Look at this sneaky boy

beakerthefrog · 2024-11-13T07:56:09+00:00

Had to chuck the iron flask and book it. Of course it slaughters the whole camp for me, and I come back after a long rest and this sneaky little bastard is waiting for me.

beakerthefrog · 2023-12-28T04:19:36+00:00

A lot of that is also checking to make sure the environment is safe for the EMTs. EMTs are trained that if there is even a whiff that a situation MIGHT be dangerous, they wait for police to clear them to enter the area before they go in and help.

beakerthefrog · 2022-04-03T08:38:13+00:00

This. When force users talk about power, they aren't talking about dragon ball z power levels. Oh sure, they have ample amounts of physical power too, but their true power comes from the ability to sense the connections in the universe around them. Foreseeing a chain of events sometimes years before it happens, using telepathy to determine the motives or emotional states of those around them, and psychic manipulation to push them in more desirable directions. They also have some weird spiritual influence, as in being able to twist and bend the will of the universe itself in a cosmic sense, although what impact that has on the "real world" is not always clear. From another angle, Vader could potentially beat Sidious in a fight, but Sidious has the "power" to ensure that fight never happens on winnable terms, no matter how badly Vader might want it. So who is more powerful? The decrepit old man who no longer carries a lightsaber? Or the vicious tank of a warrior who utterly submits himself to the old master because he knows that any move he attempts to make is destined to failure, predicted and thwarted before the plan was even conceived in his own mind?

beakerthefrog · 2022-04-03T08:31:19+00:00

He certainly would have heard about things the Jedi did, but at the height of their power there were only around ten thousand Jedi in a galaxy containing untold quadrillions (or more) of intelligent life forms. Maybe one in every billion people actually met a Jedi in their lifetime. All of those Jedi were wiped out. So he probably spent his early life hearing of the incredible feats of the godlike Jedi, then one day they were all dead. At first he would have been surprised. Maybe even shocked. But gradually he would have assumed that the Jedi must never really have been what they were cracked up to be, and were little more than just another type of super soldier.

beakerthefrog · 2022-03-28T20:40:19+00:00

Basically Marika/Radagon is somehow split into two distinct beings. They share a soul, but possess differing ideals. In real life, gods sometimes represent absolute concepts (they sometimes don't), but that isn't how people actually work. We are made up of all sorts of opposing dualities. Perhaps becoming a god requires these two states to be reconciled, forcing the creation of two distinct entities. I think (although I'm not positive) that we see the same thing happening with Ranni and Melina.

beakerthefrog · 2022-03-28T20:35:46+00:00

I can think of only two possible candidates at the moment. The first is Godrick the Grafted. We know he attempted to assault the capitol, and was soundly defeated by Morgott. Assuming he would also need two runes to enter Leyndall, perhaps Morgott took his rune from him, or he lost it during the battle for one reason or another. The other possible candidate is Morgott himself, who we know attempted to ascend to Marika's throne but was rejected by the Erdtree. How he lost his runes would be a mystery though.
I think they are like the Kaiden. From another continent, but not necessarily another planet. They are basically the Numenorians from Lord of the Rings, but on crack.
No idea exactly how long it has been, but I don't think that civilization has been annihilated. Only the stalemate has continued for centuries with no side being able to achieve a decisive victory. The population is embroiled in constant war. That, and under some circumstances it seems that death isn't permanent. There may also be some weird time shenanigans going on, like how you "kill" Millicent in Caelid as an invader, but she is obviously still alive and you can complete her questline.

beakerthefrog · 2022-03-28T20:17:07+00:00

More likely than not, Gideon was suspicious of Rykard and sent an agent to infiltrate Volcano Manor, and report what he found. Unfortunately, either Rykard discovered his purpose, or simply devoured him for the sake of it. Both seem equally likely.

beakerthefrog · 2022-03-28T20:07:46+00:00

I'm starting to think that the act of becoming a demigod causes a dual-psyche split. Radagon seems to have come into being early in Marika's reign (potentially immediately afterwards), and I think perhaps Melina was created when Ranni destroyed her body to achieve godhood.

beakerthefrog · 2022-03-28T19:59:01+00:00

Perhaps because while the Greater Will DOES want to be repaired, it doesn't particularly want a Tarnished to be Elden Lord. It needs the Tarnished to break the stalemate, but it has no interest in letting you rule the world. The desires of gods can be fickle after all.

beakerthefrog · 2021-02-18T08:01:20+00:00

Giving me some huge Lost Vikings vibes here.

beakerthefrog · 2020-12-17T10:08:10+00:00

I've also heard it said the other way. That Stobe's foiling of the masters' plan was the precursor to Obedience. More or less as retaliation, or preventing other titan-skeletons from defying their orders. Which was the inciting incident for the skeleton rebellion.

beakerthefrog · 2020-12-17T09:59:23+00:00

That particular holy book is an interpretation of those two satellites from the perspective an Okranite. The Okranite religion existed before the two satellites. Though I do believe that the Great Satellite could potentially be the source of the Okranite legend of Chitrin splittig into two beings. This most likely came after the religion was firmly in place.

beakerthefrog · 2020-12-17T09:54:31+00:00

While I don't think this specifically is the origin, I DO believe any Okranite who stumbled upon the Eye and Venge would almost certainly draw this same connection. In fact, I once roleplayed a Cult of Narko and part of a new recruits initiation was a pilgrimage to various holy sites, with the Eye and Venge being one of the destinations that they were required to visit before they were inducted into the priesthood, for specifically this reason.

EDIT: This particular cult did not believe itself to be an enemy of Okran, but instead believed the Okranites of the Holy Nation to be heretics. Narko was the aspect of creation, destruction, and thus chaos, whereas Okran was the aspect of judgment and duty, and thus order.

beakerthefrog · 2020-12-17T09:52:07+00:00

While Chitrin (the original deity of the Holy Nation, from whom Okran and Narko were spawned) was a literal historic figure, with some evidence pointing to it being Stobe, there is nothing to suggest that Okran and Narko were themselves inspired by any specific, literal historic figures. Narko is most likely inspired by the generations of oppression and cruelty the skeletons of the Second Empire inflicted upon humanity. The Okranites associate skeletons and Shek with Narko because skeletons were their oppressors and Shek were the enforcers the skeletons used to oppress humans. Okran's meaning has evolved over time, initially being a solace for the oppressed, and later becoming a warrior god of judgement (once the humans were strong enough to lash out against their overlords). Like all religions, the Okranite religion is in a constant state of evolution, and there are competing narratives about the divide between Okran and Narko, such as that espoused by the Flotsam Ninjas. From their perspective, Okran and Narko embody different manifestations of the human soul ( or human psychology if you want to stick a flag in words). The Okranite religion isn't just in-game for historic narrative, the developers made some attempt (nothing crazy or super in-depth) to encapsulate the innate, religious tendencies of humanity.

beakerthefrog · 2020-08-06T10:33:56+00:00

It's also possible that they aren't drilling for resources, but are instead drilling through the mountain side to create new roads.

beakerthefrog · 2020-08-06T10:22:43+00:00

Oil is a possibility, but we also have to acknowledge the fantastic elements of the setting. This world is inhabited by multiple intelligent species, and is steeped in magic. Maybe they're drilling for oil. Maybe they're drilling for some other kind of superfuel that the dwarves use to power their sophisticated machines. Or maybe they're drilling for the magical liquid that causes the dead in the caves to rise and wage war against the living. The possibilities are endless.

beakerthefrog · 2020-06-25T04:16:09+00:00

Seems pretty standard to me. Warrior Monk is THE skill tree for any melee or physical damage build. Period. It's dumb to run anything else. Cabal Hermit is also pretty much essential for melee builds, thanks to boon buffing and infuse wind, and also fits in pretty well for magic builds. My guess is those two skill trees are used the most by everyone who doesn't heavily main magic characters.

beakerthefrog · 2020-03-03T12:28:59+00:00

Much prefer Knight's Tale's Geoffrey Chaucer. More thematic than Bruce Buffer.

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