Calvin stepped out of the Unqua on the other side of The Crack, stretching his back as he was able to stand up. Riding triple was cramped.
So the first thing we need to address is weapons and armor. Calvin said, rolling his neck. Cant have quality of life without preserving it first. Especially if were gonna walk everyone out of here without incident.
And how do...
2020-02-16 00:22:20 +0000 UTC View PostSurprise! Rufe said, waggling his fingers in front of their tent, along with Sal, Loren, and a handful of others. There were very few women there, and those that were, well, tough was a pretty good start toward describing them, but didnt quite cover it.
Calvin dropped into a fighting stance, arms raised. Kala just blinked.
Sorry to startle you - Happy one week ann...
2020-02-14 22:45:45 +0000 UTC View PostIn the beginning, the Ravagers were volunteers, patriots who understood the value of adversity. Over time though, the Treatment was considered more of a punishment than a necessary evil, and the core attitude of the Ravagers began to shift. Criminals and political prisoners were used by the Harbingers, rather than those of noble spirit.
- That was a mistake....
2020-02-13 22:15:34 +0000 UTC View PostWent to new apartment to do the final check before we move in. turned into a mad scramble around town to get our utilities turned on. very Little writing got done. Ill add Saturday to the rotation to make up for it.
2020-02-13 00:35:55 +0000 UTC View PostIm going to enjoy their clumsy fumbling. Nadia said, rubbing her hands together eagerly, sincerely hoping for some kind of awful, horrific accident. It was unlikely, given how simple humping was. It would take a couple of total morons to mess it up, but Nadia knew a pair, and she was sure theyd give it their damndest.
Suddenly the view of the Gadveran princess walking down ...
2020-02-11 23:50:24 +0000 UTC View PostMost of its life had been spent without a body.
A shifting amorphous mass drifting through the ocean of its brethren.
It made itself Predator to avoid becoming Prey. It made itself Prey to fool other Prey. So much of its own thought processes were consumed with what it was, and how that could benefit it, it left little time for other thoughts.
One moment, shifting, re...
2020-02-11 02:15:35 +0000 UTC View PostI hate this. Maya muttered beside Baroke, poking the meager fire with a stick. They had to keep it small on account of the entire nation searching for them.
I know, but its not gonna be much longer. Baroke said, patting her back. Either well get away soon or well be dead soon. He gave her a grin and a thumbs-up before putting his freezing hand back in front of the...
2020-02-08 01:12:14 +0000 UTC View PostAbyssal Alchemy is going to need some spells, and I've only got eh...2 or 3 in mind. let me give you an example to establish a theme:
The refraction spinner creates spatial blades using its hands.
So a force blade spell uses a shrunken, perfectly preserved (I.E. Still Living) hand from the monster, the caster replicates it at full size, along with a bit of Refraction vitri...
This time let's get ahead of the curve by taking ideas before i desperately need them
Abyssal Alchemy is a form of alchemy that's geared specifically toward extracting magical juices out of monsters and combining them into spell-like effects. I thought about adding a bonus to regular alchemy/chemistry but decided that would be too op without spending an Ability on it. so her...
Then you got the refraction spinner, Rufe said, ticking off another one of his fingers.
Looks like a floating ball of arms weaving glass between them. Clear glass that diffracts the light. course, the glass isnt actually there, its just the squirrely bastard fucking with reality. Careful not to get too close, those diffractions will tear you to shreds. It doesn...
2020-02-07 02:11:00 +0000 UTC View PostIm going to spend a couple chapters with the focus shifted and when I come back next week, I need some more unique, bone-chilling, nightmare fuel monsters for The Filter.
Calvins gonna go Hunting.
Im looking for monsters with impossible physics, weird biology, Or just spooky as hell.
the fractal mimic being a good example of all three, actually.
As always, m...
2020-02-06 10:54:13 +0000 UTC View PostAlright, heres what Ive got.
Show me the list.
Roll that beautiful bean footage.
What?
Meditation has reached level 25! Please choose two from the list of Abilities and mutations
Abilities:
Disconnect: Allows the user to disconnect from t...
2020-02-06 01:28:04 +0000 UTC View PostIve been meaning to ask something, weve just been so busy trying to stay alive, or save our country, or fix your mistakes Kala said as they approached the fishing spot the filter-dwellers had marked out, just outside their long narrow tunnel, chosen specifically to prevent dangerous monsters from attacking their little village.
What did you wanna ask? Calvin asked, ig...
2020-02-04 23:50:33 +0000 UTC View PostLook, another Ilethan scum attacking your family, the Wise Man said, pointing at the soldier stalking toward his mother and sister, a lecherous gleam in their eyes. Protect them.
Baroke didnt hesitate.
With a single breath he drew and fired, launching a thick arrow out of his bow and catching the bastard in the chest.
Thank the gods I got to them in time,<...
2020-02-04 00:05:36 +0000 UTC View PostIt snuck up on me that Calvin's Meditation is going to go up, and pretty quickly at that, and we have very few actual choices for him to take.
We NEED MOAR...
Although the Bent regeneration is getting pretty appealing at lvl 20+
Abilities:
Disconnect: Allows the user to disconnect from their senses and the flow of time.
Useful for de...
2020-02-03 22:42:01 +0000 UTC View Post
“Calvin?”
Calvin’s insects flinched away from the creature as it started calling his name. it must have heard Kala say it.
Taking that as a sign that invoking his name could ward him off, it started saying it repeatedly, all the three-inch Kala’s voices along the creature’s body rose up as each of them began calling out his name, adding high pitched, chi...
2020-02-01 01:26:29 +0000 UTC View Post
***Matthias, Master Illusionist/Healer***
“How’s your temperature?” Matthias asked, putting the back of his hand on Suppan’s head. She felt normal, thank the gods.
“Stop worrying, I’ve got twelve endurance, and I’m not some frail old woman.” Suppan said, slapping his hand aside. “I’m a Legend.”
“A legend with a hole in her heart.” H...
2020-01-31 02:04:46 +0000 UTC View Post
System update completed.
An inhuman voice startled Calvin out of a dreamless sleep. Calvin’s eyes opened to a vast ocean of nothingness. His lungs sucked in air like he’d been drowning, pulling cold, harsh air across a throat sore from screaming.
He immediately started coughing, his lungs overwhelmed with the sheer density of...
2020-01-30 02:10:09 +0000 UTC View PostSo I mentioned that Elliot made some modifications to Calvin's System, I want to do maybe 1-3 of these, and I want them to have a kind of cost-benefit. He loses and gains something.
for example:Changes the System to allow him to pay 5 Warp during a break to add a Sub-Skill (beyond the eighteen) that provides a lower correciton and half the Abilities/Mutations.
Suggestion...
***Elliot***
“Thank you, dear lord baby Jesus,” Elliot muttered as the shaking stopped, his knuckles white around the thumb drive. As he watched the ceiling for any sign of renewed shaking. Earthquakes were uncommon in space, unheard of on soscath, and rare on the surface of Marconen, so Elliot had never truly experienced a bad one.
All his metaphysical shit w...
2020-01-29 03:37:32 +0000 UTC View Post
All right, Calvin thought as he stripped out of his ridiculous outfit, taking a moment to light the damnable puff on fire before tossing it aside.
One of the Guys.
Calvin calmly assessed the situation while his bones shifted, and skin darkened.
We’ve got four people, most likely legends, but not quite as good as Karen...
2020-01-28 23:12:44 +0000 UTC View PostI'm finally sitting down to write after a series of long days spent loading boxing into and out of a 20ft u-haul in below 0 weather, and it's fairly obvious there's not enough time/energy to be able to write a whole chapter today.
Tomorrow, however, my schedule is clear, I've got energy drinks, and a place to sleep, so I'll tack whatever I get done today onto tomorrow's work. The q...
“Raise your chin.” Kala said, adjusting Calvin’s collar and the weird puff thingy underneath it. Calvin hadn’t bothered to learn the name. He’d been having too much fun – Been too dedicated to training his new spell – to pay much attention to the goings on recently. For this particular ball, he was going to smile and look good when Kala introduced him, then find...
2020-01-25 01:56:06 +0000 UTC View Post
+1 Endurance, Strength, Kinesthetics.
Shifting has reached level 8!
Shifting has reached level 9!
….
This party’s gonna suck.
Calvin dragged himself down the hall from the exercise yard towards his bed. After a week of scraping tog...
2020-01-24 00:28:49 +0000 UTC View Post
Elliot sat in front of a large oblong table of dark wood, interlacing his fingers in front of him as he glanced between the microphones on his left, with little placards that said ‘VP of Human Relations,’ and ‘Head of Engineering’, and the one on his right, with a placard that read ‘Chief Operations Officer”.
“Good afternoon, and thank you all for taking t...
2020-01-23 02:21:37 +0000 UTC View Post
***Jinnei***
“What are we gonna do with all these ships, Ma – sir?” Kip asked as Jinnei was posing dramatically at the stern. She preferred he call her sir. Felt more captain-y.
She looked out at the dozens of ships sailing in front of them in a tight cluster, under her watchful eye.
“We’re going to make the largest pirate fleet the world has ever ...
2020-01-22 01:08:37 +0000 UTC View PostI've already got a few I plan on taking, I need some to fill up the numbers. Utility abilities that expand the use of Shifting are welcome. If you can think of a mutation, go for it. Here's a list of what I've got already:
abilities:
Sliding Shift: Mass may be freely moved back and forth for the duration, to the limit of Shifting.<...
2020-01-21 21:04:01 +0000 UTC View Post
“And that’s the deal.” Calvin said to the assembled people he had any respect for. And Nadia.
Baroke, Kala, Nadia, Ella, Grant, and Ghulad the engineer all sat around the fire in a semi-circle.
“I’ve got one point of Warp left, and I’d like to learn a skill to expand my abilities or shore up some weaknesses.”
“You could learn Lumomancy, or Ph...
2020-01-20 23:42:13 +0000 UTC View PostI'm waffling between a support skill like Drafting or Chemisty, or a new skill to unlock another kind of magic.
So, as usual, suggestions welcome. Inherently powerful win-buttons like time control magic generally won't make it into the story.
This time, if you can come up with an entire Skill that I think is awesome, It'll make it into the story as a suggestion. If it's ...
“Calvin?” Ussein said, frowning. He glanced at Calvin’s wasps. “The Wasp?”
“Seems kind of self-evident.”
He looked Calvin up and down.
“They said you were Malkenrovian. And sixteen.”
“Seventeen.”
“Some kind of disguise Skill?”
“Something like that.”
“Huh. Kala said you were going to slaughter the people...
2020-01-17 23:28:26 +0000 UTC View Post