What We Know About Isharnai the Prism Sage

What We Know About Isharnai the Prism Sage

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The Mighty Nein are on a quest to help Nott break the curse that prevented Caleb’s body changing spell from taking hold. After researching, they realized that their next step was talking to Beau’s father, Thoreau, who happened to make a deal with the same woman who cursed Nott. As the Nein trek northward towards the home of Isharnai the Prism Sage, we break down what we know of Nott and Thoreau’s history, and what we know so far about the fabled witch in the woods.

We’ve also updated the following relevant compendiums:

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Media References and Puns of 2-92 Home Is Where the Heart Is

Media References and Puns of 2-92 Home Is Where the Heart Is

If we add whipped cream to our articles, does it make them better or worse?

Better! …Wait, no, worse, WORSE

Media References

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What We Know About the Blooming Grove Situation

What We Know About the Blooming Grove Situation

Thanks to @ookaookaooka for this art piece!

It looks like The Mighty Nein are going to head towards the next step on Caduceus’ journey to fixing his home, the Blooming Grove. Caduceus has mentioned the situation a few times, but those times have been spread out over many episodes, so the details sometimes get fuzzy. We’re here to provide a refresher! Here’s what we need to know about The Blooming Grove situation. We’ve also updated the following relevant compendiums to 2-91:

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What We Know About the Peace Negotiations

What We Know About the Peace Negotiations

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The Mighty Nein were sent back across the Empire/Dynasty border to convince Empress Leylas Kryn to uphold a ceasefire and bring the Dynasty to the table for peace negotiations, and were successful! Ahead, we break down each side’s motivations as we wait four in-game weeks for the opposing sides to meet off the coast of the Whitedawn Lagoon. We’ve also updated the following relevant compendiums to 2-91:

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Media References and Puns of 2-91 Stone to Clay

Media References and Puns of 2-91 Stone to Clay

Thanks to jadequarze for this art piece!

Media References

  • (0:02:40) Sam: Hold my calls and greetings, netizens! It’s the master of the dark web, online known as BlackWillow73 at aol.com! I’m cracking code and spinning my webs with ease because my hardware’s protected by Nord VPN, a personal virtual private network service provider with 5000 servers in 60 countries that shields you from haxors like me, protects you on public wifi and even blocks annoying ads. Yeah, I know everything about the info super byway, except the identity of that black hat evil doer, Cryptonic Override. But tonight, I’m going to jack in to their mainframe and expose them to the world wide world. Here we go. Jamming the Matrix. Hashing the DDR. What?! I’ve been sliced?! 

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Media References and Puns of 2-90 Bathhouses and Bastions

Media References and Puns of 2-90 Bathhouses and Bastions

Thanks to @nekrosmos​ for this art piece!

Pretty half-orc, walkin' down the street
Pretty half-orc, pedicure those feet
Pretty half-orc, make that beard shine, even if it's not the truth
No one could look as good as you - Mercy!

Pretty half-orc, trottin' 'round the globe
Pretty half-orc, only one in his robe
Pretty half-orc, you look lovely as can be
Although the clothes are illusory

Pretty half-orc, go to jail
Pretty half-orc, infiltrate that veil
Pretty half-orc, fake that "Angel's Eye" for me...

Thanks to @Altyrell and @MattLawsonVO for the inspiration for this song!

Media References

  • (0:00:37) Sam: Goo goo ga ga, it’s me, the cutest green guy in the galaxy: baby f***ing Yoda! And speaking of stars, I’m the f***ing #1 celebrity in Hollywood! Who woulda thought a 50 year old man-baby would be the toast of this town?! A couple of months ago, I couldn’t even get an audition for NCIS: New Orleans. But now my phone’s ringing off the f***ing hook! My agents, Joel and Barry at the Death Star, sorry, CAA, got all kinds of meetings lined up. They’re like, “Oh, Yoda Baby, NBC wants to reboot ALF. Kevin Hart is asking you to play his brother in Jumanji 3! And we’re trying to get Scarlett Johanson to co-star in a sexy remake of Look Who’s Talking.” But I’m like, “Come on, fellas, do or not, there is no try! Meetings don’t pay the rent, you know! We need to put the green in green-lit.” So I told my agents to book me some commercial work to tide me over, which is why they booked me on this dumb show to read your f***ing ad, so here we go.

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Monster Analysis: The Stone Coffin

Monster Analysis: The Stone Coffin

Thanks to @Porzio_Art for this art piece!

What’s an adventuring party to do between wresting the soul of one of their teammates from a Tharizdun cult and negotiating potential ceasefire in a continental war? If you’re the Mighty Nein, you punch it out in an underground fight ring!

The biggest takeaway from these series of bouts is that, no matter what the history of fights may have been in the past nor whatever base setup the dungeon master may apply, there really is no standard way to go for head-to-head fights.

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Quick Answers 78

Quick Answers 78

Updated to 2-89.

TravelerCon update?

TravelerCon will be on Unndilar 26; we just finished Thunsheer 16 in episode 89, putting us 41 days from the Zenith. Don’t forget to check our campaign calendar for the latest information!

Are you able to guesstimate the average size Matt’s maps are?

Looking at our gallery of maps for Campaign 2, it seems that Matt's maps fit within a 2-ft-by-2-ft grid (or 24 by 24 tiles).

Why do you need a Patreon?

Several critters have requested that we start one as it's their preferred means for supporting creators. (Again, we can’t thank you all enough for your generosity!)

Would it be possible to add Yee-Haw Game Ranch lore to what you track? Or at least a list of all the insults the critters have called Brian?

Weeeeell, heeeeeell. Our focus throughout the year will remain in Exandria, but we’ll likely update these lists at the end of each season as we find time to do so.

How many times has Beau used her lightning gloves?

Beau has used her Maelstrom Gloves five times:

  • (2-60, 1:25:37) Against the chasme and dybbuk

  • (2-69, 1:18:44) Against Obann

  • (2-81, 0:53:40) Against Mage Hunter Golem

  • (2-85, 0:30:50) Against Caedogeist

  • (2-86, 1:04:45) Against Cardinal Respa

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