Do I want to know how you type these posts? Probably not...

So... how many true names can one person have? I have quite a few!

I never understood how people could fall for those. Now some of the Russian ones that make their summon appear to be from a legit source, those I can understand. Mind you, who would just give their true name if asked by a random face when surfing? ;)

Tom also believed he was hallucinating and quite high. Being stoned out of your mind, in a literal sense and seeing your cold unresponsive body in your trip, he thought the voice was a doctor, till it got all creepy. Still all that God mana has to do wonders on his body. I kind of want to see him start either consuming other manabodies like angels, demons, dragons(still demons), whatever necromancer summon purely with mana, etc.. It would be quite demonic and angel slaying is something all hellspawn do in video games. Its funny how in some games angels are evil for trying to purge humanity, yet people are still not thankful after being saved. Also why do heroes get to be kleptomaniacs, and yet thieves other than the hero are hunted with extreme prejudice. Nice theft in story by the way.

I have seen heroes walk into peoples homes or places of work and randomly root through pots, dressers, garbage cans, and chests. They will then take what they desire all whilst never being persecuted for such actions. If I walked into a strangers home and took their stuff it wouldn't go half as well. Even my simply knocking on a strangers door is likely worse than a hero taking their stuff. This world is quite unfair at times.

Hmm,

Your keyboard banging may explain why last time I saw T-A-G he had a moused sized dent in the side of his head. I figured he'd just done some body modification to have a place to carry his mouse on the go...but it could have been head banging frustration.

On the point of hero thieves...this is a real question in my mind. If you are a hero, you probably shouldn't be pillaging other people's possessions.

A lawful good person who finds a treasure chest, should responsibly put it in a lost and found location for a few months, and maybe post notices before claiming it for themselves.

In fact, the whole idea of a "lawful good" person going into a "dungeon" meaning an underground cavern/ruin in which "monsters" are living, and minding their own business seems down right like home invasion and armed robbery and typically murder. What did those non-human/or non-human-allied individuals ever do to that paladin to justify being murdered and all their possessions looted?

This is a huge complaint that those of us on the so called 'Side of Evil' have against the so called 'Forces of Good'

I think all this good vs evil crap is just about overly self righteous people doing whatever they want and justifying it by calling themselves the "good guys" and their victims the "bad guys"

Victori spolia as they used to say in my day (or some of my days)

To the Victor Go the Spoils. And the victor always writes history and so is always the hero.

And so, as they said in some of my other days: ὅπερ ἔδει δεῖξαι

History is written by the victors and everybody tries to justify their actions. The good guy is often the guy who has the most power and tries to maintain the norm. People are good at adapting and will get used to most things given enough time.

That is not really the same as stealing.



Huh? Haven't seen one. Herbie? Narnia? Pirate of the Caribean? John Carter? Enchanted? Oz, the Stupid and Boring?



I thought we are talking about stories. Fiction. I didn't know history was included.

@Maou:

Huh? That is ridiculous! I could list a lot of popular characters that are far from realistic. James Bond, Twilight saga characters, Super Man, Batman, Joker, Spongebob Squarepants, Bugs Bunny, Hercules, Mad Hatter... They are more than just distorted.

The fact is, when it comes to fiction, realism almost always takes a back seat. The more important one is appeal. If you make a fiction that is as realistic as possible, readers would be bored to death. So fiction often exagerates, the characters personality, often to the point of unreality, to maximize the characters appeal and make them interesting. Especially so to the protagonist and antagonist.



The fact is writers can't actually create a trully original thing. They always drew material from what already existed. So one way or another, the characters has some bearing to reality.

Also, not everyone could relate to a story. James Bond has garnered a lot of admirers, but I hate him. To me all his movies is junk! Did it failed somehow? Or how about Spongebob Squarepants? A lot of children love him, but adults? Not so much. Did it succeed?

Also, like reality, there are just people you don't like and relate with. It might be your sibling, the president, your teacher, ect. It doesn't mean that because these characters are real means that you would relate with them or their life stories would make a good story.

In fact, as far as I can see, the most induring characters are far from human in almost anything. Here are some: Demons, Dragons, Elves, Dwarves, Godzilla, King Kong, Angels, Gods, Ghosts, Zombies... well it just such a long list.