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Battle of the Brands
What happens
- 00:00:38 Welcome; the cast is dressed alike in black with slicked or pulled-back hair — 00:00:50
- 00:01:08 Recap: fight night at the Kubla-Cola Gladiatorial Arena in Más Vegas, Lavada; the crew are the new champions for Acme-Ashmun; Gnosis, Auma Liu, U4F and Dora Valentine are recapped; 1.2 million credit purse — 00:01:08–00:03:16
- 00:03:41 Sponsorship paperwork: Finance 28 (replacement parts supplied), logo and brand-ambassador stipulations, Finance nat 20 (required drugs), Acme-Ashmun pivots to the Proldier market; Wiley Wes the broken android — 00:03:51–00:06:41
- 00:06:56 The Wurst descends; comms deadened; Ross, an Acme-Ashmun pilot, takes Margaret's request for a decoy hot-dog ship that blows up — 00:07:12–00:08:26
- 00:08:36 Landing on Mas Vegas; Sidney's worry about a set-up; Gnosis hidden in the bathroom; Zortch and Raymond Zam guard the ship; Aurora Nebbins comes along — 00:10:08–00:12:34
- 00:12:41 New Jib-Jobbers come aboard; Acme-Ashmun representatives offer the suite or locker room; the crew asks for a store — 00:12:59–00:14:12
- 00:14:14 Limousine through Más Vegas: the Midas, the Nero, the Andalusian, Running In Place parlors; Jimmy The Snout reports on the pilgrims at Madrugada Station — 00:14:24–00:15:54
- 00:16:04 Weapons department store: a 20% markup, a long shopping spree; Aurora's armor — 00:16:15–00:22:02
- 00:22:12 The Andalusian pool: Perception checks; Sister Sadie Zeb and twelve Cosmic Veil nuns alive and in bikinis — 00:22:46–00:25:13
- 00:25:17 Locker room: drones folded onto Barry, Margaret's photo speech, Motivating Speech and Sage Advice, buffs, sentry turrets on Aurora, Runalunian absynthe and vodka, Kublacaine — 00:26:12–00:33:16
- 00:33:41 Margaret texts Auma a link; Gunnie's "We are the ball" speech — 00:33:46–00:34:03
- 00:34:19 Announcer, Zeke Donaldson Quark, Jimmy The Snout and Chip Hatwell; the crew is introduced and the three rival teams are announced: Smaggy and Brobbin, Brutus, Plinth — 00:34:32–00:40:26
- 00:40:40 Initiative; Skip first; Skip shoots Plinth from a camera nest (25, 29 damage); Plinth's psychic reaction — 00:41:04–00:43:48
- 00:44:03 Brobbin and Smaggy rush Aurora and Sidney; Riva's Psychic Confusion on Brutus passes and Disarm fails; Gunnie's Intimidation (17) fails; Gunnie's Explosion — 00:44:13–00:49:38
- 00:50:27 Barry's nat 20 Intimidation on Brutus; Brutus's Venom Breath: 55 damage, Sidney and Aurora down, Riva at 5 hit points — 00:50:44–00:54:05
- 00:54:18 Barry med-packs Sidney and leaps; Brutus swats the Plinth for 10 (under the threshold); Aurora's nat 20 death save — 00:54:52–00:57:37
- 00:58:21 Sidney's stun grenades; Aurora throws Brobbin Bunny off the dais — 00:58:45–01:01:58
- 01:02:10 Plinth's turn: 30-foot Wisdom save; Barry and Aurora frightened — 01:03:19–01:05:24
- 01:05:24 Margaret talks to the Plinth ("I want the all fight."); stuns Smaggy; Plinth's Intelligence-save blast on Margaret and Skip — 01:05:41–01:09:51
- 01:10:30 Skip's nat 20 Sneak Attack on Plinth (33); Riva's Calm Emotions; Gunnie's Explosion (31) — 01:11:06–01:17:34
- 01:18:30 Brutus downs Aurora and shatters one psychodrone; Barry drops his shield and fires the rotary cannon (27 and 28) — 01:19:19–01:22:53
- 01:23:41 Sidney's last-turn charge fragmentation through Riva's old drone body (44); Plinth destroyed — 01:24:09–01:28:47
- 01:28:53 Plinth's psychic blast on its death; Brutus kicks Aurora off the dais — 01:28:58–01:30:20
- 01:30:29 Margaret snorts Kublacaine; Skip's shots on Brutus; Smaggy hits Skip; Gunnie repairs Riva's drone — 01:30:33–01:35:12
- 01:35:12 Brutus's Venom Breath again: Skip and Smaggy down; Sidney catches Aurora Nebbins; cliffhanger — 01:36:01–01:40:06
- 01:40:14 Next-time card; Margaret falls out of the camera nest — 01:40:45
Frames
Key quotes
- “I have never been less certain of a PC victory in my life” — Brennan 0:03:16
- “It's about looking competent.” — Brennan 0:04:50
- “that will blow up 20 minutes away” — Margaret 0:08:04
- “We used to be fucking miserable.” — Margaret 0:26:22
- “we are the ball, and we're going straight up.” — Barry Syx 0:34:00
- “Absolute brand slander outta the gate from Sundry Sidney” — Jimmy 0:35:50
- “I want the all fight.” — Plinth 1:05:55
- “Get fucked, Plinth!” — Gunnie 1:16:12
- “Folks, a priceless artifact and real son of a bitch is no more!” — Jimmy 1:28:36
- “Folks, Sundry Sidney has saved the dog!” — Jimmy 1:39:45
Who and what appears
Player characters
- Big Barry Syx
- Gunthrie "Gunnie" Miggles-Rashbax
- Margaret Encino
- Norman "The Skipper" Takamori
- Riva
- Sundry Sidney
NPCs
- A woman at the pool
- Acme-Ashmun representative
- Auma Liu
- Aurora Nebbins
- Brobbin Bunny
- Brutus
- Camera operator
- Captain Jan de la Vega
- Chip Hatwell
- Crowd member
- Ife Amari-Reyes
- Jimmy the Snout
- Kubla-Cola announcer
- Plinth
- Princeps Zortch
- Professor Dora Valentine
- Raymond Zam
- Ross
- Sadie Zeb
- Smaggy Squirrel
- Wiley Wes
- Zeke Donaldson Quark
Locations
- Amercadia
- Griivarr Worlds
- Kubla-Kola Gladiatorial Arena
- Locker room
- Madrugada Station
- Mas Vegas
- Onolo Dos
- Running In Place
- The Andalusian
- Uncle Bob's Fantanimalland
- Weapons department store
Items and artifacts
- Acme-Ashmun force shields
- Auto-injector parts
- Bulletproof cell phone holder
- Charge fragmentation
- Composite armor
- Crystal dagger
- Fiber armor
- Gnosis
- Heavy shield generator
- Kublacaine
- Magnet for a drone
- Photo of the crew
- Psychodrone
- Remote detonator
- Revolver and heavy shield generator
- Rotary cannon
- Runalunian Absynthe
- Sentry turrets
- Thermal detonators, hunting rifle, fragmentation charge
Factions and organizations
- Acme-Ashmun
- AnarchEra
- Galactic Girl Guides
- Kansas Korncakes
- Proldiers
- Rec Station News
- Sisters of the Cosmic Veil
- The Gunner Channel
- Triangle Mint Cookies
- U4F
- United Free Trade Planets
Creatures
Roll log
| Time | Character (player) | Roll | Result | DC / AC | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:04:06 | Margaret (Ally) | Finance (contract) | 28 | — | airtight; replacement parts supplied |
| 00:05:16 | Margaret (Ally) | Finance (drug clause) | natural 20 | — | the contract requires "a certain amount of drugs" |
| 00:22:21 | Riva / Barry / Skip / Margaret / Sidney / Gunnie | Perception | 13 / 9 / 23 / 13 / Dirty 20 / 16 | — | Skip's 23 counts the nuns: twelve |
| 00:29:29 | Gunnie (Lou) | Mechanic's kit | 18 | — | two sentry turrets on Aurora |
| 00:36:41 | Sidney / Margaret / Gunnie / Barry / Skip (Siobhan asks for it) | Insight on the crowd | 22 / 17 / 14 / 1 (a total) / 11 | — | — |
| 00:40:47 | Sidney (Emily) | Initiative | natural 1, re-rolled to 11 | — | — |
| 00:40:55 | Barry / Riva / Skip / Margaret / Gunnie | Initiative | 11 / 14 / 20 / natural 1 / 13 | — | Skip first |
| 00:42:30 | Skip (Zac) | Attack, blaster pistol, advantage, Supreme Accuracy | 16 on the die, +9 = 25 | — | hits Plinth; 23 damage (17 +6), +6 Targeted Strike from Margaret (00:43:31) = 29 |
| 00:43:57 | Skip (Zac) | Stealth | 26 | — | hidden in the camera nest |
| 00:44:48 | Brobbin Bunny (Brennan) | Attack on Aurora | hit | — | 23, 33 points of damage (as said) |
| 00:45:15 | Sidney (Emily) | Mirror Image d20 | 10, then 12 | — | two duplicates destroyed |
| 00:46:25 | Brutus (Brennan) | Wisdom save vs Psychic Confusion (disadvantage) | passes | DC 16 | no effect |
| 00:46:52 | Riva (Siobhan) | Disarm (Quicken) | — | DC 16 | fails: Brobbin pulls his chain back |
| 00:48:07 | Gunnie (Lou) | Intimidation | 17 | — | fails to dissuade the rabbit and squirrel |
| 00:48:49 | Gunnie (Lou) | Explosion damage (8d6) | running sums said aloud: "Eight, 14, 22, 33" | DC 17 Dex | Smaggy no damage; Brobbin half, 16 |
| 00:49:20 | Smaggy and Brobbin (Brennan) | Dex saves vs Sabotage Charges (Gunnie asks for two saves) | both pass | — | no damage; Gunnie: "Oh, then I won't." — 00:49:22, charges not thrown |
| 00:50:44 | Barry (Murph) | Intimidation | natural 20 | — | Brutus does not attack him |
| 00:52:26 | Riva / Sidney (Siobhan / Emily) | Con saves vs Venom Breath | 16 (+5 = 21) / 11 | — | Riva halved (27); Sidney and Aurora down |
| 00:53:07 | Venom Breath | damage | 55 | Con save | Riva 27, Smaggy and Brobbin full 55, Plinth immune |
| 00:54:52 | Barry (Murph) | med pack on Sidney (hit die spent) | Barry's own hit points 76 to 69, then 74 | — | Sidney is "back up" — 00:57:16 |
| 00:56:22 | Brutus (Brennan) | legendary action on Plinth | 10 damage | threshold | under the damage threshold; Brutus takes 4 |
| 00:57:24 | Aurora Nebbins (Emily) | Death save | natural 20 | — | back up at 1 hit point |
| 00:59:24 | Brobbin and Smaggy (Brennan) | Con saves vs stun grenade | 4 and 13 on the dice, +3 from the Box of Doom = 7 and 16 | DC 16 | Brobbin fails and is stunned; Smaggy makes her save |
| 01:00:23 | Aurora Nebbins (Emily) | Acrobatics | 9, then 10 | DC 10 | reaches the Plinth |
| 01:01:16 | Sidney (Emily) | Performance, advantage | 21 | — | Brobbin thrown off |
| 01:02:02 | Sidney (Emily) | temp HP | 8 | — | — |
| 01:03:30 | Riva / Barry / Aurora Nebbins | Wisdom saves vs Plinth (30 ft) | 25 / 12 (+d6 Heads Up 5 = 17) / 7 | — | Riva saves; Barry and Aurora frightened, speed 0 |
| 01:06:41 | Smaggy (Brennan) | Con save vs Margaret's stun grenade | 6 (total 9) | DC 14 | Smaggy stunned |
| 01:08:51 | Skip / Margaret | Intelligence save vs Plinth | 24 / natural 1 | — | Margaret 29 damage; Skip 14 psychic |
| 01:11:06 | Skip (Zac) | Attack, Supreme Accuracy | 17, then natural 20 | — | 8d6 Sneak Attack; 27 +6 (Margaret's Targeted Strike die, 01:12:56) = 33 damage |
| 01:13:28 | Skip (Zac) | Stealth | 27 | — | hides at a different camera |
| 01:13:44 | Skip (Zac) | temp HP | six | — | — |
| 01:17:22 | Plinth (Brennan) | Dex save vs Explosion | fails | — | 31 damage |
| 01:18:48 | Brutus (Brennan) | Venom Breath recharge d6 | 4 | 5 or 6 | no recharge |
| 01:19:19 | Brutus (Brennan) | attacks | hits Aurora (AC 17) | — | 26 damage; two attacks on Riva's drone, 28 damage |
| 01:21:34 | Barry (Murph) | Performance | 14 | — | shield toss passes a camera |
| 01:22:02 | Plinth (Brennan) | Dex saves vs Rapid Shot | fails, fails | — | 27, then 28 damage |
| 01:26:15 | Plinth (Brennan) | Dex save vs charge fragmentation (disadvantage) | fails | DC 14, 16 for Sidney | 44 damage; Plinth destroyed |
| 01:27:07 | Sidney (Emily) | Performance, advantage | 19 on one die, 22 | — | the crowd goes nuts |
| 01:29:19 | Barry (Murph) | Intelligence save vs Plinth's death blast | 17 (+5 = 22) | — | halved, 10 psychic damage |
| 01:32:00 | Skip (Zac) | Attack, Sneak Attack, Priming Attack | 28 | AC | 17 damage (includes Margaret's +6 Targeted Strike die, 01:32:10); Brutus passes the DC 16 Wisdom save |
| 01:32:55 | Skip (Zac) | Stealth | 16 | — | Brutus does not see him; Smaggy does |
| 01:33:38 | Smaggy Squirrel (Brennan) | attack on Skip | 23 damage | — | Uncanny Dodge, halved to 11 |
| 01:35:03 | Gunnie (Lou) | Sabotage Charges damage | 8, 10 | — | one save passed, one failed |
| 01:35:12 | Brutus (Brennan) | Venom Breath recharge d6 | 5 | 5 or 6 | breath returns |
| 01:35:54 | Skip / Gunnie | Con saves vs second Venom Breath | 10 / 22 | — | 62 damage; Skip down, Smaggy down |
| 01:38:23 | Sidney (Emily) | Mirror Image check; Shield | check fails; Shield | AC 18 | Brutus misses |
"Dirty 20" is a total, not a natural 20. Natural 20s: Margaret 1 (Finance), Barry 1 (Intimidation), Aurora Nebbins 1 (death save), Skip 1 (second Supreme Accuracy roll) · Natural 1s: Margaret 2 (initiative; Intelligence save), Sidney 1 (initiative, re-rolled)