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[BONUS] Crunch Squad 25. Echo Knight Explainer
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None of us were expecting a fighter subclass to lead to so many of the crunchiest rules discussions we've ever had on the show, but here we are! Join Mickie and Ned as they break down the surprisingly tricky terminology of the Echo Knight rules, and definitely answer 100% of all the questions so we'll never have any more. Right? RIGHT. • • • Patreo…
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Skull & Shackles 47. I Loved Someone Once
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The first ever ICF meetup is happening in just seven weeks! To learn more about how you can join us on August 9th in Lehi, UT, visit this link: https://tabletop.events/conventions/i-cast-fireball-2025 Who's ready for some emotional catharsis after all that tension at Mancatcher Cove? Ataraxia asks some big questions. Buster finally opens up about h…
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Skull & Shackles 46. Bet You Won't!
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Only one beast left stands between the Captain's Council and Cyrus Wolfe's hoard! How much gold lies in wait for our heroes? Buster loots the body. Max finds a really cool box. Ataraxia stares off into the middle distance. Ignis receives a very meaningful gift. • • • Patreon: patreon.com/ICastFireball20 Twitter / Instagram: @ICastFireball20 Faceboo…
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Skull & Shackles 45. Come on Sahua-God
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It's time to face the Big Bad himself! Max swims ridiculously fast. Buster unleashes a different kind of wave. Ataraxia has a bad run-in with a shark. Ignis stabs so so so many times at once. • • • Patreon: patreon.com/ICastFireball20 Twitter / Instagram: @ICastFireball20 Facebook: @ICastFireball2020 Email: ICastFireball2020@gmail.com Donations: ko…
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[BONUS] Roll With It 1. A Paladin in the Woods
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Want to learn more about the improv principles behind our storytelling here at ICF? Then this new bonus show is for you! Join Josh as he takes the DM seat across from Ned to play out a scene that neither of them have prepared for in the slightest, followed by a discussion of what makes good improv. • • • Patreon: patreon.com/ICastFireball20 Twitter…
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The battle continues to find Chief Krelloort and the lost treasure he's been guarding! Buster does some divining. Ataraxia mocks viciously. Ignis borrows a weapon. Max remembers he has a scimitar. • • • Patreon: patreon.com/ICastFireball20 Twitter / Instagram: @ICastFireball20 Facebook: @ICastFireball2020 Email: ICastFireball2020@gmail.com Donation…
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Further into the belly of the beast our heroes go! Hopefully they can keep themselves out of the bellies of these particular beasts, but can they keep themselves from falling apart? Ataraxia stays noticeably quiet. Max wonders why he's here. Buster hopes they won't have to backtrack through the tunnels. Ignis hears a voice, but not the voice she wa…
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Down into the dark pit we go! What shall we find inside? Traps? Tricks? Treasures? Hopefully treasures. We didn't follow a cryptic riddle all the way here to walk away without treasures! Buster pulls out the rituals. Ignis lights the way. Ataraxia mocks viciously. Max gets Baja Blasted. • • • Patreon: patreon.com/ICastFireball20 Twitter / Instagram…
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[BONUS] Word of Recall 9. Goatshead to Tidewater Rock
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The Satyr's Song has already cut a wide swath through the Shackles, facing all manner of strange and terrifying enemies. From hags to tattooed sorceresses, from cursed hearts to infatuated knights, let's answer your burning questions! ••• Patreon: patreon.com/ICastFireball20 Twitter / Instagram: @ICastFireball20 Facebook: @ICastFireball2020 Email: …
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Another day, another group of sahuagin to fend off. But hey, at least fighting a bunch of bloodthirsty enemies is easier than facing up to your feelings, right? Max loses a prisoner. Ataraxia asks some deep questions. Ignis keeps it bottled up. Buster issues the call to adventure. • • • Patreon: patreon.com/ICastFireball20 Twitter / Instagram: @ICa…
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"With the Dawnflower's first kiss, climb the Captain's wayward orb to claim old king's hoard." Okay, we're in the Blue Bight's embrace. Now where are these teeth and orbs we're supposed to be looking for? Ataraxia gets a bird's-eye view. Ignis puts her darkvision to good use. Buster contemplates the physical/magical interactions of light. Max goes …
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Skull & Shackles 39. Blue Bight's Embrace
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“From blue bight’s embrace, spy the Grave Lady’s prize tooth.” The Captain's Council finally packs up from Tidewater Rock, and sails off in search of Cyrus Wolfe's treasure! Ataraxia works on filling up his scrolls. Buster communes with The Wind and The Waves. Max remembers his wife. Ignis summons some kindness. • • • Patreon: patreon.com/ICastFire…
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As one arc comes to its end, two new opportunities are presented to the Captain's Council. But the shenanigans on Tidewater Rock aren't finished quite yet... Buster summons a new friend. Ataraxia looks for a dart board. Max tries to change his fate. Ignis goes for the slap. • • • Patreon: patreon.com/ICastFireball20 Twitter / Instagram: @ICastFireb…
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I hear what you're saying—the fighter's the simplest class in the game, so it's only for new players, right? Well, even though it may be a great choice for newbies, Lieutenant Ignis Halcón has shown us time and time again that there can be a lot of depth hidden under that well-armored surface! Join Ned & Mickie as they discuss how to make the most …
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Skull & Shackles 37. Tickle Me Intrigued
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Time to finalize the alliance of Tidewater Rock! The Captain's Council takes a moment to rest and oversee the negotiations before preparing to go find Ataraxia's mother. Ignis tries to understand sincerity. Buster advises on crop rotation. Ataraxia tries to set up another romance. Max learns some new Ranger wrestling moves. • • • Patreon: patreon.c…
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Skull & Shackles 36. The Ballad of Glenlivet
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After a surprising run of successful back-to-back battles, a moment of solemnity falls over the Satyr's Song at the loss of a dedicated crewman. Ignis deals out a punishment. Buster lets it scar. Max speaks from the heart. Ataraxia remembers his friends. • • • Patreon: patreon.com/ICastFireball20 Twitter / Instagram: @ICastFireball20 Facebook: @ICa…
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Skull & Shackles 35. One Captain Too Many
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Thanks to the power of suggestion, the Captain's Council prepares to take another ship for the glory of the Satyr's Song! But it seems that there's more to the situation on this other ship than meets the eye. Ataraxia makes a new friend. Buster discusses ramming tactics. Max performs a card trick. Ignis makes a troubling discovery in the brig. • • …
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Ballistas out, everybody! It's time to dig into the story behind our head lookout and gunner, Mmmmmmmmaximus Schanz. Longtime listeners may already know about Jacob's affinity for rangers, but why Dragonborn? And how has the Deck of Many Things linked itself to Max not just narratively, but mechanically? Join Mickie as the takes over the hosting se…
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Why take a rest between battles when you can just go directly from one battle straight into another? Max is beset by unwelcome suitors. Buster sticks to the water. Ignis uses her head. Ataraxia makes a very convincing suggestion. • • • Patreon: patreon.com/ICastFireball20 Twitter / Instagram: @ICastFireball20 Facebook: @ICastFireball2020 Email: ICa…
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Skull & Shackles 33. Schmidt Happens
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Can't we just take one little trip to conquer a rival captain while they're vulnerable without another rival captain trying to conquer us while we're vulnerable? Time for another battle of high-magic hijinks on the high seas! Ataraxia loads the ballistas. Max deals twenty-NINE points of damage. Buster calls upon the depths. Ignis sees an... interes…
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Skull & Shackles 32. One Captain to Another
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Holy goats, the plan worked! Now it's just a nice, chill, easy ride back to the Satyr's Song where nothing weird or nefarious is happening, right? Ignis rows out of spite. Max suggests letting fate seal the alliance. Buster pierces through the fog. Ataraxia takes a crow's-eye view. • • • Patreon: patreon.com/ICastFireball20 Twitter / Instagram: @IC…
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[BONUS] Meet & Geek 9. Lieutenant Ignis Halcón
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For the glory of Rolterra, and her all-knowing web of fate! We all know Mickie already has countless pages of backstory written about Ignis that we'll probably never see, but how did this character concept come to be in the first place? Let's join Jacob and Mickie to find out! • • • Patreon: patreon.com/ICastFireball20 Twitter / Instagram: @ICastFi…
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Skull & Shackles 31. A Plan Comes Together
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A battle has broken out on the clifftop! The shore is right there—we just gotta make it past Lady Smythee's guards, and we'll be off scot-free. Or at least, relatively scot-free. Ataraxia sets the mood in the Silvery Barb. Buster blows a lot of hot air. Ignis punches until she feels sand. Max pile drives somebody off a 30-foot cliff. • • • Patreon:…
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Skull & Shackles 30. You Can't See Me
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JOHN CENA! [Trumpet fanfare] Half of our party is inside the tower of Tidewater Rock, and the other half is lurking back in the shrubbery by the cliffside. Now that we know how to get to Lady Smythee, how will the plan shake out? Ataraxia strikes up a heart to heart. Buster contemplates the responsibilities of adults. Ignis stretches the tapestry o…
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Skull & Shackles 29. Echoes in the Dark
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It's finally time to break the Tidewater Rock! With a good, non-shaky plan all laid out, the Captain's Council takes position, and splits the party—spellcasters on the ground, martials in the tower. Ataraxia puts his climbing hooves to good use. Buster casts a cloud over the guards' party. Max finds himself tied to an echo. Ignis finds a way to byp…
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Tensions are still high among the Captain's Council, but Tidewater Rock is right there, and the time to act is upon us! Hopefully this time, our players can cobble together a plan that the DM won't describe as "shaky". Buster pulls a little burglary. Max points out the point of no return. Ignis proposes a kidnapping. Ataraxia suggests some high-mag…
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We're taking a little Christmas break, so in the meantime, enjoy these clips from our Patreon bonus content! • • • Patreon: patreon.com/ICastFireball20 Twitter / Instagram: @ICastFireball20 Facebook: @ICastFireball2020 Email: ICastFireball2020@gmail.com Donations: ko-fi.com/icastfireball20 • • • AUDIO CREDITS Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy by Kevin …
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Skull & Shackles 27. Why Can't We Be Friends?
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Well, that escalated quickly. What is the Captain's Council even going to do in the aftermath of a confrontation like that? Max practices his knot tying skills. Buster sees Max from a different angle. Ignis wonders about her feelings. Ataraxia proposes a soft 3, leading into a hard 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5. • • • Patreon: patreon.com/ICastFireball20 Twitte…
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This Meredith situation is getting a bit out of hand. Surely Buster will be perfectly ok if we stage just a little intervention, right? Ataraxia delegates his social difficulties. Ignis executes her orders. Buster loses himself. Max handles the cleanup. • • • Patreon: patreon.com/ICastFireball20 Twitter / Instagram: @ICastFireball20 Facebook: @ICas…
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Back on the open sea, the Captain's Council regroups to chat about how things went down on the island, when an unexpected visitor causes quite a stir within the party. Ignis fumes over the goats. Ataraxia learns about love. Buster speaks from the heart. Max bars the exit. • • • Patreon: patreon.com/ICastFireball20 Twitter / Instagram: @ICastFirebal…
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Let's delve into the bliss-filled head of everybody's favorite 13-year-old pirate captain, Ataraxia Caelian! Why satyr? Why bard? Why teenager? Why cursed? Join Jacob and Ned as they dig into Ataraxia's origins. • • • Patreon: patreon.com/ICastFireball20 Twitter / Instagram: @ICastFireball20 Facebook: @ICastFireball2020 Email: ICastFireball2020@gma…
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The Captain's Council prepares themselves to say farewell at long last to Goatshead Isle, while more than one of them stews over an unexpected treasure that's managed to weasel its way into their hands. Ataraxia puts some goats on a boat. Ignis pushes back on the goats. Max invites somebody to play a game. Buster makes a new... friend? • • • Patreo…
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Skull & Shackles 23. A Feather, Wings, & Many Things
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Rifling through their spoils from the defeated hag, our heroes bring the good news back to the Bleating Tankard, but one of them must wrestle with a treasure that could change everything. Ataraxia plays matchmaker. Ignis keeps it under the radar. Buster goes on a cosmic mind vacation. Max unfurls his wings. • • • Patreon: patreon.com/ICastFireball2…
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We gotta kill this hag, guys, we just REALLY gotta kill this hag. Max skirts death. Ataraxia searches for spoils. Ignis consults her knowledge about hags. Buster rounds up some goats. • • • Patreon: patreon.com/ICastFireball20 Twitter / Instagram: @ICastFireball20 Facebook: @ICastFireball2020 Email: ICastFireball2020@gmail.com Donations: ko-fi.com/…
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[BONUS] Word of Recall 8. Skull & Shackles Premiere
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Ahoy there, a new campaign be on the horizon! A lot has already happened in just the first 15 episodes of the Captain's Council's adventures, and you had plenty of questions for us, so let's get down to answering. ••• Patreon: patreon.com/ICastFireball20 Twitter / Instagram: @ICastFireball20 Facebook: @ICastFireball2020 Email: ICastFireball2020@gma…
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Skull & Shackles 21. Brought a Goat to a Hag Fight
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Griselda's all tied up at the moment, but we're still keeping a wary eye on her. Who's really asking the questions here, though? The hag or the heroes? Ataraxia leads the interrogation. Ignis stays on guard. Buster looks for the gold. Max gets seen more deeply than he expected. • • • Patreon: patreon.com/ICastFireball20 Twitter / Instagram: @ICastF…
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These giant frogs are a bit of a nuisance, but the real foe to worry about is waiting not too far away, in a sinister hut in the swamp. Buster senses lots of gold. Ataraxia tells a very effective joke. Max demands the truth. Ignis (a literal magical angel) almost doubts the existence for magic for like half a second. • • • Patreon: patreon.com/ICas…
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Skull & Shackles 19. Witches Be Tricksy
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Now that the Captain's Council has made their way into the Bleating Tankard, it's time to see of they can figure out what's really going on under the surface here in Goatshead! Ataraxia bluffs his way in. Buster starts up some pub songs. Ignis shares the message of Rolterra. Max leads the expedition. • • • Patreon: patreon.com/ICastFireball20 Twitt…
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Skull & Shackles 18. Christening of the Silvery Barb
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A successful naval battle behind them, the Captain's Council approaches the village of Goatshead, definitely with a very good, very solid plan about why they want to actually be there aside from just the fact that they thought it had a funny name. Yep. Max shows off his hunting spoils. Buster shows off his skill at checkers. Ataraxia shows off his …
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We all love the bouncy, treasure-obsessed, somewhat neurotic helmsman of the Satyr's Song, but how did he come to be? Join Jacob as he sits down with Josh to find out what inspired the creation of Buster Bilgewater. • • • Patreon: patreon.com/ICastFireball20 Twitter / Instagram: @ICastFireball20 Facebook: @ICastFireball2020 Email: ICastFireball2020…
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Skull & Shackles 17. Red Cap Redeemed
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It's a battle on the breaking waves! Ballistas fire, masts break, and swords clash as the Captain's Council leads the newly christened Satyr's Song into its first naval combat. Ataraxia makes a very compelling Suggestion. Ignis takes to the skies. Max goes BOOM. Buster casts Locate Plunder. • • • Patreon: patreon.com/ICastFireball20 Twitter / Insta…
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Skull & Shackles 16. Two Lobsters, One Brick
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Time to take to the high seas! A journey to The Tidewater Rock is sidetracked by a journey to an island with a funny name, which is first sidetracked by an encounter with a pair of ships on the open sea. Prepare the ballistas for battle, crew! Max spots the smoke trails. Ataraxia debates an approach. Ignis charges ahead. Buster deals with conflicti…
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Heading back to port after their victorious battle, the Captain's Council prepares to set sail and build their infamy as the newest Free Captains of The Shackles! Buster digs for backstory. Ignis speaks with the voice of an angel. Ataraxia makes a rousing speech. Max sets a waiting soul free. • • • Patreon: patreon.com/ICastFireball20 Twitter / Ins…
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[BONUS] Crunch Squad 23. Artificer Autopsy
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The twelve core 5e classes get a lot of love and attention, but maybe you've been wondering about the new kid on the scene: the Artificer! As the only other official 5e class, the Artificer fills an interesting role in the 5e landscape due to how many different roles it can fill. Join Ned & Josh as they talk about what makes this such a unique clas…
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Two chimeras vs the Captain's Council! Who will come out on top? Ataraxia records a story. Ignis feels the religious fire. Buster pushes beyond his arcane bounds. Max gets goated. • • • Patreon: patreon.com/ICastFireball20 Twitter / Instagram: @ICastFireball20 Facebook: @ICastFireball2020 Email: ICastFireball2020@gmail.com Donations: ko-fi.com/icas…
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Skull & Shackles 13. A Secret Third Chimera
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It's battle time in the caves behind the waterfall! How shall the Captain's Council fare against this three-headed beastie? Ignis double grapples. Buster releases the wind. Max spots a new challenger. Ataraxia makes some Homestar Runner references. • • • Patreon: patreon.com/ICastFireball20 Twitter / Instagram: @ICastFireball20 Facebook: @ICastFire…
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Okay, okay, no more getting distracted by shinies on the way to the treasure. But that doesn't mean we can't still have some deep, thought-provoking conversations along the way! Ataraxia conducts some performance reviews. Buster unearths some family dirt. Ignis gets a confidence boost. Max laments the whims of fate. • • • Patreon: patreon.com/ICast…
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[BONUS] Crunch Squad 22. Dragonborn Discussion
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You may have seen a dragonborn before, but have you seen a gem dragonborn? Join Jacob and Ned as they dig into this new spin on an old favorite, and how the dragonborn race as a whole has improved in the years since 5e was first released. • • • Patreon: patreon.com/ICastFireball20 Twitter / Instagram: @ICastFireball20 Facebook: @ICastFireball2020 E…
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This shiny better be worth it! With most of the Captain's Council underwater, battling the tendrils of a water elemental, how are our heroes gonna make it out of this scrape? Max parleys. Ataraxia extends a job offer. Buster identifies. Ignis gets so sick of everybody else's shenanigans. • • • Patreon: patreon.com/ICastFireball20 Twitter / Instagra…
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Skull & Shackles 10. Deep End of the Pool
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Come onnnnn, there's a shiny at the bottom of this pool! You expect us to NOT try to go get it? There will obviously be no danger whatsoever. We'll be fine. Everything will be fine. Buster takes the plunge. Ataraxia offers moral support. Max shows why crossbows are superior. Ignis causes a mini Crunch Squad. • • • Patreon: patreon.com/ICastFireball…
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