Comments on: Are Tieflings Just Too Evil Looking in 4e? http://worldofalidor.com/4th-ed/2008/12/18/are-tieflings-just-too-evil-looking-in-4e/ A RPG FANTASY WORLD BLOG Sun, 25 Jul 2010 23:16:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: shent_lodge http://worldofalidor.com/4th-ed/2008/12/18/are-tieflings-just-too-evil-looking-in-4e/comment-page-1/#comment-720 shent_lodge Thu, 24 Sep 2009 01:23:02 +0000 http://worldofalidor.com/4th-ed/?p=612#comment-720 @Scott, The common, uncommon and rare category for races are for role play and skill challenges for players as they adventure. Large communities are racially neutral. In all my years of running the world no PC has ever been mobbed and killed because of her race. Only the elves of Taluo and Melbrindar Keep are isolationists with their laws. These are base guidelines but in the end the players at the table vote on all home rules and actually their suggestions are added to the game. We really do have fun playing this way. @Scott, The common, uncommon and rare category for races are for role play and skill challenges for players as they adventure. Large communities are racially neutral. In all my years of running the world no PC has ever been mobbed and killed because of her race. Only the elves of Taluo and Melbrindar Keep are isolationists with their laws.

These are base guidelines but in the end the players at the table vote on all home rules and actually their suggestions are added to the game. We really do have fun playing this way.

]]> By: Scott http://worldofalidor.com/4th-ed/2008/12/18/are-tieflings-just-too-evil-looking-in-4e/comment-page-1/#comment-718 Scott Wed, 23 Sep 2009 22:06:39 +0000 http://worldofalidor.com/4th-ed/?p=612#comment-718 @Lazoth: Sounds like an incredibly lame ass setting. "Oh you can only be human or racists kill you." So much for variety. It's incredibly poor DMing to allow people to play races you dont really want in your game and then be a dick to them because they choose it. It's your fault for not having a firm enough spine to say "NO". Passive agressive DMing like that is so bad and unfair to everyone. @Lazoth: Sounds like an incredibly lame ass setting. “Oh you can only be human or racists kill you.” So much for variety. It’s incredibly poor DMing to allow people to play races you dont really want in your game and then be a dick to them because they choose it. It’s your fault for not having a firm enough spine to say “NO”. Passive agressive DMing like that is so bad and unfair to everyone.

]]> By: Scott http://worldofalidor.com/4th-ed/2008/12/18/are-tieflings-just-too-evil-looking-in-4e/comment-page-1/#comment-717 Scott Wed, 23 Sep 2009 22:04:04 +0000 http://worldofalidor.com/4th-ed/?p=612#comment-717 Your 4 year old son obviously never heard of Hellboy or Nightcrawler then huh? You need to educate your son that evil can look like a nice person or some nice looking "good guy" is gonna kidnap him. Why so evil looking? READ the background description given on them. It's all in the 4th ed PHB. Also read the pre 4th ed release notes on the tiefling in the races of 4th ed book. It talks about why they look the way they do. Demonic looking hero's are apparently popular as far as WOTC was concerned. Your 4 year old son obviously never heard of Hellboy or Nightcrawler then huh? You need to educate your son that evil can look like a nice person or some nice looking “good guy” is gonna kidnap him.

Why so evil looking? READ the background description given on them. It’s all in the 4th ed PHB. Also read the pre 4th ed release notes on the tiefling in the races of 4th ed book. It talks about why they look the way they do. Demonic looking hero’s are apparently popular as far as WOTC was concerned.

]]> By: shent_lodge http://worldofalidor.com/4th-ed/2008/12/18/are-tieflings-just-too-evil-looking-in-4e/comment-page-1/#comment-633 shent_lodge Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:48:52 +0000 http://worldofalidor.com/4th-ed/?p=612#comment-633 @Lazoth I'll look into that game. I try not to be too heavy handed it is more of a role play or challenge to the players here that choose obviously inhuman characters. Initially, when 4e came out in 2008, the tiefling was top dog of the inhuman types, this was shocking and it put out some of my more conservative players. These days there are all kinds of oddities created for players to run. @Lazoth I’ll look into that game. I try not to be too heavy handed it is more of a role play or challenge to the players here that choose obviously inhuman characters. Initially, when 4e came out in 2008, the tiefling was top dog of the inhuman types, this was shocking and it put out some of my more conservative players. These days there are all kinds of oddities created for players to run.

]]> By: Lazoth http://worldofalidor.com/4th-ed/2008/12/18/are-tieflings-just-too-evil-looking-in-4e/comment-page-1/#comment-632 Lazoth Tue, 15 Sep 2009 01:39:40 +0000 http://worldofalidor.com/4th-ed/?p=612#comment-632 If you want heavy handedness for non-human races try the Midnight campaign setting. If your not human then unless your in your own kingdom, you getting found out = your dead. Oh I forgot to mention that the only god with power left in the world is the evil god, who want to kill and enslave the entire world. Go have a look for your self. I ran a small game. The party lasted 2 sessions before all but the human were killed. If you want heavy handedness for non-human races try the Midnight campaign setting. If your not human then unless your in your own kingdom, you getting found out = your dead. Oh I forgot to mention that the only god with power left in the world is the evil god, who want to kill and enslave the entire world. Go have a look for your self. I ran a small game. The party lasted 2 sessions before all but the human were killed.

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