Destroy an entire universe? Ask Horror. He has a spell for that in his matrix, though vastly beyond his personal potential to ever do.

It's the highest complexity (level) spell in the rpg World Tree. "Destroy Universe."
There's also a counterspell that works if used within a few hours, resurrecting a recently destroyed universe, of the second highest complexity in the book.

The thing about Stellaland, is that it's a personal Oner, and personal Oners are only as real as their anchor - that is, their Portal or their creator if the creator is in the Oner. If the Portal is destroyed and the owner of the Oner is away, the Oner goes with it. That was always a BTS flaw in the personal Oner thing that I never had a reason to reveal before now.

EDIT: I'd allow it if you could come up with a way to do it so that King Joe couldn't do anything about it. There are ways, but I'll leave that to you. Whether you figure a way out or not won't prevent the better endings.
This message was last edited by the GM at 06:19, Mon 23 Mar 2020.

In reply to Narrator (msg # 268):

And do anchors for Djin work similarly? I think that I'm about to find out... Hergot isn't called "the Ox" for just his muscles alone.

stella has permeated herself across the intire owner..... then how can you destroy her?   o.O

if she is everything in the owner..... you would have to destroy everything wouldn't you?

everyone ok?

Got a new phone and had to update everything. Also life got really busy.

Djin's anchor is kept in existence by the Djin itself. For practical purposes it's impossible to destroy the anchor or the Djin. But it is possible to steal an anchor.

If I remember correctly Stella was created in the oner as a copy of Estella, and is therefore part of it. If it is destroyed, she is destroyed.

Dealing with pandemic-related crappiness and mental health issues offline. People have gotten crazier than usual, and my owner doesn't help. Wuf.

*hugs* Hope things work out.

I thought stella was derect copy of stella and was a part of the univurse.... because i remember her being the creater of the univurse and the one who had to set the rules and everything.

And you're probably right about Stella.

I hope things go well for you and your owner. Good dogs always think of the happiness of their owner above their own happiness. But if good dogs aren't happy themselves and in of themselves, it is difficult to be a good dog.

On a different note, you mentioned being a child of Lilith. Without my Googling that, could you give me a little more background on that? I love studying different faiths, and understanding what they have to offer.
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*ponders whether a wish pronouncing Magus and Balur man and wife, and decreeing the marriage be a happy and joyous one for both would be too much for a Djin's powers to grant*

lol yes lets marry them, why not... stranger things have happened.

*ponders paradoxical wishes, such as "I wish I may, I wish I might, not be granted the wish I didn't wish tonight."*

*worries about Hergot's wife, kids, and court back home if he gets tossed into the future*

Player question:
Comnet crystals are strictly one-to-one communication? No general broadcast or reception modes?
No storage and sharing of data files through this method?

I suppose that I'll find out in-universe whether their minds can be (collectively?) traumatized with extreme horror.

Comnet crystals are highly customizable. The user can leave them open to reception at any time, or leave them only open to reception at specific times. There are spammers, so privatization options have been included. Some people leave themselves open to specific users, and closed to all others. Most people leave themselves open to emergency News broadcasters, family, friends and work; remaining closed to all others.

In reply to Narrator (msg # 280):

*the furry player eyes his copy of Cryptomancer thoughtfully*

The commnet Crystals are sentient beings, so theoretically they could be communicated with directly, and traumatized without ever notifying their users.

In reply to Narrator (msg # 282):

*ponders what kinds of nightmares undead Comnet crystals could become*

*ponders Comnet crystal culture & religions, and takes a few steps back, recalling the Jemima's Witnesses of the world of Mutha Oith*

*gets a nasty grin*

Some music & videos for the Day of Laughter holiday... with a theme.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXSlkFRKas0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPxozEMBA3w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xl-Ylb7NlCY  (lyrics are rather on the naughty side)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11CKOAQDsbg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsnllRXdjvI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-puiI2d_yL4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VW2yff3su0U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4azillbpqU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NmkzklLdnw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGHZHtthbxw  (don't ask... )
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8O1LpzC1Po
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-n7JOj8G-rk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nex0ETJ1Dgo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6MqiPM_i3Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5Q0ycK06is

Narrator, I'm confused.

First we had

Then,

Now, Theb's description seems to be stating very clearly that the deceased was a member of the Pirate Guild because she carried such a medallion. Which seems to be the opposite of what Beth said when the dress-a-like was first brought in.

2 possibilities, 1 truth. Either Beth was lying the first time, which is entirely possible, or she was wrong about her information. Now here's the truth: I forgot I had said she wasn't in the guild, and I wanted a convenient way to explain how to tell if someone was in the guild or not. I'd like to keep the texts cannon as they are, and let it reveal that Beth was either lying or wrong.

Now I know for certain that you do not understand either of my characters, Scord.

While I could understand Bozon being drawn into the existing threads of story and Aflae's prophesied involvement with the end of the Balur war, the way that you just railroaded him into a death that he explicitly cannot survive through the ordeal enchantment is rather dismaying. Particularly in light of his having freely offered up his life to protect the others earlier in the scene and been flatly denied.

Likewise, Horror seems to be being parsed as a midnight messiah figure, rather than as a seeker of enlightenment himself.

Neither were intended to be powerful or influential individuals, as described in their RTJs, either, yet that seems to be the direction they are being swept in despite their personal stories. Are you familiar with the term "Monty Haul" in gaming?

Bozon is in the arc of his story where he is being denied what he wants and forced to make difficult decisions which will change him. Every post, I've been giving him tests and choices. The natural consequences of those choices are playing out. Holy flame seeks mercy and love, but will allow justice when mercy and love are rejected. If Bozon had tried to discippate the spell instead of turn it around, (I should've told you that was possible, neglecting that fact was my mistake), Joe would've laughed, thus winning freedom for Bozon, Tine and Jen. Joe has laughed. Besides, though he has no reason to know, my understanding is that he can survive being popped if the pieces are gathered up and somehow reformed. Additionally, Aflae cast a spell on him to save him should he be popped by pulling him into the sideways. No matter what, Bozon survives.

Horror is a human given a Raksha body. In this Onerverse, Raksha are higher beings over humans, but humans have power over Raksha. By having freedom of will, he is by nature the 2nd most powerful kind of creature possible, and he bridges two realms. He is in the part of his story arc where everything is going his way. He is a perfect storm of innocence and power which is reflecting and magnifying the deepest truths of those around him. By accepting the evil in his followers, he addicts them to his approval. They make assumptions about what will bring his approval, and seek to act accordingly. If he seeks enlightenment, then hopefully at some point he will see that he has become the thing he hated (which is the first step on the road to enlightenment), and reject his existing ways. For now, he has gathered about as much power as he needs to be able to explore what it brings with it, so that he can ultimately reject it if it isn't satisfying. I had no intention of allowing him to get this powerful, but he kept doing things that make it easy. Music is powerful magic.

Yes, you should have. The two choices you gave both emphasized, very specifically, turning the spell around.

And Bozon's protection from death by popping is only by literal popping, such as being overinflated. Not protection from being burned to death or blasted with raw destruction.

As for Monty Haul, I just looked it up. It's not the purpose of what's going on. Magus has almost learned Bozon's magic, and his overpowering is ending soon. Horror's followers are all free-will following. The moment it becomes obvious he will no longer feed their needs, they will abandon him.

That's good to know about Bozon's death vs popping. I'll keep it within those parameters. Heat causes gas to expand, and if the heat is magical, it might heat up gas before heating up rubber.

Yes, I know that was a lot.....

But Salphon dose not have the energy, or temperament, to pack up and move again. He don't want to in-inadvertently fuck up his new home.

He's tired of looking for a new home.