Ryslig's Expanded Monster Guide
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waitingforplayer2The Expanded Guide is edited by Chiaki Nanami.
The Expanded Guide begins with a condensed & re-edited version of Spengler's Guide, written several years prior. This contains broad knowledge of the 23 monster types at the time, and largely features the information covered in Ryslig's bestiary.
The new content in the Guide consists entirely of individual monster testomonials.
Submissions to the Guide can be made by anyone at any time, in a drop-off box at the Insert Coin arcade. The form below can be used as a template for any monsters looking for inspiration or structure for their entries. Nanami copies out the entries longhand, and stores the information in several locations, so that the information is never lost.
A copy of the current manuscript may be requested for casual perusal at any time.
As of now, the Expanded Guide has not yet been officially published on the peninsula.
MONSTER ENTRY SUBMISSION TEMPLATE
The Expanded Guide begins with a condensed & re-edited version of Spengler's Guide, written several years prior. This contains broad knowledge of the 23 monster types at the time, and largely features the information covered in Ryslig's bestiary.
The new content in the Guide consists entirely of individual monster testomonials.
Submissions to the Guide can be made by anyone at any time, in a drop-off box at the Insert Coin arcade. The form below can be used as a template for any monsters looking for inspiration or structure for their entries. Nanami copies out the entries longhand, and stores the information in several locations, so that the information is never lost.
A copy of the current manuscript may be requested for casual perusal at any time.
As of now, the Expanded Guide has not yet been officially published on the peninsula.
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Date: 2022-11-11 11:47 pm (UTC)So many things. Being a rat was strangely familiar and comforting. Probably says a few things about me. But when I was a Pooka I was
well, I was comfortable. Even moreso than as a human. I felt healthier than I had in decades.
I got accustomed to being able to smell everything ever. It was pretty useful, really. So was being able to shrink down to the size of an ordinary rat. Some Pookas had to deal with folks underestimating them, calling them cute, but people as a whole don't really underestimate rats as much as they do, say, rabbits or squirrels.
I didn't mind all the sudden appetites for everything, either. Food, substances, sex, didn't matter. Not to get too much into depressing things, but after ten years of no contact, no sunlight, and very little food, being hungry for everything and not having the mental space to second-guess myself all the time was probably just what I needed. I couldn't hide and deprive myself of things like I would have, otherwise. My instincts just wouldn't let me be that shy.
What do you dislike about being this monster?
It did make clothes a bit difficult. My hips were at least three times as large as they were before and I had a very long tail, two things that made trousers an adventure. I'm not surprised that so many Pookas have difficulty with clothes. And I was even shorter than I usually am. I couldn't ever grow callouses on my feet, which made walking a bit painful until I figured out some kind of shoes to protect my toe beans. But those things were easily worked around.
There's a downside to folks being afraid of rats, though, and I had a few close shaves with people throwing things at me.
What is something unique to you about being this monster?
I don't know if there was anything uni
oh! I had fur colour markings that looked like my beard. It was kinda neat.
What types of creatures or beings influenced your monster form?
Rats. Which, I guess, makes sense, because I kept pet rats for years before I ended up here. It wasn't too much of a learning curve, except that seeing and being are two very different things.
What is it like to feed as this monster?
Pretty easy. Pookas consume blood and bone marrow, which are both very easy to get and also very easy to pretend are something else. I could have a kind of detachment from it.
What are some notable physical features you have as this monster, and what do you like or dislike about them?
I changed completely all at once, so a lot of features were notable. The ears and the nose and the whiskers took some getting used to. I got overwhelmed by all the sounds and smells and all the things whiskers sense. Learning how to balance myself on my toes and with a long tail took a while, too, and I fell over a lot. A lot. I lisped around the teeth and my fur felt
weird.
I can't describe it, just for a while it felt weird. So did the whiskers. Like making me want to crawl out of my own skin kind of weird. Like some ancient part of my brain screaming "that doesn't belong there!" That went away after a little while, though.
I also have a very vivid memory of how badly everything below the waist hurt before I took off what was left of my trousers. I wasn't expecting the transformation so, silly me, I was still fully clothed. If you have male bits, maybe consider investing in really baggy trousers.
What are some notable psychological changes you have as this monster, and what do you like or dislike about them?
I couldn't handle being alone. I'd get twitchy if I spent too long by myself, and sometimes that got a bit annoying if I was trying to work on something like writing. The rest of the time, though, I just went along with it. I'd spent so much time alone before this that a pathologically social nature was a nice change of pace for me.
Sometimes, though, I'd get stressed out and dig a hole to just curl up in for a bit. Something about the cool darkness and the earth all around me was soothing. Nesting in general was something I found myself doing a lot. It could get a bit inconvenient, but I largely didn't mind. I also hoarded food, though, and that was a little more troublesome. I'd find out after the fact that I'd raided the kitchen and stashed things here and there and have to go look for them all before they spoiled. Looking back on it it's kinda funny, but at the time it was a nuisance.
Also, I really liked pranks and mischief more than I did before. I managed to avoid doing anything worse than short-sheeting beds or rearranging furniture while someone was out, keeping it to just reading about other people's practical jokes and laughing myself silly.
I wasn't all that wild about being so skittish, though. It took a while for me not to jump at every sound and to get my heart rate to stay down. It was kinda stressful and I ended up sick a few times.
Would you become this monster again?
In a heartbeat.
Would you become this monster for good?
I would love to. That might be what I'll ask La Mana to change me into permanently. It felt so right.