Episode 001 - Building Ladders and Chucking Chickens

FanArt of the Order of the Raven symbol

## Intro

**Episode Description:**
Lets meet our....heroes?

**Opening Quote:**
*"I can spend all day trying to catch a rat, or I can go pick up someone's chicken, throw it off, and that's what I do."* - Kyle

**Player introduction:**
Sean, *"Welcome to another episode of the Tabletop Champions podcast, I'm Sean your dungeon master, I have with me Kyle, who plays Torrin."*

Kyle, *"Hello!"*

Sean, *"Wade, who plays Devin."*

Wade, *"Greetings and salutations."*

Sean, *"Scott, who plays Paeris."*

Scott, *"Hello everyone!"*

Sean, *"And Ben, who plays Stark."*

Ben, *"Hi!"*

## Episode Summary

### Player recap of the previous episode

Ben rolls a d20 = 18:

After a battle with unidentified foes, the party climbs to the top of a tower on the floating island city of Stebrook and finds a glowing orb. The group discovers, when Devin touches the orb, that it controls the movement of the city. Thus, the crash of the city into the ground is prevented at the last moment.

Then, while distracted by thousands of imps and one large creature, the island nearly fell to its doom, and Devin drastically pulled up to hard and to fast, and our heroes lost consciousness due to altitude and lack of air.

Rewards for saving Stebrook:

* Devin is appointed Head Master of "THE" Mage College
* Paeris is made the Lord of Stebrook (population: 5000)
* Torrin is appointed tavern mayor in his own tavern, Tchochkie's
* Stark is assigned a bard to tell his story: Bilquo (Halfling – well known – His songs/stories go viral quickly)

### Full Summary

The gang sets course for Avisac "The City of Castles".

They receive a message that Avisac is under attack and the King of Irulan has been mortally wounded.

The group debates the need for transportation from Stebrook to ground for general populace. Previously there were stairs or waterway, but now the island has moved, new conveyances are needed. Paeris suggests rope ladders. The vice principal of the Mage College suggests teleportation stones.

As Avisac comes into view the crew notices damaged walls, plumes of smoke and a prismatic dome encircling the city. They throw a pebble and Bawk Bawk the pet chicken to test the dome. Both fall all the way to the ground.

Giant dinosaur-like creature and lots of little demons have attacked the City of Castles and were driven away by the mages before the Chosen arrive. Order of the Raven uses this opportunity to incite rebellion after the monsters are driven back and martial law has been declared.

They discover Devin's master has been kidnapped, by cultists in the black robes.

The episode ends with the Chosen being attacked by the Order of the Raven.

## Memorable Quotes

**Devin,** *"Break their spirit, break their line, break their neck, break their spine."*

## Trivia

* New NPCs:
	+ Alvareis: Human high priest in Avisac and contact of Paeris,
	+ Vice principal of "THE Mage College" in Stebrook (old, bald, red robed, large medallion),
	+ Travers the stablekeep,
	+ Momma, owner and manager of The Queen's Loins in Avisac and one of the women who raised Devin,
	+ Choo the Goblin.
* New Weedale was land given to the group as a reward and named by Paeris.