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Bongo Bill posted:Solomon David seems like the kind of guy who might almost give a poo poo about all the universes he rules. Solomon david cares that giving a poo poo about all the universes he rules is something that someone with his self image of himself would do, but does not, himself, actually give a poo poo about all the universes he rules.
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wild guess: solomon david wants to be royalty, and attempts to emulate it with his every thought and action. which is why he'll never attain it
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Jan 31, 2018 09:31
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Someone with the trade paperbacks: do they include any of the text bits from below the comic? What about the alt-text? Also, since it got page buried immediately by the drop of a new comic, I'll ask again if anyone's got any opinions on how the RPG plays
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SlimGoodbody posted:Someone with the trade paperbacks: do they include any of the text bits from below the comic? What about the alt-text? A few of the shorter and more important text quotes are included; Meti's Sword Manual is printed in its entirety in the first book. No to the alt-texts.
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Jan 31, 2018 09:55
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wiegieman posted:Jagganoth will be the most terrifying, come on. Given that Jagganoth was a child soldier, his arc has the potential to be pretty fuckin' grim.
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Jan 31, 2018 10:16
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Korgan posted:Calling it now, the thing he's looking for was in that box on his back all along, and there's going to be a laugh riot when he figures it out. The laughter will cause the vault to collapse and make him lose it all over again, but for real this time!
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Jan 31, 2018 13:02
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This page reminds me of one of my favorite aspects of Astral Aves: making pacts and/or defusing situations with strange, otherworldly beings by being polite.
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Jan 31, 2018 13:14
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White Coke posted:The next arc is going to involve Solomon David's annual martial arts tournament. He'll be beaten either by having some crippling psychological vulnerability exploited, or getting smashed in the face with the universe. Solomon David's only crippling psychological vulnerability just happens to be his fear of getting smashed in the face with the universe.
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So, did Tom and Abbadon decide to team up to each hit us with sad stories about poor old worn out dogs at the exact same time 
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Jan 31, 2018 15:12
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Malpais Legate posted:Oh my god Mammon, poor loving Mammon. That last sentence was such a gut punch
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Jan 31, 2018 15:33
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wiegieman posted:Jagganoth will be the most terrifying, come on. But Jagganoth will be a friend I think
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White Coke posted:Solomon David has a crippling phobia of
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Jan 31, 2018 15:56
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I saw someone else note that Mammon is wrapping his tail around one of the pillars and wondered if it was the same idea as grooved flooring to help the visually impaired find their way around public spaces.
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Jan 31, 2018 15:57
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Bilirubin posted:But Jagganoth will be a friend I think Y'know, I can see it. Jagganoth's long term dejected and isolation could be because he was fighting against the injustices of the universe, which he got a really heavy dose of, only to see himself become a part of it.
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Jan 31, 2018 17:57
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kill six billion demons: a tale of alternative therapy
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Jan 31, 2018 18:02
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Seek Heaven By regular attendance of the support group, we're here for you
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Tollymain posted:wild guess: solomon david wants to be royalty, and attempts to emulate it with his every thought and action. which is why he'll never attain it My prediction: he's exactly the rational monster he seems, and he will be the most terrifying save Jadis. "Yes, I do enforce a legalistic nightmare on my empire. It is the optimal way to maximize desirable outcomes. Allison, you have certainly acquired enough power to have a likely probability of killing me, and the rules I created say that the winner of my tournament may face me in single combat. I will not abrogate them. However, consider this: I estimate that one hundred and one million people across my worlds will die during the interregium as you struggle to consolidate control. You lack both the ability and inclination to manage an interstellar empire, so your reign will undoubtedly see increased morbidity and decreases across all significant health and quality of life indicators. Literacy and industrial production may never fully recover. Should you choose to abdicate and dissolve the empire, the Ta-at faction will go to war against the Vellung within twelve years, and the genocide of the Vellung will likely be complete within twenty two years of the initiation of hostilities. Also, good luck with the food riots: this year's crop of rice failed last week. So, Al-Ysun, are you willing to do what it takes to become King? "
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Dead Reckoning posted:My prediction: he's exactly the rational monster he seems, and he will be the most terrifying save Jadis. "Yes, I do enforce a legalistic nightmare on my empire. It is the optimal way to maximize desirable outcomes. Allison, you have certainly acquired enough power to have a likely probability of killing me, and the rules I created say that the winner of my tournament may face me in single combat. I will not abrogate them. This perfectly encapsulates both the dread horror and dread appeal of neoliberal technocracy.
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Ah yes, the Mandate of Heaven dilemma.
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Mottom is still hovering outside in her palace, lest y'all forgot. poo poo's about to get real.
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Dead Reckoning posted:However, consider this: I estimate that one hundred and one million people across my worlds will die during the interregium as you struggle to consolidate control. You lack both the ability and inclination to manage an interstellar empire, so your reign will undoubtedly see increased morbidity and decreases across all significant health and quality of life indicators. Literacy and industrial production may never fully recover. Should you choose to abdicate and dissolve the empire, the Ta-at faction will go to war against the Vellung within twelve years, and the genocide of the Vellung will likely be complete within twenty two years of the initiation of hostilities. Also, good luck with the food riots: this year's crop of rice failed last week. So, Al-Ysun, are you willing to do what it takes to become King? " Doesn't say much for the competence of his civil service if the whole thing comes crashing down just because the head of state gets a new face.
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Malpais Legate posted:Mottom is still hovering outside in her palace, lest y'all forgot. Yeah I think Mottom’s gonna pop in and be rude to Mammon, loving poo poo up for everyone.
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I don't think there's anything particularly neo-liberal about it: you could construct a similar argument about pre-war Iraq for example. I've always thought of it more as, "you're ready to rebel, but are you prepared to rule?" Allison isn't quite yet willing to coldly expend others in pursuit of her vision the way most revolutionaries and claimants to the throne are yet. Renaissance Robot posted:Doesn't say much for the competence of his civil service if the whole thing comes crashing down just because the head of state gets a new face. Dead Reckoning fucked around with this message at 19:51 on Jan 31, 2018 |
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Dead Reckoning posted:
thats on purpose tho, the system is and also that specific administration are designed thusly, if the king of one seventh of all creation wanted to have a good civil service it would look nothing like modern america
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Jan 31, 2018 19:54
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A smart immortal intelligent dictator would probably not be worried about the chance of them no longer bring around with the whole 7-way stalemate going on. If you assume this then taking as much direct control as possible to ensure compliance/everything works as intended isn't a bad idea.
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Making yourself indispensable is also an old trick of tyrants to ward off rebellions. Both because it makes it harder for opposition to organize, and to create the argument Dead Reckoning suggested in the first place. EDIT: It's the governmental policy version of a wiring the building to blow and holding a dead man's switch.
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Jan 31, 2018 20:03
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jagganoth is quite clearly a Large Adult Son
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Comrade Gorbash posted:Making yourself indispensable is also an old trick of tyrants to ward off rebellions. Both because it makes it harder for opposition to organize, and to create the argument Dead Reckoning suggested in the first place.
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VanSandman posted:Yeah I think Mottom’s gonna pop in and be rude to Mammon, loving poo poo up for everyone. At which point Incubus flashes the high sign and Jagganoth Kool Aid Mans through somewhere and everything goes to poo poo
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Archenteron posted:At which point Incubus flashes the high sign and Jagganoth Kool Aid Mans through somewhere and everything goes to poo poo 
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Solomon David's gonna be a total bro who encounters Allison, realizes she's completely right about his flaws as a demiurge and pledges his full support to the group as part of his quest to become a better person. Allison will defeat him completely nonviolently, with a solution that's the best for everyone. And so he'll completely deny us a cool cosmic kung-fu battle. The truest villainy of all.
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Precambrian posted:Solomon David's gonna be a total bro who encounters Allison, realizes she's completely right about his flaws as a demiurge and pledges his full support to the group as part of his quest to become a better person. Allison will defeat him completely nonviolently, with a solution that's the best for everyone. I'm so into this I probably just tore it in half on some metaphysical level.
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violent sex idiot posted:if
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Wow, what a sad dog And to the poster before wondering about Mammons skull - I think he's using a decaying whale skull as a reference for Mammaon snout, like the one below. 
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Gally posted:Wow, what a sad dog
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Joe Slowboat posted:This also certainly implies that the Priests of the Count are running his entire empire/bank in his name, and dumping gold in as a matter of course. Maybe to keep him busy? they all felt sorry for him and decided to help the nice old man out
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PMush Perfect posted:Is Mammon Keter-class? Nice.
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Gally posted:Wow, what a sad dog My dog is sick
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Gally posted:Wow, what a sad dog We do specifically see his jaws hinge horizontally in the latest page, though. Boy got proper squid-mouth.
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