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Magic Monday: AI Magic 6
Week 6: Offensive Magic What do angry witches and wizards do? Curse people! This week we’re looking at a series of spells that are likely to give somebody a really bad day. Cursing Wink You inflict an obsession on your … Continue reading
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Tagged AI weirdness, curse, evil, magic, My Hero Academia, neural network, RPG, spell
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Magic Monday – the Sword of Eternal Guard
The Sword of Eternal Guard An ancient master forged this steel gladius-like blade and enchanted it so that it could not leave the hand of its wielder so long as a single enemy remained within ten paces. And even now, … Continue reading
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Tagged curse, eternal guard, germ theory of disease, Magic Monday, magic sword
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The gods help those who don’t bug them?
This one is dedicated to all those who just had to push the big red button. Incidentally, it’s somewhat antonymical to last week’s kotowaza. 触らぬ神に祟り無し (Sawaranu kami ni tatari nashi; “Untouched gods won’t curse you.”) Definition: If it ain’t broke, … Continue reading
Posted in Japanese, Kotowaza
Tagged curse, 神, 祟り, 触らぬ, Princess Mononoke, sleeping dogs, tatarigami
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