Random Encounters

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One of the earlier world hoppers, and I think the first transliterary explorer, L. Sprague de Camp and Fletcher Pratt's Harold Shea could easily be someone that Doug could run into. For added humor, Doug probably knows of Yngvi, and the fact that he is, as Harold knows, a louse.

L. Sprague de Camp and Fletcher Pratt's itinerant psychologist/adventurer, Harold Shea, would definitely be someone to cross paths with Doug. Harold's "syllogismobile" allows him to travel to different worlds of literature and myth through the use of symbolic logic and psychoanalysis.

Hey, has anybody suggested Harold Shea yet?

Doug and Eimi meet Harold and Belphebe Shea ... in Harold's home universe, after "The Green Magician".

After changing universes so many times, Doug's no doubt got some pent-up frustration and despair. The only time that we saw him get any mental therapy (so far) was back in DW V, and Eimi joined Doug in his travels after DW X. Who better for Doug to consult than a psychologist who has first-hand knowledge of dimension travel?

Meanwhile, Eimi and Belphebe no doubt have much to teach each other about living in worlds that are so unlike their homes... and Bel might be able to give Eimi some pointers on how to be more stealthy in using those magnificent toys (mentioned in the already-released chapters of DW XIII) she picked up in that Shadowrun-style world.