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  1. Kobold King
    So gather round, ye members. Let the King of the Kobolds tell you a short but woeful story. These past couple of days my home has been visited by two guests--an old friend of my mother's and her 18 year-old daughter. We've been having a blast with them, but every now and then I'm left alone in the open living room with no one to talk to. When that transpires I pop open my laptop and check the 17th Shard, as I do in all my spare waking moments. And so I was browsing the forum, reading a post by the wonderful TwiLyghtSansSparkles, when I became suddenly aware of a delicate chin hovering directly over my shoulder. It was the aforementioned daughter, a young lady who has been the bane of my existence my off-and-on frenemy since we were both four. She was born two weeks ahead of me and makes sure I know it on every visit, and this week has taken great delight in claiming to be a manlier specimen of humanity than I. This is the young woman who was reading over my shoulder, taking in a post penned by a member with a flamboyant purple MLP avatar. Wit lost me. Sense oozed out of me. My frenemy's curious gaze swept over the screen. I uttered the first sentence which came to mind. "Th-the purple pony's not my profile picture!" I blurted, scooting my chair from the eavesdropping teenager. Her expression remained unchanged, as unreadable as ever. "What is your profile picture?" she asked curiously. What demons reside on her shoulder, egging her to ask that question at this time? What foul forces has she made pacts with, to have made such an inquiry at this precise moment? Regardless of the stray drop of sweat on my forehead, I tried and failed to give a smile and answered. "Well, I'm--it's a pony, but it's not a purple pony. Just for the record." Her expression remained solid, but I could swear her lips twinged upward in a slight and nigh-imperceptible smile. With a final glance at my screen, she turned her back to me, walking across the room to play another round of Tetris on her phone. And that is my secret, fellow Sharders. On the forum I am, by objective measurement, a giant of popularity and social poise, with no less than 14, 178 points to reward my wit and humor. In real life? I am naught but a buffoon, a blockhead, a bozo, a dork. Just thought you should know.
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    To my Sanderfan shame, I'm more inclined to remember long-winded names from Doctor Who than from Sanderson novels. Which can be embarrassing, but hey, I'm the only one in my family who can remember the name of the planet Raxacoricofallapatorius, or the full title of the Mighty Jagrafesse of the Holy Hadrojassic Maxendenfroe, or the names of every member of the Cult of Skaro... ...Ahem. Back on topic--
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    Tell me about the Epics on the west coast!!!1! ...I mean, thanks. I'm still working on it. That would be interesting. (Is it Brandon? I bet it's Brandon. Taylor corrupts, and absolute Taylor corrupts absolutely. ) I'd say wait until morning, just to avoid prolonging this accursed night any longer.
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    I almost don't want to participate in this round, just to see how people will vote left to their own devices.
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    So... do we need to keep healing MV, or shall we just bump her up to 20 now that she has no competition?
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    MV 14 It just wouldn't be Oregon without tormenting Backtrack. Taylor 1
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    And the Lord Ruler broke Kel and caused him to become the psychopathic rebel leader he would become. Just to play Devil's Ruin's advocate.
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    Really? I could have sworn there were more than that. Thanks. I'll try to get an Arsenal post up soon.
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    Uh, I couldn't even name all the players there off the top of my head. So a quick review on who's still there wouldn't go amiss.
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    If you're not sure what to ask, feel free to ask something from the master list of Reckonerverse questions--asking any one of them would make a whole sub-community of Sanderfans adore you for all time. In any case, have fun. I envy people like you.
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    "If The Dalles children can't handle an AK-47 responsibly, then they have no business living in this city."
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    Mistwraith 1 MV 11 Taylor 6
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    Why do we need a clinic right next to the armory? All those darn kids playing with hand grenades, I'll tell you.
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    Great! He could show up now I suppose. I was imagining the clinic not being very far from the HQ, but we don't actually have a map or anything. :/
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    The vanillas are pretty cool, though. Off the top of my head I can't name a single villainous vanilla character--unless you count Seth Nathsa, but he was practically an Epic even before Calamity spoke to him.
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    Mistwraith 7 MV 9 Taylor Swift 5
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    At least you woke up with both your kidneys. I woke up with a single kidney and an internal tape recorder that plays Pinkie's "Smile, Smile, Smile" song whenever I press my belly button.
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    For a while Sparkleglass was also treated like a serious ship. I think everyone here knows that Funtimes is a flawed character, just as everyone knew how dysfunctional Shiny and Autumn's short-lived relationship was. But the key is... you can argue for Funtimes' intrinsic goodness with in-text information. Is she selfish? Yes, of course she is! So is every child on the planet, and we love them all the same. She's caused harm, but unlike some Epics, she hasn't slaughtered vanillas and ruined lives for the sheer fun of it. She wants friends, and Calamity's been casting a fog over her eyes where her misdeeds are concerned. To ever be redeemed she'd have to accept and repent the damage she's caused. But she's sympathetic already, which is more than we can say of Nighthound or Electro.
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    If that's what you're worried about, I've seen a lot of what Twi has planned. Without giving spoilers, your concerns are answered, and I wouldn't by any stretch refer to how things resolve themselves as "magicing a happy end up." I can't say how it all turns out, but TwiLyght's a better writer than you give her credit for. What is planned--whether it's redemption or more corruption--is handled very delicately and with the same supernal quality we've seen from her so far.
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    I... I... uh... Wow. That is awesome. (And I'm thinking about starting a new training regimen for myself. Every day, every time someone catches my attention, I will train myself to burst out "Tell me about Epics on the West Coast!" Eventually this will become an unbreakable habit for me, and if the Bandersnatch catches me unawares, I'll blurt out the question on pure reflex. ) On the Funtimes front... Edge, I think you may have misunderstood what we were saying about Funtimes the other day. All Epics are inclined towards evil. They can't help that. They can try to face their fears somewhere along the way, but until then, they're no more responsible for their actions than you are in the middle of your worst, most nonsensical nightmare. They're stripped to their core, reveling in temptations they didn't even know they had when they had consciences. Funtimes is no different from any of the others--but think about the fact that of all her corruption, her darkest desire is the drive to surround herself with friends. Friends to comfort her and friends to think she's the best thing since sliced cake. Has she inadvertently opened the door to atrocities in her careless apathy? Yes. To the consequentialist she's practically Hitler. But I for one don't judge people on the unintended consequences of their actions--for all I know, riding in the car with my mom has sent dust particles that ultimately triggered hurricanes. I judge people on their hearts. In real life we can't see what a person most desires her heart, but in the world of literature we can. Lightwards wants control, Electro wants to be feared... Funtimes wants to be loved. And given that the bulk of her supposed evil has been in the unintended consequences of her actions, I find it hard to judge her too harshly for that, considering the corruptive influence she's under.
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    It's as completely deranged as it is pragmatic. Perfect for him. Would he do the same if he got hungry or thirsty? Or got a sore throat? Or stubbed his toe, or got a splinter?
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    The healing does seem like a bit much, and as TwiLyght said no one's allowed to so much as break one of his bones without permission. So you have nothing to fear from a change. Ultimately your decision though.
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    I'm pretty sure that's an altered screenshot, considering the obscene amount of upvotes the post seems to have.
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