Act 2 Episode 9: Alchemical Starmetal: Smackdown vs Raw

In the beating heart of the Dreaming Sea, the high-stakes fight club tournament has finally begun! With a potent manse key on the line, and more than a dozen Chosen under the same roof, no one expected a smooth event, and naturally, it isn't!    Atom faces off against special guest star Metty from DipShips as a mysterious Alchemical urban planner and brawler! Lythander tries to avoid getting his face melted by an angry fiery jellyfish man! Gavel isn't participating, but she still has time for intrigue, and uncovers a vital clue about Sozen!   Also, featuring special guest star Strawmaiden Janest! And another Alchemical! And more Dragonblooded than you can shake a daiklaive at! And an Exigent or two! And...Strawmaiden Janest. Again!   This is an Actual Play of Exalted Essence, the classic high-fantasy high-powered TTRPG, using the new Essence ruleset hot off the Kickstarter presses! If you're interested, you can pre-order it here and check out the pre-release draft now! https://www.backerkit.com/projects/200664283/exalted-essence-tabletop-roleplaying-game --- Here are links to our Twitch and Youtube if you want to see more of our content (mainly video game variety streams and the video archives thereof): Social Handles: Gamerex: @Gamerex27 Corrack: @Corrack Chills: @DiogoMontesso) Alatos: @Alatos_Diogenes   And you can find our guest here, along with their work! Metty: DipShips Podcast https://twitter.com/DipShipsPod Metty's personal account --- Musical Attributions: Opening Theme: Traveler by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4770-traveler License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Closing Theme: The Final Show by Luca Fraula Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4704-the-final-show License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Additional Tracks: The following music was used for this media project: Music: The Greatest Heroes by MusicLFiles Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/9254-the-greatest-heroes License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://cemmusicproject.wixsite.com/musiclibraryfiles   The following music was used for this media project: Music: Lively Tavern by Alexander Nakarada Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/10031-lively-tavern License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com/   Might & Magic by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/9185-might-magic License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license