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Crimson Longinus reacted to Jfdlsjfd's post in 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? with
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I think the problem is the other way round. D&D's initial approach to religion was inspired by polytheistic gods as superficially... -
Crimson Longinus reacted to Charlaquin's post in the thread D&D General D&D is now Steampunk (poll) with Like.
Well, I think the reality of it is pretty comprehensible to anyone who is or has been religious, if they can suspend disbelief enough to...
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Crimson Longinus replied to the thread D&D General D&D is now Steampunk (poll).Yep. I commented on this on another thread yesterday. And the easiest way to get the players to adopt such a historical mindset is...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread D&D General D&D is now Steampunk (poll) with Like.
I've always felt the biggest thing you would need to emphasize for a more historical game is just how strongly people believe in the...
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Crimson Longinus replied to the thread Morality of mind control….This question makes only sense if one assumes a moral framework in which things are good or evil independent of the context. Another...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to Charlaquin's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) What’s the difference between sorcerers, warlocks, and wizards? with Like.
I think the proper term for warlock magic would be witchcraft.
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Crimson Longinus reacted to CreamCloud0's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) What’s the difference between sorcerers, warlocks, and wizards? with Like.
i will admit, even within the sole confines of 5e's spell slots and levels i think there's surprising room for making different...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to Simon Collins's post in the thread What makes Arthurian fantasy its own genre, different from more traditional D&D-ish medieval fantasy? What are some Arthurian-style plots? with Like.
On a separate note, in an attempt to answer the OP's query, the following are three major related themes of the Arthurian genre that I...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to sevenbastard's post in the thread D&D General 6E But A + Thread with Like.
Less magical more grounded.
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Crimson Longinus reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I don't think that's bizarre at all. Stories and games are different things, and there's no need to use mechanics to direct a game to...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to jian's post in the thread What makes Arthurian fantasy its own genre, different from more traditional D&D-ish medieval fantasy? What are some Arthurian-style plots? with
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For instance you could run a campaign based on Once and Future, where Arthur is an undead king returned to life in the present day by... -
Crimson Longinus reacted to DrunkonDuty's post in the thread What makes Arthurian fantasy its own genre, different from more traditional D&D-ish medieval fantasy? What are some Arthurian-style plots? with Like.
I'm fond of the older, more fantastical aspects from Celtic myths. In those Arthur's knights are always travelling back and forth to...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to Tonguez's post in the thread What makes Arthurian fantasy its own genre, different from more traditional D&D-ish medieval fantasy? What are some Arthurian-style plots? with Like.
I'm not an expert on Daggerheart rules but maybe have each character start play with 2 Virtues which the player gets to invoke for bonus...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to JConstantine's post in the thread What makes Arthurian fantasy its own genre, different from more traditional D&D-ish medieval fantasy? What are some Arthurian-style plots? with Like.
I was all ready to waffle on about Arthuriana only to see that between @aramis erak, @Tonguez and @Benjamin Olson, what I was going to...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to Benjamin Olson's post in the thread What makes Arthurian fantasy its own genre, different from more traditional D&D-ish medieval fantasy? What are some Arthurian-style plots? with Like.
Alright, well my northstar for what is Arthurian is the works of Chrétien de Troyes. The codification of this originally Celtic...