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Welcome to the Underworld
What happens
- 00:00:50 Brennan welcomes the audience and the Questing Queens.
- 00:01:04 Recap (spoken by Brennan): Greeley, Hero's Hall, the cedar smell, Bump Williams, Wallace as a spirit of the dead, the face of Zaria Hex, and the cousin Keena of Everdeep resting in a body of water because of her amulet's time limit; the party climbed to Gargrim and fell into the Underworld.
- 00:02:26 Arrival: the runes burn out, wind "asking to drink your life away", the River of Sorrow in the distance, the town of Hollowgrave beyond it.
- 00:04:55 The party decides what to do: whether to use Wraith Clasps, marching order, Rope Trick, and the decision to go to Hollowgrave unseen.
- 00:09:05 Brennan rolls a group Luck check in the Box of Doom: 11. Troyánn leads them along ridges toward a sheening mist, under a storm cloud that seems to conceal a mirror reflecting the mountains miles up in the sky — 00:09:42. The party reaches the River of Sorrow and sees souls charging into the river and reappearing on the same bank.
- 00:11:04 A dead man who collected keys talks to them across the river; Twyla bluffs with Deception 16.
- 00:13:48 Troyánn uses Emissary of the Sea to call a dead sperm whale; Persuasion 16 with advantage; Wisdom save 8 in the river; she sees the face of her father, "Roy", and takes 3 damage.
- 00:20:43 The whale ferries the party; Princess hoists the exhausted Troyánn aboard.
- 00:21:46 The souls on the far bank ask to cross; the party refuses and a fight starts; initiative.
- 00:25:17 Combat with a dozen shambling undead: Twyla's longbow, Princess' rage, Troyánn's Grasping Arrows, Gertrude's third-level Thunder Wave.
- 00:39:53 One of the last two undead beheads the other and turns out to be Princess' dead uncle, Kerwyn Foehammer; he names Zaria Hex as the woman in red who killed him.
- 00:46:56 Troyánn admits she could have used Waterwalk instead of the whale; Kerwyn joins the party and names Shalila, the Janari, the Inn of the Empty Glass and the goddess Thanara.
- 00:53:06 Troyánn is one soul short (six of seven); Kerwyn suggests the demon merchant Nyruth.
- 00:55:16 The walk to Hollowgrave and its description; the Longshadow Bazaar.
- 01:00:35 Inventory talk, then Nyruth's Curios: the playing-card bargain, Persuasion 1, Nyruth's warning about lies, his interest in memories.
- 01:16:09 The party plans a double cross; Nyruth hands over the soul of Oliver Leiber; Gertrude casts Darkness; second initiative; Nyruth dispels it; the party flees.
- 01:27:28 Group Stealth fails (three natural 1s); the party runs into five Janari who take the soul; Fog Cloud and Pass Without Trace let them escape.
- 01:37:10 Rest decision; the Inn of the Empty Glass and its vampire keeper D'Hamia; Gertrude's Herbalism Kit tea; an hour of rest.
- 01:47:08 Kerwyn reports that Shalila waits downstairs with four attendants; the party plans to get a stand-in soul to buy time.
- 01:52:13 D'Hamia drinks Princess' blood (about a liter offered) and supplies the soul of a "Free Hugs" man; the amulet is full.
- 01:58:48 Shalila of the Half Mask in the common room; Gertrude's "We're in training."; the seven souls are handed over.
- 02:02:24 Talk of "Dungeons and Dragons" game night; Shalila reveals the deal Troyánn's mother made with Thanara and what happened to Troyánn's father.
- 02:06:21 Gertrude casts Detect Thoughts and sees the death knights' memory of Roy and Thanara; Thanara looks at Gertrude.
- 02:10:10 On the street Gertrude tells Troyánn what she saw.
- 02:13:07 Kerwyn points them toward Thanara's tower; red lightning and thousands of footprints of Zaria Hex's armies; D'Hamia's farewell; the Tower of Tombs in view; end of episode.
Frames
Key quotes
- “Last we left off, our questing queens had arrived in the Village of Greeley” — Brennan 0:01:04
- “You suffer three points of damage.” — Brennan 0:19:41
- “There was a flicker in the mist, the shade of some horrible thing, a woman in red robes like a queen of blood.” — Kerwyn 0:41:48
- “I would see my niece kept safe.” — Brennan 0:52:07
- “Memories like that are as nectar to the gods for the damned souls who dwell in this Underworld.” — Nyruth 1:11:50
- “We, we're here to police the souls of the dead, not be rude.” — Demon 1:34:36
- “her skin is green as I'm blue” — Gertrude 1:46:06
- “It's been many years. Thank you.” — D'Hamia 1:57:03
- “28 souls a year.” — Shalila 2:03:49
- “But wait, before I go, can you tell my daughter-” — Roy 2:09:10
Who and what appears
Player characters
NPCs
- Beetle-headed apothecary
- D'Hamia
- Janari guards
- Keena
- Kerwyn Foehammer
- Mark Ronson
- Nyruth
- Oliver Leiber
- Queen Inira
- Roy of Karkyn
- Shalila of the Half Mask
- Thanara
- The "Free Hugs" man
- The key-collector
Locations
- Archive of Forgotten Things
- Everdeep
- Hollowgrave
- Inn of the Empty Glass
- Longshadow Bazaar
- Nyruth's Curios
- River of Sorrow
- The Underworld
- The ferry
- Tower of Tombs
Items and artifacts
- Herbalism Kit
- Kerwyn's sword
- Seed of the All-Blossom
- Signet Ring
- Soul Keeper Amulet
- Soul of Oliver Leiber
- Souls in gems
- Twyla's playing cards
- Wallace's Wraith Clasp
- Wraith Clasps
Factions and organizations
- Bazaar merchants
- Everdeep merfolk
- Foehammers
- Janari
- Shalila's retinue
- Thanara's servants
- The Inn of the Empty Glass staff
- The souls at the river's bank
- Zaria Hex's armies of the dead
Creatures
Roll log
| Time | Character (player) | Roll | Result | DC / AC | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:09:32 | Brennan (DM) | Box of Doom Luck check | 11 | — | route in the Underworld "not too bad, not too good" |
| 00:13:12 | Twyla (Jujubee) | Deception | 13 + 3 = 16 | — | undead fooled |
| 00:14:55 | Troyánn (Monét) | Persuasion (advantage) | 14 + 2 = 16; second die lands on 2 after reading 20 | — | whale agrees |
| 00:17:23 | Troyánn (Monét) | Wisdom saving throw | 4 + 4 = 8 | — | sees her father, 3 damage |
| 00:23:51 | Gertrude (Bob) | Initiative | 3 + 3 = 6 | — | last |
| 00:23:59 | Princess (Alaska) | Initiative | 20 | — | shares with Troyánn |
| 00:24:00 | Troyánn (Monét) | Initiative | 20 (a "dirty 20", not a nat) | — | shares with Princess |
| 00:24:09 | Twyla (Jujubee) | Initiative | 15 + 14 = 29 | — | first |
| 00:26:00 | Twyla (Jujubee) | Longbow attack 1 | 17 + 10 = 27 | — | hit |
| 00:26:04 | Twyla (Jujubee) | Longbow attack 2 | 10 + 10 = 20 | — | hit |
| 00:26:22 | Twyla (Jujubee) | Longbow attack 3 | 9 + 10 = 19 | — | hit |
| 00:27:04 | Twyla (Jujubee) | Damage 1 | 1 + 5 = 6 | — | an undead screams |
| 00:27:17 | Twyla (Jujubee) | Damage 2 | 6, said "Six plus 10, 16" [?] | — | one undead destroyed |
| 00:27:51 | Twyla (Jujubee) | Damage 3 (two d8) | 4 and 7, 11 + 5 = 16 | — | second undead destroyed |
| 00:29:54 | Princess (Alaska) | Attack 1 (Rage) | 14 + 8 = 22 | — | hit |
| 00:30:02 | Princess (Alaska) | Attack 2 | 17 (25 total said by Monét) | — | hit |
| 00:30:17 | Princess (Alaska) | Damage 1 | 12 + 7 = 19 | — | skeleton flung into water |
| 00:30:32 | Princess (Alaska) | Damage 2 | 9 + 7 = 16 | — | torso cut apart |
| 00:31:37 | Troyánn (Monét) | Longbow attack 1 | 4 + 10 = 14 | AC 13 00:31:42 | hit |
| 00:31:58 | Troyánn (Monét) | Longbow attack 2 | 11, "21" | AC 13 | hit |
| 00:33:12 | Troyánn (Monét) | Damage with Grasping Arrow | 17 | — | headshot |
| 00:34:23 | Troyánn (Monét) | Second Arcane Shot | dice 7 and 5 = 12, + 5 = 17 | — | second headshot |
| 00:37:32 | Gertrude (Bob) | Thunder Wave (4d8) | 1, 3, 3, 8 = 15 | DC 16 | six undead roll saves |
| 00:38:33 | Brennan (DM) | Six Constitution saves | numbers not said | need 14 or higher 00:37:32 | four destroyed, two survive |
| 01:07:53 | Gertrude (Bob) | Persuasion | natural 1 | DC 25 01:07:36 | Nyruth refuses the cards |
| 01:15:34 | Princess (Alaska) | Persuasion (d20, extra d6 offered) | d20 Persuasion, said "Six plus five"; total and dice assignment not stated | — | Nyruth wants more |
| 01:21:35 | Gertrude (Bob) | Initiative (2nd) | 8 | — | anxiety |
| 01:21:31 | Princess (Alaska) | Initiative (2nd) | natural 20 | — | — |
| 01:21:30 | Twyla (Jujubee) | Initiative (2nd) | natural 20 + 14 = 34 | — | first |
| 01:21:59 | Troyánn (Monét) | Initiative (2nd) | 25 | — | — |
| 01:27:46 | Princess (Alaska) | Group Stealth | 9 | — | — |
| 01:27:53 | Troyánn (Monét) | Group Stealth | natural 1 | — | — |
| 01:28:01 | Gertrude (Bob) | Group Stealth | natural 1 | — | — |
| 01:29:25 | Twyla (Jujubee) | Stealth with Pass Without Trace | natural 1 | — | "Three ones!" |
| 01:30:59 | Troyánn (Monét) | Dexterity saving throw | 5 | DC 20 01:30:28 | the soul falls out |
| 01:35:56 | Troyánn (Monét) | Stealth (advantage) | 19 | — | escapes |
| 01:36:04 | Twyla (Jujubee) | Stealth (advantage) | 19 + 10 + 5 = 34 | — | — |
| 01:36:25 | Gertrude (Bob) | Stealth (advantage) | 3, then 10, plus 3 plus 10 = 23 | — | — |
| 01:36:30 | Princess (Alaska) | Stealth (advantage) | 13 + 3 + 10 = 26 | — | — |
| 01:36:32 | Kerwyn (Brennan) | Stealth | 28 | — | — |
| 01:43:31 | Gertrude (Bob) | Herbalism Kit check (+7) | 3 | — | no result stated; Help given and rerolled with advantage |
| 01:43:54 | Gertrude (Bob) | Herbalism Kit check, with Help | 19, "26" | — | full rest in one hour |
| 01:56:23 | Princess (Alaska) | Constitution saving throw | 8 + 7 = 15 | — | feels good |
| 02:00:32 | Gertrude (Bob) | Deception | 9 + 5 = 14 | — | Shalila believes the "training" |
| 02:03:17 | Gertrude / Princess / Troyánn / Twyla | Insight | 9 / 14 / 16 / 9 | — | Shalila looks concerned |
Natural 20s: Twyla 1 (initiative 01:21:30), Princess 1 (initiative 01:21:31) · Natural 1s: Gertrude 2 (Persuasion 01:07:53, Stealth 01:28:01), Troyánn 1 (Stealth 01:27:53), Twyla 1 (Stealth 01:29:25)