Otherworldly Historian

@keilah-h

Well I’m sort of referencing the first character you mentioned, but I’m also speaking broadly. There’s plenty of stories where people root for the villain, despite them not being redeemable.

@keilah-h

He’s not truly a “good guy” and does some horrible things, but he’s also not totally evil either, and has depth that makes me think what he might’ve become if things had gone differently for him.

Yes, I like that point. I think that is the main difference between, “tragic backstory” verses “pure evil”

Are they evil because of what has…[Read more]

@princesachronicle22

100% I think Azula is a much more compelling villain, but I still think Ozai is underrated. We don’t know why he’s so evil, but he’s the personification of the evils Zuko and Azula face, so he’s interesting, because they’re interesting, if that makes sense. He’s not so much his own character for this reason, but it works, and…[Read more]

@keilah-h

Yeah, that’s the thing is that even characters that so far gone are characters that sometimes are rooted for the most. They want something, they have a reason for it, and in following them, it makes you like them. This can be the case even when you see nothing redeemable about them.

@thearcaneaxiom

Yeah, Azula is my all time favorite villain. Ozai though… he is a good example of the “pure evil” and I do like those villain types. But he also doesn’t do much, and we know what he wanted but did we really know why he wanted it?

But dear Azula, it was part of her very personality. She manipulated people, she was amazing at it,…[Read more]

😭😅 I wrote a whole villain rant, but KP ate it. And it was like five paragraphs, so I am not writing that again

@jonas @princesachronicle22

Yeah, I think it’s important to remember that it’s never bad for a villain to be non sympathetic, it’s just all in the execution. Azula from Avatar the Last Airbender isn’t really sympathetic in the whole series, but she’s probably the most fascinating and terrifying villain I can think of. Her father, Ozai, is also a…[Read more]

@jonas

Yeah, villain motivations can definitely be hard. With heroes it’s kind of a “duh” they want to stop said villain and keep people safe. MCs are totally subjective but generally that is how we see our heroes.

Sooo, I might just rant about villains for a while? Read at your own risk, or don’t, either works 😂

But that leaves the qu…[Read more]

@stephie

Fair enough, lol!

Would you say that you adhere to the doctrine of infallible scripture and/or sola scriptura then?

@jonas

two are not very fleshed out, and the last is only moderately well developed. I have others that are vague formulations in my mind, and some stories where I haven’t even begun to conceptualize the villain.

Yep, definitely feel that. Which makes figuring out plot and the main character difficult as well. I feel like it’s one of the e…[Read more]

@scoutfinch180

Maybe there’s some form of serfdom? Like the very rich who can afford the Vital subjugate the poor populations by creating superstructures out of it and forcing those who seek it’s shelter to work for them, threatened by being tossed to the elements if they disobey?

*Stokes chin thoughtfully*

Hmmm, yes, yes. That does make sen…[Read more]

@jonas

Mkay!

(I also haven’t even decided on mine yet.)

Yeah, I’m really not the best at villains, most of them don’t exist yet, and the rest need soooo much development. Vere is only put together as much as he is, because he’s also a main character.

But I’ve had trouble putting them in RPs for whatever reason. But hopefully I’ll get around to f…[Read more]

I hope that wasn’t too much😅

@stephie

What I was trying to get at is that God was the first one to use the word “good.” That means that He invented the word. However, it’s debatable whether God invented the concept of good. It would certainly make sense if He were the origin and the source of all goodness, but I would have to really do research in order to fully back that.…

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@scoutfinch180

Yes, yes, yes!! Those are all wonderful questions that I definitely need to be thinking about! Thanks so much!!

I think it would be interesting if he was fighting as a Gladiator not because he wants to, but because it was his only option in some way — maybe his social class was too low for any other high-paying job? I also think i…

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@power

I had a response, but KP ate it 😂

(And you might notice that I stayed out of Song of Solomon for some reason. . .  🤫😁 Now let’s hope you don’t come back with the tons upon tons of pro-marriage verses. 😜)

😂😊That’s okay. I’m not one to argue over scriptures, everyone has their own opinions, and that’s okay! I do believe wholeheartedly that…[Read more]

We know God created the word Good, but maybe not its meaning, because He used it before anybody else existed.

So I’m not sure what exactly your getting at here. Are you asking if Good as a concept existed prior to God’s first use of it in Genesis? If so, I’d say yes.

Since the bible says that the requirements of the law are written in our hearts,…

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@theducktator

Oof, I’ll repost

@keilah-h

Mkay, sounds good

@keilah-h

Okay! Serin has met Allen before, so would she recognize him? Or not since he’s kinda restarting?