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2 | [[caption-width-right:350: The best The Traveler can deliver he's not!]] |
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4 | ''Musings of A Warlock'' is a blog that's a mix between a LetsPlay and {{parody}} set in the world of VideoGame/{{Destiny}} created by Tom [[Tropers/{{Avenuewriter}} "Avenuewriter"]] Hoover. The blog chronicles the misadventures of the titular, [[TheNameless and nameless]], warlock. A neurotic and disturbed individual, The Warlock finds himself constantly at odds with the world of Destiny and its inhabitants. Taking a page from WebVideo/FreemansMind's book, the blog tends to be a mix between parody and a somewhat humorous critique of the game's more questionable elements. |
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6 | The blog is currently on an indefinite hiatus due to CreatorBreakdown. |
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8 | It can be read [[http://musingsofawarlock.tumblr.com/ here]]. |
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10 | !!! Tropes Present |
11 | * AlternateCharacterInterpretation: Many of the characters in the game get this treatment. Cryptarch Rahool is a conniving con artist, Eva Levante is a senile old woman, and most notably Mara Sov is either incredibly stupid or a master manipulator. |
12 | * ArchEnemy: Rahool the cryptarch because he keeps overcharging The Warlock for everything. |
13 | * ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: The list of illicit drugs in "Fear and Loathing" consists of moonshine, various hallucinogens, and a box of jelly donuts. |
14 | * AuthorTract: One entry goes into great detail how The Warlock distrusts and actively loathes the Eververse Trading company, a thinly veiled criticism of the new microtransaction system placed into the game. |
15 | * BeleagueredAssistant: The Warlock's [[RobotBuddy ghost]]. |
16 | * BlatantLies: The Warlock tends to exaggerate some of his feats. His ghost is more than happy to take the wind out of his sails however. |
17 | * BottomlessBladder: Averted. It is constantly pointed out how The Warlock can't find a bathroom in The Tower because ''there is no bathroom in the tower''. He resorts to urinating over the side or using the various potted plants. |
18 | * BreakTheCutie: Heavily implied with Petra in "The Tale of Nutless Ned." After suffering numerous deaths during a grueling battle she retires from fieldwork entirely. [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness The usually snarky and egocentric Warlock is clearly pissed about this.]] |
19 | * ButtMonkey: The Warlock constantly finds himself on the receiving end of many an indignity on his adventures. |
20 | * CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: That being said, he ''is'' a warlock of the tower and capable of wiping out armies of alien monsters. |
21 | * DeadlyGame: The Warlock argues that the crucible is this, though the ability to resurrect mitigates it somewhat. That doesn't stop The Warlock from comparing it to gladiatorial arenas and cock fights. |
22 | * DevilInPlainSight: The Warlock believes Queen Mara Sov's brother is this. |
23 | * EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: Everyone typically addresses The Warlock as "Warlock." |
24 | * FateWorseThanDeath: The Warlock's attempt to steal from Xur results in him being trapped in a room and forced to starve to death, be revived by his ghost, and go through it all over again. [[spoiler: Luckily, it's temporary.]] |
25 | * LargeHam: The Warlock is prone to this, most notably during his "trip" to Mars. |
26 | * MakeWrongWhatOnceWentRight: The Warlock's meddling in the past resulted in [[{{BFG}} Gjallarhorn]] getting nerfed. |
27 | * MonsterArena: The Prison Of Elders, which naturally The Warlock tears to pieces by pointing out how nonsensical it is given it's run by [[TooDumbToLive Mara Sov]] and contains numerous [[EldritchAbomination Eldritch Abominations]]. |
28 | * MundaneUtility: The Warlock gets excited about the Vex gate's ability to time travel because he can finally undo all his library fines. |
29 | * MushroomSamba: "Fear And Loathing On Mars." The Warlock spends an entire raid on a Cabal fortress so high he hallucinates a Vex counterattack and comes to the conclusion that the Cabal are manatees in robot suits. |
30 | * NiceJobBreakingItHero: In "Do NOT Mess with Vex Portals!" it is revealed that, [[ItMakesSenseInContext due to some time travel shenanigans]], The Warlock is responsible for the [[{{Nerf}} nerfing]] of Gjallarhorn. |
31 | * NoNameGiven: The Warlock. |
32 | * NonMammalMammaries: The Warlock makes the case that if the exos were designed for war then it makes no real sense why they're gendered let alone have breasts. He figures they were [[SexBot built for something else.]] |
33 | * OneHitKill: The Warlock manages to defeat [[NamesToRunAwayFromVeryFast Alak-Hul The Darkblade]] without firing a shot. [[spoiler: Because The Warlock fell and landed on The Darkblade's head in such a way as to snap his neck.]] |
34 | * PortalToThePast: The Warlock discovers that Vex portals can be this, and then proceeds to ruin history. |
35 | * ProductPlacement: The Warlock argues that that's the only reason the crucible exists. |
36 | * PunnyName: In "Fear And Loathing On Mars" one of The Warlock's fireteam members is a [[Creator/HunterSThompson hunter named Thompson.]] |
37 | * {{Robosexual}}: His entry "Why Do Exo's Have Boobs?" ends with him wondering what said boobs would feel like. It is heavily implied he's this in many other entries. |
38 | * RunningGag: The Warlock's constant inability to find a bathroom in the tower, not to mention his bizarre attraction to exos. |
39 | * ScatterbrainedSenior: Eva Levante is characterized as a senile old bat who keeps trying to sell the same old shaders and confuses The Warlock for her dead husband. |
40 | * ShoutOut: [[Film/FearAndLoathingInLasVegas "Fear And Loathing On Mars"]] is this in its entirety. The entire entry is written to evoke the tone of the film it takes its title from and begins with a list of drugs such as [[VideoGame/{{Fallout}} jet]], [[Series/BreakingBad blue sky]], and [[Franchise/StarWars death sticks]]. |
41 | ** In "Do NOT Mess With Vex Portals!" The Warlock describes time travelling like "flying through a [[VideoGame/Doom3 gore tunnel.]]" |
42 | * TooDumbToLive: Mara Sov is this in The Warlock's eyes. He becomes ecstatic when [[spoiler: she dies at the hands of The Taken King.]] |
43 | * TrappedInThePast: The Warlock accidentally gets trapped in the past ''twice!'' The first instance he gets trapped on a pre-terraformed [[DeathWorld Venus]] and is nearly killed, the second time he gets trapped in post-collapse Earth. |
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