TwiLyghtSansSparkles
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Yes, but I'd imagine that with all the uncertainty regarding Epics, the laws banning guns would remain the same on paper, but many police officers and judges would probably look the other way. Either they'd be too busy dealing with Epics and the fallout from that, or they'd decide ordinary citizens needed some way to protect themselves. None that lasted very long. I'd imagine some powerful Epics came and went, though many probably preferred large cities like Portland or Salem. Bigger cities=more subjects. With a National Guard installation right there, The Dalles at least had a sporting chance against more powerful Epics. (This tempts me to name drop an Epic from Funtimes' backstory into The Dalles thread. )
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This is true. Chicago outlawed guns even before Steelheart, leaving him without a Ruger Baretta or someone similar to oppose him. Maybe Koschei should be the benchmark for deranged evil, moving Steelheart to the benchmark for pure or clever evil.
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Hindshadowing through a flashback character who was created to hindshadow another character's hatred of a current player character. Hindshadow-ception? If it works, it's terrifying.
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The healing Epic used his noggin, and his noggin told him brute force, abject terror, and a healthy dose of a god complex was the way to go. Did I mention his noggin was pretty messed up, too?
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And the next few Koschei flashbacks give him the perfect reason to kill her: people fled north and his followers had difficulty finding them in the thick trees. Also, Koschei didn't take kindly to her murdering the people he wanted to rule. In defense of Koschei remaining a benchmark for pure evil: Steelheart controlled through a combination of fear and cleverness. Koschei, had he succeeded, would have controlled by systematically killing off everyone who attempted to resist through force, brought the children of ideological opponents directly under his thumb through the wound-and-heal routine, and more likely than not taken children as servants and called it an "honor" as he slit their throats in front of their parents. I think Steelheart should be the benchmark for either classic evil or dictatorial evil, because for all it's wretchedness, Newcago wasn't that messed up.
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Either way, he still got an upvote.
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I see what you did there.
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You should ponify her.
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Question: Would Lightwards be a benchmark of his own, or would he more accurately be classified as "one Backtrack and a dash of cheerful!Funtimes above Koschei?"
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One of my characters is the benchmark for pure evil. I feel accomplished. Should I feel accomplished? Because I feel accomplished.
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"Reader style" vs. "Nighthound style." I feel like that should be in David's notebooks, somehow. (It's a unique and distinctive brand, to be sure.)
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O.o That's the worst part about this world. Every time you see a cute, hilarious character , they turn out to be a hideous criminal with no conscience.
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I don't know, guys. That Santa theory will be tough to beat.
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Meanwhile, over on RateMyProfessor.com.... "So I was just your average bio student, right? It's a tough major. TONS of homework. But I was doing okay--or so I thought, until Professor Cardinal became an Epic and decided I'd make a better zombie than a student. "Yeah that escalated quickly. Even quicker, if you take into account the fact he straight-up MURDERED MY GIRLFRIEND before going on a rampage! How the sparking sparks did he even get an assault rifle through school security, anyway?" 0/10. Would shoot again. And again. And again.
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Forget "Be Prepared." Weird Al's "Tacky" is Lightwards' theme song. Fortuity and Lightwards will be the first targets of the Great Server and Baker Uprising.
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Which he did not make, took without paying or tipping, and has the audacity to declare "complimentary." I hope an army of angry servers shows up when he is conveniently unarmed.
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They say genius is just a form of insanity, and Altermind prizes genius. I think he'd prefer the pudding.
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I feel equally confident that Lightwards will scoff at the pudding Funtimes brings, though it only tastes like jellybeans and insanity.
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If you ever get the chance to join up again, we left it open for the most insane survival story ever. In other news, Lightwards strikes me, after this post, as the kind of guy who would buy Oreos at Walmart and call them homemade. Jerk.
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How many of them are eligible young bachelors?
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And then Nighthound died. And then Nighthound died. And then Nighthound died. And then Nighthound died. And then Nighthound died. And then Nighthound died. And then Nighthound died. And then Nighthound died. And then Nighthound died.
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When Nighthound got involved. He can make a polite question as to whether or not you wrote a book sound menacing. (And the creepiness that followed that question proved the author's terror was not misplaced.)
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With all this anticipation, I'm afraid her real name will be something of a disappointment. It's not "Hingle McCringleberry" or anything fun like that. It's probably best that we don't know what he ate. (I haven't forgotten about the Unicyclist, by the way. (By the Ray? ) I'm just being a perfectionist about his intro post.)
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Nails, drenched in the tears of orphans, with a glass of nightmare fuel to wash it all down.
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I think Nighthound's weakness might be the most eagerly anticipated secret in this game.