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* Fjord gets the second post-Covid hiatus HDYWTDT against the lead wraith, frightening the others off. He Misty Steps behind the wraith and unleashes a fifth level Divine Smite for a whopping ''65'' damage. The chat, naturally, was full of [[MemeticMutation "nothing personnel kid"]].

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[[folder:Episode 109: Frigid Propositions]]
* Yasha reveals that she got a magical tattoo before they parted from Orly! She used emerald (and a lot of residuum), granting a bonus to Dexterity. The tattoo goes down her neck and onto her shoulder, and spells out ORPHANMAKER, with a vine-and-flower motif.
** Yasha's experience with pain means that she doesn't have to roll a Constitution save to not pass out, [[CallBack unlike the other ladies of the Nein.]]
* Veth takes her family out to dinner at a fancy restaurant in Nicodranas. There's no reservation, so she needs to make a Persuasion check to get a good spot. Her roll of 23 gets them one of the best spots in the place, and excellent service.
* Matt's description of the Rexxentrum Archive is wonderful. The Nein didn't really pay much attention to it the last time they came in, given the circumstances of their arrival, but now they get to drink it in and it is amazing.
* The Nein properly meets High Curator Yudala Fon, head of the Cobalt Soul. They take a moment to thank the Nein for their aid during the assault on Rexxentrum, and they specifically praise Beau for for her actions.
** After the meeting, the Nein marvels in how far Beau has come. She is starting to come to terms with the fact that someone who was (and is) anti-authority is now kind of the Man.
--->'''Beau:''' I've ''always'' been the Man, Caduceus.
* The pandemic prevents Matt from handing things to players across the table, so he snuck into the studio early to slip a letter into the back of Liam's folder so that he could tell him at a dramatic moment.
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* Beau takes the lead when Caleb comes clean to the Nein. Her ready assumption of leadership shows how far she has come.
* The Nein settle on a goal: they will find out how far the Empire's corruption goes. They'll save it if they can, but burn it to the ground if they can't.
* The Nein decide to dress formally for the next night's dinner.
-->'''Jester:''' Let's make them feel uncomfortable in their own home.
** They do eventually wear their ball attire from episode 98, with some armour for those who wear it.
* Jester Sends a message to Trent, accepting the invitation. She gets her message through completely, in 25 words exactly.
-->'''Jester:''' I'm getting good at this, you guys!
* Jester asks if they should just murder Trent tomorrow.
-->'''Caleb:''' Let's make that Plan G.\\
'''Caduceus:''' Plan G? Wow. [[CharacterDevelopment I thought that would be Plan C. That's growth.]]
* The Nein gets Caleb to admit that he was a different person back in the day.
-->'''Beau:''' That's the first time I've heard you admit you were a different person back then.
* Both clerics cast Word of Recall in Nicodranas, Caduceus at the Wildmother's lighthouse and Jester in her room at the Chateau. Matt's descriptions are fantastic.
* Right before the Nein teleport to Rexxentrum, Beau looks out of a window to see if she can find [[ContinuityNod Professor Thaddeus.]] A Natural 20 allows her to catch a glimpse of him as he flies by. Doubles as Funny.
-->'''Beau:''' [[CurseCutShort Son of a b--]]
* The Nein gets a new wardrobe for their trip to Eiselcross. The descriptions each of them give are ''fantastic''... except for Fjord, who just gets a new coat.
* A History check of 31 lets Beau recognize a painting as depicting the final battle between the Dwendalian Empire and the Julous Dominion.
* The Nein pull a power move on Eodwulf at the dinner. Veth takes the first seat he was going to take, Yasha takes the second, and Caduceus goes to the third... only to hold it out for him.
* Despite the obvious stress he’s under, Caleb keeps his cool and avoids dissociation for the entire dinner, holding a conversation with Trent even as the Archmage [[{{Gaslighting}} gaslights and manipulates him]]. That kind of bravery in the face of one’s abuser is incredible.
* Both Jester and Caleb make Insight checks during the dinner. They each get a result of 25, Jester from a Natural 20.
** This feat is matched later on, when Caleb and Caduceus each get Natural 20s on an Insight check.
* As the dinner comes to a close, Caduceus gives him a gift: a ''magnificent'' TheReasonYouSuck speech, outlining the exact ways Trent has fooled himself.
--> '''Caduceus:''' May I say before you go. I think perhaps you are one of the most powerful mages that I’ve ever had the pleasure to be in the presence of. And for this I would offer a gift. Which I think it has been a long time since anyone has pointed out to you that you are a fool. Pain doesn’t make people. It’s love that makes people. Pain is inconsequential. It’s love that saves them. And you would know that, but you have none around you. You said so yourself, you surround yourself with lies and deceptions. And I wish for you in the future to find someone who would mourn you when you are gone. [[WithDueRespect Respectfully]].
** Notably, this little speech is the one thing that seems to rattle the otherwise calm and collected Trent, who departs abruptly after Caduceus has said his piece. And judging by Astrid and Eodwulf's reactions, nobody has talked back to Trent in quite that way before.

-->'''Beau:''' "We made like four plans, abandoned all of them, and ''still'' won!"

--->'''Beau:''' "I've ''always'' been the Man, Caduceus."

-->'''Jester:''' "Let's make them feel uncomfortable in their own home."

-->'''Jester:''' "I'm getting good at this, you guys!"

-->'''Caleb:''' "Let's make that Plan G."
-->'''Caduceus:''' "Plan G? Wow. [[CharacterDevelopment I thought that would be Plan C. That's growth.]]"

-->'''Beau:''' "[[CurseCutShort Son of a b--]]"

--> '''Caduceus:''' "May I say before you go. I think perhaps you are one of the most powerful mages that I’ve ever had the pleasure to be in the presence of. And for this I would offer a gift. Which I think it has been a long time since anyone has pointed out to you that you are a fool. Pain doesn’t make people. It’s love that makes people. Pain is inconsequential. It’s love that saves them. And you would know that, but you have none around you. You said so yourself, you surround yourself with lies and deceptions. And I wish for you in the future to find someone who would mourn you when you are gone. [[WithDueRespect Respectfully]]."