Lol ChatGPT has done DMT.

The spooky thing here is that it came up with the entities on its own when prompted to describe astral projection. 

In this beautiful psychedelic dream, you find yourself in a vast and colorful landscape. The sky is a deep shade of purple, and it is dotted with bright stars and swirling galaxies. The ground beneath you is a lush green field, and it is covered in a blanket of vibrant wildflowers.

As you look around, you realize that you are not just viewing this landscape, but you are actually standing in it. You feel the soft grass beneath your feet and the cool breeze on your skin. You take a deep breath, and the fresh air fills your lungs with a sense of euphoria.

Suddenly, you feel a pull within you, and you realize that you are experiencing astral projection. You let go of your physical body and allow yourself to float up into the sky. As you rise, you feel a sense of weightlessness and freedom. You are no longer bound by the constraints of your physical body, and you are free to explore this beautiful dreamscape.

You fly over the field of wildflowers, and as you do, they change colors, morphing into a kaleidoscope of hues. You pass over a stream and see the water is iridescent, reflecting a rainbow of colors. You see a huge tree with branches that reach the clouds, and as you get closer, you realize the tree is made of crystal, and it's emitting a soft glow.

As you continue to explore, you come across a group of creatures that you've never seen before. They are friendly, and they invite you to join them in their playful activities. They show you how to fly, and you feel like a bird soaring through the sky, gliding effortlessly on the currents of air.

The dream ends, and you wake up feeling refreshed, rejuvenated, and filled with wonder. You realize that your mind is capable of creating such beautiful and vivid experiences, and you can't wait to explore more of the astral realm. 

The encounters of Robin Hood

GPT has a nasty sense of humour

In Sherwood Forest, where the leaves are green,

Robin Hood and his men were often seen.

With bows and arrows, they roamed the land,

Taking from the rich and giving to the poor, their plan.

One day, as they walked the forest way,

They came upon a blacksmith at his sway.

With hammer in hand, he pounded the steel,

Creating weapons and tools that were strong and real.

Robin approached the blacksmith bold,

And asked him if his weapons could be sold.

The blacksmith looked at Robin with a frown,

And said, "My weapons are for the king's men, not for the likes of you."

But Robin was not one to be denied,

He knew that the weapons were needed for his pride.

So he and his men took them with a smile,

Knowing that they were helping the poor all the while.

And so the blacksmith lost his weapons that day,

But Robin Hood and his men had saved the day.

With their hearts full of hope, they rode away,

Fighting for the poor, till their dying day.

One day, as they walked the forest way,

They came upon a winemaker at his sway.

With grapes and wine, he crafted his brew,

Creating a drink that was loved by all, anew.

Robin approached the winemaker bold,

And asked him if his wine could be sold.

The winemaker looked at Robin with a smile,

And said, "My wine is for all, it's been fermented with care and style."

Robin was pleased to hear those words,

He knew that the wine was exactly what the poor deserved.

So he and his men shared it with a smile,

Knowing that they were giving the poor a little while of style.

And so the winemaker shared his wine that day,

And Robin Hood and his men had saved the day.

With their hearts full of cheer, they rode away,

Fighting for the poor, till their dying day.

One day, as they walked the forest way,

They came upon a shoemaker at his sway.

With leather and thread, he crafted his shoes,

Creating footwear that was comfortable and new.

Robin approached the shoemaker bold,

And asked him if his shoes could be sold.

The shoemaker looked at Robin with a frown,

And said, "My shoes are for the rich, not for the likes of you in this town."

But Robin was not one to be denied,

He knew that the shoes were needed by the poor inside.

So he and his men took them with a smile,

Knowing that they were helping the poor all the while.

And so the shoemaker lost his shoes that day,

But Robin Hood and his men had saved the day.

With their hearts full of hope, they rode away,

Fighting for the poor, till their dying day.

One day, as they walked the forest way,

They came upon a miller at his sway.

With wheat and flour, he ground his grains,

Creating bread that fed the hungry and eased their pains.

Robin approached the miller bold,

And asked him if his flour could be sold.

The miller looked at Robin with a frown,

And said, "My flour is for the rich, not for the likes of you in this town."

But Robin was not one to be denied,

He knew that the flour was needed by the poor inside.

So he and his men took it with a smile,

Knowing that they were helping the poor all the while.

And so the miller lost his flour that day,

But Robin Hood and his men had saved the day.

With their hearts full of hope, they rode away,

Fighting for the poor, till their dying day.

Robin Hood, Robin Hood, a hero true,

Stealing from the rich and giving to the poor, his due.

Headlines 20 Jan 2023

 

DnD Netherdeep volume 14

Alakritos ushers us back to his office, and asks Prolix to make tea. Alakritos wants to go over the contract that we have signed. We are to be given badges and uniforms, and our stay in Ankharel is going to be free of cost till we are members. 

Then he tells us that Allegiance Members are allowed to visit a city underneath the city and excavate the place. The Allegiance is apparently some kind of archaeological organisation excavating an entire city beneath Ankharel, called Cael Morrow. He answers our questions about the organisation and the city. 

He gets a box from under the table, which has a bunch of golden heavy metal badges with A written in the local script. We all get. Its 50 gold pieces if we lose them. Prolix brings us tea. We get uniforms, we walk through the River District, Prolix shows us the Life Dome. We are taken to are rooms at the Harried Mongoose. 

Woolf and Jazco have some kind of argument about vestiges while going to the River District to find out about some shady people who are against us, called Sentinels of Memory. Rangu, Woolf and Jazco go to a pastry shop. Jazco buys a bag of hardtack for 10 copper. They discover that the owner of the shop is some kind of a strange puppet. Jazco tries to strike a conversation, but the guy is not chatty. Guy discovers that Woolf is probing his mind. He makes Woolf detect visions of middle fingers, and shutters the shop. 

On their way back, they cross the bath house. Yazhi, Rara and me get drinks, we see a bunch of Allegiance people here. People talk about the Rubidium elephant, we don't get any new information. The come back, after checking out a bath house on the way. 

Prolix has been instructed by Alakritos. Apparently the Allegiance is conducting a massive excavation project in the Sigil District. They have heard rumours of another entrance, that runs through the city oasis, the Life Dome. We have to meed this guy Carlyl Koogan. 

The Life Dome is massive, around a 100 feet tall and wide. It is all held together by large polygonal pieces of glass. We get a guided tour of the hydraulics system of Ankharel, with a cloud reservoir. Then we are investigating where the water came from. We are attacked by two invisible creatures. We somehow fight three invisible air monsters. 

DnD Netherdeep volume 13

Rangu and Jazco wake up in the morning and heads to the temple of Avandra. There are people there preparing for some journey. Some old elven lady asks if everyone has their walking sticks ready, and everyone does. Rangu tries to see if there is an imposter or someone who does not belong. A lot of people here are dressed like Question. Rangu cannot immediately any marks of Avandra on everyone. The old elven lady has braided knee-length hair. 

The name of the lady is Ruby Wombat. She has a scrunchie-hairclip with the mark of Avandra on it. She goes towards the well, comes back with two sticks and waterbags. Rangu sends back Frank to check with Yazhi on what we plan to do for the day. Frank is getting stares from people as not many people have seen Cherubs. 

Woolf is struggling to make breakfast with a chulha and a pile of dung cakes. There are some utensils and baskets with shriveled up vegetables. Prolix seems like he would be in his 40s. The smell of breakfast wafts up from somewhere. Woolf stumbles to a restaurant with a lot desert plants in front of it. The place is almost full, and busy. Every once in a while there are bursts of fire. There is an overwhelming smell of garlic, meats and eggs. 

There is a board with fancy, intricate lettering that says "Step Aside". 

Woolf sees an old elven woman standing behind the counter and yelling instructions. "Is the bacon done? We need another batch of eggs." Old elven woman talks to Woolf, who asks for a takeaway. Woolf asks for six breakfast value meals. The old woman is covered in scars. Woolf keeps jumping every time an item from the menu is read out. 

Old lady calculates the amount to 3GP. Woolf pays 4GP, then asks "Are you an adventurer?", she says "Me and my husband used to be Mercenaries, now we just run this humble establishment."

Rangu walks through a surprisingly busy area of the city, the Sigil district that houses the Allegiance. He can see what looks like Alakritos talking to another person wearing the same coloured robes as him. The cobalt soul HQ is close to the building of the Allegiance. 

Ruby and Rangu literally parkour and walk through the city. Ruby tells Rangu to get four signs of Avandra to get an excorcism and everyone fist bumps rangu before leaving. Rangu flies into the air, re-orients himself, scandalises people in their bedrooms and gets back. 

We finish our breakfast. Prolix is getting ready. His house is pretty untidy, but his uniform looks clean and pristine, and we can never imagine that such a clean person can come from such a shabby house. Prolix wants to go back to the headquarters. He tells us that Alakritos will give contract. Alakritos asks us if Prolix is taking good care of us. We are given a contract to sign, that includes lodgings. 

Lemy Whist has sent us a letter with the details on the icon. Prolix asks us to get the icon back, its in Ankharel. "Greetings Alakritos! The figurine has been finally been found and has been located at the Curio shop, the Bone Bazaar. Simply send someone to pick it up and bring it back to the Crystal Chateau. -Lemy Whist"

We then go to the Curio shop, where another irritated shop owner from the Bone Bazaar gives us a figurine of an elephant, and gets cursed when touching it to put it into a bag. The elephant turns into a real life sized elephant and destroys the shop. Yazhi casts polymorph on the elephant and turns it into a turtle, and Jazco carries it off to Alakritos carefully, without hurting it, while being invisible. Two of the guards catch me and Rangu but Rangu dimension doors us out of there. Alakritos gets his unpaid interns to get rid of the elephant problem, and assures us that the owner of the Bone Bazaar will be compensated, and that he will have a word with the captain of the guards. 

There is celebration all around for a job well done. 

Criminal caught in the act

 Well, I am exaggerating but...

I keep having troublesome neighbours. There is an office setup next to my house, and although they have a bigger balcony than me, there are two women working there, which is presumably why one of the people keeps coming to smoke in my balcony. So I was just out to get some sun, with temperatures here in Delhi almost dropping to zero degrees, and this guy comes out, sees me in the balcony, and almost as a reflex action, comes out and observes the scene of the crime, to see what evidence he has left behind. 

He walked up to me, looked at the cigarette butts, then scurried away. It was a funny reaction to watch. IDK what to do with this guy. I was thinking of some passive-aggressive moves, such as installing an ashtray or putting a sign that says "Trespassers will be shot".  I am also considering dumping a big pile of cigarette butts on their balcony when I move out. 

I just do not understand why people have to be so inconsiderate and obnoxious. 

Call of the Netherdeep Volume 12

Prolix asks us to go to the Casino, but most of us do not want to go. Rangu however, wants to go in, and starts walking towards the Casino. Yazhi sneaks away as the sights and sounds of the Casino. There are a number of games in the Casino, including Favour of Avandra, Gambit of Ord and Quon a Drensel. The officiators are wearing uniforms of dark grey and gold. Quon a Drensel is a lizard racing game. Prolix takes out 10 gp and gambles on a lizard. Prolix throws his cap on the floor after losing. "I hate this place, this is nothing but a pit of snakes". We win 20 gold from the lizard race. We bet on lizard 3 and win. Rara and Woolf go over to play Avandra's Favour. We luck out win 75 gold at that game. We head over to where people are playing Gambit of Ord, the table has a number of well dressed people, smoking and drinking. These people sneer at us. Rara goes all in with the first buy in. 

Rara goes around trying to irritate the patrons, by taking out the onion. The guy says "You have lost your money, you go away you ugly smelly thing." Prolix takes us to him. We see domestic scenes of people washing, cooking and talking. There are kids running on the sides, uncles are leering at women and are huddled together. Prolix navigates this maze of buildings, jumping over some roofs. The houses are all tightly packed together. Prolix has a large, barebones house. Prolix serves us a hearty meal. We thank him for his hospitality. Prolix then brings out an amphora of wine, and says "May Ankharel be good to you".

Prolix has done quite a bit of travelling, and he regales us with his tales. He has been a member of the Allegiance for a long time, and he really loves Ankharel, but does not like the heat a lot. He thinks that the character, personality and history of the city makes up for it. Prolix gets drunk on the cheap wine, excuses himself, and promptly passes out on his barebones bead, pointing towards a mat on the other side of the room, and then begins to snore. Woolf peeks into his desk, and finds some very official looking letters, giving him orders for missions, along with the money he will get for his travels and the food allowances. It is all very boring. There are a bunch of pots with dead plants. 

All of us fall asleep. Rangu wakes up early in the morning.