Time of Unparalleled Darkness

Old thread I know. I like Blackguard as a separate class. I'm biased, as it is probably my favourite class after Cleric.

Personally I also like the CG/LE/CE Paladin options from 3.5. They fit things like Baneite Paladins well.

I think the curse makes it unsuitable, really. I'd rather give the Fourth Sect another fortress elsewhere than to add Darkon in unless the curse was changed to something else. It's also such a big domain I think the sheer distances involved would be a bit awkward in rp too.

Only my PoV though.

From the draft: "On the topics of homophobia or sexism - neither are welcome here." I'd be even more prescriptive here and list non-fantasy ableism and non-fantasy racism alongside these. It's quite difficult to describe the nuance around this of course - particularly in relation to ableis...

One thing that I think can be helpful is pointing to modern media that matches the tone you're after. For example, BG3 has plenty of racism in it, but it doesn't touch real life racism. It's a good example of showing how the themes of prejudice can be explored without touching on people's actual bur...

I think people feeling comfortable with departing is good enough. I also think a basic tone guide is good, too. Just as you might say: "We don't abide homophobia in roleplay," you can say things like "acts of extreme violence need to be tastefully described unless someone has opted-in...

I think exp loss can be fine in theory, and it is certainly the biggest 'threat.' Having said that I also feel like losing a full level is far too harsh. One way to mitigate it could be some rare item that you could acquire and spend to avoid this fate? Or maybe half a level cost?