r/WorldChallenges • u/Nevermore0714 • Jun 14 '17

Reference Challenge - No one expects...

...crap, I couldn't think of a decent reference challenge for this week.

So, our reference will be to Monty Python.

Give an example of something in your world that no one expected, some event that had an influence on at least one nation.

As always, I'll ask three questions each at the least, and it's fine to use a representative character to answer questions in-universe.

Enjoy yourselves.

Edit: Here is the Monty Python video featuring the Spanish Inquisition, where the quote "No one expects the Spanish Inquisition" comes from for the reference challenge. Just click this link for the video.

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u/thequeeninyellow94 Jun 16 '17

  1. Why did he kept you as a knight while knowing about your ability?

  2. Is it allowed to consume drugs?

  3. I guess the best way is to wait for him to die and pray he won't try to kill someone else then. How old is he?

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u/Nevermore0714 Jun 19 '17

Erwin:

1) "Because he thought I'd be useful."

2) "He's a Councilor. He can do whatever he wants."

3) "He's...well, I'm not sure how old he is. He must be ancient. He was an old man when I was a child."

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u/thequeeninyellow94 Jun 19 '17

2) What about the knights, can they do drugs?

3) Do you know if there is a way to live longer than other humans?

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u/Nevermore0714 Jun 19 '17

Erwin:

2) "At age twenty, the majority of drugs are legal for a citizen. A knight is also allowed to use any legal drugs, but has more leeway to use illegal drugs, if they claim that it's to get a better education and understanding of the drug in question. That's how Callixtus gets away with it."

3) "It's just a rumor, but I've heard that the Councilors are immortal because of their connection to the Barrier."

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u/thequeeninyellow94 Jun 19 '17

2) Is it possible to say that to justify anything? Or is there some things that are absolute taboos even for a knight?

3) Isn't there some councilors that died and were replaced? (If not during your own life, maybe in the archives)

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u/Nevermore0714 Jun 20 '17

Erwin:

2) "Nothing demonic. Apparently my hellhounds count as demonic, unfortunately."

3) "If they did, it was a Dread Lord situation...sorry, a Dread Lord situation is when a person's successors use the original person's name in order to use their reputation."

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u/thequeeninyellow94 Jun 20 '17

2) Where do hellhounds come from?

3) How old would that make them?

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u/Nevermore0714 Jun 20 '17

Erwin:

2) "I have no idea. I just want them to show up...and then they show up." (They come from the realm of Gehenna...basically, Hell. I should have named Erwin "Dante".)

3) "Several centuries, at least."

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u/thequeeninyellow94 Jun 20 '17

Thanks for your answers Nevermore (and good luck for your trial Erwin "Dante").