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Parable - 117 - HD
🕑 Added 2020-06-13 04:45:42 +0000 UTCI'd argue it's rude to look at someone in this situation and say "poverty?!", but I'd argue she makes up for that faux pas rather quickly.
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Oh, there are MANY games I can criticize for THIS nonsense!
...At least four. Fable 2, Fallout 3, Fallout New Vegas, and Skyrim.
Fable 2 I can criticize the hardest, however, because if memory serves, it allows you to give variable amounts of gold like this all at once, and it never changes anything for them. It's just a way to turn gold into "good" points.
Fallout 3 gets the least criticism by virtue of what you give being purified water, which naturally wouldn't change their situation in a major, long term way. Though, now that I've stopped to think about it, why "give them some caps" (Fallout's currency) isn't an option is beyond me (aside from the obvious "a game has to draw the line on options somewhere" answer).
In New Vegas, there's at least one guy you can give caps to in exchange for information, and you can wind up giving him a fair amount if you're persistent, and... Wait. I'm pretty sure he actually does get a new hat at some point if you do it enough.
Okay, FINE, New Vegas. Just show off, why don't you.
Meanwhile, in The Elder Scrolls V: Skryim, there are people in every major city you can give gold to, but only one gold coin at a time regardless of how much you have (you temporarily get an improved barter skill if you do this, so it's absolutely worth doing from a game play perspective).
Skryim takes second place for my criticism, however, because at least one of those characters begging for coins is a skill trainer in pickpocket, a skill that's rather awkward to level without taking advantage of her tutelage. If you do get training from her, the amount of gold you wind up giving her could be more than enough to acquire any home in the game. Granted, it's canon she'd need permission from someone in power to acquire one within the city, but you get my point.
BUUUUUT I also have to PRAISE Skyrim, because the ability to adopt younger beggars became an option with one of the DLCs, so it is actually possible to make a huge difference for some characters.
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Paul Lenoue
Who do you send your resume to? Do you have to interview for a job like this?
Stephen Gilberg
My favorite moment in Skyrim was when an adopted daughter asked to keep a fox. I almost wanted to stop playing so I could think, "And they lived happily ever after."
Matt R
She would be borderline flawless with longer hair
Aaron Gullison
Looks closer to SGs beam and the 'thunk' transport sound.
Aaron Gullison
There are rl people who are professional beggars.
James C
Or he starts a business, and puts the NPC currently doing that job in town out of business - and they become the new beggar.
Raphaël
TIL that morality change's someone's hair color. And that is definitely a TOS or TNG beam right there.
ZekeStaright
I'm not sure if I prefer Angel or Devil Susan... Decisions, Decisions... Also because of her choice of attire & pose durring fast travel, the noise will forever be the Star Trek transporter noise.
coredumperror
Cool beans. I'll have some time tomorrow to color this. Will tweet it to you like I've done before. Fans will also find it in the #strip-slayer channel on the Discord.
Dan Shive
I can't guarantee I won't wind up choosing something else, but my plan is to with blue, probably close to her normal highlights.
Connie Edogawa
at this point, part of me can't help but view this storyline as an engine for making enough varied susan designs to fuel an entire susan harem. and as someone who likes looking at attractive ladies, I am 100% ok with this.
coredumperror
Yay, clothed Susan! A skirt would have been nice... but I'll take what I can get. :) EDIT: By the way, what color is Susan's hair, now that she's got those angel wings? I might color this page.
David Fenger
I love the reaction of the "good icon" to the amount being given. I'm sure those wings won't stand out at all on a stealth mission.
Paul Lenoue
A good twist would be you giving a destitute beggar gold coins or info and morality points, then leave the city for some quests, only to return and discover the "beggar" is now running a sweatshop, forcing starving street urchins to capture, kill and skin kitten/puppies to make fur coats that he sells for big profits which he uses for a hedonistic and evil lifestyle. When you ask around people say that some idiot gave him a lot of gold coins (despite his depraved history) which he used to start his immoral business.
Emtu
"Coin for an old beggar?"
