Sanctified Absence

Probably freak out a bit before realizing the unbelievable power I now have.

Every secret of every pony in the show is now known to me, I know exactly what they've done in situations that were either meant to be private or covered up. Add a hint of deception and the admittedly present gullibility of the Equestians and well... The possibilities are endless, I'd probably end up not using them for anything particularly malicious but I can't deny how I'd relish the feeling just a tiny bit.

Magic is a name given to science one does not understand yet. Anything possible is within reality, it is therefore under the domain of science by definition.

Stealthy, subtle and extremely deadly when used in the right way, rather easy to outclass when not applied with thought and intelligence.

What I'm slowly coming to terms with is the loss of my mind as I grow older. Right now I'm not sure what's worse, to die younger or old with a broken memory.

The smell of a new deck of MTG cards. As far as I can tell most other Magic: The Gathering players would agree.

Alright, I have a rather... Interesting post to lead to an interesting situation which could end in a variety of ways depending on what I decide to do when it comes to attendance.

Adrass in particular would love this if he saw it. However it's for a similar reason I need Torrent's approval beforehand.

Discord has consistently shown an unparalleled ability to manipulate people against their own moral code and desires, so that might count for one sort of "smarts." (Damn it Celesitia, I know you're trying to reform him but he's really not living up to his potential caged like this.)

Of course there are two ways to determine intelligence, raw cognitive processing power and skill. The latter has so many variations it's hard to list them all, the former is very hard to classify and compare.

Fighting an activated combine harvester to the death with a wrench.

Will any three paradoxes work or does it specifically have to be those three?

Any, I guess. So long as they're paradoxical enough and at least one is theoretically impossible.

It's a pseudo-Utopia. It therefore does not promote inherent evolution or the strengthening of a species.

It's morally perfect, it's practically inferior to a harsher environment.

A blue ruby.

A married bachelor.

A sharp sphere.

To answer your questions, a mix of a two week long course, a few small problems and a little bit of occasional laziness I have not signed in for a long long while. It's becoming a worrying pattern and I fear that, despite how much I'm enjoying this RP, my inability to be ever present may negatively effect the storytelling of the GM's. I am deeply sorry for this.

The way I see it there are two plausible ways to go from here. Either I turn Zaddion into a character that appears only rarely, make a new character that only occasionally turns up or just quit from this RP all together.

That this Magick-science needs more... Something.

Can't have a top-grade fiction without the Magic being more like a science than a plot-convenience device.

"Bah, its Witchcraft like that caused it in the first place! Raise a mob and have them bring torches - thats all you need."

"Yeah? Well... You smell funny!"

Break through the opponent's mental barriers. Have their wills shattered by the encroaching illusions and telepathy. Watch as they do the job for you.

I immediately pass out from the unbearable amount of blood escaping from my lungs and draining from my mouth like a hose with red food colouring in it.

I absolutely adore Silent Hill II's atmosphere. As Yhatzee once said:

"The atmosphere is like foot thick sheet of whale blubber draped over your head and shoulders."

I can't put it any better than that.

Perhaps fleeing would be the best course of action if we can get the whole group out. There's nothing stopping us coming back later with an army of torch-wielding Fire Mages and Light Mage-Exorcists to finish the job.

Oh wait, there's a lot stopping us from doing that.

Not sure how to handle this, to be honest.

Sure, Zaddion's a Mage, his entire lifestyle is spent around controlling his own mind and resisting/manipulating exterior forces, but on the other hand it feels dirty if I keep pulling the "conditioned mind," card.

Might just sink further into the dream for now, his mind'll probably kick in when someone else accomplishes something.

FURTHERMORE: I have a feeling the longer this goes on the closer Adrass is to just murdering "Zaddion." You have my permission to do so if he snaps. There might be another way, if this dream-state works in the way I expect it to.

What choice did I have, it's too damn good not to use!

I'd much rather make Cyanide Poison or some other toxin healthy than a treat, removes one more weakness of the body.

But if it has to be an actual foodstuff? Strawberry Liquorice, good lord.

Simple. While kind and moralistic, the ponies of Equestria are far too accepting to deal with a real villain with a real darker personality. One could learn all there is need to from Twilight and Celestia after gaining their trust, only to cast them aside with the aquired knowledge at the correct moment.

The most dangerous antagonists are the ones that aren't obvious villains.

I don't think they're actively trying to hold the show back. But as with all franchises, they have to impose somewhat strong limits. These limits won't agree with everyone, but they're put in place to keep the show itself relatively consistent in the audiences it speaks to.

So yes, it isn't living up to its full potential, but this is done on purpose because FiM doesn't need to take many more risks than it already has, especially in the light it's still seen in far too often.

Despite the fact that I'm almost certain I wouldn't... Connect enough with any of the Mane 6 to generate anything beyond a pseudo-friendship, I'd say Pinkie might make the best of them. I could go into detail, but there are probably others in this forum who will post in this very thread, expressing why far better than I could.

It expresses my current interests and the character shares a few small qualities with myself. Other than that I guess (like all avatars) it represents me on a subconscious level, or at least some sort of subconscious expression.