An silly question about Colors and Celestials. [Archive] - Wizards Community

An silly question about Colors and Celestials. [Archive] - Wizards Community

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Arthur_Pendragon
11-20-04, 12:58 AM This is going to seem, off handedly like an odd and silly question about Celestials, but I wanted to see reactions first before I explain.

We all know we expect those white winged celestials with flowing white robes to be good and trustworthy, but what would your PC's (both from what you know about your PC's as a group, or how your own PC would react), would react to the appearance of a Celestial robed in more somber grey, perhaps even if its wings have soft gray feathers instead of white?

Would your PC/PC's trust it like any other celestial who appears to them?
Fi'Irdray
11-20-04, 01:28 AM I go more by the wings than the colors (feathers=good, leathery bat wings=bad)...

Now, a person w/ white flowing robes and golden bat wings... hmmmm
catharz
11-20-04, 01:44 AM I go more by the wings than the colors (feathers=good, leathery bat wings=bad)...

Yep, erinyes are trustworthy... really ;)
Arthur_Pendragon
11-20-04, 10:54 AM That's really kind of my point.

Do you think most people in a campaign setting would make the same assumptions Fi'Irdray did?
Sucineri
11-20-04, 11:03 AM I believe as a completely non-metagamey standpoint, anyone that hears of angels will think humanoid with feathery wings..so yes, if they found an erinyes they would think "angel..therefor good".

Now from player knowledge we know this isn't the case..and maybe it wouldn't be the case either if your character is from Sigil or something where races from all over the place are highly common, but in a typical setting..or even let's say Waterdeep in the Forgotten Realms setting, planar outsiders are not common in any sense of the word.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Arthur_Pendragon 11-20-04, 12:58 AM	This is going to seem, off handedly like an odd and silly question about Celestials, but I wanted to see reactions first before I explain. We all know we expect those white winged celestials with flowing white robes to be good and trustworthy, but what would your PC's (both from what you know about your PC's as a group, or how your own PC would react), would react to the appearance of a Celestial robed in more somber grey, perhaps even if its wings have soft gray feathers instead of white? Would your PC/PC's trust it like any other celestial who appears to them?
Fi'Irdray 11-20-04, 01:28 AM	I go more by the wings than the colors (feathers=good, leathery bat wings=bad)... Now, a person w/ white flowing robes and golden bat wings... hmmmm
catharz 11-20-04, 01:44 AM	I go more by the wings than the colors (feathers=good, leathery bat wings=bad)... Yep, erinyes are trustworthy... really ;)
Arthur_Pendragon 11-20-04, 10:54 AM	That's really kind of my point. Do you think most people in a campaign setting would make the same assumptions Fi'Irdray did?
Sucineri 11-20-04, 11:03 AM	I believe as a completely non-metagamey standpoint, anyone that hears of angels will think humanoid with feathery wings..so yes, if they found an erinyes they would think "angel..therefor good". Now from player knowledge we know this isn't the case..and maybe it wouldn't be the case either if your character is from Sigil or something where races from all over the place are highly common, but in a typical setting..or even let's say Waterdeep in the Forgotten Realms setting, planar outsiders are not common in any sense of the word.