#van boat

[alfrsargetlam]

Gorgug Thistlespring, gentle giant and tender soul

[soup-future]

van boat and hangman gijinkas 👍

[daisytrails]

there is nothing i would not give to spend a night in the moon magic blanket fort inside the depths gorgug’s van boat. that is the most beautiful thing i’ve ever heard described and my entire body yearns for it

[corniart]

My friends and I have been watching FHSY :))

[jamiebluewind]

Is Van Actually Good?

Who's ready for me to ruin the whole god damned season? Let's get started!

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Van is a celestial, specifically a planetar (a type of angel second in power only to solars) from Elysium. Planetars are considered lawful good (although some sources state that they can be neutral or even slightly chaotic as long as they uphold their code) and large in size with high charisma stats, a challenge rating of 16 (VERY powerful), and advantage against spells and magical effects. They can detect good and evil, speak all languages, see invisible and shapechanged creatures/objects, spot hidden traps, and ALWAYS KNOW WHEN THEY HEAR A LIE.

Their ability to always detect lies is called Divine Awareness. It's not a spell. It's an otherworldly level of insight with no check or saving throw and (to my knowledge) only the two strongest types of angel have Divine Awareness which makes the ability quite rare. It's also innate and can't even be hindered by the 8th level spell Glibness (unless a DM bends the rules to allow it), so it's also a very powerful ability that should not be underestimated.

Well, what about the fact that Van is trapped in a crystal? Would that negate his abilities? The answer is actually no! We know this because of Gorthalax. You know, that dude in the first season that the gang automatically didn't trust because he was a fiend which made them super careful around him? That guy. In season one, he made a contract with Johnny Spells and became his patron while trapped in a crystal. In season 2 (episode 4), he refilled Fig's warlock spell slot while trapped in a crystal (that was also cursed). This proves that while they are limited by the crystal, the beings within them can still interact with the outside world to some degree.

Finally, there's the fact that Van was cast out from paradise (after napping through a clarion trumpet call made by his superior/love calling for them to fight the forces of fiends). To be cast out, an angel must (intentionally or unintentionally) commit an act of evil and then continue down an evil path or refuse to see the error in their ways. If they were willing to repent, they have a power/s revoked or are demoted. If they were unrepentant, they were usually stripped of powers and cast into the lower planes, but some were only exiled from the upper plains. As Van is both still a celestial and a powerful being (as stated by the identify spell), he would have been an exile and still have his powers. Here's were things start to get interesting. Banished angels respond in one of two ways. They either live on one of the other planes (usually the material plane) and may or may not try to eventually redeem themselves OR they become even more unrepentant, with some even looking for a place in the hierarchy of the lower planes. The monster manual itself states that a celestial straying from the good alignment is a "horrifying rarity", meaning that while it's rare, it's still possible.

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Put it all together and we have ourselves a lot of questions

1. Does Van still have working Divine Awareness?

2. If he does still have Divine Awareness, why does he play dumb when he knows someone is lying (especially after the initial lies and explanation about the dangers)? Is it for an innocent reason or something else?

3. How does he feel about his exile and why/how it happened?

4. Could his lawful good nature have changed since his exile?

5. Assuming that the other gems in the bag were cursed (which they seem to be but I could be wrong), why was his uncursed despite him stating that he had been trapped long enough to not remember his name?

6. Since The Seven Maidens were able to toat around a generator for their crystals during their journey and expected another team to be able to do the same (with no mention of special requirements), could Van have lied about not having all the necessary equipment to make the party able to make calls? The van that Van is possessing was previously owned by passionate tinkerers who were very proficient in their craft after all.

7. Is The Hangman actually right about Van?

Also, last season the cast didn't trust Gorthalax for a while because he was a pit fiend. This season, they are trusting Van because he's an angel. Food for thought.

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tl;dr: Van is a planetar who was exciled from the upper planes, innately knows when he hears a lie (which is an ability that doesn't require a spell), and hid that he knows when people are lying from the party. We know beings trapped in crystals can still interact to some degree with the outside world. Exiled angels can change alignment. If I'm right about the type of devil The Hangman was, he would have high insight and while his reaction could just be jealousy, it might also be an actual red flag.

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Want more of my insanity? Check out my Fantasy High theory on what The Hangman was before he was a motorcycle!

The Hangman is an Osyluth (aka a Bone Devil)

Hey gang! It's time once again for another random Dimension 20 theory by yours truly. Let's get started ^_^ First let's cover Osyluth basics

[awesomecarmods]

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What Do You Get When You Mix Some Bored Dudes, An Old Van, A Boat, And A Crazy Idea? THIS.

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In their spare time, this Reddit user and his friends decided to make their very own yacht. And by yacht, we mean a Frankenstein-like boat that was built by using a chopped up van, a boat hull and a couch. (Yep, it’s as awesome as it sounds.)

It all started with a van…

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And a VISION.

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Also, a spare couch, a small TV and some duct tape.

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Buying a house boat or yacht is hard.

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Making one, though, may be a little easier.

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Even if you hit some snags.

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Nothing can stop you, though, when you have your friends by your side.

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This is proof that you don’t need to be a millionaire to own a yacht.

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We’re using the word “yacht” loosely, here.

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“Vanboat” just doesn’t sound as sexy.

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And there she goes, on her beautiful maiden voyage.

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It’s about time that these guys are recognized for their creativity, ingenuity and sheer gumption. Living in rural America and being part of the working class doesn’t mean you can’t have a good time like the people in country clubs do. In fact, vanboating is a past time I could be proud of. Source: reddit.com As long as it didn’t sink, that is. Share the work of these creative geniuses with others and inspire a nation-wide vanboating trend.

Read more: http://viralnova.com/van-boat/

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