Shadowboxing

Lie For An Eye is the title of the twelfth episode episode of Jarren's Outpost Hustle, a D&D Is For Nerds Adventure.  It features Adam Carnevale as the Dungeon Master.  The episode was released on 8th August, 2017.  The introductory soundbite is "Sanspants radio: from a broken childhood to your iPod" spoken by Adam Carnevale. The previous episode is Lie For An Eye and the following one is Locked.

## Events

1. The siege of Rhodes keep begins.
2. The party fires a grappling hook over a part of the wall that dwarves had destroyed.
3. The party, along with O'Rourke's B-team climb into the keep.
4. Leo spends 15 minutes trying to pick a lock.
5. The party try to make their way towards the vault without being caught.
6. Shadow creatures attack, causing injury and killing Sunday.
7. The party continues, then fights another three Shadow creatures successfully with no fatalities.

## Players & Their Characters

* Jackson Baly as Greg Piss
* Joel Zammit as Leo Shadow
* Handsome Tom as Periwinkle O'Rourke

## NPCs

* Thursday R, Thursday T, Saturday, Sunday and Ian

## Locations

* Jarren's Outpost
* Rhodes Keep

## Plot

The dwarves planned to knock down a section of the wall for the party to get in, and to engage in the distractions. Massive firepots launched from dwarven pits pierce the night sky, knock against the walls and explode, caving large parts of it in. In the city, far away, the sounds of combat and screaming can be heard. After a while of shelling, a part of the wall becomes staggered enough to be climbable. With a solid clinking sound, the harpoon gun on the boat fires - connecting with the wall. Leo climbs up first - he gets over the wall. He ends up near the fort, but the entrances all seem boarded shut. Leo attempts to sneak up to it but can't find an entrance. Of the half of O'Rourke's militiamen, the ones involved in the infiltration, the Thursdays follow him; Greg struggles over and Periwinkle's hot on his tail. When Greg falls between the Thursdays, he notices that Leo must've skulked off. Saturday, Sunday and Ian all make it over too.

Ian elects to stand guard in this outside of the fort while the rest attempt to break in - their method: Leo picking the lock of the servants' entrance at the back. He wastes 15 minutes trying to unlock it, then realises he was doing something simple wrong and gets it open. When it opens, the corridor is dark, but Periwinkle can see that it is a kitchen, or a larder. It seems empty. Leo checks some of the doors out and they decide to climb a staircase to avoid (hopefully) running into anyone. The distant sound of combat intensifies. Then... they hear a rumbling roar.

A shadow lands behind Leo - a knife at his back! He's jabbed several times. Saturday and Sunday, at the rear, gurgle - Saturday cries out, and when Periwinkle turns he sees some sort of shadow being slashing at Sunday's throat. Sunday collapses. Periwinkle, shocked, is frozen in place, but Leo jumps into action. He flicks a dagger deep into the shadow's body, and it disperses. Somewhere, deep in the castle, there is a moan...

The other creature pounces onto Saturday downing him, slashing at him: Saturday screams, and then stops. The two Thursdays charge in - R kicks it back and stabs down onto it. Periwinkle roars, grabbing the thing - he takes some damage - nonetheless, he literally pulls off its head. They hear another moan.

Sunday is dead. Saturday is on tenderhooks, revived by Greg. Saturday embraces Sunday's corpse for a moment, then they continue. As the pass windows, they see through the cracks occasional bursts of light - dwarven catapulted firepots - and hear the roars of the dragon. When they begin to make their way into the dungeon, Leo lights a lantern and sees another shadow streaking towards him! He throws his dagger - or so he thinks - and accidentally hurls his bedroll, missing. Greg casts lesser confusion but it seems ineffective. Then, that single shadow splits... into three opponents.

One of them launches over at Saturday, but he brings his greatsword up to defend. Another, Leo is able to defend from dropping the lantern. Another engages Periwinkle, but his gauntlets tear it apart, dissipating it. Saturday kicks the creature back, then cuts upwards, slicing him in half. Leo prison-shanks the remaining shadow. Leo casually grabs his bedroll as they go deeper into the keep to find the weapon.

*He has his bedroll, but will Leo ever be able to use it again after this terrifying fight? Find out next time...*

## Quotes

* "I could throw Greg Piss at the door" - Periwinkle
* "Thursday R is a much better Thursday." - Handsome Tom
* "Clerics mutter a prayer, bards sometimes sing a song, Greg Piss says 'orite, get up then'." - Adam
* "If you pleasure one of the shadows, does it pleasure the person downstairs?" - Jackson