Arc 2

## Episode 1 - Nov 16: The Harmony Fields

Having left Fermaregna on a new leg of their adventures, The Dinger hurtled through Wildspace at terminal speed. The mechanical armed Talon gave new information about herself, a spelljammer pilot and bounty hunter by trade, her arm had been crafted by K.A.I.'s old companion, heinrich. She showed the crew a small orb, a sort of star map, which laid out a shortcut to Lilloon, The Moongirl. She had a contact on the dangerous planet of Glyth, said to be the home of mind flayers. After the crew began their shortcut through The Harmony Fields aka The Violet Nebula, Cobble emerged from the crows nest, terrified by their new mythically dangerous location. moments later, the crew noticed a gargantuan form moving through space.an astroprotomordial, a leviathan, a Cosmic Ray, moving towards the Dinger with an open mouth. is the crew about to get devoured! Can they avoid the mouth of the Cosmic Ray? find out next time. on Better Than Heroes!

## Episode 2 - Nov 23: From The Mouths Of Beasts

Last time on Better Than Heroes at the outset of a search for The Moongirl Lilloon, navigating through the treacherous harmony fields, the Dinger was at the precipice of being swallowed by a Cosmic Ray. as the crew fought to keep the Dinger from being drawn into the mouth of the astroprotomordial, captain Gurliathan gave the order to drop the Dingers sails. struggling in a wave of blinding dust, the crew were attacked by a wave of parasitic lampreys. battling attackers and struggling to avoid being swallowed, the crew of the Dinger battled through a desperate situation. a lamprey latched on to  Klik, draining her of her blood and her maximum hit points.  the crew managed to disable the sails and kill the lampreys, but three of the ship’s sails were destroyed in the process. an injured Dinger managed to barely avoid the path of the Cosmic Rays mouth. Cobble was irate with Talon at having entered them into such danger. the crew convinced Talon to involve Cobble in navigation duties, as the Dinger limped deeper into the violet nebula. Will the shortcut through the harmony fields be worthwhile? what dangers lurk deeper within? will the Dinger be able to repair her sails? find out next time on Better Than Heroes!

## Episode 3 - Nov 30: Behind Closed Doors

Having narrowly avoided being inhaled by an ocean sized Cosmic Ray, the Dinger found herself three sails down, limping deeper into the dangerous violet nebula. the crew set about fixing the ship, which through teamwork they were able to accomplish. a battered captain Gurliathan revealed that while he was connected to the Dinger, damage to the ship caused him physical pain. Talon, the mechanical armed passenger, was strangely curious about the secrets Gurliathan kept in his chamber, particularly regarding the Dingers helm. this piqued suspicions about Talon and Gurliathan both. there was wild speculation about the nature of the helm, including the possibility that it was a death helm feeding on some poor captives' life energy. The crew learned that even Cobble, who had been with Gurliathan the longest, had never asked him about what went on at the ship’s helm.  Flute and The Moonboy went poking around at the captain's door in the night, searching for clues or spirits to speak to, but to no avail. The next day, the Dinger reached a landmark, mystics mountain, and saw a mysterious encounter unfolding in front of them as what appeared to be a pack of sentient campfires hunted some poor unseen prey... what is happening here? will the Dinger have to intervene? What is Gurliathan hiding? what are Talon’s motivations? Find out next time! on Better Than Heroes!

## Episode 4 - Dec 7 ft: Who Killed The DinoStars?

Special Guest: Jorphdan (with a "ph")

After traversing the violet nebula, the Dinger came upon a motorcycle sized spelljammer set upon by a pack of  strange sentient campfires. The crew chased off the sparks and met the vessel's rider,  Darzig, a member of the spacefaring people known as githyanki. He was on a quest to complete a gith rite of passage by slaying a mind flayer and taking it's head as a trophy. Since the Dinger's destination was a planet known to harbor mind flayers,  Darzig asked to accompany them. the crew found themselves at another landmark, the icy fields of shard lake. Suddenly they were set upon by an astonishing creature, a tyrannosaurus made of starfire.  Flute was able to dazzle the dinosaur with a hypnotic pattern, and the Dinger fled and outran their attacker. The starfire dino managed to catch up, but exhausted itself in the process and was vanquished by the crew with  Darzig's help. the creature vanished in a flash of starlight, leaving behind 2 magical ioun stones.  Darzig took his leave, and the Dinger continued on, deeper into the final stretches of the harmony fields... What other dangers await ahead? surely the worst is behind us now? will we reach The Moongirl in time? find out next time on Better Than Heroes!

## Episode 5 - Dec 14: Grave Of 1000 Eyes

In the far reaches of the harmony fields, the crew entered into a vast expanse of glimmering lights, an ancient burial ground known as the grave of a thousand eyes. The crew examined the mysterious ioun stones they had found in the glimmering remains of the starlight dinosaur. Windrider asked K.A.I. to craft one of them into a new eye for him, which was a resounding success.  Klik’s companions tried and failed to restore her missing hit points. The crew rumbled with vague mistrust of their passenger, Talon, but had no specific accusations. after everyone had gone to bed,  Klik and K.A.I. kept watch as usual, when they were surprised by Relic who wandered on deck acting strangely. his eyes glowed blue and his fingernails were long and creepy. he attempted to fly away as  Klik and K.A.I. sounded the alarm but they managed to secure him with a rope before he could escape. out from Relics possessed body floated a blue spectral elf, who fled the scene. afterwards several glowing lights appeared and descended on the Dinger’s deck, and began to communicate with K.A.I.. They were spirits of those buried in this place, and they had heard of the Dinger's coming from tellex, also known as lighthouse, the crew's old friend. have the crew found some more ghosts to save? is that our thing now? did lighthouse just sign us up for that? find out next time, on Better Than Heroes!

## Episode 6 - Dec 21: The Honeypot

In the ancient space burial grounds known as the grave of 1000 eyes, a group of spirits begged for the crew's aid in ousting the evil ghost who had occupied one of their last intact tombs. the very same ghost which had possessed Relic, and been poking around Gurliathans chambers. they claimed that the group's old ghost pal lighthouse had promised these spirits the crew's help. the spirits warned to keep the Dinger away from this big bad ghost, as he had been known to take control of spelljammers. The party stepped into the old space tomb, and found the ghost possessing an ancient halfling, on a platform surrounded by mysterious ooze. The ghost emerged and very nearly slew most of the party in a single lightning blast, but for being bamboozled by K.A.I. 's mirror image spell. With its initial attack foiled, the ghost never regained the advantage in combat, and was defeated by the valiant crew. the party discovered that the ooze surrounding the platform was some kind of space honey, and managed to save the life of the formerly possessed halfling. At the halflings' request, the party successfully pried a magical horn from a massive seed within the tomb's central ring. This caused a chain reaction of a collapsing tomb and rising honey. from which the crew narrowly escaped. Once safely aboard the Dinger, once again at the halflings' behest, the crew identified and blew the horn known as the horn of gonnlingdaah. miraculous singing planets showed up to serenade our crew as they safely left the grave of 1000 eyes... what further perils await our friends? what was up with those singing planets? When do we reach the moon girl? Are we there yet? find out next time, on Better Than Heroes!

## Episode 7 - Jan 4: The AllSauce

After defeating the evil ghost who had taken residency in the grave of 1000 eyes and a brief serenade by singing planets, the crew spoke to Malzor the halfling who they had freed from a terrible fate as the ghosts physical vessel. he spoke to them about the history of the Honeymoss Dwarves and their communications with the singing planets. exhausted from their ghost fight, the party turned in for the night. At some strange hour, Talon knocked on the The Moonboys barrel, and requested that he ask the moon about the fate of their quest to save The Moongirl. he obliged and spoke to the moon, who gave an inconclusive answer. everyone awoke to a commotion in the kitchen as K.A.I. cracked a culinary and arcane experiment culminating in the invention of a miraculous food substance with some arcane psychoactive effects, which was dubbed The Allsauce. when it was sadly revealed that K.A.I. was unable to taste his incredible invention,  Flute composed a song to describe the flavors to him. with the Dinger a mere three days from her destination, she was suddenly thrown from terminal speed by the sudden appearance of a meridian tract ship! shit! excuse me! where did they come from! isn't that extremely unlikely? how will the Dinger get out of this one? find out right now, on Better Than Heroes!

## Episode 8 - Jan 11: To Bravely Run Away

On the last leg of their journey to beat their enemies to The Moongirl, the Dinger was pulled from terminal speed and found themselves nose to nose with a meridian tract Man-O-War. The Dinger moved to escape but the Man-O-War gave chase and a high speed space pursuit ensued. eventually able to escape with some fancy maneuvers, a wary Dinger continued her journey. malzor the halfling rediscovered cheese after many years as a ghost jar. K.A.I. began fitting  Klik for a machine to help express her psionic abilities. The next day the Dingers luck turned sweet as they came across a wrecked widower vessel, snapped in half by some mysterious force. among other treasures was an intact spelljammer helm, an artifact of serious value.  Klik accidentally found herself psychically linked to the helm as her powers continue to expand. The crew moved their haul belowdecks and kicked back into terminal speed headed towards The Moongirl...how did the Meridian Tract find them? Is Ventris alive somehow? Will the Dinger reach The Moongirl before their enemies? Find out right now on Better Than Heroes!

## Episode 9 - Jan 18: A Crow Of Murderoids

On the final leg of a long journey to meet a contact to lead her crew to The Moongirl, the Dinger was thrown from terminal speed as her way was blocked by an enormous, verdant asteroid. Their crew prepared to harvest a haul of  luscious space fruits but realized at the final moment that the space Garden was an illusion. In fact this was an enormous creature known, of course, as a murderoid. The crew did battle with the largest mouth of their career, The Moonboy unleashed a swarm of elemental bats, and the murderoid was destroyed. As travel resumed,  Klik attuned to a device K.A.I. had built for her, the omnipathy engine, which gave her greater control over her psionic abilities. Finally, the Dinger broke terminal speed in the orbit Mingabwe,  moon of the planet Glyth. The crew met Talon’s hovering contact, Aldos the Oortling, who revealed that the person who was to lead them to The Moongirl was none other than Talon's own sister. Why did she keep this from us? Was this Talon's big secret? Will she be able to lead us to The Moongirl? find out right now, on Better Than Heroes

## Episode 10 - Jan 25: Map To The Moon

After arriving on mingabwe, a moon of the planet Glyth, the crew was escorted by their oortling contact aldos to the back room of a tavern called the demon slayer. there they met lady arabella nyx, Talons half elven sister. a great deal was revealed to the crew. Nyx, Talon and Aldos were all members of a secret organization called the fourth ring, which worked to oppose a great conspiracy to destroy reality by sabotaging the very artifice of existence. The meridian tract had faked its own destruction and had a three day head start on the Dinger to find leloon The Moongirl. She was stashed in Ventris's vault on grandchild, one of the many moons of Garden, K.A.I. and  Klik's homeworld. Though three days behind their enemies, nyx spoke of a secret illithid portal on Glyth which could take the crew to Garden instantly. they began hatching a daring plan to reach the planet's surface undetected by stealing an illithid ship belonging to lord Ossodo, a mind flayer dignitary. but before they could finish, who should arrive at the demon slayer but lord Ossodo himself... what will we do now? are the mind flayers onto us? Can we reach The Moongirl before our enemies? find out right now on Better Than Heroes

## Episode 11 - Feb 1: A Mind Flayer Walks Into A Bar

Upon Glyth's moon, Mingabwe, in the back room of the demon slayer.  The crew feverishly planned their next move as they hid from lord Ossodo the mind flayer dignitary. Right under his tentacled nose they bided their time as K.A.I. attuned to the ring of mind shielding that aldos the oortling had given him. Over an agonizing hour the crew avoided lord Ossodo's prying goons, and the attunement was completed. The crew slipped out successfully through a secret passageway, into lady's arabella nyx's temple. There, The Moonboys sensed the presence of the moon, and sensed they were on the right track. K.A.I. disguised himself as an injured, reborn Ventris and the crew enacted a daring plan to talk their way onto the mind flayer flagship, the Nautiloid. The plan was a relative success as secret Ventris and friends bullied their way onto the Nautiloid's deck. There they found themselves confronted by two mind flayers, who delved into the minds of the crew and became suspicious,  sending the encounter towards an inevitable conflagration of violence. So we're going to fight two mind flayers and their friends? And then steal their ship. Are we geniuses? Or are we completely fucked? Find out right now, on Better Than Heroes!

## Episode 12 - Feb 8: Plan B

Last time on Better Than Heroes! Upon Glyth's moon, Mingabwe, the crew had masqueraded their way onto the mind flayer flagship, the Nautiloid. Once aboard the main deck, three thought prodding illithids saw through their disguise, escalating the situation into one of the deadliest encounters the crew had faced yet. K.A.I. cast off the guise of Ventris, blasting the mind flayers with his arcane obliterator.  Klik used telekinesis to hurl their pilot Talon towards the ship's helm as the crew made to fight their way upwards. The mind flayers sent out mighty blasts of psionic energy, which the crew was mercifully able to withstand save for  Klik, who found herself stunned, locked in place by mind powers. With their best warrior paralyzed, a desperate battle ensued. Everyone held the line bravely, but the enemy seemed likely to turn the tide, swarming the paralyzed  Klik's position and threatening to consume her living brain. The crew battled back from the brink and rallied around the  Klik. Eventually the mind flayers were overcome one by one, until only one of their minions, a man sized swarm of cranium rats in a trenchcoat, remained. K.A.I. and Talon hurried to the helm as Windrider and The Moonboy finished off the brain rats. Above, K.A.I. and Talon combined their powers to link to the Nautiloid's helm. Within, they were met with visions of an enormous tentacled brain, who claimed ownership over the ship, but together they were able to overcome the brain's psionic barriers and the Nautiloid was captured. As the Nautiloid took off,  Klik broke free of her paralysis and slumped to the deck, with the taste of victory bitter like ash in her mouth. Holy what! We won! So the Nautiloid is ours. What next? Will the portal to the Garden be open as promised? Are we free of danger? Find out right now, on Better Than Heroes!

## Episode 13 - Feb 15: Hook, Line & Sinker

last time on Better Than Heroes! the crew of the Dinger had successfully hijacked a mind flayer flagship, the Nautiloid. Talon set a course from Mingabwe, moon of Glyth towards the planet's distant surface. There, a secret portal in an abandoned laboratory would take the party to Grandchild, moon of Garden. As the fog of war on deck faded, K.A.I. spoke to a dejected  Klik, who was angry and ashamed after having been psionically paralyzed during combat with the mind flayers. K.A.I. and The Moonboy searched and plundered the captain's quarters of assorted booty.  Klik and Windrider spoke to one of the remaining catatonic fishfolk onboard, a sad mindbroken thrall.  The Nautiloid made landfall beneath the acid skies of Glyth, in a pool in front of the abandoned illithid laboratory which supposedly housed the portal the party sought. The crew decided to scuttle the Nautiloid, and turned their attention to her helm. In a risky move, K.A.I. connected to the helm and met the mind flayer elder brain who swore vengeance as K.A.I. managed to withstand it's power and breach the helm's psychic barriers, wreaking magical havoc inside like an arcane computer virus. With the helm cracked and weakened  Klik struck a powerful psionic blow, sundering it, and sinking the Nautiloid. The destruction of the flagship seemed to free the thralls on board, and the mass of grateful smooth brained fish people declared Windrider their new god and pledged their service to him. Ok, this is... good? Our plan worked? And the fish people will... help us, not get us killed? What dangers lie within the illithid laboratory? Find out right now, on Better Than Heroes!

## Episode 14 - Feb 22: Jack Holt!

Special Guest: Maxwell Jenkins

After landing on the surface of the planet Glyth and scuttling the mind flayer flagship known as the Nautiloid, the crew faced an abandoned mind flayer laboratory which contained a secret portal to the moons of Garden. With Windrider's gang of kuo toa fish people in tow, they entered the lab. Within the first room was a  forgotten captive, in chains. The crew's surly new confined friend was a shadow elf, a shadar K.A.I., named  Jack Holt, as well as his giant toad companion, Bessie. The crew undid  Jack Holt's chains, and learned he had been trapped in this lab for months, maybe years. The crew began to explore this room and it's glowing pink pillars when the prodding of a trap door on the ceiling caused a group of oozes and a giant scorpion to slip through cracks in the walls and attack! The oozes were being dispatched when one of Windriders fish friends betrayed him and tried to stab him. After being melted with magic, the fish man's brain crawled out of it's head on legs and attacked as well! With all the attackers destroyed,  Jack Holt recognized Windrider as a former widower and identified himself as a famous widower defector known as the pale elf. After flicking Windrider menacingly,  Jack Holt said goodbye and finally escaped the mind flayer laboratory, riding away in his toads mouth as the crew began to find their way deeper inside... the danger is gone, right? no more danger? Now where is that portal? find out right now on Better Than Heroes!

## Episode 15 - Mar 1: Note To Self

Last time on Better Than Heroes! Upon the planet Glyth, the party pressed into the depths of an abandoned mind flayer laboratory. There supposedly lay a portal to Grandchild, moon of Garden, where the moongirl Lilloon, a key figure in a plot to destroy reality, was in danger. The crew, along with the gaggle of fish folk who had recently declared the windrider their god, all entered the complex's sanctum. There, to their dismay, they found the portal deactivated and the search for a solution began. Inside the The Moonboy's hat, the The Moonboy and his bff or like maybe sort of parent? The moon was visited by Bartholomew the moonbat lawyer. He came to negotiate on behalf of the elemental bats The Moonboy sometimes summoned. Meanwhile,  the crew explored. Windrider found a note in his pocket written in his own hand, which urged him to step into a summoning circle upon the floor of the lab. Though intrigued, he disobeyed the order. Disturbed by the note, the second of it's kind, windrider lashed out at the fish folk, accusing them, making them sad. Another feature of the room was a series of glowing crystals which  Klik connected to psionically, allowing her to suddenly see the layout of the place, revealing a set of secret passageways above them. There the crew found the central mechanism of the strange machine that made up this place, a flow of arcane and psychic energy which the party bolstered with their own magic, reactivating the portal. After suddenly remembering the danger the moongirl was in, The Moonboy freaked out and rocketed into the portal with his flying sneakers, leaving the party to jump a chasm towards the portal. All made the jump save one poor fish man, but there was no time to mourn as everyone piled through the gateway to Grandchild, moon of Garden. We did it! Too bad we didn't have time to really turn that place upside down. But what was up with that weird note? What dangers lie beyond the portal? Find out right now, on Better Than Heroes!

## Episode 16 - Mar 8: Secrets Among Friends

Last time on Better Than Heroes! After entering a secret mind flayer portal the crew was transported to Grandchild, moon of Garden, a moon of flat white marble. there they discovered the secret entrance to their old enemy ventris's vault, where the moongirl Lilloon was supposedly being kept. The crew tried to communicate with gurliathan and the dinger, but were met with silence. to make matters worse, all was not well with the fish men. hoot, a sassy member of the gang of fish people who worshipped windrider as a god had begun questioning  Flutes divinity after the death of one of their number. exploration began, fraught with danger as K.A.I. touched the secret door and was nearly turned into stone. The crew managed to open the entrance and descended below into the moon dungeon. The first room was a cozy,  well appointed entrance hall with a crackling fire and a strange cloud of fog.  Klik identified the only door within as a fake, but K.A.I. foolishly examined it anyway and triggered a second trap which caused an arcane eye to emerge, possibly blowing their cover. The crew discovered an odd book containing a riddle, which they were certain was the key to moving forward. the fish people performed a ritual to divine the riddle's answer, and learned that each party member needed to write a secret in the book to unlock the way forward. they did so, and a staircase unfolded from the floor. beneath, was a room full of empty paintings save for one which contained an image of a beholder, who began to speak to the party... what could a painting of a beholder want? This place is weird and stressful and trapped. and where is the moongirl?? find out right now, on Better Than Heroes!

## Episode 17 - Mar 15: We're Naga-na Take It

Last time on Better Than Heroes! Upon Grandchild, moon of Garden the crew descended into Ventris's vault, in search of the moongirl Lilloon. In a room full of empty picture frames the party spoke with a magical painting of a beholder who was in fact a powerful real world entity named Captain Thortooris Argus Powerface. The crew flattered and placated Captain Powerface, and he agreed to keep their presence in the vault a secret if they would promise to finish their business there post haste and  journey to the planet H'catha's highest mountain to become his supplicants and work to disrupt the mind flayer power structure. after pillaging Ventris's desk, the crew discovered and pulled a secret lever which transported them all to a golden room with four doors and a shimmering golden orb in it's center. As K.A.I. began to inspect the orb, it began to move, and a Golden Naga, a snake guardian, covered him in a gout of poison. the crew battled the Naga and overcame it, pulling a circular Key Rune from its body which seemed able to slot into one of the rooms doors.  Klik reached past the gateways with telepathy and was answered behind the moon door by a voice claiming to be Lilloon. The Moonboy slammed the keyrune into the door, and at long last, the crew of the dinger was face to face with a small, shining visage, that of the Moongirl, Lilloon. we did it! we found her! now what? what answers will she have? how do we get out of here? Where is the dinger? Do you think the fish people are doing ok? find out right now on Better Than Heroes!

## Episode 18 - Mar 22: The Moongirl

Last time on Better Than Heroes! In the depths of Ventris's secret vault, the crew met The Moongirl, Lilloon, in a verdant chamber which felt less like a prison and more like a miraculous lunar garden. A being of obvious power, she dispensed many revelations to the party. She was not imprisoned as had been thought, but was in fact waiting here for The The Moonboy's arrival. She revealed unto The Moonboy the troubling history of the moon's destruction, and the shocking truth of his past life.  Flute asked her about the strange notes she had been finding, and she told him he held an evil in his heart, and implied he had somehow written the notes himself. The moongirl also revealed that the dinger had been captured by pirates, but promised the crew to help them reclaim the ship. K.A.I. returned  Klik's chatchka to her. Finally, after a long day, the crew rested, and leveled up. The next day, Leloon spoke of an infamous meridian tract hit man called Malecation coming to assassinate her, whom she was determined to face. Despite The Moongirl’s many warnings, the crew decided to stay and face the coming danger and help their new ally. Windrider's gang of fish people showed up after defeating the naga with the aid of some divine intervention, and pledged their aid in the coming fight as well. We've got this, right? Just because a powerful seer who can see all futures says one or more of us may die, doesn't mean we will, right? Find out right now, on Better Than Heroes!

## Episode 19 - Mar 29: Battle Of The Vault

Deep within Ventris's vault, inside The Moongirl's verdant prison, the crew prepared to do battle with a meridian tract marshall called Malecation, who was coming to kill Lilloon. The moongirl, the party and their fish folk allies made their preparations for battle. Lilloon deployed a magic fortress and turned her little moon friend jeffrey into an enormous lunar juggernaut named jeffrey. she also cast a high level spell on the The Moonboy, giving him the gift of foresight. Malecation and his squad of elite elven ninjas attacked in a cloud of fog, which the moongirl exploded with fireballs. Malecation proclaimed that ventris couldn't protect Lilloon any longer, a strange statement. An enemy caster polymorphed himself into a giant tyrannosaurus rex. As the ninjas nearly downed the newly giant moon jeffrey, The Moonboy cast a spell of slowing upon them, turning the tide of battle. Malecation was struck down but nearly revived himself with a magical amulet which was dispelled at the very last moment. The crew dispatched the last of the ninjas as they extracted a harsh vengeance from the fish folk, and the garden fell silent once again. We won! Did that guy turn into a dinosaur? and what was that about ventris protecting the moongirl? find out right now on Better Than Heroes

## Episode 20 - Apr 5: The Sunken God

Last time on Better Than Heroes! In The Moongirl’s demiplane, Lilloon knocked upon a dimensional door which would return the crew of the dinger to wildspace to free their friends and their ship from the clutches of a pirate outfit known as the bones. on the other side of the door was none other than Charlie "Chuzz" Chuftings, hippo man extraordinaire, a giff horizon walker ranger from the guild of spatial and planar travel and an old friend of The Moongirl's. Chezza generously agreed to help the crew with their task. he was familiar with the bones and suspected they originated from a more nefarious group of planar evildoers of the same name he had dealt with in the past, who had been aiding monsters called dream eaters in entering the material plane. Chezza and the crew said goodbye to The Moongirl, and made their way towards the pirate dock on the planet Garden. The crew disguised themselves as widower pirates as part of a cunning plan to take the dock without firing a shot. Upon landing dockside, the crew was confronted by the bones githyanki captain, Sharkbeef, whom Chezza recognized from the bad old days, confirming his suspicions about the bones. their plan for nonviolence was dashed instantaneously by a natural one, no plan has ever failed faster, and K.A.I. punched an old woman in the face. The docks exploded into violence as the crew fought their way towards the central command tower, as the bones used cranes to attack Chezza's ship and the party. at the towers pinnacle chuzz destroyed captain sharkbeef, who promised to return again. all appeared to be under control, until a planar presence that chuzz had detected was revealed to be a portal faced dream eater, a terrifying monster from beyond reality. all in a day’s work, right? Can a dream eater be more dangerous than the old woman K.A.I. knocked out? plus if we don't go to sleep, it probably can’t hurt us, right? find out right now, on Better Than Heroes!

## Episode 27 - May 24: Where The Magic Happens

In a pirate cove on the planet garden, the party had defeated the Captain of the Bones Pirates and his muscle and then Revivified their own Captain Gurliathan, wrenching him back from a brief sojourn beyond death's own lonesome veil. With the captain and deck crew of the dinger safe, the party turned their attention to the remaining pirates. After a brief interrogation, the crew agreed to allow the survivors to live, and learned that the pirate's ship was set to return in a few days. The crew confronted Talon about her willingness to bargain with the pirates against them in order to learn the secrets of The Dinger. She revealed that she suspected the helm of The Dinger was a powerful specimen called a Synapse Helm which the four rings could use to fight to save the universe. She had withheld this motive out of a lack of trust in the party, which she claimed had changed, and swore that they now had her complete confidence. Klik had a heart to heart with the boatswain Goat, suggesting that she could find a peaceful home here in this cove on Garden. Goat declined, saying she preferred to stay at home on the Dinger, but asked Klik not to prioritize saving over future missions. Klik refused, and Goat remained nonetheless. Later, KAI visited Gurliathan in his chambers, which he entered for the first time. He gently demanded to see the Dingers helm, and learn her secrets once and for all. Gurliathan reluctantly agreed, and after summoning the group, they all entered through a magic mirror to the helm's secret chamber. Within they discovered a marvel beyond expectation, a sentient crystal helm, who spoke to them and told them his name, Dynghomneedrous. Holy what! The helm is alive! And he has a really cool name!

## Episode 28 - May 31: The Helm

The crew of the Dinger stood for the first time in the presence of their ship's magnificent sentient crystal helm, who was called dynghomnedrous. they marveled and asked their many questions, which the helm eagerly answered. dynghomnedrous had been forged into a helm from the essence of a cosmic entity known as a contemplator. he and the dinger had indeed been stolen from another crystal sphere. he was eager to move beyond the confines of the dinger, and also had a powerful interest in having hands. just after, whipper, the pirate cove's penguin steward was in an uproar. she revealed that the cove was locked in an infernal contract with a devil who dwelled beneath the town, which forced them to commit piracy in order to offer devilish tributes. since the crew had slain the cove's captain, a new one had to be named before midnight or the devil would send a representative to start stealing children as punishment. the crew was determined to break the contract and free the town, but whipper was unconvinced. she knew only one person who had visited the hellmouth beneath the town and returned. the crew asked her to fetch this person so they might prepare for the struggle to come. afterwards, the crew spoke with talon, admitting that her suspicions regarding the nature of the dinger's helm were true. despite her desire to take dynghomnedrous and use him to fight for the life of the universe, the crew would not allow it. talon accepted their judgement eventually, but said that she would have to leave the party to continue her quests elsewhere. also flute was in the bathroom the whole time. so now we have to go to something called a hellmouth? to save a town ran by a penguin? am i dreaming? is the dream actually about sex? find out right now, on better than heroes!

## Episode 29 - June 7: The Lion and The Goat

Special Guest: Dan Sheehan

Moonboy Birthday!!!!

## Episode 31 - June 21: Infernal Affairs

Special Guest: Dan Sheehan

Last time on better than heroes, in the Hellmouth beneath the world of Garden, negotiations between the crew, their friend Gregory Punch, and the devil lord known as the magistrate quickly failed and gave way to violence. Moonboy discovered that KAI had left his body and was somehow interfacing with the Devil's lair. Gregory Punch and Klik fell upon the Magistrate and his summoned killdeer minions. With the fiend on deaths door, Windrider offered them a chance to survive if they tore up the devilish contracts for both the cove and Gregory Punch. The Magistrate agreed, and tore up both contracts but Windrider was cleverly bluffing and combat resumed. With his contract nullified, Gregory Punches powers faded from him along with his infernal markings. Nevertheless, Klik landed a killing blow on the Magistrate, but not before he sent a message of warning to someone called the Undying Queen. The party attempted to recover KAI, unsure if his consciousness had returned to his body. Klik psychically communed with the Magistrates lair, and made contact with the Undying Queen. Threats were exchanged, and the Hellmouth began to collapse. Windrider dealt with the mysterious sender of his notes, and negotiated a contract allowing their escape from the crumbling Hellmouth. When he signed his name the ink changed magically to read 'Flute Whimteaser' and an unknown hand signed themselves as "The Rider". The exit opened and the crew escaped, not a moment too soon. Gregory Punch regained his old name and decided to leave in search of a new life, and Talon hitched a ride with him. The Party stood in a freed cove, with KAI's dormant body. Am I dormant? How am I reading this? Can anyone see me? Find out right now, on better than heroes!