[0.0s] Don't go anywhere, Dumbgeons and Dragons will begin in a moment.
[6.6s] We hear the sound of the River River and pan over top of the latest shipments that have
[12.5s] come in.
[13.5s] We're winding our way down the streets of the Artisan District and we see Bonwyn heading
[20.2s] her way down towards the docks to pick up her latest shipment of ore and we see
[24.8s] Alydin popping in and out of the store owner's fronts, slyly pocketing a fresh apple and
[31.9s] some day old scones.
[34.0s] Making our way through we hold on a very small door entrance packed between two other
[40.3s] storefronts, on one side the snip and twirl hair salon, on the other the threads
[46.5s] of fate, the tailor, InVintersmouth.
[50.1s] And right in between those two stores is the Magic Closet by Bizard, doesn't look
[57.2s] like too much from the outside, has a swinging sign out front denoting that this store,
[63.3s] which looks like it might just be a stairwell, is in fact somewhat of a special shop,
[69.5s] a magic shop.
[71.7s] There's a couple of kids who rush up to the door and open it with a jingle
[74.8s] of the bell and they run inside and to greet them, seated behind the desk, is Bizard the
[81.1s] Wizard.
[82.1s] Kyle, if you wouldn't mind describing Bizard.
[87.1s] Bizard is a, you know, not a very robust man, he's fairly frail and the appearance
[94.3s] of his age far surpasses his actual age.
[97.2s] He has a salt and pepper coiffed hair, of course cut by the fantastic barbers over
[103.2s] at the snip and twirl.
[105.6s] And in his eyes, as he looks up from behind the counter, you can see his eyes are green
[111.5s] with specks of gray in them, they kind of shift around as he looks.
[117.6s] There is incense nearby that wafts through the air, leaving a pleasant aroma of cinnamon
[124.5s] and apples and a touch of indescribable arcane essence that is just enticing, it really draws
[134.0s] out the curiosity, especially of the younglings that are around town.
[139.6s] He sits up behind his very narrow countertop with very narrow shelves, they go very
[145.8s] high up, a lot of hooks going up close to the ceiling, maybe like ten feet high,
[153.0s] which for any instance that he needs to access it, a quick summoning of the magical specter hand.
[160.3s] He will reach up and grab whatever the kids or whatever their clientele need so that
[165.8s] they don't have to worry about climbing too high.
[167.9s] But he sits up from his book that he's reading, sets it down, puts the bookmark
[173.5s] inside of it, closes it, says, ah kids, hey, y'all come back for some more of those
[181.0s] good trick-playing stuff, y'all looking for some of those?
[183.3s] Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, what do you got in new this week?
[185.7s] Flashbang ones really, really scared my parents and they said I can't come back in so I've
[190.2s] told them that I'm just gonna go get some milk and eggs, but what do you got in new?
[197.8s] Well, you don't have to lie to them about getting milk and eggs because let me show
[201.6s] you, as I pull out a cauldron and place it on my countertop, I take some milks,
[207.0s] I take some eggs, I mix it all together and I throw in just this random bag of powder
[212.7s] and whip it all together and it becomes this like oozing gel that just coagulates
[218.9s] together.
[219.9s] He pulls it out of the pot with a schlorping sound and lays it on the ground and he
[224.0s] says, fake throw up.
[228.0s] Next time you want to fake ill and miss out on your lessons, you could use this
[234.8s] and stay home to do whatever you want.
[237.7s] Eww, that's so gross!
[240.7s] I know, it's really gross.
[242.2s] They reach up and grab for it and it's like slipping through their hands.
[245.7s] It feels like it feels so real.
[250.4s] Don't actually throw up, please.
[252.5s] He reaches into his pocket, the little kid, and puts some money up on the counter
[257.2s] and kind of starts trying to scoop it into his bag that he has on him.
[262.6s] Hopefully that will satiate your mischievous needs.
[266.7s] Oh, it absolutely will!
[268.6s] If you're looking for anything else or you have friends that want to procure some fake
[273.9s] vomit as well, tell them to come my way and as long as they do, as long as they
[280.0s] tell me your name, James, you can just go ahead and take that with you.
[283.4s] Thanks, Bizard!
[284.4s] And he runs out.
[285.4s] I'll tell everyone!
[286.4s] I'll tell everyone!
[287.4s] Come on, Sarah!
[288.4s] Let's go!
[289.4s] Ta-ta, James!
[290.4s] Have a great day, Sarah!
[291.4s] Bizards run out and Dorse slams shut behind them, which shakes a couple of the things
[295.4s] on the wall, and we leave Bizard, who heads behind his desk and returns to his book.
[303.0s] Welcome to Dumbgeons and Dragons, a D&D 5th edition actual play podcast.
[308.0s] I'm your dungeon master Russ More, he him, and Dumbgeons and Dragons stars today,
[313.4s] Kyle Claset, as Bizard the wizard.
[316.8s] Believe me, I know where I got my green eyes and I love them, and I want to
[321.2s] hold on to them as long as I can.
[323.4s] Dumbgeons and Dragons is a D&D production and supported by our patrons.
[328.9s] Find out more at patreon.com slash D&Dcast where you can get access to a whole bunch
[333.1s] of exclusive audio to fill the time after you're all caught up on this show.
[337.9s] And now, fuck it, let's play!
[345.5s] There is the monumentous sound of giant bells ringing.
[351.1s] This is the bell at the tower of Barnhart Swan's School of Magic Fighting and Dance,
[357.6s] which is found in Kingstown, a few days' journey from Vintersmouth.
[363.4s] We are ten to twelve years earlier from present time, and the huge double wide doors
[371.1s] of the school burst open and rushing down the main staircase are the latest graduates
[375.7s] of the school's senior class.
[377.7s] As they are all greeted by their parents and loved ones, and whisked off to have
[384.8s] a luxurious and decadent meal to celebrate their hard work, one student slowly exits.
[392.9s] That is Bizard, who we see in a much younger form.
[398.6s] Kyle, would you please describe Bizard as he's walking out and down this main staircase?
[407.1s] Yeah, Bizard obviously shows the skin and complexion of a much younger man.
[414.4s] His eyes are almost completely green, only a few specks of gray dot them here and there,
[420.9s] and his hair has only started to receive just tidbits of white here and there.
[429.4s] Not coiffed, it's kind of a messy to-do as far as his hair goes.
[434.5s] He can't tame it worth anything, but it hasn't been his focus.
[439.4s] He is still, despite having graduated, knows in a book, like in fact he probably should
[447.3s] have returned it at this point.
[449.7s] As he leaves the school, the book is snatched out of his hand, flies back through the
[454.3s] double doors, and he goes, right, right, no tuition, no books, no tuition, no books.
[461.8s] No point in spending more money there, not that I had to spend any, but we're done there.
[467.1s] We can move on to our own thing now that we've taken all the knowledge that we can
[471.6s] from it and the time that they would give us.
[476.0s] Should I say bye to my father?
[478.1s] Ugh.
[480.8s] I should go see my mother.
[483.8s] I will go see my mother.
[486.1s] I can't leave without seeing my mom.
[488.5s] My dad, hmm, we'll see.
[492.8s] And he begins to make his way down the streets of Kingston to a small restaurant, kind of
[501.4s] a hole in the wall kind of place, and he walks into the back door, and there you
[508.0s] see a scullery maid.
[510.6s] She turns around, she's got a white cap tied on like a bonnet, and has auburn hair,
[517.9s] and she turns around, a lazy eye kind of looks towards Bizard, and Bizard says,
[524.3s] Clara, mother, today was my graduation day, and I understand that you were unable to
[530.8s] get off work to come celebrate it with me, and I wanted to let you know that I understand.
[539.7s] I know, Biz, Biz, I'm so sorry, I tried to get it off, you know how it is around
[547.5s] here, they just, I'm the only one on this shift, I'm sorry.
[552.2s] I understand, and if dad was worth his salt, then you wouldn't be in this position,
[562.5s] but I don't want you to worry.
[565.1s] I will be leaving Kingston, I plan to head to Vincersmith.
[571.0s] You're leaving Kingstown?
[573.1s] Yes, I'm leaving Kingstown.
[576.3s] I plan to hand to-
[577.3s] When?
[578.3s] Right, probably after I get done talking to you, if I can make up my mind whether I even
[583.3s] want to see father or not.
[585.9s] He was at home when I left, he was passed out, like he's not ever gonna know you
[591.3s] were there.
[592.3s] That sounds about right, it's either, either the chemicals from the hats, or more
[599.1s] than likely the drink.
[601.5s] I want you to know, mom, that wherever I go, you know, plan is Vincersmith, I'm not sure
[608.3s] how long I will be there, or if my ventures will be successful.
[613.1s] Regardless of where I end up, regardless of where I go and what I do, I plan to
[618.7s] do what I can to alleviate any future stress for your life.
[624.3s] I don't want you doing this any more than you have to.
[629.7s] Biz, don't worry about me.
[633.6s] You get yourself set up, anything you can do, I'll of course be more than grateful,
[637.9s] but I've lasted this long, it's gonna take a lot to get me to see the darker side
[646.7s] of life.
[647.7s] I've always appreciated your outlook on life, I feel like it is what encouraged
[653.7s] me to seek after my passions.
[657.5s] I know I didn't do a lot of things kids did around town, and early on cloistered myself
[665.7s] away in the libraries and different archives that the city has to offer the public,
[671.9s] so thank you for encouraging me.
[674.1s] It's only through your words that I had the resolve to get myself into school.
[682.4s] And he has a sly smile and kind of like a squint of like, hmm, kind of betraying the
[689.6s] nature of his method of getting into school.
[694.3s] But I also, I don't want father to know that I'm sending you money.
[704.2s] Okay, well.
[705.7s] I don't, you, it's for you.
[709.8s] It's not for him.
[711.6s] Okay, well, if we're to keep it from him, maybe you don't send it to the house, maybe
[717.1s] you send it, well, you can send it here.
[721.6s] Yes, actually, I've already had a conversation with the owner.
[727.7s] We are going to make it as a part of your payment, we'll send it to him, he will
[733.2s] forward it on to you through your compensation, that way you don't have to worry about
[738.9s] any taxation or any issues, and he is going to also doctor any kind of payroll in case
[746.9s] father would have become wise.
[749.1s] You're too good to me, Biz.
[751.3s] I don't, I, your father and I, we, when you signed up at that school, we, we hear
[761.3s] about the dangers of playing with, with magics, it worried me and it infuriated him, but
[773.5s] you've got a real chance, Biz.
[777.1s] I recognize this.
[778.3s] You, I want you to be safe, okay?
[782.9s] I know you have the skill, I know you, I've seen it, I know you, I've seen it.
[790.9s] It astonishes me every time you pull out one of your wild tricks, but I want you to be
[795.1s] safe and use it only when you need to, right?
[799.5s] Because you've seen some of those old guys up in the tower.
[802.3s] They shouldn't be that worn.
[804.4s] The only reason they're still standing is because they work at that tower.
[808.2s] It's true.
[809.2s] You're right.
[810.4s] And I know I have received some of the graying in my eyes that accompanies the
[818.0s] use of magic.
[820.7s] Believe me, I know where I got my green eyes and I love them and I want to hold on to them
[825.7s] as long as I can, Mother.
[827.9s] She steps forward to you and puts a hand on your, on your cheek and just looks at you
[834.2s] in the eye and says, write to me when you get there and let me know you're okay.
[838.9s] And then every week, okay?
[841.7s] Will do.
[842.7s] I'll write back when I can, but if you, if, if you don't hear from me, like, it's
[848.8s] going to be okay.
[851.0s] I've trusted you so far in life and I'm going to continue to trust you.
[855.8s] I know you can take care of yourself and if I'm able to offer any kind of help,
[862.0s] I appreciate you taking it.
[864.2s] You'll know where I'll be.
[866.6s] Ventersmith first and I'll communicate if I have to go from there.
[870.8s] She pulls you into a deep hug and there's just like a catch in her throat.
[875.3s] She pats you on the back and gives a little cough.
[879.0s] Well, if you're, if you're going to get going, you might as well go now and swing
[884.4s] by the home and get some of your things.
[887.5s] If you need, just make sure you keep quiet, okay?
[891.5s] I'll do my best.
[892.6s] I'll try not to rouse the old codger, but we know how he is and I feel at least
[902.9s] I have a better handle on things than I used to.
[906.4s] So I love you, Mom, and I'll talk to you soon.
[912.1s] I love you too, Pace.
[915.4s] You hear a call from the other room and it says,
[918.4s] Clara, we need your help.
[919.9s] I got to go. I got to go.
[922.4s] I'll wait for your letter when you get there and be safe.
[925.4s] She kisses you on the forehead and turns and leaves the room quickly.
[931.9s] I kind of wipe a little tear out of my eye and turn, make my way out the back door,
[938.9s] head down the road and follow the all too familiar smell of the acrid chemicals
[945.6s] that my father uses in his haberdashery to create hats for all those pompous
[952.1s] nobles that he tries to hobnob with.
[955.6s] Make my way into the door as quietly as I can.
[959.1s] We'll be right back.
[963.1s] It's the middle.
[965.5s] Welcome to the middle, everybody.
[968.4s] Oh, it's a special middle.
[970.4s] Great time.
[971.4s] It's a special middle.
[974.8s] Normally when we have guests on, the guests are not in the middle,
[977.3s] but Kyle's here with us.
[978.3s] I'm not a normal guest.
[980.1s] It's true.
[980.7s] He's a regular cast member.
[981.9s] In fact, I'm the one sort of intruding here because I am not in this episode.
[987.5s] So it's kind of, yeah, the Russ and Kyle show.
[991.2s] And I love it.
[993.0s] Well, look how the tables have turned.
[996.2s] Kyle's usurped us all.
[1000.7s] This is really just the slow move in, like, yeah, Kyle's
[1003.7s] going to be here for a couple of episodes.
[1005.0s] All right, bye, everybody.
[1005.8s] We'll let you know when it's done.
[1007.2s] Yeah, go on vacation.
[1008.1s] Don't worry about it.
[1009.5s] I'm glad you're all here.
[1011.5s] Fuck it.
[1012.0s] Let's play TNT.
[1014.3s] Oh, no, I didn't bring my dice.
[1018.1s] Yes, we're super happy to have Kyle back.
[1021.1s] Playing a character who's got deep backstory in this world
[1025.0s] has been around for some time now.
[1028.0s] And we're excited to explore that more next week.
[1031.3s] Kyle, if you could sum up in a word
[1034.6s] how you feel the next episode will go without any spoilers.
[1039.9s] So now there's a lot of caveats to this.
[1042.9s] What would that word be?
[1043.9s] Let me think.
[1044.9s] One word, unexpected.
[1048.4s] Love it.
[1048.9s] Yeah.
[1049.4s] Yep.
[1050.5s] I think that's a good way to look at it.
[1054.0s] And Tom's here in the middle.
[1055.7s] Tom just jumped into the middle.
[1057.2s] Just popped in.
[1058.2s] Jumping right into it.
[1059.4s] On the fly.
[1060.5s] Can't get rid of all of us, Kyle.
[1061.9s] Nice try.
[1062.8s] Ah, you got me, you dastardly kids.
[1067.3s] I would have got away with it if it wasn't for you kids.
[1070.0s] And it wouldn't be a middle without Amy, who's
[1073.5s] slowly stumbling.
[1074.3s] Oh, also coming into it.
[1075.8s] This is a slow reveal middle.
[1078.1s] It's all happening.
[1080.7s] I'm just here.
[1081.5s] You can't hear anybody, but that's fine.
[1083.7s] So we'll just wrap up this middle
[1085.4s] here to say that Kyle's here with us playing
[1087.4s] Bizard the Wizard.
[1089.7s] And we're having a great time in this session.
[1092.3s] And if you want to hear more of Kyle with us,
[1096.0s] come join us at Patreon, patreon.com slash
[1098.5s] dumbdragoncast, where tonight as we record this,
[1101.2s] we're recording some super special bonus content that's
[1103.9s] going to be exclusive to patrons for a little bit,
[1106.7s] at the very least, until we decide
[1108.2s] what we're going to do with it.
[1109.5s] But it's going to be a blast.
[1111.2s] Oh, and not to mention, get on over there to Facing Fate.
[1113.7s] I came in late.
[1114.6s] I don't know if we talked about that already.
[1116.6s] Yeah.
[1118.1s] Yeah, you can go over to Facing Fate.
[1119.7s] Well, yeah, because Kyle plays with us there.
[1122.0s] Oh, yeah, Kyle plays with us over there too.
[1124.3s] That's very true.
[1125.3s] Look, I came in and said something relevant.
[1127.4s] Everyone's eyes, you guys, everyone was like,
[1130.1s] where are you going with this?
[1131.1s] Yes, we play all sorts of things over there.
[1135.1s] Well, that's it.
[1136.1s] That's the middle.
[1137.3s] Everybody's here now.
[1138.4s] And that's where we say, enjoy the rest of the episode,
[1141.6s] and we'll talk to you soon.
[1142.8s] OK, bye.
[1143.3s] Bye.
[1152.1s] You enter through the living room.
[1155.5s] And before you head upstairs, you quietly close the door.
[1159.3s] You look around, and you see your father.
[1163.6s] You pause for a moment just to make sure
[1165.5s] that you haven't stirred him, but he's in a deep slumber.
[1168.5s] He's got a loose leaf newspaper just kind of
[1172.8s] over the chest, falling onto the ground.
[1176.7s] There's a bottle on the table that is, you know,
[1181.5s] two thirds empty.
[1183.8s] He's in a deep snore as you, if you choose to,
[1188.1s] move towards the staircase.
[1190.9s] Yeah, I'm going to move my way towards the staircase
[1195.0s] as quietly as I can, minding the creaky boards
[1198.2s] that I know from early on in my life.
[1202.6s] You want to roll stealth with advantage,
[1206.8s] because you've done this many, many, many times.
[1209.3s] Oh, yeah.
[1210.3s] Stealth with advantage, roll to 10 and 11.
[1212.8s] So that gives me a 13 total.
[1216.7s] A 13, all right.
[1218.4s] Yeah, you're minding the staircase.
[1220.5s] You get near to the top, and there's a slight creak
[1224.8s] as you would expect.
[1226.9s] You move your foot just beyond.
[1229.2s] You slink into your bedroom as you hear
[1231.7s] the rumbling snores from downstairs.
[1235.2s] I'm not picturing you have a lot of things
[1238.3s] in this space.
[1239.5s] No.
[1241.2s] Maybe some childhood, like my one childhood toy,
[1245.7s] which is honestly just a miniature version of a bookshelf
[1250.0s] that I kept miniature books on.
[1252.2s] I enjoyed that.
[1253.0s] I was like, hmm, I've got my own little library.
[1255.1s] This is enjoyable.
[1256.4s] Maybe I'll do this when I grow up.
[1259.7s] Gather my traveling clothes.
[1260.9s] Of course, I go ahead and change
[1262.3s] out of my graduation garbs,
[1264.2s] and I leave those on the bed.
[1268.1s] I leave them behind.
[1268.9s] I don't take them with me.
[1270.7s] I go ahead and don my traveling gear and clothes.
[1274.9s] I'll pick up some food on the way out
[1276.6s] from some of the patisseries and whatnot
[1282.5s] that I know of around town before I leave,
[1286.2s] and gather paper, quill, ink,
[1290.8s] and the first book that I ever checked out
[1296.8s] from a library, The Legend of the Bladesinger.
[1301.3s] Supposedly, it's a mix of fiction and non-fiction.
[1306.5s] At the heart of the story, there's truth,
[1309.6s] but it has been romanticized to make it more palatable
[1315.3s] for the non-scholarly,
[1319.3s] but it's what fueled my initial desire to learn more,
[1324.4s] because I could read between the lines.
[1327.5s] You pack these up in your satchel,
[1330.4s] and go to leave your room,
[1332.9s] and you still hear the snores echoing up the staircase,
[1337.5s] and you make your way back down to the front entryway.
[1340.2s] You haven't stirred your father.
[1343.3s] In fact, he makes a big cough
[1345.8s] as you go to reach for the door,
[1348.1s] and you see him kind of flip over,
[1350.8s] and the newspapers go everywhere.
[1353.9s] He's nearly falling off the couch itself.
[1358.4s] Seems to have taken to the bottle a little bit more today.
[1362.4s] I guess he didn't have any clientele coming through,
[1364.5s] so let's see if we can make one more run at the register.
[1369.3s] And I go over to the cash register behind the counter
[1373.0s] in an attempt to secure myself a few more traveling funds
[1376.9s] before I head out.
[1378.9s] What's the mechanism, if there is one on the register,
[1382.9s] is it just a drawer, or is there any sort of physical?
[1386.7s] Oh yeah, I'm imagining a full on register.
[1390.3s] Either I've gotta get the key,
[1392.8s] which I know is on his person,
[1394.7s] or I've got to be deft enough to hit the no sale button
[1399.7s] and silence the bell in time.
[1401.5s] Right, so which one are you gonna try to do here?
[1406.5s] He seems inebriated enough to,
[1410.5s] I don't know, if the creek at the top of the stairs
[1412.1s] didn't wake him up, me opening and closing my door
[1414.3s] didn't catch him, it might be best to go for the key.
[1418.5s] I'm not as quick as others,
[1423.6s] but I trust in his inebriation
[1426.5s] more than I trust in my own dexterity,
[1428.5s] so the key it is.
[1431.8s] And I go over and he's always got like an overcoat on
[1437.7s] and the key is always kind of tied to an inside button,
[1443.6s] which is, it's the worst method of holding it on there
[1447.9s] because really it's not tied to the button, it's looped,
[1450.2s] but the button being on the inside breast pocket,
[1453.7s] little complicated.
[1456.5s] Still a better bet than trying to keep a bell quiet,
[1459.3s] that's gonna automatically ring.
[1461.6s] So I move my way over and start to slowly lift
[1466.3s] the breast pocket and reach my hand in to pilfer the key.
[1470.7s] Make a sleight of hand check please.
[1473.9s] I bet I'm bad at that too.
[1479.3s] That's a 12.
[1482.0s] Okay, you turn your back to the door
[1485.0s] and this all crosses through your mind
[1487.5s] and you make your way over and you pull open
[1489.9s] the overcoat, which is loose enough
[1492.4s] that you're able to find the key, but it is tied on.
[1498.2s] So you begin to loosen the knot itself
[1500.5s] and there's another cough that comes from your old man
[1503.3s] and he stirs, which you put your hands up
[1509.6s] to give him a moment to see if he settles.
[1512.7s] And it appears that he has fallen back into slumber
[1518.2s] as you go back for the key.
[1521.0s] And just as it loosens and you are pulling the key out,
[1529.1s] there's a swift movement of his hand
[1531.5s] as he reaches for you.
[1534.1s] Make a dexterity saving throw for me.
[1537.4s] That's a 19.
[1539.4s] Okay, in his state, big hand reaches.
[1544.9s] Sorry, we haven't really just described your father.
[1547.2s] Bigger man, I'm picturing.
[1549.5s] Yeah, he's a bigger man for sure.
[1553.3s] Name is Terry and has pit stains usually.
[1558.0s] Of course, chemicals have changed the color
[1560.5s] of his garments that he wears and everything.
[1563.3s] He is always wearing one of his own hats
[1566.7s] regardless of how ridiculous and unstylish it is,
[1570.2s] but he's always trying to sell it off.
[1571.9s] Of course.
[1573.3s] But yeah, big hairy forearms,
[1576.9s] thick calloused hands from accidentally stabbing himself
[1579.9s] while drinking and making hats.
[1582.1s] Yeah, this big hand comes and reaches for you
[1584.6s] and you see it coming.
[1585.9s] He's not moving fast, he's inebriated.
[1589.0s] He's just waking up, then he'd pause wide,
[1591.9s] kind of just bumps up against your leg
[1594.1s] and you have the key in hand though
[1596.3s] and he's stumbling down saying,
[1598.2s] I'm gonna get you, Gudge, get back here.
[1601.2s] He's fallen onto the ground
[1603.2s] and he's trying to scramble up.
[1605.5s] What do you do?
[1607.3s] I stop and I kind of just go,
[1611.4s] Terry, you are a mess of a man.
[1615.9s] How I managed to become who I am
[1619.9s] with you as a father is absolutely beyond my understanding
[1625.7s] and I actually graduated from a very prestigious school
[1629.9s] which the fact that it confounds me
[1632.3s] should speak volumes alone.
[1635.3s] You've missed the taxation payment yet again.
[1638.5s] I found the note and I'm gonna go ahead,
[1641.7s] take the taxes out of the till,
[1644.0s] go to the clerk and take care of it for you.
[1646.8s] I will put the key back whenever I return home.
[1651.2s] Go back to sleep, Terry.
[1653.6s] Clearly going for deception at this point.
[1655.9s] Oh yeah, yeah.
[1656.9s] Yeah, roll deception with advantage.
[1660.2s] He's stumbling trying to get up
[1662.1s] and looking at you like, what are you talking about?
[1665.0s] The 16.
[1666.9s] Says that's one good thing you've done
[1668.8s] since you've been born, son.
[1671.8s] You make sure it's paid or I'll find you.
[1675.7s] Absolutely.
[1676.8s] He kind of slumps down on the ground.
[1679.9s] Clean yourself up.
[1681.2s] You clean yourself up.
[1683.4s] Reaches for the bottle
[1684.9s] and kind of straightens his overcoat
[1686.5s] which is all over the place.
[1688.3s] Puts his hat back on his head
[1690.0s] that had fallen on the ground
[1691.3s] and takes a big swig.
[1693.0s] I make my way over to the till,
[1695.0s] use the key, open it up
[1697.5s] and I take half of what's in there,
[1701.0s] whatever that may be.
[1702.8s] Grab an envelope just in case he's looking,
[1706.1s] slip it in there, write a note on the outside of it,
[1709.7s] slip it into my traveling jacket pocket
[1712.5s] and leave the key on the desk
[1716.8s] and I look at him and say,
[1720.2s] I'll be back by dinnertime, Terry.
[1722.9s] I leave.
[1723.7s] You hear just a grumble.
[1725.2s] It's incoherent and nonsensical
[1727.7s] as he yells and the door slams shut
[1730.1s] and you take two gold and five silver.
[1735.3s] Not bad haul, not a bad haul.
[1739.2s] You make your way through the streets of Kingstown
[1742.5s] which are bustling with people
[1744.8s] and everybody's kind of shoulder to shoulder
[1747.0s] bumping through this part of town
[1749.8s] and you make your way towards the main city gates
[1752.5s] which extends over a small stream.
[1755.1s] The guards, they don't stop you.
[1757.0s] There's lots of people coming and going.
[1759.6s] There's shipments coming on a carriage
[1761.6s] and many people heading out to do whatever jobs
[1764.2s] or adventures they see themselves fit to do.
[1768.1s] One of the guard catches your eye and gives you a nod.
[1772.3s] You recognize him just for being around town
[1775.1s] but don't really know him
[1777.0s] and as you go over the stream
[1779.4s] and up top of this large hill
[1781.9s] that oversees the entire sprawling metropolis behind you,
[1785.3s] there's big plumes of smoke
[1787.7s] coming up from the larger industrial style buildings
[1790.3s] and manufacturing plants.
[1792.2s] You see the school which is framed high on a street
[1796.7s] on top of a hill inside the city
[1798.9s] with a large bricked wall around it
[1801.7s] to keep the grounds contained.
[1805.9s] You give one final look at the town behind you
[1810.8s] and head out on the road towards Vintersmouth.
[1814.5s] I give a sigh of contentment as I turn around
[1819.4s] and jump in the air, do a heel click
[1822.3s] and say, let's make some magic.
[1831.9s] Dumbgeons and Dragons, season three, episode 10.
[1835.0s] This episode starred Kyle Klasset as Bizard the Wizard
[1838.9s] and Russ More as your dungeon master.
[1840.9s] Also, Amy, Tom and Carla were hanging out
[1842.8s] in the middle there.
[1843.6s] Dialogue editing by Carla Maxted
[1845.5s] and sound design by Russ More.
[1847.8s] This episode featured music from Epidemic Sound
[1850.3s] and sound effects from Epidemic Sound,
[1852.4s] Boom Library and Sound Ideas.
[1854.8s] Our amazing cover art and character designs
[1857.1s] are by Matt Garbutt.
[1858.5s] A huge thank you to our supporting producers,
[1860.9s] Gabriel Lynch, Jessica Babiak,
[1862.9s] Cat Waterflame, Jacob Madden, Christian Brown,
[1865.8s] Craig Zeiss, Perry Matey, Angaron Kierzen,
[1869.0s] Old School Gamer D, L.A. Branton,
[1871.7s] Nathaniel Teeter, Luna and Aaron.
[1874.4s] And a huge thank you to Cat Waterflame
[1877.0s] for the shop names Snip and Twirl
[1879.1s] and The Magic Closet,
[1881.0s] as well as French Canadian Will
[1883.1s] for the shop name The Threads of Fate.
[1885.3s] We're building the little street corner there
[1887.7s] where Bizarre is spending some time.
[1891.2s] We'll find out more about that in the next episode,
[1893.3s] I'm sure.
[1894.1s] Hey, if you want to contribute to this world,
[1896.6s] we need you.
[1897.8s] Patreon.com slash dumb dragon cast
[1900.1s] and you can submit names and places
[1902.8s] and a whole bunch of other stuff like slang,
[1905.1s] which we haven't really got into,
[1906.3s] but the city slang like fills out the world for us.
[1909.4s] You can do that over at Patreon,
[1911.1s] plus a whole bunch of other bonus content.
[1913.1s] We've got another one with Kyle coming next week
[1914.9s] and it's gonna be a great time
[1915.9s] and then I think we're all together
[1917.3s] and it's gonna be even better.
[1918.8s] Fun stuff.
[1919.9s] All right, we'll talk to you soon, everybody.
[1921.7s] Have a great week.
[1922.6s] We love you, bye.
[1924.5s] There is a monumental,
[1928.4s] monumentous, monumental, monumental.
[1932.4s] There is the monumental sound,
[1934.8s] monumentous sound of a bell.
[1937.6s] I don't know which one sounds better,
[1938.9s] but I have them both now.
[1940.0s] You got them both.
[1940.8s] Dumbgeons and Dragons is a Dumb Dragons production.