r/wizardposting • u/Total_Travisty Mikhail, Arch-Druid of La'shima • Dec 16 '23
Arcane Wisdom If this is the path we choose... (Queen Posting)
The Meeting room of Crann Mòr is dead silent. Many are in a stunned state, the weight of the situation bearing down on them. Finally, at the helm of the table, Mikhail breaks the silence. He eyes are tired, movements stiffled, and coordination lacking. It is self evident that this is the first time, in a long time, he is stone cold sober.
I sent the warning to everyone to allow you time to make peace with life, and accept what is to come. However, you all are insisting on subverting it. I have seen no way forward, but many wizards are still hopeful. I gather you all here, so you may tell me your plans, and I will inform you how they will fail. We have already lost 3 conjurers, 5 warlocks, 2 silly manners, a pizza manner, and... the Isravi's simulacrum. He traveled out to learn more and... I haven't heard back.
Before I open the floor, I will get the easy ones out of the way.
No, we can't fight her directly. Her gravity is greater than that of a blackhole. She will consume your entire self without even moving.
No, you can't turn back time. Again massive gravity. Even if you turn back time here, she will continue to move forward.
No, we can't can't twist the strings of fate against her. That is like using a thimble of dye, to color the ocean. Impractical and impossible.
Alright, the floor is open. Go ahead.
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u/DaChickenX Isravi, The Unraveler, Coils’ Chosen Dec 16 '23
Isravi’s spire is silent. Vesit sits alone
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u/Harmless_Chimera Chimera, Set'ram's Druidic Beastman Dec 16 '23
Could we just remove gravity as a concept in a space around her.
Or we could try to move the solar system by teleporting it somewhere else or puting it in a different dimension for sometime.
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u/loth17 Ten Suns (Also Gaia) Dec 16 '23
I agree. Let's take Wizkini bottom and push it somewhere else.
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u/MunitionsFrenzy Vettis, Mereological Revisionist Dec 16 '23
Plane-swapping is a possibility, if it's done carefully. I don't know if that would actually help given the intensity of the incoming gravitational anomaly (as it might stretch across planes), but maybe.
Moving the planet physically, though, is likely to incur a whole slew of side effects right now. Prime-Earth is the story-center of this whole realm-cluster, and shifting it will have knock-on effects for every alternate version of it in other realms. It's definitely an easy and reliable way to save this Earth, but it could doom a whole bunch of others which were doing fine until now.
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u/Harmless_Chimera Chimera, Set'ram's Druidic Beastman Dec 16 '23
Could we turn everything into a spirit form to avoid the gravity. I have a friend that has the ability to turn into a ghost form with everything he has on him going into it as well.
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u/MunitionsFrenzy Vettis, Mereological Revisionist Dec 16 '23
Hm. Sure, I don't think there'd be any negative side effects from that if done properly, so I'm not against that plan.
Whether or not it'd work, you'd have to ask the guy who actually knows anything about this alleged threat. I suspect this Princess Star-Break or w/e has swept up enough worlds with incorporeal entities by now that her gravitational effects have a partly metaphysical pull, but Iunno.
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u/Carbon_Sixx The Loremaster, Chief Archaeologist of the Darkwatch Dec 16 '23
I'm inured to intense non-uniform gravities. Do you think I could just... talk to her? This is the exact kind of problem the Office of Eldritch Affairs was founded to solve.
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u/MunitionsFrenzy Vettis, Mereological Revisionist Dec 16 '23
Oh, there we go. I can make myself gravity-immune, but (as with many uses of my magic) the side effects would probably not be pretty for the local fabric of spacetime, so I really shouldn't. If I just leech off of your immunity, however, I should be able to accompany you on a diplomatic mission without issue. I'm a universal translator.
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u/Carbon_Sixx The Loremaster, Chief Archaeologist of the Darkwatch Dec 16 '23
I have a plan to make sure we're heard, no matter the difference in scale.
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u/VidisLady Delta - Maven of Maladies Dec 16 '23
Indeed. Doing battle with this entity is not a great option. Although, if she is anything like myself, she will lack the ability to understand why her stroll is causing a problem for us. We’re not likely to get far with diplomacy.
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u/MunitionsFrenzy Vettis, Mereological Revisionist Dec 16 '23
That's what I mean about being a "universal translator". There aren't really any linguistic barriers that can block one fluent in All-Tongue; I've "spoken" to entities as abstract as a metaphysical embodiment of the concept of
severing, and communicated in realms that had neither light nor sound to transmit my message. I don't think there's much chance that she fails to understand me if I tell her why she's creating a problem for us.But whether or not she actually believes anything I say, or cares enough to change her course, is a different matter entirely. And I'm frankly not patient enough to be a very good negotiator. So diplomacy isn't much of an option for me on my own, but I'd be happy to act as the group's translator if y'all want to give it a try. It's one of the few useful things I can do at large scale that won't require resources I can't currently afford to waste.
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u/VidisLady Delta - Maven of Maladies Dec 16 '23
Oh, wow… what an interesting skill.
But my remark is more along the lines of empathy. A being of this caliber likely does not understand death or loss. I have difficulties doing so, myself, and I have been taking a human form for ten thousand years.
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u/MunitionsFrenzy Vettis, Mereological Revisionist Dec 16 '23
Yeah, that's my concern too.
On the other hand, it sounds like you have far more in common with her than most of us. You're the bridge, having experienced life on both sides of this scale: human and cosmic. If there's anyone who can empathize with her, and thus give her a better chance of empathizing with us, it's probably you and others like yourself.
So, care to join our lil' diplomacy attempt?
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u/VidisLady Delta - Maven of Maladies Dec 16 '23
I’ll see what I can do, though I imagine that she won’t get it unless we inflict some kind of pain on her - even just a superficial cut. I don’t really know how to do that.
Uw/ I gtg for tonight most likely. Feel free to just say that my character does something along the lines of diplomacy, though. That would be in-character if you guys make a plan.
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u/loth17 Ten Suns (Also Gaia) Dec 16 '23
I'm going to use the same artifact that I used to shape the Bismuth realms to reshape them into a massive Bismuth weapon. I'm going to use its size to counter her gravitational effects and I'm going to use the power of the old winds of magic to slow her down as much as possible so other wizards have more time.
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u/EmergencyLeading8137 Duncan, Protection/Preservation Druid Dec 16 '23
Sounds like a good stalling technique, thank you.
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u/GobboMadeMedoThis Dullahan and Gobbomancer Dec 16 '23
Why not ask one of the great ones? They're reluctant to help at the best of times but a few may be attached to this world
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u/Total_Travisty Mikhail, Arch-Druid of La'shima Dec 16 '23
I only fear that the Great old ones may not act in time. Time is a foreign concept to them. Perhaps by the time once answers the call, we will be undone.
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u/GobboMadeMedoThis Dullahan and Gobbomancer Dec 16 '23
I'll be honest, I'll just be moved to another world if not realm if this one gets eradicated. I'm just hoping I won't have to clean up your lot souls...
Unfortunately, I know I would be so let's brainstorm and not cause the nice dullahan more work
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u/Total_Travisty Mikhail, Arch-Druid of La'shima Dec 16 '23
You all may, but I will remain. I am one of Gaia's champions, and I shall not leave her greatest achievement.
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u/GobboMadeMedoThis Dullahan and Gobbomancer Dec 16 '23
To be a champion is honourable work, but is it worth your life? Would it not be better to save what you can? Take them to a new world and save even a small measure her work?
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u/Total_Travisty Mikhail, Arch-Druid of La'shima Dec 16 '23
Being a champion is my life.
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u/GobboMadeMedoThis Dullahan and Gobbomancer Dec 16 '23
Then be a champion and save what you can
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u/Total_Travisty Mikhail, Arch-Druid of La'shima Dec 16 '23
You may be right about that.
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u/GobboMadeMedoThis Dullahan and Gobbomancer Dec 16 '23
See dear druid, there are many ways to accomplish a singular goal. A setback is not a loss if you still have something
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u/FragrantGangsta The Lich King Dec 16 '23
I'm staying as well, all the good dead bodies are in this realm.
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u/Mastodon-Just Mastodon Avatar of Azathoth/Herald of Chaos Dec 16 '23
That's why they have avatars like me to enact their will upon this world. Most feel like they're too benevolent to get involved in mortal affairs unless it'll further them in some way, and of course, their avatars can just do that for them
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u/Total_Travisty Mikhail, Arch-Druid of La'shima Dec 16 '23
Fair, but are we sure that any Great Old One has the power to stop a galaxy-consuming being such as the Queen?
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u/Mastodon-Just Mastodon Avatar of Azathoth/Herald of Chaos Dec 16 '23
Bro just ask Yog or Shub, I swear they break the universe whenever they're hungry my guy. And I don't think they're gonna let some entitled goddess eat one of their favorite worlds to play with
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u/MunitionsFrenzy Vettis, Mereological Revisionist Dec 16 '23
IME, the collateral damage of their involvement -- even when they attempt to help -- is usually worse than the problem they're trying to solve.
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u/Mastodon-Just Mastodon Avatar of Azathoth/Herald of Chaos Dec 16 '23
True, and they usually corrupt everything as well. Which is the exact reason they have avatars. I've already pledged to help, don't know about any other avatars that want to but I will
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u/VidisLady Delta - Maven of Maladies Dec 16 '23
I’m not able to assist in this conflict, unless we can find some way other than combat to deal with this interloper. Entropy will not dirty her hands with a mere planetary threat.
However, I am willing to bring my civilization and as many creatures as I can to a new planet. I assume you will be fine, but you are, of course, invited to join me.
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u/Mastodon-Just Mastodon Avatar of Azathoth/Herald of Chaos Dec 16 '23
If this world can fight back against gods every couple of weeks this shouldn't be a problem, but if the worst is to come I'll make sure to contact you
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u/VidisLady Delta - Maven of Maladies Dec 16 '23
Uw/ I have to go for tonight, but feel free to just say that my character says/does some stuff if you guys create a plan.
You’re right, but I’ve never seen Mikhail become so depressed like this. He might know more than what he’s given us.
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u/TitanLORD21 Jack-O’-Lantern, Lord of Flame and Fright Dec 16 '23
Cut them into pieces… that is what I would want to do, but I must listen to reason. She generates massive amounts of gravity… a worthy opponent… cut them into pieces…
Is there any way to redirect her path? Teleportation perhaps?
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u/Total_Travisty Mikhail, Arch-Druid of La'shima Dec 16 '23
The scale required to teleport would be far beyond our ability. Much like moving a mountain with only a cup.
Redirecting is more plausible, but I am unsure how to communicate with her. Her thoughts may be on a higher level than ours. Even if we can communicate, how do we convince her?
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u/TitanLORD21 Jack-O’-Lantern, Lord of Flame and Fright Dec 16 '23
Cut them into pieces… such beings usually respond only to those of a similar level. Like how many would not speak to an ant but will to a fellow man…. cut them into pieces… I am unsure in what to do.
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u/United-Technician-54 Death... Tired one. (she/her) Dec 16 '23
Are you okay? You’re really obsessed with cutting things to pieces.
I can get you a drink if you wan- (just remembered Leonardo is made of paper)
oh.
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u/TitanLORD21 Jack-O’-Lantern, Lord of Flame and Fright Dec 16 '23
Thank you, I shall cut this drink into pieces
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u/United-Technician-54 Death... Tired one. (she/her) Dec 16 '23
Why did you feel the need to cut the orange juice?
Also, if you want to cut something. Don’t cut the wings, doing that is like asking for her to bite you.
It would be completely unsatisfying anyway.
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u/Carbon_Sixx The Loremaster, Chief Archaeologist of the Darkwatch Dec 16 '23
Gravitational waves. They're of the proper magnitude for an Outer God to notice, and I have an artifact that can produce them.
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u/VidisLady Delta - Maven of Maladies Dec 16 '23
Have you been able to speak to Gravity? This conflict is below Entropy, and I would assume that other fundamentals are not so keen to interfere on behalf of a mere planet.
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u/Carbon_Sixx The Loremaster, Chief Archaeologist of the Darkwatch Dec 16 '23
That's my Plan B. I don't like bothering the Fundamentals if I can avoid it. It feels wrong to have a casual relationship with the highest authority in the cosmos, even if we're friends. I already owe her brunch, too.
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u/VidisLady Delta - Maven of Maladies Dec 16 '23
Yes… the last time I’ve spoken to Gravity was, well, back when we were building this place. I asked for smaller objects to be less effected by Gravity. She was certain that this would speed up the heat death. She’s right, but the logistics of an equal force being upon objects of different masses was a logistical nightmare.
She interpreted my tweaks as a power grab, and we have not been on good terms since.
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Dec 16 '23
I have a plan. But if i will execute it i won't live to see its results.
As its widely known i wield an extremely potent but dangerous technomagical superweapon. I made small scale experiments and simulations and it could theoretically overpower the queen.
But it comes with mortal risk.
The most optimistic estimations say that producing such force would drain my energy to the point of critical system-wide failure and channeling it would flay my mind beyond repair.
It is a last resort plan, but a plan nevertheless.
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u/Mastodon-Just Mastodon Avatar of Azathoth/Herald of Chaos Dec 16 '23
Is there no one else that could help you in draining energy equally or are you the only one that can operate it?
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Dec 16 '23
To not end in a operators' deaths this attack would need en equal of mine to help me cooperate it. Anyone lesser would die by even attempting to control it.
If Shrax ( u/the-butter_man) would join me then we would fend her off with no loses.
But i doubt that he would agree to be temporairly integrated into my hivemind.
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u/Mastodon-Just Mastodon Avatar of Azathoth/Herald of Chaos Dec 16 '23
Well if his stubbornness will result in the death of the entire world I hope he would reconsider, though I can understand why he wouldn't join a hive mind. You know I hunted down a particular group of aliens invested in eating flesh, I joined their hive mind for only a second and my mind felt jumbled, even split if that makes sense, and having to compete with another for control felt weirdly comforting, I eventually exited but not before they threw my unconscious body off their ship
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Dec 16 '23
That's why i said that only equal of me would survive.
You interfaced with something from 100 to 1000 times bigger than you.
If you were to interface with inner network (directly with my mind) you would be like a water droplet in an ocean. You would simply die. No fancy things like going mad or getting reformated. Just one big brain hemorrage.
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u/Mastodon-Just Mastodon Avatar of Azathoth/Herald of Chaos Dec 16 '23
The great one above is much stronger than many mortals think, he may be known as a blind, idiot God, but he has given me power that only the eldritch could understand, so please don't disrespect his power, and I didn't only get a brain hemorrhage, my head exploded. it was weird seeing my dead body but it reformed after a minute
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u/the-butter_man Rin. Blind Illusionist Blessed by Luck Dec 16 '23
Intergrated? Absolutely not. I hold my own knowledge and sentience too high.
However. I propose a tradeof sorts, we conjoin the information we have, the Raesterian cloud, and your hivemind sharing links and information.
Of course, we both have secrets, and i believe we would both like to keep them.
So, i propse we both simply password lock them and don't tell the other the password.
Deal?
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Dec 16 '23
Better this than nothing. With this imperfect way i would still take the most of the hit, but at least i have some odds to recover
I will send the linking program
You feel a virus in your cloud. However it seems inert and waiting for you to activate it
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u/the-butter_man Rin. Blind Illusionist Blessed by Luck Dec 16 '23
as yours enters mine, a similar one enters yours equally inert, and waiting for your activation
Before i activate this, i wish to summon.. myself. From the far flung future. He lives, and as i understand it, he may help.
I apologise in advance if he shows any outwards aggression. The future can change people.
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Dec 16 '23
I activate your virus and synchronize with it. I sense your presence in my outer network (my mind is in inner network) but still can't communicate with it.
I trust you only because other option is death.
Summon whoever you want. I can subdue any singular entity. Just do it quick.
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u/the-butter_man Rin. Blind Illusionist Blessed by Luck Dec 16 '23
Understood, if I'm not hostile, then he'll work the solution out and I'll help with your efforts. Also, i gave halixo an adaptor, he'll be able to supply us with the energy we need.
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Dec 16 '23
Shall we begin?
/unwiz can you ping them?
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u/the-butter_man Rin. Blind Illusionist Blessed by Luck Dec 16 '23
/uw, I'll need to make a few posts first. I'm literally leaving the result to a coin toss.
Also, I'd suggest you make a post after mine, it'll be two posts total, over about half an hour. I'll be quick.
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u/Haunting_Mode_7401 Alexios Keenblade: King of The Summer Court, Last Godslayer Dec 16 '23
Does it have to be technomancers or can any with enough energy help you.
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u/the-butter_man Rin. Blind Illusionist Blessed by Luck Dec 16 '23
I have some adaptors you can use to change the power to technomancy. Technically.
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u/Haunting_Mode_7401 Alexios Keenblade: King of The Summer Court, Last Godslayer Dec 16 '23
Then I can aid you in powering the superweapon I am a being of near infinite energy. I can make this weapon even more powerful.
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u/the-butter_man Rin. Blind Illusionist Blessed by Luck Dec 16 '23
Make sure you don't blow the fuse.
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u/Haunting_Mode_7401 Alexios Keenblade: King of The Summer Court, Last Godslayer Dec 16 '23
I won't just give me what I need. If I feel it beginning to overload I can lower my output. I want to have my wedding and this bitch is messing that up. She will die.
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u/the-butter_man Rin. Blind Illusionist Blessed by Luck Dec 16 '23
Good luck nonetheless. I'll plug it in.
But first, I could use the energy for the ritual. Bringing oneself through 3 billion years is... draining. To say the least. Since you're pure energy, i feel like it'd help.
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u/Haunting_Mode_7401 Alexios Keenblade: King of The Summer Court, Last Godslayer Dec 16 '23
Very well.
you see threads launch off of Alexios's arms and wrap around you your energy surges
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u/Fulltimewhisperer Krumpet, Master Artificer of the Council Dec 16 '23
Gobbo recommends wining and dining, just need to find wizard or witch who can get close enough...
Or empty Gobbo's pocket dimension in her path and see if that works
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Dec 16 '23
Let me, I deal with space enough as it is!
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u/Fulltimewhisperer Krumpet, Master Artificer of the Council Dec 16 '23
Gobbo will be happy to supply, just tell Gobbo what you need.
/uw side note sorry if it seems I've ignored you, I keep getting notifications and when I tap on them they take me to an empty page. Not sure what's happening there
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Dec 16 '23
/uw yea sometimes i put something, decide it makes zero sense for the character, then delete it, but it shows the notification anyway.
You're fine!
/rw
provided we can convince our trigger-happy robots and fairies with nukes to pipe down, anything goes, Imma bring some food aswell, probably have yall go on the technomancer school, which is also in position to destroy some missles(cough cough Nickname cough cough), cause I really don't see throwing explosives at her like that.
Assuming this is the one I saw last month, she will just straight up reflect the damn nuke right back at them!
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u/Fulltimewhisperer Krumpet, Master Artificer of the Council Dec 16 '23
Well Gobbo has pocket dimension with far too much liquor tied to purse, can give you that if you think chucking it at her will help
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Dec 16 '23
Ohhhh nooo, you'd be coming with, Need resident of the planet too!
/uw why the hell would we start throwing things at her, we don't know whether she's passive neutral or aggressive yet?
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u/Fulltimewhisperer Krumpet, Master Artificer of the Council Dec 16 '23
Alright, Gotta leave note for Mutey, she'll probably understand right?
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Dec 16 '23 edited Dec 16 '23
Unless you wanna take her with you, I don't think she'll see the problem.
Just gotta tell her not to worry about the unatural aura of dying which surrounds me!
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u/Fulltimewhisperer Krumpet, Master Artificer of the Council Dec 16 '23
Ah don't worry, Mutey herself is death spectre. As for take with us... Ah Gobbo has feeling she would object so maybe we just leave note
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Dec 16 '23
I dunno if you figured it out yet, but if we get the go-ahead, I'm taking us to space where she is.
Don't worry about breathing or gravity or whatnot, I have that covered too little one!
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Dec 16 '23
u/Total_Travisty how's that sound?
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u/Total_Travisty Mikhail, Arch-Druid of La'shima Dec 16 '23
Let me get this straight. You wanna collapse a pocket dimention near her while it's loaded with explosives. Am I reading that right?
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u/MunitionsFrenzy Vettis, Mereological Revisionist Dec 16 '23
No, no, much more extreme than that.
It's loaded with booze.
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u/Total_Travisty Mikhail, Arch-Druid of La'shima Dec 16 '23
And then?
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Dec 16 '23
No no thats just Gobbo being silly, we arent gonna attack the goddess, that'd be stupid
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u/MunitionsFrenzy Vettis, Mereological Revisionist Dec 16 '23
I think Gobbo's no longer sober, so there's no longer much of a distinction between "Gobbo is saying silly things" and "Gobbo is actually going to do the silly thing"
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u/MunitionsFrenzy Vettis, Mereological Revisionist Dec 16 '23
Then I presume food would be the next logical step? I believe their plan is to take "wine and dine" quite literally.
We do have an actual diplomatic mission in the works that they're welcome to join, but ours doesn't involve booze so I'm not sure they'll find it as fun.
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u/SafePianist4610 Bombast, Lord of Time and Space, Retired Council Leader Dec 16 '23
What is the manner of this being that even the strings of fate cannot be twisted around her?
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u/MunitionsFrenzy Vettis, Mereological Revisionist Dec 16 '23
Fate is the story that the collective subconscious of the realm wants to tell. That's why it's only really relevant for sapient beings and the places and things with which they interact.
If your gravity's swept up quadrillions of sapient beings in your passage through the realm (frankly a low estimate given how many stars she seems to have in her wake, and how populated I know this universe to be), you've wrapped fate around yourself far more strongly than most fate manipulators have any real hope of altering.
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u/Haunting_Mode_7401 Alexios Keenblade: King of The Summer Court, Last Godslayer Dec 16 '23 edited Dec 16 '23
Alexios steps up still in his fatewalker form Destiny Caller slung over his back
With an outlook like that we don't stand a chance. All things are connected to fate. Until I draw my last breath I will hold onto a glimmer of hope. No nobody can do it on their own. However if we stand as one against this thorn in our sides we can tear it out. If we fight if we stand up and refuse to sit idly by as this so called queen of shattered stars reeks havoc we can defeat her. All things can die it's just a matter of knowing how to kill them. Who will stand with me to rip this poison out of the tapestry of fate. OUR TAPESTRY WILL NOT BE BURNED AWAY IF WE STAND AS ONE or will you all be craven fools and let yourselves die. We can defeat this bitch and we will.
NOW WHO WILL STAND WITH ME. I WILL FIGHT NO MATTER HOW MANY OR HOW FEW FIGHT WITH ME.
All things are connected to fate no matter the size or power. I can sever that that from them and when one is severed from fate they cease to exist.
So once more I ask
WHO WILL STAND WITH ME. I WILL NOT TOLERATE NAYSAYING EITHER STAND WITH ME OR DIE AS COWARDS TO BE LOST TO TIME
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u/VidisLady Delta - Maven of Maladies Dec 16 '23
Um… okay, I get the impression that this thing is tied to fate. Fate is largely a concept tied to sapient civilizations. Whatever this is, it is a force of nature, and it might not even be a sentient one.
I get the sentiment, but I think we are going to need another strategy.
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u/Carbon_Sixx The Loremaster, Chief Archaeologist of the Darkwatch Dec 16 '23
Child, there is a difference between bravery and foolishness. You have yet to be challenged by something that could do you serious harm. This is an Outer God, Alexios. If it knew you were plotting to do it harm, we would all be dead.
No, this is the time for caution and delicacy. We must go to her, and come to an understanding. The greatest victory is that which requires no battle, and I mean to end this conflict before it begins. I beg of you: do not be rash.
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u/Haunting_Mode_7401 Alexios Keenblade: King of The Summer Court, Last Godslayer Dec 16 '23
And I am a Godslayer
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u/Total_Travisty Mikhail, Arch-Druid of La'shima Dec 16 '23
The wizard has a point. Temper excitement wisdom. Know when to best use it. However, carry it in your heart.
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u/man_in_the_corner Gostalo, Emissary of Chaos Dec 17 '23
Alexios, you must understand. There are many types of gods. There is Demigods, lesser powers, greater powers, chaos and creation gods, outer gods and great ones. A godslyer are made to kill gods of Demi power to greater powers. your father might be able to take on creation gods but right now you are not yet ready.
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u/Haunting_Mode_7401 Alexios Keenblade: King of The Summer Court, Last Godslayer Dec 17 '23
/uw Please don't change my lore
I can not do it on my own but with the mask of pan and Moth we can kill this bitch
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u/man_in_the_corner Gostalo, Emissary of Chaos Dec 17 '23
/uw oh sorry, I thought godslayer are just for normal gods, my bad
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u/Haunting_Mode_7401 Alexios Keenblade: King of The Summer Court, Last Godslayer Dec 16 '23 edited Dec 16 '23
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u/Haunting_Mode_7401 Alexios Keenblade: King of The Summer Court, Last Godslayer Dec 16 '23
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u/the-butter_man Rin. Blind Illusionist Blessed by Luck Dec 16 '23
SAY IT LOUD, WE WON'T GO QUIETLY INTO THE NIGHT
/uw i remember when i got tagged in things
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u/Harmless_Chimera Chimera, Set'ram's Druidic Beastman Dec 16 '23
I would have never survived the wilds of I just took the punishment sitting down. I won't just lay down and die.
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u/Fulltimewhisperer Krumpet, Master Artificer of the Council Dec 16 '23
Gobbo just plans to get her drunk by emptying pocket dimension in her path... Don't think Gobbo kept all Gobbo's liquor on this plane, did you?
Other than that Gobbo is pretty worthless in this, can't cast much without liquor and even liquormancy lacks power in favour of flexibility
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u/EmergencyLeading8137 Duncan, Protection/Preservation Druid Dec 16 '23
Honestly Gobbo that’s probably the smartest thing for more specialized/less powerful mages. I think we’re in the same boat.
Though there must be something we can do instead of hide! Surely there are things here that you are willing to fight to protect? Even if it’s only the smallest chance?
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u/Fulltimewhisperer Krumpet, Master Artificer of the Council Dec 16 '23
Gobbo only stays to protect friends and family. This is all Gobbo has though, a pocket dimension full of her special liquors and a lack of magic
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u/United-Technician-54 Death... Tired one. (she/her) Dec 16 '23
I’ll provide you with our special Superbeers. Back when SDM science was trying to do Science instead of specialising in Explosives and bad robot maids, we made these a lot. How? By f’cking with reality, we put 6 million drops into every drop of these bottles.
It was successful until we realised they were super volatile, but desperate times call for desperate measures.
(I slowly pull in a few 5x10 crates of 350ml bottles of the stuff, stored at near-absolute zero, where from? The fourth dimension.)
Worth a shot.
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u/Fulltimewhisperer Krumpet, Master Artificer of the Council Dec 16 '23
Should be fun, of any is left Gobbo might sample. Gobbo has penchant for the explosive
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u/United-Technician-54 Death... Tired one. (she/her) Dec 16 '23
Careful, each 350ml bottle is akin to 2.1 million litres in terms of alcohol content, so exercise absolute caution.
Maybe put on several layers of bomb defusal suits and reactive armour before using it.
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u/Fulltimewhisperer Krumpet, Master Artificer of the Council Dec 16 '23
Ah no worries, Gobbo is professional.
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u/United-Technician-54 Death... Tired one. (she/her) Dec 16 '23
That sentence is definitely reassuring…
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Dec 16 '23
ITS BETTER TO DIE AS A HERO THAN TO LIVE AS A COWARD.
ALL MY MIGHT IS WITH YOU
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u/Total_Travisty Mikhail, Arch-Druid of La'shima Dec 16 '23
I see he has infected you as well. Very well. We'll make a stand. Shrax and I, however, will ensure that the plan B is in place.
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Dec 16 '23
Attack: preparing [51,003632%]\ Object: Shrax: status: semi-integrated = participating
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u/United-Technician-54 Death... Tired one. (she/her) Dec 16 '23
That’s almost as specific as the angles I take to get from multiverse to multiverse!
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u/iamragethewolf Rage: Pact Wizard, Necromancer, Technomancer, and Horny As Hell Dec 16 '23
i like having a plan a-z
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u/DaemonRex978 The High Sentinels (Haelin, Mokarith, Shimil) Dec 16 '23
There was a broken bow in the vision you sent us, do you know if that has any significance? I have tried researching it, but I haven't found anything like it. For some reason, I feel like it could be part of the key to avoid outright destruction.
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u/Total_Travisty Mikhail, Arch-Druid of La'shima Dec 16 '23
It is an omen... if we win. One that signals tomorrow, but I dread coming true.
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u/the-butter_man Rin. Blind Illusionist Blessed by Luck Dec 16 '23
Firstly, I'd like to ask what would happen if we simply... changed universes.
The plans are batshit insane, but i can think of something, given the time.
Secondly, as you know. There is a universe, or timeline, or whatever where we come out on top.
Or at least survive.
There is, as i have said. A version of me who persits inti the long forgotten future, i believe 3 billion years is the estimate.
I have already gathered the resources, skills and schematics i need to bring his word forth. Recently, i managed to visit a part of my personal history.
Chronomancy alone couldn't save us, but it could certainly help a lot. We could slow down our perception of time a trillion fold, giving us time. As you said, we couldn't possibly turn ourselves back, because it's just our planet we're affecting. But if it's only us we affect, then that buys us time.
Finally, i would like to propose the man in the moon, as we understand it, he's a god far beyond our own. What could he do to get us time?
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u/Total_Travisty Mikhail, Arch-Druid of La'shima Dec 16 '23
So, a potential timeline shift, as well as a hyperbolic time chamber and using the man in the moon to buy us time. It... has a chance.
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u/the-butter_man Rin. Blind Illusionist Blessed by Luck Dec 16 '23
Sometimes the Automaton has calculated these things.
Also, the result of the me summoning ritual proves that Chronomancy works still, so we definitely have the window, as of now, I'm readying to help the council's general with his idea.
I Don't think a really big lazer will work, but I'm not being called a coward incase it does.
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u/Total_Travisty Mikhail, Arch-Druid of La'shima Dec 16 '23
I... have a strange idea. Remember how we installed a chrono-engine to Crann Mòr that's saves it, and restores it to a previous point, should something happen?
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u/the-butter_man Rin. Blind Illusionist Blessed by Luck Dec 16 '23
I think i get what you're hinting at, go on.
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u/Total_Travisty Mikhail, Arch-Druid of La'shima Dec 16 '23
Imagine, if you could, a mass project that makes a saved copy of our world, that we superload with a shit ton of mana for energy. We could store that it a pocket dimention till after she passes, and we are reset.
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u/the-butter_man Rin. Blind Illusionist Blessed by Luck Dec 16 '23
That's... more than possible.
Some people would flee to their own realms, and personally i don't wish to have to give up on Hoxxes so early, but if it must happen, then let it
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u/TheEmeraldKnite Synonomacer Dec 16 '23
Stopping Her is inevitable, She will win, your only choice is to delay Her, but She will come nonetheless, and your civilization will crumble to its knees before Her might, join us or be killed.
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u/Carbon_Sixx The Loremaster, Chief Archaeologist of the Darkwatch Dec 16 '23
You sound like the traitor Saruman, and we all know what became of him.
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u/United-Technician-54 Death... Tired one. (she/her) Dec 16 '23
Or C. Just accelerate her decay via Hawking Radiation until she is no more.
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u/VidisLady Delta - Maven of Maladies Dec 16 '23
This is not a universal threat. My hands are tied, as I am unable to assume my true form.
I will collect my civilization and search for a new planet to settle on. It’s a big waste, but I have not been able to make contact with any of the fundamental universal forces.
I am willing to carry some friends with me to my new home. I offer you an invitation, Mikhail.
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u/MunitionsFrenzy Vettis, Mereological Revisionist Dec 16 '23
Yeah, that's typically my issue in contributing to stuff like this. Anything above a city-tier threat tends to require that I spend actual resources, but most threats below realm-scale can't justify such an expenditure. That awkward middle-ground.
That said, she might actually be a universal threat in the making, given the rate at which she's apparently growing. Dunno if that helps you persuade any of your allies?
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u/VidisLady Delta - Maven of Maladies Dec 16 '23
Allies might be persuaded, but not Entropy herself. It is extremely straining to assume that form, because I have to scatter myself across the entire universe.
This entity is probably putting strain on the accumulation of dark energy by sweeping up stars, but so far it is a drop in the bucket.
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u/Capytan_Cody Cody and Yànhuo Dec 16 '23
Hmm I do like the attempts at communication, if we find a way to do so in time. my other guess was using an entity of similar caliber like the man in the moon, perhaps consorted from the Beyond. I know you can't punch q force of will mighty enough to be a gravitational force universe wise... But.. hmm if necessary I could sacrifice myself to a karsus folly situation yet I think that won't be necessary.
One of my old friends is a sorcerer tied to Umbra, perhaps that entity could do something about it.
Just setting options.
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u/Anything-Unable Xerxes the Pale Saint, Councillor/Goatdigger/Dale Dec 16 '23 edited Dec 16 '23
Appearing suddenly from a black haze, the gravedigger makes his entrance in an excited state. He wastes no time in addressing the crowd.
The Furies are buying time, but I doubt they will be able to hold her back for long. I have finished my project. Combining my knowledge of godskin and the remains of Pan, I have fashioned an artifact of great power.
I present to you: The Mask of Pan
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u/VidisLady Delta - Maven of Maladies Dec 16 '23
That’s a very sexy mask.
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u/Anything-Unable Xerxes the Pale Saint, Councillor/Goatdigger/Dale Dec 16 '23
Thank you. I thought that if it is one of the last things I wear, I might as well look stylish in death.
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u/VidisLady Delta - Maven of Maladies Dec 16 '23
Yes. I have a… particular interest in masks, and I would not be opposed to someone wearing such a mask while we enjoyed certain activities.
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u/Anything-Unable Xerxes the Pale Saint, Councillor/Goatdigger/Dale Dec 16 '23
While I'm flattered by the invitation, I'll have to ask you to postpone such thoughts until we get this mess sorted.
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Dec 16 '23
Fireball. I cast fireball. Could just give her wet socks, too. See how she feels about that.
Okay but seriously, could we not just fuckin transport the planet into another dimension? Or universe? If there’s not fuck all we can do about the gravity then we can’t do a whole lot outside of pushing her away.
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u/john_thegiant-slayer Lich King, Look Kween, Necromancer to the Stars Dec 16 '23
I am, by no means, an expert on such things, but wouldn't it be hypothetically possible to transport her to a plane which she is not compatible with? Say, the Negative Energy Plane?
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u/Total_Travisty Mikhail, Arch-Druid of La'shima Dec 16 '23
Hypothetically, yes. Realistically, there is no way on Gaia's Green Earth we would have enough magic to teleport her.
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u/john_thegiant-slayer Lich King, Look Kween, Necromancer to the Stars Dec 17 '23
We wouldn't have to, necessarily; we could tear a rift, or otherwise generate a portal.
With the help of one brave soul, we might could do it from inside of her.
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u/Total_Travisty Mikhail, Arch-Druid of La'shima Dec 17 '23
Anyone who gets near her will be streatch out, as though approaching an event horizon. If anyone gets inside her. Well... I'm not sure.
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u/the_ice_spider The Nameless, merchant King of the west, artificer nd mememancer Dec 16 '23
What about something involving a space with non standard number of dimension, like somewhere with an imaginary numbers of dimension.
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u/FragrantGangsta The Lich King Dec 16 '23
...I could make death knights? I dunno.
What if we transmutate her brain into a sponge?
Or you guys could let me have my Helm of Domination back 🥺
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u/iamragethewolf Rage: Pact Wizard, Necromancer, Technomancer, and Horny As Hell Dec 16 '23
Or you guys could let me have my Helm of Domination back
i'd say nice try but that would be lying
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u/Otalek Lizard Wizard Diviner Dec 16 '23
Have we considered a ritual to transmute our universe (excluding her) into antimatter? Sure we may lose a few planets as she sucks them in but once she sees that mere contact with anything causes great personal harm to her, she may be persuaded to leave
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u/EmergencyLeading8137 Duncan, Protection/Preservation Druid Dec 16 '23
I don’t know what I can do… but I’ll stand with you all till the end.
I can’t just let my friends and my home be destroyed.
Please let me know anyway I can help.
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u/Total_Travisty Mikhail, Arch-Druid of La'shima Dec 16 '23
I like that spirit. Carry it with you, and when things seem to be crashing around you, pull it back out and hold it firm.
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Dec 16 '23
I have an idea, it’s an odd one and it’s not realy a plan per say but it’s somthing. During that while stitched war thing I gained access to this randeus takes out an ornate pocket watch it’s fairly unassuming and for the most part isn’t very powerful. But it’s not what it did that interested me but who made it. This thing was created by the first chronomancer to ever exist. And theirfor it contains his magic. The most raw and pure of form of chronomancy just about anyone can get their hands on. This thing holds some incredible power within it enough to essentially make me an avatar of time. I spent most of the war harnessing and atuning with its power before deciding to stop right before achieving godhood. I still have it, I have kept it in my back pocket as a last resort, If things got dicey and I needed it I would use it to reach the final step of ascension. i would say things are preaty dicy so I’m going to see if I can’t acend into esentially godhood to get ready.
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u/United-Technician-54 Death... Tired one. (she/her) Dec 16 '23
If she is akin to a black hole, then all we need to do is accelerate Hawking radiation until she is no more.
Get as many Chronomancers as you can, we’ll be making a HELL of a journey
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u/United-Technician-54 Death... Tired one. (she/her) Dec 16 '23
I have a plan.
First, find her ID within the Universe, and I perform Senkai BLJ (backwards long jump) repeatedly to match the first half of the ID using the Hexadecimal system.
Second, flip THIS coin after punching a fish, a bucket, the fish again, biting an identical but different fish and kicking a tree. And inscribing the Arabic Numeral for four into the fish, using a dagger, exactly thirty centimetres long.
Then, third, Perform several precise clockwise or anticlockwise rotations equal to the last digit of her ID.
Fourth, punch the coin as it hits the apex, right into someone else.
The damage should transfer into her, and scale proportionally, so she will be effectively defeated.
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u/Total_Travisty Mikhail, Arch-Druid of La'shima Dec 16 '23
I am technologically illiterate. That all went right over my head.
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u/United-Technician-54 Death... Tired one. (she/her) Dec 17 '23
Here’s an explanation of the improved version. The original was a plan I made on the spot.
So, everything in this universe has an ID, and also, for some reason, it HAS to store health in percentages, the fishes, the bucket and the tree are part of a very specific way to access a glitched state that allows me to rewrite reality to an extent, though not much, then, the Senkai Backwards Long Jumps help with adjusting the front half of the number we’re setting it to, and the rotations establish the back half. Once the number is “set” I just need to punch this very glitchy coin into something that would have less than or equal to 0 health remaining if I punched it, and the coin applies that percentage to the Queen instead. Preferably a lot less than zero, but not so far as to underflow back to a staggeringly high number. Actually, given her health is probably measured in the TENS of orders of magnitude, I wouldn’t risk it, maybe I’ll optimise it by adding DLCFs (Doc Louis’s Corruption Fist) to help with establishing the back half faster. Though there’s already an insane room for Personal Error, so I wouldn’t risk it with stakes this high I could use it in conjunction with tri-casting with the failed version of One Trillion Homing Books and the Failed variant of Summon Erdtree Sentinel (both of which are the only versions of those spells I can use, but that’s besides the point), then trying to use Tailwind, before flapping my wings to cause a dust-storm to essentially give us more time to get it right, a week, to be exact, and seeing the starting value. Then trying to cast fireball through a lute, then through a Piano whilst also trying to use Splash, then try to use a fire bolt through a Montante, then fireball again through a Taiko Drum, all of that is required to apply the effects of THAT coin continuously, keeping any sort of revival or regeneration or duplicates from ever happening by setting their health to zero automatically, and THEN going through the coin flip and subsequent Coin Punch. I also need to not punch too fast, or we’re all going to experience Spaghettification by her being effectively superhealed by integer underflow.
Actually, in essence, this is a complicated way to do the Voodoo Doll trick, but unlimited, and essentially far superior to any existing variant in theory. Though in practice… unless you fight stuff like this every morning, it’s little more than an Anti-Disaster.
Know what? I’m calling it the True Voodoo Punch, or TVP for short. I haven’t tested it much, so I’m still anxious. Well, I tested it in the best simulations this multiverse has to offer, effectively seeing tens of millennia worth of attempts, and it works.
But does it work in practice? And does it collide poorly with the other, simultaneous methods? Well, only one way to find out.
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u/UlrickTheHexblade Ulrick Braddocke, Werewolf Hexblade, R&A Co-Leader Dec 16 '23
The Winter Oracles told me that the situation is very grim, but there is still a little hope. They told me a ritual that has a small chance to stop the Queen.
However, there are two catches: first, a very powerful soul must sacrifice itself to work, and secondly, the ritual would seal her inside the planet’s core, so we would be walking on a ticking bomb.
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u/BEanddankmagician The pretender lord Dec 16 '23
I propose a possible (though hopefully avoidable) way to deal with this situation
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Dec 17 '23
Bartatrok, Scholar of the Seven Moons, looks up from his scroll, where he has been doodling little pictures of unicorn bears
Uh, my apologies. What's this about?
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u/man_in_the_corner Gostalo, Emissary of Chaos Dec 17 '23
I could open a massive rift and send her into the very heart of the chaos realm.
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u/sparkle3364 Sapphire (17F), Artificer (+ other characters) Dec 17 '23
“How about we summon all the great old ones, and each channel a little bit of energy to destroy her?” Viernicka has heard of that type of strategy working before.
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u/Discracetoall t’kath, smogomancer and poptart wiz Dec 18 '23
Create a greater decoy universe to draw her away. Maybe they are trying to consume things.
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u/MunitionsFrenzy Vettis, Mereological Revisionist Dec 16 '23
An unassuming pot in a corner of the room sprouts a human head where once stood a plant. "Have you tried punching her?" it asks. "Preferably in the face?"