Urthdigger
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2/11/2012
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So, shortly into Wolfstack Docks, I was struck by a conundrum: Which side to pick? On paper, they looked more or less the same: Connections with the masters can be used for some powerful stuff, but it's rare to find a circumstance that calls for it, while connections with the docks has a wide variety of uses. They both pay the same, with the neddy men paying in glim, then rostygold, and the dock workers paying in rats, then glim. So, it mostly boiled down to which side did I actually approve of?
I've always liked helping the downtrodden, and at first glance it appeared that the dock workers were the ones being oppressed. However... as I examined the issue further, my faith began to waver. Apparently the dock workers make strikes like this all the time. And on top of that, they want me to blow up innocent claymen! Finally... while I may not trust the Masters, I believe it's probably a better idea to be on their good side rather than their bad side. So, I wound up siding with the neddy men.
So, what about you guys? What side did you pick, and why?
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Owlor
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2/11/2012
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Solidarity forever, for the union makes us strong! Ahem... yeah. I like that they wrote the story so that there isn't a clear right and wrong, there's several different ways you can interpet the situation, either in favor of the Neddy men and in favor of the unions. I enoyed Urthdiggers story bcause it shows you don't need to come at it from a conservative perspective to side with the Neddy Men, it all depends on how you interpet the situation. That being said, I'm a social-democrat and lean pretty heavily to the left, so it shouldn't come as a surprise that I chose to side with the union.
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Abraham Bounty
Posts: 251
2/11/2012
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I went with the Needy Men just so I could betray them at the end. My face is a skull mask, a clay skull mask, so they really should have seen it coming. Don't they frequent this forum?
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Timotheus
Posts: 39
2/11/2012
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You wouldn't have guessed, that this magnamious gentlemen here was in fact working together with the neddy men. Gaining influence with the masters, meeting one, finding out interesting things about them - and finally using said influence and secrets to change London for the better. That was the plan - how foolish I was! Meeting Mr Fires not as an equal individual, but as his puppet, my ideas were turned against me. I became what I ought to have fought. I can't turn back the time, but I can still do my best in the future. Never will I become a lackey of the masters again. Not with violence will I fight them, but with honesty and by standing up for my ideals.
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Owlor
Posts: 152
2/11/2012
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Abraham Bounty wrote:
I went with the Needy Men just so I could betray them at the end. My face is a skull mask, a clay skull mask, so they really should have seen it coming. Don't they frequent this forum?
The Moderators work hard to keep this forum free from the watchful eyes of the Masters, to ensure that this is a place where we can freely discuss Neathy matters without fear of censorship.
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Dave
Posts: 215
2/11/2012
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Owlor wrote:
Abraham Bounty wrote:
I went with the Needy Men just so I could betray them at the end. My face is a skull mask, a clay skull mask, so they really should have seen it coming. Don't they frequent this forum?
The Moderators work hard to keep this forum free from the watchful eyes of the Masters, to ensure that this is a place where we can freely discuss Neathy matters without fear of censorship.
I suspect they do this by charging exorbitant prices for information gleaned from these forums; no doubt Abraham's betrayal increased the value of such information to the Masters. Perhaps now they will pay the fee...
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