Why are all of your Shadar-kai characters just huge angsty goths? You don't have to follow the examples of the terrible body pierced, leather clad, eternal-funeral-goer Shadar-kai that the core books seem intent on portraying.
You could actually make a character who had some interesting motivation. Instead of, you know, being completely lame.
I don't actively try to kill my players as a DM, but I can't make any promises if my subconscious hates your character so much.
It's not like I'm asking you to dress 'em up in pink and yellow pastels. Work with me here, ne?
Ok. Just had to get that off my chest.
Of course Shadar-Kai do do more than just piercings and tattoos. They basically take part in any activity that can lead to extreme senses of pleasure or pain so the Shadar-Kai character could be big into sex, drugs, gambling, arena fighting, bar fighting, and/or intense combat training to name a few.
I also probably just have a low ability to take the gothic lifestyle seriously, which the Shadar-Kai clearly embody. I was just complaining without much purpose. Don't take anything I say too seriously.
Goths aren't bad. It's the emos and vamps that blow. :P No - I am not now nor was I ever a goth.
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I was just ranting after a tiresome experience with some of my players. My problem with Shadar-kai is they seem to make really annoying PCs who don't get along with the rest of the party. Plus, they just seem so unimaginative. The expansions that clarified them as a race of psychotic hedonists make them a little more interesting, but still really annoying as players.
I also probably just have a low ability to take the gothic lifestyle seriously, which the Shadar-Kai clearly embody. I was just complaining without much purpose. Don't take anything I say too seriously.
The players? Tell 'em about my half-fiend fighter that ya think is awesome. That may get their brains moving in the right direction with character quirks and such. Hell, I just got an email back from my DM and he thinks that the character is frakking awesome.
Shadar-Kai are all about the orgies.
In your case pig, werewolf orgies
In your case pig, werewolf orgies
I'm not kidding, they are all about orgies canically.
Can you blame him though? I mean, those poor little piglets! :P
EDIT: I have experienced the horrors of when you begin to talk about your fetishes!
What the hell is so sick about that?
So ... um ... where would one find those?
I expected you to think it was a link to naughty furry pics.
No. I hovered over the link you placed and it said it was Wikipedia. So I knew what to expect.
Congrats folks. We just hijacked this thread.
Well, it IS the off-topic tavern. It's supposed to happen at some point.
It is an accomplishment to be proud of! :D
(And furpedia doesn't exist. It would be WikiFur)
DAMN YOU! I thought this was a joke... so... I actually typed that into my browser... serves me right... there go my SAN points...
...on the upside, I get a feat for it, so it's all good.
I have to wonder why have a separate race if they are basically just hedonistic humans? Why does every little "niche" need a "race" that encompasses it?
I think there are too many races to begin with...
You need to learn before you go throwing stones. An intelligent argument generally will get more people to listen.
IIRC, the Shadar-Kai are humans that somehow ended up in the Shadowfell, and were warped by it's energies, resulting in a different species, distantly related to humans.
Also, they were originally in 3E.
IIRC, the Shadar-Kai are humans that somehow ended up in the Shadowfell, and were warped by it's energies, resulting in a different species, distantly related to humans.
They followed The Raven Queen into the Shadowfell countless ages ago and during the many hundreds and thousands of years that they've been there they have evolved so as to adapt to their environment.
They followed The Raven Queen into the Shadowfell countless ages ago and during the many hundreds and thousands of years that they've been there they have evolved so as to adapt to their environment.
I was close. I never read the Shadar-Kai article. I'd say I got 7/10
Animal A is the original species, which lives in a forest enviroment. Some of A move into the mountains, where there is less foliage and the air is thinner. Those of Animal A who have moved into the mountains now have grey fur, larger lungs, and their feet are better adapted for climbing. Animal A and Animal B now are classified as two different species.
Get it?
(not the forums to get started on a rant about religion)
I think there are too many races to begin with...
Hitler did too. Just kidding :P
Shadar-kai reminded me of Cenobites for some reason.
Hitler did too. Just kidding :P
Okay, that is bad, of no taste, and just tactless on so many levels.
But I haven't laughed this hard in months, I swear.
Contrary to popular belief and perception, Hitlers biggest beef was with communism, so the Russians, and he even told the world his intention on moving East for conquest and living space in Mein Kampf... but nobody was paying attention or didn't bother reading it, considering the author.
The Jews were just available scapegoats, along with gypsies and homosexuals.
I am in no way trying to justify or mitigate what Hitler did, but I have a very large library of WWII books, and feel I am very learned on the subject.
Sorry for my derail.
Derail
Partly true: if you mean biggest momentary beef (in the 30-40's), then it was indeed communism. But to him, that was a temporary problem - a crackpot political system that had to be overcome in order to get to the East. This latter goal had nothing whatsoever to do with communism, and was rather part of his skewed worldview that Slavs were a minor race, and thus, when the Germanic races expanded, it was only natural they would do so towards the East (much place, "inferior" people). So races were his main thing universally, because literally his whole worldview was based on their perpetual struggle. This, however, he was willing to temporarily set aside in order to, as you have said, crush the communists.
You need to learn before you go throwing stones. An intelligent argument generally will get more people to listen.
Huh? Learn? You then go on to say:
I was close. I never read the Shadar-Kai article. I'd say I got 7/10
Never read that one, either. I think I made a fairly good guess. :D
Emphasis added.
So you call out TH for not learning while randomly spouting crap about a topic you then admit to never have learned about yourself? Wow man. Pot/Kettle FTL. FTL. Yeah, totally FTL.
Summary:
1) boe calls out TH for making an uneducated assertion.
2) boe then admits to doing the same. Twice.
3) boe loses. Badly.
:P
Except you use [] instead of ().
Ex:
Question: How do I sblock stuff?
Answer: [noparse]
Title of Sblock (optional)
Stuff you want to hide
Sweet
Many thanks.
Summary:
1) boe calls out TH for making an uneducated assertion.
2) boe then admits to doing the same. Twice.
3) boe loses. Badly.
:P
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Contrary to popular belief and perception, Hitlers biggest beef was with communism, so the Russians, and he even told the world his intention on moving East for conquest and living space in Mein Kampf... but nobody was paying attention or didn't bother reading it, considering the author.
The Jews were just available scapegoats, along with gypsies and homosexuals.
I am in no way trying to justify or mitigate what Hitler did, but I have a very large library of WWII books, and feel I am very learned on the subject.
Sorry for my derail.
A large part of Hitler (and the Nazi party as a whole) getting elected was there absolute and utter hatred of communism. There was a lot of "Red fear" around at the time.
* The following was sarcasm, FYI. Just in case nobody took the hint.