Stamets@lemmy.world to RPGMemes @ttrpg.network · 10 months ago"Man, I hate retcons. Never see the point."lemmy.worldimagemessage-square65fedilinkarrow-up1387
arrow-up1387image"Man, I hate retcons. Never see the point."lemmy.worldStamets@lemmy.world to RPGMemes @ttrpg.network · 10 months agomessage-square65fedilink
minus-squareGBU_28@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·10 months agoI guess we disagree, and that’s fine. I believe any setting with undead has firmly entered the grim arena, even if not fully branded as such. Dnd is a rich world, imo a richer world but capturing wholesome, classical adventure, and grim concepts. The edge of grim can indeed be…edgy. It’s not for everyone, or every character to want to learn about, because it’s literally evil, and alignments. The world if fuller with good, and bad. (And edgy)
minus-squareJiggle_Physics@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·10 months agoWhich is fine, when it’s actually good world building. This particular thing, when you consider all the rules set forth for the biology of the creature, just shoots down that richer world for the sake of, murder fetus gets mom off.
I guess we disagree, and that’s fine.
I believe any setting with undead has firmly entered the grim arena, even if not fully branded as such.
Dnd is a rich world, imo a richer world but capturing wholesome, classical adventure, and grim concepts. The edge of grim can indeed be…edgy.
It’s not for everyone, or every character to want to learn about, because it’s literally evil, and alignments.
The world if fuller with good, and bad. (And edgy)
Which is fine, when it’s actually good world building. This particular thing, when you consider all the rules set forth for the biology of the creature, just shoots down that richer world for the sake of, murder fetus gets mom off.