tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913319789564397699.post1760340243047730059..comments2024-03-28T17:48:19.196-05:00Comments on The Other Side blog: Melisandre. Priestess or Witch?Timothy S. Brannanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02923526503305233715noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913319789564397699.post-8212075156584138332019-05-02T12:48:08.683-05:002019-05-02T12:48:08.683-05:00I agree: the necklace grants poison immunity and t...I agree: the necklace grants poison immunity and the illusion of youth. The Red God can keep you alive as long as he needs you, which is why she was still around for the Battle of Winterfell.jamescbennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06603912011980275273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913319789564397699.post-57425946568187033012019-05-01T15:20:27.691-05:002019-05-01T15:20:27.691-05:00I always thought her necklace was a "periapt ...I always thought her necklace was a "periapt of proof against poison." Doesn't it protect her from an assassination attempt in the first season/book?JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03263662621289630246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913319789564397699.post-22998803554501140362019-05-01T14:47:19.891-05:002019-05-01T14:47:19.891-05:00Is the necklace from 5e or unique, otherwise I wou...Is the necklace from 5e or unique, otherwise I would call it a minor Artefact (Collar of Vigour) which reduces her age from 'ancient' to 'Mature' <br /><br />What was that Four line poem?<br />Like the kiss of sweet wine.<br />Like the sting of a maddened queen.<br />Like the ecstasy of consuming desire.<br />Like the fading of a dream.<br /><br /><br />Thats the vibe I get from her and the other red witches. Four tiers of witchcraft and she has long since reached the last.Sean Robert Meaneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16273566549106707316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913319789564397699.post-65792251496920138722019-05-01T14:30:45.181-05:002019-05-01T14:30:45.181-05:00In general, I agree with using the mechanics of th...In general, I agree with using the mechanics of the rules to model what you want, rather than the "fluff." It's why I could easily use the mechanics of the Halfling class as a framework for Tormund (even the AC bonus...he's just made of "sterner stuff" than other men). <br /><br />However, the world of GoT is sooo magic poor, that I think a bit more radical paradigm might be needed for characters like Melisandre. While she calls herself a priestess, others call her a witch, and I'm inclined to use the magic-user class as a base. The ability to "raise dead" appears to be more of a plot-driven (i.e. based on DM fiat) thing than an actual, daily spell, and I don't recall her having a whole lot of other "healing magic." Her prayers are simply spell incantations as far as I'm concerned.<br /><br />I don't think the world of Westeros has such a thing as B/X clerics in it.JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03263662621289630246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913319789564397699.post-73144792326096404332019-05-01T11:28:28.265-05:002019-05-01T11:28:28.265-05:00The principle issue with any sort of "stat th...The principle issue with any sort of "stat this character challenge" is that the classes don't really have the same structure. <br /><br />A fighter is ANY fighter: he can be a soldier, a knight, a samurai, or a barbarian sell-sword -- they all follow more or less the same rules, and their class progression means pretty much the same thing. <br /><br />But a Wizard is ALL wizards: she will dabble in sympathetic magic, alchemy, runic magic, incantations, summoning, divinations.... Despite later attempts to add more focused, flavorful magician classes, the core Wizard is already a witch, a scholarly wizard, an alchemist, and an invoker of higher powers. And she will be, even if she prioritizes some certain school over others.<br /><br />The basic Cleric, in contrast -- and again, despite later attempts to broaden it -- is a SPECIFIC MASH-UP OF SPECIFIC INSPIRATIONS: of Bishop Odo of Bayeux, of Van Helsing and his Hammer Film descendants, and echoing the miracles of Moses, Jesus, and other saints on demand. Much of the weirdness of the Cleric class comes from just not being able to accept how specific it was from the star.<br /><br />And, to round things out, the Thief is SOME thief: it's really the only class to try to set a broad perimeter around all thiefly things, then navigate your path within it.<br /><br />As for Melisandre, she always struck me as a witch working for a god. There are things which she disavows that seem outside of her scope without divine assistance, but there's also a lot of ritual and hidden knowledge that she seems to expect to work even without.Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07308961452731842972noreply@blogger.com