#powder mages

[starling-dust]

the "quick study" to "blorbos" pipeline

[xxlucyxlolaxx]

It really sucks when you are a fan of something and you cannot find anyone to talk to about it..........eh.

[hinumay]

i forgot what Vlora's Riflejack uniform colors were, but just some Ben Styke and Vlora Flint not dealing with Taniel's shit anymore xD

[kwrite1776]

How are such absolutely gorgeous books even allowed? My wallet suffers, but I rejoice.

[takethistoyourstardust]

my three main plushies have two names each and together i call them the Sugar Syrups bc one of their names have to do with a type of sugar and the other has to do with a type of syrup

[eminjbrylv]

"I did this for me, and I did this for Adro, so that Manhouch wouldn't sign us all into slavery to the Kez with the Accords. I did it because those grumbling students of philosophy at the university only play at rebellion. The age of Kings is dead ... and I have killed it."

-Field Marshal Tamas

[lbulldesigns]

Time Travel Fix-It Fic

So a little while ago I made a post about foreshadowing in a couple of Powder's drawings, here's the link to it if you want to read it...

https://at.tumblr.com/lbulldesigns/700252698427179008/mqrmwpi0n00n

I mentioned a head cannon I had where Powder has clairvoyant esque abilities but wasn't fully aware of them, and ended up interpreting them in her art, hence why her drawings had so much foreshadowing in them.

Soooooo naturally I came up with an idea for a fic because I'm weak, and added it onto the long list of fics I need to write but haven't yet because I keep coming up with new ideas as I'm hashing out the details for current story concepts 😭😭😭

🤦 holy lord of procrastination, I'm beginning to understand how George R.R Martin feels now 😂😂😂

Okay so the premise of this story is basically a time travel fix it, but it's done differently because rather than characters returning to the past it's everything that happens in Arcane is just a really long and finely detailed premonition that Powder has.

The story progresses how it does in the show and then some with a brief summary of how (non-cannon) the events after S1 goes. So after Jinx fires the rocket, war breaks out between Zaun and Piltover which goes on for three years before the Void attacks Runeterra. Jinx, after years of fighting, sacrifices herself to close the gate that the Void creatures are coming out from as atonement for her past sins but the Void took so much life that civilisation is basically now gone.

At the moment Jinx dies she wakes up as Powder in her bunk at The Last Drop. She lies there trying to get her bearings, as she's being accosted with memories from the future and her memories from the last few days. The best way to describe how she feels is if two halves of herself are catching up with each other and comparing notes on what they've been up to whilst she sits there trying to follow along, she is left in this state of complete numbness for several days in which during this time her family are wondering why Powder is not talking or responding to anyone. She's expressionless, quiet, and operating on auto pilot (she's basically a living doll), which leaves them really worried about her because they can't get her to snap out of this state and Vi's really worried about what might have happened to make her little sister like this.

After awhile however she snaps out of it and has settled on having her older selfs personality, which is basically Jinx after she's managed to overcome a lot of her issues and found better coping mechanisms. When this happens she just breaks down crying, out of the sheer overwhelming emotions and realisation that she has a second chance to fix everything and make better choices.

She begins making plans on how to save everyone, whilst also hiding the fact that she has memories of a future that hasn't happened yet because she has first hand knowledge of what happens when people believe she's crazy whilst also trying to convince Vi that she's okay because her doll state has left Vi even more protective of her and unwilling to let Powder out of her sight.

Some things to keep in mind:

She's seen everything in the future, including other people's stories. Her premonition works in the same way as if she were actually watching the show.

She doesn't have the same insecurities as pre-premonition Powder because Jinx came to terms with a lot of these insecurities during the wars.

Piltover is still her enemy but she's going to fight them at a different angle then teen Jinx did and recognises that not all Pilties are greedy and immoral.

She doesn't know what to do about Silco, she recognises that he has the best plan (currently) to fight back against Piltover but she doesn't want history to repeat itself or for Zaun to go through a trial by fire like before.

She WILL do whatever it takes to save her family, all of her family.

And, she has retained knowledge of engineering, physics, and magic and will be utilising all of this going forward.

I want to avoid making her too OP, the aim is to make her use the knowledge she's gained whilst "growing up" but also keeping in mind that she will have limitations as she is physically still a child going through her awkward phase of childhood.

I welcome all feedback and ideas ☺️❤️

[dulocemployee]

Why are nobody talking about the powder mage trilogy? In fact it seems like nobody ever talked about it like?? It’s so good? I’m obsessed with these characters and I lack any artistic talent I’m counting on y’all for the fanart here

Anyway I hope there is a tv series adaption it would be dope, and I also hope Charlie Hunnam plays Olem, my love

[chiefmcclane]

Brian McClellan's Powder Mage two-part trilogies (hexilogy?) are seriously great fantasy and hardly any one I know has even heard of them.

I'll pitch it to my friends, "Yeah take the French Revolution, add in sorcerers, blood witches, and soldiers that snort cocaine gunpowder for fighting powers and you have the beginnings of the series" and they're like fuck yeah sounds awesome

The only think I can think of for why they're not more popular is their size. Each of the six books is huge, about a 20 hour audiobook or 1000 or so pages. To which I say, "THE NOVELLAS RULE TOO"

[destroyscout]

i think powder mage trilogy deserves a larger meme presence

[joncronshawauthor]

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[starling-dust]

i have rot in my brain and it is @astepinsilence's fault

Olem didn’t have to lean over so very far to kiss him.

[xxlucyxlolaxx]

Any Powder Mage fans out there?

I got the paperback a while back and I'm having such a good time with this, I'm actually sad that I won't be able to get the other two books....since they aren't listed yet. But fingers crossed for me to be able to get them really soon

[hinumay]

i took a shot (pun intended) at imagining Taniel while i was doing an art study and didnt really know where it'll go but i think id like to imagine this as Taniel a month or so before the Fatrastan Revolution, with his unkempt hair, and his messy uniform

[mrkapao]

“A powder mage could float a bullet over a mile and hit the bull’s-eye every time. He could angle a bullet around corners with the power of his mind, and ingest black powder to make himself stronger and faster than other men. But he could do little to contest Privileged sorcery at close range.”

- Brian McClellan 'Promise of Blood'

[adorkableshephard]

I just finished rereading Promise of Blood, the first book in the first Powdermage trilogy by Brian McClellan, and I kept thinking about its similarities to the Wheel of Time Universe. It’s been quite a while since I’ve read the rest of the books, but at least from the lore explored in the first book, the world of powdermage just feels like it’s a different age, a different turning of the wheel. Maybe an age that isn’t focused on the dragon vs the dark one.

Given the author’s relationship to Sanderson, it’s not surprising that his work feels similar in vibes to both him and Jordan. I just always find it interesting to imagine other pieces of media as different turnings of the wheel.