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Public interest in space exploration surges as breakthroughs in Therialchemy capture the imagination of the masses. Like, WOW, we can process and use three-eyed firebat guano as combustion fuel? Guess that explains why they explode when you hit them.
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Public support for space exploration surge anew as monster rodeo begins to perform their adrenaline junkie matches in SPAAAACE!
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Feb 8, 2024 23:17
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Something else: Monster rodeo explodes even further in popularity, and a cult based on it forms in the wake of this.
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Feb 8, 2024 23:22
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War breaks out anew as a group of alchemo-Luddites declares war on both nations. This extremely short-lived conflict binds Flit and Aon closer together, and massively boosts Therialchemical space exploration as a way to spit on the graves of that mutual enemy.
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Feb 8, 2024 23:41
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With their importance to both the entertainment and space industries, the first Monster Ranches are founded, aiming to ensure a steady supply of beasts for centuries to come.
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Feb 9, 2024 00:15
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Interest in the doings of the Flit and Aon peoples begin to reach outside of the Greater Flitchken Plains, drawing people from neighbouring provinces. In particular, the nomadic Druuni begin to bring their caravans back through after decades of avoiding the war-wracked region. Soon giant beetles laden with exotic goods circulate throughout the plains. The influx of foreign materials and knowledge has tremendous effect on many facets of life.
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Feb 9, 2024 01:28
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Public interest in space exploration surges as breakthroughs in Therialchemy capture the imagination of the masses Elom Busk Therialch ship 'Titan' plz
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Feb 9, 2024 01:35
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Something's out there - waiting, watching,.. plotting? > Technomagical advancements in observational equipment enable more detailed monitoring and analysis of celestial events, fueling speculation and scientific inquiry. What does 'the something' see the universe as? HOW does it see?
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Feb 9, 2024 04:31
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Public interest in space exploration surges as breakthroughs in Therialchemy capture the imagination of the masses Feels right.
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Feb 9, 2024 20:30
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 Fifteen years since the arrival of the Omen, the world continues to change. It seems like every few weeks that the night sky is split with a blazing line from the spacecraft testing zones, filling the darkness - and the minds of the populace - with light. Market stalls in both Flit and Aon are flooded with knick-knacks, textiles, and foods claiming some otherworldly provenance (or at least otherworldly style). Therialchemy finds some commercial use in the industrial and transportation industries, powering seafaring ships and horseless carts with beast extract. The still-booming monster rodeo industry also finds some largely-gimmick uses for Therian-derived alchemicals in pyrotechnics and weaponry, driving the arms race for attention between the popular sport and the search for the knowledge and the skies in the public’s eyes. Proposals are made for SPACE RODEO by many a venture capitalist, but even the dimmest investor is aware that human (much less beast rodeo) exploration of space is years away. That hasn’t stopped private industry from trying to get their foot in the door, however. With the advent of technomagical advancements in observational equipment, the cosmos became more accessible than ever before. Detailed monitoring and analysis of celestial events fueled speculation and scientific inquiry, laying the groundwork for unprecedented discoveries, even among wholly unrelated fields. The evolving landscape of space exploration not only captivated the minds of scholars and adventurers but also resonated deeply with ordinary citizens seeking to unravel the mysteries of the universe. As public interest soared, the boundaries of possibility expanded, driving collaborative efforts to push the boundaries of knowledge and exploration beyond the confines of the terrestrial realm. Despite some minor conflicts here and there over the years, Flit and Aon have largely reached a peaceful detente and have thus far managed to maintain cordial co-working relations on the Beast Riser program. Scientists and mages from both lands maintain lines of communication largely outside of governmental oversight, though regulations continue to encroach as the governments solidify their power. An unexpected outcome of this peace is the return of the nomadic Druuni, who for their own part are flabbergasted by the meteoric shifts in culture and technology in the time they’ve been gone. They have their own theories about the Omen, but remain reclusive even as they reintegrate into society in their own particular ways. The Omen has not moved since its halt half a decade ago, and is largely ignored apart from yearly culture festivals. CHOICES posted:
Dog Kisser fucked around with this message at 19:30 on Mar 21, 2024 |
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Feb 13, 2024 22:54
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Breakthrough: Beast Riser technology powers first global circumnavigation! Breakthrough: First extra-atmospheric image of the Omen taken!
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Feb 13, 2024 22:58
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Cloud Potato posted:Breakthrough: Beast Riser technology powers first global circumnavigation! Going with this too
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Feb 13, 2024 22:58
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Therialchemy is used to illegally modify both beasts and contestants in the beast rodeo, to stunning effect.
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Feb 13, 2024 23:06
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Therialchemy is used to illegally modify both beasts and contestants in the beast rodeo, to stunning effect. A disaster of tremendous scale devastates one of the regions, causing priorities to shift. The two may or may not be related.
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Feb 13, 2024 23:29
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Therialchemy is used to illegally modify both beasts and contestants in the beast rodeo, to stunning effect. Rogue assassins strike at key politicians with therialchemically enhanced suicide-beasts, raising tensions as a new wave of bio-terrorism strikes both nations.
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Feb 14, 2024 00:16
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Therialchemy is used to illegally modify both beasts and contestants in the beast rodeo, to stunning effect. Breakthrough: Beast Riser technology powers first global circumnavigation!
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Feb 14, 2024 00:16
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Something Else: Druuni undergo a stunning modernization program using Omen-inspired magitech to outstrip the other nations in their progress! Breakthrough: First extra-atmospheric image of the Omen taken!
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Feb 14, 2024 02:23
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Slaan posted:Therialchemy is used to illegally modify both beasts and contestants in the beast rodeo, to stunning effect. Druuni insights into the space program send matters in a radical new direction.
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Feb 14, 2024 03:11
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Druuni insights into the space program send matters in a radical new direction. Breakthrough: Beast Riser technology powers first global circumnavigation!
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Feb 14, 2024 19:54
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Breakthrough: First extra-atmospheric image of the Omen taken! Druuni insights into the space program send matters in a radical new direction.
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Feb 15, 2024 18:18
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AJ_Impy posted:Something Else: Druuni undergo a stunning modernization program using Omen-inspired magitech to outstrip the other nations in their progress! Druuni insights into the space program send matters in a radical new direction. Rather than a single engineered construct performing all duties of the craft, Druuni pursue a complex ecosystem of entities working in controlled chaos.
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Feb 15, 2024 22:12
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I demand finely-crafted pictograms of heavenly bodies  > Breakthrough: First extra-atmospheric image of the Omen taken! > Druuni insights into the space program send matters in a radical new direction.
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Feb 19, 2024 13:44
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Breakthrough: First Animal-Laden Beast Riser reaches orbit! Breakthrough: Beast Riser technology powers first global circumnavigation!
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Feb 20, 2024 11:21
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 Over the next six years, Beast Riser tech goes mainstream. The same technologies that allow them to blast into the skies can be scaled down to allow for commercial use, and in the latter half of the 21st year since the Omen the first BR-Vessel completes a global circuit. This represents a shocking paradigm shift in the possibilities of global trade with even far-flung nations such as Jint, and the ramifications are world-shaking even in their earliest stages. Carriage-sized BR Engines have seen some minor civilian use that increases by the year, and the technological marvel of Beast Riser technology has become a driving force behind a transformative leap in global trade. The once-isolated regions of the Greater Flitchken Plains find themselves at the forefront of a burgeoning era of intercontinental commerce! Simultaneously, the thirst for exploration beyond the atmosphere yields a groundbreaking achievement. A Beast Riser, laden with sensors, cameras and divinatory runescript, breaches the bounds of the world’s atmosphere, capturing the first extra-atmospheric image of the Omen. Predictably (but disappointingly to the various news organizations below), the footage provided little in the way of sizzling excitement for the viewers back home, but to the astromancers below it was a Godsend. The mystery of the Omen unraveled slightly for the first time in two decades: it wasn’t a star, or a comet, or a rogue planetoid. That much was clear from the readings taken. Moreover, the light from it, unfiltered by the atmosphere, was found to be of a strange quality… and it seemed to be pulsing irregularly, but with repetition. A pattern. A signal? …A message? Little was revealed to the populace, who acknowledged the event with a brief turn of attention before drifting off to more terrestrial matters. An unexpected revelation from Druuni folkloric traditions catalyzes a shift in BR research, shocking the scientific community. Their traditional beetle packmounts have long been thought to be controlled by training and breeding, but through consultation with their shamans it has been discovered that the beetles are actually grown into their purposes by intentional modification of their animus, both in infancy and throughout their lifespan. It is early days yet, but there is significant reason to believe that one such fusion of ancient techniques and modern technology would result in a vessel with unparalleled control, flexibility, and even self-healing capacity. Such a vessel, unwieldy termed a Larval Infusion Beast Riser, would respond to a rider using time-tested command invocations as well being able to respond to unexpected problems under its own (strictly limited) will. There are cultural and religious prohibitions against such, naturally, but these have begun to be eroded under the pressure of capitalism. Other exciting events bubble to the surface before sinking away, buried under the momentum of the above. A spate of assassinations, quickly quashed and handled by a joint governmental task force. Druuni assimilation into ‘civilization’ leads to culture shock for both the Druuni and their hosts, as nomadic wisdom and techniques butts heads with modern technomancy. Distressingly, Therialchemical drugs have begun to trickle into the cities from the beast rodeo despite strict laws against such. Technically illegal even in the rodeo, beast serums can temporarily make people stronger, faster, or even stranger - though never without a cost. Still, the market is there in the underworld, and it grows stronger every year. The Omen - whatever it truly is - remains the same as it has for decades. It only seems closer now because humanity feels like they can just about reach out and touch it… CHOICES posted:
Dog Kisser fucked around with this message at 19:30 on Mar 21, 2024 |
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Feb 20, 2024 18:56
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BR-Vessels grow massively in use to transport goods across the world’s oceans, further cementing the Greater Flitchken Plains as the global center of commerce Progress is made into cracking the Omen’s message, by sending up orbital relays to track it with teams of cryptomancers working their craft to decode the meaning.
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Feb 20, 2024 19:01
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Therialchemical Drugs have a high profile celebrity use case in the news, normalizing them in the eyes of the public. BR-Vessels grow massively in use to transport goods across the world’s oceans, further cementing the Greater Flitchken Plains as the global center of commerce
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Feb 20, 2024 20:03
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A generation of young adults begins to emerge that protests these new technologies as terrible for society. The defacement of LIBR growing facilities and therialchemy labs with graffiti and protests begins. There is a breakthrough in understanding the omen's message as scientists discover that the planet's seismology reacts to the signal with a barely detectible change in the mantle's flow
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Feb 20, 2024 20:38
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First Beast Rodeo held in a floating island arena powered by BR. The head of the anti-assassin governmental joint taskforce is himself assassinated by a beast-bomb.
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Feb 20, 2024 23:08
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Therialchemical Drugs have a high profile celebrity use case in the news, normalizing them in the eyes of the public. First Beast Rodeo held in a floating island arena powered by BR.
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Feb 20, 2024 23:09
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Therialchemical Drugs have a high profile celebrity use case The First Beast Rodeo, held on a floating island arena Bread, Circuses? Meet floating islands
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Feb 23, 2024 15:58
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BR-Vessels grow massively in use to transport goods across the world’s oceans, further cementing the Greater Flitchken Plains as the global center of commerce. Jint insights into the space program send matters in a radical new direction.
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Feb 23, 2024 18:43
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 Over the next seven years, BR Vessels are a common sight in the world's waters, in ever increasing quantities. Through fine tuned alchemical manipulation, the power systems are eminently scalable, and aquatic sourced monster serum is plentiful in the deepest waters. As such, ships between schooner and tanker scale flit here and there, carrying goods of all sorts. Many of the largest are self sufficient, hunting for fuel, and producing their own food such that at least a few haven't touched land in years. Naturally, such places attract the criminal element, and the criminal element attracts the seedier side of Monster Rodeo. Far from the mundane, more strictly regimented games of the cities, these aquatic bouts frequently featured fatalities as part of the planned spectacle in particularly gruesome and creative ways. The star rodeo players, quintessential survivors, are horrifically mutated - largely of their own volition - in the pursuit of glory. There the line between man and beast blurs more than anywhere else - and the crowds love it as much as the pundits decry it. A sudden scandal in the latter half of the century brought this dichotomy into sharp relief as Maris-Gerry Piper, popular arch-mayor on the outskirts of Flit, is revealed to be abusing therialchemally derived mental enhancement serums. The serums, drawn from the brainstems of Deep Hippocampae, allow for unparalleled processing of information, but the side effects include aggression and loss of inhibitions - amply shown when he drove his motorcar screaming obscenities through a crowd of protestors. Through plainly superhuman means, even in his rage he managed to control the vehicle such that only minor injuries were inflicted before at last he passed out. When taken in by authorities, he immediately gave up the names of other high profile figures who also partook in recreational Therialchemy. Immediate cries of hypocrisy pivoted with the speed of commerce into demands for stricter regulations of T-Drugs, or else decriminalization of their use, or else dispenseries for mild decoctions. Elsewhere, progress on the description of the Omen Message is progressing… poorly. It is not clear, even after all these years, if it is in fact a message at all! It is clearly a pattern, if one that does not in fact repeat - it appears to be iterating, somehow. Or else it's some sort of stellar Beast, a very real possibility given the incredibly strange variety of Beasts present upon the planet. A handful of new satellites litter the night skies, pointing outwards and inwards, but nothing truly groundbreaking. CHOICES posted:
Dog Kisser fucked around with this message at 19:31 on Mar 21, 2024 |
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Mar 10, 2024 10:07
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Breakthrough: Therialchemical Drugs legalised, controlled and used to construct 'Smart Farms', R&D hubs where the finest minds are sharpened and side effects mitigated to aid in progress in all fields Breakthrough: The first human reaches space. Space? Spaaaace!: 1d10 3
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quote:Massive beast-serum shortages cripple several industries (which?) (Not without their own side effects of course.) For those who could get their viable products, anyways. Everyone else...
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Mar 10, 2024 11:31
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Massive beast-serum shortages cripple several industries (which?) Legal industries as a new assassination-led mob takes to the scene to secure the supply! Larval Infusion manatech has massive impacts in an unexpected industry (which?) Assassination!
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Larval Infusion manatech has massive impacts in an unexpected industry: The accounting industry is revolutionized when it is discovered that larval infusion manatech can empower something a revolutionary young associate calls a "spreadsheet" The Beast Rodeo Association introduces new regulations to legalize sports betting: under it's own roof only. The Rodeo grows ever more popular!
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Mar 10, 2024 17:14
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Breakthrough: The first human reaches space. Going to space: 1d10 4 Something Else: A shadowy cabal of beast-serum researchers, funded by new money shipping magnates and a government funded paramilitary organization, experiment on live human subjects. From their experiments, a new life-form is born - The Oracle - a being that speaks in riddles of futures both near and distant.
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> Beast-translation incantation reveals unexpected secrets. Domestication, brainwashing, and other forms of spiritual possession are a crime against most sentients' desire for autonomous freedom! > Massive beast-serum shortages cripple several industries What else would happen if civilized society realized collectively that members of other species have souls and weren't put here to feed or entertain them?
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 Eight years later, the world listens in wonder as the first human expedition into space is attempted with much fanfare. Several million people watch in horror as the ABR-UPT detonates catastrophically, showering the city below with debris. Over the coming months, discussions abound over exactly why, but it barely matters. The disaster stuns and shocks the populace of Flit-Aon, cooling interest in further attempts. The scientific community grieves, and not only for the loss of life. So close, and so far away! All the goodwill, all the public relations needed for human testing, lost in one fell swoop. It was under this dismal cloud that several other revelations shook the world. A Druuni-led investigation into Beast-Serum manufacture and Beast language determined that several of the most popularly farmed Beasts, such as - at least - the Flitchken Plains Hauler, Skyvaulter Hyrens and the Deep Hippocampae, were in fact frighteningly self-aware. Despite efforts of industry to press on, this has already had severe side effects in the form of protests, boycots, and investigations. And yet, harvesting and farming of these and other Beasts seem terribly unlikely to stop, given the powerful economic incentives to continued intensive use. Alternative Serum sources are possible, but not economical at the present moment. Instead, lobbying groups have worked steadily to discredit the findings of the investigation, with mixed success. In lighter news, Larval Infusion Technology has been shown to have widespread use across a variety of fields. Extremely etheromalleable beetle larvae, exposed to precise stimulae, can be grown into many useful devices both large and small. Of particular value is a subspecies whose elytra pigmentation can be altered with precise electrical signals. Currently the prototypes of this are used for small-case entertainment and gimmicks, but further study is promising. Strangely one area in which this has drawn interest is accounting, in which simple book keeping spells have been transferred from runescript to beetleback for use by the unskilled. The Omen altered its behaviour slightly, blinking in a strange rhythm before settling back to its expected pattern. Interesting, but only as a footnote in the face of progress. CHOICES posted:
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A top Druuni scientist dies under mysterious circumstances, stirring up old tensions. An unexpected private launch goes successfully by attempting something… unusual. (What?) The worlds first Intercontinental Beetlistic Monster is launched by the Assassins Guild and successfully murderizes a top Druuni scientist/the lab they were working in, from the other side of the globe!
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