Reply to thread

Message: <blockquote data-quote="O-Castitatis-Lilium" data-source="post: 9406279" data-attributes="member: 7044618">Hello!So, maybe it's just me being sick, maybe it's just the time it is right now, maybe I really am just that dense; but I can't for the absolute life of me figure out how these damned gates work! I have read and reread the section that explain it. I have watch videos that seem to make it more complicated, I have read "helpful guides" That seem to make things more complicated; and I'm at a loss here. I have read reddit posts, DnD beyond posts, other random board posts on it and...it just doesn't seem to want to make sense. Please, someone help me.What I do understand:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">There are two types of gates: black gates and white gates.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">There are creatures that have these things called glyph keys that activate these gates.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">There are "Sections" and "Zones"</li> </ul>So I have MANY questions on this and I'm just trying to wrap my head around this.1. What is the difference between the white gates within a section and white gates going into other sections?2. Are there glyph keys for each portal?3. How do I know which one holds a key for which portal? How do I know which one is a black key and a white key?4. How do I know which gate connects to which other gate? Do they even connect?5. What is the difference between a "Section" and a "Zone"? It seems like the entire book just uses zones and nothing else, like the writers completely forgot they had made a distinction.I have tried so many times to try and wrap my head about this and I understand why the need for the security; but the explanation is just NOT good at all. I have the Tales From The Yawning Portal version (as it says this was printed before on it's own apparently) and I don't know if it's different from the original and maybe that's why it's not really well explained. I want to have this figured out before my party get here (as this is part of something bigger) and I'm just so lost. None of it makes any sense and it seems so redundant to have that many keys that seem to do everything, yet nothing at the same time. If someone could just...I don't know, help give me a better explanation to any of this. It just seems so convoluted like it was added just for complexity and nothing more; not even really related to the story or places it's connected to.</blockquote>

Verification