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Let's be honest here, people. If you see someone doing research with old books at the library, hardcore weaponry or not, your real first thought is probably most likely:
"Haven't these people heard of the internet?"
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Host: "Can I take your coat and hat sir?"
Man: "Certainly not, without this hat I became a bumbling fool. I sleep in this hat; I shower in this hat! You may take my coat, however, be careful it cost me nearly your weight in gold... it's +4."
Host: "Yes I see sir. I will be most careful sir."
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Hear person on the street saying words in a loud voice while alone. Not sure if crazy hobo,on Bluetooth headset, or activating magic items.
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*Four AK-47 wielding civilians in SWAT gear walk into a bar.
"Hey everybody! Need anyone killed?"
Allo, comrade! Welcome to Russia!
This kind of depends on where you are. :)
Not to mention, four ak-47 wielding civilians? When was the last time you saw a party with the same loadout?
It'd be one guy with an AK, one guy with a compound bow, a guy inexplicably carting around an anti-materiel rifle, and probably a guy in a nice suit and no visible weapon.
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It'd be one guy with an AK, one guy with a compound bow, a guy inexplicably carting around an anti-materiel rifle, and probably a guy in a nice suit and no visible weapon.
Visible being the key word. Also one of them brought a wolf and expects nobody will question it.
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My first thought was seeing a news story about ISIS or some other group, and immediately gathering up my friends, arming ourselves, flying out to that region, and attempting to wipe out the bad guys by randomly wandering around the area looking in random caves and buildings.
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My first thought was seeing a news story about ISIS or some other group, and immediately gathering up my friends, arming ourselves, flying out to that region, and attempting to wipe out the bad guys by randomly wandering around the area looking in random caves and buildings.
Hey, in this version of reality, maybe Ron Paul's idea to issue letters of marque against terrorists would have gained some traction!
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GM: "Alright, let's begin. You all meet in a truck stop. Everyone introduce your characters."
Steve: "Yeah, I'm playing Ralph, the grizzled Texan lumberjack ranger. After his village was killed by terrorists, he began training extensively against his favored enemy. Which is humans. He fights with two axes."
Rory: "I am Kip the fighter! I was once destined for the prime ministry, but I was exiled from the Canadian Lands, framed by my treacherous half-brother! Now I wander from town-to-town as a warrior for hire. I fight with an AK-47."
Jack: "I'm the cleric."
GM: "What's your character's name?"
Jack: "Uh...Jack. I have an AK-47, five grenades, two pistols, and a knife."
GM: "Okay. The three of you enter the truck stop."
Steve: "I go to the bulletin board."
GM: "You see a notice from the wise President Obama. It reads: Heroes Needed—Servants of Walmart have begun intruding upon the borders of McDonald's. A bounty of 50 gp will be paid per head."
Rory: "I ask around the truck stop. Perhaps we can find a better quest from local gossip. Roll for gather information...18."
GM: "Rumor has it that the local mayor is quite unpopular due to his support for the president's new immigration initiative..."
Rory (out loud, in-character): "Come, friends! We must go and defeat the tyrant!"
GM: "The group sets out and begins the long journey into town. Let me find the random encounter tables..."
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Two sessions later, they're confused and think they're attacking the president of Kenya. Apparently they think the names sound similar.
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Two sessions later, they're confused and think they're attacking the president of Kenya. Apparently they think the names sound similar.
"Kenya? Wait, wasn't he Irish?"
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Expendables and Fast and Furious are documentaries.
Also, despite being world-renowned fighters, insist all their co-workers be immediately present at all times.
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Visible being the key word. Also one of them brought a wolf and expects nobody will question it.It'd be one guy with an AK, one guy with a compound bow, a guy inexplicably carting around an anti-materiel rifle, and probably a guy in a nice suit and no visible weapon.
And the group will argue about whether anyone who ambushes them should shoot the unarmed guy or someone else :)
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Imagine if the DM for real life didn't run encumbrance rules. Airport security would take forever and the bellboys at hotels would cease to exist.
What's more? You could arm yourself with rocket launchers, machine guns, grenades, and medieval weaponry while sporting a suit of super heavy ballistic-proof armor and still move at a running pace. Imagine the permits you would have to sign to lug all of that around.
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Most of our votes would be counted by magic devices enchanted by a select few who expect everyone to just completely overlook the numerous possibilities for shenanigans, and for some reason most people actually trust them . . .
Wait, this is what really happens! . . .
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If we did in real life what we do in Pathfinder...
...I'd get some exercise.
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We wouldn't have police forces, not really. We would have people that could harass the small-time crooks a bit, but if there is a heavy hitter causing trouble? The powers that be would immediately start looking for a wandering, heavily armed, psychopathic team of mass murderers that could "deal with" the criminal. They would reimburse said team handsomely, giving them several lifetimes' worth of money for a normal worker for the deed. However, if the psychopaths would even hint at trying to avoid paying their taxes, there are no lengths the ruler would not go to to bring that money in. Supposedly, there needs to be a cash inflow to be able to afford the next murderhobo team strike.
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^This also works for certain varieties of superhero genre. Actually works fairly broadly among superhero genres if you skip the part about the superheroes getting paid.
Now that I think about it a bit more, this reminds me of the StarCraft 2: Wings of Liberty campaign where Jim Raynor gets called to do a mission to help some some refugees, which fits in with his ideology but doesn't promise to pay anything (although mechanically he actually ends up with a decent amount of credits and a couple of Research Points from it), and also gets offered a mission (by his old no-good friend Tychus Findlay) to go after alien artifact bits purely for money.
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Ok have you seen the levels of arms and armor a PC wears? In a real life setting these people would be doing their daily business in full swat gear and bristling with advanced weapons and equipment. Sure as Federal agents they can get away with it... but I know I would be shocked at someone dressed like that walking into a shop or restaurant.As far as the topic is concerned...
I did have one player character who went around introducing himself as an assassin for hire. But then this probably got him into just as much trouble in the fantasy game as it would in real life.
I guess the biggest weirdness would be them running around town heavily armed and armored and expecting no one to notice.
Really? As long as you're armed and armored in a genre appropriate fashion, you should be fine.
Okay, armor is little less common, but bulletproof vests can be fairly inconspicuous under clothing.
I wonder if I'm the only PC that leaves most of his equipment, and any weapon that won't fit in a sheath at home while in town.
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I'd also be in pretty bad shape, digestively speaking, from going a few months without squatting a deuce. That can't be good for you.
And once again, am I the only person that tells the GM that I'll be in the outhouse? Or the only person that asks the GM where the public bath house is. Of course in the modern world a bath house is known for something other than bathing; so a pack of adventurers showing up at one would be a little freaky.
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It's always been something I and my players have done; we show up in a new town we ask for the best place to stay, a bath, and always make sure we know where the privies are, because, you know, comical adventuring mishaps.
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It's a fantasy game.
I don't know about you, but a world without poop with no negative side effects sounds like a fantasy to me.
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I actually did barge into a bar and started asking the bartender for rumours and a party to join.
Granted that was an RPG/board game/wargaming bar, but still. Could've cast a daze spell for the same effect..
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Craigslist would definitely look different: For Hire - 4-6 people who like to hunt tough-to-kill enemies. The ideal candidate will have multiple weapons within easy reach, carry said weapons with them everywhere, and have no problems asking complete strangers for information about said enemies. Pay is low but you get to keep whatever you find on said enemies including clothes, weapons, jewelry, and cash. This is sanctioned by the police and they will help you wherever they can without getting directly involved.
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Sooner or later, violent clashes would happen between adherents of Earth religions and worshippers (especially divine spellcasters) of deities that actually grant spells . . . Of course, violent clashes already occur quite often between adherents of different Earth religions.
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Sit down with a group of friends and start "cleaning your weapon" ... very thoroughly. >.<
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I'd also be in pretty bad shape, digestively speaking, from going a few months without squatting a deuce. That can't be good for you.
It's not blood that bloatmages are full of.
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Sit down with a group of friends and start "cleaning your weapon" ... very thoroughly. >.<
I have actually done this a few times in real life...
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You'd be part of an inseparable group of friends consisting of a muscular psychopath, a priest, a shifty kleptomaniac, and a frail intellectual obsessed with the occult (that last one's probably you).
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You'd be part of an inseparable group of friends consisting of a muscular psychopath, a priest, a shifty kleptomaniac, and a frail intellectual obsessed with the occult (that last one's probably you).
Bonus points if that priest IS the muscular psychopath, and seems obsessed with, "Kicking evil's ass... in the name of the lord."
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You'd be part of an inseparable group of friends consisting of a muscular psychopath, a priest, a shifty kleptomaniac, and a frail intellectual obsessed with the occult (that last one's probably you).Bonus points if that priest IS the muscular psychopath, and seems obsessed with, "Kicking evil's ass... in the name of the lord."
Father McGruder...you were, simply too awesome for the movie you were in..
Along those lines...
We'd show up at the local church to drain the holy water from the fonts into our bottles (even if we're not a member of that religion).
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Me: I've never been in this building before
*pulls out collapsable 10ft pole*
tap...tap...tap...tap...
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I'd be clearly schizophrenic if I saw a tiefling with a tail, horns, claws, and huge fangs and treated it like just another day hanging out with my buddy, Steve Demonson.
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"Why does Jim look so upset, did something happen?"
"Nah, we're about to go rock climbing and he free climbs like a pro when he's angry."
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The news wouldn't print the full details of the crimes.
The best horror movies and shows end with police and the press covering it up.
Grimm,"Are we going to have to give him the talk? He may be better off in denial."
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Throw away or leave behind any denominations of money less than $100 bills.
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Casually summon up gods, demons, and various monsters, talk for about six seconds, spend a few days in thought, and then eliminate all poverty, need, limited resources, and slow production of anything. Instant everything for everyone forever.
(Bonus points if it's by lighting a candle.)
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Law enforcement would be hella easier.
"Think he did it Frank?"
"One sec Bob; DETECT EVIL."
Of course, you'd also have those a+##~*# ranger cops with 'Favored Races'...
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As soon as two people start to get intimate, the light goes out.
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I know more than a few little people that would punch you in the dick if you called them a halfing or gnome.
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There'd be a thieves union (as opposed to guild)...oh wait...
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Companies realize leaving the lights off (or not installing them at all) is cheaper,so legislation has to be passed to prevent preference in employment on the basis of Darkvision.
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We would take turns sprinting sixty feet any time we want to get somewhere.
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Technically a sprint would be 120...150 if you have the run feat.