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Las Vegas def is run by an archdevil (aussie.zone)
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I've never been to Las Vegas but I love it in concept because it sounds so made up. Imagine if you were reading a fantasy novel and they were like "smack in the middle of a deadly inhospitable desert there is a glittering city of indulgence and lawlessness and cheap sin that has specifically engineered itself to obfuscate your sense of time and keep you there as long as possible while they take all your valuables." You'd be like yeah that's some wizard shit.

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Places to add to my next DnD campaign:

  • Las Vegas

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[–] Norgur@kbin.social 21 points 2 years ago

If that was in a novel, you'd go "now the author is going a little heavy on the dystopian capitalism narrative, isn't he? Who would do something so stupid and get away with it in real life?"

[–] not_a_dog@lemmy.one 19 points 2 years ago (1 children)

cheap sin

Funny, but nothing is cheap in Vegas. I'm surprised the sidewalks don't charge for admission.

[–] sudo@lemmy.fmhy.ml 7 points 2 years ago

Relative to the price of eternal damnation, it's not too bad.

[–] Sotuanduso@lemm.ee 13 points 2 years ago

Props for transcription.

[–] spacedancer@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

I wouldn't call it cheap sin, but yeah it's a pretty accurate description.

[–] niktemadur@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You know just how far away from The Law that place was when the mob got its' claws on it? That's also the land where polygamy remained a standard practice until relatively recently.

[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That’s also the land where polygamy remained a standard practice until relatively recently

Are you talking about Vegas specifically? Or is that just a reference to the idea that Utah is in that same general western-US desert area?

[–] niktemadur@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

Same remoteness that drew so many peculiar types there, out of necessity to do the things that they wanted to do.

[–] Vitaly_Chernobyl@sopuli.xyz 4 points 2 years ago

Check out the 1994 “The Stand” miniseries or read the book by Stephen King. It explores the idea of the main bad guys and their leader, who is essentially the devil, taking up residence in Las Vegas.

[–] HereticHydra@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Already doing this! The Kingdom of Castravolva, run by the Rakshasa Castravolva! The only Rakshasa.

[–] cvozbosher@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Got any fun fantasy themed casino games you can share?

[–] HereticHydra@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Sadly no, I haven't gotten that far yet. What I've got SO FAR is Castravolva is like the Rick from Rick and Morty, in the sense he is a genius, almost unstoppable asshole. As far as the actual city, I havn'treally touched it yet, I just have a basic concept of what it is. I WILL SAY however that it was inspired by my recent newly discovered love of Hockey and the knowledge that Las Vegas team is known as the GOLDEN KNIGHTS! (I may be incorrect on that, I am a mental case). Anyway, i havnt come up with any fantasy slot machines, but I am working up a tabletop ruleset for high fantasy hockey!

[–] Hippiemoosen@ttrpg.network 3 points 2 years ago

It truly is evocative of some weird fey trap that enchants its victims into reveling their own lives away.

[–] belenos46@ttrpg.network 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Yes, it definitely is. Also in most dnd games, probably. Art imitating life.

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