Guest Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 All brains have a self-destruct mechanism installed, to be detonated in the event of a soul-threatening mental image. Which is why I'll never ponify Terry/Quota in a comic. It would result in the death of half the forum. That should be an acceptable casualty rate for those of us who don't die. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted February 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 All brains have a self-destruct mechanism installed, to be detonated in the event of a soul-threatening mental image. Which is why I'll never ponify Terry/Quota in a comic. It would result in the death of half the forum. You, sir, are a true hero. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mail-mi he/him Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 Guys, we're already on page 94. At this rate, soon we'll have more Question threads than pages in WHiP 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted February 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 Guys, we're already on page 94. At this rate, soon we'll have more Question threads than pages in WHiP We have two options here. Option one: Accept our fate and continue filling these threads with pure awesomeness. Option two: Try to refrain from awesomeness, fail, and spam the WHiP thread with ponies. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightsworn Panda he/him Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 At this rate, we'll solve the Great Question of Life, the Universe and Everything without knowing it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 You should let this one actually get to two thousand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kobold King he/him Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 You should let this one actually get to two thousand. Counting this one, there have been 13, 858 posts on various Question threads. Which means--and I am so, so sorry for pointing it out-- 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted February 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 You should let this one actually get to two thousand. I did that (or close to it) with the first Question, and it just made things harder on the mods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightsworn Panda he/him Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 Counting this one, there have been 13, 858 posts on various Question threads. Which means--and I am so, so sorry for pointing it out-- You're about to pass that in upvotes too... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kobold King he/him Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 You're about to pass that in upvotes too... Lightsworn Panda, I charge you in the name of Brandon Sanderson himself to post that meme on the "New Reputation Levels" thread when I ultimately pass 9000 upvotes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightsworn Panda he/him Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 Lightsworn Panda, I charge you in the name of Brandon Sanderson himself to post that meme on the "New Reputation Levels" thread when I ultimately pass 9000 upvotes. I shall duly prepare for the deluge of complaints and downvotes that will follow that post. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sirce Luckwielder he/him Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 Sounds good then, although if he is himself able to use that many powers it raises some balance issues, that is quite a few abilities for one Epic to possess not too far outside what we've seen but still quite a few. Metronome shall never be killed by any Epic! He shall reign supreme over the wreckage of Oregon! If you want some powerset ideas I have an ever-growing google doc full of them, although it may be in need of a cleanup so some may be taken but not noted as taken yet. Feel free to change names/incorporate more powers they're just base ideas really. I am going to keep his power balance in check or have him killed off, never worry. Thanks for the google doc, I will be sure to check it out. What Voidus said mostly. What I would add is that Squire might not be the most appropriate name, if he´s the one calling the shots. This was actually a big concern for me, I spent around thirty minutes trying to think of another name for him but failed miserably. Two things prohibited that mostly. One was that I came up with the idea of the Horsemen first and then built Squire around them since I liked the idea. The other was trying to create five Epics at the same time and acting like Squire himself and just being to lazy to do anything for myself. That's part of the reason that I posted their bios online, hopefully somebody can think of a better name. Maybe Dragoon? The dictionary says "a member of any of several cavalry regiments in the British army" so I suppose that could work rather well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aonar he/him Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 Force and energy have a relationship, but they aren't exactly the same. In essence, applying a force over a distance changes the kinetic energy of an object. But force isn't energy. This actually helps a lot. So what Frostfire is doing is manipulating the end products of forces, without affecting the forces themselves. So in theory, he could generate extreme amounts of energy, with time and difficulty (by physically adding kinetic energy to something, whilst draining that energy and adding more energy+the energy drained ad nauseam) but it'd always scale linearly, and (sort-of) comply with thermodynamics, as he cannot actually change the forces involved. That makes sense. Anyways, everything's all nice and internally consistent again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightsworn Panda he/him Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 So in theory, he could generate extreme amounts of energy, with time and difficulty (by physically adding kinetic energy to something, whilst draining that energy and adding more energy+the energy drained ad nauseam) but it'd always scale linearly, and (sort-of) comply with thermodynamics, as he cannot actually change the forces involved. That makes sense. And boom goes The Panda's brain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aonar he/him Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 And boom goes The Panda's brain. Frostfire; exploding the heads of pandas since [whatever year it is in the Dalles]. I am going to keep his power balance in check or have him killed off, never worry. Thanks for the google doc, I will be sure to check it out. This was actually a big concern for me, I spent around thirty minutes trying to think of another name for him but failed miserably. Two things prohibited that mostly. One was that I came up with the idea of the Horsemen first and then built Squire around them since I liked the idea. The other was trying to create five Epics at the same time and acting like Squire himself and just being to lazy to do anything for myself. That's part of the reason that I posted their bios online, hopefully somebody can think of a better name. Maybe Dragoon? The dictionary says "a member of any of several cavalry regiments in the British army" so I suppose that could work rather well. Why not Conquest? It fits with the whole Four Horsmen theme, and works with his nature/personality, as you've described. (ie., arrogant, superior, lazy.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sirce Luckwielder he/him Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 Why not Conquest? It fits with the whole Four Horsmen theme, and works with his nature/personality, as you've described. (ie., arrogant, superior, lazy.) Conquest makes him sound like he has large amounts of ambition, which I am not sure that he does. That's not to say that he has no ambition, just that it is limited right now. If he kept all of those powers for himself without Gifting him he could be a crazy powerful dude. Maybe to keep his ambition high and still require the Horsemen I could put a stipulation that he can only use one power himself and can only Gift one power per person. The name is a good idea I will conder it. Thanks for the input. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted February 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 Part one of a Vanilla Sabotage compilation post is up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatebreaker he/him Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 Dang, I keep forgetting how verbose the Question threads are. 30+ pages read in one sitting... That was alot of pugs. Winter, Fade's ability causes him to cease existing, so there wouldn't be a heartbeat for her to find, since he doesn't technically exist at the moment. I also wanted to come on record saying that writing the scene where one of your characters shoots Nighthound in the head is incredibly therapeutic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mail-mi he/him Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 I just had this thought, and I don't know if it makes me feel better or worse. Imagine Timeport, with his axe, with overalls, while chopping down a tree. You're welcome 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted February 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 I just had this thought, and I don't know if it makes me feel better or worse. Imagine Timeport, with his axe, with overalls, while chopping down a tree. You're welcome I don't know why, but that mental image makes me happy. And it also confuses me deeply. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgedancer he/him Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 I don't know why, but that mental image makes me happy. And it also confuses me deeply. A lumberjack in time. The really happy part starts when all the trees fall on Timeport. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kobold King he/him Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 I just had this thought, and I don't know if it makes me feel better or worse. Imagine Timeport, with his axe, with overalls, while chopping down a tree. You're welcome Now imagine Lightwards as a passionate environmentalist who follows in his footsteps and resurrects every tree as he chops it down. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted February 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 A lumberjack in time. The really happy part starts when all the trees fall on Timeport. So THAT'S why I love the idea of Lumberjack Timeport so much! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voidus Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 Now imagine Lightwards as a passionate environmentalist who follows in his footsteps and resurrects every tree as he chops it down. They eventually formed an infinite loop, Timeport would chop a tree down then be crushed by it, Lightwards would resurrect the tree, then Timeport resurrected and chopped the tree down again. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted February 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 They eventually formed an infinite loop, Timeport would chop a tree down then be crushed by it, Lightwards would resurrect the tree, then Timeport resurrected and chopped the tree down again. Their infinite loop eventually devolved into an infinite childish argument, where Lightwards would resurrect a tree that then fell on Timeport, who resurrected and berated Lightwards for making his job more difficult, who would resurrect another tree to spite him, which Timeport would chop down and be crushed by. And Oregon was saved. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts