bloodtide's latest activity
-
Bbloodtide replied to the thread D&D General The Great Railroad Thread.I'm not sure I agree here. A one shot game is not really a Railroad. It is a linear game, yes. And as it is a one shot it is very...
-
Bbloodtide replied to the thread In a fantasy world filled with magic and miraculous beings, will the religious concepts of the locals be completely different from the human of Earth?.If your point is the Athas folk can fake it....okay. Well, if two kings fight over something like a plot of land, that does not effect...
-
Bbloodtide replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) NPCs, and the poverty of the core books.Wait? If there are non-Pc-playable species, then there is a split between PC and NPC, right? What is a non-PC-playable species...
-
Bbloodtide replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) NPCs, and the poverty of the core books.Very much so. Even the game writers will admit the "break the rules" to make things like NPC stat blocks if they want a set character...
-
Bbloodtide replied to the thread In a fantasy world filled with magic and miraculous beings, will the religious concepts of the locals be completely different from the human of Earth?.A god is transcendent, immanent and a cosmic sovereign. A god is the The Ultimate Concern is that which demands complete surrender of...
-
Bbloodtide replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) NPCs, and the poverty of the core books.This is going back to the 1E and 2E Style. An NPC just had whatever powers they needed for the adventure. Very often very...
-
Bbloodtide replied to the thread AD&D 1E What was so bad about unearthed arcana 1e?.In general, the same things as always. There was a lot of hate for the new classes. Many players did not want new classes, they liked...
-
Bbloodtide replied to the thread In a fantasy world filled with magic and miraculous beings, will the religious concepts of the locals be completely different from the human of Earth?.Also for 4,000 years, the beings on Toril were Manifestations of gods....not the gods themselves as they were cut off from thier true...
-
Bbloodtide replied to the thread Morality of mind control….Mind control is a tool, like many things. It really depends on the context. Mind control to stop an evil person is sure acceptable...
-
Bbloodtide replied to the thread In a fantasy world filled with magic and miraculous beings, will the religious concepts of the locals be completely different from the human of Earth?.The Great Divide here is the gods have more knowledge, wisdom, intelligence, understanding and place then mortal beings. In general, a...
-
Bbloodtide replied to the thread D&D General The Great Railroad Thread.7. The PCs arrive in a room with 4 doors (A, B, C and D). In one of them, there is the villain. In the other three, there are some...
-
Bbloodtide replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) 5e GMs: Do/Have/Would You Start Above 1st Level? (Note: Cannot change your vote.).I do love the Zero to Hero character arc. But I have and will start a game at any level that makes sense, or often whatever level the...
-
Bbloodtide replied to the thread In a fantasy world filled with magic and miraculous beings, will the religious concepts of the locals be completely different from the human of Earth?.Not too much. The big twist too is that The Outer Planes are not Real Material places, not Reality. They are metaphysical concepts...
-
Bbloodtide replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) What’s the difference between sorcerers, warlocks, and wizards?.Each has hugely different role-play. The Wizard is an 'everyperson', who went to magic school, Like Harry Potter. The Sorcerer is born...
-
Bbloodtide replied to the thread In a fantasy world filled with magic and miraculous beings, will the religious concepts of the locals be completely different from the human of Earth?.Very different, but also the same. It is not. The whole Afterlife is vague, and a bit of a mystery. So are most things. Mortals...