Originally Posted by RagnarokCzD
Originally Posted by CJMPinger
Well, Faerun is that kind of setting where Wizards and such are known to keep magical creatures as summons and familiars.
I know and i agree that Wizards would probably not mind ... but how about others? :P
And if you will answer keep in mind that we are not moving around metropolis where is wizard with some weird familiar on every step ... but in middle of nowhere, where druids are allready pretty sick of "those who dont belong to them". wink
And also keep in mind that events when demons draged to hell whole town can be still fresh is some memories. wink

Originally Posted by CJMPinger
like a temporary Approval drop or people being cautious
At least yes ...
I would certainly add for vendors one extra line telling people that they REFUSE to talking with them, as long as that *thing* is here. laugh

Originally Posted by CJMPinger
Illithids are rare enough that people likely would not know how to react upon seeing one and if it doesn't outright attack them then it might be a bad idea to be outright hostile as it is something they do not understand.
On the contrary ...
People are more affraid of unknown, than known ... if you want proof, check the whole human history. laugh

I dunno ... for myself its part of the fun that i cant drag my undead army to town with my Necromancer, that people are suspicious about me if my character belong to one of "unusual" races, or do some suspicious stuff like sneaking around. laugh

I do think the lack of reaction is very jarring at times though. And yeah a necromancer would most certainly get at minimum hostile remarks unless they proved themselves to be good somehow or all those obvious corpses were of the things that were terrorizing the people OR the corpses just looked like sick people or alive people which would be a whole new can of worms. And yeah, I do agree that you might get more hostile looks or unhappy remarks from people not used to magic or monstrous creatures, though I don't think Merchants should outright not sell to the player. I think their prices however should go up and maybe little things like the narrator saying "He eyes the fiend floating near you, suspicious of your nature." should be added or in some cases where they would be intimidated enough, lower prices or more willing to help cause they are ignorant/fearful and thus scared of your ire.

Though most people, though afraid of the unknown, will tend to approach it cautiously until they have justification (sometimes made up) to go after it. Fear is a powerful motivator, and Us could be a powerful tool for fear.

Last edited by CJMPinger; 20/02/21 09:52 AM.