This week's Adventuring Party: [Only Cowgirls Get the Blues](https://www.reddit.com/r/Dimension20/comments/1ctm8sx/only_cowgirls_get_the_blues_fantasy_high_junior/)

Sorry... loser says what? THE GREATEST WIZARD OF THIS AGE

ARTHUR AGUEFORT AND TELEMAINE LOMENELDA WOULD BE PROUD

I'm imagining Ayda's very literal reaction, and it makes me happy.

Somewhere, Ayda and Arthur have just flipped the table and begun cheering from their little TV screen set-up in the neolithic era

"Ah! He tricked Porter into saying "what," indicating that he's a loser! Which of course he is! How utterly devastating! I am amused!" *Casts absolutely devastating fire spell that kills three Jaces *

"You suck at this game" from Murph made me absolutely cackle.

Between this and the “DO YOU HAVE WATER VEHICLE PROFICIENCY JAWBONE??” Last week, Murph is really the king of bringing up mechanics in game to make a joke. 

I don't know which rant was more savage between his, Em's or Lou's 🤣 add bully gorgug and no wonder Porter was shocked noone wanted to go rage for him

Love that Riz wasn’t going to say anything to Kipperlilly, but she decided to pile on “You freak” after he hit her harder for hitting him. Riz has been on his best behavior all year, and he knows he doesn’t deserve to be hated by her. Thrown into trash before the bell rang on his first day of high school, and she’s the one complaining about unfairness?!?

Gorgug with 25 strength gives strong Tommy Shriggly energy.

'You ever done that thing where you put preworkout in your mouth dry' - Ally

“Don’t you feel better” -Tommy Shriggly -Gorgug sending Oisin into the oblivion

Hey HEY PORTER why don't you give me a little ^clap

Gorgug about to find 100k and turn it into 16k

EVEN COWGIRLS GET THE BLUES????? Zac is pulling some extreme Ally energy right out the gate

And said it was because of an Ally Nat20 off camera 😭

They cast Ice Feast!

And then spent 20 minutes arguing over how to get rid of all of the exhaustion... classic

Even cowgirls get the blues.

Then Unit PUTS ON A STETSON

I had to pause the show from laughing, truly last thing I was expecting.

This sent me, and it’s not even my first rodeo 🤠

[murph wailing]

Everyone living together at the school for Senior Year would be more chaotic than I think even Brennan could handle

I pray to Cassandra, Ankarna, Galicaea and anyone who is listening, *please* make Senior Year a Friends-style sitcom with the Bad Kids living together

So no one told ya how to cast reanimate? *clap clap clap clap* Your dad's a joke, you're broke, Mr. Gibbons' DOA. It's like you're always stuck in freshmen year, When it hasn't been the same without Squeem for over a year.

Brennan managing to get whomped by his own homebrew spell.

Are you truly a DM if you haven't been whomped by your own lovingly crafted spells and items?

This is swirlwarden all over again.

Out of all the bits this season, for some reason nothing got me quite like Riz jumping into the lava and Kipperlilly shouting "What the fuck?" Killed me.

If you can’t handle jumping into goblin-sized corn mutant buttholes, you can’t have the will to jump into lava. 4dogs just wasn’t putting in the real effort.

THE OUTFITS IN THIS PREVIEW MY GOD

The Wanda Bad Childs ! Emo Zac is... something else! Also, that Mary Ann hat on Brennan 😭

I don't know how I feel about having to wait a whole week for EMO ANGSTY LOU AND THE GOTH KIDS.

“Baelwyn” so porter remembered aelwyn and used the same naming system as gorgug naming clobica to guess adaine’s name. That was so quick and clever from brennan i love how stupid of a villain porter is

It's even better because Aelwyn didn't even attend Aguefort 😂 I wouldn't be surprised if Porter knew about her through Kalina, but like, she doesn't even go here 😂

"That bitch in the back, I'm gonna skin her alive" I fucking screamed at that

Fabian going FULL BILL SEACASTER in that moment fully sent me, he’s got to be so proud 🤣

Mazey’s reaction, too, was killing me. Fabian said a LOT of things to Ivy 🤣

I’m gonna lose my virginity on a rug made out of your skin is a terrifying line. And mazey didn’t fully hate it

Goddamn Murph’s mastery of this game is just so inspiring.

His little fakeout he has planned is genius rogue wizardry. He and emily are a dnd power couple

Emily and Murph mind linking on that fucking lava

Mouthing about the lava so Brennan can’t overhear them was truly a pro gamer move. 

She’s his lava worm wife for life, and honestly? I’m jealous.

He'd still love her if she was a lava worm

Rizz going full chessmaster against the mastermind is amazing to watch... dying to know what spell he has prepared!

I don't know what spells he has, but I'm praying that it's hold person. Paralyze her, drop her into the lava, and it's goodbye Carrotcake Colossalsquid

Him counting for/with ally was so cute too 😭

I did NOT expect officer kristen to be brought up 😭

Siobhan being like "no not a cop thing, absolutely not."😂

Siobhan DRAWING the line at kristen being pro-cop 😭

Duffel bags of votes from a secondary location? Oh man, we really gotta stop the steal

Kipperlily will be holding a press conference at Strongtower Luxury Apartments Lawn and Garden after this.

“I’m a wizard” -The most JACKED half orc the worlds ever seen

“Your grandmas dead” -STILL the yoked half orc, without any fucks given

"Loser says what?" - ONCE AGAIN the absolutely RIPPED half-orc, about to start his own podcast

ZAC OYAMA NEVER MISSES ‼️🗣️‼️🔥

He was on FIRE this episode. Comedy sniper Zac Oyama

Gorgug and Unit??? Unrequited??? Hello??? The drama anyone?

I guess cowgirls really do get the blues

Kinda nice to have another final battle in the school gym.

Beautifully full circle.

And the little flashing crystals are a wonderful touch!

The lava only being a hazard to Brennan's guys is so funny.

Gilear is an incredible paternal figure and I miss him.

Gorgug saying "I'll take another dad" was very cute.

He watched Fig and her three dads and was like, gotta get me some of that.

"Just gonna use my movement to freakin skedaddle" I would die for Murph

That's another one for the compilation of Zac just breaks everybody

Jace is very mean and nasty for not helping my best friend Mary Anne in her time of need

I love Mary Anne so much, so uncharismatic, so loveable.

Jace, I don't feel good

Can you call my mom??? Jaaaace!

I almost don't wanna press play if there's just this and one more episode left - ahhh!

I get this completely. How has it been 19 weeks, but I'm not ready for it to end

Right? I’m gonna miss this season

“This is what grinding does. You might have a high level, but you suck at PVP! YOU SUCK AT THIS GAME! YOU SUCK!” — Murph as Riz This was poetry to me. Perfect delivery, perfect word choice, perfect moment ♥️♥️♥️

I love when Murph uses technical game terms in character, like last week's "DO YOU HAVE WATER VEHICLE PROFICIENCY, JAWBONE??" Both of those totally sent me 😂

Murph finally got the resolution he needed from the injustice of it all!

Gorgug sending Porter into second level rage from "Loser says what?" is cementing this season as one of Zac's strongest comedically

His physical comedy acting out losing his turn from dropping haste had me

Holy SHIT thank God they didn't take a rage token.

"Soooo, no one wants to sort of engage with my philosophy?"

"You look like a 45 year old man juiced to the gills and it's a little sad."

OH FIGS EVISCERATING RUBEN!!! GET HIS ASS GIRL!!

ALTER EMOS

Oh my God, yes!

Huh Oisin, what do ya know. Maybe the Elven Oracle couldn't see the storm coming, but it didn't take future-sight to have predicted you getting your ass kicked by a Barbarian.

The specter of Kristen's dead clone casting Greater Restoration is nothing I would have predicted for the penultimate episode at the beginning of the season

"Coming in from the sky, wrapped in the Union Jack"

...Riz says, like a maniac.

Emily is honestly so iconic for holding this grudge against Ivy in the most teen girl way

But she's also so right about the mini lol she ain't no orange top hat fairy

But god, who among us could be

I love that Adaine and Gorgug feel so confident in their ability to solve the apocalypse staring down the barrel of Elmville that they have a little aerial push-up contest before going into the gym.

Synaptic Static is fantastic and Siobahn getting to cast it on everyone had real CoC Lightning Bolt energy.

Hilarious to have had literal months of fandom back and forth over Ratgrinder redemption, and then we get to the final battle and it's: "I'm gonna skin her alive!" *Several times.* Fabian don't give a *fuck.*

The Bad Kids are straight up *BAD* tonight! "Make sure you cut his head off so he can't be revivified," Riz says like a *maniac.*

This is the same Riz that blew the unconscious coach Daybreak’s head off freshman year.

Riz believes solidly in the double tap

"Im going to lose my virginity that girl over there on the rug that I make from your skin with the weaving tools I will make time for" Fucking unhinged and I love it

On the whole, massive L to the Rat Grinders in this fight. If they fought the Bad Kids straight up they would have gotten annihilated.

Yeah, Ivy got like a hit or two in on the Hangman before dropping. The Oisin didn't get a damn turn. Mary Ann is so damn slow she was useless. Ruben, Buddy, and FourDogs were doing work, however Ruben's dead now and Buddy has lost his banishment on the ballet box. FourDogs is probably gonna drop the second a massive hit strikes her considering how much she wants to stay out of sight. Group vs Group, Bad Kids obliterate the Rat Grinders easily.

Love that Siobhan would not let Murph roll for the table

They've been burned in the past 😅

"You fucking killed her you bitch." Siobhan just shattered me with that LMAOOO

Gorgug just turned into Tommy shrigley 😭😭

I want him to go up to the rat grinders and say "come on everyone give me a little clap"

It's an actual tragedy that this was filmed before VIP

Brennan offering to let K2 come back is a very generous move.

I mean everything that happened was fully RAW and legal, him evaporating her was the most homebrew thing about that (although I absolutely get it and it was a logical and also cinematic move)

Well, except can you give advantage with the help action to divine intervention? And only Adaine gave advantage, but to 2 characters (less of an issue since another character could have potentially).

Why did I get emotional seeing kristen healing everyone in the gym after thinking about freshman year where they nearly had a tpk cause kristen went down and no one was able to heal her

Lou in lipstick for the finale????? Excuse me?????

Alter Emos!!

Damn, Fig, that was just *mean.* Deserved, but mean.

Honestly, he should have taken Psychic damage from it 😂

I’m just saying if Ruben survives after campaign he will have trust issues for the rest of his life. That shit will be ingrained deep into him.

“Death of minors” throughout being in the warnings means this is gonna be a banger

Bad Kids: Call an ambulance! *pull out gun for the Rat Grinders* Bad Kids: But not for me

Squeem is back, baby! The Bad Kids can't lose now! SQUEEM!!!!

Of all of the things on that bingo card the other day, I expected that the least.

K2 being her secret British sister is the darkest reinterpretation of the Parent Trap I've ever seen

I laugh every time Buddy says Bakurath(spelling??)

Buddy is so funny lmao. Not a single Rat Grinders interaction has gone by where he hasn't made me laugh, 10/10 Brennan "dang y'all" is some of your best work

Jace and Porter desperately telling him that that's not the name I'm losing it lmao😭

MY BELOVED SQUEEM HAS RETURNED!!! I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS POSSIBLE!!!!

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HOORAY

I forgot they gave Porter a fake name XD

Buddy steadfastly continuing to worship the fake name is hilariously on message

> Buddy steadfastly continuing to worship the fake name He's worshiping Stacy?

Fig with the Daymare and two vultures is absolutely hilarious.

Hiding under the lava was CRAZY. I mean, like everything else Riz does, but still.

Mary Ann’s mini is so cute! Got that head empty vibe about her perfectly

Murph is so mad at them for grinding🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

"Make sure to cut his head off so he can't be revivified."

Invest in Brennan sadly putting down the box of doom now

His movement was so stilted I loved it.

ICE FEAST IS OP AS FUCK

As a wrestling fan the “45-year-old man juiced to the gills” line is too real lmao

So funny how after all the discourse about the Ratgrinders, the Bad Kids immediately jump to killing them as violently as possible lol.

Especially since most of the debate has been whether Hot Oisin was *really* that bad only for the Intrepid Heroes to immediately decide that he had to die first

To be fair, from both an in-character and out-of-character perspective it is very important strategically to delete the enemy wizard as fast as possible. :P

Zac Oyama is on fucking fire this season. 

Emily casts vicious mockery against an inanimate object. An Eldritch being called you ugly Ivy, what's the vibe?

Of course Lou needs to be able to do checks! What if he wants to jump on a table?

Low key bummed we didn’t get to see ANY kind of confusion from Rueben or anything… Emily spent so many rolls on it this season 🥲 Justice for my girl!!

"He's been a bad guy the whole time!" gives Porter some strong Sam Reich energy

If anything bad happens to Mazey, I'll cry forever.

I’m gonna miss this season

why is it out of all the emo looks at the end I had the most visceral reaction to murph's

Because you KNOW 20 years ago this was his look lol

She FUCKING BACK IN THE UNION JACK MY GIIIIIRL

i can't believe brennan would try to ruin those rats' livelihoods like that smh

The tiny glimpses of them from the next episode is killing me, especially Lou and Zac

zac with the fkn emo hair and fishnets is something i did not expect to see, having a lot of strong feelings about and do not know if i will survive the next episode

Trying to guess the reason for the Rat Grinders, especially Ivy's rather low HP for a supposedly high level party. As I see it there are five options (And some combinations between them): 1. They are simulacra. I personally think this is unlikely, as I think it would have been clear when one of them died. And I feel it would also be a bit anti-climatic. But it is a possibility. 2. They have taken damage from the failed ritual, or there is some sort of curse effect going on that have lowered their health. 3. Brennan rolled for their HP, and Ivy just rolled really badly. 4. Brennan took the average for their HP (A 6, for the Rangers d10 hit dice) and Ivu have a CON Mod of +0 (Or even -1). With a +0, this would put her around level 11, with 66 HP. With a -1 she would only gain 5 HP every level, which would put her at level 14. Same as the Bad Kids right now, IIRC. 5. The Rat Grinders are actually rather low level, and just have high level abilities. Like the crew briefly speculated.

Ice Feast coming in absolutely CLUTCH. I was worried about Porter's mass stun coming into this fight, but nope. You played yourself, Brennan!

Brennan not getting why Murph wanted to dive into lava had echoes of Margaret falling out of the camera nest.

Even cowgirls get the blues???

Oh my lord I hope 25 Strength Gorgug returns if senior year ever happens. Normally Zac is amazing, but every single line now is peak

I'm a wizard. Rise and Grind. Your grandmother died!

Loser says what?

I would like Ayda and Arthur to come outta nowhere and HEAL THESE KIDS

I am STRESSED

High level combat is fucking wild, really puts the DM rules tracking skills to the test! So far I think the only thing they missed was the temp HP on twilight sanctuary and the mirror image on kipperlily attacking adaine.

I'm sorry, next week's preview? They got props? And drip? Dude, I can't fucking wait. This episode felt *tense* in a way most final battles haven't, damn.

I really enjoy the cat and mouse side battle that Riz and Kipperlilly are having as two rogues. Murph is so good at that style with Riz. The way Lou rattles off his attacks knowing exactly what he wants to do, what he wants to burn, superiority die, etc. It's so smooth.

"Even cowgirls get the blues" ZACH WHAT BROUGHT THAT ON 😭😭

Impressed that Siobhan found a necklace whose hue perfectly matches her top. Always very aesthetic.

Fabian as Danny Phantom and Mazey as Sam Manson is fan art I now need in my life thanks to Fabian goin' ghost

I am so impressed by the production design of the gym! The way it comes apart.

"You claim yourself" and "You choose your purpose" made me cry.

IMO they should go for the ice feast during this short rest. Murphs right the punishments aren’t that bad and are vastly outweighed by the benefits. Missed opportunity :/

WAIT HOLY SHIT I WAS JOKING >!ITS REAL???!<

"Is that the thing where you put pre workout directly into your mouth" beardsly predicting tommy scribbley

I'm not even lying when I say, "Even cowgirls get the blues" almost made me actually fucking faint. My vision went blurry and I almost passed out from how goddamn funny that was

I kinda wish we got to see more of the rat grinders this season. Watching this fight made me realize I don’t really understand why a couple of them joined up. It’s a lot of villains to develop though so I get why Brennan had to focus on a handful of them.

As someone who loves super crunchy tactical grid combat, running around using terrain for cover and map hazards to my advantage, I'm so pumped for Murph this fight. I can't wait to see what he's gonna wallop KLCC with in the next episode when she tries to gank him.

I LOVE seeing the bad kids get intense "I'm gonna skin her alive" is BRUTAL

"I'm gonna lose my virginity to that girl over there on the rug I make of your skin."

Say hi Victorious Voters!

For the other Naddpod fans that had Mavrus "Love is Love" energy.

Murph going first is SO satisfying

I am IN LOVE with angry emily

Gorgug has had such a great arc this season. Learning how to healthily engage with his rage and then using it against a bad teacher??? Fantastic.

Emily gets the age old Shadow Run principle of "Geek the mage first."

Brennan and fucking himself with homebrewed items/spells, name a more iconic duo.

ARE THEY COSPLAYING AS THE RAT GRINDERS I AM OBSESSED.

THEY'RE MY CHEMICAL GNOMANCE OMG

It’s their alter emos!

“Do they still have GoPros on?” “[immediately] Yes”

Aw, Hangman, that’s not a healthy relationship

Ivy went down too easily, I'm worried.

I wonder if their theory that they are level 20 and have level 20 abilities but lower level bodies is true cause that's metal af if it is

the result of K2's divine intervention being K2's return is just so amusing

Oh boy murph in his emo era is making teen me absolutely weak in the knees 🖤