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« on: September 28, 2014, 11:04:25 pm »
Howzabout a 'what if' thread?  Do we have one of those already?  Any and all miscellaneous Earwan whatifs!  Here's a few that kick around my brain:

1) What if ... Martimus successfully assassinates Conphas?

Then ... Kellhus seizes power of the Holy War, but it is to no avail.  Without the circumfix, the troops are not super-inspired (unless the Cishaurim are responsible for their success whatever).  So Kellhus flees the vanquished holy war, laying plans to insinuate himself among the Kianene as a new prophet.  The only person he takes with him is Akka, as Kellhus is still determined to learn the Gnosis.  Perhaps Kellhus is slower to reveal his 'madness' to his father and does not kill him immediately since Kellhus will need Moenghus to climb the power ladder and unite all the 3 seas under the Warrior Prophet and Fane.

2) What if ... Sorweel doesn't force Eskeles to make a Bar of Heaven, signaling to the Army of the Middle North their peril?

Then ... the entire host is lost except for most of the Swayali.  Serwa & co carry Kayutas and Moenghus to safety, but few others survive.  Notable dead include Sorweel, Zsoronga, and Porsparian.  Yatwer has to find a new narindari.

Got some awesome what ifs?

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« Reply #1 on: October 07, 2014, 12:28:29 am »
What if Kellhus died and Maitha had to lead the Great Ordeal!  Of course, he would have to become the first sorcerous Shriah!!!

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« Reply #2 on: October 07, 2014, 06:01:02 pm »
The first Shaman since before the Breaking-of-the-Gates
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« Reply #3 on: October 07, 2014, 06:35:40 pm »
What if the God is just a slob like one of us?

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« Reply #4 on: October 08, 2014, 11:55:44 am »
What if the God is just a slob like one of us?

Lol.  For some reason it made me think "what if Sarl is really Ajokli?"  Also what if Kellhus doesn't want to shake hands with his dad at the end of TTT because when old Moe walked the Outside he came back as a ciphrang?"

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« Reply #5 on: October 10, 2014, 01:51:53 pm »
What if the God is just a slob like one of us?
Just a stranger scalping with us?
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« Reply #6 on: October 10, 2014, 03:04:19 pm »
What if the God is just a slob like one of us?
Just a stranger scalping with us?

Just a stranger lost in the Umbilicus, trying to make his way home?

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« Reply #7 on: October 10, 2014, 03:37:24 pm »
Oh that was much better than mine. Well done.
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« Reply #8 on: October 13, 2014, 01:13:40 am »
What if Cnaiur's one-night-stand with Earwa led to a more long-lasting and meaningful relationship?

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« Reply #10 on: December 06, 2014, 05:12:44 pm »
Lol - Cnaiur fucks a hole in the ground in TWP, I believe.
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« Reply #11 on: December 08, 2014, 05:45:12 pm »
Lol - Cnaiur fucks a hole in the ground in TWP, I believe.
Stabs a knife into the ground and uses said hole as an orifice.
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« Reply #12 on: December 09, 2014, 01:41:31 pm »
Lol - Cnaiur fucks a hole in the ground in TWP, I believe.
Stabs a knife into the ground and uses said hole as an orifice.

several times.
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« Reply #13 on: December 09, 2014, 01:45:44 pm »
what if Mog is the tazmanian devil and the Heron Spear is a variation of the Roadrunner Spear?

(i realize this query doesn't really require an answer...so...drive thru to the next window, please.)
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« Reply #14 on: December 09, 2014, 01:49:36 pm »
Then the carapace would be some kind of Acme made device, and we can just wait for it to fail all on its own.
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