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I had an idea for another PbP character to hold onto for Second Darkness and some elements of the background have me wondering what sort of stories adults tell children in order to get them to behave, whether it's parents or good clerics genuinely trying to guide them or just tales told to scare them into staying in line. Both stories that might actually really reflect the gods actual nature and behavior and those that just use their name without the gods' approval to give their message power. Like "Bad little dwarves get flattened into coins on Torag's anvil so good little dwarves will have money to buy things with in Heaven." or "If you make fun of others' looks Shelyn will make you burst out in warts for the rest of your life".
I'm just looking for more mental and emotional baggage to dump on my crazy gnome rogue who's convinced that Sarenrae is actively out to get her because of an accident she caused during her childhood. She truly believes that the sun is Sarenrae's eye and she'll be burned to ash if she stays within her sight for too long, for example. Even though well meaning priests of Sarenrae would actually try and help her out, she tends to run away in fear at the sight of them.
I've really fallen in love with Golarion's gnomes by the way. ;)
Maybe she fell asleep in the sun as a child, got a very bad sunburn, and her mom blamed her for tempting Sarenrae's wrath.
Maybe she fell asleep in the sun as a child, got a very bad sunburn, and her mom blamed her for tempting Sarenrae's wrath.
Nah, I'm more looking for possibilities for stories she would latch onto and fold into her paranoid fear of divine punishment. I already know why she thinks some of the gods would come down on her.
Thanks though. She did get burned as a child though, except it was with acid. I'm hoping her fear of the gods would work as an excuse to prevent her from seeking divine healing of her scars at higher levels too, as if she'll just make them even angrier if she tries to remove the mark she thinks they left her.
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How about this? "The bad god Rovagug always screams and thrashes in his prison, and Saranrae always listens where he might break out. So unless you are quieten down and stop screaming right now, young lady, The Dawnflower might think you are a small piece of the Rough Beast, strike you down and lock you up the cellars."
How about this? "The bad god Rovagug always screams and thrashes in his prison, and Saranrae always listens where he might break out. So unless you are quieten down and stop screaming right now, young lady, The Dawnflower might think you are a small piece of the Rough Beast, strike you down and lock you up the cellars."
I like. It certainly plays into a desire to keep a low profile.
"If you ignore a traveller in need, Desna will leave you lost in the woods forever."
"If you kick that animal one more time Gozreh will send her wolves to pluck you from your bed at night and carry you off to be eaten."