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Fomor in [u]Skin Game[/u]
SerScot:
So, how significant or insignificant should the Fomor unleashing the “Octokongs” at the galla be? Up till now most supernatural stuff has happened behind closed doors. That was very public.
Why?
g33k:
--- Quote from: SerScot on September 22, 2019, 03:46:12 PM ---So, how significant or insignificant should the Fomor unleashing the “Octokongs” at the galla be? Up till now most supernatural stuff has happened behind closed doors. That was very public.
Why?
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Much of the octokong action was out in the hallways, away from the main ballroom. There was the moment when the Fomor dumped a 'kong from the serving cart toward Harry. There was one by the exit door. And... I think that's all, in tha ballroom?
IMHO that's in the realm of "most people can make up their own excuses, and officials can wave off the rest; hysteria, hallucinogens slipped into food, etc." You know the drill...
But yeah... the Fomor are willing to take a few chances the established players haven't been. They were on the loosing end of a war, and hid in the shadows for centuries (millennia?) nursing their grudges. Now they are coming back strong, having apparently grabbed a chunk of ex-Ramp influence and (I presume) made a few strategic Bargains for more power... but whether it's aggression, carelessness, or just being out of practice, they don't seem to work as hard to keep hidden.
Snark Knight:
--- Quote from: g33k on September 22, 2019, 05:18:44 PM ---but whether it's aggression, carelessness, or just being out of practice, they don't seem to work as hard to keep hidden.
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So far, their nobles that have appeared in the shorts seem to make most of their mistakes out of sheer arrogance. The turtlenecks are dangerous mostly because they're smart, competent and cautious - but the shot callers don't seem to be.
I think they're so focused on payback against the supernatural powers that done them wrong, they haven't paid enough attention to humanity's increasingly nasty weaponry to care about discretion. They've been hanging around in the oceans for probably over a thousand years - that limits how many object lessons about not rousing the pitchforks and torches would have made it into their playbook.
g33k:
--- Quote from: Snark Knight on September 22, 2019, 11:01:41 PM ---... I think they're so focused on payback against the supernatural powers that done them wrong, they haven't paid enough attention to humanity's increasingly nasty weaponry to care about discretion. They've been hanging around in the oceans for probably over a thousand years - that limits how many object lessons about not rousing the pitchforks and torches would have made it into their playbook.
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Hmmm. It may be something other than sheer arrogance. Because the Turtlenecks seem very happy to use modern weapons, and very competent in doing so. I presume they are following orders of those higher-ups. This speaks to the bosses having a good idea what the modern mortal weapons ARE capable of.
Also, those boss-monsters seem to be deep-water / oceanic sorts by preference, which gives them a fastness to retreat which is IN the mortal realm, but not terribly vulnerable to mortal attacks...
Last but not least, the Fomor don't have that special Fae weakness to iron (or any other mortal / modern / tech advantage Our Sort is looking able to bring to the fight).
I agree they're acting aggressive and arrogant; but then again, it looks like arrogance vs everyone, not just mortals... And I'm really unclear why the guys who LOST the last war are now so (over?)confident.
SerScot:
--- Quote from: g33k on September 22, 2019, 05:18:44 PM ---Much of the octokong action was out in the hallways, away from the main ballroom. There was the moment when the Fomor dumped a 'kong from the serving cart toward Harry. There was one by the exit door. And... I think that's all, in tha ballroom?
IMHO that's in the realm of "most people can make up their own excuses, and officials can wave off the rest; hysteria, hallucinogens slipped into food, etc." You know the drill...
But yeah... the Fomor are willing to take a few chances the established players haven't been. They were on the loosing end of a war, and hid in the shadows for centuries (millennia?) nursing their grudges. Now they are coming back strong, having apparently grabbed a chunk of ex-Ramp influence and (I presume) made a few strategic Bargains for more power... but whether it's aggression, carelessness, or just being out of practice, they don't seem to work as hard to keep hidden.
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I just reread that section. The OctoKongs were let loose on the ballroom. That’s an incredibly over presentation supernatural power. Even if it was a costume ball it would have been overt. I’m wondering why the Fomor are less reticent than other powers to be open about their nature in front of vanillas?
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