far plane portal is uh which you already closed off at this point in time i want to be near it though so you're near the edge of the wall where you've already blocked it off right okay so you get closer to that presence yeah so i can be close to it and clarota pike do any of you want to help me in this what are you doing i'm going to do my scrying spell oh okay i can assist because i have that as well you do have scrying as a spell i would say if you both expend if you have it prepared do you have scrying prepared no all laugh all right well we'll see what we can do can i say that because i prepared it i can be like here's my book you can borrow it i wrote it down i know you know it well see for druids it's not so much a spellbook more than it is just an innate nature you have a book for your own note-taking but the actual spell itself comes from you harnessing the divine energy of nature around you so there wouldn't be a way that it should be able to help you in that spell more than a slight bonus to the dc but i'll keep that in mind scanlan can you give me some meditation music would that help at all yeah definitely would give inspiration your highness hold on a second wait a minute what i think we're doing this a bit prematurely why she can do it again tomorrow if she fails he will know where we are yeah true he knows we're here already he possessed the queen and said welcome you're my treasured guests remember that he knows exactly where we are that's a good impression that's a really good point it is actually very good it was because he had eyes to look through he seems to be pretty powerful and all-knowing i'm pretty sure he probably knows we're fucking here i think this is a reasonable risk he's probably just playing with us right now waiting for us to get there he said you are our treasured guests i wrote it down he knows we're coming he knows we're coming he wants us to come to inspire keyleth with her scrying spell i hop in the ditch i've been digging and start going look i can do it too laughs and i start paddling in the ditch oh good job grog you did it is that inspiration you feel inspired besides we're talking about moving anyway right so i might as well do it here if we're going to relocate plus i want to be near the energy of the far realm maybe it'll help a little bit it's possible it's what i'm hoping for let's go for it all right so i'll sing to inspire her scry scry miss keyleth scry put your eyeballs to the k'varn and tell us why all right no that's it singing this will be the day that i scry all this will be the day that i scry all laugh all right then so wait do i get two inspiration dice no you can only have one inspiration dice at any given point in time and it's a d10 okay but i'm happy because of grog right you are yes you get happiness so you're smiling through the spell laughs all right so you take ten minutes to yourself to prepare the ritual you carve out a portion of the beach where the gravel is most easy to manipulate and you begin to set up this extensive scrying ritual and i want to meditate specifically on the horn and i want to use pike and see if i can channel her vision focusing on the horn since that's what we really know it's pretty much the only thing we know what it looks like okay so as you draw the circle across the portion of the gravel and stonework actually this is further in the cave so the gravel has given in to more solid stonework you begin to carve across the ground with a small piece of charcoal that you use for your ritual drawings this giant runic circle you draw points for you to sit and a point for pike to sit as well to help you focus in this vision once you've

Output: The party gathered near the sealed Far Plane portal as Keyleth, with Pike's assistance, prepared to cast a scrying spell. They debated the risk, acknowledging their enemy was already aware of their location, but decided to proceed since they might soon relocate. Grog humorously attempted to "dig" his own scrying ditch, granting Keyleth inspiration. She then began the ten-minute ritual, carving a runic circle in the cave's stonework and focusing her vision on the mysterious horn they had previously observed.


Input: So uh as you draw the circle across the portion of the gravel and stonework— actually this is further in the cave so the gravel has given in to more solid stonework you begin to carve across the ground with a small piece of charcoal that you use for your ritual drawings this giant ruinic circle you draw points for you to sit and a point for pike to sit as well to help you focus in this vision once you've taken the ten minutes to establish all the various material components and littered it with pieces of dried animal matter some herbs and lit a small bowl of incense on the side to help you in this spell you sit down take your place pike you take your place and you begin to concentrate you draw the essens of the nature energies around you and begin to project your vision towards the description of this dark horn pushing what you can best ascertain is the direction of the temple from where this ritual is being conducted all right so given the circumstances bonus from that let's make a will save all right so you feel your vision project beyond you it's a sort of out of body experience as the energy that makes up keyleth is no longer given physical form it's just adrift in the darkness you feel yourself drawn pulled almost like there's an energy that draws you as if poison from a wound it pulls you upward and you're looking down over the top of this entire cavern suddenly the darkness tends to fade for a moment and you can make out the general outline of this island once again your vision shhh zooms in and shifts you can look over the city you can see yug voril over top you can see the glowing aspects of the forest surrounding the outskirts of it and you can see in the center of this ruined city that has been reconstructed in the image of the temple that stands this giant pseudo pyramid with a flattened top you can now see it from the overhead view of this temple it is actually open and that strange glowing source of green energy you can see is slowly emanating from the top your vision is pulled forward again you feel yourself drawn towards it and as you come towards the top you can see the open portion of this temple's roof is a cross beam made of gold or brass and there is some sort of structure hanging from it that falls deeper into the temple you then move past this into what is the top most chamber of this temple it's darker at first and as your essence tends to coalesce and find some sort of visual here you can see now this brass cross beam that is held aloft in the center of this temple chamber drips down into a spiral of metal this strange arcane contraption that does not match any of the construct of this temple previously it almost seems like it's been a new addition or is taking the place of something else that was a central focus of this chamber you follow this strange arcane structure about fifteen to twenty feet it comes from the top of the temple chamber to the center where held aloft underneath it by another fifteen foot drop you see in this dark room a pool of a dull bluish purple liquid and it's pulsing with life and with energy you now look down your eyes focus and in this pool this ten fifteen foot wide round pool you can see this pulse almost a heartbeat of purplish energy what look like small purple stones but they're not stones they're minds they're brains they're essences and they're all working together interconnected you're looking upon the elder brain of yug voril the center of the entire illithid colony that resides in the center of this chamber you can see now this green energy that's being brought down from this metallic structure at the top of this temple is being funneled down over and is acting as an arcane prison for the elder brain it's sealing and controlling essentially and what you had gathered from your previous discussions with clarota this is what has taken the minds of the mind flayers and bent them to k varn's will your focus shifts now from the elder brain and you look around the room and in the dark shadows of this room you can see there are cages there are metal bars you're unable to really ascertain what the material is but in each one of these small cages you see some creature some of this realm some not horrible forms mutated torn some missing limbs some in the process of slowly dying because they're unable

Output: Keyleth, with Pike's assistance, performed a ten-minute ritual using a drawn circle and incense to project a vision toward the dark horn and the temple. Her consciousness left her body and was pulled over the island, providing an aerial view of the ruined city and the central pyramid temple. She saw green energy emanating from its open roof and was drawn inside to the topmost chamber. There, she discovered a brass arcane structure funneling energy down into a pulsing pool, which she identified as the elder brain of the Yug'Voril mind flayer colony, held captive by the device. Looking around the dark room, she also observed numerous cages containing various tortured and dying creatures.


Input: so to K'Varn's will and your focus shifts now from the Elder Brain and you look around the room and in the dark shadows you can see there are cages there's metal bars you're unable to really ascertain what the material is but in each one of these small cages you see some creature some of this realm some not horrible forms mutated torn some missing limbs some in the process of slowly dying because they're unable to keep a physical form intact it's a collection a horrible collection of malformed entities that are being experimented on pulled apart put together this also serves as seemingly a laboratory for K'Varn and you feel a presence in the room suddenly your essence shifts around and you look in the darkness and you see slowly drifting out of the shadow a single gnarled black horn underneath that horn you can see now the physical form that it adorns dark brown leathery skin with slightly pointed edges almost like scales that form out of portions of this flesh you see below this horn one large piercing sky-blue eye that glances up and meets your gaze as it does from beneath that eye you see a toothy maw tear into a wide grin and around the outskirts of the singular eye numerous other eyes shift around coming into the light you see now a fleshy ball that is drifting in the air itself under its own physical form this aberration this horrible entity is now floating forward you can see metal plates that are grafted to the physical body of this creature oh come on apparently K'Varn has experimented on itself these eyes are attached to strange finger-like stalks that twist out of its body these eyes darting around the room looking at different directions and then they all singularly shift on you at once as it does you can feel all of a sudden your presence which has been drifting through the scrying spell locked in place and for a second you feel like you can't breathe as K'Varn presses towards you this fleshy sphere of eye stalks and teeth this small chuckle billows up deep within its mouth uh so guest do you like my home you're welcome any time at which point the horn seems to glow with this creepy greenish energy and you feel this piercing pain blast into your head you try and scream but you can't there's no breath go ahead and make a wisdom saving throw oh no oh shit oh god do I still have my Enhance Ability up no because that's a concentration spell what does Keyleth look like to us right now Keyleth is sweating profusely and you can see she's flinching I'm walking up to Keyleth and I'm grabbing her by the shirt and I'm going to slap her across the face all right so 27 27 all right good you take 11 points of psychic damage and are thrust out of the scry spell your vision is pulled out of the top of the temple and suddenly you're back in your form as a sharp pain hits you across the side of the head ow Vax is holding you Christ what why you were in pain are you all right are you all right you were in pain so I thought I'd fucking slap you across the face gee Keyleth language are we hitting each other now sorry wow what did you see so she tells us right K'Varn's a beholder a beholder what's that it is really not a thing we want to fight it is awful it is wretched it will kill all of us if we don't find out a way to kill it oh my god not only is K'Varn a beholder K'Varn has been experimenting on himself and so he has armor grafted onto him and the horn the horn which I don't know you said there is something caging the Elder Brain right yes that big green light can we can see it is it like the Luxor in Vegas can we see the green light it's not a beam but you do see a slight green glow at the top of the temple in the distance you saw it when you first entered and it's been this dull beacon as you traveled around this island so there's something connected to the top of the temple that's caging the Elder Brain it's like an arcane prison around all of the Elder Brain is it possible

Output: The party used Keyleth's scrying spell to spy on K'Varn, discovering its lair was a laboratory filled with caged, mutated creatures. They witnessed K'Varn itself—a grotesque, self-modified beholder with grafted armor and a glowing horn—which detected the scrying and launched a psychic attack. Keyleth took damage and was violently expelled from the spell, returning to her body in pain. Back with the group, she urgently warned them that K'Varn is a horrifically powerful beholder that has been experimenting on itself. They also noted the persistent green glow from the temple's top, theorizing it is an arcane prison holding the Elder Brain captive.


Input: Vegas uh can we see the green light? It's not a beam but you do see a slight green glow at the top of the tempo in the distance you saw it when you first entered and it's been this dull beacon as you traveled around this island so there's something connected to the top of the tempo that's caging the Elder Bran like an arcane prison around all of the Elder Bran is it possible to maybe collapse the top of the tempo from far away and release the Elder Bran from its cage and then Clara ta your brethren could fight the beauty instead of us uh Clara ta do you know how we could possibly break this prison could you tell me what a beauty is first because I don't know big bad scary thing with finger eyes uh DM I write a detailed just hold on wait patience that's a beauty oh the thing on the front of the Monster Manual it's on the cover of a book worst possible scenario imaginable that's all you could have said the iconic creature it's on the cover of Dungeons and Dragons Monthly right now it is the cover model there's dragon then beauty oh man I mean we've killed a dragon yeah he's got lots of teeth let's brush them each eye tends to have a beam that has a different ability yes oh it's a magic fun bag it's a magic fun bag it's probably got everything from Silence and Dispel Magic to Petrify to a disintegration ray you're thinking about this wrong though you're thinking about this in the wrong direction Beauty is not that's not the goal the horn is the goal even more than that it's the hundreds of allies we could have exactly we free the Elder Bran they attack it prison is the target not the beauty not the beauty if we can free the Elder Bran we don't have to fight it ourselves then we're not alone now what was creating this green light where was it emanating from it seemed to be emanating from the top opening of this pyramid that was the main tempo of the center of town can you describe the top of the pyramid I'll give you a detailed description essentially this pyramid comes to a top and then flattens up at the very top where you would expect there to be a flat surface is instead essentially a windowed opening you don't think it's purely open like you could just jump through there is some sort of glass that coats it but there is a brass cross-beam at the very top and then part of this cross-beam holds aloft this strange series of metallic wires that spiral and intertwine that serves as a conical focus piece you can't see the interior of it so if we take out the beams it was almost like a beehive essentially a slow beehive it was focusing the energy we have something very important we have a vial of yellow liquid what does it do it might age you we don't know it might do something it seems to be very acidic so it could burn the metal burn the beams I could melt the metal and we could actually bring that entire structure crashing down but does anybody have an aging spell something that causes things to disintegrate things maybe we could rust the metal as well we have that yellow goop and that would definitely help we know that it's acid we suspect it it might be a form changer because the king swallowed a vial and it made him strong actually I can learn Heat Metal and I can heat the beam and make it beam he's got vials of acid in his Bag of Holding excellent we're going to break the tempo let's break the tempo Clara ta at this point as you guys look over at Clara ta you see Clara ta for the first time in a while looks visually disturbed has withdrawn from the group and is leaning against the side of the beach cavern wall and the tentacles that normally slowly twirl are all tensed and pulled up into a knot Clara ta you're going to cramp your face if you do that if you have something to say we would appreciate it if you keep making that face it'll

Output: The party discovered a green glow emanating from the top of the central tempo, realizing it was an arcane prison holding the Elder Bran captive. After discussing the threat of the Beholder, they decided their best strategy was to collapse the tempo's structure to free the Elder Bran and gain powerful allies. They formulated a plan using a vial of acidic yellow liquid and a Heat Metal spell to melt the brass cross-beams at the pyramid's peak. During this planning, their NPC companion Clara Ta grew visibly distressed and withdrawn, reacting strongly to the situation. The session ended with the party noticing her unusual, tense demeanor as they prepared to execute their plan.


Input: so uh looking over at Clarota you see Clarota for the first time in a while looks kind of visually disturbed you know like he's withdrawn from the group and is leaning against the side of the beach cavern wall and the tentacles that normally slowly twirl are all tensed and pulled up into a knot uh Clarota you're going to cramp your face if you do that if you have something to say we would appreciate it if you keep making that face it'll freeze that way uh that K'Varn is of this new creature a be hold er and carries this horn that Lady Kima has spoken of it's a great danger also keep in mind the tenple is not made of average stolen metals this is the center of the elder brain we reinforce it with magical protection it's the center of our entire species knowledge every brain in there is our elders as we pass to the next generation our mind is brought and introduced to the elder brain we have that room protected from simple acids we must make sure we are ready uh Clarota Keyleth has scried the top of the building right now it didn't look like it was part of the original structure is she mistaken is the top something that was built by your people no it was open before there seems to be some sort of new focus K'Varn has constructed would that be as strong as the rest of the building I do not know but if I've seen anything of the nature of this insidious creature I would say plan for the worst nothing is more terrifying than underestimating a be hold er right can be hold ers fly yeah they can okay among other things it seems like what can't they do not much they're terrible monsters so they're really very fleshy and weak but he put armor on himself he's super strong so now he's extra strong like a wizard times fifty I'm assuming oh go ahead then Kima says the key here is not to think how to fight him head-on we have to be smart about this while he has the home turf we have the element of surprise we choose the grounds in which we attack and we choose the methods in which we set the battlefield underwater fight we could try to just draw him out somehow I highly doubt he's going to leave his home turf but if we can find a way to perhaps turn it against him or use it to our advantage maybe some reconnaissance I don't know reconnaissance I don't know it is glass on the top so we could try to sunlight the head I have something called Divine Intervention what is that you can call on your deity and you roll a percentile die and you can have them help you with something so is it possible to try to get her help before we do this or is it something that you have to do on the spot I don't know because this is new that's up to you you can attempt it once a day and once it works it can't be done for another week so if we attempt it then she can intervene she can be on our side in some way essentially you formulate how you want your deity's aid and if you succeed you have a ten percent chance of success in some divine way Sarenrae will guide power or aid to you why don't you wait on that well we either have a ten percent chance right now for her to tell us what to do or a ten percent chance to help us later once we know what we're doing yeah let's wait until we know what we're doing I believe we should go and rescue the prisoners and build a small army moreover I've been thinking it all goes downward correct he's all up in a pit yes the world down here no the be hold er K'Varn he's in the top of a pyramid up or down up well that won't help me at all it's his laboratory I feel like we should go for the top how would we free the prisoners first of all I think it's that beehive structure we have to take out the metal thingy it's not letting them out we have to get them out of K'Varn's control so how do we do that I think we destroy the beehive structure at

Output: The party consulted a visibly distressed Clarota, who confirmed that K'Varn is a powerful beholder and that the temple's core is magically reinforced, protecting the elder brain of his species. They learned the pyramid's top was not part of the original structure but a new addition by K'Varn. After debating tactics, they decided against immediately using Divine Intervention for guidance, opting to wait until they had a clearer plan. Their discussion turned to a potential strategy of rescuing prisoners first to build an army, with the party considering an assault on the top of the structure where K'Varn's laboratory is located.


Input: Yeah so up well that won't help me at all it's his laboratory uh I feel like we should go for the top. How would we free the prisoners first of all? I think it's that beehive structure. We have to take out the metal thingy. It's not letting them out we have to get them out of K'Varn's control so how do we do that? I think we destroy the beehive structure at the top. I think we destroy the structure. It's the only option that seems open to us unless we keep stumbling around and looking for some other way I think. We don't have any kind of corruption spell that ages things? Well we've got the acid thing and maybe Grog can uh what if we hit it with Dispel Magic maybe get your goddess's aid hit it with Dispel Magic hit it with corruption rust the shit and then it falls! But we don't have corruption. Can Scanlan mercilessly mock the top of the thing? Oh I can mock. Eff you brass cross! I like Percy's idea we've got that acidic vial. We have several vials of acid actually. Can you take the normal acid and could we make it magical? Like extra bad? We don't even know what it does yet. Well I can always be an eagle and I can maybe fly or maybe Grog could carry a big boulder that way after the acid has uh I thought about making an acid arrow I really did. He could throw a big boulder to collapse it the rest of the way. Question. You built a bomb before. That took months. If we could hole up for months or weeks was it? Months. Yeah it took months. It took me months to figure out how to build. Now that you know how to build one would it be quicker? Wait the bomb we just threw in that room? I could make an exploding arrow I've made one I can make another. I would say your materials are very limited. Yeah at this point though if I had a workshop I could uh well let's take Kima's advice and maybe start with a little reconnaissance. We'll get closer we'll rest for the night and maybe send in a snooping party. My sister says that island is crawling with nasty shits. We can't get closer. We should just rest we'll stay up because we're good. What if we fly in over the top with the carpet in stealth put the camouflage on the carpet so they don't see it fly in over the top stealth in spy get an idea of uh inspect the top of the building see where the acid would be put to good use. Yeah see what kind of magic is being held on top of it. We're guessing that K'Varn doesn't want to leave his little cubby-hole. I would assume not. So even if we fly down on top he gets pissed he could fly up but we could fly away he probably doesn't want to leave the top of the uh there's going to come a point where chaos is just going to descend on us. We're also forgetting that the second that he sees us or we get close enough he could control all of our minds. Wasn't the point of us going to these beaches to try to see if there was any other advantage we could find? We were trying to find clues so that maybe scrying would be helpful which it was. Yeah. All right. Okay here's another option uh Dimension Door. What if you go and hug one of the beams and Dimension Door the beam out? I don't think I can do that. No. I can banish a being but not a beam. You can't cast a portal on the door and make it fall? No sadly. Not like Portal? Well we've been here and we've been here. Should we go to one more beach before we all die? Here or here or this little nubbin right here? I was thinking about that. Those are just more things to fight. Well that's true but my sister studied the island and she sensed the presence of things everywhere. That sounds awesome let's go there. Clustered mainly in the city region. There's no need for us to relocate now. Well I am curious about this.

Output: The party debated how to free the prisoners from K'Varn's control, focusing on destroying the beehive structure at the top of the city. They considered using acid vials, magical effects, or physical force but lacked a corruption spell. Deciding on reconnaissance, they planned to use a camouflaged flying carpet to stealthily inspect the structure's top. They also chose to rest for the night rather than explore another beach, heeding Kima's warnings about dangers. The group acknowledged the risk of K'Varn's mind control as they finalized their cautious approach.


Input: So one more beach before we all die? Here or here or this little nubbin right here? I was thinking about that. Those are just more things to fight. Well that's true but my sister studied the island and she sensed the presence of things everywhere. That sounds awesome let's go there. Clustered mainly in the city region. There's no need for us to relocate now. Well I am curious about this can we see this from the beach we're on? What is this? At this distance it's hard to make out any sort of visual. We could camp there that could be where we stage our attack from. Yeah I like that let's go take over a little shanty town. Wait why? Because it'll be that much closer tomorrow we can do reconnaissance from there. We can do reconnaissance from where we are. We still have to get across this body of water you said there's something swimming down there. We've got a magic carpet. It'll be a little victory we'll take over the shanty town. It's literally never been a problem. Can we all fit on the magic carpet? No. Not at once no. I can water walk. We can also do two trips on the carpet. But we're not all going for reconnaissance are we? No stealthy stealth. If something goes wrong though it's going to be I would rather something go wrong with all of us than something go wrong with half of us. Well I tell you what we don't know what to do so why don't Vex and I and Scanlan go for a little ride and check out the tip of this island? I don't want to be split up. I don't either. Let's take over the shanty town let's at least get on the island. Baby steps. Yeah baby steps. Okay well then you guys go check it out first. We'll get in the boat and we'll start heading there. Are we getting on the boat or doing the carpet? Well we can't all fit on the carpet. Let's let Tiberius and the twins and Scanlan fly ahead of the boat quietly carefully see what we see. We have the earrings that Tiber hoods crafted for us so we can tell you what we see. Perfect. And we don't want to rush in we're probably going to go here but let's not rush in let the quiet ones go have a look. Just to make sure it's not crawling with baddies. Okay so we'll start boating over. You need to take it easy for a moment you just went through some shit Keyleth. You guys are going on the carpet? Yeah. Yeah I'm going to take the boat. I've got a big axe I'll paddle the boat towards the island. Awesome. I've been practicing in the sand to impress Keyleth working on the elevator I haven't figured it out yet because I don't know what that is. You know that thing a dog does when it pulls its butt along the floor? But I could cast Pass Without a Trace so everybody gets plus ten to their stealth rolls. Yeah that sounds good. So who's in the boat with me? Oh we're going over by boat is that what's happening? Percy Keyleth. Trinket. Pike and Trinket. So we start paddling in the boat. How about Kima and Clarota? Clarota should go with us. Clarota can just hover. Can Clarota be on the carpet then? You can have him alongside the carpet. Yeah we'll take Kima. Yes. Yeah Clarota come with us. Love boat. So Percy you're on the boat as well? Yeah I'm in the boat. Are the rest of us flying? We're flying. Team Clarence and Team Kima gibbler. Watch your mouth. Clarota I'm sure we've asked this before and I wasn't here because I missed a part of a thing what about your hat? What does it do can you make more of them? He said no it would take a while. We did this already. I could but the time required would be months weeks not in our timeframe I believe. That's squid for no. All right. All right let's do it quiet ones let's get on the carpet. Tiberius? Try to stealth it are we camouflaging the carpet? I'm going to attempt

Output: The party decided to split their forces for a stealthy approach to the island's shanty town. Tiberius, the twins Vax and Vex, Scanlan, and the mind-flayer Clarota flew ahead on a magic carpet to scout, while Percy, Keyleth, Pike, Trinket, and Kima followed in a boat. They coordinated their plan using magical communication earrings, with the flying team tasked with reconnaissance. During the planning, they confirmed with Clarota that his distinctive hat could not be quickly replicated. The group cast *Pass Without a Trace* to aid their stealth as they began their advance toward the island.


Input: your hat what does it do can you make more of them uh he said no it would take a while we did this already i could but the time required would be months weeks not in our timeframe i believe that’s squid for no all right all right let’s do it quiet ones let’s get on the carpet tiberius try to stealth it are we camouflaging the carpet i’m going to attempt to attach the skin to the bottom of the carpet to the bottom of the carpet we’re saving the world here people let’s not twiddle our thumbs for too long but you’re on the boat well before you guys take off just going to try and sew it on the corners okay go ahead and make a roll that’s better sixteen sixteen easy enough to do all right so you take a little bit of your thick heavy leather thread the stuff that you use for something and you loosely attach it to the bottom of the carpet sorry i did a quick scrying spell and i know we’re fifty shirts away from the total so keep going get your mother a shirt keep going okay so we’re over the water yeah we’re already paddling the boat’s going too we’re fucking fast so as grog’s pulling along make an athletics check by the way oh yeah about to smash you and we’re stealthing ahead you guys are being sneaky it’s a twenty two all right so you pull it across it’s a slow speed but you’re making your way i would also like grog to make a stealth check i rolled a natural twenty on stealth where’s my stealth you’ve got pass without a trace also nineteen so twenty nine twenty nine stealth as you’re very carefully breaking the water’s surface okay so as you guys make your way across the channel towards the far end of the island which is the beach that’s in view you see the water disturbed slightly about two hundred feet off to the right something deep below you can see bubbles rising up as you carefully make your way ever so quiet across to the beach you find purchase landfall hits you on the other side of the beach apparently not disturbing whatever lies beneath the surface i immediately hop out pull the boat up just to beach the boat okay so you pull the boat up the rest of you guys bring the carpet over you come to a landing part totally fine the beach comes to a steep incline that leads up onto the island proper there’s cliffs on both sides of this beach and as the incline increases up about maybe five hundred six hundred feet from where you are you can see what looks like a few buildings or rubble of what was a small gathering of structures can we check out the thing in the air is there a larger one behind those smaller structures that was it what you’re seeing now is this are there any of those crazy trees you mentioned before you do see towards the right of those structures those fungal based trees they rise about twenty five thirty feet in the air there’s no leaves it’s almost like a cluster of weird fungus like vines that drift from the top surface and the trees unnaturally sway in place almost like they have a rhythm to their movement dr seuss trees not cool really nasty dr seuss trees clarota will those trees attack us are they living and attacky clarota says no those trees merely exist on this island they feed off of the essence of it and they provide food for other things that live here like what trees are bad wandering spores wandering spores other creatures other creatures we feed our captives our slaves of the colony with the fungal essence of the tree other creatures don’t skimp on the details it’s only our lives the trees are not dangerous but whatever resides on this island is probably under the influence of the elder brain and my people which are in turn under the influence of k’varn but as you’re from this island what wildlife can we expect to run into here small sightless rats cavern insects but the dangers lie in the spores that wander the forests i’m picturing a big yellow thing with little legs pus fuzzball is that what it is you’ll know when you see it

Output: The party attempted to camouflage their flying carpet by attaching a creature's skin to its underside, then successfully used it to stealthily cross a channel toward the island's beach. During the crossing, they noticed a disturbance in the water but landed without incident. Upon reaching the shore, they questioned their drow captive, Clarota, about the strange, swaying fungal trees visible inland. Clarota explained the trees were not directly dangerous but fed the island's ecosystem, warning that the true threats were wandering spores and other creatures under the influence of the elder brain and K'varn.


Input: so like under the influence of the Elder Brain thing and my people are you know under the influence of K'Varn but uh you're from this island what kind of wildlife are we dealing with here small sightless rats cavern insects but the real dangers are those spores that drift through the forests i'm picturing like a big yellow thing with little legs pus fuzzball is that what it is you'll know when you see it well that's lovely thank you for your help spiny spiny drifting i take the cask of ale out of the Bag of Holding and pour him a little glass and i'm like oh you know what Grog i hate to tell you this it sounds a little scratchy would you care for some ale it's really good it's a psychic discussion he looks at you and gives you a stern look takes the ale from you why i have no need for such false sustenance Clarota that was rude i will not forget that very rude all right can we go inspect those structures up there yes everyone wait here i grab Scanlan by the scruff of the neck and nod at my sister i turn invisible let's go take a peek yes we'll take a peek just wait a minute we can wait that's fine i actually go collect a few of the vines hanging from the trees all right go ahead and make a nature check general perception check on the beach as well all right i don't know why i'm bothering eleven it's a beach i rolled fifteen sixteen sixteen on nature okay from a safe distance you look at it the trees don't appear to be anything beyond a subterranean forest fungal trees i wanted to collect some oh you wanted to go over and collect some okay it's quite a ways up it's up the side of the cliff it's up an incline and the forest starts next to the structure where they're going might want to wait so you can make a stealth check to make your way there if you'd like no i'll wait i thought we were next to a tree no most of the forest starts further up this incline as the island begins to level off let the scouts scout let's go scout it out all right so we make our way up to the structure twenty eight for stealth twenty eight for stealth you get advantage on your roll is it our old stealth check can i use my flying stealth check damn it nope what did you roll three with advantage that was my advantage the first one was a one thirty one holy shit all right so do the twins outweigh him wait plus two that makes it five plus ten Pass Without a Trace oh plus ten that's fifteen we're getting better plus my inspiration from paddling you guys make your way towards this ruin and as you come to it you caught a small glimmer of it on the bridge that was constructed across the first beach you came across in this cavern the stonework is interesting it's almost like an influx of jade and marble the stone itself doesn't seem to be anything you've seen naturally around the cavern either it was brought here or was crafted from some substance that resides on this island but it has this weird green jade marble almost vein-like visual to it and you notice all the structures aren't straight and smooth everything has this slightly non-Euclidean bend to it every edge has a slight curve it's off-putting there isn't a rigidity to any of these walls and the buildings themselves almost seem to sag or they sit or rest at a strange unnatural angle these buildings are sad many have been long-crumbled and you find some of these buildings have fallen in on themselves you do notice as you approach the edge of it there is a large circular structure a pit that is built central to this parts of the wall have fallen in but for the most part still remains intact and in the center of this pit on the floor you can see what looks like splotches of dried crimson long-left blood splatters of some sort of creature you see dried bones but the bones while dried have some sort of fungus growing on them

Output: The party inquired about the island's wildlife, learning of sightless rats, insects, and dangerous spores, while also receiving a cryptic warning about a "big yellow thing." They shared a tense moment with the NPC Clarota, who rudely refused an offered ale before the group decided to scout ahead. Using stealth, a few members approached the strange ruins, discovering structures made of an unfamiliar jade-marble stone with unsettling, non-Euclidean curves. At the center of the ruins, they found a large circular pit containing old blood splatters and fungus-covered bones, hinting at past violence.


Input: as you approach the edge of it there's this big circular structure uh a pit kind of built central to the area parts of the wall have fallen in but for the most part it still remains intact and in the center of this pit on the floor you can see what looks like splotches of dried crimsin uh long-left blood splatters of some sort of creature you see dried bones but the bones while dried have some sort of fungus growing on them you also see what looks to be tucked against one of the walls a campsite but a very large campsite the fire pit is like fifteen feet wide and is just a small cinder you see what looks like a pile of furs... a recent campsite? there are actual embers in the fire pit there looks to be a large bedroll made of patchwork furs but the pile itself is huge... but it looks twice the size of what i would use for a fire or what i would use for a bedroll... three times even which means it houses a lot of individuals... or one big thing... or a really big thing... giants yeah... as you're taking this look too as you guys are having this visual you-- question bigger than grog? well you immediately hear a sound it's a slight rumble in the ground and what sounds like a footfall and as you glance over your shoulder you can see what looks to be some sort of towering humanoid dragging something behind it... it glances up with its nose in the air sniffs who goes there and you look to see what looks large almost a gollyath-like bald skin is smooth no hair but its skin is purplish in color where a normal giant would stand naturally it's horribly hunched like its back has a horrible scoliosis twist to it one giant popping yellow eye glances out towards the edge of where you guys are it doesn't seem to have found any of you immediately but something has alerted its attention it seems to have caught some sort of trail in its natural homestead you see it standing probably close to fifteen twenty feet in height as it begins lumbering up krsh krsh krsh towards you... stealthed... oh should we hide can we try to hide all of you were stealthed as well oh yeah can i do insight and see if it seems like a bad guy you can make an insight check i know i'm just checking to see if he's a misunderstood guy do i see him can i do a simple recognize check you don't see him all you guys are staying back at the beach while they're checking both of you have got earrings that's seventeen seventeen this entity looks like it's hungry it looks malicious and looks like it's caught the thrill of the hunt since it seems to have seen something near its homestead moving as it begins to step forward it drops whatever it's holding behind it... i'm picking up scanlan and moving backwards yeah can we move into the shadows i'm invisible you're right there we know where you are i was holding your hand the whole time okay and that is where we're going to leave tonight's session... come on nowhere near k'varn really nowhere near him no yeah but wait maybe if we sell out the shirts we can go another half-hour or something yeah how many shirts do we have left like twenty or something like that didn't make it didn't make it to k'varn didn't make it to the shirts it's k'varn we have to read all the donation messages if we meet our goal for the shirts by the time we're done reading twenty shirts then are you guys cool with doing the q&a yeah all right so if you sell those twenty shirts there's twenty shirts left that's it come on guys twenty shirts me and pike bought hoodies go fuck it up i bought a hoodie i bought a hoodie all right i'm just going to try to open this up here we could all be hoodie twinkies we have twinkies there's no twinkies there's just cake that was the stoner-est thing you've ever said i'll buy a hoodie if you guys buy nineteen deal here we go

Output: The party discovered a large, circular pit containing old bloodstains, fungus-covered bones, and evidence of a massive, recently used campsite. While investigating, they were spotted by a towering, hunched giant with purplish skin and a single yellow eye, which dropped its quarry and began advancing menacingly. Insight revealed the creature to be hungry and malicious, driven by the thrill of the hunt. The group attempted to hide and retreat, with some members moving back toward the beach while remaining unseen.


Input: take brooches uh Kavemtg um first time watching live after obsessively consuming the videos for two weeks fuck time difference yeah all laugh uh i had to go for the holy trinity tee sub and donation that's awesome um much deserved thanks for everything guys k p s matt we need dm tips column or video series ooh that's a really good idea not a bad idea we talked about doing it for the channel going forward so keep an eye on that this is really warm i'm putting the hood down electricidolon twenty bucks back again this week got a shirt this time too thank you for giving me something amazing to look forward to every week guys need a critical role animated series for serious i agree that'd be cool uh who would voice our characters is my question you call your people and we'll call our people exactly electricidolon nice can i interject for a second and thank earl davis at wheelyfactoids for buying eight shirts holy what that's so cool thanks dude that's awesome you have christmas on lock give them out to seven people start playing dungeons and dragons with them i know that we have someone in the chat room i'm not sure off the top of my head someone bought the entire office shirts seriously yeah they sent a message and asked for everyone's shirt sizes that's so cool why are you guys so awesome oh my god okay norsarah four bucks awesome oh cool i would like to rage or donate in this case i love your show it's my most favorite thing in the world i'm joining my own d and d group because of it thanks for sharing your adventures with us heart and remember keyleth fish are friends not food fish are friends not food g one big daddy heft twenty five bucks tv shows can't come close to the epic power of critical role thursdays as always thank you all for coming together and sharing your adventure with us and inspiring so many people to begin our own thank you guys that's amazing hey aww argh mahidal who i've met on the minecraft servers awesome donated five bucks oh man the critical role crew you remember that time we all went to ancient rome and they had pizza and lasers and then we found out the doctor was there and someone had messed with the timeline that was a good day and we all escaped all laugh amantaray x twenty bucks watching critical role is the best way to spend my twenty first birthday less than three all of you happy birthday happy birthday we fought a manta ray you did oh was that a birthday huzzah birthday huzzah all right theinfragable donated fifty bucks long time watcher first time subber and donator this show is awesome you guys are awesome literacy and imagination is awesome and i'll keep doing song parodies for all the characters here's five dollars per episode you've been doing all the song parodies those are awesome yeah they're so awesome those are great love the song parodies keep them coming those are awesome oh dude yeah those are hilarious so wait there are song parodies can we get those we had the link sent to us he did song parodies for grog and scanlan send us the link so we'll play them next time it's amazing i may or may not have sung that at home on a side night on a side night on a side night we'll play another game on a side note we love fan art we love it we're going to try to find a way to showcase it on the show perhaps if you go to our website it filters through but as long as you hashtag critical role we'll be able to see it we'll be able to find it we'll see it and we're looking for a way to add it all of us are kind of obsessed about checking out the hashtag it's a problem yeah we go home after each game and we're up till three a m going like gasp favorite favorite favorite it's bad it's a problem all right we have killer eighty eight d donating ten bucks that's awesome thank you so much joe curr twenty bucks i now look forward to thursdays more than i do fridays so do we it's a great show and it introduced me to d and d i'm enthralled much love much hugs team trinket thank you so much misskemede twenty bucks

Output: The cast of Critical Role spent the session engaging with their live-stream audience, acknowledging numerous donations and subscriptions. They celebrated a fan who purchased shirts for the entire office and encouraged others to share their fan art using a specific hashtag. The group discussed future content ideas, including a potential DM tips series and a way to showcase fan creations on their website. They also highlighted and praised fan-made song parodies, promising to feature them in a future episode. The session was largely a community-focused interlude, strengthening their connection with the show's supporters.


Input: home after each game and we're up till 3am going like um gasp favorite favorite favorite its bad its a problem all right we have uh Killer88D donating ten bucks thats awesome thank you so much Joe Curr 20 bucks i now look forward to Thursdays more than I do Fridays so do we its a great show and it introduced me to dee and dee i'm enthralled much love much hugs team Trinket thank you so much MisSkeMeDe 20 bucks you're all such talented voice actors and are fantastically entertaining thanks for providing me with such an incredible introduction to dee and dee less than three thanks you're awesome AxisOfAnarchy hello whats up Axis hey so I thought I would start my birthday celebration two days early so I could celebrate with all of you less than three Rachel Steiner aka AxisOfAnarchy Rachel Happy Birthday huzzah huzzah Happy Birthday shes been updating the Reddit page with all the episode links shes been great from the beginning so thank you Rachel Happy Birthday Cerulean Kestrel donated 50 wait whats that name Cerulean Kestrel oh I like that might be an NPC coming forward for my younger brother David who graduates college tomorrow I admire you and everything you've achieved so far also Critical Role is a blast to watch thanks to Matt Mercer and crew for a great show and thank you David for introducing me to it aww congrats David congrats on your brothers college graduation thats great uh Scottydsntknw8 doesn't know it oh Scotty Doesn't Know It ah here we go thats very good Scotty doesn't know thats an AOL email waiting to happen thanks for the show really it's one of the bright points in my life right now thats awesome thank you for watching buddy G E Oden 25 bucks thanks for making Thursday nights the best day of my week I happily support cast and Geek and Sundry crew Obey your Overlord we do yeah we do if you say so DressHawk 30 bucks every little helps I hope and it does yes it does and the 826 is going to get such a check from us yeah oh my gosh WeeklyFactoids donated 5 bucks another good week Vox Machina Travis I still need the specs so I can start working on the cosplay also Liam the knife is done I just have to finish Laura's bear statue less than three a Critical Role cosplayer he made a bear statue apparently and all you got was a damn emote right if someone ends up making a Sarenrae holy symbol for you what's his name who's this WeeklyFactoids WeeklyFactoids is the guy who bought 8 shirts wait technically it's WheelyFactoids WheelyFactoids yeah that's him what dude I've got an axe I'll show you that's awesome well done thank you so much Timeout9288 15 bucks love you guys my friends and I are totally starting dee and dee for the first time with your inspiration also Travis Willingham Gazlowe is one of my favorite Heroes of the Storm heroes Gazlowe yeah he's really stupid you're Gazlowe yeah I'm Gazlowe I didn't know that he's the little goblin that could you know he's not quite as good as Rehgar both of you calm down and none of us are as good as Jaina or Illidan hold your peace don't fuck with grandpa Illidan all right he's got no plans later that could be really cool that's so awesome WoodyFoun donated a thousand dollars congratulations to you all on your tenth episode I'm sure all fans will agree I hope there will be many more shows to come PS Laura Bailey insert harp accompaniment can you please say eat lightsaber jerk in your best Kira Carsen voice love all of you for a thousand bucks for a thousand bucks yeah now there's so much pressure what was it eat lightsaber jerk eat lightsaber jerk there that is an amazing donation thank you so much thank you Shomzer donated 25 bucks slowly fell in love with everyone in this dee and dee group keep it up guys this is something I look forward to weekly and it's incredibly entertaining was that negging negging was that negging slowly fell in love no no that's good makes me want to work harder that's all I'm saying he was just

Output: The party celebrated their tenth episode by hosting a live stream, where they interacted with numerous supporters through donations and messages. They acknowledged fan contributions, including a cosplay project and a fan-made bear statue, and decided to feature a new NPC inspired by a donor's name. The group also celebrated a fan's early birthday and congratulated another's brother on his college graduation. Throughout the session, they expressed gratitude for their community's support and reflected on the show's positive impact.


Input: Uh an amazing donation thank you so much uh thank you Shomzer donated twenty five bucks uh slowly fell in love with everyone in this D&D group uh keep it up guys this is something I look forward to weekly and it's incredibly entertaining uh was that negging uh negging was that negging uh slowly fell in love no no no that's good uh makes me want to work harder that's all I'm saying uh he was just courting us at first yeah yeah but now he's in love to be fair we're a bunch of weird folks on Twitch uh it takes a little getting used to us you're in a very fabulous purple coat right now uh I am no I like his style thank you guys uh I love my wife uh Seeker Pentegan I think it is ten dollars uh started watching Critical Role because of Laura and Travis stayed because you're all great thanks for brightening up my Friday mornings I'm from Germany so the stream starts at 4 am for me uh it's totally worth it to get up so early for you guys that's amazing uh Christ 4 am good morning good morning ah tschüss uh Entschuldige I don't know what that is uh Danke schön did I say that right uh Guten Morgen Guten Morgen uh you said thank you he said excuse me he's saying good morning I said see you later see you next time ta-ta oh okay uh there you go uh e3guru twenty five dollars uh thanking Geek and Sundry for shows like Critical Role to the cast thanks for taking the time every week to bring us into your world much love to everyone and happy tenth episode thank you so much thank you uh Luke good at stuff twenty bucks uh I didn't expect Critical Role to be my favorite show on the channel but here we are less than three you all uh it's been a fun ten episodes looking forward to many more yay uh Locomotive also donated a thousand dollars to 826 LA charity uh Critical Role has been the most awesome show I've discovered on Twitch thank you for putting this together thank you that's incredible uh the two of you are extremely generous thank you and the charity's going to have their mind blown and thank you everyone for supporting uh yeah we're going to get photos when we present them with the check and we're going to do a whole thing uh oh if there's an 826 in your city by the way go check it out really they have amazing stuff for sale it's the best first date it's great they have the coolest stuff it's always so much fun yeah we have a bunch of posters at our house I've done so well taking girls to 826 I'm not even kidding it's true it goes very well they've got great storefronts they've got a pirate store a superhero store they have a time travel store spy store uh I do want a novelty check for when we finally get these donations over that would be awesome we're going to draw pictures on it uh how much are those novelty checks a thousand dollars uh Arislan donated fifty dollars that's awesome happy tenth episode hope you enjoyed your cake aw thank you guys thank you I'm tweeting your cake right now the only thing better is your support of 826 LA and I hope my small contribution helps it really does thank you so much yes it does absolutely uh Splattercat twenty five bucks Splattercat hey guys day one subscriber when I first heard about Critical Role it sounded too good to be true and even after ten episodes it still kind of is you guys are all awesome and I will continue to support Critical Role and Geek and Sundry as long as we all exist as long as we all exist which should be for about one more episode we're double checking it is still five hit points to splatter a cat yeah five hit points really thanks Splatterkitten we established that we did uh all right Aranax zero six twenty dollars thanks for your amazing performance thank you for your amazing donation thank you uh Tristan Dunman five bucks huge fan of Critical Role and just super inspired by all you talented actors starting my own group soon and using the power of my art to make it as awesome as possible thanks again everyone Tristan thank you Tristan thanks Tristan have fun the power of art uh and Ridlich ten dollars uh subbed the first day

Output: The party received numerous donations and messages of support from their community, including a significant contribution to the 826 LA charity. They interacted with several NPCs (donors), thanking them for their generosity and discussing plans to present the charity with a novelty check. The group decided to document the check presentation with photos and promoted the charity's unique storefronts. They also had a brief, friendly interaction with a fan from Germany, attempting to exchange greetings in his language. The session highlighted the cast's appreciation for their audience's support over the first ten episodes.


Input: so aranax six uh sent twenty dollars and said thanks for your amazing performance um thank you for that amazing donation everyone said thank you and then tristan donated five bucks and said he's a huge fan of critical role and just super inspired by all the talented actors and he's starting his own group soon and using the power of his art to make it as awesome as possible thanks again everyone um thank you tristan thanks tristan and orion said have fun and the power of art and then ridlich gave ten dollars and said subbed the first day he witnessed the awesomeness of critical world and such a great channel and he's starting a campaign this weekend with a throwing weapon fighter inspired by vax and his daggers keep up the great work and everyone cheered and guys that's amazing thank you so so much you're so amazing you're so cool and zac said so we're going to switch over to the drop cam and some music really quick and we're going to get set up for the q and a as fast as possible for you guys and yeah and zac said stick around and hang out for a short time we'll be right back and zac said this is just a couple minutes and we will get set up and indeed thank you so much and dance and zac said no q and a and well we can dance while setting up for the q and a and you can dance and more than a thousand and yes and you guys are amazing i can't even and one thousand and thirty four presently and oh my god and that's yeah and one thousand and thirty four wow that's huge and zac said lucas did you switch over and he did and lucas said i didn't and then there was music and all right are we on hey guys and orion said hey everybody and thank you so much for being ridiculous so amazing we're glad you guys all tuned in and are still tuning in to our show let alone the support for the shirts the support for the charity has been i think i speak for all of us unbelievable and we're so blessed and excited that we have such amazing friends and viewers out there you guys are the most amazing fanbase for any show i've ever had so thank you you guys earned this most definitely i'm willing to stay as long as we need i know some people have families they've got to get back to and got ten minutes tops and i feel like this is trying to read the matrix it goes so fast i want that jacket and how many shirts were sold by the end of it last i checked we were at one thousand and thirty two and zac said well technically we still have seven days and the hawkeye hot topic and the shirts are still available for another week and how tall are you travis and six four and i saw that one and you're six four and the same height as abraham lincoln and it says pan main camera up and everyone laughed and oh someone's asking about keyleth's child murder and it's saying the banner's cutting off heads in the back and keyleth's or marisha's and well and can you see our heads now and dinner was great and something about tiberius's brother and zac said usually if they say it we've already noticed it and who wants to pick a question and run with it and can we talk about keyleth's child murdering and marisha laughed and how did the kid die marisha and yeah tell them and this was sad and god i got asked this question at the panel over the weekend too it's a hot topic everyone wants to know how i killed the kid well we were fighting tell us about the fight and over the course of the first major arc of their campaign every town they went to there seemed to be this recurring theme of children disappearing so they kept trying to follow this thread and asking around and these kids kept vanishing and the one common thread they were discovering was shortly before each kid disappeared they began playing with a new kid who had long black hair and golden eyes and then they would disappear within a week of playing with that child towards the end of the campaign during a celebration after they managed to save the city of emon they looked over and found that the sovereign uriel's child was talking to this black-haired golden-eyed child so the party in the middle of a platform grandstand bowing before the townspeople they just pulled their weapons out and jumped off after this child who grabbed the sovereign's son and pulled him into this pocket dimension what it turned out to be was this entity which is a variation of the dread emperor for those who are familiar with that character the dread emperor had created this pocket dimension world this giant bramble forest that surrounded a gothic castle

Output: The party explained to their audience how they had uncovered a pattern of missing children in their campaign, each last seen playing with a mysterious golden-eyed child. During a public celebration, they spotted this same entity with the sovereign's son and immediately drew their weapons, leaping from the grandstand to pursue. They chased the child into a pocket dimension, discovering it was a vast bramble forest surrounding a gothic castle. This revealed the entity to be a variation of the dread emperor, who had created the twisted realm. The party's decisive action interrupted the celebration to confront this recurring threat directly.


Input: the party in the middle of a platform grandstand bowing before the townspeople they just pulled their weapons out and jumped off after this child who grabbed the sovereign's son and pulled him into this pocket dimension what it turned out to be was this entity which is a variation of the Dread Emperor uh for those who are familiar with that character the Dread Emperor had created this pocket dimension world this giant brambles forest that surrounded a gothic castle where it existed this weird messed up individual brought children there because it loved to be around their innocence and their naivety uh their sense of play so basically like a sorcerer Neverland Ranch yeah it was messed up but once the children got too old they were no longer useful so he killed them and put them in a basement so the party gave chase they fought their way to the castle and they discovered that what was dangerous about fighting this Dread Emperor in his library was it was wearing golden armor and attached to this armor via four chains were four children by collars and if anyone attacked him directly he shared the damage he took with the children and we actually found these clippers for the chain big golden scissors but we put them in our pocket and forgot that we had them we were like sweet clippers pocket keep going and then we get to this emperor with these giant gold chains and we're like how do you break these gold chains if only we had clippers oh well we don't however you guys started attacking the chains with your weapons and you were doing enough damage during the first few rounds to save most of the kids but there was one kid left so there was one so we were trying to get these kids away from us because we don't want to hurt them but we wanted them away so I used a Grasping Vine and I was trying to yank the kid away but the Grasping Vine attached to the chain instead of the kid so with the chain at the collar around his neck when the vine yanked you broke the kid's neck I thought you grabbed the kid's waist and he got pulled toward the thing but the chain was still around his neck that's what happened the vine wrapped around his body and it broke his neck because he was still attached oh that's right I should have grabbed the chain but instead you just grabbed the kid uh Sam what's it like being the sexiest member of the group is that what one of the things was yep we just want to know it's a lot like life I've come to accept it it's the hand I was dealt Matt how do you deal with writer's block and when can we expect Trinket plushies Trinket plushies would be amazing I would love to expect those at some point in the future I want plushies for all of us we could expect Trinket plushies it might not be next week but I feel like within 12 months there will be a Trinket plushie I'd like that that would be cool if Trinket survives for 12 months as far as writer's block uh good music I have a number of playlists where if I'm having a problem I just close my eyes and listen to good music a lot of soundtracks I find Elder Scrolls soundtrack is great stuff like that gets my mind going how did the group come up with Vox Machina well oh god do we really want to tell this story how we came up with Vox Machina is that the question they asked it yeah our previous name we needed to come up with a name we used to be the SHITs we used to be the Super High Intensity Team the SHITs the SHITs which I'm still a fan of I think it's awesome yeah me too SHITs forever some people didn't think that it was some people that are maybe druid and royalty so we had to come up with something less provocative we tried to come up with something as we were slowly gaining esteem hey there was a few of us with family ties we were all like okay perhaps we don't want to be known as the SHITs over here as well and over here no I was with you all these people

Output: The party pursued a child who had abducted the sovereign's son into a pocket dimension, discovering it was a twisted forest realm created by a variant of the Dread Emperor. They fought their way to his gothic castle and learned he was protected by golden chains linked to four captive children, sharing any damage dealt to him. Although they found large golden scissors capable of cutting the chains, they pocketed them and forgot about the tool. In the ensuing battle, they attempted to use a Grasping Vine to pull a child to safety, but it accidentally wrapped around the chain instead, resulting in the child's tragic death.


Input: so much um a lot of stuff for matt uh keyleth do you have a holy symbol who me do you have a holy symbol i don't have a holy symbol not a druid thing i like the earth i worship the earth no deities you can still trust vex after dread i'm not the same girl whole different character whole different character are any of you guys going to gen con when geek and sundry arranges that yeah tell geek and sundry to take us there yeah we thought that would be fun hit them up tell them you want us there i do not think i look like tim curry with the beard you did yeah i can see that a little bit that's a good one did any of you grow up shy yes no yeah i was a ham i was a working actor oh yeah you were a child actor you're like oh i was working with spielberg when i was six you were a child actor too i was a spaz i was so shy i'm going to be blind as that manta ray by the time this q and a is over as a note guys for those of you that have seen mr mom oh god the little kid with the woobie the woobie he's right over here this is how everything goes wrong this is what happens i'm going to rewatch that this goes right we're playing d and d once a week any interest in turning critical role into a comic book yes who will draw it from the chat room yeah that would be amazing if anyone out there wants to make it a comic book that would be great tiberius would you say i encourage violence when i want to i just saw one that said laura would you like a giant trinket plushie to sit at the table with me and yes yeah i would like an fao schwartz size bear she might actually cry dude that would be amazing someone asked how did we all get into d and d high school for me high school high school high school these guys this for most everyone else this this is my first time playing liam's birthday party either high school or my birthday two and a half years ago it was my birthday request to play a one off and it turned into this yeah this is liam's fault my first game was with you but then i've done other games since and i came back for this one i had played other games before you but had never really experienced the sensation of playing d and d this was a whole there were levels that were reached that had never been reached before i've had some frustrating dms too it happens who's the youngest who's the youngest not me not me marisha probably marisha she's like sixteen i'm the oldest in los angeles there is no age only age rages age rages age rages i would like to age rage i would like to age rage i think i'm the oldest no i'm the oldest oh my old brother light tiberius isn't old no i know that you're an old soul i'm may twenty eighth and you're when october ninth wait how old are you thirty eight i'm thirty eight when's your birthday january nineteenth i'm the oldest what month january hold on i'm eighteen to thirty i don't care i'll just keep going wizards who do magic they have to pick it every day sorcerers invoke it they learn it from their being and they cast it out that way the character tiberius figuring him out that predicted which way i went because i feel he would just have it within him to do the whole thing is he's the keyser soze of the group in a way where he's the false buffoon but he knows exactly what he's doing when it comes to a battle and other particular things yeah awesome january nineteenth is an awesome birthday yes thank you question how do we send you shit talk to overlord probably in a bag don't send us shit small boxes of shit dm

Output: The party engaged in a brief discussion about their characters' beliefs, with Keyleth confirming she does not use a holy symbol as a druid who venerates the earth rather than deities. The group then shifted to out-of-character conversation, discussing potential appearances at Gen Con and sharing personal stories about how they first came to play D&D. They also debated the ages of their real-life actors and clarified the magical nature of Tiberius's sorcerer abilities. No in-game actions were taken or NPCs encountered during this exchange.


Input: so like our own sketches yeah never pan out that never happens not in la yeah and like we met there and we harbored secret crushes for about a year and then when we reconnected a little over a year later i was out of a relationship and she was just getting out of one and we both started talking again and then eventually we were like hey this is cool we should do this you know you got me an audition for the resident evil thing yeah and then i was like i owe you a drink is that the resident evil we worked on together he was adorable it was so adorable watching him oh god it was for damnation the cg movie oh okay i did that too yeah yeah back when we had a karaoke bar that we went to i miss our karaoke bar do you ever want to be a player and not a dm i do it doesn't happen often at all but that's okay he's so good i'll have the opportunity will critical role continue after the boss yes yeah oh yeah no we're all going to die uh zach what was the most recent picture you shared with the community somebody is asking to see it or asking me to ask you to see it oh i'll show you later it's inappropriate oh yes guys by the way ashley and i are dating in real life do they ship you yeah no we've been together for a couple of years now yeah like forty years forty something years now on and off it feels like it on and off on and off drama just drama it's a long time you lose track if you replace ashley with liam it's true pike does scanlan have a shot i don't know we'll see do you guys have backup characters rolled for when you get tpk'd we'll see come on give me a hint i've got an idea oh i saw how did me and trinket become friends that's dark people that's really dark that's a good one how did you and trinket become friends okay it's kind of a long story yeah go for it wait you and trinket me and trinket yeah i want to hear it i sent this short story to matt what was it a year ago i just wanted him to know why trinket was so special to me it's such a dorky thing it really is a short story and not a blurb it was long it was a long thing and it was all about shortly after me and my brother left our family of the elves and we were setting off on our own and he was off in the city and i was making camp outside of town these people came into the camp and basically i trusted them too much they kidnapped me and brought me back to their camp and they were poachers on the black market and i was in a cage and i could hear a large creature in pain and through my own wiles i got out of the cage took out the two hunters and i went to see what animal it was and it was a giant bear in a lot of pain unfortunately it had been cut open from the middle they had been harvesting the bear but they hadn't killed it and it was really sad so i felt terrible for it and i put it out of its misery and felt really bad about it and then i heard off to the side a small animal make noise and i realized it was its cub no so i took the cub and i felt really horrible and that was also my first time i'd ever killed any people as well so trinket was very special to me because i wanted to protect him and not let him experience that again trinket did you eat the cub i didn't eat the cub i saved the cub oh the cub is trinket and i have never even told anybody about that i never told vax about that or anything so trinket was mine aw that's really cute trinket yeah bear love also adorable trinket someone mentioned we should bring jennifer hale on the show as a guest ooh she'd be pretty

Output: The party shared personal stories during a moment of downtime, revealing deep bonds and hidden histories. One adventurer recounted the tragic origin of their animal companion, Trinket, explaining how they rescued the cub after a harrowing encounter with poachers. The group also discussed real-world relationships and future game possibilities, including the potential for guest players and backup characters. Their conversation wandered through memories of past adventures and inside jokes, strengthening their camaraderie before the next challenge.