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<blockquote data-quote="Merlin the Tuna" data-source="post: 5212395" data-attributes="member: 55638"><p>Yeah, this is where I really don't understand where KM is coming from.</p><p></p><p>So you had a bunch of sorcerers who thought that magic was cool and maybe someday they could use a bunch of magic to turn into giant dragons or something. In doing so, they suck the Feywild dry of life. But that's not enough, so they suck Athas dry of life. And even after seeing the world around them go to hell in a handbasket, they keep going and end up flat out obliterating most of the Feywild, to the point that there is no going back <em>ever</em> because the place is just <em>nonexistent.</em></p><p></p><p>If I'm an Eladrin living in my wonderful magical city cradled between bubbling streams in a mystical orchard, I'm pissed when some idiot's spells kill the orchard and dry up the streams. As even a novice arcanist, I'm even more pissed when the moron doesn't get the point and does the same thing to his own backyard. And when he vaporizes the ground I lived on and my family with it to? I'm not likely to feel hospitable towards any other dunderheaded outsiders.</p><p></p><p>Given the story that's been put forth by the designers, seeing an Eladrin should call for a decisive slam on the "Oh ****!" button, whether you're in Athas or Feywild -- they're out for the blood of the outsiders that annihilated their homelands (which similarly cannot support visitors), and they very literally have nothing left to lose. Frankly, as far as I can tell the most likely occupation of an Eladrin in 4E Athas is going to be either assassin or magical/psionic suicide bomber.</p><p></p><p>The Feywild isn't a place to kick back and down a beer even in regular old Points-Of-Light-Land; I especially don't get where you're getting this "It's a vacation from Athas" idea.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Merlin the Tuna, post: 5212395, member: 55638"] Yeah, this is where I really don't understand where KM is coming from. So you had a bunch of sorcerers who thought that magic was cool and maybe someday they could use a bunch of magic to turn into giant dragons or something. In doing so, they suck the Feywild dry of life. But that's not enough, so they suck Athas dry of life. And even after seeing the world around them go to hell in a handbasket, they keep going and end up flat out obliterating most of the Feywild, to the point that there is no going back [I]ever[/I] because the place is just [I]nonexistent.[/I] If I'm an Eladrin living in my wonderful magical city cradled between bubbling streams in a mystical orchard, I'm pissed when some idiot's spells kill the orchard and dry up the streams. As even a novice arcanist, I'm even more pissed when the moron doesn't get the point and does the same thing to his own backyard. And when he vaporizes the ground I lived on and my family with it to? I'm not likely to feel hospitable towards any other dunderheaded outsiders. Given the story that's been put forth by the designers, seeing an Eladrin should call for a decisive slam on the "Oh ****!" button, whether you're in Athas or Feywild -- they're out for the blood of the outsiders that annihilated their homelands (which similarly cannot support visitors), and they very literally have nothing left to lose. Frankly, as far as I can tell the most likely occupation of an Eladrin in 4E Athas is going to be either assassin or magical/psionic suicide bomber. The Feywild isn't a place to kick back and down a beer even in regular old Points-Of-Light-Land; I especially don't get where you're getting this "It's a vacation from Athas" idea. [/QUOTE]
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