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The tentacle plant's character sheet is live
🕑 Added 2020-02-17 12:57:59 +0000 UTCYou chose it, we made it. The tentacle plant's sheet. Short, and to the point. You can find the safe for work story down below! The NSFW version of the imagery will be posted on Patreon for patrons only, but you can find it along with the NSFW version of the story on the character sheets page of the website. Without further ado:
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In the vast depths of the massive forest surrounding the human capital of Varanar, there exist terrors far beyond the imagination of the average peasant. Unchecked, rampant evolution has lead to biological monstrosities of all forms, shapes and sizes. Giant spiders, eyeless echo-cats, furred dragon-wolves, carnivorous forest ponies and the infamous, fast-growing strangle trees are but a few of the unbridled horrors the uncivilized part of the woods has to offer.
The thing to be feared the most in the deepwoods is perhaps not the mindless wildlife, but instead the intently malicious groups that call the nightmarish hellscape of overgrown flora and fauna their home. Cults, squatters, tribes and desperate men on the run from the law can all be found within the darkest depths of jungle-like forestry. Little is known about the outlaws and hermits that spend their lives as far away from the comforts of civilization as possible. Since we know nothing about cults worshipping polypus things, let us instead concentrate on one deepwoods specimen in particular.
The tentacle plant is an invasive species which has overrun a large part of deepwoods through sheer numbers and devious tactics. Its main survival tactic is fitting in with the rest of the flora, burrowing its mobile roots into the ground to suckle on the nourishment of fresh soil. In this potted state it can remain dormant for months at a time, pretending to be a regular plant while constantly on the lookout for prey to devour. When an unsuspecting victim draws close, be it a naive traveller lost in the woods, or a resident herbivore unaware of the danger the plant poses, it springs into action.
A myriad of barbed tentacles lash out, attempting to ensnare the target. While rather weak on their own, the sheer number of writhing tendrils combined with the element of surprise and the sharp, painful barbs lining each individual tentacle, often suffice to overwhelm the victim. The point of this initial assault is not to outright injure or kill the prey. Instead, the plant seeks to restrain its quarry, preventing it from escaping until it has calmed down enough for the next step to begin.
The victim will typically thrash and squirm about, trying to sever the constraining tendrils with all of its might. Eventually, the self-inflicted pain from struggling against the barbs, along with the exertion and exhaustion from fighting for their lives, will have worn them down to the point where they are too tired to fight back. Only the most powerful and enduring stand a chance at escaping. The rest bear witness to the third phase of the tentacle plant's hunting regimen.
Alas, this segment is too explicit for the safe for work version of this character sheet. Check out the NSFW version of the story on the website if you want to read about the kind of things a tentacle plant does to its prey.
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And that's all there is to say about the plant. Tomorrow, I will continue work on the Footsie boyfriend route for a day or two, until about the twentieth of February. At that point, I will try to get the ball on HSLR rolling. It might take until the twenty-first to go online, but hopefully no longer than that.
Thank you for your continued interest in Kobold Adventure, I hope you liked the short, somewhat silly character sheet (be sure to check out the slightly longer version on the website), and I'll see you during the release of Heavy Scales, Lonesome Roads!
Comments
VitAnyaNaked
OMG! This is truly an unrealistic intimidating plant. Very impressed with the story about the plant, well done!
