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2018-06-13, 01:06 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1124 - The Discussion Thread
Damn it Roy for hitting Greg's skull just as we were about to see more of the memory. That memory better be worth it because every strip that we don't see it makes it look more and more important.
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2018-06-13, 01:09 PM (ISO 8601)
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2018-06-13, 01:17 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1124 - The Discussion Thread
Pfffhaha, I just saw Greg's twin statements inside and outside his head.
A joke, or foreshadowing that his inner and outer selves are starting to run together?
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2018-06-13, 01:28 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1124 - The Discussion Thread
To be honest I'm having trouble reconciling it with 948. How do memories happen at the speed of thought and there's no lag but it's still going on? Maybe best for me not to think about it.
I don't actually play D&D. I do play:
Magic: the Gathering Online (with FREE tournaments at Gatherling)
DC Universe, my surprisingly good CoH replacement
Planetside 2, MMO-meets-FPS (and the first shooter I've liked in ages).
Simunomics - a massive multiplayer Business Simulation Game. Browser-based, free to play.
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2018-06-13, 01:31 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1124 - The Discussion Thread
Thanks Uncle Festy for the wonderful Ashling Avatar
I make music
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2018-06-13, 01:34 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1124 - The Discussion Thread
Cuthalion's art is the prettiest art of all the art. Like my avatar.
Number of times Roland St. Jude has sworn revenge upon me: 2
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2018-06-13, 01:40 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1124 - The Discussion Thread
Wait.
Durkon is going to show a memory of a disillusioned freshly initiated cleric with a single motherly figure, who is deprived of what a disillusioned freshly initiated cleric believes she really deserves...
To an enthusiastic freshly initiated cleric with a single motherly figure, who is deprived of what an enthusiastic freshly initiated cleric believes she really deserves?
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2018-06-13, 01:43 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1124 - The Discussion Thread
“Evil is evil. Lesser, greater, middling, it's all the same. Proportions are negotiated, boundaries blurred. I'm not a pious hermit, I haven't done only good in my life. But if I'm to choose between one evil and another, then I prefer not to choose at all.”
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2018-06-13, 01:48 PM (ISO 8601)
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2018-06-13, 01:53 PM (ISO 8601)
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Mage avatar by smutmulch & linklele.
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2018-06-13, 02:09 PM (ISO 8601)
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2018-06-13, 02:10 PM (ISO 8601)
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2018-06-13, 02:18 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1124 - The Discussion Thread
My bet is that one of the CoS vampires will survive this battle and vampire infestation will remain a long-term problem for Firmament and the Dwarven Lands in general, hence fullfilling the prophecy.
It wouldn't be hard to establish that without slowing the pace just have a vampire or three standing in the shadows, smiling over a large "establishing" (not the right word exactly) shot of Firmament during the epilogue or just after the Order leaves.Forum Wisdom
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2018-06-13, 02:38 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1124 - The Discussion Thread
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2018-06-13, 02:39 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1124 - The Discussion Thread
I think Durkon just learned that Uncle Squeaky is his real father and his mother is paying to the church as indulgence for her sins.
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2018-06-13, 02:41 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1124 - The Discussion Thread
“Evil is evil. Lesser, greater, middling, it's all the same. Proportions are negotiated, boundaries blurred. I'm not a pious hermit, I haven't done only good in my life. But if I'm to choose between one evil and another, then I prefer not to choose at all.”
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2018-06-13, 02:47 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1124 - The Discussion Thread
Lol. I think that this is probably not an argument either of us will win. In my limited world view, prophecies are ALWAYS lies in the real world.
In my view, I’m not redefining he world prophecy to say that some prophecies may be lies in OoTS. I’m redefining the word prophecy to say, that for the purpose of this fictional world with a fictional cosmology, there exist prophecy that are *NOT* lies.
Now, to tie it back to the story, *IF* what the brewer said that the high priest of Thor said that the high priest of Odin said that he learned by prophecy is an actual true prophecy that can be taken at face value, then Durkon *WILL* bring “death and destruction to us all”. He hasn’t done that yet, and he will.
Fortunately, we know from the story that many of the things that people believe the be true prophecies turn out to not actually happen.
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2018-06-13, 02:50 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1124 - The Discussion Thread
I'm dying laughing at Elan trying to talk Roy into switching to the Dominated side. Dominated or not, he's, uh, still very Elan.
I am: Neutral Good: -2 chaos, -21 evil and 15 balance!
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2018-06-13, 02:52 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1124 - The Discussion Thread
Has it not occurred to anyone that Sigdi might well have known of the prophecy, even many years before the High Priest's shenanigans?
Suppose she knew more:
1) She could prepare for it.
2) She might even impoverish herself to prepare for it.
3) She might even raise her son in such a manner to mitigate his ability to carry it out.
Durkon is supposed to bring death and destruction to them all, but nobody said how. Perhaps Sigdi knew, or had more clues.
Honestly, it looks like Kudzu is a far greater danger than a handfull of vampires. Once exposed, vampires are a pain, but they are killable. They might be the dearh for all in the prophecy, but I find this a very minor provocation in the grand scheme of things.
But what happens to dwarven society in the face of a dwarven high priest of Loki who provides an out for the dwarves who are not fond of Thor, who is only the better of the two allowed choices? Kudzu is dangerous, and he's only where he is because of Durkon.
Perhaps this is why Durkon's mother trained him to suppress his romantic urges in favor of his duty.
Whatever is in the back room, I'm betting it's Sigdi's answer to the prophecy of Durkon.
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2018-06-13, 02:55 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1124 - The Discussion Thread
Cuthalion's art is the prettiest art of all the art. Like my avatar.
Number of times Roland St. Jude has sworn revenge upon me: 2
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2018-06-13, 03:03 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1124 - The Discussion Thread
Each one of us, alone, is but a drop in the sea
Our powers pale compared with the great heroes
Our battles don’t hit theheadlines or shake the earth
But they are few, can’t be everywhere, and we, many
So, when the world or universe needs saving, they come
But when people needs saving, we are the ones to appear
We're underdogs, but we rise up to the challenge to be heroes.
(Wishing Joe, a low-powered superhero)
"I really like the Geek Math'ology we do here"
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2018-06-13, 03:07 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1124 - The Discussion Thread
If that’s the definition we want to use for prophecy, then I’ll concede the argument.
We have literally no idea, as readers, if there exists a prophecy regarding Duekon, since we have no idea if what the brewer said the high priest of Thor said the high priest of Odin said is a true statement that will definitely occur in he future.
Therefore, by your definition of prophecy, there is no prophecy for Durkon.
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2018-06-13, 03:08 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1124 - The Discussion Thread
As is usually the case when someone starts pontificating about what We know, I am glad not to be part of that We.
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2018-06-13, 03:08 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1124 - The Discussion Thread
I'm a Lawful Good Human PaladinJustice and honor are a heavy burden for the righteous. We carry this weight so that the weak may grow strong and the meek grow brave
— The Acts of Iomedae, Pathfinder
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2018-06-13, 03:10 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1124 - The Discussion Thread
Unless we are shown that a prophecy has no divine origin and as such is not actually a prophecy, I see no reason to assume such. Why you insist on doing so is a mystery to me, especially when we are explicitly told by a high priest of a god that said god gave a prophecy. Again, this isn't the real world.
Cuthalion's art is the prettiest art of all the art. Like my avatar.
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2018-06-13, 03:15 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1124 - The Discussion Thread
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2018-06-13, 03:21 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1124 - The Discussion Thread
I feel like something's going to have to turn the tide soon - Roy can't last much longer on his own. Possibilities include:
-Durkon's memory messing with Durkula somehow
-Belkar breaking the domination (maybe Minrah or Mr. Scruffy manage to grant him another save?)
-Hilgya breaking the dominaion (either Kudzu is endangered or she just can't stand taking orders from "Durkon")
-Roy discovering an amazing new power in his sword
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2018-06-13, 03:21 PM (ISO 8601)
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2018-06-13, 03:24 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1124 - The Discussion Thread
Oh, come on, Rich! Just show us the rest of the memory already!!
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2018-06-13, 03:26 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1124 - The Discussion Thread
I actually really like this, it will flow really well in the eventual book, even if it's a bit agonizing at the moment. Also, Elan really makes a great sell for the dominated side, and I love the comic title.