Let’s land this thing! It’s a giant mountain, how hard can it be? The party forms ranks with the rest of the defenders of the Arx and stands ready to take on whatever the Corruption will throw at them. Perhaps literally. Steamboat Willie works an angle. Jyessi gives Annie Oakley a run for her money.…

It’s time for the party to dramatically lean over a map, point at things, and make strategic choices about where to assign their tactical resources. Because what are the friends you made along the way, if not ablative armor and/or cannon fodder? I mean, uh, loyal battlefield allies! Yes. That. Check us out online! We’re…

The party crams in some last minute studying before the exam. And by studying, I mean pharmacological research, and by exam, I mean “holding the line against a Corrupted horde.” So it’s still basically the same as when you learned the entire textbook the day before your class final in college. Jyessi remembers the forgotten.…

The second set of drills is here, and the party practices their own parts in this master plan. How well will they do when they’re the grunts, not the commanders? Like, that sounds like it could be hard?? Steamboat streaks. Vons tries not to suffocate people. Wealdroa gives Joe a hard time. Jyessi hangs out…

Drill time! It’s drill time! The party drills the Arx citizenry on what to do in case of a landing during a Corruption onslaught. Will they manage to whip these folks into a focused fighting force? Or is everyone going to be goofing off while the teacher desperately tries to get their attention? Vons hosts…

Steamboat Willie’s fighting a moose! A corrupted moose! With no backup??? Everyone else scrambles to figure out a way back to help, but in the meantime we get to see how well sheer courage and audacity stack up against over 1000 lbs of raw, furious strength made flesh. Cool Vons goes around the back. Steamboat…

The grand experiment has gone awry, and now the Corruption attacks our brave scientists. With birds, the deadliest weapon (and confounding factor) known to Arxkind! How are they going to manage to start a small fire under these conditions??? Steamboat uses the boost! OG Vons weighs the pros and cons of a forest fire. Jyessi…

It’s time for a grand experiment! Can a dream fox start a fire so bright that their friends in reality can see it? Bonus question: How well can player characters handle being invisible? Wealdroa forgets something important. Vons moves to intercept. Grickx wiggles his fingers all creepy-like. Steamboat Willie goes up, up, and away! Jyessi…

Vons finally revealed his terrifying dreams to the rest of the party. Now it’s time to dig in and figure out how these things work and if we can use them for something cool! And let’s throw in an emotional betrayal for fun. Vons runs out of string. Grickx realizes someone missed a backstory cutscene.…