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[–] 53 points 2 years ago (17 children)

I took a sacred oath, sir! I can't serve you Mr 40 year old Drow or I become an oathbreaker. Sorry, not sorry.

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  • [–] 53 points 2 years ago (7 children)

    Meanwhile, "Let's see... anthropomorphic mosquito... Let me see that ID. You're 2 hours old? That checks out, here's your bourbon.

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  • [–] 30 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    Tbh when your life is that short, you can't really see the consequences of your actions, so you might as well get wasted 24/7

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  • [–] 19 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    When your life is that short, you don’t perceive “short” the way humans do anyway

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago

    Mass effect did that pretty well with the frog species.

    Their avg lifespan is only like 35 years and as a result they move and talk much faster than other species. But they're still aware of the overall shortness of their lives compared to other species.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago

    I know a lot of people homebrew this to be different in their games and that's fine, but just to clarify to anyone curious, if we're talking D&D 5e, elves mature at the same rate as humans, and the reason they only consider themselves adults at 100 is purely cultural.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    You broke your oath with the last sentence.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    How does sarcasm break my oath? As a lawful paladin I don't care if they're mad about being blocked from doing something illegal.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Now I'm just imagining the vegan paladin police "oh yea"-ing through the tavern wall and giving you paladin oath tickets.

    "What do you stealing that healing potion is against my oath? No one caught me!"

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago* (3 children)

    I’m confused. In what way does sarcasm break paladin oaths? Not even devotion paladins would break their oaths via sarcasm. Here are the tenets of a devotion paladin:

    Tenets of Devotion

    Though the exact words and strictures of the Oath of Devotion vary, paladins of this oath share these tenets.

    Honesty. Don't lie or cheat. Let your word be your promise.

    Courage. Never fear to act, though caution is wise.

    Compassion. Aid others, protect the weak, and punish those who threaten them. Show mercy to your foes, but temper it with wisdom.

    Honor. Treat others with fairness, and let your honorable deeds be an example to them. Do as much good as possible while causing the least amount of harm.

    Duty. Be responsible for your actions and their consequences, protect those entrusted to your care, and obey those who have just authority over you.

    As you can see sarcasm isn’t mentioned.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    Kelek's breath, I was mostly being facetious!

    In all honestly, I don't believe it would be, but I'm sure it's a trait viewed as less than appropriate as it could be viewed as rubbing against the ideals of honor and honesty.

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