u/UsualMorning98

Long story short that I think I’ve told on Reddit before, my PC got herself in a lot of time travelling trouble, causing some of the group to either get angry, upset and/or worried for her safety. Despite saying she’d stop hiding things, communicate more and not rush off alone to do things, she secretly returned to where she initially went back in time to make sure no one else could do it. That and to get closure on some personal stuff.

Well she miraculously didn’t get caught, since dice rolls were on my side. But now she’s left feeling guilty due to telling 3-4 people she respects that she wouldn’t pull stunts like this anymore. Her options on who to talk to about this are:

\- One of her best friends and one of the few people who won’t lecture her. But she’s a blabbermouth and will likely tell someone else by accident. Easiest to talk to, hardest to trust.

\- The guy my PC has feelings for (and who likes her back). Also currently one of her best friends. He has said he’d follow her through hell and doesn’t want her doing things alone. She also told him not too long ago that she was done keeping secrets. Easiest to trust, most gut wrenching reaction possibly.

\- The father figure of the group. She’s slightly at odds with him right now due to feeling as though he’s overprotective of her and feels overwhelming guilt over lying to him for weeks prior to the time travel, but otherwise has a lot of respect for him and trusts him. He has lectured her on communication a few days prior to her sneaking back to where she went back in time. Confessing to him will likely lead into a conversation she isn’t comfortable having.

\- The Princess leading the army and another person my PC was lectured by. She was genuinely scared when she found out she went back in time and had her promise to tell the group what she’s planning before doing it. Also might lead into a conversation she isn’t comfortable with, especially since the Princess likely has ties to her parents. Out of the four choices, the Princess is the only NPC listed.

Now my PC doesn’t want to get in any more trouble, but this will eat her alive, along with the other stresses going on with her in campaign right now. Any advice and/or insight?

Long story short that I think I’ve told on Reddit before, my PC got herself in a lot of time travelling trouble, causing some of the group to either get angry, upset and/or worried for her safety. Despite saying she’d stop hiding things, communicate more and not rush off alone to do things, she secretly returned to where she initially went back in time to make sure no one else could do it. That and to get closure on some personal stuff.

Well she miraculously didn’t get caught, since dice rolls were on my side. But now she’s left feeling guilty due to telling 3-4 people she respects that she wouldn’t pull stunts like this anymore. Her options on who to talk to about this are:

\- One of her best friends and one of the few people who won’t lecture her. But she’s a blabbermouth and will likely tell someone else by accident. Easiest to talk to, hardest to trust.

\- The guy my PC has feelings for (and who likes her back). Also currently one of her best friends. He has said he’d follow her through hell and doesn’t want her doing things alone. She also told him not too long ago that she was done keeping secrets. Easiest to trust, most gut wrenching reaction possibly.

\- The father figure of the group. She’s slightly at odds with him right now due to feeling as though he’s overprotective of her and feels overwhelming guilt over lying to him for weeks prior to the time travel, but otherwise has a lot of respect for him and trusts him. He has lectured her on communication a few days prior to her sneaking back to where she went back in time. Confessing to him will likely lead into a conversation she isn’t comfortable having.

\- The Princess leading the army and another person my PC was lectured by. She was genuinely scared when she found out she went back in time and had her promise to tell the group what she’s planning before doing it. Also might lead into a conversation she isn’t comfortable with, especially since the Princess likely has ties to her parents. Out of the four choices, the Princess is the only NPC listed.

Now my PC doesn’t want to get in any more trouble, but this will eat her alive, along with the other stresses going on with her in campaign right now. Any advice and/or insight?

Context. This is a Homebrew campaign, so the Gods work differently in that people didn’t think they existed until they started showing up to people in the party. My character has been able to contact three out of eight of the ones in the pantheon, one of which she befriended and who hangs out with her a large chunk of the time in the form of a small animal.

One of the NPCs in the party is a Priest who has been studying religion all his life and has been wanting to speak with the Gods. Like, the topic is a hyperfixation for him. My PC had been going to him for advice on the Gods and had talked about her communions with them. But it was all talk until recently.

In a previous session, my PC prayed to one of these Gods in front of this Priest, and the God in question appeared before them to provide information. Needless to say, Priest freaked out and wants to know how the hell my PC can “just summon the Gods” (mechanically it takes certain rolls and she’s just gotten lucky with them for some reason). She promises to explain everything when they next get a free moment. He then stepped away to scream “come on!” in the woods. That was sign number one that he wasn’t just essential about the topic.

That free moment came in the most recent session. My PC confronted the Priest to find him lost in thought, which is unlike him considering he wanted nothing but questions yesterday. Long story short, he’s kinda angry about my PC’s and it’s shaken his faith. He threw around phrases at her like “I don’t know what makes you special” and when she tried to apologise for this thing that’s beyond her control (she apologised for everything) he replied with “Sorry for what? Being a hero?”

Due to her shaky life as the daughter of a nobleman (which she keeps secret from most of the party), my PC never wanted to be seen as important or different, and this was a huge fear for her since she started talking to the Gods. In fact, she feels less important than the average person due to how her mother treated her back at home. But she was in a position where she couldn’t just step away to pray to this God in private, and she certainly didn’t expect the God to be so public about her appearance, especially when the others communicated in her head or in the form of an animal only she could hear. She not only feels responsible for shaking a Priest’s religious beliefs, but also now feels weird in this friendship, even after they kinda made up to study together.

But I otherwise don’t know how to proceed with this, since it’s not something I can research or navigate through. The Priest is still willing to be there for her, but I’m conflicted on whether my PC would still be willing to go to him for religious advice now. The Gods seem to prefer to be treated like any other being, so going to the “higher ups” for advice doesn’t solve that either. Any help?

So my character has been able to contact three out of eight Gods in the world she lives in (this is based on her adventures in a DnD thing), one of which she befriended and who hangs out with her a large chunk of the time in the form of a small animal.

One of the other characters in the party is a Priest who has been studying religion all his life and has been wanting to speak with the Gods. Like, the topic is a hyperfixation for him. My character had been going to him for advice on the Gods and had talked about her communions with them. But it was all talk until recently.

In a previous session, my character prayed to one of them in front of this Priest, and the God in question appeared before them to provide information. Needless to say, Priest freaked out and wants to know how the hell my character can “just summon the Gods.” She promises to explain everything when they next get a free moment. He then stepped away to scream “come on!” in the woods.

That free moment came in the most recent session. My character confronted the Priest to find him lost in thought, which is unlike him considering he wanted nothing but questions answered yesterday. Long story short, he’s kinda angry about this and the whole thing has shaken his faith. He threw around phrases at her like “I don’t know what makes you special” and when she tried to apologise for this thing that’s beyond her control (she apologised for everything) he replied with “Sorry for what? Being a hero?”

Due to her shaky life as the daughter of a nobleman (which she keeps secret from most of the party), my character never wanted to be seen as important, and this was a huge fear for her since she started talking to the Gods. In fact, she feels less important than the average person. But she was in a position where she couldn’t just step away to pray to this God in private, and she certainly didn’t expect the God to be so public about her appearance, especially when the others communicated in her head or in the form of an animal. She not only feels responsible for shaking a Priest’s religious beliefs, but also now feels weird in this friendship, even after they kinda made up.

But I otherwise don’t know how to proceed with this, since it’s not something I can research or navigate through. The Priest is still willing to be there for her, but I’m conflicted on whether my character would still be willing to go to him for religious advice now. Any advice on how to write this out on my character’s end? I figured I could get a unique perspective here.