OOTS #1232 - The Discussion Thread

[Fyraltari]

I don't think it's unreasonable to think Rich would fudge the truth a bit to preserve spoilers or suspense, but I also don't think he's doing so here, for the reasons stated about what the Ritual actually does. The Dark One can't kill all the gods with it, he can only move the gate once to another plane-- and as some of you have said already, his grievance is with all of them, not just the Northern ones. It's probably a safe assumption that he knows what his own Ritual does, and thus the threat of using it to unleash the Snarl would be more effective than actually using it.

Yeah, I think that if there's going to be a big reveal that The Dark One isn't straight with Redcloak, it wouldn't be on what he plans on doing but why.

So, not "I'm going to use the Snarl right now!" but "I'm going to use the threat of the sanrl to demand concessions... For myself, screw the mortals, goblins or otherwise, I don't care."

If the story is headed that way, that is.

[Squire Doodad]

Yeah, I think that if there's going to be a big reveal that The Dark One isn't straight with Redcloak, it wouldn't be on what he plans on doing but why.

So, not "I'm going to use the Snarl right now!" but "I'm going to use the threat of the sanrl to demand concessions... For myself, screw the mortals, goblins or otherwise, I don't care."

If the story is headed that way, that is.

Do you think that this sort of reveal is going to be enough to make RC go with Thor's plan? Given that RC probably would have enough energy left to fulfill the 9th level slot before TDO can take away his cleric powers, it'd be...interesting for the resolution to involve RC's participation but not TDO's participation.

[danielxcutter]

Considering they need help from TDO to spot-weld more Rifts as they form, no I don't think that's going to be the answer.