#Forspoken speculation

[phoenixiancrystallist]

Since the familiars are magical constructs created by the Tantas, how come they never got Corrupted like everything else?

[phoenixiancrystallist]

I totally didn't think long and hard about this for the sequel fics, but how I would do it is a tutorial section in Svargana where she sets up illusions of Broken to fight, like how they show in the little spell preview in the spell menus of the main game.

Start off with traversal stuff, like "here's how to dodge" and whatnot. Then unlock the four basic attack spells and land X number of hits/do X amount of damage with each one in succession. And finally unlock the support spells and practice using them with specific goals to help learn their utility, similar to the upgrade quests, although this section would be optional just because there's so many support spells. Just give a list of which ones you want to practice, with an "I think I'm good" option to end the tutorial and get back to the game.

Meanwhile Cuff and Frey are bickering nonstop, with Cuff giving her equal amounts of advice and shit and Frey responding with pure snark the whole time, because of course they are :P

I'd honestly probably have the tutorial be optional, so folks who have played the first game can skip it if they want, but why would we when there's so much fun banter? lol Meanwhile new players who aren't as familiar with the controls, or people who haven't played in awhile and want the practice, can have that option. I'd also have the tutorial accessible later via the menu so people like me who forget how to play the game if I don't touch it for a while can get a refresher.

Thinking about that video game trope where the main character loses all of their powers at the start of a game sequel and wondering how it would happen in Forspoken.

Frey gets to Rheddah, and her powers don't work because she's not in Athia anymore... so she has to attune to Rheddah and learn its magic? Rheddig Tanta takes her powers away, and she has to fight to get them back?

I wonder how it would have played out.

[mistress-light]

Is it just me, or did Jennesh seemed to be acting extremely cunt-struck in a way? Could he have been in love with Cinta?

I mean, the way he talks about her? Her love and dedication to Athia in the beginning, as he so describes. How Junoon was the greatest of all realms according to him?? He probably knew he could never have her, as he would expect. He held her in the highest regards nonetheless.

But oh boy when he found out she got pregnant. His disdain for Frey. The way he talks about 'her eyes', the same eyes he knew way before she was born? Of course he saw it as a failure on Cinta's part and her obligations as a Tanta to Athia. But the way his anger is turned towards Frey is really something else. How her father made an impression on Cinta? Jennesh seemed to me as really betrayed. Not only as a part of duty, but personal too.

Also, his attempt of looking for someone? Could it have been her?

[zigmatism]

Some cat shenanigans. The one animal in Athia that truly unnerves Cuff.

Bonus:

[govindhtech]

AMD Fluid Motion Frames to Enjoy Gaming

AMD Fluid Motion Frames Technology

The long-awaited introduction of AMD’s Fluid Motion Frames technology has finally taken place in the Adrenaline preview driver, which offers compatibility for a total of twelve different games. This event has been the subject of much speculation and anticipation.

Because to FSR 3 and Fluid Motion Frame Technologies, AMD’s “Upscaling” Capabilities have undergone a substantial improvement in recent years.

Team Red has made great strides in the development of its upscaling technology with the release of FSR 3, as well as other games such as Forspoken and Immortals of Aveum. This is especially true when taking into consideration how recently FSR 3 was made available to the public. In comparison to AMD’s Fluid Motion Frames (AFMF), which provides support for a broad selection of games such as Starfield and Red Dead Redemption 2, the number of games that are compatible with FSR 3 is significantly smaller.

Radeon’s software and hardware are both compatible with one other

The most recent version of the AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition Technical Preview Driver for AMD Fluid Motion Frames, which is version 23.30.01.02, is compatible with the AMD Radeon RX 7900/7800/7700/7600 RDNA 3 GPUs.

At this point, the feature is being tested in preparation for its imminent preview release, and AMD is actively requesting input from players (using its Bug Tool) to help it become more helpful in the future.

Now, please brief me on AMD’s Fluid Motion Frames technology. I’m eager to learn more. There are a lot of individuals that think of it as an alternate to what NVIDIA has called their “Frame Generation.” This feature accomplishes, in layman’s words, the highest number of “frames-per-second” that is practical by conducting frame interpolation on the driver side.

In combination with FSR 3, AMD Fluid Motion Framesplans to enhance a gamer’s experience without the player ever having to be concerned about the performance output from his or her Radeon GPU. This is part of AMD’s overall goal to improve the gaming experience. Although it is expected that AFMF will provide support for all DX11/12 games, the preview driver presently only provides support for 12 DX12 games for the time being. It is anticipated that AFMF will give support for all DX11/12 games.

In recent years, AFMF has become a topic of discussion as a result of the fact that it does not require support on a “developer level” because it is already incorporated into your graphics drivers. This integration is what makes it a unique feature. In spite of this, it is necessary to highlight the fact that if you were to compare it to any of the aforementioned technologies, it would not even come close to being as excellent as NVIDIA’s DLSS 3 “Frame Generation” or AMD’s own FSR 3 with “Frame-Generation” if you were to do so.

AMD Fluid Motion Frames in 12 Games

AMD Games with Fluid Motion Frames Support

Installing AMD’s preview driver will allow you to activate the feature; however, it is crucial to bear in mind that the AFMF is still in its developmental phases, and as a consequence, you may have interruptions while you are using it. bear this in mind before activating the function. We put the technology through its paces by employing it in Forspoken, and it was successful in performing its primary function, which was to boost your frame rate by a factor of two through the use of interpolation:

In the not too distant future, AMD plans to restrict access to its AFMF technology to only the Radeon RX 7000 line of graphics cards. This capability is not officially supported by any other Radeon GPU at this time. It’s possible that AMD’s choice will just be a temporary one given that AFMF is still in the testing phase. If this is the case, then in the not-too-distant future we could see it gaining support for architectures other than RDNA3.

Because of this, it is reasonable to say that Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has actually increased the amount of work it is putting into bringing its upscaling technologies closer in line with those of its competitors. Because this component would place them in a better position than others, it will be intriguing to watch what types of performance increases FSR 3, specifically AFMF, brings in supported titles.

[phoenixiancrystallist]

This is canon to me now, sorry not sorry :P

Okay wait stupid question maybe if cinta turned into a dragon because of the corruption….. why??? Like none of the other tantas changed physically they just changed mentally. Was it because she resisted so long because of Frey so she got like double punishment????

[tagamantra]

1-11 of PRINCESS MURDERS THE HERO has released, and so has the audio version of 1-2! Check it out, link 📷

PRINCESS MURDERS THE HERO is if Fullmetal Alchemist, Sabriel, and overblown Philippine Polytheistic Religion had a baby in Precolonial Philippines/Southeast Asia, with a dashing of K6BD.

1-11: https://princessmurdersthehero.com/2021/11/06/1-11/…

1-2 Audio: https://youtu.be/m1_IOjfDuls

More info under the cut:

It is a web novel set in the archipelago of The Sword Isles, a fantasy setting inspired by Classical Philippines. This is a bayani genre web serial, inspired by Filipino folk epics and martial art heroes. The singing star unfurls. The trembling star awakens. The hero has come. From the nest of crime and excess that is Ananara, capital of the Lakanate, begins the travel of the man known to many as the Mendicant Bayani. This Auspicious Beggar Hero is known more to others as… “THE HERO OF PROPHECY.”

Sent by all the gods themselves, this Hero of Prophecy travels the islands to gather the Six Godly Regalia of the First Rajah, which will be the key to create a powerful Empire that will finally conquer and unite all islands under a single throne, thus achieving peace and prosperity. The islands are alive and aflame in speculation.

What do they do now? That a hero of prophecy has arrived? The hero that will unite the Islands, forspoken by ancient singers.

That Hero who will call to arms the banners and mandalas of the various scattered peoples. The Hero chosen by the gods and ancestors. The people rejoice. The people have been awaiting him.

The prophet that first sung his story, however, was a demon goddess. And this demon goddess has other plans.

Follow, then, as an ostracized princess of the Rajah and her faithful royal guard travel the islands of violence, with a destiny that they themselves must choose to fulfill. This is not a story where the hero saves the day. Where a farm boy becomes a noble king who serves his subjects faithfully. This is a story where the PRINCESS MURDERS THE HERO.

This web novel series is inspired by various Fantasy Novels (notably: Earthsea, the Bas-Lag Trilogy, Tigana/Lions of Al-Rassan/Under Heaven, and Sabriel), Asian dramas (Amaya, Scarlet Heart Ryeo), Comics and Manga (Kill 6 Billion Demons, Full Metal Alchemist), and video game narratives (Tactics Ogre). It is lighter in feel, and a lot more shounen than my other works, although it will still butt heads with hard ideas. This is a content warning for the following: slavery, murder, genocide, classism, family death, violence.

[phoenixiancrystallist]

What if Frey is Thalia reincarnated and that's why Frey was able to hitchhike in her body and experience her emotions?

[phoenixiancrystallist]

If it wasn't for the fact that there's illusions or replicas or whatever of the Broken and Tanta minions and even the abominations in there, I'd be inclined to agree. I've been trying to figure out for a while now why the Labyrinths have guardians that look and act like the Broken.

going through all the labyrinths and seeing all the Nightmare-esque creatures, I'm wondering now if the Breakstorms are like an immune response for the land. because obviously the First Tanta could create them or they wouldn't be in the labyrinths and they absolutely waste the Broken creatures when the storm starts

[phoenixiancrystallist]

Question:

Why is the magic around Frey when she uses Flow gold?

Shimmy and Leap are properly purple

But Flow is pure gold, not a speck of purple to be seen

And she's coated in it when she first breaks into her sprints! Look at this, the only place it doesn't touch is her face:

Looks familiar, too, doesn't it? Where have we seen gold in these patterns before?

Oh. Ooooooh.

I'm sure it's fine :)

But it's really interesting, right? Flow isn't Frey's magic. It's Cuff's. All the rest of Frey's magic has purple in it—after all, Frey's magic is purple magic. But Flow is the only magic in her entire arsenal that has no color other than gold.

Trust me, I spent two-ish hours today going through every single spell.

I'm fascinated that of all the magics Cuff could have given her, it's the ability to run and escape. It's the one thing we don't see him do when he's fighting her as Susurrus. He could have given her flight, laser beams, forming weapons out of gold filament, fancy gold armor, summon 6d12 breakbirds per round, anything. But instead he gives her the power to flee, and that's before he really learned or knew anything about who she is as a person.

What an interesting and missable bit of characterization.

[phoenixiancrystallist]

Anyone else notice how the text in Cuff's scans is all warped? And the Athian text kind of wiggles and pulses sometimes, almost like it's glitching? I wonder if that's a result of the damage that's been done to him, the same way he doesn't sit in nice and neat coils on Frey's arm.

[phoenixiancrystallist]

Not even the best phone fresh out of the box will hold a charge on its battery for six months, no matter how minimal the use is. How was Frey taking pictures for the kids throughout her whole journey?

One could reasonably argue that she kept her phone turned off except when she was taking those pictures, but I posit a different theory:

Athia's ambient magic keeps it charged

[phoenixiancrystallist]

I will always headcanon that Farcoast Terrace is where Cinta spent the majority of her time in dragon form. Just shedding Break, concentrating it on that one area until nature is so unstable the Breakstorm is permanent even after her death.

There's also one that always pops up at the Mount Garrison belfry in Praenost, which is the same place that the Gigas abomination hangs out. This one has a Giant Nightmare the first time you trigger it, but iirc after you beat it the first time it doesn't always respawn. I'll have to go back in my save where I did beat it and see.

Then there's the one at the graveyard in the Opal Hills (also Praenost) that comes with a Giant Nightmare attached. Another one with a Giant Nightmare happens on Three Tree Mountain in Visoria. Oddly enough the third Giant Nightmare location in Junoon doesn't have a Breakstorm with it, but the Monument to Wisdom nearby leads to a Breakstorm in the past.

And then there's the one outside of Cipal that only appears after Prav sent the Break into the city. That one is the only one not near an Abomination, the only one not past the Depths of Corruption, and like the Farcoast Terrace it doesn't house a Giant Nightmare. All it spawns is Riven Carcasses—another unusual trait.

I might be missing other "permanent" Breakstorms. ("Permanent" in quotes bc only two of them never ever stop no matter how many nightmares you kill or how much time passes.) I'm sure there's one in Avoalet somewhere, but I can't for the life of me think of where.

ANYWAY to answer your question they seem to happen most frequently where the Break is the strongest. I've never encountered a Breakstorm in a labyrinth after clearing it, though.

breakstorms seem to happen pretty much randomly, except for a few places, in which they seem to occur every time Frey and Cuff enter the place. Like that mountain pass (fuck that area tbh) and labyrinths. you guys think the environment reacts to both the power of a Tanta and Susurrus' power? the two components the break was created by?

[phoenixiancrystallist]

Can't help but to think that Cuff has a soft spot for Junoon. I have nothing really to back that up, but that video with the bridge dialogue made me think of it.

Oh, and worth sharing. The little shit even wanted to call Junoon Vambracia at some point asjasd. Also by wandering around Junoon. I was so offended and Frey too.

Gosh, I love how much there is still to discover.

I'm gonna have to run around Junoon more, I never got that dialogue either! Cuff was holding out on me while I was running around photographing everything in sight!!! XD

He does seem to have some good feelings for Junoon, yeah. It's kind of sweet, and I have so many headcanons about why. Mostly of the "being bonded to Cinta and feeling her love for Frey second hand was the first time he ever experienced positive emotions, and just being in Junoon brings those feelings back" flavor of headcanon, tbh. But he also has an eye for beauty and fashion, which Junoon was known to cultivate, so maybe that has something to do with it, too :) He's such a precious birb, I love him so much 💜

[phoenixiancrystallist]

So does anyone else ever think about the fact that Thalia must have had the "you'd make a good mom" talk with Cinta, because otherwise Frey wouldn't have been able to have that talk?

Because, like, Frey can't talk about Susurrus. She tries, and she chokes on the words. It's explained as her not being able to change the course of history, and I can see the argument that she could have the "you'd make a good mom" talk because she was gonna become a mom and have Frey anyway. But if that talk with Thalia wasn't what sparked the thought and desire for motherhood in Cinta, then what else could have? Tantas are forbidden from having children, she knows this. And until Thalia, motherhood wasn't something she'd considered. She had to think about it before she answered.

Makes me wish we got to actually spend time with Thalia instead of hijacking her body. I want to know what that conversation was like from the perspective of a born-and-raised Athian.