#pox&plume

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Pox&Plume Episode 15: Blorgs & Black Holes You know, everybody loves a good table-top role-playing game; however, you need to make sure that you're using the right B&B character sheets, and not top-secret Gno'ziel documents.

I figured I'd make some new character sheets for the Gorf and the Gno'ziel (AKA, Plume & Pox's governments); the stats noted are currently the stats I use in all of my Stellaris games involving them. The Gorf belongs to @akdrawingcorner

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Guess who sat down with the most recent Stellaris DLC YouTube short and screenshotted all 125 new specimens! This guy.

There were two more also hidden on the YouTube voting page, so I picked those up too. Likewise, I added one specimen of my own creation using the Stellaris fan comic I have (needless self-promotion here).

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Pox&Plume Episode 14: A Matter of Ethics Being an Authoritarian Xenophile Materialist Megacorp can be quite the Catch-22. Especially with Robotic Refugees. You don't want to deny them their rights as robots, or as refugees, but you don't want to anger your constituents with the local Authoritarian Society, who constantly demand that the society be stratified. For some reason, robot refugees can't HAVE the Stratified Society living condition, which then causes yelling from all the Factions. LET ME TREAT MY ROBOTS AS I DO MY MEAT-BASED EMPLOYEES!

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Pox & Plume: Vile Vetting This is yet another comic in line with the "Stellaris Bug results in something accidentally hilarious." More specifically, that my Head of HR had the job of "Job". While the place was correct (and the bug was eventually fixed), I had a good chuckle.

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Pox & Plume: SPICY MUSHROOM

Not to be rude, but I wasn't as excited for Infernals as I was for most of the other DLC this season. I couldn't help but feel bad, despite it being a good DLC. It just wasn't my cup of tea, I guess?

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I'm quite fond of the Gno'ziel Corporation of Divine Happiness. While I originally made it for Stellaris, I've since abducted the species, using it in my creations. However, despite writing 70+ pages of info for them, I didn't really have that many named Gno'ziel.

Pox the Scientist: The Gno'ziel Corporation of Divine Happiness is, surprisingly, more materialistic than spiritualistic. One of the three main branches, R&D, encourages scientists like Pox to go forth and explore the universe.

Trix the Sly: Gno'ziel enforcement is a mix of Internal Security, External Security, and HR. The HR Branch, who controlls political security and external security, has a remarkable amount of power despite its small size, and even mild-mannered bureaucrats like Trix are feared within their ranks.

Ryo-mi the Merchant: The largest of the three branches of the Corporation is the Corporate branch. With hundreds of thousands of firms all battling amongst themselves, only the most skilled merchants can hope to reach executive rankings.

Ko'Rye the Metal: Post the Genetic Revolution, few Gno'ziel remain unaugmented. Around 35% chose to become Gno'ziel Illuminate, with many others requiring a minimal augment to ensure their continued use by the Corporation. It's said that less than 1% remain pure Gno'ziel, or at least, as at least with minimal augmentics. Eye coloring is a popular feature of most Gno'ziel Illuminate.

P'tai the Obsessive: Burster Gno'ziel are large, robust individuals, typically seen on agri-worlds. They're typically considered large teddy bears and make for popular enforcers and entertainers. That being said, they can occasionally be a bit TOO personable.

Ou'xidi the Wild: The obsession of self-improvement is seen within EVERY Neo-Gno'ziel. While this can lead to magnificent intellectual breakthroughs and hardcore competition, it leads just as much to wavering beliefs and undeniable madness.

Bin'Bon the Servile: Interns are a common sight in Gno'ziel Corporate Space, comprising around 29% of the population. They are comprised of newer Corporate workers, refugees, indebted individuals, and criminals. Most Gno'ziel can expect to remain an intern for around 8 or so years before getting a promotion to Base Employee.

Ess the Twerp: Nicknames are exceedingly common amongst the Gno'ziel, and are perpetrated by Corporate Social Media. People vote to see which individuals are assigned a specific epithet. While most nicknames are good, numerous have negative connotations, not to mention are outright insulting. Kikio the Ad Blimp: Individuals within the corporation who are corpulent enough will sometimes take up the mantle of "living billboard." While the pay is minimal, it's a nice pay boost to an average check, especially for Burster Gno'ziel or Gno'zilloons. Bov the Stone: Resource-based Gno'ziel are rare in the corporation, consisting of 20% of Genetically-Altered Gno'ziel. They include Gno'zielloons, G.E.M. Gno'zielite, and Starstruck Gno'zielum. Gno'zielites, like Bov, are able to partially supplement their diets with electric pulses. Super Soldier So'rye: Gno'zielum are fairly rare amongst Resource Gno'ziel, as they are the only produced via cloning vats. This is partially due to their EXPLOSIVE nature and soldier-programming. While some break the cycle of deployment to become merchants or farmers, most find themselves dying on the battlefield. Koko'Bin the Lawyer: Corporate Gno'ziel are an odd subset of Gno'ziel. Rather than following the ever-adapting Gno'ziel Illuminate, these Gno'ziel focus on tradition and the production of goods and services. While a large number are cloned, most are still permitted to be raised as children.

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So, in Stellaris, there is a potential event where, when trading with a Pre-FTL society, they will make cute dolls of your race.

Typically, this event is ruined if you're a Megacorp, as you ask them for a cut of the profits. However, given the new DLC, I was testing out a different origin, and as such was able to get the "Stuffed Toy" Empire Modifier.

It's definitely one of my favorite events, alongside the Worm.

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Pox & Plume: Guess Who's Back

So, one time while I was playing a Stellaris Game, I was dealing with the "Great" Khan. I had JUST defeated his mothership for the first time when he died from a treacherous concubine. Well, I was disappointed, but at least he was dead.

Or so I thought. Apparently he had left a message before his death. Needless to say, it was one of the few times I've been jumpscared in Stellaris.

Personally, I think it'd be funnier for him to return from the dead rather than it be a pre-recorded message, so I made this comic.