OOC: quick poll for my curiosity
May. 8th, 2010 09:52 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
justwantsafetyPoll for everyone, having played DDS or not:
I know what I think about this line in DDS. I'm curious as to how many other people interpret it which way, though.
The line is, while he's running away from the Embryon again, terrified, shaking like a leaf and stuttering: "I'll give you my territory and my hideout... Just leave me alone!"
I don't think he was thinking clearly either way, but the question still seems to remain...
[Poll #1561858]
For those not familiar with DDS, Harley's the leader of a faction that opposes the Embryon (the player-characters) who came into his base and were chasing after him. And later on in the game, the Embryon decide to vacate their current base completely, in favor of moving to a different one, for whatever that tells you of the rules about bases and armies.
I guess that's all that's immediately relevant. :|a Thanks in advance.
I know what I think about this line in DDS. I'm curious as to how many other people interpret it which way, though.
The line is, while he's running away from the Embryon again, terrified, shaking like a leaf and stuttering: "I'll give you my territory and my hideout... Just leave me alone!"
I don't think he was thinking clearly either way, but the question still seems to remain...
[Poll #1561858]
For those not familiar with DDS, Harley's the leader of a faction that opposes the Embryon (the player-characters) who came into his base and were chasing after him. And later on in the game, the Embryon decide to vacate their current base completely, in favor of moving to a different one, for whatever that tells you of the rules about bases and armies.
I guess that's all that's immediately relevant. :|a Thanks in advance.
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Date: 2010-05-09 07:38 am (UTC)Then again, the Wolves did get pasted by Varin -- Vishuddha fell to him alone and all that, but that doesn't mean Varin actually beat them, officially. He just took their land. I know the Wolves kept their white, but I'm reasonably certain the Temple would've given Serph the status of victor, since it was the Embryon that technically ended... that mess.
Even if Harley himself were allowed to go free, and they wouldn't let him take anyone or anything else with him, I don't think he'd have been in any mindset to try arguing with them. He'd probably have just been glad enough to be allowed to live, he'd have run off and not dared show his face around there again. Maybe recruited a few of the new people in the Junkyard who hadn't yet found a Tribe, for protection... who knows. Even starting over from zero is better than dying.
I really wonder what would've happened if he hadn't snapped. If it'd save him from being killed, well -- I don't remember anywhere that it talked about POWs or whatever. For all I know, they could've even forcibly enlisted Harley as one of their infantry, like Varin did with most of the Solids. Not that he'd have been a great help to them, but if it spared his life, I don't see him being in any mindset to refuse.
TL;DR -- nuts to the SMT team for not going on in detail about the different possible scenarios for us? :(