The Picard Maneuver@startrek.website to RPGMemes @ttrpg.network · 1 year agoOh cool, a sword of detect evilstartrek.websiteimagemessage-square112fedilinkarrow-up1922arrow-down112
arrow-up1910arrow-down1imageOh cool, a sword of detect evilstartrek.websiteThe Picard Maneuver@startrek.website to RPGMemes @ttrpg.network · 1 year agomessage-square112fedilink
minus-squareKairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up84arrow-down1·1 year agoI personally hate this kind of twist. If you need to actively lie to your player, not just mislead with some clever wordplay, it always feels like you’re breaking trust.
minus-squareCmdrUlle@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up18·1 year agoWhy explain it in meta, instead of the old trustworthy totally-not-a-witch saying it only affects evil?
minus-squareMadison420@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·1 year agoNo need to lie, have it start to say stuff after awhile and if the other doesn’t jump to demon sword that’s on them.
I personally hate this kind of twist. If you need to actively lie to your player, not just mislead with some clever wordplay, it always feels like you’re breaking trust.
Why explain it in meta, instead of the old trustworthy totally-not-a-witch saying it only affects evil?
No need to lie, have it start to say stuff after awhile and if the other doesn’t jump to demon sword that’s on them.