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Runtime Break start 4h 43m 1h 37m
Episode 91: True Heroism
Bell’s Hells, here, slowly crawling toward the center of the chaos here on Ruidus. You found the subterranean core of the Kreviris Imperium here in Vaterra Kreviris. This massive underground cavern. The space where a singular glass pillar (his massive central piece of strange Ruidian glass that marks the center of their culture here) surrounded by evocative and interwoven city.
You’ve made friends with the Volition (the rebellious group that’s been fighting against the Imperium) and decided to embark on two of their multitude of simultaneous missions to both prove yourself an ally and to help the cause.
You decided to be part of a bombing mission (this side of the table helped alongside Ira Wendagoth while the other side went to go and retrieve a very important ally and figure with information about what’s going on between the Imperium, the Weave Mind, and the Ruby Vanguard).
During these separate missions, it seemed the bombing mission was a success through illusion and conversation, though the setting was at a much quicker time than was anticipated. Ira Wendagoth (not one to think about other people’s safety other than his) mostly managed to escape, though a little bit of wear and tear, as the detonation caught up with you and blew two of you out the exit like a cannon. As the explosion rocked the interior, this cavern, shaking the space within, this team here had infiltrated an engineering bay within an area south of the Arx Creonum. Here you found a number of creatures that were being experimented on, mutated and changed. Your target was indeed inside one of these liquid-filled chambers.
You essentially ambushed and managed to rapidly slaughter some of the dangerous guardians of this engineering bay laboratory and after battling with one of these partially incomplete terrifying creatures that was released in the middle of the scuffle, you managed to break the glass and abscond with the half-conscious target of your interest here, Everoa (a female Bormodo who has been working with the opposing side while also feeding information in bits and pieces to the Volition). With her under your arm, Imogen cast Invisibility across that troop and you managed to just barely escape the now incredibly dangerous, intense and Imperium-filled interior of this structure.
As you’re now scattered into various places, here within the main city, trying to reconvene, you hear the chaos of shouts and screeches as the armed forces of the Imperium are beginning to gather in response to this massive explosion that rocked the interior of the subterranean community.
You also hear the screech of Gloamglut, as your (Fearne) supposed father, the Sorrowlord Zathuda (who was also within the cavern when it detonated, by the way) whose mount is seeking above. You all notice across the way, another explosion outside of the aforementioned music hall where your mother was to be assassinated. You see that streak of power go firing up into the air and then hear a voice scream into the minds of the two Ruidus-born present.
“DID SHE KNOW?”
As we come back into this chaos right now, in the midst of this response, seeing this, into the dark expanse, just barely-lit glow of the inside of this cavern, what are you four doing?
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Highlights
Marisha:(weakly)“Counterspell?”
Matt:“You hit it right on its load-bearing central pillar, and the entire structure (collapsing noises). Mind you, there’s a part of your brain that’s super impressed that your friend just single-handedly destroyed a building. Immediately, every other soldier shifts over into space, and you hear (Gloamglut screeching) .”
Sam:“Save against the gaze (realizes from Marisha’s awkward laughter that it sounds like he said ‘Against the Gays’)… it wasn’t intentional.”
Liam and Marisha:“They are fire!”
Marisha:“He sounds hot.”
Liam becomes intensely interested in the results of the roll and can barely contain his excitement. Then back to serious face.
Marisha’s reaction
She looks back at the city, her hair floating in the air, and you can see the central glass pillar starting to thrum and pulse with light. She goes,
“The Mind is lookin’. I have to think…I’ll find you. I’ll find you. Go. Go!”
Matt:(laughing)“You will…ooh!”
slide whistle noiseLiam:“Whoever can get the crazy ball in the cup!”
Travis:“Give in to your wonder!”
Liam:“It’s called a Slinky.”
Orym:“Nana Morri I really need you right now. We need to get out of here, all of us. Now.”
The four of them look past you (Orym) and back to you (Imogen).
“You. You’ve come home. We’re happy to have you. The rest may stay. No. They resist. They must go. Welcome home.”
The illusions vanish.
Sam:(garbled squawking)
Laudna:“It’s the fucking slithers! Get it!”
Fearne:“So many. So many.”
INTERMISSION
As you are going through the shifting tunnel expanses, the rocks and platforms and sections of it, still kind of rough and very makeshift and “function over aesthetics”, of course, the various offshoots. You come across one as the shadow of Otohan Thull arrives and she translocates into its place as she pulls the blades from her side, glancing about.
“Oh, you are irritatingly slippery.”
Laura:(heavy sarcasm)“Great idea…”
Ashley:“What’re you doing?”
Travis:“Take your time, chef, take your time.”
Liam:“This is not as enjoyable as that.”
Travis:“That mini is ridiculous, bro.”
Matt:“I know. I’m so happy how it turned out.”
Travis:“I had a wedgie. Glad I got this burger.”
Laura tries eating one sideways and makes a funny face.
Matt:“Can’t use any of her Echo or Incarnation abilities now. That’s a shame.”
Matt:“Crit machine, over here.”
Sam:“It’s Critmas.”
rubbing nipplesLaura:“Full DBZ. (in Travis voice) Did she just fucking go Super Saiyan?!”
Travis:“That’s my favorite.”
Laura:(Mickey Mouse laugh inspired by Taliesin’s mouse ad)
Chetney:“Deanna…”
Marisha:“Fuckin’ terminator.”
Laura:“Oh my god. He’s talking like we’re going to die. He’s already talking about a TPK, we’re at that.”
Everyone contributes dice for his damage roll (20 d8).
Otohan is successfully killed in the blast.
“I think the last things I see things I see are Bertrand and Dorian and F.R.I.D.A. and I just feel connected to everybody. Some connections are made with wires, and some are made with blood, and some are made with bone, and some are made with wood, but they all matter. Even in this dark, dark cave, they make every day a smiley day.”
Matt breaks:“You motherfucker.”
“I’m sorry.”
Imogen:“Me, too.”
Here, as the dust gingerly rolls by, the clouds clear on the distant horizon, the vision of Exandria up above, the stakes are clear.
4:40:42 I think Tal was referencing PC death, not the sacrifice
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Catchin’ fries
“How dare…”
“Maybe she’s not a monk…”
Eating fries sideways makes funny faces
If Travis could jump in Liam’s lap, he would
The vessel?!
Saiyan power-up