Input: the Pentamarket. The crowds around you are fairly dense at this point. There are people laughing and talking. They're carrying various baked goods that are fresh out of the nearby carts or oven. The smell creeps into your senses and takes over from that point. Children run past and bump you in the side. Some are holding two ends of a streamer, and the streamers continue past and flap around, hitting people. It's adorable and delightfully intense. The guard presence is very much felt here, but everyone is in high spirits. You get the sense that everyone has been waiting to get to this festival, to this moment here. It's a much different atmosphere than the gala you had seen a week before in the Tri-Spires. Derek: They needed this catharsis, it feels like. uh... quite a party. Gwen: I want to find the most ridiculous mead out there. uh... oh, there are quite a few mead stands, so it's easy enough for you. Make an investigation check. Derek: Meat or mead? uh... watching. Gwen: Mead. Fiona: I want to find the candied apples. Gwen: 17. Very easy to find through a couple of sleight questions to some of the noncompetitive barkers. You manage to find a small meadery stand that's near the outskirts of one of the large arena structures, that you haven't seen used since you arrived in this city. As you approach, the older guy there, with this curled and unkempt chin-beard that looks like part of it isn't growing on the right side. You approach and he has all this thick, dark jugs of mead, and he is like, "Hey, you want some mead?" Gwen: Yeah, do you have mead that doesn't taste like piss? "I have mead that'll get you fucked up." Gwen: That'll do. Might taste like piss still. Marcus: He did not answer your question. Aria: That'll do, pig. Gwen: What's your highest proof mead? He picks up one jug (sniffs). "That one" and hold it out for you to smell. It's pretty strong. It smells slightly acrid, but not in a bad way. Just in a strong mead way. Derek: Slightly vinegar. Gwen: Still smells like piss, man. "Welp, depends what you want. Do you want strong or do you want tasty? You got to pick." Gwen: Strong. Derek: Oh yeah, good choice. That'll be a nice, fair filled cup. For a silver. Elara: This about when I run up: What'd you get? Gwen: Barbarian pee, but it's good. Elara: What are the options? He pulls up three jugs. He says, "This end, tasty. This end, fuck you up. This one, little bit of A, little bit of B." Elara: I'll take whatever's most expensive. Grabs the same stuff that Clara got, the heavier, thick stuff. Pours, gives you a cup full of it. That'll be a silver piece. Takes it. It's strong, the aftertaste isn't too bad. It's the initial, weird, sour, vinegary, impact, but then the sweetness comes in afterward. It sets well, and it's strong. As you guys are walking around and keeping an eye, you do see there is another stand that has an elevated platform called Titan's Grasp. There are four soldiers of the Righteous Brand, the Empire Military, that are currently manning it. They're wearing their plate mail of silver and dark-crimson design. A large, cubed stone, two feet by two feet, is set on top of this platform with a metal bar that is wedged beneath it, that it's leaning against. The metal bar has a

Output:
- The group explored the crowded Pentamarket festival, noting the intense atmosphere and the presence of guards and children playing with streamers.
- Gwen, Fiona, and Derek decided to search for specific festival treats, with Gwen targeting a mead stand and Fiona seeking candied apples.
- Gwen interacted with a mead seller to purchase a strong, high-proof mead, jokingly referring to it as "barbarian pee" despite the sour initial taste.
- Elara joined the group at the stand and purchased the same heavy, expensive mead that Gwen had selected, finding the flavor profile acceptable after the initial impact.
- The party observed a new location called Titan's Grasp, where four soldiers of the Empire Military were guarding a large stone and metal bar setup.


Input: vinegary, impact, but then the sweetness comes in afterward. It sets well, and it's strong. As you guys are walking around and keeping an eye, you do see there is another stand that has an elevated platform called Titan's Grasp. There are four soldiers of the Righteous Brand, the Empire Military, that are currently manning it. They're wearing their plate mail of silver and dark-crimson design. A large, cubed stone, two feet by two feet, is set on top of this platform with a metal bar that is wedged beneath it, that it's leaning against. The metal bar has a cylindrical center point, like a fulcrum. There is a large hammer, that one of them is currently holding to the side. As you begin to approach, you see one guy there, who's currently spitting into his hands, grabs the hammer (grunts). As he hits the metal bar, the stone goes (slight scraping) barely shifts. He sets down the hammer and everyone's like: "Yay" and he goes, "I moved it!" Steps down off the platform. They're celebrating anything these days. Kaelen! We should go play this game. I was really looking forward to looking for ridiculous meats. Not meads, but maybe we can-- Oh, meat sounds great too. Yeah, the day is young. Let's go play this game. Not play, crush this game. We get a candied apple, okay? You approach the four soldiers that are up there. One of them comes up to you, the one who has the hammer at his side after retrieving it from the last person, goes, "Hey all right, are you willing to play some Titan's Grasp, eh?" Yeah. All right, it's five silver an entry. Five silver. What's the prize? Single swing, but winner gets the current pot. Which stands at-- and he turns to one of the other guards who goes through a small bag and goes, "That's going to run about 43 gold." Okay. Yeah! I'll give five gold. Five silver, I mean. I'm so sorry. All right, one swing. You? Yes, yes, yes! One swing for you. Two swings. Two swings? Shit, okay. Take as many as you want. No one's turned it over this morning yet. All right. Can you rage at this thing when you-- That's what I was going to try. Nice. When in doubt. Who's going first? Kaelen can go first. Okay, I'll go first. I'm going to wait to give him my money because I have a feeling Kaelen might win. I'm going to wait. Oh, I like that. Your friend's got confidence in you. All right, big missy. Hands you the heavy hammer. It's not too heavy in your grasp. Come on, Kaelen! It's not very well balanced either. It's not a battle-ready hammer, it's designed for this type of a show experience. You get the sense this hammer would not be the most effective for this. It might be intentional. It's your turn, people start gathering. You're up on an elevated two foot platform there. They have the metal bar fulcrum, all set beneath the stone. Hammer's in your hands, what do you do? Okay, so I would like to rage. Ah! Just strength? This is a strength check, yeah. You have advantage while you're raging. Roll twice, take the higher, and add your strength modifier. Oof. Okay, 17.

Output:
- The party discovered a stone-lifting game called Titan's Grasp manned by four soldiers of the Righteous Brand.
- After observing a soldier struggle to move the stone, Gideon, Fiona, and others decided to participate in the game.
- The soldiers charged an entry fee of five silver, noting the prize pot was approximately 43 gold.
- Gideon paid the fee and was granted permission to take multiple swings at the stone.
- Gideon utilized his rage ability to gain advantage on the strength check required to lift the stone.
- Gideon rolled the check and achieved a result of 17, prompting the group to watch the outcome.


Input: hammer, it's designed for this type a show experience. You get the sense this hammer would not be the most effective for this. It might be intentional. It's your turn, people start gathering. You're up on an elevated two foot platform there. They have the metal bar fulcrum, all set beneath the stone. Hammer's in your hands, what do you do? Okay, so I would like to rage. Uh, just strength? This is a strength check, yeah. You have advantage while you're raging. Roll twice, take the higher, and add your strength modifier. Oof. Okay, 17. 17. Um, thank you. You hit the metal bar, the stone falls back into rest. It's a heavy stone. What are we trying to do here? The stone is resting on the lower part and there is a fulcrum round centerpiece to it. You're trying to hit on this end to push the stone to roll over. It moved slightly and falls back into place. Good try! That was very strong there, lass. Don't worry. Well, I have another go. Well pay another. I did. I gave you ten. Oh you did? Tell me this when you're counting this, bud. Go ahead, second swing. You get another swing, yeah. You get advantage while raging, so-- 24. Ooh! You pull back, and the one guy is looking over to one of the mates on the side and starts laughing. Suddenly, the stone shifts, slams on to the other side. All four of them go, gasp. Watching. Kaelen! Now suddenly the crowd around, that you didn't notice gathering, start cheering: Yay! Looks over to the one guard who had the pouch, Okay then, congratulations. Thank you. Hands it over. Can I count it? Yeah go for it. You take a moment to count through, while staring at him. It comes out to roughly about 43 gold worth of silver, including the ten silver that you put into it. Or not including the ten silver, so in addition to that. It would be 44 gold worth but it's mostly silver pieces. Oh shit, how much-- About seven feet away, out of habit, Derek just went counting. That will buy us so many candied apples. All the guards go over and shift the stone back over onto the fulcrum. They pull in and bring out about a gold piece each, to throw five gold back into the pot. They go, All right, back up. Who wants in? She's next. Oh, well all right. Five gold is-- all right. I'll toss in a gold piece just to make it interesting. Oh yeah, no, I'll do that when I see you going in. What!? You guys. The guards are going, Wait, into the-- You're going to play, right? For the game, right? I will take that bet. I'll bet against her. What? Sure. I got one gold that says she cannot do this. I'm the booker, so you pay me. I don't think that's how that works. I roll for strength check? Yup, roll a strength check, add your strength modifier. Natural 20! Resounding impact. As you slam down again, the stone goes impact. It rolls over a second time. Two in a row. Seemingly, the fulcrum set after you knocked it over prepared her for

Output:
- Gideon attempted to lift a heavy stone using a hammer on an elevated platform, making a strength check with advantage while raging.
- After a failed first attempt that resulted in a score of 17, Gideon succeeded on the second swing with a score of 24, causing the stone to roll over.
- The crowd cheered, and Gideon received a pouch containing approximately 44 gold worth of silver from the guards.
- Fiona decided to play the game next, prompting Derek and Marcus to place bets against her ability to succeed.
- Fiona rolled a natural 20 on her strength check, successfully rolling the stone over a second time to the delight of the spectators.


Input: the game, right? I will take that bet. I'll bet against her. What? Sure. I got one gold that says she cannot do this. I'm the booker, so you pay me. I don't think that's how that works. uh, I roll for strength check? Yup, roll a strength check, add your strength modifier. Natural 20! watching. As you slam down again, the stone goes. It rolls over a second time. Two in a row. thank you. Seemingly, the fulcrum set after you knocked it over prepared her for a better slam. As it hits, the four soldiers of the Righteous Brand look at each other, "We're going to take a break here for a second. Return here in about 30 minutes." They hand the money over to you get five, six gold. Seven gold. Arthur. Here's one gold. I just wanted to fire her up. Thanks, Arthur. It worked. I know. They're going to inspect the hammer, inspecting the fulcrum, inspecting the stone, and they're basically in the process of wondering if they had somehow been cheated out of this. They can't find anything. I skip away. At this point now, the smell of warm, candied fruit begins to waft past you. You glance over and can see there is a large cart that is selling all sort of sweet fruit that have been coated in sugar. Some have a sticky syrup exterior, and there are candied apples available for purchase. Depends on how much you guys want to purchase, if any. I would very much-- I have never had a candied apple before. You have to try them. They're so good! You've never had a candied apple before? It seems so basic. It's honey and an apple. Well, the candied apples are hard, right? The caramel apples are softer. Do you have caramel apples? You can see the older woman who's there, who a little bit portly with a big smile, rosy cheeks, pulls from behind the counter-- "They're still cooling off." You can see a small tray that has about six caramel covered apples that you see are still gleaming in the little bit of light that's coming from the cloudy sky. Yes. That's what I wanted! I haven't had one of those in such a long time. I'm going to buy one for all of us. "All right, that's going to be--" We have to share one? "Two copper each. For seven, that'll put you at 14 copper." Okay. How much does that add up to in silver? One silver, four copper. Okay. I pass it over. "There's six caramel apples here, and you have seven with you." It's okay. No, it gets stuck in your teeth. I'll take the candy, because I've never had it. Candy apple, all right, for you and the six for you. All out of caramel apples for the time being, but return here in an hour! An hour! You have to wait because we got all of them! There's this little girl across the way who's like-- Aw. I cut a little slice off and give her one little slice. You approach, and she gets scared. As you get closer you can see she looks a little disheveled. Probably one of the less well-off people of the city of Zadash. You don't see a parental figure in

Output:
- Marcus, Fiona, and Derek placed a bet regarding a strength check, which resulted in a natural 20 and the soldiers of the Righteous Brand being knocked over.
- The group collected gold from the soldiers and inspected the fulcrum and stone, finding no evidence of cheating.
- Fiona and Gideon approached a fruit cart to purchase candied apples and caramel apples from an older woman.
- The party purchased all available caramel apples for 14 copper, which was exchanged for one silver and four copper.
- Fiona cut a slice of a candied apple to give to a disheveled little girl near the cart, though the girl appeared scared.
- The group was informed that the cart was out of caramel apples for the time being and would need to return in an hour.


Input: right, for you and the six for you. All out of caramel apples for the time being, but return here in an hour! An hour! You have to wait because we got all of them. There's this little girl across the way who's like... Aw. I cut a little slice off and give her one little slice. You approach, and she gets scared. As you get closer you can see she looks a little disheveled. Probably one of the less well-off people of the city of Zadash. You don't see a parental figure in the near vicinity. Where's your mama? Do you have a mama? Is she around? Just runs off. Oh no, I was going to give you more, but okay. Goodbye. Uh, should we go after her? I can hunt her down. No. While I start to enjoy my apple, I would like to look around and see if there are any book stalls or book barrels. Those festive book stalls. A barrel of books! Go ahead and make a perception check. Candied books, candied books! The little girl disappeared into the crowd, or did she join a bunch of other kids? She disappeared into the crowd. Perception, you said? Throw a dart. Win a book. 15. It does not appear that there is a strong presence of tome and/or book retailers as part of the celebration, unfortunately. Okay, while I was looking round, is there anything besides games and food? There's games. There's food. There are celebratory tapestries in the colors of autumn. You see small, pressed crests of the Empire that are used to either hang over your door as a good luck charm or to use as decor on the interior. A lot of it's knick-knacks and general collectibles. Most everyone out here, it's a craft fair on top of being a celebratory-- There's a bunch of random odds and ends that people collect or purchase to add to their home interior. Huge long shot probably a no, but do I also see anything about the Cobalt Soul here? Glancing about, you do see the occasional person of the Cobalt Soul robes, but they're not selling anything here. I'm going to run up behind: Derek, have you run Detect Magic on any of this? Well, you know, I tried to do a little stuff on the sly a little while ago and didn't work out so well. Just, there's so much. I figure something's got to be interesting. Well, if you can keep eyes off of me for a moment, I can do that if you like. I can absolutely do that. I'm going to run towards the tapestry booth. Okay. There you can see, it's a long, thin cart that's mainly things on display. It looks like it's two wooden dowel rods at each side of this booth, that all push together at the center. All the tapestries are hung over the side on display for the front end. There's three individuals that are manning this booth. There isn't a whole lot of transaction going on there. It's a little more of a specialty item in the sense that not everyone needs to fill their place with tapestries. They're on display. I'm seeing if there's anything deeply gaudy. Yes, actually. There is one that is an insignia or an interpretation of the symbol of the Platinum Dragon.

Output:
- The group learned that caramel apples were sold out and decided to wait an hour.
- Fiona attempted to share food with a disheveled child in Zadash, but the child ran away before she could offer more.
- Marcus suggested hunting the child down, but the group decided against it while Aria searched for book stalls.
- Aria's perception check revealed no book retailers, though she noted the presence of Cobalt Soul members in the crowd.
- Elara agreed to cover for Aria while she attempted to use Detect Magic on the craft fair items.
- Elara approached a tapestry booth manned by three individuals and identified a tapestry featuring the Platinum Dragon insignia.


Input: rods at each side of this booth, that all push together at the center. All the tapestries are hung over the side on display for the front end. There's three individuals that are manning this booth. There isn't a whole lot of transaction going on there. It's a little more of a specialty item in the sense that not everyone needs to fill their place with tapestries. They're on display. uh... I'm seeing if there's anything deeply gaudy. Yes, actually. There is one that is an insignia or an interpretation of the symbol of the Platnum Dragon. It is silver threads among a standard sky-blue coloring. There's several different dragon heads that are woven into the pattern. There's almost an embroidery. For as much as you've known about the Platnum Dragon and the religion, it's surprisingly gaudy. watching. I'm trailing about 40 feet behind Molly. That's beautiful. How much is that, then? One of the people running the booth, quickly, as you see a mid-30s, half-elf man with a bit of chin scruff and very short hair, leans around the corner and goes, "Oh, for the Platinum uh... Dragon. This one was handcrafted by me and my mate, over the period of about two months. Hand uh... embroidered. Very difficult. Very exquisite. For the entire piece, the central piece you're inquiring about, that'll run you about ten gold pieces. We have smaller, almost doily-sized renditions of it back here." How big is this piece, out of curiosity? He takes the back and unfolds it entirely but can't quite get the full arm length to get up there. He's like, "This one's about six and a half, seven feet from top to bottom. Can be used as a rug, should you be so inclined and you aren't quite a fan of the Platnum Dragon and want him beneath your feet--" It's purchased. Ten gold? My god. Right away! He takes it, begins folding it up with one of his other compatriots. They take the twine and manage to fasten it in three places. Bless you, master craftsmen! My god. It is such a rendition of the Platinum Dragon that I've never seen before. I clutch at my Platinum Dragon brooch. It's beautiful. We're happy to bring joy to you and the house of your great deity. They hand you this relatively massive tapestry that's almost seven feet end to end. Oh, I have fucking plans, people! Swing it over my shoulder, and I'll be walking around like a Marcus. As this is happening, you see that there are two other games. You're now seeing the central space here. You've walked past this structure. It's this small, forum-like circular stone building that's been emptied and closed. Now there's crowds walking in and out the front doorway, and around it are where a lot of these games are set up. You do see one that has a big banner that says Eagle Shot. There is one large, central platform where it looks like this is where a lot of public presentations are given here in the Pentamarket. It's currently set up with a central table and a number of members of the Righteous Brand, as well as one that is a very well-adorned human male with brown hair that's pulled up into a topknot. He has a big, thick beard. Looks like a handsome fellow and he's currently barking out something about the military. You're too far away to make out the details of it. That one has a wooden carved sign

Output:
- The party inspected a booth selling specialty tapestries, where Elara noticed a particularly gaudy item featuring the Platinum Dragon.
- A half-elf craftsman explained that the silver-threaded tapestry was hand-embroidered and cost ten gold pieces.
- Elara purchased the massive seven-foot tapestry after being impressed by the intricate dragon head designs.
- The craftsman and his compatriot folded the tapestry and secured it with twine before handing it to Elara.
- Elara expressed excitement about the item, clutching her brooch and planning to carry the tapestry like a banner.
- As the transaction concluded, the party observed a nearby forum-like building and a public presentation by a bearded man from the Righteous Brand.


Input:
Shot. There is one large, central platform where it looks like this is where a lot of public presentations are given here in the Pentamarket. It's currently set up with a central table and a number of members of the Righteous Brand, as well as one that is a very well-adorned human male with brown hair that's pulled up into a topknot. He has a big, thick beard. Looks like a handsome fellow and he's currently barking out something about the military. You're too far away to make out the details of it. That one has a wooden carved sign that says Soldier's Spirit. It's currently put on the edge of the stage.
Where in relation to all of this is the Hearth of the Allhammer? Because I know it's in the Pentamarket.
The Hearth of the Allhammer would be on the other side of this large, forum-like structure.
I'm going to walk over to the Eagle Shot, was it?
Eagle Shot, yes.
What's that game look like?
As you approach, there are two crownsguard that are helming a small, compact archery range. There's a series of trees that are at the very back that mark what would normally be an alcove in this small park, but within this alcove there are three archery targets that are slightly off from each other at different distances. They have a rack with different bows and a whole cache of arrows that are set to the side.
I'm just standing there like, what?
Bows? Nah.
You could do it!
It's too hard to pull it back! This thing does it for you, look.
Maybe they'll let you use it.
I guess I could go ask. Excuse me, sir or madam?
The first guard turns around. "Oh, little girl, good to see you. What can I help you with?"
I'm wondering if you have to use a bow and arrow to compete or can you use one of these?
What do you-- Which, you still have a bolt nocked in this hand crossbow. He's like, "Put the--"
I'm not going to fire it at you! I don't have anything wrong with it.
Little miss, you shouldn't be waving that around in public. I'm not sure how you got a hold of that. Where's your mother?
My father is over there.
Did you want to play this game?
Yes, papa.
Unfortunately, by the rules you have to use one of the provided bows.
This one is pretty good.
Please put-- sir, your daughter is a danger to the general public right now.
No, she is an excellent shot. She's trained.
Well, she has not been trained proper use of that in a space in which is it safe for other people to be around. I'm just saying.
Sure. How much to play your game?
Could I see that for a second?
My daughter's crossbow, you want?
Takes it, the crossbow, and pulls the string back, removes the tension, hands it back. "There. Would either of you like to play some Eagle Shot?" Behind them, somebody like--
Now I feel like we have to. He just human-splained me.
The other guard behind is currently setting up an older woman who is in the process of getting the arrow lined up, and it keeps falling out of her grip and the other guard's like, "No, put it here," and

Output:
*   The group identified the location of the Hearth of the Allhammer on the opposite side of the forum-like structure in the Pentamarket.
*   Marcus and Aria approached the "Eagle Shot" archery range staffed by two crownsguard to inquire about the game.
*   The guards confiscated Aria's hand crossbow, citing public safety concerns and the requirement to use provided equipment.
*   Aria insisted she was a trained shot, but the guards maintained that her actions were unsafe in the public space.
*   After the weapon was disarmed and returned, the group agreed to play the game using the provided bows.
*   The second guard was observed assisting an older woman with her arrow, which kept slipping from her grip.


Input:
game? Could I see that for a second?
My daughter's crossbow, you want?
Takes it, the crossbow, and pulls the string back, removes the tension, hands it back. There. Would either of you like to play some Eagle Shot?
Now I feel like we have to. He just human-splained me.
The other guard behind is currently setting up an older woman who is in the process of getting the arrow lined up, and it keeps falling out of her grip and the other guard's like, "No, put it here," and getting ready. Finally fires an arrow and it goes and disappears past one of the trees, oh, no.
Well, you know, I'll tell you something. If you want to have a laugh, let's have me do some physical sports, so that should be pretty good.
That'll be fun. All right, let's do it. We will both enter your competition.
Very well. That's one silver piece for three shots. Closest bullseye, if acquired, you get a rat from a cage. He pulls off from the side here; you see a small stack of wicker cages with rats inside them. Get yourself a pet rat. If you go ahead and get that middle bullseye, about part way across that range, there, you win yourself one of these finely crafted wooden swords.
They have this decently whittled wooden sword. The center cross hilt for it is strapped with twine tightly. Swings it a couple times and sets it down, lays it against and it rests and hits the ground off to the side.
Now the farthest one over there-- and you watch as the old woman pulls another shot and it almost hits the far target before it gets stuck in the tree about ten feet behind it. Hit that one way back there and that one will get you this.
He pulls up a haphazard, stitched doll with button eyes, like the stitches are too wide so it looks like the crosses behind it are visible. There's no mouth. There's like, matted twine hair, some felt-like material that's made a crown and a cape. Of our fine King Bertrand Dwendal.
Just a question for you. Should I hit the one in the back, which is highly likely, could we have the doll's weight in rats instead?
He gives you a look like you said a bad word. He goes, "I suppose."
How far is the farthest one?
He glances back. It's probably about 80 feet.
Let's try.
Arthur, I really want that wooden sword.
You don't have a sword, do you?
Creepy little doll, man!
Don't listen to Gwen.
Get the doll. I bet it's cursed!
I can't work with this kind of pressure!
Arthur. If you get that sword, I'll give you my jade bracelet.
Oh man!
Is this an attack roll?
It is an attack roll, and it's a short bow. He said about 80 feet, but the farthest one's about 100 feet. Which means it is in its second range increment, so the one in the back is at disadvantage.
I'm not proficient in this thing at all, right?
Well, let's go ahead and see. Rogue proficiencies. It's a simple ranged weapon. You should be. I'm pretty sure you are. Yep, simple weapons. You are proficient with the short bow.
Who's going first, if you don't mind me asking?
Let me show my daughter how it is done.

Output:
- The DM handed Aria's crossbow back to her and offered the group a chance to play Eagle Shot with the guards.
- Marcus, Aria, and the others agreed to enter the competition, learning that the prizes included rats, a wooden sword, or a cursed doll representing King Bertrand Dwendal.
- The group discussed the distances, with the DM clarifying that the farthest target was 100 feet away and placed the shot in the second range increment.
- The DM confirmed that the party was proficient with the short bow despite the disadvantage penalty for the long distance.
- Aria decided to take the first turn, intending to demonstrate her skill to her daughter.


Input: is an attack roll, and it's a short bow. He said about 80 feet, but the farthest one's about 100 feet. Which means it is in its second range increment, so the one in the back is at disadvantage. Uh, I'm not proficient in this thing at all, right? Well, let's go ahead and see. Rogue proficiencies. It's a simple ranged weapon. You should be. I'm pretty sure you are. Yep, simple weapons. You are proficient with the short bow. Who's going first, if you don't mind me asking? Let me show my daughter how it is done. Of course, understood. Watching. Hands you one of the short bows off of the side and three arrows. They're all right in their construction. Watch my form and technique. I pick up the bow, and I take the stick thing. I pull it back like this. Oh-- I-- Yeah? No, continue. Uh, (sneezes). Which target are you aiming for? The farthest one, obviously. The farthest? All right, with disadvantage. Add your dexterity modifier. Oh. I do not think you're proficient-- Aww, no, not at all. That is a three. Well, as a wizard, you might be, actually. For simple weapons. Nope. No, you are not. Is it just simple weapons, or is it simple ranged weapons? Well, it's simple ranged weapons, but those count as simple weapons. Simple weapons, okay. It gets about 40 or so feet before it gets stuck in the dirt. He's like, "That was good." Hmm. The fretching on that one was probably not very good. Let me try again. I think it's fletch-- yeah. Listen, I have read a lot of books. I know it is fretching. You nock your secondary arrow. Take a shot. Nope. Dang it. The second rolls are always really good! That is an eight. This one gets about five feet further and almost hits a squirrel. You hear (squeaking), and it darts off into a nearby bush. You could have got your own prize! One more shot. You can do this! This is not well-crafted. I grab my wire that I use for the message spell, and I put my hair into a little ponytail. You shouldn't use wire to do that, Derek. It damages your hair. (pew) Okay. Oh no. Ten. This one gets 40 feet, which is halfway there, before it hits the ground and sticks into the dirt. As soon as it finishes, there's like a, "That was good. Go fetch that." The other guard runs out and grabs the arrows to retrieve them. Full disclosure: I have no athletic ability. That went as well as I expected it to. That is surprising. Well, a fine Harvest Close to you, friend, and for your daughter. Yes, it's my turn. Hands the bow over, and a set of three arrows. He's going with the dice jail dice! You should not have done that. Do I add proficiency and-- Proficiency and your dex mod. 11. This one arcs. It almost gets near the target, but ends up veering off to the right and ends up vanishing behind one of the secondary targets near the tree. He says, "Yeah, that was better than your father." What is that? 12. This one hits the actual base of the far target. Misses the target entirely, but it hits the actual plank of wood

Output:
- The DM explained that the farthest target was at disadvantage due to being in the second range increment of a short bow.
- Aria attempted to shoot the farthest target but failed to add her proficiency bonus, resulting in a roll of three and the arrow sticking in the dirt.
- After a second attempt that nearly hit a squirrel, Aria tried again with a roll of ten, but the arrow landed halfway to the target.
- Marcus took his turn shooting with the bow, where his first shot veered off to the right and vanished behind a secondary target.
- Marcus's second shot hit the base of the far target but missed the actual plank of wood entirely.
- The group discussed weapon proficiencies, clarifying that simple ranged weapons count as simple weapons, though Aria and Marcus were not proficient.


Input: set of three arrows. He's going with the dice jail dice! You should not have done that. Do I add proficiency and-- uh-- Proficiency and your dex mod. 11. This one arcs. It almost gets near the target, but ends up veering off to the right and ends up vanishing behind one of the secondary targets near the tree. He says, "Yeah, that was better than your father." What is that? 12. This one hits the actual base of the far target. Misses the target entirely, but it hits the actual plank of wood that's holding it up. See, the beads have a little bit of like, gold embossing, etching inside of them. Far target. 15. It hits the bottom of the target. No bullseye, but you hit it. He's like, "That was actually very good." Shut up! I don't need you to condescend to me! Give me another one! Right away, little missy. Grabs three more arrows. I slap down the silver for it. Thank you. Yeah. It was two, right? One silver for three shots. I put down two silver. Six more shots, all right. There you go. She won't need six more shots. Two, in quick succession. 20. As you pull back, perfect bullseye into the farthest target. There's this brief pause as the guard spins around and goes, "What-- " I'm not done! I get four more shots! Two in quick succession to the middle one. Is it still disadvantage to the middle target? Middle one is not at disadvantage. Oh, well then. Should I reroll? Okay. I will still use your shitty dice. Two 23s. Both arrows-- we're talking, like, Disney Robin Hood-style, one arrow, next one splits the first arrow. The guard's still recovering from the first bullseye, he's like, "What?!" Then two more. To the short one. 16 and a 21. Both hit at the same time. The guard looks slowly over towards you. "Well done." Now go home and get your fucking shinebox. Here's your doll. And the sword? Two swords. Two swords! I thought it was the rats-- Two rats. Double rats! Double rats, yeah. That's it? Because I thought that was dinner. We have-- We're not eating the rats. We'll find some other dinner, Kaelen. It's my favorite. You now have in your inventory: two rats in rat cages, two wooden swords-- You can have both wooden swords. Oh, thanks! Kaelen, do you eat rat a lot? A hand-stitched doll of King Bertrand Dwendal. That's a really good doll. Oh, it really is. Would you like the rats? Well, were you going to eat one? Well, we can share. Alive, or do you cook it? No, I like to have it cooked. It falls off the bone. It's like a nice-- Oh, I can wait. I guess. It really depends on what you have at your disposal. Yeah? Later. It'll be a celebratory-- we could candy them. Or caramel them! Let's try it. Can I start to wander away towards the Allhammer? Look, guys. I'm Molly. Look! I want to go over to the military booth. Don't cut yourself! While this is happening, Dorian, you make your way around the large forum, and there you see the Hearth of the Allhammer.

Output:
- Marcus successfully hit the base of a target and later achieved a perfect bullseye on the farthest target, followed by a split-arrow shot that impressed the guard.
- The group negotiated the purchase of arrows and silver, with Aria paying for multiple shots while Marcus complained about the guard's condescension.
- The DM awarded the players two rats in cages, two wooden swords, and a hand-stitched doll of King Bertrand Dwendal as prizes.
- Gideon expressed a desire to eat the rats, but Elara and the others clarified they would not be consumed alive, suggesting they might be cooked or caramelized later.
- Fiona attempted to wander toward the Allhammer, while Gwen introduced herself as Molly and expressed interest in visiting the military booth.
- Dorian navigated the large forum during the event and discovered the Hearth of the Allhammer.


Input: it cooked. It falls off the bone. It's like a nice-- uh, Oh, I can wait. I guess. It really depends on what you have at your disposal. Yeah? Later. It'll be a celebratory-- we could candy them. Or caramel them! Let's try it. Can I start to wander away towards the Allhammer? Look, guys. I'm Molly. Look! I want to go over to the military booth. Don't cut yourself! While this is happening, Dorian, you make your way around the large forum, and there you see the Hearth of the Allhammer. You've passed it before, and you can see it's the domed, iron structure. It's been left to rust a bit at the edges. The tops of the dome are polished where it's easily accessible, but the very peak of the dome is a little bit red, brown, rusted. There are a number of open arches in the inside, and you see the large, central forge that marks the center of the temple. Is there a statue of the Allfather? The Allhammer guy? You do see the large anvil that marks there has the symbol of the Allfather printed on each side and acts as both a ceremonial anvil for the creation of religious artefacts and items as part of worship and as the central statue for worship itself. That is the closest thing there is in this temple to a central focus of worship. Arthur, be real careful with that doll; they put little spirits of kids in those. Is there any guards around or are they mostly gone because of the celebration? It's not busy on the inside because right now everyone's focus is on the actual celebration. There are three individuals that are manning the interior of the temple, one of which is the herald. Each temple in the city has a herald that's the keeper of that temple. It's a female dwarf, dark brown hair and three long braids that trail past to the middle back with a chainmail robe on that descends past the knees and is currently sitting on a bench and eating dried meat out of a small pouch and people watching as people walk by the temple. Nobody's in there actively worshipping at the moment. I go inside. Burn the place down. Do you go in trying to avoid attention or are you announcing yourself as you arrive? No. I'm going to casually walk in. Just, you know. As you walk in, a voice in the corner from the direction of where the herald was goes, "Miss, "if you need something, don't be afraid to let me know. We're just sitting around." Thank you. Of course. Oh, I should have disguised myself first. I leave. Go literally right around the corner and disguise myself, and I come right back in. What do you disguise yourself as? I cast Disguise Self as an old woman-- oof, who just burped? You? No, it wasn't me. With like a really tight bun and little teeny glasses and a cane. I guess I can't make myself have a cane, can I? No, that's not an extension of-- All right, well I walk kind of hunched over. Okay. As you come around the corner and make your way in, you saunter in the far end of the temple through one of the arches that marks the interior, come in through the shadow and the herald once again goes,

Output:
- The group discussed food preparation options before Dorian investigated the Hearth of the Allhammer, noting its rusted dome and central forge.
- Fiona inquired about the temple's central focus and discovered a large ceremonial anvil bearing the Allfather's symbol rather than a statue.
- Fiona initially attempted to enter the temple casually but quickly left after realizing she had not disguised herself.
- She returned by casting Disguise Self to appear as an old woman with a cane, walking hunched over to blend in.
- Upon re-entering through the arches, Fiona approached the far end of the temple where the female dwarf herald was sitting and eating.


Input: Disguise Self as an old woman-- oof, who just burped? You? Uh, no, it wasn't me. With like a really tight bun and little teeny glasses and a cane. I guess I can't make myself have a cane, can I? No, that's not an extension of-- All right, well I walk kind of hunched over. Okay. As you come around the corner and make your way in, you saunter in the far end of the temple through one of the arches that marks the interior, come in through the shadow and the herald once again goes, "If you need something, right over here." Thank you. (grumbling) All right, that's fine. Goes back to-- (chuckles) already seems taken aback by your presence. What do you want to do? Is there anybody in there? Nobody's in there? Well, I mean, there's people in there. Oh, shit. There's the herald who's sitting in the back eating on the opposite end of the anvil and there's two other folks that are on the outskirts of the arches, looking out into the crowd, just people watching. Okay. I'm going to walk around to the back end of the anvil and act like I'm praying, but I'm going to wait until it looks like they're all looking the other direction. As you begin to pray, the two others that are on the outside, who've noticed you enter, their attention doesn't wander to you for too long before they go back out to the celebration, people walking by and people watching in general. You're on the opposite side of the anvil from the herald who's still chewing on her meat. What do you want to do? I would like to get my paint set out and paint pink hearts all over the back side of the anvil along with "The Traveler was here". Then I'm going to leave a couple travel brochures for the Traveler. Yeah, I think that's good but they're sizeable hearts. I want nice pretty pink, all over the hammer. The anvil. Just for the sake of presentation because you're doing this with a bit of haste, knowing that you're under pressure. Go ahead and roll a performance check. Okay. With a pink dice. That's pretty good. 18. 18. As you quickly begin to finish this heart, Traveler was here, you hear (yawning) across the way from the herald. You stop for a second-- no reaction. Continue going. You finish up the art piece. One of the other guardians of the temple begins to turn around and walk back towards the herald and you pull back for a moment, but they turned away from you and it seems that you've managed to go this far without being noticed. You finish up your last heart, the exclamation point and the underline of the Traveler. Oh, and I'm going to take some sequins off of my sequins glove and sprinkle it on there. (tinkling) Aria: A little granny painting furiously. Just (straining). You put the pamphlets there on the side, slip them beneath the offering bowl at the base of it. I want one sitting right on top of the anvil. Then I'm going to leave. Make a sleight of hand check on that one. Oh no. Because that will be creeping into the view of the herald. 11. As you place it on top, the voice on the opposite end goes, "Do you need help there? "Dearie?" Oh, no,

Output:
- Fiona disguised herself as an old woman with a cane and hunched walk to enter the temple.
- She observed the herald and other people watching before sneaking to the back of the anvil to pray.
- Fiona painted pink hearts and the phrase "The Traveler was here" on the anvil while a guardian turned away.
- She added sequins to the artwork and successfully placed travel brochures beneath the offering bowl.
- Fiona attempted to place a brochure on top of the anvil, triggering a sleight of hand check that resulted in an 11.
- The herald noticed her placement and asked if she needed help, causing Fiona to respond with a quavering denial.


Input: it on there. A little granny painting furiously. Just straining. You put the pamphlets there on the side, slip them beneath the offering bowl at the base of it. I want one sitting right on top of the anvil. Then I'm going to leave. Make a sleight of hand check on that one. Oh no. Because that will be creeping into the view of the herald. 11. As you place it on top, the voice on the opposite end goes, "Do you need help there? Dearie?" Oh, no, just leaving a little message for my son here. He's a big worshipper. Ah. I walk away. As you get up and start walking away, the herald stands up and begins walking towards the other side of the anvil. I walk really quickly. There's like speedily running granny into the crowd and as you get-- Drop disguise. Drop disguise-- in the middle of the crowd? Well, no, I zoom around the corner. Still in your disguise as you're charging into the crowd, behind you, you hear a voice. "That old woman! Find her!" There's screaming and you hear this ruckus as people around start looking behind at the shouting sound as you dart around the corner. Drop disguise and as you do, you can now see the herald and the two keepers of the temple are now pushing through the crowd, looking, searching like, "Has anyone seen an old woman?" Is describing you as best they can and it looks like there's a bit of commotion going on. As you begin to disperse into the crowd, making your way-- I take a bite of my caramel apple, and I go walking down. You hear a crunch sound and your hand shakes for a second and you look down and a mysterious secondary bite was taken out of the apple. I lick the spot. You're making out with your god? Gross. They have a special relationship. While this is happening, you head to the military stand, you said? Anybody going with Clara? Yeah, I'll go. I also follow. You guys approach at this point towards the Soldier Spear. You see this larger platform in the middle of the Pentamarket. There you see the central military figures wearing ornamental armor with a top knot. There is a table set up there with these benches and you can see there are two burly men, one who is this hairy, heavy thick woodsman type who is wearing a leather apron and-- A Marcus Julian-type. Yes, exactly. He's like super butch. Hand clasped with a trained soldier who's wearing elements of the Righteous Brand armor but has taken bits of it off and they're both going. They're in the middle of an arm wrestling match and they're both tensing back and forth before the brawny guy slams the soldier's arm down to the table. He goes. The crowd around goes. There's a shout and cheer and the gentleman in the center goes, "That was well done. Well done and congratulations to you. Now that you've proven "yourself my friend, would you be interested at all in joining the Righteous Brand? Being a strong "warrior in his own right," and the guy's like, "Ah, piss off! I don't want to." He goes like, "It's a good wage. Gold per day. Fed. All the equipment you need. You help keep the Empire safe.

Output:
- Fiona placed pamphlets beneath an offering bowl and attempted to leave one on top of an anvil, triggering a confrontation with a herald.
- After being accused of aiding an old woman, Fiona dropped her disguise and fled around a corner while the temple keepers searched the crowd.
- Fiona consumed a caramel apple that mysteriously lost a bite, causing her hand to shake before she continued walking.
- Marcus, Derek, and Elara gathered at the military stand near the Soldier Spear to observe an arm wrestling match.
- A burly woodsman defeated a soldier in an arm wrestling contest, prompting the central figure to offer the woodsman a position in the Righteous Brand.
- The woodsman rejected the offer to join the military despite the attractive wages and equipment provided.


Input:
the brawny guy slams the soldier's arm down to the table. He goes yelling. The crowd around goes cheering. There's a shout and cheer and the gentleman in the center goes, "That was well done. Well done and congratulations to you. Now that you've proven yourself my friend, would you be interested at all in joining the Righteous Brand? Being a strong warrior in his own right," and the guy's like, "Ah, piss off! I don't want to." He goes like, "It's a good wage. Gold per day. Fed. All the equipment you need. You help keep the Empire safe." No? All right, very well. Anyone else?
Yeah, what's up?
Well, we are having a contest to see who here is the strongest.
Cool. Who's the strongest?
Well, so far, it's that gentleman. Points over to the heavy, burly fellow who's off to the side. He's currently flexing and cracking his wrist.
If you win, do you have to stick around and arm wrestle a whole bunch of people because you're suddenly the best? I don't want to dedicate more time to this.
I mean, you don't have to.
Do I still get to be the best though if this guy sticks around and just keeps going?
Probably, but don't be surprised if other contenders start following you around the town to try and take your title.
This is like the King of Kong.
Is this really that important to you guys? Yeah.
Not to us, but it's a fun place to display your skill and talent. Plus, we're always looking for some fine young soldiers to come and join us out there on the fields. To take down the Xhorhasian evils and keep all these fine folks here well taken care of.
For a gold a day?
Yeah.
Buying people's loyalty for a gold a day?
Wow.
Sorry, I just-- all right. Uh, heard something about a Victory Pit. Is this the Victory Pit?
She's the worst.
No, you're not-- Points over and that large forum building, that circular forum building that you saw that now the crowd's starting to wash into that had been closed off previous weeks, he goes, "That, that is the Victory Pit. That will be happening in a few hours, but you're welcome to compete here if you're feeling so feisty."
Yeah, sure.
What's your name?
Clara.
Ah. Recruiter Leopold Wanstiker. Pleasure to meet you.
Person Clara. Nice to meet you. What is it? Leopold Sydney?
Recruiter Leopold Wanstiker. W-A-N-S-T-I-K-E-R.
Wang stacker. All right. Watching.
So.
This is top knot dude?
Top knot guy, yep.
That's the wang.
Whoever wins this, gets to go up against our finest solder who should be back from his lunch break here in the next ten minutes or so. We have the new challenger Clara. Let's see. He points over to the grizzled-looking beastly man who's currently chugging down the final bits of a tankard of ale. Spins around, wipes it off his beard and stands up. "Yeah, I'm coming." He gets up onto the edge of the stage and goes, "Well, this is Kendall."
He's a strong fellow. Good luck. He sits down.
I'm going to fail this miserably.
Sits down at his stool, puts his meaty arm out with the fingers and goes--
Good to meet you, Kendall.
Sure.
Ugh, it's sweaty.
It is sweaty.

Output:
- A burly contestant was defeated in an arm wrestling match, prompting the gentleman in the center to offer him a spot in the Righteous Brand, which the soldier refused despite the offer of gold and equipment.
- The group learned that the contest was a display of skill and a recruitment drive for soldiers to fight Xhorhasian evils, while the winner could potentially face a new challenger named Kendall.
- The character Clara interacted with the recruiter, who introduced himself as Leopold Wanstiker, leading to a humorous misunderstanding regarding his name.
- It was revealed that the large circular building nearby was the Victory Pit, where a major event would occur in a few hours.
- Clara decided to compete, and the grizzled man Kendall joined the stage to face her, appearing sweaty and confident despite the intimidating nature of the opponent.


Input: see. He points over to the grizzled-looking beastly man who's currently chugging down the final bits of a tankard of ale. Spins around, wipes it off his beard and stands up. Yeah, I'm coming. He gets up onto the edge of the stage and goes, Well, this is Kendall. thank you. (laughter) He's a strong fellow. Good luck. He sits down. I'm going to fail this miserably. Uh, sits down at his stool, puts his meaty arm out with the fingers and goes-- Good to meet you, Kendall. Sure. Ugh, it's sweaty. It is sweaty. Calm your mind. Just steel your mind. Oh, god. Leopold goes, One, two, three! Go ahead and make a strength check. Oh, god, just-- Those knuckle hairs are like fly legs. Just a check? Yep. Just a d20, add your strength modifier. Oh. Five. Five. At that center point, you immediately begin to give to his grasp. You see this slight grin begin to curl underneath his wiry beard as his arm begins to push you close to the edge of the table. Make another strength check. Dig in! A critter gave me this. They said it was lucky. It's not that lucky. 12. 12. With that (slams) onto the table. You lose. Ow! Knuckles a little bruised from the slam. He gets up and is like, Ha! That was worth following around for. Yeah. Ah. Thought you were going to beat him. I'm very slippery, I'm not-- I want to do that Victory Pit thing, though. Well done though, Clara. Well done. Here. He hands you a small piece of parchment that's rolled up and goes, This is information about, if you'd be so interested, in coming and joining the Righteous Brand. Audition for our acapella group. Kingsman. You can find us at the Marrow Keeps of the Righteous Brand on the outskirts of the northern end of Zadash, should you be so interested. Marrow Keeps? Yes. We've heard of that before. Mm-hmm. This is in the area of the Signet Wall which is the military district of the city. Okay. Anyone else? Another gentleman raises his hand and gets up on stage and they begin to do a showdown. The two of them begin to go back and forth. However, that same beastly figure, Kendall, still manages to, defeat the guy and send him to the table, get up again and Ha! Then at some point, shortly thereafter, Leopold goes, Ah, he returns! He returns! (chuckling) Gunther Prast, our finest soldier here in the city, would like to challenge the current standing contender. You watch now as this massive behemoth of a man, like the Mountain from Game of Thrones, about seven foot, 350 pounds guy wearing the Righteous Brand silver and red armor, gets up onto the stage (heavy steps). Clean-shaven, except for this perpetual five o'clock shadow that doesn't seem to leave his square jaw, his hair is trimmed super short and you see the receding hairline curling back into a widow's peak. Sits on the table, puts his arm out there and you can see the huntsman, Kendall, for the first time, lose his cool. You watch as the two of them grasp together and they're going to begin to roll off. Yes. What's going on? Clara lost. Clara lost at arm wrestling? You watch as the hands

Output:
- The group observed a beastly man named Kendall who was chugging ale before being introduced as a contender.
- Clara attempted an arm wrestling challenge against Kendall but failed miserably, resulting in bruised knuckles.
- The Dungeon Master provided Clara with information about the "Righteous Brand" and their location at the Marrow Keeps.
- Another gentleman challenged Kendall, but Kendall defeated him again, maintaining his status as the standing contender.
- Gunther Prast, a massive soldier in silver and red armor, then approached the table to challenge Kendall.
- The two men, Kendall and Gunther, began to grasp hands to start their new arm wrestling match while the group watched.


Input: onto the stage heavy steps. Clean-shaven except for this perpetual five o'clock shadow that doesn't seem to leave his square jaw his hair is trimmed super short and you see the receding hairline curling back into a widow's peak. Sits on the table puts his arm out there and you can see the huntsman Kendall for the first time lose his cool. You watch as the two of them grasp together and they're going to begin to roll off. Yes. What's going on? Clara lost. Clara lost at arm wrestling? Thank you. You watch as the hands tighten and with that Gunther begins to twist the arm further down further down. You can see the huntsman character is starting to grimace. Come on Gunther. However pushes it back in the center. Now they're currently neck and neck. Once again Gunther pushes him back. And with that final hit. Wham! Kendall is taken out like groaning. Grasps his hand and rubs his fingers and darts off the stage seemingly shamed in front of a crowd of people. Everyone's like Oh! There's now probably about 30-40 people who watched that last match. Uh go Gunther! Which one did you do the arm wrestling with Clara? Have we met Gunther before? Is he human? He looks human. He's just huge. Watching. You should take a shot at that. Are you going to take a shot at this Gwen? Coughing Me? Yeah you're stronger than me right? You're very big and strong Gwen! No he's really not. Yeah you know. At the very least you have a lot to prove. Derek is going to sneak off while everybody is involved with this. It's not good to arm wrestle 30 minutes after eating a caramel apple. Oh I never heard that one before. Kaelen you should do it you're very strong. Mm-hmm. You had a candied apple. You should be fine. Extra strong? Because of the candied apple. Your rat diet. I mean Clara is no he didn't. No I mean from in your past. Oh. Good constitution yeah come on. Let them know. Do it Kaelen! Are you doing any more of the wrestling with the arms? Leopold is looking over the crowd goes would you like to try your hand at our finest warrior? Sure. Come on up Miss whispers Kaelen Miss Kaelen our new cheering. The crowd begins to cheer as you step up onto the stage. Everyone begins to gather up around the space filling in the outskirts. You can see all these faces looking up at you bright-eyed and eager to either watch you get destroyed or destroy. Gunther who is currently standing with his arms crossed sees you approach. He's a good over a foot taller than you and looks down as you walk towards the table. Hmm all right. Hello. Hello. Sits down puts his elbow on the table with a heavy slam. Okay. Grasps you both your arms. Yelling use your feminine wiles! Oh I wouldn't Oh. I shake my hair a little. Kaelen don't hold back. He's taking a moment and looking you over like he's studying something. I try not to make eye contact. He's trying to make eye contact. Moving around. I'm looking down and putting my hair down away. Yelling her

Output:
*   The huntsman Kendall lost an arm wrestling match against Gunther and left the stage in shame after being defeated.
*   The crowd gathered to watch a new match, and Gideon asked about Gunther's identity while others debated taking shots.
*   Derek mentioned that arm wrestling after eating a caramel apple was bad, leading to Kaelen being encouraged to participate.
*   Leopold invited Kaelen to try her hand at the warrior, and the crowd cheered as she stepped up to the table.
*   Gunther approached Kaelen, towering over her, and the two began to grasp hands for the match.
*   Kaelen attempted to avoid eye contact and adjust her hair while Gunther studied her during the setup.


Input: down as you walk towards the table. Hmm. All right. Hello. Hello. Sits down, puts his elbow on the table with a heavy slam. Okay. Grasps you. Both your arms. Use your feminine wiles! Oh, I wouldn't. Oh. I shake my hair a little. Kaelen, don't hold back. He's taking a moment and looking you over, like he's studying something. Uh, I try not to make eye contact. He's trying to make eye contact. Moving around. I'm looking down and putting my hair down. Away. Her hair's so beautiful. Woo! I don't think that's helping. Don't look at him. It's not a beauty contest. As Leopold is talking up this whole this whole, "All right, come watching now! Here is our finest--" and it fades away in the background as Gunther, who's leaning forward now, says "Interesting styling. I've seen it before." What do you mean? You're not from around here, are you? Well, neither are you. What does that have to do with anything? Nothing. Just an observation. I've been on the front lines long enough. With that, Leopold walks up and goes "Three, two--" Make a strength check with advantage, because he wasn't expecting it. Natural 20. Natural 20. No joke. No joke. Right there. Dueling natural 20s? Their arms rip off. Blood is everywhere. Fist of the North Star! Beautiful. Beautiful. Mwah. This was thanks to Gil. Shit! What does that mean? As soon as you do that, he catches it, you both are caught in the center here, tensing up. The whole crowd goes "Ooh!" Everything gets really tense and quiet as you're both flexing. At this point now, you do make eye contact. As the anger is built up inside you. Make another strength check. Fuck. Are you still raging? Oh, yeah. Well, she hasn't raged yet. Can I rage? I don't know if I can do that. Not on this roll you can't, because you already rolled for it. Next time you can. Okay. I'll do it on the next one. Okay. Seven. Seven. You feel yourself giving way, your arm going further back towards the table. You see this grin across his face. His breath smells of mildewed bread and alcohol. It wafts past your nose. Roll a strength check. DM, may I cast Message and send a message to Gunther? Gunther, yeah. I'm going to quickly say: Kendall is getting to second base with your wife right now! Do not respond to this message! You get to roll another strength check with advantage. Okay. How far away is everybody from us? They're down like two and a half, three feet, because you guys are on a raised platform. They're about five feet from you. Oh shit. Okay. Never mind. Oh shit. With advantage! Okay, okay. You get to roll again. Because you are raging. 21. As he's pushing you down towards the table, you muster up another breath of strength from inside. With that, you push him back to the center. You're both at even keel. Roll again. With advantage? With advantage. This is very stressful. Okay. 21. He starts giving ground, the sweat now beading across his forehead. His nostrils are flaring. That horrible smell of his breath is coming in bigger.

Output:
- Gideon sat down and placed an elbow heavily on the table while the DM grasped both his arms.
- Fiona yelled to use feminine wiles and Marcus warned Gideon not to look at the opponent.
- Gideon made a natural 20 strength check against Leopold, causing the crowd to cheer and arms to rip off in a fantasy sequence.
- The tension escalated as Gideon and Leopold locked eyes, leading to another strength check where Gideon failed with a seven.
- Marcus sent a secret message to Gunther about Kendall, granting Gideon advantage for the next roll.
- Gideon rolled a 21 with advantage, pushing Leopold back to an even keel as the opponent's breath smelled of mildewed bread.


Input: shit. Okay. Never mind. Oh shit. With advantage! Okay, okay. You get to roll again. Because you are raging. uh, 21. As he's pushing you down towards the table, you muster up another breath of strength from inside. With that, you push him back to the center. You're both at even keel. thank you. Roll again. With advantage? With advantage. This is very stressful. Okay. 21. uh, he starts giving ground, the sweat now beading across his forehead. His nostrils are flaring. That horrible smell of his breath is coming in bigger and more constant waves as he starts to grunt. He looks up from his grip, up into your eyes once more. watching. Roll again. Finish him! Okay. Oh shit. stammering. I can't do math right nowbecause I'm stressed. 14. 14. He slowly brings you back up to the center. Roll again. The crowd, each time the shift happens, the crowd is like, "Ooh! Ah! Oh god!" Shit! Ten. You're losing ground. You're losing ground! No! 14. 14? uh, he rolled a seven plus five. Right up at the center. Roll again! The crowd is going wild right now. Oh no. Leopold's like leaning in now, watching this happen. chanting. Kaelen! Kaelen! 17. uh, pushing him back. Roll again! This is going back and forth, back and forth. laughter. Put him in the body bag! Give him the chair! Advantage! 22. 22. He pushes you right back in the center. Rolled an 18. You guys are right there again. At the fulcrum point. The crowd is starting to go completely breathless at this point. It's back and forth. One of them is going to have exhaustion soon, I know it! He's starting to breathe really heavy. 21. 21. You push him back again. You can see now, the muscles are straining and popping, the veins are bulging. His breaths are getting heavier, his shoulder is looking like it's almost dislodging as he's using his torso to push against it. Roll once more. Dorian! Should I shoot him? No! No! No! Rip his arm off, Kaelen! Don't shoot him! Okay. 19. uh, (bang of arm against table) (cheering). He immediately stands up and starts shaking his arm at that point. Immediately when I slam him, I get up and walk off. (cheering). Leopold goes, "Amazing show. Kaelen!" and he runs up behind you and catches up to you. As you step off the stage, he steps off with you. Goes "I'm sorry to bother you, Kaelen. That was an "incredible-- Have you any interest in all at joining the ranks of the Righteous Brand?" No. Oh. Well, think about it." He goes into the small satchel and pulls out at rolled piece of paper, and says "It's a fantastic thing you would do for the Empire if everyone here-- You look like "a fine soldier and based on your skills up there you'd be a great help on the front line." Oh. I don't. Okay. I will take this with me. I don't like groups of people working together for a cause. I will take it with me. I walk away. Did she win anything? Did she get a prize? Strangely enough, there is no prize for this. There is no buy-in. It's merely for the

Output:
*   Gideon engaged in a prolonged wrestling match against an opponent, rolling dice multiple times to determine the outcome of the struggle.
*   The crowd cheered and chanted for Kaelen while Gideon and his allies, Marcus and Fiona, urged him to finish the fight or attack the opponent's arm.
*   Gideon successfully pushed the opponent back repeatedly until the opponent stood up and began shaking his arm after being slammed.
*   After Gideon walked off the stage, Leopold approached him to offer a recruitment opportunity with the Righteous Brand.
*   Gideon declined the offer, stating he did not like groups working together for a cause, and took a rolled piece of paper to leave.
*   The event concluded without a prize or buy-in, despite the intense physical contest and the crowd's reaction.


Input: at rolled piece of paper, and says "It's a fantastic thing you would do for the Empire if everyone here-- You look like "a fine soldier and based on your skills up there you'd be a great help on the front line." Gideon: Oh. I don't. Okay. I will take this with me. I don't like groups of people working together for a cause. I will take it with me. I walk away. Fiona: Did she win anything? Did she get a prize? DM: Strangely enough, there is no prize for this. There is no buy-in. It's merely for the bragging rights of the presentation. It's a presentory-- uh, Fiona: (yelling) Lame! Derek: Wow. Gwen: Hey Kaelen, check it out, I got one too. It's a really shitty prize, though. Gideon: What does it-- did you look at it yet? Gwen: No. Fiona: I bet yours says, "Please don't ever contact us again." Gwen: Oh, what dicks! DM: No, it talks about-- Gideon: Can you read it for me? DM: Okay. Gwen: It says-- DM: As you read it-- thank you (laughter) Marcus: No, I think this is for Gwen. Aria: Do that, speak at the same time-- hear ye hear ye. DM: No. It speaks of the Righteous Brand and talks about all of the wonderful possibilities for glory. It's housing and gear provided, it's working in a good teamwork environment to protect the people of the Empire. It has opportunities to rise through the ranks and to become-- Gwen: It's propaganda. DM: It talks about-- it pays one gold a day at start, with possibility of raises from there. The training is in Bladegarden and after a period of training there, it's three years minimum service in the military and then you can decide to stay or not. It goes into a small print and says like "desertion is illegal and brings imprisonment and fines." Gwen: Oh. Derek: The ushe. Fiona: A gold a day, that's pretty good. Right? Is it? Gwen: I mean, if you're only training, they send you to the frontline and it's questionable. Elara: I think I've literally made 200 gold since we've met, minimum, at this point. It's been like a week. Fiona: I mean, we've been making a good amount. Gideon: Arthur, do you want mine? Just in case, if you want to join? Marcus: I'll take it. DM: As you guys are having this conversation there's a voice from the side that goes, "That was "quite an amazing display, if I say so myself." As you turn and look you see there's a gentleman there who's tall, a little over six foot, very-- a gentleman, not the Gentleman. Fiona: No, that's not what I was going for, I wanted to know what he looks like. DM: He's a very strong looking human male with ruddy, tan skin and long, jet black hair that's braided in a single thick braid that goes past his waist in the back. He's dressed in partial scalemail across the chest and part of the shoulders, a dull iron color to it that's over his chest. You see a heavy waistband of dull gray leather that's like a thick, almost a foot thick piece around there and a rough-looking warhammer that's strapped to his side and he has his arms crossed and smiling widely at you with a very welcoming smile. "That was impressive. That guy "you just destroyed up there? He's kind of a douche." Gideon: I could tell. DM: "What's your purpose here? Are you looking for work?" Gideon Me or--? DM: "Yes, you." Gideon: I mean, it

Output:
- Gideon accepted a recruitment flyer from the DM despite expressing a dislike for organized groups working together.
- The party discussed the flyer, with Gwen and Fiona noting the lack of a prize and the nature of the presentation.
- The DM revealed the flyer detailed the Righteous Brand, offering housing, gear, and one gold a day for a minimum three-year service in Bladegarden.
- Marcus accepted Gideon's flyer, while the party debated the value of the pay compared to their recent earnings.
- A tall, muscular human male with a braided black hair and a warhammer approached the group to comment on their display.
- The stranger asked Gideon if he was looking for work, to which Gideon began to respond.


Input: chest and part of the shoulders, a dull iron color to it that's over his chest. You see a heavy waistband of dull gray leather that's like a thick, almost a foot thick piece around there and a rough-looking warhammer that's strapped to his side and he has his arms crossed and smiling widely at you with a very welcoming smile. "That was impressive. That guy you just destroyed up there? He's kind of a douc. I could tell. What's your purpose here? Are you looking for work? Yes, you. I mean, it depends on what kind of work, I guess. Well, mercenary work, of course. All right, well, first off, my name is Darrow. Hello Darrow. What's your name? Kaelen, you said? My name is Kaelen. All right, pleasure to meet you. Well, I am the de facto leader of a mercenary band known as the Stubborn Stock. We're out of Guar on the Menagerie Coast, but we've been hired for about a seven month stint so far by the Empire and it's been paying pretty well. We've had some pretty good scenarios here. The retainer's been nice and honestly, it's not bad to be paid to sit around in case they need us. What kind of work? It's just going out and killing things? Well, when they need us. To kill things, to hunt things down. There's a lot of business that they can't bring the military to and the Crownsguard stay in the cities so they send us out and about. That's only if they need us. It's no contract? You can come and go as you please if you like? Well, it's contract. You have to be there for their disposal. We're stationed up in Nogvurot and have been for the length of this contract, but we were able to come down for this celebration and it's been not too bad. It's good wage, sit around, occasionally hunt down some criminal Xhorhasian terror that's come down from the mountains. It's a pretty decent living if I say so myself and you look like a very capable soldier if I say, again. Yeah. Yeah, you can say so. Sure. Would you be interested? Maybe. I don't know. Do you have like a pamphlet or something? (laughter) We have no pamphlet. My band of esteemed warriors are planning to be in the Victory Pit later this afternoon. The Victory Pit! We could very much use an additional soldier of your capability. We were actually thinking of going that way. I'm afraid she's spoken for. He turns and looks and seemingly for the first time notices the rest of your group. Goes like Oh, I'm terribly sorry, I mean no disrespect-- hi-- but I do not understand that. I do not wish to step on any toes here, it was merely a curiosity. What are you called? The Mighty Nein. To travel incognito, but-- Just kidding. The Mighty Nein. The Mighty Nein. Very good. We're Kaelen's booker. It's like her agency. They're all actually very, very strong and very tough. So-- Yeah! I won this doll before! That's impressive. That's a good find. Good on you. You know who that's supposed to be? The king or something? I was going to say a tiny asshole. One and the same, really. Wait, I heard

Output:
- Darrow introduced himself as the leader of the mercenary band "the Stubborn Stock" and explained their contract with the Empire in Nogvurot.
- The group discussed the nature of the mercenary work, which involved hunting down criminals rather than just killing things.
- Darrow invited Gideon to join them at the Victory Pit later that afternoon to see if he was interested in the contract.
- Gideon expressed hesitation and asked for a pamphlet, but Darrow clarified that no pamphlet existed and his band was not planning to wait.
- When Gideon hesitated further, Derek interjected to claim Gideon was already spoken for, prompting Darrow to notice the rest of the party.
- The group revealed their name as "The Mighty Nein," and Darrow reacted to a doll Marcus won, noting it depicted a king or a "tiny asshole."


Input: it was merely a curiosity. What are you called? The Mighty Nein. To travel incognito, but-- Just kidding. The Mighty Nein. Very good. We're Kaelen's booker. It's like her agency. They're all actually very, very strong and very tough. So-- Yeah! I won this doll before! He looks like-- That's impressive. That's a good find. Good on you. You know who that's supposed to be? The king or something? I was going to say a tiny asshole. One and the same, really. Wait, I heard you say you were from Nogvurot, yes? Well, we're stationed in Nogvurot, but we're from a ways further than that. Did you notice any of the kids that were missing up there? That has been an occasional problem, yes. We had been sent to investigate two of those instances and in all of them it seemed to be that they were stolen-- I'm sorry, I do not know how much I can discuss of these with you-- Oh! We're really good at keeping secrets! Make a general charisma check. Just to see if he trusts your face. Uh, oh boy. Do I trust your face? Well, let's general charisma check-- oh, that would be a natural one there. Yeah! All right! We've looked into it. Do not worry. But we'll see how long the contract goes. I do not know how much luck we'll have. It's kind of a dire situation. Is that what you're being paid for up there? One of many things. Wow. You said you've been fighting on the frontlines of Xhorhas, or-- Well, not yet. Not yet. Just the ones that come too close in. There've been a few excursions into the Empire itself and that's why we're hired. They're basically bringing everyone they can on hand to help keep the home fort defended. What are you fighting, if I may ask? What am I fighting? Right now? Well, in Xhorhas. If you go out there. Oh, we haven't been to Xhorhas yet. You haven't been to Xhorhas. They've kept us in the Empire so far. Yeah. They keep the army on the eastern side, but we're meant to find things that the army cannot be bothered to do. I understand. You've fought in this Victory Pit before? No, actually. We've only really been in the Empire for the first time this past half year and I've heard things about it and, you know, figured we'd come and try it. They gave us a week off to come down here to Zadash, and me and my friends are going to take our best attempt at this. How many people are in your group? Oh, well, within our person-- including myself, a grand total of six mighty warriors. Whoa. All six of you fight? All six of us have our different techniques, yes. What kind of techniques, just in case, you know, we have to fight you? I'm not going to tell you, and it's not that kind of tournament. Anyway, I do not mean to be a problem. If ever you change your mind-- Is it the Gauntlet? Yeah, I know, what is it? We have to go sign up for this. He pulls out a copper coin that's a little larger than a watching.

Output:
- The group introduced themselves as the Mighty Nein and discussed their agency and Kaelen's booker.
- The DM revealed that a doll won by Marcus was meant to represent a tiny asshole rather than a king.
- The DM explained that children had been stolen in Nogvurot and required a general charisma check to determine trust.
- The conversation shifted to the DM's unit, who were stationed in the Empire to defend the home fort rather than fighting on the Xhorhas frontlines.
- The DM mentioned they had only recently arrived in the Empire and were visiting Zadash to attempt the Victory Pit.
- The group learned the DM's unit consisted of six warriors with different techniques, and the DM pulled out a large copper coin while discussing the Gauntlet.


Input: of six mighty warriors. Whoa. All six of you fight? All six of us have our different techniques, yes. What kind of techniques, just in case, you know, we have to fight you? I'm not going to tell you, and it's not that kind of tournament. Anyway, I do not mean to be a problem. If ever you change your mind. Is it the Gauntlet? Yeah, I know, what is it? We have to go sign up for this. He pulls out a copper coin that's a little larger than a normal piece of copper and goes, Just ask around. He tosses it to you and you take it. It looks like a small copper platter, coin-ish in its design, and on it is printed the name of his group, the Stubborn Stock. They've got business cards? That is so cool. We need to get coins. We need coins, yeah. We need something. How do I-- what? Do I show it around or--? Well, look for any place in a city where we might be or might not be and see if you've heard of us in the vicinity. If they know where we are, they'll bring you to us. If they don't, they will not. Where did you get those coins? One of our fellows makes them. You have a blacksmith in the thing?! Loosely. He takes it and shows it off. It's not made that well. It's functional more than it's beautiful. I think it's great, you know. I appreciate that. All right, anyway. We have to go prepare for this tournament. If you're standing around, please come cheer us on. That would be fantastic. We need to go sign up for the tournament. Absolutely, right now. A pleasure to meet you, Mighty Nein! You too, Darrow! He heads off, back towards the Victory Pit. Which we awkwardly go in the same direction. It's like when you say bye and then Oh, are we--? Okay, we wait 30 seconds. One, two. While we're waiting, can I just say, why did we not think about branding? We should have coins, cards, you should be writing a big nine on a wall wherever we go! Like everywhere, just tagging it, just everywhere! Why a nine though? Because we're the Mighty Nein. I thought the nine meant that. I know! They don't know that. When you say it out loud, it's much easier that our symbol is the number nine, don't you think? I think that if I saw lots of random nines around the city I don't think I'd know what that was connected to. If you did know, then you'd be one of the cool kids. If you saw random mimes? I'm going to start practicing making a cool logo for us in my sketchbook. I am on an errand. What errand are you on? Oh, well, I'll wait until they wind down, perhaps. That could be a while. It could be a while. Well, back at the Righteous Brand when I snuck out, would it be possible for me to find an alleyway or somewhere secluded so I can cast Disguise Self on myself? Around myself, not as myself. Yeah, a short jaunt. Not too hard to find a darkened corner where you can do it. Yeah, okay. Then I

Output:
- The group interacted with a representative named Darrow who explained the tournament techniques were secret but provided a copper coin representing the Stubborn Stock group.
- The players examined the coin, noting it was functional rather than beautiful, and discussed the need to sign up for the Gauntlet tournament immediately.
- After Darrow departed towards the Victory Pit, the party followed him awkwardly while waiting thirty seconds before moving on.
- Marcus suggested aggressive branding strategies, proposing they tag the city with the number nine to represent the Mighty Nein.
- The group debated the symbolism of the number nine, with Elara expressing doubt that random nines would be recognized as their logo.
- Aria requested permission to cast Disguise Self on herself in a secluded alleyway near the Righteous Brand to hide her identity.


Input: cool logo for us in my sketchbook. I am on an errand. What errand are you on? Oh, well, I'll wait until they wind down, perhaps. That could be a while. It could be a while. Well, back at the Righteous Brand when I snuck out, would it be possible for me to find an alleyway or somewhere secluded so I can cast Disguise Self on myself? Around myself, not as myself. Yeah, a short jaunt. Not too hard to find a darkened corner where you can do it. Yeah, okay. Then I would like to look exactly like I do, however, the clothing that I'm wearing is a shade of blue that is similar, but not identical, to the robes that I have seen people from the library of the Cobalt Soul. A similar blue and very large coke bottle glasses. My eyes go all fish-eyed. Everything else is the same. Okay. Easy enough to do. I would like to find one of those people who was dressed like they came from that library that I saw that day with Beauregard. Okay. Make an investigation check as you begin to pore through the crowd doing this. You guys have noticed that Derek's been gone for a little bit. It's investigation, you said? Yes. It's a 24. Wow, yeah. Within a very short time, asking a few questions and looking through part of the crowd, one of them points over to the edge of the Pentamarket on the northern side, and over in that direction there are two of the robe-wearing individuals. One of the monks that works within the archive itself and one looks to be wearing higher up robes. You're not sure what that means or what the ranking is within the Cobalt Soul. I would like to approach them. All right, as you approach-- Yeah. Excuse me! I'm sorry. May I trouble you for a moment? I know this is untoward in the middle of a festival. The one that's in the nicer dress you can see is apparently an elven woman. You see these kind of long strands of blond, almost silver hair that goes in front of the ears and the rest of the hair falls past the shoulders. Beautiful, natural, no makeup. Even for elven standards, you can see a little bit of age. This is an older elf in comparison to a lot of the brighter faces that turns to you. "Of course, what can we help you with?" Oh, yeah. Again, I am very sorry. I am a traveling writer. I am writing a history of the great cities of the Empire and I have heard wonderful things about the library that is under your stead and I don't know-- I have viewed it from the outside, it is a beautiful structure, but I don't know what it entails to visit it. I was wondering, do you allow outsiders? I don't know if it costs a fee or if you need some sort of letter of recommendation, but I am very eager to learn about the library itself and the city and everything I can learn about it so I can write more extensive-- it would just mean so much to me. Make a deception check. It's all true, though. Well. (laughs) It is a 13. A 13? Okay. "Well, of course. It is open to the public. You're required to come when there is "an available

Output:
- Aria waited for the crowd to wind down before seeking a secluded alleyway to cast Disguise Self.
- She successfully modified her appearance to mimic a blue-robed individual from the Cobalt Soul library, complete with large glasses.
- Aria made an investigation check with a result of 24, which allowed her to locate two specific robed individuals near the Pentamarket.
- She approached the pair and engaged the older elven woman in conversation, pretending to be a traveling writer researching the Empire.
- Aria attempted a deception check with a result of 13 to convince the elf that her visit was legitimate.
- The elf responded positively, indicating that the library was open to the public, though Aria was interrupted before the full requirements could be explained.


Input: was wondering, do you allow outsiders? I don't know if it costs a fee or if you need some sort of letter of recommendation, but I am very eager to learn about the library itself and the city and everything that I can learn about it so I can write more extensive-- it would just mean so much to me. Make a deception check. Uh, it's all true, though. Well. It is a 13. A 13? Okay. Well, of course. It is open to the public. You're required to come when there is an available monk to escort you through the premises. Of course, you cannot take anything from the archive itself, but you're welcome to read while in the presence of one of our various monks and/or worshippers of the Knowing Mistress. The entire library? Well, the public portions of it, yes. Oh, of course. Yes. Just need to come on a day in which the archive is open and available, sign in, and you will be assigned one of our various attendees of the archive and you will have the run of the public library of which to read and make notes of. You may take your own copy of notes, but once, of course, it is only within the public space. It is far simpler than I had imagined. Yeah. Well, I'm glad you asked. Thank you so much. Forgive me, this is forward. What is your name? I'm Jennah. Archivist Jennah. It is a pleasure. This is a different subject almost entirely, but I was wondering, I mean to make a stop at all the great libraries of this city. I was wondering, is it a similar situation at the Hall of Erudition? They are a little different. They maintain their knowledge for those who are actually there as part of the curriculum. You'll have to speak to the headmaster as well. They have, from what we know, as we are not allowed either, quite a decent cache of arcane knowledge as well. There has been some sharing, but they are particular. What was the headmaster's name? That would be Ornit, I believe. Let me double check here so I don't say it wrong. No, that is, no, Oremid Hass. Oremid Hass. Yes. Oremid Haas is running the Halls of Erudition? Yes. Okay. Apropos of nothing, I have heard about this tower attack. That's terrible. Yes, that was a bit disconcerting, definitely. Thankfully, it is a well-defended tower. The Zauber Spire has stood for quite some time and has its capabilities defending itself as we've seen. I'm amazed it did not fall. Well, you should ask them how they did that. You'll know as to why they're so secretive. Do they accept-- oh, no, they don't accept visitors there. Well, I don't know. We always go on specific business, so you can certainly inquire. I haven't attempted to go from the standpoint of a possible student, but you could ask. Well, I have taken up enough of your time. That is all right. I'd like to say thank you. Have a wonderful festival. Of course. You as well. Happy Harvest Close. I turn a corner and fucking book it. As you return to the rest of the group, you guys are met by a strangely adorned Derek with an interesting ensemble. Got some new specs there. What do you mean? Gideon:

Output:
- Aria inquired about the accessibility of the library and the potential fees or recommendations required for outsiders to learn about the city.
- The archivist, Jennah, confirmed that the public portions were open but required an escort by a monk and strict adherence to rules regarding taking items from the archive.
- Aria asked about the Hall of Erudition and learned that access was restricted to curriculum students, though they possessed arcane knowledge under the headmaster Oremid Hass.
- The conversation shifted to the Zauber Spire, where Aria expressed amazement that the tower survived a recent attack, leading to a discussion about its defensive capabilities.
- After thanking Jennah and wishing her a happy harvest, Aria hurried away to rejoin the group, where she was greeted by Derek who commented on her new specs.


Input:
so you can certainly inquire. I haven't attempted to go from the standpoint of a possible student, but you could ask.
Well, I have taken up enough of your time. That is all right.
I'd like to say thank you. Have a wonderful festival. Of course. You as well. Happy Harvest Close.
I turn a corner and fucking book it. thank you
As you return to the rest of the group, you guys are met by a strangely adorned Derek with an interesting ensemble. Got some new specs there. What do you mean?
What did you just get up to? New robes, too. I was sightseeing.
Oh. Do you need those and we never knew? Where are we right now?
You guys are on the outside of the Victory Pit. The crowds are starting to swarm into a central archway that's open.
Are they all around us or are we off to the side? Right now you are in part of the crowd as the people are rushing past.
Okay, so I lean down to tie my shoe and let the cloak fall around me, and I get down between Kaelen and Gwen, and when I come up everything is back to normal.
Your glasses fell off when you were bent over. It gives me a headache, so I took them off.
Where were you at? Exactly what I was saying. I was sightseeing, I was asking about their libraries of the city.
Lots of them around here? Not so many. Cobalt's a good color on you.
What? You look good in blue. (sniffs)
Okay, shall we go into the Victory Pit? Yeah, let's sign up!
You guys gather your strength, your interest, your nerve. You go in with the rest of the crowd that is now beginning to gather towards the front end of the Victory Pit. As you step towards the central archway into the shaded interior of the main entryway, we're going to take a break! watching
We'll be back here in a few minutes to pick up to this tournament and all that it entails. Aw, man. What a festival!
What a festival! Tonight as part of our Wyrmwood giveaway, we have a bocote tabletop dice tray from our friends at Wyrmwood. Very fancy leather interior, it's very pretty.
Aren't those the same kind-- That is, actually yes. You can have Dorian's dice box, kind of.
Tonight, the keyword is "celebration." If you'd like to, come into the Twitch chat and enter the word "celebration" to become part of the drawing, as long as you are in the US and Canada outside of Quebec, otherwise you cannot enter. I am very sorry, laws are weird.
Enter it only once. Any more than that and you may be disqualified. We will come back at the end of the break with a winner to be announced. Until then, we'll see you guys here in a few minutes.
You guys are so slow on the draw tonight. Welcome back, everybody. Before we get kicked back in, we have our winner of the Wyrmwood giveaway tonight which is mumbly_joe1212. Congratulations!
Danoba will get your information if he hasn't already, and we'll get that shipped out to you. Congrats.
Diving back in, folks. You have muscled your way through the crowd, making your way into the shaded interior of the front portion, the receiving chamber of

Output:
*   Aria inquired about becoming a student and thanked the DM before deciding to flee the scene to rejoin the group.
*   The party met Derek and Fiona, who noted Aria's new specs and robes while Gideon and Gwen questioned her whereabouts.
*   Aria explained she was sightseeing and asked about city libraries, then hid among Kaelen and Gwen to tie her shoe and avoid the crowd.
*   The group decided to sign up for the tournament and moved toward the Victory Pit's central archway before the stream took a break.
*   During the break, the DM announced a Wyrmwood giveaway winner named mumbly_joe1212 and explained the entry rules.
*   After the break, the party successfully muscled their way into the receiving chamber of the Victory Pit.


Input: the end of the break with a winner to be announced. Until then, we'll see you guys here in a few minutes. [break] You guys are so slow on the draw tonight. Welcome back, everybody. Before we get kicked back in, we have our winner of the Wyrmwood giveaway tonight which is mumbly_joe1212. Congratulations! Danoba will get your information if he hasn't already, and we'll get that shipped out to you. Congrats. Diving back in, folks. You have muscled your way through the crowd, making your way into the shaded interior of the front portion, the receiving chamber of the Victory Pit, this two-leveled circular forum-like structure in the center of the Pentamarket. You push in the crowd, and people are starting to find each other and push away to find seats into some of the openings that lead off to the sides in the center. There is a pedestal with a barker or an organizer up there in a long dark gray and brown set of robes, a human male in his late 50s who's fighting his own age and losing. The comb-over thinning hair and a broom-like gray mustache that's poorly colored with dark wax. He's shouting out to the crowd, he says, "Please enter slowly, the event begins shortly in the next few hours. Would you push aside-- uh, yes, right! This way, please, but go evenly!" He's pushing off two different directions. What are you guys doing? Fiona: Should we go in, then? Yes? Elara: Oh, I think we are. Fiona: Is this where we go if we're going to fight? DM: "I'm sorry? The fights will be soon." Fiona: How do we be one of the fights? Derek: Yeah, we'd like to enroll in the competition. DM: "Oh, you wish to enter?" Derek: Yes. DM: "Oh, entry may have already been closed." Fiona: Oh no, we're real good! You definitely want us to be in this. We put on a real good show! DM: "Let me ask." He turns around and steps off of his pedestal and heads to this wooden door. It's about ten feet behind and he shoves through, closes behind him and slams. A few moments pass and people begin filtering through still, pushing past you and bumping you in the shoulders. Gwen: Hey, what do you think that dude meant when he said it wasn't like a normal fight? Fiona: I don't know. I wonder how experienced these fighters are? Do you think it's stupid that we're signing up for it without knowing much? Marcus: Yes, very. Aria: I'm also curious. Is it a bare-knuckles thing, or is no-holds-barred do whatever you want? Gwen: Maybe it's an obstacle course, you know, Ninja Warrior style. Derek: Maybe it's like a cook-off. Elara: I'd be all right with that. Fiona: A cook-off, that is true. It could be. Gwen: Maybe we all sit around and talk about our feelings. Fiona: Gwen, you're really good at making chili. DM: The door opens again across the way as you guys are having this conversation, and the gentleman comes out again and goes, "Quickly, follow me." Fiona: Yes yes yes! DM: You guys make your way through the crowd and follow him into this back chamber. You enter with him. There's a slight hallway that leads into a low-lit lounge with comfortable furniture with cushions, there is some firelight, a few torches set up in the chamber. There is a window across the way that looks out into the open of the Victory Pit's main battle area. You can see servants wandering in similar brown silks

Output:
- The group arrived at the Victory Pit and navigated through a crowded receiving chamber to find a seat.
- They approached a barker who was initially hesitant about entry but eventually left the podium to check the status of the competition.
- The barker briefly disappeared behind a door while the players discussed the nature of the upcoming fights, speculating if it was a cook-off or obstacle course.
- The barker returned and instructed the group to follow him into a back chamber.
- The players followed the barker into a low-lit lounge area with firelight and a window overlooking the main battle area.
- The group observed servants wandering in brown silks within the lounge as they entered the new space.