TG413

Lips of the Construct

Episode Number: (TG413)
Original Airdate: 8/2002

Note: This episode takes place chronologically just after Exploding in Light.

The party has separate adventures on their own. Tierney is attacked by assassins; Gryff is attacked by a monk with a grudge; Arly is attacked by Krim, who is also Mirk, who is also Arly's ex-girlfriend's adopted brother; and Sendant and Timus are given an opportunity to find out who tried to kill Sendant, and why -- and to avenge Aldea's death.

Plot Points

• Tierney was attacked by what appears to be one professional assassin, one potential member of the Order of the Sickle (the Reapers), and one member of the Order of Twilight, a monastic organization based in Black Pillar territory.
• Word has gotten out that Arly and Gryff were among the group that failed to save the halfling village.
• The Thon'ri appear to be behind the attack on Sendant, for reasons that are not currently clear.
• K'laeme wants a new assassin's guild headquarters in town, and he wants an air of legitimacy

Unanswered Questions

• Why Sendant?
• How the frell did Tierney end up being attacked by a paraplegic bard, a dancing dwarf, and a running gnome?

Analysis

• Sendant believed that intereference in the duel was dishonorable -- hence, his walking away and leaving the others to fight their own battles.
• Groth, the Vengeful Goblin Monk, appears to be the goblin from Monk-y Wrenching, back in Season One, who was charmed to lead the party to the Mentor, and then hit with a sleep spell in the combat.
• The construct was ordered to kill Sendant "To complete the circle, so that the dance remains secret." The group that ordered Sendant killed uses constructs. It seems plausible that Sendant knows something about a construct and a dance. Unfortunately, he doesn't seem to KNOW he knows.

Quotes

Dave: Oh, lame!
Patrick: What's wrong?
Dave: With Haste, Tim still takes four minutes four seconds to run a mile.

Mike: Are they evil?
Patrick: ...Yes.
Mike: Then that's baaaad for them.

Sendant (after doing 61 points of damage): I love me.

Gryffid Speaks

Groth is a mistake we will not make again.

Yeah, Arlemis interfered in the duel. But I don't blame him entirely. For the record, I didn't act dishonorably towards Groth. Towards his henchlings, perhaps, but they probably deserved it.

Timus Speaks

Sendant has an overdeveloped sense of vengeance, I believe. He could have at least waited to help out the guys before sprinting off to take on the evil construct users. Hrmph. I like toads. I wish I'd remembered to cast Detect Thoughts before interrogating K'laeme. Still, I can't complain much, since I didn't get hurt at all today.

Tony Speaks

Forgetting that your primary weapon is a +2 weapon sucks. Still, I can't complain much, since Gryffid didn't die in the duel.

Geordan Speaks

Forgetting that you have two-weapon fighting sucks. Still, I can't complain much, since Arly didn't die in the duel.

DMP Speaks

Forgetting that ninth level monks get a bonus to their AC sucks. Still, I can't complain much, since... waaaaait a minute. Son of a bitch!

This was a good chance to get people back into their comfortable roles. After being 9th level for a long time, going back to the 12th level characters is a bit of a wake-up call. People have a LOT of power. They can do a LOT of powerful stuff. (Like use their other hand... -geordan)

This is also the first episode that has a combination of me being back from novel-writing, and me attempting to give PCs more power over the plot. Or players, at least... darn Dave and his darn 20-rolling dice...

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