#we need a tangible reason why Ludanis is wrong

[dracoroma]

Honestly, what I think is the biggest problem in the Bell's Hells campaign is the half-baked nuance. The campaign is asking us how we feel about the gods, yet only presenting their worst sides. And, unlike a story about nuance and questions should do, we're not being told in the story why we should care about the gods. That entire half of the question is held up entirely by Pike, Vax, Fjord and Caduceus, and even then, 75% of that is Caduceus and Vax alone.

Nuance is created when both sides are neither fully right or wrong. But that's not what we're being given. We're not given a reason to care about the gods in the campaign on its own merits. All we're given (with the exception of downfall) is the many reasons why we shouldn't care about the gods, which lends to the narrative supporting the arguments of the blatant terrorist Lidanis Daleth at every turn.

I think back to Abreia saying that Diana was meant to add an interesting perspective, a cleric who is unsure herself about the gods. Our recent talk with Corellon is meant to make things interesting, as they have some interesting opinions. But these aren't interesting if the backbone of the question isn't backed up properly.

This, in the end, isn't nuance in the slightest. It's the equivalent of the punk attitude of "question authority" (hey, look at that, something Ashton is doing). This attitude conflates questioning with contrarianism. You're choosing not to believe that "the man" is doing anything good, so obviously, everything "they" do is bad. And this is in direct vontrast with what I believe is the core of nuance: Chesterton's Fence. The philosophy that we should understand why before tearing the theoretical fence down.

I believe that Matt is trying to tell a nuanced narrative. The problem has been assuming that pro-god is the default. The problem has been the constant lore drops doing nothing but supporting Ludanis, and even some of the party members agreeing with him to the point of starting arguments.

We need a strong reason in the campaign to care about the gods because otherwise, we're going to be trapped in this mire forever. Trapped with Ashton and Dorian devaluing people's beneficial experiences because of their personal vendettas. Trapped with the issue only growing more and more complicated. And trapped with the community arguing about this