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2023-07-24, 07:37 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XXXII: The scientific method at work!
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2023-07-24, 08:45 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XXXII: The scientific method at work!
The Monster's Guild may have been helpful in this regard as well. In Mechanicsburg, monsters sell trinkets in shops and so on. They are citizens of the community.
Recall Franz's send-off ritual with the von Mekkens; he's not just a big dumb monster that guards treasure, he's under the protection of the entire city and the Heterodyne family.
There's a fair amount of evidence that one of the best ways to fight real-world terrorism is to give young men jobs and wives. It directs all that energy into socially acceptable paths. Monsters are people, too!This ... is my signature finishing move!
"It's never good when you make a fiend cringe" - MadGrady
According to some online quiz, I'm a 6th level TN Wizard. They didn't give me full XP for all the monsters I've defeated while daydreaming.
http://easydamus.com/character.html
I am a Ranger Archetype: Gleaming Warden (thx to Ninja Prawn)
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2023-07-24, 02:43 PM (ISO 8601)
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2023-07-24, 03:38 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XXXII: The scientific method at work!
The Iram Solus amplifies flame.
Even assuming that it works on a flamethrower instead of specficailyl Dragonfire, best case scenario for the good professor is that she has a super-flamethrower.
Against a town that has stood for centuries against armies led by all sorts of sparks, and which had almost certainly been warned "hey, a crazy lady with a super-flamethrower is going to try to burn down the town"
Probably got halfway through her rant before getting bonked on the head by a jaeger.
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2023-07-24, 08:52 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XXXII: The scientific method at work!
Nah, she was at least an OK ranter. I'm pretty sure they'd at least wait to hear out the rant for entertainment's sake. It's not EVERY day the show comes to town on its own. Just every other week.
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2023-07-24, 09:11 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XXXII: The scientific method at work!
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2023-07-25, 06:19 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XXXII: The scientific method at work!
It's all because your mama don't dance and your daddy doesn't rant and roll.
This ... is my signature finishing move!
"It's never good when you make a fiend cringe" - MadGrady
According to some online quiz, I'm a 6th level TN Wizard. They didn't give me full XP for all the monsters I've defeated while daydreaming.
http://easydamus.com/character.html
I am a Ranger Archetype: Gleaming Warden (thx to Ninja Prawn)
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2023-07-25, 08:36 AM (ISO 8601)
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2023-07-25, 09:54 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XXXII: The scientific method at work!
It wasn't shown in the flashback, and it seems there is a courtesy rule between dragons, as Franz didn't incinerate Hydroargyros with his (presumably full power) flame. Or maybe dragons are simply immune to each other's breath weapon, and the Iram Solis would only have been brought out once the dragon battle had been resolved.
Sudden thought: Franz is smarter than I gave him credit for. He suspected Hautwyrm would attack Mechanicsburg, and she did; now, presumably, the Iram Solis is the property of the Heterodynes. They may let Franz keep it, or it may be in the Castle, displayed as a trophy in the Hall of Really Stupid Attacks on Mechanicsburg. Point being, by letting Hautwyrm "escape" with the tool, he finessed Brother Marcus' claim on it without causing any strife.
Will the Corbetites show up and ask for it? Maybe; not his problem.This ... is my signature finishing move!
"It's never good when you make a fiend cringe" - MadGrady
According to some online quiz, I'm a 6th level TN Wizard. They didn't give me full XP for all the monsters I've defeated while daydreaming.
http://easydamus.com/character.html
I am a Ranger Archetype: Gleaming Warden (thx to Ninja Prawn)
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2023-07-25, 10:28 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XXXII: The scientific method at work!
I suspect that if the Corbetites ask for it Agatha will let them have it for a suitable price. Not too high so they feel taken advantage of, but not so low that they don't respect the offer. Agatha will defend what is hers and her retainers with fire and fury, but trophies of idiots attacking the town are dime a dozen.
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2023-07-25, 10:52 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XXXII: The scientific method at work!
Maybe? Her Rant of choice seems pretty basic, her thesis is, what, "All Monsters must be destroyed"? That's pretty low-tier as rants go, and won't play well in Mechanisburg.
Sure, she might mix things up, throw in a "My Name will go down in history as the Greatest Monster Hunter Ever!" or go on about the new and exciting fashions she will create using the hides and bones of various famous Mechanisburg Monsters, which the Jaegers would certainly appreciate. Honestly, the best thing she could do is pull out a classic "Show Them All" and start going on about various academic rivals who dared to doubt her, and how once she's wiped this monstrosity of a town off the map she will burn each of them on a pyre made of their own insipid writings.
But from what we've seen of Professor Hautwyrm, letting her finish her rant would be more a matter of pity and courtesy than anything else.
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2023-07-25, 06:52 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XXXII: The scientific method at work!
Did Franz actually want it in the first place? To him it was a tool, one he usually didn't need. He didn't actually hear about it until Hautwyrm called it for herself, did he?
I seem to recall the initial discussion between Brother Marcus and Vipsania being at least a little hush-hush. Then they told Franz the Corbettites were there to take anything dangerous - and he (grudgingly) agreed, because he was after books, and gold. When Hautwyrm brought it up, he said she would have to talk with Brother Marcus (and they were under duress by then, no actual agreement was struck). So I thought the main contention for the Iram Solis was between the Corbettites and Professor Hautwyrm.
Edit: If I'm right, in today's comic we might see the Iram Solis being handed over to the Corbettites. We have a happy ending for Franz, Vipsania and Lumi onscreen so far - Humungulous and Brother Marcus are friends, I suspect they'll get more than just an Easter egg.Last edited by theangelJean; 2023-07-25 at 06:58 PM.
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2023-07-25, 08:55 PM (ISO 8601)
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2023-07-25, 11:42 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XXXII: The scientific method at work!
Comic is up now.
I'm pretty much the opposite of concise. If I fail to get to the point, please ask me and I'm happy to (attempt to) clarify.
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2023-07-26, 07:21 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XXXII: The scientific method at work!
Wait - am I to understand that Othar has been trapped inside a small clank? That does seem like an Agatha solution to a psychotic murderer that she is natheless fond of - trap him in one of her mini clanks and give him to Franz.
Or is it just a souvenir trinket that says "It is time for adventure!" like a Heterodyne trinket might say "It's a great day - for SCIENCE!"?This ... is my signature finishing move!
"It's never good when you make a fiend cringe" - MadGrady
According to some online quiz, I'm a 6th level TN Wizard. They didn't give me full XP for all the monsters I've defeated while daydreaming.
http://easydamus.com/character.html
I am a Ranger Archetype: Gleaming Warden (thx to Ninja Prawn)
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2023-07-26, 07:34 AM (ISO 8601)
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2023-07-26, 09:26 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XXXII: The scientific method at work!
I thought Othar was actually in the chronometer as well, but I think it's just weirdly worded? For anybody else I'd say it's a bad turn of phrase referring to how Othar is missing and all that's left of him is the chronometer. But with all the time traveling stuff from Othar's Twitter account, I'm far more inclined to believe that Othar did wind up trapped inside a clock.
On the against side, I'd also be surprised if the Foglios revealed Othar's fate in a filler side story. The people we've seen in the side stories (other than Agatha herself) have generally been fairly minor characters who can safely be revealed to have survived.
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2023-07-26, 09:53 AM (ISO 8601)
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2023-07-26, 10:01 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XXXII: The scientific method at work!
So Vipsania believed the chronometer to have once been the property of Othar.
But Franz says that it is Othar, or at least, his voice.
Maybe this is Franz channeling Humongulous and reminding Vipsania of the fragility of flesh, that you too can die and be remembered only as a trinket.
Or that's all that's left of Othar - he is inside the chronometer, and his gears are wearing out.This ... is my signature finishing move!
"It's never good when you make a fiend cringe" - MadGrady
According to some online quiz, I'm a 6th level TN Wizard. They didn't give me full XP for all the monsters I've defeated while daydreaming.
http://easydamus.com/character.html
I am a Ranger Archetype: Gleaming Warden (thx to Ninja Prawn)
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2023-07-26, 02:59 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XXXII: The scientific method at work!
The 'running off to who knows where,' remark makes me think Othar vanished inexplicably at some point, presumably lost in time during an adventure, a reflection of the timeline of Twitter Othar.
The chronometer is presumably his watch and one of few surviving things he left behind, and as we know Othar loved his theatric heroism hence the watch only saying it's time for adventure.Sanity is nice to visit, but I wouldn't want to live there.
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2023-07-27, 02:03 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XXXII: The scientific method at work!
I'm pretty much the opposite of concise. If I fail to get to the point, please ask me and I'm happy to (attempt to) clarify.
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2023-07-27, 05:23 PM (ISO 8601)
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2023-07-28, 05:35 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XXXII: The scientific method at work!
Now, while Franz does have years more of sabbatical time left, and could head out again on adventure, I think this is a good point to end the story.
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2023-07-28, 06:44 AM (ISO 8601)
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2023-07-28, 09:18 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XXXII: The scientific method at work!
Ah, the classic "poke the device until it suddenly works" trope.
I think we now know where Vipsania is going, and maybe Lumi will go with her.
I love the princess with the lizard god sock puppets, and there's lots of fun stuff in the map (Hills of Angst?).This ... is my signature finishing move!
"It's never good when you make a fiend cringe" - MadGrady
According to some online quiz, I'm a 6th level TN Wizard. They didn't give me full XP for all the monsters I've defeated while daydreaming.
http://easydamus.com/character.html
I am a Ranger Archetype: Gleaming Warden (thx to Ninja Prawn)
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2023-07-28, 09:32 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XXXII: The scientific method at work!
I do believe those puppets are the Winslow. Feels like it's been a while since he was referenced.
Sanity is nice to visit, but I wouldn't want to live there.
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2023-07-28, 09:36 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XXXII: The scientific method at work!
This ... is my signature finishing move!
"It's never good when you make a fiend cringe" - MadGrady
According to some online quiz, I'm a 6th level TN Wizard. They didn't give me full XP for all the monsters I've defeated while daydreaming.
http://easydamus.com/character.html
I am a Ranger Archetype: Gleaming Warden (thx to Ninja Prawn)
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2023-07-28, 09:50 AM (ISO 8601)
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2023-07-28, 09:58 AM (ISO 8601)
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2023-07-28, 11:10 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XXXII: The scientific method at work!
This ... is my signature finishing move!
"It's never good when you make a fiend cringe" - MadGrady
According to some online quiz, I'm a 6th level TN Wizard. They didn't give me full XP for all the monsters I've defeated while daydreaming.
http://easydamus.com/character.html
I am a Ranger Archetype: Gleaming Warden (thx to Ninja Prawn)