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title: corraidhin
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title: corraidhin
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created: Tue, 26 Jul 2022 20:32:23 -0600
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created: Tue, 26 Jul 2022 20:32:23 -0600
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updated: Sat, 24 Sep 2022 08:34:55 -0400
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updated: Thu, 29 Sep 2022 08:55:43 -0600
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public: yes
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public: yes
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### Corraidhín
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### Corraidhín
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- Retriever: Contractual Obligation
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- Retriever: Contractual Obligation, An Auspicious Start
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- Soulsword: Bloodlust
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- Soulsword: Bloodlust
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title: inky
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title: inky
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created: Tue, 26 Jul 2022 20:32:23 -0600
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created: Tue, 26 Jul 2022 20:32:23 -0600
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updated: Tue, 26 Jul 2022 20:32:23 -0600
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updated: Thu, 29 Sep 2022 08:56:00 -0600
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public: yes
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public: yes
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### Inky
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### Inky
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- Player: mio
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- Player: mio
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- XP: 1
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- XP: 1
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- Skills: Do Anything 1, Persuasive 2
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- Skills: Do Anything 1, Persuasive 2, Plantomancy 2
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Paths:
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Paths:
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- Retriever: Contractual Obligation
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- Retriever: Contractual Obligation, An Auspicious Start
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- Were-Hare: Lepusthropy
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- Were-Hare: Lepusthropy
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title: 00020
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created: Thu, 29 Sep 2022 06:51:14 -0600
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updated: Thu, 29 Sep 2022 06:51:14 -0600
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public: yes
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syndicated: yes
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### 00020
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> Looking around the chaotic scene, one of the vines among the bushes caught Inky's eye. It was one of several bean plants probably native to the Tammineaux Forest, with strands of faintly glowing pods hanging from the vines.
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>
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> Inky snatches several of the dried but luminous bean pods from the vines, then sprints a wide circle around the centaur, all the while counting out 43 beans and throwing them into the topsoil, where much of the earth around the sinkhole had already been turned over by the gnomes' drills and machinery.
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> Earlier in the commotion, one of the gnome explosions caused a water main leading towards what had been the kobit caves to burst. Water was now spraying across the area with the gusto of a fizzy cold spring and gathering in small pools over the soil. More water sluiced over the moth-like creature's singed wing, snuffing the remaining embers.
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> Within moments, long tendrils shot up from the ground, which rapidly thickened at the bases to the size of young southern oak trees, to curl gently but firmly around the centaur. "Sister!" a melodious voice emanating from somewhere amid the beanstalks exclaimed, "What are you doing up? It is not yet autumn. Go back to sleep!"
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The pooling water puts out any of the licking, reaching flames that followed the centaur up from below. The dark smoke carries the smell of ash, soot, and burnt popcorn up into the air.
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There is no mistaking the climbing vines of the common Tammineaux Forest Bean. If you don't recognize it by the heart-shaped leaves or the winding stems, then the luminous, dangling seed pods nestled amongst the bulbous pink blossoms are a dead, somewhat obscene, giveaway.
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Inky plucks a handful of the pods and rips them open, meticulously counting out a mystical number of individual beans, and sowing them in the ash and the mud.
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Vines erupt from the ground and entangle the centaur, dragging it gently back toward the sinkhole and whispering a soothing lullaby in its ears. The centaur struggles weakly before surrendering to the vine's caress. It is pulled back down underground.
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In the aftermath, there is a handful of leftover beans, and also some large, vibrant kernels of corn that flaked off the centaur during the struggle.
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You and the first Ginnarak Crystal are able to leave the dig site and the Tammineaux Forest without further incident.
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You pack up your faithful multibeast and trek back to the city of Vay'Nullar, where your adventure started.
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THE END OF CHAPTER ONE
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EPILOGUE: what are you doing in the final moments of this battle? Or on the way home? Or, what are you doing to rest, relax, and recover once safely back in town before reporting back to Blavin?
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[www](https://framalistes.org/sympa/arc/tildepals/2022-09/msg00032.html)
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Basmentaria
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Basmentaria
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- Primora: northern banana
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- Primora: northern banana
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- Agendell: southern banana
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- Vay'Nullar
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- Vay'Nullar
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- Tammineaux Forest
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- Tammineaux Forest
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- Gnomelands
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- Gnomelands
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- Rana'For Valley
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- Rana'For Valley
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- Agendell: southern banana
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- Ginnarak: donut hole
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- Ginnarak: donut hole
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Example:
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Example:
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- 0. **Goblin Slayer** (Slay 100 goblins): You are now an expert when facing this foe. From now on when attacking a goblin, a roll of 5 - 6 is considered a critical success. 4 - 5 is a success. And 1 - 3 is a mixed success.
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> Path of the Goblin Slayer
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> - 0. **Favored Foe** (Slay 100 goblins): You are now an expert when facing this foe. From now on when attacking a goblin, a roll of 5 - 6 is considered a critical success. 4 - 5 is a success. And 1 - 3 is a mixed success.
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The rank is 0, so there are no prerequisites. (If it had been, say, 2, then you would need to have unlocked a template of rank 1 and of rank 0 in the same path before unlocking this one.) The name is "Goblin Slayer". The trigger is "Slay 100 goblins". And the perk is detailed in the description.
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The path is "Path of the Goblin Slayer". The rank of the first template is 0, so there are no prerequisites. (If it had been, say, 2, then you would need to have unlocked a template of rank 1 and of rank 0 in the same path before unlocking this one.) The name is "Favored Foe". The trigger is "Slay 100 goblins". And the perk is detailed in the description.
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Okay, here are the known paths:
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Okay, here are the known paths:
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<li><a href="#section-16" id="toc-section-16">00017</a></li>
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<li><a href="#section-16" id="toc-section-16">00017</a></li>
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<li><a href="#section-17" id="toc-section-17">00018</a></li>
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<li><a href="#section-17" id="toc-section-17">00018</a></li>
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<li><a href="#section-18" id="toc-section-18">00019</a></li>
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<li><a href="#section-18" id="toc-section-18">00019</a></li>
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<li><a href="#section-19" id="toc-section-19">00020</a></li>
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<li><a href="#bestiary" id="toc-bestiary">Bestiary</a></li>
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<p>Paths:</p>
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<p>Paths:</p>
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<li>Retriever: Contractual Obligation</li>
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<li>Retriever: Contractual Obligation, An Auspicious Start</li>
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<li>Soulsword: Bloodlust</li>
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<li>Soulsword: Bloodlust</li>
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<h3 id="glarg">Glarg</h3>
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<h3 id="glarg">Glarg</h3>
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<li>Player: mio</li>
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<li>Player: mio</li>
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<li>XP: 1</li>
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<li>XP: 1</li>
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<li>Skills: Do Anything 1, Persuasive 2</li>
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<li>Skills: Do Anything 1, Persuasive 2, Plantomancy 2</li>
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<p>Paths:</p>
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<p>Paths:</p>
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<li>Retriever: Contractual Obligation</li>
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<li>Retriever: Contractual Obligation, An Auspicious Start</li>
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<li>Were-Hare: Lepusthropy</li>
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<li>Were-Hare: Lepusthropy</li>
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<h3 id="jarrod">Jarrod</h3>
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<h3 id="jarrod">Jarrod</h3>
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which are the entry level templates for each path, and do not have such
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a requirement.)</p>
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<p>Example:</p>
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<p>Example:</p>
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of 5 - 6 is considered a critical success. 4 - 5 is a success. And 1 - 3
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Slayer”. The trigger is “Slay 100 goblins”. And the perk is detailed in
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the description.</p>
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<p>Okay, here are the known paths:</p>
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<p>Okay, here are the known paths:</p>
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<h4 id="path-of-the-soulsword">Path of the Soulsword</h4>
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<p>You have a unique bond with a sentient sword</p>
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<p>WHAT DO YOU DO</p>
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<p>WHAT DO YOU DO</p>
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<p><a
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<h3 id="section-19">00020</h3>
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<blockquote>
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<p>Looking around the chaotic scene, one of the vines among the bushes
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main leading towards what had been the kobit caves to burst. Water was
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gathering in small pools over the soil. More water sluiced over the
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emanating from somewhere amid the beanstalks exclaimed, “What are you
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doing up? It is not yet autumn. Go back to sleep!”</p>
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<p>There is no mistaking the climbing vines of the common Tammineaux
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Forest Bean. If you don’t recognize it by the heart-shaped leaves or the
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bulbous pink blossoms are a dead, somewhat obscene, giveaway.</p>
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<p>Inky plucks a handful of the pods and rips them open, meticulously
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the ash and the mud.</p>
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<p>Vines erupt from the ground and entangle the centaur, dragging it
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struggle.</p>
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<p>You and the first Ginnarak Crystal are able to leave the dig site and
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<p>You pack up your faithful multibeast and trek back to the city of
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Vay’Nullar, where your adventure started.</p>
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<p>THE END OF CHAPTER ONE</p>
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<p>EPILOGUE: what are you doing in the final moments of this battle? Or
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<p>Some of the creatures who inhabit the world of Basmentaria</p>
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It is bigger than the very largest horse.</p>
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again by the crowd of kobits. “Centaur! Centaur!”</p>
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<p>It crawls up out of the pit, and tastes the vibrations in
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the air with its feelers. It flies clumsily up into the air,
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flutters, and then crashes back into the ground.</p>
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<p>It looks like one of its wings has been singed by fire.</p>
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the gnome hole toward you, beating its wings as though to bash
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<pre><code>Now *that* thing is *definitely* evil!</code></pre>
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<p>Inky peers down at the hole, and after some time, turns to
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the party. “Do you think they’ve cleared most of the gnomes by
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now, or should we wait until they emerge and grab the crystal
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then?” Gazing at some invisible spot farther among the trees,
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there used to be a natural maw on the southwestern side, but
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it was blocked when the tunnel caved in many years ago. The
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someone’s already been through them. Chances are there’s only
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one exit, unless this mine is a decoy.”</p>
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<p>Inky peers down the hole and watches Retrieval Team 70
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approach the kobit caves.</p>
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<p>The maw on the southwestern side did indeed collapse
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several seasons ago. If you know anything about the industrial
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and intrepid kobits however, it is that they have probably dug
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several alternative, secret entrances since then.</p>
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<p>Just as the gophers reach the cave entrance, a large erge,
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muscles rippling beneath its white feathers, emerges from
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behind a boulder and blocks their way forward.</p>
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<p>It raises the feathery crest on the crown of its head, and
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fluffs up its plumage in a dramatic display. It appears to be
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arguing with the gophers. All three gophers appear to be
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arguing back.</p>
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<p>The egre gestures angrily at the gophers’ feet, shakes its
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head, and crosses its arms defiantly. The gophers look down at
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their own feet and shuffle about as though embarrassed.</p>
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<p>They all exchange a few more words and then the gophers
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retreat away from the egre and the cave entrance. They huddle
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together briefly and then start slowly climbing the
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scaffolding back up to the top of the hole.</p>
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<p>“Oh yeah,” the foreman remarks absentmindedly. “There’s an
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egre guarding the kobit caves.”</p>
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<p>The egre below preens and struts about proudly having
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chased off the gophers.</p>
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<p>“Stubborn things,” the foreman continues. “Easily provoked
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to violence. Impeccable fashion sense though.”</p>
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<p>WHAT DO YOU DO</p>
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<p>While Inky packs the top of a sack with a thin layer of
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earth from under a loose rock, they feel a heated glare in
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their general direction for a few beats and surmises Master
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Corraidhín had entered the vault with his newfound companion.
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After decades of serving rather … demanding customers as an
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inkling, Inky knew an evil eye directed at them even when they
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can’t see it (while preparing a brew with their back turned,
|
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for instance) and makes a mental note to give Pointy a wide
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<p>Once the sacks were placed close to the vault entrance for
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a quick haul, Inky returns to the items that had been
|
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discovered while digging under the loose rock. The set of
|
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gold-nibbed quills were swiftly pocketed — each quill was
|
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finely crafted and felt balanced when held in one hand. The
|
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malleable tips in a range of sizes would be invaluable for
|
||||||
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testing ink viscosity and smoothness, among other properties.
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A felicitously fantastic find!</p>
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<p>The jade tea set was next to be admired, its deep green hue
|
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reflecting the age of the stone from which the items were
|
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carved. With cups for every member of their merry group, the
|
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|
teapot would make a worthy addition to any travelling,
|
||||||
|
crystal-seeking tea party. So thin and translucent were the
|
||||||
|
small cups, having been expertly crafted, that they were
|
||||||
|
almost too fragile to carry around everywhere. A
|
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|
non-shattering charm was often applied to heirloom sets meant
|
||||||
|
to be passed down through generations, but it is difficult to
|
||||||
|
tell by looking whether a set had been charmed unless the
|
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|
spell was a particularly strong one. The teapot and cups were
|
||||||
|
returned to the small wooden box they were found in and stored
|
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away. Perhaps a few crockery talismans could be procured at
|
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|
the next town?</p>
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<p>Inky pauses at the rack of bottled ink. The first rule that
|
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|
any inkling in training learns is to never trust pre-bottled
|
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|
inks from unverified ingredients or unknown sauces. Inky tilts
|
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|
the rack to better examine the weird yet vaguely familiar
|
||||||
|
glyphs on the bottles.</p>
|
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|
<p>The first glyph was a circle with three dots. The bottle
|
||||||
|
next to it was adorned with a swirl, followed by a bottle with
|
||||||
|
a circle surrounding a pointing hand or a snail. Another glyph
|
||||||
|
looked like a twisted hook, and was that some sort of sinister
|
||||||
|
grinning reptile on the next one?? Towards the middle of the
|
||||||
|
rack was a bottle with a glyph of what could be a mountain
|
||||||
|
with a tunnel at its base. The bottle beside it bore a glyph
|
||||||
|
of a block broken to three pieces. Yet another bottle was
|
||||||
|
simply stamped with a circle and a dot at its center. Its
|
||||||
|
neighbour held a glyph that slightly resembled a mountain
|
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|
range if someone stared very hard. The next two bottles bore
|
||||||
|
glyphs that looked like a spiky fish and a circle with a pair
|
||||||
|
of horns protruding from it. The last bottle’s contents seemed
|
||||||
|
more gooey than the others, with a glyph of a helmet-wearing
|
||||||
|
hare.</p>
|
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|
<p>The shade of ink within the bottles varied, but all seem to
|
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|
be derived from the same indistinct hue. None of the bottles
|
||||||
|
had the usual piece of ash paper with bits of string attached
|
||||||
|
to them, but otherwise appear to be intact and the vessels
|
||||||
|
themselves top quality, as shown by the delicate tarring on
|
||||||
|
the caps. The wooden rack was lightly worn but solid in Inky’s
|
||||||
|
hands.</p>
|
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|
<p>It was certainly an odd collection. “No hash, no stash”
|
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|
though, as the rule of thumb goes. Inky puts the rack down
|
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|
carefully on the floor by the sacks, concluding that if anyone
|
||||||
|
wanted to help themselves to the bottles, they were hopefully
|
||||||
|
not planning to ingest the contents.</p>
|
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|
<p>Dusting off their boots, Inky settles just behind the
|
||||||
|
banner, closer to the vault entrance and rousing performance,
|
||||||
|
to watch the crowd around Jarrod and listen for any sounds
|
||||||
|
from outside the vault.</p>
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|
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|
<p>You pack up the quills and the jade tea set, and arrange
|
||||||
|
the bags by the vault entrance for quick retrieval.</p>
|
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|
<p>As you carry the rack of ink bottles over to the bags, the
|
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|
twelfth and final ink bottle, the one with the glyph of the
|
||||||
|
helmet-wearing hare, suddenly cracks. Seemingly of its own
|
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|
volition. A tiny shard of glass slices the palm of your hand
|
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|
and disappears into the meat at the base of your thumb. The
|
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|
gooey ink seeps out of the bottle and paints your hand a
|
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|
muddy, rusty blue.</p>
|
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<p>You jerk your hand back. The ink is swiftly absorbed into
|
||||||
|
your hand as though it were a sponge. Soon it’s all gone: the
|
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|
ink, the blood, all of it. Nothing remains of the scratch
|
||||||
|
itself but a hair-thin line. If you run your finger over it,
|
||||||
|
you can feel the hard nub of the glass shard beneath the
|
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|
skin.</p>
|
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|
<p>For a moment you can hear the double drum of your own
|
||||||
|
heartbeat rushing through your ears. Your senses seem to
|
||||||
|
sharpen. Colors grow more crisp, and sounds more clear. But
|
||||||
|
then it passes, and the moment is gone.</p>
|
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<p>Harrumph, pointy my friend, that’s just inky. They’re
|
||||||
|
definitely not super evil. That’s the finest ink craftsmen and
|
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|
tea preparer this side of Basementaria. And we absolutely
|
||||||
|
won’t be stabbing them. There are FAR eviler things to stab,
|
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|
potentially that weird naked thing that seems to think itself
|
||||||
|
a horse. I could be convinced IT was evil, but wouldn’t use
|
||||||
|
attacking it unprovoked make us evil? Surely a sword as
|
||||||
|
ancient and wise as you could see the perfectly puzzling
|
||||||
|
philosophical delimna we put ourselves in.</p>
|
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<p>And then this thing, (corraidhin gestures at the crystal),
|
||||||
|
horrible magical item used to create untold death,
|
||||||
|
destruction, and mayhem during the last Artificer war.
|
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|
Definitely probably evil, if used that way, but also filled
|
||||||
|
with untold power that could be used for good! Now would the
|
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person weilding it be evil just because, or could someone
|
||||||
|
overcome the magical nature of a device capable of such evil
|
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and apply them for good? I for one believe afirmatively that
|
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one can overcome such things.</p>
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<p>As corriadhin finishes his philosophical prattling to his
|
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new stabby friend he pushes the glass case off the crystal and
|
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grabs it.</p>
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<p>The Sword of Yam’l starts to launch into a long winded
|
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reply.</p>
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<pre><code>Oh yes, that winged naked thing is surely evil. Let us stab it, Hardy Bear! Let us stab and stab and stab until --- What's that? Oh no, don't worry. We are unquestionably, infallibly good. I was designed and made for but one purpose, after all. TO RID EVIL! As for the crystal, yes, I suppose you are correct. Wielding a powerful, bloodthirsty, magical item probably does make the wielder evil, and consequently immediately deserving of being stabbed! Say, speaking of stabbing ... that naked, winged thing--</code></pre>
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<p>But then, before the sword can finish its thought (a
|
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|
thought, you are quite confident, would end with something
|
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|
like, “let’s stab it!”) you knock the glass dome off the
|
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|
pedestal and grab the Ginnarak Crystal.</p>
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|
<p>You brace yourself. It thrums slightly in your hand but
|
||||||
|
doesn’t do anything overtly magical or destructive. In fact it
|
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|
seems perfectly inert.</p>
|
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|
<p>So there you are. A pointer murder stick attached firmly to
|
||||||
|
one hand, and a potential atom bomb of a crystal in the other.
|
||||||
|
But you think you’re totally going to pull this off!</p>
|
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|
<p>Then the glass dome hits the ground and shatters into
|
||||||
|
dozens of pieces.</p>
|
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|
<p>HORSE screams and whips around at the noise.
|
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|
“BhrruUHRHUuHRRh! My blue and gold melon sized gem! Noooooo!
|
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|
BrUHrhHHHURHuRu!”</p>
|
||||||
|
<p>It flaps its wings and wheels up into the air and swoops
|
||||||
|
down at you! The three aurs get swept up in the excitement and
|
||||||
|
start flapping around, making tiny squeaks of alarm. The
|
||||||
|
remaining kobit leaps to its feet, but then trips over its
|
||||||
|
shoelaces.</p>
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<p>WHAT DO YOU DO??</p>
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<p><a
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<p>Why Stabby, it looks like we won’t need to stab Horse at
|
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|
all, but are you any good at stabbing armor?</p>
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<p>Corraidhin stuffs the melon shaped gem into his knapsack
|
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|
and rushes towards Inky and Jarrod. Best to get this party
|
||||||
|
started in style Corraidhin says as he casts a fireball at the
|
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|
suit of armor, followed closely by a second, and a third.</p>
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<p>As corraidhin reaches Inky and Jarrod he raises the Sword
|
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of Y’aml ready to fight. Stand and deliver you curr!</p>
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<p>The trigger happy mage rushes toward the vault exit,
|
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flinging a couple of fireballs over his shoulder as he
|
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goes.</p>
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<p>Stabby is delighted at the carnage as the suit of armor is
|
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blown to bits, but also disappointed at the general lack of
|
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stabbing.</p>
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<p>The Aurs, deep in meditation nearby, get caught in the
|
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|
conflagration. Their kernels swell and pop explosively. Though
|
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not as explosively as the fireballs.</p>
|
||||||
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<p>The whole Retrieval Team 43 pours into the cavern outside
|
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|
the vault as it turns into an inferno, and they are swept up
|
||||||
|
and away in a throng of kobits evacuating the tunnels.</p>
|
||||||
|
<p>You are deposited, like silt after a flood, outside the
|
||||||
|
caves back at the bottom of the gnome hole, where the kobits
|
||||||
|
and the lone egre are frantically climbing up the scaffolding,
|
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which bends dangerously under their combined weight. The
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gnomes up above are running around in an agitated state at the
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sudden commotion, and a few of them explode in the
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caves, and several feet of the surrounding area, is swallowed
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up by a sinkhole that spreads across half of the bottom of the
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gnome hole. From the hole emerges a gigantic moth-like
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creature made of a hundred ears of corn and a hundred wings.
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It is bigger than the very largest horse.</p>
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<p>You hear a single word repeated fearfully over and over
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again by the crowd of kobits. “Centaur! Centaur!”</p>
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<p>It crawls up out of the pit, and tastes the vibrations in
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the air with its feelers. It flies clumsily up into the air,
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flutters, and then crashes back into the ground.</p>
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<p>It looks like one of its wings has been singed by fire.</p>
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<p>Undaunted, it crawls across what is left of the bottom of
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the gnome hole toward you, beating its wings as though to bash
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you with them. Which would hurt a lot.</p>
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<pre><code>Now *that* thing is *definitely* evil!</code></pre>
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<p>WHAT DO YOU DO</p>
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<p>While Inky packs the top of a sack with a thin layer of
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earth from under a loose rock, they feel a heated glare in
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their general direction for a few beats and surmises Master
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Corraidhín had entered the vault with his newfound companion.
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After decades of serving rather … demanding customers as an
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inkling, Inky knew an evil eye directed at them even when they
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can’t see it (while preparing a brew with their back turned,
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for instance) and makes a mental note to give Pointy a wide
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berth.</p>
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<p>Once the sacks were placed close to the vault entrance for
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a quick haul, Inky returns to the items that had been
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discovered while digging under the loose rock. The set of
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gold-nibbed quills were swiftly pocketed — each quill was
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finely crafted and felt balanced when held in one hand. The
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malleable tips in a range of sizes would be invaluable for
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testing ink viscosity and smoothness, among other properties.
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A felicitously fantastic find!</p>
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<p>The jade tea set was next to be admired, its deep green hue
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reflecting the age of the stone from which the items were
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carved. With cups for every member of their merry group, the
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teapot would make a worthy addition to any travelling,
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crystal-seeking tea party. So thin and translucent were the
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small cups, having been expertly crafted, that they were
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almost too fragile to carry around everywhere. A
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non-shattering charm was often applied to heirloom sets meant
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to be passed down through generations, but it is difficult to
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tell by looking whether a set had been charmed unless the
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spell was a particularly strong one. The teapot and cups were
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returned to the small wooden box they were found in and stored
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away. Perhaps a few crockery talismans could be procured at
|
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the next town?</p>
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<p>Inky pauses at the rack of bottled ink. The first rule that
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any inkling in training learns is to never trust pre-bottled
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inks from unverified ingredients or unknown sauces. Inky tilts
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the rack to better examine the weird yet vaguely familiar
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glyphs on the bottles.</p>
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<p>The first glyph was a circle with three dots. The bottle
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next to it was adorned with a swirl, followed by a bottle with
|
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a circle surrounding a pointing hand or a snail. Another glyph
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looked like a twisted hook, and was that some sort of sinister
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grinning reptile on the next one?? Towards the middle of the
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rack was a bottle with a glyph of what could be a mountain
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with a tunnel at its base. The bottle beside it bore a glyph
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of a block broken to three pieces. Yet another bottle was
|
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simply stamped with a circle and a dot at its center. Its
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neighbour held a glyph that slightly resembled a mountain
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range if someone stared very hard. The next two bottles bore
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glyphs that looked like a spiky fish and a circle with a pair
|
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||||||
of horns protruding from it. The last bottle’s contents seemed
|
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||||||
more gooey than the others, with a glyph of a helmet-wearing
|
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||||||
hare.</p>
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<p>The shade of ink within the bottles varied, but all seem to
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be derived from the same indistinct hue. None of the bottles
|
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had the usual piece of ash paper with bits of string attached
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to them, but otherwise appear to be intact and the vessels
|
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||||||
themselves top quality, as shown by the delicate tarring on
|
|
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the caps. The wooden rack was lightly worn but solid in Inky’s
|
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hands.</p>
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<p>It was certainly an odd collection. “No hash, no stash”
|
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though, as the rule of thumb goes. Inky puts the rack down
|
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||||||
carefully on the floor by the sacks, concluding that if anyone
|
|
||||||
wanted to help themselves to the bottles, they were hopefully
|
|
||||||
not planning to ingest the contents.</p>
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<p>Dusting off their boots, Inky settles just behind the
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banner, closer to the vault entrance and rousing performance,
|
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to watch the crowd around Jarrod and listen for any sounds
|
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from outside the vault.</p>
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</blockquote>
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<p>You pack up the quills and the jade tea set, and arrange
|
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the bags by the vault entrance for quick retrieval.</p>
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<p>As you carry the rack of ink bottles over to the bags, the
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twelfth and final ink bottle, the one with the glyph of the
|
|
||||||
helmet-wearing hare, suddenly cracks. Seemingly of its own
|
|
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volition. A tiny shard of glass slices the palm of your hand
|
|
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and disappears into the meat at the base of your thumb. The
|
|
||||||
gooey ink seeps out of the bottle and paints your hand a
|
|
||||||
muddy, rusty blue.</p>
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<p>You jerk your hand back. The ink is swiftly absorbed into
|
|
||||||
your hand as though it were a sponge. Soon it’s all gone: the
|
|
||||||
ink, the blood, all of it. Nothing remains of the scratch
|
|
||||||
itself but a hair-thin line. If you run your finger over it,
|
|
||||||
you can feel the hard nub of the glass shard beneath the
|
|
||||||
skin.</p>
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<p>For a moment you can hear the double drum of your own
|
|
||||||
heartbeat rushing through your ears. Your senses seem to
|
|
||||||
sharpen. Colors grow more crisp, and sounds more clear. But
|
|
||||||
then it passes, and the moment is gone.</p>
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<blockquote>
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<p>Harrumph, pointy my friend, that’s just inky. They’re
|
|
||||||
definitely not super evil. That’s the finest ink craftsmen and
|
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||||||
tea preparer this side of Basementaria. And we absolutely
|
|
||||||
won’t be stabbing them. There are FAR eviler things to stab,
|
|
||||||
potentially that weird naked thing that seems to think itself
|
|
||||||
a horse. I could be convinced IT was evil, but wouldn’t use
|
|
||||||
attacking it unprovoked make us evil? Surely a sword as
|
|
||||||
ancient and wise as you could see the perfectly puzzling
|
|
||||||
philosophical delimna we put ourselves in.</p>
|
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<p>And then this thing, (corraidhin gestures at the crystal),
|
|
||||||
horrible magical item used to create untold death,
|
|
||||||
destruction, and mayhem during the last Artificer war.
|
|
||||||
Definitely probably evil, if used that way, but also filled
|
|
||||||
with untold power that could be used for good! Now would the
|
|
||||||
person weilding it be evil just because, or could someone
|
|
||||||
overcome the magical nature of a device capable of such evil
|
|
||||||
and apply them for good? I for one believe afirmatively that
|
|
||||||
one can overcome such things.</p>
|
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<p>As corriadhin finishes his philosophical prattling to his
|
|
||||||
new stabby friend he pushes the glass case off the crystal and
|
|
||||||
grabs it.</p>
|
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||||||
</blockquote>
|
|
||||||
<p>The Sword of Yam’l starts to launch into a long winded
|
|
||||||
reply.</p>
|
|
||||||
<pre><code>Oh yes, that winged naked thing is surely evil. Let us stab it, Hardy Bear! Let us stab and stab and stab until --- What's that? Oh no, don't worry. We are unquestionably, infallibly good. I was designed and made for but one purpose, after all. TO RID EVIL! As for the crystal, yes, I suppose you are correct. Wielding a powerful, bloodthirsty, magical item probably does make the wielder evil, and consequently immediately deserving of being stabbed! Say, speaking of stabbing ... that naked, winged thing--</code></pre>
|
|
||||||
<p>But then, before the sword can finish its thought (a
|
|
||||||
thought, you are quite confident, would end with something
|
|
||||||
like, “let’s stab it!”) you knock the glass dome off the
|
|
||||||
pedestal and grab the Ginnarak Crystal.</p>
|
|
||||||
<p>You brace yourself. It thrums slightly in your hand but
|
|
||||||
doesn’t do anything overtly magical or destructive. In fact it
|
|
||||||
seems perfectly inert.</p>
|
|
||||||
<p>So there you are. A pointer murder stick attached firmly to
|
|
||||||
one hand, and a potential atom bomb of a crystal in the other.
|
|
||||||
But you think you’re totally going to pull this off!</p>
|
|
||||||
<p>Then the glass dome hits the ground and shatters into
|
|
||||||
dozens of pieces.</p>
|
|
||||||
<p>HORSE screams and whips around at the noise.
|
|
||||||
“BhrruUHRHUuHRRh! My blue and gold melon sized gem! Noooooo!
|
|
||||||
BrUHrhHHHURHuRu!”</p>
|
|
||||||
<p>It flaps its wings and wheels up into the air and swoops
|
|
||||||
down at you! The three aurs get swept up in the excitement and
|
|
||||||
start flapping around, making tiny squeaks of alarm. The
|
|
||||||
remaining kobit leaps to its feet, but then trips over its
|
|
||||||
shoelaces.</p>
|
|
||||||
<p>WHAT DO YOU DO??</p>
|
|
||||||
<p><a
|
|
||||||
href="https://framalistes.org/sympa/arc/tildepals/2022-09/msg00026.html">www</a></p>
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<author>dozens@tilde.team (dozens)</author>
|
<author>dozens@tilde.team (dozens)</author>
|
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|
|
@ -860,6 +860,46 @@ But, my last Bear called me her Bee. I quite liked that. The bee in her bonnet!
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<title>00001 - we meet in a tavern</title>
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<author>dozens@tilde.team (dozens)</author>
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<guid isPermaLink="false">00001 - we meet in a tavern - Tue, 20
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|
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|
<h3 id="section">00001</h3>
|
||||||
|
<p>“Congratulations!” The slightly tipsy hobbit grins and
|
||||||
|
salutes you with his martini. “On Retrieval Team 43’s
|
||||||
|
inaugural mission! I’m so excited for you, I’m sure you’ll do
|
||||||
|
fantastic!”</p>
|
||||||
|
<p>You are all seated around a table in the corner at Lucy’s
|
||||||
|
Basement. It is dimly lit and fairly noisy. The walls are
|
||||||
|
covered in red velvet curtains, and the tablecloths have
|
||||||
|
little gold tassels. A cloud of purple smoke from candles,
|
||||||
|
cigars, and pipes hangs in the air. Waiters bustle between
|
||||||
|
tables refilling drinks.</p>
|
||||||
|
<p>“So to recap, the Benefactor has tasked you with retrieving
|
||||||
|
the five fabled Ginnarak Crystals. I, Blavin Blandfoot, will
|
||||||
|
be your case manager. You will be paid handsomely for each
|
||||||
|
crystal you retrieve. And if you retrieve all 5, you’ll get to
|
||||||
|
meet the Benefactor at be their guest at their <em>glorious
|
||||||
|
mansion!</em>”</p>
|
||||||
|
<p>“The first crystal has been spotted near a Gnomish dig site
|
||||||
|
in the Tammineaux Forest, just east of here.”</p>
|
||||||
|
<p>“I recommend getting started right away!” He polishes off
|
||||||
|
his drink and squints at his empty glass. “Well, maybe first
|
||||||
|
thing in the morning. Waiter!”</p>
|
||||||
|
<ul>
|
||||||
|
<li>Who are you?</li>
|
||||||
|
<li>What role do you think you will fill on the team?</li>
|
||||||
|
<li>What do you plan to do with your cut of the money?</li>
|
||||||
|
</ul>
|
||||||
|
<p><a
|
||||||
|
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|
||||||
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|
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|
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<h3 id="section">00001</h3>
|
|
||||||
<p>“Congratulations!” The slightly tipsy hobbit grins and
|
|
||||||
salutes you with his martini. “On Retrieval Team 43’s
|
|
||||||
inaugural mission! I’m so excited for you, I’m sure you’ll do
|
|
||||||
fantastic!”</p>
|
|
||||||
<p>You are all seated around a table in the corner at Lucy’s
|
|
||||||
Basement. It is dimly lit and fairly noisy. The walls are
|
|
||||||
covered in red velvet curtains, and the tablecloths have
|
|
||||||
little gold tassels. A cloud of purple smoke from candles,
|
|
||||||
cigars, and pipes hangs in the air. Waiters bustle between
|
|
||||||
tables refilling drinks.</p>
|
|
||||||
<p>“So to recap, the Benefactor has tasked you with retrieving
|
|
||||||
the five fabled Ginnarak Crystals. I, Blavin Blandfoot, will
|
|
||||||
be your case manager. You will be paid handsomely for each
|
|
||||||
crystal you retrieve. And if you retrieve all 5, you’ll get to
|
|
||||||
meet the Benefactor at be their guest at their <em>glorious
|
|
||||||
mansion!</em>”</p>
|
|
||||||
<p>“The first crystal has been spotted near a Gnomish dig site
|
|
||||||
in the Tammineaux Forest, just east of here.”</p>
|
|
||||||
<p>“I recommend getting started right away!” He polishes off
|
|
||||||
his drink and squints at his empty glass. “Well, maybe first
|
|
||||||
thing in the morning. Waiter!”</p>
|
|
||||||
<ul>
|
|
||||||
<li>Who are you?</li>
|
|
||||||
<li>What role do you think you will fill on the team?</li>
|
|
||||||
<li>What do you plan to do with your cut of the money?</li>
|
|
||||||
</ul>
|
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<p><a
|
|
||||||
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<author>dozens@tilde.team (dozens)</author>
|
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|
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|
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<guid isPermaLink="false">10 - Sun, 28 Aug 2022 10:06:07
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<pubDate>Sun, 28 Aug 2022 10:06:07 -0600</pubDate>
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<h3 id="section">00010</h3>
|
||||||
|
<p>Once Corey the Kobit exits the antechamber, you are free to
|
||||||
|
look around a little bit.</p>
|
||||||
|
<p>The eyesword continues to watch from the bottom of the
|
||||||
|
pool, and the Kobit Ed terminal continues to await you by the
|
||||||
|
vault door.</p>
|
||||||
|
<p>But also you notice a couple of alcoves along the walls
|
||||||
|
between the twisty little passages. Each of them holds a
|
||||||
|
relief sculpture depicting one of the three deities of
|
||||||
|
Basmentaria.</p>
|
||||||
|
<p>There is Neddas, the wise god of sages and starlight.
|
||||||
|
Androgynous, clad in purple robes, depicted with a golden
|
||||||
|
third eye in the middle of their forehead. They are shown here
|
||||||
|
stoically bestowing gifts upon the inhabitants of
|
||||||
|
Basmentaria.</p>
|
||||||
|
<p>And here is Nullar, god of time and tides. A bespectacled
|
||||||
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male figure with a golden third eye on his forehead. He is
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<p>You hear a shuffling and a mumbling approaching from one of
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the twisty little passages.</p>
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of the passages. Retrieval team 70! They made it past the egre
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arguing and bickering with one another.</p>
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<p>The Retrieval Team 70 gophers are absolutely losing their
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<p>A throng of beefy guard kobits come charging into the hall,
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alerted by the gopher racket.</p>
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<p>“Here now! You’re not supposed to be in here!”</p>
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squeal. Another guard grabs Vest by the collar, and after a
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brief scuffle all three gophers are escorted out of the hall
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despite their howls of protest.</p>
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<p>“I had better check on the vault!” exclaims one of the
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kobits who remains behind.</p>
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<p>They bang a few keys on the terminal and it spits out a
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slip of paper.</p>
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<p>There is a mechanical whir deep in the walls, and a click
|
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|
and a gasp of air as the door swings inward.</p>
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<p>The kobit slips into the vault and the door swings only
|
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|
partly closed behind it.</p>
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<p>The sword in the bottom of the pool pointedly narrows its
|
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|
eye at you.</p>
|
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<p>The gods of Basmentaria observe passively from their
|
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reliefs in the alcoves around you.</p>
|
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<p>The door to the vault is ajar, the first of the five
|
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|
legendary Ginnarak crystals presumably behind it.</p>
|
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<p>From one of the twisty little passages, you hear a guard
|
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|
kobit approaching, singing a sad cowboy song to itself.</p>
|
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<p>WHAT DO YOU DO</p>
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<p><a
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href="https://framalistes.org/sympa/arc/tildepals/2022-09/msg00001.html">www</a></p>
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<author>dozens@tilde.team (dozens)</author>
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<p>The Retrieval Team 70 gophers are absolutely losing their
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<p>Looking around the chaotic scene, one of the vines among
|
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<p>“It just keeps printing a question mark!” Vest sobs.</p>
|
the bushes caught Inky’s eye. It was one of several bean
|
||||||
<p>“Try pushing escape?” suggests Shorts somewhat
|
plants probably native to the Tammineaux Forest, with strands
|
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panicking.</p>
|
of faintly glowing pods hanging from the vines.</p>
|
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<p>“I’ve tried it! It’s not vi! It doesn’t do anything!” Vest
|
<p>Inky snatches several of the dried but luminous bean pods
|
||||||
moans. “Here you try it if you’re so smart!”</p>
|
from the vines, then sprints a wide circle around the centaur,
|
||||||
<p>Sash is balled up on the floor crying, having already had a
|
all the while counting out 43 beans and throwing them into the
|
||||||
turn at the terminal.</p>
|
topsoil, where much of the earth around the sinkhole had
|
||||||
<p>Shorts carefully steps over them and timidly prods at the
|
already been turned over by the gnomes’ drills and
|
||||||
keypad.</p>
|
machinery.</p>
|
||||||
<p>A throng of beefy guard kobits come charging into the hall,
|
<p>Earlier in the commotion, one of the gnome explosions
|
||||||
alerted by the gopher racket.</p>
|
caused a water main leading towards what had been the kobit
|
||||||
<p>“Here now! You’re not supposed to be in here!”</p>
|
caves to burst. Water was now spraying across the area with
|
||||||
<p>One of them trips over Sash, still balled up on the floor,
|
the gusto of a fizzy cold spring and gathering in small pools
|
||||||
and crashes into Shorts’s back, pinning them to wall. They
|
over the soil. More water sluiced over the moth-like
|
||||||
squeal. Another guard grabs Vest by the collar, and after a
|
creature’s singed wing, snuffing the remaining embers.</p>
|
||||||
brief scuffle all three gophers are escorted out of the hall
|
<p>Within moments, long tendrils shot up from the ground,
|
||||||
despite their howls of protest.</p>
|
which rapidly thickened at the bases to the size of young
|
||||||
<p>“I had better check on the vault!” exclaims one of the
|
southern oak trees, to curl gently but firmly around the
|
||||||
kobits who remains behind.</p>
|
centaur. “Sister!” a melodious voice emanating from somewhere
|
||||||
<p>They bang a few keys on the terminal and it spits out a
|
amid the beanstalks exclaimed, “What are you doing up? It is
|
||||||
slip of paper.</p>
|
not yet autumn. Go back to sleep!”</p>
|
||||||
<pre><code>ed v1.6
|
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|
||||||
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|
<p>The pooling water puts out any of the licking, reaching
|
||||||
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|
flames that followed the centaur up from below. The dark smoke
|
||||||
*,n
|
carries the smell of ash, soot, and burnt popcorn up into the
|
||||||
1 the door is locked
|
air.</p>
|
||||||
*1s/locked/open
|
<p>There is no mistaking the climbing vines of the common
|
||||||
?
|
Tammineaux Forest Bean. If you don’t recognize it by the
|
||||||
*H
|
heart-shaped leaves or the winding stems, then the luminous,
|
||||||
no match
|
dangling seed pods nestled amongst the bulbous pink blossoms
|
||||||
*1s/Locked/Open
|
are a dead, somewhat obscene, giveaway.</p>
|
||||||
the door is Open
|
<p>Inky plucks a handful of the pods and rips them open,
|
||||||
*wq
|
meticulously counting out a mystical number of individual
|
||||||
17</code></pre>
|
beans, and sowing them in the ash and the mud.</p>
|
||||||
<p>There is a mechanical whir deep in the walls, and a click
|
<p>Vines erupt from the ground and entangle the centaur,
|
||||||
and a gasp of air as the door swings inward.</p>
|
dragging it gently back toward the sinkhole and whispering a
|
||||||
<p>The kobit slips into the vault and the door swings only
|
soothing lullaby in its ears. The centaur struggles weakly
|
||||||
partly closed behind it.</p>
|
before surrendering to the vine’s caress. It is pulled back
|
||||||
<p>The sword in the bottom of the pool pointedly narrows its
|
down underground.</p>
|
||||||
eye at you.</p>
|
<p>In the aftermath, there is a handful of leftover beans, and
|
||||||
<p>The gods of Basmentaria observe passively from their
|
also some large, vibrant kernels of corn that flaked off the
|
||||||
reliefs in the alcoves around you.</p>
|
centaur during the struggle.</p>
|
||||||
<p>The door to the vault is ajar, the first of the five
|
<p>You and the first Ginnarak Crystal are able to leave the
|
||||||
legendary Ginnarak crystals presumably behind it.</p>
|
dig site and the Tammineaux Forest without further
|
||||||
<p>From one of the twisty little passages, you hear a guard
|
incident.</p>
|
||||||
kobit approaching, singing a sad cowboy song to itself.</p>
|
<p>You pack up your faithful multibeast and trek back to the
|
||||||
<p>WHAT DO YOU DO</p>
|
city of Vay’Nullar, where your adventure started.</p>
|
||||||
|
<p>THE END OF CHAPTER ONE</p>
|
||||||
|
<p>EPILOGUE: what are you doing in the final moments of this
|
||||||
|
battle? Or on the way home? Or, what are you doing to rest,
|
||||||
|
relax, and recover once safely back in town before reporting
|
||||||
|
back to Blavin?</p>
|
||||||
<p><a
|
<p><a
|
||||||
href="https://framalistes.org/sympa/arc/tildepals/2022-09/msg00001.html">www</a></p>
|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
|
||||||
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|
|
||||||
<h3 id="section">00010</h3>
|
|
||||||
<p>Once Corey the Kobit exits the antechamber, you are free to
|
|
||||||
look around a little bit.</p>
|
|
||||||
<p>The eyesword continues to watch from the bottom of the
|
|
||||||
pool, and the Kobit Ed terminal continues to await you by the
|
|
||||||
vault door.</p>
|
|
||||||
<p>But also you notice a couple of alcoves along the walls
|
|
||||||
between the twisty little passages. Each of them holds a
|
|
||||||
relief sculpture depicting one of the three deities of
|
|
||||||
Basmentaria.</p>
|
|
||||||
<p>There is Neddas, the wise god of sages and starlight.
|
|
||||||
Androgynous, clad in purple robes, depicted with a golden
|
|
||||||
third eye in the middle of their forehead. They are shown here
|
|
||||||
stoically bestowing gifts upon the inhabitants of
|
|
||||||
Basmentaria.</p>
|
|
||||||
<p>And here is Nullar, god of time and tides. A bespectacled
|
|
||||||
male figure with a golden third eye on his forehead. He is
|
|
||||||
dressed in a dapper vest and bow tie, and is adorned with
|
|
||||||
small cogs and gears. He is depicted here looking up at the
|
|
||||||
stars from a mechanical contraption he is working on.</p>
|
|
||||||
<p>Finally, there is Liandt, goddess of war and flame. A
|
|
||||||
primal, elemental deity, she is depicted as a fiery warrior
|
|
||||||
with a golden third eye. The relief shows her on the
|
|
||||||
battlefield during the Artifice wars. The wars which reduced
|
|
||||||
Ginnarak to the wastes of cinder and ash that they are today.
|
|
||||||
The wars which drained Liandt’s divine energies so thoroughly
|
|
||||||
that she fell into a deep sleep and has been absent from the
|
|
||||||
mortal realms ever since.</p>
|
|
||||||
<p>But enough of this lore dump! There is something important
|
|
||||||
happening!</p>
|
|
||||||
<p>You hear a shuffling and a mumbling approaching from one of
|
|
||||||
the twisty little passages.</p>
|
|
||||||
<p>You’re already in one of the alcoves studying the relief,
|
|
||||||
so your press yourself flat into the recess.</p>
|
|
||||||
<p>Three gophers with smoked glass goggles spill out from one
|
|
||||||
of the passages. Retrieval team 70! They made it past the egre
|
|
||||||
after all!</p>
|
|
||||||
<p>They don’t see you, but head straight to the keypad by the
|
|
||||||
vault. They crowd around it and start pressing buttons,
|
|
||||||
arguing and bickering with one another.</p>
|
|
||||||
<p>The sword at the bottom of the pool seems to roll its eye
|
|
||||||
in exasperation.</p>
|
|
||||||
<p>WHAT DO YOU DO?</p>
|
|
||||||
<p><a
|
|
||||||
href="https://framalistes.org/sympa/arc/tildepals/2022-08/msg00017.html">www</a></p>
|
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|
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|
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|
|
@ -235,6 +235,7 @@ and Templates</a></li>
|
||||||
<li><a href="#section-16" id="toc-section-16">00017</a></li>
|
<li><a href="#section-16" id="toc-section-16">00017</a></li>
|
||||||
<li><a href="#section-17" id="toc-section-17">00018</a></li>
|
<li><a href="#section-17" id="toc-section-17">00018</a></li>
|
||||||
<li><a href="#section-18" id="toc-section-18">00019</a></li>
|
<li><a href="#section-18" id="toc-section-18">00019</a></li>
|
||||||
|
<li><a href="#section-19" id="toc-section-19">00020</a></li>
|
||||||
</ul></li>
|
</ul></li>
|
||||||
<li><a href="#bestiary" id="toc-bestiary">Bestiary</a></li>
|
<li><a href="#bestiary" id="toc-bestiary">Bestiary</a></li>
|
||||||
<li><a href="#geography" id="toc-geography">Geography</a></li>
|
<li><a href="#geography" id="toc-geography">Geography</a></li>
|
||||||
|
|
@ -289,7 +290,7 @@ story entirely.</p>
|
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|
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|
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<p>Paths:</p>
|
<p>Paths:</p>
|
||||||
<ul>
|
<ul>
|
||||||
<li>Retriever: Contractual Obligation</li>
|
<li>Retriever: Contractual Obligation, An Auspicious Start</li>
|
||||||
<li>Soulsword: Bloodlust</li>
|
<li>Soulsword: Bloodlust</li>
|
||||||
</ul>
|
</ul>
|
||||||
<h3 id="glarg">Glarg</h3>
|
<h3 id="glarg">Glarg</h3>
|
||||||
|
|
@ -334,11 +335,11 @@ very soon!</p>
|
||||||
<ul>
|
<ul>
|
||||||
<li>Player: mio</li>
|
<li>Player: mio</li>
|
||||||
<li>XP: 1</li>
|
<li>XP: 1</li>
|
||||||
<li>Skills: Do Anything 1, Persuasive 2</li>
|
<li>Skills: Do Anything 1, Persuasive 2, Plantomancy 2</li>
|
||||||
</ul>
|
</ul>
|
||||||
<p>Paths:</p>
|
<p>Paths:</p>
|
||||||
<ul>
|
<ul>
|
||||||
<li>Retriever: Contractual Obligation</li>
|
<li>Retriever: Contractual Obligation, An Auspicious Start</li>
|
||||||
<li>Were-Hare: Lepusthropy</li>
|
<li>Were-Hare: Lepusthropy</li>
|
||||||
</ul>
|
</ul>
|
||||||
<h3 id="jarrod">Jarrod</h3>
|
<h3 id="jarrod">Jarrod</h3>
|
||||||
|
|
@ -476,19 +477,23 @@ below it, in the same path. (The exceptions are templates of rank zero,
|
||||||
which are the entry level templates for each path, and do not have such
|
which are the entry level templates for each path, and do not have such
|
||||||
a requirement.)</p>
|
a requirement.)</p>
|
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<p>Example:</p>
|
<p>Example:</p>
|
||||||
|
<blockquote>
|
||||||
|
<p>Path of the Goblin Slayer</p>
|
||||||
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|
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|
||||||
<li><ol start="0" type="1">
|
<li><ol start="0" type="1">
|
||||||
<li><strong>Goblin Slayer</strong> (Slay 100 goblins): You are now an
|
<li><strong>Favored Foe</strong> (Slay 100 goblins): You are now an
|
||||||
expert when facing this foe. From now on when attacking a goblin, a roll
|
expert when facing this foe. From now on when attacking a goblin, a roll
|
||||||
of 5 - 6 is considered a critical success. 4 - 5 is a success. And 1 - 3
|
of 5 - 6 is considered a critical success. 4 - 5 is a success. And 1 - 3
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2, then you would need to have unlocked a template of rank 1 and of rank
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0 in the same path before unlocking this one.) The name is “Goblin
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template is 0, so there are no prerequisites. (If it had been, say, 2,
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Slayer”. The trigger is “Slay 100 goblins”. And the perk is detailed in
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then you would need to have unlocked a template of rank 1 and of rank 0
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the description.</p>
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in the same path before unlocking this one.) The name is “Favored Foe”.
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description.</p>
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<p>Okay, here are the known paths:</p>
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<p>Okay, here are the known paths:</p>
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<h4 id="path-of-the-soulsword">Path of the Soulsword</h4>
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<h4 id="path-of-the-soulsword">Path of the Soulsword</h4>
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<p>You have a unique bond with a sentient sword</p>
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<p>You have a unique bond with a sentient sword</p>
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<p>WHAT DO YOU DO</p>
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<p>WHAT DO YOU DO</p>
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<p><a
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<p><a
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href="https://framalistes.org/sympa/arc/tildepals/2022-09/msg00030.html">www</a></p>
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href="https://framalistes.org/sympa/arc/tildepals/2022-09/msg00030.html">www</a></p>
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<h3 id="section-19">00020</h3>
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<p>Looking around the chaotic scene, one of the vines among the bushes
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caught Inky’s eye. It was one of several bean plants probably native to
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the Tammineaux Forest, with strands of faintly glowing pods hanging from
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the vines.</p>
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<p>Inky snatches several of the dried but luminous bean pods from the
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vines, then sprints a wide circle around the centaur, all the while
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counting out 43 beans and throwing them into the topsoil, where much of
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the earth around the sinkhole had already been turned over by the
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gnomes’ drills and machinery.</p>
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<p>Earlier in the commotion, one of the gnome explosions caused a water
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main leading towards what had been the kobit caves to burst. Water was
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now spraying across the area with the gusto of a fizzy cold spring and
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gathering in small pools over the soil. More water sluiced over the
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moth-like creature’s singed wing, snuffing the remaining embers.</p>
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<p>Within moments, long tendrils shot up from the ground, which rapidly
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thickened at the bases to the size of young southern oak trees, to curl
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gently but firmly around the centaur. “Sister!” a melodious voice
|
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emanating from somewhere amid the beanstalks exclaimed, “What are you
|
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doing up? It is not yet autumn. Go back to sleep!”</p>
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</blockquote>
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<p>The pooling water puts out any of the licking, reaching flames that
|
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followed the centaur up from below. The dark smoke carries the smell of
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ash, soot, and burnt popcorn up into the air.</p>
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<p>There is no mistaking the climbing vines of the common Tammineaux
|
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Forest Bean. If you don’t recognize it by the heart-shaped leaves or the
|
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winding stems, then the luminous, dangling seed pods nestled amongst the
|
||||||
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bulbous pink blossoms are a dead, somewhat obscene, giveaway.</p>
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<p>Inky plucks a handful of the pods and rips them open, meticulously
|
||||||
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counting out a mystical number of individual beans, and sowing them in
|
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the ash and the mud.</p>
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<p>Vines erupt from the ground and entangle the centaur, dragging it
|
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gently back toward the sinkhole and whispering a soothing lullaby in its
|
||||||
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ears. The centaur struggles weakly before surrendering to the vine’s
|
||||||
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caress. It is pulled back down underground.</p>
|
||||||
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<p>In the aftermath, there is a handful of leftover beans, and also some
|
||||||
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large, vibrant kernels of corn that flaked off the centaur during the
|
||||||
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struggle.</p>
|
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<p>You and the first Ginnarak Crystal are able to leave the dig site and
|
||||||
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the Tammineaux Forest without further incident.</p>
|
||||||
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<p>You pack up your faithful multibeast and trek back to the city of
|
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Vay’Nullar, where your adventure started.</p>
|
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<p>THE END OF CHAPTER ONE</p>
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<p>EPILOGUE: what are you doing in the final moments of this battle? Or
|
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on the way home? Or, what are you doing to rest, relax, and recover once
|
||||||
|
safely back in town before reporting back to Blavin?</p>
|
||||||
|
<p><a
|
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|
href="https://framalistes.org/sympa/arc/tildepals/2022-09/msg00032.html">www</a></p>
|
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<h2 id="bestiary">Bestiary</h2>
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<h2 id="bestiary">Bestiary</h2>
|
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<p>Some of the creatures who inhabit the world of Basmentaria</p>
|
<p>Some of the creatures who inhabit the world of Basmentaria</p>
|
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<dt>
|
<dt>
|
||||||
|
|
@ -1919,14 +1973,14 @@ wear chef’s hats. But no, that’s just what their heads look like.
|
||||||
<h2 id="geography">Geography</h2>
|
<h2 id="geography">Geography</h2>
|
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<p>Basmentaria</p>
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<p>Basmentaria</p>
|
||||||
<ul>
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<ul>
|
||||||
<li>Primora: northern banana
|
<li>Primora: northern banana</li>
|
||||||
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<li>Agendell: southern banana
|
||||||
<ul>
|
<ul>
|
||||||
<li>Vay’Nullar</li>
|
<li>Vay’Nullar</li>
|
||||||
<li>Tammineaux Forest</li>
|
<li>Tammineaux Forest</li>
|
||||||
<li>Gnomelands</li>
|
<li>Gnomelands</li>
|
||||||
<li>Rana’For Valley</li>
|
<li>Rana’For Valley</li>
|
||||||
</ul></li>
|
</ul></li>
|
||||||
<li>Agendell: southern banana</li>
|
|
||||||
<li>Ginnarak: donut hole</li>
|
<li>Ginnarak: donut hole</li>
|
||||||
</ul>
|
</ul>
|
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<p>names to integrate: tildetown, commonhealth of casakhstan,
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<p>names to integrate: tildetown, commonhealth of casakhstan,
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