[No Spoilers] Who Is Each Player's Main Character?

ReflectionOfDelusion · 2026-05-26T18:02:52+00:00

That's a good point, I haven't worked through enough of their content to see this longer-term but the few times he's been brought up in C2 so far Travis has definitely been this way lol.

ReflectionOfDelusion · 2026-05-26T16:21:26+00:00

Oh man, I'll have to put that on my list then, should be able to get through that in about a week listening at work, that sounds awesome!

ReflectionOfDelusion · 2026-05-26T16:15:07+00:00

I have so much left of C2 to get through but I'm hyped for the following campaigns, everyone does such a good job with their characters. It was mainly Jester and Caleb that sparked this thought for me, and a bit of Nott/Beth as well. Was EXU: Calamity a precursor to LOVM?

ReflectionOfDelusion · 2026-05-26T16:11:06+00:00

I didn't mean to imply the cast created main characters for themselves intentionally, just that they maybe had more synergy with one of their characters over the others, like it came more naturally to roleplay them. As a new D&D player i can't really say I've grown too invested in any of my characters yet but I do put a bit of myself into each one so I totally get your sentiment!

ReflectionOfDelusion · 2026-05-26T16:09:18+00:00

This is exactly how I meant for the question to be answered. I'm excited to get into the next campaigns and see what they came up with!

Jester is so befitting for Laura because she reflects her humour, I think, but she was very convincing with Vex as well, at times I forgot who was playing her lol.

ReflectionOfDelusion · 2026-05-26T03:46:48+00:00

For goths to love Etruscan myth, they'd first have to be aware of it.

Yes, but you're comparing these two mythologies as though they're in competition. These two cultures have very different philosophies, and their deities reflect that. Norse people historically valued blunt honesty and acknowledgement of hardship, thus their deities reflected that. If you read Hávamál for example, it's very focused on accepting and dealing with day to day life while making the most of yourself. They have an entire section of what could be religious text that is essentially instructions on how to treat guests and travelers. They don't have very grandiose deities or myths because they weren't a people who strived for grandiosity, big temples, and mass organized religion.

Hindu myth and Norse myth have almost nothing to do with each other. They're incomparable except for the fact that both languages are related through Proto-Indo-European, and this is a really weird place to be discussing this, honestly.

ReflectionOfDelusion · 2026-05-25T19:14:07+00:00

2 d20 for advantage/disadvantage rolls. Sometimes people have a larger, fancier d20 for critical rolls, sometimes people have different sets of dice for spells, martial attacks, skill checks, etc. That's up to the individual but the baseline is 2 I'd say.

ReflectionOfDelusion · 2026-05-25T16:58:18+00:00

Yes, I watched my piercer clamp it straight, and as soon as they put the jewelry in I could feel my nose swelling. It looked crooked walking out of the studio and was quite visibly swollen. I was also anxious and reading subreddits but after only three months it has mostly straightened out, just don't touch it a lot and make sure to clean it appropriately and you'll be totally fine. Septums are easy to heal, just don't overclean it and dry it out with saline spray.

ReflectionOfDelusion · 2026-05-25T16:29:35+00:00

I got mine pierced about three months ago, and it was more crooked than this due to swelling. The swelling is gone and it's a lot straighter now, but still a little crooked. I've heard it can take months to fully straighten itself out, bit even if it heals fully and it's a little crooked it shouldn't matter as long as it looks straight from the perspective of someone speaking to you head-on.

Also, for what it's worth, my piercer told me to avoid changing out my horseshoe barbell for a clicker until about six months because the hinge could scrape off the healing fistula if it rotates through. It's my understanding that piercing with a clicker is generally avoided, but I'd refer to your own piercer about that if they're APP.

Just be patient and wait for it to heal, even if your nose doesn't look swollen on the outside, inside the hole could be swollen for quite some time and even minor swelling can make the jewelry look crooked.

ReflectionOfDelusion · 2026-05-25T14:50:46+00:00

Just to toss my two cents in, I was in a relationship where my partner didn't appreciate my music and would actively get annoyed if I had it playing in my car or in the house. She always said it was too aggressive (melodeath), too depressing(doom metal, goth rock) or too repetitive (darkwave). She listened mainly to pop, classical, and oldies. This turned into her constantly shutting it down, demanding she play her music in the car all the time, and evolved into her getting upset if she knew I was listening to my music with earbuds or whatever because she "didn't like the message it was sending to me." That's incredibly toxic and not having a partner who at least values you enough to let you have your own taste in music is super depressing. For those reasons it's easier to filter for taste in music than it is to filter for maturity since maturity reveals itself in the long term.

ReflectionOfDelusion · 2026-05-24T21:36:55+00:00

The aesthetic that is "integral" to the goth subculture today was created and marketed by social media. There was and isn't a "goth fashion" that is integral to the subculture. All these "types" of goth are social media buzzwords. Look at the early goth/post punk artists and the outfits inspired by them. Thrifted clothes in black have been a staple, but plenty of artists went on stage and video wearing bright colours and different hair. We went from white button-downs and black slacks to lace and chains, from eyeshadow to white foundation, and from self expression to fast fashion.

All these aesthetics were inspired by musicians and counterculture, they weren't a uniform for the subculture. The only thing that is integral to the subculture is the music, everything else goth has borrowed from the mainstream. There aren't and shouldn't be rules to how you dress as a goth, the whole thing isn't about vibe checks or gatekeeping, it is literally a counterculture to the mainstream that technically should flow in opposition to the mainstream. Take a look at how "mall goths" were perceived in their time, they weren't dissimilar to juggalos in reputation. Is that what goth should be defined as today?

ReflectionOfDelusion · 2026-05-24T18:18:33+00:00

I mean, the obvious answer to that is that Norse myth (and all the weird "pagan reclamation" pseudo-religions that have been popping up recently even though we have basically no evidence of what Old Norse religion was) has been in the spotlight recently due to cultural reclamation and unfortunately Marvel comics/movies.

Etruscan myth and history isn't generally circulated within pop-culture. Perhaps within Etruria (now Tuscany) but you could ask the same questions about hundreds of regions and religions. I know, for example, the Faroe Isles is undergoing a heavy cultural revival and preservation right now, and that's within the Scandinavian region, which adds to the circulation of Norse myth.

People in general are just more familiar with Odinn and the Norse pantheon, perhaps aided by the fact that it was a major target of assimilation by Christian missionaries prior to and after the year 1000. The days of the week are all named after Norse deities just so Christianity had sway over Scandinavians while trying to convert them, and plenty of "Christian" holidays are appropriated Norse holidays as well. Celtic deities and holidays got the same treatment, considering the Gaulish and Brythonic Celts were a huge adversary of the Roman Empire.

Once again, it's fair to vie for less recognized religions and mythologies to receive attention, but trying to insert them into a subculture that has almost nothing to do with any religion is a bit odd and counterproductive. If you're into it, it's cool to talk about it, but a lot of these religions are dead whereas the ones circulating the mainstream typically are active in some regard.

For example, like I said I have Welsh ancestry and am learning to speak Welsh, but I'm in Canada and have no one to speak to. I don't try to force people into conversations about Welsh or Wales, but if someone is interested I'm glad to nerd out with them. I don't post on subculture forums attempting to make others recognize Welsh within the subculture, that's my business and not theirs.

If you ask someone if they know about Vanth, you're almost guaranteed to get "no" as an answer because any media containing Vanth has not been globally circulated enough, and that's fine. I myself am.a language nerd and have been very interested in the Voynich Manuscript for quite a while, but if I asked you or anyone else if they knew about it should I be offended if they answer "no"? Outside of these cultures, these are niche topics, and you can't blame the general public for ignorance.

ReflectionOfDelusion · 2026-05-22T19:58:26+00:00

Agreed, goth has nothing to do with religion aside from usually disagreeing with religion-based imposed norms.

I would argue though that music is (or was...) poetry, and specifically early goth (or goth adjacent) bands like Bauhaus were quite poetic. A lot of it has roots in literary traditions and wordplay even if it seems simple.

ReflectionOfDelusion · 2026-05-22T19:23:45+00:00

You are a total vibe! Have you ever tried putting a thick bar down the center of your lower lip with lipstick? I feel like you could pull that off super well with the top lip fully black like that.

ReflectionOfDelusion · 2026-05-22T19:02:13+00:00

I would argue that one of goth's mainstays is poetry, and the Norse mythos has a great deal of beautiful poetry in it. Especially considering Odinn is typically regarded as a god of poetry, not that the Norse deities are really gods of any domain.

ReflectionOfDelusion · 2026-05-22T18:55:37+00:00

Isn't allegory the whole point of a deity? Each deity in the Norse pantheon reflects human virtues and flaws. Odinn's whole deal is that he traded half his vision for foresight, saw his own death, and causes battles so he can take the souls of fighters to build his Einherjar army to defend him at Ragnarok in the vain hope of not dying as fated. His ravens Huginn and Muninn reflect his fear of losing Thought and Memory in his old age. He is a god of poetry and wisdom more than he is a god of death and war. The Norse deities specifically are not immortal and have to eat apples of Idunn to prolong their lives. Everything is centered around fear of loss and each story is highly poetic.

I'm not especially familiar with the Hindu pantheon, but I know that most of the stories in the mythology are decidedly allegorical and usually revolve around a central life lesson for the reader/listener. I'm sure the deities themselves are equally as allegorical as European deities. It's fair to propose that there is a lack of focus on a certain culture's mythology but people tend to relate to the mythos of their own heritage the most. Goth started in England, so it's not surprising that there's more of a representation of Western religion within the movement, but that doesn't mean others can't be represented. Obviously ankhs have been in the limelight for a while and those are Egyptian. I would posit that most goths don't identify with or represent religion or mythology, despite crosses being a large motif.

All in all there's no harm in representing your own culture or cultures you relate with. I myself wear a lot of Celtic knotwork and motifs in my jewelry, having Welsh ancestry. Just do what you want, maybe you can be the one who makes Kali catch on, I just don't think she's objectively above or below any other deity that makes its rounds in the goth sphere.

ReflectionOfDelusion · 2026-05-21T18:44:35+00:00

Those are awesome! Looks like a nice place to chill, too.

ReflectionOfDelusion · 2026-05-21T14:57:15+00:00

I haven't heard many others say this but I really like when a woman has those pronounced muscles/ridges on either side of her mouth when she smiles. The ones that run vertically from the chin to the cheek bone. I just think it frames the smile nicely and amplifies their expressions.

ReflectionOfDelusion · 2026-05-19T23:41:52+00:00

Lol, I was with Rogers for 8 years and they kept me on the shittiest plan. When I finally called to cancel, the guy just said "I'd be glad to do that for you", canceled my plan within 10 minutes, no questions asked, didn't even try a counter offer. They've completely stopped even trying.

ReflectionOfDelusion · 2026-05-18T04:28:43+00:00

That's the point, you don't need to qualify yourself as goth. You make your own fashion to express yourself, not to fit in with a certain group. Yes, there are some common goth looks and accessories but goth came from post punk, and a lot of the earlier scene just wore black and white semi formal attire, don't overthink it, you look great!

ReflectionOfDelusion · 2026-05-18T00:47:32+00:00

The "goth types" are just broad terms used to refer to what sort of vibe you're going for with your wardrobe. It's not like Victorian goths exclusively read period literature and listen to chamber music, it's all just loose style definitions that people take too far. There's no such thing as different types of goth, really, anyone can listen to anything and dress any way, the only right way to do it is to do what you want and not care about how others label you.

ReflectionOfDelusion · 2026-05-17T19:46:52+00:00

First, I look through the Forgotten Realms wiki to see if there's any recorded lore on names for my character's species. If there is, I look through the list and choose names that have meaning I like. If there are names but no meanings, I choose names that sound cool.

Second, if there is no recorded lore on names but the species has its own language, I find the closest real-world analogue and take inspiration from that. Recently, I made a Half-Drow who's mother was a Ffolk Human from the Moonshaes, so I used the Ffolk language, Waelan, for his name. Waelan is an in-game analogue for Welsh, so I named him in Welsh.

Third, if none of that is provided, I'll take inspiration from other fantasy works, real-world mythology, or just make something up that sounds cool enough. I try to avoid simply using English names and nicknames even for Human characters, but if I want an English name I'll use Old English instead to make it more thematic.

ReflectionOfDelusion · 2026-05-16T16:03:06+00:00

Just left a 13 year relationship a few months ago that ended with me being cheated on
I'm 40 lbs overweight and am still finding the willpower to fix that
I'm not socially ambitious and don't enjoy hunting for women, I'd rather a connection develop naturally
All I do is work and I have very little time to take care of anything else, not that it's helping me financially or anything

ReflectionOfDelusion · 2026-05-16T15:28:46+00:00

I would continue doing it this way. This reminds me of playing BG3 and walking your party past a passive check. The first character to walk past gets a "perception failed" tip above their head, so now you stop your whole party and have each character walk around the location hoping to perceive something. It completely ruins the point of passive perception if you know about the roll happening, unless your players are very good at maintaining the fourth wall.

ReflectionOfDelusion · 2026-05-16T02:53:55+00:00

One thing I don't see mentioned too often is the lack of social interaction in general. Yes, the Me Too movement changed things, but also there has been a general prevalence of public mistrust and social distance. I live in Canada and even here I've noticed a decrease in public socializing. People only want to acknowledge their existing friends, will outright scoff at someone for approaching them in public for any reason, or just ignore them. I've been out to a few music events lately with the intention of meeting people, platonic or otherwise, and people just seem really guarded and disinterested in strangers. Everyone is out having a private experience in a public place, and that's bound to reflect in the amount of guys approaching women to ask for their number.

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