D&D General Describe your eldritch blast to me

[Remathilis]

Why describe it, when . . .

. . . I can just agree that @Remathilis has it right? Skulls are the way to go. I think it's Doom-inspired for me.

Very close:

 

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So it turns out the people who said 20 years ago that D&D was becoming a video game were correct.

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Thread 'Video game influences on my D&D'

Jul 4, 2006

I honestly just now read the new class "knight" from PHB2. Sorry if this has been discussed before, but it just tweaked a nerve in me. For most of the history of rpg video games D&D has had a strong influence on them, I think this is just natural evolution of the game as technology progresses. But I am starting to see more and more of the opposite, a strong influence on d20 by the video games we play and the designers play. I don't want to sit at a table and play a mini version of my favorite online MMORG or other game. I also fear 4.0 will be called Instances & BBEG's and have agro as...

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[Remathilis]

So it turns out the people who said 20 years ago that D&D was becoming a video game were correct.

P

Thread 'Video game influences on my D&D'

Jul 4, 2006

I honestly just now read the new class "knight" from PHB2. Sorry if this has been discussed before, but it just tweaked a nerve in me. For most of the history of rpg video games D&D has had a strong influence on them, I think this is just natural evolution of the game as technology progresses. But I am starting to see more and more of the opposite, a strong influence on d20 by the video games we play and the designers play. I don't want to sit at a table and play a mini version of my favorite online MMORG or other game. I also fear 4.0 will be called Instances & BBEG's and have agro as...

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• Replies: 72
• Forum: *TTRPGs General

I mean, my first D&D games were heavily inspired by Final Fantasy and Dragon Warrior back in 1993 and 2e Visualizing Eldritch blast as akin to Shang Tsung's fire skull attack is child's play.

Then again, I don't see it as that much different than describing them as Dr Strange's bolts or any other media depiction of a bolt of evil energy.