Sir Groff – Guilded Age

Annotated 50-29

Thu, 02 Feb 2023 04:04:31 +0000

FB: Design historians would call this the beginning of Goblaurence’s “psychedelic period.” Flo argued that Goblaurence should be on that airship. My response was that Rendar was more the “exploring big ideas for their own sake” engineer, whereas Gobbles is kind […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...

Annotated 50-21

Wed, 25 Jan 2023 04:49:18 +0000

Don Gobligno breaks out the old “What makes you think they all want freedom?” Always a classic. The answer, of course, is that they don’t all want freedom. There are always going to be some who prefer the life they know to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...

Annotated 50-18

Sun, 22 Jan 2023 04:45:46 +0000

The team may not go by the name “Peacemakers” any more, but they still have that impulse, especially when they’re celebrating the end of war for the foreseeable future. “Hey, none of us (except Syr’Nj) had a problem with Bandit…shouldn’t […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...

Annotated 50-17

Sat, 21 Jan 2023 04:44:57 +0000

Gondolessa isn’t playing any kind of game here. Avians’ interests have been seen to…they’re kind of easy, as special-interest groups go. He just wants Penk’s coalition to work. Byron may not want the job, but he here demonstrates why he […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...

Annotated 50-16

Fri, 20 Jan 2023 04:43:45 +0000

(Plato didn’t exactly say, “Those who do not seek power are most qualified to hold it.” But it’s a fair paraphrase.) Penk’s developed no small affection for his one-time mortal enemies, not least because they’re so consistently politically useful. It’s true […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...