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<blockquote data-quote="Lord Sessadore" data-source="post: 4661665" data-attributes="member: 57255"><p><span style="color: SeaGreen">"I ... what ... When did you get bread?! Bah, nevermind."</span> Raiyek grumbles indecipherably to himself for a moment. <span style="color: SeaGreen">"I'll come back when we're done,"</span> he mumbles in frustration. <span style="color: SeaGreen">"Let's go find Brynden."</span> In his head, he adds, <span style="color: SeaGreen"><em>He probably has garbage for bread, judging by his bar's name.</em></span>[sblock=OOC]Have you ever thought about how utterly ridiculous adventuring parties must look? If you think about it, it's amazing that people even talk to the freaks. Take, for example, our little troupe. From tallest to shortest:</p><p></p><p>A very tall human (6'3"), fit but very thin (145 lbs - very thin for his height!), absolutely bald, wearing casual but practical clothes. No armor, no visible weapons. Ok, he stands out a bit due to his height, but he looks normal ... until you see who he's with. </p><p></p><p>An elf, quite tall by elf standards (6'), wearing full plate, big shield, a javelin and sword, usually either carrying or wearing a helm. Now that'll stand out in a crowd ... <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/blush.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":blush:" title="Blush :blush:" data-shortname=":blush:" /></p><p></p><p>Next is a gith woman, positively dwarfed by the first two (only 5'1"), and also with little extra meat on her bones.. Tough, alien, carrying a big, clinking sack, and wearing hide armor. Ok, on her own she'd stand out. Pair her up with two guys a foot taller than her, and we have one strange group.</p><p></p><p>Only a couple inches shorter (4'10"), a dwarf in full plate, carrying a huge axe. Bumbling, but definitely not someone you'd want to get into a fight with. He doesn't look odd for a dwarf ('armored' is pretty much synonymous with 'dwarf' <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />), but you have to admit dwarves would look a little comical. And again with the difference in heights!</p><p></p><p>And lastly, another dwarf. About the same height, but much less fit. And, as Don so eloquently put, he looks like an armored parrot...</p><p></p><p>Yes, we are one crazy looking group. If I was a slimy information lord, and they came into a bar looking for me, I'm not sure if I'd laugh or run ... probably both. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />[/sblock]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lord Sessadore, post: 4661665, member: 57255"] [COLOR=SeaGreen]"I ... what ... When did you get bread?! Bah, nevermind."[/COLOR] Raiyek grumbles indecipherably to himself for a moment. [COLOR=SeaGreen]"I'll come back when we're done,"[/COLOR] he mumbles in frustration. [COLOR=SeaGreen]"Let's go find Brynden."[/COLOR] In his head, he adds, [COLOR=SeaGreen][I]He probably has garbage for bread, judging by his bar's name.[/I][/COLOR][sblock=OOC]Have you ever thought about how utterly ridiculous adventuring parties must look? If you think about it, it's amazing that people even talk to the freaks. Take, for example, our little troupe. From tallest to shortest: A very tall human (6'3"), fit but very thin (145 lbs - very thin for his height!), absolutely bald, wearing casual but practical clothes. No armor, no visible weapons. Ok, he stands out a bit due to his height, but he looks normal ... until you see who he's with. An elf, quite tall by elf standards (6'), wearing full plate, big shield, a javelin and sword, usually either carrying or wearing a helm. Now that'll stand out in a crowd ... :blush: Next is a gith woman, positively dwarfed by the first two (only 5'1"), and also with little extra meat on her bones.. Tough, alien, carrying a big, clinking sack, and wearing hide armor. Ok, on her own she'd stand out. Pair her up with two guys a foot taller than her, and we have one strange group. Only a couple inches shorter (4'10"), a dwarf in full plate, carrying a huge axe. Bumbling, but definitely not someone you'd want to get into a fight with. He doesn't look odd for a dwarf ('armored' is pretty much synonymous with 'dwarf' ;)), but you have to admit dwarves would look a little comical. And again with the difference in heights! And lastly, another dwarf. About the same height, but much less fit. And, as Don so eloquently put, he looks like an armored parrot... Yes, we are one crazy looking group. If I was a slimy information lord, and they came into a bar looking for me, I'm not sure if I'd laugh or run ... probably both. :D[/sblock] [/QUOTE]
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