Kobold King

1 minute ago, TwiLyghtSansSparkles said:

One option would be to hint at your deities' power by having them perform a difficult-for-humans or outright impossible task with ease. Show one of them leveling a mountain with a snap of their fingers, or lifting a city and carrying it to safety. You don't have to go with those exact examples, of course; the point is to show how powerful they are by having them do things that leave their worshippers in awe. Additionally, you could have one of them say they could do something, but they're not going to for whatever reason, giving the impression that they're holding back. If they ever do cut loose, don't be shy about having them do everything they had seemed capable of doing but didn't. Show them at the height of their power. 

A bit of casual reality warping a la Genie from Aladdin or Discord from My Little Pony goes a long way.

1 minute ago, TwiLyghtSansSparkles said:

Does Twi have the inexplicable yet compelling urge to answer those rhetorical questions the way Trump would?  

The sun puts out some energy. It puts out a lot of energy. How much energy does the sun put out? It puts out a lot, let me tell you, and this makes a lot of people very angry. It makes some people happy, but it makes some other people, some very angry people, very angry. 

#MakeTheSolarSystemGreatAgain

#DrainTheSun

34 minutes ago, bleeder said:

Does Kobold ask rhetorical questions? 

What say you if he does?

Thank you for doing this! Here's my character from the same RP that Funtimes is a part of; his name is Lightwards.

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1 hour ago, The Honor Spren said:

So, I was wondering if, given all the positive feedback I got when I drew Funtimes, maybe I should start a thing where I draw other people's OCs for practice. Sort of like commissions, but the instead of paying money, you just have to be willing to wait for however long it takes me. Would there be any interest for that?

Would there be any interest in that?

Does the sun put out a bit of energy every day? Is the ocean more than four liters of water in volume? Do bats have a pretty good sense of hearing?

24 minutes ago, TwiLyghtSansSparkles said:

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I don't like writing fight scenes. I don't think I'm very good at it, and there's only so many times I can write "So-and-So punched Whatshisface, then ducked a kick from Whatshisface" before it starts to sound clunky to my own ear. When it comes down to it, and I have to write a fight scene, I try to keep my descriptions varied and short—"So-and-So sent a punch toward Whatshisface's nose, but Whatshisface spun out of the way and the blow swung wide." I'm still not sure if that sounds good, but that's my approach. 

I'm not the best at them, but I think they're most impactful when you really hammer home the sensations the characters feel.

"Punching Bag Man, the world's most eminently punchable superhero, felt Dr. Punchingstein's fist collide with his chest at full force. Something cracked as he went flying across the room, striking a wall with a smash that sent painful vibrations down his spine. He dropped to his hands and knees, his own feeble fists clenching the cold ground as he panted in pain. It was all he could do to not pass out then and there. But, knowing this was a punching the world needed him to take, he quiveringly managed to rise back up to his feet."

2 hours ago, TwiLyghtSansSparkles said:

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Seriously. That is horrible. 

They talked about playing Cowboys and Indians but worried that might be offensive.

14 minutes ago, TwiLyghtSansSparkles said:

No, I did most of the worldbuilding in PMs (and it came together remarkably fast for a fantasy world—two weeks) but I haven't talked about it on the boards much, save for progress updates. I could be convinced to give you the Google Docs link, though, since it's set in your home state.  

I wouldn't say no to that.

1 minute ago, TwiLyghtSansSparkles said:

Different project. I'm putting Spokane on hold until it's closer to ready, worldbuilding wise. This one I'm working on is about cowboy wizards. 

I need to hear more about this. Have you talked about it on Creation Daily by any chance?

3 hours ago, TwiLyghtSansSparkles said:

AHHH! And I didn't notice it at the time, but I passed the 10,000 word mark on my WIP today!

Awesome!  Is it the same WIP I've heard about before, or are you working on a different project?

51 minutes ago, TwiLyghtSansSparkles said:

Of course she's welcome!  

It only makes sense when you stop trying to make sense out of it.

Really? No answering the urgent question of whether Funtimes tastes like a rainbow cake? There are Portland velociraptors that really want to know!

3 minutes ago, TwiLyghtSansSparkles said:

Yep! Right here:

 

Awesome. With the added bonus that I get to upvote @The Honor Spren while I'm at it.

2 hours ago, TwiLyghtSansSparkles said:

@The Honor Spren drew it as a birthday present for me.

Is there a larger size version of it?

@TwiLyghtSansSparkles: Where did you get the Funtimes fan art for your profile pic? It's awesome!

Zombie cows ought to be easier to see coming and escape from than the billions of man-eating rabbits that will soon be in existence, but I am surrounded by cattle ranches on all sides.

Sorry world. I'm selling you out for my own safety.

15 hours ago, Cognizantastic said:

OK, are you guys ready to see the best sparking thing ever? 

Of course you are. Well, one of my best friends is into some plotlines in Portland and the Dalles ( @Kobold King and @TwiLyghtSansSparkles, you will be proud to know that she particularly likes Lightwards and Funtimes). She has read all of my posts and the various threads of story that they are part of.

For Christmas, she decided to make them into a book.

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Every single one of my Portland and Dalles posts are in there. I'm... glowing. 

Anyways. I thought some of you might be interested.  

There is no sequence of words in the English language that can be strung together to give justice to this awesomeness.

Well... maybe "HOLY SPARKING CALAMITY THIS IS AMAZING!!!". But somehow that seems a little lackluster.

53 minutes ago, Cognizantastic said:

Dallas, I believe. I sort of visualize Texas as an endless hellscape of dust, heat waves, and cowboy hats where I risk being lassoed and tossed over the border because of my Latino looks.

This is innacurate, I know, but still mildly intimidating.  

EDIT: @Kobold King and @Briar King, would you like to regale us with an equally absurd view of what California is like?

Californians feed by raking organic granola off of their lawns. The stuff simply materializes out of dry oats floating in the air during droughts and is your primary source of sustenance during these difficult months, with the obvious exception being those times when you manage to run and down and feast upon Republicans. (With a nice side of vegan salad.)

8 minutes ago, TwiLyghtSansSparkles said:

You have good ideas.  

Your resolution should be to pop in more often.  Though if you're operating under time constraints, no biggie. We just like having you around.

I... honestly, I keep losing track of what goes on around here, which makes getting back into the everyday discussions a little difficult. Embarrassing, I know, considering how close to the forum's pulse I used to be, but there it is. I'm pretty badly out of touch.

...I'll try to keep up a little better, and maybe get some RP posts posted. It's been forever since I've done any of those.

1 hour ago, TwiLyghtSansSparkles said:

And I have decided to leave TV Tropes for good. I changed my password to something I'll never remember and logged out. I cannot handle the egos there, and I'm finished trying. I refuse to be a part of a community that caters to pathetic little people who pounce on innocent mistakes in order to feed their monstrous egos. Leave it to rot, I say. 

I feel much better having decided this. 

Are you going to make your New Years' Resolution not to interact with awful people whenever you can help it? Because I feel like that should be your New Years' Resolution.

Remember kids! Celebrate the holiday or everyone you know will freaking freeze to death!

I liked this movie. I liked it so much, I wrote a poem about it:

Rogue One, Rogue One, you had a good run.

Rogue One, Rogue One, I can tell you had fun.

Rogue One, Rogue One, you wrote it so everyone died.

Rogue One, Rogue One, well at least you tried.

I'm being a bit tongue-in-cheek here. I really did enjoy it. I spent a while confused about what was happening or who anyone was, but it had some cool concepts and some seriously epic action scenes, and overall I enjoyed my time in the theater today. If anything... I just feel like it tried to be too big.

In some ways, if you're doing a movie about a planet-destroying space station you've pretty much got to go big or go home. But the pace was so quick, the characters so numerous, and the exposition so heavy that I never felt the ability to connect with anything that was happening. I think more attention should have been given to a smaller cast of characters, whose backstories and motivations could then have been more sufficiently explored.

You see, what I expected was something more like this: there's a cast of characters on a variety of Imperial-controlled worlds, who witness daily injustices committed by the Empire and ultimately decide to join the Rebellion, all in their own ways. They all have their own unique skills that are vital to the cause, and all wind up on one of the most important missions the Rebellion has ever orchestrated. I expected, or at least hoped, for a film that explored more of the day-to-day realities of living in a galaxy dominated by the Empire, and an exploration of what it takes to push good, moral people to take up arms against their government and join an organized terrorist group. (This review is putting me on a watchlist, by the way.)

Instead, what we got was a lot of characters about whom we know very little, engaging in tasks that are important, but to which we only see the payoff in a movie that came out decades ago. Aside from the concepts for the characters, which are admittedly pretty cool and I'd have loved to see explored in more detail, and a few battle scenes that admittedly got my adrenaline and testosterone pumping, there's not a lot to remember about this movie, and its attempt at being as huge and fast-paced as possible ultimately brought it down.

Conclusion: Rogue One choked on its aspirations, but it's still well worth a watch.

On 12/14/2016 at 10:54 AM, TwiLyghtSansSparkles said:

I don't know whether to be proud or to apologize. 

I'll settle for both.

And @Quiver, that Lyla post was fine.  

Nothing like a proud apology. "I'm sorry you can't handle my awesomeness."

And agreed. Lyla continues to be an amazing character.

1 hour ago, WayneSpren said:

I saw it on the 15th. It was very, very good. 

Go see it if you want to see your upvotes ever again.

Anyone seen Rogue One yet? We're thinking about seeing it in the theater next week. Wondering if it's any good.