Episode 71 - What door?

Intro
Jason: Hello, and welcome Celestial Expanse, a real play D&D podcast set in the Celestial Expanse universe. My name is Jason, and I'll be playing everyone's favorite heretic elf, Theran. Tonight, you'll witness much chicanery, tomfoolery, ballyhoo, and if you are lucky, maybe even some monkeyshines. But now I wanna introduce the Prime Minister of Sinister, the Foreman of Fornicating Skyward, the Numero Uno of rolling numero uno, Matthew. How are you tonight, Matthew? Matt: Pretty good, how bout yourself? Jason: I am pretty good. How long have you ever gone without sleep before? Matt: We just had this conversation, - Jason: I know, but - Matt: Eight days. Jason: Eight frickin days. Ben! Playing Rell. How long have you gone without having sleep? Ben: Uhhhhhhh, at most? I mean I've pulled an all nighter and then - Jason: Slept the next day, like a normal human? Ben: I mean, you know, I went to bed probably later than most people still would, but, you know. Jason: Thirty-six hours maybe, that's pretty normal, you're a healthy person, I'm proud of you, unlike Matt. Ben: Healthy is - you know - Jason: Boston, playing our favorite shrub Juniper. How long have you gone without sleep before, Boston? Boston: Um, I think 20 hours. Not quite a full day, but there was a night I couldn't sleep and I had to be up early the next day. Jason: Right. Rebecca, playing the kind and generous Martle. How long have you been without sleep, Rebecca? Rebecca: I think the longest I've been without sleep was like 27 hours. I was getting off of night shift and I stayed up - Jason: Yup. Matt: Mm. Rebecca: - so I could go to sleep at a normal time. It was hell. Jason: Natalia, playing Z. What about you? Sleep? Natalia: Um, I think it's been about 3 or 4 days. I think I've pushed it to 4 days before. And - Jason: Mitch - oh, sorry. Natalia: I'm fine. Jason: Mitch, playing Zarial. How long have you gone without sleep. Mitch: Uh, about a week. Jason: Yeah, yeah. Let this be a lesson to you, kids: get your sleep. Take care of yourselves. Rebecca: It's important. Jason: Back to you, Matt! Matt: Yes, extremely important. Mitch: Well it wasn't my fault. Rebecca: Get sleep. Eat. Drink water. Take care of yourself. If you take meds, take your meds. Matt: Listen to the parent of the podcast. Jason: That's right. Rebecca: Yeah. Jason: The parent of all of us. Rebecca: *nervous laughter* Natalia: Mm-mm. I refuse! Rebecca: I'm one of the youngest ones! *nervous laughter*

Episode Description
The Crew try to recover from the ordeal of the siege of the Fabricator facility and discuss a plan to stop the crystals from taking it. Wait... a plan?

Summary
Marcule called in armored personnel carriers, got everyone on board, and is directing an APC to a hospital in a defensible location. Some tanks are firing ineffectually at the crystal golems. The Fabricator's building is still intact, so it seems that the intent was to kill everyone inside rather than destroy it. Theran and Martle formulate a plan to use the explosives in their vehicle to blow up the Fabricator. As Theran is arguing with the driver, Marcule approaches and hears their plan. He tells them they'll need more than that to blow up the Fabricator, and he'll join them. Theran opens a compartment in the APC and finds a rocket launcher with two rockets and three charges of explosives. Marcule tells them they'll need two of the charges to get through the door, and the third to destroy the Fabricator. A medic, an android wearing a white uniform, pricks everyone with a medical stim to heal them a little. They figure out their plan: the crew will go inside and get Martle and Theran to the Fabricator, where they'll use the rocket launcher to blow it up. Marcule will stay outside with soldiers in the APC to give them some cover. He sends Theran the blueprint of the building, with the Fabricator's location highlighted.

A crystal golem throws a rock at the APC, and the pilot is struck by a crystal in the neck. Unsure of what the crystal will do to him, Martle throws him from the vehicle, still alive. Z drives the APC to the burning building. Marcule provides cover with a giant gatling gun. Martle and Theran jump out and make their way through the building. Partway down, they encounter some crystal golems that appear to be partially converted factory workers, but destroy them easily. Theran blows up the door to the Fabricator using two rocket launcher charges, and they see a dimly lit room. Theran charges in and sees an injured dwarf, who says he was stabbed with something. Before Martle can hit him, he transforms into a giant red golem, and the episode ends.

New Information
The Fabricator is 20 feet wide, 20 feet tall, and in a recessed area that should be secure.

Memorable Quotes
Rebecca: No one can take on the gay agenda. Ben: We can't stop the gay agenda. Matt: It's too powerful.

Rebecca: Does anyone have any explosives? Jason: You know, we ask this all the time, and I never fuckin do.

Rebecca: Thirty feet. Jason: Yeah, that's not far. I mean, it's farther than what I have. Ben: Is it? Jason: No... now that I think about it, no.

*message noise* Matt: Shut up, Jason. *two message noises* Matt: Dammit, Rebecca! Jason: The game has descended in comments of stupidity. Matt: Ahhhh... why you gotta do this to me, guys? Rebecca: Look. My job here is make too many jokes about being gay, or bi, or nonbinary - that's my schtick.

Rebecca: I yeet myself.

Trivia

 * The rocket launcher is an AS (Abaddon Systems) Javelin Four. It has a range of 200 ft, an explosive radius of 20 ft, and does 3d12 splash damage (6d12 against vehicles).
 * The medic gave everyone one use of their hit die.
 * Zarial has a +1 CON.