Research: Maximilian Liao's first wife

[Luciora]

*hushed whisper*  Maybe the mask was involved.  *Free Capella!*

[Frabby]

Well, fwiw, Legends II now postulates that young Max Liao’s first wife was named Jasmine (in the he entry about Candace's Vindicator). So even if it was an error all those years, it has now been elevated tocanon status.
(Sarna is not proud.)

[tassa_kay]

Well, fwiw, Legends II now postulates that young Max Liao’s first wife was named Jasmine (in the he entry about Candace's Vindicator). So even if it was an error all those years, it has now been elevated tocanon status.
(Sarna is not proud.)

It'd be hilarious if the now-canonized Jasmine was Sarnese.

[ColBosch]

Also FWIW, that blurb in Legends II got me to re-read the Warrior Trilogy and I feel much more sympathetic to Max Liao and the CapCon now. Max himself muses that perhaps open warfare will be a thing of the past and diplomacy will take the fore...moments before Hanse launches the invasion that would cut the Confederation in two. The Fourth Succession War can be understood as an act of naked aggression by a bully against a weaker nation. I never quite grokked that before.

[Caesar Steiner for Archon]

Also FWIW, that blurb in Legends II got me to re-read the Warrior Trilogy and I feel much more sympathetic to Max Liao and the CapCon now. Max himself muses that perhaps open warfare will be a thing of the past and diplomacy will take the fore...moments before Hanse launches the invasion that would cut the Confederation in two. The Fourth Succession War can be understood as an act of naked aggression by a bully against a weaker nation. I never quite grokked that before.

It's also the worst wedding gift ever, the equivalent of Homer giving Marge that bowling ball.

[ColBosch]

It's also the worst wedding gift ever, the equivalent of Homer giving Marge that bowling ball.

In this case, half a bowling ball.

[MadCapellan]

Also FWIW, that blurb in Legends II got me to re-read the Warrior Trilogy and I feel much more sympathetic to Max Liao and the CapCon now. Max himself muses that perhaps open warfare will be a thing of the past and diplomacy will take the fore...moments before Hanse launches the invasion that would cut the Confederation in two. The Fourth Succession War can be understood as an act of naked aggression by a bully against a weaker nation. I never quite grokked that before.

 

So happy to see another person come to see the truth!

[ColBosch]

So happy to see another person come to see the truth!

You know I've always been a fan of the universe in general as opposed to any one faction, so I'm thrilled that a little recontextualization has opened up new ways for me to enjoy it. You and the other authors are doing a fantastic job.

[Hellraiser]

Max himself muses that perhaps open warfare will be a thing of the past and diplomacy will take the fore...moments before Hanse launches the invasion that would cut the Confederation in two. The Fourth Succession War can be understood as an act of naked aggression by a bully against a weaker nation. I never quite grokked that before.

Anyone that has read The Sword & The Dagger could say it was an act of naked retribution by a righteous leader against a duplicitous foe.
But hey, that's just 1 man's opinion :)

[ColBosch]

Anyone that has read The Sword & The Dagger could say it was an act of naked retribution by a righteous leader against a duplicitous foe.
But hey, that's just 1 man's opinion :)

I don't recommend people read The Sword & The Dagger.

[Frabby]

I don't recommend people read The Sword & The Dagger.

It's not as bad as it’s sometimes made out to be. The battle scenes are in n fact pretty good. Even the two-dimensional cardboard good vs. evil characters aren’t any worse here than in other BT fiction.
The only weak aspect is the contrived plot that requires some tortured logic to make sense.

[Balian d’Ibelin]

Also FWIW, that blurb in Legends II got me to re-read the Warrior Trilogy and I feel much more sympathetic to Max Liao and the CapCon now. Max himself muses that perhaps open warfare will be a thing of the past and diplomacy will take the fore...moments before Hanse launches the invasion that would cut the Confederation in two. The Fourth Succession War can be understood as an act of naked aggression by a bully against a weaker nation. I never quite grokked that before.

The same guy using intrigue against his two larger and more militarily powerful neighbors thought that war was about to be off the table? I play Capellan plenty and Max had it coming.

[BrianDavion]

The same guy using intrigue against his two larger and more militarily powerful neighbors thought that war was about to be off the table? I play Capellan plenty and Max had it coming.

Agreed, Max HOPED war was off the Table because he knew he couldn't WIN. The whole "open warfare is gone" wasn't intended to be taken as Max being a man of peace, but a man whose basicly delluding himself that his rivals will now all play a game he can win. Thing is, even at the game of peaceful diplomacy and manuvering he got outplayed