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unseenphil:
prokopetz:
The other fun thing about running D&D in something approximating an authentically medieval milieu is that you can have warlocks with proper lord-and-vassal relationships with their patrons, with all the intensely legalistic and excruciatingly complicated webs of rights and obligations that implies. It’s a nice alternative to the whole wizard-with-a-sugar-daddy business!
“You were supposed to levy troops to support me in my feud with the King of the thirteenth hell this past season.”
“I did! I raised that entire army of skeletons.”
“That you used to fight a dragon with your fellow adventurers.”
“Look, the charter says I’m obliged to raise troops under your banner. But it also says that you will provide lodging and transport for them in the field. I didn’t see a portal to hell open at all for those three months. And believe me, we looked.”
“…”
“Look, it’s not my fault you haven’t granted me the power to instantly send people to hell yet, all I’m saying. But hey. We did fight under your banner, so your demonic majesty received the credit for that dragon takedown, which ought to at least be some bragging rights down there, right?”
unseenphil:
prokopetz:
The other fun thing about running D&D in something approximating an authentically medieval milieu is that you can have warlocks with proper lord-and-vassal relationships with their patrons, with all the intensely legalistic and excruciatingly complicated webs of rights and obligations that implies. It’s a nice alternative to the whole wizard-with-a-sugar-daddy business!
“You were supposed to levy troops to support me in my feud with the King of the thirteenth hell this past season.”
“I did! I raised that entire army of skeletons.”
“That you used to fight a dragon with your fellow adventurers.”
“Look, the charter says I’m obliged to raise troops under your banner. But it also says that you will provide lodging and transport for them in the field. I didn’t see a portal to hell open at all for those three months. And believe me, we looked.”
“…”
“Look, it’s not my fault you haven’t granted me the power to instantly send people to hell yet, all I’m saying. But hey. We did fight under your banner, so your demonic majesty received the credit for that dragon takedown, which ought to at least be some bragging rights down there, right?”
