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Solomoriah wrote: ↑Wed Oct 30, 2019 8:56 pm Mr. Smoot, if you are available, I'd like to talk to you about the Nehnite. I know my release of the added text regarding Nazgoreans threw you for a loop, as the expression goes, but I have to say I like the whole alien magic thing. We need to find a way to reconcile them with the other Nazgoreans.

I have two problems to solve here. One is the obvious magic issue; the other is, who named them Nehnites? Nazgoreans do not communicate with beings not from their own dimension, so it's not what they call themselves. This is why Nazgoreans have the names they have... people who see them say, wow, that was a froggy-looking man, or hey, that wolf had spider eyes. So did someone name them? If there's a story here, we should hint at it (but not actually tell it).

So, the magic. I like the alien magic thing, it's quite cool. I'm saying there's no magic in their dimension, or at least none they can access; did the Nehnites perhaps invade some other realm and learn the secrets of their magic? Or perhaps Nehnites are trying to acquire human (elven, etc.) magicks, but finding it as hard to read "our" books as we find it to understand them... they're getting it wrong, just in creative and interesting ways.

I'm interested in ideas here. The description should call out this difference specifically; we don't have to tell the whole story, but we should acknowledge it and give a few hints. And guys, I know I called out Smoot, but everyone should feel free to join in the discussion.

SmootRK wrote: ↑Thu Oct 31, 2019 11:56 am Name Nehnites is just something made up. I think I heard it during the movie Dark City, but probably spelled/pronounced subtly different. No real story for the name, so just something that popped in while writing them up.

SmootRK wrote: ↑Thu Oct 31, 2019 11:56 am Magic...yes, I think you are really onto something with the stolen magic idea. It could explain why the otherwise non-magical beings have begun to dabble into those energies, albeit with odd results so far.

SmootRK wrote: ↑Thu Oct 31, 2019 11:56 am Btw, Nazgoreans are one of my favorite creatures. They are unique to BFRPG and very original, they are ideal at filling a void that other game systems use creatures that are proprietary.