Mission: Zodiac

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Apparently I need to talk to cute Asian girls more often. I end up saying things like, "It'd be like a martial arts movie set in libraries." Also, they make me do things like join the Seattle Steamrats Google group.

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Some minor updates to Mission: Zodiac today. I made a few small additions to Races of the Mythic Age: Jotunkin. That's one of the neat things about my online format - I can just add in little bits as I design new things. I also put up a few poems.

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So today on the Paizo forums somebody pointed out that the penalties for fighting while on fire are, in fact, less than the penalties for fighting in complete darkness.

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Somehow people on the internet continue to astound me, even after being here over a decade.

So the scene is as follows:
I'm browsing over the Paizo message boards. Somebody asks a rather interesting rules question that I'm somewhat curious to know the answer for. About two pages of the thread is wacky "arguing" over which way it should be interpreted. Then, finally, one of the designers pops in and delivers the official ruling on that subject. Then two more pages go on with people arguing with said designer that his ruling is, in fact, not at all supported by the way the book states things.

This (being people, I mean) is why I sort of hate RPGA play. Also because of some limitations in the way the game has to be played, but it's more about not always getting to choose who I play with.

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chickybluesky87 and I took the kid to the zoo today.

Octopi are horrifying. I knew that already, but seeing one up close and in person is still sort of a harrying experience. I think I lost a few points of sanity today.

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I was thinking about the jotunkin the other day, and figured out some things about their nomad-based timekeeping system. As such I updated their article on Mission: Zodiac. It's near the bottom.

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I'm reasonably confident that I was improperly designed. I sort of wish I had a deity I could blame that on.

After a bit of time off (I bet I'd get more done if somebody was paying me), I've compiled the next entry for Mission: Zodiac. This time I've begun work on Professor Vining's Guide to the Mythic Age, which you should have all known about from my last post. The first instalment, Races of the Mythic Age: Jotunkin, is now up. I'm a little unsure about the style I'm using - the first-person narrative describing this strange ancient time to modern readers. I'm hoping it works well, though.

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I suppose it would be of interest to those reading this who I am and where I came from. At least know that one person you sent was successful.

My name is Vining. I still use Professor Vining because I'm still in the employ of the university, I suppose. But I'm getting ahead of myself. I'm Professor Vining, formerly of the Chronotechnological Institute of Ai'drea. I used to teach a rather niche subject to undergraduates, one which was probably closed down after the accident.

On that topic, I was removed from a teaching position so as to not misapparate any further students. I continued my research, however, because I can assure you it was (and I hope still is) of great importance and interest to the country. Further accidents ensued over the following months. I was dealing with rather temperamental forces of the world, and they required delicate handling.

I know what was done to me only by inference, my familiarity with the process. It was done, naturally, while I slept. I found myself here, in this Mythic Age, stripped of all accoutrements indicative of my native time. Pinned to the inside of my jacket was a badge marked "involuntary historian".

I intend to continue my studies when possible. I have a hope that the greater access to sorcery that this Age provides may allow me angles I found previously inaccessible. However, I also intend to fulfil my intended "reassignment". I'm going to document this Age, in the hopes that I will one day return to modern times and deliver it to my colleagues. It will allow for a more detailed understanding of this Age than we previously had any access to. I'll be remembered, for this document if not for my research into the nature of our world's timestream.

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I have now posted the last finished story I have, The Blue God. I think, actually, that I want this to come fourth in the Silver Arm stories, after Finding a Thousand Suns. However, since FaTS isn't done yet, we'll just let The Blue God sit in its place for now.

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More updates to Mission: Zodiac. It's just some stories most of you have seen before:
Alabaster. "Second" in my series of Silver Arm stories, this time we move on to a new character, Janus, who is specifically not the blue god.
Dancing in Elysium. This is set in Mission: Zodiac's Modern Age, although I'm pretty sure it's very close to the transition over to the Space Age.
Aqofeltu: An Elf's Tale. I don't really have a lot to say on this one, in an authorial sense. I think it's best read without any of my bias.

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Using my powers of alchemy, I have just constructed some RAWberry for me to drink. I'm pleased with it.

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So I got into Google wave. I'm not entirely clear on how sexy/useful it is, but I happen to have 8 invites I could give people.

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So, another month, a new contest on brigits_flame. This first week, the prompt is cue. As such, I find myself able to bring you all the next portion of Finding a Thousand Suns:
( Read more... )

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After a bit of downtime and some thoughts on reorganisation, Mission: Zodiac is beginning to be back up and running. At first I'm just going to get my fiction up, since that's basically already done. It's stuff most of you have seen before, but I'll keep making updates about it here because I suspect I have some new admirers interested in my authorial works due to my presence on brigits_flame. It looks like I only have time to get one formatted and uploaded right now: A Promise of Regret. I think, "sequentially", this should be the first of my Silver Arm stories. Next would come Alabaster, and then either The Blue God or Finding a Thousand Suns. I'm not sure if I definitely want to keep alternating between Janus and the scout like that, though. It's not entirely relevant until I actually finish Finding a Thousand Suns, but something I need to contemplate.

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It's a good thing I'm not historically accurate.

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This week the prompt was key. Some of you may find it interesting as it is the first fiction I've written for the Mythic Age. It seems like this piece, similar to the entry from Finding a Thousand Suns a few weeks ago, is merely an introductory to a larger tale. Having said thus, I bring you:
( Ordos: Gateway to the Western Lands )

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I don't want to be a hero. I want to be a superhero. I'm not saving the world unless I get cool powers out of the deal.

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New month, and that means a new contest from brigits_flame. This week the prompt was China. I decided to continue where my October mini-contest left off and deliver some more adventures of the archaeologist Persimmon. While it happens after Persimmon and the Jinn, I hopefully wrote it such that knowledge of the previous story isn't necessary to understand this one. It's mostly backstory anyway, so there shouldn't be too much trouble if you're new to my work. Without much need for further information, I present:

( Persimmon and the Dragon )

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chickybluesky87

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So brigits_flame is having a mini-contest for October. I sort of forgot to actually post that introductory section of Finding a Thousand Suns to the community, so I missed out on successfully completing the main contest for the month. Fortunately this mini-contest came along to occupy my time instead. This time I got three prompts: persimmon, Taj Mahal, and cliffhanger. As such, I present to you:
( Persimmon and the Jinn )

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So I made it into the second week. This time our prompt was "navel". That gave me a great idea that I'm still working on. So I've got plans for more of a story that follows this introductory exposition.
( Finding a Thousand Suns )

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So around the middle of last month I joined a writing community - brigits_flame. The basic idea is there's a big contest every month, comprised of four lesser contests each week. Each week, we're given a topic on which we have to write a story. Contest 1 for October is "instep". So with that in mind, here's a story about that.
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I have finally achieved internet at my house. As such, I can once again be found at the usual suspects.

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Summer is over. Fuck you, the sun!

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So I've talked Ariel into getting a livejournal. She can be found over at chickybluesky87.

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