4 October 2013: Racist Axe

[Jochi]

I'd hoped for the punnish interpretations, but it's just as valid to say (as other have) that it's a matter of intent, that a color is more a mental concept than a string of phonemes, and if Minmax didn't mean 'red', then saying 'read' or 'redd' wouldn't trigger the change.

If it's based on mental concept, then if 'grape' means a particular color to MM, that should have triggered.

Can't argue with that -- although I'm glad 'puke' didn't. So, by that argument 'read' SHOULD have worked. Maybe THunt will explain it -- or fix the coloring.

[spiderwrangler]

"Thunt @Thunt_Goblins: Unlike Mr. Noe, the armour doesn't work phonetically. "read" doesn't equal "red" in this case."

[MrTNT]

"Thunt @Thunt_Goblins: Unlike Mr. Noe, the armour doesn't work phonetically. "read" doesn't equal "red" in this case."

Score one for the drunk guy!

[Krulle]

"Thunt @Thunt_Goblins: Unlike Mr. Noe, the armour doesn't work phonetically. "read" doesn't equal "red" in this case."

For those who would want a specific link so they can read it themselves:

[Starfire]

ok so Kin got her teapot and she can get Minmax and Forgath out. But how is she going to get out? Will she have to run the maze again? Or more gear tweaking?

[EatsAbug]

So the Chameleon Armor doesn't read the wearer's mental image of a color ("pukish"), but does change based on verbally stated colors - but not homonyms ("red", "read").
So I'm thinking it is pretty intelligent - able to parse speech to recognize use of a true color word.

Poor thing - a mind trapped in armor, unable to speak or act for the most part, enslaved to always and eternally fulfill just one rather silly function - listening for color words and changing hue to match.

Maybe Kin could figure this out:
Kin: "Armor: Turn Green for Yes, Red for No, Yellow for Maybe, Gray for 'I don't know. Do you understand?"
[Armor turns Green...]
MinMax: "That's creepy! I'm taking it off."

[Jochi]

ok so Kin got her teapot and she can get Minmax and Forgath out. But how is she going to get out? Will she have to run the maze again? Or more gear tweaking?

AAAKH! I gotta get new glasses. I read "twerking", and that was just wrong. Bad enough in a biped.

[spiderwrangler]

MinMax: "That's creepy! I'm taking it off."

Minmax: "Er... could someone help me? I can't undress myself either."


The axe could allow them to rerun the maze again before MM draws Oblivious again, if indeed the next time (as many think) is on the bridge in front of the GAP. MM would view the other mm's as the most dangerous opponents in the maze, and a +7 against the other hims would be a big advantage if they were to run the maze again. That would allow him, F and K to leave together without her needing to use the teapot at this time. I could also see him asking the ring party "Remember me?" and the Oblivious future flash having been a misdirect.

[RocketScientist]

If they run the maze again, he doesn't get to keep the axe. That's why Ruby, Onyx & Sapphire didn't take anything.

[spiderwrangler]

If they run the maze again, he doesn't get to keep the axe. That's why Ruby, Onyx & Sapphire didn't take anything.

Meh... unless they rejigger it to allow them to, but yes.

[Godbot]

Just thought I'd point this out: How much of a dick move is it that the Maze of Many gives you a weapon that's perfect for fighting copies of yourself at the end of the Maze, when you can never go back in?

[Borys]

In my school we were making rates for dickmoves... that would be 6/10 moderate dickness, no harm, much irony.

[BuildsLegos]

There was a class for that?

[Davis8488]

Just thought I'd point this out: How much of a dick move is it that the Maze of Many gives you a weapon that's perfect for fighting copies of yourself at the end of the Maze, when you can never go back in?

I agree. My first thought when I saw this ax's description was of the tower room.

[SamWiser]

In my school we were making rates for dickmoves... that would be 6/10 moderate dickness, no harm, much irony.

Can you give us the full list of ratings?

[extrabigmehdi]

I guess we won't have next update soon, too.
Current drawing still not finished, and no coloring.

[BuildsLegos]

I hope Thunt will take this opportunity to not only finish this page, but shade all the other pages that have been skipped since the latest shading upgrade.

[Krulle]

Sicne he was away from his home (conventions), it's unlikely he had much time to do Goblinscomics.
And I hope he enjoyed himself.
That his batteries are recharged.

[BuildsLegos]

That's just it, the page we see now was done on the trip.

[Sessine]

Also, he got sick -- picked up one of those horrid convention bugs. According to his Twitter, the night he got home it turned to an all-night coughing session. So... knowing his crazy dedication, I expect he'll try his best. But don't hold it against him if he needs to spend a day or two flat on his back.

[Krulle]

I would hold it in his favour if he finally did.
Just to make sure that he's finally fully back to health.
A health issue shoved aside just to get back to work results in more issues.