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submitted 2 days ago by Shkshkshk@dice.camp to c/rpg@ttrpg.network

Low-fantasy D&D aliens?

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I want to stick aliens 👽🛸 into my next D&D campaign. My idea is to have little grey men show up in a flying saucer and abduct the party. However, I'm worried that this is too comprehensible for the average #DnD character. I want the PCs to be confused, but not the players! What's the weirdest alien you've ever thrown at your D&D party?

Side note, I also want to give the baddies #mechs. How do I mechanically handle this?

#DM #dming #ttrpg #scifi #fantasy #mech

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[-] Apepollo11@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

If you want the characters to be confused, but not the players, pop in some classic tropes.

Two that spring to mind:

Transporter technology - High pitched noise, swirly patterns, a vague sense of being dissolved, then the reverse.

Impossibly sterile rooms - no obvious furniture, panels on the walls automatically open to provide things, beds rise out of the floor, etc.

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