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Re: Episode 16: Dinosaurs of the Haunted Swamp « Reply #60 on Jun 8, 2012, 3:36pm »
Breath waits patiently, not concerned that these women pose any direct threat... at least not unless they are antagonised to the point of turning their entire tribe against us.
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Re: Episode 16: Dinosaurs of the Haunted Swamp « Reply #61 on Jun 8, 2012, 5:22pm »
Minion peeks over the top of the dread tome he holds, peering down toward the women from the top of Big Mama. The situation seems well in hand, but he admires the view.
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Re: Episode 16: Dinosaurs of the Haunted Swamp « Reply #62 on Jun 8, 2012, 6:42pm »
Minion of the Unholy Fragnog is regal on his brontosaurus steed, surrounded by his bone man minions. Breath of New Moon rides an armored dinosaur whose flesh is transparent as her own. The dolm women tremble with awe in their sorcererous presence!
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Re: Episode 16: Dinosaurs of the Haunted Swamp « Reply #64 on Jun 9, 2012, 10:22am »
Festive looks disappointed at the stranger's flippant answer; the company is too heavily armed and menacing for this to be a simple test-drive! But her friendly demeanor does not falter as she replies:
"All may pass peacefully through the land of the Flower of Sublime Wisdom. But we depend on this delicate ecosystem [the Dolm word for "delicate ecosystem" is an untranslatable mash-up of the words for "web" and "healthy body"] for our survival, and these giant beasts trample the ground and frighten the animals...
"You must allow us to escort you through our territory. ["Yes! We will show you the way" chorus her dolm sisters.] These marshes are a maze, and we know the dry, safe paths where your 'sauruses can tread with least impact."
She offers her hand to Fated expecting a boost up onto his 'raptor...
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Re: Episode 16: Dinosaurs of the Haunted Swamp « Reply #66 on Jun 9, 2012, 2:41pm »
[If the party votes to accept the dolm women as marsh-guides, who among you will offer the remaining 8 a ride on your dinosaur? They are slender and unarmored, so you can slightly exceed your dino's recommended passenger capacity in this case.]
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Re: Episode 16: Dinosaurs of the Haunted Swamp « Reply #67 on Jun 10, 2012, 11:18am »
"I concur." Breath says, "Perhaps we can divide them up among our dinos."
(The idea being so that on each dino they'll still be outnumbered should they wish to try to overpower us... unless they have some kind of non-physical attack or way of controlling dinos, in which case we'd be totally screwed )
How about:
Snarf: 1 Andre: 1 Junior: 1 Little Brother: 1 Big Mama: 3 Big Daddy: 2 Princess: 0
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Re: Episode 16: Dinosaurs of the Haunted Swamp « Reply #70 on Jun 11, 2012, 10:23am »
Fated to Die offers Festive his hand. She vaults onto the raptor, wraps her arms around him, and rests her cool cheek against his shoulder. Her dolm companions saddle up and prove to be excellent travel companions, giggling and asking innocent questions about your foreign appearance, the dinosaurs, and your high-tech equipment. Their command of Babel (the common tongue) is conversant, but strongly accented, and some of their idioms are clumsy. It becomes apparent they have never seen a bone person before, as they can't stop staring at Minion and Breath. The doe-eyed youngest member of the group draws the short straw and is forced to ride with Shade and his deep one henchman; she holds her breath and tries not to gag at the fish-man stench.
At first your dolm guide's directions seem haphazard, sometimes traveling in the exact opposite direction of your goal. You are hopelessly lost and disoriented by mile after mile of identical marshland. Are they leading you in circles? But as the sun reaches its zenith and the heat and humidity become oppressive, you start to notice landmarks and are relieved to realize you are making excellent progress. You catch a glimpse of the ocean on both sides, indicating you are crossing the neck to the marshy peninsula known as The Flower of Sublime Wisdom. At your current pace, you are confident in reaching the beach by sunset.
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Re: Episode 16: Dinosaurs of the Haunted Swamp « Reply #73 on Jun 13, 2012, 11:47am »
A freckle-faced dolm woman is eager to answer Minion's questions and seems fascinated by his bone-man-ness. "May I?" asks Freckles. She hesitantly grazes his transparent flesh with her fingertips, and a shiver runs down his spine at the light touch. "Our village is hidden on the northern tip of the peninsula, near the water. We are a peaceful tribe and live a carefree existence thanks to the bounteous Flower of Sublime Wisdom. It is said that our ancestors were hot-tempered warriors until they learned the Wisdom under the tutelage of our spiritual leader The Dolm Crone and expelled hatred from their hearts."
Freckles and the other two dolm passengers share a knowing smile with each other, prettily, and lapse back into comfortable silence.
(sorry for the short update today, busy @ work, something cool is going to happen I promise--these marshland hexes are jam-packed with excitement )
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