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Thread: Thaumaturge
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2012-03-30, 03:51 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Thaumaturge
And in the most recent page we see that Conservation of Sophistry applies. Kentucky's force won't present a credible threat until it's whittled down to the Quirky Miniboss Squad.
/tropeface
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2012-03-30, 05:07 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Jan 2009
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Re: Thaumaturge
Scarecrow Guy is pretty good at the whole 'looming in the background' thingy. Dragon or Midboss?
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2012-03-30, 11:07 AM (ISO 8601)
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Definitely not inanimate, though.
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Interesting name. "Maxwell's North-South Imploder".
Looks like it's a lightning card, likely those electric sophers are capable of magnetic manipulation. Lots of +s and -s, those could be electric charges, or magnetic attractions.
And the word imploder is making me think... Sopher go Squish.Demilich avatar by Smuchmuch. Thank you VERY much!
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2012-03-30, 11:13 AM (ISO 8601)
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Noooo! Poor Kong. He looked some friendly and harmless with his goofy "gentle giant" smile.
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2012-03-31, 09:51 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Thaumaturge
Chibi Terry Avatar, made by the one the only (until cloning is prefected) Elagune
Read his webcomic Thaumatugre
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2012-03-31, 11:09 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Thaumaturge
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2012-03-31, 11:14 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Thaumaturge
My first guess would be this - denaturated alcohol intended for technical use only, but some people (hopefuly not many) plainly don't care, since it's cheap and strong.
In a war it doesn't matter who's right, only who's left.
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2012-03-31, 03:27 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Feb 2008
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- center of earth
Re: Thaumaturge
I like the thought that in Thaumaturge, James Clerk Maxwell exists and is a sopher.
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2012-03-31, 09:47 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Oct 2006
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2012-04-01, 02:41 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Jan 2007
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2012-04-01, 11:41 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Oct 2006
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2012-04-01, 02:19 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Jan 2007
Re: Thaumaturge
I could settle for a Demon of The Second Kind:
"We want the Demon, you see, to extract from the dance of atoms only information that is genuine, like mathematical theorems, fashion magazines, blueprints, historical chronicles, or a recipe for ion crumpets, or how to clean and iron a suit of asbestos, and poetry too, and scientific advice, and almanacs, and calendars, and secret documents, and everything that ever appeared in any newspaper in the Universe, and telephone books of the future…"
In a war it doesn't matter who's right, only who's left.
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2012-04-02, 12:40 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Aug 2008
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Re: Thaumaturge
Skull juice, obviously. It is made from the fruit of the head tree, which happen to look exactly like stylised skulls.
Or it could be pirate soda. :3
On another note, I really like how Wendy's reaction in the latest page is the complete opposite of Adam and Amanda's. Great work, Elagune!Treasured Quotes
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2012-04-04, 04:26 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Thaumaturge
We have a new page and a neat little trick to observe. Honestly, if those cards are that expensive, people are spending cash like water in this fight.
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2012-04-04, 08:37 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Thaumaturge
Well I'm pretty sure that the sophers have more on them, so the winner would probably have a net gain from the fight. That and I think that it's easier to beat people up with the cards then it is to do it the regular way.
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2012-04-04, 09:21 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Thaumaturge
Also, I gather that Kentucky is really filthy rich. Assuming he's bankrolling these sophers, they can afford to spend a few cards in this fight. Besides, they're up against a highly skilled mercenary now; if they're ever going to spend those cards, now's the time.
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2012-04-04, 10:35 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Thaumaturge
That is a neat trick. That's another group, down. Or, they will be, when the miracle resolves.
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2012-04-04, 08:05 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Thaumaturge
I really like how poetic spell casting is for sophers.
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2012-04-04, 08:29 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Jun 2009
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- In the shadows Waiting...
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2012-04-04, 08:31 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Thaumaturge
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2012-04-04, 08:42 PM (ISO 8601)
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2012-04-04, 09:10 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Thaumaturge
Yes, back here, Wendy steals one of Nomen's Fire cards and tries casting a spell, he then explicitly states that these things aren't reusable.
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2012-04-04, 09:14 PM (ISO 8601)
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- In the shadows Waiting...
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2012-04-05, 06:46 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Dec 2004
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Re: Thaumaturge
I think the best way to look at the facts that these cards are expensive, non-reusable, and spent like there's no tomorrow in combat is this one:
I am Heavy Weapons Guy. And this... [grips Sasha] is my weapon. She weighs 150 kilograms and fires $200 custom tooled cartridges at 10 000 rounds per minute. It costs $400 000 to fire this weapon... for twelve seconds.Hark! An avatar drawn by Kate Beaton!
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2012-04-05, 08:53 AM (ISO 8601)
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2012-04-05, 10:58 AM (ISO 8601)
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I don't really see why a justification is necessary. Wealthy backers or large organizations can handle the cost. Spamming cards like there's no tomorrow probably will break the budget eventually, but how often will Kentucky's goons end up doing that? Nomen is probably a pretty rare threat; most people won't have his power. Your average farmer isn't a threat to your average sopher. Maybe one miracle as a show of force would cow him. Look at Dalton and Doolin: Before Nomen comes on the scene, they've cast one miracle just to show they can, and the rest of the "negotiations" involve mundane intimidation.
In short, we're not looking at how Kentucky and Company go about an average job. We're seeing how they deal with an extremely formidable threat.
That doesn't explain Nomen's liberal use of miracles, of course, but Nomen is mysterious. He's probably got some unconventional way of getting his cards.
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2012-04-05, 11:16 AM (ISO 8601)
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My theory is Nomen is actually going a bit overboard. His mastery seems to be based around the length of the miracles he can cast (and being fast). If he can blow off a team of sophers no sweat we're likely to be seeing some extreme power creep coming on. If he only manages to defeat them through over spending his cards these low level sophers can come back later as a still credible threat.
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2012-04-05, 11:28 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Thaumaturge
First of all, he is able to wield at least four different elements - we've seen Earth, Ice, Wind and Lightning (considering the almost visible emblem on the card). Considering, he has Fire cards, it's safe to bet, he can use them as well. Second of, he can use up to three cards to form a single miracle, which invoked "No, impossible!"
I guess, either he uses those cards like there's no tommorow, or there won't be tommorow for him.In a war it doesn't matter who's right, only who's left.
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2012-04-05, 03:34 PM (ISO 8601)
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2012-04-06, 08:11 AM (ISO 8601)
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Chibi Terry Avatar, made by the one the only (until cloning is prefected) Elagune
Read his webcomic Thaumatugre
I think we're all resonable people here except Judy, She's a gorilla