Episode 2: Along the Orange River

In the second episode of the Death Saving Bros., "Along the Orange River", the group of adventurers heads to Nashpara alongside the Orange River, renamed from the Red River and then Yellow River by Paul after the group points out its erroneous euphemisms. The party is dismayed by this new name and will continue to heckle and deceive the Dungeon Master to try to revert the river’s name to one of its previous versions. On their way to a checkpoint campground, the party gets to know each other a little bit better and it is revealed that Revan Dawntreader is extremely racist towards most other races, most notably the orcs. Ambienitis Hammerbottom continues to pound his drum, now named Lucy, and Brixeus Hammerbottom begins singing a song called “About To Beat My Meat (Dr-r-root doo tooo)”.

Stopping at the campground where other travelers have stopped to rest for the night, a human male named Desmond approaches the party and asks where they're going. They have small talk about how there was a murder in the alleyway over in Southsalt, and he rambles on the connect of that and potential murderous orc raids coming from the salt mines.

Later on, a female halfling approaches them at the campfire, and so begins the ever growing nightmare tale as she introduces herself as Taylor. The players take a moment (by moment, there were several) to reflect on her name and they boggle their minds with the basic nature of it. After a few minutes of mocking stereotypes, Taylor suggests that it was not orc raiders threatening Southsalt but rather the henchman of the Crow’s Heads, warning them of their shady misdealing. With the exception of Revan, who reiterates his name truthfully twice, the party introduces themselves using names from the top 10 most common 90s American baby boy name list. She points out that they're both heading to the same town, and hope to see each other in the morning.

Brixeus seeks out Desmond a second time for a private conversation, where he berates the human for spreading rumors about orcs, worried this will leave a negative impact on him and his brother, being half-orcs. Desmond apologizes while trying not to be racially insensitive.

The next day's worth of travel takes them to Nashpara, a large walled city. Entering the busy streets within, Dosh Johnson leads them into the wealthier district where the gambling den of the Crow's Head is said to lie, only to meet a large crowd of people blocking the entrance. Strong-arming their way to the front they encounter the club's guards, who strip them of weapons despite several tactics of trying to keep them pocketed.

Inside the glorious casino of the Crow's Head, Revan and Dosh go grab a couple of drinks to pound down. The group, in waves, slips towards the back of the VIP section, whereupon name-dropping Roscoe, Revan is waved in. The Hammerbottom brothers, with an expert use of a Canadian accent, attempt to convince the guard that they’re long time friends of Roscoe and that he needs to see them. Another Crow's Head member slips beyond the door to confirm this before they’re turned away, leaving Dosh to approach the guard and have him recognize who he is. Shocked, the guard snaps his fingers and summons two other guards to accost Dosh, causing the Hammerbottom brothers to come to his aid. After they admit to being accomplices to Dosh, they’re grappled as well, much to the protest of the CanadianBottom brothers. Overpowered, the group is dragged into the warehouse-eqsue office of Roscoe, leader of the Crow’s Heads. Roscoe himself sits ready to deal with the headaches the group is sure to bring.

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Trivia

 * The term Crow's Head and Crow's Heads are often used interchangeably. It is believed that the Crow's Head is the name of the gambling den run by Roscoe, and the gang is referred to as the 'Crow's Heads'.
 * The group's reaction to the namedrop of Taylor is astronomically more entertaining than what is portrayed here. The stunned amusement of the Revengers is quickly followed by Brad Richards going on a winded rant.
 * At the bar of the Crow's Head, Dosh tries to order a Guinness, and is offered a smooth stout. Revan, interestingly enough, requests a 'Green Fairy', which is translated Ralvarian-style into murky brown ale, wine, and a shot of liquor.