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Astrophel Fear will kill your mind and steal your love as sure as anything; Fear will rob you blind and make you numb to others suffering          Since: 10-03-04 From: Azul Lux Orbital, Kirin Beta Since last post: 2515 days Last activity: 1365 days |
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| Well, first off is Talanris, in random on/off development for... fucking hell, over ten years? Fantasy, fuckload of magic, and periodically figuring out that the newer stuff doesn't always mesh with the old and having to work it out logically with a minimum of retcons. Actually a fun challenge. The local deities come to about 20 or so, a fair bit of the history of Pentonia (one of the countries there) has been determined (start, "current events", random details in between), couple dozen artifacts that I honestly probably couldn't name all at once right now...
Current events include the leader of the current batch of Mystic Swordsmen, seven elite spellswords that serve the Star Dragon, Astrophel, turning against Astrophel, surviving, and aligning the group with the Guardian Dragon Shamira, the only other god capable of standing up to him directly. This is all the consequence of a few of the Dragon's schemes going just haywire enough to fuck everything up. Nirimar is recovering from the chaos sewn by a powerful demon that infiltrated the ruling priesthood, but the Knight of the Rose that struck him down is nowhere to be found. Estorian is shifting into a democracy through the machinations of the not-quite-as-crazy-as-people-think Queen Anna, a full-blooded Kalino demon, and her half-blood daughter Cassandra. Over to the Eastern Kingdoms, Aritsu has fractured into numerous warlords fighting for power - think Sengoku-era Japan, a major inspiration. The most powerful two are Tsukiko Ise, aided by her brutally efficient strategist and bodyguard Ayumu Ishida, known as the Crimson Dragon (in other words, not a man to fuck with) and mage-lord Hiroshi Akora of the Dread Legion. It's not a good sign when the guy that raises the dead to fight for him is the better option. On the plus side, the war between Carteria and Gerrardyn has stopped... for now... and no one really knows what's going on in Ailong, other than their difficulties with the Black Glove organization... A variant of the pantheon with only a small portion of the goddesses has been in semi-active development and is used in my writing on Cordilon, with absolutely no evidence one way or the other if they actually exist there. Then there's the Silver Spiral. Spaaaaaaaace! An undetermined-but-extremely-long time ago, humans sent colony ships to another galaxy. They ended up in this one instead. In the centuries since, the same old politics and wars have returned. Major powers include: the Theralian Empire, in which there is technically a senate, but they go along with the whims of the current Spymaster so as to not be exiled or worse. The emperor himself is a powerless figurehead. The Republic of Zephis, where science is the order of the day. Orine Labs, a small weapons developer that only stays in business because of careful legal manipulation, asinine-but-effective defense setups (like blowing up an uninhabited planet, hollowing out the core, and using a gravity generator to turn the broken fragments of the crust into a nearly-impenetrable shield), and far too much planning and scheming. And really advanced weaponry. Andus IV, a single independent planet and the only good source for Eldecium crystals - a potent fuel source when used carefully, and an obscenely powerful explosive when fractured. You can probably guess why they're still independent. And Kelos, a recently-unified nation spanning the entire Kelos star system, still with heavily feudalized politics. And off to the side, in the Zeta Phoenicis cluster, an alien race watches quietly... It's not the happiest setting, but there's potential for improvement; despite all the scheming and manipulation, the people in charge of Orine Labs mean well; it's largely just by necessity when you're beyond the colonies' reach. The spymaster that seized control of the Theralian Empire is not as violent as one would expect, preferring to make people literally disappear rather than use that as a euphemism for killing them. And for all their fuckups, Zephis is making significant strides in medical technology and quality of life in general. As for Cordilon... I lost most of my writing from before the reset, and things changed a fair bit since. Wonder if Kazinsal still has the old wiki files... And to correct something in the last post, *one* of the three settings is my own work in its entirety, that's the Silver Spiral. Had to adjust the count for varying reasons, forgot to adjust both parts of it. |
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Astrophel Fear will kill your mind and steal your love as sure as anything; Fear will rob you blind and make you numb to others suffering Since: 10-03-04 From: Azul Lux Orbital, Kirin Beta Since last post: 2515 days Last activity: 1365 days |
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Originally posted by RogueI've considered it, but there's not enough of a market for space sims for the Silver Spiral to get anywhere (which is a shame, because I'd love to see that planet core base in action), Talanris would work decently... but I'd want that one to be an open world RPG, and that takes too much work, money, and writing to have a realistic chance of any company being interested. We're looking at the scale of another Elder Scrolls series. Basically, detail is their downfall; it's too much from one person for a company to take a chance on.
I'd like to go to Canada. Honestly, there's other countries I'd like to see as well, but realistically I know I'm too nervous to get on a plane or ship to actually go to the others - Japan in particular would be amusing, in a what-the-hell-is-wrong-with-you kind of way. So, realistically, I'll take the one I can get to by land. Beyond that, there's not really much. I don't like setting long-term goals, partially because I'm horrible at focusing on anything, and partially because I'd rather just figure it out as I go. Less disappointment, more flexibility. |
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Astrophel Fear will kill your mind and steal your love as sure as anything; Fear will rob you blind and make you numb to others suffering Since: 10-03-04 From: Azul Lux Orbital, Kirin Beta Since last post: 2515 days Last activity: 1365 days |
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| I honestly can't think of anything like that. Maybe my mother can be credited for my tolerance of differing religions, lifestyles, and so on, but beyond that, little has really had any impact at all on me.
Which may be for the best. My grandparents are somewhat racist (except when dealing with individuals of said races, it's weird but whatever), the majority of my teachers were apathetic and/or inept... and I haven't really had anyone else in my life for any length of time. I don't talk to people much, and for most of my life I moved every other year. Perhaps I should credit the Powell family (my grandmother's late sister's family) for teaching me what being a decent person isn't like. I've ranted about those assholes several times - not Chris and Lisa, the other ones. |
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Astrophel Fear will kill your mind and steal your love as sure as anything; Fear will rob you blind and make you numb to others suffering Since: 10-03-04 From: Azul Lux Orbital, Kirin Beta Since last post: 2515 days Last activity: 1365 days |
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| The experiences I had soured me on any others, to be entirely honest. Maybe it would've been nice to have a normal social life and a girlfriend... or maybe it would've been more bullshit I didn't want to deal with.
I had absolutely no desire to go to any of the dances or other special events, and looking back... I still don't. What I wish was different isn't about things I could've done - I wish I hadn't had such a shitty time in school to begin with. Childhood sucked and I'm glad it's over, but looking back I still wish it had been better, that I'd had more friends, that I'd had something worth remembering. |
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Astrophel Fear will kill your mind and steal your love as sure as anything; Fear will rob you blind and make you numb to others suffering Since: 10-03-04 From: Azul Lux Orbital, Kirin Beta Since last post: 2515 days Last activity: 1365 days |
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| I was bored.
That's pretty much it. Basically, I wanted to start a website for something that might actually get some traffic. For it to be something I could keep up, it'd have to be something I know pretty well, thus, video games. And to make it distinct from the others, it had to have a specific niche - so, aiming at people on a budget. I'm actually working on an article now, a review of Faster Than Light. Me and Kazinsal are doing most of the work, he does the behind-the-scenes making sure everything still works bit and a few articles, I do most of the articles and proofread all of them. A few others say they'll contribute, we'll see what they end up doing. |
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Astrophel Fear will kill your mind and steal your love as sure as anything; Fear will rob you blind and make you numb to others suffering Since: 10-03-04 From: Azul Lux Orbital, Kirin Beta Since last post: 2515 days Last activity: 1365 days |
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That's a very good question. I think Xeo had PMed me and I decided to check it out, but I can't honestly remember. |
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Astrophel Fear will kill your mind and steal your love as sure as anything; Fear will rob you blind and make you numb to others suffering Since: 10-03-04 From: Azul Lux Orbital, Kirin Beta Since last post: 2515 days Last activity: 1365 days |
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| Having someone to talk to, seeing my cousins do well in school (or at least be less stupid), or actually getting somewhere for a change with one of my projects. Or those rare occasions where my mother acknowledges that I'm not a child. And as much as I disliked the prospect of spending an entire month by myself here, I was glad my grandparents were going to go on vacation for their anniversary and have some fun instead of being stuck in the apartment all the time. Of course, everything that could go wrong did for that trip, so it didn't actually work that way, but I digress.
In general, other people being happy makes me happy. This is one of the reasons I'm as averse to getting into arguments as I am now; then other people get mad, then I'm (even more) upset, and it's just a nasty spiral. |
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Astrophel Fear will kill your mind and steal your love as sure as anything; Fear will rob you blind and make you numb to others suffering Since: 10-03-04 From: Azul Lux Orbital, Kirin Beta Since last post: 2515 days Last activity: 1365 days |
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| I haven't been following it as much as I should have, honestly. I live in a pretty heavily Republican area as it is, judging from the absurd number of Romney signs I'm seeing, which has pretty much turned me off of local politics. Hell, a lot of local races last time around didn't even have a non-Republican running.
I know I should pay more attention to it, though. |
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Astrophel Fear will kill your mind and steal your love as sure as anything; Fear will rob you blind and make you numb to others suffering Since: 10-03-04 From: Azul Lux Orbital, Kirin Beta Since last post: 2515 days Last activity: 1365 days |
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| For as short a time as possible. I want whoever is still relevant in my life at that point to be able to move on and live the rest of their lives.
While I am remembered, I'd like to be remembered as someone who was always there when people needed help. |
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Astrophel Fear will kill your mind and steal your love as sure as anything; Fear will rob you blind and make you numb to others suffering Since: 10-03-04 From: Azul Lux Orbital, Kirin Beta Since last post: 2515 days Last activity: 1365 days |
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| > Challenges facing our nation
> in the Cayman Islands Kind of strange, even before you consider the likelihood that the people there don't care about said challenges given how much effort they have already sunk into not contributing to helping with them... |
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Astrophel Fear will kill your mind and steal your love as sure as anything; Fear will rob you blind and make you numb to others suffering Since: 10-03-04 From: Azul Lux Orbital, Kirin Beta Since last post: 2515 days Last activity: 1365 days |
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| Can't think of a whole lot. Honestly a bit surprised you didn't ask about the difference between current try-to-make-people-happy me and younger usually-an-asshole me, though it's pretty simple - I just hate people slightly less now, plus I care a lot less. There are things worth getting worked up about, but not many. | |||
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Astrophel Fear will kill your mind and steal your love as sure as anything; Fear will rob you blind and make you numb to others suffering Since: 10-03-04 From: Azul Lux Orbital, Kirin Beta Since last post: 2515 days Last activity: 1365 days |
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| Gonna try to, but I've got work tomorrow and I have no idea how long the wait will be. If I can get there in time, though, I will.
Shouldn't be too bad; once every four years, there's a benefit to living in a small town. |
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Astrophel Fear will kill your mind and steal your love as sure as anything; Fear will rob you blind and make you numb to others suffering Since: 10-03-04 From: Azul Lux Orbital, Kirin Beta Since last post: 2515 days Last activity: 1365 days |
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I overslept 
In my defense, for several days my room was below sixty degrees because, to my great surprise, my grandmother forgot she had the AC on. So when we finally put a stop to that, I was in need of some sleep. On the plus side, I did convince both of my grandparents, and they did vote. Originally posted by Skold *Astrophel begins chanting "No more years! No more years!" (Last edited by Astrophel on 11-06-12 09:47 PM) |
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Astrophel Fear will kill your mind and steal your love as sure as anything; Fear will rob you blind and make you numb to others suffering Since: 10-03-04 From: Azul Lux Orbital, Kirin Beta Since last post: 2515 days Last activity: 1365 days |
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Originally posted by Rogue He's basically the political equivalent of the Kardashians, what do you expect? He feeds off attention, and deprived of it will shrivel away and die. |
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Astrophel Fear will kill your mind and steal your love as sure as anything; Fear will rob you blind and make you numb to others suffering Since: 10-03-04 From: Azul Lux Orbital, Kirin Beta Since last post: 2515 days Last activity: 1365 days |
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| I knocked down my 1.5 terabyte external hard drive, which my parents got me for christmas last year, on accident, and it slammed into my knee. Now it doesn't work.
On top of that, the cooling stand they got me for my laptop for my birthday has been making a lot of noise when it starts lately. why do I break everything |
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Astrophel Fear will kill your mind and steal your love as sure as anything; Fear will rob you blind and make you numb to others suffering Since: 10-03-04 From: Azul Lux Orbital, Kirin Beta Since last post: 2515 days Last activity: 1365 days |
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| You know, given how many people lost their jobs because of this, I'd say it does qualify as news. Some people are being retarded about it, but there is a legitimate impact here. | |||
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Astrophel Fear will kill your mind and steal your love as sure as anything; Fear will rob you blind and make you numb to others suffering Since: 10-03-04 From: Azul Lux Orbital, Kirin Beta Since last post: 2515 days Last activity: 1365 days |
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Originally posted by Lord Vulkas Mormonus While we're slinging blame around, I'd like to point out that the executives are trying to give themselves millions of dollars in bonuses now. So, y'know, there's also that. |
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Astrophel Fear will kill your mind and steal your love as sure as anything; Fear will rob you blind and make you numb to others suffering Since: 10-03-04 From: Azul Lux Orbital, Kirin Beta Since last post: 2515 days Last activity: 1365 days |
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| Not really the traditional "fuck you", but I don't feel up to making a new topic for this. My great-grandmother died this morning.
I've been expecting this for about a year now, and the heart attack she had the other day finally did her in. Still, she lived long enough to be a great-great-grandmother, so I'm sure she had a full life. My grandmother's taking it hardest. On the traditional "Fuck you" note... a coupl days ago, while on the sidewalk, I was almost hit by a tractor-trailer. He never fully stopped at the intersection, and I backed away from the corner expecting something to go wrong. Sure enough, he takes the right turn far too sharp and the trailer comes up on the sidewalk right where I was standing. So yeah. Fuck you sideways with a rusty hacksaw. |
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Astrophel Fear will kill your mind and steal your love as sure as anything; Fear will rob you blind and make you numb to others suffering Since: 10-03-04 From: Azul Lux Orbital, Kirin Beta Since last post: 2515 days Last activity: 1365 days |
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| Oh, yes, they take some token effort to emphasize "Christ" in Christmas, but I bet they're playing into the hyper-commercialization of the holiday more than anyone else.
Fuck that shit. We got Christmas shit in stock in August this year, on the shelves in September. Last week, we had Easter candy put out. Let me be clear here: thanks to working in retail, I now hate the holidays. All of them. |
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Astrophel Fear will kill your mind and steal your love as sure as anything; Fear will rob you blind and make you numb to others suffering Since: 10-03-04 From: Azul Lux Orbital, Kirin Beta Since last post: 2515 days Last activity: 1365 days |
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| [10:34:57 PM] Jake (Thexare): I'm going to have a short, loud, and VERY hostile conversation with my aunt eithe rtomorrow before work, or Thursday.
[10:35:07 PM] Troy Martin (Kazinsal): oh boy [10:35:13 PM] Jake (Thexare): Dumb bitch threw Ronnie (14 year old cousin) out because she was talking back to her [10:35:19 PM] Troy Martin (Kazinsal): ... [10:35:32 PM] Jake (Thexare): said aunt is almost always drinking, and as a result about 80% of the housework gets pushed off onto the kids anyway [10:35:43 PM] Jake (Thexare): gee, wonder why she might be a bit pissy about it I really only keep calm by reminding myself that some people in this family aren't worthless little shitfuckers. Ronnie is staying with Chris (he with the useless current wife, but Chris himself isn't too bad); if he wasn't down here, she'd be staying with us, so either way she's not really in any trouble. It's just... gah. fucking drunkard bitch. (Last edited by Astrophel on 01-09-13 03:34 AM) |
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