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The Light and the Shadow
What happens
- 00:00:45 Matt welcomes viewers to episode four and names the Scrumptious Scoundrels; the players joke about how much has happened.
- 00:01:51 Matt's recap of five years of war: Candia declares war after the death of Queen Pamelia Rocks, Archmage Lazuli has a vision of Gustavo Uvano, Count Tomaté's leadership begins to crumble.
- 00:03:04 Amangeaux flees to the safe house to take her child and run; Karna blocks the door, threatens to tell Tomaté about the child, and in the end lets her go.
- 00:09:44 Amangeaux takes the baby from the Pomegrano house and hides in a du Peche household in Uvano; she studies history and strategy (Investigation 14).
- 00:12:49 Karna, ruined, goes to Ceresia; Perception 19 and Investigation "a dirty 20" lead her to Senator Ariana Gemelli, whom she finds with Stealth 27.
- 00:19:29 Karna reaches Ariana by telepathy and enters through the window; Ariana agrees there may be work for her over the next year or so she rebuilds a network, and then Ariana says she will arrange a meeting with the Archbishop (no date is given for the offer).
- 00:25:22 Matt narrates the Battle of Vinolia (Count Tomaté slain, House Uvano sovereign in Fructera), Belvedere Cabbage crowned King of Vegetania and allied with Imperator Focaccia.
- 00:27:01 Karna tells Raphaniel that Amangeaux has run, says she is leaving the city, and he says he will return to Greenhold; he feels the rot in her body when he hugs her.
- 00:33:54 Raphaniel gets an audience with Archbishop Camille Colliflour, begs to be let in, and she shows her true height and refuses him; he vows privately to destroy her.
- 00:42:23 Raphaniel burns his notes, turns to eschatology, levels up, researches the Sanctus Putris (Investigation 14), builds a faction in the church, and is demoted to archdeacon and sent to Comida (Deception 22 against 25); Brennan dates his low point in Comida as "1192 or whatever", two years into the rest of the war — 00:56:49.
- 00:50:42 Colin and Deli quarrel in the safe house; Colin drops his cheese-rind dagger and leaves; he tells Deli about his grandfather and father.
- 00:56:36 Colin joins Raphaniel, is knighted ("Sir Colin Provolone"); they find the cave on the Glucian Road sealed; Raphaniel casts Shatter against the rock and collapses.
- 01:03:38 Colin looks for the banana from the bridge and gives gold to a banana child (Investigation 15).
- 01:06:04 Deli returns to Carn, meets Warlord Basha Myaso, swears to him and is made chief of his own clan; his mother leaves.
- 01:11:57 Princess Sapphria of Candia comes to Carn; Deli and Karna (Investigation 24) decide to let her arrive, since "The world needs to know"; the Speaker of the Hen leaves her waiting for a week and in that time "The life leaves her body", she is found four hours later in a place of their choosing; Basha kills the Speaker; Matt narrates the war's end-game up to the camp outside Pangranos.
- 01:20:46 Amangeaux asks the Uvanos for shelter, confesses the child's existence to Lord Gustavo Uvano, who agrees to raise him; she trains as a soldier and helps broker the Rocks–Uvano alliance.
- 01:26:13 Karna and Deli arrive in the Allied camp; Karna has a whited-out eye; Raphaniel and Colin, now an order of knights, arrive too.
- 01:33:24 Raphaniel's letter to Deli about a unifying religion; Deli declines to introduce a new religion; Karna says "Be bold."
- 01:35:10 Amangeaux sees Colin and Raphaniel on the road; she talks with each (Insight, Persuasion/Deception 26 against her); Raphaniel looks frail.
- 01:45:50 Morning of the assault: Basha calls Deli to the war tent; Colin, Raphaniel and Amangeaux each prepare; Raphaniel has seen teeth and tearing.
- 01:56:11 Lord Gustavo Uvano speaks to the troops and takes Amangeaux to the war tent; Karna meets Deli; Prince Tarthur Cheddar arrives; Amangeaux acts as if she has not met Deli before, and Deli, finding it strange, rolls Insight (13 against 17).
- 02:05:06 General Rococoa, Prince Amethar and Manta Ray Jack arrive; Jack is left outside and meets Deli and Karna; Amangeaux and Karna speak telepathically.
- 02:09:57 Passive Perception: Raphaniel and Colin glimpse a withered figure with a bone mask behind a hill; Raphaniel runs after it with Cunning Action, followed by Colin, Karna, Deli and Amangeaux.
- 02:15:45 A freshly dug tunnel at an angle; Raphaniel crawls in (Athletics 16 against Amangeaux's grapple); the others follow.
- 02:20:38 Underground, three fungal creatures; Raphaniel and Amangeaux communicate by feeling; one breathes spores into Raphaniel and says "Welcome."
- 02:26:37 The creature names the "heart of the mycelium" as the Heart of Saprophus; a maskless figure in Sanctus Putris robes walks in; Brennan: "Shatter."; Matt stops (next episode).
- 02:29:19 A next-episode preview begins (see Table talk).
Frames
Key quotes
- “Five years of violence shall pass as bloodshed has now engulfed the entirety of Calorum.” — Matt 0:01:51
- “I'm ruined. I can't go back to Tomaté.” — Aabria 0:12:49
- “It is a cruel thing, I think, to discover that our gifts are capable of devouring us.” — Raphaniel 0:32:12
- “gifted a mask” — Matt 0:45:30
- “It's like it was never there or has been long covered.” — Matt 0:59:56
- “No. The world needs to know.” — Deli 1:16:38
- “Well met, friend.” — Amangeaux 1:37:05
- “every time he closes his eyes he just sees teeth and tearing” — Brennan 1:51:54
- “I'm Manta Ray Jack of the Dairy Isles.” — Manta Ray Jack 2:08:14
- “Somebody bring the Radish's clothes.” — Deli 2:20:30
Who and what appears
Player characters
- Bishop Raphaniel Charlock
- Colin Provolone
- Karna Solara
- King Amethar Rocks
- Lady Amangeaux Epicée Du Peche
- Thane Delissandro Katzon
NPCs
- Archbishop Camille Colliflour
- Archmage Lazuli
- Banana child
- Basha Myaso
- Count Jacque Tomaté
- Emperor Gustavo Uvano
- Focaccia
- Fungal creatures
- General Rococoa
- King Belvedere Cabbage
- Maiden
- Manta Ray Jack
- Mystery Figure
- Prince Tarthur Cheddar
- Princess Sapphria Rocks
- Saint Citrina Rocks
- Senator Ariana Gemelli
- Speaker of the Hen
- Van Pinnonoir
Locations
- Banana homestead
- Brightgarden
- Carn
- Ceresia
- Comida
- Greenhold
- Lacramor
- Mycelium
- Pangranos
- Saprophus
- The Ceresian camp and war tent
- The bridge and crevasse
- The cave on the Glucian Road
- Uvano
Items and artifacts
- Amangeaux's crossbow, rapier and studded leather
- Bag of gold
- Basha's bacon-steel ax
- Belt with sword and dagger
- Colin's breastplate
- Colin's cheese-rind dagger
- Deli's spear
- Durian and starfruit mounts
- Gustavo's long bow and quiver
- Karna's outfit
- Manta Ray Jack's jug/flask
- Raphaniel's letter
- Raphaniel's notes on the Fellowship of Destiny's Architects
- Raphaniel's vestments
- Rococoa's basket-hilt blade
- Tarthur's cheese-steel ring mail
Factions and organizations
- Beef Clans
- Bulbian Church
- Dairy Islands
- House Rocks
- House Uvano
- Order of knights
- Raphaniel's church faction
- Sanctus Putris
- Vegetania
Creatures
Roll log
| Time | Character (player) | Roll | Result | DC / AC | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:12:14 | Amangeaux (Anjali) | Investigation, advantage | 14 | — | studies history |
| 00:15:53 | Karna (Aabria) | Perception | 19 | — | recalls the scent |
| 00:15:58 | Karna (Aabria) | Investigation | "a dirty 20" (total 20) | — | finds Senator Gemelli |
| 00:17:44 | Karna (Aabria) | Stealth | 27 | — | unseen by the guards |
| 00:31:10 | Karna (Aabria) | Insight | 10 | — | Brennan: "I can't get lower than a 20." |
| 00:31:31 | Raphaniel (Brennan) | Perception | 16 | — | hugging Karna |
| 00:45:21 | Raphaniel (Brennan) | Investigation | 14 | — | traces the Sanctus Putris; Anjali: "That's what I got." |
| 00:48:39 | Raphaniel (Brennan) vs Archbishop (Matt) | contested Deception | 22 against a natural 18 (total 25) | — | Raphaniel loses; sent to Comida |
| 01:04:00 | Colin (Zac) | Investigation | 15 | — | finds the banana homestead |
| 01:15:33 | Karna (Aabria) | Investigation | natural 19, total 24 | — | learns Sapphria's route |
| 01:41:34 | Raphaniel (Brennan) | Persuasion or Deception | 26 | Amangeaux's Insight | Anjali sees nothing |
| 02:04:25 | Amangeaux (Anjali) | Persuasion or Deception | 17 | Deli's Insight | see below |
| 02:04:40 | Amangeaux (Anjali) | re-roll after Silvery Barbs | rerolled (Silvery Barbs), natural 20 discarded, lower roll "a seven" (the 17) stands | — | lower roll used; see Unclear |
| 02:04:45 | Deli (Lou) | Insight | 13 | Amangeaux's 17 | "hard to read" |
| 02:10:00 | Raphaniel / Colin | Passive Perception | 17 / 15 | — | notice the withered figure |
| 02:15:31 | Colin (Zac) | Intelligence | 12 | — | the cave collapse looked natural |
| 02:16:30 | Raphaniel (Brennan) | Athletics (escape grapple) | 16 | Amangeaux's Athletics | slips out of her grasp |
| 02:17:25 | Deli (Lou) | Perception | 16 | — | the hole is a half hour old |
| 02:18:22 | Amangeaux (Anjali) | Perception | 19 | — | no danger of collapse |
| 02:19:52 | Karna (Aabria) | Insight | 14 | Deli's Persuasion/Deception | — |
| 02:19:55 | Deli (Lou) | Persuasion | 25 | — | Karna softens |
| 02:21:32 | Raphaniel (Brennan) | Persuasion | 22 | — | creatures drop the stones |
| 02:24:01 | Amangeaux (Anjali) | Persuasion (telepathy) | 14 | — | the smallest creature approaches |
Natural 20s: none counted (Anjali's natural 20 at 02:04:40 was discarded by Silvery Barbs) · Natural 1s: none · "Dirty 20" totals (not naturals): Karna 1 · Natural 19: Karna 1 · Archbishop natural 18 (Matt). Raphaniel's damage from his own Shatter is 7 bludgeoning, not a roll — 01:01:31.