Haloo? Iz dis ting on?
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Meh, Good 'nuf.
So what is this? My random art-ish blog. What kind of art? HA! if you count random scribbles that amuse me and others occasionally like art than I guess that counts. Mundanes may call my gaming figures art, I don't. The sculptors work is art, my painting of production casts is lots of time, money and effort for the odd monetary return. Narrative writers could be called artists, I write plot hooks, points, and the odd twist, with paper cutouts as characters or deep complex characters I can't shove a plot around. Honestly I'm more of a gamer.
So why is this an art(-ish) blog and not a gaming blog? I'll be posting this stuff here for its own (and maybe my own) sake. If it winds up at a gaming table good for it, if instead it amuses someone in another manner that's also good. I just kind of want it to maybe see the light of day. I guess the not too shady bits of the internet will work instead.
Hope this goes ok to well.
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I gota post my rules for this blog now or never so here they are:
1) Gramurz and spelin iz opshunal
1a) Ze Phonetik aksentz iz in eefekt.
1b) Acceptable language is wot ever the feck I god-damned feel like ye o-fence-ive language nazi gobshites!
FFFUUUCK YEEEAAAHHH BIIITCHEEEZZZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (If I do use racially, sexualy, or religiously intolerant terms with no apparent knowledge of their meaning please let me know. I am a 'murican who watches way too much BBC and wastes even more time on international communities on the internet.)
2) I will not make this a gaming blog.
2) Lets be honest. I'm a gamer, I'm guna post about gaming stuff occasionaly. That said I will try not to scare the mundanes off due to excessive gaming content.
2a) Gamer slang will be minimized and if used will be defined.
2b) If a BatRep or adventure log (BatRep = Battle Report, 2 forms of a summary of a game) are posted they will be in narrative format people unfamiliar with the system (specific set of rules) can still understand. Eg. No "I rolled above his AC but the pen to my dex caused it to fail." Instead it would be "As I trust I felt I would strike the foul beast but the Wyrms toxin slowed me and the monster evaded my blow."
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NO THIEFING MAH WORK!
3a) That said you may use my work for non-profit pursuits if you credit me and send me a link, description, copy etc. If at all possible please share with others foolish enough to read this blog.
4) I don't undervalue the readers, I undervalue my own output. Please remember that before getting angry based on how I refer to you.
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5) I WILL POST CONTENT EVERY TIME!
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Shit. Content.
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[Rummaging sounds]
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AH HA! That'll do!
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Hey! Content! Sorry about its dry-ish nature. It's all I had close to fully formatted.
[Shifty eyes] 'Ere ya go! [Scamper off]
"Some Shit About Some Fictional Beasts Races Species of ... the Planet Somewhereia"
Fey
Feynacht
On Feynacht ambient magical energy at fey sites doubles. On this night the fey go nuts. Due to a temporary immunity instead of a lethally crippling weakness all play with iron. gatherings usually have plenty of iron weapons so fey can play fight or hold contests. The fouler ones combine indulging in iron weapon use and tormenting the nice ones. Knife throwing contests between pucks, boggies, toad stools, and mermaids with brownies (the freaks are too nice to be healthy) or the smallest fey (greater challenge) as targets are incredibly common.
Pucks
Vicious psychopaths known to regularly bring silver weapons (the one metal fey are always harmed by) with on Feynacht on “accident”. Fey mythology states that pucks don’t really die they just get new bodies as pit devils. The pucks like this theory and attempt to out do each other and gain the attention of devils with those that are complimented by one adding a d’ to their name as a sign of their foul mastery. Should a devil express disgust or shock at a puck’s actions it is treated as a the greatest of compliments and the puck becomes a folk hero among their kind and is referred to as a count.
(ex. Blurdphhange would become Count D’Blurdphhange)
Elves
Somewhere between humans and fey but not nearly as much fun as either. Pretentious as fuck, this causes both humans and other fey to mock them mercilessly. Humans do respect elves but feel they just need to loosen up some. On the other hand fey treat them as irresponsible children. The wild fey are the only things that can flap the usually unflappable elves. Due to this seeing a drunk pixie versus an elven elder is fucking hilarious.
Goblins
Foul short lived and non-magical, even Pucks don't like them. About 1000 years ago they tried to convince the rest of the fey they were kind of like pucks in that they become imps. No one bought it. Instead boggies got that dubious honor. The goblins are still ticked about it. The rest still find it hilarious.
Gnomes
Closer to elves and goblins than the wild Fey, humans still see gnomes as dangerous as wild fey but worse because they can hide in plain sight. Some embrace this reputation making it worse for the rest who don’t and are forced to hide. This makes gnomes an almost mythological race.
Devils
Devil teams consist of pit devils, devilkin, gorgons, imps, horrors, devil harpies and the rare devil hound and are close knit. Any lesser devils usually (95%) willingly drink their commanding horrors blood giving it constant awareness of their actions as it may save them and horrors rarely care what the lessers do as long as the job gets done. When teams can capture and enslave a demon or they take a shine to a puck or other supernatural ally they will take them with when they return to Tartarus
Pit devils
Most pit devils enjoy the company of pucks (2-5 usually accompany them) and gladly encourage their antics. These pucks are often treated as just shy of counts as their patron enjoys mischief and the idea of a puck shocking a superior is amusing to them. The pit devils either don’t know if the fairy theory of their births are true or aren’t telling, either way they still encourage the pucks
Gorgons
Though not as fond of their fey imitators as pit devils, gorgons still accept their aid as it masks their involvement potentially allowing the gorgon to catch opponents unaware. The puck’s immunity to the gorgon’s gaze lends credence to the fey’s theories on pucks and pit devils as other devils are the only things not affected. Most gorgons find minions that meet their gaze unnerving but will never admit it. However some “enjoy” it and will seek out the aid of pucks. (25% chance have 1-3 puck minions, otherwise they have 3-6 minions of another race)
Horrors
Acting as field marshals and sergeants horrors regularly take an “honor guard” of the 4 most depraved pucks and groom them for greater evil and occasionally letting tiny tidbits slip that imply pit devils born from pucks do exist. Horrors typically split the lesser Devils assigned to them into 2 groups each consisting of a pair of pit devils led by a gorgon with 2/5ths of any minions they attract and take the remaining minions as a personal guard. Some (25%) prefer to allow the lesser devils to do as they please as long as one acts as “leader” to any minions they attract while the Horror plays the savage monster that hunts alone. Meanwhile the horror secretly runs everything.
Imps
When imps join devil teams one usually acts as the horror’s personal assistant (and minder if the horror is playing an unthinking brute) and the rest act as messengers for the squad. They never act as the leader in “savage” squads. Mortals have problems respecting something that looks like a child. However if one or more are available they will play the obsequious toady to reinforce the false leader’s act
Devil hound
devil hounds are more disciplined than the other lesser demons and rarely (>5%) pledge themselves to a horror. Due to this their service is in constant demand amongst other greater devils because any deals are between master and servant and not potential equals.
Not appearing (yet)
Devil harpies: form flocks around horrors and act as master shock-troop squads
Devilkin: replace pit devils in teams creating a subtler group
Wraiths: act as masters of information gathering for serpents and beasts
Serpents: act as generals to the devil hordes
Beasts: warlords of the devil hordes
Demons
Considered Newb interlopers. Although more numerous, varied, better disciplined and make raids more often and to greater effect than the devils the devils keep handing the demons their asses and still have all the power. By any estimation the demons should have obliterated the devils several hundred years ago at the latest. But they haven’t. Everyone except the devil teams are
still scratching their heads at this. The devil teams are just laughing their asses off.
