Editing Orion in Review (section)

==Episode 07==

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGs3bOX4XFQ
(This may need a couple of parts as there's plenty to note about Orion's play)

The one where Orion isn't going to count that

PROS:
22:11
Matt describes sounds on the ceiling coming to a stop directly overhead, then silence for a minute.
Orion: Maybe they went to sleep.
Sam: laughs
It's a small joke, but if you make Sam laugh, you're doing it right.

CONS:
33:40
Orion: As that happens, I want to cast Mage Hand and I want to cast Light on it and I want to slowly have it drift-
Matt: "They're both concentration spells ... and Mage Hand isn't an actual object."
Orion: Okay then, I'll cast Prestidigitation and create a small little glowy orb ..."
There's no excuse for this anymore. Orion's been warned several times about casting 2 concentration spells, and now he's casting a spell that doesn't create the effect he's detailing. He has the Light cantrip. He has the Mage Hand cantrip. Why doesn't he just cast Light on a small object and then use the Mage Hand to move the object? Hard Fail.

35:30
Orion: Wait, I'm behind the bear ... Matt, I'm behind the bear.
Matt: (you can hear Matt's tone changing) "Move behind the bear? ... You are right there, they both see you." (exposing Tiberius in the corridor in sight of the Duergar)
Orion: No, on the other side of the bear.
Matt: (Looks toward the battlemap, turns back to face Orion, voice raised) "As you're walking all this transpires simultaneously."
Orion: (semi-pleading) I was moving with him.
Matt: "Right."

52:15
Orion has pushed through the crowd in the hall, passed Vax in the corridor, and stood alone at the intersection, cast Prestidigitation as a Light spell (again! C'mon, Matt!), alerted 2 duergar to his presence, and they rapidly advance for combat.
Orion: I'll cast blur (rolls initiative) I'm not gonna count that. (rolls again) I'll count that. 19.
Sam: (leans back in his chair, clearly aware that Orion is cheating)
Matt: "Why didn't you count that?"
Orion: Because if flew out of my hand. (it did not)
Matt: "ok. all right." (matt doesn't want to cause a scene on stream)

1:01:55
Orion: As everyone is doing this, I go, "Why are you blocking me? I'm not supposed to be this close to this thing!"
Matt: "Tiberius, you're up."
Orion: Like I was saying ... um (pause), uh well, shit, (pause), um, aah, I, can I, (unintelligible noises), hmm ...
Matt: (getting tired of Orion this episode so far) "Make it quick or I'm going to move to the next turn."
Orion: Um, okay, I'll do, uh, I'll just lift up my hand and do firebolt.
(was that so hard?)

1:28:00
The group has split in two, but seemingly no real danger lurking from Matt. Vax has moved to one side of the battlemap and is inspecting a room with a statue. Sam is behind in the other group, preparing to open a door. Orion decides he wants to see the statue room, tells Matt, and Matt moves Orion's figure allll the way across the battlemap to where the statue room is (Matt is playing it loose to move things along). Sam opens his door on the opposite side of the battle map, and spies an encounter ready to happen. Suddenly.
Orion: I look over there [in Sam's room], too.
Marisha points out why he can't look over there, and Orion gets frustrated, clearly giving Marisha a look that says, I can't believe you aren't on my side letting me cheat. Play continues, and there is noise in Sam's room.
Orion: As I hear the noise-
Matt: You don't hear the noise, you're too far away.
Orion: (unintelligible)... cupcake.

Is Orion cheating with sorcery points? Yes.
Tiberius was 9th level in this session, so that means he had 9 sorcery points when fully rested. Matt asked at one time how many sorcery points Orion had, and Orion truthfully pointed out that he was at max because he hadn't used any. Once he had Matt satisfied, that's when he struck. He had used 2 points casting a Quickened spell when facing the 2 Duergar that had boxed him in, and after that he used 3 more points (casting a Grand Pillar spell?).

There was momentary confusion. Why? He said he had 6 points left. Why? Because he cheated and didn't mark off the Quickened spell from earlier! Marisha looked over at his sheet, and counted up from his (deliberately confusing) marks on his sheet that he had 5 points. Orion said something about "oh, math" shoulder shrug. And that's because he should have had 4 points, so by agreeing with Marisha, he was still getting away with an extra point.

THE SECOND HALF

PROS:
2:15:30
Orion comes up with a great idea of appearing to the Duergar as their god.

2:28:50
Orion casts Watery Sphere when everyone thought he was just going to peek around the corner. Disaster? It had all the makings, but NO! All the duergar fail their save and they are all swept up in the sphere!

The Marisha Situation
For the first time, we see "Second Half" Marisha. She is extremely touchy-feely at times with Orion and her emotions and movements are elevated. I wonder what happened at the break, hmmm?

BONUS HUMOR:
1:34:14
Trap sprung.
Laura: "I should have been so smart but I wasn't."
Table: laughs

BONUS INSIDE JOB
2:02:10
Marisha: The winner (for the giveaway contest) for the Espionage Bath Bombs Tabletop from @EsponageMakeUp goes to ... Dani Carr!
(are you shitting me?