The OIL
Tove Jansson
The LAW
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Michael Hague |
The STARVATION
We must now consider the various kinds of chaos: under which head there are eight points of inquiry:
1 - Whether there is eternal chaos?
2 - Whether there is natural chaos?
3 - Whether humans are creatures of chaos?
4 - Whether there is Primordial Chaos?
5 - Whether there is one Primordial Chaos, or several?
6 - Whether chaos can be generative?
7 - Whether chaos is a snake Apep?
8 - Whether chaos is a ladder?
TERMINAL
Wolves mill about in their leathers. They don't pay any attention, but will become thick as you try to get to the terminal, an old style telephone.
To get past them you must pass a test. These are straight ability checks blackjack style, much to the annoyance of any Grogs lurking in the wings.
1d6/1d4
1 Test of Strength
1 - Wrestling
2 - Tug of War
3 - Javelin
4 - One punch apiece
2 Test of Wits
a - Shell game
b - Riddles
c - Free Arithmetic
d - Polymorphs
3 Test of Will
a - Holding the hand to fire
b - Holding your breath underwater
c - Bloody Knuckles
d - Climb the Infinite Stair
4 Test of Speed
a - 100 Meter Dash
b - Snatch the Egg of a Dangerous Animal
c - Capture the Flag
d - Three-Legged Race
5 Test of Fortitude
1 - Pin the Tail on the Donkey
2 - Lodovico Technique
3 - Beatings on the Hour
4 - Competitive eating contest
6 Test of Oratory
1 - Last Request
2 - Lead the Group in a Sing-a-long
3 - Fast Talk the Ogre
4 - Tongue Twister
And who will be your doughty opponent in this competition? Roll 1d6 and 1d6 as many times as needed.
ONE (the brawn)
(1) Little old Lady (Ethelvere)
(2) Impossibly thin Wired steel
(3) Sneaky Pete - Weak, but cheats
(4) Big Bruiser
(5) A circus bear
(6) An angel of the Lord
TWO (the brains)
(1) Trashy Nougas
(2) Zebra-striped Metamorphis Alpha Mutant
(3) Grieving Widow (she killed him tho)
(4) Absolutely out of his head on ergot poisoned
(5) Shameful acne'd genius
(6) Peace Frog Bullywog
THREE (the survivors)
(1) Six small children street gang
(2) Boss Betty
(3) Sunburned Pink
(4) Miner trapped in a cave-in (still trapped)
(5) Teflon Don - Nothin' touches him
(6) Full body cast
FOUR (the quick)
(1) Tattooed Amnesiac
(2) Crash
(3) Well-dressed knifer
(4) Sheila Sundress
(5) Wheeler
(6) Lazy lolling about, but lighting when roused
FIVE (the toughs)
(1) Loco
(2) Romeo Pomade
(3) Eggbreaker
(4) Ernie Eris-stotle
(5) Lovely Rita Mitre Sawer
(6) Waldo the Coyote
SIX (the wits)
(1) The Bleached White Baronette
(2) Dazzling Sparkle Ghost
(3) Cerano Piscisiac : Talking Fish in his bowl feeding lines to a dumb hunk
(4) Disgraced Territorial Governor
(5) Life of the Party
(6) Maniac Sociopath
Biker #2 - I say we kill him!
Biker Gang - YEAH!
Biker #3 - I say we hang him, then we kill him!
Biker Gang - YEAH!
Biker #4 - I say we stomp him . . .
Biker Gang - YEAH!
Biker #4 - Then we tattoo him . . .
Biker Gang - YEAH!
Biker #4 - Then we hang him . . .
Biker Gang - YEAH!
Biker #4 - Then we kill him!
Biker Gang - YEAH!
Pee-wee - I say we let him go.
Biker Gang - NO!
Biker Mama - I say ya let me have him first!
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