Technically, EVERYTHING he’s done since becoming a power wielder has been a part of his “destiny”. Between Maga, the Dragon and Agent Huang, the only freedom he’s had has been in how he deals with the people who attack him. The Crucible is just the latest in a very long line of quest givers.
Does it seem to anyone else that Humphrey’s giving in a bit too easy? Surely his power could get him out of the water and back up on the platform easy enough? Getting out of the Harvester Titan was far harder than this and because he’s in a higher sphere he has even more power to work with. Is he just stringing them along?
Given that the groups’ sentences all amount to “take the next quest hook, or else,” he’s probably just playing along because this is an obvious quest hook.
Maybe these power-users aren’t they first ones who’ve been sentenced to follow obvious quest hooks, so maybe these guys have also learned that giving obvious quest hooks is a sure-fire way of distracting power-using pursuers into going off on a wild goose chase? Turtles all the way down!
For all the power that Destiny in this setting gives, it also imposes some pretty strong costs (restriction? responsibilities? duties? etc.) as well. Closer and closer to the Dragon, I wouldn’t be surprised if Humph has even less freedom to act in return for all the additional power. As such, it’s quite possible that rejecting this side quest coercion would be something not merely not allowed by Destiny but even would be punished by it (hence how these rogues have managed to kill power-users).
Besides- these guys seems genre savvy enough to know how to force Destiny to agree with their plans (kidnapping a vital party member and his equipment to force a power user to do their bidding lest the power user’s main quest fails).
Oh joy, ANOTHER side quest…
Side quests are the spice of life
Unless this is just the next step in the destiny he pulled from the crucible.
Technically, EVERYTHING he’s done since becoming a power wielder has been a part of his “destiny”. Between Maga, the Dragon and Agent Huang, the only freedom he’s had has been in how he deals with the people who attack him. The Crucible is just the latest in a very long line of quest givers.
Right. I was also thinking this may be part of the quest object that he needs to fulfill.
Does it seem to anyone else that Humphrey’s giving in a bit too easy? Surely his power could get him out of the water and back up on the platform easy enough? Getting out of the Harvester Titan was far harder than this and because he’s in a higher sphere he has even more power to work with. Is he just stringing them along?
Given that the groups’ sentences all amount to “take the next quest hook, or else,” he’s probably just playing along because this is an obvious quest hook.
Maybe these power-users aren’t they first ones who’ve been sentenced to follow obvious quest hooks, so maybe these guys have also learned that giving obvious quest hooks is a sure-fire way of distracting power-using pursuers into going off on a wild goose chase? Turtles all the way down!
For all the power that Destiny in this setting gives, it also imposes some pretty strong costs (restriction? responsibilities? duties? etc.) as well. Closer and closer to the Dragon, I wouldn’t be surprised if Humph has even less freedom to act in return for all the additional power. As such, it’s quite possible that rejecting this side quest coercion would be something not merely not allowed by Destiny but even would be punished by it (hence how these rogues have managed to kill power-users).
Besides- these guys seems genre savvy enough to know how to force Destiny to agree with their plans (kidnapping a vital party member and his equipment to force a power user to do their bidding lest the power user’s main quest fails).