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Synopsis:

He is smarter than your average goblin, and is reading a manuscript - loose papers, freshly written by Volo. It's a study of goblin behaviour that would give anyone who reads it an advantage in combat against goblins.

20.
Booyahg Piddle
: You should go get a drink before the party dies down.^devnoteGOB_NerdyGoblinSage_HasMet, GOB_HasVoloGoblinManuscript = False
End
22.
Booyahg Piddle
: Someone's got it out for us. Find the bastard!GOB_GoblinToast_State_RealizedPoison
End
51. [Alias] GOB_NerdyGoblinSage_HasMet = False, GOB_HasVoloGoblinManuscript = False
End
- Alias to Node 20
56. [Alias] GOB_HasVoloGoblinManuscript, GOB_NerdyGoblinSage_State_TriedPersuasion
End
- Alias to Node 20
62. [Alias] GOB_NerdyGoblinSage_HasMet, GLO_Tadpoled_UsedToday1 = False, GOB_HasVoloGoblinManuscript, TRUESOUL
- Alias to Node 67
- 81. [Jump] Jump to Node 67 (2)
67.
Booyahg Piddle
: Huh? What do you want? I'm tryin' to concentrate on readin'!^devnoteGOB_NerdyGoblinSage_HasMet, GOB_HasVoloGoblinManuscript, GOB_NerdyGoblinSage_State_TriedPersuasion = False
- 13. Player: Can I see the manuscript?
  - 77. [Jump] Jump to Node 110 (1)
- 40. Player: Leave.
  End
106.
Booyahg Piddle
: Here - help us out. Sez here that 'goblinoids are obstreperous and malodorous'. What's that mean?^devnoteGOB_NerdyGoblinSage_HasMet = False, GOB_HasVoloGoblinManuscriptGOB_NerdyGoblinSage_HasMet
- 24. Player: It means 'smelly' and 'noisy'.
  - 28.
    Booyahg Piddle
    : Smelliest thing around here is you, mate. That dung on yer mug's makin' my eyes water.^devnoteGOB_Checkpoint_State_Paint
    
    95.
    Booyahg Piddle
    : Hard enough readin' this without you stinkin' up the place.^devnote
    
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  - 87.
    Booyahg Piddle
    : Ain't that the truth! Proper stink around here now we've settled in. ^devnoteGOB_Checkpoint_State_Paint = False
    
    100.
    Booyahg Piddle
    : An' all that ruckus makes it hard to concentrate on reading.^devnote
    
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- 16. Player: That's quite the compliment. It means you're extremely intelligent.
  - 109.
    Booyahg Piddle
    : Bit confusin', cuz it sez we're 'feeble-minded weaklings' right before that.^devnote
    
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- 63. Player: It means 'mephitic and vociferous.'BARD
  - 57.
    Booyahg Piddle
    : Oh... Of course. Yeah, I'd have 'ad said that. Bit wordy though, innit?
    
    54.
    Booyahg Piddle
    : Still - only other stuff to read around 'ere is the filth Klagga scrawls in the latrines.^devnote
    
    7. Player: Where did you find that?
    
    101.
    Booyahg Piddle
    : Belonged to some bloke that showed up here askin' questions. Bold as a bugbear, he woz!^devnote
    
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    19. Player: Most goblins I've met aren't terribly interested in reading.
    
    11.
    Booyahg Piddle
    : That's wot the bloke who wrote this said! Proper impressed by my brain-smarts, he woz.^devnote
    
    39.
    Booyahg Piddle
    : Said he's writin' a book about the Absolute. Lads didn't like that - said he was a spy or some such...^devnote
    
    37.
    Booyahg Piddle
    : ... think they've locked 'im in the cells already.^devnoteGOB_VoloBallad_State_OnStage = False
    
    4.
    Booyahg Piddle
    : ... that's 'im, at the party, warblin' away.^devnoteGOB_VoloBallad_State_OnStage
    
    115.
    Booyahg Piddle
    : I had a good chinwag with him though. Interestin' bloke.^devnote
    
    74. [Jump] Jump to Node 29 (1)
    
    23. Player: That 'bloke' was Volothamp Geddarm, famed chronicler of the Realms.GLO_Volo_HasMet_PersonallyGOB_NerdySage_ToldVoloName
    
    102.
    Booyahg Piddle
    : Yeah, he mentioned that. About a thousand times.^devnote
    
    111.
    Booyahg Piddle
    : Don't matter how famed he is; he's gonna end up as supper.<br>^devnote
    
    104. Player: What was so interesting about him?
    
    2.
    Booyahg Piddle
    : He wanted to know if we felt any extra booyahg in the air since convertin'.^devnote
    
    65. Player: What's booyahg?
    
    116.
    Booyahg Piddle
    : Magic. Them wot the Absolute chooses are brimmin' with it.
    
    112.
    Booyahg Piddle
    : Priestess Gut and our boss Ragzlin, are fearsome powerful now. Same as that drow.^devnoteGOB_State_WyllLearnedAllLeaders = FalseDEN_GroveConflict_Quest_Learnt3LeadersTwoNames
    
    44. Player: [TagAnswer] ORI_Inclusion_Wyll
    
    108.
    Wyll
    : Seems we've pegged all three marks. Let the boss hunt begin.GOB_State_WyllLearnedAllLeaders
    
    6. Player: [TagAnswer] ORI_Inclusion_End_Wyll
    
    73.
    Booyahg Piddle
    : Priestess Gut and our boss Ragzlin, are fearsome powerful now. Same as that drow.^devnoteGOB_State_WyllLearnedAllLeadersDEN_GroveConflict_Quest_Learnt3LeadersTwoNames
    
    91. [Jump] Jump to Node 29 (1)
    
    85. Player: And? Has your tribe's power increased?
    
    30.
    Booyahg Piddle
    : Yeah - priestess Gut is fearsome powerful now. So's Ragzlin, our boss. Them's True Souls now. Just like that drow.^devnoteDEN_GroveConflict_Quest_Learnt3LeadersTwoNames
    
    69.
    Booyahg Piddle
    : They have the kinda booyahg that comes from bein' chosen by a god.^devnoteGOB_State_WyllLearnedAllLeaders = False
    
    97. [Jump] Jump to Node 44 (1)
    
    92.
    Booyahg Piddle
    : They have the kinda booyahg that comes from bein' chosen by a god.^devnoteGOB_State_WyllLearnedAllLeaders
    
    59. [Jump] Jump to Node 90 (1)
    
    79. Player: Have you met any other interesting people? A druid, perhaps?GLO_Halsin_Knows_IsMissingGOB_NerdyGoblinSage_DiscussedHalsin
    
    68.
    Booyahg Piddle
    : There were some troublemakers, but they're either dead or wishing they were. Don't know if there was a druid though.^devnote
    
    50.
    Booyahg Piddle
    : He's probably down in the pens, fattenin' up the worgs like all the rest.LearnedPit
    
    43. [Jump] Jump to Node 29 (1)
    
    58. Player: This writer - will he be fed to the worgs too?GOB_NerdySage_ToldVoloName = False
    
    15.
    Booyahg Piddle
    : Nah. We're keepin' him as our own little plaything, so long as he don't ask any more awkward questions.^devnote
    
    29. Player: Could I see his manuscript?
    
    110.
    Booyahg Piddle
    : I ain't finished with it! There's enough readin' here to last me a lifetime.^devnote
    
    38.
    Narrator
    : *The mark glows, but you feel nothing in response. Your illithid power is beyond reach until you rest.*GLO_Tadpoled_UsedToday1
    
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    25.
    Narrator
    : *A strange symbol glows, marked on their flesh, and something within you stirs in response.*GLO_TadpoleIntro_NPC = FalseGLO_TadpoleIntro_NPC
    
    99. Player: You're an authority on the Absolute - you should be the one writing about it.GOB_NerdyGoblinSage_State_ReadMind, GOB_NerdyGoblinSage_State_TriedPersuasion = FalseGOB_NerdyGoblinSage_State_TriedPersuasion['Gale 1', 'Shadowheart 1']
    
    96.
    Booyahg Piddle
    : You're right! What does some bleedin' outsider know that I don't? I'll be famous!^devnote
    
    98.
    Booyahg Piddle
    : And nobody will remember this pack of lies.^devnoteGOB_NerdyGoblinSage_DropBook
    End
    
    17. Player: You will give me the book.GLO_Tadpoled_UsedToday1 = False, TRUESOULGLO_Tadpoled_UsedToday1
    
    21.
    Booyahg Piddle
    : Of course, mistress.<br>, FEMALE^devnoteGOB_GiveVoloGoblinManuscript
    
    21.
    Booyahg Piddle
    : Of course, master.^devnoteGOB_GiveVoloGoblinManuscript
    
    5.
    Narrator
    : *A shiver runs across your mind... You feel sated.*NARRATIONGLO_TadpoledCount1 = False, TRUESOUL = FalseGLO_TadpoledCount1
    
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    18.
    Narrator
    : *Something stirs deep within you, hungry and alert... it's taking something you'll never get back.*NARRATIONGLO_TadpoledCount2 = False, TRUESOUL = FalseGLO_TadpoledCount2
    
    Link to Node 14
    
    84.
    Narrator
    : *Your mind lurches, reeling suddenly as if... bitten.*NARRATIONGLO_TadpoledCount3 = False, TRUESOUL = FalseGLO_TadpoledCount3
    
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    1.
    Narrator
    : *A shadow swims across your vision, and a familiar voice tells you to be calm. You are loved.*NARRATIONGLO_TadpoledCount4 = False, TRUESOUL = FalseGLO_TadpoledCount4
    
    14.
    Booyahg Piddle
    : You made me do that... didn't have no choice, did I?^devnote
    
    70.
    Booyahg Piddle
    : That's some impressive booyahg. Absolute must like ya.^devnote
    End
    
    89.
    Narrator
    : *Your blood runs quicker, feeding the gnawing absence at the centre of your mind.*NARRATIONGLO_TadpoledCount5 = False, TRUESOUL = FalseGLO_TadpoledCount5
    
    Link to Node 14
    
    60.
    Narrator
    : *The presence deep in your mind is awake, unblinking. This is it. A single word pervades your consciousness: 'Soon'.*NARRATIONGLO_TadpoledCount6 = False, TRUESOUL = FalseGLO_TadpoledCount6
    
    Link to Node 14
    
    48.
    Narrator
    : *Your mind is full, bursting with ecstasy and terror. Finally, it is coming. You are becoming.*NARRATIONTRUESOUL = FalseTRUESOUL
    
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    42. [Jump] Jump to Node 5 (2)
    
    103. Player: You will give me the book.GLO_Tadpoled_UsedToday1 = False, TRUESOUL = False, ILLITHID, GOB_NerdyGoblinSage_State_TriedPersuasion = FalseGLO_Tadpoled_UsedToday1, GOB_NerdyGoblinSage_State_TriedPersuasionRoll (Wisdom, ) vs 5 (0)
    
    94. [RollResult] True
    
    Link to Node 21
    
    75. [RollResult] False
    
    34.
    Booyahg Piddle
    : Are you trying to scare me? Cuz it ain't working. Clear off.^devnote
    End
    
    9. Player: Your lifetime gets shorter every second you keep that book.HALFORC, GOB_NerdyGoblinSage_State_TriedPersuasion = FalseGOB_NerdyGoblinSage_State_TriedPersuasionRoll (Charisma, Intimidation) vs 15 (1)
    
    26. [RollResult] True
    
    61.
    Booyahg Piddle
    : Bloody hell - an' people say goblins are savage. ^devnote['Gale 1', 'Shadowheart 1']
    
    80.
    Booyahg Piddle
    : It ain't worth fightin' over. Take it!^devnoteGOB_GiveVoloGoblinManuscript
    End
    
    105. [RollResult] False
    
    93.
    Booyahg Piddle
    : Wanna fight? Take your best shot.^devnote
    
    107.
    Booyahg Piddle
    : Half the camp'll tear into ya before you have a chance to regret it.^devnote
    End
    
    10. Player: MANUSCRIPT. NOW., BERSERKER^devnoteBARBARIAN, GOB_NerdyGoblinSage_State_TriedPersuasion = FalseGOB_NerdyGoblinSage_State_TriedPersuasionRoll (Charisma, Intimidation) vs 15 (1)
    
    10. Player: A lifetime can be very short. Hand over the manuscript.^devnoteBARBARIAN, GOB_NerdyGoblinSage_State_TriedPersuasion = FalseGOB_NerdyGoblinSage_State_TriedPersuasionRoll (Charisma, Intimidation) vs 15 (1)
    
    33. [RollResult] True
    
    3. [Jump] Jump to Node 61 (1)
    
    76. [RollResult] False
    
    41. [Jump] Jump to Node 93 (1)
    
    12. Player: It'll be a very short lifetime if you don't hand me the manuscript.BARBARIAN = False, GOB_NerdyGoblinSage_State_TriedPersuasion = FalseGOB_NerdyGoblinSage_State_TriedPersuasionRoll (Charisma, Intimidation) vs 15 (0)
    
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    72. Player: You should spend your time in prayer - not reading this nonsense., CLERIC, PALADINCLERIC, GOB_NerdyGoblinSage_State_TriedPersuasion = FalseGOB_NerdyGoblinSage_State_TriedPersuasionRoll (Charisma, Persuasion) vs 5 (0)
    
    47. [RollResult] True
    
    53.
    Booyahg Piddle
    : S'pose you're right. Absolute rewards faith, not book-learnin'.^devnote['Gale 1', 'Shadowheart 1']
    
    45.
    Booyahg Piddle
    : Take it. Maybe if I pray hard enough I can get some of that booyahg for myself.GOB_GiveVoloGoblinManuscript
    End
    
    36. [RollResult] False
    
    114.
    Booyahg Piddle
    : I pray plenty. Day and night. Don't mean I can't educate myself as well.^devnote
    
    86.
    Booyahg Piddle
    : And that's what I'm gonna do. So buzz off.^devnote
    End
    
    78. Player: You should spend your time in prayer - not reading this nonsense.CLERIC = False, GOB_NerdyGoblinSage_State_TriedPersuasion = FalseGOB_NerdyGoblinSage_State_TriedPersuasionRoll (Charisma, Persuasion) vs 10 (0)
    
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    49. Player: We both know this book's rubbish, Piddle. Write your own, and I'll edit it for you.BARDRoll (Charisma, Deception) vs 10 (0)
    
    0. [RollResult] True
    
    71. [Jump] Jump to Node 96 (1)
    
    117. [RollResult] False
    
    35.
    Booyahg Piddle
    : Hang about, you're jest trying to get my book, aintcha? Cheeky bastard. Get your own.
    End
    
    82. Player: Scan his mind.44f9fbf3-735d-8eaf-94dc-6c1d1cf5382d, GOB_NerdyGoblinSage_State_ReadMind = False, GOB_NerdyGoblinSage_State_TriedReadMind = FalseGOB_NerdyGoblinSage_State_TriedReadMindRoll (Intelligence, ) vs 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000 (0)
    
    83. [RollResult] True
    
    52.
    Booyahg Piddle
    : This stuff ain't bad... but somebody who really knows the Absolute should be writin' Her story.^devnoteDETECTTHOUGHTSGOB_NerdyGoblinSage_State_ReadMind
    
    55. [RollResult] False
    
    27.
    Booyahg Piddle
    : Get out of my head!^devnoteTemporaryHostilityAfterDialog
    End
    
    46. Player: Leave.
    End
    
    88.
    Narrator
    : *As the symbol glows, power courses through you. Authority.*GLO_TadpoleIntro_NPC
    
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    32. Player: What kind of awkward questions?
    
    8. [Jump] Jump to Node 2 (1)
    
    64. Player: Leave.
    End
    
    66. Player: And Volo - will he be fed to the worgs too?GOB_NerdySage_ToldVoloName
    
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    31. [Jump] Jump to Node 90 (1)
    
    90. Player: Leave.
    End
113.
Booyahg Piddle
: Wish I had my book back - think it was one of your mates who took it.^devnoteGOB_NerdyGoblinSage_HasMet = False, GOB_VoloBallad_State_NerdySageGotVolosBook, GOB_HasVoloGoblinManuscript = FalseGOB_NerdyGoblinSage_HasMet
End