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[Devastator]

In creature form or human form?  If it goes badly, you are faster and tougher and stronger like that.  But it costs MP.  If yes, say which one.

[Egan_BW]

If we can talk in that form, use it.

[IronyOwl]

I assume human to do actual talking.

...are we actually a monster when transformed? I assume being a monster is a mechanical designation and not just "anything that's not human" or "anything ugly and dangerous." If so, transforming might not influence the orcs anyway.

...though it'd be interesting to see how they react. My money's on not knowing or caring enough about the creatures of the world to know we're strange.

[ZBridges]

Human form.

[Devastator]

You cannot talk in creature form, but you do not know if a monster would understand you despite that.


You also have never encountered a monster while turned into a creature.


You slowly walk towards the barricade, trying to keep eyes in every direction at once.  As you get closer, you see that there's about a dozen orcs at the barricade guarding a stout pile of crudly cut tree logs stacked on top of each other.

When one of them sees you, it gives up a wordless shout.  A squad of orcs hold back and stay behind the barricade, ranged weapons at the ready, while another squad, perhaps four, charges towards you, holding their melee weapons at the ready.

What next?

[IronyOwl]

Sessha > Diplomacy?

[Egan_BW]

Greet them however feels natural and tell them that you're not looking for a fight.

[IronyOwl]

...damn, we should have brought something tasty as a peace offering and good for barter.

[Egan_BW]

We probably have something like that! Check inventory!

[ZBridges]

Greet them however feels natural and tell them that you're not looking for a fight.

+1.  If that doesn't work, transform and try again.

[King Zultan]

Greet them however feels natural and tell them that you're not looking for a fight.

+1.  If that doesn't work, transform and try again.

+1

[IronyOwl]

Greet them however feels natural and tell them that you're not looking for a fight.

+1.  If that doesn't work, transform and try again.

+1

Ooh. Bonus, if that doesn't work, we'll just vomit acid all over them!

We should specify what we're transforming into, though. I'll assume poison doggo because why not.

[Devastator]

You greet the orcs and ask them to stop, saying that you don't want a fight, even dropping to one knee and letting go of your spear.  They continue to charge forward, and the melee orcs barrel into you, knocking you over.

Right.

You try to change forms, as they tear your backpack away from you.. and you've never quite known what happens to your clothing when you do that, and it feels very odd and a bit painful as they tear it away from you.

You scramble away, and they just grab your pack and throw it back behind the barricade, as they're staring at you now, not quite sure what's happened.  You see your spear over there, you don't have it like you usually do.

Orcs use Run!

The melee orcs scramble back behind the barricade, and get ready for.. something?  You aren't sure what they're doing, but a couple are poking through your backpack while the others look like they're waiting for you to attack.

Anyway, you lick blood off your mottled scales, recover your weapon, and limp a bit towards the blockade again, this time trying to let them know you aren't hostile with a series of squacks..  ..which they respond to by not attacking, simply posturing by the barricade as if letting you know that you aren't allowed to come past it.

[Egan_BW]

Surely this form has some way of communicating our friendliness. We just have to adapt, somehow.

[ZBridges]

Try to taunt them by calling them cowards who flee from children.