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[Skadi_the_Evil_Elf]

Xilizhra wrote...

I propose that Anders be included as well. Then you can submit yourself to Justice.

OMG. And 5 is my lucky number too. What a positively brilliant plan!

And think of the fun a psychotic, explosives loving abomination with split-personality could bring to the party!  :wub::wub:

In the end, they will all submit themselves to Skadi, regardless.

[Morwen Eledhwen]

I do have to point out, Skadi, that though what brought all this lovely speculation on was your insistence that Loghain loves to have his butt kicked, he also --as my Dalish discovered-- seems to get as much pleasure from delivering pain as receiving it. You didn't, I suppose, allow him to whup your PC just a little bit in this last Landsmeet, just to hear his taunts and snarls and mocking laughter? It's worth it, I promise you. . .

[KnightofPhoenix]

One who likes to inflict pain. And another who likes to have pain inflicted on her....

Remind me not to get in a duel with either of you

[Skadi_the_Evil_Elf]

Oh, I know. I pretty much pwned him in the duel without him getting in a hit edgewise, but the battle right before, yeah. He used assault on me, and his unholy glee was positively arousing. Getting shield bashed or overpowered, even more so. And my personal favorite: pummeled and stunned so he can then have his wicked way.

When I picture seducing Loghain, I think less of candle light and music, and more along the lines of Thunderdome. Or Conan.

Modifié par Skadi_the_Evil_Elf, 19 mars 2011 - 02:15 .

[Xilizhra]

I think Airee and Leliana would be off to the side looking nervous, in Leliana's case, or vaguely intrigued, in Airee's. Airee may even want to try out Skadi herself...

Modifié par Xilizhra, 19 mars 2011 - 02:17 .

[Skadi_the_Evil_Elf]

Xilizhra wrote...

I think Airee and Leliana would be off to the side looking nervous, in Leliana's case, or vaguely intrigued, in Airee's. Airee may even want to try out Skadi herself...

If leliana is there, she might want to make sure to leave schmooples in camp.

[Morwen Eledhwen]

Skadi_the_Evil_Elf wrote...

When I picture seducing Loghain, I think less of candle light and music, and more along the lines of Thunderdome. Or Conan.

Or these two. . .

After all, what's hotter than a round of "who's the better killer"? :innocent:

[Skadi_the_Evil_Elf]

Morwen Eledhwen wrote...

Skadi_the_Evil_Elf wrote...

When I picture seducing Loghain, I think less of candle light and music, and more along the lines of Thunderdome. Or Conan.

Or these two. . .

After all, what's hotter than a round of "who's the better killer"? :innocent:

During the pre-duel battle, I was trying to get some decent screenshots of my warden and Loghain abusing one another, but the continual blood sprays kept hetting in the way, and the lag killed the animation fluidity. Shall have to reload it sometime with gore turned down so I can get better shots.

Getting a shield upside my skull never felt better.

[Glorfindel709]

@Skadi



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Honestly, sometime with you ladies I expect you hear this in your head every time Loghain saunters towards you and tells you what's what.... with his 'sword'

Modifié par Glorfindel709, 19 mars 2011 - 03:29 .

[Costin_Razvan]

What...

I won't even ask what's going on here.

Skadi: You will be "pleased" to know just how the chest bumping of the US, UK and France is going to end. Apparently good ol' Gaddafi is besieging Benghazi despite threats of air strikes on his forces.

Hell he is claiming he imposed a ceasefire, laughable but I suspect it will help those who don't want to get involved in this situation even further.

[Skadi_the_Evil_Elf]

Costin_Razvan wrote...

What...

I won't even ask what's going on here.

Just me having a "skadi moment".

Skadi: You will be "pleased" to know just how the chest bumping of the US, UK and France is going to end. Apparently good ol' Gaddafi is besieging Benghazi despite threats of air strikes on his forces.

Hell he is claiming he imposed a ceasefire, laughable but I suspect it will help those who don't want to get involved in this situation even further.

Yeah, I watched that. I can totally understand if his people are sick of him and want a change of leadership. What's sad, is that they went about it with no short and long term plans for both how to get rid of him, and what kind of govornment that want. And who will lead it. It's all fine enough that they wish to seek outside help, too, but they must know what potential price that will come at. Nothing comes for free. Is ousting Ghadafi worth having Libya become a puppet state and playground for western interests? I bet they haven't thought of that, since still, in all this insanity, I haven't heard any mention of a candidate to replace him.

If the West were to succeed and get rid of Ghadafi, Libyans might find themselves with a worse system than the one they have now.

Of course, even with everything in Libya, I've been paying more attention to the situation in Japan, mainly, the nuclear reactors. Already, I saw on the news, radiation detectors are being set up along the West Coast US, which is where I'm from. And I was planning on traveling there in May, as I haven't been home in 3 years,  and want to see my stepdad get remarried. Radioactive clouds have been detected drifting across the Pacific and some of them have reached the US, though the fallout is very minor and nothing alarmworthy, so far. Still, it bears watching, not only how it will effect my travel plans, but Japan in general.

There has been talk and suggestion, given China's growing power, of allowing Japan to re-arm and remilitarize to provide a military counter balance to China. Something that, naturally, the Chinese aren't to fond of, but if handled right, would actually be in our best interests. We can't do everything alone with our military, and I personally believe that in the long term, it would probably be a better idea anyway. Dunno how this tsunami will effect them in the long term, though. This nuclear reactor business looks like it might become another Chernobyl, which, given japan's size and geography, could impact them worse than it did the Russians.

[Xilizhra]

I doubt it'll do much to help public perception of nuclear power.

But yes, I'm in favor of pretty much anything that weakens the position of China, which I personally detest.

[KnightofPhoenix]

What I find incredibly impressive is Japanese discipline and cool headedness during such a catastrophe. Apparently little to no looting happened. And Japan's organized crime syndicate, the Yakuza, actually went in and imposed order.

I can guarantee that if such an earthquake happened somewhere else, people would be dying of stampedes and looting would be going on all over the place. But in Japan, you have the crime syndicate imposing order and assisting the authorities and people.

[Costin_Razvan]

Yeah, I watched that. I can totally understand if his people are sick of him and want a change of leadership. What's sad, is that they went about it with no short and long term plans for both how to get rid of him, and what kind of govornment that want. And who will lead it. It's all fine enough that they wish to seek outside help, too, but they must know what potential price that will come at. Nothing comes for free. Is ousting Ghadafi worth having Libya become a puppet state and playground for western interests? I bet they haven't thought of that, since still, in all this insanity, I haven't heard any mention of a candidate to replace him.

If the West were to succeed and get rid of Ghadafi, Libyans might find themselves with a worse system than the one they have now.

I hold no sympathies for Gaddafi, make no mistake, but I hold even less sympathies for the rebels. Even if they win now it will just involve a lot more loss of life for the Libyans and a hell lot more suffering, all for what? So Oil companies around the world benefit as they can get an excuse to raise the oil price?

As for Japan. I think the situation there is going to be resolved without further loss of life, weren't they saying they are going to bring the intact reactors back up in a few days?

As for arming Japan, no offence but the US has failed epically over the last decade ( and recent events show nothing has changed ) as the world's leader, it seems to me that someone else needs to take up that cup.

[Skadi_the_Evil_Elf]

Costin_Razvan wrote...

I hold no sympathies for Gaddafi, make no mistake, but I hold even less sympathies for the rebels. Even if they win now it will just involve a lot more loss of life for the Libyans and a hell lot more suffering, all for what? So Oil companies around the world benefit as they can get an excuse to raise the oil price?

It's a similar principle to Saddam. I thought he was a complete ****, and actually fit the definition of a tyrranical thug. Even so, removing him did not improve the lives of Iraqis. It did the opposite. Saddam might have been an ****, but he did keep the boot down on sectarian violence, as well as kept the extremists out. He also kept Iran in check. We removed him, and what happened? Under Saddam Iraqis at least could step outside their homes or go to a mosque to pray without worring about getting blown up by insurgents or terrorists, or indiscriminately mowed down by US forces. Or even worse, end up being rounded up and tortured by coalition forces simply because they have a cousin-in-law who who is an insurgent.

As for Japan. I think the situation there is going to be resolved without further loss of life, weren't they saying they are going to bring the intact reactors back up in a few days?

They are still worried about aftershocks, though. The Japanese, being a highly advanced organized nation, were on the ball and took care of it quickly, and there probably will not be anymore death. However, if they get another quake or good sized aftershock, which are always a given after major quakes like this. The economic/environmental long term damage, however, could be a problem. Japan is an island nation with high population density and limited space/resources.

As far as the radiation clouds, while the general consensus is, is that they will not be anything to sweat over, when it comes to government assurances that "all is well", given their track record in New York post 9/11 (when the EPA told everyone the air in Manhatten was safe, even though it was still a toxic fog that made alot of people chronically ill), or in New Orleans when they gave the all clear even though water supplies were comprimised, I think I'm going to wait and see, just to be certain.

As for arming Japan, no offence but the US has failed epically over the last decade ( and recent events show nothing has changed ) as the world's leader, it seems to me that someone else needs to take up that cup.

I agree. The direction we have been going shows that there is no long term plan, no long term investment in the future, both domestically and internationally. Which is something that a nation who wishes to continue to lead can't do. I don't see any change in the next decade either, sadly.

My concern with arming Japan, however, comes from my interest in our national security. I've always prefered a degree of military isolationism, personally, because having forces permanently stationed all over is not something I think is wise, especially now. We can't defend everyone and everything, we need to take a harder look at how our forces are distributed. And in many cases, withdraw our forces and get the host nations to build up their own militaries.

It is ironically, our two WW2 enemies, Germany and Japan, who I think are the best choices for this. Yeah, lol, when I tell people here in Europe that Germany should rebuild it's military, they think I'm out of my friggin mind. But of course, I udnerstand why they might think it's a bad idea, but I am looking at the situation from the point of view of long term American national security interests. A re-militarized Germany is probably the best defense against the Russians, who I personally believe, as much as China, are ones to watch. Germany is about the only country in the region, if it had a full military, that could provide a real deterrent should Russia end up getting it's affairs sorted and moving forward. In east Asia, I believe. And both nations, historically and culturally, are better equipped to deal with the big guys on the diplomatic front than we are.

Russia ****ed and protests US attempts to install a missile shield in eastern Europe. I think they'd crap their pants and bleed from their ears if Germany ever got a real army.

[Skadi_the_Evil_Elf]

KnightofPhoenix wrote...

What I find incredibly impressive is Japanese discipline and cool headedness during such a catastrophe. Apparently little to no looting happened. And Japan's organized crime syndicate, the Yakuza, actually went in and imposed order.

I can guarantee that if such an earthquake happened somewhere else, people would be dying of stampedes and looting would be going on all over the place. But in Japan, you have the crime syndicate imposing order and assisting the authorities and people.

Oh yes. And me personally, I was not surprised in the slightest that the Japanese handled it so well. It was one of the things that makes them a potentially fearsome nation. The level of personal dicipline and social cohesion there is so entrenched into their culture, it is easy to see why such a small nation pretty much overan giants like China and southeast Asia with little difficulty in World War 2, despite their strongest allies being thousands of miles away. 

Yes, even their organized crime sybdicates know the value of order and law. Truly, a remarkable people, the Japanese.

[KnightofPhoenix]

The re-militarization of Japan is almost inevitable. With China's military buildup, North Korean muscle flexing, and American foreign policy failures, Japan does not have much choice but to re-militarize. The subject is heavily debated now. The issue is, it will require an amendment to the constitution, specifically Article 9. Which is not that easy, considering Japanese party politics. The issue, like almost everything else in "democracies" is going to get politicized and become subject to party interests, as opposed to national interests. But we'll see.

And if the EU wants to be a major player in the future, it needs to re-militarize Germany. France thinks it can be the military arm of Europe and all we can say to that is "um, no". Shooting down old Libyan jets is not a display of military power.

Modifié par KnightofPhoenix, 19 mars 2011 - 07:12 .

[Xilizhra]

I admit that the Japanese order emphasis disturbs me on some levels, as it creates numerous social problems of its own, even though it may be helpful in this situation.

[Skadi_the_Evil_Elf]

KnightofPhoenix wrote...

The re-militarization of Japan is almost inevitable. With China's military buildup, North Korean muscle flexing, and American foreign policy failures, Japan does not have much choice but to re-militarize. The subject is heavily debate now. The issue is, it will require an amendment to the constitution, specifically Article 9. Which is not that easy, considering Japanese party politics. The issue, like almost everything else in "democracies" is going to get politicized and become subject to party interests, as opposed to national interests. But we'll see.

And if the EU will wants to be a major player in the future, it needs to re-militarize Germany. France thinks it can be the military arm of Europe and all we can say to that is "um, no". Shooting down old Libyan jets is not a display of military power.

Lol, the news just came on and just reported the French bombing Ghadaffi's forces. The French.....*snickers*. (Sorry, any time I hear "French" and "military", the uncontrollable urge to laugh takes over)

Yeah, France, while it has the largest military in Europe, is still a joke. Germany is the key, but unlikely to happen. it is actually something I'd like to see though. Of course, I have a bit of bias, naturally, being of half German ancestry, but I was always rather impressed and proud of the ingenuity, resolve, and efficiency of Germany. It was a shame they applied it such bad use and intent in the 30's and 40's, but they have long outgrown that BS, and when I lived there, was impressed by the self awareness and intelligence of the Germans. I think that a Fourth Reich is highly unlikely.

And yeah, I agree that the issue in japan will be a sensitive and highly political one, despite it's importance. Which is why, yeah, "democracy is great, ain't it?<_<

I myself am in support of an enlightened constitutional republic, as opposed to a "representive" one, that really only represents the ones who can afford it. Which for some strange reason, has caused some people to believe I support fascism or some idiotic system like that. Don't get it myself, but there you go.

[Skadi_the_Evil_Elf]

Xilizhra wrote...

I admit that the Japanese order emphasis disturbs me on some levels, as it creates numerous social problems of its own, even though it may be helpful in this situation.

It's not a society I would ever want to be in, as I am a unholy lover of chaos, but it is something I respect and admire in its own context. It does help in alot of other situations as well. It certainly has its flaws and drawbacks, but they seem overall to be pretty okay with it.

And despite the rigidness, they sure have some pretty....curious and interesting ways to amuse themselves.

[KnightofPhoenix]

Skadi_the_Evil_Elf wrote...
I myself am in support of an enlightened constitutional republic, as opposed to a "representive" one, that really only represents the ones who can afford it. Which for some strange reason, has caused some people to believe I support fascism or some idiotic system like that. Don't get it myself, but there you go.

People who don't know what fascism is.

I support a similar kind of system. Or a constitutional monarchy.

[Skadi_the_Evil_Elf]

KnightofPhoenix wrote...

Skadi_the_Evil_Elf wrote...
I myself am in support of an enlightened constitutional republic, as opposed to a "representive" one, that really only represents the ones who can afford it. Which for some strange reason, has caused some people to believe I support fascism or some idiotic system like that. Don't get it myself, but there you go.

People who don't know what fascism is.

I support a similar kind of system. Or a constitutional monarchy.

What's ironic, is that the people who think I'm a fascist because I think the public should not get to vote on critical issues are people who haven't got off their asses to go vote in a single election their entire adult life. Even though you can get your ballots by mail now, fill them out, and send them in in the time it takes for a commercial break on TV. They can vote AND still not miss such vital, integral world shaking events such as who wins the Rose Bowl.

Go figure.<_<

[Glorfindel709]

I wrote a satire in which a political system is born where those who vote based on corporate loyalties or the coercion of lobbyists are either fed to the lions or equipped with a GPS tracking device that can be looked up by their constituents who are given a free pass to commit a crime against that public official (barring rape, murder, anything too cruel and unusual etc). If someone misrepresented their district or state by voting against a bill that, for example, allowed for cheaper prescription medication for the elderly and disadvantaged in poorer areas, and that person had received campaign aid from a pharmaceutical company or had made deals or received gifts from a lobbyist for one, they would be given one of those two options, depending on the frequency of infractions or severity of the infraction.

My professor said that he wanted to move to the country I establish when I take over the world, if just for the Thunderdome type entertainment C-SPAN would become.

Modifié par Glorfindel709, 19 mars 2011 - 08:05 .

[KnightofPhoenix]

I used to draw detailed diagrams of systems I'd like to see.

Oh and the US and UK went in after France.

Modifié par KnightofPhoenix, 19 mars 2011 - 08:21 .

[Costin_Razvan]

KnightofPhoenix wrote...

I used to draw detailed diagrams of systems I'd like to see.

Oh and the US and UK went in after France.

I may not be a top shot 5 star General, but I know some principles of warfare: You just don't win with artillery and air power alone, you need troops and tanks on the ground.

Is the US really expecting the rebels ( even when armed by them ) to win this? Misurata still stands as a testmanet to the fact even when faced even against overwhelming odds a couple of determined guys with guns can hold a city.

Gaddafi has determinition, training, experience and equipment for his troops. What's the US hoping will happen here except a long and bloody war? Let's not forget Gaddafi still has Mustard Gas ( which he could very well use against military forces ). What then?

Then again, a long and brutal war would serve the interests of companies very damned well. The western hypocrisy at it's finest!

Modifié par Costin_Razvan, 19 mars 2011 - 09:00 .