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Parson Gotti

2013-05-21T18:48:18Z

How was Parson able to get into the Magic Kingdom?: highlight special

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	Most significantly, in [[LIAB Text 59]], the page which reveals Parson's casting ability, it states that Parson can now understand some of the things behind what he can see. It might just be referring to his new senses as a general caster, but it could also be referring to the basic power of Signamancy.		Most significantly, in [[LIAB Text 59]], the page which reveals Parson's casting ability, it states that Parson can now understand some of the things behind what he can see. It might just be referring to his new senses as a general caster, but it could also be referring to the basic power of Signamancy.
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		+	===How was Parson able to get into the Magic Kingdom?===
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		+	It appears Parson was able to get into the magic kingdom because he was a caster or natural caster of unknown type and discipline.[http://www.erfworld.com/wiki/index.php/LIAB_Text_59]. We know [[casters] don't [[disband]] when passing through the portal to the [[Magic Kingdom]]. We don't yet know if [[natural casters]] [[disband]] when passing through the portal to the [[Magic Kingdom]], but we know non-casters do disband. Why is this fact important? If it were that clear cut and only casters can get through the Portal to the [[Magic Kingdom]] and not be [[disbanded]], as [[Queen Bea]] used it to commit suicide, why did the casters in the [[Magic Kingdom]] get so upset about Parson getting 'in' in the first place? If it were cut and dried that only casters can get through the portal, then just by passing through the portal would be analogous to the right credentials. The fuss of the other casters in the [[Magic Kingdom]] to Parson's presence, may be because of a gray area between a regular caster, like [[Maggie]], and a non-caster, like [[Queen Bea]]. Something that the reality of the portal admits, but from which regular casters draw a mental (possibly social) distinction. The only things known that fit that gray area are:
		+	* a [[natural caster]], like an [[Archon]], which may be a [[caster]] to the Portal and not a caster [[caster]] to regular [[casters]] at the same time, and/or
		+	* a "potential" or "nascent" caster. In Erfworld [[casters]] are popped as fully formed [[casters]] not born in a nascent undefined form as [[Parson]] the Earth human was to his own [[bracer]] scenario. Hence Parson until he successfully unlocked/initiated the casting of his first [[spell]].[http://www.erfworld.com/wiki/index.php/LIAB_Text_59] may have appeared to be a undefined [[caster]] to the [[Magic Portal]] and not to a caster [[caster]] to regular [[casters]] at the same time, and/or
		+	* that Parson is still a special and may be immune to disbanding as also demonstrated with his disobeying Overlord Stanley's direct order.

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Combat

2013-05-21T17:29:23Z

Basically, but the proposed canon section is no place to write text as a question.

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	===Forces===		===Forces===
-	A [[Side]]'s [[Unit]]s may be grouped into [[Stack]]s, or may fight as single [[Unit]]. There is no limit to the number of Units that may stack together. Each Stack fights as a single entity, working together to perform a single task.	+	A [[Side]]'s [[Unit]]s may be grouped into [[Stack]]s, or may fight as single [[Unit]]. There is no limit to the number of Units that may stack together, though the bonuses gained from being in a stack max out at 8. Each Stack fights as a single entity, working together to perform a single task.
-	~~(It seems that the max number of stacked units is 8, as suggested by one of the Erfabet book pictures?)~~	+

	Leaders perform the tasks of officers. Leaders may re-organize stacks in the vicinity, provide instructions to stacks, provide combat instructions to any units stacked with the leader, and provide a bonus to units in the same stack. Leaders are [[Caster]]s, [[Warlord]]s, [[Chief Warlord]]s (all three [[unit]] types are also referred to as [[Commander]]s), and [[Ruler]]s.		Leaders perform the tasks of officers. Leaders may re-organize stacks in the vicinity, provide instructions to stacks, provide combat instructions to any units stacked with the leader, and provide a bonus to units in the same stack. Leaders are [[Caster]]s, [[Warlord]]s, [[Chief Warlord]]s (all three [[unit]] types are also referred to as [[Commander]]s), and [[Ruler]]s.

Combat

2013-05-21T11:50:52Z

Somewhat updated Stack info?

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	A [[Side]]'s [[Unit]]s may be grouped into [[Stack]]s, or may fight as single [[Unit]]. There is no limit to the number of Units that may stack together. Each Stack fights as a single entity, working together to perform a single task.		A [[Side]]'s [[Unit]]s may be grouped into [[Stack]]s, or may fight as single [[Unit]]. There is no limit to the number of Units that may stack together. Each Stack fights as a single entity, working together to perform a single task.
		+	(It seems that the max number of stacked units is 8, as suggested by one of the Erfabet book pictures?)

	Leaders perform the tasks of officers. Leaders may re-organize stacks in the vicinity, provide instructions to stacks, provide combat instructions to any units stacked with the leader, and provide a bonus to units in the same stack. Leaders are [[Caster]]s, [[Warlord]]s, [[Chief Warlord]]s (all three [[unit]] types are also referred to as [[Commander]]s), and [[Ruler]]s.		Leaders perform the tasks of officers. Leaders may re-organize stacks in the vicinity, provide instructions to stacks, provide combat instructions to any units stacked with the leader, and provide a bonus to units in the same stack. Leaders are [[Caster]]s, [[Warlord]]s, [[Chief Warlord]]s (all three [[unit]] types are also referred to as [[Commander]]s), and [[Ruler]]s.

Parson Gotti

2013-05-20T17:29:29Z

Since Parson is confirmed as a caster, speculation no longer applies.

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-	'''Parson A. Gotti''', (born December 7, 1982 in Indianapolis, Indiana), or '''Lord Hamster''', is a human gamer, and author of the webcomic [http://hamstard.com/ Hamstard]. Originally from Earth, resident of the city of Columbus, Ohio, he was summoned to [[Erfworld]] by [[Wanda Firebaugh]] in 3 [[AW]], and appointed [[Chief Warlord]] under [[Stanley the Tool]] of [[Gobwin Knob]]. He was demoted to [[Warlord]] in 10 [[AW]], and re-promoted to a [[Chief Warlord]] again in Book 2, Page 32.	+	'''Parson A. Gotti''', (born December 7, 1982 in Indianapolis, Indiana), or '''Lord Hamster''', is a human gamer, and author of the webcomic [http://hamstard.com/ Hamstard]. Originally from Earth, resident of the city of Columbus, Ohio, he was summoned to [[Erfworld]] by [[Wanda Firebaugh]] in 3 [[AW]], and appointed [[Chief Warlord]] under [[Stanley the Tool]] of [[Gobwin Knob]]. He was demoted to [[Warlord]] in 10 [[AW]], and re-promoted to a [[Chief Warlord]] again in Book 2, Page 32. In [[LIAB Text 59]], it is revealed that Parson is also a [[caster]] and his abilities are unlocked.

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	===Parson the Signamancer===		===Parson the Signamancer===
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		+	Parson is confirmed to be a caster, but it is still unknown which discipline.

	It has been speculated that Parson may be a [[Signamancer]], based on a variety of factors: [[Charlie]]'s hints that he can probably cast from [[scroll]]s, Signamancy being Fate-aligned Hippiemancy, [[Janis]]'s claim that he is a Hippiemancer, and perhaps the nature of Signamancy itself{{blog\|2009\|9\|summer-updates-037}} which meshes very well with Parson's ''ability'' to come up with new powerful (described as 'disturbing') game-changing strategies in [[Erfworld]]'s reality. It is possible that [[Janis]]'s claim is based on Parson's true nature, that is he is a gamer as opposed to and in addition to being a playing piece in a world bound by game like rules. Paradoxically as both an outsider and an expert, the ''significance'' of many aspects of Erfworld are quite clear to Parson in that he ''naturally'' looks to what everything in Erfworld ''signifies'' not what they "are".		It has been speculated that Parson may be a [[Signamancer]], based on a variety of factors: [[Charlie]]'s hints that he can probably cast from [[scroll]]s, Signamancy being Fate-aligned Hippiemancy, [[Janis]]'s claim that he is a Hippiemancer, and perhaps the nature of Signamancy itself{{blog\|2009\|9\|summer-updates-037}} which meshes very well with Parson's ''ability'' to come up with new powerful (described as 'disturbing') game-changing strategies in [[Erfworld]]'s reality. It is possible that [[Janis]]'s claim is based on Parson's true nature, that is he is a gamer as opposed to and in addition to being a playing piece in a world bound by game like rules. Paradoxically as both an outsider and an expert, the ''significance'' of many aspects of Erfworld are quite clear to Parson in that he ''naturally'' looks to what everything in Erfworld ''signifies'' not what they "are".
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	Finally, this perhaps explains many of Parsons relationships. He appears most comfortable in relationships with casters, Bogroll a notable exception. For example, his two closest companions in Erfworld are both casters; Maggie, who repeatedly notes he is a very different sort of warlord, and Sizemore, who stated very early on that he had a deep interest in all kinds of magic. It is possible that Sizemore's interest in Parson could be a subconscious reflection of this. Parson's comfort with them appeared most significant during a drunken Signamantic(?) conversation about the nature of time in Erfworld. [http://www.erfworld.com/summer-update-2009-archive/?px=%2FE029_JoeZuniga_DrunkTime.jpg] Last but not least, Signamancy would explain why he understands much of Jack's, the Foolamancer's, ''cloaked'' speech. As a Signamancer he would ''naturally'' be able to see clearly to a Foolamancer's ''cloaked'' meaning.		Finally, this perhaps explains many of Parsons relationships. He appears most comfortable in relationships with casters, Bogroll a notable exception. For example, his two closest companions in Erfworld are both casters; Maggie, who repeatedly notes he is a very different sort of warlord, and Sizemore, who stated very early on that he had a deep interest in all kinds of magic. It is possible that Sizemore's interest in Parson could be a subconscious reflection of this. Parson's comfort with them appeared most significant during a drunken Signamantic(?) conversation about the nature of time in Erfworld. [http://www.erfworld.com/summer-update-2009-archive/?px=%2FE029_JoeZuniga_DrunkTime.jpg] Last but not least, Signamancy would explain why he understands much of Jack's, the Foolamancer's, ''cloaked'' speech. As a Signamancer he would ''naturally'' be able to see clearly to a Foolamancer's ''cloaked'' meaning.

-	~~===How was Parson able to get into the Magic Kingdom?===~~	+	Most significantly, in [[LIAB Text 59]], the page which reveals Parson's casting ability, it states that Parson can now understand some of the things behind what he can see. It might just be referring to his new senses as a general caster, but it could also be referring to the basic power of Signamancy.
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-	~~If he is a [[Signamancer]]~~, Parson may be a natural caster (per section above). The key evidence for this is that we don't know if [[natural casters]] [[disband]] when passing through the portal to the [[Magic Kingdom]], but we know non-casters do disband. Why is this fact important? If it were that clear cut and only casters can get through the Portal to the [[Magic Kingdom]] and not be [[disbanded]], as [[Queen Bea]] used it to commit suicide, why did the casters in ~~the~~ [[~~Magic Kingdom~~]] ~~get so upset about Parson getting 'in' in the first place? If it were cut and dried that only casters can get through the portal~~, ~~then just by passing through~~ the ~~portal would be analogous to the right credentials. The fuss of the other casters in the [[Magic Kingdom]] to~~ Parson's ~~presence~~, gives appearance to a gray area between a regular caster, like [[Maggie]], and a non-caster, like [[Queen Bea]]. Something that the reality of the portal admits, but from which regular casters draw a mental (social) distinction. The only thing known that fits that gray area is a natural caster, like an [[Archon]], which if you think about it ~~is both a caster (to the Portal) and not a caster caster (perhaps to regular Casters) at the same time. The other options are~~ that:	+
-	*2) Parson ~~is simply unique. He is noted as '''Special''' in which case perhaps he is immune to disbanding by~~ the ~~portal just as~~ he ~~was immune to disbanding for failing to follow Stanley's expressed orders (noted in "Parson the [[Signamancer]]" above and claimed later by a [[Carnymancer]] [http://www~~.~~erfworld.com/2012/11/book-2-%E2%80%93-page-96/] (which which knowing [[Carnymancer]]s probably means this claim is a trick and hence false.))~~	+
-	*3) Casters can innately and with absolute certainty (magically) recognize other casters and if Parson made it through the portal, but did not register to ~~their innate and certain~~ senses~~, then he's an interloper despite the Portal's acquiescence. The only question on this final option is then for what reason would have the angry casters believed [[Janis]] when she claimed Parson~~ as a ~~member of her tribe of casters? They agreed to what she said~~, but ~~since Maggie thought Parson best leave immediately upon regaining consciousness~~ it ~~would appear Parson is either immune to disbanding, a gray area-possibly natural caster...or perhaps both?~~	+
-	*4) Parson is simply unique. He is noted as '''Special''' in which case perhaps he is both a warlord and a caster, whereas other commanders are either a warlord or a caster. In keeping with his "Special" status and being the "Perfect Warlord," perhaps he combines qualities of both classes. As a caster, he would be allowed into the Magic Kingdom, while being a warlord would account for why the other casters do not want him in the Magic Kingdom. Thus Janis' claims that he is a [[Hippiemancer]] and Maggie's statement that "This is not a place for warlords" could ~~both~~ be ~~true at~~ the ~~same time.~~	+
-	*5) Parson is an undisputed non-caster and the anger of the other casters is the reason [[Maggie]] herself gave Parson when they left: "This is not a place for warlords." Parson showing up sword-in-hand from battle may have been the cause, however, all casters are warlords capable of leading troops and Parson's opening retort to his appearance through the portal {{ref \| [[TBFGK 140:2]]}} "...I don't know why I didn't disband. Maybe I count as a Mathamancer...or something" would tend to discount this last option and later the same is claimed by a [[carnymancer]] [http://www.erfworld.com/2012/11/book-2-%E2%80%93-page-96/] (which knowing [[Carnymancer]]s probably means this claim is a trick and hence false).	+

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