Tefler from patreon - Three Square Meals Ch. 164 (Cliffhanger)

Tef has to finish 164 first!!!!

Michael Cummings

2023-12-26 18:40:08 +0000 UTC

Did I miss chapters 165, 166 and 167?

James Simmons

2023-12-20 06:28:36 +0000 UTC

Don't forget John's angst over his new dragon babies--and our shining rock lady needs some resolution; she can't just be abandoned. and there is still a lot of internal work he has to do over the hordes of children to whom he will be daddy. His many brides don't expect it, but we can't expect him to suddenly say "OK, I will scatter my seed to the wind. . . some sort of permanent/evolving arrangement with someone (the bachelor males??) Shouldn't need to defeat Gahl'kalgor--that's old John. No, he will assist the invader to see the error of his ways and emerge as an ally. Together with his father, and perhaps another reformed baddie or two, take on the great evil one. Maybe transform him to, to be a benevolent overseer of the entire everything. Maybe John succeeds him into this role? So John then gets the power of his matriarchs, as well as channeling the power of the matriarchs of all of the others--transform the entire race of enlightened ones, so they will be entirely enlightened. Also needs to rescue the poor sister enslaved by the Brimorian Slimelord. Are the Brimorians capable of being transformed like the others? I am not sure just where the ultimate morality in this story ends--some of the actors doing evil deeds are reformed, others are destroyed without trial. If Lynette had not broken down in tears at the Admirals' accounting, she would have been destroyed like the others. Or is it "submit to me and live; resist me and die!" That sounds contrary to where the moral lines of this story are headed. Does "just following orders" absolve one of guilt in this universe? If the top echelon of leaders are converted/redeemed are all of their followers righteous? One might argue that the dragon people and the rock people and the fish people were created to simply follow their leaders, but weren't earth people created from similar molds in the same way? Lots to still happen here!

Roy Gathercoal

2023-12-18 01:04:08 +0000 UTC

So, nothing from 31st July. Or 1st July????

Unctadsk

2023-11-07 13:14:44 +0000 UTC

Okay, more stuff that John and crew needs to do, let's make a list: (in no particular order) 1) defeat Gahl'kalgor, but not kill him, ... (keep Xar'aziuth in the dark) 2) protect Kythshara, Mael's Lab and Faye's organic body, ... 3) find and man the remaining 7 of the 11 huge weapons platforms from Mael'nerak, ... and uncover the other (besides Genwynn) hidden stations, at Geniya, Genkiri, and Genirath, all hiding the other weapons platforms, .... 4) look into the Tom Walker trail, and save him before he is executed as the Rat of the Federation, ... (real Rat is the not so dead Mason Neumont in his old Brimorian Cruiser) 5) bring Faye back to life, ... fight the nightmare Astral monsters 6) investigate the Star Forges of the Trankarans, ... get Dana to fix/upgrade them, ... test it by making super good main guns for Raptor 2.0, .... Dana to leave the Republic lots of new ship plans, ... 7) start to build John a modified/superior Dreadnaught using the Star Forges, .... smaller, faster and better 8) check with Lynette on Outer Rim problems 9) Get the Brimorians to turn over the 1 billion plus Abandoned 10) deploy the requisitioned Laranthyran fleets, and the surviving Galkiran fleets to best protect the Maliri 11) Add a few Galkiran, Laranthyran ladies. and Ashanath (Gray) ladies to the new ship's crew, because they'll need a bigger crew for manning the big ole dreadnaught, .... maybe add a few retired / crippled T-Fed officers as well, .... bridge - pilot, tactical, also medical, security and more, ... (all restored to their prime health) 12) Jehanna runs a number of Documentaries and interviews regarding all the panic / excitement from the Galkiran invasion, on her new Maliri News Network, (MNN) --- can you think of a few more activities to keep our heroes busy? (I mean besides a whole lot of sex) ... ;-) ttfn

Michael56Smith

2023-10-13 05:14:42 +0000 UTC

.131: Chapter #164, The Invictus crew (largely through Dana) has quite a few things they need to get done very quickly: 1) -- Get to Kythshara, and activate its defenses, ... get any requestioned fleet assets into position, ... set up forcefields over key locations (Mael's Lab), ... 2) -- perform any last-minute repairs and / or upgrades to the Invictus, ... 3) -- Brief Maliri ground troops and fleet assets in on any master plan and contingency plans too, (Calara), ... bringing calm and order to the troops, ... Also have several quickie Nymph Kiss sessions to make thousands of new wards from all those marines, ... 4) -- set up a few more (Spyder) minefields, ... to take out another Galkiran fleet or two, ... maybe a few gun batteries as well, .... funnel the enemy fleets to where Calara wants them, ... 5) -- Issue a challenge (at the most appropriate time) to the Progenitor in command of the Galkiran fleets, for a dual, a one-on-one contest, ... and do they even know Gahl'kalgor's name yet? (Maybe it's time to ask), .... 6) -- set up, requisitioned from the Maliri Weapons Platform, the Big Weapons (including many Tachyon cannons, and Quantum Flux cannons, and more) that they quickly got from the Males at the former Genwynn Station, .... (and helpfully accompanied by some of the Male Engineers to aid with quickly setting things up along with further help from the many nearby Maliri Fleet's 'Female' engineers with some assistance from Invictus's Chief Engineer Dana, ... and perhaps with a bit of help from Daphne and the 'boys') .... a real 'Team' effort, ... but will they have the time to complete all of this? and/or even a few other Tef Twists? .... ;-) ttfn

Michael56Smith

2023-09-20 01:54:01 +0000 UTC

.130: hi Astrid, I am hoping that the Maliri Males have a few more technology surprises up their sleeves, ... like a better, stronger, faster firing, Super Nova Lance, .... Dana would be impressed, ... ;-) ttfn

Michael56Smith

2023-09-06 01:05:05 +0000 UTC

I think the Maliri men are going to be pivotal in showing the Regency how to hide and disguise entire planetary populations

Astrid Milken

2023-09-03 20:37:59 +0000 UTC

.128: .... and are the Maliri Males' ship's Stealth devices 2nd tier or even 3rd tier Stealth Field Emitters? close, but less effective, ... yet, they are good enough for those emitters to block the Maliri ships from being spotted by the regular Galkiran fleet ships though, .... '-) ttfn

Michael56Smith

2023-08-31 20:16:25 +0000 UTC

.127: This observation has been brought up and discussed earlier, but here it goes again, ... the Stealth field emitter(s) on the ancient Maliri weapons platform(s) can conceal (make invisible/undetectable) the battle station from regular Thrall warships sensors, but not from a Progenitor's Quantum Flux Scan Array's superior sensors, like the one onboard the Invictus, .... and supposedly the one onboard the Galkiran Dreadnaught too, ... and yet the Stealth Field Emitter on board a Progenitor's Dreadnaught, like Rahn's and Larn's can completely hide those ships, even from another Progenitor's Flagship/Dreadnaught, ... first tier vs 2nd tier sensors? .... --- So, of all the enemy fleet ships, only Gahl'kalgor's Dreadnaught is able to see Mael's cloaked, and ancient weapons platforms, .... after the millennia of habitation expansion modules are removed, freeing up the big guns, ... However, even Kal's Dreadnaught cannot see Baen'thelas's Battlecruiser in its stealth mode, ... -- I now wonder if Dana can build extra Progenitor Stealth Field devices, or to improve the Invictus' version of the Stealth Emitter even more, ... and crank out, some top of the line. Stealth Fields Emitters for the Maliri Fleets, .... or at least some few attack groups of them, .... even more ships to follow John's hit and run tactics, damaging and harassing those enemy fleets, .... or will that even be needed based on the next 'Tef Twist'? I'm looking forward to more of the story, .... ;-) ttfn

Michael56Smith

2023-08-31 20:03:31 +0000 UTC

.124: Hey Kevin, nah, we have only had about half of chapter #164 (incomplete) since the first of the month, but no more pages yet, .... it seems that Tef has returned to his habitual wait for the EOM to drop anything ways, .... or he has finally gone under the knife for that gallbladder removal, .... then we might be way delayed getting new pages, .... my fingers are crossed for the 31st, and I am hopeful for a completed #164 and a full (or pretty full) chapter #165 to go with it (I really wish), so hang in there, buddy, ... ;-) ttfn

Michael56Smith

2023-08-25 17:46:53 +0000 UTC

Had issues with the bank last go around. Just seen tefler start popping up again today on my feed. Is 164 done and ready to read or not yet. I really don’t wanna start a chapter if not complete.

Kevin

2023-08-25 17:26:55 +0000 UTC

It should be let's. As you stated 'Let us (let's) get to the point much quicker '

andrew finlayson

2023-08-23 09:06:12 +0000 UTC

.119: Names: John, Baen'thelas, the Lion, the Protector, ... he has many names, .... and he has learned a good deal from not only his exceptional Lionesses, ... -- but from several of those awful Progenitors too, and don't forget that Kirrix Hive Queen (John's first Psychic foe, besides PJ), ... -- He gained info from his papa Rahn'hagon and it seems that he received more than Rahn knew, all from the Citadel knowledge that Rahn packed into baby John, ... -- also, how a Progenitor can fight, from Larn'kelnar, even though passing on any knowledge was likely unintentional, ... -- and, of course, from the multiple millennia of bits and pieces left over from Mael'nerak, ... -- I wonder if Gahl'kalgor will have anything worthwhile to pass on to John, besides that silly boat song, ... only time and Tef will tell, .... ;-) ttfn

Michael56Smith

2023-08-20 17:21:23 +0000 UTC

.118: I suspect that it was Rah'hagon being the thief, ... he stole chapters #165 thru #168, to try and find out what John is really up to, ... and to find out what exactly Alyssa is, (she is Progenitor powerful with pointy ears -- for Rahn this does not compute), .... And you can hardly blame him for taking this shortcut, ... check to see if a big scary black UFO has been sighted over England. -- but I hope Tef kept a backup copy of his work, .... for us loyal fans, .... -- and if the roof does fall in, then I hope it lands squarely on the head of that chapter eating dog, .... '-) ttfn

Michael56Smith

2023-08-18 17:02:39 +0000 UTC

OK we're more than half way through the month, so its time for Tefler bingo! All you have to do is guess the excuse for August, and you could be in the running for BIG prizes! So, why won't we receive anything more than the second half of Chapter 164 at the end of the month, and what will be the excuse this time? Ebola outbreak? Zombie horde? The roof fell in? The dog ate chapters 165 through 168??? Get your entry in NOW!!!!!

andrew finlayson

2023-08-18 10:11:57 +0000 UTC

.113: ... and should Rahn grow up and be allowed some Thralls/Wards, ... say 60 to 100 to help run his ship, and he upgrades Jessica DNA to be more like Alyssa, telepath, TK, and shields, plus one or two other psychic abilities, like light or sound, ... offensive / defensive, ... And if he further follows John's example, should he / could he gift a few more psychic powers to his new crew? maybe modeled after the Invictus girls, or would Rahn pick some different abilities? Those more powerful ones would in turn, make him more powerful, ... maybe find him a Nymph too, ... and if John allows him a few volunteer Grays, whose Psychic powers (when progenitor enhanced) would be a huge Eldritch battery for Rahn, ... He could be close (power wise) to where John was when he faced Larn, ... then good ole Rahn with his dreadnaught, would feel able to take on, at least, the smaller empire Progenitors, ... after so many millennia of a minimal power diet, this might be a bit of a head-rush for Rahn, ... he'll need his Matriarch to shrink his head back to size, .... -- I wonder, if this happens, will it be soon, in a year or two? Or will it take a century or two to get through his thick Progenitor skull, ... -- Or will Tef nobly sacrifice Rahn in a tear-jerker of a chapter? ... Jessica will be heartbroken, ... ;-) ttfn

Michael56Smith

2023-08-15 23:03:47 +0000 UTC

.111: and this comment #109 is for those who really want more TSM material to read, ... it's kinda close, .... a little bit, ... kinda? ... ;-) ttfn

Michael56Smith

2023-08-15 22:31:38 +0000 UTC

.109: I wouldn't mind seeing a little reconciliation between John and his parents, at least with Jessica, .... and besides clueing the two in on a few things, ... I think that a little 'used dreadnaught' renovation / upgrades would be a good thing for Rahn's new ride, and have Dana 'fix' the wormhole generator.to get rid of the unnecessary nausea, ... the Invictus girls did leave the ship in a bit of a mess, with a few melted down thrall barracks, and one of the primary weapons and armor equipment rooms which was also flame damaged, ... and also Dana used one of her mini black holes which used some pretty intense gravity to really damage / crush the other main Armory, ... then there was Sakura shattering the thick PBM door to the ships bridge, ... --- yeah, even if Rahn swept out the 1000's of the husked thrall bodies and most of the misc. shattered bits and pieces, I think Jessica would appreciate some brighter paint on the walls, as well as some real full spectrum daylight lamps to replace most of the red lights, ... you could leave Rahn a few dark and broody rooms to chill out in, .... also add some better (for Jessica) cooking gadgets as well as restocking their ships pantries with some Terran and Maliri food items (plus some Maliri recipes), ... as Larn's crew had used up a big part of their ships' stores, and the couple will definitely need a few things like tea and coffee as well, ... maybe a few maintenance and cleaning bots too, .... -- yeah, Jess and Rahn do need a few supplies and a lot of information, .... and I think that the Invictus crew is the most likely source for fulfilling those needs, .... if they got the repair and renovation work done at Genthalas, then they'd need to hide Rahn there, while the Maliri were about, ... still, he would love to cross examine Alyssa to find out what she is, ... and John's first Matriarch could TK pin him to the wall before she then tells him a thing or two, ... --- and yes, Rahn does have a powerful ship (but it is just him to run it -- man it's many guns, and pilot the ship at sub-light speeds), and considering that Rahn's space battle combat techniques are a bit backwards and dated, ... would he really be much help? Perhaps as a distraction, to buy John some time, .... Sure, Rahn aid them as he could think like the enemy Progenitor, (mine him for information / strategy), ... that would be worth some paint and a few Maliri meals, ... that, and he knows his Hyper-Warp gate's location, ... so, Rahn could be somewhat useful, just so long as he sits on his hands, and really doesn't do much, perhaps, John could recruit a relatively small number of Ashanath and Terran bridge and engineering crews for Rahn's ship, but as Wards under him and not Rahn, ... and a couple of councilors / psychologists too, with Jessica to help them they'll strive to undo millennia's of bad habits and make Rahn into a 'real boy' ... -- And then, if Rahn is finally getting it, and removes the black threads in his eludritch connection to Jessica (mind control and the dire distress for Rahn's threatened life threads), ... then Rahn might be allowed to add a few dozen or more volunteer thralls / wards under himself, ... With the much wider Eldritch bandwidth, and a fairly large (relatively) number of 'Wards' to feed him energy, ... more energy than he has known in almost 10,000 years, it might just blow ole Rahn'hagon's mind, ... and Alyssa will need to train (impart hard earned psychic education to) Jessica while Rahn's ship (Jessica christens / names the mighty Progenitor Dreadnaught "the Good Ship Lollypop") is cleared of Rahn, (so he won't cause any automatic Maliri attacks on a foreign Progenitor), then while the Engineers at Genthalas renovate the dreadnaught's interior, utilizing bright paints and Sol Spectrum light fixtures, and they try to block out as much of the bad psychic echoes as possible, using a ton of Ashanath Psychic Privacy Panels, ... So, the (psychic) Grays help out because Alyssa won't set foot aboard the vessel, ... they should save a few dark and Broody spots for Rahn's Man-Cave (Progenitor Cave?), ... I expect that the paint, lights and psychic echo reduction should help the Lollypop to be a Good Ship, ... 08/12/23 ;-) ttfn

Michael56Smith

2023-08-12 05:56:53 +0000 UTC

He probably does have the codes. Progenitors don’t seem like the kind of people that would update passwords. Not sure what good it does them.

AzureReader

2023-08-08 21:40:04 +0000 UTC

.102: ... The question is, who's spelling mistakes are these? Tef's or yours? ... I am doubting that Tef made those 's/b' goofs, ... also, I disagree with your premise of the need to drop the word 'him', .... In the story it makes sense to say it the way Tef wrote it, ... sorry straight man, ... ;-) ttfn

Michael56Smith

2023-08-05 07:42:30 +0000 UTC

.101: ... things that make you go Hmm, ... just in case you start to run low on Thrall colors, ... or do you think some Progenitors have a load of Nymph Thralls, .... ;-) ttfn

Michael56Smith

2023-08-05 07:40:30 +0000 UTC

told us that Rahn’hagon was outraged that Larn’kelnar attacked him directly Should be Malnaerak attached directly

Str8NotNarrow

2023-08-05 05:44:33 +0000 UTC

Thralls with horns… thralls with cat ears… thralls with stripes 🤯

Dean Lee

2023-08-05 05:06:28 +0000 UTC

Weren't there between 30 & 40 active Progenitors? I would expect some redundancy in color combinatilons of thralls. Also, if those were Gahl's forces coming through the gate Rahn witnessed then Gahl was given or took Rahn's old domain. Following that line Rahn has the codes for that gate and the location of his/their SoulForge.

Steven

2023-08-05 02:38:19 +0000 UTC

.97: Yeah, I guess Tef is a patient that is still a bit under the weather, ... when he made a slew of character name swaps, that make no sense, story wise, .... he has corrected a fair number of them already, ... ;-) ttfn

Michael56Smith

2023-08-05 02:34:20 +0000 UTC

The chicken was first :)

jdg45

2023-08-03 07:34:28 +0000 UTC

“I believe you told us that Rahn’hagon was outraged that Larn’kelnar attacked him directly?” - Mael’ attacked Rahn’ directly. “Except Larn’kelnar already dismantled his Soulforge,” Mael’ dismantled his Soulforge. Larn’s Soulforge was intact when John found it.

AzureReader

2023-08-03 02:07:40 +0000 UTC

If a soul forge is made out of black metal but the soul forge makes black metal how was the first one built ?.

Jim lynch

2023-08-02 22:44:48 +0000 UTC

Plus if a soul forge is made out of black metal but the soul forge makes black metal how was the first one built ?.

Jim lynch

2023-08-02 22:43:57 +0000 UTC

Lyshalla was F C attacking Genwyn station, but Gahl’ views Keylessae F C data from the same attack.

stephen mincher

2023-08-02 19:17:17 +0000 UTC

.89: I thought that Keylessae was Lyshalla's Matriarch? ;-) ttfn

Michael56Smith

2023-08-02 18:30:21 +0000 UTC

The fleet commander changed name from Lyshalla to Keylessae.

stephen mincher

2023-08-02 17:08:08 +0000 UTC

let's == Let us lets == the third-person, singular form of the verb (to) let so... let’s us get to the point much quicker -->> lets us get to the point much quicker

Bp Hlpt

2023-08-02 01:00:48 +0000 UTC

Tefler please reference your TSM Character Guide as it has both Rahn’hagon and Gahl’kalgor's thralls as red and Larn’kelnar as light green. So this chapter contradicts that.

Cignal

2023-08-01 14:52:22 +0000 UTC

164--Rahn’hagon stopped resisted the pull--------resisting 164===“I believe you told us that Rahn’hagon was outraged that Larn’kelnar attacked him directly?”------Should be Mael. 164---“Except Larn’kelnar already dismantled his Soulforge,”----Mael Plot hole: Alyssa gave John a wry smile. “If these red-skinned thralls are from the same species that your father previously claimed, then that means our Stealth Field Generator was built using the same Soulforge as theirs.” does not fit with Rahn's internal dialogue about seeing his old ships which the Maliri brought back from Larn's empire. (edited) His initial surprise turned into stunned disbelief, as the runic script advised him that a fleet of his empire’s warships had completed a hyper-warp jump close to his vicinity. Perhaps it should read Larn's warships?

PLRus--Founding member of the TSM F5 club.

2023-08-01 14:39:28 +0000 UTC

Rahn’hagon stopped resisted the pull should be Rahn’hagon stopped resisting the pull

Grandizer

2023-08-01 14:16:15 +0000 UTC

One question I have is Gahl's apparent use of Rahn's Soul Forge. Does this not go against Progenitor rules (reusing another Progenitors technology) established when they planned to requisition Larn's fleets? Or perhaps Gahl taking over an empire with a still functional Soul Forge was a unique situation that never normally occurs and he decided to use it instead of building his own?

Unresolved Plots

2023-08-01 11:54:59 +0000 UTC

This chapter imo is already a cracker and shaping up to be one of the best. I've been waiting for a Rahn update for a while and this didn't disappoint, with lots of subtle revelations. Seems like the rest of the chapter is going to be the build up to the final confrontation with Gahl'kalgor and 165 is going to be the battle(s)? Looking forward to whatever you come up with whatever the plan is.

Unresolved Plots

2023-08-01 11:49:52 +0000 UTC

“Except Larn’kelnar already dismantled his Soulforge,” Tashana said, I think Larn'kelnar is an error and should be changed to Mael'nerak

Unresolved Plots

2023-08-01 11:41:57 +0000 UTC

.72: another name swap on Word page 12 of 23, Larn'kelnar instead of Mael'nerak, .... got me to thinking, ... John wrecked Larn's Soul Forge with his positive (white) energy when he made that Wormhole generator, ... doesn't that mean that Rahn and Jessica are now flying around in a non-stealthed dreadnaught? that could be trouble, ... --- oops, that concern was addressed a page or two later, ... I did not completely agree with it, but who am I disagree with Dana and Tef, ... ;-) ttfn

Michael56Smith

2023-08-01 09:58:36 +0000 UTC

Yeah... lol @ 31st August.

Tefler

2023-08-01 09:55:05 +0000 UTC

Nice spot, well done!

Tefler

2023-08-01 09:54:23 +0000 UTC

Thank you for letting me know about those errors. I've just gone through and fixed them.

Tefler

2023-08-01 09:53:01 +0000 UTC

Thanks! I'm glad you liked it.

Tefler

2023-08-01 09:52:28 +0000 UTC

Yep, you're right about the Quantum Devastator turrets being too big. But they'd already said that it would take too much time and be too difficult to cut those cannons out of the pop-up turrets. I was planning to clarify that in the next scene, where Dana wistfully looks at the QD and wishes they could swipe them too. :)

Tefler

2023-08-01 09:51:46 +0000 UTC

"We raised the city to the ground, my Lord. I don’t understand... what makes it so special?” It should be 'razed'.

andrew finlayson

2023-08-01 06:45:35 +0000 UTC

The fact that the update is dated August 31st and you’ve used the wrong progenitor names at least a half dozen times in 1/2 a chapter tells me how you’re doing mentally after everything you’ve been through. Focus on your health. Get creative with traveling to more competent doctors. Good luck!

AzureReader

2023-08-01 04:10:54 +0000 UTC

Foreshadowing.....If he does go in for the surgery before the end of the month, this is all we will have on Aug 31 anyway...

Hendrix Morton

2023-08-01 03:30:13 +0000 UTC

I was also very impressed by your solution to John’s having to terminate millions of thralls.

Evan

2023-08-01 03:18:47 +0000 UTC

Tefler, I very much enjoyed the update. I’m not sure if the Invictus is big enough to hold all the guns from the battlestation, as you’ve previously indicated that the guns are quite large and the battlestation is much, much larger than the Invictus, since it’s large enough to hold the two Quantum Devastator turrets and is presumably bigger than a dreadnought, as it’s apparently outfitted to be able to defeat one as part of Mael’nerak’s defensive measures. However, I’m sure that you’ll figure out how they can take at least a significant number of the guns, if not all of them, and certainly not the two big guns (unless they figure out how to take the entire station). Feel better and get well soon!

Evan

2023-08-01 03:13:36 +0000 UTC

presume you meant updated july 31st instead of August 31st.... since that's a month away and all. ;-)

Jeff Wilkinson

2023-08-01 03:03:38 +0000 UTC

Thanks for the update Tefler. Hope you get back to normal health as soon as possible. Take care. P.S. Its the 1st of August.

Unresolved Plots

2023-08-01 02:43:33 +0000 UTC

Rahn’hagon delved into his psychic network S/B Gahl’kalgor delved into his psychic network

Evan

2023-08-01 02:42:38 +0000 UTC

Rahn’hagon glanced back S/B Gahl’kalgor glanced back

Evan

2023-08-01 02:40:53 +0000 UTC

Rahn’hagon followed Narzera’s S/B Gahl’kalgor followed Narzera’s

Evan

2023-08-01 02:40:29 +0000 UTC

.57: you are not the first one to suggest that Tef bring in some extra help Seb, I myself have thought an unpaid intern to help with the editing and to write up a bi-weekly or weekly update for him, would be pretty good, ... but it is Tef's call, ... maybe sometime in the near future, huh? ;-) ttfn

Michael56Smith

2023-07-31 18:56:45 +0000 UTC

Imo telfer should hire a support / shadow writer and just wack out more material. If he keeps the reigns on the storyline and characters and just gets help on the writing that he is stuck on/ not enjoying then I imagine he could write so much more. I think all of us would be happy to see more chapters. There is so much in this universe to explore.

Seb

2023-07-31 16:45:07 +0000 UTC

.55: Okay, it is now officially July 31st, only a few hours to go before we get Tef's late EOM messages / chapters / placeholders, ... --- In chapter #164, I am really looking forward to the revealed / invisible weapons platform creating a few nasty problems for Gahl's Thralls, and I really want to see what else those crazy Maliri Males have up their technological sleeves, ... maybe some improved Nova Lances that can strip Thrall shields, .... or some other wonderful gadgets for flummoxing the evil / enemy girls, .... Tef's imagination and his space battles are always awesome, ... so this should be great, .... can't wait, ...

Michael56Smith

2023-07-31 09:59:37 +0000 UTC

I'm looking forward to chapter 164 being finished along with chapters 165 through 167. We'll see what happens over the next 24 hours.

Evan

2023-07-31 05:07:06 +0000 UTC

I didn't know you could patent a gallstone. I wouldn't be surprised if there were lawyers out there who would/have tried.

Jedi Khan

2023-07-22 03:44:12 +0000 UTC

.48: Okay now, we have a completed #163, and a teaser for #164 (2K words worth), and a Gallstone patient (patent pending) that has a few thousands of his fans anxiously awaiting anything he can send out to them, .... Also, we have the normal mix of trolls doing their complaining (not making much sense, but expressing their heartfelt complaints), .... So, I wish for you to get well, stay healthy, and keep writing, please, ... thank you very much, ... ;-) ttfn

Michael56Smith

2023-07-18 21:06:35 +0000 UTC

The Invictus has 5 power cores, but I think only two of them are Progenitor grade as it stands (the two they requisitioned from the defence platforms at Kythshara along with the weapons)? The other three are made from psychic shaped Crystal Alyssium. When they upgrade those power cores with Forged ones, the Invictus should then produce more power than a Progenitor Dreadnought, which has 4. I agree about the apparent plot hole wrt the sensors.

Unresolved Plots

2023-07-16 23:12:11 +0000 UTC

It has 5 power core's to the INVICTUS' 3

Braw

2023-07-16 21:13:26 +0000 UTC

I can address the second issue. The dreadnought is so much bigger than the Invictus that it can have (many) more power supplies, enabling it to operate more and larger weapons, shields, engines, etc..

Evan

2023-07-16 12:42:10 +0000 UTC

You’ve got to get rid of the idea that progenitor grade sensors can see progenitor grade cloaked ships. Perhaps the Invictus could see the Maliri male’s cloaked ships because they were using knockoff cloaking devices. But the station was using a cloak made by Mael and should have been invisible to the Invictus the same way Gahl’s dreadnought has been consistently invisible to the Invictus. If John’s ‘progentior grade’ sensors could see cloaked ships why would they need the cloak breaker network. Also, if the Invictus and Gahl’s dreadnought are both using progenitor grade power supplies how come the Invictus can’t operate cloak and shields at the same time, but Gahl can do both while charging up a Quantum Devastator?

AzureReader

2023-07-16 11:49:48 +0000 UTC

.43: ... oh yeah, I too remember chapters being released in early and mid-months, but as you say, not for quite some time, .... those were the days, .... ;-) ttfn

Michael56Smith

2023-07-13 03:12:49 +0000 UTC

Do you think we will see multiple chapters this month? If so, will they be piled up on the last day, or do you feel like he might be dropping something soon? Honestly, I cannot remember the last time he posted during the middle of the month.

Rayce Royal

2023-07-13 00:09:23 +0000 UTC

.41: Oh, and Wally, if you haven't tried BurntRedstone's 3 part 'Ed' series or the whole multi-part Ben Shepard series, then you are really missing out, ... All of his stories are Awesome! ... please, carry on Crash-lander, and take your pills, .... ;-) ttfn

Michael56Smith

2023-07-12 22:03:18 +0000 UTC

.40: and Jack's diplomacy is a little outside the box too, but is a wonderful read, ... enjoy, ... ;-) ttfn

Michael56Smith

2023-07-12 21:56:27 +0000 UTC

Howdy flat lander...Have read all of the Satyr stories and all of Jacks...Had the most pleasant surprise this morning to find that BurntRedside had posted "Jack's Moonlighting Pt. 01 and 2...Have downloaded the two parts and tonight will start reading...bad thing is they are hard to put down...

wally ballou

2023-07-12 17:42:54 +0000 UTC

.38: well Hendrix, I would say that he does produce, ... he has written more words than all the Harry Potter books combined and that's no small achievement, ... sickness, father passing away, and he has still gotten us some pages, ... he likes to please his fans, I think, but his communication is spotty, ... support him through these tough times and the Blakes Chronicles will live on, ... ;-) ttfn

Michael56Smith

2023-07-12 04:26:21 +0000 UTC

As long as people keep paying him not to produce, why would he?

Hendrix Morton

2023-07-12 02:36:41 +0000 UTC

.36: ... and I'd also like to see him catch up on a few of the 'free' chapters, he is still way behind, ... unless he likes being 18 to 20 chapters in arears, .... ;-( ttfn

Michael56Smith

2023-07-11 21:41:32 +0000 UTC

.35: oh yeah, come on chapter #164, ... let's get Gahl'kalgor beaten and his fleets (what's left of them) absorbed, ... -- I want more from Tef on what John's magical and hungry Rune-Sword can do, ... like maybe drain Gahl'kalgor of all his mojo? ... ;-) ttfn

Michael56Smith

2023-07-10 00:33:50 +0000 UTC

More scenes please and thank you.

DemonHunterCole

2023-07-09 17:49:44 +0000 UTC

I keep hoping things will change, and he will start to catch up. Maybe this is the month?

Rayce Royal

2023-07-09 14:24:47 +0000 UTC

No we won’t maybe at the end of the month with a place holder for the next one

Newnotsure

2023-07-09 12:37:11 +0000 UTC

.31: Well, Dallas might have missed it at first and be a little shame-faced now, but at least he has learned, ... and he is reading an exciting and erotic sci-fi classic, (to be a classic), ... ;-) ttfn

Michael56Smith

2023-07-08 00:22:16 +0000 UTC

Tefler wrote that the chapter post was 2K words and he would expand it when he has more written. I'm wondering what you expected when you read that?

Unresolved Plots

2023-07-07 11:50:35 +0000 UTC

.29: yeah, DB, it was just a teaser lifted from the beginning of chapter #164, as it did say if you read it, ... I do applaud you for reading (anything) to improve your ability to read well, and to read erotic sci-fi, ... well, thank you for helping the world be a better place for us all, ... hang in there, ... ;-) ttfn

Michael56Smith

2023-07-07 07:09:00 +0000 UTC

Nah, just the teaser beginning of the chapter. We'll get the rest in a couple of weeks

Rayce Royal

2023-07-07 02:16:51 +0000 UTC

Was this chapter a joke to put a check mark on 164 collect on one of the placeholders?

Dallas Bell

2023-07-07 02:14:39 +0000 UTC

I agree with Michael a current comprehensive TSM wide weapons and craft compendium for quick reference would be great and chargeable BUT I'd rather Tefler keep working his inexhaustible gold mine. Any super-fan out there want create and donate it to our favorite miner?

Steven

2023-07-04 20:34:02 +0000 UTC

Well even with 4 Quantum Flux Cannons, the Invictus in it's current configuration is no match for a Progenitor Dreadnought with its Quantum Devastator and god knows how many Quantum Flux Cannons. So OPAF: NO.

wolverine006

2023-07-04 15:13:42 +0000 UTC

No way Michael56smith

Newnotsure

2023-07-04 09:33:38 +0000 UTC

.23: ...you learn something new every day, thank you Steven and Hal, ... ;-) ttfn

Michael56Smith

2023-07-03 03:36:34 +0000 UTC

Yes but the other other interpretations were hilarious.

Vizth Hal

2023-07-03 00:05:25 +0000 UTC

Previously I would have said the wiki but it is currently being overhauled bit by bit. So watch Discord to find out when it is relatively up to date again.

Terra_Lupis

2023-07-02 00:34:50 +0000 UTC

I suspect that he means "Over Powered As F%&k"

Steven

2023-07-02 00:25:58 +0000 UTC

.19: Hey, if Tef has any of that new weapons info already compiled, then he could publish that and wipe out a placeholder, ... just a thought, ... ;-) ttfn

Michael56Smith

2023-07-02 00:13:44 +0000 UTC

.18: Okay Hal, WTF? ... OPAF? ...? -- The Often-Puzzled Armed Forces? ... The Old Persons Activity Fund? ... Ordinance Piled-up Away from Friends? ... or maybe The Ordinary People Are Funny? .... any hints? ;-) ttfn

Michael56Smith

2023-07-02 00:10:20 +0000 UTC

All the description you need for weapons and capabilities is OPAF

Vizth Hal

2023-07-01 21:56:04 +0000 UTC

Is there a up to date document or site for TSM weapons descriptions, capabilities & comparisons?

Steven

2023-07-01 18:49:59 +0000 UTC

Yeah, that sounds like superb strategy. Catch Gal on the surface and blow him away.

2ndAndrocentric

2023-07-01 16:42:35 +0000 UTC

Yes it is too bad , so sad about Venkarys . That Gahl has 2 fleets . We can only hope that the annihilation of the first fleet they are finally engaging is quick . Allowing John to meet Gahl'kalgor on Venkarys . For their epic battle . I so hope this story doesn't end after that . There are still a lot of little Malari babies to make . And other progenitors to fight . Lol Right ?

Azwiz

2023-07-01 14:42:33 +0000 UTC

Yes! Great im really loving your stories. I remember starting to read and thinking about how a story about one guy with four balls can interest me. We’ll still reading and looking forward for more.

Johnboy

2023-07-01 07:20:41 +0000 UTC

Thanks tef, does this mean we might get 3k>5k per week?

stephen mincher

2023-07-01 06:30:36 +0000 UTC

It’s just another cliffhanger lmao

Octavian

2023-07-01 04:53:33 +0000 UTC

The first 2K words are awesome. I do feel for the planet though, but there has to be a reason for it.

Shelton

2023-07-01 04:45:21 +0000 UTC

nibble thank you kind sir!

Robert Barr

2023-07-01 04:04:32 +0000 UTC

Yeah, I think I'll wait for more of the chapter, thank you. Please do focus as best you can, Tefler, as you have a lot of catching up to do.

Jedi Khan

2023-07-01 03:41:03 +0000 UTC

Stcking with you all the way. Many thanks.

Antoine Scrivener

2023-07-01 03:18:54 +0000 UTC

Didn’t think Venkarys was going to get destroyed. Gahl’ seemed to have arrived slightly before the station was under attack. But now that the station is hidden it’s time for John to wormhole to Venkarys and catch Gahl’ while he’s on the ground goofing around with skyscrapers. Maybe a broadside of quantum flux cannons to blow a leg off or something fun like that. If only Clara was a good enough shot to hit a progenitor the size of a skyscraper.

AzureReader

2023-07-01 03:14:06 +0000 UTC

Thanks, Tefler!

Bp Hlpt

2023-07-01 02:36:33 +0000 UTC

Yay. Get better soon

Muledrvr

2023-07-01 02:36:04 +0000 UTC

:O

Silent Count

2023-07-01 02:28:47 +0000 UTC

Wait for the placeholder charge...

Jeff

2023-07-01 02:27:11 +0000 UTC

Sweet. Thanks Tefler.

OechsneC

2023-07-01 02:27:08 +0000 UTC

Three Square Meals Ch. 164 (Cliffhanger)

Comments

Tef has to finish 164 first!!!!

Did I miss chapters 165, 166 and 167?

So, nothing from 31st July. Or 1st July????

.130: hi Astrid, I am hoping that the Maliri Males have a few more technology surprises up their sleeves, ... like a better, stronger, faster firing, Super Nova Lance, .... Dana would be impressed, ... ;-) ttfn

I think the Maliri men are going to be pivotal in showing the Regency how to hide and disguise entire planetary populations

.128: .... and are the Maliri Males' ship's Stealth devices 2nd tier or even 3rd tier Stealth Field Emitters? close, but less effective, ... yet, they are good enough for those emitters to block the Maliri ships from being spotted by the regular Galkiran fleet ships though, .... '-) ttfn

Had issues with the bank last go around. Just seen tefler start popping up again today on my feed. Is 164 done and ready to read or not yet. I really don’t wanna start a chapter if not complete.

It should be let's. As you stated 'Let us (let's) get to the point much quicker '

.111: and this comment #109 is for those who really want more TSM material to read, ... it's kinda close, .... a little bit, ... kinda? ... ;-) ttfn

He probably does have the codes. Progenitors don’t seem like the kind of people that would update passwords. Not sure what good it does them.

.101: ... things that make you go Hmm, ... just in case you start to run low on Thrall colors, ... or do you think some Progenitors have a load of Nymph Thralls, .... ;-) ttfn

told us that Rahn’hagon was outraged that Larn’kelnar attacked him directly Should be Malnaerak attached directly

Thralls with horns… thralls with cat ears… thralls with stripes 🤯

.97: Yeah, I guess Tef is a patient that is still a bit under the weather, ... when he made a slew of character name swaps, that make no sense, story wise, .... he has corrected a fair number of them already, ... ;-) ttfn

The chicken was first :)

“I believe you told us that Rahn’hagon was outraged that Larn’kelnar attacked him directly?” - Mael’ attacked Rahn’ directly. “Except Larn’kelnar already dismantled his Soulforge,” Mael’ dismantled his Soulforge. Larn’s Soulforge was intact when John found it.

If a soul forge is made out of black metal but the soul forge makes black metal how was the first one built ?.

Plus if a soul forge is made out of black metal but the soul forge makes black metal how was the first one built ?.

Lyshalla was F C attacking Genwyn station, but Gahl’ views Keylessae F C data from the same attack.

.89: I thought that Keylessae was Lyshalla's Matriarch? ;-) ttfn

The fleet commander changed name from Lyshalla to Keylessae.

let's == Let us lets == the third-person, singular form of the verb (to) let so... let’s us get to the point much quicker -->> lets us get to the point much quicker

Tefler please reference your TSM Character Guide as it has both Rahn’hagon and Gahl’kalgor's thralls as red and Larn’kelnar as light green. So this chapter contradicts that.

Rahn’hagon stopped resisted the pull should be Rahn’hagon stopped resisting the pull

“Except Larn’kelnar already dismantled his Soulforge,” Tashana said, I think Larn'kelnar is an error and should be changed to Mael'nerak

Yeah... lol @ 31st August.

Nice spot, well done!

Thank you for letting me know about those errors. I've just gone through and fixed them.

Thanks! I'm glad you liked it.

"We raised the city to the ground, my Lord. I don’t understand... what makes it so special?” It should be 'razed'.

Foreshadowing.....If he does go in for the surgery before the end of the month, this is all we will have on Aug 31 anyway...

I was also very impressed by your solution to John’s having to terminate millions of thralls.

presume you meant updated july 31st instead of August 31st.... since that's a month away and all. ;-)

Thanks for the update Tefler. Hope you get back to normal health as soon as possible. Take care. P.S. Its the 1st of August.

Rahn’hagon delved into his psychic network S/B Gahl’kalgor delved into his psychic network

Rahn’hagon glanced back S/B Gahl’kalgor glanced back

Rahn’hagon followed Narzera’s S/B Gahl’kalgor followed Narzera’s

.57: you are not the first one to suggest that Tef bring in some extra help Seb, I myself have thought an unpaid intern to help with the editing and to write up a bi-weekly or weekly update for him, would be pretty good, ... but it is Tef's call, ... maybe sometime in the near future, huh? ;-) ttfn

I'm looking forward to chapter 164 being finished along with chapters 165 through 167. We'll see what happens over the next 24 hours.

I didn't know you could patent a gallstone. I wouldn't be surprised if there were lawyers out there who would/have tried.

It has 5 power core's to the INVICTUS' 3

I can address the second issue. The dreadnought is so much bigger than the Invictus that it can have (many) more power supplies, enabling it to operate more and larger weapons, shields, engines, etc..

.43: ... oh yeah, I too remember chapters being released in early and mid-months, but as you say, not for quite some time, .... those were the days, .... ;-) ttfn

Do you think we will see multiple chapters this month? If so, will they be piled up on the last day, or do you feel like he might be dropping something soon? Honestly, I cannot remember the last time he posted during the middle of the month.

.41: Oh, and Wally, if you haven't tried BurntRedstone's 3 part 'Ed' series or the whole multi-part Ben Shepard series, then you are really missing out, ... All of his stories are Awesome! ... please, carry on Crash-lander, and take your pills, .... ;-) ttfn

.40: and Jack's diplomacy is a little outside the box too, but is a wonderful read, ... enjoy, ... ;-) ttfn

Howdy flat lander...Have read all of the Satyr stories and all of Jacks...Had the most pleasant surprise this morning to find that BurntRedside had posted "Jack's Moonlighting Pt. 01 and 2...Have downloaded the two parts and tonight will start reading...bad thing is they are hard to put down...

As long as people keep paying him not to produce, why would he?

.36: ... and I'd also like to see him catch up on a few of the 'free' chapters, he is still way behind, ... unless he likes being 18 to 20 chapters in arears, .... ;-( ttfn

.35: oh yeah, come on chapter #164, ... let's get Gahl'kalgor beaten and his fleets (what's left of them) absorbed, ... -- I want more from Tef on what John's magical and hungry Rune-Sword can do, ... like maybe drain Gahl'kalgor of all his mojo? ... ;-) ttfn

More scenes please and thank you.

I keep hoping things will change, and he will start to catch up. Maybe this is the month?

No we won’t maybe at the end of the month with a place holder for the next one

.31: Well, Dallas might have missed it at first and be a little shame-faced now, but at least he has learned, ... and he is reading an exciting and erotic sci-fi classic, (to be a classic), ... ;-) ttfn

Tefler wrote that the chapter post was 2K words and he would expand it when he has more written. I'm wondering what you expected when you read that?

Nah, just the teaser beginning of the chapter. We'll get the rest in a couple of weeks

Was this chapter a joke to put a check mark on 164 collect on one of the placeholders?

I agree with Michael a current comprehensive TSM wide weapons and craft compendium for quick reference would be great and chargeable BUT I'd rather Tefler keep working his inexhaustible gold mine. Any super-fan out there want create and donate it to our favorite miner?

Well even with 4 Quantum Flux Cannons, the Invictus in it's current configuration is no match for a Progenitor Dreadnought with its Quantum Devastator and god knows how many Quantum Flux Cannons. So OPAF: NO.

No way Michael56smith

.23: ...you learn something new every day, thank you Steven and Hal, ... ;-) ttfn

Yes but the other other interpretations were hilarious.

Previously I would have said the wiki but it is currently being overhauled bit by bit. So watch Discord to find out when it is relatively up to date again.

I suspect that he means "Over Powered As F%&k"

.19: Hey, if Tef has any of that new weapons info already compiled, then he could publish that and wipe out a placeholder, ... just a thought, ... ;-) ttfn

.18: Okay Hal, WTF? ... OPAF? ...? -- The Often-Puzzled Armed Forces? ... The Old Persons Activity Fund? ... Ordinance Piled-up Away from Friends? ... or maybe The Ordinary People Are Funny? .... any hints? ;-) ttfn

All the description you need for weapons and capabilities is OPAF

Is there a up to date document or site for TSM weapons descriptions, capabilities & comparisons?

Yeah, that sounds like superb strategy. Catch Gal on the surface and blow him away.

Yes! Great im really loving your stories. I remember starting to read and thinking about how a story about one guy with four balls can interest me. We’ll still reading and looking forward for more.

Thanks tef, does this mean we might get 3k>5k per week?

It’s just another cliffhanger lmao

The first 2K words are awesome. I do feel for the planet though, but there has to be a reason for it.

*nibble* thank you kind sir!

Yeah, I think I'll wait for more of the chapter, thank you. Please do focus as best you can, Tefler, as you have a lot of catching up to do.

Stcking with you all the way. Many thanks.

Thanks, Tefler!

Yay. Get better soon

nibble thank you kind sir!