breakingamber Posted February 14, 2019 Report Share Posted February 14, 2019 4 hours ago, winter devotion said: Opportunity died, ya’ll! The Mars rover, I mean. Not the concept. Who else is crying? Honestly, I'm not. https://xkcd.com/1504/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hemalurgic Headshot Posted February 14, 2019 Report Share Posted February 14, 2019 5 hours ago, winter devotion said: Opportunity died, ya’ll! The Mars rover, I mean. Not the concept. Who else is crying? It’s so sad to see it go, the little rover that could. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kobold King Posted February 14, 2019 Report Share Posted February 14, 2019 Update on my brother being introduced to the RP. He said he ships Altermind and Sam. He is no longer allowed to read our RP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwiLyghtSansSparkles Posted February 14, 2019 Report Share Posted February 14, 2019 17 minutes ago, Kobold King said: Update on my brother being introduced to the RP. He said he ships Altermind and Sam. He is no longer allowed to read our RP. I once shipped Lightwards and Möbius. Funtimes and Möbius. Lightwards and Nighthound. I never even dreamed of Altermind and Sam and I am mad that I will never get the thought out of my head. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kobold King Posted February 14, 2019 Report Share Posted February 14, 2019 1 minute ago, TwiLyghtSansSparkles said: I once shipped Lightwards and Möbius. Funtimes and Möbius. Lightwards and Nighthound. I never even dreamed of Altermind and Sam and I am mad that I will never get the thought out of my head. I read this out loud to him and he cackled like a madman. I think we have found your nemesis, Shipmistress. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwiLyghtSansSparkles Posted February 14, 2019 Report Share Posted February 14, 2019 (edited) 16 minutes ago, Kobold King said: I read this out loud to him and he cackled like a madman. I think we have found your nemesis, Shipmistress. Bruce is judging his shipping choices. Edited February 14, 2019 by TwiLyghtSansSparkles 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kobold King Posted February 14, 2019 Report Share Posted February 14, 2019 19 minutes ago, TwiLyghtSansSparkles said: Bruce is judging his shipping choices. Reveal hidden contents I literally cannot even imagine them as a happy couple. Spoiler "I bought you a box of chocolates for Valentine's Day." "Aww. They almost look real." "They are real." "Yeah right. I guess you expect me to believe we actually had a date at a nice restaurant last week, too." "We did!" "You can't prove that. Or maybe you can. Maybe the Thoughttown governors caught it on camera, all Orwellian-like!" "Oh, I see. Nothing I do is good enough for you, is it?" "I can't even tell if you're doing anything! I don't even know for sure if you're wearing pants right now, Milton!" "They are pajama bottoms but they still count, Samantha!" 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mailliw73 Posted February 14, 2019 Report Share Posted February 14, 2019 1 hour ago, Kobold King said: Update on my brother being introduced to the RP. He said he ships Altermind and Sam. He is no longer allowed to read our RP. How much has he actually read? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kobold King Posted February 15, 2019 Report Share Posted February 15, 2019 20 minutes ago, Mailliw73 said: How much has he actually read? He's read bits and pieces here and there, including Sam and Altermind's confrontation at the meeting. Just enough to create garbage-tier ships, evidently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breakingamber Posted February 15, 2019 Report Share Posted February 15, 2019 1 hour ago, Kobold King said: I literally cannot even imagine them as a happy couple. Hide contents "I bought you a box of chocolates for Valentine's Day." "Aww. They almost look real." "They are real." "Yeah right. I guess you expect me to believe we actually had a date at a nice restaurant last week, too." "We did!" "You can't prove that. Or maybe you can. Maybe the Thoughttown governors caught it on camera, all Orwellian-like!" "Oh, I see. Nothing I do is good enough for you, is it?" "I can't even tell if you're doing anything! I don't even know for sure if you're wearing pants right now, Milton!" "They are pajama bottoms but they still count, Samantha!" OH LORDY THIS THIS perfect demonstrates the problems of two different dating scenarios: The problems of dealing with an illusionist The problems of dealing with a pathological liar Of these two scenarios, I thankfully have not encountered one but the other is my sister 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Young Pyromancer Posted February 15, 2019 Report Share Posted February 15, 2019 2 minutes ago, breakingamber said: Of these two scenarios, I thankfully have not encountered one but the other is my sister Viktor could help you with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breakingamber Posted February 15, 2019 Report Share Posted February 15, 2019 Just now, The Young Pyromancer said: Viktor could help you with that. SHE KEEPS MAKING ME FALL DOWN THE STAIRS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Young Pyromancer Posted February 15, 2019 Report Share Posted February 15, 2019 How? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breakingamber Posted February 15, 2019 Report Share Posted February 15, 2019 Just now, The Young Pyromancer said: How? She makes them look like they're about 2 feet closer to me than they really are. Joking, of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwiLyghtSansSparkles Posted February 15, 2019 Report Share Posted February 15, 2019 Meanwhile, in the alternate universe where Nathan reluctantly rules his own realm of cloth-based humanoids…. Spoiler 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenod Posted February 15, 2019 Report Share Posted February 15, 2019 So here's a rough concept I came up with that I wondered if it has been discussed before. Basically, it's an Epic who's PI is a type of reincarnation were their mind transfers to a random (often nearby) person when they're killed. However, this doesn't actually supplant the personality already existing in the body, so the two would basically have to work together regarding control of the body, with both having access to the Epic's other abilities, but the corruption having a fairly strong hold on the Epic's personality and only getting a hold on the original personality when they use their powers, and only in a weakened form. When they die the personalities get merged and move on to someone else. It isn't possible for them to actually fight for control over the body, since if the other party fights back it will balance out, and the original personality will generally win, though it'll seriously hinder them, especially mentally. To me this seems like a fairly interesting concept, since it creates an interesting conflict between the personalities, and it also means that if they do manage to get along they can probably be highly effective (double brain power), while if they fight each other it'll be hard for them to accomplish anything. I'm not entirely sure if this is possible within the Reckoners verse though (do mental powers even exist there? The only time I can remember seeing them in the books was an offhand mention discussing illusionist types). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kobold King Posted February 15, 2019 Report Share Posted February 15, 2019 6 hours ago, kenod said: So here's a rough concept I came up with that I wondered if it has been discussed before. Basically, it's an Epic who's PI is a type of reincarnation were their mind transfers to a random (often nearby) person when they're killed. However, this doesn't actually supplant the personality already existing in the body, so the two would basically have to work together regarding control of the body, with both having access to the Epic's other abilities, but the corruption having a fairly strong hold on the Epic's personality and only getting a hold on the original personality when they use their powers, and only in a weakened form. When they die the personalities get merged and move on to someone else. It isn't possible for them to actually fight for control over the body, since if the other party fights back it will balance out, and the original personality will generally win, though it'll seriously hinder them, especially mentally. To me this seems like a fairly interesting concept, since it creates an interesting conflict between the personalities, and it also means that if they do manage to get along they can probably be highly effective (double brain power), while if they fight each other it'll be hard for them to accomplish anything. I'm not entirely sure if this is possible within the Reckoners verse though (do mental powers even exist there? The only time I can remember seeing them in the books was an offhand mention discussing illusionist types). There are mental Epics in the Reckonerverse. It's actually one of us, Edgedancer, who asked the question at an AMA that confirmed it. Quote Dancingedge In Steelheart you mentioned mind control Epics. Just how extensive are some of the mind control powers and are they likely to diffentiate between normal people and other Epics? Brandon Sanderson Mind control powers among Epics are more subtle than you might find in something like the Marvel universe. (Making someone think they want a sandwich, so they wander away from their post, instead of directly controlling them.) But stronger manifestations do exist. They're more rare. Generally, mind control powers will have more trouble with epics. Source. And yes, it is an interesting concept. It might require some careful planning in an RP environment so the character doesn't hijack someone else's character without the writer's permission, but it could be really neat to see. It kind of reminds me of something that's in RWBY that I won't say outright because spoilers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Young Pyromancer Posted February 16, 2019 Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 It also reminds me of Butcher, from Worm. Okay, now let's get the thread restarted. CAKE SCENE: Guys, who do you think is going next? JACKLYN SCENE: @MrakeDarshall MEETING SCENE: People are waiting for the next person to arrive. I nominate.... @Kidpen! Also, @Comatose Kobold is waiting on you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Swan Dragon Posted February 16, 2019 Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 Just now, The Young Pyromancer said: It also reminds me of Butcher, from Worm. Okay, now let's get the thread restarted. CAKE SCENE: Guys, who do you think is going next? JACKLYN SCENE: @MrakeDarshall MEETING SCENE: People are waiting for the next person to arrive. I nominate.... @Kidpen! Also, @Comatose Kobold is waiting on you. Sorry, I've had family over and haven't had time to write much. I believe I'm next for the cake scene but not certain. I can check that in a few minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the winter system Posted February 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 Do you guys ever have a realization about your personality that more or less completely changes your preconceptions and understanding of yourself? Because. I'm feeling that. Have been since yesterday afternoon. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kobold King Posted February 16, 2019 Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 24 minutes ago, winter devotion said: Do you guys ever have a realization about your personality that more or less completely changes your preconceptions and understanding of yourself? Because. I'm feeling that. Have been since yesterday afternoon. For the past month my mother has been doing nothing but reading books about autism and reading aloud all of the traits that she thinks that both she and I share, so yes, you could say I've been face to face with this concept before. What's your realization? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Young Pyromancer Posted February 16, 2019 Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 I have Autism, so I can relate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comatose Posted February 16, 2019 Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 1 hour ago, The Young Pyromancer said: It also reminds me of Butcher, from Worm. Okay, now let's get the thread restarted. CAKE SCENE: Guys, who do you think is going next? JACKLYN SCENE: @MrakeDarshall MEETING SCENE: People are waiting for the next person to arrive. I nominate.... @Kidpen! Also, @Comatose Kobold is waiting on you. Thanks for the reminder! Work has been sooo nuts sorry. I’ll try to get it together on an evening I’m not staying late. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwiLyghtSansSparkles Posted February 16, 2019 Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 28 minutes ago, winter devotion said: Do you guys ever have a realization about your personality that more or less completely changes your preconceptions and understanding of yourself? Because. I'm feeling that. Have been since yesterday afternoon. That’s definitely happened to me before, yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Young Pyromancer Posted February 16, 2019 Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 4 minutes ago, Comatose said: Thanks for the reminder! Work has been sooo nuts sorry. I’ll try to get it together on an evening I’m not staying late. Oh. I thought you were just taking a REALLY long nap. *waits for someone to get it* 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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