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In this writing rehash of John Flanagan's Ranger's Apprentice series, unice5656 and Aetheo take the idea of a legendary order of rangers and expand it to a kingdom where 60-70% of the population belong to a secret society with highly specialized skills, all except one being completely unaware of the other orders. They must band together to defeat the ultimate evil: pyramid schemes.
Aetheo brings the idea of an urban fantasy world where the magic that keeps supernatural incidents hidden has failed and the Powers that Be have decided it's time to reveal their existence to the mundane world. Introducing the main character, an overworked elf with the worst PR job in the history of the world.Aetheo brings the idea of an urban fantasy world where the magic that keeps supernatural incidents hidden has failed and the Powers that Be have decided it's time to reveal their existence to the mundane world. Introducing the main character, an overworked elf with the worst PR job in the history of the world.
Unice5656 starts off a story where an unsuspecting human picks up an egg and hatches it. The resulting magical duck pulls the main character into a world of elemental creatures, where suddenly the elves' respect for nature makes a lot more sense.
Aetheo introduces a strange magic system where people send copies of their mind off on nonphysical Trials, during which they gain magic powers. The catch? Those copies are unable to return to their original body and must instead make deals to trade with others, taking residence in a stranger to provide them with magic. Unice5656 and Aetheo spend most of the episode arguing over who would make good characters in this scenario.
Unice5656 introduces the idea of a contemporary romance based on the "36 questions" romance experiment in which a dating site promises to help its users find true love as long as they follow its dating prompts. The algorithm then evolves into a slightly creepy but benevolent AI masterminding a classic romance novel plot
Aetheo introduces the idea of magical beasts that can form contracts with people to share powers in exchange for varying perks, which turns into the story of a bard dragon picking a likely-looking individual and transforming them into a legendary hero.
Unice5656 introduces the idea of a virtual reality MMORPG designed to encourage studying, where your avatar's stats are based on your grades in different subjects. With exams for all classes being open to all students regardless of year and extra-curricular assignments being exchangeable for equipment, the game developers must scramble to deal with the myriad ways clever high school students are constantly breaking the system. Unice5656 and Aetheo reminisce a lot about their high school experiences.
In this writing rehash, Unice5656 describes Sharon Shinn's Samaria series where bioengineered winged people sing prayers to a spaceship to calm violent weather patterns while Aetheo complains a lot.
Aetheo and Unice5656 vehemently deny being vampires prior to talking about Aetheo's idea of magical books that are inherited based on who has specific traits rather than blood and created when someone discovers a new branch of magic. When a trainee in a magic House accidentally creates a new book and an unknown outsider inherits the House, the two must team up to survive against threats inside and out. Hilarity ensues.
Unice5656 introduces the idea of a doctor crash landing in the harsh environment of the Sea of Sand, where they save the life of an injured ranger. What the doctor was not expecting was the ranger suddenly pledging their life and loyalty to the doctor under the concept of "life debt" in a humorous clash of culture.
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