#thischarmingand

Heck yeah! I’ll ramble a little bit about my current MOTW player character. She’s a Monstrous named Ruth, and my DM (my lovely friend @swordsandspectacles) let me play around with what she actually is -- she’s sort of like a hellhound-meets-werewolf/a spectral werewolf sort of deal, that we jokingly call a ‘whatwolf’. Sadbh (Swords) actually did some amazing art of her for me, for my birthday, that I adore to hell and back.

@puptart I mean, they came out of the gate with 'we're the last two members of a dead man's crew, sometimes we have shared prophetic dreams and I don't LIKE it, and an astonishing amount of passive aggressive like they're 10 years married bickering'. I'm fjucked, dude.

The campaign has turned me into that one character from Monty Python and the holy grail. "A d12 that grants immortality is no basis for a system of government."

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while I suspect there is an out of universe story here, I’m enjoying the theory that Nic got fired between seasons and is now at a new company that is actually making him read the employee ethics code

I would actually kind of love the implications if Essek and the CA have VASTLY overblown their own ability to effect change and three days after the beacon exchange King Dwendal and the Bright Queen are like 'actually, fuck this'.

@thischarmingand SAME I just don't trust them at all to maintain this—I think both rulers are trying to save face right now but I think if it's not one thing it's gonna be another eventually and the problem with monarchies (especially with one that's been in charge for centuries???) is that they hold very long grudges. 

The lifespan thing is a really interesting take on it I hadn't considered. Has it ever been explicitly stated that the Empire's v curated list of approved gods has anything to do with holding back Luxon worship? because it seems like that also makes sense. once any of the subjects in your expansionist manifest destiny minded country get hold of a religion where they can outlive you.... (not that the dynasty is better because oh great religious immortal oligarchy!)

Anyway, Mighty Nein destroy the divine right of emperors challenge I guess. I really hope this backdrop stays messy.

I believe what has been confirmed about the Empire’s approved gods is that they are all lawful leaning, it’s a very law and order list of gods—but I’m sure curbing outside influence from alternative religions is high on their to do list!