User blog comment:DYBAD/Character Sheet/@comment-4867780-20171001094925

Answer to Brittonbubba 's comment from another thread (second part out of three)

'' « Having no weaknesses means there's no dramatic tension on who's going to win or not. » ''

 Indeed ! No dramatic tension whatsoever, only total victory and never-ending happiness ^ ^

 Lawrence is not a narrative puppet you drag to hell and back to entertain an audience, he is his own person living his own life for his own sake, and born with the necessary power to curb-stomp drama to the death and hang its cut-off head over the fireplace, then turn to the 4th wall with a troll face XD

'' « I don't get it, honestly. If he still goes after those who want to destroy others' happiness, isn't that a moral code ? » ''

 It certainly is ^ ^ But having a moral code and being a good person are different things. In this case, he is the “out of sight, out of mind” kind of person, saving innocents in his immediate vicinity during his adventures (since that’s what adventuring is mostly about in the first place) and really not paying much attention to the rest.

'' « "Many powerful entities"? I honestly don't remember a lot of times in mythology where they get away with things just because they're gods other than Zeus having sex with everything. » ''

 You’ve got to be joking ^ ^; How many people in real life got away with terrible things thanks to their power, wealth and connections ? Human history is overflowing with these, up to modern days. Even the current US president is one of them, escaping over a dozen lawsuits for sexual assault thanks to his enormous fortune and powerful friends. So imagine what it’s like with transcendent powers ^ ^;

'' « I'm honestly beginning to doubt his amorality. » ''

 That’s actually a relief, I was worried he had become too good.

'' « And here begins the theme of him having sex with almost any woman he meets. And also, if he's with multiple women, how will he be able to keep a form they all love at the same time? » ''

 The attraction and enjoyment are very much mutual, so why not ? If anything, it would be a waste not to – for them even more than him, as they are unlikely to meet anyone remotely comparable.

 Thanks to the magic of beauty standards, of course ^ ^ You’d be surprised how uncannily similar such expectations are from one person to the other. We may like different types, but there is always one that outclass the others, the kind you find all over superheroes comic books, notably DC and Marvel.

   As for the details, he simply adapts and combines them to optimally please his immediate company.

'' « I'm not sure how you can hold a long-term engagement with the population of a city and they're all somehow okay with you being with other women. It's so unrealistic. But, I guess this is a utopia, so... » ''

 Fulfilling relationships are always built on compromises, especially long-term ones. This is simply one such compromises they have to make, and possibly the only one, in return for… basically everything they ever dreamt about, and a boatload of extras. So an extremely beneficial deal that I’m positively certain virtually any real-life woman would immediately seize as soon as they have done the maths.

 Besides, and as mentioned previously, thanks to his natural ubiquity their share of time and attention remains unchanged regardless of numbers anyway, and the women themselves are emotionally very close to each other thanks to the telempathic bond uniting all citizens, so paradoxically it is exclusivity itself that turns out to be selfish and unreasonable in this context.

<p class="MsoNormal">'' « Oh, yeah, somehow being able to care for every single one of your wives and daughters. Realistically, you're going to forget a few of them. » ''

<p class="MsoNormal"> With perfect Hyper Mind, Mindshifting and Multi-Shapeshifting ? No, you won’t ^ ^

<p class="MsoNormal"> As mentioned previously, Lawrence’s nature nullifies the problems of great numbers.

<p class="MsoNormal">'' « Self-fulfillment like this entire character is? » ''

<p class="MsoNormal"> Of course ^ ^ Although I would add "…in a reasonable, fair and mutually satisfying way", which is exactly what separates him from the "many powerful entities" you brought up previously.

<p class="MsoNormal">'' « If it limits his emotional involvement to personal circles and immediate proximity, how does he get with and stay interested in all of these women? » ''

<p class="MsoNormal"> Lawrence’s main occupation (outside of his territory) is planar adventurer, meaning he goes to tons of places in tons of worlds and meets tons of people. Then he invites the women he likes to join his personal circle, a status that comes with tons of perks and notably their forever guaranteed share of attention and interest. He’s simply the " treasure and nurture " kind of man when it comes to them, as opposed to the " use and discard " type that is the norm in real life.

<p class="MsoNormal">'' « Well, good for him I guess. » ''

<p class="MsoNormal"> What can I say ? You have to draw the line somewhere if you don’t want to end up in Crystal Dragon Jesus territory ^ ^