General Discussion Thread X

[Rystil Arden]

I'd say recognising a massive divine power is really easy or basic at worst.

For the other Greater Powers, yes. Even Amphousa and Disnomia, who are Intermediate, are DC 10 to recognise (if you check the same post with the DC listings). Espranachtis is very specifically and intentionally DC 20 to identify because she is supposed to be an obscure primeval goddess who is not actively worshipped any more by any organised church or order (think the protogonoi from Greek mythology, like Nyx--even the other gods were afraid of her, but she had no church).

It's like the Dreaming Dark in Eberron--everyone who reads the setting book can't help but notice that they are a huge factor, but only kalashtar will likely even know of its existence, and it works through incredible subtlety.

 

[Solnath]

Sorry, which post with the DC listings?

That reminds me, what does Google give to knowledge checks?

 

[Rystil Arden]

Sorry, which post with the DC listings?

That reminds me, what does Google give to knowledge checks?

here

 

[Solnath]

Oh yeah, of course it's at the end of the post if it isn't earlier. My bad. Though I think that succeeding at a DC 15 check earlier on would result in knowing enough of what the name represents to make further studies on the matter. After all, Daddy has a take ten check around 33.

I like the idea of Espra's Order. That'd be Hardcore Evil.

 

[Solange]

So anyone familiar with her aspects may still not know about the greater goddess?

 

[Solnath]

My personal opinion would be that yes, but only slightly through that and that they should roll nevertheless. The person has heard it before and vaguely connects it to religious mythology and the better their roll is, the better they connect it.

1. First it's just some myth,
2. then it's something connected to her aspects
3. and then it's something actually about her.

Then again, as the Inn is a slightly freer zone, take 20 if it suits your character's concept and helps roleplaying.

My two cents. (Euros only, sorry.)

 

[Solange]

Well, Rapture wasn't exactly treated well by one of her daughter's orders for 17 years...

 

[Rae ArdGaoth]

Maybe what LEW needs is a semi-regular 'event' that each player could put a new character through, once. Just as an idea, maybe Orussus's monotonously predictable annual sewer-workers' strike, demanding safer working conditions. After a week, the authorities give in and hire a few hardy souls to wander through the tunnels just to check everything's safe. You could something like that multiple times with a few separate groups with minimal effort. Just your usual rats, filth fever, mysterious objects found in the grime. No real story needed, just a few simple combats, a few XP earned, something to get the in-character interaction and alliances developing in a way that you can't really do in the RDI.

I think the problem is a shortage of DMs. Regardless of the regularity of the event or whatever, you still need an unbiased DM to roll for the rats and NPCs and all that. And anybody who wants to can start an adventure. If you, Trouvere, want to DM an annual sewer cleaning, and open it up to other DMs for a repeat when you're finished, there's nothing stopping you from doing that. In fact, there's an incentive (albeit a minuscule one) in the form of DM credits!

Anyway, we usually have too many players and not enough DMs to go around. Having DM'd exactly two adventures, I can understand why: DMing is extremely time consuming, and you have to be consistently active. It's more commitment than you think at first. (Which is why I'm impressed/baffled at Rystil's proposed 6 concurrent adventures that he was apparently planning to run completely by himself.)

 

[Rystil Arden]

Oh yeah, of course it's at the end of the post if it isn't earlier. My bad. Though I think that succeeding at a DC 15 check earlier on would result in knowing enough of what the name represents to make further studies on the matter. After all, Daddy has a take ten check around 33.

I like the idea of Espra's Order. That'd be Hardcore Evil.

The DC 33? That's a bad thing--we don't want mega-high-level characters in LEW, in general. Let's not toss them into character backgrounds as throwaways.

 

[EternalSword]

Does anyone know how long its been IC since Slaves of the Dragon? I was thinking of reusing Grenton in the adventure i'm working on.