Episode 220 - A Quest to Save the Great Leader Part 1

Our rowdy monster crew gets let in on a secret tip that someone very important to them has been snatched. Knowing in their Monster Hearts that leaving the Ätlän-tã Fælcons alone is possibly a cowardly action, saving their leader is the most important thing they could do at this time. Cheryl is the most important Gnoll in the World of Drunkeros and by the scales of Semuanya she will be saved!

## **Story**

During the events of the previous episode, the newly named Ätlän-tã Fælcons, alongside the never-named Tidtowne Terrors all step out of *Jet's Toi*. The Fælcons head off, seemingly forgetting all about the Terrors. Baz gets another vision from her god Semuanya, who tells her that, once more, Cheryl Meloncamp, the leader of Tidtowne is in danger. She has been kidnapped, and it is up to them to save her! Semuanya gives her a vision of a small airship with long wings. She tells her to only take the Tidtowne Terrors, minus Tug, but they can bring Brip Brap, who I guess is there I guess was there the whole time what is going on. Semuanya says to look for a sign, and then scoots.

Baz explains all of this to the others, then notices the ship from her vision near them. It is currently being worked on, a Nareevian mechanic has the engine out, and is half inside the hood. They get the sense that the ship could safely glide them down to Glaine, but it couldn't fly. In an attempt to sneak onto the ship, Kass decides to constrict and eat the mechanic. They all cram into the cockpit and they're off!

They see Glaine, the Jewel of the East, is on fire! People are fighting everywhere, and it looks like pure chaos. Baz notices a shape of a large bone in the flames, (the sign from Semuanya) and they direct themselves at that. As they get closer to the ground, they see a battle taking place on a rooftop. Some of the Glaine city guards are fighting a large Ettin, with several more dead Ettin all around. The Terrors recognize these Ettin as those of Tidtowne. Brip Brap runs off the wing of the airship and jumps into combat, kicking a guard on his way down. Baz crashes the ship into two of the guards and gets hurt trying to jump out at the last minute, while Kass slithers and glides out gracefully. The whole scene is metal af.

After they take out the guards, the Ettin introduces him/themselves as Shank and Bone, or ShankBone. They all seem to have passing knowledge of each other, though they've never met. They/He/It/? have confirmation that Cheryl is, in fact, in danger, and they have a special device that is tracking an amulet she is wearing. They follow the beeping sounds through the city, into an abandoned building, and deep into the basement, where they see an old dog wearing the amulet. Just then, a man steps out of the shadows, with feathery black hair, an eye patch and a black duster on. Real Kurt Russel type. He says he is The Gecko, and he knows where to find Cheryl

## **Trivia**

* It's *Escape from New York*. Michael is doing *Escape from New York*. Spoilers.
* Brip Brap was created because Tim Lanning was jealous of the rest of the cast's monster characters they created.

## **In This Episode...**

### **Cast and Player Characters**

* Michael DiMauro - *Dungeon Master*
* Tim Lanning - Brip Brap
* Jennifer Cheek - Baz
* Nika Howard - Kass
* Holden and Jake from Wizard and Bruiser podcast as Shank and Bone, respectively

### **Non-Player Characters**

* Semuanya
* The Gecko

### **Locations**

* Nareev
* Glaine

### **Quotes**

**"Blood shall be spilled for all those that oppose... the justice..."** ~ *Bone, of ShankBone*

## **Rolls**

* **Recap**
	+ Jennifer - 15
	+ Jaela - 12
	+ Tim - 6

* They all roll *Perception* in the airship hanger
	+ Brip Brap - 14
	+ Baz - 21
	+ Kass - 12
		- Baz notices the airship from her vision is nearby

* **Kass** *grapples* the mechanic
	+ 11 - Success - *She eats him, as a snek would*

* They all roll *Perception* while flying over Nareev
	+ Brip Brap - 13
	+ Kass - 8
	+ Baz - 15
		- Baz sees the section of the burning city in the shape of a bone

* **Brip Brap** rolls *Acrobatics* to jump off the wing of the airship
	+ 21 - Success
* Then attacks a guard, with advantage - 22
	+ Hit - 7 damage

*Combat Begins vs 6 guards*

* Initiative
	+ Kass - 15
	+ Baz - 9
	+ Guard 1
	+ Guard 2
	+ Guard 3
	+ Guard 4
	+ Bone - 7
	+ Brip Brap - 6
	+ Shank - 6
	+ Guard 5
	+ Guard 6

*Round One*

* **Kass** vs Guard 1
	+ Range Attack (Spit out the eaten Nareevian mechanic) - 6
		- Fail

* **Baz**
	+ Uses *Religion* to pray to Semuanya to help her steer the ship to crash it into the guards - 13
		- This requires Baz and Kass to use *Acrobatics* to jump out of the now crashing ship
			* Kass - 23 - elegantly slithers out
			* Baz - 7 - crashes into the ground - 5 damage
		- Ship crashes into Guards 5 and 6 - 10, 16 - kills both

* **Guard 1** vs ShankBone
	+ Melee Attack (Spear) - 20
		- Hit - 4 piercing damage

* **Guard 2** vs Brip Brap
	+ Melee Attack (Spear) - 21
		- Hit - 4 piercing damage

* **Guard 3** vs Kass
	+ Melee Attack (Spear) - 14
		- Miss

* **Guard 4** vs Baz (prone, so advantage)
	+ Melee Attack (Spear) - 22
		- Hit - 4 piercing damage

* **Bone** vs Guard 4
	+ Range Attack (throws Brip Brap using *Athletics*) - 23
		- Hit, allowing Brip Brap to kick attack - 14
			* Hit - 7 damage
		- Then Brip Brap uses Flurry of Blows - 9, 14
			* Hit, Hit - 7, 5 - kills him

* **Brip Brap** vs Guard 2
	+ Tongue Punch (x2) - 10, 17
		- Hit, Hit - 5 total damage
	+ Flurry of Blows - 17, 2
		- Hit, Miss - 8 damage - kills him

* **Shank** vs Guard 3
	+ Melee Attack (Maul) - 11
		- Miss

*Round Two*

* **Kass** vs Guard 3
	+ Range Attack (Shortbow) - 14
		- Hit - 5 piercing damage

* **Baz** vs Guard 1
	+ Sacred Flame requiring DEX saving throw - 16
		- Success
	+ Hungry Jaws - 16
		- Hit - 3 damage

* **Guard 1** vs Brip Brap
	+ Melee Attack (Spear) - ??
		- Miss

* **Guard 3** vs Brip Brap
	+ Range Attack (Spear) - 20
		- Hit - 4 piercing damage (negated by Deflect Missiles and thrown back)

* **Brip Brap (reaction)** vs Guard 3
	+ Ranged attack (Spear) - ?
		- Hit - 8 piercing damage

* **Bone** vs Guard 3
	+ Melee Attack (Maul) - 20
		- Hit - 14 damage - kills him

* **Brip Brap** vs Guard 1
	+ Tongue attack to throw him at the Ettin - 13
		- lol, nope

* **Shank** vs Guard 1
	+ Melee Attack (Greataxe) - Nat1
		- Miss, but it slams into the ground in front of the guard, who gets scared to death

*Combat Ends*