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Types of wizard:

Demigod

Minor god

Just some asshole with a stick

Just some asshole with a stick immortal edition

Just some asshole with a stick necromancer edition

Biology major

Teen protagonist

Drug dealer

Undead asshole with a stick

Physics major

God’s most favorite little special guy who’s gonna save the world yes he is

Guy in a van

Drug dealer in a van

Preteen protagonist

Cool professor

Bad professor

Python programmer

Climate change scientist

Functionally an archer with extra steps

Man behind the curtain

Literally just Merlin

The Enigma of Amigara Fault

This short story by Junji Ito is about a fault that appears in Amigara mountain after an earthquake. The earthquake exposes countless human-shaped holes in the mountain which seem to have been made about a thousand years ago. People, intrigued by these  silhouettes, gather at the site and that’s when things get creepy.

It’s about a 15-20 min read, but if you haven’t read this before, you’re in for a treat. Link above.

sniper as a young and older man

demoman as a young and older man

The creature….

Lestuck! It’s that detained Dracula! Double cursed and trapped in the body of a bat! Luckily, his team of engineers managed to manufacture a malevolent machination that gets all his vampiring done directly! Pneumatic fangs and a straw solves the blood sucking!

FUNDAMENTALLY, CYBERPUNK 2077 IS NOT A GAME ABOUT OBTAINING RICHES, FAME OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, DESPITE WHAT MANY PISSY REVIEWERS MIGHT SAY ABOUT IT- FIRST AND FOREMOST, IT'S A GAME ABOUT HUMAN CONNECTION IN FACE OF A GREAT TRAGEDY, EITHER PERSONAL OR SOCIETAL. V IS DYING, AND SO IS THE WORLD AROUND THEM, DUE TO CAPITALIST EXPLOITATION- V'S DESIRE TO GET RICH AND CLIMB THE SOCIAL LADDER TO GET OUT OF POVERTY BY AQUIRING MONEY AND FAME, A GOAL THAT'S VERY TYPICAL FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN A HYPERCAPITALIST SOCIETY, AND THE PLANET SLOWLY DYING DUE TO CORPO EXPLOITATION, WITH FLORA AND FAUNA DYING OFF, WATER AND AIR BECOMING POLLUTED AND CLIMATE CHANGE BECOMING MORE AND MORE RUTHLESS. IN A WORLD LIKE THIS, WHAT DO WE HAVE TO HOLD ON TO? THE GAME SEEMS TO IMPLY THAT OTHER HUMAN BEINGS ARE THE ONLY THING WORTH FIGHTING FOR- BY DOING QUESTS FOR CHARACTERS LIKE JUDY, PANAM, RIVER, KERRY, CLAIRE, MISTY OR EVEN JOHNNY, V IS ABLE TO BRING POSITIVE CHANGE INTO THESE CHARACTERS' LIVES. CRUTIALLY, ALL OF THEIR QUESTS CENTER AROUND MOURNING, SHOWING JUST WHAT BIG OF AN IMPACT DEATH HAS ON YOUR LOVED ONES, SOMETHING THAT TIES BACK TO THE PROTAGONISTS, V AND JOHNNY, GIVEN THAT ONE OF THEM WILL DIE SOON, AND ONE OF THEM HAS DIED ALREADY- IT'S A WAKE UP CALL FOR THEM, FOR V TO USE THE TIME THEY HAVE LEFT WISELY AND FOCUS ON WHAT MATTERS, AKA THEIR LOVED ONES, AND FOR JOHNNY TO SEE JUST HOW BIG OF AN IMPACT THE SELFISH LIFE HE LED HAD ON PEOPLE LIKE ROGUE, KERRY OR ALT. THAT'S WHY THE BOND BETWEEN JOHNNY AND V IS SO IMPORTANT TO THE NARRATIVE- JOHNNY IS WHO V CAN BECOME IF THEY WILL CONTINUE ON THE PATH OF SURVIVAL BY ALL MEANS AND THIRST FOR FAME, AND V IS WHO JOHNNY COULD'VE BEEN IF HE'D PRIORITIZE HIS FRIENDS AND PARTNERS WHILE HE WAS ALIVE. V CAN HELP JOHNNY TO TRY REPAIR AT LEAST SOME OF THE MISTAKES HE MADE IN LIFE, WHILE JOHNNY CAN WARN V AND SERVE AS THEIR GUIDE, AS FLAWED AND SELFISH HE MIGHT BE SOMETIMES. THEY ARE BOTH ON A CRASH COURSE TO BECOMING THE SAME PERSON ANYWAYS, SO THEY MIGHT AS WELL BE THE BEST OF THE BOTH OF THEM. TRANSCENDENCE AND CHANGE IN GENERAL ARE IMPORTANT THEMES OF THE GAME TOO, WITH V FEARING THEIR DEATH AND BECOMING JOHNNY, WHEN THEY SHOULD ACCEPT THAT NOTHING IN LIFE IS PERMANENT, AND THEY ARE CONSTANTLY CHANGING INTO DIFFERENT VERSIONS OF THEMSELVES. EVEN THEIR SLOW CHANGE INTO JOHNNY, OR, MORE PRECISELY, AN AMALGAMATE OF THE TWO OF THEM, ISN'T THAT DIFFERENT FROM THE CHANGE EVERYONE GOES THROUGH ALL THE TIME, EVERY DAY. IN THE END, V CAN ASCEND INTO A BEING OF THE NET AND GIVING THEIR BODY TO JOHNNY, GOING THROUGH THE MOST LITERAL READING OF THAT "CHANGE" THEME IN THE GAME. JOHNNY'S ARC IS ALSO HEAVILY TIED TO CHANGE, AND THAT'S WHERE HIS CHARACTER ARC COMES IN-

me when sun characters are terrifying and destructive. me when light is an overwhelming damaging power. me w

"We have a new AI feature!" "With the power of AI..." "Our AI..."

I am going to abandon technology and start only inscribing things on clay tablets

Though their initial mutations were the result of long term nuclear war, it's actually an intense culture of propaganda and strictly enforced conformity policies that have kept the Daleks in their current state. Every Dalek undergoes surgery just after birth; not to mitigate the effects of irradiation, but to rid them of whatever is legally considered "imperfections to the Dalek form" (usually throwbacks to a humanoid body plan, such as teeth and hands) and physically ready them for their casing. Additional surgeries must occur throughout a Dalek's life to prevent them from becoming "rooted" - a painful, often fatal scenario in which the Dalek overgrows their own shell and cannot be safely removed. Not only does their homogeneity serve to reinforce their fervent belief in genetic superiority, but the resulting chronic health issues prevent insurrection; a Dalek's fear of losing access to regular healthcare colors much of their judgement, and most attempts at dissent end as soon as their painkillers run dry.