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[Space Satan]

ILLITHID BARDS

ILLITHID WAITRESS

I bet there will be some kind of Underdark and cringeworthy drow. God I wish there will be option to kill Drizzt as a compensation for years of cringe and bad writing. +90% magic resistance drow also should go.

 

[Tytus]

Unpopular opinion:
Drow and the Underdark are one of the only good things about Forgotten Realms setting. Most of it is fully retarded.

 

[J_C]

Unpopular opinion:
Drow and the Underdark are one of the only good things about Forgotten Realms setting. Most of it is fully retarded.

I also like them. And I like Drizzt's character, he is the coolest anime character in the Realms.

 

[AwesomeButton]

What would Illithid music sound like?

 

[Tytus]

What would Illithid music sound like?

It wouldn't. The equivalent of a thing that you could colloquially call music would be blasted directly into your mind. But would not travel through air on a sound wave. Thus their music wouldn't sound like anything or at all.

 

[pomenitul]

What would Illithid music sound like?

 

[Curratum]

What would Illithid music sound like?

 

[rusty_shackleford]

ILLITHID BARDS

http://dsp-d20-srd.wikidot.com/thoughtsinger

What would Illithid music sound like?

They wouldn't have music as we understand it

 

[Jasede]

Unpopular opinion:
Drow and the Underdark are one of the only good things about Forgotten Realms setting. Most of it is fully retarded.

This isn't an unpopular opinion; the mainstream opinion is that the Underdark and its associated races (illithid, beholders, Drow, Duergar) are the best and perhaps only thing of merit from FR.

I dislike when people do this on the Internet, and it is quite common: they say "Unpopular opinion:" or "Hot take:" and then proceed to say something perfectly ordinary which most people share.

 

[rusty_shackleford]

Unpopular opinion:
Drow and the Underdark are one of the only good things about Forgotten Realms setting. Most of it is fully retarded.

This isn't an unpopular opinion; the mainstream opinion is that the Underdark and its associated races (illithid, beholders, Drow, Duergar) are the best and perhaps only thing of merit from FR.

I dislike when people do this on the Internet, and it is quite common: they say "Unpopular opinion:" or "Hot take:" and then proceed to say something perfectly ordinary which most people share.

top 5 popular pages of the FR wiki excluding main page is all underdark. The main page isn't even #1.
https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Special:Insights/popularpages

 

[Tytus]

Unpopular opinion:
Drow and the Underdark are one of the only good things about Forgotten Realms setting. Most of it is fully retarded.

This isn't an unpopular opinion; the mainstream opinion is that the Underdark and its associated races (illithid, beholders, Drow, Duergar) are the best and perhaps only thing of merit from FR.

I dislike when people do this on the Internet, and it is quite common: they say "Unpopular opinion:" or "Hot take:" and then proceed to say something perfectly ordinary which most people share.

Ah, that's my problem I don't talk to most people about my hobbies.
I always thought that people like FR as a whole as it was (and I think still is) the defaut setting for D&D.

Hot take:
I think Dragonlance is a much more cohesive and overall better setting than Forgotten Realms.
Especially during War of Souls event.

 

[Nortar]

I always thought that people like FR as a whole as it was (and I think still is) the defaut setting for D&D.

Greyhawk used to be the default setting, featured in the core rules, afaik.

 

[Generic-Giant-Spider]

Real niggas still represent Mystara

 

[Space Satan]

The fact that drow are popular does not invalidate their cringeness

 

[rusty_shackleford]

friendly reminder that drow are manlets and drizzt is a turbo manlet at 5'4

 

[Curratum]

Overwritten settings are invariably bollocks. All you need is a map and a couple of paragraphs with hooks and oddities for each region. I can mostly stomach FR just because I ignore all the horrible fluff.

 

[fantadomat]

What would Illithid music sound like?

 

[Vulpes]

Hot take:
I think Dark Sun is a much more cohesive and overall better setting than Forgotten Realms.

FTFY

What would Illithid music sound like?

 

[CoolioMaximus]

friendly reminder that drow are manlets and drizzt is a turbo manlet at 5'4

5'4 IS AVERAGE, AVERAGE!!!!

 

[NJClaw]

What the fuck is everyone talking about. There are no good mainstream D&D settings. Forgotten Realms sucks, Dragonlance is total shit, Greyhawk is meaningless and Eberron is retarded. Planescape is cool, if you can ignore the fact that it implies the existance of the other ones.

Mystara is just a meme, Dark Sun is acceptable but only thanks to the racist cannibal halflings.

 

[Mr. Magniloquent]

What would Illithid music sound like?

Maybe like The Ood from Dr. Who? Kind of like a psychic choral arrangement. Though in the case of the Illiithid, rather than the Ood, it would likely be something sinister and horrific.

 

[Mortmal]

The fact that drow are popular does not invalidate their cringeness

They were not cringy until every teen start playing two wielding scimitars drow in neverwinter ,on private servers, joining their siblings on the cringe podium, the crowd of furry roleplayers and lesbian halflings.Now even s in a pen and paper session everyone is very reluctant to see someone bringing a drow.Sad such a good underdark setting was tainted.

 

[The_Mask]

Quest? Your character will probably be a Chosem One (TM) that is for some reason immune to Mind Flayer's magic/psychic attacks and will be able to extend that immunity on the party.

Forgotten Realms: Mind Flayer Commander

There is also a horribly unused mechanic in RP games in general: the concept of losing levels while progressing through the story. Again - Elder Brain - your Illithind are losing psionic power (and thus levels), and you have to adapt. Choose which feats to lose. Which skills to have wane.

Combat is RTwP when the lesser races are involved - who cares about a few goblins, humans, or even duergar or drow. They are meat for the slaughter. But when your Illithid are involved, switch to TB, and have the battles designed so each and every faet and skill you lose matter.



Intertwine concepts of entropy, aging, memory loss with sparkling new gameplay that will make the gameplay fans stand errect.



I'm starting to get depressed while I am typing this. It will be about THE CHOSEN ONE TM - because it's easier to do a dumb game with some smart stuff, than it is to make a smart game with some dumb stuff.

 

[Curratum]

What the fuck is everyone talking about. There are no good mainstream D&D settings. Forgotten Realms sucks, Dragonlance is total shit, Greyhawk is meaningless and Eberron is retarded. Planescape is cool, if you can ignore the fact that it implies the existance of the other ones.

Mystara is just a meme, Dark Sun is acceptable but only thanks to the racist cannibal halflings.

 

[rusty_shackleford]

What the fuck is everyone talking about. There are no good mainstream D&D settings. Forgotten Realms sucks, Dragonlance is total shit, Greyhawk is meaningless and Eberron is retarded. Planescape is cool, if you can ignore the fact that it implies the existance of the other ones.

Mystara is just a meme, Dark Sun is acceptable but only thanks to the racist cannibal halflings.

ravenloft is top-tier you pleb