Act 5, Episode 4, Scene 31

Maine Keeps Pressure Off Arthur

2026-03-05 / Dragonborn corridor

Recap StoryCurrent Campaign2100 M.B. / recorded 2026-03-052100 M.B.

Session LogAdapted RecapAct 5Episode 4Vithyrex MazeDragonborn Corridor+9 tags

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Ash and Maine keep fighting beside Arthur, with Maine using Eldritch Blast and trying to protect his clone-brother figure.

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Author - ArthurProtected brother-variant / missed extra attacker: Fights alongside Maine and Ash against dragonborn and misses after Maine tries to grant him an extra attack.

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Maine - M.A.I.N.E.Arthur defender / Eldritch Blast pressure: Repeatedly blasts dragonborn and tries to use his War General prosthetic arm to grant Arthur another attack.

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Foulcrum - Ash StonefistHit-and-run attacker / Arthur-side fighter: Continues assisting Arthur against hostile dragonborn with darting strikes.

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My Alchemical RomanceThe primary adventuring orbit of the current campaign. My Alchemical Romance is the adventuring name people use for the party; officially, the team operates as Q.U.E.S.T. under Von Queef University.Von Queef UniversityVon Queef University currently has 76 linked character entries in the World of Jericha archive.Castro ForcesShapeshifting voidling faction VorpalA hidden resistance and intelligence network led by Author/Arthur, gathering knowledge against Krane, Castro forces, and the lies left inside Jericha's history.

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On Arthur's side of the maze, the fight stayed ugly and direct.

Ash and Maine continued helping Arthur against the hostile dragonborn. Ash moved like Ash, darting in for hit-and-run strikes and refusing to become an easy target. Maine worked at range, repeatedly blasting the dragonborn with Eldritch Blast and using the maze's breakable walls against them whenever force could become positioning.

The fight was more than a tactical choice.

Maine's instinct was still to support Arthur as a clone-brother figure. That made sense emotionally, even while it made the wider maze problem worse. Jonah's route had aligned him with different dragonborn who also needed help and claimed their own heart-piece path. Maine could protect Arthur in one corridor and still be pulled toward a conflict with Jonah's allies in another.

Later, Maine tried to use his War General's prosthetic arm to give Arthur an extra attack.

Arthur missed.

Even the attempted teamwork carried that particular maze feeling: the right loyalty, the right gesture, and still no guarantee that the world would cooperate.

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Episode Scenes

Scene 1The Maze Punishes the First Handle Scene 2The Books Hold Love Stories as Boons Scene 3Morgan Refuses the Lover's Mouth Scene 4Aizan Wears the Mask as Himself Scene 5The Eye Sends Maine Back to the Start Scene 6The Maze Rewards the People It Separates Scene 7Fear and Rain Become Useful Scene 8The Maze Splits the Party Into Different Wounds Scene 9The Exit Is Missing Four Hearts Scene 10The Maze Still Needs Four Hearts Scene 11The Chest Chooses What Can Be Kept Scene 12Braska Bleeds Out a Heart-Piece Lead Scene 13The Horn Door Opens to a Meaningless Post Scene 14Vic Vaurr Is Looking for His Dog Scene 15Granny Handjobs Learns to Burn Scene 16Vala Has Been Through This Maze Before Scene 17The First Heart Piece Comes From Renfield Scene 18Morgan Makes Renfield Explode Scene 19The maze produced more boon-book and reward results Scene 20The Cyclops Shows the Maze Can Break Scene 21Vic Wins the Dagger of Hunger Scene 22Timonos Truthstriker Finds the Party Scene 23Ignotus Signed the Journal to TT Scene 24Jonah Feeds the Dragonborn Scene 25Arthur Looks Too Much Like Maine Scene 26Two Heart Pieces, Two Sides Scene 27Timonos Asks Morgan for Love Scene 28Maine Chooses the Red Blade Scene 29Jonah Drops the Cyclops in the Wall Gap Scene 30The Maze Becomes a Pressure Cooker Scene 31 - CurrentMaine Keeps Pressure Off Arthur Scene 32Timonos Calls Everyone Beloved Scene 33Bertha Granderson Rattles Timonos Scene 34Jonah Gives Valbrant a Cardinal Scene 35Podon Is Alive in a Cell Scene 36Ash Finds Drow Behind a Door Scene 37Ash Finds the Note That Says I Will Find You Scene 38Morgan Steals Both Temptations Scene 39Granny Chooses the Severed Arm Scene 40Castro Enters Wearing Falafelsnout's Head Scene 41Arthur Throws Maine the Heart Piece Scene 42Drow Pulls Ash Through the Walls Scene 43Vic Drives the Shapeshifter Into the Wall Scene 44Arthur Turns the Safe Room Into an Answer Room Scene 45Arthur Connects MAI to Malevolus Krane Scene 46Arthur Explains the Dragonborn Army Scene 47Arthur Names the Ways Out Scene 48Morgan Silences Jeff Instead of Saving Him Scene 49Ash Survives With Less of Himself Scene 50Vic Runs Through the Maze to Catch the Portal Scene 51The Portal Chooses Bones's Cemetery Scene 52Bones Sees Too Many Maines Scene 53After the session, the table discussed Vic Vaurr’s murderball background and how murderball works in Jericha

Episodes In This Act

Episode 2 Episode 3 Episode 4 Episode 5 Episode 6 Episode 7 Episode 9 Episode 10 Episode 11 Episode 12

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Current Campaign / 2100 M.B. / recorded 2026-03-05

Story Type: Recap Story
Timeline Bucket: Current Campaign
Chronology: 2100 M.B. / recorded 2026-03-05
In-World Date: 2100 M.B. exact day TBD
Campaign Year: 2100 M.B.
Recorded Date: 2026-03-05