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“I’ve never seen the like,” the thief whispered. “It’s bigger than my HEAD. Looks like a red beryl, and flawless, but…what’s that glow?”
“Magic,” said the dwarf. “And it’s the reason I’m staying right here, going NO closer.
…#epic fantasy— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 28, 2018
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…protective magics, or the plinth is a transformed monster, or all of such nastiness.”
…We dwarves heap gems in coffers or chests, or inlay them in useful things. When some human or other puts them on display, like this one, on a plinth, they’re always up to some mischief. Pressure-plate trap, or deadly… “So…how do we tell if it’s safe?”
“Well, we usually throw the thief in, like this,” the dwarf told the thief, snatching her off her feet…#epic fantasy— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 28, 2018
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…and hurling her bodily into the room. To land heavily, just shy of the plinth. Which rocked, causing the gem to shift and the glow to flare alarmingly. The air shrieked even louder than the thief, as a spell boiled out of……it to lash out in all directions, the plinth writhed and bulged and started to grow tentacles, scales, and fangs, and the floor sank as chains rattled ominously up above the ceiling.
“Ooh, all three,” the dwarf grinned,…#epic fantasy— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 28, 2018
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reaching into his belt pouch for a handful of salted nuts with one hand, and his handy flask with the other.
“This should be GOOD.”
“Aren’t you going to help her?” the cleric shouted.#epic fantasy “What, disturb a trained professional at her work? You’ll get me in trouble with the thieves’ guild, you will. Besides, I haven’t been able to scream that well for YEARS.”#epic fantasy— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 28, 2018