Input: Mighty Nein roll the dice the adventure begins they were always beside you your nerdy best friends and the DM to guide you and they rise from the flames for the battles ahead villains beware cause you're about to be dead they got magic and flair they got falchions and cunning they don't see over there there's a monster incoming inspiration is waiting rise up don't think twice put your fate in your hands take a chance roll the dice role critical role roll the dice critical role roll the dice can you answer the call diggin deep in your soul as the legend unfolds now it's your turn your turn to roll thank you welcome back that was terrible you guys uh Tim that was too much watching stopped giving a shit over the time we've doing this laughter last we left off the Mighty Nein after making their way across Icelcross encountering and fleeing from the Tomb Takers meeting up with their old companion in quotes Essek and discussing the possibility of delving into Ayor's ruins specifically after deciding to take some time with the brief respite you have after sending the Tomb Takers seeking another alternative to the threshold crest that they had lost you made your way towards Yussa you went ahead and looked into some possibilities of how to prepare for this uh acquired some friends to help you to provide some options some items spoke with Halas shunted Halas went and visited Kima and Allura over in Emon and let them know what you were going to be attempting in doing so you were also provided with some aid from their end as well as some items loaned one was offered one was surprisingly convinced to temporarily lend a very powerful item if only we could find a way to use it but you returned to Rexentrum and after hearing a little bit of the current murmurs politically between the Kobalt Soul and other aspects of the Empire realized that beyond just the tension building in Icelcross things are a bit tense here at home even in the aftermath of the peace treaty that was signed after gathering yourselves for an evening's rest after a very long day of hopping literally around Exandria you went after acquiring a chamber within the Rexxentrum archive to rest lay down and a few of you were visited by curious dreams Aria with an odd vision regarding something similar to the Grove where he grew up Elias with a unique encounter with the Storm Lord of which it had been some time and Julian and Beauregard who had a second evening encounter with some leering red eyes welcoming you to whatever odd dream state connection you currently harbor with them you fucking dicks and so with that a day of rest is completed a morning greets you you are absolved of whatever remaining lingering exhaustion points you may have carried you are healed but for some of you not the most restful evening of sleep as you all begin to gather your things what would you like to do um well I think after a night like that the first thing I want to do is strip naked in front of a mirror yeah I

Output:
- The Mighty Nein fled from the Tomb Takers across Eiselcross and met with Essek to discuss exploring Aeor's ruins.
- The party visited Yussa, acquired allies and items, and consulted with Halas before traveling to Emon to meet with Kima and Allura for aid.
- They returned to Rexxentrum and learned about political tensions between the Cobalt Soul and the Empire following the peace treaty.
- Several party members experienced prophetic dreams including Aria's vision of a familiar grove, Elias's encounter with the Storm Lord, and Julian and Beauregard's unsettling encounter with red eyes in a dream state.
- After resting in the Rexxentrum archive, the party awoke healed but some members lacked restful sleep, and Tim expressed a desire to strip naked in front of a mirror.


Input: you to whatever odd, dream state connection you currently harbor with them. You fucking dicks. And so with that, a day of rest is completed. A morning greets you. You are absolved of whatever remaining lingering exhaustion points you may have carried. You are healed. But for some of you, not the most restful evening of sleep. As you all begin to gather your things, what would you like to do? uh, well, I think after a night like that, the first thing I want to do is strip naked in front of a mirror. Yeah, I find Julian and do the same thing. I start subtly, like, pulling up sleeves. um, is there anything on my backside? uh. Lift up his shirt like I'm looking for ticks. Anything? uh, are y'all alone, or are we in the back eating popcorn for this? because we're like-- yeah. I would totally be here for it. we're all in the same room. I think we only got two rooms between the two of us. So probably in front of people. thank you. A few of you are seeing this. It isn't like-- so we're in the corner? in the corner being weird. Frantically searching each other for ticks. It's a thing. Mm-hmm. watching. With a brief investigation of Julian, you see a second red eye has apparated in the center of the shoulder blades in the back. I just tap on it. turn around, let me see your neck. You look where the tattoo that she acquired from Orly is, and right square in the center of the tattoo with a previous eye was, you see a glowing red eye has appeared. Oh no! separate locations for them, right, not like in between his scapula shoulder blades-- yeah. Different locations. yeah, just like the first were in different places. Shoulder for you, in between your shoulder blades, back of your neck, and where? hand. and my hand. so you each have two now? yeah. Are there pupils? Are they colored? Just a solid red. All of them are the same color-- all of them are the same color. -- not shades of red, okay. How does it go with the green, with the emerald? I mean, it's kind of nice. yeah? yeah. festive. yeah. Complementary colors? Reminds me of Winter's Crest. yeah. Do we feel any different? Make a perception check. Find me, Google Docs. Nope. Nope. oh shit, I said it! 16. Same as it ever was. We ain't learned shit. In the midst of all this chaos and tension, you take a moment to just check in with yourself and quietly breathe and feel and gauge where you sit physically, emotionally. You don't sense any different. Nothing seems to be shifted, elevated, diminished, beyond just the trail of adrenaline that's still pumping through your system post-discovery this morning. A lot of screaming. yeah, more talk of dreams and what we can craft from them. Did you get that? shit. Fuck. It's not every night. no. But... ticking clock. Do you think this is they're counting it based on the individual, or like we're-- they're counting it between us? Are we growing exponentially here? That's probably not right. Growing--? In ability, in power,

Output:
- The party spent a restful day recovering from exhaustion and healing, though some had troubled sleep.
- Tim and Rowan were found examining each other for ticks in a corner while naked in front of a mirror.
- A second glowing red eye was discovered on Julian's shoulder blades, joining his existing tattoo eye from Orly.
- The group discussed the eyes' locations, noting they appeared on shoulders, between shoulder blades, on necks, and hands.
- Arthur and Rowan commented on how the red eyes complemented the green from the emerald, likening it to Winter's Crest.
- Tim rolled a 16 on a perception check and reported not feeling any different despite the mysterious eye manifestation.


Input: don't sense any different. Nothing seems to be shifted, elevated, diminished, beyond just the trail of adrenaline that's still pumping through your system post-discovery this morning. A lot of screaming. Yeah, more talk of dreams and what we can craft from them. Did you get that, uh, did you get that? Shit. Fuck. It's not every night. No. But, uh, but... ticking clock. Do you think this is they're counting it based on the individual, or like, uh, we're-- they're counting it between us? Are we growing exponentially here? That's probably not right. Growing--? In ability, in power, or-- In the amount of eyes. Amount of eyes. I mean, it's all conjecture at this point. The only thing I'm feeling is that we need to-- whatever plan we are going to cobble together, we need to do it fairly quickly and act on it. Good morning, everyone. Morning. Good morning. Hey. Can you reach out to Lucien or any of the other Tomb Takers? Have you tried to connect your mind? It's crossed my mind, but I haven't tried. I'm willing to try, though. Hey, asshole. I don't know, how would we know? I could try scrying on him and see. Ugh. I hate it. I feel icky when I try to do it, but I could. Think he can see through these? I don't know. It doesn't seem like he needs to see through these. He can see, anyway. I think with his magic, though, he knows exactly where you are. So what are we going to do today? We could get some shopping done. This is as good as it gets for supplies and anything you need. Wait, where are we again? Rexxentrum. Thank you. Get around. Heading to Nicodranas soon. One of the last two stops, as far as I know. Yeah, is Nicodranas sort of our jumping off point for when we're ready to go? Actually, I need to go home before we-- You need to go home? I do. Okay. Why? It was a piece of the puzzle. I don't know. I had a dream. A dream. Do you have eye-- do you have an eye? I have two. No! You know what I mean, Aria! I look in his armpit. I lift up his armpit. It's just a birthmark. It's not shaped like an eye or anything. If anything, it should probably be looked at. Smells like sandalwood. Yeah, it does. Thank you. A little eucalyptus. I wear a little, well-- It's been a day. I had a dream that made me think that there's some connection. That there's something I should see. I don't know. I wasn't planning on going home, but I think I have to. A connection to the Astral Sea, to Lucien? To what we're fighting. I don't know. Was it connected to the forest we saw? I think it was. The one we burned? Yes. Is it bad that I burned it? You think I made it worse? No, I genuinely think we did the right thing. Okay. But... I don't know. I didn't want to go home, but I think I have to. Do we need to go there before Nicodranas, or--? That's up to you. Well, I think we should just agree

Output:
- The group discussed their dreams and the mysterious "ticking clock" while trying to understand if they are growing in ability, power, or number of eyes.
- Julian asked about reaching out to Lucien and the Tomb Takers, and Rowan agreed to attempt connecting their mind to Lucien despite not having tried before.
- The party determined they are in Rexxentrum and discussed heading to Nicodranas as their next major stop.
- Gideon revealed he had a dream connecting him to his home and showed a birthmark on his armpit that the others examined.
- Gideon decided he needs to return home despite not wanting to, believing there is a connection to what they're fighting and to the Astral Sea.
- Cedric questioned whether burning the forest was the right choice, and Gideon assured him they did the right thing.


Input: to the Astral Sea, to Lucian? To what we're fighting. I don't know. Was it connected to the forest we saw? I think it was. The one we burned? Yes. Is it bad that I burned it? You think I made it worse? No, I genuinely think we did the right thing. Okay. But... I don't know. I didn't want to go home, but I think I have to. Do we need to go there before Nicodranas, or--? That's up to you. Well, I think we should just agree on our musts. The things that we need done. I think that Sarah's idea to approach my old friends and see if they would be willing to procure more medallions for us, that might be possible. It'd be wonderful if we could hide from them. And if it doesn't work, it doesn't work. And we just plunge ahead. I think there's enough history between them and I that they would agree to meet. Just remember, let's try and find a quiet, secretive place to meet with them, since they are being investigated. Maybe you can have them come to the tower. That seems like a nice secret place. Huh. You don't have to show them the floor that has-- You can keep it a secret. Do we have any other friends in town? Or could we upgrade the tower with some more, I don't know, like a bell chime? People choose to come or go, or restrict their-- I can already do that. Sorry, I'm just re-configuring my ideas for the day. We could do that. And we do have friends in town. We could get a message to them without being seen. I could also send a message to them without being seen. (laughs) That's a bingo. You know, it's what I do. It is what you do, that's fair. So little bit of shopping, school friends. Mm-hmm. Does anyone else have anything to do here in this town? I have a question for you, actually, being the big arcane brain. In your time at the Cerberus Assembly, did you study any of what Lucian and the Tomb Takers do? It's what Molly did, the blood magic. I don't think so. You mean specifically whether or not I've come across knowledge in wider--. Roll an arcana check. Well, we learned that they were of the order of the Clarets. 27. Damn. Lyra: wow. You've come across in your studies at school bits and pieces of what's called hemocraft. Hemocraft is a form of arcana that is considered largely necromancy-adjacent, and not formally taught. Largely because it uses blood as a focus and as a tool for all sorts of spells. Which both from a divine worship standpoint, and just from a societal standpoint, is largely misunderstood. Or embraced by people of less than moral persuasions. There are historical elements of blood mages and people that have used and harnessed blood as a power source and to do so you need a lot of blood. It usually involves a lot of bodies. So yeah, hemocraft historically is heavily frowned upon by most society and civilization. Those who practice it, there are different pursuits, but the orders are self-proclaimed keepers of the secrets of hemocraft and you've heard tales here and there about some of them doing good things, some of them doing bad things.

Output:
- The party discussed their recent actions involving a forest they burned and debated whether it was the right decision.
- They planned to meet with Tim's old friends in a secretive location to procure medallions, considering the tower as a potential meeting spot.
- The group agreed they needed to do some shopping and reconnect with school friends in town.
- Tim was asked about his time at the Cerberus Assembly and whether he had studied Lucien and the Tomb Takers' blood magic.
- Tim rolled an arcana check and learned about hemocraft, a necromancy-adjacent blood magic practice that is historically frowned upon by society.


Input:
hemocraft is largely misunderstood or embraced by people of less than moral persuasions. There are historical elements of blood mages and people that have used and harnessed blood as a power source and to do so you need a lot of blood. It usually involves a lot of bodies. So yeah, hemocraft historically is heavily frowned upon by most society and civilization. Those who practice it, there are different pursuits, but the orders are self-proclaimed keepers of the secrets of hemocraft and you've heard tales here and there about some of them doing good things, some of them doing bad things. They largely wander outside in the outskirts of civilization for that reason, for whatever their purposes may be. But that is what you would understand from your studying in the realm of what the Tomb Takers seem to be trained with.

okay so I would say I probably dithered about a bunch of that. Was there something specific?
yeah they mentioned they were as Sarah said a part of the Claret Order. I just assumed that was a thing like a temple or a religion or something. But does that mean there are more of them and if so is it a small group a big group? Is it someone that we should check in with to see if I don't know are the branches of the Claret Order that are doing the same shit? Or would they be unhappy that these five are talking to each other through a bunch of red glowing eyeballs?
it seems like that would've been a history. That would be history.
I was going to say would Kaelen have heard of this?
both could roll a history check.
27 again.
wow probably not as good. Well well what's 14 plus 16?
a lot.
30?
30.
30.
all right empire kids. it's the eyes the eyes give them special powers. it's true.
you know of the orders but any location of theirs or any specifics is pretty well-kept on their guard because if not they would probably be hunted or at least subject to all sorts of manhunts. But what you both would know is that they're a little nomadic. There is no central location that they stick to. The few that did exist have been burned and toppled.
oh.
probably once they were discovered by members of the Empire or even the Julous Dominion the very very beginning for those who were practicing hemocraft even before the orders really took place.
so it's a little bit like trying to find the Court of the Owls.
yeah yeah.
good ref.
yeah.
you would notice with your passive perception Julian as you're having this conversation and maybe it's the conversation about hemocraft maybe it's just the rude awakening that led you to being a little more focused in the morning but as everyone's getting their materials together donning their armor to start the day you notice beneath Rowan's undershirt this faint red glow that just ever so carefully catches your eye at this proximity. Right across where the sternum is poking outside of the shirt.
so I can see where you were looking. When we were in the quick hurry to get away Lucien while keeping his eyes on you sort of did a back swipe with his scimitar and when he did this arcane circle appeared on my chest and it burned real bad. And I only thought of it

Output:
- The party learned about hemocraft, a forbidden blood magic practice, and the Claret Order that practices it
- Tim and Rowan rolled history checks to determine what their characters knew about the Claret Order, with Tim rolling a 27 and Rowan rolling a 30
- The Game Master explained that the Claret Order is nomadic with no central location, and those discovered by the Empire were hunted and their settlements burned
- Julian used passive perception and noticed a faint red glow emanating from beneath Rowan's undershirt near the sternum
- During combat with Lucien, an arcane circle appeared on Julian's chest and burned him severely


Input: everyone's getting their materials together donning their armor to start the day, you notice, beneath Roan's undershirt, this faint red glow that just ever so carefully catches your eye at this proximity. Right across where the sternum is poking outside of the shirt. So I can see where you were looking. When we were-- in the quick hurry to get away, Loo-sien, while keeping his eyes on you, sort of did a back swipe with his scimitar and when he did, this arcane circle appeared on my chest and it burned real bad. And I only thought of it this morning because you guys have two more of those eyes. And so I just didn't know if you might know anything about that. Well, take your shirt off, I want to see it. Wait, what? Roan: Ooh! Lyra: Whoa! Roan: Ah! Lyra: The beauty! Roan: Oh, it's blinding. Gideon: I'm rolling a d4 force damage. Arthur: It's so skinny! Not anymore, bitch! So skinny. I've been lifting! It's like-- It's true! It's inverted. No! We've pumped up our reps! Everybody, this is fine. This is fine. What is it? Do you recognize the symbol? With the arcana check earlier. You do see it's very faint and just barely visible on the skin. It looks almost like scars in a circle pattern and it forms a glyph with a series of symbols carved within it. And there's a very, very faint deep reddish-purple glow. It is old hemocraft. It is a brand of some kind. You're uncertain necessarily of exactly what it does, but it remains on his chest. Well, you rolled a 27 on arcana. It is a brand. The best you can tell is it has some semblance of divination attached to it. It bears some similar marks. Fuck. Yeah. Do you think it can be dispelled? Maybe. Dispel Magic. Dispel Magic? Okay. Let me check one thing real fast. Just to check in on my own shit. Wow. You'd think I would have noticed this while changing clothes, but fairly unaware. Apparently my passive perception sucks! Is it like a sunburn? How often do you gaze at your own chest? It gets redder? I don't know about you, but every day, friend. If you could go ahead and roll a d20 and then add your intelligence modifier for me. Low roll. Intelligence modifier? Yeah. Low roll. 12. 12. You go to dispel, and there's a shimmer and it glows brighter for a second and you swear for a brief moment you feel like it's getting hotter-- and then it just subsides, remains, unchanged. It reacted to the dispel, but it did not scatter or vanish. Did you say that it has scars and things? It looks like a scar, almost, that wasn't there before, but almost like it was branded into his chest. I yell, "Don't move!" And I slap him really hard on the tit. Oh no, my nipple's hard, ow. What if Elias used her-- Oh, wait, do you have that sword anymore? I gave it-- I-- no. Oh, sorry. Kima and I did a switcheroo. Well, I guess it's just the three of us. Loo-sien disciples. We'll have to stick together, eh? Wait, can you three

Output:
- The party discovered a faint red glow emanating from Rowan's chest, which Julian explained appeared during an escape when Lucien attacked with his scimitar.
- Cedric instructed Rowan to remove his shirt so the group could examine the mysterious brand, which was identified through an arcana check as old hemocraft with divination properties.
- Tim attempted to dispel the magical brand using Dispel Magic but only succeeded in making it glow brighter temporarily before it remained unchanged.
- Tim shouted for everyone to stay still and physically slapped Julian's chest, causing Julian to yelp in pain from the brand's reaction.
- The session ended with Julian referencing Lucien as their shared master and the group questioning whether three of them still possessed a particular sword.


Input: see you doing this, I'm going to be done with this shit. Oh, come on! Why?! Really? It's a one. Aw! Minimum tit. Minimum. Minimum tits. As she places her hands on your chest, even as she tried to warm them up, they're still pretty cold. Pecs! My pecs! My rock hard fucking pecs! Minimum tit lane. On your chest. Yep. You feel that that sigil begin to warm and warm and then burn hot, hot! Oh, that actually hurts a lot. Ah! And you pull away for a moment and you see it glowing brightly. And then it returns untouched. I'm sorry. Did you get it? No, it's still there. I guess Dispel Magic just doesn't work. That would be the conclusion that we would arrive to at this point, yes. Feel like this is what the tattoos were like without any of the payoff. One thing that I learned in my youth is that after a great deal of pain-- Whack! Feels really good right afterwards. There's an outline now. It's just the endorphins. Yeah. Should sign that. I could try to rub it out. Well, that didn't work with Kaelen, so... How many hands do you need for that? (wheezes) I don't even need my hands. (laughter) This is a serious show. Yeah, sorry. Why don't I have Dispel Magic? I didn't have the Dispel Magic up, but I hadn't finished selecting my spells, so I'm torn. What if that spell doesn't even work? (laughs) I mean, I feel like we would believe that it doesn't at this point with two of us trying it. Let's go find that pillar in Eiselcross again. Did you look like you sucked at it, though, is the question. Did I look like I sucked at it, or if I was really focusing? Is this a dispel thing or a restoration thing? It's fine. If it's so he can see me, he's already going to be looking at us anyway through scrying. Maybe it just lets him know-- Exactly where we are. Yeah, or something. Well, do you have Greater Restoration? Because, you know, we could try that. It does help with curses! Maybe it's like your curse. We're not wasting a Greater Restoration on this! On you? You're one of our teammates! Of course we're going to-- Well, I mean we're far away. That was very kind of you, Gideon. Oh god. (giggling) So involved. (laughter) We should go. We have things we have to do. Yes, we have to buy things. Yeah, I don't think it would help with this. Okay. We got distracted by his rock hard pecs. Thank you, Julian! Pecs! It was ironic. His chest was a lot. I suppose. Sure was. So we're going shopping. We're going to find my old school chums. Then we are going to travel to see your folks. Feels important. Shopping for what? I'll talk to you later. Just out of curiosity, I'm down to go. Could you give us any hint as to what you saw? Like, are we going to fight beasts or plants or... I didn't see anything to fight. I just saw that perhaps-- Saw that perhaps the corruption is

Output:
- The party attempted to use Dispel Magic on Julian's chest sigil but it failed to remove the glowing mark.
- Lyra tried to rub out the tattoo but it didn't work, and the group discussed whether they needed Dispel or Restoration magic.
- Cedric offered to use Greater Restoration but the party decided it would be too wasteful to use on the curse.
- The group decided to go shopping and travel to visit Gideon's family, getting distracted by Julian's "rock hard pecs" along the way.
- Gideon mentioned seeing corruption during a vision but didn't see anything to fight, leaving the nature of the threat unclear.


Input: Julian! Pecs! um, it was ironic. His chest was a lot. I suppose. uh, sure was. So we're going shopping. We're going to find my old school chums. Then we are going to travel to see your folks. Feels important. Shopping for what? I'll talk to you later. Just out of curiosity, I'm down to go. Could you give us any hint as to what you saw? Like, are we going to fight beasts or plants or... I didn't see anything to fight. I just saw that perhaps-- saw that perhaps the corruption is more related than I thought it was and that I was hoping it wouldn't be, and that maybe that there is a reason to go. thank you. What precisely did you see? A forest in pain, a forest dying. It's been a while to be honest. Hours. ♪ It's been a while! ♪ Does it feel worse than how you left The Grove? Feels more acute. It feels very specific. It feels like what we saw. This seems dire. Do you feel like it's a result of what we did? I don't-- I don't know. I don't think so, but I'm choosing to be hopeful about it and think that if somehow the Grove has combated this effect for so long, even if it has been slowly losing that battle until recently, that maybe, I don't know, there's maybe something to be gained by seeing this battlefield. Make an insight check for me. This is a general insight into the dream itself and the-- Self insight? The imagery. 24. Not bad. You know not of the status of The Grove. There were threads that seemed to connect elements of the Savalirwood to things that you saw in the ruins in Eiselcross. The imagery, the transformation of the landscape mimic the transformation to that of the hungry floating city of Cognouza itself. The ground turning into teeth and tongues. The trees becoming limbs. And buildings, architecture, and flesh merging, swirling, twisting, consuming. If that were happening now, that would be awful. Maybe it was a premonition. Maybe it was the importance of what path you're on or what's at stake should you fail. It's hard to tell. Just-- just a-- wow, this is what two weeks does. Would it be possible just to check in really quickly to see? I know that messages are thin. Oh sure, I can Scry on your sister. Or just a... I've never been there, so I can't-- Talk or--? I've never been to your home. Oh, send a message to them! Yeah, just a message. Oh yeah, yeah, I can send a message. Of course. Do you have a favorite or should I? You just tell me who you want to talk to. Let's talk to Cornelius. Let's talk to Dad. Have I met Cornelius? You've met them all. I did meet Cornelius? okay. You met the whole Clay family. There was like five of them. I got a lot of them. yeah. Shocker. At the lagoon after all the statues were found around... okay, okay, okay. All right, I'm going to send a message to Cornelius. What would you like me to say? Just... I'm coming home. We're coming home. Things have been strange, and is everything all right? Has there been any change? Are things holding? okay. okay.

Output:
- The party discussed traveling to visit Gideon's family and decided to send a message to check on them.
- Gideon shared a disturbing dream vision of a dying forest with corrupted, flesh-like transformations mirroring Cognouza.
- The Game Master had Gideon make an insight check (rolled 24) revealing possible connections between the Savalirwood, Eiselcross ruins, and Cognouza.
- Cedric agreed to send a message to Cornelius (Gideon's father) to inquire about the family's status.
- The group reflected on the state of The Grove and whether their recent actions may have contributed to the corruption seen in the vision.


Input: about the Napoleon hat. I'm staring right at her while I do this. 15. We will manifest a hat. We will manifest a hat. Chant it together. You watch as very-- Close your eyes! Close your eyes. Think a bit harder. But I feel like if I use my eyes. Mage Hand! Manifest a hat. I'm thinking of Easter Sunday. You watch as gingerly, out of nowhere, it seems, this cartoony Napoleon hat, you know, the great Steve Napoleon of Wildemount-- thank you just drifts down out of frame of your vision and gently comes to rest at an awkward cocked angle onto Kaelen's head. Well, we have done it. The power of the Somnovem knows no bounds. Congratulations, and welcome to the Eyes of Nine, Beauregard Lionett. It's made of paper. No, it's not! It's made of actual hat stuff! watching Magical paint. Yeah, I made it out of my magic paints. I mean, I didn't make it. I'm saying he made it out of magical-- It's real hat stuff. The stuff that hats are made of. Fuck your D&D characters' names. Steve Napoleon in this bitch. If someone's not Steve Napoleon in campaign three. I feel like we should move forward with our plans. At some point this morning. Yeah. You have an eye on your neck? Where--? No, it's back here. Oh yeah, with your angel blood maybe you could... I want to just flick it. Oh, flick it. And just see if it gets mad. Okay. It's a stupid thing to do, but just to see if there's any response to... I'd be mad if you flicked me in the eye. Agitating it. Are you flicking it? Do you want--? I'm subtracting one hit point. She's raging. If I just tap on it. Whack! A steady hit. Likely a small welt will rise in time, but it doesn't seem to react. It's odd, and much like with Lyra in the time that you knew him, these tattoos, they look like tattoos. At a glance, it looks like ink, it bends with the skin. It's just an image. So it doesn't have any difference in physicality or texture, other than the fact that in a close look, it is smooth. There's no pores. Just where the eye is, it's just a smooth surface. Okay. Can I-- Give me one of your not-creepy daggers, just a regular dagger. They were all stolen, but I'll give you a crossbow bolt. Okay. I'm going to take a crossbow bolt and poke my finger until it bleeds. Okay. Then I go over to the eye and smudge it on the eye. It smudges onto it. Oh. That was a good idea. Well, sorry. That's gross now. I thought it would do something. Do you feel more powerful? Or do you feel sticky? I don't know. I still just feel awkward. Yeah. So that plan. Okay. So we know we're going to talk to your-- she's changing! Kill her! Kill her! Roll initiative! No! Our date! So close! We've mentioned shopping a few times. Yeah, yeah, yeah. What are we shopping for? Well, you need more crossbow bolts.

Output:
- The party performed a ritual to manifest a Napoleon hat, successfully summoning a cartoony hat that drifted down and landed awkwardly on Kaelen's head.
- After the hat appeared, the group debated what material it was made of, with Cedric claiming it came from his magical paints.
- Lyra investigated an eye tattoo on her neck, first attempting to flick it and then having Cedric smear his blood onto it to see if there would be any reaction.
- The group decided to end their investigation of the eye after it showed no response to the blood smearing.
- Rowan called for initiative as someone appeared to be changing, and the session ended with discussion about shopping for supplies, specifically crossbow bolts.


Input: a good idea. Well, sorry. That's gross now. I thought it would do something. Do you feel more powerful? Or do you feel sticky? I don't know. Um, I still just feel awkward. Yeah. So that plan. Okay. So we know we're going to talk to your-- uh-- She's changing! Kill her! Kill her! Thank you. Roll initiative! Uh, watching. No! Our date! So close! We've mentioned shopping a few times. Yeah, yeah, yeah. What are we shopping for? Well, you need more crossbow bolts. Yeah, I mean, yeah, sure. I need some supplies. I want to get a jeweled chalice, so in case we have to cast Heroes' Feast, then we can. Do you have what you need to revive people and stuff? I got lots of diamonds. Okay. How many healing potions did we get from-- Powdered. Huh? We got two from Yussa. Where are the new healing potions? Don't look at me. I'm not holding any shit anymore. I would like one, because I had to down one. I would like one as well because I had to drink one. Okay, yeah. You both can have a healing potion. Are they greater, regular or-- They were just regular, right? Diet. No, they were superior. Superior, right? No, superior is in the other box. Ooh, the huge ones? A little bit larger, yeah. Big honkin' turds of things. So what is that? 5d4? That's 4d4 plus four. But those are five. Those are 8d4 plus eight. Ooh! That's a pick me up. You need that. Damn, really? Okay, okay, okay, okay. While we're talking equipment: Does anyone have any studded leather armor they want to give me? Oh yes, I do! Oh great! I actually have a spare that's over here. Take this and enjoy. Oh, thank you! Talking logistics. So we're going to go to your family 100% tonight. To do that, that is the most difficult thing that I do. Is there a Cobalt library that we can use instead if we can use a circle, someone to teleport us to them. Is there a circle at your destination? No. But wait, it is, well... How far away is it from here? Far. It's far? Far. As far as The Grove? Mm-hmm. Rexxentrum? It's south of Rexxentrum. It's in Xhorhas. I mean, it's in... It's north of Shadycreek Runs. So it's a few days' travel on foot or by horse. Way in a different place than I thought it was. And we have no quick means of bamfing? Quick is with circles. And without a circle, it's my utmost, which we have to do. There's no easy access to that, other than the fact-- It's technically a shrine, so I have to designate-- You have to designate it. You have to designate it. Yeah, otherwise travel is going to be on foot or through magical means. But that means that to talk to my friends we are not meeting inside my home, we have to find a physical location here in town today. Oh wait, hold on! Let me see, let me see, because I have

Output:
- The group discussed the effects of a spell that left them feeling sticky and awkward, prompting a sudden panic as a character began to change.
- They immediately rolled initiative and argued over the urgency of the situation before realizing the character was actually their date.
- The party shifted to logistics, deciding to purchase crossbow bolts, a jeweled chalice, and healing potions while clarifying the potion types and quantities.
- Julian gifted Arthur a spare studded leather armor, and the group planned to visit a family location that was far away in Xhorhas.
- They determined that the destination was north of Shadycreek Runs and required a multi-day journey since no teleportation circles were available.
- The characters realized they had to meet at a physical location in town rather than inside a home to speak with the family members.


Input: with circles. and uh without a circle it's my utmost which we have to do. there's no easy access to that other than the fact it's technically a shrine so i have to designate. you have to designate it. you have to designate it. yeah otherwise travel is going to be on foot or through magical means. thank you. but that means that to talk to my friends we are not meeting inside my home we have to find a physical location here in town today. oh wait hold on let me see let me see because i have a spell i could do that might i got to see how long it takes to cast. it takes me an hour to cast it. that's okay. that's fine. but i can create a temple. whoa what? excuse me? yeah that's a thing. yeah yeah yeah. what do you mean? also it's not quite as amazing as your tower but it's a temple that is for the traveler and it creates basically a world also another door. similarly hidden? similarly well i think so. thank you. the creation of this temple as opposed to being a door that leads to a pocket dimension you need the space to create the temple. i need 120 feet. you need 120 feet because you create an actual physical temple for 24 hours. i thought it was like a tower oh never mind that's totally different. that's amazing. i mean that's really cool. yeah. you have to show us some time. yeah i've never done it. i would have to i mean i have to think about what i would want the way that you did the tower probably huh? yes please. i'm going to start drawing schematics. you also need a idol of the god that you're. i've got enough idols of him okay? don't worry. that's just a dick. she has so many dicks. just needs to be a five-gold dick. sure yeah. maximum dick. i've got a 20-gold dick. i've got a 30-gold dick. i've got so many gold dicks. laughter. a 30-gold dick and 30 gold dicks. all right so where are we going to schedule this meeting with your friends? we got to just figure that out on the fly. let's get going. we got to start shopping. well maybe talk to maybe we should send them a message first. if they need to rearrange their plans. anything to prevent us from leaving would be good. so yes. okay okay okay. no no no. they it's sigh. which one should i send it to eadwulf or to astrian? astrian 100%. astrian would be more likely i think to keep it on the down low. if she's going to. wulf i don't know. say no more. he's a big brute. we hate him. is that a risk? if you're saying that is there a risk in between now and then of them spilling their beans? should we just try and grab them? yeah is a heads-up better or is it like meet us in five minutes? well they're not going to have a maybe it's a meet us in five minutes or are you available to chat? or we're outside. come down and see us. yeah i like that.

Output:
- The party discussed travel options and discovered Cedric can create a temple as an alternative to a tower, requiring 120 feet of space and specific idols worth gold pieces.
- Cedric decided to begin drawing schematics for the temple while the group debated how to contact their friends Astrid and Eadwulf.
- The group agreed Astrid would be more discreet and decided to send her a message rather than risk Eadwulf blabbing.
- They ultimately chose to wait outside and call down to their friends rather than arrange a formal meeting time.


Input: going to. Wulf, I don't know. Say no more. He's a big brute. We hate him. Is that a risk? If you're saying that, is there a risk in between now and then of them spilling their beans? Should we just try and grab them? um, Yeah, is a heads-up better, or is it like, uh, "Meet us in five minutes"? Well, they're not going to have a... Maybe it's a, "Meet us in five minutes," or "Are you available to chat?" Or, "We're outside. Come down and see us." Yeah, I like that. "Outside and come down in five minutes" is in Trent's backyard. It's all right; he can die, too. Oh! No, that's a different city. Just send her a message and just say, "Hey, old friend in town here. Why don't you meet us at the... Grim Shelf Tavern." Love it when Arthur uses his notes. The Grim Shelf Tavern. Or the Stone Coffin Fighting Pit, because that would just be fun to go visit. No. We meet them at the dance hall. The dance hall? The dance hall? The oops-stone dance hall. I'm going to send the message to Astrid. When should I tell her to meet us? Dusk. Sure. Dusk. Hi. Julian wants to talk to you. It's important. Important. Meet us at the dance hall at dusk. Tell nobody. Keep it secret from you-know-who. Well done. um, A brief moment before you get a response. "Danke. I'll be there. Please tell Julian, 'Thank you.'" That's all. She said Danke, she'll be there. And also to tell you, "Thank you." Well, that's nice. She's thanking you for the dance hall? What am I missing here? What is she saying thank you for? Is she saying thank you because-- She might've been saying thank you to you for passing along-- No, no, no. She said, "Tell Julian 'thank you." Giving him another chance? Maybe? No? I don't know. What if she's saying thank you because as soon as she sees us, they're going to be able to bring us in and it's going to give her the ability to rise up to the top? Well, then perhaps you will all remain hidden and I will talk to her. Yes. Okay. We'll form a perimeter. We'll stay in the shadows. Some of us will turn invisible. We'll watch. Good idea. Maybe one more of you in the hall. You know, since I have 87 hit points. Yeah, I think that's fine. In disguise. We can all be in disguise if we have to. Fuck it. It doesn't even really have to be you. Can't you project a hologram of him or something? I can project a hologram of me. Oh, okay. You can't dance with hologram. Ooh, I could disguise myself and then project a holograph! Well, no. I think just maybe spreading ourselves out amongst the hall. It's not they don't already know that you contacted. Oh, right. There wasn't a request to come alone. We had Vess DeRogna show up, remember? That's true. She wasn't there. So shopping then? Yeah. Shopping then dancing. All righty. So for the day in Rexxentrum, what are you shopping for? Who's looking for what? Well, I need to find a

Output:
- The party decided to send a message to Astrid asking her to meet at the dance hall at dusk, keeping the meeting secret.
- Astrid responded with "Danke" (German for thank you) and agreed to come, causing some confusion about why she was thanking them.
- The group planned to hide in the dance hall, with some characters going invisible and others disguised to observe the meeting.
- Cedric suggested projecting a hologram of himself while disguised, though the idea was not fully developed.
- The session concluded with the party deciding to go shopping in Rexxentrum before heading to the dance hall.


Input: You can't dance with hologram. Ooh, I could disguise myself and then project a holograph. Thank you. Well, no. I think just maybe spreading ourselves out amongst the hall. It's not they don't already know that you contacted. Uh, oh, right. There wasn't a request to come alone. We had Vess DeRogna show up, remember? That's true. She wasn't there. So shopping then? Yeah. Shopping then dancing. All righty. So for the day in Rexxentrum, what are you shopping for? Who's looking for what? Well, I need to find a place that sells gems and crystals and amber, specifically. Those are all fairly easy to procure here in Rexxentrum. Uh, for me. Yeah? I have very little money. You know what you could do? You could sell that ring I have. I'm not selling it, Rowan. It's 5,000 gold pieces! Not anymore. When they got away with all of our belongings, did they get our gold? Am I just carrying around thousands of pieces of gold on me? I split mine up into individual packages. You guys should keep whatever gold is on you on yourself. Anything else would be in the bag of holding. I keep all mine. We learned this lesson after Hupperdook. I didn't keep anybody's gold. I never have gold for longer than 20 minutes, so I'm fine. That's true. Oh, that's right. Also, just in case we can find anything else magical that might help, it's always worth sweeping a magic shop. Like a Ring of Ice Resistance. That would be amazing. Watch, we go straight to Hell once we buy that ring. I will say, for the purposes of the shopping trip narrative, similar to your last time here, most of the magical items have not yet returned since their wartime inscription. And the last time you did go to a magic shop here, you cleared them out of a lot of their lower end magical items as well. Many a celebone still remains within some of you. Many a celebone still remains within some of you. Don't regret nothing. But yeah, gems are easy enough to procure here in Rexxentrum specifically. It is the capital, and there are sections of the city that are filled to the brim with all manner of textile warehouses, and craft sales fronts, and carts, and stores of all kinds. So, I guess, say what you're looking for and I'll tell you if it's available and for what price you require. Well, I'm looking for... Yussa gave me two or three pieces of amber. I'm struggling to remember. I think it was two. So I need five total. I would like a forked to metal rod. 250 gold forked metal rod attuned to this plane of existence would be smokin'. I say as Gideon in Clay's voice. He would never say 'smokin'' and it came out of my mouth. I want that stricken from the record. Fair enough. We can edit it out. It's been a day. So three pieces of amber for me. Okay. Yeah. You can definitely do that. Just reduce the cost. The amber's easy to find, comparison to some of the locations. It's not easy. It isn't like they're available at every corner, but after an hour or so of traveling around and asking questions, you find a place that.

Output:
- The group discussed strategies for blending in, with Cedric suggesting a holographic disguise and Gideon proposing to spread out in the hall.
- They debated the ownership of their gold and agreed to keep personal funds on their persons while storing the rest in a bag of holding.
- Tim decided to purchase three pieces of amber, recalling that Yussa had previously given him two or three.
- Gideon requested a forked metal rod attuned to the plane of existence, though he later asked to have the phrase 'smokin' removed from the record.
- The Game Master informed them that while gems were easy to find in Rexxentrum, most magical items had not yet returned since the wartime inscription.
- The group traveled around the city for an hour to locate a shop that could provide the specific amber Tim required.


Input: are 300 or 500? uh... Cedric: 300 for Revivify. I think 500 for something else that I can't remember. So I have one 300-gold diamond, one 500-gold diamond, one 1000-gold diamond. Gideon: That's an emergency. That's for the crazy, crazy restoration that's, you know, no time limit. Cedric: Right, oh, and I have one more 300, so I have two 300-gold diamonds. Gideon: 100 years or something. uh thank you Julian: And, remember you got the 500 gold of residuum for Allura. Gideon: Yeah, I'm actually pretty good. I've got enough to-- other than powdered diamond. Cedric: I have 400 gold worth of diamond dust. Gideon: Okay, that'll do. um then I think we're fine. thank you Lyra: I would like to buy something. uh Game Master: What would you like to buy? Lyra: I think... I'm looking for something that can make you invisible, like a potion of invisibility, or even a necklace or something. Gideon: Jesus. uh Lyra: (sighs) Game Master: Go ahead, roll either an investigation check or a persuasion check. Your choice. Lyra: Okay. 19? thank you watching Game Master: 19. It takes you the better part of a day, you know, early afternoon or so, and eventually after asking some questions, you get sent to this small alleyway purveyor of odd knickknacks and mashed materials, given as various healing pastes and balms. You can see him arranged in the edge of this cart that's wedged into the shadows. The gentleman there has this large red-orange tuft of a beard at the end of his chin, he's scrawny and leaning forward with long arms that rest at the edge of the cart. He pulls himself forward out of the shadow and looks towards you with this paper hat and goes, "Can I help you? "Are you looking for something?" Lyra: Yes. Hello. I'm looking for something, um... that could... (sighs) I don't know if it's maybe a potion or maybe a necklace of some sort, but... where someone couldn't see you. Is that a--? thank you Game Master: "Now, there are many types of not being seen. "Are you trying to avoid the sight "of things from all over or from far away? "Immediate or distant?" Lyra: Well. Distant? Game Master: "So avoiding the wandering eyes of divination?" Lyra: Correct. Game Master: "Well." And he pulls out this small balm vial, roughly about the size of a hockey puck or so, and opens it up a bit and goes, "If this is placed upon your person, "smeared into the skin and soaks within, "for the next hour, you will be avoiding "any sort of prying, magical eyes from a distance, "immune to being scryed upon." (laughs) Lyra: How much is that? Game Master: "This? "Oh, 1500 gold." Arthur: Oh, jesus. Lyra: Okay. Game Master: It seems grossly expensive. Lyra: That feels grossly expensive. (laughter) Game Master: "Well, it's a particular purpose." Lyra: Do you have two? Is this for one person or is this-- Game Master: "This is for one person." Julian: Single use? Lyra: Hmm? Julian: Is it single use, or is it like can-o-disappearing gel. Game Master: Looking at it, it probably only has a handful of uses and only lasts for an hour. Even though you aren't the most practiced bargainer, even this seems a bit high. And, as far as scrying goes, and your experience with Sarah, it may not be exactly what you're looking for, as far as invisibility. Tim: It just says BENGAY on it. Lyra: Yeah. (laughter) Julian: It's old timer Tiger Balm. Lyra: I think this is not exactly what I'm looking for. It's also a little high in price, so I think I'm going to-- thank you Game Master: "Well, "prices

Output:
- The party took inventory of their diamonds and diamond dust, with Cedric having two 300-gold diamonds, one 500-gold diamond, one 1000-gold diamond, and 400 gold worth of diamond dust, while Gideon had 500 gold of residuum.
- Lyra attempted to purchase an item that could make her invisible, rolling a 19 on either an investigation or persuasion check.
- The investigation led Lyra to a shady merchant in an alley who offered her a balm that would protect against scrying from a distance for one hour.
- The merchant quoted 1500 gold for the item, which Lyra and Arthur agreed was grossly expensive.
- The party discovered the item was likely just Tiger Balm mislabeled as a magical scrying deterrent, and Lyra decided not to purchase it due to the high price and it not being true invisibility.


Input: Looking at it it probably only has a handful of uses and only lasts for an hour Even though you aren't the most practiced bargainer even this seems a bit high And as far as scrying goes and your experience with Sarah it may not be exactly what you're looking for as far as invisibility uh it just says BENGAY on it yeah uh yeah I think this is not exactly what I'm looking for it's also a little high in price so I think I'm going to thank you watch watch watch watch well prices are relative to who wants it and he goes and tucks it away back underneath the edge of the cart what about 1000 gold ooh here we go here we go deal oh no or do you want to be invisible it's done I'm trying to think how this could work actually you do you don't let me no no I know I'm just you're getting ripped off I know I feel like I'm getting learn from my mistakes this is not exactly what I'm looking for anyway but it's okay it could be cool you hear Victor somewhere screaming learn from my mistakes it's a game 1000 gold yeah I'll buy it yeah he scoots it forward to you happily grins with a mouth filled with darkened gums oh boy and teeth where they've receded from a bit so the mouth just seems extra wide scrubbing them too hard his eyes peer through from underneath his long paper hat and appreciate your patronage scoops the gold over anything else Theodore can do for you no but if this doesn't work I expect to get my money back and if not all sales are final we'll see about that goodbye goodbye as you walk away you hear the sound of a cart shuttering I hear the sound of a cart shuttering meaning you hear him behind closing shop he's getting lost his cart's like he's like cool I'm set for okay he's moving 1000 G no refunds it's okay game master I would like to buy some things all right what would you like I would like 40 crossbow bolts that's easy enough to acquire no major issue there I would like cost on that would be oh sorry there's cost yes there's I have to pay money give a bolt take a bolt I mean imaginary money acquiring them becomes a hilarious circumstance eventually all right all right where's the page there it is I thought it was you could tell me literally any amount of money and I would just say fine 600 gold pieces you could say 200 fine done I don't care it's all fake money no okay so that would be two gold you're fine great I'm wearing these little earmuffs that have little horns built in onto them I'd like to get if I can find some sort of shop curio-type shop a littler pair of horns

Output:
- Lyra bargained with the shopkeeper Theodore and purchased Tiger Balm for 1000 gold despite thinking it wasn't what she was looking for
- Arthur expressed excitement about the negotiation and commented that Lyra was getting ripped off
- The shopkeeper stated all sales were final when Lyra demanded a refund if the item didn't work
- After leaving the shop, Arthur requested to buy 40 crossbow bolts from the Game Master
- The Game Master initially forgot to mention the cost, leading to confusion, but ultimately settled on 2 gold for the bolts
- Arthur then asked about finding a curio shop to purchase earmuffs with horns


Input: all right, where's the page? There it is. uh I thought it was-- you could tell me literally any amount of money and I would just say, fine. 600 gold pieces. you could say 200. fine, done, I don't care. it's all fake money. no, okay, so that would be two gold, you're fine. great. I would like-- I'm wearing these little earmuffs that have little horns built in onto them. I'd like to get, if I can find some sort of shop, curio-type shop, a littler pair of horns. antler-y things. okay. you do eventually find one of a number of odd haberdasheries that are scattered throughout Rexxentrum. going inside, it seems to be more for, at least the one that you find for your purposes, is a little more meant for silly occasions. it's meant for celebrations. it's not so much just a classic nice-looking hat haberdashery, more of a place that presents for events and holidays. and, as you inquire within, they do not have a hat specifically with antlers on it, but they can cobble one together for you, ready by the next morning, if you'd like? I'll take it. all right. the whole thing together will cost you 20 gold. amazing. next-- uh I'd like to buy a lovely flower. like a silver flower. a silver flower? or white or anything. white's easier. sure. a silver flower could be done if it's painted. but yeah, white flower, you find for two copper. easy. and then lastly, the components to make a new fluffernutter. the real loss. yeah, you can find-- and you would know where to find those materials with the right questions being asked. just a singular fluffernutter? oh. maybe I should get enough for two, in case I fuck one up when I make it. a double fluffernutter? you fuck one up when you make it, you won't be around to make a second. a double fluffer? all righty. we'll say, with the knowledge and experience, how powerful do you want this fluffernutter to be? as powerful as the last one, and then some? okay. double the power. double the nutter, if you will? yes, double nutter. okay. oh. just asking you, it effects the DC of the check. sure. double the nutter. we'll say, for the materials to make two fairly comparatively powerful fluffernutters-- put you back about 120 gold. worth it. oh shit. boop! thank you, I'm done. that's not bad. gotta make us some more fluffernutters. well, we have to see if he's successful in making them now. oh, sure. oh. uh-oh. materials can be a waste or worse. don't do that in my house, please. I'm restocking on chocolate and cocoa, too. okay. just, I know it's-- as much gold or silver as you'd like to spend on it, you can mark it down. stupid amounts. easy to find in these areas. I was wandering the market and sort of bump into Gideon while looking for flowers as well. oh, what are you doing here? what the fuck are you doing here? oh, I just bought a flower. it's really nice and pretty.

Output:
- Arthur purchased a custom antler hat for 20 gold from a haberdashery in Rexxentrum, which will be ready by the next morning.
- Arthur also bought a white flower for 2 copper and spent 120 gold on materials to make two powerful Fluffernutters.
- Gideon bought chocolate and cocoa supplies while restocking.
- Rowan unexpectedly ran into Gideon while wandering the market and looking for flowers.


Input: Don't do that in my house, please. I'm restocking on chocolate and cocoa, too. Okay. Just, I know it's-- um, as much gold or silver as you'd like to spend on it, you can mark it down. Stupid amounts. uh, easy to find in these areas. I was wandering the market and sort of bump into Gideon while looking for flowers as well. Oh, what are you doing here? What the fuck are you doing here? Oh, I just bought a flower. It's really nice and pretty. Very-- that's gorgeous, what kind of flower's that? I didn't ask. Huh. I'm not very good with this stuff. What do you think of these other flowers? Oh. I mean, they're all nice. I got this one for you, though. Wait, what? Why? Well, I thought you could give it to Elias. Really? Mm-hmm. I was here looking for flowers for Elias. Are you okay? I'm okay, I just love you so much! I give Gideon a hug. Oh, I'm in your belly button now. You are. It's a beautiful flower. It's big. I know. I thought, maybe you could talk to Sarah and she could make it into some sort of corsagey thing, or I don't know. I don't know what girls like. What do you think of this bow tie over here at this other kiosk? Bow tie? Yeah, this guy over here is-- here, just-- it's like a houndstooth situ-- oh, I'll take a look. What do you think? It's blue. I ju-- is it-- for you? Houndstooth is a lot, isn't it? For you? To dress up? Yeah. Oh! Oh, I thought like a gift, it's a weird thing to give a bow tie. No. No, it's for me. Oh, then I think it's excellent. Yeah? You can see if they have it in turquoise or something. Yeah? The navy probably clashes a bit. No, I don't know. No, I think it looks good. Let me see it on. Do you have it in-- does he have it in turquoise? Um-- it can be acquired. Let me check. Priceless. I don't want to wait for a commission. Just do the blue! This navy's good. Do the blue. You don't have to wait for a commission. It's fine. I just have to check down the street, I got friends who have-- oh, you got-- no, no. It's really nice. Never mind. Get out of my place then, jeez. That guy's going to die. Thought the customer was always right, but whatever. I think it looks very distinguished. Okay. And smart. And not trying too hard. It's just like a little. Okay. I'll take it. I'll pay. Nice. That'll be eight silver. Oh. Oh, that's just his speaking voice. Sure, here you go. 10. Thank you. Take 10. I sort of asked Elias out on a date. So did I. I kind of knew. I'm sneaky that way. And, I'm excited for you! Do you think you're going to finally,

Output:
- Rowan encountered Gideon at the market while searching for flowers and also ran into Arthur there.
- Arthur purchased a flower for Rowan to give to Elias, and Rowan gave Gideon a hug.
- Rowan tried on a blue houndstooth bow tie at a kiosk, with Arthur encouraging the purchase and offering to pay.
- The bow tie cost eight silver, and Arthur paid 10 silver for it.
- Both Rowan and Arthur separately asked Elias out on a date.


Input: very distinguished. Okay. And smart. And not trying too hard. It's just like a little. Okay. I'll take it. I'll pay. Uh, childish noise. Nice. Watching. Way to come out on top. That'll be eight silver. Oh. Oh, that's just his speaking voice. Sure, here you go. 10. Thank you. Take 10. I sort of asked Elias out on a date. So did I. I kind of knew. I'm sneaky that way. And, I'm excited for you! Do you think you're going to finally, you know, do it? Not it, but go on a date! Oh, yeah, yeah. That's the plan. Yeah. Do you think you're going to do it? What? I am going into this with no expectations and on Elias's terms and her timeline. I mean, absolutely, it's all about what Henry Crabgrass says, right? 100%. Consent. Totally, just let her guide. Yeah. Guide you. But if you had your druthers? I mean. Yeah? I mean. Yeah? But we'll see. No expectations. I need a shower. Yeah, sure. Well, I don't know, maybe not. She's, you know... Xhorhasian. Mm-hm. The ladies here. Okay. I think you're going to be fine. You think so? I'm so nervous, dude. Yeah! You've got a flower. You've got a bow tie. I do. Okay. And you've got an open heart. Mm-hmm. Whatever happens happens. If you just talk, that's a win. Yeah. What else-- do I need chocolates or something? I got the flower, I got the bow tie, is that... That's dumb. I mean, I don't think she's into chocolates unless they're chocolate-covered grasshoppers or something. But I think, maybe just plan a moment. Just have a moment ready, where you can say something or do something that shows how you feel. I'm trying to channel Aria here, but I feel like if you open yourself and just are honest and open and vulnerable. Okay. You could be... likable. I could be likable. Yeah. I could. I've planned several moments. You have? Uh-huh, I've written them down. No way. We'll see, though. Oh, you're not going to tell me any. Thank you for your advice, Gideon. I've got to go find Julian. Okay, bye. And I just push her aside. Julian is looking for a children's bookstore at this moment. You know exactly the store to find. Yeah. It's been there for 60 years and still one of the preliminary children to young adult bookstores in Rexxentrum. Excellent, I would like to-- I am looking for a pair of books that I had when I was a child. One is a collection of Zemnian fairytales. Preferably one that contains a specific one. And then also, I'm looking for a-- I don't even know if it's in print anymore, but a primer on transmutation. Okay. And magic in general for children. Make an investigation check. That one's a little hard to find. Yeah. 22. It's hard to find, but not for you. Especially given that you know this so well, like the color of the binder, the pattern on

Output:
- The group discussed Arthur's payment and a date with Elias, where Rowan expressed nervousness but confirmed his plan to proceed on her terms.
- Arthur advised Rowan to remain open and vulnerable, suggesting that bringing a flower and bow tie was a good start for the date.
- Rowan revealed he had written down several specific moments for the date before needing to leave to find Julian.
- Tim searched for a children's bookstore in Rexxentrum that had been there for 60 years to find Zemnian fairytales and a transmutation primer.
- Tim successfully made an investigation check with a high roll, allowing him to identify specific books by their binder color and pattern.


Input: am looking for a pair of books that I had when I was a child. One is a collection of Zemnian fairytales. Preferably one that contains a specific one. And then also, I'm looking for a-- I don't even know if it's in print anymore, but a primer on transmutation. Okay. And magic in general for children. Make an investigation check. That one's a little hard to find. Yeah. 22. It's hard to find, but not for you. Especially given that you know this so well, like the color of the binder, the pattern on the spine. You know this so well-- um-- that even in a wall of various scattered books, you know exactly what to look for. uh thank you. And the minute you pass by your third specific book repository seeking this-- you catch it in the lower-right, and there it is. One copy. Oh, the illustrations, I remember them very well. I'm sure you do, you going to buy it? Yeah, how much do I owe you for the two? Let me see that one there. Four silver pieces for the two of them. Of course. I pull that out. Actually, I just give him a gold. Wow, oh, wow, wow. Thank you, thank you, um-- well, here, take a copy of our zine. I don't know. He's just, he's excited. Zine? Oh, wow. Zemnian punk rock, I am into it. Cool, cool, cool. Not that long ago, I could not have afforded to do that, so enjoy, have a good year. You too. Okay, and I just stuff it away and head out into the street. All right. I've found everything I need to find. Okay, everybody done their successful shopping? I find Julian coming out of the store! Oh! Hey. I wrote down all my ideas. Oh, yes. Yes? Yeah, you wanted me to write them down. Let me see. Here. I hand him a thing. I hand him a piece of paper. All right, I just give it a quick look. Mm-hm. Yeah, that's good. That's good. Tha-- What? Why? Because. You fucking know why. What? Hoh boy. They're magic. I will-- They're not going to last, it's not going to be forever. I will-- I will do it. Okay. But that's a lot, Beauregard. That's a lot. How, out of all the things on that list, is that a lot? You wouldn't understand. I walk away. What were y'all even talking about? Oh man. I am so nervous. But excited! Yeah! Oh boy. Oh my god. All right, unless there's anymore shopping to be done. We could get the ring just appraised if you wanted. Yes, Rowan, we'll go to get-- we're going to stop, we're going to get some pastries, a lot of extra pastries to go into the haversack because it's always good to have pastries. And then, yes, Rowan, I will go with you to a jewelry store. Okay. Let's go get this ring appraised. I just want to see if it's kept its value, you know. You can hold onto it. Okay. You gather all the pastries you'd like. There are quite a number of locations, at least in the

Output:
- Tim successfully located a Zemnian fairytales collection and a transmutation primer from his childhood by rolling a 22 on investigation and identifying them by the binder color and spine pattern.
- Tim purchased both books for four silver pieces but overpaid with a gold coin, receiving a Zemnian punk rock zine as change from the excited shopkeeper.
- Rowan emerged from the store with written ideas that Tim reviewed and approved, though tension arose about doing "it" which Tim acknowledged was a lot.
- The party decided to get a ring appraised, stock up on pastries for their haversack, and head to a jewelry store together.


Input: yes rowan we'll go to get we're going to stop we're going to get some pastries a lot of extra pastries to go into the haversack because it's always good to have pastries and then yes rowan i will go with you to a jewelry store okay let's go get this ring appraised i just want to see if it's kept its value you know you can hold onto it okay you gather all the pastries you'd like there are quite a number of locations at least in the part of the city that even you're familiar with which is only a small portion of it where there are a number of bakeries and smells and scents that are easy to follow we just it's like you know a bar hop right but a bakery hop i dig it yeah god that'd be delicious one day again right damn it and then yeah if you would like to you find a prominent jeweler fancy exterior a dark blue painted wood structure with crystal chandeliers that are lit by magical globes on the inside of the front way and you're like this would be a decent jeweler do you i need you i need you to do it you want me to do it if it's shit i'm going to lose my mind i need you to find out okay i'm going to put the ring on mm-hmm and i'm going to hold myself up as fancily as i can and i'm going to dramatically walk into the store hello i need a i need help the place is fairly empty beyond two individuals that work there one you see a half-elven girl who sits up very short dark hair a very small pair of spectacles that are so small to the point of being ornamental pressed against the cheeks below the eyes she looks up at you this nice button-over blouse hello may i help you yes i need your help it's lovely isn't it are you betrothed i was oh i am so sorry i myself was once left at the altar i understand the heartbreak i'm so sorry anyway how much could i get for it hmm well if i might yes she lays down this soft piece of material almost like a a velvet or a colorful i forget the word i'm looking for but anyway we'll move on from that as my brain short-circuits pulls out a jeweler's kit and a long eyepiece he was a very wealthy merchant and he left me on the high seas i think he might have been taken by pirates hmm well it is a very nice make the band itself is platinum ooh and the ruby while not magnificent in size is very well-cut i'd put this ring are you looking to sell it well it is enchanted oh well such enchantments i believe are a bit beyond our specialty oh right how much would it be if it wasn't enchanted just standard ring would be i could take this off your hands for about 400 gold pieces laughs no no no no no that's terrible here i'll go find an enchanted place where would that be

Output:
- Cedric and Rowan decided to visit multiple bakeries to gather pastries for their journey, describing it as a bakery hop similar to a bar hop.
- The group then sought out a prominent jeweler with a fancy exterior featuring dark blue painted wood and magical crystal chandeliers.
- Cedric entered the jewelry store to have a ring appraised, which was revealed to be a platinum band with a well-cut ruby.
- The half-elven female jeweler examined the ring and offered 400 gold pieces, noting the ring's enchantment was beyond her specialty.
- Cedric revealed the ring's backstory, explaining it belonged to a wealthy merchant who was potentially taken by pirates.
- The party rejected the offer and decided to seek out an enchanted jewelry establishment instead.


Input: The band itself is platinum. Ooh. And, uh, the ruby, while not magnificent in size, is very well-cut. I'd put this ring-- are you looking to sell it? Well, it is enchanted. Oh. Well, such enchantments, I believe, are a bit beyond our specialty. Oh. Right. Uh, how much would it be if it wasn't enchanted? Just standard ring would be, I could take this off your hands for about 400 gold pieces. No, no, no, no, no, that's terrible, here. I'll uh go find an enchanted place. Where would that be? I have a cousin who would be able to take a look at that, if you'd like. Okay, yeah, sure. Let me just go ahead and, if you don't mind waiting here for a bit, he may be on his lunch break soon. Okay! She darts off and the other person in the back, who's deep in a book just looks up, you see this older human woman with graying hair up in this top bun with these frazzled curls coming off of it. And she goes, Hey. (laughs) And just goes back to reading. You wait there for a good 15, 20 minutes or so before the woman comes back with another man, looks to be a bit younger than her, also half-elven, hair buzzed very close to the head, who comes in a bit scattered. Oh, I'm still learning. I cannot guarantee that I... She's like, This is my brother, he'll be able to help you. I thought it was your cousin. Brother-cousin. Oh, I understand. (laughter) The grift is on. Some Kentucky shit. (laughter) Mm-hmm. So if you would have him take a look at this? Sure. Hmm. It was given to me by my merchant fiancé who was stolen by pirates. Wow. I know, it was tragic. It means a lot to me. So, if you would be so kind as to make sure this deeply pained woman would know the extent of the love that left her. Yes. Huh? He goes, Right, um-- (mystical chanting) Oh boy. (mystical chanting) Hmm. This ring. Yes? This ring does carry some magic to it. Mm-hmm. Namely, is meant for a minor protection. Oh, a little one? Yes, I'm afraid that the man who left you was a bit, what's the word that they say? Cheap. (gasps) No, don't tell me these things! My broken heart! I'm so sorry. It's not worth anything? Well, it's worth something, but you know, she would be the person to ask about that. Oh, I understand. Mm. Oh, my poor, cheap, dead fiancé. (laughter) What will I ever do? Well, we could find it onto the hand of somebody who appreciates it, for but a small fee. We'll take it off your hands. (giggling) You know what? My heart, it is breaking too much. I think I'm just going to take it and wear it forever. It will remind me of him. (laughter) Because you're full of shit. This is actually a very expensive ring. Okay? (scoffing) (gasps) Well, then good day. But I really appreciate everything you tried. That was a really good performance. (laughter) They both look at each other very confused and you hear across the room, this: (elderly

Output:
- Cedric attempted to sell an enchanted ring at a jewelry shop and received an initial offer of 400 gold pieces for the non-enchanted version.
- The shopkeeper called upon a cousin/brother who was a half-elven jeweler to examine the magical ring after a 15-20 minute wait.
- The jeweler determined the ring only had minor protection magic and was described as cheap, disappointing Cedric.
- After learning the ring's limited value, Cedric decided to keep the ring rather than sell it, planning to wear it forever in memory of his deceased fiancé.
- The other players joked about the situation being a grift, and Cedric ultimately called out the shopkeeper's deception, stating the ring was actually very expensive.


Input: somebody who appreciates it, for but a small fee. We'll take it off your hands. You know what, uh, my heart, it is breaking too much. I think I'm just going to take it and wear it forever. It will remind me of him. Because you're full of shit. This is actually a very expensive ring. Okay? Well, then good day. But I really appreciate everything you tried. That was a really good performance. They both look at each other very confused and you hear across the room, this, thank you. Good, yeah. Bye. Looks at the other two like, what'd you expect? Keep, keep track of what relative you say. It's, it's import, okay. As you're leaving the door, you hear, so are you still paying me? No! The door closes. Guess what, Rowhan? It's so expensive. It is so expensive, I got 500 gold for it! What? 500 gold! Can you believe it? You mean 5,000 gold? Well, no, 500 gold. That's how much you said it was, right? Sarah, no! No, no, it was 5,000! Oh no! What am I going to do? My poor, dead pirate fiancé. That was very mean. I know. You can keep it. Well, but we should get some money for it, right? I'll just wear it until we find somewhere to sell it. Yeah, sure. It's so sparkly. Even if it's not protecting me. You're not going to attune to it? You're just wearing it? Well, I can't attune to this and also this pink stone that's floating around my head! When we start to get around the Tomb Takers again, one of us should attune to it. You're right. Do you want to put it back on? No, you can keep it for now. Okay. Don't let me get my finger chopped off and lose it. Yeah, that would be bad. Yeah. All right, we try to find the others. All right, so that ends your journey on that? Yeah. All righty! Success! Well done. Worth it. As the day slowly clambers on into a dusk shade of dark reds, oranges and purples, the various magical lanterns of Rexxentrum begin to alight, the people begin to shift from their daily chaos and hustle and bustle into some elements of, watching, celebration, some elements of drinking away the pains of the day, general rabble-rousing, but the life and the energy does shift into the night of the capital city. What would you like to do? Dance it up. Yeah, it's just we have a lot to do. Should we disguise ourselves before we go in? Yeah, maybe. Maybe I stay the way I am and you all find a place to sit or dance or. Okay. I can disguise myself. How fancy is everybody looking here? I can do, oh, no I can't. This is just like a bar, right? It's more of a beer hall, dance hall. So, it's not very fancy, no. It's not like a dive bar by any means, but nobody here is coming dressed to the nines. It's moderate. It's like a cultural landmark.

Output:
- Cedric negotiated to keep an expensive ring from the Game Master, claiming emotional attachment to remind him of someone.
- A misunderstanding occurred where Cedric sold the ring for 500 gold when it was actually worth 5,000 gold, prompting Julian to exclaim "Sarah, no!"
- The party decided Cedric should keep wearing the ring rather than attune to it, despite Julian suggesting one of them should attune when they reunite with the Tomb Takers.
- The group arrived at a tavern in Rexxentrum as evening fell and magical lanterns lit up the city.
- They discussed whether to disguise themselves before entering, with Tim planning to stay as he is while Cedric offered to disguise himself.
- The tavern was described as a moderate beer hall and cultural landmark rather than a fancy establishment.


Input: she comes in, I'm going to start wandering around without bumping into anybody if I can, using my Blindsense to see if I can see any other invisible people around. uh, interesting, make an acrobatics check. Arthur: Okay. Wow, that landed on top of another die. uh, I saw that. Arthur: Should I take it? yeah! Arthur: It's 19 plus 10, 29. Julian: Yeah. You're not just dodging through the crowd, you are pirouette-ing and leaping and corkscrewing and yeah, it is-- Julian: Catherine Zeta-Jones. (laughs) If anyone could see you, it would look like the coolest display of Capoeira. You're just leaping and spinning through the crowd and between people, but keeping it to the beat of the music. It's awesome, but nobody can see it. Tim: Otis ain't shit. You do not sense anyone mysteriously invisible in the chamber around you, aside from Beauregard. Arthur: Oh, there you are. Rowan: Are there exposed beams in this place? On this? Yes, there are. It is a higher ceiling here on the base floor. I'm going to do some dope monk shit and I'm going to get up in the beams, so I can patrol from the top. Make an acrobatics check, super easy. It'll be hilarious if I fail. That's why I had her roll, just in case. It's fine, 23. Easily done. There are easy footholds on the various planks in the wall and you just (effortless grunting) and you're up there with nary a sound. Any sort of slight impact or noise is drowned out by the surrounding din. No worries. I'm just going to patrol from above. You've got it. You watch as she comes and joins across your sitting arrangement. Pulls the hood back over her shoulders. Smiles a bit before leaning forward. It is good to see you, Bren. It's good to see you. Have a seat. thank you for meeting me on such short notice. I don't know, I'm very nervous here. More than I have been on our past meetings. I've sort of been trying to rehearse all day what I would talk to you about here. And none of it seems... appropriate. Things okay here after our dinner? She glances about the room. They've been interesting. You and your friends traveled to Eiselcross at the behest of Vess DeRogna? We did. Come on, let's dance. And I take her by the hand and lead her onto the middle of the floor. She goes along willing. And as you both begin to dance and the tune here is a little more of a rhythmic sway. So, it's easy enough to engage, but interesting, it's been a while since you've been in a position to try and lead, but your partner is also often switching and taking the lead. There's almost a duel within the duet of a dance as she comes by and brushes past your ear and whispers, keeping it covert while looking over your shoulder. Ludinus has been keeping an eye. Never one to trust Vess. So he requested you be tracked by Volstrucker. So we followed you. How far did you get? Well, quite a bit until you came to a base of a mountain range and turned into birds. It's hard for us to follow those who polymorph, but you need to be careful. Ludinus is very well aware of what has become of Vess. He knows of your proximity. watching

Output: - The character Arthur used Blindsense to navigate the crowd and successfully performed a high-level acrobatics check to leap through the room.

Output: - Rowan decided to climb into the exposed beams to patrol from above, also succeeding with an acrobatics check.

Output: - The character Tim initiated a conversation with a woman named Astrid, expressing nervousness about their meeting.

Output: - Tim led Astrid onto the dance floor, where she whispered a covert warning about Ludinus tracking them via Volstrucker.

Output: - Astrid revealed that the trackers had followed them until they polymorphed into birds at a mountain range base.


Input: in preparation for the coming hordes of Traveler followers that are making their way. You then traveled across to the Heaven Falls, an upward shooting waterfall on the eastern side of the island, which seemed to contain behind it an illusory cliff-face, a bunch of ships that had been long hoarded away, apparently the vessels that carried many of the people that live on the island here originally and then were kept from sight to prevent them from remembering where they came from and how to leave. You nearly lost Elara, who was drawn in by some sort of magical enchantment at the tunnels that lead to Vokodo's lair, and upon fleeing, you made your way northward to the strange Ruins, a sliver, one of many, of strange segments of either this world or other nearby dimensions that came here, it seems, when Vokodo fled here from the Astral Sea for some reason. Unfortunately, you destroyed the spirits that remained at the Ruin, as opposed to seeking possible an alliance with them, but in doing so, also removed a dangerous aspect of the island that prevented people from going there, so not all is lost. thank you. Gathering yourselves and beginning your trek backward past towards the actual volcano of Rumblecusp later in the afternoon, you begin to plot whatever your next stage of engagement with the dangers of this island may be. So as you return, you guys have begun making your trek back from the northern side of the island from the Ruin, at which case Vilya does mention, as it begins to grow a little more dangerous. It's interesting. Since you've cleared my mind, I'm still kind of finding myself, but I feel I might be able to get us somewhere on the island rather quickly, if I've been there. Derek: How do you mean? uh, getting to the Ruins, or places that I have not actually been or seen myself before, I have to travel the challenging way, but if I know of a tree that I've seen or been around previously, I may be able to bring us there, if we have a tree to enter. Elias: If we have a tree? Your village is lousy with trees. You've got nothing but trees. Right. Would you like to go back to the village? Did you want to make your way to the Heaven Falls again? Did you want to make your way to Vokodo's lair? Borlan: If we can get to the village quickly, then we could maybe try to free the mind of somebody else and they could help us. Derek: Terra, the hunting leader? Borlan: Yeah. Arthur: Kind of tapped out at this point. Borlan: Oh. Am I, too? Maybe. Rowan: What time is it? Elias: Afternoon? uh, it's afternoon, after you guys have traveled out to the-- Borlan: I've got a 6th-level left. Derek: Just to be clear, it's like a teleportation? We just step in a circle like our friend can do, or--? Oh. A tree. Sylvia: How does the tree factor into it? Is it like a component for what you would do, or--? The tree becomes the door. Arthur: Huh. Derek: The tree becomes the door. I understand that you may ascribe to the more esoteric arcane spell constructs. I, myself, tend to lean on nature and the elements to draw the intent, so. Just trust me. Sylvia: All right. I would love to see a tree turn into a door. Borlan: Me, too.

Output:
- The party traveled to Heaven Falls and the strange Ruins after escaping an enchantment at Vokodo's lair.
- They destroyed the spirits at the Ruins rather than forming an alliance, inadvertently removing a dangerous barrier.
- Vilya explained that she could teleport the group to locations she had previously visited if they entered a tree.
- The group discussed returning to the village to free the mind of Terra, the hunting leader.
- Arthur and Borlan expressed hesitation about their current state, while the Game Master confirmed the teleportation method involved trees as doors.


Input: squirrel one away for ourselves? It would be nice to keep one on the side. Before they fight and destroy them all. But it's not like we couldn't get off of the island, right, Vilya? I mean, there are ways to leave the island, yes. Yeah, I mean, you have trees that you know of, right? Yes. On the island. But you have trees that you remember from before the island. I know many trees across Exandria from my travels. Yeah! So we could hop into any tree! Oh, you can go to any tree you've ever known? That I've visited, yes. Well, fuck! That's way different. But you also mentioned that you're able to teleport as well, correct? Ja, although I can only bring through so many people. It does not last very long. I'm not sure what-- I mean, there's all the people in Vo. Do you have a limited amount of people that you can bring through a tree? It's a very short time that it exists. How short? Six seconds. Ooh. But that's how long Derek's spell lasts, and we've managed. I'm probably more limited. There's only a small handful of places where I could bring people. True. Though I would say, just as a point of reference, for a lot of these people who live here in the village, if we were to free them of Vokodo's influence, there's a good chance that many of these ships are their livelihood. So even if we were to take them away from the island-- and I can't say this, because I don't know what their histories are-- that's a lot of money that we're destroying that these people may have worked for in their life, and it might be all that remains with them. Yes, but there's life and then there are things. That's true. If they've been gone for that long, they're presumed dead. Life doesn't need things to live. It can be perfectly content without it. I couldn't finish it. I mean, do you think there's a chance that anybody that, you know, has been here this long, they may just want to stay? I don't know. It's possible. People have babies here! There's probably some who have only known their life on this island. We have children who were born here. Oh. Even still. It's complicated. Releasing them from Vokodo would at least give them their own free will to decide what to do. Exactly. Plus, they don't know that those ships are okay. For all they know, Vokodo destroyed them. The choice is yours. I'm following your lead. Sure, sure. There are plenty of trees. I mean, how hard is it to chop down a tree and make a ship? Pretty hard. I genuinely have no idea. Besides, you know, we don't even know if this is going to work. Yeah, your Sending relationship with Mr. Turtle Man was iffy, if I recall, right? No, he really liked me a lot. Oh! Yeah, yeah. We had really good conversations. Oh. How many times have you communicated? Pretty much, like,-- I just talked to him, like, 10 minutes ago, and he was like, Oh hey Nadia, what's going on? What is his name? Dragon turtle.

Output: - The group discussed various methods to escape the island, including using magical trees and teleportation spells cast by Derek and Sylvia. They debated the ethical implications of freeing the villagers from Vokodo's influence, noting that many relied on ships for their livelihood. The Game Master clarified that the teleportation spell lasts only six seconds and that some villagers were born on the island and might not wish to leave. The party acknowledged that the villagers might be unaware of the true state of the ships, believing Vokodo destroyed them. They decided to respect the villagers' free will and let them choose their own fate. Finally, Borlan confirmed he had recently communicated successfully with the Dragon turtle, reassuring the group about their connection.


Input: ship? Pretty hard. uh Arthur: I genuinely have no idea. Borlan: Besides, you know, we don't even know if this is going to work. Elias: Yeah, your Sending relationship with Mr. Turtle Man was iffy, if I recall, right? Borlan: No, he really liked me a lot. Derek and Elias: Oh! Borlan: Yeah, yeah. We had really good conversations. uh thank you Elias: Oh. Derek: How many times have you communicated? Borlan: Pretty much, like,-- I just talked to him, like, 10 minutes ago, and he was like, "Oh, hey Nadia, what's going on?" Sylvia: What is his name? Borlan: Dragon turtle. Kaelen: (laughs) Sylvia: Okay. Kaelen: Cedric. Sylvia: D Turtle. Kaelen: You've been very quiet. What do you think? Rowan: I mean, we don't quite have a plan yet to fight him, so we might as well try this. If we can get somebody else to fight him, and I'm sure when he dies, everybody will start to remember things. Derek: The dragon turtle or Vokodo? Rowan: Vokodo. Derek: Oh, yes. Of course. Arthur: Will we have to fight the dragon turtle? Kaelen: That's actually a good point. Rowan: We'd have to fight the dragon turtle. Kaelen: Or we could have to fight both. Borlan: The dragon turtle will probably be-- Whichever one made it out would be weakened. Right? Derek: Weekend? Borlan: In the weakened state? Derek: Oh. Sylvia: Well, what about this? Building on your idea, Nadia, what if you send your message to your dragon turtle? What if we holed up into the shipyard and kept ourselves hidden, and we kick off a kaiju battle there, and while Vokodo is occupied with your friend, D Turtle-- Sylvia: We attempt to-- You, and you, and I attempt to send him away while he's busy, rather than walking in and having all of his attention and ire directed at us. If it works. Maybe it won't. Borlan: If it works. Sylvia: But if it works, we don't let your friend handle it all. We lie in wait, hidden, and then from the peanut gallery, we attempt to banish him away. Kaelen: And you're talking about Guacamole? Borlan and Arthur: Yes. Sylvia: Ja. Borlan: And if it doesn't work then we just go in all on our own and try to fight a giant, almost godlike creature. Rowan: Wait, but what do we do with the dragon turtle once Guacamole maybe is gone? Borlan: Wait, what? Rowan: What do we do with the dragon turtle then? Borlan: Well, then, he'll have some ships and he'll probably-- Derek: Lots of treasure, as well, on the back of Vokodo. Rowan: He'll just stay in there. Derek: Well, or take it to his underwater lair. I think they drag ships down, and then take it to wherever-- Kaelen: You're sure he won't still have a personal vendetta? He's mainly just here for the ships, and not the murder side of it, right? Elias: We will have done him a great favor, though. Borlan: I mean, he'll get so much treasure from it. Elias: Also, I don't know anything, but I'm going to confidently say that he'll probably only take out one or two of the ships. There's lots. Derek: Mm-hmm. Arthur: I don't know. Transmutation tends to leave a sour taste. People can really hold that grudge. Derek: Wait a minute. Can one of you grow or shrink things? Sylvia: Yeah. Derek: Like, if the dragon turtle's a huge nuisance and it comes into the cave, can we (whooshing) shrink him down and go through the tunnel and then (pop)? Borlan: We polymorphed him

Output: - The group discussed the risks of communicating with the Dragon Turtle, noting its previous positive relationship with Borlan.

Output: - Rowan proposed a strategy to lure the Dragon Turtle into a battle with Vokodo at the shipyard to distract it.

Output: - Sylvia elaborated on the plan to hide in the shipyard and attempt to banish Vokodo while he was occupied.

Output: - The party debated the potential consequences of leaving the Dragon Turtle alive, considering its access to treasure and potential vendettas.

Output: - Arthur and others expressed concern about the long-term grudges left by transmutation magic.

Output: - Derek suggested using polymorph magic to shrink the Dragon Turtle if it became a nuisance, which Borlan confirmed they had previously done.


Input: I don't know. They did it on Lord of the Rings. It worked. Yeah, you could totally do that. Yeah. Potentially. But a creature who has little trouble getting into the minds of so many people, you'd have to question whether it would be easy to-- Good call. That's fair. Yeah. I like the D Turtle idea. Yeah. I feel like it doesn't hurt to try. DT? Yeah, DT. Should I send a message? What could it hurt to try to lure a vicious turtle-- I think it's a fantastic idea. Yeah, what could go wrong? Yeah. What could go wrong? He'll thank us for all of the free-- They're intelligent. They strike deals with sailors sometimes. If there is gold-- They do? Yeah! How do you know this? It's all part of the lore! I mean, there's one guarding Darktow. That's true. That's right, yeah. There's a percentage, a rev share, that goes to the DT. So maybe if we say: Hey! This son of a bitch has got all your loot! Kaelen, are you all right? Yeah, I'm okay. You're saying so many words today. Yeah, we could say, like, "Hey, come get all the gold!" Your accent work never disappoints. Yes. Nothing but not consistent. Maybe a split. Partners. Wait. A split? Go into a partnership. Yeah. Like 50/50 gold? Whoa. Oh, no! What's happening right now? Technically, technically! Technically. Is the oxygen turned down in here? No! No, I think I made the table go cold. Oh, god! NordVPN, annihilating accents. Nord by Nordwest. Okay, okay, okay. Okay, so should I give this a go, then? The only thing that we need to decide-- The answer is yes, but-- The only thing we need to decide is, are we going to approach Terra at the village first? Or should we put this plan in motion first because it'll take him some travel time? We don't know how long it will take for D Turtle to arrive, so perhaps we want to be rested and prepared and on location. Wait, did he take out our ship? In case he shows up right away? He did. So he might be close. Maybe it'd take him a couple of hours, or half a day or a day? I have no idea where-- Well then, maybe I should send a message early in the morning, or I should send a message right before we go to sleep, or like--? I feel like you should do it now, at least to gauge where is he? What if he tears into there when we are not there? Well, just to gauge. Like, she could say, "Hey, remember me?" "How far are you?" "How far away are you? "You interested in some treasure?" Or you have a lead on treasure and will tell more. I feel like it's going to work better if I'm not sending multiple messages going, "Hey, guess what?" I thought you said you talk to him all the time. I do. But about other things, you know. So this would be, like-- He would probably see-- I don't really talk to him that much. watching

Output:
- The group discussed using a strategy similar to Lord of the Rings to lure a creature known as D Turtle, debating the risks and potential rewards of such a deal.
- Derek explained that intelligent creatures like D Turtle strike deals with sailors and guard locations like Darktow, proposing a rev share model.
- The conversation shifted to a partnership split, with Borlan joking about a 50/50 gold division and questioning the oxygen levels in the room.
- The team decided to send a message to D Turtle to gauge its location and interest in treasure before approaching the village of Terra.
- Borlan admitted he did not talk to D Turtle frequently, contradicting Derek's assumption, which led to further deliberation on the timing of the outreach.


Input: To the D Turtle? Uh, no, to Vokodo. Yes, to the D Turtle. Oh, thank you, yes. Sure, yeah, let's do it. Today? It's a wild card. It was your idea, go for it. Okay. Hey, dragon turtle... I think I got it. Great rehearsal. Good run-through. Shot through rehearsal. Felt that, felt true. I thought we were shooting the rehearsal. Vilya nods and tilts her head in the way that a dog that hears a strange sound does, like, Hmm. We got this. You know what, this is kind of important. Maybe I shouldn't just wing it. Which tactic do you want to go with? I don't know which kind of tactic I want to use! Do I want to use a tactic where I'm like, I just found a whole bunch of ships! Do you want them? Or do I use the tactic like, Hey. I thought you were a badass, and there's this other guy here that's got all of these ships. What the fuck? Dragons are greedy and egotistical, right? So we should appeal to that side of it. So, like-- So, poke the turtle. Number two! Poke the turtle. Oh, boy. If I may. Yeah? Traveler be with us. Go ahead. Okay. Traveler. Be with us. Okay. I'm going to cast Sending. Get ready to count. Don't fuck this up. Okay. You got this. I'm never very good at counting. I cast Sending. All right. I really should have a stenographer. Okay, it's for realsies now. Hey, it's me! You destroyed our ship, but don't worry about it. Because we know a guy who's got, like, a hundred ships here. I thought you... were-- Is that it, really? I'm going to cast another one. How quickly after? Immediately! -- supposed to be great and stuff. How come this guy has so many more ships than you? Tell him where we are! We're at Rumblecusp, by the way. It's the volcano island. See you, maybe! Do you have one more in you? I do. Hey, hang on, wait! Wait, wait, wait! Let's see what he says. I've got to wait for his response. I need to wait. It's a big island. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I'll wait, I'll wait. See if anything comes. So you take a moment, and eventually you begin to-- The Draconic language comes through, translated through the spell, so the ideas come to your mind through the divine channel of the spell, to loosely read as, I took your ship. More. Where? I like it easy pickings. Partway home already. Interested, maybe, and that's all you hear. He's interested, maybe! Was it on the way home already? Yeah, he said he was on the way home already. Maybe tell him there's lots of them. Lots of ships. Lots of them. Exactly where they are. Unguarded. Unguarded, and time is limited. Okay. Good, good, good, good. Because we're going to take it and run soon. Okay. That's a lot to fit in. What side of the island is Heaven Falls on? East side? East side, yeah.

Output:
- The group discussed their approach to Vokodo, with Borlan deciding to use a tactic involving the mention of a hundred ships.
- Borlan cast the Sending spell to contact the dragon turtle, despite some hesitation from the party about the wording.
- The spell successfully translated the dragon's Draconic response, which indicated he was interested, had taken their ship, and was on his way home.
- The party quickly strategized to exploit the dragon's greed by claiming to have many unguarded ships on the East side of Rumblecusp.
- Kaelen confirmed the location of Heaven Falls on the East side while the group prepared to follow up with the dragon's interest.