My Odysseus themed character when the fey don’t know why it’s not working 😏
Depending on the way the fey phrased the request you may either have insulted it, or broken a deal. If it asks to have your name and you answer with “yes, my name is <fake name>.” You have lied to it and broken a simple transaction. It may even be justified in using ever more harsh measures to extract your name from you, as it has a legitimate claim on it. At least that is the way I would play such a situation for the fey. For me the thing is that trying to outsmart them rarely works, because they know netter in which rules they operate than you do. A answer like "You may not have my name, but you can call me <fake name>. " Should work better in my opinion. Sorry for the wall of text btw. Just being bored out of my mind rn.
Making them deal with the linguistic juggling of the Fey is how to have fun with rules lawyer players
But you won’t get far talking to no one!
Walt is always freaking out about something. Dude was way too high strung.
Can someone please provide context for us noobs?
To piggyback on previous responses, a common trick I’ve seen in Feywild games is when introducing a new Fey, they would say “You can call me ArgleBargle, may I have your name?”
The trick is that if you give your name to someone in the Feywild, it is no longer yours.
Isn’t that good? Now people can’t use Gate to summon you into a trap.
at least from what i’ve seen it generally results in you becoming a thrall, they can straight up just completely control you like an RC car
Probably something about a beings true name giving power over them.
Not a DND expert but generally the trope with Fey is that their magic uses people’s names so If a fey knows your name they can do whatever they want to you.
The joke is on you, I don’t know my own true name!
(Mortals generally don’t in most settings, I think.)
trans people wielding immense power in the fae wilds
More like choosing names like Fae Wilds.
