the critters are scarpering out of the cave exit at quite a good rate. following might throw up some good stamping opportunities, but you'd have to get a move on. they are about horseshoe crab size - admittedly not big enough for the appropriate collective term to be "herd". though i hear that the one for crabs is "cast". a cast of critters, anyone? sounds like book 36 of game of thrones. On Tue, Sep 2, 2014 at 9:58 AM, Eddie Marsden-Jones < eddiemarsdenjones@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Stampable size? Is stamping a good option? Arfa could do with an > opportunity for a stamp experience role. > > Perhaps we could all do a stamping line dance towards the critters? > > > > On 2 Sep 2014, at 20:51, Pete <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> (Redacted > sender "tadcastervalentino@xxxxxxxxx" for DMARC) wrote: > > cat sized then? > > or cow sized > > I'd suggest cow sized for a herd > > ... > > So Humph is in a jail in crabtown (where it took us around 4 years to > wrestle a troll) - and we have to do something to prove he is innocent of > the chaos beer I think? > > close? > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Jason Proctor <jason@xxxxxxxxxxx> > *To:* "satanworship@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <satanworship@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > *Sent:* > *Subject:* [satanworship] Re: descent into the depths, yet again > > they *are* larger, so they're a herd > > if they were *even* larger, they'd be a club-sized gig > > > > > > On Tue, Sep 2, 2014 at 9:10 AM, Roger Nolan <rog@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > And if they were larger? > > r > > > On 2 Sep 2014, at 15:54, Jason Proctor <jason@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > if they were smaller, they'd be a swarm > > > > On Mon, Sep 1, 2014 at 9:24 PM, Pete Ford <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > Do insects come in herds then? > > > On September 1, 2014, at 4:18PM, Jason Proctor wrote: > > the second left turn goes round a sharp right-hand corner and gradually > starts to slope downward. as you carefully proceed, the air becomes drier, > and the stench of ripe chaos fruit begins to give way to another, much > fainter but no less putrid aroma - rotting flesh. > > fortunately the party's ace Mapmaking skills confirm that the smell is > faint because it's distant in time rather than space, and shouldn't get > much worse. these skills also allow Chump, Splut, and Arfa to assume that > the cave at the bottom of this slope is the site of the defeat of the > scorpion man guard during the original incursion. > > after some discussion you decide to proceed slowly. beyond the torches, > the blackness is total. beyond heavy breathing and the occasional forced > fart from Chump to lighten things up, the silence is similarly absolute. > after a few minutes of cautiously edging down the passage, the floor levels > out. > > eventually the torches illuminate the crushed and splintered body of a > scorpion man in the small cave at the foot of the passage. his chest has > been caved in by a succession of blows from a blunt instrument, and he is > missing several legs. the expression on the remains of his face is one of > anger and frustration. > > as the torch grows nearer, a herd of smallish shiny multi-legged insects > rapidly abandons the corpse. > > > > > > > >