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What is considered taboo in your world?
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[@zachmansfield6640]

In my brother's campaign, orcs are not traditionally named at birth because they have yet to prove themselves as "true orcs". Instead, the orcish baby is named after the first thing that they try to eat; they earn their actual name after a rite of adulthood. My Leg (named by his father) did not pass his trial, and was thus cast out of his tribe.

[@TheOriginalJphyper]

Goblins in Runescape are the same way. There's one named "Cliff". For a human, that's a boring, ordinary name, but taken in context...

[@Xenozfan2]

@@TheOriginalJphyper Trolls, not goblins. Other trolls: My Arm, Easta Buni, Burntmeat... You get the picture.

[@TheOriginalJphyper]

@@Xenozfan2 It's been so long since I've played it that it's hard to keep it straight.

[@meliasnahtony2951]

Elves and Dwarves in my campaigns have to act like mortal enemies in front of humans specifically, because two ancient Kings decided to declare a false war in order to extort resources from two human kingdoms on their borders. Both sides are made explicitly aware that this war has never existed, and are raised to pretend that said war is still ongoing between their races, and that there's serious animosity between the two. Once the humans are gone, they can go back to their lives and drinking under the same bar again. At this point, they have full-on backstories and everything going on, with family lines dying at the hands of the "Elven/Dwarven scum", battles for cities that have never existed, and so, so much more. Essentially, Two ancient Kings of Dwarves and Elves decided to extort war bonds out of their human neighbors, and now they do it to gaslight the humans for shits and giggles, who still largely believe that the war is still ongoing.

[@nicholasfarrell5981]

That's hilarious.

[@chrisscott9235]

Wow that's crazy

[@lignox7570]

Genius idea

[@trainerlsw]

I can just imagine a Dwarf and an Elf after pretending to have a feud in front of the party, and once they leave, the Dwarf turns to the Elf, saying "Ha, these morons are trying to stop a war that doesn't even exist!"

[@typemasters2871]

Turning this taboo list into a to-do list

[@verzeihturncoat27]

Add the taboo of eating MOUNTAINS to your to do list, and no we have not yet figured out why that is forbidden or why one would try...

[@vibechecker3168]

In many of the settings my DM makes the Dwarves see bowing as a sign of respect from other taller races, as they are lowering themselves to the 'proper' height, at least in their eyes. Therefore, to do so is seen as good manners, and to refuse to do so, can lead to hostility. The Elves on the other hand see bowing as the ultimate acknowledgement of superior rank or deep respect, and will refuse to do if they do not feel like it. This, as you might guess, has led to a LOT of misunderstandings and quarrels and minor grudges, and usually needs much in the way of manoeuvring and sweettalking when it comes to international summits or councils. One of the work arounds is the taking of a knee, or a sort of squat, which appeases all parties.

[@forresthunt9573]

I'm stealing this.

[@gammagong9435]

Ditto

[@evanboone7161]

Sometimes I genuinely can’t process how our dm sits through FOUR HOUR LONG SESSIONS, without going mentally insane. Like more than 75 percent of our group just can’t understand that other people have something to say, and also can’t seem to realize that the other 25 of us actually want to progress the story, and just want them to shut their godang mouths for 5 seconds. AND OUR DM DESCRIBES IT AS “fun”

[@SolaceHuntsman]

I started out a a himbo fighter and evolved into a dm that specifically requests a serious campaign, only to be met with character concepts that are a literal circus clown mafia family. And I mean LITERAL circus clown mafia family. Ended up being the most disruptive and impulsive of the groups who never read the room, seconded only by the Pyromancer sorcerer. Guess what his favorite spell was? Go on. Fucking guess. He dealt more damage to fellow party member than actual bad guys, because any minor obstacle was solved by setting it on fire. I stopped DMing that campaign. And now I have a long list of banned concepts, builds, and races. All under session zero’s preface of “I need to be able to enjoy myself as well, and I don’t wanna deal with having to balance overpowered abilities against creatures beyond the party average’s power level.” Trust me when I say, at a certain point, your DM’s patience can and will run out eventually.

[@akurami2201]

Excuse ME "The OTHER TWENTY FIVE"??? how massive is your group???

[@borby4584]

@@akurami2201 They mean percent. If it's 8 People, then 2 of them want to advance the plot

[@borby4584]

@@SolaceHuntsman Any examples of banned concepts?

[@achimsinn6189]

@@akurami2201 it's 75 percent and 25 percent - so the group is very likely 4 people. tbh the one person who is the 25 percent might be better off just looking for a different group whose playstyle suits him or her better.

[@justalilchilly8501]

In my world, The Cairn, the dark elves of Dokovoch (Shadowland) regularly practice necromancy. Their society has very limited resources so when someone dies they still mourn but also see that it’s another pair of hands to work and one less mouth to feed. This does not mean, however, that they are disrespected. Even though they cant respond or understand, the elves are very polite to the dead and when their usefulness has run out, ie. they decayed to the point of no longer working, they are burned so they can fulfill one final purpose, fuel for the fire.

[@HeliosRed95]

Your standard Taboos are common in my world, however there is a bit of a grey area with Necromancy. As resurrection spells are considered Necromancy if the deceased has died by natural causes. (sickness, dying in ones sleep, etc.) But if the person has died, say in combat, then it would be acceptable. It stems from the idea that to revive someone outside of a terrible accident or by the negligence/ wrath of another is to deny them reunion with the Omnipotent (my World's Main God.) In contrast, Necromancy as a form of severe punishment is acceptable. For example, say a mass murderer is serving multiple life sentences for their crimes. Once they die in prison, the priests will resurrect them into undeath to finish their sentence as undead slave labor. They are denied their reunion with the Omnipotent, until they have paid for their sins in full.

[@daxx343]

I will be stealing that 'multiple-life-sentences' idea bit, thank you

[@Kualinar]

In one of my campaign, once raising is no longer possible, the criminal get reincarnated, and the raising cycle can start again using the new body.

[@voidkingofswing5933]

Made a whole country of Dragons after a major world-spanning cataclysm nearly wiped out most of the planet, and there's a major rule that no one with draconic heritage, from the largest most powerful dragon, to the common draconic bloodline sorcerer, NO ONE with dragon blood can spill the blood of another draconic blood-holder. Leads to a lot of work-arounds and rolls to avoid combat and roll-play to talk things out.

[@magma9953]

My dm was putting out starting information and made a country that my character is from make bowls out of acorns. I asked if you could eat the bowls and they said "you would get weird looks but you could, I guess" Im already hyped for the first session.

[@jamestaylor3805]

One culture finds it an insult to lead with their left foot into a host's home. Same culture demands an expected guests to bring feed for the host's horse. An arctic culture, green foods. The lack of plants means the only green they see is in spoiled meats and the digestive tracks of those meat sources. Same artic culture, when asleep must sleep naked, but any number of blankets is allowed, so if a snow bear takes you in your sleep the tribe doesn't loose any hides or clothes with you.

[@NoRemorse0ddly]

In the campaign I'm starting next month, the deity of love and the deity are stuck in the form of the sun and the moon (a punishment for breaking a pact between deities) so during the sunrise and sunset there followers aren't allowed to commit violence towards eachother, as it is the fleeting moments they have to see eachother and they dont want it spoiled. If there followers commit acts of violence in this time they are smited by both deities on the spot.

[@spencerandrew5517]

When a traveler comes into camp and is not hostile or comes with dangerous intent, you must offer then food or show them hospitality, to not do so is considered taboo

[@user-fm9np3qx5o]

In the campaign I am thinking about making it is taboo to put ice in your drink. This is due to the whole continent being almost entirely frozen over due to a magic cube held in the bbeg’s fortress. It is rude and just not cool to put ice in your drink.

[@jefferyoneill1]

What happens if/when all the ice melts?

[@myakuza4366]

if it's a long standing taboo it will probably remain for a while, unless it gets really hot in summer @@jefferyoneill1

[@thelaggyone1380]

@@jefferyoneill1it’s probably magic ice

[@jefferyoneill1]

@@thelaggyone1380 That's why I said if/when

[@user-fm9np3qx5o]

The cube keeps it cold enough in most places to keep ice frozen. It is also helped by a evil cube supporting cult trying to freeze the sun

[@amjthe_paleosquare9399]

My world isn't very developed yet, but I plan on adding more body language. - Holding hands behind your back is considered hostile as you could pull things out of nowhere. - Don't walk into cities without your ID paper or mark unless you want to go through bureaucracy hell - An appeasing sign is holding hands up front, palms pointing at you, so no sudden Fire Bolt or Poison Spray - NEVER commit heinous crimes. You'll soon fund out that death is the most merciful punishment there is - Slow blinking for trust and affection, classic cat behavior

[@TamTroll]

i have a homebrew species where it's taboo to expose one's ears. they always have long hair, wear hoods, ear-covering hats, or special headskirts that resemble those worn by Ferengi in order to keep then covered. In-universe, this originated from the species living in a sandy desert region and having very small ears and large fingers, so any sand that got into the ears was very difficult to get out, and could cause hearing loss or infection. out-of universe, it's because for a long time, i didn't know what their ears actually looked like. so i just kept them covered to avoid needing to describe them. Conversely, Cannibalism is perfectly okay in their culture, and is part of multiple different rituals and ceremonies. This species has the ability to re-grow missing limbs, so during weddings, each spouse will chop off one finger and feed it to the other. This ensures that no matter what, you will always be a part of one another as your flesh becomes theirs and vise-versa. Similarly, funerals often involve consuming the raw flesh of the dead. This ensures that the dead never truly die, as their flesh becomes a part of you, meaning that so long as you live, they will live on with you. That said, they do still like having bodies to bury. So most times they only eat the legs of the dead, as when you die, you become a ghost. and ghosts can fly. ergo, the dead don't need legs.

[@yungo1rst]

Goblins of another region fight for territory on sight. Should you fail in defeating them in a set of challenge you must put up with them in the territory until the moon changes. The reason is because goblins actually are spawned from a ritual via a goblin leader. The goblins can be seen as different because of the rituals. Mana generates blue, blood generates red, mushroom cultivation generates green. goblins that don't adhere to this rule are to be raided by all nearby goblins once evidence is shown via combat signs and tents not set up and living in. Then the new goblins will repay the offended goblins with participating in a ritual to make enough to take the new territory within the current phase of moon or next phase.

[@esa-786]

In the campaign I am running we have a rule that swearing in and out of character is prohibited. Though If somebody in the party happens to curse, they get hit by a wild magic surge d1000

[@travisbishop782]

Ha! That's pretty good.

[@exxor9108]

I don't think I ever thought about taboo things in my characters' universe.

[@Drunk_Karen]

I normally dont actually lol. But man. That goblin brothel got me good.

[@Sorain1]

From an old 4e D&D game: "You do not horde Lunar Regolith." The moment you get any, you either go looking for an agent of Creon to sell it to, or you resign yourself to one of Creon's hunters coming to 'buy' it from you. Now, some of them are reasonable people, but not all of them are. This ties into the big one from that setting: _You do not use Lunar Regolith as a spell component_ . That taboo's origin is long forgotten even to the Elves, remembered only as something that brings 'horrible misfortune' without details. Coincidentally, Lunar Regolith can stand in for any spell component, of nearly any value, for a pinch of the white/silver dust. The origin of that taboo is tied into the setting lore, but amounts to 'back in pre current historical records, using Lunar Regolith got the Lunar Dragons to come down on you immediately' Said 'dragons' are closer to unnatural disasters than monsters and only called 'dragon' because it was the single most horrifying monster anyone could think of at the time. The Tarrasque didn't exist on the planet back then, or they would have been called 'Lunar Tarrasques' instead. Another campaign world I put together for 'Dungeons the Dragoning' 7e had the fun taboo "Never seek to know the past of anything made of feathers." This one is a fun case of long running misunderstanding. There's a unique item, 'Philomena's Coat' which looks akin to a trench coat made of phoenix feathers (lined in down of course) and has little in the way of magical properties. That coat also predates the eldest civilizations still operating in the setting and is the personal coat of a terrifyingly powerful reincarnating being thematically tied to the Phoenix. Because the coat has little magical properties, it's easily imitated and only a divination spell like Legend Lore can tell a fake from the real thing. You can tell because everyone who learns the Legend Lore from the real thing goes mad and either self destructs or lashes out at everyone around them, scared that they are the latest incarnation of Philomena. (Philomena did some rather important but very frightening things.) Thus anything made of feathers being considered dangerous to divine/scry about the past of, because it's been bouncing around civilization for a really long time. Naturally, one of the players character not only found the actual Coat, but was the latest incarnation after the memory preservation part broke. I had some real fun with that bit of lore dump, and the reason why a skilled diviner was willing to Legend Lore the coat for their PC. (They were reasonably sure this was the current Philomena, and literally bet their sanity on it.) Edit: From an old 3.5 D&D game: In Drow society, discriminating based on gender is taboo because Loth banned 'anything that limits the potential to serve me'. This leads to a lot of 'niceties' to allow for such basics as gender segregated bathrooms. It also results in the biggest ongoing split in Drow society: What about Species? A solid chunk of city states believe that as Loth never specifically mentioned that (unlike with gender where it's known doctrine) this is fine. But a solid chunk of city states take a legalistic interpretation of Loth's ban on limits to her servants capacity to serve her, which would mean that a loyal servant of Loth being treated as lesser than a Drow because they're another species is limiting their potential. For the ruthlessly prosperity focused Drow of the setting, not being able to contribute your maximum to Loth's Tithe is utterly disgusting to even contemplate. That stems from their history, where it turns out convincing Loth to not treat all men badly didn't have only good results. (Loth is actually Lawful Evil in that setting, but used to be her usual flavor of backstab happy chaotic evil before an Epic Bard convinced her otherwise.

[@GhostCryProductions]

The original intended purpose of executions was to inflict pain on the condemned for their transgressions. Being killed quickly or during punishment was seen as getting off easy. This, of course, has changed with the times.

[@The___Rat]

My campaign takes place in hell and one of the rings of hell is the Lust ring. Now, when a demon dies in hell, they’ll basically respawn when given 20 hours. However, the “Ringleaders” of hell can permanently kill demons and rid them of an afterlife. And those who have had a… less than consensual relationship with someone are immediately executed by the Ringleader of Lust.

[@SnowySabreToothedLeopard]

In my world, it is taboo to make your space dirty/filthy as a house guest or when renting out a room in an inn. The reason for this is that each house with a residing resident contains a fey spirit called a Davavoi, a lawful good protector of the hearth and home. When someone moves into a new home, a Davavoi that matches the livelihood of the owner is said to move in and protect them and their family from evil spirits that try to break in and warn them of any bad omens when visitors arrive. And when you, the quest, enter someone else's home without knowing their house customs and with no intention to remain there for a prolonged period of time, you tidy up after yourself to keep the residing Davavoi happy and not inherit any ill will towards you for being a slop or a jackass in their domain.

[@sutoriimmortal2177]

In my personal setting of Halerboria using magic to predict the future is extremely taboo and often outright forbidden in places of high importance such as mages guilds or the homes of royalty. Mostly because of how that kind of magic has an effect on fate: The more clear what you're checking in the future is, the closer and closer it gets to being "fixed" in fate. To see the death of someone perfectly is to accidentally condemn them to death. Like opening Schrodinger's Box, once it's opened you can't put it back again. So the people who want to use those magics do so in the most vague means possible. Such as card readings or bone dice. There was/is even a god in the setting that was the god of fortune telling, but his vision could outright see the future. It marked him as the most dangerous god, and Balctus the god king had him bound, blindfolded, and thrown into a magical prison. All the while Balctus instructed his most loyal followers and allied gods to strike the god's name from history. Leaving the god in a state of complete obscurity, and being replaced by Balctus with the moniker "The Man with The Sword", to completely remove mortal's abilities to discuss him.

[@katana274.]

In the campaign I’m in, spiders. No one knows why yet. Main city is in the shape of a spider web though which is very mysterious

[@SilvanianPirateKing]

Running a frontier fantasy (as in cowboys and pioneers not space). In Hexas, the power of the sun is shared evenly between 4 sisters whom represent the 4 seasons and the cycle of the year. A long time ago the sun used to be wielded by another member of their family, but it's been forbidden to talk about "The 5th" post an apocalyptic event where the world went dark until the sisters gained control of the light to restore order.

[@Xenozfan2]

This was honestly one of the most enjoyable videos I've watched here. Hearing people describe their world through what *not* to do is really interesting.

[@zeehero7280]

BBEG: BEHOLD MY ROBOT ZOMBIES!

[@spartanhawk7637]

In our setting, goblinoid races (goblins, hobgoblins, orcs, etc.) are generally considered mindless monsters with no real proof behind it. In fact our kingdom's economy is currently propped up significantly by two cities, one run by the orc barbarian of the party who's a total goober more than a berserker warrior, and the other being more or less a goblin ethnostate. Tieflings are also considered demonic by virtue of their ancestry. Party's currently working to disprove this nonsense and go for a more dark ages outlook. Don't hate based on race, just blame everything on the next kingdom over!

[@Lorekeeper_GGuy]

Stuff like slavery and drug trading are a couple easy ones. They still exist in more uncivilized areas of the world, but in most of the world, especially in major cities, they’re both illegal specifically because of the existence of a hybrid human rights organization/adventurers guild that has significant international sway, and enforces the protection of citizens in ways governments don’t/can’t, at the cost of not being able to interfere in any governmental affairs. The guild is able to keep organized crime groups (mob, mafia, yakuza, triads, etc) in check, since they know that the guild would shut down their whole operation otherwise, and in turn, the organized crime groups keep smaller gangs and such in line as well, so even though this is more legality than taboo, it’s taboo for even those whose business is breaking the law

[@fateric007]

Necromancy is highly frowned apon in our world.

[@Alex-on-youtube]

Revivify is banned?

[@arnoldschpeiker7887]

In the tribe of a fictional species of advanced ice-age humans, it is a tremendous taboo to say “may you become nothing!” to anyone or anything. Rival human species, predatory megafauna, divine beasts that they are at the mercy of, one should never say it to even these things as the tribe believes all of existence is made from the flesh of their god, and even if dead and decayed to scattered dust one’s existence still continues as a part of the world. To cease to exist is considered the worst fate ever and nothing deserves such a terrifying end. Ironically though, this divine decree secretly stems from the god being obsessed with having total control of the worlds made from his essence and energies and abhorring any foreign material or energy that ‘corrupts’ his creations by intermixing with them and thus (gradually) breaking them free from his absolute control of them. To become a ‘void’ in the world by his perspective is to be something he cannot command or even sense as it is no longer made of matter/energy that is an extension of him.

[@jesternario]

In one of my previous setting, it was actually considered taboo, at least in elven society, to consider non-elves equal. This was because the "high and noble elves, greatest of all people," or just high elves to everyone else (gnomes have a much more... colorful name for them), considered themselves so far above other races to the literal point of racism. Wood elves were those that deemed non-elves equal to themselves, and thus were ostracized, and half-elves were considered worse than trash to high elves. And when the high elves were forced by treaty to treat non-elves as equals? Well, they literally moved their entire forest to a location where the non-elves wouldn't bother them. Oh, and there were no drow. The high elves were bad enough.

[@davidtherwhanger6795]

It's called Resurrection. Judge: The punishment for your crime of disbelief is death... a lot. Victim: But I can only die once. 100 Priests of the various gods: (Giggling Manically) Honestly the punishments that can be inflicted on people with magic is horrifying. In this case you could torture a person to death. Resurrect them just so you could torture them to death again. And do it over and over again. Heck a society that does this probably has an artifact or two for just this thing.

[@thetwojohns6236]

On the Symbol Archipelago, it is taboo not to live under the Pact. Thousands of years ago, the Symbols made a pact with their gods to ensure prosperity and bounty. They live under the ways and customs of an ancient lost city and venerate the gods from that city. In return, the gods ensure Symbol will never go without. For Symbols, it's not a choice or an option. The entire region is united in their faith and actions under the Pact, not to teach the Pact and obligate your children to take the Pact is considered taboo. As a Symbol, not to live under the Pact is the highest of taboos and the greatest affront to their wise and honored ancestors, who made this Pact to be for all time.

[@postapocalypticnewsradio]

PANR has tuned in.

[@meshuggahshirt]

Travelers in my Ravenloft games (not least sailors and Vistani) have a LOT of euphemisms for talking about foggy weather, because there's a superstition that if you talk about the Mists too directly you'll call them and end up somewhere you weren't planning to go

[@achimsinn6189]

I once homebrewed a deity system that revolved around 4 gods representing the 4 seasons. In that world there was a magical flower that was owned by srig, the child goddess of spring (yeah, I'm bad with comming up with names) There was an entire backstory aobut that flower also being able to revive the dead and prig originally creating the flower with 4 blossoms so she could give away the other 3 to the other gods, but then she decided to revive the first human on earth after he died in the winter cold using the blossom she was going to give to firrun , the god of winter and death. Also it is believed that winter only ends because sprig shared her flower with firrun to calm him down and end the cold as the flower can't grow in the cold due to never having been gifted to him. Our whole campaign was about first defeating a lich who hoarded those flowers for immortality causing the winter to never end, then returning those flowers to the world to rebalance the flow of seasons, then to finally gift one last flower to firrun so he could finally join the other gods as an equal and wouldn't be angry at them and the humans anymore and last about convincing soria - the goddess of summer and passion - both in war and in love and arturus, the god of autumn, art and creativity to accept their brother as one of the 4 gods instead as they were still not trusting him and tried to keep the world from ever having winter basically causing a global warming. So basically in my world because a lich broke the taboo of picking those flowers, the heroes first had to avoid an ice age and then stop global warming.

[@LegitUsername85]

I will have to think about these things in my next dnd campaign

[@Greenman-io7pr]

In New Krathon it is considered Taboo to walk around without your ID that's issued to each new person living there, this is due to the place being newly settled and holding a lot of valuable items from the ruins of the prior owners. So the town guard will generally ask you for your ID if they see you wandering around at night and will 100% try and immediately detain you for questioning if you don't have one (if you do have one they'll most often just tell you to go home unless they find you in a especially suspicious place). NK may be very remote (being in the literal middle of a huge desert) but the New Krathon Provisional Government doesn't want some priceless artifacts dissapearing into thin air.

[@thechaosman638]

Destroying a soul, even the gods don't destroy a soul that has commit horrendous acts.

[@Blazieth]

There is a nation in my campaign's custom setting - an Empire in which the practice of Religion itself is Taboo... as is relying on any sort of power that is Granted by a higher power, which can be simply taken away on a whim by said higher power. No matter how benevolent that higher power. This has made our trip through said empire a wee bit complicated for our Cleric - though less so for our Paladin who can simply pretend to be a Fighter... which he technically started as, and later multiclassed. EDIT: To clarify, I mean the campaign I'm in. Not literally _my_ campaign. I am not the DM.

[@3rduck735]

Measuring in "years" or "days". It is a space setting, though, so you can imagine why.

[@Jfk2Mr]

As in you have to measure distance in lighthours max? Going to be mental for interstellar travel

[@the5destroyer]

In my homebrew world, the people of the Zygathian Empire spit upon the one known as the Dread Destroyer, who was an Emperor who inherited the throne and tried the whole, "I'm an Evil Emperor and I'm going to treat my people like ass and attempt to take over the world," schtick. The Emperor was slain not by adventurers who had stormed the capital during the Zygathian Civil War, but by a soldier who had held the previous flag of the empire in defiance to the tyrant and died a standing death in the throne room. When asked why, it's to reflect the disrespect that the Dread Destroyer accumulated on the Zygathian Empire during his reign back onto him as he was a generally not-nice person and wanted to end the world in fire -and caused the split of essentially the good kingdom in twain. It's looked upon with suspicion to not do this as it would be giving someone respect who lost it when he ascended to the throne, and gets all kinds of looks from the local natives in both the modern Empire and the new republic formed from the Civil War.

[@dashyburd]

In my world of instrument people, the Woodwinders are hunter gatherers that live off the land. Even poultry is fair game, but killing a songbird is extremely taboo. This is because they believe their ancestors reincarnate as songbirds to keep watching over them and teach them songs of old. Any other Orchestrian doing it is seen with disdain, but if a Woodwinder does it, they may be banished. Among the Stringkin, it is considered an insult to play someone else's strings without consent. It's usually something you'd save for your partner or a close friend to tease them, so someone else doing it to you might be taunting you. Not taboo or anything but Percusonians often greet each other with a good old smack on the drum/bell/cymbal. Taking it with a good ring is a sign of vigor and good health. They just forget that other Orchestrians don't do that.

[@pyrarius1598]

13:35 They can bring you back, and they can kill you again

[@pcalix17]

Practicing magic without sanction. With magic so closely linked to the two warring godly entities, the Light and the Darkness, any caster not part of those organizations is considered a criminal to either be integrated or prosecuted. A rare few live on the run or are loosely affiliated with either side but most are quickly forced into picking a side.

[@HulkJedi]

In the dwarven societies of my homebrew world, twins, specifically identical twins, are not only considered as signs of bad luck, but also as attractors of ill fortune in general. While many consider it as just superstition, it is taken seriously enough that if twins are born to dwarven nobility, they'll typically be hidden away from the public, either by sending one or both of the children away, having the children pose as a single person when in public, or in extreme cases, even killing one or both children. There is in fact a city that is ruled by a pair of twins posing as a single person, and coincidentally it's one of the more prosperous cities in that region.

[@nomiflower9707]

My custom world with custom races and magic system actually makes shape-shifting a dark magic that comes with the consequence of the user to forget their former identity the longer they hold such a form. The only thing left is a desire to decieve and destroy

[@Thekoodie]

In my current campaign, the stretch of land the campaign is set in has been left without a ruler for centuries, leaving the cities, towns, and villages to develop independently. There are a few factions that have been trying to wrestle control of the land, and they have pretty serious laws in the areas they hold influence. Mystrixia, the City of Magic, is ruled by a majority Elf population, and therefore they remember the most of how Kalvexia, the country they live, was before. However, they purposefully suppress and hide any information of Kalvexia's past and punish those who study it, so they won't learn the truths behind who once ruled over the land. They have also outlawed the practice and use of various spells and magical talents after an incident at the School of Necromancy (which they also suppress any information on). In regions they control, it is illegal to practice magic without a license issued by them, and they hold much influence due to the presence of their wizard towers across the land. Illuvialla, on the other hand, is a heavily religious city that was created shortly after the Orc Wars brought devastation to the Halfling, Gnome, and Dwarf races of the mountains. They are run by the Allfather and his acolytes, who allege they can hear the voices of the Gods themselves. They have created a list of deities and entities that are legal to worship, as well as those that you can be prosecuted for worshipping. As they are a new faction they don't hold as much power yet as Mystrixia, but unlike Mystrixia, they are far more aggressive and blatant in their attempts to wrestle power and influence across the land.

[@leothelion4464]

okay chapel of remembrance is an awesome idea.

[@judgmentalanimal]

In my world magic is more like chemistry where it’s all around you in different forms but to manufacture it you have to use very specific combinations. What helps with these combinations are these little gems that are made by the children of the creator god (the pixies) and everyone has one. It’s very taboo for someone to not have one of these crystals and is considered a bad omen

[@mr.babylegs537]

Been a bit since I visited you guys

[@CoyoteGris]

goin to an especific Continent is Taboo in my world, not only that, but is dangerous, in the history of my world, an abyssal incursion started a war for year to protect the material realm, the epicenter of that war was that specific contient, the aftermath left the land covered in ashes and burnt corpses and blood. the continen in all black, and ashes rain day and night, noone can go there as there is nothing left, the necrotic and abyssal energies are too strong (like if was radiation), and as respect to the lost land (unless you're an special crew sent by authorities as exploration for environmental updates)

[@CoyoteGris]

ho, I forgot, Extraplanar travel is also Forbidden, not the inner circle (material, feywild, and shadowfell) but going to the planes in the wheel of planes, after the separation of the wheel of planes, travelling to other planes is dangerous for non epic level casters, as they can end up in "the fissures" and true-die instantly, but also becuase the gods agree to separate the planes in order to keem themself and demons away, keeping the inner circle safe (this, aftes the previously mention abyssal incursion) if you use a planar traveling spell or item, the "world Guard" will come for you.

[@user-ir4yk3jb5q]

While there is very little that is universally considered Taboo in my world I have a few cultural ones and some superstitions. In the many Dwarven cultures across the planet it is considered taboo to not bring a gift when meeting a person of import. The quality of the gift can change wildly from Dwarf to Dwarf. Sometimes being as little as a few coins to things as extravagant as artisanal goods and masterwork weapons. Sailors and sea elves have a Taboo about hunting sea dragons. Sea Dragons are considered Lawful Good and their society is very close to a chivalrous knightdom. They are very dutiful, vengeful and they are complete battle junkies. Killing a sea dragon with out permission is seen as a heinous crime. Every time some one catches the ire of the Queen of the Sea Dragons the maps need to be redrawn. I have two different broad classifications of goblinoid. House Goblins, are goblins, hobs and bugbears who have successfully integrated with civilized culture and created The Great Houses. Tribal Goblins are the ones that told the civilized world to go stuff itself. It is a grave insult to confuse the two groups.

[@runikvarze6191]

Not really a taboo. Kind of the opposite. But, necromancy is basically the mark of a powerful family. Especially if they manage to imbue the souls of their loved ones back into their bodies. Basically, the world was stricken with calamity, and the only way they were able to come back as a society was to rely on the labor of lesser undead, due in large part to some lingering effects of the cataclysm created by a war of the gods. We're talking 100s of thousands of casualties, spanning multiple continents, with only a few isolated nations surviving unscathed, amd dozens of budding nations wiped out entirely. The noble houses, in a mad dash to reassert themselves and avoid losing face, needed to rebuild quickly. Myrkul, being one of the gods on the winning side of the war, capitalized on this vulnerability to enhance his influence. He offered them knowledge of necromancy, in exchange for his worship to be spread among the noble houses. One of the best lines was "reclaim your loved ones. I've gotten from them what I need already. They have died and paid penance for their lack of faith, realizing that I am the ultimate end that awaits them. I care not what happens to what's left of them. So take their bodies, and live with them among you. Let them care and provide for you as they always have. You need never be apart again."

[@runikvarze6191]

The campaign took place 100 years after this. "Dead towns" have sprung up, wherein cults have decided to kill themselves, driven mad by living surrounded by undead, and wanting to fit in. So they killed themselves atop rituals to reanimate themselves, leaving every inhabitant of the town as an undead. It was metal as fuck, with everything from noble families practicing incest to preserve their lineage, to vampirism as an STD, to making wine out of blood and corpses.

[@DHTheAlaskan]

For the world of Karnoth one of the big no-nos is opening worshiping the gods, minus the god of death and democracy. Since the universe had been destroyed at one point due to the gods abandoning their post to go get baked. The god of death and democracy was the only god to out right admit any form of fault to the mortals once the universe was remade and is working to do right by them. Due to how it was remade random people remember what happened so all but one of the gods are seen as unreliable bastards who aren't worth your worship.

[@caninelupus8369]

In my world there are several taboos regarding the twin gods of magic. A bit of backstory here, the two were once mortal mages with a sibling rivalry so intense that it culminated in one of them ascending to godhood which began a cycle of the twins usurping each other so consistently that it's used to nark the passage of time. Both of the twins are to be referred to as the gods of magic, regardless of which one actually holds the position at the moment. If you acknowledge the fact that one of them isn't a god in a way that is considered disrespectful, then the one who is a god will *immediately* curse you for insulting their sibling, ranging to constant toe stubbing to an inability to use magic or outright killing you depending on the severity of the perceived insult. The twins are rather forgiving in this regard however, so being accidentally cursed is rather rare. Intentionally depicting the rivalry of the twins as being antagonistic, aggressive, hateful, or the like will result in you being cursed by the twins and physically marked as a liar by one of their mortal servants. If you genuinely don't know any better though, they'll simply send one of their priests to educate you and all will be forgiven. It's generally considered taboo to worship only one of them and not the other. There's no real punishment for it, but you will be shunned if you do.

[@eldritchepics1]

Nothing too fancy here, but when we started our first campaign, my players would buy oil everywhere and throw it on enemies and set it on fire. And I mean like ... Every single time. Since then, no homebrew world of mine possesses oil flasks. They just don't exist.

[@Zoie3x8]

so, you are a bad / unimaginative parent of a dm, with a murderhobo group ?

[@eldritchepics1]

@@Zoie3x8 Kind of rash to call me a bad DM, lol. It has become more of a running gag and together we run the biggest podcast in our country, loved by a lot of people. So, no I wouldn't say me or my players are bad ... :D I just cancelled out the oil, to make sure they would get creative in their attacks and interactions in battle. This all happened when we started learning the game for the first time.

[@MechbossBoogie]

There's a country in my world where it's considered taboo to eat in the presence of other people. Consuming food is a very intimate process and must be treated as such. Eating in front of another person insinuates that person is an intimate partner or a member of your family. There are also a lot of ceremonies that must be observed while eating and it's a relatively slow process. Food was sparse and there was a rash of poisonings in the upper nobility and the ceremonies became a method of detecting poison, foods that are poisonous (so not food, or things that look like something else that is poisonous which is common in wild plants and mushrooms), and preventing severe allergic reactions.

[@nils-peterwihlney8732]

I have a taboo in one of my older worlds' nations that the players of it never bothered to learn and ended up excommunicated and eventually declared heretics for. "Never kill on a Sunday." The nation of Yonotia was based upon Christianity with their belief being focused on a singular deity called Celderum, pronounced with a K instead of a C. This deity is seen as the only god by the Yonotians. Celdedrum was a god who had been a mortal charlatan who rose to divinity through trickery, illusions, and manipulations. Thus his divine domains were Lies, Illusions, and Trickery. And according to the old teaching Celdedrum spoke of as a mortal he created the world in Seven Days. On which the Seventh Day was the day he rested and thus all those who died on a Sunday outside of sanctioned ground would never enter the afterlife as he was not there to guide them. The teachings of Celdebrum were so revered and followed that even assassins, serial killers, bandits, and intelligent monsters refused to do any manner of volatile killing on Sundays because of the mad frenzy of the followers. Breaking any of Celebrum's teachings was akin to killing a holy cow in India or pissing on the footsteps of Jesus. So the party entered the world, and they wandered around. They were told by the caravan master they traveled with that there were many strange traditions and sacred practices of the Yotonians they needed to respect and never break. But the players did not bother to take notes or even listen to it all and thus went mostly ignorant into the nation of pseudo-Christian zealots. A week into their visit to the nation they got excommunicated from a city for killing goblins and orcs on a Sunday. They thought the church was corrupted and being controlled by orc and goblin infiltrators or something like that. And a week later at a different city, the situation repeated itself. And again they thought that no murder on a Sunday was just a placebo made up by the infiltrators to create opportunities for monsters and banditry. The third incident had them declared heretics by the pope as they killed a known serial killer in an alleyway. Only after they were chased and hounded for days by an angry mob of zealot civilians, paladins, and priests from the capital to the border did they start to understand that NO KILLING ON A SUNDAY was in fact a real rule. Only took them seeing the mob suddenly set up camp and stop chasing them on a Sunday to get the point across.

[@iknorn9494]

Necromancy it is used in every human city as a source of free labor and basically i use skeletons as replacement for slaves but its a taboo becouse no one is exactly shure whenever the soul of person being used for necromancy remains in the body or if the process is painfull

[@Gale_Wisenwood]

Not answering the call to adventure. A some background, i use the Eberron setting, which has the Dragon Marks, special magical tattoos that are passed down via bloodline and grant special powers and inclinations to specific trade skills such as crafting, security, messages, farming, etc, the only way to get one is to be a part of a specific race and have a connection to certain familys, with 2 exceptions, the Aberrant Mark which is generally unpredictable both in who will get one and what it can do and is often also a taboo thing to have, but the other is the Mark of Adventure. I treat Adventurers as 1/2 Career, 1/2 Magical condition, with the Mark of Adventure being its physical manifestation, it makes player use the normal rule set while most NPCs use the gritty realism rules set, as it only appears on people who have a role to play in the fate of the world, ignoring it effectively dooms the world to a slightly worse fate than if it was answered, its not disasterous, but the outcome wont be the best it could be. Most people are only subconsciously aware of this, but its enough that ignoring it one of the most disgraceful things to do, though this doesnt apply to those who fall or give up only those who dont even try, even some BBEGs are more respected

[@calebbraun9505]

Elves. Dwarven world.

[@BrianVaughnVA]

YESSSSSS

[@MrSiren52]

Saying the names of evil deities. In the Empire, worship of evil deities was outlawed centuries ago. Saying any god's name out loud draws their attention, and its a bad idea to get the attention of dark entities. There are instead less than flattering titles that are used when they must be mentioned. The clandestine followers of these gods also don't use their names outside of rituals, out of fear of being caught. However, they use a more complementary title for their gods.

[@otakubancho6655]

So that's where Alec Baldwin is from!😂😂😂

[@TheCAL-dx4tr]

In my world one nation, the Regin Empire, loosely inspired by Rome, considers sleeves to be a feminine article of clothing, in the same way a dress is in most places on earth. So if a Regin saw a foreigner such as a Freelander(another nation from up north) wearing a coat they’d immediately think “why is that man wearing women’s clothing?” And on the flip side it is considered immodest and unfeminine for a woman to show her arms above the elbow.

[@user-oq4vr5dh6b]

in my campaign (a world witch is a huge desert) stealing a persons water will lead to being struck by a hellfire blade

[@disfiguringthegoddess1102]

In my world. Eating with your left hand will get it chopped off. (In society they wipe with their left. So they would take it as offensive)

[@THECRUELTITAN]

Just letting you all know I’m sitting through these and snagging some of these posts to use in my world since I’m horribly unoriginal

[@Jfk2Mr]

I mean, "plagiarism" is copying from only one source while "inspired by" is copying from a number of sources

[@kjs8719]

"this sounds like a really cruel world to live in" I wonder if he knows about Mingi in Ethiopia 🤔

[@Attaxalotl]

There is a difference between “Wyrm,” which is a draconic honorific, and “Worm,” which is a small invertebrate. Getting this wrong is usually taken pretty badly.

[@vonshroom2068]

In the Epic of Vale ( my homebrew campaign setting) It really depends on the area of the map you happen to be or age. ( I have 3 ages going from low magic to high magic to high technology) But all across the land and in every age it is illegal to launch a cow in to the air. This is due to a massive fued between Orc tribes and Goblin tribes where they compete who can launch either the furthest(goblins) or the most (orcs) This has made a massive nomansland in the setting where only gnomes and dwarves can tunnel through as above ground a random cow might splat on to you. However the Gnomes and Dwarves monoplise these tunnels with toll roads etc and have minor skirmishes when ever their constant tunneling intersect. Due to this. Its illegal to go through a gnome tunnel as a dwarf or go through a dwarven tunnel as a gnome. Elves in general are disliked due to their relative safe hamlets and kingdoms and their general disposition towards other races seeing them as violent brutes. The halflings and Humans are in the middle of all of this and will simply bribe/barter with any of them. Necromancy most of the time is illegal but when there is a temple of Grave Clerics, Necromancers might be around to help bring peace to the dead and their loved ones. Mages and engineers can be prosecuted as not every town understands what is going on when confronted with them. Its a fun place to go with wonderfull colorfull individuals, but it pays to keep your map and migration card on you at all times once you've gotten off your boat. (yes you will need migration cards or visa's to go from one territory to another as it will provide you with some safety when stumbling upon some towns)

[@MARTEL-rk5en]

Holy shit for the first story i forgot it was about dnd 😂

[@thomashongshagen4912]

In one part of my setting, all legal business deals must be made at night in view of open moonlight. This is because the goddess of commerce is also the goddess of the moon and it is believed she keeps watch over all who are out during the night.

[@cooldownboi3890]

economics if it was good

[@RialVestro]

So... I was playing as a Merfolk and I had it written into my character's back story that his family and people basically lived in an under water city and were extreamly fearful of anyone who lived on the surface. My character was abused and actually committed a tabo among his people by fleeing his abusive family to live on the surface. It never really came up much to my disapointment. Like I was dropping hints across 5 sessions that my character HATED being in the ocean. Even though he's a Merfolk who thrives in the water he was always reluctant to go swimming unless basically forced to do so because of where the story was going. And no one ever bothered to question why this fish man was afraid of water. Honestly the reason is because his family will never leave the ocean to look for him but as long as he's in the ocean where they can travel he risks being forced to return to an abusive home.

[@Jfreek5050]

Defiling the moostache. Dare ye not defile a man's glorious moustache, lest ye encur his wrath and that of his family. A fine curly cue is a high class status symbol, and to say, shave it from him while he is drunkenly passed out, is akin to taking le piss upon his family crest. Similarly, to shave the moustache or leave it unkempt is considered disgraceful. A man of class would rather be seen covered in feces than with his moustache uncombed.

[@Arkios64]

Not in the entire world, just in the 'orc' clan my character is from: even considering starting a relationship with a member of your own biological race is considered ill fated, because the entire clan has been cursed to not be able to have children that way; and there have been incredibly stupid and horrible attempts to subvert this forcefully, going so far as implanting stolen souls to 'trick' the curse or kidnapping a 'surrogate' mother/father (and then surgically switching their organs out, so the child would still be biologically of the original one). These attempts have luckily been only prevalent in and among the already mindbroken survivors of the slave rebellion, those members of the tribe and former slaves that carried out the rebellion have had enough trauma for multiple lifetimes that they intend to learn from. So after the first amendment to the Curses' Law forbade any kidnappings or taking of slaves, the second amendment forbids same-race couples outright, unless both parties swear an oath under the Curse to never have children themselves. And after some considerations were made this includes adopted children, to avoid the risk of parents murdering to create orphans or kidnapping in their desperation. The singular couple of two 'orc'-humans that have undergone this serve as caretakers of the orphanage, the clans teachers of the young, and uncle and aunt to any that seek one. But they may never be parents, lest a third cleanse become necessary. Those dark days are behind us. The Curse teaches us Freedom.

[@Amarok1886]

Okay, The iron weaver spiders, I gotta use that, I could make a whole arc out of the party attempting to get one to make armor. Also, My current campaign (as a player) I'm a half elf human ranger (yes I know it's cliche, don't judge me) but he reacts to the hatred with a smile and laughter, atm the "Narani" high elves see themselves as superior to every other race in the world and are pretty much the narcissitic racist S%B's you'd expect. My party is part of a resitance movement. Seeing as my character is part human and part forest elf, My existance is an abomination and must be erased at all cost. Basically, if you aren't a high elf or you don't belong to a high elf you are a pest to be exterminated. So far it's been fun making their lives hell

[@WarChallenger]

Here’s an odd one, due to it being a sci-fi setting still in development as I go. Developing new computerized technologies. The whole “Deco Coast” where the campaign is meant to take place is Decopunk. After so many foul run-ins with computer programs causing mass panic, causing economic deficits, and attempting to overrun the job market, people as a whole just started despising computer equipment that didn’t “keep to itself.” Sentient mechs, tiny assistants made to look like little pterodactyls, and the likes are fine! But even if there isn’t anything “illegal” about developing an AI-based image generator, don’t expect the police to actually have a motivation to help you when your cyber ware filled car gets stripped down to the frame.

[@Wrathura]

My world is (currently, hehe) ruled by dragons. The most taboo thing you can do is insult a dragon intentionally, which would be either a direct insult or willingly eating or providing dragon meat.

[@matthiasb5624]

in my totally original steampunk not london taboo is using any sort of weapon/spell in a street/bar fight it's a fair fight as long as your body is your weapon, but if you try using anything else - you'll get at least few flintlocks and a zweihander aimed at you

[@Curathol]

In Aventuria, the world of The Dark Eye, there is a very strict code regarding wizard's clothes. As a wizard you are forbidden by the law of mages (the Codex Albyricus) to wear a regular dress. You must wear a wizard's robe (the pointy hat is optional but highly encouraged), carry your staff around and make it abundedly clear that you are - in fact - a mage. Vice versa as a commoner you are absoultely not allowed to wear a wizard's robe or pretend to be a wizard. The reason for that is that the craft of magic is highly regulated by the clerus. Since magic doesn't grant you powers based on your convictions and devotion but your accumulation of knowledge, they don't trust magic users. Therefore everyone who deals with a wizard must absolutely know that they are dealing with one.

[@UrufuMusic]

My world has a city where any usage of magic is completely banned. Its fun because its a world which only exists because of magic meaning the players need to think about other solutions

[@carlosbecker7035]

One of the most important places of my campaign is a Cursed forest, anyone who cuts that forest is affected by a terrible curse, details apart, the people who colonized that place couldnt open space cutting trees, so they used slaves, and after weeks of abusive work, the curse would win and the slave would be dumped in a location elsewhere, after years the forest was reduced and the colonization beguns, after centuries no one talk about the thousand of slaves used as tools by theire ancestors, sorry for my bad english.

[@sethphillips8101]

Most wizards follow a Hippocratic oath this means nearly all wizards do not know a single spell that could be used as a weapon. Wizards who do use magic for combat are seen as monsters who defile the craft.

[@The_Official_Goblin]

In the world I'm making which is post apocalyptic, modern kinda day l. It is considered taboo to keep any sort of mutated creature besides farm animals as pets, as its largely believes that the mutated animals only know the thought of kill and eat. But if enough time is put into the process any of the creatures (Expect the scale worm hosts, and hosts of other parasites) can be trained, the type of animal you want to train will vary in time needed. I plan to make an entire mission around this task

[@theofficerfactory2625]

For my campaign, Strings of Fate; what is taboo in Sentia is slavery though there are some that bend the law and have "indentured servants" be in their "pay". I ... am not gonna talk about what that payment is. Other taboos are of course what we would consider taboo though there are many that see the relationship between a humanoid and a beast-folk (Disney like anthro characters to anime cat-girls or other "monster-musume" races) is taboo as it is either borderline zoophilia or is just that. Perhaps greater is vampirism and lycanthrope. Anyone who willingly spreads these curses are killed on spot without due process. I should note that Strings of Fate takes place during a post-Napoleonic world setting but with magic and on the edge of going steam punk.

[@gruumy]

In my world exist the holy country of Sentriss, where any arcane magic is punishable by harsh punishments, often death. For the arcane is of the Goddess of Chaos and her evil Gods, and any who wield the arcane have touched Chaos and are therefore impure and might spread this to others who they come into contact with. Sorcerers especially are seen as abominations as their very essence is that of the arcane, and therefore corrupt to the core. If any Sorcerer is found in Sentriss they will be purified quickly and violently and then burned. If you are lucky the first violent purification will kill you. And while the country of Sentriss is correct in the fact that the arcane comes from Chaos, the Gods of order have taken the different schools of the arcane into their divine portfolios. Though that too is punishable to talk about in Sentriss.

[@dusfitz]

Its taboo in my world to talk smack about NPCs... they suddenly gain plot armor and show up at the strangest of times.

[@kyleward3914]

Cartography.

[@theinsanegamer1024]

In my world many Dragons are considered beasts of burdens, something akin to an ox or mule Mostly because it takes place many, many years after the reign of dragons, and the dragons evolved to be less energy intensive, so they are smaller, and far less intelligent (Most are about as smart as an intelligent dog). Of course, many find them adorable, and keep them as pets, as one does with horses. Things like Dragonborns are oddities. They're either revered for their strength and might, being put in positions for military and guard purposes, or have good lives as nobility because many nobles see them as cute and adopt them. Most Dragonborn, and indeed most dragons (Dracon, as they are known) can't even use their breath weapons. Except for the military dracons, those *can* use their breathe weapons a they are one of the few breeds that can. (They're toothless sized dragons about, if you were curious). Of course, you got people that are seen as fierce and strong, while also being very cute and adorable, so they tend to be quite popular, if you know what I mean. Kobolds, however, tend to be a no-go for romance. Not fully, but it is seen as quite a bit weirder. Kobolds are treated much more like house cats, their mischievous nature and cutesy looks lets them get away with things mild things, like digging holes, loitering in weird places, or knocking things of shelves, much like cats. There is a divide between "house kobolds" and "street kobolds". The "Street kobolds" think the others are weak, to which the usual response is "You live in the trash can, dig out moldy trash to eat, then sleep under some box, and I am living in this mansion, ring a bell for all the fish I could ever eat, and then take a nap." It's not exactly Taboo to marry a kobold, but it is a bit scandalous.

[@saber5694]

In my world there is a race whos original language was the base of the world. Speaking it out load can if done improperly cuase massive consequences. These include but are not limited to. Destruction of a small city. Placeing a set of islands in a time bubble, (the time inside moved faster than outs side), creating a forest that is essentially its own plane of existence and traveling through is a matter of luck as time and space wraps around itself, a waterfall that perpetually flows into the sky dispite the river flowing normally before and after the water fall.

[@snowywynterpuma33]

Pottage (poe-t-ah-j)

[@Kualinar]

Last one : You kill them, raise them, kill them again, raise or reincarnate them again, until raising them no longer work. Then, you animate them as zombies, kill the zombies, until there is not enough left to animate. Had something similar in a part of the world in one of my campaign. That was reserved to the very worst, repeat, offenders. One could get executed over 100 times. The all times record was 1253 executions, and, after the last execution, animated as a sentient zombie with a sense of smell to work as a septic tank scrubber for 10 000 years. Execute, raise, execute, raise, execute, reincarnate, execute, raise, execute, raise, execute, reincarnate, ...

[@ReinaSaurus]

breaking up romantic relationships. its only allowed to separate for dramatic reasons, or else the table goes mad. exception is a tragic emotionally loaded death or double death. i voted for tax fraud though.

[@gammagong9435]

Not wearing gloves. Hear me out: Magic in my world setting is shown on one's fingernails. By that, i mean the more magical power you have, the more glowing fingernails you have, and upon using some of your magic, a finger dims until you rest. That said, most people wear gloves to avoid showing their magical prowess, or paint their fingernails to dim/turn off the glow. This is acceptable. But walking around with your hands out and fingers aglow is treated as pretentious and dangerous. Since not everyone has magic, and thus no glowing fingers, its rubbing their powerlessness in their face, and to those with magic, Its the same thing as walking around with an exposed fire arm. And so, taking your gloves off is only something done around those you trust completely, or those you want to disrespect.

[@Whitewolf1984p]

No gonna lie. Some of these just seem incredibly dumb amd only put into the game by the DM to punish players for not remembering. (The hands one in perticular).

[@merevel436]

Oh thanks for the vid I never thought of stuff like this for my games. One world, destroying a book or other document strictly for information purposes brings the irl of a god of knowledge. In another, people control their breathing very carefully and its a cultural norm to never let someone see any signs of breathing other than calm low breathing, because monsters roam the city and if they catch you awake they will kill and eat you. In another setting, any type of desecration of the dead is not just a taboo, but also a serious crime as they tend to bring back the dead to continue serving in their profession as undead. To many worlds and cultures to go over it all though sorry. One of my favorites is a city of shapeshifts who have tech to tell if anyone is recording. They hold their ceremonial fights in sink with known satilites passing by. Anyone caught as something other than human gets consequently slaughtered as a monster to keep up the facade to the rest of the world. Even though just about everyone in the world is aware of monsters, everyone acts like everyone is human because otherwise, otherworldly being start hunting down those who know.

[@oscarbooth6679]

For my section of the world building, the open practice of material plane magic is considered taboo, why, because the original god of the material plane was the moon and the moon was destroyed scattering magic across the world (not my world building), god was revived as a zombie and is hunting for magic, especially their own (3rd campaign in the world) and so over 5 years a horde of physically and magically gifted corpses including two former dead party members move across the region destroying anywhere with a large amount of material plane magic, now he goes to where he was previously sealed in the moon as it has the most magic, not even with just his zombie horde though, now with a man stuck between planes ready to destory the place so that he cannot be sealed again in return for grounding him to the material plane, and the man hired 5 mercenaries with both magical and non magical talents. That is why sorcerers, bards, wizards, artificers and druids have more or less gone into hiding, clerics and warlocks are also being more careful with how much attention they draw in with magic to avoid any of the corpses, most infamously 'the ashen rider' who has taken the most lives 'alone'