WEBVTT 00:01:08.530 --> 00:01:22.845 Hey. Good morning, everybody. It's me, your GM, Isaac Allen Burns. And I'm here today to bring to you a steaming hot plate of a podcast called DodoBorne! With me around the table, my sous chef's to my left. 00:01:22.845 --> 00:01:30.210 I have one Annie Hawthorne playing Crank. Sorry. I interrupted. Go on. Very good. 00:01:30.210 --> 00:01:45.795 Alright. And across the table from Annie, we've got 1, Joe Diametti Squawk. Playing Kapi, a Firbolg. Double squawk. And then across the table from Joe, we have Rowan Collins playing our favorite soft boy fawn. 00:01:47.295 --> 00:01:48.115 Squawk chef. 00:01:49.455 --> 00:01:50.975 That's actually squawk chef. 00:01:50.975 --> 00:01:51.875 Squawk chef. 00:01:52.095 --> 00:01:54.515 Thank you. Thank you. At ease soldiers. 00:01:55.455 --> 00:01:55.955 Squawk. 00:01:56.495 --> 00:02:35.040 Well, last time that we all met in the kitchen here for DodoBorn, the 3 of you started your day, a day kinda like any other. However, this day was a little special as the 3 of you were about to start a new chapter of your lives. Well, 2 of you are about to start a new chapter of your lives at the Adventuring Guild of a little town called Bracken Road, a place known for apple orchards and not much else. We met our heroes and our heroes had normal everyday interactions with people that they know about and care about and love. And I think we left off with Crank. 00:02:35.100 --> 00:03:04.130 You were stepping into the adventures guilds In this room, just to describe the place, this is a somewhat small office room as you can imagine. There's an open foyer that you step into. And to the right are a couple of pin boards where certain jobs and announcements are shown for the Adventures Guild. Most of them small odd jobs for people to complete, some of them announcements from the various branches of the guild. But at the very front is a desk. 00:03:04.670 --> 00:03:32.160 Behind the desk is a man with such red hair. And when I say red hair, I mean RGB set to 255 red and 0, all the rest of it, kinda red hair. Just a shocking red, capital r hair. He is standing behind the bar, and behind him, you see a little phone because they have phones in this world. It is, you know, back in the day when you had a phone attached to your wall, what is a cell phone? 00:03:32.160 --> 00:03:55.140 We only have home phones here. You also know that that phone connects to 2 places, connects to the main branch over in the capital, and it also connects to the mayor's office. This is not a very advanced thing, but technology is on the rise here, you guys. That's something I should point out as Altea is currently in the midst of a technological revolution. But Bracken Road's not in the middle of that because Bracken Road's in the middle of nowhere. 00:03:55.760 --> 00:04:23.430 There is also a bunch of little books and folders behind there that, you think the guy behind the desk has not looked at in many years. He stands there, somewhat sleepy eyed, little dreary, smelling very stark of old alcohol, but, puts on his best of a smile as he can and looks over to the man next to him and says, Ken, you know the drill. Why don't you, take the new recruits? 00:04:23.490 --> 00:04:24.290 Yes, sir. 00:04:24.290 --> 00:04:26.470 I'll look for the job that someone sent in. 00:04:26.610 --> 00:04:29.750 Fantastic. Cadets, you're late. 00:04:29.970 --> 00:04:35.745 Oh, sorry. Pistachio Lake will just salute you and stand very rigidly. 00:04:36.045 --> 00:04:38.525 This is the kind of attitude I like. Look at you, big guy. 00:04:38.525 --> 00:04:44.065 Yeah. Crank is very military, very orderly. He knows how to do this. 00:04:44.365 --> 00:04:50.000 Yeah. Yeah. You weren't. You weren't late. I was just testing you, So you already failed, but that's okay. 00:04:50.000 --> 00:04:51.460 Oh, no. I failed. 00:04:51.680 --> 00:04:54.660 First order of business, I assume you brought your dues. 00:04:54.960 --> 00:04:58.900 Oh, well, I was told that my parents already paid ahead of time. 00:04:59.120 --> 00:05:05.305 Can't trust parents, I'm afraid. Strike 1. What about you? Anything up in that hat? 00:05:05.305 --> 00:05:21.120 Crank will I don't keep anything in my hat. And Crank will, kind of turn a knob and, like, open his chest. And then his chest is kinda like a locker, you know, where he keeps all his stuff. And he'll pull out however much an exact change 00:05:21.440 --> 00:05:21.840 Yeah. 00:05:22.240 --> 00:05:25.680 The dues are and close and hand you the 00:05:25.760 --> 00:05:27.620 Yeah. Kathy definitely just takes it. 00:05:27.920 --> 00:05:28.160 Oh. 00:05:28.160 --> 00:05:29.140 That's strike 2. 00:05:29.200 --> 00:05:34.645 I oh, no. I I I could I could just phone home, and they didn't give me enough for the dues. 00:05:34.945 --> 00:05:41.105 We'll make it up eventually. I'm sure. Oh, look at you. You poor sweet apple flower you. Oh, my god. 00:05:41.105 --> 00:05:44.385 How look at you. You just wonder, are you working here? 00:05:44.385 --> 00:05:47.045 Yeah. I'm working here as of today. 00:05:47.185 --> 00:05:51.340 That's and did you bring, like, a parent's waiver or I'm just 00:05:51.500 --> 00:05:53.420 I'm I'm old enough to work. 00:05:53.420 --> 00:05:54.240 Oh, my goodness. 00:05:54.620 --> 00:05:55.920 I'm old enough to work. 00:05:56.140 --> 00:06:03.225 You are adorable. Yeah. Look at you. Nothing but your little bag and a song in your heart. 00:06:03.285 --> 00:06:03.785 Yeah. 00:06:04.245 --> 00:06:04.745 Fantastic. 00:06:05.605 --> 00:06:09.785 And I like after your every word because you look really, really cool. 00:06:10.165 --> 00:06:13.005 You know what? You're back to the strike one. I like your attitude, kid. 00:06:13.205 --> 00:06:19.690 The strike. This is so great. Couple of get me far. 00:06:20.190 --> 00:06:21.470 Yeah. What's your name? 00:06:21.470 --> 00:06:22.530 Oh, I'm pistachio. 00:06:22.750 --> 00:06:24.030 Oh, of course you are. 00:06:24.030 --> 00:06:27.730 Oh, I'm with the droop family. We're the nut farmers. 00:06:28.110 --> 00:06:32.355 Oh, yeah. Yeah. Okay. Yeah. What about you, big guy? 00:06:32.435 --> 00:06:33.415 My name is Crank. 00:06:33.555 --> 00:06:35.575 Hi, Crank. What's your story? 00:06:36.435 --> 00:06:37.875 I wanna become a wizard. 00:06:37.875 --> 00:06:45.015 Yeah. You do. I love that for you. So my name is Cappy. I will be in charge for your time during the Adventurers' Guild. 00:06:45.075 --> 00:06:55.150 We know why you're here. I know why you're here. Unfortunately for you, there's a bit of a process. Right? You can't just move up right away. 00:06:55.150 --> 00:07:01.885 If you think we're gonna go fight a fire demon on day 2, we're not. 00:07:01.885 --> 00:07:05.185 Okay. Good. I'm a little worried about that wood. 00:07:05.325 --> 00:07:13.665 If you think we're gonna go on a and I point at Crank really forcefully. If you think we're gonna go on a magical scavenger hunt on day 3, you're wrong. 00:07:14.080 --> 00:07:15.300 Oh, is that day 1? 00:07:15.680 --> 00:07:16.180 Oh. 00:07:16.240 --> 00:07:17.700 Please say that's day 1. 00:07:18.560 --> 00:07:23.540 Moral of the story. As long as you stick with me, everything's gonna be fine. 00:07:23.760 --> 00:07:27.735 Oh, cool. So you've got our safety in your in your, butt in mind. 00:07:27.795 --> 00:07:30.855 Of course, I do. Well, I definitely have cranks. He paid his dues. 00:07:31.395 --> 00:07:34.675 Oh, but Can I use the phone? I'll make sure that I No. 00:07:34.675 --> 00:07:39.655 No. No. No. Like like, Cappy is very aware that, like, your parents already paid. That's fine. 00:07:40.120 --> 00:07:44.440 They didn't give me enough. They give me a lunch, but I didn't think to bring it. 00:07:44.440 --> 00:07:45.500 What do you have for lunch? 00:07:45.560 --> 00:07:56.375 Oh, I have Do you have? Oh, no. We, we don't have apple for lunch. It's, very hard to get apple. And also my dad doesn't like the apple people very much. 00:07:56.375 --> 00:07:58.135 He doesn't like the apple people? 00:07:58.135 --> 00:08:00.935 Well, I like Scarlet. She's really nice. But 00:08:01.015 --> 00:08:02.055 How do you know Scarlet? 00:08:02.055 --> 00:08:05.575 Oh, she works at the bakery, and sometimes she tutors me. 00:08:05.575 --> 00:08:06.455 She tutors you? 00:08:06.455 --> 00:08:11.823 Yeah. She sometimes tutors me. She tutors me in speech. That's why 00:08:12.090 --> 00:08:15.130 I'm gonna ask you one more time. Are you old enough to be here? 00:08:15.130 --> 00:08:16.570 I'm old enough to be here. 00:08:16.570 --> 00:08:17.930 I'm gonna need to see some ID. 00:08:17.930 --> 00:08:22.045 What's Crank doing while this is all happening? Is Crank just, like, staring watching? 00:08:22.045 --> 00:08:28.625 Crank is just watching very he's probably assuming that something is going on, doesn't quite know what is happening. 00:08:29.165 --> 00:08:33.750 Are you made of metal? What kind of metal are you made out of? Is that an okay question to ask? 00:08:33.910 --> 00:08:35.910 I don't think anyone's ever asked me that before. 00:08:35.910 --> 00:08:39.450 Oh, gosh. Well, I've heard that there is more than 1. 00:08:40.070 --> 00:08:43.610 Oh, I I don't I don't know. I think I lost the manual. 00:08:43.750 --> 00:08:46.410 Oh, was it cool being tall? 00:08:48.365 --> 00:08:50.445 Everyone like me is this tall. 00:08:50.445 --> 00:08:51.345 Oh, wow. 00:08:51.965 --> 00:08:55.905 So it's it's very different being surrounded by short people. 00:08:55.965 --> 00:09:06.480 Oh. Yeah. Cappy's just, like, staring daggers because he's, like, 62. So he's used to being primarily the tall one among the town of primarily Fawns that exist here. 00:09:07.180 --> 00:09:16.625 Yeah. All of the Fawns in, Pistachio's family are, like, 57 and below. So Pistachio is just looking up at both of these two people, like, wow. 00:09:16.625 --> 00:09:17.605 Scarlet's 57. 00:09:18.145 --> 00:09:20.225 Scarlet is 57. She's pretty tall. 00:09:20.225 --> 00:09:25.425 Yeah. Yeah. I found it. I found it. Cyrus comes out from behind the bar Oh. 00:09:25.585 --> 00:09:51.205 Behind the desk rather. You see he limps out. He's, using a cane as he steps and, has a bit of paper. And he stands for the 3 of you and says, alright. So as the representative of the, Adventures Guild of Bracken Road, I'm here to, you know, blah blah blah blah blah. 00:09:51.345 --> 00:09:53.825 Pistachio The way it work jumps their hand up. 00:09:53.825 --> 00:10:02.120 Hold your question, Zillion. Oh, Oh, thank you. So we, so the way this works again is you're all recruits. You are not official members. 00:10:02.120 --> 00:10:03.000 Well, we're not all 00:10:03.160 --> 00:10:04.280 Kidd, was I talking to you? 00:10:04.280 --> 00:10:04.780 No. 00:10:04.840 --> 00:10:31.610 Okay. So as you you 3 are standing here, you're all recruits. As you're well aware, you have to be recommended by a senior member of the Adventuring Guild for you to become a junior member of the guild. And once you become a junior member of the guild, you can work your way around the country or still within this country. You have your pick of where you wanna go to work in a guild elsewhere. 00:10:32.390 --> 00:11:01.150 You can work in any other country, not just this one. You need recommendations from 3 other branches before you can become a senior. That being said, your test today is, keep you nice and, easy. So, the job that you will be doing today is have a are you writing notes, little one? 00:11:01.550 --> 00:11:01.950 Yeah. 00:11:01.950 --> 00:11:03.090 Are you putting notes? 00:11:03.150 --> 00:11:09.695 Yeah. I wanna make sure that I'm all ready for the test if we have a test. Are we gonna have a test? 00:11:09.755 --> 00:11:10.255 Alright. 00:11:11.675 --> 00:11:13.295 I'm ready if we have a test. 00:11:13.595 --> 00:11:18.475 So alright. You know what? That's okay. You can keep writing for now. 00:11:18.475 --> 00:11:19.535 Oh, jang. Okay. 00:11:20.075 --> 00:11:34.710 You're gonna be going to Hitchens Farm out on the eastern side of the town. They have been reporting that some of their turnips have been absconded with. As you know, Hitchens is the only turnip farm here. 00:11:34.850 --> 00:11:38.735 They're nice people. They are. 00:11:38.735 --> 00:11:54.510 He stares he stares at you. Sorry. They're the only turnip farm in town. And as you know, the Apple Festival is coming up, so it's very important that they have their turnips. So this is a job you're gonna get to get done today. 00:11:54.890 --> 00:12:12.575 So this is a COB situation. For those who don't know, that stands for close of business. Business closes here at approximately 7 PM. If you haven't done it by 7 PM, job done until you're done. 00:12:13.115 --> 00:12:16.575 I lean over to crank. I'm like, were you listening? 00:12:17.110 --> 00:12:19.030 Yes. I recorded everything that he said. 00:12:19.030 --> 00:12:22.090 Perfect. We got it, boss. Alright. 00:12:22.550 --> 00:12:25.510 Any questions? Little little one. What is your name again? 00:12:25.510 --> 00:12:26.250 Oh, pistachio. 00:12:26.550 --> 00:12:29.770 Alright. This what, what was your questions? 00:12:30.070 --> 00:12:37.285 It's pistachio. But so we've got something with the turnip barb, that was obstructed with and it's Is 00:12:37.285 --> 00:12:39.125 this a question or you're just repeating back what 00:12:39.125 --> 00:12:45.690 it's saying? But yeah. Is this is this a vague mission of some sort or is this just for like? 00:12:46.010 --> 00:12:52.910 Standard dues for recruits is, one handful of payment upon completion of the job. 00:12:53.370 --> 00:12:58.030 Is the handful by handful or your pimple? Or can it be Craig's handful? 00:12:58.250 --> 00:12:59.370 Luckily for you, kid 00:12:59.690 --> 00:13:01.470 My hands are also pretty big. 00:13:01.725 --> 00:13:05.165 Yeah. Your hands are pretty big. Okay. Their proportion We don't need 00:13:05.165 --> 00:13:17.230 to stand around and measure hand sizes. A handful, as we know, is a base unit of measurement here in dagger art. Stepping out. Hi. GM Isaac Allen Burns here. 00:13:17.710 --> 00:13:35.385 In dagger hearts, money is handled a little differently. You might be familiar with gold. And while there are little gold pieces, in this one, actually, measurements of money are made in more descriptive ways, the lowest of which being a handful. Back to the story. Alright. 00:13:35.385 --> 00:13:38.505 Does that answer your question? Me, Cyrus, the one talking now. 00:13:38.505 --> 00:13:41.465 Oh. Oh, yeah. I was gonna ask what your date was. 00:13:41.465 --> 00:13:42.285 Name's Cyrus. 00:13:42.425 --> 00:13:43.225 Okay. Cool. 00:13:43.225 --> 00:13:44.045 I'm the receptionist. 00:13:44.780 --> 00:13:45.180 Oh, you're the 00:13:45.340 --> 00:13:49.420 And owner of I'm the owner of this building. I'm the receptionist of the adventure guild. 00:13:49.420 --> 00:13:51.680 Are you our boss, or is Cappy our boss? 00:13:52.220 --> 00:13:53.180 So I 00:13:53.180 --> 00:13:56.715 think you said Cappy was your group, but Cappy said that they were early. 00:13:56.955 --> 00:14:10.975 Alright. As an adventurer, you kinda your boss is the client you're working for at the time. So don't let Cappy convince you that he's your boss. In this case, your boss is Farmer Hitchens. 00:14:11.480 --> 00:14:12.760 Did we hear what the job 00:14:13.240 --> 00:14:14.040 Yeah. I 00:14:14.040 --> 00:14:15.640 know there was turnips. We're going to the farm. 00:14:15.640 --> 00:14:19.100 We're going to the turnip farm, but they've been been ex sconded with their turnips. 00:14:19.400 --> 00:14:20.540 Mhmm. Ex sconded. 00:14:20.840 --> 00:14:23.000 Absconded. Yeah. It I can 00:14:23.000 --> 00:14:23.400 use it. 00:14:23.480 --> 00:14:24.220 They're disappearing. 00:14:24.680 --> 00:14:28.435 Yeah. Oh, thank you. Yeah. I was testing you recruits. You already passed. 00:14:28.435 --> 00:14:29.175 Oh, fantastic. 00:14:29.395 --> 00:14:31.235 In no strikes. Oh, great job. 00:14:31.315 --> 00:14:37.655 Up in the world. But, yeah. So they got, their turnips got stolen, and our job is to go and find them. 00:14:37.875 --> 00:14:38.375 Fantastic. 00:14:38.690 --> 00:14:46.710 And we have to do it by close of business, which is 7 PM and or whenever we finish so we could be here until midnight. 00:14:47.810 --> 00:14:48.310 Mhmm. 00:14:49.010 --> 00:14:49.490 Well I'm 00:14:49.490 --> 00:14:50.530 gonna be honest. I get 00:14:50.530 --> 00:14:52.470 a little weird past 10 PM. 00:14:54.745 --> 00:14:55.545 You're a kid. 00:14:55.545 --> 00:14:57.385 I need my beauty sleep. Yeah. 00:14:57.385 --> 00:14:58.985 We're not gonna be here past 7. 00:14:58.985 --> 00:15:03.225 Okay. K. Well, I hope not. Because, again, I get a little weird past 10. 00:15:03.225 --> 00:15:04.845 Yeah. I'd hate to see you weird. 00:15:06.190 --> 00:15:07.950 It's not very good. Okay. 00:15:07.950 --> 00:15:16.850 Well, if there's no more questions, he motions his hand forward. Is it to say, onwards, adventurers. 00:15:18.235 --> 00:15:24.415 Oh my god. This is our first one. This is our first this is our first adventure, Craig. Are you excited? 00:15:25.275 --> 00:15:28.255 Yes. I'm excited to go find where those turnips went. 00:15:28.315 --> 00:15:33.055 Fantastic. The keep of the turnips. I wonder when they'll turn up. 00:15:34.210 --> 00:15:45.650 Oh, okay. So I I gestured them out the door. And as I do, I turn around to Cyrus, and I'm like, how is it the same turn up mission every year? Every year. Come up with some new missions, man. 00:15:45.650 --> 00:15:46.050 And I 00:15:46.050 --> 00:15:52.375 just you, you see Cyrus just shrug and say, so what comes in? 00:15:52.375 --> 00:15:53.195 Yeah. Yeah. 00:15:53.575 --> 00:15:57.335 So are you a wizard, Craig? Because I'm with the hats for 00:15:57.415 --> 00:15:59.275 I'm going to be a wizard one day. 00:15:59.335 --> 00:16:01.495 Oh, you're going to be a wizard. That's cool. 00:16:01.495 --> 00:16:05.810 Aren't you a clink? Yes. But Clinks can't do magic. They're made of magic. 00:16:06.110 --> 00:16:25.505 This conversation occurs as you're closing the door. Can I have crank? Can I have you make an instinct check for me? In this case, once again, Annie, you're gonna take 2 d twelves, assign 1 to be the hope, 1 to be the fear, and add your instinct modifier to the total of the roll. And tell me if it's with hope or fear. 00:16:27.500 --> 00:16:28.960 13 with fear. 00:16:29.420 --> 00:16:56.035 Oh. You know, a mechanic that occurs with the hope and fear method that we have here is that whenever the players roll, if they roll a hope, they gain a resource that is called a hope. In fact, hope can be used in a couple of ways, mostly around player mechanics. However, on the flip side of that coin is fear. And whenever the players roll with fear, a couple possible things can happen. 00:16:56.530 --> 00:17:29.320 What is known as a GM move could occur. And, typically, a GM move pushes the story forward or unexpected things happen or something else comes around. Or as the GM, I can choose to simply bank that fear and use it later to perhaps interrupt something with an intense moment. In this moment, however, you said a 13 with fear. That is high enough that you notice Cyrus looking at you in a different way than a lot of people have looked at you, Frank. 00:17:29.460 --> 00:17:43.475 Most of the time when people look at you, it is of a sort of surprise. I like seeing a brand new thing. Right? Like Like, seeing an animal you've never really seen before. Most people here haven't seen an assembled man walking around 7 foot 2. 00:17:44.575 --> 00:18:14.195 Boy, Cyrus is looking at you, however, is one of recognition. The curiosity that goes over his face is not one of seeing something for the first time. It is of seeing something that shouldn't be here. Nevertheless, you notice that look kinda looks at you, but does not seem to act on it and instead nods a little bit, and the door closes. You all continue on. 00:18:16.095 --> 00:18:19.955 So are you familiar with the Hitchin' Farber? The Hitches' Farber's? 00:18:20.180 --> 00:18:20.980 The turnip farm? 00:18:20.980 --> 00:18:22.500 Yeah. The turnip farm. The hedges. 00:18:22.500 --> 00:18:24.740 I'm there, like, every 4 months. 00:18:24.740 --> 00:18:29.720 Okay. Alright. I don't know the passing because, you know, all of us small farms have to keep together. 00:18:30.900 --> 00:18:36.525 Yeah. Yeah. This is gonna be a no problem. We're gonna be in and out 15 minutes. Two handfuls. 00:18:37.065 --> 00:18:40.285 Yeah. Two handfuls say they're in the shed again. 00:18:40.425 --> 00:18:41.885 Oh, they're in the shed? 00:18:42.105 --> 00:18:43.005 Mhmm. The turnips. 00:18:43.065 --> 00:18:56.770 Oh, well, that makes sense. Yeah. Farmer Hitchett has a little bit of a memory problem. I think it's because he's not getting good off, vitamin c Mhmm. Because he tries to not eat apples because they compete with his turnip farms. 00:18:57.950 --> 00:18:58.450 So 00:18:59.550 --> 00:19:02.290 A lot of people just not eating their competitors' food. 00:19:02.350 --> 00:19:12.705 Well, it's just the farmers, you know. We kinda, you know well, I like to eat the apples. That's kinda how I got. Well, I look like this. 00:19:13.725 --> 00:19:15.885 Yeah. I'm gonna say they're in the shed. 00:19:15.885 --> 00:19:16.865 Come on. Alright. 00:19:17.245 --> 00:19:34.950 Down the street, you all go walking through the roads of Bracken Road until you reach the eastern edge of the city. City? What city? This is a town. You reach the eastern part of the town until the roads go from loose cobblestone to simple gravel and eventually to dirt. 00:19:35.395 --> 00:20:00.990 And soon, on the far eastern side, far away from the orchards of the apples, you see a modest little farm. A farmhouse standing 2 stories tall with a shed next to it about equally sized. There's Hitchens Farm. You can definitely tell because there's a sign outside on a signpost that says, Hitchens Farm. The Hitchens is spelled exactly how you would expect it. 00:20:01.290 --> 00:20:21.095 Nevertheless, you go up to the door, and after a couple knocks, a man stands before you. This is an old dwarf. His beard long and unkempt. His head bald as the day he was born, and much, much less hair than the rest of his face. He stands there, looks at you, and blinks a couple times. 00:20:21.430 --> 00:20:26.710 And then, squints at Pistachio and says, do I recognize you? 00:20:26.710 --> 00:20:31.830 Oh, yeah. Hi, Farber Hitchens. It's me. It's Pistachio. I'm here with the adventuring guild. 00:20:31.830 --> 00:20:35.785 This is Cappy, my boss, and Crank, who will be your best friend. 00:20:36.005 --> 00:20:41.625 My name is Melville Hitchens. Melville, you know me. Do I know you? Yeah. You know Pistachio? 00:20:42.565 --> 00:20:46.220 Yeah. I'm here every 2 months to find your turn. Turn. 00:20:46.920 --> 00:20:53.420 Oh, wait. I do know you, Scott. Your your brother came to help me out multiple times back in the day. 00:20:53.480 --> 00:20:54.860 Wally. Yeah. Wally. 00:20:55.080 --> 00:20:58.860 Wally is a strong strong boy. Yeah. Wally is. It's scary. 00:20:59.320 --> 00:21:00.745 Just fuming in the background. Yeah. 00:21:00.745 --> 00:21:05.485 Well, the cube yeah. Well, he's pretty strong. Not as strong as Cappy here, Craig. 00:21:05.865 --> 00:21:09.325 A few of our guys who recognize anyway, you came here last year. 00:21:09.545 --> 00:21:11.325 Yeah. And three times since. 00:21:11.625 --> 00:21:14.665 Oh, I don't know about that. But, yeah. And then 00:21:15.720 --> 00:21:17.660 we've never met before. I'm crank. 00:21:17.720 --> 00:21:21.900 Oh, that's good to know. Okay. I didn't remember you, so you're tall. 00:21:22.200 --> 00:21:27.020 This is good. Well, why don't you just follow me on here? Average. I would it average. 00:21:27.160 --> 00:21:29.080 Well, the hat adds a good 8 inches. So 00:21:29.240 --> 00:21:32.785 Yeah. Those hats are like stilettos for your head. 00:21:33.565 --> 00:21:43.825 He, puts a you know, he is a farmer, but he's also a dwarf, so he's shorter than you, sir. He reaches a hand up as high as he can, touches your elbow, and says, there there, Cappy. No need to measure anything. 00:21:44.045 --> 00:21:44.365 Go on. 00:21:44.365 --> 00:21:46.500 Now you remember where's are we here? There's missing 00:21:47.060 --> 00:21:52.840 turnips? Yeah. You just gotta follow me for a sec. Follow me. And he walks very slowly out to the back of the farm. 00:21:52.900 --> 00:22:02.715 Cappy is doing that thing, like, behind, like, grocery carts where it's too slow and, like, he's just, like, grabbing at his face and, like, pulling it down. Cappy is impatient. 00:22:03.015 --> 00:22:08.215 Pistachio, knowing that this is how the farmer is, just waits and then walks for it 00:22:08.215 --> 00:22:09.515 a little bit, and then waits, 00:22:09.815 --> 00:22:12.075 and then walks for it a little bit, and then waits. 00:22:13.175 --> 00:22:17.130 Oh, it's a beautiful day, don't you, Flake? It's like Yes. 00:22:17.130 --> 00:22:25.310 It it is a good day. It's a not a cloud in the sky. Pistachio, I have a question. Sure. Is a turnip food? 00:22:25.610 --> 00:22:34.125 Turnip is a food. It's a root vegetable, and they grow in the ground, and they are a very good source of vitamin b. 00:22:34.505 --> 00:22:35.805 Do they taste like apples? 00:22:36.025 --> 00:22:41.900 No. Not at all. They're crunchy. That's about the same. That's all they got. 00:22:42.120 --> 00:22:43.640 Have you never had a well, I 00:22:43.640 --> 00:22:45.340 I guess you wouldn't have a dog. 00:22:45.880 --> 00:22:46.780 Eat. Wow. 00:22:46.840 --> 00:22:50.280 I've never tasted food. I I don't have a sense of taste. 00:22:50.280 --> 00:23:04.525 Well, here we are at the back of the town. It's back of this farm. And as you get there, you notice something strange, Cappy. It's a little different than you've seen before. For starters, the turnips aren't actually missing. 00:23:04.905 --> 00:23:26.315 The turnips are actually right in front of you. It's just that they've been eaten. Now simple roots and stems are all that's left of the turnips. Some of the turnips, you notice, have just big bite marks taken out of them. And as you look to the back towards the fence, you see that the fence is not standing up straight, but in fact, has been somewhat broken. 00:23:26.935 --> 00:23:31.915 A gap large enough for all of crank to step through is in the fence. 00:23:32.615 --> 00:23:35.835 I go and stand in the gap, and I look at it thoughtfully. 00:23:36.375 --> 00:23:46.540 I stand I I push myself past Craig to also stand arms akimbo to assert my dominance. 00:23:46.840 --> 00:23:51.500 Like, 2 men like, 2 men staring at an open hood of a car not knowing what to do. 00:23:51.560 --> 00:24:10.205 Pistachio is gonna look down at the little bite marks that are on there and, like, the, and kinda, like, look at the plant and see, like, in their brain, like, about what kind of size this animal is. And are there any, like, not completely destroyed turnips? 00:24:11.460 --> 00:24:15.460 There are a couple with only, surprisingly, a few bites taken out of it. 00:24:15.460 --> 00:24:39.760 Alright. I would like to use an ability of my domain called nature's tongue, where, I can speak the language of hidden natural world. So when I want to speak to the plants and animals, I have to make an instinct roll. And, on a success, they will talk to me and give me the information that I know with the fear, their knowledge comes as a cost. 00:24:39.820 --> 00:24:42.800 This is fantastic. Go ahead and roll that dice. 00:24:42.940 --> 00:24:43.440 Alright. 00:24:45.420 --> 00:25:03.035 While this is happening, Crank is gonna pick up a turnip that has had a bite taken out of it. And he's gonna look at it, and he's gonna, rub it on his chest. Like, he's seen people eat apples. And he's he's just gonna, like, pop it into his chest cavity just for later. 00:25:03.035 --> 00:25:08.450 Yeah. And then he looks over and he sees Cappy just, like, staring up at him. Like, what's your deal? 00:25:08.990 --> 00:25:10.130 People like food. 00:25:10.830 --> 00:25:18.830 I failed. But so, Pistachio rolled a 7. They were rolling trying to roll a 12. So they've got, like, a turnip in their arms, 00:25:18.830 --> 00:25:25.145 and they're like, hey, little guy. What's going on there? Are you okay? What happened to you? Can you tell me anything? 00:25:25.205 --> 00:25:26.965 Oh, god. We're just talking to the vet So 00:25:26.965 --> 00:25:36.530 what's really fun about mechanics is that oftentimes a failure is not because the thing couldn't happen, but instead, in this case, it was a failure with fear. Right? 00:25:36.530 --> 00:25:37.410 Hope. With hope. 00:25:37.410 --> 00:25:50.165 Oh, okay. With hope. So that means obviously, it doesn't work, but it's not terrible. Nothing really bad happens. This magic that you use, this sort of connection to the natural will goes through. 00:25:50.165 --> 00:26:07.680 You're holding this turnip that once again, just for descriptor's sake, has a bite taken out of it. And, as it connects, the only thing that you hear is, oh, my god. Oh, I'm so sorry. Oh, I'm so sorry. Oh, 00:26:09.500 --> 00:26:22.265 yeah. Oh, yeah. Oh, I'm sorry. Like Sued 00:26:22.265 --> 00:26:23.165 the voice quiets. 00:26:24.825 --> 00:26:31.200 Yeah. Pistachio just has tears coming out of its their face because they had to put this thing out of its misery by eating it. 00:26:31.760 --> 00:26:35.700 Krenka is simultaneously horrified and fascinated. 00:26:36.800 --> 00:26:37.720 Yeah. Kathy's never seen 00:26:37.840 --> 00:26:39.940 Do all vegetables talk? Is that magic? 00:26:40.160 --> 00:26:43.220 I I I I don't know what's going on here. 00:26:43.280 --> 00:26:44.980 Oh. I will try another one. 00:26:46.155 --> 00:26:48.575 Is this, like, after 10 PM, pistachio? 00:26:48.955 --> 00:26:53.115 Oh, no. I can talk to plants and animals. That's a thing that I can do. 00:26:53.115 --> 00:26:53.935 Is that magic? 00:26:53.995 --> 00:26:54.955 It is magic. 00:26:54.955 --> 00:26:56.075 Can you teach me magic? 00:26:56.075 --> 00:27:04.150 I don't know if I can teach you this. I'm kinda, like, new, but I can show you what I do. Look. I'm just gonna oh, wow. 00:27:05.890 --> 00:27:12.850 And this time, I rolled 17, which is a pass with hope on one of the turnips. 00:27:12.850 --> 00:27:13.510 With hope. 00:27:14.290 --> 00:27:18.725 This turnip has only had a little bite taken out of it, and it says, 00:27:19.265 --> 00:27:21.105 ow. Hello? Are you 00:27:21.425 --> 00:27:22.465 Oh, who's there? 00:27:22.465 --> 00:27:30.465 Oh, hi. I'm pistachio. I'm not a plant, but I am a person that could help you. Can you help us figure out what happened with you? 00:27:30.465 --> 00:27:34.680 We can help you. I've I've been bit a little bit. 00:27:34.680 --> 00:27:37.580 Oh, wow. Can you tell me by what and what picture? 00:27:38.280 --> 00:27:45.160 You know, that's a great question. Does I would turn up my knowledge of the world. It's somewhat limited. 00:27:45.160 --> 00:27:45.820 Oh, crap. 00:27:45.960 --> 00:27:48.465 But I can tell you what happened to me. 00:27:48.465 --> 00:27:49.505 Oh, yeah. Okay. What 00:27:49.505 --> 00:27:51.125 happened? Sordid tail. 00:27:51.345 --> 00:27:52.565 A sordid tail? 00:27:52.625 --> 00:27:57.365 I was in the I was in the ground. Oh. I was in mother Earth's embrace. 00:27:57.825 --> 00:27:58.485 Oh, okay. 00:27:58.705 --> 00:28:00.245 I was so warm and comfy. 00:28:00.305 --> 00:28:01.605 This is so sexual. 00:28:03.200 --> 00:28:05.620 I was just so protected. 00:28:06.160 --> 00:28:06.660 Uh-huh. 00:28:06.720 --> 00:28:13.520 And next thing I know, I hear rumbling. Rumbling so hard. Eventually, I got 00:28:13.680 --> 00:28:15.380 Am I supposed to be turning up? 00:28:15.865 --> 00:28:16.185 Out of 00:28:16.185 --> 00:28:30.170 the ground. Someone grabbed onto me and yanked me so hard out of the ground. And there was this creature I'd never seen before. It was, like, long and veiny and green. 00:28:30.390 --> 00:28:32.310 And green. Long and green. 00:28:32.310 --> 00:28:34.010 With a big wide head. 00:28:34.150 --> 00:28:40.490 Has had there been any language until this point? Because I think we were a family friendly podcast. I saw 00:28:40.710 --> 00:28:41.190 it. I mean, 00:28:41.190 --> 00:28:47.175 I'm glad this is how we're breaking the seal, but I just something I've noticed, you know. 00:28:47.555 --> 00:28:48.995 Oh, good. So you said it was Just 00:28:48.995 --> 00:28:49.715 crossed my leg. 00:28:49.795 --> 00:28:51.655 And baby and green. 00:28:56.115 --> 00:28:56.775 Big teeth. 00:28:57.100 --> 00:28:57.840 Big teeth? 00:28:57.900 --> 00:28:59.340 They took a nibble out of me. 00:28:59.340 --> 00:29:00.080 Oh, wow. 00:29:00.460 --> 00:29:01.920 And I moaned real loud. 00:29:02.620 --> 00:29:03.820 Oh, I do that too. 00:29:03.820 --> 00:29:08.800 I whimpered. Uh-huh. And then it doesn't wanna eat the alarm for some reason. 00:29:08.940 --> 00:29:11.325 Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. 00:29:11.325 --> 00:29:13.745 And it ran off past that gate over there. 00:29:14.045 --> 00:29:22.225 Okay. So big and veiny and greed. Does anybody know what a big and veiny and wide and greed thing is that likes to bite? 00:29:22.365 --> 00:29:25.880 Pistachio. What? There's older people here. 00:29:25.880 --> 00:29:27.640 Oh, is You you 00:29:27.640 --> 00:29:33.870 think I ain't ever seen a dick before, kid? You ain't I think I've never seen ogre dick before. 00:29:34.120 --> 00:29:35.660 Ogre? Dick? 00:29:37.185 --> 00:29:38.225 The kid's too young. 00:29:38.225 --> 00:29:43.205 Yeah. The kids too young. Many days. They had to bring a permission slip to join the adventurers guild. 00:29:43.265 --> 00:29:54.230 I didn't have to break a permission slip by sides for myself. But it's not a dick. It has mouth on it. I don't know what a dick looks like. I have a brother. 00:29:54.230 --> 00:29:56.010 Wait. I'm sorry. What is a dick? 00:29:59.270 --> 00:30:00.650 A dick is 00:30:01.670 --> 00:30:02.150 well Yes. 00:30:02.150 --> 00:30:04.490 Explain because of how you know your brother. 00:30:05.035 --> 00:30:39.525 Well, so beaks that are made out of flesh occasionally have different genitalia. And, those and some of them are idiots and some of them are owties. My sister has an idiot. My brother has an idiot. I will not reveal what I have. 00:30:40.225 --> 00:30:46.220 I don't have, any instinct, but could I look around for something? 00:30:46.440 --> 00:30:49.900 You know, this, do me a knowledge role. 00:30:49.960 --> 00:30:53.580 Oh, my knowledge is minus 1. That's why I was trying to go with the instinct. 00:30:54.040 --> 00:31:01.195 It's sort of like a survival thing. You're trying to look for signs, and the signs are there. You just don't understand what they mean. Okay. 00:31:02.215 --> 00:31:03.575 I need to decide which one's in the That 00:31:03.575 --> 00:31:11.495 was the turn I'm talking, actually. Let me try that again. Okay. You know, this is a knowledge check because as you're looking around, the signs are there. You can see them. 00:31:11.495 --> 00:31:15.160 Cappy sees them. Yeah. But does Cappy have the know how to put those things together? 00:31:15.320 --> 00:31:23.880 His yeah. He doesn't have knowledge. He was very bad at school. And despite the amount of books in the adventures guild, he's never read one. So that's why I put minus 1 for now. 00:31:23.880 --> 00:31:30.455 Cappy's never read a book. Cappy's that guy who, like, has never read a book and wanna brag about it. Oof. 00:31:30.695 --> 00:31:31.995 That's a 6 with hope. 00:31:32.295 --> 00:31:49.180 Oh, 6 with hope. Can't be you're looking around. Whatever was here, right, wasn't really a success. So you don't really gain much. But what's obvious to you, even without knowing a whole lot, is that whatever was here was big enough to eat a turnip. 00:31:49.400 --> 00:31:58.425 Yeah. I very confidently strut a few steps out, and I go, guys, whatever's here was clearly big enough to eat a turnip. 00:31:58.645 --> 00:32:08.345 Oh, that's correct. Would you like me to assume a form of which I could track better? 00:32:08.840 --> 00:32:10.540 You can change forms for Stashu. 00:32:11.400 --> 00:32:12.860 Yeah. Wait. Is that magic? 00:32:13.160 --> 00:32:15.400 That's also magic. No. I don't know. 00:32:15.400 --> 00:32:16.520 Where did you learn it? 00:32:16.520 --> 00:32:17.820 Well, it was an accident, 00:32:18.680 --> 00:32:19.980 I think. An accident? 00:32:20.200 --> 00:32:20.680 Yeah. I 00:32:20.680 --> 00:32:21.820 wouldn't have an accident. 00:32:22.120 --> 00:32:22.440 Well 00:32:23.155 --> 00:32:25.315 Sounds like maybe pistachio should have the magic hat. 00:32:25.315 --> 00:32:28.295 Hey. Just turn 500. You'll have an accident. 00:32:28.675 --> 00:32:29.815 Is that a very important 00:32:30.115 --> 00:32:30.855 thing to us? 00:32:31.315 --> 00:32:33.795 Me, the farmer. The old dwarf farmer said that. 00:32:33.795 --> 00:32:34.295 Yeah. 00:32:37.350 --> 00:32:40.090 You know, it's tough. You gotta figure out how to, like, introduce 00:32:40.310 --> 00:32:40.430 how 00:32:40.550 --> 00:32:41.230 what a character 00:32:41.230 --> 00:32:42.890 is talking to. But, 00:32:44.470 --> 00:32:46.630 yeah, I could, I could turn it. 00:32:46.630 --> 00:32:58.795 Alright. Yeah. Let's see. I wanna see a, a killer instinct animal. I wanna see someone that can smell out any situation, be able to track down danger in a moment's notice. 00:32:58.855 --> 00:32:59.895 Okay. Okay? Alright. 00:32:59.895 --> 00:33:00.455 You got this? 00:33:00.455 --> 00:33:01.655 Okay. I got it. 00:33:02.375 --> 00:33:08.160 I will mark stress, to become, a dodo. 00:33:08.860 --> 00:33:31.335 That's right, everybody. In Daggerheart, not only do you have to deal with health points, you also have stress points that indicate the mental strain that's on your character. Reaching maximum stress will not kill you, but any additional stress you have to take will go to your HP. And if you run out of HP, something else happens. But nevertheless, Rowan, why don't you describe this dodo for us? 00:33:32.400 --> 00:33:52.195 So, this dodo, I don't know, is a very, a very cute little dodo. They're a little, round, which is very fitting for a pistachio. They're about, like, if you were, I don't know, a 5 foot 2, person, they're about, like, hip height for you. They're kinda big for being a bird. 00:33:53.535 --> 00:33:53.775 Oh, so 00:33:54.095 --> 00:34:28.150 And they've got these big, like, dopey looking eyes and a giant, like, almost flamingo type beak, and, are definitely not supposed to be, like, sniffing animals, but dodo poor poor pistachio definitely thinks that they are. So here comes Pistachio, which this dodo dodos are typically gray. This one keeps the, like, red kinda, like, curly pattern to the fur, and the bright green eyes as, they turn into this little dodo. 00:34:28.150 --> 00:34:32.550 Cappy's just like, you gotta be kidding me. These recruits get worse every year. 00:34:32.550 --> 00:34:45.405 Squawk. I just rolled to see how surprised the farmer was going to be, and the farmer rolled a 5 for surprise. And so his eyes go wide, and he gasped, and he says, oh my god. What's that? Get away from me. 00:34:45.405 --> 00:34:51.985 Yeah. I got and he takes off. It's yelling at me. And the farmer runs faster than you've ever seen an old man run before. 00:34:52.220 --> 00:34:55.840 Can we understand the squawk or is it just squawk? 00:34:55.900 --> 00:34:58.700 I'll leave it up to y'all. Do you understand the squawk? 00:34:58.700 --> 00:35:00.560 Do we under well, I'll leave it up to pistachio. 00:35:01.100 --> 00:35:01.820 Do do do. 00:35:01.820 --> 00:35:10.215 Listen, I I do wanna call out that if you don't let us talk to your animal forms, this is gonna cause a lot of barriers. 00:35:10.755 --> 00:35:14.675 Yeah. No. You could talk. So, pistachio goes, yeah. Well, I'll 00:35:14.675 --> 00:35:36.775 I'll I'll don't know now. This is my favorite I can track this way, and it's going that way. 00:35:36.995 --> 00:35:46.935 Yeah. Look at you. You are, and I can't stress this enough, adorable. However, Crank, you got any, information on dodos in that metal brain ears? 00:35:47.560 --> 00:35:51.580 I will pull up whatever I've ever read about dodos and just start spouting Wikipedia. 00:35:51.800 --> 00:35:54.780 Perfect. I'd love for you to get to the point about how many are still around. 00:35:55.080 --> 00:35:56.940 Roll a knowledge check on dodos. 00:35:57.160 --> 00:35:59.340 Oh, what's your knowledge? 0. 00:35:59.640 --> 00:36:04.015 Oh, it's a flat check. Let's see. Trying to beat an 8. Almost a crit, though. 00:36:04.075 --> 00:36:04.715 Cool. And 00:36:04.715 --> 00:36:08.815 that is going to be 19 with fear. 00:36:08.875 --> 00:36:18.960 Oh my god. With fear. Oh, no. I'll tell you exactly what comes up. It's the whole Wikipedia page for dodos, and you're reading about dodos. 00:36:19.020 --> 00:36:37.285 And dodos are kinda unremarkable. You read the dodos in a long, far off land, Really far from here. Not actually that far on a map, but, used to be really big in a country called Justain, which is, just over the mountains here. A lot of dodos around. They were actually hunted to a full extinction. 00:36:37.665 --> 00:36:40.785 And that's the sad thing that you learn is that all the dodos are actually dead. 00:36:40.785 --> 00:36:47.130 And Cappy's basically just queuing that up. He's basically he's like, alright. And crank, could you list off where, dodos are now? 00:36:47.270 --> 00:36:51.350 According to the data, there are exactly 0 dodos alive today. 00:36:51.350 --> 00:36:56.810 You hear that? So how did you little pistachio become a dodo? 00:36:58.135 --> 00:36:59.355 I imagined it. 00:36:59.735 --> 00:37:00.475 You imagined? 00:37:00.855 --> 00:37:08.055 Yeah. I saw a book, and I was like, I would like to be a brave thing. They're really brave. Anyway, I'm a dodo. 00:37:08.055 --> 00:37:09.515 Oh, you sweet summer apple. 00:37:09.655 --> 00:37:12.555 Oh, I don't I'm a nut. 00:37:14.030 --> 00:37:19.650 Apparently, the last dodo was so brave that it fell onto a hole and died trying to get the last melon. 00:37:20.270 --> 00:37:23.550 That is a true fact about the dodos. That is 00:37:23.790 --> 00:37:24.270 I love that. 00:37:24.510 --> 00:37:32.585 They were so they were so brave. They literally walked up to people with guns in front of them. What? Yeah. They they they died. 00:37:32.585 --> 00:37:33.625 Sorry. I was out of character though. 00:37:33.625 --> 00:37:34.105 That was 00:37:34.105 --> 00:37:34.665 that was just that 00:37:34.665 --> 00:37:35.465 was just Joe. 00:37:35.465 --> 00:37:38.685 That is legitimately how they got hunted to extinction. 00:37:39.145 --> 00:37:42.125 That's right, you guys. Guns are now canon in this world. 00:37:42.400 --> 00:37:43.540 And dodo extinction. 00:37:43.760 --> 00:37:45.220 And dodo extinction. 00:37:45.440 --> 00:37:55.140 But, anyway, the pistachio is now running towards like, puts their little beak on the ground and does a big, and then 00:37:56.285 --> 00:37:59.905 it starts taking off. Can I see if I can sense this thing? 00:38:00.205 --> 00:38:02.145 Yeah. Are you using a specific ability? 00:38:02.605 --> 00:38:05.345 I'm using, perceive, which is instinct. 00:38:05.405 --> 00:38:09.540 Oh, very good. Okay. Roll an instinct check. Once again Oh, 00:38:09.540 --> 00:38:17.000 it's out of the box, but doesn't matter. That is an 18 with fear. 00:38:17.300 --> 00:38:33.255 Oh my goodness. An 18 with fear. That's incredible. Miraculously, you watch as this dodo puts its beak against the ground and, like a hound dog, starts sniffing the ground and following a path. Pistachio, you pick up a scent. 00:38:33.560 --> 00:39:06.890 It smells like that turnip you held earlier and that turnip you ate, and it kinda smells like like brackish water that's been sticking around too long, like stagnant brackish water. It's very easy to pick up. All of you watch as your dodo friend knows on the ground, takes you deeper and deeper into the woods off to the eastern side of town. And I think that's where we're gonna end this session of dodo born, you guys, Before we can see what's in the woods, what is your dodo friend find? 00:39:06.950 --> 00:39:08.330 We're all gonna get murdered. 00:39:08.550 --> 00:39:12.170 I know. I specifically am gonna get murdered. 00:39:12.310 --> 00:39:23.515 Oh, what could be out there, you guys? Any guesses? Well, you'll have to tune in to find out. So tune in to find out next week on another episode of DodoBorne! See you later.