I’m picturing a literal crown floating in a beam of light, surrounded by two-dimensional clouds like a picture on a tarot card, expect I’m pretty sure there’s no tarot card that looks like that.
I was just coming here to say that. Whomever has the Crown zots other player to submit or die. And it’s at the middle of a big maze-like structure… How long until Nick realizes he’s trapped in a Games Workshop game? (And which expansions are in play?)
Actually, that also brings up the question as to which of the Talisman “player characters” he’d be competing against as well. Prophetess might be fairly tough competition. ^^
I know where something looking like that can be had. A friend built it for his group’s Cthulhu LARP. A colander and a Raspberry Pi were involved. Very cool looking.
I’d wear one all the time if I could control it! Ka-POW! The problems it would solve! Not as good as being Q for a Day, but not bad! Loud car speakers? Neighbors who communicate largely with car horns at 3 AM? Pow!
While this stuff doesn’t seem to be as dangerous or unpredictable as lightning is in this world, it still seems to be pretty loud. You may need to wear earplugs with it.
Aw, c’mon, Lovelace, give us some “Daisy, Daisy”.
Its correct name is “A Bicycle Built For Two.”
A request for “Daisy, Daisy” is more likely to get a (negative) response from Lovelace, judging by what happened at the Symposium.
I know.
But that one madboy at the Symposium apparently didn’t.
Actually, the correct name is Daisy Bell, although most modern recordings of it are labelled Daisy Bell (Bicycle Built for Two).
“Paranoid Android” seems like a good thematic fit.
I was thinking that “Burn the Witch” was an obvious thing to sing when an animated world goes full grimdark.
Not “Share and enjoy?”
I vote for ‘Weird Science’
Isn’t the “Crown of Command” the central thing from the game Talisman? Hmm.
For some reason I’m picturing something like the Teacher from “Spock’s Brain.”
I’m picturing Master Program from Tron.
Master *Control* Program. (Big Tron fan…)
I’m picturing a literal crown floating in a beam of light, surrounded by two-dimensional clouds like a picture on a tarot card, expect I’m pretty sure there’s no tarot card that looks like that.
“a literal crown floating … like a picture on a tarot card”
The Ace of Swords does (often) feature a floating crown, although it’s rather overshadowed by the sword.
Funny, I was picturing the New Death from Reaper Man. He’d probably love this setting.
I was just coming here to say that. Whomever has the Crown zots other player to submit or die. And it’s at the middle of a big maze-like structure… How long until Nick realizes he’s trapped in a Games Workshop game? (And which expansions are in play?)
Actually, that also brings up the question as to which of the Talisman “player characters” he’d be competing against as well. Prophetess might be fairly tough competition. ^^
Friends don’t let friends play Talisman.
… Nick’s wearing a yamaca. Apparently he was, still is, fairly religious.
Well, if Mr. (or Ms.) Crown of Command tells them what to see, no wonder Mr. Crow wound up married to a walrus…
That’s very shapeist of you. He didn’t say it wasn’t a love match.
“Everything you hear, do, and say is in the pill you took today.”
Nah – crown of command is to control the entire (virtual) land. Buncha wires attached. Maybe some flashy lights.
I know where something looking like that can be had. A friend built it for his group’s Cthulhu LARP. A colander and a Raspberry Pi were involved. Very cool looking.
They don’t have a king or a queen – I suspect the crown is being worn by a princess.
You wouldn’t wear a crown very often if lightning shot out of it from time to time.
I’d wear one all the time if I could control it! Ka-POW! The problems it would solve! Not as good as being Q for a Day, but not bad! Loud car speakers? Neighbors who communicate largely with car horns at 3 AM? Pow!
While this stuff doesn’t seem to be as dangerous or unpredictable as lightning is in this world, it still seems to be pretty loud. You may need to wear earplugs with it.
Since all of your problems appear to be car-related, it seems like it’d be easier to just steal their keys.
Wait, what sort of crows are those? Thin, curvy tail feathers with a bob at the end and yellow beaks, I’m stumped!
Whimsical?
Yep. I believe the exact taxinomical classification is corvus animatis, commonly known as the cartoon crow.