If Jack is speaking the truth and everybody in Erfworld break treaties all the time, does that mean Tramennis is a shifty back-stabbing bastard of the highest caliber?
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If Jack is speaking the truth and everybody in Erfworld break treaties all the time, does that mean Tramennis is a shifty back-stabbing bastard of the highest caliber?
It didn't seem to; at least there wasn't any sign of it in his dealings with Lilith and Ansom. Even if he does, his incredible curiosity would probably outweigh it. That doesn't mean that he necessarily wouldn't give Parson a rough time if he had the chance, but if he did, it would probably be mostly about testing Parson to see how he would react.
Well one text updated seemed to show that Tramennis made a double of himself at some point. Ansom and he were discussing that point earlier in the post; was Ansom speaking to a double?
Maybe he hides it well, keeping it under control as he leads his side, patiently waiting to meet Parson where he will then unleash his rage. ...or maybe not. I think that is something that is interesting of Tramennis. He's pretty good at suppressing his emotions when he needs to do something or wants to leave you guessing at what he is feeling.
New comic.
A wild Vanna appears.
SpoilerAny second, now. Any second, Ceasar will cross out Don King from the rubric.
SpoilerUsually, the artwork matches some scene in the text. But I don't see any text that goes with that scene with Vanna in it. I'm guessing it's supposed to be that the crown rumbling was her presence being introduced, and we're seeing her using turnamancy on Don, but I kinda wonder if part of the text is just missing from this update.
I'm hoping Caesar rebels and they ally with Gobwin Knob.
I'm a little disappointed we won't see Stanley's response to Don's higher bid. Pretty ignoble to ask for more after your deal was accepted, I reckon :smallbiggrin:
SpoilerNah, Don trying to change the terms after an informal agreement isn't "ignoble" or dishonourably. He is a Royal after all. And the Tool is just a common stabber that rose above his Station. Now, if Stanley were a Royal/Noble himself or if their roles were reversed then it would be the foulest villainy imaginable.:smallamused:
And yeah, it seems as if some part of the text is missing or the wrong image was used
I don't think changing terms of a treaty before it is signed is ignoble anyway. People do that all the time in real life, and we've even seen Trammmmmmennis (I have no idea how to spell this name. Did I put enough Ms?) do it before in Erfworld. Backing out of a signed agreement would be ignoble, but anything before then is just negotiation.
Concerning the images, they're being used more and more to add to an update, rather than just showing what happened during it. For instance, the update with Jack and Parson talking in prison showed Bill making that Maggie mask and Caesar returning, neither of which were mentioned in the update, but were related to what was being discussed.
I don't think the image is a mistake. We're just meant to understand that the crown rumbling meant Vanna had arrived; detailing that part wasn't important, since it would be obvious.
Why would the crown rumble just because she arrived? Is that some mechanic I'm forgetting?
I guess that's possible. Maybe even likely. We were just told a few comics ago that sides with Thinkamancers don't use Hat magic though.
It could definitely have been written more clearly either way.
I'm pretty certain that the crown was rumbling because Jillian had sent a message to Don offering to send Vanna to him. Note that on a recent page when we saw Jillian, she was writing notes and sending to other rulers via her hat and at that point Charlie called her to tell her to send Vanna to TV.That was before FAQs turn, so Vanna could have traveled to TV the same day.
What I'm wondering is how and when Wanda became king of Transylvito.
Yeah, this update cost me a lot of sympathy for Don. He's definitely carrying the idiot ball now.
I get the feeling he's given up completely. All he's concerned about now is not being personally responsible for the fall of either Transylvito or Royalism; so he's actively deciding he's leaving it in the Titan's hands, until he has a royal heir to abdicate his problems onto.
Close enough. :smallwink:
Yeah, really no doubt here. Caesar sees the writing on the wall as well as we do: Times are changing and TV need this deal. We know the deal is good, Caesar knows the deal is good, maybe Rob knows the deal is good, but Don... yeah, that is a frustrating ruler. He's lucky Bunny restrained his chief warlord.
Well, to give Don some credit, at least he was having doubts. Bonnie might have had a chance to bring him around. Unfortunately, though, he no doubt saw Jillian's offer of Vanna as a sign from the Titans confirming which path he should take. :smallannoyed:
Duh! Vanna merely walked from portal to portal.
Guys. Guys. Do you even realize how long it took for me to notice the Godfather reference in Transylvito. I mean, really. :smallsigh:
Message-hats rumble when something arrives.
So, it is likely a message from Jillian, announcing Vanna.
But I'm curious how that pitch is worded, and what everyone makes of it:
* Don - thinking about royals helping each other
* Caesar - thinking Jillian backstabbing
* Ben - thinking about the financial side
It wouldn't take much to conect the Vanna picture to the text. Just add one sentence at the end:
"It was a message from dear clever Queen Jillian!"
It was jarring. Felt like a piece of the story was cut out. Transitioning is important. It keeps the reader in the story. Maybe if the updates weren't parceled over time, there would be no need to connect the info from previous updates (though I'd still prefer it to be there) but this is a webcomic. As I said, it would take very little to connect the pieces.
I disagree. There were similar examples in previous comic of art depicting scenes not in current page. Like Bill making mask for Maggie-doll.
Reading Erfworld forum a thought occurs, are TV a good ally to GK? Their position is as bad as GK. They are surrounded by enemies, low on money. I think they are, simply because it proves GK can work with Noble sides, and they are not there to usurp any Titanic order.
Plus Parson will love to see a sea battle.
Keep in mind that Parson is looking for a truce, not an alliance. Especially if Caesar winds up as ruler, I wouldn't expect Transylvito to stop being Mafia. I can't imagine that Parson would want to help beat up Carpool and other places for protection money (TV's normal source of revenue). At the same time, I can't imagine that Caesar would want to go after Charlie, like Parson would want. TV's thing is bullying weak targets, not taking on strong ones. Given that they wouldn't have any common goals, I doubt that an alliance would work very well. A truce that would prevent them from seizing the other party's cities should be beneficial, though.
There is nothing in Parson's history to suggest he would balk at such a thing. If anything he'd be amused at the opportunity to help a Gangster operation work.
Also, Caesar's signomancy is Spike. Spike was basically a bad guy who turns into a good guy, so we'll probably see that transformation at some point.