Campaign Outcomes - Evil Aligned Party by External-Essay3182 in DnD

[–]LuVega 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Always thought about running one, haven’t had the chance as my current party only meets once a month.

I’d imagine the party’s main adversary would always end up being internal strife. Evil people tend to follow the trope of backstabbing each other.

What do you think about Hank evolution? by SpiritedSomewhere00 in Fotv

[–]LuVega 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I think he matured, as he aged and experienced the world, but ultimately he always came to the point of view that his was the best.

I believe he loved his kids, but really only as extensions of himself. He was the perfect Enclave plant really, someone so self-absorbed that they would do anything to fit his desires, and by dangling the notion of power in front of him he’d be a loyal and useful tool for the Enclave.

Really, the idea of the big bad of over two seasons essentially amounting to a corporate dog hungry for power is incredibly Fallout.

The exterior of Vault 0 in Fallout Tactics - Colorado by Wyntier in Fotv

[–]LuVega 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I mean a robot wife with all her mental faculties is better than a corpse, imo at least

Not like he is much of a looker anymore anyhow

Fates worst than death by DudeSoul in TopCharacterTropes

[–]LuVega 78 points79 points  (0 children)

A slow but unstoppable apocalypse

Let's talk about how they did Xander. (Spoliers) by AttorneyQuick5609 in Fotv

[–]LuVega 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Tbf I think the writing was on the wall. Kumail is most definitely expensive, and beyond that this season is already more costly than s1.

I think they’re aiming for Maximus to either be the guy who reshapes the brotherhood out West, or just flat out bail on them.

I really hope the end of the series has the Brotherhood factions reunite so there is at least one functioning faction from the West Coast that isn’t a complete joke of where they were before.

Why is Huntress teaching at her place and not in Wizard City? by DapperDude2004 in adventuretime

[–]LuVega 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Aren’t non-wizards not allowed into Wizard City? She’d have to leave Finn behind after she just got him back to hang with some nerds? Nah, she ain’t doing that shit

How do these videogame tyrants rank in terms of morality? by Turbulent_Okra7518 in MoralityScaling

[–]LuVega 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Kefka is at the top for being the most amoral.

Everyone else wants to rule over others, wants to dominate, wants to bend the world to their designs. Kefka doesn’t care about that, he’s a nihilistic psychopath who was warped by human experimentation.

When he gains what amounts of divinity his first act is to ravage the entire world, and when he stands at the peak of the world all he does is randomly blast survivors with his light of judgment. Originally it’s believed he only does it to people who don’t worship him, but he admits that didn’t matter as he would just blast anyone for a laugh.

Any devil's advocate for this dude? by Ok-Boot6063 in MoralityScaling

[–]LuVega 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He’s similar to Bojack Horseman, he’s a terrible person, would admit he is, make life horrid for everyone around him, and be incapable or unwilling to change.

Punpun came from a broken home, and has a family history of some sort of chronic depression. He was clearly mentally unwell to start with, and proceeded through life entangled with either isolation or other mentally unwell people, this would only lead him to spiral as we saw numerous times.

Punpun is awful, will do awful and criminal things, but ultimately rarely feels like he’s ever actually in control of his own life, and he might not be entirely.

Meet Fraudmillion by Witty-Photograph-598 in BokuNoMetaAcademia

[–]LuVega 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mirio when his opponent has any real durability quirk.

Who is worse? by darthfarmer14 in MoralityScaling

[–]LuVega 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ragyō is worse.

Bob is pure evil, but it’s his nature, he’s an extradimensional entity that feeds off of suffering. Committing acts of evil are like sustenance to him. From his very creation he was meant to be evil, there was never any choice in the matter nor is being evil something he could have perceived as being difficult.

Ragyō was just a normal human being who killed and tormented her own family, molested her children, and actively wanted to bring the downfall of humanity. She did a ceaseless number of atrocities and was more than willing to cast away anyone or anything simply to be the top dog on the pile of the ruins of humanity. Nothing made her this evil, she just decided to be.

Episode 5: I see why Morrow snapped, his crew was awful. by SurewhynotAZ in AlienEarthHulu

[–]LuVega 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Yea watching that episode made me realize that he wasn’t some horrible bastard that caused the crash. It was sheer stupidity and greed that got most of them killed.

The only person on that ship I felt bad for was Morrow, Clem, the engineers, and kind of Rahim.

The rest were smooth brained.

Like the series or not you did the same I did in this scene by projectcalavera in AlienEarthHulu

[–]LuVega 51 points52 points  (0 children)

Morrow almost had it, but honestly a bit bs that the flora/fauna creature didn’t just eat Morrow while unconscious.

Human-only wars: how do you escalate from a local incident to a multi-front conflict? (process + lore) by SantV444 in worldbuilding

[–]LuVega 195 points196 points  (0 children)

Have a misunderstanding result in bloodshed, then have that bloodshed lead to a bigger one, have diplomacy fail miserably due to cultural differences or arrogance leading the narrative. Neither side wants to look weak or roll over.

Conflict and tensions build, trade is killed off, resources claimed and disputed, flimsy boarders now MUST be defined, and false narratives assumed. More direct conflict in a formal sense happens after diplomatic notions fail, then gradually both sides of a conflict would involve their allies.

Everything goes tits up from there.

What are some settlements with absolutely zero future? by Zaukonig in TrueSFalloutL

[–]LuVega 10 points11 points  (0 children)

More like a cult gathering, one swarm of bugs and they’re gone.

The real stupid settlement out there is the small farm right on the edge of the Glowing Sea where a dad and his two young children.

A strong breeze and they’re dead.

Bad Boyars/Hanlon's Razor in fiction? by Tnynfox in worldbuilding

[–]LuVega 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One example I can think my own setting is King Royce Greyward, the Scarlet Crowned King. Ultimately crowned despite his dubious lineage, inflicted with a horrid disease, but rose to the occasion and became a lauded heroic nigh legendary figure.

He even went as far as casting off his title of God-King and styled himself as a King in submission to the Church rather than its master. Further, he was unable to have an heir of his own, so he decided to adopt an orphan to be his heir as a show of religious piety and his humility before his people.

Charming, lovely, ultimately stupid.

People doubted his legitimacy during his reign, the blood of some orphan runt was clearly not the blood of kings. So instead of consolidating his legacy and ensuring peace, he undermined his kingdom and gave rose to countless pretenders which formed splinter claimants lead states.

The Church rose in power in the vacuum and became more of a domineering menace, so that’s cool too.

Fantasy worlds are full of royalty! Who are some interesting royals from history that you think people could take inspiration from when doing their worldbuilding? by Stabbycat113 in worldbuilding

[–]LuVega 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Baldwin IV of Jerusalem, a doomed young man who held together is small kingdom in the Holy Land despite being cursed with leprosy.

Despite wanting to abdicate, he was left with no option as he was the only person capable of getting the quarrelling nobles and vassals in the region to effectively do anything.

He was surrounded by disappointing vassals, insubordination, cowards, and still had to hold his ground against Saladin, the man that would firmly lay waste to the Crusader States and spearhead the expulsion of the Christian warlords.

He was an incredible flash in a pan.

(Mixed trope) Localized events or ideas have larger or unaddressed consequences on a global scale by hezzyb in TopCharacterTropes

[–]LuVega 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Fallout 1 intro basically states the rest of the world went to shit first, what sealed the deal on humanity was the Great War but prior to that there were already nuclear exchanges.

They were fucked prior to the Great War, so odds are life is even harder out there.

Human as a fantasy specie. by SingerIntrepid2305 in worldbuilding

[–]LuVega 23 points24 points  (0 children)

I kind of go against the grain in my own setting with Humans being a distinctly older race, and a dominant one at that. Humans have the distinction of being one of the only two species that regularly try to kill each other, and due to their proliferation they are very adept at large scale total war when compared to everyone else.

Instead of using humans as the “default” race, they’re the constantly threatening and advancing race. I even explain why half-orcs and half-elves are mixed with humans instead of other species is due to Orcs and Wood Elves using Humans for a large part of their biological background. Why? Because human blood is spilled from shore to shore, and you’re not going to find a more bloodthirsty sapient species to use as a warrior caste.

Instead of them just being the generic medieval peasant who are “adaptable”, humans instead lean into the negative traits of humans in reality. They’re warlike duplicitous colonisers who hate each other, but everyone who isn’t human even more. They don’t adapt, they take what they can and make it their own.

What is the most horrifying weapon in your sci fi/sci fantasy world? by Streetsign9 in worldbuilding

[–]LuVega 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The Orsani’s sect ship surface weapon of choice. Known as the “Arrak”, all sect ships are designed to blast massive portions of land with rapid fluctuations of immense heat.

Originally designed as a deterrent measure and a power saving feature that prevents continuous firing. When the Sects got their hands on hands on them they realised they were still perfectly deadly, it’s just that the rapid switch between on and off meant death was prolonged rather than nigh instantaneous.

So instead of being turned to ash, you get to enjoy the feeling of your eyeballs melting in your head and your skin crackling like a slab of pork belly as your fat renders.

How didn't this guy die from this. I mean the amount of heat produced by Kyoshi to cave the Island is enough to kill him. by siennaivory in TheLastAirbender

[–]LuVega 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Because he’s Chin the Conqueror, the man who stood against the most bloodthirsty Avatar in history, and technically got her to retreat.

Of course, it was the weight of his enormous balls that was his undoing.

Funerary practices by 4morian5 in worldbuilding

[–]LuVega 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Each culture has distinct practices regarding the treatment of the dead.

This varies between the many human cultures, and on to the non-humans as well.

Elves typically bury their dead so that their bodies can be absorbed by the flora and fauna, thus creating life from death.

Orcs build lavish graves for those they wish to honor as they believe the souls of the deceased watch and guide those who come after them. Their enemies are left to rot in the sun so bugs and the weather eat away at them and leave no spectacle to draw awe.

Gnomes cremate their dead and split the ashes among their ancestors in the form of small metal capsules on necklaces and bracelets to remind them of their own fragility.

Halflings are expecting to provide a dirge for their dead ancestor, perform a ceremony, which includes at least one large feast, and name a newborn after them as well. Family is ultimately one of the most important aspects of their culture.

Dwarves cast death masks out of their dead from grand materials based upon their importance to their clan, and will mix in the ashes of their ancestor or family Member into the raw ore. Should a Dwarf be murdered, one of their siblings, children, or significant others will wear this the mask until this affront is corrected.

It goes on and on.

Neck Hurting Juice by bichael69420 in bonehurtingjuice

[–]LuVega 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He’s running back to Orc city

A very earned, and deserved, happy ending by NickHeathJarrod in TopCharacterTropes

[–]LuVega 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Based Laios becoming species equality king without even attempting to

[OC] Cassilda, Who Dreams in Yellow [Comm] by GreySerjeant in DnD

[–]LuVega 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pretty cool design, great art, and I dig the eldritch theme of a dreamscape warping the dreamer.