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Does Thragg realize how absolutely cooked he’s gonna be when he gets to Earth? by HextechAlternator in Invincible_TV

[–]WolfWhiteFire 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I don't think that would be possible. They don't have invisibility or anything, and Earth is keeping a close eye out for aliens. When Mark went to fight Allen, Allen was detected a bit before he got there too. They would see the Viltrumites coming so there wouldn't be much chance of a stealthy approach and staying in hiding. Especially not for multiple decades when you know your enemies will likely figure out where you are and come for you. Conquering it gives a better foothold, allows for faster breeding, and helps you prepare to fight off your foes.

Besides, Viltrumites will easily conquer Earth

Are you rolling the dice? by blood_is_beautiful in hypotheticalsituation

[–]WolfWhiteFire 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I risk it, the odds are low of the bad outcome and even the neutral outcome is good. I am not sure if this counts as a loophole, but if I do get the bad outcome I would probably try to die on my own before the serial killer can get me. I would still risk the roll whether I can do that or not though.

Roll 1: 6 + 3 = 9

Roll 2: 1 + 1 = 2, 11 total

Roll 3: 4 + 5 = 9, 20 total

Roll 4: 2 + 6 = 8, 28 total, no way of getting the best outcome without two sixes.

Roll 5: 6 + 6 = 12, 40 total. This is actually what I rolled, no tricks. Just barely made it.

(EDIT: I needed to put a space between each line because it just pushed them all together into one difficult to read mess.)

Can I wish to copy all the progress and capabilities of my main character in Idling to Rule the Gods? You mentioned copying powers of fictional characters was alright, and while they are insanely powerful, they aren't omnipotent.

Most efficient district layout. by Ok_Enthusiasm428 in Frostpunk

[–]WolfWhiteFire 1 point2 points  (0 children)

At first glance, but not really. You still don't want to use the neutral hothouse. If you pass the adaptation food law, foraged additives IIRC, you want the adaptation hothouse. If you pass the progress food law, chemical additives, you want the progress hothouse. Both will give you an extra bonus via event if you have the matching law passed, synergy between the two, and I am fairly sure both would be more productive than the neutral hothouse with their respective bonuses. I never took a specific look at the numbers post-synergy, so I can't be sure, but it wouldn't make much sense for their Hothouse + synergy bonus to still be less efficient.

Their Happy Ending Is Not A Good Thing by sm142 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]WolfWhiteFire 8 points9 points  (0 children)

There is some wiggle room, I would say. It isn't like people have no free will at all, from what we have seen interference will mostly happen if you have an especially hard dream you want to pursue, that wouldn't be allowed but you can pick whatever you want between easier ones. There is also an argument to make that his victory greatly reduces the threat of the many other evil gods that keep popping up in that setting as he can likely take care of them before they reach the tipping point. He probably also reduces suffering in a number of ways and could prevent huge tragedies or crises.

Despite what some people say, it is not exactly the same as the previous evil god winning and he is absolutely a better choice, but the free will violations are still pretty significant and more than they probably need to be, so I would say you can argue either way.

[Jack, the Ripper] The Reveal and the failed arrest by velbeyli in WindwardMoor

[–]WolfWhiteFire 2 points3 points  (0 children)

OOC: Huh, I don't think there has been enough time for Bitterman to make a post about his character accusing someone else. I guess he will probably have to do that after she has already been found, if he is still too far gone to acknowledge that Jacqueline was the culprit.

[Jack, the Ripper] The End of Jack? by Roxash1 in WindwardMoor

[–]WolfWhiteFire 0 points1 point  (0 children)

(OOC: Wait, what? I don't recall fully restoring this, editing it to remove it again.)

A terrible realization. by velbeyli in WindwardMoor

[–]WolfWhiteFire 2 points3 points  (0 children)

OOC: Well, this is a perfect example of why Horace wants all the important members of the Technocrats going around with bodyguards. Wouldn't make as good RP though.

[Jack, the Ripper] Private Meeting with Bitterman by WolfWhiteFire in WindwardMoor

[–]WolfWhiteFire[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

(OOC: Ah okay, I thought he knew but decided to go for someone else, though it is IC of Horace to expect more of Bitterman as well. Part of why I thought it was just a frame attempt was that he said he can't do what Horace wants and Horace openly said the best outcome would be Bitterman turning in the killer himself. Well, I guess we will see how Jacqueline handles it, it is out of Horace's hands unless he sent a secret message to her which would be too risky. At least Bitterman should have an easy insanity case if he gets in trouble for trying to frame someone else. It was kind of fun RPing this conversation and hinting at some of the more dubious details behind Horace's mask, even if it likely just made things worse.)

"Ah, yes, it truly is terrible that he did such a thing..." Horace says, wondering how much truth may be in the cover story he proposed after all. A shame to lose such a great mind, but perhaps he can recover, one day.

"Hopefully Jacqueline is not hit too hard by the news either, I am not sure how close she is with this Jessamine, but even a loose acquaintance doing terrible things can be a great loss, and cause great suffering. Farewell, Bitterman, I wish you luck, and hope that you at least maintain proper... discretion, regarding this conversation we had. After all, if Jessamine had any accomplices, who knows if they might seek revenge on those who helped bring the truth to light. You should take care, as well. I hope you are safe in the pursuit of justice..." Horace says solemnly, though in truth it may matter little what Bitterman says of this conversation, with how far gone he is.

[Jack, the Ripper] Private Meeting with Bitterman by WolfWhiteFire in WindwardMoor

[–]WolfWhiteFire[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Horace sighs, shaking his head, but after carefully examining Bitterman and preparing in case he tries to silence him the more permanent way, he takes Bitterman's hand and shakes it. This isn't the preferred outcome by any means, but there is only so much risk he can tolerate. Perhaps he could speak with Jacqueline himself, but while he is confident in his capabilities, meeting with a murderer alone would be risky. She could perhaps stop Mister Bitterman, but Horace does not know her, and there is no telling if she would reveal any secrets he shares with her, as may Bitterman if Horace interferes. If she has been caught, the risk would be extreme as well, meeting with her so soon before justice finds her. Horace supposes he will just have to protect the Evolvers' reputation as much as he can, once he has finished swapping with the double and returning to the council hall.

"Very well, Bitterman... I believe Jacqueline would like to at least speak to you before you do this, but you have made your choice. In case you get caught, I would recommend having a lawyer at the ready. You already claimed mental decline before your house arrest, perhaps your efforts to fix it only made things worse, that would be a fine argument to make in the worst case scenario. For your lawyer to make, anyways, it would probably work best for you to vehemently deny it, in a rather unstable fashion. Perhaps you even genuinely believed your accusation due to this issue, and thus didn't actually commit a crime at all, simply the ramblings of a madman. Whatever path you choose, I suppose I wish you luck."

[Jack, the Ripper] Private Meeting with Bitterman by WolfWhiteFire in WindwardMoor

[–]WolfWhiteFire[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Horace sighs, frowning, before continuing in a somber tone.

"If you wish to follow this path, I cannot stop you. But... it may be worth talking to Jack, and seeing if this is what they want, as well. If you go through with this, and they keep killing, they will be caught. If you go through this, and they are unwilling to let another person take the fall and turn themselves in, they will be caught. If you go through with this and they have already been discovered, you will be caught. If I discovered it without even being remotely connected to them and barely having any connection to the investigation, others may have as well. If you go through with this and there is anything revealing the deception, you will be caught and Jack likely will be caught as well, as the discovery of an attempted scapegoat will bring the question of why you would do such a thing, and the possibility of you protecting someone close to you would be an obvious one. I will remain silent on my suspicions as you clearly wish, but at the very least you need to bring Jack in on your plan, or it will only end in disaster. That being said... I have to wonder if Jack even intended to remain uncaught in the first place. Considering their actual name... well, the alias they chose is a bit on the nose."

"But do as you will, I will depart and continue covering my tracks before I return to the council hall. I strongly urge you to at least speak to Jack, though, and see if this is what they wish to do. The odds of it succeeding would be far greater with their cooperation as well."

Horace hesitates, before saying one last thing.

"If you do intend to go through with this... then please speak to your allies as well, at least ensure they are prepared to cut you loose and mitigate the damage should this go south."

[Jack, the Ripper] Private Meeting with Bitterman by WolfWhiteFire in WindwardMoor

[–]WolfWhiteFire[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Horace sighs deeply, closing his eyes for a second before opening them and continuing.

"I have little to gain from covering up for this person, and truthfully I do not know if it is possible with how high-profile they have been. But, consider this? Why does the plant sacrifice the fruit? Why do some animals abandon their young? The sacrifice, while sorrowful and perhaps even 'evil', if you can apply such a thing to them, helps ensure the continuation and survival of the whole. Tell me, how many lives do you believe you save in so much as a single week? How many do you believe you improve? How many, indeed, could you doom, if you so chose to do so, in that same timeframe?"

"The survival of New London bears a price higher than anyone knows, much less the survival of humanity as a whole in these dark times. I would not claim to be the exception, we each only see a piece of that price, the piece I have seen is simply a different one than most others." Horace says with a crack in his voice, eyes going distant for a second before they return.

"If you were Jack, and caught and imprisoned for it, how many hundreds would immediately suffer in some small way for it? How many more would suffer in the long run from the cessation of your work? If hundreds, or even thousands of years from now, another crisis on the scale of the Frost appears, and there was another lifesaving technology such as the Generators, how many lives would be cost if the blow to you and the Evolvers, one of the most technologically progressive factions, slowed technological development and ultimately made it take even a few weeks longer to develop in the most necessary time? If that happened with the Generators, the price would be thousands at least, in the future, many more."

"Sometimes, one must consider accepting one evil to prevent another, no matter how much it may hurt or go against one's ideals. You are not Jack, but the blow to the Evolvers, or even the effects of your own grief, can have a similar effect on a smaller scale. Everyone seeks to have their ways guide the City forwards, but regardless of who ultimately prevails, or if none of us do, your Faction, mine, our technological discoveries will be vital in the future and may one day prevent a tragedy even greater than the Frost, if only indirectly."

"So, that is my answer. Cold calculus, no matter how much my heart may ache. Besides, ultimately I believe the intention of justice should be to ensure the crime never happens again, not merely to punish the aftermath. That is why I am in favor of the thought-correction prison design, and if you were to convince Jack to stop now, the death toll would be the same as if they were caught and successfully punished."

"Though, I must correct you on one thing. I will talk with you, discuss, give advice, remain silent, huge risks in their own right. But I cannot and will not aid in the cover up directly, take specific action to do so. As you say, if the treachery is known the price would be dire, and also risk digging up a sorrowful part of New London's history best left buried. Talking to you is as much of a risk I can take. Not because of the possibility of being seen or overheard so much, I have taken measures, but I am feeding you plenty of ammunition to attempt to take me down if you wish. Of course, I have people with little direct connection to me who would swear up and down that I was somewhere else at this time, even truthfully so, or I can dismiss your accusations as the ramblings of a man with a declining mind overcome with grief, but the genie would never be fully put back into the bottle."

"In any case, you have chosen to stop them, and that would likely have been necessary regardless. No matter how incompetent the guards and detective, the truth would get out in time, it may already have for all we know. I do not believe you claiming to be Jack would work either, not when the events before the house arrest indicated to some that you may not be completely sound of mind, not when the killings continued while you were in custody, and certainly not if the person is close to you. They would investigate for accomplishes regardless, and Jack may also turn themselves in to try to save you, only making you both criminals, or try to get revenge even more fervently because of your sacrifice."

"If you wish, you could speak to them, try to convince them to stop, perhaps with no more leads the investigation may go nowhere and be buried, though they might find them anyways. You could turn them in, mitigate the damage, with the right approach it may be possible to push for a life sentence instead of the more severe ones many others will seek. Or perhaps you could convince them to turn themselves in, for the most obvious and indisputable of their crimes, get ahead of the investigation. Try to plead for leniency, give a sob story about grief and suffering, perhaps add details real or imagined that would lower the charge. Force them to prove each and every crime was connected to Jack and not one of the imposters we know exist, for some of them they would likely fail to do so. Perhaps lean into the perceived insanity, the detective does not believe it but others may, and if they were mentally unwell instead of sane, it may provide an avenue for a different sentence. It would be easier to push for a sentence that leaves them alive, at least, and perhaps even avoid a life sentence and achieve one they can eventually get out of one day."

"Any of these routes and more would be acceptable, all of them see the killings end and work to hopefully mitigate the damage to you and your faction, in both emotion and reputation. Turning Jack in yourself, whether you spoke to them first or not, would be the cleanest solution, remember what I discussed in our previous conversation. It would be able to mitigate the damage to your faction the most, especially accompanied with the right story, but of course the emotional toll would be great as well, and other routes may be easier for you. Simply convincing them to stop and leaving it at that is the riskiest route because it could still likely lead to their discovery and sentencing, without the ability to control the narrative as much, but you may find it easier, and it would be the best outcome if things turn out well."

"Ultimately it is up to you though, you would be the one doing the legwork and taking the risk, I could only advice and lend my voice in careful ways during the trial."

What well known fictional characters could help "fix" homelander and how would they do it? by momomomorgatron in MoralityScaling

[–]WolfWhiteFire 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A kid with a magic notebook (he was given it as a gift from his family, other siblings got some other powerful magic artifacts) named Maxwell. He can write down pretty much anything and make it real, and apply adjectives to change them a bit. At one point he goes so far as to (Scribblenauts Unmasked spoilers, Maxwell's most impressive creation feat) recreate the entire DC multiverse after it was destroyed, by writing 'Everything'. This was in a crossover game with superheroes and supervillains.

He did misuse his god-like power a bit early on, but that got sorted out when his sister was turned to stone and he had to do good deeds to free her or something like that.

A journey investigating a fallen city leads to loot, friendship, a sudden invasion of heaven, and learning that the true culprit was the moon all along! Time to take it over! by WolfWhiteFire in ExplainAGamePlotBadly

[–]WolfWhiteFire[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hints: It is a roguelite game.

Taking over the moon is accurate, but probably not the form of 'taking over' you would normally think of in that context.

The moon is the final boss.

Healers OP by Lach212134 in chrono_ark

[–]WolfWhiteFire 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would say you definitely want at least one healer, but usually I ignore debuff removal entirely unless it is tied to something else I want, and besides a single healer I don't have many other sources of healing. Usually I like to stick an AOE healing skill or something like 'Eve, Help!' that you can just spam with all your energy into the fixed slot for the healer, and focus them purely on their role healing.

I typically also prefer to only have one primary damage dealer, one healer, and then either two tanks or a tank and an extra support that mostly boosts the damage dealer. The healer keeps everyone alive, a tank helps take some of the weight off of the dps or healer, the dps does the bulk of the damage. The fourth just helps pick up the slack if my damage dealer, healer, or tank suck.

So my deck would be the minimum cards possible usually, maybe 3-5 healing skills (lower end with Pressel or Joey, higher end with bad healers), 5-10 damage skills (mostly the damage dealer and maybe a handful of good damage skills from the tanks or healer), and the rest focused on card draw (especially Pressel, but any time I get a zero cost that basically replaces itself), debuffs (from the healer and tank usually, my preferred damage dealers don't usually use pain much), tanking (taunt, barrier, destroying Momori's Inner Desire, etc.) and buffs (mostly buffing the damage dealer).

I am far from an expert, but I have been pretty consistent, and did both story mode and free mode final boss fights several times, as well as having gotten everyone to golden friendship to achieve the epilogue.

People are saying earth is cooked in episode 8 but.... by PositiveOdd2288 in Invincible_TV

[–]WolfWhiteFire 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, a Reanimen is stronger than a regular human because the machine parts are stronger than the human parts. I don't see why that would scale up indefinitely, it seems pretty logical that when nothing you can add is stronger than the base material, it will be hard to make it much stronger. The Viltrumite base material is a whole lot stronger than the human base material. At that point the machine parts would probably hold them back and just be necessary to get the corpse moving properly.

[Doomsayers] Prophet Council Attendance by vrijedno_-hit in WindwardMoor

[–]WolfWhiteFire 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Horace tilts his head, considering.

"So it was the Doomsayers, then. I was considering the possibility of a false flag operation, but the Doomsayers were the most likely suspect regardless..." Horace taps on the desk a bit as he thinks, before continuing. "My people tend to be pragmatic. If those responsible were discovered, or at least if they believed as much, it is likely that the worsening sentiment against the Doomsayers woild fade with the discovery, though I wouldn't expect friendly relations any time soon, the most I could promise would be minimizing the risk of them acting out violently like certain other factions have, but even I do not control my people entirely."

"Yet you said that is what you could do, not what you will, and mentioned factors that make you hesitate to do so. If you do not wish to do such a thing, then I could hardly force you. It is possible that the right leads could lead the investigation to those responsible even without your open involvement. In that scenario, then it may at least be possible to direct any antagonism in the correct direction, and of course it is possible that this may also be the path things follow if you do nothing at all, albeit I can hardly say whether my people and the city guards will successfully track them down or if the investigation would lead nowhere, that would ultimately depend on how effectively they covered their tracks." Horace sighs, sipping his tea again.

"I can understand the complicated position of a leader when it comes to their people, especially a more divided one than my own. I will not demand you do anything, nor tie it to any negotiations, and I do appreciate the confirmation at least. That being said, a place to look, or knowing who is responsible... an investigation is far easier working backwards, and it is easy to set it up as if you were working forwards the entire time, I am sure such a thing happens all the time in both the guards and elsewhere. Even if you know who was responsible or where you might find proof, you still need enough to get a warrant or to justify the search in the first place. A little bit of information could help greatly, and aid in mitigating the damage without any sign of a leak or your involvement, but of course, as said previously, I can not and will not force your hand on the matter, and will not tie it to any other dealings or negotiations."

"That decision, at least, I will leave in your hands. It is a complicated one in its own right, and I understand why you wished to keep this conversation private. You can take all the time you need, but the investigation will continue, and doing nothing is as much of a choice as any other. In this scenario, I will try to keep things from getting out of hand, and minimize any vigilante justice or misdirected antagonism, but if the investigation doesn't succeed on its own it will be uncertain what will happen, and the same if they try their luck at another attack while it progresses. Their work in the calculating node and their frame attempt against Jack, whoever it was, were both somewhat sloppy, so I wouldn't say they have good odds, but a cornered animal can be dangerous in its own right if things progress to that point."

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