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oldwolf · 10-23-2018, 08:27 AM

Hmmm, it strikes me that players wandering the astral plane can severly mess up story lines. The GM probably needs to control it pretty tightly.

The lack of barriers might seem advantageous to the player but.... What if there is the astral equivalent of gravity? No barriers, such as floors or ground and the player falls forever.

Or, it's the astral plane alright. Perfectly flat and the player finds themself stuck on the "level" where they cast the spell. They can move left, right, forward and back, but never up and down. A particularly nasty GM might make it a purely 2 dimensional world. In this latter case I suggest they read "Flatland".

10-23-2018, 08:27 AM	#2
oldwolf Join Date: Oct 2018	Re: Where is the Astral projected? Hmmm, it strikes me that players wandering the astral plane can severly mess up story lines. The GM probably needs to control it pretty tightly. The lack of barriers might seem advantageous to the player but.... What if there is the astral equivalent of gravity? No barriers, such as floors or ground and the player falls forever. Or, it's the astral plane alright. Perfectly flat and the player finds themself stuck on the "level" where they cast the spell. They can move left, right, forward and back, but never up and down. A particularly nasty GM might make it a purely 2 dimensional world. In this latter case I suggest they read "Flatland".