Rolling with Difficulty

Content Warning: Gun Reference and Use (Pistol), Psychological Horror, Nightmares, Trauma, Descriptions of deadly injuries

---This episode deals with the crew's trauma and nightmares post the 1 hour and 13 minute mark. If you just want the fun party and none of the fighting your demons, tune out after that time.---

Finbar has a welcome surprise for the rest of the crew! After an evening of merriment with dear friends and valued comrades, the weary wanderers return to the Per Aspera, only to find a dangerous stowaway waiting for them to drift off to sleep...

---Our show contains fantasy violence (and the occasional foul language), treat us like a PG-13 program!---

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Cast:
Dungeon Master - Austin Funk
Twitter: @atthefunk
The Set's Journal of Faerun: https://www.dmsguild.com/product/345568/The-Sets-Journal-of-Faerun-Vol-1?term=the+set

Kyana - OSP Red
Twitter: @OSPyoutube
Instagram: @overly.sarcastic.productions
Overly Sarcastic Productions: https://www.youtube.com/c/OverlySarcasticProductionsChannel/

Dani - Sophia Ricciardi
Twitter: @sophie_kay_
Instagram: @_sophie_kay
Moviestruck: https://moviestruck.transistor.fm/
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/moviestruck

Finbar - Wally
Instagram: @stuckinspace
Twitter: @walpoleinspace
Portfolio: https://ghost_astronaut.artstation.com/

VR-LA - Noir
Twitter: @NoirGalaxies

Want to send us snail mail? Use this Address:
Austin Funk
1314 5th Ave
PO Box #1163
Bay Shore NY 11706
Campaign Art by @stuckinspace

Music by: Dominic Ricciardi
https://soundcloud.com/dominicricciardimusicFeatured Tracks:Big Battle
Rolling with Difficulty Theme
City of Doors
Tense MomentTea Time
Party Time Time

We're taking a week off! Regular episodes resume August 16th. Tune in to the Midseason Q&A on August 10th at 5pm EST over on YouTube if you miss us in the meantime!

An old contact of Bileyg's reaches out through, unconventional, means, and sends the detectives in search of missing memories. Their hunt will take them to some of the most emotional, most disturbing, and maybe even most tasteful locales Sigil has to offer! Will they find the Hag's treasure? Or are these feelings too fleeting for Open and Shut?

---Our show contains fantasy violence (and the occasional foul language), treat us like a PG-13 program!---

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Contact the Pod:
[email protected]
Twitter: @rollwdifficulty
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RSS Feed: https://rollingwithdifficultypod.transistor.fm/
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BlueSky: @rollwithdifficulty.bsky.social

Cast:
Dungeon Master - Austin Funk
Twitter: @atthefunk
The Set's Journal of Faerun: https://www.dmsguild.com/product/345568/The-Sets-Journal-of-Faerun-Vol-1?term=the+set
BlueSky: @atthefunk.bsky.social

Bileyg - OSP Red
Twitter: @OSPyoutube
Instagram: @overly.sarcastic.productions
Overly Sarcastic Productions: https://www.youtube.com/c/OverlySarcasticProductionsChannel/

Ingrid - Sophia Ricciardi
Twitter: @sophie_kay_
Instagram: @_sophie_kay
Moviestruck: https://moviestruck.transistor.fm/
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/moviestruck
BlueSky: @sophiekay.bsky.social

Evrard - Wally
Instagram: @stuckinspace
Twitter: @walpoleinspace
Portfolio: https://ghost_astronaut.artstation.com/
BlueSky: @wallydraws.bsky.social

Oobtaglor - Noir
Twitter: @NoirGalaxies
BlueSky: @noirgalaxies.bsky.social

Want to send us snail mail? Use this Address:
Austin Funk
1314 5th Ave
PO Box # 1163
Bay Shore NY 11706
Character Art by @stuckinspaceBackground Art by @tanukimi.s

Music by: Dominic Ricciardi
https://soundcloud.com/dominicricciardimusicFeatured Tracks:
Open and Shut Theme
City of Doors
Investigation Theme
Fancy Party
Mysterious Theme

In the wake of Kyana's capture, the rest of the gang is of one mind. They will make for the Material Plane, and they will get their monk back. What horrors await them? What sinister purpose do the Mind Flayers have for Kyana and her ilk? Find out on the season finale of Rolling with Difficulty!

---Our show contains fantasy violence (and the occasional foul language), treat us like a PG-13 program!---

Contact the Pod:
[email protected]
Twitter: @rollwdifficulty
Instagram: @rollwithdifficulty
RSS Feed: https://rollingwithdifficultypod.transistor.fm/

Cast:
Dungeon Master - Austin Funk
Twitter: @atthefunk
The Set's Journal of Faerun: https://www.dmsguild.com/product/345568/The-Sets-Journal-of-Faerun-Vol-1?term=the+set

Kyana - OSP Red
Twitter: @OSPyoutube
Instagram: @overly.sarcastic.productions
Overly Sarcastic Productions: https://www.youtube.com/c/OverlySarcasticProductionsChannel/

Dani - Sophia Ricciardi
Twitter: @sophie_kay_
Instagram: @_sophie_kay
Moviestruck: https://moviestruck.transistor.fm/

Finbar - Wally
Instagram: @stuckinspace
Twitter: @walpoleinspace
Portfolio: https://ghost_astronaut.artstation.com/

VR-LA - Noir
Twitter: @NoirGalaxies

Want to send us snail mail? Use this Address:
Austin Funk
1314 5th Ave
PO Box #1163
Bay Shore NY 11706
Campaign Art by @stuckinspace

Music by: Dominic Ricciardi
https://soundcloud.com/dominicricciardimusicFeatured Tracks:Big Battle
Big Downtime
Dom's Downtime Extravaganza
Rolling with Difficulty Theme
Rolling, Possibly with a Bit of Difficulty

On the heels of their unexpected reunion with the Prior, the crew of the Per Aspera finally returns to the City of Brass to finish their contract with the shrewd fire genasi, Otto. Debts are paid, armor is smithed, and Dani bullies a grown man. While all these vignettes play out, VR-LA begins to unravel the threads of mystery that surround our heroes...

---Our show contains fantasy violence (and the occasional foul language), treat us like a PG-13 program!---

Thank you to Michael A. for submitting page 420 of "Gith for Dummies", based on the work found here. Scroll to the bottom of the shownotes to read his work for yourself and spice up your next call with space pirates!

Contact the Pod:
[email protected]
Twitter: @rollwdifficulty
Instagram: @rollwithdifficulty
RSS Feed: https://rollingwithdifficultypod.transistor.fm/

Cast:
Dungeon Master - Austin Funk
Twitter: @atthefunk
The Set's Journal of Faerun: https://www.dmsguild.com/product/345568/The-Sets-Journal-of-Faerun-Vol-1?term=the+set

Kyana - OSP Red
Twitter: @OSPyoutube
Instagram: @overly.sarcastic.productions
Overly Sarcastic Productions: https://www.youtube.com/c/OverlySarcasticProductionsChannel/

Dani - Sophia Ricciardi
Twitter: @sophie_kay_
Instagram: @_sophie_kay
Moviestruck: https://moviestruck.transistor.fm/

Finbar - Wally
Instagram: @stuckinspace
Twitter: @walpoleinspace
Portfolio: https://ghost_astronaut.artstation.com/

VR-LA - Noir
Twitter: @NoirGalaxies

Want to send us snail mail? Use this Address:
Austin Funk
1314 5th Ave
PO Box #1163
Bay Shore NY 11706
Campaign Art by @stuckinspace

Music by: Dominic Ricciardi
https://soundcloud.com/dominicricciardimusicFeatured Tracks:Big Battle
Big Downtime
Dom's Downtime Extravaganza
Big Party Party
Rolling with Difficulty Theme

Goofs:
- Sophia has forgotten for every single episode to add her arcane firearm damage to spells that make saves. Rip to the 1d8 we left behind

Page 420 in "Gith For Dummies"

Words to Avoid

As those who interact frequently with persons of Gith descent (or who are just up on their Planar history) will know, the martial Githyanki and their monastic sibling race, the Githzerai, split so long ago that they each speak a different dialect of Gith. However, the split was not so long ago to render these dialects mutually incomprehensible. Nevertheless a non-native speaker (such as yourself) may struggle to understand the nuances of each dialect. As such, here are words in each dialect to avoid using when speaking with members of the opposing dialects, to avoid accidentally insulting your Gith hosts/ guests/ employees/ business partners/ shipmates/ captors.

• kry'ki (GY)- an expression of surprise when encountering a potential combatant, a monster, or a potential hostile animal. The GZ translation is literally "withered life energy" and as such is considered particularly heinous and heretical, if not an outright curse on all who hear it, due to their monastic inclinations and uses of "qi" (ki in Gith). The literal GY translation is akin to the Common phrase "bad vibes", and in fact the Common word "crikey" comes from GY Gith.
• dron'zho bar'by (GZ)- "to flip one's mother over on the grill" in GY, whereas dron'zho just means "to know one's mother" in GZ, and the full phrase is meaningless. In either dialect the conjugation would be:

dron'zhor | dron'zhort
dron'zhos | dron'zhost
dron'zhot | dron'zhog

• Closely related is drun'zho in both dialects (drun being father). This phrase is particularly o...

Descend into Avernus! Wait no, not like that, we just have a train to rob!

Returning from a successful gig, the crew of the Per Aspera wastes no time picking up another job, stealing soul coins from the Nine Hells! Put on your cowboy hats and get ready for a good ole' fashioned train rustle! With stakes and speeds this high, will our intrepid heroes pull off this daring heist? Or will the fires of Hell prove too hot for the Rolling with Difficulty crew!

---Our show contains fantasy violence (and the occasional foul language), treat us like a PG-13 program!---

Contact the Pod:
[email protected]
Twitter: @rollwdifficulty
Instagram: @rollwithdifficulty
RSS Feed: https://rollingwithdifficultypod.transistor.fm/

Cast:
Dungeon Master - Austin Funk
Twitter: @atthefunk
The Set's Journal of Faerun: https://www.dmsguild.com/product/345568/The-Sets-Journal-of-Faerun-Vol-1?term=the+set

Kyana - OSP Red
Twitter: @OSPyoutube
Instagram: @overly.sarcastic.productions
Overly Sarcastic Productions: https://www.youtube.com/c/OverlySarcasticProductionsChannel/

Dani - Sophia Ricciardi
Twitter: @sophie_kay_
Instagram: @_sophie_kay
Moviestruck: https://moviestruck.transistor.fm/

Finbar - Wally
Instagram: @stuckinspace
Twitter: @walpoleinspace
Portfolio: https://ghost_astronaut.artstation.com/

VR-LA - Noir
Twitter: @NoirGalaxies

Want to send us snail mail? Use this Address:
Austin Funk
1314 5th Ave
PO Box #1163
Bay Shore NY 11706
Campaign Art by @stuckinspace

Music by: Dominic Ricciardi
https://soundcloud.com/dominicricciardimusicFeatured Tracks:Big Battle
Big Downtime
Rolling with Difficulty Theme

Goofs:
- Sophia mixed up the Githyanki and the Githzerai, whoops! Better keep those space pirates and totally-not-jedi straight!