Episode 178 - A Knock

## Intro

**Episode description:**
Who is it???

**Opening Quote:**
Sean: I fuckin love teacups Stephanie, no one's gonna take that from me.

**Player introduction:**
Sean: Hello and welcome to another episode of the tabletop champions podcast, I'm Sean your dungeon master and with me tonight we have Kyle who plays Cam...

Kyle (in Craig voice): I'm not ready!

Sean: Matt who plays Cyrus...

Matt (in Cyrus' voice): Look into my eye.

Sean: Ben who plays Kallas...

Ben (in Kallas' voice): Greeting.

Sean: Stephanie who plays Boone...

Stephanie (in Boone's voice): Uh, Yoh-yoha.

Sean: And Lauren who plays Dagna.

Lauren: What do they call the group of bards who specialize in archery? Bow-hemian rhapsody.

## Episode Summary

Cam answers a knock on the cabin door. The Bloody Fist clan, the barbarians Dagna's father made an alliance with, are asking for Dagna. Cam closes the door to ask Dagna about it, and then Corvino knocks, with the news that Dagna's father wants her to lead an assault against Jildos. Cyrus hears and is upset that Jildos is being attacked. While Boone and Kallas eat popcorn, Cyrus, Dagna, Corvino, and Cam discuss the situation. Corvino convinced five barbarian clans that Dagna's father is the reborn king of the barbarians, so they're allied with the O'Leeroy clan. Cin Amon is going to war with Jildos, so while Jildos is weakened, the O'Leeroy clan is going to march in and demand to be recognized as a house of Jildos, and stop being attacked by them. Dagna will do what her father needs her to do. Cyrus doesn't want to be part of any action against Jildos, despite being exiled from there. Cam doesn't want to be a part of anything to do with Jildos or House Macwell, on either side. Corvino and five barbarians wait outside as Dagna's honor guard.

The party decides to sleep on it, and Cyrus goes outside. He meets an old man named Mut eating meat and mead by a campfire. They eat and have small talk, and Mut helps him feel better. Boone and Kallas talk to Dagna.

In the morning, Cam makes breakfast and Boone initiates a talk about what everyone's doing. Cyrus agrees to go with Dagna if he can be part of the talks with Jildos, with the goal of deposing his father and being reinstated into his house. Dagna promises to request it of her father, but if he refuses, Cyrus will leave. Cam and Boone both refuse to go to Jildos, and Kallas wants to find Tinker. Hopefully after Dagna is done with Jildos, she and Cyrus (and Kibs) will rejoin the party.

Dagna and Cyrus say goodbye to the others, and walk out to see Corvino and the honor guard dead, all of the barbarian tents on fire, and a few thousand troops in the distance, flying the banners of Cin Amon and House Macwell. The episode ends with a horse bearing both banners approaching the cabin.

## Memorable Quotes

Boone: Kallas, do you want to start? I - I don't even know where to begin.
Kallas: So, are you and Corvino a thing?
Dagna: Are you and Tinker a thing?

Kyle: If it's a big enough split, we could almost play it split for a little while, too.
Sean: Well let's, uh, let's see what happens next.

Kyle: Til next time, toodles! Also, fuck you Sean.

## Trivia

* For New Year's Resolutions, Sean resolved to let Lauren finish her pun every episode, Matt resolved to roll less nat 1s (or as a backup, more nat 20s), and Kyle resolved to not kill any kids in-game.
* Cam gets inspiration for his speech about wanting Jildos and his house to fall.
* Mut is wearing cargo shorts and very unfashionable shoes.