Why does Djinn have. . . (not really spoiler, me new)

[Illumina Drathiran'ar]

Hmm... I was thinking more along the lines of "How can my character justify doing this?" and not "Why should I have my character do this?" in this case, supporting Vesselle's roleplaying argument.

[Riftmaker]

Link, it doesn't matter what a DnD newbie would or wouldn't know. His characters would know what carrion crawlers are, and that's what matters.

In reply to the whole Viconia thing:

Oh, NG, ok then, nevermind. If you WERE LG, at some point you would have to kill her, or at least kick her out of the party. I won't spoil you as to why, but just trust me, you would.

[SixOfSpades]

Originally posted by krunchyfrogg: Rather spoilerish? quote: Originally posted by IronDragon: On the positive side you have an opportunity to alter Anomen’s alignment, increase his wisdom and make a significant change in his life so form a good standpoint he is defiantly worth keeping around.

This event in Anomen's life (even more so if you're romancing him), is an enormous part of character development. As a matter of fact, he's the only NPC (aside from a few that you can dual class) that the protagonist has such a choice over his development! [/QUOTE]If a player is new enough to the game to not know what can happen to Anomen, he's also new enough to be unaware that he's the only NPC to undergo a similar Life Decision. I do not question that IronDragon's giving away details like the WIS boost or Alignment change was a spoiler, but mentioning that you can affect the lives of your recuitable NPCs is nothing new: You directly control whether they live or die, dozens of times a day.

[Illumina Drathiran'ar]

Originally posted by Riftmaker: Link, it doesn't matter what a DnD newbie would or wouldn't know. His characters would know what carrion crawlers are, and that's what matters. In reply to the whole Viconia thing: Oh, NG, ok then, nevermind. If you WERE LG, at some point you would have to kill her, or at least kick her out of the party. I won't spoil you as to why, but just trust me, you would.

Could you drop me a PM and explain how? I'm trying to think of something but I'm drawing a blank.

And yes, I've done the romance on multiple occasions, including through ToB.

[krunchyfrogg]

Originally posted by Illumina Drathiran'ar: Because carrion crawlers are odious, reeking, putrid creatures that feast on human flesh, and if you befriend one you're either enchanted or quite mad.

Not to mention someone who has played BGI would know as well. I think it's a fair assumption to make that one has played BGI first.

[Riftmaker]

Well, that and your PC would know that CCs are nasty nasty nasty things that should only be dead.

[Nightcloak]

To tell you the truth, this boils down to what we percieve is evil/good.

At one time or another, certain species of animalia was percieved by the human race to be vicious and beastly. Of course over time, once we developed and learned more about our world, these perceptions have changed.

The only animal I can think of right now is the dog. But then again, there are certain animals I still wouldn't take in as a pet, such as a snake, any type of arachnid, scorpion, rats, etc. even though there are many individuals today who do own such animals.

Now back to the game. The thing you have to really look at is the scenario the party is in. All of a sudden in some disgusting, fecal matter infested sewer underneath the slums, I run into some old guy with what he claims is his pet. Now this would strike me as quite odd and I also noticed something else beforehand. Prior to even meeting the old man, you run into a hostile Carrion Crawler. Of course you slay the beast and get on with where your going. So now here you come to the old man and his pet who just so happens to be a CC. Now of course I have some type of bias towards this creature. But perhaps the creature felt threatened to my presence, maybe it was scourging for food. I am technically an intruder in HIS lair.

+ There is no way I know he is possessed. (well I forgot what the voice told me to tell you the truth, if anyone has the exact text then I should of been able to form my final opinion).

++ I started a new game anyway, I have no knowledge of some man in the sewers making sweet love to his CC!

[ 11-02-2004, 08:37 PM: Message edited by: Nightcloak ]

[Illumina Drathiran'ar]

Originally posted by Nightcloak: To tell you the truth, this boils down to what we percieve is evil/good.

Ah, but the laws of good and evil are different in Faerun. That's why spells like Know Alignment and Detect Evil and Holy Smite work.

[Nightcloak]

Well who controls the laws of magic? Since there are so many gods of Faerun.

[Illumina Drathiran'ar]

Mystra's in charge of magic... though Shar's also established somewhat of a foothold in the magic department.