QoA x NeoScum: Feet Pics for the Hellwasp - Part One

> "*As a drag queen, I do love a massive beehive.*"
> ― Butylene O'Kipple
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**QoA x NeoScum: Feet Pics for the Hellwasp - Part One** is the eleventh episode of Queens of Adventure: Legends, and the first of four episodes featuring a crossover with the cast of the Neoscum podcast. It features four strangers waking up in hell and needed to find currency to pay for their way home.

## Synopsis

A giant tank-like vehicle rolling by awakens four people who observe a dark, red wasteland around them. They do not recall how they got here, but each recognizes one other person. Zenith doesn't seem to be surprised to not have any memories, but recognizes Tech Wizard.

Fraya Love wonders who those two are as Butylene O'Kipple wonders where her pants are. They see a goblin with pants nearby.

As the foursome introduce themselves, a ferry (full of dead fairies) rows up on the river. The boatman is hidden by a cowl. He greets the mortals, welcoming them to Avernus, first of the Nine Hells. He recognizes Butylene as a tiefling, although warns them that mortals don't last long here. He offers to take them to the mortal plane, but he would need Soul Coins. Zenith wonders if his connection to the Great Old One (whose name he doesn't know) could help and summons his pixie familiar. Butylene summons Hella FizzGerald.

The ferryman thinks they can get some Soul Coins from the colossal Hellwasp Nest they can see chained to the ground a few miles away. He says they need one coin each (although Tech Wizard notes a sign saying 4 rides for one coin behind him).

After an hour of walking, they reach the wasp net, a few hundred feet in the air. Three large chains hold it in place as it floats in the air, one of which enters a hole in the bottom. Large wasp creatures come and go, including a giant yellow one with a retinue. The giant one carries a screaming humanoid. The hive drips am amber colored fluid to the ground, where hulking figures roam.

Butylene investigates the amber pools, but doesn't make much sense of them or the hulking figures. Tech Wizard's sandaled feet are growing too hot so he dips his feet in the amber liquid to cool them. His feet get stuck. As Zenith proposes to turn Tech into gas, one of the figures begins to charge towards them. Zenith turns and fires an *eldirtch blast* at the lopping figure, though it misses him. Fraya chucks a scimitar she finds on the ground at it.

After dipping a dart in an *arcane venom*, Butylene blow darts the creature. It blinds the creature. It reminds the humans of Dak Fuel, a randomized drug from their world. Zenith fires another *eldritch blast*, this one hits and knocks him backwards. Fraya chucks her chakram at it, before dodging as the creature leaps at her. The creature swipes at Zenith, missing him.

Tech Wizard, struggling to get his foot free, falls, and his hands get stuck in the liquid. Out of panic he turns *invisible*. Butylene coats her spear with elemental energy and hurls it, dealing lightning damage. Zenith fires another *eldritch blast*.

Fraya decides to talk to the creature. She taps it lightly to cast *tongues* on the creature, allowing it to speak to the group. It says it has to guard the bile. The group clarifies they just want soul coins. The creature laughs that the Wasp Queen will kill them sooner to protect her horde of Soul Coins (stolen from Zariel, Mistress of Avernus). Fraya uses *healing word* on the creature to encourage it to help them.

Tech begins to piss himself in fear. Zenith casts *gaseous form* to transmute Tech into methane briefly until he lifts up away from the amber. The cloud panics as it moves past the group, then suddenly reverts to human after Zenith breaks concentration.

The creature, ignoring this, agrees to help the group get up to the nest. Butylene asks for advice on how to win favor with the queen and the creature jokingly suggests they volunteer to be her food.

The group climbs onto the creature as it covers itself in dust to prevent sticking to the amber. Tech realizes how well the amber exfoliated his skin. The creature takes the party to the nearest chain, and they disembark and climb up to an opening into the hive.

To Be Continued...

### Characters

#### Party

Queens of Adventure:

* Butylene O'Kipple - tiefling alchemist
	+ Hella FizzGerald - familiar
* Fraya Love - water genasi cleric

NeoScum:

* Tech Wizard - human wizard - Casey Toney
* Zenith - human warlock - Blair Britt
	+ Sprite familiar

#### NPCs

* Pants Goblin
* Ferryman

#### Monsters/Enemies

* Bile Guardian
* Hellwasps

## Episode Notes

### Lore

* In Avernus, a circle of hell, they use a currency called Soul Coins.

### Inspiration Earned

* Tech Wizard - for incorporating feet pics into mission

### Memorable Quotes

* "The only thing that could make my character lamer is a pair of goggles on my head." - "Oh, and the DM slowly removes the goggles from his head." - Casey Toney and DM Matt
* "Dude who are these crazy people?" - "I don't know, but where are my pants?" - Fraya Love and Butylene O'Kipple
* "What's tech?" - "I feel like in some other context I would know what that word is." - "I feel like even in that other context it still wouldn't make as much sense as it should." - Butylene O'Kipple, Zenith, and Tech Wizard
* "And how much is infinity? Should we pool our money and see if we have that?" - Zenith
* "You just have to sell some feet pictures on twitter, it's fine." - Fraya Love
* "You do not have to leave me behind just because of him." - Zenith
* "You two are already a better friend to me than him. Please don't leave me." - Tech Wizard
* "The Great Old One moves in mysterious ways, and I don't remember all of the ways." - Zenith
* "You find a rusty scimitar." - "COOL! What's a scimitar?" - DM Matt and Fraya Love
* "That's the kind of smile that turns into a satisfying frown when you roll a natural 20"
* "Don't mind if I imbue." - Butylene O'Kipple
* "Oh god, my mouth was open!" - "Oh god, I can feel your mouth!" - Fraya Love and Tech Wizard

### References

* Styxx and Journey
* Siri
* Groupon
* Twitter
* Trixie Mattel's "Oh Honey"
* Moulin Rouge
* Elmer Fudd
* Britney Spears
* Hollywood Walk of Fame
* Junji Ito

## Behind the Queens

This episode was funded by and recorded as part of the Queens of Adventure Legendary Journey to the midwest in Fall of 2019. It was originally released to financial backers in February 2020 as Bonus episode 22. For the Legends release, background songs and sound effects were added.

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