Epic: The Slaughter
It was a tragedy. Millions upon millions of men poured into a war that had no meaning, a meatgrinder of machines and men where lives were short and pointless. Tens of thousands died in pointless charges against machines of death, guns and tanks and bombs and fortresses. Mother mourned their sons that never returned, wives their husbands, and children their fathers. A million deaths over a minor squabble between petty rulers. It was no honorable fight, and there was no truce and no peace, just endless lines of men charging into battles that were mockeries of honor and courage.
The gods of war wept.
Comments
Cayvie:
The One Who Kills claims domain over the petty rulers making people do things.
The Lone Amigo:
Baron Samedi claims domain over the deaths of millions of men, and over the machines of death.
Chronos Phaenon:
Chronos claims domain over the moment when millions upon millions of men poured into war.
Angry Grasshopper:
Odin claims domain over the souls of the righteous who fell in battle, so that his valkyries may speed them to Valhalla, where they may fight forever.
Rodney:
False Odin claims domain over the mockeries of honor and courage.
Hix:
Om claims domain over the (non-blue) tanks.
smith:
heh heh, I like Om’s domain. Angra Mainyu claims the mourning of mothers, wives and children. And the weeping of the gods of war. (all suffering)
smith:
Definite conflict:
Odin and Baron Samedi - both claiming domain over the whole and parts of the millions of deaths.
smith:
Vague conflicts:
- Baron Samedi and Hix?
- One Who Kills and False Odin and Chronos?
Most elements get hopelessly entangled with one another, that is a weak point of this rule - too much interpretation required. I guess we just grab our quint and hope no one argues…
The Lone Amigo:
I’m just grabbing my quint. I see there’s a conflict between me and Hix, but I can’t work out who has the better claim.
Chronos Phaenon:
Onew Who Kills: The Petty Rulers
False Odin: The mockery
Chronos: Millions of men pouring
Where is the conflict?
Chronos Phaenon:
This is closed, all right?
smith:
yeah, never mind. it is all fine.