The comics took place during burning crusade, but the time line is bit disjointed since Onixia is killed during the comics as opposed to during vanilla.
Because it isnât a true boundary. They didnât just up and combust at Lightâs hope. Which arguably has more Light flowing throw it than anywhere in the Warcraft universe. Would they be uncomfortable? Sure, but they wouldnât be extremely or severely harmed. Especially with Saronite.
To the OP. DKâs being a lot of flavor and fun as well as argument and strife. Everyone thinks they know that they know that they know every single detail but most of the âfactsâ boil down to interpretation. Just write and have fun.
That isnât lore. Lmao.
Oh trust me, Iâve seen the contention personally within the RP community. Too many vastly contradictory interpretations of the Lore that make for any ease of storytelling highly volatile at times. I was not referencing the Game Lore, but the RPers themselves when fabricating it to their own designs. Just scroll up a bit in this forum and youâll see it.
edit I am referencing the âbullyingâ that comes from RPers trying to dictate or correct a personâs individual flare they want to put on their characters, not the bending of the Lore itself. Thatâs a given in any RP setting, Lore manipulations. Has been since the beginning. We all want our lil person to stand out just a little, and thatâs what itâs always been about. Instead of responding with, âNo you canât, youâre wrongâ⌠try âOh, thatâs an interesting take, howâd you come to that idea?â ⌠It will only strengthen the community as a whole.
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Iâve no horse in this race as I donât rp a DK but I do have something to add to the above.
Speaking in general terms, these posts tend to be from players unfamiliar with and seeking information about a topic from the community, hence the forum post. Itâs a solicitation of collective information from said community looking for guidance and generally accepted practice. Usually, this means an appeal for information about Lore and what we can or cannot say is concrete about what we do and donât know according to Blizzardâs published information.
It is not uncommon for people to enter the conversation and propose what is either not lore at all or has been declared to no longer be canon. Many times the original poster is not in a position to already know when shared information is canon or fanon and thus inconsistencies spread that donât stem from any better source than âOh, I just heard it somewhere and it a big part of my character now.â Not providing lore-accurate information to unknowing parties is disingenuous and intentionally misleading, especially when it is not expressly posted âThis isnât based on lore but is only my interpretation-â. This is a fairly common occurrence. I donât blame people for wanting to share what and how they do their creative writing in our public space but it should be given clearly labeled so people are making an informed decision to deviate from the norm(lore) which could have consequences in the future if they didnât already know it wasnât a widely practiced take.
Thatâs the jist of the conflict and as an already powerful and popular class, DK lore and the people who have generally played DKs long term look for lore-backing in a fair deal of their RP to defend their characters actions ICly. This becomes even more important in random encounter situations.
Do people need to be combative and others overly defensive when publicly confronted? Probably not, but we all put a lot of effort into our shared past time and should do our best to state facts when asked and offer clearly stated opinion where it canât be confused for the former.
Anyway, thatâs my TED talk.
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When I hear something as silly as death knights âcombustingâ near cathedrals, I think of Sir Zeliek.
One of the most interesting death knights in lore. Still retaining his sanity and morals in undeath. Even under the command of Kelâthuzad and/or Arthas, he was able to fight against their will and keep some of his own free will, warning those who came into Naxxramas to flee before it was too late. So strong was his faith in the Light in life that he could still call upon it in undeath.
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And he looked good doing it.
As someone who has played many undead priests, I do love the concept of any undead choosing to harness that Light - and it answering them - through sheer force of conviction. Even if it harms them or makes them feel their body decaying around them! (This was suggested in a Blue post many years ago)
Thereâs something very powerful in the notion of retaining belief, however much oneâs body has been corrupted and rendered an aberration according to those beliefs. There could be something said that specific death knights reacting strongly to holy sites does happen, but itâs possible the root cause is something psychological rather than directly physical - OR, maybe theyâre too far past the pale to be welcome anywhere that the Light is.
Totally. Both times death knights invaded Lightâs Hope, the Light intervened. The death knights there were in obvious pain or discomfort, but âcombustâ? There is no precedent that I can think of, nothing showing that to us, in game.
But I suppose people can RP the way they want, it just shouldnât be pedaled as fact or canon if youâre embellishing something to be more dramatic than it was shown to be in game.
Also, agreed. Undead priests and the Cult of Forgotten Shadows are some of the coolest priest stuff in WoW.
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You have this perfect, as usual. ;D