Gary Gygax is dead.
"Bless us, priest," said the party leader, the warrior.
The cleric nodded, "I pray for our success in the coming battle and cast hide-from-undead on all."
I told them that the priest needed to hear the answers to his prayers in the kitchen, and we left the party at the table.
I dropped the bombshell. There is no god. Your prayers will not work in this world.
He looked stricken and it was ten more minutes before he could return to the table.
I opened my mouth to speak but he cut me off.
"My god tells me that we must not fight these demons without first embarking on a quest to find a holy relic, the Sword of Truth. With it, we can defeat any enemy.
We must build an army. We must find more believers"
Once more he looked askance at me.
"Can I get a gun?"
The cleric nodded, "I pray for our success in the coming battle and cast hide-from-undead on all."
I told them that the priest needed to hear the answers to his prayers in the kitchen, and we left the party at the table.
I dropped the bombshell. There is no god. Your prayers will not work in this world.
He looked stricken and it was ten more minutes before he could return to the table.
I opened my mouth to speak but he cut me off.
"My god tells me that we must not fight these demons without first embarking on a quest to find a holy relic, the Sword of Truth. With it, we can defeat any enemy.
We must build an army. We must find more believers"
Once more he looked askance at me.
"Can I get a gun?"