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How long was he gone again?
Because this all happened on the same day, right?
The only contiguous time block I can find missing is about two hours.
Maybe he has the ring write and file his paperwork automatically? Everyone wants to get out of doing paperwork if they can.

Everyone in Britain died.
Omelet, eggs, something something.
Anyway, all that means is now some shiny new nation can come along and conquer/exploit it. So the cycle can continue!
 
Thank you, corrested.
Also, Africa dissolved into chaos as bad as it did because it's already such a unpleasant, high-stress place, which created more parahumans faster. The way triggers work and the way shards push for conflict pretty much ensures a feedback loop of worse conditions leading to more parahumans leading to even worse conditions and even more parahumans, etc.
And as of the end of canon Worm, that's still going on. With massive infrastructure destruction to speed it up a bit.
I have to say that of Nebezial's Wonder Woman designs, I like that one the least.
Always preferred the bare-armed with skirt look.
Looks nice, does not provide adequet protection.
How long was he gone again?
About two hours.
Because this all happened on the same day, right?
Yes.
And since this is Fantasy Plate she probably doesn't even wear a gambeson underneath and so the metal and mail are probably hella chafing (considering it's orichalcum, that stuff is probably hard enough to perturb a largely invincible amazon?).
No, she has stuff underneath. Ted handled that bit.
 
Looks nice, does not provide adequet protection.
Wonder Woman is what Worm would classify as a Brute.

She has the durability and constitution to shrug off most damage and hang in the same general weight class as Superman.
Not to mention the layered spells you explicitly mentioned on her existing corset/bustier thing.
It's something that this Wonder Woman has used through at least one world war and several extraplanetary incursions.


Is there a case for a heavier set of armor for use in the event of Events? Sure.
But superheroes are more often law enforcement than auxiliary military, the threat levels are different, even on a world with mad scientists and the like.
And the PR element is also an important consideration.

Like someone else pointed out, there is a reason why police do not regularly patrol in MRAPs and heavy armor.
And OL himself doesn't patrol in the heavy powered armor he used when he staged that charade for Blume.

Besides.
Overkill damage is just as likely to go around her protections as it is to attempt to punch through them directly.
 
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Neither is this.
Eden could tweak triggers, but it's a function of the restrictions she puts on the shard, not some fundamental difference between her technologies and Scion's.
Eden and Scion were a mated pair after all; they have the same base technologies available.
This is direct WoG, so clearly you're wrong about something. (Most likely candidates - Entities can break up shards and spread them among all the rest, like Scion did with Imp's to block trigger memories; not all shards are duplicated because both partners are needed for the cycle; Scion may have deliberately made his tinkers hard to work with because he doesn't want the hassle if they do something clever.)

See, my idea for Africa was that the whole place was turning into a cyberpunk dystopia, as Tinkers both foreign and local started carving out their own fiefdoms over the laser-carbonized corpses of yesteryear's warlords (who were then largely replaced by much better-educated, occasionally more moral modern-day warlords), with local parahumans generally either forming into mini-Protectorates obsessed with maintaining stability in their own small slices of the world, signing on with the burgeoning corporate city-states and semi-capitalist parahuman federations, or hiring themselves out as mercenaries to one side or the other.
It would have been nice to see a Wakanda or something in Worm. Moord Nag seemed cool, though.

Worm seems to assume superheroes exacerbate current national politics - China gets more Big Brother-y, Russia gets more Cold War-y (and successfully pulls off the Amazing Economic Returns the USSR promised), America gets superpowered cops, and Britain gets a bunch of capes with hilarious names like "Ace of Spades" and "Arthyrwys".

And as of the end of canon Worm, that's still going on. With massive infrastructure destruction to speed it up a bit.
Nah they're all living happily in the hero-controlled universe next door. Probably.

So yeah, calling Worm!Africa chaos really tends to be overdone.
This is true. Another example: Shatterbird, the pretentious rich kid from Dubai.

... IIRC Dubai is still there, so overall not too bad IMO.
 
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Wait! Does this mean Sunset Shimmer didn't join Team Grayven?

No bacon-haired SCIENCE?

:cry: All my disappointment!!! :cry:

actually I think that is still up in the air until we get a new Grayven Snippet....I kin dof hope Sunset remains.... if only because that raises the possibility of Paul and YJ in the paragon timeline delaing with teh fallout of the teh concert of EG2....and possibly the friendship games depending on timing (Its likely the climax of EG1 would slide under the rader of JL... but EG2 is definitly to big an event to do so.)
 
On hte positive side they killed hundreds fewer people.

You know the ultimate secret of magic?

friendship? Rainbowdash convincing her ot be the lead vocal for the Rainbooms and the battle of the bands vs Trixie being enough? hmmm come to think of it we cans till ahve giant glowing alicorn of rainbow awesomeness without the sirens.. just have the Trixie vs Rainbooms music showdown be that hardcore.
 
And since this is Fantasy Plate she probably doesn't even wear a gambeson underneath and so the metal and mail are probably hella chafing (considering it's orichalcum, that stuff is probably hard enough to perturb a largely invincible amazon?).
I'm sure she she learned how to correctly wear armour on Paradise. If she isn't wearing a layer of padding under the metal, presumably she either doesn't need it because superpowers, or she doesn't need it because magic armour.
 
Neither the SI nor Wonder Woman patrol at all.
That is not accurate.
In this fic, we've seen the SI patrol in South America, in Metropolis and Gotham.
He may not run a regular beat, but it's a thing he's been known to do.

Dunno if WW does so in this AU when she's not filling in for someone.
Do know you have mentioned the League patrolling Happy Harbor.
Besides, the SI's power armour is really bulky. That plate isn't. I mean, more than her swimsuit thing, but that isn't saying much.
Doesn't change the fact that she doesn't need the protection.
Any more than Superman needs armor against most threats, or more than an anti-Kryptonite radiation screen in his belt(which he should have installed ages ago, by the way).
Or the Martian Manhunter walking around in his bare skin, only shapeshifted.

Besides, if the plate isn't bulky, how is it supposed to produce anything near the same protection as Diana's corset thing?
Last I checked, Hephaestus forged that thing, while investing magic in the thing.
Not sure how Ted Kord and OL are supposed to get anywhere near the same levels of protection in a near-equivalent package.

Your fic, your rules.
But from where I stand, it looks like your SI is basically trying to stick WW in trousers and shirt because it offends his sense of aesthetics.
Which would be an interesting exploration of his attitudes if he acknowledged that was what he was trying to do.
 
Doesn't change the fact that she doesn't need the protection.

Like new gods, Wonder Woman's invulnerability is only against blunt force trauma, which is why her bullet deflecting bracelets actually get used.

So her armor is for non blunt force trauma- bullets, knifes, swords, sharpened pencils, lasers, lightning bolts, fireballs, fangs, claws, you know, the usual in a superhero fight.

Rather ridiculous that someone could take a punch from Superman to the face without serious injury but could get a paper cut, but that's comic book science for you.
 
I really like the design. Regal looking.
"No." She turns her head back towards me. "But it seems that you were right about Richard Swift.
Love the callbacks to previous chapters. Really makes the people seem realistic.
Done. I used to get annoyed by that, but it only takes a minute or two to create an account and it isn't as if you have to do anything with it.
On mobile, it asks you to download their app. I have theological objections to downloading an app when the browser version is good enough or often better than whatever shitty app the company in question produces.
At long last Wonder Woman has acquired trousers.
Will Lantern Guy be along to exact revenge as he threatened?
It covers much more skin, sure, but it looks damn good. I doubt Guy would complain too much.
Neither the SI nor Wonder Woman patrol at all. Besides, the SI's power armour is really bulky. That plate isn't. I mean, more than her swimsuit thing, but that isn't saying much.
I find it funny that with zeta tubes, it's more efficient to watch the news while eating popcorn near a terminus than it is to actually patrol. At least for large scale events.
That is not accurate.
In this fic, we've seen the SI patrol in South America, in Metropolis and Gotham.
I got the impression that that was the first time that had happened.
Doesn't change the fact that she doesn't need the protection.
Any more than Superman needs armor against most threats, or more than an anti-Kryptonite radiation screen in his belt(which he should have installed ages ago, by the way).
Or the Martian Manhunter walking around in his bare skin, only shapeshifted.
For most cases, yes, any armor is superfluous. But given the nature of the things she fights on a regular basis, adding more protection is just sensible. OL wears armor, more armor than anyone in fact, and it has gotten destroyed on numerous occasions.
Besides, if the plate isn't bulky, how is it supposed to produce anything near the same protection as Diana's corset thing?
Last I checked, Hephaestus forged that thing, while investing magic in the thing.
Not sure how Ted Kord and OL are supposed to get anywhere near the same levels of protection in a near-equivalent package.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think her new armor goes over her old as well, so it doesn't detract from anything Haphaestus made.
 
That is not accurate.
In this fic, we've seen the SI patrol in South America, in Metropolis and Gotham.
He may not run a regular beat, but it's a thing he's been known to do.
Okay, that's what I meant.
Doesn't change the fact that she doesn't need the protection.
Any more than Superman needs armor against most threats, or more than an anti-Kryptonite radiation screen in his belt(which he should have installed ages ago, by the way).
Or the Martian Manhunter walking around in his bare skin, only shapeshifted.
There is no such things as too much protection.
Besides, if the plate isn't bulky, how is it supposed to produce anything near the same protection as Diana's corset thing?
Last I checked, Hephaestus forged that thing, while investing magic in the thing.
Not sure how Ted Kord and OL are supposed to get anywhere near the same levels of protection in a near-equivalent package.
Modern equipment and understanding of theoretical thaumaturgy, neither of which Hephaestus has.
Your fic, your rules.
But from where I stand, it looks like your SI is basically trying to stick WW in trousers and shirt because it offends his sense of aesthetics.
Which would be an interesting exploration of his attitudes if he acknowledged that was what he was trying to do.
It's exotic defense isn't quite as good now, but it will be at least that good once Sephtian has finished with it.
 
Like new gods, Wonder Woman's invulnerability is only against blunt force trauma, which is why her bullet deflecting bracelets actually get used.
Nope.
More seriously, I've always considered she used the bracelets as a perfect defense when necessary, and because they allowed her to prevent unexpected ricochets.
Not because you could kill her with an artillery shell or a grenade's proximity detonation.
So her armor is for non blunt force trauma- bullets, knifes, swords, sharpened pencils, lasers, lightning bolts, fireballs, fangs, claws, you know, the usual in a superhero fight.
Ok, this is drawing from main DC continuity
Power levels differ, but I honestly have never come across the piercing attack thing before.
Magic yes, but piercing attacks no.
 
There is no such things as too much protection.

Modern equipment and understanding of theoretical thaumaturgy, neither of which Hephaestus has.

It's exotic defense isn't quite as good now, but it will be at least that good once Sephtian has finished with it.
So ... apprentice Hephaestus to Septhian as enchanting is in his domain and most likely something he has a great deal of personal interest in.

In return add him to the metallurgy research team for great profit possibly as a consultant.
 
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More seriously, I've always considered she used the bracelets as a perfect defense when necessary, and because they allowed her to prevent unexpected ricochets.
Not because you could kill her with an artillery shell or a grenade's proximity detonation.
It's also just a really bad habit to get into to let attacks hit you in the face when they could be blocked. Given the vast array of things that she fights, just assuming that her divine durability will protect her is kinda dumb.
 
So ... next time OL needs something from Hephaestus apprentice him to Septhian as enchanting is in his domain and most likely something he takes an interest in.

In return add him to the metallurgy research team for great profit possibly as a consultant.
Enchanting isn't Hephaestus' domain. It's Hekate's. Unless you meant ask a god to be a mortal's apprentice under water, which would be a nonstarter.

Right now Hephaestus is cramming arcane literature.
 
For most cases, yes, any armor is superfluous. But given the nature of the things she fights on a regular basis, adding more protection is just sensible. OL wears armor, more armor than anyone in fact, and it has gotten destroyed on numerous occasions.
Perhaps it should be instructive that OL's armor gets regularly trashed, but hers has survived at least half a century of regular engagement with people like the Queen of Fables.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think her new armor goes over her old as well, so it doesn't detract from anything Haphaestus made.
I don't believe it does.
And there would be issues with spell-spell interaction if it did.

There is no such things as too much protection.
I don't agree.
Our cops do not regularly show up in MRAPs and Modular Tactical Vests, nor does Obama wear body armor at public speeches.
Threat levels matter, and Diana has done everything from fight a world war to interstellar invasions to invading Apokolips in her current gear.

Is there a place for a heavy suit? Sure.
But it's not routine use, any more than Marvel would be using his new sword routinely.
Modern equipment and understanding of theoretical thaumaturgy, neither of which Hephaestus has.
It's exotic defense isn't quite as good now, but it will be at least that good once Sephtian has finished with it.
A jumped-up Elemental, working in his domain, with materials that he pioneered and invented, is supposed to be outdone by a Lantern user and a DC scientist a couple months after he gave them access to the base materials?
It's one thing for them to be able to fuck with shit like Dolmen Gates, which Hephaestus would have no experience with, and which is more pure magic.
This? Is stuff he literally has thousands of years experience making.

Methinks you give them entirely too much credit.
 
Right now Hephaestus is cramming arcane literature.
I love the idea of Greek gods modernizing and 'getting with the times'.

Bonus points if OL runs a telecommunications cable down to Tartarus so Hades and Melinoe can watch TV and have internet access.

Do MMORPGs like "World of Warcraft" exist in the DC-verse? Because now I want Gamer!Melinoe, with the tsundare demi-goddess pwning noobs and trash-talking people.

 
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