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((Information overload.((http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Bolt. And I don't think she got any. At least I don't remember what she did.))((Who's Black Bolt?Also, if possible, be able to say some last words. Those would be nice, if they're possible.((Cue Grate making like Shatterbird.
Or Black Bolt.))
And it's been a while since I read the Witness interlude--what were Shatterbird's dying words? Or actions?))
Yeah, the timescale is locked in at the period right before the renaissance. No Da Vinci stuff. Maybe a bit of Thomas Wyatt stuff later on down the road, but that's it.Which one? None of them are from the 1400's, and none seem relevant to this discussion, so I'm going to assume I'm missing something.
((Who's Black Bolt?Also, if possible, be able to say some last words. Those would be nice, if they're possible.((Cue Grate making like Shatterbird.
Or Black Bolt.))
Can nobles with a higher rank supersede orders from lower nobles?Not yet, but individual nobles don't really give orders. Except maybe the manager.
And what about a dwarven Magna Carta as a step after introducing a king? A long held disapproval of the monarchy could have the dwarves force him out, or declare judges and a democratic government.More dynamic political systems would be neat, but they're a separate topic that has been discussed elsewhere.
Actually this is sort of onto something... If Tantrum Spirals were instead handled as mobs... it would fit the setting better.In general, there are two types of riots. One is a disorganized...bunch of people, all doing similar things but driven by their own impulses, likely unaware of much of the rest if the "mob". Current tantrum spirals model these as much as we would expect from emergent, alpha-stage behavior. This is excellent for various kinds of socioeconomic chaos. More organized mobs are for things like lynchings, revolutions, and the like--defined goals, with an obvious end-point. Where a mob transitions into a gang or an organization of some kind is arguable, as is the boundary between the two types of riots.
What happens is you move a few inches , the scales clink together, and it produces an exponential ripple effect that ends with you being atomized and a handful of unexploded kinetic amps being shot off into the upper mesosphere.((That is hilarious. I had trouble not laughing loudly, but managed to restrain myself to an extended giggle. At least, that's the best thing I can call it. I have a weird spectrum of laughter.))
"Such wanton cruelty to such powerful devices! How terrible!""This just in: Unusual readings from Hephaestus, most unusual as the signals appear to be travelling many times faster than light, as they do not match any known event at the times they should have been created, were they lightspeed. The Hephaestus government is unavailable for comment and is presumed to be busy containing this mess. More at 11."
Dance over to the Rec Room if I'm not there already, turn on the TV. Check what's up with the galaxy today.
((No, it's more like someone saying "That guy is more successful than you because he's smart" and the other inferring that the first thinks he is stupid. Because that's pretty much what he did.))That's like saying to one person "You're smart" to which the other one says "SO I'M STUPID THEN IS IT?""[Drakelings'] zeal for knowledge had made them a stronger race than the dragons themselves."((Implying what, that dragons don't care about knowledge?))
