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I really like Jack and Parson's relationship. It's consistently a series high point.
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I've really liked the last few updates from a characterization perspective, especially seeing from Charlie's POV, but jesus christ this chapter is juggling way way way way too many plotlines.
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Text update! Don't despair, it's all about Caesar who is the coolest dude in Trasnylvito.
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Rygar201 posted:Text update! Don't despair, it's all about Caesar who is the coolest dude in Trasnylvito. That's a funy way to spell Vinny 
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Aumanor posted:That's a funy way to spell Vinny Vinny isn't in Trasnylvito right now, and is coming down with a bad case of Captain SaveAHo on top of it Jillian stay fuckin up, and Vinny needs to sever 
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Stanley is awesome, full stop.
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Didn't Sizemore estimate the bracer alone was worth a million? And summoning Parson cost 350k and has paid for itself several times over. So assuming it includes all their effects, that's actually a pretty fair trade. It obviously could've been a lot better, but getting Parson back ASAP before they can interrogate or turn him is probably worth it. Of course, it would be way too easy if they just went through with the deal like this.
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I'm wondering if this sort of deal making counts as some kind of natural contract magic and they actually are bound to it now, it isn't a matter of choice?
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Stanley is legit the best character in this comic (after Lilith, of course). He's got the sort of reckless stupidity that keeps ruining everyone's plans because he's not supposed to take this stupid option, and then he does. Oh poo poo, Stanley is pretty much Aesma. (mythical figure from Kill Six Billion Demons who's never stops being a little poo poo which is also the source of her power.)
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Apr 1, 2016 21:18
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It looks like he knew exactly what he was doing
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Stanley makes up his own rules and Erfworld accommodates. Maybe because he has the hammer? Some sort of primal carnymancy.
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A Wizard of Goatse posted:It looks like he knew exactly what he was doing Idran posted:I'm wondering if this sort of deal making counts as some kind of natural contract magic and they actually are bound to it now, it isn't a matter of choice? Maybe, although I think if that were the case Stanley wouldn't need him to "draw it up". It seems like Natural Signamancy in the contract sense requires physical contact, like Wanda and Marie spitting on their hands to indicate a preliminary negotiation before the last fight, or pinkie swears.
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Carrasco posted:Didn't Sizemore estimate the bracer alone was worth a million? And summoning Parson cost 350k and has paid for itself several times over. So assuming it includes all their effects, that's actually a pretty fair trade. The money isn't relevant, that's the point. He just saw how many millions come and go in the space of a single skirmish? He knows he can get the 2 mil back. But he needs Parson and Wanda to do it, and to get Wanda he's going to need Parson, immediately. It's a pretty basic calculation since he has all the facts, and the shortest line between where he is and where he wants to be happened to involve the opportunity to gently caress with Don (and eventually Parson)
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A big flaming stink posted:Stanley is legit the best character in this comic (after Lilith, of course). He's got the sort of reckless stupidity that keeps ruining everyone's plans because he's not supposed to take this stupid option, and then he does. It's not a stupid option, though. The TV estimate of Gobwin Knob's treasury was considerably off.
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Yeah when last there was an update, the treasury was 40 million (minus 0.5 million from Parson turning, I think) from all the dudes Charlie's side killed and had to pay reparations for. http://archives.erfworld.com/Book+3/122
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team overhead smash posted:Yeah when last there was an update, the treasury was 40 million (minus 0.5 million from Parson turning, I think) from all the dudes Charlie's side killed and had to pay reparations for. That's before any exchanges from the fight in the Magic Kingdom. Edit: Per http://archives.erfworld.com/Book+3/141 Stanley says they're at 30M
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Zogundar posted:It's not a stupid option, though. The TV estimate of Gobwin Knob's treasury was considerably off. Simple-minded would probably be a better description, but Stanley's on-the-spot acceptance of the first offer gives away A) Gobwin Knob is drastically richer than they estimated B) The hostages are worth so much that Stanley didn't even hesitate to pay an incredible fortune of 2 mil. As a general rule its bad to give away free information like that, but these 2 things basically cratered moral at trasylvito. It showed them that they didn't even know the game that was being played, and also made Don out to be a complete fool, AND may even inspire a coup! Meanwhile, Stanley knew the game from the word go: Parson and company are incredibly important so do whatever it takes to get them back. His stubborn, short-sighted arrogance is wielded like his hammer.
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It's also nice to see just how far Stanley has come since his days of resenting and being jealous of Parson. He may not understand or even like him, but he appreciates just how drat valuable Parson is.
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A big flaming stink posted:Simple-minded would probably be a better description, but Stanley's on-the-spot acceptance of the first offer gives away A) Gobwin Knob is drastically richer than they estimated B) The hostages are worth so much that Stanley didn't even hesitate to pay an incredible fortune of 2 mil. Not that I think Stanley somehow thought it through like this, but taking what was intended to be a bankrupting offer immediately seems like an advantageous move. If he had been smart and tried to play it cool and drag out negotiations, TV could have learned of the ceasefire and the actual treasury of Gobwin Knob. The next meeting the ransom could have been raised to 30 million "for rudely dismissing our immensely generous and fair initial offer." So basically, Stanley being Stanley and not a super genius was actually preferable in this instance.
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It seems Stanley mellowed out a bit
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Don King is also the kind of person who is going to find it difficult to go back on an offer he willingly made in front of witnesses.
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Rand Brittain posted:Don King is also the kind of person who is going to find it difficult to go back on an offer he willingly made in front of witnesses. He may be literally incapable due to either natural signamancy or thinkamancy.
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Rygar201 posted:He may be literally incapable due to either natural signamancy or thinkamancy. That's true, but what I mean is that it's going to be difficult for him even if he isn't. His whole cause is based around the idea that he's supposed to be the better man.
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Rand Brittain posted:That's true, but what I mean is that it's going to be difficult for him even if he isn't. His whole cause is based around the idea that he's supposed to be the better man.
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well i mean they did get two million moneys out of this as well as potentially getting to keep the widgets parson brought with him, so it's not as though this whole situation has turned out badly for transylvito
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kwokkie posted:It seems Stanley mellowed out a bit He has been chilling out in his tropical hot tub drinkin' the finest spirits around in a sort of living tower, after all.
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I think the implication is that a contract was just formed since there is no real reason why an oral contract wouldn't be magically binding in the same way a written contract is. (Storywise immediately resolved negotiations remove the high possibility of a bidding war with Charlie which GK would lose, even if they won, since Charlie could easily bid it up to bankrupting numbers.) However if we want to get technical, and I know we do, from a legal perspective there are some issues. Namely, Stanley may have actually countered the offer by required delivery prior to payment. That would be a new material term, and not without potentially substantial cost to TV, which was not contained in the original offer. A countered offer is considered rejected in most cases and TV never accepted the new term. Stanley probably should have weaseled them to offer the same price terms and also delivery by feigning rage though that would have changed the "doesn't give a gently caress" character of the negotiation. Though maybe having Don just saying something cheeky about sending 'em back with a bow on top during his offer would have worked.
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So that was dark as gently caress. Poor Maggie. The connotations go places that I really wish they didn't.
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Lmao, people thought the Buffalo Bill caster wouldn't be creepy as gently caress. Also, notice the references to Dollamancy and Thinkamancy and Strings.
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Rygar201 posted:Lmao, people thought the Buffalo Bill caster wouldn't be creepy as gently caress. People seriously thought that? After the whole "it puts the lotion on the skin" thing?
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Kyte posted:People seriously thought that? After the whole "it puts the lotion on the skin" thing? That got played off as a joke. This successfully came across as creepy and horrifying as hell. Very nicely put-together update. Interesting that Wanda is so concerned about the bodies, also. I'm glad we might be seeing Marie again at least.
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Reene posted:That got played off as a joke. This successfully came across as creepy and horrifying as hell. Played off as a joke? The gently caress? Dude if it's a joke it's of the dead baby kind. Dude was caught making some bizarre sex monster in a literal dungeon and literally nothing in the narration played it off as jovial or ironic or whatever. Every single piece of description or character interaction regarding the dude has had people being uncomfortable about his presence and/or implying he was disturbed in some way.
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