Would you rather?

[Jubal]

It is a bit - a "random encounter" is just, as it implies, a randomised event, sometimes but not always combat, usually put in to provide some interest to travelling between actually important locations. Treants are basically walking trees, and I think the name was picked to avoid overlap with ents. The Holly Bears are a joke from a children's book - there's a line of a carol that goes "the holly bears a berry" so some bears dress up in holly having misunderstood the line. And 1d3 is 1-3 randomised (you roll a six sided dice and halve the result). In conclusion my brain is a bit chaotic sometimes.

I'd change my eyes I think, though I'd rather change neither.

Would you rather badger a badger or outfox a fox?

[The Seamstress]

Outfox a fox so I can feel smart.

Would you rather talk to a random fish from the Atlantic Ocean or to a random hedgehog from Italy?

[JessMahler]

Random fish. I miss the ocean.

Would you rather live under a hill or over a forest?

[The Seamstress]

Forest!

You're cursed by an evil entity: from now on, you can only use a single word to communicate and aren't able to say anything else. Would you rather the word was "spaghetti" or "lemonade"?

[Jubal]

Spaghetti means I can still use the last syllable to ask for tea, so we'll go with that

Would you rather be able to spin straw into gold, or be able to spin straw into kevlar?

[The Seamstress]

The gold seems more sensible here, I think.

Would you rather be a dragon or a lake monster?

[Jubal]

Dragon, I think

Would you rather take up pipe-smoking at least once a fortnight, or drink at least one port glass sized unit of port at least twice a week?

[The Seamstress]

I guess it would have to be the port though it would probably not end well. Ideally I'd do neither.

Would you rather be friends with a chamois or a goat?

[Jubal]

Chamois

Would you rather have to always wear royal blue socks, or have to always wear a hat when outside? You get given the relevant garments (and you get to pick the free hat, though you're stuck with one type of free hat).

[The Seamstress]

The hat, I guess... though it would limit my hairstyle options.

Same question, but you get to choose either rubber boots in bright yellow with polka dots or a red bucket hat?

[Jubal]

Boots.

Would you rather play (in a stage play) the part of Medusa or the part of The Minotaur?

[The Seamstress]

I guess The Minotaur? At least I get to be spooky in a labyrinth.

Would you rather have a falcon head like Horus or an ibis head like Thoth?

[Jubal]

Falcon head. I mean I'd rather be Thoth than Horus, but solely on the basis of the heads I'd rather the shorter beak as I think it'd be more versatile.

Would you rather your toenails grew 50% slower or your hair grew four times faster?

[The Seamstress]

I think the hair growth thing would be cool.

Would you rather be trapped in a creepy lighthouse or a creepy hotel with unexplainable ghostly things happening?

[Jubal]

Lighthouse sounds much cooler.

Would you rather see one very very rare cute creature or get better views of five much commoner cute creatures?