OSR Does anybody know anything about this OSR adventure: Gods of the Forbidden North?
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Mannahnin
Scion of Murgen (He/Him)
Right. The context matters. The content itself would be a bit questionable/potentially discomfiting, as Afroconan pointed out, depending on your level of cultural literacy and sensitivity to the particular dog whistles, but this larger context with the author makes it look like Afroconan's alarm sensor going off was indeed justified as feared.
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Afroconan
Explorer
People are usually nice in person regardless of politics. And specially so when they are trying to sell you a product.
And he may not have pushed "the agenda", but it's blatant on the text.
And just to clarify. I don't really mind authors having "agendas" or pushing their ideas in their art.
But I prefer when they are upfront about it rather than hiding behind a "No Politics" label.
Like, for real... This is not subtle at all...
Edit: rereading this I just notice the blatantly in the nose parallelism between "Hadea" and "Judea".
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Whizbang Dustyboots
Gnometown Hero
1) That is the most fantasy (conservative) Catholicism that has ever shown up in a fantasy game.
2) My players who think I flesh out my fantasy religions too much would likely have a stroke if they saw all of that.
2) My players who think I flesh out my fantasy religions too much would likely have a stroke if they saw all of that.
Afroconan
Explorer
And here's how the evil chaos cults is described... Your usual sexual deviants bringers of "degeneracy", basically.
These wouldn't bother me at all if not for the broader context of other religions and the "sanctimonious" tone of the author.
These wouldn't bother me at all if not for the broader context of other religions and the "sanctimonious" tone of the author.
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Afroconan
Explorer
It's the same doctrine I was taught in catecheis through a fantasy veneer
If you are slightly familiar with Christian apologetics you won't be able to unsee this.
Whizbang Dustyboots
Gnometown Hero
None of this is even useful at the table!
If you're going to be this guy, it should at least have some sort of positive impact on the game.
Afroconan
Explorer
Oh wait! He's way ahead of you! XD
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mamba
Legend
ugh 'Although He desires worship from His followers, it is not for His benefit but theirs.' sounds like an abusive relationship...
Yeah, these passages certainly make me steer clear of this thing
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