Welcome, Travelers, to a new episode of Venture Maidens.

As always, we want to give a special thank you to Emily Mayo for composing the favor campaign theme song,

to Tabletop Audio for providing additional ambient music,

and give an extra special thank you to all the wonderful Patreon donors,

whose generosity makes this whole show possible.

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Now, I'm going to hit you with the recap of the previous episode, then we'll dive right into

the action.

Last time, on Venture Maidens.

Here's what happened in part one.

Determined to face the Black Lotus Dragon, our heroes set about crossing a foul

swamp.

Their journey was plagued by creepy plant-like creatures puppeting the bodies of slain heroes,

and disturbing visions conjured by exposure to hypnotic swamp gas. After a long, wet march,

our maidens located a massive mangrove tree concealing the dragon's lair. Some hijinks were had

getting across the feted moat and climbing up the tree's roots, but eventually they found an entrance

to the tree's hollow interior. And that's the scoop. So we're going to dive right in for part two

of Swamp Thing. Gather round travelers to hear our tale. Plagued by visions and living plants, our heroes face the swamp's last dance.

Is victory against the dragon certain?

Or is this fight the maiden's final curtain?

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