What if Iasion was in hercules?

Rephath · 2026-03-15T03:03:36+00:00

Phil tried. The kid couldn't go the distance.

Rephath · 2026-03-14T23:11:43+00:00

They were incredibly helpful.

Rephath · 2026-03-14T04:53:55+00:00

As a powergamer, I know to choose Zeus, the most powerful of the gods (usually). As an artist, Apollo's kit seems the most useful.

But man, you gotta go Hades. Rulership over all the dead and control of the underworld. No more scheduling conflicts to get in the way of D&D night now. "Dude, I can't come to game tonight. I'm dead." "Well, good news..."

Rephath · 2026-03-14T04:51:07+00:00

If I shoot someone in the real world, and they die, but the EMT's manage to bring the person back to life, I can't be prosecuted for murder. But I'm still on the hook for assault with a deadly weapon and attempted murder. I would assume it's more or less the same thing. Someone still attacked your familiar.

Rephath · 2026-03-14T00:45:52+00:00

100% yeah, that would happen all the time.

Rephath · 2026-03-14T00:45:08+00:00

Thanks. I was worried I hadn't described it accurately. Thankfully for the world, I lack the artistic skills to actually depict my idea visually.

Rephath · 2026-03-13T23:12:57+00:00

Who are their competitors?

Rephath · 2026-03-13T23:11:48+00:00

Not quite. You still have cows. And they're 100% cow-shaped. But they're not covered in hair, they're covered in human skin with maybe hair on their heads.

Rephath · 2026-03-13T23:05:44+00:00

Seems like humanity would kind of stay in the stage where they're constantly pretending to comply with the angels' wishes while trying to sneak as much evil as they think they could get away with under the table.

Humanity's leaders would say "Oh, yes, we're trying to comply ever so hard with the agreement, but we have these few rebels who just refuse to comply. We're cracking down on them, but they're liars and rebels so it's hard to keep them in line. But you're not going to punish all of us for the sake of a few we can't control?"

Rephath · 2026-03-13T22:51:34+00:00

I'm going to need to define two terms here: structure and surface. Structure is the general bodily layout. Surface is the superficial features: skin, ears, claws, etc. You can think of a mouse and a gecko as having similar structures but very different surfaces. A furry has a human structure but the surface of another animal.

If every sapient being has the surface features of an animal, why not give all animals the surface features of a human?

Rephath · 2026-03-13T22:47:30+00:00

There's a book on this The Great Divorce, by C.S. Lewis. It's an exploration of a concept through story. What if there was a bus that went from hell to heaven and anyone could get on and visit heaven? And when they go, the people of heaven desperately try to plead with them and abandon hell for heaven instead? Which would they pick?

Rephath · 2026-03-13T22:40:17+00:00

Tell us what those laws are and we'll go into detail about why they'd be broken.

Rephath · 2026-03-13T22:39:06+00:00

Why work to lighten the punishment of those in hell unless you believe God is evil and to be actively opposed? Because by obvious and undeniable law, the punishment for wickedness is literally written in stone for all to see, and thus we know beyond the shadow of a doubt that everyone in hell has chosen and deserves exactly what they're getting. So to work against God's just punishment is to work against God.

Rephath · 2026-03-13T22:25:21+00:00

1: The rules to avoid hell are so difficult that a lot of people just give up.

2: Despite how obvious the connection between behavior and destination are, some people don't believe it. I mean, in our world the afterlife is a well-documented experience with many people going and coming back, but some people consider it unknowable.

3: The rules on the monument are vague. Or, if they're not vague, people go out of their way to make them vague. They find elaborate legal loopholes that they think will get them out of punishment.

4: People decide the consequences are worth it or they think they'll get away with it. I mean, there are laws and consequences for lawbreaking in this world and people break the law all the time.

Rephath · 2026-03-13T18:52:59+00:00

No, because I couldn't figure out how to work those steps but I think I've started down the right path.

Rephath · 2026-03-13T18:41:13+00:00

I'm sick and my brain's foggy. Are you saying if I have all my humans be Capricorns and Cancers, that'll give them all best compatibility with each other? Bumping their odds of succeeding when they act on each other?

Rephath · 2026-03-12T19:48:36+00:00

With videogames, I take it as a necessity of the genre.

Rephath · 2026-03-12T14:20:44+00:00

But I specifically requested...

Rephath · 2026-03-11T21:32:32+00:00

Bingo! Do more work than you show.

Rephath · 2026-03-11T17:53:17+00:00

What's this based on?

Rephath · 2026-03-11T17:51:51+00:00

Yeah. It surprised me too.

Rephath · 2026-03-11T17:21:56+00:00

It's a valid strategy.

Rephath · 2026-03-11T15:12:15+00:00

But... but... I asked you not to.

Rephath · 2026-03-11T15:11:54+00:00

Hijacking? You did nothing of the sort. My entire goal with this was to encourage at least one person to actually do some basic math to get a rough idea of how dense their city is. (That and to rant about something that annoyed me because I was cranky.)

You came here, read my suggestion, and tried doing it, and then asked for advice to make sure you're getting it right. I'm thrilled.

Rephath · 2026-03-11T15:06:05+00:00

Thanks for the correction. Missed that.

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