Recent content by Paul Farquhar

Really, no. That's boringly conventional. If that's the the best that could be done for a four year run, it should end after one.

Wark Fun? Or maybe Winter Fantasy?

a more interesting direction than yet another War of the Worlds rehash would be if a cure for the virus was found, and then they had to deal with the psychological effect of being suddenly isolated.

A ton? You mean 100? Sounds about right. Whatever, there aren’t enough of them to make a significant contribution to the viewing figures. For the show to be successful, they need a good story, and Drizzt ain’t that.

Indeed, it was a show about moral philosophy.

Personally, I think prelude to Alien invasion would be a boringly conventional way to go. A virus with no inherent sentience, but that has evolved naturally to propagate itself around the galaxy using intelligent species as a host body, depending on their inherent curiosity to download itself...

It doesn't have any halflings, goliaths, orcs, gnomes or aasimar either. And the only elf is an non-PHB sea elf. It does have some lizardfolk and a couple of hobgoblins. The tiefling and a couple of dwarves where later additions. But given that its a 1980s adventure set in a pseudo-17th century...

Predictable, the DM plays all the villains.

I want to see that episode.

That’s a complication, I would much prefer to keep her than get a recast Sulu.

Don’t have them. 5e Background is a gameplay mechanic for PCs. NPCs have whatever skills and abilities their role requires. We can assume they have some personal history, which is irrelevant.

High magic is the default. No need to mention it.

NPCs are walk on characters in someone else’s story. They are the inn keeper, or the blacksmith, or a farmer. They are lucky to get a name, and their “background” is that their parent did the same job. They only have the skills required to do their job, and they certainly don’t have any feats.

I’ve never given a background to a 5e commoner or classless NPC either.

No backgrounds in 1st edition.