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Cathode Raymond posted:Peaks of Slayers because it's been a few books since we've been sword'd to death by many dozens of people at once.
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# ? Jun 12, 2016 22:29 |
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# ? May 3, 2024 15:03 |
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Our nomad blood says go to Egypt .
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# ? Jun 12, 2016 23:02 |
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We need the cash, but it would be wiser to use skills we have. To Egypt we go.
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# ? Jun 12, 2016 23:07 |
The Peaks of Slayers Fight fight fight
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# ? Jun 12, 2016 23:11 |
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Egypt. I want to see Pyramids.
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# ? Jun 13, 2016 00:02 |
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Egypt for previously stated reasons.
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# ? Jun 13, 2016 01:51 |
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Egypt sounds good.
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# ? Jun 13, 2016 03:43 |
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Cathode Raymond posted:Peaks of Slayers because it's been a few books since we've been sword'd to death by many dozens of people at once.
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# ? Jun 13, 2016 04:24 |
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Ten dinars to risk the wrath of thousands of brigands? No deal! Our talents are best suited for the desert to Egypt anyday!
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# ? Jun 13, 2016 04:37 |
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The Peaks of Slayers
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# ? Jun 13, 2016 11:22 |
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The desert sounds a lot friendlier than "Peak of Slayers"
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# ? Jun 14, 2016 01:23 |
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Page 400 posted:The merchant caravan leaves the city, heading out across the desert. The camels lope sedately along, refusing to be hurried. You trudge beside them on sands the color of dried blood, gazing at dunes sculpted by the wind into patterns like snakeskin. The air is dry as flint. For a little while, at least, we've chosen well for our skill set. Page 127 posted:The law of hospitality means that you must accept. The Bedouin would rather starve than lose face by failing to feed you. Page 127 posted:The meager meal is surprisingly good. The Bedouin watch with empty stomachs as you enjoy the only food they have to spare. The children of the tribe begin to cry, so the chief starts a song to distract them from their hunger. The meal over, you recline on soft cushions. Night rushes across the sky, unfolding a multitude of stars while the stirring strains of the desert song resound off the looming dunes around you. : I'm learned as hell in the ways of the wasteland! Page 168 posted:By noon of the following day your nostrils are thickly clogged with dusty sand stirred up by the wind. The sky resembles a plate of molten lead; the ground is hotter than a kiln. Page 263 posted:Scooping the sand away from the pole, you uncover a stretched piece of camel leather. When this is removed, water trickles forth from a hidden well. There is not much, but enough to clear the clogging sand from your mouth and fill your limp waterskins. Page 308 posted:Time becomes a blur. Leaving the sand dunes behind, you enter a region of barren grey rock. The howling of the wind is like a dirge, and the trembling waves of heat cause strange images to hover above the horizon. : Look, I'm just a lost in time unfrozen mayan jewish pirate elf hater. Your desert ways confuse me. Character Sheet posted:Jay Sherifman the Nomad
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# ? Jun 14, 2016 05:11 |
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Apparently Wilderness Lore also means we know about Bedouin customs, so maybe that'll help us negotiate.
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# ? Jun 14, 2016 05:16 |
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We don't even have a sword to fight with, it's better to negotiate.
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# ? Jun 14, 2016 05:21 |
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# ? Jun 14, 2016 11:35 |
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Our wilderness lore gives us much knowledge of nature's subtlest creature, the Bedouin. We must negotiate.
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# ? Jun 14, 2016 14:20 |
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Negotiate "This desert's a real shithole, amirite? Also, uh, maybe don't spear us please?"
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# ? Jun 14, 2016 16:45 |
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We are no warrior, and we are already involved just by being here. Negotiation is our only real chance at survival.
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# ? Jun 14, 2016 16:48 |
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We're a nomad, not a fighter - Negotiate!
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# ? Jun 14, 2016 16:55 |
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Negotiate
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# ? Jun 14, 2016 21:41 |
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Well, the voting was a bit ambiguous, so let's coin toss. . .. . Maybe again. . .. . Ok fine, negotiate. Page 330 posted:If you have Page 394 posted:‘Why should we pay any toll?’ you reply in a challenging voice. ‘No man owns the desert.’ : Boom, right in the reason! Page 218 posted:The days crawl by. The sun, a boulder of light rolling relentlessly across the sky, plummets each evening beyond the edge of the world, draining all heat behind it so that you are left shivering in the chill of night. Even with strict rationing, you soon have barely enough water to moisten your lips, and barely food enough to make one mouthful at supper. : Passing on this opportunity would just be an oas-te... Character Sheet posted:Jay Sherifman the Nomad
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# ? Jun 16, 2016 05:08 |
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This caravan seem quite badly prepared for crossing a desert. Anyway, the law of hospitality will probably get us water and food from the residents at the oasis, so go say hello.
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# ? Jun 16, 2016 05:14 |
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Being friendly seems to have worked okay for us so far. Stop at the oasis.
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# ? Jun 16, 2016 05:50 |
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Darkest Auer posted:This caravan seem quite badly prepared for crossing a desert. No poo poo, without us they'd have been dead ages ago. Go to the oasis. Worst case it's a mirage.
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# ? Jun 16, 2016 07:36 |
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Go to the Oasis. I heard their music isn't very good though.
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# ? Jun 16, 2016 10:55 |
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Why don't we stop by? It can't possibly be that bad.
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# ? Jun 16, 2016 18:29 |
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I'm pretty sure there's some universal law about not causing a ruckus at a rare oasis, we'll be fine if we're polite. Let's all go to the
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# ? Jun 16, 2016 18:58 |
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I agree that this caravan should have its caravaner license revoked. I also agree that we should go to the oasis.
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# ? Jun 16, 2016 21:11 |
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The laws of hospitality require whoever's at the oasis to treat us as guests, as we told these last Bedouins.
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# ? Jun 17, 2016 15:41 |
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Page 416 posted:People in flowing black robes come out from the gardens of the oasis to welcome you. They bring pitchers of fresh water which you drain gratefully. Then you are led to the tents of their camp, beneath the wall of the ruined fort, and made comfortable on rugs and cushions. Character Sheet posted:Jay Sherifman the Nomad
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# ? Jun 18, 2016 03:24 |
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We gotta Mecca detour!
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# ? Jun 18, 2016 04:07 |
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I hear the hotels in Mecca are a bit gaudy, let's not visit there.
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# ? Jun 18, 2016 04:18 |
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I think it's super lovely that we're about to burden this honest merchant with an unnecessary stop but gently caress it we're going to Mecca cause we don't wanna miss content
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# ? Jun 18, 2016 04:23 |
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Allah waits for no mans merchant goods. Mecca.
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# ? Jun 18, 2016 05:04 |
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Who is this guy to make the travel decisions, doesn't he know we're the protagonist? Mecca, ho!
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# ? Jun 18, 2016 05:30 |
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We gotta make the pilgrimage at some point in our lifetime, and considering we're at pretty significant risk of dying in the near future we'd better get it done now. Head to Mecca.
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# ? Jun 18, 2016 05:37 |
Mecca for God points. It could matter!
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# ? Jun 18, 2016 06:36 |
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We can go to Mecca and pay God back for saving our miserable hides in the desert! If Hakim believes we are wasting his time, then so be it!
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# ? Jun 19, 2016 02:00 |
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It's never a bad idea to suck up to God. Let's go to Mecca!
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# ? Jun 19, 2016 03:00 |
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Page 101 posted:‘What you say is full of pragmatic wisdom,’ you say to Hakim. He nods and smiles, thinking you agree, but then you go on, ‘However, it reminds me of the sad story of the man who passed Mecca every year with his camels. Each time he would pause, and bow, and say, “Next year I will make the pilgrimage.” ’ I do wish that I was more familiar with the 1001 Arabian Nights. These books are fairly rich in the worlds they create and I'd love to be able to pick up on the various nods to a larger canon. Page 146 posted:This is no carefree jaunt for the half-hearted. The rituals are rigorous and take many days. First you visit the Great Mosque, where the looming black block of the sacred Kaaba stands like the very fingerprint of God against the sky. Circling this seven times, as tradition demands, is wearying in the intense desert heat. You are soon soaked in sweat and coughing because of the dust thrown up by hundreds of feet. : Wait a minute - : HI! HOW'S IT GOING? : Oh dear. Page 123 posted:You journey on for several days. The road turns away from the coast and rises towards some hills which present an outline of dull grey-brown against the clear indigo hues of the sky. Hakim eyes the pass through the hills with a worried frown. He fears an ambush by bandits. Page 214 posted:Hakim asks if you will go ahead of the main group and see if there are bandits lying in wait. ‘It is a dangerous job,’ he admits, ‘and I will pay you two dinars.’ : Hey, do you think that caliph is still ok? : How do you know about him? That was like 5 updates before you appeared? : It's only a page back. What kind of a sidekick would I be if I didn't read up first? : Oh. Thanks, I guess. : Don't get too ahead of yourself, you've got some ground to make up you goddamn antisylvanic racist. : Aaaaand that's the other shoe I was waiting to drop. Character Sheet posted:Jay Sherifman the Nomad
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