paddyfool
03-18-2007, 04:50 AM
Hey people,
Any speculation on what Parson's lack of visible stats might mean? I have a few guesses:
1) Parson as outside observer, ie: he's not fully in the game world. He doesn't have a health stat - how can he be hurt? He doesn't have a damage stat - how can he do damage? Riding against this are three facts: he was brought in by an ingame spell, which suggests that at least some ingame things can affect him; he's getting around perfectly well without a move stat; and he now looks a bit more like the average inhabitant of the world than he did in his own world. However, I'm still looking forward to seeing what happens when someone tries to help him - if he is the Ultimate Warlord, it should at least be difficult.
2) Parson as Superman. He has unknown, unguessable abilities that will only develop later, possibly coming about through knowledge of the game or his outsider status. Such as the obscene spellcasting ability that was speculated about before... or, perhaps, limitless damage/health/move. But that would be a difficult thing to work in to a good comic.
3) He never wrote in his own stats - so he can make them what he wants them to be. Or they may be based on his self-impression. Basically a minor variation on 2.
4) His abilities are the same as his "real-world" abilities, but since these are based on an analogue rather than a digital scale, the stats window has a fatal bug and just doesn't show them. Bit boring, really, although it does bring him back to having to win the thing purely on strategy.
Any other ideas?
Any speculation on what Parson's lack of visible stats might mean? I have a few guesses:
1) Parson as outside observer, ie: he's not fully in the game world. He doesn't have a health stat - how can he be hurt? He doesn't have a damage stat - how can he do damage? Riding against this are three facts: he was brought in by an ingame spell, which suggests that at least some ingame things can affect him; he's getting around perfectly well without a move stat; and he now looks a bit more like the average inhabitant of the world than he did in his own world. However, I'm still looking forward to seeing what happens when someone tries to help him - if he is the Ultimate Warlord, it should at least be difficult.
2) Parson as Superman. He has unknown, unguessable abilities that will only develop later, possibly coming about through knowledge of the game or his outsider status. Such as the obscene spellcasting ability that was speculated about before... or, perhaps, limitless damage/health/move. But that would be a difficult thing to work in to a good comic.
3) He never wrote in his own stats - so he can make them what he wants them to be. Or they may be based on his self-impression. Basically a minor variation on 2.
4) His abilities are the same as his "real-world" abilities, but since these are based on an analogue rather than a digital scale, the stats window has a fatal bug and just doesn't show them. Bit boring, really, although it does bring him back to having to win the thing purely on strategy.
Any other ideas?