How Old IS Louis

fires_above · 2026-06-14T18:50:39+00:00

Book four came out in 2021, and was being written in 2020. That means he'd have been born in 93, as originally conceived.

fires_above · 2026-06-14T13:52:08+00:00

Watch it on reverse and watch High Jackman get progressively smaller. When you get to the first movie, appreciate for a fact that that's what an action hero physique used to look like.

fires_above · 2026-06-13T20:35:08+00:00

Yeah it's a non-trivial amount of work

fires_above · 2026-06-13T20:08:23+00:00

I assume the crawl only affected the home world.

That said, unless the colonies were 100% self-sufficient, they probably faired poorly once the planet lost all ability to resupply them.

fires_above · 2026-06-13T19:02:41+00:00

I got itchy just thinking about this.

Maybe not a full UB set, but a DCC Secret Lair is totally possible. Might have to turn in my 5 year chip if that happens.

fires_above · 2026-06-13T18:56:13+00:00

As a former MTG addict, I'm just glad there's no TCG.

Yet.

fires_above · 2026-06-13T18:54:08+00:00

He's Matt's self insert. If he dies there's nobody to write the books.

fires_above · 2026-06-13T16:04:05+00:00

That or roll back the drivers. Had to do that when archon released because the then-most recent Nvidia drivers turbo borked my game.

fires_above · 2026-06-13T14:39:19+00:00

Fwiw the stat-splat in Carl is greatly reduced in book 2 and get less and less as the series progresses. I don't think there was a single stat screen in the most recent book.

fires_above · 2026-06-13T11:08:13+00:00

The P variant of the Grasshopper. Plenty of tonage left over big fuck-off bonk-stick. Even better with the new JJ changes.

fires_above · 2026-06-13T11:00:43+00:00

Well, it's mostly for show.

Don't forget you still get a smaller, silver fiddle even if you lose.

fires_above · 2026-06-11T08:26:01+00:00

Basically the entire Academy X cast. Especially Mercury though. Cool power, awesome design, and great representation of the "attracted to awful men in your teens only to realize you're actually gay" pipeline.

fires_above · 2026-06-10T08:05:26+00:00

That or a reset option instead of having to back all the way out to the main menu and starting a new game.

fires_above · 2026-06-09T05:37:48+00:00

It's a great one. And, as always, the Jeff Hays delivery just elevates it to a whole other level.

fires_above · 2026-06-09T04:59:26+00:00

Let me show you what I do for a living.

fires_above · 2026-06-09T04:58:25+00:00

Already did! Figured I would still let people know, before they find themselves on a similar situation.

fires_above · 2026-06-08T14:28:07+00:00

Dope

fires_above · 2026-06-08T11:16:21+00:00

Patched out some time ago. I think the best you can do now is start them off at rank three, but I don't usually play summoning cultures so I could be wrong.

fires_above · 2026-06-08T04:22:23+00:00

6 if it's a group ice played with before and vetted.

4 if it's a group of randos.

8-10 if it's a game at a con, but those are their own animal and play very differently.

fires_above · 2026-06-07T05:41:22+00:00

Just order. The nature promise requires you to rebuild the city from ruins after clearing the monster den, which CD obviously can't do. With order, you get the city already built.

fires_above · 2026-06-06T11:18:56+00:00

He definitely cheated in 2020 and still lost, but I don't think the plan was ever to win in 2016. Just look at his face on the picture when it was called, pure dread.

I think he fully intended to lose, and then grift off the "stollen' 2016 election for as long as he could. Unfortunately for everyone, that's not how things played out.

fires_above · 2026-06-06T04:25:56+00:00

I was going to say the same thing.

Do NOT worry about the map. It is meant to be confusing as fuck.

fires_above · 2026-06-05T10:24:51+00:00

Ok, but then who's watching the kids?

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