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<blockquote data-quote="Aeolius" data-source="post: 1157696" data-attributes="member: 2072">Not at all. It's all part of the &quot;willing suspension of disbelief&quot; / &quot;Go with what you know&quot; package. At one point, the BPAA PCs used &quot;armor&quot; fashioned of decomposing seaweed, to keep warm (yes, that was a bit of a stretch), while ingesting &quot;floatweed berries&quot; to counter the pressures of the deep. Compared to a &quot;no magic&quot; scenario, both options would seem quite ludicrous. Still, the PCs had to adventure to find both items, so it worked out nicely.&nbsp;&nbsp; Drylanders, aka &quot;Those Above&quot; would have quite a bit of difficulty in my campaign, as it is geared for those at home beneath the waves.&nbsp; &nbsp; Offline, I am fascinated by marine life. I have 750 gallons in saltwater aquariums and got Discovery HD solely on the hopes that Shark Week would be available in HDTV&nbsp; (&quot;Sharks Under Glass&quot; on Discovery HD this month!). I try to work common sea creatures and topography into the campaign, for added realism. Granted, the players wouldn't know an imperator angel from a majestic angel, but I feel better for being able to envision the setting myself.&nbsp;&nbsp; Then, when things seem almost normal, I throw in the sea hags and aquatic demons.&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D"&nbsp; data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" />&nbsp;&nbsp; In the end, I'm just happy to see other DMs consider undersea adventures, whether they are no magic, low magic, or Monty Hall.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Aeolius, post: 1157696, member: 2072"] Not at all. It's all part of the "willing suspension of disbelief" / "Go with what you know" package. At one point, the BPAA PCs used "armor" fashioned of decomposing seaweed, to keep warm (yes, that was a bit of a stretch), while ingesting "floatweed berries" to counter the pressures of the deep. Compared to a "no magic" scenario, both options would seem quite ludicrous. Still, the PCs had to adventure to find both items, so it worked out nicely. Drylanders, aka "Those Above" would have quite a bit of difficulty in my campaign, as it is geared for those at home beneath the waves. Offline, I am fascinated by marine life. I have 750 gallons in saltwater aquariums and got Discovery HD solely on the hopes that Shark Week would be available in HDTV ("Sharks Under Glass" on Discovery HD this month!). I try to work common sea creatures and topography into the campaign, for added realism. Granted, the players wouldn't know an imperator angel from a majestic angel, but I feel better for being able to envision the setting myself. Then, when things seem almost normal, I throw in the sea hags and aquatic demons. :D In the end, I'm just happy to see other DMs consider undersea adventures, whether they are no magic, low magic, or Monty Hall. [/QUOTE]

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