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The Starcaster Chronicles 14.14

March 6, 2025 by Tim


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James Rye
James Rye
1 month ago

Oh-uh, conflict between the two brothers is already projected as the father, while clearly having a more advantageous view on the younger son, also clearly does not seem to care who of his sons conquers the galaxy as long as it gets conquered. Basically a hammer vs a scalpel.

Stephen
Stephen
1 month ago
Reply to  James Rye

Or he’s telling his youngest son to wield his brother like a hammer

It’s a fair and accurate assessment of them both, and it’s not like starcasters are being made anymore

Ship losss vs irreplaceable superweapon. I’d lose the ships and take relief in the idea that said superweapon can’t be used against me when I have it

On the other hand, superweapon is useless without enough of the ships, so…risk vs reward…

GeorgeV
GeorgeV
1 month ago
Reply to  James Rye

I’d say he clearly does care who does it, given how he’s essentially saying ‘Kelias isn’t capable of proper conquest, that’s why I put you in charge.’

Trading some ships for the Starcaster is fine. Letting the loose cannon run loose like that is not, even if it worked out this time.

Mike
Mike
1 month ago
Reply to  GeorgeV

The one in charge is always responsible for his subordinates, even if he’s unconcious and recuperating. He could’ve set certain procedures in case Kelias disobeyed his orders beforehand, knowing how much of a maverick he is.

GeorgeV
GeorgeV
30 days ago
Reply to  Mike

Could he, though? His brother is still a prince, he outranks everyone. In his own absence, don’t think there’s any procedure Vectanix could’ve set that Kelias wouldn’t be allowed to overrule. And in Kelias’ defense, it’s not like he just went off to pick a meaningless. battle. This was a unique strategic opportunity, arguably one that justified deviating from the original plan. And he did do it as strategically as he could (kept Vectanix safe with ample defense, retreated as fast as possible.) It’d be a different story if he had deliberately ignored his orders and gone off to bomb… Read more »

Mike
Mike
30 days ago
Reply to  GeorgeV

That’s what “being in charge” means – they are not on equal standing. Soldiers cannot disobey the decision just because someone of higher rank than them tries to force his will. Otherwise how would You eg. arrest a major, unless someone with a rank of colonel or higher does it personally? Even simple foot soldiers just need an order from an army commander and they can subdue an officer if the order says so.

GUNnibal
GUNnibal
1 month ago

If the big guy means what I think he does, then he might be right. Kelias is supposed to be a weapon but Vectanix doesn’t seem to be able to keep him on a tight leash – the recent events prove that. Yes, Kelias secured a Starcaster but he did that in what is essentially an act of insubordination. The emperor seems to believe that Vectanix has to stay on top of that particular chain of command and that goes very much against what Kelias wants (equal brothers leading the charge). I assume Vectanix is going to have a long… Read more »

Martin
Martin
1 month ago

Is this the first mention that Vectanix’ starcaster belonged to his father, and that the father voluntarily took it off (with, judging from the bandages on the arm, long-lasting consequences)?

Marcus
Marcus
1 month ago

hang on….. dad appears to have what looks like a starcaster of his own…. or is he just in a whole different galaxy and not at play here… man these guys’ phone bills must be amazing!

ears
ears
1 month ago
Reply to  Marcus

Regarding the last point, if this is all taken seriously with our understanding of (our world) physics – the ping would be too high to have a conversation even just on the other end of the same solar system. The whole story falls apart with how slow everything would actually be.

GUNnibal
GUNnibal
1 month ago
Reply to  ears

Well, if super-L allows them to “move” huge spaceships faster than light, I assume moving fairly small packets of data for a transmission like that should be fine.

Eodyne
Eodyne
1 month ago
Reply to  ears

Clearly using QEDs

Killiak
Killiak
1 month ago
Reply to  ears

Quantum Entanglement communications.

It worked in Mass Effect.

Gonfrask
Gonfrask
1 month ago
Reply to  Marcus

I would say is a bionic arm, as he says that Kelias is bearing his starcaster, not just the starcaster

Mike
Mike
1 month ago
Reply to  Gonfrask

Exactly – check previous episodes in which he appears – it looks like an artificial arm. Maybe he cut his arm off so he could give the starcaster away.

The Legacy
The Legacy
1 month ago
Reply to  Mike

I just noticed that! Good catch. It’s possible the father intentionally made the artificial arm look like the Starcaster he used to operate, if only to throw off the Federation. Let’s not forget that the Federation assumed they had two until Nyrah was discovered and she recovered her brother’s Starcaster.

GeorgeV
GeorgeV
30 days ago
Reply to  The Legacy

I doubt that. I’d assume he had it removed before sending Vectanix off to war in the first place, and there’d be no point in such deception while their one known Starcaster is openly burning through the Odrossian galaxy.

The Federation only thought they had two after that, because they assumed the Dranglaex had acquired the Odrossian caster from that war.

Intentionally modeled after the Starcaster seems likely, but that’s probably more like a symbol of status or honor, rather than an elaborate ruse to trick people into thinking he (still) has one.

RblDiver
RblDiver
1 month ago
Reply to  Gonfrask

Eh, could be the royal “my,” like “all starcasters in our empire belong to the ruler, who just lends them out.”

Gonfrask
Gonfrask
1 month ago
Reply to  RblDiver

I would buy that argument

Neon
Neon
1 month ago
Reply to  Marcus

As he said Vectanix has his starcaster, he seems to have passed it on and maybe is just wearing some armor in the same place now out of habbit.

Or a more silly explanation: Vectanix has saved an old picture of his father on the holo phone where he still had the starcaster he is now wearing 😀

Would be strange if he had another starcaster that no one talks about but we will find out

Last edited 1 month ago by Neon
Halosty
Halosty
30 days ago
Reply to  Neon

Armor, or a prosthetic replacement. Since we only know of one way to get a Starcaster off.

Neon
Neon
30 days ago
Reply to  Halosty

Yeah, that’s an even better reasoning

PhobosRising
PhobosRising
1 month ago

“To a hammer, every problem looks like a nail”. *Kelias in the bathroom staring at the empty toilet paper roll, and then at the Starcaster*

The Legacy
The Legacy
1 month ago
Reply to  PhobosRising

Or, worse, a plugged toilet. 😳🫣💀

The Legacy
The Legacy
30 days ago
Reply to  PhobosRising

Was just thinking about it… the Starcaster can be used for creation. Would be funny if someone used a Starcaster just to make a roll of toilet paper. 😅

PhobosRising
PhobosRising
30 days ago
Reply to  The Legacy

I feel like that is a horrible concept. Use one starcaster to make more, or more dreadnoughts, or some wmd in the middle of an enemy fleet, or a species-specific bioweapon. Maybe even a clone-vat to use as rapid imprintable disposable starcasters. This is a rabbit hole of all rabbit holes.

The Legacy
The Legacy
29 days ago
Reply to  PhobosRising

To be fair… they were built to create PLANETS. 😳 It’s just no one knows how to operate them outside of the “Hehe Starcaster go BRRRRRR” mode.

PhobosRising
PhobosRising
29 days ago
Reply to  The Legacy

So now I’m picturing all the Starcaster drain as Starcaster-Lite, because nobody knows how to open the subscription renewal url.

Urazz
Urazz
1 month ago

The father/emperor says they can rebuild the fleet with resources stripped from that galaxy? That’s all fine and good, but you have to conquer that galaxy in the first place and the ‘hammer’ brother just made that much harder to pull off.

Jack0r
Jack0r
1 month ago

“My starcaster”? I was under the impression that a starcaster can only be removed from the wearer by killing said wearer. Is that new info?

reffu42
reffu42
1 month ago
Reply to  Jack0r

No, killing isn’t necessary. They just need to cut off the arm. If you look close, it looks like the arm/hand holding the staff is a bionic arm. Most likely, he cut off his arm and gave the starcaster to his son, then had a bionic arm made/fitted.

alexcabsha
alexcabsha
1 month ago

Plow twist: the father is not alive but the transfered his will to a IA.

Mike
Mike
1 month ago
Reply to  alexcabsha

(Assuming you meant AI) It would be sooner understood by a casual reader than a quantum-entangled communicator, which is the ONLY way live conversations could happen between planets and galaxies alike.

Number51x
Number51x
30 days ago

“I’M TELLING!!!”

Reshad
Reshad
30 days ago

“Manipulate and gaslight your brother better. I expected more from you.”

pookysgirl
pookysgirl
30 days ago

So the Starcaster *can* be taken off. Hmmm…

Verdiekus
Verdiekus
30 days ago

“Yes lord Sideous, your will shall be done!” On another note it looks like dad had to lose an arm to give that starcaster to his son. Good thing this universe has such advanced prosthesis.