Taako Speed 5

(J) Taako: I’m spinning the wheel. Hand.

Lydia: Hand. Uh, let’s see. With hand, we will take away some of your… mmmm… capabilities. Um, Taako, you are an accomplished wizard, but you also have a, a certain other special knack that uh, that few wizards can claim. Uh, you can do sick flips and sweet tricks, and, um, I think we’re gonna take some of that away.

Griffin: And if you accept this sacrifice, you’re gonna take a— take a hit to your, uh, dexterity modifier as you become less— less, uh — less skillful, less acrobatic of a wizard.

Justin: Damn, I mean, the hard one for me about this is I’ve made such good use of my acrobatics skill at this point.

Travis: [laughs]

Justin: It practically defines the character.

Travis: Mhm.

Clint: [grunts in agreement]

Justin: [blowing out air]

(J) Taako: Yeah, fine.

Griffin: Alright. You, uh, you step forward to like touch the Wheel and as you do, you kind of trip, uh, a little bit as—

Clint: [like a sad trombone] Wah wah waaah!

Griffin: Um, so what’s your dex modifier, Taako?

Justin: Uh, 3.

Griffin: Ah, no.

Justin: Well, it’s 16, then plus 3.

Griffin: Naw, it’s a plus 1.

Justin: Uh.

Clint: [whistles]

Justin: Okay.

Griffin: Uh, that’s gonna hit your— that’s gonna hit a lot of stuff, probably. AC, initiative.

Justin: Are you changin— you’re not changing my modifier, you’re changing my—

Griffin: Oh, yeah, whatever the score bumps it down to a plus 1. I think that’s a 12 maybe.

-Ep. 54, The Suffering Game, 28:55