S55 Recap: Meet the Godparents

General Summary

Keeping the Crit Brigade legend alive, we kick it off with a Nat20 Arcana from Serenas to see who knows what a purple worm is (it's a big worm that is purple) > also a Nat20 Animal Handling from Nova to keep the horses from going AWOL > #CritCount2 #I'veJustKindaAcceptedItAtThisPoint > So anyways like a train pulling into station the 80 foot long worm slowly comes to a stop revealing a weird tube with rotationally symmetrical wheels all around it. > #WhatTheFuckIsThat (#It'sAWheely-Tube!) > While everyone else is focusing on the hatch on the wheely-tube that just released a horde of Chthonian tourists Romad becomes intent on investigating the hole that got left behind > #Romad'sObsessionWithHolesInTheGroundReallyIsAThingNowHuh #ShouldWeBeConcerned? > Isati takes a wide berth around the worm as she and a few of the others go to talk to the kin that don't look troubled by their means of transportation. > #WhoCouldTheyPossiblyBe? > Kirin recognizes a familiar face under a material disguise and gets a wink in return > When Kirin asks for his name she is met with the frustrating answer of “Heidi” > #RealWiseGuyEh > Also the dwarf with some big ass axes hanging off their shoulders and a mindflayer skull on their chest seems to recognize Serenas and Nova recognizes this recognition with a Nat20 Insight > #CritCount3, WhatDoesItMEAN.jpg > Romad takes this opportunity to shapechange into a more intimidating look so he can stand menacingly behind his fiancé > #ProtectiveHusband > Also the third non-tourist kin was a wild looking dwarf who is currently cuddling with the purple worm > #I'llNeverHaveEnoughOfThisDude > Back to the recognition chain the dwarf introduces themself as “Zaotl Thautam” > Serenas: “!!!” #That'sMyMom'sName!” > Zaotl: “!!! #That'sMyGodDaughter'sName!” > Both: !!!!! > Serenas then gets a controlled-strength hug while Romad is the distrust (he would also like Serenas to introduce him to Zaotl but doesn't say anything about it as a like test thing) > #StillLearningHealthyCommunicationMethods #GettingBetterTho > At this point more questions are asked and answered > Serenas rolls another Nat20 Arcana to know what the fuck an illithid is (it's a very bad, very dangerous, brain-eating tentacle monster) > #CritCount4 > We also take this moment to ask why the fuck Serenas knows so much about the arcane?? Like who the fuck taught him all this shit??? > #AndFromThusFaelynWouldComeToBe > Isati also gets asked about her starry eyes, and when the other dwarf is called over to show his own stars we learn his name is Vracklefrack and the worm's name is Miette! > #YouShooMiette?! #JailForFather #JAIL! #AffrontedPurpleWorm > Oh yeah also Vrackle is a fucking archdruid and apparently is just fucking made of stars > #Wild #MotherfuckingStarBirbBoi > Vrackle: “Yes good! If need me, will be over with Miette! All welcome to come say hello!” > Nova and Corayas are absolutely on board for this > Nova manages to befriend Miette or at the very least not aggravate her > #PurpleSolidarity > Corayas unfortunately is a bit loud and radiates an aura of excitement which makes animal handling lower on the list of Corayas' skills > #Sad > What this means is Corayas is reaching out to pet when all of the sudden both Nova and Vracklefrack react to the stinger hanging over Corayas' head > #ThatCould'veGoneBetter… (#AlsoCould'veGoneWayWorse) > While that was happening Isati noticed Gwyf was nowhere to be seen and is panicking a little with her Nat1 Perception check ☹ > #CritCount5 “He's in the sky! AND HE'S GOT A BOMB!” > Isati flies for the #GlitterGremlin while someone else goes to inform Irati > #I'mTellingYourDad > Isati: “Gwyf stop what you're doing and give me my stuff back!” | Gwyf: “One: I don't know what you're talking about, I found this fair and square. Two: And hear me out on this one; glitter tunnels all through Chthonia.” > #IsatiIsDangerouslyTemptedByThisOffer > Luckily Irati arrives (Isati: “Gwyf stole my stuff!”) before Gwyf can negotiate a compromise and both of them get told to go back down to the camp > #Grounded > Meanwhile Kirin has the first moment of physical touch/affection she's had in months (that's neither violent nor a microagression) and admonishes “Heidi” for stealing Serenas' mechanical trick arrows > #FiiiiineI'llGiveThemBack #NotLikeHeWasUsingThemAnyways > Also the rest of the party is #UpsettiSpaghetti that they were all too busy to witness the cuddly Kirin moment > Back on the ground the moths get chewed out by dad; Gwyf for stealing, and Isati for leaving dangerous magical items in the same bag she keeps her sewing supplies > Romad finally gives up hope of Serenas introducing him and does it himself (including the fiancé title) > Zaotl takes a quick second to enlarge himself and do the protective great god parent thing > #YouTreatingHimRight? > One string of praise from Serenas later and Romad is treated to the bear hug this time around! (And with much more force.) > Romad: #WasThatAChallenge? > #Nat20HugCheckRightBack #CritCount6 > And we finish off our morning with a heroic retelling of “The Beast of Gévaudan” > Nova is doing so badly hiding the fact that they're crushing on Corayas (NAT1 Poker Face, #CritCount7, #FinalCritCount) that everyone but Corayas notices (even when Serenas later points it out to him) > #ObliviousFarmBoy #AnxiousTieflingEnby #RaisedUnderaRockDuo #TeamOppositesAttract > And That's Where We'll Pick Up Next Week! (And By Next Week I Mean Like Less Than 30 Minutes)