I don't know exactly how successful his efforts were, but I appreciate the Trashman trying to make his art into a force of good with that smile.
Depends on your definition of success. The gentrification efforts are shut down (for now) and everyone involved is dead, so that would probably be a success to some.I don't know exactly how successful his efforts were, but I appreciate the Trashman trying to make his art into a force of good with that smile.
The Inquisition used golems during World War II, but they're separate from the Band-Aid nose man. Golems were derived from Abrahamic mysticism, which is something the Inquisition specializes in. The Band-Aid nose man was created from pure thought as a tulku, based on Tibetan folklore (though evidence supporting its existence outside of theosophical circles is sketchy). Two different origins for things of similar purpose.This arc kinda makes me think the Band-Aid nose man's a sort of golem that was seen a couple of story arcs ago as well as the proto-golems the Inquisition used back during the Vicky 2 (Or was it HOI3?) segment. Lots of mysterious to unfold alright. And looks like Angie's got a lot of stuff to go about concerning her mother. Hopefully they'll both patch things up.
There was an Islamic Takwin many arcs ago if I recall, the Inquisition made a cameo in that too if I remember.The Inquisition used golems during World War II, but they're separate from the Band-Aid nose man. Golems were derived from Abrahamic mysticism, which is something the Inquisition specializes in. The Band-Aid nose man was created from pure thought as a tulku, based on Tibetan folklore (though evidence supporting its existence outside of theosophical circles is sketchy). Two different origins for things of similar purpose.
If you decide not to do anymore cultural interludes anymore for NWO tho, that’s understandable. You have story-arcs and gameplay updates to work on and that is indeed a higher priority than lore updates. We can always have minor lore discussions after all, provided we have much to talk about that is.I'm pretty sure this isn't a spoiler, because the megalopolis regions have been defined since World War II. Anyways, they'd be Constantinople, Berlin, Vienna, New Berlin, and Alexandria (my five largest states), with Alexandria the largest. Other ones would be Frankfurt, Strasburg, Baghdad, Tel Aviv, Carthage, Damascus, Milan, Brussels, Amsterdam, Cordoba, Stuttgart, Munich, and Darmstadt.
Ah yes, thanks for reminding me. The takwin was basically the Islamic version of the golem and mostly original, since there isn't really a direct Islamic version of a golem. For all intents and purposes I considered it operating on the same magic and mechanics as the Jewish golems.There was an Islamic Takwin many arcs ago if I recall, the Inquisition made a cameo in that too if I remember.
I'll see if I can work them into the story somehow.I wonder if any of these and the other mythical creatures we’ve seen will show up in Stellaris, would be cool if they did. I kind see them being used in a similar way to those xeno army groups you can get in the Stellaris tech tree, only showing up in storyarchs rather am than gameplay.
I could do them at some point, but maybe at the end of the century. There will be some major changes to several existing metropolises and new ones will appear in the next few decades.I know you’re burnt out of writing cultural updates for NWO now, but what do you think of the idea of doing cultural updates for Roman metropolises instead of whole provinces? I figure a culture update for a city would be exhaustive than a region or country, but it might still require a bit of research to write. Here’s a list of cites that could have a update, based off a previous lore discussion post.
Yeah, the writer's block has hit me much harder lately. I'll see what I can do.If you decide not to do anymore cultural interludes anymore for NWO tho, that’s understandable. You have story-arcs and gameplay updates to work on and that is indeed a higher priority than lore updates. We can always have minor lore discussions after all, provided we have much to talk about that is.
While this arc might start out in a way we're familiar with, it'll end completely differently.Ooh, more Rico. This time without a handicap. Now we get to see just how good his powers are.
HOSTAGE SITUATION AT BLACHERNAE PALACE
No, it was completely separate.Was...was this what inspired the Kaiser's cameo in the Iron Man 3 summary where he got kidnapped?
Iron Man 3 was released in May 2013, while this is happening in September. People would see this crisis and draw some comparisons with the movie, but nothing more.Wouldn't that be a bit too soon for the Hohenzollernverse, since Iron Man 3 was released in 2013, same year as this event? I assume it came out before this happend and thus wouldn't be that controversial, through it might be weird for people looking back on it.
Rico probably came up with the idea on his own, because he always had an anti-authority mentality and superiority complex, which naturally led to him going after the Kaiser to "make it big."I wonder if this means Rico got this idea from watching TTL Iron Man 3? That would be pretty funny.
Yep, there will be a reference in Chapter 454, but it is not the focus of that chapter.Anyways, I assume this will get a mention in the next gameplay update, like how Frankfurt am Oder, Flight 549 and KL Kodima were, and that's not counting the whole "Only Time" arc. Lets hope this doesn't end as badly as those events did.
I DID say this was going to end completely differently.It sadly didn't work out for him again, but it is nice to see Erich is still mentally strong enough to just shrug off Rico's mind control. Now we see if the Kaiser can...
If you go back to Rico's original story, you might get an idea. But we still have two parts left...Man that cliff hanger was awesome, I wonder if this will eventually end in bloodshed, it'd be a very nasty way for Otto to go though if that will ever happen . Kudos to Erich for still having that small willpower to resist Rico's psionic shenanigans. I wonder if Anders and Angie can do the same.
It's not a conclusion.Huh, we still have one more update left, so I wonder what other tricks Rico has up his sleeve. If that´s it and the rest is just conclusion, then this didn´t go terribly like I feared.
I suppose it would be called the Modell Shogunate or something as the Models are very obsessed with Japanese warrior culture or its Chinese equivalent in the Hohenzollernverse (since it didn't develop in the same way as in the Annionaverse).I assume that if Rico got his way, then we'd be calling this mega-campagin "The Modell Empire" rather than "The Hohenzollern Empire". That's would be as terrifying as those times this AAR got renamed during Malcolm Bethune's reign or Gabriel's fourth-wall breaking shenanigans.
He's a madman who somehow broke into the palace and held the Kaiser and his family hostage before the Varangians stopped him. No specifics have to be released to the press and the video probably wasn't even recording.Out of curiosity through, how is the Kaiser going to spin this to the public, cause I don´t think they´d believe in a single guy mind controlling everyone and threatening them to commit suicide?
Wilhelm Karl is glad the intruder was apprehended. Georg and Wilhelmina don't really comment much besides the usual condemnation and sympathy for Otto.Also, what would the other royals think of this, specifically Wilhelm Karl, Georg and Wilhelmina? I imagine that Georg and Mina would´ve been concerned at this, while Wilhelm Karl is probably disappointed he didn´t become Kaiser early.