Recharging the Adventure: A D&D Journey

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D&D Story: We choose WAR

Dingo Doodles

Nov 20, 2024

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Preparing for war against Godric's regime

  1. The video is sponsored by the Corpus Arcana Kickstarter, setting the stage for the narrative.
  2. Godric attempts to persuade Gothy into accepting immortality, but his approach is aggressive and unappealing.
  3. Team Stealth discovers that for claimers are disappearing and a large stash of power crystals is being hidden.
  4. Despite their name, Team Stealth is quickly discovered due to a mistake, forcing them to flee.
  5. Sips intervenes to prevent Gothy from agreeing to Godric's plan, leading to a dramatic escape.
  6. A heated argument ensues, resulting in a moment of clarity and unity among the group.
  7. The group faces the reality of a massive gun aimed at one of the suns, raising concerns about Godric's intentions.
  8. The narrative questions the wisdom of entrusting the power of a sun to characters like Sips or Arena.
  9. The group returns to Stella's children's camp, where ELO is upset about the escalating situation.
  10. The urgency of the situation is highlighted by the need to dismantle Godric's regime before noon the next day.
  11. Despite their peaceful reputation, Stella's children are ready to fight, emphasizing their resolve.
  12. Preparations for the impending conflict are intense, with a focus on strategy and resource gathering.
  13. Zonu and Stella's children manage to repair a malfunctioning dragon, adding to their arsenal for the battle.

Preparing for battle with personal growth

  1. The group is preparing for a battle, with some members making plans and others relaxing or training. Ena and Sips are taking a break while others strategize.
  2. Jack is learning to use a crossbow, despite his small stature and lack of skill. He struggles with accuracy but is motivated by a desire to protect his friends.
  3. Jack reflects on his past cowardice and newfound courage, realizing he wants to fight to protect those he cares about, even if it means facing danger.
  4. The conversation highlights themes of personal growth, courage, and the importance of fighting for something meaningful.
  5. Sips gives Gothy her upgraded spear, which now includes features like potion storage and dual projectile spearheads, thanks to Eloin's enhancements.
  6. Gothy and Sips share a moment of relief from emotional discussions, acknowledging their exhaustion from dealing with feelings.
  7. The narrative emphasizes the importance of sticking to commitments and supporting each other in preparation for the upcoming battle.

Teams plan to disrupt Godric's regime

  1. The team is divided into four groups, each with a specific mission to disrupt Godric's regime and bring change to the city of Raka.
  2. Team A, consisting of Arena, Gothy, and Zanu, is flying two dragons to create a diversion and intimidate the city's inhabitants.
  3. Team B, including Jack and MSA, is tasked with infiltrating the library to find and destroy the city's power source, aiming to cripple Godric's empire.
  4. Team C, known as the Cuties, includes Sips, Jawbone, and Sneeze, who are responsible for stopping a powerful sun extraction laser gun within the city.
  5. Team D, led by Stella's children, is focused on sieging the surrounding area and maintaining containment, using Zanu's paperweight dinosaurs for intimidation.
  6. The overall strategy is to create chaos and fear, allowing Teams B and C to execute their internal sabotage before Godric can react.
  7. As the sun reaches its peak, the teams initiate their plan, with Gothy announcing their intentions to the people of Raka, emphasizing change rather than violence.
  8. A confrontation arises with a figure in the city who challenges the team's motives, accusing them of lacking empathy and being delusional.

A battle with a Mech Dragon ensues

  1. The scene begins with a character dismissing the threat of ancient technology to his empire, sarcastically referring to a sharp stick as a weapon.
  2. Godric, a character in the story, stabs the ground, causing the city streets to shift and reveal a large metallic creature with claws, a tail, and wings emitting iridescent light, identified as a Mech Dragon.
  3. The Mech Dragon is described as smaller, sleeker, and newly built, made of dark metal with iridescent light and lacking eyes or a soul crystal, but powered by numerous iridescent crystals.
  4. The narrative reveals that the Mech Dragon is not intended for war but for complete annihilation, highlighting a theme of calculated cost for progression.
  5. Godric demonstrates the dragon's power by tapping his axe, causing the dragon to accelerate rapidly towards Arena, prompting a roll for initiative in the battle.
  6. In the ensuing chaos, Godric slices the dragon's head, causing it to fall along with characters Gothy and Zanu, who experience panic as they plummet.
  7. Gothy attempts to cast a protective spell on Zanu, but Zanu resists and instead protects Gothy by turning her skin to stone, ensuring her safety upon impact.
  8. The aftermath of the fall reveals Gothy as a stone figure and Zanu injured but alive, amidst scattered metal and stone debris.
  9. The ground shakes and a loud sound echoes as a beam of light from Raka strikes one of the suns, dimming the sky and signaling the extraction of the next sun.
  10. The event is portrayed as the birth of a new age, suggesting significant changes and developments in the story's world.

D&D supplement and graphic novel updates

  1. The Corpus Arcana Kickstarter is a Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition supplement focused on blood magic, featuring a new intelligence-based caster class called the Sanguin with three subclasses: Hot Blooded, the Puppeteer, and the Flesh Weaver.
  2. The supplement includes 38 new spells and 22 magical items, with a special offer for backers at the Archist tier to collaborate on naming an item and creating a quote.
  3. A free PDF of a new barbarian subclass, the Path of the Butcher, is available for download, encouraging support for the Kickstarter campaign.
  4. Fool's Gold, a popular series, is being adapted into a graphic novel covering episodes 1 to 6, with full-color illustrations and additional jokes, animated by the character Gothy.
  5. The graphic novel is currently in pre-order and will be released on July 22, 2025, in North America, with efforts underway to make it available in the UK.
  6. Supporters are thanked for pre-ordering or sharing the news, marking a significant milestone for Fool's Gold.