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Huw Bowen / Sundog @huwbowen.bsky.social · 14h

Never!

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Huw Bowen / Sundog @huwbowen.bsky.social · 14h

Seems like New Aodhan has already tried to make a start on that!

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Huw Bowen / Sundog @huwbowen.bsky.social · 14h

It's a heckin' fun scenario! I enjoyed part 1 very much

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Huw Bowen / Sundog @huwbowen.bsky.social · 2d

I've got the Fast Footwork and it's a massive help. But it's still a 3 WP spend. Big assist though when you've got a huge fucker to deal with

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Huw Bowen / Sundog @huwbowen.bsky.social · 2d

A sensible plan, reckon I might join you in that. I am slightly concerned about the hit to stealth, but I am also wearying of being stabbed and set on fire a lot

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Huw Bowen / Sundog @huwbowen.bsky.social · 2d

I'm sure I can find a new one somewhere

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Huw Bowen / Sundog @huwbowen.bsky.social · 2d

It's psychedelic though! I guess it's as useful as your imagination and the leniency of your DM

You never forget that stuff. Magic Missile has been engraved on my mind since I was 8 or 9!

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Huw Bowen / Sundog @huwbowen.bsky.social · 2d

We've found ourselves with a pretty impressive crew. We're all absolute legends. Even if I have been bleeding out a lot and have a lot of broken ribs.

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Huw Bowen / Sundog @huwbowen.bsky.social · 2d

Makander seems like a fine duck, I'll be proud to stab people under his aegis

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Huw Bowen / Sundog @huwbowen.bsky.social · 2d

Fucking hell. We're lucky to be alive

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Huw Bowen / Sundog @huwbowen.bsky.social · 2d

a cat is eating macaroni and cheese with smiley faces above it that say hungry

ALT: a cat is eating macaroni and cheese with smiley faces above it that say hungry

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Huw Bowen / Sundog @huwbowen.bsky.social · 2d

I’ve already got that once. It only gives you 2HP. I’ve forgone upgrading it in favour of stabbing, slashing and dodging

I have, admittedly, got a very unwise build

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Huw Bowen / Sundog @huwbowen.bsky.social · 2d

Yeah that dude is a psychonaut for sure. His go to spell is whatever the DB equivalent of Prismatic Spray is, I'd reckon

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Huw Bowen / Sundog @huwbowen.bsky.social · 2d

Grey Tom is thinking along similar lines and considering his next move. He wants to keep as many of his nine lives as possible!

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Huw Bowen / Sundog @huwbowen.bsky.social · 2d

We also turned an evil Knight into a weird gas! But yes, mostly our beef was with wizards. And it was nice to have ours back, sort of?

I love the gobliny wizard, I would like to train with him, 10/10, looks wise and possibly kindly

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Huw Bowen / Sundog @huwbowen.bsky.social · 2d

If the wizard isn't in your party, kill 'em first. That's just basic adventuring. Bloody loved it!

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Huw Bowen / Sundog @huwbowen.bsky.social · 2d

It’s just like riding a bike!

I don’t remember how to ride a bike either

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Huw Bowen / Sundog @huwbowen.bsky.social · 2d

I'm trying to do dumb stupid pulp, but the Cleverness keeps creeping into it round the edges, will have to keep a handle on that

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Huw Bowen / Sundog @huwbowen.bsky.social · 2d

One story down, at least in first draft form, The Stenographer of Souls

Needs some polish but I quite like it. It's the best thing I've written all year anyway (because it's the only thing I've written all year, sigh)

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Huw Bowen / Sundog @huwbowen.bsky.social · 2d

My project for the week is to kickstart my rusty brain into action by writing absolutely mindless pulp fiction short stories. I'm not trying to do anything of literary merit, or, indeed, any other merit. Just psychic detectives, cunning swashbucklers, ancient ruins, hideous curses, Weird Science &c

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Huw Bowen / Sundog @huwbowen.bsky.social · 2d

First draft done. 2,400 ish words. Feeling pretty chuffed tbh.

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Huw Bowen / Sundog @huwbowen.bsky.social · 2d

Had an idea for a story in the bath. Writing it up now, over 1000 words so far. Feels good to write stuff again.

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Huw Bowen / Sundog @huwbowen.bsky.social · 4d

Big Gamma World vibes I guess but it's very much its own thing

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Huw Bowen / Sundog @huwbowen.bsky.social · 4d

Gives me similar vibes to the excellent Umerica game that @andyhemming.bsky.social ran. Post-post-apocalypse, where all the tech is old and strange

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Huw Bowen / Sundog @huwbowen.bsky.social · 4d

Got Caves of Qud today. No idea what I’m doing and I’ve died a lot, but it’s strangely compelling

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