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Runtime Break start 4h 38m 2h 27m
Episode 70: Embattled in Bassuras
Last we left off: Bells Hells, upon traversing the breadth of the Grey Valley to seek a means of aiding Keyleth from her unhealing wounds at the hand of Otohan Thull, during the moment of the Apogee Solstice. You bring her back to health, managed to peruse and cause a little bit of chaos in the Ashari city of Zephrah.
You get a little tipsy in an evening of ‘winding down’ and then trek out to Yios, where it was discovered via Scry spell that Dancer, the one responsible for repairing and bringing FCG online not but a handful of years back, seemed to have found themselves.
In looking for someone to help you repair this strange, arcane harness that you had recovered from the past of Ludinus Da’leth, you went to speak to her.
After a somewhat tense encounter, here within the city of Yios, the City of Flowing Light, you convinced her to help you out. Unfortunately, she needs more of a workshop to do the work. Even then, her knowledge is a bit incomplete for what this requires. It was spoken that perhaps teaming up with Imahara Joe over in the city of Bassuras would be enough to likely get this to a place where it could be helpful, or at least get any information you would need around its history and purpose.
After being attacked by the ever-seeking Shithead, the bird which has claimed you as its primary focus of spite. In its undying spirit, you finally laid it to rest. Nothing but a pile of ash and feathers left behind.
Keyleth, coming along with you to aid you to eventual discussed prospect of heading to the Shattered Teeth where it seems a number of ancient elemental power seems to still swirl and shift the numerous islands of the fog-shrouded, broken continent to the far east, and mysteries that lie around the history and the essence of one Ashton Greymoore might be tethered.
With that in mind, Keyleth brought you through and to, I guess it would be an early morning tree in the central city of Bassuras here in the Hellcatch Valley. Here under the reddish glow of the still and locked moon Ruidus, you walk through the pre-dawn streets. The smoke stacks rising into the air.
As you seek your destination, we jump in. The first thing you begin to really notice that has changed since the last time you were present, beyond the tense energy of the handful of people that you see throughout the city.The Gajakhandas, the Crawler watchers all sitting at the corner of various streets. All look in strong alertness. You also begin to notice soldiers armored not of Marquesian design. For those who had stepped briefly into the realm of Issylra, you begin to see armor that resembles those, perhaps not specifically, of the Dawnfather’s temple. But you see similar shades of the Vasselheim bastions But you see similar shades of the Vasselheim bastions walking through.
You note that beyond the clusters of forces that are moving through the city gathering supplies like they’re briefly collecting what they can. You see the three skyships also of similar Othanzian make, not unlike the one that you saw crashed before you came to the Red Center in the Hellcatch Valley to confront Ludinus, not but a couple of weeks ago. You see three floating up, moored maybe no more than 50, 60 feet off the ground.
As one (explosions) flashes a blast explosion.
What looks like some sort of a flash and a burst of fire seems to erupt from the side of it. It lists and collides gently into one of the other ships pushing it slightly. As that occurs, you can see all the rest of the surrounding Gajakhandas look up into the sky in its direction.
Shouts and a handful of a bells begin to ring off in the city. You can see both soldiers and some of the local Gajakhandas wardens begin running off in that direction.
As the tension passes and most of those who are caught by it begin to rush by talking to each other. The rest of the handful of people that are beginning to wake up in the predawn light here, you can see, or into the darkness, technically. Are curious but not particularly worried. The explosion didn’t destroy the ship. But it certainly set it ablaze. You can see the crackling flames along the side of it, as it begins to lower back down out of sight below the edge of the Carmine Curtain.
The general civilian populous, which you’ve only really, at this hour, see maybe two here, four there. You can see some of them are setting up carts. Which is interesting. Most of the places of business here are internal or within specific areas of the city. Like the Salmagunda Strip and stuff like that. There are people who are just setting up shop here in the roads. A quick point of understanding, whenever there are foreign powers briefly stopping in town, you know that the populous will do what it can to try and make a quick bit of change before they shove off.
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Tonight’s runtime:
Runtime Break start 4h 57m 2h 42m Slightly longer episode! Won’t be able to watch live unfortunately, but probably will catch the first re-broadcast.
Dayum, Matt pulled the Uno Reverse card on the Bells. “That’s a sneak attack crossbow.” 32 damage.
Oof and then Fearne takes a sneak attack rapier for 31 damage.
Then The Half Giant General Ratanish shows up to stomp on Chetney.
The Bells are getting rung.
Orym’s avatar upgrade is definitely cool with the attention to detail on the scarf. I still wish Imogen’s got a touch up, though if you see the full size image, rather than the closeup, it’s still cool.
Loving the details
Didn’t find the Imogen Image (ha!) I was looking for, but I’ve been a fan of The Temptation of Fearne (by bardiceye) for some time now.
ᕕ( ᐛ)ᕗ random poem fun!
The concerned Rural Juror thought it absurd
That Imogen’s image and pidgeons ingested
would look even worse than you heard
bonus tongue twister
Surely the Shore Shrew should show the session’s secrets
bonus haiku
Found some demon poop
Reminds me of tempura
Barlgura growler
A fan is making/selling plushies of the Bell’s Hells on kidrobot.com. The Chetney looks so grumpy and fuzzy!
by Petyritonel
by The Galaxy Bandit
I’ve noticed Liam will give Matt a queue in new towns with crowds by calling out to a random “grandmother”; he’s definitely done that before tonight.
She went from zero to sixty pretty fast reacting to the ships and parts of the city exploding, “What’s life in Bassuras, eh?” Gangsta ol’ broad.
Aww Robbie in chat gifting subs 💙
Recently watching the beginning of C3 cos I’m not actually caught up with the campaign. I miss Dorian.
Battle Cam!
We must be attracting attention, as of now this thread has the record for the most downvotes for our little community.
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this thread has the record for the most downvotes for our little community
What? Why? How? 😅
Probably this guy
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Ah is this why Matt made Keyleth leave? Don’t want a level 20 Druid in this battle?
At 02:53:37 comes the line “Dancer, you wanna come smash this guy with your Pussy II?”
So, I’m picturing a comic book framed image and I remember Tracy Morgan using the slang “foopa (sp?)” and it would be the perfect sound effect, like the old fighting sounds like BIFF! ZAP! and POW!
Song References
- 00:30:11 Dolly Parton - I Will Always Love You (cover by Whitney Houston)
- 00:32:43 Vanessa Carlton - A Thousand Miles (Spiderclimb uppercut)
- 00:37:13 Jay-Z - 99 Problems
- 00:51:25 Vanessa Carlton - A Thousand Miles (Grate Expectations)
- 01:24:00 Michael Sembello - Maniac
- 01:19:46 “I’m your huckleberry” (Not a song, but I love Tombstone)
- 01:31:15 “Where’s mafuggin’ D-ten?”
- 01:36:03 Vanessa Carlton - A Thousand Miles
- 01:37:27 The Knack - My Sharona
- 01:45:48 Enya - Orinoco Flow
- 01:49:08 Same thing
- 01:52:28 Taylor Swift - Bad Blood
- 02:04:46 “Up in here!” DMX - Party (Up in Here)
- 02:06:18 Johnny Cash - Five Feet High and Rising
- 02:07:53 Missy Elliot - Work It
- 02:19:35 Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston - It Takes Two
- 02:21:24 “Eaglematic immunity” (Lethal Weapon 2 reference)
- 02:25:57 Tal Bachman - She’s So High
- 02:43:45 Awolnation - Sail
- 02:55:18 “I pop a spell” Unknown battle hymn
- 03:20:11 Disturbed - Bodies
- 03:21:21 Jesca Hoop - Out The Back Door
- 03:35:39 C&C Music Factory - Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)
- 03:36:54 Sesame Street Workshop - Teeny Little Super Guy
- 03:49:25 Hot Pockets Theme
- 04:05:04 South Park Studios - Fractured But Whole
- 04:27:43 “Pass Without a Trace”
Found a great image of the star bull (named Umudara?) from a while back by Lap Pun Cheung. It is MASSIVE, so here is a link.
I think I’m going to mute the sound for the opening 15 minute art and break art. The music reminds me more of preparing for war or something and clashes with my desire to reminisce and/or relate to the artwork on the scroll.
I really miss the break music from the earlier seasons. Twin Elms by Justin Bell was just my type of music to browse fan art to.
I found another song with some strings and distant horns (I’m vulnerable to both) from an odd source. An anime about fire fighters with obnoxious fanservice. The whole instrumental score is enjoyable, but Bonds of Friendship is the kind I want for fan art browsing.
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At 03:24:51, Marisha eats crumbs off her sweatpants for nearly a full minute. Those must be amazingly good bear claws.
That’s an honestly effective advertisement (to me) to sell the Exquisite Exandria cookbook. They got me for at least one copy.