#ITS IMPORTANT TO RAE LORE BUT HOW???

[maesaeart]

Rumor has it that Rae has her eyes on a reserve course student... Are they... taking a study break together?

Rae is hanging out with a reserve course student? ...What's so special about him..? Sounds like she's wasting her time...

[Study Date NO TABLE VER.] TWITTER/POIPIKU FOLLOWERS ONLY

HAHA I've been getting a lot of requests to draw hajime >w> but I haven't gotten any specific prompts yet so hERE IT ISSSSS

its is totally based on another audio i listened to >w>;; something about muffled moans really get my gears going hehe

[xwiedzmax]

Rae lore goes bonkers

Spoilers for "Shards of his Mind" lore, be warned So uhhh, how we feelin about that lore? Fable messing with Raes memories, Perix and Fable working together, Fable killing Alerion, small eye duo house. i suspected for a looong time that Fable was bad, but having confirmation just gives me even more thoughts. first, we can see how much better Fable treated Icarus than Rae when they were younger. Rae lived in the basement after Fable came along. before he shared a room with Icarus, when Isla was around. when Fable came, Icarus got an expansion, while Rae got kicked out to the basement. now as much as i can understand them not wanting to share a room with a 7 year old, Rae couldve easily gotten a room of his own. now, the memories Rae was able to see. first, Fable taking Isla. it was my theory he took her, but 1 thing i do not understand is why he took her to the end. "Lennarius and Soul could not keep us apart forever" "it is time for you to return home my love". we know Soul and Len helped Isla get away. but if Fable wanted to take Isla home, the End doesnt seem like the correct place, which is curious. i think Fable mightve used Isla as a.. i dont know the correct word, sacrifice? proof? wanted to show Enderian what hes capable of, if she doesnt give him what he wants. Isla didnt want to go with him, knew he was dangerous, knew he was evil. other memory, from Perix' shard, was when she got pulled by Fable into Purgatory in a dream. it was his first time actually using Enderians power. he recruited Perix to help guide the others to free him, Perix getting Rae as her new temporary vessel in return. he also offered her a place in his court, but we can see how Fables promises go. and the last.. Alerion. he wrote a book we saw before, Sontariv. i believe it was censored before? the full book says "im writing to you with urgent message. Fable is almost here and hes not leaving survivors. i need to be sure you get Will out of here safely. i know we arent on best terms but please, do this for me". Alerion knew Fable was coming for him, yet he did not run. he knew Fable was going to kill him and didnt even protect himself. i think he knew Fable wouldnt get his power? somehow transferred it to Enderian before? theres also the thing of, Epros watched Alerion get killed. Epros saw, knew how Fable acted. the primordials dont seem to like Fable, Epros stuck with Enderian instead of him (or Netherum) after the Aether fell. Alerion knew Fable was evil. and an important thing.. Alerions death didnt start the war. the war was already going, before Alerion was killed. personally i think the war started because of Fable wanting power, Alerions power. maybe after Fable took Isla to the End? dont have any theories on that yet- anyways me when the lore thats been happening, its so gooddd

[oh-no-whoopsie]

reasons I love kip!! (aka @ghostsingold) 

(making this post bc they deserve all the love and my meds have kicked in so im able to be productive today. thanks long-acting adderall!!) 

kip I love you for so many reasons and as I fill out college applications im gonna list them out <3 no special occasion its just! you make me happy and I wanted to share that with you and since I have a teeny blog no one will see this but you <3 

1.) this response to a post I made on my old blog. it was one of my first positive interactions on Tumblr and this tiny piece of writing made that entire week easier. it was a tiny start to a friendship and it was also a stranger caring for me, which at that time I didn’t think was possible. 

2.) every single time that they have been a part of the Brown Eye Stan Club and hyped up brown eyes,,,,dude I can’t you’ve been such a big part of the journey to accept my brown eyes. it means so much to me that you just? say it!! you’re proud of the fact you love brown eyes! hell yeah dude! thank you!

3a.) for sending me songs that remind you of me??? to have someone think of me?? MY HEART?? I- I can’t express how much it means to me I just,, hnnhhh you even made me a fucking playlist (which I listen to CONSTANTLY) (here is the playlist ) just. dude. I love you 

4.) one of those songs is Glitter & Gloss by Skott and 

          a) this song makes me feel like a fucking badass 

          b) made me feel so appreciated and loved because it was the first time someone had said “this song reminds me of you!” 

          c). when I was stalking your blog trying to find my old posts I found this post about that song and?? sunbeams through Spanish moss? trees? pretty?? is this how you see me?? im in love????? also this ask I sent you where you describe your love for the sun <3 the implication that I am even a little bit like the sun to you makes me wanna cry happiness 

5.) Your taste in music is SUPERB. IMPECCABLE. A DELIGHT. 

6.) Someday I will have the strength to do naniwrimo with you and that will be a glorious month (and next September we should be able to be writing buddies!!!!! because now I have meds for attention span so I can write again >:) ) 

7.) A long time ago (old blog) I asked for people to give me nicknames because I never got cute nicknames and because I could only ever insult myself. for the longest time I forgot what you said but I remembered!!!! it was birdie!!

          a). even though now most people call me doe cuz of bumblebee, you were the first person to reply to that post and just because milk suggested fawn/doe and it stuck doesn’t mean I love birdie any less 

          b.) it means a lot that you suggested it in the first place and while I was finding links for this post I came across this ask where you call me birdie :> p.s. you still mean a lot to me and I hope you’re okay <3 

8.) every single time you sent me a picture of a frog :),, also that one post about taking fake shots of water still sends me but I can’t find it to link it,, and also everything you listed on this post including the fact that it is inspired by my post

9.) when you agreed to talk to people for me when I was panicking thinking they were going to die but had to go to sleep. that means so much that you would take that role on and dude I am so so sorry I ever asked that of you. 

10). you made me find magic in the sunlight and not just the moonlight, you helped me find that balance and accept that piece of me and it sounds stupid but its really important ok also im just gonna say it: your voice is perfection it is comfort it is warm and all things good in this world. ive only heard you speak like twice but I could listen to you for the rest of my life

11.) sometimes you send me posts that r like “thinking of you!!” and THEY MAKE MY DAY omfg 

12.) when you drew me!!! 

          a.) bc holy shit you are an amazing artist if you let me I want to post that drawing of me on my blog

          b.) I was supposed to draw you in return I am sorry I did not,, I still plan on doing it tho 

          c.) we drew ourselves as fairies and that was pretty fun 

          d.) you made me see beauty in myself I- 

13.) for never once encouraging my ed or bad habits. you were ready to call me tf out and I appreciate that so much dude? you were never subtley pro you also seem ready to stab anyone who opposes you. hell you post callouts against pr0-ana shit and m**nspo and f*tspo and photoshop and all of it. I admire you so much 

14.) for letting me ramble on about hermes and offerings and spirituality! 

15.) for lighting a candle for Catherine and talking with me that night

(I have the entire conversation copied into a google doc on my phone because it needed to be saved. the things you said are beautiful. it is so touching and breathtaking and if I could hug you I would and  I promise not to forget if you won’t forget. )

16.) holy shit dude P O E T R Y, both for being so good at it and for reading mine. 

17.) helping validate my arospec questioning and enby questioning,,, it was actually through your blog that I realized oh shit! I might be aro!! and having someone to talk about gender issues and arospec stuff is SO AMAZING and I love you <3 and thank you for talking with me and for helping me and for validating me 

18) validating my anger!! or at least helping to do so! you point out when things are unfair! you genuinely want my life to improve! you helped me realize some of my friends are shitty! you helped me accept things! 

19.) I love your vibes. I can’t say this enough but somehow you are just so wonderful to me,,, you are amazing I can’t describe it. you are ethereal and terrific and your features could be anywhere from beautiful to cryptic to solid to handsome but I promise you that there is something unique about you. a bit of mystery and magic left over from the days when fairytales were real. you have all the power of the sun and light and fire in both the life giving and the destructive aspects. you are so perfect and wonderful thank you 

20.) because you told me “you do not deserve to be traumatized” and in all honesty that slapped me into reality. if i still had my old Tumblr I probably would’ve screenshotted it so I could get the exact quote but I do not know how to make you understand How Much That Helped me 

all in all,,,, I must end the list here because I need to go be productive. alas.there is more I didn’t even BEGIN to mention,,, but kip, you are my rae of sunshine. someday we are going to go be cryptic authors in Scotland who disappear into the woods, perhaps to hunt with the faeries, perhaps no, who knows. we will become part of the local lore,, independent and happy and spooky. 

I love you so much!  also sorry I went through your archive to find all this,,,, to be fair I already did it once to find my posts <3 

I would never say that just one person “saved me”. thats too big of a responsibility to share. but kip, you helped save me, in ways I can’t explain, from myself and from death and from an abyss of numbness. you saved me from a thousand tiny deaths and gave me a thousand new pieces of life and I would not be the person I am today without you. I love and appreciate you so much and you bring me sunlight and joy and peace and connection. you are a true friend to me. thank you for being here. you deserve the world and so much more. 

[sepublic]

Bionicle G2- Redone and Expanded

Some time around the cancellation of Bionicle G2 in 2016, I took the moment to be really dissatisfied with the theme as a whole, like everyone else. I had so many questions and the lore, plot, world-building, and characters were so minimal that I just wished it was all redone, and in a way that extended past a second a year.

Thus, I cobbled together several bits of writing, drawings, and various other ideas that I had for a Bionicle G2 AU, and began working on a new continuity of sorts!

As the name implies, this fan continuity I made (dubbed RaE for short) is an adaptation of the Bionicle G2 storyline and world, with quite a few differences.

For starters; The characters, specifically the Okotans and Toa, are humans. They’re not referred to as such, but in terms of appearance and capability, they ARE humans.

Part of the thought process for this decision was due to the fact that the Okotans and Toa in the original G2 were confirmed by Ryder Windham to be fully organic; Likewise, they could reproduce and have families. Additionally, I felt that giving most (thought not ALL) characters a human appearance happened to, fittingly, humanize them more. 

Another key difference in RaE is the plot and overall world-building. It’s meant to be way more in-depth in terms of lore, characters, etc. The plot is mostly the same, but with some alterations to give it more sense, dynamic, and likewise streamline it all together.

The differences become REALLY apparent, however, in the latter half of the adapted ‘2016′ year. From there, the plot really begins to take off and diverge, and instead of ending with the Toa returning to the stars and Makuta’s defeat, the story continues with a new set of foes; the Dark Hunters.

The idea is that I wanted to create a longer storyline with more characters, locations, and adventures. Needless to say, a HUGE amount of inspiration is taken from Bionicle G1, with several characters and other facets of world-building being done as a direct inspiration, or meta nod, to the original source material.

Some of the characters are different as well. In G2, the Toa had pretty different personalities from their G1 counterparts, and seeing as how their G1 personalities were always well-written and done, unlike the G2 take...

I’ve decided to stick with the G2 interpretation of the Toa’s characters and personality, except, as you guessed it, Redone and Expanded. For example, Kopaka is a hot-headed hero who fiercely stands for what is right and tries to be stoic, but is ultimately a little clumsy yet still very human. 

No doubt some of these takes are jarring, but I decided to do them because some of these changes felt like interesting, alternative ways to take on the whole ‘elemental personality’. Instead of Ice being cool and calm, in RaE its Toa has emphasis on its brittle, unyielding qualities, as well as its transparency. There’s less emphasis on Fire’s rage, and more on its passion and ability to instill life, etc.

Similarly, in RaE I’m tackling Makuta’s character and various interpretations of him, although these are a lot less definite. So far I’m still a little uncertain of how to approach his character; I don’t think I want to make him the scheming, sharp mastermind that Teridax was, and instead focus on the image presented of him as a petty, jealous brother of mysterious force. Likewise, I’m trying to balance between making Makuta sympathetic, or making him a terrible monster of a person that the Toa have to face, all while considering his motives, his status as a close brother of Ekimu, etc.

All in all, this fan continuity is exactly as the name implies; A reinterpretation of Bionicle G2, while at the same time an expansion of some of the ideas and interpretations it offered. Bionicle RaE is not entirely, fully-planned out... My interest and focus on it can wane and then come back. It’s never going to go away, though, but don’t expect me to start writing a full story about it, at least not anytime soon.

For now, I just felt like sharing this fan continuity I spent a lot of time on and developed, and as a member of the Bionicle fandom I think it’s important to keep it alive with content- Hence why I’m sharing these ideas I made. Even if I won’t necessarily do anything from them, I feel it’s better to show them and bring something to the table, than nothing.

Now that I’ve introduced Bionicle RaE, I’ll probably create a master post of sorts that will act as an archives for all my other posts on the continuity. I imagine it’ll be updated with links to each new post and a short summary as time goes on. 

[dalekofchaos]

Villains better suited for The Rise Of Skywalker instead of Palpatine

The problem with Palpatine’s return is it undermines the entire story of the  Prequel and Original Trilogies. Palpatine outliving Anakin, Obi-Wan, Padme, Han Luke and Leia is the ultimate desecration of Star Wars. “it was always the plan to bring Palpatine back” and that is the problem. The mere thought of bringing back Palpatine back undermines Anakin’s sacrifice and redemption. It also undermines the story of The First Order, instead of bothering to make Snoke the big bad or focusing on Kylo Ren as an absolute tyrant as Supreme Leader, they choose to instead go backwards, thus giving a giant fuck you to all 3 trilogies. So here are how I think the villain of Episode IX should have been handled.

Rae Sloane. Rae Sloane founded The First Order! Sloane was loyal to the Empire, so much so, rather than allowing it to cease to exist, she recruited other loyalists and they fled to the Unknown Territories beyond Jakku. She founded the First Order. Together with Hux, she could usurp control of the First Order and become Supreme Leader, which would start a civil war, those loyal to Sloane and those loyal to Kylo. We can have someone who could be a great antagonist to Leia. The founder of The First Order and the mother of the Resistance. What makes Rae a compelling character is the fact that she believes what the Empire is doing is right. In her eyes, the Empire is doing the right thing, purging lawlessness from a galaxy overrun by bureaucrats that care little for the common people. She’s wrong, but like great villains before her, audiences can see where she’s coming from even if they don’t agree with it. Throughout her many appearances in the supplemental Star Wars narratives, she is constantly pushing for the Empire to be “just.” When things start to fall apart after the Battle of Endor, Rae struggles to keep the remnants of the fleet playing by the unspoken rules of warfare and is frustrated to see the Empire careen into backstabbing and incompetence. You can see Rae’s influence in the First Order with its strict hierarchy and minute by-the-books stringency that makes Palpatine’s Empire look positively laissez-faire by comparison. Supreme Leader Rae Sloane would make The First Order a force to be reckoned with and what better way to end it than with the First Order’s founder?

The Grysk. The Grysks were introduced in the new canon novel Thrawn:Alliances. They are what brings Thrawn to the Empire in hopes of co-existing to fight this threat in the Unknown Regions. Grysks are a species living somewhere in the Unknown Regions. Creatures half of myth, whom few have ever seen. It is said that they are nomads, with no fixed home, traveling in spacecraft so numerous they blot out the stars. They are said to be terrifying warriors, overwhelming their opponents by sheer numbers and ferocity. The fact that these intergalactic conquerors are not the main threat in the Sequel Trilogy is baffling. You could've had Ben Solo sense they were coming during his Jedi days and made the ultimate sacrifice to become Kylo Ren and join The First Order because he knew the New Republic was not ready to face such a threat. It wouldn’t make what he was doing the entire trilogy right, but it would make explaiin why he turned and what his motivations are.

Supreme Leader Snoke. Killing off Snoke was a mistake, everyone knows that, so why not reveal he survived. Even Andy Serkis believes he should've lived and why waste such a talented actor? The perfect way to end the saga is to bring Snoke back. I know just how Snoke could have been brought back. The Darth Momin comics could've been the way to bring him back. Darth Momin kept his spirit within his helmet, so who's to say Snoke could not have done the same with his ring? Snoke's ring is from the catacombs of Vader's castle. It was made of gold and was enscribed with glyphs from the Four Sages of Dwartii. Ancient force users and Palpatine had the statues. When Snoke was cut with the lightsaber, everything but his hand with his ring fell off the thrown. It just sits there, untouched. And when Kylo puts the ring on, he becomes possessed by Snoke. It was all apart of the plan to transfer his soul into Kylo Ren, a younger and more powerful vessel.  Or even better, reveal Snoke as Darth Plagueis. It makes sense and ties the three trilogies together. Darth Plagueis was a powerful Sith Lord who could influence the midichlorians to create life and also save others from dying. He taught everything he knew to his apprentice, Sheev Palpatine (aka Darth Sidious), but he eventually lost his power and young Palpatine killed him in his sleep. How could Plagueis not foresee his own demise at the hands of his ambitious apprentice? Why did Plagueis suddenly “lose his power”? The truth is, he didn’t lose his power and he knew Sheev planned to kill him. It was part of the plan. By dying, I believe Darth Plagueis was able to transmit himself into Sheev and assume control of his body, almost like an infectious disease. Ever notice his name? Darth Plagueis. Plague, as in an infectious disease. Darth Plagueis unlocked the secret to immortality by moving from one body to the next, continuing his lifespan through multiple hosts over countless years. Ever wonder why Palpatine was so obsessed with training a powerful young apprentice? Surely he knew that one day the apprentice would want to overthrow him, so why train his own murderer? In Return of the Jedi, Emperor Palpatine continually provokes Luke to strike him down. Why would Palpatine want to be killed if the goal is longevity? Because Emperor Palpatine was assumed by Darth Plagueis and, through his death, he would then be able to transmit himself into a new host body. He wasn’t just looking for an apprentice, he was looking for a new body since Palpatine’s body was growing old. Luke Skywalker was meant to be the next host body for Darth Plagueis. But unfortunately for Plagueis, Darth Vader had a change of heart and defeated the Emperor. Snoke was Plagueis. It’s the only way to make things work. StarWars.com describes Snoke as a seeker of arcane and ancient lore, and the Last Jedi Visual Dictionary shows that he is a collector of rare memorabilia. At some point, Snoke must have found the wreckage of the Death Star on the forest moon Endor, and was infected by Darth Plagueis when he came upon the corpse of Palpatine. Did you ever wonder why Snoke thought it was so important to complete Kylo Ren’s training? It’s because Snoke was Darth Plagueis and he was training his next host body. Plagueis didn’t have a choice but to infect a really old political influencer like Snoke. Kylo was being groomed to become the next host body. Remember the infamous(ly terrible) scene in The Last Jedi where Snoke is “predicting” how Kylo Ren will kill Rey? Wasn’t it a little too obvious? Wouldn’t Snoke have been able to foresee Kylo’s treachery? See through his conflict? It’s because he wasn’t predicting Rey’s death, he predicted his own. He knew Kylo would kill him. He deliberately bullied and provoked Kylo in order to stir his anger into hatred to further fuel his dark side and lead him to completing his training.  So let's say Kylo puts on his ring for his official coronation as Supreme Leader and Plagueis take's full possession of Kylo Ren, Plagueis had an apprentice who has fully cemented himself into the dark side and now a new and more powerful body. Darth Plagueis has everything he needs to way waste to the Resistance and the final destruction of the Jedi.

Kylo Ren and the Knights Of Ren. This entire trilogy has been building up Kylo Ren as the villain and the Knights Of Ren have been built in mystique ever since. Kylo Ren has fully embraced the dark side and The First Order, his story is not of redemption, but condemnation. We need to see his motivations. Show us why he chose The First Order and why he chose to rule it as The Supreme Leader after killing Snoke. Show us his tyranny as the Supreme Leader. We need to see that the Knights Of Ren being completely loyal to Kylo Ren. We need to see them as the only survivors of Luke’s Academy. Show us companionship between Kylo and his knights. We need to see them as being Kylo’s personal army and trump card. Unlike The Praetorian Guards who were faceless Guards who all just die. Let the Knights Of Ren be people and only unmask in the presence of their Supreme Leader and show them as Kylo's only true family in his eyes. We know that the purpose of The Knights Of Ren will destroy The Resistance and finally destroy The Last Jedi. Show us what reasons Kylo has that he thinks he can justify what he’s doing. And show us that Kylo Ren is wrong. Show us that Kylo believes that he’s right, but that his belief doesn’t justify what he’s doing, the people he’s hurt, the lives he’s destroyed, the damage that he thinks will be justified if they can only get what he really wants. Show us that Kylo Ren is wrong, show that his fall will be hard and that he has to suffer with the consequences of his actions.

The climax of the movie should be at Vader's Castle on Mustafar. The new Jedi have risen, The Skywalkers. Rey, Finn, Poe, Rose and Jannah have become the Skywalkers and will face Kylo and the Knights Of Ren. It ends in Kylo's defeat and Rey severs his connection to the force and live the rest of his days out imprisoned for war crimes against the galaxy.

[grand-moff-skywalker]

"Forces of Destiny” wastes its pretty awesome name

A hopefully constructive critique of Forces of Destiny down below, read at your own risk but I would love to hear your opinions and rebuttals. I have made an effort to make my points more intellectual and fair while staying away from mentioning ‘gender’ as one of the shows short comings.

TL;DR: I wish Forces of Destiny chose the characters highlighted based on genuine stories to be told or interesting characters to explore instead of answering Star War’s many years of pandering to Males by pandering to Females (Discounting this last episode which I thought finally did a good job) (I just want Wedge Antilles and Norra Wexley to be highlighted)

   Spotty Characterization

Seriously, all of the time I’ve spent reading, watching, and learning about Chewbacca would never lead me to the belief that he would be cowering behind Leia as a Wampa approaches. To me, Chewbacca’s appeal is his loyalty to his friends and how deep he cares for them so unless you are telling me that Chewbacca does not consider Leia to be his friend it is just off. It appears that they chose Chewbacca, and then realized the cowardly role he would have to play and left it.

Forces of Destiny appears to adjust a support character’s attitudes in order to help the highlighted character of the week stick out more and really shine and scream “HERO”. This being a children’s cartoon, I can understand the writer’s desire to have the background characters be extra two-dimensional. However, I believe that this can be done better by setting out the role a secondary character will play in order to highlight the primary character and then choose a character who fits the role.

   Playing it too Safe

Firstly, where is the timeline placement of this episode, they act like they have never met before but they also show no signs of knowing each other in the Star Wars Rebels episode despite both appearing in the same season apparent by Sabine’. Tangent aside, this episode did nothing for either of these characters and didn’t show any important overall plot points.

Of course it didn’t, this is a children’s cartoon and there wouldn’t be any deep lore or overarching and complex plot and I know that. But the show took two interesting characters and dulled them down along with the uneventful episode. Personally, this can be fixed by switching Sabine with Ezra and making it clear that the short takes place after their meeting in the show. Ezra has previously seen to have a much more interesting relationship with Leia as the latter helped the former learn how to move past the death of his parents.

Limiting Their Opportunities

Now I'm going to appear to break my “not just scream FEMALE as the problem” rule for this last bit, if only in the slightest. By definition, making the show female centric does limit the amount of stories available to tell. Even taking this into account I believe that they are not using the show to its full potential (NORRA WEXLEY) by creating interesting shorts about characters that get little spotlight. The show could be so much more than it is right now. Imagine watching Hobby and Wedge fly as wingmen or Rae Sloane command a Star Destroyer repelling a squadron of B-wings

Currently, Lucasfilm’s answer to decades of pandering to a male audience seems to be pandering to a female audience. This is an action that I disagree with, yes we need equal representation but I believe that a stand needs to be taken saying “from this moment on we will be more inclusive to women” instead of creating a show just for women.

Before someone talks about giving girls good female role models, while having diverse role models are important the gender of the character is not what determines if they will be a child’s role model. For example, I (who is indeed, a man) has always looked up to Padme’s idealism and political prowess while my sister (who is, shockingly, a woman) much prefers to look up to Obi Wans sass and calm domineer even when life is falling apart.

In conclusion, lets be real here, the target audience for this show just care about flashing colors, lightsabers, lasers, and cool starships and wouldn’t mind too much if Norra Wexely or Wedge Antilles was highlighted... so long as there is a cool space battle to be watched. With this in mind I believe that it shouldn't be too much to ask that the show to used as a cool way to expand the star wars galaxy in a meaningful way for (literally) all age groups.

[riftp]

Read It (alone) for the Pictures

Hey folks, Dave here. Just me this time, giving some quick reviews of a bunch of Image first issues I read Bonehead #1 by Bryan Edward Hill, Rhoald Marcellius and Sakti Yuwono

Short version of my impressions here is that this is a well drawn book that falls in that first issue trap of not having enough of a hook to keep someone coming back. It does a lot with simplified colours to make figures running through a busy futuristic city read clearly. It’s also about streaming… I guess, not really sure what its going for but im sure future issues will deepen whatever its trying to say so it doesn’t just seem like its desperately trying to stay relevant. Unrelatedly, check out my twitch stream twitch.tv/daveclarke10, I think ive worked out how to make the streaming software work now.

Dead Hand, The #1 by Kyle Higgins, Stephen Mooney and Jordie Bellaire

This feels a little like a novel, being mostly told through captions but the art is evocative enough to give extra texture. Its more heavily photo referenced than most other stuff we review, but its oddly a good fit for this style of storytelling. Almost like a documentary that uses a lot of archival footage and photos. Another thing that makes it read like a novel is how it keeps a lot of secrets as it goes along and ends with a large twist. Very much a first chapter, or maybe the first episode of something like Lost. But who knows maybe this wont fall apart into nonsense. Also Im sure Neil’s going to be on this book cos of its similarity to MGS3.

Dissonance #1 by Melita Curphy, Singgh Nugroho, Ryan Cady, Sami Basri and Sakti Yuwono

I’ve heard a bunch of aspiring comics creators pitch ideas for grand space operas that have intricate lore but almost nothing in the way of character and it’s weird to see that kinda thing made into a comic. This makes me appreciate the Red Hand even more cos its similarly exposition heavy but manages to ground it enough by focusing on real human experiences. The designs are neat but the story is mostly impenetrable pretentious garbage.

Proxima centurai#1 by Farel Dalrymple

This comics is so weird and different I can’t help but be charmed by it. It seems uninterested in having consistent time and space but also evoking familiar teenage angst and worry which makes it feel like a dream. It uses a lot of white space which gives it a sense of being ethereal and drawn really quickly, as well as a tonne of strange designs and layouts that make it feel like the product of a jumbled mind.

Rose #1 by Meredith Finch, Ig Guara and Cardinal Rae

A remarkably efficient fantasy story. There are several beats I’m surprised arnt lingered on, but ultimately it more important to introduce all the elements so a reader wants to come back for more. Art is delightful, very strong figure work. Not much more to say really.

VS #1 by Ivan Brandon, Esad Ribic and Nic Klein

This is almost the opposite of Rose. Sci-fi rather than fantasy, violent male hero rather than a passive female one. Drawn out and lingering rather than punchy. Very European, I’m reminded of moebius desert landscapes and those junkyard bits in the incal (sounds like a fancy reference but it’s really entry level European comics). I think going for a painted style allows for mood and tone that isn’t possible with traditional ink. Because of the sparse writing I don’t think it stands above proxima centurai, dead hand or rose but it the one I’m most eager to see more of cos it is exploring my closest passion; gaming.

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Rae Lightbringer ♎️ Motivation: (Short description of a character’s primary goal. What drives your character to go out and be a hero, and it is part of the reason they have been chosen) Restore the Solar Delibrative

Intimacies: (Person, Places or Things a person is loyal towards that is not their motivation; secondary motivations)

Loves of the Lightbringer Cult Loves “Silent Might”

Caste: The Blasphemous (According to the theology of the Realm, these Anathema were unholy priests who forced their subjects to bow down and worship dark powers. The Dragon-Blooded abolished this foul cult and set up the pure faith of the Immaculate Order in its stead.) Anima Banner: Marked by a large bright-gold circular disk in the center of her brow. Anima: Burning White Totem:A bright white eagle rises over her flapping its wings for a brief moment before winking out. Anima Effects: (Can channel Essensce directly through their animas to generate magical effects) Cause his caste mark to glow brightly for a scene Cause his anima to glow brightly enough to read by for a scene Know the precise time of day for the rest of the scene Use her anima to burn a dead body to ash. Gains Essence to Soak and adds Essence to minimum dice rolled for damage against Creatures of Darkness. Concept: Prophet

Attributes (Represent the character’s innate physical, social and mental capacities) Physical Attributes: (how strong, how nimble and how tough) Strength: Relatively weak, may be able to life a dog. Dexterity: Uncommonly nimble and fast Stamina: tires slowly and is rarely ill Social Attributes: (looks, how generally like-able one is and force of personality) Charisma: Rae has the rare spark that draws everyone to her cause. Even the wealthy and the powerful will go out of their way to become her friend. Manipulation: has a clever tongue and can convince most people to thrust her Appearance: quite good-looking Mental Attributes: (perception, mental capacity, imagination and quick-thinking) Perception: keeps careful track of what’s going on around her and almost always notices pickpockets Intelligence: quite bright and might make a good scholar Wits: Exceedingly clever and almost never loses his cool

Virtues (measures a character’s drive to act in a certain way; passions/ emotions) Compassion: (a measurement of a character’s caring for others) Average Conviction: (how easily the character can endure hardship or inflict suffering upon others) Average Temperance: (the character’s self control) can keep her head in a heated argument or turn down generous bribes Valor: (courage and resolve when facing danger) Average Virtue Flaw: (The great curse; a perversion of the primary virtue, which drives him to rash, ill-considered deeds) Contempt of the Virtuous (disdains anyone she has previously witnessed overindulging or acting dishonorably) Limit Breaks Condition: (a situation that can cause the Exalt to lose control of themselves and act out their flaw) is hindered by the self-indulgent or dishonorable behavior among companions

Abilities: (traits that a character has deliberately practiced or studied) Forms of combat, armed or otherwise Archery: (skill in the use of all manners of bows type weapons) No skill Martial Arts: (fighting without weapons or special martial arts weapons) can skillfully fight multiple opponents Melee: (fighting with weapons; non-martial arts weapons) No sklll Thrown: (knows how to hurl specially designed weapons at targets) No skill War: (understanding of combat and military maneuvers) No skill

Surviving great hardships and skill in persuasion/ inspiration Integrity: (resist all forms of supernatural mental control, sales-pitches, and not breaking under torture) Average Performance: (covers all forms of artistic expression, from storytelling and acting to dancing and singing.) Can move an audience to tears with a speech or tell stories so engrossing that guards ignore their duties to listen more closely. A specialist in storytelling Presence: (skill at leadership and long-term persuasion) Can cause the populace of a town to embrace a god or force one of the dread Lintha pirates to reveal the name of her immediate superior. A specialist in persuasion Resistance: (allows a character to combat the effects of disease, poison, fatigue, sleep deprivation, pain, extreme temperatures and other harsh or potentially damaging conditions) can run 10 miles without stopping or easily recover from an infection Survival: (ability to find food, water, and shelter; also set traps, track enemies, identify poisonous plants, dangerous animals and tame both wild and domestic animals ) Average

Skill in searching for knowledge and applying that information Craft: (skill in creating both useful and beautiful objects; the five mundane Craft abilities each are associated with one of the five elements. Air: calligraphy, jewelry-making, creating precision instruments and glassblowing; Earth: masonry, stone cutting, creating earthworks; Fire: blacksmithing, making ceramics; Wood: carpentry, weaving, paper-making, flower arranging; Water: cooking, brewing, leatherworking, pharmacy and poison-making. Several exotic varieties exist as well, such as Magitech: wonders of the first age; Glamour and Fate. No skill Investigation: (skill in uncovering hidden or obscure information) No Skill Lore: (required to be literate; skill in knowing the secrets of the universe; having knowledge of current events, history, geography, the customs of other lands, as well as First Age technology) literate and can find most large nations on a map of Creation. Medicine: (skill of using herbs, acupuncture, medicines, bone saws, sutures and scalpels to treat illness and repair injuries) skilled enough to successfully treat smallpox, set a badly broken compound fracture or perform an appendectomy. Occult: (a character’s knowledge and familiarity with all forms of magic, ranging from the Charms of the Exalted to the minor but ubiquitous workings of mortal thaumaturgy) No skill

Noticing that which others miss and going into places where they are not wanted Athletics: (to move with grace and ease; covers areas of strength, balance, coordination and reflexes) No skill Awareness: (how well a character keeps track of his surroundings and how well he knows how to use his five senses) is usually the first one to notice a pirate ship on the horizon Dodge: (skill in moving out of the way of harm) can usually avoid a street urchin’s knife or a boulder rolling downhill Larceny: (ability to break into locked treasures and ability to win at games of chances) no skill Stealth: (skill in avoiding to be noticed) can probably avoid pursuit by remaining motionless in a deep shadow

Skill in communication, organization, and travel Bureaucracy: (skill in dealing with commerce, laws and official regulations) can probably bribe a slightly corrupt official or sell aging horses at the same price as young ones Linguistics: (languages) Riverspeak (native) and Old-Realm Ride: (proficiency in riding horses, camels and other exotic mounts) no skill Sail (ability to pilot ships in the seas or oceans as well as pilot flying vehicles) No skill Socialize: (the skill in both to understand the feelings and motives of others and to negotiate the complex network of customs, manners and etiquette found in every culture) can probably flatter a vain courtier or arrange an assignation with someone of a lower social class

Backgrounds: (traits that catalogs a character’s connections, his possessions, and position in the world)

Cult: The Lightbringer Cult lies in secret throughout Central Treqe. It is an offshoot cult of the Cult of Illumination that began by a former follower of that cult. The cult found a foothold in CentralTreqe and has spread through the urban and rural areas in the last decade. Now word has spread about the cult that the Lightbringer has come in the form of Rae. These individuals live to ensure that Rae is provided with prayers and support in her journey to fulfill there destiny of bringing about the rise of equality and peace throughout the world. There are nearly 500 cultist spread mainly throughout Centrel Treqe, yet some members live in the major cities of the rest of the city-state of Treqe. The last couple of years has brought an enthusiasm by members that unfortunately has caught the attention of an individual who is now investigating the claims of a few captured and interrogated cult members in the city of Treqe.

Influence: The King, Dynasts and Meridian Knights have all heard of the young teen Rae. Her fame has spread throughout most of the urban areas of the city-state. No one knows exactly who Rae is but they are aware she is a child of adolescent or teen years that has many speaking of her. The Dynast, Red Lady and the king have individuals searching for this being. It is believed that she is an Anathema of great healing ability with the peasants and slaves of Central Treqe. It is only a matter of time before she is found by those who want to kill her. Note: As of now no one really knows exactly how Rae look, she has never fully exposed her face in any encounter with those she has healed or even those of her cult. They only know her by her size and the hooded robe she is always seen wearing, and she speaks in the an obscure language with a few words or Riverspeak.

Familiar: Silent Might is an albino eagle and pet of Rae Lightbringer. It has the intelligence of an adolescent that is able to communicate with Rae as well as any human being. As long as Silent Might remains within a hundred yards of Rae, the teen is able to use any of Silent Might senses through her familiar as if she was in the exact location of her familiar. Rae is also able to draw a bit of Essence from her bird so long as they are touching each other in someway. For example Silent Might riding on Rae’s shoulder would allow for the transfer of the Essence.

Essence: (One of the most important traits in Exalted. As an energy, Essence is life, breath, power–the essential, all-pervading animating energy of Creation. The higher the trait the more powerful a person’s soul. Being with high Essence are hard to affect with magic. The average person has very little Essence as well as animals. Exalted and magical beings have more Essence at least double that of the average person. Normal humans are unaware of the Essence within themselves and others, they cannot manipulate Essence.)

Rating is above average for a recently Exalted being. Rae exalted about seventeen months ago at the age of eleven, the weirdest thing is that since exalting she has not changed physically as puberty for what ever reason has not started for her. This is something she is really not that concerned with. Very few people has seen Rae’s face since her exaltation. No one outside of a few cult members have seen Rae’s face, this includes her adoptive parents and siblings in the town of Triby. Noh the local cult leader and those members of the cult that have knew her before her exaltation. She has matured significantly since gaining her powers, her maturity is about on par with a young adult. Rae most trusted friend is Silent Might who mysteriously appeared soon after her exaltation took place. Besides her white eagle she trust her family more than anyone else. Three days after her exaltation with the help of Noh and a few other cult members Rae was secreted away from her home town about three months ago. The plan is to get away from those she cared most for and to go to the only hidden temple of the Lightbringer cult, located in the city of Treqe. She is in the village Loda at the start of the story. This is a small mining village located in the southeast of Central Treqe.

Willpower: (measures both determination and emotional stability; used when pushing a character’s mind and body beyond their normal limits while attempting to do something extraordinary) Rae is diffident and a little shy

Willpower is used for: Free Successes Activating a Virtue (instead of gaining a free success a character adds dice equal to their Virtue to the die pool of an action) Resist Mental Powers

Compulsions: If a character loses all of their Willpower, they are subjected to each of their virtues that are rated above average.

Charms

2nd Presence Excellency Characters with this Charm are known for their unwavering perfection.

Integrity- Protectin Prana (Integrity) This Charm protects the character from any Shaping effect that directly alters her mind, body, spirit or traits. This includes instantaneous Shaping effects and any new alterations caused by long-term Shaping effects. This Charm also protects the character from any undodgeable, unblockable Shaping attacks.

Hypnotic Tongue Technique (Presence) It is hard for mortals to resist the shining glory of the character. This Charm exerts unnatural mental influence to create a Compulsion effect.

Durability of Oak Meditation (Resistance) A boy cannot cut down an oak tree with a kitchen knife. Nor can a mere mortal slay the character with petty blows of mortal steel.

1st Medicine Excellency The character with this Charm are known for their moments of brilliance.

Touch of Blissful Release (Medicine) Those who serve the character faithfully need know no pain. The recipient of this Charm feels a temporary euphoria qualitatively similar to an opium high.

Wound-Mending Care Technique (Medicine) This character can speed a patient’s recovery from even the most terrible wounds.

3rd Awareness Excellency Characters with this Charm recover smoothly from failure

Respect Commanding Attitude (Performance) Others listen when the character speaks. In ancient days they commanded the attention of Primordials, beasts and gods.

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Icarus thoughts go brr

So like. Icarus' house is more wacked, the walls, frame and some of the floor changed (the redstone looks like the Quixis symbol which i find interesting), even stuff outside. But.. Icarus doesnt think about what Fables doing meant for Quixis, for the Worldport. Beacuse im sure it hurt Quixis. Quixis has tried to hold the wack so it doesnt get out of control, if i remember correctly. now, im sure Icarus' house will get more and more wacked, because Quixis wont be able to control it as much. after all that Icarus has done, they still care, so i think they wont spread the wack intentionally, but im sure they have more important worries, with Worldport most likely being even more hurt. Fable looked inside the multiverse, he saw the power, probably saw the Worldport, he knows what power Icarus has within them. how powerful is the multiverse, how powerful is Quixis. Icarus's train of thought is something. they are mad at us, the things, because we're trying to get them to believe us. saying that Fable is bad, to not lie about what happened to Centross and Fable. we're trying to tell them what we think is right, they want to believe what they think is right. and even though they say that theyre not like they were before, they act very much like it. "its for their own good", weve heard that before, it didnt end well. saying that "they didnt know what they were doing before".. but theyre not exactly thinking straight right now either. theyre following their goal, trying to prove that what theyre doing is right. sounds familiar doesnt it? theyre very much bad at hiding their lies, Rae noticed it, which im glad about. we're gonna get more angsty eye duo times with what Rae saw in todays lore, which is gonna be interesting to see. Icarus convincing themselves theyre right, siding with the enemy, Rae wanting to help everyone, knowing who the evil one is. a small note i find interesting, most of the things want to try to convince Icarus that theyre wrong, that Fable is evil. my lil exp lvl lad, (Expyr) who i hold in my lil hands, doesnt wanna do that. they sure have their opinions about both Fable and Icarus' actions, but theyre on their 'i told you, dont come crying when you see youre wrong' arc. in like the most /lh way possible. i simply hold the chat personas in my lil hands, chat having part in lore and being able to talk to the characters is such a cool concept