Monster of the Week 6

Started by ProfesseurRenard, December 11, 2025, 12:14:44 AM

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ProfesseurRenard

December 11, 2025, 12:14:44 AM
Taide really likes his Behemoths, doesn't he?

Anders71

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December 11, 2025, 11:06:47 PM
Fun fact: Thomas Hobbes famously used the leviathan for a society that was well organized and unified under common leadership. Much less famously, he used the behemoth as a metaphor for a society that *techically* had a government of some kind, but the government was a total omnishambles that was completely lawless and constantly fighting itself. I don't know what this has to do with the comic, but I also don't know how else to deal with a draft that's mobile so posting as is.
A central philosophical issue with worlds, possible or impossible, is how they represent what they represent. This is obviously connected to the problem of what kind of things they are. Perhaps impossible worlds are metaphysically different from possible worlds, and represent in a different way. Or perhaps they are metaphysically on par with possible worlds. Or, they may be taken as nonexistent objects. Or as abstract entities which represent by encoding...

ProfesseurRenard

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December 12, 2025, 04:04:52 AM
Quote from: Anders71 on December 11, 2025, 11:06:47 PMMuch less famously, he used the behemoth as a metaphor for a society that *techically* had a government of some kind, but the government was a total omnishambles that was completely lawless and constantly fighting itself.

Basically America under Trump, then?

Anders71

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December 15, 2025, 08:15:56 AM
Quote from: ProfesseurRenard on December 12, 2025, 04:04:52 AM
Quote from: Anders71 on December 11, 2025, 11:06:47 PMMuch less famously, he used the behemoth as a metaphor for a society that *techically* had a government of some kind, but the government was a total omnishambles that was completely lawless and constantly fighting itself.

Basically America under Trump, then?
And people say the classics don't have modern relevance!
A central philosophical issue with worlds, possible or impossible, is how they represent what they represent. This is obviously connected to the problem of what kind of things they are. Perhaps impossible worlds are metaphysically different from possible worlds, and represent in a different way. Or perhaps they are metaphysically on par with possible worlds. Or, they may be taken as nonexistent objects. Or as abstract entities which represent by encoding...

ProfesseurRenard

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December 15, 2025, 10:52:35 AM
Quote from: Anders71 on December 15, 2025, 08:15:56 AM
Quote from: ProfesseurRenard on December 12, 2025, 04:04:52 AM
Quote from: Anders71 on December 11, 2025, 11:06:47 PMMuch less famously, he used the behemoth as a metaphor for a society that *techically* had a government of some kind, but the government was a total omnishambles that was completely lawless and constantly fighting itself.

Basically America under Trump, then?
And people say the classics don't have modern relevance!

How did that old tune go? "Hundred thousand changes, everything's the same."

Anders71

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December 27, 2025, 10:04:06 AM
Quote from: ProfesseurRenard on December 15, 2025, 10:52:35 AM
Quote from: Anders71 on December 15, 2025, 08:15:56 AM
Quote from: ProfesseurRenard on December 12, 2025, 04:04:52 AM
Quote from: Anders71 on December 11, 2025, 11:06:47 PMMuch less famously, he used the behemoth as a metaphor for a society that *techically* had a government of some kind, but the government was a total omnishambles that was completely lawless and constantly fighting itself.

Basically America under Trump, then?
And people say the classics don't have modern relevance!

How did that old tune go? "Hundred thousand changes, everything's the same."
If you want to be very strict, I actually encountered the term in Franz Neumann's analysis of Nazi Germany, though my understanding is that several aspects of that thesis aged pretty poorly.
A central philosophical issue with worlds, possible or impossible, is how they represent what they represent. This is obviously connected to the problem of what kind of things they are. Perhaps impossible worlds are metaphysically different from possible worlds, and represent in a different way. Or perhaps they are metaphysically on par with possible worlds. Or, they may be taken as nonexistent objects. Or as abstract entities which represent by encoding...

Merlin

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December 30, 2025, 09:57:55 PM Last Edit: December 30, 2025, 09:58:58 PM by Merlin
The behemoth is the worst tier 7 monster in HOMM3, unfortunately the might factions are super underpowered compared to the magic ones. I do have a soft spot for fortress towns and their tier 7s though from playing them too much, hydras are fun for castle defence except for that everybody brings fliers and archers. sigh.

Anyway! If anybody wants to see me draw a particular monster let me know because pretty much all of these start with "what monster should i draw" and i keep running low on ideas lol

ProfesseurRenard

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December 31, 2025, 01:36:19 PM
Quote from: Merlin on December 30, 2025, 09:57:55 PMThe behemoth is the worst tier 7 monster in HOMM3, unfortunately the might factions are super underpowered compared to the magic ones. I do have a soft spot for fortress towns and their tier 7s though from playing them too much, hydras are fun for castle defence except for that everybody brings fliers and archers. sigh.

Anyway! If anybody wants to see me draw a particular monster let me know because pretty much all of these start with "what monster should i draw" and i keep running low on ideas lol

I don't believe we've seen a hydra from you... or gorgons or krakens...
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