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« Reply #120 on: November 23, 2013, 02:31:16 pm »
But my weigh in on Moenghus not having the snakes (sweet sejenus, when did we stop talking about sorcery ;)) is that he knew everything that was going to happen before it happened.
I always thought in TTT, Moe's snakes were around the chamber giving him effective 360deg vision.  Trying to compensate tactically as 'twere.

These two ideas definitely complement each other. If Moenghus wanted to see Kellhus' shit from all possible angles, then it only makes sense to put the snakes in the skin spy torture room where Kellhus provides some unwavering sorcerous light, talks about hearing the No-God, and unleashes the metagnosis.

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« Reply #121 on: November 25, 2013, 09:16:59 am »
That could have been Moe's pit of obscenities, and when Kellhus attempted to translocate, Moenghus used the snakes to observe and counter his spell by anchoring Kell from three points, instead Moe toppled Kell into the darkness of a carapace.  Moe then took Kellhus' place.

In other words. Moe's got a no-god prototype, filled with a kellhus, sitting at the bottom of kyudea, he's just waiting to turn it on.

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« Reply #122 on: November 25, 2013, 03:03:19 pm »
That could have been Moe's pit of obscenities, and when Kellhus attempted to translocate, Moenghus used the snakes to observe and counter his spell by anchoring Kell from three points, instead Moe toppled Kell into the darkness of a carapace.  Moe then took Kellhus' place.

In other words. Moe's got a no-god prototype, filled with a kellhus, sitting at the bottom of kyudea, he's just waiting to turn it on.
If he turns it on then all the sranc will come running to shimeh. The Great Ordeal will be confused when they meet no resistance all the way too Golgoterath and then find it empty.
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« Reply #123 on: November 26, 2013, 01:57:31 pm »
Am I super strange for wanting the No-God to be it's own entity rather than some amalgamous Soul-Heaven Tekne-Chorae thing?

Also completely off topic - what if (since Chorae are actually Gateways to God or Heaven or some nonsense as per the Judging Eye) the No-God is God and the Chorae serve to make reality around the Carapace like an Anarcane Ground or field or something (so God might exist in the mortal realm). It's like its Popemobile.

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« Reply #124 on: November 26, 2013, 02:10:41 pm »
Its own entity how? Like some kind of summoned figure from the Void as opposed to some trapped world-soul(s)?
I think I would prefer that as well. Seems more fantasy-y than the more scifi-y soul vacuum/entrapment device.
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« Reply #125 on: November 26, 2013, 04:17:22 pm »
Well nah, fantasy has long had a tradition of objects capable of trapping/storing souls... look no further than Dragnipur as a recent example.

But yeah, like, the No-God has its own plans.
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« Reply #126 on: November 27, 2013, 11:41:19 pm »
Two random thoughts on sorcery that are Moe-related:


When Moe meets w/ Xerius and uses Skype to bring Skauras in...the light on his forehead is described as ultra-bright as it often is via other Cish.  Not saying that is anything in and of itself, but perhaps another little sign that Moe's weakness is overstated?

Also, when one of the skin spies rushes Moe in Kyudea, Moe who is, at this point, bleeding to death (presumably) and blind (at least in the sense that he has no eyeballs), and is without his snakes, dispatches the skin spy with ease using something along the lines of Blue Fists of Liquid Fury(TM).  Keep in mind that Kellhus had trouble w/ the Thing Called Sarcellus in that wrestling match type of game. 

No other Cish uses either Skype or BFoLF in the entire series that we are aware of, neh?

Curious...

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« Reply #127 on: November 27, 2013, 11:53:57 pm »
Moe does have his snakes.  They come slithering from their hiding places when Cnaiur attends him.
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« Reply #128 on: November 28, 2013, 02:21:40 am »
Moe does have his snakes.  They come slithering from their hiding places when Cnaiur attends him.

Ah, good catch.  Is that after Kellhus stabs him but before the skin spy rushes him?

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« Reply #129 on: November 28, 2013, 03:13:23 am »
Yeah the snakes come out right when Kell blinks away.

I'd like to point out that Kellhus didn't use any sorcery when he fought the thing.
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« Reply #130 on: November 28, 2013, 12:47:18 pm »
No other Cish uses either Skype or BFoLF in the entire series that we are aware of, neh?

Not the same but Inrau's sorcerous punching speed?

I'd like to point out that Kellhus didn't use any sorcery when he fought the thing.

I love when Kellhus fights the skin-spies through Caraskand... so epic, gall.

I mean, sorcery is cool and all but...
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« Reply #131 on: November 28, 2013, 07:57:32 pm »
Moved our Chorae specific back and forth, Wilshire.

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« Reply #132 on: December 01, 2013, 12:13:54 am »
Moved our Chorae specific back and forth, Wilshire.

Don't hate ;).
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nah jk, you can have your way with me.
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« Reply #133 on: December 01, 2013, 01:54:21 pm »
Lmao ::).
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« Reply #134 on: December 03, 2013, 04:08:17 pm »
Madness, your use of Randy Marsh's "gall" has worked it's way into my brain and is unceasing.