A Perfectly Logical Guide to a Superhuman Apocalypse: 84
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In the span of an hour, there was only so much help that I could get.
Maelstrom was naturally on board, and it was easy to get her to come to help since&nbs...
2024-12-26 19:49:41 +0000 UTC View PostV9: Chapter 12
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Man, I sure am glad that I planned on backstabbing the Wardens the moment I met them.
Having plans and procedures for a surprise attack helped that surprise attack come together much better.
My transport hit the staging area, and I found Khanrow waiting ...
2024-12-23 04:50:02 +0000 UTC View PostGiant Robots? Say no more. I’m in. Chapter 17
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Wordcount: 2500
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After getting the capture, the rest of the mission was all about putting my mech’s back to a wall and gunning down everything that came to try and kill me. Point defenses took care of anything lobbed...
2024-12-17 13:59:44 +0000 UTC View PostV9: Chapter 11
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Interlude: Khalai
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Of the brave inquisition that went forth to survey the despoiled lands, only a handful returned with Sirena’s remains and a gift from the Ancients.
I raised my hands towards the heavens as they knelt before me, their wounds ...
2024-12-16 17:09:37 +0000 UTC View PostGiant Robots? Say no more. I’m in. Chapter 16
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Unfortunately, the transport didn’t have a large, pointy drill at the end. I guess that they figured out a better way to tunnel through in the week since I saw the model. Instead, it had some sort of...
2024-12-12 02:10:01 +0000 UTC View PostV9: Chapter 10
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Cool, they found the Academy’s secret space station.
In-game, the loot table for it was pretty horrible and generally not considered worth the effort of taking. Players have the option to destroy it from range, and generally they do, because the Tier 2, mini...
2024-12-10 04:51:02 +0000 UTC View PostV9: Chapter 9
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Wow, Celia survived the assassination event.
Guess that I need to prepare to deal with her for a couple of decades.
“Ayah, start supporting and aiding the Guardians from the shadows. Celia has no choice but to start accepting our help now.” Ayah gave ...
2024-12-01 08:46:19 +0000 UTC View PostGentleman’s Guide to Fantastic Beasts 54
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Wordcount: 2500
Commissioned by Sivantic.
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“It began with a parasite that we found in the depths. An expedition mounted by mages to find better materials for their equipment. In doing so, they found strange land far...
2024-11-30 22:03:59 +0000 UTC View PostPoint Zero: Of Gods Old And New: 6
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Commissioned by Ichypa
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An itemized list of supernatural creatures and their weaknesses lay before me.
“This feels somewhat wrong. Honestly, at this point, the supernatural may as well be just more inf...
2024-11-27 09:48:33 +0000 UTC View PostA Perfectly Logical Guide to a Superhuman Apocalypse: 82
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Wordcount: 2500
Commissioned by Arksoul
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After all that eating, you’d think that I’d gain a few pounds.
Unfortunately, with my powers, gaining weight was a difficult.
In fact, if I wasn...
2024-11-27 01:56:53 +0000 UTC View PostGentleman’s Guide to Fantastic Beasts 53
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Wordcount: 2500
Commissioned by Sivantic.
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I told the others of my findings amongst the rebels, and they shared my belief that it was best to not affiliate with them.
“If they were fighting for the sake of the...
2024-11-26 03:11:49 +0000 UTC View PostV9: Chapter 8
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Interlude: Celia
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Consciousness returned to me and I opened my eyes to the familiar canopy of my bed.
The rest of my room, however, was in disarray.
“My lady, you’re finally awake.” Catherine’s voice drifted my way, while I sat up. ...
2024-11-24 23:04:19 +0000 UTC View PostV9: Chapter 7
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Here’s the thing with AI-led coalitions against you.
They don’t last.
Sure, if you disable their faction victories and enable alliance victories, there’s a slim chance that they do it. However, nine times out of ten, their alliance falls apart, and ...
2024-11-18 06:37:07 +0000 UTC View PostGiant Robots? Say no more. I’m in. Chapter 15
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Wordcount: 2500
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And, instead of being sent off to war, it’s back to school.
It wasn’t back to normal, though.
Pretty much everyone figured out who the pilot was in the broadcast, and I had the usual cl...
2024-11-15 03:36:43 +0000 UTC View PostV9: Chapter 6
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Bad news.
The Citadel couldn’t produce the high-end, handheld scanners that’s ubiquitous in sci-fi, yet.
Good news, though: it could produce handheld metal detectors.
I pressed the button and the baton-like instrument let out a stable, fizzy hum...
2024-11-11 05:40:58 +0000 UTC View PostGiant Robots? Say no more. I’m in. Chapter 14
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Wordcount: 2500
Free Chapter
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Yeah, I’m pretty sure that the humans are bullshitting about why the rogue AI rebelled against them.
For context, the AI and humanity worked together for nearly two centuries...
2024-11-08 03:34:28 +0000 UTC View PostV9: Chapter 5
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There’s a rhythm to the game.
You fight for a bit, then you build for a bit, and then you fight again.
In the industry, it’s called the gameplay loop, and the trick is to make a gameplay loop that sucks the player in. The easiest example would FPS gam...
2024-11-04 01:38:24 +0000 UTC View PostGentleman’s Guide to Fantastic Beasts 50
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Wordcount: 2500
Commissioned by Ichypa.
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The infestation proved its intellect, as I made use of the staff, whenever we paused to resupply near a town or city.
“They are infiltrating as refugees, then signing u...
2024-10-31 15:27:32 +0000 UTC View PostA Perfectly Logical Guide to a Superhuman Apocalypse: 81
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Commissioned by Arksoul
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“Designation: Egress.”
“I’m taking time off. I need it.” I was still at Vancouver checking the city out. I was taking a walk and looking for a bru...
2024-10-28 15:05:36 +0000 UTC View PostA Perfectly Logical Guide to a Superhuman Apocalypse: 80
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Commissioned by Arksoul
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Vancouver surprisingly had an actual coffee roaster and café. I’d originally planned on getting tons of fresh beans and to make fresh roasts in my bunker, but ...
2024-10-28 15:04:55 +0000 UTC View PostV9: Chapter 4
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Supersoldiers.
Everyone wants them.
Everyone needs them.
Now, supersoldiers aren’t really a thing in most high fantasy settings. Their writers tend to shy away from the nitty gritty details to preserve some mystique. In low fantasy settings, your ...
2024-10-28 06:23:46 +0000 UTC View PostV9: Chapter 3
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Additional Words for Monthly Chapter commissioned by Chaosbrain
Additional Wordcount: 2000
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The Elves worked hard at making their new home both beautiful and defensible.
I gave them one of the encampment spots left over from developing Talo...
2024-10-20 05:03:58 +0000 UTC View PostGiant Robots? Say no more. I’m in. Chapter 13
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Wordcount: 2500
Commissioned by Acinc
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Interlude: Ryleigh of House Remington, Aspirant Savior of Earth
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The birth of a new era, denotes the death of the present era.
No symbol or act could ha...
2024-10-15 03:01:35 +0000 UTC View PostV9: Chapter 2
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Since everyone was hunkering down and getting their shit together, it was time for me to keep pushing my lead.
In-game, there are quite a few things that players can do to catch up. The primary one is to ally like the Dwarves, Undead, Dark Elves, and Beast Trib...
2024-10-13 06:13:27 +0000 UTC View PostGiant Robots? Say no more. I’m in. Chapter 12
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Wordcount: 2500
Commissioned by Acinc
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Interlude: Robert Stein: A Scarlet Knight
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Madness.
Sheer. Absolute. Madness.
That was what I was in the middle of now.
Scarlet Knight was t...
2024-10-09 23:26:21 +0000 UTC View PostGiant Robots? Say no more. I’m in. Chapter 11
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Interlude: The Rising Heiress: Madelynn Harris
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Operation Descending Star was absolute madness, and a gamble of everything that House Hariss has built.
Our treasury, our war chest to attempt to rise in ranking am...
2024-10-09 04:58:22 +0000 UTC View PostV9: Chapter 1
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Manipulating the AI into doing what you want is easy, even on the most unfair difficult setting.
Set yourself up nicely, win fights, and don’t fuck up.
There you go.
The problem is that there’s more than one AI.
Do all of that and you basi...
2024-10-06 23:32:51 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 10
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Commissioned by Chaosbrain
Additional Wordcount: 2000
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After five or so weeks of fighting bugs, it was time to fight against the squids.
Meaning that it was time to get Gray Corpse fitted out with an entirely new loadout.
Fighting the bu...
2024-10-05 02:08:39 +0000 UTC View PostA Perfectly Logical Guide to a Superhuman Apocalypse: 79
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Wordcount: 2500
Commissioned by Ichypa
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“Seran, what the fuck. You know this sort of bullshit never ends well.”
I had to take a deep, steadying breath as I looked at what Seran made to potentia...
2024-10-01 02:47:23 +0000 UTC View PostGentleman’s Guide to Fantastic Beasts 48
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Wordcount: 2500
Commissioned by Sivantic.
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A small fleet was given to me to start the evacuation.
“The four smaller vessels are for defense and transport. They will bring your people and supplies aboard the la...
2024-09-29 22:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post