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Episode 9: Steam and Conversation

Last we left off: The newly decided-upon title for this adventuring group was announced to Bryce, and as such you are now referred to as The Mighty Nein, The Mighty ‘No’ in Zemnian.
Upon finishing your business in Alfield, you acquired your new cart, new horses, and found your way on the Amber Road northward for a number of days, making your way toward Zadash. Along the way, you had some curious naps, you found some cool little landmarks from a war long past, you were nearly robbed and, instead, shooed them off with cries of extreme syphilis, and then entered the gates of Zadash yourselves.
Upon which, you briefly met a character named Ulysses, who offered, at a bit of cost, to show you around town for the remainder of the day. Unfortunately, the sun set within the next couple of hours, but you were led toward the Pentamarket, where you did a little bit of shopping, offloaded some things you’d acquired in your previous venture in the mines where you battled the gnolls, encountered a purveyor of various magical artifacts named Enchanter Pumat Sol, acquired some baked goods from the marked, and then finished up by making your way to The Leaky Tap, where you had last begun to cross the threshold when we left off last week.
With that, coming in, out of the now-cold night ar, mouths filled with verious crumbs and residue of sweets having been consumed on the walk, you enter the darkened interior of The Leaky Tap. Now, The Leaky Tap itself is a simple, but very large tavern. You can see there’s space here for at least a dozen tables, and chairs and stools crowded around. While it lacks decor, it seems to have charm, with a rather ratty-looking band in the corner that’s playing mostly on-key. It appears that a number of people who have found their way-- this is the Eastern Outerseads, I believe-- have wandered in to spend whatever coppers they want to throw towards a drink to send their cares away for the evening, and/or argue with each other about how better to make the day before them. Upon stepping into the chamber, you can see there’s already about 25 patrons scattered amongst the tables, and the evening appears to be slowly crawling to more of a roar. There’s chatter and whispers, there’s laughter and the clanks o metal and glass. You can see already there’s one long bar on the far end o the room that is broken in the center for a number of entryway hatches, and you can see two busied bartenders rushing back and forth.


Previous Episode “The Gates of Zadash”

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    Highlights

    Vest Episode

    • 00:00:58 Sam:“Oi, mates! Have a butcher’s and be gobbed by this brand new D&D Beyond mobile app for your dog and bone. I know my onions on this, and I aint’ all mouth and no trousers! It’s a real corker of an app, and you can nick yours on the Apple App Store and blimey! the bloody Google Play Store, too! Are you skint? Tosh! It’s free, and that’s the dog’s bollocks! You don’t got to be minted to get sorted. There’s nothing bent as a nine bob note about it. You get an e-reader with the beta, and character sheets will be added in the future tickety-boo! So don’t faff a dozy fortnight. You’ll be right gutted if you do! Oh, sweet fanny adams; don’t wag off! Search D&D Beyond at your app store and you’ll be jolly good chuffed about it! Oh, now im knackered and cream crackered, so I’m off to Bedfordshire! Pip pip!”
    • 00:49:19 “The Gentleman wallows in the mire of the underbelly shit.”
    • 00:56:15 A chain of people gather to support Caleb warging into Frumpkin and Taliesin references Human Centipede.
    • 00:56:35 Sam re-curses Laura’s dice-rolling hand after she uses sanitizer.
    • 01:02:24 Ulog, the woodworking dwarf:“As many of you know, I was a woodworker for many years, carving wood, did good carpentry. My wife, Illiana, is a good wife. About six months ago, she was up late at night picking up food for the night for the two of us in the Pentamarket. She was in the wrong place at the wrong time. There were some street bandits outside the Tri-Spires. They stabbed someone who had run in, ran clean into my wife, just as the Crownsguard descended. She got looped in with them, thrown in jail. I went and fought. There wasn’t even a bit of a trial. The High-Rictor sent her straight to the Umber Dungeon, sentenced her to 20 years for this business. It’s been six months now, I can’t even see her. I’m sick of it, and I think it’s time we did something.”
    • 01:13:07 Totally Spies! Exandria
    • 01:16:37 Matt:“It makes sense when you’re over 30.” The advertising campaign for the incredible athlete, Bo Jackson, in the 80s and 90s. Bo Jackson also maintained a peaceful legacy after retirement, and has pursued the talent of archery since. This raises the question: Could Bo fire an arrow that Beau couldn’t catch?
    • 01:24:00 Liam sets specifics in stone for the location of the smutty bookstore called Chastity’s Nook.
    • 01:25:19 Nott:“A FORMER Doctor?! Sign me up!”
    • 01:55:23 Fan Art Moment Nott successfully steals two buttons and partially exposes the brassiere of ‘a very grumpy person’.
    After break:

    Welcome back. You guys coast alongside the road leading towards the Steam’s Respite. You catch a glance at the King’s Hall. You see a massive structure of bronze and cobalt that is, essentially, the central courthouse of the city. You can see its this massive, tall, single story that stands at least 20 feet high, with long thin windows about every 15 or so feet. The Crownsguard presence is pretty thick. You see probably, at first glance, at least ten or so that are watching the front as general sentries. There it is. You do, also, at a quick glance, see a ten-foot by five-foot large, heavy piece of wooden board that is standing on its own about four feet from the main entrance to the right. It has a number of pieces of parchment stuck to it. Are you guys continuing on? Head to the bath house? What are you doing?

    • 02:15:50 Fan Art Moment Nott transforms into a Four-foot Fjord, a.k.a. Fjord Focus/Fjord Fiesta.
    • 02:26:40 Yasha returns by suddenly appearing at the communal spa that the team has just paid to use.
    • 02:28:10 Laura:“What about the Prince Albert?”
      Taliesin:“Do you actually know what that is?”
      Laura:(laughing)“I do.”
      Travis:“She knows a lot about dicks, remember?”
    • 02:34:44 Nott the Best Swimming Student
    • 02:35:41 Ashley reveals a giant novelty lollipop.
    • 02:37:28 Jester:“What about you?” (asking Yasha, regarding diety worship)
      Yasha:“Well, I don’t feel like I’m comfortable to say here–”
      Nott:“We can see your vagina.”
    • 02:39:54 Nott:♪“Everybody knows the Ruby of the Sea!”♪
      Everyone:♪“Is the best lay around!”♪
      Jester:"You guys have really bad memories because it was not like this at all.”
    • 02:54:02 “…in a very ‘Gene Wilder’ way, it’s combed and then (poof), out one side.”
    • 03:00:00 Matt:“It’s a dwarven thing. We’ve got Resting Bitch Voice.”
    • 03:06:50 Guard:“You guys, I kicked this cat today, and it fucking evaporated.”
    • 03:29:39 Matt:“I want this to be an Ocean’s Eleven-style, like three episode mini-arc to get into the smut shop, that’s what I want.”
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      Gambaleen!

      (how Jester says ‘gambling’)