Thread: Questioning chirine ba kal

Originally Posted by Bren

Do Hluss float? And can they swim?

Not that I ever saw; they are heavier then water, as near as I can tell.

Yes, sort of; they can do a kind of 'dog paddle' with their legs, and their heads and arms stay upright. It looks weird, and they don't seem to be able to keep it up for any length of time. Not that we were going to stay around and watch, as the local sea life had heard the dinner gong and were lining up at the buffet...

Exit Our Heroes, stage right.

Originally Posted by Zirunel

You know, a compendium of stability demons, or a more detailed work-up of Hluss variants are both things that would surely interest Tekumelophiles in general. I would encourage you each to work something up and share it with everyone, whether on a blog, or an upload to the Yahoo discussion group. I would understand of course if you wanted to keep such things a surprise for your gaming group, but if not, I know I would be interested to see what you come up with!

Originally Posted by chirine ba kal

Seconded!!!

Thirded!

Originally Posted by Bren

Do Hluss float? And can they swim?

I would expect them to be able to float but holding their breath may be a challenge.
Depends if you think they can close their spiracles or not.

Originally Posted by chirine ba kal

Not that I ever saw; they are heavier then water, as near as I can tell.

Sounds like no, they can't hold their breath.

I would expect people to take my idea and apply it how best fit their game not copy it whole cloth from mine.
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Originally Posted by Greentongue

I would expect people to take my idea and apply it how best fit their game not copy it whole cloth from mine.
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Fair enough, I would expect (or hope?) the same. But still, I think it is a cool idea that not everybody may have thought of, and it is worth developing. And the more you develop it, the more there is for others to pick and choose from!

Originally Posted by Greentongue

I would expect them to be able to float but holding their breath may be a challenge.
Depends if you think they can close their spiracles or not.

Sounds like no, they can't hold their breath.

I would expect people to take my idea and apply it how best fit their game not copy it whole cloth from mine.
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Well, I don't have any really definitive information, just observation; the only time we ever saw Hlyss in the water was when I sank the nest ship. Every other time we saw Hlyss, it was on land, and they were doing their best to try and kill us.

I don't know if they even have spiracles, like the Pe Choi do; we simply never got close enough to tell So, I kinda think that the topic would seem to be open to a definitive answer - requiring some pretty brave PCs, of course...

I agree with your point, too. All I can do is report what I saw, and people should feel free to take it and run with it.

And the notion of a bunch of young Hlyss in the neighborhood pool, in swimming class, send me into transports of delight...

Originally Posted by Hrugga

I have heard tales of Hluss that glide along the top of water...But thank the Twenty, they are rare. From what I was told by some Nom sailors, they come from the other side of Bethorm...!!!

H:0)

PS You can think of them as man-sized Gerridae...not nice.

Lovely, just lovely. I can see them doing this; both sorcery and devices would help reduce the weight factor to the point where they could use the surface tension.

I'm thinking big rocks, or Doomkills, here. Must talk to the Nom I know...

And remember that we never saw a full three-quarters of the planet's surface...

Originally Posted by Zirunel

Fair enough, I would expect (or hope?) the same. But still, I think it is a cool idea that not everybody may have thought of, and it is worth developing. And the more you develop it, the more there is for others to pick and choose from!

Agreed!!!

Originally Posted by chirine ba kal

Not that I ever saw; they are heavier then water, as near as I can tell.

Yes, sort of; they can do a kind of 'dog paddle' with their legs, and their heads and arms stay upright. It looks weird, and they don't seem to be able to keep it up for any length of time. Not that we were going to stay around and watch, as the local sea life had heard the dinner gong and were lining up at the buffet...

Exit Our Heroes, stage right.

"As we saw they Hlyss floundering around in the water we were going to finish them off, but Pity stayed our hands..."

Originally Posted by Gronan of Simmerya

"As we saw they Hlyss floundering around in the water we were going to finish them off, but Pity stayed our hands..."

...pity Chirine had run out of spells.