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  1. Tonguez

    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 you can show me where a healed person and other witnesses have given testimony of their healing by Justin Beber and had a major (albeit biased) institution investigate the claim then sure
  2. Tonguez

    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?

    Padre Pio of Pietrelcina - at least many Italian Catholics believe so and its the beleif that matters
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    D&D General 5.5 PHB Species Options

    Human, Goliath ,Forest Gnome Medium, Big and Small - size matters? Mundane, Giant and Fey - classic folklore
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    Homebrew What makes for a perfect base hub for adventures?

    A travelling circus - gives an excuse for a diverse group of uniquely skilled people to move from place to place and provides an adventure site in its own right A pirate ship - gives an excuse for a diverse group of people to move from place to place and provides an adventure site in its own...
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    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?

    Dexter is presented as Killer of bad guys following his strict code, and in the history of DnD what constitutes a bad guy hasnt always been so clear...
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    (5.24 PBP) Vault of the Dracolich (IC) Redux

    Seeing Bills agitated spinning, Shade-9 immediately changed focus. He turned to check where the other kayak was positioned and then east where Bill was pointing - presumably towards the submerged Bjorn. ""Unidentified threat" he called to his companion still unsure what had stirred up the...
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    D&D 5E (2024) What’s the difference between sorcerers, warlocks, and wizards?

    Yes once you get pass the fluff the DnD spell system is a bit naff
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    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?

    In Polynesia it was common for an old ineffective diety to be rejected and replaced by a new more effective god (the old gods idols would be burned and their spirit ritually cast out to sea, often inside the shell of a coconut). Indeed in the 19th Century this was seen in a lot of syncretic...
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    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?

    In many ways gods are just really powerful rulers - they are that Pharoahs, Kings, Rulers of the World with the bonus of Immortality and magical military enforcers. Mystara had its concept of Immortals actively wandering the world, Birthright had rulers empowered with divine power tied directly...
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    [GMing] Description techniques

    I now use Aspects for everything then stitch them together so to take your example: 1 Tsurugi Industries headquarters is Tomoes domain 2 The Sky above is a concrete blue dead screen and endless cold stars 3 Its Tower soars beyond human comprehension and two and a half million lives 4...
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    What makes Arthurian fantasy its own genre, different from more traditional D&D-ish medieval fantasy? What are some Arthurian-style plots?

    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 hope eg Courage - Hope: Roll a bonus hope die when standing against overwhelming odds. But: Take stress when your recklessness results in others getting hurt...
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    What makes Arthurian fantasy its own genre, different from more traditional D&D-ish medieval fantasy? What are some Arthurian-style plots?

    The important thing about Arthurian Fantasy as opposed to other Fantasy is that Arthurian Fantasy is embedded in Chivalric Morality, which are mythic ideals bound in oaths and duty, then tested by court intrigues, romantic entanglements, mystical visions and moral failures that lead to grand...
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    D&D General D&D is now Steampunk (poll)

    Isnt Hommlet in a temperate forest region? I also thought it was a standard English Midlands hamlet or maybe somewhere central france-like Keep on the Borderlands is in the Balkans - especially with its Karst limestone caves (though it is very informed by old US forts)
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    (5.24 PBP) Vault of the Dracolich (IC) Redux

    TEAM LAKE - SUBJECT:SHADE-9 - LOWER LAKE CAVERN Shade-9 steadied the kayak as it rode the current down into the lower cavern, his internal systems calibrating quickly to the changing conditions. “What is your status?" Shade-9 inquired of Aywin as they settled in to the flow of the lower lake...
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    D&D General D&D is now Steampunk (poll)

    This gets into the debate about Steampunk v Victoriana Fantasy which exist in that community. But I think Steampunk gets into the smog of Industrialisation, Victorian classism: urban dispossession vs entitled elitism, Corporatism (robber Barons), Imperialism and resource colonisation, and...
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    D&D General D&D is now Steampunk (poll)

    Yeah Solarpunk and Hopepunk are the two big offenders, at least earlier variations could lean in to the dystopian, anti-establisment vibe of "punk" aesthetic - solarpunk takes it to utopianism abd a complete inversion of the Punk label
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    D&D General D&D is now Steampunk (poll)

    Early Modern Clockpunk more 16th - 18th Century than Steampunks 19th Century Pirate Games have always been there and DnD has never really been Medieval, it was also at least Rennaissance. Having it develop a little isnt at all bad imho That said it would be nice to have a proper Medieval...
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    D&D General Kara Tur 5e

    I'm still hoping for a proper Eldraine treatment - DnD lacks a proper Chivalric setting and one tied in directly with Fey and Giants works for me
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    (5.24 PBP) Vault of the Dracolich (IC) Redux

    TEAM LAKE - SUBJECT: SHADE-9 -MISSION UPDATE: River Cave Secured. "I can hear the unmistakable sound of battle above us" Shade-9 reported, once it was confirmed that the Teleport node had been locked. The voice came from the shadows, before he emerged and came to a stop beside the kayaks...
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