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Grappling With Death
What happens
- 00:00:47 Brennan welcomes the audience; recap of episode 3: The Fix in the DA's office with a shadowy figure holding a white key "made of a frequency from outside of Mentopolis itself", Anastasia's family key freed from the ice, Ivana Popov (the fight response) with Conrad, Hunch and Dan racing to Oblongata Station; earlier run-ins include "gangsters from the Avaricci family pursuing you outside of Sugah's speakeasy" — 00:00:58, 00:01:52.
- 00:01:52 A cab pulls up at Oblongata Station in rain; Imelda and Anastasia each have a key; shock troops at paddy wagons clock them — 00:01:52.
- 00:04:14 Anastasia hides Imelda under her trench coat and hat; Sneak DC 7; Imelda 11, Anastasia 3; the troops see "sneaking" but a flash mob is reported by radio; they enter unrecognised — 00:05:12, 00:05:35, 00:05:51, 00:06:31.
- 00:06:31 Station agent Max Medulla (adrenaline "gummed up" on the dock); the women pose as reporters; Snoop 18 spots a "Wanted: Stacy Fakename, passenger fraud" face; Slick 4 and Slick 17 win Max's permission; Max goes for tea, vodka and champagne — 00:06:31, 00:08:35, 00:10:06, 00:11:32.
- 00:12:54 At the switchboard Imelda impulsively puts in a key; Anastasia stops herself from inserting hers so they can wait for the others — 00:13:17, 00:13:28.
- 00:13:46 Conrad's hot rod arrives with Hunch, Dan, Ivana and Justin; Justin distracts a shock trooper with a "shaggy dog story" while the party goes in; Ivana meets Imelda and Anastasia and warns what turning her key means — 00:13:46, 00:15:04, 00:15:48, 00:16:04.
- 00:18:11 The keys go into the switchboard (Anastasia's in flight); klaxons; Ivana on the loudspeaker; the oculus beeps and shows a grappling hook at Elias's crotch; pressure rises from yellow into red at 140 — 00:18:43, 00:19:38, 00:20:15, 00:22:26.
- 00:22:45 Troopers rush the doors; Dan walks out and tells them "It's sex time, everybody!" (Slick DC 14, a 2), and is beaten unconscious; Hunch's Snoop fails; Imelda's Savvy 7 on the controls has the big guy fire the grappling hook; Anastasia's Slick wins the troopers over — 00:25:43, 00:26:23, 00:28:10, 00:30:27, 00:32:23.
- 00:33:45 The alarms stop; Ivana's key comes partly out; Conrad addresses Mayor Logic on the loudspeaker (Slick failed by under five); Charlie Hungry and gangsters come up the stairs — 00:34:19, 00:35:20.
- 00:36:45 Hunch's Sneak 4 fails; the party picks the cops; Imelda points at the wanted poster and Conrad is arrested as Stacy Fakename, Imelda reveals herself and rides along with Anastasia; Hunch carries Dan away in the car — 00:39:10, 00:39:28, 00:39:58, 00:41:29.
- 00:42:10 The Fix in the DA's office: the white key, a nat 1 on the figure's roll, "We need you on the winning side, Fix", the DA with white pupils; a Slick 7 and a shot that is "sucked into something shadowy" without visible effect; The Fix jumps out of the window — 00:42:43, 00:43:16, 00:45:27, 00:47:32, 00:49:05.
- 00:49:57 The Fix lands badly (fractured shin), Jacques Ennui the organ grinder, Bition looks down; The Fix reaches Las Vagus Casino and talks to an employee; the Menacing check and Sharp 17 produce a mass defecation that drops the pressure from 140 to the green; asked where to go, a Savvy 8 reminds him that hospitals are where "cops and gangsters tend to wait to find people", and Brennan points him to "the person you know who gets the shit kicked out of them the absolute most and always seems to look fine, the very next day-", Hunch — 00:51:54, 00:52:02, 00:53:37, 00:55:13, 00:57:29, 00:58:38, 00:59:54.
- 01:00:36 In Hunch's car Justin asks for Conrad; in the paddy wagon Conrad poses as Stacy Fakename in an "old British woman accent" and Ivana shows her F tattoo; Imelda and Anastasia and Ivana talk about tattoos — 01:00:46, 01:02:37, 01:03:18.
- 01:03:40 Snoop checks spot black town cars tailing the paddy wagon; Anastasia's Slick 27 wins officer Joie de Vivre (Shock Response); Deputy Chief of Staff Lance orders the killing of everyone in the cars; Joie gives Anastasia his keys; the cops tell the gangsters they are under arrest ("Tropes!") and a gunfight breaks out on the highway; the three women and Conrad drive off — 01:04:23, 01:06:15, 01:07:05, 01:08:36, 01:09:09, 01:09:43.
- 01:10:16 On the radio Imelda tells H.V. Lance that "we just shit ourselves"; Lance panics; Conrad drives to the mayor — 01:10:41, 01:11:00, 01:11:21.
- 01:11:22 Hunch's office: steaks, whiskey and an injection revive Dan (Savvy 9); The Fix arrives (Sneak exploded); the group shares the story; Savvy rolls lead to the theory that Elias jumped himself with the grappling gun and the copper supplement in his journal — 01:12:30, 01:14:21, 01:15:28, 01:19:02, 01:22:09.
- 01:24:20 The three decide to go to the police station; The Fix: "We shouldn't trust anybody" — 01:24:34, 01:24:46.
- 01:26:18 Steaks heal The Fix's leg after Hunch's Sturdy 11 and Dan's pep talk; Justin and Hunch — 01:26:43, 01:27:12, 01:28:21.
- 01:28:46 Conrad's drive (22) brings the squad car into Mayor Logic's office at the dome; the meeting; the mayor's analysis; Conrad pulls his bow tie and finds an F; Imelda hits him with frozen vodka; Ivana: "Brother" — 01:29:09, 01:29:23, 01:38:56, 01:39:15, 01:40:08.
- 01:41:21 The mayor tells of the ice-skating day and his name change from Mayor Freeze; Conrad punches him and a key pops out; he sends a "freeze" order to the legs and the big guy kicks through a window; Ivana ices her brother — 01:41:21, 01:43:16, 01:44:18, 01:45:25, 01:45:52.
- 01:46:25 Hunch, Dan, The Fix and Justin go to the police precinct ("to control and regulate"); Hunch's Slick 2 gets him by; Dan is booked and talks with Justin — 01:46:35, 01:48:52, 01:50:36.
- 01:52:35 Dan's handcuff trick (Sneak total 31) kills Chief Tightass — 01:52:41, 01:53:14, 01:53:22.
- 01:54:24 The evidence locker: Pasha N. and The Fix swap facts; Hunch finds the pocket square and a copper pistol bought by Norrell Ojiccle from Thalamus and Sons; Pasha's photograph shows a boy on ice skates; The Fix recognises Ichabod Ice Skates — 01:54:36, 01:58:21, 01:58:27, 02:03:35.
- 02:04:08 Dan flees with Justin; the group meets Conrad at Cortex Square; they set out for Thalamus and Sons; Frank Freeze's announcement; Ivana jumps in; pressure goes up a little; Conrad and Justin reunite — 02:04:41, 02:05:37, 02:06:09, 02:06:16, 02:06:55.
- 02:07:39 Preview of episode 5, "Emergency Powers" (not episode facts) — 02:07:39.
Frames
Who and what appears
Player characters
NPCs
- Anna Lysis
- Charlie Hungry
- Chief Alexander Tightass
- Desk sergeant at the precinct
- Elias Hodge
- Freddy Focus
- Gangster at Oblongata Station
- H. V. Lance
- Ichabod Ice Skates
- Ivana Popov
- Jacques Ennui
- Justin Fication
- Las Vagus Casino employee
- Mark Bition
- Max Medula
- Mayor Leon Logic
- Mystery Figure (Mentopolis)
- Norrell Ojiccle
- Officer Joie de Vivre
- Pasha N.
- Shock troopers
- Voice in Dan's wake-up
Locations
- Cerebell Pacific
- City Hall (Mentopolis)
- Cortex City
- Cortex Square
- Evidence locker
- Hunch's Office
- Las Vagus Casino
- Oblongata Station
- Police precinct
- Thalamus & Sons
- The Daily Observer
- The highway
- The mayor's office
Items and artifacts
- Candy cigarette
- Copper gun
- Dan's handcuffs
- Elias's journal note "Buy copper supplement
- Frozen vodka
- Grappling gun / grappling hook
- Imelda's heels
- Ivana's F tattoo
- Mayor's key
- Pasha's number on paper
- Pasha's photograph
- Pressure gauge
- Shock-trooper paddy wagon / armored car
- Steaks
- The mayor's block of ice
- The oculus
- Wanted poster (Mentopolis)
- White key
Factions and organizations
- Avaricci family
- Deputy Chief of Staff H.V. Lance's office
- District Attorney's office
- Pulse Family
- The four Fs
Creatures
Roll log
| Time | Character (player) | Roll (stat) | Result as said | Difficulty | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:05:18 | Imelda (Siobhan) | Sneak (group, leaving the cab) | "I got a 10." then "Wait, 11." | 7 | Passes — 00:05:21 |
| 00:05:24 | Anastasia (Danielle) | Sneak | "I got a 3" and "with my Sneak, I get a 2" | 7 | Not enough; Brennan: the person who needed to succeed was the wanted one — 00:05:35 |
| 00:08:26 | Imelda (Siobhan) | Snoop (Max's station), exploded twice | "Okay, that's an 18." | 3 | Sees the Wanted face — 00:08:35 |
| 00:08:31 | Anastasia (Danielle) | Snoop | "Damn, I got a 5 but who cares." | 3 | Passes |
| 00:09:12 | Imelda (Siobhan) | Slick (Joanne Fakename) | "I rolled a 2 and I have a plus 2" = exactly 4 | 4 | Brennan: "You get a 2 on a d20 and still pass." — 00:09:13 |
| 00:09:54 | Anastasia (Danielle) | Slick (calling in a favor), exploded | "10", then "15 plus 2, 17" | 6 | Max agrees — 00:10:06 |
| 00:21:42 | Dan (Freddie) | Savvy (the grappling gun makes no sense) | "Three, and then..."; with 1 Moxie from Danielle and 1 from Trapp: "Okay, that's 5." | 5 | Succeeds — 00:21:59 |
| 00:26:23 | Dan (Freddie) | Slick (lie to the troopers) | "2." | 14 (Box of Doom) | Fails; troopers use nightsticks — 00:27:22 |
| 00:27:49 | Troopers (Brennan) | beating roll | "That is a 15." | — | Sets how badly Dan is beaten — 00:27:49 |
| 00:28:01 | Dan (Freddie) | Sturdy ("Try not to fail by more than five") | Freddie: "One, one, baby."; Hank: "Oh, it's a 14." (whose roll is not clear) | 15 (troopers) | "Dan Fucks is fully unconscious" — 00:28:10, 00:28:26 |
| 00:29:28 | Hunch (Trapp) | Snoop (neurotransmitters in crates) | "Ah, fuck, that's a 4." | 5 | Fails, "you don't see anything" — 00:29:57; Trapp's line — 00:29:28 |
| 00:30:18 | Imelda (Siobhan) | Savvy (Snap Decision; the oculus controls) | "that's a 7. It's not a one, it's a 7." | 6 | Succeeds; the big guy fires the grappling gun — 00:30:27 |
| 00:32:08 | Anastasia (Danielle) | Slick (stop the troopers) | "6, 6 plus 2. So then that is 8"; four Moxie to make "a 9" | 9 (lowered from 14 by Brennan) | Troopers back off Dan — 00:32:19, 00:32:23 |
| 00:34:56 | Conrad (Alex) | Slick (message to Mayor Logic), exploded | "Four!" then the re-roll on a borrowed d4: "Two." | 8 | Brennan: not failed by five or more; message rings out; Charlie Hungry appears — 00:35:15, 00:35:20 |
| 00:36:56 | Hunch (Trapp) | Sneak (blow past to Conrad's car) | "It's a 4." | 8 | Fails; no way through the cops — 00:37:05 |
| 00:39:03 | Imelda (Siobhan) | Slick (point at the wanted poster) | "That's a 16 plus 2." | 11 | Conrad arrested as Stacy Fakename — 00:39:28; Siobhan's line — 00:39:10 |
| 00:39:41 | Anastasia (Danielle) | Slick (ride along) | "I've got a 7 and then plus 2, so that is a 10. Or sorry, that's a 9" | 8 | Allowed along — 00:39:48 |
| 00:40:27 | Hunch (Trapp) | Slick (take Dan away), d4 off the table | Siobhan "It's a 3."; Trapp "I'll burn my four Moxie to make it a 4." | 4 | The trooper lets him take Dan — 00:40:40, 00:40:44 |
| 00:42:43 | Figure (Brennan) | d20 attack (white key) | "hit a natural 1" | — | Brennan: "If you beat this by five or more, it's very significant." — 00:42:50 |
| 00:42:53 | The Fix (Hank) | Sturdy | "8." | beats the figure's 1 by five or more | Key flashes past — 00:42:56 |
| 00:43:35 | The Fix (Hank) | Snoop (free look at the figure) | "as I get a 1 Snoop" | — | Sees the DA's white pupils and the slit — 00:43:47 |
| 00:46:57 | The Fix (Hank) | Slick (mirror deception) | "7!" | — | Brennan: the figure rolls Sturdy d20, "14 minus seven is seven" — 00:46:59 |
| 00:47:22 | The Fix (Hank) | Sharp (the shot; 00:46:17, 00:46:23) | "I rolled a 1." (the die face, a d20) | 7 (14 minus 7) | Bullet hits and is swallowed; no effect — 00:47:32, 00:47:58 |
| 00:47:57 | The Fix (Hank) | Snoop | "Three." | 5 | The bullet does not connect — 00:47:58 |
| 00:49:30 | The Fix (Hank) | Sneak (jump out, with the commitment) | no number said; Hank: "I don't have enough Moxie"; Trapp: "Got a ton of Moxie" (whether he gives any is not said) | 4 | Next Brennan asks Sharp — 00:49:42 |
| 00:49:45 | The Fix (Hank) | Sharp (the dive through the window) | "That's a 19." | 4 | Lands badly, fractured shin — 00:49:57, 00:52:16 |
| 00:50:51 | The Fix (Hank) | Savvy (the landing) | "10." | 5 | Poetic feeling; sees onlookers — 00:50:51 |
| 00:53:08 | The Fix (Hank) | Savvy (the vagus nerve) | "7." | 5 | Arrives at Las Vagus Casino — 00:53:12 |
| 00:54:59 | The Fix (Hank) | Menacing | "that's a 5." | employee's Sturdy d8 | Brennan: "1!" for the employee; defecation follows — 00:55:05 |
| 00:57:19 | The Fix (Hank) | Sharp (how much he can relax) | "it's a 17" | — | "17 times five is 85 points"; 140 to 55 — 00:57:29 |
| 00:59:53 | The Fix (Hank) | Savvy (medical infrastructure) | "I'll give you a Savvy 8." | 4 | Brennan: hospitals are risky — 00:59:48, 00:59:54 |
| 01:04:01 | Imelda (Siobhan) | Snoop (the tail) | "an 8" exploded twice: "Double 8 and another, and a 2, it's an 18." | — | Sees the black town cars — 01:04:09, 01:04:23 |
| 01:04:15 | Anastasia (Danielle) | Snoop | "An 11." | — | — |
| 01:04:16 | Conrad (Alex) | Snoop | "7." | — | "It's gonna be just one time." — 01:04:17 |
| 01:06:05 | Anastasia (Danielle) | Slick (ne'er-do-wells), exploded twice | "Ooh, that's a 10." "25 plus 2, 27" | 8 (stated at 01:05:53) | Danielle's total — 01:06:15; Brennan later: "You beat 10 by so much." — 01:07:24 |
| 01:12:30 | Hunch (Trapp) | Savvy (reviving Dan) | "An 8." then "No, sorry, a 9." | 6 | Dan wakes — 01:12:37 |
| 01:14:20 | The Fix (Hank) | Sneak (climbing to the office), exploded | "Oh, I exploded." "I got it." | 5 | Arrives unnoticed — 01:14:23 |
| 01:16:04 | Dan (Freddie) | Savvy (the scar) | "A 4!" then "A 4and more. What do we got? 7." | 4 | Notices the symmetry of the head cut — 01:16:09 |
| 01:18:28 | Hunch (Trapp) | Savvy (why we thought he was thrown) | "That is a… 10." | 4 | Realises Elias had the grappling gun planned — 01:18:33 |
| 01:20:36 | The Fix (Hank) | Savvy (recall the attack) | "It's a 4." | 4 | Remembers the slit over the DA's chest — 01:20:41 |
| 01:21:40 | Hunch (Trapp) | Savvy (the book's safeguards) | "That is going to be a one. No, a 2." | 5 | Redone as a Planned Action ("You halve your skill"); recalls Elias's copper-supplement note — 01:22:09 |
| 01:26:43 | Hunch (Trapp) | Sturdy (heal with cold steaks) | "That is a 12." then "Sorry, that is an 11." | 12 | After Dan's pep talk, the bones knit — 01:27:12; Trapp's correction — 01:26:45, 01:27:25 |
| 01:29:09 | Conrad (Alex) | Drive (to the mayor) | "17 plus 2 plus 3, so that's 22." | — | The squad car crashes into the mayor's office — 01:29:16 |
| 01:48:52 | Hunch (Trapp) | Slick (evidence at the precinct) | "That is a 2." then the others count "Five, six, seven." | 7 | Sergeant: "Yeah, yeah, yeah, just bring it back to the evidence locker" — 01:49:03 |
| 01:53:06 | Dan (Freddie) | Sneak (handcuffs) | "Sneak 10, 12." "Blew up on it." "Double 12!" "12 plus 12 plus 7." | 10 | "31 total" — 01:54:12; the handcuff impales the chief — 01:53:22 |
| 01:55:01 | Hunch (Trapp) | Slick (file the evidence himself), exploded | "It's a 5 on the dot." | 5 | Pasha: "Help yourself in right over here" — 01:55:10 |
| 01:55:54 | The Fix (Hank) | Slick (bone facts) | "That's a 6." | 3 | Pasha answers with her own bird facts — 01:55:58 |
| 01:57:33 | Hunch (Trapp) | Snoop (the evidence cart) | "That is an 11." | — | Finds the baggie with the copper pistol — 01:57:39 |
| 01:59:54 | Hunch (Trapp) | Snoop (is The Fix aroused) | "Great. That's a 4." | 1 | Not answered; Brennan moves on — 02:00:01 |
| 02:01:46 | Hunch (Trapp) | Snoop (Pasha's desk) | "That is a 12." | 3 | Sees the photograph — 02:01:55 |
| 02:01:47 | The Fix (Hank) | Snoop | "I got a 2" | 3 | Hank says it may not matter — 02:01:47 |
Stat named by Brennan or the player; dice named only where said. "DC" is Brennan's stated difficulty. Totals as said; "(arithmetic)" marks sums I added from stated parts. Natural 20s as said: none. Natural 1s as said: Brennan's d20 for the figure, "natural 1" 00:42:43; Hank "I rolled a 1." on the Sharp shot 00:47:22; Hank's Snoop "1" is a total of 1 as said (00:43:35); the Casino employee's Sturdy d8 "1!" 00:55:05. Exploding dice: Siobhan Snoop 18 00:08:26, Danielle Slick 17 00:09:57, Alex Slick 4 then 2 00:34:56, Siobhan Snoop 18 01:04:09, Danielle Slick 27 01:06:05, Hank Sneak 01:14:20, Freddie Savvy 7 01:16:04, Freddie Sneak 31 01:53:14, Trapp Slick 5 01:55:01.