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[–] sbv@sh.itjust.works 9 points 5 days ago (1 children)

You could get diseases after Prestigitation? Damn.

[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 18 points 5 days ago (2 children)

The way he perceived prestidigitation was that it removed the overwhelming majority of solid and liquid mess, but the mess and microbiome can remain in small part. It isn't a fourth dimensional biological sieve, it’s a bulk remover. You still have to kill or remove the remaining spores and whatnot.

Phrased another way, would you be comfortable touching your eye after wiping? You used toilet paper. You can see neither feculence nor pathogens on your hand. It should be safe, right?

[–] Xaphanos@lemmy.world 11 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I avoid anachronistic concepts like germ theory in my games. Evil spirits, curses, divine justice, all valid. I do everything I can to jolt the players out of modern-think and ito fantasy and magic.

[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Out of curiosity, do you have myconids in your setting? I imagine you would have hated his portrayal of them.

[–] Xaphanos@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I never had before, but not for any specific reason. Just lack of need or function. Too many monsters to have all of them.

[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 days ago

That’s fair, the monster manual is t h i c k