Which Compounding Twinborn would you LEAST like to be?

[+robardin he/him]

22 minutes ago, hwiles said:

I could also imagine that going horribly wrong and all the sapient beings on an entire planet being essentially aggregated into an Identity-less mass of drones that are controlled by a computer hivemind though, so buyer beware.

Wow that's kind of dark. I can't believe Brandon would ever write something like that *cough*, so maybe give it a go! LOLOL

Edited August 16, 2024 by robardin

[+Lewis Nethur He/Him]

18 minutes ago, robardin said:

Wow that's kind of dark. I can't believe Brandon would ever write something like that *cough*, so maybe give it a go! LOLOL

Well...the process of getting there would probably be pretty dark, buuuut...in theory, everyone would be much happier than they had ever been afterwards. What else would a super intelligence do with a billion bodies except treat it like a real world game of Sid Meier's civilization on peaceful mode speed running towards infinite culture and science victories?

That could actually be a pretty neat concept for a limited "bad guys win" scenario for the Cosmere, which otherwise doesn't really seem compatible with those: Scadrians conquer a primitive planet, introduce them to Identity magic (but literally only teach them to share it in pure aggregate, not to compound or abuse it) and medallions, trade them for whatever interesting local magical relics, flora, or fauna that they have (there's almost always something if you hunt hard enough), then basically install a computer simulation of their collective consciousness and make it their virtual Telepathic-God-King and set them to work producing works of art, conducting research, and answering worldhopper's questions and caring for them.

Edited August 16, 2024 by hwiles