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What the party knows about Kaii'nito is merely that it is a sort-of anti-Anti-Life symbol, a function that counteracts the Equation. This symbol is one that both Sonny Sumo and Dawn are familiar with - and Sonny Sumo knows it through his buddies, the Forever People (who are New Gods). It's a function of their language, essentially, but also of Dawn's extremely ancient language as well.

So Stargirl and her dad were actually living in a bunker, no kids involved. And she remains one of my favorite NPCs at the moment. There's never a moment where she isn't hanging around, ruining her braces by chomping on bubble gum and hanging upside-down off of Jack Knight's old Cosmic Staff where I'm not having ablast.

Doesn't this belong in the review zone topic?

EDIT: jeez, that topic's almost at 500, never mind. Guess we do need a second.

It's been so long since the party has intentionally encountered Brother Eye, but I really hope the OMAC plotline gets resumed again soon.

Artemis-2 is bier dog

Thorn posted...

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/politics/os-ne-disney-reedy-creek-house-vote-thursday-20230209-npncgjqvbfhdzokto5b2ww5fzu-story.html

DeSantis seizing control of Reedy Creek (Disney's district) because they had the gall to speak out (kinda) about Don't Say Gay.

I know we talked about it when they floated the idea but now the votes are happening.

Florida's House voted today to make it so that DeSantis appoints all the members of the board as well as changing the district name to "Central Florida Tourism Oversight District." Efforts by Democrats to amend it so some of the board was appointed by the full Cabinet and the rest by local officials from the surrounding districts were all killed.

I believe I heard somewhere that, by doing this, the state is actually going to come out worse fiscally than they would if they kept things as they are. Does anyone know if there's truth to that.

masterplum posted...

Evangelism makes people feel self righteous yes. I think there is some of that for people who are harassing others for their choice

The problem is that evangelism is no longer relegated to the religious quarter. The concept of evangelism has permeated politics and society at large, to the point that people argue with the illogicality of the zealous as much for a game like Hogwarts Legacy as anything else equally secular. Evangelical thought is the death of reason, it stands in complete opposition to it. The idea of blind faith is exactly why you have absolute nutter butters saying, "People I don't like don't like this game, so I will buy copies for everyone I know to own the libs." There's no thought involved in that - it's just base emotion controlling that reptile part of your brain.

Chimp is also the caretaker of the Phantom Stranger, who remains in mouse form, courtesy of the Spectre. He mostly feeds the tiny fellow mozzarella.

The story of AJ has been quite tragic as of late, it's true. He takes missions just to get away from Minerva because things have become awkward between them.

Admittedly, it's according to Rowling, and she may very well be... misrepresenting actuality.

Imagine the Spectre is tearing down your entire universe - I think his actions are more than understandable! But I also find myself slipping into the characters quickly and maybe having more sympathy than I should. Knightley is such a pathetic figure, now that his ruse has been revealed. It's hard not to feel pity for him, even with the lies and manipulation involved.

He's now trapped in the same amulet that held Arion originally, and Bloodfruit appears to be interested in continuing her own lessons with him, since he was actually quite kind to her, all things considered.

I may have disagreed with UE's position but jeez that's an insane take and I'm sorry you were dragged into that.

It's a fair ranking for Constantine who, despite a number of tendrils snaking through the campaign, has had long drought periods between activity.

I mean, if you look at Twitter, apparently a lot

Is any of the discourse meaningful? That's a, you know, a question that COULD be asked, I suppose. But I don't know why you would ask such a thing on Twitter.

I'm a little surprised that the sticking point is UE's aggregate review score brigading, honestly. I feel like it's a little late to die on this hill. Like showing up armed to the teeth in Iwo Jima in 1967.

@Inviso 's got this

Vox Machina season 2 is miles superior to the first, but I have to say that it suffers from assuming its audience knows the campaign, which I don't. A lot of the world seems only partially explained, and as a result, the first half of the season I think seesawed a lot between meaningful and "stuff happening". Finally digging in and concentrating on a slower, more deliberate pace has been really helpful.

Also, the first smatterings of the Vex and Vax backstory were so laughably bad that maybe it poisoned the well for me, unlike other characters thus far.

I imagine that Fiddler's death still stands as the saddest one - for an NPC of course. Taliesin's probably had a bigger impact, of course!

Pixie

I think that the presentation of Mento hasn't been accurate thus far. Mento is certainly a hero - but he's cocky, manic and possessing so much godlike ability that he has lost his humanity. But he does have a moral compass - it's more akin to the Dr. Manhattan moral compass, but he has one - and he possesses compassion. Steve Dayton, without his helmet, suffers from severe depression - insanely severe depression. He can barely move, he wants to die, he is filled with regret with how he treats those around him in his manic helmeted episodes. He pines for the wife who left him and doesn't believe he is of any value without the helmet at all. But he can't stop putting the helmet on - it's his kryptonite, his weakness.

Ferdinand

That would be because Oberton Sexton was killed by the Joker and had his identity usurped by the Joker.

In comics.

Oracle feels right. I'll guess Joker for the other too

You had the chance to go to dog college and take business courses. Now, you'll have to rely on your accountant!

Something tells me guffguy's sig isn't accurate

MI could probably fill you in more on La Llorona's status, but at the moment, she's taken up residency FAIRLY close to La Dama in the center of Castling, living in its central fountain and playing with the children of the city.

The streets of Tampa, actually! Which are now flooded. Too bad that the stationary restaurant-pirate ship that Tiger Shark runs the Society out of in Tampa isn't salable because the rising tidewaters around the world would make it useful.

My mom went there, and I grew up in Ann Arbor, so I share that bias.

I believe Geoff Johns also went to Michigan.

The party received his Wolverines alumni ring as an equippable item!

And he urinated on the side of the Clocktower and flicked off Oracle's cameras once, too. There are many sides to Guy Gardner.

The most interesting part of Guy that I don't think has been mentioned is that he's a former special education teacher, and there are a number of misfit Lanterns like Rot Lop Fan who swear up and down that Guy is actually their FAVORITE Terran, and the reason they've sided with Hal in the growing division of the Corps.

Brennus' mother, Varra, specifically seemed to be charmed by the unending betrayals of Leonard Snart.

NBICeman

Oh, FYI, I'll run a list of my own once this one is finished. I've started narrowing it down.

While in Hawaii, Zoe blew a supervillain's brains out with wrist shooter she stole from her dad. Then she vomited. So it was the second best trip she's had.

Quick correction: Ragdoll, not Ragman. Nor Ragged Robin.

It's actually pretty dull, in my estimation.

When you pose Superman in that position, you get to make him that "Smiling Wise Man", which I think is always a great take on the character and works best in titles like the JLA. Superman can't help but appear greater than 'man' because his mission is timeless and his methods don't bend with the changing mentality of societies and politics. Argh! It makes me so excited to think that Morrison's Superman is a template the way it should be, again.

... Please, let's not pretend Captain Atom stood the test of time. I'm with you on the others! But that JT Krul nonsense got to go.

I agree as to the update of Superman. Frankly, the character is a conduit for philosophy and cultural justice, and the latter is entirely the concept of the original Superman. My issue with Snyder Superman is that it didn't try to dally in either of those categories and was more focused on religious iconography for the character, which I think is only earned after achieving something meaningful in the other two categories.

UshiromiyaEva posted...

I love Morrison, but I read the whole New 52 Action Comics run as it was coming out and I swear to God I can't remeber a single thing about it other than Supes wore jeans.

It's a step down from most Morrison comics - which means it was still a Top 10er for the New52.

Lono is easily one of my favorite characters to portray in this campaign. There's something unnatural and predatory about this beast, like an untamed creature who has only been barely kept on a leash, and you can tell he relishes any opportunity to exercise his aggressions. Even with the party, there's always something sinister just barely held back. But the crux of being this resistance in Antarctica means that you're starved for manpower, and Lono is just too enticing an asset to ignore. So careful steps.

I really can't wait for the players to see where his story leads! Crazy stuff!

swordz9 posted...

You know one thing just hit me thats possibly a little odd? Gunn said he wanted a younger Superman for his movie, but were getting a Batman who is old enough to have already had Damian and extended Bat-family members.Superman and Bruce have basically always been around the same age though I think so I wonder how thats going to work for this movie universe. Are we getting a Superman who is just learning the ropes and a Batman who is already like peak experience?

They've already said the Superman movie is a flashback movie.

I like the idea of Booster also hocking products from non-DC WB properties, like Scooby Snacks, The Prancing Pony, Every-Flavored Beans, etc. Just on his costume though, and constantly changing.

The original post was much worse than that.

He had been under Suspended after his bizarre outburst

All I can say is, thank goodness that LMS got banned.

UshiromiyaEva posted...

Get ready for altright youtubers to fucking explode at The Authority once they actually look into it.

"WOKE WB making a GAY Batman and Superman??"

You found the way for me to not want an Authority movie. Poor Midnighter.

The Authority - and its companion in "What's So Funny About Truth, Justice and the American Way?" really don't subvert the formula. They embrace the inevitability of a rash, harsher brand of justice that was emblematic in what has become the sort of rhetoric now emblemized in far-right conservative circles. Starting with Kingdom Come, there's a logic in the development to the point where Superman as a comic just poses the question for Superman, flat out. It's really great stuff, but I'll admit I'm a huge fan of that era of comics.