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Stephen_Zuckerman

Re: A question for the smart folk.
« Reply #20 on: April 16, 2008, 05:41:48 pm »
Roudy Soup. Mmmm. *Gets hunting.*
 

Marswipp

Re: A question for the smart folk.
« Reply #21 on: April 16, 2008, 06:19:58 pm »
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I'm going to reply to this into here, though it is a sneak peek at the future and might belong in the MMO forum.

 Anyway I couldn't help think about him reading this thread.  I wonder if you folks can figure out whose mind this came from.
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The Roudy
 
[INDENT] The Endless Pits of Strife are littered with thousands of creatures that would not hesitate to end the lives of anyone that steps their way. It is a heartless and dangerous world that to anyone but the strongest or the locals, means automatic death. Yet even in the desolation that permeates the plane, there exists a few inhabitants that present a sense of solace in despair.
 [/INDENT][INDENT] Standing at merely 50 centimeters (19.7 inches) in height, a Roudy is a small harmless creature that can be seen wandering the eternal wastes of The Endless Pits of Strife. These round beings have four small pudgy furry legs that balance the spherical formation that conforms the rest of their green tinted furry bodies. They lack eyes, ears or any other features that characterizes other creatures and simply have a small orifice on the lower section of their spherical bodies that absorbs the only food they ever consume. Air.
 [/INDENT][INDENT] Wherever a Roudy waddles, it emits a gentle cooing sound that is rumored to be their sole way of terrain perception, they try to get out of the way of any impediment, but mostly they spend endless days against one until they decide to find a way around it. A Roudy has no extremities and thus can't pick any objects that may intercede in its passage.
 [/INDENT][INDENT] The true joy of stumbling upon one means normally that the traveler will have a comfortable night. Their bodies are known to flatten out and mold easily to anyone resting against them, making perfect pillows in the middle of the wastes, and to those who might seek the commodity of food, Roudy innards are made of an extremely nutritious quality that can easily feed a large group of people over one full night.
 [/INDENT][INDENT] Roudies are not strong or powerful, they can barely keep up with their own weight. Yet for some reason or other they can endure the harsh environments they live in, avoiding the calamities that surround them and living unhindered lives until they happily end up in someone's soup.
 [/INDENT][INDENT] Roudies are friendly creatures to any that approach them. They care not for alliances or appearances and will never confront anyone. Their minds are simple and unable to understand complex process and thought, and simply worry with breathing and offering comfort to those in the wastes. [/INDENT]
Note: This still needs editing/proofing.

The creature description is similar to that of a headcrab from Half-life, minus the alien's insatiable (parasitic?) need and aggression.

I'm not sure I can name who thought this creature up. Yet, if we could ask questions...
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