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So, now that we're about 40% through writing the book, Im getting a feel for who the main characters are  Im picturing a Game of Thrones style shifting viewpoint, and these are who stand out to me.main characters: ohone, amacita, cruentus, limosa, di musio, jeb, dwarf, carmilla, sister suffer, sister katarina, ching shih, athena, hera, navigator guild member, fabiyan, caroline, edourd, astri, elenora, isaac, theta-411, lukacs, megabyte, fluors, the grotesque, the stowaways, kozilek, jazmine, lynwood, patience, herrion, mother, abraxus, galahad, kaydras, de vadallio, malkum, woodhouse, tanya, emile, siadwell, the gangs, the magi sisters, sincera, skade, de la torres, kraig, henderson, erasmus, anna, miriam, devries, matthais, jenine, little sire, julian, adeliade, knoxie, raul, travis, katarina, wolfgang, bricellus, julian, gant, maruseva, fabricator
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Lowell I'd just like to say I'm eagerly awaiting you introducing those Tyranid/Ork super hybrids from the 50k fanfic
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I'm really enjoying Athena and now Hera's candid conversations. Godlike, millennium old artificial intelligences taking like mall rats is far more entertaining than it should be. .
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maxhush posted:Lowell I'd just like to say I'm eagerly awaiting you introducing those Tyranid/Ork super hybrids from the 50k fanfic Meeee too
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Outrail posted:I'm really enjoying Athena and now Hera's candid conversations. Godlike, millennium old artificial intelligences taking like mall rats is far more entertaining than it should be. . Yeah.  vvv Yeah. vvv
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I like how pretty much all our remaining allies keep casually talking about how much of a monster we've become whenever we not in the same room with them.
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Rahul posted:I like how pretty much all our remaining allies keep casually talking about how much of a monster we've become whenever we not in the same room with them. Speaking of which  Day 22 Current: 35,048 Total Goal: 36,666 Shrine City 3 E ~What do you think?~ L ~It’s … not great. Her stability was never the greatest. I was hoping the Vulkan Shine-City might help, all the signs said Di Musio wanted to go there.~ E ~But she didn’t ask him.~ L ~No, she didn’t. Kind of surprised there, actually.~ E ~Miscalculation on our parts, we thought his opinion was more important in her schema.~ L ~You and your machines.~ The voice was amused. E ~Yeah, yeah. What’s going on in her head?~ L ~She shows remarkable attunement to Ferrus.~ E ~Are you surprised?~ L ~... No. It’s simply not optimal.~ E ~For us, maybe. Kozilek still is putting all the chips on her.~ L ~Like we have a choice.~ E ~Kozilek’s rarely been wrong before.~ L ~Not that. The universe is twisting around her, it makes me dizzy to look at. Our plans aren’t going to mean much.~ E ~I’ve almost started to think a certain bird was involved.~ L ~Certainly is, but she seems to be independent.~ E ~Seems to be?~ L ~Burned his shrines down, turned down his offers.~ E ~Just as planned~ L ~You know as well as I that the Grey Knights checked every nanometer of her soul.~ E ~Still. Wish we had a bit more control over the situation. Millennia of carefully laying plans, and she hurricanes the planet.~ L ~Why Ferrus, of all people?~ The voice was plaintive. E ~I guess the universe wants her to be more stubborn and ruthless~ L ~She hardly needed the help!~ E ~What worries me is that she does. Suggests we haven’t seen anything yet.~ L ~You know what the seers are predicting. And the cogitators, and the Emperor’s Tarot.~ E ~Yeah. And there’s a big blank spot where she is, at the center of it all. We aren’t seeing the whole picture.~ L ~We never are. Stick to the plan, trust Kozilek.~ E ~Just hope this isn’t one of the rare times he’s mistaken. We won’t be coming back from it.~
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Looks like Space Wolves are in the lead. I might start on that soonish, unless there is a sudden change in the votes.
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Would everyone that's worried about how ruthless and unpredictable we are be more or less concerned if we did a 180 and started being compassionate? Also if I had known there was somewhere munzio wanted to go I'd have been 100% on board with that. Can we send him off to his preferred death bed?
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LowellDND posted:So, now that we're about 40% through writing the book Wait, I thought this was the last arc?
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LowellDND posted:“Our fearless leader is a trigger happy maniac who refuses all advice, independence, or input.” Whelp, I guess we know who we're purgin' next!
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Volmarias posted:Wait, I thought this was the last arc? Oops I accidentally added 5 more
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Outrail posted:Also if I had known there was somewhere munzio wanted to go I'd have been 100% on board with that. Can we send him off to his preferred death bed? We're heading that way, yup. The Eternity Gate is the end of the pilgrimage, we're just making a few different pit stops.
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Aww, I didn't think about old-sire (and the implication of our choices), changing my vote from space wolves to Vulkan/salamanders. Just, uh, checking out the extremes. Ohone's still at the crossroads guys~~ It is not yet the Wolftime. poor life choice fucked around with this message at 17:12 on Nov 22, 2015 |
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As the nukes drop and life as we know it starts to burn off we see Lowell smearing on some sunscreen "Probably got time for one, no let's make it two more arcs." yeah, also changing my vote to wherever old man lordsire wants to go.
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Vulkan I can take a hint
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Haystack posted:Vulkan Im not trying to pressure the thread, promise I can write anything and interpret it so all the npcs view it with ~*~ominious foreboding~*~. If you want Space Wolves, I can do that, if you want Vulkan, I can do that too Vote for what you think Ohone would do, not trying to anticipate what my ~*~secret plan~*~ is Half of this is improvised on the spot.
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To be fair, the hint I got was "last chance to be not-100%-stalin" not "but thou must"
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Haystack posted:To be fair, the hint I got was "last chance to be not-100%-stalin" not "but thou must" Yeah for me it's like, it would be nice to show a final kindness to the guy that made us Lord-Sire. And yeah, maybe expressing that kindness would throw some compassion into our mix. Amacita gave us her heart, after all.
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x x x x x, x Leman Russ, Space Wolves x x x x x, x Vulkan, Salmanders x x x Guilliuman, Ultramarines x x x Omegon, Grey Knights? Maybe? x x Corax, Raven Guard x x Horus? Really? x Rogal Dorn, Imperial Fists Lion El Johnson, Dark Angels Jaghatai Kahn, White Scars For context, the Space Wolves are the Emperor's Executioners, and gave knock out punches to four Space Marine Legions (including Grey Knights!) as well as the Inquisition (to protect civilians). They ignore all rules but their own, obey the Emperor alone, and are killers. The Salamanders are from a world with shifting gravity, love fire, and routinely defend civilians, do rearguard actions, and hang out among their populace as opposed to being in a fortress monastery somewhere. Hilariously, they have something called the Prometheus cult
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Only get one choice since we already are in the Iron Hands Ill grab the first one you say, which puts at x x x x x, x x x Vulkan, Salmanders x x x x x, x x Leman Russ, Space Wolves x x x Guilliuman, Ultramarines x x x Omegon, Grey Knights? Maybe? x x Horus? Really? x Corax, Raven Guard x Rogal Dorn, Imperial Fists Lion El Johnson, Dark Angels Jaghatai Kahn, White Scars
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Slaan posted:Vulkan knows that we sacrifice to protect the common people. Slaan you forgot to vote to eat something, are you not feeling well today?
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Day 22 Current: 35,390 Total Goal: 36,666 Shrine City 4 It was a matter of days to travel to the next Shrine-City, becoming part of the massive crowd, not even walking as much as flowing down kilometers of tiled pavement. Around you, the millions slept standing up, by order of the Imperial Palace - movement was curtailed at night, and the gargantuan lights dimmed for that purpose. Natural light was a somewhat passing thing, here on the oldest of hive worlds. The lucky few might be raised on the shoulders of their families, resting on boards or platforms or sleds. Di Musio didn’t really have that problem, being as he was in a life support chair, but for the rest of you, it was an unpleasant set of nights. Great vents in the towers around you managed the vast body heat of billions of pilgrims, managing the airflow and ensuring everyone could breath. Losing tens of thousands of pilgrims a day was expected - losing billions was not. And so the great lumbering beast, a serpent measuring in the billions of people, slowly made its way down the winding road. The serpent never stopped, never ended, even as its component parts joined, walked, and departed. Its breath was the breath of billions, and the sound of its slumber shook the mountains themselves. The Shrine-City of Vulkan was one of the more popular choices, not least because of the relatability of its Primarch. Millions entered the city, and immense resources were granted for help and succor. At the Shrine-City of Ferrus, suffering and endurance was expected, weakness punished. Here, food and water was made available, limited medical treatment and support. You came here not for you, but for the Lord-Sire.
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Lowel, this might be crazy, but why can't we just be different like we always are and visit 4 shrines? I want to see Russ, but I think we should also visit Vulcan shrine. So why not just do both?
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Hot Dog Day 80 posted:Lowel, this might be crazy, but why can't we just be different like we always are and visit 4 shrines? I want to see Russ, but I think we should also visit Vulcan shrine. So why not just do both? Uh. Sure, no reason not to. If the thread wants to extend the pilgrimage a few posts, I can do that.
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LowellDND posted:Uh. Sure, no reason not to. If the thread wants to extend the pilgrimage a few posts, I can do that. Three shrines is normal for an inquisitor. Three shrines is normal for a magos. Three shrines is normal for a rogue trader. Obviously we should visit three for each. of our major hats.
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Waci posted:Three shrines is normal for an inquisitor. Three shrines is normal for a magos. Three shrines is normal for a rogue trader. Obviously we should visit three for each. of our major hats. If we're going to the wolf city I want to see how the cats react
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