#his attack and special attack stats are out of this world

[bl0oregardf0ster]

Foster's Imaginary World character info No. 3!

"Wilt is a sweet and kind friend! Always helping those who need it the most! Despite his over-apologetic tendencies and other personal problems, never mistake his kindness for weakness!As he also can stand up not only for himself, but also for those he cares!"

- Fosterview's info sheet on Wilt

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Requirements!

✐ 3280 ichor

✐ Get 100% research on Twisted Wilt

✐ Complete all Lu-Lu mastery missions

"He really is such a kind soul... Very kind..."

- Madam Foster's dialouge upon purchase

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Stats!

Health 🖤💗💗

Skill Check 🌟🌟🌟

Movement Speed 🌟🌟🌟

Stamina 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Stealth 🌟🌟

Extraction Speed 🌟🌟

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Abilities!

Quick dash ⟬Active⟭

Wilt will dash forward in a long straight-ish direction ⟬Literally Flutter/Rudie but longer range⟭ while also getting a small speedboost for 5 seconds

⟬Cooldown: 30 Seconds⟭

My friends are my motivation ⟬Passive⟭

For every player alive ⟬including Wilt⟭, Wilt will gain 5% extra movement speed. If a player dies, the extra speed will decrease ⟬Literally Boxten but with speed⟭

Ability dialouges!

"Coming through!"

"Wohoah! Sorry!"

"Excuse me!"

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Skins!

Exclusive!

Vintage ⟬mastery⟭

St☆r-Time ⟬GamePass⟭

Who you gonna call? ⟬Halloween⟭

Caramel filling choco ball ⟬Summer⟭

Gijinka-inated ⟬April Fools⟭

Opposite AU ⟬April Fools⟭

Wrapped up present ⟬Winter⟭

Love-struck ⟬Valentines day⟭

Normal! ⟬THESE SKINS ARE REFERENCES LOL⟭

Golden music star

Stage fright suit

Clean-work apron

Strawberry baker

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Interactions!

Wilt "Ed! Are you okay?"

Eduardo "When will this end? I'm asustado..."

Wilt "Don't worry! This'll all be over soon... I promise!"

Eduardo "Gracias señor Wilt!"

Wilt "No problem!"

Bloo "Come on Wilt!"

Wilt "Bloo please..."

Bloo "Come on... Aren't you kind enough to help anybody?"

Wilt "..."

Wilt "Okay..."

Wilt "Larry..."

Foul Larry "Wilt..."

Wilt "..."

Foul Larry "..."

Wilt "... Just... Stay away... Is that okay..?"

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Twisted Form

Rarity

Main Character

Appearance

Twisted Wilt's appearance resembles a broken down, torn appart puppet. The puppet design is pretty much a metaphor to how Wilt's kindness gets taken advantage of like if he was a puppet. And as for details... What was left of broken arm was completely ripped off, and as for his other, it has been turned into a long thin claw. His wonky eye has been torn off as well, and so are his legs, instead his torn appart legs have been replaced by red strings, in which he uses for traveling when someone triggers him. His whole body is covered in red strings with ichor stains on them. And as for his set expression, his expression is that of a FORCED smile.

Research Info

"One of the main character's in Foster's Imaginary World. His kindness was completely taken advantage of, being used like a useless puppet while being torn apart in the process... Unlike most of them, this Twisted likes to stay quiet and alone unless someone provokes him... To survive? Avoid the red strings..."

Stats

Speed: His speed is apar with Twisted Glisten!

Vision: Average

Attention Span: 6.5 seconds

Special abilities

Throught the map there will be red strings stained with ichor scattered everywhere, just like Twisted Bloo, this is a trigger trap. And unlike most Twisteds, Twisted Wilt is an activation Twisted! If you step on the red strings, you'll get trapped, to get out, you should perform a successful skill check, however, this will activate Twisted Wilt, which will come rushing towards you to attack you

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Trinket!

Signature team wristband

Increases walk and run speed by 15.5% but decreases stamina regeneration by 5.0%

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@blo0st4r

@themangolover724 (sorry for bugging you, but i pretty much found out that you were also making your own FHFIF x DW AU, so i decided to tag you just in this post! Is that okay? :] )

[weeb-polls-with-pip]

Autistic Anime Boys Round 3 Match 12

Propaganda:

Edgeworth -

"ok i'm in theater so i can't say much and also i haven't consumed AA in a while so… I'll bullet point what I remember:

he's such a blunt dickhead (affectionate)

steel samurai fan (idk if I'd consider it a special interest but I know some people who do)

dawg was interested in majoring in law since like 1st grade. and now hes a prosecutor. classic legal/law special interest (it came free with being an AA character but shut up)

he's pretty ptsd coded too. who doesn't love a guy with cormorbidities and panic attacks

uhhh he's named miles that's a sick name isn't it

I'm pretty sure he's canonically not attracted to women. which might sound off topic but i'm sure someone can pull out that stat of autistic people being more likely to be queer. thanksss smoothies fairwell."

Masayoshi -

"Has a special interest in superheroes and has a huge collection of superhero merchandise and can recite his favorite superhero movie word for word along with all of the fight choreography. Became incredibly apathetic throughout high school after finding out superheroes aren't real. His dream to be a superhero is so strong that it literally alters the world and causes aliens to invade earth so he can be a superhero."

[draggerhatter]

I saw some ship art recently, and it got me thinking:

Samus Aran V.S. Little Mac

(In hand to hand combat)

In an full on fight our boy loses these sure, but when it comes to fisticuffs that is HIS thing, so like how'd it go?

To start right, Samus has zero suit, no weapons. Little Mac got his usual boxing gear.

Lets look at our fighters:

Samus is a human-chozo-metroid hybrid in her late 20's who was trained since she was a kid to be a warrior by the chozo, and then by the galactic federation. Shes clocking in at 190 centimeters (6'3"), 90 kilogrammes (198 pounds).

Due to her chozo heritage and training, Samus is superhuman levels of strength, with the mobility and acrobatic skills to complement it.

Hailing from the Bronx, NY we got Little Mac. Trained by former world champion Doc' Louis; hes just some dude. Nothing special in terms of his biology. At 17 years old he clocks in at 170 centimeters (5'7") and 48.6 kilograms (107 pounds).

Little Macs got his title as the world champion, as well as a transformation into the hulking "Giga Mac"

Now when you compare those stats alone, you're probably thinking, "Mac's gona get folded like laundry." But for those more familiar with the Punch Out!! series will know Mac is known for punching above his weight class

Height and weight

In terms of range Samus' 20 centimeter advantage is good but actually pretty standard, with most of Mac's opponents are around her height, if not taller (Soda popinski at 198 Centimeters/ 6'6").

Weight wise, while samus is clocking in at nearly double macs weight, this is pretty poultry when compared to the likes of soda popinski, bald bull and ESPECIALLY bear hugger ( 108kg/237lb, 138kg/298lb, and 200kg/440lb respectively). When it comes to the height and weight departments they mean very little for the champ.

Now we get to the fun stuff: Intelligence, mobility, strength, endurance, and fighting capability.

Intelligence

Samus is a smart fella. She takes these pretty easily not much to talk about here. Mac's battle IQ should be noted though, as he's able to predict his opponents moves quite well.

Mobility

Samus is Superhuman. Even without her powersuit shes able to jump real high and move real fast without much difficulty, plus we see shes incredibly mobile via her moveset in the smash brothers series.

However, id say little mac can keep up. Having to deal with fighters such as Piston Hondo who has been shown to outrun a bullet train, and Great Tiger who is capable of teleportation, illusion magic, and cloning.

Strength

Once again, samus is a super human warrior. She is a marksmen sure, but being superhuman she can pack a punch. And she definitely has mac beat in durability, able to withstand a few attacks from the powerful space pirates (which includes lasers).

On the Mac's side of things though, He's beaten Mr. Sandman, who was able to level an entire multi story building into rubble with just his fists. (It should be noted Mr. Sandman has the some of the fastest attacks in Punch out!!.)

While there is Giga Mac, who would put Mac closer to Samus in terms of raw strength, the speed and maneuverability lost in that form likely means it isn't worth going for. (Plus i don't believe Giga Mac is stronger than samus, though he is close.)

Endurance

Samus, superhuman, superhuman endurance. Not much to say there. She stronk. Little mac on the other hand has been shown to tire, however he's able to recover nearly instantly if he's able to catch his breath via dodging. It should be noted, little mac has been shown to have a very strong will, being able to come back even when he should be TKO'd.

Fighting capability

Outside of spinoffs we haven't been able to see much hand to hand combat from samus, especially without her power suit. But it can be assumed she's at least able to hold her own in hand to hand when not completely over powered, which in the case of Little Mac likely applies.

Little Mac is a boxing champion, so obviously this is his bread and butter. While Little Mac lacks brute force, hes able to take down the toughest of opponents through his ability to weave and counter, and with enough time wear em down to a knockout.

It should also be noted Little Mac is used to opponents who fight dirty, using unorthodox methods and even cheating with enhancing substances and weaponry in their matches.

Conclusion

For just being some guy, Little Mac could very reasonably go toe to toe with the intergalactic bounty hunter. Do i think he wins? Maybe. In the end we just don't have enough hand to hand combat data on samus to come to a solid conclusion, however this fight is a lot closer than one would assume.

[dailycharacteroption]

Roleplaying Races 16: Rougarou

(art by koutanagamori on DeviantArt)

Well, it’s finally time. Time to do one last week special on the 1st edition ancestries. After this, we’ll have finally covered them all. The end an era on the blog…

…all of which is to say that I’ll probably be doubling up on the Starfinder 1E counterpart to this special for a bit before doing Pathfinder 2E ancestries, probably at a somewhat slower pace, or not. Depends on how I feel.

But we’re not done yet, so let’s talk about these last few entries, starting with the Rougarou!

So, the Rougarou. Humanoid wolves, able to shapeshift into a mundane wolf form, get a bit testy when compared to lycanthropes…

…and yeah, that’s about where the lore dries up with them, as they are yet another case of an ancestry that was introduced in a later bestiary but wasn’t lucky enough to get their lore expanded on later on.

They do, however, have a folkloric origin in the real world, however, being associated with French folklore and the French diaspora in the USA. The name Rougarou is an alternate pronunciation/spelling of loup garou… which is essentially the French word for werewolf. Go figure.

But the Rougarou does branch out a little, being used somewhat as a boogeyman to keep young Catholic cajuns in line and following the practice of Lent, as well as a variant where they drink blood or transfer their curse by bite, the original becoming a normal human while the bit-ee becomes a monster.

And what does that have anything to do with the Pathfinder version? Very little indeed, but it is interesting, and elements of it do exist here and there, such as them being native to wetlands in Arcadia, a reference to their Louisiana origins.

Additionally, they also have elements of the Werewolf of Livonia, which was a case in the 1600’s where a man named Thiess claimed under oath that he transformed into a wolf three nights a year, where he and other werewolves would venture into Hell itself and do battle with the Devil and his servants. This is reflected in the rougarou’s tendency as monster hunters, particularly of evil lycanthropes.

No information about Rougarou origins is given, though I’d imagine it might be similar to catfolk and ratfolk being divine creations made to protect and guard young world in it’s early days. But that’s just speculation on my part.

Unsurprisingly, Rougarou resemble humanoid bipedal wolves, though unlike werewolves, they are naturally in this state and do not feature any elements of a true ancestry being twisted into lycanthropic form. Naturally, their wolf form resembles their humanoid form, making them easy to recognize between the two.

Not much is known of their society either, but we do no they are not very widespread on Golarion, and live in close-nit, orderly and civilized societies, and are very protective of their friends and family. If they are anything like real wolf packs, they are probably led by the elders of a settlement, with possibly the parents of individual families having some say in things under these wizened members.

Rougarou are strong and wise, but their rigid society doesn’t promote innovation.

True to their wolf kin, they sport enhanced night vision and a strong sense of smell.

They also sport the ability to take the form of a true wolf, though usually only once a day before reverting to their true form.

Even in humanoid form, however, they maintain strong jaws which they can put to deadly use in combat.

With their strength and wisdom, Rougarou can fill a lot of roles and classes, everything from rangers and hunters making use of both of those stat boosts, to other combat classes such as fighter and paladin while having a slightly higher than average wisdom score. Combat focused clerics or druids are also a fun option. Being able to transform into a wolf does mean you get a little buff as well, bolstering natural attack builds quite nicely… but it is hampered by the fact that their shapeshifting replicates the effect of beast shape I, meaning that they don’t get the free trip attempts with their bite through this method, which honestly makes the wolf form better as a disguise with some builds, albeit a limited one with the general reaction to wolves in many civilizations being what is was historically. However, their only true weakness is that intelligence penalty, which makes skill builds and certain mages slightly harder, but not impossible to overcome.

[mythauragame]

Development Update - July 2024

Hi everyone, hope you're having a great summer!

The July 2024 update showcases some extended gameplay footage! In our April 2024 update we showed a clip of a building in 3D space and a player character speaking briefly to Pollis. In just a few short months, Koa and Sark have totally crushed it on the backend development and UI/UX. Plese read on for more info!

We also cover the winners for the Summer Quarter rewards on Ko-fi and Mythauran astrology for the month of August.

Don't forget, we've got a Custom Color Contest! More details below.

Gameplay Demo

We're very excited to share a 3-minute video demo of some gameplay and UI!!

Hopefully you enjoy this brief demonstration of lots of features we've been working on. We'll go into more detail on each feature below!

Please note that these are WIP and not necessarily representative of final gameplay.

New Game Screen

Whether you're starting your first, second, or third playthrough of Mythaura's storyline, you will always begin at the starter screen, where you will be able to customize your starter Beast. Each run you will pick:

Base, Top, Bottom, and Eye colors

Up to 3 Special markings ( up to 1 in first playthrough, 2 in second, 3 in third)

Species (Tier 1 in first playthrough, Tier 2 in second, Tier 3 in third)

Class

Birth element

A Beast's Element and Class will impact its stat distribution, with each one modifying one of a Beast's stats--improving Speed, Hit Points, Attack, Defense, Barrier, or Focus. Additionally, players will have a certain amount of skill points to allocate as they would like to their Beasts' stats. Whether you're opting for more of a roleplay focus or trying to build a more "optimized" build, the character creation system allows players to create the exact Beast that they would like.

New Game +3 and onward will not feature the character creation screen. Instead, players choosing to play through additional times will gain access to a different reward pool. Please stay tuned for that in a future update!

Party Screen/Codex

The party screen will functionally act as the player's home screen. From here, you can check out the Beasts in both your party and Abode, your inventory, the Codex, and more. Your Beast's stats will also show up on the right-hand side of the screen.

The Codex houses pretty much all a player's in-game information. Active and completed (and maybe failed...) quests, player achievements, lore gathered from around the world, and info on all the characters, places, and enemies you encounter in Mythaura are all documented in the Codex.

The base Codex will be a simple, elegant book. Different Codex themes can be earned through various quests, achievements, seasonal rewards, both in-game and premium currency purchase, and other opportunities.

NPC Dialogue

There will be many, many NPCs in Mythaura. Some may not have much to say--a stranger you cross paths with at an open-air market, a merchant's busy apprentice, a parent at a park with their children--but some NPCs have full, fleshed-out storylines of their own. Maybe your character would prefer to keep mostly to themselves, but you will find that engaging with NPCs will uncover information about the world, rumors about other characters, quests, gifts, and more.

Skill Tree Screen

Skill Trees will determine the abilities and moves that a Beast can utilize in battle. Each Beast will have either two or three different Skill Trees that they can invest in, dependent upon their Elements and their Class. Beasts who have the same Element twice--when its species Element matches up with its birth Element--a Beast will have access to a Mastery Tree, which will feature a branch that borrows from other thematically relevant Elements, demonstrating the Beast's complete mastery of their Element.

If a Beast with a Mastery Tree changes to a Species that would give it two separate Elements, all Elements-related Skill Points will be reset in order for the player to reallocate them between the two new trees. The same applies for Beasts that change their Class.

Mythauran Astrology: August

The month of August is referred to as Ghostlight's Pall, representing a pale, ghostly green aurora that stretches across the Northern sky at this time each year--supposedly attributed to the souls stranded by a war that came to a decisive, bloody, and treacherous end during an August many, many lifetimes ago. This month is also associated with the constellation of the Widow and the lepidolite stone.

Those born under the sign of the Widow are resilient, compassionate, enigmatic individuals. There may not be a sign more dedicated to self-discovery and growth. They radiate a quiet strength and boundless compassion that uplifts those fortunate enough to share their journey.

At their best, Widows are soothing, magnanimous, and generous. At their worst, they can be withdrawn, excessively melancholy, and reproachful.

Ko-fi Summer Quarter 2024 Winners

Thank you to all the Ko-fi sponsors who voted for the Summer Quarter 2024 rewards. Next month we will show the finalized artwork for the Venomous Stalker Companion and the Corona Dragon Glamour. Stay tuned!

Custom Color Contest Reminder

In honor of the new color change that we made to a Beast's tongue/mouth, we're opening another Custom Color Contest. We want to offer the opportunity for you to make a permanent impact on Mythaura's color wheel!

This contest is free to enter, and only has the following parameters:

Only one entry allowed

Fill out Google Form by Friday, August 23, 2024 at 11:59pm PST

The dev team will reach out to the winner on September 1 to begin the color design process. Winner will have until September 23, 2024 to complete their color design. Please feel free to use our PSD file, if you'd like!

Winner will also receive 3x copies of the Empemeral Ink that matches their color's base hue (Red, Orange, Yellow, Blue, Green, or Violet).

We're so excited to see what you come up with!

Mythaura v0.30

Over ten new query conditions were added to support dialog and quest complexity.

An interact endpoint was added, allowing players to interact with NPCs using the query builder to power dialog selection.

The game state was refactored to be global, allowing things like "current health" to be maintained outside wild areas.

Query actions have been added, which allow things like dialog to trigger actions in-game.

Various bug fixes made to beast party, beast creation, and beast stats.

Voice types were added to NPCs and beasts.

Beast expression generation was implemented.

NPC tools were added to allow the generation of NPCs from beast codes.

Beast backgrounds have been added.

Thank You!

Thanks for sticking through to the end of the post, we always look forward to sharing our month's work with all of you--thank you for taking the time to read. We'll see you around the Discord!

[the-golden-comet]

✨🥊OC Fight Tag 🥊✨

Thank you for the tags, @willtheweaver here @tragedycoded here, @illarian-rambling here, and @sableglass here!! Let’s dive right into it with the main pair from Peter Hart 💛💫✨

Peter Hart

Health: 10

Strength: 9

Speed: 6

Armor: 8

Cunning: 10

Special Attack: “Hey, what’s that?”— distracts the target to swipe money and drain a portion of opponent SP meter. Fully depletes own meter to use. Each gold swiped adds +0.5 to all stats until the end of the round. Caps at 13.

Weakness: Shoulder/face shots

Idle animation: one hand on hip, other loosely at side. Occasionally takes out flintlock and twirls with embellishments, before putting it back in the holster. Secondary animation, grins as a sun sparkle glints off his teeth.

Benjamin

Health: 5

Strength: 6

Speed: 10

Armor: 4

Cunning: 6

Special Attack: “Lucky Shot”— Upon firing his gun, has a 25% chance to crit with damage equaling 200% of his current strength. Uses half SP meter to use. Strength gradually increases by intervals of 0.5 for every 15 seconds in the current round. Resets at the end of each round.

Weakness: Legs/Leg sweeps

Idle animation: Arms crossed, uses one hand to occasionally flip loose strand of hair away from face. Resting bitch face, perpetually looks pissed off. Taps foot impatiently if no input after 10 seconds.

That was fun! I’m going to (gently, no pressure) tag: @autism-purgatory , @words-after-midnight , @wyked-ao3 , @gioiaalbanoart , @alinacapellabooks , @quillswriting , @paeliae-occasionally , @kaylinalexanderbooks , @drchenquill , @honeybewrites , @somethingclevermahogony , @oliolioxenfreewrites , @lychhiker-writes , @mysticstarlightduck , @houseplantblank , @thecomfywriter , @finickyfelix , @thatuselesshuman , @lavender-gloom , @smellyrottentrees , @worlds-tallest-fairy , @rhikasa , @aintgonnatakethis , @topazadine , @ath3alin , @avaseofpeonies , @theverumproject , @cowboybrunch , @jev-urisk , @amielbjacobs , @mundanemoongirl , @minamaybe , @leahnardo-da-veggie , @inadequatecowboy , @rotting-moon-writes , @saturnine-saturneight , +open tag! ✨

[soylent-crocodile]

Storm Soldier (Monster)

(Art by Anonynmous)

(I considered playing coy with my inspiration here, but let's be clear with it- this a fantasy 40k Space Marine, played not as protagonists but as tragic yet terrifying monsters for the more humanist playgroups most of my RPG experience belongs to. Statting them up as monsters, in my mind, helps distance players from the power fantasy of it; if you ever wanted a ragtag pack of underdogs to bring those marty stu marines down a peg, well, here's a monster to kill! And you if you want a sad little war machine your players can adopt and deprogram, it's the same deal.

By the way, I have them statted up as scattered force that can be dropped into any setting, but I'd love to use them as the terrifying enforcers of one of the more powerful political players in a world, like they are in 40k.)

CR8 LE Large Monstrous Humanoid

Also called storm marines, storm dragoons, and thunder warriors, storm soldiers are the result of painful fleshwarping techniques being used on young human soldiers, turning them into massive and obedient soldiers. Unlike with the creations of the drow, it is generally humans of a storm soldier's own culture who turn them into such monsters- leaders who value them more as weapons than as people. The process is traumatic and violent, and involves not only reshaping the flesh, but conditioning the mind to be loyal soldiers before all else. This leaves the storm soldier with a distant sense of her past life and a lot of buried trauma. They are functionally immortal, and often outlive the regime which created them. Storm soldiers are difficult to create, and those who do tend to spread their soldiers thin, with one or two storm soldiers assigned to a squad of mundane soldiers as linebreakers, guardians, and support.

This is not always the case, however. Centuries ago, a powerful shaman amassed a legion of these soldiers in a harebrained attempt to take over the world and unite it under his idea of order. His forces, however, became fractured- although sources differ on how, with some claiming the influence of a specific breed of fiend, and others believing it was a mundane power struggle. The result of this fracture was the death of the shaman, along with most of his generals, and the small remains of his forces scattered to the corners of the world. To this day they live in deadly xenophobic warbands; in particular, they have a hatred for elves, orks, and skeletons, although most still clash with each other in echoes of the original split. 

Storm giants notably have a strong emotional reaction to storm soldiers; evil groups of giants typically do what they can to scourge them of the earth, but good-aligned storm giants tend to feel extreme pity and often attempt rehabilitation of storm soldiers. Younger storm soldiers (that is, less than a couple hundred years old) are often a success in this endeavor, but those as ancient as the shaman’s army are almost universally too far gone.

Some rulers believe that storm soldiers can only be created out of men, although this is generally considered to be a laughable falsehood.

This hulking woman wields a massive shield and weighty warhammer. She towers over her companions, and her eyes are leaking a glowing fluid. Misc- CR8 LE Large Monstrous Humanoid HD10 Init:+0 Senses: Perception:+8 Stats- Str:20(+5) Dex:11(+0) Con:24(+7) Int:14(+2) Wis:10(+0) Cha:6(-2) BAB:+10/+5 Space:10ft Reach:10ft Defense- HP:125(10d5+70) AC:18 (-1 Size, +7 Armor, +2 Shield) Fort:+10 Ref:+7 Will:+7 CMD:36 Resist: Immunity: Fear, Fatigued, Exhausted, Electricity Offense- +1 Shocking Warhammer +15/+10(2d6+6+1d6/x3), or Slam +14(1d8+5 plus grab) CMB:+16 Speed:40ft Special Attacks: Clarion Shock +14(8d6 electricity, target is illuminated as with Faerie Fire) Feats- Power Attack, Improved Bull Rush, Weapon Focus (Warhammer), Vital Strike, Intimidating Prowess Skills- Climb +13, Escape Artist +5, Intimidate +16, Knowledge (Local) +7, Knowledge (Nobility) +7, Perception +8, Ride +13, Survival +13, Swim +13 Special Qualities- Illuminating Gaze Ecology- Environment- Cities Languages- Common Organization- Squad (1 Storm Soldier, 4 Human Warrior 6) or Thunderhead (4 Storm Soldier, 6 Human Warrior 6) Treasure- Standard (Large +1 Shocking Warhammer, Large Field Plate, Large Steel Shield) Special Abilities- Clarion Shock (Su)- As a standard action a storm soldier may pump a blast of glowing lightning into a target as a melee touch attack. Additionally, creatures hit by this attack are illuminated in golden light as with the spell faerie fire for 10 rounds. Illuminating Gaze (Su)- A storm soldier’s eyes glow in brilliant pale yellow, illuminating a 60ft cone in front of the storm soldier two light levels.

[swingingthehatchetnow]

My take on a Pokémon AU for SAF

Buckle up, cause this is going to be a long one

Also I have not looked at anyone else's ideas for this AU because I want to have my own

Some of my mutuals were discussing this and I cant just not put my own 2 cents in. When I make Pokémon AUs, I tend to take a slightly modified approach to the Pokémon universe, because a lot of the lore of Pokémon stems from game mechanics and anime that isnt always consistent

For Curt and Owen, I tried to contain their Pokémon to ones that can be found in Unova and Galar respectively. Unova is modeled after New York, and so is sort of the 'America' of the Pokémon world, while Galar is supposed to be British. Logically, I think they'd have some Pokémon from other regions, but it really makes it hard to choose with that many options. Plus, they could always have other Pokémon that aren't part of those specific regions, they just don't incorporate them into their main team.

PRE-FALL

Curt's team is as follows:

Krokorok: A Ground/Dark type Pokémon. Krokorok has exceptional night vision, and is known for being a little headstrong, traveling in small, close-knit groups.

I think Curt has had Krokorok as his partner for a while. He hatched it as a Sandile from an egg, and has been training it for years. They're perfectly in sync with each other, because they have almost identical personalities.

Possibile abilities include

Intimidate: A Pokémon with the ability Intimidate will lower opposing Pokémon's attack stats by one stage

Moxie: When a Pokémon with the ability Moxie causes another Pokémon to be knocked out, its attack stat will increase by one stage

Anger Point: When a Pokémon with the hidden ability Anger Point is hurt by an opposing critical hit, the Pokémon's attack stat will max out

I think Curt's Krokorok would have the Moxie ability, as well as a naive nature, which gives the Pokémon increased speed, but a decreased special defense.

Braviary: A Normal/Flying type Pokémon. Braviary are noble and proud, but can become fiercely aggressive in order to protect its friends and family. Braviary will keep fighting, even if injured.

I like to believe that everyone who works for the U.S. government or affiliated groups would receive a Braviary, or at least its pre-evolved form Rufflet. Curt got his Braviary when he jpined the American Secret Service, and they now wok like a well-oiled machine.

Possible abilities include:

Keen Eye: A Pokémon with the ability Keen Eye will not have its accuracy stat lowered by opposing Pokémon

Sheer Force: The ability Sheer Force raises the base power by approximately 30% of all damaging moves that have additional effects, but their additional effects are ignored

Defiant: Pokémon with the hidden ability Defiant will increase its own attack stat by two stages when any stat is lowered by an opponent

I think Curt's Braviary would have the Keen Eye ability, as well as the naughty nature, which gives it increased attack, but decreased special defense.

Herdier: A Normal type Pokémon, Herdier is a loyal Pokémon that will help its trainer with anything, but will not take orders from anyone who disrespects it. It takes a lot of grooming to keep Herdier in good condition

Curt's Herdier was a gift from his mom when he joined the agency. Ms. Mega wanted Curt to have a Pokémon that could look after him. Herdier loves Curt more than physically possible, but just like any pet, Herdier seems to love Curt's mom just a bit more.

Possible abilities include:

Intimidate: A Pokémon with the ability Intimidate will lower opposing Pokémon's attack stats by one stage

Sand Rush: A Pokémon with the ability Sand Rush will have its speed stat doubled during a sandstorm, and will take no damage from a sandstorm

Scrappy: A Pokémon with the hidden ability Scrappy enables the Pokémon to hit Ghost type Pokémon with Normal and Fighting type moves

Curt's Herdier has the Scrappy ability, as well as the bold nature, giving increased defense but decreased attack

Umbreon: A Dark type Pokémon, Umbreon a defensive Pokémon that evolves from high friendship. Umbreon is nocturnal, and uses poisonous sweat to deter atackers.

Curt's Umbreon is a Pokémon he helped raise with Owen. They each caught an Eevee on the same day, and would train and raise the two Pokémon together. The Eevee evolved on the same day, only Curt's evolved second, right after the sun had set.

Possible abilities include:

Synchronize: When a Pokémon with the Synchronize ability becomes burned, paralyzed or poisoned, the opponent with be inflicted with the same status conditions.

Inner Focus: A Pokémon with the hidden ability Inner Focus will be resistant to flinching.

Curt's Umbreon would have the hidden ability Inner Focus, and would have an impish nature, resulting in increased defense but decreased special attack

Owen's team is as follows:

Inteleon: A Water type Pokémon. Inteleon has pinpoint aim, and a high intelligence, and can camouflage and see infrared signatures. Inteleon is chivalrous, but is known for having a lazy streak.

Owen's first Pokémon was Sobble, the first evolutionary stage of Inteleon. Owen knew from a young age that he wanted to be a spy, and so he chose his first Pokémon for that specific aspiration. Inteleon has been with Owen through almost every major point in his life.

Possibile abilities include

Torrent: A Pokémon with the ability Torrent will get a 50% increase on a Water type move, provided the Pokémon has less than a third of its HP left

Sniper: A Pokémon with the hidden ability Sniper has a 50% increase in critical hit damage

I think Owen's Inteleon would have the Torrent ability, as well as a serious nature, which gives the Pokémon increased speed, but decreased speed. This cancels out and has no stat changes.

Corvisquire: A Flying type Pokémon, Corvisquire is known for very high intelligence, and its ability to correctly gauge the strength of an opponent

Owen didn't want a Corvisquire. He never really cared for bird Pokémon. But he made friends with one on a mission once, that ended up saving his life after he made a dumb mistake in his early days, and they've been together ever since.

Possible abilities include:

Keen Eye: A Pokémon with the ability Keen Eye will not have its accuracy stat lowered by opposing Pokémon

Unnerve: A Pokémon with the ability Unnerve is present, opposing Pokémon become too nervous to eat berries

Big Pecks: A Pokémon with the hidden ability Big Pecks prevents other Pokémon from lowering the user's defense stat

Owen's Corvisquire has the Keen Eye ability, as well as the Adamant nature, giving increased attack but decreased special attack

Yamper: An Electric type Pokémon, Yamper is drawn to fast moving objects, and gives off excess electricity when running. Keep treats on hand, because Yamper is very food-motivated

Yamper is a newer addition to Owen's team. He's raising a young Yamper with the intent of having a Boltund, the evolved form of Yamper. Yamper only mostly obeys Owen, and Owen jokes that it's like having two Curts to take care of

Possible abilities include:

Ball Fetch: A Pokémon with the ability Ball Fetch will retrieve Pokéballs for its trainer that failed to catch a wild Pokémon, so long as they aren't holding another item

Rattled: When a Pokémon with the hidden ability Rattled is hurt by a Bug, Dark or Ghost type move, its speed gets increased one stage

Owen's Yamper has the Rattled ability, as well as the hasty nature, giving increased speed but decreased defense

Espeon: A Psychic type Pokémon, Espeon can sense miniscule shifts in the air, allowing it to predict movement. Espeon is extremely loyal to trainers, and will activate psychic abilities in order to keep them safe.

Owen's Espeon is a Pokémon he helped raise with Curt. They each caught an Eevee on the same day, and would train and raise the two Pokémon together. The Eevee evolved on the same day, only Owen's evolved first, right before the sun had set.

Possible abilities include:

Synchronize: When a Pokémon with the Synchronize ability becomes burned, paralyzed or poisoned, the opponent with be inflicted with the same status conditions.

Magic Bounce: A Pokémon with the hidden ability Magic Bounce will be able to reflect certain status moves back at the attacker.

Owen's Espeon would have the ability Synchronize, and would have a sassy nature, resulting in increased special defense but decreased speed.

POST-FALL

4 years later, Curt's team is:

New/evolved Pokémon info

Krookodile: A Ground/Dark type Pokémon. Krookodile is a very violent Pokémon by nature. It will ruthlessly tear apart prey, and will spend all day hunting.

Curt's Krokorok evolves right before the events of One Step Ahead. Krookodile was also attatched to Owen, and seeing its trainer in distress was enough to trigger an evolution. Because Krookodile is a far more aggressive Pokémon by nature, there becomes a rift between Curt and Krookodile, because they used to be so alike, and now Curt has grieved and moved on, while Krookodile retains the agression. With time, they'll fall back into sync, but the reveal that Owen was alive affected everyone

Abilities and nature stay the same.

Magnemite: A Steel/Electric type Pokémon, Magnemite is a pokemon drawn to technology, and most other things that emmit electric fields.

After Owen's supposed death, Curt gives Umbreon to his mother to look after. Umbreon has a nice relationship with Ms. Mega, and Curt does stop by often to check up on Umbreon, but training Umbreon was just another painful reminder of what he lost. He did not abandon Umbreon, he just couldn't keep Umbreon on his team. Instead, when setting out as a spy after four years, Barb has Curt take one of the lab's Magnemite, to fill out his team, and to help with cool spy gadgets. Also for Barb's peace of mind. Curt cares for Magnemite, but not the way he cares for his other Pokémon.

Possible abilities include:

Magnet Pull: A Pokémon with the Magnet Pull ability prevents adjacent steel type Pokémon from switching out or fleeing

Sturdy: A Pokémon with the ability Sturdy is able to withstand one-hit knockout moves

Analytic: If a Pokémon with the hidden ability Analytic makes its move after all other Pokémon make their move, the power of its move is increased by 30%

Curt's Magnemite would have the ability Sturdy, and would have an Hardy nature, resulting in increased attack but also decreased attack. There would be no stat change.

4 years later, Owen's team is:

New/evolved Pokémon info

Corviknight: A Flying/Steel type Pokémon. Corviknight is among the strongest bird Pokémon, known for having territorial disputes. Corviknight is a Pokémon that is often feared by other Pokémon.

Owen didn't have his Pokémon with him when he fell. His disguise wouldn't work if he did. But he rarely keeps his Pokémon in their Pokéballs, so when Owen didn't come back in a timely manner, Corvisquire flew out on its own to locate Owen. Corvisquire found him under rubble and in the desperation and struggle to get Owen free, Corvisquire evolved into Corviknight, gaining the strength needed to save Owen.

Upon evolving, the ability Keen Eye becomes the ability Pressure. When another Pokémon uses a move targeting the Pokémon with this ability, it uses more energy for the opposing Pokémon.

Noivern: A Flying/Dragon type Pokémon, Noivern is known for its violent nature and its cruel tormenting of its prey. Noivern is capable of crushing stone with ultrasonic waves

Owen saw too much of Curt in Yamper, so he took Yamper off of his team, never getting to the point where Yamper evolves into Boltund. He still cares deeply for Yamper. In fact, he pampers Yamper when he's not on missions. But he can't be out in the field with anything reminding him of Curt. Noibat is not a Pokémon he caught himself. Chimera issues out Pokémon to all its agents who need one. Owen is on Noivern's good side, because he feeds and cares for Noivern (he's evil, not an asshole), but at the end of the day, Noivern and Owen don't belong to each other the way he and Yamper and other Pokémon do

Possible abilities include:

Frisk: A Pokémon with the ability Frisk is sent out, the Pokémon will detect any held items an opponent might be holding

Infiltrator: When a Pokémon with the ability Infiltrator attacks an opponent that has barriers or substitutes active, the move will affect them regardless

Telepathy: A Pokémon with the hidden ability Telepathy is undamaged by moves used by its allies

Owen's Noivern has the Infiltrator ability, as well as a naughty nature, giving increased attack but decreased special defense

Thievul: A Dark type Pokémon, Thievul is a skilled hunter, and will mark targets with an identifying scent to be able to track them

Thievul is another Pokémon given to Owen by Chimera. He gets along okay with Thievul, but has to be careful when not on missions, because Thievul is natural enemies with Boltund, so Yamper has a distrust of Thievul, and they will fight if provoked

Possible abilities include:

Run Away: A Pokémon with the ability Run Away will always be able to successfully flee a battle, no matter what trapping moves or abilities may be in effect

Unburden: A Pokémon with the ability Unburden will double its speed stat when a held item is used or lost in battle

Stakeout: When a Pokémon with the hidden ability Stakeout attacks an opposing pokemon that has been switched out, the attack power is doubled

Owen's Thievul has the Run Away ability, as well as the rash nature, giving increased special attack but decreased special defense

This is just the start of what I have swimming around in my head for an AU. I'd love to expand on it if there is interest because I am SO NORMAL about both Pokemon and SAF

[demon64]

So... with the ideas of crossovers still jumping around in my head, I figured I would revisit one again and try figuring out how I could mesh the two universes. Once again, it is SMT and the Hades games.

Thinking about if Zagreus was added as an optional boss in SMT, I imagine he would he sort of like the Mitama in a way, where every time you run into him, his weaknesses and resistances are different. If there is one thing I would make a pretty consistent thing about Zag, it would be that he has a pretty high agility Stat, being able to dodge attack pretty easily, so you need to debuff his evasion. Same thing could even go for Melinoe as well. Imagine them being an annoying duo boss where it's about debuffing their evasion while still trying to keep but consistent damage, as maybe they are also a bit more willing than some others to use healing. There's also the chance they have Death Defiance as a skill, allowing them to continue a battle with something like half health if they die in battle once.

Imagine if after defeating them enough time you get the chance to recruit them. Imagine that their weaknesses and resistances change every time they fall in battle. So, if they die in one fight with the capability of blocking fire, the next fight they may have the capability of resisting Charm. So, potentially if say joining the group for a battle with Demi-Fiend, Zagreus could be a big boon or bane for the fight. Same could go Melinoe. Also, for that reason, letting Zag and/or Mel die in battle does have the potential to be beneficial. For balance reasons, the weaknesses and resistances would not if you revived them during the same battle however. If either are brought back during the battle with Demi-Fiend, if Zag blocks charm, he still blocks charm. If Mel is weak to electric, she is still weak to electric. If you got both on your team, I can imagine they have the chance to use a special Magatsuhi skill, maybe called something like "Blood & Ghosts," where they call upon their bonds and increase the party's stats for however many turns.

I imagine for their builds, each of the children of Hadea would lean more towards physical or magical capabilities. Zag for the former, Mel for the latter. Maybe each could learn Almighty spells, just that Mel could reach those much faster than her older brother can.

One way I could see them being added is that they are explicitly from another world, maybe the justification for Zag being on the surface in Da'at is that his usual rules don't apply there. It would be a surprise for him and I imagine he would like being on the surface for a time, but would quickly get bored because it's pretty much just sands and ruins, nothing like the surface on his world. Even Mel would get tired of it, as despite being a bit more surface dwelling than her older brother, at least from what I can tell, the sand and ruins would get old for her as well. Oh, and imagine the headaches they would probably give everybody, from the Nahobino, to Demi-Fiend, to especially Abdiel. Oh, the fun! Imagine them annoying Dagda, wanting to know what his world like.

[tkc-fanfics-galore]

As then- now again; chapter one, part one, a death at the needle

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[Carter kane x oc fanfic]

!!DISCLAIMER: I do not own nor did I write the kane chronicles saga, everything belongs to Rick Riordan exept for my original characters, their lore and the divergient plot from the main three books. Again, the only thing i own are the changes i make to the plot!!

Also, dm me if you want to be added to the tag list :3 Taglist:@bast-the-best26

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We only have a few hours, so listen carefully.

If you're hearing this, you're already in danger. Sadie, Helen and I might be your only chance.

Go to the school.

Find the locker.

I won't tell you which school, or which locker, because if you're the right person, you'll find it.

The combination is 13/32/ 33. By the time you finish listening, you'll know what the numbers mean.

Just know that the story we're about to tell you isn't completely yet.

How it ends depends on you.

Tme most important thing: when you open the package and find what's inside, don't keep longer than a week. Sure, it'll be tempting.

I mean, it will grant you almost unlimited power. But if you possess it too long, it will consume you. Learn its secrets quickly and pass it on.

Hide it for the next person, the way we did for you.

Then be prepared for your life to get very interesting.

Okay, Sadie and Helen are telling me to stop stalling and get on with the story. Fine. I guess it started in London, the night our dad blew up the British museum.

My name is Carter kane. I'm fourteen and my home is a suitcase.

You think I'm kidding? Since I was eight years old, my dad and I have travelled the world. I was born in LA but my dad's an archaeologist, so his work takes him all over.

Mostly we go to Egypt, since that's his speciality. Go to a bookstore, find a book about Egypt; there's a pretty good chance it was written by Dr. Julius kane.

You want to know how the Egyptians pulled the brains out of mummies, or built the pyramids, or cursed king tuts tomb? My dad is your man.

Of course, there are other reasons why my dad moved around so much, but i didn't know hso secret back then.

I didn't go to school, my dad home-schooled me, if you can even call it 'home'-schooling when you don't even have a home. He sort of taught me whatever he thought was important, so I learnt a lot about Egypt and basketball stats and my dad's favourite musicians.

I read alot too -pretty much anything I could get my hands on, from dad's history books to fantasy novels- because I spent alot of time sitting around in hotels and proportions and dig sites in foreign countries where i didn't know anybody.

My dad was always telling me to put the book down and play some ball. You ever try to start a game of pick up basketball in Aswan, Egypt? It's not easy.

Anyway, my dad trained me early to keep all my possessions in a single suitcase that fits in an aeroplanes overhead compartment. My dad packed the same, exept he was allowed an extra working bag for his archaeology tools.

Rule number one: I was not allowed to look into his workbag. That's a rule I never broke until the day of the explosion.

It happened on Christmas Eve. We were in London for visitation day with sadie. Well, her, and her friend helen, but more on her later.

See, dads only allowed two days of the year with sadie - one in the winter, one in the summer - because our grandparents hate him.

After our mom died, her parents (our grandparents) had this big court battle with dad. After six lawyers, two fistfights and a near attack with a spatula (don't ask), they won the right to keep sadie with them in England.

She was only six, two years younger than me, and they couldn't keep us both -at least that was their excuse for not taking me.

So sadie was raised as a British schoolkid, and I travelled around with my dad.

We only saw sadie twice a year, which was fine by me.

[Shut up Sadie- yes, im getting to that part, where was I?]

Right, Helen. She usually tagged along on visitation day.

Helen was Sadie's best friend and neighbour who usualy hung out with her. Anywhere, anytime, those two were connected by the hip.

the first time in met her, it was visitation day when I was ten, and she was nine.

Helen nervously asked our grandparents if she could tag along because her mother was working late that day, to which they and my father agreed.

I dont remember where exactly we went, but i do remember us talking about mythology and the gods, which was fun back then.

Now, it was just awful foreshadowing.

She was still my favourite part of the visitation day, and sometimes it felt like we were the siblings, not me and sadie.

So, anyway, my dad and I had just flown into Hearthrow after a couple delays. It was a drizzly, cold afternoon. The whole taxi ride into the city, my dad seemed kind of nervous.

Now, my dad is a big guy. You wouldn't think anything could make him nervous. He has dark brown skin like mine, piercing brown eyes, a bald head and a goatee, so he looks like a buff evil scientist.

That afternoon he worse his cashmere winter coat and his best brown suit, the one he used for public lectures.

Usually, he exudes so much confidence that he dominated any room he walked into, but sometimes -like that afternoon - I saw another side to that I didn't really understand.

He kept looking over his shoulder like we were being hunted.

'Dad?' I said as we were getting off the A40. 'What's wrong?'

'No sign of them,' he muttered. Then he must've realised he'd spoken aloud, because he looked at me kinda startled. 'Nothing Carter, everything is fine.'

Which bothered me because my dads a terrible liar. I always knew when he was hiding something, but i also knew no amount of pestering would get the truth out of him.

He was probrably trying to protect me, though from what I didnt know. Sometimes I wondered if he had some dark secret in his past, some old enemy following him, maybe; but the idea seemed ridiculous. Dad was just an archaeologist.

The other thing that troubled me: Dad was clutching his workbag. Usually when he does that, it means we're in danger.

Like the time gunmen stormed out hotel in Cairo. I heard shots coming from the lobby and ran downstairs to check up on my dad. By the time I got there, he was just calmly zipping up his workbag while three unconscious gunmen hung by their feet from the chandelier, their robes falling over their heads so you could see their boxershorys.

Dad claimed not to have witnessed anything, and in the end the police blamed a freak chandelier malfunction.

Another time, we got caught in a riot in Paris.

My dad found the nearest parked car, pushed me into the back seat and told me to stay down. I pressed myself against the floorboards and kept my eyes shut tight.

I could hear my dad in the driver's seat, rummaging in his bag, mumbling to himself as the mob yelled and destroyed things outside.

A few minutes later he told me it was safe to get up. Every other car had been overturned and set on fire. Our car had been freshly washed and had several twenty-euro notes had been tucked under the windshield wipers.

Anyway, I've come to respect the bag. It was our good luck charm. But when my dad kept it close, it usually meant we were going to need good luck.

We drove through the city centre, headling east towards my grandparents flat. We passed the golden gates of Buckingham palace, the big stone column in Trafalgar square. London is a pretty cool place but after you've travelled for so long, all cities start to blend together.

Other kids i meet sometimes say 'wow, you're so lucky you get to travel so much.' But it's not like we spend out time sightseeing or have a lot of money to travel in style. We've stayed in some pretty rough places, and we hardly stay anywhere longer than a few days.

Most of the time it feels like we're fugitives rather than tourists.

I mean, you wouldn't think my dads work was dangerous. He does lectured on topics like 'can egyptian magic really kill you?' and 'favorite punishments in the egyptian underworld' and other stuff that most people wouldn't care about. But, like I said, there's that other side to him.

He's always very cautious, checking every hotel room before he lets me walk into it. He'll dart into a museum, take a few notes and rush back out again as if he's afraid to be caught on the security cameras.

One time, when I was younger, we raced across the Charles de Gaulle airport to catch a last minute flight, and dad didn't relax until the plane left off the ground. I asked him point blank what he was running from, and he looked at me like I just pulled the pin out of a grenade.

For a second i was scared he might actually tell me the truth.

Then he said : 'Carter, it's nothing.' As if 'nothing' were the most terrible thing in the world.

After that, I decided maybe it was better not to ask questions.

My grandparents, the fausts, live in a housing development near canary wharf, right on the banks of the river Thames.

The taxi let us off at the curb, and my dad asked the driver to wait.

We were halfway up the walk when das frozen. He turned and looked behind us.

'What?' I asked.

Then I saw the man in the trenchcoat.

He was across the street, leaning against a big red tree. He was barrel shaped, with skin the colour of roasted coffee. His coat and black pinstriped suit looked expensive. He had long braided hair and wore a black fedora pulled down low over his dark brown glasses.

He reminded me of a jazz musician, one that dad would always drag me to in a concert.

Even though I couldn't see his eyes, I got the impression he was watching us. He might have been an old friend or colleague of dad's. No matter where we went, dad was always running into people he knew.

But it did seem strange that he was waiting here, outside my grandparents'.

And he didn't look happy.

'Carter,' my dad said 'go on ahead

'But-'

'Get your sister and Helen. I'll meet you back at the taxi.'

He crossed the street towards the man in the trenchcoat, which left me with two choices: follow my dad, and see what happens, or do what I was told.

I decided on the less dangerous path.

I went to retrieve my sister.

Before I could even knock, sadie opened the door for her and Helen.

'Late as usual,' she said.

She was holding her cat, muffin, who'd been a "going away gift" from dad six years ago.

Muffin never seemed to get older or bigger. She had fuzzy yellow and black fur like a miniature leopard, alert yellow eyes and ears that were too tall for her head. A silver egyptian pendant dangled from her collar.

She didn't look anything like a muffin, but said had been lttle when she named her, so I guess you had to cut her some slack.

They both hadn't changed much since last summer.

[As I'm recording this, Sadie's standing next to me, glaring, while helen is looking at me expectantly, so I better be careful how I describe them]

You'd never guess sadie was my sister. First of all, she'd been living in england so long, she has a British accent. Second, she takes after our mom, who was white, so sadies skin is much lighter than mine.

She has straight, caramel coloured hair, not exactly blonde but not brown, which she usualy dyes with steaks of bright colours. That day it had red streaks down the left side.

Her eyes are blue. Im serious. Blue eyes, just like our moms'.

Shes only twelve, but she's exactly as tall as me, which is really annoying. She was chewing gum as usual, dressed for her day out with dad in battered jeans, a leather jacket and combat books, like she was going to a concert and wanted to stomp on some people. She had headphones dangling from her neck just in case we bored her.

Helen however, looked so drastically the same and yet so dissimilar to my sister.

She had the same caramel hair as sadie, but her hair was curly. Only the roots and tips of her hair were dyed red. Her eyes were a shrinking prismarine green, that seemed to hypnotise anyone who stared at them too long.

Her tanned skin looked a few shades lighter in winter, but whatever season it was, she always kept that , rare, warm smile that always made people make her want to laugh, just to see it.

From what I'd heard, before her father passed, she always wore that bright smile that made her teachers awe until she was five. Her father passed, and it took several months of trust and friendship for one to see it.

I remembered her having freckles the last time we visited, but now in the winter they turned faint. Her nose was already red from the cold, and her hands were buried in the pockets of her grey hoodie.

She was thirteen , just a year younger than me, but she was just a bit shorter than me and sadie.

She smiled and waved at me, her hair shielding her face like a curtain: 'hi Carter...'

[Okay, none of them hit me, so I guess i did an okay job at describing them]

'Our plane was late' I told sadie, and nodded to helen as a greeting.

She popped a bubble, rubbed muffins head and tossed the cat inside: 'gran, were going out!'

'See you later Mrs. Faust!' Helen added.

From somewhere in the house, grandma Faust said something i couldn't make out, probably 'don't let them in!'

Sadie closed the door and regarded me as if I was a dead mouse her cat just dragged in: 'so, here you are again.'

'Yep.'

'Come on then,' she sighed. 'Let's get on with it, me and helen have a sleepover planned after this.'

That's the way she was. No "hi, how you been the last six months? So glad to see you!" or anything. But that was okay with me.

When you only see eachother twice a year, it's like you're distant cousins rather than siblings. We had absolutely nothing in common exept our parents.

'Sadie, you should be nicer to your brother...i mean, it's just one day-' I heard Helen whisper quietly to Sadie as we trudged down the steps.

Sadie cut her off with a scoff and an eye roll, gently nudging her: 'I could, but i don't have too, and If I don't have to, I won't.'

From then on, I ignored their conversation. I was thinking how sadie smelled like a combination of old people's house and bubblegum when she stopped so abruptly I ran into her.

'Who's that?' She asked.

I'd almost forgotten about the dude in the trenchcoat. He and my dad were standing across the street next to the big tree, having what looked like a serious argument. Dads back was turned, so i couldn't see his face, but he gestured with his hands like he does when he's agitated.

'Dunno,' I said. 'He was there when we pulled up.'

'He looks familiar.' Sadie frowned Luke she was trying to remember. 'Come on.'

'I think we should wait in the cab, sadie. It's probably safer' Helen gestured to my dad and the trenchcoat guy and how their argument looked like it was about to get violent.

But her words had no use. Sadie was already on the move. Instead of going straight across the street, she dashed across the sidewalk for half a block, ducking behind cars, then crossed to the opposite street and crouched under a low stone wall.

She started sneaking towards our dad. I didn't have much choice but to follow her example, even though it made me feel kind of stupid.

'Six years in England,' I muttered 'and she already thinks she's James bond'

Sadie swatted me without looking back and kept on creeping forward.

Helen followed her with a hint of reluctance and annoyance, seemingly not wanting to get into trouble.

A couple more steps and we were right behind the big dead tree. I could hear my dad on the other side , saying, '-have to, Amos. You know it's the right thing.'

'No,' said the other man, who must've been Amos. His voice was deep and even -very insistent. His accent was american. 'If I don't stop you, Julius, they will. The Per Ankh is is shadowing you.

Sadie turned to me and mouthed the words 'Per what?' while Helen counted on her fingers, trying to list all the languages she knew that could have been used.

[What do you mean you didn't do that, I literally saw you count!?- yeahh now you remember, of course... anyway-]

I shook my head, mystified. 'Let's get out of here,' I whispered, because I figured we'd be spotted any minute and get get in serious trouble. Sadie, of course, ignored me.

'They don't know my plan,' my father was saying. 'By the time they figure it out-'

'And the children?' Amos asked. The hairs stood up on the back of my neck. 'What about them?'

'I've made arrangements to protect them,' my dad said. 'Besides, if i don't do this, we're all in danger. Now, back off'

'i can't, Julius.'

'Then it's a duel you want?' Dads tone turned deadly serious. 'You could never beat me, Amos.'

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so um I've spent hours on this already, and I'm not even done with the first chapter 🙃 soo I definitely over estimated myself. So from now on, depending on how long the chapter is, it will be split to one, two or maybe even three pats, byeee yall! See u soon ;)

[sonicasura]

My half asleep ass right now: Transformers Prime but Miko is an Ogerpon.

Like seriously that's just it. No depressing story about her used to being human. Miko is just a funky little tree ogre who accidentally ends up in the wrong universe and vibes there.

She is mistaken for a ghost constantly as Miko likes to roam the school grounds since there's all the drawing supplies, free(to her) food, and spook others with all her masks. She can Terastalize too because you can't have the full 'Cute but can kill you' niche without it. I'm talking use all four masks in succession just like the battle in the Scarlet/Violet DLC. Here's the video.

(Further info for anyone who doesn't have much knowledge on Pokemon or this particular fight. Ogerpon is LV 70 Grass Type so being able to KO LV 91 mon's game wise and three Legendaries with type advantages lore wise is no joke.

Her normal ability is Defiant which boosts her Attack stats if one stat is lowered. When teralstallized, Ogerpon's ability changes to Embody Aspect which boosts a stat depending on the mask. These masks also affect her type but also signature move Ivy Cudgel upon being equipped.

Cornerstone grants the Rock Type alongside boosted Defense. Wellspring gives Water and a Special Defense boost. Hearthflame boasts Fire alongside an Attack boost. Finally Teal Mask which has the power of Grass and gives a Speed boost.)

Back to the plot section: Miko does become friends with Raf and Jack before canon. She just felt lonely so figured these two random kids could be great playmates. They did get scared first as it's Miko. She has no tact at times but did convince them of her friendly nature. Plus it makes the fateful encounter with the Autobots so much funnier.

No one knows what the hell Miko even is, again Pokemon don't exist here, thus they are unaware that she's a powerful Legendary who will decimate Megatron if given the chance than a helpless organic. Ratchet definitely had a conniption fit once the Ogerpon takes up residence at base. Like the Autobots can't just leave some strange plant entity running around amongst the clueless human population.

Bulkhead obviously becomes her guardian although no one can stop him from signing adoption papers this time. Plus the bots would so try to teach Miko how to speak as only Raf and Jack had bond with her enough to understand Ogerpon. (You know he'll cry if her first words is his name.) Miko gets to be his little Wrecker as a treat. He also gets front row seats to her Terastallizing first.

Once the danger is gone, Bulkhead absolutely took Miko back to the base. The poor guy was freaking out so badly that he had a Blurr moment until Optimus calm him down enough to speak normally. Meanwhile Miko just vibes in his servos oblivious to the world.

Well until Bulkhead asks for her to Terastallize again. If Miko giggled when Ratchet nearly jump out of his frame from a giant crystal mask jumpscare then it was expected. She's a little shit, your honor. Especially to Ratty.

What do you guys think?

[thelastdiamondpiratealchemist]

☆☆☆☆Ruffled Feathers☆☆☆☆☆

Star wanted to surprise Asha with a special breakfast, but things don't go as planned as he wished.

Sunlight streamed through the window, dappling Star's face in a warm glow. He stretched luxuriously, his golden eyes blinking open.

Today was the day!

He'd surprise Asha with breakfast in bed, a perfect way to start their weekend. Pancakes with berries, just the way she liked them.

He didn't jump—no, he flew out of his bed so his feet wouldn't make any noise as he walked across the creepy floor. He opened the door to his messy room, winching slightly as it made a slight squeaky sound from the doorway hinges.

He flew down the stairs and towards the front door. He opened the door, and the warm sun bathed him in gentle light. Star sighed softly to himself; the rays felt comforting and good.

He landed outside the front of the house and placed his hands on his hips. Now, the real challenge awaited—the eggs. Monster, the rooster, wasn't known for his hospitality. Star took a deep breath.

Time to put Operation: Surprise Pancakes into action!

He grabs a basket and runs down the path to the chicken coop nestled between two large weeping willow trees. He shivers to himself as his confidence slowly turns into fear as he approaches the well-kept coop.

He was terrified of chickens, a silly fear he was embarrassed to admit. Star shuffled his feet, the basket feeling heavier with each hesitant step.

He peeked through a crack in the coop, hoping to catch Monster napping. Instead, the fiery red rooster stood tall in the center, surveying his domain with a beady, yellow eye.

Star gulped. Direct confrontation was not an option to admit.

“Cock-a-doodle-dooo!!!” Monster caws, spreading his large red wings outwards before charging at the closed door at full speed, his body slamming against the wooden surface.

The sudden squawk and crash from the coop sent Star leaping a foot in the air. His basket tumbled from his grasp, spilling across the grassy path. Monster's enraged caws echoed through the morning air, punctuated by the frantic thumps of his wings against the coop door. Star knew then that a head-on assault was definitely not on the menu.

He took a deep breath and had to get those eggs to make breakfast! Stat took his hand and unlocked the door to the chicken coop.

"Hey, Monster…" he smiled nervously, watching the rooster from the center of his sight. Star stepped into the coop, "I just want…. Aaahhhh!!!"

The Monster attacked him again, and feathers flew in all directions. He used his orange beak as a battling ram against Star, and then the hens followed, jumping from their nests.

Beaks snapped, claws scratched, and the coop erupted into a cacophony of squawks and panicked flapping. Star felt like a ragdoll being tossed around by a feathery hurricane.

A particularly aggressive hen, Gertrude, by name, latched onto a lock of Star's hair, yanking with surprising strength. Another, a young pullet named Penelope, used his back as a launching pad, propelling herself towards a nest perched precariously on a ledge.

Star, overwhelmed and desperate, did the only thing he could think of. With a silent plea to the Wishing Realm, he channeled all his energy and morphed.

This time, however, the transformation wasn't planned. It was pure panic.

He turns into a fox.

Great…. He'd transformed into one of the greatest enemies of chickens….

"Oh, great galaxies…" he whispered, the dreaded birds surrounding him

Star bolted through the coop door, a flurry of fur and fear. The hens, momentarily stunned, squawked in outrage.

Overcoming his surprise, Monster launched himself after Star with a furious crow.

Outside, the world blurred as Star weaved through the tall grass, the frantic drumming of his paws the only sound in his ears.

Behind him, he could hear the enraged squawking of the hens and the powerful thrumming of Monster's wings as the rooster gave chase.

Asha from her room heard everything as she peered outside her windows; she felt her mouth drop open as she saw everything.

An army of chickens chased a golden glowing fox; for a moment, Asha questioned her sanity. Was she still dreaming? Had the stress of planning their weekend getaway finally pushed her over the edge?

But the frantic clucking and the unmistakable thump of feathered feet against the ground convinced her otherwise.

This was real.

Her boyfriend, Star, was a glowing fox chased by an army of angry chickens.

Curiosity warring with a sudden surge of protectiveness, Asha threw on a robe and bolted out the back door.

The chase had reached the base of the giant oak Star had targeted. The fox, panting heavily, scrambled up the rough bark, claws digging desperately for purchase.

Just as he reached a sturdy branch, Monster launched himself into the air, a crimson blur against the clear blue sky. Monster grabs Star by his tail with his sharp beak, making the poor shapeshifter yelp.

"Yeow!!" he cried, his eyes almost popping from his skull.

"Monster!" she called out, her voice surprisingly steady. "Let him go! Now!"

Momentarily startled, the rooster tilted his head, his beady eyes switching between Asha and his dangling prize.

The hens, sensing a shift in power, fell silent, their attention drawn to the unexpected human intervention. The rooster released his beak from Star's tail, pulling a few golden hairs free.

"Bok…." Monster growled; Asha put her hands on his.

"Nu-uh! Don't you 'bok' me!" She frowns.

Asha's firm command hung in the air, starkly contrasting with the frantic clucking that had filled the moments before. Monster, caught off guard by her sudden appearance and unwavering voice, blinked his beady eyes.

He turns his head upwards, giving a state-down at the trembling Star as he transforms back into his humanoid form and clutches onto the tree's base for dear life.

"Bok-bok!" Monster seemed to argue with AshaAsha's unflinching gaze and met Monster's beady stare in a silent battle of wills.

The rooster puffed out his chest, feathers bristling, and let out a defiant. "Bok!" That echoed across the farmyard. But the fire in his eyes had dimmed, replaced by a flicker of uncertainty.

Star, clinging precariously to the branch high above, watched the exchange with relief and amusement. Asha's sudden intervention had been nothing short of heroic, and the sight of her facing down the fearsome (well, mostly) rooster was both impressive and slightly terrifying.

As Monster continued his argumentative "bok-bok-boking," Asha folded her arms across her chest, her stance firm.

"Look," she said, calm but firm, "I understand you're protecting your flock. But Star here just wanted a few eggs for breakfast. There's no need for all this ruckus."

Monster tilted his head, considering her words. Sensing their leader's indecision, the hens shuffled their feet and murmured amongst themselves.

Perhaps Asha's unwavering presence and reasonable tone were starting to break through their feathered outrage.

Seeing an opening, Star called down from the branch, his voice sheepish but hopeful.

"Yeah, Monster! And hey, maybe we can work out a deal? Like, some fresh fruit for breakfast for trade for the eggs? Or maybe a nice dust bath for you and the ladies?" he suggested

A low murmur rippled through the hens at the mention of a dust bath. Dust baths were a luxurious treat, a chance to preen their feathers and eliminate pesky parasites. Monster, too, seemed to contemplate the offer.

After all, a complete dust bath was hard to resist.

"See, Star has some great ideas! Why don't we all calm down, and maybe I can even offer some help gathering delicious fruits for everyone?" Asha seized the moment.

A tense silence hung in the air for a beat, then Monster let out a single, hesitant "Bok." It wasn't quite a surrender, but it wasn't a declaration of war either.

The hens quieted down completely, their beady eyes fixed on Asha.

Taking a deep breath, Asha offered a small smile.

"Alright then," she said, extending a hand towards Monster in a gesture of peace. "Truce?"

Monster regarded her hand for a moment, then, with a slight dip of his head, nudged it with his beak. A triumphant grin spread across Asha's face. Despite its chaotic start, their farmyard breakfast mission might have a peaceful ending after all.

Monster and the hens return to the chicken coop. Star watches from the safety of the tree; he glances down at Asha with wide eyes.

"Can I come down now…?" he asks, a relieved laugh bubbling out of Asha's throat.

"Sure," she called back, amusement dancing in her eyes. "Just, maybe try the front door next time, huh?"

Star jumps down from the tree with a frown printed across his lips. He crosses his arms across his chest, feeling sad and disappointed.

"I'm sorry, Asha, I wanted to surprise you with breakfast this morning…" he apologized.

Asha's smile softened, understanding washing over her. She walked towards the tree's base, her eyes meeting Star's.

"It's okay, Star." She assured him, taking his hands into hers as she gently squeezed them. "You don't have to worry about eggs for breakfast; we can have bacon and maybe some fresh fruit and toast instead?"

Star, relieved and a little sheepish, smiles back.

"Yeah, I'd like that." nodded.

[sprintingowl]

Jackals

Jackals might be the weirdest normal rpg I've read in a minute. It is d100, osr, fate, indie, traditional, historical, and ahistorical. It is a feature length system with rules for everything from morale to wilderness exploration, a hefty bestiary, and multiple sample adventures, and it feels like sixteen different colors of playdoh all smooshed together.

I think this is honestly going to be a favorite system for some folks, because despite the clunk of a lot of what it's doing, the whole is cohesive. The game works.

The basic pitch for Jackals is that it takes place in a sort of Stargate Sumerian mythic past on another world where an empire of animal-headed people has recently stopped oppressing humanity due to its catastrophic collapse. The PCs are spear-and-sandals militarized vagabonds who wander through ancient ruins and fight against the remnants of the empire.

There's a fair bit of worldbuilding and culture, and the book dances back and forth across the line between stereotype and fresh. Ultimately what it evokes is a sort of hollywood style world, where it feels a little staged but a lot of effort went into that staging.

And speaking of effort, the layout of Jackals is excellent and the artwork is full color, highly detailed, and very evocative of the setting. You can get a perfect snapshot of what Jackals' world is like by glancing at a single piece. John McCambridge knocked it out of the park with his illustrations.

Probably the closest comparisons to what Jackals is are The Bloody Handed Name Of Bronze (which is much more loose and story-tell-y) and Agon (which is much more narratively structured.) Both are solid systems, and definitely worth a look, but for now I'm going to stay on topic.

Jackals plays like the sort of rpg that you think of when you think rpg. You pick your culture, you assign stats, you roll d100 for checks, you fight hyenamen and steal their gold and use it to barter for a better helmet. However, in alongside all the special ability picking and magic learning and skill percent assigning there's fate points, a meta-currency called Clash that you can spend during combat to take more actions during your turn, a HP system that differentiates between sweat and meat, and a lot of clever little flourishes.

What I'm saying is there's plenty of familiar landmarks. You can power attack and dual wield and whatnot. But Jackals might have the most aftermarket additions I've ever seen bolted onto a d100 system, and it's surprisingly stable as a result.

When I started my read I wasn't sure what to expect from Jackals, but the more I mull over it the more I like it. D100 engines are squirrely, but Jackals caught that squirrel and cooked it into a delicious stew.

[satoshi-mochida]

Tales of Graces f Remastered ‘Gameplay’ trailer, digital pre-orders now available - Gematsu

Publisher Bandai Namco and developer TOSE have released a new gameplay trailer for Tales of Graces f Remastered, as well as announced that digital pre-orders are now available for PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 via PlayStation Store, Xbox Series and Xbox One via Microsoft Store, Switch via Nintendo eShop, and PC via Steam.

Digital pre-orders are available in the following editions:

Standard Edition ($39.99 / £34.99 / €39.99)

Main game

Pre-order bonus: “Super Adventuring Assistance Set” early unlock, which includes Apple Gel (x10), Grape Gel (x10), Life Bottle (x10), and Panacea Bottle (x10).

Deluxe Edition ($59.99 / £49.99 / €59.99)

Main game

“Battle Background Music Pack”

Digital art book and soundtrack

“Super Growth Support Herb Set”

Pre-order bonus: “Super Adventuring Assistance Set” early unlock, which includes Apple Gel (x10), Grape Gel (x10), Life Bottle (x10), and Panacea Bottle (x10).

Here is an overview of the game, via its store pages:

About

Tales of Graces f is back with a beautiful and easier-to-play version! The game also includes Lineage and Legacies, an after-story to the main scenario! Tales of Graces f is an action RPG about adventure in fantasy worlds and overcoming obstacles through friendship and determination.

A Child’s Promise is the World’s Last Hope

On a lush green planet called Ephinea, three young children make a promise to each other that could save the future. Asbel, heir to a local lord, Richard, prince of the Windor kingdom, and Sophie, a strange girl with no known past, all swear a special friendship oath after helping each other survive a dangerous attempt on Richard’s life in the land of Lhant. Years later, the world has changed. Asbel and his friends must face grave danger when Lhant becomes the battleground for a power grab among the three great nations of Ephinea. It is at this moment when an even greater threat is revealed and the bonds between the young heroes are put to the test with everything at stake.

Exhilarating Continuous Action With Two Styles to Choose From!

The Style Shift Linear Motion Battle System allows players to switch between two very different battle styles, Artes and Burst. You can choose the strength and range of the party’s attacks, the size of the attack, and how close or far away you need to be to the enemy for maximum effectiveness.

Addition of Convenient Functions and Improved Graphics

Quality-of-life functions have been added, such as auto-save, various skip functions, the ability to turn off enemy encounters in fields and dungeons, and more.

Full Character Development and Item Elements

There are more than 100 different equipable titles that players can rank up through battles, allowing them to learn various skills and techniques that strengthen their stats.

Lineage and Legacies Depicts the World After the Ending

Six months have passed since the journey around the world. Sophie is troubled by uncomfortable thoughts about her eventual future and she is determined to find a way out. At the same time, strange changes spread throughout Ephinea once again. While Asbel is concerned about Sophie, she and her friends set out to investigate the cause of the anomaly…

Tales of Graces f Remastered is due out for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC via Steam on January 17, 2025.

Watch a new trailer below.

Gameplay Trailer

English

Japanese

[the1entirecircus]

Ladies and Gentlemen, this is the perfect blend of the two most dangeorus pokemon on the earth. We call it, Indoreops!

Indoreops (Indoraptor + Reaper + Archeops)

The Indoraptor has always been my favorite hybrid, mainly because I love velociraptors. So creating this hybrid was really fun for me. The way I designed this pokemon was to evoke elements of both the Indoraptor and Indomonstrum. The extra additions to its DNA of Corviknight, Noivern, Grimmsnarl, and Umbreon were meant to give certain features to the Indoraptor. Black metal features were from Corviknight, it gains its clever and deceptive behavior from Grimmsnarl, its echolocative abilities are from Noivern, and its coloration in its non-shiny form is from Umbreon. As for its other features such as golden claws and teeth, as well as those back plates those were from exaggeratered elements of tyrantrum and Kommo-o. Its shiny coloration is based on my favorite Indoraptor skin from Jurassic World Evolution: the vivid skin. Obviously the shade of purple in its stripe is much lighter and has a sort of glow to it, but its meant to be the Indoraptor's vivid skin. It silver claws and teeth are taken from Shiny Tyrantrum.

Its typing is a combination of the steel type from Indomonstrum, and the dark typing from Krookodile, Umbreon, and Grimmsnarl. I didn't give it the flying type from Archeops because it didn't necessarily fit and I really don't like giving the flying type to a pokemon that can't fly. Sure, the Doduo line and Galarian Zapdos can't physically fly, but they're birds, they get an exception. I gave it the dark type because the Indoraptor itself is a dark and malicious hybrid.

Indoreops' base stats were going to be taken from the highest from each of its donor, but then I remembered its part Indomonstrum, and its highest stats outweigh a lot of the other pokemon. So, I decided to just make Indoreops have stats that reflect its capabilities. It was designed to be bullet-resistant in lore, so high defense and special defense. And since it didn't do as much damage to one dinosaur, weaker attack and special attack. And lower HP compared to the Indomonstrum's HP because its smaller and weaker. But its speed being its highest stat is in reference to that one scene where the Indoraptor bolted at two guards in blur and killed them. But since its stats are different compared to the others, I'll say that Dr. Wu modified the stats on his own.

Signature Move:

Savage Streak Type: Dark Physical Damage: 100 Accuracy: -- PP: 5 Description: The pokemon locks onto the target and charges at them at full speed. This move cannot be used again the next turn. This move will fail if the target switches out or uses fly/phantom force/etc.

Other Moves:

Snarl, Quick Attack, Leer, Double Team, Scary Face, Ancient Power, Wing Attack, Iron Head, Iron head, Steel Wing, Iron Defense, Screech, Hone Claws, Power Trip, Dragon Claw, Taunt, Dragon Pulse, Bite, Super Fang, Crunch, Metal Claw, Protect, harden, tackle, metal sound, take down, double-edge, heavy slam, iron tail, metal burst, clanging scales, dragon tail, work up, outrage, close combat, boomburst, Assurance, Dark Pulse, Mean Look, Last Resort, Spirit Break, Fake out, Bulk Up, Fake Tears, Sucker Punch, Torment, Nasty Plot, Play Rough, Foul Play, False Surrender, Roost, Air Cutter, Agility, Quick Guard, U-Turn, Thrash, Rock Slide, Endeavor, Earthquake, Horn Drill, Giga Impact, Head Smash, Tail Whip, Roar, Noble Roar, Bounce, Endire, Revenge, Snap Trap, Flail, Sand Attack, Dig, Sandstorm,

[cyberdragoninfinity]

Hello. I would like to ask for information about the dimension swap dragons please, if you don’t mind.

With pleasure! Here's some bits and bobs about 'em, mostly some design notes and rambling on their card effects:

Dark Janus Pendulum Dragon: Yuto's ace! Basically "Well what if Dark Rebellion had two faces," invoking the Roman god Janus, comedy and tragedy masks, and two-faced Janus cats (but with a big 'ol freaky dragon of course) Its two faces reflects in its ability, where if it inflicts Battle Damage on an opponent's monster or on an opponent themself, it can make a second attack with its other face. :^) Meanwhile, its Pendulum ability plays off of Janus's place as the god beginnings and endings--you can destroy it at any time to automatically skip to a turn's End Phase! Its evolved form is Eclipse-Eyes Penumbra Dragon, born from uniting with Yuya's dragon, a mighty beast that casts a shadow preventing its opponent from special summoning more than once per turn (Janus is also the god of gates and doorways <3)

Eclipse-Eyes Xyz Dragon: poor miserable Xyz!Yuya and his fucked up dragon lmao. Odd-Eyes but with the eyes of a sun blotted out by the moon, lots of circular and closed loop type motifs, and a sort of new spin on Odd-Eye's flame/heat motif (this time the searing heat of an eclipse's ring of fire.) Its effect involves detaching Overlay units to negate opponent's monsters' effects (and maybe also can deal double damage to monsters its used its ability on, as a shoutout to Odd-Eyes classic.) Its EXTRA fucked up evolved form is Eclipse-Eyes Totality Dragon, the dragon that bit Sora's arm off. The moon blots out the sun and plunges the world into a silent, frigid false night. Let the true champion of this darkness rear its head once more. Xyz Summon! It detaches Overlay units to negate monster effects AND plummet monsters' Attack points to 0. That thing is SCARY. Dragon for when Yuya isn't playing around anymore. Probably has more of a 'cold' motif than the base form's heat motif.

Ravenous Venom Synchro Dragon: Synchro!Yuri has more of a bird motif than canon Yuri so Ravenous Venom has an almost beak-like headshape, and is covered in sickly, greasy black feathers (not unlike Starving Venemy Lethal Dose Dragon) A scraggly, relentless hunter, this is the dragon I think I'm most unsure of re: its effects--I almost like the idea that it has to self-mill your own deck to use its abilities (something something synchro!yuri being self-destructive and Ravenous having to constantly eat and never be satisfied.) It probably does some more ATK absorption like Starving Venom does, too. Its evolved form is the frenzied Furious Venom Synchro Dragon, an even scragglier beast that's in a way very representative of Yuri's own aggressive desperation. Maybe it nukes the whole field Black Rose Dragon style, lol

Shattered Wing Fusion Dragon: definitely the dragon I have the most info on hand about because I'm obsessed with Fusion!Yugo lmao, you can read its actual stat block (+ the statblock for its evolved form, Perfect Wing Fusion Dragon) and see its full design/more info over here!! The tl;dr is that this Shattered Wing focuses on attack modification and destruction, a hulking crawling beast with broken wings that can claw its way out of the Graveyard even after its been destroyed. Perfect Wing absorbs an opponent's monster(s) to power itself up and achieve crude flight, glowing with radiation and exploding into nuclear shards that hurt both players when its destroyed. It's a violent, aggressive monstrosity that never ever gives up, and it's hugely protective of Yugo in all forms.