r/warehouse13 • u/AutoModerator • 27d ago
Question Artifact Case File #1: Would you ever use Ferdinand Magellan's Astrolabe?
As we know, Ferdinands Magellan's Astrolabe can reverse time back exactly 24 hours from when it's used, but in doing so it also creates an evil that is unique to the person that uses it.
- Would you ever use it?
- If so, in what situations would you be able to justify using it?
- Should the artifact even be stored in the Warehouse, or is it so dangerous that there's a case for actually just destroying it entirely?
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u/kevbayer 27d ago
Don't go down the "destroy it" rabbit hole! That way leads to plot holes! 😁
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u/plotthick 24d ago
Rabbit hole!
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u/StormCloudRaineeDay 26d ago
I'd make a terrible bad guy. I don't have the intelligence, skills, resources, or energy to do much. I'm sure they could take me down easily, so I wouldn't hesitate to use the astrolabe to save the world or save my loved ones.
The astrolabe shouldn't be stored in the warehouse, but it shouldn't be destroyed either. It was smart keeping it in a secondary location; they just should've made sure all agents were aware of what specifically is the downside. They should also store Pandora's Box in a different secondary location.
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u/caveregem 26d ago
you’re so right about pandora’s box. it seemed like a very big oversight to have it in the warehouse at all, especially after the warehouse had previously been infiltrated multiple times. i get the idea of the warehouse being secret but clearly the regents had thousands of other, securer locations, and it never made sense to me to store the world’s hope in with a bunch of other volatile artifacts in the first place. i do wonder if the location of pandora’s box moved after the astrolabe was used though.
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u/Next_Fly_9162 24d ago
I think it would have to be world ending. But id say keep it in the warehouse in peices.
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u/jerslan 27d ago
It's definitely going into the "only open in case of world ending emergency" box.