You Don’t Have To Leave Wolfy Behind... In 'Pets & Sidekicks' Your Companions Level Up With You!

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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Achan hiArusa" data-source="post: 8252298" data-attributes="member: 2597">I twisted it a bit and would love to run it as a LARP:I'd been working on the 2nd Edition D&D module Reverse Dungeon.  In it you play the eeevil monsters defending yourself from the heroes.  Given that it was written almost 20 years ago, It probably a reaction to the success of the World of Darkness.  And it reads as human propaganda.  But I wanted to change it a bit.The Yar-Gock Tribe of Goblins have lived in this land since time immemorial.  The humans are recent settlers and have laid claims to a land that is not their own.  They are tresspassers.  The goblins believe the humans have forfeited the right to their stuff by stealing land that doesn't belong to them.  And humans have sent trained killers (adventurers) to ransack their lair and thus have proven themselves the enemy.  Their Dwarven, Kolbold, and Bugbear prisoners are actually that.  They murdered goblins but the goblins don't believe in capital punishment.The monsters on the levels below are a community of sorts, like an artist collective.  They were brought together by the Wizard Blaine so they could pursue their interests in peace.  They also have jobs to do in their community.Xiccapocthul the beholder is the quartermaster and keeper of the armory.  He is also an obessive collector and a gun nut, even though he cannot bear arms because, well, he has no arms.Hlyddhth the mind flayer is the librarian.  He comes from a highly advanced technological society and uses this position to read everything he can about the world.Box the Mimic is the janitor, but lives in the study.  He is a bit of a clean freak and has a drinking problem.Ellis the Ardent is the new chief of security taking over for the Shade who came before.  She had recieved the call to be a paladin but was rejected by the church of Heironeous because she was female.  She joined the chruch of Nerull as they would accept her, making her hunted by the Heironean church.  She fell in love with a prince who was being forced into an arranged marrage.  She fought the princess in single combat to the death and won and fled with the prince.  The paladins of Heironeous chased them down to "rescue" the prince and ended up killing him instead.  She fled here where she was given her current job.Coach Whurp the troll is a fitness nut.  He arranges the exercise schedule of the other inhabitants.Lane the Doppleganger had created the personas of several actors so he could bask in fame.  Then he was found out captured and tortured by the humans believing him to be an infiltrator and spy.  The torture was so bad he has unstable transformations, but he still craves the attention so he often leaves the costume room to run messages for the other denizens.Lypygia the medusa is a beautician and does her best to make everyone else feel and look good.Ydora the Night Hag was Blaines lover and research assistant.  She is continuing her work but owes too much in library fines that she refuses to pay to Hlyddhth, so he has suspended her borrowing privileges.The Cloaker collective is a group of alchemists and cooks who give their services to the others.The Guardian Beast pretends to be a cat because it likes pettings and snacks.Blackhelm the Babau demon is a tortured artist who works in the medium of bones and paints in his various types of ichor which are poisonous.Shay Straylight the Vampire Cleric of Nerull is the spiritual advisor to the group.  She also has probably read too many romance novels but is very inept in her attempts with the other creatures here.  Her devotion to Nerull and her appetites don't help either.Antioch Lorn the Ghost Wizard is a former roomate to Blaine and spends his time doing his own research.  He was brought back by Blaine and really is upset about it.Nthalturin was the former king of a long dead land corrupted into a wraith by his, now missing, ring.  He runs the Mausoleum and Embalming room and then sends his products to the cloakers.Justin Yearwood the death knight claims to be retired and is trying to learn how to play the flute.Mourn the Death is a death from the Deck of Many Things unable to do his duty because the card drawer died from a stray arrow.  He has a large collection of games and invites everyone to play them.Tothomes the sentient flesh golem wizard is the receptionist/administrative assistant to Blaine and was given orders centuries ago to cancel all appointments which he did.  He will not allow anyone into Blaine's laboratory.</blockquote>

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