>>5549978>>5550029>>5550045>>5550062>>5550080>>5550163>>5550700>The southern route.“I’ve a good feeling about the southern route. And you?” You look to the knight for his thoughts.
“Uh–yeah! The southern route. That’s just what I was thinking.” He nods affirmatively, almost certainly relying on you to lead him through the big frightening dungeon. You feel less like a student and more like a master here. “You–..you can go first, though.”
You arrive at the next chamber in short, where you come upon the source of the scent of salt and plappery–a pair of SLIMES, oblong, gelatinous green masses that undulate in the dark. You cast your electric lamp over the duo. A light, easy monster for adventurers, and seen as a delicacy in some southern coastal regions for their longevity.
“They’re kinda ugly, aren’t they?” The gnome leans in and whispers to you. “I thought slimes were meant to be–.. you know. Cute? The little, smiling blue rain drops with eyes?”
“That’s a common misconception–slimes can come in a vast variety of shapes, sizes, appearances.. in fact, there’s a unique subdiscipline in MONSTROZOOLOGY dedicated solely to categorizing all the variants. It’s a fun hobby.” You recall DR. GANT’S TREATISE ON COMMON MAGICAL VARMINTS AND WHATNOT. “But yes. These two are very uniquely ugly. It’s kind of fascinating how ugly they are.”
“Aha! Slimes..! Get back, everyone!” The green knight raises CALIBURN.
>Entrust the knight to defeating these slimes himself.>Cast a magic spell to lend him some aid.>Let Molly go forth to assist him.>Let Bredbeddle go forth to assist him.>Write-In. 