Kobold King

I think that works. Is that the Facebook message? Are you officially starting the fund now?

I ship it.

You're the hero we need, but not the one we deserve. Keep us posted.

You go! Fight the system! Give Twi cool air or give Twi death!

Yeah, I'd probably become a modern-day Spartan if anyone even hinted at taking my cooling in this heat. "You want my fans? Come and take them."

An opportunity, Mr Connoisseur.

Nah, don't worry about it. It's not a big deal. Though I do need to try to get something posted as soon as possible.

Oh look. I've become a benchmark for inactivity.

Awesome stuff, Joe. So, today I hatched an idea for a quasi-religious movement in my fictional galaxy. A sort of cult started by an extremely advanced race, centered around the transfer from organic to mechanical bodies and the customization of the mind. They encourage beings of flesh to upload their consciousnesses to machines, where they can edit their own minds however they see fit. I worried about making them too similar to Doctor Who's Cybermen, but I think as long as I stressed the choice that they're giving others, they'd come across as different. As an example, here's a random advertisement I wrote for them on a whim.

MLP. Bronies take background ponies and make intensely fascinating three-dimensional characters out of them--it's hard not to admire that kind of creativity. Since I misread this thread title every time I see it: what's your favorite forum game?

But what a shallow life you've chosen, sloth.

Master? There is no master but you, now. Your mind is your own. Feel the emotions you wish to feel. Remember only what you wish to remember. We ask only that if anyone asks you who gifted this beautiful existence to you, that you tell them how to find us. The Cold has given you control, Gargoyle. Use it as you see fit.

"The purpose of a storyteller is not to tell you what to think, but to give you questions to think upon." -- Wit. Perfectly sums up my feelings on literature. What's your favorite guilty-pleasure food?

I get the feeling that if you got an upvote for every individual Epic in your vault, you'd have left Twi and I in the dust a long time ago.

Don't hate me 'cuz I'm funny. Don't hate me 'cuz I'm beautiful. You should hate me because I have a way worse work ethic than you and I slack off posting jokes instead of doing anything productive.

This magic system is awesome. Two questions: 1) Is it possible to use others to fuel one's magic, causing them to pay the cost of physical, mental, or spiritual magic while remaining whole oneself? 2) Does scientific knowledge make magic easier to perform? For instance, would a deep understanding of how clouds and the water cycle work make it easier to manipulate the weather?

Come to the Cold. Do not mistake us for a cult or a scam. We have no interest in your material belongings. We are not attempting to trick or deceive you. We are genuine in the way only the Cold can be when we say that we desire only to set you free. On board our stations we possess all the equipment and tools needed to fully digitize any mind that seeks our gift. Your body will be stored on ice, ready for you should you choose to take it again; but we of the Cold are confident you will never care to see it again. We can convert your hot, revolting organ of a brain into lines of code. Code, more logical than firing neurons, so much more fluid that knotted cell clusters. No longer will biology and psychology be your masters. Your thoughts and feelings will be determined not by random cellular layouts, but by the paths you set for yourself. Our digitization process is granted with a full customization interface. For the first time in your existence, complete control over your own consciousness will be yours to exercise. Your emotions will not be removed, but instead given over to your command. Your memories will be left wholly intact, but will finally be free for you to edit as you see fit. Experience the blissful calm of a mind without rage or hatred. Experience the solemn grandeur of a universe seen without the lens of joy or wonder. Experience the rising, irrepressible glee of a soul without sorrow or guilt. Experience the purposeful passion of a consciousness wholly given over to hatred. The Cold's gift does not bestow any one of these blessings--rather, we give to you the ability to pick and choose between them. All minds are clay, but your organic evolution has hardened yours. We take the power you've lost and give it back to you. You and you alone will be the director of your mind; you will feel only what you want to feel. You will remember only what you want to remember. Within your mind and soul, you will possess omnipotence, even setting aside the infinitely customizable mechanical form you will be supplied with. The sincerity of our gift can be known from the gratitude of those who have sought us out: "I was mad. Mad at society. Mad at my parents. Mad at all my kind. I sought the Cold, and they gave me the choice to change my mind. I feel no anger now. I choose to feel... nothing. Nothing but gratitude to the Cold." -- Tyrone Avery, former human and juvenile delinquent. "War broke me. When I slept, nightmares plagued me. I dreamed of the screaming and suffering of the battles I'd fought in. I remembered the dying screams of alien children with horror. Now, those memories are mine to edit... and I choose to tint them with glee. The Cold turned my heartbreak into a delight." -- Bloodstorm, former Supernalian of the Shadow Cluster. "I felt such guilt about who I was. Sometimes I'd cry myself to sleep at night, I was so upset about the lives I'd ruined. The Cold gave me the chance to absolve myself. Now I don't even remember who I was or what I did, and I prefer it that way. The Cold took away my wretchedness and let me forgive myself. While my skin is metal and my brain is code, I feel like I can only now treat other humans with the treatment they deserve." -- Julia Darren, former human and current CEO of the Pan-Galactic Involuntary Servitude Consortium. Come to the Cold. Allow yourself to explore the entirety of existence. Come to the Cold, and take back control.

Silver-Quill. He does hilarious MLP review videos. Favorite long-standing argument you have with a friend?

(I could read an entire spin-off series about exploring the Wood Between the Worlds. ) I'd say I'd have to pick The Dalles. I don't know what it means, but there's something really awesome and badchull about a city that starts with "The." Favorite fictional religion?

Over. What is your favorite fictional spell, curse, or enchantment?

Tortellini--especially if it's stuffed with cheese. (Also because as a child I thought my mafia character named Boss Tortellini had a perfectly plausible and respectable Italian name. ) Favorite fictional planet?

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...Are you an Epic?