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1. Had Bandos triumphed over Armadyl during the Bird and the Beast, how would Zaros have convinced him to agree to the demonic pact that would ensure he got the Stone of Jas during Sliske's Endgame?
Bandos would have wanted Zanik back, and Raven says that if we'd been in that timeline, we would have written Nomad's Elegy with that plotline in mind.
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2. During the flashback in Children of Mah, Zaros seems very uncaring toward the Mahjarrat, and even slightly disgusted by them, dismissing them as glorified mercenaries who fight for whoever is at the top of the food chain. However, in his memories in Fate of the Gods, he seems to care about them, even thinking fondly of them as his younger siblings, intending to take them under his wing and for them to inherit his empire. Which is Zaros's actual view? Was his dialogue in Children of Mah just an outburst in anger at Zamorak's betrayal, an inconsistency between writers, or an attempt to make him more morally grey after how benevolent he seemed in FotG?
He was specifically angry at Zamorak rather than the Mahjarrat in general, and also possibly at himself. When a loyal ally who you convinced to join you betrays you again in turn, that does kind of look bad.
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3. It's been stated several times in the past that you cannot kill an Elder God. If this is the case, how did Seren manage it? Was Mah a special case due to her corruption and deformity, and having been drained of most of her divine energy by Zaros and the Mahjarrat?
I don't think this was ever stated in game. She was a special case though, as you describe. Having poured so much of her own divine energy into her creations, she didn't have much left. The others haven't done the same thing.
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4. How did Sliske not notice that we'd tampered with his control of the Shadow Realm between Kindred Spirits and Sliske's Endgame? Surely he'd have picked up on it pretty quickly considering how much he relies on it.
Not necessarily. He doesn't have complete mastery of it.
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5. Can we get an outright confirmation that Sliske avoided the drain on his energy from Mah by using the Stone of Jas?
Sure. Jas could also have been doing it personally.
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6. How did Sliske meet Jas, or is that a matter for future content?
If we explore this, it'll be in future content. I feel like everyone's had enough of Sliske for now though.
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7. Sliske supposedly wanted the Elder Gods woken up so they would destroy Gielinor and make the universe "interesting". However, wouldn't the Elder Gods end up destroying all the worlds for the Great Revision? Wouldn't a universe without life would be even more boring to Sliske? Surely, as a former member of Zaros's inner circle, he knew that the Elder Gods wouldn't stop with Gielinor?
What if the revision takes so long that it provides Sliske with entertainment for longer than he can stand it? What if he'd rather be destroyed than live forever in this boring world? What if he was actually stopping Jas from destroying the world? What if the plan that he told you wasn't his plan at all? What if his real plan was exactly what happened?
Re: Zaros, even Zaros himself doesn't know much about the Elder Gods and their methods and functions. I doubt he shared any of that knowledge, even their existence, with the Mahjarrat.
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8. Could we get godhood tiers for V, Xau-tak and the Queen of Ashes?
V: Tier 5
Xau-Tak: Tier √-1
Queen of Ashes: We haven't decided yet
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9. Is there any significance to Sliske petrifying upon his "death"? Only gods have been seen to do so, and Lucien, who was also impaled upon the Staff of Armadyl, ended up as a simple corpse. Is it to do with him having apparently transferred his soul to us?
Sliske had been exposed to multiple divinity-inspiring events, including killing Guthix (spoilers!), hanging around the stone, and even hanging around Jas. Although everyone made a huge deal about it in MPD, as with Azzanadra the line of divinity isn't that sharp in the case of Mahjarrat. For consistency, it probably ought to have been the case that Lucien turned to stone too.
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10. On that note, the ending of Sliske's Endgame heavily implies that Sliske has transferred his soul to us. However, the ability to escape ones' body upon death has been stated to be limited to Tier 2 gods. Does this mean that Sliske had secretly ascended, or was this only possible due to the circumstances involving both the player and Sliske having been stabbed with the staff?
Answering this would inherently spoil or conflict with future content which explores this development.
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11. We have had several hints that Azzanadra is somewhat less than sane, from his own memory, Nabor and Bilrach. Is there a significant reason for his insanity, such as prolonged exposure to Zaros's controlling aura, having been locked in a pyramid for millenia, or possibly even Xau-Tak shenanigans?
Probably! Being Pope probably isn't good for your sanity either, not to mention seeing your god killed and your entire empire destroyed. Plus his little brother, most of his entire race, his best bro Temekel, and so on. Azzanadra's had a rough life.
1. Had Bandos triumphed over Armadyl during the Bird and the Beast, how would Zaros have convinced him to agree to the demonic pact that would ensure he got the Stone of Jas during Sliske's Endgame?
Bandos would have wanted Zanik back, and Raven says that if we'd been in that timeline, we would have written Nomad's Elegy with that plotline in mind.
Original message details are unavailable.
2. During the flashback in Children of Mah, Zaros seems very uncaring toward the Mahjarrat, and even slightly disgusted by them, dismissing them as glorified mercenaries who fight for whoever is at the top of the food chain. However, in his memories in Fate of the Gods, he seems to care about them, even thinking fondly of them as his younger siblings, intending to take them under his wing and for them to inherit his empire. Which is Zaros's actual view? Was his dialogue in Children of Mah just an outburst in anger at Zamorak's betrayal, an inconsistency between writers, or an attempt to make him more morally grey after how benevolent he seemed in FotG?
He was specifically angry at Zamorak rather than the Mahjarrat in general, and also possibly at himself. When a loyal ally who you convinced to join you betrays you again in turn, that does kind of look bad.
Original message details are unavailable.
3. It's been stated several times in the past that you cannot kill an Elder God. If this is the case, how did Seren manage it? Was Mah a special case due to her corruption and deformity, and having been drained of most of her divine energy by Zaros and the Mahjarrat?
I don't think this was ever stated in game. She was a special case though, as you describe. Having poured so much of her own divine energy into her creations, she didn't have much left. The others haven't done the same thing.
Original message details are unavailable.
4. How did Sliske not notice that we'd tampered with his control of the Shadow Realm between Kindred Spirits and Sliske's Endgame? Surely he'd have picked up on it pretty quickly considering how much he relies on it.
Not necessarily. He doesn't have complete mastery of it.
Original message details are unavailable.
5. Can we get an outright confirmation that Sliske avoided the drain on his energy from Mah by using the Stone of Jas?
Sure. Jas could also have been doing it personally.
Original message details are unavailable.
6. How did Sliske meet Jas, or is that a matter for future content?
If we explore this, it'll be in future content. I feel like everyone's had enough of Sliske for now though.
Original message details are unavailable.
7. Sliske supposedly wanted the Elder Gods woken up so they would destroy Gielinor and make the universe "interesting". However, wouldn't the Elder Gods end up destroying all the worlds for the Great Revision? Wouldn't a universe without life would be even more boring to Sliske? Surely, as a former member of Zaros's inner circle, he knew that the Elder Gods wouldn't stop with Gielinor?
What if the revision takes so long that it provides Sliske with entertainment for longer than he can stand it? What if he'd rather be destroyed than live forever in this boring world? What if he was actually stopping Jas from destroying the world? What if the plan that he told you wasn't his plan at all? What if his real plan was exactly what happened?
Re: Zaros, even Zaros himself doesn't know much about the Elder Gods and their methods and functions. I doubt he shared any of that knowledge, even their existence, with the Mahjarrat.
Original message details are unavailable.
8. Could we get godhood tiers for V, Xau-tak and the Queen of Ashes?
V: Tier 5
Xau-Tak: Tier √-1
Queen of Ashes: We haven't decided yet
Original message details are unavailable.
9. Is there any significance to Sliske petrifying upon his "death"? Only gods have been seen to do so, and Lucien, who was also impaled upon the Staff of Armadyl, ended up as a simple corpse. Is it to do with him having apparently transferred his soul to us?
Sliske had been exposed to multiple divinity-inspiring events, including killing Guthix (spoilers!), hanging around the stone, and even hanging around Jas. Although everyone made a huge deal about it in MPD, as with Azzanadra the line of divinity isn't that sharp in the case of Mahjarrat. For consistency, it probably ought to have been the case that Lucien turned to stone too.
Original message details are unavailable.
10. On that note, the ending of Sliske's Endgame heavily implies that Sliske has transferred his soul to us. However, the ability to escape ones' body upon death has been stated to be limited to Tier 2 gods. Does this mean that Sliske had secretly ascended, or was this only possible due to the circumstances involving both the player and Sliske having been stabbed with the staff?
Answering this would inherently spoil or conflict with future content which explores this development.
Original message details are unavailable.
11. We have had several hints that Azzanadra is somewhat less than sane, from his own memory, Nabor and Bilrach. Is there a significant reason for his insanity, such as prolonged exposure to Zaros's controlling aura, having been locked in a pyramid for millenia, or possibly even Xau-Tak shenanigans?
Probably! Being Pope probably isn't good for your sanity either, not to mention seeing your god killed and your entire empire destroyed. Plus his little brother, most of his entire race, his best bro Temekel, and so on. Azzanadra's had a rough life.
17-Jan-2017 19:45:59
