132 The Battle for Gobwin Knob, Page 119

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Hey people, no disrespect, but please read the thread before posting. Posting the same ideas over and over just slow down the conversation and not reading the thread gives the impression of disrespect for those that have already posted (or maybe just laziness, neither is a good impression, and impressions matter when you are trying to make a point).[/rant]

Earlier, Wanda appeared to think her stack would be enough to make a difference in the fight between Jill's stack and Stanley's stack. I wouldn't assume her stack is negligible vs. Ansom.

Wanda was working off of the assumption that it would help, not that it would definitely work. Keep in mind that if Stanley was croaked by Jillian, Wanda would be disbanded for lack of an overlord, the way that Sizemore would have been if it weren't for Stanley having been made heir. When your boop is on the line, the odds don't matter. When failing has the same effect as not trying, of course you try, even if the chances are infinitesimal.

The fact that Jaclyn retains her ability to fly shows that she keeps some powers, actually.

It also finally answers a long-time question: Archons are NOT casters in the same sense as Sizemore et al.; they are units like dwagons, having magic-like special abilities. That lends credence (but does not prove) to the idea that the Arkendish gives power over Archons the way the Arkenhammer does with dwagons.

She is a caster, which means lower HP and less defence

This is a big assumption. True, it is a strong fantasy genre trope, but that does not mean it holds true on Erf.

I hate for my first post here to be critical, but you folks overanalyze the HELL out of these comics.

Yes we do. Why? Because we enjoy it. Welcome to the boards!

My new favourite theory.

M'glad you think so!

Maggie mentions Charlie's "mastery" of the Arkendish, I believe. And Parson states that Charlie's attuned to the dish here. In the same page, Parson mentions that Charlie is "no royal." That suggests that people on Erf know or think they know something about Charlie's origin.

Well, they THINK they know, but they could be wrong. I figure for the most part* the royals of the world are known entities. Thus any upstart overlord NOT known 'must' be a non-royal.

*Jillian and Banhammer are exceptions, but the whole FAQ thing is an exception, to the point of being considered impossible.

If that's true, then WTB is up with the walnuts/pigeons thing?? O_o;;;

The ArkenHammer has sense of humor, obviously.