Dragonlance Dragonlance "Reimagined".

[Hussar]

Technically, and from a meta-position, of course it is. But it's not meant to be a retelling of that story. It's just supposed to invoke the same feelings that the original story.

Yup.

And largely evoke the same discussions as well.

 

[Hussar]

I just realized, after seeing someone mention paladins, that the story of the Cataclysm is a gaming story about playing a paladin in 1e D&D. Bear with me as I wind up the wayback machine...

Our story begins with the group of nine PC's at the edge of the lands of the Baron. The Baron is a very charismatic leader whose people adore him and venerate him. He is also attempting to open a portal which will bring an Elder Being into the world in 14 days that will destroy much of the world. Our heroes are here to stop him.

Paladin: Ok, guys, let's go.

13 failed attempts later, the group, very discouraged debates what to do.

Paladin: I know a guy. We'll send him in. He can do it.

DM: roll roll roll Sorry, no, he failed to get the job done. You've got one day left. What do you do?

MU player: Y'know, I've got this scroll that I've been saving. Ultimate Meteor Swarm. It will turn the entire lands of Baron into a smoking crater.

Paladin: But, that will kill everyone.

MU Player: Yeah, but, what choice do we have at this point?

Paladin: Ok. You're right. Read the scroll.

BooM

DM: (Turning to the Paladin player): Ok, your god appears to you and formally strips you of your paladin hood. You can never be a paladin again.

Paladin: But, I stopped the ritual.

DM: But, you also killed all those people. Totally evil dude. You could have tried something else.

Paladin: We tried 13 different things. Nothing worked.

DM: You could have snuck into his castle and killed him while he's asleep.

Paladin: I'm a paladin. That would totally be out of character and an evil thing to do.

DM: True, you would have sacrificed your paladin hood for the greater good. Would have been an epic story. As it is, now you're a fighter.

Paladin: Screw this. There was no right answer. You totally paladin trapped me. I'm out of here! Anyone with me?

Everyone: Yeah, this sucks. Let's go. We're out of here.

DM: ((After everyone leaves)) They'll be back. Might take 300 years, but, they'll be back.

/End Scene.

 

[GMforPowergamers]

They're primarily wanderers who "handle" (steal) things. That's actually the only connection to the (bigoted myths about) Romani. They don't otherwise have anything in common with them--not like the Vistani, who were deliberately made to be Romani knock-offs.

also the wanderlust and the 'they don't know any better'
look i don't want to litigate this again, people who are Romani think it is too close

 

[GMforPowergamers]

That whole "****" trope thing is right out of Dracula.

please don't use that word

 

[DarkCrisis]

please don't use that word

That’s fair. Was just using it as was used in the film for emphasis, hence it being in quotes.

 

[Vaalingrade]

I just realized, after seeing someone mention paladins, that the story of the Cataclysm is a gaming story about playing a paladin in 1e D&D. Bear with me as I wind up the wayback machine...

Our story begins with the group of nine PC's at the edge of the lands of the Baron. The Baron is a very charismatic leader whose people adore him and venerate him. He is also attempting to open a portal which will bring an Elder Being into the world in 14 days that will destroy much of the world. Our heroes are here to stop him.

Paladin: Ok, guys, let's go.

13 failed attempts later, the group, very discouraged debates what to do.

Paladin: I know a guy. We'll send him in. He can do it.

DM: roll roll roll Sorry, no, he failed to get the job done. You've got one day left. What do you do?

MU player: Y'know, I've got this scroll that I've been saving. Ultimate Meteor Swarm. It will turn the entire lands of Baron into a smoking crater.

Paladin: But, that will kill everyone.

MU Player: Yeah, but, what choice do we have at this point?

Paladin: Ok. You're right. Read the scroll.

BooM

DM: (Turning to the Paladin player): Ok, your god appears to you and formally strips you of your paladin hood. You can never be a paladin again.

Paladin: But, I stopped the ritual.

DM: But, you also killed all those people. Totally evil dude. You could have tried something else.

Paladin: We tried 13 different things. Nothing worked.

DM: You could have snuck into his castle and killed him while he's asleep.

Paladin: I'm a paladin. That would totally be out of character and an evil thing to do.

DM: True, you would have sacrificed your paladin hood for the greater good. Would have been an epic story. As it is, now you're a fighter.

Paladin: Screw this. There was no right answer. You totally paladin trapped me. I'm out of here! Anyone with me?

Everyone: Yeah, this sucks. Let's go. We're out of here.

DM: ((After everyone leaves)) They'll be back. Might take 300 years, but, they'll be back.

/End Scene.

I'm just gonna say that you're the one calling the writing of the Cataclysm bad, not me.

So people can accuse you of not having read enough DL.

 

[GMforPowergamers]

I'm just gonna say that you're the one calling the writing of the Cataclysm bad, not me.

So people can accuse you of not having read enough DL.

all I was thinking was "that was the worst BS DM story..." and "Gee I guess if we assume the DM/Gods were evil... then"

 

[Hussar]

Wow, talk about missing a joke. Yeeeesh. Tough crowd.

But, again, still not seeing the citations asked for.

 

[Vaalingrade]

But, again, still not seeing the citations asked for.

I still haven't gotten the syllabus for this class I didn't sign up for.

 

[GMforPowergamers]

But, again, still not seeing the citations asked for.

it was earlier in this thread I was told that it was collective punishment and the innocent are 'just collateral damage'