In today’s episode, commander Sisko grapples with the effects of the war and how far his morality can be stretched in the name of the greater good. Meanwhile, O’Brien has a winning streak at darts.
Kira struggles with the ethics of terrorism, her connections to her past, and the future of her people. Nog visits all the members of the senior staff, trying to get them to do his homework for him.
We just had our first character death in the campaign I’m in. Our DM gave us the choice. We were in a situation where we could be TPKed, so he told us, we could choose, die, or be Deus ex Machina’d.
Most of us chose to continue playing our same characters. The other players didn’t feel like it would be a satisfying death. I let my character die though.
He’s a Warlock that got his powers by swearing an oath of service in exchange for his patron saving his sister, who had been caught in a cave in. When he died this time, his patron was there, and I decided it would make sense for him to make the same choices again. He swore further oaths in exchange for his patron saving his friends.
So now, he’s the only one that died, and the other players have to deal with that. The Paladin is angry, and upset with himself, because he feels like it’s his job to sacrifice himself for his friends, not the other way around. The Bard is reeling, because he grew up a bastard in a noble household, without any real connections, and now, the only person he’d ever really grown close to is dead.
To further complicate things, the Bard took up my Warlock’s holy symbol, which is an enchanted amulet that gains power as he “saves” the souls of others in service of his patron. He had basically been charged with being a missionary for an unknown, probably evil, maybe god. The Paladin really didn’t like that, but now the Bard is staked on it, because, to believe that my Warlock is in a good place, he has to believe in my Warlock’s religion.
And now, I get to come in as a totally new character (a Bladesinger Wizard, and the surprise husband of a local rebel leader), in the middle of all of this, while they’re dealing with their grief and confusion, and I have to make them like and trust me so we can fight off an army that’s marching on the forest we’re hiding in.
Plus, my original character will now be coming back as a villain.
We do player death beacause D&D is interactive fantasy literature. Death isn’t losing, it’s just another part of the story
Thanks! It’s been super fun. We’ve had two sessions since my Warlock’s death, and, even though there hasn’t been any combat, or other traditional D&D encounters, I think they’ve been our best sessions so far. The Bard’s player actually cried, and we haven’t even done the funeral yet.
It just so happened that, while we were exploring the dungeon where my character died, they found some statues, and he mentioned that that’s what his people (a dwarf clan) do for their dead. So now the Bard is going to try to carve him a statue to bury him under. It’s gonna be great
Known as the “Bayou St. John submarine”, this vessel was discovered when the Bayou St. John, in New Orleans was dredged by the US Government in 1878. For years, the vessel was thought to be the Confederate submarine Pioneer, but research in the 20th century showed it was of a different design. There is no surviving...
You’re right, I probably should go rewatch that episode where the crew triggers a Cardasians trap, and the station captures them, and Dukat comes to gloat.
Average DS9 Episode (i.postimg.cc)
In today’s episode, commander Sisko grapples with the effects of the war and how far his morality can be stretched in the name of the greater good. Meanwhile, O’Brien has a winning streak at darts.
I saw this ornament at the Henry Ford museum and kept an eye on it until I had got away (startrek.website)
What if it was a trap? Why did someone make an ornament of this psychopath?
Pray to the dice gods (lemmy.world)
Confederate submarine discovered by the US government in 1878. (lemmy.world)
Known as the “Bayou St. John submarine”, this vessel was discovered when the Bayou St. John, in New Orleans was dredged by the US Government in 1878. For years, the vessel was thought to be the Confederate submarine Pioneer, but research in the 20th century showed it was of a different design. There is no surviving...
Anti-elf hours (media.kbin.social)
New crafting zone art (lemmy.world)
Where is the ice? Great Lakes ice cover is nearly non-existent and reaches 50-year record low | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
Every time I'm trying to decide what new show I should check out (i.imgur.com)