Kobold King

indicates happiness in the poster, and in my experience it's often used to indicate happiness or camaraderie for another member. Example: "I hope you feel better soon. " is another general indicator of pleasure, often used in response to a compliment or other positive message. Example: "Thanks for all the kind words, guys. " indicates sheer delight. It can be used to express great joy in an event's outcome, or in response to a post one finds particularly brilliant or hilarious. Examples: "Huzzah! We beat the elephants! " "My copy of Words of Radiance just arrived! " is similar, but has a more specialized usage in indicating amusement. Example: "The elephants can laugh. Lol. " is seldom used in my experience, often replaced by the beaming or smiling emoticons. However, it is quite effective at expressing love, affection, or bashful appreciation. Example: "Boy do I love paranormal elephant stories. " is a personal favorite of mine. In my experience it's used predominantly to indicate that a statement is a joke as opposed to a serious statement. Example: "I for one welcome our elephant overlords. " is also useful for the purpose of labeling a statement as a joke or otherwise amicable. Though as with winking in the real world, it has a wide variety of other uses. I have comparatively little experience with this emoticon, however. Examples: "I for one welcome our new elephant overlords. " "Maybe Kobold should hurry up and get the new update posted. " is used by cool people. Specifically, it's used either in the context of mock-boasting or when terrible puns are made. "I suggest we search the elephant's luggage. I bet their weakness lies in their trunks. " ? I really have no idea. I've seen it used only infrequently. It seems to bear connotations of mock-innocence, however. Example: "Elephant warp device? What elephant warp device? " is another one of my favorites. It's often used to indicate some level of secrecy, mock or otherwise. The implication of its usage is that either the member is participating in something shady that (s)he isn't revealing, or that said member knows something that nobody else knows. Examples: "Let's head over the Dark Alley. They make great cookies. " "Oh, I'm sure the elephants don't possess any kind of warp technology. Whatever gives you that idea? " indicates surprise, shock, or even horror. I've often seen it used in mock-horror as well. Example: "So the elephants really were the gods of all existence. " also indicates shock, but is more often used for horror or occasionally revulsion. "So Kyle Lawrence really was Satan all along! " , to the best of my understanding, also falls under the dread or revulsion category, though to a lesser degree than the previous emoticon. Example: "It turns out the elephants were kidnapping humans to work as enslaved plumbers. Do you have any idea how much waste a species of sentient elephants produces? " indicates confusion on some level or another. Example: "Wait. Are they elephants or mammoths? " is used, for the most part, when people are unsure of themselves or concerned about something. Example: "I don't think I'm very good at this game. " , as it's appearance suggests, indicates sadness. It can be used for lending sympathy towards another's plight, or simply in expressing one's own unhappiness. Example: "Well, the Foundation's been dissolved and the entire human race have become indentured plumbers for interstellar elephants. That first scenario didn't go too well. " is used to express rage or anger. I've thankfully never seen it used much, but it's a useful part of the emoticons list nonetheless. Example: "Storm it Kobold! The elephants being the genetically engineered army of Robert Heinlein's cryogenically frozen head was the worst twist ever! " Finally, is used to express mild displeasure or annoyance. It's essentially a more mild, and more frequently more civil, version of the rage emoticon listed above. "Well, it's been two days since the last update. I hope Kobold's enjoying his impromptu vacation. " There's also this smiley here: . I have no idea what it's for. Hope that list of smilies helps! Back on topic, is it safe to say that the vote has concluded? Have you overall decided to assault the elephants with lethal weapons, EMP, and LRADs, with the intention of taking prisoners if at all possible?

I am so sorry. I don't know what to say besides that death is a terrible thing to experience secondhand. I'm sorry you're having to go through this, and if you need to talk or get anything off your chest, everyone here is ready and willing to listen.

He is indeed. Yet for some reason, his subjects adore him for it.

His power either reshaping reality on a basic level, writing literature that's so brilliant vanillas and Epics alike become addicted to it, or the amalgamation of every Cosmere power concentrated into one being. Possibly all three.

RAFO.

Unrelated, but what say you fine people about namedropping a powerful High Epic called Bandersnatch ruling in Utah?

Man of Steel:

Fantomah believes in overkill, I see. Though with Timeport there may be no such thing. Also, I'm the first person to officially follow this thread.

Sounds like a plan for me. You'll go far. Is it a job in library science? How big of a city is Casper? ...Also, how much random stuff do I need to post before we get the new Fantomah comic? Or do you intend to torment me like I tormented you with the Valentine's comic?

You're sending in a pony comic as your job application? (Both are awesome. )

Um... no, not really. I just want to see Nighthound seared with flaming bagpipes and mauled by velociraptors. And, yes. Most of the time. Especially in the Adventurer and the Metal have shenanigans.

I would like to optimistically place my bet on the Unicyclist.

Ooh! I know! We could discuss ways of filling the next 1.5 pages of the thread! That's sure to kill some space.

Huh. I was lamenting my inability to make her face any more sharp and angular. I guess we're operating from slightly conflicting visions of the canon. I'll definitely try some pink, though. Tomorrow, as I await the next installment in the Adventures of Pony Fantomah.

I'm glad I could return your sister's favor. For that matter, I'm glad I could spark a few laughs at all. On a less humorous--but still pony--note, I put together Newton Mark I.

Huh. Well I'm embarrassed twice over now. Ares / Mars was one of the Twelve, right? As was... as was.... OK, I give up. And I know after I look it up I'm going to be embarrassed for forgetting. With that in mind, I'm looking it up... aaaand it's Dionysus / Bacchus. I don't know how I forgot him. What's the penalty I need to pay?

I don't have Fantomah's pony code, but I succumb to insanity long enough to make a pony comic. Major Firefight spoilers:

Zeus / Jupiter Hades / Pluto Poseidon / Neptune Hera / Juno Aphrodite / Venus Hermes / Mercury Hephaestus / Vulcan Demeter / Ceres Apollo / Apollo? Artemis / Diana Hestia / Vesta Name the nine realms of Norse mythology.

She may not be able to tell a warform Parshendi from a whitespine, but she writes the best Reckonerverse fanfiction this side of the pillars of heaven.

Every time someone says she hasn't read the Stormlight Archive, a spren dies.

And there he is! Right between Stephen Vondra and Timeport, because he'd make one awesome member of The Dalles City Guard and I'd like to see him pummel relentlessly go a few rounds with Timeport.

If you don't mind, I'd like to put him into the Pony Vault.

Soon. Be prepared in advance though, I know precious little about how this sort of assault team operates in the real world. Here's hoping I don't break anyone's suspension of disbelief. I'm pretty sure this is the first alien encounter in Foundation history. You probably don't have access to specialized equipment like that. Budget cuts and all that. Let's assume that the Foundation has until now been a contingency organization only. You may commandeer any equipment, manpower, or property that you require for your operations, but for now we'll assume you have no specialized facilities or equipment. We could call a vote and get the Foundation permanent personnel and possibly an HQ after this scenario, I suppose.

I like him! Let's just hope he's not unfortunate enough to have his logo as his cutie mark. That could make the whole "secret identity" thing a bit trickier to navigate.