WindStruck
2013-05-14, 11:17 PM
Hello all, I have a crazy theory. Though I really loath the term "epileptic tree", as such things are complete utter nonsense, my idea is certainly out there, but still plausible... maybe.
Anyway, what if the snarl and all it embodies represents the transitions from one edition of d&d to the next? It is the epitome of destruction and the inevitable end of things that are badly designed.
Imagine the first time the world was undone: that was 2nd edition going kaput. There's also a slight parallel. There is a book, Deities & Demigods, that hosts a whole slew of different gods and pantheons from different religions in our world. However, as the editions progress, it seems the number of deities and pantheons continually get eliminated.
However, the new world that was made is an improvement over the last... and hopefully something that would be much stronger and more resilient than its predecessor in order to prevent another unmaking, God death, and re-doing of .. well... everything. That is to say, since 3rd edition seems to have been better designed, it should've been able to stave off the destructive attempts of The Snarl for much longer. Unfortunately, the winds of change seem poised strike again, as The Snarl still continues to unmake its prison and consume the world... or is it?
As we should know, D&D 4.0 has been out for a while. It's came and been here a while, regardless of whatever 3rd edition stuff we all have going on. However, many people and other game systems are reluctant and stubborn to change to this new system, much like the Order of the Stick web comic hasn't just magically changed its edition (Recall: it did do an update in the very beginning of the comic!).
There's probably a host of different reasons why the comic doesn't just magically change. Probably continuity, story telling, preference... and of course the big one is that 4th edition is such a big change. Even the entire histories have changed.
One thing to point out, though, is that the world simply isn't crumbling, and at the same time, The Snarl has never been seen attacking (currently). What The Snarl has done, however, was create its own world, regardless. This world embodies 4th edition. I think it knows now that it can't just force itself upon its former "prison", its denizens, or its gods. All it can do is build the world it sees as perfect, sit back, and wait. If you build it, they will come...
From an OOTS point of view, The Snarl could have taken on a more subtle and sinister attitude. Instead of trying to directly destroy the 3rd edition world, it instead tries to lure its inhabitants to abandon it and take up residence on the new 4th edition world. In a way, The Snarl's goal probably isn't to "escape" but just to destroy and change creation.
We are in a unique position though. The previous worlds were weak and easy to destroy. The 3rd edition world still seems strong and resilient, but being weakened. As for the 4th edition world... we could be in big trouble if that becomes the the new "official" world and the 3rd edition world is destroyed. Assuming the snarl would then have dominion over it, you could expect the world to be frequently unmade and remade on its whim within relative short periods of time (regarding the other Gods, anyway).
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Anyway, that's it. Pretty crazy huh? :smalltongue:
Anyway, what if the snarl and all it embodies represents the transitions from one edition of d&d to the next? It is the epitome of destruction and the inevitable end of things that are badly designed.
Imagine the first time the world was undone: that was 2nd edition going kaput. There's also a slight parallel. There is a book, Deities & Demigods, that hosts a whole slew of different gods and pantheons from different religions in our world. However, as the editions progress, it seems the number of deities and pantheons continually get eliminated.
However, the new world that was made is an improvement over the last... and hopefully something that would be much stronger and more resilient than its predecessor in order to prevent another unmaking, God death, and re-doing of .. well... everything. That is to say, since 3rd edition seems to have been better designed, it should've been able to stave off the destructive attempts of The Snarl for much longer. Unfortunately, the winds of change seem poised strike again, as The Snarl still continues to unmake its prison and consume the world... or is it?
As we should know, D&D 4.0 has been out for a while. It's came and been here a while, regardless of whatever 3rd edition stuff we all have going on. However, many people and other game systems are reluctant and stubborn to change to this new system, much like the Order of the Stick web comic hasn't just magically changed its edition (Recall: it did do an update in the very beginning of the comic!).
There's probably a host of different reasons why the comic doesn't just magically change. Probably continuity, story telling, preference... and of course the big one is that 4th edition is such a big change. Even the entire histories have changed.
One thing to point out, though, is that the world simply isn't crumbling, and at the same time, The Snarl has never been seen attacking (currently). What The Snarl has done, however, was create its own world, regardless. This world embodies 4th edition. I think it knows now that it can't just force itself upon its former "prison", its denizens, or its gods. All it can do is build the world it sees as perfect, sit back, and wait. If you build it, they will come...
From an OOTS point of view, The Snarl could have taken on a more subtle and sinister attitude. Instead of trying to directly destroy the 3rd edition world, it instead tries to lure its inhabitants to abandon it and take up residence on the new 4th edition world. In a way, The Snarl's goal probably isn't to "escape" but just to destroy and change creation.
We are in a unique position though. The previous worlds were weak and easy to destroy. The 3rd edition world still seems strong and resilient, but being weakened. As for the 4th edition world... we could be in big trouble if that becomes the the new "official" world and the 3rd edition world is destroyed. Assuming the snarl would then have dominion over it, you could expect the world to be frequently unmade and remade on its whim within relative short periods of time (regarding the other Gods, anyway).
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Anyway, that's it. Pretty crazy huh? :smalltongue: