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<blockquote data-quote="Guest 6801328" data-source="post: 7603977">I don't find the Smelly Chamberlain to be particular complicated.&nbsp; The author apparently thinks it's some sort of paradox.The only paradox is that the author seems to think that the GM needs to define whether or not the chamberlain is objectively, factually smelly.&nbsp; He doesn't.&nbsp; He only needs to decide whether other people (other than the PCs) think he's smelly.If the GM likes the idea, he runs with it.&nbsp; If he doesn't think his Chamberlain should smell bad (but I do hope he has a good reason, because really if the players want him to smell bad that's a great contribution) then the PCs are the only people who think he smells bad.The players are free to have their characters act like he smells bad.The players are free to have their players think he smells bad.&nbsp; But they may eventually notice that nobody else thinks he smells bad.&nbsp; They're free to come up with whatever narration they want to explain it.&nbsp; They're crazy?&nbsp; They suffered neurological damage in the battle with Jubilex?&nbsp; They all were fed some herb as kids that happened to make them extremely sensitive to the chamberlain's cologne?&nbsp; I don't know, but if they're creative enough to come up with the idea in the first place, I'll bet they are creative enough to come up with an explanation for why they are the only three people who seem to think he's smelly.Or not.&nbsp; Does it really matter? The 3 PCs think he's smelly.&nbsp; Nobody else does.&nbsp; Maybe it's just one of those things that nobody can explain.Or MAYBE it's a plot hook....(All of the above applies to Francis the Guard, by the way.)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Guest 6801328, post: 7603977"] I don't find the Smelly Chamberlain to be particular complicated. The author apparently thinks it's some sort of paradox. The only paradox is that the author seems to think that the GM needs to define whether or not the chamberlain is objectively, factually smelly. He doesn't. He only needs to decide whether [I]other people[/I] (other than the PCs) think he's smelly. If the GM likes the idea, he runs with it. If he doesn't think his Chamberlain should smell bad (but I do hope he has a good reason, because really if the players want him to smell bad that's a great contribution) then the PCs are the only people who think he smells bad. The players are free to have their characters act like he smells bad. The players are free to have their players think he smells bad. But they may eventually notice that nobody else thinks he smells bad. They're free to come up with whatever narration they want to explain it. They're crazy? They suffered neurological damage in the battle with Jubilex? They all were fed some herb as kids that happened to make them extremely sensitive to the chamberlain's cologne? I don't know, but if they're creative enough to come up with the idea in the first place, I'll bet they are creative enough to come up with an explanation for why they are the only three people who seem to think he's smelly. Or not. Does it really matter? The 3 PCs think he's smelly. Nobody else does. Maybe it's just one of those things that nobody can explain. Or MAYBE it's a plot hook.... (All of the above applies to Francis the Guard, by the way.) [/QUOTE]

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