The simplicity of this is astounding. It's a quite powerful item, so I would tend to include a downside or two. Say, the pigeons keep returning to the summoner (maybe even if dismissed), so their cooing and pooping quickly becomes an issue. Go to Comment

5/5

Just this wealth of information!
Kudos!

There are a handful of typos like meed instead of need or dropped vowels in some places, but that doesn't deter from the sheer usefulness of this. Go to Comment

A cosmic gem! Go to Comment

Oh I love this! Go to Comment

Besides the vermin itself, reading this will give my dwarves much more depth! Go to Comment

Hahahahah! Love the Beard Lizard! Go to Comment

Excellent sub!

BTW, that wasn't Jean Grey, was it? :) Go to Comment

Thanks for the clarification. Go to Comment

If you'd presented the Qulam's origin somewhat more mystical or even magical I wouldn't have asked. But you've given some (pseudo)scientific explanations, the temperature of the heart for example, that I got curious.

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Thanks OmegaDraco! The Qualm is much more plausible now, and I especially enjoy the visuals of a handful of über-monsters fighting their way into the core.
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An interesting planet. Yet I miss some details: How does it propel itself thru space? And how fast? If it is so dependent on sunlight as stated, it would need to stay in a more or less constant orbit around a star. How do the nutrient uptake and light needs relate...

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"because it is usually knowledge and practice of forbidden rituals that merited the mummification" except for this strange sentence, a great sub. Go to Comment

As always deep and insightful, useful and fun. Go to Comment

Interesting to read and kill valuable work time! :) Go to Comment

Just voted. Go to Comment

Scras, to things that make me love this post and show how brilliant a writer you are:

"... ghosts of the dead who are blown around by the desert winds." Can be as much literal as lyrical and certainly can seed tons of encounters.

"The Casablanca Feel" is just incredibly thought out!

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How about a calming tune, especially for your herds? Or a warding tune against predators prowling about? Both would help any shepherd.

Now that I come to think of it, many shepherds I've met (that's quite a few I must add), often lose some of their animals. Maybe playing on the horn would be a homing beacon for any lost ram?

A drawback could be a ongoing sacrifice, like a prize ram sacrificed a year. Alternately, wild sheep might get attracted to your ewes and steal away with some of them. Then again, the few that return bear extra vigorous and beautiful kids. Go to Comment

Is the drawback really a drawback?

Being a fan of subtle magics, I'd prefer the horn to be just luck-fortifying, more so as I cannot find why poisonous or molten hot mists would be useful to a simple, however brave, shepherd. The refreshing/healing property fits quite well though.

 

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what happens if the sash get's burned with your blade inside?

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I have to agree with all above comments. The "artistic flair to really set it apart" may be missing, but as it is, it's sweet, useful and to the point.
Adding a handful of "persons" into the sub could be what's missing, say, a certain elder, a prophet, a leech (mentally) out of order, etc.

Also, I think a society like their's, fixed on philosophy would provide for incredible roleplaying opportunities, as their minds should be literally alien from the PC's... Go to Comment