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fictionfromgames · 5 years

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Post Trauma (Bim, D&D 4E)

Bim burst out of the sauna, startling the workers nearby. She at least remembered a towel on her way out. “I-is everything okay, miss?” a young dwarf woman spoke up. “Oh, uh, yeah,” Bim offered a too-bright smile, “I think I drifted off, had a nightmare is all. I’m uhhh, gonna grab my things and get some air.” “This way, miss.” She breathed deeply, trying to mask her panic, and reminding her body that it was not inhaling necrotic gas, nor was it suffering the massive internal damage that came with being flattened by an undead dragon. She hadn’t considered what hot, humid air would have triggered, but at the same time, this was supposed to be relaxing, damn it. Bim smiled at her escort once again, who she guessed was following in case she passed out. The angle of the rooms seemed a little off now that she was spending so much time at her natural height, and her guide a little too short. Not that it was their fault. She was just tall all the time now. They got to the changing area, and the dwarf waited nearby, politely turned away while Bim donned her clothes. She picked up the silver hand mirror nearby to study her facade. Smile, terrible, eyes, tired, hair, still a mess? Gods. How does no one see through her? It’s obvious. She reached a pale hand into her wallet and grabbed a couple of coins. “Here sweetie, thank you so much,” Bim dropped however many gold she could grab into the dwarf woman’s hands. Her eyes lit up, then seemed confused, but Bim wheeled away, moving briskly past her before she could return it all. “Miss?” “It’s fine!” Bim practically flew out of there, head spinning and heart pounding. Her gait might have been off she doubted anyone else would have noticed. To her, it felt like swaying. The air felt better though. The passage of time didn’t feel right. She was just in Tradetown, how’d she get to Nine Bells? The realization of her whereabouts only struck her as the traffic became noticeably different. Smiles, hails, nods, all the recognition from the middle class types turned into a wide berth and whispers down here. Fine enough by her. Shrine of the Raven Queen. Bim should have been embarrassed, given that time she made a damn scene, but it wasn’t weighing on her right now. She strode in to the rundown temple, giving her best fuck-off glare to the couple of people inside. One didn’t seem to comprehend, so she nodded toward the exit. Then pointed. Then shouted. “Get out!” she growled. As they scuttled away, she began her prayer. “‘Hold no pity for those who suffer and die, for death is the natural end of life,’” she recited, the breathed deeply and smiled big. “Okay I’m just gonna do that part, because honestly, what the fuck?” No one replied, so she went on. “I liked that part of it. It got me to where I’m at,” Bim gestured around her, “And even though it’s bigger and weirder than I signed up for-- ya know, interplanar war as opposed to my stated goals of killing bad guys, kissing cuties, and having a nap-- there’s kind of a hitch.” She strode toward the main altar, one she’d visited not that long before the invasion, and put two fingers to her chest, tapping violently. “The meat fucking remembers!” Bim’s light-headedness peaked with that scream, and she decided kneeling wouldn’t be the worst course of action. “I know it’s fucking weird to say it like that but it’s concise,” she continued, much more subdued, “Being dead wouldn’t be the worst, we both agree on that. Problem is, dying itself is a little hard, and the body kinda protests. It’s stupid.” She nodded, as if realizing the truth in two words. “It’s fucking stupid!” Bim’s eyes started watering, but rather than blink and risk obscuring her vision, she just tilted her head up let them drain out the corners on their own time. Still in public, richer than ever, tantrum or not. It was nice to have a cogent reaction in the midst of this. “I got better when Ginmur was gone, and that was enough. Now there’s undead dragons and gith-whatevers and shadow people and... “ She allowed herself a little sob, “I don’t want it to keep escalating, because now-- now I have to get better, because my body doesn’t want to die.” Stupid, self-indulgent, came whispers from a cold part of her mind. Get up. Start running. Get faster, hide better, kill more efficiently. She knew it was just the same dispassionate part of her mind that made her mend after her husband, but Bim resented it. Making sense is for people with goals. She just wanted to go to bed. ******** I don’t really know if I can upload her file here or not but I wanna post Bim’s 11th level sheet. We just finished the last fight of the heroic tier and she nearly died twice to an undead dragon, but in turn she did like 140ish damage back, so good for you bubbie. We houseruled some things and she’ll be taking a re-flavored Mercurial Assassin paragon thing, dropping the dragonborn req, and retooling the mercury to shadow, because thematic.

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rabbitheads · 5 years

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Hi! Nothing radfemish, but I am going to Korea (Seoul, maybe Busan) soon, and I was wondering if you had any advice/recommandations? I speak a bit of Korean so I hope it will help me get around. Have a nice day!

Hi!!!! Welcome to Korea! So hope this helps:

[Seoul]

https://www.creatrip.com/en/blog/1240/2018%E9%A6%96%E7%88%BE%E6%96%B0%E6%99%AF%E9%BB%9E-Top-5

I found this post and it pretty much sums up trending places in Seoul. (I don’t recommend Driver’s Restaurants if you can’t speak/read Korean)

1. Seoul Forest -> Sungsu dong. There are many instagrammable cafes and bistros like Onion. It’s basically what locals do on weekend. Take a walk and visit cafes

2. When I first came to Seoul, I never got tired of Han river. There are many buses and metros that go over Han river bridges. Especially beautiful during sunset :D

3. Or you can walk over one of the bridges because night view is great. It’s about 20~30 minutes walk but I think it’s really worth it:) Or walking along Han river park is just as fine.

4. There are several night markets and here is the link to the most popular one:

https://www.bamdokkaebi.org/?_l=en

5. Cheonggye cheon(청계천) is another one of my favorite spots. It’s a stream that runs through downtown. Every time I visit here there are so many tourists so I guess it’s a popular tourism spot too. Also better at evening because of all these lights and buildings. (Personal opinion but Seoul is so much better at night) Oh, said night markets are held here also.

[Busan]

1. Yonggungsa is a temple along the shore line and it’s a peaceful place w/ impressive ocean view.

2. Gijang is a place with the most scenic cafes in Busan. So it’s kinda packed with tourists XD but I think it’s worth a visit. Most popular ones are Wave On and Cafe Bay 266. However, it’s kinda hard to get there via public transportation and it’s little far away from downtown. So you’ll need to take a taxi or drive there.

3. Another option would be Gwanganri beach. My favorite beach in Busan! There are cafes w/ ocean view and the bridge looks wonderful at night.

4. Igidae coastal walk. It’s a great hiking course. You’ll wanna prepare yourself for hiking :)

5. The Bay 101. My friend who lives in Busan says it’s a total tourist spot that locals would never go XD But as a tourist, I found this place pretty favorable. Another great night view spot but it’s kinda overpriced. Just some place to take out a cup of coffee and chill.

6. I’ve never actually been here but Centum City’s Spa Land is really famous for it’s luxuriousness, if you ever wanna experience public bath/sauna. It’s a state-of-the-art hot spring and I’m keep forgetting to visit this place!!!!

https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/busan-spa-land/index.html?gallery=7

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