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Once saw something that said "Warhammer is quintessentially British while Dungeons and Dragons is quintessentially American"

I've thought about it a lot and it does add up in a horrifying sort of way.

There has been this lil thing needling my brain when consuming Warhammer content where I'm like...annoyed that nobody matters? That 95% of life in this universe is regarded as cheap and meaningless? That, unless you're part of this top echelon of humanity, you're basically on par with a mouse who's solely been bred into existence to feed a snake.

And I've known on an intellectual level it's a dumb thing to feel irked by--like it's a Grimdark setting, this is the whole deal--but I kept asking myself "why does this get under my skin?" and I think that quote perfectly explains why.

The British class system is so fucked and omnipresent that, like, yeah: for the vast majority of British history, most British citizens have been feeder mice and they're well aware of their place in the hierarchy. You aren't allowed to forget it. The aggessive classism is baked so deep into the culture that it becomes a sort of obvious, bland fact of life.

And America has it's own insane class issues and rampant inequality, but we also have the myth of the American Dream and a hyper-individualist culture counteracting it. So while you are almost certainly a feeder mouse, you're still raised to feel "I'm something, I'm important, the world just doesn't know it yet". A whole country of temporarily embarrassed millionaires.

So Warhammer represents the British class system turned up to 10000; most people are a speck floating by in the background of a story about bigger, grander characters and there's nothing they can really do about it. The random guardsman is never going to become a character as important as a fuckin Primarch, there's no narrative upward class mobility if you will.

But Dungeons and Dragons is almost always a story about a ragtag crew of random schmucks taking on Big Bads and defeating them, it's about equal opportunity heroism. You may be a rogue who started life as a pickpocket street urchin, but you and your friends still lay waste to an overpowered evil wizard using naught but wits and teamwork.

And it's embarrassing to admit, but my American brain worms start screaming when presented with such a British worldview because it makes it clear: I would not matter in this setting. If I existed in this universe, I'd be dead, enslaved, a servitor, working myself into an early grave in a hive world factory or cannon fodder because that's just how life is for 95% of humanity and there's no reason why I'd be the exception. And the fact is, as unpleasant as it is to acknowledge, my dogshit American main character syndrome ego does not like that.

But whaddya gonna do.

orangelemonart

I finally read Witch Hat Atelier.

lettuccine

role swap? age swap?

gwninja

Gangle teaches the mating call.

or, I just love drawing flimsy wavy characters

miniangel

miffy with a pearl earring i adore you

avichuella

it’s showtime!!

blorbosinmyheadcentral

"Showtime Swap AU"… or something

Elaborating on this under the cut:

- Caine is still an artificial intelligence, Pomni is still a human being By the time Scratch abstracted, Caine still wasn't completely developed. He was "raised" by Kinger and Queenie as if he were their own son. - Caine's incredibly advanced AI made him sentient, self-aware, and virtually omnipotent, but quite poor at performing his intended functions. He had unlimited power, and had no clue how to use it - Humans kept abstracting due to Caine's inability to manage the system, sometimes messing with their brain scan files in an attempt at fixing things. - Pomni was one of the first humans to arrive in the digital landscape, not the last. - She adapted quickly to her new home and became very close to everyone around her, always trying to help all of them feel comfortable and loved. That included Caine. /// This is where Caine fell head over heels in love with Pomni; though he chose to hide his feelings 'cuz their circumstances were already complicated enough /// - Pomni sympathized with Caine's struggles with administration and maintenance, and how this negatively affected everybody. Given her background and experience, she offered to help him. - Something went horribly, horribly wrong in the process. Against all odds, they switched places - Pomni managed to keep things running relatively smoothly… at first. All the unrestrained power went to her head and made her go mad, spiraling into a workaholic "funfair host" that quickly lost touch with her own humanity. Pomni lost all memory of others and of herself. - She was skilled at using the unlimited power at the tip of her hands. She could no longer understand anyone's needs and desires, hopes and goals, dreams and fears. Her sole purpose was fulfilling her "job" as efficiently as possible - Meanwhile, Caine tries to fill the void left behind by Pomni, by becoming someone who offers a shoulder to lean on to anyone who needs it. - Being raised by Kinger, whom he considers a father figure, and drawing inspiration from Pomni's past self, Caine became very empathetic and compassionate... though he still expresses himself and thinks in a straightforward, logically-computational way. - Despite it all, Caine still loves Pomni dearly. He just-- cannot spit it out, so he shows his devotion for her through tiny little gestures, praying that she’ll get the message one day. - Pomni doesn't... because she's dense. but this dude just won't give up on her, no matter what. At the very very least, she is intrigued. maybe one day she'll figure out why he clings to her so much.

dapperzz

we really spokened our static

avichuella

more showtime

capricorntheplatypus

Caine teaching Pomni who runs the show?

Funny how I saw this in my inbox and just started sketching without any real plan - but ended up with a couple of pretty interesting drafts, and then I thought, "oh wow, it would be cool to make a backstory for these" - and here I am, having just finished a 39-page comic lol. I'm not gonna pretend I make comics like normal people. Mine usually look like one image = one page, but the amount of content that got cut for public access and paid platform exclusives is just insane. Anyway, I'll stop annoying you with self-promo here. Enjoy your meal!