The Mistakes (Part 1)

**The Mistakes (Part 1)** is the one-shot gone too far! Prepare for chaos and hilarity.

## The Mistakes (Part 1)

### Air date

October 12th, 2021

Cast goes as follows

* **Zach** as **Don Furious IX** - Variant Human, Mastermind Rogue **(Wisdom -4)**
* **Haelley** as **Jax** - Tiefling, WildCard Rogue / Trickery Domain Cleric **(Constitution -4)**
* **Jessa** as **Kessira Gobbledophen** - Forest Gnome, Inquisitive Rogue / Alchemist Artificer **(Strength -4)**
* **Jeremy** as **Ek** - Lizardfolk, Thief Rogue / Echo Knight Fighter **(Intelligence -4)**
* **Ian** as **Aslan "Scurred" Mufas** - Leonin, Rogue / Path of the Juggernaut Barbarian **(Charisma -4)**
* **Jon** as **Mammon** - Loxodon, Rogue / Bladesinging Wizard **(Dexterity -4)**
* **Mak** as **Jebidiah Crane** - Lightfoot Halfling, Arcane Trickster Rogue / Divination Wizard **(Strength -4)**

### **Synopsis**

**Pre-Show Shenanigans**

Always a great sign when three seconds in your professional cast break into uncontrollable laughter!

* Darrin explained he and the players were the official cast of Another Bad Side Quest and in the process of getting them auditioned a fair amount of people
* Darrin adds that one of the auditions had the majority of the cast, that he gave them an idea of what they would do as well as their starting level...and everything else just happened on it's own
* Darrin introduces them as "The Mistakes", a band that are
	+ all rogue in some way
	+ has a three in one of their ability stat giving them at least one -4 stat
* Darrin notes that what happened in the last episode was regretfully not recorded, and wish it was because it was hilarious with such moments like "Aslan" and a "fridge".

### **Show**

*"While not mentioned on the show, here is a simplified version of what happened..."The Mistakes" Don, Jax, Kassira, Ek, Aslan and Mammon were in their usual haunt performing to the crowd until the crowd left, and soon received a notice from their contact "Bumbleskutz" promising them future contacts to aid in their performing lives, in return for locating an item in his home, which they accepted. Through a multitude of means the group approached and entered the house, some with deceptive means and others through fear. Through exploring the house they bypassed and had altercations with guards, but eventually found a secret lower level, a dungeon, which held a lot of bones and death, and eventually found the deceased body of Bumbleskutz as well. Through one of the rooms they discovered a black ooze like creature that they battled and with difficulty brought an end to. Through the creatures end a good sized music box sized chest made of jade was found, but on finding it a voice spoke out to them, revealed as a lich...and conversation began as a deal was offered."*

The lich noted they made their points, got good deal about it and they could work out a partnership. Don replied at the end of the day was making sure the lich got what they wanted, while they got what they wanted, and even though he liquified his best friend for years it was alright because he believed they could broker a friendship that could be more quid, pro, quo. Mammon who was holding the box closed the lid and slowly backed up while the conversation continued. The lich continued by asking if he helped them out he would want a 10% cut right away, coverage and wondering when the return would be. Don commented that his payment was in Mammon's hands and that the partnership should be as long as they saw fit. He also added that he knew he was more then just a person with gold and what else he could offer, commenting on Kessira who had used many patches from her *Robe of Useful Items*, and how his entire office was dumped into his foyer, which seemed to get the lich's attention. The lich asked about his comment of his office, which he just restated that his office was in his foyer. Mammon added that there was a pit he might want to take a look at, and at that comment the lich cast *Dimension Door* and vanished.

Mammon immediately told the group they needed to leave as the figure was a lich and could take care of them in one word. Don argued that as "The Mistakes" they should make a judgement call that might not be good and reap the rewards of it. As the group conversed they noted that the dungeon continued and that they heard noise, and as they turned around and noticed a wizened halfling with a cane was coming up the dungeon towards them.

* The halfling introduced himself as Jeb, stood about 3.4" tall, with white hair sticking up, not wearing much minus a leather diaper and a big brown cloak, carrying a big brown stick, and atop the stick was his closest, possibly only friend in the world, Randall, his familiar, a weasel who looked more like a rat because the tail was shaved with some patches

As Don commented on the sight of the stranger that he didn't think it was one of "those" sort of dungeons, Aslan fainted at the sight of them, on top of Ek, who was distracted licking his lips at the rat. Jeb likewise noticed the six strangers.

* Aslan, a giant buff leonin in contrast to the dextrous tabaxi, with a giant great axe, and beats things up as long as he's not afraid of them, because he is scared of everything.

* Ek, a lizardfolk standing 6.5" foot tall, with primarily black scales with some yellowish/green on some scales, vest like top and rough pants, one sword on either side of him, who was absolutely looking in the direction of the halfling or the rat prior to being crushed.

Still under the unconscious Aslan, a black ichor seemed to move from under him and formed the shadow doppelganger of Ek as he activated *Manifest Echo,* then used his ability to swap places with the echo to no longer be crushed by Aslan, and simply responded "Aslan heavy!" "Ek hurt!"

* Jax, a dark blue tiefling, with short corkscrew hair, grey horns curling over her ears, dressed like gypsy entertainer sort of clothes, mostly a trickster cleric with magic to incite chaos and mischief

As Jax started to climb down from Mammon, she went to try and wake Aslan up.

* Mammon, a 7.5 foot tall loxodon, as opposed to other loxodon finely dressed in a bright lemon yellow suit, a purple frilled shirt underneath, tusks and trunk, holding a staff and chest, and on his person is mouse familiar Twinknacious, and mostly a wizard who goes slow because he would fall if he doesn't.

Mammon helped Jax down from him as he tucked the chest away.

* Don, a human, dark beard and eyes, greasy, lots of jewellery, large duster trench coat with floral tunic underneath, with some holes currently sizzling from a recent fight, not really armed with anything.

Don gave Jeb a weird eyed look, and gestured to the nearby gnome Kessira and asked if as a fellow shorter statured race could create an introduction

* Kessira, a gnome, wearing an oversized coat with patches with some that were torn off, leaning on a cane, a skilled inquisitive rogue discovering mysteries, and getting closer the sound of clinking can be heard as she has her artificer tools are on her

As the staring contest seem to be happening, Don heard the lich's voice in his head saying he is dealing with the people upstairs and asked who dented the fridge. As Don tried to explain, aloud for everyone to hear, about the big round fellow on the floor, he was immediately cut off. Aslan soon woke up and asked if they could leave now to the agreement of the party. Jax asked if they were keeping that one, pointing to the strange halfling, and Kessira noting the dead halflings they had found. Aslan took that as the time to leave, picked up the two shorter ones, with Kessira not liking to be grabbed who smacked him, while Jeb told Aslan he could hold him closer if he wished, which was enough reason for Aslan to pick him and throw him off him.

As they all started to leave out of the dungeon, they heard the lich asking where they went. As Mammon ushered them to go faster, Don signalled to where they were and was immediately scooped up as Mammon. As they continued to move, with Jeb who was very much in everyone else's personal space, Don attempted to say they would talk later and was silenced by Mammon who told him to shut up. Noting that the lich wanted the box, some of the party suggested leaving it while others tried to argue to hold on to it as leverage. As Mammon tried to offer the box for anyone to carry, Jax slipped it out from him and attempted to drop it on the ground, but was foiled by Don who caught it within his *Bag of Holding* as the others remained unaware.

When Aslan, who was holding Jax and Kessira, went out the front door, Aslan saw one of the guards coming back up the street trying to get their attention and ran toward them. Jeb seeing the commotion waited for the others to come out of the opening, pulled out his *Deck of Illusions*, drew a 10 of clubs which summoned the illusion of a hill giant behind them, which caused the guard to run away in fear. Mammon also saw the illusion and ran from the hill giant, with Ek taking a second to attack the illusion with his Echom and confused why nothing happened, before he joined the others as they ran back to their base, the *Drunk'o'Ship Lantern*.

Ek commented on the big giant, but Mammon just responded not now. As they arrived Aslan put down Kessira and Jax and slowly started to calm down, screamed at the sight of Jebidiah and tried to break through the nearest wall, but tripped over a nearby table and slammed into it before he faceplanted on the ground. Jax asked him to calm down not wishing to charm him again as Mammon doesn't think it's good. Jeb observed sitting on top of Mammon's shoulder swinging his legs, and as Don was set down and commented that he didn't like being carried, looked up at Jeb and noted that there was a bottom to the diaper he wore. Mammon started to do a head count of those in the room, as Twinknacious stood atop his head with his arms crossed and tapping a foot, but was soon scared off by Randall. Mammon soon turned to the halfling and asked who they were, and as he put him down from his shoulder, asked what he was doing there. The halfling introduced his full name as Jebediah Crane and merely stated they went exploring, to the amazement of the others that he got past the guards, the door and blob. Don asked if he played an instrument and on being told that he was told he could sing like an angel said he was in. Ek immediately asked we play, and pulled out his *Pipes of Haunting* excitedly, but put them away disappointed when told to.

Aslan asked if they could go to a different location for a vacation and Kessira suggested a drink would be good. She also noted how good it was they left the box there or they might have a lich chasing them, while Aslan added that he was scared of the box and glad it wasn't there otherwise he would freak out and burn down the town if it was near them and Mammon added his surprise to see a lich there, all while Don held his *Bag of Holding* tight to his chest. While Ek searched for rats and caught one for a snack, the rest of the group noted his behaviour and that he had something. Jax approached him, cast *Thaumaturgy* as she asked what he had, and brought up the whole business thing with the lich, to get some scratch and revealed the box, along with his box and table. As Jax facepalmed and called him an idiot, Aslan just blinked his eyes as he noticed the box. As Aslan started to head outside, Jax cast *Charm Person* but failed in her attempt to coerce him to not leave. As Mammon immediately stood in front of him to prevent his movement, Aslan tried to lift him up and move him, but ended as more of a hug motion. Mammon patted his head, while Ek seeing the "hugging" joined in. As they separated they noticed that Jeb was in the centre of them, which put Aslan on alert again.

Mammon told Aslan Jeb was now with them and might be part of the band for now to calm him down, which seemed to work, then told Don to take the box out of the *Bag of Holding* before he did. Don pulled the box cautiously, and while the two kept saying they should hold on it, said that as a band they should vote and put it down on their table. Aslan immediately wanted to break the box and get rid of it and Don noted breaking it would be a bad choice. Kessira commented on the vote idea and asked who was in favor of getting rid of it, while Don kept trying to note the gold it would be worth, even being worth his life for. Don added they were the bottom of the barrel, but that with that item they had a friend in a business they couldn't comprehend who could propel them in their career choice, and Mammon insinuated he was confusing friend with blackmail victim. Kessira added that if you have a friend stronger then you and wants something more then you do, would be a dangerous friend, and reminded him that he wanted a democracy, not a debate forum. As Kessira wished to put it to a vote, Jax asked everyone to calm down as it was tense, checked her tarot cards to help with their decision, and pulled

* "The Hermit", which had a druid standing in a dark forest with a lantern on a staff, faced upright, which she noted was to look back to past reasoning and trust in knowledge that has long been kept
* "The Hanged Man", faced reversed, which she noted meant some noble deed they intended would not work out

Don reasoned that "The Hanged Man" card was reason enough to not return it as it would be noble and not work out, and that these are days to fend for yourself. He also noted that since Jeb looked like the hermit card to ask his opinion. Jeb stated that the box was interesting and that they should hang onto it for a bit. Both Don and Mammon reflected on their knowledge of liches and eventually remembered that the *Bag of Holding* acted as a extra dimensional space and can't be homed on to, but now the box was out of it, and as they realized that Mammon heard the lich's voice wondering when he was going to find it and asked for it back before he got angry. Mammon started to shake as he responded back in his head asking why he sent them to find it seemingly getting no response.

Mammon quickly scooped the box and threw it into the *Bag of Holding.* Don seeing what was happening plunged his dagger into Mammon's hand to stop him, but freaked out enough Mammon pulled his hand through the dagger. Aslan seeing the door was no longer guarded ran up the stairs, only noticed by Ek and Kessira. Kessira commented that was no way to treat a friend, and Don responded friends don't take your personal property. Mammon kicked the table and followed in Aslan's footsteps up the stairs. As Don questioned the choices made, they all heard the sound of Aslan's scream as Mammon tapped his shoulder. Mammon turned him around, told him he was disappearing for a bit and needed him to watch over them, then headed out the door, left the bar, cast *Fly* on himself using his loxodon ears to take flight to the sky and far away from the bar.

Jax made her way to the upstairs while calling out to her deity as to what she did to deserve this. As Don bemoaned his bag being taken, Jeb also made his way up the stairs telling Randall they were going on an adventure. When the two made their way up they saw Aslan pacing around the room grounding himself by observing the things of the room, only to be disrupted when he laid eyes on Jeb again and asked why he was near him. Jax attempted to ask Aslan a question and stopped when he looked like he was about to black out again, and asked him to not as she couldn't keep fixing that issue. Don made his way up the stairs very sad soon followed by Kessira, who he offered a hand to help her, and walked off when told no, passed the others to the bar. Ek soon made his way up and sat in the corner of the ground, with tail wagging back and forth trying to understand what was happening. Jeb made his way to the bar, stood on the top and attempted to caress Don's greasy hair to his displeasure, asked to be left alone for a second, and Jeb complied leaving Randall scurrying over Don. After trying to get Ek to eat Randall, which Jax told not to, to Ek's complete confusion, Don immediately tried to get a drink, bemoaning that his money had been taken as it was in the *Bag of Holding*, but Jax convinced and paid the barmaid to not serve him instead, leaving Don to smack his head on the bar and sob, while Ek approached and patted Don's head.

Kessira brought up the fact that Mammon, and asked Aslan as the only one there where he went. Aslan said he went out of the bar and pointed South East as the way he left, noted that he left like birds do and flew off and added his confusion on the fact he flew even though he wasn't a bird. Jax stated as the current voice of reason they needed to find Mammon. Don asked for a moment to speak and noted Mammon's importance to the group, and that as the lich had him they would put him in the dirt for messing with their band members, while activating *Inspiring Leader* to give temporary hp to the group. Aslan questioned his comment concerning that he had been left to die, and Don replied details details as he pushed the concern aside and that they should go. They all made their way outside to the darkened street as Jeb commented to Randall they were going to kill a lich.

They started asking around for sightings of a flying loxodon with Don first assaulting a homeless person asking for questions who didn't seem very coherent, before finding a woman who saw the direction the yellow suited loxodon flew and noted he flew toward the mountains. Don started to run in that direction, before he turned around and reminded the group they had a cart they could use. They all jumped into the cart while Aslan readied himself to pull it. As Aslan started to psyche himself up for the task which turned to psyching him self out of it, Jax cast *Guidance* for the upcoming task, while Don reassured him that he would help him with the task to save their friend and put a bit and bridle around him. Aslan not appreciating it, grabbed hold of it and started to swing it away along with Don. Though Ek failed in his attempt to grab Don, intrigued by the strange game they were playing, and Don attempted to take less pain by letting go of the rope. Noticing that he let go Kessira cast *Feather Fall* on Don to help his fall as he became airborne.

Mammon at the meantime, had gone straight up into the lower level of the clouds, thought about what he needed to do, then headed to the mountains and rested among the clouds briefly, trying to think how to permanently hide the box or get rid of it entirely. Don who had been thrown upwards made a plea to the heavens

*"Mammon, if you're out there, I'm sorry about your hand but you're kind of an asshole for stealing all my worldly possession. Come back...we love you buddy. Come back."*

Mammon hearing that poked his head out of the clouds, noted to Twinknacious they were better off with them, came out of the clouds and allowed Don to grab on to his legs, while asking how he got this high, handed his bag back and flew back down to the ground in sight of the rest of the party. Aslan asked why Mammon left him, and as he let Don off his leg, told the group sheepishly he thought he could handle it on his own, that they were better together and needed a plan. Aslan brought up breaking it again which Mammon agreed with, but knew he had no idea how to. Don pulled out his tome that he had obtained the knowledge of liches from, and mentioned that breaking it would not stop the lich, just would prevent it from coming back, and would need to kill it when came to them afterwards. Don also added that he would like to take a nap, along with Mammon who agreed while shaking their damaged hand, and the two apologized to each other for their over reactions.

Kessira asked Mammon why he took off with the *Bag of Holding* and like he had seen a ghost, and Mammon noted in his profession as someone who studied, that he had built up mental discipline and barriers to mental intrusion which the lich broke through, and the evident power they displayed terrified him. He added that the lich knows where they are when the box was taken from the bag and what plan they decide to make, they need to make before they do so again. Kessira added that he would know the last location of the object and Mammon agreed adding he would be able to track the last person he spoke with, which was also why he left with it so he could protect them all. Ek quickly asked about the word lich he heard so much from them, and when Mammon allowed Don the honour of answering, opened up his book. Don first checked he knew what was a wizard was, which Ek seemed to understand by the notion of magic and pointing at Mammon, then said to take that idea and add it to someone who was very into magic and decided they time they had was not enough for them, were born with the right to something else, that unlike the rest of them were so high and mighty that they get another chance and another chance over and over again and someone who essentially thought death didn't know what was right for them. And though he didn't understand all of it, Ek somehow got the basic idea of what he spoke of.

Don also added his knowledge that it would take something very specific to break it, to Aslan's dismay that he couldn't break it on his own. Don also remembered that seeing the lich that he was missing one of his hands, and noted that it was probably in the chest acting as the phylactery. Don asked if anyone knew a way to destroy a hand, and being reminded of hands Jax cast *Cure Wounds* on Mammon to help his hand. Kessira asked if his book mentioned a way to destroy it, and on looking found it would take a specific item or ritual to destroy it properly. Mammon mentioned his confusion as to why they were sent down in the first place as he could probably have had no issue with the door or the ooze they fought, and Don commented maybe the ooze prevented him. They immediately checked Aslan's body to find if there was any of the ooze remaining on his body.

And as they checked his body **that is where we leave Episode 1!**