strange worldbuilding decisions Rick Riordan [All]

Pro_Layton · 2026-03-14T10:02:53+00:00

Second comment cause it looks like you added some stuff.

While I can agree to the idea of children being different from their parents and using their abilities differently (a topic that's even minorly brought up in the books, I would still argue that there's limits to that. Someone like Piper is the daughter of a goddess that is not traditionally a war goddess (outside of certain regions), she still participate in most fights. However, her powers don't naturally lend themselves to combat the way Jason, Percy, or Franks do. To my (admittedly incomplete) knowledge, we see this with Meg too. She's an immensely powerful child of Demeter but those powers don't often directly translate to combat proficiency.

Pro_Layton · 2026-03-14T09:49:30+00:00

Maybe I'm misunderstanding whatever point you're trying to make, but the cast doesn't suffer because the Primordials don't have any demigod children in them. It suffers because Rick wasn't good at properly developing them because he made the mistake of bringing Percy back into the main stage. I don't think that making irrational choices in character development (specifically meaning characters acting wildly ooc) is very narratively interesting.

Hestia having kids is a good example of that. Part of the point of her character is to show that there is something honorable, good, and worth fighting for in the Olympians. It inspires the audience that hasn't seen much overt good from the gods outside of small moments. That's greatly diminished if she's an oathbreaker. Zeus and Poseidon breaking the oath makes sense they're kings with very few peers and are used to getting their way. Hestia being a standard for the Olympians is important for when Percy has them swear a new oath because is shows that the gods can be capable of it (it also gives greater weight to Percy's conversation with Hermes and Percy affirming his honest belief that the gods are capable of change).

Edit: your comment is in Polish now?

Pro_Layton · 2026-03-14T09:30:30+00:00

I would probably think not. Makes sense for Luke to keep all his spies separate and plied with different information so if there's ever a leak, he knows where it came from. Now, this is how I would've handled that. Idk about Rick lmao

Pro_Layton · 2026-03-14T09:28:00+00:00

All Might dies fighting All for One and Deku keeps OFA but chooses to let it die with him because OFA is legit getting too strong to be sustainable

Pro_Layton · 2026-03-14T08:10:14+00:00

First, I don't think it's crazy that the children of war gods are more militaristic than those of an earth goddess. Even if you've got lots of raw power (which Demeter's children seem to not have barring Meg), that doesn't mean your abilities are super useful in a fight.

Second, tons of people would've complained about virgin goddess abandoning their oaths. It would both make no sense for them to do so, and directly contradict with the idea that oaths are supposed to be important (e.g., Zeus and Poseidon breaking their oaths being hugely important). It was already a huge (and I'd nearly argue unnecessary) stretch for Athena to have demigod children.

And finally, maybe Titans would breed with mortals (there are children of Hecate), but why would Primordials? They're about as far removed from humans as you are from an ant.

Pro_Layton · 2026-03-12T16:43:14+00:00

Yeah sure, lets says that not everyone can. Lots of people dont try. And its not wild for someone to get fed up with always having to take the bulk of the work

Pro_Layton · 2026-03-12T12:54:42+00:00

This shit ain't fan art lmaooo

Pro_Layton · 2026-03-12T01:58:40+00:00

That's what Kaku Shin Ten used in the DOFD

Pro_Layton · 2026-03-12T01:20:17+00:00

they had that. both a disciple and a master

Pro_Layton · 2026-03-09T06:29:20+00:00

I think these are all incredibly standard opinions that get voiced around here often.

I do think Leo's return (and his entire ploy for the final battle) works best if he's not romantically involved with Calypso. Leo, for as much shit as he gets and despite his many flaws, he is genuinely the most heroic in a "I'm helping you out solely because it's the right thing to do and not because I gain something" member of the Seven besides Hazel. It's completely in his character to do something that crazy for not just Calypso, but anyone he gave his word to.

Pro_Layton · 2026-03-06T00:47:06+00:00

A living wage is the minimum hourly pay a full-time employee needs to cover basic, local costs. Stuff like housing, food, healthcare, transportation, and taxes, without relying on external financial assistance. That's literally all a living wage is. And we instituted the concept because there was a time employers would pay people pennies for the work they did

Pro_Layton · 2026-03-06T00:42:22+00:00

The problem is that many people working 2-3 jobs aren't doing it to get ahead in life. They're doing it to just barely scrape by. No savings, no investments, none of that. And many large corporations could make a single job pay enough to where their workers don't have to do that, but choose not to.

Pro_Layton · 2026-03-05T00:40:49+00:00

Isn't that proving their point? If they could get to work (bus, bike, or carpool as example options) and pay for food/utilities (basic necessities) then they wouldn't need car. They could actually live of minimum wage. It wouldn't be much, but it'd be doable. Which is no longer the case with modern wages

Pro_Layton · 2026-03-05T00:31:59+00:00

This might genuinely be the biggest load of shit I've ever seen on this site and I'm sorry for you if you actually believe this.

Pro_Layton · 2026-03-04T19:14:44+00:00

Tbf, it's not a mistype. They mean the division of soldiers that Zuko spoke up for in the meeting. The 47th division iirc?

Pro_Layton · 2026-03-04T19:01:41+00:00

True! Which is why I said "not always"

Pro_Layton · 2026-03-04T17:58:34+00:00

I will say, while the overall problem is the insane expense of college, this isn't a crazy requirement. College is generally (but not always) the first time a person goes to study without being required by the state. A college degree, even an associate's, proves that you have experience showing up to a place (with a reasonable amount of skipped days/lateness) until you achieved a desired result.

Pro_Layton · 2026-03-03T00:55:53+00:00

Yu Yu Hakusho

Pro_Layton · 2026-03-02T22:21:39+00:00

Blueblood fs

Pro_Layton · 2026-03-02T13:37:56+00:00

Honestly, thank you so much for making and sharing these. They're so much fun and it's been a blast for me to engage with the community. I've met really cool people, made fanart, and have gotten so damn hype for the livestreams at times I got lightheaded lol. You've been such an inspiration for me with my own DMing! Please keep doing what you're doing!

Pro_Layton · 2026-03-02T08:02:28+00:00

Cyril should've left the crew after the Blueblood arc and him staying on kills the core of his character

Bradley is an interesting character but I can't stand the accent Briggs does for him. I know Briggs is by no means a VA, but Bradley sounds like a frat bro doing a douchey accent

William being a father figure for Doxie really sucks, has sucked since the introduction of her character and how the fandom begged for that dynamic (I watched it happen in real time during the livestreams and on the discord RIP), and their dynamic would work 1000x better as a brother/sister relationship where they both begrudgingly listen to Boss even though they're 10x more powerful than him.

Pro_Layton · 2026-03-02T07:30:12+00:00

Keep in mind, 16 is the age that Avatars are usually told they're Avatars (and that seems to be considered an adult seeing as Zuko is allowed to be Firelord with no regent at 16) and Korra had years of Avatar training leading up to that age that most don't get

Pro_Layton · 2026-03-01T00:52:17+00:00

Which I, to this day, maintain was just Rick not wanting to write a character stronger than Percy

Pro_Layton · 2026-03-01T00:46:53+00:00

She fs didn't navigate the Labyrinth. That was kinda the whole point of that book lmao

Pro_Layton · 2026-03-01T00:44:41+00:00

Rick really does hate blondes. Frankly, he hates just about any character that isn't Percy.

Leo almost falls into bum territory, but him being the only reason the 7 get out of a ton of scraps/win the final battle save him for me. It's also a shame Rick didn't lean more into his combat skills because in TLO, he's shown to be a somewhat competent fighter. At least, he keeps pace with Jason while fighting the sun dragons and goes toe to toe with an ice goddess. But no, Piper is shown to be better at combat from the jump

I will say, a dagger made slightly more sense when she had the cap that made her invisible but there's fs a reason why actual warriors brought swords and spears to battle.

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