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 Elentalus unit idea: serrated kitchen knives for teeth, devouring pumpkin,
 misery of the drowned, etc. Halloween style monsters. Witch units have a spell
 that dismisses them, and they're summoned with magic items. Except, if two of
 that item exist in a province, it upgrades itself, random dice style. In doing
 so it gets stronger. The thing is... It summons one for your enemy as well!
 Which is why you want to have a witch unit there to dismiss them. Problem is,
 she can only dismiss them at close range (10ish?) so she'd better be well
 protected. The good news is though that sometimes the higher level items give
 bonuses that are hard for them to get. Downside is, you need to have magic
 paths to create them that witches can't get - so they become something you
 "unlock" through a pretender or random event or even just an investment. Once
 one is created, then any witch can create more. As long as you don't lose your
 final copy... But as the item's upgraded, it allows you to create higher level
 versions (at increased cost, of course)
 
 This only works if gem income scales. Which, coincidentally, is just what
 elentalus is known for.
 
 Essentially, theming empowerment to be research, unlocking a particular
 capability. Or encouraging pretender design to that pattern. Make sure it comes
 at a cost of something else, though...
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 would your ancestors be more upset that you threw away a glowstick, or jealous
 that you can wear a firefly bracelet?
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 @user-443 
 
 could use a different animation that implies an effect on the mental state of
 the viewer without triggering epileptic people.
 
 for example, a hypnotic spiral gif or the bouncing DvD logo. Could also do the
 ending screen for Solitaire, or a zooming mandelbrot animation.
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 "it's only paranoia if someone's out to get you" only makes sense in an era
 when an actual real live human had to review your case file. In the world of
 AI, you are training data.
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 Anyone who could read what you're saying is aligned to you. Perhaps they
 disagree on specific implementation details, but those can be worked out and
 the best option tends to rise to the surface over time.
 
 However, the people who need to read you won't. They have their own
 social media sites, remember? Like Facebook or Parler or the Fediverse. Too bad
 Twitter had to die, it was simultaneously the forum of our age and yet also the
 biggest source of misinformation alive. Alas.
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 Every ragequit in a matchmade game is a protest against an overly restrictive
 meta that refuses to accomodate the player's preferred playstyle
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