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<blockquote data-quote="Chaosmancer" data-source="post: 8110491" data-attributes="member: 6801228"><p>Didn't come across as chill and obvious.</p><p></p><p>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p></p><p></p><p>You seem to have missed my point. </p><p></p><p>The adventure doesn't tell us they are acting to keep everyone alive. That is true. And in the absence of telling us that, why should we assume they are? The adventure tells us plenty else about how things are working. It tells us about the the people of the Dale use oils from fishing to heat their homes and light lamps, instead of wood. That seems to be a far more minor detail than "Oh, and the religious community is tirelessly using their magic to keep everyone alive" </p><p></p><p>And, you can assume that Auril's spell somehow needed multiple castings to actually do what it states that it does... but again, the text doesn't tell us that. That is you adding to the text. </p><p></p><p>And, this starts a dangerous trend doesn't it? "based on how the DnD world works" we could assume that Elminster has teleported into Auril's stronghold and is fighting her to end the endless winter. We could assume Driz'zt and his companions are struggling forwards against the blizzards to face her down. We could assume that Mystra finds this magic goes beyond her imposed limit of 9th level spells and begins fighting Auril over the misuse of magic. </p><p></p><p></p><p>We can assume a lot, based on how DnD worlds work. But none of them are true, according to the text of the adventure.</p><p></p><p>-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>You know, this is very funny, but is kind of also the problem, isn't it? </p><p></p><p>A lot of the side quests don't make sense for a land on the verge of starvation and death. There isn't that sense of urgency. </p><p></p><p>And yet, this is a world where the bad guy is winning. Auril's apocalypse is going strong for two years, and it is just as easy to see the opening of the adventure as normal busy work as it is anything else.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chaosmancer, post: 8110491, member: 6801228"] Didn't come across as chill and obvious. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You seem to have missed my point. The adventure doesn't tell us they are acting to keep everyone alive. That is true. And in the absence of telling us that, why should we assume they are? The adventure tells us plenty else about how things are working. It tells us about the the people of the Dale use oils from fishing to heat their homes and light lamps, instead of wood. That seems to be a far more minor detail than "Oh, and the religious community is tirelessly using their magic to keep everyone alive" And, you can assume that Auril's spell somehow needed multiple castings to actually do what it states that it does... but again, the text doesn't tell us that. That is you adding to the text. And, this starts a dangerous trend doesn't it? "based on how the DnD world works" we could assume that Elminster has teleported into Auril's stronghold and is fighting her to end the endless winter. We could assume Driz'zt and his companions are struggling forwards against the blizzards to face her down. We could assume that Mystra finds this magic goes beyond her imposed limit of 9th level spells and begins fighting Auril over the misuse of magic. We can assume a lot, based on how DnD worlds work. But none of them are true, according to the text of the adventure. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You know, this is very funny, but is kind of also the problem, isn't it? A lot of the side quests don't make sense for a land on the verge of starvation and death. There isn't that sense of urgency. And yet, this is a world where the bad guy is winning. Auril's apocalypse is going strong for two years, and it is just as easy to see the opening of the adventure as normal busy work as it is anything else. [/QUOTE]
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