#pc: ursa

[unforgettable-realms]

Orphanage children, all grown up

Acylos as a Tharizdun cultist

Gerome as a scholar in Candlekeep

Ursula as a guardswoman and a member of the Harpers

Michael as a fancy vampire

[whoisnotmyname]

tfw all ur family is gone and ur dog starts getting a little powdered sugar snoot

[thepixelelf]

Ursa since you’re blog looks like ikea, i propose SVT As ikea workers hcs /j

(no but I just KNOW Hoshi’s designed a tiger-themed bedroom in one of the bedroom displays for shits and giggles)

Seventeen as Guys in an IKEA

scoups: guy who keeps hefting the "wrong" boxes of furniture onto the trolley just so he can flex his muscles

jeonghan: guy convincing customer service he can return the fully built TVÄLLEN he doesn't have a receipt for

joshua: guy who tries to pronounce every swedish word he sees

jun: guy who skips the entire display section just to get sweet sweet victory meatballs

hoshi: guy crying in the children's section because DJUNGELSKOG (tiger version) doesn't have its own cool swedish name

wonwoo: guy who brings measurements of his PC set-up to compare to the desks

woozi: guy embarrassed to be seen hanging out with the guy crying in the children's section over stuffed tigers

dk: guy wearing a blue shirt and khakis who, after helping you find a TRÅDFRI for fifteen minutes, you realize doesn't even work here

mingyu: guy who works at the bistro and always complains to his friends about the food but secretly LOVES the frozen yoghurt

the8: guy who doesn't work there but fixes stuff that's been put out of place in the displays

seungkwan: guy who knows exactly what he needs and doesn't look at anything else along the way

vernon: guy who got forgotten in a game of IKEA hide n seek in 2009 and is now cursed to wander the display areas for the rest of time

dino: guy who's like, "I could build that without instructions" and in fact cannot

[poisonhemlocke]

finally did the oc color wheel challenge !!

character info under the cut :3

(potential spoilers for no room for a wallflower act 1, icewind dale: rime of the frostmaiden

orange - calliope “cal” osborne, callsign NIGHTMARE. pilots “TURN AROUND”, an SSC mourning cloak. she has a fairly abrasive personality developed over years in the Union military as part of a Farfield team, but at the end of the day, she joined the military to try and make a difference and ensure the Utopian Pillars are followed, and that remains her primary goal. perpetually pissed off about not being promoted or given important missions. she’s currently the commander of her squad.

yellow - angelica luminari, aka amitiel-52, aka virtue candor. an angel sent to earth as a magical girl to spread joy and happiness and defeat villains with the power of friendship, she has a tendency to be overly self sacrificing since she doesn’t view herself as human. she’s friendly and outgoing, and though she can be annoying at times, she’s a sweet person and gets along well with others. her powers focus on healing, defense, and mobility.

green - natalya essix, callsign URSA. former pilot of “NO REGRETS”, a lancaster frame. she’s a medic from the HUC, specifically the city of daylight. she’s gentle and kind, and can usually be trusted to remain level-headed in times of crisis. her wife and two of her three children were killed in the bombing of daylight, her son only narrowly surviving as he’d left the city the day before. she sustained heavy burns and mental trauma in the fight with BEGGAR-ONE, and retired from mech combat after that.

cyan - maxine collier V, callsign FIVE. pilots the HORUS lycan frame “GREG 3: THERE’S ANOTHER ONE”. this is my horrible gremlin woman, she’s violent and reckless and doesn’t think before she acts (or ever, really). she’s the fifth iteration of “herself”, and is horribly in debt as a result of the expensive cloning procedures. glass arm is a result of incidents with the DHIYED metavault and a trip to the firmament, which left her as an aunic Mind still trying to come to terms with this new religion.

blue - zalia moonkeeper, abjuration wizard and alchemist artificer. has 5-6 voices currently constantly talking telepathically in their head and considering that they’re doing quite well. alongside the party’s armorer artificer, their research colleague, they’ve uncovered much of the technology of an ancient duergar civilization, which they’re currently attempting to use to turn themselves into warforged and attain immortality.

purple - CAIN IDENT X452, lucy davis. tension blasphemy, doomed agenda. previously manifested a sin— specifically, a type II LORD which took the form of an angel. the scars on her face and the rest of her body are a result of the tight “halos” which made up part of the angel, and the shifting many-pupiled eyes are a Sin Mark allowing her to see through solid objects in short distance. she puts on a friendly face, and legitimately tries to be kind, but ultimately what matters most to her is the mission and killing Sins. everything else is secondary.

pink - florence liren, aka CHECKMATE. a smug egocentric hacker from the world of neon city overdrive, she considers herself a self-styled “queen of the underworld”, often wearing gaudy or ostentatious-looking clothes and indulging in various vices. she has morals, but they’re few, far between, and often easily compromised for the promise of a few credits. her body is nearly all cybernetic by this point, including a pair of auxiliary arms which she uses mainly as weapon.

red - nix. she’s a kobold warlock, and my pc in an icewind dale campaign. myself and the one other player play as two kobolds, who typically stack themselves in a trench coat when they go around. they’re both servants of an eldritch deity which speaks to them through the coat, its name is Coatthulhu. nix is not above cannibalism, and usually eats pretty much every monster or bad guy the party kills.

[grrrobotics]

Introduction

This is the unofficial tumblr blog for FRC team 9180 GHS Robotics - Ursa Major!

If I can, i'll post about our progress, and ask questions

Inspired by @pit-crew-chronicles

Roles:

I am the Programming Captain and team Co-Captain

Programing Co-Captain (PC) is the most knowledgeable in terms of Java on our team

Business Captain 1 (BC1) is officially the Co-Captain of the team

Business Captain 2 (BC2) is the de facto Co-Captain, because BC1 and I sometimes can't make it.

Design Captain (DC) is a newer member, but he understands CAD like the back of his hand

Electrical Captain 1 (EC1) was the Human Player for CANPac last year

Electrical Captain 2 (EC2) is the newer member, and also Build Captain 2 (BuC2)

Drive Team isn't decided yet

[rhythmbastard]

RHYTHM BASTARD IN THE URSA MAJOR AWARDS 2023

NOMINATIONS FOR THE URSA MAJOR AWARDS ARE NOW OPEN!

The  Ursa Major Awards is an annual award show that recognizes the best in  furry arts. 2023 was an INCREDIBLE year for me, and not just for my  music. I worked  on a lot of games, been to a lot of cons, and built a great little fan  community. Below is a little voting guide so you know what to nominate  to help me out! For Best Anthropomorphic Music "Hop On" by Rhythm Bastard "Welcome To The Family" by Rhythm Bastard For Best Anthropomorphic Game Pawperty Damage (PC, Composer) Whisker Squadron Survivor (PC, Kickstarter Backer, Use UNLOCK THRASH on console command) Chord Progressions (PC, Voice Actor) For Best Published Illustration "Dead By Daylight" by Scronce

[crowleybrekkers]

orion, puppis and ursa major for the constellation questions? ✨️🌌

orion: what’s your favorite candy? birthday cake oreos for sure

puppis: mac or pc? mac

ursa major: have you ever been camping? do you like it? i unfortunately haven't but i really wanna try

[what-aboutno]

you

tell me about your blorbos. i see them quite often and i am Curious

👀👀👀👀👀👀 okay okay so I'll do one for now skdkd I can talk about the other ones another time

They're from the game genshin impact, it's a mobile/PC game that's similar to things like botw, it's an open world rpg. But it's also a gacha game

First there's Diluc he's my favourite.

Let's not look at his in game model....

In the game there are 7 regions in the world of teyvat. The first being mondstadt the city or music and freedom. They worship the anemo archon but he's been absent for years in order to not push his own ideals of freedom "what's freedom demanded of you from an archon?"

So diluc is from mondstadt. He is one of the richest men of teyvat. Running the mondstadt wine industry. He owns and runs the dawn winery, and angels share the tavern in mondstadt.

In this world when an archon recomizes you Ig you would say or they acknowledge your ambition they are gifted what's called a vision. A small glass orb that allows the user to control one of the 7 elements (anemo,geo,electro,dendro,hydro, pyro or cryo)

When diluc was 10 he received a pyro vision. At age 13 he became mondstadts youngest cavalry captain. He becomes a knight to make his father proud, who never received a vision and didn't make it to the knights because of that.

He has an adopted brother named Kaeya. They found him in the woods during some rainy night and adopted him

My other beloved blorbo. They're called the ragbros because dilucs last name is ragnvindr. Kaeya idk if he ever used that but after some lore stuff it's Alberich

Their lore together is so ajsjjajs they make me ill

Everything is like all cool until dilucs 18th birthday when he has to escort his father on this mission for the knights. Uh so halfway through they're stopped by this creature called ursa the drake and it's kinda like this big dragon. It kills all the other knights that were with him on that missions and he tries to fight it off and get his father to safety but he is knocked back.

His father randomly pulls out this delusion which is like a vision but it's man made, and made of dead god remains. It usually kills the user, ages faster, takes from their life force or other unknown side effects

He uses it and it like insta kills but him the drake is gone woo ajsjs uh oh

Kaeya arrives as back up with other knights but it's just took late. It's implied in the game diluc mercy kills his dad to stop him from being in so much pain but in the manga he just kinda disolves???

Kaeya actually feels really relived that his adopted dad died because kaeya lore. He was sent as a spy by his birth father. There's this other nation we're told about called Khaenri'ah. Which was a nation with no archon. It was like the peak of humanity but Celestia (even higher up to the archons) was like nuh uh tkk dangerous look at those machines they're making. And sent the gods to destroy the whole nation. That was 500 years ago. How kaeya is from there is a mystery but he's sent to mond and left by the winery on that rainy night to be a 'spy' according to him anyway. His father told him that he was their 'last hope'

So dilucs had this terrible birthday and kaeya goes to talk to him because he feels so guilty about how relieved he was that their father died. Even if it was for a brief moment and decides to come clean about his past.

This part is very much up to interpretation because their stories don't say much. But they end up fighting. Diluc using his vision. The fanon verisons is he relases this massive fire bird which is his burst in the game towards kaeya. And that moment kaeya receive a vision. Making a sheild around him causing this elemental reaction.

You unlock kaeya sheild at c4 (you get 4 extra copies of him. gacha game moment skdkd)

Some point in the fight diluc injuries his eye covered by the eye patch. Giving him a scar. through this one event we find that he's not blind there and his voice lines say he can see perfectly fine out of it.

But he was wearing an eye patch for no reason before this. Maybe for fun?? Maybe for lore who knows. He won't tell us his lore skdkd not yet at least

They end up fighting. Next day diluc is back at the knights because they're investigating his father's death. One of them who turned out to be a traitor from the fatui (this massive army from one of the nations sneznhaya) he's like yo actually we're gonna cover this up because it's gonna make us look bad if the knights didn't fight but this rich winery owner who has no powers did. Diluc is like fuck this I'm leaving. Leaves his vision and a week later leaves mondstadt.

He decides he gonna go on a killing spree taking on the delusion that killed his father. He disappears for 4 years. Ends up in sneznhaya. Meets some harbingers almost gets killed but saved but this random organization. He joins the organization and ends up being really high ranking too and then returns to mond to run the winery. With apperently no side effects from the delusion???? Hoyo please tell us what happened. Literally the game tells you about the side effects of delusions and how bad they are yet he uses it for 4 years and nothing happens???? What are you hiding

Hes no longer a knight but he still wants to protect people so he becomes a vigilante. People in mond somehow don't know it's him but they call him the dark knight hero

Girl is not even hiding his BRIGHT RED hair. Yeah so that's him.

Personality wise as a kid he was this bright and happy person

As an adult after all that trauma he really keeps to himself. He seems very lonely tbh. Described by kaeya as in his own world all the time. Less happy, seen as grumpy and never smiles :(( he still mischievous in his story quests and is so kind.

Literally his description for his card (from card game in the game)

Ouyghhhh and you see he still deeply cares about mond in his own way. His relationship with his brother is strained and a whole other thing but he still cares about him :((

Anyway beloved blorbo I could talk more about him with lore and theories but I'll do it another time skdkd

He's also so pretty like omg,,,,

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[ashmcgivern]

Aiben: The Great Hunt (Context)

HELLO and welcome to the segment where I summarize the D&D campaign I play in on Saturdays to the best of my ability. Actually, after this post, I plan on posting my PC Zeal's journal instead, since it's already written out and it'll be less work for me.

It's worth noting that the DM aims to create a sourcebook for the setting! Our campaign is heavily modified to suit our PCs needs and so the final sourcebook will be pretty different, but I've got his blessing to share a certain amount of info. Some information will be left vague our out entirely to keep the ~mystery~ of the campaign's "answers"

The wall of text is below the cut - this first one is gonna be mostly PC descriptions so we can get that context out of the way. Enjoy!

Also, if you'd like to see all content relating to this campaign/world, including art, be sure to look at my Aiben tag.

The adventure starts in the continent of Aiben in the capitol of Averias, where a hunt for an ancient and powerful metal known as Morphirium is being sponsored by the current king, Swesdon Wolfram. The Morphirium, once on display as an "art piece" 499 years ago, is the largest singular piece of the element currently known to humanoid kind, and is absolutely filled to the brim with arcane power and magical potential. The event is huge, requiring prior registration and paperwork, for a total of 100 teams participating in this hunt. The winners of this event take home 1 million gold pieces.

The last team to slip into registration, Team 100, consists of Eddisar of the Long Sight, his two grandchildren Makera Flintbreaker and Zeal Eddison, their friend Peanut, and two employees of some of Edd's old friends - Ursa Ironsand and Traverse. Later in the adventure, Atache, Slythe, and one other secret (for now) PC joins the party.

Player Characters

Eddisar of the Long Sight - Tiefling, M, ?? (Lore Bard)

A kind old man, an archeologist and historian. Long winded, gets lost in himself and his thoughts fairly often. Has seen most of the world and has an infinite number of stories to tell. He dresses plainly with no armor or weapons. His most peculiar feature is his right arm, which is clearly replaced by a branch he can control like a normal hand.

Edd is the de facto leader of the group, having signed everyone up for the contest, but takes a very relaxed approach to directing the group. He's keen on being more a resource to the party than being a hard and fast leader.

Makera Flintbreaker - Tiefling, F, 22 (Champion Fighter)

A tough young woman who's hard to impress. She is blunt and doesn't like to get caught up in details, opting for simpler solutions to complex problems. She is a boxer in a local league, and is hoping to go nationally pro someday like her mother, Bulana, was. She has an insane sweet tooth, an addiction to puzzles, and is inseparable from her cousin, Zeal.

Zeal Eddison - Tiefling, M, 23 (Celestial Warlock)

A bright-eyed enthusiastic young man with a headlong, heart-first sort of personality. He's a school teacher, but wants to go to university to study Planar Physics. In the absence of money to go to school, he consumes just about every book he can get his hands on. He endured an intense tragedy as a child where he met Xanthanel, a Solar that looks after him like a son. He's inseparable from his cousin, Makera.

Peanut - Tabaxi, M, 50s (Open Sea Paladin)

A HUGE, gruff, well built Tabaxi sailor. He is a gentle soul trapped in a war tank of a body. Spent a lot of his life in the Collesian Islands working as a boatswain, where some of the best sailors in the world exist. He's a tank and a force to be reckoned with, but also gives the best big kitty hugs. He has a taste for cheese, and collects/consumes wheels at an alarming rate. He is looking for his uncle, Sherbert, who went missing recently and left behind a puzzle box Peanut believes will lead them to him.

Ursa Ironsand - Desert Stormfolk, F, 16 (Sanity Cleric)

A short, kind and mellow elemental. Always stressed, but wears it well, keeps a level head and exudes "mom energy." She comes from a long family line of smiths, but isn't a very skilled one herself. She used to work at the "Forbidden Pit" in the middle of the desert, where nothing really happened, until one day she started having crazy dreams. Her boss suggested going on this this trip as a 'working vacation.' She is, well and truly, a disaster lesbian.

*Stormfolk are a custom race and Sanity Clerics are a custom class, making Ursa 100% homebrew material. Stormfolk commonly only live to be about 35, maxing out at about 45, making Ursa well and firmly an adult.

Traverse - Half Elf, M, 30s (Battle Master Fighter)

A slightly unkempt half elf, with chains around his wrist dressed in ratted armor. Once a guard for Agaras, became disenchanted with the world and realized he really only liked being a guard for the thrill of the fight. He's since gotten himself in a myriad of trouble and was sentenced to prison, but on his mentor's good word he's been given one last chance to redeem himself - help Eddisar on this quest, and he can go free on good behavior.

Atache - Warforged, NB/M, ??? (Eloquence Bard)

A flamboyant as FUCK warforged, a bit thin and gangly, absolutely not built for battle. Always ready to meet with the upper crust even though they've been long removed from their previous station. Enjoys fashion, but cant afford the newest things, so he makes do and calls it ~vintage~. They enjoy the finer things in life, and is a phenomenal cook. The party met up with them when they first visit the Wintering Isles.

Slythe - Yuan-Ti, M, 20s?? (Armorer Artificer)

Sassy as hell and not one for niceties, Slythe is a no-nonsense fashion designer. He aims to create articles of clothing that are both highly fashionable and highly functional for adventurers. He takes incredible pride in his work and is always looking for new sources of inspiration, and new people to model his designs. An NPC named Elana stole a dress he was working on with her, and in a fit of rage joined our party to get it back, take revenge, and also field test some fashionable armor he made for the party.

Mystery Character - COMING SOON

[bojackhorsemanobviously]

OOC:// I hope this is okay, but I've kinda been itching to say that the therapist bojack/ cartman and related threads that I've come across are so cool in concept and really well written on both sides! I definitely enjoy SP for what it is, but something about that dynamic kinda makes me wish it could be more story/ character arc driven like in BJH's storytelling. I don't think SP would ever go in a direction like that (without it ending horribly, especially for cartman), so it has been cool to see that explored.

Also, I'm not entirely sure how to put this into words, but I kinda like how you don't seem to put characters through behind-the-scenes reception arcs via headcanons before writing them. If they canonically have struggled with things or have negative traits, your characters aren't so reformed that those things won't come up or be a problem again. It seems like you stay really true to the idea that characters have the complexity to say and do inexcusable things, but still not have to be written as a story antagonist 100% of the time because of that. It's definitely more interesting when characters don't have to either be watered down into sweethearts, or get completely vilified and live on the fringes of society with no positive connections.

Thank you! The amazing write of bojack horsman definitely helped with how i write him obviously (: I just like the idea of him having people around to care about him and vice versa as the show kinda ended rather bittersweet with him losing diane ): , though i love the message of accountability and how suicide is not the desirable outcome. people that think it would be better are so not understanding why bojack fans relate toe him i tell ya it aint due to how he treated sarah lynn/penny but more so depression/mother issues /a desire to belive you can be better even after being awful. The idea of bojack being anyone's therapist to cartman to me felt very bizzare even though it was my idea but i thought it be fun. I think on n some level it felt like he would hate the idea but when he's doing well, the advice he has for friends is rather decent mainly in s6 with dianes depression. and being a kids therapist would only work in south park really where they don't care at all about kids security. its def been fun to have him react to the insanity .. he spent his life wanting to be in a sitcom and when hes in one that happens to have mass murderor eric cartman its just too much man he can't cope xd. I find the idea of writing characters as perfect saints or devils to be massively boring, a trend i've eyed in other fandoms example azula has been treated as a misunderstood poor woobie who did nothing wrong ever and abusive ursa/iroh are to blame for her shengaians .. and it drives me crazy. ive also heard tales of zuzos woobification that come off as to me as imperfect victims with anger issues are unloveable if we don't remove their flaws. its very jarring to see angry charactres get turned into soft meowmeows. the south park fandom itself struggles to deal with Stan, Kyle and Butters, even Kenny being less than perfect. Stan being a shitty boyfriend? OOC. Butters being sexist OOC.. despite it being a real occuring trait of his for many many seasons.. as well as his own violent temper issues due to all the abuse he endures but cartman? not being evil and caring for his friends thats OOC.. its a real annoying problem in fandoms something I have zero desire to embrace. I love bojack due to his flaws, not inspite of em flaws make characters more empathiic, if you remove em they become stale and boring.

It's definitely more interesting when characters don't have to either be watered down into sweethearts, or get completely vilified and live on the fringes of society with no positive connections. Yes I agree its why the ending while it made me cry it was nice to see bojack still have friends like Todd/ Mr. Peanutbutter/ aquaintess with PC .. tho I think Mr. PB is prob his best friend now.. even if hes still obessed with whoever erica is.. I feel the show also left open the possibilites that even if he did relaspe, he could always get better.. as Todd says. which is a better message than fools thinking ole bobo should have stayed dead, that would have been so much more damaging to fans of the show.. and a terrible terrible ending. so while i wish diane/him stayed buds at least he has a few friends and isn't.. dead...

thanks for the ask (:

[unforgettable-realms]

Have you ever wanted to play out your new character's tragic backstory? In this adventure we played lvl 1 children from an orphanage with a dark secret and oh boy were they traumatized

[mikes-stories]

My Programmable Roommate - Part 1

My Programmable Roommate - https://mjcwrites.net/books/my-programmable-roommate

Part 1

Cybernetic Brain Implants are all the rage now. They allow people to control their PCs, cars, game consoles, and more wirelessly and remotely with just their mind. It seemed like everybody was getting them.

You even saw employers offering to get them for their employees since it meant the employer could monitor their employees more efficiently. Theoretically it also means the employee would also be much more productive. At least, that's what they want you to believe.

Alex's roommate, Jake, recently got one of those implants installed in his head. Yep. Made an appointment with the place that sells them and then a robo-doc cut into the back of his neck and inserted the thing at the base of his brain leaving a flesh-colored plastic access port right there at the base of his skull. A magsafe connector provided a physical connection to his implant, otherwise everything is done wirelessly.

From a purely technological standpoint it's a pretty neat device. First, it's powered by blood sugar! Glucose. You tend to see people with these types of cybernetic implants with quite a sweet tooth. Now you know why. Onboard micro- and neuromorphic -processors with machine learning provide a bidirectional translation of the brain's analog signals to the digital signals of the rest of the world. 

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Their apartment was quiet, except for the soft him of Jake's gaming rig. Theirs is a small two-bedroom flat with small bedrooms located across from one-another, a large, shared bathroom, and a large communal space that housed their kitchen, dining room, and living room.

It was in downtown Atlanta, and for the money it really wasn't that bad of a deal. But being in the heart of Atlanta, crime was always an issue. The fact there was an Atlanta Police precinct in the ground-floor of their apartment building meant that crime inside their building was thankfully almost non-existent.

Outside though, several sirens wailed, and the strobes and lights of various flying vehicles etched colorful patterns on their adjustable opaque windows that shielded the outside views to the goings-on inside their space.

Inside their apartment Jake was in his room, laying on his bed, in the middle of a game as usual. A holographic display hovered above his head with a rapidly evolving scene of fighting and combat of some fictional galactic army of soldiers fighting some alien species. He was perfectly still, the only movements from him were those of his eyes darting back and forth watching the game. He was perfectly in "the zone".

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Alex leaned against the doorframe to Jake's room and covertly watched his roommate Jake for a few minutes.

Jake was not a typical "gamer geek" that only cared about his games and neglected his body. To put it bluntly, Jake was in incredible shape. He was tall; about 196cm in height, and weighed 75 kilos.

::: info That's 6'5" and 165 lbs. in Freedom units, or almost 12 stone in Commonwealth units.

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He also had the metabolism of a fruit fly because it didn't matter what he ate, Jake never seemed to gain any weight. Alex was always a little jealous about that. Throw in his chiseled jaw, perfectly lithe and lean body, and impressive bulge, and it was no wonder Jake could get any man — or woman — that he fancied.

Which didn't seem to be many, because in all the time Alex has known him, he doesn't remember Jake ever dating anyone, let alone bring anyone over.

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"Another victory, huh?" Alex said, breaking the silence and making his presence known.

Jake paused his game, and the holographic display disappeared. He sat up and gave Alex a cocky smile. "Yeah, just another day fighting the Drex."

The Drex were a fictional race of arachnid-like creatures from a planet in the Alioth star system within Ursa Major.

Alex entered Jake's room and plopped down on his bed next to him. "How's the campaign going? Have you killed the Queen yet?" referring to the video game.

Jake shrugged, swinging his legs off his bed to sit down next to him. "Honestly, I think I need a break," he said. "This implant is amazing, but it's starting to feel like work."

Alex raised his eyebrow feigning curiosity. "How so?"

Jake moved his finger to the back of his neck where the implant interface was and tapped it lightly. "It's like... I can access my PC directly, control almost anything with my thoughts. It's efficient, but sometimes I forget to just relax. My phone, my email, news feeds from the Internet... It's like I'm always connected, you know?"

"Can't you turn all that off?"

"That's just it, it's never really turned off. It has to stay connected in the event I might want to do something," he said.

Alex's mind started to race. This was his chance. He had been researching Jake's implant ever since he got it a few months ago. Now he had the perfect excuse and opportunity.

"You know, Jake, I've been reading up on those things," he said. "They say you can actually tweak the settings, even upload new subroutines. Maybe there's a way I can make your implant more 'user-friendly'."

Jake's eyes lit up. "Really? That sounds awesome! You think you could make it better?"

Alex nodded, trying to hide his excitement. "Of course! Why not?"

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Over the next couple of days Alex dug-in and researched the shit out of Jake's implant, its manufacturer, and poured over all publicly available material.

Much to his delight he found a SynapTech Solutions developer program for Jake's NeuroLink implant that was open to anybody, and it was free. All he needed to do was sign-up, and he was able to download a complete developer environment along with an implant device emulator complete with a virtual "human" it was installed into.

After a couple of days Alex — with laptop in-tow — approached Jake, who was sitting on their couch watching TV.

"Up for a very minor test?" he asked Jake.

"Sure!" Jake replied.

"I want to see if I can connect to your implant," he said. "You should get a pairing request from my laptop."

Jake nodded, and Alex began the pairing process to try to connect his laptop to Jake's implant. Almost immediately Alex saw Jake's implant show up as an available device he could connect to, and he started a pairing request.

As soon as he clicked on "Connect", Jake's eyes widened, and he gave Alex a thumbs up.

"I just granted you access," he said.

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As soon as Jake had granted access to Alex's, his laptop's screen began to fill-up with telemetry and diagnostic information about Jake's implant, and surprisingly... his body.

Jake's vitals, such as his heart rate, respiration, blood pressure, glucose levels, oxygen levels, carbon dioxide levels, and various other measurements were plotted on Alex's screen, like a medical-type display. Jake's implant was able to determine his vital signs from simply interfacing with his brain, putting a digital spin to the analog world that we all are.

"Dude, this is incredible," he said. "Jake, you need to see this." He set his laptop down in front of Jake.

"That's amazing," he told him, marveling at how some of the graphs and displayed changed as he moved his head, his arms, and his torso.

Holding his breath immediately saw his oxygen levels start to immediately decrease, and his carbon dioxide levels go up.

The implant was even tied into his senses. There was a "blocky" black & white mosaic that showed the signals from his eyes as his brain interpreted them.

A wave form generator showed the audio signals coming from his ears as they were processed and interpreted by his brain.

But the most impressive display was a stick figure representation of Jake. As he moved his arms, head, neck, etc. the stick figure adjusted to show his approximate position. The implant was able to read and interpret Jake's sense of proprioception!

"Damn," Jake said, a little taken aback by everything about him that was shown on Alex's screen. "About the only thing you can't do is read my thoughts it looks like."

Alex was giddy but looking at Jake he could tell Jake was anything but comfortable with what he was looking at. "I don't know if this is a good idea," he said, slowly closing Alex's laptop and handing it back to him.

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Jake's body language made it clear that he was no longer interested in Alex doing anything more with his implant. Seeing how deep his implant was embedded in his mind was shocking and alarming to him.

On one hand he had to know that the implant would be deeply embedded in his mind. How else could it interface with his mind and control everything it was connected to?

But on the flip side, knowing at a deep level that your implant is invasive, and seeing just how invasive your implant is with your own eyes, are two entirely different things.

If he was going to hack into Jake's implant he'd have to come up with another plan.

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Alex spent the next couple of days searching the dark web looking for any information... tools, or utilities that might aid him with jail-breaking Jake's implant. Of course, for any of them to be successful Jake would have to be unaware of what he was doing.

Yet Jake's implant still showed up as an available device to connect-to on his laptop. Jake hasn't revoked Alex's permission to connect to his implant.

«This was going to be too easy,» Alex thought to himself.

Then he found it. The file NeuroLinkJBv1.2a.app certainly looked promising.

::: warn Warning! Running the NeuroLinkJBv1.2a.app will result in the target's implant rebooting. To avoid detection, do not run this program while the target is awake or conscious.

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That evening after both he and Jake went to bed, Alex waited until he was certain Jake was asleep. This was easily confirmed by him connecting to Jake's implant with his laptop. Jake's heart rate, respiration, and lack of movement or activity in most of his body confirmed as such.

Now all was left was to launch the NeuroLinkJBv1.2a.app and see if it was successful.

Either Jake would be alerted that Alex was trying to hack his mind or he wouldn't. The app could either destroy their friendship or... well... 

Date: 2120-06-15 Time: 06:02:00 UTC User: [REDACTED] Target Implant ID: NL-2120-FFCA19 06:02:05 - Initiating connection to target cybernetic brain implant via secure channel. 06:02:10 - Scanning for active neural pathways and implant firmware version. 06:02:15 - Target firmware version detected: v5.1.3 (latest). 06:02:20 - Establishing exploit vector: Neural Interface Protocol (NIP) vulnerability identified. 06:02:25 - Bypassing initial security protocols. 06:02:30 - Accessing memory cache... Success. 06:02:35 - Injecting custom payload to disable security features. 06:02:40 - Payload execution in progress... 06:02:45 - Security features disabled. Bypassing user authentication. 06:02:50 - Accessing core functionalities: sensory modulation, memory alteration, and data storage. 06:02:55 - Modifying sensory input parameters... Success. 06:03:00 - Creating backup of original settings for restoration. 06:03:05 - Initiating jailbreak process... 06:03:10 - Jailbreak successful! Target implant now in "Developer Mode." 06:03:15 - Installing custom applications: + App 1: God Mode v3.0 + App 2: Memory Manipulator Pro + App 3: Simon Says v1.0 06:03:20 - Applications installed successfully. 06:03:25 - Modifying user permissions for unrestricted access. 06:03:30 - User permissions modified. Full control established. 06:03:35 - Initiating stealth mode to avoid detection. 06:03:40 - Stealth mode activated. Monitoring for any security alerts. 06:03:45 - Running diagnostics on installed applications... All systems operational. 06:03:50 - Preparing to exit remote session. 06:03:51 - Rebooting implant. 06:04:00 - Connection terminated. 06:04:05 - Finalizing log... 06:04:10 - Log complete. Jailbreak process executed successfully without detection. End of Log Status: Successful

«God mode?» Alex immediately took note of. «What the hell does that do?»

It didn't really matter though. Not right now at least. Right now, it was almost 2:15am and Alex was tired as fuck and desperately needed to get to bed. Testing out Jake's implant "jail break" would have to wait until tomorrow.

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The next morning, Jake was up early, blissfully unaware that anything had been done to his implant. Alex was still dead asleep when he left and went for a jog around Piedmont Park. Alex didn't even hear him come back, but the sound of the shower eventually jostled him awake.

Groggy and disoriented he stepped out of his bedroom just as Jake stepped out of the bathroom with droplets of water glistening on his chest and abs. The white towel wrapped around his waist did little to obscure what lay beneath.

“Hey,” Jake said, nearly bumping into Alex in the narrow hallway. “Rough night?”

“Something like that,” he replied, rubbing the sleep from his eyes. “How was the run?”

“Pretty good. Saw a dead hooker on 10th.”

“Jesus, really?” Alex’s eyes widened in shock.

“Yeah,” Jake said, shaking his head. “But on a brighter note, there’s a new gay bar that just opened on 11th.”

“Seriously? That’s awesome!” Alex perked up, a grin spreading across his face. “We have to check it out.”

“Thought you might be interested,” Jake said with a playful smirk.

“Definitely,” Alex replied, excitement bubbling in his voice.

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Jake, still wearing only a towel around his waist, followed Alex into the kitchen. That's when Alex remembered... Simon Says v1.0...

"Hey Jake," he said, "take off your towel." 

Jake flashed Alex an incredulous look. "Fuck you I'm not taking off my towel," he said. "What's gotten into you this morning?"

"Nothing," he apologized. "I'm sorry."

Jake finished pouring himself a glass of orange juice and headed to the living room.

"Jake?" Alex asked. "Simon says... remove your towel," finishing before Jake could respond.

And just as he was about to sit down, Jake undid his towel and let it fall to the floor then sat down on the couch and turned on the television. Completely naked.

«Holy fuck... holy fuck.... holy fuck...» Alex said to himself.

Alex followed Jake into the living room a few seconds later with his Hot Pocket and picked Jake's towel up off the floor. Jake, who was watching the TV, didn't seem to notice that Alex was holding his towel. The same towel that was wrapped around his waist just a few seconds ago.

"You gonna sit down?" he said, motioning for Alex to take a seat.

Alex sat down but couldn't keep himself from staring at Jake. Did it really work, or was Jake fucking with him? Does he even realize what he did? What he's doing? Or what Alex could do to him? No... He needed to test this further.

"Jake... I left my coffee in the kitchen; can you grab it for me?"

"What am I, your servant? Get it yourself," he replied curtly.

"Please?"

"You can get your own damn coffee, Alex."

"Simon says... bring me my coffee, Jake."

Right on cue, Jake immediately got up from the couch and his 196cm body and rather long and thick appendage gracefully went into the kitchen and casually brought a coffee cup to Alex. Jake then he sat back down nonchalantly and resumed watching the TV.

"Thank you," Alex told him.

"For what?" he replied.

Alex had no memory of something he just did only seconds ago.

«Holy fuck...»

Holy fuck, indeed.

Story Index

[awwordnd]

For the DM/GM

Do you prefer homebrew or standard 5e monsters/setting?

Ursa:

I enjoy both for different reasons! Having standard settings and monsters to start out with and develop your game with is a great way for players to gauge their power levels and help you design a story to help fit what kind of campaign the group wants to play and develop the RP side more.

But on the flip side, I really love homebrew because it allows you to really push the boundaries of what the game can do, it can test your players as their PCs continue to get stronger when the static doesn't work anymore, and it allows for the flexibility of creative freedom when the setting or monster doesn't fit exactly as you want. Overall, I prefer homebrew but do enjoy both.

[quillswriting]

project.worldsD&D Main Cast

PCs

Amon, the dwarven card master. Nephew to the dwarven Queen General Dimva Hammersfenn and originally raised by his parents to be her heir until she had her only child later in life. He originally joins the adventuring party after running away from home to find his own adventure. 

Anton, the halfing wizard. He awoke several months before by clawing his way out of a shallow grave with no memories and very little knowledge of the world around him. He found Zephyr soon after and they decided to work together - Zephyr helps him live in the world and he assist Zephyr in finding his mother. This led him to join the adventuring party with Zephyr. 

Zephyr, the elemental demon absolute healer. Raised by his father, Archfiend Zilgris, and his father’s right hand, Commander Rhenya. His mother disappeared when he was a very small baby, and he came to the material plane from the lower planes in search of his fae mother. This led to himself and Anton joining the adventuring party to continue exploring the continent in search of rumors and clues to his mother. 

Ghita, the Shadar-Kai rogue that mutliclassed into barbarian. She was an elite warrior of the common military class family across the sea in the Shadar-Kai Empire. She was accused of treason and escaped the empire to hide in the Rulum Empire, later joining the adventuring party in order to continue her new line of work as a mercenary in the Rulum Empire. 

Mayis, the tielfing gunslinger pirate. She joined the adventuring party at their arrival to the Mountain Keep in the city of Ursa, in exchange for them assisting her with finding two people from her background that owe her a ship after hers wrecked along the Ursan Coast. 

Dug, the alchemical automaton artificer. He had very few memories of his creator and was on the search for them. He joined the adventuring party in order to get paid and ask the Empress Lerissa if she has any knowledge of his creator. He left the adventuring party when, after bonding with a dark force through a discovered sword, his system short circuited. (The real reason was that the player was no longer able to make it to the sessions due to his job hours changing - so his character was randomly killed off according to his wishes, lol)

Note: Adventure 1 NPCs to follow, with a peak at Adventure 2 NPCs!

[rms10]

How do you think Avatar Studios will conclude Azula's arc?

Because on the one hand, while her solo comic all but said she doesn't want to seek atonement due to a mix of her indoctrination and not wanting to deal with the pain of (consciously) acknowledging that she did hurt the people closest to her, the fact that she left the Fire Warriors alone suggests she is capable of changing for the better.

But on the one hand, the TTRPG says that her goal is to dethrone Zuko, and that she is seeking out dangerous sprits. Moreover, her solo comic and the TTRPG all but say that mental health treatment is non-existent in her era.

So what do you think will happen?

I really don't have a strong grasp on where they'll go with Azula. Of all the characters in ATLA, Azula's final fate is the most mysterious to me. At the end of ATLA, we last see her completely broken and isolated, and it really leaves the door open for where to take her from there. Can she have some form of redemption, especially given that she's a child? I'll confess that I took away that she might be too broken from everything to ever fully recover, but that's a pretty bleak outcome for this franchise.

The two sources you mention have different goals. The TTRPG was written first and pulls from S&S. Additionally, it has a goal of presenting various NPCs as potential adversaries, so it will naturally present Azula as a complicating factor to create adventures in the Fire Nation (or beyond) for PCs to deal with. While I do take the TTRPG as canon, it's also a different perspective on how it presents characters from stories.

I took away from the comic that Azula is telling herself that she wants to dethrone Zuko and reinstate the expansionist empire, but by articulating it, it's really opening the door for her to challenge that internal perception of herself. If things play out long enough, I suspect we'll see some form of (perhaps limited) reconciliation between her and Zuko and Ursa, and some form of redemption for her. However, I'm not entirely certain how they'll pull that off.

Right now, I'm just hoping we get to the first movie from Avatar Studios because I really want to see adult Aang and Katara out in the world doing things. After that, if we get some post-war, healing, Fire Nation I'm all for that too. (Really, I'm far more invested in new stories than the upcoming live action.)

Thanks for the interesting ask.