• I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    In DnD, there are many ways of approaching character creation. You can make a serious character with a deep background which influences the story and play style… Or you can completely ignore all that and just make a goofy little guy.

    So the first two characters are discussing their serious background and then the other two are just like “I am a fancy lil frog nobel.” and “I’m a farmer!”

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      8 months ago

      I play a ton of DnD and pathfinder. I just didn’t get the comic. Especially about the stillborn child, which wouldn’t be stillborn if it was saved. And the final two panels didn’t make sense to me at all so thanks for explaining that. I didn’t get 3 of the 4 panels.

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        8 months ago

        How are you struggling with the saved stillborn logic?

        1. Her kid was born dead.

        2. Then it was given life by her god.

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          That’s not a “saved stillborn”. That’s necromancy. Their God brought something dead back to life. I wouldn’t call that “saved” in any DnD or Pathfinder campaign

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          I always liked the messed up backstories, all you gotta do is make an edgey one but remove the part where you get some great destiny or power. My god gave me this task, I have no idea why and it sucks, I miss my family.