Drow Sunlight Sensitivity
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Re: Drow Sunlight Sensitivity
We don't want Drow out in the sunlight.
We don't want it with the current maluses.
We don't want it with lesser maluses.
We don't want it with no maluses.
We don't want it with more maluses.
We just don't want them hanging about in sunlilght.
What exactities of lore aside- playing Drow has it's downsides, and this is one of them. Whether you're suffering from these or not, you shouldn't be hanging about in sunlight if you can help it. The current mechanics remind you of this, and lessen our workload in having to keep an eye out for it - but if we see it happening we'll still give players a talking to.
The level of the negatives here doesn't hugely matter honestly, because the end statement is ultimatly the same.
if you are a drow.
And you are out in sunlight?
Don't.
We don't want it with the current maluses.
We don't want it with lesser maluses.
We don't want it with no maluses.
We don't want it with more maluses.
We just don't want them hanging about in sunlilght.
What exactities of lore aside- playing Drow has it's downsides, and this is one of them. Whether you're suffering from these or not, you shouldn't be hanging about in sunlight if you can help it. The current mechanics remind you of this, and lessen our workload in having to keep an eye out for it - but if we see it happening we'll still give players a talking to.
The level of the negatives here doesn't hugely matter honestly, because the end statement is ultimatly the same.
if you are a drow.
And you are out in sunlight?
Don't.
This too shall pass.
(I now have a DM Discord (I hope) It's DM GrumpyCat#7185 but please keep in mind I'm very busy IRL so I can't promise how quick I'll get back to you.)
(I now have a DM Discord (I hope) It's DM GrumpyCat#7185 but please keep in mind I'm very busy IRL so I can't promise how quick I'll get back to you.)
Re: Drow Sunlight Sensitivity
If the goal is to lessen the work-load in keeping an eye out, wouldn't it be easiest to simply have a script that just doesn't allow Drow to area transition into areas with Daylight? I'm not a coder so I don't know how difficult that would be to implement; but there's also the old kill-scripts that could serve a similar purpose.The GrumpyCat wrote: ↑Mon Nov 15, 2021 2:18 pmWe don't want Drow out in the sunlight.
We don't want it with the current maluses.
We don't want it with lesser maluses.
We don't want it with no maluses.
We don't want it with more maluses.
We just don't want them hanging about in sunlilght.
What exactities of lore aside- playing Drow has it's downsides, and this is one of them. Whether you're suffering from these or not, you shouldn't be hanging about in sunlight if you can help it. The current mechanics remind you of this, and lessen our workload in having to keep an eye out for it - but if we see it happening we'll still give players a talking to.
The level of the negatives here doesn't hugely matter honestly, because the end statement is ultimatly the same.
if you are a drow.
And you are out in sunlight?
Don't.
Gods can we just remove magic already?
Re: Drow Sunlight Sensitivity
its not always daytime, so that transition block like an exile script wouldnt work due to it keeping drow from being able to raid at nightSkane wrote: ↑Tue Nov 16, 2021 1:11 amIf the goal is to lessen the work-load in keeping an eye out, wouldn't it be easiest to simply have a script that just doesn't allow Drow to area transition into areas with Daylight? I'm not a coder so I don't know how difficult that would be to implement; but there's also the old kill-scripts that could serve a similar purpose.The GrumpyCat wrote: ↑Mon Nov 15, 2021 2:18 pmWe don't want Drow out in the sunlight.
We don't want it with the current maluses.
We don't want it with lesser maluses.
We don't want it with no maluses.
We don't want it with more maluses.
We just don't want them hanging about in sunlilght.
What exactities of lore aside- playing Drow has it's downsides, and this is one of them. Whether you're suffering from these or not, you shouldn't be hanging about in sunlight if you can help it. The current mechanics remind you of this, and lessen our workload in having to keep an eye out for it - but if we see it happening we'll still give players a talking to.
The level of the negatives here doesn't hugely matter honestly, because the end statement is ultimatly the same.
if you are a drow.
And you are out in sunlight?
Don't.
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Re: Drow Sunlight Sensitivity
You could have it only be active during the hours that are dayEbonstar wrote: ↑Tue Nov 16, 2021 2:04 amits not always daytime, so that transition block like an exile script wouldnt work due to it keeping drow from being able to raid at nightSkane wrote: ↑Tue Nov 16, 2021 1:11 amIf the goal is to lessen the work-load in keeping an eye out, wouldn't it be easiest to simply have a script that just doesn't allow Drow to area transition into areas with Daylight? I'm not a coder so I don't know how difficult that would be to implement; but there's also the old kill-scripts that could serve a similar purpose.The GrumpyCat wrote: ↑Mon Nov 15, 2021 2:18 pmWe don't want Drow out in the sunlight.
We don't want it with the current maluses.
We don't want it with lesser maluses.
We don't want it with no maluses.
We don't want it with more maluses.
We just don't want them hanging about in sunlilght.
What exactities of lore aside- playing Drow has it's downsides, and this is one of them. Whether you're suffering from these or not, you shouldn't be hanging about in sunlight if you can help it. The current mechanics remind you of this, and lessen our workload in having to keep an eye out for it - but if we see it happening we'll still give players a talking to.
The level of the negatives here doesn't hugely matter honestly, because the end statement is ultimatly the same.
if you are a drow.
And you are out in sunlight?
Don't.
Gods can we just remove magic already?
Re: Drow Sunlight Sensitivity
That's just making more work for a similar effect (potentially worse as it could leave Drow players trapped) from the current system.
Bottom line is still:
If you're Drow, don't be in sunlight.
Bottom line is still:
If you're Drow, don't be in sunlight.
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Re: Drow Sunlight Sensitivity
Great change, really!
Out of curiosity - how does this affect daytime on the planes?
I would like to think that planes without a sun (Dis, Abyss, elemental planes - well, any plane really) should have this turned off but I know there's been some issues with vampires dying of nonexistant planar sunlight before due to scripting.
Out of curiosity - how does this affect daytime on the planes?
I would like to think that planes without a sun (Dis, Abyss, elemental planes - well, any plane really) should have this turned off but I know there's been some issues with vampires dying of nonexistant planar sunlight before due to scripting.
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Re: Drow Sunlight Sensitivity
There is the "Places where sun shouldn shine" thread a little bit lower specifically for that. If a plane has a sun, should be reported.Karris the Anarchist wrote: ↑Tue Nov 16, 2021 7:38 amGreat change, really!
Out of curiosity - how does this affect daytime on the planes?
I would like to think that planes without a sun (Dis, Abyss, elemental planes - well, any plane really) should have this turned off but I know there's been some issues with vampires dying of nonexistant planar sunlight before due to scripting.
Re: Drow Sunlight Sensitivity
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Just saying.
Just saying.
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Re: Drow Sunlight Sensitivity
I assume the DM Team wouldn't mind a Drow crossing sunlit areas very quickly if their goal is to reach, let's say, a nearby cave (think on a desperate Drow running through Minmir from the Ogre Cave exit towards the Ogre Cave entrance in order to go back home because there's legit no other way back without a portal). I seriously doubt that small and quick things like this would earn you the ire of the DM Team. I can think of other reasons as well (like a group of Elves tying a Drow to a rock in the middle of a field at noon as a form of torture) that would be made impossible with a script that kicks Drow back to the Underdark during daytime.Skane wrote: ↑Tue Nov 16, 2021 1:11 amIf the goal is to lessen the work-load in keeping an eye out, wouldn't it be easiest to simply have a script that just doesn't allow Drow to area transition into areas with Daylight? I'm not a coder so I don't know how difficult that would be to implement; but there's also the old kill-scripts that could serve a similar purpose.
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Re: Drow Sunlight Sensitivity
Having been really strict in my prior post, I'll probably undermine it all now and say Yeah, this is fine. We get that sometimes timing can be off, or that crashes happen, or such like. Hence why it's not some sort of wierd auto-kill script or bump script or whatever.Red_Wharf wrote: ↑Tue Nov 16, 2021 6:31 pmI assume the DM Team wouldn't mind a Drow crossing sunlit areas very quickly if their goal is to reach, let's say, a nearby cave (think on a desperate Drow running through Minmir from the Ogre Cave exit towards the Ogre Cave entrance in order to go back home because there's legit no other way back without a portal). I seriously doubt that small and quick things like this would earn you the ire of the DM Team. I can think of other reasons as well (like a group of Elves tying a Drow to a rock in the middle of a field at noon as a form of torture) that would be made impossible with a script that kicks Drow back to the Underdark during daytime.Skane wrote: ↑Tue Nov 16, 2021 1:11 amIf the goal is to lessen the work-load in keeping an eye out, wouldn't it be easiest to simply have a script that just doesn't allow Drow to area transition into areas with Daylight? I'm not a coder so I don't know how difficult that would be to implement; but there's also the old kill-scripts that could serve a similar purpose.
The occasional dash to shelter, or forced situations like in the one you describe are likely OK - at least done in small amounts.
This too shall pass.
(I now have a DM Discord (I hope) It's DM GrumpyCat#7185 but please keep in mind I'm very busy IRL so I can't promise how quick I'll get back to you.)
(I now have a DM Discord (I hope) It's DM GrumpyCat#7185 but please keep in mind I'm very busy IRL so I can't promise how quick I'll get back to you.)