D&D 5E (2014) [D&D 5e] Planescape- In Through the Out Door (Full)

[Pembinasa]

Yeah, this is part of the 'wish he had Detect Magic' thing; it makes sense that Picayune gains visibility as he gains belief, right?

 

[Pembinasa]

Yeah, this is part of the 'wish he had Detect Magic' thing; it makes sense that Picayune gains visibility as he gains belief, right? And aside from the thoughtform of Picayune, our Rogue's Gallery PBs should give adequate ideas of what we look like- at least enough to be going on with.

 

[Queenie]

I hope that was okay with everyone. The little life loving pixie didn't know WHAT that was but unsettling didn't seem to describe it

 

[Queenie]

Yeah, this is part of the 'wish he had Detect Magic' thing; it makes sense that Picayune gains visibility as he gains belief, right? And aside from the thoughtform of Picayune, our Rogue's Gallery PBs should give adequate ideas of what we look like- at least enough to be going on with.

Yes, I have seen everyone's pics but haven't read over everyone's sheets... Not all players like that kind of thing

 

[Pembinasa]

Huh, can't say I've run across that kind of mindset before- but it takes all kinds to make a campaign, eh?

Meanwhile, @Queenie, what color of dragon was it that showed up? I'd been debating over how to handle that and was going to determine it based on whether it was immune to cold or not.

EDIT: Eh, heck with it; everyone's seen through the thing already and I've already rolled his Investigation; I'll just post now.

 

[Queenie]

Apologies, was just coming to respond to you but found you already had the answer

 

[Pembinasa]

Thanks anyway! (Btw, just for my own curiosity: what color WAS it?)

EDIT: Rather, I should say what color IS it; the image is still there unless Liliana's given up on concentration, right?

 

[Pembinasa]

Say everybody, isn't the can't discussion something better to have here? As to whether there should be a cant translation or not, I'm personally enjoying it as it is (And mean to have Graydon call Eurid out on some of its sillier stretches later), but then I can figure out what's being said. If not add the translation for those who don't get it, then how about pulling the slang back a little? If it comes in so heavy that it stops being local flavor and starts being incomprehensible instead, that might impact some players ' level of actual fun.

Or maybe just have Graydon (or possibly Shard) act as the language police? That could work, too; throwing out ideas right now.

 

[Shayuri]

Perhaps Shard can act as a translator? Oddly enough for a Clueless, she seems to catch onto it fairly quickly.

 

[Unsung]

I think at this point people are worried about not stepping on toes, or that they're not getting it somehow. To be clear, the fish-out-of-water feeling is intentional. If you don't know, you can say so in-character. Don't feel like you're being disruptive to the game, because in some sense that is your purpose in the game, as the outsiders: to muddle your way through, to ask questions, to draw attention to the plain insanity going on here that natives seem to take for granted. If you're thinking that so far this really seems like kind of a horrible place, that is an entirely valid reaction and not an uncommon one to new arrivals. You can say as much, or react the way your character very well might.

I did drop you in without a lot of direction so far-- because the city itself is an obstacle to be overcome-- but I did always plan for a point where confusion maybe reached saturation levels. So things will start to become clearer from this point on, and there'll be more for you to do than just stagger around rubbing your eyes in shock and wonderment.

You do have a guide in the form of Eurid [MENTION=21379]goatunit[/MENTION], who has taken it upon himself to sort you poor clueless buggers out. I'd recommend you lean on him, but, however, how much can really you trust a tiefling? [MENTION=8058]Queenie[/MENTION] [MENTION=2820]Fenris[/MENTION] [MENTION=4936]Shayuri[/MENTION] The taint of his fiendish blood might be easily identifiable to you, if his appearance didn't already give it away. But you might never have seen a devil or tiefling before now.
[MENTION=11146]CanadienneBacon[/MENTION] Picayune has the right idea, in that it's as much about getting a reaction out of the city as vice versa.
[MENTION=6776473]Pembinasa[/MENTION] and everyone else: The Cant is Sigilian slang (mostly based on 19th century London slang). It's something we can forego with frequent translations if people don't enjoy it, but I do feel like there's something of a rite of passage to be had in guessing at it in-character.

So let's a take a party vote: who's up for a little break from the open-ended strangeness and would like some clear decisions to be made?