Syzygy 009

Syzygy 009 - The Vast Cavity "In which (mostly rock-based) pranks are pulled, a migraine is suffered through, and The Vast Cavity is penetrated." The ninth episode in the Syzygy arc.

Previous Episode: Syzygy 008 - 'Guys... Are We the Bad Guys?'

The party wake up in their new home, unfortunately dubbed The Fuck Hole, approximately a week and a half after Credence attacked the museum. Guin has been creating a shrine to Avani, and has has purchased some masonry tools, using them to carve lewd statues. Kodak has been training Remy to fight, with Guin interfering. Nike has been ensuring the stability of the docks, and spending time with his partners on the Echidna's Revenge.

This morning, the party wakes up to find several objects missing from their home. The Aasimar's Amulet (which Guin stole from Mike in the last episode, after taking if from the elven thief, The Whistle of 'Ow', and the friendship necklace that Guin made for Kodak.

Mike arrives at The Fuck Hole, bringing news that an ally of Credence Dodd has been spotted near The Vast Cavity, a location a few days' ride from Cavefell, by Coverdale.. He sends The Party to investigate with a wagon full of supplies.

They stop in a small village for the night. Here, Guin of Stone Hengerealizes that she already had masonry tools in her inventory, and sells them (for three more gold than she bought them for) to a Firbolg shopkeeper/inkeeper called Barty, telling him that they have been blessed by the goddess Avani. They also rent a room from him, promising to not have sex in them. Guin sleeps outside in a dirt patch.

Continuing their journey the next day, Kodak's map skills get the party hopelessly lost. They stop to pick up a hitchhiker, a Tiefling bard named Jefferey, and ask for directions. He declines a ride upon learning their destination. They realize that Kodak was holding his map upside down, and start heading in the right direction. After setting up camp for the night, Kodak seems nervous about the cave, but Guin and Nike are unconcerned.

The ride takes longer than expected due to Kodak's bad sense of direction, but they arrive at The Vast Cavity without further trouble. There, they encounter a Horrible Goose, wearing the stolen artifacts. The party battles the goose, but it teleports into the cave and disappears.

The party enters the cave, trying to navigate with the map given to them by Mike, with a path presumably marked by Helpless. After wandering for hours, the party makes camp inside the cave.

Next Episode: Bloopers 001

Next Syzygy Episode: Syzygy 010 - THE COCOON

Fun Facts!

 * In this episode, the party's house is deemed The Fuck Hole by Max jokingly, but it becomes canon.
 * After this episode, Max's car was broken into, and his bag with all his campaign plans was stolen. He had to completely rewrite the campaign. It is theorized it was the goose.