{"id":164,"date":"2020-09-25T19:02:23","date_gmt":"2020-09-25T19:02:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghostpuncher.net\/a\/?page_id=164"},"modified":"2020-09-28T23:52:17","modified_gmt":"2020-09-28T23:52:17","slug":"episode-5","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ghostpuncher.net\/a\/corps\/transcript-hub\/episode-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Transcript &#8211; Episode 5"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"164\" class=\"elementor elementor-164\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-66942ad elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"66942ad\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ec26b1\" data-id=\"4ec26b1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fc147d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0fc147d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">TRANSCRIPT - EPISODE 5<br>Uncle Stickey's House of Humours - vol II<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae9f2d0 elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ae9f2d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"s1\">(Transcription by Micha Cavaseno, contact for transcription work\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ghostpuncher.net\/corps-transcripts\/transcript-5-uncle-stickeys-house-of-humours-vol-ii\/mcavaseno@gmail.com\">here<\/a>)<\/span><\/p><p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/5832807\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/1b1b1b\/\" width=\"100%\" height=\"90\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p><p><b>[Music Fades In:\u00a0 Skagos \u2013 Blossoms Will Sprout From the Carcass]<\/b><br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Previously on Ghostpuncher Corps!<br \/><b><br \/><\/b><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0You\u2019re outside Uncle Stickey\u2019s<br \/><br \/>Welcome to my House of Humors!<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Oh god.<br \/><br \/><b>Robyn:<\/b>\u00a0So is this like a weird \u2018Eyes Wide Shut\u2019 thing or\u2026 ?<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0What is the nature of this\u2026 club challenge?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Ah yes, my humble treasure club! I\u2019m so glad you asked!\u2026 If you pass, you can keep your items and you now have lifetime membership to Uncle Stickey\u2019s Treasure Club! And if you fail, you will be forced to surrender all of your purchases by Bernice<br \/><br \/>I\u2019ve taken a slot bracelet from a crying toddler, I don\u2019t give a shit, try me!<\/p><p><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Elektra giggles.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0I know your type!<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0I think you are her type!<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Something happens which is deeply disturbing. Some Altered States evolutionary regression kinda stuff. A fucked up gorilla-esque human ancestor.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:\u00a0<\/b>So light your torches, ready your blades, and keep an eye out for peril. As we join the adventures of the Ghostpuncher Corps.<br \/><br \/><b>[Musical interlude]<\/b><b><br \/><\/b><b><br \/><\/b><b>Lilith:\u00a0<\/b>First off, honestly we\u2019ve got a couple housekeeping things\u2026<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:\u00a0<\/b>Mmmhm.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0One, um, hey we\u2019re on iTunes! That\u2019s cool!<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah!<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:\u00a0<\/b>That is cool!<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah! 2, Robyn has left the podcast. At least for now\u2026<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0[mimics a sad slide-trombone]<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah, it\u2019s not awesome, obviously I\u2019m not thrilled about it. But, like\u2026<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Shit happens.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Shit happens, and also like Robyn\u2019s really busy down in Austin it sounds like. I\u2019m friends with them on Facebook and they\u2019ve got shows going on all the time which, by the way, if you\u2019re in Austin, Texas; keep an eye out for Robyn Reynolds\u2019 shows and stuff. They do a lot of improv comedy around town, and they\u2019re really funny! You can check out the first three episodes of this podcast for proof!<br \/><br \/><b>[A Karaoke version of Korn\u2019s \u201cFreak On A Leash\u201d suddenly blares into the mix]<\/b><br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0One thing we need to discuss is how we\u2019re going to resolve this from a story perspective. Kevin\u2026. Kevin left, Kevin got food poisoning, Kevin got pinched for credit card fraud, I don\u2019t know.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0I mean, I feel like Kevin, it seems\u2026 is probably the most likely person to just get really freaked out by this whole assignment and just be like \u201cNope! I\u2019m out.\u201d<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0I was just going to say\u2026 Yeah.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0What was Kevin\u2019s class? Was he a rogue?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0He was a rogue, he was a rogue. And I just, really quickly, me and Robyn had talked about it\u2026 Kevin was going to level into Arcane Trickster and I had a really fun moment planned out for Kevin where Kevin\u2019s tattoo was going to start talking to him.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Oh my god\u2026 Oh my god\u2026!<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:\u00a0<\/b>That\u2019s\u2026<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0And do a sick vape trick that would show him secrets of the invisible Mage Hand that arcane tricksters get at level three.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:\u00a0<\/b>Holy shit.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0That was gonna happen this session and honestly, it was such a good moment I just wanted to like, just toss it out there because I\u2019m never going to be able to do that\u2026.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Hey, excuse me, you don\u2019t know about Petua\u2019s tramp stamp so just keep on hoping.<br \/><br \/><b>[Music Cuts]<\/b><br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0So yeah, Kevin has left. Whatever it is the fiction ends up being, the three of you are now, you\u2019re at the base of the Great Wall of Friendship.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0On the other side.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Yes you surmounted a beaten and bloody Bernice. And Uncle Stickey, who just looks thrilled to see that you have succeeded.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0[hoarsely] And kicking his niece\u2019s ass which still, that still fucks with me. Also, podcast listeners, I do apologize if I sound all fucked up. Petua smoked a ton of weed before getting on this podcast. She just smoked so much weed, you guys, it was such bad, intense, sticky hot weed and now I have a throat thing, so\u2026.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0[laughs] Petua has a throat thing today.<br \/><b><br \/><\/b><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0I, actually, Kevin is in my throat. He lives in my throat now.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Oh, wow, that\u2019s\u2013<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:\u00a0<\/b>That\u2019s some Shining shit, right?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah that\u2019s kinda, that\u2019s crazy. Um, I\u2019m into it. Uhm\u2026 And actually, there\u2019s\u2013<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Listen\u2026 There\u2019s enough vore podcasts out there.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Noooo!! You didn\u2019t have to take it there\u2026 !\u00a0<\/p><p><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0If this becomes a vore podcast I quit\u2026\u00a0<\/p><p><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0The Shining is not about a \u2018vore\u2019, so this doesn\u2019t have to be a vore.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0There\u2019s a lot of things I\u2019m willing to roleplay, that\u2019s one one of them.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah, nah.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Ooookay! I just, let me just tear a few sheets out of the notebook real quick.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0I\u2019m sorry, me and you have already had this conversation.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Which notebook, the one for your podcast or the one for your marriage?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0[laughs]<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Both.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah yeah yeah, first one and then the other. But anyway\u2026<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Ok, Ok. Reeling it back in.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0[chuckling] OK so, Uncle Stickey\u2019s in front of you and he\u2019s\u2026 Well, congratulations, it\u2019s time for you to head on to your next challenge which is right through that door over there! And there\u2019s a door at the other end of the room.<br \/><br \/>Prepare yourselves for the Pipe Organ of Doom!<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0I really don\u2019t wanna see your pipe organ. I\u2019m fine I think.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0[brief stammer] Are you familiar with the, you ever been to church ma\u2019am?<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0I, I was making a joke I don\u2019t know how terrible I sound. Yeah, yeah.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Elektra laughs.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0What\u2019s a pipe organ?<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0It\u2019s a very large piano. Kind of.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:\u00a0<\/b>What\u2019s a piano?<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:\u00a0<\/b>The thing with all the keys? It\u2019s black and white\u2026 ?<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0I like motion at my arms and<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Oh yeah.<br \/><b><br \/><\/b><b>Cassidy:\u00a0<\/b>Ohhhh yeah.\u00a0<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0But bigger! And it uses wind.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Where are the keys though?<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0\u2026. Let\u2019s go see!<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah, I assure you there\u2019s one in the next room! As I just said. Uh, just really quick, there\u2019s, in that room, there\u2019s a key to get to the next room where you will face your final challenge. Uhm, and, yeah. Gotta find the key! Anyway! And he just bounces.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:\u00a0<\/b>When you say \u2018key\u2019\u2026 ?<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0When you say \u2018bounces\u2019\u2026. ?<br \/><br \/><b>[Assorted Laughter]<\/b><br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0He does seem like the kind of gentleman who would bounce, literally.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah, no, he kinda skips away in a very jovial fashion.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Okay.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0So Elektra is very intrigued by y\u2019know, any kind of keyboard.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0I mean there were a lot of music puns in there. T-B-H.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0So you go in the next room, you see it\u2019s kind of a quiet looking \u2018study\u2019 space. You see, there is to the right a pipe organ on the wall. You kinda see there\u2019s a few things carved into it, you see just some kind of vague shapes. Not very bright in this room, it\u2019s lit by candle; a few candles stacked on top of tables and shit like that. There\u2019s a few bookcases, dusty old tomes and yeah, there\u2019s a door on the other end of the room.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0So we\u2019re looking for a key. Um\u2026 I want to investigate the pipe organ, but what do I want to investigate about the pipe organ?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0I don\u2019t know, what DO you want to investigate?<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0I kinda want to just look it over a little bit more closely while the other two do whatever they do.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:\u00a0<\/b>OK! Roll me I guess an investigation check.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0[Rolls Dice] That\u2026 Is a 15.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Fifteen? Ok. So you see, those carvings that I was referring to? It\u2019s like the, a lot of the wood is like carved into subtle shapes of demons and devils and acts of unholy sorcery. And you see\u2013<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Bitchin\u2019! Elektra says.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah! You see words carved into the wood above the keys!<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0How many keys are there?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Uh, 49. I don\u2019t know what\u2019s the standard number of keys?<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0The ordinary amount of keys?<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0OK. That\u2019s a pretty\u2026 Fourty-Nine\u2019s a pretty, pretty standard.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah, so the words you see carved above the keyboard.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0[reading the encarved words] \u201dFOSSAS EFFODIUNT\/ MALEFICIS INCENDERENT \/HEROS, A TERGO\u201d<\/p><p><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Hey now, not a\u2026 and some names scratched out?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:\u00a0<\/b>Yeah.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Hey, Petua. You seem to be knowledgeable on language stuff, what\u2019s\u2026 ?<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0It says \u201cDig trenches, burn sorcerers and strike from behind\u201d and then there\u2019s something I can\u2019t quite make out that\u2019s been scratched out.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Is there a \u2018D\u2019 in that? Can you possibly make out a \u2018D\u2019 or is it completely scratched out.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0A \u2018D\u2019? \u2018D\u2019 \u2018F\u2019 \u2018M\u2019\u2026 Oh, what do you mean? A \u2018D\u2019 \u2018F\u2019 \u2018M\u2019 \u2018I\u2019 \u2018H\u2019.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0What\u2019s Latin for \u2018Dragula\u2019?<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0\u2026 That was a dumb joke. It took me a minute.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0[Laughs] You still haven\u2019t solved the puzzle so\u2026 No.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0The answer is not \u2018Dragula\u2019?<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0I\u2019m so confused by what\u2026<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0[Laughs]<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0OK\u2026 Um.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Mikey is just gonna wander around the room, looking at random books, pulling them off the shelves. Just looking for a physical key.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Dig ditches, born sorcerers\u2026 what was the last bit?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith &amp; Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0[in unison] Strike from behind.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:\u00a0<\/b>Strike from behind\u2026.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Strike from behind what?<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Oh, I see, the thing that we\u2019re striking from behind has been scratched out. Not some other thing.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Is it like a word or a whole line that got scratched out?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0It looks like it was just about seven or eight characters worth of space. But somebody just\u00a0<i>really<\/i>\u00a0scratched it out.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Ok. Hmm\u2026 Well, is there anything else in this room\u2026? Besides the books and the organ?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Books, candles, that\u2019s about it!<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Alright. Well, here\u2019s a thought. Why don\u2019t we ignore this riddle for now and Elektra, why don\u2019t you just try playing this organ?<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Can I just roll a search to like, root through the room or is there any point to even doing that?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0I mean\u2026 You don\u2019t find\u2026 You find books that Mikey doesn\u2019t know how to read.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0OK\u2026 Mikey\u2019s looking for physical keys.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Aaaaand\u2026 you find\u2026 Physical keys?<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Yes. Like he was told there was a key in this room and he\u2019s gonna find it.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Well he\u2019s not. He can\u2019t find it just looking around the room right now.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Do you think the key might be magic?<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Is the organ running right now? Can I tell if it\u2019s a mechanical organ or an electrical organ?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0It is a mechanical organ, it does seem to be running.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0I would like to just press a key on it.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0OK.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Let\u2019s say like a \u2018D\u2019 somewhere in the middle of the keyboard. [Note is struck] So I kinda like, look around, to see if I notice anything happen when I press a key on the organ.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0I mean, it just makes the note.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0And that\u2019s it, ok. Are there any additional, like, stops on the organ?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0No.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Is it just the keyboard and the whole\u2026 \u2018interface\u2019? Just, panel, wood\u2026<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah yeah. Yeah, your standard organ with a bunch of demonic shit carved into it.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Wait how many\u2026 We came through a door to get into this room, how many doors are there?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0There\u2019s one other door.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0One other door. What does the door look like?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0It looks like a plain wooden door?<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Is there a handle?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah, there\u2019s a handle on it.<br \/><b><br \/><\/b><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0OK I\u2019m gonna try opening the door!<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0OK it\u2019s locked.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Is there a keyhole?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0There\u2019s a keyhole.<br \/><b><br \/><\/b><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0OK.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0If only we had somebody who could pick locks here.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Yeaaah.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Darn. Wouldn\u2019t that be great? Anyways I\u2019m just pondering, alright. Just getting real philosophical this evening. Mikey.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Yep!<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Do you remember when we were in that lady\u2019s house and you looked for, I guess then it was the truck nuts.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Oh yeah!<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Do you want to try doing that again?<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah I can do that again.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Alright.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0So, Mikey kinda stops and closes his eyes and rocks back on his heels a couple times. Opens them again, pitch black eyes and I cast Detect Magic.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0OK! Uhhh\u2026 you do see the organ does seem to be enchanted.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0OK. So do I discern anything else about the nature of this enchantment?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0It\u2019s Enchantment magic, that\u2019s\u2026<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:\u00a0<\/b>OK. So no is the answer.<br \/><b><br \/><\/b><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Well, Enchantment is a school of magic. Like, I don\u2019t\u2026<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0No, that\u2019s fair. I guess you\u2019re right. Mikey will relay the information that there\u2019s something up with the organ. That it\u2019s unusual or magic.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Interesting\u2026 Well, the key\u2026<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Wait, can I\u2026 ?<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0D\u2019ya think maybe the key is inside the organ? Can we take it apart? I can break it.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Well, he might\u2019ve been referring to a musical key, which is a collection of notes that\u2026 it makes a specific\u2026<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Mikey is hanging on your every word and understanding none of it.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0[Laughs]<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0I mean could these be references to songs?<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0I\u2019m saying\u2026 Yes, that\u2019s what I\u2019m thinking. Maybe we have to play the organ in a special way and that\u2019s the key to open the door, seeing as it\u2019s enchanted.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:\u00a0<\/b>Maybe you have to play it with your feet! That would be really hard.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Not if we have foot pedals. Are there any foot pedals on this organ?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0I mean, there are because there usually are on an organ.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:\u00a0<\/b>It\u2019s an organ! Yeah\u2026 I wanna sit at the organ and just\u2026 start playing the hit song [Regresses into giggles] song by Rob Zom\u2026<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Song\u2019s called \u2018Dracula\u2019?<br \/><b><br \/><\/b><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Rob Zombie, \u201cDragula\u201d.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0OK, you, I want you to roll me, what is it a Performance check? Roll me a performance check. \u2018Cause you\u2019re playing \u201cDragula\u201d by ear, the opening synth riff of \u201cDragula\u201d by ear.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Yes [Rolls Dice] That is a\u2026 13.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0[Organs Cue] Ok! You hear those spooky chords come out, and as soon as you hit that third note and release\u2026 A little drawer opens up beneath the keys\u2013<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Oh shit!<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0And inside is a tiny metal key.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Oh wow! Good call!<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Noice.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0What song was that, I\u2019ve never heard it before.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0It\u2019s \u201cDragula\u201d by Rob Zombie.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Fascinating.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Hey Petua, would it be\u2026 \u2018Dragula\u2019 is not Latin, what\u2019s Latin for \u2018chariot\u2019?<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Uh, pause! Pause the game! [Laughs]<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0What\u2019s a chariot?<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0It\u2019s like a\u2026 a bucket that a person can stand in, and it\u2019s got wheels on the side of it.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Oh.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0The expression is \u2018sinum currus\u2019.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0What\u2019s Latin?<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Hmmm. A dead language.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Oh Latin\u2019s a very old language.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Oh ok.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0It\u2019s good though!<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0So I take the key and I walk towards the door with it, and put the key in the key slot. Unless something else happens.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:\u00a0<\/b>No keep going.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0I don\u2019t think that\u2019s how D&amp;D works also, like I think you just gotta commit to the bit.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0I turn the key in the, does it go into the\u2013<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah the key goes into the door!<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Does it unlock it?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:\u00a0<\/b>Yeah! The door unlocks and the door swings open.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0What is in the next room.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0So you see in the next room, it\u2019s kind of a performance area? There\u2019s kind of lines of benches on each side of the area and kind of a very short wooden stage. And Bernice is sitting on the stage. She\u2019s got an Icee in her hand, just kinda slurping away at it. And she sees the three of you!<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Oh. H-Hi\u2026 Elektra waves a little bit.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Hey.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Hey Bernice.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Hey Mikey.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Oh, hello again.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Wow y\u2019all got through that.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Sorry I punched you in the face\u2026. Aw, okay.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Nah it\u2019s\u2026 That\u2019s chill. That\u2019s chill. All part of the game, y\u2019know?<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0I didn\u2019t want to but you hit Petua.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Hey. Like I said, all part of the game, all\u2019s fair. Petua, I hope there\u2019s no hard feelings.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Um, well, your fist was pretty hard, and my face is full of feelings so yes.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0She rattles the slurpee in her hand in that way to kinda loosen it up a little bit and kinda points it towards you. You want a sip?<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0I really don\u2019t. I\u2019ve kinda got a throat thing happening, I don\u2019t think you want my\u2026.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Oh yeah right. I hear that, I hear that.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah it happened in like, five minutes, it wasn\u2019t great! No, no I\u2019m good. Unless that has any kind of healing or restorative properties in which case I will definitely take a hit of that.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:\u00a0<\/b>I mean, I could put some Day-Quil in it if you want me to!<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0[Wearily] Is that what you folks do out here?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0She pulls out a bottle\u2026 [Bursts into laughter]<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:\u00a0<\/b>Oh shit.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0\u2026shakes it again, and hands it over to you.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0I make eye-contact with her and take a long sip.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0That restores you for 2 points of damage.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0[Laughs]<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Oh, shit! Alright!<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Ok, so I gotta-, is this magic Day-Quil or\u2026<br \/><br \/><b>[Assorted Chuckles]<\/b><br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Are we just accepting that Day-Quil gives you hit points.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Day-Quil gives you back hit points.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:\u00a0<\/b>OK.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Folks, today we\u2019re sponsored by Day-Quil apparently. Just put it in your Icee, it\u2019ll make it better\u2026<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0No I just hope that, I just want to know if that\u2019s a true fact in this universe. Because, if there ever is a chance now that I\u2019m low on health, that I need to not be low on health, I want to break into a fucking pharmacy to get super fucked up. And then get a bunch of health back!<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Robo-Trippin\u2019.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:\u00a0<\/b>The only\u2026 The reason the Day-Quil worked for Petua is because she has the throat-thing.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0OK.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0[Chuckles}<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0It\u2019s all conditional, you gotta justify it to me in narrative.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Alright.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0That makes sense.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0So being robo-trippin\u2019 doesn\u2019t make you invincible.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0No it does not.<br \/><b><br \/><\/b><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0OK.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0God.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0God\u2026<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Elektra timidly asks Bernice: So\u2026 what\u2019s next?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Oh. Y\u2019all got done with all that stuff a little bit faster than we expected.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Have a knack.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Uncle Stickey\u2019s uh, getting ready. That was pretty cool what you did! Yeah.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Elektra blushes.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:\u00a0<\/b>Most of the six-year olds, even if they can stand getting punched in the face by me, they can\u2019t get past the, y\u2019know, the Rob Zombie trap as I like to call it.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0It is a good one.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Well, it is a good one. I\u2019m not familiar with his work but that\u2019s why we have Petua around\u2026 I mean, Petua, fuck. What was in that? It wasn\u2019t Day-Quil. Elektra around.<br \/><br \/><b>[Syd &amp; Amanda Chuckle]<\/b><br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah, yeah, uh, I think he\u2019s gonna be out in a little bit, sorry. He\u2019s\u2026 It\u2019s like a costume change thing.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Oh god, isn\u2019t this a lot\u2026.? Right.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Well he doesn\u2019t get to this part a lot\u2026 Like I said, most of the kids that try this, I mean, doesn\u2019t go as well.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Children do this?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah, yeah! No, I mean\u2026 It\u2019s kind of a thing FOR KIDS like\u2026 It\u2019s like a tourist trap. You thought a secret treasure club was for adults?<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0I mean\u2026<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Well, never change the song \u2018cause\u2026 you find a kid who can do it, you got yourself a cool kid.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0I didn\u2019t know what to think frankly.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Well, I mean, Mikey, you\u2019re kind of, you\u2019re like in a super position of like\u2026 5 and thirty-somethin\u2019? Right? So that\u2019s\u2013<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0What\u2019s a super position?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0It\u2019s like a really good position.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Cool.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah\u2026 Uh, and then, she hears, there\u2019s a knock behind the stage. Well, looks like he\u2019s ready. She jumps off the stage, not much of a jump, more like a hop. She just kind of walks out of the area that you\u2019re in, and then Uncle Stickey comes out, onto the stage and then he\u2019s actually\u2026 At first glance it actually seems like he\u2019s wearing the same clothes he was wearing? But they all seem to be fitting him-<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0What clothes was he wearing before?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0It was just like\u2026 It\u2019s a tan vest, striped button-down shirt and khaki pants. But it all just seems to be sitting on him a lot weirder now.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Huh.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0And he looks at all of you and he says Oh wonderful! You\u2019ve passed your second challenge! Now, your final challenge. Now, let me know, are you ready?<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0\u2026 As ready as I\u2019ll ever be I guess.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Ready for what?<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Sure, I guess.<br \/><br \/><b>[Stickey\u2019s voice distorts and an Electric Wizard\u2019s \u201cBarbarian\u201d kicks in]<\/b><br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Ready to face The Wizard! And he tears away his clothes, it\u2019s breakaway clothing, and underneath he\u2019s wearing a cloak and a hood, the hood is obviously down and tights. And he kind of gestures his hands up in the air and waggles his fingers at you and it\u2019s time to roll for initiative.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Can I just say that this is a lot.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0[Laughs]<br \/><br \/><b>[Song Fades Out]<\/b><br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Can I just ask one simple question, and if you don\u2019t have an answer that\u2019s fine.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Yes, OK.<br \/><b><br \/><\/b><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0It\u2019s like, meta-gaming to know this, you don\u2019t have to tell me.<br \/><b><br \/><\/b><b>[Dice Rolls in Background]<\/b><br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0\u2026 but the clothes that he tore off, were those actually the same clothes he was wearing before, and does that mean Uncle Stickey just tear-away clothes all the time?<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:\u00a0<\/b>[Laughing] That was my other question.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Or does he have, like a seperate set of tear-away clothes that look like his regular clothes. And if so, which one of those is stranger? Because I can\u2019t decide! [Ends in Laughter]<br \/><b><br \/><\/b><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Me neither.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0[Laughs] Duplicate clothes with breakaways. He was wearing the genuine article before.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0OK.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0So does that mean he wakes up every morning and decides how weird he wants to get? Like, at the beginning of the day? Like do I wanna be able to tear away all my clothes?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0I mean\u2013<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0I mean, what it does mean is this guy took off his clothes, put on a hood and robe and tights, and put on a seperate set of clothes over top of that, to look like the clothes he just took off, but aren\u2019t. K.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Yep! Yep. That is what he did.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0All right\u2026<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0[sighs] Good grief.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0That is what he does, every day. Anyway, yeah. Throw that initiative in there.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a018!<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Ah, that\u2019s a 20.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:\u00a0<\/b>Cool.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0I rolled a 5.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0OK, Petua! You go first! It\u2019s time for you to defeat the wizard!<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0I sure will do that. Um, hm\u2026. See, \u2018cause I\u2019ve got this awesome hammer now, that I really want to use, but I know that\u2019s not the best thing to use right now? Maybe as a final blow kind of thing. I will however cast Chill Touch on him.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Okay.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Ghostly skeletal hand to a creature in range. The target takes 1d Necrotic damage on hit.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:\u00a0<\/b>Ok.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0So, gonna roll\u2026 And that\u2019s a 16. Ok, so that\u2019s sixteen plus 3 which is, 19.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0OK, that hits.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Alright. Get ready for 1d Necrotic damage I guess\u2026 And uh, Petua, ok, can I add a little bit of story flavor here?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah, nononono absolutely.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0\u2018cause I\u2026 so I know that this hammer is not necessarily a spellcasting Focus? But can I swing it as I cast the spell anyways?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Oh, I mean, it\u2019s a spellcasting focus.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Oh, shit, it is. OK.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah! Yeah, it\u2019s a +1 Warlock spellcasting focus.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:\u00a0<\/b>Oh, it is! How did I miss that, I wrote it down right on my sheet. Fuck of all this. Alright, I swing my hammer, and point it at him and say: Let\u2019s see what this baby can do. And enjoy [Rolls Dice]\u2026 Whoop, that was a d10. Don\u2019t enjoy that\u2026 Enjoy [Rolls Dice Again] 6 points of damage.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Fuck, all right!<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0And also the hand is clinging to him and he can\u2019t regain hit points until the start of my next turn.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0[Dryly] No Day-Quil.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Uuuugh! Uuuugh Gross! He\u2019s like, shaking\u2026 Where did you, where did you aim it at? Like what part of him is it stuck to?<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:\u00a0<\/b>Throat.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Throat! He is like, grasping at it and just kind of like waaaah! This is super gross and weird!<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0[Laughs]<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0And just to make sure, Uncle Stickey not an undead target is he?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah, Uncle Stickey\u2019s like, a person.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Ok, so he\u2019s not undead.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0He is not undead.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:\u00a0<\/b>Just checking, alright. I\u2019ve got my hands on him though! He\u2019s literally caught these hands. Alright.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0[Chortles]<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Elektra, it\u2019s your turn!<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0I\u2019m, gonna take it from the situation that he\u2019s not a real wizard [Snickers]<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Well?<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0I guess we\u2019ll find out. Gonna do Vicious Mockery and, um\u2026 Yeah it\u2019s just a Wisdom saving throw.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0OK.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0So I will say my mockery. [Warped Sounding] You look shitty and ridiculous.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0How did that get so loud? I mean, goodness.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Harsh.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0He must succeed on a wisdom saving throw for\u2026 12. Or take one d4 in Psychic damage.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Okay. Well he just rolled a 17 so he says I LOOK FANTASTIC! And you know what, I think this hand is\u2026 pretty befitting of me as well so nyeh! And so he actually raises up his hands and he points at Elektra\u2019s amp! And then it turns off!<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Oh.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0No. Don\u2019t do that.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0\u2018cause he just cast the spell On\/Off.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Don\u2019t do that!<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah! [Scoffs] Not a real wizard\u2026<br \/><br \/><b>[Assorted Laughter]<\/b><br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:\u00a0<\/b>Um, let\u2019s see. And that he was actually able to cast as a bonus action so he then turns to Petua and, I need Petua to make a Wisdom saving throw.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Ooookay. Let\u2019s see [Rolls Dice] That\u2019s a 13 plus 1, so a 14.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Damn, you just saved yourself from Crown of Madness. OK, Mikey, it\u2019s your turn.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Awwww\u2026.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy<\/b>: Ok, so\u2026 How big is this room?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Uh it is about 50 feet across, 50 feet long. It is a very small performance space.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Ok. Aaaaand\u2026.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Like for puppet shows, or that kind.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0So you said it\u2019s like 15\u00d715?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0No, 50\u00d750.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a050 by 50 OK. How spread out is everybody right now. Basically who is within 15 feet of me?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Um, I think y\u2019all would\u2019ve been in the same kind of clump. Uncle Stickey is up on the stage he\u2019s about 30 feet away.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0I\u2019m gonna use my second Wild Shape for the day and Mikey is just going to sort of explode\u2026 not out of his shirt, because thankfully the pug face t-shirt is a Triple XL. But out of his pants certainly.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0[laughter then groans]<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Oh that\u2019s very bad.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0So when Mikey shape-shifts, it\u2019s not really like him turning into an animal, it\u2019s more him like, turning into the closest human ancestor to that animal is? So the Grizzly I imagine to.. A giant fucked up, giganthropithicus-looking thing with this statline of\u2013<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0That\u2019s a great word\u2026 Yeah.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0What, giganthropithicus? It is a great word. So yeah I turn into that, and I just charge and attack him.<br \/><b><br \/><\/b><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0That\u2019s awesome. Ok, yeah, is that just like a Scratch attack or\u2026?<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Oh, hold on I\u2019m pulling it\u2019s text up. OK, so it does give me Multi-Attack because pretty much all animals it seems have that?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Mmmhmmm.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:\u00a0<\/b>One Bite and one Claw attack.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:\u00a0<\/b>Okay!<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0OK, so I got a 13 on my Claw attack?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Ok, that hits.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Ok so\u2026 Oh wow, being a bear rules. OK so he takes 2 d6 worth of damage.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0[sotto voce] Fuckin\u2019 A.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Goddang.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Which is, 8 plus my strength modifier, he takes 12 points of damage.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0OK!<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:\u00a0<\/b>Damn.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0And you said you had Multi-Attack, right?<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah, and then I also have a Bite attack. I rolled a 16 for that\u2026 Also hit?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Fuckin\u2019 A! Alright. Yep.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0And that does\u2026 Another 10 damage. I\u2019m sorry, 9 damage. I rolled a 5. It\u2019s one d8 and I got 4 Strength modifier.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Alright, alright. OK. He\u2019s looking real bad, like\u2026 He\u2019s now being mauled by a bear. And kinda looks like a person who\u2019s being mauled by a bear.<br \/><b><br \/><\/b><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Can I specify that it\u2019s not a bear, it\u2019s a large vaguely human-like creature with Mikey\u2019s face and a pug t-shirt.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0God\u2026<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0What I really want is I just want to get this podcast to the point that people are making fan-art of what Mikey\u2019s Wild Shapes look like, because I think that\u2019s gonna be the best thing.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0That\u2019s gonna be like, so\u2026 Oh god. We\u2019re gonna get the most upsetting images. Send those all to my wife! Don\u2019t fucking send them to me, I don\u2019t need those nightmares.<br \/><br \/>[Assorted Nervous Laughter]<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0If there\u2019s gonna be fan art of Mikey I want it, I want to see it. I will print it out, I will put it on the refrigerator. I swear to God.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Let\u2019s see, okay. So Mikey did all that damage\u2026 Is horrifying prehistoric Mikey-beast going to do anything after biting and slashing at this\u2013<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0That\u2019s pretty much all I can do.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0This man who, he looks to be about I would say about\u2026 I think I said mid-60s? Last time\u2026 ?<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Hey! He started a fight. Mikey brought the fight.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Mikey did bring the fight.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Mikey fucking brings the fight, God. Alright. Petua, it is your turn.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Wow, good job Mikey. I\u2019m really impressed by this bear. I\u2019m going to cast\u2026 You know what? I say just have that Chill Touch hand just tighten its grip around his throat, I wanna cast it again.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Okay. Do you roll\u2026 A save, no, was that a save? Sorry.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:\u00a0<\/b>No it\u2019s just to see if it\u2019ll hit again.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:\u00a0<\/b>Oh, ok. Go ahead.<br \/><b><br \/><\/b><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Alright. [Rolls Dice] Hooooo. That was a 2.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Ohhhh, ok. The hand around his neck breaks it\u2019s grasp but, y\u2019know, he doesn\u2019t seem all that happy about it because y\u2019know, there\u2019s still a bear, still a prehistoric bear-thing on top of him? Um, Elektra, it is your turn, and your amp is off.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Can I, Can I turn it back on?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0That\u2019s gonna be your action for the turn, it\u2019s gonna take a sec.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Oh nooooo.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Do you have any pointy objects?<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0I\u2019ve got a bat\u2026 I mean I have a knife, combat knife\u2026.<br \/><b><br \/><\/b><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0I say you whack him in the head.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah that was my thought\u2026.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah, just go bowling with this motherfucker, isn\u2019t he prone?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:\u00a0<\/b>Yeah, he is!<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0[Whispering] Whack him with the bat.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Um, yeah. Get my bat, say No-one fucks with my gear asshole! And come at him with my bat.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Okay, Okay. Yeah, roll to hit!<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0[Rolls Dice] Nooo it fell.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:\u00a0<\/b>Oooh, it\u2019s bad luck.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Let\u2019s see\u2026 [Rolls Again] It\u2019s an 18.<br \/><b><br \/><\/b><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Eighteen hits!<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0[Rolls Again] T-Two. 2 damage.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:\u00a0<\/b>Two damage. I mean, he takes it, but obviously he\u2019s a lot more worried about the bear. And, uh\u2013<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Sure.<br \/><br \/><b>[Assorted Laughter]<\/b><br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0The horrifying prehistoric bear-thing. And he\u2013<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0I\u2019m sort of imagining it as like, the point where apes diverged from giant sloths? I know that\u2019s not a real point in evolution\u2026<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Oh my god.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Oh my god\u2026.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0But, that\u2019s what I\u2019m imagining.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0He casts Max\u2019s Earthen Grasp. And I need Mikey to make an Intelligence saving throw.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0OK.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Oh, I\u2019m sorry. A Strength saving throw.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Oh well that\u2019s way better. I\u2019m a fucking Bear! Like literally.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0[Softly] That\u2019s true, you are a bear\u2026<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Uh, I got a\u2026 16.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Sixteen? OK. He\u2019s not\u2026 [chortles]<br \/><br \/><b>[Assorted Snorts &amp; Giggles]<\/b><br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Sorry y\u2019all, there\u2019s a very good picture of a\u2026 It looks like a fucked up diorama prehistoric ape thing.<\/p><p><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0The \u2018Kentish Ape Man\u2019.<br \/><b><br \/><\/b><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Yes. Exactly that. That\u2019s exactly what is beating the crap out of Uncle Stickey right now. Except with Mikey\u2019s beard and t-shirt.<br \/><br \/><b>[Assorted noises of horror and disgust]<\/b><br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Uh, god, I\u2019m gonna go to GIMP later.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Ugh, oh, you just\u2026 Okay, alright. Well! This, this fucked up terrifying creature, it manages to escape Max\u2019s, and thus in by proxy, Uncle Stickey\u2019s Earthen Grasp. And it is Mikey\u2019s turn.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0OK, soooo\u2026 How fucked up is Uncle Stickey right now, because Mikey\u2019s not really trying to kill him or anything.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0He\u2026 He does look like he is\u2026 Um! He looks bad, like his nose is bleeding. You can tell there\u2019s a little bit of blood dribbling out of his mouth.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:\u00a0<\/b>OK.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:\u00a0<\/b>He, yeah. He looks bad!<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0OK, so I\u2019m gonna drop my Wild Shape. Suddenly Mikey kind of deflates from this horrible ape-creature down to regular Mikey but wearing shreds of pants instead of pants. Uhhh, and I\u2019ll cast Entangle.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Ok.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Nice.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:\u00a0<\/b>He has to take a save, I think it\u2019s a Reflex save. But it might be strength I\u2019m just checking\u2026 Uhhh, creature under spell must succeed on Strength saving throw or be restrained.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Okay. What\u2019s the DC on that?<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:\u00a0<\/b>Oh it\u2019s my spell-save DC which I guess is my, spell-modifier I think\u2026 ? Or my Efficiency bonus and my Wisdom modifier?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0It\u2019s uh\u2026 OK, your saving throw DC is 8 plus your\u2026 Whatever your modifier is for your spellcasting? Plus your efficiency bonus.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0OK. Thennn, you said eight, plus that?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Eight, plus yeah.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Ok so\u2026 That mean the Spell DC is 13.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Thirteen? He rolled a 12.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Ok. So Uncle Stickey is restrained.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Uncle Stickey is restrained. Uh, by what?<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Oh, just roots that burst up out of the ground.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Ok, ok!<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Alright.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah, just some classic Nature magic shit.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0[Grunts] You\u2019ve absolutely ruined my stage! Unhand me!<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Well\u2026 You said we had to fight you, and you can\u2019t fight anymore. So I think that means we win?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Well, it would seem that you have bested The Wizard. And therefore you get to keep your items. Good job everyone.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Thank you! K I\u2019ll dismiss the spell.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0You can tell he\u2019s clearly not used to losing. This is\u2026.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Elektra still wants to come at him with her bat. But stops herself at the last moment. She\u2019s still very pissed off about him fucking with her gear.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0[Giggles]<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0He flinches. Y-you can turn it back on dear it was just a spell\u2026<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0It\u2019s the principle.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Apologies. You did hit me in the face already so\u2026.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah I only got to hit him like, once!<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0I only hit him twice, but it counted.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:\u00a0<\/b>Yeah\u2026<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Y-Yeah it really counts a lot when you hit, it counts A Lot Mikey. That was pretty fucked up, it was viscerally terrifying. Well, anyway\u2026.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0I\u2019m sorry.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0[chuckles]<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0I guess you are now uh\u2026<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Did you just call him Mickey?<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0My name\u2019s Mikey.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:\u00a0<\/b>Did I, Mikey, did I say Mickey?<br \/><b><br \/><\/b><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0With an \u2018e\u2019.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Got it, got It. Won\u2019t happen again.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah, better not.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Hm. Seems\u2026 Okay, there\u2019s a weird energy building in this room.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0[Giggles]<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah Elektra\u2019s, she\u2019s put away her bat, but\u2026.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0I really don\u2019t know what you all are complaining about, you uh, left my niece quite battered and bruised and\u2013<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Have you thought about that maybe we\u2019re not into this kind of sadistic activity just to join a discount club, or whatever the fuck you\u2019re offering? Like\u2026<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0I didn\u2019t lay a hand on Bernice!<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0It\u2019s a treasure club, and you did this out of your own free will!<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:\u00a0<\/b>That\u2019s true.\u2026<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0I mean, you did kind of hold us financially captive, so\u2026. Like I can\u2019t not keep this hammer.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0W-well the purchases, I mean\u2026<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:\u00a0<\/b>Yeah we don\u2019t get that money back.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:\u00a0<\/b>That\u2019s the rules of the Treasure Club! I explained it before you bought anything, I was very clear about it.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0You\u2019re acting as-\u2026 Yes ok, I\u2019m not gonna fight this guy. I, look\u2026<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:\u00a0<\/b>I mean we already did fight him and he lost.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0We\u2019re up to code, we\u2019ve got-\u2026 You want to contact the bet, b-[stammers]\u00a0<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Try again! Take a second one?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0[Chuckles]<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0What\u2019s a \u2018Better Business Bureau\u2019?<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0It\u2019s a very, very deep hole where we put all the capitalists.<br \/><b><br \/><\/b><b>[Assorted giggling]<\/b><br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Oh! What\u2019s a capitalist?<br \/><b><br \/><\/b><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0You don\u2019t wanna know. Continue, Dr. Stickey, for the love of god, please.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:\u00a0<\/b>[Laughs] Well, um, I guess you\u2019re all free to go, any time you\u2013<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Did you just call him DOCTOR Stickey?!?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0S-She did.<br \/><br \/><b>[More Laughter]<\/b><br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0OK. Just checking.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0I was gonna let it go but uh, I kind of enjoyed being called that.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Just really, throwing around surnames\u2026 No, no. I\u2019m not going to call you that.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0[Laughs] Well, um\u2013<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0And for the record, we should have been ALWAYS free to go, because you shouldn\u2019t have been holding us captive against our will!<br \/><b><br \/><\/b><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0You can put down your items at any time, but in order to keep the items- I really don\u2019t see what\u2019s unclear about that. ANYWAY!<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:\u00a0<\/b>So did we win or not?<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0We did.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0You won! Jeez!<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0What did we win\u2026? Oh\u2026<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:\u00a0<\/b>You won the things you already got! I know it\u2019s a difficult system to wrap your head around but\u2013<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0I thought there was a prize at the end\u2026.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0But I think we also get to shop at his spots and buy cool other magic shit, is that correct?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Yes! Any time you see another Uncle Stickey\u2019s franchise in your travels across this nation you can stop in, have a chat with us, we\u2019re always happy to say hello! Even to you. And you can purchase from Uncle Stickey\u2019s Treasure Club?<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Do we get a special\u2026 card to identify that?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0No, I\u2019ll remember you. There\u2019s not a whole lot of people at Uncle Stickey\u2019s Treasure Club, I am Uncle Stickey.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0How are you\u2026 You made it sound like\u2026.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0So wait, so this is basically a club full of people who have kicked personally your ass?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Y\u2019know, I usually don\u2019t think about it that way, but uh, I guess that\u2019s right.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0You made it sound like there\u2019s multiple ones, across\u2026.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah there is! Like I said, lot of franchises.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0But if you\u2019re not there\u2026.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0No I will. I will be.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda &amp; Syd:<\/b>\u00a0[Chuckling]<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Oh this is one of THOSE things isn\u2019t it? Just one of those things.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0I\u2019m sure I don\u2019t know what you mean.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Well it\u2019s just been a long week, I\u2019m just going to put it that way.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0OK, alright, alright, well\u2026 Did you want to maybe get the fuck out of my place of business?!?<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:\u00a0<\/b>Yeah, ok.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Jesus. We\u2019re paying customers.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Yes, well you\u2019re paying in punching customers.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0We do have to\u2026<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0He started it.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Things to do\u2026<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0That\u2019s fair. That\u2019s fair. You can\u2013<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0We do have a few things to do.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0There\u2019s a door over there that goes up a staircase that Bernice, she\u2019ll show you out.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0B-Ber-[Stammers] I was about to say, is Bernice still in the room.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Bernice left before the fight.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0[softly] Ahkay\u2026 Well, I guess we\u2019ll start heading out\u2026 Smell ya later, gramps!<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Oh that, I feel like that negativity was uncalled for!<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0I\u2019m sorry I punched you in the face. And bit you.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0I\u2013<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0I\u2019m not.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:\u00a0<\/b>Well I am.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0[Snickers] I\u2019m sorry I cast all those spells at you guys.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0That\u2019s ok.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Sorry none of them worked\u2026 He seems really down.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda<\/b>: Yeah!<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0I use my last spell slot to cast Cure Light Wounds on Uncle Stickey.<br \/><br \/><b>Everyone:<\/b>\u00a0Awwww.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0There you go! Hope you feel better.<br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Oh, th-thanks! Thanks Mikey.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0You\u2019re welcome!<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:\u00a0<\/b>He\u2019s kinda, he\u2019s now crying, softly.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Oh dear. This is just extremely uncomfortable for me as a person. Petua walks out.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Ok you pass Bernice who does not seem to be paying much attention at all and you go back out into the parking lot. Your winnebago is parked where it was before. Um\u2026 Yeah!<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Soooo nobody\u2019s going to comment on Mikey still not wearing pants?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0I was\u2026<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Oh.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0It\u2019s a very big pug t-shirt isn\u2019t it?<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah it\u2019s like\u2026 I imagine it\u2019s at least to his knees.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0His ass isn\u2019t out that\u2019s all that matters.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0No, no.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0We\u2026 should get you more pants though. Do you have any more pants in your winnebago?<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0I dunno. Probably.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Let\u2019s check it out. Let\u2019s look for pants. Oh look! It\u2019s as if we had another member of the party who left and left his pants as well.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0I mean I think we should probably just explore the contents of what\u2019s IN the winnebago just because Mikey\u2019s never actually looked.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0[Rolls Dice] I got an 11.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0[Snickers] Roll for \u2018Detect Pants\u2019 or\u2026 what?<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0You definitely find some pants. Congratulations you found the pants.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Nice.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Ok. Do they clash with the pug T-Shirt?<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Ooooh.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0I could honestly see Mikey wearing some loose-fitting yoga pants. Under the\u2013<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Wearing what?<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Like a nice comfortable pants that aren\u2019t slacks? I feel like Mikey isn\u2019t a slacks kinda guy.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah, I feel like\u2013<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Did you say yoga pants?<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Not Yoga Pants but like\u2026 I\u2019m so sorry you guys.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Okay\u2026<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Forget I said this, I didn\u2019t mean to start pants discourse, I\u2019m sorry.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0No it\u2019s good.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Elektra immediately goes to just like, sit\u2019s down and just like, wiring the compressor into her amp.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Cool.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Nice. Petua sits down and chomps on a bagel, even though she doesn\u2019t need to but, I\u2019m hungry so\u2026 Has a glass of water.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Hey, we\u2019ve got a limit per day of those.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Can I have one of those?<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Alright can I eat a non-magical bagel?<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0[Softly Chuckles]<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0I mean, yeah sure. You find some tortillas that the family that Mikey stole the winnebago from.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Oh, hello\u2026. Noooo.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah, there you go. And there\u2019s a bag of cheddar cheese; that\u2019s what white people camp with.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0 I am not putting that into my body because it\u2019s been in a car for a very long time. I throw the cheese out the window, it\u2019s desert cheese now.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0[in mock incredulity] What? That\u2019s a waste! I mean, if it wasn\u2019t moldy.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0I was eating that!<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah, if it wasn\u2019t moldy.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0It was, right?<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Oh yeah, it was moldy.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Oh. Well\u2026<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0So where to now?<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:\u00a0<\/b>Yeah, where to now?<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0I guess keep driving to Arizona?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Uh, so, the radio turns on once more.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Of course it does.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0[voice caked in radio distortion] Yeah, and\u2026 Hey Guys! It\u2019s Luci, I\u2019m really\u2013<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:\u00a0<\/b>Hey Luci.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Hey, Mikey. How are you?<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Good.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Luci?<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0I ripped my pants\u2026. But I got this cool t-shirt!<br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Oh, well that\u2019s. you get him other pants?<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0We have pants.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Ok good.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:\u00a0<\/b>[stumbling over words in excitement] I got this T-shirt, it\u2019s a really, it\u2019s a really good t-shirt. It\u2019s a really good shirt. It\u2019s got like, a dog\u2019s face? But it\u2019s like, the whole shirt.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0That\u2019s\u2026.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0It\u2019s a sick ass shirt.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0It\u2019s really good I wish that you could see it.<\/p><p><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0I\u2019m\u2026 I hope I see that next time I see y\u2019all. That\u2019s really great. I know, kinda got complaints with the last\u2026 the last assignment was kinda vague instructions right? Well\u2013<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah, everything is kinda been pretty vague.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Everything\u2019s been vague, I know. I\u2019ve got a lot more, well\u2026 I hear, so there\u2019s these things called websites. And uh, I don\u2019t know if you\u2019ve heard of them?<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0What\u2019s a website?<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0[icily] We\u2019re familiar.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0I\u2019m not!<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0I\u2019ve heard a little bit about them from the world of the living. I, I\u2019ll tell ya Mikey, I\u2019m not really the best person to explain it. Maybe Elektra or Petua could give you a rundown on what a \u2018web site\u2019 is. But I\u2019ve got one for y\u2019all that, it\u2019s gonna be all you\u2019re gonna need for your next journey\u2026 Yeah.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Well shit, alright. Can we have it now?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah yeah yeah, if you got like a web browser open, you can, here I\u2019ve got the address in front of me right here.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Elektra\u2019s looking at her phone.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0It\u2019s H, T, T, P, colon\u2013<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0You can skip that.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Forward slash! Forward slash!<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Y-you can\u2026<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0I, S-A-W, T-H-E,\u00a0 A-R-I-Z-O-N-A, L-I-G-H-T-S, Dot T K.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Could you repeat that\u2026 ?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0It\u2019s \u201cisawthearizonalights.tk\u201d.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:\u00a0<\/b>\u2026 Oh shit.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah, and if y\u2019all at home want to pull that up on your browser\u2026<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Oh shit!<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0The radio shuts off.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0[mutters various phrases under her breath such as \u2018State\u2019s Witness\u2019, \u2018Conspiracy\u2019, \u2018Bent Fork\u2019 and others as she reads]<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0What\u2019s a website?<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Well Mikey, there\u2019s a lot of information out in the uh, the internet. Oh god, this is not\u2026<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0What\u2019s the internet?<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:\u00a0<\/b>It\u2019s like a connected network. Kind of like, um\u2026 Trying to think of a nature metaphor that works.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Like TV?<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah, like imagine if every TV could talk to every other TV.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Oh ok. Like kinda like a phone.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0[murmuring] That\u2019s not good\u2026.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah, it\u2019s like a phone and a TV. And also a library. And um\u2026 a couple of other things. We\u2019ll show it to you some time, there\u2019s some cool stuff there! Elektra, what are you up to.<br \/><br \/>Syd: [murmurs then clears her throat] There\u2019s some strange shit! Let\u2019s see\u2026 Personal web domain of Alex Andre Curtis<br \/><br \/>Lilith: It\u2019s Alexandra.<br \/><br \/>Syd: Ahhh, Alexandra Curtis. State\u2019s witness against the deep state conspiracy to suppress the truth around the secret bomb tests that took place outside Bent Fork, Arizona 1947. \u201cCodename BBQ, now that\u2019s cute. Is the only known Nuclear Test on human subjects, that\u2019s not cute, within the borders of the united states. I have lived in the Big Fork area for 14 years. I frequently see strange lights coming from the area that the tests took place. And there\u2019s some pictures\u2026 Oh wait, it\u2019s still scrolling, it\u2019s still scrolling\u2026 Fine me. Huh.<br \/><br \/><b>[Skagos \u2013 Blossoms Will Sprout From The Carcass fades in]<\/b><\/p><p><b>[Outro \u2013 Music Break<\/b><\/p><p><b>(untranscribed lyrics)<\/b><\/p><p><b>It\u2019s the fury of the storm<\/b><\/p><p><b>It\u2019s the endless falling rain<\/b><\/p><p><b>It\u2019s the growing of the dark<\/b><\/p><p><b>It\u2019s the thrive of decay<\/b><\/p><p><b>It\u2019s the voice of woe<\/b><\/p><p><b>It\u2019s the call of the moon<\/b><\/p><p><b>It\u2019s the cold retribution<\/b><\/p><p><b>The dark rider known as death]<\/b><\/p><p><b><br \/><\/b><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Hey everyone, Lilith here with a quick reminder. One, we\u2019re on iTunes now so you can subscribe us, you can review us, that really helps us out quite a bit. Also, we have a Patreon now! If you go to patreon.com\/ghostpuncher and you can kick in a little bit if you\u2019ve been enjoying the show, if you want to help support it that\u2019d be very, very great. As of right now I\u2019m running the whole show out of my own pocket, hosting fees, recording equipment, everything like that. Which I\u2019ve always been happy to do because I love this show. But if you want to help out, once again that\u2019s patreon.com\/ghostpuncher. Thanks!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bdae70 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7bdae70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"s1\">(Transcription by Micha Cavaseno, contact for transcription work\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ghostpuncher.net\/corps-transcripts\/transcript-5-uncle-stickeys-house-of-humours-vol-ii\/mcavaseno@gmail.com\">here<\/a>)<\/span><\/p><p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/5832807\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/1b1b1b\/\" width=\"100%\" height=\"90\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p><p><b>[Music Fades In:\u00a0 Skagos \u2013 Blossoms Will Sprout From the Carcass]<\/b><br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Previously on Ghostpuncher Corps!<br \/><b><br \/><\/b><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0You\u2019re outside Uncle Stickey\u2019s<br \/><br \/>Welcome to my House of Humors!<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Oh god.<br \/><br \/><b>Robyn:<\/b>\u00a0So is this like a weird \u2018Eyes Wide Shut\u2019 thing or\u2026 ?<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0What is the nature of this\u2026 club challenge?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Ah yes, my humble treasure club! I\u2019m so glad you asked!\u2026 If you pass, you can keep your items and you now have lifetime membership to Uncle Stickey\u2019s Treasure Club! And if you fail, you will be forced to surrender all of your purchases by Bernice<br \/><br \/>I\u2019ve taken a slot bracelet from a crying toddler, I don\u2019t give a shit, try me!<\/p><p><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Elektra giggles.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0I know your type!<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0I think you are her type!<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Something happens which is deeply disturbing. Some Altered States evolutionary regression kinda stuff. A fucked up gorilla-esque human ancestor.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:\u00a0<\/b>So light your torches, ready your blades, and keep an eye out for peril. As we join the adventures of the Ghostpuncher Corps.<br \/><br \/><b>[Musical interlude]<\/b><b><br \/><\/b><b><br \/><\/b><b>Lilith:\u00a0<\/b>First off, honestly we\u2019ve got a couple housekeeping things\u2026<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:\u00a0<\/b>Mmmhm.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0One, um, hey we\u2019re on iTunes! That\u2019s cool!<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah!<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:\u00a0<\/b>That is cool!<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah! 2, Robyn has left the podcast. At least for now\u2026<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0[mimics a sad slide-trombone]<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah, it\u2019s not awesome, obviously I\u2019m not thrilled about it. But, like\u2026<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Shit happens.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Shit happens, and also like Robyn\u2019s really busy down in Austin it sounds like. I\u2019m friends with them on Facebook and they\u2019ve got shows going on all the time which, by the way, if you\u2019re in Austin, Texas; keep an eye out for Robyn Reynolds\u2019 shows and stuff. They do a lot of improv comedy around town, and they\u2019re really funny! You can check out the first three episodes of this podcast for proof!<br \/><br \/><b>[A Karaoke version of Korn\u2019s \u201cFreak On A Leash\u201d suddenly blares into the mix]<\/b><br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0One thing we need to discuss is how we\u2019re going to resolve this from a story perspective. Kevin\u2026. Kevin left, Kevin got food poisoning, Kevin got pinched for credit card fraud, I don\u2019t know.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0I mean, I feel like Kevin, it seems\u2026 is probably the most likely person to just get really freaked out by this whole assignment and just be like \u201cNope! I\u2019m out.\u201d<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0I was just going to say\u2026 Yeah.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0What was Kevin\u2019s class? Was he a rogue?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0He was a rogue, he was a rogue. And I just, really quickly, me and Robyn had talked about it\u2026 Kevin was going to level into Arcane Trickster and I had a really fun moment planned out for Kevin where Kevin\u2019s tattoo was going to start talking to him.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Oh my god\u2026 Oh my god\u2026!<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:\u00a0<\/b>That\u2019s\u2026<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0And do a sick vape trick that would show him secrets of the invisible Mage Hand that arcane tricksters get at level three.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:\u00a0<\/b>Holy shit.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0That was gonna happen this session and honestly, it was such a good moment I just wanted to like, just toss it out there because I\u2019m never going to be able to do that\u2026.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Hey, excuse me, you don\u2019t know about Petua\u2019s tramp stamp so just keep on hoping.<br \/><br \/><b>[Music Cuts]<\/b><br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0So yeah, Kevin has left. Whatever it is the fiction ends up being, the three of you are now, you\u2019re at the base of the Great Wall of Friendship.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0On the other side.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Yes you surmounted a beaten and bloody Bernice. And Uncle Stickey, who just looks thrilled to see that you have succeeded.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0[hoarsely] And kicking his niece\u2019s ass which still, that still fucks with me. Also, podcast listeners, I do apologize if I sound all fucked up. Petua smoked a ton of weed before getting on this podcast. She just smoked so much weed, you guys, it was such bad, intense, sticky hot weed and now I have a throat thing, so\u2026.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0[laughs] Petua has a throat thing today.<br \/><b><br \/><\/b><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0I, actually, Kevin is in my throat. He lives in my throat now.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Oh, wow, that\u2019s\u2013<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:\u00a0<\/b>That\u2019s some Shining shit, right?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah that\u2019s kinda, that\u2019s crazy. Um, I\u2019m into it. Uhm\u2026 And actually, there\u2019s\u2013<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Listen\u2026 There\u2019s enough vore podcasts out there.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Noooo!! You didn\u2019t have to take it there\u2026 !\u00a0<\/p><p><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0If this becomes a vore podcast I quit\u2026\u00a0<\/p><p><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0The Shining is not about a \u2018vore\u2019, so this doesn\u2019t have to be a vore.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0There\u2019s a lot of things I\u2019m willing to roleplay, that\u2019s one one of them.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah, nah.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Ooookay! I just, let me just tear a few sheets out of the notebook real quick.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0I\u2019m sorry, me and you have already had this conversation.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Which notebook, the one for your podcast or the one for your marriage?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0[laughs]<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Both.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah yeah yeah, first one and then the other. But anyway\u2026<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Ok, Ok. Reeling it back in.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0[chuckling] OK so, Uncle Stickey\u2019s in front of you and he\u2019s\u2026 Well, congratulations, it\u2019s time for you to head on to your next challenge which is right through that door over there! And there\u2019s a door at the other end of the room.<br \/><br \/>Prepare yourselves for the Pipe Organ of Doom!<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0I really don\u2019t wanna see your pipe organ. I\u2019m fine I think.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0[brief stammer] Are you familiar with the, you ever been to church ma\u2019am?<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0I, I was making a joke I don\u2019t know how terrible I sound. Yeah, yeah.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Elektra laughs.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0What\u2019s a pipe organ?<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0It\u2019s a very large piano. Kind of.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:\u00a0<\/b>What\u2019s a piano?<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:\u00a0<\/b>The thing with all the keys? It\u2019s black and white\u2026 ?<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0I like motion at my arms and<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Oh yeah.<br \/><b><br \/><\/b><b>Cassidy:\u00a0<\/b>Ohhhh yeah.\u00a0<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0But bigger! And it uses wind.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Where are the keys though?<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0\u2026. Let\u2019s go see!<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah, I assure you there\u2019s one in the next room! As I just said. Uh, just really quick, there\u2019s, in that room, there\u2019s a key to get to the next room where you will face your final challenge. Uhm, and, yeah. Gotta find the key! Anyway! And he just bounces.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:\u00a0<\/b>When you say \u2018key\u2019\u2026 ?<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0When you say \u2018bounces\u2019\u2026. ?<br \/><br \/><b>[Assorted Laughter]<\/b><br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0He does seem like the kind of gentleman who would bounce, literally.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah, no, he kinda skips away in a very jovial fashion.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Okay.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0So Elektra is very intrigued by y\u2019know, any kind of keyboard.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0I mean there were a lot of music puns in there. T-B-H.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0So you go in the next room, you see it\u2019s kind of a quiet looking \u2018study\u2019 space. You see, there is to the right a pipe organ on the wall. You kinda see there\u2019s a few things carved into it, you see just some kind of vague shapes. Not very bright in this room, it\u2019s lit by candle; a few candles stacked on top of tables and shit like that. There\u2019s a few bookcases, dusty old tomes and yeah, there\u2019s a door on the other end of the room.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0So we\u2019re looking for a key. Um\u2026 I want to investigate the pipe organ, but what do I want to investigate about the pipe organ?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0I don\u2019t know, what DO you want to investigate?<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0I kinda want to just look it over a little bit more closely while the other two do whatever they do.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:\u00a0<\/b>OK! Roll me I guess an investigation check.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0[Rolls Dice] That\u2026 Is a 15.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Fifteen? Ok. So you see, those carvings that I was referring to? It\u2019s like the, a lot of the wood is like carved into subtle shapes of demons and devils and acts of unholy sorcery. And you see\u2013<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Bitchin\u2019! Elektra says.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah! You see words carved into the wood above the keys!<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0How many keys are there?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Uh, 49. I don\u2019t know what\u2019s the standard number of keys?<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0The ordinary amount of keys?<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0OK. That\u2019s a pretty\u2026 Fourty-Nine\u2019s a pretty, pretty standard.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah, so the words you see carved above the keyboard.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0[reading the encarved words] \u201dFOSSAS EFFODIUNT\/ MALEFICIS INCENDERENT \/HEROS, A TERGO\u201d<\/p><p><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Hey now, not a\u2026 and some names scratched out?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:\u00a0<\/b>Yeah.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Hey, Petua. You seem to be knowledgeable on language stuff, what\u2019s\u2026 ?<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0It says \u201cDig trenches, burn sorcerers and strike from behind\u201d and then there\u2019s something I can\u2019t quite make out that\u2019s been scratched out.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Is there a \u2018D\u2019 in that? Can you possibly make out a \u2018D\u2019 or is it completely scratched out.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0A \u2018D\u2019? \u2018D\u2019 \u2018F\u2019 \u2018M\u2019\u2026 Oh, what do you mean? A \u2018D\u2019 \u2018F\u2019 \u2018M\u2019 \u2018I\u2019 \u2018H\u2019.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0What\u2019s Latin for \u2018Dragula\u2019?<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0\u2026 That was a dumb joke. It took me a minute.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0[Laughs] You still haven\u2019t solved the puzzle so\u2026 No.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0The answer is not \u2018Dragula\u2019?<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0I\u2019m so confused by what\u2026<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0[Laughs]<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0OK\u2026 Um.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Mikey is just gonna wander around the room, looking at random books, pulling them off the shelves. Just looking for a physical key.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Dig ditches, born sorcerers\u2026 what was the last bit?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith &amp; Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0[in unison] Strike from behind.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:\u00a0<\/b>Strike from behind\u2026.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Strike from behind what?<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Oh, I see, the thing that we\u2019re striking from behind has been scratched out. Not some other thing.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Is it like a word or a whole line that got scratched out?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0It looks like it was just about seven or eight characters worth of space. But somebody just\u00a0<i>really<\/i>\u00a0scratched it out.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Ok. Hmm\u2026 Well, is there anything else in this room\u2026? Besides the books and the organ?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Books, candles, that\u2019s about it!<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Alright. Well, here\u2019s a thought. Why don\u2019t we ignore this riddle for now and Elektra, why don\u2019t you just try playing this organ?<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Can I just roll a search to like, root through the room or is there any point to even doing that?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0I mean\u2026 You don\u2019t find\u2026 You find books that Mikey doesn\u2019t know how to read.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0OK\u2026 Mikey\u2019s looking for physical keys.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Aaaaand\u2026 you find\u2026 Physical keys?<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Yes. Like he was told there was a key in this room and he\u2019s gonna find it.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Well he\u2019s not. He can\u2019t find it just looking around the room right now.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Do you think the key might be magic?<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Is the organ running right now? Can I tell if it\u2019s a mechanical organ or an electrical organ?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0It is a mechanical organ, it does seem to be running.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0I would like to just press a key on it.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0OK.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Let\u2019s say like a \u2018D\u2019 somewhere in the middle of the keyboard. [Note is struck] So I kinda like, look around, to see if I notice anything happen when I press a key on the organ.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0I mean, it just makes the note.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0And that\u2019s it, ok. Are there any additional, like, stops on the organ?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0No.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Is it just the keyboard and the whole\u2026 \u2018interface\u2019? Just, panel, wood\u2026<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah yeah. Yeah, your standard organ with a bunch of demonic shit carved into it.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Wait how many\u2026 We came through a door to get into this room, how many doors are there?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0There\u2019s one other door.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0One other door. What does the door look like?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0It looks like a plain wooden door?<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Is there a handle?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah, there\u2019s a handle on it.<br \/><b><br \/><\/b><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0OK I\u2019m gonna try opening the door!<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0OK it\u2019s locked.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Is there a keyhole?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0There\u2019s a keyhole.<br \/><b><br \/><\/b><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0OK.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0If only we had somebody who could pick locks here.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Yeaaah.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Darn. Wouldn\u2019t that be great? Anyways I\u2019m just pondering, alright. Just getting real philosophical this evening. Mikey.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Yep!<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Do you remember when we were in that lady\u2019s house and you looked for, I guess then it was the truck nuts.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Oh yeah!<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Do you want to try doing that again?<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah I can do that again.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Alright.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0So, Mikey kinda stops and closes his eyes and rocks back on his heels a couple times. Opens them again, pitch black eyes and I cast Detect Magic.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0OK! Uhhh\u2026 you do see the organ does seem to be enchanted.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0OK. So do I discern anything else about the nature of this enchantment?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0It\u2019s Enchantment magic, that\u2019s\u2026<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:\u00a0<\/b>OK. So no is the answer.<br \/><b><br \/><\/b><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Well, Enchantment is a school of magic. Like, I don\u2019t\u2026<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0No, that\u2019s fair. I guess you\u2019re right. Mikey will relay the information that there\u2019s something up with the organ. That it\u2019s unusual or magic.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Interesting\u2026 Well, the key\u2026<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Wait, can I\u2026 ?<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0D\u2019ya think maybe the key is inside the organ? Can we take it apart? I can break it.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Well, he might\u2019ve been referring to a musical key, which is a collection of notes that\u2026 it makes a specific\u2026<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Mikey is hanging on your every word and understanding none of it.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0[Laughs]<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0I mean could these be references to songs?<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0I\u2019m saying\u2026 Yes, that\u2019s what I\u2019m thinking. Maybe we have to play the organ in a special way and that\u2019s the key to open the door, seeing as it\u2019s enchanted.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:\u00a0<\/b>Maybe you have to play it with your feet! That would be really hard.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Not if we have foot pedals. Are there any foot pedals on this organ?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0I mean, there are because there usually are on an organ.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:\u00a0<\/b>It\u2019s an organ! Yeah\u2026 I wanna sit at the organ and just\u2026 start playing the hit song [Regresses into giggles] song by Rob Zom\u2026<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Song\u2019s called \u2018Dracula\u2019?<br \/><b><br \/><\/b><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Rob Zombie, \u201cDragula\u201d.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0OK, you, I want you to roll me, what is it a Performance check? Roll me a performance check. \u2018Cause you\u2019re playing \u201cDragula\u201d by ear, the opening synth riff of \u201cDragula\u201d by ear.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Yes [Rolls Dice] That is a\u2026 13.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0[Organs Cue] Ok! You hear those spooky chords come out, and as soon as you hit that third note and release\u2026 A little drawer opens up beneath the keys\u2013<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Oh shit!<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0And inside is a tiny metal key.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Oh wow! Good call!<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Noice.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0What song was that, I\u2019ve never heard it before.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0It\u2019s \u201cDragula\u201d by Rob Zombie.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Fascinating.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Hey Petua, would it be\u2026 \u2018Dragula\u2019 is not Latin, what\u2019s Latin for \u2018chariot\u2019?<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Uh, pause! Pause the game! [Laughs]<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0What\u2019s a chariot?<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0It\u2019s like a\u2026 a bucket that a person can stand in, and it\u2019s got wheels on the side of it.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Oh.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0The expression is \u2018sinum currus\u2019.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0What\u2019s Latin?<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Hmmm. A dead language.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Oh Latin\u2019s a very old language.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Oh ok.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0It\u2019s good though!<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0So I take the key and I walk towards the door with it, and put the key in the key slot. Unless something else happens.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:\u00a0<\/b>No keep going.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0I don\u2019t think that\u2019s how D&amp;D works also, like I think you just gotta commit to the bit.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0I turn the key in the, does it go into the\u2013<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah the key goes into the door!<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Does it unlock it?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:\u00a0<\/b>Yeah! The door unlocks and the door swings open.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0What is in the next room.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0So you see in the next room, it\u2019s kind of a performance area? There\u2019s kind of lines of benches on each side of the area and kind of a very short wooden stage. And Bernice is sitting on the stage. She\u2019s got an Icee in her hand, just kinda slurping away at it. And she sees the three of you!<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Oh. H-Hi\u2026 Elektra waves a little bit.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Hey.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Hey Bernice.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Hey Mikey.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Oh, hello again.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Wow y\u2019all got through that.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Sorry I punched you in the face\u2026. Aw, okay.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Nah it\u2019s\u2026 That\u2019s chill. That\u2019s chill. All part of the game, y\u2019know?<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0I didn\u2019t want to but you hit Petua.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Hey. Like I said, all part of the game, all\u2019s fair. Petua, I hope there\u2019s no hard feelings.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Um, well, your fist was pretty hard, and my face is full of feelings so yes.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0She rattles the slurpee in her hand in that way to kinda loosen it up a little bit and kinda points it towards you. You want a sip?<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0I really don\u2019t. I\u2019ve kinda got a throat thing happening, I don\u2019t think you want my\u2026.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Oh yeah right. I hear that, I hear that.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah it happened in like, five minutes, it wasn\u2019t great! No, no I\u2019m good. Unless that has any kind of healing or restorative properties in which case I will definitely take a hit of that.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:\u00a0<\/b>I mean, I could put some Day-Quil in it if you want me to!<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0[Wearily] Is that what you folks do out here?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0She pulls out a bottle\u2026 [Bursts into laughter]<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:\u00a0<\/b>Oh shit.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0\u2026shakes it again, and hands it over to you.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0I make eye-contact with her and take a long sip.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0That restores you for 2 points of damage.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0[Laughs]<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Oh, shit! Alright!<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Ok, so I gotta-, is this magic Day-Quil or\u2026<br \/><br \/><b>[Assorted Chuckles]<\/b><br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Are we just accepting that Day-Quil gives you hit points.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Day-Quil gives you back hit points.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:\u00a0<\/b>OK.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Folks, today we\u2019re sponsored by Day-Quil apparently. Just put it in your Icee, it\u2019ll make it better\u2026<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0No I just hope that, I just want to know if that\u2019s a true fact in this universe. Because, if there ever is a chance now that I\u2019m low on health, that I need to not be low on health, I want to break into a fucking pharmacy to get super fucked up. And then get a bunch of health back!<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Robo-Trippin\u2019.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:\u00a0<\/b>The only\u2026 The reason the Day-Quil worked for Petua is because she has the throat-thing.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0OK.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0[Chuckles}<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0It\u2019s all conditional, you gotta justify it to me in narrative.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Alright.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0That makes sense.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0So being robo-trippin\u2019 doesn\u2019t make you invincible.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0No it does not.<br \/><b><br \/><\/b><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0OK.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0God.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0God\u2026<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Elektra timidly asks Bernice: So\u2026 what\u2019s next?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Oh. Y\u2019all got done with all that stuff a little bit faster than we expected.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Have a knack.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Uncle Stickey\u2019s uh, getting ready. That was pretty cool what you did! Yeah.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Elektra blushes.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:\u00a0<\/b>Most of the six-year olds, even if they can stand getting punched in the face by me, they can\u2019t get past the, y\u2019know, the Rob Zombie trap as I like to call it.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0It is a good one.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Well, it is a good one. I\u2019m not familiar with his work but that\u2019s why we have Petua around\u2026 I mean, Petua, fuck. What was in that? It wasn\u2019t Day-Quil. Elektra around.<br \/><br \/><b>[Syd &amp; Amanda Chuckle]<\/b><br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah, yeah, uh, I think he\u2019s gonna be out in a little bit, sorry. He\u2019s\u2026 It\u2019s like a costume change thing.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Oh god, isn\u2019t this a lot\u2026.? Right.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Well he doesn\u2019t get to this part a lot\u2026 Like I said, most of the kids that try this, I mean, doesn\u2019t go as well.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Children do this?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah, yeah! No, I mean\u2026 It\u2019s kind of a thing FOR KIDS like\u2026 It\u2019s like a tourist trap. You thought a secret treasure club was for adults?<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0I mean\u2026<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Well, never change the song \u2018cause\u2026 you find a kid who can do it, you got yourself a cool kid.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0I didn\u2019t know what to think frankly.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Well, I mean, Mikey, you\u2019re kind of, you\u2019re like in a super position of like\u2026 5 and thirty-somethin\u2019? Right? So that\u2019s\u2013<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0What\u2019s a super position?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0It\u2019s like a really good position.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Cool.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah\u2026 Uh, and then, she hears, there\u2019s a knock behind the stage. Well, looks like he\u2019s ready. She jumps off the stage, not much of a jump, more like a hop. She just kind of walks out of the area that you\u2019re in, and then Uncle Stickey comes out, onto the stage and then he\u2019s actually\u2026 At first glance it actually seems like he\u2019s wearing the same clothes he was wearing? But they all seem to be fitting him-<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0What clothes was he wearing before?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0It was just like\u2026 It\u2019s a tan vest, striped button-down shirt and khaki pants. But it all just seems to be sitting on him a lot weirder now.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Huh.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0And he looks at all of you and he says Oh wonderful! You\u2019ve passed your second challenge! Now, your final challenge. Now, let me know, are you ready?<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0\u2026 As ready as I\u2019ll ever be I guess.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Ready for what?<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Sure, I guess.<br \/><br \/><b>[Stickey\u2019s voice distorts and an Electric Wizard\u2019s \u201cBarbarian\u201d kicks in]<\/b><br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Ready to face The Wizard! And he tears away his clothes, it\u2019s breakaway clothing, and underneath he\u2019s wearing a cloak and a hood, the hood is obviously down and tights. And he kind of gestures his hands up in the air and waggles his fingers at you and it\u2019s time to roll for initiative.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Can I just say that this is a lot.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0[Laughs]<br \/><br \/><b>[Song Fades Out]<\/b><br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Can I just ask one simple question, and if you don\u2019t have an answer that\u2019s fine.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Yes, OK.<br \/><b><br \/><\/b><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0It\u2019s like, meta-gaming to know this, you don\u2019t have to tell me.<br \/><b><br \/><\/b><b>[Dice Rolls in Background]<\/b><br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0\u2026 but the clothes that he tore off, were those actually the same clothes he was wearing before, and does that mean Uncle Stickey just tear-away clothes all the time?<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:\u00a0<\/b>[Laughing] That was my other question.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Or does he have, like a seperate set of tear-away clothes that look like his regular clothes. And if so, which one of those is stranger? Because I can\u2019t decide! [Ends in Laughter]<br \/><b><br \/><\/b><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Me neither.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0[Laughs] Duplicate clothes with breakaways. He was wearing the genuine article before.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0OK.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0So does that mean he wakes up every morning and decides how weird he wants to get? Like, at the beginning of the day? Like do I wanna be able to tear away all my clothes?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0I mean\u2013<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0I mean, what it does mean is this guy took off his clothes, put on a hood and robe and tights, and put on a seperate set of clothes over top of that, to look like the clothes he just took off, but aren\u2019t. K.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Yep! Yep. That is what he did.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0All right\u2026<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0[sighs] Good grief.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0That is what he does, every day. Anyway, yeah. Throw that initiative in there.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a018!<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Ah, that\u2019s a 20.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:\u00a0<\/b>Cool.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0I rolled a 5.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0OK, Petua! You go first! It\u2019s time for you to defeat the wizard!<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0I sure will do that. Um, hm\u2026. See, \u2018cause I\u2019ve got this awesome hammer now, that I really want to use, but I know that\u2019s not the best thing to use right now? Maybe as a final blow kind of thing. I will however cast Chill Touch on him.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Okay.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Ghostly skeletal hand to a creature in range. The target takes 1d Necrotic damage on hit.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:\u00a0<\/b>Ok.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0So, gonna roll\u2026 And that\u2019s a 16. Ok, so that\u2019s sixteen plus 3 which is, 19.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0OK, that hits.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Alright. Get ready for 1d Necrotic damage I guess\u2026 And uh, Petua, ok, can I add a little bit of story flavor here?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah, nononono absolutely.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0\u2018cause I\u2026 so I know that this hammer is not necessarily a spellcasting Focus? But can I swing it as I cast the spell anyways?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Oh, I mean, it\u2019s a spellcasting focus.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Oh, shit, it is. OK.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah! Yeah, it\u2019s a +1 Warlock spellcasting focus.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:\u00a0<\/b>Oh, it is! How did I miss that, I wrote it down right on my sheet. Fuck of all this. Alright, I swing my hammer, and point it at him and say: Let\u2019s see what this baby can do. And enjoy [Rolls Dice]\u2026 Whoop, that was a d10. Don\u2019t enjoy that\u2026 Enjoy [Rolls Dice Again] 6 points of damage.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Fuck, all right!<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0And also the hand is clinging to him and he can\u2019t regain hit points until the start of my next turn.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0[Dryly] No Day-Quil.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Uuuugh! Uuuugh Gross! He\u2019s like, shaking\u2026 Where did you, where did you aim it at? Like what part of him is it stuck to?<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:\u00a0<\/b>Throat.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Throat! He is like, grasping at it and just kind of like waaaah! This is super gross and weird!<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0[Laughs]<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0And just to make sure, Uncle Stickey not an undead target is he?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah, Uncle Stickey\u2019s like, a person.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Ok, so he\u2019s not undead.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0He is not undead.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:\u00a0<\/b>Just checking, alright. I\u2019ve got my hands on him though! He\u2019s literally caught these hands. Alright.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0[Chortles]<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Elektra, it\u2019s your turn!<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0I\u2019m, gonna take it from the situation that he\u2019s not a real wizard [Snickers]<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Well?<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0I guess we\u2019ll find out. Gonna do Vicious Mockery and, um\u2026 Yeah it\u2019s just a Wisdom saving throw.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0OK.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0So I will say my mockery. [Warped Sounding] You look shitty and ridiculous.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0How did that get so loud? I mean, goodness.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Harsh.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0He must succeed on a wisdom saving throw for\u2026 12. Or take one d4 in Psychic damage.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Okay. Well he just rolled a 17 so he says I LOOK FANTASTIC! And you know what, I think this hand is\u2026 pretty befitting of me as well so nyeh! And so he actually raises up his hands and he points at Elektra\u2019s amp! And then it turns off!<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Oh.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0No. Don\u2019t do that.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0\u2018cause he just cast the spell On\/Off.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Don\u2019t do that!<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah! [Scoffs] Not a real wizard\u2026<br \/><br \/><b>[Assorted Laughter]<\/b><br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:\u00a0<\/b>Um, let\u2019s see. And that he was actually able to cast as a bonus action so he then turns to Petua and, I need Petua to make a Wisdom saving throw.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Ooookay. Let\u2019s see [Rolls Dice] That\u2019s a 13 plus 1, so a 14.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Damn, you just saved yourself from Crown of Madness. OK, Mikey, it\u2019s your turn.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Awwww\u2026.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy<\/b>: Ok, so\u2026 How big is this room?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Uh it is about 50 feet across, 50 feet long. It is a very small performance space.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Ok. Aaaaand\u2026.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Like for puppet shows, or that kind.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0So you said it\u2019s like 15\u00d715?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0No, 50\u00d750.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a050 by 50 OK. How spread out is everybody right now. Basically who is within 15 feet of me?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Um, I think y\u2019all would\u2019ve been in the same kind of clump. Uncle Stickey is up on the stage he\u2019s about 30 feet away.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0I\u2019m gonna use my second Wild Shape for the day and Mikey is just going to sort of explode\u2026 not out of his shirt, because thankfully the pug face t-shirt is a Triple XL. But out of his pants certainly.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0[laughter then groans]<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Oh that\u2019s very bad.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0So when Mikey shape-shifts, it\u2019s not really like him turning into an animal, it\u2019s more him like, turning into the closest human ancestor to that animal is? So the Grizzly I imagine to.. A giant fucked up, giganthropithicus-looking thing with this statline of\u2013<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0That\u2019s a great word\u2026 Yeah.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0What, giganthropithicus? It is a great word. So yeah I turn into that, and I just charge and attack him.<br \/><b><br \/><\/b><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0That\u2019s awesome. Ok, yeah, is that just like a Scratch attack or\u2026?<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Oh, hold on I\u2019m pulling it\u2019s text up. OK, so it does give me Multi-Attack because pretty much all animals it seems have that?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Mmmhmmm.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:\u00a0<\/b>One Bite and one Claw attack.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:\u00a0<\/b>Okay!<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0OK, so I got a 13 on my Claw attack?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Ok, that hits.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Ok so\u2026 Oh wow, being a bear rules. OK so he takes 2 d6 worth of damage.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0[sotto voce] Fuckin\u2019 A.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Goddang.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Which is, 8 plus my strength modifier, he takes 12 points of damage.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0OK!<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:\u00a0<\/b>Damn.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0And you said you had Multi-Attack, right?<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah, and then I also have a Bite attack. I rolled a 16 for that\u2026 Also hit?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Fuckin\u2019 A! Alright. Yep.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0And that does\u2026 Another 10 damage. I\u2019m sorry, 9 damage. I rolled a 5. It\u2019s one d8 and I got 4 Strength modifier.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Alright, alright. OK. He\u2019s looking real bad, like\u2026 He\u2019s now being mauled by a bear. And kinda looks like a person who\u2019s being mauled by a bear.<br \/><b><br \/><\/b><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Can I specify that it\u2019s not a bear, it\u2019s a large vaguely human-like creature with Mikey\u2019s face and a pug t-shirt.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0God\u2026<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0What I really want is I just want to get this podcast to the point that people are making fan-art of what Mikey\u2019s Wild Shapes look like, because I think that\u2019s gonna be the best thing.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0That\u2019s gonna be like, so\u2026 Oh god. We\u2019re gonna get the most upsetting images. Send those all to my wife! Don\u2019t fucking send them to me, I don\u2019t need those nightmares.<br \/><br \/>[Assorted Nervous Laughter]<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0If there\u2019s gonna be fan art of Mikey I want it, I want to see it. I will print it out, I will put it on the refrigerator. I swear to God.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Let\u2019s see, okay. So Mikey did all that damage\u2026 Is horrifying prehistoric Mikey-beast going to do anything after biting and slashing at this\u2013<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0That\u2019s pretty much all I can do.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0This man who, he looks to be about I would say about\u2026 I think I said mid-60s? Last time\u2026 ?<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Hey! He started a fight. Mikey brought the fight.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Mikey did bring the fight.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Mikey fucking brings the fight, God. Alright. Petua, it is your turn.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Wow, good job Mikey. I\u2019m really impressed by this bear. I\u2019m going to cast\u2026 You know what? I say just have that Chill Touch hand just tighten its grip around his throat, I wanna cast it again.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Okay. Do you roll\u2026 A save, no, was that a save? Sorry.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:\u00a0<\/b>No it\u2019s just to see if it\u2019ll hit again.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:\u00a0<\/b>Oh, ok. Go ahead.<br \/><b><br \/><\/b><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Alright. [Rolls Dice] Hooooo. That was a 2.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Ohhhh, ok. The hand around his neck breaks it\u2019s grasp but, y\u2019know, he doesn\u2019t seem all that happy about it because y\u2019know, there\u2019s still a bear, still a prehistoric bear-thing on top of him? Um, Elektra, it is your turn, and your amp is off.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Can I, Can I turn it back on?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0That\u2019s gonna be your action for the turn, it\u2019s gonna take a sec.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Oh nooooo.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Do you have any pointy objects?<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0I\u2019ve got a bat\u2026 I mean I have a knife, combat knife\u2026.<br \/><b><br \/><\/b><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0I say you whack him in the head.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah that was my thought\u2026.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah, just go bowling with this motherfucker, isn\u2019t he prone?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:\u00a0<\/b>Yeah, he is!<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0[Whispering] Whack him with the bat.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Um, yeah. Get my bat, say No-one fucks with my gear asshole! And come at him with my bat.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Okay, Okay. Yeah, roll to hit!<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0[Rolls Dice] Nooo it fell.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:\u00a0<\/b>Oooh, it\u2019s bad luck.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Let\u2019s see\u2026 [Rolls Again] It\u2019s an 18.<br \/><b><br \/><\/b><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Eighteen hits!<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0[Rolls Again] T-Two. 2 damage.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:\u00a0<\/b>Two damage. I mean, he takes it, but obviously he\u2019s a lot more worried about the bear. And, uh\u2013<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Sure.<br \/><br \/><b>[Assorted Laughter]<\/b><br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0The horrifying prehistoric bear-thing. And he\u2013<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0I\u2019m sort of imagining it as like, the point where apes diverged from giant sloths? I know that\u2019s not a real point in evolution\u2026<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Oh my god.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Oh my god\u2026.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0But, that\u2019s what I\u2019m imagining.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0He casts Max\u2019s Earthen Grasp. And I need Mikey to make an Intelligence saving throw.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0OK.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Oh, I\u2019m sorry. A Strength saving throw.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Oh well that\u2019s way better. I\u2019m a fucking Bear! Like literally.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0[Softly] That\u2019s true, you are a bear\u2026<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Uh, I got a\u2026 16.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Sixteen? OK. He\u2019s not\u2026 [chortles]<br \/><br \/><b>[Assorted Snorts &amp; Giggles]<\/b><br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Sorry y\u2019all, there\u2019s a very good picture of a\u2026 It looks like a fucked up diorama prehistoric ape thing.<\/p><p><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0The \u2018Kentish Ape Man\u2019.<br \/><b><br \/><\/b><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Yes. Exactly that. That\u2019s exactly what is beating the crap out of Uncle Stickey right now. Except with Mikey\u2019s beard and t-shirt.<br \/><br \/><b>[Assorted noises of horror and disgust]<\/b><br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Uh, god, I\u2019m gonna go to GIMP later.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Ugh, oh, you just\u2026 Okay, alright. Well! This, this fucked up terrifying creature, it manages to escape Max\u2019s, and thus in by proxy, Uncle Stickey\u2019s Earthen Grasp. And it is Mikey\u2019s turn.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0OK, soooo\u2026 How fucked up is Uncle Stickey right now, because Mikey\u2019s not really trying to kill him or anything.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0He\u2026 He does look like he is\u2026 Um! He looks bad, like his nose is bleeding. You can tell there\u2019s a little bit of blood dribbling out of his mouth.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:\u00a0<\/b>OK.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:\u00a0<\/b>He, yeah. He looks bad!<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0OK, so I\u2019m gonna drop my Wild Shape. Suddenly Mikey kind of deflates from this horrible ape-creature down to regular Mikey but wearing shreds of pants instead of pants. Uhhh, and I\u2019ll cast Entangle.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Ok.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Nice.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:\u00a0<\/b>He has to take a save, I think it\u2019s a Reflex save. But it might be strength I\u2019m just checking\u2026 Uhhh, creature under spell must succeed on Strength saving throw or be restrained.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Okay. What\u2019s the DC on that?<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:\u00a0<\/b>Oh it\u2019s my spell-save DC which I guess is my, spell-modifier I think\u2026 ? Or my Efficiency bonus and my Wisdom modifier?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0It\u2019s uh\u2026 OK, your saving throw DC is 8 plus your\u2026 Whatever your modifier is for your spellcasting? Plus your efficiency bonus.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0OK. Thennn, you said eight, plus that?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Eight, plus yeah.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Ok so\u2026 That mean the Spell DC is 13.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Thirteen? He rolled a 12.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Ok. So Uncle Stickey is restrained.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Uncle Stickey is restrained. Uh, by what?<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Oh, just roots that burst up out of the ground.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Ok, ok!<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Alright.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah, just some classic Nature magic shit.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0[Grunts] You\u2019ve absolutely ruined my stage! Unhand me!<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Well\u2026 You said we had to fight you, and you can\u2019t fight anymore. So I think that means we win?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Well, it would seem that you have bested The Wizard. And therefore you get to keep your items. Good job everyone.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Thank you! K I\u2019ll dismiss the spell.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0You can tell he\u2019s clearly not used to losing. This is\u2026.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Elektra still wants to come at him with her bat. But stops herself at the last moment. She\u2019s still very pissed off about him fucking with her gear.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0[Giggles]<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0He flinches. Y-you can turn it back on dear it was just a spell\u2026<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0It\u2019s the principle.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Apologies. You did hit me in the face already so\u2026.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah I only got to hit him like, once!<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0I only hit him twice, but it counted.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:\u00a0<\/b>Yeah\u2026<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Y-Yeah it really counts a lot when you hit, it counts A Lot Mikey. That was pretty fucked up, it was viscerally terrifying. Well, anyway\u2026.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0I\u2019m sorry.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0[chuckles]<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0I guess you are now uh\u2026<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Did you just call him Mickey?<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0My name\u2019s Mikey.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:\u00a0<\/b>Did I, Mikey, did I say Mickey?<br \/><b><br \/><\/b><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0With an \u2018e\u2019.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Got it, got It. Won\u2019t happen again.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah, better not.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Hm. Seems\u2026 Okay, there\u2019s a weird energy building in this room.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0[Giggles]<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah Elektra\u2019s, she\u2019s put away her bat, but\u2026.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0I really don\u2019t know what you all are complaining about, you uh, left my niece quite battered and bruised and\u2013<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Have you thought about that maybe we\u2019re not into this kind of sadistic activity just to join a discount club, or whatever the fuck you\u2019re offering? Like\u2026<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0I didn\u2019t lay a hand on Bernice!<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0It\u2019s a treasure club, and you did this out of your own free will!<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:\u00a0<\/b>That\u2019s true.\u2026<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0I mean, you did kind of hold us financially captive, so\u2026. Like I can\u2019t not keep this hammer.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0W-well the purchases, I mean\u2026<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:\u00a0<\/b>Yeah we don\u2019t get that money back.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:\u00a0<\/b>That\u2019s the rules of the Treasure Club! I explained it before you bought anything, I was very clear about it.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0You\u2019re acting as-\u2026 Yes ok, I\u2019m not gonna fight this guy. I, look\u2026<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:\u00a0<\/b>I mean we already did fight him and he lost.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0We\u2019re up to code, we\u2019ve got-\u2026 You want to contact the bet, b-[stammers]\u00a0<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Try again! Take a second one?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0[Chuckles]<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0What\u2019s a \u2018Better Business Bureau\u2019?<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0It\u2019s a very, very deep hole where we put all the capitalists.<br \/><b><br \/><\/b><b>[Assorted giggling]<\/b><br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Oh! What\u2019s a capitalist?<br \/><b><br \/><\/b><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0You don\u2019t wanna know. Continue, Dr. Stickey, for the love of god, please.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:\u00a0<\/b>[Laughs] Well, um, I guess you\u2019re all free to go, any time you\u2013<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Did you just call him DOCTOR Stickey?!?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0S-She did.<br \/><br \/><b>[More Laughter]<\/b><br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0OK. Just checking.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0I was gonna let it go but uh, I kind of enjoyed being called that.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Just really, throwing around surnames\u2026 No, no. I\u2019m not going to call you that.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0[Laughs] Well, um\u2013<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0And for the record, we should have been ALWAYS free to go, because you shouldn\u2019t have been holding us captive against our will!<br \/><b><br \/><\/b><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0You can put down your items at any time, but in order to keep the items- I really don\u2019t see what\u2019s unclear about that. ANYWAY!<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:\u00a0<\/b>So did we win or not?<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0We did.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0You won! Jeez!<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0What did we win\u2026? Oh\u2026<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:\u00a0<\/b>You won the things you already got! I know it\u2019s a difficult system to wrap your head around but\u2013<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0I thought there was a prize at the end\u2026.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0But I think we also get to shop at his spots and buy cool other magic shit, is that correct?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Yes! Any time you see another Uncle Stickey\u2019s franchise in your travels across this nation you can stop in, have a chat with us, we\u2019re always happy to say hello! Even to you. And you can purchase from Uncle Stickey\u2019s Treasure Club?<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Do we get a special\u2026 card to identify that?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0No, I\u2019ll remember you. There\u2019s not a whole lot of people at Uncle Stickey\u2019s Treasure Club, I am Uncle Stickey.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0How are you\u2026 You made it sound like\u2026.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0So wait, so this is basically a club full of people who have kicked personally your ass?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Y\u2019know, I usually don\u2019t think about it that way, but uh, I guess that\u2019s right.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0You made it sound like there\u2019s multiple ones, across\u2026.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah there is! Like I said, lot of franchises.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0But if you\u2019re not there\u2026.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0No I will. I will be.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda &amp; Syd:<\/b>\u00a0[Chuckling]<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Oh this is one of THOSE things isn\u2019t it? Just one of those things.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0I\u2019m sure I don\u2019t know what you mean.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Well it\u2019s just been a long week, I\u2019m just going to put it that way.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0OK, alright, alright, well\u2026 Did you want to maybe get the fuck out of my place of business?!?<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:\u00a0<\/b>Yeah, ok.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Jesus. We\u2019re paying customers.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Yes, well you\u2019re paying in punching customers.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0We do have to\u2026<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0He started it.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Things to do\u2026<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0That\u2019s fair. That\u2019s fair. You can\u2013<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0We do have a few things to do.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0There\u2019s a door over there that goes up a staircase that Bernice, she\u2019ll show you out.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0B-Ber-[Stammers] I was about to say, is Bernice still in the room.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Bernice left before the fight.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0[softly] Ahkay\u2026 Well, I guess we\u2019ll start heading out\u2026 Smell ya later, gramps!<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Oh that, I feel like that negativity was uncalled for!<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0I\u2019m sorry I punched you in the face. And bit you.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0I\u2013<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0I\u2019m not.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:\u00a0<\/b>Well I am.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0[Snickers] I\u2019m sorry I cast all those spells at you guys.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0That\u2019s ok.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Sorry none of them worked\u2026 He seems really down.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda<\/b>: Yeah!<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0I use my last spell slot to cast Cure Light Wounds on Uncle Stickey.<br \/><br \/><b>Everyone:<\/b>\u00a0Awwww.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0There you go! Hope you feel better.<br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Oh, th-thanks! Thanks Mikey.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0You\u2019re welcome!<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:\u00a0<\/b>He\u2019s kinda, he\u2019s now crying, softly.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Oh dear. This is just extremely uncomfortable for me as a person. Petua walks out.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Ok you pass Bernice who does not seem to be paying much attention at all and you go back out into the parking lot. Your winnebago is parked where it was before. Um\u2026 Yeah!<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Soooo nobody\u2019s going to comment on Mikey still not wearing pants?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0I was\u2026<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Oh.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0It\u2019s a very big pug t-shirt isn\u2019t it?<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah it\u2019s like\u2026 I imagine it\u2019s at least to his knees.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0His ass isn\u2019t out that\u2019s all that matters.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0No, no.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0We\u2026 should get you more pants though. Do you have any more pants in your winnebago?<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0I dunno. Probably.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Let\u2019s check it out. Let\u2019s look for pants. Oh look! It\u2019s as if we had another member of the party who left and left his pants as well.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0I mean I think we should probably just explore the contents of what\u2019s IN the winnebago just because Mikey\u2019s never actually looked.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0[Rolls Dice] I got an 11.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0[Snickers] Roll for \u2018Detect Pants\u2019 or\u2026 what?<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0You definitely find some pants. Congratulations you found the pants.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Nice.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Ok. Do they clash with the pug T-Shirt?<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Ooooh.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0I could honestly see Mikey wearing some loose-fitting yoga pants. Under the\u2013<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Wearing what?<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Like a nice comfortable pants that aren\u2019t slacks? I feel like Mikey isn\u2019t a slacks kinda guy.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah, I feel like\u2013<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Did you say yoga pants?<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Not Yoga Pants but like\u2026 I\u2019m so sorry you guys.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Okay\u2026<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Forget I said this, I didn\u2019t mean to start pants discourse, I\u2019m sorry.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0No it\u2019s good.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Elektra immediately goes to just like, sit\u2019s down and just like, wiring the compressor into her amp.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Cool.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Nice. Petua sits down and chomps on a bagel, even though she doesn\u2019t need to but, I\u2019m hungry so\u2026 Has a glass of water.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Hey, we\u2019ve got a limit per day of those.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Can I have one of those?<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Alright can I eat a non-magical bagel?<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0[Softly Chuckles]<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0I mean, yeah sure. You find some tortillas that the family that Mikey stole the winnebago from.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Oh, hello\u2026. Noooo.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah, there you go. And there\u2019s a bag of cheddar cheese; that\u2019s what white people camp with.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0 I am not putting that into my body because it\u2019s been in a car for a very long time. I throw the cheese out the window, it\u2019s desert cheese now.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0[in mock incredulity] What? That\u2019s a waste! I mean, if it wasn\u2019t moldy.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0I was eating that!<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah, if it wasn\u2019t moldy.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0It was, right?<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Oh yeah, it was moldy.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Oh. Well\u2026<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0So where to now?<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:\u00a0<\/b>Yeah, where to now?<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0I guess keep driving to Arizona?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Uh, so, the radio turns on once more.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Of course it does.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0[voice caked in radio distortion] Yeah, and\u2026 Hey Guys! It\u2019s Luci, I\u2019m really\u2013<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:\u00a0<\/b>Hey Luci.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Hey, Mikey. How are you?<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Good.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Luci?<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0I ripped my pants\u2026. But I got this cool t-shirt!<br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Oh, well that\u2019s. you get him other pants?<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0We have pants.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Ok good.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:\u00a0<\/b>[stumbling over words in excitement] I got this T-shirt, it\u2019s a really, it\u2019s a really good t-shirt. It\u2019s a really good shirt. It\u2019s got like, a dog\u2019s face? But it\u2019s like, the whole shirt.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0That\u2019s\u2026.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0It\u2019s a sick ass shirt.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0It\u2019s really good I wish that you could see it.<\/p><p><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0I\u2019m\u2026 I hope I see that next time I see y\u2019all. That\u2019s really great. I know, kinda got complaints with the last\u2026 the last assignment was kinda vague instructions right? Well\u2013<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah, everything is kinda been pretty vague.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Everything\u2019s been vague, I know. I\u2019ve got a lot more, well\u2026 I hear, so there\u2019s these things called websites. And uh, I don\u2019t know if you\u2019ve heard of them?<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0What\u2019s a website?<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0[icily] We\u2019re familiar.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0I\u2019m not!<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0I\u2019ve heard a little bit about them from the world of the living. I, I\u2019ll tell ya Mikey, I\u2019m not really the best person to explain it. Maybe Elektra or Petua could give you a rundown on what a \u2018web site\u2019 is. But I\u2019ve got one for y\u2019all that, it\u2019s gonna be all you\u2019re gonna need for your next journey\u2026 Yeah.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Well shit, alright. Can we have it now?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah yeah yeah, if you got like a web browser open, you can, here I\u2019ve got the address in front of me right here.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Elektra\u2019s looking at her phone.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0It\u2019s H, T, T, P, colon\u2013<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0You can skip that.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Forward slash! Forward slash!<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0Y-you can\u2026<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0I, S-A-W, T-H-E,\u00a0 A-R-I-Z-O-N-A, L-I-G-H-T-S, Dot T K.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Could you repeat that\u2026 ?<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0It\u2019s \u201cisawthearizonalights.tk\u201d.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:\u00a0<\/b>\u2026 Oh shit.<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah, and if y\u2019all at home want to pull that up on your browser\u2026<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Oh shit!<br \/><br \/><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0The radio shuts off.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0[mutters various phrases under her breath such as \u2018State\u2019s Witness\u2019, \u2018Conspiracy\u2019, \u2018Bent Fork\u2019 and others as she reads]<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0What\u2019s a website?<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Well Mikey, there\u2019s a lot of information out in the uh, the internet. Oh god, this is not\u2026<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0What\u2019s the internet?<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:\u00a0<\/b>It\u2019s like a connected network. Kind of like, um\u2026 Trying to think of a nature metaphor that works.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Like TV?<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah, like imagine if every TV could talk to every other TV.<br \/><br \/><b>Cassidy:<\/b>\u00a0Oh ok. Like kinda like a phone.<br \/><br \/><b>Syd:<\/b>\u00a0[murmuring] That\u2019s not good\u2026.<br \/><br \/><b>Amanda:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah, it\u2019s like a phone and a TV. And also a library. And um\u2026 a couple of other things. We\u2019ll show it to you some time, there\u2019s some cool stuff there! Elektra, what are you up to.<br \/><br \/>Syd: [murmurs then clears her throat] There\u2019s some strange shit! Let\u2019s see\u2026 Personal web domain of Alex Andre Curtis<br \/><br \/>Lilith: It\u2019s Alexandra.<br \/><br \/>Syd: Ahhh, Alexandra Curtis. State\u2019s witness against the deep state conspiracy to suppress the truth around the secret bomb tests that took place outside Bent Fork, Arizona 1947. \u201cCodename BBQ, now that\u2019s cute. Is the only known Nuclear Test on human subjects, that\u2019s not cute, within the borders of the united states. I have lived in the Big Fork area for 14 years. I frequently see strange lights coming from the area that the tests took place. And there\u2019s some pictures\u2026 Oh wait, it\u2019s still scrolling, it\u2019s still scrolling\u2026 Fine me. Huh.<br \/><br \/><b>[Skagos \u2013 Blossoms Will Sprout From The Carcass fades in]<\/b><\/p><p><b>[Outro \u2013 Music Break<\/b><\/p><p><b>(untranscribed lyrics)<\/b><\/p><p><b>It\u2019s the fury of the storm<\/b><\/p><p><b>It\u2019s the endless falling rain<\/b><\/p><p><b>It\u2019s the growing of the dark<\/b><\/p><p><b>It\u2019s the thrive of decay<\/b><\/p><p><b>It\u2019s the voice of woe<\/b><\/p><p><b>It\u2019s the call of the moon<\/b><\/p><p><b>It\u2019s the cold retribution<\/b><\/p><p><b>The dark rider known as death]<\/b><\/p><p><b><br \/><\/b><b>Lilith:<\/b>\u00a0Hey everyone, Lilith here with a quick reminder. One, we\u2019re on iTunes now so you can subscribe us, you can review us, that really helps us out quite a bit. Also, we have a Patreon now! If you go to patreon.com\/ghostpuncher and you can kick in a little bit if you\u2019ve been enjoying the show, if you want to help support it that\u2019d be very, very great. As of right now I\u2019m running the whole show out of my own pocket, hosting fees, recording equipment, everything like that. Which I\u2019ve always been happy to do because I love this show. But if you want to help out, once again that\u2019s patreon.com\/ghostpuncher. Thanks!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TRANSCRIPT &#8211; EPISODE 5Uncle Stickey&#8217;s House of Humours &#8211; vol II (Transcription by Micha Cavaseno, contact for transcription work\u00a0here) [Music Fades In:\u00a0 Skagos \u2013 Blossoms Will Sprout From the Carcass] Lilith:\u00a0Previously on Ghostpuncher Corps!Lilith:\u00a0You\u2019re outside Uncle Stickey\u2019s Welcome to my House of Humors! Amanda:\u00a0Oh god. Robyn:\u00a0So is this like a weird \u2018Eyes Wide Shut\u2019 thing&hellip; <br \/> <a class=\"button small blue\" href=\"https:\/\/ghostpuncher.net\/a\/corps\/transcript-hub\/episode-5\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":117,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-164","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ghostpuncher.net\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/164","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ghostpuncher.net\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ghostpuncher.net\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ghostpuncher.net\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ghostpuncher.net\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=164"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/ghostpuncher.net\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/164\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":237,"href":"https:\/\/ghostpuncher.net\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/164\/revisions\/237"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ghostpuncher.net\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/117"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ghostpuncher.net\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=164"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}