Augury and Divination (or, Annoying your God to death)

[Zogg]

Very very frickin hilarious, Scion.

Though I sincerely hope you are familiar with cut & paste - because that's a lot of repitious typing.

 

[jmucchiello]

Actually the coolest thing about augury and divination is the temperment of the god being asked the questions.

The players were confronted with an artifact device that was generating a huge (1000 miles long) field of force dividing the land. When they finally find the machine they decide to use augury to determine whether it would be good the just trash the thing. There's two clerics, one of sky and one of magic. They ask the magic one. Well, destroying the artifact increases the net magic in the world (moves us from 2e to 3e.) So of course the magic deity says breaking it is a good thing.

They break it, lights and sound and much ado later I say 'Okay, that's the session guys, convert the characters to 3.0 for next time." (I had said it would be a few months before we converted before game started.)

I imply they may have asked the wrong god. They ask the sky god's response, which is "read book below stairs". This book explains how to shut off the force field without destroying the artifact. The look on their faces.

 

[Kid Charlemagne]

This is all very amusing, but you guys are missing the point. What kinds of questions would you be asking on a day to day basis??

"Lord, at what time during this coming week am I most likely to be ambushed by my enemies?"

That's a good one for evil clerics on the run to use.

 

[Scion of Vyshaan]

Thanks, and yes it was mostly cut and paste.

This is the same character that slew two 21st level party members with her undergarments. But that is a story for another day.

 

[Kai Lord]

DM: I don't know, I'm not the god of geometry
Me: Tell him he's the god of suffering and earning his pay, answer the friggin' question.

LMAO.

 

[Kai Lord]

Thanks, and yes it was mostly cut and paste.

This is the same character that slew two 21st level party members with her undergarments. But that is a story for another day.

I don't suppose we could get the Cliffs Notes version...?

 

[Spatula]

Yes, there are lots of spells in DnD that you have to kinda ignore sometimes in order to play the game. For instance, why wouldn't a couple of clerics open up a tavern and just "create food and water" three times a day to make a living?

Because they'd go out of business. Who goes to a tavern to eat bland food and drink water??!?!?

 

[Mark]

Augers in ancient Rome (and other such societies) *did* pretty much base all of their decisions on their divinations, as did those leaders and others who employed them. But the gods are vague, and sometimes mischievious or vengeful, so one had to be sure that they made the right interpretation. If someone wasn't sure that they could live with any possible interpretation of a divination, they were often better off not asking in the first place. The gods do not like being on speed dial...

 

[Scion of Vyshaan]

I don't suppose we could get the Cliffs Notes version...?

Alright, you twisted my arm (j/k, I love this story). Look for the thread entitled:
Epic Evil Psions and My Undergarments of Doom
coming soon to a message board near you.

 

[Psychotic Jim]

"Oh greatest Lord, who will win the Horse Race next week"

"What company should your most devout servant invest in to reap the greatest benefit? Who will bring in the most money and be the most secure?"

Ask questions about gambling or investing in the stock market (same thing ) if the source is reliable at all.