Rudder Sails
@ruddersails.bsky.social
An otter, but also a part-time professional gamemaster somehow? Beware of puns.
He/Him.
He/Him.
Trying to have a normal day when suddenly my whole city is taken and put into a habitat container by an excitable towering shortstack...
November 11, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Trying to have a normal day when suddenly my whole city is taken and put into a habitat container by an excitable towering shortstack...
You can't simultaneously say "we decided to let this fight go" and "we'll keep fighting".
That's not how words work.
That's not how words work.
November 11, 2025 at 8:23 PM
You can't simultaneously say "we decided to let this fight go" and "we'll keep fighting".
That's not how words work.
That's not how words work.
#gnollvember2025
Day 06: Chest
With wood often scarce, this resource is reserved for long-term structures and the storing of the most valuable commodities. In a regular tribe, the chieftain house might be the only house made of wood.
Chests, therefore, are a rare but precious commodity.
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Day 06: Chest
With wood often scarce, this resource is reserved for long-term structures and the storing of the most valuable commodities. In a regular tribe, the chieftain house might be the only house made of wood.
Chests, therefore, are a rare but precious commodity.
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November 11, 2025 at 8:14 PM
#gnollvember2025
Day 05: Fight
It is impossible to partake in a tribe's community without seeing their fighting culture. While most gnoll packs are less violent than the average gossip might have you believe, the art of warfare and play combat is highly integral to their identity.
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Day 05: Fight
It is impossible to partake in a tribe's community without seeing their fighting culture. While most gnoll packs are less violent than the average gossip might have you believe, the art of warfare and play combat is highly integral to their identity.
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November 11, 2025 at 8:14 PM
#gnollvember2025
Day 04: Cookies
It should be no surprise that the gnoll diet favors meats and high calorie foods, to offset their metabolism and exuberant behaviors. Some gnoll communities have taken to baked goods, but many prefer to trade with other groups for their combat skills.
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Day 04: Cookies
It should be no surprise that the gnoll diet favors meats and high calorie foods, to offset their metabolism and exuberant behaviors. Some gnoll communities have taken to baked goods, but many prefer to trade with other groups for their combat skills.
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November 11, 2025 at 8:14 PM
The typical gemstones and rare metals are common to find, but you are equally likely to find cherished artifacts of the tribe or the weapons of past warriors stored for safekeeping and brought out only for ceremonies and memorials.
It is ill-advised to try and rob a gnoll chest, obviously.
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It is ill-advised to try and rob a gnoll chest, obviously.
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November 11, 2025 at 8:13 PM
The typical gemstones and rare metals are common to find, but you are equally likely to find cherished artifacts of the tribe or the weapons of past warriors stored for safekeeping and brought out only for ceremonies and memorials.
It is ill-advised to try and rob a gnoll chest, obviously.
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It is ill-advised to try and rob a gnoll chest, obviously.
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Notably, the arena is reserved only for friendly battles. Harsher disputes and criminal punishments are treated with serious effort, but the act of play battling is given an almost religiously respectful air that might surprise the reader given the excited whoops and cheers that ring out.
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November 11, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Notably, the arena is reserved only for friendly battles. Harsher disputes and criminal punishments are treated with serious effort, but the act of play battling is given an almost religiously respectful air that might surprise the reader given the excited whoops and cheers that ring out.
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Even traveling caravans will often set up a makeshift arena at camp, where the tribe can bet snacks and favors on who will win. Visitors who have shown combat prowess are highly encouraged to participate and heavily bet on from both sides, with eager celebration regardless of the outcome.
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November 11, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Even traveling caravans will often set up a makeshift arena at camp, where the tribe can bet snacks and favors on who will win. Visitors who have shown combat prowess are highly encouraged to participate and heavily bet on from both sides, with eager celebration regardless of the outcome.
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During a recent visit to a savannah tribe, this author had the chance to partake in a local recipe that involved ground grass and the eggs of terror birds. This treat is often mixed with a syrup-like sap that results in a remarkably sweet and dense treat with a consistency like nut bread.
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November 11, 2025 at 8:13 PM
During a recent visit to a savannah tribe, this author had the chance to partake in a local recipe that involved ground grass and the eggs of terror birds. This treat is often mixed with a syrup-like sap that results in a remarkably sweet and dense treat with a consistency like nut bread.
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While the wafer-thin cookies of elves are an exception, most kinds of cookies are enjoyed by gnolls, from the highly condensed dry bars of the dwarves to the twice-baked rock-like cookies favored by kobolds.
Many human bakeries are often frequented by gnoll merchants for trade.
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Many human bakeries are often frequented by gnoll merchants for trade.
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November 11, 2025 at 8:13 PM
While the wafer-thin cookies of elves are an exception, most kinds of cookies are enjoyed by gnolls, from the highly condensed dry bars of the dwarves to the twice-baked rock-like cookies favored by kobolds.
Many human bakeries are often frequented by gnoll merchants for trade.
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Many human bakeries are often frequented by gnoll merchants for trade.
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Ask why the grocery store has a height restriction.
... Then probably get zapped extra strength for questioning it.
... Then probably get zapped extra strength for questioning it.
November 11, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Ask why the grocery store has a height restriction.
... Then probably get zapped extra strength for questioning it.
... Then probably get zapped extra strength for questioning it.
#gnollvember2025
Day 03: Tranquil
A gnoll is most publicly known for a loud voice and vibrant personality, but the reader should be well aware that gnolls, like any other, enjoy moments of calm.
It is not unusual to see a gnoll mystic meditating in the shade of a tree, for example.
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Day 03: Tranquil
A gnoll is most publicly known for a loud voice and vibrant personality, but the reader should be well aware that gnolls, like any other, enjoy moments of calm.
It is not unusual to see a gnoll mystic meditating in the shade of a tree, for example.
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November 10, 2025 at 10:36 PM
#gnollvember2025
Day 02: Bath
As most gnoll communities live in arid and hot environs, it is not uncommon for water to be a scarce commodity. Mixed bathing is often the tradition and provides more time for community to bond, and even a chief will often be seen sharing time with the tribe.
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Day 02: Bath
As most gnoll communities live in arid and hot environs, it is not uncommon for water to be a scarce commodity. Mixed bathing is often the tradition and provides more time for community to bond, and even a chief will often be seen sharing time with the tribe.
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November 10, 2025 at 10:36 PM
#gnollvember2025
Day 01: Spooky
Though many adventurers have encountered Gnolls, or Kholo as they are sometimes called, few have actually interacted with them beyond the scope of battle. It will likely be unsurprising to the reader that the average traveler considers gnolls intimidating.
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Day 01: Spooky
Though many adventurers have encountered Gnolls, or Kholo as they are sometimes called, few have actually interacted with them beyond the scope of battle. It will likely be unsurprising to the reader that the average traveler considers gnolls intimidating.
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November 10, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Even warrior gnolls tend to partake in rituals of silence, marking themselves with war paint and pondering on the battle or hunt ahead to prepare themselves.
That being said, this writer must confess he has never known a moment of peace around young gnolls, who are quite fond of biting.
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That being said, this writer must confess he has never known a moment of peace around young gnolls, who are quite fond of biting.
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November 10, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Even warrior gnolls tend to partake in rituals of silence, marking themselves with war paint and pondering on the battle or hunt ahead to prepare themselves.
That being said, this writer must confess he has never known a moment of peace around young gnolls, who are quite fond of biting.
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That being said, this writer must confess he has never known a moment of peace around young gnolls, who are quite fond of biting.
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