Ep. 40: Lunar Interlude III - Rest & Relaxation

"What kind of nasty things do our boys get into betwixt adventures? I'm almost afraid to find out in... The Adventure Zone!"

Synopsis
''That last adventure was a tough one. Our heroes have earned some time off -- both from mortal danger, and from each other. But how do adventurers spend their downtime between jobs? Also, what's hot and fresh at the bakery counter of the Fantasy Costco? Magnus considers a change in careers. Merle dishes out some beard-centric philosophy. Taako takes on a pupil.''

It's been a few weeks since the Tres Horny Boys' Crystal Kingdom mission, and the boys have decided to have themselves some well-deserved R&R. Off-screen, Griffin has had each player decide which NPC they'd like their PCs to hang out with during the episode:
 * Travis picked Carey Fangbattle.


 * Clint picked Lucretia.

Let's see how it goes.
 * Justin picked Angus McDonald.

Magnus
Magnus walks into the private training moonbase dojo of Killian, Carey, and the new regulator team recruit, NO-3113, where the three of them are doing some pretty impressive acrobatic maneuvers, as well as teaching NO-3113 these maneuvers.

They see Magnus walk in, and Killian calls for a stop to their practice sesh. She throws the other girls some towels, with NO-3113 commenting that she doesn't need one because she's a robot, and Carey asks Magnus what's up. Magnus apologizes for interrupting, and asks Carey if she can talk to him in private. A now nervous Carey tells the others to take-ten, and Killian and NO-3113 waltz out of the room. He explains that seeing her dance and move through the battles in Lucas' Lab made him want to be more precise and smart in his fighting, and that's why he wants her to train him in the art of thieving. Carey tells Magnus that she's ready to train him, but asks if he's ready to be trained.

Griffin has Travis roll a Persuasion check to see if Carey'll will want something from Magnus in return, and Travis rolls a 4. Due to this, Carey asks that Magnus teach her a little something else on the side. In a platonic sense. She wants Magnus to teach her some carpentry, and also wants him to craft a present for a certain person.

Carey tells Magnus that Killian is a fan of ducks, so Magnus comes up with the idea of gifting her a puzzlebox shaped like a duck. Carey is over the moon for this idea, and says that she might just teach him some extra thieving moves just for coming up with it. On a roll, Magnus suggests that, if they butter him up a bit, they can get Taako to enchant it so that it quacks when it's solved.

Over the course of the next couple of weeks, Carey takes some time out of her regulator training schedule to teach Magnus some of the thieving arts. Begin concurrent montage of Magnus learning the ways of the thief, and Carey learning the ways of the carpenter!

Carey carves a wooden duck, but it’s more of just sort of a ball, with a face but no neck.Magnus and Carey are sitting cross-legged in the private Regulator dojo, with Carey holding a bean in her right hand. Carey instructs him to try to take the bean out of her hand, and before she can even finish her sentence, Magnus, who rolled a 21 on his Sleight of Hand check, snatches it away from her. Carey congratulates Magnus on passing the test, and holds up her left hand to show that she took his wallet while he wasn't looking.A few days later, in the same montage, Carey is walking in circles around the dojo as Magnus prowls through the shadows, having been challenged to pick her pockets. Magnus rolls 21 on his Stealth check, and is able to sneak up behind her and walk in step with her without her noticing. Magnus rolls 15 on his Sleight of Hand check, and reaches into Carey's pockets, only to find a smoke bomb that explodes in his face

The Money Zone
For Mike, Our Benevolent God of DM, from Mina, Jameson, Thoridin, Lamey, Rupert, and Also Named Ruperty, and Dan Halen: Hi fellow DM! I'm also a DM! Happy birthday! We know it's hard DM-ing us, but you do it so well. Remember when Lamey killed a girl; Thoridin took a nap instead of saving us from the dick cream shop; and Jameson tried to kill a dragon by putting on a Spyro costume? Thanks for being a benevolent DM. Please don't kill us. Love, the worst D&D players ever.

For Erica, 'round Seattle, from Zack, 'round 'Francisco: Saying goodbye to a longtime friend. The McElroys seemed like the best vehicle to deliver how sad I am to be leaving. Will miss our bad movie days more than I can possibly express. You're an awesome friend, and I hope by the power of the Interwebs that doesn't change. If you ever need to see a cat talk again, you're always welcome in Cali.

For Cosmos Craig, from Mom and Dad: Hey Cosmos! That's right, buddy, you just heard your name on the Adventure Zone podcast. Why? Because your parents rock, of course! We couldn't get your name as a character because we have exactly zero interest in tweeting, but here it is on the podcast anyway. Cosmos Cosmos Cosmos. We hope when you are older you realize how cool we were for letting you-- [sic]

For Stephanie, from Dana: Thank you for the last few years of love, fun, and creativity. I'm so honored and lucky to be marrying you this October. I love you with all my heart. P.S. Let's get those wedding invitations for Travis, Griffin and Justin in the mail ASAP.

Featured NPCs

 * Carey Fangbattle
 * Lucretia
 * Angus McDonald
 * Leon the Artificer

Featured Locations

 * Bureau of Balance

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