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Synopsis:
The player has investigated the vat, showing thousands of tadpoles. They are being used to bolster their number of soldiers for their attack on Baldurs Gate. The player can destroy the Vat, depriving some of their numbers, or utter a phrase to influence whoever these tadpoles end up attached to.
How to trigger:
Click on the tadpole vat when no guards are near by.
26. : *Your tadpole squirms and shrinks away - inside the vat is a churning mass you can do nothing to quell.*MOO_Docks_State_FailedInfluence, MOO_Docks_Knows_TadpoleVats
27. [Jump]
Jump to Node 44 (2)
28. : *A wave of sick familiarity radiates from one barrel amidst the cargo.*MOO_Docks_Knows_TadpoleVats
29. : *Tadpoles. Sleeping and scarcely aware, but echoing yours a hundredfold.*MOO_Docks_Knows_TadpoleVats
39. : [TagAnswer]
ORI_Inclusion_Random
45. : An army's worth of slithering parasites. Sickness, waiting to spread.ORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_LAEZEL
16. : Look at them all... enough to infect an entire army.devnoteORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_SHADOWHEART
2. : Look at all those tads. Enough to make an army of Absolutists.ORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_KARLACH
44. : [TagAnswer]
ORI_Inclusion_End_Random
46. Player: Reach out, tadpole-to-tadpole.MOO_Docks_State_FailedInfluence = False, MOO_Docks_State_InfluenceTadpoles = FalseRoll (Intelligence, ) vs 14 (0)
0. [RollResult] True
24. : *A pattern of blank minds, newly born. They carry only a bare shred of memory, inherited from something older.*devnoteMINDMELDMOO_Docks_State_InfluenceTadpoles
38. : *A sleep of centuries, the birth and destruction of a settlement above forming only background noise to the dream.*devnote
43. : *Until something descended down into the darkness... and the dreamer awoke.*devnote
1. : [TagAnswer]
ORI_Inclusion_Random
12. : Empty. Void of essence, void of purpose. We cannot allow their birth.ORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_LAEZEL
36. : They don't know what they are - not yet. Unless we taught them to be something else... ORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_ASTARION
25. : These tadpoles come from an ancient colony down below the tower. Whatever we do with them, we must deny their use to the Absolute.<br>ORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_GALE
23. : These tadpoles came from beneath the tower. If we use them, we'll deny the cultists of their power.<br>ORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_SHADOWHEART
19. : They came from below. We could destroy them, or perhaps...ORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_WYLL
7. : No. Annihilation is the only option.
21. : [TagAnswer]
ORI_Inclusion_End_RandomEnd
9. : It's not too late to stop the cult from using these things. Now's our chance to change them - or fry 'em.<br>ORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_KARLACH
13. [RollResult] False
4. : *A mental churning as your interference stokes the tadpoles into a boiling frenzy. The connection snaps.*MOO_Docks_State_FailedInfluenceEnd
47. Player: Examine the seal - it looks familiar to you.GLO_Zhentarim_Knows_Zhentarim
20. [Jump]
Jump to Node 34 (1)
41. [Jump]
Jump to Node 17 (1)
33. Player: Examine the barrel.GLO_Zhentarim_Knows_Zhentarim = False, MOO_Docks_State_FailedInvestigateVat = FalseRoll (Intelligence, Investigation) vs 16 (0)
18. [RollResult] True
10. : *No ledger or shipping manifest presents itself - but there is a seal stamped on the lid.*MOO_Docks_Vat_Knows_Zhentarim
34. : *The winged serpent of the Zhentarim. These must be the 'goods' that Roah agreed to move into the city.*MOO_Bazaar_Zhent00_ConfrontedAboutCargo
17. : *The winged serpent of the Zhentarim. It seems their pursuit of profit extends even here.*GLO_Zhentarim_Knows_Zhentarim
14. : *The winged serpent of the Zhentarim - a network of merchant and mercenaries, known for their deep pockets and shallow scruples.*GLO_Zhentarim_Knows_Zhentarim
8. : [TagAnswer]
6. [Jump]
Jump to Node 46 (1)
15. [Jump]
Jump to Node 30 (1)
5. [RollResult] False
3. : *There is no ledger to hint at a destination. Only a seal stamped on the lid, unknown to you.*MOO_Docks_State_FailedInvestigateVat
30. Player: Leave.End
42. : There's so many. Enough for an army of mindless slaves.devnoteORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_ASTARION
32. : Holy hells. Each one, a mind flayer in waiting.ORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_WYLL
22. : Burn them, I say. Burn them all.ORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_GALE
35. : *The vat is still, placid - thousands of tadpoles happily awaiting their hosts.*MOO_Docks_Knows_TadpoleVats, MOO_Docks_State_InfluenceTadpoles
31. [Jump]
Jump to Node 44 (2)
48. : *Your tadpole squirms, and feels a legion of echoes in response.*MOO_Docks_State_FailedInfluence = False, MOO_Docks_Knows_TadpoleVats, MOO_Docks_State_InfluenceTadpoles = False
37. [Jump]
Jump to Node 46 (1)
11. [Jump]
Jump to Node 47 (1)
40. [Jump]
Jump to Node 30 (1)