Episode 39 - The Last Adventure

Intro
Matt: Hello and welcome to another episode of Celestial Expanse, a real play D&D podcast set in the celestial expanse universe, my name is Matthew, I'll be your DM for the night, playing with me today is Ben as Rell... Ben: Hello. Matt: Jason as Theran... Jason: People say they're losing days, but I know for sure that it's Maypril 74th, so I'm all set. Matt: Wow. Rebecca as Martle... Rebecca: I'm just glad I've still got my sister y'all. Matt: And Natalia as Z. Natalia: Eh. She's still crying, all right? She has nothing to say. Sniffles from the corner. Matt: So how's everybody doing today? Natalia: I just got outta bed. Jason: Really? Natalia: Oh yeah. Yeah yeah, I'm on- I'm currently working the third shift, quarantine. Jason: Ohh yeah. Mitch (in background): Amen! Jason: Ohh yeah. Matt: Yeah, I didn't get up til like 3 this afternoon. Natalia: Yeah. Jason: My days just all blend together, cause I never leave the damn house, so like uh... like I said, it feels like it's Maypril 74th of the infinite day that is just crazy. Rebecca: I still have a schedule, because I still have work! Matt: Oh that's nice. Natalia: At least you have a purpose! Jason: A least one of us has a purpose here. Matt: Yeah. I just sit around doing nothing, and make a garbage story. Rebecca: Shut your damn mouth, you stupid fool of a man. Ben: Shouldn't you be like editing the podcast or something? Jason: Making garbage stories. Matt: What are you talking about, I just put out a new episode last night. Or this morning. Anyway, - Jason: He just releases it the way it was - the raw file, you know just all the dumpster fire comments in there. Natalia: Uncut. Rebecca: Oi. Natalia: The uncut edition. Jason: It'll be a blast. Matt: It was actually relatively clean this time. Rebecca: This time. Matt: Hey, I'm working on it. Rebecca: I was saying we're bad at it. Jason: Yeah. Rebecca: Bad at keeping things clean.
 * clamor of dissent*

Episode Description
The Crew are recovering from a great ordeal, but tragedy is not done with them for they must say goodbye to a friend and trouble maker.

Summary
The episode begins with Lelia unconscious from radiation poisoning, Z mourning Quin's death, and Rell adjusting to his lost ki point and shorted out arm. Martle, who is in a similar condition to Lelia, crawls into Lelia's bed and refuses to move. Rell finds he can't move the fingers of his artificial arm. Lelia gives Theran directions to Rick, a mechanic who works with artificial limbs. Z goes with him to bring Rick to Rell, who seems a bit out of it. Rick is unwilling to come, but Theran threatens to kill him, so he agrees. He says Rell's arm is both old and badly damaged, so he'll have to take it apart completely and make Rell a new one. Z tells the group Quin is dead. Lelia asks to be wheeled over, and commiserates with Demia.

Rell gets his new arm from Rick, paid for by Lelia. Rick has no anaesthetic but offers rum, which Rell refuses. Rick drinks it instead, clearly already drunk. The new arm looks very nice and fancy, worth about 20,000 credits (2 units of fuel). It has an engraving of the symbol of Rell's order, a half star half gear. With little warning, he shoves the new arm into its housing. He informs Rell it no longer has the slight delay in movement he was dealing with before, the electric shock is more powerful, and it is now rust-proof. He also mutters thanks to Rell for saving everyone, but Rell is too distracted adjusting to his non-laggy arm to hear.

A few days later, Demia calls them to talk. After the Inquisition's attack on the station, she plans to have a meeting with the other pirate lords and declare war on the Inquisition. She needs information from a communications satellite off the orbit of Agma. Z knows Agma was once a weapon testing ground for the gnome and halfling republic. It's now manned by Parliament, who has been keeping a closer eye on the Inquisition since getting the Allforge. Demia wants their intel on Inquisition bases and hideouts.

Demia also invites the group to Quin's funeral. Theran goes to help Lelia change. Martle gives Rell a hug and thanks him again for helping save Lelia, and promises to help get his family back. She then threatens to punch Rell and Z if they ever tell anyone about the hug.

Demia hosts Quin's funeral. The episode ends as Z and Martle approach Demia to warn her that Ashley might seek her out.

Memorable Quotes
Theran: Rick, does it look like my give a shit is even fucking online at this point? You can come with me, or I can run you the fuck through. Those are your two choices. The man saved my life, and he saved yours.

Rick: Alright, I'm gonna do this in 3, so you better take a deep breath. Rell: *deep breath* Rick: Three. *shoves arm on*

Trivia

 * Rell's new arm is a +1 magical weapon.
 * Ben hadn't established the symbol for Rell's order yet, and made it up on the spot.
 * Ben rolled a nat 1 on Rell's perception check to hear Rick's thanks.
 * This is the first episode with Rick.