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<blockquote data-quote="DracoSuave" data-source="post: 5308989" data-attributes="member: 71571"><p>Who says you have to grab a thousand bugs? You don't have to kill a thousand bugs to dissipate a swarm.</p><p></p><p>Realistic way of grabbing a swarm: 'I run about the insects, when a multitude of bugs try to escape out the side, I kick, push, and sweep the bugs back into the original pile.' Bam. Grabbed swarm.</p><p></p><p>Fantastic way of grabbing a swarm: 'FELGAR OF THE TEN LEAGUES ROARS AS HE GRABS ALL THE INSECTS WITHIN HIS MIGHTY GRIP.' 'Felgar, you're not...' 'FELGAR CAN WALK TO ANY LOCATION IN THE MULTIVERSE IN A DAY. YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE WORLD AS FELGAR DOES. DO NOT PREACH TO FELGAR OF THE TEN LEAGUES ABOUT HOW SIZE AND DIMENSION WORK.' 'Seriously, you don't have the--' 'FELGAR GRABS THE COLONY'S QUEEN AND BEGINS TO BROWBEAT HER INTO SUBMISSION, AND THE REST OF THE INSECTS GO WHERE THE QUEEN IS.' 'Those bugs are on fire.' 'FELGAR IGNORES PAIN.'</p><p></p><p>'It does not work' is a cop-out answer. You know what does not work? Fantasy does not work. <strong>Rhe entire point to power fantasy is that it's doing stuff that does not work but is awesome anyways.</strong></p><p></p><p>'It's fantasy' is damn well a good enough counter to that. 'It does not work' is what -makes- it fantasy. If I'm playing a character that can potentially grab gods and tarrasques, and all manner of otherworldly things... -really-... drawing the line at a pile of bugs is quite arbitrary and makes no sense given the milieu of what he deals with.</p><p></p><p>It's a matter of versimilitude. It doesn't matter if it's realistic. Indiana Jones jumping into a fridge to avoid a nuclear blast is not realistic. It's not even believable. But it's awesome, and that's why we buy it. </p><p></p><p>We buy it, because despite the fact that it is unrealistic, it would be cool if it were.</p><p></p><p>People can grab swarms, not because it makes sense, or is realistic, but because it is awesome. Because it is cool. Because a world where heroes could do that is awesome. Because it's fun to play that superhero. Because it's an escape from limitations.</p><p></p><p>Versimilitude has to take into account the world in question, not our world.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DracoSuave, post: 5308989, member: 71571"] Who says you have to grab a thousand bugs? You don't have to kill a thousand bugs to dissipate a swarm. Realistic way of grabbing a swarm: 'I run about the insects, when a multitude of bugs try to escape out the side, I kick, push, and sweep the bugs back into the original pile.' Bam. Grabbed swarm. Fantastic way of grabbing a swarm: 'FELGAR OF THE TEN LEAGUES ROARS AS HE GRABS ALL THE INSECTS WITHIN HIS MIGHTY GRIP.' 'Felgar, you're not...' 'FELGAR CAN WALK TO ANY LOCATION IN THE MULTIVERSE IN A DAY. YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE WORLD AS FELGAR DOES. DO NOT PREACH TO FELGAR OF THE TEN LEAGUES ABOUT HOW SIZE AND DIMENSION WORK.' 'Seriously, you don't have the--' 'FELGAR GRABS THE COLONY'S QUEEN AND BEGINS TO BROWBEAT HER INTO SUBMISSION, AND THE REST OF THE INSECTS GO WHERE THE QUEEN IS.' 'Those bugs are on fire.' 'FELGAR IGNORES PAIN.' 'It does not work' is a cop-out answer. You know what does not work? Fantasy does not work. [b]Rhe entire point to power fantasy is that it's doing stuff that does not work but is awesome anyways.[/b] 'It's fantasy' is damn well a good enough counter to that. 'It does not work' is what -makes- it fantasy. If I'm playing a character that can potentially grab gods and tarrasques, and all manner of otherworldly things... -really-... drawing the line at a pile of bugs is quite arbitrary and makes no sense given the milieu of what he deals with. It's a matter of versimilitude. It doesn't matter if it's realistic. Indiana Jones jumping into a fridge to avoid a nuclear blast is not realistic. It's not even believable. But it's awesome, and that's why we buy it. We buy it, because despite the fact that it is unrealistic, it would be cool if it were. People can grab swarms, not because it makes sense, or is realistic, but because it is awesome. Because it is cool. Because a world where heroes could do that is awesome. Because it's fun to play that superhero. Because it's an escape from limitations. Versimilitude has to take into account the world in question, not our world. [/QUOTE]
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