{"id":8185,"date":"2026-01-01T04:00:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T08:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aaronbsmith.com\/cogwheel\/?p=8185"},"modified":"2025-09-14T12:46:18","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T16:46:18","slug":"plus-ultra-s2-ep-05-the-tree-of-crows-cypher-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aaronbsmith.com\/cogwheel\/2026\/01\/plus-ultra-s2-ep-05-the-tree-of-crows-cypher-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Plus Ultra S2 Ep 05: The Tree of Crows (Cypher System)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6332\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-8185-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/cogwheelgaming\/aaronbsmith.com\/cogwheel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PlusUltra_S2_05.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/cogwheelgaming\/aaronbsmith.com\/cogwheel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PlusUltra_S2_05.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/cogwheelgaming\/aaronbsmith.com\/cogwheel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PlusUltra_S2_05.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/cogwheelgaming\/aaronbsmith.com\/cogwheel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PlusUltra_S2_05.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/aaronbsmith.com\/cogwheel\/?powerpress_pinw=8185-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/cogwheelgaming\/aaronbsmith.com\/cogwheel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PlusUltra_S2_05.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"PlusUltra_S2_05.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p><span data-offset-key=\"h1sl-0-0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aaronbsmith.com\/cogwheel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/PlusUltraLogo_S2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-8042\" src=\"https:\/\/aaronbsmith.com\/cogwheel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/PlusUltraLogo_S2-300x300.png\" alt=\"Plus Ultra Season 2 Logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aaronbsmith.com\/cogwheel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/PlusUltraLogo_S2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/aaronbsmith.com\/cogwheel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/PlusUltraLogo_S2-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/aaronbsmith.com\/cogwheel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/PlusUltraLogo_S2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/aaronbsmith.com\/cogwheel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/PlusUltraLogo_S2-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/aaronbsmith.com\/cogwheel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/PlusUltraLogo_S2-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/aaronbsmith.com\/cogwheel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/PlusUltraLogo_S2-2048x2048.png 2048w, https:\/\/aaronbsmith.com\/cogwheel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/PlusUltraLogo_S2-1200x1200.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/is.aaronbsmith.com\/@noelle@chat.noelle.codes\">Ellie<\/a> GMs for <a href=\"https:\/\/is.aaronbsmith.com\/@ArchBeth@mastodon.social\">Beth<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/is.aaronbsmith.com\/@crash\">Crash<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/is.aaronbsmith.com\/@sith_shenanigans@elekk.xyz\">Io<\/a>, &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/is.aaronbsmith.com\/@SpaceCadet@elekk.xyz\">Jen<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This episode: The adventurers make a delivery to Eivorsby as a cover for investigating some alleged weirdness. Rocks fall, but no one dies.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Relevant names:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Shopkeeper\/fauth <\/strong>(collects taxes\/represents town): Luigsech (LOO sha), feltin woman, mid-40s\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Assistant<\/strong>: Ealdberht (YALD bert) human man, early 20s<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tavernkeeper<\/strong>: Lluc (luke), skai man, indeterminate\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Assistant<\/strong>: P\u00e6ga (PAY gah), human man, early 20s<\/li>\n<li><strong>Staff<\/strong>: Oxana (giona woman), Augustus (skai man), Hinnerk (human man)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Woodwright<\/strong>: \u00de\u00f3runn (THOR oon), gruv woman, mid-40s\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Apprentice<\/strong>: S\u00edthmaith (shee MAYTH), feltin woman, late teens<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Blacksmith<\/strong>: Viktoriya, giona woman(?), indeterminate\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Apprentice<\/strong>: Dagny, human woman, late teens<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tanner<\/strong>: \u00c1ile (AY lah), tuwati woman, mid-30s\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Apprentice<\/strong>: Catguocaun (kad GOO kan), feltin man, late teens<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Scholar in residence<\/strong>: Quintilianus, skai man, middle-aged<\/li>\n<li><strong>Guards<\/strong>: Ulrikke, Hallsteinn (gruv), Facundo (skai), Hildr (tuwati) Ingvildr, gruv woman, mid-40s, heading south toward the mountains<\/li>\n<li>Imke, kid rock fell on<\/li>\n<li>Hinrich, kid who came for help<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Follow this series on\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#x25b6;RSS: <a href=\"https:\/\/aaronbsmith.com\/cogwheel\/tag\/plus-ultra-s2\/feed\/\">https:\/\/aaronbsmith.com\/cogwheel\/tag\/plus-ultra-s2\/feed\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>&#x25b6;Patreon: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/cogwheelgaming\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/cogwheelgaming<\/a><\/li>\n<li>&#x25b6;Mastodon: <a href=\"https:\/\/is.aaronbsmith.com\/@cogwheel\" rel=\"me\">https:\/\/is.aaronbsmith.com\/@cogwheel<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Not on Mastodon? 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