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sanatanadharma

(3,877 posts)
6. Cautionary tale of mortal desires and rewards
Tue Jun 20, 2023, 12:15 PM
Jun 2023

He thought himself immortal.
He could not be killed by man or beast or by any weapon.
He could not be killed in daylight nor at night.
He could not be killed on land nor in the sky; not inside nor outside.
He learned otherwise one twilight at the threshold on the lap of Narasimha, when he was disemboweled by the claws of a half-lion/half-man.

Methuselah rules. 900+ years is close enough to forever. marble falls Jun 2023 #1
I can't go the vampire route EYESORE 9001 Jun 2023 #2
Which vampire rules? Solly Mack Jun 2023 #3
Ann Rice. ProudMNDemocrat Jun 2023 #5
I'll have to think about it some more. Solly Mack Jun 2023 #8
White Wolf Publishing. n/t malthaussen Jun 2023 #16
OK. Humanity it is. Solly Mack Jun 2023 #18
A YT series recommendation: malthaussen Jun 2023 #19
Actually sounds good. Solly Mack Jun 2023 #20
There are a number of video TTRPG series on YT... malthaussen Jun 2023 #22
I haven't played D&D in decades. Got into war games for a bit and still w/ Magic the Gathering. Solly Mack Jun 2023 #26
Critical Role is a blast! nt crickets Jun 2023 #27
Vampire for me. ProudMNDemocrat Jun 2023 #4
Rogues Unwind Your Mind Jun 2023 #10
I will have to check them out. ProudMNDemocrat Jun 2023 #11
The author is Faith Hunter nt Unwind Your Mind Jun 2023 #12
I WOULD BITE DONALD RUMP Trueblue1968 Jun 2023 #15
Cautionary tale of mortal desires and rewards sanatanadharma Jun 2023 #6
Vampire rules from "What We Do in the Shadows". MiHale Jun 2023 #7
This is an easy choice AltairIV Jun 2023 #9
Just LOVE the Originals. ProudMNDemocrat Jun 2023 #13
I think Codifer Jun 2023 #14
+1 malthaussen Jun 2023 #17
How about Nathan Brazil from Jack Chalker's Well World books? FSogol Jun 2023 #23
I wouldn't have wanted to spend decades (centuries?) transformed into a beast... malthaussen Jun 2023 #25
Rules? I don't need no stinking rules! Floyd R. Turbo Jun 2023 #21
I'm a night person, so.... Laffy Kat Jun 2023 #24
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