Meta Platforms. X Corp. tell me those aren’t straight from a strangely prescient cyberpunk classic

  • Benj1B@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    It sounds like a cursed item in D&D or something.

    The Book of Faces Wondrous Item, very rare

    This enchanted tome magically records the likeness each humanoid slain in its vicinity, preserving a snapshot of their life and memories. The book can be read to glean superficial information about it’s subjects. As an action, you can tear a page from the book to summon a ghostly spirit of its subject, which will be magically compelled to answer questions. The spirit knows nothing the owner did not know in life.

    The Demon Lord Elgor Ithym is said to have a keen interest in this book…