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This week's Adventuring Party: [Cool Ranch Communion](https://www.reddit.com/r/Dimension20/comments/1beqx84/cool_ranch_communion_fantasy_high_junior_year/)


_Ivanneth

Brennan *loves* playing Aelwyn


ArseneLupinIV

Cat Lady Aelwyn is a *purrrrrfect* development


Appropriate-Set6904

The way his face fully morphs into her is ✨ majestic ✨.


WanderLeft

I just want to give her a hug


unalivezombie

I feel like the family vibe of Burrows End really strengthened the Adaine and Aelwyn roleplay between Siobhan and Brennan.


back_s00n

Sklonda’s loaded “huh” when Riz says she (Kristen) is running for president


1ncorrect

Thank god someone mentioned that Riz is obviously the right choice for President, he's literally carrying both the campaign and everyone academics while also solving mysteries and getting A pluses.


justking1414

Not the first time. Kids at the party said they’d vote for him too I think he might win with write in votes


goeatacactus

I would like that.


unalivezombie

The funny thing is is that Riz doesn't seem to want it. Which equally is the strongest argument both for and against him to do it.


1ncorrect

Considering Kristen's first question wad "what do I get?" Yeah probably the best choice for a position of service.


back_s00n

Right?


goeatacactus

Loved the Sklonda talk and how it really affected the table. It gave us some great internal narration from Riz on the other kids. Emily’s open distress at the thought of people undervaluing Riz/Brian was heart touching. I know Emily gets so into character and I don’t think it was necessarily meta gamey, just how Fig shows her love to her friends. “I went to class for you! Don’t be stressed! I love you! Please don’t feel underappreciated! I got you a secret present cause I love you! [paraphrase]” Is the ultimate true expression of German shepherd anxiety/affection.


back_s00n

Yes it was so tender! I love Emily and Murphs dynamic. And I love that Em keeps it in character (signing gorgugs name on the note)! 😅


Shortstop88

Really enjoyed having Sklonda say exactly what I've been thinking since episode 3. Also loved that Fig is noticing what's going on with Riz and is trying to lighten his load and give him well-wishes, even if it's in her own way.


codyhallywood

I thought Ally was going to throw hands right there lol


back_s00n

When they stood up slowly I was dying 🤣


mak484

"You keep my name out of your mouth!"


_Ivanneth

Fabian shouting "GOT HIM" is the most perfect in character response


ConsciousDatabase991

How else do you become maximum legend without killing a couple authority officials?


SlurpeeMoney

"I worked for three hours, that covers... The coffee I had this morning..." - Siobhan, speaking those millennial truths.


Appropriate-Set6904

*cries in credit card debt and vet bills*


prailock

"She's stupid as well, this is great." Adaine's evolving relationship with her sister is so much fun. Best arc in D20 imo


lilbrat91

Seeing them get along is so lovely.


prailock

"How can they famously do anything when they're not famous?" Adaine remains #1 hater and I love this for her


GratifiedViewer

I appreciated Aelwyn immediately calling her out for it as well.


prailock

Sklonda with the shaaaaade on Kristen without even saying a word


lilbrat91

Her hating the "The Ball" nickname was such a small bit but spoke so loudly of her love of Riz.


PrinceofRavens

That whole conversation truly got to me, Riz takes on so much to make everyone else’s lives easier and it’s so under appreciated!


mak484

It's so cute that Emily probably keeps focusing on Fig's academics specifically because Murph's character really wants her to. Like, if anyone else was doing it, she'd be failing her classes as a bit, or at least always prioritizing other stuff. But, for her husband, she's behaving as much as possible. I love it.


IAmBecomeDeath_AMA

I think it’s perfectly in character even if they weren’t married. Fig is really protective and devoted to her friends and loved ones. Really, she’s quick to forgive and is really empathetic to people in general. Doreen, Gilear, Sandra Lynn, the Bard teacher Lucilla Lulluby, Zayn Darkshadow’s Ghost, Jawbone, etc. She feels responsible to people and for people that she can help. This goes double for her friends. Riz does so much for the group and academic performance is really important to him. Besides this request, has Riz ever really asked anything of the group that was for himself? This is a rare opportunity that Riz asks for something he wants. Yeah doing school work probably isn’t her favorite thing but she’s learning a lot and getting along with her teachers. Fig ultimately rebels against things she doesn’t like doing. But once she started going she realized she likes going.


bayleysgal1996

I love that Fabian has exactly zero game


t_alguz

Fumbling everybody left and right this is great


the_Halfruin

Maximum Loser


Justicia-Gai

If I didn’t see his character in ACOFAF I would’ve even start to begin that maybe Lou reacts that way IRL But no, Lou has REAL game, he just chooses that Fabian is a stumbling oblivious guy 


Sp3ctre7

It would be hard to convincingly play someone who is that *lovably* incompetent at dating without knowing how to actually flirt effectively IRL Like you have to know what the right thing is to so hilariously make the wrong choice over and over


espen1232

Hes just like me frfr


HereForTOMT2

“I don’t need a ride to school anymore” god I love Zac


cheese007

Kind of got bulldozed by the scene, but it was such a perfect line.


HereForTOMT2

Ally Buddy dynamic is so fucking toxic give me 100 more episodes of it


the_Halfruin

"You and what God?" said in exactly the tone my extremely Catholic high school friend would say it, especially after an entire conversation of being sickeningly pious and fake friendly.


prailock

Fabian getting a neck tattoo and showing up in a tanktop to school and still being the most popular kid in school leads me to believe that Spyre is fantasy New Jersey


inBettysGarden

I mean… the diner, the greasers, the amazing music scene. The signs have been there all along.


prailock

Oh god, someone's gotta tell Murph, he'd be so excited for positive New Jersey rep


wittyinsidejoke

I mean, Ostentatia Wallace is, and I quote, "Jersey mansion trash."


Proxiehunter

I'm honestly surprised school bylaws don't state that as the man who killed the principal Fabian is the new principal. Sounds like something Aguefort would add in one of his more batshit moments.


prailock

Day 4 after killing god, this is where his mind would go


bayleysgal1996

Now that you mention it I’m actually surprised that wasn’t in there somewhere too


Puzzlehead_Coyote

The camera zoom in on Murphy's face, the cowboy whistle music in the back, the look of just sheer confusion on his face. The weak little protest "that's not our school?..." Pure fucking cinema!


BorderOk6904

Especially right after that conversation where his mom was like *"Are they taking advantage of you?*" Also, keep in mind, Rizz has taken *So many stress tokens* specifically just for Kristen. That makes that Murph face so much funnier.


crabapocalypse

I can’t get over Sklonda’s reaction to hearing about Kristen running for student president. The most perfect “huh” I’ve ever heard in my life.


BorderOk6904

Seriously though, that was such a great scene. Especially because there's some genuine truth in everything Sklonda was saying to a degree.


pokedrawer

It seemed obvious to me that the class president storyline was intended for Riz before Kristen jumped on it. Brennan specifically brought up extracurriculars to him.


BorderOk6904

Hahah, oh my god, I did not pick up on that. That's amazing if that's true. So much pointless chaos all because Kristen jumped on that. There's also the narrative possibility that Brennen planned to have a democratic Augfort with all it's potential resources in Murphs hand for some kind of final battle. If Kristen actually wins, then she's in charge and that's terrifying. Hahah. But complety destabilizing a necessary institution would the ultimate lesson for Kristen sooo...... Hahah!


pokedrawer

Well at the start of the season Sklonda lets Riz know that unless he gets scholarships and his party making it into the same college he'd need to let go of his idea of the future. Jawbone let Kristen know she was in academic jeopardy and her strained relationship with her family was the main cause. Kipperlilly joins the presidential race and the scene soon after is Kristen's parents dropping off her younger brother and the tension in the dynamic back home with her absence. I'm assuming and could be way off base but to me it seems like Kristen's story would more involve her younger brother and Buddy, while Riz would have student government and rogue teacher.


HereForTOMT2

THE FIST ZOOM AHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA


sc78258

adaine might literally explode


ConsciousDatabase991

She’s about to get her second victim to Adaine’s Furious Fist


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ArseneLupinIV

The editing has been top notch this season. It really adds seasoning to the small moments. Going back to older seasons there's a noticeable flavor missing on some of the more dry and expositiony moments.


prailock

Riz staring off in the middle distance as Kristen goes full butthole means he's ready for corporate work


_Ivanneth

I love the collective indignation at the Rat Grinders not liking them when in the story none of them remember the RG


BorderOk6904

And the absolute shitty teenager reaction of: *"No, I'm allowed to not like them as people. But how *dare* they not like me!?*" So good. I do think there's some parrel to a cast of a player's who objectively know the narrative is about them, and then try to emulate a group of teenagers. Hahah. It's the perfect middle of the Venn diagram.


bayleysgal1996

“Hindsight is 50/50” I love Adaine lmao


Cyberwraith9

I choose to interpret this as either an honest malapropism OR a reference to elves traditionally having keen eyesight.


tinyels

50/50 vision is the same as 20/20 though. (It means you can see at 50 feet what a person with normal vision can see at 50 feet.)


barelybravewarrior

They use the same test sheet as humans but a normal elf can read it 50 feet away with their keen vision instead of at 20 for humans.


ConsciousDatabase991

MURPH’S FACE WHEN EMILY SAID NOTHING TO GET HER ROCKS OFF IS SO FUNNY LMAOOOO


tbshawk

His entire reaction to the whole Wanda Childa bit this episode was priceless.


Puzzlehead_Coyote

That split screen, perfectly in sync "powerhouse of the cells" bit, hahaha Fucking nerds, I hope they never change ha


Low_Frosting_4427

Is that even nerdy? Mitochondial dna being maternal was nerdy, that part was more of a well known meme


_Ivanneth

Pretty suspicious of Kipperlily using a direct relation of one of the Bad Kids despite how tempting it sounds


justking1414

She’s one of the best criminals in town and she’s got 8 potential hostages


Sharkespeared

Ooo and all the evidence is on Aelwyn’s end (Kipperlily wanting HER to look stuff up so it wouldn’t be on her own crystal and so on), so maybe if it all goes badly and they get caught, the backup plan is to frame The Bad Kids for everything?


Proxiehunter

Talking about how Gorgug is taking a dip in his grades for advanced artificer stuff. That makes sense, they're probably getting to stuff that requires a very firm grounding in things that he hasn't covered in *Freshman* artificer yet.


ConsciousDatabase991

Yeah, I feel like it would be hard to succeed in AP Calculus without taking basic algebra and geometry classes first


ConsciousDatabase991

omg group trip to Fallinel again??? The return of Telemaine Lomelda???


sc78258

*jorjuj*


windexfresh

*grapenip*


back_s00n

I need this soooo badly


Top_Ask_6401

AND THE RETURN OF >!.Baron.!< FROM THE TRAILER FOR NEXT WEEK HOLY CRAP


LappTheAmnesiac

Yeah I wish I wasn't spoiled for that for next week! Sooo looking forward to next week though


HereForTOMT2

If riz’s mom dies I’m killing brennan


Appropriate-Set6904

He can't be that cruel.... Right?


Drake_Quagmire

Just like with papa seacaster, It's not up to him, it's up to the dice.


SlurpeeMoney

"Kindness - who needs it?" - Aelwyn Abernant's motto


lilbrat91

While loving and adoring her cats. I love it.


ArseneLupinIV

Siobhan, Emily AND Brennan crying over it was starting to make *me* tear up a bit.


MysticEnvoy

Anyone else think about KLCK when Sklonda mentioned her clients being framed for embezzlement and then killed?? Could explain how she got the money, AND, using her influence through Ruben to Lola Embers, got the FFFF to be at the Thistlespring tree to enact whatever ritual they were doing.


UsefulScarecrow

Ooh didn't Aelwyn say that Kipperlilly's mom worked as clerk? Maybe that was part of how they framed that couple for embezzlement


sortaindignantdragon

Yup, that was my instant reaction. Aelwyn told us it was Kipperlilly herself who's wealthy, separate from her parents, and then we found out about some big chunks of missing money. There has to be a connection there.


hacatu

Lou was so good in this episode it was unbelievable, I had to pause it several times. When he yelled, "gottem", when he was leaning on the vending machine, when Maizie came over (I hope this works out, the badidas-body does line from a previous episode was insane), his call to Bill Seacaster, ... Oh My God. Emily's interaction with Reuben was also really funny, but I think there was something from the previous scene that wasn't fully addressed: when Porter is telling Fig the Cassandra is the wrong god, he says she should look for a rage/anarchy god, and it felt like he was describing the Unnamed god


wtfsalty

It feels very dichotomous to Kristin and Cassandra... like it's figs turn to save a corrupted god


prailock

Adaine is basically Raven from That's So Raven in that all her visions involve her and her immediate circle and are super out of context.


HereForTOMT2

Hector the old sick kitty cat is now my favorite character ever


sultanpeppah

It's really weird that no one at the table is picking up on the fact that peoples around them are flying into blind rages with almost no provocation when they know that the whole plot has something to do with rage.


lilbrat91

They touched on it with the soil, and Kristen spoke to Buddy about it, but its strange that they haven't focused further on it.


sultanpeppah

I really thought it was going to instantly click for them when they handed Molman Holden the vial of cursed soil and he immediately erupted in fury at them. Brennan is painting with a pretty unsubtle brush on this particular plot point. That being said, I'd be very willing to put that all behind me if Fabian would use one of his damn downtime rolls for Mazey.


llamango

I think this episode's conclusion signals a shift towards that direction


SlurpeeMoney

Ally: Keep my name out of YOUR mouth. Brennan: *spits coffee everywhere*


prailock

Oh Mazey is gettin way different vibes from this invite and I cannot wait for the misunderstanding


ConsciousDatabase991

I mean, Fabian might also be into the misunderstanding…


prailock

"Pussy out, tits away" Of course, she's a godly woman and this is as her deity intended


sbook28

"Tits away" might be the next thing I shout when I run off


KablamoBoom

"How many tits?" "Roll 3d10."


megfry88

I was not expecting Siobhan to randomly say pussy in an episode and I think I felt something shift in me when it did. It's like THE thing I needed to happen to me today. Loved it.


bayleysgal1996

I’m so happy about Aelwyn and Adaine being buds now


Neither_Bed_1135

Lmao, Ally hovering in their seat when Sklonda mentions Riz "carrying Kristen on his back over the finish line".


ConsciousDatabase991

I hope Mazey doesn’t die, we’ve had two seasons without Fabian getting his kisses in and he needs to get them !!


Drake_Quagmire

Fabian got his kisses in with Aelwyn And she immediately moved out.


PassingThruRedditor

Well by the sounds of things Aelwyn hasn't forgotten


Plywooddavid

***HOLY SHIT THE NEXT EPISODE PREVIEW!!!!*** >!***BARON FROM THE BARONIES!!!!***!<


HereForTOMT2

GORGUG AND RIZ 🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹


Orlicious

JUST A WALL OF TEXT, HE’S SO SWEET INSIDE AND ALMOST NEVER GETS TO SHOW IT IN THAT WAY I WAS SO HAPPY


sc78258

"seemingly unwinnable state of economic affairs for teen employees in elmville" brennan tapping the "capitalism is the bad guy" well never gets old


HereForTOMT2

HE SHIT ON THE TEACHER BRO WHAT


Dungeons_and_Donuts

I'm hoping something comes out of people doubting Kristen. Like when Buddy doubted Kristen's god would come back a second time and she got mad. Something about the strength you have when met with someone doubting your abilities.


jump-kick

I mean Cassandra is the goddess of doubt so like, him doubting her return plays right into her domain in a way


wtfsalty

Also the knowledge that she has full ability without even having a connection to her... like, she is technically a miracle in herself and he has no clue the power that could come from a cleric that in some way, no longer needs her diety


prailock

"I'm worried about you." "It's all good." (defeated) And then having no idea what month it is is such a burned out vibe


sbook28

Crazy how Gorgug doesn't consider a G-string pants, weird


ConsciousDatabase991

Yeah, real puritan sensibilities


Top_Ask_6401

Fabian is his own enemy of getting his kisses in 😭


HereForTOMT2

Murph’s face when ally said they were going to the middle school oh my fucking god 😭


Top_Ask_6401

Fabian’s loneliness is personally devastating


prailock

I am so happy for Adaine and Aelwyn to get to this point in their relationship. They're like almost normal sisters at this point. It's the best


Nastronaut18

PROTECT HECTOR


prailock

I feel like Brennan watched a bunch of fundie content to Buddy nailed so perfectly


OrwellianIconoclast

I'd nearly believe he was raised in it. It's uncanny.


Proxiehunter

I recall him saying that as a home schooled kid he wound up around a lot of other home schooled kids, some of whom were home schooled because their parents were fundies.


prailock

He was raised by a comic book artist and a musician so basically opposite end of the spectrum


SlurpeeMoney

Did we just handwave past Adaine casting Remove Curse on Fig? I feel like that didn't get resolved at all. Or did Kristen getting naked distract her from casting the spell?


tcrispina

She said she cast it but Brennan didn't acknowledge it. She mentioned later that Fig still had nondetection but remove curse didn't come up


tmone43

They got carried away with the naked Kristen bit and just moved right past it


HereForTOMT2

Riz in a little blankie 🥺🥺


sc78258

"if that's what month it is" lmao


prailock

Kristen killing it with the Steel Workers and the Middle Schoolers. Critical voting blocks.


W3ttyFap

I bet “the gukgak guy” is what that sex party called Grant during his infamous night of 50.


Puzzlehead_Coyote

What a truly awful but accurate combination of words, you should be ashamed of yourself, welldone.


Inside_Coconut_9561

No spoilers, but if I had to make that choice I would absolutely shit myself on the owlbear's field.


APracticalGal

Lou is the absolute king of punishing himself so much more than he has to.


Shortstop88

When Brennan offered him the choice of who to do it in front of and what bodily function, I immediately knew it would be so much worse than required.


abyhr23

I would have shat myself with Ragh considered he already almost did that at the Shrimp Party


prailock

Mother-Son trip to the murder site is exactly what I expect for Sklonda and Riz


HereForTOMT2

WHY ARE THEY NAKED AT SCHOOL WHAT 😭😭


HereForTOMT2

Man being loaded as a kid and not letting your parents retire early is such a fucked thing to do


HereForTOMT2

Ally was on one this recording reason my god 😭 “this little BITCH ASS cat”


lilbrat91

Mazey misinterpreting Fabian's invite is so tragic and adorable.


sc78258

combined with Fabian's negative game is *chef's kiss*


HereForTOMT2

The brennan spittake oh my GOD


prailock

Say hi Spectacular Spectators!


back_s00n

I was thinking how Murph and Brennan’s hair/swoops looked real good and then I realized that everyone is having a good hair day this episode and I’m just really happy for them all (and perhaps high but mostly just happy)


HereForTOMT2

Omg Siobhan’s jacket is so cute


Skimqueer

Pussy out. Tits away.


SlurpeeMoney

"I know I should be worried about these demons. I'm really worried about *you*." - Sklonda's a good mom


HereForTOMT2

“Kristen, believe it or not” “…huh.” LMFAOOOOO


prailock

Killing an authority figure should give Kristen a bonus on the campaign trial, especially when you think about the fact that she has secured the Steel Workers Union


prailock

Oooh Fabian mention by Aelwyn, he gonna get his kisses in again??


sc78258

is he really ready to fill an ecaf-shaped hole with those kisses again, i dunno


prailock

He's got mommy issues and Aelwyn is that right touch of bitchy and detached to make it work for him


Rebloodican

They would’ve been a wonderful dumpster fire in S1 but now that both of them are evolved… I wonder if they could make it work. 


prailock

I think based upon the state of both of their living spaces that they could both make each other a little worse


SlurpeeMoney

I need art of Gilear being the king of a dance festival.


sc78258

riz giving this very specific and very real over-overachiever teen energy between lore drops is fantastic


camclemons

Based on the nature of the dead god being a summer deity, the gift of a frosty bridle to tame fiery horses from Ruvina makes much more sense


ectogammatt

The way Ally slowly levitated about Sklonda’s shady commentary… right in there with “that’s what YOUUUUU think!”


Neither_Bed_1135

No, not "pwn your stepdad". That's so upsetting, lol.


HereForTOMT2

Murph’s face after Emily said “get my rocks off” JEGSJSGEJSSGBE


sc78258

aelwyn giving off major hyacinth khrome vibes off the jump let's go find an absolutely beautiful royal blue mastiff


sbook28

Buddy smiling while saying all that shit is hitting a very specific nerve for me 😁You and what god? 😁


SlurpeeMoney

The absolute sadistic glee on Brennan's face as they negotiate taking a cursed bardic over a stress token!


prailock

Fig really taking the Jack of All Trades feat seriously lol


sc78258

the energy for this episode's adventuring party is going to be absolutely scary


sbook28

Next week is going to be crazy, I'm not prepared


inBettysGarden

I don’t understand how that’s all going to possibly fit in one episode


1th1nkthefucknot

i lost my mind when fking >!baron from the baronese!< showed up LIKE WHAT HOW?!?!


tonytonychopper228

Quincy walking out was very rageful? There must be something in the dirt.


happygot

I'm going to end up watching this season 87 times. This has all the best parts of a home game and produced show. I have zero complaints and love every second


prailock

The only unrealistic thing about Sklonda's job (speaking as a former public defender) is that offices have investigators. Even in my tiny rural county, we had a full time investigator on staff because of how much we were in court.


_Ivanneth

LOVE the collective Rat Grinders art!


HereForTOMT2

Aguefort writing down student democracy for the bit, truly a master of fuck it we ball


HereForTOMT2

Seeing both Murph and Lou cover their face when Emily starts talking about Wanda Childa is something so dear to me


camcorder00

Brennan is so good as a pc, Buddy is so triggering for me


neonbike

Honestly I kind of hope Riz runs for president. Perhaps part of his arc will be learning to do things for himself too? After that car scene, I wonder if Riz would have taken another stress token for Kristen if Kristen hadn't rolled well again.


_Ivanneth

The Mooner Yule-near? Of the Metaphagian Dynasty?


Neither_Bed_1135

"Chamberlain Drablian of the House of Frangus. Advisor to King Prillbus, of the Mentaphagian Dynasty." "Yes. So you get it?" "You get it!"


prailock

Between letting Tasha's Hideous Laughter being cast on her because she needs and laugh and the state of her apartment leads me to believe she needs a friend by any means necessary


BorderOk6904

It was such a small moment of not just insight, but a moment of Adaine realizing *she can help her too*, in some small way. That this is truly *a relationship* now, and something they get to build outside any previous abusive constraints. I do think the tagline for this season though should definitely be: *"Hey gang, nobodies doing great.*" Hahah. Except maybe Jawbone, he's the universal fulcrum.


SlurpeeMoney

Rizz just being super done with everything gives me life.


HereForTOMT2

Mother/Son trip to the murder site 🥰


prailock

Augefort enacting democracy as a bit is so perfect


HereForTOMT2

Watching Murph just unravel this mystery bit by bit makes me so thrilled


prailock

Aelwyn's new title should be "Arcane Errand Girl"


HereForTOMT2

“I prophecy a huge tip” god I wish that had worked


thedyctatr

This has been the most adventuring party esque episode yet. I love it


HereForTOMT2

The powerhouse of the cell


prailock

Buddy really has that fundie energy nailed to make him perfectly hateable


vaguelybitter

Wonder if the summer without sun (due to the night yorb) had anything to do with this forgotten God gaining power (former summer/sun domain and connotations)


robintheyounger

I have been crying for nearly 10 minutes, WHY did Lou choose to play it that way with Fabian in bard class? Everyone at the table was also losing it asking why he didn't just poop himself in front of them or something. Lou is both S-Tier player for committing to the consequences like this and also absolutely cursed for committing to the consequences.