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Message: <blockquote data-quote="WhosAChaoticGoodBoy" data-source="post: 7068732" data-attributes="member: 6874314">I'll start things off by sharing a moment I had in a campaign I'm currently part of. My character, Olim Tabassum (inspired from the Uzbek translation for 'Death Smile' hehe), is a lvl 5 warlock. As a consequence of his pact with Baalzebul, necrotic scarring forms on Olim's chest, arms, and abdomen as he gains levels. The scarring looks like what you might expect from krokodil/desomorphine, very nasty stuff. He wears clothing to deliberately cover it up. As early as 3rd level, Olim began coughing up black, bilious sludge. At first it only happened when he would incur damage, but as he gained more power, the scarring spread and the coughing became more frequent/severe. He eventually confided, privately, with the party cleric that he had this scarring. This was a secret he'd hidden from nearly everyone. The cleric asked to see the scars, and in a literal 'opening up' Olim removed his tunic and showed the cleric the full degree of Baazlebul's influence on his body. In good faith, the cleric attempted to heal Olim's wounds using some high-level healing spells, but given the nature of the scarring, nothing happened.In the moment I as the player became so absorbed in the anger and frustration that Olim felt, I lost the separation between player and character and I roleplayed Olim scornfully lashing out at the cleric and his god. My voice wavered as I expressed contempt for his deity, and I felt did feel my eyes begin to well up as the disappointing reality of the scarring dawned on Olim. As the conversation continued, Olim became convinced he couldn't go on sacrificing his body for power, agreed he would have to find power elsewhere or face steeper consequences. Metagame wise, at lvl 6 Olim will begin his journey in the Bard skill tree. I don't know yet what our DM has in store if Baazlebul finds out about me distancing myself from him.</blockquote>

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