#theimplicationsofsigmarpolke

[e1dritchqueer]

You mentioned Callisto a little while back and I think drew some art of her too? I just wanted to say I thought it was awesome! I’d love to know more about her if you’d be willing to share!

Awah thank youu! And yes! I'd love to share more!! I always love sharing more about her :333!!!

So she's my character from a Beam Saber game I'm in, called UNITYxEclipse. The basic pitch that I used for her goes as follows:

my character is essentially (or at least started as) Kobeni but in a mech, or Char Aznable if he had panic attacks. (I have some vignettes about her that I've written so I'll just put it there)

She is someone who has been running from the war her entire life but the war has finally caught up to her. She is a desperate and cornered with a knife in her hands And for some terrifying reason she is very good at using that knife

But like yeah, I have this idea of her running from the war her entire life but eventually being unable to escape from it, being forced into it and becoming a rifleman in a botched assault (like the veery first mission of titanfall 2), the assult goes horribly, people die, a mech falls, and she finds shelter in its bloodied cockpit. The next time she opens her eyes she is the only mech standing in a quiet battlefield. And her hands are gripping the controls

In essence, the mech is something she is terrified of. It is the very representation, the very manifestation of the destruction and domination under empire that the war has wrought. It's something she's been running from for her entire life, and for some strange reason, she's bonded with it.

I also have ideas about her inhibiting the facade of the last pilot. I have ideas about the faction that made her a rifleman, the faction that mech and the previous faction are from is some kind of fascist faction, and they likely have very fascist ideas about what a pilot is in their propaganda, in their mythology. Whatever that idealized pilot is, is not her, her existence that she bonded with this mech, that the previous pilot died, is a refutation of that ideology, an error, and that is an error that must be hidden. She is forced to operate under a callsign that is not her own, the callsign of terror, of domination, of that previous pilot. The death of the previous pilot is covered up, it is believed that he is still alive and my character has been completely forced to play the part

Some other interesting details that this pitch neglects to mention is she uses the Ace playbook, which mechanically is super interesting for callisto's themes. I've talked about it elsewhere but it's a playbook all about being able to do more with your vehicle than others, being able to push it more, doing more stuff with it, and most of all, becoming more connected with it. Which to me is REALLY interesting for Callisto because she is VERY much afraid of the Wraith of Deimos (her mech) so having her be in a system where she will inevitably get MORE connected with her mech is really really interesting. Among the many many themes I want to play with for Callisto (Identity, agency of the self, violence, etc.) intimacy is one I REALLY want to explore.

That's like.... the most straight forward pitch of Callisto I probably have on hand and that doesn't even begin to do look at how Callisto has begun to change and transform throughout the game (Which makes her really interesting to talk about!!! And is also something I want to do a write up about). I have a bunch of other info/asks on Callisto through my #oc: calisto noa tag (big shoutouts Ella for sending me a bunch of Callisto asks :3) but yeah!!! That's the basic pitch of her! I love love love love looove infodumping about her so if you have any more questions feel free to send em my way!!! :333

[swishysword]

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Tagged by @arasnealashandr

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Last song: you know, I've been listening to mood music for my lancer game tomorrow. Which mostly involves browsing soundcloud until something clicks, which in this case is https://soundcloud.com/robdelarge/carpenter-brut-leather-teeth-rob-de-large-ian-jury-remix

I have. A lot of prep to do, because at the route split in our current game... they decided to split the party despite being heavily warned how dangerous that would be.

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Currently reading: I've been rereading the Encyclopedias Eorzea recently, but the most recent actually new book would be Fight, Magic, Items. Though to be really real, I spend a lot of time reading web serials too, like Wandering Inn and Super Supportive...

I read a lot more books before the pandemic, and practically lived in the library (hey, it's a nice quiet place to do work when I'm not contractually obligated to go to an office).

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Currently watching: my partner made me watch Breaking Bad during her two week visit, which is a far kinder fate than what I inflicted upon her. I won't mention the name of that one out of basic self preservation instincts, but I've committed a war crime by making her watch it.

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Current obsession: FFXIV is like, always there so it almost doesn't feel like an obsession and more just like, having coffee in the morning. I've been motivated to work on my FE-like game again though so that's been on my mind daily.

Maybe I'll post about it sometime, but tbh it's mostly a super self-indulgent thing about characters and a setting at most 6 people care about.

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Tagging: @annoyingmarsupial, @sensualcoder, @tbonechessor, @theimplicationsofsigmarpolke, @redcloak, @peatbogdyke, @lizarddiary, @tachankasoupcannon, @traveleorzea

you know, in case you wanted an excuse to jump in too

[nighttbound]

theimplicationsofsigmarpolke

Nacara is friend shaped, and I am glad she’s getting more attention!

So very friend shaped!! Kind snake woman. Built for hugs and bone-crushing body mass <3

[ramblerogue]

Just wanted to say, love your work! Your art style is lovely. Could I ask if what Sandra’s deal is? -if that question hasn’t been asked too many times already-

Hey! Thank you so much!! I'm glad you like the art! <3

As for Sandra, here is a quick summary: Sandra is a DnD character I made for a dating sim campaign my friend created (called The Quest to Get Some, it's VERY fun!) She's a cleric who worships Lastai, a goddess of pleasure and love. So Sandra's personality is generally flirty, confident, and romantic with a sweet side (though she can also be pretty vain and material obsessed ahaha). So far her shenanigans in the campaign have included her making new friends, joining a band, talking to ghosts, dating the town's hot tavernkeep, spying on her friends' dates, and going to wrestling matches! (Oh, and there's like an evil sorcerer on the lose? But he's a major dipshit so she doesn't care about him). But yeah!! That's a little overview for Miss Sandra Seraphina! If you have more specific questions, I'd be happy to answer them!!

[cursedfortune]

Thank you for responding to my last ask! It was a pleasure getting to understand the lore surrounding Mortem better. As for an Osteomancer, it’s probably not exactly a popular term. It’s from a ttrpg based on the Locked Tomb series and means one who speaks to bones. I think I might’ve been a bit too obscure there haha. I hope that helps somewhat (as my last ask my have been vaguely worded. I do that, my apologies.)

@theimplicationsofsigmarpolke regarding this ask.

i know this is a belated answer but i still wanted to answer regardless. i appreciate you sending the ask! it was a good question and good inquiries in general surrounding her character. :)

ohoo!! i wasn't aware there was a ttrpg regarding that series. it has been on my list to read since someone else recommended it to me. i have enjoyed seeing peoples artwork and love for the series when i looked into it. i will have to look into the ttrpg based off of it. i love ttrpg and looking into and/or studying them in general. i've been a dm/gm for well over a decade now so i love seeing the varieties out there. hell, when i'm more fully active again i'd love to hear more from you regarding this game and how it is run, or are refs you have to share so i can ogle them!!

no worries on vague or being obscure, it doesn't do any harm besides making me a little ?? on if i am answering a thing right. i do appreciate details and explanations and things so i am happy you sent another asked to explain. i had only done a quick google search and found a few different things regarding osteomancers, but all of which regarded reading bones iirc? so i figured it was some sort of form of fortunate telling that went by a name i was unfamiliar with. this helps loads more. xD

thanks for the initial question and this follow up, tho!

[sanguinesacrament]

theimplicationsofsigmarpolke

Ancestral blood god you say? 👀

“If you’re asking in sincerity, yes. I cannot give you instruction on how to worship it because many humans could not hear its voice even if they attempted. I would be willing to tell you more if you were willing to keep it secret.”

[cursedfortune]

Is Mortem closely related to any other spiritual entities? Her aptitude towards spells of a more Osteomantic profession makes me think she might’ve met some fellow death speakers over her years.

@theimplicationsofsigmarpolke

No. In her canon, spiritual entities like fae, are ones she can vibe with but she isn't particularly close to any beyond the one that could be considered her patron. Patrons, in this case, means the fae that shares the same purpose and the two represent two sides of the same coin. She doesn't actually have to worship or align herself with said fae for it to be her patron. In fact, she actively rejects him.

As for other spiritual entities (fae, demons, angels, etc) she is not closely related to any. And if we're lumping in deities, she typically has a negative or indifferent opinion of them initially to start with. In her canon, there are no deities she holds favor for and she actively is both awaiting and seeking to slay the one that governs her world/dimension. I think the closest she comes to liking any spiritual deities are probably the two advocates of her god, because they chose to go against their lady's orders in order to help them in the war.

As for the rest, I don't think I've ever talked about her having an osteomantic profession? She has used bones for readings or in spells but it's hardly a profession? I'm not certain what you mean here. And as for death speakers, those don't really exist much in her canon. Necromancers exist, plenty of things related to death and the undead - but it's mainly only introduced through the elven villain I refer to since he pretty much improved upon prior necromancy techniques. He wasn't the first known necromancer, there was one before him (funny enough, a different elf) who caused a small stir. He was slain and later returned during the war against the main elven villain. The two of them got along just fine and swapped some knowledge, along with improving upon techniques for the final battle to come.

I'm not sure if I really managed to answer the latter part of your ask. Feel free to elaborate further so I can understand better!! :3

[nighttbound]

She’s a ten but the inescapable measure of death means that I’ll be seeing her at an inconvenient time. [Lethe]

Send “They’re ’s a 10, but..” and fill in the rest to call out my muse!

"Inconvenient for you, perhaps."

[sanguinesacrament]

Just wanted to say, I really enjoy your writing. It seems like Sanguinis is a very interesting character! I can’t wait to see what happens with them.

Hey, thank you so much! I've put a lot of love into making them and I'm glad you enjoy them!

[nighttbound]

theimplicationsofsigmarpolke

“One more weapon for the Eternal Armoury. Perhaps we should compare weapons?” -Arral, before opening a portal to his infinite gun dimension. (Which I assure you is not as fun as it sounds. He has to load them all.)

“I prefer not to share, but if the shaft does not rend your hand into a bloody smattering of flesh...”

“...Then yes. You may hold it.”