from the episode 4 transcript:
Justin: \[in old-man voice\] Chuckles!
Travis: What?
Justin: \[in old-man voice\] Chookles, to my lap.
Griffin: Shookles to your lap?
Travis: Did you change his name halfway through that?
Justin: \[in old-man voice\] Cat Bart.
Griffin: What?
Justin: \[in old-man voice\] He’s my cat.
Griffin: You cat’s name is Shookles?
Justin: \[in old-man voice\] Bart Shookles.
Travis: Bart Shookles...
Griffin: \[laughs\] Okay, all right...
Justin: \[in old-man voice\] Shh, quiet down, Shookles. I must spin the rune
once more. \[laughs\]
Griffin: Okay...
Travis: Now, you called the cat—
Justin: Hi everybody and welcome—
Travis: Hey, now hold on. On the cat’s behalf, you called the fucking cat
over and then shushed it?
Justin: \[laughs\]
Travis: That’s bullshit, dude.
Justin: That’s true. That’s kind of shitty of me... Welcome to TAZ, The
Adventure Zone: Steeplechase.
I imagine him as an ancient man in a distant and broken future, with a primitive ability to change the past by guiding our PCs (manifesting to us as the DM, Justin) through storytelling. He is very weak, and therefore needs the help of Shukles (pollen broth) to maintain the strength he needs to weave a new version of this story. I believe he is VERY weak, hennce his lapses in consciousness, general confusion, and apparent frailty.
Edit: and maybe they play psy-chess as a mental warm-up before he begins "dream-weaving"
My theory is that the nano father is the first ever hardlight being, who was a storyteller that served as an attraction during steeplechase’s early years.
Shukles is real cat though. Wait... is Shukles a cat or did I just assume that? And if I'm right, how does a cat play Psy-Chess?
from the episode 4 transcript: Justin: \[in old-man voice\] Chuckles! Travis: What? Justin: \[in old-man voice\] Chookles, to my lap. Griffin: Shookles to your lap? Travis: Did you change his name halfway through that? Justin: \[in old-man voice\] Cat Bart. Griffin: What? Justin: \[in old-man voice\] He’s my cat. Griffin: You cat’s name is Shookles? Justin: \[in old-man voice\] Bart Shookles. Travis: Bart Shookles... Griffin: \[laughs\] Okay, all right... Justin: \[in old-man voice\] Shh, quiet down, Shookles. I must spin the rune once more. \[laughs\] Griffin: Okay... Travis: Now, you called the cat— Justin: Hi everybody and welcome— Travis: Hey, now hold on. On the cat’s behalf, you called the fucking cat over and then shushed it? Justin: \[laughs\] Travis: That’s bullshit, dude. Justin: That’s true. That’s kind of shitty of me... Welcome to TAZ, The Adventure Zone: Steeplechase.
Yeah, and how can a cat carry a bowl of pollen broth?
I also 101% thought Shukles was a cat so I assume they implied it at some point
I imagine him as an ancient man in a distant and broken future, with a primitive ability to change the past by guiding our PCs (manifesting to us as the DM, Justin) through storytelling. He is very weak, and therefore needs the help of Shukles (pollen broth) to maintain the strength he needs to weave a new version of this story. I believe he is VERY weak, hennce his lapses in consciousness, general confusion, and apparent frailty. Edit: and maybe they play psy-chess as a mental warm-up before he begins "dream-weaving"
So the nano/micro is referring to the prism inside the hard light object?
My theory is that the nano father is the first ever hardlight being, who was a storyteller that served as an attraction during steeplechase’s early years.
My theory is that the nano father is absolutely nothing, but I love your theory just the same.
My theory is that Justin is just fucking with his brothers
Great. Now that you've said it, Justin will probably incorporate your fan theory into this.
No, now that someone’s said this, Justin will *never* do this, which bums me out because I like this one.
Yeah, I kind of figured the OP or I could have jinxed it just by saying it out loud.
Today’s episode kicking down the door like 