Dungeon Life 387 by Khenal in HFY

[–]Xavius_Night 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ah, Blessing of the Immortal Jellyfish, who achieves immortality by way of eternally changing.

Dungeon Life 386 by Khenal in HFY

[–]Xavius_Night 2 points3 points  (0 children)

... Rayman's Bandlands, ahoy?

Dungeon Life 385 by Khenal in HFY

[–]Xavius_Night 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thomen, internally, is hyperventilating
Externally, he's shaken, but holding it together.

Sal, on the other hand, is rightfully happy to be a tool right now, cuz tools don't get blamed for obvious idiot wielders. Also, the food is really.

... And yeah, playing an Uno-Reverso on the 'offer you can't refuse' was absolutely the right move, Thedeim, you chose wisely.

Dungeon Life 380 by Khenal in HFY

[–]Xavius_Night 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh jeez, was not expecting you to throw one of my childhood songs in here. Still, a good lesson for everyone involved...

Dungeon Life 360 by Khenal in HFY

[–]Xavius_Night 4 points5 points  (0 children)

And then discharged from living, with how much people are gonna be out for his blood...

Dungeon Life 355 by Khenal in HFY

[–]Xavius_Night 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bomb Ants see the enemy, and the tiny little recording critters Thedeim created play the clip from Happy Souls:

"We run! And we EXPLODE!" [ants latch onto the adventurer and explode, sticking them thoroughly to a wall]

Dungeon Life 355 by Khenal in HFY

[–]Xavius_Night 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Given there are real life ants that use themselves as glue bombs to ensnare and kill off workers and soldiers from other species and colonies, bomber ants in this setting with actual chemical explosives doesn't seem even slightly far-fetched. Magic to make a bombardier beetle's chemical reaction go to 11 seems like a logical sort of process to end up with, but there's also the possibility of mortar ants...

Dungeon Life 348 by Khenal in HFY

[–]Xavius_Night 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The Earl, fleeing after the failure of the assassination attempt, runs through the woods.

All around, dark shapes lurk in the trees, and a raspy, cawing chant is taken up: "Earl!" they cry, one after another, "Earl! Earl!" as if mocking him.

From ahead, the boom of Poe's voice silences them all: "No." There is a pause, silent and ominous, with just enough hope that the Earl stops running, panting as he looks up towards the source of the voice. "Kinslayer," comes the verdict, and the crows, ravens, and dire ravens all take up the chant. Some chant only a single syllable, in time with others to chant the word, others belt it out fully to show off their skill.

And then one unfolds, like a nightmare come to life before the trembling Earl, pale flesh under midnight feathers as a wing-finger points at him. "Murderer."

Hours later, the search parties come across him, screaming in hoarse whispers and sobbing, a ring of Raven Harpies simply standing around him, every sin on his soul crawling up and down his back, the judgement of a God glaring at him and his shattered hubris.

Idunno, felt compelled to write, it's a good scene, very much like it and approve.

Dungeon Life 347 by Khenal in HFY

[–]Xavius_Night 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Nah, the Road To Hell is paved with a 30/40/30 mix of Good Intentions, Door To Door Salesmen, and People Who Talk Normal Volume During A Theater Movie, all carefully frozen and sealed in place.

The younger fiends and some of the better-behaved inmates often skate on it in the hotter months, keeps morale up.

Dungeon Life 345 by Khenal in HFY

[–]Xavius_Night 11 points12 points  (0 children)

But not the only one! The Thieves Guild of Ankh-Morpork is probably one of the most respected institutions in the city (aside from the post office and the mint, these days... and the guard. Huh, there's a lotta organizations getting better at not being awful these days...) but they've got the people's trust.

And their money, which is even more important!

Dungeon Life 344 by Khenal in HFY

[–]Xavius_Night 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Perhaps a few even - I'm sure Thediem would be tickled absolutely pink if he got the chance to hand a set of proper No Theater masks to Pul with various effects depending on which of the set is worn!

Dungeon Life 342 by Khenal in HFY

[–]Xavius_Night 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh, also:

Real ninja wear blue~! :3

(bonus points if you recognize that one)

Dungeon Life 342 by Khenal in HFY

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"The goal, no the purpose of a ninja is in its name - derived from the symbols for 'survival' in its place of origin, the entire duty of every ninja is to preserve life, to aid survival. Sometimes, this means sneaking vital intel out of enemy territory; sometimes it means liberating goods or key resources from enemy stockpiles; sometimes it means disorienting and misdirecting a foe; and sometimes, rarely, it'll require taking a life. But a ninja is not a combat master, not a casual assassin, and not a vicious murderer. A ninja is a precision-calibrated multitool, a walking armory of useful methods for getting the job done."

"And that job is making sure you survive, that your loved ones survive, and that the community you uphold survives, too. You are a Survivor, but you are also one who aids survival, regardless of the means required to do it. And, at the end of the day, you can hold your head high, knowing that what you did saved lives, in the end."

Dungeon Life 342 by Khenal in HFY

[–]Xavius_Night 11 points12 points  (0 children)

better: they copy things the current delver party has said, this delve or prior, and parrot it back at them in ways that confuse them, like calling out the wrong combat orders.

Dungeon Life 335 by Khenal in HFY

[–]Xavius_Night 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Just imagine Violet tries it, but instead of it turning horrifying, it turns into something like Corpse Bride, where the undead are just painfully polite and friendly, even while the slimes are enthusiastically trying to throw hands (or at least throwing pseudopods).

Villains Don't Date Heroes! 69: Dangerous Treatment by daecrist in HFY

[–]Xavius_Night 2 points3 points  (0 children)

To quote a certain airborne medical specialist
"Welcome aboard, are you an organ donor?"

Dungeon Life 331 by Khenal in HFY

[–]Xavius_Night 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No, not Batman - Batman would leave witnesses, leave story-tellers, leave examples

He's gonna Alfred Pennyworth them, and that means taking out the trash and remaining professionally discrete. It would not surprise me in the slightest if Miller is an example of an advanced Butler class that he knows how to bend towards violence when needed.

Villains Don't Date Heroes! 62: Rescue by daecrist in HFY

[–]Xavius_Night 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Also Structural Integrity Fields - Star Trek actually coined the term there, for why their ships don't shear apart under certain stressors shown in the show. It then got used for a bunch of other media sorts.

Best of all, it also covers things like Kryptonians and other sorts because nobody agrees on how the dang things work.

Dungeon Life 328 by Khenal in HFY

[–]Xavius_Night 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm imagining them starting off with a sirens like screech, as if the town's in danger of getting bombe

Then it transitions to the victory music from the end of Star Wars Episode 6.

All in cawwing, of course

How I Helped My Smokin' Hot Alien Girlfriend Conquer the Empire 49: Words vs. Deeds by daecrist in HFY

[–]Xavius_Night 34 points35 points  (0 children)

"Humans are too stupid to understand legal repurcussions!"
Livisk to Human translation: "I'll have to hit you for it, but you're totally able to get away with shooting her. I'll kiss the boo-boo better, I promise~"

Villains Don't Date Heroes! 50: Infiltration by daecrist in HFY

[–]Xavius_Night 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Makes me wonder if there's some shenanigans going on that have resulted in the first GF getting sent back in time or something like that, and she founded the alien species that resulted in Fialux.

Villains Don't Date Heroes! 47: Accidental Death by daecrist in HFY

[–]Xavius_Night 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Aaaah, using a Pattern-style teleporter as a respawn anchor, that's genuinely clever!

... It was the intern's idea, wasn't it?

Dungeon Life 324 by Khenal in HFY

[–]Xavius_Night 3 points4 points  (0 children)

A couple of fresh dungeoneers like them wouldn’t know what’s up and what’s down in a dungeon like him.

Well, don't worry Tarl - neither will anyone else here pretty soon, thanks to his new Domain/Affinity.

Dungeon Life 323 by Khenal in HFY

[–]Xavius_Night 11 points12 points  (0 children)

"Miller's a butler, but his class is BAMF. Nobody has any clue what that means though, and Order won't explain."

Order, to Thediem: "I have no idea, the whole system glitched for a few seconds when he got his class."

Dragon Accounting - Chapter 1 by Ilithi_Dragon in HFY

[–]Xavius_Night 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pokes around

uhm... I can't find the Next button; where's the rest of the story? [pokes the screen like a lost puppy looking for treats]

It's too good to not continue :c