Sick gremlin, thou hast millions of miles to walk before ye might begin to inhabit the same space of mind as mine. Come bearing the skin of a tempter as ye like, and thy enthralling power of such remains, but know I shall see past this and gaze only at the weakness of thy soul.

Some people reflect on failure in different dimensions.

The time they've lost and will never regain.
The money they've squandered.
The faith that was invested unto them, irrevocably fractured.
The pieces of themselves forever enshrined within the failure.

I wonder how it is that any of that can be walked away from. I certainly don't have it in me

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It is abrasively chilling to see how the ones with broad smiles, weighty bluster and titles of widely honored repute are the ones who flee as nameless cowards when the ship's hull fills with the floes of death.

Why do human beings trust these reprobates? Why are we so easily swayed?

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I Am A: Lawful Good Human Fighter/Sorcerer (2nd/2nd Level)

Ability Scores:

Strength-13

Dexterity-16

Constitution-14

Intelligence-14

Wisdom-15

Charisma-12

Alignment:
Lawful Good A lawful good character acts as a good person is expected or required to act. He combines a commitment to oppose evil with the discipline to fight relentlessly. He tells the ( Read more... )

Ymm E ryja du tu ec fyed bydeahdmo ihdem E pmaat uid.
Uha druicyht zuoc ryja teat yht oad ajano tyo ec dra cysa.
Y funmt dryd tasyhtc sa du pa fryd E ys hud, gemmehk sa cmufmo,
Palyica drao lyh.

It’s a mental state, you say. Choices, logic, power of the self. I suppose that would be true in your version of the world. You rationalize every problem you can’t conquer as the failure of someone’s will to power ( Read more... )

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