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MARISHA: You said two more points?
MATT: Yes, two more points of bludgeoning damage.
Make another constitution saving throw, please.
MARISHA: 11. No, sorry, 12.
MATT: This time, opposed to the pressure points
being hit, there is the one smack on the side of
your head.
MARISHA: Yeah?
MATT: This pain surges through the side of your
temple, and travels through your spine, to all the
points she had hit earlier, and your whole body
tenses and seizes for a second. Your vision blurs,
and your mouth stammers, and you’re stunned for
the next round. As she lands behind you, and walks
around to the front of you, you’re unable to, you
can’t move, you can’t speak. “I can start you on
this path. You can return to your wanderlust, your
allies. Our kind learns more in the world than in
a library. Agree to my instruction, to use the
skills I teach you, as you return throughout your
journeys. One day, you too, can become an
expositor.” You begin to regain control of your
senses, and your speech begins to slowly return to
you.
MARISHA: Okay. I got to hand it to you, that was
awesome, and I want to know how to do that. You
beat me.
MATT: “Very well. Your first lesson begins now.”
MARISHA: Okay. (groan)
MATT: She snaps her fingers, and you watch as
Zeenoth steps back in, sheepishly. “Is it over, my
dear? Is it done?” “I need you to stand here for a
second, Zeenoth. I need a body. Let me show you
the proper pressure points.” Zeenoth’s eyes go
wide for a second. “I don’t believe–” “You owe me
a favor. I found her for you, did I not?” Zeenoth
sighs, sags his head, and takes his cloak off.
MARISHA: I grab that stool, and I drag it over.
MATT: “Now, depending on what you wish to learn,
there are different places where you can pull the
information from the body.” Over the next few
hours, working with you, and over time–
MARISHA: Does she beat the shit out of Zeenoth?
MATT: You both do.
MARISHA: Sorry, Zeenoth. Sorry. God, we’re such
assholes.
MATT: “Assholes that the world needs, from time to
time.”
MARISHA: Yeah. The world does need an asshole.
We’ll work on that one together. We’ll work on
that. That’s good, that’s good.
MATT: “I’ll return to Zadash in the morning. Take
what I have taught you. "When you feel it’s time
for more tutelage, return to me. Do not worry. I
have an eye on you.”
MARISHA: What do I do until then, do I just
continue–
MATT: “Do what you must. Travel the world. Use
what I’ve taught you. Learn about injustice. Those
you don’t trust, follow them. Bend them. Make them
tell the truth and admit their guilt. Find where
ever corruption is. Root it out and let the system
do its job. If the system isn’t doing its job,