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You can now buy the full guide at DM’s guild. It’s formatted in a single PDF document for ease of use. They don’t stay still, like fish swimming, they keep moving, even when being talked to, they might “swim” around the person or “swim” away expecting the person to follow them, like in a school of fish. Do not forget to have scores of fishmen chanting the demon lord’s name during the ritual, and let the PC’s be scared of their fate when 2 or 3 of the other prisoners are sacrificed for real in front of the altar, while they are still surrounded by more than 20 guards. The ritual battle is supposed to be a shitstorm of Kuo-Toas fighting all over the place against each other. Each one of them supports one team or the other but for the players there is no way to know exactly which, they wear no colors or symbols. But they know where each of them stands. The Kuo-Toas ignore the prisoners during the battle, unless they join it. During this time, they can try to release other prisoners. For a finishing punch moment, you can have the archpriest kill his daughter right in front of the altar, thus finishing the summoning of Demogorgon. The Kuo-Toa town is great in how it portrays the fish-men and their way of life. It is critical to narrate the little details about this town’s inhabitants that make them so unique and alien. Here is a list of the particular differences the Kuo-Toa have:
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In many ways she wants nothing more than to leave Smithson but on the other hand she feels deeply connected to the place and it’s a big part of her struggle. The town itself is like another character. It is hot and oppressive and in a state of flux. The small-town mentality prevails but the town is opening its doors to new businesses and people. This change is making people nervous and adds to the overall sense of unease that fuels the mystery around Rosalind’s death. How do you research a novel such as this? At the ‘head’ of the valley of Wasdale lies the hamlet of Wasdale Head which has stunning night-time views down the valley, along the water. Freeze/thaw and pH effects of freshwater dissolved organic matter fluorescence and absorbance properties from a number of UK locations. Water Resources, 41, 2941–2950. 10.1016/j.watres.2007.04.012 Increase of atmospheric CO2 promotes phytoplankton productivity. Ecology Letters, 7, 446–451. 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2004.00597.x Partial coupling and differential regulation of biologically and photochemically labile dissolved organic carbon across boreal aquatic networks. Biogeosciences, 11, 5969–5985. 10.5194/bg-11-5969-2014
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Availability of dissolved organic carbon for planktonic bacteria in oligotrophic lakes of differing humic content. Microbial Ecology, 16, 311–322. 10.1007/BF02011702 Enzymatic analysis of riverine bacterioplankton production. Limnology and Oceanography, 42, 29–38. 10.4319/lo.1997.42.1.0029 InterProScan 5: Genome‐scale protein function classification. Bioinformatics, 30, 1236–1240. 10.1093/bioinformatics/btu031 Dissolved organic carbon in a humic lake: Effects on bacterial production and respiration. Hydrobiologia, 229, 115–123. 10.1007/BF00006995This debut novel by Sarah Bailey had arrived but was still on my ‘to-read’ list when I started seeing it popping up on social media. I was intrigued by the buzz so got to it as soon as I could… and discovered the buzz was warranted. Ectoenzyme activity and bacterial secondary production in nutrient‐impoverished and nutrient‐enriched freshwater mesocosms. Microbial Ecology, 25, 131–150. 10.1007/BF00177191
I was captivated by the prose. Bailey has a way with words that had me mesmerized. It is easy to lose yourself in the writing alone. Selective consumption and metabolic allocation of terrestrial and algal carbon determine allochthony in lake bacteria. The ISME Journal, 10, 1373–1382. 10.1038/ismej.2015.215A regulatory role for phenol oxidase during decomposition in peatlands. Soil Biology and Biochemistry., 36, 1663–1667. 10.1016/j.soilbio.2004.07.012 TOP TIP #1: It’s key to find somewhere that is easily accessible. No one wants to be wandering around in the dark trying to find their car after enjoying stargazing. Recommended stargazing spots: I found this a compelling slow burner, very much character focused but with a truly interesting and intriguing storyline that I was desperate to find out who murdered Rosalind. I was pleasantly surprised at the ending which fit perfect and came together seamlessly. Thank you for your contribution because it makes my work more rewarding, and you’re not paying only for the content here, but also, you are supporting a freelance author and illustrator in the hobby.
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