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Colin Provolone
Colin Provolone is a seafaring cheese man of the Dairy Islands, described as grimier, dingy and gross, and not exactly the first hire someone would make RW E1·00:22:24. His card calls him a sellsword of the Dairy Sea RW E1·00:22:48. He says it is the furthest inland he has ever been, and that he is used to being completely surrounded by milk RW E1·00:24:21. His weapons are a sword and a shiv made out of a cheese crust RW E1·00:26:18.
Colin is hired by Chieftess Cleva to watch Delissandro's back, and in Comida a package holds a burned banner that Matt calls the banner of Fontina, which he stuffs under the bed RW E1·01:39:07 RW E1·01:49:06 RW E1·01:56:47. In episode 2 Deli gives him the title Skald, and he says he has never had a title before RW E2·00:13:09 RW E2·00:13:07. Under Raphaniel's questioning he says "I'm just a bodyguard." RW E2·01:55:32. In episode 3 he wields a rusty longsword for the first time, kills a banana man RW E3·00:50:04 RW E3·01:10:02. After the killing he says "I'm starting to feel like no secret was worth this." RW E3·01:51:31.
In episode 4 he tells Deli there is value in holding back, drops his weapons RW E4·00:51:43 RW E4·00:52:15. He tells how his grandfather led the people of the Dairy Islands against some royals and was melted down in the middle of Lacramor RW E4·00:53:58. He says his father, the grandfather's secret child, met the same fate after letting slip to his drinking buddies that he was Fontini's son RW E4·00:53:58. He gives the title of skald back, and Deli tells him to go RW E4·00:53:58 RW E4·00:55:53. He follows Raphaniel, says he wishes to end whatever the Sanctus Putris seeks to do, and is knighted as Sir Colin Provolone RW E4·00:58:21 RW E4·00:59:00. In episode 5 he recognises the ruined FDA agent as his father, pushes him into the rot, and later shoves him into the burning mold RW E5·01:05:03 RW E5·01:09:26 RW E5·01:47:00. Afterwards he tells the others "that was my dad" and "I killed him." RW E5·01:51:47 RW E5·01:51:55. He tells Raphaniel his father's name as Fontini RW E5·01:53:51.
In episode 6 he attacks the Archbishop for 28 damage, and after Raphaniel dies he flanks the Avatar and shoulder-slams it into the teeth RW E6·00:43:12 RW E6·01:45:06 RW E6·01:48:09. He touches the mycelium and says they have to keep the secret RW E6·01:56:13. In the epilogue Zac says Colin renounces his title and spends years hunting the Sanctus Putris RW E6·02:11:48 RW E6·02:12:35.
Character sheet — The Ravening War
The Ravening War sheet of Colin Provolone (played by Zac Oyama). Only what is said in play or shown on the on-screen stat cards; dotted values are derived from spoken rolls. Values shown are the latest up to your chosen episode.
Skills
- Insight: +7 RW E1·02:25:38—
- Persuasion: -2 RW E2·01:26:23 RW E2·01:26:30—
- Stealth: +6 RW E3·01:11:43—
Features
- Mobile — Character feature on his card, with Battle Master; he ignores difficult terrain: 'I have Mobile so I can ignore difficult terrain.' RW E1·01:47:25 RW E3·00:49:49
- Banner of Fontina — His package holds a partially burned banner of Fontina, a house of the isles seen last in the failed coup of Lucas Fontina, 'a deep shadow that lingers at the edge of your hard-buried origins'. RW E1·01:49:06
- Skald title — Deli gives him the title: Brennan suggests 'Skald' and Lou takes it ('We'll take it. Skald Provolone.'); Zac: 'I've never had a title before.' Lou says Deli presents him as Skald of Chieftess Katzon's clan; Matt narrates that Cleva hears the title and gives a solemn nod. RW E2·00:12:31 RW E2·00:12:59 RW E2·00:13:01 RW E2·00:13:07 RW E2·00:13:09 RW E2·00:13:30
- Attack bonus +6 — Attack on the banana man: 'a 13 on the die plus six'; damage 'd8 plus five'. RW E3·01:09:41 RW E3·01:09:49
- Longsword of Wounding — Draws a rusty, disgusting blade for the first time; its wounding mechanic adds necrotic damage (10 slashing and three necrotic). RW E3·00:50:04 RW E3·00:50:55
- Action Surge push — Action Surge push attack after a missed dagger throw (15): he hits with 19, the knight's Strength save is 13 against his DC 14, and the chocolate knight is knocked into the water; the damage is 14 plus five, 19. RW E3·01:38:35 RW E3·01:39:00 RW E3·01:39:09 RW E3·01:39:13 RW E3·01:39:21
- Bardic Inspiration on a save — Uses Raphaniel's Bardic die on his Constitution save against the blast and gets a 14, one short; he takes 14 thunder damage. RW E3·01:35:32 RW E3·01:35:37 RW E3·01:35:41
- Cunning Action — Zac: 'I have Mobile and Cunning Action.' RW E4·02:13:17 RW E6·00:16:26
- The grandfather and the father, in his own account — Colin tells Deli: his grandfather tried to lead the people of the Dairy Islands against royals and was melted down, screaming, in the middle of Lacramor; no one knew he had a secret child, Colin's father, who raised him on the streets and made him steal; the father let drinking buddies know he was 'Fontini's son' and 'the same fate happened to him'; he has feared for years that people would know. 'You can keep your skáld.' RW E4·00:53:58
- Knighted — Raphaniel names him 'Sir Colin Provolone'; Colin: 'I already hate it.' He is inducted as a church templar on Raphaniel's written recommendation; Matt: the knighthood is accepted and recognized by the Bulbian Church of Vegetania and King Cabbage. RW E4·00:58:30 RW E4·00:59:00 RW E4·00:59:02 RW E4·00:59:07 RW E4·00:59:18
- Swashbuckler — Character feature on his card, new beside Battle Master, Mobile and Athlete. Zac: it lets him add his Charisma to initiative (negative two) and Sneak Attack even without advantage. RW E4·01:49:30 RW E5·00:04:18 RW E5·00:19:49 RW E5·00:19:54 RW E5·01:09:58 RW E6·00:16:44
- Athlete — Character feature on his card. RW E4·01:49:30 RW E5·00:17:15 RW E6·00:16:06
- Extra Attack — Matt: 'you still have your extra attack'; he takes a second attack. RW E5·00:20:17 RW E5·01:46:58
- Evasive Footwork — Uses the Battle Master maneuver Evasive Footwork, adding a superiority die to his AC until he stops moving: 'I add five. So my AC is now 24.' RW E5·00:17:23 RW E5·00:17:37
- Sneak Attack — Stabs the leek-faced agent for 18 damage with Sneak Attack. RW E5·00:20:17 RW E5·00:20:28
- Bardic Inspiration d8 — Uses Raphaniel's d8 Bardic Inspiration: a seven turns a 13 into a 20. RW E5·00:38:42 RW E5·00:39:05
- His father alive — Matt shows 'a deeply ruined but survived Aaron Fontina'; Colin: 'Dad, what? You're alive?' Zac says Colin thought him dead. RW E5·01:04:42 RW E5·01:05:03 RW E5·01:08:18
- Fights his father — His Pushing Attack misses (13); the second attack hits for 15 with Sneak Attack and pushes his father (Strength save 12 against DC 15) into the rot for 6 more damage; the father crawls back out, Colin's Brace attack misses (12), and Athletics 24 against his 10 pushes him into the burning mold, where Colin's weight holds him down until he mutters 'I'm still proud.' Colin: 'I don't know if it was clear, but that was my dad.' 'I killed him.' Asked his father's name by Raphaniel, Colin says 'Fontini' (Matt and the banner say Fontina). RW E5·01:09:26 RW E5·01:09:52 RW E5·01:10:05 RW E5·01:10:54 RW E5·01:44:18 RW E5·01:45:00 RW E5·01:46:08 RW E5·01:47:12 RW E5·01:51:47 RW E5·01:51:55 RW E5·01:53:51
- Second Wind — Second Wind for seven. RW E6·01:07:25
- Skald and Sir renounced — Zac: 'I think Colin renounces his title. Probably both Skald and Sir.' Lou: 'Deli's cool with it.' After a few years he confirms the Sanctus Putris was not a monolith (Matt), and Matt asks if Colin chooses to spend the rest of his days hunting its pockets; Zac: 'I think he does.' RW E6·02:11:48 RW E6·02:11:57 RW E6·02:12:19 RW E6·02:12:35
Items
- Sword and cheese-rind shiv — Colin's weapons: a longsword on his hip and 'a shiv made out of a cheese crust', the cheese-rind dagger at the back of his belt. RW E1·00:26:18 RW E1·01:57:07
- Banner of Fontina — A partially burned banner in his package; he stuffs it under the bed. RW E1·01:49:06 RW E1·01:56:47
- Longsword of Wounding — The rusty, disgusting blade he draws for the first time. RW E3·00:50:04
- Breastplate — Zac: he is heading the knight order but keeps his rogue-ish roots, so 'He's wearing a breast plate'; Matt calls it the green and white armor bestowed by the Bulbian Church. RW E4·01:49:20 RW E5·00:24:21
- Belt, sword and dagger dropped — Lost: he drops his belt, sword and dagger. RW E4·00:52:15
By episode
RW E1: The Seeds of Conflict
- A seafaring cheese man of the Dairy Islands, "grimier", "dingy and gross", "not exactly the first hire someone would make" — 00:22:24
- "This is the furthest inland I have ever been in my life." — 00:24:21; "I'm used to being completely surrounded by milk." — 00:24:21
- His ambush plan: "Circle the strawberries. Surround the cart with strawberries." — 00:25:28. His weapons are a sword and "a shiv made out of a cheese crust" — 00:26:18
- Dislikes announcing: "Not a great public speaker." — 00:52:53
- Hired by Cleva to watch Delissandro's back — 01:39:07
- His package holds a burned banner; "This you do recognize as the banner of Fontina" — 01:49:06, "a dark spot on the history of the isles, and a deep shadow that lingers at the edge of your hard-buried origins" — 01:49:06. He stuffs it under the bed — 01:56:47
- Stat card: Rogue and Fighter (levels 2 and 3 in the card's order), AC 17, Battle Master, Mobile; STR 16, DEX 17, INT 15, CON 16, WIS 12, CHA 6 — 01:47:25
RW E2: Bloody Harvest
- Zac: his "paranoid fear that someone would know the secret about him was actually true", and he does not feel loyalty to the Dairy Islands — 00:11:39
- Titled "Skald Provolone" by Deli and Lou; Zac: "I've never had a title before." — 00:13:07; Cleva "just gave a solemn nod" — 00:13:30
- The Fellowship's note to him: "We gave one to Deli already." — 00:53:09
- Tells Deli "I think it might make our relationship simpler if I don't." and that "some people want to find out who I am or where I am", from the Dairy Islands; he says "I don't think I even really did anything." — 00:52:12, 00:52:41
- Books empty crates at the docks to leave Comida on set nights, "a couple of escape options": one crate "that night back towards Carn", another "the next night at midnight" toward the Frucian Road — 01:23:45
- Warns Karna after she shows magic: "if you do anything with those powers to me I might have to do something as well." — 02:07:11
- Under Raphaniel's questioning: "I'm just a bodyguard." — 01:55:32; "I'm from the Dairy Isles" and "not much of a church guy" — 01:56:34
- Matt tells him he knows Quichéi's reputation and that "he's also kind of a cool guy" — 01:43:34
RW E3: Yonder Where the Fruit Do Be Lyin'
- Scouts the road ("I'm pretty fast, but I'm bad at talking to people.") — 00:10:47; Perception at disadvantage 12 in low light — 00:30:30, 00:30:36
- Report: "I saw a big ol' watermelon that had little cherries pulling it with two riders on the front." — 00:33:04; he chose to head back "I don't wanna lose the element of surprise" — 00:32:23
- Declines the dagger: "I don't mind magic. I just don't love it pointed at me" — 00:14:23; of Karna's possible magic in the fight: "It's honestly sick." — 00:14:40
- Wields a "rusty, disgusting blade" for the first time, a Longsword of Wounding — 00:50:04, 00:50:55; strikes with a "dirty 20" — 00:50:32
- Kills the banana man with a sword stroke: "This is why I didn't wanna do any of this." — 01:09:11, 01:10:02
- Takes the boat's lantern; stealth at disadvantage — 01:10:37, 01:11:43
- Throws a cheese rind dagger, misses; Action Surge push attack knocks a chocolate knight into the water — 01:37:53, 01:38:35, 01:39:26
- Proposes during the planning: "cut open these blueberries and cover ourselves to look we're, like, blend in with the tree" — 00:18:26
- Stands in front of the door "like a proper bodyguard" — 01:39:54; to Deli: "I wish I could say the same." — 01:40:02
- After the killing: "I'm starting to feel like no secret was worth this." — 01:51:31
- At the cavern: "I said we have the balls, but is this balls?" — 02:03:52; "I'm curious, but I'm not curious for what this group might do in here." — 02:03:58
- Sprayed with remnants of the Queen: "you are just sprayed with remnants of Queen Pamela Rocks" (Matt) — 01:35:43
RW E4: The Light and the Shadow
- Tells Deli: "I think that there's value to holding back after what we just did." — 00:51:43. Of the secrets they were blackmailed with: "I know now that this is so much worse." — 00:52:24; drops his belt, sword and dagger — 00:52:15; "I promised the Chieftess that I would watch your back" — 00:52:24.
- His grandfather "tried to lead the people of the Dairy Islands against some royals who were putting their boot in the neck of the people" and "in the middle of Lacramor he was melted down, screaming"; his father was a secret child who "was Fontini's son" and suffered the same fate — 00:53:58. "You can keep your skáld." — 00:53:58
- Drops his cheese-rind dagger on the floor — 00:55:41; Deli kicks it away: "You should go." — 00:55:53
- Follows the Radish; says to Raphaniel: "I wish to end whatever the Sanctus Putris seeks to do." — 00:58:21. Knighted: "Sir Colin Provolone." / "I already hate it." — 00:59:00, 00:59:02.
- Kicks Raphaniel as he lies weeping before the sealed cave: "Really that weak?" — 01:02:31
- Investigation 15 on the banana; gives a bag of gold to a banana child — 01:04:00, 01:04:51.
- Zac: Colin now heads "this Bulbian order of knights", for whom the Bulb "just means nothing... It's just a means to an end." — 01:29:39. Advice to Raphaniel: "there's such a thing as being too ambitious. And there's a lot of power in being able to wait." — 01:32:42
- Greets Amangeaux: "Yeah. It sucks." about his rank — 01:37:31; "He's getting stranger" of Raphaniel — 01:37:55.
- Cares for Raphaniel on the morning: "We need you to lock it in a little bit." — 01:53:34; "Hey, we have work to do." — 01:55:06
- Intelligence 12 to recall the collapse of the cave: it looked natural — 02:15:31, 02:15:32. "Just slow down for a second. What are we trying to do here?" — 02:14:35
RW E5: The Seventh Kingdom
- Evasive Footwork (adds a superiority die, AC 24) and Acrobatics 13 to tumble through two Saprophian guards — 00:17:37, 00:18:12
- Stabs the leek-faced agent: 14 miss, 22 hit, 18 damage with Sneak Attack — 00:19:58, 00:20:17, 00:20:28. Later kills him: "I am just gonna say, yeah, <…> And just drive my sword through him and put him into the ground." — 00:39:25, 00:39:34
- Uses the d8 Bardic Inspiration from Raphaniel after the advantage roll of "a one and a two": seven turns a 13 into a 20 — 00:38:42, 00:39:05
- Tells Deli quietly: "I think we should talk at some point." — 00:57:10. "I'm a knight, so I'm sir." / "Sir Colin Provolone, so." — 00:57:57, 00:58:01. Of Raphaniel: "He's my... He's my freaking best friend." — 00:58:22
- Recognises the ruined FDA agent as his father: "Dad, what? You're alive?" — 01:05:03. Zac's account of Colin's childhood: the father made him steal in the streets "so he could drink the day away" — 01:08:18
- Fights him: Pushing Attack, damage 15, the father falls into the rot — 01:09:26–01:10:54; "Oh. I'm gonna be your final problem." — 01:28:14; Athletics 24 against Fontina's 10, shoves him into the burning mold; a natural 1 on his attack — 01:46:08, 01:47:00
- After: "I don't know if it was clear, but that was my dad." — 01:51:47; "I killed him." — 01:51:55; tells Raphaniel his father's name as "Fontini" — 01:53:51
- Held by the biscuit cleric's dark miracle and says: "It's like a nightmare where I'm sleeping and I can't move." — 01:32:10
- Hides at a corner (Stealth 25) and watches the intersection (Perception 23) — 02:15:37, 02:21:30. Carries Raphaniel under a robe for the prisoner ruse — 02:35:13
RW E6: The Heart of the World
- Initiative 18 — 00:14:15. Dashes 80 feet to a cloaked figure: attack 19, Sneak Attack 15, wound save DC 15 (13 fails), second attack 12 misses — 00:16:11–00:17:18
- A cloaked FDA figure attacks him and rolls a natural one: Matt: "Goes to swing, and just kinda slips on some of the fungus" — 00:31:50, 00:31:54
- Switches target: "I'm gonna disengage right here and get to her."; dirty 20 and 18; 28 damage on the Archbishop — 00:42:17, 00:42:57, 00:43:12
- Hit by the Avatar's Void-Steel Claw: 23 to hit, 16 slashing — 00:56:37, 00:56:39
- Attacks the Avatar (13, both miss), Second Wind for seven, Constitution save six (still poisoned) — 01:06:41, 01:07:25, 01:08:13
- Round 4: 16 hits, 17 damage; shakes off the poison with a 14 — 01:28:42, 01:28:57, 01:30:04
- After Raphaniel dies, Matt narrates Colin's numb focus: "you dash around the back of this entity, and flank the Avatar with the person that chose you from obscurity" — 01:45:06. Zac: "As the piss trickles down his legs... Colin Provolone will attack." — 01:45:44. Attacks 15 (miss), 25, Action Surge 17; 21 damage plus the wound, then 15 with a pushing attack — 01:45:57–01:47:13
- Receives Karna's "skald" title at her death (players' ruling): Lou: "Come now, skald!"; Deli later: "Do it, skald." — 01:46:17, 01:46:22, 01:47:51
- "Sir Colin Provolone, slayer of the Avatar?" (Matt) — 01:55:44
- Touches the mycelium for the first time: "well, we have to. We have to keep this secret." — 01:56:13
- Rolls 3 on the group Persuasion; 12 on the Strength check; trips the hiding FDA man ("I fuckin' trip him"); doubles back for Deli: "Who's gonna watch your right?" — 01:56:56, 01:58:11, 01:58:34, 02:00:25
- Asks to make the Medicine check on Deli, then helps Anjali's check instead (advantage); Perception 9 at the collapsed tunnel — 02:07:00, 02:07:07, 02:03:25
- Epilogue: "I think Colin renounces his title." — probably both Skald and Sir; spends years hunting the Sanctus Putris — 02:11:48, 02:12:19, 02:12:35