[Question] What's your favorite flavor of Magic

What's your favorite type of magic

  • Magic as Science (Mages)

    Votes: 15 40.5%

  • Nature Magic (Druids)

    Votes: 3 8.1%

  • Divine Magic (Clerics/Priests/Paladins)

    Votes: 5 13.5%

  • Slight of Hand (Illusionists)

    Votes: 2 5.4%

  • Magic Genes (Harry Potter)

    Votes: 2 5.4%

  • Names Have Power (Earthsea)

    Votes: 3 8.1%

  • Mystical (Use the Force Luke)

    Votes: 5 13.5%

  • Necromancy (RISE!)

    Votes: 2 5.4%
  • Total voters
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makare

is that expensive? i saw one for 8.99 and i thought it was expensive but i wasnt sure.
 
Calleja

Calleja

If anyone's interested in getting the kindle-friendly files (DRM free) for the Dresden..uh.. Files... let me know. wink wink.
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(except for Quotemander Prime)
 
Hailey Knight

Hailey Knight

Calleja said:
If anyone's interested in getting the kindle-friendly files (DRM free) for the Dresden..uh.. Files... let me know. wink wink.
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(except for Quotemander Prime)
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I'll just get used copies for $3 each. It's not helping the author, but somebody bought those copies at some point, so it's not stealing from him either like file-passing. wink wink.
 
Calleja

Calleja

I'm not paying 10 dollars for an e-book. I own all books physically, plus the first graphic novel. And alllll that money I've now sent his way was thanks to someone file-passing me his first couple of books.

wink wink.
 
Hailey Knight

Hailey Knight

Calleja said:
I'm not paying 10 dollars for an e-book. I own all books physically, plus the first graphic novel. And alllll that money I've now sent his way was thanks to someone file-passing me his first couple of books.

wink wink.
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Fair enough, but stop winking at me. I'm not some bald cougar at... um... wherever that happened to you.
 
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makare

I could hold the actual book for that price is what confused me. It may not be unusual but I am not paying that much for a digital book unless it is a textbook.
 
Bowielee

Bowielee

If you look at the rest of the e-books on amazon, that's pretty much the running price unless it's an independently published book.

IE, not unusual at all.
 
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makare

I think the point here is it is not unusual it is just plain bullshit.
 
AshburnerX

AshburnerX

Exactly. If the book price is almost the same whether I get it on paper or on disk, why the fuck wouldn't I get it on paper? All your doing is driving down impulse buys.
 
Calleja

Calleja

Plus if you buy it in paper it's perfectly legal to scan it for your kindle or whatever for personal use, so you get "both versions" for the price of one.

It's ridiculous that publishing houses don't realize that without printing and distributing costs they could charge a buck or two for ebooks and not only drive their sales way, way, way up, but also make a profit for each copy anyway.
 
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makare

I was considering getting a kindle but when I saw I'd still have to pay 9 dollars for the book I wanted i just got the book.
 
AshburnerX

AshburnerX

Calleja said:
Plus if you buy it in paper it's perfectly legal to scan it for your kindle or whatever for personal use, so you get "both versions" for the price of one.

It's ridiculous that publishing houses don't realize that without printing and distributing costs they could charge a buck or two for ebooks and not only drive their sales way, way, way up, but also make a profit for each copy anyway.
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If they were smart, they'd include a free eBook download of the book WITH the book, like a lot of indie music artists do.
 
Bowielee

Bowielee

I actually have to stand up for my Jubilee. I always loved her. She actually was extremely powerful, but was afraid to use her powers to their full extent. She witnessed an alternate reality version of herself use her powers to kill and it made her hold back from then on.

And, yes, she was de-powered after M-Day, then almost killed by the purifiers. I haven't really been following the X-titles over the last few years, so I really don't know what's been happening lately.
 
Shegokigo

Shegokigo

From the Wiki:
"Jubilee is one of many individuals to be mass infected with a bio-engineered virus by a vampire suicide bomber. Jubilee is taken to the X-Men's headquarters, where they run tests on her, confirming that the virus is slowly but surely transforming her into a vampire, making her less and less able to handle sunlight."
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"It appears that Jubilee has been successfully transformed into a vampire and temporarily did the same to Wolverine after he came to rescue her.[26] She remains a vampire and was being detained in a holding cell beneath Utopia for observation."
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"Jubilee has since gained the powers of a vampire from her transformation by the bite of Xarus, son of Dracula. Her powers include superhuman strength and speed, and the ability to turn into vapor. It's possible that she can heal much faster than a human.
As a vampire, Jubilee now possesses all of the weaknesses of a vampire. She must sustain herself on blood and avoid direct sunlight, garlic, silver, and religious symbols.
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I wish I were quoting from a bad Fanfiction site, because it damn well feels that way.
 
@Li3n

@Li3n

AshburnerX said:
I have one question now... Why... the fuck... does she call herself Jubilee still?
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Read the url: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jubilation_Lee

Yeah, that's her actual name...


And i've always liked her power... not all mutants need eye beams that can level mountains (but somehow have a problem with certain sentinels when the writter feels like it)...

Do it like in the cartoons, where her sparkles interfere with electronics, and maybe have them also disorient living beings (regardless of power level)...
 
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makare

I'm really laughing at myself now.... I am not really up on comic characters and given the love of mlp of some people on the forum I thought Jubilee was referring to some new version of Cherries Jubilee one of my favorite ponies from when I was a kid.

I didn't want to look into it because my first thought was "first they twist her into stick figured bug eyed mutant AND now she is a VAMPIRE!? Say it is not so!"

honestly I am glad it is not my childhood that is getting crotch kicked this time ^_^
 
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makare

Actually no. I don't think I even knew what X-Men were until I was in my 20s
 
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