Adventure Hook: Wounded Mage

[evileeyore]

Originally Posted by DeathDaisy

"he" isn't neutral. it's been used for undefined gender during the 20th century, not neutral gender. "they" is and has been an acceptable use for undefined and neutral singular for hundreds of years, if it's nice enough for shakespeare and jane austen it's probably alright

Check the link in my response above. You'll see it's gone back and forth, and has come again.

Also, this thread isn't about grammar.

Drift is as drift does.

[Anaraxes]

Originally Posted by Harald387

What Alex needs is to implant an electromagnet in their chest to stop the metal shard from getting closer to the heart, and then build a suit of armor enchanted with flight and sunbolt.

No doubt the list of supernatural ingredients the PCs are going to be sent to fetch includes palladium.

[Tallor]

Originally Posted by Harald387

What Alex needs is to implant an electromagnet in their chest to stop the metal shard from getting closer to the heart, and then build a suit of armor enchanted with flight and sunbolt.

The magnet would work, but magical abilities would still work less around them due to the nullmetal's affects.

[evileeyore]

I would just like to point out that this "magical shielding" the mage was throwing up to protect his comrades would have failed in the face of nullmetal arrows.



Unless said 'shielding' were magically created walls. In which case... they'd have been protected as well.

[ericthered]

Originally Posted by Tallor

The magnet would work, but magical abilities would still work less around them due to the nullmetal's affects.

You probably have to come up with a way to at least partially neutralize the effects of the null metal -- but that's probably where the pallidium comes in.

[Tallor]

Originally Posted by evileeyore

I would just like to point out that this "magical shielding" the mage was throwing up to protect his comrades would have failed in the face of nullmetal arrows.



Unless said 'shielding' were magically created walls. In which case... they'd have been protected as well.

That first idea works even better! :D

[Culture20]

Originally Posted by DeathDaisy

I really like that hook, I'll make sure to save it for later use!

and except for the second paragraph I don't think there's that much room for confusion, "they" is an established use for undefined gender singular.

The problem comes when there is a defined (and even named!) subject but the undefined gender singular "they" is still used. It's a very unusual situation except on Saturday Night Live.

[DeathDaisy]

Originally Posted by Culture20

The problem comes when there is a defined (and even named!) subject but the undefined gender singular "they" is still used. It's a very unusual situation except on Saturday Night Live.

No it doesn't and no it isn't? Alex is a defined person of undefined gender and "they" is acceptable to use by any and all standards. Why are we discussing this? Second paragraph is a bit confusing, the rest is clear and also grammatically correct. Holy moly.