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: 2022-11-27 03:58 pm (UTC)Swimming is good exercise. I'm probably more fit than I ever was as a human.
What do you dislike about being this monster?
Feeding is very hands-on. [The next two or three lines of text have been covered with correction fluid. Nothing else has been written over it.]
What is something unique to you about being this monster?
I have a second layer of skin that resembles a long red coat. I can displace it temporarily, but it doesn't fully come off.
Also most other mers seem to be very outgoing but I suspect there are other factors interfering.
What types of creatures or beings influenced your monster form?
Cephalopods, I think.
What is it like to feed as this monster?
[This entire section has been covered with correction fluid. Whoops.]
What are some notable physical features you have as this monster, and what do you like or dislike about them?
The coat, as I mentioned - it's still a little annoying to work with in terms of fashion, both physically and aesthetically, but I actually like how it looks now.
Gills - usually a dead giveaway for a merperson. Can be hard to get used to at first and (at least for me) they can be unhelpful in that they try to kick in whenever my nose is stuffed or I just can't breathe the regular human way for whatever reason, and when that happens above water I just feel worse.
Tentacles - technically part of the coat, I think. My lower half when I'm underwater looks like the bottom of my coat. Visually jarring at first, but somehow I like them a lot now, too.
What are some notable psychological changes you have as this monster, and what do you like or dislike about them?
Swimming more even when I don't necessarily need the hydration. It's relaxing.
A tendency to hum when I'm not thinking about it. Can be hazardous to others.
Hoarding compulsion. I don't like it.
Would you become this monster again?
Yes.
Would you become this monster for good?
[There is, again, a long block of text covered in correction fluid. A single word is written over it:] Yes.