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submitted 2 days ago by Shkshkshk@dice.camp to c/rpg@ttrpg.network

Low-fantasy D&D aliens?

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I want to stick aliens 👽🛸 into my next D&D campaign. My idea is to have little grey men show up in a flying saucer and abduct the party. However, I'm worried that this is too comprehensible for the average #DnD character. I want the PCs to be confused, but not the players! What's the weirdest alien you've ever thrown at your D&D party?

Side note, I also want to give the baddies #mechs. How do I mechanically handle this?

#DM #dming #ttrpg #scifi #fantasy #mech

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[-] tokensane@mastodon.me.uk 1 points 1 day ago

@Shkshkshk @rpg Clarke's 3rd Law: Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.

So magic users are going to be really confused, because this magic is totally unlike anything they've ever encountered.

Think hard about how D&D magic interacts with the alien tech.

[-] tokensane@mastodon.me.uk 1 points 1 day ago

@Shkshkshk @rpg E.g. does "befuddle" work on the ship's AI? Can you cast a fireball through a force field?

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