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I don't really mind voter ID. Most other democracies have it.Well you see most other democracies don't have a history of disenfranchising their voters based on race. It's a pattern, and a problem here.
It can go wrong but then agaim so can everything else. Everyone calling it the next Jim Crow is just paranoid. By that logic everyone else is Jim Crow too.
It's quite understandable that the stealthier Kobolds would make themselves scarce. Who would willingly stick around after all they've been through? Having managed to convince a handful of our good intentions, though, we can send them back out to persuade others to join the Bookbinders. Fellow kobolds may have an easier time explaining that the Bookbinders actually intend to pay them a fair wage for their expert services, and offer them a chance to get revenge on a world that has had it out for them for too long.
In this manner, it should hopefully become easier to recruit Stealthy Kobolds in larger numbers.
Frankly, Tales with impressive physical strength are far from rare. Indeed it is quite rare for Tales to not surpass ordinary humans in some capacity. The real problem, is that those Tales with great strength, tend to be somewhat flawed for our purposes. In the case of ogres and trolls, this is simply that they trend towards unintelligence and great size, unsuitable for our methods of traveling in secret and conducting small, precise raids. Oni are prideful, and can often be chased off by a variety of relatively simple rituals, in addition to the same weakness of size. Kappa are polite to a fault.Difficulty: Normal
We had heard of a beast however, that does not have these weaknesses. Creatures called Hidebehind. Large beasts, almost impossible to track down for their impeccable ability to hide behind almost anything. Only the rare drunkard, dwarf, or magically inclined tale has ever truly lived to tell of encountering a Hidebehind, due to their aversion to alcohol and lack of any true(or at least active) magic or defenses against such. And even then, few could give any clear explanation of the creatures appearances. Hidebehind are incredibly elusive, to the point where even we have been unable to track the beasts down. Until recently.
You see, having the aid of Osakabehime’s messenger spirits, we have been able to span massive distances of forest with many eyes at once. And, when we cornered one of the beasts, petrified by so many eyes upon it at once, learned of the surprising intelligence of these creatures. For while it could not speak, it certainly understood.
Through this, we have made contact with the Hidebehinds, receiving aid, and learning much about them.
A Hidebehind is, in essence, a bear. In fact, you would be forgiven for mistaken it for one, and this is likely how they have largely escaped Bookbinder attention. For they can simply act as a bear when tracked down. While the abilities of a bear are impressive, let alone an intelligent one, that is far from all the Hidebehind have to offer us.
They are masters of stealth. Possessing the innate ability to move incredibly rapidly in order to escape line of sight, capable of hiding their bodies behind something not even half as large as themselves, and able to leave minimal tracks when needed, Hidebehind are a force to be reckoned with against smaller groups, or when assisting a larger force. For when you believe you may finally have the Hidebehind in your sights, it may in fact be right behind you.
Of course Hidebehind still have weaknesses, make no mistake, but theirs are far more manageable for our purposes. For one, while they may be bears in all but their supernatural abilities and intelligence, well, a bear cannot compare in strength to an Ogre, or a Troll, or many Oni. And they similarly cannot compete with magic.
Secondly, Alcohol is repulsive to them, while they will still gladly fight in its presence, the stench is liable to 'throw them off their game' if you will.
And finally, thirdly, Hidebehind are actually rather skittish. They detest being noticed, and so prefer to avoid large groups when acting as normal, and at all in places it would be conspicuous to find a regular bear. It is unlikely we will be able to convince our Hidebehinds to enter cities or even large villages without groups dedicated to causing suitable distractions nearby, and similarly, they will not fight against notably large enemy forces unless the enemies are themselves being matched by a large enough force of non-Hidebehind allies.
And it also lets us prevent radiation poisoning.This lets us manufacture reactor fuel.Care to explain? I'd said that Sink-Cola releases the absorbed radiation as heat.
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We need to do something to increase our reputation...Yes, like steal monuments.
https://twitter.com/collectdust/status/1376659676197220357
Yeah, that's been going on for a long time.
He already has one. The development of Dwarf fortress and likewise the forums has always been funded by donations.Yes, but the forums have always taken a backseat, for understandable reasons.
