D&D General I really LOVE Stomping Goblins

[Vaalingrade]

Then you are not sapient. None of us are. Huge chunks of who we all are as people are determined by our individual genetics.

Genes determine predilection, not inevitability. You can be predisposed to alcoholism, but not inherently an alcoholic.

 

[Filthy Lucre]

It doesn't even take a deterministic universe. Psychologists and science disagrees on how much of us is determined by our genetics, but it's pretty accepted that sizable chunks of our personalities and choices are decided by our genes.

I think you grossly overestimate how accurately pop-science has been reported to you concerning genetics and behavior.

 

[Cadence]

My headcanon is that minor X-man Elixir is on every team like Wolverine.

Kid can regrow a person's heart in time to save them.

Don't remember that one. I got the X-men from a bit after Dark Phoenix up through the Brood Saga, and then the New Mutants when they were new. People still died (once in a while) and stayed dead (for a while anyway) back then. And then they brought Jean Grey back :-( <insert a few decades> Picked up the new Marauders and New Mutants for a while the past year or two. Who needs regeneration/healing when you can just resurrect them!?!?

 

[Maxperson]

Isn't Elric about chaos?

Also, I wasn't saying you can't have a villainous society, just that the purpose of the example was to just have killable blobs without purpose besides being killed.

It's called chaos in the books, but when you read it, it's not just chaos alone. They are an evil folk who worship evil beings.

 

[Scribe]

For example:

• The hero frets: is it good or bad to kill the mass-murdering archvillain?
• Before that, the hero murdered or maimed a bunch of cops -- faceless mooks who actually have a loving family, and who thought they were doing the right thing hunting down a criminal.
• Before that, the hero ran a reckless car chase that caused innocent people to die or be maimed in car crashes.

But it's sparing or not the life of this archvillian that impinges on the hero's conscience??

Batman did nothing wrong...

(Note, I actually am in the camp that says Batman is also just out of his mind, only differently than the Joker...)

Anyway.

For some, only constructs, (wood, metal, bone/flesh undead, cosmic angel/devil/demon) are open game.

I dont really care for that, as I think it removes potential from the Undead (justice for my thinking undead!) and the Outsiders.

If we have a horde type enemy like Goblins, then so be it, find a solution at our own tables.

 

[Filthy Lucre]

If there is free will, then you can have morality, and thus call something "evil", but where creatures don't possess the capacity for free will in certain regards, like, say, always reacting to fire by trying to spread it, cannot be called "evil" for that specific behaviour.

According to the person you said was "right" those creatures would not have what that person considers free will to be. So, you gave a counter example to something that you earlier said was "right". Good job.

 

[Vaalingrade]

Don't remember that one. I got the X-men from a bit after Dark Phoenix up through the Brood Saga, and then the New Mutants when they were new. People still died (once in a while) and stayed dead (for a while anyway) back then. And then they brought Jean Grey back :-( <insert a few decades> Picked up the new Marauders and New Mutants for a while the past year or two. Who needs regeneration/healing when you can just resurrect them!?!?

Elixir is from New Mutants v3 / New X-men: Academy X, which was right before Wanda Ruins Everything and Marvel made the X-men pay for their movies being owned by Fox.

He retained his powers and was definitely at the school when Peter Parker asked Beast for help saving a gut-shot Aunt May in One More Day.

 

[Vaalingrade]

It's called chaos in the books, but when you read it, it's not just chaos alone. They are an evil folk who worship evil beings.

Honestly, all I know about Elric is Chaos, evil sword and albinism.

 

[Cadence]

Elixir is from New Mutants v3 / New X-men: Academy X, which was right before Wanda Ruins Everything

I prefer to think of that as BMB ruined everything.

In any case, thank you for the chronology pointer!!!

 

[Vaalingrade]

I prefer to think of that as BMB ruined everything.

In any case, thank you for the chronology pointer!!!

The trades are rare, but excellent. Also if you like student mutant stuff, look for the Hellions miniseries!