but we respect his craft

[kindkit]

I'm partway through the Ancient Rome Sidequest of the Rusty Quill Gaming podcast, and I find myself picturing Alex saying to himself "What this fun and pulpy storyline needs is more moral ambiguity!!" And cackling. (ETA: Alex is--in my imagination--cackling. Not me.)

Further ETA: Having listened to the rest of the sidequest, I'm definitely not cackling. Ouch.

I do wonder what might have happened if it hadn't been for a combination of bad rolls and poor judgment. Might Grizzop and Sasha have changed history? And might they have found a way back to their own time?

Also, I choose to believe that Sasha did not in any way marry Cicero and have a bunch of kids with him. Cicero is her assistant and they're running a school for acrobats and/or thieves.

(And to be fair to Alex, despite his obvious fondness for playing the sadistic god, he seemed pretty upset at having killed off a--mostly--good and likeable character.)

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[rydra_wong]

I'm partway through the Ancient Rome Sidequest of the Rusty Quill Gaming podcast

GOOD LUCK.

ETA: Ah, I see your ETA.

Also, I choose to believe that Sasha did not in any way marry Cicero and have a bunch of kids with him.

I didn't even think of that possibility -- yeah, no, no way that's what happened (aside from the fact Cicero's an idiot, I'm sure he can't do any parkour).

I read it as being clear that she's running a school/home for waifs and strays, so they can learn Sasha-skills while also being loved and cared for. Protecting the kind of kid she once was.

(And to be fair to Alex, despite his obvious fondness for playing the sadistic god, he seemed pretty upset at having killed off a--mostly--good and likeable character.)

Yeah, I'm fascinated by the post ep-4 "bloopers", because they're all having such different emotional reactions.

[rydra_wong]

And might they have found a way back to their own time?

I hope someone asks, come the post S4 Q&A, whether there was a possible route back to the present; I'd be curious to know whether that was ever on the cards.

[cyprinella]

Grizzop's last line is perfection and makes me cry every time.