1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:02,240 Dumbgeons and Dragons will begin in a moment. 2 00:00:04,200 --> 00:00:06,040 Yeah, I'll be right back with that registrar. 3 00:00:06,400 --> 00:00:08,839 What, what are you doing in this room? 4 00:00:09,200 --> 00:00:22,559 This is where I spend my time when the students aren't here. I make notes from the day. I log important events. Any gestures to the cabinets that are in the room? 5 00:00:23,199 --> 00:00:32,679 Oh, question for you. Please. You said this is where you stay when the when the children aren't here, when the students aren't here. Where did the students go? 6 00:00:32,960 --> 00:00:36,159 I presume the students went home for the day. 7 00:00:37,479 --> 00:00:38,039 Okay. 8 00:00:39,079 --> 00:00:41,599 Did you ever check upstairs? What do you mean? 9 00:00:41,719 --> 00:00:42,359 Nothing. 10 00:00:43,599 --> 00:00:51,439 How many how many students would be in this class for you to check on? 11 00:00:51,640 --> 00:01:09,439 Presently enrolled, as far as I recall, based on your questions, I have a feeling some things may have changed. But perhaps that is I that has changed. There were 37 students enrolled at this school. 12 00:01:10,000 --> 00:01:11,640 Do you do you know their names? 13 00:01:11,759 --> 00:01:14,319 I have a registrar of their names. Yes. 14 00:01:14,599 --> 00:01:16,000 Who is the baddest one? 15 00:01:16,519 --> 00:01:22,439 All students are here to learn and better themselves. There are no bad students. 16 00:01:22,480 --> 00:01:24,239 Who is the naughtiest one? 17 00:01:25,200 --> 00:01:31,439 There were some that tried the patience of the teachers. Yes. Rusty. Rusty was one. 18 00:01:31,759 --> 00:01:46,759 When when they were naughty, you know, shenanigans were happening. They've been told several times to stop. What kind of consequences are we talking about? 19 00:01:47,239 --> 00:01:51,439 Is your interest in the punishment of students? 20 00:01:51,640 --> 00:02:05,200 Well, yes, just to compare against my own experience, you know, I'd like to know what I'm getting into at this school. Or was discipline not within your purview here? 21 00:02:05,759 --> 00:02:16,120 It was just a marker of discipline. I imagine the discipline would be taken on by the teachers, which how many teachers did you say there were and what were their names? 22 00:02:16,640 --> 00:02:29,640 There were two teachers here when I was he as he as it's speaking, it appears to be gaining context from the things that you're saying. 23 00:02:30,640 --> 00:02:47,240 There were two teachers here. Last I recall, a dwarven fellow named Kill Darum and an educator went by the name of Demise. 24 00:02:47,720 --> 00:02:49,680 What's a dwarven's teacher's name again? 25 00:02:49,840 --> 00:02:51,960 Kill Darum. 26 00:02:52,240 --> 00:02:53,600 Kill Darum? 27 00:02:54,440 --> 00:02:56,720 It's better than Kill Delights. 28 00:02:57,680 --> 00:02:58,480 Kill Darum. 29 00:02:58,479 --> 00:03:00,879 And bring in the noise and bring in the fun. 30 00:03:01,439 --> 00:03:03,560 Less teaching to do comedy. 31 00:03:03,560 --> 00:03:04,959 Lessen the rule, was it? 32 00:03:08,039 --> 00:03:17,679 Dumbgeons and Dragons is a D&D actual play podcast and I'm your dungeon master Russ More, he, him. Also with me today is Amy More as Alydin, she, her. 33 00:03:17,719 --> 00:03:19,479 Are all students classified? 34 00:03:19,560 --> 00:03:22,399 Tom Laird as Kavlaran Goldweave, he, him. 35 00:03:22,639 --> 00:03:23,719 Ask again later? 36 00:03:24,280 --> 00:03:27,159 And Kyle Claset as Bizard the Wizard, he, him. 37 00:03:27,280 --> 00:03:31,240 Yes, please. And that, thank God. Thank you, little dice. 38 00:03:31,319 --> 00:03:41,400 Dumbgeons and Dragons is a Patreon-supported show, so every twist, every triumph, every truly questionable decision is possible because of listeners like you. 39 00:03:42,079 --> 00:03:47,039 Join us today at patreon.com slash dumb dragon cast. And now, fuck it, let's play. 40 00:03:49,759 --> 00:03:56,919 But 270 years is not necessarily a long time for a dwarf. 41 00:03:57,479 --> 00:04:00,120 Okay, um, yeah, you were gonna ask something. 42 00:04:00,479 --> 00:04:05,680 Uh, well, yeah, no, I was just wondering, like, who made you? Is that rude? 43 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:10,400 I did not know my manufacturer. 44 00:04:10,599 --> 00:04:11,560 Me neither. 45 00:04:12,199 --> 00:04:12,960 I'm sorry. 46 00:04:13,120 --> 00:04:21,879 So, like, the worst consequences I've gotten in school so far have been just detention. 47 00:04:23,680 --> 00:04:25,600 She looks over at Bizarre and goes, just kidding. 48 00:04:26,600 --> 00:04:29,879 Like, would the kids get detention here at this school? 49 00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:34,520 Children have received detention, writing of lines. 50 00:04:35,000 --> 00:04:36,400 Oh, line writing, yeah. 51 00:04:36,800 --> 00:04:41,560 Cleaning of various equipment around the school. 52 00:04:43,000 --> 00:04:49,720 There was never any ill intent towards the children, if that is what your question is. 53 00:04:50,280 --> 00:04:57,880 Well, you know, sometimes, you know, for their own good or whatever, that none of that happened here. 54 00:04:58,040 --> 00:04:59,600 Not under my watch. 55 00:04:59,640 --> 00:05:01,640 What city is the school in? 56 00:05:02,200 --> 00:05:06,960 This school resides in, and it looks like it's considering the three of you. 57 00:05:08,200 --> 00:05:11,920 This school resided in Vinter's mouth. 58 00:05:12,920 --> 00:05:16,840 Uh, that read was weird. 59 00:05:16,840 --> 00:05:19,960 Um, is this machine being shifty? 60 00:05:20,160 --> 00:05:22,520 I wouldn't expect it, but I've seen weird stuff. 61 00:05:22,960 --> 00:05:23,840 You can roll in sight. 62 00:05:25,240 --> 00:05:26,840 You're really liking those two tonight. 63 00:05:27,240 --> 00:05:27,879 Those twos. 64 00:05:27,920 --> 00:05:28,920 All right, that's a seven. 65 00:05:29,120 --> 00:05:30,600 I'm going to stop rolling you. 66 00:05:30,680 --> 00:05:31,560 What is happening? 67 00:05:31,560 --> 00:05:32,840 I'm getting all the twenties. 68 00:05:32,840 --> 00:05:34,439 These boys are rolling shit. 69 00:05:34,920 --> 00:05:35,319 All right. 70 00:05:35,520 --> 00:05:40,840 Yeah, unfortunately, yeah, you don't pick anything up off any sort of 71 00:05:40,920 --> 00:05:44,160 contextual feeling one way or the other. 72 00:05:44,560 --> 00:05:47,560 Who is the principal at this school? 73 00:05:47,640 --> 00:05:51,440 Well, the principalship was shared by the educators. 74 00:05:51,600 --> 00:05:55,640 Oh, so, so Keel and Demise? 75 00:05:56,040 --> 00:05:56,480 Correct. 76 00:05:57,360 --> 00:06:00,000 And who wears short shorts? 77 00:06:01,160 --> 00:06:01,760 Hmm. 78 00:06:02,000 --> 00:06:03,480 Oh, it got Russ with that one, guys. 79 00:06:03,480 --> 00:06:14,680 I don't know who wore short shorts, but boots with the fur was Demise. 80 00:06:14,720 --> 00:06:16,800 But she had the whole school looking at her. 81 00:06:17,120 --> 00:06:18,360 Twas hot in her. 82 00:06:24,240 --> 00:06:27,480 And that's where that will stop because it's in the school. 83 00:06:27,680 --> 00:06:29,920 You hear it's the school for children. 84 00:06:30,759 --> 00:06:33,680 I footsteps and a call downstairs. 85 00:06:33,720 --> 00:06:35,080 I have that registrar. 86 00:06:35,080 --> 00:06:35,759 Do you do? 87 00:06:35,879 --> 00:06:37,360 Is it safe to come down? 88 00:06:37,600 --> 00:06:38,080 Oh, yeah. 89 00:06:38,960 --> 00:06:39,600 Oh, yeah. 90 00:06:39,640 --> 00:06:40,560 Thank you so much. 91 00:06:41,680 --> 00:06:42,480 Look at Alydin. 92 00:06:42,480 --> 00:06:46,040 Like, oh, I assume she's not like coming down the stairs. 93 00:06:46,040 --> 00:06:46,600 Is she? 94 00:06:46,600 --> 00:06:48,400 I thought she was like screaming from the top. 95 00:06:48,400 --> 00:06:49,080 Oh, she was screaming. 96 00:06:49,080 --> 00:06:52,120 She was very much not wanting to. 97 00:06:52,480 --> 00:06:54,040 Does anybody want to come get it? 98 00:06:54,520 --> 00:06:54,879 Sure. 99 00:06:54,879 --> 00:06:56,439 I'll, I'll, I'll be right there. 100 00:06:56,639 --> 00:07:00,839 All right, Cav, you quickly run up the stairs, grab the list. 101 00:07:00,839 --> 00:07:03,519 She says, is everything OK down there? 102 00:07:04,000 --> 00:07:08,480 We found some weird like automaton type thing that said it's like the 103 00:07:08,480 --> 00:07:09,399 guardian of the school. 104 00:07:09,399 --> 00:07:10,839 Anyway, gotta go figure this out. 105 00:07:10,839 --> 00:07:11,399 We'll be back. 106 00:07:12,720 --> 00:07:18,600 Oh, I like you have interpreted hall monitor as guardian of the school. 107 00:07:20,159 --> 00:07:21,600 I love that so much. 108 00:07:21,600 --> 00:07:25,159 I mean, what is a hall monitor if not the guardian of the school, Amy? 109 00:07:26,480 --> 00:07:27,480 I love it. 110 00:07:28,759 --> 00:07:31,079 That's someone who takes their job real seriously. 111 00:07:31,920 --> 00:07:35,319 Cav, you come back and have the registrar's list. 112 00:07:35,519 --> 00:07:37,279 So do you know how to play any cool games? 113 00:07:37,439 --> 00:07:40,600 I did not partake in playground games. 114 00:07:40,680 --> 00:07:42,000 I monitored the children. 115 00:07:42,079 --> 00:07:45,079 OK, but like X's and O's? 116 00:07:45,120 --> 00:07:48,399 I do know the rules for X's and O's. 117 00:07:49,920 --> 00:07:51,120 And did you play? 118 00:07:51,920 --> 00:07:52,439 No. 119 00:07:54,159 --> 00:07:55,680 Did no kids ask you to play? 120 00:07:56,480 --> 00:07:57,839 Children asked me to play. 121 00:07:57,839 --> 00:07:59,639 It was not my role to play. 122 00:08:00,000 --> 00:08:03,759 Did you want to play, but you didn't because it wasn't your role? 123 00:08:04,000 --> 00:08:09,079 There's been stuff I've wanted to do, but that I didn't because it wasn't. 124 00:08:10,000 --> 00:08:12,600 Like. For me. 125 00:08:14,800 --> 00:08:16,439 But I still wanted to. 126 00:08:16,439 --> 00:08:19,480 I was in charge of the children's safety. 127 00:08:19,639 --> 00:08:23,319 Russ, are there any other doors in this room, or is this kind of just 128 00:08:23,319 --> 00:08:24,759 like where this ends? 129 00:08:24,759 --> 00:08:26,519 This is where this room seems to end. 130 00:08:26,519 --> 00:08:30,719 So, yeah, in this room, there's the desk that this being was seated at. 131 00:08:31,480 --> 00:08:34,120 He's it's now standing in front of you. 132 00:08:34,360 --> 00:08:38,080 There are a few filing cabinets that do appear to have documents in them. 133 00:08:38,080 --> 00:08:41,759 Some of them are like, yeah, like a cracked open a little bit. 134 00:08:42,720 --> 00:08:44,799 How tall is this entity? 135 00:08:45,319 --> 00:08:50,000 He stands six foot four. 136 00:08:50,679 --> 00:08:51,960 Oh, so very big. 137 00:08:51,960 --> 00:08:54,759 He appears very tall in front of all of you. 138 00:08:54,759 --> 00:08:57,480 I think Cav is probably the tallest of the three of you, 139 00:08:57,480 --> 00:09:00,519 and he's still taller than Cav. 140 00:09:00,519 --> 00:09:04,160 So looking down at the floor, at the ruins that we're standing in, 141 00:09:05,040 --> 00:09:08,240 what sense can I make of what I'm seeing? 142 00:09:08,240 --> 00:09:12,680 Arconically, do you want to roll our comments, please? 143 00:09:12,680 --> 00:09:14,400 And that thank God. 144 00:09:14,400 --> 00:09:15,800 Thank you, little dice. 145 00:09:15,800 --> 00:09:17,560 That's going to be a 24. We're back. 146 00:09:17,560 --> 00:09:20,560 Damn, damn. 147 00:09:22,400 --> 00:09:24,879 Class is now in session. 148 00:09:24,879 --> 00:09:27,720 What you see just at a glance, without any sort of check, 149 00:09:27,720 --> 00:09:30,440 you see a faint circular etching in the floor. 150 00:09:30,840 --> 00:09:35,080 There's geometric precision that doesn't appear to be decorative in any way. 151 00:09:36,680 --> 00:09:38,840 It currently is not glowing. 152 00:09:38,840 --> 00:09:41,879 But when you did step inside, you saw that faint glow, 153 00:09:41,879 --> 00:09:47,440 which appeared at least context clues to activate this hall monitor. 154 00:09:47,639 --> 00:09:50,840 You see lines intersecting at odd angles 155 00:09:50,840 --> 00:09:54,960 that don't quite align with the room's general architecture. 156 00:09:55,280 --> 00:09:59,280 You spend some time as as it's talking 157 00:09:59,600 --> 00:10:02,440 and you catch something. 158 00:10:02,920 --> 00:10:07,320 The structure of the ruins resembles 159 00:10:08,480 --> 00:10:10,920 a sort of puzzle, 160 00:10:11,840 --> 00:10:17,920 and it has similarities to certain ruins that you saw in the library room. 161 00:10:18,719 --> 00:10:21,360 The geometry itself 162 00:10:21,360 --> 00:10:26,759 matches the ley line alignment diagram that you saw in that room as well. 163 00:10:27,240 --> 00:10:32,240 The magic itself, the ruins itself does not appear to be local. 164 00:10:32,240 --> 00:10:36,120 Nobody in town or nothing outside of these extra 165 00:10:37,039 --> 00:10:42,679 planar events where have you been able to tie to anything in particular. 166 00:10:43,079 --> 00:10:46,480 The system itself appears to be built 167 00:10:46,480 --> 00:10:49,440 with the same principles as the false entrance. 168 00:10:49,440 --> 00:10:54,120 And when you trace the outer ring with your eyes, 169 00:10:54,840 --> 00:10:58,879 the circle itself briefly appears larger, 170 00:10:59,759 --> 00:11:03,240 not physically, but conceptually. 171 00:11:03,440 --> 00:11:08,159 It's as though this room once existed inside something much bigger 172 00:11:08,800 --> 00:11:11,039 and then it snaps back really quick. 173 00:11:12,000 --> 00:11:19,199 OK, as you're examining it, you cross the ruins and enter into the circle. 174 00:11:19,959 --> 00:11:25,000 And as you do so, the bell that is on the hall monitor begins to tremble. 175 00:11:25,000 --> 00:11:26,639 You hear a slight 176 00:11:27,120 --> 00:11:29,919 tinkling of this bell. 177 00:11:29,919 --> 00:11:32,639 One room glows briefly. 178 00:11:34,240 --> 00:11:38,279 And you hear a whisper not coming from the hall monitor, 179 00:11:38,279 --> 00:11:42,919 but you bizarreed hear a whisper that says status pending. 180 00:11:45,399 --> 00:11:47,319 Does anybody else hear it or is it just bizarre? 181 00:11:47,319 --> 00:11:48,319 Just bizarre. 182 00:11:48,319 --> 00:11:51,759 I'm going to pull out the the the thread 183 00:11:52,399 --> 00:11:54,600 and see if there's any reaction from it. 184 00:11:54,600 --> 00:11:58,120 You pull it out and the thread tightens slightly, 185 00:11:58,839 --> 00:12:03,240 not violently, just enough to confirm that this place 186 00:12:03,799 --> 00:12:07,759 perhaps was once tied to what you're seeking. 187 00:12:08,279 --> 00:12:11,079 OK, I step out of the circle. 188 00:12:11,959 --> 00:12:17,959 The bell on the hall monitor stops vibrating and the room slowly dissipates. 189 00:12:19,319 --> 00:12:22,679 OK, I remember. 190 00:12:25,199 --> 00:12:27,480 I remember Bonwyn hearing it. 191 00:12:27,480 --> 00:12:31,839 So the voice that I heard in the false index after placing my 192 00:12:32,039 --> 00:12:35,399 tome on the pedestal repeated itself. 193 00:12:35,720 --> 00:12:39,199 And it's a lot of similar 194 00:12:40,159 --> 00:12:43,679 activity to the false index. 195 00:12:45,679 --> 00:12:46,639 What do you mean? 196 00:12:46,639 --> 00:12:50,039 Well, the I hold the thimble out and I heard the thread out 197 00:12:50,240 --> 00:12:52,519 and just kind of let the spool like float for a moment 198 00:12:53,159 --> 00:12:56,720 and then grab it up again and say also 199 00:12:58,079 --> 00:13:02,559 step in there and see if you hear what was the phrase that you heard again. 200 00:13:02,600 --> 00:13:05,240 Well, you don't even have to tell me just. 201 00:13:05,360 --> 00:13:06,440 See if you hear it. 202 00:13:06,440 --> 00:13:08,840 I don't think I said it out loud. 203 00:13:08,840 --> 00:13:12,039 Yeah, I step in to the circle. 204 00:13:12,399 --> 00:13:14,240 OK, because I trespassered. 205 00:13:14,240 --> 00:13:17,080 Alydin, you step in and 206 00:13:17,919 --> 00:13:21,000 you all hear the hall monitor's bell tremble again, 207 00:13:21,000 --> 00:13:23,360 and this time two rooms flicker. 208 00:13:24,960 --> 00:13:27,720 You know, after a brief moment, both go dark. 209 00:13:30,000 --> 00:13:32,720 You don't hear a voice, Alydin. 210 00:13:32,720 --> 00:13:35,480 The bell stops ringing as the lights go dark. 211 00:13:37,000 --> 00:13:39,000 I step back out and I shrug. 212 00:13:39,519 --> 00:13:41,920 Hmm. Nothing. 213 00:13:44,399 --> 00:13:45,960 Cav, you try. Yeah. 214 00:13:45,960 --> 00:13:47,320 OK, sure. 215 00:13:47,320 --> 00:13:52,200 Cav, you step in after Alydin exits and similar to Bazaar, 216 00:13:52,200 --> 00:13:57,360 one room illuminates a different room on the other side of the circle. 217 00:13:58,040 --> 00:14:01,600 Can I be walking around and sketching these rooms as I go? 218 00:14:01,600 --> 00:14:03,759 Sure. As they're doing things. 219 00:14:03,759 --> 00:14:05,840 I don't have specific images of them, but just right. 220 00:14:05,840 --> 00:14:08,879 I sketch rooms. Or Cav room or whatever. 221 00:14:10,680 --> 00:14:13,200 Same thing. The bell trembles. 222 00:14:13,759 --> 00:14:18,600 One of the rooms glows briefly and Cav, you hear a whisper, 223 00:14:19,080 --> 00:14:22,320 again, barely audible, that says status pending. 224 00:14:23,320 --> 00:14:27,920 Anything? Yeah, same sort of thing Bazaar had. 225 00:14:28,920 --> 00:14:29,920 Hmm. 226 00:14:32,920 --> 00:14:33,920 Why? 227 00:14:37,400 --> 00:14:38,400 Why us? 228 00:14:38,400 --> 00:14:44,240 Um, hey, why did they hear a voice and I didn't? 229 00:14:44,680 --> 00:14:47,640 I'm addressing the construct, obviously. 230 00:14:48,640 --> 00:14:50,160 I have an answer for that. 231 00:14:50,160 --> 00:14:51,160 OK, good. 232 00:14:52,160 --> 00:14:54,080 I love it when there's an answer for my question. 233 00:14:54,080 --> 00:14:56,920 Very rarely does it happen at all. 234 00:14:57,600 --> 00:14:59,160 So this is exciting. 235 00:14:59,160 --> 00:15:01,240 Welcome to the middle, everybody. How are you doing? 236 00:15:01,240 --> 00:15:03,120 Hey, we are right here. 237 00:15:03,120 --> 00:15:05,520 Wondering about you. Glad to be here. 238 00:15:05,520 --> 00:15:07,600 Oh, I'm doing great. 239 00:15:07,600 --> 00:15:12,360 You know, is living the dream of working at Target. 240 00:15:12,400 --> 00:15:15,800 Oh, shit. That's a that's a deep pull. 241 00:15:15,800 --> 00:15:19,200 It's that off screen is what that was. 242 00:15:22,400 --> 00:15:25,560 You know, it could be an inspirational time for Kyle 243 00:15:25,560 --> 00:15:27,840 just to motivate everybody is what it could be. 244 00:15:27,840 --> 00:15:29,120 That's right. Motivational words. 245 00:15:29,120 --> 00:15:30,800 What do you really want to be doing, man? 246 00:15:30,800 --> 00:15:32,480 Yeah. What do you really want to be doing? 247 00:15:32,480 --> 00:15:36,400 Because if, you know, you want to, you should try it. Yeah. 248 00:15:36,920 --> 00:15:40,640 What if you want to, like, help support your favorite podcast? 249 00:15:40,840 --> 00:15:42,920 Fucking. Oh, my gosh. 250 00:15:42,920 --> 00:15:45,800 There's a place you can do that, Carla. 251 00:15:45,800 --> 00:15:47,560 Wow. What? 252 00:15:47,560 --> 00:15:49,360 Tell me. How do I do it? 253 00:15:49,360 --> 00:15:52,680 He's the most coherent start to a middle we've had in a long time. 254 00:15:53,000 --> 00:15:54,960 Word of mouth on, like, social media. 255 00:15:54,960 --> 00:15:58,200 But if you're looking to get like something for something, 256 00:15:58,200 --> 00:16:00,519 a little squid pro crow, you know what I'm saying? 257 00:16:01,120 --> 00:16:03,759 Then we got that Patreon. 258 00:16:03,759 --> 00:16:05,280 We do. Hell, yeah, we do. 259 00:16:05,280 --> 00:16:08,680 We've had it for a while. We talk about it incessantly. 260 00:16:09,759 --> 00:16:12,639 But that's the only way to make sure people know about it, 261 00:16:12,639 --> 00:16:15,560 because they duck in, they duck out, they listen to the story. 262 00:16:15,879 --> 00:16:17,560 They wait till they get caught up. 263 00:16:17,560 --> 00:16:20,840 And then there's this constant reminder of us saying, hey, 264 00:16:20,840 --> 00:16:22,240 we love to do cool things. 265 00:16:22,240 --> 00:16:26,560 And because of your support and all of your amazing generosity 266 00:16:26,560 --> 00:16:29,840 and joining us in this community, it's allowed us to do it for. 267 00:16:31,000 --> 00:16:34,159 We're coming up on our 10 year anniversary next year, guys. 268 00:16:34,159 --> 00:16:36,159 Oh, my gosh. That's crazy. 269 00:16:36,159 --> 00:16:38,560 Damn. I'm adding it to the business agenda 270 00:16:38,560 --> 00:16:41,360 that we have to talk about our 10 year anniversary. 271 00:16:42,039 --> 00:16:45,200 OK, we got a plan for that all through year nine. 272 00:16:45,200 --> 00:16:48,600 We can't do what radio does and figure out they're halfway through 273 00:16:48,600 --> 00:16:51,720 a big milestone anniversary and then be like, well, let's do a day. 274 00:16:52,919 --> 00:16:55,159 Yeah. I mean, we could do that. Yeah. 275 00:16:55,519 --> 00:16:58,960 We'll see what happens, but let's endeavor to do better. 276 00:16:58,960 --> 00:17:01,200 Let's do we go like that. 277 00:17:01,200 --> 00:17:03,720 So good. Yeah, we got there. 278 00:17:03,720 --> 00:17:07,839 But Patreon, which when you come support us on Patreon, 279 00:17:07,839 --> 00:17:09,880 that's exactly what you're doing is you're supporting the stories 280 00:17:09,880 --> 00:17:14,599 that you love and us in creating those stories 281 00:17:14,599 --> 00:17:17,480 so that we can create more of them for you. 282 00:17:18,319 --> 00:17:20,519 Goes to help us cover the cost behind the scenes 283 00:17:20,519 --> 00:17:22,480 because making a podcast ain't free 284 00:17:23,920 --> 00:17:26,200 as much as it is free for the public. 285 00:17:26,200 --> 00:17:28,119 There's some things that come along with that. 286 00:17:28,119 --> 00:17:31,559 And it also allows us to go do really cool things like get together 287 00:17:31,799 --> 00:17:35,639 in the same city and play games together, 288 00:17:35,639 --> 00:17:37,920 which is an entirely different dynamic. 289 00:17:37,920 --> 00:17:40,319 And I'm not going to knocking on wood. 290 00:17:40,319 --> 00:17:42,319 Yes, not going to have to say it. 291 00:17:42,319 --> 00:17:45,720 Damn it, Russell. 292 00:17:45,720 --> 00:17:49,079 Come on. I want you can't lightning can't strike twice. 293 00:17:50,519 --> 00:17:52,599 It does. Yeah, it does. 294 00:17:52,599 --> 00:17:55,400 There's things specifically designed to attract it. 295 00:17:55,400 --> 00:17:57,480 And I feel like you saying that was one of them. 296 00:17:57,480 --> 00:17:59,960 Like you're a pneumonia lightning rod now. 297 00:18:00,920 --> 00:18:03,639 Yeah, it's going to come back twice. 298 00:18:03,680 --> 00:18:05,000 It's going to be that old ammonia. 299 00:18:05,000 --> 00:18:07,319 No, that's what I'm talking about. 300 00:18:07,319 --> 00:18:08,639 It's going to be the same. 301 00:18:08,639 --> 00:18:09,480 It's going to be the same. 302 00:18:09,480 --> 00:18:11,559 Monia is coming back for revenge. 303 00:18:11,559 --> 00:18:15,400 It's like, yeah, retro ammonia pneumonia. 304 00:18:15,480 --> 00:18:17,759 I joke because it was terrible. 305 00:18:17,759 --> 00:18:18,759 It was terrible. 306 00:18:18,759 --> 00:18:19,920 It was terrible. 307 00:18:19,920 --> 00:18:22,640 What wasn't terrible was that we all got to get together. 308 00:18:22,640 --> 00:18:24,200 And that was thanks to our patrons. 309 00:18:24,200 --> 00:18:26,200 It was. 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Bye. 325 00:19:02,399 --> 00:19:05,720 It looks to consider your question and then 326 00:19:06,759 --> 00:19:09,559 goes to it takes a couple steps towards you. 327 00:19:10,119 --> 00:19:11,079 Do you do anything? 328 00:19:11,079 --> 00:19:12,480 No, I don't back up or anything. 329 00:19:12,480 --> 00:19:14,839 I'm feeling pretty chill about this guy. Sure. 330 00:19:14,839 --> 00:19:16,279 I step forward a little bit. 331 00:19:17,279 --> 00:19:21,960 Sure, it it sees you step like, you know, kind of in the way 332 00:19:21,960 --> 00:19:24,480 and it pauses and takes a step back and 333 00:19:25,920 --> 00:19:28,559 turns to you, Bazaar, apologies. 334 00:19:28,559 --> 00:19:31,559 I am moving to the filing cabinet 335 00:19:31,559 --> 00:19:33,200 on the other side of the room. 336 00:19:33,200 --> 00:19:35,599 If you would just I can move further. 337 00:19:35,599 --> 00:19:36,960 No, sorry. Yeah. 338 00:19:36,960 --> 00:19:37,920 And I shove Bazaar. 339 00:19:37,920 --> 00:19:38,799 I go, Bazaar. 340 00:19:38,799 --> 00:19:39,960 I step back. 341 00:19:39,960 --> 00:19:41,399 Don't embarrass me. 342 00:19:41,399 --> 00:19:44,319 He kind of takes a side step around 343 00:19:44,359 --> 00:19:47,480 and Alydin nods and moves to the filing cabinet 344 00:19:47,480 --> 00:19:50,159 and pulls one open, 345 00:19:50,159 --> 00:19:52,319 begins filtering through some of the files. 346 00:19:54,279 --> 00:19:57,279 He pulls a thin folder 347 00:19:58,519 --> 00:20:01,559 that you can kind of see over his shoulder. 348 00:20:01,559 --> 00:20:04,200 It looks like it has some meticulous script on it. 349 00:20:04,200 --> 00:20:05,679 And he he pulls it over. 350 00:20:05,679 --> 00:20:07,119 I'm trying to like. Yeah. 351 00:20:07,119 --> 00:20:10,159 You see over you see 352 00:20:10,159 --> 00:20:13,119 the header that says transitional students 353 00:20:13,240 --> 00:20:15,120 hold until classified. 354 00:20:16,280 --> 00:20:20,080 Inside you see names without ages. 355 00:20:20,080 --> 00:20:22,920 You're kind of skimming through as he's going. 356 00:20:22,920 --> 00:20:25,000 Ages without names. 357 00:20:25,000 --> 00:20:29,920 Marginal notes like exhibits adaptive traits. 358 00:20:29,920 --> 00:20:33,200 Does not respond to standard placement. 359 00:20:33,200 --> 00:20:36,120 Re-evaluate after alignment event. 360 00:20:36,960 --> 00:20:39,680 And then one page as he's flipping through 361 00:20:39,680 --> 00:20:40,880 that he lands on that's blank 362 00:20:40,880 --> 00:20:43,280 except for a single line that says 363 00:20:43,280 --> 00:20:46,000 Alydin pending determination. 364 00:20:47,040 --> 00:20:49,520 And it is dated for three days from now. 365 00:20:51,160 --> 00:20:53,840 I don't think you can be classified. 366 00:20:55,600 --> 00:20:57,680 What does that even mean? 367 00:20:57,680 --> 00:20:58,640 Uncertain. 368 00:20:58,640 --> 00:20:59,480 Ask again later. 369 00:20:59,480 --> 00:21:03,320 How does one get classified? 370 00:21:03,320 --> 00:21:05,560 What are the classifications? 371 00:21:05,560 --> 00:21:07,440 Why can't I be classified? 372 00:21:08,279 --> 00:21:10,240 Oh, is there. 373 00:21:10,240 --> 00:21:11,600 Is it a test? 374 00:21:13,720 --> 00:21:14,880 Do you just look at? 375 00:21:15,759 --> 00:21:16,600 Do you just. 376 00:21:17,680 --> 00:21:19,120 Did you classify them? 377 00:21:20,160 --> 00:21:22,160 I'm pointing to Cav and Bazaar. 378 00:21:22,160 --> 00:21:24,559 It is not I who classifies. 379 00:21:24,559 --> 00:21:26,360 Who classifies. 380 00:21:26,360 --> 00:21:27,759 Can I see that? 381 00:21:27,759 --> 00:21:28,960 He hands you the file. 382 00:21:28,960 --> 00:21:30,519 Damn. 383 00:21:30,519 --> 00:21:31,759 I hand it back to Bazaar. 384 00:21:31,759 --> 00:21:33,840 I didn't really want to look at it right now. 385 00:21:33,840 --> 00:21:35,840 It was a blank page with my name on it. 386 00:21:35,839 --> 00:21:36,679 That's. 387 00:21:38,199 --> 00:21:40,319 So who classifies? 388 00:21:40,319 --> 00:21:41,839 I'll open it up and look at it. 389 00:21:41,839 --> 00:21:46,159 I don't believe I'm authorized to remember that. 390 00:21:46,159 --> 00:21:49,439 Somebody's authorized your memories? 391 00:21:49,439 --> 00:21:51,319 Tilts his head again. 392 00:21:53,000 --> 00:21:56,079 I don't believe I'm authorized to remember that. 393 00:21:56,079 --> 00:21:57,159 I don't like that. 394 00:21:59,159 --> 00:22:00,199 That seems wrong. 395 00:22:00,199 --> 00:22:01,039 Doesn't that seem wrong? 396 00:22:01,039 --> 00:22:03,039 I mean, it doesn't seem great. 397 00:22:03,079 --> 00:22:06,000 Seems ominous. 398 00:22:06,000 --> 00:22:08,399 Is Tally's name in there? 399 00:22:08,399 --> 00:22:10,200 Why would my name be in there? 400 00:22:14,799 --> 00:22:17,039 When did your name get in there? 401 00:22:17,039 --> 00:22:19,240 So you don't know who. 402 00:22:19,240 --> 00:22:21,920 Is it important to be classified? 403 00:22:22,920 --> 00:22:24,119 I'm gonna go back to my other one. 404 00:22:24,119 --> 00:22:26,359 What are the classifications? 405 00:22:28,519 --> 00:22:29,680 I like that question. 406 00:22:29,720 --> 00:22:33,320 Classifications are specialties or traits 407 00:22:33,320 --> 00:22:36,960 that may be deemed of interest. 408 00:22:36,960 --> 00:22:38,960 If I ask of interest to who, 409 00:22:38,960 --> 00:22:41,519 are you gonna say that you're not authorized 410 00:22:41,519 --> 00:22:42,600 to remember that? 411 00:22:42,600 --> 00:22:46,519 Believe I'm authorized to remember that. 412 00:22:46,519 --> 00:22:47,360 Okay. 413 00:22:48,200 --> 00:22:52,240 What was this school for? 414 00:22:53,120 --> 00:22:53,960 Education. 415 00:22:55,000 --> 00:22:56,759 In? 416 00:22:56,759 --> 00:22:57,840 All subjects. 417 00:22:57,839 --> 00:22:59,240 Including magic? 418 00:23:02,119 --> 00:23:05,079 Magic is categorized. 419 00:23:07,159 --> 00:23:08,000 I am not. 420 00:23:08,000 --> 00:23:09,359 You are though. 421 00:23:09,359 --> 00:23:10,839 Then what is my purpose? 422 00:23:10,839 --> 00:23:13,159 I don't think purpose and categorization 423 00:23:13,159 --> 00:23:15,199 are necessarily the same thing. 424 00:23:15,199 --> 00:23:19,240 You've told us to protect the kids. 425 00:23:19,240 --> 00:23:23,439 Are you protecting them from categorization 426 00:23:23,439 --> 00:23:25,519 or classification? 427 00:23:25,519 --> 00:23:30,519 I don't believe protection of classification is necessary. 428 00:23:32,119 --> 00:23:34,359 Have you found anything that determines 429 00:23:34,359 --> 00:23:38,639 whether classification is negative in those files? 430 00:23:40,119 --> 00:23:41,559 Flip through these files. 431 00:23:43,240 --> 00:23:45,920 Doesn't appear to- 432 00:23:45,920 --> 00:23:48,839 Are all students classified, Bessard? 433 00:23:49,720 --> 00:23:54,160 I don't think that's how it works. 434 00:23:54,160 --> 00:23:57,080 You've never worked school administration, 435 00:23:57,080 --> 00:24:01,600 so I can't say that for sure. 436 00:24:03,960 --> 00:24:07,560 Kav, do you know somebody who, 437 00:24:09,400 --> 00:24:11,920 do you have a contact that knew like administration 438 00:24:11,920 --> 00:24:13,600 for schools or something? 439 00:24:15,040 --> 00:24:17,360 I mean, not off the top of my head, 440 00:24:17,360 --> 00:24:20,240 but probably Oak knows someone. 441 00:24:21,160 --> 00:24:22,920 Should we ask June? 442 00:24:22,920 --> 00:24:24,519 June might know. 443 00:24:24,519 --> 00:24:27,440 Does June even know about this? 444 00:24:28,360 --> 00:24:29,519 That's a great question. 445 00:24:29,519 --> 00:24:31,160 Who is June? 446 00:24:31,160 --> 00:24:33,480 I think that's the answer. 447 00:24:33,480 --> 00:24:35,600 June's a good friend. 448 00:24:35,600 --> 00:24:40,039 I wanna have like an aside with Bessard 449 00:24:40,039 --> 00:24:42,519 and just be like, come here. 450 00:24:42,519 --> 00:24:45,080 Step out of the room, yeah. 451 00:24:46,279 --> 00:24:47,120 What are you thinking? 452 00:24:47,120 --> 00:24:50,480 I don't think that like this, 453 00:24:50,480 --> 00:24:52,599 I'm getting the feeling that this guy 454 00:24:52,599 --> 00:24:54,440 isn't inherently bad, 455 00:24:55,839 --> 00:25:00,839 but I'm getting the feeling like he has like a trigger 456 00:25:02,240 --> 00:25:06,599 maybe that will make him do something bad. 457 00:25:09,279 --> 00:25:11,039 I think you're onto something there 458 00:25:11,039 --> 00:25:13,680 based off of the runes on the floor. 459 00:25:13,680 --> 00:25:18,640 It appears, like I said, tied to the false index 460 00:25:18,640 --> 00:25:22,680 or the archive in general, so. 461 00:25:22,680 --> 00:25:25,280 Should we ask him about the archive? 462 00:25:25,280 --> 00:25:28,640 I don't think he's permitted to remember that. 463 00:25:29,640 --> 00:25:30,480 That upsets me. 464 00:25:33,040 --> 00:25:35,520 I know, it's okay. 465 00:25:35,520 --> 00:25:36,800 It'll be okay. 466 00:25:36,800 --> 00:25:40,080 I look down at CQ and I go, 467 00:25:40,080 --> 00:25:42,560 I permit you to remember everything, 468 00:25:42,560 --> 00:25:44,360 just so you know. 469 00:25:44,360 --> 00:25:47,120 We can go check with, 470 00:25:47,120 --> 00:25:49,600 we know June doesn't know about this thing. 471 00:25:49,600 --> 00:25:52,480 What we need to figure out is. 472 00:25:52,480 --> 00:25:55,240 Hold on, how do we know June doesn't know about this thing? 473 00:25:55,240 --> 00:25:56,280 That's actually a fair point, 474 00:25:56,280 --> 00:25:57,440 just because it doesn't know June 475 00:25:57,440 --> 00:25:59,280 doesn't mean June doesn't know about it. 476 00:25:59,280 --> 00:26:00,120 True. They could be like, 477 00:26:00,120 --> 00:26:02,000 hey, there's like this weird thing in the basement, 478 00:26:02,000 --> 00:26:02,840 don't touch it. 479 00:26:02,840 --> 00:26:04,160 And as the school administrator, 480 00:26:04,160 --> 00:26:08,360 like maybe there's some handoff from the previous one 481 00:26:08,360 --> 00:26:10,440 to explain what the hell's going on? 482 00:26:13,520 --> 00:26:15,440 I wanna give the benefit of the doubt. 483 00:26:18,120 --> 00:26:19,320 Like, can we keep him? 484 00:26:20,160 --> 00:26:22,720 I don't think that's a good idea. 485 00:26:24,560 --> 00:26:28,920 I do think that we take note of this event, 486 00:26:30,760 --> 00:26:33,520 recognize its potential, 487 00:26:33,520 --> 00:26:35,640 but other than some of the oddities 488 00:26:35,640 --> 00:26:37,680 going on in the classrooms. 489 00:26:37,680 --> 00:26:39,560 We should ask him about the oddities 490 00:26:39,560 --> 00:26:41,520 going on in the classrooms. 491 00:26:41,520 --> 00:26:45,000 True, maybe it's something related. 492 00:26:45,000 --> 00:26:47,000 That's the next direction. 493 00:26:47,960 --> 00:26:48,800 Let's go. 494 00:26:48,800 --> 00:26:52,760 Hey, Joe, mind if I call you Joe? 495 00:26:52,760 --> 00:26:53,600 What'd the kids call you? 496 00:26:53,600 --> 00:26:55,960 They just said hall monitor, didn't they? 497 00:26:55,960 --> 00:26:56,800 They did. 498 00:26:57,760 --> 00:27:00,960 Is there another name that you would prefer to be called? 499 00:27:00,960 --> 00:27:03,200 I have not considered it. 500 00:27:03,200 --> 00:27:04,920 Okay, well, yeah, consider it. 501 00:27:04,920 --> 00:27:06,760 Would you call me Joe? 502 00:27:06,760 --> 00:27:08,560 If you like it. 503 00:27:08,560 --> 00:27:12,000 I don't find it distasteful. 504 00:27:12,960 --> 00:27:15,080 Okay, if you do, let me know. 505 00:27:15,080 --> 00:27:16,920 I'll call you Joe. 506 00:27:17,120 --> 00:27:18,400 I'll stop calling you Joe. 507 00:27:19,440 --> 00:27:23,880 There are some weird things happening in the school, Joe. 508 00:27:23,880 --> 00:27:27,039 Like desks, like growling at students 509 00:27:27,039 --> 00:27:29,240 and like moaning, kind of complaining. 510 00:27:29,240 --> 00:27:32,720 The bells are ringing all by themselves at weird times. 511 00:27:32,720 --> 00:27:34,519 Also, there's this weird knocker 512 00:27:34,519 --> 00:27:37,640 that is like interrogating people 513 00:27:37,640 --> 00:27:41,279 before it's letting them inside of the classrooms. 514 00:27:41,279 --> 00:27:43,560 I just developed a list out of nowhere. 515 00:27:44,559 --> 00:27:47,639 What do you, have you seen anything like that? 516 00:27:47,639 --> 00:27:49,079 Isn't that weird? 517 00:27:49,079 --> 00:27:53,559 I don't believe I'm authorized to remember that. 518 00:27:53,559 --> 00:27:56,119 Then it glitches briefly. 519 00:27:56,119 --> 00:27:59,000 The runes on the floor, 520 00:27:59,000 --> 00:28:02,319 you said they look to appear like a puzzle piece. 521 00:28:02,319 --> 00:28:04,399 I'm going to try to manipulate, 522 00:28:04,399 --> 00:28:07,919 see if it's able to be manipulated like a slid 523 00:28:08,839 --> 00:28:11,559 to actually be solved like a puzzle. 524 00:28:11,960 --> 00:28:13,919 Are we talking like one of those tile puzzles? 525 00:28:13,919 --> 00:28:15,000 Yeah, something like that. 526 00:28:15,000 --> 00:28:17,319 I'm thinking more so like spinning the rings 527 00:28:17,319 --> 00:28:20,159 to make the picture come together is where my head's at. 528 00:28:20,159 --> 00:28:23,559 But yeah, yeah, I like that. 529 00:28:24,559 --> 00:28:25,720 Let's go with it. 530 00:28:26,599 --> 00:28:29,159 Yeah, so you are, 531 00:28:29,159 --> 00:28:32,720 let's figure out how that works with the description 532 00:28:32,720 --> 00:28:34,599 that I gave and what you pictured. 533 00:28:34,599 --> 00:28:39,599 So you see them as like physical pieces on the floor 534 00:28:39,920 --> 00:28:43,680 or you see them like on a wheel in the middle of the floor. 535 00:28:43,680 --> 00:28:47,440 Yeah, so you described them as like a geometric precision 536 00:28:47,440 --> 00:28:49,280 and they don't seem to match up. 537 00:28:49,280 --> 00:28:51,480 It's like they're like off kilter from each other. 538 00:28:51,480 --> 00:28:55,600 So I'm imagining they probably need to be like shifted 539 00:28:55,600 --> 00:28:58,200 so that the, 540 00:28:58,200 --> 00:29:00,760 so essentially the ley lines that they're representing 541 00:29:00,760 --> 00:29:05,760 are readjusted to look proper by magical standards. 542 00:29:05,799 --> 00:29:08,079 By magical standards. 543 00:29:08,079 --> 00:29:10,039 So I'm thinking maybe there's a disconnect 544 00:29:10,039 --> 00:29:12,519 because of the way the rune is right now 545 00:29:12,519 --> 00:29:17,519 and maybe altering that if I can will permit him. 546 00:29:17,640 --> 00:29:19,799 Absolutely. 547 00:29:19,799 --> 00:29:24,799 So you bend down 548 00:29:25,400 --> 00:29:29,039 and find that the runes themselves 549 00:29:29,039 --> 00:29:33,839 are inlaid within this secondary piece. 550 00:29:34,840 --> 00:29:38,120 It's not obvious the amount of dust, 551 00:29:38,120 --> 00:29:40,480 the amount of clutter that's kind of in this room 552 00:29:40,480 --> 00:29:41,680 wasn't obvious at first, 553 00:29:41,680 --> 00:29:43,680 but you brush some of that away 554 00:29:43,680 --> 00:29:45,960 and you find that you are able to manipulate them. 555 00:29:45,960 --> 00:29:48,360 And as you manipulate them, the runes themselves, 556 00:29:48,360 --> 00:29:51,560 like as you move this circle, 557 00:29:51,560 --> 00:29:53,360 like it's moving like a lazy Susan. 558 00:29:55,240 --> 00:29:58,640 The runes themselves begin to spin in place 559 00:29:58,640 --> 00:30:02,760 as you move this structure. 560 00:30:02,839 --> 00:30:05,960 There are brief moments where the runes, 561 00:30:05,960 --> 00:30:07,960 as when you step through it, 562 00:30:07,960 --> 00:30:11,440 like some of them light up on the other side 563 00:30:11,440 --> 00:30:12,920 and then quickly fade. 564 00:30:12,920 --> 00:30:14,039 Every time one happens, 565 00:30:14,039 --> 00:30:18,440 there's a jingle of the bell on the hall monitor on Joe. 566 00:30:18,440 --> 00:30:21,759 Every third or fourth light that lights up, 567 00:30:21,759 --> 00:30:25,480 there's like, it looks like Joe is glitching. 568 00:30:25,480 --> 00:30:27,960 I'll let you decide how far you go 569 00:30:29,200 --> 00:30:31,640 with that, seeing that response. 570 00:30:31,680 --> 00:30:34,000 The first time I see a glitch result 571 00:30:34,000 --> 00:30:38,400 in an erratic behavior that could hurt somebody, 572 00:30:38,400 --> 00:30:39,600 I'm gonna stop. 573 00:30:39,600 --> 00:30:40,720 Okay. 574 00:30:40,720 --> 00:30:43,160 Yeah, we'll say like lights light up, 575 00:30:43,160 --> 00:30:44,880 bells go for the first couple of times, 576 00:30:44,880 --> 00:30:47,680 but then on like the third, fourth time, 577 00:30:47,680 --> 00:30:51,040 you see the glitches, like the same subtle glitch, 578 00:30:51,040 --> 00:30:54,720 but then like there's this rattle of his figure 579 00:30:56,000 --> 00:30:59,120 and which causes you to kind of retract. 580 00:30:59,120 --> 00:31:03,200 The, as the runes are spinning, 581 00:31:03,200 --> 00:31:07,080 like you see the ley line picture 582 00:31:07,080 --> 00:31:10,120 that was in the center of this, as I described, 583 00:31:10,120 --> 00:31:12,040 which was the same that was up on the wall 584 00:31:12,040 --> 00:31:13,160 in the previous room. 585 00:31:15,200 --> 00:31:19,680 You see the same as it's all laid out, 586 00:31:19,680 --> 00:31:22,040 you have a sketching of it from Alistair, 587 00:31:22,040 --> 00:31:24,240 who unfortunately isn't here, 588 00:31:24,240 --> 00:31:25,080 he would love this shit. 589 00:31:25,080 --> 00:31:26,760 I'm sure. 590 00:31:26,759 --> 00:31:29,759 You see it start to faintly glow, 591 00:31:29,759 --> 00:31:31,680 like right as you stop. 592 00:31:31,680 --> 00:31:34,519 Like it's just a low, like glowing hum. 593 00:31:34,519 --> 00:31:36,279 Doesn't look like it's fully illuminated, 594 00:31:36,279 --> 00:31:38,279 like all the runes, like they glue bright, 595 00:31:38,279 --> 00:31:39,839 but then they quickly fade. 596 00:31:40,960 --> 00:31:42,440 Joe, are you okay? 597 00:31:42,440 --> 00:31:44,640 I am fine. 598 00:31:44,640 --> 00:31:46,000 Do you? 599 00:31:46,000 --> 00:31:47,519 I feel fine. 600 00:31:47,519 --> 00:31:49,079 You feel? 601 00:31:49,079 --> 00:31:50,920 I don't feel, and he looks, 602 00:31:50,920 --> 00:31:52,960 he's looking at you kind of for context. 603 00:31:52,960 --> 00:31:57,960 I don't feel like I would bring anyone harm. 604 00:31:59,200 --> 00:32:01,440 I meant, are you hurting? 605 00:32:01,440 --> 00:32:03,519 Pauses, but doesn't respond, 606 00:32:03,519 --> 00:32:08,519 and then looks down at the clipboard 607 00:32:10,400 --> 00:32:12,240 that's fused to its arm, 608 00:32:12,240 --> 00:32:16,360 and he looks at it as if considering it, 609 00:32:16,360 --> 00:32:18,840 like he hadn't since you guys walked in, 610 00:32:19,600 --> 00:32:22,080 and lifts a couple of pages, 611 00:32:22,080 --> 00:32:25,080 and pulls this card. 612 00:32:25,080 --> 00:32:26,240 It's a parchment card, 613 00:32:26,240 --> 00:32:28,560 looks like a thicker stock of paper, 614 00:32:30,120 --> 00:32:34,280 and he goes to hand it to you. 615 00:32:34,280 --> 00:32:39,280 Says, I forgot I had this. 616 00:32:39,480 --> 00:32:41,440 He hands it to you and says, 617 00:32:42,560 --> 00:32:46,600 this permits passage without escalation. 618 00:32:47,520 --> 00:32:49,560 I believe it is incomplete. 619 00:32:50,840 --> 00:32:52,960 He hands it to you, Alydin. 620 00:32:52,960 --> 00:32:55,360 I reach forward and I take it. 621 00:32:55,360 --> 00:32:59,560 Do I see something that is incomplete on it? 622 00:32:59,560 --> 00:33:02,680 You see what looks like a hall pass or badge. 623 00:33:03,760 --> 00:33:07,240 It's warm to the touch as you grab it, 624 00:33:07,240 --> 00:33:11,720 and you see runes shift with names and rules. 625 00:33:12,840 --> 00:33:15,320 As he hands it to you again, he repeats. 626 00:33:16,640 --> 00:33:19,200 This allows passage without escalation. 627 00:33:20,800 --> 00:33:24,120 I am not authorized to know why that would be necessary. 628 00:33:28,520 --> 00:33:32,120 Dumbgeons and Dragons, season four, episode 57, 629 00:33:32,120 --> 00:33:34,160 starring Amy More as Alydin, 630 00:33:34,160 --> 00:33:36,440 Carla Maxted as Bonwyn Everbane, 631 00:33:36,440 --> 00:33:38,640 Tom Laird as Kavlaran Goldweave, 632 00:33:38,640 --> 00:33:41,160 Kyle Claset as Bizard the Wizard, 633 00:33:41,160 --> 00:33:43,760 and Russ More as your dungeon master. 634 00:33:43,760 --> 00:33:46,400 Dialogue editing and sound design of today's episode 635 00:33:46,400 --> 00:33:47,640 is by Russ More. 636 00:33:47,640 --> 00:33:50,080 Our community manager is Jessica Babiak. 637 00:33:50,080 --> 00:33:52,000 Music is from Epidemic Sound, 638 00:33:52,000 --> 00:33:54,080 and sound effects are from Epidemic Sound, 639 00:33:54,080 --> 00:33:56,200 Boom Library, and Sound Ideas. 640 00:33:56,200 --> 00:33:58,960 Our amazing cover art is by Matt Garbutt. 641 00:33:58,960 --> 00:34:01,360 A huge thank you to our supporting producers, 642 00:34:01,360 --> 00:34:03,440 Gabriel Lynch, Jessica Babiak, 643 00:34:03,440 --> 00:34:05,680 Ongorong Kiersen, Perry Matey, 644 00:34:05,680 --> 00:34:07,880 Cat Waterflame, Jacob Madden, 645 00:34:07,880 --> 00:34:10,519 Old School Gamer D, Craig Zeiss, 646 00:34:10,519 --> 00:34:14,720 L.A. Branton, Chibs 1012, and Kudzu828. 647 00:34:14,720 --> 00:34:17,200 Dumbgeons and Dragons is a Patreon-supported show, 648 00:34:17,200 --> 00:34:19,520 and because of our Patreon supporters, 649 00:34:19,520 --> 00:34:22,000 we get to keep telling bigger, weirder, 650 00:34:22,000 --> 00:34:25,120 more heartfelt stories in this world we love. 651 00:34:25,120 --> 00:34:27,040 And honestly, that's something 652 00:34:27,040 --> 00:34:28,960 we will never take for granted. 653 00:34:28,960 --> 00:34:32,080 Join us today at patreon.com slash dumbdragoncast, 654 00:34:32,080 --> 00:34:35,520 and help us tell the stories that you want to hear. 655 00:34:35,520 --> 00:34:37,240 We hope to see you over there. 656 00:34:37,240 --> 00:34:40,000 Have a great week, and we'll talk to you soon. 657 00:34:40,000 --> 00:34:42,520 Dumbgeons and Dragons is a Dumb Dragons production.