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[cleowho]

“It can't be done.”

Day of the Daleks - season 09 - 1972

[n64retro]

[elbdot]

Continuing on the whole "Alola thinks Mega Evos are bad!" thing... even though there ARE potential dangers associated with Mega Evolution that are touched upon even in the Generation they were introduced in, it was always framed in a way that suggested that any complications with Mega Evos tended to be the result of inexperience or other external factors. Not to mention that some Gen 7 Dex entries absolutely frame certain Mega Evo entries in such a way that it reinforces the cultural bias instead of challenging it. Like they carried out experiments to gather data on Mega Evolutions, but in such a way that the results were guaranteed to favor their already skewed viewpoints that favored the use of Z-Moves instead. Like a "We, the Obviously Biased Group of People, have done an internal investigation on whether or not we are in the wrong about this thing and have concluded that, on totally fair grounds, we are absolutely right and correct about this thing all the time forever." sort of thing.

Oh I really like this take, especially considering that we have a shady scientific organisation in Alola that could have absolutely fed into these "findings" through questionable studies (*cough cough* Aether Foundation *cough cough*)

[serpentface]

Retconned Wardi firearms- a basic handgun, a highly decorative ceremonial handgun (belonging to Faiza), and a lance-gun.

Gun tech has officially been nerfed down to hand cannons (press F) (this has been a long time coming but I'd been fallacy of sunk costs-ing myself out of retconning).

Handguns are held similarly to a shotgun, with the butt pressed into the user's shoulder, one hand gripping under the barrel, and the other free to ignite the gunpowder. These represent the most advanced firearms in contemporary usage, both in make and in their use of uniform iron projectiles built to match the gun's bore for greater range and efficiency. Lance-guns are the more basal form, usually larger and mounted with the pole held over the shoulder, and are most effectively used by two people (one to hold and aim, one to light the gunpowder).

The spread of firearms is currently mostly limited to the Eastern Inner Seaway peoples (with some additional distribution via overland trade), and actual manufacture of hand cannons and gunpowder at Significant scale is limited to the region's core powers.

The reason for this limited spread is partially due to specific elements of the technology's history. Gunpowder was first synthesized by Burri alchemists and considered to be the discovery of the legendary divine weapon + solar fire of the deity Inanariya, and its formula (along with techniques for ideally refining its components) remained a closely guarded state secret. It was used predominantly in priestly contexts to generate flame and explosive sounds (in conjunction with earlier practices of generating multicolored flames with use of other chemicals), then integrated into combustible weaponry in the forms of fire lances, which would eventually develop into early handcannons.

The treatment of gunpowder as a guarded sacred or semi-sacred substance continued with Wardi adoption, where knowledge of its making is considered a closed rite. It's name (inya tsatsul or just tsatsul, a derived adoption of the Burri iñazatsūya) still reflects a divine solar association (the Burri word means 'sun's thunder', the Wardi 'inya' invokes the sun, 'tsatsul' is an adapted loanword and has no meaning independent of the substance itself), though its priestly use is now predominantly associated with the firearm'ed Odonii (rather than priests of the solar Face Inyamache). The composition of gunpowder can no longer be regarded as a Secret by any means, though efforts to obscure the methods of its creation are still moderately successful and has kept knowledge of gunpowder manufacture more limited than the total sphere of firearm usage itself.

The actual strongest limiting factor of firearm usage is the rarity of natural saltpeter deposits necessary for making gunpowder. The practice of actively producing saltpeter via nitraries has not been developed anywhere in the setting, and all is instead obtained via natural sources. These sources are rare and limited within the current spread of firearm technology, and result in gunpowder being a limited and expensive substance to produce. The weapons themselves are also very expensive to manufacture (a good quality steel SWORD is far too material-cost prohibitive for most people to own), particularly high quality firearms designed for use with standardized ammunition.

These guns are also very basal, and logistical difficulties in their use (weight, very slow loading and firing speed, high visibility, Relatively low reach and accuracy) along with the restrictive cost of production has kept firearms far from rendering conventional weaponry, armor, and projectiles obsolete (even within the societies that have access to them). They are still, however, very devastating in use within their contemporary context, particularly in that high quality guns have a longer range than the best arrow-based projectiles, and utterly negate most contemporary forms of armor at close range.

[relentlessgrief]

every so often i get on pinterest and get recommended that one person who took connor’s art i comm’d and are using him for their own oc called dr mayhem who apparently has the whole mexican cartel under his thumb and honestly

good for connor living that second life i guess

[papita474]

WACHIN IN PROGRES

He still needs some corrections btw i need to make his angry face.

[catmask]

Sammy from 4ever Celebi reminds me of your ‘sona. Thots?

thats professor oak! sammy (samuel oak) is one of my favorite characters in the pokemon anime. i think he has a lot of interesting underlying character thats sprinkled throughout information we get from other characters, and thats always been the sort of character i enjoy.

i like learning about someone from the people who knew them, admire them or had rivalries with them. i think that learning about someone you can never meet the former version of is cool! and most of all i think professor oak is a nice old man so yeahg

[transmasc-rose]

Assigning the modern Assassins pokemon for fun.

Desmond has a Rufflet from growing up as an Assassin. It becomes a Braviary much much later. He also has a Pidove from New York. Or the equivalent. Depending on how one handles physical locations. It evolves into a Tranquill to find him when he gets kidnapped, and an Unfezant sometime later.

Lucy has a Golurk, whose line is... not common, but sought after by both Assassins and Templars. Pokemon created in ancient times with technology that people don't understand and energy that seems impossible. They are Isu things. She also has a Gardevoir (or earlier evo) from being at Abstergo. She used to have a Rufflet, but Bill took it from her when they cut her off from the Assassins for undercover work.

Speaking of the Rufflet. Clay had a Rufflet given to him by Bill, who evolved into Braviary during the ceremonial leap of faith. That Rufflet used to be Lucy's. It didn't go with Clay to Abstergo, and seeing Lucy (who it perceives as abandoning it) coming back without him, it blames her. Also, Shaun wonders if it has any relation to the old Hisui Braviary, because it seems to have an attachment to Desmond based on his... mental interactions with Clay? Its unclear.

As for Rebecca and Shaun, besides probably Bravuary and Rotom, I'm not sure yet.

[tare-otome]

The Base / The Eye of the Earth / Regional Control Center (RCC) / Gaia

It was SO riveting to come through here for the first time. The mystery, the discovery, the MUSIC. It's so sweet and sad, hopeful and effusing. Seeing Gaia again, she is literally radiant and so beautiful, this scene makes me actually cry 😭. Apart from Elisabet, Gaia is the only mother figure i feel Aloy has, so seeing her again is such a relief.

[caesarsaladinn]

the Israel discourse really demonstrates why indigeneity is a terrible framing for practical political ethics

[randomtheidiot]

You know, the more I look into the Pokémon anime’s worldbuilding, the more I realize that Trip was kind of right, even if he was awful about it. Kanto is a hillbilly shithole and it’s a wonder that Ash, Misty and Brock made it out alive.

Can’t believe I have to say this. This does not apply to the real place that Kanto is based on. I’m talking about the fictional Pokémon region in the context of all the other fictional regions.

[n64retro]

[egginfroggin]

Dying of the Light AU be like:

... If Reshiram had its way, at least.

(Don't. don't mind the outfit. I tossed it together for the meme. It will likely change in the future)

Based off of the "everyone in Mckinney is dead" meme.

(Program: Krita; time taken: about 1 hr. 45 minutes [way too long])

[fluffs-n-stuffs]

"Poltchageist's sealing abilities are incredible! Do you ever wonder if there are any broken things that even it cannot fix?"

"No, no... I find that quite hard to imagine."

[wizardnuke]

told coworkers i was going on break. handed one my scanner cause he needed it. manager asks what im doing. im going on break. can't go on break til j gets back which is funny because c is going to his lunch when j gets back. so. the number of people here will not change. i try to explain this. she shuts me down. im standing there awkwardly trying to figure out what i can do without a scanner. she tells me to do something i need a scanner for. the scanner exchanged happened directly in front of her. i tell her i do not have one. i gave mine to w. we do not have enough for everyone. she hands me her scanner and walks away. it takes 25 minutes for j to get back. nothing fucking happens during this time that strictly requires me to be there to help. im not even mad at j bc we didn't need him. i was also not needed. c literally doesn't care about when he goes on break so he wasn't bothered either. Awesome. im gonna leave 5 early out of spite because i had to put in 15 mins of ppto when i got here due to traffic. even tho i was only 9 mins late

[cheezyharu]

Ok. Ow. That was a struggle.

Arguably Zero was less of struggle than... *Shudders* Elusive Enforcer, who I am still struggling with and is still leaving in the WIP ditch. But either way yeah. Yeah I think this guy is fine enough ig.