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All In the Hot Exit
What happens
- 00:00:38 Brennan welcomes viewers and recaps: the crew of the Wurst, newly named, abducted Aurora Nebbins for Hyacinth Khrome; Barry Nyne's old acquaintances, the pug Melon, Gnosis, the ship's repairs, the lost 500 credits at the Emerald Comet and the explosion at the Bargain Bliss Pleasure Putty Factory Outlet and Training Center — 00:00:51–00:01:49
- 00:02:03 Situation at dock number 69420, level seven, the Vale of Tiers: the repaired Wurst, a supercomputer, an alien princeps who cooks, and a data card with 25,000 credits; the crew decide not to scan the card ("Let's believe") — 00:02:03–00:03:00
- 00:03:00 Hot Pleasure Putty rains; Rec Pols come from one side, Amercadian Space Brigaders from the other to arrest Norman Takamori for the murder of twelve sisters of the Cosmic Veil; wanted signs; Skip receives his jet pack item card; Raymond Zam waits at the ship — 00:03:00–00:04:44
- 00:05:39 Initiative round one, Gunnie first: he hides behind a taxi dispatch kiosk and readies Flash; the Rec Pol lieutenant orders "Stop! You're under arrest!"; Sidney casts Shield against the volley; the sergeants add a Leadership die — 00:05:39–00:09:01
- 00:09:21 Gunnie's Flash blinds the two Rec Pols on a scooter; Brennan rolls two natural 1s on their saves, the scooter hits the kiosk, both Rec Pols die, Gunnie takes 9 incendiary damage (2 hit points left) and burning debris sets the Pleasure Putty factory on fire — 00:11:57–00:15:08
- 00:15:15 Barry goes into the zone, leaps 10 feet to a second scooter and shoves the lieutenant off (Athletics 22) — 00:15:23–00:17:35
- 00:17:56 Putty mongers flee; Skip grabs Zortch and flies to the corner of the Freebooters Club; Perception 8; faction luck checks reveal UFTP agents and Repo Reapers, but Skip's cover is total — 00:18:43–00:24:15
- 00:24:15 Sidney and Aurora: incendiary grenade on the brigaders, stun grenade on the UFTP agents, a wall of putty fire, a charge through the putty mongers, Gunnie hauled onto Aurora's back; the stun grenade drops four of five UFTP agents — 00:24:46–00:34:43
- 00:35:15 Zortch merges with Skip ("We are one"), giving him a d4 to attacks and saves within 5 feet — 00:35:15–00:36:39
- 00:36:39 Riva appears in a water bulb near the gate, sees the Lady Pike docked 800 feet away at dock 69419, and casts Battle Precognition — 00:36:44–00:39:04
- 00:39:19 First Jib-Job arrival roll: one employee (Devin) shows up; Raymond Zam urges him on — 00:39:19–00:40:51
- 00:40:51 Margaret readies Critical Analysis, learns UFTP is freezing her accounts, reads the alert and defers the banking; Insight 18 on the factions; the brigade opens fire on Barry — 00:41:02–00:48:09
- 00:48:09 Repo Reapers target Gunnie ("reduce your monthly minimums"); Sidney's Shield, Dex saves and Margaret's Heads Up beat a cryogenic-stasis orb on Aurora's collar — 00:49:13–00:52:20
- 00:52:20 Gunnie runs interference and repairs himself (natural 20); Barry flips a lieutenant off the scooter (natural 20); Margaret wins the contested Finance roll; Barry drops Margaret in a foxhole and shoots the stunned agents — 00:54:29–01:00:36
- 01:00:36 The factory spills Pleasure Putty on everyone; Skip drops in with Zortch for a Sneak Attack; Sidney throws a plasma grenade and uses Storming Shot — 01:00:52–01:11:35
- 01:11:53 Riva plans to get Gunnie to the ship, detaches his torso from his legs and throws it with Psychic Push Pull; Jan de la Vega's wheelchair appears — 01:12:15–01:16:22
- 01:16:22 Natural 20 for the Jib-Jobbers: all nine remaining workers arrive by taxi and run; Raymond provides cover — 01:16:26–01:18:53
- 01:19:02 Margaret banks in the Box of Doom, beats the UFTP roll by ten, saves her checking account, stocks and pension: 14,000 credits — 01:19:39–01:23:15
- 01:23:46 Round two (continued): brigade fire on Barry, Guard, Repo Reaper shots on Sidney (AC 24), Sidney's concentration natural 20 and Aurora bonds with her — 01:24:23–01:28:19
- 01:30:40 Gunnie starts the FTL calculations by hand while moving his torso; Barry and Margaret fly the scooter down the dock — 01:30:46–01:36:51
- 01:36:55 Jan de la Vega arrives with Needles, recognises Sidney ("if that ain't the android that tried to cut a hole in the Lady Pike") and marks her as her quarry — 01:36:55, 01:37:19; Sidney offers peace, is hit for 9 and drops; death-save natural 20; she stuns Needles and Jan shrugs off a stun grenade — 01:36:55–01:46:23
- 01:46:31 Skip's shot is a natural 1; three Warfare Whitneys descend in pink battle armor and roller-blade down the dock — 01:46:32–01:50:39
- 01:50:49 Riva throws Jan de la Vega off the station; Jan leaves in her safety bubble with a job offer; Riva returns to the ship — 01:51:06–01:53:01
- 01:53:12 Jib-Jobbers advance; Raymond lays an oil slick; Zortch and Skip board; Barry and Margaret board; Sidney leaves Aurora ready to carry the workers — 01:53:20–02:03:20
- 02:03:24 Warfare Whitneys skate over the oil slick and fall; Riva throws the scooter into the ship; ten Jib-Jobbers board Aurora, and Barry and Aurora carry them in — 02:03:55–02:08:28
- 02:08:41 Ramp closes, ship shields take fire, Boost shields, Gunnie finishes the tenth equation and the Wurst jumps — 02:08:41–02:11:31
- 02:11:31 Hyacinth Khrome's review arrives; the job total reads 30,000 credits — 02:11:46–02:13:00
- 02:13:00 Brennan closes; the next-episode teaser shows Gnosis breaking firewalls and SQ rebooting — 02:13:00–02:13:59
Frames
Key quotes
- “Let's believe, let's believe.” — Lou 0:02:59
- “I'm a first level engineer, I'm not built for combat. Yeah, I have two HP.” — Lou 0:14:24
- “Oh no, not the Lady Pike.” — Siobhan 0:38:15
- “Open fire on the clone marine.” — Amercadian NPC 0:47:16
- “You're essentially Zorro with a jet pack.” — Brennan 1:05:50
- “That's a natural 2.” — Brennan 1:20:30
- “I did not seek out a familiar in the campaign, the dice made this happen!” — Emily 1:28:19
- “I wasn't made to do everything I was made to do anything!” — Sidney 1:41:54
- “It's all in the hot exit.” — Raymond 1:54:13
- “Uh, away?” — Lou 2:11:31
Who and what appears
Player characters
- Big Barry Syx
- Gunthrie "Gunnie" Miggles-Rashbax
- Margaret Encino
- Norman "The Skipper" Takamori
- Riva
- Sundry Sidney
NPCs
- Aurora Nebbins
- Captain Jan de la Vega
- Handy Annie
- Hyacinth Khrome
- Jimmy the Snout
- Needles
- Princeps Zortch
- Putty mongers
- Raymond Zam
- RecPol
- SQ
- Salazar
- UFTP operatives
- Warfare Whitney
Locations
- Blue Heaven
- Dock 69419
- Dock 69420
- Freebooters Club
- Intersection number two
- Martini Nebula
- Nick's Knacks
- Pleasure Putty Factory Outlet
- Rec 97
- TaleSpire map
- The Lady Pike
- The Wurst
Items and artifacts
- Acme-Ashmun repair kit
- Aurora's collar
- Box of Doom (Starstruck)
- Crystal dagger
- Data card
- Disruption rifles
- Emergency / space blanket
- Gnosis
- Gunnie's body parts
- Gunnie's datapad
- Hyon beam rifle
- Jet pack
- Laminated ring binder
- Margaret's phone
- Pleasure Putty
- Power cells
- Rec Pol scooter
- Sidney's grenades
Factions and organizations
Roll log
| Time | Character (player) | Roll | Result | DC / AC | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:07:29 | Sidney (Emily) | Shield | AC 20 | — | volley misses |
| 00:11:57 | Rec Pol riders (Brennan) | Dex saves | two natural 1s | 13 | scooter crash |
| 00:13:56 | Gunnie (Lou) | Dex save | 10 | — | takes 9 incendiary damage |
| 00:17:12 | Barry (Murph) | Athletics shove | 22 | 13 | lieutenant kicked off |
| 00:20:14 | Skip (Zac) | Perception | 8 | — | cannot spot ahead |
| 00:21:51 | Brennan | Luck checks | 4 (right), 14 (left) | — | UFTP prepared, Repo Reapers not |
| 00:24:25 | Gunnie (Lou) | Constitution save | 10 | — | — |
| 00:24:58 | Sidney (Emily) | Animal Handling | 14 | — | learns Aurora's speed 50 |
| 00:26:55 | brigaders (Brennan) | Dex saves | three soldiers fail, sergeants succeed | 14 | 11 fire damage |
| 00:29:54 | Sidney (Emily) | Animal Handling | 12 | 15 | Aurora blasts through the mongers |
| 00:30:45 | Gunnie (Lou) | repair cost roll | 20 | — | 200 credits of damage |
| 00:31:18 | Brennan | Dex save (putty monger) | 5 | — | flung off the dock |
| 00:33:53 | UFTP (Brennan) | Con saves vs stun grenade | four fail | 14 | four unconscious |
| 00:37:50 | Riva (Siobhan) | Perception | 17 | — | sees the Lady Pike |
| 00:39:32 | Murph (Jib-Jobs) | arrival roll | 13, d10 1, d4 4 | — | one employee arrives |
| 00:44:48 | Margaret (Ally) | Insight | 18 | — | "less going on than meets the eye" |
| 00:47:18 | brigade (Brennan) | attacks on Barry | 27 energy damage | AC 15 | 13 after halving; regenerates 8 |
| 00:50:44 | Sidney (Emily) | Dex save | 22 | 16 | avoids cryo |
| 00:50:47 | Gunnie (Lou) | Dex save | 22 | 16 | avoids cryo |
| 00:51:02 | Aurora (Emily) | Dex save | 12 + d4 (4) | 16 | succeeds with Heads Up |
| 00:54:29 | Gunnie (Lou) | Mechanics kit | natural 20 | — | healing doubled, 12, back to max |
| 00:56:04 | Rec Pols (Brennan) | attack | critical failure | — | scooter takes 7 |
| 00:56:52 | Barry (Murph) | opposed Athletics | natural 20 | — | flips the lieutenant |
| 00:57:41 | Margaret (Ally) | Finance, Intelligence +9 | 18 | 15 (agents rolled 5, +10) | account opened |
| 00:59:59 | Barry (Murph) | burst damage | 4, 9 damage | — | agents out of stun |
| 01:00:49 | Brennan | putty factory roll | 7 | needs 6+ | Dex saves for all |
| 01:01:06 | Skip, Barry, Sidney, Aurora, Gunnie, Margaret | Dex saves | 16, 11 then 12 with advantage (passes), 14, 18, 17 (after a natural 20 cocked), 19 | 12 | most step aside |
| 01:03:17 | Skip (Zac) | attack | 16 on the die + 7 = 23 | — | hits, 11 damage |
| 01:06:43 | Sidney (Emily) | Animal Handling | 19 and 17, +1 = 20 total | — | Aurora charges |
| 01:07:43 | Repo Reapers (Brennan) | Dex saves vs plasma grenade | one failure | 14 | 16 and 8 damage |
| 01:09:15 | Sidney (Emily) | kinetic die | +4 AC | — | AC 19 |
| 01:10:11 | Sidney (Emily) | Animal Handling | 19 | — | Aurora bounds the monger |
| 01:16:26 | Murph (Jib-Jobs) | arrival roll | natural 20; four d10 highest 9; four d4 highest 2 | — | all workers arrive |
| 01:20:30 | Brennan (UFTP agents) | contested Finance | natural 2, +10 = 12 | — | — |
| 01:20:43 | Margaret (Ally) | contested Finance | 11, +9 = 20 total; superiority die 3 = 23 vs 12 | — | beats by 11 (threshold ten met) |
| 01:22:34 | Margaret (Ally) | six d4 | total 14 | — | 14,000 credits |
| 01:24:23 | brigade (Brennan) | attacks on Barry | 21 energy damage; 6, halved to 3 | — | Guard; one hit |
| 01:27:31 | Repo Reapers (Brennan) | six rifle shots | one hit | AC 24 | 16 damage to Sidney |
| 01:27:44 | Sidney (Emily) | concentration | natural 20 | — | Aurora bonds |
| 01:29:16 | Barry (Murph) | Perception | 14 | — | spots the agents |
| 01:30:14 | UFTP agents (Brennan) | attacks on Barry | one hit | AC 15 + cover | 6 halved to 3 |
| 01:32:38 | Gunnie (Lou) | Mechanics kit | 12 + 7 = 19 | — | 2 of 10 equations |
| 01:33:45 | Rec Pols (Brennan) | attacks | 5 + 4 = 9 | — | 4 to Barry |
| 01:35:04 | Barry (Murph) | piloting | 14 (with +5) | 10 | cover on the scooter |
| 01:36:10 | Barry (Murph) | burst damage | 10 each | — | technicians 10, supervisor 5 |
| 01:37:44 | Jan de la Vega (Brennan) | two attacks | one hit | AC 24 | 9 damage; Sidney down |
| 01:38:45 | Needles (Brennan) | attacks | both miss | Shield | — |
| 01:39:46 | Brennan | luck check | 13 | bad 1-7 | nothing |
| 01:40:16 | Sidney (Emily) | death save | natural 20 | — | back at 1 hit point |
| 01:42:59 | Needles, Jan (Brennan) | Con saves vs stun grenade, Box of Doom | 6 and natural 20 | 14 | Needles stunned, Jan fine |
| 01:44:03 | Aurora (Emily) | Athletics with Potent Aptitude | 7 | — | difficult terrain, bonus move |
| 01:44:47 | Sidney (Emily) | Disarm vs Jan Dex | fail | 14 | rifle on a chain |
| 01:45:15 | Sidney (Emily) | Persuasion | 19 | — | Jan asks about her contract |
| 01:47:06 | Brennan | Sleight of Hand | natural 1 | — | — |
| 01:47:08 | Skip (Zac) | Angle Perception (Perception vs Sleight of Hand) | 3 on the die + 5 = 8 | Brennan's natural 1 | contest |
| 01:47:44 | Skip (Zac) | light pistol attack | natural 1 | — | misses; the target dodges |
| 01:51:37 | Jan (Brennan) | Strength save, disadvantage, Box of Doom | natural 20 and 7 | 9 | fails |
| 01:56:10 | UFTP agents (Brennan) | attacks on Margaret | misses and one hit | — | 4 damage |
| 01:58:56 | Gunnie (Lou) | Mechanics kit | 22 | — | 5 of 10 |
| 02:00:47 | Brennan | luck check | 10 | bad 1-9 | no problem |
| 02:04:35 | Warfare Whitneys (Brennan) | Dex saves, disadvantage, oil | lower dice not above 5 | — | all three down |
| 02:05:17 | Riva (Siobhan) | psychic throw | 17 + 6 = 23 | — | scooter aboard |
| 02:05:38 | Riva (Siobhan) | Dex save | 9 | — | 1 hull damage |
| 02:07:07 | Gunnie (Lou) | Mechanics kit | 9 + 7 = 16, then +5 = 21 (he also says 18) | — | 8 of 10 |
| 02:08:30 | Brennan | luck check | 17 | bad 1-11 | putty fine |
| 02:08:59 | Sidney (Emily) | Astronav computer | 11 | — | 1 equation |
| 02:09:42 | Warfare Whitneys, Repo Reapers etc. | ground-to-ship fire | 69 | — | 6 shield damage |
| 02:10:20 | Riva (Siobhan) | Boost shields | 14 + 5 = 19 | — | 8 temporary shield points |
| 02:10:51 | Gunnie (Lou) | tachyon drive | 12 | — | final equation |
Natural 20s: Gunnie 1 (Mechanics kit), Barry 1 (Athletics), Murph's Jib-Job roll 1, Sidney 2 (concentration, death save), Jan 2 dice in the Box of Doom (Con save and Strength save) · Natural 1s: Brennan 2 (the Rec Pol scooter riders) plus 1 (Sleight of Hand), Skip 1 (shot) · Natural 2: Brennan 1.