I'm a first time DM and our party's bard told a campfire story about a monster she made up. I think it would be really interesting if the monster ended up being real, and that the bard spoke it into existence with her story. does anyone know if there's any way that could be possible? I'm open to discussing things like multiclassing with this player, if that would make this possible. thanks in advance!
Well, you can cast wish, but otherwise not really as a class feature (at least, in general; you could have a summoning spell that causes particular objects or entities to appear). There could be something listening that reacts to the story, though.
It turns out that story (based on a true but forgotten story, that was originally a warning), told on that day (an auspicious day that was the day a great wizard was born) in that place (a previously unknown spot of highly concentrated conjuration magic) actually does make a thing come to life. Now just homebrew the monster. Or find an existing, similar monster and re-skin it. Not everything needs to be in the rules.
It turns out that story (based on a true but forgotten story, that was originally a warning), told on that day (an auspicious day that was the day a great wizard was born) in that place (a previously unknown spot of highly concentrated conjuration magic) actually does make a thing come to life. Now just homebrew the monster. Or find an existing, similar monster and re-skin it. Not everything needs to be in the rules.
Yeah, it's only an issue if the player wants it to be repeatable and reliable.
You could simply explain it as the gods were listening and decided to make it happen. This way it is under the DMs control when and if it might ever happen again. It might also keep people from telling ghost stories around a campfire.
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This world be more of a narrative function rather than a game mechanics function. If you're asking if any race/class abilities allow players to have their stories come to life; no, there's nothing like that. If you're asking if you as the DM can do that; yes, you're the DM, you can do whatever you like (you just may want to come up with a suitable explanation for why this happened so your player doesn't go around thinking they're a God-- I personally think Xalthu's suggestion is the most sensible)
Could be a trickster god or other mischievous higher power overheard the story and thought it would be fun to throw the party against it. If this being enjoys the scenario enough it could end up being a Q type character that shows up from time to time to screw with the party.
Basically, you are the DM, if you want to use a homebrew monster there is no reason you need a rule to do so. Make up your own justifications. Maybe the monster always actually existed and "making it up" was a coincidence, maybe the idea was subconsciously put into character's head, maybe there was a bored godly power listening in on the story.
You are really trying much harder than you need to by making the character be able to create life.
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I'm a first time DM and our party's bard told a campfire story about a monster she made up. I think it would be really interesting if the monster ended up being real, and that the bard spoke it into existence with her story. does anyone know if there's any way that could be possible? I'm open to discussing things like multiclassing with this player, if that would make this possible. thanks in advance!
Well, you can cast wish, but otherwise not really as a class feature (at least, in general; you could have a summoning spell that causes particular objects or entities to appear). There could be something listening that reacts to the story, though.
It turns out that story (based on a true but forgotten story, that was originally a warning), told on that day (an auspicious day that was the day a great wizard was born) in that place (a previously unknown spot of highly concentrated conjuration magic) actually does make a thing come to life. Now just homebrew the monster. Or find an existing, similar monster and re-skin it.
Not everything needs to be in the rules.
Yeah, it's only an issue if the player wants it to be repeatable and reliable.
You could simply explain it as the gods were listening and decided to make it happen. This way it is under the DMs control when and if it might ever happen again. It might also keep people from telling ghost stories around a campfire.
Cum catapultae proscriptae erunt tum soli proscript catapultas habebunt
This world be more of a narrative function rather than a game mechanics function. If you're asking if any race/class abilities allow players to have their stories come to life; no, there's nothing like that. If you're asking if you as the DM can do that; yes, you're the DM, you can do whatever you like (you just may want to come up with a suitable explanation for why this happened so your player doesn't go around thinking they're a God-- I personally think Xalthu's suggestion is the most sensible)
This just reminded me of this awesome video haha :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hF83hrcaJTA
Could be a trickster god or other mischievous higher power overheard the story and thought it would be fun to throw the party against it. If this being enjoys the scenario enough it could end up being a Q type character that shows up from time to time to screw with the party.
Charles and Pantagruel hit it on the head: a PC shouldn't be able to do this normally.
Don't ever grant a PC extra powers which put them above other PCs that they can use outside specific, GM-controlled situations.
This can be done in 2 easy steps:
Boom. Spoken into existence.
Basically, you are the DM, if you want to use a homebrew monster there is no reason you need a rule to do so. Make up your own justifications. Maybe the monster always actually existed and "making it up" was a coincidence, maybe the idea was subconsciously put into character's head, maybe there was a bored godly power listening in on the story.
You are really trying much harder than you need to by making the character be able to create life.