Menu
News
All News
Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
Pathfinder
Starfinder
Warhammer
2d20 System
Year Zero Engine
Industry News
Reviews
Dragon Reflections
Columns
Weekly Digests
Weekly News Digest
Freebies, Sales & Bundles
RPG Print News
RPG Crowdfunding News
Game Content
ENterplanetary DimENsions
Mythological Figures
Opinion
Worlds of Design
Peregrine's Next
RPG Evolution
Other Columns
From the Freelancing Frontline
Monster ENcyclopedia
WotC/TSR Alumni Look Back
4 Hours w/RSD (Ryan Dancey)
The Road to 3E (Jonathan Tweet)
Greenwood's Realms (Ed Greenwood)
Drawmij's TSR (Jim Ward)
Community
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Resources
Wiki
Pages
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Downloads
Latest reviews
Search resources
EN Publishing
Store
EN5ider
Adventures in ZEITGEIST
Awfully Cheerful Engine
What's OLD is NEW
Judge Dredd & The Worlds Of 2000AD
War of the Burning Sky
Level Up: Advanced 5E
Events & Releases
Upcoming Events
Private Events
Featured Events
Socials!
Twitch
YouTube
Facebook (EN Publishing)
Facebook (EN World)
Twitter
Instagram
TikTok
Podcast
Features
Top 5 RPGs Compiled Charts 2004-Present
Adventure Game Industry Market Research Summary (RPGs) V1.0
Ryan Dancey: Acquiring TSR
Q&A With Gary Gygax
D&D Rules FAQs
TSR, WotC, & Paizo: A Comparative History
D&D Pronunciation Guide
Million Dollar TTRPG Kickstarters
Tabletop RPG Podcast Hall of Fame
Eric Noah's Unofficial D&D 3rd Edition News
D&D in the Mainstream
D&D & RPG History
About Morrus
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Community
Playing the Game
Story Hour
The Ecology of the Winter Wolf (unpublished AD&D 2nd Edition version)
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Richards" data-source="post: 2610724" data-attributes="member: 508"><p>The first thing I notice is their size. It's kind of hard to judge how big I am in this form, but if I look like them, hell, I'm probably about ten feet long or so,<strong>[6]</strong> and that's not even counting my tail (and lemme tell you, it's pretty weird itself having a tail!). There are six of them, and they approach me warily, making barking and yipping sounds. At first I can't figure out what's going on, but it suddenly strikes me that they're probably talking to me in wolf-talk!<strong>[7]</strong> Don't ask me how I can tell exactly, but it seems to me like they're giving each other the wolf equivalent of puzzled glances. Probably wondering why I don't seem to understand them, or answer back.</p><p></p><p>Finally, the biggest one approaches, real careful-like. He's got these pale blue eyes, and they're focused right on me. Again, it takes me a while to figure out what's going on. I mean, there's six of them and only one of me, so why are they acting like they're afraid? But then I look at it from their point of view. Here's this one wolf, okay, maybe he don't seem all that bright, but hey, he took care of a bear-monster all by himself! No wonder they're being so cautious!</p><p></p><p>I figure, hell, I'm stuck in this form, might as well try to get a little extra protection, 'cause I know for a fact there ain't no way I could've killed a bear-monster like this one all by myself, and there's no telling just how many more of them there are around here. Like they say, safety in numbers, right? So I back off from the dead monster and let the others approach. They do, too, and start to eat. I go to join them, and the big one snarls at me, so I back off. I dunno what the deal is, but I figure it might take me awhile to figure out the winter wolf rules of behavior.<strong>[8]</strong> So I settle down and watch them eat. I'd gotten enough anyway, before they showed up.</p><p></p><p>Well, it takes bloody long, but finally they finish their meal and start licking themselves clean. The big leader-type, he eats like a bleedin' pig! Easily half again more than any of the others, and he ain't that much bigger than they are. While we're waiting for him to finish up, one of the others looks down the fissure and sees the wizard lying down there dead. He has the others check it out, and they all end up staring at me. Maybe with respect? Could be, if they think I managed to kill him off as well as the bear-monster, which I guess is the way it would look to them. Anyway, finally, with a jerk of his head, the leader motions for us to get going. Everyone follows after him, single file. I end up taking the rear. I take a last look at the fissure where I know the dead wizard's lying, and I don't know who I feel sorrier for, him or me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Richards, post: 2610724, member: 508"] The first thing I notice is their size. It's kind of hard to judge how big I am in this form, but if I look like them, hell, I'm probably about ten feet long or so,[b][6][/b] and that's not even counting my tail (and lemme tell you, it's pretty weird itself having a tail!). There are six of them, and they approach me warily, making barking and yipping sounds. At first I can't figure out what's going on, but it suddenly strikes me that they're probably talking to me in wolf-talk![b][7][/b] Don't ask me how I can tell exactly, but it seems to me like they're giving each other the wolf equivalent of puzzled glances. Probably wondering why I don't seem to understand them, or answer back. Finally, the biggest one approaches, real careful-like. He's got these pale blue eyes, and they're focused right on me. Again, it takes me a while to figure out what's going on. I mean, there's six of them and only one of me, so why are they acting like they're afraid? But then I look at it from their point of view. Here's this one wolf, okay, maybe he don't seem all that bright, but hey, he took care of a bear-monster all by himself! No wonder they're being so cautious! I figure, hell, I'm stuck in this form, might as well try to get a little extra protection, 'cause I know for a fact there ain't no way I could've killed a bear-monster like this one all by myself, and there's no telling just how many more of them there are around here. Like they say, safety in numbers, right? So I back off from the dead monster and let the others approach. They do, too, and start to eat. I go to join them, and the big one snarls at me, so I back off. I dunno what the deal is, but I figure it might take me awhile to figure out the winter wolf rules of behavior.[b][8][/b] So I settle down and watch them eat. I'd gotten enough anyway, before they showed up. Well, it takes bloody long, but finally they finish their meal and start licking themselves clean. The big leader-type, he eats like a bleedin' pig! Easily half again more than any of the others, and he ain't that much bigger than they are. While we're waiting for him to finish up, one of the others looks down the fissure and sees the wizard lying down there dead. He has the others check it out, and they all end up staring at me. Maybe with respect? Could be, if they think I managed to kill him off as well as the bear-monster, which I guess is the way it would look to them. Anyway, finally, with a jerk of his head, the leader motions for us to get going. Everyone follows after him, single file. I end up taking the rear. I take a last look at the fissure where I know the dead wizard's lying, and I don't know who I feel sorrier for, him or me. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Community
Playing the Game
Story Hour
The Ecology of the Winter Wolf (unpublished AD&D 2nd Edition version)
Top