The Bad Bean Boys (Episode 3)

**The Bad Bean Boys Episode 3** is the third episode from Group One of The Spectral Index side series.

## The Bad Bean Boys (Episode 3)

### **Synopsis**

**Pre-Show Shenanigans**

* Darrin introduces himself, and introduces the first of his three special guests from the TTRPG Twitter community taking part in this side story who can all be found on twitter
	+ **@OrkFromMork** who can be found on twitter interacting with others on the TTRPG community, playing as **Kami** - Halfling, Swashbuckler Rogue / Echo Knight Fighter
	+ **@LovecraftDnD** **(Sam)** the dm from "Live, Laugh, Lovecraft", playing as **Flint Eatswood** - Goblin, College of Swords Bard / Gunslinger
	+ **@tasty\_doom** **(Kyle)** the dm from the "TastyDoomPodcast", playing as **Quil** - Tabaxi, Gloom Stalker Conclave Ranger

### **Show**

Turning from the magnetic panelled room they saw a carpeted hallway, with fine azure and lapis colored silk banners hanging from the ceilings and walls, far more decorative and ornate compared to everything else they had seen in the spire. Looking forward it led to a round circle set of stairs, carpeted like the hallway. Quil asked the others if they wished to continue to see what else they could find. With a yes from the others he quietly made his way while searching for traps, while Flint turned around and paid respect to his slowly accelerating pistol in the room before. As Quil made his way it didn't seem like the hallway was trapped, and presumed that the magnetic room was more a blockade leading to this room. Though Flint was suspicious Quil continued his way to the edge of the staircase, seeing the grand staircase with it's 20 feet wide stairs before them. Flint followed the exact route that Quil took, and Kami soon made his way after till they were together again. They looked at the stone work of the stairs noting that they were pretty big, in fact bigger then humanoid sized ones, and would take a while to climb.

They started to climb the stairs, with Kami and Flint as the shorter members needing to assist each other to do so, and noticed the container that Flint uses had popped open and left a trail of beans on the way, squished into the carpet bit by bit. At the point they had already done several rotations on the stairs, they started to see paintings that started to lie in the walls of empty portraits. Deciding a bean break was needed Flint pulled out his decanter, whispered *"Stream of Beans"* creating a gallon of beans, and shared them with the others as they had a short rest. While resting Flint observed the paintings to be mostly of empty chairs, beds, sofas and the like. Quil likewise observed noting a magical sense to them, but immediately felt a cold chill go up his spine and tingle across his body that didn't seem to leave his body. Quil told the others that something was with them and wasn't sure what it was. They continued up the stairs, noting that the same paintings continued, and made it to the top, unsure by the length of time taken to climb the stairs and where they might currently be in the spire.

The top of the stairs opened up to a large, 100 feet diameter round room, lit with short, small, blue floating, fluttering flames, and note it to be grandiosely empty. Quil still feeling the sensation from before, soon felt this strange feeling compelling to continue on into the room, which he knew was unlike him to do so and fought it off. Quil informed the others that something was calling out to him in the room and could be a trap. In response, Flint took his rifle out, Kami took out his rapier and Quil took out his crossbow as they made their way into the room, noting the blue flames flickered as they did. Nothing seemed to happen as they continued, but Kami and Flint soon saw in the centre of the room a round platform, one and a half foot of the ground, with a green shine across it, flickering weirdly. Flint cast *Faerie Fire* on the platform, but didn't seem to catch on to anything. Flint moved a little closed and touched the platform with the back of his rifle, hearing the sound of the rifle hitting the stone, but also saw the green shine moved up the rifle, only returning after the rifle was pulled away from it. Noting this, Flint took out his 50 feet hempen rope, uncoiled and laid it out to it's full distance and took the tip of one end and laid it against the platform. The green shine started to move up the rope, and the full rope was soon pulled into the green thing, like it was falling, and soon disappeared within it. Flint voices his opinion that it might be a portal that leads to alternative bean flavours, and Quil replied it might also lead them to the book they were looking for. After a discussion whether they wish to see where it led to, they all took hands, stood on the platform and as the green came up to their feet, were immediately felt it pull them, as they felt a heavy rush, and a pop as they were pushed out on the floor.

They looked around and could only see black, none of the colours or sparkling that they saw within the sea, just the large star shaped platform they stood on, that rotated in the quiet, empty space. Looking at the star, they saw Flint's rope, which he picked up, but also that each point had a different colored portal like the one they took, a red one, blue, purple, green and silver. They discussed which one to take, with Flint saying that green seemed to help before, but was also feeling lucky. Quil replied to lead the way and Flint soon led them through the silver portal. They felt that same pulling feeling from before as they went through, but don't feel the floor, as they start to fall, with no end to the fall. They looked around to see no land or ground, just sky, clouds and rocks. They attempted to come up with ideas, culminating with climbing in the *Bag of Holding*, if they saw the ground. As they fell. the fall seemed to slow down as the wind and rushing around them comes to a halt, as everything around them seemed to be frozen. They even noted that it felt like they were laying on the ground in this space, and pushing on the ground were confident they could stand. Looking around Kami saw in the distance a large piece of floating rock, larger then the rest, with trees and plants on it. They discussed heading into the direction of the floating rock. Flint had the others step back, took the *Decanter Of Endless Beans*, and whispered *"Geyser"* causing 30 gallons of beans to fly out over and over covering the ground as they walked.

When they arrived at the floating rock Flint said *"Geyser"* one more time in attempt to find any hidden stairs unsuccessfully. They moved to a different portion and after discussion, Flint and Kami climbed into the *Bag of Holding*, letting Quil hold it as he climbed with ease up the floating rock. On reaching the top Quil saw the trees and plants. He also heard a rushing sound of the wind going once more as the 100s of gallons of baked beans they had created started to fall. Quil let the others out and let Flint know that his beans had fallen. Flint attempted to jump off, but was stopped by the others, as they watch the shrinking brown streak in the sky get smaller. Quil consoled Flint for his loss. Flint in response took his rifle out, emptied out a rifle shell, popped in a single bean and fired it into the spot they stood to remember the beans, and also in hope of growing a mighty astral beanstalk. They started to make their way through the forest, hearing the sounds of animals warble out like an echo, like they were not there. As they made their way they started to smell something in the air moving around, an almost rotting smell of beans that been rotting in the sun a week. They all heard the sound of a toot in the air to their confusion. Quil cast *Pass without Trace* as they continued on as quietly as they could to where the sound was coming from. At one area the trees opened up and they saw a large, large pile of flaming beans being eaten by a weird, headless monster with a tongue shoving the beans into it's mouth. Flint outraged yelled

*"Get off my f\*\*\*\*\* beans!!"*

pulled out the *Decanter Of Endless Beans*, and pointed it at the creature while yelling "Geyser" as he damaged it and knocked it to the ground, leaving it *Prone*.

Roll for Initiative **as that is where we leave Episode 3!**

1. ↑ See "The Bad Bean Boys (Episode 2)".