*reads a d&d story*
"so these kobolds were raiding the town-"
Me: lolbye
@Mycroft FERAL ELVES
@vahnj tf'ing furries as playable races, gender-neutral robots, "good vs evil" thrown out the window, barbarian halflings riding dinosaurs, I find Eberron a cool setting to run and play in.
(Plus plenty of undefined pockets to make my own.)
@Irick kobold or ko home
@vahnj [staring intensifies]
@vahnj oh, woopse that was supposed to have this attached to it https://vulpine.club/media/iYgelxtBad-hj01mXps
@vahnj So these kobolds have come asking for help. They've got a local temple to the dragon for which they've collected a lot of tribute, and they're looking to hire a band of adventurers to protect them from bandits as they deliver their tithes to the local deific embodiment. It's a long road but they promise adventure, mead, a share of hunting, and a translation of the first book of their oral litany for the local library.
@literorrery yesssssssssss more like this
@vahnj @literorrery oh man. Bun stories are like heroin. Getting a bun story is the best.
@vahnj The tribute is a collection of pressed flowers, creaky leather scraps, and other items of liminal significance gathered during the kobolds' many rituals. The dragon gives them gold in exchange for the emotionally charged items, from which they extract raw magical energy to power the winds and rain. The kobolds use the gold to buy seeds from the local human merchants, who have cursed the land to only grow their crops.
@vahnj In stopping the bandits, you will have helped the dragon collect enough joy and wonder to bring a rainstorm strong enough to break the curse on the fields and empower the kobolds' seeds, which grow wild and free. The kobolds add a quatrain to their oral tradition recognizing the support of those who stood by them. The dragon offers you a bag sewn of leather scraps carrying a bit of leftover wind and rain in thanks.
@literorrery these are amazing :O
Q: Are you aware of/how do you feel about cobbins?
@Sparrow yes and THEY ARE PRECIOUS Aubrey must be protected
@vahnj okay perfect answer <3
@Sparrow I should.... Listen more I am way behind
@vahnj you should def catch up, the current arc is really fun! There's more Emmanuel! :P
@vahnj heh, I started looking at a d&d adventure to run last night, first group of baddies PCs encounter is hostile orcs, without thinking much I just crossed that out and wrote in elves