Timeline for How should I handle giving a certain player a special ability in order to encourage roleplay?
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| Oct 5, 2021 at 21:22 | comment | added | Dan W | Given that most spellcasting usually occurs away from NPCs, this seems unlikely to have any effect even if she casts fireball regularly. The room full of dead goblins won’t tell, and her party members probably won’t either. | |
| Oct 5, 2021 at 1:50 | comment | added | Jason_c_o | I don't understand how a mechanic that hinders player agency and may hamper the party's progress could be considered "overpowered in her favour." Also, why do you need this "incentive?" If you've discussed your world with your players and they still want to play a tiefling in spite of the prejudice, it sounds like they'd have to role-play with it anyway, as you'd be acting as prejudiced NPCs. | |
| Oct 5, 2021 at 1:25 | answer | added | Upper_Case | timeline score: 3 | |
| Oct 4, 2021 at 22:56 | answer | added | Nepene Nep | timeline score: -1 | |
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| Oct 4, 2021 at 21:21 | comment | added | KorvinStarmast | You don't need to bribe people with special abilities in order to role play. Have you ever DM'd before in this system? Have you ever GM'd before in any system? Why I ask this. Your question looks to me like "I am new at DMing and I need some tips" (which we all go through at one time or another) but it may be that this particular situation is, for you, a first time thinking through this kind of scenario. | |
| Oct 4, 2021 at 18:09 | answer | added | minnmass | timeline score: 10 | |
| Oct 4, 2021 at 18:03 | answer | added | Rob Grier | timeline score: 0 | |
| Oct 4, 2021 at 17:41 | comment | added | Ryan C. Thompson | I think it would also help to give some more information on how this random fireball ability is meant to interact with the prejudice that exists in this world. Is the intent that tieflings as a race have out-of-control magic, similar to a wild magic sorcerer, and therefore people fear them due to the risk of a magical accident (like a fireball in a tavern)? In other words, is it your intent to set up a world where the prejudice against tieflings is (at least partially) justified? | |
| Oct 4, 2021 at 16:38 | history | reopened |
Oblivious Sage♦ 1600hp minnmass Thomas Markov Exempt-Medic |
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| Oct 4, 2021 at 16:34 | history | edited | V2Blast | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Oct 4, 2021 at 16:04 | comment | added | Akixkisu | Have you talked to your player about this? :) | |
| S Oct 4, 2021 at 15:08 | review | Reopen votes | |||
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| S Oct 4, 2021 at 15:08 | history | edited | Willow | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Oct 4, 2021 at 13:55 | comment | added | Gandalfmeansme | Is there a mechanical effect that happens when "NPCs with prejudice... fear her more"? If so, what is it? And what would cause her to "lose control of her magical abilities"? | |
| Oct 4, 2021 at 13:47 | review | Close votes | |||
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| S Oct 4, 2021 at 13:28 | review | First questions | |||
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| S Oct 4, 2021 at 13:28 | history | asked | Willow | CC BY-SA 4.0 |