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What happens
- 00:00:39 Cold open: Aabria greets "my uncommon carnivores"; a Chariots of Fire and four-minute-mile gag at the table (00:00:58 to 00:01:36, table banter).
- 00:01:40 Recap (recap): the stoats went into Reactor Charlie, solved the puzzle, found the ceremonial pit of Blue ("Light"); Ava was lost, clawed her way back; the fight with the First Stoats ended in victory; the family has a giant dog as a friend; Sybil fled.
- 00:03:03 Sybil is gone; Viola takes the miter off a dead pope and puts it on (00:04:00); Tula finds that Ava's heart is not beating (00:04:29); Tula puts Viola's hand on her own chest and her heart beats (00:05:13).
- 00:05:32 Ava rolls a natural one on Arcana; Lila rolls 28 on Arcana and sees that both Ava and Tula are revenants (00:06:35); Thorn and Lila exchange a look (00:07:52).
- 00:08:15 Tula tells the family how she woke in the snow, cold, a long time ago, and her heart began to beat (00:08:53); Jaysohn asks why she worries if they cannot die (00:11:16).
- 00:11:32 Insight checks on Tula's story; Aabria shows the peace of that night and Brennan names the shame (00:13:18): "Why did you come back? Geoffrey didn't come back." (00:12:34).
- 00:14:35 Argument about Geoffrey's death: Ava blames Tula; Tula tells her to be quiet; Viola takes Tula's side; Thorn says his own hunting crew was struck in the same field; Ava says she failed Ken (00:18:43); Thorn says the family now needs a plan (00:20:04).
- 00:20:57 Perception round; the wolf's ears perk up and Viola (natural 20) hears two sets of footsteps (00:21:13); the wolf is named MeatWolf; Lila feeds it a finger (00:22:54); family reconciliation scene (00:23:25).
- 00:23:57 Viola casts Command (upcast, "Spill", DC 12) on Bennett and Sybil, wearing the miter (00:25:11); Sybil spills (00:25:46); Bennett shakes it off (00:25:57).
- 00:26:06 Confrontation with Bennett: he accuses them; Tula, Thorn, Lila, Jaysohn and Ava answer; humans are coming back (00:29:59); Tula's persuasion 13 softens him (00:28:44).
- 00:34:01 Bennett: "You're wearing their hat"; Lila's arcana natural 20 shows the miter is magic (00:35:38); Jaysohn throws it into the pit and it is consumed (00:36:55); "no more hats".
- 00:38:13 Lila and the family embarrass Tula in front of Bennett; a pulse of Blue Light follows Bennett's touch (source not stated) and Aabria says Lila will "get back 17 points" (00:39:35); Bennett on the wolf (00:39:42).
- 00:40:26 The family names the section heads; "democracy" check (10 against DC 25, 00:42:16); Thorn's speech and persuasion 26 (00:47:09); insight shows something wrong about the four First Stoats (00:48:19).
- 00:48:42 Bennett agrees to share the tapes; Dr. Robert Wenabocker; the 20,000 stoats; Bennett wants to agree with the section heads how and when the news is shared (00:50:22).
- 00:51:25 Viola forces Ava to read the word on a card (00:52:07); Tula's insight 29 against Thorn's deception 11 (00:52:53).
- 00:53:26 Tula asks what kept the humans away; Ava saw humans bleeding in a truck; Bennett: "Gunfire" (00:55:01); meet in the lab in an hour (00:55:36).
- 00:56:08 Tula takes MeatWolf outside (Strength save 11); Thorn visits Olliver, who is now a police officer (00:59:51); Thorn flies in (a mimed tackle) and Olliver pins him with an arm bar, then offers jerky (01:01:23); Olliver's "nudge from the homies" offer (01:03:10).
- 01:04:30 Quiet time: Tula and Viola on Ava (01:05:12); Jaysohn asks Ava what it is like to be dead (01:06:17); Tula tells Lila to look for what kept the humans away (01:07:12); Tula and the children about her death (01:11:34).
- 01:12:12 MeatWolf rag-dolls Ava; Ava fetches rabbit bones from the midden (01:17:19); Tula's Medicine insight 26 on Ava (01:19:35); Ava's megaphone confession through the wolf's mouth (01:24:54); the wolf swallows three stoats and spits them out (01:27:01).
- 01:28:03 The lab: Bennett, Sybil, Carter, Pep, Malin [?] and Quentin; the tapes of Dr. Wenabocker (01:30:46); the last tape: five weasels (01:32:58).
- 01:34:14 Discussion: "Phoebe's Heart", the fifth First One, "She'll be back" (01:35:16 to 01:37:27); Carter explains the experiments, the Blue Woods, the weapons and the human who came a year ago (01:38:50 to 01:43:06); Ava proposes following the humans back (01:44:08).
- 01:45:14 Bennett: there may be more to the story; Tula sends the children to look for clues about the First Stoats (01:46:00); the children go to get Lukas; end of the session (01:47:12).
- 01:47:23 "Next time" card: [NEXT EPISODE - Episode 9: Human]; preview only.
Frames
Key quotes
- “Hello and welcome to Dimension 20: Burrow's End.” — Aabria 0:00:39
- “I took a nap in the snow.” — Tula 0:08:53
- “That cloudless thunder tore through us like we were nothing but a blade of grass.” — Thorn 0:17:41
- “I don't know you!” — Bennett 0:26:15
- “It is magic. It stores and holds power. It's not just a hat.” — Aabria 0:35:38
- “I started off this journey thinking that I was the leader that knew everything” — Jaysohn 0:43:15
- “Gunfire.” — Bennett 0:55:01
- “I don't think it was an army of 20,000 stoats.” — Tula 1:07:12
- “This is a bone-mouthed dog, it's so loud now.” — Aabria 1:24:54
- “We call that Phoebe's Heart.” — Bennett 1:35:16
Who and what appears
Player characters
NPCs
- Bennett
- Carter
- Director Simms
- Dr. Robert Wenabocker
- Geoffrey
- Humans (Burrow's End)
- Kenji
- Last Bast's section heads
- Lukas
- Malin
- MeatWolf
- Olliver
- Pep
- Quentin
- Simon
- Sybil
- Teedles
- The chipmunks
Locations
- Last Bast
- Outside Last Bast
- Phoebe's Heart
- The Blue Woods
- The Red Warren
- The family's little room
- The hallway
- The lab
- The pit room
- The yellow corridor
- Warren Peace Memorial Nuclear Power Plant
Items and artifacts
- A card with MOM
- Ava's strawberry candy
- Copper on Olliver's sash
- Human truck
- Jerky
- Olliver's watch
- Rabbit bones
- Rabbit ear
- Sashes
- The Pope's miter
- The tape recorder and tapes
- The wolf's bone mouth
- Weapons on the lab wall
Factions and organizations
Creatures
Roll log
| Time | Character (player) | Roll | Result | DC / AC | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:05:39 | Ava (Erika) | Arcana | natural 1 ("That's a nat one." — 00:05:39) | — | nothing bad: "you're vibing" — 00:06:06 |
| 00:06:06 | Lila (Izzy) | Arcana (chosen over Investigation) | 28 | — | sees Ava and Tula as revenants |
| 00:12:07 | Jaysohn (Siobhan) | Insight on Tula | 24 | Tula's deception 13 | — |
| 00:12:07 | Lila (Izzy) | Insight on Tula | "Dirty 20" (a total) | Tula's deception 13 | — |
| 00:12:11 | Thorn (Jasper) | Insight on Tula | 21 | Tula's deception 13 | — |
| 00:12:12 | Viola (Rashawn) | Insight on Tula | 16 | Tula's deception 13 | — |
| 00:12:13 | Ava (Erika) | Insight on Tula | 9 | Tula's deception 13 | — |
| 00:13:18 | Tula (Brennan) | Insight on herself and Deception | 13 and 13 | — | those who beat the deception see the omitted shame |
| 00:21:02 | Viola (Rashawn) | Perception | natural 20 | — | hears two sets of footsteps |
| 00:21:02 | Tula (Brennan) | Perception | a finger raised for a natural 1 (not said aloud) | — | — |
| 00:21:08 | Jaysohn / Lila / Ava / Thorn | Perception | 19 / 23 / 13 / 16 | — | — |
| 00:25:04 | Viola (Rashawn) | Command, spell save DC (not a roll) | DC 12 | — | Sybil spills; Bennett shakes it off |
| 00:28:31 | Tula (Brennan) | Persuasion with disadvantage, Emissary of Peace | 13 | — | Bennett's expression softens |
| 00:35:33 | Lila (Izzy) | Arcana on the miter | natural 20 ("A nat 20!") | — | it is magic: "It stores and holds power." |
| 00:42:13 | Jaysohn (Siobhan) | Intelligence (invent democracy), Help from Viola | 11 minus 1; Aabria: "A vibe with a 10" | DC 25 | below the DC |
| 00:47:09 | Thorn (Jasper) | Persuasion | first said 36; "a plus nine, and that's a 17"; corrected to 26 | — | Bennett visibly softens |
| 00:48:16 | Thorn (Jasper) | Insight on Bennett | "Dirty 20" (a total) | — | senses something wrong with the four |
| 00:51:37 | Viola (Rashawn) / Ava (Erika) | Making Ava understand; Guidance d4 | 18 (total, Rashawn); other numbers said at the table ("A four" Erika, "the advantage was a one" Siobhan on a die) are not tied to a roll | — | no result or DC stated ("Nothing can make her understand." — 00:51:40); Aabria then has Ava understand the card — 00:52:19 |
| 00:52:53 | Tula (Brennan) | Insight, opposed | 29 | Thorn's deception: rolled a two, total 11 | Brennan has advantage "if I want" |
| 00:56:34 | Tula (Brennan) | Strength saving throw | 11 | — | stuck under MeatWolf's paw |
| 01:01:07 | Olliver (Aabria) | Flat d20 for Olliver (Thorn flies in, a mimed tackle) | 19 | — | Olliver pins Thorn |
| 01:12:21 | Ava (Erika) | Charisma check | 12 | — | MeatWolf holds her in its teeth |
| 01:19:35 | Tula (Brennan) | Medicine insight on Ava, Help from Viola | 26 | — | Aabria explains the difference between the two |
| 01:23:29 | Tula (Brennan) | Insight on Ava, Help from MeatWolf | total 15 ("I rolled a 5, but that is a 15"); an earlier "that's a 10" is not explained | Erika: "That's a four" (not tied to a roll) | outcome not compared aloud; Ava breaks off: "That's too far!" |
| 01:24:30 | Tula (Brennan) | Dexterity saving throw | 25 | — | leaps clear of MeatWolf |
| 01:24:34 | Viola (Rashawn) | Dexterity saving throw | "Dirty 20" (a total) | — | — |
Natural 20s: Viola 1 (00:21:02), Lila 1 (00:35:33) · Natural 1s: Ava 1 (00:05:39), Tula 1 (finger raised, a transcript stage direction, not said aloud, 00:21:02). "Dirty 20" totals: Lila, Thorn, Viola.