The Young Pyromancer Posted February 9, 2019 Report Share Posted February 9, 2019 (edited) Cool! That's what Kobold and Twi thought... EDIT: Flame on! Edited February 9, 2019 by The Young Pyromancer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mailliw73 Posted February 9, 2019 Report Share Posted February 9, 2019 10 minutes ago, The Young Pyromancer said: Cool! That's what Kobold and Twi thought... EDIT: Flame on! I’ll probably stay up to date with this question thread though and pitch in here and there. Depending on how fast they move these days I guess. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kobold King Posted February 9, 2019 Report Share Posted February 9, 2019 Just now, Mailliw73 said: I’ll probably stay up to date with this question thread though and pitch in here and there. Depending on how fast they move these days I guess. Well, recently an incredibly deep and characterization-heavy question came up. ...in the Invocation universe where there was no Epic corruption, what are the chances of uncorrupted Jade Delancey, Sam Trattner, and Emma Runes collaborating on pranks against Daniel Dewhickey and/or Professor Cardinal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Young Pyromancer Posted February 9, 2019 Report Share Posted February 9, 2019 To clarify, they are all college students. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mailliw73 Posted February 9, 2019 Report Share Posted February 9, 2019 2 minutes ago, Kobold King said: Well, recently an incredibly deep and characterization-heavy question came up. ...in the Invocation universe where there was no Epic corruption, what are the chances of uncorrupted Jade Delancey, Sam Trattner, and Emma Runes collaborating on pranks against Daniel Dewhickey and/or Professor Cardinal? 100% of course. Theoretically. Daniel is...Arsenal, right? And what's the Invocation universe? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Young Pyromancer Posted February 9, 2019 Report Share Posted February 9, 2019 The universe where David's dad's alive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breakingamber Posted February 9, 2019 Report Share Posted February 9, 2019 Last night, I had a weird dream where the meeting doc got stalled for way too long, and we started a new RP. It was about the movement of Oregon Epics to a different location. Just to prevent that, I'm posting the meeting doc link here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kobold King Posted February 9, 2019 Report Share Posted February 9, 2019 What Altermind's Epicsona looks like vs what he actually looks like. Spoiler And no, I don't have anything better to do than make bad call-out posts for fictional villains. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the winter system Posted February 9, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2019 1 hour ago, Kobold King said: What Altermind's Epicsona looks like vs what he actually looks like. Hide contents And no, I don't have anything better to do than make bad call-out posts for fictional villains. Do one for Lightwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kobold King Posted February 9, 2019 Report Share Posted February 9, 2019 1 minute ago, winter devotion said: Do one for Lightwards. Spoiler 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breakingamber Posted February 10, 2019 Report Share Posted February 10, 2019 1 hour ago, Kobold King said: Hide contents You need to find something better to do than make bad call-out posts for fictional villains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kobold King Posted February 10, 2019 Report Share Posted February 10, 2019 2 minutes ago, breakingamber said: You need to find something better to do than make bad call-out posts for fictional villains. Spoiler 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breakingamber Posted February 10, 2019 Report Share Posted February 10, 2019 1 minute ago, Kobold King said: Hide contents Also, ideally, something better than making memes about me recommending that you need to find something better to do than make call-out posts for fictional villains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the winter system Posted February 10, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2019 I've been watching Avatar and: Toph or Remington Springfield? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kobold King Posted February 10, 2019 Report Share Posted February 10, 2019 2 minutes ago, winter devotion said: I've been watching Avatar and: Toph or Remington Springfield? Both. They team up and save Oregon. Or... more of it than would be saved otherwise. Toph's heroics have a bit of a destructive side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the winter system Posted February 10, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2019 3 minutes ago, Kobold King said: Both. They team up and save Oregon. Or... more of it than would be saved otherwise. Toph's heroics have a bit of a destructive side. The thought of Toph with guns is actually terrifying. Almost as terrifying as her awesomeness turned up to eleven with the aid of Kokichi's powers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kobold King Posted February 10, 2019 Report Share Posted February 10, 2019 Just now, winter devotion said: The thought of Toph with guns is actually terrifying. Almost as terrifying as her awesomeness turned up to eleven with the aid of Kokichi's powers. If Kokichi teamed up with David would he become literally invincible because of plot armor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the winter system Posted February 10, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2019 Just now, Kobold King said: If Kokichi teamed up with David would he become literally invincible because of plot armor? You mean he isn't already? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breakingamber Posted February 10, 2019 Report Share Posted February 10, 2019 Just now, winter devotion said: You mean he isn't already? No, he's just mostly invincible. He easily could've been killed by Obliteration... oh... 5 times? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the winter system Posted February 10, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2019 1 minute ago, breakingamber said: No, he's just mostly invincible. He easily could've been killed by Obliteration... oh... 5 times? And he wasn't why? With reasons that aren't "plawwwt?" Whatever. I just don't like David as a character. Also, his name is so unsubtle. David and Goliath, much? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breakingamber Posted February 10, 2019 Report Share Posted February 10, 2019 Just now, winter devotion said: And he wasn't why? With reasons that aren't "plawwwt?" Whatever. I just don't like David as a character. Also, his name is so unsubtle. David and Goliath, much? Well... I literally just noticed that. Reminds me of a comedy show I saw once. Spoiler MAN: Alright, now, I'm going to show you the ropes. You see the little brown picture of a cow? That means... beef. See the little orange wheel of cheese? That means.... cheese. See the green head of lettuce? That means... WOMAN: Lettuce? MAN: I thought you said you never worked here before! WOMAN: Well, it's just so obvious, Mr. <lastname>. You'd have to be an idiot not to understand that! DIFFERENT WOMAN: It took me three weeks to learn it! WOMAN: Um... what does the green head of lettuce mean again? MAN: Lettuce! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the winter system Posted February 10, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2019 2 minutes ago, breakingamber said: Well... I literally just noticed that. Reminds me of a comedy show I saw once. Hide contents MAN: Alright, now, I'm going to show you the ropes. You see the little brown picture of a cow? That means... beef. See the little orange wheel of cheese? That means.... cheese. See the green head of lettuce? That means... WOMAN: Lettuce? MAN: I thought you said you never worked here before! WOMAN: Well, it's just so obvious, Mr. <lastname>. You'd have to be an idiot not to understand that! DIFFERENT WOMAN: It took me three weeks to learn it! WOMAN: Um... what does the green head of lettuce mean again? MAN: Lettuce! I didn't actually, but I always hated how formal and clunky it sounded. Then I thought it through. Also the metaphor thing is an annoying gimmick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwiLyghtSansSparkles Posted February 10, 2019 Report Share Posted February 10, 2019 3 minutes ago, winter devotion said: And he wasn't why? With reasons that aren't "plawwwt?" Whatever. I just don't like David as a character. Also, his name is so unsubtle. David and Goliath, much? I'll have to reread that one, though I seem to recall there were some solid in-universe reasons for why he survived. One of them being Firefight's rescue, for the first attempt on his life. I actually liked David. His terrible metaphors/similes made him an endearingly adorkable protagonist, while he still remained competent enough to stand on his own with the Reckoners. His narration had a lot more personality than many first-person stories I've read, and the humor stemming from his bad metaphors (and the other characters' reactions to them) made a grimdark-with-an-emphasis-on-dark setting go down a lot easier. He changes his views as his understanding of Epics deepens, although he maintains that strong pragmatic streak that helped him survive the streets of Newcago in the first chaotic year of Steelheart's reign. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breakingamber Posted February 10, 2019 Report Share Posted February 10, 2019 Just now, winter devotion said: I didn't actually, but I always hated how formal and clunky it sounded. Then I thought it through. Also the metaphor thing is an annoying gimmick. I want to argue with you... but I have to agree. Metaphors in texts are usually more annoying than not, especially if you have to write an essay/analysis/analysis essay. Also, that sketch was from the Tracey Ulman show. Just remembered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the winter system Posted February 10, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2019 Just now, TwiLyghtSansSparkles said: I'll have to reread that one, though I seem to recall there were some solid in-universe reasons for why he survived. One of them being Firefight's rescue, for the first attempt on his life. I actually liked David. His terrible metaphors/similes made him an endearingly adorkable protagonist, while he still remained competent enough to stand on his own with the Reckoners. His narration had a lot more personality than many first-person stories I've read, and the humor stemming from his bad metaphors (and the other characters' reactions to them) made a grimdark-with-an-emphasis-on-dark setting go down a lot easier. He changes his views as his understanding of Epics deepens, although he maintains that strong pragmatic streak that helped him survive the streets of Newcago in the first chaotic year of Steelheart's reign. I guess the metaphor thing made the descriptions for the scenes kinda impossible to do in Sanderson's typical flowy style. I read it as a Sanderson book, not as a YA, and I love plenty (by which I mean approximately three) YA series, but there's a different standard. I wanted more detail in the setting and the fights had interesting ideas, but where was the purple text. I LOVE ME SOME LONG FLOWERY PROSE WITH TOO MANY ADJECTIVES AND METAPHORS. Also, that guy was way too obsessed with Megan's boobs and it made me really uncomfortable. Like, yeah, it's accurate to a teenaged boy's mind but did it really need to go unexamined? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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