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2010-04-09, 10:33 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Keychain of Creation 3: Not-a-Keyblade Understanding & Falafel-is-Awesome Prana C
EVERYONE in Exalted, including the Yozis and the Neverborn, can be put on either side of the protagonists/antagonists axis.
I will not use the Good/Evil D&D terms, because in Exalted, they lose a lot of meaning.
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2010-04-09, 10:45 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Keychain of Creation 3: Not-a-Keyblade Understanding & Falafel-is-Awesome Prana C
There is a difference between a protagonist and a hero, or an antagonist and a villain.
You can have a villainous protagonist fighting a heroic antagonist. Or a villainous protagonist fighting equally villainous antagonists.
You could even have a heroic protagonist fighting heroic antagonists.
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2010-04-09, 11:06 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Keychain of Creation 3: Not-a-Keyblade Understanding & Falafel-is-Awesome Prana C
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2010-04-09, 11:08 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Keychain of Creation 3: Not-a-Keyblade Understanding & Falafel-is-Awesome Prana C
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2010-04-10, 11:34 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Keychain of Creation 3: Not-a-Keyblade Understanding & Falafel-is-Awesome Prana C
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2010-04-10, 12:59 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Keychain of Creation 3: Not-a-Keyblade Understanding & Falafel-is-Awesome Prana C
Tin-Eye found only two results:
http://www.tineye.com/search/472d7a1...0a4672e243b301 (not sure this ID will work for you, depends on how long the engine keeps data in its cache I guess)
The one that seems to be the origin of the picture is not exactly work safe, and it seems it's a photoshoppery -- a strip slay, in other words.Hark! An avatar drawn by Kate Beaton!
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2010-04-10, 01:19 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Canada, eh?
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Re: Keychain of Creation 3: Not-a-Keyblade Understanding & Falafel-is-Awesome Prana C
It's actually from Stardust The Super Wizard, a Golden Age comic that has not aged well.
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2010-04-10, 01:21 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Keychain of Creation 3: Not-a-Keyblade Understanding & Falafel-is-Awesome Prana C
That's something from Stardust the Super Wizard, right? Wasn't pretty much every character in there, including Stardust himself, absolutely insane from any human perspective?
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EDIT: Goddamned miracle-ninjas.Last edited by Drakyn; 2010-04-10 at 01:21 PM.
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2010-04-10, 02:39 PM (ISO 8601)
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2010-04-10, 02:49 PM (ISO 8601)
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2010-04-10, 02:53 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Keychain of Creation 3: Not-a-Keyblade Understanding & Falafel-is-Awesome Prana C
Hark! An avatar drawn by Kate Beaton!
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2010-04-10, 03:24 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Keychain of Creation 3: Not-a-Keyblade Understanding & Falafel-is-Awesome Prana C
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2010-04-10, 06:09 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Keychain of Creation 3: Not-a-Keyblade Understanding & Falafel-is-Awesome Prana C
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2010-04-10, 06:51 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Keychain of Creation 3: Not-a-Keyblade Understanding & Falafel-is-Awesome Prana C
Less villainous than Light, perhaps, but he had no problem abducting and interrogating Misa for as long as it took based on some vague suspicion that she had something to do with anything.
When in doubt, light something on fire.
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2010-04-10, 07:39 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Keychain of Creation 3: Not-a-Keyblade Understanding & Falafel-is-Awesome Prana C
If you were to use D&D terms, I'd say L was True Neutral. Definitely not Evil, probably not really Good - he was a decent fellow at times but too much more concerned with his goals than with people's well-being to belong on that end of the spectrum. The dedicated detective is a typically Lawful Neutral archetype, but L wasn't Lawful so, thus, he was True Neutral.
His goal was to catch the criminals that no-one else could, and didn't pay much mind to morality or ethics either way. So, TN.
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2010-04-10, 07:56 PM (ISO 8601)
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2010-04-11, 12:27 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Keychain of Creation 3: Not-a-Keyblade Understanding & Falafel-is-Awesome Prana C
A Book of Words: An Expanded Truenamer Fix
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2010-04-11, 12:45 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Keychain of Creation 3: Not-a-Keyblade Understanding & Falafel-is-Awesome Prana C
Actually, what do you guys think Light's Virtues would be?
I think he'd be Conviction 5, probably Compassion 1. But I'll admit, I haven't actually read the manga- I just know about the general premise and his 'kill all lawbreakers' plan.
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2010-04-11, 12:58 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Keychain of Creation 3: Not-a-Keyblade Understanding & Falafel-is-Awesome Prana C
Light: Compassion 2, Conviction 5, Temperance 3, Valor 1
L: Compassion 1, Conviction 5, Temperance 3, Valor 2
Mello: Compassion 2, Conviction 4, Temperance 1, Valor 4
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2010-04-11, 01:04 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Keychain of Creation 3: Not-a-Keyblade Understanding & Falafel-is-Awesome Prana C
I think he'd need *negative* compassion if such a thing existed. His plan was to kill off all the murderers, then all the criminals, then all the lazy people. To do which he was willing to do horrible, horrible, hideous things to people who met his ideals but disagreed with him personally.
I'd put him at Compassion 1, Conviction 5, temperance 3-4, and valor 3.
He never forms any emotional bonds, is willing to murder associates, friends, and family to get his way, is single minded to his beliefs, ignores pleasures of the flesh except as a way to manipulate people (though he does give in to the death note compulsion that's not necessarily explicit canon), and the way to draw him out is to challenge him and make him act brashly in order to prove his superiority.
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2010-04-11, 01:33 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Keychain of Creation 3: Not-a-Keyblade Understanding & Falafel-is-Awesome Prana C
I'd give Light a low Temperance, because several times he's provoked into extremely poor decisions (killing the fake L on TV, changing his killing schedule to taunt L, etc) by plays on his pride. Temperance isn't just about sex - Light's not a very sexual person (except when the slashfic comes into play) but he doesn't have good impulse control when his particular sin is on the line.
When in doubt, light something on fire.
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2010-04-11, 01:45 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Keychain of Creation 3: Not-a-Keyblade Understanding & Falafel-is-Awesome Prana C
It's not about the sex for me, as it is about the subversion of all his desires of the flesh to his goal. Sex, Food, a bed not made of wood, sensory perception, time, and his memories are all merely tools to be used or discarded on his path to his goal. A goal he is prepared to take years achieving. I view the incidents you're talking about as an incidence of a moderate valor: When he perceives an opponent he fights and strikes even if it's not in his best interest (valor 3: Will attack superior foe) BECAUSE THEY'RE AN OPPONENT. Combine that with his ego, and it overwhelms his normal temperance.
He also does his best to exude an air of self control and emotionlessness at all times, except when he snaps (limit break?). That's why I had him at temperance 3.
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2010-04-11, 12:57 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Keychain of Creation 3: Not-a-Keyblade Understanding & Falafel-is-Awesome Prana C
Ah but I would say based off his reaction at the end of the anime where he realized for once he actually was in trouble he couldn't get out of that he has Valor 1. I would say the killing the fake L was a successful Social Attack by L to provoke that specific action. And as for changing his killing schedule I don't remember that part but isn't it possible he just payed a point of Willpower to ignore his Virtue? After all if I was sure I would win I wouldn't have a problem gloating.
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2010-04-12, 12:03 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Keychain of Creation 3: Not-a-Keyblade Understanding & Falafel-is-Awesome Prana C
While I was mistaken as to who it was a momento of, I'm glad to see that I was correct as to what the (apparent) planned sacrifice is for Secret. Especially if it means more backstory on the Abyssal.
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2010-04-12, 12:16 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Keychain of Creation 3: Not-a-Keyblade Understanding & Falafel-is-Awesome Prana C
Does Ten Winds know Sorcery, as well as Immaculate Martial Arts?
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2010-04-12, 12:25 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Keychain of Creation 3: Not-a-Keyblade Understanding & Falafel-is-Awesome Prana C
He seems to be implying this. You don't get to be a Sidereal's sifu without being well-rounded, after all.
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2010-04-12, 12:36 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Keychain of Creation 3: Not-a-Keyblade Understanding & Falafel-is-Awesome Prana C
I guess so. Another fact for the Ten Wind's conspiracy theorists to mull over.
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2010-04-12, 01:06 AM (ISO 8601)
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2010-04-12, 01:25 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Keychain of Creation 3: Not-a-Keyblade Understanding & Falafel-is-Awesome Prana C
Assuming he's really Dragon-Blooded, that is.
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2010-04-12, 01:28 AM (ISO 8601)
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