Given that Sue tried to use lightning magic when we first met her and that we saw the same spell in the flashback I think her being a royal is more or less confirmed(since passing spells through families is pretty normal). This is just conjecture but since the prince claims to not be human I think he is actually a spell. I think both the prince and Sue are different "avatars" of the spell.

"Allen, you've been gone for a week, what do you have to say for yourself?"

"Sir, that pesky Murdergalsh found me again while I was out hunting and it chased me around the mountainside. I barely escaped with my life."

"That's the third time this season! Are you sure you aren't using the looming threat of the Murdergalsh as a convenient excuse to lengthen your hunting trips?"

*sweating* "D-don't be ridiculous sir..."

@isshou said in S-Rank Adventurer Vol. 2 Discussion!:

I don't even want to think about the dosing he used dumping the rest of the bottle on the miasma coming from the ring.

Don't want to think about what would have happened if he hadn't.
Some things really do require drastic methods.

@thegrimlich said in I'll Never Set Foot in That House Again! Vol. 3 Discussion:

@hylebos said in I'll Never Set Foot in That House Again! Vol. 3 Discussion:

Like, all of the nobles in attendance, assuming they have any agency, have got to be facepalming if they are unable to form connections with Chelsea after (presumably) Noel succeeds.

I mean, shy girls gotta stick together.

I guess if she is actually shy that makes me overly mean and judgmental =\

@lex said in Instant Death Cheat Vol. 8 Discussion!:

Even with an actual bow in hands, we still didn't see the Dannoura Archery Style being used to, you know, fire an arrow with a bow.

Yep, the running joke of the Danmoura style of (anything but) archery continues on. It was actually started before volume 1, in the My Sister Live in a Fantasy World series with a different Danmoura family member.

@salientmind just wait until he has some fondu.

@rahul-balaggan Thanks a bunch!

Ooh! I’m glad we got a confirmation that he really does have ties to this other world. But ugh! It’s going to be so hard waiting for the next volume to drop. :( Still waiting on physical copies too! Pretty please!

@travis-butler said in Can Someone Please Explain What's Going On?! Vol. 8 Discussion:

@kilocron said in Can Someone Please Explain What's Going On?! Vol. 8 Discussion:

Also I wonder if Cervi/Vi might have themselves a bit of "Master/Servant role play, eh?" wink wink.

I... really, really don't see that happening.

Vi's thing is "doing useful work." She loves the sense of accomplishment from things that make her household better. I'd say that compulsion for productive activity reinforces her inner strength and sense of self.

I would argue that Vi is absolutely not into subordination, or acting to please someone else. The examples that come to mind are when Calendula tried to treat her as a servant - which she did not like - and when Aurantia's crown prince tried to treat her as a submissive lady - which she settled by throwing him and knocking him unconscious.

She is not a submissive. ^^;;

Though the first thing I thought of when I saw @kilocron comment was: oh, so Vi is going to play the master?

@planguy Rafina, Tiona, and Sion—two “saints” and a “sage”—the Serpants could not have done it without them! Not just removing Mia’s head from her body, but nurturing the Serpents spark into a fire that burned the entire continent.
It was not just Mia, or just Ernst who was hurt by these very good and very bright people getting it very wrong, but hundreds-of-thousands of souls, each with their own story of corruption and loss.

Beware “The Best and the Brightest”, especially when they believe their own press!

Oh my.
Some of those look to be the sort that you really shouldn't read if loud roars of laughter would disturb people...

@shiny It's mention near demons is what caught my attention

@salientmind said in Min-Maxing My TRPG Build Vol. 2 Discussion!:

@planguy said in Min-Maxing My TRPG Build Vol. 2 Discussion!:

No, really. Necromancy being the usual go to for evil magic is surprising when Mind Control: the magic school exists.

Necromancy being evil in TRPGs always struck as weird since undead are naturally occurring. Vs enchantment/mind control/Geass spells which are basically a form of slavery.

Well, undead are almost always seen as pure evil in themselves… so anyone deliberately creating them is evil squared.

Mind Control certainly isn’t always neutral- in one of our group’s Amber campaign, the GM eventually had to turn it off due to player complaints. But while mind controlling good characters is Bad, things like Charm when used against opponents are generally not hated; even, more merciful than killing them. (True story: in my first D&D 2E campaign, we charmed an Orc in one of our earliest fights, and he ended up eventually joining the party for real because he knew a good thing when he saw it. ^^;; After one of our adventures when we visited Sind, he started wearing white robes and calling himself a Son of the Desert.)

@lex yeah I found myself rereading the first couple of pages of that last extra bit until I remembered the comment about the Henderson scale from one of the chapter headers. Basically a full Henderson is a 180 or alternate history.

I read a bunch of snippets from one of my favorite authors Patreon. She has a ton of story bits that she never publishes that go off the rails and are non-canon but usually very funny.

Well, I was expecting Goldilocks, but not dinner with the bear family. I'm wondering how far down the rabbit hole this volume will dive.

“Guide of the Holy Sword and Saint’s Authority” “Saint’s Authority,” huh?

Even Sophie can’t tell what Roslia’s holy sword’s special ability is yet? Hmmm… in these sorts of cases, the ability often doesn’t unlock until the user solves some sort of personal issue. Sorry Roslia, but I bet you’re gonna have to reveal your backstory to the rest of the Arrivers (or at least Note) in order to unlock the ability.

“Holy Invaders”? That sounds ominous.

Given that these guys seem to be militant Cecinaists, I bet they want Neme because she has Saint’s Authority.

“Cardinal Fuge”? Well, we have a name, at least. Anyway, I bet we’ll finally be getting Neme’s backstory this volume.

It definitely feels like we’re going with the redemption route for Leyfa.

Wait, is this…?

Yep! It’s Riece!

Well, someone else is the “Girl Snatcher” this time, Riece.

I was wondering if Riece might have gotten married, and sure enough! Nice!

Wow. Riece is even pregnant?!

DDT is a wrestling move that starts with an headlock: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/DDT_(professional_wrestling)