Savage Progressions: How do they play out? [Archive] - Wizards Community

Savage Progressions: How do they play out? [Archive] - Wizards Community

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Necroramo
12-11-07, 09:37 PM "Hi, I'm an astral deva who's about as powerful as the novice [first-level] fighter at my side. Oh no, it's a dretch!"

Seriously, though, what would be a good RP justification for these relatively superpowerful races appearing in incarnations that are nerfed up to the point of a 1st-level party? And how would this astral deva keep from disappointing the crowds of people who were expecting a mighty champion of good and ended up encountering a creature no more powerful than the local constable?
Think0028
12-11-07, 11:26 PM I've always interpreted it as the "baby" form. They don't look like an astral deva, they just look like a particularly shiny paladin. For example.
CrimsonDeath
12-13-07, 01:57 PM I remember reading about one person playing an Angel or something on a savage progression, who had been particularly unruly and was sent to the Prime Material to get some experience "in the trenches", so to speak, and to mature up a little bit.

And unless you have a pretty good Sense Motive score, it's hard to tell how big a threat a particular person is. In general, the average peasant will assume that anyone carrying an expensive weapon and wearing expensive armor is a credible threat.

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Necroramo 12-11-07, 09:37 PM	"Hi, I'm an astral deva who's about as powerful as the novice [first-level] fighter at my side. Oh no, it's a dretch!" Seriously, though, what would be a good RP justification for these relatively superpowerful races appearing in incarnations that are nerfed up to the point of a 1st-level party? And how would this astral deva keep from disappointing the crowds of people who were expecting a mighty champion of good and ended up encountering a creature no more powerful than the local constable?
Think0028 12-11-07, 11:26 PM	I've always interpreted it as the "baby" form. They don't look like an astral deva, they just look like a particularly shiny paladin. For example.
CrimsonDeath 12-13-07, 01:57 PM	I remember reading about one person playing an Angel or something on a savage progression, who had been particularly unruly and was sent to the Prime Material to get some experience "in the trenches", so to speak, and to mature up a little bit. And unless you have a pretty good Sense Motive score, it's hard to tell how big a threat a particular person is. In general, the average peasant will assume that anyone carrying an expensive weapon and wearing expensive armor is a credible threat.