Kobold King
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I've been downvoted on quite a few occasions, on posts that I felt to be legitimately free from any kind of meanness or offense. And the thing is... I don't change my behavior when people downvote things like that. If I'm not given any indication of what I've done that's so offensive, how am I supposed to change? It's like someone randomly rushing up to you on the street and yelling "You suck!" without any kind of explanation. Constructive criticism serves a purpose. Anonymous downvotes just make people feel bad. That said, downvote abuse is quite uncommon--the average forum member is far too kind to use it so petulantly. While the downvote feature is my one tiny gripe with this site, the greatness of the 17th Shard far outweighs this minor gripe of mine.
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I should have known you'd announce yours with a pug. Who is your favorite incarnation of the Master in Doctor Who? What would happen if Doctor Funtimes met Susan Gillespie?
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What on earth is that profile picture from?
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(Forgive me for asking about your beliefs; I find them fascinating, in the best possible way.) You've said before that you believe most, if not all, of the deities worshiped throughout history have been real projections of the universe. Do you believe that any of these deities have been actively hostile or malevolent towards humanity, such as the gods the medieval Aztecs offered human sacrifices to?
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I've heard of them. The Underdark's never known a craftier bunch.
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Kobolds in folklore date back to old German legend, where they were considered benevolent miner spirits. I first heard of kobolds in Dwarf Fortress and in a short story set in a Dungeons and Dragons setting. I was disgruntled by how much contempt both settings seemed to heap on the hapless kobolds, solely for their reputation as thieves. I liked to imagine grand kobold civilizations sculpted in underground caverns, ruled not by outlaw chieftains but by noble and generous kings. Essentially, kobolds came to epitomize my love of studying and overanalyzing non-human races, and when it came time to create a screen name for myself, "Kobold King" is what came to mind. I used to play Dwarf Fortress and an early-release Steam game called Don't Starve, but apart from those I've never been much for video games.
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The correct answer, as given by Lewis Carrol, is "Because it can produce a few notes, tho they are very flat; and it is never put with the wrong end in front!" I prefer my own answer: "They'll both drive you mad, one by croaking 'Nevermore' and the other by croaking 'Just one more minute on the forum, then we'll write that novel.'"
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What is the world's largest producer of yesterday's cheese?
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I think there would be far more glorious occasions for him to go out in a balloon-blaze of glory. Perhaps closer to the end of the CorpseMaker War, where he could benefit our campaign goal by taking a sizable chunk of Portland with him.
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The Internet Appreciation of nature Science-fiction worldbuilding. An honorable mention goes to "stuffing my face with ice cream at every opportunity."
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He'd certainly be physically capable of it, but it would take a lot of effort to convince him to do it. Your best bet would be to convince him that the exact specifications for the date truck are for triggering a hostile Epic's weakness.
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Ferrets are my favorite member of the mustelid family, though I've never had the fortune to meet one in person. My father, incidentally, used to have a pet ferret when he was in his early twenties. It apparently sprayed so much musk on all his belongings that he vowed never to live under the same roof as one again. This doesn't change how much I want to cuddle one someday. I believe an Epic ferret would be a lot like the Kamaitachi, a sort of demon-ferret from Japanese folklore. The Kamaitachi rides on dust devils with sickle-shaped claws, leaving deep but painless gouges in its victims. Interestingly, this is a direct quote from the Wikipedia article on the creature: Emphasis on "calamity." Mustelids are usually fiercer than other carnivores, so my money would be on the Windrunner ferret. However, to the best of my knowledge ferrets are more solitary and less prone to attempting to help their fellow animals than cats are, so it would be difficult to find a ferret that had sworn the necessary oaths to become a Windrunner. I live right smack in the scrubland of central Texas--I've even seen the sign marking the geographic center of Texas not far from my house. I live about three hours away from Dallas. As a child I lived in Dallas proper, but I was much happier upon moving to the country. I'm not really a city person.
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Funnily enough, that's how I planned for him to start off the next scene. Just a stare and prolonged discomfort before he finally decides to speak to her. I think it serves her right, considering the discomfort she's caused for other people all day. I haven't added a quote yet. I'll try to get that finished soon.
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Why isn't Hallandren wracked with earthquakes?
Kobold King replied to ecohansen's topic in Warbreaker
Ba dum tsss. I have nothing to add to the conversation, but here's an upvote both for a remarkable analysis and for telling me about these parts of Earth. I've often wondered whether jungles can exist nearby temperate regions in real life, but I've never been able to find specific areas where this occurs. -
This video is interesting from a number of distinct perspectives. A photographer might comment on the revolutionary way the camera gives a shot of the building's roof. A social economist might discuss the mention of s'mores in the video's background and what that means for the marshmallow industry in modern America. An architect might discuss the way the building is constructed to allow for optimal rolling space for the two fluffy critters of the film. As an amateur zoologist with a keen interest in philosophy, what I find most interesting about this video is the way it implies a natural reconciliation between clades of animal life that are usually in opposition with one another. While usually segregated as predator and prey, the Felis catus and Sciurus carolinensis in the video are shown participating in a jovial and free-spirited wrestling match, indicating that their natural enmity has been put aside in favor of sport. This is obviously groundbreaking on a number of levels, but I personally would like to tie this to the Book of Isaiah: Two natural enemies are shown living in peace in this video, and "a little child" is heard talking about s'mores in the background. It is in this video that we gain a faint glimpse of what the prophesied paradise of Isaiah will look like. A tantalizing taste of what is to come--and the sooner it comes, the better. Let the world be ended and be replaced with cats and squirrels playing on rooftops, now and ever and unto ages and ages. Amen. Also, d'aww.
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Hello, 17th Shard! I originally started planning on doing one of these back when Quiver did his, but was beaten to the punch by the sudden wave of AMAs from newer members. While I was then reluctant to add to the great tidal pulse of these topics, now that we have an entire board solely reserved for this odd fad, I suppose I have no choice but to hop on the bandwagon. So ladies and gentlemen, feel free to ask me any question you like. Answers are guaranteed, even if they're not the answers you were looking for. Ask me about cats, aliens, the Reckoners RP, ancient civilizations, zoology, or anything else that you're burning to hear from me. Proof that I am who I say I am: 1, 2, 3, and now. Ask away!
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Yep. That seems the best way to avoid him nullifying anyone else's posts while still making him a formidable opponent.
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The ability to only reset himself and things he's holding, with no effect on his surroundings or other characters, would pretty much fix any problems that could otherwise occur from his power.
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Also, if we're gonna do this then he'll need a range. We can't really have someone who could turn back an entire city, even if only a minute into the past.
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Hmm. I was hoping to keep Backtrack unique in the retrocog department, but I suppose this is limited enough that it doesn't supplant Backtrack's hard-earned usefulness.
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Just so you know, we already have a retrocog, albeit one who can see history going back millions of years. How powerful were you considering this retrocognition being?
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As long as you don't make some kind of pasta-inator that makes fettucine alfredo disappear, we can still be friends. I can see where you're coming from, but I'm pretty sure I'd still love the stuff if we made it every night. My family once ate nothing but scrambled eggs for lunch, every day, for a solid month and a half. By the end of that month I was the only one who wasn't tired of it, and was in fact disappointed when they started mandating that I cook zucchini and sausage rather than our typical egg fare.
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As someone who adores fettuccine alfredo but isn't able to eat it any more save on the rare occasion when we have gluten-free noodles.... I hope you won't take it the wrong way when I say I envision that paragraph superposed over a "First World Problems" meme.
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I'm still interested.
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I would appreciate that. I don't actually remember Shiny Sparkle's weakness at all.
