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(fjord) yeah, maybe we should just leave. what do you think? pack it up and go. (nott) but my husband. (fjord) mmh. (nott) we spent three months searching for your backstory.

(nott) we're just looking on the bright side of things. we're optimists!

(nott) see? look, beau, we have a plan. (beau) encounter worm—. (beau and nott) turn it into a cow. (nott) profit.

(beau) i have a question for caduceus. cad, do you have any idea how far underground we are? (caduceus) nope. so glad it's one i can answer.

(jester) there's a chamber ahead of us. (nott) oh my god! (jester) it sounds wet, nott. (nott) no!

(matt) you turned around and saw fjord shout, "big trouble!" and then vanish behind a nearby rock. like a...hero. (travis) or a tactician!

(laura) i went out doing what i love. (sam) painting dicks?

(matt) how do you want to do this? (travis) like a hero...

(matt) so you can add a roper tongue to your inventory. (sam) to my belly! (matt) there you go. that's the other inventory.

(caleb) it's two o'clock. (nott) shut up.

(caleb) it's three o'clock. (nott) no.

(caleb) ding-dong ding-dong. it's four o'clock. (nott) no. stop.

(nott) but, you know it's not so bad if you're down in the water with your friends. (caleb) oh! it's nine o'clock. (nott) fuck you!

(beau) "as she reached down, she could feel her—." (fjord) man, i hate to interrupt, but you know, we have some divergent pathways ahead.

(caduceus) the hammer is very obstinate, but i would imagine that's expected of a hammer. i'm not going to say it wasn't worth a try. i would have been surprised, but i would have been delighted as well.

(jester) yes, little me's, we have food for you. worship me! i am your leader!

(nott) don't make mommy mad!

(chris perkins) so i will take off my green slime pot, and i will take off my rock grub pot, and i'll lay down my scorpion stick, and my skunk in a cage, and my wasp in a bag.

(jester) hey spurt, how long have you lived down here? (spurt) 11 days! (nott) how long do kobolds live? (spurt) 11 days!

(jester) hey, this kid thinks you're his mom. (nott) that's super duper sad right now.

(spurt) i win!

(travis) this is the worst american gladiators course ever.

(sam) doesn't everyone have the creative lead of d&d next to them when they play a game?

(sam) jar of peanut butter? get ready for a dick.

(sam) perfect plan. foiled on the first step.

(liam) if anyone attacks the cow, i'm going to beat you up in the lobby tonight. don't do it.

(matt) you can't tell where fjord ends and spurt begins.

(matt) the cow's going to move. (liam & sam) it's going to moo-ve?

(taliesin) i got a plan. (laura) do you have the ability to roll back time?

I really enjoy these episodes in the tunnels and I think part of why I like it so much is because its the higher level version of early game travel. Matt even made the comment a few episodes ago that he lets them basically skip survival checks for basic travel because they're strong enough to handle most (normal) problems. But in the tunnels, they go back to making daily survival checks and describing their nightly routine and I love the insight into the mundane day-to-day. I just love the vibes of (mostly) low stakes, slow, travel. Lots of bonding time.

(14) Reverse Button Beard lol = guy with a lot of balls for Fjord to eat

(19) The way they talk about the tripod is very funny to me. Fjord compared it to the clip for a gun which implies that the tripod does Anything. Which it doesn't. It's a tripod. The only thing it does it hold up the beacon.

(35) Yussa: "I would not advise giving up [the beacon]". Well you would be wrong. It's probably one of the best decisions they make in the whole campaign. But also, do not trust Yussa's decision making when it comes to magical artifacts

(1:29) I am so amused by how often they complain about how long of a journey this is. Esp Nott who is the whole reason they're doing this. But yeah I would also be pretty bored stuck in tunnels like that for a week

(1:39) God bless (heh) clerics with Create Food and Water. How else would you go on impromptu weeks long underground journeys?

(1:48) If you just want sunlight, you could turn on the driftglobe

(2:08) The party consistently forgets that Caleb is a master manipulator and actually very charismatic

(2:14) I'm so proud of them for solving this without violence

(2:27) Oh my god I forgot this was how they met Spurt. It's such a good entrance for a guest.

11 days!

(2:49) Literally 22 minutes. Chris was a guest for 22 minutes. But what an amazing 22 minutes

(2:53) Doesn't one of them end up in lava? I remember this fight going reaaally rough

(3:05) To their credit, this was actually a fairly solid plan

(3:41) Holy shit I also forgot how much damage lava does. 18d10. That's so much!! Lordy. Like it makes sense but jesus christ.

(3:42) I would also give this to Talisin, cause he did specify "the bonus action one" originally

At 11:45, Elmshore from Pillars of Eternity plays during Matt's recap.

At 55:15, Commanding the Fury from Witcher III: Wild Hunt plays as one of the ropers attacks and grapples Nott.

At 1:11:30, City of Intrigues plays during Caduceus's turn when he Banes the ropers and drops an Insect Swarm from his staff.

At 1:17:45, Death or Sovngarde from The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim plays as Fjord rushes in to attack a roper with Summer's Dance.

At 2:05:20, Tooth and Claw plays as the kobolds rush out of the tunnels at the Nein (after returning from the break).

At 2:07:10, Steel on Steel plays as Caleb (and Jester pretending to speak) tells the kobolds to hold off in Draconic.

At 2:20:15, Forest Day themes from World of Warcraft play as the Nein ask about the kobold's caged captive. I've timestamped it in the compilation below.

At 2:24:10, Emhyr Var Emreis plays as the Nein leave Frumpkin behind and realize they're being tailed.

At 3:19:00, The Path of a Kingslayer from The Witcher 2 plays as Beau takes her turn to run and dash across the bridge guarded by the fire giants.

At 3:24:45, Silver for Monsters... plays as Fjord makes a hefty concentration check for his Major Image, then the cow attacks. (This is the LELELE song.)

At about 3:46:25, Blood and Steel plays as Caleb ends his turn and Beau runs out to grab Nott.

I know I'm years behind but damn those art prints fuck hard

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But my husband-we spent three months searching for your backstory...

Love that the dynasty just has like big fuckass dune worms

Brian: "Taliesin, in the hundred of funerals that you've had, what was the largest attendance?" Taliesin: "1874, I had 25 more guests than Abraham Lincoln." *ensues a short debate about emperor Norton* Matt: "So what you're saying, is..." Taliesin: "I was emperor Norton, yes."