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While a statue may be an objet d'art, a golem - effectively a giant anthropomorphic forklift truck - is very definitely not. It is the real-world application of one or more thaumaturgical principles in order to observe and analyse a macroscale real-world effect. The only differentiation a golem has from an android is in its power source and construction.

Why yes, I am a member of the Golem Trust. Would you like a pamphlet? =]

'the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes, especially in industry.'
Oh, thank you, er, Google, my, um, door was locked, before you came in. Thanks.

So, golems are animated statues. Statues aren't particularly practical, until they get that magic in them, so there you go.
Magiart, if you will.

I do wonder if those dwemer machines from earlier count as magitek, considering that the fellows weren't overly fond of the 'magi' part, and you could argue that all of those things (even the lightning spider) are purely technological. You know how it is, fantasy game, mysteriously advanced, suspension of disbelief.

- Neither Finch or Bingle would have actually answered this.
-- Or they might have, but I'm not really bothered coming up with something.
--- I really hope that this was a real question, and not just an RP thing.

To give the mod(s) the ability to pin and delete messages, kick people, ban people and manage the server's channels.

And Farilan. Totally didn't miss you. And I think Ilraen is far too good for you, especially with such mentality.

I suggest Alex tricks her to eating the ultimate drug for Andalites, cinnamon buns. Ah, taste buds, two words demonstrating why humans are better than most of the Andalites.

Oh, Uncle Alex is doing some present, and a really good one to boot. Although I wonder how he took the news in the first place.

Nice to see him. And Farilan. I guess.

I mean, their banter is really, really good. The vitriol's perfectly balanced, and Charlotte says 'bogus,' which is a definite plus.
Fic was bloody awesome, too. What a legend.

IfyouknowwhatImeanifyoucatchmydriftnudgenudgeeheheheheehehe

Grasped that human speech thing pretty quick, didn't she? Always seemed rather complex, to me, though, it's pretty evident her main plotline's not going to involve 'becoming human' too largely. It'll involve, you know, 'giving pointers.'
IfyouknowwhatImeanifyoucatchmydriftnudgenudgeeheheheheehehe

Pleasant read, all around. Love that 'very severe librarian' description. Very pithy, but strongly descriptive, all the same.

In which Farilan thinks about Ilraen and tries to figure out how mouths work.

I brought this up in Discord and did not get quite the result I had hoped. (I was hoping for discussion. Silly roleplay happened instead. It was fun to watch but not what I was aiming for.)
I am unlikely to write this, but I present this idea for your consideration and perusal: Star Wars, but instead of Jedi and Sith, you have Magical Girls. And for those familiar with the Magical Girl genre, think PreCure or Sailor Moon, not Madoka.

I'm not sure if inertia is an appropriate way to select a leader; The Nameless Admin has always seemed to me to be a janitorial position. The Board just needs the occasional sweeping, and that's really not the same style a real-time system with a strong permissions model needs.

PGs works, I'd also nominate (and vote for!) Tomash; he's a regular on the Discord, knows his way around the technology stack, and is a level-headed person.

On a procedural level, I think that Neshomeh is right; this is more a question for the Discord regulars than the Board at large. Fortunately, I don't think it's a huge risk; the crowd that shows up most nights is really quite reasonable, I'd trust at least half of them with moderator status.

-Δ

And a part of me just died with happiness.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlcWFoNqZHc

Except the next season ain't coming out until 2017. ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!

Wherein an agent fresh out of her first mission pays a completely uneventful visit to the Nursery...

We hope you enjoy!

IVs have always seemed yo me to be genes; heritable limitations on the upper limits of a Pokémon's power (as opposed to EVs, which represent training/practice). Hence, increasing an IV would require modification of the Pokémon's DNA in every cell in its body. This honestly seems rather painful.

Besides, making IVs just another number that you can increase kinda takes away from the uniqueness of Pokémon's system. There's no longer any practical variation between individuals within a species (other than natures, but I bet there'll be a way to change those in short order...)

Shouldn't we mention Nirn's dwemer? They built stuff like spiders that can shoot lightning:

autonomous ballistas

things that can only be summed up as "steampunk Transformers with a sword-arm and a crossbow-arm"

and huge contraptions that can easily smash men to bits.

And that's without going into their cities.

But The Rose smashed their floating city, claiming their stuff is indistinguishable from magic.

Would you consider Cyclons,


A Really Big Gerbil,


And Simas Prime*, the transforming city to be "Magic?"


I do consider The Trimmer of Dermis Detritus, or T.O.D.D to be sorcery, however.


*Yes, this came out the same day ROTF did.

I always thought that when people insult other people in a way only them can understand, that's hiding.

I do hope that the me that's stuck inside a Suit, Rubric Marine-style, doesn't decide to pay a visit; never shall the selves meet, etc.

Oh, you mean the insult? You actually need insults explained to you? Figures. I mean you're a wannabe Light One who has no hope of ever measuring up to the real thing. And that's saying something, my brother's not exactly a high bar to reach.

((And it's probably Deborah's own coinage; it's certainly not canon.))

I know nonsense seems to be quite often part of magic, but explanations work pretty well too.

I mean, not that I understand time travel that well, but apparently there's two types: one that can't change the past at all, and one that lights up an entirely new timeline. The first one can be used to travel between timelines, too - Granny Lou used to do it pretty regularly - and that's what Deborah used to come here.

So yeah, I had to follow. Dark One, unfettered access to the past, you know how it is.

What're you doing here? I thought your timeline was erased?

Only thing left is a paladin screw up. Shouldn't take a very long time.

As a bonus, I'll even develop it in the potion that makes the picture move.